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Kiumukam led NNC (Non Accord) declare formation of GDRN DIMAPUR, MAY 25 (MExN): Kiumukam led NNC (Non Accord) has declared “Government Democratic Republic of Nagaland (GDRN) as its Government” in a function held in Dimapur on Wednesday. The formation of the Government was declared by NNC (Non Accord) president, Kiumukam Yimchunger, stated a press note received from Rali Wali Kilonser (MIP). Prior, the NNC (Non Accord) was only a political group. The nomenclature of the NNC (Non Accord) will now read as -GDRN/NNC (Non Accord). In his declaration speech, Kiumukam said NNC (Non Accord) was formed in 2011 at Khehoi Camp after it condemned the Shillong Accord. The NNC (Non Accord) president also stressed on peace, unity and sovereignty of the Nagas while claiming that the “declaration of the Government is because of the prayer of the Nagas, which was answered by Almighty God.”

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nagaland Govt spent rs 47 lakh on HPc; Alcohol kills an indian every report still under ‘active examination’ 96 minutes – 15 people daily Morung Express News

Relax nothing is under control.

Myanmar: Poet’s jail term just ‘like from the old days’

Nagaland Government spent Rs 47, 88, 476 on the ‘High Powered Committee (HPC) on Illegal and Multiple Taxation’, which was constituted on August 5, 2014 after complaints from public and civil societies against various forms of illegal and multiple taxation.

The HPC was headed by a retired Judge, Supreme Court, as Chairman and two other members.

The Morung Express has obtained a copy of the RTI response available with the Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum.

According to the RTI response issued by the Political Branch of the Home Department, Government of Nagaland, the HPC was initially given 90 days from the date of constitution of the Committee to submit its report.

However, owing to the volume and nature of the cases, the time frame was extended till May 31, 2015 taking the total time provided to the HPC to almost 10 months.

The Government of Nagaland spent Rs 12, 00, 000 for the Chairman and Rs 6, 00, 000 each for the two members as their honorarium/salaries taking the total amount to Rs 24, 00, 000.

Another Rs 99, 000 was spent for the Chairman and Rs 49, 000 each for the two members for their ‘Re-imbursement of POL.’ Further, an amount of Rs 67, 339 was spent for ‘repair and replacement of vehicles’ including a (Tata) Safari and a (Mahindra) Bolero.

The grand total of all expenditures comes to Rs 47, 88, 476.

As per the Government notification constituting the HPC, the Chairman was to receive a monthly honorarium of Rs 1 lakh plus vehicle while the other two members were to receive Rs 50, 000 each monthly as honorarium and travelling allowances etc.

Whereas the HPC took 10 months, which means the monthly honorarium for the Chairman for 10 months should be Rs 10, 00, 000, it was shown as Rs 12, 00, 000 in the RTI response. The honorarium for the other two members, when calculated for 10 months with Rs 50, 000 per month, the amount comes to Rs 5, 00, 000 each but it was shown as Rs 6, 00, 000 each in the RTI reply.

The HPC report was finally submitted on June 10, 2015 to the Chief Minis-

Break down of HPC exPenditure: 1. Chairman honorarium/salary— 2. Member 1 honorarium/salary -3. Member 2 honorarium/salary – 4. Chairman Re-imbursement of POL – 5. Member 1 Re-imbursement of POL— 6. Member 2 Re-imbursement of POL – 7. Repair & Replacement (of Safari)— 8. Repair & Replacement (of Bolero)— 9. TA/DA for Officers and Staff attached to HPC – 10. Telephone Bills – 11. Purchase of Stationeries – 12. Honorarium to Officers and Staff/District Representatives – 13. HPC tour to 3 Districts – 14. Printing of HPC Report – 15. Purchase Cartridge – 16. Hiring of Vehicle – 17. Food & Lodging –

Grand total –

Rs 12,00,000 Rs 6,00,000 Rs 6, 00,000 Rs 99,000 Rs 49,000 Rs 49,000 Rs 31,112 Rs 36,227 Rs 12,8737 Rs 15,170 Rs 51,585 Rs 1,21,100 Rs 67,305 Rs 28,000 Rs 7,300 Rs 1,500 Rs 17,03,440

Rs 47,88,476

Data source: Government of Nagaland, Home Department: Political Branch RTI response to NPRAAF

ter. While it took 10 months for HPC to submit its time consuming report that involved travelling to different places, meeting varied sections of people, it is interesting to note that 11 months have lapsed since the final report was submitted yet the Government says that the HPC report is under “active examination” by a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary.

It may be recalled that ACAUT has demanded the Nagaland State Government to implement the HPC report and recommendations stating that the Naga people deserve implementation of the findings in totality.

Denial of info is denial of fundamental rights: NPRAAF

The Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) informed in a press release from its Information & Publicity Cell that it had filed an RTI application to the Chief Information Commissioner, Nagaland Information Commission (NIC) to issue necessary direction to the Home Department to furnish information to NPRAAF under RTI Act 2005 regarding the High Powered Committee on Illegal and Multiple Taxation which was constituted in August 2014 and submitted its report in June 2015.

Since the HPC had submitted its report directly to the Chief Minister, the NPRAAF informed that it had also filed an RTI application to the Chief

Minister/PIO requesting a copy of the HPC’s full report. However, the application was re-directed by the CMO to the Home Department. The Home Department, through a letter dated May 12, 2016, reportedly “denied” the HPC report to NPRAAF stating that “the information cannot be furnished since the report is under active examination by a Committee headed by the Chief Secretary.”

The NPRAAF viewed this “denial” of information as “denial of fundamental rights” under the Constitution of India. It noted that the HPC report was sought in recognition of Section 8 (1) of the RTI Act 2005 which states that “the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person.”

The Forum has now written to the NIC to issue necessary direction to the Home Department to furnish the required information and also to take “necessary action” against the PIO for “denying” information under RTI Act 2005.

According to the NPRAAF, the NIC has “verbally informed” that it will conduct a hearing with the Home Department in the presence of NPRAAF members to give reasons why information sought under RTI Act was not furnished and necessary actions to be taken, if necessary. The date of hearing is to be fixed and intimated by the NIC, informed NPRAAF.

Unsatisfied with Nagaland Government’s response, teachers to continue agitation Morung Express News Kohima | May 25

The ongoing agitation of 21,000 teachers in Nagaland is likely to continue with the response from the State Government unsatisfactory.

All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) and Nagaland Secondary Schools Field Officers Forum (NSSFOF) are spearheading the agitation, which began on May 24, 2016. The key demand is bifurcation

of Secondary/Elementary Education from Higher Secondary Education in the Department of School Education.

“No conclusion was drawn even after meeting the Minister,” said Visasielie Suhu, Core Committee Convener told The Morung Express on Wednesday.

Representatives of the agitating teacherswhomettheMinisterofSchool Education & SCERT Yitachu said they were assured that their demands would be reviewed, however was also told that

bifurcation may not be possible.

Within one week, the education department is expected to bring out some notification, Yitachu is learnt to have told while requesting the teachers to suspend the agitation.

However, the agitating teachers viewed that unless a written assurance is given by the government, the agitation would continue. In the next phase of the agitation, the teachers will begin an indefinite cease-work starting from June 1.

MP Kenye urges identification of heritage sites Our Correspondent Kohima | May 25

Nagaland’s lone Rajya Sabha MP KG Kenye today urged Ura Academy, a Tenyidie literature body, to identify the historical and cultural importance sites across Nagaland state and declare the same as heritage sites or centres.

Addressing the inaugural function of 46th seminar of Ura Academy here this evening, Kenye said that there are several organizations in Nagaland, but dealing with cultural, lifestyle and literature aspects are few.

Lauding Ura Academy for their efforts in protecting and preserving the rich culture and identity of the community, Kenye wanted to see that cultural exchanges is initiated by Ura Academy to propagate the Naga culture and literature to abroad. By

Nagaland’s Rajya Sabha MP KG Kenye lighting ceremonial lamp during 46th Ura Academy seminar on May 25 in Kohima. (Morung Photo)

doing so, he said, Ura Academy can project Nagaland image and build friendship with others.

He also released four books on the occasion. The authors included Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu, Kelhoukhrienuo Sekhose, Kethosielie

Zhale and Khriivolii Keyho.

Tenyimi People’s Organization (TPO) president Timikha Koza in his speech stressed on the need to protect and promote the vernacular languages and literatures.

He informed that himself

and Ura Academy president Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu had recently met Union minister in New Delhi and urged him to recognize Tenyidie language.

On May 26, Ura Academy Riipfhiinuo will organize a workshop for the school/college teachers.

In the evening, there will be an award ceremony where Dr Neilhouzhii Kire Award for Tenyidie topper in HSLC exam, Riizhiikhrie Sekhose Award for the Tenyidie topper in HSSLC, A Kevichiisa Award for the Tenyidie topper in NU, Under Graduate Examination and certificates for the successful candidates in Ura Academy Tenyidie Examination 2016 will be handed out. Tenyidie Kephriinuoko Krotho will organize fashion show and song fiesta featuring Methaneilie Jiitakhrie, Menguii Suokhrie, LC Sekhose and Neisedelie Yaotsu and others on May 27.

Empty liquor bottles, some strewn around, others bundled in sacks and ready to be transported as seen in Dimapur. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, 15 people die every day from effects of drinking alcohol. (Photo: Imojen Jamir)

Devanik Saha IANS and IndiaSpend

As the debate over an alcohol bans grows across India, 15 people die every day - or one every 96 minutes - from the effects of drinking alcohol, reveals an IndiaSpend analysis of 2013 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the latest available.

The per capita consumption of alcohol in India increased 38 percent, from 1.6 litres in 2003-05 to 2.2 litres in 2010-12, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which also revealed that more than 11 percent of Indians were binge drinkers, against the global average of 16 percent.

The data explain the wide political support for crackdowns on alcohol, although experts point out that alcohol is a health problem - not a moral one.

In Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa shut down 500 liquor stores on May 23, the first day of her fourth term as chief minister. In April, Bihar imposed prohibition - a ban on the sale, production and consumption of alcohol. In August 2014, Kerala restricted the sale of liquor to five-star hotels.

Pre-poll surveys in Kerala and Tamil Nadu found wide support for prohibition, 47 percent of men and women in Kerala and 52 percent in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Express reported. The leading reason for the ban, respondents said, was alcoholfuelled domestic violence.

Before the latest crackdowns on alcohol, Gujarat and Nagaland were the only Indian states with prohibition.

Maharashtra tops alcohol-related deaths

Maharashtra reported the most alcoholrelated deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, according to the NCRB data, with experts saying high rates of alcoholism correlate with high crime rates.

“Major crimes and accidents are fuelled by alcohol, which also leads to sexual harassment of women and robberies,” S. Raju, of Tamil Nadu’s Makkal Adhikaram

(People’s Power) told the BBC. “Alcohol abuse is also the reason why Tamil Nadu has the largest number of widows under 30 years of age.”

A quarter of all hospital admissions and 69 percent of all crimes in Kerala are due in part to intoxication, according to the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre, an NGO, quoted in The Economist.

Five people died every day in 2014 after drinking spurious liquor

In 2015, consumption of illegally brewed liquor claimed more than 100 lives in Malwani, Mumbai, triggering widespread outrage. As many as 1,699 people died in 2014 after consuming spurious/illicit liquor, an increase of 339 percent from 387 in 2013.

However, prohibition may not reduce addiction and deaths, Vikram Patel, a leading public health expert with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, argued in an Indian Express column.

“Prohibition of substances which give pleasure to people does not work,” he wrote. “Addiction is a health problem, not a moral one, and there are many proven strategies which can reduce its burden.

The desire to address the serious social problems caused by a minority of those who consume alcohol by prohibition is a travesty of the experience of history and public health science. Prohibition is rejected by most public health scientists who know this field; even the World Health Organisation does not recommend it.”

Notes:

The data for deaths due to alcohol influence nationally as well as state-wise has been stopped since 2014 and is included in sudden deaths overall; therefore, we have taken the 2013 figures and analysed accordingly.

There is a possibility of more deaths due to alcohol influence under the heart attacks/epilepsy category; however, it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of deaths, and hence, we have just used the figures under “influence of alcohol”.

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‘The storm in a bottle’ released Land Resources launch Swacch Bharat campaign Our Correspondent Kohima | May 25

Senior journalist, Sashimeren Jamir (extreme right) and the author along with friends after releasing the book ‘The storm in a bottle’ at Mokokchung on May 25.

Mokokchung, May 25 (MExn): A book titled ‘The Storm in a bottle’, a small fictional novel by Longrangty Longchar was released today by senior journalist of Tir Yimyim Sashimeren Jamir here today in the presence of a handful of friends and well-wishers.

The book is a fictional work by Longrangty Longchar, who is a senior journalist attached with The Morung Express.

The book tries to depict the typical Naga society through the character of an alcoholic youth.

“I wrote this book simply for the joy of writing and I hope that the readers would read the book for their reading pleasure,” said the author while speaking at the book releasing event. He started writing the book in January 2016 and it was finally released today.

While speaking at the programme, Sashimeren Jamir, senior journalist attached with Tir Yimyim (a Dimapur based vernacular daily), said that writing and publishing a book, however big or small is by no means a small feat. He

congratulated the author for successfully publishing the book which is his third book that he has authored.

He expressed deep hope the book would be an inspiration to the people, especially the youths and at the same time encouraged the author to continue with his writing career.

A close friend and former college mate of the author, Taliakum Pongener dedicated the book.

The books, priced at Rs 180 would be available at ABAM Book Depot, MTBA Basement, Mokokchung town.

As per directive of Ministry of Rural Development, the office of the District Project Officer, Land Resources Kohima has been organizing Swachh Bharat Pakhwada in all the project villages under Kohima district.

The department under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan School Adoption programme organized a programme at Seikhazou Government Higher Secondary School, D. Khel, Kohima village on May 24.

The department organized “onspot painting competition” under the topic “Clean Green India.

In junior category Sanju Kumar stood first position while Kabila and Kelhoukhrietuo bagged 2nd and 3rd position respectively.

Neingumelie bagged Ist position in senior category while Neikuozo and Avituo stood 2nd and 3rd position respectively.

Students carrying out “Swaachh Bharat Pakhwada in and around school compound.

Land resources director Mhathung Yanthan gave away prize to the winners.Yanthan extended appreciation to the officer and staff of Kohima district, Land Resources department for the good initiatives that they are taking up. He stated

that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a mass movement in order to have a clean India and fulfill Gandhiji’s vision. He urged upon the students to protect environment and keep surroundings clean. He also administered Swachh Bharat pledge

to the gathering.

The programme was followed by installation of dustbins and tree plantation in the school compound.

Later, a cleanliness and plantation drive was carried out at Christian English School Chedema village.

KSU urges BSNL to enhance user capacity

noklak, May 25 (MExn): The Khiamniungan Students’ Union (KSU) has strongly supported the ultimatum served by the Khiamniungan Tribal Council on May 24 in regard to ‘non-functional BSNL service in Noklak sub-Division or to vacate the Tower within one month’.

“The people of Khiamniungan are deprived for decades and dejected in this advance technology

era,” KSU president P Hatho satted in a press release.

The KSU regrets to say that the BSNL consumers are more than the installed capacity, and therefore urges to enhance the user capacity and to provide the service 24x7 and redress the technical problems at the earliest.

Meanwhile, KSU appreciated Airtel Company for providing the services in the needy hour. “The

installation of the service is serving the purpose of the people and the KSU remain with a great hope for further restoration of more Giga Bits for accuracy and competency,” the Union added.

Further, KSU has invited other telecom services in the area and assures its full support and cooperation for any further developmental activities in the area.

Farmers directed to get animals vaccinated

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kohiMa, May 25 (MExn): All the livestock and poultry farmers in the state has been informed to approach the nearest veterinary hospital, dispensaries, health centre and veterinary farms to get their animals vaccinated for Parliamentary secretary for Municipal Affairs and Eco & Statistics, R Tohanba, along with prevention of poultry and villagers and others after inaugurating the ‘Welcome Gate’ at Y Aunru Village, in Shamator animal diseases like Foot sub-division, Tuensang district, on May 21. Y Aunru Village is one of the ancestral and oldest and Mouth Disease (FMD), Yimchungrü villages. (Morung Photo) Block Quarter (BQ), Haem-

Date:- 30/5/16 09.00 AM

: REGISTRATION

INAUGURAL PROGRAMME CHAIRMAN

: DR. R. THUNGCHAMO EZUNG, DIRECTOR OF VETY. & A.H.

CHIEF GUEST

: DR. I. LONGRINIKEN CHAIRMAN, DAN & BIO-RESOURCES MISSION GOVT. OF NAGALAND

GUEST OF HONOUR

OFFICERS’ CONFERENCE

: SHRI. M.K. MERO COMMISSIONER & SECRETARY VETY. & A.H.

ORDER OF PROGRAMME

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CHIEF GUEST: - DR. I. LONGRINIKEN CHAIRMAN, DAN & BIO-RESOURCES MISSION NAGALAND

10:00 AM 1. INVOCATION

: DR. HOKHETO CHOPHI, PASTOR SUMI BAPTIST CHURCH, KOHIMA.

2. WELCOME ADDRESS

: CHAIRMAN

3. KEYNOTE ADDRESS

: DR. VIRAL YORE, ADDL.DIRECTOR

4. SPECIAL NUMBER

: DR. GWAZENLO TEP & FRIENDS

5. SPEECH

: GUEST OF HONOUR

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE GOVERNORS’ AWARDEE SHRI. NEIZO CHALE 7. INAUGURAL ADDRESS

: CHIEF GUEST

8. VOTE OF THANKS

: DR. MYINGTHUNGO SHITRI JOINT DIRECTOR

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10: 00 A.M CHAIRMAN

: DR. H HEVITO SHOHE

WELCOME ADDRESS

: VICE – PRESIDENT, NVA

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS : PRESIDENT, NVA SPEECH

: DR. R. THUNGCHAMO EZUNG DIRECTOR, VETY. & A.H

REPORTS

31 MAY 2016 VENUE: HOTEL JAPFU, KOHIMA NVA OFFICE BEARERS

Schemes-Assistance to State for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD) for the year 2015-2016 and ready for implementation in the State. All the concerned officer incharge of the Vety A 4-day Home Revival was held at Shamator Town Baptist Health Centres and Farms Church, Tuensang district, from May 20-23. Despite inclemare directed to keep vac- ent weather, people in large numbers attended the Saturday cines ready without fail for (May21) morning service. (Morung Photo) convenience of the livestock and poultry farmers in the state.

ANPWDFWA to discuss collection of fees

TECHNICAL SESSION Moderator:

Dr. Aomangyang Walling Joint Director Dr. Ilang Deputy Director.

SESSION – I

Time: 12:00 PM

Sl. Topic Resource Person Time No 1 Assessment of Dr. R. Thungchamo Performance Ezung 20 mins Director 2 Discussion 30 mins

SESSION - II

Time: 01:00 PM

Sl. Resource Topic Time No Person 1 Improvisation of Vety. Dr. David Sema Service Delivery system Joint Director 20 mins 2 Discussion 30 mins

SESSION - III

Time: 02:00 PM

Sl. Resource Topic Time No Person 1 Coordination with live- Dr. Simon Ao, stock farmers for Joint Director 20 mins improved productivity 2 Discussion 30 mins Recommendations & Wrap-up-Moderators

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: 1. GEN. SECRETARY, NVA 2. FINANCE SECRETARY, NVA

ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ST

orrhegic Septiceamic (HS), Enterotoxaemia (ETX), Classical Swine Fever (CSF), Canine Rabies and Poultry diseases like Ranikhet and Fowl pox etc.

A press note issued by Dr. Thungchamo Ezung, Director, Veterinary & AH, Nagaland informed that the vaccines are sufficiently procured under the Centrally Sponsored

DISCUSSION:

AGENDAS1. ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION 2. CADRE REVIEW/SERVICE RULES 2016 3. ANY NEW AGENDA VOTE OF THANKS

: ASST. GENERAL SECRETARY, NVA

LUNCH

NB:1. Agendas if any will be received till the end of the registration.

2. All the Departmental Officers’ and NVA Members are requested to attend the programme positively.

DiMapur, May 25 (MExn): All Nagaland PWD Field Worker’s Association (ANPWDFWA), PWD (R&B), Housing and National Highway will hold a meeting on June 10, 10:00 am at Science Centre, Dimapur. The meeting will discuss collection of contributions from work charged employees for meeting legal fees for revision of pay (both scale and fixed pay) and regularization of services.

A release from ANPWDFWA officials informed that other than office expenses, the collection is meant for payment of legal expenses. Therefore, the presidents/secretaries of all divisional/sub-divisional units have been informed to attend the meeting without fail along with details of collection and payment receipts/challan.

Those who are yet to pay the collection have been requested to bring the amounts in the meeting for onward payment of legal expenses which are yet to be paid. It further cautioned that legal action will be taken against divisional/sub-divisional units misusing/misappropriating the collection or willfully defaulting.

Aghunato Area bank account holders informed aghunato, May 25 (MExn): As per the meeting held between the SBI officials and public leaders of Aghunato Area on May 23 at DGM office Mokokchung, the Ad-hoc, Vice-Chairman Hoito Achumi has informed all concerned account holders, DDOs and Government Employees under the jurisdiction of Aghunato town having SBI or other branches to get the said account transferred to SBI Aghunato Branch on or before May 30 as the reinstate of the SBI Aghunato Branch and its inauguration programme is scheduled on May 31. It is further informed to all erring village under Aghunato Sub-division yet to recover the KCC loan to SBI Aghunato Branch to repay it within the month of July 2016 failing which the responsible village VDBs and its functionaries shall be suspended. For future details contact: 8119001240/ 9774208496

‘Educate, Empower and Enlighten’ DiMapur, May 25 (MExn): The student of Social Work Department of Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, SMS Zutovi village and SMC Shikuto village with Nagaland GB Federation conducted an awareness programme on importance of education with the theme ‘Educate, Empower and Enlighten’ on May 23 at Zutovi village council hall, Dimapur.

NGBF Media Cell in a press release said that the resource person, Daniel Khan Assistant Prof, Tetso College, Dimapur has deliberated on the above mentioned theme to the gathering by saying Education is the transformation and that should bring change within oneself.

Boqhito chishi, Associate Youth Pastor of Thahekhu village, Baptist church encourage the participant with the example of Jesus Christ, who spends his childhood in synagogues; and to have Christ like character in oneself.

He also talks about the Indian Theologian of Karl Marx, where today youth should carry Bible in one hand and books in another hand.

Shikuto Zalipu, General Secretary, NGBF said that, the state Government have provided various measures for the improvement in the education sector and envisaged the concept of communitization. It is an effort to transfer responsibilities to the community and to involve them in the educational system management. He further added how community should contribute toward educational system and join hand with the system management for the smooth implementation.

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district leads Tribal bodies to intensify movement inMeghalaya tobacco-related cancers Newmai News Network Senapati | May 25

Tribal organisations campaigning against the "anti tribal bills" in Manipur are likely to intensify their movement in the next few days' time.

United Naga Council (UNC) president Gaidon Kamei when contacted by Newmai News Network disclosed that they are closely observing the steps of Manipur government and the ongoing agitation in the valley under the aegis of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS).

"We are all prepared to take up any democratic measures and any day we may begin," said the UNC chief. “We are ready for intense movement in collaboration

with other tribal organisations under the banner of the Joint Action Committee Against the AntiTribal Bills,” he added.

Meanwhile, a separate source said the tribal organisations may resort to indefinite agitation any day.

Nine protesters lost their lives when security forces tried to control violent protests that erupted in south Manipur district of Churachandpur following the passing of the three government ILP Bills last year. The tribal people said the Bills impinge upon their rights and hence they should be withdrawn.

Earlier the tribal Committee expressed that to the tribal people of Manipur, the three anti-tribal Bills which "infringe" on tribal identity, land rights and

economy are only a new chapter in Manipur Government’s intrinsic policy of cultural alienation, political marginalization & developmental exclusion of the tribals, as well-thought out State policy of modern-day political conquest and annexation having absolutely nothing to do with the Inner Line Permit System.

In fact, as the names themselves suggest, the withdrawn Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 and the proposed Manipur Unorganized Workers (Control of Infiltration) Bill, 2016 seem to be more in line with the Inner Line Permit System than all the three anti-tribal Bills combined.

It also expressed that "hav-

ing totally lost faith" in Manipur Government’s commitment and ability to bring about any acceptable solution, and with the anticipation of many similar anti-tribal bills from the State Government in future.

"The growing sentiments among the tribal people now is that of mistrust and total disregard for the State Government which further nourishes the tribal aspiration for separation of tribal territories from the control of the ethnic Manipur Government, which is also increasingly seen as the only viable solution.”

The tribal Committee then said it is dismayed to learn that "The Constitutional rights of the Manipur tribals as enshrined in Clause 2 of Article 371C – that

Gunfire exchanged along Manipur-Myanmar border Newmai News Network Imphal | May 25

Reports are doing the round that security forces today attacked and destroyed some rebel makeshift camps located inside a deep jungle area along India-Myanmar border during a massive operation after rebels killed six Assam Rifles personnel near Joupi village of Chandel district on Sunday. However, this information could not be confirmed officially.

These reports came after Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, general Officer Commanding of 3 Corps vowed to hit back hard against militants responsible for the deadly Joupi ambush.

The attack was an opportunity to bounce back with a bigger success,

were killed.

Reports said Sunday’s attack on the rebel camps occurred at Mintha village under Molcham Police Station around 8:30 am. The village actually falls under a no man’s land area of the two countries.

No rebels were killed or arrested during the strike.

However, Chandel police sources informed that no official reports on the incident were received so far.

They said helicopters were hovering around the border area but there were no reports of any attack carried out by security forces there.

In a separate incident, security forces exchanged fire with rebels near Border Pillar No-87 around noon, according to an unofficial report. No casualties were reported in the gun battle.

Army chief calls for 'relentless operations' IMPhal, May 25 (IaNS): Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Wednesday visited the 29 Assam Rifles battalion and stressed on "relentless operations" to fish out the insurgents operating in the north-east. Accompanied by Eastern Command's General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt. General Praveen Bakshi, interacted with the battalion's Commanding Officer Major General V.S. Sreenivas.

"The army chief stressed on the need to carry out relentless operations against the insurgents active in the region," an official statement said. General Singh also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and directed officials to ensure all support to them.

Krishna stated while paying tribute to the slain personnel of the 29 Assam Rifles at Imphal Airport yesterday.

He also said the Army had launched a massive hunt for the militants in the deep jungle areas under Hangshi and Joupi along

the Indo-Myanmar border.

The ambush spot falls under Tengnoupal Police Station.

The banned Co-ordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of several militant groups, had claimed hand in the Joupi ambush in which six personnel, including a JCO,

the Governor shall annually, or whenever so required by the President make a report to the President regarding the administration of the Hill Areas of the State of Manipur and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to the State as to the administration of the Hill Areas – has not been executed for many years now, as evident from the answers given by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs to unstarred question no. 1528 posed by Shri Jitendra Chaudhury, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) during the current Lok Sabha Parliament Session on May 3, 2016 regarding the administration of the Hill Areas of Manipur."

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GaNGtoK, May 25 (PtI): For effective waste management in an ecofriendly manner, the Sikkim government has restricted the use of mineral water bottles in government programmes and banned the use of foam food containers all over the state.

In two recent notifications issued by the home department, the government said there has been rampant use of packaged drinking water during departmental meetings and functions which is creating a huge piles of garbage that adds to the burden of the landfill.

"Therefore, in order to reduce creation of garbage in the form of used drinking water plastic bottles it is notified that the packaged

New Assam cabinet decides Man dies allegedly of starvation in Mamit district May 25 (PtI): A 46-year-old gle after the earth caved in killing him on to abolish all check gates aIzawl, man belonging to the Bru tribe has died the spot on Sunday, a statement by MNF GuwahatI, May 25 (IaNS): The new government in Assam led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday decided to abolish with immediate effect all the check gates in the state, which have become the hub of syndicates and illegal activities.

The decision was taken at the first cabinet meeting of the new government, held at the Brahmaputra Guest House in Guwahati.

The Council of Ministers also decided to reduce the number of vehicles in the chief minister's convoy to a bare minimum.

"The meeting also discussed to do away with certain restrictions put in place during the movement of chief minister's cavalcade so that it does not cause any traffic snarls and effect

emergency," a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office here said. The cabinet also decided to do away with interviews for the third and fourth grade government jobs in accordance with the central government's policy, the statement said.

Sonowal, who took oath of office and secrecy along with 10 ministers on Tuesday, also called upon his ministerial colleagues to work wholeheartedly for the welfare of the people who have reposed faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies.

Sonowal urged the ministers to utilise their time for the all-round development of the state.

The chief minister asked them to strike a close rapport with the people, and to listen to their woes and redress their grievances.

in Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh border Mamit district allegedly due to starvation, prompting a protest by Opposition Mizo National Front who demanded resignation of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister. Saitirai of Thaidawr hamlet died while digging wild yam in the jun-

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Though the state government announced that there was sufficient supply of food in all the godowns, there were many villagers starving and resorted to digging wild yam, especially in remote villages, the statement claimed.

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The order was reversed cer incidence through overall proportions and specific in case of women, with anatomical sites of cancer. Papum Pare district reAmong the males, the low- cording the highest AAR drinking water bottles may est TRCs was in Arunachal followed by Aizawl district, not be used during any Pradesh's Naharlagun in the report said. government meetings or functions," said the order signed by Chief Secretary Alok K Shrivastava.

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It further stated that NPF Dimapur Division had unanimously resolved to stand and extend its unflinching support to Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang and Party President Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu.

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Samsung launches India’s first tablet with ‘iris recognition’ ‘By implementing iris authentication, government departments can prevent duplication, misuse and leakage in government schemes’ NEw DElhi, may 25 (iaNS): South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Wednesday launched India’s firstirisrecognition-powered 7-inch tablet that can be used for various authenticationrelated processes like e-KYC (Know Your Customer), eSign and other government services like Jan-Dhan Yojana and e-Citizen.

The Rs.13,499 ‘Make in India’ Samsung Galaxy tab iris is compliant with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which provides real-time authentication and enables instant access to fi-

nancial and citizen services like insurance, telecom user verification, airport immigration, etc.

“We’re excited to offer biometric-based services to the billion plus people enrolled in Aadhaar,” said Dr Aloknath De, corporate vice president, Samsung India (R&D).

“Our India R&D team has made significant investments in biometric technology research and we built this product leveraging our knowledge in hardware design, biometrics and security for a high speed scan, greater accuracy and high reliability,” he added. Along with the device, Samsung is providing an “Identity SDK” for application developers to build financial inclusion, payments and authentication solutions.

By implementing iris authentication, government departments can prevent duplication, misuse and leakage in government schemes like pension disbursement and verifying land records, etc.

For security, the tablet has ‘Samsung Knox’ enabled with ‘Secure Boot’ that protects it from unauthorised hacking attacks and produces UIDAI-compliant encrypted iris biometric packets.

On the specifications front, the 7-inch tablet has 1024X600 display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 200GB and a 5MP camera rear camera.

The tablet has USB “Onthe-go host” support that allows you to connect other devices like barcode scan-

Demo on Hp power tillers and product of STIHL held

ner or a printer.

In order to fuel apps, the tablet houses 3,600mAh battery and runs on Android Lollipop operating system.

“We see great potential for the iris-technology solution to be used as a means of directly facilitating greater inclusion in the ‘Digital India’ programme,” Sukesh Jain, vice president of Samsung India Electronics, told reporters here.

The tablet can address consumer pain points across platforms such as banking, finance, education by bringing enhanced usability, versatility and reliability all through one device,” he added.

The tablet supports 14 languages, thus simplifying access and usage for people across the country.

No definite release date has been provided yet.

Dimapur, may 24 (mExN): The department of Horticulture has organised a one day state level handson-demonstration at the State Horticulture Nursery, Dimapur on May 24.

With an aim to cater public services the department in collaboration with the Cotton Greaves, India and SITHL India imparted handson-demo for 9 and 14 Hp power tillers and product of STIHL like Brush Cutter, Chain saw and Earth Auger.

The training was attended by farmers and department officials from different districts.

In the inaugural program Dhiraj savita, Area Sales Manager (East), STIHL India spoke on the consumption of different product of STIHL in India and its importance in horticulture. He also informed that STIHL India will propose to conduct another Hands-on-Training for the Naga farmers sometimes in September this year during which demonstration will be imparted for all the STIHL products.

Shri. N. Amos, Deputy Director of Horticulture said that having come to realize the importance of farm mechanization the department has been helping the farmers for availing farm machineries on subsi-

Cotton Greaves officials demonstrating the application of 9 Hp Power tillers in Horticulture to Naga Farmers at State Horticulture Nursery in Dimapur.

dized rate and further encouraged them to practically use the machineries in the field. Demonstration on how to operate and its application in horticulture for brush cutter, chain saw and earth auger was done

by Sanowar, Sr. Executive Technical Service (East), STIHL India and for the 9 Hp and 14 Hp power tillers the

Financial Literacy camp held GariphEmE, may 25 (mExN): Capacity Building for SHGs farmers and community leaders on Financial Literacy and other Livelihood Project was held at Garipheme Village on May 24. The resource persons were S. Kevi Hibo (Assistant Manager Nagaland Cooperative Bank) and Evan T. Munsong (Manager, NABARD).

Kevi Hibo shared a short speech on the banking rules and regulation, how the people should approach the bank and how to maintain their accounts in the bank. He also gave emphasis to the people on having a good relation with their respective bank like activating their account from time to time in order to avail various schemes and loans from the bank. He also talked on Social security like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJY) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMJSY) terms and conditions and how to avail those schemes.

Evan T. Munsong Manager NABARD shared on how banking intervention can help in development of the Village. He also said that SHG’s/ JLG/Farmers Club can play a lead role in development of the Villages. He encouraged the villagers to have a bank account in every household. In his concluding speech he shared on Farmers Club which has being going on for 30 years in the country but in the state it is still at its nascent stage. The terms and conditions of forming a Farmers Club were explained and note to start one with in the village Concluding remarks was given by Asa- District horticulture Officer, Kilemsungba, DRDA Project Director, Thungdeno Mozhui, lie Kruse Project Manager , SCA, NMDFC, BDO Wokha Block Thingbeni Ngullie distributes Cardamom Saplings under MNREGA NSSWB, followed by an introduction to convergence second phase on May 25.

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However, Indian telcos are still investing in 4G technology to roll out the fourth generation networks and large parts of the country are yet to be covered under the highspeed data and voice services. Talking about 5G networks, Vela said that 5G will focus on data services while voice calls will be facilitated through 4G technology.

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The Finnish telecom equipment maker is already testing the fifthgeneration networks with global telecom giants like US-based Verizon, Korean SK Telecom and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. The 5G technology will guarantee delivery of 100 megabit per second speed at homes and will be capable of handling 1000 times more data traffic when it will be commercialised by 2020, Nokia Networks Head of Mobile Broadband Milivoj Vela said on the sidelines of an event Tuesday.

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Longleng organizations extend deadline to Gayatri-Maytas LongLeng, May 25 (Mexn): Four organizations in Longleng, which had proposed second phase of agitation against non-implementation of agreement signed by Gayatri-Maytas on May 16, have agreed to extend the deadline to Gayatri-Maytas company for maintenance of the two-lane NH-702 from Longleng to Changtongya for 15 days from May 26.

The agitating organizations – Longleng Town Students’ Union (LTSU), Longleng Wards Union (LWU), Chamber of Commerce and Industries Longleng (COC&I), and Longleng District Drivers Union (LDDU) – have demanded that the Gayatri-Maytas company should bring all the required machinery and manpower for maintenance of the NH-702 within the extended deadline.

The deadline has been extended as per the request of the Deputy Commissioner, Longleng, Phom People's Council, and Phom public leaders, according to a press release received here.

The Deputy Commissioner, Longleng had convened an emergency meeting on May 25 to resolve the proposed second phase agitation called by the four organizations against the non-implementation of the agreement signed on May 16, 2016 by the Gayatri-Maytas representative, Vinod Kumar with regard to maintenance of the two-lane NH-702 from Longleng to Changtongya.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of the agitating groups, Phom People's Council (PPC), Phom Public Leaders, District Administration and Superintendent of Police of Longleng.

The release informed that the District Administration, Phom People's Council and the Phom Public Leaders assured the agitating organisations to present their grievances to the Gayatri-Maytas company and the department concerned.

Meanwhile, the organizations informed that the second phase of indefinite agitation will resume if the company fails to meet their demands within the extended deadline of 15 days with prior information to the District Administration.

The release appended by LDDU President, O Alemtetba, COC&I President, A Shamkai, LTSU President, A Angmau, LTWU President, L Chuba, PPC President, Leisha, Public Leader, YB Angam, and Public Leader A Bushi was countersigned by DC Longleng, Y Denngan Avennoho Phom and SP Longleng, Raghuramarajan A.

Lhisemia Youth Organisation reiterates KohiMa, May 25 (Mexn): The Lhisemia Youth Organisation (LYO) has reiterated its standing order within L. Khel, Kohima Village jurisdiction. The order includes prohibition on sale of alcohol (IMFL).

Defaulters will be imposed a fine of Rs. 5000/- (1st offence), 10000/- (2nd offence), and exiled from L. Khel area (3rd offence).

The order also prohibits releasing of septic tank contents into drains/ stream/river at any point of time. Violation will invite disciplinary actions, LYO informed in a press release.

According to the order, LYO reserves the right to shoot any stray dog without warning. Owners of stray dogs shot by LYO Task Force may claim their dog upon payment of Rs.500/. However, after expiry of waiting period, unclaimed dogs will be disposed off by the Task Force in any manner deemed fit.

Operation and movement of armed cadres of any faction within village area is not allowed, the release said.

Engaging illegal immigrants in any form of business on L. Khel soil (Rural & Urban) is strictly prohibited. Violators will be fined Rs. 10000/- without any prior warning, the order says.

The order also bans collecting flora, fauna and night travelers causing nuisance around different neighbourhood and fields, field roads under L. Khel jurisdiction. Defaulters will be strictly dealt by the LYO Task Force, it warns.

Any kind of materials brought and put on the roadside are to be cleared by the owner within 3 days.

Improper parking, traffic defaulter and encroachment of road (building, footpath, new diversion road etc) are also strictly prohibited.

The release issued by Kechangulie Miachieo, President, Khrietuolie Sorhie, General Secretary and Kelhouleyü Tseikha, Convenor and VP, LYO Task Force has requested all to abide by the rules and regulations in the interest of the public welfare and safety.

RSZ appeals to repair schools damaged by storm TseMinyu, May 25 (Mexn): The Rengma Selo Zi (youth organization) visited the families affected by the recent storm at Tsosinyu village on May 25. The team handed over relief help to the villagers contributed by the Rengma communities from different places, according to a release from RSZ President, Kenneth Kath. Expressing solidarity to the affected families, the RSZ also appealed to the Department of School Education to expedite the repair of the Government Primary School and Government Middle School in the village, which were damaged to a large extent by the storm, so the children are not denied their basic education.

One Tata Mobile recovered DiMapur, May 25 (Mexn): One Tata Mobile truck bearing registration number NL-01K/6866, which was stolen on May 3 around 3:00 am from Zeliang colony, Burma Camp, Dimapur, was recovered from a garage located at Nagaland-Manipur border in Khuzama, Kohima on May 25. Since a criminal case is already registered at East P.S Dimapur vide Case No. 0124/2016 U/S 379 IPC, the vehicle is being handed over to Dimapur Police after observing legal formalities, stated a press release issued

by SDPO (South) & PRO, Kohima Police.

High School Panchayat Ward-I selected for development KohiMa, May 25 (Mexn): The Kohima District Planning & Development Board has selected High School Panchayat Ward-I for development for the year 2016-17.

Meanwhile, a joint social work between Ward No.I, DPDB, and administration will be held on May 28. Colony chairmen under Ward No-I have been requested to inform and mobilize the volunteers for success of the said social work.

NAGALAND

Ensure there is no difference of opinion among elected members: PB Acharya DiMapur, May 25 (Mexn): Congratulating Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang on completion of two years in the service of the State of Nagaland, Governor of Nagaland & Assam, PB Acharya has asked Zeliang to ensure that there is no difference in opinion among the elected members, which will interrupt the development.

“The main agenda of our Government should be the peace and the development and there should be unity of the people and the elected members,” a press communiqué from Acharya stated on Wednesday.

The Governor further stated, “People of Nagaland have given a huge mandate and showed confidence on you. So you have

greater responsibility to live up to their expectations…”

He also congratulated all members of the council of Ministers and other elected members who have been extending cooperation and support to run the Government for the cause of development of the State.

“Our unity is the essential part for the success of peace talks, he further stated.

Transfers & postings ordered by HC: NPF KohiMa, May 25 (Mexn): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has stated today that “transfers and postings” of Judicial Magistrates are done or ordered by a High Court, not by a state Government.

“Under the circumstances, it is quite clear that the department or authority concerned has carried out the exercise in line with the approved normal procedure,” maintained the office of the NPF in a ‘press rejoinder’ from its press bureau.

The NPF has stated this in response to NPCC’s expression of “shock” that the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Peren, was transferred right after the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, passed a judgment to transfer TR Zeliang’s education qualification case to Peren.

The NPF termed the NPCC’s “harping on negative chords” as “rhetoric and publicity stunt” to keep itself “visible and make its presence felt.”

NSCN (K) involved in IG Stadium attack arrested DiMapur, May 25 (Mexn): 37 Assam Rifles apprehended Captain Nasaka Kinny of NSCN (K) during an operation in Thilixu area of Dimapur on May 23. Captain Nasaka is one of the four NSCN (K) cadres who carried out attack on Assam Rifles personnel at Indira Gandhi Stadium on March 26, 2015 resulting in abrogation of ceasefire between NSCN (K) and Govt. of India, according to a Defence press release.

Since the March 26 inci-

assured all possible help and sought their co-operation for the development of the bank as well as the business community as a whole. He insisted all members to bank with NSCB Ltd and to inform their valued customers for the same for its growth and development as NSCB is an agricultural bank mainly for the development and uplift of the rural populace.

The Branch Manager also stated that bank and business community are inter-dependent on each other. Working hand-inhand together, he said, will bring better developments to both bank and the busi-

DiMapur, May 25 (Mexn): The NSCN (Reformation) has condemned the raid by 9th Bihar Regiment under the command of Maj. Rajendra at the private residence of Shaopa Konyak, Central Council Member on May 24 around 3:00 am at Chinglong village under Aboi sub-diviness community. He also sion, Mon district.

A press release from appealed to the business entrepreneurs to enhance MIP, NSCN (R) alleged their business timings as the shops in the town are closing too early which cut short their earnings and hampers the public too.

Members from all agencies gave their views, opinions and appreciated the role of NSCB Ltd. The member present also as- KohiMa, May 25 sured full co-operation for (Mexn): Chief Minister the development of the TR Zeliang attended the bank and their services. meeting convened by The business organisation BJP leader Amit Shah to also approached the bank discuss the formation of to extend credit facilities North East Democratic to the deserving entrepre- Alliance (NEDA) under neurs to enable them to the umbrella of NDA promote their business on May 24. The meeting, held at Taj Vivanta set-ups. in Guwahati, was also attended by Chief Ministers of Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh. The Chief Ministers agreed to minority in 2004, Dr. Shürhozelie as the Presi- in principle to form dent of NPF rescued him. the NEDA, which will “As a matter of fact, the Cock be formalised after the Party remains as the stron- respective States give gest regional party in the their endorsement, inNortheastern states of India formed a press release because it always promotes issued by Chief Minand protects party’s interest ister’s Office, Kohima. more above an individual The NEDA is envisaged to bring within its fold interest,” it added.

With regard to demand all the regional parby MLA Thomas Ngullie to ties that are not allies make Chief Minister TR Ze- of Congress, accordliang’s educational certifi- ing to the release. This cate public, the rejoinder will enable the NEDA said “the party has nothing to give more attention to comment as the law will to the specific issues of take its own course of ac- the North East Region, tion and sooner or later the it added.

CM will be exonerated.

through local media, the youth wing termed it is false and totally misleading. It clarified that DAC had served the showcase notice to him on April 14, “which means that the local newspaper covered only after 3 days.”

The rejoinder also stated that Rio should continue to speak on the Naga issue without any hesitation so long as he remained MP. “He should not be apprehensive because nobody is stopping him to speak on Naga issue.”

Further, the youth wing said Rio must remember that when he was reduced

Rengma Selo Zi and RSU condemn shooting DiMapur, May 25 (Mexn): The Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ) has condemned the incident at Blue Hill station here on May 21, where Gwahilo Rengma, an auto rickshaw driver, was shot on his leg by a stray bullet of GPRN/NSCN cadre, Kihoto Yeptho.

In a press release, the RSZ has questioned the cadre and higher authority of the GPRN/NSCN “why its cadre has to freely move around and fire at public places violating the ceasefire ground rule and endangering the life of the innocent public.”

Maintaining that such act by a national worker will rather tarnish the image of Naga nationalism, RSZ has demanded that

Case settled with GPRN/NSCN: TYOD

DiMapur, May 25 (Mexn): Tenyimi Youth Organisation Dimapur (TYOD) has informed that the May 21 incident at Blue Hill station here, where one auto rickshaw was shot at, has been amicably settled between the TYOD and GPRN/NSCN through “good the accused should not be bailed out as it may endanger and create disharmony in the society.

The release issued by RSZ President, Kenneth Rengma and General Secretary, Shatilo Kent further lauded the Tenyimi Youth Organization Dimapur for its timely intervention in the incident. The youth organization also extended its fullest support to the action

spirit and faith” on May 24. In a press release issued by its President, Thejangulie and General Secretary, Khrozote Kapfo, TYOD lauded the GPRN/NSCN for “penalizing” Sergeant Major KihotoYeptho, the accused, from Naga Army with immediate effect.

and step initiated by TYOD. The Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) has also condemned the May 21 firing incident. Stating that such blatant shooting in public area by national worker is totally incongruous, a statement from RSU President, RN David Magh has questioned the accused what right he had to shoot indiscriminately putting the lives of the public at risk.

Further, the union supported Tenyimi Youth Organisation Dimapur’s 10-day deadline served to GPRN/NSCN and also lauded Dimapur Police for their timely intervention.

While demanding befitting punishment for the accused at the earliest, the RSU appealed to the State Government to expedite compensation to the injured victim.

We are standing for welfare of Nagas: NCSU KohiMa, May 25 (Mexn): The Nagaland Contractors' & Suppliers' Union (NCSU) has clarified to all the NGOs and general public that the NCSU has no intention to get the contract works for its our own benefits, “but we are standing for the welfare and benefits of the Nagas in general.”

Reacting to a press release by Chakroma GB Union, NCSU maintained that it is not at all against the construction of four lane Kohima-Dimapur

road which was awarded to Maytas & Gayatri (13 km/ one package).

As mentioned by the GB Union, NCSU said, the local contractors are not equally qualified or competent when compared with the multi-crore company from other Indian states.

“But if we do not voice out our rights like in the case of the construction of Naga Hospital Kohima

by M/s. Dunlop Company, where only 25% of the work had been haphazardly done and left, Nagas

that the 9th Bihar Regiment took away Shaopa’s younger brother, Aying, a public and one SBBL gun (licensed arm).

The MIP further informed that Shaopa visited 9th Bihar Regiment’s camp at Aboi with the SBBL licence for release of his younger brother and seized arm at 10:00 am of May 24, but he was stopped at the camp accusing him of be-

ing NSCN (K) worker. Only after day long harassment, both Shaopa Konyak and his younger brother along with the SBBL gun were released, the NSCN (R) stated.

Expressing regret that raiding of national workers’ houses started after almost one year of peace by 9th Bihar Regiment, NSCN (R) condemned such kind of activities detrimental to peaceful environment.

TR Zeliang attends meeting on NEDA

NPF Central Youth Wing responds KohiMa, May 25 (Mexn): NPF Central Youth Wing today asked Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio to come out clean and tell the NPF and Naga people he was not involved in dividing the NPF into two camps and that he was not instrumental in destabilizing the present DAN government.

This was in response to Rio’s claim on May 24 at Dimapur Airport that he was a “clean man with a true heart,” according to a rejoinder from Media Cell, NPF Central Youth Wing.

With regard to Rio’s statement that showcase notice was served to him

Assault Rifle, one US Carbine, two .22 Rifles and two Single Barrel Rifles. In addition, one Chinese Hand Grenade, one Prismatic Compass and 194 rounds of assorted ammunition were also recovered, it added.

“On spot questioning, Nasaka admitted his alliance with NSCN (K) as well as his involvement in the attack on Assam Rifles personnel at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima," the release added

NSCN(R) condemns raid by 9th Bihar Regiment

NSCB Wka holds consultative meet with WDEA WoKha, May 25 (Mexn): The Nagaland State Co-operative Bank Ltd. (NSCB), Wokha Branch conducted a joint consultative meeting with the Wokha District Entrepreneurs’ Association (WDEA) at Serrano Restaurant on May 8 with a view to develop and maintain cordial relationship with the business fraternity of Wokha district and the NSCB Ltd Wokha Branch.

Briefing the participants, Branch Manager Masheto Nandu highlighted the various facilities such as Core Banking, ATM, NEFT, RTGS, DBTL, Pension Scheme etc provided by the bank and

dent, Nasaka was wanted by the police and the security forces with prize money of Rs 2 lakhs on his head. After carrying out the attack, Nasaka had escaped to Ponyo Camp of NSCN (K) in Myanmar, the release said, alleging he recently came back to Nagaland with intentions to carry out attacks on security forces.

Nasaka was apprehended with six weapons and “warlike stores”, the release said. The recovered weapons included one AK-47

in general will suffer only,” it stated.

Likewise, the contractors’ union said, the construction of two-lane road under SARDP project covering 332 km amounting to Rs, 1130 crore, which was undertaken by the Maytas & Gayatri and sublet to M/S Ratna, is the biggest ever project in Nagaland but is now completely abandoned for more than five years without completing even a single kilometer.

Therefore, the NCSU demanded that the May-

tas & Gayatri (JV) should first complete the two-lane road under SARDP project within the stipulated time given by the Court Commission and only then take up other new projects in Nagaland, stated the release issued by NCSU General Secretary, John Kath.

Stating that it is ready to co-operate with the company after it fulfills its demands, the NCSU reaffirmed to initiate its own course of action in the interest of general public if the company fails to comply.

Border Roads Organisation repairs the Dzüza (Hydro) RCC Bridge, NH-29 with quarry soil on May 21. (Photo Courtesy: Er. Neisievilie Lhousa)

Meetings & AppointMents Cleanliness drive in govt offices A cleanliness drive will be conducted in all the Government offices in Nagaland between May 16 and 31. This is in accordance with the Government of India’s calendar for thematic cleanliness drives as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. During the cleanliness drive, mass swacchata pledges may be taken and photographs of the pledges and activities may be uploaded on the swachhbharat. mygov.in portal or furnish to the Director, Urban Development & State Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), informed a press release from Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kumar.

NNC and FGN joint meeting The NNC and Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) will hold its monthly joint meeting on May 30, 10:00 am in Transit Peace Camp, Kohima. A press note issued by Thihü Khamo, Secretary, FGN has requested all concerned civil authorities and Naga Army officers of the original NNC/FGN to attend the meeting positively.

Phek DPDB meeting preponed Deputy Commissioner of Phek, Muruho Chotso has informed that the monthly DPDB meeting of Phek district for June has been preponed to June 3 at the same time and same venue due to some unavoidable circumstances.

NPCC Political Affairs Committee A meeting of the NPCC Political Affairs Committee Members will be held on May 28, 2:00 pm at the NPCC President’s residence in Dimapur. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

Holy Cross Alumni, Dimapur Holy Cross Alumni, Dimapur has convened its general meeting on May 28, 3:00 pm at Holy Cross School premises to discuss various issues of the Alumni and its future plans. All members have been requested to attend the meeting and share suggestions.

ASKK 1Oth anniversary The Aphuyemi Sümi Küqhakulu, Kohima (Pughoboto Area Public Organisation, Kohima) will celebrate its 10th anniversary-cum-general meeting on May 27, 10:00 am at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow, Kohima.

All the advisors, executive members, presidents, chairmen, representatives of the respective village welfare and concerned members have been requested to attend the programme.

Charity Welfare Society The Charity Welfare Society, Khezhakeno will conduct three-day seminar on "Effect of Pollution on Environment and Global Warming" from the last part of May 2016 at Khezhakeno village.

Nagaland Secretariat Driver’s Union Nagaland Secretariat Driver’s Union has convened a general meeting-cum-farewell service on May 28 at JBKK building, near PWD junction, Kohima. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Rengma Students’ Union Dimapur The Rengma Students’ Union Dimapur (RSUD) has called for an emergency meeting to discuss certain pertaining issues. RSUD has requested the presence of all the office bearers, former presidents, seniors, advisors at the meeting at Tenyimi Complex, Golaghat Road, behind Hotel Tragopan on May 27 at 10:00 am. For more information, contact 8794074851.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 143

By Aheli moitra

A failing ‘anti terror’ mechanism

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n May 22, the front pages of some newspapers in Nagaland were bubbling out an unwarranted fizz. Nagaland joined the rest of the Indian Union in observing something known as ‘antiterrorism day.’

Obscure in their posturing, top level bureaucrats read out an ‘anti terrorism pledge’ reiterating “faith” in India’s “tradition of non-violence and tolerance.”

While also “solemnly” affirming to oppose “all forms of terrorism and violence,” bureaucrats in Nagaland State ‘pledged’ to “uphold and promote peace, social harmony, and understanding among all fellow human beings and fight the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values.”

Alongside this, remarks like India has become “more united” in preventing “terrorist acts” were made.

The premise for all of this is questionable.

First, there is no “tradition” of non-violence and tolerance in India. One may merely follow the beef trail to understand this. There may have been a wave of it during the pre-independence struggle but the partition, and thus formation, of the nation states of the Indian sub continent put any such “tradition” that could have been to rest. We, Indians, cannot tolerate people of any other colour, caste, class or creed than our own—any other position is in minority.

But it is a positive sign that the government is pledging not just to stand by this position but also uphold such values as peace and social harmony. It is wonderful to “fight the forces of disruption...” and the nation state need not look beyond itself to, first, find and, then, fight those forces.

Its agencies are the biggest threat to human lives and values, and the largest contributor to violence, in these parts of the world, and elsewhere, today.

As for “opposition” to “terrorism” and “terrorist acts,” it would have been good to define the same instead of repeating the term in ten different ways. This would have justified why it got the undeserved attention it did.

But where the government stops, the legal system starts.

India’s struggle with defining the word ‘terrorism’ has been so exemplary that it had to repeal two laws made on these lines. A third one, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, still exists—this is generally applied in conjunction with various other laws. The UAPA’s definition of a ‘terrorist act’ begins thus: “whosoever, with intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India...”

Words so open to interpretation that the judiciary itself is crumbling under the pressure it creates.

In a 2008 report titled ‘Combating Terrorism; Protecting by Righteousness,’ the Government of India claims that Indian law’s definition of ‘terrorism,’ unlike other countries, does not speak of the “intent behind a terrorist act being for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.”

Yet, the Union Home Ministry’s list of “banned organisations” under UAPA suggests that most, or all, of these organisations are either ‘political, religious or ideological’ in nature. Negating this core element has led to arbitrariness in India’s political understanding of why and under what circumstances violence is used by people(s). This has resulted in motley of persons, including peaceful rights activists, being charged under the Act. Their incarceration continues—in places like Chhattisgarh, the Act is routinely used as a tool of oppression.

Can this be termed as a pledge for peace?

As for the Naga case, some Naga national/armed groups were “banned” (some still are) under the UAPA until the Government of India ‘unbanned’ them, recognising their ‘political’ nature and began political negotiations some two decades back (that a political solution is necessary to the Naga situation has been known by the Indian political leadership for a long time now). Yet, members of Naga groups, and even senior functionaries, are being held in jails in India, some charged under the UAPA, others held in prolonged detention under the National Security Act (NSA).

Doesn’t impunity for one (Indian army) translate into impunity for the other (Naga army) under a political peace process?

While some political will from the Nagaland State Government has recently shifted the trend of regularly booking defaulters under the NSA, these ‘terrorism’ based laws still apply alongside the war-time Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act all over the Naga areas. When war-like situations occur, villages are upturned—everyone is suspect and everyone likely to be detained or shot dead. The burden of proof is on all Naga people.

Clearly, there are too many actors and ‘strategies’ involved which means that there is no real “unity” on the Indian side to understand and address the Naga (or other political) issue(s).

Faulty definitions, contradictions and pretention in ‘terrorism’ related mechanisms in India have led to the State’s complete failure in bringing either just peace or socio-political harmony in the region. The language and application of ‘anti terrorism’ methods have created more violence and ideological rabidity among youth in society today.

Bureaucrats who have worked for long periods of time in the local context, as in Nagaland State, should be in a better position to understand the intricacies of people’s thoughts in their zone of influence. If they are truly against “all forms of violence,” they have the essential responsibility and duty to take note of State violence (physical and psychological). Repeating an order that comes all the way from New Delhi not only shames their bureaucratic stature and experience but it fails to inform the discourse correctly. It is the officers in the margins who are best placed to listen and learn from people’s experiences; if they remain aloof and then misinform the Central government on policy initiatives to follow, they not only contribute to the failure of India’s federal structure but also create the space for bad policies and rising disaffection.

Let us hope, then, that these agents will change the language of their pledges for the people to a language of ‘reconciliation and just peace,’ marking a shift from the colonial ‘carrot and stick.’

Comments may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com

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Tharanga Yakupitiyage Inter Press Service

Asia’s Indigenous communities marred by militarisation

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ilitarisation in indigenous territories in Asia is exacerbating conflict and human rights violations, said Secretary-General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Joan Carling at an event during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) held here Monday.

The annual two-week forum has brought together over 1000 participants from around the world to discuss issues of conflict, peace, and resolution and its implications on indigenous communities.

On its first day, a group of delegates came together during a side event to focus and raise awareness of the theme in the context of Asia.

Approximately two-thirds of the world’s indigenous population lives in Asia, making it the most culturally diverse region in the world. Among the increasingly major challenges in the region is militarisation and the denial of indigenous self-determination and rights to land. Home to 11 indigenous groups, Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) continues to be one of the most militarized areas in the world.

According to the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), an estimated one-third of the Bangladesh Army is in the CHT, an area that only accounts for one percent of the country’s total population and nine percent of land mass. The military bases were initially established due to a two-decade war between the Government of Bangladesh and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) over indigenous rights and the region’s autonomy.

Despite a 1997 peace accord which included commitments to withdraw military troops and selfgovernance, military presence and de facto control persist. “Almost 18 years have passed and major commitments have not been fulfilled,” said Secretary-General of the Bangladesh Indigenous People’s Forum Sanjeeb Drong during the event.

Drong stressed that indigenous communities are not against the military, but they do not support military rule. “The military can be there, but civil government will rule the area,” he stated. However, this has not been the case in CHT as indigenous institutions continue to be invalidated, he added.

An appointed Special Rapporteur Lars AndersBaer also expressed concern in a report over the failure to implement the agreement and the continued deployment of armed forces in the region. “The lack of substantial progress is leading to an increasing sense of frustration and disillusionment among the indigenous peoples in the region,” the report states.

“Adding fuel to the dwindling faith in the Government’s sincere intent or political ability to fully implement the accord are developments and initiatives that violate or go against the spirit of the accord,” Anders-Baer adds. Violations include torture and arbitrary arrests committed by military personnel, suppressing dissident voices. Another major issue is land grabbing, Drong notes.

Beyond forced evictions of indigenous residents and illegal land leases to non-local individuals, Drong stated that the military’s involvement in the tourism industry has contributed to the expropriation and destruction of indigenous lands in CHT. Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS), the business wing of the Bangladesh military, is a key player in real estate construction and management. With the help of government subsidies and funds earned from UN peacekeeping missions, the group operates luxury resorts including the Nilgiri resort in CHT. During its construction, the army reportedly tore down a local indigenous group’s orchard as well as shops and a nearby school. Similarly, indigenous leader Josephine Pagalan spoke of land grabbing in the resource-rich Mindanao island of the Philippines.

The island is particularly known for its mineral resources including copper and gold. As a result, Mindanao host 60 percent of the Philippines’ armed

Y

ong Vui Kong was my first encounter with the death penalty in Singapore. I was 21 years old, and so was he. But we couldn’t be further apart when I sat in the public gallery of the courtroom and he in the dock, behind a glass pane. At that age I was considered by many older people as young, idealistic, naive, prone to mistakes and immaturity. Yet the Singaporean criminal justice system was expecting Yong Vui Kong to die for a mistake he’d made when he was just 19 years old.

Born to a poor family in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, Vui Kong was arrested in 2007 with 47.27 grams of heroin. Under Singaporean law, 15 grams and above is enough to attract the mandatory death penalty. Seeing his youth, the trial judge had asked the prosecution to consider reducing the charge, so he wouldn’t have to face the gallows.

The prosecution refused.

This is the reality of the ‘war on drugs’ in Singapore. An uncompromising attitude is sold as being ‘tough on crime’, and largely bought by the populace as the secret sauce to keeping Singapore the safe, relatively low-crime city it is.

“When we talk about death penalty for drug traffickers, what are we talking about? The person brings across heroin enough to feed 950 people for one week, that person faces death penalty.

People look at the drug traffickers that we impose a death penalty on. Very little of the literature focuses on the death penalties that drug traffickers impose on society,” said law and home affairs minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam at a question and answer session with university students in March.

This mentality makes capital punishment look like a logical trade-off; we sacrifice the lives of a number of nas-

Indigenous Peoples Inclusion at United Nations Incomplete Aruna Dutt

he United Nations Indigenous Forum is one of the UN’s most culturally diverse bodies yet its inclusion within the overall UN system remains limited.

“Thousands of people who come to the forum throughout the years do not have the opportunity to express their concerns,” said Alvaro Esteban Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, here Thursday.

Over 1,000 Indigenous people from all over the world came here for the 15th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) held from May 9-20. “The demand by indigenous peoples is to have a new category as observer,” said Joan Carling, Member of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Carling said that while indigenous people are not states or NGOs, according to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, they “have the right to self-determination.”

“The main aim of the resolution is to really ensure that effective participation of indigenous peoples is afforded in the UN system.” “We need to be able to participate in decision-making processes in the UN to be able to express our specific conditions and our aspirations as peoples. That deserves the space at the highest level,” she said.

The contributions that Indigenous peoples are making, to areas such as peace and environmental protection, are not reflected in their level of participation at the UN. “We are contributing to the resolution of conflict, we are contributing to sustainable development, we are contributing to the cultural diversity of the world which benefits everyone, but these contributions are not being recognized and protected,” said Carling. “The issue of conflicts and the issue of injustice will continue because decisions are being undertaken at global level where we don’t have any participation, that is the thing that we want to rectify,” she added.

Indigenous peoples still cannot make recommendations directly to Security Council, only through the Economic and Social Council.

Carling, an indigenous activist from Cordillera in

the Philippines, said that the situation of Indigenous women in particular should be addressed by the 15-member UN Security Council, arguably the most powerful organ within the UN system.

Violence against Indigenous women was a major theme of the 2016 forum.

Throughout history, Pop Ac said, “Indigenous women have lead indigenous dialogue. Women play a key role in keeping the community together. We promote our issues through women,” said Pop Ac. He pointed to Northeast India, where there is a heavy presence of more than 70 armed groups and 500, 000 military troops, which have been related to the rampant sexual abuse and trafficking of indigenous women.

Jacob Bryan Aki from Peace Child International-Hawaii and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement was one of the young Indigenous people who participated in the forum.

“We come here, we learn, and the work doesn’t stop,” said Aki. “The two weeks we have here sets us up for the rest of the year, to go back home, to work with our family and our communities, to take the opportunities we have had here to those who do not.

These messages need to be heard from youth.” “We are the next generation of leaders and scholars,” said Aki. “It is very important for us to engage in this international level because in 10-20 years we are going to be thrust into these leadership roles and this is preparation to lead and learn how to make this world a better place for our people.”

With over 5000 different cultures and an estimated 7000 different languages, Indigenous peoples represent much of the world’s cultural diversity.

Yet despite their cultural differences Indigenous peoples – who make up five percent of the world’s overall population – have many shared experiences.

“The first criteria which defines an indigenous peoples, is a peoples that have survived colonization,” said Pop Ac. “Humanity needs a different logic and ethic in defining wealth” Pop Ac added. “It is human greed which is destroying the environment.”

Indigenous peoples are the “guardians of life” and are working to protect their environments, he said. Next year will be the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which was established by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

forces excluding paramilitary groups, she noted. The southern Philippines is also is home to the majority of the country’s indigenous groups, collectively called the Lumads. The country’s military have forcefully evicted and displaced numerous Lumad residents, which many believe are aimed to protect and allow the expansion of large-scale mining industries.

The military has also been involved in the massacre of indigenous leaders. Pagalan, who witnessed the event, recalled the incursion by a paramilitary group, stating: “Last September 1st, at 3:30 in the morning, we were forced awake and forced to leave our houses…all 150 of us.”

In front of her, the group stabbed the Executive Director of a Lumad school Emerico Samarca multiple times along with indigenous leader Dionel Campos and his cousin Aurelio Sinzo.

“After their deaths, [the paramilitary] said that we had to evacuate in two days and if we didn’t, we would all be massacred,” she told attendees.

The event reportedly sparked the evacuation of almost 3,000 Lumads.

Just a month prior to these attacks, Human Rights Watch reported that Philippine government soldiers killed five members of a Lumad family, including children ages 13 and 17, reflecting larger, systematic violations of human rights.

President Benigno Aquino III denied any wrongdoing, stating that “there is no campaign to kill Lumad people, we are serving the people.”

Pagalan urged for government accountability and justice for affected indigenous peoples, including the return of ancestral lands.

Bangladeshi politician and activist Devasish Roy especially highlighted the need for justice in CHT at a press briefing Monday, stating: “We really need to look at peace…with justice as a necessary part of it. You can have the cessation of hostilities…but [it] doesn’t mean that’s real resolution.”

Carling expressed her hope to IPS that the UNPFII will particularly raise awareness among member states to respect and enforce conflict resolution and indigenous rights. “Unless states take this matter seriously and have the political will to address the issue of militarisation…then we cannot expect much of any improvement in the situation.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a video message during the opening of the forum, announced the launch of a system-wide action plan for coherent and coordinated action on indigenous issues. “Lasting peace requires that indigenous peoples have access to cultural, social and economic justice…it is essential that we work as one to realize the full rights of indigenous peoples,” he stated.

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I discovered the truth about Singapore's 'war on drugs'. Now I campaign against the death penalty Kirsten Han openDemocracy

The Singaporean criminal justice system expected Yong Vui Kong to die for a mistake he’d made when he was just 19 years old. There are many other stories like his ty people for the good of hundreds or thousands. It’s taught to Singaporean children from a young age, with little critique or question.

By the time I entered the picture in 2010, Vui Kong’s case had been taken over by human rights lawyer M. Ravi, who had won him a stay of execution and was mounting a challenge to the constitutionality of the mandatory death penalty (which would later fail). Outside the courtroom, the long-running Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC) was doing its best to work within the limits of Singapore’s restrictions on advocacy, activism and protest to raise awareness of his case. By the end of that year, two 18-year-old students and I would set up We Believe in Second Chances, a campaign for Vui Kong meant to emphasise his youth through ours.

We had originally intended for Second Chances to just be a campaign for Vui Kong. But his story led to a deeper examination of capital punishment, criminal justice and drug policy, and we quickly realised that the issue went far, far beyond one young Sabahan.

We’ve since worked, or are working, with multiple families of death row inmates – we aren’t able to get permission from the prison to visit the inmates themselves. Some of these capital cases are for murder, but the vast majority were convicted of drug trafficking. Proponents of the ‘war on drugs’ would have you imagine that the drug traffickers who are caught and put to death are murderers in their own right: evil, greedy criminals who care little for anyone or anything apart from enriching themselves.

If these coldblooded hoodlums are getting caught and sent to death row, we’re not seeing them.

The people we see are scared, bewildered parents, siblings and partners, representing similarly scared and bewildered inmates desperate for a chance, any chance, to avoid a date with the long drop. They are often from ethnic minority groups, or low-income, less-educated households.

Many of the families are broken or dysfunctional in some way: estranged parents and abusive environments.

Society might prefer to imagine that people offend because they are in-

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herently malicious, but we more often than not see how different socio-economic circumstances create communities or individuals more vulnerable to being both offenders and victims.

There is Muhammad Rizuan, who languishes on death row because the prosecution chose not to grant him a "certificate of cooperation", a prerequisite before one can avoid the death penalty. In his case, we see people sent to the gallows not just for their crime, but for their subsequent lack of usefulness to the authorities. Yet how useful could a low-level courier really be?

There is Roslan bin Bakar, whose conviction relied more on testimony than hard evidence, showing that there are far more problems with the death penalty than its failure to deal with drug offences. And then there is Yong Vui Kong himself, a boy from a plantation in east Malaysia whose journey to prison was paved with poverty, neglect, abuse and a dearth of opportunities beyond gang membership. (Fortunately for Vui Kong, changes in the law allowed his death sentence to be changed to life imprisonment with caning.)

It is unlikely that being ‘tough on crime’ would have saved any of these men from their current predicaments. There is even less evidence that being tough on these men, as part of Singapore’s ‘war on drugs’, will prevent any others from being recruited into drug syndicates, or abusing drugs themselves. As long as there are poor, under-served and vulnerable communities, drug lords will enjoy a steady supply of hapless young men and women to use as mules. And as long as we continue to execute these mules, we are shifting focus and resources away from the greater task of education, advocacy, rehabilitation and social justice that is truly important in addressing the problem.

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The Music of Hopelessness From the comfortable alt-rock of PJ Harvey to the hypnotic antagonism of Anohni, new protest music offers a relief from the official rhythms of war and peace

that practically dares people to listen to the end.

The Power of Music Thanks to The New Yorker review of Hopelessness, I learned of another foreign policy concept album that came out this year: PJ Harvey’s The Hope Six Demolition Project.

The title refers to the Hope VI public housing projects, demolished to make room for mixed-income units. A British rocker, Harvey traveled around the economically ravaged parts of Washington, DC — chauffeured by a Washington Post reporter — and added her observations on that trip to what she’d seen in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Harvey takes the more conventional approach in this album of writing in the third-person voice of the foreign correspondent. Here, for instance, is the opening to “The Ministry of Defence,” drawn from her visit to Afghanistan: This is the Ministry Of Defence Stairs and walls are all that’s left Mortar holes let through the air Kids do the same thing everywhere They’ve sprayed graffiti in Arabic And balanced sticks in human shit

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Foreign Policy In Focus

f foreign policy had a soundtrack, it would be the opposite of easy listening.

Really, could anyone listen to a symphony of war and peace all the way through? In the first movement — devoted to death and destruction and played presto and fortissimo — the electric guitarists step to the front of the orchestra to strum power chords, scream hate-filled lyrics, and deliver cacophony instead of melody. Only headbangers and the hard-of-hearing could bear the onslaught.

In the second, interminable adagio movement, meant to represent diplomatic negotiations, the music is more repetitive than Philip Glass and more soporific than Coldplay at half speed. Those left in the audience would struggle simply to stay awake until the final notes of the negotiated settlement.

Fortunately, foreign policy’s soundtrack is not restricted to these two modes. Another genre of music has periodically provided relief from the official rhythms of war and peace: the protest song.

Edwin Starr’s 1969 classic “War” — “What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing!” — captured the spirit of the time and, alas, continues to resonate today. The threat of nuclear annihilation prompted P.F. Sloan to pen “Eve of Destruction” with its warning: “Can’t you feel the fears I’m feelin’ today?

If the button is pushed, there’s no runnin’ away.”

More contemporary additions to the genre include: M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” Arcade Fire’s “Intervention,” “When the President Talks to God” by Bright Eyes, and System of a Down’s “Boom!” — not to mention classic songs by Patti Smith, Cat Stevens, Black Sabbath, Billy Bragg, Sonic Youth, the Dead Kennedys, Peter Gabriel, The Clash, Bob Marley, Kate Bush, and many others.

And that’s just the English-language tradition.

Over the weekend, the Eurovision contest produced a surprise winner, “1944,” on the unlikely topic of the Soviet expulsion of the Crimean Tatars in 1944. “When strangers are coming,” the lyrics go, “They come to your house/ They kill you all/And say/We’re not guilty/Not guilty.”

Virtually all the songs in the Eurovision contest, a showcase for sonic schmaltz, seem to be produced by the same computer program: start with a pounding dance beat, add lyrics about the eternal verities of love, and enlist someone attractive to supply the soaring vocals. With its unusual title, unflinching lyrics, and musical arabesques, “1944” immediately jumps out as something different.

ABBA — Eurovision winners in 1974 — this is not.

Sung by Ukrainian chanteuse Jamala, who is of Tatar and Armenian ancestry, “1944” elicited an immediate rebuke from the head of the foreign affairs committee in the Russian Duma: “Geopolitics won on aggregate. Political meddling triumphed over fair competition.”

Talk about insensitive remarks. The Russian government annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine — through geopolitical muscle and political meddling — and recently banned the Crimean Tatars’ legislative body to add insult to injury. And all that Ukraine gets out of it is a Eurovision victory? It’s not even a consolation prize.

Anohni’s ironic strategy. Instead of adopting the perspective of the outraged activist, she channels the old Stephen Colbert in adopting the persona of those she so clearly opposes.

“Four Degrees,” for instance, is about climate change.

Rather than lament the passing of life from a burning Earth, Anohni sings like someone eager to hasten mass extinction: I wanna hear the dogs crying for water I wanna see fish go belly-up in the sea All those lemurs and all those tiny creatures I wanna see them burn, it’s only 4 degrees

The Sound of Drones Protest songs, like “1944,” are usually one-offs. Music producers don’t want more than one potentially divisive song per album, so as not to risk harshing the listener’s buzz.

Now, along comes something different: the protest album. The latest effort by Anohni, the transgender singer-songwriter formerly known as Antony Hegarty, takes protest music to an entirely different level.

The title of the album is about as anti-commercial as you can get: Hopelessness. Who in their right mind would spend their hard-earned money on something as unpromising as that? Yet, the combination of Anohni’s other-worldly voice, the often-lush electronic arrangements, and the subversive lyrics make the album required listening as we head out of the Obama era and into something potentially worse.

What makes Hopelessness particularly interesting is

In “Drone Bomb Me,” she imagines a potential victim wooing the drone high above: So drone bomb me (Drone bomb me) Blow me from the mountains And into the sea Blow me from the side of the mountain Blow my head off Explode my crystal guts Lay my purple on the grass In other selections, Anohni sings of the “loving” eye of surveillance, the “love” a Death Row inmate has for the executioner (If Europe takes it away/inject me with something else), and the feckless apologies of an American who seems only to be concerned about the effects of drones and torture when they produce Islamic State beheadings on TV. Of course, other songs on the album are more straightforward: an indictment of Obama, a comparison of humanity to a virus, and so on. But the seductiveness of the ironic approach appeals to me. I wonder what happens at Anohni’s concerts. Will the crowd, in singing along on “Four Degrees,” inadvertently shoulder responsibility for global warming when they cry “I wanna see them burn”?

Irony is usually distancing. But here, irony establishes a damning proximity.

When she was performing in Antony and the Johnsons, Anohni did not shy away from politics. But it was usually an extension of her own beliefs. For instance, in the cut “Future Feminism” off Cut the World (2012), she includes a mini-lecture that castigates patriarchal monotheisms and calls for “feminine systems of governance,” beginning with the structures of organized religion. It was as if she became frustrated with the indirect nature of song lyrics and decided that she had to unburden herself to her audience in an unmediated manner.

In Hopelessness, she goes off in yet another direction.

Anohni told The New York Times: I was scared singing a lot of these songs. The words aren’t necessarily that savory — they’re obviously unsavory and scary. And that was also weird: to appropriate my own voice, which is something that people typically trust. People trust me to bring them to a safe place. This is the first record where I’ve not really done that. I’m using my voice to express more conflicted, multifaceted kinds of problems and perspectives that are less settled and less comforting.

It’s not just the lyrics. Anohni herself sounds like a drone in the song “Obama,” and the music is unpleasantly dirge-like. That’s an even riskier strategy: to make an unpleasant-sounding song on an unpleasant subject

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Seeds of Suicide

ay 22 has been declared International Biodiversity Day by the United Nations. It gives us an opportunity to become aware of the rich biodiversity that has been evolved by our farmers as co-creators with nature. It also provides an opportunity to acknowledge the threats to our biodiversity and our rights from IPR monopolies and monocultures.

Just as our Vedas and Upanishads have no individual authors, our rich biodiversity, including seeds, have been evolved cumulatively. They are a common heritage of present and future farm communities who have evolved them collectively. I recently joined tribals in Central India who have evolved thousands of rice varieties for their festival of “Akti”. Akti is a celebration of the relationship of the seed and the soil, and the sharing of the seed as a sacred duty to the Earth and the community.

In addition to learning about seeds from women and peasants, I had the honor to participate and contribute to international and national laws on biodiversity. I worked closely with our government in the run-up to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, when the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) was adopted by the international community. Three key commitments in the CBD are protection of the sovereign rights of countries to their biodiversity, the traditional knowledge of communities and biosafety in the context of genetically-modified foods.

The UN appointed me on the expert panel for the framework for the biosafety protocol, now adopted as the Cartagena protocol on biosafety. I was appointed a member of the expert group to draft the National Biodiversity Act, as well as the Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Act. We ensured that farmers rights are recognized in our laws. “A farmer shall be deemed to be entitled to save, use, sow, resow, exchange, share or sell his farm produce, including seed of a variety protected under this act, in the same manner as he was entitled before the coming into force of this act”, it says.

We have worked for the past three decades to protect the diversity and integrity of our seeds, the rights of farmers, and resist and challenge the illegitimate IPR monopolies of companies like Monsanto which do genetic engineering to claim patents and royalties.

Patents on seeds are unjust and unjustified. A patent or any intellectual property right is a monopoly granted by society in exchange for benefits. But society has no benefit in toxic, non-renewable seeds. We are losing biodiversity and cultural diversity, we are losing nutrition, taste and quality of our food. Above all, we are losing our

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"Why do farmers adopt Bt cotton which harms them? But farmers do not choose Bt cotton," Shiva writes. "They have to buy Bt cotton as all other choices are destroyed." (Photo: Kimberly Vardeman/flickr/cc)

fundamental freedom to decide what seeds we will sow, how we will grow our food and what we will eat.

Seed as a common good has become a commodity of private seed companies. Unless protected and put back in the hands of our farmers, it is at risk of being lost forever.

Across the world, communities are saving and exchanging seeds in diverse ways, appropriate to their context. They are creating and recreating freedom — for the seed, for seed keepers, and for all life and all people.

When we save the seed, we also reclaim and rejuvenate knowledge — the knowledge of breeding and conservation, the knowledge of food and farming. Uniformity as a pseudo-scientific measure has been used to establish unjust IPR monopolies on seed. Once a company has patents on seeds, it pushes its patented crops on farmers in order to collect royalties.

Humanity has been eating thousands and thousands (8,500) of plant species. Today we are being condemned to eat GM corn and soya in various forms. Four primary crops — corn, soya, canola and cotton — have all been grown at the cost of other crops because they generate a royalty for every acre planted. For example, India had

The Hope Six Demolition Project is not PJ Harvey’s first foray into protest music. On her fabulous album Let England Shake, her song “The Words that Maketh Murder” rips into all those responsible for war. She reminds us that wars usually begin not with the force of arms but the force of words: assertions, declarations, threats, and the like.

The songs on The Hope Six Demolition Project contain some intriguing lyrics, and the music fits comfortably into the British alt rock tradition. But it doesn’t quite challenge the listener in the way that Anohni does. PJ Harvey is the traditional musical voyeur. She went to “dangerous” places and filed her stories, and we the listeners are as protected from what she saw as she was sitting in the back seat of cars taking notes. Anohni, on the other hand, invites her audience to take responsibility for making the entire world a dangerous place.

I prefer Harvey’s music and will probably continue to re-listen to her most recent album. But even if I never listen to Hopelessness again, its unsettling songs will stay with me a lot longer.

Divide or Unite?

Music is a powerful weapon against injustice. But in the wrong hands, music can be a murder weapon as well.

Just ask the formerly popular musician Simon Bikindi. He was charged with inciting genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Although his conviction in 2008 stemmed from his speeches rather than his music, the court concluded that his songs had “an amplifying effect on the genocide.”

Short of inciting genocide, other musicians have lent their lyrics to dubious causes. A number of skinhead bands over the years — Skrewdriver, Angry Aryans — have produced racist and xenophobic anthems. Turbofolk groups like the band Serbian Taliban sang in praise of Serbian ultra-nationalism. In the wake of 9/11, Toby Keith released “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue” with lines like: Justice will be served And the battle will rage This big dog will fight When you rattle his cage The U.S. of A. ‘Cause we’ll put a boot in your ass It’s the American way.

But of course, music more frequently brings people together. With his project Heartbeat, Aaron Shneyer has assembled young people from Israel and Palestine to make music. “There’s a few tools that we’ve come to understand inside music which we as musicians use to reach the zone, that magical place of unity as a band,” he told me in a recent video interview about his project.

“Those three tools are really the same for building healthy communities and healthy societies. It really comes down to respect, to listening, and to responsibility.”

Heartbeat offers a hopeful story at a time when Israel and Palestine are at diplomatic loggerheads. Anohni’s Hopelessness is also, in a way, hopeful. She wouldn’t devote a whole album to the world’s ills if she didn’t think it possible to reverse them, even though it will probably require radical transformation. Just don’t fall for cheap slogans like “hope and change,” the songwriter reminds us. And don’t be lulled into doing the wrong thing, or doing nothing at all, by pretty melodies and a catchy Eurovision beat.

You can dance, Anohni is telling us. But only if you join the revolution.

1,500 different kinds of cotton, now 95 per cent of the cotton planted is GMO Bt Cotton for which Monsanto collects royalties. Over 11 million hectares of land are used to cultivate cotton, of which 9.5 million hectares is used to grow Monsanto’s Bt variety.

A common question is: Why do farmers adopt Bt cotton which harms them? But farmers do not choose Bt cotton. They have to buy Bt cotton as all other choices are destroyed. Monsanto establishes its seed monopoly through three mechanisms: 1. Make farmers give up old seed, called “seed replacement” in industry jargon.

2. Influence public institutions to stop breeding. According to information received through RTI, the Central Cotton Research Institute did not release cotton varieties for Vidharba after Monsanto entered with its Bt cotton seeds.

3. Lock Indian companies into licensing agreements.

These coercive, corrupt mechanisms are now falling apart. Navdanya created community seed banks and farmers have access to open pollinated, native organic seeds. The CCIR, under the leadership of Dr Keshav Kranti, is developing native cotton varieties. Finally, the government also intervened to regulate Monsanto’s monopoly. On March 8, it passed a seed price control order regulating the price of seed under the Essential Commodities Act. Monsanto and the biotechnology industry challenged the government order. We were impleaded in the Karnataka high court. On May 3, Justice Bopanna gave an order reaffirming that the government has a duty to regulate seed prices and Monsanto does not have a right to seed monopoly. Biodiversity and small farmers are the foundation of food security, not corporations like Monsanto which are destroying biodiversity and pushing farmers to suicide. These crimes against humanity must stop. That is why on October 16, International Food Day, we will organize a Monsanto Tribunal at The Hague to “try” Monsanto for its various crimes.

Dr. Vandana Shiva is a philosopher, environmental activist and eco feminist. She is the founder/director of Navdanya Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology. She is author of numerous books including, Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis; Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply; Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace; and Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development. Shiva has also served as an adviser to governments in India and abroad as well as NGOs, including the International Forum on Globalization, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization and the Third World Network. She has received numerous awards, including 1993 Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize) and the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize.

Making Good Deals with No Money Out of Your Own Pocket

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t the outset, I must admit that I have made my fair share of bad business decisions over the years. Here are some of them: an investment in a three-bedroom flat in Pune ended in a bitter experience with care-taking issues; an investment in a residential plot in Belgaum turned out with a title deed problem; a computer literacy and skill development center in Pune had to be closed down after 3 years, a paying-guest business in Bangalore ended up in failure after a year, and a mobile fastfood restaurant in Kohima couldn’t take off.

These are some not-so-pleasant experiences I’ve had, but one thing I have learned from all these is this: If you want to see your business succeed, you have to be available and present on the spot until your workers are trained well to run with it on their own (I was overly trusting that others could manage these ventures well even without me being physically present in India).

My business experiences in the United States have been quite different. Let me share three of them…even at the risk of coming across as bragging or blowing my own trumpet, which is not my intention. I’m only trying to illustrate how easy it is for anyone to make good deals with no money down.

How I Managed to Survive as a Foreign Student: Four months after I landed in the U.S. in 1987, I moved out from a student dormitory to a two-bedroom apartment which I furnished, so that I could gain control of the apartment and had other students pay me rent in exchange for providing them with a place to stay. And over the next 2 years, I had students from Japan, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and Ethiopia. This was how I could survive without money out of my own pocket.

Having noticed how I took care of these international students, the housing management at Dallas Theological Seminary granted me the privilege to manage two building complexes for their students in exchange for a free apartment for my family.

What am I saying? Well, it is this: Anyone can find a place to live almost anywhere in the world at no cost if he or she can be a little bold and creative. Last year I had someone find a house in Delhi, which I could have taken on rent without having to pay the advanced deposit. And if I wanted to, I could have possibly gotten a free room, created a job, and made some money by taking in travelers.

How I Managed to Pay for My House: First, I found a house which was taken over by the government from a man who failed to pay his property taxes. As soon as this house was offered for sale, I bid on it and won it at a very good price. However, within a few days I had to come up with the full amount of the sale price. So, my next move was to approach a financial company for a mortgage loan and get somebody else to pay the 20% of the sale price upfront as down-payment. In other words, I didn’t use my money to buy the house. But once I got the house, I renovated it and raised up its market value. Then after 12 months, I refinanced my house, took some cash out for myself, and paid back the gentleman who helped me with the down-payment.

Here again, the lesson is this: If you have a regular income to qualify yourself to get a loan and can find someone who trusts you enough to pay the down-payment for you, you can possibly buy whatever you want even if you are short of your own funds.

How I Launched My Real Estate Business: When I applied to register my real estate investing business in Texas in the early 2000s, it got approved in less than an hour at their government county office. Instead of shopping around with local real estate agents, I began looking for tax delinquent properties and foreclosure homes. When I found my first property, I needed to come up with the full payment within a few days.

Again, I didn’t have money, but now I got a very great deal available for the taking. So, my next move was to approach someone to give me the cash and share the profit 50/50 with me, which we did after we re-sold it six months later.

Candidly speaking, I enjoy doing business with no money out of my own pocket. All I have to have is my personal integrity so that others I wanted to ask for help could trust me. Then, of course, I must find some very good deals out there while they are on sale so that my potential business partners will have the comfort of knowing that they are investing in some real, good deals.

Here’s the good news: If you have personal integrity and can find some good deals, you can certainly find a lot of people out there with lots of money, not knowing how to invest or spend it. So, don’t complain if you don’t have money. Get others’ money. Make some extra money for them, while you make some for yourself too.

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'Asian Century' largely depends on India, China: President Pranab GuanGzhou, May 25 (IanS): The 21st century becoming the “Asian Century” largely depends on the achievements of India and China, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.

Addressing a gathering of the Indian community in this Chinese city, the capital of Guangdong province, Mukherjee said both India and China were the largest developing countries in the world.

“The prospect of the 21st century becoming the ‘Asian Century’ will depend largely on what India and China achieve individually and together,” he said.

“The rising fortunes of 2.5 billion people of our two countries will be of the greatest consequence not only for our region, but for all humanity.”

Mukherjee arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit to China.

He said there was a host of complementarities and synergies between India and China.

President Pranab Mukherjee on his visit to Hua Lin Temple in Guangzhou City on May 25.

“The Indian community here has a key role to play in realising the full potential of these,” he said.

“At the government level, we have forged a closer developmental partnership with China and are engaged in diversifying our cooperation into every area of common interest.”

According to the president, by 2025, it is likely that successful trade, flow of investments and collaborations in technology between India and China may bring about transformative changes not only in the two countries but also in the extended neighbourhood and beyond.

“We will witness a narrowing of the gap between developed and developing countries and, hopefully, a more equitable distribution of wealth and power among major economies,” he said.

Mukherjee also praised the Indian diaspora saying that India was very proud

of them.

“Indians all over the world are successful not only as dedicated professionals and hardworking businessmen, but also as model citizens,” he said.

“They are proud of their contribution to the society in which they choose to live and work; yet they nurture in themselves and their younger generations an enduring "Indian-ness” and an undying love for their motherland,” he stated, adding that the Indian community in China now numbers around 45,000.

Stating that India and China were proud inheritors of a grand cultural legacy, he said the two countries were among the oldest civilisations with a rich accumulated wisdom.

“We have learned to cherish our glorious past and keep in our hearts the values that we have inherited. We are confident that our journey forward will be smoother and our future brighter when we walk

together in step and with confidence in one another,” Mukherjee said.

He said that despite a global economic slowdown, the Indian economy continued on a positive trajectory.

“The government has undertaken major initiatives, including the Make in India, Skill India, Digital India and Swachch Bharat campaigns, to position India at a different level on the world map,” the president said.

“I welcome all members of the Indian diaspora to contribute their skills and participate in these programmes enthusiastically,” he stated, adding that the present moment was very conducive for investments in India.

Mukherjee, who is accompanied by Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar and four MPs from both the BJP and the Congress, will reach Beijing on Wednesday where he will meet the top Chinese leadership.

Now cancel online railway Maoists torch 35 vehicles in 150 days; contractors panic ranchI, May 25 (IanS): Maotickets bought from counter ists have torched 35 vehicles in the Maoists kill LJP leader, brother in Bihar

new DelhI, May 25 (IanS): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday launched the online cancellation facility for tickets purchased over the counter.

"Confirmed, wait-listed and RAC tickets purchased from counter can now be cancelled online through IRCTC website or helpline 139," a statement from the ministry said.

The refund amount can be collected from the station where journey commenced or nearby notified satellite Passenger Reservation System location.

The facility will be available on the mobile number which was given at the time of booking.

Confirmed tickets can be cancelled by dialling 139 or through IRCTC website four hours before the scheduled departure while RAC and wait-listed tickets can be cancelled up to half an hour befor the train's departure. "Earlier, cancelling the counter tickets used to be more cumbersome than booking them. This facility will bring relief to thousands of passengers," the railway minister told reporters here.

On the occasion, the minister also flagged 'Roll-on Rolloff' service from Bihta to Turki station in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar through video conferencing."After consultation with truck operators who transport sand from North Bihar to South Bihar through road bridges, it was decided to operate 'Ro-Ro' service across the Digha Bridge," the statement said. Under this scheme the truck would be moved on the rakes to avoid congestion on the roads, it added.

past five months in Jharkhand, hampering the state government's efforts to woo investors and develop infrastructure. The violent attacks by the Maoist guerrillas have created panic among the contractors involved in construction work.

The state police with the help of paramilitary forces have destroyed many bunkers and recovered more than 2,000 landmines planted by the Maoists in different parts of the state. Police claim to have hit the backbone of the Maoist guerrillas in last one year, but the guerrillas make their presence felt by demanding levy and torching vehicles.

From January 19 to May 24, a total of 35 vehicles involved in construction work have been torched in the state. The vehicles were set ablaze in Ranchi, Dumka, Lohardagga, Gumla, Chaibasa, Ramgarh and other districts of the state. Police sources say that the Maoist guerrillas are desperate and indulging in such activities to

PaTna, May 25 (IanS): A Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader and his brother were shot dead on Wednesday by Maoists during campaigning for panchayat polls in Bihar's Gaya district, police said. LJP leader Sudesh Paswan and his brother Sunil Paswan were killed in broad daylight near Tola Dubat in Gaya, about 100 km from here, a district police official said. Maoists also torched two cars and a motorcycle used in the campaigning in support of the slain LJP leader's wife, who is in the fray for the village head's post. According to police officials, Maoists left behind pamphlets claiming the LJP leader was punished for being a police informer. make their presence felt.

In Jharkhand, there were local media reports that contractors did not turn up at the tender process of road construction in Maoist infested areas.

Police sources say that earlier there were two Maoist groups, Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and People's War Group (PWG). After the MCC and PWG merged, a new CPI-Maoist was floated 12 years ago. In Jharkhand, unhappy with

the merger, many Maoists formed their own outfits which were also involved in extortion and levy.

There are allegations that Jharkhand Police also raised two Maoist groups in the state to counter the CPI-Maoist. Police sources say the CPI-Maoist used to claim six per cent levy in the construction work. When many Maoists groups were floated, the demand for levy increased and contractors had to pay to two to three Maoist groups.

Govt approves Capital Goods Policy, five new IITs & new ST status new DelhI, May 25 (aGencIeS): Union Cabinet today approved the first-ever policy for the country's capital goods sector envisaging creation of over 21 million new jobs by 2025. The objectives of the National Capital Goods Policy are to create an ecosystem for a globally competitive capital goods sector to achieve total production in excess of Rs 7.5 lakh crore by 2025 from the current Rs 2.3 lakh crore, according to a government spokesperson.

"Cabinet has given its approval for National Capital Goods Policy. Production to go up from Rs 2,30,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 7,50,000 crore in 2025, jobs from 8.4 million to 30 million," the spokesperson said in a tweet.

The policy aims to increase direct domestic employment from the current 1.4 million to at least 5 million and indirect employment from the current 7 million to 25 million by 2025, thus providing additional employment to over 21 million people. It also envisages increasing the share of domestic production in India's capital goods demand from 60% to 80% by 2025 and in the process improve domestic capacity utilisation to 80-90%.

Five new IITs approved Meanwhile, five new IITs will come up at Tirupati, Palakkad, Dharwar, Bhilai, Goa and Jammu while ISM Dhanbad will also be upgraded to an IIT.

The Union Cabinet which met today gave its ex post facto approval to amend The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of new IITs at Tirupati (AP), Palakkad (Kerala), Dharwar (Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Goa, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and conversion of Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad to an IIT under the law."The approval will bring six new Indian Institutes of Technology within the ambit of The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and declaring them as the institutions of national importance," an official statement said here.

The amendment will also help convert ISM, Dhanbad into an IIT by bringing it into the ambit of the

Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.

It also gave ex post facto approval to set up NIT, Andhra Pradesh which has been registered as a Society under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 Draft bills to increase ST beneficiaries The union cabinet also gave its ex post facto approval for the introduction of two constitutional amendment bills in parliament to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to certain communities in some Indian states. An official announcement said tribes like Bodo Kachari and Karbi (Mikir) in Assam, Bhuinya, Bhuiyan, Bhuyan, Dhanuhar, Kisan, Saunra, and Saonra Dhangad in

Chhattisgarh and Bhogta, Deshwari, Ganjhu, Dautalbandi, Patbandi, Raut, Maajhia, and Khairi in Jharkhand would benefit.

It also decided to accord ST status to Malayali Gounder, Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran tribes in Tamil Nadu. The new amendments will also benefit Darlong tribe in Tripura and Irular, including Villi and Vettaikaran, in Puducherry.The new communities given the ST status will be able to derive benefits of major schemes like post-matric and national overseas scholarships, national fellowship, concessional loans from National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation, hostel facility for ST boys and girls etc.

Cop killed, snatch weapon from another in Kashmir SrInaGar, May 25 (IanS) A policeman was killed on Wednesday when militants attacked a National Conference (NC) leader's security guard and snatched his service rifle in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. "The militants attacked the security guard of NC district president Ghulam Mohiuddin Mir in Manghama village today (Wednesday) afternoon and decamped with his service rifle," a senior police officer told IANS here. The deceased policeman Riyaz Ahmed Ganai was in civies and standing alongside the NC leader's security guard at his (Ganai's) cousin's marriage when the guerrillas struck.

Loyalty declaration on stamp paper a symbol of slavery: BJP new DelhI, May 25 (IanS): Taking a jibe at the Congress, the BJP said on Wednesday that submission of signed declarations of loyalty on stamp papers by the opposition party's legislators in West Bengal was a sign of "slavery". "It's very unfortunate that to show their loyalty towards the Congress leadership, its legislators needed to sign on Rs.100 (non-judicial) stamp papers.

This has happened for the first time in the country's history," Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya told reporters here. "This is not loyalty towards leadership but a sign of slavery," he added. In an unprecedented move, all newly elected Congress legislators in West Bengal have given sworn written declarations that they will not leave the party.

'Two of every three missing children remain untraced' new DelhI, May 25 (IanS): As many as 84 out of every 100 missing children have remained untraced during the last three years, according to home ministry data, while the total number of untraced children in 2015 was 62,988 as against 34,244 in 2013.

Delhi and Maharashtra remain the top two states with maximum number of untraced children. As of 2015, 9,001 remain untraced in the national capital while 9,414 children have not been found in Maharashtra. Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana follow suit with increasing percentage of untraced children. Madhya Pradesh and Haryana have witnessed around 60 percent growth in the number of untraced children in the last three years. NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) has collated the data on missing children in India from 2013 to 2015, released by the home ministry. The missing children are often led to be a part of organised crime, illegal child labour and trafficking. "A robust investigation mechanism with inter-state and inter-departmental coordination remains imperative. A comprehensive data base of children is yet to see the light of the day,” she added.

Penalty for urinating in open, spitting in govt offices new DelhI, May 25 (PTI): Urinating in open and spitting on the government office premises will now attract a penalty as the Centre has issued a new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for 'Swachh Bharat Mission' to ensure a clean, hygienic and healthy work environment. Also, littering and non-collection of construction and demolition waste by the contractor will also attract the penalty. These SOPs have been shared with all central government ministries recently asking them to follow the new procedures to ensure complete sanitation in office premises, senior government officials said. It mandates every department to form a sanitation committee under the chairmanship of relevant Joint Secretary looking after the charge of administration to monitor compliance to the SOP. The SOP casts an obligation on authority concerned to "impose penalty on defaulters for littering, spitting and open urinating" besides conducting surprise inspections of the office premises to ensure a clean, hygienic and healthy work environment. "If contractors have the obligation to collect the construction and demolition waste, it should be done immediately after all work is finished.

Failure to do so will attract penalty," says the SOPs, sent to secretaries of all central government ministries.

All government departments have been asked to ensure collection of waste, rubbish and debris inside and outside the building and garden or open spaces and dispose as per set frequency, the SOP said. An intensive cleaning of the entire office premises should be carried out at least once in two months which should also involve participation of all officials and staff (through Shramdaan) for disposal of redundant or unused hardware, furniture which can be added to inventory and re-allocated as per demand, it said.

Work in progress but a lot more required: Industry chamber new DelhI, May 25 (IanS): As the BJP-led NDA government completes two years in office, an industry chamber described it as "work in progress" but said that "a lot more is required" to be done on the issue of tax disputes, while concerns remain on the huge bad loans incurred by the banking system.

Here's how key economic ministries have fared in the last two years: Finance and corporate affairs (Arun Jaitley): Through the instrument of two full union budgets and more, Jaitley has helped the economy achieve a fair degree of macroeconomic stability and a GDP growth rate of over seven percent, which surpassed China's, prompting the IMF to tag India as the fastest growing major economy. The government's other achievements include controlling the current account

and fiscal deficits, while inflation has also declined, with a little help and nudging by the RBI, from 11 percent to below five percent, making room for interest rates to be cut.

However, private investment has been quite slow to revive and job creation has remained low in a situation of stymied industrial growth.

Data earlier this month showed growth of India's manufacturing, which has the maximum weight in the overall index of industrial production, actually fell by 1.2 percent in March after rising during the month before.

Crucial to the situation is the high levels of bad loans of public sector banks that have choked up credit flow to industry - gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) could rise to 6.9 percent by March 2017, the deadline set by the RBI governor for banks to clean-up their balance sheets.

Jaitley, who is realistic about

the pace of reforms in India, has managed to steer the Bankruptcy Code through parliament - a reform measure which will help address the NPAs issue. However, the overhaul of India's indirect tax system is held up with the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill currently stalled in the Rajya Sabha.

a decline for the 17th straight has said. month.

During the second year, Goyal launched the Ujwal DisPower, coal and renew- com Assurance Yojana (UDAY) able energy (Piyush Goyal): to revive the hugely indebtTaken as a whole, one of the ed state distribution compafew areas of high performance. nies. The power ministry also brought in a new National Tariff Policy, w ith focus on electricIn his first year, his team con- ity for all and affordable tariffs ducted the first successful coal through efficiency. mine auctions, while other efforts yielded higher coal outCivil aviation (Ashok Gajput. The ministry also managed apathi Raju): to reduce solar power tariffs The central government's through competitive bidding ambitious plans on making flyand reviving stranded gas- ing more affordable and profbased power plants. itable remained grounded, as "India has become power the sector waited in the wings surplus from chronic power for the National Civil Aviation shortage. There has been a re- Policy, widely debated and apcord capacity addition of 20 preciated but is still to get the percent of current conventional green signal. The draft policy, power capacity and solar pow- nonetheless, has some farer capacity addition of 157 per- reaching implications. Among cent in the last two years," Goyal the proposals is one to scrap the

Two Years of Modi government

Commerce and industry (Nirmala Sitharaman): This has been directly hit the most by the global economic slowdown, with exports being in decline from around the time Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took office.

Official data earlier this month showed India's merchandise exports in April were valued at $20.57 billion - down 6.74 percent in dollar terms against $22.05 billion in the like month of last year, signalling

5/20 norm, which stipulates a minimum five years of operations and a fleet of 20 aircraft for overseas flying rights, and to peg a minimum tariff of no more than Rs.2,500 per ticket for each flying-hour.

However, the real thrust behind the industry's turnaround were lower fuel prices, uptick in economic activity and a stellar rise in passenger traffic. All the major listed players reported robust earnings. Nevertheless, the central government did manage to include the sector in the list of 15 industries in which foreign equity norms were eased.

Communications (Ravi Shankar Prasad): Aiming to provide better service to the customers the government successfully auctioned spectrum in 2015, mopping up Rs.1.10 lakh crore ($17.6 billion) to licence 380.75 MHz of airwaves in the 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz and 800 MHz

and 2100 MHz bands across 17 out of 22 telecom circles. It also allowed spectrum trading and sharing so that the telecom service providers can offer seamless network connectivity. Mobile number portability across the country was made operational. The service providers are gearing up for nationwide 4G telephony launch.

The government has also planned for another mega spectrum auction this year, from which it expects to garner a whopping Rs.560,000 crore ($83 billion). But the ghost of call drops kept haunting the government every now and then.

The sector regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, had directed operators to compensate for call drops from Jan 1, 2016. But after a long court battle, the Supreme Court scrapped the watchdog's order. However, the government assured mobile phone users that it will keep a check on service quality.

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Paying the ultimate price on Mt Everest KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI, MAy 25 (REUTERs): On his way down from the top of Mount Everest, Indian mountaineer Nava Kumar Phukon saw the woman sway from side to side - a classic sign of severe mountain sickness - as snow and fog reduced visibility to less than 10 feet (3 metres).

Phukon’s sherpa guide later told him the woman was 34-year old Australian Maria Strydom, who died last Saturday on the high slopes of Everest after making a failed push for the summit.

“The sherpa who was trying to help her told me: ‘She is going to die’,” Phukon said after returning to Kathmandu from his own exhausting but successful summit bid.

“I did not have any extra oxygen, clothes or food, not even water to offer to her,” Phukon said. “I was so weak myself.”

Reuters could not independently confirm that it was the same woman, although both the sherpa guides worked for the same agency Seven Summit Treks and knew each other.

Three deaths in as

ness,” said 30-year old Indian Ratnesh Pandey after summiting Everest on Saturday, without naming anyone.

He said temperatures plummeted to minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) near the top, while fierce winds closed many of the “weather windows” in the upper reaches, making this year’s journey particularly tough.

A porter carries goods at camp four at Everest, in this picture taken on May 20. (REUTERS Photo)

many days on the world’s tallest mountain have renewed safety concerns after eager climbers flocked to the 8,850-metre (29,035foot) summit for the first time since last year when an avalanche triggered by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Base Camp, and all expeditions ground to a halt.

A Dutch national, also

with Seven Summit Treks, died last Friday in the notorious ‘death zone’ where the air is so thin that only the fittest can survive without bottled oxygen, while an Indian perished on Sunday due to exhaustion.

Two other Indian climbers have been missing since Saturday, and are feared dead.

Officials from Seven

Summit Treks said 13 sherpas bringing Strydom’s body down the mountain had encountered heavy snowfall at about 7,700 metres on Tuesday. When the weather improves they will resume the rescue, and her body will be flown to Kathmandu later this week, before the spring climbing season shuts with the onset of the monsoon.

Deaths are not uncommon on Everest and the number of fatalities this year is close to average.

But experts say the lure of reaching the highest point on Earth is increasingly attracting less experienced climbers served by agencies hungry for business.

“Climbers are careless and confused about their strength and prepared-

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH Scaling Everest is far from the world’s most treacherous climb from a technical perspective.

Mountaineering expert Alan Arnette estimates deaths at about 3 percent of attempts, against one in four on Annapurna, a Nepalese massif with its main peak surpassing 8,000 metres.

But less skilled climbers keen to conquer the highest points on each of the world’s continents often fail to appreciate how much more difficult Everest is than the other six, people in the climbing community say.

Competition among low-cost local companies chasing a business that has

boomed in recent years and is no longer dominated by international outfits has meanwhile undermined safety standards, they say.

Some companies, charging around $30,000 a climb, or half that of highend firms, are known to have sent relatively inexperienced climbers up the mountain without medically trained guides.

“There is this exponential growth in organisations offering guiding services on Everest and because there are so few internationally qualified guides in Nepal, it means the companies are engaging less and less in skilled workers,” said veteran climber Andrew Lock, the first Australian to lead a commercial expedition up Everest.

Climbing is big business in Nepal, earning the government $3.1 million from 289 Everest permit fees this year.

Critics accuse Kathmandu of failing to enforce rules requiring past experience of high climbs, but Tourism Department official Bishnu Regmi said the government was committed to safety.

Arnold Coster, who led the expedition for Seven Summit Treks, said his agency was as prepared as any. He said he had personally selected climbers, and that Strydom and her husband Robert Gropel had three experienced sherpas between them.

His team tried their best to evacuate Strydom when she got into difficulty, he said, but her condition deteriorated fatally before she reached a helicopter evacuation point.

An extra sherpa was sent up to help Dutchman Eric Ary Arnold when he complained of weakness but he died later that day.

“As far as I am concerned, we were one of the stronger teams on the mountain. It proves how unpredictable this sport is,” Coster told Reuters by telephone from Base Camp.

He acknowledged that the industry needed better regulation.

“People can just sign up like it’s tourism,” he said.

“There are a lot of people who still have a valid permit from 2015 and didn’t show up this year. I think next year is going to be extremely busy.”

Money can impact romantic relationships: Study Myanmar: Poet’s jail term just ‘like from the old days’ HONG KONG, MAy 25 (IANs): Our romantic choices are not just based on feelings and emotions, but how rich we feel compared to others, finds an interesting study.

According to researchers, the study suggested that human beings engage in “conditional mating strategies”, basing their romantic choices on environmental factors like wealth.

“We wanted a better understanding of the psychological importance of money in the development of romantic relationships because very little is known about this subject. That way people would have a better perspective of the relation-

ships they are in,” said Darius Chan, professor at the University of Hong Kong.

Two experiments were performed on groups of Chinese college students already involved in heterosexual long-term relationships. The couples were made to think they were either wealthy or poor to examine their mating behaviour.

In the first study men who felt rich were less satisfied with their partners’ physical attractiveness and were more interested in short-term relationships than those who were made to feel that they were poor.

However, women who felt wealthy did not make

higher demands regarding the men’s physical appearance.

In the second study, all of the wealthy participants found it easier to interact with an attractive member of the opposite sex than those belonging to a financially disadvantaged class.

Also, more men than women from both wealthy and poor conditions selected a closer seat to the more attractive people.

“Wealthy men attach more importance to a mate’s physical attractiveness setting higher standards and preferring to engage in short-term mating than those who have less money. However, for com-

mitted women, money may lead to less variation in their mating strategies because losing a long-term relationship generally has a higher reproductive cost,” Chan explained.

The study was so far limited to a particular culture, but this plays a role for human mating overall, the researchers noted in the paper published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

“We expect that our findings are likely to be found in other cultures as well,” Chan said, adding “because the basic mechanisms of mate selection have been found to be rather similar across culture.”

‘Internet addiction, school burnout intertwined’ LONDON, MAy 25 (IANs): Excessive internet use is likely to contribute to the development of school burnout, which may, in turn, increase digital addiction in adolescents, new research reveals.

Burnout is a condition of exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation as a result of prolonged stress or frustration.

The findings showed that as a result of school burnout, adolescents’ excessive internet use could ultimately lead them to depression.

Exposure to digital addiction is most likely to happen if the adolescent loses interest in school and feels

cynicism towards school, the researchers said.

Also, depressive symptoms and school burnout in late adolescence were found to be more common among girls than boys. Boys suffer more from excessive internet use than girls.

The most critical stage for tackling the problem of digital addiction and school burnout is age 13-15.

Promoting more activity in school, building up students’ motivation to learn can prevent school burnout as well as support adolescents’ mental health and avert excessive internet use, the researchers suggested

Protesters throw rocks, bottles at police outside Trump’s rally Brendan O’Brien Reuters

Protesters threw rocks and bottles at police officers who responded with pepper spray outside a rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump in Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said. Hundreds of protesters tried to storm the convention center in New Mexico’s biggest city, knocking down barricades and throwing objects at a door and then hurling rocks and bottles at mounted police in riot gear, the Albuquerque Police Department said on Twitter on Tuesday and video posted online showed.

Several police officers were injured, the police tweeted. Protesters chanted anti-Trump slogans, held antiTrump signs and waved Mexican flags before the demonstration descended into chaos with some protesters standing on top of police cars. Television footage showed officers responding by using pepper spray and smoke bombs to disperse the crowd. Police said they made arrests both outside and inside the rally, where protesters continually interrupted Trump’s speech.

No one at the police department was immediately available for comment. Protests have become common outside rallies for Trump, the party’s presumptive nominee, who has polarised opinion with his rhetoric against illegal immigration. He abandoned a rally in Chicago in March after clashes between his supporters and protesters.

He has accused Mexico of sending drug dealers and rapists across the U.S. border and has promised to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. According to CNN, his supporters chanted “build that wall” during his rally on Tuesday in Albuquerque where a little less than half of the population is Hispanic or Latino. “Watching thugs (and) punks in Albuquerque - en route to California. They don’t even know what they are protesting,” Trump aide Dan Scavino said on Twitter.

in the paper published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

The study -- Mind the Gap -- is a longitudinal research project funded by the Academy of Finland, explored the reciprocal associations between excessive Internet use, school engagement, school burnout and depression among adolescents.

The researchers carried out a longitudinal research in more than 3,000 Helsinki adolescents aged 12-14 and 16-18. The former group of early adolescents consisted of lower-school 6th graders born in 2000. The late adolescents were first-year upper secondary school students born in 1997.

yANGON, MAy 25 (REUTERs): A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a young poet to six months in jail for defaming former President Thein Sein, making him one of the first political activists sentenced since Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi took power in April.

Maung Saung Kha, 23, used his Facebook account to publish a poem featuring a tattoo of a president on his penis. He was charged for defaming Thein Sein under telecommunications laws used to curb free speech in several other recent cases.

Because Maung Saung Kha has spent more than six months in jail since being arrested, he will be freed on Tuesday. But the case highlights the limits of control that Suu Kyi’s government, elected in November on pledges of democratization, has under Myanmar’s former military rulers, who still play an outsized political role.

It also draws attention to a continued use of the telecommunications law to stifle dissent. The act, enacted as part of an opening up of the telecoms sector in 2013, bans use of the telecommunications network to “extort, threaten, obstruct, defame, disturb, inappropriately influence or intimidate”.

“I’m glad I can go home freely, but I’m disappoint-

Poet Maung Saung Kha, 23, stands after a court sentenced him to six months in jail for defaming former president Thein Sein, making him one of the first political activists sentenced since Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi took power in Yangon on May 24. (REUTERS Photo)

ed about the verdict,” said Maung Saung Kha after leaving the court.

“Even though we have a democratically elected government, the verdict was like from the old days.” The U.S. State Department said Myanmar’s new government is committed to improving freedom of expression, while adding that democratic reforms will take time.

“We remain committed to supporting it to make further progress on this as well as other human rights issues,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.

The judiciary in Myanmar has for decades been

used by the junta against democratic opposition activists, many from Suu Kyi’s party, jailing them for long terms after show trials.

Despite Suu Kyi’s victory in November, the military-drafted constitution guarantees it control over the Home Ministry, which oversees the courts. It also controls two other security ministries and 25 percent of seats in the parliament.

Last year, NGO worker Patrick Kum Jaa Lee was sentenced to six months in jail for commenting on a picture showing a foot standing on a photo of army chief Min Aung Hla-

ing. Several more people were charged under the same law this year.

Suu Kyi’s government released scores of political prisoners shortly after taking power, but 64 people remain behind bars and 138 are awaiting trial for political actions, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a watchdog.

It is unclear how far the NDL intends to change other oppressive laws from the military era. Rights advocates raised alarm that a draft of a revised law regulating public demonstrations keeps many militaryera curbs on free speech.

Afghan Taliban appoint a new leader, Kabul urges peace KABUL, MAy 25 (REUTERs): The Afghan Taliban named an Islamic legal scholar who was one of former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s deputies to succeed him on Wednesday, after confirming Mansour’s death in a U.S. drone strike at the weekend.

Within an hour of the announcement, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a shuttle bus carrying court employees west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing as many as 11 people and wounding several others, including children.

New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada was named in a United Nations report last year as former chief of the sharia-based justice system under the Taliban’s five-year rule over Afghanistan, which ended with their ouster in 2001.

Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of a feared network blamed for many deadly bomb attacks in Kabul in recent years, and Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, will serve as deputies.

The announcement, following a meeting of the Taliban’s main shura, or leadership council, ended days of confusion during which the Taliban declined to

confirm the death of Mansour in a drone strike in Pakistan on Saturday.

“All the shura members have pledged allegiance to Sheikh Haibatullah in a safe place in Afghanistan,” the statement said. “All people are required to obey the new Emir-al-Momineen (commander of the faithful).”

Akhundzada, believed to be around 60 years of age and a member of the powerful Noorzai tribe, was a close aide to Omar and is from Kandahar, in the south of Afghanistan and the heartland of the Taliban.

An official Taliban account on Twitter posted an undated photograph purporting to be of Akhundzada, informally known as Mullah Haibatullah, with a white turban and long, graying beard.

The post listed his full title as Emir-ul-Momineen Shiekh ul Quran, or “commander of the faithful, scholar of the Koran”.

The Taliban movement banned human images for breaching their strict interpretation of Islam when they governed Afghanistan.

Under their rule, women could only appear in public under a heavy veil and accompanied by a male relative, and they

were denied a formal education. scholar, while Sirajuddin HaqqaPublic executions were staged ni and Yaqoob, the son of Mullah and sports banned.

Omar, are pretty young,” he said.

However, there was no imQUESTIONS OVER mediate indication of whether PEACE TALKS the appointment would lead to a Senior members of the insur- shift in the stance of the Taliban, gent group had been keenly aware which under Mansour ruled out of the need to appoint a candidate participating in peace talks with who could bring disparate fac- the government in Kabul. tions together and repair the splits that emerged last year when Man- WARNING FOR NEW LEADER sour was appointed.

A spokesman for Afghan “It was much quicker than Chief Executive Abdullah Abdulmost people expected, including lah called on the new Taliban myself. It shows that the Taliban leader to join talks, or face dire are keen not to have a new con- consequences. “We invite Mula flict,” said Thomas Ruttig of the #Haibatullah to peace. Political Afghanistan Analysts Network. settlement is the only option for Mansour, a former deputy to #Taliban or new leadership will Omar named as leader in 2015 af- face the fate of #Mansoor,” spokester the Taliban announced Omar man Javid Faisal said in a tweet. had died more than two years The United States, Pakistan earlier, faced widespread anger and China have also been trying that he had deceived the move- to get the militants to the negotiment by covering up his prede- ating table to end a conflict that cessor’s death. has killed thousands of civilians Ruttig had earlier singled out and security personnel and left Akhundzada as a likely succes- Afghanistan seriously unstable. sor to Mansour over more highThe Taliban have made big profile candidates, because of his gains since NATO forces ended longstanding ties to a movement their main combat operations in need of stability. in Afghanistan in 2014, and now “He is of the older genera- control more of the country than tion, he is one of the founders. So at any time since they were tophe has more respect as a religious pled by U.S.-led forces in 2001.

News of the appointment came as a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying staff from an appeal court west of Kabul.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the attack on staff from the judicial system was in response to the Afghan government’s decision earlier this month to execute six Taliban prisoners on death row. Other attacks would follow, he added.

“We will continue on this path,” he said in a statement.

The Kabul police chief ’s spokesman said 11 people had been killed and four wounded in the attack, although the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said 10 people had been wounded. The Taliban said 22 had been killed or wounded.

Medical aid group Emergency, which runs one of Kabul’s main trauma hospitals, said it had treated nine wounded and six of these were children aged between 8 and 13 years.

The decision by President Ashraf Ghani to execute the prisoners on death row was taken as part of a tougher policy toward the Taliban following a suicide attack by the insurgent movement which killed at least 64 people in Kabul.

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More committed to more visits to Nagaland Speech of Thenucho on May 22, 2015

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Kiran More is seen here with the coaching team of the National Cricket Academy and the cricketers of the North East region who are undergoing a camp at Nagaland Cricket Academy, Dimapur.

DIMapuR, May 25 (MExN): The former Indian wicket keeper, Kiran More has given his commitment to revisit Nagaland and continue to assist the state towards the development of the game at the grassroots, especially in new areas, which he consider more challenging yet more fulfilling.

The retired cricketer came on a 4-day visit on May 20 to attend the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) supported under-16 cricketers coaching

camp for North East region currently underway at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium.

The camp is held under the aegis of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Bangalore has 25 players in total with 20 from Arunachal Pradesh, Meghlaya, Manipur, Sikkim and 5 from Nagaland.

Nagaland Cricket Association General Secretary, Abu Metha in a press note informed that his ‘one of its kind’ maiden visit concluded successfully and More was highly impressed with

the cricketing abilities of the youngsters in the region.

During the visit, the former India international held motivational talks, conducted coaching sessions and had interactive sittings with the young cricketers and further held meetings with the association and administrators of the game, it said.

More also observed that there are tremendous talents amongst the young cricketers of the region and expressed his confidence that with better facilities,

more exposure and professional training, they could reach the highest standards of the game and would be representing India sooner than later, it added.

He further expressed surprise at the presence of excellent cricket facilities, NCA maintained adding that the infrastructure and facilities at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium and the Nagaland Cricket Academy were laudable and has the potential to become amongst the best in the country.

Sania, Bopanna enter French Open second round

paRIs, May 25 (IaNs): India’s tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna got their French Open campaign off to a winning start as the duo won their respective women’s doubles and men’s doubles matches to enter the second round here on Wednesday.

World No.1 women's doubles pair of Sania and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis defeated Russian pair of Darya Kasatkina and Alexandra Panova 7-6 (4), 6-2 in one hour and 31 minutes. India’s Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea outclassed Frenchmen Stephane Robert and Alexandre Sidorenko 6-2, 6-2 in a one-sided encounter in 56 minutes.

The top seeds IndoSwiss pair Sania-Martina

began the match on a positive note, taking a vital 5-0 lead over the Russian pair in the first set.

But a couple of unforced errors and losing two successive serves handed Darya-Alexandra the ad-

vantage as they staged a remarkable comeback to make it 5-5 in the first set.

From there on it came down to 6-6 and the IndoSwiss pair held their nerves to win the tie-breaker 7-4 to grab the first set. The

first set win proved a confidence booster for the top seeds as Sania-Martina, courtesy of a couple of aces and powerful forehand shots, took an important 4-2 lead in the second set.

There was no looking back for them as they went on to win the next two games and the second set 6-2 and enter the second round in style.

On the other hand, the sixth seeded pair Bopanna-Mergea started the first set on a good note, taking a comfortable 5-2 lead over the French pair. From there on it was an easy task for the Indo-Romanian duo to clinch the first set 6-2. The second set was a replay of the first one as Bopanna-Mergea took a 4-1 lead and then grabbed the second set 6-2.

NorthEast United signs No Atletico player would five players for ISL-3 make Real's XI, Bale says NEw DElhI, May 25 (ptI): Indian Super League side NorthEast United Football Club on Wednesday announced the roping in of five players, including senior goalkeeper Subrata Paul, for the third season of the ISL this year. Besides Paul, who has played for more than 60 international matches since 2007, the other four players signed by NorthEast United were Nirmal Chettri, Rowllin Borges Shouvik Ghosh and Sumit Passi.

The Guwahati-based side had recently signed Brazilian Sergio Farias as the head coach. Commenting on the new signings, club owner John Abraham said, "I am absolutely thrilled with the signings of these football talents. Football runs in the blood of Nirmal, Subrata, Rowllin, Sumit and Shouvik, a characteristic they have in common with the rest of the young lads at NEUFC. I extend a warm welcome to the new joinees in our growing family of passionate footballers and hope that together, we would achieve smashing results at the Hero ISL.

loNDoN, May 25 (REutERs): Gareth Bale would not pick any Atletico Madrid player over one of his teammates, the Real Madrid forward said, as the two Spanish sides prepare to square off in Saturday’s Champions League final. Atletico’s defence conceded just 18 goals last season in the league, fewer per game than any other team in Europe’s top five leagues. But when Bale was asked to create an ideal 11 from both teams, he said he would pick Real Madrid players every time. Asked by radio station Cadena Cope if he would pick Atletico’s Jan Oblak, who equalled the La Liga record for the fewest goals in a season, or Real’s Keylor Navas, Bale said: "Keylor, 100 percent."

Asked which said had the best

midfield and defence, he added: "Real Madrid, everyone Real Madrid."

Although injuries limited him to just 21 league starts, the Welshman produced his best campaign since joining Real in 2013, scoring 19 league goals and spearheading the team in the absence of fellow forwards Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. Bale said he believed he was in his best form in his three seasons at Real. "Obviously, with the injuries to Karim and Cristiano, there’s a lot of goals that have gone out of the team, so I tried to take responsibility in the team and tried to help the team," he said. "I feel more comfortable in the team, I feel more involved and I think that’s shown in my performances.”

Tyson lands knockout blow against professionals at Rio

BEIJING, May 25 (REutERs): Mike Tyson has branded the Amateur International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to let professional fighters take part in the 2016 Rio Olympics as "ridiculous" and "foolish". Professional boxers would feature at the Olympic games as long as a constitutional change went through in June, AIBA said earlier this year.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson, who as an amateur won gold at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, said on Wednesday that professional boxers would be stunned by the fastpaced fighting style of the amateur fighters.

"It's ridiculous, it's foolish, and some of the pro fighters are going to get beat by the amateurs. It's just going to happen, I real-

ly believe that," the 49-yearold told Reuters TV in China, where he is attending the 33rd IBF convention.

"If they are like the amateur fighters that I was fighting in the 80s... they are going to beat some of the champions. It's just going to happen. These guys will be fast for three or four

rounds, and these guys are not going to be accustomed to that."

Tyson, who is the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles, also revealed he was a fan of his namesake, Tyson Fury, and was impressed by the Briton's victory over Wladimir

Klitschko last year.

Fury caused a huge boxing upset in beating Klitschko by unanimous decision in November and inflicted the 40-year-old Ukrainian with his first loss in 11 years.

Fury is set to defend his WBA Super and WBO heavyweight crowns in a rematch with Klitschko in Manchester in July but has courted controversy with his comments outside the ring. Tyson, who is no stranger to controversy himself, sees nothing wrong with Fury's actions.

"One guy, Tyson Fury, I like to watch him because he has my name and stuff," Tyson said. "Everybody says 'ah, he's a bum', but I like him." "He (beat Klitschko), so what are you going to say?

That this guy is still a bum but he beat the greatest fighter in the last 15 years?"

ur gathering here today is very significant and historic. Such a big gathering and yet we are not here for celebration of some festival or achievement. We are all gathered here, I believe, because we can’t remain silent to the call of our political duty, yes, the duty of each and every citizen of our country. We are disturbed by the manner in which politics is evolving in our Naga society. Politics is a power game, no doubt but power is used for achieving greatness. However, we are witness to the fact that power is being misused in our context. We are gathered here because we love our people and that there is more to politics than what we are seeing and experiencing today.

The political consciousness of every Naga needs to be awakened, not only for a better government at the state level but also and more importantly for pursuing our national aspiration. We have seen enough confusion and division and experienced enough pain. We must restore and put politics in its rightful place so as to harness its power to serve the common interest of our people.

Today, whether we like it or not the state of Nagaland is a reality and it cannot be wished away. What I am saying or implying is that we all have a role to play in politics as responsible and patriotic Nagas towards finding an honourable and acceptable solution to the Indo-Naga political issue.

We all cannot be full time national workers no matter how much we love our nation. But we are all part of the national movement. There is place for each one of us in politics and this we cannot afford to ignore anymore.

I am reminded of what A. Kevichusa, the first president of DPN remarked when statehood was given to Nagaland: “Let us try to make the best use of the bad bargain”. It was with this spirit and vision that the regional political party in Nagaland, the Democratic Party of Nagaland was born. Democratic Party of Nagaland was the first regional party in the entire North Eastern region. However it should be noted that the priority of the regional party in Nagaland was not to enjoy power or to rule the people. On the contrary, the founders of DPN were so pained and burdened by the suffering of our people that it decided to fight for the cause of our people in a democratic manner through nonviolence, in a democratic space created by the formation of statehood.

That is the reason behind the motto of DPN: FIDE NON ARMIS, meaning “By faith, not by arms” which still remains the motto of NPF. Against this backdrop, the difference between the two broad political parties in Nagaland can be clearly seen. The congress, including its forerunner NNO (Naga National Organization), has always opposed the Naga national issue. They joined the Indian media and intelligentsia in propagating that Phizo and NNC were misleading the Naga people, that they were misguided. As such it has always been their motive to form the government to finish or dismiss the Naga national movement. Projecting themselves as the masters of the Nagas, they have been constantly negotiating with Delhi for more and more power. In other words, to enjoy power is their sole motive. In contrast, the regional party never joined the state politics to run the government. It was never their motive to en-

joy power but their primary aim is to solve the Naga political issue. Let me spell out the first aim and objective of NPF, for instance:“To work and assist in any possible manner on any approach for a peaceful solution of the Indo-Naga political issue.”

The regional party has never projected itself as the champion of the Naga national issue. On the contrary, it has always worked to pave the way or to assist in resolving the Indo-Naga issue. As such, it is always prepared to sacrifice its interest for the sake of the greater interest of the Naga people.

It resigned en masse, for instance, in 1964 to pave the way for peace talk.

Again in 1998, in response to the call of the Naga public, it boycotted the general election on the slogan -“solution, not election”.

After boycotting the 1998 general election, the congress was in power.

The regional party was in a very bad shape. Dr. Shurhozelie had to resign from the party, including his presidential post in 1999 and contested in the parliamentary election as an independent candidate.At that time when Congress was at its peak in the state politics, Rio and some of his friends had serious differences with Mr. Jamir on the issue of the publication of the BEDROCK OF NAGA SOCIETY. Rio, who was the then Home Minister, (the number one cabinet), resigned to explore alternative way of addressing the Naga politics. He and his friends had a series of deliberations with the NPC which resulted in the formation of the NPF. The NPF as a regional party was greatly strengthened with the entry of Mr. Rio and his friends. Under the collective leadership of Mr Rio and Vizol (the then President of NPF where I was one of the two working President of the party), NPF succeeded in forming the government in 2003. Rio as the Chief Minister and I as the Home Minister worked closely to initiate peace and reconciliation and with the support of the Naga Shisha Hoho, the FNR, the Churches, NGOs and the Civil Societies normalcy was restored in our state.

Mr. Neiphiu Rio decided to give up his political career in the state as a Chief Minister in order to take the Naga national issue to the higher level for a more effective deliberation and to seek an early solution, went on to become an MP in the Lok Sabha.

Has any CM of any state given up his or her office just to raise some issue in the parliament? But our honourable MP, Rio did. Despite his sacrificial initiative for the cause of the Nagas, the party has left him on his own. This is like sending an army general into the warfront without any back up plan or without any military back up. Is this not a case of betrayal? Has the party not done injustice to him? It ought to be noted that the party is subservient to the interest of the Nagas. This is plainly stated in the constitution of the party. Even if the party has issues with him, it ought to respect the will and mandate of the people who elected him to represent our voice in parliament. By not giving him any support, the present NPF leadership has conspired to betray the trust and goodwill of the people.

And that is not enough. It has suspended the membership of Rio. Does his action in any way contradict the aim and objective of the NPF or the interest of the Naga people? Doubtful. Rather what the present NPF leadership has done by way welcoming every and any MLAs into its fold,

without any consideration of their past or their future prospects, is dubitable and questionable. The three NCP MLAs who merged with the BJP earlier were disqualified while the 8 Congress MLAS who joined NPF were whole-heartedly welcomed.

This action clearly shows that there is a tacit understanding between the present NPF leaders and the Congress party.

In my considered opinion, NPF has compromised with its original commitments and principles to work for the Nagas.Any sensible person will understand the motive of the NPF. Did any of the Congress defectors at any point of time make any public statements saying that they have joined NPF because the ideologies of the NPF are correct or right or good? Did any of them confess that they left the congress camp because the ideologies and principles of Congress are wrong? I ask the question again. Did anyone of them condemn the actions and ideologies of the Congress? I am afraid not. But the present leadership of NPF has welcomed them as heroes and saviour of NPF. At the same time, it is ready to suspend those who are working hard for the party ideology and the Naga national cause.

Another matter of grave importance needs to be mentioned. In the gathering of thousands of party workers, the President of NPF announced reconciliation amongst the party, the background of which is familiar to any of us to recall here. However it is a sad fact to see that despite this official and public announcement, the president and his colleagues are working to increase the line of division within its own party. It continues to discriminate and marginalize those who do not always share the same view as the President. Though it is calling for peace and reconciliation, the NPF party seems to be doing everything that goes against the spirit of peace and reconciliation, against integrity and unity of our people.With what integrity and face is the present leadership of NPF talking about peace and unity and integrity of the Nagas?

Coming back to the suspension of Rio, I believe that NPF, despite its commitment to work for the benefit of the people, has gone against the mandate and interest of the people by their action against Rio. The people have voted him to power so that he can represent our voice in this critical make-it or break-it juncture. When he is sincerely doing what he can at the national level, the NPF leadership by suspending him has undermined the right of the electorates in the state of Nagaland.

Remember NPF alone did not elect Rio but by the people of the state. They cannot underminethe voice of the people. To do so is tantamount to derailing the Indo-Naga peace process.

Mr. Rio is the only person amongst us today who can talk in the Lok Sabha for us. As such, this action of NPF is akin to what Jamir did to sabotage the peace talk in 1963. When on 19th March, 1963, Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, made a statement in Parliament to meet Phizo S. C. Jamir strongly objected. And now when Rio has located himself in the right platform to raise the Naga issue at the highest level, the NPF leadership is doing everything to sabotage and derail the peace process.

My dear Naga brothers and sisters, remember Mr. Rio is the only person who carries the mandate of our people in Lok Sabha.

NPCC response to Thenucho Tunyi

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he write up of Thenucho Tunyi has attracted our attention in some areas. There are few things about regional political party and others, for which we appreciated because they were reality, however, he has wilfully ignored the good deeds of Nagaland People’s Convention (NPC) and NNO, the forerunner of Congress and has branded as anti-Naga quoting Lt. A. Kevichusa’s “bad bargain” words in reference to the 16-Point Agreement.

What better bargain Regional Party could do is yet to be seen. The Congress party and its forerunner parties have not moved from the ideologies and principles “to endeavour to solve the political problem through peaceful and constitutional means”.

It is this policy that has brought the 16-Point Agreement. The Congress has always stood for fulfilling the Plebiscite decision. The 16-Point Agreement has fulfilled self-determination to a great-extent. Today, Delhi does not make any decisions for Nagaland’s people in matters of State List, Concurrent List and Art 371(A). It is because of our weakness in economy that we need their support besides share of taxes and our own taxes.

We are grateful to the wisdom of the founding fathers of Statehood.

It was not easy to formulate the 16-Points of political structure. Yet, it is easy to criticise. It is the living 16-Point Agreement that has given shape and future to Nagaland people. We owe them all that we have today and a guaranteed future. If NPC and GOI had not agreed on the 16-Point Agree-

ment, Nagaland, may be still a District under Assam struggling for Sovereignty with the objectives of the Plebiscite.

Even after the inauguration of Statehood, NNO leaders who formed State Government did not want to leave those who could not agree to the 16-Point Agreement and therefore they persuaded Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and ceasefire was signed with FGN/NNC on 6th Sept. 1964. The allegation of forming govt. to finish the Naga Political Movement is completely out of ill will.

After signing the Ceasefire, unfortunately, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru passed away and could not start negotiations but his only daughter Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India held six rounds of talks with the delegate of FGN. This was the highest level of negotiations in the history of Nagaland Political movement. When the talks assumed, Democratic Party of Nagaland with seven Members resigned is support of the talks. Unfortunately, the talks failed and FGN fractured forming Revolutionary Government of Nagaland. They soon entered into agreement with GOI in 1973.

On 11th Nov. 1975, the Shillong Accord was signed during President’s Rule. UDF claimed the credit. The signing of Shillong Accord, released over 700 political war prisoners from various jails. People were happy and UDF was voted to power in 1977.

The present day talks are the fruits of the Congress’ commitment to solve the Naga Political Problem. In the backdrop of the Shillong Accord when there was turmoil in the state, it was in

1991 when on 18th May, Lt. Rajiv Gandhi arrived in Dimapur accompanied

by Sonia Gandhi. After being given a detailed account of the Naga Political Problem, Rajiv Gandhi announced talks without preconditions if voted to power on 19th May 1991. Taking this commitment forward, it was the Congress Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao who formally announced talks with no conditions on 22nd Feb. 1996, resulting, in the present day Ceasefires and negotiations.

So far, regional political party has achieved Shillong Accord in the history of Naga Political Movement, besides that, one can see their personal buildings, hotels and lands. Regional political party is confused from the beginning till date. They are neither patriots nor mediators. Politically they are one side of the coin; the other side is an empty -invalid coin. Their policy is not more than to encourage the public continue to struggle without solution and use public sentiment to win elections, to loot the public funds.

NNO the forerunner of Congress adopted a resolution in 1972 at Pfütsero NNO Convention, that, the party will endeavour to solve the Naga political problem through peaceful and Constitutional means. We have lived to the promises by offering talks without preconditions. The party is founded based on honesty and truthfulness and we have proven our sincerity and courage in making decisions. Given opportunity, we shall endeavour to solve the political problem without hesitance.

Media Cell, NPCC

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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AlisAn Porter wins

season 10 of the Voice

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Naga Talents Promo Season 4

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he Kohima audition for Naga Talents Promo Season 4 under the aegis of Pheto Music Association (PMA) will take place on May 27 from 3:00 PM onwards at KPC Conference Hall, Old KMC Kohima.

Christina Aguilera the first female coach to have a winner!

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fter battling through a highly competitive season, the singer was crowned the winner of The Voice on Tuesday.

Not only that, Porter also made history for Christina Aguilera who became the first female coach to have a winner. "Tonight is a true victory for women" Aguilera said backstage later, referencing the historic moment of the show.

Though the star-studded evening included performances by former Voice coach CeeLo Green, Ariana Grande, Sia, Little Big Town, Jennifer Nettles, Alison Krauss, Joe Walsh and Zayn Malik, all eyes were on Porter at the end of the night.

"I have retired from Curly Sue I am now the girl who won The Voice!

I've waited 30 something years..." Alisan said backstage.

The newly crowned star immediately won the

hearts of fans – and the coaches – during the blind auditions.

Porter – who caught the coaches attention while singing Roy Orbison's

"Blue Bayou" – not only got all four coaches' to turn their chairs, but received a standing ovation by Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, and Chris-

tina Aguilera.

The 34-year-old, who landed a spot on Aguilera's team, has showcased her talent over and over again during her time on the

show.

The mother of two, who has previously opened up about her past struggles with alcohol, was humbled from the very beginning.

"It's amazing and every day I work hard to not go backwards and keep moving forward, and I just feel very blessed to be here and be doing what I love," the former Curly Sue actress previously told PEOPLE. The singer, who said she adores her coach because "she was 100 percent real with me at all times," explained that this is just the beginning of her journey.

"I'm proud of everybody," she told PEOPLE after Monday night's show.

"I'm proud of the season. I think it was such a strong season of incredible performances. I'm just grateful to be a part of it. The ride doesn't end here. I'm going to keep going and making as much music as humanly possible."

Source: People.com

Kendall Jenner Daniel Craig to visit Delhi in June eying Hollywood career

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f all goes right, James Bond star Daniel Craig will be in India in June.

The actor, who is in the midst of willhe-won’t-he over playing 007 again, will reportedly participate in a charity football match in Delhi on June 11.

The high profile match will see Bollywood personalities such as Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor and Sidharth Malhotra taking on a team of politicians led by Manoj Tiwari and Babul Supriyo. Craig will undoubtedly be the star attraction at the event which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, among others.

According to a Times of India report, the actor would be here courtesy his connection with Italian activist-diplomat Angelo Antonio Toriello and his organisation, Humanicy. The organisa-

tion is spearheading the big-ticket charity match.

Sources told the newspaper that Craig will reach Delhi on June 10 and will stay here for two days. “We are still sorting out the details of his itinerary.

During his time in Delhi, he may meet Narendra Modi, and he also wants to associate with some social cause in India. He may also visit Mumbai to meet some other Bollywood actors,” the report quoted a source as saying.

The British star was also named by the UN as a global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosives in March this year. On Monday, Craig called for the global superpowers to come together to rescue those displaced by war and famine at the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.

Brad Pitt rescues young fan

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ctor Brad Pitt has been hailed as a hero after saving a young girl from being crushed by a crowd of film lovers who had assembled to watch filming of his latest movie, Allied. Pitt rushed to her rescue as a huge crowd gathered to watch him shoot in Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria in the Spanish Canary Islands, reports mirror.co.uk.

The drama unfolded when hundreds of fans rushed forward to take photographs and selfies of Pitt, who plays intelligence officer Max Vatan embarking on a risky mission behind

enemy lines in Allied.

Spanish newspaper Canarias7.es reported the girl was in danger of being crushed against a security barrier but no one noticed, except Pitt, who leaped into action and helped her. He grabbed hold of the girl and with the help of his bodyguards, lifted her to safety and on to the road before making sure she was safe and well with her mother.

Shooting of the film, set in World War II, started in London but the entire crew has travelled out to the Canaries for scenes in both Gran Canaria and neighbouring Fuerteventura.

Source: IANS

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New 'Garfield' animated movie in the works

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lcon Entertainment has picked up the rights to produce an animated adaptation of the classic "Garfield" comic strip. Alcon acquired the rights from "Garfield" creator Jim Davis, who will serve as an executive producer, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

The company's goal is to turn the strip-turned-brand into a franchise of computer-generated (CG) animated films. "Garfield" debuted in 1978, becoming a sensation in the 1980s as the strip took

over best-seller lists in the form of collected books. Merchandising and cartoon specials followed.

The character already hit the big-screen in the form of two liveaction/CGI hybrids (2004's "Garfield: The Movie" and 2006's "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties") that featured Bill Murray as the voice of the cat.

The story revolves around a fat, lazy, lasagna-loving cat who never hides his contempt for his put-upon owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, a dim-witted dog.

Source: IANS

I wanted to represent India at

Cannes red carpet: Sonam Kapoor

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upermodel Kendall Jenner is reportedly planning to start her career in Hollywood. The 20-year-old was spotted with personalities from the film world at the Cannes Film Festival last week in part of her bid to follow in the footsteps of her friend and supermodel-actress Cara Delevingne and make a transition to acting, reports femalefirst. co.uk.

"Kendall has wanted to follow in Cara's footsteps for some time and her 'momager' Kris Jenner was keen to ensure she made the most of her trip to

Cannes," Britain's Grazia magazine quoted a source as saying.

And the trip is said to have been successful for Kendall, who is taking classes from Hollywood acting teacher Howard Fine, as she met with director Jim Jarmusch and casting director Kerry Barden, and also secured a reading for upcoming movie "Wonderstruck" alongside Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams. "Kendall doesn't want to give up modelling but she's desperate to branch out and try something new," the source said.

Source: IANS

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onam Kapoor's Cannes appearance won her fashion points from everyone and the actress, known for her impeccable style sense, says she was happy to have mixed Indian elements with her western outfits.

The 30-year-old Neerja star stood out on the Cannes red carpet in her Ralph & Russo gowns, one of which she teamed up with big gold jhumkas. I have always tried mixing Indian elements with my outfits at Cannes because it is an international platform.

This year was no different.

I wanted to represent my country abroad, Sonam told PTI.

When asked why she stuck to one designer for most of her outings at the festival, the actress said, They (Michael Russo and

Tamara Ralph) are very good friends of mine. I spent New Year’s with them. I wanted to do something India-inspired and they kind of love India and love me.

That's why I did jhumkas and a saree-gown, which I think was incredible.

I think when you go down the unbeaten path, you don't think what others think of you. You think what you want and how you want to see yourself. I am unaffected by the criticism as well as the praise. As far as my work is concerned, it is about me evolving and bettering myself. Nobody can be a harsher critic than I am to myself, she said.

Source: PTI

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