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By Sandemo Ngullie
Dimapur | May 26
Toxic waste from rampant coal mining is fast killing aquatic life in the rivers of Jangpetkong erstwhile Changkikong Range under Mokokchung district. The evidence is stark in most of the eight villages that straddle the Jangpetkong mountain range - namely Changki; Khar, Dibuia, Mongchen, Waromong, Yimchenkimong, Molungkimong and MolungyimYou must get out. The politi- sen, where coal mining is a cal puddle, I mean the flood booming business. water is rising. At Molungkimong village area, operation of open coal mining, which is major business, has polOKING HOSPITAL, luted almost all the major tributaries namely: TzupoKOHIMA lang, Korlong-yong, LinenAmbulance service: yong, Long-yong, Ahem 24x7 Advance life supAyong and Ashi Ayong. All port with trained parathese flow into Tzurang medics; Equipped for River, which borders the transportation of critical Japukong Range. and trauma patients. The impact on the enviContact: - 0370-2290080 ronment has been fast and 0370-2290146 hazardous. Coal residue flowing into those rivers The Morung Express has made the water poisonous and undrinkable. Poll QuEsTion Fishes and other aquatic Vote on www.morungexpress.com life, which abound in these sMs your answer to 9862574165
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rivers, have fast disappeared, villagers reported. “There is no point going fishing anymore. All the fishes have disappeared. I can’t even get hold of even a single crab,” Walu, a villager from Molungkimong said. According to Walu, the rivers became toxic since coal mining operation started. “Most of the rivers are dying or have become seasonal,” he added. Not far from Molungkimong, at Dibuia village, the impact is identical. Villagers report how aquatic life has vanished from the rivulets namely Along-Yong, Surani-Yong, Anen-Yong, Tsuo-Yong Wachen-Yong, Nokhila –Yong flowing under their jurisdiction. Besides, it has also affected cultivation in the areas near the coalfields. This impact, the villagers reported, is being felt within a span of two to three years since the village began coal mining operations in their area. At Longnak area, which falls under Changki village, and situated near Mangkolemba, a sub-division, the environmental impact of mining is more adverse. The practice in the area is
rat-hole coal mining. Most of the cavities/pits dug to extract coal are left unfilled and unattended. This has led to landslides, (which obstruct roads) acid mine drainage and contamination of groundwater, streams and rivers. Pastor of Mangkolemba Baptist Church, Dr Akok
naga musicians getting discovered on You tube
SOUK condemns hit and run incident
Japan seeks 15,000 nurses from Manipur IMPhAl, MAY 26 (IANS): The Japanese government has sought services of at least 15,000 nurses from Manipur, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said. “The Japanese embassy in Delhi has written a formal letter in this regard,” the chief minister said earlier this week. He was of the view that this demand from an advanced country like Japan is due to the good reputation Manipuri nurses enjoy as professionals. According to sources, some of the unemployed nurses are likely to apply for jobs once they learn basic Japanese language. Manipuri nurses are sought in hospitals across the country for their discipline, efficiency, hard work, and uncomplaining and friendly disposition.
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A contaminated body of water at a coal extraction area between longnak and Mangkolemba sub-division under Mokokchung district.
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DIMAPUR, MAY 26 (MExN): The Shena Old Union Kohima (SOUK) today condemned the hit and run incident where a woman was run over by a vehicle at around 1:40pm on May 26 near Kohima Hospital. A press note from the SOUK informed that the victim, a widow from Shena Old residing in Kohima, was run over by a white Bolero. The union alleged that the vehicle bore a “Director’s name plate.” It urged the law enforcing agencies to investigate the incident and apprehend the culprit at the earliest and award befitting punishment to the offender.
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Vishü Rita Krocha Kohima | May 26
While it was the popular social networking website called MySpace that was responsible for giving the big break to world-renown musicians like Adele and Colbie Caillat during the 2000s, Global video-sharing website, YouTube has now proved to be an invaluable tool in launching the careers of many talented artists including emerging young musicians from Nagaland. Virie became a household name after her cover of ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’, a song by New Zealand Singer, Lorde went viral on YouTube in 2014. Her cover video has hit 19,423 views and still counting. Virie, who initially uploaded her video on YouTube for the sole intention of sharing her work with fellow music lovers, did not expect so many positive comments, but she was undeniably inspired to pursue it further. The young Naga music sensation has since performed for several occasions amongst which include Hornbill Festival last year. She also opened for the internationally acclaimed ABBA tribute band. Terming YouTube as a great platform for musicians, she revealed that, “It is only because of YouTube that people started calling me for shows.” She has to her credit, a debut single titled, “Silver Lining Skies” featuring Polar Lights and “Down That Road” with her friend, Zaza, which were released on www.indihut.com. Another young Naga girl, Moajungla Jamir became a singing sensation after her cover of Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” on YouTube went viral, and has generated over 17,635 views. The news came to her as a surprise since she had no idea that her video was doing the rounds. “I didn’t know which video went viral because I have a bunch of crazy fans (family members and friends) who love taking
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videos of me while I sing. So, when I first saw the video, I felt awkward and embarrassed with the background but as I saw the feedbacks and response from people, I felt encouraged and happy; and thought, maybe it was God’s plan”, she explained. Moajungla Jamir started singing at a very young age and would recall entertaining passengers in the bus with the song, “I want it that way” by Backstreet Boys when she was just three years old. “My first experience with guitar was when my father made one for me as we couldn’t afford a guitar that time”, she shared her heart-tugging story, while adding further- “with time, I gradually learned to play with the help of my brother.” Her incredible talent has led her to perform at many prestigious events including the Nagaland Youth Summit organized by YouthNet early this year. She has also performed at schools, colleges and churches on different occasions. Currently pursuing B.A 2nd Year at St. John College, Dimapur, she has no definite plans to make a career out of music even while insisting that, “I want to focus on my studies right now.” However, she is clear when she says, “singing is my passion and will always be.” Further confessing that, “I am a shy person by nature and the only time I can express and be myself is when I sing”, she went on to state that, “One feedback that I always get from people who listen to my singing is that my voice has the ability to touch the hearts of the listeners. So maybe I can use that as a strength to convey a message through my song.” It may be noted that most of the hundreds of millions of videos uploaded to YouTube attract relatively little interest; they may be viewed by friends or family, but don’t get a lot of attention from elsewhere. In fact, about half of YouTube videos get fewer than 100 views in their first month, and only 30% of uploaded videos are viewed more than 200 times.
Amer, who has been raising concern on the negative impact of coal mining said major rivers like Tsuyong and its tributaries namely Longpen Tzuyong and Mejangsot have become polluted. “The water has become red, fishes and other aquatic life have disap-
peared from the rivers,” Pastor Amer said. According to the Pastor, the residue of the coal flows directly down to the water bodies leading to toxic water pollution. Further, poisoning of the water bodies have also been due to the coal depots between Longnak and Mangkolemba roads,
which flows down to the river during monsoon. This is not the only cause for concern. Since the operation of coal mining started, farmers of the area are finding it difficult to cultivate crops, particularly paddy. It has become impossible to plant rice paddy because the crops just shrivel away after it is planted,” Pastor Amer reported. Earlier, farmers used to get 100 tins of rice from a plot of land. Now that same plot of land hardly produces 20 tins- the reason why many farmers have quit farming, he further revealed. While such report of disastrous impact on the environment is a cause for wide alarm requiring immediate intervention, here in Nagaland State, the response is mostly timid and casual. “Many of the villagers know all along the abrupt changes in the environments that coal mining ushers in. Since this is something they have not experienced before, and are not conscious of the damage it is doing to their forest and lands, therefore
the nonchalance,” Aben Longkumer, an anthropology student observed. Pastor Amer has been trying to provide awareness on the negative impact of coal mining to his congregation- but “without much of a positive impact,” he said. Talking about environment conservation from the pulpit is an unwelcome topic when most of those in the congregation bench are involved in the mining business. However, Pastor Amer, who explained how he has been observing with anguish for the last two years on the destruction wrought by coal mining, feels that when the village council cannot do anything to control the rampant coal mining because they themselves are involved, the Church need to step in. “Our relationship to our environment is bound in a larger complex, which includes our relationship with men and God, and this involves the Church,” the Pastor reasoned, while questioning, “Why do we have to kill our self when we want to earn an extra one lakh.”
Bifurcation is a continuous No need to panic about chemicals process: ANSTA & NSSFOF in bread says AIIMS Director DIMAPUR, MAY 26 (MExN): The All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) and Nagaland Secondary Schools Field Officers’ Federation (NSSFOF) today said that bifurcation of a department into different set ups is a continuous process. “…any department can be bifurcated into separate set up for smooth functioning of the department,” a joint statement from the two organizations stated. The two organizations stated that bifurcation of departments in the state has been done before, citing the Agriculture Department, PWD, Industry and Commerce, Medical Department, Rural Development, and the Department of School Education. “As per need of time and situation, department has to be bifurcated into separate set ups for its smooth flow towards overall improvement of it,” they said. They stated that in view of differences of entry point, academic session, cadres,
seniority, proportional channels, and mode of appointment between the higher secondary and secondary, elementary and primary cadres, the associations have been demanding for bifurcation of the two cadres so as to promote smooth functioning and efficient management of the department towards Quality and Systematic Education in the State. They affirmed their belief that bifurcation of Higher Secondary Education from Secondary/Elementary/ Primary section “is the most urgent need of the Department of Human Resource Management so that respective stages shall take care of their own affairs for total revamping and improvement of the concerned sectors as the particular section is now being deteriorated year by year.” The associations therefore urged the government to reconsider their demands “in the larger interest of formative stages of Education in the State.”
NEw DElhI, MAY 26 (IANS): There is no need to panic about the presence of chemicals like potassium bromate and potassium iodate in the pre-packaged daily bread, but excess of anything should be avoided, AIIMS director M.C. Mishra said on Thursday. “It might pose some danger but no individual eats entire pack of bread everyday... majority of people eat a piece or two at the most, so in the long-term, there is no need to panic much as has also been said by the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India),” he said. Dr Mishra made the observation while inaugurating a conference on “Health Security for All”, organised by industry association, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). “Usage of chemical additives in food items should be minimised and replaced with fresh food items like eggs, fruits, vegetables and other alternatives... besides one should eat everything in moderate quantity,” said the director of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He further suggested that the government should launch a universal health service to ensure that every citizen is covered. “Everyone should get some insurance, everyone should pay for their health, be it Re.1 or Rs.10 a day as per individual’s capacity, and the government and tax-payers should contribute for people who cannot pay at all, as there is no other way to answer challenges being faced by health sector in India,” Misra said. Mishra meanwhile said that healthcare should become one of the main topics during elections as health nowhere falls into the priority of citizens.
Onlookers awed by a not so ‘miraculous’ tree Morung Express news Dimapur | May 26
As Dimapur baked in the sun on Thursday, a large number of people gathered in the immense heat to witness a strange sight. A tree dripping with water-like liquid attracted hundreds as residents queued up to get a glimpse of the strange phenomenon. The tree, near Faith Hospital, Sewak Road, Dimapur, began dripping with clear liquid from Thursday morning onwards prompting many to prematurely declare it a ‘miracle’. Many came, performed pujas, and left, while many others, intrigued by the phenomenon, came just to get a glimpse of the tree, taking pictures and even selfies on their cellphones. “This is the first time I’m witnessing such an event,” said Meena Rabha, an elderly lady resident of the area, clearly impressed. The drippings are also tasteless. “It tastes just like water,” said Abemo Kikon, a passer-by who happened to witness the melee and took a taste of the liquid drippings. However, there have been in-
People gather to look at a tree dripping clear water like sap in Dimapur on a hot Thursday afternoon.
stances of such phenomenon all over the world. And science has an explanation. According to botanists, roots take up water from the soil and send it to the limbs and branches to help buds break. But with little foliage to
absorb the moisture, and particularly in humid conditions, the liquid is forced out the lenticels -- the breathing pores in the bark. What looks like water coming out of the tree is actually sap, which is mainly composed of water.
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Authorities not aware of shifting 8th NAP camp
Akuluto, MAy 26 (DIPR): The monthly Akuluto Departmental co-ordination meeting was held in SDO(C) office on May 26. Parliamentary Secretary IPR, Khekaho Assumi who was also present in the meeting spoke on various issues concerning the 31st Akuluto Constituency. Regarding shifting of the 8th NAP company stationed in Akuluto, the Parliamentary Secretary said that it was not in his knowledge and therefore instructed the SDO(C) Akuluto, 8th NAP Commandant, G.Bs Association and the elders of Akuluto Town to jointly verify the site and report back to him on the feasibility, practicality and the security aspect of the proposed shifting. Khekaho Assumi expressed that he was surprised because of the fact that besides him even the Administration and
First Apollo Zone in Dimapur Morung Express News Dimapur | May 26
Parliamentary Secretary IPR, Khekaho Assumi with administrative and police officers, GBs and departmental officers of Akuluto during the meeting held on May 26. (DIPR Photo)
the Public leaders were not aware of the NAP camp to be shifted. He assured the gathering specially the public that as the representative of the constituency, he will not allow shifting of the NAP company to take place unless all considerations and confidence of the public are
taken into account. In conclusion SDO(C) Akuluto, Kikumsumongla thanked the Parliamentary Secretary for sparing his time and for giving valuable inputs during the meeting. She also expressed her gratitude to the Headmaster of GHS, Akuluto for organizing career
guidance seminar along with the student's body. The Medical department will be next in line to hold the Medical Camp in Akuluto Town and in those regard the doctors were asked to be ready with the department equipments and medicines. The camp is to be held in the month of June 2016.
Apollo Tyres, one of the leading tyre manufacturers in the country has opened its first Apollo Zone at New Gold Star Tyre, Khermahal, Dimapur. The inaugural programme was graced by MLA & Chairman, NIDC, Tovihoto Ayemi who graced the occasion as the chief guest on Thursday. Speaking at the programme, Tovihoto expressed delight to know that Apollo Tyres Ltd was the 16th biggest tyre manufacturer in the world. He wished the company well in its efforts to be listed at the 10th position. He was optimistic that the company dealing with tyres of almost all kinds of vehicles would benefit the consumers in Dimapur.
MLA & Chairman, NIDC Ltd, Tovihoto Ayemi inaugurating New Gold Star Tyre at Khermahal, Dimapur on Thursday. (Morung Photo)
Stating that peaceful atmosphere was prevailing in Dimapur, Tovihoto said there was no need for people to think twice to
start a business. RBU-Head, Apollo Tyres, Rohit Singh and Shanawar Shaikh (Munna), Proprietor, New Gold
Star Tyre also spoke briefly at the programme attended by DCCI President, Hokivi Chishi, other prominent businessmen and leaders.
GMS Mutsale Village inaugurated DPS Dimapur honours AISSCE achievers
SDEO Phek, Neichülou Tsuzu with others after unveiling the monolith erected to commemorate the inauguration of the GMS Mutsale.
Phek, MAy 26 (MexN): The Government Middle school at Mutsale village was inaugurated on May 20 by the Sub District Education Officer (SDEO) Phek, Neichülou Tsuzu in Coordination with Deputy Commissioner Phek Murohu Chotso. In the inauguration programme, Vevokhuyi Lohe, Youth Director Mutsale Baptist Church invoked God’s
blessings, followed by the unveiling of the monolith erected to commemorate the inauguration of the GMS Mutsale by the chief guest Neichülou Tsuzu (SDEO). Thereafter a meeting was conducted under the chairmanship of Kunekhoyi Chijoh, Chairman Village Education Committee Mutsale with important exhortation from the Chief
Guest with a massive response from the public. A press note issued by Velapa Vero, Chairman, Village Council Mutsale extended its appreciation to the Government of Nagaland and the School Education Department in particular, including the Deputy Commissioner Phek for extending his fullest support in this regard.
GHSS & GHS under Zbto informed to collect UDISE DCF
ZuNheboto, MAy 26 (MexN): The principal and head master of GHSS and GHS under Zunheboto district are informed to collect the UDISE Data Capture Format (DCF) immediately from the DEO office during office hours. The filled up format should reach the same office on or before June 3, failing which the School authority would be held responsible for any loss to the school. The schools are also informed to constitute the School Management and Development Board (SMDC) and submit the list of the members and also bring the SMDC
Saving Account number of the Nationalized Bank. The Bank account which has been opened earlier should be submitted after changing the specimen signature by current in charges. The old bank account should be revived even if it has not been used for long time, as the SMDC account number which is in the record of the State and Central authorities cannot be changed. This should be submitted along with the UDISE Data Capture Format on June 3 without fail. This was informed in a press release issued by Hoshito Sema, Deputy District Education Officer, Zunheboto.
DIMAPuR, MAy 26 (DIPR): Acknowledging the hard work and efforts of DPS students, Delhi Public School Dimapur felicitated the student achievers of DPS in the recently declared All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE). Marking the day, Advisor Urban Development, Government of Nagaland, SI Jamir who is also the Chairman of DPS, Dimapur, graced the occasion as the chief guest on May 26. Exhorting the students, the chief guest encouraged the successful students never to look back but to strife harder to achieve more. He said that opening of DPS was conceived many years back not to have business organization but to give best available education to the young children. "Till such time there was no DPS in Nagaland affiliated to CBSE", he added and ex-
SI Jamir with the student achievers of AISSCE, parents and others at DPS Dimapur during the function held on May 26. (DIPR Photo)
pressed gratitude to the elder students for making the members of the managing board, teaching staff, principal and the parents proud by their achievements. He further advised the younger students to surpass this year's achievement in order to bring more laurels to the institution. The chief guest felicitated the student achievers with a cash prize of Rs. 25000, a bouquet and a cer-
tificate. Principal DPS, who also spoke on the occasion, said that it was an opportunity to welcome the chief guest showcasing the academic talents of the students who are going to take the country into new heights in the likes of APJ Abdul Kalam and Gandhi. He also reminded that it was the personal initiative of S.I Jamir to open DPS in Dimapur in 2002
NBCC member school toppers felicitated
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The righteous perish and no one takes it to heart; The devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; They find rest as they lie in death Isaiah 57:1-2
The two toppers with families and executive committee members of NBCC during the felicitation programme held on May 26.
kohIMA, MAy 26 (MexN): The felicitation programme to honour HSLC and HSSLC toppers for Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) member schools was held at the Platinum Hall, NBCC Office Kohima on May 26 with the Executive members of the Council. The two toppers Limeka Zhimo (3rd rank) of Arts Stream for Higher Secondary from Ministers’ Hill
Baptist Higher Secondary School, Kohima and Tongpantangla the 10th rank holder for HSLC from Christian Higher Secondary School, Dimapur attended the programme with their parents and their respective principals. The programme was chaired by Rev. Dr. M. Savi, school coordinator, welcome addressed by School Board Chairperson Keviseto. Short speech
was given by the two toppers which were followed by acknowledgment along with merit Certificate. A word of encouragement was given by the General Secretary Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho and Rev. Dr. Mar the president of the Council. In conclusion, the executive members, the family members of the candidates along with their principals and NBCC staff blessed the successful candidates in prayer.
with a vision to give quality education with minimum expenditure to the people of Nagaland. The Principal expressed gratitude to the parents, management, and contribution of teaching and non- teaching staff for their support. He also informed about the policy decision taken by the school where a cash award of Rs 1 Lakh will be given to any student who secures 100% henceforth.
It may be mentioned that 6 students of DPS secured 95% and above and 12 students secured 90% and above in the recently declared AISSCE examination. Pro- Vice Chairman, DPS Dimapur Dr. Ao Toshi, parents of achievers, students, teachers and well wishers attended the felicitation programme held at the Assembly Hall of DPS Dimapur.
ENSA issue directives concerning Nagas living in Myanmar side DIMAPuR, MAy 26 (MexN): Eastern Naga Students' Association (ENSA) executive meeting was held on May 21, 2016 at treasure's residence, Dimapur. The meeting was attended by ENSA executives, advisory board and students. During the meeting, the house thoroughly observed and discussed on education field and development issues in Eastern Nagaland (Myanmar). While acknowledging and appreciating sponsors, guardians and individuals who are helping in imparting quality educations to the eastern Nagas, the Association has notified that some people (both donors and recipients) are taking advantage of Nagas living in Myanmar side of the arbitrary boundary. ENSA president Reego Shonshei Tangshang and General Secretary Jüvsangthong S. Makury stated that “Eastern Naga Students' Association (ENSA) is the only civil body to represent the Nagas of Myanmar in present state, Nagaland.” The Association urge and inform that nobody should asks sponsorship without the prior information and knowledge of ENSA, be it be from state government, individuals or any institutions in the name of Nagas of Myanmar. The Association has requested to the federating units viz. Tangshang, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Makury, Tangkhul (Somra), Lainong and Para to take serious note of the students who comes from eastern Nagaland (Myanmar) that “nobody shall be allowed to stay in someone's place without any purpose as such people are the ones who are involved in indecent acts, effecting and spoiling the good image of students who comes with sole purpose to learn and obtain education and mould career.” “Number of cases has been reported and observed and if found out such again, the Association will take serious action according to situations,” the note added. ENSA has also stated that “some guardians are keeping students more or less like slaves, just as domestic helpers at home with consecutive threatening and lacking basic needs which discourage students to precede further studies, as a result, they become the agents of corruptions in our society.” ENSA therefore, urge upon the respective tribes' representatives to play an active role. Sponsors and guardians are also requested to continue the good work in helping and educating the students in positive spirit.
Students Union SASRD holds 22nd parting social
The family members of Mrs.Tutula (Atsüngtula/Ritsüngtula) would like to thank each and every individual who stood by us throughout her battle for life till she parted for eternal abode on May 19, 2016. Your kind support physically, emotionally, financially, and most of all, your constant prayers shall be deeply appreciated and gratefully acknowledged. May God bless each and every one of you. All the loved ones.
MeDZIPheMA, MAy 26 (MexN): The 22nd parting social organized by the Students Union SASRD for the outgoing B.Sc. (Ag) Hons 4th years and M.Sc (Ag) 2nd Years of SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus was held on May 26 with Dr. D. J. Rajkhowa, Joint Director, ICAR, Jharnapani as the chief guest In his speech Dr. D. J. Rajkhowa lauded the students for completing their studies and urged them to strive hard for the state, the region and the country. Agriculture is the basis for much of the industries therefore he said the students have a challenging role
Dr. D. J. Rajkhowa (4th from left seated in first row) with PVC, Dean and SASRD faculty and outgoing students of the SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus held on May 26.
to play as there is immense potentials in the Northeast but there is still much to be done. He reiterated that uti-
lization and conservation of bility to shoulder. assets must be carried out juThe programme was diciously and in this goal the chaired by Viqheshe S. Fustudents have a big responsi- thena, General Secretary,
SU: SASRD, and the welcome address was given by Prof. R. C. Gupta, Dean, SASRD, while the Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. N S Jamir exhorted the students. Speech on behalf of outgoing B. Sc. (Ag) Hons 4th year was given by Vanlalzarzoliana while Thepfusanuo Ngukha spoke on behalf of M. Sc (Ag) Final years. Jungshiienla, B. Sc. (Ag) Hons 3rd Year, gave a short speech on behalf of the remaining students. The B. Sc (Ag) Hons 1st years presented a special song and the vote of thanks was delivered by Kelhousituo, Vice President, SU:SASRD.
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Manipur students stage hunger strike Newmai News Network Imphal | May 26
Venting anger over detention of two pro-ILP student leaders, six school students today kicked-off an indefinite hunger strike here. Meanwhile, the JCILPS Women Wing volunteers locked the office of JD (U) located at Babupara and also the state CPI office, Rupmahal Tank. The students from Tamphasana Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Imphal began their strike at the Keishampat Leimajam Leikai community hall. “We will not withdraw until our fellow students are released,” one of the stu-
‘Anti-tribal’ bills JAC to begin stir dents stated. Police arrested the two student leaders while they were leading a protest aimed at targeting the state BJP office on May 24. The protest was staged as part of ILP campaign. General Secretary of CC Higher Secondary School, Imphal, Bruce Pebam and former general secretary of Ibotonsana Girls’ High School, Imphal, Loitongbam Bidyalaxmi Devi are now under detention allegedly on the charge of stoking up protest. Offices of all political
parties in Imphal are being targeted by protesters after the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) recently announced to gherao them. The committee has intensified its campaign for introduction of ILP. Hundreds of students under the banner of JCILPS Student Wing staged demonstration at Uripok and Palace Compound to pressurize the state government and all political parties into snap decision to implement the three bills currently pending with the President.
They also demanded immediate release of the two student leaders and action against the police personnel involved in assaulting student protesters during the ILP stir. On the other hand, the JAC against the anti-tribal bills decided to resume their stir which is likely to set back the ILP campaign being launched by JCILPS in the valley. A statement informed that the JAC is all set to resume its stir from early part of June next. In this regard, the committee convened a joint meeting of various
tribal organisations at KKL Complex, Churachandpur district. Before the stir starts, the meet decided that a massive public awareness campaign will be held on June 3. The committee also fixed their next meeting on May 30. Representatives of different Kuki civil societies attended the meet. Tribal organisations campaigning against the “anti-tribal bills” in Manipur are likely to intensify their movement in the next few days. United Naga Council (UNC) said they were all prepared to take up any democratic measures and to begin the movement against the anti-tribal bills.
Corcom claims responsibility for EXCEL COACHING & COMPUTER CENTRE Sunday's ambush in Manipur Regd. No. Home-SRC/6646 DATE 19-12-2013 Imphal, may 26 (IaNS): The coordinating committee (corcom) of six proscribed underground organisations has claimed responsibility for ambushing a patrol party of 29 Assam Rifles near Hengshi village in Chandel on May 22. In a three-page statement, Corcom media coordinator K. Yonheiba said the ambush was carried out by a combined force under the supervision of the joint military council of corcom. He said the fighters who carried out the military operation, code named Yening, successfully returned to the camp. "6 personnel of the 29 Assam Rifles were killed on the spot and seven others se-
riously wounded. Besides, one light machine gun, one INSAS rifle and four AK-56 rifles were seized," he said. Yonheiba denied as baseless media reports on an encounter between insurgents and army troops on Wednesday on the state's border with Myanmar. Corcom was formed on October 5, 2012, by Kangleipak Communist Party, Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive), Revolutionary People's Front, United National Liberation Front and United Peoples Party of Kangleipak. The last group was expelled in February 2013.
Rains, landslides disrupt rail, road links to Manipur, Tripura agartala, may 26 (IaNS): Rail and road traffic remained disrupted on Thursday in southern Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and western Manipur due to incessant rains and landslides. Tripura has also been cut off from the rest of the country for the past two weeks as its lifeline -- the National Highway-8 -- was severely damaged in adjoining southern Assam. A Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official in Silchar said: "Due to torrential rains over the past several days, coupled with landslide, rail services have been disrupted in southern Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and western Manipur." He said railway workers were clearing the debris at about 12 places in Assam's Dima Hasao district. "Huge mudslides together with boulders covering a large portion of the tracks at Fidhing and other places are being cleared." The official, however, could not give the time
frame by when the rail tracks are expected to be cleared. NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said four major trains running between Guwahati and Silchar, including Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express and the Silchar-New Delhi via Guwahati Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express, have been cancelled. About a 20-km stretch between Lower Powa in Assam and Churaibari in northern Tripura has turned into a muddy field after the heavy downpour. According to Tripura government officials, National Highway-8 is severely damaged and consequently hundreds of oil tankers, goods-laden trucks and other vehicles have been stranded in Lower Powa area in southern Assam. Following the shortages caused by the disruption of rail and road traffic, prices of essential commodities have soared high in the region's markets.
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'Induct one member to represent Nagas in Assam' DImapur, may 26 (mExN): The Rongmei Naga Council, Assam, has appealed to the Naga Hoho for “kind and special consideration” of inducting at least one member into the Naga Hoho from the State of Assam, who can represent the Nagas living in Assam. The apex body of Rongmei Naga civil society in
Assam stated that there are three Naga tribes living in the State of Assam, viz., Rongmei Nagas who live in three district of Assam (i.e. Cachar, Hailakandi and Dima Hasao), Zeme Nagas who are concentrated in Dima Hasao, and Rengma Nagas in Karbi Anglong District. “The need of representation of civil society
from Assam to Naga Hoho is necessary to have a statement on core issues, for integration of Nagas in Assam with other Nagas in Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Burma, and many other matters, related with Nagas in Assam with the other civil organisation of Assam,” a statement from RNC stated.
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Taking cognizance of the government programme to declare Nagaland as a cardamom State, dRdA Phek has taken up the initiative of cardamom plantation in some selected villages. The dRdA Phek has arranged large cardamom suckers from the department of horticulture & Cash Crops, Sikkim. The suckers comprises of varieties like Sawney, Romsai and Seremna. These suckers were distributed to Phek farmers under mgNREgA programmw covering eight blocks under Phek district for plantation. The plantation initiative started in may 2016.
New York, MaY 26 (PTI): Mukesh Ambaniled Reliance Industries leads the pack of 56 Indian firms in Forbes’s annual list of the world’s 2,000 largest and most powerful public companies, with the US leading the list with 586 companies. The 2016 Forbes ‘Global 2000’, a snapshot of the world’s largest companies, shows the dominance of US and China in the current global business landscape. US and China-based companies dominate the top 10, with only Japan’s Toyota Motor at the 10th tenth preventing a clean sweep for the two nations. India’s tally of 56 of the world’s biggest companies remains the same as last year and Reliance Indus-
tries maintains its top position of leading the largest public companies in India. Reliance improved its ranking this year to 121 from 142 last year, with a market value of USD 50.6 billion and assets worth USD 91.5 billion. Reliance is followed by State Bank of India which is ranked 149 and has a 23.3 billion dollar market value. The other Indian companies on the list are Oil and Natural Gas ranked (220), ICICI Bank (266), HDFC Bank (275), Indian Oil (371), Tata Consultancy Services (385), NTPC (400), Bharti Airtel (453), Axis Bank (484), Infosys (590), Bharat Petroleum (650), Wipro (755, Tata Steel (1178) and Adani Enterprises (1993). Also making to the list
are Coal India (465), Larsen and Toubro (505), ITC (781), Kotak Mahindra Bank (899), Mahindra and Mahindra (901) and HCL Technologies (943). Chinese banks held on to the top three spots in the list, a comprehensive annual ranking of the world’s largest public companies. Chinese banks held on to the top three spots in the list, a comprehensive annual ranking of the world’s largest public companies. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China held onto their leading positions, despite a slowing Chinese economy that hurt profits and knocked peer Bank of China from fourth place to sixth, Forbes said.
SHGs and women farmers attend demonstration prog In view with the Implementation of Rd mgNREgA Convergence Program with horticulture department RD & Horticulture officials on May 26 visited and inspected the plantations of Large Cardamom at khuzama village under Rd Block Jakhama. The team included Pd dRdA kohima kevipodi Sophie, BdO Jakhama khovi Thaprü, BdO Botsa Seyiekhrielie Rio, VCC, VDB and some beneficiaries.
dC kohima, Pd dRdA kohima, BdO kohima and staff along with VC and VdB members of kohima village inspecting the ongoing project of East Circular Road from BSF Camp to Lerie under mgNREgA.
DIMaPur, MaY 26 (MexN): Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Dimapur Aghunaqa block conducted demonstration programme for SHGs and women farmers of Zutoi and Zhekishe villages on May 25. Resource persons V. Kenny Rhetso, SMS (Home Sc), KVK and Vinika Aomi, JRF (ICAR), Jharnapani demonstrated together on the topic ‘value addition of fruits’ that included preparation of banana and jackfruit chips and encouraged SHGs to put on effort and take up such activities for side income as well as for self consumption. In another programme, farmers from Vikheto, Tokishe, Zutoi and Zhekishe villages were imparted knowledge on the topic of ‘Fishery Pond Management’ and resource person Jyotish Barman, Scientist (ICAR), Jharnapani illustrated on pro-stocking, stocking and post-stocking management. He also added that cowdung, pig dung is used as manure for the fishery pond, aquatic weeds should be removed and liming should be done usually after two days of manuring. He said that proper amount of fishes should be released according to the area and volume of the pond. He encouraged farmers to form a society and import fish fingerlings and set up hatcheries within village
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or in block level to avoid constraints faced by farmers like high costs, transportation, unhealthy fingerlings and involvement of middlemen. Further, Dr. Ebibeni Ngulllie, SMS (Animal Sc), KVK, Jharnapani spoke on the topic ‘Piggery Management’ and said that pig rearing is one such farming which can be done as a specialized farm or as a component of mix farming or as subsidiary vocation. She emphasized on various methods of breeding, selection of stock, system of rearing, housing, gestation, farrowing, feeding, control of swine diseases, etc. Later, Resource person also demonstrated on the topic ‘Castration of piglets’ and explained thoroughly saying that a piglet should be atleast 2 months old and weigh around 8-9 kgs to be castrated. She highlighted that traditional method of castrating piglets at different villages in our state is always practiced using a small blade but care should be taken to avoid infection. Field visit was undertaken at the integrated fishery farm of Tokugha, a progressive fishery farmer that comprises an area of 2.6 hectares at Zutoi village after the programme which was chaired by Sentibenla, ATM, Niuland block where 34 farmers marked their presence.
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kohIMa, MaY 26 (MexN): The North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA) in partnership with the Chakhesang Women Welfare Society (CWWS) organized a pig health camp in 14 villages in Phek district from May 16-19. The Health Camp was inaugurated by Dr.W Mero, Chief Veterinary Officer, Phek District. Dr. W Mero in his speech highlighted the importance of vaccination in animals and the value of medicine aid for animals. During the four days animal health camp a total of 225 pigs were vaccinated against Classical Swine Fever, a fatal swine epidemic responsible for huge economic losses for pig farmers in the state. During the health camp it was observed that majority of the ailments of the pigs were related to poor sanitation condition
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NPCC reiterates Political sparring surfaces as NPF infighting re-ignites stand on JMFC transfer Morung Express News Dimapur | May 26
With the infighting in the Naga People’s Front (NPF) re-ignited in the aftermath of the suspension of former Chief Minister and the lone Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Neiphiu Rio from active and primary membership of the party, political sparring over the issue has surfaced with allegation and counter-allegation from the belligerent sides. Rio, who was suspended for alleged ‘anti-party activities' on May 17, returned to the State on May 24 and in open defiance of the suspension, stated that he was not "afraid to speak and work for truth". Other political leaders including Thenucho, MLA Thomas Ngullie, and others have also questioned the NPF president as well as the antecedents of the Chief Minister, TR Zeliang. Several other writings have also surfaced in local media either questioning the suspension or challenging current leadership of the NPF Party. Reacting to the speeches made by Neiphiu Rio MP Nagland, Thenucho Tunyi, N. Thomas Ngullie, and others at the reception at Dimapur Airport on May 24, the NPF Central Wom-
NPF units come out it defence of Party President, CM
en’s Wing said tthat “Rio will keep misleading the general public.” “How can Rio say that Chief Minister T. R Zeliang is sabotaging the Naga issue? Does he mean to say that bringing all the 60 Members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly to support the frame Work Agreement and resolved to pressure for an early solution is sabotage?” the Women Wing asked in a series of posers in a press statement issued by its president Tonlih Wangsa and press secretary, Kerei Pfukha. “The intention of the present Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang is quite and positive towards the Naga Political Issue… and the Party President Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu who is also the DAN Chairman is also fully committed to the Peace Process,” it noted. Regarding Thomas Ngullie's speech, it maintained that is clear that “he doesn’t know the word subjudice” and also reminded him that, “Rio's fake certificate is also questionable. If you want Chief Minister to display his certificate, why not ask the same question to Rio on his “fake
certificate,” it further instigated. Meanwhile, the NPF Kohima Division has reacted strongly to several writeups which have appeared in the local dailies in the aftermath of the suspension of Rio’s suspension. “Sheer venom bordering to libelous and oftentimes defamatory allegations have been made against party President Dr. Shürhozelie and the Chief Minister TR Zeliang,” necessitating a rejoinder, the Division president GuoneiU Sirie and press secretary Alo Yakhro maintained in a press statement. Giving a point-to-point rebuttal to the various write-ups, the Division denied the accusation that that party president was “prejudiced and narrowminded” whose heart is “Tenyimia-centric.” “Was such a tag given to him when he, as party President, supported Rio in 2004 revolt against N. Rio’s leadership by the majority of the NPF Legislators,” it said. “If the party President’s Decision to ensure a stable Government by supporting TR Zeliang is wrong now, his decision to ensure Rio’s
CrIME rEport Stolen vehicle recovered in Peren One Bolero (bearing registration No. NL01-H-2714) stolen from Supermarket area of Dimapur on May 25 was recovered around midnight the same day from Peren-Maram road by duty personnel manning Peren-Maram Check Gate, a Peren Police official informed today. An FIR was lodged on May 25 at East Police Station Dimapur regarding the theft and it was widely circulated through Nagaland Police SMS Based Vehicle Moni-
toring System (NPSVMS), Superintendent of Police, Peren said in a press note. Acting upon the report, Peren Police and Dimapur Police made a concerted effort to trace the stolen vehicle and recovered the vehicle after a continued search from Peren-Maram road, it added. The recovered vehicle was later handed over to the rightful owner on the production of documents after completion of due processes.
Ministry during DAN-I too surely must be wrong,” the division retorted. About the reconciliation with the party, it said, “Reconciliation within the NPF party is being talked about by these very same people as if it is a one-way traffic: as if the present leadership should forgive and forget while the former dissident group and the ring leaders should continue to do their best to topple the party-led Government at every given opportunity.” Justifying the expulsion, the division further said that “concerned citizen” not part of any political party may be forgiven for their ignorance about the functioning of a political party said but said, “Every Organisation even in a village have by-laws and constitution to follow.” NPF, as a responsible political party, has rigid set rules and regulations to guide it extreme measures taken by the party after thorough deliberations by the party leaders, it maintained. “While voicing out one’s opinions in the media, it will be only fair that arguments should be
based on truth and points supported by facts.” One should keep in mind that this is not a personal battle between individuals, but having to do with principles and ideologies, and personal attacks should be avoided as far as possible, it said. The NPF 10th N/A-1 A/C reacting to seriously numerous counter-views expressed in the local dailies over recent suspension said that “facts and reality” had been repeatedly misinterpreted. Taking serious note of all those harsh personal and improper vocabulary directed against the NPF Party President, the NPF 10th N/A-1 A/C the President, Keduolhoutuo Rutsa Solo and General Secretary Thehiechulie Louis in a press note said that the suspension of Rio has no personal reasons or connection with the party President but purely a party decision. All Political party has its Constitution as its guiding force. It is the prerogative of the Party President to act, on the recommendation put forward by Disciplinary Action Committee of the party, based on the
Party Constitution. The NPF 10th Northern Angami-1 A/C fully support and endorse the decision of the Party, it added. It further said that the suspension has no connection to the Naga Peace process. The two are completely different issues. “One is NPF Party issue, whereas the other concerns the larger aspiration of the Naga people… Naga Peace Process of an honorable solution is the ultimate aim and goal of the NPF party which time and again is expressed by the Party President.” Further arguing that NPF political party is one of the oldest Regional parties in the North-Eas, it maintained that the attribution to Rio as the founder of NPF Party is “distortion of history.” While maintaining that as NPF Party President as a public leader in his own right cannot escape public criticism, it cautioned against “blind critics” who spread unfounded propagandas to malign his personality. “The NPF 10th N/A1 would, therefore, hold them accountable and responsible for spreading false facts and information, thereby creating tensions and division in the Naga Society.”
Dimapur GBs Union condemns Dimapur, may 26 (mExN): The GBs Union Dimapur (Sadar/Urban) has vehemently condemned two separate firing incidents, both of which, took place on May 21. In the first incident, an auto driver was shot in the leg at Blue Hill Station,
Dimapur and while the other incident concerned unidentified miscreants broke into a house at Sovima and fired blank shots. In these two incidents, the GBs Union apprised the district administration and law enforcement agency to bring the culprits
to book and award befitting punishment as per the law. “These sort of incidents have created a sense of insecurity in the minds of the citizens and have disturbed the peaceful environment and public tranquility,” a condemnation note from the GBs union stated.
Rare, endangered & threatened plants planted
Excise officials recover banned drugs Acting on a tip-off, the Excise narcotic cell enforcement personnel recovered and seized 14,4000 Spasmo Proxyvon , a banned drug, worth Rs. 1,80,000/- in street value from a toilet located at Lake View Colony, Dimapur on May 26, an excise official said today. A press note from Deputy Commissioner of Excise (NC), Visedelie Mepfuo informed that two drugs peddlers identi-
fied as Manju (40 yrs) and Abeni (25 yrs), both resident of Lake view colony Dimapur were arrested and forwarded to judicial custody and booked under relevant section of Drug & Cosmetic Act 1940. The seizure party was lead by Tiameren AIE, Nokcha AIE, Ikiho H/c, along with Senka, Chumbenthung, Abel, Hetovi, Khetoshe Kiyakhrielie, all Constables of Excise.
in the name of the GPRN/NSCN from Trucks at Doshehe Market Dimapur. A case in this regard has been registered in East Police Station, the police said. The final arrest was made on May 25, when the Staffs of the East Police Station, on receipt of specific information about extortion activities arrested one person from Burma Camp. The police identified the person as one Nitovi Kiba S/o. Khavukhu Kiba, who is reportedly a member of the NNC/NPG (NA). Cash and other documents were seized from his possession and the case is under investigation, the police said. Meanwhile, the Staffs of Diphupar Police Station, on May 23, recovered a Truck from Thahekhu Village that was reportedly stolen from Golaghat, Assam. The Vehicle was accordingly handed over to the counterparts in Assam in connection to the case registered there.
One arrested with illegal explosives One person was arrested for possessing illegal explosive substances by police manning interstate Khuzama check gate on May 25, a Kohima Police official informed today. The person identified as one D. Koshozü of Laii Village under Tadubi PO/ PS and presently a resident of Tenyiphe 1 Village, Dimapur, was intercepted in one un-registered Maruti Gypsy (bearing Chassis No. 455388, Engine No. 215238.)
by the police carrying the substances. According to a press note from SubDivisional Police Officer (South) & PRO, Atu Zumvü the car was carrying 20 (twenty) Nos of Gelatin sticks, 6 (six) meters of cortex fuse wire, 100 (hundred) Nos of detonator caps and cash amounting to Rs. 7,40,000/- (Seven lakh forty thousand). A regular case was registered against him in Khuzama PS, the PRO added.
NSCN (IM) cadre arrested 37 Assam Rifles on May 19 apprehended one Sergeant Major Areo A of the NSCN (IM) during an operation in Pherima. Acting on specific information about an NSCN (IM) cadre attempting to sell a weapon, the AR personnel intercepted the cadre near Zion Hospital, Purana Bazaar, a press release informed. During the search, one .32 Pistol along with
magazine was recovered. The AR release identified the individual as Areo A (38 years). On spot questioning, the individual revealed that he was attempting to sell the recovered weapon to a potential customer, the release stated. The apprehended cadre along with the recovered weapon was handed over to police on March 20.
trate First Class Peren and Phek, it further implied. The ongoing contention between the NPCC and NPF has erupted over Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang educational qualification matter “which was referred to the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Peren by Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, and the subsequent transfer of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Peren. In its response to NPCC’s allegation, the NPF had stated that, “transfers and postings of judicial magistrates were strictly done or ordered by High Court and not by State government” and “the department or authority concerned has carried out the exercise in line with the approved normal procedure.”
Establish EAC office in Naltoqa, Town Council urges ZuNhEboto, may 26 (mExN): The Adhoc Town Council Naltoqa has urged the Government of Nagaland to establish an EAC Office in Naltoqa for all round development of the area. In a memorandum, the Town Council stated that Naltoqa Suruhuto in Zunheboto was established in the year 1989 and at present, there are 310 houses with the 8th NAP Bn HQ also situated in the area. The Town Council
maintained that Naltoqa has not yet been recognized and so does not get any facilities from the Government. An application to establish EAC Office was put up but the file is lying on the table of cabinet, the Town Council disclosed. “Even after a decade no positive response came from the Government and the public of Naltoqa has been suffering and facing a lot of problems since 27 years,” the memorandum stated.
MEx FILE ASU education tour Kohima, may 26 (mExN): The fourth phase education tour of the Angami Students' Union (ASU) will start from May 27. The fourth phase will be concentrated in the Northern Angami Area. A press note issued by Tsiu Seyie, Secretary Education, has informed all the Village Education Council (VEC) in Northern Angami, and the Village leaders that interaction and discussions will be held during the tour. The objective behind the education tour is to cover all government schools at the grassroots to check the performances of the schools and teachers in order to ensure quality education.
Social Welfare dept informs Kohima, may 26 (mExN): The Directorate of Social Welfare has informed all the NGOs/Organisations running or managing institutions under Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) sectors to get themselves registered as per guidelines of PWDs Act 1995 with the Director of Social Welfare, Nagaland, Kohima, the Competent Authority for the Act. This was informed in a press note issued by T. Merangtsungba Aier, Director, Social Welfare, Nagaland.
4 arrested for extortion, vehicle recovered The Dimapur Police over the past week have arrested four people for extortion and recovered a stolen vehicle, on official informed today. According to a press note from Addl. Dy Commissioner of Police/PRO, the first arrest was made on May 21 when the Anti-Extortion Team under Zone-II of the Dimapur Police arrested one Imnaniken Pongen on charges of extortion while he was collecting money in the name of GPRN/NSCN from foot vendors at New Market of Dimapur. The police said cash collected illegally were seized on his possession and the case is under investigation. In another operation, the Anti-extortion Team under Zone-I of the Dimapur Police, on May 23, arrested two people identified as Ghunalu Yepthomi and Vinato Yepthomi on charges of extortion while they were found collecting taxes
Dimapur, may 26 (mExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today reiterated that “the sudden arrangement of cross transfer of Judicial Magistrate First Class Peren and Phek, has created doubts on the functioning of the judiciary.” Reacting to NPF rejoinder on its earlier allegation, the NPCC Working President P. Ayang Aonok in a press statement said it was “very unfortunate that” the NPF has dragged the name of the High Court into the issue stating that “transfers and postings of Judicial Magistrates were strictly done or ordered by High Court and not state government.” NPCC was expressing concern to the competent authority on the cross transfer of Judicial Magis-
CM to inaugurate short stay Home
participants of the plantation programme.
Kohima, may 26 (mExN): A plantation programme of rare, endangered and threatened (RET) plants was jointly organized by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Shillong, Department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland and Modern College, Kohima on May 24 at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. The programme started with Dr. Ashiho Mao, Scientist F and Head of Office, BSI, North East Regional Centre, Shillong giving an introduction on how and why to plant the RET plants. Around hundreds of
saplings of two critically endangered species of Rhododendron trees Rhododendron wattii and Rhododendron macabaenum - which are common in Nagaland and Manipur states, were planted at the Naga Heritage Village. The other species of RET plants include Taxusbaccata, Gymnocladus assamicus, Agathis lanceolata and Asculus assamica. Dr. Ashiho said the main aim and purpose was to raise and propagate the rare, endangered and threatened plants at the Naga Heritage site and also to beautify the place as rhododendron plants
are known for its beauty, a press release received here said. The two critically endangered plants of rhododendrons are raised through tissue culture at BSI, Shillong. Further, Dr. Ashiho encouraged the students to take keen interest in science and said numerous opportunities and scopes are available in Nagaland as “we are living in one of the richest biodiversity regions of the world.” The students of Modern College, Kohima were led by Dr. Kazhuhrü Eshuo, Department of Environmental Science and Vekusa Ruho.
Kohima, may 26 (Dipr): The President and colleagues of Naga Mother’s Association has informed that the Chief Minister of Nagaland, TR Zeliang will inaugurate a Short Stay Home for People Living with HIV on May 31 at 11 a.m. at Cradle Ridge, Seithogei, Kohima.
Meetings & AppointMents Dimapur Urban Councils Chairmen Federation Dimapur Urban Councils Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) has convened an Emergency General Meeting on May 28, 4:00 PM at Forest Colony Panchayat Hall Dimapur. All the Chairmen are requested to attend the same without fail.
Chishi Limi Kughuko Kuqhakulu Chishi Limi Kughuko Kuqhakulu executive members meeting, comprising of Office bearers, executive members and advisors will be held on May 29, 3:30 PM at office Banker, Lhomithi Colony, Dimapur. All the concern members are requested to attain the meeting positively.
Celebration of two-year NDA government launched
Dimapur, may 25 (mExN): BJP Nagaland held a meeting with BJP State Prabhari, Farooq Khan, who is also the National Secretary and National Prabhari of Minority Cell at Saramati Hotel, Dimapur on May 25 to launch the month long celebration of the completion of two years of BJP led NDA government. A press release from BJP Nagaland General Secretary (Media), Jaangsillung Gonmei informed that Farooq Khan highlighted the achievements of the NDA government.
Jan Dhan Yojana was a grand success within a short span of time recording 34 crore new bank accounts opened across the nation under the scheme, he said, adding 1 crore cylinder subsidies were surrendered for the benefit of the weaker sections and now the subsidies are delivered to the Jan Dhan Yojana account. Farooq further said that for the welfare of the women and children, prenatal health schemes have been enforced besides the post natal schemes. Social security, particu-
larly for the women of the weaker sections, has also been implemented. For the youths, skill developments have been enforced through the newly created Ministry of Skill development. This is as per the strategic policy move of Prime Minister Modi to not only work towards youth development but to focus on youth led development, he stated. It was also noted that the BJP-led NDA government has given special attention to the North East region to bring the development level at par with
the rest of the country by ensuring policy strategy from Look East policy to Act East policy. Accordingly, a separate DoNER ministry was created and policy implementation for the North East development has been enforced through it. Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs was also created headed by a tribal Minister to look after the welfare and development of the tribal people, it was added. The celebration of the 2 years of BJP-led NDA government will commence on May 26 with the Prime
Minister’s public address to the nation from Uttarakhand. The party members and the public have been requested to view the live telecast and take a photo of the members watching the television broadcast and forward to the Whatsapp No. 7085478549. Chaired by the BJP Nagaland State President, Visasolie Lhoungu, party leaders addressed the gathering consisting of State office bearers, State Frontal Chiefs and office bearers, District Presidents and office bearers.
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IN FOCUS The Power of Truth
The Morung Express volume Xi issue 144 By Witoubou Newmai
A society sans morality and ethics
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haracter-building and nation-building go together," they say. However, this will be possible only when one believes in an ethical society. For a society where its moral landscape is too artificial and devastated, ethics becomes insignificant. When a society is undergoing such a situation, corruption can never be an issue of significance because corruption is all about destroying ethics. In a society where ethics is considered not significant, campaigns on nation-building cannot bear expected results. Our Naga society, tragically, has been overwhelmed by the 'felt need' factor today. But the bigger tragedy is to observe our society moving towards such a trend in a happy indifference affecting our psyche and imagination in a peculiar way. The absence of a right conscience or genuine dissenting voices has caused the desolate situation which vividly denotes where our moral landscape stand. Consequently, the strident vaunt of the Nagas on “nationbuilding” has become a hollow campaign. There is no deeper sadness than this act of vacuity. With minds, as corrupt as we are, there is little hope for our comatose Naga society to be stimulated. We fail to realise that the Naga campaign is attached to our moral code and conscience. The deplorable trend has reached the next level—we refuse to even raise eyebrows when commercial and political ventures are being operated in the garb of charity. Yes, we know that the prevailing system dulls our conscience against corruption and impunity, however, there is also a thing called responsibility. What morality does one exhibit when services that been rendered –cleaning one's dustbin and drainage for instance – might have been motivated by one’s desire to get it published in the media? This, while there remains mudslinging on nation-building? Such elements cannot be considered people, who in good faith had gratuitously rendered their services. It is a pity that even charitable services are on sale today. People are too happy to carry out Good Samaritan services only before the media but charity on ground and charity before the media are two different realities. “…When you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men…when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” (Matthew 6:2-4). Meanwhile, as things have come to such a farce, the world will perceive the decades of campaign by the Naga people for justice as not driven by moral stance but rather induced by garbs of vested interests. We know this is an age of hyperbole but for the struggling Naga people, aspects of morality and ethics will continue to be the biggest asset without which our society is a hollow showpiece.
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Saleemul Huq International Centre for Climate Change and Development
It's time for the rich to learn from the poor
T
echnology transfer to tackle climate change is a major issue in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and includes both technology for mitigation (reducing emissions) as well as for adaptation (adjusting to the changes climate change is bringing). However, there are significant differences in both the types of technology as well as direction of transfer for mitigation technology versus adaptation technology. With mitigation technology, transfers generally have to do with physical technologies such as solar panels or wind turbines, which need to be transferred from one country (usually a developed country) to another (usually a developing country). In this case, the transfer is deemed to have occurred once the hardware is installed at its destination and switched on. However, when it comes to adaptation technology such hard technologies are the exception rather than the rule. While there are indeed engineering-type technologies (the classic example being building dykes for protection against floods), the vast majority of adaptation technologies involve sharing knowledge based on experience or sharing information on how to get different institutions to interact and cooperate with each other. Thus when it comes to addressing adaptation it is less about constructing things and more about sharing knowledge based on actually doing things. Adaptation is a classic learning-by-doing activity where what’s been learned, based on experience, is the key thing that needs to be transferred. SOUTH TO NORTH? For mitigation the direction of transfer of technologies (at least so far) has been from developed countries that have the capacity for research and development to developing countries (although increasingly some of the transfer is going the other way, such as for solar panels from China to America and Europe). But with adaptation technology it is actually the poorer and more vulnerable developing countries (such as the Least Developed Countries) which have the most of value to share. They have planned and carried out pilot adaptations for longer and have built up a base of knowledge that they can share – and not just South-to-South but also South-to-North. A good example of this is the recently held 10th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation in Dhaka, where nearly 200 participants from all over the world spent a week travelling to and seeing community level adaptation in practice in Bangladesh and learning from the practitioners themselves. TIME FOR A VISIT Finally, the form in which technology (including knowledge) is most effectively transferred is also different between mitigation as adaptation. Whereas mitigation technology transfer often involves a classic North-to-South transfer of hardware, adaptation technology (and knowledge) is much more effectively transferred by having the people who need the knowledge visit those who have experience of tackling the problem, so they can learn by spending time with them. Such face-to-face knowledge exchange visits, to the places which have already gained knowledge of tackling different adverse impacts of climate change, is by far the most effective means of transferring know-how. Given that the poorest countries have been tackling climate change impacts longer than the richer countries, when it comes to transfer of adaptation technology and knowledge, the best option may be for the rich to learn from the poor.
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Africa resolves to address African Problems using African Solutions
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he African Union (AU) representing 54 countries and home to 1,2 billion inhabitants, will be in Istanbul to participate in the May 23-24, 2016, first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) with two key demands—that the international humanitarian system be redefined, and a strong, firm own commitment to itself, to the continent and its people, anchoring on the primacy of the states. In an interview with IPS on the eve of the WHS, the Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees, and Displaced Persons Division at the AU Commission, Olabisi Dare said “All the key concerns that the AU will be raising at the World Humanitarian Summit is that there is a need for the redefinition of the international humanitarian system; this redefinition should take the form of a reconfiguration of the system.” The Nigerian career diplomat and international civil servant with over 27 years international field and desk experience in Asia, Africa, Europe and America, added that the requested redefinition “should take the form of a reconfiguration of the system, it being understood that the existing system which is predicated on the UN Resolution 46 182 is to say the least not being faithfully implemented.” It is therefore in this context that the African Union is going to Istanbul with its own commitments to itself, that is its own commitment to the continent and its people and one of the key things of this commitment is to anchor on the primacy of the states itself, “the State has the primary responsibility to its own people to satisfy their needs and to take care of their vulnerabilities,” said Olabisi. “We look at these in several forms: 1. The African Union feels the State has to play the primary role of coordinating any and all humanitarian action that may take place within its territory; the States have in their efforts to alleviate the needs of its people; the States have also to maintain humanitarian space and have a responsibility to guarantee the safety of both the humanitarian workers and humanitarian infrastructure. 2. We note that the State has the capability and capacity in key areas like use of military assets in assisting humanitarian action–a key example is the use of military forces in Liberia and other acted countries the military was deployed to serve as the first line of defense to combat the spread of the disease. That said, Olabisi remarked “We can’t over-emphasise the role of the State in ensuring that humanitarian action and relief is dispensed in an effective manner and we see that this in itself will effect humanitarian action more readily on the continent.” Asked what are the African needed solutions that the AUC brings to the WHS, Olabisi, who was also senior Political/Humanitarian Affairs Officer at the African Union Mission in Liberia, with extensive experience in various aspects peace-building in a post conflict environment, including serving on the Technical Support Team to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia, reaffirmed “The African Union will make proposals in terms of what it considers as the reconfiguration of the International Humanitarian systems.” “Part of the solution is that there is a need for governments to play the primary role and a greater coordination role in order to fulfill the attributes of state in terms of its predictive and responsive nature and other attributes and this in itself is as part of what Africa has committed to do and if this find its way to the Secretary General’s report as part of the recommendation, this would be very good.” Olabisi, who was involved in the return and rehabilitation programme of over 300,000 Liberian refugees
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ith the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in New York and the Paris Agreement on climate change, 2015 has seen great progress in multilateral cooperation on sustainable development. These successes have been reached in spite of a geopolitical context darkened by distrust between powers, weaknesses in other fields of cooperation like trade negotiations, overt or smouldering conflicts in many regions, the migrant crisis and terrorism. This is only a paradox in appearance: after the financial and economic crisis began in 2008, the return to precrisis growth remains uncertain. In this unstable context, sustainable development is a strategic opportunity to reinvigorate the global economy, as well as for more international cooperation. If we want to reinforce this exceptional dynamic, we have to move fast from commitments to implementation: time is running out. This requires defining how we collectively and individually implement the necessary actions for decarbonising our economies, transforming our food systems, protecting the life support provided by Nature, and providing access for all to decent work and social protection. For us, three major challenges have now to be tackled: shifting investment and consumption patterns to reorientate the economy towards sustainability; putting inequality reduction as a priority objective; translating the international commitments into the very heart of domestic strategies and political agenda. We have made those three steps towards sustainable development the point of departure of the “Sustainable Development: It’s time!” conference on May 10 and 11 in Paris. While they primarily concern national governments, local authorities, business and civil society also need to endorse this action agenda and take concerted actions.
Members of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group take part in a rally on the second anniversary of the abduction of Chibok school girls by Boko Haram, in Abuja, Nigeria, April 14, 2016. (Reuters Photo/File)
from across the West Africa sub-region, added “We are also going to call for the re-engineering of resolution 46182 Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations to reflect Africa’s views, to reflect the need to elevate the role of the state primarily to be to deliver to its people.” The Resolution 46182 that Olabisi refers to, was adopted in 1991, setting as “Guiding Principles” that humanitarian assistance is of cardinal importance for the victims of natural disasters and other emergencies and must be provided in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality. Guiding Principle 3 clearly states, “The sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of States must be fully respected in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. In this context, humanitarian assistance should be provided with the consent of the affected country and in principle on the basis of an appeal by the affected country.” “Each State has the responsibility first and foremost to take care of the victims of natural disasters and other emergencies occurring on its territory. Hence, the affected State has the primary role in the initiation, organization, coordination, and implementation of humanitarian assistance within its territory,” states also the Guiding Principle 4. And Guiding Principle 9 stresses, “There is a clear relationship between emergency, rehabilitation and development. In order to ensure a smooth transition from relief to rehabilitation and development, emergency assistance should be provided in ways that will be supportive of recovery and longterm development. Thus, emergency measures should be seen as a step towards long-term development.” For its part, Guiding Principle 10 stresses, “Economic growth and sustainable development are essential for prevention of and preparedness against natural disasters and other emergencies. Many emergencies reflect the underlying crisis in development facing developing countries. “Humanitarian assistance should therefore be accompanied by a renewal of commitment to economic growth and sustainable development of developing countries,” it adds. ”In this context, adequate resources must be made available to address
their development problems.” “Contributions for humanitarian assistance should be provided in a way which is not to the detriment of resources made available for international cooperation for development,” says Guiding Principle 11. Obalisi then recalled “When you look at the Common African Position (CAP) [on the post 2015 development agenda], you find that the first pillar speaks to the privacy of the state; all the other 9 pillar speak the same in one form or another.” Africa will be calling on itself to be able to deliver more on resources and allocate more resources to humanitarian action, he added. “This is because it is mindful of the fact that the resource portals are dwindling from the north.” Asked what are the outcomes that Africa would most expect from the WHS, Olabisi said that Africa expects the guarantee that international humanitarian system will be reconfigured to conform with new demands and address the issues faced by the humanitarian system at the moment – one of the main outcome the Summit will deliver. “Africa is making these commitments to itself-due to the non-binding nature of the summit. The commitments Africa has made go beyond the WHS whether the summit is binding or not it will not affect what Africa is committed to, in its own self-interest and this is one of the key recommendations we will be taking to WHS.” He stressed that Africa’s commitments are not to the WHS but the Summit “gives us an opportunity to discuss a paradigm shift in terms of the way we do things in the humanitarian field in Africa and also to see that we can positively add to the mitigation and alleviation of the sufferings of our people when disasters and displacements occur.” “One of the key things to note is that Africa will go ahead with its own commitments, “our resolve to come up with something that is workable, pragmatic, and something that will make us see ourselves in a light that puts us in a position to help ourselves despite the grand bargain on Africa being shut out of the whole system,” Olabisi emphasised. “Africa however is resolved to begin addressing its own problems using African solutions to African problems.”
Time to put sustainable development into practice Teresa Ribera, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations
Three steps are needed: an investment shift, social justice and domestication of international commitments Convergence and coordination for the investment shift Shifting investment – in the order of 5 percent of up-front capital to transform the energy systems – has been identified as one of the major challenges to make the transition happen. The issue is not only how to raise additional financial resources but how to reorient existing finance flows toward sustainable infrastructures, urban development, services and innovation. For this shift to be considered inevitable by investors, new policy signals are required, such as – in the climate field – enhanced financial risk disclosure, coordination on carbon prices, and the rapid implementation of the Green Climate Fund. Different economic fora, such as the G20, should commit to a calendar for achieving sustainable finance. Some of the most critically needed advances are spearheaded by large coalitions of public and private stakeholders for innovation such as Mission Innovation, Breakthrough Coalition and the Solar Alliance. These have an important role to play in terms of channelling and concentrating resources. But these innovation coalitions should now go beyond this and achieve convergence between governments on
is both a new challenge and an absolute condition of success, because otherwise the transition will simply fail. It is therefore critical, based on past experiences, that policymakers internalise the potentially unequal impact of their environmental decisions and design solutions ensuring an equitable distribution of their benefits and transition costs. It is time also to start considering the need for an international collective response to those most vulnerable people who will be additionally impacted by environmental degradation.
policy instruments, standards, market instruments and trade rules that will Domestication of 2015 commitments steer innovation pathways. in national strategies and debates It is the responsibility of governSocial issues and inequality reduc- ments to translate their 2015 comtion at the heart of the transition mitments to the domestic level and While re-orienting investments to make them relevant to national may not pose a great challenge from a stakeholders and citizens. These enmacro-economic point of view, it may gagements should be put at the core have negative consequences for some of political action, not only by minisregions, companies or workers, spe- ters responsible for environment or cialised in economic sectors – such as development, but also by those with food or energy – that will be disrupted. direct economic and financial clout – These consequences need to be prop- as well as by Heads of State and Goverly anticipated ernment – to guarantee policy coherand managed in ence and leadership. All national a people-cen- stakeholders must be involved in the tered economy, debate to discuss the right sequence f o r i n s t a n c e of actions, and the mobilisation of through employ- media, political parties and civil soment and invest- ciety is crucial to keep governments ment mecha- accountable for their promises. nisms to support affected regions. Tracking progress through the UnitFollowing the Paris Agreement for ex- ed Nations and other intergovernmenample, the long-term low-emission tal processes complemented by civil development strategies being devel- society and think tanks, will also play oped by governments should include a a fundamental role in order to ensure chapter identifying fair transition mea- that national policymakers as well as sures and ensuring the involvement of private actors are made accountable, all stakeholders of the local economy. and share their experiences for mutual More broadly, the Sustainable De- learning and increased ambition. velopment Goals put the reduction of Investment shift, social justice and economic and gender inequality as a domestication of international commitpriority objective, alongside the access ments: these three challenges design our of the poorest people to essential ser- common agenda of action for the years vices (water, food, health, energy). This to come. The time for action is now.
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perspective
THE MORUNG EXPRESS
Why spirituality is the key to a more visionary politics Progressive renewal lies in a deep recognition that we are not choosing our current lives
path. This is the conspiracy of conformity that we are all guilty of participating in. Unger characterises this cultural tendency as “a posture of ironic detachment that turns us from flesh to stone”. The kind that makes Ganesh’s conservative realism so seductive.
Ronan Harrington
The new story of spirituality Renewal will only come when we experience ourselves in a new light. Just as Galileo proved that Earth was not the centre of the universe, there is potential for a shift in perspective within, discovering that the conditioned self is not the whole of who we are. This essentially spiritual awakening gives rise to a set of aspirations that enable a more visionary politics. What used to be a vague new-age notion is now understood more plainly as adult development. That can sound a little vague, but it tends to mean one of three things: Firstly, maturational development, popularised in the bestselling book Reinventing Organisations, which allows us to detach from narrow perspectives that we were once unconsciously beholden to. Development in ‘stages of consciousness’ help us free ourselves from needing to conform to the dominant norms and values of the culture we were raised in. This is critical in order to assume a more counter cultural perspective. Secondly, experiential depth, which refers to the broadening and deepening of experience, opening to states of mind and body that we were previously ignorant of. Exposure to these states, through mindfulness, drugs, and other ecstatic experience helps us glimpse beyond our default ‘rational consciousness’, the kind that cements a ‘put your head down and get on with it’ mentality that is closed to new ideas. For example, the administering of psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) can occasion a ‘complete mystical experience’. One high profile study found that it it lead to “significant increases in the key personality dimension of openness - being amenable to new ideas, experiences and perspectives — more than a year later”. It’s a progressive bonus that those who score higher on the personality dimension openness also tend to endorse less right wing views. And thirdly, emotional development, arguably the most familiar within mainstream discourse, found in psychodynamic practices and popularised by organisations like The School of Life. This helps us develop a relationship with the complex and often overwhelming emotions that arise inside us. “Developing a relationship with our reactions”, in the words of psychologist Robert Kegan, is critical to overcoming the cycle of self righteousness, blame and projection that keeps us politically stuck. A new society will not magically appear outside of ourselves. It is only possible when we acknowledge that we all have a shadow side, and are willing to work on ourselves. This is the new story of spirituality that we are all in the midst of experiencing. An adult developmental journey that leads to greater perspective, more openness to change, and greater self responsibility. These are the foundations of a visionary politics. Spirituality needs to be made political because politics is the means by which we alter the structures that conspire against our development. The outdated working week that saps our engagement can only be dismantled with legislation on shorter working weeks, the embrace of full automation, and universal basic income. The exam factories that turn children off their own development for life can only be transformed by wresting control of education policy. In turn, the appetite for a visionary alternative can only come from people that have seen themselves in a new way, who demand a different life. Charles Peguy reminds us that “everything starts in mysticism and ends in politics.” This week you will read articles that attempt to put what is most fundamental to us back on the table. Charlotte Millar and Deborah Grayson argue that neoliberalism is an anti spiritual project; Jonathan Rowson unpacks what exactly it means to say that personal change is the key to transformative political change; Max Harris asks whether basic income could make us more lonely; Ejner Friis and I explain the link between deep experience and the acceptance of visionary alternatives, and Indra Adnan persuades us that our spirit is something real that our politicians can cultivate in a digital age.
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n 4 June, thinkers, activists and politicians from across Europe are gathering outside London to explore a more visionary politics. One that is not merely content with humanising neoliberalism, but taking us beyond it. Toward a society with a renewed understanding of progress, where the economy serves us again. The gathering is called Alter Ego because change of this magnitude requires an inner transformation in all of us. As an initiator of this gathering, I am guest editing a series for Transformation that will argue that spirituality is the key to the visionary politics we long for. My understanding of the potential constraints of this claim come from personal experience. For most of last year I was simultaneously the co-director of the Psychedelic Society (an organisation that advocates for the careful use of psychedelics) and a director at a city law firm, recruited to show lawyers a new way of seeing themselves. I had a foot in two worlds that exist on opposite ends of the political spectrum and was trying to reconcile them. For me, it’s not that psychedelic drugs themselves are important, it’s about the perspective they give. When taken responsibly in a safe setting, they have the potential to occasion a complete mystical experience, one that radically alters our understanding of reality. We go beyond our default, egocentric way of seeing the world and connect deeply with the underlying unity and interconnectedness of all things. In short, we deeply experience what is at the heart of all religious teaching. BBC Radio 4 Analysis recently documented a trip I helped facilitate in the Netherlands, as part of a piece on the renewal of scientific interest in the medical benefits of psychedelic drugs. In interviews, participants spoke, sometimes through tears, of overcoming trauma from the past, seeing through the societal expectations that had constrained their lives, and connecting with something greater than they had previously imagined. At one point two of their journalists cornered me, asking whether psychedelics should be legalised. I doled out some soundbites about sensible policy and their appropriate use in a therapeutic context, but the truth was that I was seeing my friends connect with something greater than themselves, and I wished more people could experience it. I tried to bring the essence of this vision into the law firm, inspiring them to be more purposeful, daring and caring. For a conservative profession in the heart of the city, they were incredibly open minded. Even hiring me in the first place was an encouraging sign. There was interest in my ideas, even excitement at times. However, we too easily fell back into default ideas about who we were, and what we could become. Established identities and aspirations, particularly amongst older generations, were impossible to disembed from the capitalist system that created them. I half jokingly suggested more than once if that if we all just tried psychedelics they’d get what I was talking about. Despite opposing political viewpoints, the managing partner of the law firm and I had a strong working relationship. One of his favourite pastimes was to cut out copies of Janan Ganesh’s Tuesday column in the FT to encourage me to grow out of my youthful idealism. Ganesh is blunt about our lack of desire for change. His sobering theme is that despite the clamour for change on social media, most people just want to get on with their lives. He argues that the British left mistakenly see political apathy as a sickness to be cured, rather than something entirely respectable in a country where life is “tolerable to good”. He says: “This is what happens when people spend too much time in central Athens and not enough watching shoppers trundling their trolleys through the Tesco in Leighton Buzzard.” Reading his column every Tuesday, and experiencing it play out in real time at the law firm was incredibly deflating. Yet I refused to believe this was
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ne of the great diplomatic breakthroughs for which the Obama presidency will undoubtedly be remembered is the re-establishment of relations with Cuba. A Cold War impasse of over 50 years wasn’t thawed overnight. It took a discreet and sensitive process to bring the two sides to the table and remain there long enough to establish a dialogue that would ultimately lead to Air Force One touching down in Havana in March this year. Since Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced in December 2014 that they would restore diplomatic ties between their nations, much praise has been directed towards the Pope and the Vatican, who hosted crucial meetings between representatives of the two sides that resulted in the restoration of diplomatic ties that had been severed for half a century. The role of the Vatican in this rapprochement serves as a reminder that even in the era of systematised diplomacy, significant benefit can be derived from an informal process that takes place away from the limelight. There have always been ‘red lines’ and positions of principle beyond which governments are unwilling to venture, at least publicly, for fear of losing credibility with their electorates, allies, or key lobbies. As a result, they may make public statements that prevent them from being able to sit down with certain individuals or groups. Yet seeking a solution to an intractable problem often means talking to people you would prefer to shun. In these cases, informal, discreet dialogue — sometimes called parallel diplomacy — can lead to progress or movement which provides the grounds to
the end of the story. The political theorist Roberto Unger doesn’t either, arguing persuasively that the left will only renew itself if it champions the cause of “deep freedom”. My friends and I had experienced this freedom first hand, and yet this conversation remains off the table in our political debate. Alter Ego is our way of asking why. The premise of Alter Ego is that our economic system is a reflection of a conditioned self that we find difficult to see beyond. What I mean by conditioned self is the way that society shapes who we think we are, often entirely in unconscious ways. If we are serious about creating a new society then we need a narrative and policy agenda that helps us go beyond the selves that sustain the old one. All of this is possible with a new understanding of spirituality as an adult developmental journey. The conditioned self We are stories we tell ourselves, or more accurately, we’re the stories that are told to us again and again. When education secretary Nicky Morgan warns young people that choosing arts subjects at schools could “hold them back for the rest of their lives”, a story is being told. When the Daily Mail publishes a front page news story that ‘Retirement really could kill you’, a story is being told. When we are told how to succeed, who to care about, and how to react, a story is being told. We build our lives, and construct our very identities on these stories. They become who we are. In this case, the neoliberal story is that salvation lies in work and materialism: a status anxiety that undermines peoples’ wider social obligations and the prospects of a more fulfilling life. This private tragedy plays out at a collective level in the inequality and mental health and environmental crises that plague societies. It’s difficult to imagine how a critical mass of people could simultaneously become aware of and challenge the dominant stories that actively shape us. Yet it’s not so much the persuasive capacity of fringe elements, but that the stories themselves start to break down. In times of stagnation and crisis, the mythos of the old story is laid bare, which helps explain the mass disillusionment with politics today. This breakdown is more keenly felt amongst younger generations. A recent Harvard University survey of young adults found that that 51 percent of respondents do not support capitalism. Our loss of confidence in Capitalism is pause for self reflection on what we’re trying to achieve in the first place. An hour on the therapist’s couch reveals the underlying insecurity that drives our received ideals. We lack self-worth, so we seek validation through ‘success’. Yet even when we summon the courage to step outside this narrative, we’re up to our eyes in debt and can’t afford the rent. Progressive renewal lies in a deep recognition that this is not a life we are choosing. We are trapped, on the outside and within. To shield ourselves from this uncomfortable truth we rationalise ways of living even if we also doubt them, ridiculing others who choose an alternative
The Scope for Parallel Diplomacy David Richmond Foreign Policy in Focus re-consider those red lines. Cuba is just the latest example of parallel diplomacy in action. Over the years there have been many others. Each situation has its own idiosyncrasies, but parallel diplomacy successes from Havana to Belfast share some similar characteristics. First and foremost, the emphasis is on creating trust. Starting a dialogue isn’t about negotiating solutions. Instead, it’s about forming relationships and establishing confidence so that the parties have some reason to believe that negotiations might ultimately lead to a resolution. Sometimes parties to a conflict will find discreet ways to initiate such contacts themselves; often they find it easier to rely on the good offices of an independent third party that can offer the advantages of both neutrality and deniability. Confidence-building measures, such as prisoner exchanges, are often the means to establish grounds for trust. Agreement to allow the supply of humanitarian assistance for a suffering population can also help to establish both sides’ good faith, such as the co-operation demonstrated between Magen David Adom and the Palestinian Red Cross in the 2000s. Success is never guaranteed and, as
with formal diplomacy, the road is seldom smooth. The only reliable tools are patience, persistence, and a clear lens which shows us that the enemy does not have horns and a tail. Meeting and talking as individuals humanises the wider conflict; it is harder to feel implacable hostility towards someone you have broken bread with. Cuba has previously experienced the benefits of parallel diplomacy. In 1987, for instance, discreet talks brokered by a third party produced an agreement on a prisoner swap between Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa. This created the confidence for a series of informal contacts which resulted in the Brazzaville Accord, an historic agreement which led to a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in southern Africa, the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, and the independence of Namibia — and which ultimately paved the way for an end to Apartheid. In politics, public red lines are often unavoidable. But the pursuit of policies aimed at isolating and disenfranchising opponents risks entrenching a conflict, delaying resolution, and prolonging humanitarian suffering. As a former diplomat, I would never undervalue the benefits of regular diplo-
What these articles speak to is a new of self. It’s time to make it political
matic negotiations or the work of the UN and other international bodies. These will remain the appropriate fora for high-level negotiation and the drafting of accords. But parallel diplomacy can play a vital role in taking the first steps to start a dialogue, in building mutual trust, and in persuading parties that it’s worth their while to come to the formal negotiating table. The stalemate with Cuba may now be thankfully consigned to the history books, but with the world mired in so many conflicts — many of them seemingly intractable or involving that mixture of non-state and state actors which has proved so unfavorable for more conventional diplomatic solutions — the scope for parallel diplomacy has never been greater. Recent news coverage has focused on the entrenched conflict in Libya, where fighting between different armed factions has pushed the country dangerously close to becoming a failed state. However, there have been signs of hope in the south of the country, where the Community of Sant’Egidio has been helping to broker a dialogue between representatives of the rival Tebu and Tuareg tribes. The process scored a success in April, when the two sides issued a joint statement of support for the nascent UN-backed unity government — a promising outcome of parallel dialogue in a fractured nation. Prospects for a peaceful settlement to some of today’s conflicts may seem impossibly remote. But every peace process has to begin with individuals being encouraged to find a way to talk to each other. David Richmond, a former diplomat, now leads the Brazzaville Foundation for Peace and Conservation
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Are Indigenous Women Key to Sustainable Development? Valentina Leri
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e, indigenous women want to be considered as part of the solution for sustainable development, because we have capabilities and knowledge,” said Tarcila Rivera, a Quechua journalist and activist for the rights of indigenous people in Peru, at a press conference on the Empowerment of Indigenous Women. Rivera, like many other women who are fighting for the rights of indigenous people in parts of Central and Latin America, Northern Europe, Canada, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, is attending the 60th annual sessions of the inter-governmental body, UN Commission of the Status of Women (CSW60), which concludes March 24. As a functional commission of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the CSW is meeting with representatives of Member States, U.N. agencies, international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society to discuss the status of women’s political, economic and social advancement and the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. Opening the 60th CSW session, Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, who during his nine years in office has appointed over 150 women as Assistant SecretariesGeneral or Under-Secretaries-General — urged country leaders to take action to end gender inequality. “In countries where children have “disappeared”, grandmothers stood up to demand justice. In areas ravaged by AIDS, HIV-positive mothers replaced stigma with hope. In homophobic societies, lesbian victims of rape survived and organized […] As long as one woman’s human rights are violated, our struggle is not over.” In line with this year’s CSW theme —Women’s Empowerment and Its Link to Sustainable Development and the U.N. 2030 Agenda– indigenous women are demanding governments in their countries to recognise them as a driving force in achieving economic and social development. In Kenya, it is mostly women who play a key role in supporting families despite growing up in a patriarchal society, explained Valerie Kasaiyian – an indigenous Maasai woman, lawyer and educator for girl’s reproductive rights. There are indigenous women groups, such as those from Samburu, who for the past 20 years have provided alone for their entire community by building houses and schools. They also established self-sustaining economic activities by selling livestock or traditional jewels in order to get their families out of poverty, continued Kasaiyian. Women from Marsabit, in the northern part of Kenya, developed sustainable farms, where they grew tomatoes and other crops in greenhouses, and then sold them to the community, without reliance on their male counterparts. “Sustainable development is about preserving resources and the land for future generations. Indigenous communities, who for centuries have lived in isolation, have found their own system to work the land and to preserve it. It is in our ancestral culture and identity,” Kasaiyian told IPS. “Yet we assist to a systematic ethnocide of our indigenous culture by the government […] where young indigenous women are meant to be homogenised and integrated into the mainstream culture,” she added. Since the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, along with the U.N. Resolution 1325, on the importance of women in peace negotiations and peace-building, and the 2007 U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People, there have been several important steps to highlight the voices of indigenous women in the international arena. But at a slow pace. Indigenous women and girls- who are not to be confused with rural women – have their own identity, defined by their own specific language, education, traditional knowledge and socio-economic values, remarked Rivera, who is the founder of the Center for Indigenous Cultures of Peru (CHIRAPAQ) . However, they are mostly excluded by government policies, as they are not fully treated with human dignity, said the Peruvian activist. “Many programs look at us as subject of assistance. But we don’t want to depend on these kind of food programs. We are trying to be considered as subject of change, and development from within, (through) our capacity,” she said. Despite the lack of thorough national statistics, indigenous women suffer from high levels of discrimination, sexual and domestic violence, extreme poverty, trafficking, lacking in access to land rights and education and poor maternal and infant healthcare. Myrna Cunningham, an indigenous Mixteca woman from the Waspam community in Nicaragua, told IPS about the problem of data disaggregation in certain countries, where indigenous people are not counted or excluded from certain indicators. “When talking about statistics” – said Cunningham, who is President of the Center for Autonomy and Development of Indigenous Peoples (CADPI), and former chair of the U.N. Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues – “self-identification, should be the main indicator, which can be used complementarily to other types of info-gathering questions. Also, government statistics should use more culturally sensitive indicators, which will help to define public policies and implement them.” With the adoption of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People, the U.N. set a framework that will foster the partnership between members states and indigenous communities, through dialogue, proposals and projects, in order to further implement the Declaration and recognise and protect indigenous women, Chandra Roy-Henriksen, Chief Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, told IPS. Kasaiyian said: “We will strongly push for a U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Women specifically, so that women can prosecute in case of violation of their rights in international tribunals. Indigenous women must bridge the gap between academics, professionals and activists, by establishing their own jurisprudence and theories of law regarding the eradication of violence against women and to empower future generations.”
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SC allows Italian marine to leave India New Delhi, May 26 (iaNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the second Italian marine, Salvatore Girone, under probe for the shooting of two Indian fishermen, return home till international arbitration goes on in the case that has soured bilateral ties between the two countries. The bench of Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud relaxed earlier bail conditions for Girone after the Indian government's "no objection" to the move. Girone, who is at present housed at the Italian embassy premises in Delhi, and fellow Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre allegedly shot dead two fishermen off the Kerala coast while they were security detail on board oil tanker Enrica Lexie in February 2012, mistaking them for pirates. Latorre was granted permission to go home in 2014 when he suffered a stroke in India. The apex court recently allowed an extension of his home stay till September 30. But in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed displeasure and accused the BJP-led central government of mishandling the case and allowing
Salvatore Girone (C) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, are escorted as they leave a courtroom at Kollam in Kerala. (REUTERS File Photo)
the marine to leave India. "We have made our position clear right from the time this incident occurred. The Centre never pursued the case the way it should have been taken up, and hence this happened," said Vijayan. The Italian foreign ministry in Rome said it was satisfied with the Indian court's decision. "Girone might be going home any day now," the ministry said, adding the Italian govern-
Doctors' retirement age to be extended to 65 years: Modi SaharaNpur, May 26 (iaNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government will soon take a decision to extend the retirement age of government doctors to 65 years. "As we are facing a huge shortage of doctors in the country, our government is working on a plan to extend the retirement age of the doctors to 65 years," Modi said while addressing a rally here to mark two years of his government. "The cabinet will soon approve a bill to increase the retirement age of government doctors from 60 to 65 years," he said. Modi said it will help doctors serve the nation till the time more new doctors join the profession. The prime minister also requested the doctors to offer free health services to pregnant women on the ninth of every month. "Earlier also, I had requested the doctors and today again I request them to give free health services to pregnant women on the ninth of every month," Modi said. "This free health service for 12 days in a year will ensure that no mother bears the pain of poverty."
Will examine ED request for extradition of Lalit Modi: MEA New Delhi, May 26 (iaNS): The external affairs ministry said on Thursday that it will examine the Enforcement Directorate request for extradition of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and will send it to Britain soon. "The ED has sent us an extradition request for Lait Modi. It is currently being examined by our legal experts. Once we make sure that it is in good shape, we'll send it to UK (British) side for considerations," said ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup. A special court in Mumbai two months back had issued an order allowing the ED to begin extradition proceedings against Modi in connection with its money laundering probe against him and others. In August last year, the agency had moved the Interpol to get a red corner notice issued against Modi but the international police body has not obliged it yet. Interpol authorities, time and again, have sought additional information from ED investigators on their money laundering case against Modi as part of the process to issue such a world-wide warrant against him. The ED is probing Modi, the IPL and its executives for alleged violation of anti-money laundering laws after registering an FIR in 2012.
ment "renews its commitment to comply with the terms and conditions established by the Supreme Court". The court granted the marine permission to leave after adding fresh bail conditions proposed by Additional Solicitor General P. S. Narasimha. These include Girone, who will remain under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, will have to report to police station in Italy on
well. Please clear the dirt. Ask your officials to appear before us," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said. The tribunal rapped Agra Development Authority and Agra Nagar Nigam for their failure to keep the area near the marble mausoleum clean and directed the top officers of these departments to appear before it on May 31. The green panel on May 16 had issued notices to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttar Pradesh government and others on the plea of Agra resident D K Joshi. Joshi had claimed that dumping of waste in Yamuna has led to stagnation of the river and "consequently the explosive breeding of an insect called 'Chirono-
and if the Indian Supreme Court required by it. The marine was also asked to surrender his passport when he arrives in Italy. Narasimha told the court that the central government has "no objection" against the plea moved by the Italian government last week if Girone complies with the fresh bail conditions. "We support the application on humanitarian grounds subject to his compliance with the conditions
SaharaNpur, May 26 (iaNS): When Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks, he minces no words. It was no exception on Thursday when he targeted the opposition, saying while the nation was changing fast the mentality of some people was not. Addressing a massive rally at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh to mark two years of his government at the Centre, Modi said he wanted a "qualitative change" in the lives of people and had come to the rally to submit the “hisaab-kitaab” (accounts) of his government. "I am an MP from this state and hence Uttar Pradesh has a special place in my heart," he said amid applause and added that he was serving the people of the country as the “pradhan sevak” (prime servant). The prime minister slammed the previous United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre for "looting" the public's money while being in power. "When I became the prime minister, I was shocked to find out that the previous government had looted every bit of public money. Do people come to power to loot pubic funds?" Modi asked. He also said that during the two years of the National Democratic Alliance government there has been no case of graft. "I have taken it upon myself to end the corruption in the country. There has been no case of corruption against our government in the last two years. Even our opponents could not raise fingers at us," Modi said. The prime minister also attacked the previous UPA government for slow pace of growth and said that his government would connect all the villages by road. "During UPA government, many announcements were made but nothing was happening at the ground level. The pace of road construction has doubled by two times today as compared to the previous government. We are committed to connect all the villages in the country by a network of concrete roads," Modi said. He further said it was "shameful" that thousands of villages in the country were still without electricity. "It is shameful for me that even after around 70 years of Independence, thousands of villages in our country don't have electricity. I take pride in saying that in the last two years 6,000 villages have received electricity," the prime minister added.
PIL moved in Supreme Court challenging NEET ordinance New Delhi, May 26 (iaNS): The Supreme Court was moved on Thursday, challenging the NEET ordinance exempting Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab for this year from the ambit of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical colleges. The petition has been moved by Anand Rai - whistle-blower in Madhya Pradesh's Vyapam admission and recruitment scam and on whose earlier petition, the apex court had ordered CBI probe in the Vyapam scam. In his new petition, Rai has challenged the NEET ordinance which was signed by President
Pranab Mukherjee on May 24, contending that the ordinance was contrary to the stand taken by the central government before the top court wherein it had said that it "favoured unified, standardised medical entrance exam for the whole of India". Speaking to IANS, Vaibhav Srivastava, advocate for Rai, said that petition says that "lakhs of students are confused as to what will happen after the promulgation of ordinance as the state governments have been given a choice to conduct their own medical entrance examinations for the seats in the government medical colleges as well as for the government quota seats in
private medical colleges". He said that PIL notes that the ordinance is "in direct conflict with the stand taken by the Union of India before the Supreme Court in the case of NEET as they (central government) were eager to conduct unified, standardised medical entrance examination for the whole of India" and sought to know the reasons. "What is the compulsion, why the U-turn," asked Srivastava. He said that the PIL is likely to be mentioned on Friday before the vacation bench of Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice D.Y.Chandrachud for an early hearing but if it does not happen, then it would certainly be men-
tioned on Monday. President Mukherjee had signed the ordinance on May 24 after seeking clarifications from the government including legal opinion from legal luminaries and government's senior law officer. Though the NEET ordinance had permitted Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab to enrol students in undergraduate medical courses on the basis of exams conducted by them, the apex court by its May 9 order had refused to modify its April 28 order making NEET mandatory for admission to undergraduate medical courses across the
country for the academic year 2016-2017. A bench of Justice Anil R. Dave, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice Adarsh Kumsr Goel had held that "prima facie, we do not find any infirmity in the NEET regulation on the ground that it affects the rights of the states or the private institutions" and found "no merit" in the applications seeking modification of its April 28 order making NEET the only route for admission to medical colleges. Meanwhile, Gujarat-based student Jugal Nikhil Shah filed a caveat seeking to be heard in the event of any challenge to the NEET ordinance.
HC stays reservation for Jats, 5 other communities Will not use potassium bromate, iodate in products: Bread makers
ChaNDigarh, May 26 (pti): Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the reservation for Jats and five other communities provided by the Haryana government under a newly carved Backward Classes (C) category. The high court passed the order while hearing a petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Haryana Backward Classes (reservation in services and admission in educational institutions) Act 2016 that was passed unanimously by the state Assembly on March 29. The interim order was passed by a bench headed by Justice S S Saron. The Act was challenged by Murari Lal Gupta of Bhiwani, who was seeking a direction to quash block 'C' of the Act, which provides reservation to the Jat community under a newly carved Backward Classes (C) category. The petitioner submitted that reservation for the Jat community has been provided under the new act on the basis of the Justice KC Gupta commission report, which the Supreme Court has already quashed. The counsel for the petitioner stated that providing reservation on the basis of the Gupta commission report tantamounts to the revision of a ju-
NGT raps civic bodies in Agra New Delhi, May 26 (pti): The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the civic bodies in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh over rampant dumping of municipal solid waste on the floodplains of Yamuna near Taj Mahal leading to stagnation of water in the river. "Have you (civic bodies) seen the dirt around the Taj Mahal? It's a world heritage site. It's a shame that you can't keep even a world known monument clean. Total junk is lying there. It is impermissible. We have been passing orders all round the year still you have not taken any action. "We had asked you to put barbed wire so that there is no encroachment on the floodplains, you have not done that as
first Wednesday of every month and the Indian embassy in Rome will have to be informed about it. The court also asked the marine not to tamper with any evidence or influence any witness. Besides, the court said the Italian ambassador in New Delhi will give a fresh undertaking that Girone shall be made to return to India in one month after the decision of the International Arbitral Tribunal
imposed by the court," the assistant solicitor general said. The court decision comes in the wake of April 29 order of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) asking India and Italy to cooperate in relaxing the bail conditions of Girone so that he could return to his country during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings before it. The tribunal is holding an international arbitration to decide the question of jurisdiction between India and Italy as to who will try the two Italian marines for the murder of the fishermen during an anti-piracy mission. The case had triggered a diplomatic row between India and Italy even as the two countries last year agreed to move to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and abide by its decisions. Italy argues that the marines should have immunity as they were servicemen working on a mission and that India does not have jurisdiction as the incident took place outside its territorial waters. The Indian government has continuously rejected the Italian foreign ministry's claims.
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mus Calligraphus' (Geoldichironomus), which is a biological indicator of water quality and localised water pollution." Referring to a report of the Archaeological Survey of India, the plea, filed through advocate Rahul Chaudhory, had said that these insects are staining the walls of the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, greenish-black. "School of Entymology, St John's School, Agra did a preliminary report on the insect attack to the Taj Mahal and found that the presence of the insect was causing damage to the monument," the plea had said while seeking constitution of a Committee to look into the problem to prevent further damage to the river and the monument.
dicial order, which the legislature cannot do. According to the counsel, only the judiciary can revise the findings on an issue already decided in a judicial order. It was further submitted in the petition that in 2014 as well, the state government had introduced such a bill to include Jats in the list of other backward classes for reservation in jobs and educational institutes. However, the Supreme Court, in the case of Ram Singh and others versus the Union of India, had held that Jats were not backward socially, educationally and politically. The new act provides reservation for Jats and five other communities under the backward class (C) category. The five other communities - including Jat Sikhs, Muslim Jats, Bishnois, Rors and Tyagis - would be entitled to 10 per cent reservation in government services and admission in educational institutions. A petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Act initially came up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice Mahesh Grover of the High Court. But taking up the matter, the bench observed that the issues raised by the petitioner were required to be decided by the PIL bench.
New Delhi, May 26 (iaNS): Leading bread makers on Thursday asserted that they will give up the use of chemicals like potassium bromate and iodate, in wake of a study warning these chemicals may cause cancer, in their products. "We will not use potassium bromate and iodate if people don't like it. We were using them as their use was allowed by our government and scientists. We have other enzymes and emulsifiers as their alternate," said Aadil Hassan, heading a delegation of All India Bread Manufacturers' Association, at a press conference here. Explaining the rationale for potassium bromate's use in baking bread, Hasan, who is the managing director of Harvest Gold Breads, said that was an oxidizing agent. Admitting its overuse was harmful, he said that "if used with sophistication, it only adds to the product". "Potassium iodate never had any use for us. We were using it since government had mandated its use for breads," he said, adding that the AIBMA has decided to give up use of both additives because "there is a confusion among the consumers regarding its use." He also said that both the additives are in use among the leading countries of the world including the US. "In Europe these additives are not used as there are other enzymes available," Hassan said, adding the CSE never shared their reports with the bread manufacturers and they came to know about their claims only from the media. Meanwhile, an AIBMA statement also called for a wider debate to make food products in India better.
For world records, man removes teeth & gets over 500 tattoos New Delhi, May 26 (reuterS): An Indian man obsessed with setting Guinness world records got 366 flags tattooed on his body and had all his teeth removed so he could put nearly 500 drinking straws and more than 50 burning candles in his mouth. Har Parkash Rishi, who claims to have set more than 20 records, now calls himself Guinness Rishi. Born in 1942 in a cinema hall in the capital, New Delhi, Rishi first got into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1990 when, with two friends, he rode a scooter for 1,001 hours. The passion to get his name in the record book led him to perform some bizarre acts, including delivering a pizza from New Delhi to San Francisco and gulping a bottle of tomato ketchup in less than four minutes. He even got his family involved - his wife Bimla holds a 1991 record for writing the world's shortest will: "All to Son".
While it is the tattoos on his body, more than 500 in all, that brought him fame, Rishi, an auto parts manufacturer by profession, says the toughest one was stuffing the straws in his mouth. "I am the world record holder of 496 straws in my mouth ... For that record, I needed space, I had to remove every tooth so that I could put maximum straws in my mouth," Rishi told Reuters Television before re-enacting the feat on camera. He is now getting images of global leaders tattooed on his body to add to images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Barack Obama, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's independence movement. Guinness Rishi, 74, multiple world record holder including most flags tattooed on his body, poses for a photograph outside his apartment in New Delhi. (REUTERS Photo)
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1,000 killed in attacks Hillary Clinton email server broke ‘Nearly on health workers in 2014-15’ government rules, watchdog finds NEW YORK, MaY 26 (REutERs): Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval for her work as U.S. secretary of state, an internal government watchdog said on Wednesday. The long-awaited report by the State Department inspector general was the first official audit of the controversial arrangement to be
made public. It was highly critical of Clinton’s use of a server in her home, and immediately fuelled Republican attacks on Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in an already acrimonious presidential race. The report, which also found problems in department record-keeping practices before Clinton’s tenure, undermined Clinton’s earlier defences of her emails, likely adding to Democratic anxieties about public perceptions of the candidate. A majority of voters say Clinton is dishonest, according to multiple polls. The report concluded that Clinton would not have been allowed to use the server in her home had she asked the department officials in charge of information security. The report said that staff w h o later raised concerns were told to keep quiet. Several suspected hacking a t tempts in 2011 were never reported to department information security officials, in breach of department rules, it said. “She’s as crooked as they come,” Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, said of Clinton at a campaign rally in Anaheim, California, adding that the report’s findings were “not good” for her. Clinton’s campaign disagreed, saying the report rebutted Republican’s criticism. The inspector general’s office examined email record-keeping under five secretaries state, both Democratic and Republican. John Kerry, the current of-
Pres-elect Duterte apologises for beheading of Canadian by militants MaNILa, MaY 26 (REutERs): Philippine Presidentelect Rodrigo Duterte has apologised to the Canadian prime minister for the beheading of a Canadian by an Islamist militant group, saying he would try to make sure “nothing like this” happens again. Duterte, 71, has yet to be declared winner of the May 9 election, but an official vote count shows him six million votes ahead of his closest rival, in part because of his campaign of crushing crime, corruption and drug abuse. “Please accept my apologies for the incident that resulted to the killing of your national,” Duterte said on Thursday he told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who called him up to congratulate him on his election win. “We will try to see to it that nothing like this will happen again.” Canadian John Ridsdel, a former mining executive, was beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf on the southern island of Jolo on April 25. Trudeau at the time called it “an act of cold-blooded murder”. Another Canadian, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman are still being held captive by the al Qaeda-linked militants eight months after they were abducted in a upscale resort near Davao City, where Duterte was mayor for two decades. The Abu Sayyaf gave the Philippine and Canadian governments and families of the captives until 3 p.m. on June 13 to pay 300 million pesos ($6.43 million) for the release of each of the captives. Abu Sayyaf is also holding other foreigners, including one from the Netherlands, one from Japan and four Malaysian tugboat crew.
Trump unlikely to be able to renegotiate climate deal COLOGNE, MaY 26 (REutERs): Donald Trump would be “highly unlikely” to be able to renegotiate the global accord on climate change if elected U.S. president, the U.N.’s climate chief said on Wednesday, as doing so would require the agreement of 195 countries. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, told Reuters earlier this month he was “not a big fan” of the climate accord and would seek to renegotiate elements of the deal. “As we all know, Donald Trump relishes making very dramatic statements on many issues, so it is not surprising, but it is highly unlikely that that would be possible,” Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, told journalists at the Carbon Expo event in Cologne. The accord, struck in Paris last December, saw countries agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 with the aim of limiting the rise in the global average temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius. “An agreement that has been adopted by 195 countries would require 195 countries to agree to any new negotiation,” she said. She added the current U.S. administration was a strong supporter of the deal because it benefits the country. Many of the accord’s backers say it is in U.S. interests to limit greenhouse gas emissions, partly because cuts in the use of fossil fuels would also mean less air pollution, a big cause of disease. Trump has said in the past he believes global warming is a concept that was invented by China to hurt the competitiveness of U.S. business. The Paris Agreement will formally enter into force when 55 nations representing at least 55 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have ratified it. China and the United States, representing 38 percent, say they will join this year. Figueres said if this happens the agreement could come into force as early as 2017. It would then be even harder for the U.S. to pull out, as rules state any nation wanting to leave has to wait four years from the date of the agreement’s entry into force - the length of a U.S. presidential term.
was aware of hacking attempts on Clinton’s server, but had no evidence that any were successful. When two lower-level information technology officials tried to raise concerns about Clinton’s email arrangement in late 2010, their supervisor in Clinton’s office instructed them “never to speak of the Secretary’s personal email system again,” the report said. Their supervisor told them that department lawyers had approved of the system, but the inspector general’s office said it found no evidence this was true. Brian Fallon, a Clinton spokesman, said the report rebutted criticisms of Clinton made by her political opponents. “The report shows that problems with the State Department’s electronic recordkeeping systems were longstanding and that there was no precedent of someone in her position having a State Department email account until after the arrival of her successor,” he said in a statement. He did not address the report’s criticism of Clinton’s use of a private server, something no other secretary of state has done. Democrats, including fundraisers for Clinton’s campaign, said the report revealed nothing new. “It’s digging and digging and digging,” Amy Rao, the chief executive of data company Integrated Archive Systems and a Clinton fundraiser, said in an interview, comparing the investigation to probes the Clintons faced in the 1990s. “Trust me: There’s no there there. It’s Whitewater.” Current Secretary of State Kerry asked Steve Linick, the State Department inspector general, to investigate after Clinton’s CONCERNS SILENCED State Department spokesman Mark email arrangement came to light last year. Toner said he would not “challenge” those President Barack Obama appointed Linfindings. He told reporters the department ick to the role in 2013.
ficeholder, and predecessors Madeline Albright, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice all agreed to speak to the inspector general’s investigators. Clinton was the only one who declined to be interviewed, as did her aides. The report contradicted Clinton’s repeated assertion that her server was allowed and that no permission was needed. Several other inquiries continue, including a U.S. Justice Department investigation into whether the arrangement broke laws. The inspector general’s report cited “longstanding, systemic weaknesses” with State Department records that predated Clinton’s tenure, and found problems with the email record-keeping of some of her predecessors, particularly Powell, that failed to comply with the Federal Records Act. But it singled out Clinton for her decision to use a private server in her home in Chappaqua, New York, for government business. “OIG found no evidence that the Secretary requested or obtained guidance or approval to conduct official business via a personal email account on her private server,” the report said, using an abbreviation for the office of inspector general. The report said Clinton should have discussed the arrangement with the department’s security and technology officials. Officials told investigators that they “did not - and would not - approve her exclusive reliance on a personal email account to conduct Department business.” The reason, those officials said, is because it breached department rules and presented “security risks.”
GENEVa, MaY 26 (REutERs): Nearly 1,000 people were killed in attacks on health centres worldwide over the past two years, almost 40 percent of them in Syria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday in its first report on the growing scourge. The United Nations agency documented 594 attacks resulting in 959 deaths and 1,561 injuries in 19 countries with emergencies between January 2014 and December 2015. Syria, torn by civil war since 2011, had the most attacks on hospitals, ambulances, patients and medical workers, accounting for 352 deaths. The Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Iraq, Pakistan and Libya, followed. Some 62 percent of all attacks were deemed intentional and many led to disruption of public health services. “This is not an isolated issue, it is not limited to war zones, it is not accidental. The majority of these are intentional,” Dr. Bruce Aylward, executive director of WHO’s emergency programme, told a news briefing. “It is also not stopping and it has real complications for what we are trying to do. It is getting more and more difficult to deploy people into these places, it is getting more and more difficult to keep them safe when they are there and it is getting more and more difficult to ensure they survive, let alone recover in crises.” The casualty figures include 42 killed and 37 wounded in a a U.S. air strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan last October. A U.S. military report last month said that the incident did not amount to a war crime but was caused by human error, equipment failure and other factors, but MSF has called for an independent inquiry. WHO said 53 percent of the attacks were perpetrated by states, 30 by armed groups and 17 percent remain unknown. “One of the most important rules of war you is that you don’t attack health care facilities, health care providers, the sick, the disabled. So these attacks do represent gross violations of international humanitarian law,” said Rick Brennan, WHO director of emergency risk management and humanitarian response. “Violations of international humanitarian law, if proven, can be considered war crimes and the perpetrators can be taken to the International Criminal Court,” he said.
China says its people will never Excessive working may up stand for Taiwan independence anxiety and depression risk BEIJING, MaY 26 (REutERs): China’s 1.3 billion people are united in their determination never to allow self-ruled Taiwan to become independent, China’s top official in charge of ties with the island was quoted as saying on Thursday, in Beijing’s latest blast at Taipei. China has repeatedly warned Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, whose leader Tsai Ing-wen assumed the presidency last week, of negative consequences if they fail to recognise Taiwan is a part of China under Beijing’s “one China” principle. Tsai has said democratic principles will rule Taiwan’s ties with Beijing and urged China in her inaugural speech Friday to “set aside the baggage of history” and engage in positive dialogue. Meeting a group of Taiwan business representatives in Beijing, Zhang Zhijun, head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said anything that goes against the “one China” principle would only bring
tension and upheaval to ties. “There is no future in Taiwan independence, and this cannot become an option for Taiwan’s future. This is the conclusion of history,” the official Xinhua news agency cited Zhang as saying. “Some people say you must pay attention to broad public opinion in Taiwan, and that one can understand the attitude and feelings of Taiwan’s people formed by its special historical experiences and social environment,” Zhang added. “But, Taiwan society ought to understand and attach importance to the feelings of the 1.37 billion residents of the mainland,” he said. China has regarded Taiwan as a wayward province, to be taken by force if necessary, ever since defeated Nationalists fled to Taiwan in 1949 after a civil war with China’s Communists. Referring to late 19th and early 20th century period when foreign powers strove to carve off bits of the declining Chinese empire for
themselves, Zhang said China’s people had a deep memory of that period of national weakness and humiliation. “They have a rock-solid will that has remained consistent towards protecting national unity and not allowing the country to be split,” he added. The Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan’s ministerial agency in charge of ties with China, said in response to Zhang’s comments that Tsai has said she is committed to ensuring the status quo in relations with China and to maintaining peace and stability. China does not permit public discussion of views which challenge the notion of Taiwan being a part of China. Taiwan was a Japanese colony from 1895-1945, having gained control of the island from imperial China. Many Taiwanese have a broadly positive view of Japanese rule, saying it brought progress to an undeveloped, largely agricultural island.
LONdON, MaY 26 (IaNs): Are you a workaholic? If so, you may be at an increased risk of having psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression, warns a new study, suggesting that taking work to the extreme may be a sign of deeper psychological or emotional issues. The findings showed that workaholics are at greater risk of anxiety, depression and disorders such as attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), -- a chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity and impulsiveness -- obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviours. “Workaholics scored higher on all the psychiatric symptoms than non-workaholics,” said Cecilie Schou Andreassen, researcher and clinical psychologist specialist at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway. Among the study participants, 32.7 percent workaholics met criteria for ADHD in contrast to 12.7 percent non-
workaholics. While 25.6 percent workaholics fulfilled the criteria for OCD, only 8.7 percent among non-workaholics were found at risk. Anxiety was seen in 33.8 percent workaholics and 11.9 percent in non-workaholics. 8.9 percent people met criteria for depression among workaholics and only 2.6 per cent among non-workaholics. “Whether this reflects overlapping genetic vulnerabilities, disorders leading to workaholism or, conversely, workaholism causing such disorders, remain uncertain,” Andreassen explained. For the study, published in the journal PLOS One, the team examined the associations between workaholism and psychiatric disorders among 16,426 working adults. The results clearly highlight the importance of further investigating neurobiological deviations related to workaholic behaviour, the researchers concluded.
Abe points to 2008 crisis as G7 leaders debate global risk IsE-sHIMa, JapaN, MaY 26 (REutERs): Group of Seven leaders voiced concern about emerging economies on Thursday as their host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, made a pointed comparison to the global financial crisis eight years ago. Abe said the G7 leaders agreed on the need for flexible spending to spur world growth but the timing and amount depended on each country, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko told reporters, adding some countries saw no need for such spending. Britain and Germany have been resisting calls for fiscal stimulus. “G7 leaders voiced the view that emerging economies are in a severe situation, although there were views that the current economic situation is not a crisis,” Seko said after the first day of a two-day G7 summit in Ise-Shima, central Japan. Abe presented data showing global commodities prices fell 55 percent from June 2014 to January 2016, the same margin as from July 2008 to February 2009, after the Lehman collapse. Lehman had been Wall
Participants of the G7 summit meetings (from front in clockwise) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama attend session 1 working lunch meeting at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan on May 26. (REUTERS Photo)
Street’s fourth-largest investment bank when it filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sept. 15, 2008, making its bankruptcy by far the biggest in U.S. history. Its failure triggered the global financial crisis. Abe hopes, some political insiders say, to use a G7 statement on the global economy as cover for a domestic fiscal package including the possible delay
of a rise in the nation’s sales tax to 10 percent from 8 percent planned for next April. The G7 leaders are also expected to reaffirm their previous commitment to stability in the foreign exchange market. European Council President Donald Tusk said earlier he would seek G7 support for more global aid for refugees. A flow of migrants from Syria and
elsewhere to Europe has confronted the continent with its biggest refugee crisis since World War Two. “If we (G7) do not take the lead in managing this crisis, nobody would,” Tusk told reporters. MARITIME SECURITY Other summit topics include terrorism, cyber security and maritime security, especially China’s
increasing assertiveness in the East and South China Seas, where Beijing has territorial disputes with Japan and several Southeast Asian nations. At a news conference late on Wednesday, Abe said Japan welcomed China’s peaceful rise while repeating Tokyo’s opposition to acts that try to change the status quo by force and urging respect of the rule of law - principles expected to be mentioned in a statement after the summit. Asked if a G7 summit was the right place to discuss the South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a briefing in Beijing it was up to the G7 to decide. “But we believe that no matter what the topic is, they should all adopt impartial and fair positions, and not apply double standards or strike alliances, and especially not take actions to escalate or provoke regional tensions,” he said. Summit pageantry began when Abe escorted G7 leaders to the Shinto religion’s holiest site, greeting U.S. President Barack Obama and other G7 partners one-by-one at Ise Grand Shrine in central Japan, dedicated to sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami,
mythical ancestress of the emperor. Led by a white-robed priest, each leader walked across a bridge, took part in a tree-planting ritual, strolled through the expansive grounds and posed for a group photo. Abe has said he hopes the shrine visit will provide an insight to the heart of Japanese culture. Critics say he’s catering to a conservative base that wants to put religion back in politics and revive traditional values. On Wednesday night, Abe met Obama for talks dominated by the arrest of a U.S. military base civilian worker in connection with the killing of a young woman on Japan’s southern Okinawa island, reluctant host to the bulk of the U.S. military in Japan. The attack has marred Obama’s hopes of keeping his Japan trip strictly focused on his visit on Friday to Hiroshima, site of the world’s first atomic bombing, to highlight reconciliation between the two former World War Two foes and his nuclear anti-proliferation agenda. The G7 groups Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
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Washington, May 26 (aFP): LeBron James tallied 23 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved within one victory of reaching the NBA finals with a 116-78 blowout home triumph over the Toronto Raptors. James, who is seeking his sixth straight appearance in the NBA championship series, also had six rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals three games to two. "I am a very experienced player. I've been here a long time," James said. "I was able to be very calm these last 48 hours understanding that it is a big game. "I've been in some pressure situations before and I wanted to have that confidence around these guys who have never been in that situation before, and it paid off." Kyrie Irving added 23 points in the Cavaliers' most lopsided playoff victory in franchise history, eclipsing their 31-point victory at home in the series opener. Game six is Friday in Toronto. The Raptors must win or else Cleveland will advance to next month's NBA finals to face either the Oklahoma City Thunder or defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Cavaliers delivered a stunning blow on
Nadal wins 200th Grand Slam match PaRis, May 26 (aFP): Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal on Thursday became just the eighth man to win 200 Grand Slam matches when he defeated Argentina's Facundo Bagnis to reach the last 32 at Roland Garros. Nadal, 29, dropped the first two games against the world number 99 but then won 18 of the next 22 to ease through 6-3, 6-0, 6-3. He next plays either Spanish compatriot Marcel Granollers or Nicolas Mahut of France. "It was a difficult start but after that I was very solid and happy to win on Court Philippe Chatrier which has been the most important court in my career," said Nadal. "This has been a better year than last year. I have been playing well this year against some of the best players in the world. "I wanted to be competitive again at Roland Garros which is very special to me." Roger Federer, missing from the French Open this year, tops the all-time list of Grand Slam matches won on 302.
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LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes up for a dunk against the Toronto Raptors in game five of the Eastern Conference Finals. (AFP Photo)
Wednesday by flipping the script on the Raptors, who won back-to-back home games to level the series 2-2. Faith in Love Cleveland's faith was also restored in forward Kevin Love, who scored a team-high 25 points on eight-of-10 shooting after making just five-of-23 in the two losses in Toronto. "We had our aggression today from the start. It started with Kevin and we followed his lead," James said. "He is a big reason why we were able to play as well as we did today. "When Kevin is aggressive like we saw then we want to keep giving him the ball. He was spectacular." Cleveland have out-
scored the Raptors by 88 points in their three home games. James thinks the Cavaliers can land another knockout punch on Friday, but there is no margin for error when they face the Raptors on Canadian soil. "It is going to be extremely difficult," he said of game six. "Playing in that beast of an arena, we've got to be composed and we got to be tough." The contest was all but over after the first quarter, when Cleveland's 37 points were the most they've scored in any quarter in this series. Toronto trailed by 18 after one period, and they didn't pass 37 points until
the early stages of the third quarter. The Raptors' 65-34 halftime deficit was the first time in franchise history they trailed by at least 30 points in any game, regular season or playoffs. Kyle Lowry had 13 points and six assists, and DeMar DeRozan scored 14 points for the Raptors after they totalled 67 points in Toronto's game four win at home. The backcourt partners shot a combined seven-for-20 in game five. James said containing those two was crucial. "You have got to keep two guys in front of them all the time. Make them see four hands and keep them off the free throw line," he said.
Warner praises bowlers, fielders for win over KKR
neW Delhi, May 26 (Pti): Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has credited his bowlers and fielders for his side's comfortable 22-run win over twotime champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator here. After posting 162 for eight, riding on Yuvraj Singh's 30-ball 44, Sunrisers came up with a fine bowling performance and fielding effort to restrict KKR to 140 for eight last night, thereby progressing to IPL Qualifier 2 for the first time since making their debut in 2013. Sunrisers will now take on the losers of the Qualifier 1, Gujarat Lions in the allimportant second qualifier tomorrow for their maiden entry into the summit clash of the T20 league. "The bowlers have shown fantastic appetite. The experience of injured (Ashish) Nehra was a big miss for us. His experience is second to none. But the guys have stepped up. Barinder Sran has been bowling really well. He is still learning and big credit goes to Bhuvneswar Kumar because he has been helping him (Sran) a lot day in and day out. That's the good thing about this team that everyone is willing to learn," Warner said praising his pacers. "The pleasing thing from my point of view is the way we fielded in the match. We were pretty sloppy throughout the tournament. But the guys came out and took some very good catches. I was very pleased with our ground fielding," he said at the post-match press conference. Warner though feels Sunrisers were some runs short after being put into bat
crane at Suzuka during the October 2014 race. He was the first Formula One driver to die of injuries sustained during a race since Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna in 1994. Stewarts Law, representing the family in the English legal system, said formal preaction letters of claim had been sent this week ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. The recipients were the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA), the defunct Marus-
here’s a better way than this surest way to hell for all. The choice before the Nagas has become brutally stark - stop the ongoing project of building hell on earth and open the right highway for the present and coming generations to walk on to the future. Or the terrible alternative, namely, to complete the hellish joint project by pointing out only where others are wrong which we are all doing so brilliantly. The project is a joint one because before God and conscience, no faction, tribe, party or leader is blameless. To open the right highway no individual, faction, party or group can do it alone. The right highway will need everyone to play his/her honest role – the role of destiny – which the deepest voice of conscience within us, ignored thus far, will quietly, clearly show. The heading of this piece is from Aldous Huxley’s famous observation: “Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the Devil in others, do not succeed in making the world better.” As I understand it, crusading for God in myself means being simply honest and transparent first about my mistakes, wrongs and failures that I myself regret deep down, and be ready to put them right, or start to do so, before I say anything about the mistakes, wrongs and failures of others, which is “crusading against the Devil in others.” There is truly more in this insight than we think. Making a very sharp point about being truthful, Huxley goes on to assert: “It is indeed extremely dangerous to be more against the Devil than for God.” Jesus threw light on the truth in Huxley’s observation in the story of
the woman caught in the act of adultery who was brought to him by the Pharisees and the crowd they had attracted. The laws of the Jews said the woman had to be stoned to death. They asked what Jesus’ position on this was. He looked at them and saw through them. Saying anything was not going to help them. He helped them to listen to what their own conscience and soul was telling them right at that point. Saying nothing at all which must have been disconcerting, he bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. He created time and space for them to become truthful because that was what everyone needed just then. When they asked him again what he had to say, we all know what he said –“If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground, creating again the opportunity for them to do the right honest thing. “At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.” Jesus asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, sir”. “Neither do I condemn you” declared Jesus. “Go and leave your life of sin.” He didn’t say “neither do I condemn you. Go and continue to live and think as you have done so far because after all society and others are to blame for all the less than responsible things you do which you can’t help, poor you.” The challenge to her was equally sharp. That moment was an exquisite moment of the kingdom of God on earth as it must be in heaven. Justice and peace restored on the basis of unquestionable truthfulness, mercy, understanding and compassion. Have we, “Underground” and
“Over ground”, not been standing before Jesus for some time now, and Jesus, writing on the ground, has been helping us to hear what our conscience and soul is saying to us? Bold, farsighted, statesman/womanlike leadership or the opposite leadership to joint suicide will come from the voice of self or the voice of God our leaders will choose to obey. At this time that is the only choice. And make no mistake history’s judgement is never manipulated by anyone no matter how clever or stubborn. The easiest and most tempting and irresponsible option is to go on harping on where the other side is wrong. But there is no future in this. There is always truth in all accusations because we are all sinners and rascals. But accusations are always partial truths and dangerous because others are provoked to do likewise which simply paralyses society and produces stagnation and all-round bankruptcy. On that day in December in 2001, in the Kohima football ground, when the Naga Reconciliation Process was launched, all the Naga tribes’ presidents or representatives present read out a joint Pledge. In that Pledge was this: “We are prepared to go beyond seeing only where others have hurt us to seeing where we too may have provoked them to hurt us, so that forgiving and being forgiven will become possible”. A road map to gradual reconciliation that could bring Nagas together to work out a common consensus for a negotiated settlement was proclaimed that day, and ignored soon thereafter. If we can bring ourselves to revisit that road map and reconsider what needs to change in all of us to take the next steps forward, God may intervene and guide us to the right solution at this critical juncture.
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he present political scenario of the state where former Chief Minister and present Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio has been placed under suspension by his own party (NPF) is an unfortunate event. Though the NPF party may have their own reasons to suspend one of their tallest leaders, yet in the larger scheme of things at national level, we are responsible for pulling down each other to the extent of shamelessly portraying our crab mentality in front of the mainlanders. NESA as purely welfare organization without any political affiliations has no business in the functioning of the NPF party or for that matter any other political party, but we cannot remain mute spectators when our people and leaders can never look beyond our narrow domestic politics and keep blaming Delhi for all our problems. Our MP Neiphiu Rio has his own share of shortcomings during his 11 year stint as Chief Minister,
but has been one of the most versatile and inclusive politician despite compulsions of state politics. The Ex Servicemen community of the state is forever indebted to him for being our biggest benefactor till date by sanctioning Rs. 1 crore to the State Ex Servicemen welfare fund in 2006 and the centre reciprocating his generosity by releasing an equal matching grant of Rs. 1 crore through Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB). With a corpus of over Rs. 2 crore, the annual interest of over Rs. 16 Lakhs generated is being used for the welfare of the Ex Servicemen, widows and their dependents through Rajya Sainik Board (RSB) Nagaland. Being the son of an Ex Servicemen (his late father Guolhoulie Rio served with Assam Regiment), we are always proud that he stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries and became of one of the known political figure from North East region at national level. Suspending him at a time of his probability of getting ministerial
berth in Modi government at the centre are doing rounds; the NPF party is depriving the Nagas of an opportunity to have a union minister with considerable influence. Being an Ex Chief Minister and renowned regional political figure, there can be no other political candidate with better credentials than Neiphiu Rio at this juncture. An appeal is therefore placed before the leadership of the NPF to come to an understanding and let better sense prevail in the overall interest of the Nagas. We all have loyalties towards some political party based on their ideology and principles but the situation calls for an occasion to rise above political differences and give chance to the deserving. Whether BJP or Congress is in power, our voices are too faint to be heard in far away Delhi unless we voice out in unison through an assertive leader with proven credentials. Col S Rengma, Chairman Naga Ex Servicemen Association (NESA)
because of the greatness of christ’s suffering, we have received great thing!
by KKR. "I thought we were probably 1015 runs short. Before the toss I was in two minds whether to bat or bowl. I always felt playing here in the past when you get good runs on the board and put pressure on the opposition it's always hard to get going. That's how we felt when we were batting," he said.
bianchi family plan legal action against F1
MonaCo, May 26 (ReuteRs): The family of the late French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi are planning legal action against the sport's governing body, his former Marussia team and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Group, they said in a statement on Thursday. "We seek justice for Jules, and want to establish the truth about the decisions that led to our son’s crash at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2014," his father Philippe said in the statement issued by British firm Stewarts Law. "As a family, we have so many unanswered questions and feel that Jules’ accident and death could have been avoided if a series of mistakes had not been made." Bianchi, 25, died in hospital in his home town of Nice last July after suffering serious head injuries when he crashed into a recovery
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sia team who are racing under new ownership as Manor, and the Formula One Group. Stewarts said errors were made in the planning, timing, organisation and conduct of the race and the family felt the actions of one or more of the named parties may have contributed to the fatal accident. "The Bianchi family are determined that this legal process should require those involved to provide answers and to take re-
sponsibility for any failings," said Stewarts partner Julian Chamberlayne. "This is important if current and future drivers are to have confidence that safety in the sport will be put first. If this had been the case in Suzuka, Jules Bianchi would most likely still be alive and competing in the sport he loved today." There was no immediate response from the FIA, whose report into the accident said that the Frenchman had not slowed sufficiently under warning flags before crashing. The report found Bianchi's car hit the tractor at 126 kph and said medical services were not at fault in their handling of the aftermath. Chamberlayne said it had been "surprising and distressing to the Bianchi family that the FIA panel in its conclusions, whilst noting a number of contributing factors, blamed Jules."
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en and women who are saved have received great thing because of the greatness of Christ’s humiliation, suffering and sacrifice. We are richest men and women in the world because Jesus Christ had undergone the stress of poverty for us. Christ won glorious victory by way of his great sacrifice for sinners. For professed believers, forgiveness and sacrifice for the sake of peace and for the good of others is victory. The living Christ in our heart makes our heart great and enables us to fol-
low him and we are his followers. Human beings have weaknesses and shortcomings, so making mistake and breaking or violating the law and rule of the society or organization is inevitable and in such cases correction of the wrongs for maintaining the smooth sailing of the organization will be necessary. It is a different matter but anything which gives rise to rivalry drags both sides to conflict and defeated or winner both sides are defeated because the relationship is derailed. It is not victory for both sides. If the difference is settled amicably and
compromised, it is victory for both sides. Your sacrifice is your contribution towards settling or compromising the difference which is of high value. As a follower of Christ, everyone is expected to contribute such value. If you have right relationship with God anything or situation will be for your advantage and for you chance to glorify God. Are you justified? Are you right? Is the other wrong? Self-ego miniatures us instead of exalting us. Humiliation, forgiveness, reconciliation and good relationship will make you great. Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi, Ex. M.L.A
On bifurcation demand of Secondary & Elementary from Higher Secondary
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ear esteem concerns, from my laymen point of view and as a mother, I would like to point out some findings from the observation of the recent imbroglio of the education department over the demand of bifurcation of Secondary & Elementary from Higher Secondary in the Dept. of School Education and put forward my humble request. It was in-fact a sad situation for all of us when our children/ learners were effected time and again due to several dimensional problems which some of them are yet to be addressed by the government for the OK consumption of the general effected community. Not very far ago from now, issues like non payment of salaries to SSA, RMSA and Hindi teachers,
bogus teachers’ appointment, the alleged backdoor SSA teachers appointment in various districts, non issue of text books, etc; to name a few, and now the bifurcation of department with a strong determination and rigid dialog at the cost of the innocent students among the department itself may not go down well in the mind of the citizens and *it may pave its own natural way to jeopardise the academic curriculum of the educational system of the state, Maligning is not the intention but any agitation should not be at the cost of the fundamental rights enshrined under the constitution of India especially the minor/children/ weaker group. When the Education department is making so many unnecessary errors as
stated above and failing to administer and putting the whole educational scenario of the state at stake, *the comprehension here is; what is there so difficult to bifurcate for easy service delivery or easy access to the service; I should say (if work overload was the cause). My humble request is to have a meaningful dialogue (which may take a little longer period) and work out some possible modalities together with stakeholders and resolve the issue flexibly in the greater interest of the academic time-bound learners and pray that the teachers continue to deliver their noble service once again for good in line with settlement discourse. Iheilungna Hingleu High School Colony, Jalukie Town
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Amber files for divorce from Johnny Depp
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ctress Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are divorcing, after just 15 months of marriage. Heard filed for divorce from the 52-year-old "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, reported E! online. The
30-year-old actress has cited the usual irreconcilable differences as the reason of their split. Heard says in her divorce papers that they were separated on Sunday, May 22. She is asking for spousal support from Depp. Sources say the pair had no prenuptial agreement
in place. The divorce filing comes shortly after Depp's mother, Betty Sue Palmer, reportedly passed away on Friday (May 20). Depp and Heard met while co-starring in the 2011 film "The Rum Diary". They married 15 months ago and have no children. Representative for the for-
mer couple hasn't commented on the report yet. Depp and Heard have recently been embroiled in a legal case in Australia after the actress brought two dogs into the country illegally. She pleaded guilty in April to a charge of falsifying documents. Source: PTI
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Director Atheli K Zhimomi (REN) shared that the programme is to promote young talented Naga youths, who are deprived of opportunities on wider platforms. It will also initiate the growth of entertainment in Nagaland. Participants are excited to meet visiting tourists to the Festival from Bangalore, Goa, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi and others. Supervisor of the Festival, Inukali K Zhimomi has invited everyone to join the Festival, with with music featuring Octet school of
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic dodges Manchester United speculation
Solna, May 26 (aFP): Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday refused to comment on speculation he is set to join Manchester United, where Jose Mourinho is on the verge of becoming the new manager. Ibrahimovic, 34, said he knew where he would be playing football next season having left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this
season, but would not say where that will be. "Yes, I have made my choice," Ibrahimovic told a press conference at a training camp near Stockholm for the Swedish national team ahead of Euro 2016. He said he had decided "long ago" but dodged all questions about whether that team was Manchester United. However, when asked a direct question
about whether he has received an offer from United, Ibrahimovic's hesitancy in answering spoke volumes. He drummed his fingers on the table, smiled and eventually replied: "Let's see what happens." However, he suggested it was far from a done deal that he would play in the Premier League next season. "There are concrete offers from England, It-
aly... all countries. There are even some from outside Europe," he said. But when asked whether he was tempted to work again with Mourinho, Ibrahimovic said only that they had worked well together at Inter Milan, where the Swede played from 2006 to 2009. "I think it's a great move," for Manchester United to hire Mourinho, he said.
"You want action, you bring Mourinho. I believe he's the man to bring them back to the top. Wherever he went he won. "I had a fantastic time with him, when I was working with him. So, working again with him... When I left Inter with him I said we had a short time together... If we will work again I don't know."
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