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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use — Soren Kierkegaard Army launches massive hunt for Kashmir militants

Blocked culvert & drainage remains a problem

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reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Chief, I see no developments, what did you do with the 50 lakhs I promised you last year ?

SC reserves verdict on linking of Aadhaar with PAN NEw DElhI, MAY 4 (IANS): The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on linking of Aadhaar with the PAN card, even as the court was told that it was a “draconian” provision and must go. The bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the newly-inserted Section 139AA in the Income Tax Act that makes linking of Aadhaar with PAN card mandatory. As the bench was told that linking Aadhaar with PAN would have “extreme far reaching consequences not only for individuals but small business too”, the court enquired if the issue “was never debated or raised in the Parliament or referred to a parliamentary standing committee?” Senior counsel Arvind Datar, appearing for senior Communist Party of India leader Binoy Visman, told the bench the government had “an agenda” to push Aadhaar and pointed to the “dichotomy” between Aadhaar Act 2016 that makes possessing Aadhaar optional and Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act that makes its linking with PAN compulsory. “A right that is voluntary under Aadhaar Act can’t be made a penal provision under the Income Tax Act,” said Datar.

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end exclusion of persons with disabilities in nagaland

DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (MExN): The Connect Ability Network (CAN) Nagaland today submitted a representation to the Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu seeking implementation of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016 in Nagaland state.

The act came into force on April 19, 2017. The new bill was passed in the parliament on December 16, 2016, replacing the existing Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995.

The CAN Nagaland informed that as per the Census 2011, there were 29,631 people with disabilities in Nagaland, 26% of whom were younger than 18 years.

It pointed out that this is the only data on disability available in Nagaland. The Nagaland Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in the recent state assembly session has quoted the same 2011 figure indicating that there has been no effort to collect data on disability in the State. The CAN Nagaland underlined that the number of people with disabilities in the state would have increased considerably by now.

The RPWD Act 2016 is a much more robust statute than the 1995 Act and the focus is to protect the rights of people with disabilities and provide punishment for their violation.

Despite the 1995 Act

being in existence for more than 20 years, the CAN Nagaland lamented that not a single law contained in it was ever properly implemented by the Nagaland Government.

“Numerous directives have also been issued by the Supreme Court from time to time, but none of these have been complied with properly either. People with Disabilities have thus remained ignored and marginalised with their rights violated by the State Government and society at large. This unconscionable failure cannot and must not be repeated with the RPWD Act 2016,” it asserted.

On April 25, the Supreme Court asked all the States and Union Territories to take immediate steps to comply with the requirements of the Disability Act and file compliance reports. It also directed that special courts be set up in each district to conduct trial of offences committed against them within three months.

In line with this, the CAN Nagaland urged the state government to ensure that these SC directives are complied with strictly.

It asked the Nagaland State Government to immediately notify steps to be taken to identify and certify persons with identified disabilities. The CAN Nagaland also implored the state government to immediately constitute the State Advisory Board on

Nagaland government urged to implement RPWD Act 2016

Disability as per the rules contained in the Act. In the new RPWD Act 2016, the number of disabilities listed has gone up from the existing 7 in the 1995 Act to 21. The 21 disabilities are: blindness, low-vision, Leprosy cured persons, hearing impairment (deaf and hard of hearing), locomotor disability, dwarfism, intellectual disability, mental illness, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, chronic neurological conditions, specific learning disabilities, Multiple Sclerosis, speech and language disability, Thalassemia, Haemophilia, Sickle Cell disease, multiple disabilities including deaf/blindness, acid attack victims and Parkinson’s disease Regarding education, the act states that appropriate government and local authorities should endeavour that all educational institutions funded or rec-

ognised by them provide inclusive education to the children with disabilities.

This includes admission without discrimination and with opportunities for sports and recreation activities equally with others; making building, campus and various facilities accessible; providing reasonable accommodation according to the individual’s requirements; necessary support individualised or otherwise in environments that maximise academic and social development consistent with the goal of full inclusion; ensuring that the education to persons who are blind or deaf or both is imparted in the most appropriate languages and modes and means of communication; detecting specific learning disabilities in children at the earliest and take suitable pedagogical and other measures to overcome them; monitoring participation, progress in terms

How clean are your cities?

Dimapur ranked 277th, Kohima 208th, both scoring below the national average Morung Express News Dimapur | May 4

How clean is the state capital well as the commercial capital of Nagaland when compared with other cities in India?

Mediocre could be the best possible answer as Kohima and Dimapur were respectively ranked 208 and 277 according to the latest survey of cleanliness in Indian cities under the ‘Swachh Survekshan-2017’ conducted in 434 cities and towns across India.

The survey, released by the Minister of Urban Development M Venakaiah Naidu in New Delhi on May 4, is aimed at capturing the outcomes on the ground of the ongoing efforts to make urban areas Open Defecation Free and to improve door-to-door collection, processing and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste.

Of the total score of 2,000, 900 marks were assigned for performance in respect of ODF and solid waste management, 600 marks for Citizen Feedback and 500 marks for Independent Observation, a PIB re-

lease stated.

Quality Council of India that conducted the survey during JanuaryFebruary this year deployed 421 assessors for on-site inspection and another 55 for real time monitoring of progress of survey and field inspections, it said. Field inspectors used geo-tagged devices for collecting evidence in real time of their inspection at 17,500 locations.

Overall, Indore emerged as the cleanest city of India with overall score of 1808 points with Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, NDMC, Navi Mumbai, Vadodara, Chandigarh occupying the top 10 spots respectively. Gonda in Uttar Pradesh ranked 434 occupied the bottom of the table.

In the North East, Gangtok was ranked cleanest at 50th position, followed by Aizawl and Imphal at 105 and 122 respectively. Other cities in NE were Guwahati (134); Itanagar (216); Shillong (276); Agartala (290); and Dibrugarh 297.

were ranked 277 and 208 - below the national average of 988 points.

While both seem to perform relatively better in the category of ‘On-site Observation’- scoring 319 each against the national average of 276 out of a possible 500 points, both scored low in ‘Municipal Self Declaration’(MSD) and Citizen’s Feedback.

In case of MSD, Kohima scored 417 while Dimapur scored 273. The national average was 411. Specifically, while transportation and collection was high, both Dimapur and Kohima could only score 20 and 58 respectively out of a possible 200 points in Solid Waste Processing & Disposal.

Regarding provision for ODF, both performed poorly with Dimapur scoring a mere 20 points out of a possible 300 points, while Kohima scored 100 points. In ‘Capacity Building Efforts’ for cleanliness, both have ‘zero’ score out of possible 50 points.

For Citizen’s Feedback, Kohima got 275 out of 600 while Dimapur Dimapur, Kohima scored 246 against the national avcleanliness scores erage of 301. Both seem to have sufWith overall score of 838 and 970 fered due to ‘Nil’ usages of ‘Swachhta points respectively out of a possible App’ which account for 160 points in 2000 points, Dimapur and Kohima the ranking.

NNPGs Working Group & IMTN affirm solidarity DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (MExN): The Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) Working Group and the Indigenous Minority Tribes of Nagaland (IMTN) today met at May 4 to exchange views and opinions on the prevailing socio-political situation confronting the people of Nagaland.

A joint statement from the IMTN, GPRN/NSCN, NSCN (R), NNC (Parent Body), NNC/GDRN and NNC/NPGN acknowledged that the “Indigenous Minority tribes of Nagaland namely; Kuki, Garo, Kachari and Karbi(Mikir) have, from the very beginning of the Naga political struggle shared the pain and suffer-

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Dignitaries who attended the meeting between the NNPGs Working Group and the IMTN on May 4.

ing of the national political struggle with the rest of the tribes of Nagaland.”

This fact of Naga history makes the indigenous minority tribes of Nagaland inseparable from the hon-

ourable political solution that is acceptable to the people of Nagaland, it affirmed. The IMTN also “acknowledged the joint statements issued by NNPGs and Nagaland GB Federa-

tion (NGBF) on 9th March 2017, and also on 14th March 2017 between NNPGs and EN PO with federating tribes, the NNPGs and CNTC.” The statement claimed

that “the clear pronouncement of the Government of India (GOI) on the difficulties of Naga integration at a present time implies that the future generation mainland Nagas, their historical right and political aspiration, must be decided by Nagas of Nagaland alone.”

The NNPGs and the IMTN maintained that “Nagas are spread across India and Myanmar under different political administrations and therefore at this juncture of our existence, Nagas of Nagaland must offer solidarity and maintain emotional integration with rest of the Nagas in Indian states and beyond.”

of attainment levels and completion of education in respect of every student with disability; and providing transportation facilities to the children with disabilities and also the attendant of the children with disabilities having high support needs.

In terms of skill development and employment, the act calls for formulation of schemes and programmes including provision of loans at concessional rates to facilitate and support employment of persons with disabilities, especially for their vocational training and selfemployment.

It also deals with social security, health, rehabilitation and recreation. In this, the act urges measures for free healthcare in the vicinity, especially in rural areas subject to such family income as may be notified; barrier-free access in all parts of government and private hospitals and other

healthcare institutions and centres; and priority in attendance and treatment.

The act also provides special provisions for persons with benchmark disabilities in terms of education and government employment.

Regarding accessibility, the act asks the government to implement detailed measures towards ensuring that persons with disabilities are provided with appropriate access to public transportation and utilities. This also includes ensuring that persons with disabilities have access to all contents available in audio, print and electronic media in accessible format.

Meanwhile, the new act necessitates that no establishment shall be granted permission to build any structure if the building plan does not adhere to the rules formulated by the Central Government under section 40.

Further, no establishment shall be issued a certificateofcompletionorallowed to take occupation of a building unless it has adhered to the rules formulated by the Central Government.

As per the act, all existing public buildings are to be made accessible in accordance with the rules formulated by the Central Government within a period not exceeding five years from the date of notification of such rules.

Towards this end, the appropriate government

authority is required to formulate and publish an action plan based on prioritization, for providing accessibility in all their buildings and spaces providing essential services such as all primary health centres, civil hospitals, schools, railway stations and bus stops.

For the purpose of providing speedy trial, the State Governments have also been asked to, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification, specify for each district, a Court of Session to be a Special Court to try the offences under this Act. It also prescribes the formation of a State Fund for persons with disabilities by a State Government in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.

Finally, the act requires the state government to, by notification make rules for carrying out the provisions of this act, not later than six months from the date of commencement of the act.

The CAN Nagaland asked the Nagaland Chief Minister to ensure that the failures of the past should not be repeated again, and see to it that the provisions of the RPWD Act 2016 are implemented in letter and spirit.

“We look with hope to your leadership to initiate change that will end the discrimination and complete exclusion faced by people living with disabilities in Nagaland,” it expressed hope.

Note from a construction siteWho will build your house?

A screen grab from the video.

Alobo Naga, Dreamz Unlimited weave an ‘anthem’ for workers Morung Express Feature Dimapur | May 4

In his latest offering, prolific Naga musician, Alobo Naga, poses a simple question: if everyone is after a government job, who will do the other works?

In a quest for an answer, he came up with a song, ‘Mistry Gaana’ ft MOTO – dedicated to “few handful local craftsmen and also to encourage young people in our state to opt for such jobs.” Released on International Labour Day on May 1, the video of the song is edging towards 60,000 views so far on the singer’s YouTube Channel – AloboNagaOfficial—besides generating 10,000 views on Facebook.

In an accompanying note, the singer explains that ‘Mistry Gaana’ is “The construction worker’s song” – an amalgamation of ‘Mistry’ or ‘Mistri’ in Nagamese referring to “a master-craftsman, supervisor of manual workers in India, mason or a construction worker” and ‘Gaana’ meaning song.

Explaining his motive behind the song, Alobo remembers being astounded by the bills paid to workers every weekend while assisting and working with masons, carpenters, painters, plumbers etc. for his music school project.

The push came when the Government of Nagaland declared 2017 as the Year of Construction Workers (YOCW) in collaboration with the YouthNet and Zynorique.

They encouraged Naga youth to take up construction work as a feasible and productive career option.

In his signature voice, Alobo’s song is a sharp commentary on the usual Naga

preoccupation with government or whitecolored jobs.

The song narrates from life—how parents who won’t settle for anything less than a doctor or engineer career for their child; how a village equates success with cracking NPSC exams.

But if everyone becomes a government employee, the song asks, who will build our houses?

No job is small or big, it opines, calling for dignity of labour.

Along with a zappy music arrangement, the success of the song greatly lies in the video directed by Tiakumzuk Aier of Dreamz Unlimited, featuring its fleet of actors.

The video’s crisp direction and the natural demeanor of each artist makes it a delightful viewing experience, even compensating for the heavily foreign-accented diction of the singer, which, at times, sounds deviant.

Incidentally his first Nagamese song, Alobo admits to be struggling with the song describing it as one of his “most challenging projects” as writing in Nagamese was “so tough” as he struggled “a lot” with phrasing.

“When I told my friends I am composing a Nagamese song, everyone laughed & made fun of me and some even told me not to release it,” he adds.

He took up the challenge to clear the “wrong and negative concept” about Nagamese in general public perception.

“I am so humbled, blessed & grateful today for the positive response,” he says on his Facebook page.

Meanwhile, the singer is set to release a new album in July.

The audio for the song was recorded at New Life Studio Dimapur and produced

by Moto-tunes. The video was produced by the YouthNet for YOCW and the Government of Nagaland.

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Blocked culvert & drainage remains a problem

12 families vacate residence and around 35 families affected in Eros Colony

In this image, a traffic police is seen riding a bike without wearing a helmet below the North Police Station in Kohima around 3:00 pm on Monday. Ironically, traffic officials have been constantly reinforcing the compulsory helmet rule among riders. (Photo Courtesy/Citizen Journalist)

members yet the major obstacle is to dig up the highway and put Hume pipes over the old culvert which has failed to serve its purpose,” the ECC added.

It stated that work is continuing for the 3rd week and it has been causing lots of inconvenience to public and traffic for which the council request for kind cooperation.

Meanwhile, the Council also appeals residents and shops not to dump garbage and hazardous materials in the drainage.

Eros Colony Council further acknowledged DC Dimapur District for taking concern and contributing Rs.50,000 for ongoing works and also assuring to take up the matter at higher levels. The Council also informed that Administrative Officer DMC has extended use of JCB & DMC labours; EE Highways along with his SDO has verified the effected spot and granting permission to cut the road and also assuring to give required Hume pipes; and the staff of State Disaster Management Authority did the spot verification for needful consideration.

Dimapur, may 4 (mExN): The total blocked of main outlet culvert and drainage which drains out Hong Kong Market, MP Road Deluxe point, Elora Line and Blue Hill station under Eros Colony has affected these areas causing flooding to residences and shops leading to unhealthy living conditions.

The situation has compelled 12 families to vacate residence and around 35 families affected at present. “Many more will be affected during coming monsoons. The blocked problem had been raised to concern Authority in past years but remedial measures could not be taken up owing to financial constraints,” stated a press release issued by the Eros Colony Council.

“However, this time the situation has become very serious that the Colony Council had to take up initiative to clear Workers engaged in repairing and conthe blocked. Though the council is do- struction of culvert and drainage at Eros ing its best with the help of some effected Colony, Dimapur.

1st induction training for technical services inaugural held NSSWB & SRCW- Nagaland conduct prog on Sexual Harassment at workplace Act

Kohima, may 4 (Dipr): The inaugural function of the 1st induction training for technical services was held at Multipurpose Hall, ATI on May 4.

Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland, Pankaj Kumar, IAS was the guest of honour during the occasion.

Director, ATI, Lithrongla G. Chishi, IAS, calling the training programme as the ‘pet project’ of the Chief Secretary, appreciated his efforts in making the training for technical services a reality. Lamenting the lack of ‘resource persons’ for imparting training, especially technical training in the state, she called on all the Heads of Departments to support ATI in its various training programmes by sending their officers for the same.

Assuring that ATI will take the responsibility for training cadres from various fields and departments forward, she ex-

pressed hope that the induction programme will serve the need of the state in providing qualified and committed government servants. She further suggested the P&AR Department to issue notification to all Departments to nominate their officers recruited through NPSC for the induction training.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary lamented the absence of a structured and extensive training for a large number of state services baring Nagaland Civil Services and Nagaland Secretariat Services.

Pointing that there are expectations and responsibilities from government officials, he said the induction training will clarify on the role they will perform and the responsibilities they are expected of. He added that the training will equip the officials to bridge the gap between what was told and what is to be

done in the field.

Highlighting the significance of common induction programme, he maintained that such programmes helps develops sense of camaraderie, which in turn promotes communication and co-ordination within and across the Departments. He added that the training will make the trainees aware of the various laws, standards, norms and procedures of the government structure.

On project management at various levels, the Chief Secretary called on the engineers to have their view of the projects in their own divisions and speak as and when required, adding that this will enable them to see decisions at higher levels taken more in their way.

The programme was chaired by Additional Director (Admn) ATI, Kevekha Kevin Zehol, NCS, who also delivered the welcome address.

Ko h i m a , m ay 4 (mExN): A programme on the Introduction of Internal Complaints Committee of Sexual Harassment at Workplace and Financial Literacy on the National Pension System was held by the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) in collaboration with the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW- Nagaland) on May 3.

The event was chaired by the chairperson of the NSSWB, and had in attendance the Secretary, NSSWB, along with all the staff members under the Board.

The Chairperson gave a talk on the vision of the NSSWB Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kumar, IAS speaks at the inaugural function of the 1st induction training 2017-18 and urged the staff for technical services held at Multipurpose Hall, to continue their work with renewed vigour.

ATI on May 4. (DIPR Photo)

This was followed by a brief overview on the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention. Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.

The Act mandates the setting up of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in every workplace with more than 10 employees, for a tenure of not more than 3 years. The Secretary, NSSWB, introduced the members of the newly formed ICC to the staff: Bano Vinito, Chairperson of the NSSWB as the Presiding Officer, Daisy Mezhur, Secretary & Mission Director of SRCW, Gracy Ayee, State Coordinator, SRCW and Lanurenla Imchen, Helpline Manager, 181 as the internal members, and Mezi Sorhe, Executive Director of EDITI

as the external member.

A session was also conducted on the salient features of the National Pension System applicable to the staff of NSSWB. The National Pension System provides a mechanism in which individuals can make regular contributions to a designated account set up for this purpose, the amount from which would then be used for disbursing monthly pensions to them after the age of 60.

A short video on the importance of mindset was screened. The event concluded with the State Coordinator of the State Resource Centre for Women conducting a general discussion on the activities of the various branches of the Board.

Frontline staffs learn about Bear conservation

Inauguration function of 5 KVa Solar Power Plant at GPS Kevijau Village installed by Helping Hand, 3 Corps IGAR (North), 6 Sector and 32 Assam Rifles was held on May 4. Kevijau Village Council with Lt. Col. S. Rajendran as specila guest inaugurated the project which was initiated by the Act of Kindness movement members along with residents of the village.

Dimapur, may 4 (mExN): A capacity building workshop on Bear conservation for frontline staff (Forest Rangers, Deputy Rangers, Foresters and Forest Guards) is jointly organized by IUCN-Bear Specialist Group and Nagaland Forest Department on May 4 and 5 at the Conference Hall, Forest Office Complex, Forest Colony, Dimapur.

I. Panger Jamir, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force, Nagaland, in his inaugural address as the chief guest of the programme, laid emphasis on need of systematic study, identification, restoration of bear habitation, education and awareness among children and youth for bear

Forest Rangers, Deputy Rangers, Foresters and Forest Guards with resource person and others during the capacity building workshop on Bear conservation underway at Conference Hall, Forest Office Complex, Forest Colony, Dimapur.

conservation, radio collaring of a bear and releasing it in Intanki National Park for study and research purpose.

Satya Prakash Tripathi, IFS, Chief Wildlife Warden,

Nagaland and Chairman of the programme welcomed the participants and highlighted the distribution of different species of bears in the State of Nagaland in past and appealed the

frontline staff to be in close contact with individuals and communities for protection of bears in particular and wildlife in general.

Dr. Nishith Dharaiya, Co-chairman IUCN, Sloth

Bear Expert Team and Associate Professor, Department of Life Science, HNG University, Patan, Gujarat, stated the function of different expert groups of endangered species identified by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He also gave background of this training workshop on bear conservation.

Thomas, Wildlife SOS, USA, stated, in his address, need of conservation of different varieties of bears in North-Eastern Region.

Heuneilung, Director, Intanki National Park proposed the vote of thanks.

This was stated in a press release issued by Satya Prakash Tripathi, Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland, Dimapur.

‘Floriculture has augmented lives of many’ DPDB Kohima to reward Topper and Highest Aggregate Our Correspondent Kohima | May 4

Commercial floriculture in the state of Nagaland received attention very late in comparison to other states. It was just a housewife’s activity in the confines of their homes up until 2005, when the Department of Horticulture through the HMNEH Scheme introduced commercial floriculture, according to the Silver Jubilee Publication of the State’s Department of Horticulture, celebrated here last week.

From there on, this sector has gone on to become one of the most successful sectors in Horticulture and the state is today known for its quality cut flowers across the country.

Floriculture has changed the lives of many housewives, entrepreneurs and unemployed youths and there are numerous success stories that bear witness to this fact.

As of today, the area under floriculture is 18. 40 Ha which is just a small area when compared to other crops but the success achieved by this sector over a short span of time is enormous and overwhelming.

There are many flower growers in the state under the department who have conglomerated under the aegis of Flower Growers Society and have strived forward to blossom into successful entrepreneurs which is a matter of pride for the state.

The publication maintained that the future of floriculture in the state is rosy and may well be the “Sunrise Industry” of the state which needs to be tapped to its full potential for providing employment, generating revenue and income for an uneconomically sound Naga society.

However, for tapping the full potential of the floriculture sector, we need to tackle certain challenges such as lack of infrastructural facilities, lack of guidance to farmers, seasonal demand as well as unsuitable agro-climatic conditions etc.

These challenges need to be tackled through a comprehensive effort of the government as well as the other stakeholders and consequently the activity should become more remunerative to the farmers with appropriate market oriented extension approaches, the department stated in its publication.

Kohima, may 4 (Dipr): All concerned are informed that on declaration of HSLC result, the DPDB Kohima will be awarding the Topper/Highest Aggregate with 1st Division in the presence of MLAs, District Heads, concerned Heads of Institution and Parents of the candidates.

The HSLC appeared students are therefore urged to keep their finger crossed to avail the award and make yourself and Kohima DPDB proud.

In order to encourage and boost the morale of the students of Government

High Schools in Kohima Division and to come up at par with their counterparts of private schools, the DPDB Kohima has been awarding cash with citation to the Toppers/Highest aggregates with 1st Division in HSLC exam every year.

The Broad has so far facilitated nine students since 2009 and proud to learn that all these awardees are faring well in their respective higher studies.

This was informed in a press release issued by Ketoho Luho, ADC (Planning) & Member Secretary, DPDB Kohima.

All India Forest Officer Federation team visits Nagaland

Flower plantation around a residential area in Dimapur.

Dimapur, may 4 (mExN): With the ever increasing need for strengthening and streaming the Forest Services and to bring a uniform system of Forest Administration throughout the country, the All India Forest Officer Federation (AIFOF) is spearheading the efforts to bring various welfare measures for all forest executive staffs of the country.

A two-member delegation of All India Forest Officer Federation (AIFOF) led by the General Secretary Kamal Singh Yadav and accompanied by North East Zonal Secretary Takeng Samior visited Nagaland State on May 2 and 3.

An interaction programme was held in the Conference Hall of Forest Office Complex in Dimapur on May 2 with the Nagaland Forest Executive Staff Association (NFESA).

Jamal Singh Yadav, General Secretary, AIFOF shared in detail about the various agendas being taken up with Government of India for the welfare of Forestry Personnel across the country. Some of the major subjects discussed during the programme were implementations of recommendations of National Forest Commission; framing of uniform recruitment rules and training standards at national level; and establishment of Environment court all over India.

The programme was chaired by Beizo Suokhrie, President NFESA with sharing on activities of NFESA highlights by Vice President Rampaukai. Takeng Samior, NE Zonal Secretary spoke on the occasion about the AIFOF meet held in New Delhi earlier this year. Vote of thanks was delivered by Obed Bohovi Swu, Senior Member, NFESA.

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Centre considering Disqualification of Assam MLAs, MPs for violating two-child norm more autonomy to ADCs aGartala, May 4 (iaNS): The Modi government is considering demands to provide more autonomy to 16 autonomous district councils (ADCs) in north-east India.

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Chief Executive member Radha Charan Debbarma met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the ADCs. "We have been demanding more powers and autonomy for ADCs. Rajnath Singh assured us that the central government was considering all aspects, including more autonomy to these bodies," Debbarma told IANS over phone from New Delhi.

He was accompanied

by Lok Sabha member Jitendra Chowdhury and TTAADC Executive member Rajendra Reang.

He said they urged

the Home Minister to call a meeting of all ADCs in north-eastern states to discuss pending and important issues.

The ADCs have been set up to ensure socio-economic development of tribals, who make up 27-28 per cent of the region's population of around 45 million.

Of these, six ADCs are in Manipur, three each in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram and one in Tripura. "We also sought more power and autonomy to village committees under the ADCs. The gram panchayats outside ADCs jurisdiction now enjoy more power."

Debbarma rued that the NITI Aayog had reduced funds for ADCs in 2016.

The TTTAADC was formed in 1987 to protect and safeguard the political, economic and cultural interests of the tribals. The tribal council sprawls over two thirds of Tripura's territory.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, DIMAPUR INFORMATION

The Entrance Test for Admission into Class XI for the session 2017-18 slated at 2:30PM on 08-05-2017(Monday) is now shifted to 09-05-2017(Tuesday) at 02:30 pm.

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AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No: 1020 Dated: 26/04/17 I, Mr. Neizelie Vupru, S/o Lt. Ko-u Vupru, R/o. H. No: 211, Kuda B, Lane5, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and state and oath as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That due to inadvertent and bonafide mistake, my name was wrongly written and recorded as Neizelie Naren Vupru in some of my documents instead of Neizelie Vupru.

3. That Neizelie Vupru and Neizelie Naren Vupru is one and the same person i.e. myself, and as such I shall be known, called and identified as Neizelie Vupru for all official purpose and intents.

4. That this affidavit is sworn for the purpose of making correction and change my official name to Neizelie Vupru and not as Neizelie Naren Vupru and the statement made in this affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed thereof.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day 26th day of April 2017 Notary Public, Nagaland

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Guwahati, May 4 (iaNS): The Assam government will recommend to the Centre disqualification of MLAs and MPs who do not adhere to the proposed two-child norm, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. "The government of Assam will take up with the Centre that MLAs adhere to family planning laws. The two-child norm will be proposed as a yardstick for any contestant to the state legislature," Sarma said while addressing a press conference here.

"In case any state MLA violates the norm, they may be disqualified and will be debarred from contesting polls in the future."

The Assam government drafted a policy that makes the two-child norm mandatory to control population growth. It said a person would not be eligible for government benefits and engagements, including jobs, if the proposed norm was violated.

The draft policy also stated that a person will not be eligible to become member of the panchayat and civic bodies if they have more than two children.

"We uploaded the draft policy in the (state government) website in March and solicited public opinion. So far, we have received 88 emails, 600 suggestions through social networking sites and 37 articles and re-

cided to review the legal framework for protection of women's rights. "The government will review, enforce and change laws and practices discriminating against women. Stringent application of laws that prevent un-

derage marriage, law against rape and domestic violence are also mooted."

"In the interim period, such victims will be provided dependency allowance or pension. In case any women belonging to this

category fail to get employment, they may be granted pension by the government," the minister said.

The Assam government has decided to bring forth the new policy in the state assembly in August.

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Smti. Shikheli Sema of Yehemi District Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate /Guardianship Certificate declaring that Her Husband Late Tozukhu Sema has expired on 20/06/2016 It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

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On this date, the 4 of May 2017, the paternal relatives of the Late Dr. Lanuchuba Aier declare that henceforth, we shall not bear or own responsibility as regards any land related deal executed by him and his father, the Late Alem Aier during their lifetime. It is to be noted that any land deal that may have been executed by them were done on their own volition. Further, none of their living relative was party to any deal whatsoever. Thus, it is reiterated that the undersigned be not held accountable. th

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (UNDER PART -1 OF SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Raju Sahani has filed by Smti. Geeta Devi (Wife) R/o Thilixu Village to draw his:SBI Saving Account No: 10810580019 and Platina 100 Regd.

No: NL07R 0393 who expired on 04.01.2017 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said of 05.06.17 Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 04th day of May 2017 Sd/- Principal District and Sessions Judge Dimapur: Nagaland

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Admission to B.A 1st, 3rd and 5th Semesters starts from 8th May 2017 1. Subjects offered Elective Papers English, History, Pol. Science, Education, Sociology, Tenyidie, Economics Honours/Major Papers English, History, Pol. Science, Sociology 2. Prospectus & Application Forms can be collected from the college during office hours(9.00 am – 3.00 pm). Admission forms can be downloaded from the College website- www.capital college, Kohima.

3. Internet Connectivity in library made available for students.

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Based on this, we have prepared a second and final draft of the population policy," Sarma said. However, the two-child norm will be relaxed in the case of twins or triplets.

The minister said the government has also de-

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• Admissions Forms are available at School Office during school hours.

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• Direct admission will be given on first come first basis, based on personal interview with students and parents.

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1.2 No. of Name of the Course Semester Credit Courses Core Course (The main subject opted 2 courses each in the First, Second, Fifth 1 Course = 6 Credits 14 as Honours) and Sixth and 3 each in the Third and Fourth Total Credits = 84 Discipline Specific Elective Course 1 Course = 6 Credits (Courses offered by the subject 4 2 courses each in the Fifth and Sixth Total Credits = 24 department)

Generic Elective Course (Courses to be chosen from any other department/ stream) Ability Enhancement Course (Common and Compulsory) Skill-Based Elective Course (Courses offered by the subject department) Grand Total

2.1 PG ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY: English Environmental Science Geology

4

1 course each in the First, Second, Third and 1 Course = 6 Credits Fourth Total Credits = 24

2

1 course each in the First and Second

2

1 course each in the Third and Fourth

26

6

1 Course = 2 Credits Total Credits = 4 1 Course = 2 Credits Total Credits = 4 140

: 50% in English Honours.(General) and 45% in English Honours. (ST/SC/OBC) : 55% in any Science Subject (General) and 50% in any Science Subject (ST/SC/OBC) : 55% in Geology Honours (General) and 50% in Geology Honours (ST/SC/OBC)

N.B. 2.2 Non-English Honours students whose minimum percentage in English paper is 55 may also apply for admission to M.A. in English. Admission to such applicants may be granted against vacancy in the sanctioned number of seats.

2.3 Non-Geology Honours students with Geology as elective papers at undergraduate level may also apply for admission to M.Sc. Geology. Admission to such applicants will be based on written test to be conducted by the Department of Geology.

3. UG ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY: 3.1 A minimum of 45% marks in the concerned subject in the HSSLC is required for honours admission in Education, Economics, History, Philosophy, Commerce, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Zoology, Physics; 50% in Political Science for honours admission in Political Science; 55% in English for honours admission in English; 45% in Science for honours admission in Geology and Computer Science; and minimum aggregate percentage in any stream required for BCA admission is 40%.

3.2 Applicants opting for Physics and Computer Science honours must have cleared Mathematics in the HSSLC. 3.3 Applicants must have a minimum of 40% in aggregate. There’s no entertainment of any candidate with any standards less than what’s prescribed here.

3.4 Applicants may apply for admission for a subject not taken in the HSSLC provided their minimum aggregate percentage satisfies the prescribed percentage for each subject indicated in the above (3.1).

3.5 To arrive at clarity in respect to choosing of GENERIC ELECTIVE papers, applicants are advised to ask for helps from admission director before finalising admission process.

4. Subject Combination Scheme for science: Group Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Group VI Group VII

Core Course

Generic Course (any one)

Botany Chemistry Computer Science Geology Mathematics Physics Zoology

Zoology / Geology / Chemistry Botany / Geology / Mathematics / Physics / Zoology Mathematics / Physics Botany / Chemistry / Mathematics / Physics Chemistry / Computer Science / Geology / Physics Chemistry / Computer Science / Geology / Mathematics Botany / Chemistry

5. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION FOR PG AND UG PROGRAMMES: 5.1 Photocopies of Admit Card, Marksheet of HSLC and HSSLC, Original Transfer Certificate, three recent colour passport photos of 3.5× 3.5 size with white background. Write your full name on the back of each photo copy.

5.2 Migration Certificate and Eligibility Certificate (for candidates from boards other than NBSE) 5.3 Produce original documents at admission time for verification 6. PATKAI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL 6.1 Admission to Class XI (with or without hostel) will be on first come first serve basis.

6.2 Admission criteria for Arts, Commerce and Science (a) 45% of total aggregate for all streams (b) With qualified marks in Maths for Commerce (c) With 50% each in Maths and Science for Science 6.3 Admission shall not be entertained without the presence of the candidate.

7. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: 7.1 Photocopies of Admit Card and Marksheet of HSLC, Original Transfer Certificate, two recent passport photos of 3.5 × 3.5 size with white background.

7.2 Migration Certificate and Eligibility Certificate (for candidates from Boards other than NBSE) 7.3 Produce original documents at the time of admission for verification only.

8. Financial Information: (Amounts payable at the admission time) Class With Hostel Without Hostel M.A. Rs. 21,000 Rs. 12,600 M.Sc. Rs. 27,000 Rs. 18,600 BCA Rs. 22,200 Rs. 14,400 B.Sc Rs. 24,800 Rs. 17,000 BA, B. Com Rs. 19,800 Rs. 12,000 B. Mus Rs. 38,300 Rs. 31,000 HSSLC Rs. 21,000 Rs. 12,200 (Arts/Commerce & Uniform) HSSLC Rs. 26,250 Rs. 17,450 (Science & Uniform) Detail information is provided in the Prospectus/Diary.

9. N.B 9.1 Candidate’s own presence shall be required for guidance and counselling for admission.

9.2 Admission into postgraduate and undergraduate classes is done Semester wise. Detail information is given in the prospectus.

9.3 Admission for all categories is done on the first come first serve basis.

9.4 Patkai has opted for Honours programme only for UG level.

9.5 Information for dates of arrival and commencement of classes will be communicated at admission time or as provided in the Prospectus / Diary.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

India’s service sector growth Cabinet gives RBI more teeth nearly stalls in April, prices rise: PMI to tackle bad loans in banks

New Delhi, May 4 (hiNDustaN tiMes): Of the total stressed assets in the banking system, public sector banks are saddled with non-performing assets of Rs 6 lakh crore. The rest of the bad loans have been restructured by lenders. (AP File Photo) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act to speed up recovery of bad loans.

The move comes after clarion calls from lenders who have been jos-

tling with stressed assets mounting to about Rs 10 lakh crore, or close to 7% of India’s GDP, as of December-end.

Of the total stressed assets in the banking system, public sector banks are saddled with non-performing assets of Rs 6 lakh crore. The rest of the bad loans have been restructured by lenders.

The amendment in the banking law will enable the setting up of a committee to oversee companies that have been the biggest defaulters of loans.

Finance minister Arun Jaitley, briefing the media after the Cabinet meet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said an important decision had been taken related to the banking sector, but details could be made public only after the President’s approval of the proposal.

“There is a convention that when some proposal is referred to the President, details of it cannot be disclosed till it is approved. As soon as approval comes, details will be shared,” he said.

In the Budget session, minister of state for finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar had told lawmakers in Parliament that the total stressed assets (gross non-performing assets and restructured standard advances) of commercial banks stood at Rs 9.64 lakh crore as on December 31, 2016. The NPAs have increased over the years due to economic slowdown and wilful defaults by companies.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has provided a number of resolution tools

such as corporate debt restructuring, formation of joint lenders’ forum, including rectification, restructuring and recovery, flexible structuring for long-term project loans to infrastructure and core industries (5/25 Scheme), strategic debt restructuring scheme and sustainable structuring of stressed assets (S4A) to check the menace of NPAs. The finance ministry A vendor arranges bags as he waits for customers at his shop at a market in and the RBI are drawing up mumbai. (REUTERS File Photo) plans to deal with top deNew Delhi, May 4 in April at a steady pace, also pointed to growing faulters. (reuters): Growth rises in output and employ- inflationary pressures, in India’s dominant ser- ment slowed, suggesting with input costs rising for vices industry came close the economy has not yet the eighth-straight month to stalling in April as new fully recovered from Prime and companies passing on orders slowed to a trick- Minister Narendra Modi’s some of those costs to clile, forcing companies to ban on high-value bank ents by raising their selling prices for the third month spend more on aggressive notes late last year.

Modi’s decision sucked in a row. advertising campaigns as Citing concerns about they fought for business, a 86 percent of cash out of saN FraNcisco, May 4 (reuters): World food prices private survey showed on circulation, causing huge inflation, the central bank fell for the third month in a row in April as values declined for all Thursday. The Nikkei/IHS disruptions to daily life and changed its monetary poliagricultural commodities except meat, the United Nations food Markit Services Purchasing business activity. cy stance to “neutral” from agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture OrganizaPollyanna De Lima, an “accommodative” in FebruManagers’ Index slumped tion’s (FAO) food price index has been falling for 5 years due to economist at survey com- ary and raised a secondary ample supply, a slowing global economy and a strong US dollar. to a three-month low of piler IHS Markit, said the rate last month to absorb ex50.2 in April from March’s Food on international markets was still 10 percent more expensive than in April last year, the FAO said, after rising ce- 51.5, only slightly above services data highlighted cess liquidity in the system.

However, with inflation reals prices drove it to a two-year high in February. The index the 50-mark that separates how nervous some businesses remain about the still below the RBI’s 4 permeasures monthly changes for a basket of products including growth from contraction.

The new business sub- economic climate after the cent medium-term target, cereals, oilseeds, dairy products and sugar. the central bank is expectindex, an indicator of both cash crunch.

April’s reading of 168 points was down 1.8% from March.

“The latest results in- ed to keep rates on hold unPig meat prices were boosted by strong demand in the Euro- domestic and foreign depean Union and higher sales to China and South Korea, while mand, sank to 50.4 in April dicate that the road to re- til at least the fourth quarter from March’s 52.2, possibly covery from the (currency) of 2018. seasonal demand pushed up the cost of ovine meat.

A composite PMI, Sugar led the decline in all other farmed commodity pric- also because companies note ban is still bumpy and es, slumping 9.1% as expectations for large export supplies raised prices at a faster pace. is a reminder that the sector which includes both manA sister survey on Tues- is not out of the woods yet,” ufacturing and services, fell from Brazil coincided with weak global demand for imports. to 51.3 last month from 52.3 The FAO marginally raised its forecast for global cereals output day showed that although she said.

The services survey in March. in the 2017-18 season, to 2.599 billion tonnes. factory growth expanded

PepsiCo goes desi to woo young India World food prices fall for MuMbai, May 4 (DNa): PepsiCo is using Hindi language words on its cans and bottles to establish a connect with local customers. PepsiCo h a s started using catch words in local languages to establish a connect with the youth in the country, in a first such move by any global beverages company.

According to PepsiCo in a report by The Economic Times, the company has started using popular words like ‘bindaas’ and ‘dhamaal’ on its pet bottles and cans in the areas where Hindi is a popular language. Similarly, they have also started using such words from Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil in the pertaining areas.

PepsiCo’s move comes at a time

when the beverage along with Coca Cola has been boycotted by local retailers in Tamil Nadu, accusing the multinational companies of drying up the limited water resources of the state. In the metropolitan of Mumbai, the brand has put up hoarding boards with Pepsi bottles sporting ‘Go Cray’, a slang for ‘Go Crazy’.

Commenting on the move, PepsiCo’s senior vice president told ET, “India has the advantage of multiple languages and we want to leverage that connect without consumers.” He added, “It’s about connecting with young consumers in languages they are closest to,” he said. However, the same policy hasn’t been extended yet to other products under the PepsiCo brand yet.

third straight month in April

Janjati shiksha samiti (vidya bharati) opened Jss skills development Centre in dimapur at kevijau village, senior retd. vetran teacher and village council smC Chairman & Cagiten mahung inaugurated the centre on may 1. director of Jss skills development Centre sentienla informed the centre will train 30 higher secondary passed st/sC youth batch two months job role course on online under schemes of skills india. For next batch admission is running.

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‘Role of civil society vital for clean elections’ our Correspondent Kohima | May 4

Symbios Creations (P) Limited and NBCC CE core committee member L. Mongkum Jamir on Wednesday stated that civil societies have a vital role to play in monitoring the conduct of clean elections, adding that they should play the role of watchdog of compliance of various provisions of the electoral laws by the Election Commission, candidates and political parties.

In his speech read out at the State Level Seminar on Clean Election organized by Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) here Wednesday, Jamir stated that the first and the most basic role of civil society is to limit and control the power of the state.

It also needs to find ways to check, monitor, and restrain the power of political leaders and state officials about any abuse of power

during and after election.

This requires a broad coalition of organizations, unconnected to political parties or candidates, that deploys neutral monitors at all the different polling stations to ensure that the clean election campaign, voting and vote counting is entirely free, fair, peaceful and transparent.

“It is very hard to have credible and fair elections in a new democracy unless civil society groups play this role,” Jamir stated and urged civil societies to check and monitor incessantly, and immediately draw attention of concerned authorities on pitfalls and shortcoming during election campaign, voting and vote count.

Pointing to the need for civil societies to promote political participation, he stated, “Civil society can do this by educating people about their rights and obligations as democratic citizens, and encouraging

Meetings & AppointMents Chakhesang Students' Union The Chakhesang Students' Union (CSU) will hold an official meeting on May 5 at 2:00 pm at its President's residence, PWD Colony, Pfutsero. All the officials are to compulsorily attend the meeting. Further, the Union will have its picnic-cum-cleaning of the NSF Monolith erected at Pfutsero via Kikruma on May 6. Seniors and well wishers are cordially invited to the said programme.

Red Cross Dimapur Branch All the members of Red Cross Dimapur Branch are requested to attend a special meeting at NIIT Dimapur Center at 3 pm on Friday, May 5. Agenda for the meeting is the celebration of World Red Cross Day & AGM, a press release informed.

SDPDB Meeting Pughoboto The Sub-Divisional Planning & Development Board meeting for Pughoboto division for the month of May will be held on May 8 at 11:00 am at the ADC office.

Therefore, all the members have been requested to attend the meeting without fall.

them to listen to election campaigns and vote in elections. Civil society can also help develop citizens’ skills to work with one another to solve common problems, to debate public issues, and express their views.”

Civil society organizations can help to develop the other values of democratic life: tolerance, moderation, compromise, and respect for opposing points of view, he added.

“Without this deeper culture of accommodation, democracy cannot be stable. These values cannot simply be taught; they must also be experienced through practice, these should be cultivated through various programs that practice participation and debate.”

Jamir further insisted that containing the influence of money and muscle power is an important issue towards holding free and fair elections and inducing honest and dedicated peo-

ple to seek nominations.

Viewing that the development of information technology has allowed ordinary citizens to participate more easily in public debate, he advocated the use of various media and insisted that it will greatly enhance the effectiveness of civil society for clean election.

Also speaking at the seminar, Rev. Dr. V. Atsi Dolie, Executive Director ABCC said that clean election campaign aims at educating voters to abide by the code of conduct and guidelines of Election Commission framed for common good.

“Taking away the rights of others by capturing booths or personating someone is sin,” he said.

Stating that our Naga society is filled with hatred, discrimination, corruption, injustice, tribalism, khel-ism, clan-ism, nepotism, escapism, and immorality, he said “In the context of all these sufficient

problems, the church is expected to do what it can in cleaning up the recurring election mess and evils.”

“Our society is not just deteriorating requiring a stop to it, it is also evidently dark and needs light,” he said.

Rev. Dolie viewed that the Church has two dangers in its way – it can conveniently shy away from social challenges or thoughtlessly drown in the problems. Therefore, the church must rely on the prompting of the Holy Spirit in areas needing its involvement, and refrain from treading where it should not.

“At any cost, the means of achieving the desired goal – a cleaner election – should be clean and non violent!” he said.

He added that the Church in Nagaland has always been a great contributor towards transformation of the society, and this must be our ongoing story.

AG informs retired State Government officials kohima, may 4 (mexn): The Office of the Accountant General (A&E) has informed all retired State Government officers that settled cases of Pension and GPF Final payment cases could not be uploaded on the website “due to modifications being carried out on the Office of the Accountant General Website”.

A press release from the AG’s office informed that the list of Pension and GPF final payment cases settled up to the month of March 2017 has been put up for display at the Public Relation Cell and can be viewed on any working day during office hours.

Meanwhile, the AG office has informed all State Government officials subscribing to GPF, which is maintained by the AG Office, that hard copy of Annual GPF state-

Kohima DTF holds meeting on health programmes kohima, may 4 (mexn): A meeting of the Kohima District Task Force in connection with Weekly Iron Folic Supplements (WIFS), Mission Indradhanush and Routine Immunization was held at the DCs office chamber Kohima under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Rajesh Soundararajan IAS on May 3.

According to a press release, the meeting began with brief introduction of activities being carried out under WIFS, MI and RI by DPO (RCHUIP) Dr. Avile Zao during which she gave a report on the background and concept of WIFS and informed that the objective of WIFS is to address nutritional anaemia in the adolescent population (10-19) years.

She added that the target groups are adolescent girls and boys in Govt/ Govt aided/municipal schools from Classes 6 to 12, inculcating adolescent girls out of school (10-19 years)

and married adolescent girls.

She also informed about intervention and strategy with coverage approach comprising of fixed day approach – Monday as National WIFS Day, National De-worming month – February and August.

In this regard, the Deputy Commissioner informed all concerned personnel to mobilize the parents, ASHAs and AWWs to cooperate with the health workers in their respective areas. He expressed the need to create awareness and sensitize the public on the importance of WIFS for adolescent where active participation and support from the concerned departments, NGOs, Community leaders, ward councils, religious institutions was required for the successful implementation of the programme.

He also viewed that the CMO should draft a letter addressed to the Commissioner Secretary (Health &

Family Welfare) for implementing WIFS programme at the District Level. The administration will also take part and carry-out necessary action for WIFS programme.

SMO, Dr. Sheila Longkumer (WHO) gave a brief report on Mission Indradhanush and Routine Immunization with comparative study of last MI phase I, III & IV under Kohima District.

Project Officer, UNDP Rajesh Khartu Monsang also highlighted on eVIN vaccine stock update which consisted of a series of storage and transport links, designed to keep vaccine at recommended temperature from the point of manufacture until it reached the target beneficiary. In this regard, the Deputy Commissioner stressed on the need of calculating the demand of due listing of beneficiaries by ASHAs and have comparative survey/study with lists of the AWWs.

Awareness programs on human trafficking ‘Marriage Enrichment Retreat’ held kohima, may 4 (mexn): The Nagaland State Commission for Women in association with National Commission for Women (Delhi) is organizing one-day legal awareness programmes on human trafficking in the following districts and sub-divisions: In Dhansaripar sub-division, the program will be held on May 11 at Purana Bazaar Council Hall at 10:00 am; Town Hall Tseminyu on May 16 at 11:00 am; Town Hall, Wokha on May 17 at 10:00 am; Town Hall Bhandari on May 18 at 10:00 am; Town Hall Phek on May 24 at 10:00 am; General Administration Rest House, Pungro on May 25 at 9:30 am; Town Hall, Mokokchung on May 30 at 10:00 am; and Town Hall, Tuli on May 31 at 9:00 am. The Commission in a press release has invited all concerned NGOs/Tribal Hohos/ Women Hohos/ DBs/GBs/Student Body/Church Leaders/Local Police and Legal Aid Services officials to participate in the said programme in its respective Jurisdiction.

Deep tube well commissioned at CRBC Zunpha Tseminyu, may 4 (Dipr): Director, Geology & Mining, Wanthang Rengma formally unveiled the monolith of the newly commissioned Deep Tube Well at CRBC Centre Zunpha in Tseminyu Sub-Division in presence of the Executive Secretary CRBC Haiwalo Apon on May 3, which was followed by a brief programme at CRBC conference hall, conducted by Arhunlo Semp, Secretary Development CRBC. Wanthang Rengma thanked God for enabling his Department to construct the purposeful Tube Well at CRBC Centre and appreciated the incumbent Executive Secretary CRBC, Haiwalo Apon stating that the successful outcome

of the Tube Well at CRBC Centre was due to a humble suggestion once made to him (Director G&M) by Haiwalo Apon earlier.

The Director also acknowledged his gratitude towards all the responsible officers and staffs in Geology & Mining Department for their sincere studies in the task of the explorations of Ground water and constructions that are taking place in the hilly terrains of Nagaland, during which Wanthang also informed that Geology & Mining was the concerned Nodal Department for ground water explorations in Nagaland.

The technical report of the commissioning of Deep Tube Well was presented by Khikiya Kath

Geologist. S. Manen Ao Jt. Director (Geology & Mining) for Ground Water Cell spoke about the Ground water scenario of Nagaland, during which he also disclosed that the Department of Geology & Mining has commissioned more than 200 Deep Tube Well in the State. He also informed that the Department of G & M has planned for commissioning another 6/7 Deep Tube Well in the current year 2017-18.

Vote of thanks was delivered by Haiwalo Apon Secretary CRBC, while Invocation and Benediction prayers were pronounced

by Rev. Isac Kesen Secretary M & E CRBC and Shani Kath Secretary Women CRBC respectively.

kohima, may 4 (mexn): The Couples for Christ Nagaland (CCN) conducted “Marriage Enrichment Retreat I and II” at Don Bosco College, Kohima from April 28 to 30.

According to a press release, the Marriage Enrichment Retreat was evolved “in response to the need for a better understanding and appreciation of God’s plan for marriage and family life”.

Topics covered during the retreat include: Serv-

revision of NPA for pension on 01-11-2016 duly received by the Office on 21-02-2017, the AG Office asked all Pre-2008 (01-062008) retired medical Officers/Doctors of Nagaland to submit Form-II duly countersigned by the Pension Disbursing authority along with a copy of PPO book as well as latest Bank statement of Pension drawn for revision of their pension.

In case of any doubt, clarifications or redressal of grievances, contact the Deputy Accountant General (A&E) Kahoto J Yepthomi via e-mail at kahoto_j@yahoo.co.in or agaenagaland@cag.gov. in or through a handwritten letter in the given address: Kahoto J Yepthomi, IAAS, Deputy Accountant General (A&E), Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Kohima – 797001.

MEx FILE NVCO Tseminyu demands answers from Power Dept Tseminyu, may 4 (mexn): The Nagaland Voluntary Consumers' Organization (NVCO) Tseminyu SubDivision Unit has written to the Chief Engineer, Power, Nagaland demanding answers on a number of demands “within 20 days”. While highly appreciating the Power Department Wokha Division for timely restoration of feeder transformer at Tseminyu town, the NVCO Tseminyu Sub-Division in its letter to the Chief Engineer further demanded to know from the power department on the charter of demands pertaining to the shifting of 33KV transmission pole passing through the bamboo groves /plantation within Longsa area under Wokha district, the installation of 1MVA power transformer sanctioned against Tseminyu Town, and posting of new JE (Power) for Tseminyu Sub-Division.

ERONET Training for Wokha District Wokha, may 4 (mexn): The ERONET Training for all the BLOs under 39 & 40 A/Cs will be held on May 8, 11:00 am at District Planning Machinery Hall, Opposite Mhondamo Memorial Hospital, and for 37 & 38 A/Cs at 1:00 pm on the same date and venue. A press release from the Assistant Election Commissioner, Wokha, informing this directed all concerned BLOs under 37, 38, 39 and 40 A/Cs to attend the Training without fail.

James Swu designated as PIO Dimapur, may 4 (mexn): Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Kesonyu Yhome has designated P. James Swu, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) Dev & APIO, DC Office, as the PIO with immediate effect till further order. ing God through Christian marriage; the role of a Christian Husband; role of a Christian Wife; effective

APO welcomes derecognition of Rongmei tribe kohima, may 4 (mexn): The Angami Public Organisation (APO) has conveyed its appreciation to the present government headed by Chief Minister Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu “for revoking the recognition of Rongmei tribe as an indigenous tribe of Nagaland”.

A press release from the APO reminded of its earlier demand for the revocation on September 13, 2013 along with other civil societies of Nagaland. “But the previous Government has refused to listen to the voice of the people who voted them to power,” it added.

Welcoming the cabinet decision to revoke the Rongmei tribe recognition, the APO expressed hope that the present

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communication in marriage; Building our homes House gets Liaison Officer for God; Christian parenting etc. kohima, may 4 (mexn): Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has appointed Dr Er Vekho Swuro as Liaison Officer at Nagaland House, New Delhi with immediate Government resolves other existing coneffect. A press release from the Chief Secretary Pankaj tentious issues at the earliest “without Kumar stating this informed that the tenure of the apany fear or favor”. pointment will be till March 31, 2018 and that he will be in the status and rank of Joint Secretary of Government of Nagaland.

Lirmen Village celebrates Moatsü

mokokchung, may 4 (mexn): Moatsü Festival celebration was held at Lirmen Village on May 2 with Er Lanu Longchar, EE Irrigation & Flood Control, Mokokchung as chief guest. Temjenlemba, Cartographist said a short speech on the significance of Moatsü and P. Meren Longkumer Retd SDEO, exhorted the congregation. Traditional song was sung

by Lirmen Watsu Telen and Lirmen Pati, Olangoin. Different traditional dances were performed by the Nokpu Village Council, Yajang C Village Council, Akumen Village Arju and Lirmen Students Conference.

CondoLEnCE MEssagEs Chief Minister Nagaland Chief Minister Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu has mourned the demise of Tsupongchila, mother of Minister Imkong L. Imchen, who passed away on Wednesday evening.

In a condolence message, Dr. Liezietsu stated that late Tsupongchila possessed a “charming personality” and was “adored by all who knew her”.

“The fact that her children occupied high positions in Government service and continue to play important roles in the polity of the State and society, A 5 KVA Solar plant donated by the 32 Assam Rifles was inaugurated at Kevijau Colo- speaks volumes about how ny, dimapur on May 4. she raised her children,” Dr.

ment will not be issued this year. “All GPF statements will be made available online, for which forms for registration have been sent to all departments,” the release stated.

In this regard, the AG office informed that those officials who have not submitted registration forms will not be able to access their GPF accounts.

“Therefore, all departments who are yet to submit the registration forms are requested to submit the same at an early date,” the release stated and added, “In case registration forms have not been received then, the same may be collected from any officers of the branch.”

Further informing that the Government of Nagaland has adopted Government of India’s OM dated 18-02-15 regarding

Liezietsu’s message read.

Also referring to late Tsupongchila as a “pioneer” of Christianity, Dr. Liezietsu stated that she had been “devoutly religious like most of her contemporaries of whom there are only a handful today.”

“Her passing away shall be felt deeply by those few of her peers alive today,” the message added.

Conveying heartfelt condolences on behalf of the government, Dr. Liezietsu prayed that the Almighty grant solace and comfort to the bereaved family.

Youth Congress (NPYC) has expressed grief at the sudden and untimely demise of its former President Joshua Swu. Terming late Swu a “young and dynamic leader”, the NPYC in a message stated, “He was a man of vibrant personality to the Congress Party and Nagas in general.”

Further stating that his “tireless” contribution to the Congress Party and the Nagas in general will always be fondly remembered, the NPYC extended deepest condolences to the bereaved family and NPYC prayed for his soul to rest in The Nagaland Pradesh peace.

PWOK to celebrate 25 anniversary today th

kohima, may 4 (mexn): Minister for School Education & SCERT Yitachu will grace the 25th anniversary of Pochury Women Organization Kohima (PWOK) on May 5 at Ura Academy Hall, Kohima. The function will take place from 10:30 am onwards. Parliamentary Secretary for Music Task Force & State Lotteries Khriehu Liezietsu will be the guest of honour. The PWOK has extended invitation to all Pochury community living in Kohima to the celebration. A special invitation is also extended to all the Pochury women married to other tribes and residing in Kohima.

VBS Ministries inform Dimapur, may 4 (mexn): The NEI Vacation Bible School Christian Education Ministries has informed students of VBS programmes and Summer Bible Camps.

VBS Students Summer Bible Camp will be held at Christian High School at Tamlu Town from May 16 to 21.

VBS programmes will also be held at Bhumnyu Baptist Church under Longleng District from June 7 to 18 and at Khiamniungan Baptist Church from July 5 to 16. A press release in this regard has asked all parents to send their children to attend the VBS programmes.

ADC Pughoboto informs kohima, may 4 (Dipr): The ADC Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho has informed all the villages under Pughoboto Sub-Division that a tree plantation drive is being organised under LADP on May 12. All the villages have been directed to ensure active participation of all members including Church, Women groups, Youth and Students for the successful completion of the tree plantation drive.

Further all the above organizations have been requested to disseminate the information to its members for mass participation that is scheduled to commence from 7:00 am on May 12.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume XII Issue 121

By Witoubou Newmai

Unitary wholeness

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or quite some time now the Naga struggle for dignity seems to be emulating the Tom and Jerry cartoon series where each one constantly tries to outdo the other within the community, and yet each character needs the other to remain relevant before the audience.

While the cartoon characters will survive as long as they bring brisk businesses to the producers, in a people’s movement such as ours, we can only expect a tragic fall of the protagonists when the issue of imbalance between the needs of the people’s movement and the needs of the individual becomes pronounced, driven by the universality of human motives and urges. This imbalance often crops up in a society dogged by sectarian politics.

Today, as the ‘Naga ambience’ is fast getting altered, triggered by smokescreen policies planted and nurtured by various agencies, there is a great imbalance in our movement for dignity.

The fact is, the Naga struggle for dignity is a people’s movement, but ours still operates without ‘unitary wholeness’. In any people's movement 'unitary wholeness' is a vital feature.

And hence, there is a great deal of anxiety among the Naga people. The need to subdue this anxiety is urgent.

In order to subdue this anxiety, opportunities for open and participatory dialogue amongst all sections of the Naga people beyond what is provided by sectarian politics of tribal institutions is imperative, which, in our case, is absent. Again, the absence of such opportunities has brought about a great loss of ability to recognize and appreciate the materials which constitute a people’s movement. The remedying of this grim Naga situation demands the society to stop ignoring the features and motifs which constitute a people’s movement, and start appreciating them. In doing so, the conversation of new visions is imperative as opined by many commentators in recent time.

Appreciating new visions demands retrospection on the alteration of the ‘Naga ambience,’ and also on the manner in which today’s Nagas are happily embracing the ‘new ambience’. This does not mean hanging on to the past. It purely aims to assuage the ‘new ambience’ that sanctions the dilution of the Naga conversation where tussles for ‘ownership’ of the Naga political issue come to a glaring focus instead of the core issues. This situation is a good comparison to King Solomon’s judgment on the fake and the genuine mother of a child. Here in the Naga case, we seem to have only fake mothers because every engaging party does not bother to take the role of inhibitor of the maiming process.

Parties engaged with the Naga struggle for dignity must go to the heart of peoplehood, both its depth and values. Diversionary tactics have come to play such an important role today that we tend to lose focus of the primary and obsesses over the secondary. To rise above this, we must revert back the focus to our peoplehood urgently and find ‘unitary wholeness.’

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Neglected state of sentencing in the Indian judicial system Book Review: Discretion, Discrimination and the Rule of Law; Author: Mrinal Satish; Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Pages: 310; Price: Rs 695

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ven with stringent laws in place to deter sexual violence against women, inconsistencies in the judicial process many a time leads to lighter punishment for the perpetrators. Often women are judged by their past sexual history -- whether she had been sexually active or she was in acquaintance with the accused.

Lawyer and academician Mrinal Satish's book "Discretion, Discrimination and the Rule of Law: Reforming Rape Sentencing in India", examines the rape sentencing regime in India to tell us why the judiciary needs sentencing guidelines.

The well-researched book throws light on the rape sentencing pattern in India by examining about 800 cases decided by the Supreme Court of India and 21 High Courts over a quarter of a century -- between 1984 and 2009.

The author argues that rape adjudication in India has always been impacted by pre-conceived notions, myths and stereotypes about the offence and about victims of rape.

Rape myths -- such as absence of injury indicates consent during intercourse; or rape by a stranger is necessarily "more traumatic" than by an acquaintance -- are prime factors considered in rape sentencing, the author says.

Satish's book narrates various examples to convey to readers that a higher sentence is given to convicts for "taking away" the virginity of a chaste woman.

He says this stems from stereotypes prevailing in the country which consider virginity to be of utmost importance to a woman. He gives an example of a Supreme Court case where it opined that an unmarried woman would not falsely allege rape because that would hamper her prospects of finding a match in a "respectable or acceptable" family.

In Madan Gopal Kakkad vs. Naval Dubey, the Supreme Court noted the "pitiable" state of the victim and observed: "(the victim) having lost her virginity still remains unmarried... (she) is under the impression that there is no monsoon season in her life and that her future chances for getting married and settling down in respectable family is completely marred."

The book says that courts often take into consideration various factors, which are not related to law, or even the facts of the case, but on the personal philosophy of the sentencing judge.

His analysis shows that presence of injuries on victim or violence lead to increased sentence and their absence translates to "consent" of victim and "non-injuries rapes are not really violent crimes".

The book also takes a look at the consideration of mitigating factors by courts while sentencing the offenders. For instance, in a case where a six-year-old-girl was raped by a man, the judge let him free considering that he was suffering from tuberculosis and was 65 per cent paralysed in his left limbs.

The judge said since "nature has punished him enough", a custodial sentence of 23 days (which he had already spent during pre-trial detention) would be sufficient.

In order to do away with such disparity in punishment in rape cases, the book suggests formulation of sentencing guidelines for court that detail factors that should and should not be considered while sentencing, to ensure principled sentencing by courts.

Satish, an associate professor at the National Law University, Delhi, assisted the Justice J.S. Verma Committee that was set up in the immediate aftermath of the December 16, 2012, gang-

C O M M E N T A R Y

Aayush Ailawadi BloombergQuint

Why we need to worry about Aadhaar Project

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t can be unnerving when you’re supposed to give your biometric data and personal information to the State. It’s scarier when you’re not certain how secure your information really is in the world’s largest such database. More so, when the government could technically be allowed to sell your data to private companies.

None of this is far-fetched. In fact, one can argue that the last of the three scenarios is backed by law – the Aadhaar Act of 2016. Take, for instance, the government’s move to make Aadhaar mandatory to file tax returns. This was done by amendments to the Finance Act last month. When opposition parties questioned the Finance Minister in the lower house on whether the government was making a voluntary programme like Aadhaar mandatory, he replied, “Yes, we are.” If that’s not disconcerting enough, the Attorney General of India, while arguing in the Aadhaar case in 2015, had denied that Indians have a right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.

Usha Ramanathan, who has been tracking Aadhaar since 2009, has vehemently opposed some of its provisions surrounding privacy and security. An independent law researcher and an advocate at the Supreme Court, Ramanathan spoke to BloombergQuint about how private companies are using the Aadhaar database by “seeding”, and how she feels there’s very little that Indians can do about it.

BloombergQuint reached out to the UIDAI on email and by phone, but received no response to queries.

Edited excerpts of the conversation with Ramanathan...

Q: How are commercial users/private companies linked to the Aadhaar interface?

A: There are many ways. One, as suppliers of various services to the UIDAI, including the hardware, the software, the programmes. The biometric providers who have to be pre-qualified. There is Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act 2016, which, among other things, makes it clear as the blue sky on a cloudless day that the Aadhaar Act could never have been a Money Bill. It allows private companies to use the UID database for ‘establishing the identity of an individual for any purpose’.

What has been challenged right from the start is the engagement of companies like L-1 Identity Solutions, MongodB, Accenture, Ernst Young and their respective roles in the project. A video put out by biometric solutions company Safran, on its YouTube page encapsulates the access private players have to the data base.

These are the people who are holding all our data. Sometimes, I wonder if it is because they already have the data with them that there is no known case of hacking or data breach from the UID database?

Also, do remember the companies who are with iSPIRT and are being asked to find a “WhatsApp moment” again by creating businesses and monopolies and winner-takes-all opportunities provided by the ID platform.

Then there is India Stack, with Nandan Nilekani as its mentor, ‘evangelising’ (their language) to the government what they want done with the UID database. And India Stack, which is quite literally intended to be just that – creating a stack of applications that

Project Aadhaar Is All About Compulsion, Not Consent: Usha Ramanathan

will stack up data about all of us for since 2012. That was the last time they put out a report, even internally gentheir commercial use. erated and without any names of auQ: Why do you think the UIDAI can’t thors (no scientific study is published ensure that one’s personal data isn’t without telling you who did the study). misused by these private companies? Since the biometric failures started, for A: There are all kinds of data expo- instance, there has been no report. sures and blacklisting figures floating Although the e-KYC process is around. Various departments of the based on a user’s consent, how does state and central governments have UIDAI ensure one’s personal data/biodisplayed full details in various data- metrics are not misused by private opbases on the web. Personal informa- erators? tion about children, pensioners, PDS What has happened so far suggests (public distribution system) beneficia- that they are trying to learn as they go ries, those on the drinking water and along. So, when biometric recall got sanitation department’s list, and the list exposed, they filed an FIR against the seems to be expanding real fast. Once it whistleblower, and then said that the is out, there is no question of reining it PoS (point of sale) devices will hereon in – whoever has downloaded it has it, be encrypted. When other problems get that’s it. It is the UIDAI that, under the aired, presumably they will do somelaw, has to take action. Maybe they will, thing that will paper it over. I must conbut these are government departments, fess that this is not very reassuring. so maybe they won’t. And anyway, the Consent, by the way, is the biggest data has already been breached. sham in this project. It is the “mandaNow, in the middle of all these data tory-voluntary game” again. If the UID leaks, the UIDAI keeps saying there is no number has to be seeded everywhere, problem with the data because their datafor any service or subsidy, what conbase is secure, and hasn’t been breached or hacked so far. Even if that is so, when sent are we talking about? Compulsion will they start acknowledging that UID is the only route, so I think we should studded databases are a real risk? And stop pretending there is any choice that the UID project has spurred the idea and consent in this project. of putting all manner of information on Q: The UIDAI has created a “seeding various databases. For instance, see what ecosystem”, which ostensibly adds the Kerala leak produced. one’s UID to the database of benefiIn Parliament, the Minister said ciaries. Why do you view “seeding” that more than 34,000 persons in the as a concern? system have been blacklisted, like they A: Nowhere does the Aadhaar Act did in the Dhoni episode. That’s a stag- permit ‘seeding’ of the number. But, gering number, but everyone seems as we know, seeding is the main acsanguine about it. And here I am think- tivity for every person in this country ing, who got enrolled by them? Whose today; to get a UID number, and then data did they collect? Why were they put it into every database that we can blacklisted? There is no requirement of find. Or else, it will find us. So, private a notice of breach that is to be given, so companies too are allowed not just no one knows what all this means. to authenticate, but also to retain our Seems this could be why they felt numbers. the need to deny the right to privacy for In doing eKYC, the information on the people of this country. They knew the UIDAI database is passed on to they would be violating it in all these the entity requesting the information.

All except core biometrics; which excolourful ways.

What are your concerns with the ception, I must confess, doesn’t mean procedure that a private operator, like much because the private entity can a bank, follows to get empanelled on always take biometrics separately from that collected for authentication. There the eKYC API? There is a 2016 Strategy Overview is no prohibition in law. More recently, document that indicates how it can I am told, not only demographic inforget empanelled. That is, by an MoU. It mation but a copy of the letter/card is is a loose method, leaving a lot to the also sent to the private entity. It should UIDAI. And since scalability is their worry us that we don’t even know what priority, a lot of the reliance will be on is being passed on from the database. encryption and access control and auIn the contracts that were partialdits; only we will know nothing about ly obtained through RTI, companies it. It is amazing how non-transparent such as L-1 and MongodB and Safran the UIDAI has become, especially would have two-year contracts, but the

contract would say that they can hold and deal with that data for a seven-year period. These contracts really need to be up for public scrutiny, and hiding behind commercial interest and confidentiality is a sign of how non-transparent this project is.

Generally, there is no time limit on how long companies can retain our data. Privacy is not a mere matter of gossip, you know, like it has been made out to be. There are principles of what data can be collected, its accuracy maintained, when it is to be destroyed.

When anyone says we have no right to privacy, what they are saying is that they do not need to heed any of these principles.

Q: How exactly can seeding become a problem for Indians?

A: Whole businesses are being set up only to do profiling of people using the UID database and exploiting the seeding of number to make it ubiquitous. So they get authentication services from UIDAI, look at public databases to see what stories they tell about the person, and when they transact with that data, there is little that the UIDAI is going to be able to do about it. From the way the law has been made, and given the involvement of private players like Mr Nilekani and others -- who left the UIDAI and now work with him -- and considering their control over what happens to the project, it seems improbable that law, policy or practice, will challenge what they do.

Q: Based on your research, what kind of fees does the UIDAI charge private entities for the use of its data?

A: The fees haven’t been fixed as yet, from what I know, and the decision about scale of fees has been deferred to the end of 2017. When changes have to be made to the database, then there is a certain fee, something in the range of about Rs 15. But then, no one really knows. So, those managing the machines more or less decide. Ask people trying to enroll, and you will see that in many places enrollers charge people for enrollment. That is illegal. But, then, what about this project has followed the law?

Q: What kind of grievance redressal mechanism does a citizen have in the event that his biometric data or Aadhaar number has been compromised? Is there any remedy (other than intimating the UIDAI) that a citizen can avail in such a case?

A: None that anyone knows of.

The regulations should have set out the mechanism, but plainly nothing has been established. Which explains why those not receiving rations because their fingerprints do not work find themselves without recourse. It is significant that in a case in the Delhi High Court, it is the UIDAI and not the Food and Civil Supplies (Department) that files in court when the complaint is that people are being turned away without rations because their biometrics do not work. But, there is no grievance redressal for people getting excluded due to failing fingerprints.

The project has never admitted to its wrongs and failures. They claim all problems are just teething troubles and people shouldn’t complain but be patient, everything will be alright at the end. It is just a matter of faith at this time of technology, they say.

Forcing homogeneity on the Indian Union

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Garga Chatterjee

n the Indian Union, the emerging politics of federalism to be successful has to represent the discontent that is being created by the centralizing tendencies of the Union government led by the BJP. Hindi-Hindi-Hindustan are the three lines of its assault. The resistance from federalists has to be towards this entire package. It seems like the early rumblings of this kind are already happening. While Hindi imposition by the Union government is as old as the Indian Union itself, there has been a certain ominous desperation in the speed and breadth of Hindi imposition under the current Union government. While Hindi imposition by Union government has happening with a quickened pace since Narendra Modi's ascent to power, it also led to a growing unease about significant section of the non Hindi populace of the Indian Union.

Most recently, the Presidential stamp of approval on a slew of Hindi language imposition and promotion measures recommended by a parliamentary Official language committee have now created the situation of a political show-down around the issue of forced homogeneity in the incredibly diverse political entity called the Indian Union.

The Hindi imposition question is not new. In 1965, more than 200 Tam-

ils were martyred by primarily central forces when they protested forced Hindi imposition. Since then, Tamil Nadu has been looked upon as the odd one out, a thorn in the beautiful path of linguistic uniformity via Hindi. This formulation was convenient because by portraying Tamil Nadu as an outlier, it implied that the rest were on board. It is this false portrayal of opposition to Hindi imposition being a Tamil issue that now has been shred into pieces.

Strong voices, both from political field and from civil society, have arisen from many non-Hindi states, including multiple non Dravidian states.

West Bengal's Bengali speaking MP from Trinamool Saugata Roy, DMK's Tamil speaking leader M.K. Stalin, Janata Dal (Secular)'s Kannada speaking leader H.D. Kumaraswamy, Lok Satta's Telugu speaking leader Jayaprakash Narayan and many more have spoken out against Hindi imposition in the last one month. Newspapers as varied as Delhi headquartered English daily Indian Express to the Bengaluru headquartered Kannada daily Vijaya Karnataka have run editorials against Hindi imposition and promotion moves that were approved by President. In the past week, civil society and social media protests against Hindi imposition

have happened in Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and elsewhere and have received significant media coverage. Of late Twitter hashtags like #StopHindiImposition, #StopHindiChauvinism and #StopHindiImperialism have been extremely popular. None of these originated in Tamil Nadu. It is no longer Tamil Nadu versus the rest. Far from being a source of disunity, the Hindi imposition protests have united many Indian citizens across linguistic boundaries. It is now Hindi versus non-Hindi in a nonHindi majority Indian Union.

The long list of recommendations effectively impose Hindi on non-Hindi people and do so through taxes and revenues extracted from non Hindi people. Thus, nonHindi people are paying for their own chains of slavery to Hindi. The extensive set of recommendations has an underlying ideology. It wants to beat a multilingual union into a monolingual entity.

The underlying reason is “unity”. Thus, diversity is looked upon as a threat. No wonder, the Official Languages department is under the Home Ministry and reveals exactly the mindset from which the Indian deep-state operates.

The recommendations favour Hindi speakers for jobs, create hurdles for non-Hindi citizens in almost every walk of life which has anything to do with the

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Union government- effectively making them second class citizens of the Indian Union. Incentivizing Hindi and disincentivizing non-Hindi is all government purposes, discriminating against nonHindi speakers and favouring Hindi speakers in matters of jobs is precisely what Pakistan practiced before 1947.

That led to the upright Bengali people telling Pakistan – keep your Urdu imposition, we shall see to it that a Bengali speaker has exactly the same rights in every aspect as a Urdu speaker. They followed through their promise through the creation of the independent People's Republic of Bangladesh.

The Indian Union has no national language precisely because this Union is a union of various linguistic nationalities. To make it a Hindi nation is a threat to the unity of the Indian Union itself, as MK Stalin has presciently pointed out. The political rhetoric of the present Union government vis-a-vis religion and increasingly the ground actions of its supporters is making parts of the Indian Union look like a Hindu mirror image of Islamic Pakistan. Whether by imposing Hindi, it also wants to look like the Hindi mirror image of pre-1971 Urdu Pakistan and hence share Pakistan's subsequent fate is up to the mandarins of the Union government. They have to choose. So will the non-Hindi peoples of the Indian Union.

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Fish Seed Rearing: An alternative source of livelihood Jyotish Barman

able dissolved oxygen as well as • Raw cattle dung (RCD) @ 10 tons/ha (1800 kg/bigha) or Scientist (Fisheries), ICAR Research Complex for restrict the entry of sunlight into the pond. As far as possible, the poultry droppings @3-5 tons/ NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema weeds should be removed manuha (545- 900 kg/bigha) should vailability of quality fish ally as it is safer and convenient as be applied (2/3rd of the does is seed in required quantity the pond size is small applied 15 days prior to stockand in appropriate time ing and remaining after a week is one of the major fac- Eradication of unwanted fishes of stocking spawn).

Old ponds usually harbour • If mahua oil cake is used, aptors that determine the success of fish farming. In general fish farm- miscellaneous fish species. This plication of RCD should be reing begins with the onset of mon- fish competes for food, space and duced to 5 tons/ha (900 kg/ soon, and hence a fish grower has oxygen with the stocked seed and bigha). to make its pond ready beforehand. therefore are considered unwant- ii. In-organic: The period from April to October is ed in nursery ponds. Some of the • Following organic manuring, the best period for fish culture as predatory fish may also consume Urea@13-18 kg/bigha and sinthe required environmental condi- the spawn. These unwanted fishgle super phosphate (SSP)@18tion is congenial during this period es have to be removed from the 27 kg/bigha should be applied. for better and faster growth of fish. pond before stocking spawn. To However, as fish seed is not readily ensure complete removal, dewa- iii. Mixed manuring available at the required time, a fish tering and drying of pond bottom • A mixture of groundnut oil cake/ grower has to wait till he gets the is a better option. However, if comMustard oil cake (136 kg/bigseed and in the process gets very plete draining of water is not possiha), RCD (36 kg/bigha) and SSP less time for culturing fish. Since, ble, then either repeated netting or (172 kg/bigha) is very effective seed produced from hatcheries application of suitable piscicides in production of natural food cannot meet the timely require- is recommended. The most comorganisms. Half of the mixture ment, a fish grower can undertake monly used piscicides are: should be applied 2-3 days prior nursery rearing as a means of pro- i. Mahua oil cake: Recommended to stocking and the remaining in dose is 2000-2500 kg/ha (364ducing fish fry that can stocked in 2-3 split doses after stocking.

455 kg/bigha). Apply 3 weeks pond and at the same time earn prior to stocking spawn. Toxic- Control of aquatic insects some income from it. The nursity last for 20-25 days.

After fertilization, the popuery rearing involves culture of 3-4 days old spawn (5-6 mm in length) ii. Bleaching powder: Bleaching lation of aquatic insect increases powder with 30% chlorine can be which not only compete with carp brought from a hatchery for a peapplied @350 kg/ha (64 kg/big- seed for food, but also causes exriod of 15-20 days, during which ha). Toxicity lasts for 7-10 days. tensive damage to the hatchlings. they grow to a fry stage (20-25 mm In order to control insects, soapin length) and can be stocked.

Liming oil-emulsion should be applied Fish seed of Catla, Rohu, MriFish grows well in alkaline con- 2-3 days prior to stocking spawn. gal, Silver carp, Grass carp can be dition and since majority of the soil The emulsion is prepared by mixreared in nursery pond and made and water in northeastern regions ing cheap soap (3 kg/bigha) with available. Any pond (earthen or are acidic in condition, application vegetable oil (10 kg/bigha). Kerocemented) ranging between 200 of lime is mandatory. Lime helps sene oils @ 15-18 litres or diesel – 1000 sq m areas with an averin correcting pH of the pond water, @14 litre/bigha can also be used age depth of 1.0 m can be easily facilitates rapid decomposition of as substitute for vegetable oil. used for nursery rearing. In case organic matter and reduces toxic of cemented tank, a soil bed of 15effects of harmful compounds in- Stocking 20 cm is required. Since nursery cluding disinfecting the environAppearance of dark green cophase is short, an individual can ment to prevent disease. Lime lour of the pond water indicates go for multiple cropping thereby should be applied after removal luxuriant growth of natural fish ensuring a profit of 60-70 % per of predatory and weed fishes, de- food organism and the pond is cycle. Further, the practice ensures pending on the water pH. The total ready for stocking. For stocking availability of the desired species lime required per year is given in as far as possible, quality seed in required time and quantity. table. Apply one-third of the total should be brought from a reputed requirement, at least 15 days be- or known hatchery.

Nursery pond management • Stocking should be carried out Appropriate management of fore fertilization. nursery pond is the guiding prin- Fertilization ciple for success in carp rearing. PeDose of Lime (Kg/bigha) rennial pond are often infested with Soil / aquatic weeds and harbour harmwater Condition Sandy soil Medium Clayey soil ful aquatic insects, predatory fishpH es, weed fishes and predatory animals like snakes, frogs etc., which 4.5 – 5.0 Highly acidic 182 364 545 create problems for survival of the carp seed. It is therefore necessary 5.0 – 6.0 Moderately acidic 109 218 327 to follow a series of management measures to ensure better growth 6.0 – 6.5 Slightly acid 90 182 272 and survival of the carp seed.

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Clearance of aquatic weeds The first and foremost measure to be taken is to remove all aquatic plants growing in the pond. These weeds not only serve as shelter for many fish predators but also utilizes the available nutrients which otherwise would have helped in growth of natural food for the carp seed. Further, the weeds consume the avail-

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in cool hours preferably in the Fish seed in their early stages morning or evening hour. prefers natural food (phytoplankton and zooplankton) and therefore it is • Carp spawn brought from the hatcheries should be acclimanecessary to fertilize the pond with tized to pond condition prior to organic or inorganic manure to facilitate for optimum production of the stocking. natural food organisms.

• In nursery, culture of single spei. Organic: cies is usually recommended.

• Stocking densities are: • Earthen ponds : 3 - 5 million spawn/ha or 5 - 9 lakh spawn/bigha • Cemented tanks : 10-20 million spawn/ha or 1.8 3.6 million spawn/bigha Culture pe- Feed requireriod (days) ment (kg/million spawn/day) 1-5

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Supplementary feeding Since natural food alone cannot fulfill the daily food requirement of the growing seed, it is essential to provide external feed for proper growth. A mixture of groundnut oil cake/mustard oil cake and rice bran at 1:1 ratio mixed with 1% mineral mixture is usually recommended and should be provided two times in a day. Total feed requirement per day is given in the table.

Application of manure Apply the remaining portion of RCD/Poultry dropping/mixed manure after one week of stocking the spawn Control of birds Spawns reared in nurseries are vulnerable to predatory birds and therefore to protect them, the pond should be either covered with suitable mesh size nets (suitable for cemented tanks) or tie strings over the pond surface from one end to the other in zigzag to scare the birds.

Harvesting • After 15-20 days of rearing, the spawn reaches fry stage (20-25 mm in length) with survivality rate of 40-60%.

• Harvesting should be done in the cool hour preferably in the morning or evening.

• The harvested fry should be kept in hapa under shower condition for 2-3 hours to minimize feacal load before transportation.

Transportation • For long distance transportation, the fry should be packed in oxygenated polythene bags filled with water 1/3rd by volume and remaining 2/3rd with oxygen.

Important notes: • It is always advised to grow single species in one pond at a time. In this way the demand for particular species can be fulfilled without any mixing.

• As the rearing period is limited, multiple cropping is possible from the same nursery pond • Earthen pond : 2-3 crops in one season • Cemented tanks : 4-5 crops in one season

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RESILIENCE OF THE SOIL BORNE FUNGI Tasvina R. Borah Scientist, Plant Pathology

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he soil is a living system that represents a finite resource vital to life on earth. It forms the thin unconsolidated mineral and organic matter on earth surface and develops slowly from various parent materials and is modified by time, climate, macro- and micro-organisms, vegetation and topography. It is a complex mixture of minerals, organic compounds and living organisms that interact continuously in response to natural and imposed biological, chemical and physical changes. Besides anchoring the roots, the soil is a dynamic system that serves as natural medium of growth for land plants and is inhabited by a wide range of microorganisms (SSSA, 9184).

Rhizosphere is an environment that the plant itself helps to create and where pathogenic and beneficial microorganisms constitute a major influential force on plant growth and health. Microbial inhabitants consist of autotrophs, saprophytes, mutualists, parasites of plants and antagonists of other soil microbes. Growth of plants and the soil microorganisms may be influenced by both direct stimulation and indirectly through a variety of interactions.

Plant pathogens are a component of these systems with their impact dependent on many interacting factors, including plant species population dynamics and community composition. Plant pathogens are affected by these interactions and also act reciprocally by modifying their nature.

The soil fungi: Soil fungi are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that encompass economically important root-infecting plant pathogens, beneficial mycorrhiza, root endophytes, nematode-trapping fungi and mycoparasites. As a consequence of their saprotrophic activities, soil fungi are the principal degraders of biomass in terrestrial ecosystems and are responsible for much of the organic re-cycling in the

environment. As a group of organisms, they are arguably the most difficult to study since their natural habitat, soil, is chemically and biologically complex and remains largely uncharacterized. Close associations of fungi with other soil-borne micro-organisms such as bacteria, actinomycetes and oomycetes presents a significant challenge for detection and quantification of individual genera or species and their often copious production of asexual conidia causes significant restrictions in the accurate quantification of population dynamics.

Soil borne fungi and their economic importance: In most agricultural ecosystems, soilborne plant pathogens can be a major limitation in the production of marketable yields. They are also more recalcitrant to management and control compared to pathogens that attack the above-ground portions of the plant.

Soilborne pathogens are adapted to grow and survive in the bulk soil, but the rhizosphere is the infection court where the pathogen encounters the plant and establishes a parasitic relationship. This is also where the complex rhizosphere community, both microflora and microfauna, can interact with the pathogen and influence the outcome of pathogen infection.

There are four main groups of plant pathogens, but only two of them are major players in the soil: fungi (true fungi and oomycetes) and nematodes. Only a few groups of bacteria are considered to be soilborne, probably because non-spore forming bacteria cannot survive well in soil for long periods.

Environmental conditions in the soil are generally not favorable for fungal growth, due to high or low temperatures (frozen ground) or extremely dry conditions.

Pathogens survive in the soil as resistant propagules, such as chlamydospores, sclerotia, thick-walled conidia or hyphae, or survive in plant roots and crop residues. Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Sclerotium rolfsii etc. are the sclerotia forming fungi.

When conditions are favorable and when a seed or root approaches the dormant propagule, the fungus is stimulated to germinate by root or seed exudates and chemotactically grows toward the plant and cause infections. Soilborne pathogens can cause seed decay, damping-off (both pre- and post-emergence), and can also move into the base of the stem, causing crown rot and wilt. In perennial trees, fungi can move into the collar of the tree, girdling the tree, or inoculum can splash onto the fruit, causing decay and rot. Losses from soilborne pathogens are even more difficult to estimate, because of the difficulty of diagnosis. Some estimate that soilborne pathogens cause 50% of the crop loss in the US. Spatial aspects of soil fungi and root diseases: Soilborne pathogens not only spread through time but also through space.

Some soilborne pathogens in infected crop debris or soil can be spread by wind that blows during harvesting or cultivation.

Some soilborne pathogens, such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum or Rhizoctonia solani, produce aerial sexual spores that are ejected into the air and spread by wind. Pathogens can move above ground with irrigation water or rain run-off, which can carry soil particles into adjacent fields.

Influence of agricultural practices on soil fungi: Management of the biotic and abiotic properties of a soil is an important approach to promote the activities of beneficial microorganisms in the rhizosphere and thus limiting the densities and activities of soilborne pathogens to a tolerable level. Adaptation of cultural practices has been proposed as a means to decrease the soil inoculum potential or increase the level of suppressiveness to diseases. Indeed, disease suppressiveness has been obtained through crop rotation, intercropping, residue destruction, organic amendments, tillage management practices and a combination of those regimes.

Weather based integrated agro advisory for the month of May Kisan Mobile Advisory Service – a service for the farmers

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otal rainfall received in Dimapur district during April month was 226.0 mm, the highest rainfall of 44.3 mm recorded on 2nd April. Total number of

rainy day was 12.

For successful crop rotation, non- leguminous crop should be followed by leguminous crop or vice- versa. Due to variable weather, farmers are advised to

do constant monitoring against attack of pest and disease in the crop, if symptom is observed then take protection measures as per recommendation when sky remain clear

Crop Advisories Field preparation for sowing of pigeon pea may be done. Farmers are advised to procure good quality seeds from 

certified source. Before sowing, pigeon pea seeds should be treated with crop specific Rhizobium culture and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria. This treatment increases the crop production.

 With the onset of monsoon showers, planting of fruit trees like mango, litchi, jamun etc should be done. Desir-

able pit size of 3ft x 3ft x 3ft may be dugged and an application of recommended doses of FYM and neem cake should be applied.

 Keeping weather in view, farmers are advised to start sowing of ginger, turmeric and large cardamom. Use well decomposed FYM and mulching with locally available dry grasses/ leaves/ straw should be done after planting.

 To improve mandarin orchards, timely cleaning and removing of other forest trees including bamboo bushes,

wild banana, plant parasites and weeds. Dead and infected branches should be pruned. In order to improve soil fertility, leguminous crops like pea, cowpea, rice bean, French bean, green gram, shallow rooted less exhaustive seasonal vegetables, papaya can be grown as intercrops.

 Transplanting of brinjal and chilli may be done in prepared fields. Seed treatment with crop specific Azatobacter

as well as phosphorus solubilizing bacteria one packet/acre seed is also advised. Use well decomposed FYM 1012 ton /acre in the field at the time of ploughing

Livestock Advisories Poultry: Provide clean drinking water. With the onset of rainy season, chickens may encounter standing water. Drinking water from the ground can lead to the infection of pathogens and parasites. Intestinal round worms are a common problem in chickens drinking from standing water. Worm infected chickens will generally appear healthy but seem to always be hungry and eating but remain skinny for their breed •

Piggery: Animals purchased for the farm should be from disease free herds. Newly purchased animals should be isolated from the other animals in the farm for a period of three to four weeks. No visitor allowed visiting the farm.

Fisheries  Apply lime as per recommended dose depending on the pH  After 15 days of lime application, apply cow dung and wait till the pond water turns green.  Put some aquatic plant in one corner of the pond for sheltering stocked fish during high temperature.

Imtisenla Walling & Ph Romen Sharma ICAR, Nagaland Centre

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gricultural advisories are one of the critical farm inputs for any farming activities, of which weather and climatic information plays an important role in agriculture. If provided in advances, it will help farmers in making decisions and efficient mobilization of farm resources. Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Nagaland Centre, Medziphema has been operational since 2008. The project has a range of activities and has been preparing and disseminating a biweekly bulletins, for all the eleven districts of Nagaland taking into account all agricultural and allied sector.

The activities are very relevant for the farmers of the state, as more than 70% of our state population depends on agriculture for their livelihood.

However, farmers of the state are facing huge challenges in the form of rainfed agriculture and large areas are under default rainfed because of its topography. In such, the role of weather and climate are even more important than in areas where infrastructure on irrigation, modern agriculture are prevalent. Moreover, many of agriculture practices, activities, occurrence of diseases, pest etc. are seasonal and weather bound. To counter the adversaries arising from the overdependence of monsoon, erratic weather patterns, and for the overall development of agriculture and allied sectors, information of the happening of

planning and timely agro-advisories will help the farmers to adopting farming practices with more resilient and productive.

Kisan Mobile Advisory Services (KMAS) under GKMS project has been delivering information for the farming community of the state by harnessing the information and communication technology based mobile networks. It is one such tool where the information is reach at a stroke of a mouse click, and enables the farmer to have information access and face the challenges ahead of them. The aim is to provide timely quality need based information on various topics and context of agriculture and allied sector in the right quantity and right form thus empowering the farmers with information and improving their decision making ability. The delivered information is location-specific and crop or enterprise specific. Information is delivered to the registered farmers of the state through mobile Short Message Services (SMS). On every Tuesday and Friday, Short Message Service are send to the registered farmers covering various topics like crop production, crop protection, livestock management (poultry, piggery), weather forecast, horticulture crops, fishery, general awareness and other agriculture information etc. Initially the messages were sent in English language but later with feedback and demand for local dialect, messages are now disseminated in local dialect (Nagamese).

Some sample of the messages are Tin char din tae Nagaland

boleh pareh. khiti bagan tae pani nalah bhal para bonailobi aru gass nichetae mati uthaibi.

Dated April 20, 2017.

Kheti bagan tae eku nalagaigenah khali nacharibi.

Borokhon dangor aha somoi tae, mati lagah mol (nutrient) khan pani para lui jai. Enikah nohobo karoneh,kheti bagan khali hobo somoi tae, khata somai laga sobji beans khan nishinah lagabi. Dated April 21, 2017.

More than 7900 registered farmers of the state are benefitting from the free of cost Agromet SMS services. With the objective to provide the services to maximum numbers of farmers of the state, there is a need to increase the outreach. For which, different stakeholders like State line departments at district and block level, NGOs, KVKs, ATMAs, farmers associations etc. have a role to play by participating and help the farmers in registration to the said project by providing the details (mobile number) of the farmers for maximum outreach across the region of the state. The stakeholders and farmers can contact ICAR Research Complex for NEH, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Dimapur, through email (icarnagaland@gmail.com) or contact number of ICAR, Nagaland Centre or personal visit.

The farmers’ needs are to be understood and addressed but at the same time initiatives should be undertaken to improve and improvise the delivery system. The information disseminated through mobile will play a great role but it should be according to the enterprises, crops adopted by the farmers and based on the as-

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Karnan refuses medical test, calls SC judges 'terrorists' KolKata, May 4 (IaNS): Continuing his defiance, Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan on Thursday declined to undergo any checkup after a medical team turned up at his residence here following a Supreme Court order, and declared he was "absolutely normal".

Amid high drama, as media persons, curious onlookers and police swarmed his New Town residence here, Karnan hit out at the seven apex court judges, calling them "terrorists" and their order an insult to a "Dalit judge".

"Medical treatment is not required to (sic) me. Medical treatment is required to (sic) the patient. I am alright. I am not a patient. Yes, I am more than normal," Karnan told the team of four doctors from the staterun Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, who were assigned to conduct a test to determine his mental condition.

Karnan, who has been on a confrontation with the Supreme Court

ever since the top court issued contempt charges, even invited the team of doctors inside his house and offered them tea. He told them his wife and sons were not in Kolkata and such a test can't be done without the consent of his family.

"My wife and one son is in Chennai. The other son is abroad. So in the absence of any guardian, my family, I cannot allow you to examine me, as that is legally wrong," he said.

Instead, he handed a signed letter to the doctors addressed to the chairman of the medical board constituted to examine him.

"Today you and your team came along with top police officers attached to the Kolkata Police department in order to provide medical treatment to me as per the direction/ order/instruction of the Honourable Supreme Court. However, I declined to avail the medical treatment since I am absolutely normal with a stable mind," the letter said.

He alleged the Supreme Court order was an "insult" to a "Dalit judge".

"Furthermore, it's my strong view that the Supreme Court order amounts to an insult and harassment to a Dalit judge (myself )," Karnan said in the letter.

On Monday, a seven-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar directed the setting up of a medical board to examine Karnan on May 4 and submit the evaluation report on May 8.

Karnan has been engaged in an over three-month long confrontation with the apex court. He is facing contempt charges for degrading the judiciary and making allegations of corruption against several Supreme Court judges. As his housing complex 'Rosedale' swarmed with a large number of mediapersons, police team and onlookers, Karnan seemed to be relishing his multiple interactions with the media.

He spoke to the journalists both before the arrival of the medical team

and also after they had left with his signed letter.

He launched an all-out attack on the apex court judges, calling them "mad" and "terrorists" and accusing them of "colluding with corrupt judges" and "sharing the corruption amount".

Karnan also termed the apex court order as a "mad order passed by mad judges" and alleged that he was being targeted.

"I am wondering how the seven judges (are) supporting corrupted judges. Why the seven judges are colluding with corrupted judges. Seven judges colluding with corrupt judges means they share the corruption amount.

"My assumption and presumption is the seven judges shared the corruption amount held by 20 judges."

"Therefore they are taking personal interest. How all of a sudden they prevented my judicial work, administrative work? Where is the provision? How did they issue a bailable warrant against me? Am I a terrorist,

an anti-social element?"

"But the seven judges are terrorists, please note down," he told mediapersons, who were taken aback by his virulent attack.

Karnan then offered his "logic".

"The Pakistani terrorists are continuously attempting to disturb the Indian peace. Likewise the seven judges are continuously operating their judicial power out of law and spoiling the judiciary. Therefore they are terrorists in the judiciary."

Karnan claimed the seven judges were "not suitable" for the nation.

"My deep request on behalf of 125 crore of Indian people.... after the issuing of suo motu contempt proceedings, now the public have lost confidence and trust in the judiciary. Therefore, once again I request the seven judges to do the right thing by resigning their judicial posts," he said. Karnan even asked the media to compare the "quality" of the orders passed by him and the Supreme

Court bench.

"Compare my orders with the seven judges' orders. which are quality orders? Which are suitable for execution?" he asked.

He also had an advice for a journalist. "Without omitting any point, incorporate in your newspaper, senior madam."

The seven judges had issued a suo motu contempt order against Karnan in February after he had in January named 20 "corrupt judges", seeking probe against them to curb "high corruption" in the Indian judiciary.

Earlier, on April 13, Karnan had passed a "judicial order" against the seven Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice Khehar, for "violating" the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and directed them to "appear" before him on April 28. In another order, Karnan directed the Air Control Authority in New Delhi not to allow the CJI and other six judges to travel abroad.

Army launches massive hunt for Kashmir militants CBI books ex-Secretary, raids Delhi Secretariat No meddling on Kashmir: China

SrINagar, May 4 (IaNS): Thousands of security personnel cordoned off some 20 villages in south Kashmir on Thursday in a massive hunt for militants believed to be hiding in the area, but the operation was called off after eight hours without any arrests, police said.

The biggest anti-militancy operation in Kashmir in recent years, described by a police officer as "unprecedented", followed a spree of bank robberies and spurt in militant attacks in south of the valley -- a militant hotbed -where insurgents were believed to be moving freely around, recording videos, clicking pictures and posting them on social media groups. Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat, however, said it was a "regular operation" conducted to "make sure that the situation is brought under control" in the Kashmir Valley where a spate of anti-government protests has rattled the government.

"Every day we do it.

There is nothing new. Today's operation is happening because banks have been looted and police personnel have been killed," Gen Rawat said in New Delhi. The operation involving some 30,000

Congress appoints new PCC chiefs in Punjab, Uttarakhand New DelhI, May 4 (IaNS): The Congress on Thursday announced new chiefs of the party units in Punjab and Uttarakhand, and appointed Avinash Pande as incharge of party affairs in Rajasthan where assembly elections will be held next year. Former Minister Sunil Jakhar has been appointed Punjab Congress chief in place of Amarinder Singh, who again became Chief Minister after the party romped to power in the state after 10 years. In Uttarakhand, where the Congress lost the February 15 assembly elections, former state Minister Pritam Singh has replaced Kishore Upadhyaya as PCC chief. The party also appointed four Secretaries to assist Pande, who has been elevated as General Secretary. They are Vivek Bansal, Quazi Mohammad Nizamuddin, Devender Yadav, and Tarun Kumar. Pande replaces Gurudas Kamat, who had requested the high command to relieve him of all organisational responsibilities. Vivek Tankha has been appointed the new head of All India Congress Committee's Human and Legal Rights Department. In April, the Congress appointed new party incharges in Gujarat and Karnataka where elections will be held in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

BeIjINg, May 4 (IaNS): Days after a commentary in a daily indicated that China could meddle in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, Beijing on Thursday denied it would do so, saying it was a bilateral dispute.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry told IANS that Beijing will not change its position on Kashmir because of the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which cuts through the disputed territory between India and Pakistan.

"China's position on the issue of Kashmir is clear and consistent. It is an issue left over from history between India and Pakistan, and shall be properly addressed by India and Pakistan through consultation and negotiation," the ministry said in an email statement.

India has been opposed to a third party mediation in the dispute over Jammu and Kashmir, the northern third of which is held by Pakistan and the southern two thirds by India.

"Building of the CPEC does not affect China's position on this issue. We sincerely hope that India and Pakistan

army men, paramilitary and police personnel started before dawn with house-to-house searches in Shopian, some 50 km from here.

Drones and helicopters hovered above the sparsely populated villages spread between sprawling orchards of apples in Shopian. Security personnel stood guard on roads and

will properly handle differences by increasing communication and dialogue, and jointly uphold regional peace and stability." "China is willing to make constructive efforts for the improvement of India-Pakistan relations."

On Tuesday, a commentary in the Global Times daily said China was ready to resolve the Kashmir dispute between because it wanted to protect the multibillion dollar CPEC. The $46 billion project, a key component of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road project, connects China's Kashgar in Xinjiang with Pakistan's Gwadar port in Balochistan - restive regions in both countries.

India has opposed the route, saying it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. New Delhi claims the region as its own.

China, which is hosting a mega Belt and Road Conference this month, wants India to be the part of the project. India has been non-committal about its attendance, which is likely to receive participation by some 30 heads of state.

entry points, preventing people from coming or going out of their areas.

As schools were closed, men, young and old, were told to gather in central areas of villages. Residents in at least three villages resisted the operation and came out to protest with stones. But the demonstrations were quelled with tear smoke.

There were no injuries.

A police officer said the operation was a hunt for militants responsible for the killing of political activists and security personnel and those blamed for snatching of weapons as well as bank robberies.

Shopian and its neighbouring Kulgam district, where on Monday five policemen and two bank guards were killed, have turned out to

India, UK agree to expedite extradition process New DelhI, May 4 (IaNS): In the backdrop of liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition demand, India and the UK on Thursday agreed to expedite the extradition process of "wanted persons". The decision was made in the first Home Affairs dialogue between the two countries here. The Indian side was led by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi while the British delegation was led by Patsy Wilkinson from the Home Office.

The meeting was held as

a follow up to British Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to India in November 2016 and the commitment of the two Prime Ministers for enhanced and strengthened dialogue. "Both sides expressed satisfaction in matters relating to extradition of wanted persons.

Asked about Mallya's extradition, Prasad said: "These matters are not discussed at this level. It is discussed at agency level.

The idea was to identify and remove the bottle-

necks and make the process simpler." Mallya, who fled to Britain in March 2016 after being pursued for the recovery of Rs 8,191 crore his now defunct Kingfisher Airlines owes to Indian banks, was arrested and bailed in London last month. The next hearing of the case will be on May 17. The Indian government had in February handed over to British authorities a formal request for Mallya's extradition.

States urged to expedite RERA implementation process New DelhI, May 4 (IaNS): The government on Thursday asked the states to expeditiously complete process to notify the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) and appoint full-time regulators at the earliest.

"So far, 14 states and union territories have notified RERA, which came into force on May 1 this year and another 14 states and union territories are at an advanced stage of notifying the Act," Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, said.

Mishra was speaking at a seminar on "Real Estate Regulation Rules, GST and Affordable Housing (CLSS Scheme)", organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) here.

"RERA will positively impact the sales and industry's profit," he said. The Act aims to protect the rights of consumers and usher in transparency and accountability. The sector, which has immense potential to generate employment and scope for investment, had remained largely unregulated over the years. But, with RERA in place, the sector is expected to receive the required fillip contributing to the overall growth of the economy. Mishra said that states should desist from changing the

fundamental rules of the Act. "There will be state-specific issues, which will require diverse solutions and states should consider those," he added.

On affordable housing for all, he said there was a huge demand in this segment and developers should work in this sector proactively. "There is a need for stakeholders to work in tandem."

Mishra said that the industry would have to learn and adapt to the new modes of businesses. "With the enactment of the Act, issues will arise and they will have to be dealt with proactively," he said and urged Ficci to share industry recommendations on the RERA with the ministry to ensure a smooth transition.

On the occasion, the dignitaries released the Ficci-GT-Khaitan & Co Comparative State RERA Rules Report, which comprises a survey that studies the impact of RERA on the sector and stakeholders.

The findings show that over 60 per cent of the respondents feel that going forward, transparency will increase in real estate dealings. Close to 60 per cent of the respondents also feel that the RERA will increase governance hold in the sector and lead to increased investments.

be new breeding ground for militants since last year after the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Wani.

Last week, at least two video clips appeared on social networking sites with gun toting militants in battle fatigues marching in apple orchards in what appeared to be the landscape of Shopian.

Bank robberies were also committed in the south Kashmir district -- home to some 266,000 people. A senior police officer told IANS: "The operation is part of a routine anti-militancy and area domination exercise in south Kashmir. Such operations will continue till we are able to completely sanitize (rid areas of militants) south Kashmir."

There were reports that Umar Majeed, a militant commander operating in south Kashmir, was hiding in the cordoned region.

Police have announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for the arrest of Majeed who allegedly masterminded the Monday killings in Kulgam.

Meanwhile, students in noth Kashmir's Sopore town shouted slogans and stoned security forces. At least 10 students were reportedly injured in baton charges and firing of tear smoke.

New DelhI, May 4 (IaNS): The CBI on Thursday said it has registered a corruption case against Delhi government's former Health Secretary Tarun Seem in connection with a Rs 10.50-crore contract awarded to three security agencies to augment security at Delhi hospitals.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams on Thursday also conducted searches at six places, including the Delhi government's Secretariat, in Delhi and the National Capital region.

The agency officials also carried out raids at the official and residential premises of Seem and other accused to collect documents pertaining to the contract for hiring Knight Watch Security Limited, Innovision Limited, and Security and Intelligence Service.

The CBI filed the FIR against Seem and the companies for criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. "Irregularities were committed in the engagement of three private agen-

cies for security in the emergency areas of Delhi government hospitals," the CBI official said.

Reacting to the CBI raids, the AAP again accused the Centre of misusing the CBI against its party leaders.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh took to Twitter: "Soon, everything came to normal in the AAP; the central government today left its parrot (CBI) behind Satyendar Jain. They kept on disturbing us and we kept on working."

Seem, considered close to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, was earlier appointed Health Secretary by the Aam Aadmi Party government. But the decision was overturned by then Lt. Gov. Najeeb Jung because only an IAS officer can serve as a Secretary to the government. Seem, an Indian Revenue Service officer, was later appointed Director of Health Services in Delhi by the Kejriwal government.

AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No. 95 I Smti. Aguile D/o Shri. Iluleu of Ngwalwa, PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declared that: 1. That I am the deponent of this affidavit.

2. That the name Aguile and Lungbamyile refers to one and the same person.

3. That I hereby declare that my correct name is AGUILE shall be use as official name in all my documents from the date of declaration of this affidavit.

Deponent 1st Class Magistrate

AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No. 82 I Miss. WIDAULIU D/o Shri.

AKUNG CHAWANG of SAMZIURAM, PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist.

Nagaland hereby declared that: 1. That I am the deponent of this affidavit.

2. That the name WIDAULIU and WIDAULIU CHAWANG refers to one and the same person.

3. That I hereby declare that my correct name is WIDAULIU, and shall be use as official name in all my documents from the date of declaration of this affidavit.

Deponent 1st Class Magistrate

AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No. 199(24) I Smti. SUIMZAHEILE of PELETKIE VILLAGE, PO & PS PEREN, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declared that: 1. That I am the deponent of this affidavit.

2. That the name SUIMZAHEILE and SUINZAHEILE NRING refers to one and the same person.

3. That I hereby declare that my correct name is SUIMZAHEILE shall be use as official name in all my documents from the date of declaration of this affidavit.

Deponent 1st Class Magistrate

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WORLD

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Squeezed by global powers, South Koreans seek ‘Korea first’ in leader

SEOUL, May 4 (REUtERS): Jason Lim, a 36-year-old South Korean engineer living in Washington D.C., thinks it’s important to try and maintain a solid alliance with the United States - but not at any cost. Lim and many other South Koreans say their country has been reduced to pawns in a superpower game of chess as the United States and China seek to tackle North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile programmes.

That frustration - and a growing desire that politicians put “Korea first” could drive a near-record number of people to the polls in the May 9 election to find a successor for former president Park Geunhye, ousted in March over corruption charges.

A higher turnout, especially among those in their 20s to 40s who have historically been indifferent to politics, is seen boosting liberal candidate Moon Jae-in, who wrote in a book published in January South Korea should learn to say “no to America”.

Unless there’s a major upset, Moon, who advocates a moderate approach on North Korea and criticizes conservatives and their hardline policy for failing to stop its weapons development, will become the next president. A Gallup Korea poll published on Wednesday shows him with 38 percent support in the field of 13 candidates, with centrist Ahn Cheolsoo his nearest challenger at 20 percent.

“Sometimes I feel our government is bending over backwards trying not to upset the alliance with the United States,” said Lim, who is among some 222,000 people who cast their ballots during the April 25-30 voting period for overseas residents. “I want our president to be someone who isn’t afraid to

old housewife in Bundang, south of Seoul.

Hong Joon-pyo, presidential candidate of the Liberty Korea Party, leaves after attending a ceremony celebrating the birthday of Buddha at Jogye temple in Seoul on May 3. (REUTERS Photo)

say what’s best for Korea.”

Lim, who did not vote in the 2012 presidential election, blamed the indifference of younger voters for Park’s election victory five years ago that led to the current political turmoil.

Park was impeached in December on accusations she colluded with a friend to collect bribes from big conglomerates.

The Constitutional Court upheld the parliamentary motion, making her South Korea’s first democratically elected president to be forced out of office. Park went on trial on criminal charges of corruption on Tuesday and could face more than 10 years in prison if convicted of receiving bribes.

THAAD CONTROVERSY Geopolitical turmoil is also a major election theme. Last week, in the middle of the night, the U.S. military installed the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD), prompting criticism it was trying to deploy the antimissile battery before the election.

Park’s government agreed to it last year to protect against a North Korean missile. Seoul was to provide the land, while the U.S.

Pope’s meeting with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi leads to diplomatic ties

military would pay for and operate it. Liberals criticized Park for not seeking parliamentary approval.

Moon says the next administration should make a final decision on THAAD, and until then, deployment should be suspended.

China says THAAD’s powerful radar could be used to spy into its territory. While Beijing hasn’t acknowledged retaliating against South Korea, it has blocked some Korean products into the country, discouraged Chinese tourists to South Korea and shut down several Lotte stores in China. The Korean company handed over a golf course in Seongju, in southeastern South Korea, as the THAAD home.

“It is not a new phenomenon ... that South Korea is sandwiched by North Korea and United States. And if you look at (THAAD), it is also not a new thing about us being squeezed between the U.S. and China,” said Chae Karam, a 31-year-old student at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who voted for the first time in last week’s overseas balloting.

Moon, whose campaign promises include “National Interest First”

NO.E.VIG-23/2010 ::

policy, has struck a chord with younger Koreans who want the country to stand up to powerful allies and neighbours.

In addition to putting the THAAD deployment up for parliamentary approval after the election, Moon has promised to renegotiate the unpopular deal Park’s government reached with Japan in 2015 on “comfort women,” the Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War Two. But even some of Moon’s supporters are sceptical about Seoul’s diplomatic heft. “It’s just a fact.

South Korea is just stuck in the middle in terms of security issues, and options are limited for Seoul,” said Choi Jung-hee, a 35-year-

HIGH TURNOUT Tuesday’s vote may see the highest turnout for a presidential election in three decades. Nearly 83% of 1,500 respondents surveyed by the Elections Commission said they will definitely vote. A separate Gallup Korea poll released on Wednesday showed 91% of the 1,015 respondents definitely willing to vote.

The biggest increase in willingness to vote came from the age group of 19 to 29 years old, with 92% of those respondents saying they firmly planned to vote, according to Gallup Korea.

Many were mobilised during the massive but peaceful weekend rallies over the last few months of 2016 demanding Park step down. “It was those who held candles that removed Park from presidency,” said Kang Dong-wan, a political science professor at DongA University in Busan said.

“I sense a stronger urge to take part in the election among young people, to make sure something like that doesn’t happen again.”

Older South Koreans mistrust Moon’s less confrontational stance on North Korea, at a time when Pyongyang is threatening a sixth nuclear test and accelerating long-range missile tests.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND: KOHIMA NO.HED/HOST/1/2016

Dated Kohima, the 3rd May, 2017

NOTIFICATION FOR NEW HOSTEL REGISTRATION

It is hereby notified to all the concerned seeking for new hostel registration under the Directorate of Higher Education that the Hostel Eligibility Certificate forms shall be issued from 8th to 20th May 2017. Therefore, all the interested applicants are hereby informed to come and collect the forms within the stipulated date as mentioned. Hostel Owner's whose Eligibility Certificates has been submitted for renewal and yet to be collected are informed to collect the same on or before 20th May 2017 after which, the Department will not be held responsible for any loss.

(Kuholi Chishi) Director, Higher Education Issued By: DIPR

VIGILANCE COMMISSION NAGALAND : KOHIMA ADVERTISEMENT

Dt. Kohima, the 4th May, 17

The application enclosed with the following documents should be submitted to the undersigned on or before 25th May, 2017 during office hour.

1. Matriculate to Graduate 2. Scheduled tribe 3. Indigenous certificate 4. Employment exchange card 5. Two passport size photos

VatICaN CIty, May 4 (REUtERS): The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday, minutes after Pope Francis met with the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The surprise move means that the Vatican will have much more diplomatic influence in Myanmar, which is facing international scrutiny over atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

There are about 700,000 Catholics in Myanmar according to the country’s cardinal, Charles Maung Bo, out of a total population of some 51.4 million, the majority of whom are Buddhist. The Vatican had previously been represented in Myanmar by an apostolic delegate to the local church who was based in Thailand. The move means the Vatican and Myanmar will each appoint a fullfledged ambassador.

The announcement came shortly after Pope Francis met Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar’s civilian government and also its foreign minister. Suu Kyi assumed power in 2016 following a landslide election win after Myanmar’s former military leaders initiated a political transition. The Nobel Peace laureate talked privately with the pope for about half an hour in his study in the Apostolic Palace.

In February, Francis issued a stinging criticism of the treatment of the Rohingya, saying they had been tortured and killed simply because they wanted to live their culture and Muslim faith. On Thursday, Francis gave Suu Kyi a copy of his 2017 message for the Church’s World day of Peace, whose title is “Non-violence: a style of politics for peace”.

His remarks in February came shortly after a U.N. report that said security forces in the north of the country had carried out mass killings, gang rapes and had burned villages. On Tuesday, the European Union clashed with Suu Kyi by publicly supporting an international mission to look into alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya.

The EU’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini, speaking at a news conference with Suu Kyi, said an agreed resolution of the U.N. Human Rights Council would help clear up uncertainty about allegations of killings, torture and rape against Rohingyas. On the basis of that resolution, the top United Nations human rights body will send an international fact-finding mission to Myanmar despite Suu Kyi’s reservations. She said Myanmar was “disassociating” itself from the resolution.

Nagaland Board of School Education Kohima

NOTIFICATION NO.24 /2017 Dated Kohima, the 4th May, 2017 NO.NBE-35/Ex-NSEE/2017-18 :: It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that the Nagaland State Entrance Examination (NSEE) 2017 for Para Medical/Agri. and Allied degree courses will be held on 13th May, 2017. The detailed programme is given below: Date

Day

13 May, 2017 th

Time

Examination Centres

i. Mezhür Hr. Sec. School, Kohima Saturday 10:00 a.m.–01:00 p.m. ii. Ministers’ Hill Baptist Hr. Sec. School, Kohima

Note: i. The Provisional Admit cards shall be issued from the 11th to 12th May 2017 in the Office of the NBSE. ii. Candidates are informed to collect the provisional admit card personally. iii. The signature in all the required places i.e. forms, counterfoil of the admit card, attendance register, etc. must tally. iv. Examination fee of `.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) is to be paid during collection of admit card. v. As proof of identity, the candidate must produce the original/photocopy of the admit card of the HSSLC or HSLC Examination while collecting the NSEE Admit card and also have it in their possession in the examination hall. vi. No admit cards will be issued on the day of the examination.

Sd/- (Mrs. Asano Sekhose), Chairman

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION NAGALAND: KOHIMA

NO.ED/SCHO/PMS-4/2014-15

Dated Kohima, the 28th April, 2017

RE-OPENING OF ONLINE VERIFICATION FOR RENEWAL APPLICATIONS UNDER PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

This is to inform that while some applications have already received the scholarship amount for the year 2016-17, it is observed that despite keeping open the verification option till 02nd March, 2017, some institutions have not completed the verification process within the said time limit. Consequently, the matter has been examined by the Ministry and it has been decided to re-open the application verification process for 2016 - 17 pending/un-verified Renewal applications under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme meant for minorities.

ACTIVITIES

TIME-LINE

Last date of Renewal verification by Institutions

10th May, 2017

Last date of Renewal verification by District & State

25th May, 2017

No further extension shall be granted under any circumstances to any stakeholder.

Institutions that are yet to obtain the Login ID & Password are requested to contact their concerned DEO Office.

(WONTHUNGO TSOPOE), Additional Director (HOD) Issued by: DIPR

Application are hereby invited for the post of L.D.A.-cum-Computer Assistant in the scale pay of Rs. 5200-2020/- Grade pay Rs. 2600/- P.M. from the eligible Konyak tribe against the back ward tribe quota as per roster Notification NO.RCBT-5/87 (Pt-II) dated 4th September, 2015.

1. No. of post. - 1 No. REQUIRED QUALIFICATION: 2. Graduate from any recognized university with computer knowledge

Pope Francis talks with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a private audience at the Vatican on May 4. (REUTERS Photo)

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SEHJANG DOUNGEL Secretary, Vigilance Commission, Nagaland: Kohima

Issued by: DIPR

NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION KOHIMA NOTIFICATION

NO.NPSC/CESE-2012

Dated, Kohima the 4th May, 2017

In pursuance of the Commission’s Advertisement No. 1/2016 dt.

20.06.2016, Addendum/Corrigendum No. NPSC/ADVT/EDS-2012 dt. 23.06.2016 & 01.07.2016, Notification dt. 19.07.2016 & 07.09.16, Corrigendum/Addendum dt. 24.10.2016, Corrigendum dt. 26.10.2016, Addendum dt. 08.02.2017 and Notification dt. 24.03.2017, the Nagaland Public Service Commission, on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in the written examination, academic weightage and Viva-voce, is pleased to recommend the following candidates discipline-wise for appointment to the posts of Assistant Professors, Research Associates, Lecturer and Post Graduate Teachers under the Government of Nagaland. i) 3 (Three) Posts of Assistant Professors (Class-I Gazetted) under Higher Education Department.

Sl.No 1 2 3

Name

Subject

MERENLEMLA JAMIR Mathematics LIMASENLA Y JAMIR Physics MEGOSIELIE KHATE Chemistry/Biology/ Physics

Roll No Remarks 3665 3753 3722

SCTE

ii) 2 (Two) Posts of Research Associate under SCERT. Sl.No 1 2

Name

KEKHRIENEINUO SEKHOSE MEDEMMONGLA JAMIR

Subject

Roll No Remarks

Functional English Psychology

3229 3685

iii) 1 (One) Post of Lecturer under SCERT. Sl.No 1

Name SUPONGMENLA JAMIR

Subject Mathematics

Roll No 3655

Remarks

iv) 37 (Thirty Seven) Posts of Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) (Class-II Gazetted) under School Education Department.

Sl.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Note:

Name

SALHOUVINUO YHOME AMONGLA CHANG ECHI PONGHA KONYAK LIMAYANGLA MERENMONGLA WATEINLA P SHELIEH KONYAK KERIVILE RHETSO MHASISANUO YHOSHU A LEEJUNG C IMLIAKUM PHOM MORDECAI CHASE ZHAPUCHUTUO JAMES CHUTSO ZANBENTHUNG SHITIRI N THUNGBEMO HUMTSOE L MHONBENI MURRY KEZEVINUO RUPREO ILUNGSILE P THSANTSUMONG YIMCHUNGER MMHAYANI ODYUO ARENMENLA JAMIR KIKANARO IMCHEN MANGLIYANGBA WATIENLA NUTSO TUNYI WATIYANGER S CHINGMEI MEDONGUNUO YORE VICTOR T NGULLIE KATIRENLA ABIKALI K AWOMI IMOLEMLA LEMTUR SETHRICHO L SANGTAM N NGAMBA RUOPFÜKHRIENUO CHÜCHA ASONGLA SICHIYA RENGMA

Subject

Comp. Science Comp. Science English English English English English English English English English History

Roll No 3711 3718 3042 3100 3224 3089 3191 3082 3047 3107 3167 3369

History

3353

History History History History History

3317 3302 3342 3261 3262

History

3263

Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Physics Physics Physics Physics Political Science Political Science Political Science Political Science Political Science Political Science Political Science Political Science Tenyidie Economics Hindi

3670 3668 3677 3747 3726 3736 3729 3512 3478 3617 3531 3534 3547 3516 3485 3693 3754 3698

Remarks B.T. Chang

B.T. Konyak B.T. Phom

B.T. Zeliang B.T. Yimchunger

B.T. Sangtam B.T. Phom B.T. Chang

The following post(s) shall be re-advertised due to non-availability of eligible candidates: Item No 2 25 27

Name of Post

Assistant Professor Physics PGT Mathematics PGT Physics

Department

Hr. Education School Education -do-

Sd/- KHRUPI SOTHU Secretary, Nagaland Public Service Commission, Kohima

No of Post(s) 3 2 1

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sports

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

cavaliers cruise past raptors, Real travel to relegated Granada in bid for first title in five years leonard shines for spurs Los AngeLes, MAy 4 (AFP): Kawhi Leonard scored a game- high 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-96 on Wednesday to level their NBA playoff series at one game each.

Leonard also delivered eight assists and seven rebounds for the Spurs, who now travel to Houston for games three and four of the best-of-seven second round Western Conference series.

"We were focused," Leonard said. "We lost by 30 points last game so we didn't want to disappoint the fans."

San Antonio's win could prove to be costly because of an injury to guard Tony Parker. The Frenchman had to be carried off the floor by teammates with 8:43 remaining after suffering a left leg injury.

Meanwhile, LeBron James reached another milestone and the Cleveland Cavaliers nailed 18 shots from beyond the arc en route to a 125-103 rout of the Toronto Raptors in their East playoff series.

San Antonio led 97-83 at the time of Parker's injury. The incident took place when Parker missed a short layup and landed underneath the Rockets' basket.

He had scored 18 points before leaving the game.

Parker clutched his left knee as he lay on the floor. He was carted off by teammates Dewayne Dedmon and Dejounte Murray and did not look up as the crowd chanted his name.

"I just hope he is OK because we need him the next game," Leonard said.

Parker is expected to undergo an MRI scan on Thursday.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of Parker, "It

MADRID, MAy 4 (ReuTeRs): Real Madrid are aiming to remain in pole position for a first La Liga title in five years when they travel to relegated Granada on Saturday night.

Fresh from their 3-0 Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Atletico, the Merengues will be confident of keeping pace with Barcelona at the top of the table.

Zinedine Zidane’s outfit sit second, level on 81 points with the Catalans but with an inferior head-tohead record. However, have played a game fewer than their rivals.

They will be without the injured Dani Carvajal, who picked up a hamstring problem in midweek, in addition to Gareth Bale and Pepe for the trip to Andalusia.

Tony Adams’ side, meanwhile, have nothing but pride to play for, after they were condemned to the

Segunda last week. Forward Adrian Ramos insists the players will look to put in a performance for their longsuffering fans.

"We have a commitment to Granada and we should be professional for the supporters. It's very hard after being relegated, but we need to stay professional and show determination, trying to give the fans something to cheer about in what's left of the season," Ramos said.

"We know they're one of the best clubs in the world, with a great squad and players that can make a difference.

We just need to try and do our jobs."

Immediately before that game, Barcelona will host fifth-placed Villarreal at Camp Nou, in a match both sides need to win.

Barca, who welcome back captain Andres Iniesta from a thigh injury, required a last-minute Lionel Messi

free kick to salvage a draw when the sides met earlier this season at the Estadio de la Ceramica. They know they must win if they are to stand a chance of overhauling Real in the run in.

The Yellow Submarine have won five of their last six, including an away victory over Atletico Madrid, as they make a late bid for the fourth and final Champions League berth with Sevilla stumbling.

Villarreal sit five points behind Jorge Sampaoli’s men with just three games to go. But with Sevilla hosting Europa League-chasing Real Sociedad on Friday there is a chance to cut the gap down even further.

Elsewhere on Saturday, thirdbottom Sporting Gijon host Las Palmas knowing a defeat could see them relegated. Kings Cup finalist Alaves face Athletic Bilbao in a Basque derby on Sunday.

spurs look to crank up Boro charged by the pressure on chelsea FA for failing to

Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs drives against Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets in Game Two of the NBA Western Conference semi-finals, at AT&T Center in San Antonio, MAnCHesTeR, MAy 4 (ReuTexas on May 3. (AFP Photo)

is not good."

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 15 points for the Spurs while Jonathon Simmons added 14 points and Danny Green scored his 12 points all in the first half.

In Cleveland, James became the NBA's second alltime leading scorer in the postseason with a 39 point performance as the Cavaliers crushed the Toronto Raptors in game two.

James nailed a three pointer in the second half to surpass Kareem AbdulJabbar (5,762 points) for second place. Michael Jordan is first with 5,987 playoff points.

- Offers reward "You find somebody to stop LeBron in these moments, I'll give you $100," Toronto's DeMar DeRozan said.

The win gives Cleveland a 2-0 series lead but game three is in Toronto on

Friday.

James also joined Ray Allen, Reggie Miller and Manu Ginobili to become the fourth player in league history to make 300 playoff three-pointers in a career.

And he now has 89 playoff games with at least 30 points, which moved him past Kobe Bryant. Only Jordan (109) has more.

James scored 17 points in the third quarter to give Cleveland a 99-73 lead heading into the fourth.

"I'm feeling pretty good," James said. "My teammates do a great job of putting me in position. My coaching staff do a great job of putting me in position to be successful.

"And, I put a lot of work in on my craft and I live with the results. Just blessed I'm able to make a few plays tonight to help us win another game."

Kyrie Irving added 22

points and 11 assists for Cleveland, who also received 18 points from Channing Frye. Iman Shumpert came off the bench to score 14 for the Cavaliers, who easily won game one 116105 on Monday.

The Raptors were led

by Jonas Valanciunas who had 23 points. All-Star guard Kyle Lowry scored 20 points but injured his left ankle in the third quarter and was out of the game for good by the fourth.

The Raptors have never won a playoff series when trailing 0-2 and are now a dismal 1-6 in game two's on the road.

DeRozan, the Raptors' leading scorer this season, was limited to five points on two-of-11 shooting.

"It sucks. To lose like we did," DeRozan said. "Now I just have the added time having to wait till Friday night to redeem myself."

TeRs): If Chelsea needed any reminder that there is still work to be done to secure a second title in three years, the Premier League schedule should ensure there is no complacency in Antonio Conte's squad.

Second-placed Tottenham visit West Ham United on Friday and a win for Mauricio Pochettino's team would cut the gap to leaders Chelsea to just one point ahead of the Blues' Monday game against relegation-threatened Middlesbrough.

Both the title-chasers are in buoyant mood after crucial wins last weekend with Spurs triumphing over Arsenal in the North London derby and Chelsea winning 3-0 against Everton at Goodison Park in the toughest game on paper of their run-in.

"We keep going, it’s hard to do anything else. We can’t control what Chelsea do, we just have to keep winning our games," said Spurs forward Harry Kane, who scored in the 2-0 win over Arsenal to take his league tally to 21 for the season.

"We have another London derby on Friday night and hopefully we can win that, drop it down to one point and see what happens... We’re playing as well as we ever have done in the Premier

League." Tottenham have won nine consecutive league games but West Ham will remember that they were only minutes away from doing what no team has managed this season -- beating Spurs at White Hart Lane.

Spurs fought back from 2-1 down in stoppage time, with two Kane goals, to claim a 3-2 win in November and Hammers defender Winston Reid knows the England forward will be a threat again.

"When we played them at White Hart Lane, he didn’t have a shot on target for 89 minutes, then out of nowhere he had scored a penalty and another goal from open play and they had won the game," he said.

Chelsea start as clear favourites against second-bottom Middlesbrough but they will have noted the fighting spirit shown by Boro in their 2-2 draw with fourth-placed Manchester City on Sunday.

In the battle for Champions League qualification, third-placed Liverpool are at home on Sunday to Southampton -- a club they have raided for several players in recent seasons -- while fifth-placed Manchester United take on Arsenal, in sixth. Manchester City will expect to get back to winning ways, after three games without a victory, when they host Crystal Palace on Saturday.

control players

LonDon, MAy 4 (ReuTeRs): Middlesbrough have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players during Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

Several Middlesbrough players reacted after referee Kevin Friend awarded a penalty for defender Marten de Roon's challenge on Leroy Sane in the second half.

"It is alleged that in or around the 66th minute of the fixture, the club failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion," the FA said in a statement.

Middlesbrough have until May 5 to respond to the charge.

City striker Sergio Aguero scored the resulting penalty to level the game 1-1, with the visitors coming from behind again to secure a 2-2 draw after an 85th minute Gabriel Jesus strike.

The result left 19th-placed Middlesbrough six points adrift of safety with three games to play.

public discourse

beyond the tyranny of ‘performed’ gender

Eastern Nagaland and Education

Nabina Das

Poets young and old from the NorthEast have, for a while now, been talking about gender fluidity and being os are known as the pioneers trapped by pre-assigned roles among Nagas. Yes no doubt misKevitho Kera

A

Dimapur

sionaries and education reached them first. Arguably Aos are the most advanced tribe among the Nagas. Giants like Mayangnokcha should be given due credit, a Changkian he was well educated and he chose to be an educationist. A stalwart he was, three times he was given high government posts (Once an Assistant Commissioner and the third time as SDO Civil) but he declined to give his time in educating his people. Such supreme sacrifices need to be kept in mind.

Among the Angamis, Lhoulienyü Suokhrie was the second Naga graduate. He also chose to be an educationist. Angamis owe him deeply despite his premature death.

Why I am citing these two people and telling you their stories is for a reason. Eastern Nagaland is lagging behind in education for so many reasons.

My sincere request to educated Eastern Nagas and those who have resources is that, please make sacrifices for your people. Become educationists some of you, open up good private schools and colleges. When sacrifices, I mean time, money and physical. Why not open up good schools and colleges, pay good salaries to the teachers and lecturers.

Many especially South Indians will be willing to teach when the salary package is good. Parents no matter how poor they are, they will slog it out to send their children to good schools. Instead of them sending their Children all the way to Dimapur, Kohima and Mokokchung.

Let good education be available in your doorstep.

I have analysed the Southern Nagas (Manipur). They are also neglected by the Meiteis but efforts have been made by them no matter how difficult to provide quality education in their land. They have been far sighted enough to realize the importance of quality education.

They deserve an applaud. Maos and Tangkhuls especially are producing IAS, IPS, etc...

In conclusion, to those educated Eastern Nagas who have a burden for their people. Make supreme sacrifices and be the next Mayangnokcha.

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n her book Politics of the Female Body (2006), Ketu Katrak writes about the typically patriarchal claim that women are the “guardians of tradition”. Katrak says claims like these are aimed at controlling female sexuality and fertility. There’s a perception that Northeast India is more gender-sensitive than the rest of the country. While one may easily debate this, there certainly are poets and writers from the North-East who challenge stereotypes by writing about the female body — its wants and wantonness, its contextualisation as well as abstract valence, its position vis-àvis the dominant gender, and its graceful and seamless transition to the un-gendered space.

Naga poet Monalisa Changkija’s long years in journalism and activism manifest in her direct, no-nonsense lines. She is the sole editor, publisher and proprietor of the newspaper Nagaland Page. There were violent protests in Nagaland recently against reservation of seats for women in the legislative assembly — even after the Supreme Court directed the State government to implement the decision. In the coverage of this and other urgent issues, Changkija’s voice has been unflinching. During a recent interview at Indian Cultural Forum, she said: “In Naga society, women are always expected to play the subservient role and inevitably women do so. The patriarchal ethos are dominant and embedded in women’s psyches. It is sad that ‘keeping the peace’ within the home and the tribe becomes more important and imperative than gender justice.”

Aphorism-like, her poems strike at the root of gender-based strictures. In ‘Rose That Was’, the withered rose is a marker of passing time.

Gender binaries through the ages have obfuscated the need for a non-gendered space. “the Rose that was / in my ceramic vase, / read it not as a statement / of my housekeeping (in)ability” ‘House’ and ‘keeper’ are both integral to the traditional system that society propagates.

Changkija’s use of parentheses for ‘in’ shows the strange exclusion — rarely questioned in society — where women are housekeepers. She addresses patriarchy directly thereafter, delineating the fact that the object ‘rose’, signifying passion, love and femininity, and an invented tradition of the feminine symbol, perpetuates binaries.

In ‘Take This Name’, Changkija questions the norm of a woman taking her husband’s name after marriage.

“Take this name, / Take it. / It’s the only part of me unused, / Except on pieces of paper”

More than anything else,these lines investigate ‘give’ and ‘take’ here, the social contract of marriage under scrutiny. One realises that this “possession” stood for several elements. The patriarchal possession of the female body, marriage documents, legal signatures, changing the ‘maiden name’ — the normative possession of cultures, rituals, practices and preaching aimed at keeping the male-female binary functioning.

“Like all women, / With nothing left to give, / That’s the only possession / That can be returned.”

In the Ao Naga custom, a married woman is supposed to return her name to her family and clan; the lines above refer to this practice.

Anupama Basumatary’s ‘Snails’ is quite unusual in its presentation of the female body and its juxtaposition with nature. She takes the memory of a particular Bodo tribal practice to state what a mollusc within the shell-body might have gone through, being sucked out and destroyed in an erotic frenzy, almost. Every act of eating by hunting or catching is also an act of the body sensual, claiming the un-gendered space and through a time-tested Bodo tradition.

“It was fun removing the shells / and watching their recoiling tongues / before I boiled them. (...) Now I crawl around the sea-shores / clamber about on land and water / to look for the roots of that strange note / as the marauding waves / draw me back and fling me away. / Strangely, an unseen hand picks me up” (From ‘Snails’, translated from the Assamese by Pradip Acharya) In a Literophile article, Rini Barman points out: “It is worth noting that the words used in this poem to describe the mobility of the poetturned-snail are neither stereotypically masculine nor feminine (‘crawl’, ‘clamber’) before an ‘unseen hand’ picks her to suck her inner sap (...) The anatomy of the unseen hand is further symbolic of the subterranean social force that prohibits gender trespassing as the shell of the poet’s body ‘cracks’ in the end.”

Nitoo Das’s poem ‘How to cut a fish” revels in the ‘dissection’ of the body by way of pleasure — the body being that of a fish in the context. “you have to sit / properly / woman-like on the floor” The kinesis one experiences through the neologism “leftrightleftright” is also a space of transformation and, therefore, discovery. “hold the fish with firm hands / head and tail and swing / him quick leftrightleftright” Das’s fish is male while it’s the housewife or the female cook who undertakes the fish cutting chore: “feel the resistance of white flesh staring eye / and open mouth but keep at it let him feel the pressure / of your fingers until it is done and the head / sits isolated with a hole / dripping with stuff and then halve / him down his body and pull out the red mess

The ‘red mess’ — blood, gore, innards — is an element of life and death, of ritual and rejection, and of people’s narrow perception of gender. “make equal pieces cutting him so that / the bones do not disturb / afterwards” (From Boki) Dawngi Chawngthu’s Mizo poem ‘Vannei Zo lanu’ (translated by her as ‘Lucky Zo lanu’) again visits the politics of gender in female attire and normative behaviour. The narrator of the poem resists society’s move to induct the patriarchal tradition-bearing child, employing sarcasm in these staccato lines: “We shower her with advice / Our Zo lanu / At home / And in society / Over Radio / And television / Why even on weeklies / On how a good girl should behave / on what to wear / and how to talk / on how to cook / and manage home / on how to raise children / and be a model daughter in law!”

One must note that ‘Zo’ here also refers to the Mizo identity. The marker of tradition or ‘nationalism’ is manifest in the proper name, the name of the proud ethnic tribe that is Mizo.

Coupled with ‘lanu’ or ‘girl’ it is a symbol that is heavy with Hobsbawm’s “invented tradition”.

Zoram or Mizoram, apparently, will suffer if male supremacy is not guaranteed, and/or female empowerment is not kept within check.

Poet Nabanita Kanungo, who has lived in both Meghalaya and Assam, is the author of ‘The Mushroom-Picker’. This poem speaks of the woman as nourisher as well as someone who has to toil for her own nourishment: “In the remaining certainty / between a suburb and a dying forest, / the knobs of her fingers will open the ancient door / to a livelihood.”

The “knobs of her fingers” touch the mushroom she picks and swap their form with vegetation. The natural world, through her touch, becomes a conduit of love where gender is fluid or even non-identitarian in a body-cognitive framework. A core feature of Kanungo’s poetry here is that she treats gender as not simply a female-male binary and certainly not limited to biological form. The imagery in this particular portion is lush and indicative of this point. “today, again she will look for frog’s umbrellas / that rain has flung open / in a woodland washed soft, / in the mossy heart of her despair / and grace. /She will tie the air into knots / to sift the unwieldy growth; / and the motley of greens / will keep her from going home / or the market too soon.”

The folklore and oral literature of Assam has also emphasised this fluidity between life forms, bringing alive the murdered young girl Tejimola as a creeper. Uddipana Goswami’s poem ‘Tejimola Forever’ draws from the popular tale of a young girl killed by her stepmother.

“I am a survivor, I am. / Didn’t that stepmother of mine / Try a thousand and one ways to kill me? / And didn’t I survive still?”

The poem reaffirms the feminist critique

of everything passed off as tradition. Tejimola, the young girl who lives many lives and dies many deaths, is an indomitable female spirit. From her human form, she reappears as a creeper, a sapling, a flower, and thereby breaks away from gender binaries. She adapts land as well as water for her rebirths.

“What a pathetic creature I was! / Crying and cringing, letting her grind me in the mortar / And throw me away in the backyard. / Only I grew back as a creeper. / She cut me and threw me in a ditch / I started blooming. / She tried to drown me / I became a lotus.”

Meghalaya poet Gertrude Lamare’s ‘Who We Are’ grabs this problem by the horns. The female voice in her poem brings about the complex connections between social and political concepts and the violence that they lead to.

“I thought I was human / Until you arrived and called me Girl / Wrapping me tenderly with ideas and violence. / And told me I was more, I was Tribe. / I thought we were all human / But you cartographed our bodies / Into “zones of exception” and called them States.”

Touch is realised in ‘tenderly’, ‘cartographed’ and the fusion of ‘I, we and you...,’ where the subject of the poem is graced with imposed nomenclature and a so-called agency. The powerful hand that draws the dividing lines, governs the female body, designates the label of ‘Tribe’ on to a people, or creates arbitrary ‘zones of exception’ is the one reflected in Anne McClintock’s postulation that “male political power is heavily dependent on a naturalised, and none too ‘accidental’, ideology of gender difference.”

Given the generalised myth that the NorthEast is zero-tolerant about gender oppressions, this writing serves to become a guide to understanding the region, bundled under the extra-nationalistic tag of ‘North-East’. The only way such nationalism can be contested is by examining gender equations. And here, McClintock rings true: “Nationalism is constituted from the very beginning as a gendered discourse, and cannot be understood without a theory of gender power.”

An excerpt from Mamang Dai’s poem ‘Floating Island’ is an appropriate summary of all that we’ve discussed.

“Deep in my centre a woman is asleep / pressing her cheek on my pillow / vivid with dreams. / The birds of summer are nesting in her breast. / Who knows which way the spinning current will spin. / Farewell, blind mountain, pasted on the sky, / when the day is folded away / my heart clings to the life of water. / Into the deep, into the sea green / navigating on a heartbeat, / the lilies are shooting up like swordfish / and the woman is laughing, laughing.”

Nabina Das is a Hyderabad-based poet who teaches creative writing (Courtesy: Hindu Businessline)

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

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‘I’m completely clean right now’: Miley Cyrus

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op star Miley Cyrus has given a revealing new interview in which she details her new-found sobriety and explains how her life has mellowed out since her infamous 2013 MTV Awards performance.

Cyrus, who rose to fame on the Disney show Hannah Montana, created controversy when she debuted a provocative new look four years ago, alienating her young audience with overt sexual innuendo and drug references.

Now 24, the singer told Billboard magazine her wild ways are behind her and her new lifestyle is all about sobriety, clear-headedness and flying under the radar.

“I haven’t smoked weed in three weeks, which is the longest I’ve ever [gone without it]. I’m not doing drugs, I’m not drinking, I’m completely clean right now!”

Cyrus told the magazine.

“I want to be super clear and sharp, because I know exactly

where I want to be.” Cyrus said she’s also toned down her signature look — which usually features plenty of bright colours, sparkles and partial nudity – in an effort to blend in with the locals in her neighbourhood of Malibu, California.

“I love talking to people, and I approach them in a normal, ‘Don’t treat me different, cause I’m not’ way. That’s what started this evolution for me, getting out of my Dead Petz phase,” she told the magazine.

Part of Cyrus’s metamorphosis has involved getting back together with her fiance, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, from whom she split in 2013.

“I needed to change so much,” Cyrus admitted. “And changing with someone else not changing like that is too hard. Suddenly you’re like, ‘I don’t recognise you anymore’. We had to refall for each other.”

Source: New Daily

Abiogenesis’ prelude to Mother’s Day Music Video and Song to be released

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biogenesis’ Oja - Mother will be released worldwide on May 5 as a prelude to Mother’s Day. The song (audio) will be released through CD Baby, USA and sold through major digital distributers like itune, Amazon, Spotify, Google play, 7 Digital and many more of its partners. The music video can be watched at Youtube, Daily Motion, Metacafe etc.

To watch the video, one can go to Abiogenesis’ Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/abiogenesis88 and the audio can be bought at www.cdbaby.com/cd/abiogenesis8 Oja - Mother is a song dedicated to all mothers.

Oja in Ao-Naga dialect means Mother and this video have been made as a prelude to Mother’s Day, May 14.

The leading solo instrumentation at the beginning and in the middle is the new wind Naga musical instrument called Bamhum. Bamhum had recently been given the National Award from the President of India on April 4. The song also features acoustic drums and acoustic guitar. The audio was recorded, mixed and mastered at Soul Speak Studio.

100 poor kids get free tickets to Bieber’s gig C M Y K

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s many as 100 underprivileged children will get to attend Grammy Award winning singer Justin Bieber’s maiden concert here for free.

A special lounge will be created to host children, who don’t have the resources to purchase a ticket for Jio Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour, organised by White Fox India. The lounge will accommodate close to 100 children who will be given complimentary food and beverage apart from the best viewing to the May 10 show. The most expensive ticket - worth Rs 75,000 -- has also been gifted to an autorickshaw driver’s teenage son who is an avid fan of Bieber. Bieber has helped patients suffering from Leukemia, Meningitis and Down Syndrome apart from building schools.

Source: IANS

Kurt Russell broke Marvel rules

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ctor Kurt Russell committed a “cardinal sin” on the set of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2” by taking a photograph of himself in costume to send to his family. The 66-year-old broke Marvel Studios’ rule of not taking pictures on set -- to avoid any leaks -- because he was so impressed by how youthful the make-up artist Dennis Liddiard made him look for flashback scenes. He sent the image to his partner and actress Goldie Hawn and the rest of his family, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “I violated a cardinal sin because at Marvel, they really hold things close to the vest.

For instance, I didn’t know my character’s name was Ego the Living Planet for the three weeks I was shooting,” Russell said on “Good Morning America” TV show.

“Anyway, I saw this and I had to, I took a picture, and I sent it to Goldie and the kids and said, ‘If you show this to anybody, I’ll be dead tomorrow, so you have to not do that! But look at this,” he added. The film’s team was happy to see the transformation that Russell got.

Source: IANS

Ed Sheeran draws own portrait for charity

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rammy Award winning singer Ed Sheeran has drawn a colourful picture of himself, which will be auctioned to raise money for a charity. The drawing by the “Shape of You” hitmaker has the singer with his hands on his stomach with a speech bubble with the words “Feed me!” inside it, using crayons. Sheeran

agreed to do the drawing to support the charity which supports children with lifelimiting illnesses, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The foundation was set up by Chris and Wendy Wilkinson and their daughters Jessica and Elizabeth, who lost Anna, their daughter and youngest sister, to a brain tumour at the age of just 16. “We are touched

that Ed Sheeran, and so many other people are supporting the charity we have set up as Anna’s legacy. The donations we have had for the auction have been truly remarkable,” Chris said.

“Anna loved to plan parties, build up traditions and arrange special events; not for herself, but to see her friends and family having fun. Even near the end of her life, when a charity arranged a theatre trip for us, she was thinking of others.

In a letter to thank them she wrote, ‘I really enjoyed seeing my family enjoying themselves and seeing them smile,” he added.

Sheeran’s artwork will be auctioned online, with bidding starting in the middle of May and ending on June 24.

Source: IANS

Brad & Jen ‘to co-star’ in new film

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ccording to a report in NW magazine, Brad is searching for a leading lady for his upcoming sci-flick flick Ad Astra – and he’s tapped Jennifer Aniston for the part.

And it’s not just because the former husband and wife are friends again. The 53-year-old actor is savvy enough to know that a double billing with his ex will put bums on cinema seats, and according to NW he’s been talking her up to the film’s director James Gray.

“Teaming up with Jen would absolutely guarantee that the movie would be a huge hit,” a source told the publication. “When they were married, Brad and Jen always wanted to work together but the right project…just never materi-

alised.”

The pair reportedly wanted to work together on a movie while they were still married. Source: Getty Apparently Jen, 48, is interested in taking Brad up on his offer. “Right now, Jen’s all charged up over the idea of acting with Brad,” the insider added.

“It’s been her dream to move past comedies and into more dramatic roles.”

So the movie will make a killing and Jen will win respect in the industry, but there’s an even sweeter reason for the former husband and wife to team up!

NW claims that the role was originally meant for Brad’s second ex-wife Ange, and “there’s no other woman that gets under Ange’s skin like Jen”, the source said.

Source: Yahoo Celebrity

TV Star Mouni Roy may be launched by Salman

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ctor Salman Khan will launch television actress Mouni Roy in one of his upcoming productions, reports DNA. Mouni, who is playing a double role in Ekta Kapoor’s Naagin Season 2, is reportedly being considered for one of the Dabangg actor’s next production. An industry source told DNA that there is an “untapped potential” in Mouni which Salman has “spotted.” The source also said how Salman saw that ‘same spark in Sonakshi Sinha (whom he launched in Dabangg’). Salman is particularly impressed by Mouni’s ‘desi looks’. The source added, “He sees Mouni as being extremely desi, a traditional Indian heroine draped in a sari. He is looking at launching Mouni in one of his forthcoming home pro-

ductions.” Only time will tell if the actress is being launched opposite Salman Khan in Dabangg 3.

Salman had earlier complimented Mouni after her special performance in one of the episodes of the reality show Bigg Boss 10. In the episode, where actor Rahul Dev Kaushal was voted out, Mouni performed to Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai, Salman’s song from Sultan. An impressed Salman asked Mouni, why she ‘hurts’ people with her beautiful eyes. To this, Mouni replied, “Saari baatein aankhon se hi shuru hoti hai ,” as she walked towards Salman. This made the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor blush, who quickly responded with, “Like aankhein nikaal k gotiyan khelna” Source: NDVT movies

On the occasion of their 10th anniversary, Vogue India collaborated with actor Sushant Singh Rajput and International model Kendall Jenner for their May edition. Internationally acclaimed photographer, Mario Testino, captured the duo at Hotel Samode Palace in Jaipur. The issue also features over 100 pages of photo shoots captured by the iconic photographer, featuring Katrina Kaif, Sushant Singh Rajput, Hopper Penn (Sean Penn’s son) and Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale, to name a few.

Scooby Doo revival delayed for two years

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by Dax Shepard, denofgeek. film has been delayed for com reports. Cervone has an two years after being previimpressive track record in the ously set for a September sphere of animated movies, 2018 release. with a host of writing and proBack in 2015, Warner duction credits to his name, Bros. creative president and is seen by the studio as Greg Silverman said: ‘’Like the ideal candidate to reintrocountless fans, I have always loved the duce one of the genre’s biggest stars.

Hanna-Barbera cast of characters. ‘’As one The new movie has been given a proof their most famous brand ambassadors, posed release date of May 15, 2020.

Scooby-Doo will take the lead in re-introSource: Contactmusic

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SAI-STC continue impressive run at Oorja-CAPF U-19 tourney

MPL: Amur Falcons Higuain double sends Juventus register consecutive wins close to Champions League final

DiMApuR, MAy 4 (MexN): The Amur Falcons FC resurgence in the Morning Premier League continued today with a decisive 3-2 win over Mustang FC at the Seikhazou Ground on Thursday. With two consecutive wins, the Falcons moved up the table with 15 points from 9 games. Starting the game in a confident note after last week’s win, Falcons pulled ahead with Seyie drawing first blood in 30th minutes to give his team a goal advantage at the end of the first half.

Following the restart, Seyie doubled the lead in the 50th minute to give his team a formidable 2-0 lead. But Mustang FC responded well with Lipok scoring a goal in the 71st minute. However, the fate of the game was effectively sealed eight minutes later when the Falcons managed to net another goal, courtesy of Mele. Lipok managed give his team another lifeline in the 85th minutes, but it was too late for the Mustangs to salvage the game.

With Friday’s loss, Mustang FC continues to languish in the bottom half of the table with 7 points, just above Silver White who registered its first points on May 3.

Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain scores their second goal. (Reuters)

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KOhiMA, MAy 4 (MexN): SAI-STC Dimapur continued its impressive run in the Oorja-CAPF U-19 tournament (boy’s category) with a thumping 6-0 win over KV Dimapur on Thursday at the Local Ground, Kohima.

Ne i k e d o z o Ts i r a grabbed a hat-trick for SAI-STC scoring in the 18th, 22nd and 61st minute while Monton (55’), Temsunungsang (60’), Heichihang (64’) scored a goal apiece.

In the other matches, State Boys Hostel, Nagaland edged State Sports Academy 2-1, while Christ King Higher Secondary School, Kohima eased to a comfortable 2-0 win over Don Bosco Kohima.

State Boys Hostel took the lead through Latminlal in the 32nd minute before Bapen doubled the lead in the 51st minute. However, State Sports Academy continued to press and was rewarded when Purakum netted home in the 78th minute.

For Christ King, Ruovizhalie scored in the 33rd minute to open the scoring and Mhaphruol-

hou made it 2-0 three minutes later.

In the girl’s category played at the IG Stadium, Christ King Higher Secondary School, Kohima blanked Bayavu Hill High School, Kohima 5-0.

Vi l a k h o nu o gave Christ King an early lead scoring in the 5th minute and Reena Rai made it 2-0 in the 25th minute. But it was Vetsutalu who stole the show with a hat-trick scoring in the 26th, 39th and 57th minutes.

In the other games, Soccer Damsels, Kohima played out a goalless draw with Govt High school, Khonoma while Girl Sports Hostel Dimapur edged Young Girls Club, IG Academy 1-0 with Watijungla scoring the lone goal in the 57th minute.

Meanwhile, semi finals for boys will be played on May 6. The first semi finals will be played between State Boys Hostel Nagaland and Christ King Higher Secondary School Kohima while SAI- STC Dimapur will face State Sports Academy Nagaland in the second semi finals.

MAy 5 FIxtuRE Morning FC vs PowerComm FC time: 6;00 am Venue: Seikazhou Ground

NCA informs chess players MONACO, MAy 4 (ReuteRs): Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain struck twice as the Italian side produced a masterful all-round display to beat Monaco 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.

A youthful Monaco team had breezed through the tournament with free-scoring performances but they met their match on home soil against the experienced and ruthless Serie A champions.

Right back Dani Alves raced into the box and back-heeled for Argentina striker Higuain to sweep home a clinical finish just before the halfhour mark.

The same two players combined again for the visitors' second goal on 59 minutes, Higuain tapping in from close range from an astute cross by the veteran Brazilian defender.

Monaco had their chances but kept bumping into the tightest defence in Europe's top club competition with just two goals conceded in this campaign.

Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon played his part with a string of crucial saves, notably from a shot

from Colombia striker Radamel Falcao and when he tipped a Valere Germain header over his bar in the closing stages.

"We approached the game the way we had to and did what he had to do," Buffon told reporters. "We do have an advantage but we also know Monaco have excellent players capable of scoring away. It's not over".

Juventus combined well in the opening stages and were the first on target with a low drive by Dani Alves straight at Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic on 13 minutes.

Relying on their trademark counter-attacking style, the home side threatened when teenage forward Kylian Mbappe collected a Nabil Dirar cross and forced Buffon to show his class.

Buffon was made to work again, punching out a header from close range by Falcao.

Mbappe provided a symbol for Monaco's problems with the Juventus defence when he collapsed in the box after being stopped by rugged central defender Giorgio Chiellini just before halftime.

"They had two chances and

scored two goals, we had many and scored none, that says it all", said the 18-year-old Mbappe, who had scored 18 goals from his last 18 competitive games, including three in the 6-3 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the last eight.

Chiellini was lucky to stay on the pitch when he escaped with a yellow card for elbowing Falcao in the face in the second half.

The Italian champions, who advanced to the last four with a 3-0 aggregate win over Barcelona, are ideally placed to reach the final.

Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico 3-0 in the first leg of the other semi-final on Tuesday.

Juventus, who won the European Cup in 1995 and 1996, have never been eliminated by a French team in 11 previous meetings in European club competitions.

Monaco, who are close to winning the Ligue 1 title, face a struggle to reach their second Champions League final after 2004, when they lost 3-0 to a Porto side coached by Jose Mourinho after a great run featuring wins over Real Madrid and Chelsea.

KOhiMA, MAy 4 (MexN): The Nagaland Chess Association (NCA) has informed all the chess players intending to participate in the 16th Nagaland Chess Championship that the last date of registration is May 22. The Nagaland Chess Championship is scheduled to be held from May 23 to 26. According to a press release, registration can be done at Scholar Book House, near NST, Kohima. The registration fee for General Category is Rs. 1000 and Rs. 600 for Under-17 category. Registrations will be accepted till 10:00 am of May 23 with late fine of Rs. 100 per player, the NCA informed. Cash prizes will be awarded up to the 10th position holder in the general category while in the Under-17 category, cash prizes will be awarded to the first three position holders. Participants unable to register can contact 94 02697344/9436266242/7005580145.

India break into top 100 in FIFA rankings KOlKAtA, MAy 4 (iANs): The Indian football team has made it into the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings for the first time in 21 years. As per the updated rankings, released on Thursday, the Stephen Constantine-coached side has climbed a rung and is now placed at the 100th spot along with Nicaragua, Lithuania and Estonia. The last time India were in the top 100 of the rankings was in 1996, with the 94th spot in February 1996 being the country's best ever FIFA ranking. India's rise in the rankings has been due to triumphs over Cambodia and Myanmar, both away wins. India will next face Lebanon in an international friendly on June 7, ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying clash against Kyrgyzstan on June 13.

Will do what is best for Indian football, says AIFF general secretary

KOlKAtA, MAy 4 (iANs): Under pressure to include surprise I-League champions Aizawl FC in the All India Football Federation's proposed revamped league, General Secretary Kushal Das insisted on Thursday that the best interests of Indian football will be served.

Aizawl FC made a formal application to the AIFF on Tuesday to continue being a part of the top division after it emerged that they would have no place in the restructured domestic tournament that AIFF and its commercial partners IMG-Reliance are planning

to launch in November this year.

In the re-jigged Indian Super League (ISL), the existing eight ISL franchises will be joined by at least three I-League clubs. But Aizawl, who became the first club from the northeast to win the country's premier domestic tournament, are not a part of the merger plans.

Instead, the AIFF is supposedly in talks with Bengaluru FC, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

In a statement, the club said they had submitted a "formal claim to the AIFF to continue in the top league

even after proposed merger of the existing top league with the ISL".

"We will do what is best for Indian football," Das told IANS when quizzed about the issue.

"Aizawl have sent a request like they had done last year. We are on the threshold of change in the structure of club football in India. We have not decided anything yet," he added.

Aizawl were relegated last year but made several requests to the AIFF asking to be brought back in the top tier. Eventually they were drafted back due to clubs like Salgaocar FC

pulling the plug on their first team operations.

Asked if last Saturday's meeting between AIFF President Praful Patel and Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will dampen Aizawl's chances for inclusion in the revamped top division, Das said: "East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are legacy clubs.

They have some things to say about being part of the proposed new league. We will hear them out. The Aizawl issue is separate and we will do what is best for the game. They have been remarkable in winning the I-League."

Victor NE Masters underway Morung Express News Dimapur | May 4

The ‘Victor’ First NorthEast Masters (Veteran) Badminton Championship got underway here at Kuda (Nagarjan) Youth Badminton Stadium, which was graced by Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio, as chief guest in the inaugural ceremony.

The ‘Victor’ (a sports manufacturing company of badminton racquets and accessories) championship is hosted by the Dimapur District Badminton Association (DDBA) under the aegis of Nagaland Badminton Association.

The Lok Sabha MP in his address said badminton is one of the most played games in the country after cricket and gaining popularity and mass participation even to the grassroots.

Rio said Asian countries like China, Japan and Indonesia are top-ranked countries in the global badminton arena and even India has currently move up to 9th position in global

ranking. He said the physical structure and reflexes of the Asians are suitable for this game and that people of North-East should also make best use of the advantage.

Lauding Victor Company for promoting the game in the NE as part of the latter’s social corporate responsibility, Rio said it is fitting that the veteran

players should lead the way in promoting the game and inspiring the youngsters to take the game to a new level.

The MP hoped that in Nagaland too, the veterans would set up badminton academies to groom and train the upcoming players.

Rio further said that though politics, war and even religion tend to divide people,

but games and sports unite and bring people together cutting across ethnic, religion or national boundaries.

Six NE states including Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and host state Nagaland are taking part in the 3-day event. The championship is being simultaneously played at GHSS badminton auditorium.

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