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teachers go hungry in a land of festivals Morung Express News

Dimapur/Kohima/Tuensang November 11

Kevilenuo Kiewhuo (24) is a Hindi teacher at the Stella Higher Secondary School, Kohima, and lives in Bayavü. Every day, she has to change two buses and then walk 30 minutes to reach her school. This, she has been continuing for the last six months without a salary. Kiewhuo says that from the start the teachers never received a regular salary.

It would come in breaks of 2-3 months.

“Upai Nai! (No other option),” is the cry of every Hindi teacher picketing the SDEO and DEO Offices all over Nagaland State from November 11. Recruited in 2012-2013, 1379 of the agitating Hindi teachers remain unpaid by the Government of Nagaland for 6 months now. Moreover, they are entitled to the 6th Revision of Payment (RoP), but are still paid under the 5th RoP. “Many teachers have to go walking to their centres, or spend abnormal amounts in the remote corners they have gone to teach Hindi in,” says Lanuinla Ao (26), general secretary of the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union, present from start to finish at her protest site at the SDEO/DEO office in Dimapur. “There are no government quarters for the teachers to live in. How can we pay rents without salaries? Who will lend money to teachers in the villages?” she asks, asserting the position of the teachers.

Singamlung, a Hindi teacher posted at Maksha, Tuensang, remarks that he

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Instability? Look...my government is ok, and there are no differences among us on any issue….ok?

Flight rescheduled on November 12

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DImAPUr, NovEmbEr 11 (mExN): The Dimapur Station Manager for Air India has informed that Air India Flight 709 will operate as per the following timings on November 12 in Dimapur: AI 709 - DEP CCU 10:05 hrs; ETA DMU 1120 and AI 710 - DEP DMU 11:55 hrs; ETA CCU 13:15 hrs. The Station Manager in a press release has requested all passengers traveling on Air India flights from Dimapur to report for check-in formalities 2(two) hours prior to the flight departure time. Check-In counters will be closed 45 minutes before the departure time of flight, it reminded. Passengers have been requested to co-operate to avoid any inconvenience at the last moment.

Hindi teachers wageless for 6 months

NO PAY, NO WORK? Morung Express News Dimapur | November 11

‘NO WORK NO PAY’ An ambitious notice pasted inside the office of the Dimapur District Education Officer (DEO)/Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO) warns its staff of being elusive from work. But nowhere does the Government take responsibility if it were to go unethical itself—what should workers do if there is no pay at all?

1379 Hindi teachers, under the aegis of the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union, have picketed DEO/SDEO offices in 11 districts in Nagaland State after not being paid for 6 months this year. But this is not the first time that this batch of Hindi teachers, inducted in 2012-13, has gone without pay. Since 2013 the Government of Nagaland has kept up its act of irregular payments, with teachers having to go without wages for similar brackets of time. Every time they protested, couple of months worth salaries was released.

The 1379 teachers were appointed after a vacancy posting in the newspapers in January 2012—the Government of Nagaland hires them and places them either in government or private schools. The initiative falls under, claimed the Government to the Hindi teachers, a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme. It remains unclear if the Centre has disbursed the amount meant for salaries. The teachers were not made aware of this detail while being appointed.

Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Yitachu, assured the teach(Clockwise) Scenes from Tuensang, Kohima and Dimapur of Hindi Teachers of the 2012-13 batch peacefully picketing ers in July this year that the salaries will be DEO/SDEO offices all over Nagaland State demanding release of 6 months’ salary, implementation of 6th RoP and clear- cleared following the new budget of the Union Ministry for Human Resource Deing of pending arrears. (Morung Photos) finds it “extremely difficult” to work as a teacher without a salary. With no proper grocery shop in the village he has to come to Tuensang Town to get ration. Since he hails from Peren, he has no acquaintances in Tuensang to take credit from. The villagers offer him food items at times. Being the lone bread earner in the family, he cannot ask help from his parents. There are many

Hindi teachers in Tuensang from other districts facing “extreme and untold hardships,” stated the teachers. It is worse for women teachers, says Vino Sema, a teacher from Niuland.

“It is very demoralizing. Some of us don’t have enough to even pay for basic health treatment . There is psychological frustration, and definitely reflects in the teaching,” says Laxmi

Kachari (26), a Hindi teacher in Dimapur.

Rokomeno Sorü, who teaches at Model Higher Secondary School, Kohima, spends Rs. 300 everyday for her transportation alone. As you go on asking them how they are surviving without any salary for six months, some of them joke, “Now, none of the shopkeepers want to give credit to Hindi Teachers.”

Kevineinuo, a young mother who brought her two months old baby to the agitation, is a Hindi teacher at GMS Aradura. She, her husband and their baby are dependent on her salary. Her family members have been helping them for their basic needs for the last six months.

Each teacher protesting today considers their students as their ‘children’.

“We worry for our children.

But what else can we do?” asks another teacher.

The aggrieved teachers whose families are dependent on this salary have to take credit and even if they receive their salary, most of the money goes into paying previous piled-up interest.

A teacher cited that there are families who are unable to pay their children’s exam fees.

“Hindi teaching is

velopment. Meanwhile, the Government of Nagaland has deployed a new method—it has asked the 10 DEOs and 5 SDEOs to complete paperwork pending since August! It has quoted this to be the reason why the Hindi teachers have not yet been paid, or ever paid regularly since 2013.

The district education offices will remain picketed from 9:00am-4:00pm (officer hours) daily till the pending wages are cleared, the 6th Revision of Pay is implemented, with arrears cleared from the date of the teachers’ appointment. The protesting Hindi teachers have also demanded that a proper system of regular payment be put in place.

Having shown no respect for workers, and a probable case of corruption building up, the Government’s jittery knees are visible withtheNagalandArmedPolicetakingguard even before the teachers arrive to picket.

Yet to receive funds: Yitachu

Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Yitachu, today appealed to the agitating Hindi teachers who are picketing offices that it is neither the fault of the department school education nor the students but it is only due to procedures.

He justified today that the State is yet to receive funds from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

“We are yet to receive funds from the MHRD,” he said, adding that till such time, he fully understood the problem the Hindi teachers are facing serving without a salary.

Out of 27,000 employees in the Department of School Education in Nagaland, he informed that 7000 employees are directly paid by the MHRD involving Rs. 14 Crore per month.

something which you cannot replace. No one can replace us. So whether we get our salary or not, we have to teach,” says Kukhele Phira (26), who teaches Hindi at Kigwema Primary School.

Teaching Hindi isn’t an easy task, admits the teacher, whose students find it difficult to learn the language which is not their mother tongue.

“Though we are here

for security duty, we support them. They have every right to protest,” says an officer on duty.

The teachers wonder where the joy has gone from this humdrum land of festivals, with cash flowing into the joys of some while the workers and educators of society go, literally, hungry. The Government of Nagaland has some answers to give.

Eight women die, 20 Release pending payments ill after sterilizations to newspapers, urges NPA

Dimapur minor boy rescued from Rajasthan

NEW DELHI, NovEmbEr 11 (AP): Eight Indian women have died and 20 others were in critical condition Tuesday after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country’s population growth.

A total of 83 women, all poor villagers under the age of 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city in the central state of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The women were sent home Saturday evening after their surgeries, but more than two dozen were later rushed in ambulances to private hospitals after becoming ill. By Tuesday, eight of the women had died — apparently from either blood poisoning or hemorrhagic shock, which occurs when a person has lost too much blood, state deputy health director Amar Singh told the Press Trust of India news agency.

Twenty other women were in critical care, according to the district magistrate, Siddharth Komal Pardeshi. “Their condition is very serious. Blood pressure is low,” said Dr. Ramesh Murty at CIMS hospital, one of the facilities where the sick women were taken. “We are now concentrating on treating them, not on what caused this.”

The state suspended four government doctors, including the surgeon who performed the operations and the district’s chief medical officer. It also will give compensation payments of about $6,600 to each of the victims’ families.

Chief Minister Raman Singh said “it appears the incident occurred due to negligence” by doctors, but that a three-person investigation panel would determine exactly what went wrong. Meanwhile, autopsies were being performed.

India’s government — long concerned with fast growth in a country whose population has reached 1.3 billion — offers free sterilizations to both women and men who want to avoid the risk and cost of having a baby, though the vast majority of patients are women.

In many cases, they are offered a one-time payment for undergoing surgery of $10-$20, or about a week’s pay for a poor person in India. Hundreds of millions of Indians live in poverty. It was not immediately clear whether the women in Bilaspur were paid for undergoing Saturday’s operations. India has the world’s highest rate of sterilization among women, with about 37 percent undergoing such operations compared to 29 percent in China.

DImAPUr, NovEmbEr 11 (mExN): The Nagaland Press Association (NPA) today extended support to the demand placed by the editors and publishers of print media houses in Nagaland state for immediate release of all pending bills of government advertisements by November end. A general body meeting of the NPA, held today in Dimapur, further supported the demand to route all future advertisements and payments through the Directorate of Information & Public Relation (DIPR) and that all payments of published advertisements be made within 45 days from the date of publication.

A press note from the

NPA General Secretary, Along Longkumer, informed that the NPA resolved to support any future course of action which the newspapers may take on account of the government’s failure to respond positively to the said demands.

The NPA further reiterated its demand to expedite the process of setting up a Journalist Welfare Fund (JWF) in Nagaland, to formulate a pension scheme, to introduce ration quotas for working journalists and non journalist employees of media houses and provide provision for housing facilities for journalists.

These demands were also made by the NPA during its recent meeting with the Nagaland Chief Minister

on October 25.

“Considering the hardships faced by the newspapers/media houses in Nagaland, especially when the cost of printing materials and transportation has increased considerably,” the NPA further urged that the state government take steps to ensure that the benefits of transport, capital and newsprint subsidies are made available according to the policy of the Government of India. This, the NPA stated “will encourage not only the media houses but also other industries to grow in the state.” The NPA reminded that Newspapers “are the only successful and surviving industries in Nagaland which gives employment to hundreds of

people in the state despite difficult situations.”

The NPA further proposed that the state government, political parties, civil societies, NGOs etc. contact the media fraternity through the proper channel and use their media centers for holding interactions such as press conferences. This, it stated must be done for better communication and to ensure responsibility and accountability of all concerned. It further decided that all press conferences shall be held at Kohima Press Club for Kohima; Press Point, Dimapur for Dimapur and any other suitable places for other district headquarters.

Gov for inclusion of tribe languages in Higher Edu

AgArtALA, NovEmbEr 11 (AgENCIES): Nagaland Governor, Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya today stressed on the need to include tribal languages as a part of the academic curriculum of higher education in Indian institutions. He stated this while informing that four universities in India will introduce tribal language courses from January 26 next year.

“Four prominent universities in India would each introduce a chair for an important personality of northeast India to launch courses in tribal languages,” stated the Acharya.

“Initially, certificate course

would be introduced from Jan 26 (next year) and subsequently diploma, degree and post graduate courses on tribal languages would be started,” said Acharya, who is Nagaland governor and is holding additional charge of Tripura. The four universities which would introduce the tribal language courses are: Mumbai’s Smt Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University; Mumbai University; Delhi University and Karnataka University.

“Both tribals and non-tribals would be eligible to learn tribal languages in these universities. If foreign languages can be taught in sev-

eral Indian universities, why are not the languages of Indian tribals in the academic curriculum of higher educational institutions,” he asked.

The governor was on a tour of the US from October 24 to November 4.

During this visit, he met Indians, especially the tribals of Northeast India, in different cities of America.

The Governor informed that he has invited important dignitaries from the Indian American Community, National Council of American Indians and International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) in the US to visit Nagaland to witness the Hornbill Festival in December.

DImAPUr, NovEmbEr 11 (mExN): A boy aged 12 to13 years, and a resident of Dimapur, has been rescued from Sri Dungargarh in Rajasthan. The boy, who was kidnapped in 2007 along with a Naga boy, was rescued bytheGovernmentObservation cum Child Home, Purami Abadi, SriganganagarRajasthan from the house of one Delip Sony Kumar on August 5, 2014, according to a press release from Youth Initiative for Development (YIFD) president, Ngapunyi Albert Krocha.

It informed that the boy has forgotten his identity, parents’ names and his address. He is now known as Vikas (a name given by the accused). Vikas and the Naga boy were kept in a 4x4 feet room from 2007 till 2010. In 2010, they tried to escape. While the other boy managed to run off, Vikas was caught. Relatives of the boy have been requested to contact: Ngapunyi Albert Krocha, President, YIFD at 9856038681 or Prema Ram, Superintendent, Government Observation cum Child Home, Rajasthan at 09462477236.

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NEBINet coordinators converge for annual meet Our Correspondent Lumami | November 11

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The seventh annual coordinators’ interactive meet of the North East Bioinformatics Network (NEBINet) got underway today at Nagaland University headquarters Lumami at the Ihoshe Kinimi Auditorium. Total 33 coordinators from 24 Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) centres spread across the eight Northeastern States and representatives from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi are attending.

Dr.Neizo Puro, Nagaland University, chaired the inaugural session of the meet and welcome address was delivered by Prof.CR Deb, Coordinator of BIF Centre, Lumami.

Dr. T. Madhan Mohan, Adviser, DBT, New Delhi while delivering the keynote address highlighted the various programmes being implemented by the Department of Biotechnology including the newly launched activities of the department. He also acknowledged the Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University, Prof. BK Konwar for his contribution in the field of biotechnology and described him as a ‘hardcore biologist’.

He further encouraged the scientific community from the Northeast India region, particularly the biologists, to “go out beyond

the region and country” and have interface with members of the national and international scientific community. He also allegorized Lumami as an oasis after travelling a tedious journey, referring to the poor road condition leading to the Nagaland University headquarters.

Nagaland University vice Chancellor, Prof. BK Konwar also addressed the inaugural session of the meet.

The 7th NEBINet Coordinators’ Annual Meet is being sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and organized by the Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Centre, Nagaland University, Lumami, to be held November 11t and 12.

Apart from the presentations to be made by the various members of NEBINet, two invited lectures will be delivered by Prof.

BK Sarmah, AAU Jorhat on the topic ‘Recombinant DNA Technology for Crop Improvement’ and by Dr.TC Bora, NEIST Jorhat on the topic ‘Bio-profiling and Bio-prospecting microbial diversity in NE gene pool and bioinformatics for value addition’.

It may be mentioned that there are two BIF Centres in Nagaland, namely Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Centre, NU Lumami and ICAR – National research Centre on Mithun, Jharnapani, Medziphema.

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Seeking solutions to issues pertaining to NE Our Correspondent

Lumami | November 11

A two-day National Seminar on Historicity, Cultural Diversity and Identities in Northeast India, jointly funded by the Indian Council of Social Science (ICSSR) New Delhi and Nagaland University, and organized by the Tribal Research Centre of the department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Lumami, got underway here today.

More than 50 research scholars and delegates from various varsities across the Northeast region are attending the seminar to be held on November 11 and 12. About 19 resources persons would present their papers at the seminar on various issues pertaining to the ‘Historicity, Cultural Diversity and Identities in Northeast India’ during the course of the

two-day seminar.

The seminar would also include five ‘technical sessions’ where professors from various universities will present their thematic address. Theoretical framework on diversity and multiculturalism, regional disparity and dynamics of development, revivalism and demands for autonomy, illegal immigration and emerging issues and historicity, land and identity formation are the five themes to be discussed during the technical sessions.

The Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University, BK Konwar while addressing the inaugural programme of the seminar as chief guest exhorted the scholar and delegates attending the seminar, who he described were social scientists, to find solutions to the various issues pertaining to Northeast India. He hoped

Nation Seminar on Historicity, Cultural Diversities and Identities in North East India underway

Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University, Prof. BK Konwar addressing the inaugural session of the Nation Seminar on Historicity, Cultural Diversities and Identities in Northeast India organized by the Tribal Research Centre, Department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Lumami, November 11. (Morung Photo)

that the seminar would not crete resolutions would be be just another seminar arrived at which could be or a departmental perfor- sent to the government. mance but that some conThe seminar is also ex-

Market Complex for vendors at Chumukedima town inaugurated

pected to delve into the issue of illegal immigration and the long-term ill effects it is perceived to cause in the

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region. A whole session is being dedicated to the issue where Prof. A. Lanunungsang Ao and five research scholars from various Northeastern States would be presenting their papers on illegal immigration. The Vice Chancellor also raised concerns about the issue of illegal immigration and said that the “Indian mindset” must understand that “illegal immigration is illegal immigration without any religious connotations.”

Tribal Research Centre of the department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Lumami was set up in 2006 and is engaged in research and documentation of the dynamics of socio-cultural aspects of tribal societies and the present seminar is an endeavour of the centre to arrive at an understanding of the historicity, cultural diversity and identities in Northeast India.

Corporation Bank 'deposit' its footstep in Nagaland

First branch inaugurated today at Dimapur Morung Express News Dimapur | November 11

Parliamentary secretary for Urban Development, Zhaleo Rio (3rd right) along with government officials and others at the inauguration of the Market Complex for vendors at Chumukedima town, Tuesday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | November 11

Nagaland parliamentary secretary for Urban Development, Zhaleo Rio, on Tuesday inaugurated the Market Complex for vendors at Chumukedima town under the centrally sponsored 10% lumpsum scheme.

The parliamentary secretary in his address said Naga youths should look beyond white-collared jobs and venture into other employment avenues like entrepreneurship and business for sustenance. Zhaleo said that presently, Naga youths are obsessed with only government jobs and thereby allowing outsiders to control the private sectors like business and other trades. He said that such a trend has negative impacts including introduction of anti-social activities by outsiders and dependency on outsiders with regard to local economy.

Advocating that Nagas should take the lead role in generating employment through entrepreneurship and business, Zhaleo regretted that on numerous instances Naga youths have availed loan and facilities from the government for setting up of businesses but after getting loan, they disappear. “Let us feel ashamed about cheating the government as well as ourselves,” he added.

The parliamentary secretary urged upon the market committee members to see that preference is given to local youths in allotment of shops and stalls in the market complex. He however cautioned the would be local stall owners once allotted the rooms, they should set up their own business and not sub-let it to outsiders.

Earlier, joint director, Urban Development Department, A Zhanbemo Ngullie, delivered the wel-

come address and executive engineer, Urban Development, Er. Ketouzo Peseyie, gave a technical report on construction of the market. EAC Chumukedima, Thungbemo Patton, and representatives from the land donors and Chumukedima public also spoke on the occasion.

Pastor, Chumukedima Vilage Baptist Church, Rev. Lhouzovi-u Shuya offered dedicatory prayer. The programme was chaired by secretary, Urban Development, Imjung M Panger and additional director, MAC Urban Development, Dr. Toshimeren Ozukum, proposed vote of thanks.

According to Urban Development officials, the 2-storeyed marketing complex consisting of 27 room with restaurant, five go downs and toilet facilities was completed on record time by government registered first class contractor, T Shuya.

The Corporation Bank, a public sector banking company headquartered in Mangalore makes its debut in Nagaland by opening a branch at a small function in Dimapur today.

Founded in 1906 in the Temple Town of Udupi, Karnataka bank was nationalised in 1980 along with 5 other private sector banks and considerably made progress in banking sector since then. Today inauguration was part of its continuous strive to give quality service to everyone part of the country and progress ensuring “prosperity for all” Reena Chand, Director of Radiant Group formally inaugurated the bank, who later did a traditional lighting of the lamp to mark the formal business of the bank.

Afterwards, in a brief function Senior Manager of the Bank, Guwahati, Santosh Kumar welcome the gathering and well wisher to the function. Speaking on the occasion, Corporation Bank Kolkata Zone Marketing AGM, K Kumar, who oversee the eastern region said despite some “unavoidable

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Reena Chand, Director of Radiant Group formally inaugurates the Corporation Bank branch in Dimapur on November 11. (Photo by Caisii Mao)

bottleneck” in the region, the scope of banking in the North East is expanding rapidly in recent years and the present initiative was an attempt to make “best use it” and also to deal with burgeoning customers in Nagaland.

He also informed that, the branch was meant to be inaugurated formally two months back but could not do so due to some “unforeseen reasons”. He, however, promised “best services and satisfaction” to its customer and added that the bank can handle any financial related business. Assuring that the branch is equipped with the all the relevant technology and networking, he informed that the ATM facilities will be opening shortly within the

premises. “Honestly support us”,he requested.

The Branch Manager of Dimapur, Kholi Mao also informed that the bank was running in a makeshift office in since July 12 and so far 1600 accounted has been created.

“We proposed to open another branch in Kohima next year” he said adding that, presently it is scouting for a appropriate location.

He further maintained that the branch would provide all necessary services that are available at the central location of the bank.

Presently, five employees comprising of a Branch Manager, one Assistant Manager, two clerks and one sub staff are manning the branch.

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Disbursement of salary and wages of WC & CE underway

Mokokchung, noveMber 11 (DIPr): In Mokokchung district, disbursement of salary and wages of Work-Charged and Casual employees has begun from November 11 in the presence of the District Level Verification Committee for verification of work-charged and casual employees

headed by Deputy Commissioner.

Salary and wages of work-charged and casual employees of all departments are being disbursed through three committees set up by the Deputy Commissioner.

Each committee comprises seven members is headed by a senior ad-

ministrative officers in the district.

The purpose of the exercise is to ‘identify exact number of genuine employees of these Categories in all departments and to weed out bogus/ ghost and unauthorized ones’ and to maintain financial prudence as decided by the state cabinet.

Salary and wages disbursement will continue till November 13 and those who are not drawn their wages on November 11, 12 and 13 are informed to present personally on November 14 to draw the same with an explanation of their absence on the mentioned date. Employees in some departments

whose wages are received from the government after three months or six months will be disbursed through the committee as and when they received.

At the time of drawing the salary and wages, employees are to produce photo identity card issued by the concerned Head of Department and DDO.

New Toyota Etios and Etios Liva launched in Dimapur Morung Express News Dimapur | November 11

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Tuesday launched the all new “Etios” and “Etios Liva” at Okusa Toyota showroom in Dimapur. Drawing from its rich and successful history of creating world-class sedans, Etios is designed befitting the luxury of a “real sedan” and backed by Toyota’s legendary “Quality, Durability and Reliability” (QDR).

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Territorial manager, TKM, Chandan Kumar Modi, said “we are delighted to launch the all New Etios and Etios Liva.

The new models have been launched to create a buzz during the festive season.

The all New Etios aims to provide a real sedan experience with new and refreshed premium look.

The All New Etios is aimed at offering the growing importance of safety among customers nowadays. TKM

Territorial manager, TKM, Chandan Kumar Modi (2nd left) and corporate sale manager, TKM, Abhrajjyoti Roy (2nd left) along with officials of Okusa Toyota, Dimapur, during the launch of the All New “Etios” and “Etios Liva”, Tuesday. (Morung Photo)

has standardized airbags across grades to further reinforce this thought and ensure the safety of customers and their families.”

Modi als informed that TKM has started a safety

campaign “We are safety leaders”, signifying the company’s taking a lead role to create awareness on safety with Toyota Human Model for Safety (THUMS) as the mascot for the cam-

paign.

The salient features of the new and upgraded “Etios” and “Etios Liva” include new exterior styling and plush new interiors, standardized dual SRS bags

across all grades and available in New Pearl White colour.

The “real luxury collection” for Etios to enhance the premium look include tail lamp chrome garnish, rear door-chrome garnish, wooden gear shift knob, headlamp chrome garnish, side mirror chrome garnish and side wiser chrome.

The “Décor collection” for Etios designed to add to the exterior appeal and comfort are side door vision, chrome side door moulding, bumper corner protector, roof spoiler, car cushions and steering wheel cover.

“Etios” is available in the price range of Rs. 5,97, 860 to Rs. 7,41,509 (petrol variant) and Rs. 7,07,860 to Rs. 8,51,509 (diesel variant), exshowroom price in Dimapur.

“Etios Liva” is available in the price range of Rs. 4,94,546 to Rs. 6,81,907 (petrol variant) and Rs. 6,19,446 to Rs. 7,20,261 (diesel variant), ex-showroom price in Dimapur.

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BJP is the choice of youth: KLO declared ‘terrorist group’ former Assam insurgents NEW DELHI, NovEmbEr 11 (THE HINDu): Leaders of the pro-talks factions of two prominent insurgent groups of Assam told The Hindu here on Monday that the BJP has won the trust of the State’s youth and former insurgents Speaking on the sidelines of the North East Festival here, Arabinda Rajkhowa, Chairman of the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom

(ULFA) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stature is drawing people to the BJP throughout Assam.

“In his campaign speeches, Mr. Modi spoke clearly against illegal migration. People feel that as a strong leader he will fulfil his promises. In both upper and lower Assam, the youth have supported his party whether they are Assamesespeaking or Bodo or Dima-

'Cancel licenses of tea factories violating price sharing formula' GuWAHATI, NovEmbEr 11 (ET): While small tea growers continue block highway following slump in prices of green tea leaf, Assam government has asked the Tea board to cancel the license of those factories violating the price sharing formula.

Small tea growers have stooped plucking tea leafs in several areas in Upper Assam as the prices of green tea in some areas have plummeted to Rs 6 per kg from Rs 17.50 per kg.

However there is now attempt to politicize the politically sensitize tea issue. Assam government has blamed Centre for the slump.

On Monday growers blockade national highway in some places and protested. Assam industry minister, Pradyut Bordoloi said that Assam government has asked the Tea board to cancel the license of those factories which not are paying benchmark price as per the price sharing formula of Tea Marketing Control

Order (TMCO) 2003.

The price-sharing formula which is modeled on Sri Lakan law stipulates every Registered Tea Manufacturers (RTMs) engaged in purchasing tea leaf from tea growers shall share the total gross proceeds from the sale of such manufactured teas, with the tea growers supplying green tea leaf at a rate not less than 65%.

Bordoloi added, "Tea board and Union commerce ministry has not taken any action to ensure that this crisis do not take place. License is given by Tea board so it board that can revoke it."

Sources in industry however said TMCO also stipulates quality leaf however during this time of year quality generally is not up to the mark and there is huge supply of green leaf.

Assam has an over one lakh small tea grower who contributes about 30 percent of tea production in the state. Assam roughly produced 550 million kgs of tea.

Poppy worth Rs 14 crore destroyed in Manipur ImPHAL, NovEmbEr 11 (TNN): A team of several government agencies, including the security forces, have destroyed over 1,000 kg of illicit poppy estimated to be worth more than Rs 14 crore in the illicit drug market at the remote Lamkang Khunjao village in Chandel district. Drug analysts said illegal narcotic plant growers in the mountainous ranges of Manipur now abandonedcultivationofganjaand switched over to poppy as the latter gave them more profit.

Forgeneratingheroinand other psychotropic substances, crude extracts of poppy grown in Manipur are smuggled to the notorious "golden triangle"andotherillegaldrug factories in some Southeast Asian countries through the

porous India-Myanmar border, an analyst said.

Manipur shares 398-km border with Myanmar. An Assam Rifles statement issued on Sunday said the poppy plants were found grown along the Khunjai ridge covering 88 acres with a likely yield of 1,760 kg of the extracts worth Rs 14.08 crore in the illicit drug market. Sleuths of Narcotics and Affairs of Borders under the Manipur police department, Narcotics Control Bureau, forest, excise, taxation and the state police burnt down the poppy cultivation on Friday, the statement added. It said 20 Assam Rifles troops provided incidental security to the government agencies which carried out the operation.

sa,” Rajkhowa said.

In Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, BJP made a stellar debut in Assam winning seven of the 14 seats.

He said throughout modern Assam’s history “Assamese youth have been at the forefront of defending our identity. The youth will continue to back the BJP if the latter remains sincere to their promise of protecting our Assamese identity from

illegal migration.”

Dilip Nunisa — leader of the insurgent group Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) — who also attended a panel discussion here, told The Hindu that his cadre were supporting the BJP. “There is an affinity towards the present government among our cadre and the Dimasa People. We appreciate the projects that have been promised for rural areas,” he said.

New Delhi, November 11 (PTi): Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), a militant outfit which operates in West Bengal and Assam and is fighting for a sovereign state, has been declared a banned terrorist group by the government.

KLO was formed in 1993 to address problems of the Koch Rajbongshi community and perceived neglect of Kamtapuri language, identity and grievances of economic deprivation of the community.

In a gazette notification,

GENERAL MEETING The Nagaland Directorate Ministerial Service Association (NDMSA) will have a general meeting on 15th November 2014, 12:00 noon at the CANESSA Conference Hall. The meeting shall deliberate on:1. High Power Committee (HPC) constituted by the Government to examine various grievances, demands of the association.

2. Encadrement of Steno GR-II (JR) to the post of UDA in the Directorate of Agriculture.

3. Any other issues, pertaining to the welfare of the Directorate Ministerial staffs.

Therefore, the Registrar, Superintendent and all the concern members are requested to attain the scheduled meeting without fail and also submit the name of their Department’s representatives.

(BOTOVE SEMA) President

(ATSANG) General Secretary

COME ONE COME ALL Naga Christian Fellowship Pune is organizing a jumble sale in aid of Church Building/ Naga Community Hall Pune.

Venue : Local Ground Kohima Date : 21st & 22nd Nov 2014 The results of the raffle draw will also be announced at the venue on the 22nd of Nov. Alumni and Well-wishers who wish to contribute items towards the jumble sale can contact the following numbers: Contacts in Kohima: 8575721948, 9436070697, 8729801057, 8413825378, 9089387062, 8731887347 Contacts in Dimapur: 9862822515, 9436210725, 8414070357, 9612886745, 8731887347

Nagaland State e-Governance Society (NSeGS) Directorate of Information Technology & Communication Below New Secretariat, Thizama Road Nagaland, Kohima Ref no: NSeGS/AUDIT/2011/301

Dated 11th November 2014

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Expression of Interest (EOI) is invited for appointment of Auditor for audit of NSeGS Accounts. Details are available in the Departmental website www.itngl. nic.in or www.nagaland.gov.in. Last date of submission is on or before 15 (Fifteen) days from the date of publication of this notice.

Sd/Kevekha Kevin Zehol, NCS Director IT&C and Member Secretary, NSeGS

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO. DTE/TECH-A/24/2010

Dated, Kohima, the 10th November 2014.

NOTIFICATION

This is to inform all concerned that the Department of Technical Education Nagaland in collaboration with Nagaland Board of School Education is organizing awareness programmes on various entrance examinations for undergraduate technical studies. The first program was held at Mayangnokcha GHSS Mokokchung on 8th November 2014. The second and third such programmes will be organized as shown below.

Sl. No Date 1 15th November 2014 2 18th November 2014

Venue Baptist High Kohima Holy Cross Dimapur

Time 10:00 a. m 10.00 a. m

Now therefore, all students desirous of pursuing undergraduate technical & professional courses through JEE/AIPMT/State entrance exams are invited to attend these programmes for any clarifications and settle any doubts.

(A Kathipri) Director

FREE ESDP TRAINING Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), an organisation under the ministry of Ministry of MSME, Government of India announces Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme in Nagaland.

Interested candidates from Nagaland may contact 9089617662. The Training Programme is free but no TA/DA or stipend would be paid.

Sl. Name of the Duration Venue No. Training Programme 1) Computer Accountancy & Tally Mokokchung 250 Hrs. 2) Steel Fabrication Mokokchung 125 Hrs. 3) Electrical Gadget Repairing Dimapur 250 Hrs.

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME CHANGE

the Home Ministry said that exercising the powers conferred under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the central government proposes to add Kamatapur Liberation Organisation and all its formation and front organisations as a terrorist organisation.

I have changed my name from Asolie K. Zeliang, Asolie (old name) to ASOLIE KAURINTA ZELIANG (new name) and father’s correct name as Dinkambo Kaurinta Zeliang.

Regd.No- 4026/14 Sworn on 7th November 2014 Before the Notary Public, Dimapur, Nagaland

Dimapur

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Alto Car bearing Registration Number AS08-3247 Silver Colour Engine Number 3115379 Chasis Number 292566 stolen of Sri D.K Daulaguphu stolen from resident in Haflong Dimahasao Assam on November 2014 night.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND, KOHIMA.

NO.HED/DIR-1/2014

Dt.Kohima the 10th November,2014

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF STATE LOTTERIES NAGALAND, KOHIMA

NO.DSL/17-88/2004-05

Dated Kohima, the 11th November, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Checking of illegal sale of lottery tickets, bogus lottery tickets and opening of unauthorized lottery counters in Nagaland.

Despite several instructions and guidelines issued by the Government regarding check measures on the subject cited above, there are still reports of such activities in some parts of the State. In order to do away with all these illegal activities on lotteries, the undersigned is directed to clarify with the following facts and figures for public awareness and necessary action by all concerned:1. At present there is no sale of any form of Government organized lottery tickets in Nagaland, i.e. neither our State lottery tickets nor other State lottery tickets are being sold in Nagaland.

2. As this office has not issued any permit to any person/ party for sale of any form of lottery ticket in Nagaland at present, the question of selling lottery tickets or opening lottery counters does not arise.

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In the light of the above facts and circumstances, all concerned authorities are hereby reiterated once again to take necessary action in their respective jurisdictions.

(KENILO APON) Director, Nagaland State Lotteries

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Dimapur

12 November 2014

An open letter to Dr. Chuba Ao president BJP Nagaland Respected Sir, On 8th September 2014 Dr. Chuba Ao President BJP Nagaland deputed two state level Bjp observers Shri. R. Sopuh, Vice president BJP Nagaland incharge of Kohima and Phek District and Vihoshe James General Secretary Administration BJP Nagaland to the meeting convened by Er. Vekho Swüro the then president of BJP Phek District in chair at Saramati Hotel Dimapur. Where, Er. Vekho Swüro expressed his desire to vacate his chair from the post of President BJP Phek District for the party’s welfare and tendered his resignation as he was also appointed as National Executive Member and Special Invitee.

Whereafter, the two level observers deputed by the president BJP Nagaland asked the mandal presidents and other BJP Workers of Phek District present in the meeting whether they have any candidate to be nominated to replace Er. Vekho

Swüro President resigned. Consequently, Shri. Pudisai, President Pfutsero Mandal nominated the name of Shri. Kupota Khesoh and seconded by Shri.

Muzipra Lohe, President BJP Chozouba Mandal and Shri.

Tsetsütho President BJP Meluri Mandal and also later signed

by Shri. Yephuzü President BJP Phek Mandal.

The two State-Level observers assured the BJP Workers present in the meeting that Shri.

Kupota Khesoh’s candidature for the new president BJP Phek District is supported by the majority of the mandal president under Phek District they will forward it to the president BJP Nagaland for approval and appointment.

Furthermore on 25th Oct. 2014 the President BJP Nagaland along with his colleagues called some leader of BJP Phek District and had a meeting at BJP Office Dimapur and in that meeting clarified to the present that a person who stays in an-

other district is not preferable to be the president of Phek District because overnight assignment could sometimes be entrusted to the district president at any time and Dr. Chuba Ao the president BJP Nagaland also proposed that Shri. Kupota Khesoh will be the right candidate for Phek District as he is permanently settled at Phek town.

Surprisingly, to our horror, Shri. Eduzu Theluo who is a permanent resident of Kohima Town was elected as president of BJP Phek District on 30th Oct. 2014 through the daily news paper Eastern Mirror without any official appointment notification issued by the state BJP Office while the president BJP Nagaland Dr. Chuba Ao was at Delhi. Sir, isn’t it a dominating and a dictatorial act? Does the president have such empowered authority to dump the 8th Sept. 2014 meeting where the four Phek District BJP Mandal President nominated and seconded Shri.

Kupota Khesoh to be the new president? Shouldn’t you listen to your mandal presidents who are you’re your grass-root party workers. Didn’t you depute Shri. R. Sapuh Vice president BJP Nagaland and Shri Vihoshe James, General Secretary BJP Nagaland as observers to the meeting? Don’t you have trust on them? Did they not report to you the observation and recommendation? Why have you taken this act of nepotism?

Sir, BJP Being a National Party will surely not get succumbed to the pressure of some few individuals. I, therefore, on behave of the Party of Phek Distrcit humbly urges you to rectify your 30th Oct. 2014 declaration of president BJP Phek District and approve the mandals president decision, also, honour your deputed observers findings and recommendations and get justice done at the earliest.

Wesete Rhakho Secretary Media Cell (BJP) Phek District

NGSEF clarifies on September 19, 2014 meeting

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the second one has been my agenda to the previous team and even on that Sept 19th 2014 meeting.

10. The NGSEF, without any collection from the employees except one or two well-wishers has been taking up this issue/initiative to save even state Ex-chequer for huge pension payment due to its defective in-proportionate 2009 Retirement Act. While doing so, why the CANSSEA is opposing the move for review and amendment of the Act telling that it is its resolution of Sept 2014 to support the Act which is a total lie for which its present team has togracefullyresignedorimpeachedfornotseenableto support the welfare of the majority employees.

All necessary documents in support of review and amendment of the Act are readily available with the NGSEF for study and support but not with the CANSSEA which is misleading/ misusing of the voice of all Govt. employees. Also please look for all the articles being published by the NGSEF.

could reach all the Service Associations with its Representation/working papers for them to study and keep ready their comments and also had PRESS CONFERENCE’ with the Nagaland Press Club on the 22nd Sept 2014 to make wide publicity why the Retirement Act 2009 must be reviewed and amended.

8. I also on the 19th Sept CANSSEA executive meeting had highlighted the House that the NGSEF was invited by the present Chief Minister T.R Zeliang and the previous chief Secretary (Banuo Z. Jamir) and the P & AR, Law and Justice Department for discussion where they all gave their positive comments. Now, the matter is within the present Chief Secretary, P & AR and the Law department since 18th August 2014 the NGSEF has every right to file an RTI to challenge it for the delay.

9. Yes, other resolutions like the demand on releasing DA/ADA arrears w.e.f 1st Jan to Dec 2014 and removal of certain length of service in a particular status for promotion to the next higher status of which

vice’ which the CANSSEA President, without giving time to the members present for discussion with different views, was about to resolve to stick to 2009 Retirement Act. 5. I got a chance to present/ share the activities of NGSEF telling the reason why the CANSSEA team kept silent which led to the 2009 Retirement Act and now the previous team also kept silent inspite of the Forum’s approach to the later’s office-bearers but no response from them for support but allowing its members to retire on length of service silently by telling (punchishe punchishe iku kuribo noare) That’s why this forum (NGSEF) has taken up this issue/initiation to approach the Govt. and the NGOs for review and amendment of the 2009 Retirement Act. 6. The CANSSEA President at last concluded the said meeting telling that all affiliated Associations to go back and study the two issues for discussion and resolution by the next executive meeting perhaps in the middle of Oct 2014.

7. Accordingly, the NGSEF

his is my reply to refute the news item ‘CANSSEA demands action on concern of the state employees’ in The Morung Express dated November 6, 2014 and also ‘CANSSEA seeks redressal to issue from Govt.’ in Eastern Mirror dated, November 7, 2014 with what actually decided on the September 19, 2014 at the so called CANSSEA’s Executive Meeting.

1. I was very much present in that so called joint co-ordination meeting and observed the whole proceeding/ deliberation on certain issues/agenda from the beginning upto the last.

2. The ACAUT issue on taxation was presented by its activists, leaving the matter to the CANSSEA for discussion and resolution to support it for which CANSSEA decided to use the word ‘against unabated taxes’ while supporting the ACAUT. 3. It was felt that a good member of representative from various associations with well-versed in the agenda were not present for discussion and resolution.

4. The first agenda of the meeting that evening was about the ACAUT issue and the second agenda was ‘the length of ser-

Ruovihulie Angami Co-Founder, Adviser & Spokesman (NGSEF), Former President & Adviser, ANSTA, President of NSEAOA

The Morung Express

Have is better than Had

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ndus Creed, the erstwhile ‘Rock Machine’, the first original rock band of India crooned the ballad “Polyvinyl Lady” where a line of the lyric goes “living in a plastic world.”

Yes, we are but living in a plastic world, so multipurposed, but yet brittle and fragile as well. But our faith is not plastic.

Our faith is that faith which was sowed back then in the Old Testament times, which ultimately germinated and was watered, nurtured, bloomed, flowered and fructified in its ultimate purpose and glory with the coming of Christ, His death and His resurrection.

Man proposes, but God disposes. Who can deny that it was but the Lord who willed the victory of the NPF party, inspite of all the odds, for three consecutive terms, and each time, believe it or not, with a greater mandate? Who can deny that mistakes were made by the NPF and its constituents that made the people angry? But then again, human being make mistakes and we all know mistakes are the best teachers. But then again, who can deny that, against all the odds, it was the NPF party led by the pragmatic and time tested leadership of Party President Dr. Surhozelie along with the visionary and/ but taking all aboard approach of then CM Neiphu Rio, brought Nagaland to the National conscience of mainland India and the world? Who can deny that it was the steadfast and the inclusive authorative policy of Rio which enabled Nagaland to also possess world class infrastructure for her various departments? Who can deny the fact that it was infact the unrelenting effort of Neiphu Rio, who catapulted Nagaland to the direct glare of the world as a hot spot tourist destination? Who can deny that it was the policy of Neiphu Rio who inspired, encouraged and helped firsthand, the spirit of entrepreneurship in among the younger generation of today, who I am sure are all gratified and thankful to his this policy? Who can deny that it was just a small simple five word sentence of Rio, “Do not eat the seed”, that acted as a catalyst in embedding in the minds of the young, the seed of responsibility and the desire to stand on one’s own two feet, outdating the policy or habit of the older generation of living one day at a time without shedding a tear of a sweat? Who can also deny the very fact that Rio was not given

the space and time to work upon the agendas for the greater good because of the contradictions of the leaders of our so many NGO’s and their preconceived inbox and perceived mentality of what is thought wrong can only be wrong? Seriously, who can deny………… . It goes on.

How can we question what God has willed in the first place?

How can we give birth to an illegitimate child, when the Father has given us His only begotten legitimate child for the greater good of humanity? Jesus came, Jesus worked, Jesus died, Jesus was resurrected. Then Jesus went to Heaven right before the eyes of both the believing and the thomases. Till that point of time, as willed by the Father, the mandated Jesus was with the earthlings, leading, preaching, rebuking, healing, reprimanding and assuring the limitlessness of both Heaven and hell.

Jesus was hated as much as he was loved if not more.

After all was said and done, the good Lord left behind in his stead the Spirit, and thereby the freedom of choice to all the multitudes to exercise their individual trust, faith, and belief.

Just because there is no fast rule against it, Christian leaders too can very much in their individual capacity overlook and knowingly let unknowingly fail to respect the Spirit or look into the Book before taking the plunge.

Risk it and become a living or dead example for the ages.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Public opinion is God and God is public opinion. Just because everybody cannot voice out does not mean that the average public are dumb headed fools. We too hear, we too see, we too analyze, we too can differentiate, we too have the right to have an opinion. We too also know that giving credit where it is due is in itself a ‘right of the individual’ in a democracy. Since the DAN government came to power, we have seen Rio exercise his prerogative as the Chief in the distribution of portfolios.

Allow me to air out what we the public never understands. Why is it always those personalities who have indeed handled the major if not the so called lucrative portfolios, always the first to be hip-hopping and voicing dissent at the first opportunity.

Looks and sounds more like a basket case of “baking the cake and eating it too.” Yes! Amazing. Is it because old habits die hard? I do not know. Maybe it is

also an addiction. To his credit, Rio, during his CMship has been a good, if not excellent, tight rope walker as far as allocation of work was concerned.

No contest there Mr. Rio. You win, hands down.

So much has been said and done against corruption in public life while discharging responsibilities, both by the elected representatives and the bureaucracy. But yet, the only reason for so much head & heartaches, misunderstandings and mind torturing of self with all the negativity of outlook in the framework of thinking is to succeed in that ultimate picture of greed and power, the two fountain heads of corruption.

For how long and for how many times will we go kangaroo hopping? Why do we always have to go colorblind when it concerns the self? Why do we fail to see the depth of the depravity of our heart and justify to that gullible helpless public that it is a selfless sacrifice just for “you” the voter, who voted “me” to be your “voice.” Why cannot we let an individual sin remain singular instead of initiating a feast of it, much, much, many of whom unknowingly falls into that cesspool of garbage, filth and waste? Even the partaking of the Holy communion, the symbolic flesh and blood of the Lord is a very individualized affair of the soul – a taboo for those not baptized. How then can one take care of one’s faith, conscience and soul when one knowingly buries the spiritual health, conscience and soul of many by splurging and encouraging individuals to feast in this three way marriage of convenience, corruption and sin? I live and die, you live and die, everybody lives and dies.

Why don’t we do that something, that something good, that something which has no form or shape, in between living and dying Sometimes it isn’t until we lose something that we then later realize how grateful we should have been to have what it is we had in the first place.

A wise man long, long, time ago once said ; “It is always better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb than the top of the one you don’t.”

The same wise man again added. “And realize that patience is not about waiting, but the ability to keep a good attitude while working hard for what you believe in.”

Benito. Z. Swu

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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The Morung Express

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Nagaland gears up for large ‘Legal awareness through grassroots comics’ scale cultivation of coffee

Dignitaries during the one day training on cultivation of coffee held in Kohima on November 11. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent He said the purpose of the Kohima | November 11

The Nagaland state department of Land Resources has agreed to go ahead with the cultivation of coffee in Nagaland, with the Coffee Board of India assuring assistance to farmers in plantation and marketing.

Initially, it will cover Kohima District (Kohima village, Rusoma and Sechu Zubza). To make headway, the department in association with Coffee Board of India organized one-day training on “Cultivation of Coffee” here today at Ura Academy.

Dr. Menuosietuo Tseikha, DPO, DoLR said many villages in Nagaland possess ideal climatic conditions to cultivate coffee.

programme was to train farmers on how to cultivate coffee in good way and get high yield.

The training was an opportunity for the farmers to know the systematic plantation of coffee from researchers.

Partha Pratim Choudhury, senior liaison officer, Coffee Board of India informed that in India, coffee can trace its origin to the planting of seven seeds of Mocha in 1600 CE by Baba Budan in Karnataka. In Nagaland, coffee was first planted in Kohima village.

He stated that Nagaland’s climate is suitable for growing coffee; a reason for the Coffee Board of India’s focus to invest in the state, particularly Kohima dis-

trict. He assured to promote farmers with every amenity available under the board and also assured them to take care of marketing. He also invited farmers to the research farm, adding that the whole expenditure will be borne by the Board.

Renben Jami, Joint Director & Supervisory Officer, Kohima district, DoLR said Nagaland can become a producer state.

The favorable climate can help achieve this end and thereby remove the state’s tag of only being a consumer. With this, he encouraged the trainees to take up anything which will bring about economic changes in society. “We do not want to take up anything which will not bring about economic changes.

The standard of living is to be improved, there has to be some economic activities…,” Jami said.

After a gap of 20 years, he informed that the department has agreed to go ahead with the cultivation of coffee in the State and encouraged farmers to make Kohima district a coffee district.

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away by the AAP at gun point. Whereas, it alleged, Binod Gowla, an Adivasi ex MLA from Assam has been “forcefully harvesting the crops of the Lotha Nagas Paddy field under the protection of AAP and thereafter transporting the harvested crops to Assam.”

The release also said that after thorough assessment and deliberation on the activities of the Assam Armed Police (AAP) in the Disturbed Area Belt (DAB) under Ralan area, “it has

Kohima, November 11 (mexN): Kohima District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) today organised a programme for panel lawyers and para legal volunteers on “Legal awareness on campaigning through grassroots comics.” Zheviholi, Lawyer, Human Rights Law Network, Nagaland was the resource person, a press release received here informed.

The objective of the programme was to train the panel lawyers and para legal volunteers using comic formats and create awareness on laws of the land, legal rights and duties.

The resource person in

her speech highlighted that the main aim of grassroots comics is to bring the soft story of the common man into reality. Stating that comic is one medium to raise public issues and create awareness which can make an impact on society, Zheviholi said that all one needs is a story, paper, pen and access to photocopying. Further saying that people become informed of new ways of thinking and that the messages in the comics create local debate, she encouraged participants to make best use of their time and create legal awareness through comic formats so that it stays in

the mind of the people.

Later in the day, a competition was held amongst the participants on various topics of law. Participants prepared stories in comic formats on protection of public property, saving electricity, awareness on domestic violence, traffic violation, protection of environment, right to information, right to education, rights if arrested and first information report to police. Akhoto Alex, panel lawyer was adjudged the best while Vepfusalu Nina Medeo, para legal volunteer and Sanjib, panel lawyer were adjudged second and third respectively.

come to unanimous conclusion that the activities of the AAP are much in contradiction to the decision taken by the landowners and the tenants on October 28, 2014.”

The joint decision taken in the meeting resolved only about crop sharing (post harvest) for this particular season and nothing has been resolved about 'Resettlement', the release said. However, it alleged, “AAP continue to provide all necessary assistance

and support to the tenants (mostly AANLA/Maoist cadres) for resettlement even after the declaration of the joint decision.”

In light of the above, RALH has urged the authority/department concerned to take necessary action against AAP for “totally disregarding/disrespecting the joint decision of the landowners and the tenants which we believe is the right platform to contain and solve the prevailing situation.”

Further, the general public of the Ralan area urged the Govt. of Nagaland to immediately deploy/station sufficient NAPs/IRBs in Ralan DAB area “since the Assam government has already established 24 post/camp (22 company as of date) in the area thereby creating war like situation and creating fear psychosis in the minds of the public.” The release further questioned the failure of the Nagaland government officials to visit the displaced Lotha Naga villages even after a lapse of 4 months.

AKSSA conference underway ACAUT Nagaland supports Hindi teachers moKoKchuNg, November 11 (mexN): The Ao Kyong Sumi Students’ Association (AKSSA) began its two-day general conference here this evening at Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School auditorium, where roughly 800 delegates from the three apex tribal students’ bodies are attending. The conference, being hosted by the Ao Kaketshi Mungdang (AKM), is held under the theme ‘Envisioning self esteemed future.’

President of Ao Senden, Prof. Sangyu Yaden is the Chief Host and former Chief Secretary of Nagaland, Alemtemshi Jamir IAS (Rtd.) is the main speaker.

Nagaland Minister for

Industries and Commerce, G.Kaito Aye was supposed to address the conference here tonight as special guest, but was represented by his Personal Assistant Aheto Yeptho. Yeptho read out a message on behalf of the minister, wherein he urged AKSSA to work for unity among the Nagas.

Chairman of Wokha District Village Council Association, Tsutsamo Lotha exhorted the three student bodies to remain united and to work for the welfare of the Naga people.

Himahito Chishi, Convenor, Planning Committee in his welcome address said that AKSSA was formed to provide a platform for the tribes to interface with each other to forge unity.

Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): The A ga i n st C o r r u p t i o n and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has expressed support and solidarity with the Aggrieved Hindi Teachers, who are agitating and picketing school education offices throughout the State for non release of salary for last six months.

ACAUT Nagaland has sought to know what the Department of School Education has done over the last six months to look after the grievances of the teachers and demanded immediate release of their salary.

“The department of school education is fully aware that without payment of salary such kind of situation was bound to

arise putting thousands of students academic year in jeopardy,” stated ACAUT Nagaland Media Cell in a release.

ACAUT Nagaland also expressed deep concern at the level of corruption happening in the Department of School Education and demanded to know why an amount of Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2000 from each graduate and non graduate Aggrieved Hindi Teachers numbering 1379 were deducted starting from the month of August 2013 on the promise of making their salary 6th ROP scale and release arrears from the date of joining, which have not been implemented till date.

ACAUT Nagaland also condemned and demand-

ed to know on what ground such a huge amount was deducted when they are already being paid by the State exchequer.

Moreover, the ACAUT Nagaland stated, “most sickening and daring act of Department of School Education is the siphoning of more than 4.5 crores from Aggrieved Hindi Teachers 10% monthly deduction under New Pension Scheme which has not been deposited into their PRAN Card” and demanded to know where the money has gone.

ACAUT demanded that government should immediately investigate into the case of siphoning of New Pension Scheme and duping of Aggrieved Hindi Teachers.

top ten cleanest schools in Kohima receive award Nagas need clean and positive mind- Yitachu Our Correspondent

Kohima’s top 10 cleanest schools of 2014 1. G.Rio Higher Secondary School 2. Little Flower Higher Secondary School 3. Mezhür Higher Secondary School 4. North Field Higher Secondary School 5. Don Bosco Higher Secondary School 6. Stella Higher Secondary School 7. Ministers’ Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School 8. Fernwood School 9. Baptist High 10. Bethel Higher Secondary School

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Ten educational institutions in Kohima were today conferred with “Kohima’s cleanest schools” award instituted by Kohima Environment & Sanitation of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC).

Parliamentary secretary for school education Yitachu handed over the award to the recipients. Yitachu expressed happiness to NBCC for its enormous effort in cleanliness drive and hoped that it will bring positive change in the society. He maintained that a clean environment will usher in positive mind, which would in return bring positive impact to the society, saying “A positive mindset is very necessary to have a clean environment.”

Expressing that nobody can remain clean with a negative mind, he said a negative mind

would always spread the dirt in every sphere of a person’s functioning, thoughts and attitude.

He also expressed concern over the growing negativism in the Naga society while lamenting that the accumulation of negativism is too much in the Naga society. Yitachu said because of such negative attitude, the Naga society is drifting further away from each other, while citing the increasing factionalism, split in church-

es, cropping up of more and more civil organisations as creation of negativism.

He maintained that alongside keeping the roads, homes, surroundings, offices and schools clean, Nagas need to have a clean and positive mind.

“We are yet to develop the positive attitude of helping each other,” he said, adding that “If we have clean and positive mind, our growth as a people in any field, be it health care,

MEx FILE Medical officers’ suitability test postponed

Union Tribal Minister to arrive in Kohima today

Questions State govt. officials’ failure to visit displaced Lotha villages that “since the AAP/Assam government would not recognize the decision taken on 28/10/14, it carries no meaning to continue with the said decision,” according to a press release from RALH chairman, Hayithung Kikon and secretary, CS Ovung.

The release stated that as per the joint decision of October 28, three Lotha landlords went for joint crop harvesting in their paddy fields on November 6, but they were chased

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Kohima, November 11 (mexN): Director of Health, Dr. Nikietuo Chiesotsu, has informed all State contractual medical officers scheduled to appear suitability test from November 12 to 13 that the test has been postponed “due to unavoidable circumstances.”

Further information with regard to the date of suitability test will be intimated, he said in a press release.

People of ralan area nullify decision of October 28 meeting

Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): The Ralan Area Lotha Hoho (RALH) today informed that the general public of Ralan area has resolved that henceforth the decision/minutes of October 28 meeting held at 155 CRPF Camp Rengmapani in presence of Border Magistrates of both the States, besides officers representing CRPF and SSB, will be treated as null and void/ invalid.

The people of Ralan area made the decision at a general meeting held on November 8 on the ground

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education or economy will be tremendous”.

Highlighting its activities, PHED chief engineer Er Kevisekho Kruse said that Kohima Environment & Sanitation of NBCC since its establishment has been trying to do its best part to make Kohima clean and green. Some activities included developing and maintaining flower gardens at 30 spots in Kohima city for beautification, organizing school sanitation

competition, mobilizing churches in Kohima town for social works, providing plastic waste collection bins, keeping flower pots at traffic points for beautification purpose etc.

Er. Kruse also stated that Kohima Environment & Sanitation proposed to install a world class public pay and use toilet with facilities of clock room, bathing and dressing rooms to be constructed and maintained by Sulabh International Service Organization.

It also aims to take

up beautification of New Capital Complex through development of flower gardens wherever government owned land/space are available with involvement of various government departments.

Helievio Solo, on behalf of Kohima Environment & Sanitation of NBCC in a representation submitted to the parliamentary secretary school education, appealed to the state government to provide proper toilet facilities to the educational institutions in the state capital.

Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): Union Tribal Minister Jaul Oram will arrive in Kohima at 12:00 noon on November 12. A reception will be given by the Nagaland Contractors’ Union at Kohima helipad, informed BJP Nagaland general secretary and spokesperson in a press release. Thereafter, he will proceed to Ura conference hall, near Red Cross building for BJP workshop on "Massive Primary Membership drive for 2014-2020.” The Union Minister will also pay a courtesy visit to the Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang at his official bungalow after the workshop. All party officials at all levels and the BJP legislators have been requested to attend the said workshop positively. National BJP SAMPARK Cell convener Sunil Deodhar will also be accompanying the minister for the workshop, the release added.

9th NSCSFSAC today Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): The 9th Nagaland Soil Conservation Subordinate Field Staff Association Conference (NSCSFSAC) will be held at Hotel Saramati conference hall on November 12 at 10:00 am. A press release from NSCSFSAC general secretary, Zasitsolie informed that M Limameren Ao, Director of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland will grace the function.

All the Nagaland Soil Conservation Subordinate Field Staff members and well wishers have been requested to attend the programme.

DC Dimapur informs Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): The Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur, Wezope Kenye has informed that the compensation for land and other items pertaining to the expansion of the 4-lane National Highway 29 from Chumukedima Bridge to Piphema village under Dimapur district has already been completed.

Therefore, all the landowners and other governmental and non-governmental agencies have been directed to clear up/ vacate the acquired land within three months from the issue of this notice. After the stipulated time, the DC in a press release stated that National Highway Authority of India will take possession of the acquired land for the construction of the 4-lane National Highway without any further notice.

29 AR apprehends NSCN (IM) cadre Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): 29 Assam Rifles apprehended one NSCN (IM) cadre with one point 22 Pistol and one point 22 CMG on November 9 at Thilixu village, Dimapur. The individual identified as Vikato Sema, Razao Peyu, NSCN (IM) alongwith the recovered weapons was handed over to Diphupar Police Station, Dimapur, informed Assam Rifles in a press release.

WSKH emergency meeting Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): Western Sumi Kukami Hoho (WSKH) president Y. Isawoto Zhimomi has convened an emergency meeting of WSKH office bearers on November 13 at 10:00 am at the Hoho office to discuss issues pertaining to celebration of Ahuna 2014 at DDSC Stadium.

AYLA condemns rape Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): The Ani-wuzahlim Yimchungru Liberu Arih-Ako (AYLA) has condemned the alleged rape of a minor girl in Bor Lingri, Dimapur recently. Asserting that such act will not be tolerated at any cost, AYLA on behalf of Western Yimchungru Women’s Organisation (AYLA) has appealed to the law authority to punish the accused to avoid recurrence of such incident in the future. AYLA also encouraged the victim and the family to be “brave” while assuring them that it will stand for their justice.

YAN condemns killing Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): The Youth Association of Nagaland (YAN) has condemned the killing of Vesakho Chuzho by “unidentified miscreant(s).”

His body was found near a playground at Dezephe village on November 7, informed a press release from YAN Media Cell. YAN has appealed to the police to expedite the investigation and arrest those involved in the “gruesome” killing. YAN also conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.

Dept of Vety & AH Golden Jubilee Kohima, November 11 (Dipr): The Department of Veterinary & AH is celebrating its Golden Jubilee at Hall-A, I.G Stadium, Kohima on November 14 at 2:00 pm. Chief Minister of Nagaland, TR Zeliang will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest and Parliamentary Secretary for Vety & AH and Treasuries & Accounts, Vikho-o Yhoshü as the Guest of Honor. The Commissioner & Secretary for Vety & AH, L.H. Thangi Mannen will chair the programme.

Nagaland NCP secretary’s demise mourned Dimapur, November 11 (mexN): NCP national secretary, Neiba Ndang, has expressed shock and pain at the demise of secretary, Nagaland state NCP, Robert H Singson, on November 10 in Shillong after a prolonged illness. Ndang in a condolence message stated that Singson was a dedicated and committed party worker and a social worker who gave his time and resources for the uplift of NCP party and the grassroots people. Terming Singson’s demise as a great loss to the State NCP party, Ndang conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and also prayed for eternal rest of the departed soul.

Meanwhile, the vice president of NCP Nagaland youth wing and state youth in-charge, Asou S Ndang, has also condoled the demise of secretary, Nagaland state NCP, Robert H Singson. The state NCP vice president in a condolence message on behalf of the youth wing said that late Singson was a fatherly figure to the party youth workers and his advice and help would always be remembered with gratitude by the youth wing. The NCP youth wing also prayed for Almighty to grant solace to the bereaved family members and eternal repose of the departed.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 12 novEmbEr 2014 volumE IX IssuE 312

Guest editorial

A Village Hoho Model To Fight Corruption

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Fr. C.P. Anto Principal NEISSR

any people say that, in Nagaland, corruption has become a way of life, an integral part of our culture. In a culture that accepts speed-money and graft as normal, it is not easy to generate the needed political will to fight corruption. Corruption, defined as the abuse of official power or influence for private gain has sadly been the defining economic and political characteristic of state of Nagaland. Corruption has been so pervasive that it is being manifested in the day to day life of individuals in one form or the other and is gaining a very personal dimension. It has become so rampant in every part of the society that it almost stuns us into a state of helplessness.

Much has been said and written about the malady and its impact in the society. Concrete steps have been taken at the policy level by different government; initiatives have been proposed by national and international organizations to curb its growth across the spectrum. It is encouraging to see that the society is becoming more vigilant and more incidents of corruption is being brought to light and people responsible for it are taken to task. However, it is interesting to note that while the common people in Nagaland agree that slow pace of development, poor state of infrastructure and sorry standard of the economic health of the state is due to corruption; no serious cases of corruption has been brought to light in the recent years in the state. All that we have are few individual voices and a few individual organizations that get muffled in the din of multitude of issues and concerns of the people.

The first step towards addressing corruption is to recognize corruption as the root cause of much of the evils in the society. As for Nagaland, more than 90% of the people who live in the villages do not have the basic rights as enshrined in the constitution of India. Their health, education and employment are compromised due to corruption that prevails in the very system that should ensure the delivery. May be it is time that we go back to our villages and ensure that rights and privileges are met by rooting out the evil systematically from the ground level. The approach would be to ‘empowering receivers to make the providers accountable’.

Gandhiji remarked, “True democracy cannot be worked out by twenty men sitting at the centre; it has to be worked out from below by the people of every village.” Therefore, at this juncture, it is felt that a kind of self-development management perspective ingrained in grass-root level institutions should be adopted to fight corruption. What needs to be done is to root out corruption at the village level as an initiative of people. Engaging the village folk in the fight against corruption is not as tedious as it might seem. What needs to be done is to introduce a fine blend of the traditional system of social organization with inputs from the modern models with adequate representation of women and youth. This could be called the Village Hohos which would consist of representatives of all the existing organizations and apex bodies in the village. The Village Hoho would be formed as an impartial vigilance body with adequate information on issues concerning the village. The body would ensure that the programmes and funds for the development of the Village are utilized in the best interests of the village.

The model can easily be installed in the villages as it is inclusive in nature and similar to the traditional tribal Hohos, which has acceptance and respect in the villages. Through empowering the villages to effectively check corruption at their level, it would be easy to build similar models at the block, district and state level and make a line of accountability in the system. This line of accountability would ensure that the people themselves be responsible for curbing corruption. Be sure “There is nothing more powerful that an idea whose time has come”, as said Victor Hugo.

This is the second editorial of a three-part series on Corruption

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Nury Vittachi IANS

The real winners are sometimes the losers

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had a teacher who used to wake us up by shouting: "The early bird gets the worm." Let him have the worm. I hate food that doesn't stay still on your plate. Besides, I stopped eating worms at the age of three, switching to regular breakfasts of frosted cereal, to which I would add extra sugar until it was really just a bowl of white granules. Sometimes I just poured milk into the sugar bowl. My parents were horrified, forgetting that children's throats are portals to an alternative universe: we can eat anything we like without harm. My children live entirely on pies filled with chopped and shaped pieces of monosodium glutamate, a delicious animal from somewhere or the other.

Your humble narrator was thinking about early birds and the competitive spirit after receiving a letter from a reader in Malaysia: "My son deliberately throws away marks because he doesn't like to be top of the class. What shall I do?"

Give him a round of applause, ma'am. Nerdy types perform better out of the limelight.

It's tough for geeks, since children are naturally competitive. When my three were small, they would race everywhere, including to the Time Out Corner if they were being punished.

"I'm first," one would say. "First is worst, second is best," number two would add. And then all three would chant together: "And third's a princess with a hairy chest."

As for me, I was placed into a very competitive class when I was 11, and quickly learnt that the ideal position in a large group is second to last, a position which is easy to get, but makes you more or less invisible.

But be careful. Remember at the London Olympics, badminton pairs from three Asian countries deliberately tried to lose matches to get better odds in later rounds - and were disqualified for cheating.

Watching them reminded me of a football final that a colleague of mine covered in Ho Chi Minh City in the 1990s.

Thailand and Indonesia were both trying really hard to lose.

The starting whistle blew. Thailand played badly. Indonesia played worse. Thailand's players slowed to a crawl. Indonesia's players stopped moving completely.

As the clock ticked towards the final whistle, an Indonesian player took drastic action. He got the ball and spun on his heels so that he had changed sides. The Thai players switched sides too, targeting their own goalie. It was surely the funniest moment in the history of sports, not excepting the infamous announcements of tangle-mouthed sports commentator David Coleman, who once said: "This evening is a very different evening from the morning we had this morning." When Coleman was moved to motor racing, he told the world: "The front wheel crosses the finish line, closely followed by the back wheel." I hated sports but would tune in to see what he said next. Waxing philosophical once, he said: "When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it."

It has just struck me that the organizers of sports matches could use this playground rhyme when people deliberately lose matches. "I lost," the delighted loser will say. The judges could still declare them winners, pointing to a new, optional regulation: "First is worse, second is best, third's a princess with a hairy chest."

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James Carroll NYT

Jesus and the Modern Man

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OMETIMES, when I kneel alone in a pew in the far back shadows of a church, face buried in my hands, a forbidden thought intrudes: You should have left all this behind a long time ago. The joyful new pope has quickened the affection even of the disaffected, including me, but, oddly, I sense the coming of a strange reversal in the Francis effect. The more universal the appeal of his spacious witness, the more cramped and afraid most of his colleagues in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church have come to seem.

It is easy to love Pope Francis for his resounding defense of the poor, his simplicity, his evident large heart. But the moral grandeur of his personal triumph throws into stark relief the continuing pettiness of the institution over which he presides, a pettiness that inevitably seeks to impose itself on him. What magic, actually, can Francis’s singular magnanimity work on the church’s iron triangle of bureaucracy, dogma and male power?

The intruding voice in my head keeps asking, for example, why has Francis, too, joined in the denigration of American nuns?

Why is the culture of clerical immunity that unleashed a legion of priest-rapists being protected instead of dismantled?

Why in the world beatify, or advance toward sainthood, Pope Paul VI? With his solemn reiteration, in 1968, of the ban on contraception, that pontiff, whatever counterbalancing virtues he displayed, single-handedly made Roman Catholicism a church of bad conscience.

Is an awful truth about dogged church backlash on display here?

No one cares whether one bent man in a back pew, like me, throws in the altar cloth at last, but the religious disenchantment of the secular age puts the question even more broadly: Why the church at all? Yet as soon as the voice in my head forces the question, I know the answer, although it’s hard to explain. Unlike many Protestants, Catholics have long put their practical faith more in the community of belief than in the person around whom that community gathers.

We are on intimate terms with saints, the mother of God, the parish priest, the good sisters, fellow Knights of Columbus or Legionnaires of Mary; we make our home in the seasons of the year, from Lent and Easter to Advent and Christmas; the trusty liturgical cycle; a beloved sacrament for each stage of life; the silence before and after Mass; holy water. But what’s left when, owing to intrusions of power or sex or new ideas, the ancient solidarity cracks?

Compared, say, with Evangelicals, we Catholics do not speak easily of Jesus Christ: no “closer walks” for us.

Yet Jesus Christ is the point of all the smells, bells, rules and dogma; the point, finally, of being Catholic.

Ironically, the failures of the church make that point with power, for it is when one dares imagine the deliberate act of lapsing that the image of Jesus Christ snaps into foreground focus. Here, perhaps, is the key to Pope Francis’s astounding arrival, for beyond all matters of style, doctrine and behavior, he is offering a sure glimpse of a fleeting truth about the faith: The man on his knees washing the feet of the tired poor is the Son of God. Francis is pointing more to that figure than to himself, or even to the church, which is why institution-protecting conservatives are right to view him with alarm. For this pope, the church exists for one reason only — to carry the story of Jesus forward in history, and by doing that to make his presence real. Everything else is rubrics.

So what can a modern person believe about Jesus? There are intellectual obstacles to faith. The

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he Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended Europe's thirty-year war.

It was also, in essence, a diplomatic-institutional agreement that sought to organise the continent's political life on new principles: of national sovereignty and non-intervention, of a country's right to self-defence, of international law moulded by the logic of a balance of power. Over the centuries this European-state-centred dynamic became universal, as - in the wake of European colonial expansion - Westphalia irradiated institutions, rules, practices and concepts that the various peripheries gradually assimilated.

This centuries-long development both expressed and exacerbated deep disparities between the world's "have" and "have-not" nations. More recently, in the last three decades, new powers from the global south have risen within Westphalian parameters - including China, India, South Africa, and Brazil.

These countries have accordingly enhanced their world status, but in ways very different from earlier experiences.

During the cold war, most successful middle-level regional powers - such as Canada, Sweden, Australia, and Japan - were western and/or pro-western. They were democratic, stable, and satisfied; had low internal inequality; acted moderately on the international stage; and sought to bridge the gap between global north and south and defuse tensions between west and east.

In general, their initiatives in foreign policy strengthened the Westphalian system in terms of its core norms, procedures and values.

Today's equivalent powers are from the periphery; their political regimes differ; their houses are not completely stable; their economic position is variable; they are dissatisfied with the current world order; they have high levels

church has always shaped what it believes in terms drawn from the prevailing worldview, but history is the record of one worldview yielding to the next — from Ptolemy and Aquinas to Copernicus and Darwin to Einstein and Hubble.

More than a century ago, the church was thrown for a loop by the mind of modernity, and even now struggles to assimilate the established ideas that change is essential to the human condition; that truth is always seen from a particular point of view; that all language about God falls short of God. And, speaking of God, in what way, actually, can Jesus be said to be divine? A scientifically minded believer wants to discard that notion, but before he does, he should remember that if Jesus were not regarded as somehow divine almost from the start of his movement, we would never have heard of him. And if faith in the divinity of Jesus is left behind because it fails the test of contemporary thought, Jesus will ultimately be forgotten. Is it possible that contemporary thought can learn from this old article of faith? What if the so-called divinity of Jesus lays bare not so much the mystery of God as the majesty of what it is to be human?

But, in addition to intellectual barriers, there are moral obstacles to faith in Jesus, too — not just the blatant sins of the church like sex abuse or misogyny, but also sacrosanct core traditions of Christianity that turn out to be grotesque distortions of who Jesus was.

Chief among these is the way in which the full and permanent Jewishness of Jesus was forgotten, so much so that his story is told in the Gospels themselves as a story of Jesus against the Jews, as if he were not one of them. Against the way Christians often remember it, Jesus did not proclaim a New Testament God of love against an Old Testament God of judgment (which girds the anti-Jewish bipolarity

of grace versus law; generosity versus greed; mercy versus revenge). Rather, as a Shema-reciting son of Israel, he proclaimed the one God, whose judgment comes as love.

Imagined as a zealot who attacked the Temple, Jesus, on the contrary, surely revered the Temple, along with his fellow Jews. If, as scholars assume, he caused a disturbance there, it was almost certainly in defense of the place, not in opposition to it. The narrative denouement of this conflicted misremembering occurred in the 20th century, when the antiSemitism of Nazism laid bare the ultimate meaning of the church’s religious anti-Judaism.

The horrified reckoning after the Holocaust was the beginning of the Christian reform that remains the church’s unfinished moral imperative to this day.

Most emphatically, that reform must be centered in a critical rereading of the Gospel texts, so that the misremembered anti-Jewish Jesus can give way to the man as he was, and to the God whom he makes present in the lives of all who cannot stop seeing more than is before their eyes.

Such retrieval of the centrality of Jesus can restore a long-lost simplicity of faith, which makes Catholic identity — or the faith of any other church — only a means to a larger communion not just with fellow Jesus people, but with humans everywhere. All dogmas, ordinances and accretions of tradition must be measured against the example of the man who, acting wholly as a son of Israel, eschewed power, exuded kindness, pointed to one whom he called Father, and invited those bent over in the shadowy back to come forward to his table.

It was the table, I suddenly recall, that brought me here in the first place. The lights come up, the people arrive, and I stand.

James Carroll is the author, most recently, of “Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age.”

Westphalia to Southphalia Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

Does the rise of non-western states such as China, India, South Africa, and Brazil threaten the dominant model of international politics? of domestic inequality; and their behaviour, in response to the west's demands for more international responsibility, is often unorthodox and challenging.

In short, these emerging powers have benefited from Westphalia yet in practice also criticise the prevailing system.

Five issues at stake This raises the question: are these countries in effect creating a new model for organising global politics, which could be called "Southphalia"? A way to evaluate this is by reference to several key aspects of the respective models. Here are five, each of which deserves more detailed scrutiny.

First, there is the issue of values. The emerging countries of the south complain about the unjust distribution of global power - but they seem to be concerned mainly with expanding their own influence and voice in world affairs. That is, they look more interested in joining the club of the powerful than in empowering their peers from the periphery.

Second, there is the issue of policies.

Westphalia was marked by the pro-status quo attitude of major powers and their partners. Southphalia acts like a soft reformist, trying to constrain the choices of the powerful and to increase

its own autonomy. Its language can sound tough and confrontational, but the most relevant emerging powers are - at least until now, and probably for the near future - less revisionist than dissatisfied actors. They are playing within, not against, the rules of the game.

Third, there is the issue of institutional development. Westphalia built a network of international regimes that ultimately legitimised the predominance of the most powerful and influential. Southphalia uses the existing institutional architecture, but adds its willingness to amend and transform it. Just as the principal actors of Westphalia combine multilateralism (for example, the United Nations) and minilateralism (for example, the G7) so does Southphalia: IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) and the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are two southern cases of the multilateralism of small numbers.

Southphalia does offer a noticeable institutional innovation, however. This is the impulse to construct regional initiatives such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (sponsored by China) and the South American Defence Council (advanced by Brazil).

Their benefits include acting as buffer mechanisms, enabling their members

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to avoid western involvement in crucial diplomatic and military areas.

Fourth, there is the issue of ideas.

Westphalia established foundational principles that remain the cornerstone of inter-state relations. Now, major actors within the emerging world are voicing new Southphalian concepts.

China has proclaimed the virtues of "hexie shijie" (harmonious world) as a guide for global affairs. India has promoted Gandhi’s notion of "trusteeship" as an expression of the search for collective spiritual development and a more egalitarian order. Brazil, since the fiasco in Libya in 2011, has been calling for “responsibility while protecting” as an alternative to western manipulation and mismanagement of the “responsibility-to-protect” principle. Thus, the south is introducing fresh ideas that contest the west's dominant (but weakening) assumptions. In short, Southphalia is attempting to reconfigure the logic of politics, law and morality by which power, legality, and ethics are intertwined and reinforced.

Fifth, there is the issue of leadership.

Westphalia has been based on the deliberation of the few and the conventional style of leadership of the most powerful. Hegemony by a single power or bloc has been its prevailing mode. Here there is no innovation from the south: Southphalia is not investing in more participatory and pluralistic forms of deliberation, nor stimulating different modes of concerted, joint, collaborative and/or distributive leadership.

To sum up, Southphalia shows some elements of continuity and change from Westphalia. Will the coming years see Southphalia's extension, not without resistance from the west, or its assimilation by a Westphalian system displaying a persistent capacity to adjust?

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Learning about living from dying of cancer What makes for a good death in a just and sustainable world?

A lifelong activist reflects

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Marcy Westerling

ying inevitably follows living. I think about this a lot these days. Four years ago, at age fifty, I was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer. Active and fit, it took a collapsed lung and two broken ribs before I realized I had a big problem, the ultimate challenge of life: facing my own death.

I defy every attempt to limit me to my diagnosis as I dare the world to ignore.

In the first weeks after learning I was terminally ill, I wondered, “Will I face this in my heart or in my head? In my head, it is a storyline I can make interesting, wise, and abstract. In my heart, it is a constant tremor radiating from my stomach.” As the first months of terror subsided, I began to adapt to my “new normal.” My medical team advised, “You must start living as if the next three months are your last. When you are still alive at the close, make a new three-month plan.” I resolved to hope and dream and build in smaller allocations of time.

I made huge shifts in my life, severing two critical anchor points. I moved to the city from the small town that had been my home for 25 years—my isolated existence in the woods seemed too daunting for the emotional swings of terminal cancer. I retired from the organization I had founded and that had been my life’s work for 18 years. I knew the long hours and stress of the job I loved would deplete the strength I needed for cancer treatment.

I qualified for Social Security disability income thanks to the government’s “compassion clause,” and this got me Medicare two and a half years later. I stepped into my new life determined to live as long as possible. I decided I would live to be 72 years old, 19 years longer than the statistics predicted and an age I found acceptable to die.

It’s estimated that one in three people in the United States will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in life. Some people die quickly. Others diagnosed as terminal continue to live fully even while facing a death sentence. A friend who had watched her mother die of cancer remarked on my vivacity.

In the 15 years since her mother’s death, there have been advancements that make the devastating side effects of treatment more tolerable. Still, it has taken me years after my diagnosis to re-embrace the commitments that populate a full life.

I chafe at being invisible as a person with cancer. I am a lifelong feminist and community organizer. I believe in breaking silence and sharing truth. I pass as “normal”—healthy, white, slender, and heterosexual (having a husband helps). I have lived a life of privilege. For now, I don’t look or feel like I’m dying. I am just terminally ill.

Recently I was reminded of the great Rachel Carson. She hid the pain of her end-stage cancer to keep her Silent Spring message of environmental degradation alive in Congress and mainstream conversation back in 1964.

In 2014, I can choose to be visible. I have a tattoo on my wrist declaring me a “Cancer Warrior.” I sport buttons saying “Cancer Sucks.” I pedal everywhere, slowly, on a bike that announces “Cancer on Board.”

I defy every attempt to limit me to my diagnosis as I dare the world to ignore it.

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t every stop, the path from Tritin Kartika's poor Indonesian hometown to her job as a live-in maid in a Hong Kong apartment put her at risk of exploitation.

Back home, she signed an employment contract that required her to give up most of her first six months of wages, to repay her hiring agency for travel and other costs. When she arrived in her new city, the agency confiscated her passport to make sure she paid her debt.

And she soon saw what many migrant workers do if they lose or abandon their jobs: A friend took her to the bars of Hong Kong's Wan Chai redlight district, where many Indonesian and Filipino women earn money having sex with foreign men.

"I just wanted a better salary, something more than what I could make at home," said Kartika, 32, whose 5-yearold daughter is still in Indonesia. "I just wanted to help my family."

More than 160,000 Indonesians, almost all women, have taken similarly perilous routes to jobs as maids, nannies and housekeepers in Hong Kong, lured by salaries as much as five times higher than at home. Now, they're mourning two of their own — Seneng Mujiasih and Sumarti Ningsih, former domestic workers in their 20s who were found stabbed to death last weekend in the luxury apartment of British investment banker Rurik George Caton Jutting.

Jutting, 29, has been charged with two counts of murder in a case that has shocked the former British colony and shed light on the often hidden and dire circumstances facing many of these women.

All told, 320,000 foreign domestic workers clean, cook and care for children in Hong Kong, making up nearly 5 percent of the city's population, according to a 2013 report by the human rights group Amnesty International. Most hail from Indonesia and the Philippines, and together they send home hundreds of millions

We have little choice but to live in the moment; something many talk about, but few manage.

But sometimes I feel I am as isolated in shouting about my diagnosis as Rachel Carson was in secrecy.

I look so good that observers may well conclude that the sign on my bike, the button on my bags, even the tattoo on my wrist represent strength and survival.

Public or private, silent or loud, the outcomes are the same. Disease creates isolation and barriers from the world of the well. A friend with terminal cancer notes, “We cause discomfort to some because we are living, living in acute awareness of our impending death, living in pain but living as fully as we can while we are dying. Should we lock ourselves away in a figurative darkened room so as not to chance disturbing the hale and hearty with thoughts of death?”

People say odd things when they attempt to comfort the terminally ill while avoiding their own fears.

“We are all terminally ill. You just know it.” I more than “know it” as my weary veins dodge yet another dose of chemotherapy, toxic poison that will bring me to my knees with exhaustion, nausea, and brain fog while hopefully keeping me alive a while longer.

While the statistics gave me little hope, real people with cancer provide inspiration. They look normal and live well. They laugh, watch TV, and travel. They haven’t stopped living, even as medical appointments, surgeries, treatments, and side effects disrupt their days.

I sought out other women living with a pink slip from life and discovered how hard it is for us to find each other. Medical privacy laws don’t help. Advocacy groups are often Web- or hospital-based, but not everyone flourishes in those settings. Eventually I created my own support circle of other women with terminal cancer. The group is called “It’s a Dying Shame,” and the outreach flyer states, “Our goal is to explore the rich and peculiar territory of facing our own deaths. Together we can mine the humor, strangeness, and beauty of a life turned upside down.

Join us for tea down the rabbit hole.” Our group meetings provide a cherished time to speak our truth without taking on the emotions of friends and family.

"We are all terminally ill. You just know it." I more than "know it" as my weary veins dodge yet another dose of chemotherapy.

People often say to the terminally ill, “You are so stoic, so graceful. I could never handle this so well.”

Perhaps not. The truth is you have no idea how well or badly we, the dying, handle it. Kim, diagnosed as terminal three years ago at age 34, says, “Each day can vary greatly. Is it a doctor appointment day?

Scan day? A day of total rest and relaxation? A day that the thought of me dying before age 40 leaves me immobilized, weeping in bed, and tightly grasping a heating pad? In a month’s time I go through all of these typical days. And then some.”

Social media also allows us to communicate with new ease about approaching death. Thousands follow Lisa Adams’ blog, where she describes every aspect of the medical and emotional realities of facing death as she copes with raising a young family. She doesn’t make it look easy or pretty. Lisa and other dying bloggers offer a view of pain that is normally rarely witnessed and ask that people with terminal cancer be seen as more than “courageous.” Guardian columnist Emma Keller and her husband chided Adams for oversharing. I think that those who condemn our process are distancing themselves from Lisa—and me—and from the reality of protracted death.

The current rules of polite conversation make the journey toward death more challenging. One wom-

an said to me, “It is like we are standing in a different room.” We are avoided or jollied up. (“You look so good you can’t be terminally ill” is the most hated and common of compliments.) These approaches insulate people in our culture from sitting with death, sadly but comfortably.

When people with terminal diagnoses communicate about their experience, it may make their walking toward death more doable. I cannot think of subjects better suited for full honesty than birth and death.

There is a trend to reframe some terminal cancers as a chronic disease, perhaps to avoid mention of death, to give hope, or because some terminal diseases are becoming more manageable over the years. One woman in her 40s rejected that label after six years in treatment: “For most people, it makes sense to make plans beyond one month at a time, but even that short a time-frame can turn out to be optimistic for me. Unexpected side effects catch up with me; treatments that we thought were working cease to work months earlier than expected, and suddenly we are thrust again into making life-and-death decisions, lacking any real information about what may—or may not —buy me even a few more months of life. Making plans in this context becomes almost a joke. Something about this state that I live in seems really different to me from what I think of as chronic illness. It is more like a slow dying process, during which I get to LIVE.” It's estimated that one in three people in the United States will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their life.

I have noticed many of us with terminal cancer are of good cheer and even invigorated by having no presumption of longevity. We have little choice but to live in the moment; something many talk about, but few can manage. When you live treatment to treatment and test result to test result, there is less room for distraction by petty stresses. We can’t expect to live another year, but if we do survive one year, or five, or ten, we consider ourselves very lucky. My mandate is to live with the shadow of death seated comfortably on one shoulder—I rarely forget, but I often dismiss, my new companion.

I have made a certain peace with leaving this world, a peace experienced only after pondering what I might do, where I might be, what I might become after I die. I live in a culture that offers few views of what happens after death—it is either THE END (humus for the ages), or it is some mythic version of heaven and hell. Neither option works for me.

I imagine my next world as Peter Pan did, “To die will be an awfully big adventure,” even if his image of death is more boisterous than mine.

Weeks after my diagnosis, before relocating to the city, I sat in the spring sunshine by a creek at our homestead while my sweetie did the chores I couldn’t do post-surgery. This was a favorite spot of mine. The chickens made comforting clucks in their enclosure to my right while the ducks quacked comically in the pasture to my left. The warmth of the sun reached every nook of my body. I was surrounded by so much that I loved—the tears I cried were happy ones. Couldn’t this be my heaven?

Today, I live in a lovely neighborhood, in a lovely house surrounded by pleasures that don’t take away the sorrow of departure. My life stays filled with joy and meaning as well as sadness and grief. I am livingly dying. Dying is woven into the reality of living.

Neither is easy. But just as we live as a community, let’s face death as a community too.

Hong Kong domestic workers struggle in risky jobs Jack Chang Associated Press of dollars each year.

The women's slayings elicit a mixture of horror and shame among Indonesians.

"They understand very well when people become trapped in those kinds of forced conditions," said Eni Lestari, a domestic worker who helps run the advocacy group Asian Migrants' Coordinating Body. "But they also feel bad and ask why people are taking these sex worker jobs."

Domestic workers and labor activists say such women are made vulnerable to abuse by Indonesian laws that require people who seek work abroad to go through hiring agencies, as well as Hong Kong regulations that tie domestic workers to their employers, even requiring that they sleep in their places of work.

Workers end up deep in debt and vulnerable to fraud and abuse by the agencies, said Norma Mucio, a migrant rights researcher with Amnesty International. Many women endure sexual harassment and abysmal living conditions but are legally unable to move out of their employers' houses without giving up their work visas.

Hong Kong's domestic worker policies have drawn the attention of several U.N. human rights committees, with two of them calling for the repeal of the live-in requirement.

"This is exploitation at its highest level," Mucio said. "Very rarely do you see this type of manipulation and way of extracting money from mi-

grant domestic workers."

Like Kartika, Mujiasih and Ningsih had signed contracts requiring they pay their agencies back for travel and other costs, according to Lestari, who said she has talked to the women's relatives and friends.

Typical salaries for maids in Hong Kong run about $500 a month, according to Lestari's group. Agencies can require workers to give up about $335 from each paycheck.

After Mujiasih was fired, she chose a sadly common option, Indonesian officials say. She overstayed her work visa and hit the bars and nightclubs of Wan Chai to make money off the mostly Western male customers — a much more lucrative, if risky, job.

Kartika is done repaying the employment agency and has her passport back. She said she is sending money home and has no interest in returning to Wan Chai.

"It's not really good for me," she said. "I want to do something better, something positive."

Indonesian Consulate official Rafail Walangitan said his government was aware of problems such as the high fees paid to hiring agencies and the conditions in some employers' houses, but he said the agencies play an important role in connecting Indonesians with Hong Kong households hundreds of kilometers (miles) away.

"You can imagine how they can come to a country without someone to take care of everything here,"

Walangitan said.

Hong Kong officials have defended their requirements that domestic workers live in their employers' houses by pointing out that the city lets in foreign workers only because there is a shortage of local live-in help.

Hong Kong also has been criticized for requiring domestic workers to leave the city within two weeks after losing their jobs. Responding to the U.N. Human Rights Committee last year, city officials said that mandate was "required for maintaining effective immigration control and eliminating chances of (foreign domestic helpers) overstaying in Hong Kong or working illegally after termination of contracts."

Yet many women are working illegally here. Ningsih's last Hong Kong stay was on a tourist visa.

Her father, Achmad Kaliman, said she told him she was going to save her wages to build a house back home.

"She insisted that she go, arguing that she has to work for the sake of her son's future," Kaliman said. "She said she would work at the restaurant, in the front section, where she just asked guests what they wanted to eat or drink."

For a Filipino domestic worker, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Babylen, the past year and a half in Hong Kong has been a bitter disappointment.

An injury on the job led to her dismissal in March. Now, she's waiting to receive compensation while sleeping in a shelter opened for unemployed domestic workers. The former schoolteacher and mother of two boys said she was forced to go abroad after her husband died.

"It seemed like slavery to me," she said of working for a Pakistani family in Hong Kong. "All day or night, I can't say no because I might lose my job. I just want to feed my family. Everyone depends on me."

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Turn on the TV and we are likely to hear about the news of a tragic murder, a death or the loss of lives around the world. Lives are being lost over issues that can no longer be resolved through dialogue and understanding.

This week Rhito Mero, a class 11 commerce student voices out his opinions on the need to start spreading peace beginning right from our state Nagaland.

The Pursuit for Peace

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Rhito Mero, Class 11 Commerce

y the time you have read this sentence, somewhere, someone is being killed. Every minute, 1.78 people get killed; over 1,300 murders everyday, and that’s the world we are living in. The fact remains that people are dying all around us and I wonder, of those slain, did they deserve to die? Do we have the right to take the life of someone?

The call to practice and live life peacefully is for all human beings, regardless of age, race, creed, class, culture or religious affiliation. There is a saying that goes, “war does not fall from heaven nor does it grow from the earth but it is born and nurtured in the hearts of men” which is acceptable and true. The subsequent tragedy is that, it is the hearts of men that reap the consequences left by a terrible act called ‘War’. Throughout history, we have learned that war has been the only solution through which nations settle disputes and although the goal of all war is to restore peace and order, the means to it is not peaceful.

There would never have been war if the warring opposite party sat down at a table together and chalked out the best way to have a peaceful life. You don’t need a gun to bring peace but we all need a heart to have peace. Imagine a world where we are forced to study ‘peace’ pointed by a hot and cooked barrel. Imagine a world where all wars are justified in the name of peace and where all peace is taken away by war. Isn’t this the world we are living in now? Do people not go to war in order to achieve peace?

The world we live in is advancing rapidly everyday. It is approaching to a point where we have to pay a price for every action we have done. A child born this year will be graduating by 2035, then imagine the world by that time.

Imagine how long the smartphone technologies would have gone ahead. There might be no radio or even the latest Apple Mac book we have now in the global market will become outdated by that time. The world around us is changing at a rapid pace where our children are left in the schools and colleges for a longer time to study what men have invented and innovated. The world by that time will be very different from what we are seeing now. We are creating technology while debating to ourselves how it affects us. We are no longer safe from the machines we invent. On the other hand, we have problems like global warming, economic disparities, gender inequality, political conflicts, racism, etc. Imagine what would happen if the whole of Antarctica melted due to the rising temperature? The sea level will rise to more than 70 metres and real people can’t live under water. All these are a threat to our peace and all thanks to the humans; this is the second world we may be creating after God. As long as I am concerned, I don’t want to live underwater or under the fear of a nuclear bomb that has the power to wipe the entire civilization out of the face of this earth. Therefore, keeping in mind all these threats to our change of survival, we need a new order of moral conduct; something that will make our world a better place without any form of discrimination for all races, caste or creed. We should be willing to do anything in life to enjoy our rights and liberties provided we don’t hinder the freedom of others.

‘Nagas are a peace loving people’. You will find this slogan in every description about Nagaland and her people.

I personally feel hesitant to call ourself a ‘peace loving people’. I am not saying we are not a peace loving people but I’m saying this with comparison to the present phenomena of our state like the constant war between the NPG’s , the formation of more and more NGO’s in the name of safeguarding the public in general and also as a result of mistrust to the present NGO’s in particular, the ones who were sworn to protect its people and her land are the ones painting the land red with blood and causing chaos in everything they touch, whereas on the other side, there is the ACAUT, like a phoenix rising up from its ashes, and with it, bringing hope and a vision for peace.

Did we never learn to live in peace after all the suffering we had undergone together during the harsh Army operation for the past 50 years and counting? Did we not leave the practise of head hunting for the sake of peace and for Christ? Did we not hug our old enemy from the other village and erect those monuments of peace agreement? Yes we did all that. Then why is this little home of ours called Nagaland filled with so much hatred and disturbance? This is not the kind of land our brave warriors have fought so hard sacrificing their life during the Japanese attack at Kohima and even during the Indian Army annexation of Naga’s land. The epitaph on the Kohima war cemetery reads ‘When you go home tell them of us and tell them for your tomorrow, we give our today’. “degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a naaC accredited UGC recognised Commerce and arts College.

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Modi meets Myanmar President, Smriti Irani calls AMU VC’s comments on girls ‘agitating’ pushes for better connectivity ‘Insult to daughter’, says Nay Pyi Taw, November 11 (PTi): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Myanmar’s President U Thein Sein to begin a string of bilateral meetings with over 40 world leaders during his 10-day threenation tour on the margins of key multilateral summits here and in Australia and a visit to Fiji.

Modi met Then Sein at the Presidential Palace here shortly after his arrival at the Nay Pyi Taw international airport where he was given a guard of honour and greeted by young boys and girls in traditional costumes. He was welcomed

by Myanmar’s Health Minister Than Aung.

After his 45-minute meeting, Modi tweeted that he had a “very good” meeting with President Thein Sein. “We had extensive discussions covering various aspects of our bilateral relations,” he said.

“We talked about strengthening ties in the fields of culture, commerce and enhancing connectivity,” said Modi, who is expected to make a strong pitch to enhance regional connectivity at the one-day 12th annual ASEAN-India summit tomorrow.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Syed Akbaruddin posted on his

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Myanmar, U Thein Sein during a meeting at Presidential Palace in Myanmar on Tuesday.

Twitter account that the two leaders had “comprehensive” discussions and reviewed all aspects of bilateral ties.

“Connectivity, commercial ties and cultural bonds figured in talks with President Thein Sein,” he said, as India seeks deeper economic engagement with southeast Asian nations. The Prime Minister earlier on landing had tweeted, “Landed in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar to a very warm welcome! Great being in this beautiful coun-

try,” Modi tweeted on his arrival. “Our ties with South East Asia are deep rooted.

Strengthening relations with ASEAN nations is an important part of our ‘Act East’ policy,” he had earlier tweeted.

Besides participating in the ASEAN-India summit and the East Asia Summit here and at the G20 summit in Brisbane in Australia, Modi is due to have several meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of these international events.

“Summits, important

bilaterals, meeting over 40 world leaders,” he tweeted as he left New Delhi by a special Air India plane.

On the sidelines of the international summits in Myanmar, Modi will be meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Singaporean President Tony Tan besides meeting the host President Thein Sein, Indian officials said.

Modi will have his first meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the

sidelines of the East Asia summit at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar as he is set to meet several world leaders bilaterally there and in Australia.

Briefing newsmen about the meeting between the leaders of India and Myanmar, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said President Sein saw India as a “brother” that could help in the development of his country.

The President conveyed to the Prime Minister that India’s growth story as envisaged by him will immensely benefit Myanmar and have a salutary effect.

The spokesperson said the two leaders emphasised on three elements to step up bilateral cooperation -- Connectivity, Commercial ties and Culture.

He also said there is a move to have industrial hubs along the planned trilateral highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand.

The highway will run from Moreh in Manipur to Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar and represents a significant step in establishing connectivity between India and the southeast countries. The 3,200 km highway is expected to be completed by 2018.

New Delhi, November 11 (ageNcies): Taking strong offence to Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor, Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah’s remarks that undergraduate women in the campus should not be allowed in the library, Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani’s office on Tuesday sought a report from the university.

In a letter to the University, the HRD Ministry said, “This is a violation of the fundamental rights of women. The contravention of fundamental rights will not permitted.”

Shah rejected the demand of women students for access to the Maulana Azad Library, by saying there would be “four times more boys” in the library if girls were allowed in.

The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) general secretary Jagmati Sangwan on Tuesday termed VC’s statement as ‘unfortunate’, and called for action against people making such statements.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Barkha Shukla strongly condemned Shah’s statement, and said that this reflects the university’s mindset. “The statement that if the girls are allowed in the library, then guys will

Empowered committee hopes for GST rollout by April 2016

New Delhi, November 11 (iaNs): The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Tuesday expressed the hope that the tax regime could be implemented by the proposed date - April 1, 2016 - notwithstanding their differences with the Centre over some key provisions.

After their meeting here, Committee chairman Abdul Rahim Rather said the Centre had written to the Committee suggesting that the threshold annual turnover for levying GST should be increased to Rs.25 lakh (Rs.2.5 million) from Rs.10 lakh (Rs.one million). The Committee had in August resolved to lower the threshold limit for imposing GST on companies from a turnover of Rs.25 lakh to Rs.10 lakh. As per their recommendation, GST would not be imposed on businesses with an annual turnover of less than Rs.10 lakh.

Currently, the threshold for Value Added Tax (VAT) is Rs.10 lakh in most states. The empowered group also asked that states be given the legal powers to collect tax from businesses with annual turnover of upto Rs.1.5 crore (Rs.15 million). “In September, the Centre wrote to us suggesting that this decision of the Empowered Committee should be reviewed. The Centre suggested that the limit should be Rs.25 lakh. Even if it is not Rs.25 lakh, the Rs.10 lakh limit should be increased,” Rather said.

“But finally the Committee took a decision that they will go by the decision that is already taken, that is Rs.10 lakh,” he added. Rather also said the final call on the threshold figure will be decided by the GST Council.

States also want petroleum, alcohol and tobacco to be kept out of the purview of GST. “States have already said that petroleum, alcohol, tobacco should be excluded from GST. We are waiting for the response from the Centre. We have not received the revised draft Bill. We will discuss and offer our comments,” Rather said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Sunday that the first tranche of compensation to states to make up for their revenue loss from the phasing out of Central Sales Tax (CST) may also be taken up in the winter session of parliament. The previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had in 2011 introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha towards the introduction of the GST. States sought a five-year compensation package and asked for its inclusion in the bill.

Jaitley has assured parliament that the government will seek to move the amendments this year itself, besides already assuring states that he would clear their compensation dues of about Rs.34,000 crore ($5.5 billion) over a three-year period.

Smriti Irani on AMU’s diktat on women entering library

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get attracted and crowd the place, shows the kind of mindset that is prevalent there. This is wrong, and in the current times, women can’t be oppressed,” Barkha Shukla said.

She said the library should be expanded to accommodate more students rather than oppressing women. “If there is lack of space then expand the library, after all the colleges

and universities are there to give education to students,” she added.

The Maulana Azad Library reportedly has more and a better stock of books than the Women’s College library. This is the reason behind the demand of Women’s College students to access the main library, however they have never been given membership of the library.

India’s borders will not be safe if PM trusts China, Mulayam says

An Indian girl walks home dragging a broken piece of plastic container on which she has stacked small cans filled with water collected from a public tap, at an impoverished resettlement colony in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014.

Despite being closer to Yamuna, a major river, due to poor management and lack of infrastructure, water shortage affects not only people from the dust-blown slums but also the upscale gated communities in the Indian capital.(AP Photo)

lUcKNow, November 11 (PTi): Cautioning the Central government against China, SPsupremoMulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday said India’s borders will not be safe if the Prime Minister lays his trust on the “deceitful” country. Addressing a seminar here, Yadav said the boundaries of the country “were not safe” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trusting a “deceitful” country like China.

Terming the Central government as “coward”, Yadav alleged that while China “has constructed road through mountains in Indian borders”,the roads constructed during his tenure as the defence minister were in a poor shape and there has been no discussion about it.

It is a “coward” government and “cannot” protect the country, he alleged. The SP supremo claimed that during his tenure as the defence minister, China and Pakistan

“could not dare to step into Indian boundaries”.

Yadav said there were “several question marks” on the security of the country and boosting the morale of the armed forces was very important. He said the country is still facing the issues of inflation and corruption.

“Those who came to power by making tall promises have not fulfilled even a single of them,” he alleged.

“This is not mine, but the question of the entire country,” Mulayan added.

The SP supremo said that after much debate on inflation in Parliament, prices of diesel and petrol have been reduced “a bit”, but it has not mitigated the burden of price rise. He alleged that 27 per cent people of the country do not get full square meal even today.

Mulayam said 65 per cent of the people were dependent on agriculture, but they were being overlooked.

Global symposium aims to change gender stereotypes

New Delhi, November 11 (iaNs): A man will always be the sole breadwinner of the family and the woman’s rightful place is in the kitchen space - these chauvinistic stereotypes irrevocably embedded within our mindsets have created gender inequality in our social institutions. These are the issues being discussed in the capital at an ongoing global symposium.

The second MenEngage Global Symposium 2014, kickstarted in the capital Monday where academicians, activists and practitioners from around the world are participating to find ways of engaging boys and men in a dialogue to reduce gender inequality in the society.

“We should engage men in the right way to find ways to tackle gender injustice in the soci-

ety,” actor Rahul Bose said.

“We need to redefine masculinity, and institutions should take the first step ahead to promote gender sensitisation.

We should also look at ways of reaching out to the male members of the victim family....,” he added.

The four-day symposium that will end Nov 13, aims to consolidate and collate diverse

research, create an appropriate and safe space for discussion and dialogue on complex issues related to working men.

This would help in furthering work on human rights and issues and identify new strategies and approaches to strengthen work on gender and social justice, among others.

“We hope to ignite a global movement of solidarity of gen-

der equality and empowerment,” said Lakshmi Puri, deputy executive director of UN Women. “Men continue to behave in a certain way because many women allow that and not challenge that,” she added.

The only way, Puri said, one can change this grim scenario is to seek how we engage men and women together to bring out this social change.

Air pollution set to rise Aadhaar to be must for passports drastically in Indian cities

New Delhi, November 11 (iaNs): If current trends of vehicle population, fuel and emission standards persist in India, PM 2.5 (particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers) emissions will increase three times and NOx (Nitrogen oxide) will rise five times in the coming years, a new report revealed Tuesday.

Compiled by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the report “Options to reduce road transport pollution in India” said that the transport sector contributes about 15 to 50 percent of PM 2.5 emissions in cities, and is a dominant contributor to NOx emissions.

“Vehicular emissions contribute to PM 2.5 and NOx. PM 2.5 is the dominant contributor to premature deaths and numerous other illnesses, followed by NOx, and these are the major contributors to agricultural impacts,” said the report.

According to CARB chairman Mary Nichols: “In 1991, there were 20 million vehicles in India. The number had skyrocketed to 140 million in 2011, and by 2030, vehicle population is expected to reach a staggering 400 million.”

TERI Director General R.K. Pachauri said: “We should go beyond technological transfers and evolve pathways for pollution control as there are cobenefits of reducing greenhouse gases and reducing

the health burden.”

“We need to develop larger frameworks to mobilize resources and invest in technological innovations,” he said adding that the report would provide intellectual inputs to formulate specific pollution control models for states.

“This will require the intervention of not just the government, but all stakeholders,” he added.

Upgrading fuel quality, tightening vehicle emission standards, fostering new engine management technology, encouraging fleet modernization, increasing distribution of electric and hybrid vehicles are some of the many steps that the report suggests to curb the rising pollution levels.

New Delhi, November 11 (TNN): Prior police verification for issue of fresh passports may soon be a thing of the past, with the ministry of external affairs (MEA) proposing to rely on aadhaar card for identification of the applicant and on the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) database for validation of his/her criminal antecedents. With the applicant’s self-declaration on aspects like citizenship, criminal antecedents, criminal proceedings, summons/warrants etc also thrown in, the government may soon start issuing fresh passports on a post-verification basis.

The simplified police verification system seeks to resolve issues raised from time to time regarding prior police verification and consequent delay in issuance of passports.

According to the revised modalities proposed by the consular, passport and visa division of the MEA and discussed with the home ministry, law ministry and Intelligence Bureau on Monday, the government is, on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making Aadhaar card a mandatory requirement for issue of passports. The MEA is already coordinating with UIDAI to implement this, and the process may be completed by the end of this month. In case the applicant does not have an Aadhaar card, his Aadhaar enrolment number should suffice.

Incidentally, the government’s proposal to make aadhaar card mandatory for issue of fresh

passport, comes in spite of Supreme Court’s ruling on September 24 that Aadhaar cannot be mandatory for accessing public services and subsidies.

As regards verification of criminal antecedents of the passport applicant, MEA has been assured by NCRB that it will have a system in place in the next two months, which will help it validate criminal anteced-

ents of the applicant based on NCRB database, before issue of passport.

MEA is of the opinion that the identity of an applicant carrying an aadhaar card or one who has applied for it, is already established to a major extent. Added to this, NCRB’s validation and the applicant’s self-declaration should be enough to issue a fresh passport on post police verification basis.

As per current practice, passports are issued within a week of receipt of police verification reports.

Prior police verification is mandatory for first-time issue of passports, unless applied under tatkal category.

In the case of minor applicants, re-issue cases, tatkal applications etc, police

verification is either not required or done on postverification basis.

For tatkal applicants, additional documents including verification certificate are required. In the case of re-issue, passports are issued without reference to the police, based on self-declaration of the applicant relating to his/ her nationality, criminal antecedents, pendency of court proceedings, warrant/summons etc.

As per the new modalities, the applicant may be given the address of the police station responsible for police verification, at the time of issue of passport.

This will help him/her actively pursue and complete the process of police verification before undertaking foreign travel. Any wrong declaration by the applicant would entail impounding or revocation of passport.

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China uses APEC to boost regional role HUAIROU, November 11 (AP): Chinese President Xi Jinping called on AsiaPacific leaders Tuesday to strengthen trade ties at a summit Beijing is using to boost its role as a regional power with a flurry of trade and finance pacts.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation summit, Xi called for progress on a "road map" toward closer economic integration among the group's 21 member economies. They include 40 percent of the world's population and 60 percent of global economic output.

"Clarify the goal, the direction, the road map," Xi told the leaders including President Barack Obama and Russia's Vladimir Putin. "At an early date, let prospects become reality and make the two sides of the Pacific highly open and integrated."

APEC, which also includes Japan, South Korea and Australia, is the first major international gathering in China since Xi took power. The presence of world leaders gives Beijing a platform to lobby for a bigger leadership role.

On the eve of the gathering, Beijing announced a free-trade agreement with South Korea. Also Monday, regulators approved a plan to open Chinese stock markets wider to foreign investors by linking exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

That followed the weekend announcement of a $40 billion Chinese-financed fund to improve trade links between Asian economies.

At the summit, China is promoting its own regional free-trade pact, despite U.S. pressure to make progress on other initiatives. It is the first time Beijing has taken the lead in promoting a multinational trade agreement.

The moves reflect Beijing's insistence on having a bigger role in U.S.-dominated economic and security organizations to reflect China's status as the world's second-biggest economy.

China says its motives are benign. But its growing economic weight as the top trading partner for most of its neighbors from South Korea to Australia could erode U.S. influence.

On Monday, Xi met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and shared an awkward handshake seen as a gesture toward easing two years of tensions between Asia's biggest economies.

A spat between China and Japan over islands in the East China Sea and other issues has raised fears of a military confrontation, which could draw in the United States, Japan's ally.

On Friday, the two sides issued a joint statement agreeing to gradually resume political, diplomatic

and security dialogues.

Tuesday's meeting took place under elaborate security at a government conference center set in rolling, forested hills north of the Chinese capital, Beijing.

In an effort to appear more open, organizers took the unusual step of allowing access from the press center to websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that usually are blocked by China's extensive Internet filters.

In other initiatives this year, Beijing joined 20 other Asian countries in launching a regional development bank, despite U.S. objections that it needlessly duplicated the World Bank's work. In May, Xi called for creation of a new Asian structure for security cooperation based on a group that excludes Washington.

On Monday, Obama insisted Washington sees no threat from Beijing's growing economic and political status.

"The United States welcomes the rise of a prosperous, peaceful and stable China," the American leader said in a speech at the business conference.

Still, American officials chafe at Beijing's insistence on promoting its proposed trade pact, the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.

It comes at a time when progress on a U.S.-led initiative, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has stalled.

The chief U.S. trade envoy, Michael Froman, said Saturday the two pacts are "not in competition," but he said Beijing should focus on wrapping up a U.S.Chinese investment treaty and a separate agreement to lower barriers to trade in information technology.

The TPP includes the United States, Japan and 10 other countries, but excludes China. Few details have been released but its promoters say it would reduce or eliminate tariffs on most goods among the member countries. That might hurt China by encouraging member countries to trade more with each other.

China's initiative is much less ambitious and is aimed at reducing conflict among overlapping trade agreements between pairs of Asia-Pacific economies.

The Chinese initiative is a logical response to being excluded from the TPP, said Li Wei, an economist at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing.

"If the U.S. doesn't want China to join the TPP, then China can form its own trade groups," said Li. Li also pointed to limits on access to U.S. markets for some Chinese technology companies such as Huawei Technologies Ltd., a maker of network switching gear, on security grounds.

Pakistan road accident kills 58 MULTAN, November 11 (AP): A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in southern Pakistan killed 58 people on Tuesday, police said. The collision ignited a fuel fire, and a rescuer later described how he carried out a survivor, a four-year-old girl, from the burning bus.

The cause of the accident near Khairpur district in Sindh province was most likely heavy fog, said police official Ghulam Jhokhio. The bus, carrying about 70 people, had left Swat Valley and was en route to the southern port city of Karachi when it collided head-on with the truck, Jhokhio said. The bus quickly caught fire after its fuel tank exploded, he added.

The fatalities included 21 women and 19 children, all below the age of 14, said local hospital official Jafar Soomro and

warned the death toll was likely to rise. Fifteen people were injured and in hospital, several of them in critical condition, he said.PrivatePakistaniTVchannels broadcast in live footage fromthescene,showingrescue workers carrying the victims and policemen clearing the road. Rescue officer Mohammad Ata described the inferno to Dunya TV as he held a little girl in his arms, and recounted how he pulled her out of the burningbus.“Shewassittingall calminaseatwhenIgotintothe busonfire,”Atasaid.

Deadly accidents are common on roads across Pakistan due to bad road infrastructure and rampant disregard of traffic laws.

Over 9,000 road accidents are reported to the police every year, killing on average around 5,000 people, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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JOIN INDIAN AIR FORCE – BECOME AN AIRMAN

RECRUITMENT RALLY FOR GROUP ‘Y’ {IAF(S)} TRADE AT 11 AIRMEN SELECTION CENTRE, BORJHAR, GUWAHATI (ASSAM) FROM 16 DECEMBER 2014 TO 22 DECEMBER 2014 1. Indian Air Force offers opportunities for UNMARRIED MALE INDIAN CITIZENS from the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura to become airmen. The Recruitment Test for Group ’Y’ {IAF(S)} Trade will be held at 11 Airmen Selection Centre, Borjhar, Guwahati (Assam) from 16 December 2014 to 22 December 2014 as per the Selection Programme given below.

2. SELECTION PROGRAMME. The Recruitment Test will be conducted from 7 AM onwards as per the details given below. Candidates reporting up to 10 AM on 16 December 2014 and 19 December 2014 at the Rally Venue will only be permitted to appear in the Recruitment Test.

DATE

ACTIVITIES

16 December 2014

Written Test for Group ‘Y’ {IAF(S)} trade

17 December 2014

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) of 2.4 Km run for candidates passed Written Test on 16 December 2014.

18 December 2014

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) of 5 Km run & Interview of candidates passed Written Test & PFT on 16 & 17 December 2014 respectively Written Test for Group ‘Y’ {IAF(S)} trade

19 December 2014 20 December 2014

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) of 2.4 Km run for candidates passed Written Test on 19 December 2014.

21 December 2014

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) of 5 Km run & Interview of candidates passed Written Test & PFT on 19 & 20 December 2014 respectively Summary/ Reserve Day

22 December 2014

DISTRICTS TO BE COVERED

All districts of States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura

All districts of States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya

The Recruitment Test is not for selection as Commissioned Officers/Pilots/Navigators.

3. DATE OF BIRTH BLOCK. Candidates should be born between 01 February 1995 to 30 June 1998 (both days inclusive). (b) Upper age limit on date of enrolment is 21 years.

4. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (a) Passed Intermediate / 10+2 / Equivalent Examination in any stream/subjects approved by Central/State Education Boards with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English.

OR (b) Passed Two year Vocational Course affiliated/recognised by CBSE / State Education Boards / Councils duly recognised at par with 10+2 by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English in Vocational Course or in Intermediate/Matriculation if English is not a subject in Vocational Course.

Note-1: Boards recognized/affiliated by Council of Boards for Secondary Education (COBSE) will only be permitted.

Note-2: Exact aggregate percentage of marks up to first place of decimal for all subjects as mentioned in the Marks Sheet of Intermediate or 10+2 or equivalent will only be considered (For example, 49.9% will be treated as 49% only).

5. DOMICILE REQUIREMENT. To be eligible to appear in the rally at 11 Airmen Selection Centre, Borjhar, Guwahati (Assam), the candidates are required to satisfy the following conditions: (a) Boards recognized/affiliated by Council of Boards for Secondary Education (COBSE) will only be permitted. (b) The School / College / Institute from where candidates have passed the qualifying examination should be within the geographical / administrative limits of the of States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura. If the name of District is not mentioned with the name of Institution in the certificate / marks sheet of qualifying examination, the candidates are to produce ‘Domicile Certificate’ issued by SDM/DM/Executive Magistrate or any official authorised by the State Government of Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh/ Mizoram/ Meghalaya/ Manipur/ Nagaland/ Tripura. (c) Permanent Domicile of States of Assam / Arunachal Pradesh / Mizoram / Meghalaya / Manipur / Nagaland / Tripura who have passed the qualifying examination from anywhere in India. However, such candidates have to produce the Domicile Certificate prior to commencement of examination from appropriate authority as given in sub-paragraph 5(b) above. (d) Sons of Serving / Retired / Discharged / Deceased Air Force Personnel, irrespective of their domicile status may be permitted to appear in the rally subject to submission of Son of Air Force Personnel (SOAFP) Certificate as a proof in the following categories: (i) Father/Mother is presently serving in any Air Force Unit located in the States of Assam / Arunachal Pradesh / Mizoram / Meghalaya / Manipur / Nagaland / Tripura . (ii) Ex-IAF personnel/families of deceased personnel who are residing in the States of Assam / Arunachal Pradesh / Mizoram / Meghalaya / Manipur / Nagaland / Tripura (on production of proof of minimum stay of one year along with Original and a photocopy of discharge book).

(a) General Medical Standards for are as follows: Height:

Minimum height required is 152.5 cm.

(ii)

Chest:

Minimum range of expansion: 5 cm

(iii)

Weight: Proportionate to height and age.

(iv)

Corneal Surgery (PRK/LASIK) not acceptable.

Dental: Should have healthy gums, good set of teeth and minimum 14 dental points.

(vii) Health: Candidates should be of normal anatomy without loss of any appendages. He should be free from all communicable diseases and skin ailments. Candidate must be physically and mentally FIT to perform duty in any part of the world, in any climate and terrain. (viii) Body Tattoo: Permanent body tattoos on inner face of the fore arms (inside of elbow to the wrist), Back (dorsal) part of the hand/reverse side of palm and Tribals with tattoos which are as per custom and traditions of their tribes only are permitted. However, right to decide on acceptability/ unacceptability of the individual rests with the Selection Centre. Candidates with permanent body tattoos are to submit a photograph of the tattoo with details of size and type of the Tattoo. (b)

Colour Vision, Visual Standards and Leg Length are as follows: -

Colour Vision

Visual Acuity

Maximum limits of Refractive Error

Leg length

CP-II

Unaided Visual Acuity of 6/6

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Note Candidates should bring latest prescription and spectacles for corrected vision, if used. The prescription must bear the signature, stamp and registration number of eye specialist.

7. Candidates discharged from the Armed Forces on any ground or dismissed from any Government Organisation for any reason earlier are NOT eligible to appear in the rally.

8. WRITING MATERIALS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED. Candidates are to bring the following:(a)

Note: Under any circumstances the candidates will not be permitted to appear in the Rally without Original Educational Mark Sheets/Passing Certificates mentioned above in paragraph 8 (c) to (f).

However, candidates with photocopies of Educational Mark Sheets/Passing Certificates can be permitted to appear in the Rally only on production of a certificate from College/School Principal certifying that Educational Certificates/Mark sheets are deposited with College/School. (g) Consent Form : (as per the format given below) Candidates are to bring the “Consent Form’ to the Examination Venue and submit it before the Physical Fitness Test. Candidates below 18 years of age are to get the Consent form filled and signed by their parent/guardian. The candidates of 18 years of age and above can sign the consent form themselves.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONSENT FORM (Applicable in respect of candidates both above and below 18 years of age) I, ………………….son/father/guardian of ……………………..whose date of birth is …………. do hereby give my consent for myself/son/ward to appear in the physical/medical tests, as prescribed for selection in the Indian Air Force, at my/his own risk. I am aware that no compensation in any form shall be claimed, in respect of injuries if any, sustained by myself/son/ward, during such test.

Signature…………………………………………….

Name of candidate/parent/guardian………………

Relationship with the candidate…………………..

Date: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------TERMS AND CONDITIONS Enrolment is for an initial period of 20 years extendable upto the age of 9. TENURE & TRAINING. 57 years. Initially candidates will be sent for a Joint Basic Phase Training (JBPT) at Basic Training Institute, Belgaum (Karnataka). On successful completion of JBPT candidates will be sent for trade training of specified durations. Training is however liable to be terminated at any time if the trainee fails to achieve the required standards in academics, profession, physical fitness and discipline or is found to be medically unfit.

After successful completion of training, the airmen will be deployed on ground based jobs as per their allotted trade.

10.

PAY & ALLOWANCES. During training, a stipend of Rs. 11,400/- per month will be paid. On completion of training, starting gross emoluments at the minimum of scale of pay including Grade Pay, Military Service Pay (MSP), Dearness Allowance (DA), will be Rs. 20,500/- per month (approximately) which, in subsequent years, may rise up to Rs. 38,720/- per month (approximately). Special allowance {IAF(S)} @ Rs. 10,500/- per month on completion of training. Other allowances such as Transport allowance, Composite personal maintenance allowance (CPMA), Leave Ration allowance (LRA), Family planning allowance, HRA etc. are also admissible as per rates approved by GoI. 11. PERQUISITES. Perks such as Ration, Clothing, Medical facilities, Accommodation, CSD(Canteen) facilities, Leave (60 days Annual and 30 days Casual in a Calendar year as a privilege), Education concession to children, Recreational facilities, Transport for school going children and Leave Travel Concession (LTC) are also provided as per the existing rules. Notwithstanding the above, Group Insurance Cover of Rs. 25,00,000/- at a premium of Rs. 1,730/- per month is covered for all airmen and facility of Group Housing Scheme is also extended. Other facilities by Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) are also extended to the family of airmen.

12. JOB SPECIFICATION. Airmen will be part of elite group of multi faceted air warriors. The job profile entails stringent physical fitness regimen, high level of discipline and involves undertaking special operations and carrying out high level security operations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE 13. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY. Original Certificates, Mark Sheets and other required documents {NCC ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ certificate, Son of Air Force personnel certificate (SOAFP), Domicile certificate etc.) will be scrutinized and verified at the examination venue prior to commencement of Written Test to ascertain the prima-facie eligibility. Detailed verification will be carried out in respect of candidates who pass Written Test later. Candidature of those who do not meet the laid down educational criteria is liable to be rejected even after written test after detailed verification of original documents.

Note : The original Passing Certificates / Mark Sheets will not be retained by the Selection Centre. The same will be returned to the candidates on completion of detailed verification.

SEQUENCE OF EXAMINATION 14. WRITTEN TEST. Written test will be objective type and question paper will be bilingual (English & Hindi) except for English Paper. Duration of the written test will be 45 minutes and will be conducted in English as per CBSE syllabus of AISSCE and Reasoning & General Awareness (RAGA). CANDIDATES ARE TO QUALIFY IN EACH PAPER SEPARATELY. Results of the written test will be declared on the same day.

16. INTERVIEW. Candidates who have passed the written test and PFT will be interviewed. Working knowledge of English is a prerequisite.

(v) Hearing: Candidate should have normal hearing i.e. able to hear forced whisper from a distance of 6 meters with each ear separately. (vi)

(f) Original and four photocopies of Domicile, Son of Air Force Personnel (SOAFP) as well as NCC Certificates (if applicable).

15. PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT). All candidates who pass the written test are to undergo Physical Fitness Test (PFT). PFT consists of a 2.4 Km run to be completed within 15 minutes. Candidates, who qualify in 2.4 km run, will have to complete 5 km run within 30 minutes. Subsequently, candidates will have to complete 20 squats, 10 push-ups and 10 sit-ups within the stipulated time to qualify in the Physical Fitness Test. Candidates are advised to bring their sports shoes and shorts.

6. MEDICAL STANDARDS :-

(i)

(e) Original and four self-attested photocopies of Intermediate/ 10+2/ Equivalent Examination Passing Certificate and Mark Sheet.

OR Original and four self-attested photocopies of Two years Vocational Course Passing Certificate and Mark Sheets of all the semesters.

HB Pencil, Eraser, Sharpener, Gum tube, Stapler and Black/Blue Ball Point Pen for writing.

(b) Seven copies of recent front portrait (without headgear except for Sikh) passport-size (5 cm X 4 cm) colour photograph taken on or after date of publication of advertisement. Photographs should be on good quality “photo paper”. (c) Original and four self-attested photocopies of Matriculation Passing Certificate (required for Date of Birth verification). (d) Original and four self-attested photocopies of Matriculation Mark Sheet (only applicable for Two years Vocational Course Holders when English is not a subject in Vocational Course).

17. MEDICAL EXAMINATION. Candidates who qualify in the interview will be medically examined in the month of January 2015. Medical Examination will be conducted by Air Force Medical Team as per IAF medical standards and existing policy in vogue. Medical Examination would also include Baseline Investigation of: (a) (b) (c) (d)

Hb, TLC, DLC Blood Sugar Fasting/PP Urea, Uric Acid and Creatinine Serum bilirubin, SGOT, SGPT

(e) (f) (g)

Serum Cholesterol X-Ray chest PA view (Plain) ECG (R)

Candidates declared Medically Unfit can avail the option for Appeal Medical Board (AMB) against their Unfitness by depositing Rs. 40/- in a Government Treasury/RBI/SBI through Military Receivable Order (MRO).

The application for AMB along with original copy of MRO, Xerox copy of Unfitness Certificate and Postal Stamp worth Rs. 25/- ffixed on a self-addressed envelope are to be submitted at 11 Airmen Selection Centre, VIP Chowk, Borjhar, Guwahati (Assam) – 781 015 for processing within three working days from the date of issue of Medical Unfitness Certificate.

Note : Candidates are advised to get tartar & stains removed from their teeth before appearing for the medical exam. Ears should be free of wax. Candidates should be prepared to travel / stay for the medical test for four to five days under their own arrangement. No TA/DA will be admissible.

18. PUBLISHING OF AISL. The All India Select List (AISL) will be displayed at 11 Airmen Selection Centre, VIP Chowk, Borjhar, Guwahati (Assam) – 781 015 on 30 April 2015. A copy of the Display List will also be available at Indian Air Force website www.indianairforce.nic.in. The inclusion of names of the candidates in the AISL depends upon the performance of the candidates in the Rally. Inclusion of name in the All India Select List (AISL) does not guarantee automatic enrolment. Enrolment is strictly in order of merit from the AISL subject to medical fitness, availability of vacancies, not exceeding the age of 21 years on date of enrolment and meeting laid down eligibility criteria as and when called for enrolment.

FOR CAREER DETAILS, PROMOTION PROSPECTS, POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS, DETAILED SYLLABUS, MODEL QUESTION PAPERS, ALL INDIA SELECT LIST AND ENROLMENT LIST, LOG ON TO INDIAN AIR FORCE WEBSITE: www.indianairforce.nic.in CAUTION SELECTION IN THE INDIAN AIR FORCE IS “FREE AND FAIR” AND ON MERIT ONLY. AT NO STAGE ANY MONEY IS REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO ANYONE FOR SELECTION OR RECRUITMENT IN THE INDIAN AIR FORCE. CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT FALL PREY TO UNSCRUPULOUS PERSONS POSING AS RECRUITING AGENTS. ALL QUERIES WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, 11 AIRMEN SELECTION CENTRE, VIP CHOWK, BORJHAR, GUWAHATI (ASSAM) - 781 015, TELEPHONE : 0361—2842720 (EXTENSION—333) AND E-MAIL – elevenasc@rediffmail.com NO QUERY WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY CENTRAL AIRMEN SELECTION BOARD (CASB), NEW DELHI.

MOBILE PHONES/ELECTRONIC DEVICES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN TESTING AREA

“IMPERSONATORS BEWARE, YOU WILL BE CAUGHT”

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Wednesday 12 November 2014

Loyem Trophy: Friends SC enters semis Tuensang, november 11 (mexn): Friends Sporting Club, Lokhung today prevailed over Boyhood Zippers FC and won a berth into the semifinals of the XII Loyem Memorial Senior Soccer Open Championship. The Club easily managed to score 3 goals in stipulated time while conceding none.

Mongtson (2) scored the first goal in the second minute for the Friends Sporting Club, Lokhung.

Beshang (14) and Moa (11) scored the second and the third goals in the 78th and 82nd minute.

Friends SC dominated both in terms of ball possession and creating chances. Boyhood Zippers managed a few attempts from inside the D-box but could not convert them into goals. The three goal scorers were awarded Yellow cards. The first semifinal match will be played tomorrow between Khulio King FC and Kongkai San FC at Public ground, 1 p.m.

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NBA: LeBron's triple-double leads Cavs past Pelicans

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving puts up a shot against New Orleans Pelicans' Omer Asik (3), from Turkey, in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game on November 10, in Cleveland. Irving scored 32 points in a 118-111 win over New Orleans. (AP Photo)

CLeveLanD, november 11 (ap): LeBron James had a triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Kyrie Irving scored 27 of his 32 in the second half to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the New Orleans Pelicans 118-111 on Monday. Kevin Love added 22 points for the Cavs, who played their second home game this season.

James and Irving dominated in the second half, combining for 46 points — 30 in the third quarter when the Cavs overcame a nine-point deficit. Love, too, was huge after halftime, making four 3-pointers. Anthony Davis scored 27 with 14 rebounds for the Pelicans.

Chicago's Derrick Rose had 24 points and seven assists in his return to the lineup as the balanced Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 102-91. Rose was 9 for 20 from the field in 32 minutes after being side-

lined by sprained ankles.

The 2011 NBA MVP had missed four of the previous five games after he was injured in an overtime loss to Cleveland on Oct. 31. Josh Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit.

At Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard equaled his career high with 26 points despite playing with only one good eye as the San Antonio Spurs closed with a rush to beat the Clippers 89-85. Leonard's vision has been affected by a case of conjunctivitis.

Still, he pulled down 10 rebounds and gave the defending NBA champions their first lead with 1:44 left. Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tony Parker scored nine of his 13 in the fourth quarter for the Spurs.

The Atlanta Hawks beat Brooklyn 91-85 for the Knicks' fifth straight loss after Paul Millsap scored 19 points and Dennis Schroder extended his

best stretch in the NBA with two big baskets in the final 2 minutes. Kyle Korver added 17 points as Atlanta finished a homeand-home sweep, including a 103-96 win Saturday at home.

Indiana's Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points to help the Pacers end a six-game losing streak with a 97-86 win over the Utah Jazz. A.J. Price had 22 points and Lavoy Allen added 12 — also season highs for both players — as the Pacers won for the first time since the season opener. Allen also had 15 rebounds and Hibbert grabbed five.

Price scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two 3-pointers during a 13-2 run that gave Indiana an 87-79 lead midway through the period. Gordon Hayward scored 30 points to lead Utah. Enes Kanter had 18 points and Derrick Favors added 13 points and eight rebounds.

World chess C'ship: Anand Satball tournament in Dimapur defeats Carlsen in Game 3

Native Shuttlers Association Mopungchuket organized a badminton tournament for Under 13 and Under 16 categories boys and girls from November 7 to 10 at Mopungchuket village under Mokokchung district as a follow-up programme of the coaching camp it organized last month. A total of 28 players participated in the tournament. Seen in the image are the winners of the tournament in the four categories. (Morung Photo)

NSCA election on November 15

Dimapur, november 11 (mexn): The Nagaland Sports Coaches’ Association (NSCA) will

hold its annual picnic cum election of new office bearers for the tenure 2014-2019 on November

15 at Midway Resort near Piphema. Members are requested to reach the venue by 9 a.m.

Kohima dist football team selection today

Kohima, november 11 (mexn): Kohima District Football Association (KDFA) has informed interested football players to report at D. Khel ground Seikhazou, Kohima Village on November 12 at 3.00 p.m. for

selection into the Kohima district football team for the forthcoming Dr. T. Ao trophy, to be played at Dimapur. The players are to report to William Koso, Football coach at the D. Khel ground Seikhazou.

soChi, november 11 (agenCies): India’s Viswanathan Anand pulled off a sensational victory over world chess champion Magnus Carlsen on Tuesday in the third game of the ongoing world title match at Sochi, springing back from his disappointing defeat two days ago to restore parity in the 12game match.

From the beginning, Anand took the fight to Carlsen and seized the initiative very early in the game. His playing style on Tuesday was reminiscent of former world champion Gary Kasparov’s in a 1995 world championship match in New York.

This was Anand’s first victory over Carlsen in the classical format of chess in about four years. The last time he beat the world champion was in a tournament in London in December 2010. Earlier this year, he had beaten Carlsen

once in the rapid, or a shorter variant of chess. “I am very happy...but there’s still a match to play,” Anand said after the game.

After being completely outplayed, a visibly disappointed Carlsen said things couldn’t have gone worse for him. “The key is to avoid being self-destructive (going forward),” he said.

Anand spent only about 31 minutes on his first 23 moves and by then he was already calling the shots.

“He was very well prepared,” Carlsen said, admitting that it was “a bad choice of opening”.

“I could have done better perhaps but it was very difficult,” he added. Once in the driver’s seat, Anand played patiently as Carlsen tried to complicate matters. To tighten his control over the game, he neutralised the world champion’s attempts to create counter play and eventually won in three-and-a-half hours.

Pastor, John Kikon kicking off the Satball tournament in Dimapur on Tuesday. (Morung photo)

Dimapur, november 11 (mexn): The 5th Satball running tournament kick-started on Tuesday at Government Higher Secondary School ground Nagarjan, Dimapur.

Exhorting the participating teams, Pastor, John Kikon of Victory in the World Ministry, Padumpukhuri said that games

were not played only for winning but rather it was also used as an opportunity to make friends. He urged the players to exhibit the spirit of sportsmanship.

The tournament is being organized by Emporia Sporting Club and supported by Nagaland Satball Association. Altogether, 17 teams are participating in the tournament.

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Representatives of Western Angami Public Organization (WAPO) during a special study tour on organic farming and eco-tourism at Gangtok.

Under the aegis of Women Cell, Unity College Dimapur, with R. Emilo Patton as the Co-ordinator, a seminar “Walk in Beauty” was conducted on November 1.

Flora K. Panmei Leivon, Administrator of Shamrock Hospital, Dimapur was the resource person. Through power point presentation, she enlightened the gathering with encapsulating perspective on true beauty, respectability and decency which are essential in being a “woman of substance”.

The Mission Board of Mangkolemba Baptist Church held a revival programme at Longwa Wansa Baptist Church (Indo-Myanmar) from October 31 to November 1 led by A/Pastor Mar Longkumer and Toshi Tzudir, youth director.

Red Ribbon Club (RCC) of JN Aier College, Dimapur observed Voluntary Blood Donation Camp on November 8, where 35 The Shena Old Union Dimapur Arhe Shena Old Union Dimapur Area (SOUDA) celebrated its pre- Ahuna a post harvest students and staff donated blood. Dr. Temsu, Medical Officer In-charge, Blood Bank, District Hospital Dimapur highlighted festival at the residence of K. Kakheho Yeptho at Thahekhu, which was hosted by the in-laws ( Amalimis) to honour their about the importance of blood donation and also spoke on HIV awareness. maternal uncles (Angulimis). More than thousand people attended the programme.

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eryl Streep, Stevie Wonder and Stephen Sondheim are among the 19 recipients of this year's (14) Presidential Medal of Freedom. The entertainment icons were chosen by U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday (10Nov14), and the nation's highest civilian honour is given to those who have made contributions to the security or national interests of the U.S. In addition to Streep, Wonder and Sondheim, veteran newsman Tom Brokaw, actress Marlo Thomas, political matriarch Ethel Kennedy, choreographer Alvin Ailey and author Isabel Allende are among the other honourees. The medals will be awarded during a ceremony at the White House on 24 November (14).

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he St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama Staff and Students gathered for a surprise felicitation programme for Veineinem Singson, a fifth Semester student from the Political Science Department, for winning the prestigious title of Miss Naccording to US Weekly, the 'Losing You' hit- galand, 2014. The Princimaker and younger sister of superstar Beyonce pal, Fr. Abraham Lotha exKnowles, will tie the knot with her video director pressed his pride at such an boyfriend Alan Ferguson in New Orleans this weekend. example of determination It is believed the 28-year-old singer and DJ - who has managed to keep her entire engagement and wedding plans a secret until now - will begin the weekend-long nuptials at the home she shares with her 10-year-old son Jules from her previous marriage to Daniel Smith.

The wedding party will enjoy an intimate movie night together on Friday (14.11.14), before attending a rehearsal dinner on Saturday (15.11.14).

The following day the happy couple will say their vows in a private ceremony surrounded by their close friends and family.

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Starting her journey from 2013, Singson began to string on pageant after pageant up till Miss Dimapur 2014, never compromising her education in the pursuit of her contests. Now having bagged Miss Nagaland, she hopes to venture into bigger stages. Taking her time during the programme, she thanked all the students and

the college authorities for their constant prayers and support and asks for more in the future events to come.

Her advice for all young aspiring youth?

“Wherever you go, whatever you do, have faith in God.” She emphasized on having a strong belief in God for deliverance and to maintain the determination to succeed in any field we may occupy.

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a Google Hangout session Sunday when asked what it feels like to have Swift write songs about him.

"We write from personal experience, and I think everyone does," he said, referring to his own band's music. "So it would be hypocritical of us to be like, 'Oh you can't write songs,' And she's really good, so they're good songs. So I'm lucky in that sense."

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penned "Out of The Woods" and "Style" off her latest album about the boy bander.

She also famously turned on a British accent while performing "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at the 2013 Grammys, which sent the Twitterverse into a frenzy speculating that she was mocking Styles. Swift, 24, dropped a new music video Monday for "Blank Space," her next single off "1989."

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T stressfree relationship doesn't inspire her musically.

She said: ''Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while. ''It's a f**ked-up thing - without conflict it's a lot harder to write interesting songs.'' The ravenhaired beauty is following in the footsteps of her 33-year-old sisBollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, left and Shahrukh Khan, right, unveil the trophy for ter who secretly wed the top award as as West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, applauds during her rapper husband the inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, NoJay Z back in 2008. vovember 10. The festival will continue till November 27. (AP Photo)

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by Peren district Music Society at Peren town on October 31 ended with a very high note with the crowd of about three thousand people thronging the main town square. 28 unbelievable talents from every corner of the district including Naga Orpheus Hunt 12 finalist and a former Kids for Fame finalist were among the contestants. Katuang Pamei and Atadbo walked away with first and second prizes respectively.

Perhaps, it was one of its first kinds where the show of such magnanimity was managed without voting card system and few business communities and other like-minded people sponsored it.

The chief guest Peter Lichamo, DC Peren appreciated the bold initiatives undertaken by Peren District Music Society in promoting young musical talents in the district.

The society President delivering his welcome speech said the PDMS

created this platform known as Peren Voice Impact in order to encourage and promote the local talents in the field of music so as to come at par with the outside world. The president also informed the gathering that Peren Voice Impact will be an annual event just like Peren District Music Festival which will be held in December at jalukie town.

The show was compered by Gugu Haralu and Paunamdile and judged by Avelu Ruho, Rampaukai Mpom and Namnahei Nza.

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by Beauty and Aesthetics Society of Nagaland (BASN). The celebrations were held at the Regional Academy of Performing Arts and Music, Jotsoma, Kohima, where BASN marked its 25th anniversary by honoring former beauty queens of Nagaland.

‘Queen of Hearts’ co-sponsored by Sami Direct was won by B. Sangki Konyak.

BASN functions with a model of “beauty with a purpose” and the various humanitarian objectives, and with this mission, the foundation has over the years worked and contributed towards orphanage and handicapped institutions of Nagaland, leprosy, TB and AIDS patients etc.

Sami Direct desires to grow into other markets where the company can add and build value through new and innovative products. The Company has recently forayed into range of beauty products under the brand name ‘Johara’ a premium beauty brand that will be launched simultaneously in India, Malaysia and the Middle B. Sangki Konyak, winner of the sub-title Queen of Hearts East; followed by Indonesia. sponsored by Bangalore based Sami Direct during the reTalking about this association, Dr. Mu- cently held Miss Nagaland beauty contest

hammed Majeed, Founder, Sami Direct said, “Women will always be the power of our society. It is through these platforms; they can identify their beauty and inner strength and become inspirations of the world.”

He further adds, “Johara means Jewel in Arabic. We believe woman are always beautiful, inside and out, and just like the way wearing jewelry enhances the beauty of a women , our brand, Johara, will just enhances her beauty. We are confident that women will identify with our Johara skin care products since the products are inspired by ancient secrets of Ayurveda as well as modern science. We are proud to be associated with Miss Nagaland Beauty Pageant Winners 2014. I am confident that the winners and participants in the Ms. Nagaland contest will kindle and enhance the spirit of confidence among women across India.”

Established in 2010, Sami Direct, a subsidiary of Bangalore based Indian Multinational Health Science Company Sami Labs Ltd, is one of the fastest growing direct selling companies and is the first to introduce various nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products with patented formulations.

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Elano Blumer of Chennaiyin FC and Kostas Katsouranis of FC Pune City during match 28 of the Hero Indian Super League between FC Pune City and Chennaiyin FC held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune, India on November 11.

PUNe, NoveMbeR 11 (iANS): Hosts FC Pune City were held to a 1-1 draw

by Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Shree Shiv

Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here Tuesday.

Pune pulled ahead early in the first half through Konstantinos Katsouranis but Chennai restored par-

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Morocco was thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations and dumped as the host Tuesday after refusing to commit to the scheduled dates early next year because of fears over Ebola.

The tournament in January and February will now have a new host country only two months before kickoff, the Confederation of African Football said after an emergency meeting at its Cairo headquarters.

CAF didn't announce the replacement host, but said it had received "some applications." "These applications are currently under review, and the executive committee will finalize the selection of the successful national association shortly," the African football body said in a statement.

It didn't name any of the candidates. South Africa, Egypt, Sudan and Ghana have all already indicated they are unwilling to replace Morocco, partly because of Ebola. Nigeria, Angola and Gabon have also been mentioned as possible stand-in hosts.

The decisions by CAF were taken at a meeting that was forced by Morocco's refusal to hold the tournament on the planned dates of Jan. 17-Feb. 8 because of the threat of the spread of Ebola. The disease has killed about 5,000 people in West Africa, and Morocco wanted the 16-team soccer event postponed until 2016 because of fears the deadly virus would arrive with supporters and other travelers.

CAF repeatedly refused Morocco's request to postpone the African Cup, and gave it until Saturday to commit to the planned dates. Morocco declined again. "The Royal Moroccan Football Federation reiterated its refusal to hold the competition on the dates indicated," CAF said Tuesday. "Therefore having firmly and unanimously notified ... its decision to keep the competition on the dates indicated, the executive committee

confirmed that the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in Morocco."

CAF's executive committee also decided "that the national team of Morocco is automatically disqualified" because of its "refusal" to host. CAF will decide on further punishments for Morocco for breaching its contract as host, it said.

CAF must now decide on a new host nation, one which will have little time to prepare. The decision on the new host would be made "shortly," CAF said, but it didn't give a solid timeframe. It also will have to re-schedule the final draw for the tournament, and the ongoing qualifying competition might be affected if a country currently playing in the qualifiers is given an automatic place in the final tournament as the new host.

After Morocco indicated last month that it wanted a postponement, CAF approached seven countries to act as possible short-notice hosts, according to South Africa, one of the nations on the list.

Although Guinea is the only one of the three West African countries worst-affected by Ebola to still have a chance of qualifying for the final tournament, there was nothing stopping fans from the other Ebola countries from traveling, Moroccan authorities said. They warned of the dangers of supporters from West Africa mixing with large groups of other fans at stadiums.

Moro cco sai d it wouldn't stand down over its position because of advice from its health authorities, which took precedence over sports.

Morocco is also scheduled to host FIFA's Club World Cup next month, featuring Champions League winner Real Madrid. The country said it was willing to continue with its hosting duties for that tournament because it didn't expect many supporters to travel from Ebola-affected regions. The two African teams playing in the Club World Cup are from Morocco and Algeria.

ity after the break when John Valencia scored.

With the draw, Chennaiyin FC went level on points with leaders Atletico de Kolklata at 12 points

from seven matches but stayed in the second spot having an inferior goal difference to the table-toppers. Pune improved to 11 points from seven matches but remained in the third spot ahead of fourthplaced Mumbai City FC. The home team went ahead early in the match through Katsouranis, who scored in the ninth minute. Israil Gurung sent in a lovely ball from the right wing and Kostas converted the accurate pass with great precision.

Chennai got a chance to get back on level terms quickly when they were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute. Defender Daniele Magliocchetti gave away the penalty and was shown the yellow card when he committed a foul inside the box. Tournament's leading scorer, Elano, with eight goals, surprisingly blew that opportunity.

His shot went wide after hitting the woodwork.

Chennaiyin went into the break trailing 0-1 but came back into the contest after the breather. After threatening to score on several occasions, forward Valencia finally netted in the 58th minute. Balwant Singh provided a perfect pass into the box and Valencia netted with a calm and stylish finish.

With the scores tied at 1-1, both teams launched attacks in search of what would have surely been the winning goal but all their efforts proved futile.

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Indias Boxing Champion Mary Kom (C), Squash Champion Dipika Pallikal (2R), Pistol Shooter Heena Sidhu(L) and Paralympic high jumper H N Girish (R) at an event in Kolkata.

KoLKATA, NoveMbeR 11 (PTi): Olympic medallist M C Mary Kom on Tuesday said she would take around two months time to recover from the hamstring injury, that has kept her out of the Women's World Boxing Championship at Jeju, South Korea, to be held from November 13 to 25.

The injury has robbed Mary Kom a chance to win her sixth medal at the event. "I'm happy skipping

the meet as I'm not fully fit.

There's no point going there and return empty-handed.

I want to win a medal for the country in whatever competition I take part," the London Games 2012 bronze medallist told reporters on the sidelines of a felicitation programme.

On her recovery, she said: "I'm taking it slowly and hopefully I would return in two months time.

My next target is to qualify for Rio Olympics in 2016."

Pinki Rani has replaced the injured Mary Kom, while Priyanka Choudhary came in for the suspended Sarita Dev in the 10-member Indian squad.

"Hopefully they would do well and return with medals," Mary Kom said.

The Manipuri flyweight boxer, who won a gold medal at the recently concluded Incheon Asian Games, further said she would become a full time coach after hanging her

gloves. "I've an academy but I'm not able to devote full time. However, I will give my 100 per cent and coach the upcoming boxers after retirement," she said.

Mary Kom was felicitated along with three other Asian Games bronze medallists -- Heena Sidhu (25m air pistol), Dipika Pallikal (squash), and H N Girisha (paralympic high jumper) -- by their sponsors, Herbalife.

David Moyes appointed Real Sociedad coach

bARCeLoNA, NoveMbeR 11 (AP): Spanish club Real Sociedad hired former Manchester United manager David Moyes on Monday, giving the Scotsman a chance to revive his career after his failed stint at Old Trafford.

Sociedad posted a statement on its website saying it had "reached a deal with manager David Moyes to be the coach of the first team until June 30, 2016."

It is Moyes' first coaching assignment since being fired last season after less than a year in charge at United, where he took the top job after Alex Ferguson retired. Moyes had moved to United after spending more than a decade at Everton, where he established a reputation as one of the top British managers.

The San Sebastian-based Sociedad is 15th in the 20-team Spanish league after earning a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday under caretaker coaches. The Basque club said it will announce plans to present Moyes and detail the rest of his coaching staff on Tuesday.

Sociedad fired Jagoba Arrasate after earning just one win in the first 10 rounds of the league and failing to reach the Europa League group stage in his second year in charge of the team.

Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay said last week that Moyes was one of four potential candidates to replace Arrasate. The other identified candidate was former West Bromwich Albion and Real Betis boss Pepe Mel. Moyes will inherit a team

known for its attractive, passing-based style during recent seasons that led it to a fourthplace finish and Champions League berth in 2013. The team lost forward Antoine Griezmann and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo this offseason, but it still has Mexican forward Carlos Vela to lead its attack, Inigo Martinez to anchor its defense, and veteran Xabi Prieto in the midfield.

Manchester United fired Moyes in April, just 10 months after Ferguson had hand-picked him as his successor. Moyes failed to uphold Ferguson's winning legacy and left the team then languishing in seventh place in the Premier League and assured to miss qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in 19 years.

United, however, hasn't fared better this season under Luis Van Gaal. The 20-time English champions are in seventh place after 11 rounds, trailing leader Chelsea by 13 points.

Moyes will now have the opportunity to turn around his career and Sociedad's fortunes by re-floating the club's campaign to qualify for the Europa League with a fifth- or sixthplace finish, instead of worrying about a late-season relegation battle.

His first task will be building on the boost of confidence the team got from its win at the weekend over the defending Spanish champions.

Moyes' debut for Sociedad will be on the road at struggling Deportivo La Coruna after the international break on Nov. 22.

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Badminton World No. 1 provisionally suspended

Lee Chong Wei (AP File Photo)

KUALA LUMPUR, NoveMbeR 11 (XiNhUA): Malaysian top badminton player Lee Chong Wei has been provisionally suspended over an apparent anti-doping regulation violation, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Tuesday.

It said in a statement on its website that the sus-

pension was imposed due to an Adverse Analytical Finding of a sample taken at the BWF World Championships in August, adding that the matter has been referred to the BWF Doping Hearing Panel.

The time, date and location of a hearing will be set by the Chair of the Panel in due course, it said, adding that

"the Panel will determine whether or not the athlete has committed an anti- doping regulation violation." The statement said according to the rules of the BWF AntiDoping Regulations and following the imposition of the provisional suspension, the BWF and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) can reveal the identity of the player involved in this matter now.

The BAM said Saturday that the B-sample of a Malaysian men's badminton player tested positive for banned anti-inflammatory dexamethasone and the player has been temporarily suspended.

However, it did not name the player, citing related rules of the BWF. Local media have pointed the fingers at Lee as the Star newspaper reported on its website that he had failed a random test at the World Badminton Championships in Copenhagen in late August.

The provisional suspension means the athlete is barred temporarily from participation in any competition prior to the BWF Doping Hearing Panel's decision.

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