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We are separated by bad roads

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Can cartoons change minds?

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Belgian special forces police climb high on an apartment block during a raid, in search of suspects linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek, November 16. (REUTERS)

ACAUT files PIL against Nagaland government, 7 depts on corruption

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DImAPuR, NOvembeR 16 (mexN): Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland on Monday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on corruption in public employment at Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench.

Medial Cell, ACAUT in a press statement said the PIL was filed against the State government, Nagaland public Service Commission (NPSC), Departments of Rural Development, Road and Bridges, State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), Social Welfare, Higher Education, Health & Family Welfare, Home Department, Department of Law & Justice and Office of the Accountant General.

It asserted that the PIL was neces-

Indian declares NSCN (K) as terrorist organization

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New DelhI, NOvembeR 16 (AgeNCIes): The Government of India on Monday declared the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), all its formations and front organizations as a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Earlier on September 15, 2015, NSCN-K was banned for 5 years under the same UAPA, 1967. According to a Gazette notification, the NSCN-K is a militant outfit which came into existence in 1988 and is active along the Indo-Myanmar border.

IS threatens attack on Washington

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Naga cartoonists share experiences

They struggle every day to bring a grin on the faces of readers with their satirical cartoons. Though only a handful of them, newspaper cartoonists here in Nagaland are an undervalued lot.

On National Press Day which was observed on the theme, “The impact and import of cartooning and caricature as medium of expression of opinion,” Nagaland’s own newspaper cartoonists shared their experiences.

Meren Lemtur, cartoonist for Nagaland Post believed that cartoons bring a lot of impact to a lot of people. And in doing so, it bring change to the society. But it is not easy being a cartoonist. “One need to be updated about daily surrounding and develop keen observation to draw inspiration and understand the society,” Lemtur said. On the challenges, Lemtur said it is sometimes difficult to be a cartoonist in a society which was still “not so broadminded.” He revealed how people even relatives would call up to reprimand him or express dislike on the nature of his cartoons.

Sandemo Ngullie, cartoonist for The Morung Express said the most awful limitation in his works comes from having to worry about making a livelihood adding that cartooning in Nagaland is not a decent paying job, forget being a lucrative career. He lamented on the sad scenario in Nagaland, where the government has given hardly any interest to artists, with only a handful of painting competitions held occasionally.

Freelance cartoonist, Arien Jamir, who sketched for Eastern Mirror, felt that cartoonists in Nagaland are undervalued and their professional dignity not accounted for. Jamir also noted that at times it becomes very difficult to come up with new ideas since problems and issues in Nagaland just go around in circles thereby making the issues monotonous.

Nagaland newspapers, journalists commemorate National Press Day

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Can newspaper cartoons and caricatures change minds? This was the point of deliberation across India by the fourth estate on the National Press Day on why and how cartoons are important-and provocative to bring change to a repressive world.

The Dimapur Press Club (DPC) and Kohima Press Club (KPC) on Monday observed the National Press Day in separate programmes held on the theme, “The impact and import of cartooning and caricature as medium of expression of opinion.”

Editor of Nagaland Page, Monalisa Changkija, who was the theme speaker at Dimapur said the importance of cartoons and caricatures is best seen when issues cannot be adequately expressed in written words.

Changkija also pointed out the dangers where such forms of art have been banned over the centuries because they are perceived to be against the interests of the agenda of the powerful, as well as tools to destroy the status quo of the power hierarchies and structures.

“This is a tragedy because at the end of the day, it is art and art alone, in whatever form that will define the maturity and civilizational level of any people, any community and any society – for that matter any nation. Art, including cartooning and caricature, is so potent, so powerful, so pervasive, so persuasive and so indomitable that it is feared much more than weapons of mass destruction,” noted Changkija.

Despite the dangers of being cartoonists as well as writers, poets and journalists, Changkija invoked dedication amongst the journalists and cartoonists of Nagaland while stating that there comes a time in the life of an individual, as much as in the life of a society when one must do or die, or die doing, because only a few are blessed with the courage of conviction to live beyond and above our own selves.

Pointing out that print media be-

ing the only source of mass communication in Nagaland, Editor of The Morung Express Dr Aküm Longchari said all newspapers need to complement each other with their different strengths. He illustrated how the five fingers can make a fist-which symbolizes power-only when they come together. “If we are not able to form the fist, then where is the platform for free men and women,” he questioned.

Dr Longchari also stressed on the need for the media in Nagaland to become more relevant and proactive in their role as communicators and to

CAIRO, NOvembeR 16 (ReuTeRs): Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington. The video, which appeared on a site used by Islamic State begins with news footage of the aftermath of Friday’s Paris shootings. The message to countries involved in what it called the “crusader campaign” was delivered by a man identified in subtitles as Al Ghareeb the Algerian.

“We say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that, by God, you will have a day, God willing, like France’s and by God, as we struck France in the centre of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we will strike America at its centre in Washington,” the man said.

sitated as the Government of Nagaland failed to take appropriate action despite the series of backdoor appointments exposés made by ACAUT starting with Rural Development department in June, 2015.

Seven (7) departments have been made respondents and the court has been requested to direct the State Chief Secretary to furnish information on corruption in public employment from the rest of the departments, the release stated, adding the department of law and justice and NPSC have also been made respondents.

The PIL has also requested the court to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to inquire of those officers, officials, politicians,

including appointees, who were/are involved in the said “conspiracy of backdoor appointment,” with further direction to CBI to inquire into their assets, if disproportionate beyond their known source of income.

Further, the court has also been requested to initiate steps to set up a “Staff Selection Board” (SSB) in the State of Nagaland in line with the Central Staff Selection Board where examinations for posts not conducted by NPSC should be under the purview and set up of SSB. This is necessary since examinations conducted by individual departments are bereft of transparency and hotbed of corruption and nepotism, the ACAUT release maintained.

lead the process of evolution of society instead of being passive commentators.

Editor, Tir YimYim, K Temjen Jamir while maintaining that the expression of a cartoon is very powerful emphasized on how learning through seeing is more powerful than any other form of learning.

In Kohima, theme speaker Abu Metha, founding editor of Eastern Mirror, while highlighting the history and evolution of sketches said there are various situations when a journalist cannot express in words and in those times sketches play a crucial role. Stressing on the plight of cartoonists in the local newspapers, he mentioned that the society has to unite and give more efforts to understand them better.

Applauding the local media persons, Metha said they are the most hardworking with the ability to multitask despite of the availability of only meager resources. ‘Lack of funds prevents investigative journalism, but funds cannot be generated since there are very few companies to advertise, so local dailies cannot earn revenue,’ he said.

National Press Day in Kohima was observed in collaboration with the Directorate of Information & Public Relations (IPR), Nagaland.

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‘Non-release of funds by State govt India has zero tolerance on a serious setback to HIV program’ corruption & black money

DImAPuR, NOvembeR 16 (mexN): Non-release of funds by the Nagaland government is going to create serious setback to the HIV/ AIDS program, the Network of Nagaland Drugs and AIDS Organisation (NNagaDAO) has cautioned.

The funds in question are grant given by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Government of India to Nagaland government for the State HIV program which is implemented through Naga-

land State AIDS Control Society (NSACS).

NNagaDAO, which claims to be the apex body of NGOs and CBO working in the field of Drugs and HIV/AIDS in Nagaland said the NACO, GoI grant to NSACS is routed through the State exchequer to ensure more transparent, accountability and effective implementation of HIV/ AIDS program in the State.

“However, due to nonrelease of fund by the government, it is going to cre-

ate a serious setback to the HIV program, become a threat to the public health response and at the same time undermine the gains that Nagaland has achieved in response to the pandemic, NNagaDAO president Abou Mere said in a press statement on Monday.

The organization felt that Nagaland government ought to understand and recognize that “urgent unprecedented action” is critical to contain HIV in Nagaland. It also feared that the

Centre to develop Doyang Lake as eco-tourism spot

New DelhI, NOvembeR 16 (PTI): Doyang Lake in Wokha district, Nagaland, famous as a roosting site for longest travelling raptors Amur Falcons, will be developed as an eco-tourism spot for birdwatchers, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said.

“Centre will soon develop Doyang Lake area as eco-tourism spot for birdwatchers to have a wonderful and rare sight of Amur Falcons, which come to roost every year at Doyang lake during their flight from Mongolia to South Africa,” the Minister, who was enthused by the sight of millions of Amur falcons in just 30 minutes of his visit, said.

With two of the three Amur falcons tagged with satellite tracking chips last year returning to Nagaland, the Minister declared that four or five other birds from other roosting in Nagaland will also be tagged.

The two falcons - named Naga and Pangti - tagged in 2013 have already made two rounds from Mongolia to South Africa via Nagaland and have again returned to Nagaland this year.

The Minister said, “Today, the world has recognised Pangti village in Nagaland

as the world’s Amur Falcon capital, as more than one million birds can be seen in just 30 minutes. It is a very rare and exciting sight.”

The conservation of Amur falcon is a great success story for India, as it has happened with peoples’ participation, he said while addressing a gathering of local people, conservators and forest officials.

“The people who were earlier killing the bird are now working for its conservation, thanks to proper motivation, training and mindset changes effected by various wildlife conservation bodies, activists and the Church,” the Union Minister said, adding that with proper conservation methods, the birds will be attracted in larger numbers. “The Centre and state government would jointly take measures to promote infrastructure and eco-tourism in the entire Amur Falcon area. This is community conservation, which must be applauded,” he said.

Amur falcons are the longest travelling raptors in the world and come to Doyang every year in millions.

Amur falcons, weigh just 150 grams and cover 5,600 kms, flying non-stop in five days from Mongolia to arrive in Nagaland.

delay in release of funds would allow the epidemic to continue to outpace the response in controlling new HIV transmission and HIV related deaths.

Therefore, the NNagaDAO has strongly urged Nagaland Chief Minister, who is also in-charge of finance, to expedite all possible actions to ensure fund for HIV/AIDS are released immediately from the State exchequer for effective implementation of HIV/AIDS program.

Mao CouncilNaga Hoho issue resolved kOhImA, NOvembeR 16 (mexN): The issue around the suspension of Mao Council from Naga Hoho has been resolved amicably following the withdrawal of the memorandum submitted to the Government of Manipur

by Mao Council. Informing this in a press release, Naga Hoho general secretary, Mutsikhoyo Yhobu stated that Tenyimia Peoples Organisation’s role of ushering in goodwill, understanding and fraternity is laudable in this regard. The Naga Hoho expressed belief that Mao Council and Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) will extend their fullest cooperation towards permanent settlement of the vexed issue.

ANTAlyA (TuRkey), NOvembeR 16 (IANs): India has zero tolerance on black money and corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, the second and final day of the G20 Summit here.

“My government has zero tolerance on corruption and black money. We have enacted a new law to deal with undisclosed assets and income kept abroad,” Modi said in his intervention at the Session II of the summit on enhancing resilience.

While commending the G20 for its successful efforts to build a more resilient and open global financial system, he said: “We need greater international cooperation for return of illicit money to the country of origin and must address the issue of excessive banking secrecy.”

According to Modi, higher capital requirements should not become a constraint on promoting financial inclusion or functioning of the banking sector in developing countries. “Indeed, effective supervision and better use of technology can reduce capital requirements,” he said.

Modi stressed on cyber security as an important tool for the protection of the banking infrastructure. He also called on the US to ratify the 2010 International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reforms. “IMF should remain a quota-

based institution and not depend on borrowed resources. I hope that the ratification of the reforms of 2010 in the United States would be completed at the earliest,” Modi said.

India among least honest countries, shows research lONDON, NOvembeR 16 (IANs): When it comes to honesty, people rate India among the least honest countries along with China, Japan and South Korea, says a key research, suggesting that people’s honesty varies significantly between countries.

In the coin flip test among 1,500 participants from 15 countries, the four least honest countries were found to be China, Japan, South Korea and India.

However, Asian countries were not significantly more dishonest than others in the quiz, where Japan had the lowest level of dishonesty, said the researchers from Norfolk-based University of East Anglia (UEA).

According to lead study author Dr David Hugh-Jones, the difference between Asian and other countries in the coin flip may be explained by cultural views specific to this type of test, such as attitudes to gambling, rather than differences in honesty as such.

The findings also suggest honesty is less impor-

tant to a country’s current economic growth than during earlier periods in history.

The team examined whether people from different countries were more or less honest and how this related to a country’s economic development.

The participants took part in an online survey involving two incentivized experiments, designed to measure honest behavior.

Firstly, they were asked to flip a coin and state whether it landed on “heads” or “tails”.

They knew if they reported that it landed on heads, they would be rewarded with $3 or $5.

If the proportion reporting heads was more than 50 percent in a given country, this indicated that people were being dishonest.

The same participants were then asked to complete a quiz where they were again rewarded financially if they answered all questions correctly.

Data from the tests was compared to estimate whether people from particular countries were more likely to tell the truth.

The countries studied -- Brazil, China, Greece, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States, Argentina, Denmark, the United Kingdom, India, Portugal, South Africa, and South Korea -- were chosen to provide a mix of regions, levels of development and levels of social trust.

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CCPRA with Phom Baptist Church Association host Peace Festival

(Left) Longleng Town Baptist Church Choir performing a song(Center) Congregation at the Peace festival (Right) CTC Choir performing a song at the Peace festival organized by the Clark Centre for Peace Research and action in Collaboration with Phom Baptist Church Association at Longleng Town Baptist Church. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News

cal College at the Peace festival organized by the Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action “We are separated by bad roads,” (CCPRA) in collaboration with commented Rev. Dr. Takatem- the Phom Baptist Church Assojen, principal Clark Theologi- ciation, and said that the road Longleng | November 16

needs peace.

Mokokchung and Longleng are separated by only 60 kms but the bad road makes it hard to communicate. He said that “a time when there are misunder-

standings and conflicts, a time when we are living in a land of confusion and darkness, we need to proclaim the message of peace and embrace peace”.

The effort taken up by the

Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action (CCPRA) for peace was like a small drop in a mighty ocean he added and that we all need to be instruments of peace.

The Peace festival was hosted by the Longleng Town Baptist Church under the theme “Peace: the good news of great joy”. The festival saw music, dance and drama on peace

performed by the CTC students and also by the Phom Baptist Church Association and Longleng Town Baptist Church. A special prayer for peace was pronounced.

CHILDLINE Dimapur conducts Women leaders trained for village level IPC Campaign ‘CHILDLINE Se Dosti’

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CHILDLINE Dimapur members with auto rickshaws drivers during the week long nationwide campaign programme on “CHILDLINE Se Dosti” from November 9-14.

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Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): CHILDLINE Dimapur observed its week long nationwide campaign programme on “CHILDLINE Se Dosti” from November 9-14.

The campaign aims at creating friends for CHILDLINE and it is envisaged as a warm and an inviting initiative aimed at creating awareness about CHILDLINE 1098 that would reach out and touch people from all walks of life.

“CHILDLINE Se Dosti”

is a long term strategy to create week long national level CHILDLINE visibility on an annual basis.

CHILDLINE Dimapur during the week long campaign conducted awareness drive at different pockets of Dimapur by sensitizing the general public on CHILDLINE 1098 and CHILDLINE SE DOSTI and by pasting stickers and posters on auto rickshaws, two wheelers and four wheelers as part of its awareness drive.

CHILDLINE Dimapur also celebrated Children’s Day on November 14 in collaboration with Exodus Disabled People Organization at Bamboo Resource Centre 6th Mile with disabled children. The programme included various games, activities, competitions and gifts and prizes were distributed to all.

CHILDLINE Dimapur reached out to more than 1000 concerned individuals during its week long campaign awareness drive.

are Bruce Allan, London, Arts Council England and Tridib Dutta, Renowned Artist, Jorhat, Assam. The organizers in a press note has especially invited artists’, writers, poets, film makers, photographers, videographers, musicians, art lovers, etc to attend the event.

‘Difference Screen’ explores how the dynamics of place, landscape, identity and culture find

expression in artists.' film and video, screenings on a worldwide journey, across 20 countries over 2.5 years, are accompanied by talks and presentations by artist-film makers, providing a first-hand interpretation of a selection of the works with dialogue, participation and feedback building a platform of exchange.

The project reveals hidden, unexpected and of-

Family Welfare of 36th police Meet 2015 inaugurated

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Union Minister for Environment Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, Prakash Javadekar with others during his visit to Pangti village and the roosting site of the Amur Falcon on November 15. (DIPR Photo)

ten a very human view of diverse countries, places and landscapes shaped by recent events - artists' responses that together show the vital, creative value and potential of difference, It has mapped an extraordinary and expanding network of diverse venues around the world existing through the dedication of artists and organizers in often adverse conditions

with limited funds.

‘Difference Screen’ has been developed and curated by Bruce Allan and Ben Eastop. Profiles of contributing film-makers, an essay From the Fabric of Things

by Gareth Evans, a blog and a schedule of future venues can be found at www.differencescreen.net.

For further information contact L. Sangwa Aonok @9774008668.

NSF Senior Conclave on Nov 21 kohima, November 16 (mexN): The office of the Naga Students’ Federation that NSF Senior Conclave, a get together of all the NSF seniors and the present executives will be held on November 21 at Hotel Japfü at 12:00 pm sharp. All the seniors who have served the Federation from 1947 till 2015 in any capacity are cordially invited.

There are some agendas which need serious deliberation from all the Seniors, irrespective of the profession they are in now and irrespective of the political parties they are affiliated too, in the larger interest for the welfare of the Nagas. Therefore, the Federation earnestly appeal all the concerned to attend the NSF Seniors Conclave positively.

This was stated in a press release issued by NSF General Secretary Boveio Poukai Duo.

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Good Shepherd Ministry NST colony Dimapur conducted one day youth Retreat at Aqua Mellow Naga united village Dimapur on 15 th November based on the theme " Run for your life " The speaker was Imna Imchen Bethel prayer home. Director of Good Shepherd Ministry Lolendangba Kichu thanked the speaker, participants and well wisher for their contribution and prayer support.

SARAS Fair to culminate on Nov 18

NSF 2nd Federal Assembly Notification The Assembly Secretariat of the Naga Students’ Federation has informed that the 2nd Federal Assembly for the tenure 2015-17 is scheduled to be held on December 1, at NRC Hall, Doyang, Wokha, hosted by the Kyong Students’ Union. The session shall begin at 10:00 AM sharp.

NSF Speaker, F/A Joshua Thong Seb in a press release has Products available at the ongoing SARAS Fair at Urban Haat, Dimapur requested all the Federating Units, Sub-ordinate bodies Dimapur, Novem- and three states had set up kitchen goods etc.

Wife of CM Nagaland, Kevizenuo Rangkau inaugurates the 36th Police Meet 2015 Family and senior leaders are requested to be positively present The closing function ber 16 (mexN): Only two stalls and displayed and welfare on November 16 at the hockey ground NAPTC Chumukedima. (DIPR Photo) at the foresaid venue by November 30. sold products.

Items still will be graced by the Depdays left for the ongoing ReChumukeDima, No- resenting every unit of the visited each and every stall available are locally grown uty Commissioner Dimagional SARAS Fair at Urban vember 16 (Dipr): police department across and lauded the police units fresh fruits and vegetapur Shri Kesonyu Yhome Haat Dimapur to culmi36TH Police Meet 2015 the state displayed vari- for their excellent show. nate and stalls are making bles; rice, preserved food IAS as Guest of Honour.

On the spot flower arFamily welfare was in- ous handicrafts, wood and good sales with most prod- items and pickles; snacks The program will be held at augurated by Kevizenuo bamboo works, organic rangement competition kohima, November 16 (mexN): Minister for ucts being sold at lower and savories; fruit juices the premises at 10 AM on Rangkau lady wife of Naga- vegetables, potted fresh was also held. Woodwork/ land Chief Minister, on No- flowers, dry flowers, re- bamboo and recycled school education & SCERT Yitachu will grace the 35th rates than the asking price. and medicinal extracts; November 18. Certificates vember 16 at the Hockey cycled utility items etc for products competition was annual parting social of Kohima Law College on Novem- The fair will culminate on fancy handloom and craft of participation will be givproducts and accessories; en away. Best performing ground NAPTC, Chumuke- sale. The Chief Minister Na- also organized where a to- ber 19 at the State Academy Hall, Kohima at 11:00 AM. Vi- November 18. galand along with his lady tal of 29 contestants partici- sevenuo Pienyii, principal Kohima Law College will also Participants from the items of daily use such stalls will receive awards dima. exhort the gathering.

Altogether 30 stalls rep- wife and his colleagues pated in each category.

11 districts of Nagaland as brooms and dusters; on this day.

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The Mount Tiyi College, Wokha teaching staffs and students of class 11 poses for lens after the Swachh Bharat programme which was conducted in the college premises on November 14. Cleanliness is one of the good practices of this institution.

‘Difference Screen’ at Pilgrim School today

Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): Organized

by Limasangwa Aonok, Artist NU SASRD Medziphema in association with Act of Kindness, Dimapur an event called ‘Difference Screen’ International artists’ film reflecting on changing realities of people and place will take place on November 17 from 4:00 pm at Pilgrim School Dimapur.

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Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): A two day Training of Trainers (ToT) with 31 women leaders from Chakhroma Women Organization, Dimasa Women Welfare Society, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, and Western Sumi Totimi Hoho was conducted by Nagaland State AIDS Control Society on November 12 and 13, at CMO’s conference hall, Dimapur A press release stated that the training was held for carrying out the village level Inter-Personal Communication (IPC) Campaign in 60 villages/wards/colonies in Dimapur District. The ToT was conducted to capacitate the women leaders, who will in turn capacitate their own community at village/ward/colony level on HIVAIDS issues and concerns.

The resource persons were Dr. Joyce Angami, Executive Director, CABA, on Basics of HIV and AIDS, Stigma and Discrimination and Myths and Misconception, Metevinuo Sakhrie, Joint Director (IEC), NSACS, on IPC and Communication Skills, Thejangunuo Theunuo, Deputy Director (IEC), NSACS, on IPC Toolkit usage and documentation, Chongkhoi Khaming, Asst. Director (MM), NSACS on the present HIV scenario of Nagaland, and Mecievinuo Zhotso, District Programme Officer, DAPCU, on services like Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre, HIV and TB Co-infection, Prevention of Parent to Child Treatment, Early Infant Diagnosis, Anti Retroviral Therapy and Sexually Transmitted Infections. On the first day, Dr. Antoly, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and DACO delivered the welcome address.

The village level IPC campaign is being planned to carry out with the objective to reach out to the vulnerable population, media dark villages, and grassroots level, to enhance risk perception and promote safe behavior, address issues around stigma and discrimination for people infected and affected with HIV and AIDS, and motivate different population groups to seek services-Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre (ICTC), HIV and TB Co-infection, Prevention of Parent to Child Treatment (PPTCT), Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Care & support services.

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civil Rally against HC's AFSPA ruling NEC may stop funding to Alliance Air Tripura bodies protest

SHIlloNG, Novem- addressing at the two-day crore and Rs 56 crore reber 16 (PTI): The North North East Connectivity spectively.

The construction of adEastern Council (NEC) to- summit here.

Currently, the NEC is ditional hangers in Guwaday said it may stop providing financial assistance to Al- paying Rs 47 crore as VGF hati airport is being fundliance Air, a subsidiary of Air to Alliance Air that con- ed at a cost of Rs 32 crore, India, from April next year to nects most destinations in while the extension of the help it cope with the losses the region. The RCS, which runway and installation of incurred in providing air is scheduled to come into approach lighting system effect on April 1 next year, (ALS) at Shillong airport has connectivity in the region.

"The NEC is likely to dis- is part of the Revised Draft been sanctioned at Rs 28 continue providing the vi- National Civil Aviation Pol- crore, he said. The improveability gap funding (VGF) icy released on October 30. ment works for Imphal airMeanwhile, NEC sec- port and another airport at that it provides to a air carrier once the Regional Con- retary Ram Muivah said Jorhat is also sanctioned at nectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Council will continue Rs 14.81 crore and Rs 9.51 the Ministry of Civil Avia- to provide funding for im- crore respectively.

Set up in 1971, the NEC tion comes into effect from provements of facilities at April 1, 2016," NEC advisor various airports and Rs 220 is the nodal agency for the crore has been sanctioned economic and social deP H K Singh said.

The VGF is included for different works in six velopment of the North Protestors at a rally against the recent ruling of the Meghalaya HC asking the Centre to consider enforcing AFSPA in Garo as part of RCS in which a airports.

Eastern Region comprising Hills. (Courtesy: Facebook).

Muivah said improve- eight states -- Arunachal traveller has to shell out SHIlloNG, Novem- lence democratic protests. leader Angela Rangad said, and termed the law as 'out- an average of Rs 2,500 only ment works for airports of Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, for flying one hour in the Lohit and Dibrugarh has Meghalaya, Mizoram, NaThe organisations also "We are here to tell the gov- dated'. ber 16 (PTI): Several orbeen sanctioned at Rs 79 galand, Sikkim and Tripura.

Demanding repealing region, Singh said while ganisations today held a appealed to the militant out- ernment that it is high time to of the state's MPDA and rally here to protest against a fits operating in the five dis- bring peace in Garo Hills.

"You cannot bring MMPO, he said, "We have to recent ruling of the Megha- tricts of Garo Hills region to laya High Court asking the come to the negotiating ta- peace by imposing AFSPA. fight at any cost against laws Centre to consider enforc- ble and resolve their issues. Peace has to come with which take away our rights." ing Armed Forces (Special Thma U Rangli Juki justice, truth and reconciliThe central govern- GUWAHATI, November 16 (PTI): Pradan Barua (Jonai-ST), Abu Taher Powers) Act (AFSPA) in mil- (TUR), Civil Society ation," she said. ment can enforce AFSPA Nine Congress MLAs in Assam, who re- Bepari (Golakganj), Kripanath Mallah itancy-hit Garo Hills to help Women's Organisation Rangad claimed that for the purpose of deploy- cently joined BJP, were today expelled with (Ratabari), Rajen Borthakur (Tezpur), the administration restore (CSWO), Khasi Students the reason for the unrest, ment of armed forces in the immediate effect for a period of six years Binanda Kumar Saikia (Sipajhar) and the rule of law.

Union (KSU), Garo Stu- frustration and violence in aid of civil administration for violating party dicipline.

Bolin Chetia (Sadiya).

The protesters also dents Union (GSU) and Garo Hills and in the state to restore public order and They had joined BJP on November According to an APCC press release demanded that the state Federation of Khasi Jaintia as a whole is because of maintain the law and order, here, the nine legislators were expelled 7 close on the heels of one-time Conshould repeal Meghalaya and Garo People (FKJGP) corruption. a full bench of the Megha- from the primary membership of the gress strongman and dissident leadPreventive Detention Act and others marched from KSU leader Donald V laya High Court had said on party on the recommendation of the er Himanta Sarma aligning with the (MPDA) and Meghalaya the Madan Iewrynghep Thabah said a number of November 2 after a hearing Disciplinary Action Committee. The saffron party on August 28. The nine Maintenance of Public Or- ground to the Additional incidents had happened related to a pending case of nine MLAs are -- Jayanta Mallah Baruah known Himanta loyalists had met BJP der (MMPO) which, they Secretariat. in states like Manipur and militants calling bandhs in (Nalbari constituency), Pijush Hazarika national president Amit Shah in New alleged, are enforced to siAddressing the rally, TUR Assam because of AFSPA the state.

(Raha-SC), Pallab Lochan Das (Behali), Delhi last September.

Nine dissident Congress MLAs expelled

Pink, white cherry blossom Police fire in the air to disperse agitating villagers revolution livens up Shillong SHIlloNG, November 16 (PTI): Shillong looks all pink and white these days as tourists are greeted with blossoming cherry trees all the way up from the Umiam lake.

Over 2,000 cherry trees have unfolded their pink and white charm along the roads under a project sponsored by the Meghalaya government and the National Institute of BioResources and Sustainable Development.

Thousands of cherry blossom trees were planted in the month of May

with Chief Minister Mukul Sangma ceremonially planting a sapling in the Ward's lake, the director of the institute, Dinabandhu Sahoo, said.

The move was assisted by the Japanese Cherry Blossom Association, a sixmember team of which had visited the picturesque city in September, last year, Sahoo said.

"However, the whiteand-pink riot of colours is very short-lived as in less than two weeks the big trees will shed their leaves," he said.

KAzIrANGA, November 16 (PTI): Police today opened fire in the air after lathicharge and bursting of tear gas shells failed to disperse villagers in Kaziranga National Park protesting their eviction ordered by Gauhati High Court.

There was no report of any casualty and foreign and domestic tourists visiting the Park, famous for its one-horned rhinos, were stated to be safe.

Officials said over 3000 residents from Bandardubi, Duarchuk Chang and Palkhowa villages situated in the Park, came out under the

aegis of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) to protest against their eviction as per a Gauhati High Court direction.

They came out in a procession and blocked NH 37 connecting upper Assam with lower Assam and shouted slogans "We will give blood but not land."

The protestors then marched towards the forest range office in the Park area, gheraoed it and threw stones at it damaging property, they said.

The police along with CRPF personnel rushed to the spot and lathicharged

Gogoi replies to citizen's queries via Google Hangout GUWAHATI, November 16 (TNN): Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday pitched for infrastructure development, skill development, employment generation and raising the standard of living of people to expedite the growth trajectory of the state as he interacted with people via Google Hangout.

After starting a Modi-like radio interaction, Google Hangout is the latest measure taken by the chief minister to reply to queries of the people and interact with them 'live'.

"As an approachable chief minister, this is one of the many steps taken by him to understand the problems of the people of state. The attendees at the Google Hangout interaction on Sunday were selected randomly from among all the entries received for the purpose," the chief minister's office said Gogoi said the state government is committed to giving incentives to people eager to come to Assam and set up industries. "The government would give incentives in power, loan and other related segments. The gov-

ernment encourages entrepreneurship and we will do everything possible to give entrepreneurial skills of the youths a fillip," he said.

Gogoi added that organic farming is the priority area of his government to maintain soil nutrition and health and hygiene. The chief minister also pitched for smart villages where development will take place in sync with the environment and all basic necessities like drinking water, sewerage facility and the like would be available.

the protestors but failed to disperse them. The security forces then burst tear gas shells and fired in the air, the sources said.

While the police did not report any injury, the protestors claimed that many of them were wounded when they fell trying to escape the batons.

KMSS claimed that on November 14 the villagers had submitted a letter to the authorities seeking to meet sub-divisional officer(civil) and KNP Director today to discuss the issue.

They were, however, agitated when the two of-

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Yak farmers of Arunachal Pradesh grapple with problem of in-breeding expose them to scientific practices.

Despite yaks being an important source of livelihood for people in the mountainous region of Tawang, in-breeding continues to hamper the productivity of the animals.

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by NRCY have significantly been able to increase yak population to about 14,000 from 9000-odd in 2003 in Arunachal Pradesh. However, scientists are still working on stopping inbreeding.

Lumla legislator and parliamentary secretary Jambey Tashi, who attended the Mela, highlighted in his speech that the problem of in-breeding is a major concern for yak husbandry.

He exhorted that scientists to find out ways to reduce in-breeding. Tashi also asked yak farmers to adopt scientific practices to make yak husbandry a profitable venture.

NRCY director S. M. Deb informed that six genetically superior bulls from Nyukmadung Yak Farm of NRC on yaks in Pangchen area have been sent to arrest the problem of in-breeding there. Deb said in-breeding is the cause of lower body weight and productivity of yaks.

AGArTAlA, November 16 (TNN): A number of civil society organizations in Tripura on Sunday protested against the growing fundamentalism in the Southeast Asian region.

Tripura chapter of Bangladesh-India-Pakistan People's Forum and Tripura Janajagaran Manch organized the protest march condemning the attacks on independent writers and bloggers in Bangladesh by the religious fundamentalists for being vocal in their support on communal harmony and religious unity. They appealed to all to unite against the threat to humanity.

They called for a massive campaign for protecting humanity and religious liberalism across Southeast Asia and urged the respective governments to undertake initiative to maintain peace. "Religion is an individual preference of belief and it can't be considered as determinant of development of society or a political instrument. The recent incidents of violence against religious minorities in India and Bangladesh have indicated a moral turpitude of the ruling class. We condemn it," said professor Mihir Deb, one of the organizers.

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GUWAHATI, November 16 (TNN): Sunday was a special day for the Brokpas, yak herders, of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district. The yak farmers of Panchen valley in their traditional attire gathered under the mellow sun in Lumla and Zemithang areas at 12,000 feet above sea level in the district to showcase best of their livestock.

The event was the annual Yak Mela, organized by the India Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)'s national research centre on yak (NRCY) at Dirang in West Kameng district of the state in association with Indian Army's 190 Mountain Brigade and the state government on Sunday. The focus of the event was to involve farmers in going for scientific livestock rearing.

The Brokpas and owners of dzu (a hybrid between yak and other species of cattle) walked away with prizes for best and scientific rearing of their livestock in different categories. About 500 farmers with over 1000 yaks and dzus took part at the event.

NRCY's annual Yak Mela has become the platform to bring together Brokpas from far-flung and remote corners of yakrearing areas of the state to

ficials were not available despite their prior, KMSS added.

The High Court on October 14 directed the deputy commissioners of Golaghat, Sonitpur and Nagaon to take expeditious steps to evict the inhabitants in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th Additions of the national park, including Duarchuk Chang, Banderdubi and Palkhowa villages, within one month.

The concept of national park in the Wild Life Act contemplates that there should be no human habitation, it had said.

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Oil Ministry invites comments on India’s annual wholesale inflation moves up new oil and gas exploration policy New Delhi, November 16 (AgeNcies): The petroleum ministry today put up a draft of a new oil and gas exploration and development policy for public consultation inviting comments on key provisions including a switch to revenue sharing model of development, open acreage system and uniform licensing of blocks.

The move comes within a month of the announcement of the marginal fields policy with similar provisions for the oil and gas sector and puts to rest speculations on whether that policy for marginal fields was meant to test the ground for rolling out revenue-sharing for all oil and gas blocks.

“The government proposes to award future acreages under a new fiscal and contractual regime. Some of the fundamental changes proposed under future awards are Uniform Licensing Policy (ULP), Open Acreage Licensing Policy

(OALP) and Revenue Sharing Contract (RSC),” the ministry said in the consultation paper.

The ministry did not share details of the investment boost expected from the new policy. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also refused to comment.

Under the existing cost-recovery regime, companies win blocks by quoting the highest Minimum Work Programme (MWP) and recover investments before sharing profit with the government. This model was criticised by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Under the new revenue sharing model, companies will have to indicate the revenue they will share with the government at different stages of production and under different price scenarios.

The OALP will allow companies to submit bids for exploration areas of their choice.

The upstream regulator will

apply its own geological date to authenticate the expression of interests (EoIs) submitted by companies for an area and carve out the block. This will be followed by invitation of bids from all interested parties.

The third key provision of uniform licensing will allow companies to explore and extract all hydrocarbon resources covered under the regulations under a single Petroleum Exploration License (PEL). “The uniform license will enable the contractor to explore conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources including Coal Bed Methane (CBM), Shale Gas, Gas Hydrates and any other resource,” the consultation paper said.

On the lines of the marginal fields policy notified on 14 October, the consultation paper has also proposed providing pricing and marketing freedom for natural gas to be produced from areas to awarded

under the new contractual and fiscal regime.

Experts gave a thumbs-up to the new proposed regime.

“If accepted as it is proposed, with the right to companies over all hydrocarbons and pricing and marketing freedom, the new fiscal and contractual regime will prove to be a game changer for India’s exploration and production sector,” said Debasish Mishra, Senior Director at Deloitte.

“The current low oil price scenario may not be a significant dampener as large oil companies take into account a 30-40 year time frame while bidding for acreages,” he added.

The ministry has asked stakeholders to submit comments on the modalities for operationalising OALP, weightage of the mandatory work programme in bid evaluation and ways to further incentivize exploration of unconventional resources.

New Delhi, November 16 (iANs): India’s annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, inched up to (-)3.81% for October from (-)4.54% for the month before, mainly on account of a whopping 86% spike in the prices of onions and 53% in pulses over the past year.

The annual inflation rate, based on the official wholesale price index (WPI), was ruling at 1.66% in October, last year.

The firmness in the annual rate of inflation was attributed to rising prices of onions, pulses, wheat and vegetable prices which have continued to hit household budgets.

On a month-on-month basis, the annual rate of inflation has been in the negative territory since November last year.

The data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, revealed a revised rate of the headline inflation for August. The WPI inflation was revised lower to (-)5.06% from (-)4.95% which was reported on September 14, this year.

For the last six months,

the revised WPI data has been (-)0.95% in January, (-)2.06% in February to (-)2.33%in March to (-)2.43% in April, (-)2.20% in May, (-)2.13% in June, (-)4.00% in July and (-) 5.06%t in August.

The data revealed that among the 3 major sub-indices of the WPI, the inflation rate for primary articles and manufactured products declined by 0.36 % and 1.67%, respectively, during the month under review.

The index for fuels and power, meanwhile, plunged by 16.32%.

However, food inflation in the month under review was higher by 2.44% from 0.69% recorded in September and 2.74% in the corresponding month of last year.

During the month under review, some commodities of mass consumption continued to upset household budgets and notable among them was onion, whose price was higher by as much as 86% over the like month of the previous year. Pulses were dearer by 53%.

In the past month alone, prices for urad dal rose 17%, arhar 12%, gram 7% and moong 6%.

Other food items such as wheat and vegetables recorded modest price increases on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.

Wheat was costly by 4.68%, while vegetable prices rose by 2.56%.

The wholesale inflation data comes on the back of retail inflation for September, based on the consumer price index (CPI) which increased to 5.00% -- from 4.41% recorded for the previous month.

Even under the manufactured products category, prices of commodities pertaining to food fell -- especially sugar that was lower by 14.54%, followed by food products which were down to 0.23% on YoY basis.

Notwithstanding the downward price trend, edible oil prices grew by 4.58% YoY. Under fuels -- the index for which was down 16.32% -petrol was cheaper by 13.16% and diesel by 26.21%. Cost of cooking gas fell by 5.83%.

BSNL in spectrum talks with telcos Maruti Suzuki Baleno receives India may end coal more than 21,000 bookings imports by 2017: Minister Expects to earn Rs 300-400 cr/year New Delhi, November 16 (AgeNcies): Maruti Suzuki Baleno, that was launched in India last month, has received over 21,000 bookings. With these numbers, the carmaker expects to garner better numbers this year as compared to that amassed during last year’s festive season. In fact, RS Kalsi, Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, MSI, said, “We have witnessed over 56,000 footfalls for Baleno in the last 10 days and have already received 21,000 bookings for the premium hatchback.”

While the festive season is now deemed over, Maruti Suzuki hoped to retail around 14,000-15,000 units on Dhanteras alone. Other than the festive spirit and the fact that it is considered an auspicious time to buy new products, Mr Kalsi believes low interest rates and cheaper fuel prices also influenced the market sentiment.

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New Delhi, November 16 (AgeNcies): Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is keen to cash in on spectrum sharing and trading.

The state-run telecom firm is also in talks with private telcos for intracircle roaming (ICR) agreements to share its passive infrastructure.

BSNL expects to earn Rs 300-400 crore a year through ICR arrangements starting the next financial year. Along with spectrum sharing, revenue expectations will go much higher, its chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava told Business Standard. In ICR agreements, passive infrastructure such as base transceiver stations will be shared among the operators when a subscriber of an operator roams in that circle.

“We have started discussions with Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular on spectrum sharing. We are working out the modalities and will soon come up with proposals for the same. A deal, though, is six to 12 months away,” said Shrivastava.

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New Delhi, November 16 (iANs): India should be able to end coal import by 2017, thereby saving precious foreign exchange, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. “By 2017, India need not import coal, except for a few power plants on the coast where it is difficult to transport fuel,” Goyal said at an energy conference organised here by international accounting firm KPMG. “It will be the end of the era of shortages,” he added.

Noting that India imported 215 million tonnes of coal last year, the minister said it was the “band-aid” kind of approach to energy problems in the past that led to this situation despite the country having the third largest coal reserves in the world.

Last week, Goyal said he visualised state miner Coal India’s production doubling in the next five years.

“It (Coal India) will hopefully produce about 500 million tonnes this year. We’ll do a billion tonnes in 2019,” Goyal said.

On Monday, referring to Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s remarks at KPMG’s annual energy conclave here that agriculture in Odisha accounted for only two percent of electricity consumption in the state, Goyal said this was very poor compared to the national average of around 20-25 percent power use in agriculture.

“People of Odisha have been deprived of the fruits of coal in the state, as well as of development,” Goyal said.

Later on Monday, addressing the CLSA India Forum in the national capital region, Goyal said that 250 million tonnes of coal washeries were in the pipeline.

Referring to the financial restructuring package for distressed state distribution companies - Uday - approved by the union cabinet earlier this month, the minister said it would be a game changer.

“Uday will also help the banking and manufacturing sectors by reducing NPAs (non performing assets) and lower power cost,” he said. “Uday will save $30 billion every year by 2018-19,” he added.

Talking about the company’s plans for the Maruti Suzuki Baleno Mr Kalsi had previously said, “We hope to achieve leadership market share in the premium hatchback segment. We have invested about 1,060 crore in this project (manufacturing of Baleno). We will be making exports to 100 overseas locations including Europe, Japan, South America in 2016.”

Maruti Suzuki Baleno, India’s largest carmaker’s first premium hatchback, gets a starting price of 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and a host of well-rounded features to go along with it. It faces competition from well-established names like the Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz, and Volkswagen Polo. Exclusively manufactured at the carmaker’s Manesar plant, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno’s engine options include a 1.2-litre VVT petrol and a 1.3-litre DDiS diesel. The hatchback also gets a choice of 2 transmission options: a 5-speed manual (petrol and diesel) and a CVT (only petrol).

Depending on the selected variant, Maruti Suzuki Baleno gets a wide range of standard provisions including rear combination lamps with LED, bodycoloured door handles, ORVMs, and bumpers.

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BSNL has idle spectrum in many locations. “It (spectrum sharing and trading) will be a huge revenue potential for us,” Shrivastava added.

For ICR, BSNL has been talking to Telenor, Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel and Reliance Group and a deal will be closed very soon.

Spectrum sharing and trading will allow operators to pool their spectrum in a particular location in a licensed circle to ease congestion and increase capacity. It will also help in improving the quality of services.

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BSNL, which recorded Rs 7,600 crore of loss for the previous financial year, expects to cuts its losses by Rs 1,000-1,500 crore for 2015-16.

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NSF condemns attempt to YWO resents killings by Assam Rifles Urges all stakeholders to maintain peace curtail freedom of press Kohima, November 16 (mexN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) today condemned the “malicious effort” of the Assam Rifles to curtail the freedom of press of the Nagas.

“The letter from Colonel Rajesh Gupta on 24th October under the heading ‘Media Support Unlawful Activities’ is an act to bring further confusion among the Nagas by not providing opportunities for free inflow of information and ideas which are essential for maintaining transparency and peace at this crucial juncture,” stated a release appended by NSF

president, Subenthung Kithan and general secretary, Boveio Poukai Duo. The Federation advised the Assam Rifles to “stay away from family affairs when all the Naga civil organisations, media fraternity and every concerned Naga soul is praying and trying hard to bring peace in our land.” It affirmed that the press needs a space to run freely without any interference from outside agencies so they can give unbiased and impartial reports and provide spaces for healthy discussions of diverse opinions and ideas.

Extending solidarity to

the media fraternity to stand by the truth and not be bogged down by letter from an external agency, NSF appealed to the Editors of the Nagaland based newspapers to take Nagas to greater heights even as they continue to engage with their work without constraint and fear while upholding and safeguarding the ideas of nonviolence, fraternity and democracy.

Killing of GPRN/NSCN cadres condemned Meanwhile, the NSF condemned the killings of four Naga cadres at Liangkonger village of Tuensang

district by the Assam Rifles on November 15. Maintaining that unprovoked killings will cause further bloodshed and the efforts to bring a lasting peace will be a distant dream, the Federation said “it is high time that the Assam Rifles stop terrorizing the Nagas while trumpeting the slogan ‘Friends of the Hill People’.”

It added, “The madness of taking lives at will and the insensitivity towards the Naga political issue will rather do more harm than good.” It further extended deepest condolences to the family members of the Naga cadres.

TueNsaNg, November 16 (mexN): Yimchungrü Women Organisation (YWO) today expressed shock and resentment at the incident where four Yimchungrü youth of GPRN/NSCN were killed by the Assam Rifles at Liangkonger village near Shamator Headquarters on November 15.

The organization stated that there had been no untoward incident either between the factional groups or between the security forces and factional groups for a couple of years until the November 15 incident.

“We are deeply saddened that the resolution for maintaining peace is once again broken,” expressed YWO president,

Alula Z. Thsanso in a press release. The organisation further emphasized that even if the cadres had violated the ceasefire ground rule, a little bit of tolerance and thorough vigilance could have saved the situation thereby saving lives.

Stating that the incident took place due to communication gap and misinformation, YWO stressed that in this complex world of conspiracy and rivalry, one shouldn't be 100 percent sure of the information they get from their sources because “the informers take it as privilege to recreate issues, be it factional, communal or personal grudges.”

YWO further maintained that what has happened cannot be undone, but the future ahead is more important. Therefore, it has called upon all stakeholders concerned to maintain peace in the sub division. The organisation also conveyed heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family.

NNC Yimchungrü region condemns The Yimchungrü Regional Council has also condemned the Assam Rifles for killing the four national workers of GPRN/ NSCN, which has Ceasefire Agreement with Govern-

ment of India. “Assam Rifles are real killers of innocent Nagas with concocted and make up version of evil design but they are already a cursed and despicable force of largest democracy of India,” NNC Yimchungrü Regional Council stated in a statement. “They are the real terrorists in the Naga homeland.” The release stated that Yimchungrü people will never pardon the Assam Rifles personnel because they killed Yimchungrü people. It asserted that the Yimchungrü people in particular and the Nagas should stand united to defend “our” people and land.

MEx FILE ASU message on National Press Day Kohima, November 16 (mexN): On the occasion of National Press Day, November 16, the Angami Students’ Union (ASU) conveyed its best wishes to the Press Clubs and Association in Nagaland. “The Union lauds the professionalism and grit with which the press fraternity has continuously rendered their unbiased servitude to a mired land and its people,” stated a message from ASU general secretary, Visako Rino. “ASU is confident that the Press fraternity will continue to strive for just and truth in the profession, towards which we also assure of our goodwill and support.”

DMC directs business establishments

Nagaland based media celebrated National Press Day on November 16. Seen in the pictures are media fraternity of Dimapur (left) and Kohima (right).

Business bodies condemn Longsa orgs tells NSCN (R) attack on Apna Hotel owner to take action against cadre Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): Nagaland Hotel & Restaurant Association (NHRA) has condemned the “assassination bid” on its secretary and a prominent business woman and also a well known social worker Ritika Mehta, proprietor of Apna Hotel, in her hotel around 8:40 pm on November 13.

In a press statement, NHRA warned any person or organization to refrain from such activities, while asserting that it will not remain a silent spectator to such atrocities being committed on its member.

Further, pointing out that with the festive season and Hornbill Festival coming up soon there will be lots of tourists and

shoppers in the town, NHRA, while trying to promote tourism in the State requested the local administration and the police to be more vigilant.

It especially requested the local traffic police to be very polite and friendly to the visitors.

Meanwhile, NHRA has strictly banned asking any kind of donation by any individuals or groups from its member hotels.

In a separate press release, the business community in Dimapur also condemned the attempt to kill Ritika Mehta, the owner of Apna Hotel, Dimapur.

“The audacity of the armed criminal to walk straight into the hotel and attempted to kill the owner reflects

how anti-social elements freely go about indulging in crimes and easily escape the scenes,” stated the release issued by DCCI president, Hokivi Chishi.

Stating that the incident calls for the law enforcing agencies to step up their vigil in protecting the business community as well as the civilians, the release said with the onset of festive season, anti-social elements will be on the prowl to disturb the peaceful atmosphere. The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) further appealed to the police to identify the culprit/ individual or any organization involved and bring the perpetrator(s) to book as per the law of the land.

Chief Information Commissioner retires Kohima, November 16 (mexN): Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Nagaland, Kevinino P. Meru, demitted office on November 16 on attainment of 65 years of age as mandated under section 16 (1) of the

RTI Act, 2005. The farewell programme for her was held at the hearing room of the Nagaland Information Commission. The programme was chaired

by Zibenthung Ngullie, Superintendent and short speeches were delivered by

WoKha, November 16 (mexN): In light of the threat issued to Pankathung Lotha of Longsa village by an NSCN (R) cadre, the Longsa Village Council, Wokha Town Longsa Hoho, Kohima Town Longsa Hoho, Wokha Town Longsa Youth Forum, and Longsa Eloe Ekhung Wokha Town conducted a joint meeting and unequivocally condemned the threat.

A press release from Longsa Village Council chairman informed that the meeting resolved that the Longsa based organizations shall firmly stand

by the resolution adopted

by ACAUT Wokha Unit and Lotha frontal organizations on November 14 in Wokha with regard to the issue.

In the event of any untoward incident that may befall on Pankathung Lotha or any of his family members, the meeting asserted, Abemo of NSCN (R) shall be held solely responsible, and the Longsa Village Council shall take stern and appropriate action according to the customary laws of the village authority at Longsa Panchayat Hall.

The meeting also urged the Civil and Police admin-

istration to immediately apprehend the accused according to the law and punish him in the interest of all concerned.

Meanwhile, the Longsa village authority strongly demanded the NSCN (R) government to immediately take appropriate action, including termination of Abemo from service. In the event of failing to initiate such appropriate action against Abemo, the Longsa village authority shall be compelled to consider total non co-operation against the NSCN (R) government, the release cautioned.

the Committees in the next yearlong programmes so that the committee can be bound to take up further decision.

Highlighting about the location, local MLA, Vikhoo Yoshu apprised the members that Pony Farm, also known as ‘Teqweazou’ meaning pits and holes named by the forefathers of Kigwema, is surrounded by Mt. Japfu and Mt. Shurho and is also the trekking route to these mountains.

He said that the veterinary department has acquired the Pony Farm, where ponies have been housed and taken care of. At the site, The Ultimate Travelling Camp (TUTC) company has also been setting up camps for tourism with modern concept providing all the best amenities for the Hornbill Festival 2015.

The company has been there for the third year.

Chairman DPDB and parliamentary secretary for youth resources and sports, Music Task Force and state lotteries, Khriehu Liezietsu in his remark stated that the main objective of organizing DPDB Day Out programme away from the conference hall was to interact and build friendly relationship amongst the members and also to have a better

Bukchem Phom, State Information Commissioner and Worhonthung Ezung, Deputy Secretary. A press release informed that the outgoing CIC in her speech exhorted the staff to work 14 with various performances by the teachers. Following awards were also given to diligently and to keep up the students: Best Student Award (Class A to 12), Best Attendance (100%) Award, and the good work.

Best Disciplined Award.

knowledge of the particular areas of the district. He said Pony Farm had been picked to have interaction with the local area people and assess for development of the area in whichever possible ways as the board is being represented by various departmental heads. He also congratulated the winners of the Adoption Committees for their successful achievements and recommendation which are under process with the departments and government and further wished them to uphold the essence of cooperation in the future too.

Observing the encouraging result of the Adoption program, Khriehu said that few more villages and wards will be adopted in the next year’s program and disclosed that the fund has been enhanced to 1.50 lakh for the program.

During the DPDB Day Out, the board also reviewed the last DPDB meeting minutes. The board further deliberated on the agenda of re-organisation and bifurcation of Jakhama block into two blocks, i.e. Viswema Block and Jakhama Block, and DPDB yearlong programs. The Board decided to approve both the proposals for further necessary action.

KMC informs Kohima, November 16 (mexN): The Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed all the advertisement agencies/ telecommunication companies and organizations willing to display any advertisement, i.e. hoarding, Kiosk, banners and Bts towers within KMC jurisdiction to avail prior permission/permit from the KMC office. Non compliance could lead to initiation of strict penalties and actions deemed appropriate, a release received here stated today.

LBC youth jubilee committees’ meeting

Kohima, November 16 (mexN): A meeting of the Planning Committee members and the conveners of all sub-committees of the 75 years youth jubilee of Lazami Baptist Church (LBC) has been fixed on November 19, 10:00 am at the official residence of Kivishe Phucho, Joint Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, at Ara dura colony in Kohima to discuss important issues pertaining to the celebration of the jubilee. A press release from the chairman of the Planning Committee further informed that after the meeting there will be a group photo session of various committees. Therefore, all members of committees concerned have been reChristian Higher Secondary School, Dimapur celebrated Children’s Day on November quested to attend the meeting without fail.

Kohima DPDB members asked to coordinate Installation of Kohima, November 16 (Dipr): “The District Planning and Development Board is one of the important forums where proper planning with innovative ideas should be planned and executed for the benefits of the people of the district,” stated MLA Kropol Vitsu during the Kohima DPDB Day Out at Pony farm in Kigwema on November 13.

Speaking on the topic “DPDB as I would like it to be”, he said that the main activity of the DPDB is planning for the benefit of the people, which is the focal point of all the development activities in the district. He therefore called upon all the representatives from different departments, who are equally important, to coordinate with each other in order to tap in the different ideas to be implemented for the people of the district.

While appreciating the activities carried out by the Adoption Committees under DPDB, he stated that due to financial constraint, the committees could not fulfil all the demands placed by the adoption villages and wards. In this regard, he requested his other elected members to ponder for earmarking certain amount for

Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): In view of the forthcoming festive season, i.e. Christmas and New Year, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has asked all the shopkeepers/ commercial building owners under its jurisdiction to make necessary white washing along with paintings of shutters/ doors preferably with blue colour. It also asked to decorate and illuminate their respective shops/ buildings by putting colourful electric bulbs preferably of low energy consumption by November 30. Meanwhile, all the shops/ business establishments other than workshops and industries have been asked to keep their respective shops open on all Sundays with effect from November 15 till January 1.

NPF Mon office bearers

Kohima, November 16 (mexN): There will be an installation and oath taking programme of the reorganised office bearers of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) of Mon division on November 24 at NPF divisional office, Mon. Therefore, all the elected representatives of NPF from Mon division, office bearers of Mon division, 5 delegates from all the nine Assembly Constituencies have been requested to attend the programme without fail. This was informed in a release issued by NPF Central general secretary, BP Hanghuh.

Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): The Crime Suppression Department of the NSCN (IM) has found a black colour motorcycle (Platana) bearing engine number 520X0001MF8 and chassis number DUMPJ06841 on November 10. Therefore, the genuine owner of the bike has been asked to claim the same with valid documents within seven days. For further details, contact: 8575659190.

New fire station in Kohima Kohima, November 16 (Dipr): The Department of Fire & Emergency Services Nagaland, Kohima will inaugurate a new Fire Station below the Secretariat on November 24 at 11:00 am.

Tourism department informs The ten members of Cherry Blossoms School, Kohima, who went to New Delhi to participate in SAMBHAV 2015, an international platform for sharing of best practices in advancing rights of persons with disabilities through inclusive arts.

One NSCN (R) secretary arrested

Kohima, November 16 (mexN): Kohima Police today arrested a secretary of NSCN (R) identified as Wangpai Konyak in connection with taxation.

A press release from PRO, Kohima Police informed that around 2:00 pm on November 16, an information was received from a reliable source at Kohima PS stating that some unknown miscreants had detained two goods carrier vehicles on November 15; the vehicles were

Motorcycle found

released the same day.

The miscreants, the release said, had summoned the vehicle owners in Kohima for settlement of “illegal taxes” on November 16. On receipt of the inputs, the anti-extortion teams of DEF Kohima activated its sources and in the process located the miscreants in a hotel at Jail Colony, Kohima.

After confirming the matter, the anti-extortion team along with mobile unit swung into action

and apprehended the NSCN (R) secretary and recovered one .32 pistol with 09 (nine) live rounds from his possession, while the other accomplice managed to escape from the spot.

In this connection, criminal case vide Kohima South PS Case No. 0114/15 U/S 384/34 IPC r/w 25 (1A) Arms Act has been registered against the arrested person for conducting further investigation, the release added.

Kohima, November 16 (Dipr): Hectic preparation is being taken up for the forthcoming 16th Hornbill Festival scheduled for December 1 to 10 at Heritage Village, Kisama by the Tourism Department and allied tourism sectors. In view of the aforesaid and for security measures for VVIPs/VIPs and dignitaries' participation during the festival, the Department of Tourism has notified the public not to loiter in and around the Heritage Village till November 30. This advisory notification/ order shall be strictly implemented and followed up from the date of issue of this order to avoid havoc and inconvenience during the preparation.

Pentavalent vaccine introduced in Dimapur Dimapur, November 16 (mexN): Pentavalent vaccine was launched at District Hospital Dimapur on November 16 for the children of 6–10 and 14 weeks of age.

The vaccine would be introduced phase wise in the district along with the rest of the State. It may be noted that pentavalent vaccine is five individual vaccine conjugated in one intended to actively protect infants from five potentially deadly diseases, that is Haemophilus influenza type ‘B’ (bacteria that causes meningitis and pneumonia), whooping cough (or pertussis), tetanus, Hepatitis ‘B’ and Diphtheria. The vaccine will decrease the number of injection of 0 to 1 year old child from 9 pricks to 3 pricks only.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 313X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By moa Jamir

“Blanking” out the free press

"The security of the Nation is not at the ramparts alone. Security also lies in the value of our free institutions. A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, an ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know."

Judge Murray Gurfein, Pentagon Papers Case, June 17, 1971.

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ost ominously and ironically, on National Press Day – a day symbolising a free and responsible press in India – the print media in Nagaland were ‘forced’ to carry either blank or strongly-worded editorials reaffirming its role and existence as independent and responsible free press.

Concurrently, a joint statement by the Editors of various English and Indigenous language newspapers in Nagaland asserted their commitment as the fourth pillar of democracy to enable free flow of information and ideas along with critical feedback as an essence to engender mutual understanding and peace in Nagaland.

The drastic action was in response to an intimidating notification by a Colonel of the General Staff for Assam Rifles issued on October 25, 2015 accusing them of being complicit in with “illegal activities” of a banned organization thereby questioning their existence as well their integrity.

A free press in recognised as an indispensible soul of a free society and rightly declared as inalienable human rights (Article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Right). In 18th century, The Letter of Junius in Britain fighting for press freedom averred that the liberty of the press is the “palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights.”

In essence, the free press should be understood in a broader prospective. A free press is not there for the benefit of a group called journalists, writes Alan Rusbridger in The Guardian, but it’s primarily there for the benefit of ordinary citizens.

The freedoms belong to them – freely to receive reliable and timely information about their society.

In Naga society, notwithstanding their personal conviction and ideological proclivity, the editors are constrained by the norms and conventions of the society in which they operate. The State itself was created under tumultuous circumstances juxtaposed with inherent societal and political contradictions. Consequently, a certain grey area overhangs within the context and the media has to approach it delicately while being bounded by common imperatives and shared responsibilities.

Despite these undercurrents, in no ways the media in Nagaland has subverted objectivity or presented the news undermining its journalistic integrity indicated by the aforementioned notification.

If at all, the powers that be – of any dispensation, are in harmony with the pulses of the people and adheres to democratic principles, should contextualize the expression of free speech with the societal and political reality of the Naga society.

The media endeavors to mould and inform the people through democratic and responsible freedom of expression but 'perceived apprehension’ often hinders them from actively undertaking certain issues pertaining to the welfare of the society. However, the the editors have rightly resolved to remain impartial and non-partisan while exercising their editorial independence - free from all influences by State, NonState and Corporate entities; upholding democratic values; protect the right to a free press; and to creatively examine role in the complex and challenging situation in Nagaland.

At the background of this event, the Editor of Nagaland Page, Monalisa Changkija, speaking at a National Press Day commemoration in Dimapur, persuasively declared that the press community as an institution of the Fourth Estate has an obligation “to serve our people and our land by giving our best without fear or favour to any individual or groups of individuals, or to any vested interest or to any political, social, economic, cultural or religious hierarchies and structures.”

Give us a free space not blank!

For any comment, drop a line to moajamir@live.com

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Arun Kumar IANS

Change the national mood with your writing

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n Indian-American author of a new novel inspired by 9/11 wants Indian writers returning their literary awards to protest intolerance to instead change the national mood by telling great stories aimed at challenging divisive forces that want the country to be "mired in the hatreds of the past". "Writers are agents of positive social change in societies," says India-born Surinder Deol, author of "Endless Life" portraying an Indian woman's search for love and meaning in a world left shattered by the traumatic terrorist attacks of Sep 11, 2001. "But they should look upon this role as a deep personal commitment and not indulge in acts that are primarily aimed at gaining instant fame," Deol told IANS in an interview. "Writers can change the national mood by telling great stories or writing great poetry with the objective of challenging and eradicating divisive forces," he said.

Deol said he for one has "a strong personal commitment to the idea of secularism and a multi-ethnic, pluralistic society where all people irrespective of their faith or caste have equal opportunities for growth as human beings." "If we reject this idea, then India will never be a modern, economically developed industrialized country," he said. "We shall be mired in the hatreds of the past for which we have already paid a very high price in terms of India's partition." Deol, a former World Bank official, said he was inspired to write "Endless Life" after he "watched the images of towers falling down and the Pentagon in flames," which "I actually saw from the window of my office in (Washington) DC." "Those people who died didn't know that they were not coming back that evening to their loved ones. What if they had some secrets or stories that they had not shared with anyone? Would those stories also die with them?" he mused. "This idea stayed in my mind for some time and then an image of a woman started to appear in my subconscious," Deol said. "I started an inner dialogue with her. Who are you? What is your story? Why are you looking so sad?" "When that woman started to answer these questions I had the outline of a story," he said, speaking of the genesis of his novel.

Deol chose "Malti" as his main character to relate a tale left untold by 9/11 "because women fiction writers and strong female characters in novels had a great developmental influence on me." "Malti's story is unique because we meet her at the start when she is only 7 and then when the story ends she is 47. This 40-year period gives me sufficient scope to develop the character and put some depth into it." "Because her own life runs like a roller-coaster, she is the symbol of what I call 'endless life,'" Deol said. He also wanted to weave into the story "the idea of educating young girls," as "I see this as a major motive force for economic and social development in developing countries like India."

Explaining the idea behind his novel's title, Deol said: "Life is not endless that much is known. While this idea that life is endless may not be true at the individual level in a biological sense, it is true in a metaphorical sense." As German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche put it, "Everything goes away, everything comes back; eternally rolls the wheel of being. Everything dies, everything blossoms again." "If we apply this logic to one person's life, we find that life is a rollercoaster. There are bad times and there are good times, but nothing lasts forever," he said. "What is important is not to lose hope."

C O M M E N T A R Y

Rebecca Tinsley

Is reconciliation possible in South Sudan?

If impunity is the cost of peace, how can societies recover from violent conflict?

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hen diplomats met in Vienna at the end of October to try to break the ongoing stalemate in Syria, they were divided on whether President Assad should stay in power. Garnering less attention but tackling equally unpalatable choices, the African Union has finally published its report on the civil war in South Sudan.

In both cases, the victims of conflict will probably be denied the justice they deserve, and it’s doubtful whether sufficient political will exists to deliver the truth-telling mechanisms that are necessary for genuine, long-term peace to take hold.

At the heart of both of these dismal situations is an uncomfortable trade-off: the need to grant immunity to those responsible for the misery in order to achieve a lasting ceasefire. In situations of conflict, the choice is often framed as peace or justice. But even if the guns fall silent, how can a process of testimony, restitution, reparations, peace-making and reconciliation take place when those in power are the ones who are ripping society apart?

In the burgeoning peace-making and conciliation sector it is widely accepted that nations will struggle to recover from civil war unless they pass through several stages following a ceasefire. These include finding a common understanding of their recent history to explain what has happened; allowing people to tell their stories without fear; and establishing a form of justice which has the grass roots credibility to command the respect of the population.

Healing can also depend on the acknowledgement that a terrible wrong has been done to individuals or groups, and therefore requires some form of symbolic memorialization through physical monuments or national days of remembrance. Ideally, a national dialogue can produce a commonly shared determination to punish those responsible and deter similar events in the future.

But how is any of this possible when, to put it bluntly, the ruling elites in both Syria and South Sudan have little interest in allowing the truth to emerge, nor care about stopping the violence?

In South Sudan the feuding rivals, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and former Vice-President Riek Machar have overseen immense human suffering since disagreements between them in December 2013 spiralled into a civil war. Kiir and Machar have bewildered diplomats with their blatant indifference to the plight of their people. Yet, unlike President Assad in Syria, both were democratically elected in 2010.

That’s why the ‘international community,’ which has invested so much trust and treasure in the world’s newest nation, treads so warily.

In 2014 the US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed outrage that South Sudan’s leaders showed so little concern for the destruction their rivalry has caused: more than two million displaced people, and as many as 50,000 killed.

The United Nations has considered sanctioning Kiir and Machar, and barring them from involvement in a transitional government. Yet, several local NGOs reject international interference, believing that sanctions and disbarment will hinder peace because of both men’s capacity to prolong the war.

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aving written extensively on how Christian parents can raise children un-fundamentalist, this article piqued my attention as it made its rounds on the internet: "Religious children are meaner than their secular counterparts, study finds."

Surveying 1,200 children from Christian, Muslim, and nonreligious families, the results “robustly demonstrate that children from households identifying as either of the two major world religions (Christianity and Islam) were less altruistic than children from nonreligious households,” said the piece.

One of the methods of the survey was to hand out stickers to the children and tell them there isn’t enough for everyone in the school and study whether the children chose to share.

According to this study, it would seem that the correlation between religion and kindness is not as airtight as we would like to believe. In fact, the longer children were exposed to religion, they exhibited increasingly negative correlation to altruism.

To sum up: more religion = less kind. As a Christian parent, this is disconcerting to me. How have we missed the mark on teaching our children the central biblical commandment to love?

Even more troubling is our lack of selfawareness — the report also said that religious parents were more likely to consider their children to be "more empathetic and more sensitive to the plight of others." We buy into this belief, yet the evidence demonstrates otherwise.

You could argue the study is faulty and biased against religion. After all, it came from a secular (gasp) source.

And it is smart to critique statistics, questioning various factors and con-

In an email sent to me on November 7th 2015, South Sudan commentator Mawan Muortat argued that each community has rallied behind their figurehead (Dinka behind Kiir and Nuer behind Machar) for fear of obliteration or marginalisation. Any solution that excludes either Kiir or Machar from the 30-month transitional government, he says, will be rejected by either community.

"It is extremely important,” Muortat writes, “that mechanisms for smooth and peaceful transfer of power are given the space to develop. Many South Sudanese communities are still entrenched in their belief in collective guilt, so the idea of indicting their leaders (culpable as they may be) will play into the hands of the extremists and will not break the cycle of violence. It is therefore not the most effective way of attaining sustainable peace."

The Africa Union (AU) agrees, although it has a less than inspiring track record in such circumstances, tending to prioritize the legal immunity of African leaders over the needs of the population. Nevertheless, a minority AU report published in October 2015 makes the argument that Kiir and Machar are central to the problem, not part of the solution.

So how does a shattered society heal when 41 per cent of those questioned in a recent survey showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder? The most frequently experienced traumatic event cited in the survey was the killing of a close family member, followed by the destruction of the respondent’s home.

When asked how best their community could move forward, the vast majority of those questioned stressed the importance of rebuilding social relations through restorative justice, including apology and confession. Yet when asked what should happen to the leaders responsible for the conflict, 93 per cent wanted them prosecuted in courts of law, and 35 per cent wanted them executed. In other words, they wanted justice through retribution. How will those who have lost family members, homes and livelihoods feel if the political elite is neither sanctioned nor banned from office?

A joint South Sudan Law Society and UNDP report published in 2015 calls for truth-telling mechanisms to be established in order to examine the decades of long-standing grievances that lie behind the outbreak of current hostilities, rather than focusing only on events since December 2013 when the civil war broke out. This process must also address “a culture of impunity in the political and military class,

the silence and denial that accompany mass human rights abuses, and the mental health consequences of decades of trauma.” In addition, the report calls for recognition that the traumatized 41 per cent of the population may require a different process of truthtelling and reconciliation: one size does not fit all.

Civil society groups in South Sudan (often in the form of the church) have consistently called for the nation’s leaders to put the interests of the country’s ten million citizens before their own.

Diaspora groups and local NGOs have pressed for community-based reconciliation, yet civil society is often excluded from national or international peace-making processes.

In a new country with low levels of literacy and popular involvement in the political process, civil society represents a way in which otherwise-excluded voices such as women, young people and those who don’t belong to militias can have a stake in peace-building. Grass roots participation would enable local ownership of the peace process. It might take the form of local truth and reconciliation commissions at which people strive to find a common understanding of unresolved grievances going back decades.

These traditional forms of dialogue might be more suited to restitution and apology than a topdown mechanism imposed by national government, or worse, by the international community.

A traditional form of disputed settlement called "gacaca" was used with some degree of success in post-genocide Rwanda, enabling more than a million cases to be heard. This would not have been possible using conventional judicial structures in Rwanda because of the huge backlog of cases and the shortage of qualified judges.

International donors could play a role in funding local justice mechanisms like these that were accepted as credible by South Sudan’s citizens. If this sounds expensive, then consider the cost of a continuing war in which nearly five million people face acute hunger and are dependent on international food aid.

Rather than continuing to pour money into the bank accounts of the kleptomaniac elite, other nations could support local civil society efforts to offer culturally appropriate processes of trauma counselling, truth-telling and restorative justice.

Anything less postpones the inevitable slide back into conflict where the only losers are the longsuffering citizens of South Sudan.

Are religious kids meaner?

We’ve got work to do Cindy Brandt Sojourners trol groups and debating the implications of the findings.

But from my own anecdotal experiences, despite being raised to believe it is only through Jesus that we can love perfectly, I have discovered deep empathy amongst secular friends — yes, even above and beyond my Christian community. I would be very interested in the commentary of Christian thinkers regarding this finding, although I have my own theories.

For one, I think fostering black and white moral thinking in young children results in them imposing rigid judgment on others. We judge others the way we are judged. If children are constantly reminded of their sin, they will become quick to see sin in others.

But this assumes secular children aren’t taught right from wrong morals, which I think is untrue. The main difference that could be the source of this altruism discrepancy between secular and religious children is the posture towards public good. Because secular families are not bound to a community covenant or particular doctrinal commitments, their morality is characterized by common ci-

vility and tolerance. Without needing to prove the superiority of their worldview, they are free to respect and treat others the way they would like to be treated, with justice and liberty for all.

On the other hand, children raised in faith traditions are taught to define their identity within boundaries, and sometimes even encouraged to evangelize others. As I have argued plenty of times before, the need to evangelize cripples our ability to listen and love well. As Christians, we could respond to this study with skepticism or defensiveness.

But I would hope our faith is not so frail that it could not be tested, especially when the subject being surveyed is the fruit — the character of our children being raised in our religious homes. Instead, I believe we should turn our attention to the log in our own eyes and examine how we could do better— how we can raise our children with more kindness and generosity.

To raise children un-fundamentalist is to provide our children not only a faith based on the particularity of Jesus Christ, but also to equip them to pursue common good in the public arena. To go even further, to follow Jesus is to become the

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biggest champions of the common good.

We have failed miserably if we present our children a false dichotomy between religious piety and pursuing social justice, equality, liberty for all. A reduced gospel reserved only for salvation in the after life misses out on the work of living out good news for people right now.

As Rob Bell says in his recent YouTube video on the definition of the word "evangelical:" “If it isn’t good news for everybody, then it isn’t good news for anybody.”

Working out our salvation and instilling a life of faith in our children isn’t about executing rituals with precision. It isn’t about teaching them to pray eloquently, or to get them to obey without question.

It isn’t to give them the letter of the law so they can judge the world with a heavyhanded measuring stick. It is about forming and shaping their identities into ones oriented towards justice and beauty in our world. It is about opening their eyes to the realities of oppression and suffering.

In a world where there isn’t enough stickers for everyone in the school, how can we invite the children into the struggle for equality? How do we teach that Jesus wants to give stickers to everyone? If it isn’t good news for everybody, it isn’t good news for anybody.

How can we place sticker-sharing to such high priority that it becomes embedded in our children’s psyche, so that kindness is instinctual?

May our children then parallel secular peers in generosity and love. More importantly, may the children of our generation inspire us, the adults, toward greater mercies for the suffering.

May love win, justice roll, and the moral arc bend toward the right direction, so we can hold witness to the transformation of communities for good.

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Guns, God and grievances: Belgium's Islamist ‘airbase’

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POLICE LACK "GRIP" "Belgium is a federal state and that's always an advantage for terrorists," said Edwin Bakker, professor at the Centre for Terrorism and Counterterrorism at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. "Having several layers of government hampers the flow of information between investigators."

Contrasting Belgium with its centralised Dutch neighbour, he added: "It's much more difficult for groups to disappear from the radar just by moving 10 kilometres."

Given the difficulty of gathering intelligence in places like Molenbeek, a borough of 90,000 where some neighbourhoods were up to 80 percent Muslim, any gaps in the information chain were problematic, Bakker said: "In parts of Brussels there are areas on which the police have little grip, very segregated areas that don't feel they're a part of the Belgian state.

"In such a case it's very difficult to get feedback from the community. That means while the neighbours may have seen something going on, they're not passing it to the police. Then it becomes very tough for intelligence agencies as only relying on them and not local police is not sufficient."

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ver the last few months we’ve seen several state institutions attempting to unreasonably restrict free speech in India. The Immigration Bureau stopped Priya Pillai from leaving the country, the Censor Board tried to bleep out portions of Pankaj Butalia’s documentary film, the Maharashtra State Legislature has issued a breach of privilege notice to Shobha De, the Ministry of Home Affairs has banned reporting from jails, the Delhi High Court has used its contempt powers to restrain media houses from printing stories related to family members of judges, and of course the police in several states has liberally slapped sedition and other charges against the aam admi for something as trivial as singing a poem.

Joining this illustrious list of institutions in the last couple of weeks, are the Assam Rifles and the High Court of Meghalaya.

As reported earlier on the Hoot, a colonel of the Assam Rifles, which is one of the oldest para-military forces in the country wrote to editors of newspapers in the North East warning them that any reporting “which projects the demands of the NSCN(K) and gives it publicity” could be construed as a violation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) since the NSCN(K) itself is a banned organisation under the UAPA. The journalists from newspapers which received the warning letter are obviously angry as a former editor has explained to the Hoot and rightfully so. These journalists however shouldn’t be intimidated by such letters from the Assam Rifles because the law on the point is fairly settled. As explained so eloquently

by Justice Nariman in the Shreya Singhal case, there are three basic concepts in any discussion on the fundamental right to free speech under Article 19(1)(a). The first is discussion, the second is advocacy and

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Robert-Jan Bartunek and Alastair Macdonald breeding ground for violence" the mayor of Molenbeek called her borough on Sunday, speaking of unemployment and overcrowding among Arab immigrant families, of youthful despair finding refuge in radical Islam.

But as the Brussels district on the wrong side of the city's post-industrial canal becomes a focus for police pursuing those behind Friday's mass attacks in Paris, Belgian authorities are asking what makes the narrow, terraced streets of Molenbeek different from a thousand similar neighbourhoods across Europe.

Three themes emerge as Molenbeek is again in a spotlight of Islamist violence, home not just to militants among Belgium's own half a million Muslims but, it seems, for French radicals seeking a convenient, discreet base to lie low, plan and arm before striking their homeland across the border: Security services face difficulties due to Belgium's local devolution and tensions between the country's French- and Dutch-speaking halves; the country has long been open to fundamentalist preachers from the Gulf; and it has a thriving black market in automatic rifles of the kind used in Paris.

"With 500-1,000 euros (dollars) you can get a military weapon in half an hour," said Bilal Benyaich, senior fellow at Brussels think-tank the Itinera Institute, who has studied the spread of radical Islam in Belgium. "That makes Brussels more like a big U.S. city" in mostly gunfree Europe, he said. Two of the attackers who killed over 130 people, 270 km (170 miles) away in Paris on Friday night were Frenchmen resident in Belgium. Belgian police raided Molenbeek addresses and seven people have been arrested in Belgium over the Paris attacks.

"Almost every time, there is a link to Molenbeek," said 39-year-old centrist prime minister Charles Michel, whose year-old coalition is battling radical recruiters who have tempted more than 350 Belgians to fight in Syria - relative to Belgium's 11 million population, easily the biggest contingent from Europe. But "preventive measures" of the past few months were not enough, Michel said, describing Molenbeek as a "gigantic problem" and saying: "There has to be more of a crackdown."

His interior minister, Jan Jambon, vowed to "cleanse" the district personally. Conservatives blamed lax oversight on left-wing predecessors, nationally and in Molenbeek town hall, and duelled over whether Dutch-speaking Flanders or mainly French-speaking Brussels and the south did more to curb the radicals.

Such differences, which have translated into a profusion of layers of government and policing in an effort to appease centrifugal forces that long threatened to break Belgium apart, have created problems for intelligence and security services.

Jambon has complained himself of a profusion of police forces across state and language lines, including six in Brussels alone, a city of just 1.8 million.

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People shop at a market in the neighbourhood of Molenbeek, where Belgian police staged a raid following the attacks in Paris, at Brussels, Belgium on November 15. (Reuters Photo)

Political complication is also blamed for slowing the passing of new laws, for example to rein in the preaching of hate in mosques or recruitment for and travel to the Syrian war.

While some of Molenbeek's old factories - it once enjoyed the industrious nickname "Petit Manchester" have made it a smart address for bohemian loft living, areas tumbling out from the ship canal, offering halal butchers, street stalls and backstreet mosques are some of the poorest in northwest Europe.

The 25 percent jobless rate, rising to 37 percent among the young, is significantly higher than other parts of Brussels, also home to a thriving, cosmopolitan middle class drawn by the European Union institutions on the other side of the city.

Belgian officials are also increasingly concerned about the influence of radical versions of Islam. They remain a minority taste; the Muslim Executive of Belgium, an umbrella group, spoke of its support for democratic values and condemned "barbarism". Molenbeek, which notably in 2012 saw street protests against enforcement of Belgian law on Muslim face veils, has, however, been among areas where fundamentalist preachers have flourished.

FUNDAMENTALIST PEDIGREE George Dallemagne, a centre-right opposition member of the federal parliament, traces some problems back to the 1970s when resource-poor, heavily industrial Belgium sought favour with Saudi Arabia by providing mosques for Gulf-trained preachers.

These brought with them fundamentalist teachings then alien to most of Belgium's Moroccan immigrants.

Pointing at Molenbeek, Dallemagne said: "The very strong influence of Salafists ... is one of the particularities that puts Belgium at the centre of terrorism in Europe today."

Molenbeek is not unique in Belgium. The highest profile radical group taken on by the state has been sharia4belgium, a social media savvy organisation whose leader and dozens of members were convicted early this year in the Flemish city of Antwerp of recruiting dozens to fight in Syria.

But, as Prime Minister Michel said, a Molenbeek connection keeps coming up in cases of Islamist attacks in Europe going back at least to the 2004 train bombings in Madrid, where one of those jailed for planning them was a Moroccan from the borough.

Over little more than a year, it has figured repeatedly.

In August 2014, a Frenchman of Algerian origin was living there when he gunned down four people at Brussels' Jewish Museum. In January, when Belgian police killed two men in the eastern town of Verviers, foiling what

they said was a plot to kidnap and behead a policeman on camera, many leads led back to Molenbeek.

French police investigating after the shootings in January at Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher grocery suspect one of the killers acquired guns via Molenbeek. So too, prosecutors say, did the Spanish-based Moroccan overpowered on a Brussels to Paris train in August. He had an AK-47 and nearly 300 bullets.

"AIRBASE FOR JIHADISTS" "Molenbeek is a pitstop for radicals and criminals of all sorts," said Benyaich, of the Itinera Institute. "It's a place where you can disappear."

Dallemagne added: "Terrorists are radicalised in France, go to Syria to fight and when they come back they find in Molenbeek the logistical support and the networks they need to carry out terrorist attacks, be it here in Belgium or abroad.

"It's like an airbase for jihadists."

One of the main attractions, investigators say, is weaponry.

Some of that, said Nils Duquet, a researcher at the Flemish Peace Institute, dates back to before 2006 when Belgium, whose state-owned FN Herstal sidearm manufacturer supplied many of the world's armies, also had a relaxed approach to gun ownership.

"With the right connections, it's quite easy to find illegal weapons in Belgium," Duquet said. "Criminals used to come to buy weapons legally. And they kept coming because they found the right networks and people here to get weapons, even after 2006."

Kalashnikov assault rifles of the kind used in the attacks in Paris in January and on Friday, were mostly from stocks left after the war in the former Yugoslavia and mostly reached western Europe in the back of a car, he said. Investigators are looking into links between the Paris attacks and a man from Montenegro arrested with guns in his car in Germany this month.

European Union interior ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday at France's request and will deal yet again with longstanding concerns about traffic in firearms.

However, just as a lack of coordination among the EU's 28 states is blamed by many for a flourishing trade across their open borders, Belgium's extreme form of decentralised government makes it hard to crack down on dealers even in one small state: "In Belgium, there's a problem with data management. Nobody knows how many illegal weapons there are in Belgium," said Duquet. "The reality is we have no idea."

Guardians of the law attack free speech Prashant Reddy Thikkavarapu The Hoot

the third is incitement. In his words, the first two are at the heart of the free speech right – no matter how unpopular the view in question, mere discussion or advocacy of such an opinion cannot be punished under the law. It is only when such advocacy or discussion reaches the level of incitement that the reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2) kick in. Even then, the incitement should be the equivalent of the ‘spark in the powder keg’ i.e. the speech in question should have the likelihood of causing public disorder or violence in the immediate future.

Although Section 13 of UAPA provides for punishment of any person who ‘advocates, abets, advises or incites the commission of an unlawful activity’ (which is defined widely), it is necessary to understand that Indian courts have not always given such provisions of law a literal interpretation especially when such a literal interpretation would lead to an infringement of fundamental rights. For example in the case of Arup Bhuyan v.

State of Assam, where a TADA court had convicted a person for being a member of the banned ULFA, the Supreme Court on appeal overturned the verdict. Justice Katju had held that even if the accused was a member of a banned organisation he would not automatically be convicted under TADA. In pertinent part' he held

“In our opinion, Section 3(5) cannot be read literally otherwise it will violate Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. It has to be read in the light of our observations made above. Hence, mere membership of a banned organisation will not make a person a criminal unless he resorts to violence or incites people to violence or creates public disorder by violence or incitement to violence.”In fact there is also a solid body of case law from the Madras High Court upholding the right to hold meetings and discussions in favour of the LTTE which is a banned organisation under UAPA. In the case of Pugazendhi Thangaraj v. the Commissioner of Police the petitioner had been denied permission by the Commissioner of Police to conduct a signature campaign to get signatures from the public to send to the President of India to remove the ban on the LTTE. The Commissioner denied permission and also informed the petitioner that any such signature campaign would be an offence under the law. The Madras High Court however quashed the Commissioner’s order after citing precedents such as the Arup Bhuyan case to conclude that the petitioner had a right to conduct such a signature campaign.

There are several other judgments on these lines from the Madras High Court.

Moving to the second case i.e. the judg-

ment by the High Court of Meghalaya gagging the press in the state from publishing any call for a bandh by a banned organisation. Any breach would be considered a contemptable offence, the court said.

Such an order is completely illegal and unconstitutional because it imposes prior restraints on free speech i.e. the order prevents the speech from even taking place.

The Supreme Court has made it clear that such ‘prior restraints’ are unacceptable under the law. It did so first in the Rajagopal v.

State of TN case and then again in the Sahara v. Sebi case. In the latter case, the Court had held that under its contempt powers, it could merely postpone, and not prevent, free speech in the reporting of sub-judice cases, but made it very clear that even such postponement orders were to be the exception and not the rule. The Meghalaya High Court doesn’t really discuss any of this case law or also provide any precedent to support its conclusion that publishing a call for a bandh is illegal under the law. Instead the High Court, merely discussed precedents from other Courts prohibiting the forceful enforcement of a bandh or hartal and also allowing parties affected by a bandh to seek compensation from the person enforcing such a call for a bandh.

The media in Nagaland and Meghalaya need to actively pursue these cases by filing appeals before the Supreme Court and create precedent for the future. Even victories before the Supreme Court aren't going to stop the State from cracking down on free speech – just look at the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, she relentlessly attacks free speech under every possible law only to be rebuffed by the High Court on most occasions. Every victory for the press or her critics makes the next case they fight against her a bit easier. As they say, eternal vigilance, is the price of liberty.

nfrastructure can be the key for the development of our state as it would unlock the potential of its land, minerals, other resources and human power. Infrastructure development by creating employment for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled becomes an instrument for inclusive development and main streaming of remote, backward and neglected areas. Development of infrastructure in the state is not easy. Significant challenges need to met, leave aside for fast pacing, but even for building normal pace. The type of soil ranges from hard rock to extremely loose. At one end of the spectrum while cutting the hard rock is a challenge, on the other hand is stabilising the soil. The geological challenge gets compounded by the limited availability of aggregate, critical for construction of roads and other infrastructure. Security always remains a matter of concern for the infrastructure companies that work in the area.

If infrastructure requirements of various sectors are mapped together and planned for development with futuristic perspective of thirty to forty years following a unified approach the economic, environmental and social costs can be reduced to a large extent and pace infrastructure development enhanced significantly. The futuristic plans for the development of infrastructure should be made on the basis of social necessity or economic viability. The objectives for infrastructure development should be well defined and well argued. The investment made in infrastructure development should be purposeful.

While doing infrastructure planning, use of new but most appropriate technologies is must.

It is needless to emphasise that new technologies can enhance durability and efficiency, reduce economic, social and environmental costs and address safety concerns effectively.

The state has huge untapped resources potential by way of land mass, mineral and other resources, services sector and human power which is waiting for being exploited for economic development of the state. To make that happen, the need of the hour is to have a futuristic unified infrastructure development plans with appropriate inputs on technology, financing, capacity development; clearly identifying short term, mid-term and long term goals. The futuristic and unified approach can be the basis for developing smart cities in the state against a pre determined timeframe. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Smart Cities Transport system- are advanced applications which aim to provide innovative services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable various users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated and smarter use of transports networks. The system improves the utilization of existing transit infrastructure and helps in improving access to information, safety and security and provides an overall reduction in pollution and energy conservation. Accordingly, the Smart Cities Mission identified intelligent traffic management and smart parking as smart solutions for urban mobility. Also the ministry aims to set up and develop a national, regional and city level architecture for ITS. Transport infrastructure development needs a good regulatory framework. Roads are the nerve centre of our state or any economy. Roads continue to need a lot of attention (not only during Hornbill Festival, but rather need for real futuristic development of the state). Rural Roads, as developed under PMGSY, Minimum Needs Programme (MNP), National Rural Employment Programme (NREP), Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) and Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) keeping in view the fact road connectivity is a prime contributor to enhancing quality of rural life, needs to penetrate connectivity beyond village settlements and towards more market linkages which would have a multiplier effect to our GDP growth. Customer orientations (satisfaction) under the public transportation need to be emphasis greatly for opportunities to state revenue generation under the said department. It has become clear that massive urbanisation and the resultant transport problems present one of the most important challenges foreseeable in the state. Recognising the importance of this issue, the Government of India has taken important steps to meet the challenge through the adoption of a National Urban Transport Policy and launch of the National Urban Renewal Mission and AMRUT. Public transportation improvement and not road enhancement is the way forward. The right direction for this would be increase direction and separation between infrastructure and services, with services coming under structures that can be more market oriented, including, if need be, through competition and privatization. Urgent requirements of action on several fronts such as urban growth policy, transport demand management, development of road infrastructure which is the main base for all modes to ensure quality service and holistic development of urban transport sector in the state. The PPP route of road development should be continue to be emphasised with appropriate viability gap funding, and environmental clearances, being provided by the government.

Our first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru quoted this often when he talked of development milestones. It is true that the major means of transport- roadways, railways and aircraft carriers- are crucial to development of the nation and issues related to them should be addressed if the government wants to put the nation on the economic map of the world.

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'International conspiracy behind intolerance debate'

Highest rainfall in 10 years washes away Chennai’s expensive drainage

New Delhi, November 16 (iaNs): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday said that there was an "international conspiracy" behind the debate revolving around growing intolerance in India. "When Sonia Gandhi was ruling the country, she was not the prime minister but the government of the day functioned on her directions... No one said a Catholic woman is ruling the country," Ramdev said at a press conference after launching flour noodles by Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust.

"Now that a nationalist is the prime minister, why are such allegations being made? This is an international conspiracy," Ramdev said. Asked about the lynching of a man in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly eating and keeping beef, he said: "There should be no bloodshed in the name of religion. Neither should cows be slaughtered, nor Hindus and Muslims killed in the name of the cow."

"But why should one say that a Hindu Taliban is ruling India? This ideological intolerance is being perpetuated by those who don't want a nationalist government," the yoga guru said. "Agents of international organisations are creating such atmosphere, spreading rumour that there is religious intolerance."

Asked about the BJP's loss in the Bihar assembly election, Ramdev refused to make any direct comments saying he was not involved in the polls. "Support extended to (Narendra) Modi-ji in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was in a different situation. Corruption was rampant, one dynasty had the feeling that it had the right to rule the country... Now, we will focus on 'yoga kranti', Vendors push a cart on the waterlogged Marina Beach in Chennai. (PTI Photo) and if there is a political crisis in the country again, we will cheNNai, November 16 in the previous years, what makes raise our voice," he said. (ageNcies): Heavy rains that sank this year’s rains different is that it was Chennai city in 24 hours was the high- neither a depression nor a cyclone est rainfall in the last 10 years, says the but a low pressure that played havoc Met department. Chennai had 246.5 with people’s lives. This low pressure mm rainfall in the last 24 hours which system formed near Sri Lanka before breaks the record of November 2005 moving northwards.

Visiting rain-affected areas in the satNa (mP), November 16 (Pti): Seven persons which saw 142.4 mm, said Thambi including a girl and a woman of a family were today killed Narayanan, deputy director general, north of Chennai, Chief Minister J Jayand 25 others injured when a private bus in which they meteorological department, Chennai. alalithaa said, “damages due to very He said the highest rainfall during heavy rains was inevitable.” She promwere travelling fell into a valley from Charkhi mountain the north-east monsoon was in No- ised immediate assistance from the road, police said. The mishap took place as the brakes of the bus failed and it fell 25-feet down from the mountain vember 1976, when the city recorded government to all the affected people.

However, when the Met dea rainfall of 452.4 mm. road killing seven persons, Satna SP Sanjay Singh said.

“There will be heavy rain in Chen- partment alert in September 2015 The bus was on its way to Anooppur from Rewa when suddenly its brake failed and it fell down from Charkhi nai although it is not going to be as warned of an above normal rainfall mountain road, he said. Some of the deceased were iden- severe as last night. It is all about the and the same was conveyed to the tified as Rohini (35), Reoti (30), Drishti (4) and Ramdas intensity of the rain and how far it government as well as to the city auNigam (40), he said, adding the identity of remaining continues with that same intensity. thorities, the corporation of Chennai There may be rains in the coming did little to prepare for the situation. ones is yet to be ascertained.

The injured were admitted in Rewa and Bansagar hos- days too but it would be moderate. Making tall claims of preparations, pitals where the condition of two is serious, the SP said, This was something we anticipated the corporation issued statements in September itself but we had alerts detailing the quantity of silt already adding the toll may rise.

The district collector has announced an ex-gratia of too that it would be above normal,” removed from drains and boasted of super suckers, jet-rod machines and Rs 10,000 each to the kin of those killed and Rs 5,000 to he added.

Unlike the north-east monsoons desilting machines used to clear wathe injured, he said, adding investigations are underway.

7 killed, 25 injured as bus falls into valley in MP

Jayalalithaa announces Rs 500 crore for relief

ter off the roads.

Going by the scenes in various parts of city on Monday including Koyambedu, one of the busiest locations that handles thousands of inter-city buses, it looks like the tall claims of the corporation that the city will not sink were washed away in 24 hours of rain. It is evident that the storm water drain projects that drained out several crores rupees in the past two years were still clogged.

Questions being raised now are not just about the desilting contracts in the last few months but also about the multi-crore storm water drain projects and their technical aspects.

Sometime in July 2014, a Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) engineer wrote a confession letter to his boss detailing how his superiors executed a multi-crore storm water drain project at Koyambedu without concrete reinforcements or cement but with quarry dust.

cheNNai, November 16 (Pti): With Tamil Nadu hit by monsoon fury causing flood and inundation, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced allocation of Rs 500 crore towards relief and rehabilitation. The Army's help has been sought to rescue stranded people at nearby Tambaram, she said.

"I have allocated Rs 500 crore towards relief and rehabilitation with immediate effect," she said.

Jayalalithaa said that besides spending for relief and rehabilitation, the allocation would also be used for disbursement of solatium to affected people As many as 71 deaths have been reported in various rain- related incidents, including electrocution and drowning.

Jayalalithaa had last week announced enhanching compensation to families of those killed in rain-related incidents from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs four lakh, besides relief for injured and death of cattle and poultry.

In a statement, the CM said she had directed officials to further expedite relief and rehabilitaion measures in the wake of the government announcing the Rs 500 crore relief package.

Detailing the government's initiatives in the affected districts, especially the worst-affected Cuddalore, she said power supply had been restored in 671 of 683 affected rural body areas. Besides 40 medical camps were functioning.

As many as 121 camps had been held to cater to cattle while fodder for animals was being given free of cost. In 70 relief camps, 58,000 food packets were being distributed, she said.

At Chennai, of the 587 areas, water has been removed in 207 locations and Corporation of Chennai workers were involved in clearing water in the rest of the places.

Most subways, except for six, had been cleared of water and vehicular movement restored, she said, adding uprooted trees were being removed on a war footing. The government was implementing relief and rehabilitation measures on a war-footing in neighbouring Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram areas, she said.

As regards Kancheepuram district, also severely affected,a 160-member NDRF team, three from the State Disaster Response Force, were assisting the district administration.

Emotions should not overrun reason: Prez on returning awards Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen, says Subramanian Swamy 'Debate, discussion should be used for disagreement'

New Delhi, November 16 (iaNs): Prestigious awards should be cherished and emotions should not overrun reason, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said during the National Press Day celebrations. His comment came as several artists recently returned their awards blaming the government for rising intolerance in the county.

Speaking at a function organised by the Press Council of India here, Mukherjee said: "Prestigious awards are a public recognition, of talent, merit and hard work, by peers and leaders in the profession. Such awards should be cherished and valued by those who r eceive them."

"Sensitive minds sometimes get disturbed by some incidents in society. Emotions should not overrun reason and disagreement should be expressed through debate and discussion," he said.

"We must, as proud Indians, have confidence in the idea of India and the values and principles enshrined in our constitution. India has always been able to self-correct whenever such a need has arisen."

The president said journalists must bring to public notice the array of ills and deprivations that continue to beset large number of people.

"The power of the media should be used to reset our moral compass and promote liberalism, human-

New Delhi, November 16 (iaNs): Urging the media to "act as a watchdog of public interest and give voice to the marginalised", President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said emotions should not overrun reason and disagreement should be expressed through debate and discussion.

Speaking at the National Press Day celebrations organised by the Press Council of India here, the president said journalists must bring to public notice the array of ills and deprivations that continue to beset large number of people.

"The power of the media should be used to reset our moral compass and promote liberalism, humanism and decency in public life. While opinion is free, facts should be sacred," the president said.

"Caution should be exercised in passing judgements, especially on matters where the due process of law is yet to be completed. We must never forget that careers and reputations take years to build but only minutes to demolish," the statement added.

He said the media fraternity of India are not only providers of news but also educators which emism and decency in public life.

While opinion is free, facts should be sacred," the president said.

"Caution should be exercised in passing judgements, especially on matters where the due process of law is yet to be completed. We must never forget that careers and reputations take years to build but only minutes to demolish," he added.

Mukherjee said the media fraternity of India were not only pro-

power the citizens and strengthens the democratic framework of the country.

Referring to the main theme of this year's National Press Day discussion, the president said cartoons and caricatures are good stress busters for the viewing public as well as those featured in them.

"The cartoonist captures the mood of the time and his art lies in being able to lampoon without hurting, caricature without distorting and to say with a few strokes of the brush what lengthy articles fail to express. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first prime minister used to repeatedly tell V. Shankar, the doyen of Indian cartoonists, 'Don't spare me, Shankar'," he said.

Mukherjee also gave away National Awards for excellence in journalism on the occasion. Among this year's awardees is IANS agarttala bureau chief Sujit Chakraborty. Prestigious awards are a public recognition, of talent, merit and hard work, by peers and leaders in the profession. Such awards should be cherished and valued by those who receive them, the president said.

viders of news but also educators which empower the citizens and strengthens the democratic framework of the country. Referring to the main theme of this year's National Press Day discussion, the president said cartoons and caricatures were good stress busters for the viewing public as well as those featured in them.

"The cartoonist captures the mood of the time and his art lies

Wrong pain-killers damage kidney among diabetes patients: Experts

in being able to lampoon without hurting, caricature without distorting and to say with a few strokes of the brush what lengthy articles fail to express. Jawaharlal Nehru, our first prime minister, used to repeatedly tell V. Shankar, the doyen of Indian cartoonists, 'Don't spare me, Shankar'," he said. Mukherjee also gave away National Awards for excellence in journalism on the occasion.

are dangerous for diabetes patients, Gadge said diabetes patients should use pain killers such as tramadol which are safer from kidney perspective.

Prateek Saikia, diabetologist of Safdarjung has said pain killers cause damage of the tubules in the kidneys and leads to increase in creatinine.

"The problem is not always reversible.

It may lead to acute renal failure patient may need dialysis and rarely even die," said Saikia.

According to the WHO, India is a home to 65 million diabetic patients, the number being second only to China.

Analysis by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences recently revealed that change in lifestyle with lack of sleep were among the top reasons behind the occurrence of the disease.

"Diabetes patients should avoid certain antibiotics like amikacin (if they have already existing kidney problem). Also certain antibiotics like Gatifloxacin can cause severe fluctuations in blood sugar levels and can be dangerous," said Saikia.

stitutional provisions and demanded that action be taken against Gandhi.

Swamy said he would write to Lok Sabha Speaker asking for either constitution of a special committee or refer the matter to the Ethics Committee for stripping him of his membership of the House.

The Congress, however, sought to dismiss Swamy's charges. Party spokesperson Ajay Maken said, "we don't know what he (Swamy) has said. But he has the habit of getting back into news whenever he is sidelined."

"From the day Rahul Gandhi was born, he has been an Indian national and always held an Indian passport," Congress leader RS Surjewala said.

990 ‘new Indians’ to make their passage from enclaves

Torn between love for their ‘land’ in Bangladesh and the promise New Delhi, November 16 (iaNs): Sevenhills Hospital.

Emphasising that not all pain killers of a new beginning in India Wrong pain-killers taken during diabetes lead to damage in kidneys, even kidney failure, say doctors.

Medical experts say the use of painkillers, especially NSAIDS (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) damages the tubules in the kidneys, which often leads to kidney failure. Though at times the problem is reversible, but mostly the problem persists.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, also called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs), are a class of drugs that provide analgesic (pain-killing) and antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects, and, in higher doses, antiinflammatory effects. These are not suitable for diabetes patients.

"Most diabetics, especially those who have diabetes over a decade are more prone to kidney damage. Taking a pain killer especially NSAIDs (Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) increases your chances of acute kidney injury and failure," said Pradeep Gadge, consultant diabetologist, Gadge's Diabetes Centre and Visiting Consultant at Breach Candy and

New Delhi, November 16 (tNN): BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has claimed himself to be a British national before the authorities there and has demanded that he be stripped of Indian citizenship and Lok Sabha membership.

Circulating copies of documents extracted purportedly from the company law authorities of Britain, he told a press conference here that Gandhi had declared himself as a British national in the documents related to a now-dissolved company.

This, he said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a violation of con-

KolKata, November 16 (ageNcies): The letters exchanged by the Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh in June acknowledged the right of more than 50,000 enclave-dwellers with no state to choose their homeland.

But only 990 “new Indians”, with three newborns, have decided to leave Bangladesh for India, while the rest will stay back in the erstwhile enclaves, now part of either of the countries. The passage of the dwellers, described as historic, will start this week.

“They signed on a paper, and my country changed,” said Jyotsnarani Barman, 40. Barman, a resident of central Bangladesh, moved to enclaves after her marriage 20 years ago. She is now moving further north from her parents.

“Never knew I could weep so much for Bangladesh,” she said.

Nahid Hossain of Dhaka, a

journalist reporting from enclaves, said the chits are “filled with grief” as dwellers would “need a passport to visit their motherland.”

But there is some jubilation. “I will move closer to daughters who are married in Siliguri [West Bengal],” said Barman.

Leaving half the family in Bangladesh to join the other half in West Bengal is the story of many Hindu families. But there are also Muslim families changing homeland. Osman Gani’s story is the weirdest.

Gani, working in brick kilns, is leaving in search of “fresh kilns” in India. “The kilns are exhausted and I’m told that the ones in other parts [of India] pay well, so I thought of changing the country,” he said on the phone from Chit Number 147, Chotogaroljhora village in Kurigram district of north Bangladesh.

Leaving a country forever in search of fresh kilns, where workers are treated like bonded labours, sounds baffling, but it isn’t for. Gani. For him, jobs “are more crucial.” There are at least 200 Mus-

lims — 20 per cent of the emigres — leaving Bangladesh for India.

Changing the country will end routine crossing of the border for work, they said.

Jayaprakash Roy, a medium farmer of Chit number 42 in Panchagarh district, has other reasons to change his homeland.

“The condition in Bangladesh has worsened.” So, Mr. Roy, with three daughters, grabbed the opportunity to move on. Life was “traumatic” in the enclaves. “We had about 900 bighas [360 acres]. Half of it has gone under a river and the other half were encroached upon after my father was murdered in 1985.”

There had never been a proper investigation into the murder because he was in an “Indian territory,” a problem that has always hounded enclave-dwellers. “The body was taken to India and we never saw him… Only the shirt arrived,” he said.

One of the key issues — and perhaps very severe for the Muslims — is the local people’s reluctance to buy land that enclave-

dwellers are trying desperately to sell before leaving. “[I] couldn’t sell my two bighas [nearly 4,000 square yards] that costs over Rs. 3 lakh,” said a Muslim farmer of Panchagarh. But the Hindus said they were short-changed.

Mr. Roy incurred losses for “force-selling” his 6,000 square yards, while his neighbour Ratan Roy said he received only “about one lakh” for his 1,600 square yards. Many said they did not get the right price as the “land sharks knew that the property would be vacated” by November-end. Both Roys regretted that their children would “lose a year of studies for changing the country.”

Families apprehensive Regrets, however, are leading to apprehensions: Will they be accepted in the new neighbourhood?

“They suffered like us and now they are one of us,” Saddam Mia, a Bangladeshi enclave-dweller in India, said a few months ago. “We will include them in all activities, especially in the movement for basic needs in the enclaves,” he said.

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Myanmar: Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi SITTWE, NovEmbEr 16 (rEuTErS): Noor Bagum would have liked to have voted for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) but, like the majority of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, she took no part in the historic election the Nobel laureate won by a landslide.

Stripped of their right to cast ballots by the current government, many Rohingya now hope that, with the NLD able to rule largely on its own, a Suu Kyi-led government will work to restore their lives and many of the rights they have lost.

“I hope that things will get a little bit better,” said Noor Bagum, a 28-year-old mother-of-five, whose village was destroyed during violence between Buddhists and Muslims that swept through Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in 2012.

Dealing with the Rohingya will be one of the most controversial - and unavoidable - of a long list of issues Suu Kyi will inherit from the current government.

Feted by many in the West for her role as champion of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement during long years of military rule, she has been criticized overseas, and by some in Myanmar, for saying little about the abuses faced by the group.

When an NLD government takes power in March, she will come under mounting international pressure to take a definitive stance in their defence.

But speaking out for the Rohingya would carry a political cost at home. The group

is widely disliked in Myanmar, where they are seen as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh - including by some in Suu Kyi’s party. She risks haemorrhaging support by taking up the cause of the beleaguered minority.

LOCAL RIVAL The NLD also faces a powerful local rival - the Arakan National Party (ANP) - that has been accused of stoking anti-Muslim sentiment and has called for the deportation of Rohingya. The ANP won 22 of 29 national level seats in Rakhine and took 22 of the 35 elected seats in the state’s regional assembly, one of the strongest showings by an ethnic party in the election.

“We’ll be damned if we do, and we’ll be damned if we don’t,” said Win Htein, a senior NLD leader, adding that standing up for the Rohingya would give the ANP “ample reason to criticize the NLD”.

Although many have lived in Myanmar for generations, the Rohingya are not one of the 135 ethnic groups recognised under the country’s citizenship law and are thus entitled to only limited rights. Many Rohingya held temporary citizenship documents, known as “white cards”, that allowed them to vote before they were nullified by President Thein Sein this year.

“We won’t be able to solve the problem as long as the international community is supporting and standing for the Bengalis,” said ANP vicechairman Phone Minn, using the government’s term for the group, which insinuates they are illegal immigrants

Parliament chairman asks losing lawmakers to play fair

National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for Myanmar’s first parliament meeting after the November 8 general elections, at the Lower House of Parliament in Naypyitaw November 16. (REUTERS Photo)

from Bangladesh. Phone Minn was elected to a Rakhine regional parliament seat on Sunday.

Noor Bagum, and thousands of other Rohingya are now kept as virtual prisoners outside the state capital of Sittwe in refugee camps like Thae Chaung, a dusty sprawl of listing bamboo huts covered with patchworks of tarps and relief agency rice bags.

“This time, we would have voted for the NLD,” she said, a sentiment widely reflected across the camp.

CITIZENSHIP LAW So far, the NLD has offered little in the way of concrete policy that would tackle Rohingya citizenship status or their resettlement and integration back into the communities they were forced to flee.

But the first post-election

comments by the party’s senior leader Win Htein on the 1982 Citizenship Act that denied Rohingya full citizenship rights showed that their hope may be justified.

“It must be reviewed because it’s too extreme...review that law and make necessary amendments so that we consider those people who are already in our country, maybe second generation, so they will be considered as citizens,” Win Htein told Reuters.

Win Htein said that he wanted the NLD administration to allow the Rohingya to settle anywhere in the country to “lessen the burden on Rakhine State”. It was not clear if Win Htein, one of the most influential politicians in the party, was speaking on behalf of the party or giving a personal view.

UN silent over report of SecretaryGeneral Ban visit North Korea this week

SEouL, NovEmbEr 16 (rEuTErS): U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea's capital Pyongyang this week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, though there was no confirmation from either the United Nations or the South Korean foreign ministry.

The Yonhap report quoted an unnamed U.N. source, who expected Ban would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in what could mark a rare diplomatic opening by the isolated state.

"It is impossible that the U.N Secretary-General will not meet the leader of North Korea, a U.N. member state, as he visits the country," the source told Yonhap, adding that the trip would likely provide significant momentum to resolve issues on the

Korean Peninsula.

Ban, who is South Korean, had earlier this year made plans to visit an industrial park in the North operated jointly by the two Koreas, but Pyongyang retracted approval for the trip at the last minute without explanation.

The U.N. spokesman's office said in a statement that it had no comment on the reported planned visit to Pyongyang. The statement said Ban has always declared his readiness to help enhance dialogue and peace on the Korean peninsula.

The secretive North, officially named the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is under heavy U.N., EU and U.S. sanctions for its missile and nuclear tests.

South Korea's foreign ministry could not confirm the Yonhap report.

Its Unification Ministry said Ban has not contacted the South Korean government about any plan to visit the North.

If the visit does take place, analysts expect Ban to raise the issues of sanctions and the North's suspected nuclear arms programme.

"The key point of discussion will have to be the U.N. sanctions on the North's weapons of mass destruction programme," said Yoo Ho-yeol, an expert on the North at Korea University near Seoul.

"The message by the North may

Britain to hire 1,900 more spies to defend against Islamic State bELEK, NovEmbEr 16 (rEuTErS): Britain will boost its intelligence agency staff by 15 percent and more than double spending on aviation security to defend against Islamist militants plotting attacks from Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.

Britain said it had decided to bolster its defences in the wake of the growing number of plots against Britain and recent attacks, including those in Paris and Tunisia, with Cameron saying Britain had foiled seven potential attacks in the last six months.

“We have been aware of these cells operating in Syria that are radicalising people in our own countries, potentially sending people back to carry out attacks,” Cameron told BBC radio from the Turkish resort of Belek.

“Our security and intelligence services have stopped something like seven attacks in the last six months albeit attacks planned on a smaller scale.

That’s one of the reasons we are strengthening the security and intelligence services.”

He said Britain faced a generational struggle which required more manpower to counter.

The government said that as part of a broader fiveyear defence and security review, due to be published on Nov. 23, it would fund an extra 1,900 officers at its MI5 and MI6 spy agencies and GCHQ eavesdropping agency.

It also plans a “step change” in aviation security following the crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt last month, which Britain has said it believes was brought down by a bomb.

be that it is willing to be flexible on the issue," he said.

"It is a positive opportunity for the North to showcase its leader Kim Jong Un appearing with a world figure as a national leader," Yoo said.

In December last year, the U.N. General Assembly urged the Security Council to consider referring the North to the International Criminal Court after a U.N. inquiry detailed wide-ranging abuses in the country comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.

Two serving U.N. chiefs have visited the North previously.

Kurt Waldheim visited the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in 1979 and again in 1981. Boutros BoutrosGhali visited in 1993.

Ban served as South Korea's foreign minister from 2004 to 2006, a period of intense multinational negotiations aimed at ending the North's nuclear programme. Those talks led to a 2005 deal that later fell apart.

Forging a breakthrough with North Korea would be a signature achievement for Ban, whose second five-year term at the helm of the UN finishes at the end of 2016.

Ban has been mentioned in South Korean media and public opinion polls as a potential candidate in the presidential election scheduled in 2017, but has denied any intention to run.

ANP’s Phone Minn has a different view. He said that the law was “the solution”.

“If they followed that law, the problem will be solved... if these Bengali people deserve citizenship according to the law, they can get it,” said Phone Minn.

Suu Kyi has never visited the refugee camps that house some 140,000 people, mainly Rohingya. Still, many believe her government will be more sympathetic than the outgoing Union Solidarity and Development Party, which was created by the country’s former junta and led by retired military officers.

Mohammed Solim, 32, who like many camp residents was angry at being deprived of the right to vote, said: “We hope that since the NLD won, we will get freedom.”

NAYPYITAW, NovEmbEr 16 (rEuTErS): Myanmar’s parliament chairman on Monday urged lawmakers from the ruling party thrashed at the polls to play fair in the outgoing legislature’s remaining debates, which could determine the budget a new opposition-led government will inherit next year.

The National League for Democracy (NLD) won an outright majority in the Nov. 8 election and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi met reformist house speaker Shwe Mann on Sunday to ask for help in a drawn-out transition expected to be concluded in late March.

Former junta heavyweight Shwe Mann has become an unlikely ally for Suu Kyi, and the loss of his seat and signs of estrangement from the army and his ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have left his political future uncertain.

“Most of the current parliamentarians, including me, lost in the election and had no reason to return,” he said at the opening of the new session.

“Although we won’t be coming back, we need to do our best to perform the responsibilities of lawmakers, truthfully and faithfully.

“While we still have the chance, let’s give our best for the people.”

Some NLD members are concerned military-appointed lawmakers could coerce USDP legislators to beef-up the next armed forces budget, at the expense of areas key to NLD hopes of making a successful debut in government amid high expectations from a public yearning for change.

SNUB TO GENERALS The USDP dominates parliament right now, but has so far won only 41 seats in the upper and lower houses, little more than a 10th of the NLD’s

390 - a resounding snub to a party created by the junta and controlled by generals who ceded power in 2011.

Among those soldiers were reformers like President Thein Sein and his team of “super ministers”, who sought international help to overhaul of an economy shackled by sanctions and decades of corruption and inept military rule. Thein Sein did not run in the election.

After winning 80 percent of the seats contested in the two chambers of parliament, the NLD has a challenge to court more investment and create jobs, while keeping control of consumer prices, a wayward currency and yawning trade deficit.

The NLD’s manifesto is broad and vague, but the party has pledged to boost Myanmar’s rudimentary schools and hospitals. Crucial to that is support of rival lawmakers to allocate sufficient funds.

Under Myanmar’s quasi-civilian system, the military’s interests are protected by reserving 25 percent of seats in the legislature, along with three key ministerial portfolios, for the armed forces. Defence issues have limited civilian oversight.

“We worry that the army will push for heavy military spending. We can’t touch the defence budget. Our priorities are healthcare and education,” Win Htein, an NLD leader, told Reuters.

But the NLD government will need the military. Not only will the military bloc be the biggest opposition force in parliament, its control of the ministries of interior, defence and border security mean it will also be a key partner in office.

“We don’t want to provoke them,” said Win Htein. “This is nothing compared to (running) the whole government.”

French PM warns of more attacks PArIS, NovEmbEr 16 (rEuTErS): French police raided homes of suspected Islamist militants across the country overnight in the aftermath of the Paris shootings, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday as he warned of potential further attacks. Valls said that since this summer, French intelligence services had prevented 5 attacks. “We know that more attacks are being prepared, not just against France but also against other European countries,” Valls said on RTL radio.

Police sources told Reuters that authorities conducted at least 110 house searches in cities around France overnight. One of these People observe a minute of silence in tribute to victims of Friday’s attacks Paris in front of French embassy, near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, searches, in the Paris suburb of Bo- in Germany on November 16. (REUTERS Photo) bigny, was part of the judicial investigation into the attacks at a football stadium, bars and a concert hall and where at least 129 people died.

The death toll was put 132 on Sunday, but reports on Monday said that increase may have been a counting PArIS, NovEmbEr 16 (rEuTErS): Fingerprints from one of the suierror. French media said police also cide bombers behind the attacks at the Stade de France in Paris matched raided houses in Toulouse, Grenoble the prints of a man registered in Greece in October, a French prosecutor and Bobigny. “We are making use of said on Monday. “At this stage, while the authenticity of a passport in the the legal framework of the state of name of Ahmad al Mohammad, born Sept. 10 1990 in Idlib, Syria needs to emergency to question people who be verified, there are similarities between the fingerprints of the suicide are part of the radical jihadist move- bomber and those taken during a control in Greece in October,” the Paris ment...and all those who advocate prosecutor said in a statement.

The prosecutor also said a second bomber at the Bataclan concert hall hate of the republic,” Valls said.

On Friday, three coordinated had now been identified. The prosecutor named him as 28-year old Samy teams of gunmen and suicide bomb- Ammour from Drancy, north of Paris and said he was known to counterterrorism units after being placed under investigation and judicial control ers carried out the wave of attacks for attempting to go to Yemen. He disappeared in the autumn of 2013 and across Paris in what President Fran- an international arrest warrant was issued for him. “Five of the terrorists cois Hollande called an “act of war” killed have now been identified,” prosecutor added.

by Islamic State.

Fingerprints from Paris bomber match man registered in Greece

Iraq warned of attacks before Paris Assault bAGHDAD, NovEmbEr 16 (AP): Senior Iraqi intelligence officials warned members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group of imminent assaults by the militant organization just one day before last week’s deadly attacks in Paris killed 129 people, The Associated Press has learned.

Iraqi intelligence sent a dispatch saying the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had ordered an attack on coalition countries fighting against them in Iraq and Syria, as well as on Iran and Russia, through bombings or other attacks in the days ahead.

The dispatch said the Iraqis had no specific details on when or where the attack would take place, and a senior French security official told the AP that French intelligence gets this kind of communication “all the time” and “ev-

ery day.”

Without commenting specifically on the Iraqi warning, a senior U.S. intelligence official said he was not aware of any threat information sent to Western governments that was specific enough to have thwarted the Paris attacks. Officials from the U.S., French and other Western governments have expressed worries for months about Islamic State-inspired attacks by militants who fought in Syria, the official noted. In recent weeks, the sense of danger had spiked.

Six senior Iraqi officials confirmed the information in the dispatch, a copy of which was obtained by the AP, and four of these intelligence officials said they also warned France specifically of a potential attack. Two officials told the AP that France was warned beforehand of details that French authorities have yet

to make public.

“We have recovered information from our direct sources in the Islamic State terrorist organization about the orders issued by terrorist ‘Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’ directing all members of the organization to implement an international attack that includes all coalition countries, in addition to Iran and the Russian Federation, through bombings or assassinations or hostage taking in the coming days. We do not have information on the date and place for implementing these terrorist operations at this time,” the Iraqi dispatch read in part.

Among the other warnings cited by Iraqi officials: that the Paris attacks appear to have been planned in Raqqa, Syria — the Islamic State’s de-facto capital — where the attackers were trained specifically for this operation and with the

intention of sending them to France.

The officials also said a sleeper cell in France then met with the attackers after their training and helped them to execute the plan.

There were 24 people involved in the operation, they said: 19 attackers and five others in charge of logistics and planning. The officials all spoke anonymously because they are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for the gun and bomb attacks on a stadium, a concert hall and Paris cafes that also wounded 350 people, 99 of them seriously. Seven of the attackers blew themselves up. Police have been searching intensively for accomplices.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, also told journalists in Vienna on Sunday that Iraqi intel-

ligence agencies had obtained information that some countries would be targeted, including France, the United States and Iran, and had shared the intelligence with those countries.

Officials in the French presidential palace would not comment.

Every night, the head of French counterintelligence goes to bed asking ‘why not today?’ the French security official said.

The Iraqi government has been sharing intelligence with various coalition nations since they launched their airstrike campaign against the Islamic State group last year. In September, the Iraqi government also announced that it was part of an intelligence-sharing quartet with Russia, Iran and Syria for the purposes of undermining the militant group’s ability to make further battlefield gains.

A third of Iraq and Syria are now part of the selfstyled caliphate declared by the Islamic State group last year.

General warnings about potential attacks from Iraqi intelligence or other Middle Eastern intelligence services are not uncommon, the official said.

The French were already on high alert. “During the last month we have disrupted a certain number of attacks in our territory,” Bajolet said. “But this doesn’t mean that we will be able all the time to disrupt such attacks.”

Obtaining intelligence about the Islamic State group has been no easy feat given difficulties accessing territory held by the radical Sunni group. Iraqi agencies generally rely on informants inside the group in both Iraq and Syria for information, but that is not always infallible.

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REALITY SHOW AND VOTING CARD The Impact & Import of Cartooning & Caricature as a Medium of Expression of Opinion versus TALENT OF HAVE NOTS??

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t is so encouraging to have seen talent of Naga youths in various disciplines today. We can proudly say Nagas are second to none. Without basic facility and professional training, Nagaland has produced “Self-made Artists” that encourages increasing number of organizers for Reality Show over the years. Sadly, voting card has become an obstacle for many aspirants because we belongs to “Have and Have not” society. Even for the winners, their journey ends with prize money.

I’m told that the show is designed at the rate of 50/50 for judges’ mark and voting card respectively. What hope is there for contestant from poor economic background? Is it sensible to participate if one has to miss out 50% mark? All of us are witnesses to what’s happening around. Every single elimination round is tense and supported by sale of voting cards. Contestant means burden to one’s own family in today’s context.

Then the countdown for final round begins. Once again the whole family, siblings, cousins, friends and colleagues are engaged in selling voting card of ninety thousand or one lakh rupees worth per contestant issued by organizers. The town is flooded with voting cards sold by all other contestants as well. There is hardly any chance to say “TOTAL SOLD OUT” but those contestants’s family who could afford would make-up payment for remaining cards to secure marks for 50% and submit to organizers. Imagine the situation of those who fail to sell the same scale.

How do we asses someone if we

should look for potential? Not given due recognition to someone with ability and interest is nothing but justice denied. Isn’t it too painful to mourn the death of living talent in someone? Yes money is powerful but it shouldn’t silence someone’s talent. There is variety of choices for people living in metros.

They may fit in or opt for other possible opportunities but we have limited market and avenues in Nagaland. My message to all Have-not contestants of past and present, may be you have lost the show to Haves but this is not the end of the world. Your value does not decrease basing on someone’s inability to declare you as winner. Believe in yourself and continue to inspire others.

No one can take away that inborn gem in you. Stay blessed.

Young talents are identified by organizing the show but how about promoting the winner after competition?

What scope awaits them? If organizers are there only to organize the show, whose responsibility is it to promote the winner? Reality Show in a real sense is a business, the business to promote talents and not the other business.

How practical are the organizers after the show?

Here I don’t mean the show to run on loss. Of course the show must go on but it isn’t a bad idea to try some better option taking both organizers as well as contestants in to consideration.

My humble suggestion to organizers is to tie up with some telecom service providers for voting system. Once the designated SMS voting number is announced, I’m sure the system would be contestant friendly and more con-

venient for general public voting as well. This is a win-win position for both the telecom service providers and the show organizers as you both can make money out of it.

In addition, setting up of website for your show won’t cost you much. In fact, this is basic for any standard reality show in this day and age. Why don’t you allow people to vote through your website too? Furthermore, upload their performance videos in your website and let people vote according to talents and likings. This will also raise the standard of reality shows in the state and promote both your show and talents beyond boundaries. Buying voting cards without knowing the contestant is unrealistic, if not, unethical to a certain degree.

If you (the organizers) truly have an objective to promoting talents you should tie-up with cable providers across Nagaland or even neighboring states and broadcast the program widely. Broadcasting only in Dimapur is not enough in many fronts. Broadcasting widely will not only promote and popularize the talents but will also expand your voting bank, which is extra revenue.

School/college is not the only place under the sun to shape one’s destiny. Some have brains to study professional courses; others have skill to be professional. Reality Show if organized in true spirit will be a blessing to many who missed the bus for no fault of theirs. Let the Reality Show bring out the best possible version of oneself.

Vikali Shikhu, Dimapur

SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR TRAFFIC PROBLEM AND ROAD MAP TO START WITH SMART CITY

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ew days back Government of Nagaland had a discussion with the officials from France and is likely to have more discussion in connection with ropeways, apparently, intending to solve the traffic congestion problem and for the proposed smart city of Kohima.

It is imperative to consult the advance countries or experts to solve the problem which are beyond domestic limitation etc. However, it is equally possible to solve the domestic problems without the consultation of experts with God gifted talent and if there is a will.

Dependent State like ours has problem when there is no money but when there is money it becomes a worrisome because whether money can be judiciously utilized for the development or not and question of transparency and accountability arise.

Few simple suggestions to ease the traffic problems and what to do with the money Rs. 400 crores likely to be sanctioned (or already sanctioned?) to start with smart city are as follow: Solution for traffic problem 1. For private vehicles a)Mark all vehicles ‘A’ ‘B’ & ‘C’ proportionately. b) Each designated marking A, B, & C be regulated to ply on Monday & Thursday, Tuesday & Friday and Wednesday & Saturday respectively.

2. For Commercial Vehicles a)Mark all Vehicles ‘X’ and ‘Y’ Proportionately b)Each designated marking X and Y be regulated to ply on Monday, Wednesday & Friday and Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday respectively. c) Rate of Commercial Vehicle fare or passenger fare be fixed and display at different designated places for the awareness of the public. d)Variation of rate may be fixed depending on pick, non-pick and odd hour( i.e. early hour before 5 AM and after 7 PM) e)Rate may also be fixed as per distance. f) Mini bus, City bus and Taxis are divided and allotted different location and destinations. g)Either rotate potential and nonpotential earning destination/location or make tender system for specific period and fresh tender thereafter. h)Violation of prescribed rate or allotted destination be imposed fine or non-bailable imprisonment for a specific period.

3. For both Private and Commercial Vehicles a)Violation of the regulated day/s be imposed heavy amount of fine or non-bailable imprisonment for a specific period. b)Under unavoidable circumstances any vehicle required to ply on unregulated day/s may be allowed with a permission by depositing specific amount through Treasury Challan.

in Directorate are allowed during Office timing or for Official duty. b)Field Officers or any un-entitled officers whose nature of duty required vehicle service be notified and marked as ‘O’ for use in Official Duty or during office timing only. c) Pool vehicle of all types (light, medium and heavy) be strictly used for official duty and driven by the designated drivers only. d)Under un-avoidable circumstance, a permission may be obtained from the vehicle controlling authority for a specific purpose/time by depositing prescribed amount through Treasury Challan. e)Violation of prescribed rules/ guidelines by Officers/staff be suspended instantly and repetition of the same offence be terminated from the service.

Traffic Rules/vehicle signals.

1. Mandatory trainings to be imparted on traffic and vehicle signals to all license holders.

2. Violation of traffic rules or signals be imposed fine or non-bailable imprisonment for a specific days.

3. Except for Governor and Chief Minister who are constitutional head of state and head of state Government respectively any overtaking during the traffic jam be detained in police lockup for a night and vehicle seize for detainment for a period of 5 days.

4. People without private garage may be permitted to park their vehicle on roadside during off time (night) by depositing parking fee through Treasury challan.

5. Parking of vehicle on the road side duringofftimewithoutpermissionmaybe toyed away and penalty be imposed.

Utilisation of fine collected from defaulters.

1. Road improvement.

2. Incentive to outstanding traffic personnel and person assigned for traffic duty.

How to utilise the Rs. 400 crores.

1. Repair/renovation of existing roads.

2. Revival of abandoned roads.

3. Construction of new approached roads and bypass.

Suggestions.

1. New approach road from Keyake (BSF camp) to Lerie(CRPF camp) via below commercial helipad Rs. 30 crores.

2. New approach road from Seikhazou to Kharüzou Assam Rifles HQ via lower Kitsubozou Rs. 20 crores.

3. Revival of abandoned road passing below Assam Rifles H.Q ground through which new approached road connecting Tsiepfutsiepfhe (A.G) to Lerie CRPF camp Rs. 20 crores.

4. New approached road BRTF camp High School junction Peraciezie to Seruzou Hospital Colony. Rs. 40 crores 5. New approached road from T.M 4. For Government Vehicles School to Bayavu Hill Rs. 10 Crores. a)Only Vehicle entitled Officers i.e.

Joint Secretary and above in Secre- 6. New approach road from NH29 near new petrol pump (opposite tariat and Joint Director and above

to para medical colony) to Forest/ Agri colony Rs. 10 crores.

7. Bye pass road from Jotsoma byepass road to Phesama via Dainty Buds school and Mental Hospital to divert heavy vehicles from Manipur and military convoy in the main town. Rs. 70 crores.

8. Revival of British road from Jotsoma to Para Medical colony Rs. 10 crores.

9. Improvement of approached road from NH29 to Paramedical junction RS.2 crores.

10.For expedite and immediate completion of road connecting New Secretariat to Keyake BSF camp Rs. 10 crores.

11.For expedite and immediate completion of road connecting Rüleizou IG stadium to Seithogei Assam Rifles camp Rs. 25 crores.

12.Immediate completion of approached road from TM School to Kenuozou Rs. 4 crores.

13.Improvement of circular road from DBS junction to Seikhazou Rs. 3 crores.

14.Protection of landslide (landslide that has potential threat to Raj Bhavan) and construction of parking space below Naga Hospital for community bus/others coming from western side Rs. 40 crores.

15.New parking station at Rüleizou for northern side Rs. 8 crores.

16.New parking station at Keyake for eastern side Rs. 8 crores.

17.New parking station at New Reserve Police for Southern side Rs. 8 crores.

18.Improvement of road/drainage system for various colonies in Kohima Rs. 15 crores.

19.Compensation for widening of main road in the town Rs. 67 crores.

Conclusions.

Although, this is a layman’s point of view, in the prevalent present domestic scenario, perhaps the above simple suggestion can solve the traffic congestion/problem without the help of experts and advance countries.

Secondly, the proposed ropeway budget involving Rs. 400 crores can be used comfortably to construct, revive and repair the suggested approached/ byepass roads in and around Kohima which in my opinion will help solving traffic problem ten times better if not hundred times than the proposed ropeway. Thirdly, it will solve and improve our economy. Fourthly and most importantly, the simple suggestion will decrease pollution.

Finally, keeping these simple suggestion in mind this is the tip of the iceberg to pave the way to a floodgate of refined ideas from social workers and the Government to solve the menace of traffic problem with a vision to start a smart city. Any misuse of sanctioned fund in the form of commission, percentage, political line and comprise of quality work should be checked and give a befitting lesson with an iron fist instantly.

May God help us emerging out of our ego and selfish motive from this important issue.

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anguage was first conveyed through the medium of art hence the first speech and expression of human beings have been through art. All forms of art, including cartoons and caricatures, are so versatile and so very easily explicable and comprehensible that even the unlettered can understand and appreciate, or disparage, them. Obviously, the impact and import of cartooning and caricature cannot be over-emphasized. And we have seen how cartoons and caricatures, as indeed other forms of art, have either elevated the finer sensibilities and sensitivities or raised the hackles of human beings ~ to the point that communities and societies have utilized them to rise up to a higher level of culture and civilization or mis-utilized them to create disruptions and chaos, even destabilize communities and societies. Any form of art including language to convey messages, thoughts, emotions and opinions, have always been a powerful tool to unite or divide human beings, communities and societies. Clearly, fully understanding the impact and import of cartooning and caricature, making the best of them and taking the best advantage of this medium depends of the open-mindedness, open-heartedness and maturity of individuals, communities and societies.

There are numerous issues that cannot be adequately expressed and conveyed through the written word or speech. So it is not for nothing that it is said that one picture is worth a thousand words. And we experience that every day with our morning cup of tea when we first look at the cartoons in our newspapers. In fact, sometimes I feel that after reading and enjoying a cartoon, it is quite unnecessary to read the rest of the paper because if newspapers are a medium for socially relevant and socially beneficial messages, the cartoons say it all very succinctly. Here I take the opportunity to congratulate and convey my appreciation to all our cartoonists in Nagaland for the very unique service you are rendering to our society and state. Please keep it up.

And I would also invite cartoonists to contribute in Nagaland Page too. Many years ago, a Naga cartoonist had approached us by sending samples of his cartoons – unfortunately, I could not respond positively, as we were struggling for survival at that time. Not that we are still not struggling now but there is strength in numbers and I am wiser today, so please contribute to Nagaland Page too and let’s struggle together.

We are slowly learning that numerous forms of art have been proscribed over the centuries because they are perceived to be against the interests of the agenda of the powerful, as well as tools to destroy the status quo of the power hierarchies and structures. Numerous forms of art have been also been proscribed over the centuries and across countries because they are alleged to hurt religious, cultural and community sentiments. This is a tragedy because at the end of the day, it is art and art alone, in whatever form that will define the

maturity and civilizational level of any people, any community and any society – for that matter any nation. Art, including cartooning and caricature, is so potent, so powerful, so pervasive, so persuasive and so indomitable that it is feared much more than weapons of mass destruction. So we had the Editor and several staff of Charlie Hebdo mercilessly murdered and maimed last year. We had MF Hussain chased out of the country a few years ago, we had Salman Rushdie fatwa-ed, we had numerous artists, cartoonists, writers, poets, singers, musicians and literary and other performers of visual and performing arts imprisoned, killed, injured and silenced across the globe. You see, we live in a world that still clings to the concept of single and perceived mainstream narratives therefore the status quo of power hierarchies, structures and vested interests are protected by physically, and through other ways, eliminating those who question their existence. We still live in a world where only single and perceived mainstream narratives of religion, culture and community exists therefore any atypical and non-conforming narratives are suspect and deemed subversive. Alas, we still live in a world where vested interests dictate the rotation and revolution of our thoughts, messages, emotions and opinions – indeed the very conduct of our lives – as their sole prerogative. Yes, cartooning and caricatures are acts of cocking a snook at these concepts, these power-based imposed narratives and these cultures of intolerance and these learned and acquired chauvinism, which are all tactics and strategies to protect those who can achieve their vested interests of oppression only by silencing and suppressing disagreements, dissents and most of all by obliterating those who have the creativity and the intelligence to inform, create awareness and educate the masses that there are endless ways to think, to love and to live.

In the earlier days of the emergence of the Fourth Estate, lampooning was also a very powerful tool to project a realistic picture of those in power at the top of the political, social, economic, cultural and religious hierarchies and structures, as well as of the inequalities and inequities of society itself in almost all parts of the globe. In Naga society itself, perhaps the best example would be the dramas that are organized and staged in every village during Christmas. Yes, lampooning, cartooning and caricaturing in numerous forms has been always known to every community and society and have been fully utilized to make ourselves see our own smudged faces clearly on the mirror. At the end of the day, when we look at a cartoon, a caricature a lampoon or any other piece of art, we are only looking at ourselves, totally unmasked. The problem arises when some cannot and are unable and unwilling to look at themselves totally unmasked and it is this inability and unwillingness that threatens the essence, principles and practise of democracy, creates divisions and divisiveness in society and state and en-

dangers the world and humankind to the threats of chaos, of war, even total annihilation.

Over the past year or so, even in India, caricatures have invited imprisonment, as has happened in West Bengal. Individual’s insecurity is a very real threat to liberalism, democracy and progressiveness, even to sustained and sustainable development. It becomes all the more retrogressive, especially when it spills over to the public space.

And this we are witnessing in India and the world at large. What do you think was Paris the other day all about? It was an act of imposing a single narrative based on human insecurities, which is feed by the need to negate all other narratives. But this we are witness to, even in our own society and state in different forms under the guise of culture, traditions, religions and all such man-made systems and structures. And I am sure Cartoonists in Nagaland will have their own tales to tell, as much as writers, poets, journalists and Editors have.

But there comes a time in the life of an individual, as much as in the life of a society when we must do or die, or die doing, because only a few of us are blessed with the courage of conviction to live beyond and above our own selves. And we solemnly observe the National Press Day today because we, those of us gathered here today, have vowed to be guided by our courage of conviction, especially our conviction that cartooning and caricaturing definitely makes indelible impact on the psyche of our people and hence their import for our society and state. And hence their import as the very lifeline of the essence, ideals and principles of democracy for which I think those of us gathered here today will agree that it is worth laying down our lives for. No form of art is lesser than the other for all forms of art are mediums to convey messages that would result is positive self realization, enhance the quality of human life and elevate human life and society to a higher level of civilization.

As we observe the National Press Day today, especially against the background of the intimidating notification issued by the Assam Rifles last month to Media Houses of Nagaland, let us resolve to make the best use of our talents, our vocation, our profession and the institution of the Fourth Estate to serve our people and our land by giving our best without fear or favour to any individual or groups of individuals, or to any vested interest or to any political, social, economic, cultural or religious hierarchies and structures.

As members of the Fourth Estate, in whatever capacity, let us, once again, reiterate the obligations we owe to our people, our land, our society and our country.

I would like to register my gratitude to the Dimapur Press Club for organizing this programme to mark and observe the National Press Day and for inviting me to speak on the theme set very appropriately by the Press Council of India.

Thank You. Monalisa Changkija

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forget the exact year, but sometime around 1980s when TN. Sheshan, the inimitable future Chief Election Commission of India, the man who in my view for the first time taught difficult Politicians in Power to Respect the Election Commission Rules in India; was the Secretary of Forest, Environment and Wildlife, that sent a Draft of Forest Conservation Act of India to Nagaland with request for its adoption.

Nagaland replied that all the forested lands in the State are in Private Ownership of the Villagers and Jhum Cultivation being the traditional practice of the People on their own Land from time immemorial; difficulties may arise in the adoption of the Act in view of Constitutional Safeguard for the State on 'Land and its resources'.

Then came a second letter set in light and inviting tone, that the Act is only for the Preservation of Animals and that it would cause no difficulty to the people.

During those days, it was quite normal for any Naga to carry naked Daoh, Spears or Sporting Guns and Rifles proudly and openly in the Village or in the public places. It was not viewed odd for any civilians to carry Gun or Rifle in the public; they are known and accepted only for hunting; and the hunting of wild animals in the jungle was a favorite activity of every male Naga.

Males, grownup or even young, more often than not, when gathered together in the company of friends any place to while away Time, would narrate tales of their hunting episodes. Any male who have not had hunting experiences were viewed feminine.

To suddenly change such a culture followed from time immemorial of stiff necked Naga, in their own Lands, would be a bit unconscionable to accept, and therefore the State sent a letter again as best as it could, to state that the Act in Toto would not be easy.

When a third letter came from the future Chief Election Commission of India, the happily promoted Secretary Commissioner of Nagaland became a bit concerned and uncomfortable. He called me, then Conservator of Forests, to his Office for consultation and I sug-

gested we fool the Ministry at Delhi a bit by sending a letter to the great Environment Secretary that we would adopt the Conservation Act in all our RESERVED FORESTS AND GOVERNMENT PURCHASED FORESTS and Nagaland had only negligible Government Forests!!!

The Commissioner got the approval of the concerned Forest Minister in the State and the letter was dispatched to Delhi to the great relief the late Secretary Commissioner.

So Conservancy Act of India became applicable to the Reserved Forests, Protected Forests and Land owned by the Government of the State only, not others.

After that, came Central Hunting Rules for adoption in the State and for that the State replied to the Authorities that Nagaland is formulating its own Hunting Rules in view of the peculiar Ownership and Nature of 'Land and its Resources' in the State.

Nagas by nature prefer Requests than Orders, but Nagaland was killing too many Wild Animals and Birds than Mother Nature could Re-coup.

Then I worked as Principal Secretary, Government of Nagaland of Forest, Wildlife and Environment until in 2001 when I became the happiest Government Servant to take Voluntary Retirement. I thought Nagaland should not exterminate God's created Species from the face of the Earth and saw preservation Measures would be better achieved from the Christian View.

Khrietuo Belho was a quiet youth Member of our Khedi Baptist Church Kohima and also a Student Leader. He is now a Deacon in the Church; I mentioned to him then that it would be good if the Students of Kohima Village could make a Resolution closing shooting of Wild Animals and Birds. The Students did and this is the first time any Youth Organization in Nagaland did such an unpopular Measure in the State. The Kohima Village Youths enthusiastically began to support the measure in the Jungles under the Jurisdiction of the Village, and the Village Council has latterly made standing Rules to fine those setting fire to the jungle and do hunt-

ing.

The Khedi Baptist Church began discouraging its favorite food of Wild Animal Meat in their frequent Church Camps in the Jungle, the Church also went against killing of wild Animals and Birds for Trade. I thought there would be NOAHs among the Naga also.

When Rev. Keviyiekielie Linyü, Pastor Khedi Baptist Church was sent on deputation to the Angami Baptist Church Council as Executive Secretary reluctantly; often we discussed the welcome issue of the Church to encourage the Preservation of Nature and he introduced a Resolution in one of the Annual Council Meetings of the ABCC requesting the constituent Churches to desist Serving of wild Meat at least in the Council sponsored Programs and for Christians not to shoot Wild Animals for Trade. The Resolution was adopted and Copies were sent to other Tribe Associations.

Rev. Linyü while a Member of the Executive Body of Nagaland Baptist Church Council; the NBCC adopted Resolutions for the Preservation of Wild Animals. And in the NBCC Annual Meeting at Rotomi Village, Sümi Baptist Church, for the first time, served Meals without Wild Animal Meat!

Today, the Baptist Churches and Organizations including those of Students, Youth, Village Councils and many Non-Government Organizations actively support Preservation of Wild Animals in Nagaland. Even in the remotest interior Places like Salumi in the Myanmar Border one sees Notices put up by the Student Body prohibiting Hunting of wild animals in their Village Territory.

Today thousands upon thousands of Amur Falcons from all over the Continents of the world migrate yearly to Nagaland and sleep soundly in the Doyand Valley and also other places in the State; and people from all Continents of the World have started to come and enjoy seeing the Falcons rest and sleep peacefully in Nagaland.

Nagaland now needs to produce modern NOAH for prevention of Cruelty to domesticated Animals.

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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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bassist, thanked MTLT for organizing the anniversary concert and assured that Squadron would try their best to “make their best performance ever.” The press conference was jointly addressed by Squadron and MTLT where all five members of the band and the organizers were present.

Toshiakum Jamir is the working horse behind the event, who is also the convener of the event’s planning and fund raising committee.

Apart from performing all time hits, Squadron is also expected to perform some of their original never-released works. Squadron revealed some of their original works called “Cry, citizen, cry,” “Welcome, and get killed,” “No identity,” “Little corner” and “Fly by night.” It was also revealed

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he name of the band Squadron.

The oldest surviving rock-metal band in Nagaland today and the most accomplished and the most easily recognizable band of them all.

Squadron was formed in the year 1990 and their first concert was on August 15 where they open the show with Iron Maiden’s ‘Wrathchild’ to a jam packed Town Hall, Mokokchung. Over the years, this band has performed over 400 different songs in almost 400 concerts across all over Nagaland and India.

The band is now 25 years old and the band members too, well, are getting older. But their love for what they do best keeps growing stronger. The fivemember band has never in

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its 25 years of existence disbanded even though their shows became fewer. This peculiarly successful band is not the kind of band that crazes for media hype and their performances largely remained confined to exclusive shows during the recent years. Now, however, to mark their 25th anniversary Squadron is teaming up with the Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) to put on the “biggest and best show” of their career – an open air free concert on December 29, 2015 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung.

Organized by the MTLT, the show is projected to be the ‘great revival’ of music in Mokokchung. During the 1990s when Squadron was at their heights, Mokokchung was regarded the ‘music capital’ of Nagaland and through this show,

our society in all spheres through their music.” He also stated that Squadron was the pioneer band to bring laurels to the state and was hugely responsible for making music a vibrant industry in Nagaland. “90s was a time when the situation and scenario in our land was volatile,” he added, further adding that despite all odds, “Squadron continued to inspire all.” Further, he added that

try. The band is still very active and performs regularly across the state albeit keeping the distance from media limelight, including their annual get-together shows, and their last major tour was the ‘Save a Life – All Nagaland Mega Tour’ during 2008-09. Part from the IIT Chennai beat contest, Squadron was also the winner of the All Nagaland Beat Contest 1994 and 2nd Runners Up of the North east Beat Contest Aizawl, 1996 and has represented Nagaland in various events.

They have also contributed towards several non-profit organizations.

Squadron are Wati Imchen on the vocals, K.Lanu Aier on bass, B.Bendang Jamir on the guitars, Temsu Imsong on the guitars and Mar Tzudir on drums.

Squadron band members and MTLT leaders on November 16.

Squadron on their Goa tour, 1993 MTLT aims to put Mokokchung in its ‘rightful place’ once again. Imkummeren Jamir, president of MTLT and organizing convener of the Squadron anniversary concert, while addressing a press conference here today at Longkumer Kilem said that they decided to organize the show to “acknowledge the Squadron band because they contributed immensely towards ushering change in

that they are working on a documentary. Apart from the big show on December 29, MTLT also informed that they are planning on coming out with a special and significant venture in honor of Squadron, details of which they said would be revealed in time.

Squadron in their 25 years of existence has scaled great heights in the musical history of Nagaland. They became the first ever band from Nagaland to win a beat contest beyond Nagaland when in the summer of ’93, Squadron won the Annual National Rock Beat Contest at IIT Chennai. Fuelled by the early success, Squadron in the 90s embarked on a journey touring the country extensively and building a fan base across the coun-

MTLT envisages to bring about a “peaceful environment” through music and bring people of different places and beliefs together through music. “To weave a new fabric of Naga society,” he added. Praising Squadron for their “rare feat” of surviving 25 years as a band in Nagaland, he also added that this concert is in honour of the state’s “oldest and active band.”

K.Lanu Aier, the band’s

Designer Khrielasier Liezietsu have taken fashion to a whole new level at a very young age. His latest addition, “The Birth of Venus” Haute Couture collection was presented at a show on November 14 at Capital Convention Centre, Kohima. Total 18 models walked the ramp with piece created by Khrielasier Liezietsu inspired by a goddess who was born in the form of a fully grown woman body, with the power to give desire to human beings. Lomi Shikhu adorned Kids for Fame 2007 finalist Kimneihoi Vaiphei the models with the hair and makeup while Hopong Chang captured the event as photographer and Stillfilm Production House was the event videographer. present special number during the observation of National Press Day on November 16 in Kohima under the theme ‘The Impact and Import of Cartooning and Caricature as a Medium of Expression of Opinion.’ (Morung photo) eteran Indianborn British actor Saeed Jaffrey died on Sunday, alman Khan was sup- get a bumper opening like the box office twice in one a close relative said. posed to make this this, you can only imagine year, you can only go one He was 86, according to Diwali very starry what will come next. In last up on yourself as there is his niece Shaheen Aggarwand he hasn’t disappoint- four days, PRDP has earned no one else to defeat! So, al, who shared the news on ed a bit. He has kept it so so much that its worldwide he took on his own film BB her Facebook page. blindingly blingy and glit- gross now stands at Rs. 250 by crushing its opening day "Today, a generation of tery first with his film Prem crore! collection of more than Rs Jaffreys has passed away.

Ratan Dhan Payo and now Prem Ratan… opened 27 cr with a whopping Rs Saeed Jaffrey has joined with its box office collec- with Rs 40.35 crore which is 40.35 cr! But that’s not all. his brothers and sister and "Masoom" (1983) and "Ram and Sakina - who is also an tion, there is no going back the biggest opening anyone It continued to gain money is rejoining in the lap of his Teri Ganga Maili" (1985). actress. Among many hon- from here. It has created got this year. Even Salman’s and entered the 100 cr club Heavenly Father, enternalHe was married to co- ours and awards, Saeed ripples in the industry with previous release Bajrangi in just three days and as of ly," Aggarwal's post said. actress and travel writer was conferred with the Or- its box office collection. Bhaijaan paled in its com- now the India gross stands Saeed is renowned for Mehrunima (Madhur Jaf- der of the British Empire The kind of benchmarks it parison. He trumped his at Rs 191 cr while overseas his roles in movies like "Gan- frey), but they parted ways for his contributions to the- had set, we doubt anything ownself. Now, that is inevi- is at $8.9 mn (59 cr). dhi" (1982), "Shatranj Ke Kh- in 1965. Together they have atre, the first Indian to be so or any other film will be table. When he is the only able to cross it. When you Khan creating a storm at ilari" (1977), "Henna" (1991), three daughters Meera, Zia honoured.

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.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali, which has emerged as one of the biggest Indian blockbusters, has now caught the attention of international buyers, so much so that the distributors in Europe are fighting for its rights.

International rights of Baahubali have already been sold in Latin America and China among a few places outside of India.

"There's a great demand for Baahubali in Europe. Never before there's been so much demand for an Indian film.

Several distributors are lit-

erally fighting to buy the film's rights. This is really good from Indian films' perspective," filmmaker and European distributor Pierre Assouline said here.

Talking on the sidelines of Indywood Film Market (IMF), he said: "Film market is the need of the hour. It helps in finding films international distributors. I'm sure there are many good Indian films that deserve a release in other countries as well". Assouline is among several distributors who've come to attend IMF, hoping to find Indian films to invest in.

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21ST CLASSIC CUP 2015

Head Hunters, HQ IGAR storm into semi-finals

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Action from the match between Head Hunters and Alpha Squab on November 16 at the Kohima Local Ground. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | November 16

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It was jubilation day for uniformed personnel as Head Hunters of the Naga Regiment and HQ IGAR (North) advanced to the semi-finals of the 21st Classic Cup. Playing the third quarter-finals match, Head Hunters blanked Alpha Squab 3-0.

Mid-fielder Haotinmang scored two goals, while Khampei Konyak struck the third to take Head Hunters to the last four.

In the other match of the day, the last quarter-finals match, HQ IGAR (North) defeated Naga Bazar Youth Organisation 2-0. HQ IGAR (North) led from the firsthalf with Ephrim Zofa finding the net to get the first lead. The lead was extended in the second-half by Demo. HQ IGAR (North) will face Head Hunters in the 2nd semifinals on November 18.

NOVEMBER 17, 1st Semi-finals Barak FC Vs Naga FC (2 :00 PM)

Nagaland Police Meet 2015

'Sports integral to fitness and discipline'

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TR Zeliang taking salute from the participating police units during the 36th Nagaland Police Meet 2015 at the NAPTC Stadium, Chumukedima on November 16. Also seen in the picture DGP Nagaland. (DIPR Photo)

DImaPur, November 16 (DIPr): Chief Minister Nagaland, T.R Zeliang declared open the 36th Nagaland Police Duty-cum-Sports and Athletics Meet 2015 at the NAPTC Stadium, Chumukedima on November 16.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Zeliang said that among all government departments, police is considered as the most disciplined department.

"Therefore the state government has made maximum employment in the police and education department where about 50% of the state's salary is consumed by these departments", he mentioned. He further said that the Government has been giving importance to the Police

department because of the fact that without security nothing could go ahead.

He lauded the personnel for earning good response from the nation by displaying bravery both within and outside the state and further encouraged them to continue with the same spirit.

Zeliang also reminded the personnel that participation in games and sports is a part of their overall duty. "Anything done in pursuance of Government programme is a duty of Government servants", he remarked. He also observed that for police personnel games and sports is integral to fitness and discipline, while encouraging them to give their best and to participate in true

sportsman spirit.

He further expressed optimism that the Nagaland Police can bring laurels to the state through games and sports."May the police meet bring better feelings of brotherhood amongst the various police units."

Minister PWD Vikheho Swu, H&FW Minister Longon, Advisor S.I Jamir, Parliamentary Secretaries Jacob Zhimomi, Yollow Konyak, Shetoyi, Essac, Picto, former DGP's, retired senior police officers, unit commanders and others attended the opening ceremony.

Altogether 2239 personnel representing 31 units from across the state have converged for the annual event.

Loyem Memorial Soccer Championship Friends Sporting edge past Vetao Ayie

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An exciting moment during the match between Friends Sporting, Lokhung and Vetao Ayie FC on November 16.

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TueNSaNG, November 16 (mexN): Friends Sporting, Lokhung prevailed over Vetao Ayie FC to move to the semi-finals of the 23rd Loyem Memorial Open Soccer Championship. The first semi-finals match of the championship was decided in extra time as the score was deadlocked at 2-2 at the end of the regulation 90 minutes.

Benjamin of Vetao Ayie got the lead early on barely 3 minutes into start of play. But the jubilation was short-lived as Meren of Friends Sporting found the net five minutes later to equalise the score. Friends Sporting scored again to break the deadlock in the 30th minute through Alem.

The match went into the break with Friends Sporting leading 2-1. Vetao re-

taliated in the second-half with Benjamin finding the net a second time to equalise the score again. The 65th minute strike from Benjamin made him the highest scorer of the tournament at 14 goals.

Regulation time ended with the score level at 2-2. Wati broke the deadlock soon after in extra time to get Friends Sporting through to the semi-finals.

The match witnessed one cautioning from the referee as Shangchiu of Vetao was awarded a yellow card for unsporting behavior.

November 17 Chongpo Vikings FC ‘B’ Vs Zenith FC (1:00 PM)

They say a week is a long time in politics but you need only ask Ross Taylor how much can change over a similar period in cricket after he hit a magnificent 290 in the second test against Australia on Monday.

Seven days before his epic knock lit up the WACA, Taylor had been among New Zealand's more disappointing performers as the tourists slumped to a 208-run defeat in Brisbane to go 1-0 down in the three-match series.

Looking sluggish with no sign of the aggression that once typified his batting, the 31-year-old managed to contribute only a seven-ball duck and a 26 to his team's paltry tallies.

"I was pretty rusty and all over the show up there," Taylor admitted to ABC radio before the start of play on Monday. "It played a little bit on my mind, you start questioning yourself, little doubts start creeping into your mind. "It was nice to get rid of those."

Taylor did more than banish the doubts over more than nine hours at

New Zealand's Ross Taylor hits a shot during the fourth day of the second cricket test match against Australia at the WACA ground in Perth, Western Australia, November 16. (REUTERS)

the crease, he smashed them out of sight in the same manner he pummelled some of his 43 fours to the boundary ropes. The righthander did a fair bit of damage to a few records too, most notably ending Englishman Tip Foster's 112-year reign as the highest scoring visiting batsman in Australia.

Only Len Hutton, who scored 364 for England at

Lord's in 1938, has racked up more runs against Australia in 138 years of test cricket. Although the second test had become something of a run-fest, there were more than a few challenges to overcome in such a long innings, not least the searing Perth heat.

There was also Australia's Mitchell Starc, who fired a yorker that was clocked at 160.4 kilome-

Rosberg wins F1 Brazilian Grand Prix

Sao Paulo, November 16 (IaNS): Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg secured second place in the Formula One drivers' championship by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The 30-year-old started from pole position on Saturday and led throughout to stave off a challenge from team mate and already crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton, Xinhua reported.

Sebastian Vettel finished third ahead of fellow Ferrari driver Kimi Raikonnen. It was Rosberg's second victory in as many years at the Interlagos circuit and gave him in unassailable buffer in second place with one race remaining.

The German paid tribute to victims of the Paris terror attacks on Friday upon receiving the winner's trophy. "It was a great weekend for me. Of course everything is relative with what happened back in Paris, but it went perfectly," he said. "Lewis put on a great challenge but I was able to control it and I was

tres per hour at Taylor on Sunday. It was the fastest ball ever recorded in a test match but Taylor dug it out and resumed his innings.

"UNDERCOOKED" Taylor had managed only one half century in eight innings this year before he began his mighty WACA innings, a far cry from his pomp of 2013 when he scored three straight cen-

turies against West Indies.

He admitted he was "undercooked" going into the Gabba test after being sidelined for six weeks by a nasty injury to his testicles he sustained in the nets in Zimbabwe in August. It was more a change in approach that sparked the turnaround in his fortunes this week, however.

"I felt I just needed to get back in the groove," Taylor added. "You can either graft it out or go out and play your shots and (the latter) probably comes more natural to me. "It's surprising what happens when you hit a couple off the middle, the feet start moving and the confidence comes flooding back."

Taylor celebrated both his century and double century by sticking his tongue out in a message to his daughter who, he admitted, had been a little confused by him doing it twice on one day. She was spared further confusion on Monday when Taylor was caught in the deep 10 runs from a third celebration but that will not detract from what Black Caps batting coach Craig McMillan described as "one of New Zealand's best test knocks".

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Kohima Law College 36th annual sports meet held

KohIma, November 16 (mexN): Kohima Law College 36th Annual Sports Meet organized by the Kohima Law College Students Union (KLCSU) concluded at the New Police Reserve Ground, Kohima on November 14.

Football, badminton, volleyball, chess, table-tennis and 200-meter race were the events held, the KLCSU said in a press release. The opening ceremony was held on November 12 at the TT Stadium Kohima. Giving the welcome address, KLSU president, Vitoka K. Aye urged the students to learn the importance of goal-setting, motivation, dedication and teamwork, which are essentials of life. Lecturerin-charge, Kezhokhoto Savi, while dwelling on the spirit of sportsmanship, stated that sports enables one to not only maintain physical fitness but also mental wellbeing.

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Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates after winning the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 15. (REUTERS)

really happy with that."

Rosberg made a perfect start, opening up a 1.5 second lead before being challenged by Hamilton after the first pit stop. The Briton closed the gap to less than a second but was unable to draw close enough to attempt a passing move.

"I had good pace but you just can't overtake here," Hamilton said. I was behind Nico and in traffic for some

time and I just killed my tyres. I do not know if there was anyone else overtaking, unless you have a huge advantage you can't get close."

It was a disappointing day for Brazilian pair Feilpe Massa and Felipe Nasr in front of their home fans.

The former -- who has won twice before here -- finished eighth in his Ferrari while Sauber's Nasr crossed the line in 14th.

Nagaland Adventure Club was declared the overall champion in the recently concluded Bilgaro Tura Challenge. Rokobeituo Kense emerged champion in the above 1000cc category while Lima Jamir won the champion’s trophy in the SUV category.

KPC to face Classic Club on November 19

KohIma, November 16 (mexN): Kohima Press Club (KPC) and Classic Club are gearing up for the much anticipated Challenger cup to be played on November 19 at 2.00 pm at local ground, Kohima.

Both the teams are already making heavy practice for the upcoming match and the two teams have opted for their first choice jersey colors.

Classic Club will wear dark blue jersey, while Kohima Press Club will be traditional red jersey colors.

Though both teams, issued the provisional players list, however are yet to reveal who will be playing in first eleven for either teams.

The provisional list of Kohima Press Club players and team managements are Team Technical DirectorKenny Peseyie, Team Manager- H.Chishi, Team Coach –Atul Sarma, Team CaptainKetu Viluo, Team Vice Captain – Solomon Sha, Xavier Rutsa , Alice Yhoshu , Ruutou Theunuo, Kopelo Krome, Mhale Kire,Toto Nurumi , Oken Jeet Sandham ,Narain Sagar, Chizokho Vero, Rita Krocha, Medo Dzuyie, Kuzhovesha Soho , Asa Seyie K,evingulie Rutsa , Vincent Belho , Shevoyi Keyho,

Emilo Ango konyak,Achum Mozhui, H.K Chishi,, Loreni Tsanglao , Alem Jamir, Neitho Kedistu , Nchum Odyuo, Marcus Kiewhuo, Grace Odyuo , Asono Viluo, Mengu Linyii,Vileno Tase,Vizono N Pusa , Vecito, Dousanyu Keditsu, Nedilhoutuo Sechii,Vibi Yhoka, Thiala Chang,,Ropfu Seyie Vilasielie Nakhro, Khriezovonuo Lhounge, Willy Belho, Akielie, Esui Nsa,Max Khieya, Kito Assumi, Wabangla, Atono Tsiikrii, Anenla Jamir, Athe Rhi and Vekho ringa The provisional list of Classic Club players K. Neibou Sekhose (Captain), Chotisiih Sazo, Dr. Nicky Kire,Imti Kumzuk, Khrietuo Belho, Keduozonyii, Whuorie ,Zevikuo,Liezietsu, Aya Thorie, Kezhalezo Yiese Zaselatuo Solo, Pudil Tsiikru, Alakuo Sekhose, Vitsonuo Belho, Atei-ii Sekhose, Zakiekhotuo Kiso Kenyi-o Solo, Mezhiio Solo, Akhie Liezietsu ,Aphre Phewhuo, P.Koza ,Keduozelhou Khruonuo, Neisevituo Sorhie, Tseituo Norbert Mere,Toutou Belho ,Boubou Whuorie, Visakhoto Thorie, Keluo-o Phewhuo, Dziesevozo Tsiikru, Mhaler Sekhose and Shambu.

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