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It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen — Oliver Wendell Holmes Paris: 2 dead in police raid seeking top suspect PAGe 9

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Church needs to find solutions on problems of Naga society

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Morung Express News Dimapur | November 18

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Lack of financial aid from the govt, poor infrastructure, backdoor appointments?? Ooi, Look we’re gathered here to select the next head deacon. ok?

Naga Hoho condemns killing of GPRN/NSCN cadres

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DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 18 (MExN): The Naga Hoho has condemned the actions of the 15th Assam Rifles (AR), wherein four cadres of GPRN/NSCN were killed on the November 15 in Tuensang. A press note from the Naga Hoho said the “tale of AR jawans fired upon while patrolling and in self- defense mode resulting in the death of Nagas is not new to the Nagas.”

“Maximum restrains from confronting against one another even in the matter of violations is what the Naga people look for from any of the armed groups or the Indian security forces,” it added. It further alleged that the “actions of the AR in Nagaland is no better than the terrorist group.”

The Naga Hoho also condemned the AR’s move to suppress the fourth estate.

It pointed out that while nations over the world are against AFSPA, the notification issued by a Colonel of the General Staff of Assam Rifles on October 25, directing local newspapers not to publish any press statement on the banned NSCN (K) while invoking violations of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 has surprised the Naga people.

It termed this as a move to do away with fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.

Restrain unwarranted statements : ENPO DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 18 (MExN): The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) today urged that “unwarranted statements” made by persons in public capacity regarding the ENPO demand for a separate state of Frontier Nagaland be “restrained.” A press note from the ENPO cited “uninvited and deliberate statements in public functions, gatherings, statements etc. over the past years,” and termed them as “discriminatory and exploitive, extremely insensitive, unbecoming, ill-motivated.” With regard to the size, status and idea of statehood, the ENPO said: “it is universally and factually not merely the size, position or location that matters as such, but fundamental and democratic justification especially in a modern and progressive country like the Republic of India.” It further mentioned that there are countries smaller than Nagaland state or for the matter even the proposed Frontier Nagaland, “which are also modern and progressive.”

England beat France on night of solidarity

Expounding on a paradigm shift in both practice and teachings of the Church, Niketu Iralu, social activist and member, NBCC Peace Committee & Initiatives of Change on Tuesday advocated that the Church of Nagaland needs to demonstrate solutions to the accumulating socioeconomic problems and challenges facing Naga society.

“If the Church fail to become the initiator of the solutions because of its own mental, moral and spiritual bankruptcy or lack of discernment of what is happening to the world, the coming generation may reject Christianity, Iralu feared while addressing a lecture on the topic ‘The Direction of the Church: A Laity’s Perspective,’ at Dimapur Ao Baptist Church.

Though the issue of the Church getting involved in social issues and causes has been a source of controversy, Iralu, in a candid address to a small gathering of theologians, social activists and youths suggested that at this given juncture, the Church, leaving aside inhibitions, should don the mantle of the initiator of creative leadership and path-breaking solutions.

And even though the choice and acceptance of Christianity by the Nagas is deemed clear and the old order (traditional religion) has changed and yielded its place to the new (Christianity), Iralu however felt there exist a scandalous gap between the loudly proclaimed Christian gosA primate at the Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP). The state Department of Environment, pel and the society produced by it.

“We cannot deny the scandalous Forest and Climate Change, on Wednesday launched ‘Animal on the cloud,’ an awareness and adoption campaign for endangered birds and animals. Photo by Caisii Mao gap between the Christina gospel we

loudly proclaim with its long tested record as the answer to injustice and evil, and the society we have produced that betrays Christ so blatantly because it is grossly selfish and lawless and our society is paralyzed by fear and distrust of one another.”

Substantiating this reality, he cited instance of the challenges faced by ACAUT Nagaland in its fight against corruption in an unrepentant Naga society, its political institution- and what it denotes.

“For what ACAUT has revealed about our society. We know we too have created in a shockingly short

suggested, should be in transforming the dismal scenario of the government primary and high schools in all the villages of Nagaland into a source of “hope and growth.”

According to the social activist, government schools in the villages of Nagaland are a living despair with apparent corrupted and insincere Christians as teachers or staffs handling the responsibilities of the institutions.

“Where is the money from the centrally funded schemes meant for the schools going? They are handled only by Christian fellow-villagers. A miraculous transformation in the villages will demonstrate the effectiveness of Christianity in inspiring, changing and guiding society,” Iralu believed.

He said this “miracle” will be possible only with the support of the deacons and pastors and other leaders in the villages.

Iralu also suggested that the Church should initiate in laying the foundation on modern education for the Naga tribes in Myanmar.

He said the Naga tribes of Myanmar and its areas are critically located at a tri-junction of India, China and Myanmar and if the Church can accomplish the task of ushering in education, the implication for the future and the impact to the continent of Asia would be beyond comprehensible.

Tuesday’s lecture, an annual event, was organized by the Foundation for Church & Society (FCS) which is an initiative of Oriental Theological Seminary (OTS). Temsu Jamir, Pastor, Aoyimti Baptist Church, Dimapur was the respondent on the lecture.

We cannot deny the scandalous gap between the Christian gospel we loudly proclaim and the society we have produced: Niketu Iralu time, a society, underground and over ground, where we cannot bear either our vices or their cure,” Iralu pointed out.

He therefore questioned if ACAUT should give up the struggle because it stands at the risk of ending up as a “campaign where some Nagas tell only where some other Nagas are more wrong,” “The same question confronts the Church, its members and all of us today- can we ignore or postpone in identifying what our Christianity should be and do,” he added.

Church should transform govt schools

One vital area where Church can intervene and play a vitalizing role as the initiator of creative leadership and path-breaking solutions, Iralu

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Wildlife conservation receives boost in Nagaland Norwegian Ambassador stresses Morung Express News Dimapur | November 18

In a major boost to wildlife conservation in Nagaland, the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Wednesday launched ‘Animal on the cloud,’ an awareness and adoption campaign for endangered birds and animals.

The Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP), which had some 60 odd birds and animals during its inauguration in 2008, is now presently home to more than 300 birds and animals; and the fauna tribe is predicted to increase by leaps and bounds in the coming years.

A master plan of the zoo has already been put into place and with the growing consciousness of the fragile eco-system among meat-

loving Nagas, officials of the Forest department expressed optimism that NZP would become one of the finest zoos in the country.

Forest Minister, Dr. Nicky Kire who launched the awareness and adoption campaign and its website said Nagaland state has earned global accolades for successfully launching the campaign to preserve Amur falcons. “If the Amur falcons can be preserved, then why can’t we do the same to other endangered animals and birds in the state?” Kire asked.

Stressing on concerted efforts of every citizen to create awareness on preservation and conservation of the state’s rich flora and fauna, Kire said he would also appeal to all 60 state legislators to adopt a bird or animal of NZP to ensure

their survival.

PCCF, Nagaland, M Lokeshwar Rao, who initiated the project, pledged to adopt an animal of NZP by contributing Rs. 10,000 every year till his death.

Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, NN Zhasa, said the NE Region including Nagaland state is blessed to be one of the 25 mega bio-diversity hot spots in the world and underscored the need to preserve and conserve the rich flora and fauna of the state.

Hongba Phom of ‘Fingerprint’, the private firm running the campaign in collaboration with the state government, said human civilization would be reduced to naught if the fragile eco-system is not protected. To illustrate his concern, Phom said the

annual contribution of the eco-system to the world economy is 33 trillion dollars, as compared to the 18 trillion dollars of peoples of all nations.

Chief Wildlife Warden, SP Tripathi and officer incharge, NZP, Obed Swu, also spoke on the need to conserve and protect the flora and fauna of the bio-diversity rich state. Noted Naga musician, Tali Angh, the ambassador of the campaign presented a special number on the occasion. Director, NZP, Sentichuba Aier, proposed vote of thanks.

Meanwhile, NZP and “Animal on the cloud” campaign officials informed that of the 120 animals up for adoption, thirteen animals have already been adopted by various groups, individuals, media houses and others.

Japan-Naga reconciliation summit in Kohima Our Correspondent Kohima | November 18

The Japan-Naga Christian Reconciliation & Revival Summit will take place from November 28 to 29 in Kohima. 32 delegations, comprising 26 from Japan and 6 from Thailand, will be coming for this Summit.

Rev Dr Rachiilie Vihienuo, organizing committee convenor informed the press conference here today that the Japan-Naga Reconciliation Summit is an initiation of the All Japan Revival Mission (AJRM). The AJRM emphasises on Repentance, Reconciliation, Revival and Reformation.

Vihienuo recalled that during World War II, the Japanese army had committed atrocities in different nations and that now, Christian families in Japan travel the world seeking reconciliation and forgiveness. They have been to various countries including Korea, Thailand and are now set to visit Imphal and Kohima. “This is very significant for the Japanese and also for the Nagas,” he said.

Though an initiative of the Japanese people, he stated that “we realize that we also need to ask for forgiveness on our part.”

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cil (NBCC) general secretary Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho extended invitation to Naga Christians especially in Kohima to experience this movement of repentance, reconciliation, revival and reformation which started in Japan 30 years ago. He said the summit will also witness exchange of Bibles. A statement as an act of reconciliation will also be made.

The reconciliation service will be held on November 28 at 10:00 AM at Khedi Baptist Church while revival meetings will take place on November 28 and 29 at 3:00 PM at NBCC Convention Center. The reconciliation service at Khedi Baptist Church is by invitation and the revival meetings at NBCC Convention Centre are open to all.

Rev. Dr. Paul K. Ariga, president AJRM and Rev. Jun Takimoto, senior pastor, Shinshiro Church, Aichi, Japan will be the main speakers of the summit. The Summit will also witness the presence of Tim Kepler, soloist, AJRM and Pastor Zawameki Takimoto, worship leader AJRM. Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang will also share greetings on November 29.

Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker Chotisuh Sazo will speak on behalf of Government of Nagaland while NBCC general secre-

tary Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho will speak on behalf of the church. Khrietso Pienyii and Zhavise Vihienuo will also speak at the reconciliation service.

In 1993, six Japanese evangelists from different denominations came together with a vision to work for revival in Japan. They began by organizing revival crusades in Japan and even went on holding similar crusades in Japan’s largest baseball stadium where tens of thousands of people heard the gospel.

Thus began a movement.

20 years later the movement organized itself as the All Japan Revival Mission (AJRM) with the vision to share the good news to Asia and the Asia Pacific Rim. Sensing a calling to seek repentance for war crimes committed by Japan during the World War II, the movement went to Hawaii in 2007, Korea in 2009 and 2011, Taiwan in 2012 and Thailand in 2014.

The next destination of AJRM is Kohima, and 2015 being the 70th year since World War II ended, the Kohima Summit holds even greater significance. The AJRM say that the summit is being held with a desire to reconcile with the Nagas and develop long lasting friendship with the body of Christ in Nagaland for the furtherance of the gospel.

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on ‘Trust’ to build a good society

The Ambassador of Norway to India, Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg presenting a lecture on “Indian-Norway Relation” at Holotoli School, Padampukhiri, Purana Bazar Dimapur on November 18.

Morung Express News Dimapur | November 18

To build a good society, it is important to trust each other, stressed Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg, the Ambassador of Norway to India today, adding that “trust should exist between individuals, citizens, politicians, and institutions.”

Kamsvåg said this during his lecture “Indian-Norway Relation” at Holotoli School in a presentation called ‘Glimpses of Nagaland’ at its School Auditorium here today at Padampukhiri, Purana Bazar Dimapur.

Attributing Norway’s topnotch performances in human development index (HDI) and other parameters of such values, the Ambassador maintained that even though taxes are relatively high to achieve these, citizens do not mind paying the same as they have faith that it will be used productively.

Warming his audiences to an insightful session he said: “You may say you are remote in India, but we too are remote,” pointing to Norway’s location in the globe.

One of the richest countries in the world, Norway among other things is the second largest exporter of fish and sixth largest hydropower producer in the world. Norwegian econo-

my, history and culture are intrinsically built on sea, Kamsvåg informed.

Elaborating on the subject matter, he opined that there were intimate relations between India and Norway dating back 1000 years, as evidenced through excavated materials. Norway also established trading posts in places like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Nicobar and West Bengal in the early day of colonial rule.

Further touching on the areas of cooperation and challenges, Kamsvåg noted that the changing pattern of the Arctic Region and the Himalayas as a result of global warming is a common challenge for both.

Norway, with its understanding on these changes, could offer her expertise to India, he maintained.

The world is interdependent and it is important for Norway that India continues on its impressive growth trajectories over the years, the Ambassador said, emphasizing that the two nations can build a future together through strategic partnership.

He opined that Norway can contribute to the huge investment that India requires to continue its growth trajectory, informing that Norway’s biggest pension fund is already a big investor in India.

Kamsvåg cited marine

technology, hydro power, energy, climate change, information technology, cultural exchanges, scientific and academic research as some areas to explore.

Later in a lively interactive session with the students, Kamsvåg spoke about Norway’s history and culture, education system, political and social institutions etc.

Acknowledging that every country has different models of education, he noted that the system in Europe stresses more on ‘thinking out of the box’ method and less on rote learning, as present in the sub-continent.

“However, it depends on different cultural context and our system is any better or worse than other,” Kamsvåg said, adding that while students in Norway excel at other fields, they often struggle with mathematics.

Responding to another query regarding the recent Paris attacks, he averred that the nations of the world are finding difficulty to arrive at a balance between securing its citizens and maintaining a free society. He marveled at how democracy works in India, amidst orderly chaos, and said both India and Norway share strong allegiance to democratic principles.

When asked about his impression about Nagaland from one student, Kamsvåg pointed out that since he has not ventured out farther than Dimapur, he cannot comment. “But I could witness huge prevalence of Tuk Tuk on my way from airport,” he quipped.

He further conveyed his utmost admiration of the folk dance presented by the School troupe as well as uplifting performances by “Nagagenous,” a folk and Gospel Musical team. He also noted the culture of folklore among the Nagas and Norwegian.

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‘DMC has done the best’ Hectic preparation for

Secretary, Municipal Affairs Department, Dr. Maongwati Aier, DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye and others during the inaugural programme in Dimapur on Wednesday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | November 18

“Of all the 11 town committees and municipal councils in the state, the Dimapur Municipal Council has done the best,” said Dr. Maongwati Aier IAS, Secretary Municipal Affairs Department.

Speaking at the inaugural programme of box culvert constructed by DMC at Residency Colony, Dimapur on Wednesday, Maongwati lauded the DMC for outperforming all other urban local bodies in the state. He said citizens in other districts were lacking in paying various taxes

such as sanitation, house and toll taxes to the municipal bodies.

He appealed the public to willingly pay various taxes to the urban local bodies the amount for which will go to the development of respective towns. He called for active participation of the public in the develop-

ment process of various districts.

Maongwati also disclosed that the government of Nagaland has approved construction of DMC complex which will house DMC office, parking lot, shopping mall and banking institutions. He said that the construction would be started in a short while through Public Private Partnership mode.

DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye highlighted about the various developmental activities undertaken by the DMC and appealed for more public support. He reminded that the DMC had launched poster campaign on sanitation on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti coinciding with the Swachh Bharat movement.

The inaugural programme was attended by GBs, colony council members, women leaders and DMC staff.

Workshop for young earth scientists from NE

Kohima, November 18 (mexN): Regional workshop for the young earth scientists from NE India was inaugurated by the ViceChancellor Prof. BK Konwar on November 16 in the Kohima Campus of the University.

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ence to NE India during the course of the regional workshop which is spread over six days. A fieldwork along Kohima-Dimapur road would mark the end of the workshop.

Inauguration function was started with the welcome address by Prof G.T.Thong. Dr.S.K.Singh, Head read a profile of the Department.

Dr.S.K.Srivastava, coordinator, gave a brief about the reasons for organiz-

ing such geological workshop with special reference to NE India. This was followed by a special number by the M.Sc Geology First Semester students of the Department. While inaugurating the workshop ViceChancellor emphasised on collaborative research for development of the region and also application of geoinformatics in various fields. Prof.

B.V.Rao proposed the vote of thanks.

P. Longon, Minister for Health & Family Welfare inaugurates the renovated SD Jain Charitable Clinic on November 18.

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Hornbill festival underway Our Correspondent

Kohima | November 18

Hectic preparations are on at Naga Heritage Village Kisama for the forthcoming Hornbill Festival of Nagaland, starting from December 1 till 10.

For encouraging inter-tribal cultural interaction and bringing together the festivals of the various tribes under one umbrella, the Government of Nagaland has evolved a festival called the Hornbill festival, where one can see a melange of Naga cultural displays at one place.

The festival is intended to revive, protect and preserve the richness and uniqueness of the Naga heritage and attract tourists.

The festival, in a way, is also a tribute to the hornbill, a bird most admired by the Naga people for its qualities of alertness and grandeur.

This majestic bird is linked closely with the social and cultural life of the people, as is evident in tribal folklores, dances and songs. The awe and admiration for the bird is symbolically displayed on almost all traditional tribal headgears worn during festivities.

Organized by the state tourism and art & culture departments, Hornbill Festival

Preparations underway for the Hornbill Festival at Kisama. (Morung Photo)

showcases a mélange of cultural displays under one roof.

The week-long festival unites one and all in Nagaland and people enjoy the colourful performances, crafts, sports, food fairs,

games and ceremonies.

Festival highlights include the Traditional Naga Morungs Exhibition and sale of Arts and Crafts, Food Stalls, Herbal Medicine Stalls, Flower shows and sales, Cultural

Medley - songs and dances, Fashion shows, Beauty Contest, , Naga wrestling, Indigenous Games, Hornbill International Rock contest, music festival, Hornbill Marathon, choral contest, etc.

SD Jain charitable clinic inaugurated Familiarization exercise on earthquake safety

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Dimapur, November 18 (mexN): P. Longon, Minister for Health & Family Welfare inaugurated the renovated SD Jain Charitable Clinic on November 18 in the presence of the various community leaders besides the doctors & Jain community people. L. Khumo, Parliamentary Secretary for land & revenue also graced the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Longon commended the tremendous generosity & contributions of the Jain society in the health sector besides others. He appreciated the multi-disciplinary approach of Jain society in the charitable works for the people of Nagaland. Just as Kolkata cannot be imagined without Mother Teresa, so also we cannot imagine Nagaland without Jain community was his opinion. He appealed to the Jain community to give more for humanity & let their noble deeds set an example for others to emulate the indigenous philanthropies. He contributed a sum of Rupees 51,000/- for the medicines for the needy people.

Om Prakash Sethi, President S.D. Jain samaj, Dimapur informed about the various services that the Jain society is offering towards the development of Nagaland through its School, College, Hospital & various charity works since the establishment of Jain temple in Kohima 100 years back.

Jt. Secretary Manoj Chhabra informed that Jain Society is running this oldest charitable clinic since 1974 at Dimapur under various committees selected every 3-years within the members of the ex-

ecutive committee of the samaj. It has 5 doctors manning the various facilities for OPD, all kinds of lab testing, ECG and XRay facilities, all type of dental check-ups and various remedies, immunization for Influenza, Typhoid, TT, Polio, DPT, HIB, BCG, Hepatitis-B, MMR, first-aid etc. Any patient can avail medical check-ups at a very nominal cost of Rs.20/- only.

Clinic has been providing consultative doctors for general check-ups, dental care, gynecology, surgeries etc. Most of the available medicines are also provided for free to the needy patients. More than 5,00,000 patients have been benefitted from this noble deed. Free Medical Camps have been organised on many occasions besides blood testing and vaccinations. Very soon, Digital X-Ray facility, Eye OPD, Physiotherapy would be launched at a minimum cost. S. Sarkar who served the clinic for last 40 years was felicitated on the occasion.

SDJCC Dimapur Secretary Ajit Sethi stated in a press release that the current committee of the hospital has renovated the ground floor with the active support of the society’s executive committee & the general members of Dimapur Jain Samaj.

Further, committee would renovate the upper floors for better services in near future. Ajit Sethi and Sushil Paharia, Secretary and Dy Secretary respectively, SDJCC joins the Jt. Secretary Manoj Chhabra in expressing their gratitude to each & every individual who contributed in any way towards the renovation & inauguration of the clinic.

moN, November 18 (mexN): Nagaland State falls in the Zone-5 of seismic vulnerability, which is considered as the most vulnerable as far as seismicity is concern. Taking this seriousness into consideration, a weeklong Familiarization Exercise on Earthquake safety was conducted in Mon district starting from October 26.

The exercise was conducted by experts from 1st Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force based in Guwahati, Assam, under the command of Inspector Basant Kumar of 'A' Coy, 1st Bn. NDRF, in collaboration with the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority

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Students giving basic first-aid and pre-hospital treatment to the casualties during the School safety Earthquake simulation exercise.

(NSDMA) and District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Mon. All together, about 15 (fifteen)

Schools, a College, various NGOs & opinion leaders under Mon town, Aboi & Tizit sub-division par-

ticipated in the weeklong exercise which begins on 26th Oct and concluded on October 31. The exercise

covers a lecture session on Earthquake Safety, demonstration on Collapsed Structure Search & Rescue, Lifting & Moving victims, Pre-Hospital Treatment with Basic first-aid, and an Earthquake mock drill.

Both Students and Teachers of the participating schools and college maintains that such exercise need to be regularly conducted in all the schools, as it gives them a hands-on experience on earthquake preparedness.

The NDRF & NSDMA team has already reached Mokokchung on 1st Nov to conduct similar exercise in Mokokchung district, which will kick start from November 2.

Training on e-Procurement and Tendering System conducted

Kohima, November 18 (Dipr): One day awareness training on e-Procurement and Tendering System with HoDs and Nodal officers of the Government of Nagaland was conducted at the Secretariat conference hall, Kohima on November 18.

Addressing the training programme, Chief Secretary Nagaland Pankaj Kumar, IAS said that the system of functioning in the government sector is changing with the advancement of technology.

Technology has become a part of functioning and one needs to be updated himself or be left out, he added. Pankaj Kumar also said that other States in the country have gone ahead and adopted e-Procurement and the benefits can be seen. Stating that e-Procurement and tending

system is a transparent and more can be achieved, which is the key to progress. Stating that the workshop was not only for the future but also the present, he encouraged the officers to attain the training sincerely and hoped that they will take their respective Departments forward in this global exercise in transparency.

Commissioner & Secretary, IT & C and Nodal Officer of the State for e- Procurement and Tending, K.D. Vizo said that the e- Procurement cell was created in 2012 and since 19th May 2014, the Department of IT&C has taken the task of bring up e-Procurement and tending system in the state. He said the Government of Nagaland has opted for the Government eProcurement System of NIC (GePNIC) solution of NIC and it has already been imple-

mented in five departments of the State. He also mentioned that the Nagaland State Level Core Committee (SLCC) has already been constituted with the Chief Secretary as Chairman and the Department of IT&C as Nodal Department. This Committee has mandated the Nagaland State e-Procurement & Tendering Cell (NSePTC) to support the e-Procurement and Tendering process by way of facilitating the process of registering e-Tender, issuing of Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) &Token, training etc.

National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India has developed its own eProcurernent software solution, GePNIC to

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cater to the procurement/ tendering requirements of the Government Departments and Organizations. The solution is generic in nature and can easily be adopted for all kinds of online procurement of Goods, Services & Works, by Government Departments or Organisations. It aims at transparency and non discrimination amongst bidders by allowing free 24X7 accesses to tender documents. It supports secure on line bid submission using Internet thru industry standard open technologies. The system has been designed taking into account the procurement rules followed in Central/ States and also the CVC's guidelines on tendering.

The training workshop on e-Procurement and tending system was conducted by the NSCPTC team.

ANTA Kohima unit observes raising day

Tekasosang Jamir, DSP (Traffic) Kohima with ANTA Kohima unit officials and drivers during raising day of ANTA Kohima unit on November 18. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent C M Y K

Kohima | November 18

The All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) Kohima unit today observed its raising day-cum-annual picnic at Kimipfiiphe Ground, Kigwema.

Speaking on the occasion as guest of honour, Tekasosang Jamir, DSP

(Traffic) Kohima requested taxi drivers to deliver better service to the public. He also called upon them to cooperate with the district administration and police, and further urged upon them to follow the traffic rules. ANTA Kohima unit president Viba Solo also sought the support and cooperation of each and

every individual towards smooth functioning of the Association.

ANTA Kohima unit general secretary Ketsusielie Khruomo requested DSP traffic to organize seminar on traffic for taxi drivers.

ANTA Kohima unit former president Robert Kire also spoke on the occasion.

The new team of ANTA

Kohima Unit had also been introduced to the gathering. President- Viba Solo, vice president – Vito Meyase, general secretary- Ketsusielie Khruomo, treasurer- Keneisetuo Pienyii and action committee convenor- Dziesevituo. The occasion was marked by tug of war, football match, raffle draw etc

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Chetia in Guwahati; remanded in CBI custody Two rivers turn blue in M'laya; guwAHATI, NoveMber 18 (IANS): Runaway ULFA leader Anup Chetia alias Golap Baruah, extradited from Bangladesh, was on Wednesday presented before a Guwahati court, which remanded him in five-day CBI custody.

Chetia, who was lodged in a Bangladesh jail ever since his arrest in 1997, was brought to Guwahati on Wednesday morning aboard a special aircraft by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on transit remand.

He was taken straight from the airport to the CBI court amid tight security.

The security personnel did not even allow waiting media persons to have a word with Chetia.

Some members of Chetia's family - including his wife and son - and senior members of United Lib-

ists that he did not recognise her at first. "I am very happy. Finally the wait is over and I wish the government of India will ensure his release so that the talks could go ahead," she said.

Heavy security was deployed in the court and barricades put up in the premises in order to thwart people from reaching near Chetia or raising pro-ULFA slogans, as was done when ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa was presented before a court in 2009.

Chetia was first arrested in 1991 but was released on his assurance that he would bring other ULFA leaders to the negotiating table.

However, he fled the country. He was arrested by Bangladesh police in December 1997 for entering the country on fake documents, possessing illegal foreign currency, firearms and a satellite phone.

'Chetia to cooperate with peace process' guwAHATI, NoveMber 18 (PTI): ULFA's founding general secretary Anup Chetia, who was recently deported from Bangladesh, will "certainly cooperate" with the peace process, ULFA pro-talk faction vice chairman Pradip Gogoi said today.

Gogoi met his deported colleague in a local court where Chetia was produced after being brought here at the end of a transit remand taken by CBI in Delhi on November 11. Asked if he talked with Chetia about the ongoing peace process with the government, Gogoi told reporters, "I could talk to him only briefly. He has not been able to learn about the peace process. Chetia will certainly cooperate".

Gogoi said the two leaders met after 20 years and were happy to see each other after such a long time. "I inquired about his health. His mental state is the same as before. Of course there is an impact of age on him as is on all of us," he added. eration Front of Assam's pro-talks faction, however, managed to exchange a few words and greetings with the senior ULFA leader.

Chetia was extradited from Bangladesh to India on November 11 and brought to New Delhi. CBI officials took him in custody and were grilling him ever since.

"On November 12, the CBI arrested Chetia regarding a murder case reg-

North east Briefs

Jawan Killed in Ambush in Manipur

IMPHAL, NoveMber 18 (PTI): An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and two others were injured in an ambush by unidentified militants near Zangnomphai village in Chandel district of Manipur, police said today.

A group of armed militants ambushed a 3 Assam Rifles patrol party near International Border pillar No 60 of the village yesterday, police officials said. Soon an encounter followed in which one jawan was killed and two were injured. The deceased rifle man was identified as Raghunath Prashad who hailed from Madhya Pradesh.

The injured were hospitalised, they said.

'Bihar debacle to affect BJP in Tripura' AgArTALA, NoveMber 18 (IANS): The BJP's showing in the December 9 municipal elections in Tripura will be badly affected following the Bihar assembly disaster, state Congress chief Birajit Sinha said on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party "is non-existent in Tripura" with no member in the 60-member assembly, he told the media. The BJP's rout in Bihar would further affect its electoral prospects in the state. He said the the BJP state president's call to the Congress not to field candidates in the civic polls or to support the BJP nominees was "a foolish statement". BJP Tripura unit president Sudhindra Dasgupta has asked the Congress not to field candidates in the civic polls to prevent a division in anti-Left votes so as to defeat the ruling Left Front. The Left Front, the main opposition Congress, the BJP and smaller parties have put up candidates in elections for the Agartala Municipal Corporation, 13 municipal councils and six Nagar Panchayats in the state.

tia after every 24 hours and submission of a report to this effect," Mahajan said, adding the CBI was directed to allow Chetia's counsel and family members to meet him.

Some members of the pro-talks ULFA faction engaged in peace talks with the government of India since 2010 - later told the media that Chetia was fine.

Chetia's wife Monika Baruah Chetia told journal-

istered in Golaghat district in 1986. CBI officials today demanded 14-day custody of Chetia. After hearing us, the magistrate remanded Chetia in five-day CBI custody," said Chetia's counsel Bijan Mahajan.

Mahajan said the court asked CBI officials to provide medical assistance to Chetia, apart from good food while in custody.

"The court also ordered for health check-up of Che-

Imphal | November 18

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh opened the 4th State Level Tribal Cultural Festival, 2015 on Wednesday at the Tribal Research Institute (TRI) complex in Chingmeirong in Imphal West.

This year's edition of the two-day festival organised by the TRI is being held on the theme "Tribal Culture for Integration."

CM Ibobi while addressing the inaugural function stated that his government is keen on bringing equal development in the hills and plain despite differences in physical features which he said cause hurdles.

He said the state of Manipur belongs to all ethnic groups numbering nearly 40 and stressed on upholding the sense of belongingness and oneness.

Deputy Chief Minister

Gaikhangam also attended the event. He stated that the attempt by some anti-social elements to disintegrate Manipur will not succeed.

Gaikhangam also expressed happiness that the age-old uniting force of all communities has made Manipur a unique state and condemned those elements which have been trying to foment tension between various groups.

The Deputy Chief Minister reacted against the media reports about barring people from the hills by a few tribal organisations from taking part in the upcoming annual Sangai Festival organised by the Tourism Department and appealed to people from all walks of life to come and enjoy it.

Several dignitaries including Parliamentary Secretary Victor Keishing and state government officials were also present on the occasion.

AgArTALA, NoveMber 18 (uNI): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced to ensure 100% on time arrival of trains ahead of the broad gauge service between Lumding and Silchar from November 21. Officials said with the improvement of railway connectivity, NFR has adopted two-pronged strategy – intensive foot-plating together with regular monitoring and controlling failure of assets to ensure better service. The officials said

failure of railway equipment like engine, signal and telecommunication equipment and mechanical failure would be targeted for minimisation so that there are no delays in train operations, while monitoring traffic by senior officers known as foot-plating also help in efficient train operations. The strategy, so far, has shown positive results with punctuality of mail and expresses trains increasing to 95% in the month of October 2015 as against 89% last year.

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The Delhi-based Central Laboratory of Central Pollution Control Board had earlier ruled out the possibility of the water sustaining any life form due to its high acid content besides declaring it unfit for human consumption.

MSPCB member secretary J H Nengnong said the Lukha river had been included in the National Water Monitoring Program, and water samples had been collected periodically to conduct various tests.

While blaming the water run-off from the coal mines, the official, however, said that even the CPCB was still struggling to find out why the river turned blue. Local environmentalist H H Mohrmen has demanded a thorough and independent test to find out the causes.

"In most parts of the rivers, we could find fine dust-

like particles at the bottom.

The fly ash released from cement factories located a few km from the water bodies could also be the reason," he said. In the past years, scores of dead fishes were seen in the rivers and this year too, fishes were found floating in the blue rivers.

The Lukha river, originating from Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary areas, has been seen changing its colour on meeting with the Lunar river at Khatdung.

The latter originates from Myndihati and Lumshnong areas known for heavy extraction of coal and limestones respectively.

The Meghalaya Electricity Corporation Ltd (MeECL), which has a runof-the-river power project at Leshka confluence, has also reported that high acidic content of the water in the river are constantly corroding their machinery.

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SoNAPyrdI (MegHALAyA), NoveMber 18 (PTI): At least two rivers in eastern Meghalaya have turned blue again apparently due to "high acid content", resulting in death of scores of fishes.

The Lukha river in East Jaintia Hills district and certain sections of the the Myntdu river in West Jaintia Hills district have changed their colour to a bright sky blue indicating a very high acid content.

Although the colouration was first detected way back in 2007, no one has been able to find out the reason for the colouration, leaving scientists and environmentalists baffled.

The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) in its 2012 report blamed acid effluents from coal mines as the major probable causes of water pollution in the area.

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All work & not much pay for India’s manufacturers VADODARA, NOVembeR 18 (ReuteRs): In the office of the small paint factory he helps run, Pramod Patel is clear on the problem holding back India’s manufacturing growth: cash, or a lack of it.

Clients, he says, are taking months to pay, sometimes 150 days compared to the standard 30, choking up businesses like his Reliable Paints and hampering the creation of much-needed jobs.

“We have a lot of potential in our business, but we have no confidence in the payments,” says Patel, speaking over the noise of a mixer whirring behind him. Workers around him prepare paint to be decanted by hand into cream and grey coloured cans.

While there is no comprehensive data for the cash cycle of India’s manufacturing industry, manufacturers interviewed by Reuters in the industrial heartland

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who once ran Gujarat as chief minister, India has sought to improve life for manufacturers. He wants to boost a sector that accounts for under a fifth of the economy, compared to a third for China, the world’s largest manufacturer.

But the reality on the ground is tough.

Even India’s industrial bellwether, Larsen & Toubro, has reported deterioration. Chief Financial Officer R. Shankar Raman says payments take around 100 days after they fall due, compared to a standard 60-75 days. That is hovering around the An employee assembles medium voltage switchgears inside the plant of Schneider Elec- longest payment period in tric Infrastructure Ltd. on the outskirts of Vadodara in Gujarat . (Reuters Photo) over a decade, he said. of Gujarat say cash is mov- an uneven recovery and panies were down 10 pering at a glacial pace. of India’s credit drought as cent by mid September, “MADE IN INDIA” All those interviewed banks tackle $100 billion compared to the start of India badly needs

by Reuters reported cli- of troubled loans. the financial year in April. manufacturing to fuel ents delaying payments, Central bank data Loans to small companies its recovery and create sometimes for the best shows that loans to medi- dropped more than 3 per- jobs. After all, India will part of a year, evidence of um-sized industrial com- cent in the period. be home to a working age

population of 900 million people by 2020, roughly a fifth of the world’s potential workers.

Modi’s government has promised to make it simpler to operate in the country, with plans for a unified bankruptcy code, a unified goods and service tax, and more flexible labour laws. Last week, it lifted restrictions on foreign investment in 15 sectors, including defence.

But in this corner of Gujarat - a state that was ranked top in a World Bank-supported study on the ease of doing business in India’s 29 states - manufacturers say the smallest and weakest among them could be pushed to the wall, unless reform is implemented and recovery arrives swiftly.

A plethora of different taxes still wrap small firms like Reliable Paints in red tape. Others report battling outdated factory

rules: some are fined for a lack of spittoons, for example, in areas where spitting on the floor is forbidden.

There are signs of hope.

L&T’s Raman says he expects the numbers to have hit the bottom, provided promised government spending kicks in and banks pass on lower rates.

“The way the recovery is structured right now, it is not broad based,” said economist Sonal Varma at Nomura. Government spending, however, could improve cash flows even for smaller firms within six to 12 months, she estimates.

Gujarat, for one, has pushed taxes online, cutting down on the paperwork and opportunities for corruption, and manufacturers say that had made processes smoother.

But until reforms come in, the bureaucracy is overhauled and real spending starts, factory managers in this baked corner of Guja-

rat - where paints, pumps and engineering parts dominate production - say their clients will continue to struggle.

“Our big problem is client liquidity,” said the director at one European firm supplying the construction industry. “And of course we have to deal with bureaucracy and corruption.”

Four years after shutting an office in Mumbai, he said he was still battling to conclude the process.

And with lots of workers, India needs more skilled ones.

“We have a young workforce,” said Vivek Sarwate, who runs plants outside the city of Vadodara for Schneider Electric (SCHN.PA), making components for the Indian power sector.

“But if this young country is not a skilled country, instead of an asset, this becomes a liability.”

Promoting food processing in NE India Around Rs.375,000 cr corrosion damage per year in India National seminar on ‘Exploring Potential of Food Processing in North Eastern States’ in Dimapur DimApuR, NOVembeR 18 (mexN): All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA) in association with North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd. (NERAMAC) is organizing a National seminar on ‘Exploring Potential of Food Processing in North Eastern States’ with specific reference to Nagaland on November 20 in Hotel Acacia at Dimapur. The seminar is supported by Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India.

DV Malhan, Executive Secretary, AIFPA, said that Chief Minister, Government of Nagaland as chief guest will inaugurate the National Seminar. Amenba Yaden, Minister and Parliament Secretary & Commissioner of Industries & Commerce, Department of Industries & Commerce shall be the guest of honor. Ranglal Jamuda, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India will deliver the keynote address. Various experts in this field have been invited to make presentations on various topics of the Seminar.

S. Bhattacharjee, Executive Director, NERAMAC Ltd, in a press note stated, “We at

NERAMAC are also committed to the cause of promoting food processing in North East India.

Since we understand the region better, we endeavour to share our expertise and knowledge with organizations like AIFPA to expand their reach and extend their help to the regional entrepreneurs and farmers.”

Some of the topics proposed to be deliberated during the seminar includes, Overview of Food Processing Industries in North Eastern States with specific reference to Nagaland; Potential for Commercial Horticulture in North East, Processing of exotic varieties of Fruits and Vegetable including Bamboo processing; Opportunities and Challenges in Food Processing sector in Nagaland; Opportunities in Food Processing sector in Nagaland; Organic farming-land of abundance opportunities; Meat Processing potential in Nagaland; Potential of Fisheries and Fish Processing; Food Safety & Regulatory- overview of Food Regulations including FSSA in the development of food processing including concept & implementation of Food Safety Management Systems(FSMS) and Need

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The three day conference that starts here on Thursday will deliberate on the recent advances in corrosion control and how it is tackled by various industries like chemicals, refinaries, marine, power, fertiliser, oil and others,” U Kamachi Mudali, chairman, CORCON 2015 told IANS here on Wednesday.

The conference is organised by the US based NACE

International and its Indian chapter NACE International Gateway India Section.

Mudali who is an associate director at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) said around 750 persons have registered for the conference including from countries like the USA, Germany, France, Japan, Italy and others.

A total of 60 stalls will showcase the anti-corrosion products and technologies

NeW DeLhi, NOVembeR 18 (ReuteRs): India will, for the first time, pay sugarcane farmers in part for produce that they sell to moneylosing mills, government sources said on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The sources did not wish to be identified as the government is soon expected to announce the cabinet decision.

Shares of Indian sugar companies have been rising on hopes of government help and stocks of Shree Renuka Sugars (SRES.NS), Simbhaoli Sugars (SIMB.NS) and Bannari Amman Sugars (BANN.NS) shot up further on Wednesday. Last month Reuters reported that India, the world’s biggest consumer and the No. 2 producer after Brazil, was considering directly paying millions of cane farmers.

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According to Mudali, around 190 research papers will be presented in 30 technical sessions during the three day conference.

He said union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Ananth Kumar will be chief guest for the award presentation while V. K. Saraswat, member of NITI Aayog will be the chief guest for the inaugural session.

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The topic of the seminar has been selected keeping in view the fact that there is tremendous scope of Food Processing in North Eastern States especially in Nagaland on the specified agriculture commodities/ produces as the region has considerable production of fruits and vegetable. Therefore the theme of the seminar is of great importance in view of the potential available in Food Processing of great interest particularly to the Entrepreneurs, Food Technologists, Policy Makers, Packaging Machinery & Material Manufacturers, Exporters and Research Institutes etc.

AIFPA & NERAMAC has invited entrepreneurs and farmers to participate or nominate their colleagues to attend the Seminar and avail the opportunity. There is no delegate fee for attending the seminar.

The registration would be on first-come first-register basis. Interested participants can mail their names to AIFPA latest by November 19 preferably by email at E-mail:- harender@aifpa.net, vishal@aifpa.net.

CheNNAi, NOVembeR 18 (iANs): Indian economy suffers a loss of around Rs.375,000 crore annually due to corrosion, an official said.

The three day CORCON 2015 -- a conference on corrosion -- will engage on the technologies and measures to mitigate the loss, said a top official of the organising committee.

“Around Rs.375,000 crore loss is suffered by the

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Kohima DC issues directives for Western Yimchunger Hoho condemns road maintenance and sanitation

Kohima, november 18 (mexn): Deputy Commissioner for Kohima, Ruovilatuo Mor has issued several directives for the citizens of the state’s capital in view of the upcoming festive season.

He lamented that due to heavy vehicular traffic, associated by narrow and absence of diversion routes, lack of traffic disciplines, the citizens are subjected to untold traffic jams daily.

In order to address this, the DC ordered removal of all off-road vehicles parked on the public road imme-

diately as per earlier directives; avoid dumping of construction or any bulk materials on the public road (except for road construction); and to strictly comply with traffic regulations.

The DC further stated that efforts are being made to improve cleanliness and sanitation, and that efforts are underway for improvement of roads.

He urged the public to avoid damage of road surface by direct unloading of stones, fire woods, bricks or any heavy mate-

rials. Citizens of the capital have been asked to avoid soiling of the road by direct unloading of cement, sand, bricks, chippings, stone dusts, and excavated earth on the road. The DC advised that plastic/turpolin should be laid on the bed to prevent particles of such materials spreading out on the road surface.

He further directed against random excavation of the road surface under any circumstances, and said that any earth excavation on the road side or

above should be ensured not to spill over the road/ drains.

He added that direct channeling of drain waters into the road should never be done as it only accelerates road damage. The DC urged against blockage of drains/ encroachment, damage or alteration of alignment and alleviation of public road during construction of private approach road/structures. Further, throwing of garbage/waste materials etc into the drains should be strictly avoided, the DC ordered.

He then called upon the road maintenance agencies to ensure timely repair of potholes throughout the year, and be vigilant on management of water ways during rainy seasons.

The Kohima DC called for “conscientious action” from all in order to bring changes to the status of road, and sanitation in the capital. He appealed for cooperation and adherence to the said guidelines in order to reduce dust/ mud, to sustain the road in the interest of public with immediate effect.

Regional SARAS Fair 2015 concludes in Dimapur Dimapur, november 18 (mexn): The Regional SARAS Fair, which began here at Urban Haat on November 9, culminated today. More than hundred Self Help Groups (SHGs) from all the districts of Nagaland participated in the fair, which aimed to promote rural products and capacity building of SHGs. At the valedictory function, deputy commissioner of Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome lauded the activities of the SHGs at the fair and commented that if such activities sustain, Nagaland will see progress in both rural and urban areas. He also stressed on the market and development that play major role towards the economic growth both in rural and urban areas of the State.

The DC also emphasized that thinking about

Participant calls fair a blessing Dimapur , november 18 (mexn): Sharing her experience in the Regional SARAS Fair 2015, Chubala, a member of an NSRLM Self Help Group from Kiphire, said the fair has been a blessing as it provided a platform for learning from each other.

Through the fair, she understood that women have a lot of innovative ideas as many women from different corners of the State and outside gathered together displaying and selling products grown and made by themselves. She urban growth only will not bring change as 65% of people live in the rural areas. The rural artisans and farmers should be given equal importance in order to witness social and cultural change in the state, he asserted.

Highlighting the major challenges faced in the rural areas, Yhome said poor

also learnt from other women that she could make use of products that were earlier thrown away as wastes to create something unique and useful. She advised the fellow SHG women to abstain from thinking only of monetary gains and to sustain the knowledge gained during the fair as that would last them a lifetime. Thanking NRLM for providing the opportunity, she stated Naga women have progressed so much and livelihood would increase if this trend continues.

transportation facilities restrict the people to expose their products in a wider way. He said the rural people will always be in a limited boundary where the products can only be sold within the neighbouring areas. He further pointed out that lack of access to credit is also a major problem that bars the people to

Special needs children celebrate Children’s Day

Children with special needs with their parents and organisers during the Children’s Day celebration.

Dimapur, november 18 (mexn): Exodus Disabled People’s Organization in collaboration with CHILDLINE Dimapur organised Children’s Day celebration for children with special needs at Bamboo Resource Centre, 6th Mile, Dimapur.

Rushulo, president of the Exodus Disabled People’s Organization, welcomed all the children and parents on behalf of the organizers.

City Coordinator, CHILDLINE Dimapur shared the significance of Children’s Day and its true essence which is to understand the significance of childhood and remind oneself about children’s rights to enjoy their childhood without any boundaries and to be educated and responsible adults in the future, a press release informed.

Special number was also presented by the chil-

dren of Short Stay Home (SSH) and children with disabilities. A special prayer for the children was led by Katia, coordinator of Community Based Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities, Prodigals’ Home. Several games, competitions and lucky draw for the children as well as the parents marked the event. Prizes and gifts were also distributed to all the children.

expand the market.

Meanwhile, the DC stated that initiative by the government is important to increase the demand and supply of products for the welfare of the people of the rural areas, but without unity among the people any kind of business will never succeed.

He also appealed to all

the SHG present to change the mindset of prospering without unity as individual’s hard work will never take the State forward.

Applauding the organizers for providing a platform to the SHGs, Yhome, who graced as the guest of honor said such fair will help the rural people in a greater way as staying within the district will not bring any positive change and the level of innovativeness will always remain stagnant.

He maintained that Nagaland in particular has a wrong notion towards business and entrepreneurship, while lamenting that Nagas in general are too ambitious towards entrepreneurship and dreams of becoming rich and successful overnight. “We are ashamed and not satisfied to do small business.”

Tuensang, november 18 (mexn): The Western Yimchunger Hoho has condemned the “unprovoked killings” of four cadres of GPRN/NSCN from Yimchunger tribe by 15 Assam Rifles at Leangkonger village in Tuensang district on November 15.

The Hoho in a press statement said it was disheartened over the incident where the “Naga cadres were fired upon by the security forces at point blank and killed after apprehending.”

ANCSU reminds on ultimatum Kohima, november 18 (mexn): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) today reminded that the deadline for its ultimatum submitted to the chief minister of Nagaland regarding nonrelease of scholarships expires on November 19. A press statement from ANCSU president, Zhoku Thuluo and general secretary, Benjong Longchar stated that ANCSU will stand firm with its demand. It warned that if the State government fails to fulfill its demand on or before November 19, the ANCSU in the interest of the students’ community will be compelled to take its own course of action. Therefore, ANCSU has requested all the students, civil societies, students' organizations and the general public to co-operate with ANCSU in the process of its activity for the welfare of the students’ community and society in general.

LEH, DLE condemn threat WoKha, november 18 (mexn): The Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) has condemned the “unbecoming action” of Abemo, Lieut. of NSCN (R) in threatening Pankathung Lotha, president of ACVA Wokha district. The LEH in a release stated the Lotha Eloe Hoho in toto has resolved to support the resolutions taken during the emergency meeting held on November 14 by the Lotha frontal organizations. The LEH urged upon the law enforcing agencies and the com-

allotted to a motorcycle. A press release from PRO, Kohima Police informed that it has been confirmed from the Transport Vahan Database that the registration number AS-12H-5618 is allotted to a motorcycle (Splendor) with Chassis No. MBLHA10ADB9D11527, Engine No.

HA10EHB9D13610 by DTO Sonitpur, Assam. The driver of the vehicle identified as HW Achem (36) was arrested for using forged registration number and in this connection, Khuzama P.S case No. 0046/2015 U/S 379/471 IPC has been registered for conducting further investigation.

Neiphiu Rio: Expressing shock and sadness at the sudden demise of Lhusi Haralu, Member of Parliament Neiphiu Rio has said that besides being a loving and caring mother, Haralu possessed the quality of spreading cheer and warmth to all those who knew her.

Rio recollected that he had the opportunity to work closely with Haralu while she was a member of the Peace Mission in Nagaland. “She had deep concern for the welfare of our people and the commitment for peace was her priority, which was demonstrated through her dedicated services till her death. At this juncture in the Naga history where people are yearning for peace as never before, it is tragic that a person dedi-

cated to the cause like late Haralu should leave us so suddenly,” Rio stated in a condolence message.

Rio stated that her contributions will be remembered, while expressing belief that her works and dreams for a peaceful Nagaland will be fulfilled one day. The MP and his family further conveyed condolences and prayed that God grant the bereaved family courage and fortitude to bear the irrespirable loss.

Peace Channel: Peace Channel Nagaland has also extended condolences to the bereaved family of Lhusi Haralu. “We have lost our mother of Peace, who worked tirelessly and cried for lasting peace for the children of Nagaland,” Peace Channel said in a message. “She was a source

MEx FILE Police inform on illegal possession of fire arms Kohima, november 18 (Dipr): Observing that there are several cases being registered by the Police for possession of illegal fire arms, the Police through the Superintendent of Police (Crime) & PRO, M Tungoe, IPS, has informed the general public that possession of any fire arms without valid license is illegal and violation will be liable for prosecution under the Arms Act. All citizens have been advised to refrain from keeping any fire arms without a valid license.

GPRN/NSCN informs Dimapur, november 18 (mexn): All the heads and staff of all departments and ministries of the GPRN/ NSCN have been informed that there will be a social work on November 20 and 21 at Council Headquarters, Khehoyi. Chief Secretary of GPRN/NSCN Inaka Tsuqu has asked all to attend without fail.

Unidentified body found Dimapur, november 18 (mexn): Dimapur Police recovered a dead body of a non-Naga male from Rail Bazar area on November 16. The deceased is aged around 20-25 years and approx. 5’4’’ in height, was wearing a blue jeans and white hooded jacket, informed PRO, Dimapur Police in a release. He is suspected to have died due to injuries by some blunt weapon. The body has been kept in the morgue for necessary formalities and remains unidentified till date, the release added. For more information, contact the Sub-Urban Police Station, Dimapur.

NRMSATA urges for release of salary Kohima, november 18 (mexn): The Nagaland Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers' Association (NRMSATA) 2013 has appealed to the authority concerned to release the salary for the four months (July to October) on time. In a release, NRMSATA 2013, president, Thejazelie Tase and media in charge, Mezhüzonuo Mepfhüo appealed to the responsible authority to take necessary measures with sincerity and seriousness before the teachers take up further course of action. NRMSATA 2013 also said non-payment of salary to RMSA teachers was due to non submission of Utilization Certificate (UC) to MHRD by RMSA officials.

To this, it reminded the education department not to compromise with the salary of the teachers but take it on top priority.

Yitachu to grace KLC parting social Kohima, november 18 (mexn): Minister for school education & SCERT Yitachu will grace the 35th annual parting social of Kohima Law College on November 19 at the State Academy Hall, Kohima at 11:00 am. Visevenuo Pienyü, principal Kohima Law College, will also exhort the gathering.

The NPCC Executive Committee met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi. In a press release, NPCC president, K Therie said that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have made clear that those who differ with the ideology and principles of secularism, socialism and democracy in favour of communalism and fascism have no room in Congress. Referring to former Congress legislators joining the DAN government, Therie said, “We have no explanation when they have joined such reputed government after printing the booklet – 10 years of NPF led BJP-DAN misrule rule and 11 years of NPF led BJP-DAN.”

More pay tribute to Lhusi haraLu Dimapur, november 18 (mexn): The Editor & staff of Nagaland Page have expressed shock and pain at the sudden demise of Lhusi Haralu, mother of Bano Haralu, former Editor of Eastern Mirror, in Kohima on November 17.

“Late Lhusi Haralu was a prominent woman leader who had rendered her tireless service to the betterment of our society till she breathed her last,” stated a condolence message from the Editor and staff of Nagaland Page. “Her passing away is a great loss to Naga society as a whole but her spirit will always remain in our hearts.” They further extended heartfelt condolences to Bano Haralu and her family and prayed that God gives them strength to overcome their grief.

of bringing peace, when every Yimchunger frontal organisation is trying and praying to bring peace in our land.”

The Hoho advised the Assam Rifles to stay away from further bloodshed and maintain the ceasefire ground rules. It also prayed to God to grant solace to all the bereaved families.

The statement was appended by Western Yimchunger Hoho president, PKF Tochu and information & publicity secretary Lakiu Kips.

petent authorities to take tian Ezung urged the disstern action against such trict administration, police and the NSCN (R) to act as “anti social elements.” demanded by the Longsa Dimapur Longsai Ek- Village Council so that hung (DLE) has also con- the peaceful atmosphere demned the threat on the of the forthcoming festive life of Pankathung Lotha season is not disturbed in of Longsa village by one any manner.

The DLE further urged Abemo, who claims to be a all right thinking citizens member of NSCN (R).

Supporting the four and organisations to conresolutions adopted in a demn such acts and tactics joint meeting called by to collect money forcefully Longsa Village Council from individuals, organisa- NNC/FGN monthly joint meeting on November 15, DLE in tions, business communia press note issued by its ties and even from govern- Kohima, november 18 (mexn): The monthly joint meeting of the Naga National Council (NNC) and General Secretary Sebas- ment servants.

Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) will be held on November 30, 10:00 am at Transit Peace Camp (TPC), Kohima. Therefore, all the relevant civil authorities and high ranking Naga Army officers of the NNC/FGN have been requested to positively attend the meeting and “shoulder the burden of the Nation.”

One arrested for using forged car number Kohima, november 18 (mexn): Kohima Police manning the Khuzama interstate check gate on November 17 around 5:40 pm detained one Bolero Camper (white colour) with registration AS-12H-5618 for using Assam registration number, which was found out to be

With regard to the press statement of Assam Rifles terming the incident as “accidental encounter”, the Hoho said the killings could have been avoided since the four cadres were all apprehended by the patrol party before being killed.

It asserted that the incident is clearly a violation of ceasefire ground rule and also ignoring and violating the ENPO December 18, 2007 resolution. “These killing will only cause further bloodshed instead

of inspiration for all of us, especially to stand firm on truth, justice and nonviolence.” It prayed for the solace to the bereaved family.

JSS Nagaland: The executive committee of Janjati Shiksha Samiti, Nagaland has also expressed shock at the death of Lhusi Haralu while recognizing her as a veteran social worker of Nagaland. “She was gracious and dedicated her life for peace and social justice...she always motivated the people how to fight for peace and social justice. Really, she was the one pillar of motivation within women of Nagaland in the field of peace and social justice,” it stated. The organisation further paid homage to the deceased and offered condolences to her family.

NPC: Members of the Nagaland Peace Centre (NPC) has mourned the sudden demise of its executive director, Lhusi Haralu, on the morning of November 17 at her residence in Kohima when the NPC was preparing to celebrate its golden jubilee. “It was a painful moment inside the premises of the Office of the Nagaland Peace Centre when we gathered for installation of commemorative monolith celebrating golden jubilee on 17th morning at 7 am since the programme leader was late Lhusi Haralu,” said NPC chairman N Theyo in a condolence message.

The chairman said that in her demise, a great leader has been lost and the vacuum created will be

Public apprehend NSCN (R) cadres in Wokha

WoKha, november 18 (mexn): Wokha Town public on November 16 apprehended two persons who claimed to be from the NSCN (R) at around 11:00 am while trying to extort money for the SBI employees inside the SBI main branch, Wokha. ACAUT-Wokha unit convener Khyolamo Humtsoe and general secretary Renbi Ngullie stated in a press release that on learning about their identity through a conversation which was overheard by the public they were nabbed without any scuffle and were handed over to the Wokha Police Stadifficult to fill for genera- tion. The two accused have been identified as Renchations to come. Stating “we mo Ngullie and Ayanthung Ngullie. found in her human values of love, honesty and dedication,” the note said NERSNA social work on Nov 21 Haralu’s immense contri- Kohima, november 18 (mexn): The North Eastern bution to NPC will always Region Service Nepali Association (NERSNA), Kohima is be cherished and remem- organising mass social work in Kohima Town from South bered. It also prayed to Point, PR Hill to Razhu Point, Kohima on November 21 God to grant solace to all from 6:00 am to mark the Silver Jubilee year of the Associathe members of the be- tion. All the members and executives have been requested reaved family. to participate in the social work along with logistics. For details, contact the organizers at 9612802384/ 9436403769.

DBS: Dimapur Bengali Samaj has expressed shock NCSA 43rd Annual and sorrow at the sudden demise of Lhusi Haralu, whom General Conference it described as a woman of Kohima, november 18 (Dipr): The 43rd Annual stature and a renowned so- General Conference of the Nagaland Civil Services Ascial worker. “It is not only sociation (NCSA) will be held on November 21 at the the family but people of Na- Capital Convention Centre, Kohima. Kiyanilie Peseyie, galand from all walk of life Minister for Social Welfare & Parliamentary Affairs, Nawho at this moment feel ir- galand will grace the occasion as the chief guest and replaceable loss.” It prayed Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Nagaland as the that God grant comfort and guest of honour. All NCS officers have been requested solace to all her loved ones as to attend the general conference positively. they grieve her demise.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 315X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By aheli moitra

The Blank Editorial

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n June 28, 1975, three days after the Emergency was declared in India, The Indian Express carried a blank editorial. Its editor, Ram Nath Goenka, a product of the Indian freedom struggle, was known to stand tall against establishments—whether British or Indian—to uphold democratic values. The blank editorial was a symbol of how, through the Emergency, the Government of India had put to rest the right to freedom of speech and expression. The Emergency is often described as the “darkest period” in the history of Indian democracy.

Taking its lead, the Indian media became, and continues to remain, a strong medium of communication, upholding India’s contemporary tradition of democracy. Over the years, many newspapers have used the blank editorial to stand up against extreme cases of democratic blackout.

November 16 of 2015 became the first time that blank editorials were carried by newspapers in Nagaland—Nagaland Page, Eastern Mirror and The Morung Express.

The Naga people have lived with 60 years of no democracy and army rule under the Indian establishment alone. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was first imposed in the region in 1956 to facilitate a war that continues to date. The militarisation of the region, as a result, has intensified over the course of the century leaving Naga society—and all communities of the region—with a permanent gag order.

Given the circumstances, the media in Nagaland walks a tight rope. It often becomes a punching bag and pin-up doll, depending on temperament, of state and non state actors.

There is considerable amount of material published that is more propaganda than news and belongs in the waste bin.

Yet the media has to comply with institutions and their demands for publicity, otherwise which media organisations are accused of supporting the ‘other’. The ‘other’ in a society full of violent stakeholders and suspicion is of course their own mirror image. Without this complicity, the media faces the consistent threat of financial, legal and political consequences.

Pushed to the corner this time by the Assam Rifles, the Editors of major newspapers in Nagaland reacted, and appropriately so. The Naga people are often forced to think that they are an equal part of the Union called India—by that virtue, do they not have access to democratic rights as enshrined in the Constitution? Can a paramilitary trooper send threatening notifications to public intellectuals and media houses in Kolkata, Mumbai or Delhi in the same tone? Should the press in Nagaland now have the Assam Rifles proof-read its pages before going to print?

No, because the pages may go blank everyday then.

The blank editorial in Nagaland’s media has given a clear verdict. War by other means will not be tolerated. False and repetitive allegations will not be tolerated. Peace may be some way off, but it is clear that this false sense of normalcy created through army patrols, notifications and machine guns will be met face-to-face, and non violently, by the fourth, and perhaps the strongest, pillar of democracy in Nagaland: The Free Press.

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‘Absurd to say returning awards is paid propaganda’

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hild rights activist and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shantha Sinha says it is "absolutely absurd" to say that returning state awards as a show of dissent in the ongoing debate over intolerance in the country was " a paid propaganda".

"I'm as worried as most in the country on the issue that there is polarisation that is happening through national discourse, especially going against the very mettle of the Indian Constitution - diversity," Sinha told IANS in an interview here, where she is attending 'Samvaad', a pan-India tribal conclave.

Sinha added it was "absolutely absurd to say that people are returning awards because it's a paid propaganda".

Though she did not name anyone, her comment was obviously a retort to union ministers V.K.Singh and Arun Jaitley, who trashed both the debate on intolerance and the return of awards by artists and intellectuals.

“This particular debate (on intolerance) is no debate. It is the unnecessary creation of very imaginative minds who are being paid with a lot of money,” Minister of State for External Affairs Singh told reporters on the sidelines of the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

“Those returning awards are playing politics by other means. Follow their tweets and their stances on various social and political issues. You will find a lot of rabid anti-BJP elements in them,” Jaitley told reporters on October 29.

“I had already called it a manufactured rebellion. I stand by my phrase. And I think, the events as they are unfolding only indicate that kind of manufacturing is going on at faster speed,” Jaitley said when asked about artists returning awards to protest growing "intolerance".

Stoutly defending the artists and intellectuals, Sinha said returning state awards was a form of protest and a way of making a statement that one was against what was happening in the country. She added that it was a way of creating consensus in the country in favour of a secular India.

"Due to the present kind of politics, there is no mature understanding of our society," she said.

Sinha, who served as the first chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for two consecutive terms, was also honoured with the civilian honour, Padma Shri.

Asked if she would return her awards, Sinha answered in the negative, saying the awards were for the "idea that children should not be allowed to work, and not for me alone".

The anti-child labour activist remarked that the amendments mooted by the current government to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, which allow children below 14 years of age to work in "family enterprises" or entertainment industry, were "extremely disappointing".

She said it "reinforces invisiblisation of child labour".

Sinha added that it was the state's responsibility to ensure a child gets all the support he or she needs so as to go to school and not to open him or her to greater exploitation.

"Need of the hour is to make a separate ministry for children, considering we have 420 million children in the country, out of which at least a 50 percent are school dropouts," the activist said, and added that it would also be a way of fighting the thinking that it is a woman's job alone to take care of children.

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Gary Simpson Foreign Policy in Focus

I’m Digging Up Dirt in 193 Countries. Here’s Why! I'm collecting soil samples from every country in the world. Call it an effort to find common ground (literally)

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was in North Korea on a mission to collect a soil sample.

My guides had taken me to see the USS Pueblo, the U.S. surveillance vessel that the North Korean authorities seized on January 23, 1968, killing one crewmember and injuring several more.

It was a sad sight to walk aboard a boat scarred by numerous bullet holes. Now a museum, the Pueblo serves as a reminder of this dismal time in history.

I’d come to collect soil for my art project Commonground 191. As I toured the Pueblo, I again wondered if humans are hard-wired to end disputes with violence.

On the bright side, however, I was allowed to visit North Korea for the specific purpose of completing my collection of soil from the 193 UN member states. The approval process for this one collection took over three years and required a license from the Treasury Department and permits from the U.S. Department of Agriculture — and, of course, the North Korean authorities.

It was the culmination of nearly a decade of work.

In North Korea Supported by a generous gift, my weeklong trip to North Korea took place in late August 2011.

The flight from Los Angeles took an arduous 11 hours to Beijing, connecting via Seoul. After two nights, I was on North Korea’s Air Koryo to Pyongyang.

At 6’3″ I truly stood out from the other passengers, who were an eclectic mix of nationalities. Once through customs, my guides (minders) Pang Hyon Su and Pak Gyong Hui gathered me up for the trip to my hotel. Normally visitors come as a touring group, but I came as a single guest, all arranged by URI Tours. With two minders, a driver, and a small bus, I felt rather important — and just to collect some dirt.

During the drive to the Yanggakdo International Hotel, I tried to develop a rapport with my minders, both quite competent in English. The streets of Pyongyang were as quiet as I’d been led to expect.

Only a few buses appeared, packed with people.

Once at the hotel, we sat down at an empty bar to discuss the sites I wanted to visit. The beer was very cold and very good.

We visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to view Kim Il Sung lying in state. His son Kim Jong Il died a few months after I left the country and has joined his father in the same position, embalmed under glass. After a good lunch we moved on to the USS Pueblo.

In search of two cups of soil, we went to Moranbong Hill in the very center of Pyongyang. The hill is the site where President Kim Il Sung gave a speech on his return from exile in the Soviet Union. There are several monuments and a mural also on this site.

The North Korean authorities had chosen this specific soil collection site for me.

On my final day, we drove to the DHL office and presented the soil for shipment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture office in Los Angeles, which in-

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he's powerful enough to shake the world. Powerful enough to win the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager. But Malala isn't yet powerful enough to bring Delhi into a movie hall in Diwali season.

Not only was I the only person in the movie theatre for this show of He Named Me Malala, I was also the sole person to have bought a ticket to this particular film at this particular theatre all day.

And that's a pity.

Because Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim's He Named Me Malala is one girl's story told in a universal language. It's about a fight women face everywhere - the fight for education and the fight to choose their own destiny.

We're all familiar with Malala Yousufzai's story.

What's impressive is not that she survived a shot to the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012; it's her courage in speaking out in non-violent protest after a viciously violent attack which is exactly why she became the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner at age 17 in 2014.

The threats haven't stopped. And neither has Malala.

The central relationship explored in this film is between Malala and the man who named her, her father Ziauddin Yousafzai.

Perhaps her destiny truly was in

volved a lot more paperwork than you’d expect.

Common Ground Soon after the tragedy of 9/11, I came up with the idea to gather the soils of 191 countries and put them in a micro-cement blend: a concrete mix with sand and acrylics as a binder.

I wanted to create something big, around 50 feet by 50 feet. I used a little math to come up with a 14 x 14 paneled matrix, with a total of 196 squares. That squared number was the closest to the 191 countries at the time. Since then, with the creation of South Sudan and the separation of Serbia and Montenegro, the UN count has grown to 193. Maybe we’ll see more by the time I begin actual production.

People new to my project think that I travelled to all these countries. But the first to collect soil for the project were friends and acquaintances. I also reached out to many organizations like Sister Cities, Couch Surfers, and UNICEF. U.S. embassies became the best source of soil. The State Department didn’t officially recognize or endorse the project, but many employees supported my efforts, even networking with colleagues to help.

In appreciation, I sent these helpers a small amount of the entire soil mix in a small bottle necklace. A number of notable people around the world — including Secretary of State John Kerry, the Dalai Lama, and former President Jimmy Carter — have also received these necklaces, which come in wood boxes containing a bottle within a clear plastic cube.

Kim Jong Un accepted this gift as well, and it’s now on display at North Korea’s International Friendship Exhibition — along with a basketball signed by Michael Jordan, a gift from Madeleine Albright.

The soil sample from North Korea might be one of the more controversial selections, but many others deserve mention as well.

The Uzbek sample comes from an area in Tashkent where people were executed for the “crime” of

being anti-Soviet. South Sudan is today mired in a desperate conflict, but my soil sample comes from a time four years ago when the country was celebrating its independence in July 2011. The soil from South Africa comes from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held captive for years. I like to think that he may have walked on this dirt.

The first attempt to get some dirt from Kazakhstan in 2006 ended when police seized the sample.

During the second try, it got lost in a maze of bureaucracy. Members of the Sister City organization finally succeeded in 2008.

Putting It All Together Since my return, I’ve entered production planning for phase two of the project.

My medium is mixed, with cement as the main ingredient. The first part of production will introduce the master blend with all the soils on the 196 panels so they all contain the same overlay. Every panel contains the soil of all nations, none more unique than another. The blend will be of multiple pigments manipulated. I’ll then use acids, sanding, burning, and polishing to “work” the material. In style, the final product will resemble abstract expressionism.

In the end, it will be a work of conceptual art in which the idea is as significant as the visual placement of the material. The concept is the placement of all the soils of 193 nations in peaceful coexistence in the same place. Can viewers close their eyes and understand the idea of these soils at peace? Here, in this work of art, yes — and maybe tomorrow somewhere else.

This may be a naïve proposition, of course, but at least it’s the start of a conversation.

After an article appeared about my project in The Los Angeles Times, a woman wrote me a note: “Art can go where no amount of words can go,” she said.

“I know that art has expressed my spirit far more than all the journaling, talking and reading could ever do.”

A crush on Federer. Anxiety about grades A Nobel Peace Prize. Inside Malala's life aleesha matharu catchnews.com her name. She was named after Malalai - a female folk hero who roused dispirited Afghani fighters to war against the British and was shot and killed in the attempt.

She's living up to it alright.

A parallel between two lives The film is both heart-warming and nerve-wrangling; a first-person account of the causes, actions and struggles that make up Malala and her father's lives.

The storyline leaps from the Yousafzai family to the Taliban's rise to power in the Swat valley, to Malala becoming an anonymous schoolgirl blogger for the BBC at age 11, to Malala's decision to break her anonymity and appear on camera in Pakistan speaking in support of girls' education. It's completely non-linear.

We see Malala and her father travel from Kenya to Nigeria to the US to London, speaking of tolerance and fairness.

We see her address the United Na-

tions and take President Jonathan Goodluck to task over inaction on bringing back the girls of Boko Haram.

The tension finally peaks with footage of the bus on which Malala and two of her friends were shot, not by a gunman, as her father says, but by an 'ideology'.

In awe of his subject Guggenheim shows Malala not just as the extraordinary public figure she has become, but also as a teenage girl who s cuffles with her younger brothers, worries about grades, and crushes on sports figures like Shahid Afridi and Roger Federer.

And yet, it's obvious through the film that Guggenheim is in awe of his subject. Much of the film strives to show her in a perfect light and some parts even look near-rehearsed - giving it a lack of depth.

Normally, that would destroy a film.

But Malala's story is too remarkable to be

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destroyed by an excess of admiration.

An unusual visual language There's a sense of tranquility in the illustrations that intersperse the documentary, some of which are used to depict violent parts of the story.

It's an interesting visual tool, but then Guggenheim's skill with the visual is well-known: he took a subject like climate change and made it hypnotically watchable in his Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth.

In this film illustrations serve to highlight pivotal moments that obviously could not be filmed, such as the opening sequence where Malalai climbs atop a mountain to urge the army to keep fighting.

That's only one of the reasons why this film does not come off as your 'typical' documentary. The storytelling is theatrical, almost as if it's trying to rile people to speak out against injustice.

This isn't an unbiased film And that, it turns out, isn't really such a bad thing. I watched this film in Haryana - a state where the girl child is still mostly unwanted.

And at a time when education is not an option for many young women - 66 million, according to the film - one would think Malala's story needs as much exposure as possible.

Which is exactly why the empty theatre stung all the more.

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The cultural dominance of festivals in the Indian Union “One-way cultural entry on the back of money, media and political power is cultural aggression.”

Garga Chatterjee hat importance is accorded to which people by governments is often revealed by official calendars. Indian Union government doesn't recognize any holiday (compulsory or optional) on 10th November on account of Kali Pujo. The next day is a compulsory “national” holiday called Diwali. Government of Bangladesh recognizes 10th November as an optional holiday for Hindus on account of Kali Pujo. There's no Diwali. There's no Diwali in the West Bengal government's official holiday either although it lists both 10th and 11th November as holidays – 10th as Kali Pujo and 11th as day for immersion of goddess Kali. In West Bengal's post Durga Puja festivity calendar, Kali Pujo's prime importance was underlined by multiple recent tweets made by trinamool Congress quoting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “We must follow all regulations during Kali Puja festivities. Enjoy the fun but with safety”. “Maa, Mother and Ammi are one and same. She cannot be divided. We worship Durga then Lakshmi. Now Kali Puja”. “There are several forms of Maa Kali: Chhinna Masta, Shoshan Kali, Siddheswari, Katyawani, Jagadamba and many more”. Finally, she subsumed Deepavali within the ambit of Kali Pujo “Hope Maa Kali fills darkness with light. Let us pray to Maa Kali to bring happiness in everyone's life”. There will be customary Deepavali greetings from her but the priorities and hierarchies are clear. Her Congress background also makes her particularly amenable to strongly patronizing Ma Kali. From Bengal's pre-partition Swadeshi political terrorists and their physical culture associations to neighbourhood Congressite “dada” and their local youth clubs, all have been part of a continuous tradition of patronizing Kali Pujas.

I share with Mamata Banerjee our extended residential neighbourhood, the Kalighat-Chetla area, the world capital of Kali Pujo in terms of variety. There is Hajat Haat, Shoroshi, Aakali, DhyanTara, Johura, SwarnoKali, Jwolonto, SwetTara, KrishnaKali, Nataraj Kali, Aadya, Chandraghanta, Chamunda, Doshomunda and many more forms including MohunBagan Kali ( with the goddess painted in the football club's colours).

The roughly 3 square kilometre Chetla-Kalighat area has several hundred Kali pujos pandals. Here, on the only Shaktipeeth in metropolitan Kolkata, stands the famous Kali temple at Kalighat. Myself being a Shakto and a Chetla resident, Kali Pujo has always been special. The prasad of curried goat meat, preferably sacrificed and offered to our holy mother beforehand, is one of the high notes of Kali Pujo for millions in Bengal.

For Bengalis, till a couple of decades ago, in the post Durga Pujo period, Kali Pujo was the only show in town. Diwali was miniscule. Not any more. Diwali contests Kali Pujo in public spaces. Ma Kali Puja is absent from the festival-centric marketting tactics in Bengal by non-Bengal commercial entities. One is bombarded by huge advertisements of “Diwali Dhamaka” offers in Bangla and English newspapers headquartered in Bengal by various non-Bengal ship-product-to-home-bypassing-local-shop entities. Some Bengal-based entities are also joining the fray. There are relentless text messages, that are Diwali themed sales pitches. One Bangla paper also carried an advert for some garment stores masquerading as a news article on “Diwali fashion” for Bengalis, whatever that means. If one picked up the leading Bangla and English newspapers of Bengal, the glitzy and colourful advertisements therein would not give anyone a clue that this is Bengal and Kali Pujo is around the corner. Who are these ads for?

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asin Malik, the 49-year-old frail chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), receives visitors lying on the floor of his traditional mud house like an injured but proud crane. Over the years he has been beaten so badly by the police that he finds it difficult to sit for long periods.

This time around, he was beaten by the CRPF personnel when protesting in Anantnag. He wanted to sit on a 24-hour hunger strike to protest the lynching of Zahid Bhat, on the JammuSrinagar highway at Udhampur. Bhat, a cleaner in a truck hauling coal, was accused of transporting beef.

Showing me the lacerations on his arm from manhandling by the security forces, he says, "There is no space left in this state for non-violent protests. The CRPF personnel not only beat me, they were extremely abusive, telling me: Leaderi karta hai? Hum seekhayenge tujhe leaderi kaise hoti hai (You want to be a leader? We will teach you what leadership is about)."

"Then they proceeded to rain lathis on me while using the choicest north Indian abuses about my mother and sister."

Malik, who undoubtedly enjoys mass support in Kashmir, was hit on the neck - he has to wear a collar-brace till a minor crack heals - and also suffered internal injuries. A blood clot, ostensibly from the beating, prevented him from urinating for 52 hours. He had to be hospitalised directly from police custody.

"I told the CRPF men: you are not men because you don't talk like human beings. You are like dogs. That was enough for some TV channels in Delhi to run a half-an-hour programme saying I had called Indians dogs. What is going on? It is not clear at all what India wants in Kashmir," he says with a resigned smile.

A Muslim schoolgirl holds an oil lamp ahead of the celebrations for Hindu festival of Diwali at a school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on October 25, 2008. (Reuters Photo/File)

Kali Pujo has traditionally been one of those festivals where the so-called “lower” castes have dominated much of the happenings. While the upper-castes also celebrate Kali Pujo with vigour, a small but well-off section of their new generation has grown alienated from a celebration so rooted. This probably reflects on their general alienation from their surrounds, but are also the high-spending class for whom the Diwali teasers are designed for. And its partially working. Economic elites influence the aspirational tastes of those lower down in the rung. Entities that hate tariff barriers between states as well as the local sourcing clauses in retail inundate us with “Diwali” and not Kali Pujo around this time of the year. Kali Pujo is something that commercial entities that cater largely to the aspirational urban classes cannot easily negotiate. It’s too democratic and actually religious, still too much rooted and real content – not a shell like the range of 'pan-Indian' hashtag religious festivals, inside which anything can be stuffed and sold, to assuage the identity anxieties of the aspirational rootless urban class while peddling “deals”. The Diwali-Dhanteras combo is here in Bengal to stay and spread – beforelong without the need of alienated Bengalis as Trojan horses. Kali Pujo will become Diwali, or rather, Diwali with Bengali characteristics – the only kind of 'diversity' that “unity in diversity” ideology tolerates. In Bengal, Doljatra is already becoming Holi with Bengali characteristics (nevermind that they don’t even fall on the same date). Navratri-ization of Durga Puja has also started.

Not long back, the Kalibari signified a Hindu Bengali settlement outside Bengal. For the newly arrived, the Kalibari was an embassy and community-space rolled into one. While the Bengali labourer mentally still carries his gods and goddesses with him, the “cosmopolitan” ones travel lighter. And some travel without the baggage even without leaving Bengal. Diwali is perfect for the self identity of the small but increasing bloc of urban Bengalis whose non-rooted Hinduness also makes him an Indian without qualifications of ethnicity and culture. They aren't Bengali. They aren't Indian first and Bengali second. They are only Indians, without hyphenations. And nothing but Indians. They are the ideal citizens, the “Indian” for whom a centralized Indian Union was dreamt up in the first place, except that most inhabitants didn’t live up to such nonhyphenated and flat Indianness and still don’t.

Cultural exchange and spread has happened throughout the human past. The problem arises when certain forms of cultural spread also signify a uniformization project by external cultural dominance with the active connivance of government, media and business, behind the fig-leaf of “unity in diversity”. Their combined power is immense. With deracinated elites of vernacular origin as collabora-

tors, their project has started acquiring the qualities that US conservative political strategist Karl Rove had in mind when he said “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality”. This reality is created when ostensibly “national” TV channels carry a Diwali icon on their screen on Diwali day but never on Kali Pujo or Onam, hence signalling not so subtly what it means by “Indian”. A North-Indian bania's domestic culture is “Indian” without qualifications but a Bengali''s Kali Pujo is not similarly “Indian” but a variant or a quirk. One-way cultural entry on the back of money, media and political power is cultural aggression. I cannot think of any religious spread from Kali-land or Onam-land into Diwaliland but the opposite is progressively true. In this particular scheme of unidirectional entry, Diwali is not alone. It comes with things as disparate as CBSE, Holi and Hindi, with the pace quickening in the postliberalization period. Join those apparently disparate dots and the contours of the post-1990 Bharatmata is revealed. Whose 'local' becomes 'national' and whose 'local' disappears when ideas like 'all India' and 'mainstream' are evoked? Why is the direction of traffic in this supposedly two-way street so predictable? Why does the ruling party and its leading star focus most of his political energy and reaps maximal benefits in areas where Diwali is the uncontested name for the festival of lights? In all of this, what is the lesson for us, the still non-Diwali people?

While Kali Pujo has a non-vegetarian overtone, Diwali signifies quite the opposite. Around Kali Pujo time, why are there no “Diwali Dhamaka” deals for a wholesome Biryani in the non-vegetarian land of Bengal, something that's common during Durga Puja? These are subtle undercurrents with far-reaching consequences for Bengal's social fabric. Kali Pujo is primarily a religious festival, around which other rituals like Bhoot Chaturdashi are woven. All of these entail generationally handed down customs of eating, behaving and being.

Bengal, in the face of state-sponsored, money-powered, media-assisted cultural aggression, is undergoing a hollowing out of richness and long-preserved and celebrated ways of life. The resultant Anglo-Hindiization of public culture is a poor replacement. Interestingly, Chhat Puja of Biharis hasn't encroached in the Bengali cultural space in the way Diwali has, while the ethnic observers of Chhat Puja far outnumber Diwali's ethnic celebrators in Kolkata. So the Diwali effect isn’t due to the cultural mixing that happens due to mere physical presence of cultural 'others', but the expansion of outside ideology wedded to power. Will this encroaching front invoke a wall of resistance from Mother Kali, the protector of her earthly children, whose cultures and identities are under siege? Time will tell.

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tests are not being allowed by the current state administration. "An entire new generation is being pushed towards militancy. Their hero is Burhan Wani who poses with an AK-47 on Facebook. The only thing that is keeping more youngsters from joining fullscale militancy is the lack of guns. They seize them from the police but there is a limit to doing that. So knife-wielding gangs of youngsters have come up," he says.

One of his visitors points to Malik and Javed Mir, the leader of the rival JKLF faction who has come to inquire after his former comrade's health, and says, "Just as Yasin Sahib and Javed Mir Sahib with their guns were heroes of Kashmiri teenagers in 1989, Burhan Wani is today."

Malik, who renounced violence in 1994 and chose the Gandhian path of political activism, says until about 2008, he was able to channelise the rage and the political energy of the youth towards non-violent protests.

"The Safar-i-Azadi or the various sit-in protests I held were a way of channelling the political energy of youth away from violence and towards a democratic approach. Now, if you don't allow any avenue for non-violent political protest, how will you release the political pressure that is building up?" Malik asks.

Yet, he says, he is being denied permission to organise protests, marches or sit-ins. "There is no one who can guide the youngsters towards a non-violent Smoking gun and democratic approach. What makes Malik claims that non-violent pro- it even more difficult is that there is no

dialogue of any kind going on between India and Pakistan or between India and the Kashmiri leaders," he says.

Fading hope The years since 2008 have been terrible in Kashmir, according to Malik.

"The police have become more brutal.

One of the reasons why those who used to only throw stones are picking up the gun is because of the way their family members were abused and beaten up unnecessarily by the police."

"Teens are highly emotional and even if they are at fault, they do not want their father or mother to be beaten up or abused. They get so upset that their anger blinds them. They think they have no option but to pick up the gun."

Malik says when he was recently in jail for three months in South Kashmir, he met "many of these youngsters" there. "They would ask me: 'you are in jail just like us. So tell us what has been the advantage of choosing the non-violent path?' I was like them once and I know how impatient an 18-year-old can be. The gun seems the easy option."

"It took me many years of deep introspection and reading in jail to appreciate the virtues of non-violent democratic politics. I know how much time it takes to realise that violence is not the way to achieve a political goal."

Malik seems convinced that the space for reasonable discussion on Kashmir and the issues of Kashmiris has shrunk because of the central government's policy to not start a dialogue

with Pakistan or engage the separatist leaders, and because the Peoples' Democratic Party of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed feels insecure.

Talk, please For 68 years, India and Pakistan have talked to each other off and on about Kashmir, but that dialogue has not led to anything. "Dialogue about divisive issues is the best hope of the people in any democratic system.

But once people see that dialogue also does not deliver anything, they start doubting its efficacy. That leads to hopelessness which is not easy to tackle," Malik says.

"I cannot see the sense of negativity and cynicism that has now crept in Kashmiri society and the anger of the youth leading to anything positive."

The JKLF chairman says those officers and intellectuals who understood Kashmir and its political mood have either retired or are dead. He thinks the new people in Delhi overseeing its Kashmir policy do not seem to understand the political temperament of the people and the changes it is undergoing.

Malik believes that even the Indian civil society has shut its doors on the Kashmiris. "There was a time when civil society groups would invite Kashmiris to Delhi to participate in seminars or discussions and hear them out.

We used to differ on issues but at least there was a discussion, some airing of our views - there was some release even if it was intellectual."

"Even that has stopped now. Alienation is bound to go up in Kashmir in such circumstances," he argues.

"I don't know what the current regime in Delhi wants in Kashmir, do you?" he asks rhetorically.

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he American software mogul Bill Gates, currently the richest man in the world, has a net worth of $85.8 billion as of November 2015, according to Bloomberg. Best known as an entrepreneur in the IT revolution, Gates, along with Paul Allen, founded Microsoft Company, the world's largest personal software company, which employs approximately 100,000 workers. In addition to starting this Company, Gates has been pursuing a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, since 2000.

What if Bill Gates were stripped off all his physical assets---home, company, job, money, possessions---and left on a street corner of Kolkata with only the clothes on his back? How would he fare in such a situation? I’m sure he could still do extremely well because he would still have with him the acquired knowledge, intelligence, creativity, work experience, and entrepreneurial vigor. As such, even if the Microsoft Company were lost and his wealth confiscated, other companies would snap Mr. Gates as a consultant, a CEO, a motivational speaker or he could still create another successful software company himself in India and be able to provide tens of thousands of jobs. No wonder his net worth is in billions!

This time let’s use an example of a young high-school dropout whose capabilities and talents are nowhere close to that of Bill Gates. How would he fare if he were dropped on a street corner in India? Most likely not so well. The reason is simple: he can’t be very productive because he lacks the necessary education, intelligence, creativity, and entrepreneurial vigor, which constitute his capability, which economists would refer to as human capital. In other words, human capital represents the accumulated training and skills that workers possess. Hence, workers with a college education or some training generally have more work skills, and are thus more productive, than workers who have only a high school diploma. Ironically, some very rich individuals who are uneducated might not do particularly well in this exercise either. For example, the Sultan of Brunei is very rich because his kingdom sits atop an enormous oil reserve. But as for his personal capabilities and talents, his human capital quotient might not necessarily be more than average.

What kinds of people normally possess higher values in term of human capital? They could be nuclear scientists, software engineers, medical doctors, lawyers, accountants, bankers, professional athletes, film stars, TV anchors, teachers, and many more. Usually, individuals like these have acquired their skills through education and specialized training; some have natural talents and qualities like perseverance and discipline. Indeed, some talents and skills are in greater demand in the labor market than others. And the more unique a set of skills, the greater compensated their possessors will be.

The opposite is true at the other end of the labor pool. The skills necessary to drive a truck, or work in a retail store, are not scarce. There are probably tens of thousands of people in every city or district who could be capable of serving as drivers or shop keepers. Since jobs like these are not scarce to find in the labor market, nor the supply short, the pays at these levels are usually very low. True, these people may be poor because they are paid very less. But that is only a symptom, not the real problem. The underlying problem is lack of skills on their part. Or some individuals may suffer from conditions that render their human capital less useful, which could be due to disability, illness, or just lack of opportunities. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution to improve the living standards of these low-income people except through education and training, or some kind of government welfare programs. Even a robust economy cannot transform a lowincome truck driver into a highly-paid software engineer.

Only investment in human capital---developing capabilities through education and training---can do that.

To understand the danger of an undeveloped human capital, let’s make up an imaginary scenario. Imagine that one particular Monday, we brought 50,000 high school dropouts and drug addicts from Bangalore and dropped them off in Nagaland. Make no mistake about it, this could turn out to be a social nightmare for us: the crime rate would go up; businesses would suffer; police services would be stretched to their capacity or beyond, and politicians would have to turn to Delhi for help, pleading, “Give us enough money to support these people or help us to get rid of them as soon as possible.”

Now let’s give a twist to this imaginary experiment. Assume, this time, that we took 50,000 top university graduates and successful professionals from Bangalore and dropped them all in Nagaland. Let’s say that among these people are medical doctors, software engineers, architects, urban developers, industry experts, businesspersons, innovators, entrepreneurs, herbal researchers, educationists, social workers, journalists, and police officials (including the ex-Special Commissioner of Police of Bangalore and ex-Member of Parliament, Dr. H. T. Sangliana). Instead of becoming parasites on our economy, these highly motivated people with many skills would become productive men and women. Many of them would immediately open their offices, create new businesses, and begin hiring thousands of workers to get to work. Perhaps a person like Sangliana, if given a chance, would possibly help to clean up our political system, too. If such a temporary deployment of talents were to happen amongst us, these people could possibly turn Nagaland into a highly-developed State even in just a matter of two decades or so. All these imply that any development or economy growth depends heavily on human capital.

Economist Gary Becker, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in the field of human capital, believes that the stock of education, training, skills, and even the health of the people constitutes about 75 percent of the wealth of the modern economy. While all forms of capital, such as financial capital, physical capital (machinery and buildings), and human capital are important, human capital is the most important in creating wealth. For example, Japan, Israel, and Switzerland are among the most advanced and wealthy countries in the world despite having relatively poor endowments of natural resources. Whereas countries like Nigeria and Myanmar are economically poor and underdeveloped, despite having huge natural resources, because of the low quality of their human capital which often fails to generate work efficiency or labor productivity.

For reasons such as the above, public policy and government legislation must be directed toward improving the quality of education and training system so as to develop human capital to the fullest.

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Steps taken to check corruption: Modi

New Delhi, November 18 (iANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government has taken "significant steps to check corruption and the menace of black money in a short span of time".

Speaking at the inauguration of the sixth Global Focal Point Conference (GFPC) on Asset Recovery, and the 21st Annual Conference of CBI and State Anti-Corruption Bureaus here at Vigyan Bhavan, he said: "Our government is committed to making bureaucracy more efficient, performance-oriented and accountable."

"We, in India, are currently in a crucial phase of nation building. Our mission is to build a prosperous India," he said, adding it was essential to fight relentlessly against corruption and the government was unsparing in punishing the corrupt.

Extending a warm welcome to over 100 delegates from 50 countries on the occasion, Modi said: "Corruption is one of the principal challenges to that objective."

"Governments across the world work to transform the lives of the poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Secretary General, Interpol, Jugren Stock at the 6th lobal focal point conference on asset recovery in New Delhi on Wednesday.

and the marginalised. This is not an impossible mission... to achieve this objective, it is essential to fight relentlessly against corruption," he said.

Stating that India stands committed in its fight against corruption, Modi said: "The very day that we assumed office, we constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of the Su-

preme Court to look into the issue.

"We have entered into agreements with many countries for exchanging real time information on black money," he said, adding the government has signed the Inter Government Agreement with the US to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. He told the audience

that "the agreement enables Indian tax authorities to receive financial account information of Indians from foreign countries on an automatic basis".

Modi also said a comprehensive and deterrent law, the Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act has been enacted that "provides for stringent penalties and

prosecution".

He hoped the partnership between Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) and Interpol will help in confiscation and recovery of stolen assets.

Stating that his government recently took steps to curb systemic corruption such as in auction of coal blocks and FM Radio spectrum and eliminated the discretion element in national resources' allocation, he said: "It has also generated substantial revenues for the government which will benefit our people."

Modi said the National Democratic Alliance government's move to credit gas subsidy directly into consumers' bank accounts, with each account being linked to the Aadhaar card, "reduced the number of registered consumers claiming gas subsidy by about 50 million".

"We also launched a campaign for the 'well off' to voluntarily give up cooking gas subsidy... As on date, more than 4.5 million people have given up their gas subsidy." he said.

On the Paris terror attacks, Modi said: "The dastardly acts committed in Paris a few days ago are a

grim reminder that terrorists have shown remarkable flexibility and adaptability in meeting their funding requirements."

Stating that "disrupting fund flows constrains the capabilities of terrorists and reduces their ability to execute attacks", Modi said confiscation of property of offenders not only serves as punishment but also discourages commission of crime.

The prime minister said though investigation agencies were limited by national boundaries, his government was committed to the implementation of a uniform global standard on Automatic Exchange of Information on a fully reciprocal basis.

He said the new Interpol notice 'Silver Notice' could add value to asset-tracing investigations and facilitate real time information sharing in complex cases.

Interpol's Secretary General Jurgen Stock, minister of state Jitendra Singh and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Anil Sinha were also present during the meet.

Modi also presented the President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service to 11 CBI officers.

Urgent need to finalise a global convention on terrorism: India uNiTeD NATioNS, November 18 (PTi): India has said the multiple terror attacks in Paris and Beirut highlight the urgent need to finalise a global convention on terrorism, asserting that the financing being provided to terrorist groups such as Islamic State (ISIS) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) needs to be addressed collectively.

"The terrible events of last week, in Beirut and Paris, demonstrate to us that the greatest threat to peace and security comes from violent extremism and religious fanaticism, not from the absence of economic and social development," India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Bhagwant Bishnoi said yesterday. He told the UN Security Council (UNSC) that the terror attacks also highlight the international community's unfinished business in the fight against terrorism.

"Leaders had, in the 2005 Summit, decided that expeditious action would be taken to finalise the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. That has not happened. The price that we pay for procrastination is often in human lives... That should not be allowed to continue. Terrorism takes away the foremost of human rights, the right to life. It is truly a crime against humanity," he said at the UNSC session on 'Maintaining of International Peace and Security'.

Bishnoi also underscored the need to address the issue of financing that terrorists obtain saying that ideology alone is not sustaining the terror groups.

"All terrorist organisations - Daesh, or Al Shabaab or Lashkar-e-Taiba or Al-Qaeda - have an ideological basis that contradicts the basic tenets of humanity. Ideology alone, however, is not enough to sustain terrorists. They need financing and space to operate. That is, unfortunately, provided to them. And that is what needs to be addressed collectively," he said.

Bishnoi also stressed on the need to acknowledge that absence of state authority, or a weak state authority, that provides the breeding ground for extremist organisations to operate. The UNSC held the already scheduled debate on conflict prevention amid added urgency fuelled by last week's terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris.

Delhi government clears Jan Lokpal bill Mob kills police officer in Bihar India's unity based on civilizational However, Kejrwal went on to set up the PATNA, November 18 (iANS): A police official who values: President New Delhi, November 18 (iANS): Under attack for delaying the tabling of the AAP in November 2012, when the Con- was badly beaten by a mob succumbed to his injuries on Jan Lokpal bill in the Delhi legislative assembly, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday cleared the anti-graft legislation -- an issue on which the party was formed 3 years ago. "There was a big movement in the country to bring a strict Lokpal. There was a need for a strict Lokpal which would be more than a slogan and a mere formality," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

"The bill which Anna (Hazare) -ji had talked about has been cleared by the Delhi cabinet as the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill 2015.

There is no change to the bill which Annaji had proposed," he told reporters after the cabinet meeting. Sisodia was referring to the anti-graft legislation envisaged and vociferously demanded by social activist Hazare who was supported by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was then an activist in 2011.

gress-led central government did not concede to Hazare's version of the bill. Hazare did not approve of Kejriwal's move.

The bill was cleared by the cabinet on the first day of the winter session of the Delhi assembly, which got off to a stormy start with the BJP demanding tabling of the bill. Asked when the legislation will be tabled in the assembly, Sisodia said the date would be decided by the Business Advisory Committee.

Until Tuesday, the government was considering pushing amendments to the existing Delhi Lokayukta Act rather than moving for the much-awaited Jan Lokpal Bill, it was learnt. Officials said the bill was on the lines of the Lokayukta Act in Uttarakhand which Kejriwal had helped to draft in 2011.

Wednesday in Bihar's Vaishali district, police said. Ajit Kumar was attacked when he and his colleagues intervened during a clash between two communities over the killing of two people in a road accident earlier in the day.

The clash took place in Lalganj when a mob set ablaze the house of the driver-and-owner of an auto-rickshaw after Rajendra Choudhary, 65, and his granddaughter died in a road accident on Tuesday, a police officer said.

Ajit Kumar and his colleagues tried to control the situation, firing repeatedly in the air in a bid to disperse the mob. But the villagers stoned the police and chased the policemen away. Ajit Kumar was caught by the mob and thrashed. He was admitted in a serious condition at the Patna Medical College and Hospital where he died, a police official said.

In view of the tense situation, additional security forces have been deployed in Lalganj. Taking a serious view of the incident, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed police officials to act against the police officer's killers.

150 youths under surveillance in India for leanings towards ISIS New Delhi, November 18 (PTi): Nearly 150 youths in the country are under the surveillance of security agencies for their alleged leanings towards dreaded terrorist group ISIS, responsible for the recent terror attacks in Paris.

According to a report prepared by the intelligence agencies, the 150 people, mostly from South India, are believed to be attracted to the ISIS and sympathetic to the group's activities.

"Most of them are in regular contact with some ISIS activists through on-

line. Hence, we have kept all them under surveillance of security forces," an official privy to the development said.

So far, a total of 23 Indians have gone to ISIS hold areas in Iraq-Syria to fight for the terrorist group. Of them six were killed while one returned home in Mumbai.

30 other Indians, who were radicalised by ISIS elements, were also prevented from travelling to the conflict zone in the Middle-East.

Among those who are currently fighting for ISIS

include two youth from Kalyan in the outskirts of Mumbai, an Australiabased Kashmiri, one youth from Telangana, one from Karnataka, one Omanbased Indian and another Singapore-based Indian.

Among the six Indians, who fought alongside ISIS and got killed were three Indian Mujahideen terrorists, including Sultan Ajmer Shah and Bada Sajid, who had joined its ranks after being in Pakistan, two from Maharashtra and one from Telangana.

On September 15, the UAE deported four Indi-

'India tops child deaths due to pneumonia & diarrhoea' The report stated that India accounts for one out of five child deaths due to the two diseases mumbAi, November 18 (ie): India carries the highest burden of pneumonia and diarrheoa deaths in children, the latest report of John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has said. Despite PM Narendra Modi announcing accelerated immunisation for children in August, the report places India at the top with regards to child deaths due to pneumonia and diarrheoa across the globe.

The report stated that India accounts for one out of five child deaths due to the two diseases. In 2015, a projected 2.97 lakh pneumonia and diarrheoa deaths are estimated in children aged less than five in the country.

Of the projected 5.9 million deaths of children (aged less than five) in 2015 across the world, pneumonia was the top killer at 16 per cent, while diarrheoa came second at 9 per cent share globally.

With the deadline to achieve Millennium Development Goals

(MDG) target ending in 2015, the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) of John Hopkins Center, in its report, indicated that India had fallen short of the MDG targets of reducing under five-year-olds’ child mortality by two-thirds from 1990 till 2015.

However, according to the report, it had succeeded in implementing Mission Indradhanush aimed at proving vaccination to children in high-burden states.

Data collected by the IVAC in 2014 showed that the coverage of Hib — Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine to prevent pneumonia — in India was only 20 per cent.

Worse, India was yet to take an official decision to introduce Pneumococcal Conjugate Caccine to prevent pneumonia even after 15 years of vaccine’s introduction, it said.

The study was conducted in 15 countries that have reported more cases of pneumonia and diarrheoa.

ans suspected to have links with ISIS. The UAE had also sent back in September a 37-year-old woman, Afsha Jabeen alias Nicky Joseph, who was allegedly involving in recruiting youths for ISIS. In January, Salman Mohiuddin of Hyderabad was arrested at Hyderabad airport when he was preparing to board a flight to Dubai on way to Syria via Turkey.

In an advisory sent yesterday, the Home Ministry said the recent multiple attacks in Paris clearly indicate the intention of the

outfit (ISIS) to expand the area of terror action beyond the core area of Iraq and Syria.

The Home Ministry said though the ISIS has not been able to establish any significant presence in India, its success in radicalising some youth, attracting certain sections of local population or Indian diaspora to physically participate in its activities or the possibility of piggy backing on terrorist groups operating in India have opened up the possibility of ISIS sponsored terrorist action on Indian territory.

vriNDAvAN, November 18 (iANS): India's unity is based on cultural and civilizational values inherited over centuries and nurtured carefully, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Wednesday.

Addressing an event to mark the 500th year of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's advent in Vrindavan, the president said the saint preached and spread loving devotional service and congregational chanting.

He said living with diversity and finding unity in diversity had been practised in India over centuries.

"Many people wonder how it is possible for India to accommodate so much diversity within one system of administration, one constitution and one legal jurisprudence," an official statement quoted him as saying.

The president said the answer lay in India's civilizational values.

India's unity had been possible "because of our cultural and civilizational values. We have inherited these over the centuries and have nurtured it. It is now a part of our life".

Mukherjee said Chaitanya Mahaprabhu preached love, equality, humanity and harmony.

"We must adopt this message of the great saint and recharge our society. We must retransform ourself with the message of love.

"Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's teachings continue to have great relevance in the contemporary world," he added.

The president said Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was one of the greatest saints of the Bhakti movement.

He was responsible for the popularity of Vaishnavism in Bengal through his 'kirtans', which were unparalleled in lyricism and beauty.

President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo)

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu preached and spread loving devotional service and congregational chanting through personal demonstration. He propagated the cult of devotion by personally practicing it.

The president visited the Radha Raman temple and participated in a special darshan at the Gaurang Mahaprabhu temple.

He was received by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and local MP Hema Malini at the helipad.

Governor Naik said Chaitnya Mahaprabhu was above caste and sectarian beliefs.

Hema Malini added: "Chaitnya Mahaprabhu was truly a revolutionary saint who represented both Radha and Sri Krishna.

"He came from Bengal to Braj and gave a new identity to Vrindavan, discovering the 'leela-sthals' of Sri Krishna and Radha.

"The original Vrindavan had been lost. It was Chaitnya Mahaprabhu who discovered all the shrines and taught the language of love through 'Hari Nam Sankeertan'."

David Headley to be tried as an accused in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case

mumbAi, November 18 (TNN): A sessions court on Wednesday allowed police's plea to try Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley as an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. The court directed that Headley be produced via video-conferencing on December 10.

The Mumbai police on October 8 had moved an application before the court saying that Headley (who is currently serving 35 years in an American prison for his role in the

terror attacks) deserves to be tried by this (Mumbai) court together with 26/11 key plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal as both of them are conspirators and abettors behind the dastardly strikes on November 26, 2008. The court is presently trying Jundal for his alleged role in the case.

Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said, "David Headley has been joined as an accused along with Abu Jundal (in the 26/11 case) and the court has taken cognisance of offences against Headley."

The police had pleaded that the (Mumbai) court may kindly issue a letter of request to US district court of Illinois to produce Headley before this (Mumbai) court through video-conferencing.

The offences with which Headley is likely to be charged by this court are distinct and separate than the offences with which he had been charged and punished in USA, police said. The police had prayed that court may proceed (the trial) against Headley after taking cognizance of the offences committed by him.

In the application, the Mumbai police had said that from the judgement passed by the US court against Headley, it was clear that he was a member of LeT and he had played an active role in the criminal conspiracy in the terror attack.

The application also said that Headley has entered into a plea agreement with US in 2010 and thereby willingly and voluntarily agreed that he has

committed the conspiracy.

It is evident, the police had said, that Headley has committed the offences of conspiring with LeT for committing illegal acts in India; waging war against the government of India and offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He has also been accused of intentionally aiding and abetting the LeT in Pakistan for committing illegal acts in Mumbai, mischief by fire with intent to destroy Hotel Taj, Oberoi and Nariman House, offences under Explosives Act and Explosives Substances Act as also under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. A native of Beed district of Maharashtra, Jundal was interrogated after he was brought here from Delhi where he had been arrested following his deportation from Saudi Arabia in June 2012.

Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008 left 166 dead

and many more injured.

The charge sheet has details about Jundal's training in Pakistan, preparations ahead of 26/11, LeT hierarchy, the precise role played by those involved and other details.

According to Jundal's confession, LeT training camps enjoyed full support from local, federal police and paramilitary organisations in Pakistan.

As per the chargesheet, after fleeing Maharashtra, Jundal entered Bangladesh in May 2006, where he was received by an ISI agent. He then used a boarding pass issued in a fictitious name to fly PIA flight to Pakistan.

In Maharashtra, Jundal is also accused of involvement in Aurangabad arms haul case, 2010 German Bakery blast case in Pune, and Nashik police academy attack conspiracy case. In the case Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was caught alive and later he was tried in court and was executed.

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Paris: 2 dead in police raid seeking top suspect

sAINt DeNIs, NoveMber 18 (re uters): A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another militant died on Wednesday when police raided an apartment in the Paris suburb of St. Denis seeking suspects in last week’s attacks in the French capital.

Officials said police had been hunting Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian Islamist militant accused of masterminding the Nov. 13 carnage, but more than seven hours after the launch of the pre-dawn raid it was still unclear if they had found him.

Seven people were arrested in the operation, which started with a barrage of gunfire, including three people who were pulled from the apartment, officials said.

“It is impossible to tell you who was arrested. We are in the process of verifying that. Everything will be done to determine who is who,” Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said at the end of the operation.

Molins said the assault was ordered after phone taps and surveillance operations led police to believe that Abaaoud might have been in St. Denis, near to the soccer stadium which was site of one of the attacks

Police move in on the apartment where the female suicide bomber blew herself up after firing an AK-47 machine at officers.

that hit Paris last week.

A total of 129 people died in the coordinated bombings and shootings.

Investigators believe the worst atrocity in France since World War Two was set in motion from Syria, with Islamist cells in neighbouring Belgium organising the mayhem.

Two police sources say investigators believe the

St. Denis group had been planning an attack on the French capital’s La Defense business capital.

Local residents spoke of their fear and panic as the shooting started in St. Denis just before 4.30 a.m.

“We could see bullets flying and laser beams out of the window. There were explosions. You could feel the whole building shake,”

said Sabrine, a downstairs neighbour from the apartment that was raided.

She told Europe 1 radio that she heard the people above her talking to each other, running around and reloading their guns.

Another local, Sanoko Abdulai, said that as the operation gathered pace, a young woman detonated an explosion.

“She had a bomb, that’s for sure. The police didn’t kill her, she blew herself up...,” he told Reuters, without giving details.

Three police officers and a passerby were injured in the assault. A police dog was killed.

FLEEING RAQQA Islamic State, which controls swathes of terri-

tory in Syria and Iraq, has claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks, saying they were in retaliation for French air raids against their positions over the past year.

France has called for a global coalition to defeat the radicals and has launched three large air strikes on Raqqa -- the defacto Islamic State capital in northern Syria.

Russia has also targeted the city in retribution for the downing of a Russian airliner last month that killed 224 people.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednesday the bombardments have killed at least 33 Islamic State militants over the past three days.

Citing activists, the Observatory said Islamic State members and dozens of families of senior members had started fleeing Raqqa to relocate to Mosul in neighbouring Iraq.

French prosecutors have identified five of the seven dead assailants from Friday - four Frenchmen and a man who was fingerprinted in Greece last month after arriving in the country via Turkey with a boatload of refugees fleeing the Syria war.

Police believe two

men directly involved in the assault subsequently escaped, including Salah Abdeslam, 26, a Belgianbased Frenchman who is believed to have played a central role in both planning and executing the deadly mission.

Until Wednesday morning, officials had said Abaaoud was in Syria. He grew up in Brussels, but media said he moved to Syria in 2014 to fight with Islamic State. Since then he has travelled back to Europe at least once and was involved in a series of planned attacks in Belgium foiled by the police last January.

A man in St. Denis told reporters that he had rented out the besieged apartment to two people last week.

“Someone asked me a favour, I did them a favour. Someone asked me to put two people up for three days and I did them a favour, it’s normal. I don’t know where they came from I don’t know anything,” the man told Reuters Television.

He was later arrested by police.

ministration (FAA) said two Paris-bound Air France flights were diverted following anonymous bomb threats, and hundreds of passengers and crew were safely removed.

Authorities in the United States and Canada, where the planes landed, later said both aircraft had been searched and were safe.

Paris and Moscow are not coordinating their air strikes, but French President Francois Hollande is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Nov. 26 to discuss how their countries’ militaries might work together.

Hollande is due to meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington two days before that to push for a concerted drive against Islamic State, which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq.

Obama said in Manila on Wednesday he wanted Moscow to shift its focus from propping up Syria’s government to fighting Islamic State and would discuss that with Putin.

Russia is allied to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

FALSE ALERT ON The West says he must go if AIR FRANCE FLIGHTS there is to be a political soLate on Tuesday, the lution to Syria’s prolonged U.S. Federal Aviation Ad- civil war.

Bangladesh opposition South East Asia faces threat of Islamic State-styled terror attacks LuMPur, NoveM- ment of such operatives who will man in the Philippines by Abu Kuala Lumpur next week for a re- like Abu Sayyaf, operating more leaders to hang for war crimes KuALA ber 18 (reuters): Southeast receive directives from Syria to Sayyaf, and Islamist militant gional summit, and security has locally in the region.

DHAKA, NoveMber 18 (reuters): Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected final appeals from two opposition leaders against death sentences for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, rulings that are likely to spark protests by their supporters.

Muslim-majority Bangladesh has seen a rise in Islamist violence in recent months, with two foreigners and five secular writers and a publisher killed this year.

Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, 67, secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was found guilty of five charges including torture and the murders of intellectuals and minority Hindus while he commanded Al Badr, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army, during the war to break away from Pakistan.

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, 66, former legislator from former premier Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was convicted in October 2013 on charges of genocide, religious persecution, abduction and torture during the war.

The rulings mean the two could be hanged at any time.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened an inquiry into crimes committed during the war in 2010, paving the way for prosecutions by a war crimes tribunal that Islamists have denounced as part of a politically motivated campaign aimed at weakening Jamaat-e-Islami’s leadership.

Two Jamaat leaders have been executed, one in December 2013 and another in April. International human rights groups say the tribunal’s procedures fall short of international standards. The government denies the accusation.

East Pakistan broke away to become independent Bangladesh after the war between India and Pakistan.

About three million people were killed.

Asia faces the threat of Islamic State-inspired attacks designed to “glamorise terrorism”, a Malaysian minister said on Wednesday, voicing fears of battle-hardened fighters returning from Syria to launch Paris-style attacks.

In September, Malaysian police thwarted a plot to detonate bombs in Kuala Lumpur’s vibrant tourist area of Bukit Bintang. Other recent plots frustrated by Malaysian security forces included plans to raid army camps and seize weapons.

“I think the Paris situation can also be transplanted here, in Southeast Asia, where we also have fertile ground for recruit-

carry out attacks,” Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Malaysia’s deputy home minister, said in an interview.

“Such attacks, they hope, will glamorize terrorism and therefore attract more people to join their cause,” he said, singling out tourist and entertainment centres in the region as a favoured targets.

Terrorism is high on the agenda of world leaders gathered in Manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit,in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people.

And the minister’s comments follow news of the execution this week of a Malaysian business-

group that had past links to al Qaeda but has more recently shown support for Islamic State.

Estimates suggests that more that 500 Indonesians, over 40 Malaysians and a handful of Singaporeans have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq. Hundreds of others were arrested or detained before they could leave the country.

In Malaysia, 150 terror suspects have been arrested since Islamic State rose to prominence in 2013.

been ratcheted up in the Malaysian capital.

Enforcement officials and security experts fear Malaysian militants hiding in Southern Philippines are trying to bring together groups in Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to form a regional branch of Islamic State.

Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the al Qaeda linked group that carried out th Bali bombings in 2002 that killed over 200 people, that could be used to build a network.

JI has been most active in IndoIS FRANCHISE nesia, but has had cells in sevCounter-terrosism will eral other Southeast Asian coundoubtless be on the agenda when tries, whereas there is an array of Southeast Asian leader gather in smaller Islamist militant groups,

Sidney Jones, the head of the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict and an regional expert on terrorism issues said there is increasing pressure from Indonesian and Philippine supporters of IS to declare a province of IS in Southeast Asia that would cover Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.

“So far Indonesian would-be terrorists have been pretty incompetent and their Philippine counterparts have been mostly interested in money,” she said.

“If we got a few experienced professionals coming back from Syria to train local groups, that could be the game-changer.”

Chinese security forces kill 17 in Xinjiang UN denies Secretary-General The government has made no all of them with zero victims [from Ban will visit NKorea next week beIJING, NoveMber 18 (reuters): Chinese security forces public comment about the Sept. 18 our side]. Seventeen corpses were

in the restive far western region of attack at the Sogan colliery in Aksu, gathered after the explosion.” uNIteD NAtIoNs, NoveMber 18 (reuters): On Saturday, state media micro- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not Xinjiang have killed 17 people, in- with Radio Free Asia reporting most cluding women and children, ac- casualties were members of the Han blogs published pictures provided visit North Korea next week, a U.N. spokesman said in a cused of involvement in an attack at Chinese majority and police blam- by the Ministry of Public Security of statement on Wednesday after China’s Xinhua news agency armed police on what it said was a reported that he will visit the North on Monday and stay for a coal mine that left at least 50 dead, ing knife-wielding separatists.

Radio Free Asia, citing Xinjiang 56-day mission to root out militants about four days. The statement released by the spokesman’s U.S.-based Radio Free Asia said on police, said the 17 killed were all sus- in Xinjiang, though it gave no details office said Ban will be in New York and then travel to Malta Wednesday.

Hundreds of people have died pects in the attack, including three of the target, only that all the suspects for the Commonwealth Summit, which starts on Nov. 27. in unrest in Xinjiang, home to the men believed to have been the ring- had been killed.Some of those reports From there, he will travel to Paris for the U.N. summit on were later removed from the Internet. climate change, which begins on Nov. 30. mostly Muslim Uighur people, and leaders and their family members.

Radio Free Asia said that report Repeated calls to the Xinjiang other parts of China over the past “The Secretary-General will not be travelling to the three years or so. China blames the government seeking comment went likely referred to the operation to DPRK next week,” the spokesman said, using the short-form find the suspects in the coal mine name for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. unanswered. violence on Islamist militants.

“I heard from colleagues who attack.

China has appealed for the inA report by China’s state-run Xinhua news agency on The Ministry of Public Security Wednesday citing North Korea’s official KCNA news agency ternational community to provide participated in the operation that more help in its campaign against the military blew up the cave where did not respond to requests for com- said Ban would visit for about 4 days starting Monday, and Xinjiang militants following the at- the suspects were hiding,” the report ment. While the government often that his itinerary was now being confirmed.

KuALA LuMPur/MANILA, NoveMber 18 (re- tacks in Paris, for which the militant quoted Xinjiang police officer Gh- gives details about violence in XinOn Monday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency also jiang, it is not uncommon for them said Ban would visit the North Korean capital this week, cituters): A small al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group Islamic State has claimed re- alip Memethe as saying.

“That is why we were able to kill not to report certain incidents at all. ing an unnamed U.N. source. group has executed a Malaysian businessman held cap- sponsibility. tive since May on the southern Philippine island of Jolo, the Malaysian government said on Wednesday.

The Philippine military earlier said it was investigating credible intelligence reports that Abu Sayyaf militants had beheaded Bernard Then on Tuesday.

On his Facebook page, Malaysian Prime Minister NaA group affiliated with IslamMANILA, NoveMber 18 (re- last weekend at the G20 summit jib Razak said he was shocked and sickened at the kill- uters): U.S. President Barack in Turkey and earlier at the Unitic State claimed responsibility. ing and demanded the perpetrators be brought to jus- Obama said on Wednesday that ed Nations in New York. More Also speaking in Manila, Rustice. Asked by Reuters if the man was beheaded, Deputy Russia had to shift its focus from talks would be held with Mossian Prime Minister Dmitry MedHome Affairs Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed would only propping up Syrian President cow, he said. vedev said his country could beat say his death was “violent”.

He added: “The problem has terrorism on its own but the best Bashar al-Assad and concentrate Philippine Brigadier-General Alan Arrojado, army on the war against Islamic State. been that their initial military inoption would be for Moscow and commander on Jolo, said the Malaysian was killed in the the West to put aside their differSpeaking just hours after cursion into Syria may have been town of Indanan. ences and fight together.

President Vladimir Putin vowed more focused on propping up Mr While the execution is far to the south of the capital to hunt down those responsible Assad and targeting the moderHowever, he added the West’s Manila, where world leaders including U.S. President for blowing up a Russian airliner ate opposition as opposed to tarattitude towards Russia looked Barack Obama are attending the Asia-Pacific Economic and intensified air strikes against geting those folks who threaten “weird” in light of last week’s Cooperation (APEC) summit, it is a reminder of the se- militants in Syria, Obama said it us, Europe and Russia as well.” militant attacks in Paris and the curity challenges small Islamist groups still pose to the was a fitting response.

Russia began air strikes in downing of the Russian airliner.

Philippines.

The United States and its allies “If in fact he shifts his focus Syria at the end of September. It Jolo is a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, a group known for and the focus of his military to has always said its main target have been at odds with Russia bomb attacks, kidnappings and beheadings. It frequently what is the principal threat – and is Islamic State, but most of its both over the future of Assad in seeks ransom in return for freeing hostages.

Syria and the conflict in Ukraine. that is ISIL (Islamic State) – that bombs in the past hit territory The businessman and a Malaysian woman were ab- is something that we very much held by other groups opposed to “An act of terror with our plane ducted in May from a Chinese seafood restaurant in a want to see,” Obama said on the its ally Assad. and the terror attack in Paris ... coastal town in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, on sidelines of the Asia-Pacific EcoA senior French government have sharpened the global politiBorneo island, and taken to Jolo. cal agenda,” Medvedev said. “The nomic Cooperation (APEC) sum- source said Russia had launched Last week, Abu Sayyaf freed the woman after reports mit in Manila. air strikes against the Islamic war is declared against the whole a ransom was paid for her release. civilised world. The threat is glob“That’s not how they’ve been State stronghold of Raqqa in Arrojado said an earlier intelligence report indicated operating over the last several northern Syria on Tuesday, sigal and, alas, is real. So the stance of Abu Sayyaf planned to behead the man if a ransom was weeks. It may be that now having nalling Moscow was becoming U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the APEC CEO some Western countries on Russia looks weird,” Medvedev said, seen ISIL take down one of their more concerned about the threat Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 18. (REUTERS Photo) not paid. crashed over Egypt last month from the Sharm al-Sheikh resort adding the West’s stance towards In September, Abu Sayyaf kidnapped two Canadians, airliners in a horrific accident, posed by Islamic State.

Putin ordered the strikes af- was brought down by a bomb. to St Petersburg when it broke up Moscow was short-sighted. “I do a Norwegian and a Filipino from an upscale beach resort that reorientation continues.”

The Metrojet plane had been over the Sinai Peninsula, killing believe we should be together in Obama said he had held re- ter an official investigation conin the southern Philippines. They have demanded 1 bilthis fight.” peated discussions with Putin cluded that an Airbus A321 that returning Russian holidaymakers all 224 on board. lion pesos ($21.21 million) for each of the captives.

Militants execute Malaysian captive in Philippines

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Inter-dept tourney in Zunheboto ZUNHEBOTO, NOVEMBER 18 (DIPR): Parliamentary Secretary, SIRD and Law & Justice, Er Picto Shohe will be gracing the Inter Departmental Badminton Tournament at Zunheboto on November 24 as the chief guest. All the departments under Zunheboto district have been asked to participate compulsory and non participating department will be imposed a fine of Rupees 5000. All the departments have been requested to submit their player lists along with registration fee on or before November 20 to PS to DC, Khetoshe.

Assam Rifles Infected with Foot-in-mouth Disease!

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he Press in Nagaland greeted the National Press Day with blank editorials and placards protesting, what they claimed was an attempt to gag the press, by the Assam Rifles. What a day for the media and its practitioners!

On October 25, 2015, the Assam Rifles issued a rebuke to five Nagaland newspapers accusing them of “encouraging collection of funds” by the NSCN (K) and “providing support to an Unlawful Association” and publicly directing the State Government to take Suo Moto action against them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. This “request” was given out to the media.

If the intention of the Assam Rifles was to please their bosses in the Home Ministry and to gag or control the media in Nagaland, they have only managed to embarrass themselves, embarrass the Home Ministry, insult the State Government, and turn the media and the public and human rights activists everywhere against themselves. What they achieved was to betray their attitude of arrogance and to prove that they think they are a law unto themselves even while showing off what duffers they really are!

The Assam Rifles come under the Ministry of Home Affairs and not the Defence Ministry of the Government of India. And while the personnel may have come on deputation from regular army units, they remain under the Home Ministry during the period of their deputation. So, their actions get reflected on the Ministry concerned.

In this case, the Assam Rifles decided not only to interpret the intentions of the Home Ministry but also the Constitution of India including fundamental rights guaranteed by it and the finer relations between the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary and take the fight to the media the Fourth Pillar of Democracy.

Secondly, the Assam Rifles have managed to insult the Government of Nagaland by instructing the State Government the kind of action it should take against the media. Policing and paramilitary forces are here not to instruct the Government of a State but only to assist it. Otherwise, there is no relevance to their presence here.

By attempting to give instructions to the State Government the Assam Rifles have turned topsy-turvy the entire relationship.

The Assam Rifles are not here to rule or to govern the people. What they have done is nothing less than an attempt to undermine and usurp the powers and functions of the State government. Instead of the Assam Rifles reprimanding the media, and giving instructions to the State Government, the latter ought to issue strong strictures to the Assam Rifles and tell the Home Ministry in no uncertain terms that the State Government would not tolerate such behaviour in future.

The Naga Political Issue has become, perhaps, the longest running unresolved political and armed conflict situation in the world today. Not just decades but generations have lived through this conflict situation. Countless numbers of people have also died in the conflict, including Indian soldiers. Unimaginable sufferings have been undergone. The people are tired and longing for peace. So, when there is a little semblance of peace or a little thread of hope, they reach out for it. Understanding and reconciliation are the needs of the hour not more misunderstandings and frictions. In a pot-boiling situation the action of the Assam Rifles has managed to stir the pot further.

In so many decades of armed conflict, the media in Nagaland, almost always sandwiched between the opposing fighting forces, have been playing their role intrepidly and with as much fairness and objectivity their situation allows them.

Threats to them, from all sides, are constant; even assassinations and deaths are not strangers to them. All the time they are having to walk the tight rope and navigate their way very carefully in order to bring the news to the public. Giving information and supporting are two totally different things. Without adequate accurate information, the public cannot make informed decisions and judgements. It is because of the press reports that the Naga public have come out against the Naga Political Groups for their taxations. The Assam Rifles should be congratulating them instead of castigating them and trying to strangulate them.

Unlike other big publishing houses elsewhere, those in Nagaland have little capital to start and keep their firms going. They have no money to invest to even make improvements or expand their ventures. Not surprisingly, the journalists and other staff are usually poorly paid, poorly facilitated and worked hard. But they all toil on to bring the news to all of us every day. Certainly, they do not deserve to have the Assam Rifles rub salt into their wounds because they are seemingly weak.

But the sorry plight of the media men and women in Nagaland aside, there are bigger issues at stake here. The Constitution of India guarantees fundamental right to all citizens. Among them are the rights

to freedom of speech, expression and belief. These rights cannot be trodden under the boots of the Assam Rifles or of anyone.

As readers, it would have been completely within the rights of the Assam Rifles to ask that one-sided or biased stories and reports are checked. But they have no rights beyond that. Who are the Assam Rifles to say what can be written and what cannot be written by the newspapers? In a democracy, press freedom is a given and an essential, not a privilege for which those practising it must become beholden to the Government and certainly not to the Assam Rifles.

The Assam Rifles have taken umbrage because the newspapers in Nagaland have published news about the NSCN-K which has been proscribed by the Government of India. They know, at the same time, that the entire Naga people have been working tirelessly to bring them back to the dialogue process and to create an enabling environment for peace and settlement.

The Government of India itself has treaded here very lightly. Have they forgotten Naga teams going across the border for talks with the NSCN-K? Are the Assam Rifles opposed to peace and settlement? Some may think that it is in the interest of the Assam Rifles to keep the pot boiling in order to guard the privileges they enjoy in a situation of conflict. For instance, they get a lot of money for development purposes and to win over the local people to their side.

These funds would dry up once there is political settlement and peace. The Assam Rifles call themselves “friends of the hill people” and I am sure they also support settlement and peace. But there is no call for them to act more loyal than the king.

On the other hand, the media houses have responded to the unnecessary attempt of the Assam Rifles to gag and control the press with maturity, calmly but clearly explaining their position and how they have been functioning in a difficult situation. They did not like what the AR was trying to do but they gave full coverage to the Assam Rifles’ letter to them. If they wished, the media houses could have ignored the letter and its contents with the contempt it deserves for the reasons stated in this piece. They did not do this. They took their time, studied the letter and gave a reasoned response on November 16, the National Press Day. They took the opportunity to re-affirm their right to be free and responsible to play their role in society. “We remain open to critical feedback, and believe that the free flow of information and ideas is essential for contributing to mutual understanding and peace in Nagaland”. They listed out a number of rights, responsibilities and values they are committed to, including reporting without fear or favour from any quarter and stated their openness to enter any dialogue to resolve any issue with anyone. There was not a word of anger against or castigation of the Assam Rifles.

As I mentioned before, unless the press reports are biased the news about the NSCN-K are also helpful. They help the public to know who is doing what and whether they are working for or against the people. We have just heard of the horrific terror attacks in Paris. Because the USA and other Governments, including India, have declared the Islamic State (IS) a terrorist group, have they asked any media organisation not to write or report about them? And if they had tried to do this what kind of an uproar there would be the world over! No government would dare face the kind of backlash that would be unleashed in such an event.

In this instance too if there is any objection, it is for the State Government to take action and work things out with the media houses. The State Government has done this in the past and they could do so again.

It is not for the Assam Rifles to go interpreting the law and the intentions of the Home Ministry and to issue instructions to the Government. There is also the matter of Centre-State relations and Law and Order is listed a State Subject which the Assam Rifles seem totally unaware. Their only mandate for their being here is to assist the Government. Period. So, if the intention of the Assam Rifles was to please their bosses in the Home Ministry, they have managed to embarrass the Union Government in no uncertain terms!

But in Nagaland and other states in North East (and J & K), the Army and paramilitary forces have been clothed with the bullet proof vests of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, and other undemocratic legislations, for too long and committing criminal acts with impunity has become a way of life for them that now they seem to have mistaken their own identity and think they are the real rulers of the place.

The public have been cowed down for too long that now many would keep quiet even when they witness a crime and the leaders are mostly interested in pleasing Delhi. These traits have further emboldened the soldiery.

But, perhaps, this time the Assam Rifles may have bitten more than they can chew?!

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Inter dept badminton tourney begins at Peren DC Peren, Peter Lichamo speaking at the inter departmental badminton tournament of Peren district at the indoor stadium Peren town on November 18. (DIPR Photo)

9th Int’l Naga Wrestling C’ship

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 18 (MExN): The 9th International Hornbill Naga Wrestling Championship 2015 will be held on December 4 at Amphitheatre, Kisama from 9:30 am onwards. Unlike the previous years, Hornbill Naga Wrestling Championship this year is open to all who wish to take part in it. The prizes will be 1st Rs. 60,000/- 2nd Rs. 40,000/- 3rd Rs.30,000/4th Rs.20,000/- and quarter finalist will get Rs.5,000/- each. Registration form can be

downloaded from NWA official website www.nagalandwrestlingassociation.org or at Sports World, Old Taxi Stand Kohima and can be submitted to any NWA office bearers. The last date of submission of registration form is December 2. Forms and registration are free of cost. This 9th International Hornbill Naga Wrestling Championship 2015 is organized by NWA and sponsored by Tourism Department Government of Nagaland.

PEREN, NOVEMBER 18 (DIPR): The second edition of the Inter Departmental Badminton Tournament of Peren District began on November 18 at the indoor stadium, Peren town with Deputy Commissioner Peren, Peter Lichamo as the chief guest. In his address, the chief guest stated that the departments have made a lot of improvement in the overall organization setup for the tournament. He further stated that the basic aim of the tournament is to imbibe the spirit of discipline and patience amongst the employees and a rare occasion to know each other. “We must set an as an example to the people, of a true sportsmanship,” he said. Altogether 25 men in singles, 23 men in doubles, and 11 women in singles are participating in the tournament. The program was enthralled by a special song by Ipeisile and chaired by Jakedovo Chase DSO Peren.

Inspired Douglas Costa lifts Brazil over Peru

SAO PAULO, NOVEMBER 18 (REUTERS): An inspired performance from Douglas Costa helped Brazil to a 3-0 win over Peru on Tuesday and lifted them into third place in the South American qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Costa scored the first after 21 minutes and then laid on the second for Renato Augusto 12 minutes into the second half. Filipe Luis grabbed a third in 76 minutes after the keeper parried Costa's ferocious drive from the right wing.

"It was very important to win after the draw in Argentina and we did well," said Luis, who scored his first international goal.

"The team is growing and getting better every game and we are finding a style of play that we want."

Brazil, who made three changes from the side that were fortunate to draw 1-1

with Argentina in Buenos Aires on Nov. 13, made a shaky start to the game.

Peru's Paolo Guerrero should have done better when he only had the goalkeeper to beat after just three minutes but goalkeeper Alisson got down well to smother his shot.

Brazil, however, opened the scoring after 21 minutes when Douglas Costa got on the end of a cross from Willian to bundle the ball home from close range. The 25-year old was unlucky not to get a second after 39 minutes when his swerving cross bounced off the post and away to safety.

Peru's Christian Cueva had an overhead kick well saved by Alisson in the 53rd minute before Willian watched Diego Penny parry a 20-yard drive to safety a few moments later. Brazil doubled their lead after 57 minutes when Costa laid the ball into the path of Renato Au-

Paolo Hurtado (C) of Peru challenges RenatoAugusto (R) of Brazil as Brazil's Douglas Costa looks on during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Salvador, Brazil, November 17. (REUTERS)

gusto, who stroked the ball home from 20 yards out.

Neymar, who was regularly fouled by the Peruvians, was unlucky to see his

goal cruelly chalked off for offside midway through the second half. Luis made it three with 14 minutes left when he was on hand to fire

Sanchez hits out after flurry of cards in Chile defeat

MONTEVIDEO, NOVEMBER 18 (REUTERS): Alexis Sanchez launched another fusillade in Chile's football feud with Uruguay after the South American champions were hammered 3-0 in Montevideo on Tuesday, saying the hosts were as bad winners as they were losers. In a typically bad tempered encounter, four players from each side saw yellow and Chilean Jorge Valdivia was sent off after the final whistle, apparently for words said to Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan.

Arsenal striker Sanchez took to Instagram after the defeat, Chile's first since winning the Copa America in July, to congratulate the Uruguayans. He somewhat undermined his comments, however, by criticising them for a lack of grace. "You need to know how to win and how to lose and I speak when I win and when I lose," he wrote. "But what annoys me about past and present and other Uruguayan players ... is that they speak without acknowledging that they've lost.

"Today we lost and I congratulate them ... it's goodbye from the champions of the Americas." In spite of the niggles from both sides on Tuesday there was no repeat of the skullduggery that marked the Copa America encounter between the sides.

Chile won that game 1-0 on their way to lifting the title for the first time but the match was overshadowed by the red cards shown to Uruguayans Edinson Cavani and Jorge Fucile. Cavani reacted in the most innocuous of manners when Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara stuck his finger up Cavani's bottom and was shown the red card. Fucile was sent off near the end for a tackle that was robust but not malicious. Uruguay have harboured a grudge ever since, with centre half Diego Lugano threatening to teach Jara, who was also banned after an appeal, a lesson. Godin got the first midway through the first half, Alvaro Pereira scored with a header in 61 minutes and Martin Caceres sealed the victory with another header three minutes later.

Tribute to a Peaceful-Graceful Mother (Lhusi Haralu) Ah! A piece of peace departed when Night-Madam visited!

Morning-Blesser followed with wails, tears and prayers; Day-Teacher simultaneously poured upon us With eulogies and messages of peace Reverberating throughout the length and breadth of our land; Her footprints- generations will look up to learn.

Oh, the irony! How she left at such a moment The eve of Nagaland Peace Council’s 50th Anniversary Not a day earlier or later.

The invisible Person or Being remains anonymous Coinciding events of funeral and celebration; And silently softly-tenderly speaks, the still small voice in our hearts.

Such unusual message, speaking in volumes, Challenging us to be more responsible for PEACEAs it is not defined, explained nor taught in classrooms, But can only be lived out illustratively As examples and symbols by all people, high or low.

To travel life’s journey peacefully or warlike Depends on us only, and not on others.

Her examples, messages, conversations, communications The lessons she taught in her life and death; Oh, how inspiring! I salute her contributions to PEACE. I bid her farewell here, ‘Vivolieluo, apfü’ (Goodbye, gracious mother)!

Dr. Dietho-o South Corner, AG Road, Kohima

home the rebound from Costa's parried shot. The result lifts Brazil into third in the 10-team table, one of three sides on seven points.

NPF Kma Div sports meetcum-picnic on November 25

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 18 (MExN): The NPF Kohima Division will organize its annual sports meet-cum-picnic on November 25 at Kohima Science College ground, Jostoma. This was decided during the division executive meeting held today at NPF Central Office, Kohima, informed a release.

Unlike the past years, this year’s meet will organize penalty shoot-out tournament for both men and women for all the assembly constituencies under Kohima division, while there will be a football match between the office bearers of Kohima division against the combined office bearers of all assembly constituencies under Kohima division. The sponsors for this year’s event are Krosal Neikha, Avituo Sekhose, Boulie Whuorie and Vilhou Whuorie, all 1st class contractors. The release issued by the Goneiu Sirie, president, NPF Kohima Division, has also requested all the legislators of Kohima division to take part in the programme, which would be hosted by the 8th Western Angami Assembly constituency. The sports meet will commence at 10 am. At the meeting, the house also agreed to organize an exposure trip to Pangti (Wokha) on November 21 (Saturday), to witness the Amur falcon roosting site.

It’s Time to turn to the Lord!

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he Paris Attack on November 13, 2015 has stunned every human being around the globe. Any sane person would be left bewildered at the thoughts of the recent inhuman attack on the Parisians. All human’s worth and value have been reduced to nothing but ashes. The trembling thought of our own humanoid slaughtering others for unfounded reasons has questioned the very fabric of our own existence. It has left humanity to ask, “Where are we heading?” “Are we all moving to our own graveyards?” Nevertheless, the aftermath and the responses from people around the worldto stand in solidarity with the Parisian to fight against terrorismhave left me ponderingthat humanity can still rise above our differences in pursuit of our common goal for peace and harmony.

In the face of the innocent citizens being slayed,it has brought people together. It has also wakened up the nations to put their heads together to fight and eliminate terrorism totally. This fight is a fight for the survival of human race.

As Christians, what should be our response? Should we be swept away by the tide of all the evils around? No. Although the atrocities and evils are bound to esca-

late as predicted in the Holy Writ, it also does not permit us to stand and watch.

But it’s time that we look up to heaven for our Salvation is drawing to a close. It’s time that we begin to understand and read the signs of the end time. The lackadaisical attitude towards the Christian faith and living at this hour is not expected. What greater warnings are we waiting to turn back to God? If not now, then when? Today in Paris, Tomorrow it may be in this Land.Remember the words of Jesus, “In this world you will have trials and tribulation. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

The sign of the Last Days is becoming clearer as we witness and hear all the distressing news around us. The Day of tribulation and trial is nearing. Christians today should be on their toes to readily stand and meet all difficult situations. We should be ready to meet death at any hour. The Paris Attack is a wake-up call to all the Christians to realize that Christ’s words are alive and is being fulfilled right before our eyes (Matthew 24:1-51; Mark 13:1-36; John 16:2, 3). It is also a time to be sober and reverently live our Christian lives on this earth (1 Peter 2: 11). Maranatha (Come, Lord Jesus) Vebu Khamo, Kohima Bible College

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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David named People’s

‘Sexiest Man Alive’ based on a true story that holds a Guinness World Record for the biggest ever human evacuation in the world

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addam Hussein's Iraq in 1990 was in debt of the US because of the long-drawn Iran conflict that it had undertaken. Iraq wanted Kuwait to reduce oil production, to create a scarcity of oil leading to increasing oil prices, thereby helping Iraq raise

more money. But Kuwait refused, leaving Iraq furious. On August 2nd 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait (part of the first Gulf War). The Iraqi army took over the city within a few hours. The Kuwaiti royal family managed to escape to Saudi Arabia, leaving the state rudder-

less. The city was looted and the general population subjugated and made to suffer great tragedies in the hands of the Iraqi army. Kuwait was home to almost 170,000 Indians, all of who had suddenly become moneyless and homeless.

Bhushan Kumar's Air-

lift directed by Raja Menon, based on true events, is a heroic story of a man Ranjit Katyal (played by Akshay Kumar), a wealthy and powerful Indian businessman who had always seen himself as a Kuwaiti and not Indian, but who with the help of the Indian government, safely evacu-

ated these 170,000 Indians back to their country. This was the largest and most successful evacuation attempted by any country in the world. Airlift is an edge-of-the-seat-thriller and is the story of this heroic evacuation that also won a Guinness World Record for India.

Madhuri dixit Peter Andre: 'My Dad was Nene joins ‘Jal sold as a Slave in Cyprus' Daan’ campaign

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ctress Madhuri Dixit Nene, who has been associated with water purifier brand Aquaguard as its goodwill ambassador, has extended her support by pledging to donate water to the needy people. She has also urged individuals to share water and create a life-saving impact.

Health and hygiene company Eureka Forbes has initiated a social movement with campaign 'Jal Daan', encouraging people to donate five litres of clean and healthy drinking water every day to the needy people.

Madhuri, who is also Unicef Goodwill Ambassador advocating child rights in India, has starred in an emotionally appealing digital film titled “Jal Daan”, which encourages consumers to “make big changes with small steps”.

Through this film, Madhuri urges people to change their attitude towards the way water is consumed and be conscious of the value it brings to our lives, by generously sharing and caring to create a better world around us.

Designed and conceptualised by Triton Communications, the video was published on video-sharing site YouTube earlier this week.

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ustralian Pop Star Peter Andre has revealed his father was sold as a slave in Cyprus when he was 11. The Mysterious Girl singer, who is now a TV staple in his adopted Britain, has revealed his dad, Savvas Andrea, had it tough as a child growing up amid dire poverty in his native Cyprus.

In a new interview with the Radio Times, the 42 year old says, "It's very interesting with my dad because at 11 years old in Cyprus, he was sold as a slave.

"There were 13 kids, and

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was earlier being reported that the French Embassy intended to felicitate the film's team for promoting Corsica in their film. An event had been planned for November 18, to felicitate the team for showcasing Corsica in such bright light. However, post the Paris attacks, the event has been called off.

Tamasha's spokesperson said that they stand in support with the French embassy and tourism department and also extend their condolences, reports Dnaindia.com. While the event has been cancelled, the audience will get to anbir Kapoor and has been making news rial brings back ex-lovers, see Corsica in the film.

D eepika Padu- for quite some time now. Ranbir Kapoor and Deep- Paris attacks on Novemkone's 'Tamasha' The Imtiaz Ali directo- ika Padukone, onscreen. It ber 13, 2015, left 129 dead

Make sports part of lifestyle: Sidharth Malhotra

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ollywood actor S i d h a r t h Ma l hotra feels playing sports is one of the best ways to stay fit as it brings out a range of emotions in a person, a sign of a healthy body and mind.

The 30-year-old actor, who played a street fighter in his last release "Brothers", said he loves playing football and thinks involvements in sports charges one not only physically but also emotionally.

"I played football yesterday with Abhishek Bachchan's team and enjoyed a

lot. I've been dying to play sports, I love it. In sports, you get all the emotions.

Sometimes you are angry, sad, fearful, excited and that's a good way (to stay fit). "Incorporate sports, or gym fitness if you want. You can play with a ball for even half an hour at your home and that'll help in burning calories too," Sidharth told reporters.

The "Student of the Year" actor was speaking on the sidelines of a panel discussion on the occasion of 'World Diabetes Week', organised by All India Ophthalmological Society

and Indian Medical Association. Bollywood actress Karishma Kapoor was also present at the event and stressed on the need of getting proper check-up to prevent diabetes.

"I have family members, who have diabetes. I urge you all to get your eyes tested and please take care of your diabetes," he said, adding one of the ways to combat the lifestyle disease is to stop taking the body for granted. "Don't sit idle, do any activity. This body is all you have, so you need to take good care of it and keep working on fitness."

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ormer soccer star David Beckham was named People magazine’s 2015 “Sexiest Man Alive” on Tuesday — elevating him to a status reached by few men before him. The big announcement was made on Tuesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” where Beckham appeared via video with his face covered and his voice disguised.

The audience asked him a series of yes or no questions — such as whether he was an athlete or if he had an accent — until a woman in the crowd realized it was Beckham. “It’s the best moment of my career,” Beckham quipped after the unveiling. “I can’t believe it.” The longtime goal-scorer, who is married to ex-Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, achieved international fame during his 20-year soccer career, thanks in large to his bending free-kicks, unmatched passing ability and devilish good looks.

He told People that he was pleased to accept the honor, even though he seemed highly surprised to have received it. "I never

feel that I'm an attractive, sexy person,” he told the magazine. "I mean, I like to wear nice clothes and nice suits and look and feel good, but I don't ever think of myself that way." The 40-year-old Beckham replaces Chris Hemsworth as the planet’s best eye candy, as the “Thor actor earned the enviable moniker last year. This is the 30th consecutive year that People has selected a “Sexiest Man Alive,” with Mel Gibson taking home the very first crown in 1985. George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt have each received the award multiple times, while Adam Levine, Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey also among the previous recipients.

This is the first Beckham has earned the honor, and he was eager to thank those him helped him get there soon after it was announced. “I’d like to thank my parents for bringing me in to this world,” he said on “Kimmel,” before also thanking his hairdresser. He then wrapped up his big night by offering some not-so-kind words to all the other men in the world who weren’t named the world’s sexiest man. “Maybe next year,” he quipped.

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he prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan today refuted in the Bombay High Court the Bollywood actor's defence that his driver Ashok Singh was driving the car and pointed out that this claim was made only towards the end of the trial.

Prosecutor Sandeep Shinde also told the court that the singer Kamaal Khan, who was riding in Salman's car at the time, was not examined by the prosecution during the trial because he had become untraceable.

The prosecution would file a reply to the actor's application that Kamaal Khan be examined in a day or two, Shinde told Justice A R Joshi who is hearing Salman's appeal against his conviction and five-year sentence.

"Kamaal is a British national. He has appeared and over hundreds in- before a magistrate who jured. Post attacks, a state conducted the trial earof emergency had been lier and sought permission to go abroad, which declared in the country.

they had no food, no money. So some of the kids had to be sold to earn money for the family."

Andre's father, who has six kids, now lives in Australia, and Peter credits him with making the young Peter understand the benefits of hard work. "Dad's determination, what dad's achieved in life, is incredible," the singer adds. "He came to London not being able to speak a word of English, learned a trade - he became a barber - and he still owns a barber's shop in Paddington."

was granted....And he vanished. When the trial was transferred to the sessions court, we could not locate his whereabouts," said the prosecutor. Salman's application says that Kamaal Khan was "the best eye witness" available to the prosecution who can throw the light on who was driving the car and how the mishap occurred. "Ashok Singh (the actor's family driver) appeared before the sessions court for the first time at the fag end of trial, 13 years after the mishap, with a view to saving his master Salman," said Shinde, starting his arguments today.

The sessions court in May this year convicted

Salman for ramming his car into a Bandra shop, killing one person and injuring four others, on September 28, 2002.

"No person can keep a driver in employment for such a long time, for 13 years, who has brought a bad name to him," said Shinde. The defence should have made the claim that there were in fact four people in the car (including Ashok Singh) at the start of the trial and not at the fag end, he added.

According to the police, the car had three occupants: Salman in driver's seat, his police bodyguard Ravindra Patil who passed away during the trial in 2007, and Kamaal Khan.

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LONDON, NOvember 18 (reuters): England beat France 2-0 in an emotional friendly at Wembley on Tuesday when more than 70,000 fans paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks with English fans roaring out a spine-tingling rendition of the visitors' national anthem.

The supporters of both teams also impeccably observed a minute's silence to honour the victims ahead of a match that will be remembered more for the symbolic nature of the occasion than for most of the action on the pitch.

Played just four days after the Islamic State's assault in Paris left 129 people dead, the English fans, along with the away supporters, showed remarkable dignity and respect.

The players were led on to the field by Prince William and the team managers -England's Roy Hodgson and France's Didier Deschamps -- who carried wreaths while fans waved the tricolour. "It was a very poignant occasion and we achieved all the things we wanted to achieve in the rememberance. An act of defiance was better than the other alternative," said Hodgson.

France defender Laurent Koscielny, who plays for Arsenal, added: "It was important for everybody that we played, for those

(LEFT) Prince William took to the Wembley pitch with England manager Roy Hodgson (left) and French coach Didier Deschamps (right) to lay floral tributes ahead of the international friendly between England and France at Wembley Stadium. (RIGHT) Circle of solidarity: Players came together for an impeccably-observed minute's silence to remember those killed in the Paris attacks

who were watching us and for the victims. I know the English, they have a lot of respect for the French, we saw that tonight."

After kickoff, although France appeared to settle first, almost relieved the pre-match observations were over, England held the upper hand and took a grip with goals from man of the match Dele Alli and Wayne Rooney either side of halftime.

Understandably, after a

traumatic few days, France found the going tough on the Wembley turf. "The performance was not easy for us. We had a lack of aggression and concentration but I think maybe it's a bit normal," Lloris said.

OUTSTANDING ALLI England midfielder Alli, 19, blasted the ball past his Tottenham Hotspur club goalkeeper Lloris into the top corner for his first international goal after 39

minutes. "He was almost faultless, he was outstanding," Hodgson said of Alli, who was winning his fourth cap on his first start."

Rooney, playing in what is becoming a more usual deep-lying role, doubled England's lead in the 48th minute after Alli, who started the move, found Raheem Sterling who crossed for Rooney to volley home his 51st international goal.

England striker Harry Kane twice went close to

scoring, including a searing long-range drive in the second half which flew just wide.

England, who played poorly in a 2-0 friendly defeat away to Spain on Friday, had not beaten France in six meetings since 1997, but the visitors never made it easy for the home side on what was obviously a difficult evening for their players.

The visitors' best chance fell to midfielder Yohan Cabaye of Crystal Palace, one of 13 players in

the 23-man France squad who are playing, or have played, their club football in England. His seventh minute shot flew just over Joe Hart's crossbar.

DIFFICULT NIGHT The unusual nature of the occasion was clear during the game with the crowd applauding France substitutes Lassana Diarra and Antoine Griezmann when they came on in the second half.

A cousin of Diarra's was killed in Friday's attacks, while Griezmann's sister escaped unhurt from the Bataclan concert venue where 89 people lost their lives. There was hardly a foul during the game and afterwards the fans and the England team roundly applauded the France players. "It was a difficult night for everyone, especially for the French players and staff," Rooney said.

"I thought both teams han-

dled it really well. I'm sure this will get shown round the world and show the togetherness and unity in ourselves and France and in football. "As Didier Deschamps said, it's not about religion, it's not about race, it's about togetherness.

"Anyone can play the game of football and hopefully tonight shows whoever you are around the world, you can come together. We need to stand tall and stand together at this tough time."

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LOYEM MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals against ban

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Goal keeper of Frontier FC saving an attempted goal. Photo by Imojen I Jamir

Frontier FC enters semi-final Morung Express News Tuensang | November 18

The 23rd edition of the Loyem Memorial Senior Soccer Open Championship witnessed one of the most intense and interesting game

played between Tenyimia FC and Frontier FC. In the third quarter-final played today, Alumei opened the goal for Frontier FC early in the 3rd minute which was retaliated by Metol of Tenyimia FC in the very next minute through a penalty kick. Just before the first half, Vitsozol of Tenyimia FC led his team ahead by netting a

goal in the 44thminute. The domination of Tenyimia FC was short lived as Nampibo scored a beautiful goal in the 65th minute for Frontier FC equalizing the score, 2-2. The match intensely heated up thereafter, both the teams making lots of attempts into the net. The winning goal came through a powerful and long kick by

Alumei of Frontier FC in the 79th minute that left the defenders and keeper clueless.

Sembou of Frontier FC was cautioned with the yellow card for foul play.

Tomorrow’s quarter -final match: Hongpong XI FC Haak vs Chongpo Vikings FC ‘A’ Time : 1:00 PM

Zurich, NOvember 18 (iANs): World football's governing body FIFA on Wednesday rejected the appeals lodged by president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini against 90-day bans on them.

They were suspended in October after FIFA's ethics committee began investigating allegations of corruption against them, which prevent Blatter from working as its chief and stops Platini from campaigning for the presidential election on February 26.

Blatter is accused of signing a contract "unfavourable" to FIFA and making a "disloyal payment", amounting to 2 million euros ($2.13 million) to Platini, who is also European football governing body's president. Both men have vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

"The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden, rejected in full

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the appeals lodged by Joseph S. Blatter and Michel Platini and confirmed in their entirety the respective decisions concerning provisional measures taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics

Committee," FIFA said in a statement.

The decisions have been communicated to Blatter and Platini on Wednesday, FIFA said and added that the decisions could be appealed before the Court of

Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Blatter is under investigation by Switzerland's attorney general for suspected financial mismanagement of FIFA's money. The Swiss authority has also interrogated Platini for his role.

21ST CLASSIC CUP 2015 Indian shuttlers' campaign ends HQ IGAR (N) move to finals

The match patron Kovi Meyase with officials of Classic Club, match officials and players of the 2nd semi finals on November 18 at Kohima Local Ground. (Morung Photo)

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Kohima | November 18

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HQ IGAR (N) today moved to the finals of the 21st Classic Cup 2015 here at Kohima Local Ground under the aegis of Classic Club Kohima. HQ IGAR (N) overpowered Head Hunter one goal to nil in the second semi finals played today. K. Chizo established a winning goal for HQ IGAR (N) in the 17th minute. With this, HQ IGAR (N) will clash with defending champion Barak FC in the grand finale on November 20 at 1:30 PM. Later, losing semi finalist Head Hunter, was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. K. Naoba Singh of HQ IGAR (N) and Haotinmang of Head Hunter won the titles of “Hero of the Match” and “Swift Movement of the Match” respectively.

They pocketed Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2500 respectively along with certificate, which was given away by Roko Angami.

Earlier, Kovi Meyase, administrator Kohima Municipal Council acted as the match patron. The closing ceremony on November 20 will be graced by minister for environment, forests & climate change Dr.Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire as the chief guest.

The champion will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000 while the runner-up will pocket Rs. 80,000.

Besides there will individual prizes for player of the tournament, highest scorer, best goal keeper, best defence and best midfield.

CHALLENGER CUP 2015 November 19: 2:00 PM Kohima Press Club vs Classic Club

on Day 1 of Hong Kong Open

hONg KONg, NOvember 18 (iANs): In the absence of Saina Nehwal, all other Indian shuttlers failed to rise up to expectations with everyone losing their respective first-round matches at the $350,000 Hong Kong Open Superseries here on Wednesday.

Kidambi Srikanth, P.V. Sindhu, Ajay Jayaram, H.S. Prannoy and the women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa all suffered losses in their respective opening rounds at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

World No.5 Srikanth began with the fall, suffering his fourth men's singles first round exit in five consecutive tournaments when he went down to China's Tian Houwei. Sixth seed Srikanth was one of India's brightest prospects here but he fell to the Chinese World No.10.

Tian took an hour and 13 minutes to beat the Guntur-born, winning 2116, 15-21, 24-22 to extend his head-to-head to a perfect 5-0.

Jayaram put up a good show against reigning World Champion Chen Long but went down to the Chinese World No.1 17-21, 12-21 in 40 minutes.

This was the Mumbaikar's fourth loss in as many matches to the top seed.

Rising shuttler Prannoy put up a good show but went down to much lower ranked Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in exactly an hour. The World No.59 Japanese won 21-15, 18-21, 21-6 to advance to the second round in their first ever meeting.

In women's singles, double World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu also went down to reigning World Champion Carolina Marin as the top seeded Spaniard took just 35 minutes to win 21-17, 21-9.

Though Sindhu had recently beaten the World No.1 last month in Denmark, she failed to emulate that performance here.

With the victory, Carolina extended her record to 4-2 against the World No.13 Hyderabadi.

Jwala and Ashwini also did not have a great outing as they lost in straight games to South Korean Jung Kyung Eun and Shin Seung Chan in just over half an hour. The eighth seeds beat the World No.11 Indians 21-12, 21-15 in their first career meeting.

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