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By Sandemo Ngullie

“Codifying the cultures and religious practices of the majority amounts to violation of the fundamental rights of the marginalized minority peoples” He can’t save us all in one service. Can he? By the way what’re those veteran politicians doing in the pulpit?

Pakistan Army says it shot down Indian drone near LoC ISlAmAbAD, November 19 (IANS): Pakistan on Saturday said it has shot down an unmanned Indian drone near the Line of Control. Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, chief Lt Gen Asim Bajwa tweeted that an “Indian quadcopter” was shot down at 4.45 p.m. Pakistan time, by the troops at Aagahi post in Rakhchakri sector.

He said the Indian quadcopter had violated Pakistani airspace and came 60 metres inside the territory after which it was targeted by Pakistani troops, Geo News reported.

Bajwa said that it fell near Agahi post and was picked up by Pakistani troops.

Last year in July, the Pakistan military shot down an Indian ‘spy drone’ which violated the Pakistan air space along the LoC in Bhimber, Pakistan-administered Kashmir. On Friday, Pakistan said its navy had chased away an Indian submarine that had neared its territorial waters, a claim that India rejected. On Wednesday, Pakistan said that its Army killed 11 Indian soldiers as retaliation for the killing of seven of its soldiers earlier in the week.

A petrol bomb explodes among riot policemen during clashes following a rally marking the 43nd anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece. (REUTERS)

Fuel Adulteration Case: CCoFA disappointed by SIT chargesheet

DImAPUr, November 19 (mexN): The Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration (CCoFA) has slammed the chargesheet filed by the Special Investigation Team probing the fuel adulteration racket, which was exposed by the ACAUT on June 27. The CCoFA media cell in a press release termed the chargesheet, filed at the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dimapur on October 25, as “the disappointment of the year.”

As per the chargesheet, the CCoFA said that the SIT has absolved the Food & Civil Supplies (F&CS) Department of any wrongdoing. Stating “the SIT personnel seemed more worried about their personal positions than maintenance of professional integrity,” the release said, “It is unbelievable that the SIT with its competent officers could conduct the investigations and prepare the charge-sheet in such a shameful manner.”

While it did not disclose the contents of the chargesheet, the CCoFA queried as to “whether the Charge-sheet was guided by racial bias.”

The release further cried foul over what the CCoFA termed as the Chief Minister failing to live up to the October 18 assurance. As assured by the CM, the release said that the CCoFA sought an appointment with the CM after studying the chargesheet.

“However, even after 6 days, there has been no positive response from the CM,” it said, while adding that the CM had on October 18 assured to set up an independent inquiry if the CCoFA found the chargesheet to be unsatisfactory. “… CCoFA was asked to meet him after studying the report. This assurance was given in written by the Chief Secretary. Since the CM seems to be unwilling to keep his word, the CCoFA will chart its own course of action,” the release said.

Three soldiers killed in Assam ambush, MHA monitoring situation New DelhI/gUwAhATI, November 19 (IANS): At least three soldiers were killed when militants fired at an army convoy in Assam’s Tinsukia district early on Saturday morning.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after the militant attack at Pengeri around 5.30 a.m. and said his ministry was closely monitoring the situation.

“Spoke to Assam CM (Chief Minister Sarbananda) Sonowal who apprised me of the situation in the wake of blast in Tinsukia. The MHA is closely monitoring the situation,” he said in a tweet.

Defence spokesman Lt. Col. Suneet Newton earlier said the militants first triggered an improvised explosive device blast and then fired indiscriminately attacked the convoy.

“The militants used AK-47, rocket-propelled grenades and other sophisticated firearms,” the spokesperson added. “The injured soldiers were rushed to a local hospital, but three of them succumbed to their injuries later,” Newton said.

Assam Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay told IANS: “Our men are on the spot. I will go there from Dibrugarh. We can’t say anything about the attack at present. The investigation is on.”

Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Mahanta said the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and an anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were behind the attack. On Wednesday, suspected militants had indulged in firing at Pengeri, killing one person and injuring two others.

DImAPUr, November 19 (mexN): The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) on Friday voiced out that it opposed in totality the move of the Government of India to introduce a uniform civil code in the country.

“The uniform civil code which seeks to impose a universal civil code by codifying the cultures and religious practices of the majority amounts to violation of the fundamental rights of the marginalized minority peoples,” said the NBCC, breaking its silence on the issue, in a statement addressed to the Law Commission of India on Friday.

It should be noted that the present BJP led Government at the Centre had initiated the process of codification of a uniform civil code so-as-to stay true to its election campaigns as promised. It has sent out questionnaires through the Law Commission to seek the opinion of the civil societies, faith-based organizations and public individuals on the issue.

On the appeal sent out by the Law Commission on the issue of uniform civil code that, “the objective behind this endeavour is to address discrimination against vulnerable groups and harmonise the various cultural practices,” the NBCC acknowledged the “purported good intention” of the Commission.

It espoused hope that this effort will harmonize the already polarized nation through religious and social dominance and intolerance of the majority and which have caused religious and social disparities, creating fear psychosis among the minority groups in the big nation, India.

At the same time, the NBCC questioned if the proposed uniform civil code to avoid plurality of religious and cultural laws amount to silencing the rights of the marginalized communities and the vulnerable groups by taking away their socioreligious-cultural rights.

The NBCC pointed out that the complexity not only lies in the social and religious diversities of her (India) citizens, but it will also affect the everyday functioning of the minority communities in the country. “These are not only presumptuous

fears; in reality too, the uniform civil code will certainly undermine the social and religious practices of the minorities by the dominance and intolerance of the majority,” the NBCC said.

In the second, the NBCC maintained that there is the great need to ensure that “the norms of no one class, group or community dominate the tone or tenor of family law reforms” as stated by the Law Commission of India.

Bringing historical reference, it recalled that the British-India (1757-1858) had some success in reforming the Indian religious and socio-cultural practices in those days but confined themselves to the area of the dignity of life and doctrine of positive and effective living.

“On critical issues, touching the personal life and religious practices of the Indians were left outside the preview of the Government for reason best known to them.”

The assumption is for the fear of civil unrest, the NBCC explained while adding that in the process, the Government separated the religious and socio-cultural spheres and the same were left to be governed by each religious group such as Hindus, Muslims, Christians and later the Parsis. These religious and cultural laws were applied by the local courts or panchayats in regular cases and the state was only to intervene in exceptional cases.

“The uniform civil code, therefore, if brought about, would stand to nullify this aspect and give a blanket cover throughout the territory of India with a particular culture or religion,” it said.

Hence, instead of establishing a uniform civil code to create further animosities, the NBCC suggested that the fear and insecurity amongst the minorities in the country should be diffused by putting into action unity in diversity and peaceful coexistence, which India has always stood for.

“Tolerance and respect for all regardless of religious and social affiliations must become the order of the day. Leave religion, be it Hinduism, Muslim, Christianity and Parsism or any other religion to flourish in its own terms and conditions. We assure you that no religion in its truest sense works to harm and dominate others.”

Towards this, the NBCC espoused trust that India being a secular country, will not codify religious and socio-cultural practices into a single entity, and create more discrimination for the marginalized who are already feeling the pinch of religious and social majority in the country.

one dies as north east 33% Reservation: Nagaland Govt & reel under cash crunch people moving in different direction

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A g A r TA l A / A I z Aw l / SIlchAr, November 19 (IANS): Amid the continuing cash crunch in the northeastern states in the wake of demonetisation, an ailing tribal man lost his life in Tripura on Saturday as his family did not have enough money to shift him to a hospital in the state capital.

Manoranjan Debbarma, 61, was admitted on Friday to a government hospital in Kamalpur town, where doctors advised his family members to shift him to Agartala government medical college.

However, his family members could not withdraw enough money as banks refused to make any exception to the set guidelines, a close relative Shyamal Debbarma told reporters.

It’s been 11 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8. However the people in semi-urban, remote and rural areas the northeast India are still reeling under a cash crunch as neither banks nor ATM kiosks have enough cash to dispense.

“As banks are putting mostly Rs 100 notes in ATMs, within a few hours the automated teller machines are getting empty.

Otherwise, most of the ATMs and the banks have reasonable

amount of currency notes with varied denominations including new Rs 2,000 notes,” United Bank of India’s (UBI) Chief Regional Manager and Deputy General Manager Mahendra Dohare told IANS. “The situation in the entire northeastern region is gradually improving day by day. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is also providing currency notes of varied denominations,” Dohare said in Agartala.

On people refusing to accept Rs 10 coins, Dohare said that people should accept the coins as these are not at all fake or duplicate. “The RBI has also asked the people to accept the coins without any doubt,” he added.

In Mizoram, long queues of people were seen in front of bank branches and ATM kiosks since early morning.

In order to deal with the cash crunch, a section of traders in eastern Mizoram, bordering Myanmar, have asked the people to use pieces of paper as promissory currency notes to replace official currency till the situation improves.

“We have to find an alternative solution as the cash crunch has hit both the sellers and buyers hard. It is not possible to trade anything unless we evolve an alternate system,” P.C. Lalh-

machhuana, owner of a hardware store in Khawbung semitownship (in eastern Mizoram), told reporters.

“Local people are happy with the informal system. The papers bear the value of the amount and the signature of the buyers and sellers on them,” Lalhmachhuana added.

Several opposition parties held demonstrations in the region against the central government’s move to ban high denomination notes and demanded that the crisis should be resolved immediately.

In Silchar, (southern Assam), though the situation has slightly improved in the four districts in Barak Valley, huge queues of people both outside bank branches and ATM kiosks still continued.

“The banks in Barak Valley have been disbursing huge number of currency notes with denominations of Rs 2,000, Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs 10. Gradually, rush in the banks and the ATM booths is reducing,” State Bank of India’s regional manager Pradip Kumar Pal told reporters in Silchar.

“After the availability of new Rs 500 notes in the banks and the ATMs the situation would improve greatly. However, the new Rs 500 notes are yet to come in the RBI’s regional office in Guwahati.”

DImAPUr, November 19 (mexN): Nagaland State Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio on Saturday voiced concern that the ongoing tussle over the implementation of the 33% reservation for women in municipal and town council elections has created a crisis where the State Government and the people are moving in different directions.

While the State Government has announced that elections to urban local bodies will be held with implementation of women reservation, the Naga hoho, other tribal hohos, civil societies, mass based organisations and NGOs have expressed their resentment and opposition to the implementation of women’s reservations asserting that it goes against the spirit of Article 371 (A) of the Indian Constitution.

The issue in question is still unresolved in the Supreme Court.

The Nagaland MP, in an appeal, said all sections must come together and there must be a meeting point so that “our society can move forward in unison.”

He said the view of the tribal hohos and mass based civil societies, which had objected to the conduct of municipal elections along with the implementation of women reservation on the contention that

Nagaland MP Neiphiu Rio appeals to all sections to come together to a meeting point for society to move forward in unison Article 371(A) will be infringed upon and that the special protection will be overridden, should not be undermined.

“We must understand the fact that the tribal hohos, mass based organizations and civil societies are the guardians of our traditions, customs and rich cultural heritage. We must appreciate their role and contributions in our society and give due respect to their wisdom and guidance,” Rio maintained.

He also said the chairman and members of the Assembly Select Committee in their recommendation to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly had also observed that the implementation of women’s reservations will impinge upon Article 371(A).

The MP further reminded that the special privilege and protection that the citizens of Nagaland are accorded by the Constitution of India is hard earned and has come at the cost of the blood and tears of the Naga people.“We should

never allow it to be jeopardized in any manner, but rather, all sections of Nagas, irrespective of any affiliation, should come together and strengthen the special protections and privileges for the sake of the present and future generations.”

Rio has therefore suggested that the State Government should take the confidence of the hohos, the mass based organisations, traditional institutions and the women’s group and review the September 22, 2012 unanimous resolution of Nagaland Legislative Assembly and incorporate the various other issues which have been raised by the tribal hohos.

Further, he opined that an amicable and mutually acceptable out of the court settlement should be worked out in line with the Naga traditional way of resolving issues and “pass our own act as stated in the Assembly resolution of September 22, 2012.”

At the same time, Rio also urged the tribal leaders to initi-

ate a process where the hohos and traditional institutions work out a formula to accommodate women representatives in policy making and leadership positions which would naturally include municipal and town councils.

He said this will pave the way for “our culture and traditions to adapt to the changing times and modern realities and at the same time ensure that we move ahead and overcome the present crisis under a spirit of understanding and not through imposition.”

Rio also clarified that when he was the Chief Minister, the decision not to implement reservations for women in urban local bodies was taken through an assembly resolution that was necessitated due to strong resistance and opposition from the tribal hohos, mass based civil society organisations, NGOs and traditional institutions.

He also asserted that all the “honorable members of the House had equal opportunity to express their opinions and views after the Select Committee submitted its recommendations” and after deliberations and discussions, the assembly resolution was passed unanimously.

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106 positive dengue cases in Dimapur Prevention and control measures for Dengue

D DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye speaking during awareness programme on dengue in Dimapur held on November 19. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | November 19

Against the backdrop of rising cases of dengue fever, the Dimapur Municipal Council on Saturday organized an awareness programme for Urban Colony Council leaders and GBs at its office premises with Doctors from District Hospital as the speakers.

Speaking at the programme, Dimapur District Vector Borne Disease Officer, Dr. Moa disclosed that out of 573 reported dengue cases at the District Hospital so far, 106 have been tested positive.

“But there has not been any cases of death reported so far out of den-

engue is a viral disease caused by the Aedes Mosquito which bites in day time only. It breeds in any type of manmade containers where water can collect.

Therefore follow the given instructions: 1. All water storage containers should be covered.

2. Remove/destroy all disposable, unused materials lying around the houses like old tyres, bro-

gue,” he added.

Informing that the District Hospital has an ELISA-based dengue detection kit approved

by World Health Organization to detect confirmed cases of dengue, Dr. Moa urged upon public to get themselves tested for free instead of paying for similar tests at private institutions.

He informed that dengue carrier mosquito called Aedes bites during the day time and is found inside homes like kitchen, walls, bathroom, moist areas and stagnant places while malaria carrier mosquitoes bite at night time.

According to the doctor, symptoms of dengue include fever,

ken pots, crockery etc.

3. Dry all water storage utensils, coolers, flower vases, fridge trays at least once a week.

4. Fill up ditches and other unwanted water collection sites around the houses.

5. Put insecticides, petrol, kerosene oil in cooler, AC trays etc which cannot be emptied or clean.

6. Wearclothesthatcoverthe whole body in day time.

bodyache, eye pain, rashes on body resembling measles and bleeding. He advised the public to get tested immediately if they experience any of the symptoms.

“Unlike last year, where dengue fever was reported mostly from Lengrijan and DC Court area, this year the cases are reported from entire town till Chumukedima with highest cases reported from Diphupar and Burma Camp areas,” Dr. Moa informed.

Assistant Director Urban Malaria, Kiko informed that the department has been conducting dengue flogging since September as well as distributing larvivorous fish to the public to prevent the dis-

7. Use mosquito repellent lotion/creams etc.

8. Pregnant women and children should sleep under mosquito net during day time.

If every household follows the instructions the mosquito breeding areas will be destroyed and will stop the cycle of transmission in the locality.

Dimapur District Disaster Management Committee

ease. He said that the first round of flogging has been completed and has started the second round with three groups covering at least nine colonies every night. Kiko said that the department plans to cover all the colonies in Dimapur within 10 days and appealed the public for their cooperation.

Kiko also urged the public not to panic since with the onset of Winter session, the dengue causing mosquito will slowly disappear.

DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe appealed the colony leaders to directly involve in the disease control measures by cooperating with the authorities.

Peace building calls for collective effort

DimaPur, november 19 (mexn): Peace Channel in collaboration with North East Institute of Social Science & Research, (NEISSR) organized a one day programme on peace building under the aegis Inter Denominational Coalition for Peace in National, on November 19 at NEISSR Conference Hall, Dimapur.

The programme was organized under the theme, ‘The Role of Churches in building sustainable peace.’

“Peace is the need that everybody is clamouring for. However, peace is not achieved and the Naga society is still searching for peace,” said Dr. Aküm Longchari, Editor, The Morung Express who was the resource person of the event.

He stressed on the need of a collective effort and redefining the meaning of peace ‘beyond mere absence of war’.

He delved deeper into the dynamics of peace making by using volunteers who were named as “Truth, Mercy, Justice and Peace.” Through interaction and relevant examples, he interacted on the importance of all these values in building a sustainable peace. He also cite the example where peace building was initiated after the First World War using Justice and Truth alone; how it fail to contribute to sustainable peace. He also narrated examples from the Apartheid regime in South Africa, where Truth and Mercy was stressed on. However, justice was missing in it. “All these values of Truth, Mercy, Justice and Peace requisite to build sustainable and lasting peace,” Dr. Aküm asserted.

Looking deeper into the need of ‘acknowledging the differences’, through an

activity, he pointed out that people understand and perceive things differently even when the communication is happening in one language. “Thus it calls for dialogue and creating platforms for seeing things from others perspective. It is our duty as peace makers in our own right to create and allow that space for interchange of views and ideas whenever and wherever we may be,” he added.

Dr. CP Anto, Director, Peace Channel & Principal, NEISSR speaking on the importance of bringing people together for peace building to happen, said, “Years of research and assessment have proved that religious leaders can bring peace. This programme is a humble initiative to bridge the gap that the Naga society faced, which is created by the lack of peace builders.”

Rev. Dr. Shiwoto, President, Dimapur Christian Forum exhorted on the need of cultivating ‘vertical peace’ which is a duty which is endowed to everyone by the virtue of being children of God. Rev. Yanbemo Lotha, Pastor, Lotha Baptist Church Dimapur also exhorted the participants on the ‘need of volunteerism’ when it comes to building sustainable peace. Rev. Meingandai Gangmei, Pastor, Rongmei Baptist Church invoked God’s blessing for the success of the programme.

A press release from the NEISSR desk stated that the programme as attended by religious leaders, women representatives, teachers, locality leaders and students of NEISSR. The programme concluded with the formulation of action plans where all the participants decided to organize similar programmes in their locality in the future.

Rongkaidai village under Governor interacts with stakeholders of NU NBCC continues fight against Peren district electrified HIV & AIDS in Nagaland

Peren, november 19 (mexn): After months of continuous day and night work by department officials to lie power lines in this tough hilly terrain, electricity has finally reached Rongkaidai village under Peren district.

“Till last week, the village looked like a hamlet in the 18th century with no electricity, no drinking water, no school or health centre, and the poor village people have been using solar panels to light up their homes,” said Chingkhiulung Gonmei, chairman, Rongkaidai village.

The chairman informed that the village has been electrified with the installation of 25 Kva sub-station on November 18 with all required electrical infrastructures.

Speaking at the dedication programme, SY Odyuo, SDO (Electrical) Jalukie expressed happiness that the residents can now access to electricity and appealed to them to coop-

erate with the department in all necessary activities for smooth functioning of the system. He encouraged the gathering to extend their support in future for any need that may arise from department side like clearance of jungles, maintenance of the power substation enclosure, proper use of electricity and regular payment of bills.

Odyuo informed that billing would start with effect from December 2016.

“As prevailing system of billing is communitized, concerned village authority should represent one or two persons to the power department office immediately for necessary steps to be taken,” the SDO added.

Meanwhile the village chairman Chingkhiulung Gonmei on behalf of the village has thanked the government and power department officials for their initiative and execution of the power line in the village and assured all cooperation with the department.

Zunheboto, november 19 (mexn): Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya on November 18 visited Nagaland University (NU) and held an interaction with various stakeholders of the university. Governor who is also the Ex-officio Chief Rector of Nagaland University exhorted NU to be a centre of knowledge which should be applicable to society and centre of development.

Encouraging Nagas to preserve their identity by protecting their mother-tongue, the Governor said a small state like Nagaland with 16 tribes and sub-tribes, every tribe has an identity which must be protected before it is wipe out. Expressing happiness that Nagas has a wonderful and rich culture heritage, land, hospitality, sportsman and social activist however Nagaland continues to remain poor as money goes into the hands of few people, inspite of centre providing crores of money.

While asking Nagas to change their mindset, the Governor remark, Nagas are by blood talented and wonderful people and times has come for Nagas to imorove their lives and make our state prosperous.

Urging the faculties of NU that best Universities in the world are not produced by government but are founded by corporates who were once a student of that university, Acharya asked the NU to produce

Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya and his wife being felicitated during their visit to NU Lumami, Zunheboto on November 18.

successful people who could become torch bearers in the Naga society.

Acting Vice-Chancellor, NU, Prof.

AK Singh in his welcome address thanked the Governor for being forefront in peace making process in the state based on harmony and mutual coexistence through confidence building measures and people to people contact within the state. 'Ever since the commencement of academic activities in Lumami since 1997, we have come a long way in transforming a Lumami village into

a centre of transforming knowledge into the better life of the present and future generations', stated VC. Many stakeholders of NU expressed their grievances to the Chief Rector and representations were also forwarded. The programme was also enthralled by special indigenous songs from NU students, later Finance Officer, Prof. MK Sinha delivered vote of thanks.

This was stated in a press release issued by Kivika, IA Zunheboto DPRO & IA, Zunheboto.

DimaPur, november 19 (mexn): In continuation to the effort in fighting against the menace of HIV & AIDS in Nagaland, the Nagaland Development Organization (Development wing of NBCC) in partnership with Legislators Forum on AIDS (LFA) organized a State level in house training (ToT) for all the association and church leaders under NBCC from November 15 to 17 at AIDA Centre, Don Bosco School Campus, Dimapur.

NDO Office in a press release said that the idea of having ToT programme was to have better in depth knowledge on various socio-economic issues that is faced by the church and also by the infected and affected people by PLHAs. One of the findings in the process of the Training was the need of right and consistent education/information to be imparted to all the section of group of people so that the general public is aware look-

ing at the vulnerability of the society in which we are living today.

This ToT was to seriously signal the start of complete involvement of the churches in addressing the issue for extending the psychosocial support to those who are in need. Since Nagaland is composed of different tribes, this ToT was initiated to train different tribal key church leaders who can in turn disseminate the information in their own respective association/churches up to the village level without facing any communication problems.

Handouts and other materials were also widely distributed to all the participants for their reference in the field of work.

The resource persons were Dr. Molu Jamir ART Centre Civil Hospital, Dimapur; Dr. Moa Imsong Senior Counsellor, DABA; Dr. L. Vinito Chishi LFA Consultant ; Hukatoli (Trainer LFA). All together there were 50 participants.

Royal Interiors Studio launched in Dimapur

Variety of interior and exterior décor products displayed at the “Royal Interiors Studio” is located at Commercial Building, opposite Reliance Petrol Pump, Near City Tower, Dimapur. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | November 19

If you’re looking to build your dream house, then look no further, but head to this amazing interior and exterior décor store launched in Dimapur today!

A Studio equipped with the highest and widest range of interior and

exterior décor products, “Royal Interiors Studio” is being introduced for the first time in Nagaland.

In an interaction with media personnel, the CEO of Royal Interiors Studio informed that there are products available at the Studio which is being made available in Nagaland for the first time. It was also in-

formed that all products range from affordable high quality to the most luxurious designer products.

Royal Interiors Studio offers wallpapers, designer MDF boards, imported high quality veneers, designer laminates, wall and ceiling panels, PVC laminates and many more.

The Studio is spacious

and well-designed, with several mini lounges designed for clients to sit down, relax and check out the wide range of catalogues or select products for purchase.

The Royal Interiors Studio is located at Commercial Building, opposite Reliance Petrol Pump, Near City Tower, Dimapur.

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Centre’s Bangladeshi influx figures Costly rituals lead Arunachal tribes triggers off fresh debate in Assam towards religious conversion

Guwahati, November 18 (eNS): The recent statement of the BJP-led government in Parliament that there are around two crore Bangladeshi migrants staying illegally in India has triggered a fresh round of debate over the vexed issue in Assam, the state worst hit by infiltration from the neighbouring country.

While Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday told the Parliament about the two crore Bangladeshi infiltrators, the Congress party in Assam has asked what the Modi government had done in the past two years and more to detect and expel them.

“If the government knows that there are two

crore Bangladeshi infiltrators in the country, then why doesn’t it detect and expel them?” asked veteran Congress leader and three-time Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi. “What is the BJP government doing if there are really such a large number of Bangladeshi infiltrators in India? Why don’t they identify and expel them?

What steps has the government taken to identify them? Didn’t Modi say during the 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign that the Bangladeshis would have to pack up and quit the day he assumed office as prime minister?” Gogoi asked.

The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) too has reacted strongly to

APSC chairman remanded in 14 days judicial custody Guwahati, November 18 (Pti): Assam Pradesh Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Paul was today remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a special court here. Paul was arrested on November 4 in connection with an alleged cash-for-job scam and other cases of corruption in the Commission and his 14-day police custody ended today. Special judge A Bhattacharya directed that he be produced on December 3. The judge also directed that proper medical facilities, including regular checkups along with proper food and lodging be provided to Paul during his stay in jail. Pauls lawyer Angshuman Bora said the arrested chairmans bail petition has not been placed in the court to help the police in investigating the case as Paul wants a thorough investigation and would fully cooperate with the police. Pauls arrest led to two more persons being nabbed - Commission member Samedur Rahman and Assistant Controller of Examinations Pabitra Kaibarta. Paul was picked up from his office before his arrest and interrogated at the 4th APBN where he was stated to have disclosed the names of politicians, government officials and film personalities involved in the APSC recruitment racket. The Assam government at a Cabinet meeting here on November 9 adopted a proposal to be moved to the state Governor for suspension of Paul.

193 dengue cases in Aizawl aizawl, November 18 (Pti): There is an endemic situation in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl city with 193 dengue cases being detected during the past few months, State health department officials said on Thursday. Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) State Nodal Officer Pachuau Lalmalsawma told PTI that while no loss of life had been reported from anywhere, over 30 local councils within the Aizawl Municipal Corporation area were affected. “Of the 193 dengue patients, 29 were from an area under one local council,” Lalmalsawma said adding, only four cases were detected in the nearby villages and were also suspected to have been infected while in the capital city. He, however, said the situation had improved as no new reports of infections were received during the last two days.

BJYM hails money exchangers Dhruva Saikia Guwahati | November 18

Assam state BJP Youth Morcha (BJYM) has hailed the individuals who braving the arduous task of standing in queues for hours together exchanged their currency notes in the wake of the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Members of BJYM in Guwahati today fanned out to a number of ATMs and bank branches and helped the people queuing up with drinking water and snacks, a press release issued BJP media cell coordinator N Sarma informed. The BJYM volunteers would continue with the service till the situation warrants, the release added. Sarma said the Prime Minister has taken a revolutionary step to unearth black money and people’s response has been encouraging. BJYM today covered 3 SBI branches and a number of ATMs with their service.

Assam CM directs survey of Wakf properties Guwahati, November 18 (Pti): Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today directed the Minority Welfare Department to make a survey of the existing properties in possession of the Assam Board of Wakf. The survey has been ordered to get a clear estimate of the encroached lands of the Board and revenue that can be made from the Board's properties, an official release said. In a meeting to review different activities of the Minority Welfare Department, Sonowal directed it to issue notices to the people and organisations encroaching the properties of the Wakf Board. He also told the department to take necessary steps for setting up a model school campus with modern educational facilities to uplift the religious and linguistic minorities of the state. Sonowal said the school should also offer different skill trainings and other professional courses for holistic development of the students belonging to minority communities. The Chief Minister also directed the department to identify a proper place and prepare a budget proposal for setting up a Haj Bhawan with modern amenities in the city, the release said.

Besides, Sonowal directed the department for a proper investigation of the alleged Rs 6.5 crore fund anomaly in the construction of existing Haj Bhawan in the city.

Rijiju’s statement. “The Home Minister’s statement has not only vindicated the AASU stand, but has proved that the situation is going from bad to worse.

The AASU has been shouting since 1979 that there are lakhs of Bangladeshi infiltrators in Assam. We want to know from the government what plans it has to identify and expel them,” said AASU president Dipanka Nath.

The AASU also said that the government’s responsibility does not end just by saying that there are two crore Bangladeshis. “The government must take action and show that it is concerned about influx,” Nath said. The Prabrajan

Birodhi Mancha, a newly-floated group headed

by Supreme Court lawyer Upamanyu Hazarika on the other hand claimed that the number of Bangladeshi infiltrators in Assam would be around 80 lakh.

“In July 2004, Shriprakash Jaiswal, then Union Minister of State for Home had told Parliament that as of 2001 there were 1.2 crore Bangladeshis in India, of which 50 lakhs were in Assam, which meant Assam had 40 per cent of the illegal Bangladeshis in India.

Since the total population of Assam is around four crore now, the number of Bangladeshis will be no less than around 80 lakh,” PBM convenor Hazarika said.

mechukha, November 18 (ht): An indigenous faith that swears partly by solar energy is fast losing members in Arunachal Pradesh, India’s land of the rising sun.

The major beneficiary is Christianity, whose adherents – the 2011 census says – are 30.26% of the frontier state’s 1.3 million people, up from 18.7% in 2001. Arunachal Pradesh had no Christians in 1951.

Though there were 5.56% fewer Hindus during this period, the 4.5% drop in the population of followers of indigenous faiths such as Donyi-Polo worries the state’s tribes more.

Donyi-Polo means

worship of the sun and the moon. The 1981 census said the state had 51.6% followers of Donyi-Polo and other indigenous faiths in Arunachal Pradesh.

The conversion rate picked up in the 1990s.

Some of those who converted then say costly rituals involving animal sacrifice made them switch religion. Others attribute conversion to the “healing powers” of the church.

“Our village of 115 people converted 20 years ago because missionaries healed the sick with prayers and medicines and not with mumbo jumbo involving sacrifice of chicken, pigs or mithuns (semi-wild

bison). Inability to afford such rituals costing Rs 75,000-150,000 made us become Christians,” Tali Yorma, a Pailibo tribal from Lipo village, told Hindustan Times. Lipo is 75km south of Mechukha, the sub-divisional headquarters of West Siang district bordering Tibet.

Of the five tribes inhabiting Mechukha, the Membas are Buddhist. Almost 90% of the other four tribes – Pailibo, Tagin, Ramo and Bokar – have converted from Donyi-Polo to Christianity.

In districts such as Tirap and Changlang, where Naga rebel groups are active, the percentage of

Christians is more than 50%.

Tachuk Padu, a Ramo tribal of Padusa village 35km from Mechukha, said many like him have not sacrificed the traditional way of life despite embracing Christianity to “escape from elaborate, expensive pujas that Donyi-Polo priests demand”.

The church has, however, denied taking advantage of the state’s socio-political situation to entrench Christianity.

“We are not against any religion and we are not enticing or forcing people to convert,” said Father Felix, media in-charge of Miao (Arunachal) diocese.

Sadar Hills Congress councilors mass resign

SaDar hillS, November 18 (NNN): Reaffirming their decision taken on during the last meeting at Members’ Lounge in the Administrative building of Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council (ADC) at Kangpokpi on November 2 over Sadar Hills issue, the Congress councilors today tendered a mass resignation from the party today.

The mass resignation letter was submitted to the President, Manipur Pradesh Congress

Committee this afternoon.

The Congress councillors stated that "we feel betrayed and humiliated by the state Government’s last minute cancellation of its plan for inauguration of Sadar Hills as a full-fledged district".

It also said that taking into account the sentiment of the people for over 40 year long "betrayal" and failure on the part of the state Government "we are compelled to take this drastic

decision of leaving the Congress party which we owed allegiance and loyalty with trust for years till today".

Among others, the Congress councillors who appended signature on the mass the resignation included Chairman Haokholal Hangshing, Vice Chairman Thangjakam Misao, who is also the President of District Congress Committee, Sadar Hills, Executive Member Lunthang Haokip, who is also the Vice

Arunachal goes digital

itaNaGar, November 18 (Pti): In an another attempt to make the state go digital way, Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu today inaugurated the e-Office training programme for all ministers and parliamentary secretaries at the Civil Secretariat here.

The Department of Information Technology and Communication is committed to make the entire civil secretariat paperless by the end of this year as per cabinet decision of August 20 last, an official communique informed.

The e-office mission mode project has been taken up by the union Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) department in order to improve efficiency in government processes and service delivery mechanisms.

NIC is the technology partner of DARPG for implementing e-Office mission mode project.

E-Office is aimed at increasing the usage of work flow and rule based file routing, quick search and retrieval of files and office orders, digital signatures for authentication, forms and reporting components.

E-Office framework (premium version) presently consists of e-File, eLeave, e-Tour, Knowledge Management System, Personnel Information System, Collaboration and Messaging Systems, the communique said.

Khandu inaugurated e-Office by signing an efile for Department of IT & Communications on August 16 last.

Simultaneously, the Department of Information technology, Admin-

istrative Reforms and Personnel were taken onboarded in eOffice.

Arunachal is among one of the first states in the country to incorporate esign as part of e-office.

E-sign includes Aadhar based Digital Signature and doesn't require any USB dongle. One can do esign from any platform and any device easily.

The first digitally signed orders regarding implementation of e-office were issued by all the ministers present during the training.

Khandu appreciated the efforts of the NIC team and IT&C department to deploy e-office in all the departments of the secretariat.

He also instructed all head of departments to ensure immediate completion of the training, the communique added.

JAC questions rationale behind counter blockade on Churachandpur bound vehicles Newmai News Network Imphal | November 18

The Joint Action Committee Against Anti Tribal Bills (JAC-AATB) has questioned the rationale behind the counter economic blockade enforced on the goods vehicles bound for Churachandpur district which is the only district that does not fall under the jurisdiction of the United Naga Council (UNC).

The JAC-AATB asserted that it will not remain mute from November 21 if the counter blockade on Churachandpur bound vehicles continues in the Manipur valley.

"The Manipur Government’s ‘assurance’ to grant full-fledged district status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam subdivision that met with a stern opposition from the United Naga Council (UNC) more than a fortnight ago in the form of economic blockade on Manipur valley continues unabated," the JAC-AATB said, adding, "Although the blockade was imposed by the UNC in all Naga dominated districts, there have been repeated incidents of

counter blockades by the dominant valley-dwelling Meitei community on vehicles ferrying goods to all the tribal districts including Churachandpur district, the only tribal hill district not covered by the UNC’s economic blockade".

In its press release, the JAC-AATB said that it "failed to comprehend the move of the dominant valley community" stating, such counter economic blockade only "brings to the fore the deep divide and irreconcilable differences between the indigenous hill tribes of present Manipur and the dominant valley-dwelling community".

The JACAATB asserted that it will not remain a mere spectator to such "communally motivated activities of the valley dwellers solely aimed at bringing hardships to the tribal peoples of Churachandpur district. "Any further reports of counter blockade incidents on all vehicles carrying goods to Churachandpur district shall result in a much more severe blockade on all vehicles carrying goods from

Churachandpur district to Manipur valley from November 21", it cautioned.

UNC started the stir since October 30 midnight over the proposed creation of two new districts of Sadar Hills and Jiribam following which the Manipur government aborted the plan.

Meanwhile, United Committee Manipur (UCM) president Elangbam Johnson told a local TV channel that "the Government should resign rather than being a doubleedged sword". Johnson also said that the Government should have a clear understanding of the prevailing issue rather than contemplating on political compulsion.

He then criticized the UNC for indulging in blockade stir over “trivial issues” on several occasions.

Johnson was perturbed at the silence maintained by the Government over the blockade and condemned it for "inaction despite the Manipur High Court’s direction issued in 2015". The Government needs to take immediate action now and stop giving assurances, he added.

President of District Congress Committee Sadar Hills.

Earlier, Seikhosat Kipgen, elected member of 4-T. Waichong District Council Constituency tendered his resignation from the Congress party yesterday to the General Secretary, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee.

Altogether, 19 Congress councillors including Dama Vaiphei, who is yet to append his signature, tendered their resig-

nation from the Indian National Congress (INC).

Meanwhile, during the emergency meeting the Congress councilors also formed an alliance christened as ‘Sadar Hills Democratic Party’ with immediate effect.

The JAC Sadar Hills also said that an emergency meeting of JAC Sadar Hills will be held tomorrow, Saturday, at Kangpokpi at 11 am but he did not disclose the agendas of the meeting.

Manipur pumps resume dispensing fuel

imPhal, November 18 (NNN): After more than two weeks of being shut in the wake of an indefinite blockade along National Highways called by the United Naga Council (UNC), select fuel stations in Manipur started dispensing fuel on Friday morning.

UNC kicked-off the stir from October 30 midnight to pressure both the state and central governments to abandon the plan for declaration of Sadar Hills and Jiribam as full-fledged revenue districts. The Naga group intensified the blockade stir after talks on the issue with officials of Union Home Ministry in New Delhi became inconclusive.

Parents are now especially concerned with closure of schools in the state where annual final examinations have almost reached now. School trans-

port service was suspended on November 10 following the non availability of fuel in the outlets. Thereafter, all schools were declared holiday indefinitely.

Most schools are likely to resume classes in the next few days as the state government has made arrangements to ferry more fuel from Assam. Trucks are now taking Imphal-Jiribam highway under heavy security arrangements.

On Friday, 160 KL of petrol and 216 KL of diesel were distributed at 59 spots, according to IOC, Imphal.

Cash disruption following withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes by the Centre coupled with the acute shortage of essential commodities caused by the protracted blockade have turned a traumatic situation in the state.

Long queue of vehicles could be seen at pet-

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Morung express news Kohima | November 19

Akokla Pongen Lucy receives the IFFCo sahakarita ratna Award from Union Minister and Chairman IFFCo Bs nakai and Md dr Us Awasthi at Hotel Ashoka, new delhi. Bharatiya Farmers Agro Business development Cooperatives Ltd (BFABdC) participated in the International Cooperative Alliance-Asia and Pacific 12th Regional Assembly & 9th Cooperative Forum meet at Ashoka Hotel, new delhi on november 17.

The 63rd All India Cooperative Week was commemorated in Kohima with its valedictory session held on November 19 at the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Nagaland, Kohima.

The theme for the celebration was ‘Role of Cooperatives in sustainable Development and Growth’ where Lithrongla G. Chishi, IAS, Secretary to Government of Nagaland, Department of Cooperation graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

The theme which is in accordance with the ICA-AP Regional Assembly focuses on devising and implementing effective strategies for sustainable development. In his keynote address, Temjen Longkumer, DRCS & CEO, NSCU stressed on the need for Co-

Participants of the 63rd All India Cooperative week commemoration held in Kohima on november 19 at the registrar of Cooperative societies nagaland, Kohima. (Morung Photo)

operative societies to have democratic control with equal economic participation of members, autonomy and independence. Further, education and training, cooperation among cooperatives to work and concern for community issues were highlighted.

The commemoration is important for the Department

as well as the society, said Lithrongla G. Chishi. Before the introduction of modern system of governance, Chishi viewed that Naga tradition was more inclined towards a cooperative society. The social life of Nagas depended purely on cooperative activities whether it was weddings, fieldworks or funerals.

“As a community, any problem or celebration has been done together. We have the cooperative mentality in our blood but we have not focused on economic aspects,” asserted Chishi who also pointed out the lack of evaluation of data and poor documentation, and the need for capacity building among members. Chishi

Participants during the one day training cum demonstration on pulses (field pea) under National Food Security Mission organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kohima on november 17 at the KVK demonstration farm. Imtisenla, sMs (Agronomy) elaborated on the package of practices on pea cultivation and also the method of inoculation of bio-fertilizers (rhizobium). Under the rabi season, nFsM campaign pea seeds HUdP-15 and Azad varieties along with bio fertilizers were distributed to the selected beneficiaries belonging to Tseophenyu, Ziphenyu, tseminyu village and sewanyu village under tseminyu sub-division, Botsa village in Chiephobozou sub-division, and Kigwema and Phesema villages in Jakhama subdivision.

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viewed that for a small tribal society like that of Nagas, cooperative society is essential.

The department, which is income generating society, needs to focus on qualitative activities and not quantitative societies. This was stressed by Chishi who urged the members to work towards successful progressive society by moving away from corrupt mentality. The cooperation of members and involvement of the whole community which is the strength of Naga society will be viable for the success of cooperative societies in the State.

Chishi also appealed for the involvement of women and youth for the success of the economic development in the State.

Encouraging the members of Kohima Cooperative Societies to bring out better outcomes, Chishi stated that it is such societies that can bring positive change in Nagaland.

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national Chairman, Hindustan scouts & Guides, shriniwas sharma, national training Commissioner, M Gnana nirmala along with scouters, rovers and scouts with the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at rashtrapati Bhawan on Children's day, november 14.

A get together programme was organised by rajeshwari Karuna school Tuli for the officers stationed at Tuli on November 18. The programme was chaired by Mhondamo Lotha, Headmaster. subonenba Longkumer director CeCs presented a power point presentation on the different projects of CeCs. sentiwapang Aier AdC tuli exhorted the gathering.

The officers were enthralled with a special no by teachers and students (hostellers) of the school. Later, Badminton and table tennis was organised for the officers where all the officers took part. Dinner was also hosted by Rajeshwari Karuna School Tuli for the officers.

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11. Aboi Town- NO. MA-106/2016 dated Kohima, the 17th November, 2016.

12. Shamator Town- NO. MA-107/2016 dated Kohima, the 17th November, 2016.

13. Noklak Town- NO. MA-108/2016 dated Kohima, the 17th November, 2016.

In order to constitute the Town Councils, House to House enumeration for Preparation of the Electoral Rolls for the above Town Council Wards shall be conducted with qualifying age of 18 years and are now eligible for registration in the electoral rolls; The State Election Commissioner, Nagaland in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 30 (1) of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001 has direct-

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For the preparation of Electoral Rolls of the newly created 13 (Thirteen) Town Councils, the State Election Commission, in exercise of provision of Section 31 & 34 (1) of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001, direct that house to house enumeration be conducted in pursuance of sub rule (5) of rule 5 of the Nagaland Municipal election Rules, 2003.

Draft Publication as indicated in the above schedule shall be published under sub-rule (1) of Rule 6 of the Nagaland Municipal Rules, 2003 and Rules 5 to 10 shall apply in relation to such exercise, Authorized Officer(s) (Administrative Officer)/Supervisor(s)/Enumerator(s) etc., are to be appointed during the ensuing preparation of the Electoral Rolls for the newly created 13 (Thirteen) Town Councils, necessary guideline for the fresh preparation of Electoral Roll has been issued for the EROs, Supervisors and Enumerators separately. Respective ERO have been asked to give wide publicity in respect of Stage 2 of the Schedule mentioned above under Form-II.

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Pharmacy owner arrested in Kohima National seminar on peacemaking & dialogue ends Kohima, November 19 (mexN): The owner of ‘New S.T Pharmacy’ located at Lower PWD colony in Kohima was arrested on November 18 following several complaints from residents/ consumers against him “for not having any knowledge of medicine and suspected to be selling duplicate/ sub-standard medicine,” according to a press release from Press & Media Cell, NVCO. The pharmacy has been closed down now, the release said.

Quoting residents of the colony where the pharmacy was located, NVCO said that the accused admitted before the police of “having no knowledge of medicine and had also stated that he is just learning by running and selling medicine by himself.” Stating that the accused, a non-Naga, does not possess any related di-

ploma or certificate to run a pharmacy, it further said that the pharmacy is suspected to have a permit of local citizen.

The Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) condemned the incident and termed it a serious case. “The NVCO cannot tolerate this kind of incident where someone who does not have any knowledge of medicine is running a business and also sells medicine to the innocent and ignorant citizen. Our citizens, especially the illiterate ones, simply trust any shop written ‘Pharmacy’ to buy medicine for any sickness thinking someone in the pharmacy knows their health problem,” it stated.

The president of NVCO, Kezhokhoto Savi has appealed to the district administration and department

concerned to take up necessary measures by checking all the pharmacies, especially in Kohima Town, so as to “control and do away with the shortcomings of proper practices such as selling expired and sub-standard/duplicate medicines, running pharmacy without having proper permit, salesperson in pharmacy without having knowledge of medicine, etc.”

The NVCO also warned house owners to be more careful in giving out rent.

Especially for commercial purposes, it asked to check whether the said business is proper. In the case of pharmacy, the house owner must first find out whether the pharmacy is going to be run with proper permit and manned by efficient person such as someone who has sufficient knowledge and experiences in dealing with medicine or possesses

required degree/diploma/ certificate in dealing or running a pharmacy, the organization stated. It also warned local citizens not to allow non-locals to run business in their name and operate with their permit, etc.

Further, the NVCO president asserted that the pharmacists are expected to follow at least the minimum standard guidelines which are intended to serve as a basic guide for the provision of pharmacy services in hospitals or outside the hospital and these guidelines may be useful in evaluating the scope and quality of pharmacy services. “The mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medications. Therefore, pharmacists shall be concerned with not only the provision but the outcomes of pharmacy services,” it added.

Resource person and participants at the two-day national seminar on ‘Peacemaking and Dialogue: Religious approaches in the quest for an interfaith relation’ at Jungshinokdang Hall, Clark Theological College, Aolijen. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Mokokchung| November 19

The two-day national seminar on ‘Peacemaking and Dialogue: Religious approaches in the quest for an interfaith relation’, organized by the Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action (CCPRA) concluded on November

19 at Jungshinokdang Hall, Clark Theological College, Aolijen, Mokokchung.

The seminar which was attended by representatives from all religious faiths and tradition from across the nation ended with a panel discussion on the theme “Coexist”. The panelists at the discussion included repre-

Nagaland NCC girl cadets ASA and Angami leaders meet participate in Ajmer Trek Our Correspondent

Kohima | November 19

Kohima, November 19 (mexN): 50 NCC girl cadets from Nagaland led by Lt Chumbeni Ngullie, Associate NCC Officer (ANO), successfully completed the prestigious Ajmer Trek recently. The cadets belonged to G Rio School, St. Joseph’s College Jakhama, and Kohima College, informed a press release received here.

The Nagaland NCC cadets won numerous awards for their outstanding performances in com-

petitions held during the camp, which was attended

by NCC cadets from across the country. The cadets also travelled to various places of interest around Ajmer, which included the trekking destinations of Pushkar, Nareli and Taragarh.

They also got enriching experiences through four educational trips to the famous Jain temples, the magnificent Akbar Fort, Soni ji ki Nasiya, a shrine full of gold and gems, and a renowned Dargah, a tomb of famous

saint, the release added.

Brig MS Nikam, the Group Commander of NCC in Nagaland, commended 1 Nagaland Girls Bn for organising the logistics and transportation of the cadets to Ajmer and back in a safe and organised manner. Expressing happiness that the girl cadets were exposed to a major tourist destination, he hoped that in future the youth will be inspired to travel and hone their spirit of adventure, the release stated.

The Angami Sports Association (ASA) today held a coordination meeting with Angami leaders and organizations here at the residence of Vilelie Khamo.

The meeting discussed matter relating to the forthcoming stone pulling programme in collaboration with Government of Nagaland on December 3 during Hornbill Festival.

This is part of ASA golden jubilee celebration scheduled in the month of February 2017.

Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Neikiesalie

(Nicky) Kire, Minister for Social Welfare & Parliamentary Affairs Kiyanilie Peseyie, APO president, AMK president and several other organizations spoke at the meeting.

The stone pulling will start at 11:00 am from KMC Parking lot, Old Minister Hill and culminate at the Kohima Local Ground.

Act of blessing will be done by Chatuo Paphino, advisor, Angami GBs’ Association. Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang will grace the occasion as the chief guest and Alan Gemmel, OBE, Minister Cultural Affairs, British Council, India will be guest of honour.

Assam chief minister

Sarbananda Sonowal will also grace the occasion as the special guest.

Cultural showcase and feast will also mark the occasion.

ASA has extended invitation to all tribal hohos and all Angami in-laws to the programme.

ASA general secretary Er Zale Neikha told the media that right after the act of blessing, gun salute will be organised at the KMC parking lot and another at the Kohima Local Ground.

ASA is expecting over 10,000 gathering at the local ground on that day.

All the participants have been informed to come in traditional attires.

Introduction of e-learning in government schools Kohima, November 19 (Dipr): With the initiative of the Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya and the INFC (Indian National Fellowship Centre), an NGO based in Mumbai, the Rotary Club of Bombay North will be installing e-learning sets of equipments in 28 Government Higher SecPatkai EU performing Christmas Canon during the Gospel Concert organised by the Dimapur Inter Collegiate Evangelical Union in aid of Summer Camp at Patkai Christian ondary Schools across NaCollege on November 19. Altogether, 20 colleges from all over Dimapur participated. galand.

The Wockhardt FounThe programme was graced by James Swu, SDO (Civil).

Meetings & AppointMents Meeting with politicians, pol paties The Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer of Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor (IAS) has informed that Home Commissioner to the Government of Nagaland and the Electoral Roll Observer for Kohima district, Abhijit Sinha (IAS) will hold meeting with the sitting MPs/MLAs, recognized political parties, District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Supervisors on November 21, 10:00 am in the conference hall of DC Kohima office. The meeting has been convened in connection with conduct of Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll with reference to 01.01.2017 as the qualifying date. All concerned have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Social work in Dimapur (urban) President of GBs Union Dimapur (Urban) has informed all colony GBs in Dimapur urban area that a mass social work has been arranged on November 21 from 6:00 am to 7:00 am as directed by the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur. Therefore, all the GBs have been requested to organize social work in their own colonies without fail.

Wangala festival in Dimapur Nagaland Garo Tribal Council (NGTC) is celebrating the Garo post harvest festival, Wangala on November 21 at Ekranipathar village, Dimapur. Dr. Numal Momin, MLA, 17th Bokajan LAC, will grace the occasion as chief guest. In this regard, NGTC president, Biplab K Sangma has appealed to the heads of various departments under the Government of Nagaland as well as the heads of all private enterprises/organizations to kindly grant a day’s special/restricted leave to all their Garo employees to facilitate their attendance in the said celebration.

FTC building inauguration Faith Theological College (FTC) located at Ura Villa colony, Circuit House area in Dimapur will hold its new college building inauguration ceremony on November 23. CL John, Minister for Rural Development & REPA, Government of Nagaland will be the chief guest and Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger, president, Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) will dedicate the new college building. Founder Principal of the college, Rev. Dr. S Gangte has invited all the board members, former graduates, parents, friends and well wishers to attend the programme.

dation, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai, will install the e-learning machines in 11 districts of Nagaland along with maintenance of the equipments for the next three years. For this, MoU will be signed by the recipient schools separately.

In the first phase, schools in Kohima and

Dimapur were covered.

In Kohima district, the schools were Ruzukhrie GHSS, Seikhazou GHSS, Tseminyu GHSS, and TM GHSS. The school covered under Dimapur district is Govt. Higher Secondary School (Half Nagarjan).

The installation of elearning equipments in the five government schools was completed on November 14.

Every officer should have social responsibility: Gov

moKoKchuNg, November 19 (Dipr): During his two-day visit to Mokokchung, Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya held a meeting with district administration, security agencies and all Heads of Departments at the conference hall of ADC (planning) Mokokchung on November 18.

The Governor asked the officers of the district whether they are marching ahead with the rest of the country or standing still, saying that there is an urgent need to review the

overall activities in all the departments. Government officials being the servants of the people, Acharya stated, they should have plan for them and ponder upon what one can do for the people. He said any criticism from the masses should be palatable to an officer.

Acharya further said every officer, being highly educated people, should have a social responsibility. “In the first place one should be a human being, secondly a patriot and lastly an officer,” he stated. The

Governor maintained that being an officer one should not think that nobody can do anything to them. He said in a democratic country, “everyone is a king and nobody is a king.”

The Governor lamented that everywhere he goes in the State, he hears dissatisfaction from the people about the pathetic road conditions, hospitals and schools. Yet, the only response from the departments concerned is “we can do better”, the Governor added.

Stating that “we should

not negatively talk what positively we can do,” he said Nagaland has to rise up for which there should be a monitoring agency apart from the government to review the activities in the departments, to see that every programme is implemented and beneficiaries are benefited. He reminded that “everyone has a soul and must be true to one’s faith”.

The security agencies also briefed the Governor about the prevailing law and order situation in the district.

New traffic regulations for NLA session

Kohima, November 19 (mexN): In view of the 14th session of the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly from November 22 to 24, the following traffic regulation will be enforced as part of the security arrangement.

Sr. Superintendent of Police, Kohima informed in a press release that only vehicles with appropriate car

passes will be allowed entry to the Assembly Secretariat.

No vehicle will be allowed to be parked by the roadside from 6:00 am onwards during Assembly Sessions at the following routes: From BSNL Telephone Exchange till Classic Island; From Raj Bhavan till M.S Classic Island; From Classic Island till Assembly Secretariat via Razhü Point.

Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to ply from High School junction to Assembly Secretariat via Sanuoru subway during Assembly Sessions, except Government departmental buses.

Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to ply in Kohima Town during Assembly Sessions, from 7:00 am till the session is over. All loading and unloading of goods

in Kohima Town should be completed by 7:00 am during Assembly Sessions.

Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to be parked along the “D” Block road.

While anticipating positive co-operation from the public, the official said, police will tow away the defaulting vehicles and the charges will be borne by the vehicle owners.

sentatives from five faiths – Hindu represented by Dr. Prabhakar Bhattarcharyya, Serampore College, Muslim represented by A. Rahman, President, Muslim Council Dimapur, Sikh by Harjinder PS Ahluwalia, Catholic by Dr. Fr. Mathew John, Peace Channel, and Dr. A. Tali Ao, Senior Lecturer, CTC repre-

sented the Protestant Christians.

The discussion centered on the topic of coexistence and peace as a precondition for world peace. Pursenla Ozukum, programme co-ordinator, CCPRA, delivered the vote of thanks and concluded the seminar.

Charity Show in aid of Old Age Home Dimapur, November 19 (mexN): Silver Lining Society is organiszing a Charity Show in aid of construction of an Old Age Home in Dimapur on November 24 at IMC Hall here from 5:00 pm onwards. There will be no tickets for entry, but free will donations and sponsors are welcome, said a press release. Music, dance, fashion and comedy are the highlights of the evening featuring Hopong Naga (Comedian, Internet Sensation); winner of Dancing Star (group), Toxic Duelz Crew, Puchong, Tong Tong and Tongmong; Tsüza (Renown singer of Nagaland); Naro Sangtam; Imlee Lee; Imnasenla Aier; Viputoli Achumi; Prem; Ale Sangtam; Moajungla Jamir; and Kenei Rhakho (Choreographer) with Moalemla Aier as the host.

DC Mkg directs Heads of Offices moKoKchuNg, November 19 (Dipr): Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel has directed all the Heads of Offices to help their staff, including Adhoc/Contingents, to open Bank Account saying that the salary of all employees will be transferred to their respective account only. The order came in the wake of demonetization of Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 500/notes. In an office circular issued on November 18, 2016, Sushil Kumar Patel said, in case of failure to do so, the respective Heads of Offices will be held responsible as the salary may not be given in cash unless there is a directive from the government.

DCPU quarterly district co-ordination meeting held Kohima, November 19 (mexN): The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) of Kohima in its 3rd quarterly district co-ordination meeting on November 17 with the Child Welfare Committee, Special Juvenile Police Unit, CHILDLINE-Kohima, Observation Home-Kohima and Child Care Institutions discussed the welfare of the children in the district and Nagaland in general. The meeting discussed issues related to case No. 02/16, Kohima Police Station where a child was brutally beaten at Police Station by Duty Officer based on false accusation and pending cases related to juvenile at different Police Station of Kohima district. The DCPU resolved to write a representation to Sr. Superintendent of Police and apprise him to expedite the above mentioned case as both the accused are on anticipatory bail and also take timely action in other pending cases on juvenile in the district.

Dumping of construction materials prohibited Kohima, November 19 (Dipr): In view of the upcoming Hornbill Festival and to keep the State capital clean and also to ensure free flow of traffic, the Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor (IAS) has issued order on prohibition of dumping construction materials like stones, chippings, rods, sands, cements etc. wastes/earth along the roadside within Kohima Town and National Highway. In this connection, the Deputy Commissioner has directed all individuals and residents of main town and National Highway to remove all the mentioned materials on or before November 26, 2016 (Saturday). The order also stated that failure to remove within the time frame will invite confiscation and disposing off of the materials.

JKM condemns moKoKchuNg, November 19 (mexN): Jangpetkong Kaketshir Mungdang (JKM) has strongly condemned the November 7 midnight incident at Tuli Town, where a 14-year-old girl was “grievously injured while defending the chastity” of her 18-year-old sister.

A press release from JKM president, Merang Ozukum and general secretary, Santi Lemtur stated that the incident has “brought havoc to the society creating fear and insecurity among the women in general.” It appealed to the authority concerned to deliver the highest punishment to the accused and not to grant bail to him in any circumstances.

‘ZEROing our Wastes’ workshop on November 21

Kohima, November 19 (mexN): A workshop on ‘ZEROing our Wastes’ organized by Youth Action for Rural Development (YARD) with support from Department of Tourism will be held on November 21 at LCS conference hall, Kohima.

Highlighting the background of the workshop, YARD in a press release said that with the ever increasing population and urbanization, man-

agement of wastes has emerged as a huge challenge in the country. Till recently, concerns over wastes were on grounds of public health, environment, public expenditure and politics. But now, waste as an issue has grown into another dimension because of its direct relation to climate change, it pointed out.

“Currently, our solution to wastes management is to create, collect

and dump. As experiences across the country and the world show that, management is a challenge because of generation beyond management capacity. The challenge of managing wastes is left mostly to ‘collect and throw/dump’ in and around the area and for the Municipal to collect for dumping,” said YARD. Stating that landfills are not the solution nor does it have the capacity

and technology to function as desired, YARD said there are ways in which each and every citizen, including tourists, can contribute in reducing wastes generation.

Thus, the concept of ‘Zero Waste’ comes to focus with the practice of ‘create no wastes’, it added.

The Zero Waste Mantra focuses on Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Refuse for nonbiodegradable and biodegradable items.

Director of Higher Education, I. Alempokba (2nd from left) with the faculty of Government College Peren on November 18. During his visit, he interacted with the faculty as well as the students to understand and discuss various issues pertaining to the college. The meeting was held in the old campus while he also visited the new campus of the college.

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_____________________________ Because Children Matters

Metal Facts E

njoy these fascinating metal facts. Metals are chemical elements that are used in a number of different ways.

Read on and learn some interesting facts about metals.

• Metals are usually solid, good conductors of electricity and heat, shiny when clean, strong and malleable (meaning they can be bent and shaped).

• Gold is shiny and doesn’t corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry. More gold facts.

• The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. More silver facts.

• While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

More iron facts.

• Copper is a good conductor of electricmaking tools, buildings, ity and is often used for making wires. bridges and other struc• At room temperature, mercury is the tures where strength is only metal that is in liquid form. important.

• Aluminum is a good conductor of heat • Steel is an important alloy and is often used to make cooking (combination of metals) that pots. is created from a mixture of • Alkali metals such as sodium, potassimetals, mostly iron. There are um, rubidium, caesium and francium many different types of steel inare extremely reactive elements, just cluding stainless steel, galvanized putting them in water can result in an steel and carbon steel. Steel is comexplosion! They are carefully stored in monly used to make a number of oil to prevent this happening. More products including knives, machines, alkali metals facts & properties. train rails, cars, motors and wires.

• Tungsten has a very high melting point, • Bronze is a metal alloy made from after carbon it has the second highest copper and tin. Copper makes up melting point of all elements. the larger amount, usually between • Metals are strong and are useful for 80 to 95%.

Being Special

Word Scramble

The Special Mother

Erma Bombeck

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ost women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit.

This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen?

Somehow I visualize God hovering over earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As He observes, He instructs His angels to make notes in a giant ledger.

"Armstrong, Beth; son.

Patron saint...give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."

"Forrest, Marjorie; daughter. Patron saint, Cecelia."

"Rutledge, Carrie; twins. Patron saint, Matthew."

Finally He passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."

The angel is curious.

"Why this one God? She's so happy."

"Exactly," smiles God, "Could I give a handicapped child to a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."

"But has she patience?" asks the angel.

"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it."

"I watched her today.

She has that feeling of self and independence that is so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has her own world. She has to make her live in her world and that's not going to be easy."

"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you." God smiles, "No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect - she has just enough selfishness." The angel gasps - "selfishness? is that a virtue?"

God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the

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child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied.

She will never take for granted a 'spoken word'".

She will never consider a "step" ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle, and will know it!"

"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see... ignorance, cruelty, prejudice....and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life, because she is doing My work as surely as if she is here by My side".

"And what about her Patron saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in midair.

God smiles, "A mirror will suffice."

Source: Our Kids org

FAITH LEAF

SunDAY 20•11•2016

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

INSPIRATIONAL STORIES, MESSAGES, POEMS & SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES

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November 20 is NBCC Disability Sunday Diethono Nakhro

T

he Baptist Church of Nagaland has designated the third Sunday of November every year as PwD (Persons with Disability) Sunday, a day for churches and fellowships to focus on celebrating the abilities and involvement of disabled people. This year it falls on the coming Sunday – November 20.

The Nagaland Baptist Church Council has taken a very important step towards building an inclusive church by setting up a Disability Commission to guide its churches.

I believe this is a watershed moment in the Nagaland Christian disability movement.

The church is an integral part of the social order and thus it has a huge social responsibility. In our Naga context especially, the church plays such a central role in the lives of the people and so it has a much bigger responsibility to lead the way for our society in standing up against social injustices and to show what a human community ought to be and then to expect a better society to come. And for this to happen, the church must be socially involved through practical social action, not only words.

According to Census 2011, there are 29,631 people with various disabilities in Nagaland. This figure is underreported, in my opinion, and the actual number would be much higher. In any case, this is the official number – 29,631 people with disability in Nagaland. Here’s a question I always ask - how many of these people with disabilities do you encounter in your everyday life – in the streets, markets, schools, playgrounds, offices, churches, public events or in family celebrations?

I think your answer would be ‘rarely’ or even ‘never’. This is because they are Nagaland’s forgotten people. This large group of people in our State continues to live on the fringes of our society completely deprived of their rights and dignity and facing exclusion and discrimination from society as a whole.

We need look at the aspect of physical accessibility alone and the scenario in the State becomes clear. People with disability find themselves shut out - shut out of buildings, offices, homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, CHURCHES, sports and community groups and activities. They find themselves shut out of our way of life.

Like the rest of society, the church too has thus far forgotten the people who may look or act a little differently. Where are the persons with disability? They are certainly not sitting in church. They are not among the congregation listening to the word of God, singing and praying along with other fellow worshippers. Children with disabilities are not taking part in Sunday School activities, listening to Bible stories or playing and having fun with their friends.

Speaking only of the physical building, among the thousands of churches in the State, all denominations, only a countable few have any kind of enabling environment that beckons and welcomes people with disability. Lack of accessibility and unfriendly spaces excludes disabled people from the life of the church.

We like to think of our churches as places where all are welcome. Take a look at your church building. Does it have barriers that you do not notice because you’re so accustomed to the way things are? Can a person with mobility disability enter your

church and sit among the congregation and worship with dignity? Many people with disabilities never go to church because they either cannot get there or they cannot get in.

However, though churches certainly have a legal and social responsibility to ensure that their buildings are safe and accessible, inclusion for those living with disabilities goes far beyond installing ramps and accessible toilets. Many do not feel welcome at church because they cannot hear the message. Others cannot participate because they cannot read. Some have difficulty following the unwritten rules. Others simply cannot sit quiet and still for an hour or more. Some cannot understand what is happening. The NBCC Disability Commission has already sent out guidelines on simple, basic steps that can be taken by its churches to make its worship services inclusive.

Now, there is no question that people with disabilities face huge barriers in the form of physical obstacles in buildings and public spaces. But architectural barriers are often relatively easy to surmount with some creative problem-solving. The most difficult barriers to overcome are attitudes other people carry regarding people with disability. Whether born from ignorance, fear or misunderstanding, these attitudes keep people from appreciating and experiencing the full potential of a person with a disability. The most pervasive negative attitude is focusing on a person’s disability rather than on an individual’s abilities. And this is the attitude that rules Naga society.

The worldly culture is highly intolerant of what is perceived as physical and mental imperfection. Is your church simply going to flow along with this culture or are you ready

The wounded healer has an agenda on non-healing Ezamo Murry

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s we all focus on disability on this NBCC Sunday for Persons with disability (PwD) the following few talking point will also widen our horizon on the subject.

Human desire to be whole, perfect and flawless is natural but to achieve it we cannot bring God the Creator of varieties under the human legislation of uniform civil code. Variation is the intent of the wise Creator in forms, temperaments, apparel, dimensions, mental, and spiritual aspects of the created. Cecil F. Alexander’s hymn, “All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small…the Good Lord made them all” is at point. Christian thinkers more oriented with what is called ‘theodicy’ tend to question the Creator as to why an Almighty and loving God allows pain, sickness, hardship, and death, including disability. Others who are more oriented with ‘cause and effect’ order of things would take disability as a result of sin committed by either the person with disability or by the family. This line of thinking puts God as the avenger, a tit for tat ruler. In either case the fact that disability is in the agenda of the Creator is negated or questioned.

Disability is a part of God’s intentional and purposeful creation and all that God created is good. Moses was a person with disability. God and Moses stood at a crucial moment, the urgency of delivering the people of God from Egypt. Moses was not willing to venture because he knew his disability and he reported this to God. Hu-

manly thinking God should have removed all difficulties from Moses and used him.

God just said disability was a part of God’s good creation (Ex.4:11). God did provide an alternative for the person with disability, Moses, by appointing Aaron to be Moses’ mouth piece. God would heal the disability one day but God allowed the disability to remain till such time (Is.35:1-7).

Paul, was such an outstanding witness of Christ, a missionary to reach the gentile world. Paul had a disability like thorn in the flesh for which he prayed at least three times to God to remove it from him. Humanly thinking God should, first of all, remove all impairments from Paul before sending him.

God was not in a hurry to call for miracles to heal Paul. God said, “My grace is sufficient for you. My grace works in weakness”. In other words God wanted Paul to be in his natural state and depend on God’s grace.

We can think of many more such persons with disabilities who must be praying with tears and sweat without the expected answer. They should not think that nonhealing is a challenge to God’s power and not the least, a disfavor of God. Throughout history there have been human attempts to conquer human impairments, even forcefully praying for miracles to heal them. Wherever there is a call for healing there humans flock around and seek healing. Many miracle workers also come up and invoke God to speed up healing of these imperfections and disabilities. God can, but God will not exhibit God’s power every time it is called for. Jesus also used this power judiciously, but not every time

he was challenged to exhibit it. He himself was a wounded healer. He was counted among the persons with disabilities for our sake. Jesus had to pray earnestly to remove the sorrow and pain if it was possible but he left the choice to the Father. John Milton must have prayed much for the recovery of his sight if he was to do what God assigned him to do. Later, he realized that even those who only stand and wait also serve God. Let us conclude this rumination keeping in mind that the persons with disabilities are very much inside the good creation of God. Whether a person’s disability was caused by developmental process or by accidental causes they still bear the image of the Creator.

The Creator’s wish is that there be no walls between the persons with disabilities and the otherwise, have the same right to dignity of life, right to equal participation and inclusion in the society. This is more so in the community called the Church. While on earth God wants us to live in cooperation with the natural law but humans constantly appeal God to remove all imperfections and irregularities.

There are constant calls for fasting, prayers and healing, some of the initiators even claiming powers of miracles. Healing has become the dominant themes in religious gatherings. If a religion is centered around healings, heroes, and miracles, that religion is folk religion and such religions do not go much beyond the needs of the individual and the locality. God’s will is not to heal always but to let God’s grace triumph in this world of weakness. Non-healing is not a sign of God’s weakness; it is an arena of God’s love, power, and witnessing.

We love because God first loved us

1. God’s abounding love: “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” (Psalm 103:8) Though the Lord may be justly angry because of sin, he does not maintain his anger for long. Great as his wrath may be, his mercy is greater. God’s rule is characterized by grace.

comes also our own love. So we love him with the gift of his love.

We are also able to love our fellow believers with the love God has loved us with. Nothing can come out of a man that is not inside him first. If true love is to come out of him, then he must first come to know the love of Christ. God’s love in us requires deeds by which we show our love for one another. If one believer truly loves another person and does a good deed to help him, it is because Christ is working in that believer’s life.

We cannot take the credit. God is love. His very nature is love.

That “God is love” is explained by what God did. He sent his one and only Son into the world. Love involves concrete actions. God’s love required him to send his Son. God’s love toward mankind was supremely expressed when he sent his own Son Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

3. God first loved us: “We love because God first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) Our love for others is not responding to love we received from them. It is not a love with the expectation to be loved back or to be appreciated or rewarded. We love because God Love must never be con- first loved us. ceived of as a “natural” experience of the natural man. There 4. God’s love demonstrated is a “natural” love, but it must through Christ: “But God demonstrates his not be confused with divine love (agape). This agape love own love for us in this: While we originates from God, became were still sinners, Christ died manifest in and through Jesus for us.” (Romans 5:8) The love of God was demthe Son, and then characterizes the lives of believers. The love onstrated in action on the cross with which we love is not our not mere words. We cannot save own. It is always God’s love in ourselves from the bondage of us. Because we abide in the Fa- sin and death. Nobody can clean ther and in the Son, the love be- our sins because we are all sin-

2. God’s love compels us to love: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8

ners. One sinner cannot wash the sin of another sinner. Jesus is the only answer. In the Old Testament times only animals without injury mark and without disease are sacrificed to God. Jesus Christ is fully God but became fully man to reach down to mankind. Though he became a human like us, he is sinless.

Therefore he is the perfect sacrificial lamb acceptable to God. Only the blood he shed on the cross can wash away our sins.

Salvation is by the grace of God, which means unmerited favor from God. We don’t deserve it but God still offers it to us freely.

It is a gift received through faith in Jesus Christ... the greatest gift of God to mankind.

For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.”

(1 John 4:20-21) The confidence we have in knowing that God loves us delivers us from fear but not from responsible action. In fact, God’s love for us and in us sets us free to love others even as God loves them. To fail this test of love proves that one’s claim to love God is a lie. John makes clear that obedience expresses itself in a single command.

Those who love God cannot stop from loving their fellow believers.

7. Loving God with our innermost being: He answered: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) God is the great “I AM”.

There is no other like him. He loves us and he rightfully claims our love for him. This love is built on our relation with him.

To love him with all our heart is to love him with our innermost being. Our love for him must not be hypocritical love but complete devotion and undivided affection.

We must love God with all our strength. We must love him with all our power. We are commanded to love the Lord with all the energy of our being and to love our neighbours who are images of God like us. Love for 6. Loving others proves God and love for neighbour are God’s love in us: “If anyone says, “I love God,” inseparable. The one is not posyet hates his brother, he is a liar. sible apart from the other.

5. A great promise: “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”

(John 14:18) We have been given a great promise by Jesus himself.

Jesus will be ever near to us.

He will never leave us in a state of desolate condition. He will never leave us without protection. Though Jesus ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God (a position of divine authority and power) his promise of the Great Comforter, the Holy Spirit is always with us.

Believers are never fatherless or orphans. They are never comfortless.

“God’s love has seen m e t h ro u g h s i c k n e s s, discouragement,and frustration.

His love has sustained me during times of disappointment and bewilderment.” -- Billy Graham

to step up as a change agent in society? Disabled people deal with societal patronisation and pseudo-compassion on a daily basis, but the worst is being marginalised and disenfranchised by your own church. This rejection hurts the most!

There is much that the church can do to change attitudes and perceptions, educate the masses on inclusion and acceptance and encouraging people with disabilities in their gifts and abilities. It can create communities in which people who are not alike can be found living and working together.

This will allow the Church to assume its rightful position in shaping culture, and to become a visible expression of God’s love for all humanity through constructive protest against the social conditions faced by men and women with disabilities. (David W. Anderson: A Forgotten Barrier: Attitudes toward Disability) The church must lead the movement away from ignorance, insensitivity, and indifference toward acceptance and reconciliation, actively seeking to remove barriers which exclude disabled persons from all aspects of society. It has the opportunity and capacity to transform the lives of thousands of people with disabilities, their families and carers.

Some suggestions on how to observe Disability Sunday have already been sent out to its churches by the NBCC Disability Commission. These include planning a worship service themed around God’s love and acceptance of all people, inviting and involving persons with disabilities to share their gifts in appropriate ways - as ushers, musicians/singers, to present the gospel reading for the day, etc, inviting a disabil-

ity expert to give a short talk on disability, disability rights and inclusion matters and organising an after-worship service refreshment gathering and encouraging all congregation members to mingle and get to know one another.

In the past few weeks, the churches have been encouraged to collect the names of all their members with various disabilities or family members with disabilities, visit and have fellowship with them and also talk to them about the disability inclusion programme of the church and encourage them to participate in the special Sunday worship and all other Sundays as well, to set up a committee or focus group on disability and also to carry out an accessibility audit of their church building and spaces around it.

However, there is a very IMPORTANT point to keep in mind: while inviting and involving persons with disability, the special Sunday should NOT be taken as an occasion when disabled people are brought out and put on display, such as making them perform something only for the special programme.

The aim should be to include them in various activities because they are capable of doing them which others can observe and learn from. And this inclusion of persons with disabilities in worship service and other church activities should then be taken forward and not limited only to the special Sunday.

Lastly, while it certainly is not my place to preach, I do sincerely believe that inclusion and making the disabled welcome in your church is not an optional add on or a choice, it is a Gospel imperative! God bless us all.

Diethono Nakhro is a Member of the NBCC Disability Commission.

The God of the Bible Dr. L.M. Murry

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ur God is not one God out of many gods. It is about what the Bible says about God. Across the pages of the Bible, march the armies of the kingdoms of long ago, beginning from the Hettite Empire to a span of two and half thousand years, ending in the book of Revelation with a vision of the fall of Babylon. Within this framework, there is detailed chronicle of a particular people used by God as special instrument for the World. In the Centre of this, is a unique event described about the entry of God Himself in to this history of man. Jesus Christ, the Son of God was born when Augustus Caesar, the Emperor of Rome decreed of taking a census of his Empire. He was numbered among men. We must therefore trace the movement of this history of God’s purpose in the World to its final goal.

With this introduction, let us try to see what the Bible says about God. According to the Bible, there is only one God. He stands alone, He has a Personality, a God who will not share His position with any other. He is Holy- in Greek (Hagios) Hebrew-quadesh) which mean separate or different. There is nothing that can be compared with God. The Prophet Isaiah said: To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him. Isa.40:18. God cannot be proved with scientific analysis or mathematical formula. Through the Ages, man had sought to prove the existence of God. They begin with something they know which they believe leads to God, the Creator. We may read casually the scripture of all the other religion, the Quran, the Vedas, the mythologies, legends and philosophy of religious writings. They argue that there is a plan in the world; therefore, there is a planner. There is a moral law; therefore there is a giver of that law. But the Bible begins with God. Gen. 1:1; St.Jn.1:1. God is, therefore, the World. God is, therefore, there is purpose in life. God is, therefore there is Law and order. The Bible does not arrive at God as the conclusion of an argument.

It begins with God. He is the beginning.

This primary affirmation of God is what we call “FAITH”. (Not blind faith but faith based on the inspired word of God). This affirmation came first, by men who knew the bitterness of Exile. There, in far away Babylon, it was inevitable for them to ask, why is there a World? Why there is sin, strivings with sorrows, pain and joys? These people had experienced the glory of their kingdom depart and their kingdom destroyed. God made the world, they cried and made it good. How did they know it? They knew it because their fathers had tasted God’s goodness. They might be in exile, but they were a people, only because they had been delivered from the slavery in Egypt. They might question God, about their destiny but their father Abraham met God and had marked out his destiny. God was their beginning because He is God. He is the beginning of everything.

Our minds are full of ideas about God. Our conception of God is merely an opinion in our minds about God and not the God of the Bible. God is God, whatever we may try to imagine Him to be. Remember, the story of seven blind men trying to describe what the elephant is like. Even if they agreed to come to a common conclusion about the elephant, they can never arrive at what the elephant is like unless their eyes were opened and they see it for themselves.

The Bible is not a book of what we think about God. It is a book about God’s meeting with man. It is about the ceaseless action of God, seeking to prevent men from perishing.

“For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son ...” ( Jn.3:16). Every page of the Bible tells about God’s love seeking to redeem men. God is always the one who speaks and man must answer.

The dialogue between God and man is introduced in the Bible about the conversation in the Garden of Eden. Adam, Adam, where are you? Adam in Hebrew means men. With

their eyes opened by sin, they were a shame and afraid to meet God. The same situation is with us today. We are indeed men and women with open eyes, stand before God and contend with the Almighty. God has the right to ask and it is the duty of man to respond.

We have no right to ask God. (Rom.9:20.)

When, we claim such right against God, we have already ceased to deal with God. We have already hidden ourselves from God and what we think of God from our hiding place has nothing to do with the truth of the matter.

Job tried to justify himself by much speaking. God came crashing in, destroying his hiding place. The Lord answered out of the whirlwind and said: “who is this that darkens council without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man. I will question you and you shall declare to me.” Job 38:2-3. God asked Job, where were you when I laid the foundation of the World? Asked him about the constellation, the Pleiades, the Orion, (the great hunter), the Bear (Cassiopeia) and on and on. Will the fault finder contend with the Almighty? The questions covers 4 Chapters).

Let him who reproves God answer it (Job 40:2). The popular idea about the book of Job is about pain and suffering of men. But in reality it is about, men contenting with God. Job at last discovered that he was in the wrong.

Then, he answered and said, “I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eyes see thee, therefore, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes”. Job 42:5-6. It is God, Who has the right to ask and not men.

Rom.9:20.

We all know from Book of Genesis about the forbidden fruit. Gen3:2-3. God alone has the right to declare what is good and evil. Our duty is to accept and obey. The whole Garden was for Adam and Eve to enjoy but only as God wills. We always try to use the gifts of God without accepting the limits which God has put upon them. We want to use them for our own purpose and for our own satisfaction without any reference to God’s purpose. The limit set by God is necessary for a World in which God is at work.

God’s gifts are not available to us without pain. “In pain you shall bring forth. In toil you shall eat.” Gen.3:16-17. “The whole Creation groans and suffers pain of childbirth together until now.”Rom.8:22. The prophet Habakkuk complained about why in-justice is unpunished! Why evil flourished? God told him, “though it tarries, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will not delay” Hab.2:3. He then understood. “Though the fig tree should not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail... and there be no cattle in the stalls. Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the Lord of my salvation. The Lord is my strength and He has made my feet like hind feet and makes me walk on my high places.” Hab.3:17-19 It does not depend on anything else. God is known and affirmed directly and that is Faith. God is, whatever is or is not. God is, when prayers are answered. God is, when prayers seem unanswered. God answers all our prayer, big or small. But He answers us in His own way according to His own wisdom and not as we desire or wish. (Story of Aurora and Tithonus) Beginning from the Book of Genesis to Revelation, there is this great movement of developing events and the great affirmation that God is the author of this movement. And under His hand and His rule, every event takes place. The purpose of giving us God’s Word is to affirm God’s faithfulness. It is nourishment for the life of faith. He has given us His Word to demonstrate to men that God has entered into conversation with men. And that God has become available and accessible to men. It is to prove that God has become Immanuel- God with us. The climax of God’s speech is when God’s Word became flesh and came to dwell among men. Jn.1:14. Finally, there is this affirmation that He who started restoration of His creation will also bring to perfection and that He who began, will also fulfil, because, “God is faithful.” He keeps faith with all that He has made. Phil.1:6.

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

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to bring probity Demonetisation: Vegetable vendors, farmers Demonetisation in politics, govt: Rajnath Singh affected as trade slowdown cripples them

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 19 (PTI): Hailing the Centre's move to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the action will bring probity in political and administrative works besides reducing the gap between rich and poor.

There are some hardships being faced by the people following the demonetisation but this will continue for a short time only as the government is putting in all efforts with full sensitivity to normalise the situation, he said. "Naturally, this decision will result in curbing economic sources of corrupt and terrorists. It will also increase probity in political and administrative works," Singh said. This move will also help in reducing the gap between rich and poor people, he said. "It is a historical and brave decision taken for national interest. Terrorism, extremism and Naxalism will come down. Such decisions are taken by people who are doing politics not only for the formation of government but also for society and nation building," he said.

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t is a market that at the best of days sees flurry of business activity with no time for even a small talk with anyone. Now that rush has slowed down considerably. The vegetable market in Vashi (formerly the APMC market) is slowly picking up though losses have mounted due to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and traders left with no small notes to give in place of the annulled notes.

Mohammad Hussain, who has been an onion and potato wholesaler and running his family business for around 50 years, is hoping that the market turns around the corner soon and the hustle and bustle returns. “We have given credit to people but mostly the buyers are giving us old notes. We don’t take any of these annulled notes,” he says.

To get a clear picture of the business, consider this: Hussain normally sells 500 bags of potatoes and onion daily which has now come down to just 50 bags daily due to the unavailability of new currency notes from banks.

Onions are being sold at Rs 8 a kg in the wholesale market and are not finding buyers at the price due to lack of currency denominations that will be accepted by the dealers.

Shortage of new currency notes From a daily run of 1500 trucks carrying fruits and vegetable, the number has come down to 1000 at the Vashi market. There are around 4000 traders – license holders and unlicensed – at Vashi. Each trader would need at least 1 truck-load of either fruits or vegetables. Each truck carries around 10 tons of fruits or vegetables at an estimated price of Rs 2 lakhs.

“The traders don’t have new currency notes to give the farmers in exchange for goods. We cannot sell the produce to dealers on the annulled notes as that would mean a huge problem for us,” says Ashok Hande, chairman, fruits and traders association, Vashi.

Some fruits like apples can be stored for some days but the issue is now the store rooms in the market are full.

“We have told farmers not to send their produce to the market anymore. Of the 1000 trucks that come daily, 100 trucks with produce goes waste – either the fruits and vegetables rot because there are no takers on account of the cash crisis due to demonetisation,” he says.

Hande estimates that each vegetable and fruit market in the city would be suffering around Rs 8-10 crore loss daily. “This would go up to Rs 3-4 crore in Pune and around Rs 5-7 core in Nagpur and much higher at around Rs 20 crore in Delhi. This is a national waste,” he says.

Cop damages two ATMs in Andhra VISAKHAPATNAM, NOVEMBER 19 (IANS): Angry over not being able to withdraw cash, a police constable damaged two ATMs in Andhra Pradesh. The incident occurred in Paderu in Visakhapatnam district on Friday night when the constable stood in queue at a State Bank of India ATM to withdraw cash. But by the time his turn came the machine had stopped working as it was apparently cashdry. Irritated, the cop kicked the machine repeatedly. He left but returned a few minutes later to vent his ire on the other machine at the ATM station. Following this, bank authorities locked the ATM and handed over the CCTV footage of the incident to police for further action.

The traders say that the restricted money available from the banks are not helping them either. PM Modi had said people holding notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 can deposit the same in their bank and in post office accounts from 10 November until 30 December. The government had initially said customers can exchange up to Rs 4,000 of their old currency notes at the banks. This later increased to Rs 4,500 only to be cut to Rs 2,000 on Thursday.

Similarly, ATM withdrawal limit was first set at Rs 2,000, which was later increased to Rs 2,500.

Even after 10 days post-demonetisation, the ATMs and bank branches are struggling to meet the panicdriven cash demand from regular customers. Part of the reason for the cash drought is that people are hoarding money anticipating difficult days ahead.

The farmers who send their produce through middlemen to the Vashi market have been most hit, says Ashok

Zakir Naik case: NIA files FIR Five Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh against controversial preacher RAIPUR, NOVEMBER 19 (PTI): Five

MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 19 (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at 10 places in a case registered against controversial preacher Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai. The searches began on Saturday morning with the help of local police after a case was registered by the NIA's Mumbai branch last night under 153-A of IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion... and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and various sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. On Friday, Mumbai Police handed over a copy of the central notification banning IRF for five years to the office-bearers of the city-based NGO. The Union cabinet had approved a proposal to outlaw the IRF on Tuesday for its alleged terror activities. In a gazette notification, the home ministry had said the IRF and its members, particularly, the founder and its president Zakir Naik, has been encouraging and aiding its followers to promote or attempt to promote, on grounds of religion, disharmony or feel-

ings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious communities. IRF came on radar of investigative agencies after one of the terrorists in Dhaka attack had allegedly posted on social media that they had been inspired by Naik's speeches.

Youths from Malavani in western suburbs who had left their home to join Islamic State earlier this year were also allegedly inspired by the preaching of the televangelist. Police had arrested some members of IRF for allegedly motivating and radicalising group youths from Kasargod in Kerala to join the Islamic State. The speeches of Naik, who is currently out of the country apparently to evade arrest, are banned in the UK and Canada as well as in Malaysia.

Naik also transferred IRF's foreign funds to Peace TV for making "objectionable" programmes. Most of the programmes, which were made in India, contained alleged hate speeches of Naik, who had reportedly "urged all Muslims to be terrorists" through Peace TV. An educational trust run by Naik has already been prevented from receiving foreign funds and agencies are looking into their activities.

naxals were gunned down by security forces in the jungles of Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Maoist hotbed Bastar, police said on Saturday. "The skirmish took place last night between a joint team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and ultras in the jungles of Tuspal and Becha Kilam villages under Chhotedongar police station limits," Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range), S R P Kalluri told PTI. This is the second biggest encounter in Bastar this month after bodies of six naxals, including three women, were recovered post a gun battle in Dantewada on 16 November. "At least half a dozen cadres of Military Company VI of Maoists were killed in the gun battle at Narayanpur," Kalluri said tagging the operation as "surgical strike".

DRG teams from Kondagaon and Narayanpur districts had jointly launched the operation into the core areas of Abhujmad — considered as Maoist den, based on specific inputs, the IG said. When they reached the jungles of Tuspal and Becha Kilam, the gun battle broke out between both the sides, he said. Five bodies and as many weapons have been recovered from the spot, he said, adding that no harm was reported to security forces and more details were awaited.

With this, so far as 15 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in Bastar division this month, the IG added.

Walunj, a trader of onions and potatoes and former director, APMC. “The dealers have the annulled notes which we cannot accept and hence the produce that is now coming to the market is in far lesser quantities,” he said.

Lack of planning The government’s move to flush out black money is ambitious, the traders said. Their complaints against the government is like the rest of India that points to ‘lack of planning’ on the part of the government. “India is not Canada or the US where online transactions are a way of life,” said Tajli, a wholesale vegetable vendor. “People here will use the latest Android phone but be wary of using the computer,” he said.

Balkrishna Shinde, fruit trader at Vashi would have a daily turnover of Rs 8-10 lakhs before the demonetisation was announced. Now, he says, he is struggling to make Rs 1,000 daily. "No one has the new currency notes to trade in for

goods and the old notes cannot be accepted either," he says.

Businesses trade in lakhs at the market and the Modi government issuing restricted amount of Rs 2000 notes and Rs 100 notes in short supply has hit them hard. Business in the market has gone down to 30-40 percent on a conservative estimate but traders are furious at the lack of business only because of the lack of currency notes in the denominations that can be used as legal tender. It is not the traders at APMC or the dealers who are suffering but the farmers whose produce is not being sold and are rotting due to lack of buyers because of lack of legal tender, he pointed out.

While hoping that the government may step up efforts to bring in normalcy on the currency front in the coming days, other trader community at APMC are keeping their fingers crossed, although deep inside they know it will take at least four to six months before business gets back to normalcy.

Kashmir springs back to life, shops and offices open after four months

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 19 (PTI): Srinagar, along with rest of Kashmir, was buzzing with activity today with offices, shops and other business establishments opening in the valley which saw return of normalcy after 133 days of shutdown as separatists suspended their protest for the weekend.

The situation has been by and large peaceful over the last few weeks in the valley, which had been hit by clashes between violent protesters and security forces following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in an encounter on July 8. The unrest had left 86 people dead and many others, including 5,000 security personnel, injured.

Shops, offices, business establishments and fuel stations opened this morning for a full day for the first time since the unrest began. While some had

Separatists had announced a two day relaxation in the strike in Kashmir begenning Saturday.

started opening earlier defying the separatists, others did business few hours on some days of the week whenever relaxation in the strike was announced.

There was massive traffic on the roads in Srinagar - the summer capital - as public transport resumed fully and people came out to carry out their day to day activities today. The authorities had increased the

presence of traffic personnel on the roads to manage the traffic.

Similar reports of people resuming their normal life were received from most of the other district headquarters of the Valley.

With the start of Board exams for classes 10 and 12 this week, life in the valley had been gradually returning to normalcy. The authorities last night restored

mobile internet services on postpaid numbers due to improvement in situation.

However, such facility on prepaid numbers continued to remain snapped and there is no word yet on their restoration.

The separatists have been issuing weekly protest programmes. They had for the first time announced a two-day relaxation in the strike beginning today.

I learnt about India, its culture, values Over 55% millennials in India hit by cybercrime: Report from Indira Gandhi: Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 19 (IANS): Over 55 per cent of millennials (born between 19802000) in India have experienced cybercrime in the past year and globally, millennials are the most commonly affected victims, with 40 per cent experiencing it last year, a report revealed on Saturday.

According to the 'Norton Cyber Security Insights' report by security software firm Norton by Symantec, "39 per cent Indian millennials have either experienced ransomware themselves or know someone who has".

"Millennials emerged as the password sharing generation in India with 34 per cent of them admitting to sharing passwords of various accounts," said Ritesh Chopra, Country Manager, Norton by Symantec, in a statement.

Of those who have experienced ransomware, 80 per cent of the millennial victims did so in the past one year alone.

Further, 18 per cent of millennial victims paid the ransom, yet, did not gain access to their files, the findings showed.

When it comes to Wi-Fi usage,

30 per cent millennials agreed to have used their neighbour's WiFi network without their permissions, compared to 22 per cent of the overall respondents.

While overall, one in four consumers regularly use public Wi-Fi connections available at airports, coffee and shops, this rises to 33 per cent among millennials.

Putting their cyber security at risk, 60 per cent of these millennials are willing to give into actions such as answering a survey question, install a third-party app (43 per cent), provide access to files while online

(25 per cent) and turn off their security software (24 per cent) to gain access to free public Wi-Fi. In order to protect your information, Norton recommends these practices -avoid password promiscuity, do not pay the ransom and backup, be in control when online, know the ins and outs of public Wi-Fi networks -- to millennials.

The Norton report is an online survey of 20,907 device users ages 18+ across 21 markets, commissioned by Norton by Symantec and produced by research firm Edelman Intelligence.

Pak shells LoC areas in Rajouri, woman injured

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 100th birth anniversary in New Delhi.

JAMMU,

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 19 (AGENCIES): “Indira Gandhi was not a figure of history for me, she was my mother in law, lived under the same roof, shared joys and sorrows,” said Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Indira Gandhi’s 100th Birth Anniversary in New Delhi on Saturday.

“It is from her that I learnt about India, its culture, values. It is from her from where I imbibed my earliest political lessons,” added Gandhi. Delivering an emotional speech,

the Congress president recalled Indira Gandhi’s contribution to the country.

‘She was a remarkable woman, the like of whom the country has never seen since. But she was much more than that,” she said.

President Pranab Mukherjee, who was also present at the event, said Indira Gandhi played a major role in shaping our country’s role and destiny during a critical period in history. “Indira Gandhi was a crusader for global peace, a just economic order and

disarmament.”

The Congress President and vice-president Rahul Gandhi today paid tributes to Indira Gandhi. In a statement to ANI earlier in the day, Sonia Gandhi said, “I would need a couple of rebirths to tell the whole story of Indira Gandhi.”

Rahul Gandhi in a tweet had said, “Remembering Indiraji: a warrior, a revolutionary, a woman of conviction, compassion & sacrifice. My grandmother, my friend, my ever guiding light.”

NOVEMBER 19 (PTI): A woman was injured and two houses damaged when Pakistani troops today targeted Indian posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Nowshera and Sunderbani sectors of Rajouri district with mortar bombs and small arms fire, prompting the army to give a “befitting response“.

The firing in Sunderbani sector is the second ceasefire violation by the Pakistani side in less than six hours today.

“A woman identified as Shanti Devi (55) was injured and two houses were damaged in the heavy mortar shelling by the Pakistan army in Khamba village in the Nowshera

No loss of life, injury or damage to property reported

sector,” a police officer said.

He said the injured lady has been shifted to the Sub District Hospital Nowshera for treatment.

Earlier in the morning, Pakistan army resorted to ceasefire violation in the Nowshera sector and in the afternoon they started firing in the Sunderbani sector targeting Indian posts and civilian areas.

“Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in the Nowshera sector from 1030 hours

using 120 mm mortars and small arms fire. Our army is giving a befitting response to the Pakistani fire,” a defence spokesman said.

“Pakistan army resorted to ceasefire violation in the Sunderbani Sector using 120 mm mortars, automatic and small arms from 1410 hrs and it is being responded to befittingly by own troops,” the spokesman said.

On Thursday, Pakistani army had targeted Indian posts and ci-

vilian villages along the LoC in the Pallanwala sector of the Jammu district.

Pakistani troops on Tuesday targeted Indian posts with heavy firing and shelling for four hours along the LoC in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, forcing Indian troops to retaliate.

There has been a whopping 286 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and International Border(IB) in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops that have resulted in the death of 26 people, including 14 security personnel, since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in PoK on September 29.

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Malaysian protesters march against PM Najib

KUALA LUMPUR , NoveMbeR 19 (ReUteRs): Tens of thousands of protesters, undeterred by the arrests of opposition leaders, marched in Malaysia’s capital on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Najib Razak step down.

Protesters clad in yellow shirts marched through the heart of Kuala Lumpur bringing traffic to a standstill in several tourist spots, wrapping up peacefully in front of the iconic Petronas Twin Towers after an initial plan to assemble at Independence Square was thwarted by police.

Najib has faced criticism since the Wall Street Journal reported last year that around $700 million from state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was diverted into the personal bank account of the prime minister.

Najib ran into further trouble when lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department in July said over $3.5 billion was stolen from 1MDB, which was founded

by Najib, and that some of those funds flowed into the accounts of “Malaysian Official 1”, whom U.S. and Ma-

laysian officials have identified as Najib.

The demonstration is unlikely to shake the prime minister, who has denied wrongdoing and weathered the crisis, consolidating power by cracking down on dissenters.

Eleven activists and opposition leaders were arrested on Friday and at least two more were detained at the rally. The deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there could be more arrests in the coming days.

Maria Chin Abdullah, the chair of pro-democracy group Bersih that organised the rally, was detained under Malaysia’s Security Offences (Special Measures) Act, or Sosma, her lawyers said. The law was introduced in 2012 to protect the country from security and extremist threats.

Laurent Meillan, acting regional representative of the United Nations Human Rights Office in South-East Asia, said the use of Sosma was very concerning.

“Security legislation should not be used against peaceful demonstrators.

We call for the immediate and unconditional release

WHO declares end of Zika emergency

GeNevA/CHICAGo, NoveMbeR 19 (ReUteRs): The World Health Organization on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complications. Officials on WHO’s Emergency Committee made clear the Zika still constitutes a global public health threat. They warned the virus, which has been found in 60 countries since the outbreak was identified last year in Brazil, will continue to spread where mosquitoes that carry the virus are present.

Removing the international emergency designation will put Zika in a class with other diseases, such as dengue, that pose serious risks and require continued research, including efforts to develop effective vaccines.

But some public health experts worried that losing the “international emergency” label could slow research into the virus, which continues to cause infections in the United States and elsewhere.

WHO in February declared Zika a public health emergency of international concern - a designation under international law that compels countries to report outbreaks. The move was part of an effort to determine if Zika was linked to reports in Brazil of the severe birth defect microcephaly and the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Traditionally, Zika had only been thought to cause mild symptoms.

That goal has been met, said Dr David Heymann, chair of the Zika Emergency Committee and a professor of infectious disease at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in a conference call with reporters following the committee meeting in Geneva.

Because research has now shown that Zika and microcephaly are linked, “the committee felt that what is best now is a very robust technical response to the virus, and that would require work within WHO,” he said.

The U.N. health agency maintained recommendations including that people exposed to the Zika virus should take preventive measures for six months to avoid sexual transmission. “It remains crucially important that pregnant women avoid travelling to areas with local transmission of Zika, because of the devastating complications that can occur in foetuses that become infected during pregnancy,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a statement.

Some experts, expressed concern that losing the “international emergency” designation might result in less support for research into the virus.

“I think WHO’s decision is unwise,” said Lawrence Gostin, a global health law expert from Georgetown University. “Although Zika’s spread has waned, it still holds the potential for an explosive epidemic. If it were to reemerge in the Americas or jump to another part of the world, it would significantly threaten a new generation of children born with disabilities such as microcephaly.”

Gostin said the international response to Zika has been “lethargic” and WHO’s decision will give countries even less reason to invest in preparedness and research.

At the press conference, Dr. Peter Salama, executive director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, insisted that WHO is “not downgrading the importance of Zika.” By framing Zika as a longer program of work, Salama said, “we are sending the message that Zika is here to stay and WHO’s response is here to stay in a very robust manner.” Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, said public health emergency declarations help direct the world’s attention to a disease, and the Zika emergency designation accomplished that goal.

But much work remains to be done, including the development of a vaccine, he added. The removal of the emergency declaration “doesn’t change that fact.”

BRAZIL HARD HIT There have been some 2,300 confirmed cases worldwide of babies born with microcephaly, most in Brazil, but the figure is most likely a “significant under-estimate”, Salama said. Heymann said the Brazilian government is conducting studies to look for additional factors that could explain the high number of cases there, particularly in the northeastern part of the country, but so far those studies have turned up nothing.

Salama said 28 countries and territories have now reported microcephaly and 19 countries have reported Guillain-Barre Syndrome. He said it is “very likely we will see many reports of microcephaly, including countries in Latin America such as Guatemala and Colombia.” The U.S. CDC said WHO’s announcement does not change the urgent need to better understand Zika’s impact on foetuses and infants, to develop better diagnostics and to make vaccines that can prevent infection and spread of disease.

Members of pro-democracy group Bersih listen to former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad at a rally during a 1MDB protest, calling for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to resign, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 19. (REUTERS)

of Maria Chin Abdullah and other activists,” Meillan said. Another Bersih leader, Hishamuddin Rais, and artist Fahmi Reza were also arrested.

“We are not here to

bring down the country.

We love this country! We are not here to tear down the government, we’re here to strengthen it,” Bersih deputy chair Shahrul Aman Shaari told the

crowds gathered at the National Mosque.

Najib has taken steps which critics say aim to limit discussion of the scandal, such as sacking a deputy prime minister, replacing

the attorney-general, suspending newspapers and blocking websites.

Najib retains significant support within UMNO and from the long-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

‘ARREST US ALL’ Turnout was lower than a similar rally last year, with police saying that about 15,500 Bersih supporters took part, while news portal Malaysiakini estimated around 40,000. As many as 200,000 people showed up last year at one point.

Police had said the rally is illegal and that they would not hesitate to use tear gas or water cannon if things got out of hand. State news agency Bernama said about 7,000 policemen would be on duty near the protest areas. Still, spirits were high among those that gathered, with drums heard along with speeches, songs and chants by participants calling for a clean Malaysia and people power.

Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad, Najib’s fiercest critic, joined protesters in front of the Twin Towers. “Let him come and arrest us all. We will stand up for our leaders including Maria Chin who has been arrested for the wrong reasons,” said 91-year-old Mahathir.

Muhyiddin Yassin - the former deputy premier who was sacked and now leads a new party chaired

by Mahathir - was also present, leading the crowds in chants of “Step down Najib!” “Our country is being governed by clowns and crooks. So I’m here to protest against our prime minister,” said the artist Reza before being arrested.

Azalina Othman Said, a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, on Saturday said it was unlawful for any party to try to unseat an elected government via street protests.

Fears of clashes between Bersih and a pro-Najib group called Red Shirts mounted earlier this week after the latter threatened to target Bersih supporters, though no major clashes were reported on Saturday.

The pro-Najib group also rallied on Saturday and police estimated that about 2,500 supporters of Najib turned up. Jamal Yunos, an UMNO member and leader of the Red Shirts, was arrested on Friday. He had warned of a repeat of racial riots in 1969 that killed hundreds in clashes between Malays and ethnic Chinese.

Ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities formed the bulk of the Bersih rally, similar to last year.

Thousands protest SKorean president seoUL, NoveMbeR 19 (ReUteRs): Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday in the fourth straight weekend of protest against embattled President Park Geun-hye.

Park is resisting calls to step down amid an ongoing political crisis in which she is alleged to have let an old friend meddle in state affairs.

The scandal has rocked Park’s presidency and united Koreans in disapproval, culminating in a protest last weekend that saw a million people march on Seoul by some estimates.

Saturday’s protest was smaller as protest groups also organised demonstrations in regional capitals.

Police said at least 155,000 people had packed into a central Seoul square early on Saturday evening for a candle-lit rally. Organisers said the number was 500,000.

Park has pledged to cooperate in an investigation

into the scandal. Prosecutors are expected to bring indictments against Choi Soon-sil, Park’s friend at the centre of the crisis, and two former presidential aides tomorrow.

Not all Koreans are calling for the president to resign, however. A short drive away from the main protest, a group of conservative protesters gathered outside Seoul station in defence of the president.

“Sixteen million people elected this president to office. It does not make sense to simply ask for her withdrawal,” said Geum Sang-chul, a 78-year-old pensioner and member of the Korean Veterans Association. Geum had joined a group of counterprotesters that police estimated at about 11,000-strong, while organisers said the number was higher.

“We can not give into the pro-North Korea supporters,” said Geum, using a derogatory term that Korean conservatives have for

Protesters hold candles during an anti-government rally in central Seoul on November 19, aimed at forcing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to resign over a corruption scandal. (REUTERS)

the more progressive wing of Korean politics.

Park’s approval ratings have been at a record-low 5 percent for the last three weeks because of the scandal over her friend.

Many of her remaining supporters, some of whom refer to themselves as “the five percent”, are loyal to

Park’s father, Park Chunghee, a military strongman who ruled South Korea for 18 years until he was assassinated by his spy chief in 1979.

Park Geun-hye’s popularity and election as president stemmed in part from the symbolic connection to her father, who is still re-

vered by older generations.

“If they really care about the country, they should consider the country’s image,” said Lee Sangsoon, a 66-year-old pensioner. “I am troubled by how the country is portrayed abroad by these protests.” But Park remains highly unpopular across

Myanmar rejects reports army killed Rohingya fleeing conflict

Rohingya Muslim children stand in U Shey Kya village outside Maungdaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar. (REUTERS/Files)

YANGoN, NoveMbeR 19 (ReUteRs): Myanmar’s government on Friday rejected accusations by minority Rohingya Muslims that the military has killed residents fleeing the conflict in the northwest of the country, in which at least 86 people have been killed so far and up to 30,000 displaced.

Hundreds of Rohingya are trying to escape the military crackdown after a recent escalation in violence in Rakhine State, residents have told Reuters, adding that some of them have been gunned down while attempting to cross the river that marks the frontier with Bangladesh.

The information taskforce on Rakhine, formed this week by the office of de facto Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has rejected the allegations against the military, known as the “Tatmadaw” in the Burmese language.

“Regarding those incidents, after asking the Tatmadaw and border guard troops in those regions, it is known that the information is absolutely not true,” said the State Counsellor Office Information Committee in a Facebook post.

The office added that the military and the border guard troops had not conducted operations near the border and were only engaged in an “area clearance operation” in the “inner part” of the state.

Soldiers have poured into the north of Rakhine along Myanmar’s frontier with Bangladesh, responding to attacks by alleged Muslim militants on border posts on Oct. 9.

They have locked down the district, where the vast majority of residents are Rohingya, shutting out aid workers and independent observers.

A senior Bangladeshi official said its border guard force on Friday turned back 82 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, attempting to leave Myanmar. This came after two boats with 86 people were pushed back on Tuesday. Lieutenant Colonel Anwarul Azim, commanding officer of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the Cox’s Bazar sector said those turned away had been provided with food and medicines. The United Nations stressed the border should be kept open.

“It is essential that the border is kept

open for people fleeing violence at the moment,” said the U.N. refugee agency spokesman, Adrian Edwards, at a briefing in Geneva on Friday.

CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION Sixty-nine suspected insurgents and 17 members of the security forces have been killed, according to official reports, since the violence began last month. Residents and rights advocates have accused security forces of summary executions, rape and setting fire to homes. The government and army have rejected the accusations. The U.N. envoy on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, criticized Suu Kyi’s handling of the crisis and renewed her appeal to investigate the allegations of abuses.

“State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has recently stated that the government is responding to the situation based on the principle of the rule of law. Yet I am unaware of any efforts on the part of the government to look into the allegations of human rights violations,” Lee said in a statement on Friday. “It would appear, on the contrary, that the government has mostly responded with a blanket denial,” said Lee, adding the security forces “must not be given carte blanche to step up their operations”.

Up to 30,000 people are now estimated to be displaced and thousands more affected by the Oct. 9 attacks and the following security operation, said Pierre Peron, the spokesman of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar.

“This includes as many as 15,000 people who, according to unverified information, may have been displaced after clashes between armed actors and the military on 12-13 November,” said Peron. He added that humanitarian operations that had been providing food, cash, and nutrition to more than 150,000 vulnerable people have been suspended for 40 days. More than 3,000 children have not received their regular treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM). “Without appropriate treatment and care, many children with SAM are at risk of dying,” said Peron.

the country. Tens of thousands of people also gathered for dozens of demonstrations in regional cities on Saturday night, Yonhap news reported.

High school students also joined the crowds in Seoul on Saturday, free to protest after finishing important national exams this week.

Anxiety disorders linked to sensitivity to uncertain threat

New YoRK, NoveMbeR 19 (IANs): Increased sensitivity to uncertain threat, or fear of the unknown, is common to many anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, says a study.

The finding could help steer treatment of these disorders away from diagnosis-based therapies to treating their common characteristics.

“Knowing that sensitivity to uncertain threat underlies all of the fear-based anxiety disorders also suggests that drugs that help specifically target this sensitivity could be used or developed to treat these disorders,” said senior author on the study K. Luan Phan, Professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago. “A treatment, or set of treatments, focused on sensitivity to uncertain threat could result in a more impactful and efficient way of treating a variety of anxiety disorders and symptoms,” Stephanie Gorka from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, added.

Uncertain threat is unpredictable in its timing, intensity, frequency or duration and elicits a generalised feeling of apprehension and hypervigilance.

When a person is sensitive to uncertain threat, they can spend the entire day anxious and concerned that something bad could happen to them, Gorka said.

Panic disorder is one example -- patients are constantly anxious over the fact that they could have a panic attack at any moment, she said.

Predictable threat, on the other hand, produces a discreet fight-or-flight response that has a clear trigger and it abates once the threat has resolved.

For the study, the researchers looked at data from participants who underwent a task in two different studies performed at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The two studies, of participants aged 18 to 65, included 25 participants with major depressive disorder; 29 with generalised anxiety disorder; 41 with social anxiety disorder; and 24 with a specific phobia.

Forty one control participants had no current or prior diagnoses of psychopathology. The researchers measured the participants’ eye-blink responses to predictable and unpredictable mild electric shocks to the wrist. To elicit blinking during the shock-task, the participants heard short, acoustic tones via headphones. The study, published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, found that participants with social anxiety disorder or a specific phobia blinked much more strongly during the unpredictable shocks, when compared to participants without a mental health diagnosis.

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Mourinho 1 Wenger 1 as united miss the boat

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud shakes hands with Manchester United's David De Gea after the game. (Reuters Photo)

OLD TRAFFORD, NOVEMBER 19 (REUTERS): Olivier Giroud headed home an 89thminute equaliser to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday and a Premier League point their performance barely merited.

Just when it seemed Jose Mourinho would

again prevail in his longstanding feud with Arsene Wenger thanks to a secondhalf Juan Mata goal, Giroud popped up to head home fellow substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross in the rarest of Arsenal attacks.

Injury-hit United had largely dominated proceedings and looked set to

bring relief to Mourinho after an inconsistent start to the season when Mata struck in the 68th minute, finishing sweetly from Ander Herrera's cut-back.

But in a game that never reached the peaks of the fixture that was once the league's defining contest, there was little consolation for Mourinho in improving

his unbeaten league record against Wenger to 12 as Arsenal stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 17.

The match had begun in lively enough fashion, with Alexis Sanchez heading wide at one end and Mata sending a free kick just wide at the other.

Yet it developed into a

dull affair until Mourinho finally got animated, screaming for a penalty when Antonio Valencia appeared to be brought down in the box by Nacho Monreal.

Both Mata and Anthony Martial brought fine saves from Petr Cech as United turned up the heat before the interval but, in the main, they were lacking any sort of cutting edge in the absence of the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Wayne Rooney was brought on as a substitute at the end of a week when he had been forced to apologise for his late night socialising on England duty and his introduction livened up United before Mata, the midfielder sold by Mourinho when at Chelsea, broke the deadlock.

Wenger has never had much luck against Mourinho but his substitutions did the trick with Oxlade-Chamberlain causing havoc down the right, floating in a fine cross and watching Giroud head home his 10th goal for Arsenal as a "super sub".

The great escape for the Gunners meant that, even though they were unable to take their chance to go to the top of the table, they retained their six-point advantage over United.

Spain's golden era is fading but Lopez stays positive LONDON, NOVEMBER 19 (REUTERS): Spain must accept the fact that the sun is setting on its golden generation in men's tennis and the next one may take a while to arrive, Feliciano Lopez said at the ATP World Tour Finals this week.

For the first time since 1999, no Spanish player was involved in the singles at the showpiece event featuring the world's top eight players, with only Lopez and his namesake Marc Lopez flying the flag for the powerhouse nation in the doubles.

The pair bowed out on Friday, losing their final group match to Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram. No Spanish player has won the singles title since Alex Corretja beat compatriot Carlos Moya in Hannover in 1998, but the likes of Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer, Fer-

nando Verdasco and Nadal have all been regulars.

Nadal would have crept into the top eight this year but ended his season early to recover from injury.

The clock is ticking on 30-year-old Nadal though and there are serious doubts about whether he will ever return to the level that once made in the most feared opponent in tennis.

Ferrer is 34 and Verdasco, Robredo and Lopez are all in their 30s. "It's something that we have to accept, our tennis is not going to be successful forever," the 35-year-old Lopez told Reuters at the O2 Arena. "Of course we were a bit spoiled. People in our country think we are going to be there forever and we will win everything. It was the same with soccer and basketball, we were winning in nearly every sport. But that's not normal.

Feliciano Lopez of Spain at the 2016 US Open. (Reuters Photo)

"We will still have great players but it's impossible to have a generation like our generation. People should realise how difficult it is to stay there and achieve all we achieved.

"We won the Davis Cup five times in 10 years. That's huge." Spain dropped out of the World Group in the Davis Cup in 2014, something that would have once been unthinkable, although they

have fought their way back.

Nadal and Marc Lopez also won Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro this year.

It hardly looks like a crisis when 11 Spaniards are in the top 100 of the ATP rankings -- but seven of those are 30 or over. Roberto Bautista Agut, the second Spaniard on the ATP rankings at 14 has been something of a late bloomer at the age of 28 but despite two titles this year

he is rarely talked about as a potential grand slam champion.Likewise, Pablo Carreno Busta, at 25 the youngest of Spain's top 100 brigade.

He also won two titles this year to climb to a career-high ranking of 30.Leaner times may be ahead for the Spanish men but Lopez, currently ranked 28, still thinks there is no cause for panic. "We will see next year what happens," he said. "Obviously our generation is getting older, we are over 30, but we are still fit and we still have some energy to compete against the young guys. We are in good shape.

"I think Rafa will be back next year. It was sensible for him to quit and prepare for next season, and Roberto and Pablo are really improving. They have a great work ethic. "And I'm confident we'll see more. Maybe not like five or six in the top 20 like before, but it is not all negative."

Wagner still making things happen, claims 100th test wicket CHRISTCHURCH, NOVEMBER 19 (REUTERS): With the first test between New Zealand and Pakistan ticking along at a pedestrian pace on the third day in Christchurch on Saturday, Neil Wagner fulfilled his duty as the bowler who "makes things happen".

Wagner's double breakthrough triggered Pakistan's slumped from 58-1 to 105-7 in their second innings and that he snared his 100th test wicket in the process was icing on the cake for the leftarmer.

Before Wagner's intervention, the tourists had been trying to slow the game at Hagley Oval with Babar Azam and Azhar Ali well set to lay the foundations for a solid second innings.

Persisting with a shortbowling plan, however, Wagner had Babar caught behind for 29 before an even better bouncer got rid of the prolific Younus Khan for one as Pakistan slumped to 64 for three.

"That's my job to do

that," Wagner said.

"When it's not swinging and also conditions start getting a little bit easier to bat, I've obviously got to try and make something happen."

Wagner has been making things happen for the New Zealand side a lot this year.

Originally a line and length swing bowler in his home country of South Africa, Wagner came to New Zealand in 2008 and got on the selector's radar when he took five wickets in one over for Otago against Wellington in 2011.

After establishing his residency, he was selected for New Zealand's tour of West Indies in 2012 with Kieran Powell his first wicket in Antigua.

Wagner has often been the third seamer in the side, a role that involves running into the wind, bowling a lot of overs while keeping the runs down and giving Tim Southee and Trent Boult a rest.

In the last couple of seasons Wagner has developed

short-pitched bowling into the body as part of his armoury.

Consistently aiming for the ribs unsettles batsmen and coach Mike Hesson said earlier this year it took considerable skill to keep putting the ball in a place that causes such discomfort.

It also results in wickets.

While Wagner took 35 wickets in 10 matches in 2013, the last year he was consistently in the team, but this year he has been in arguably career-best form.

In eight games in 2016 he has taken 34 wickets at an average of 21.58. Boult has 31 wickets at 32.51 in 10 games, while Southee has taken 17 at 41.70 in seven.

"I'm not surprised to see him doing exceptionally well. He's a whole-hearted trier," Pakistan's South African coach Mickey Arthur, who watched a young Wagner develop in Pretoria, said.

"He's a guy, who gives it his all and he kept running in. I thought he was magnificent."

Some improvements, slight chaos, Women’s Nationals Boxing Championship commence

HARIDWAR, NOVEMBER 19 (PTI): The slight chaos was not to be missed but neither was there any lack of spark inside the ring as India’s competitionstarved women boxers began their campaigns in the first National Championship to be held in over two years.

The Championship, being conducted by the recently-formed Boxing Federation of India, is being held in an air-conditioned indoor hall, which has two rings to ensure that bouts get over in time.

It’s a marked improvement for the Nationals, which have, in the past, been conducted open air and in a single ring, stretching schedules to close to midnight on some occasions.

Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen was the cynosure of all eyes today as she took the first step towards staking a claim on the 51kg category, which was owned by a certain M C Mary Kom for the longest time. Nikhat, representing Telangana, won her opening contest with a clinical 3-0 win over Uttar Pradesh’s Rajani Singh.

Mary Kom was also there in the arena but nowhere close to the ring.

The five-time world champion and London Olympics bronze-medallist, who chose to opt out of the event, delivered a motivating speech for the participating boxers urging them to be fearless and always aim high.

Asked if she saw another one like her in the making among those competing here, the Manipuri star, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP now, said, “I could have answered that had I stayed here for the entire Championships. But I am leaving this evening.”

She happily posed for selfies with not just boxers but also technical officials before the frenzy got a bit too much for her to handle.

Also there on the podium alongside Mary Kom was Asian Games bronzemedallist L Sarita Devi, who wanted to compete but was forced out by injury.

The unmistakable enthusiasm aside, organisers were left in quite a quandary when the Chief Guest of the day, state Chief Minister Harish Rawat, landed up at the venue a good three hours before the scheduled time.

The CM, however, did not spend too much time at the venue and left after

taking a round of the hall.

BFI President Ajay Singh was there in attendance and promised that the conduct of the Championship would only get better with each passing year.

Already, the federation has kept aside Rs 4 lakh for the cash prizes to be presented to the medal winners.

Despite their schedule going haywire, the boxers were in high spirits and some engaging contest was on display in the opening day proceedings.

Most of the boxers in fray are hardly known beyond their teams as lack of competition in the last four years did not give them enough chances to make a name for themselves.

But there were some old faces to be seen and a prominent one among them was former National Games gold-medallist Vanlal Duati of Tripura, who scored an impressive Technical Knockout win in her flyweight opener.

“It is the first step towards bringing back a sense of normalcy to Indian boxing. There may have been slight issues here and there but a start has been made,” said BFI chief Ajay Singh, summing up the mood of the day.

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Rejoinder to MIP of NSCN-IM

n the past the Naga people were afraid of speaking the truth, because the NSCN-IM had been killing whosoever speaks the truth. But now, not only Mr. Kaka and W. Shapwon, the Naga people have started to speak what truth is, according to the article “Reported Atrocities”. He has boldly written the truth and atrocities committed by NSCN-IM. He said; to be continued.

As the people are now boldly speaking the truth, it seems the foundation of NSCN-IM is shaking according to the rejoinder of MIP of NSCN to‘The illegal formation of the NSCN.’ which appeared in Morung Express on November 16, 2016.

But I hope, they will understand what truth is and lastly they will accept the truth.Because IMP of NSCNIM also statedthat “Th. Muivah, the NNC General Secretary, convened a national assembly at Suphao villageand condemned the Shillong Accord”. By stating this the MIP did not deny or reject what I have written in my book (see in pages 24-25, and 40). But the only question to be answered by MIP is, after we have unanimously condemned the Accord together with Muivah and Isak on 15th August 1976; why Muivah and Isak killed them (who signed to condemn the Accord) again in 1979?

At the same national assembly mentioned by MIP, Muivah and Isak formed one party one Government, centralized Government on 16th August 1976, (see my book page 44).

This new formation of government

created division among the Naga national workers particularly in Eastern Oking (Headquarters). The NSCN-IM did not deny this new formation of centralized government either. Because they stated in their souvenir of 1997 page 12 that “A new ministry of the Federal Government was formed to safeguard all the national institutions in the Tatar Hoho Session held at Sector II Headquarter in the last part of September 1978.

The NNC President A.Z. Phizo was unanimously elected to the Presidency of the Federal Government as well until he would openly go astray. The ministry functioned on full swing for three years from 19761978 under the name of NNC and the Federal Government.”

But the NSCN-IM had in its own interest distorted the year and place of the meeting, stating: the meeting was held in Sector II Camp in September 1978. Indeed there was no meeting in September 1978 held byMuivah and Isak, because the two leaders were under house arrest in September 1978, since Martial Law was declared on August 30, 1978.

The truth was, the Central Committee meeting was held on 2nd August 1978 at Sector II Headquarter,where Muivah and Isak presumptuously adopted a resolution to overthrow Phizo’s leadership despite the strong opposition by all the Naga national workers. After the resolution was adopted Lt. Col. Vesazo with almost all the Naga soldiers who supportedPhizo’s leadershipwent away

from the Sector II Headquarter and that led to declare Martial Law on August 30, 1978. Because the division among the Naga national workers was already croppedup from China in 1977 asMuivah openly advocated to form socialist government and to overthrow Phizo’s leadership (see my book page 3436). Who supported Phizo stood for Nagaism(democracy), and who supported Muivah stood for socialism.

Regarding on Lt. Col. Vesazo and Naga soldiers who went away from the Sector II Headquarter, Mr. Rh. Raising also stated the truth when 36th agony day was observed by NSCN-IM on 27thSeptember 2016 saying: “A few Naga Army led by Lt. Col. Visacho ran away from GHQ with hundreds of arms and hundreds of thousands of ammunitions. He went even to the extent of saying, “Whoever wants to join AZ. Phizo he can come and join us, but whoever wants to join lsak and Muivah let him join them, but arms should be submitted to us because all arms belong to Phizo”.

Mr. Raising’s statement proved the fact that there were two groupsamong the Naga national workers in Eastern Oking,as such who supported Phizo’s policy and who supported Muiva’s policy. But no two camps,such as who supported Shillong Accord and opposed it, because Lt. Col. Vesazo did not say that whoever supports Shillong Accord follow me; whoever opposes it stay with Muivah and Isak. So Mr. Raising’s statement again fully sup-

ported what I have written in my book on page 45 was true, where I have written a resolution was adopted on 2nd August 1978 at Sector II Camp to overthrow Phizo’s leadership.

The statements of NSCN-IM therefore fully supported what I have written in my book are true and facts. Moreover their actions speaks the truth that what I have written are true. Because if they did not overthrow Phizo’s leadership and form socialist government NSCN, my statement would be totally wrong and groundless.

Lastly, the NSCN-IM signed framework agreement with the Indian Government to accept the Indian Constitution on 3rd August 2015 last year. If the NNC under the leadership of General Secretary Th. Muivah, accepted the Constitution of India in 1975, Muivah would not have signed again another framework agreement to accept the Constitutionof Indian in 2015. This proved the fact that the NNC did not sign any accord to accept Indian Constitution in those days 1970s under leadership of A. Phizo and Th. Muivah.

As the NSCN-IM’s statements and actions did not deny and reject what truth is, the Naga people can have a chance to hope that one day they will accept the truth though they may furiously and vociferously shout to justify the killings and formation of the NSCN at present.

Thomas NNC Member.

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ecades back, I obliviously marveled at the construction of a never seen high tower at High School Sector Noklak Townwondered what that was for. As years went by, we were endowed with BSNL WLL and progressively mobile cellular network thus enlightened me the purpose. Our happiness knew no bound at the initial accessed and the privilege of making our area connected, though inconsistent. Gradually we were favored again to have another tower being set up at Noklak village, taking us to a strong anticipation of consistent availability of network.

(Thanks because it beautifies our village for these days a neighborhood without such hanging towers or wires dangling around is an olden day’s lifestyle!!!). Sadly, our happiness is shortlived for the service provided is deteriorating day by day, mostly a months long period hiatus. And on the whole, the once in a blue moon network availability is regretfully infested by NETWORK BUSY signal whenever one try to make calls despite the full tower signal garlanded cell phone and the so called WLL connection is dead gone since years back. The customers’ frantic wish of consistent availability of network incessantly failed to prevail. Ironically, the network resurfaced briefly at the ultimatum served by the Khiamniungan Tribal Council bringing back smile of gratitude for restoring the network. Yet as cynically assumed, it went back to its own aloof trait after pacifying the demands for few days. Here I would like to point

out some queries (from the seas of frustrations) stumbling on the usual episode of the service provided and the responses of the concerned authority at the squeal of the customer.

1. Will the service improve only when customers take their frustrations to streets?

2. Who will be responsible for being late in getting important information as most of the hapless people have registered your company’s SIM number for official correspondence?

3. Will the concerned authority permit the customer to reactivate the same SIM without the trauma of applying for replacement of the expired one owing to non-recharge vis-à-vis nonavailability of network?

These are just an iceberg of vexation faced daily due to erratic service provided. The pathetic customers are gradually losing faith in your service for such usual phenomenon. Though the dejected customers cannot fit into your shoes, we ardently wish to put an end with this trend of “candy offered to peter out the cry of a child”. Rather looks for solving the problem once and for all sans these lackluster responses.

Perhaps there are reasons behind for such hiccup but as one of your desperate and loyal customers I would like to appeal the concerned authority to look into the matter at the earliest so as to regain the trust of your customers and pertinently not to leave the two towers a mere piece of decorative figures but a towers with purpose.

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PAPER SKY from Dimapur performing at Hard Rock Cafe Hyderabad on November 17, as part of the MTF Hard Rock Cafe Tour. An initiative of Music Task Force Government of Nagaland, it is supported by Hard Rock Cafe, Rollingstone India and coordinated by Dream Corp Nagaland.

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IN DEEP APPRECIATION

The Sinai Educational Centre celebrated its annual day at the premises of the Centre at Island Colony, Dimapur on November 19. A total number of twenty one students successfully completed the 2016 session. Sinai Educational Centre is a project of the Sinai Ministry, established in 2009. It is an endeavour to bring change in the society by providing free education to children who cannot afford to go to normal regular schools. (Morung Photo)

The Diphupar village council extends our profound gratitude to the following persons and departments.

1. Smt. Alemla Jamir, Project Director, DRDA Dimapur, for donating Rs. 50000/- towards the cost of renovation of public waiting shed at the 'h' Khel, Nh-29.

2. Shri. harphool Singh Saran Prop. Baba hardware Diphupar, for constructing, traffic island at Diphupar main gate area of Nh-29.

3. The Commissioner of Police, DCP Traffic, ACP traffic and OC traffic, and all other rank and files of Dimapur police, for deploying traffic police to man the said police point.

May god bless you all. (e. PHILIP LoTHA) Secretary, Diphupar village Council.

(LANuTosHI) Chairman, Diphupar village Council.

Horticulture Department

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Celebrates Hornbill Festival 2016 1st to 10th December 2016 Hortiscape, Naga heritage village, Kisama

Main Events • Floral Galleria : Exhibition cum Competition of Flowers & on spot fresh and dry flower arrangement.

• Exhibition cum competition of Fruits, vegetable and spices.

• Sale of flowers (cut flowers, potted flowers, succulents etc).

• Online registration of Farmers under National e-Governance Plan- Agriculture.

• Sale of Departmental farm produces (Orange/ Mosambi/ Kiwi/ Mushroom/ Lemon).

• Exhibition and sale of Horticulture Machineries.

• Sale counters for Horticulture products.

• Demonstration on concept of Horticulture Hydroponics.

• And many more…………….

For Details Contact: Directorate of Horticulture, Kohima, Nagaland : Mobile No 9436005490 / 9402826095 email: hortidte09@gmail.com

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Forlan fires Mumbai to the top with hat-trick against Kerala

'Costa's commitment an example to all'

LONdON, NOVEMBER 19 (REUTERS): Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has heaped praise on Diego Costa, saying the striker was an example to all after he learned to control his aggression on the pitch and translate his combative nature into tireless performances for the London club. The Brazil-born Spain striker Costa has done much to please Conte this season and tops the Premier League scoring charts with nine goals from 11 games. It was only a month ago, however, that he clashed publicly with the Italian during last month's win over Leicester City but relations between Costa and his coach have

clearly improved. "He's an example for all," Conte told British media. "If he continues to score, I'll be very happy. But I'll be happier to see this commitment, this work rate during training and in games. "It's fantastic, I think, that Diego is improving a lot in a lot of aspects. For me, now, Diego is one of the best strikers in the world. "He must continue that, working in this way, with his commitment and work rate."

Chelsea, who next play Middlesbrough on Sunday, have risen to second in the league on the back of a five match winning-streak in which they have scored 16 goals and conceding none.

Kuki United, Street Hawk's sail to QF

KOhIMA, NOVEMBER 19 (MExN): Kuki United FC and Street Hawk’s FC today registered wins in their respective pre-quarters to enter the quarter-finals of the ongoing 22nd Classic Cup 2016 here at the Kohima Local Ground.

In the first match of the day, a gritty Kuki United came back from behind to down Yhome FC 2-1.

Yhome FC found the lead early on in the 7th minute through Vilhoubeituo

Yhome. Leading the match well into the second half, Yhome looked set for a win but a resurgent Kuki United came back strong to equalize through a superb effort from Giukholen in the 56th minute. Three minutes later, the fate of the match was sealed as Khaigin netted the winning goal to take Kuki United to the quarter-finals.

Street Hawk’s FC blanked Renegades 4-0 in the other match of the day.

Mhasikhoto scored two

while Vikhosa Dul and Riidziiviyie backed up with a goal each. Following Riidziiviyie’s first goal in the 34th minute, the last three goals came within a space of 8 minutes in the second half.

Street Hawk’s FC will clash with Kuki United FC in the quarter finals on November 25.

The first quarter-finals match between Barak FC and Addax FC will take place on November 22 at 2:00 pm.

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Mumbai City’s Diego Forlan celebrates with team mates after scoring during the game against Kerala Blasters at the Mumbai Football Arena on November 19.

MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 19 (ISL MEdIA TEAM): Mumbai City FC brushed aside Kerala Blasters FC 5-0 in front of more than 7,000 fans at the Mumbai Football Arena on Saturday evening. Two goals from Diego Forlan gave Mumbai a 2-0 first-half lead.

The Uruguayan legend completed his hat-trick shortly after the hour mark before goals from Cafu and Lucian Goian provided the icing to the cake as Alexandre Guimaraes’ men went to the summit of Hero Indian Super League 2016.

The hosts took the lead five minutes into the game after Forlan found himself in on goal courtesy of a brilliant through-ball

by Matias Defederico. Mumbai’s marquee man ran onto the pass and executed a clinical first-time finish to give his side the lead.

Forlan tried his luck from range soon after but this time his effort was parried behind for a corner

by Graham Stack in Kerala’s goal.

Stack was helpless in the 14th minute though when Forlan executed a direct free-kick from just outside the box to perfection, making it 2-0 for Mumbai inside 15 minutes.

Mumbai kept dominating possession as the Blasters struggled to get into the match. Forlan had another shot from range on the half hour mark, which took a slight deflection before being saved by Stack.

Kerala had an opportunity to pull one back five minutes before the break when Didier Boris Kadio attempted a lob from the edge of the box. His effort had Amrinder Singh scrambling in goal. However, it just went above the crossbar to the relief of the Mumbai shot-stopper. Antonio German shot wide with his right foot from just outside the area two minutes later as the visitors went in for the half-time interval two goals down.

Thongkhosiem Haokip was

introduced as a substitute at the start of the second half and the youngster caught the eye immediately. Mumbai nearly added a third in the 51st minute thanks to another direct free-kick from a threatening position. Forlan’s attempt had beaten Stack in goal but went tantalisingly wide of the target as the score remained 2-0 in favour of the hosts.

Defederico then cut in from the right flank and beat two defenders before getting his shot away in the 57th minute. However, Stack came off his line quickly and narrowed down the angle for the Argentine to keep his side in the game with a strong save.

CK Vineeth shot goal-wards in the 62nd minute after a Kerala corner made its way to him at the far post. However, his shot on target was well saved by Amrinder.

Mumbai sealed the points a minute later as Forlan scored his third of the night as well as the first hat-

Kohli secures India's position on day 3 after Ashwin takes 5

R Ashwin holds the ball aloft after another five-wicket haul against England, November 19. (AFP)

VISAKhAPATNAM, NOVEMBER 19 (REUTERS): Virat Kohli hit a belligerent fifty to consolidate India's position after Ravichandran Ashwin picked up another five-wicket haul to help bundle out England for 255 and give the hosts a first-innings lead of 200 in the second test on Saturday.

After opting not to enforce the follow on, India lost three quick wickets but captain Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane combined in an unbroken stand of 58 to take the team to 98-3 at the end of the third day, an overall lead of 298.

The 28-year-old Kohli, who hit 167 in the first innings, hit six boundaries in his unbeaten 56 and looked in no trouble on a surface which has tested all other batsmen with the turn and variable bounce on offer.

Stuart Broad dismissed India openers Murali Vijay and Lokesh Rahul cheaply after overturning umpire Rod Tucker's not out decisions on both occasions.

James Anderson, England's most prolific wickettaker, then got a ball to swing in late to breach first-innings centurion Cheteshwar Pujara's defence, reducing India to 40-3.

Off-spinner Ashwin is the world's top-ranked test bowler at the moment and his 22nd five-wicket haul in only his 41st test earlier helped bring an end to some stout resistance from the tourists.

"I haven't had a fivewicket haul against England.

It was at the back of my mind but definitely not something I was worried about," Ashwin said.

"I knew it would come if I stuck to the basics and bowled the way I've been bowling over the last couple of years.

"It's very important to get a rhythm going and I got it today."

Ben Stokes and Bairstow had hit half-centuries and combined in a sixth-wicket stand of 110 to launch England's fightback.

Stokes, who survived a

close call on Friday when a delivery from debutant offspinner Jayant Yadav kissed but did not dislodge his bail, had another slice of luck when wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha missed a stumping chance off Ashwin with the batsman on 21.

Batting on 18, Bairstow also saw an edge off Umesh Yadav fly between the first and second slip.

The pair kept the hosts at bay before being separated 10 minutes before lunch when Umesh Yadav finally dismissed Bairstow for 53, the paceman's delivery hitting the batsman's pad before crashing onto the stumps.

Stokes fell for 70 to Ashwin, who had dismissed Joe Root and Ben Duckett on Friday, and the batsman was unable to overturn the umpire's leg before decision on review.

"Very few balls spin on this wicket so you've got to work hard to create the conditions where it might spin," Ashwin said. "Got one to spin to Stokes this morning but beyond that there's not a lot of spin there." Ashwin, who has won the man of the series awards in India's last four test series, wrapped up England's innings by dismissing Broad and Anderson lbw in consecutive deliveries. "It isn't really special until you've seen the game off so I'm not counting the chickens," Ashwin added.

"I thought Virat batted beautifully ... and I think we find ourselves in a good position."

trick of the season.

A poor clearance by Kerala’s defence was pounced on by Cafu inside the penalty area. The Brazilian midfielder passed to Forlan, who finished in composed fashion through Stack’s legs to make it 3-0. Cafu got his name on the scoresheet in the 69th minute when he collected a Defederico pass before running at Mumbai’s defence and sending a left-footed shot whistling into the top corner to make it 4-0.

It was 5-0 shortly after Goian produced a powerful header from a Defederico corner to add insult to injury for Kerala with 17 minutes still to go. Sunil Chhetri nearly added a sixth when Defederico put him in behind the Blasters’ defence in the 80th minute but India’s all-time top-scorer’s attempted dink was saved by Stack as Mumbai went top of the league with the biggest win of the season.

Students of Hollotoli School, Dimapur, displaying drill at the inaugural ceremony of the annual sports meet of Hollotoli School, November 19. DIG, Assam Rifles Training Centre & School, Brig GS Gill, graced the inaugural ceremony of the one-day sports meet as chief guest. (Morung Photo)

CM to flag off friendship car rally KOhIMA, NOVEMBER 19 (dIPR): The Chief Minister of Nagaland will flag off a Friendship Motor Car Rally at Khouciezhie (Local Ground) Kohima on November 22 at 7:45 am.

The Friendship Motor rally will start from India Gate lawns in Delhi to Bangkok.

The objective of the rally is to improve connectivity by road in the South-East Asian region and to sensitize the stakeholders of India Myanmar and Thailand Motor Vehicle Agreement

regarding potential benefits of such a regulatory regime.

According to the Director, Youth Resources & Sports, Asangla Imti, the motor caravan will cover a distance of 5,722 KMs along the IMT Trilateral Highway with about 80 participants from all the three countries, in 20 Indian made vehicles on a journey from Delhi to Bangkok over 19 days. Ceremonial flag off will also be held in other cities and state capitals enroute like

Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Patna, Siliguri, Guwahati, Shillong, Kohima and Imphal and Began and Yangoon in Myanmar and Bangkok in Thailand.

The rally, which will conclude at Bangkok on December 2, 2016, will further cement cultural and economic ties among the three nations and highlight the potential benefits of connectivity and integration in the region and in keeping with India's focus on its close neighbourhood.

BSF All India Police Football champions

Home minister, Y Patton, along with his cabinet colleagues and police officials pose for the lens along with BSF team, the winner of the 65th BN Mullick Memorial All India Police Football Championship, at NAPTC ground, Saturday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | November 19

Border Security Force (BSF) defeated Assam Rifles in a final decided via penalty shootout to clinch the 65th BN Mullick Memorial All India Police Football Championship at the NAPTC ground, Chumukedima, Saturday afternoon. Punjab Police were placed third in the championship which saw a total of 39 teams including state and central police and para-military forces

Witnessed by a capacity crowd including civilians, the final match was characterized by individual streaks of brilliance and team camaraderie till the final whistle. In the first half, AR got the first real opportunity at scoring in the 10th minute but the shot deflected off the goalpost.

The AR boys also missed a couple of corner kicks.

BSF made some forays inside the D-box of the rival custodian but could not convert their attempts into goals, and both teams were

locked in a goalless draw till the lemon break.

After the breather, both teams made renewed attempts but the scoreboard remained 0-0 at the end of normal playtime, resulting in a penalty shootout, which went 5-4 in favour of BSF. Nagaland Home minister, Y Patton, who graced the closing ceremony as the chief guest, in his address expressed optimism that the All India Police fraternity football championship would play a major role in promoting national integration.

The minister said the sporting event was an opportune time for the police fraternity to come together from different parts of the country with a feeling of oneness and a sense of mutual respect for each other.

Patton said in the pursuit to win over their fellow policemen, there might have been some misunderstandings and exchange of angry words, but he urged the police fraternity not to harbor any ill-feelings but rather to consider those rare moments as an oppor-

tunity to getting closer to each other.

He further said that it is not winning or losing which is important but “participation with true team spirit and sportsmanship quality is the hallmark of the entire tournament.”

The Home minister was accompanied by 11 cabinet colleagues including ministers, parliamentary secretaries and advisors.

Special director, IB, Rajiv Jain and DGP Nagaland, LL Doungel, also addressed the closing function

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