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Dimapur VOL. IX ISSUE 324
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Monday, november 24, 2014 12 pages Rs. 4
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving Singing paeans for the Amur Falcons
Union Budget to 2009 unveil second massacre generation continues reforms: Arun to haunt Jaitley Philippines [ PAGE 08]
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China and the limits of exception [ PAGE 07]
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By Sandemo Ngullie
Price of ticket for the Hornbill Festival? not much, only Rs 1234 Crore sir.
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Shot fired from speeding vehicle Morung Express news Dimapur | November 23
A bullet shot from a speeding car narrowly missed hitting the driver of another vehicle on November 22, Saturday at Khermahal, Dimapur. According to sources, a shot was fired from an unidentified car, the bullet hitting another vehicle, at around 7:30 pm. Police informed that it had received information of the incident. According to the police, the shot was fired from a speeding car, while overtaking the other vehicle. The bullet hit the vehicle, missing the driver, it was informed. It could not be ascertained whether the incident was a case of mistaken identity or an act of drunkenness, as no individual came forward with any complaint or information, the police stated.
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rise in incidents of crime against ne people in Delhi
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Marines demonstrate their martial art skills during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of north Korea’s artillery attack on the Yeonpyeong island, at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, november 23. north Korea shelled South Korea’s front-line island in november 2010, killing two marines and two civilians. (AP Photo)
DoSE cautions against picketing office
KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 23 (MExN): The Nagaland state Department of School Education (DoSE) today cautioned that “disciplinary action” shall be initiated against teachers trying to picket the DSE office without conducting the upcoming last quarterly examinations. A press note from the Director of School Education, Zayeyi Nyekha, assured that the department “empathises” with the aggrieved Hindi teachers who have not received their salaries on time. It informed that the in order to amicably settle the issue, the department had invited the representatives of the aggrieved teachers to the Director’s office on November 13. However, it stated that “their leaders sought more time to discuss the issues with all the district representatives.” “They came back after two hours and replied that they
ANAHTA to continue agitation DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 23 (MExN): The central executive body of the All Nagaland Aggrieved Hindi Teachers Association (ANAHTA) today informed that it has decided to continue its agitation against the nonrelease of salaries from November 24 onwards at the Directorate of School Education (DoSE). A press note from Kenikhrulie, ANAHTA Convener, informed that on November 19, the “DoSE made some of the members of ANAHTA to sign in a blank paper ostensibly as attendance signatures when ANAHTA officials held discussion with the DoSE.” It clarified that the paper was signed by its members “purely on the basis of our attendance.” It urged against the misuse of “our signature in blank paper to implicate ANAHTA members or even derail the current agitation carried out by ANAHTA on non- payment of salaries.” The ANAHTA further declared the signatures of its members on the November 19 meeting as “null and void…” will come in two days…but they did not turn up and instead issued a press release that they will continue their agitation,” it was informed. The DoSE stated that the Director had called representatives from the aggrieved teachers for a meeting on November 19, along with the senior officers of
the department and the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANHTU) office bearers. In this meeting, the department informed that an “agreement” was reached, wherein the aggrieved teachers agreed to postpone their agitation. This was reached “on the condition that the pending
salary be paid in the 5th ROP, the effective date of the 6th ROP will be from the date of joining on notional increment and the 6th ROP arrears to be given with effect from 1-4-2014,” it added. However, the department lamented that despite the “agreement,” “the representatives of another group of aggrieved Hindi teachers refused to accept the said agreement and are trying to picket the Directorate office on November 24.” “Their representatives have already agreed to postpone the ongoing agitation as the department has looked into their demands, but still then threatening to picket the DSE office by some group of aggrieved teachers is in violation to the agreement,” the DoSE asserted. It further cautioned that picketing the DSE office without conducting the upcoming examinations would amount to “jeopardizing the students’ careers.”
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 23 (PTI): Crime against people from NorthEast in the national capital has witnessed a steady rise with Delhi Police receiving 650 calls related to crime this year. According to data compiled by Delhi police, till November 15 this year, it has received a total 847 calls out of which 645 calls were related to crime. Police converted 139 of these into FIRs. The number of FIRs stood only at 74 from the people of this region last year. The highest complaints numbering 259 were received from South Delhi district followed by South East which stood at 53. The lowest number of calls, six, were received from North East Delhi district. The number of complaints received from other districts were, North West 44, South West - 40, North 35, West - 32, East -19, Central - 15, New Delhi - 15, Outer - 10, Crime & Railway - 8 and Out of Delhi - 8. When it comes to police station wise data Vasant Vihar got the most 58 calls followed by Safdarjung Enclave - 48, Kotla Mubarakpur - 23, Malviya Nagar - 21, and Mukherji Nagar - 20. These are all areas with considerable population from the North-East. There were 159 cases related to quarrel which topped the list. 56 cases of eve teasing were reported while there were 22 cases of cyber crime/racial discrimination through social media etc. 13 cases were of molestation while six cases of rape and four cases of attempt to rape were also reported. Last week, three youths from the Northeast were found dead within 48 hours in the city. A 32-year-old PhD scholar from Manipur
‘Attack on NE people out of information gap’ NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 23 (PTI): Journalistturned-filmmaker Utpal Borpujari feels violence against people of north east in some parts of the country is due to “information gap” and “misconceptions” even as he expressed the need to make conscious efforts to bridge this deficit. Borpujari’s documentary on Naga folk, ‘Songs of the Blue Hills’ is critically acclaimed in the Indian Panorama section at ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here. “There is a huge gap of information regarding North East. We have often seen using words like mainstream India for the states which are not from North East. There is lot of misconception about the North Eastern states,” Borpujari told PTI. Terming the attacks on the people of north east as “unfortunate”, Borpujari underlined the need to bridge the information gap by making conscious efforts pan-India. “In fact, there should be conscious efforts like including information about the North East in school curriculum,” the 46-year-
old filmmaker said. ‘Songs of the Blue Hills’ is produced by Delhi-based Centre for Cultural Resource and Training (CCRT), which has also started a special initiative to educate people about the north eastern culture. Borpujari, whose earlier documentary ‘Mayong: Myth/Reality’ had made waves, said that movies based on the north east can help a lot in providing knowledge about this part of the country and dispelling stereotypes. He candidly said that his journey towards shooting ‘Songs of the Blue Hills’ started in oblivion. “When I conceptualised the subject, I knew very little about the Naga folk music. When I went to Nagaland it was a journey to discover myself. I realised that a large number of people from Nagaland are pursuing music,” he said. Borpujari said he stumbled upon the fact that Nagaland is the only state in the country where government has formed a task force to ensure that people take music as a profession only during making of the documentary.
was found murdered with his neck slashed at his home in south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur area on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Keashung Zingram Kengo who had completed his Ph. D from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. In another incident reported from Malviya Nagar area, a Manipuri student
was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his residence on Thursday morning. The same night, another youth from North-East had died after he apparently fell from the staircase at his home in Munirka area in south Delhi. He was in an inebriated condition when the incident took place.
nsnA calls off agitation Our Correspondent Kohima | November 23
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The Nagaland Staff Nurse Association (NSNA) today called off its proposed 1st phase agitation, following a written assurance received from the Nagaland state government on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here today, NSNA officials informed that they have called off the proposed agitation on getting a written assurance from Commissioner and Secretary for Health & Family Welfare, Sentiyanger Imchen on Saturday. It was informed that the Commissioner and Secretary had made an appeal to the association to give time to the government to address the issues. In a letter addressed to NSNA, Imchen stated that the department has already constituted a committee to study in detail of their (NSNA) demands and suggest appropriate amendments to the service rules within a period of one month. “The nursing service rules in its present form are ambiguous on certain issues and there is a need to make it more clear and consistent,” stated Imchen. He further appealed
to the NSNA to call off the proposed agitation as it would adversely impact health care services in the state and that the brunt of the suffering and inconvenience would be borne by citizens. NSNA officials informed that they will wait till December 22 for the demands to be met, failing which, they will continue their agitation. The NSNA had initiated its protest against non-compliance by the Nagaland state government to the demands made by the Association on several occasions. Their demands include introduction of two distinct channels in the functions of the staff nurses. The second demand relates to irregularities in the manner of promotion of only B.Sc. Nursing Staff Nurses/ Diploma holders as there was no promotion scope for the General Nursing Staff Nurses. The nurses have also demanded the same facility at par with other employees. It may be recalled that NSNA had earlier stated that it would launch its stir with a three-day mass casual leave from November 24 as Phase-I agitation if the government failed to respond on or before November 23 to its demands.
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