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Modi face tight election, hits back at “intolerance” criticism

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Men from Longjemdang village under Japukong range, Mokokchung distribute, in equal share, the fishes caught during a community fishing at Tzurang River. Community fishing is an indigenous fishing method that is usually practiced by involving the whole community of a village, sometimes including the neighboring villages, coming together to fish in a particular stretch of a river. (Photo by Imtinochet)

Ar says 3 nscn (K) cadres including its finance secretary L Tuccu killed

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DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): Security forces on Monday claimed that it has killed three “hard core” NSCN (K) cadres including the group’s finance secretary L Tuccu from Zunheboto district.

According to a press statement from PRO Assam Rifles, Kohima, the three cadres were shot dead during an encounter in Hoshepu village area, Zunheboto district at around 5:15 am Monday morning. It claimed that the cadres moving in a Tata Sumo fired upon the security forces when the vehicle was asked to stop for checking.

Zunheboto police when contacted confirmed the incident. A police official said the incident occurred between Khekiye and Itovi village, some 3-4 hour drive from Zunheboto town and not in Hoshepu village area.

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STF to prevent IMFL ‘infiltration’ during Hornbill DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 2 (DIPR): The Government of Nagaland has constituted a Special Task Force (STF) to prevent infiltration of IMFL inside the Naga Heritage Village during the Hornbill Festival and to keep the Naga Heritage Village free from littering by local visitors.

The Special Task Force has been given full authority to put in place proper mechanism to keep vigil round the year and prevent littering by local visitors. The STF consists of the Deputy Commissioner, Kohima as Chairman, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kohima, representative from Tourism Department, representative from Excise Department, administrator, Kohima Municipal Council, representative from Women and Youth Organization from Phesama village, representative from Women and Youth Organization from Kigwema village, and SDO (Civil) Jakhama as Nodal Officer.

The other two cadres killed in the encounter, were reportedly the body guards of slain L Tuccu, and have been identified as Kihoto and Shikai, police said adding the bodies have been handed over to the relatives.

The AR statement alleged that the three cadres were part of NSCN (K) groups that had “infiltrated from across the Indo-Myanmar border equipped with bombs, rockets and heavy weapons to carry out attack against the security forces and instill fear on the public to extort funds from businessmen.”

It also informed that one overground worker was apprehended, and a search of the vehicle revealed one AK-47 assault rifle with magazine, assorted ammunition, radio sets, military grade pouches etc.

On the spot questioning of the

apprehended over-ground worker led to the search of farm house of L Tuccu, where another over ground worker was apprehended with a .12 bore Rifle along with large quantity of ammunition, the release stated.

The AR also stated that an Assamese bonded labour who was abducted from Kohima in February 2015 was also rescued.

According to the AR release, finance secretary L Tuccu was a senior cadre of NSCN (K) and was controlling the entire financial transactions in Nagaland and that his death “will be a major setback for the operations of NSCN (K) in Nagaland as well as in Myanmar.”

Police said it has no idea of the whereabouts of the over-ground workers who were reportedly apprehended by the security forces.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 (REUtERs): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, battling to win power in the heartland state of Bihar and revive stalled economic reforms, hit back at critics on Monday for painting a picture of intolerance in the country.

Rivals say the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is whipping up religious tensions to win the election in Bihar, the country’s third most populous state and critical to Modi’s plans to improve his party’s strength in the upper house of parliament.

Modi’s administration has faced a rising tide of criticism for failing to rein in hardline Hindu groups that are campaigning for issues such as cow worship in a multi-faith country.

Modi, addressing a political rally in Purnea, sidestepped the criticism and accused his long-time foe, the Congress party, of playing partisan politics.

Re-opening a sensitive chapter in recent history, Modi said hundreds of Sikhs were massacred in Delhi by supporters of the Congress soon after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards in November 1984.

“Should the Congress be giving lessons in tolerance?” he said to thunderous applause from supporters wearing saffron headbands.

“Sikh families in Delhi are still grieving. Have you tried to wipe their tears?”

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Modi cannot be blamed for discrimination: Nagaland BJP

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): The Nagaland state unit of the BJP today stated that “it would be wrong to put entire blame on Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, for every act of communal and racial discrimination.”

A press note from the Nagaland BJP, in response to the NPCC President’s recent statement, said that “communalism, racism and caste system have been there since pre – independence India era and Congress regime and the present time is not an exception.” There are some fundamentalists attempting to flare up communal tension against the national interest and defaming the PM and the BJP, it stated.

The Nagaland BJP reminded that the central government has time and again announced that it would not tolerate religious and racial discrimination and that the government is working hard to promote the religious minorities and allegations that he looked the other way or was complicit in attacks on Muslims in Gujarat state, which he governed, after a mob set a train carrying Hindu pilgrims on fire. He has denied the charges and a Supreme Court orderedinvestigation absolved him of any wrongdoing.

Hindus make up around 80 percent of India’s 1.2 billion population, followed by Muslims, Sikhs and Christians.

Members of the Modi government have expressed concern about the rising number of Muslims and want policies to control it.

the Scheduled Tribes, including the NE region. “Communal clash or racial discrimination or beef ban is a law and order problem which is handled by a State government and most of the times such incidents are erupting in the States where BJP is not ruling,” it stated.

The BJP as a political party or Narendra Modi as the PM of India has “done nothing against the religious minorities and STs or NE people,” the Nagaland BJP claimed.

It further stated that the Indian National Congress was “decimated during the last elections due to gross corruption and corrupt policy and will further be decimated because there is no change in the leadership.” “People want to see new leaders and not the same old dirty stuff in the sinking boat of corruption,” the Nagaland BJP stated, while adding that the NPCC has the “bigger internal party problem as its sinking boat is under demolishing process.”

“Growing Muslim population is a big threat and people must realise that fast,” said Giriraj Singh, a federal minister, in an interview with a news channel on Monday.

“We have to protect Hindu religion, Hindu temples and food habits.”

Since the BJP swept to power, Hindu groups have stepped up a campaign against intermarriage with Muslims, describing it as “love jihad”, have begun rewriting school textbooks to reflect a nationalist view and are demanding a ban on cow slaughter. Last month a Muslim man was beaten to death

by a mob for eating beef and another was murdered for espousing atheism.

“There is extreme intolerance,” Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan told India Today television channel. A string of writers have returned awards given by the government in protest against attacks on religious minorities.

Central Bank governor Raghuram Rajan also called for greater tolerance.

Modi promised voters that he would lift Bihar out of poverty. Control of Bihar is key to Modi’s ambition to secure a majority in Rajya Sabha.

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Mysterious deaths of ‘endangered’ Christian leaders condemn Rio calls for peace in the border regions Red Serow reported at Changkikong growing intolerance in India

MOKOKCHUNG, NOVEMBER 2 (DIPR): Mysterious deaths of an endangered species of goat-antelope called the Red Serow (Capricornis rubidus) have been reported from Changkikong range under Mokokchung district.

Reports from Khar, Mongchen and Debuia villages said that several Red Serows, known by the Aos as Jangsah/Shio were found dead in many places under their village jurisdiction.

Villagers informed that the dead animals did not bear any injury marks on their bodies. The Village Council Chairman of Khar informed that six Red Serows were found dead in different locations during September, while at Mongchen four were found dead.

The Village Council of Debuia reported five casualties. The respective village councils have

informed their villagers not to bring the dead Serows inside the village.

Reports from Khar village meanwhile said that foot prints of the Red Serows, which used to often found in the jungles, are not visible anymore.

Dr. Longri, MLA from 29 Jangpetkong Assembly Constituency has sounded the alarming development to ADC Mangkolemba to immediately take steps in ascertaining the cause of these deaths. He has asked that the Forest Department and the Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Department initiate action. The ADC Mangkolemba informed that two officials from the Forest Department were deputed by the Conservator of Forest, Mokokchung to look into the problem. He has also directed villagers not to consume antelope meat.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 (IANs): Christians from across the country on Monday condemned the “growing” intolerance in India and criticised “sinister attempts” to do away with the reservation policy.

“In unequivocal terms we denounce the growing intolerance in the country. We also denounce the sinister attempts to do away with reservation policy and ultimately the attempt to undermine the constitution,” reads a statement, signed by over 100 Christian community leaders and activists.

The community leaders have signed the statement to express their anger over violence against Dalits, Adivasis, women, religious minorities and even “ghar-wapsi” (a programme to convert non-Hindus to Hinduism).

Principal of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Fr. Felix Raj, former Karnataka Police chief Francis Colaso and former Delhi government Minority Commission member John Dayal were among those who signed the statement.

“We stand in solidarity with all those from various walks of life, faiths, traditions, backgrounds, cultures, communities, professions and orientations who have raised voice against the growing intolerance in the country and call upon all the citizens to resist every move to create crisis and conflict by some vested interest,” the statement said.

Nagaland among States farthest from gender parity Morung Express News Dimapur | November 2

If men folks here in Nagaland think they are treating their women as equals or even as nearly equals, then they are far from the truth.

According to a new report

by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) titled ‘The Power of Parity: Advancing Women’s Equality in India,’ from the 32 Indian states, Nagaland State stands in the eight place of being farthest from gender parity with 0.52 points.

However, if it’s of any consolation, all 32 Indian states have been put in the ‘High Inequality’ and ‘Extremly High Inequality’ status in MGI’s analysis for India-measured through a new

Gender equality may add Rs 46 lakh crore to India’s GDP in 2025, MGI report say

score-anIndiaFemaleEmpowermentIndex,orFemdexwhich measure gender equality at the State level. The report found a huge variation in gender equality among India’s 32 states.

The average Femdex score of the top five states closest to gender parity are Mizoram (0.70), Kerala (0.67), Meghalaya (0.69), Goa (0.64), and Sikkim (0.64) in the decreasing order while the bottom five are Bihar (0.42), Madhya Pradesh (0.49), Assam (0.47), Jharkhand (0.46), and Uttar Pradesh (0.49) in the increasing order.

“While the top five states on Femdex account for a mere

4 per cent of India’s female working-age population, the bottom 5 account for as much as 32 per cent. Focusing efforts here represents a large opportunity for improving India’s national position on gender equality,” Anu Madgavkar, a senior MGI fellow, said.

The report also highlighted that pushing gender equality can deliver a sizeable additional economic growth and could add Rs. 46 lakh crore (USD 700 billion) to India’s GDP in 2025.

“Bridging the gender gap will have a huge economic impact and the boost could translate into 1.4 per cent per

year incremental GDP growth for India,” it pointed out.

About 70 per cent of the increase would come from raising India’s female labour-force participation rate to 41 per cent in 2025, from 31 per cent at present. This would bring 68 million more women into the economy over this period.

“Bridging the gender gap will have a huge economic impact and could add Rs. 46 lakh crore ($700 billion) to India’s GDP in 2025,” it added.

“India’s share of women’s contribution to GDP is at 17 per cent, much lower than the global average of 37 per cent, and the lowest among all 10 regions in the world analysed by MGI,” McKinsey & Company India Director Rajat Gupta said.

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland Neiphiu Rio called upon communities on both sides of the AssamNagaland border to maintain friendly relations. He stated this while addressing a gathering at the Nagaland-Assam Friendship meet at Moriani.

Rio stated that Nagas and the Assamese people have been neighbors since times immemorial and will continue to be neighbors for all times to come and therefore it was in the mutual interest and benefit of both the states to have cordial and healthy relationship. He regretted that border disputes were being addressed in courts and hoped that out of court settlements would be the way forward. Rio further called for more people-to-people contact, regular cultural exchanges and maintenance of cordial relationship in the border

regions so that both communities would benefit in a mutual manner.

The guest of honour, Gaurav Gogoi also appealed to the people living in the border regions to maintain peace and tranquility for mutual benefit. He appreciated the organizers for initiating the landmark programme and hoped that such exchanges would bring the people closer in a more positive environment.

The MPs were accompanied by a host of MLAs, civil society leaders and senior officers of the state government. A football match was played between Nagaland Police and Assam Police to commemorate the friendship meeting. A cultural performance preceded the match where performers belonging to local communities and village representatives from both Assam and Nagaland participated.

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AYO to give ‘time and space’ for road work

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): The Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) has decided to give “time space” to the concerned authorities to pursue the ongoing repairing and patching of roads in Kohima, “in the interest and convenience of all.” “This decision was arrived at on the seriousness and assurance given to the organisation’s delegates by competent authorities to provide quality works to the public with the resources available at their disposals for the immediate season,” informed a press note from the AYO. It was also informed that the AYO held a series of meetings with the state government, the BRO/BRTF, concerned department officials etc.

It acknowledged the Chief Minister and the PWD(R&B) Minister for personally talking up the issue.

“Major and a number of vital roads in and around the capital will be given complete improvement within couple of week’s time,” the AYO informed,

while appealing for the citizens of Kohima to “endure the situation and further cooperate with the authorities executing developmental works in their respective areas to ensure that deliverance of quality works is not being hindered and strangulated.”

In order to sustain durability of services provided to the public – subjects of the PHED, water and cable pipes, the Telecom particularly the OFC sectors and all individual concerned are being cautioned to immediately mend their works, the AYO said.

It also urged the State Quality Control Board to make its presence and works visible into the public domain. While reposing good faith to the assurance given by the government, the AYO cautioned that “in event of non deliverance of quality services to the public on genuine subject by the authority, the organisation will be compelled to take the matter to the streets at any point of time and circumstances.”

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Kohima, November 2 (mexN): Commerce Department, KROS College organised a state level seminar on October 30 with Dr Ratanbo Kaurinta, Associate Prof, Department of Commerce Nagaland University as the resource person.

David Khutso presented a paper ‘fiscal deficit of Nagaland from 2004-16 and measures to fix the debt’ and Keliihol Tase presented the paper titled ‘The Implication and the Recommendations’ of the 13th Finance commission of State Budget (Nagaland) 2007-12.’ The seminar attempts to recommend a common sense solution to renew Nagaland’s economic strength.

Dr Kaurinta in his introductory note said, “Every time economists sense Nagaland is or will be in trouble, the phrase fiscal deficit often pops up. While some experts believe that fiscal deficit is a positive that helps the country grow, others think otherwise, favoring a balanced budget policy.”

He added that like Nagaland, many neighbouring states are making an effort to resolve big fiscal deficits. Fiscal deficit does not come about only in case of creating less revenue and spending more money. Another major reason for a growing fiscal deficit can be slow economic growth or sluggish economic activities.

David Khutso presented the trend-

ing and causes of fiscal deficit where he stated that the deficit budget in case of Nagaland Government is because of the expenditure on non-productive assets.

According to Khutso some of the causes are, “Road shows- Introduced by the DAN Government in 2009. The main attraction was the entertainment of the VIP’s; Hornbill- annual event which of pure merrymaking activities burdening the already depleted State exchequer; Palatial Office Building- Constructing Government offices and complexes at a high cost; Excess Government Employees: 10,000 excess employees which consume Rs. 200 crores from the State Exchequer. 66% of the State budget is for payment of salaries; Backward economy- low level of income, high poverty, high unemployment etc; Corruption- Public money siphoned by the Political leaders for their own self benefit; Election Expenditure- Excess election expenditure; State Exchequer as Private Account- Centrally Sponsored Schemes are blatantly misused.”

Tase gave the conclusion of the XIII Finance Commission where he highlighted that the fiscal position of the State viewed in terms of the key fiscal parameters during 2011- 12 revealed that the State’s revenue surplus had declined by Rs. 101.43 crore while the fiscal deficit had increased by Rs. 226.38 crore and the

primary surplus had turned into primary deficit by a margin of Rs. 203.32 crore in 2011-12 relative to the previous year.

The overall fiscal liabilities of the State increased at a compound annual growth rate of 11.34 per cent during 2007-12. The fiscal liabilities increased by Rs 866 crore (15 per cent) from Rs 5773 crore in 201011 to Rs. 6639 crore in 2011-12. The committed liabilities for the State projected by the XIII-FC was 55.80 per cent of GSDP. The Government had invested Rs 228.01 crore in Statutory Corporations, Rural Banks, Joint Stock Companies and Co-operatives at the end of March 2012.

The average return on this investment was NIL during the last five years.

There were 138 incomplete projects (estimated cost Rs. 1499.47 crore and actual expenditure incurred Rs. 686.29 crore as of March 2012) pertaining to 18 departments. Out of the 138 incomplete projects 57 projects (estimate cost Rs. 654.02 crore and actual expenditure Rs. 326.31 crore) were due to be completed by March 2012 but remained incomplete as of October 2012. The date of completion in respect of the remaining 81 projects could not be furnished by the departments. Besides, due to delay in completion of the projects, the intended benefits from those projects did not reach the beneficiaries in the State.

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With the approaching of 'Hornbill Festival' next month as well as the festive season, the annual exercise of 'Lip-glossing' the NH-29 has started in a big way. Here the workers are seen mixing necessary materials to ‘patch-up’ a section of the road. Last week, the Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) has stopped the repair and patch up of roads initiated by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) in Kohima town, insisting assurance for all season roads. (Morung Photo)

Dimapur student advances in peace poster contest

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Dimapur, November 2 (mexN): Sangita Laisharm of Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School, Krishna Kant Dey of Holy Cross Hr. Sec. School and Akihito Achumi of Hollotoli School, age 11 to 13, took the first step to towards becoming internationally recognized artistes SDO (C) Dimapur, James Swu inaugurates ‘Apron Strings Cooking Class & Cafe’ at Midland by winning the respectively Dimapur on Monday. (Morung Photo) the first, second and third prizes of local competition of Lion Club 28th Peace Poster Contest. The local chapter poster contest was jointly organized by the Lions club of Dimapur & Lions Club of Dimapur Blue Vanda where contestant 25 Schools and the candidates participated.

According to a press note, the winners were been selected from the Rotary Club Kohima members along with District Governor Rtn. Chandu Agarwal (2015-16) RID- 3240 and Rtn Laila Gatphoh, Assistant District Governor during their official visit to Kohima on October 31 at Hotel Eastgate, Kohima.

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A book titled "Re-Thinking: A mission strategy to build up mission oriented Sumi Baptist churches in Nagaland" written by Dr. Hokheto Chophy (right) was dedicated by Rev. Zuhokhu Kiba (left), pastor, Sumi Baptist Church Kohima on November 1.

Hindustan Scouts & Guides organized an awareness campaign for ‘Greater Participation for a Stronger Democracy’ in Dimapur on October 31, 2015. Few selected Scouts & Guides of different colonies of Dimapur moved around and created awareness about the importance of every individual vote to choose an efficient leader to lead the nation. This also helped in educating the students of their rights, duties and also their responsibilities when they attain voting age.

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Neiphiu Rio to visit Mon district today

moN, November 2 (Dipr): Member of Parliament, Neiphiu Rio will be visiting Mon district on November 3 to adopt Longwa village under the Saandsad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). The SAGY scheme is a national programme announced by the Prime Minister of India. Rio will visit Longwa on 4th and will have interaction with the village leaders and elders. After his return from Longwa, Rio will also have another interactive meeting with Heads of the Department and the concern departments in relation with the SAGY scheme at Walo guest house that evening. In this connection the district administration had called a meeting at the office chamber of the ADC Mon on 31st October 2015 to make arrangement for the MP's visit. ADC Mon M.A. Shahib, IAS briefed the officers regarding the visit of the MP. Accordingly, the ADC allotted respective assignments to the department concerned for necessary arrangements of Rio's visit and informed all the Heads of Offices to come prepared with their respective departmental activities.

best 70 contestants from 25 Schools of Dimapur who participated in the drawing contest on October 2. They were awarded a cash prize of Rs.3,000/-, Rs.2,000/, & Rs.1000/- respectively along with Winners’ & School’s participation certificates at the Lions’ Annual Deepawali Mela

at Lions Center today. S I Jamir, Advisor to the Govt. of Nagaland for Urban Development, who was the chief guest for the occasion, awarded the prizes.

The posters were selected by Minakshi Kalita ( Ankan Bivakar & Ankan Ratna) and Sandeep Deka from Guwahati for its origi-

nality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme, “Share Peace”, the press note added.

It further informed that all the three-winning’ posters will advance to face stiff competition multiple district and international rounds of competition to be declared the international grand prize

Lamsimngi celebrated in Kohima

A young Benreu boy participating in traditional games at Lamsimngi 2015 at Theunuo Park in Meriema.

Kohima, November 2 (mexN): The Benreului Nkwa Kohima celebrated Lamsimngi, the premier festival of the Zemes, at Theunuo Park in Meriema on October 31.

According to a press release, Lamsimngi is the most important festival celebrated by the Benreume and the significance of the festival is the

rekindling of relationship between parents and their married daughters, brothers and sisters, nieces and with the whole community.

The festival was celebrated with great pomp and gaiety showcasing cultural dance, narration of folk tales by elders and traditional songs presented by the Benreu youth

followed by traditional games. Cash awards were presented to students who excelled in their academic performance.

Chaired by Kangzangding Thou, the programme started with invocation prayer by Pastor Haisuing Haikam of Zeme Baptist Church. The festival was marked by merry making and a grand feast.

winner. 23 merit award winners will be selected.

The Winners’ posters will be selected from more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 28th Annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest.

The grand prize includes a cash award of US$ 5,000 plus a trip for the winner and two family members to the awards ceremony. The 23 merit award winners will each receive a certificate and a cash award of US$ 500, it added. International grand prize and merit award winners may be viewed at www. lionsclubs.org.

All the winners are requested to contact Chairmen Lion Ajay Sethi & Lion Purnima Hojai on phone at # 96121-71341/9612153272 for any further details.

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CBHBF Sachu Colony inaugurated

Dimapur, November 2 (mexN): Calvary Hindi Baptist Fellowship was inaugurated by Epovezo Chuzho, Chairman Western Area Chakhesang Baptist Church Council Mission Department along with Mission Board Members in the presence of Chairman Sachu Colony on November 1. Inauguration programme was chaired by Evangelist Madam Singh, and short speech was delivered by Sachu Colony Chairman.

The Speaker Epovezo Chuzho appeal the members to be an agent of Gospel, bringing many more soul to Christ, live above all evil, and unrighteousness, present oneself totally to Christ focus to build God's Church rather than establishing one own kingdom. His Message was based on Matthew 21: 13, "My house will be called a house of prayer" Church should be a place where people meet God.

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6th Mission Naga conference to begin today

Dimapur, November 2 (mexN): The 6th edition of “Mission Naga” is all set to begin here at the North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur from November 3rd. The conference will be held under the theme “Together” and go on till November 6th.

The conference is open to anyone interested with registration fee of Rs. 500. During an interaction with The Morung Express, the organizers shared that this convention is organized to act as an opportunity for anyone interested to learn about mission movement. It also seeks to help young adults to be inspired and move forward in their ministry.

It was also informed that special lectures on ‘Diaspora and Migrant Missions’ and ‘Crisis of Global Missions’ will be held at the conference. Also, selective lecture on topics like ‘Calling’, ‘Multicultural and Christian Worldview’,

‘International Communication’, ‘Marriage and Mission’, ‘Business as Mission’, ‘NGO Mission’, ‘Muslim Ministry in India’, ‘Mass Media Ministry’ etc will be held. Special lectures for the Pastor Group and Missionary group is to be held

by Rev. Jung GiWhan and Rev. CS Moon, with Bible Exposition by Rev. Dr. Terry Casino. Stories of inspiring Missionary work is to be delivered by teams from Nepal, Arunachal and Korea.

November 3, is scheduled for Registration time and orientation for leaders and volunteers after which a reception will be held followed by Opening Ceremony. This will be followed by Concert of Prayer.

The Mission Naga 2015 Opening Ceremony will be held by Rev. C.S Barnabas Moon, with welcome address and acknowledgements by Lipok Tzudir, NEZCC Director. The evening message will be given by

Rev. Dr. Pongsing Konyak.

The organizers also informed that the objective of “Mission Naga”,like its theme signifies, is to touch many hearts, especially for ‘Mission’, and to inspire everyone to be united. It was stated that ‘Mission Naga 2015’ expects God to gather crowds of young adults and show them His heart for the Nations again. It also desires to encourage and help young adults and college students to make the same dedication.

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Hunger strike by Sharmila completes 15 years today Our Correspondent Imphal | November 2

A historic day went by quietly on Sunday as human rights activist from Manipur, Irom Chanu Sharmila completed 15 years of her hunger strike demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.

The 42-year-old Manipuri started her fast on this day, November 2, 2000 after the killing of 10 innocent civilians by the Assam Rifles at Malom in Imphal.

Amnesty International on Sunday said it was “15 years of the selfless and unparalleled protest," a joint press statement said.

A press meet was jointly organised to show solidarity to the movement of Sharmila at the Press Club here by Women Action for Development, North East Dialogue Forum, United NGOs Mission-Manipur Imphal East, Samaritan Resource Centre, People’s Platform Secretariat, Village Women Coordinating

Committee and Peoples for Human Rights and Climate Change.

The hunger strike by Sharmila demanding repeal of AFSPA is the longest movement in the world and that is also in the largest democracy in the world, the statement said.

It said India has decided not to respect the democratic and non-violent movement to repeal AFSPA. The people in NorthEast in general and Manipur in particular are reeling under the military Act for the last 60 years, it said.

Sharmila has sacrificed her life for the cause of human rights in the world. On several occasions, she was inhumanly treated by the Government.

In 2013, the Supreme Court of India had exhaustive investigation against the killing of seven persons (in 6 cases) and proved that the entire seven persons were civilians. In any matter, they are not connected with any Armed Non-State

Irom Sharmila ( Reuters File Photo)

actors. It is also further proved that most of them were killed after being arrest and brutally tortured.

"We strongly condemn such brutal actions of the Indian Armed Forces against the innocent civilians in Manipur," the statement added.

In May 2015, AFSPA was imposed in 12 districts in Arunachal Pradesh without the knowledge of the State Government. After the people’s protest, Government of India withdrew it. "If there is political will both Centre and Manipur

Government can repeal AFSPA immediately."

In December 2014, Amnesty International India had also appealed to the Government of India to release Sharmila immediately and unconditionally.

“The Indian Government’s decision to decriminalize suicide is in line with the increasing global trend.

This move should lead to the immediate release of Irom Sharmila, who is being detained merely for exercising her freedom of expression in peaceful manner,” Shailesh Rai, Programme

Director at Amnesty International India, had said.

The British Medical Association in a briefing to the World Medical Association said, “Hunger strike is not equivalent to suicide.

Individuals who embark on hunger strikes aim to achieve goals important to them but generally hope and intend to survive.”

Central interlocutor for Naga talks RN Ravi made a statement on December 2013 at Puducherry to repeal AFSPA. "We deeply appreciate the courage of the Union Government of India to withdraw AFSPA from Tripura since May 2013. However, it is there but not operational."

On May 31, 2015, Major Aditya Kapoor was involved in shooting in Setu Aimol village under Chandel district of Manipur and killed a woman. On April 6, 2015, the Commanding Officer Rajiv Choudhury shouted “COME OUT ALL WOMEN, NOW THE WAR HAS BEGUN. I COM-

MAND 2000 SOLDIERS”.

What action has taken against his behavior which openly and officially declared war in Manipur?

Manipur has had witnessed many incidents where many women were raped and murdered by the Security Forces under AFSPA. It is very upset to know that Indian Army use rape as an instrument of war which is a war crime under the UN Security Council Resolution 1820.

"We strongly demand the Government of India to release Irom Sharmila immediately and repeal AFSPA from Manipur," the statement said.

It urged the Prime Minister of India to investigate all the cases of extrajudicial execution, sexual violence against Thangjam Manorama and punish the members of the Indian Armed Forces according to Indian Law and International Law. It further urged the Government of India to provide compensation and rehabilitation to the victims.

Tarun Gogoi challenges AGP claim Tibetan PM in-exile warns of impact in NE from Chinese dams of teachers’ suicides in Assam guWaHati, Novem- China recently operational- New Delhi has maintained Tibet is set to become a realguWaHati, November 2 (pti): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has challenged the veracity of opposition AGP’s allegation that 3,832 teachers had committed suicide in the state because of non-payment of their dues. In a statement here today, Gogoi said the state government would be keen to institute an inquiry, if the AGP leaders could furnish relevant documents justifying their claim. He also urged upon the

opposition Asom Gana Parishad leadership to furnish district-wise report in support of their claim. If the detailed report of farmers’ suicide was given, an exhaustive inquiry would be ordered very soon, Gogoi said. Asserting the state government takes any suicidal case coming to the fore very seriously, he added his government would immediately instituted an inquiry to pin down the reasons of such suicides and suggest remedies.

ber 2 (tNN): Tibetan prime minister in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Monday has warned dam construction in Tibet by China is set to have serious ecological and livelihood implications due to alteration of water flow through Brahmaputra in Northeast. The Brahmaputra originates from the glacier on Mount Kailash in Tibet where the river it is called Yarlung Tsangpo. Sangay remarks on dam construction in Tibet came at a time when

BJP Kuilong appeals Nagaland CM Dimapur, November 2 (mexN): The BJP Kuilong Segment Tamei Mandal under Tamenglong District of Manipur has appealed to the Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang to construct an Iron Bridge in Barak River to connect border district of Peren and Tamenglong.

The former is in Nagaland while the latter falls under Manipur. Maintaining that the linkages from Nallong – II Village at Tamenglong to Peren at New Puilwa Village Peren district is a CM’s constituency, and has centre point connection for the inter-state road connectivity, the party in a press note urged him to pursue for bridge construction under

DONER Ministry.

The Bridge connectivity from New Puilwa Village to Nallong – II village, it added, will boost the economic condition and livelihood of both the state. Though the area with huge Bio-diversity of flora and fauna has a hot spot for tourist attraction and rich natural resources, the party said the area has remained cut off from the developmental process, due to lack of proper infrastructures & miserable road & Bridge communication.

It further alleged that the step-motherly treatment by the government of Manipur in the hill area has created a huge developmental gap in between Kuilong area and

the rest of the state. As a result Kuilong area comprising of 20 (Twenty) Villages with SDC circle, remains the most backward area in the hill districts of Manipur, it maintained.

In this regard, the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) Kuilong area has urged T.R Zeliang and the Tamei constituent MLA of Manipur Z.Kikhonbou Newmai to take joint initiative for the Bailey Bridge construction in the Barak river which is the lifeline for the border people of Nagaland and Manipur. The press note was appended by Liangkebou Pama, Former BJP Candidate of Kuilong-1 District Council Constituency.

Rijiju insulted tribals of India by criticising Nehru: Tuki itaNagar, November 2 (aNi): Taking potshots at Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju for his recent remarks on the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today said that such remarks have insulted 12 crore tribals of India.

"Nehru was the only leader who protected the tribals and gave them their rights, including this tribal dominated state, for which the tribals highly respect him but Rijiju's comment amounted to insulting 12 crore tribals of India," Tuki said.

The Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister accused Rijiju of trying to divert the attention of the masses from his ministry's failure to tackle prevailing communal tension across the country.

Stating that Nehru had sacrificed his

family and life for the nation, Tuki said, "no right thinking Indian can think ill of him for his everlasting love for India, particularly the downtrodden section."

"Nehru is immortal and beyond criticism and the fate of India lies in following the enlightened path shown by Chacha Nehru," Tuki added.

Echoing similar views, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi yesterday accused Rijiju of trying to spread "false propaganda" by saying that Jawaharlal Nehru had "let the people of Northeast region down during the 1962 Indo-China war".

Gogoi also asked Rijiju to desist from spreading canards against Nehru and to concentrate on his immediate task to contain the divisive forces that threaten to tear the social fabric.

Meghalaya to host slow food event NeW DelHi, November 2 (pti): Launched to counter the rise in fast food and fast life, "conscious consumption," a movement that has gained currency across the world is now making its presence felt in India, with Meghalaya gearing up to host a slow food event in Shillong from November 3.

Organised by a network of food communities 'Indigenous Terra Madre'(ITM)- 2015, a curtain raiser to the five day-long programme was hosted recently by Chief Minister of Meghalaya Mu-

kul Sangma at the Meghalaya House here.

Terra Madre, which means 'Mother Earth', holds seminars focussing on topics such as opposing genetically modified foods, sustainability, water rights, and impact of globalisation on traditional food cultures.

"Big corporations are destroying our food community. This has to be changed.

More than 500 million people from different communities are suffering because of this," International Slow Food Movement founder, Carlo Petrini said. The ITM2015 is being organised in 41

partner villages of Meghalaya.

In a tribute to ethnic tribes, the event has been re-christened by organisers as 'International Mei-Ramew', which means Mother Earth in Khasi language.

Emphasising the importance of small farmers and food communities, Petrini said "it's time that we all listen to what they say." He said, "It's the local community that represent the real modernity." Over 640 delegates are set to visit the villages and a confluence of 100 plus tribes from over 80 nations has been planned.

ized 510 MW hydropower project on Brahmaputra.

The 510 MW Zangmu hydroelectric project was operationalized at a time anti-dam groups in Northeast are worried over the China's dam construction on the higher reaches of Brahmaputra in Tibet. Also earlier this year, centre had said that apart from Zangmu the Chinese government is planning three more hydropower projects on Brahmaputra in Tibetan Autonomous Region.

that as the four projects were run-of-the-river (RoR) projects any significant change on flow of water in the Northeast is not expected. Speaking at the 5th All India Tibet Support Groups Conference here on Monday, Sangay said that Tibetans in India have for long been raising the threats from China's dam constructions on Brahmaputra. "Given China's 6.512 significant chunk of its population facing shortage of freshwater, the diversion of water from rivers in

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Man kills mother, another his wife, both commit suicide agartala, November 2 (iaNS): In a gruesome case, a man strangled to death his 70-year-old ailing mother while another man shot dead his wife in Tripura, police said on Monday. Both men then killed themselves. Joydeep Chakraborty, 51, a government official, killed his mother, Jyostna Chakraborty, who had lost her memory and was unable to move since meeting with an accident 21 years ago, a police official said. "Chakraborty then committed suicide in the same room at Badarghat" on the outskirts of Agartala, the official added. Chakraborty, also a cultural activist, apparently committed the murder as he regularly quarrelled with his wife over his mother's nursing, the official said.

In the other incident, a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, Surinder Matti, 27, shot dead his wife Khushi Debnath, 24, with his service rifle at the BSF camp at Phatikcherra in western Tripura on Sunday night, the official said. Police said the killing may be due to some family feud.

MNF to Contest All Seats in AMC Polls aiZaWl, November 2 (pti): Opposition Mizo National front (MNF) would contest all the seats for the coming election to the 19-ward Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) to be held on November 26. President Zoramthanga today announced that the MNF would contest all the seats, including six reserved for women.

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Through a column dated 12th September 2015, the Phesama Village Council had expressed its gratitude to the many individuals and agencies that lent a helping hand to those who were affected by the landslide at Phesama Village. However, a few more persons and organizations came forward to help even after the publication of the first list of donors. The Phesama Village is immensely grateful to all these persons and organizations for their lionhearted generosity. While we thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their precious contributions, we also want to assure them of our prayers and pray that the good Lord bless them abundantly with His gifts of joy , peace and happiness, and that He may return to their hearts in a hundred-fold the joy they have given to those in need.

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Childrens of Lt. Vitsonei Kirha 2.

Childrens of Lt. M. Hesso Mao New Reserve Phesama 3.

Mr. Atso Yhoshϋ 4.

Mr. Razouchi PS. To Shri. Yitachu 5.

Mrs & Mr. T. Longri Ao New Ministers’ Hill Kohima 6.

Mrs & Mr. Kethose Chϋzho 7.

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Mr. Chayazo and Family 9.

Mr. Kevihale Kehie 10.

Mr. W. Honje Konyak Deputy Commissioner Mon District 11.

Mr. Methavilie Kuotsu 12.

Dr. Neiketou Kiso 13.

Mr. Lanukaba Imchen 14.

Mr. Those Viswema 15.

Mr. Thepfϋzhale Phira

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Kigwema Baptist Church Rs. 50,000.00 9.

Khonoma Baptistko Krotho Kohima Rs. 5,000.00 10.

Befriend Society Rs. 3,000.00 11.

Kalinamai Council Rs. 20,000.00 12.

SDO (Civil) & Staff Sechϋ Zubza Rs. 6,000.00 13.

Viliethie Complex Kohima Rs. 11,000.00 14.

Officers & Staff of Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench Rs. 21,000.00 15.

Konyak Baptist Church Kohima Rs. 20,000.00 16.

Japfϋphiki Chokri Dzevi Krotho Rs. 10,000.00 17.

Gorkha Public Panchayat Rs. 15,000.00 18.

Chakhesang C.R.C upper P.W.D Kohima Rs. 5,000.00 19.

St. Joseph College Jakhama Rs. 17,110.00 20.

Rachϋmi Khel Panchayat Viswema Rs. 50,000.00 21.

Medziphema Town Baptist Church Rs. 5,000.00 22.

Tekhuba Council Phesama Rs. 10,000.00 23.

Thipfϋzie Baptist Church Rs. 10,000.00 24.

Lerie Baptist Church Kohima Rs. 10,000.00 25.

Minister’s Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School Kohima Rs. 43,050.00 26.

Nerhema Village Council Rs. 5,000.00 27.

Nerhe Model Village Council Rs. 5,000.00 28.

Nerhe Phezha Council Rs. 5,000.00 29.

Western Angami Gazzetted Officers Krotho Rs. 10,000.00 30.

Phesama Thenuko Krotho Dimapur Rs. 5,000.00 31.

Red Cross Society of India Kohima Rs. 5,000,00 32.

Makhuma Women Society Rs. 10,000.00 33.

Kohima District VDB Union Rs. 10,000.00 34.

Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection Nagaland, Kohima Rs. 30,000.00 35.

Tholoma Khel Jotsoma Rs. 20,000.00 36.

Staff & Students of St. Paul School Phesama Rs. 10,000.00 37.

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Asia's factories struggle with global demand gulf SYDNEY, NovEmbEr 2 (rEutErS): Activity in China's colossal factory sector shrank in October as global demand stuttered, reinforcing the case for more stimulus and questioning whether the Federal Reserve can be confident enough to raise U.S. interest rates this year.

A crop of industry surveys out on Monday pointed to another poor month for trade across Asia as activity contracted in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. Only Japan showed any hint of growth, perhaps thanks to the persistent weakness of the yen. The run of pedestrian results will focus attention on the U.S. Intitute for Supply Management

(ISM) measure of manufacturing due later Monday which is forecast to have flatlined in October.

Indeed, analysts at Barclays see a risk the PMI could fall under 50.0 for the first time since 2012.

"A negative reading on the ISM would be consistent with our view of continued headwinds facing the U.S. manufacturing sector from a strong dollar, weak foreign demand and lower energy prices," they said in a note. "We think that soft U.S. inflation and ongoing turbulence in emerging markets will keep the Fed on hold this year."

The U.S. central bank surprised markets last month by downplaying global growth worries

while opening the door wide to a rate hike in December. Those optimists looking for signs of revival in Asia found slim pickings in the latest data.

Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in October for a third straight month, according to the official survey out on Sunday.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) held at 49.8 in October, missing market hopes for a breakeven 50.0 reading, while new export orders shrank for the 13th month. That was followed by the Caixin/ Markit China PMI which focuses on small and midsized companies. It edged up to 48.3 in October, from 47.2, but still pointed to an

eighth month of contraction. Beijing has rolled out a raft of support steps to avert a sharper slowdown, including slashing interest rates six times since November, but the stimulus has been slower to take effect than in the past.

China's woes are being felt among its neighbours. South Korea's exports slumped the most in more than six years in October, with hefty drops in shipments to China, the United States and Europe.

The Nikkei/Markit PMI for South Korea ticked down to 49.1 in October, and has not been above 50 since February. South Korea is the first major exporting economy to report monthly trade data and is

home to global suppliers such as Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (009540.KS). The only promising news came from Japan where the Markit/ Nikkei PMI hit the highest in a year at 52.4.

Yet its economy remains at risk of recession and markets are wagering the Bank of Japan will have to expand its asset-buying campaign further in the next few months. The European Central Bank has already flagged the likelihood of more easing when it meets in December, putting pressure on other major central banks to follow suit or see their currencies appreciate.

AtMA Medziphema block Dimapur conducted training and demonstration on tomato cultivation and detergent and dish wash gel making on October 31 at Razhüphe Village and Padampukhuri respectively. the resource person for tomato cultivation was Keneisano Krose, AtM, Medziphema Block. the resource person for detergent and dish wash gel making was Zevoseno Rutsa. the programme was chaired by temsü Longkumer, HO and Btt convenor, AtMA, Medziphema block and Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Aseno Sakhrie BtM, Medziphema block.

ATMA Jakhama Block LPU 5th Convocation held NovEmbEr 2 ture and education. Praising LPU conducts winter crops demo JalaNDhar, (agENciES): The chief guest at as a true example of a modern edu-

Participants during the field demonstration on cultivation of winter held at Phesama demonstration Plot.

Kohima, NovEmbEr 2 (mExN): Two days field demonstration was conducted by Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Jakhama Block on October 30 and 31 at Kigwema and Phesama respectively.

A field demonstration on nursery bed preparation of cabbage and cauliflower was conducted by resource person Rokuotuono Phira, ATM kohima Block on the first day at Kigwema.

The farmers were taught about line sowing and also nursery bed management. The resource person encouraged the farmers to go for intensive crop rotation as more time avails for preparation of main field because nursery is grown separately. She said that the crops grown by nursery raising is quite early and fetches higher price in the market within a short period of time.

Prior to this a Food Security Group (FSG) comprising of six

(6) young energetic women was formed at Kigwema village with BTT convener, Wabang Longkumer as the supervisor. Altogether 8 farmers along with four ATMA functionaries attended the programme.

On the second day, October 31, resource person Vimenuo Mere gave a field demonstration on cultivation of winter crops such as garden pea, pencil beans and coriander at Phesama demonstration Plot.

Methods of bed preparation and line sowing were done. Resource person further stress on mulching method and weeding management practices. An FIG (Farmer Interest Group) with 8 members was formed among the farmers who attend the program. Altogether 10 farmers got benefited and the ATMA functionaries included BTT Convener, Wabang Longkumer, Vimenuo Mere BTM and Aviu Liezietsu ATM Zakhama Block.

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He told students: “LPU is a unique institution and it has opened its doors to students from Africa in the true spirit of Mahatma Gandhi and contemporary Africa-India Co-operation. It is only through quality education that a country shapes its children; however, quality without principles is one of the seven deadly sins. Broaden your horizon; and go ahead in the world with all goodness within you as true ambassadors of your alma mater.”

Governor Solanki said: “When I look at LPU students, I see the entire world at the campus. Convocation is an important milestone in the educational journey of a student. As leaders of the future global community, I urge students to develop sensitivity towards the ever evolving human needs. I exhort graduating students to contribute to the best of your abilities to the challenging task of nation building.”

Welcoming the elite gathering, graduating students and their parents, LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal informed all that PM Mosisili is a charismatic leader & great visionary. He is guided by three principles of leadership – Passion, Purpose and People through which he continuously strives to build international admiration for Lesotho.

He asked students to follow PM Mosisili’s achievements in their life and to stand ever victorious.

AtMA Medziphema block conducted demonstration programme on banana plantation at ikishe village on October 28. Resource person temsu Longkumer, HO and Btt member demonstrated on banana plantation, selection and preparation of planting materials. He highlighted about the field requirements and maintenance, water management, sucker and bunch management. He also spoke on various diseases of banana and its control.

Altogether 29 farmers attended the programme.

AtMA-Dimapur Dhansiripar block conducted demonstration on “Liming and Manuring of pond” and also formed Food Security Group (FSG) on fishery on October 29 at Shokhuvi village. Resource person Nungtisang Aier, BtM (Mokokchung) conducted demonstration on proper dosage and correct methods of liming and fertilization and first hand technique to measuring pond productivity. the programme was chaired by Moainla (BtM). Ronchamo (AO & Btt Convenor)delivered keynote address and vote of thanks by Meciesenuo (AtM) Dhansiripar block.

Winter vegetable seeds and mushroom spawn were distributed to Self Help Group at ikishe village under Saansad Adharsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) by AtMA, Dimapur.

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5th Convocation of Lovely Professional University, Prime Minister of Lesotho Kingdom Dr Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili advised 15,000 graduating LPU students to always follow the great teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

Dr Mosisili was accompanied by high profiled 23-member delegation including First Lady of the Kingdom Mathato Mosisidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Tlohang Sekhamane. Governor Punjab & Haryana & Administrator of UT Chandigarh Kaptan Singh Solanki presided over the convocation ceremony. Lovely International Trust Chairman Ramesh Mittal, Vice Chairman Naresh Mittal, LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal, Pro Chancellor Rashmi Mittal, and Vice Chancellor Dr Ramesh Kanwar accompanied the elite guests.

Inspiring the mammoth gathering of graduating students, PM Mosisilii asked them to go out in the world and fly free like eagles in the sky. He laid great stress on having stronger Indo- African relations and collaborations for the betterment of the people in diverse fields. Remembering Mahatma Gandhi time and again he was confident while saying that India and Lesotho in Africa are destined to re-define relation between the two countries. He shared that African Summit in New Delhi remained a grand success.

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‘Illegal adoption must stop’ Consultation programme on new Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015 held Our Correspondent Kohima | November 2

A consultation programme on the new Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015 and training on revamped CARINGS (Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System) took place here today at Zonal Council Hall.

The programme was sponsored by Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development in association with State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) Nagaland.

SARA functions as the state level resource centre to coordinate, monitor and develop the adoption programme. It ensures that all adoption/ permanent placements of children are

done in accordance with the laws & guidelines of the Supreme Courts of India and Government of India.

The purpose of the consultation programme was to provide adequate knowledge, skill and motivation to all stakeholders of the adoption programme about the policy and procedure of adoption and related matters as provided under various Acts, Rules and Guidelines as well as to ensure capacity building of all stakeholders connected with adoption and non-institutional care.

Rashmi Saxena Sahni, joint secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development stressed on the need to follow the legal laws of adoption. She said with the new guidelines coming into force, illegal adop-

rashmi saxena sahni, joint secretary, Ministry of Women and Child development addressing the consultation programme in Kohima on november 2. (Morung Photo)

tion must stop and it must be ensured that there is no illegal adoption because it does not give the child the legal rights. Admitting Nagaland does have some customary laws, she said we need to take cognizance of it. She also stressed on the need to have SARA in every district of the state.

Appreciating the activities of SARA Nagaland, she said it will be placed in the website of the Ministry, adding that exchange of best practices in the country is required. She also assured to extend whatever training programme is required by the state.

T. Merangtsungba Aier,

director, social welfare department said that after the coming of new Guidelines, everything is now streamlined. It ensures right of adoption, legal way of adoption, parental affection is provided to child, security of the child, right to education and right to property of child.

Veerendra Mishra, secretary, CARA highlighted the Guidelines on Adoption 2015 and revamped CARINGS. He said adoption means the process through which the adopted child is permanently separated from his biological parents and become the legitimate child of his adoptive parents with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities that are attached to the relationships. He stated there is a lot of illegal adoption going on in the country which should be stopped. He added the new Guidelines came into

effect from August 1, 2015 to bring more transparency, clarity and simplify adoption procedure. It also introduces e-governance in adoption system and also minimizes delays in adoption process with fixed timelines.

Mishra said that there are 9262 prospective adoptive parents in the country, 141 authorized foreign adoption agencies central authority, and 36 SARA/ state government. All specialized adoption agencies would be authorized to do In-Country and InterCountry adoption, he said.

The inaugural function was chaired by Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe, joint secretary, social welfare, while vote of thanks was proposed by Renchumi Imti, programme manager, SARA Nagaland.

The programme was also marked by visit to child care institutions and specialized adoption agency.

Dimapur Night Carnival 2015 KMC informs on ward competition Morung express news Dimapur | November 2

Dimapur Night Carnival (DNC) 2015 is scheduled to take place from December 17-20. The Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Keshonyu Yhome made the announcement today, while also launching a website dedicated to the DNC @ www.dimapurnc.in.

DNC 2015 is set to give a colourful touch, as did the previous two editions, to a festive December in Dimapur. From a tentative start in 2013, the DNC has become an unlikely yet looking-forward-to-feature in the calendar of events for Dimapur. It has the twin objective of “opportunity” and “festivity” - business opportunity for aspiring local entrepreneurs on one hand and quality family-oriented entertainment on the other, while fostering a sense of camaraderie and community among the denizens.

While there will be no

major change to the event itinerary, this time the organisers have put a ceiling on the number of stalls at the venue (Naga Shopping Arcade). SDO (Civil), Moa Sangtam, member of the Stall Committee DNC 2015, informed that the number of stalls (business slots) will be brought down to 200 from the initial 250 in 2014.

This has been necessitated in the interest of quality, it was added. Further, 50 stalls will be “on invitation”

basis, while the remaining stalls will be open to applications from entrepreneurs wishing to set up shop for the duration of the four-day carnival. The applications will go through a selection process for the final list of 150 stall allottees.

While not disclosing the amount for renting the stalls, it was informed that the organisers want to keep the stall charge as nominal as possible.

Concurrently, the event will feature live music and dance. The first night will have live bands followed by dance performances on the second night. The third night will feature solo artists and the four-day carnival will culminate with a carol competition on the final night. Guest bands and a DJ will perform in between.

This year, the carnival will have visitor amenity; it was informed, adding that portable toilets will be installed at the venue.

delegates from nagaland at the Commonwealth alliance of young entrepreneurs- asia summit in Malaysia. (Left to right) alezo Kense, proprietor, synergy Group; tsukti Longkumer, chairman, Longpok Holdings; Lezo Putsure, YouthNet; Fatin Arifin, President, Caye – asia; among anjo, managing partner, touch Organisation; hyunilo anilo Khing, chair, yi nagaland Chapter.

Kohima, November 2 (mexN): Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed that the annual ward competition on beautification, illumination, nativity and overall waste management under 19 wards organized by it will be held in December.

According to a release from KMC administrator, the award was constituted in 2011 with a vision to encourage the best perform-

ing wards in maintaining overall waste management policy throughout the year along with running trophy, certificate and cash prize for the best three performing wards along with three cleanest shops award under KMC jurisdiction.

Cash prizes for the best three performing wards are: First – Rs. 50,000/-, Second – Rs. 30,000/-, Third – Rs. 15,000/-. The awards for three cleanest shops are:

First – Free registration for one year with certificate, Second – Six months free registration with certificate, Third – Certificate.

All ward panchayats/ GBs/ youth organization/ sanitation committees have been informed that the final inspections will be done on or before December 15 and requested all to continue with the cleaning of their respective wards for a cleaner greener Kohima.

One cadre arrested in Kohima Kohima, November 2 (mexN): The Anti-Extortion team of DEF Kohima apprehended one cadre of GPRN/NSCN while demanding money from a shop located at South Point market area

in Kohima on November 2 around 12:00 noon. A press release from PRO, Kohima Police informed that the police recovered Rs 5000/- from his possession. The cadre has been identified as Pvt. Hoto

Achumi (25). A regular case vide Kohima South PS Case No. 0111/2015 U/S 384 IPC r/w 7 NSR has been registered against him for conducting further investigation, the release added.

Wokha Festival of Music and Birthday Indigenous Games/Arts from Nov 4 GreetinGs WoKha, November 2 (mexN): Team Metamorphosis, Wokha is organising the 2nd edition of Wokha Festival of Music & Indigenous Games/Arts with the theme “Vibrant Culture for social progress” from November 4 to 6 at Wokha Town.

The aim of the festival is to create a befitting platform and to exhibit the latent talent of the youth, especially in the field of music, and also to revive, preserve and promote “our” fast disappearing indigenous culture, stated a press note from the Team.

At the opening ceremony on November 4, Dr. TM Lotha, Advisor for Treasuries and Accounts, Relief & Rehabilitation, will

grace the function as chief guest, the Ao community in Wokha will perform special cultural song, which will be followed by indigenous games. People of all age group will get an opportunity to learn and play indigenous games this week, the release assured.

On November 5 and 6, Subenthung Kithan, NSF president and Mhonthung Tungoe, Asst. Director, Food and Supplies, Wokha will be the patrons of the indigenous games respectively.

At the valedictory function, Tokavi Achumi, Addl.

Superintendent of Police, Wokha will be the chief guest, during which, the Rengma community will present special cultural performance.

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el SHGs, VLOs, blocks and districts.

Motsuthung Lotha, Mission Director, NSRLM in his keynote address said the State Mission has suffered a setback due to financial problems but owing to the support and intervention from the National Mission and the Ministry, the fund constraint is slowly being eased. He added with the effort of staff at all levels, targets are being achieved despite paucity of fund. He reminded the participants to take the training very seriously with a scholarly approach in order to keep updated with the progress being made in other parts of the country. He also stressed on the need for better bank and credit linkage and promoting better utilization of community investment funds by properly educating SHGs and VLOs. In this regard, he as-

Motsuthung Lotha, Mission director, nsrLM, tsalito sangtam, addl. Mission director, nsrLM, and smita Jacob, state anchor, nrLM with resource persons and nsrLM staff during state level capacity building training being held at ati Kohima.

sured early release of Revolving Funds and Community Investment Funds.

Lotha also reiterated the importance of better coordination amongst staff in order to ensure success of the program.

Smita Jacob, State Anchor, NMMU, MoRD who is in the State along with the resource team, said her role has been to sensitize the Centre on the challenges faced by Nagaland

and would continue to support the state mission to overcome these challenges. She said the aim to develop Nagaland as a resource state of the region saw initiation during the regional writeshop held in the state capital in 2014.

She also stated the World Bank funding which has come through this year is an indication that the responsibilities have increased in ensuring better

performance. She stressed that in the next 5 months, the entire human resource needs to be trained on the concepts, core values of NRLM and coming up with long term visioning exercises apart from immediate targets. Focus should be on strategies to enter the non resource blocks after developing the resource blocks, she stated, adding to achieve this, it is important to identify, train

Tribal hohos & tourism dept meeting postponed Kohima, November 2 (DiPr): The meeting of the Department of Tourism with the tribal hohos that was scheduled to be held on November 3 has been postponed to November 5. The time and venue will be the same as notified earlier. The inconvenience caused is regretted and all tribal hohos have been requested to attend the meeting as scheduled.

CIHSR nursing graduates selected by Tata Medical Centre Kolkata DimaPur, November 2 (mexN): The Human Resource team of Tata Medical Centre Kolkata, the leading cancer centre of the north and eastern region of India, visited Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR) on October 27 and conducted a campus interview for nurses. The first batch of GNM students of CIHSR and the PCBSc who graduated in the last few months were called for the interview. According to a press release, the HR team from Tata was impressed with the quality of the training of the nurses and selected all the candidates who attended the interview.

DC & DEO Zunheboto informs ZuNheboto, November 2 (DiPr): Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Zunheboto, Temsu Longkumer has informed that Electoral Roll Observer and Secretary, Government of Nagaland, C. Merio Tsanglao will be visiting Zunheboto on November 3.

In this regard, all the legislators, AEROs, political parties & supervisors from 31-36 Assembly Constituency and also the GBs and BLOs of Zunheboto Town have been requested to attend the meeting at 10:00 am at DC conference hall.

Excise Mobile Squad seize liquor DimaPur, November 2 (mexN): The Excise Mobile Squad during the month of October seized 3584 bottles of IMFL and beer. In this connection, 101 people were arrested and booked under the relevant section of NLTP Act, 1989. During the same period, the unit detected two drugs cases and arrested two persons and charged them under relevant sections of the NDPS Act, 1985 and Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. A press release from Superintendent of Excise (Mobile Squad) informed that the seized articles have been deposited in the Excise Mobile Squad malkhana. Information related to transportation and stock of illegal liquor and drugs to the unit from any quarter will be highly appreciated and promptly responded with action, the release added.

Graduate Teachers in Kma informed Kohima, November 2 (mexN): In pursuance to the letter NO.ED/ACA/I/2015 dated 14th October 2015, all Graduate Teachers (both regular & adhoc) under Kohima district have been directed to submit all the educational documents, appointment orders, regularisation orders, extension orders to the District Education Officer (DEO) on or before November 9. Failing to do so, the DEO office will not be held responsible for any lapses due to non-submission, a press release from DEO K Mary Dzüvichu stated.

KES to organize concert on Nov 11 Kohima, November 2 (mexN): The Kohima Educational Society (KES) is organizing concert to raise fund for education of Naga children at REMPA, Jotsoma on November 11 from 4:00 pm onwards. The concert will be graced by Chief Minister TR Zeliang as chief guest and parliamentary secretary for youth resources and sports, state lotteries and music task force Khriehu Liezietsu as the guest of honour. The concert will feature Euphony choir, Alobo Naga, Tetseo Sisters, Tali Angh, Methaneilie, Purple Fusion.

KMC informs

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e cannot find the exact word to tell you that we are so proud of what you have bcum through the year .you are a fabulous son and we treasure every moment with you.we wish you the happiest of days and a bright, healthy future...happy birthday my darling son Mom, dad, bro Ren

NSRLM staff undergo capacity building training

Kohima, November 2 (mexN): As part of the resource block strategy of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), the state, district and block staff of the Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) are undergoing an intensive State Level Capacity Building Training from November 2-6 at ATI, Kohima.

National resource persons from NRLM, Ministry of Rural Development will impart the training and coordinate with participants on Action Plans and Targets; Needs assessment and training on Village Level Organizations (VLOs).

The training is being conducted in line with the State Mission’s plan of building capacities of staff to become resource persons (ToTs) in the respective blocks and districts.

The aim of the Mission for the year is to develop mod-

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and position community cadres. She further underscored the importance of working to develop model SHGs, VLOs and Blocks so the Blocks can become immersion sites for other Blocks across the districts in the state. She also said livelihood activities need to begin at a more intensified manner as a next phase of the program implementation.

Earlier, resource persons Shivaji N Choudhury, Pradyut Bhattacharjee, Suman Laskar and Lalita Dhal went for field visits to Changtongya, Chukitong and Pfutsero Blocks on October 29 and 30 to assess the field implementation and functioning of the program at the Block level and to get a better understanding of requirements. Resource person Manish Kumar would be joining the team from November 4.

Kohima, November 2 (mexN): All dressed meat dealers under Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) jurisdiction have been informed that there will be a joint meeting at KMC administrator's chamber on November 4 at 11:00 am with regard to dressed meat rates/price issues. Kovi Meyase, Administrator, KMC in a press release has requested all to attend the meeting without fail. In another press release, KMC superintendent, Zakiekhotuo Kiso informed that on November 6, 11:00 am at the Kohima Municipal Council conference hall, there will be a meeting regarding implementation of Swachh Bharat in Kohima town with Abei Meru, Brand Ambassador for Kohima District. All concerned have been requested to be present at the meeting.

MMC informs commercial building owners moKoKchuNg, November 2 (DiPr): Office of the Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) has notified to all commercial building owners of the town to whitewash their respective buildings and clear up the surroundings by November 30 on account of the Mokokchung Town QQ centenary celebration. In continuance with the earlier notification, all shop owners have been notified to maintain waste box, light up the front of the shop with CFL bulb and use 40 and above micron polybags for all shopping purposes.

NPF Minority Wing aids fire victims DimaPur, November 2 (mexN): The Minority Wing of NPF on October 29 visited Dimapur Kuda Village, C Khel, where fire rendered many families homeless on October 24. The NPF team distributed relief to the affected families. Mahendra Thousen, working president of NPF Minority Wing, in a press note stated that the team distributed food items along with mineral water to all the affected family members. The minority wing president Bhattacharjee has extended gratitude to Dimapur administration for their support and all the organisations for generous contribution to the victims, the release added.

Training on Mid-Day Meal in Dmp DimaPur, November 2 (mexN): Sensitization training on Mid-Day Meal will be held in the office of Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO), Dimapur on November 5, 11:00 am. Therefore, all the Head Teachers/ Teacher in-charges and SMC chairmen have been asked to attend the training without fail. TA/DA will be given, said a press release from SDEO Dimapur.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 299X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume

An Act of Frankness

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t this particular juncture in Naga current events we need what Amilcar Cabral called ‘self criticism.’

This, he said, “is an act of frankness, courage, comradeship and awareness of our responsibilities, a proof of our will to accomplish and to accomplish properly.

To criticize oneself is to reconstruct oneself within oneself in order to serve [humanity] better.”

Where do we even begin this process? In the Naga context, two lies have made one truth! And so the many layers of lies have to be peeled away, like the multiple layers of the onion, in order to get to the truth. In other words, Nagas need to act with frankness and sincerity so the lies can be uncovered which will increase our understanding of this complex situation with many underlying and interconnected social, economic and political issues.

For instance, let us take corruption as a point in case. Since corruption is generally acknowledged as having enveloped the Naga way of life, this has created conditions where initiating a public discourse around it becomes problematic. Corruption in the Naga context has assumed a collective societal demeanor insinuating everyone’s complicity by not standing up to it. Chronic corruption has become so alarming that most people have resigned themselves to it, and have become overwhelmed by cynicism that thwarts exploring creative solutions to eradicate it. In fact, this contradictory and paradoxical condition is supporting a culture that is silencing Nagas rather than spurring them to eradicate corruption at its roots!

Sadly, corruption seems to be the least of the people’s worries against the backdrop of continuous armed conflict that has taken place over many generations. Yet, the two go hand in hand as the conflict situation is entrenched in corrupt practices which affect every Naga family.

The climate of corruption, in the Naga situation is embedded in a larger State structure rife with both institutional structural violence and armed conflict. Under these circumstances corruption encourages unethical practices that are not accountable or transparent and supports complicity and impunity. When the State system structures are inherently compromised people feel more vulnerable and often comply with unethical practices in order to survive because they cannot see another option.

Over decades, Naga people have become more removed, separated from their true identities as a people, as they have become unwittingly and unintentionally absorbed in the mythmaking of an institutionalized state identity. The separation has caused further isolation and rejection of one another that has effectively broken relationships, destroyed trust and created barriers. This divisive character of the conditions within which we live has blinded us to our shared humanity. We may not even see one another as human beings.

Instead, we see ‘them’ as aliens, outsiders, competitors, and as objects of status, class, clan, and tribe, etc.

Long term solutions are needed to reweave the fabric of Naga society and culture. We need to begin imagining that an alternate Naga world is possible and to recognize that our shared humanity is essential in this journey. Then, we can begin to evolve a praxis of reflection and action that transforms into a new reality. It is through recovering our imagination and desire that our culture can transition from blindness to having full vision, from numbness to feeling and expressing our imagination and from oppression to justice.

The journey could well begin with an act of frankness!

lEfT WING |

Amiya Kumar Kushwaha IANS

1 day for trial, 2 months for deciding a rape case

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fast-track court here has delivered its judgment in a case of attempted rape in a little over two months, summing up the recording of prosecution evidence in a day. This is being called the fastest resolution of a rape case in the city.

Normally, such cases drag on for months, with the witnesses and sometimes even the complainant turning hostile.

The overall proceedings in the rape case, right from the registration of the FIR (first information report) by the police to the pronouncement of sentence by the Dwarka fast-track court, took a little over two months.

Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat awarded five years' imprisonment to Vinay Dubey after holding him guilty of trying to rape a woman on the pretext of providing her a job.

He was also fined Rs.25,000.

A case was registered against Dubey on August 19 in Dwarka and he was arrested a day after the FIR was lodged.

According to the police, Dubey tried to rape the woman.

The victim in her complaint said that about three or four days before the day she filed a complaint with the local police, she received a call from Dubey who offered her a job and called her for a meeting at his Dwarka Sector-12 office in west Delhi.

When the woman visited Dubey's office, he first talked about her educational and professional qualifications, later he started misbehaving with her and tried to rape her. But the woman managed to push him away and thwart his rape bid, the complaint said. The woman then called the police from the spot. Dubey escaped from the spot, but was arrested by the police on August 20.

Delhi Police filed a chargesheet in the case on September 30 before a magisterial court that took cognizance of the offence and transferred the case to be tried by the fast track court. The fast track court on October 8 framed charges against the accused to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

On October 13, the court began recording of the statement of prosecution witnesses and concluded the process in a day.

Five witnesses, including the complainant, testified as prosecution witnesses to support the allegation levelled against Dubey.

On October 15, the court recorded the statement of Dubey as an accused and also examined his friend as defence witness. The court on October 20 convicted Dubey under rape charges. The argument for quantum of punishment was heard on October 26 where public prosecutor Satvinder Kaur submitted that the maximum possible sentence be imposed upon the convict whereas the defence counsel for the convict prayed for leniency towards him.

On October 28 the court, while awarding Dubey a five-year jail term, held that the crime committed by the convict cannot be said to be simple as he betrayed the trust of the victim.

"The convict had called the prosecutrix (victim) to the office of his friend on the pretext of providing employment to her but, in fact, his real intention was to satiate his sexual lust upon her," the court said. "...the offer of employment was given to the prosecutrix only as a bait in order to trap her."

The court observed that the victim would never have imagined that the convict is only interested in sexually exploiting her.

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

C O M M E N T A R Y

Karen MacGregor

Nelson Mandela: An exemplar of lifelong learning Learning—wide, deep and never-ending—lies at the core of personal and political transformation

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study of Nelson Mandela’s educational experiences has revealed the global icon to be an exemplar of lifelong learning. Research

by Dr Peter Rule of the school of education at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal shows “deep fascination with education and learning”.

Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, is written “almost as a learning story. These are my teachers, this is what I learned and, as a result, this is who and what I have become,” Rule told the 9th Annual Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference that was held in Durban in September 2015. “Often when Mandela introduces a person he will talk about his education, or he will talk about what he learned from that person, whether a friend or an enemy. There’s a very specific emphasis on learning.”

The purpose of the study, Rule told the conference hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, was to draw insights and implications from an analysis of Mandela’s lifelong learning, as reflected in his autobiography, biographies about him, his speeches and other sources. “If you look at Nelson Mandela’s writings, there is a very rich reservoir of material about lifelong learning,” he said. “It is interesting to plot how and what he learns.”

Mandela’s education Mandela had an interesting and complex education. It included a traditional Thembu upbringing in Eastern Cape province, which Rule described as the “foundation of the whole structure of his education”.

Mandela also had a formal Wesleyan mission education, higher education, professional education as a lawyer, a political education and a prison education. Being brought up a Thembu, said Rule, was a “powerful, formative part of Mandela’s education". He learned the history and the culture of the Thembu people, folklore and the law, stories of the group and a civic education.

Key experiences included going through circumcision, and growing up in the chief’s court. “When Mandela’s father died he became part of the chief’s compound, and saw first hand what was happening in that court.

That had a strong influence on his own leadership style.”

The oral tradition was central in this education. His father told stories about battles and heroic warriors. Mandela wrote in his autobiography that his mother “would enchant us with Xhosa legends and fables that had come down from numberless generations”.

It also included a civic education. Mandela wrote: “I was groomed, like my father before me, to counsel the leaders of the tribe.”

Mandela’s formal education took him through a number of mission institutions in the Eastern Cape.

Three generations of African leaders went through the mission system. Many rebelled against it, but at the same time embraced some of the key elements. “They rejected the imperialism, colonialism and domination, but admired the system of parliamentary democracy, Christian values such as order, public service, good conduct and the English language as a unifying force against ethnic divisions. The formal mission education had a continuing influence on his life,” said Rule.

a bachelor degree via distance education at the University of South Africa, and a high-level law degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits.

“His university education was probably not as significant as we think university education is. But of particular importance for Mandela was the people he met. At Wits he met lawyers from other racial and cultural backgrounds, and interacted with them at a political and professional level and that was powerfully formative for him.” Mandela’s professional education was also interesting. After Wits, he did an articled clerkship at a law firm in Johannesburg – probably the only law firm that would take on black clerks. Lazar Sidelsky was his mentor at the firm. In his autobiography Mandela talked about learning from Sidelsky about law as public service and making law available and accessible.

Subsequently, Mandela became a partner in a law firm with Oliver Tambo, a fellow anti-apartheid struggle hero. “Within that partnership he was exposed to all the kinds of suffering and problems that black people experienced in apartheid South Africa. There were queues of people waiting at the door, and having to deal with these cases, one by one, and through that becoming familiar with how the system worked and how it impacted on ordinary people’s lives.” Regarding his prison education, Mandela highlighted learning to survive in the prison environment. “Knowing the authorities’ purposes, developing strategies to undermine the purposes, and cultivating collective strength through sharing and solidarity. He saw prison as another site of struggle, part of a broader struggle for liberation.”

Robben Island, home to Mandela for most of his 27 years behind bars, was known as a ‘struggle university’. “Prisoners created their own curriculum, both academic and political. You could choose to go to classes on Marxism or the Indian struggle, trade unions or English literature. People who knew about these things would teach,” said Rule.

“Often the methods were innovative. There would be study circles at the quarry, where people would stand in groups as they were working and have somebody lecturing on a topic.” “What’s striking for me is how Mandela is an exemplar of lifelong learning. He learns throughout his life, from being a child to being in his 70s and 80s,” said Rule. “But also it is life-wide learning. It is not just confined to formal spaces like schools and universities but includes prison, the struggle – it’s an embracing learning. And also life-deep learning – not simply about politics or law but about how the person develops and grows.”

Four levels of dialogue In trying to understand how lifelong learning worked for Nelson Mandela, Rule found four levels of dialogue – with others, with self, with the collective, and with context. Dialogue with others was crucial. “A striking thing about Nelson Mandela’s story is how he refused to dehumanise ‘the other’. Whether the person was an opponent or enemy – even prison warders or Afrikaner politicians – he insisted on seeing ‘the other’ as a person who he could acknowledge, understand, interact with and learn from.”

Long Walk to Freedom, said Rule, “is full of dialogues with friends and mentors, with comrades and rivals”. For example, although Mandela never became a communist, he had a continuing, strong dialogue with communists through the 1940s and 1950s.

“We see this pattern of dialogue that runs through his Higher education Mandela studied at the University of Fort Hare, story. And dialogue with others is very important.”

The second level is dialogue with self. An example an institution created for black Africans. He obtained

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hortly before Mahmoud Abbas took to the UN podium on September 30 — in his first address to the General Assembly as the representative of the “non-member state” of Palestine — his office hinted that the Palestinian Authority leader would drop a “bombshell.”

When the speech arrived, Abbas touched on a litany of issues the Palestinian people face as a result of the ongoing Israeli occupation of their lands, including the unjustified killing of innocent civilians, the displacement of Palestinian families from the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the latest Israeli incursions on the AlAqsa mosque. These abuses, Abbas insisted, demonstrated Israel’s lack of commitment to the 1993 Oslo Accords — an ongoing effort to create a peace treaty between Palestine and Israel. The accords are the heart of the so-called “peace process.”

According to the Oslo framework, Palestinians — under the Palestinian Authority, which was created by the agreement and is now led by Abbas — administer parts of the Occupied Territories on Israel’s behalf while preventing militants from attacking Israel. In return, Israel is supposed to release the territories into an independent Palestinian state negotiated by the parties.

Yet Oslo has been in complete disarray almost since the beginning. It’s been hobbled by the ongoing demolition of Palestinian homes, the continued growth of illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, and a dizzying network of Israeli checkpoints throughout the West Bank that make it impossible for Palestinians to travel freely for work, healthcare, or normal social life.

Successive Israeli governments have shown little to no interest in making serious concessions for peace, while the Palestinian political leadership has

is when Mandela met a Basotho queen in the 1940s and she asked him why he could not speak Sesotho; why, with his royal Thembu background, he could not speak a language of the people?

“He was forced to confront his own parochial identity as a Thembu and start to think what it meant to be a South African,” said Rule. “He captures this as quite a transformative moment, when suddenly his mind opened and he embraced a wider African identity.”

Another example is Mandela’s use of the Xhosa phrase, Ndiwelimilambo enamengamo, which means “crossing famous rivers”. Mandela used it when he returned from Johannesburg to the Eastern Cape for the funeral of a chief. “In that journey he realises how he has changed, how he’s moved from a rural area to the city – how he’s become an urban person, a lawyer, from being a Thembu, a tribal person.” There were a number of significant river crossings for Mandela, and he reflected on what they meant for him. “Dialogue with the self is about critical self-reflection and moments of transformative learning.”

Regarding dialogue with the collective, said Rule, there was an interesting dialogue through Mandela’s life with the former liberation, now ruling party the African National Congress, or ANC. “Often it is about endorsing ANC policy but sometimes it is about contesting it, and occasionally he disobeys ANC policy.

At other times he initiates new policy, for example entering into negotiations with former apartheid leaders before that was ANC policy. “So there is a complex dialogue going on with the collective.”

Dialogue with context was also a crucial aspect of Mandela’s learning experience.

“One thing that is characteristic of Mandela is this ability to reflect on what’s going on around him and understand what it means. You can see this clearly when he comes out of prison and is having to adapt very quickly to a very different South Africa – a violent country in transition in the 1990s – and having to learn and read the signs of the time.”

Learning from Mandela Rule said that what he was trying to show through Mandela’s dialogic lifelong learning was that the dialogues were all related to each other, and there was continuing, evolving dialogue. “What I tried to do is understand Nelson Mandela’s learning as part of a broader South African dialogism” linked to people like Albert Luthuli, Sol Plaatje, Steve Biko, Helen Suzman and, recently, Vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State Jonathan Jansen. “It’s a dialogue of people who don’t necessarily agree with each other but who are committed to engaging. So there is an emphasis on connectedness. Various human beings are connected to each other and also to those who have gone before and to those who are coming after.”

Mandela’s emphasis was on humanism – the insistence on seeing all people as human beings – and an understanding that dialogue rests on difference.

“In fact there can be no dialogue without difference, if you think about it – there would be nothing to say.

So dialogue is about engaging with difference. It doesn’t mean coming to consensus, but is about recognising and appreciating difference.”

Another lesson from Mandela’s life was critical reflection and openness to criticism. “He wasn’t always fond of criticism but he listened and embraced it.” There were possibilities of personal and collective transformation. “This kind of learning means being open to change,” said Rule. “And the good of humankind stands above that of any sectional interest – that’s one of the key things that we learn from Mandela’s life.”

The Odds Are Stacked Against Mahmoud Abbas Nazish Kolsy Foreign Policy in Focus been badly undermined by its security cooperation with Israel.

None of this, of course, is news. If anything, knife attacks, settler violence, clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces, and other signs of the decaying peace process have only increased in the month since Abbas’ speech.

Then came Abbas’ “bombshell”: If Israel won’t do its part to keep up the Oslo framework, he said, then the Palestinian Authority “cannot continue to be bound by these signed agreements” either. Arguing that the Authority couldn’t run the peace process by itself, Abbas added that “Israel must assume fully all its responsibility as an occupying power.”

This doesn’t mean he pulled out of Oslo, as some outlets reported at the time. Truly cancelling the agreement would mean dismantling the Palestinian Authority — Abbas’ own seat of authority — and refusing to govern Palestinian territories for Israel. That would officially revert their governance to Israel itself (which Israel, as the occupying power, is technically responsible for under international law).

Failing that, Abbas’ threat is empty — if anything, it’s a last-ditch effort

to revive Oslo, not transform it. That’s bound to fail, for at least four reasons.

First, the Oslo Accords can’t be enacted amid constant violence — either the slow-motion variety of family displacement and settlement construction or the pitched street battles currently plaguing East Jerusalem.

Second, any peace initiative is dependent on the United States, which has appointed itself the key mediator of the conflict. While Washington has expressed support for a Palestinian state, it’s foremost a key ally of Israel, supporting the country financially, militarily, and diplomatically — even when Israeli actions contradict the stated U.S. interest in a two-state solution.

Third, Abbas lacks popular support from Palestinians and is notorious for his inability to act on his promises.

Despite high-profile actions at the UN and elsewhere, Abbas — whose official term expired years ago — has little to show for his efforts when it comes to improving the condition of Palestinians at home. And finally, beyond standing before world leaders and reminding them of the Palestinian struggle, Abbas doesn’t seem to have any real solutions to his country’s occupa-

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tion. There’s no strategy for how these issues can be resolved or what other leaders can do to contribute.

So what can Abbas do?

For starters, he could act on his threat to end the Palestinian Authority’s cooperation with Israel until the occupying power fulfills its own responsibilities. This could increase his support among Palestinians, and it would put the onus on Israel to restart the process. But any move towards abolishing the Authority (which Abbas is unlikely to do in any case) runs the risk of damaging Abbas’ support among international governments. And in any case the Netanyahu government in Israel is unlikely to respond productively.

On the other hand, Abbas could continue to improve his relationships with other world leaders in hopes of pressuring the United States into initiating a more concrete and effective peace strategy — a strategy that ends violence, checkpoints, and mass incarceration of Palestinians. But though the Obama administration seems to have soured on Netanyahu himself, Washington is unlikely to play this role anytime soon.

A third option would be to call for an international peacekeeping force to administer the territories with the goal of shepherding the creation of a Palestinian state, though Israel is unlikely to allow this without a fight. Although the United States may be reluctant to support such a motion, the European Union could encourage it. The EU has played a significant role in Palestine’s economic and social development — something that should be funded by the occupying force but isn’t.

The odds don’t favor Abbas in any of these scenarios. But that’s how the odds are stacked when one country’s the occupier and the other’s occupied.

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Imagine a Rape-Free Delhi

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elhi’s shame is that it’s the rape capital of India. The recent brutal rape of minors only underscores the tragic fact that nothing has changed since December 16, 2012 when a 23-year old physiotherapy student was gang-raped in a moving bus and triggered a nationwide outrage.

The massive protests that shook the capital and metropolitan India were considered by sociologists as a tipping point as there was pent up anger against the breakdown in law and order and governance. The recent incidents have only thrown up a sordid blame game between Delhi’s government and Centre while rapes in the capital have trebled since 2012.

For all the talk of reforms of the criminal justice system and swifter justice, the appeals of the four accused against the death sentence in the December 16 rape case are still pending in Supreme Court. In the lower courts, the conviction rate in rape cases is a lowly 23 to 27 per cent, which only emboldens rapists that they need not fear the law of the land.

The 77,000 strong Delhi Police, however, claim that in most cases rapists are brought to justice. But they were too busy providing security for the India-Africa Forum summit to escort the rapist in the infamous Uber rape case of December 2014 to the fast track court to decide his quantum of punishment.

Policing is as much the problem as the solution. So is the ruling political class. On national TV channels, they insist that rapists must be hanged. The Madras High Court is sure that castrating the rapists of minors will fetch magical results. But the ruling dispensation is more worried that such crimes take attention away from Delhi’s claims of being a world-class destination for tourism or a diversion from its efforts to sell the India story. “One small incident of rape in Delhi advertised world over is enough to cost us billions of dollars in terms of global tourism,” stated a minister of the NDA government. Although he retracted his statement, the damage was done.

No doubt, these small incidents in Delhi and elsewhere in India have impacted tourist footfalls. More than the loss of a fistful of dollars, however, they point to a pervasive failure of development on the gender front.

This is reflected in the imbalanced sex ratio as there is a lesser number of women per 1,000 men. This ratio is one of the lowest in Delhi. Does any of this have a bearing on the higher incidence of sexual offences against women when compared to states where there the gender ratio is more balanced? Interestingly, social scientists have noted a robust inverse relationship between the sex ratio and murders and other violent crimes in India.

In states with an adverse sex ratio, a higher incidence of murders was observed. A better sex ratio was associated with fewer murders. Many years ago, Philip Oldenburgh termed the states in the country with the worst sex ratios mostly in the north and northwest of Indiaas “the Bermuda Triangle for girls.” In sharp con-

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trast, a more affirmative link between gender relations and crime was observed in the southern state of Kerala which has the highest sex ratio in the country and some of the lowest crime rates, not only of murders but others as well, according to the research of Jean Dreze and Reetika Khera.

Can this reasoning extend to sexual crimes against women, including rapes? Using the latest numbers of the National Crime Research Bureau, Delhi clearly is an outlier as it has one of the lowest sex ratios and the highest incidence of sexual offences in the country by a substantial margin in 2014. The crime rate, defined as the incidence of criminal sexual offences per 100,000 women, is the highest at 86.96 in the national capital. Although this is highly suggestive, the relationship across 35 states and union territories in the country is observed to be only mildly inverse and not significant. In other words, it is only broadly true and doesn’t tell the full story.

Kerala, with the best gender balance, indicates why this is so as it has a crime rate against women that is higher than the national average. In fact, seven out of the top 10 states with the highest sex ratios also had a higher incidence of sexual offences against women than the national average. Research is now re-appraising the so-called Kerala model of development which indicated the possibilities of higher social development at low levels of per capita income.

How does one reconcile this model with the growing gender-based violence, mental illness and the rapid

incidence of dowry and related crimes in the state?

Kerala is no safe haven for women.

According to a fascinating paper by Mridul Eapen and Praveena Kodoth of the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram, “changes in the structure and practices of families in the past century have had wide-ranging implications for gender relations… alterations in marriage, inheritance and succession practices have… weakened women’s access to and control of inherited resources… the persistence of a gendered work structure have limited women’s claims to ‘self-acquired’ or independent sources of wealth.” With their weaker position, can domestic violence, declining property rights and serious mental illnesses be far behind?

What is happening in Delhi is only a concentrated expression of what is occurring in the country.

Doing whatever it takes to ensure gender parity, including in the police force, is desirable. Killing the girl child at birth has to stop at all costs. Family and societal values that favour sons over daughters, too, must change. A dark and troubling truth is that women, including minors, are mostly raped by members of the family and known people like neighbours and relatives. There is a need to have child protection services, including provision of crèches for working mothers – especially of the poorer sections of society – so that minors are not left unattended. Ultimately, it is only the vigilance of a gender-sensitised citizenry that will minimize rapes.

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one are the days when land and gold were the only avenues of investment for a normal middle class family. Today we have plenty of choices! But then again, when we buy any personal items like clothes, gadgets, etc., we want ourselves to be standing right in front of the queue, whereas, when we buy any financial product, we want to be at the end of the queue. This is because when it comes to investing money, most of us try to fit in other’s shoes. However, what is best for your neighbour may not be good for you, on the contrary, it could only be counterproductive.

Investment is no more a science, it is an Art! Let us get started with the basics of Investing: • You have heard it before, but I’ll say it again. “Never put all your eggs in a single basket.” One of the most reliable ways to maximise your long-term returns and reduce the risk of losing money is by diversifying your investments, by spreading your investments across different asset classes and sectors, both horizontally and vertically. It can be a mixture of stocks, bonds, gold, property, fixed deposits, etc.

• Keep it regular.Remember, if you want your six packs, you have to exercise regularly. Likewise, by investing a set amount regularly, you remove the emotions from the investment decision and ensure that you do not get caught up in the market hype and noises.

Understanding Risk All investments involve some amount of risk. The key is to make the right decisions, based on individual circumstances. Also, take into account the level of risk you are willing to undertake.

The risk profile you choose reflects your perception of the acceptable trade-off between the risk taken and the reward ensured for taking that investment risk.

If you are willing to accept a high degree of risk, then the high-risk,

high-return investment may be a viable alternative for wealth accumulation. In contrast, if you are a riskaverse person, you may find that even a small decline in the investment may cause you undue anxiety. If the possibility of such loss makes you lose sleep at night, a conservative low-risk, low-return, safer investment is a better option for you.

The other factor that affects your risk profile is the investment time horizon. As a long-term investor, you can afford to assume greater risks for better potential returns. However, as the horizon shortens, the risk of loss from shortfalls increases, and the overall risk profile of the investment declines.

Choosing the right investment for your risk level Every investor's risk tolerance is different. In choosing any investment, the following factors must be taken into consideration.

• Your investment goals.

• Your expectations for returns.

• The length of time you can hold your investment.

• How comfortable you are with fluctuations in the value of your investment.

Investor risk profiles – which one fits you?

• Conservative- an investor who seeks to protect his/her accumulated wealth and is only prepared to accept a relatively low level of risk. Recommended for Investors who are less than 55-years old.

• Balanced- an investor who seeks an investment that provides a mix of income and growth, should be stable in value over a three-yearperiod, but could fall in value by five to ten per cent within a year.

Over the long term, this strategy could provide a return of 11 to14 per cent. Recommended for Investors less than 45 years old.

• Growth- an investor who seeks more growth than income, with an overall investment portfolio that could provide growth of 12 to18 per cent over the long term. The flip-side is that in any one year, it could fall by as much as 20 per cent in value. Recommended for young investors.

• High Growth/Aggressive- an investor who predominantly seeks growth assets that could provide returns of greater than 15 per cent over the long term. The flip-side is that in any one year, it could fall by greater than 20 per cent in value.

Recommended rarely.

Remember, you should assess your risk profile based on a full riskassessment, and looking at your needs and investment goals, before deciding on any investments.

1965 and celebrating 1965

Who the nation-state is for, who it’s not for

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e, the citizens of the Indian Union, cannot afford to forget the year 1965. The world we live in was shaped in no small way by events of that year, though not necessarily by the events that the Government of the Indian Union would want us to remember but by those events that it wants us to forget. The Government of the Indian Union is celebrating the 1965 war with pomp and grandeur. While celebrating a war that no one claims was fought for national liberation, human rights or any positive human value, funds have already been pumped in for commemoration.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the war of 1965, where the primary combatants were the Indian Union's Army and Pakistan's Army. According to sources that don't owe explicit affiliation to the propaganda machines of Pakistan or the Indian Union, about 7800 army men were killed in the war. Of this number, about 3000 were from the Indian Union's Army and the rest from Pakistan Army. Given that there was no 'crowning' event like surrender and that both groups of combatants inflicted somewhat similar amount of damage to each other and also gained large swathes of each other's territories, the answer to the question 'who won?' was up for grabs. That opportunity was grabbed with a lot of zeal by the respective governments to tutor their citizens and especially the yet-to-be-born citizen about their version of who were the good guys, who were the bad guys, who won, who lost and how in all of this we must never ask questions like the difference in caste-class composition of those the jawans and the officers, how many lives of these poor regions of the world could be protected from death by disease and malnutrition compared to the number of lives that were purportedly protected by the war using the same amount of money that was spent in the war and most importantly, did the likelihood of being killed, tortured, assaulted, mistreated or raped by one's 'own' army personnel compared to alien army personnel decrease after this war. It remains an undeniable truth that a citizen of Pakistan is much more likely to be killed, tortured, assaulted, mistreated, subjected to forced labour, kidnapped, 'disappeared', looted or raped in his or her lifetime by the Pakistan Army than the Indian Union Army. This was true then and this is true now. Whether the reverse holds true for a citizen of the Indian Union is something I don't have the courage to comment upon. I am not a very courageous man. I am a fat, short, riceeating Bengali after all.

Another spate of killings also happened in 1965. And it was one-sided murder of the unarmed. Hundreds of Tamil young men were killed brutally by Khaki armed forces in what is now called Tamil Nadu. This was no minor affair and was reported extensively for

many days across the world, in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Time magazine and elsewhere. The Indian Union government rushed in its Khaki forces to suppress the unprecedented mass movement of Tamil youths against the planned imposition of Hindi as the Indian Union's sole official language. The martyred youth of 1965 represent another narrative of glory and bravery, that is drowned down by tricolour drumbeats. But those who remember can never forget. While the Indian Union government today is making the push for Hindi as UN language, it dare not mention these language martyrs on the 50th anniversary of their martyrdom. Their cause lingers through the recent Chennai declaration of language rights that asks for linguistic equality for all our mother-tongues – a call that is slowly gathering steam. At a solemn event held in Chennai, representatives from Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala paid homage to these martyrs as their own, to the 1965 Tamil cause as their own. The 1965 language movement of Tamils stopped the advancing battle-tank of Hindi imposition. The momentum of Hindi imposition was broken by the Tamil speed-breaker, if only temporarily. The tank that was stopped in its track is restarting its engine with renewed vigour.

After the 1965 language movement, the Congress, which had ruled Tamil Nadu till then was defeated for good - never to return again.

That should give us an idea what those events and killings meant and their continued reverberations in people's memory. It’s due to these events that complete Hindi imposition on non-Hindi people remains only a partially successful project. Whether that can be compared to the relevance of 1965 war in people's lives is something I leave the readers to judge.

50 years after 1965, we must probe why does Delhi want us to celebrate one 1965 and forget another? All nation-state narratives, curated by the government, to create 'truth' and 'common-sense', remembers and celebrates certain things and forgets others. It underlines certain things and deletes other things. A comparison of the highlighted with the deleted gives us an idea of who the nation-state is for and who it is not for, who is boss and who is servant. This government narrative gains currency through dominant film-industry, media academia and textbooks and can be called the autobiography of a nation-state. But no nationstate in the world is one people. All people must write their own autobiographies. They owe it to their martyrs and their children. They owe it to smoke rising from burned wigwams of the native Americans, the smoke that was seen by the people made alien in their own homeland by other people by superiority of arms and numbers, the smoke that rose above disinformation and indoctrination to spread on the wide canvas of the unconquerred starry sky and broke into words that could be seen from farfar-away, words that solemnly whisper in every mother-tongue of this earth that 'We shall not forget'. We cannot forget 1965.

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s I write this, I spot over a dozen Chinese men outside my Beijing hotel room wearing air purifier masks on their faces - the price they paid for technology. It stirred some alarming thoughts about where India is heading, and why India has a need to rethink each of its steps towards technological advancement.

In this world of homogenization, all metros seem the same, Berlin to Beijing - glittering malls, tall building, fast food and speedy cars.

Beijing was also no different from Delhi except for Mandarin on its billboards and it gave the look of what Delhi could be few years ahead -- high speed metros, better looking cars, better looking buildings, cleaner and orderly streets, but men much petite.

As high as my expectations were, from a country pioneering in technology, to be battling its pollution levels and other effects of technology, the country seemed to have lost equally bad in its struggle.

Living in Delhi, pollution was something which I could see around, but Beijing also got me to experience it. As soon as I stepped out of the airport, my nostrils were flaring up, being an asthma fighter, immediately finding it difficult to breathe. Although there have been attempts from the Chinese government -denying registrations to older cars and factories -- to fight their pollution monster, the issue seems to be not all that simple to settle the fight.

Some of China's pollution fighting technologies earlier, which ran on coal-generated electricity, thereby contributed to higher carbon emissions although air quality would get better - a technology to fight another technology.

Result was the sight of a huge population - young to old - donning air purifiers, attempting to breathe cleaner air. Although these air purifiers could filter particulate contaminants in the air there is no evidence that these filters could help in long-term.

According to the US Department of State Air Quality Monitoring Program's 'Mission China', the air quality index for Beijing on any average 24 hours of a day shows "unhealthy for sensitive groups" - nearly as unhealthy as smoking 40 cigarettes a day, as per a study.

The classic Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City shots at night that I sought as a tourist were rather hazy owing to the smog and were tough to crack them right.

The average PM2.5 levels figured between 101-150, as against the safe 0-50 level, and even touched the '"unhealthy" level (151-200) at night. These levels, according to the department, means "active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion" India, which is still on its road to technological advancement, aims at replicating the Chinese ways, be it "Make in India", be it attracting Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) for its industries and businesses. But its capital city Delhi's air pollution already has touched "hazardous" levels.

As per the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the PM2.5 levels in Delhi's air are always above the prescribed safe levels of 60 with an average of 100 units of particulate matter pollution in the air, reaching levels as high as 300 during winters. Delhi has bagged the spot of its competitor Beijing, which was considered to be the most polluted city for long.

According to a World Health Organization study last year the concentration of PM2.5 was higher in Delhi than in Beijing, proving Delhi to have the filthiest air in the world.

Shouldn't these be indicators for India to rethink technology, industries?

Beijing has now assumed its path of green energy, and shut some of its conventional coal-run industries, electricity out of coal to adopt gas-run methods and other non-conventional methods and has improved its air quality much better than before.

It was a much needed move for Beijing, to have cleaner means of transportation. A simple move to have "only bicycle" track has helped Beijing a lot - persuading many to use their bicycles or electric bikes. On a majority of the days, there were more bicycles than there would be cars on the road, a solution Delhi needs.

Whereas studies on Delhi have been bringing out even horrific angles to the city's pollution. The most recent study

by University of Surrey shows that Delhi's air has a "toxic blend" of geography, poor energy resources and unfavourable weather that dangerously "boosts" its pollution.

Delhi, I hope you're listening.

Any civilisation suppressing artistes' voices is in grave danger: Kashyap Kishori sud

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e never minces his words. And looking at the scenario where creative minds of the country are returning their awards and honours, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap feels suppressing voices of artistes can only put a civilisation into "grave danger".

Multiple writers, filmmakers and historians have returned their national awards over the past few weeks, as a mark of protest against a growing atmosphere of intolerance in the country.

“The voice of dissent is being suppressed. For me, any civilisation that tries to suppress the voice of the artiste or the writer, is always in grave danger," the director of "Gangs Of Wasseypur" told IANS. "I always say that every civilsation and society has a duty to try and preserve its voice of artistes, of culture.... because if you don't do that, it would be a very scary place to be in,” he added.

He feels that "sometimes a recognition makes you feel obliged (to do something) in a certain way".

He says returning prestigious honours is the highest form of protest. "So, it's their (the writers') way of dissent as they think it is binding on them,” added Kashyap.

“It is the highest form of trying to stand up and say that 'We disagree and we don't support'. It takes a lot of courage, and I respect that kind of a dissent a lot," But the government's reaction, he says is "scary."

"It doesn't affect them (the government) and they make statements like 'Let's see when they stop writing'. It is literally like there is this full sense of control wanting to be exercised...it's scary,” added the acclaimed filmmaker, who delves in to darker realities with his films.

Whether it's the Dadri lynching, rape assaults, FTII impasse or attack on freedom of speech, Kashyap is concerned about how "what is happening collectively around us is really scary".

Kashyap's last project as a director was "Bombay Velvet", which failed to work critically or commercially.

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Tension aT india-nepal border

Nepali police kill Indian protester at border blockade don't interfere in our internal

KATHMANDU, No veMber 2 (reUTers): Nepali police shot and killed an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint on Monday as they tried to clear protesters whose blockade has strangled Nepal's fuel supplies and badly damaged relations between the neighbours.

Nepal has faced an acute fuel crisis for more than a month since protesters in the lowland south, angered that a new constitution fails to reflect their interests, prevented supply trucks from entering from India.

Many in Nepal see India's hand in the protests although it denies any role.

With the landlocked Himalayan nation of 28 million recovering from its worst earthquake on record, the government has turned to China for extra fuel. Officials said some Chinese oil was due to arrive in Kathmandu late on Monday.

Hundreds of stickwielding protesters battled with police near the border crossing, known as the "friendship bridge", in Birgunj district, television pictures showed.

Raju Babu Shrestha, district police superintendent, said protesters threw

affairs: nepal pM warns india

KATHMANDU, NoveMber 2 (iANs): On a day when customs points along the India-Nepal international border saw renewed tension, Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Monday warned India not to interfere in the Himalayan nation's internal affairs.

Hours after the death of the Indian national, Oli at a public function in Kathmandu criticised the Indian policy concerning Nepal, particularly after the promulgation of the new federal republican constitution on September 20. Oli accused India of "propping up" the Madhes-based political parties to impose blockades at major customs points along the 1751-km open border between the two neighbours. "Why is India rallying behind the four Madhesbased parties," he asked, adding that it was Nepal's responsibility to address the grievances of the various agitating groups.

"The constitution is not targeted against any country," he said, adding that it was proEthnic Madhesi protesters stand near smoke from a tire set on fire by them, as Nepalese policemen stand guard near the Central Development Office at Birgunj, a town on the border with India, Nepal, Monday, November 2. (PTI Photo)

petrol bombs and stones at a police post prompting them to "fire in self defence".

"One protester, an Indian national, who was attacking the police post with the petrol bomb was killed in the firing," Shrestha said, adding that the man was killed a few hundred metres from the border crossing.

More than 20 people including 15 police officers were injured in the clash, he said.

Indian foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said India was deeply concerned about the violence in which "an innocent Indian" was killed. He said Indian fuel-truck drivers were advised not to put themselves in danger.

Protests over a new constitution turned violent in August and more than 40 people have been killed as southern plains dwellers objected to seeing their lands divided and includ-

ed in several federal states dominated by mountain communities.

The constitution was nonetheless adopted on Sept. 20, paving the way for the formation of a government headed by Prime Minister K.P. Oli, who has failed to calm passions that have paralysed economic and political life.

Earlier on Monday, police cleared protesters staging a sit-in on the bridge but a protest leader said

they had re-occupied it and five people had been hurt.

The protesters had gone into Birgunj town where they were burning tyres. A protest leader, Purushottam Jha, from a political party that represents minority Madhesis, said police had used teargas in the town and fired into the air.

Police said 219 empty trucks had been cleared to return to India but that none had entered from India.

mulgated with 96 percent of the Constituent Assembly members voting in its favour.

Following the death of the Indian national in Birgunj, the Madhesi political parties warned that they will not sit down for talks with the government in Kathmandu.

Nepal is reeling under severe and chronic shortage of fuel, essential commodities and medicines due to the border-blockade.

Nepal has accused India of imposing an unofficial blockade at the border while New Delhi maintains that transportation of essentials and other goods was hampered by the ongoing violent agitation within land-locked Nepal.

Meanwhile, Rekha Sharma, a minister representing the Unified CPN-Maoist party, said the agitating parties should not whip up sentiments related to the killing of the Indian. Terming the incident "very unfortunate", Nepali Congress lawmaker Ramhari Khatiwada told IANS that the party was "closely monitoring the situation".

India expresses deep concern over firing incidents

New DelHi, NoveMber 2 (PTi): India on Monday expressed deep concern over firing incidents in Birgunj in which an Indian was killed on Indo-Nepal border and asked its freight transporters to exercise caution and not put themselves in danger, an advisory which may deepen the supply crisis to the Himalayan nation.The government also said that it was monitoring the situation carefully. "We are deeply concerned at reports coming in of firing today in Birgunj. An innocent Indian was also killed in the firing. Issues facing Nepal are political in nature and cannot be resolved by force. Causes underlying the present state of confrontation need to addressed

by the government of Nepal credibly and effectively," Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup said.

The agitation obstructed supply of essential commodities including petrol thereby creating a crisis in Nepal, which accused India of imposing an "economic blockade", a charge denied by India.

India maintained that the supply was obstructed due to protests on the Nepalese side and asked the Nepal government to have political resolution of issues facing that country which should have broadbased ownership and acceptance of the Constitution by all section of the society including those disaffected agitating forces.

Over 8.4 mn vote in first SC notice on PIL for timely disbursements in rural job prog phase of Kerala civic polls

THirUvANANTHAPUrAM, NoveMber 2 (iANs): More than 8.4 million voters of the 10.1 million electorate exercised their franchise on Monday in the first phase of Kerala's civic body polls.

The polls are being seen as a keen contest between the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and the opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF), while the BJP too is hoping to make inroads. Polling began at 7 a.m and came to a close at 5 p.m, with all those who arrived at the scheduled close of time being allowed to vote.

With the end of polling in seven of the 14 districts in the state, the fate of 31,161 candidates vying for 9,220 wards/divisions have been sealed.

By and large, polling took place peacefully in most places, but skirmishes were reported between various parties at a few places in Kannur, Kollam and in the capital district.

The seven districts where polls were held were Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki, Kozhikode,

BJP-backed candidates win only 8 of 48 seats in PM's Constituency

vArANAsi, NoveMber 2 (PTi) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi today saw BJP supporters winning in only eight of the total 48 seats in the Zilla Parishad elections in which those supported by SP got 25 seats.

In Jayapur, the adopted village of Modi, BJPsupported Arun Singh suffered defeat at the hands of BSP's Ramesh Tiwari alias Guddu Tiwari while BJP's Parvati Devi and Amit Sonkar won from Sector 7 and Sector 1, respectively.

Zilla Panchayat president Sujit Singh, who was being backed by the Kannur, Wayanad and Kasargode.

Even as the final figures of polling were yet to come, preliminary figures reveal

BJP, has won from Sewapuri seat. BJP's Kashi zone president Lakshman Acharya claimed that the party won on eight seats, five seats up from last local hustings.

Candidates backed

by Samajwadi Party have claimed victory in 25 seats with party district president Satish Fauji saying this time Zilla Panchayat will have an SP-backed president.

Congress backed nominees have registered victory in 2 seats, while those supported

by Bahujan Samaj Party and BJP ally Apna Dal won in 3 and 4 seats, respectively. Independent candidates got 6 seats. that Wayanad district recorded an 80 percent turnout, while the capital district recorded the lowest with 72.6 percent.

New DelHi, NoveMber 2 (iANs): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking proper implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and timely payment of wages, compensation, unemployment allowance and clearing of pending liabilities.

A bench of Chief Justice H.L.Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy issued notice on a petition by the social activists Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey and Lalit Mathur seeking, besides timely payment of wages and clearing of pending liabilities, the setting up of independent Social

Audit Units. The court issued notice as counsel Prashant Bhushan highlighted delay in the payment of wages with an outstanding liability of Rs.3,500 crores.

Seeking higher wages under NREGA than the prevailing minimum wages in the states, Aruna Roy and others have sought direction to the central government to restore the demand-based fund-release system as envisaged in the 2008 Operational Guidelines of MGNREGA. The PIL petitioners have also sought direction to the central government to comply with the statutory mandate of releasing funds to match the state governments' ex-

penditure at all times, including the expenditure for payment of compensation in lieu of delay in payment of wages to workers and the liquidation of existing liabilities.

Referring to the Section 14 (6) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, the petitioners said that for the current year, the projected demand is 333.07 crore person days and this would involve an allocation of Rs.45,930 crore but there is a gap of Rs.10,000 crore in view of the shortfall in the actual allocations.

Section 14 (6) says that the district programme coordinator shall prepare in December every year a

President asks universities, institutions to focus on quality

New DelHi, NoveMber 2 (iANs): Exhorting universities and institutions of higher learning across the country to focus on improving the quality of teaching, faculty and research, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said they should take the ranking process seriously.

Addressing a function during which he received the first copy of the book "The President of India and the Governance of Higher Education Institutions" at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mukherjee said he has repeatedly stressed the need to have quality education.

"It is not that our country lacks the requisite talent or merit. Concerted efforts over the past few years have shown some good results and recently, two Indian institutions found a place among the top 200 universities as per an international ranking," he said. He said he was hopeful of other institutes improving their ranks in the future.

Mukherjee also congratulated the authors and the O.P. Jindal Global University as well as the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building for bringing out the book that provides an overview of higher education in India.

labour budget for the next financial year containing the details of anticipated demand for unskilled manual work in the district and the plan for engagement of labourers in the works covered under the scheme and submit it to the district panchayat.

Appreciating the social audit units set up in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, the PIL said that despite the issue of Social Audit Rules in 2011 with the concurrence of the CAG, most of the states have failed have failed to set up such bodies as they fear the it would expose the alleged corruption in execution of the scheme fir the rural poor.

Now CAPF personnel demands OROP

New DelHi, NoveMber 2 (iANs): Over 200 retired paramilitary personnel on Monday launched a three-day protest here demanding 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) for around 13 lakh retired and serving personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

The retired paramilitary personnel, under the banner of Delhi-based All India Central Paramilitary Forces Ex-servicemen Welfare Association, gathered at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi demanding OROP and many other rights for CAPF personnel under the central civil services rules. While there are over 9.5 lakh serving personnel in forces like the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which comprise the CAPF, there are over 3.5 lakh retired personnel. The protesters -- including former senior officials of BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB and ITBP -- told IANS that they had on September 30 posted a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi considering our demands. They said they sent a letter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, seeking appointment with him on Tuesday to discuss their demands.

Manufacturing growth cools 'Modi has forgotten raj dharma in 2015' noted historian from to 22-month low in october returns padma shri

beNGAlUrU, NoveMber 2 (reUTers): Growth in India's manufacturing sector cooled to its slowest in 22 months in October as domestic demand softened, a private survey showed on Monday, adding pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to usher in long-promised reforms.

The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by Market, fell to 50.7 in October from September's 51.2. The 50mark divides expansion from contraction.

A sub-index covering new orders dropped to a two-year low of 51.2 from 52.5 as the uncertain economic climate deterred clients from committing to new projects, Markit said.

New export orders grew slightly faster than September but at a modest pace, and levels were still well below those in late summer.

To try and spur demand, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates to a 4-1/2 year low of 6.75 percent in September in a larger than expected move.

A worker welds an automobile gear casing at a workshop in an industrial area in Mumbai on November 2. (REUTERS)

A Reuters poll had forecast a 25 basis point (bps) reduction to 7.00 percent.

The central bank has cut interest rates by 125 bps since January, but as input prices rebounded in October the RBI will likely remain on the sidelines for the remainder of the year watching for any signs of a

pick-up in inflation.

"The RBI may pause its loosening cycle for the rest of the year. Upcoming survey data will show how effective the central bank's effort to revive the economy has been," Pollyanna De Lima, an economist at Markit said.

With the RBI likely

to hold fire, pressure has mounted on Modi, who has promised to fast-track stalled infrastructure projects and ease restrictions on firms to bolster growth. Still, showing some signs of optimism, firms added workers last month for the first time since January, though the increase was marginal.

New DelHi, NoveMber 2 (PTi): Congress today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the anti-Sikh riots issue saying like in 2002 post-Godhra violence, he has "forgotten Rajdharma" in 2015 too as he was an "endorser of intolerance by his studied silence" over acts of hate and violence.

Congress also accused the Prime Minister of doing "lasting damage" to country's social fabric by "selective targeting of the minority community".

"The Prime Minister's statement is politically motivated and mischievious and is only aimed at repoening the wounds after 31 years" party's senior spokesman Anand Sharma told reporters after Modi raked up the 1984 anti-Sikh riots issue.

In a stinging counter-attack on Congress for raising the issue of "intolerance", Modi today said at a rally in Bihar that the party should hang its head in shame for the anti-Sikh carnage instead of doing the "drama" of lecturing the NDA government on tolerance.

Sharma accused the Prime Minister of raising

DeHrADUN, NoveMber 2 (PTi): Noted historian from Uttarakhand Shekhar Pathak today announced his decision to return Padma Shri in protest against what they call the "atmosphere of growing intolerance" in the country. He is the second eminent personality from Uttarakhand to return his award after noted writer Nayantara Sehgal.

Announcing the decision at the ongoing 4th Nainital Film Festival which got underway in the tourist town today, Pathak said his move was in "protest against the atmosphere of growing intolernace in the country and the neglect of the Himalayan region". He said being the son of the Himalayas returning the award was also his way of registering his protest against the "loot" of its resources. A historian, writer and acdemician from Uttarakhand, Pathak was awarded the Padma Shri in 2007.

Also known for his concern for the environment, he founded "People's Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR), a Nainital-based a non-profit organization for research on Himalayan people, established in 1983. He also edits an annnual journal published by it.

the issue of '84 anti-Sikh riots to "divert attention" from rising concerns over the orchestrated campaign to instill fear and to intimidate.

Sharma regretted that the Prime Minister has "chosen not to respond" to concerns of people belonging to cross-sections of society who do not belong to any political party.

"He should act. As

Prime Minister of India, he should not be thinking or acting like a BJP leader or a RSS pracharak. He should fulfill his constitutional and moral duty as India's Prime Minister", Sharma said.

Noting that Modi invokes former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said that in 2002 he (Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister) had forgotten Vajpayee's

message of 'raj dharma' after the communal riots.

"Like in 2002, Modi has forgotten raj dharma in 2015," he said alleging that the Prime Minister is an "endorser of intolerance by his studied silence."

Cong delegation to meet president

Meanwhile, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the "atmosphere of intolerance".

The Gandhis and other party leaders will march from Parliament House to Rashtrapati Bhavan to plead with the President that as head of the nation, he should ensure an end to "the atmosphere of intolerance, intemperate behaviour, violence and communal polarisation", Congress sources said.

It came in the backdrop of protests by artistes, writers and scientists over alleged "rising intolerance" reflected in the Dadri lynching, beef row and other such incidents.

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Russia air plane 'broke up in air'

NKorea girl with seven names still feels hunted

WADI Al-ZOlOMAT, NOveMber 2 (AFP): A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt broke up "in the air", an investigator said, as the bodies of many of the 224 people killed on board were flown home.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged patience to determine the cause of Saturday's crash, after the Islamic State jihadist group (IS) claimed it brought down the A-321 in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula.

"The disintegration happened in the air and the fragments are strewn over a large area," said Viktor Sorochenko, a senior official with Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee, quoted by the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti from Cairo.

Sorochenko, who is heading an international panel of experts, said it was "too early to draw conclusions" about what caused the flight from the Red Sea holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to Saint Petersburg to crash.

Late on Sunday, a Russian plane carrying 162 bodies of those killed left Cairo for Saint Petersburg.

Russian officials said it was expected to land at around 0200 GMT. Investigators have recovered the "black box" flight recorders of the Airbus, which crashed on Saturday killing all those on board, and the Egyptian government said its contents were being analysed.

The head of an Irish mission that will join the Egypt-led probe into the disaster said the results from the recorders should be ready in a few days.

The crash site in the Wadi al-Zolomat area of North Sinai was littered with blackened aircraft parts Sunday as the smell of burnt metal lingered, an

ubuD, NOveMber 2 (reuTerS): The girl with seven names is finding it hard these days to contact relatives in Stalinist North Korea on the underground mobile phone link defectors have used for years.

Hyeonseo Lee is also increasingly worried about her personal security since the July publication of the best-selling memoir about her escape from North Korea, "The Girl with Seven Names".

Defectors living in South Korea contact relatives in the North through Chinese mobile phones that are smuggled across the border. They communicate through transmission towers on the Chinese side of the border.

It's all arranged through brokers on the Chinese side, who also help smuggle money from the defectors to their relatives.

North Korea, however, has been cracking down on this lifeline, using phone signal detectors and interference devices, Lee said in an interview on the sidelines of the Ubud Writers and Readers festival. The signals can reveal the location of the speaker if the conversation lasts much longer than a minute.

Lee arranged for many of her family members to join her in exile after her own escape in 1998, but she still talks to an aunt there.

"Right now the signal is not so good. I can't hear their voice clearly ... And my aunt says after a minute, oh my god, we have to turn off the phone now we're being monitored."

The aunt was sent to a labour camp for a few months last year, accused of trying to escape. "She was reported by her best friend. That's how this regime works," Lee said.

Sending money across the border - or private communications of any kind

Airline rules out technical fault & pilot error in crash

Military investigators from Russia stand near the debris of a Russian airliner at the site of its crash at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt on November 1, . Russia has grounded Airbus A321 jets flown by the Kogalymavia airline, Interfax news agency reported, after one of its fleet crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. (Reuters Photo)

AFP correspondent said.

Soldiers guarded dozens of bags and suitcases belonging to passengers from flight KGL 9268 --- a tiny red jacket among the recovered items underlining the horror of the tragedy that killed 17 children.

Officers involved in the search efforts said rescue crews had recovered 168 bodies so far, including one of a girl found eight kilometres (five miles) from the main wreckage.

International investigation Flags flew at half mast in Russia on Sunday and entertainment programmes on television were cancelled on a national day of mourning for the victims, most of them Russians ranging in age from 10 months to 77 years.

Cairo said there were 214 Russian and three

Ukranian passengers on board, and seven crew members.

Thousands of Russians gathered in Saint Petersburg's Palace Square to observe a minute's silence and release doves and balloons to the darkening sky.

"It was impossible for me not to come," said Nika Kletskikh, 27, who lost a friend in the crash. "It's so awful to think that she's no longer there."

Both Cairo and Moscow have downplayed the claim from Egypt's IS branch that it brought down the aircraft flown by the airline Kogalymavia, operating under the name Metrojet.

International experts are now investigating other possible causes, and a Russian team including Sokolov and the emergencies minister, Vladimir Puchkov, have visited the scene in a remote part of

the Sinai.

Two air accident investigators from France -- Airbus's home country -- and six experts from the aerospace giant are also taking part in the probe.

Jurgen Whyte, chief inspector with reland's Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) who is leading the team, said readings from the black boxes due in the next few days would direct the investigation.

"Nothing can be said until we have access to the recorders, and luckily they have been recovered," he told AFP. Plane passed safety review On Sunday, the AAIU said it had given the A-321 a clean bill of health earlier this year after its annual review, which was carried out in Ireland as that is where the aircraft was registered.

Russia has a dismal air

MOSCOW, NOveMber 2 (reuTerS): The Russian airline whose jet crashed in Egypt killing everyone on board said on Monday the crash could not have been caused by a technical fault or human error.

The crash, in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, could only have been the result of some other "technical or physical action" which caused it to break up in the air and plummet to the ground, said Alexander Smirnov, deputy general director of the airline, Kogalymavia.

He did not specify what that action might have been, saying it was up to the official investigation to determine.

"The plane was in excellent condition," Smirnov told a news conference in Moscow. "We rule out a technical fault and any mistake by the crew," he said.

He said there had been no emergency call from the pilots to services on the ground during the flight, which took off from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh and was bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg.

Kogalymavia's deputy general director for engineering, Andrei Averyanov, said a 2001 incident when the plane's tail section struck the tarmac on landing was fully repaired and could not have been a factor in the crash.

He said the aircraft's engines had undergone routine inspection in Moscow on Oct. 26 which found no problems and he said in the five flights before the crash, the crew recorded no technical problems in the aircraft's log book. safety record, and while larger carriers have begun upgrading ageing fleets, the crash is likely to raise concerns about smaller airlines such as Kogalymavia.

On Sunday, Russia's transportation watchdog ordered Kogalymavia to perform a full check on its A-321s, although the airline denied this was a de facto grounding of its other six aircraft of the same model.

Experts have dismissed claims from an IS affiliate insurgency group in the Sinai claimed it brought down the aircraft in revenge for Russian air strikes against the jihadist group in Syria.

They argue the militants have neither the technology nor the expertise to take out a plane flying at 30,000 feet (9,000 metres), although Germany's Lufthansa, Emirates and Air France have

all halted flights over Sinai until the reasons for the crash were known.

Experts say human or technical error more likely caused the crash -although they concede a surface-to-air missile could have struck the aircraft if it had been descending for some reason.

An Egyptian air traffic control official said the pilot told him in their last exchange that he had radio trouble, but Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Hossam Kamal said communications had been "normal".

"There was nothing abnormal... and the pilot didn't ask to change the plane's route," he said.

The last major air crash in Egypt was in 2004, when a Flash Airlines Boeing 737 plunged into the Red Sea after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all 148 people on board.

Lee Hyeon-seo, 33, who came to South Korea in 2008, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, May 29, 2013. (Reuters Photo/File)

with the North - is also illegal in South Korea.

The money from defectors goes into North Korea's increasingly established rural markets, which sprouted up during the famine years when the state food distribution system broke down. The markets are thriving hot spots of commerce, where people can buy or barter for things, including smuggled Hollywood and South Korean movies.

Despite the occasional crackdown, the government has been unable to shut down the markets and now basically tolerates them, Lee said, despite the fact they have become the thin edge of the wedge for Western influences.

North Koreans have been brainwashed since the country was founded at the end of World War Two into thinking they truly live in a "workers' paradise", she said. "But the famine came, and then movies from Hollywood and South Korea became available in the black market. From the videos, we realized that South Korea was a heaven.

The secret is out and is being shared widely. "Now the brainwashing is much less (effective), and the loyalty is less. For Kim Jong Un it is much more difficult to rule than his father."

NAGALAND STATE e-GOVERNANCE SOCIETY (NSeGS)

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (Below New Secretariat) Thizama Road Nagaland: Kohima 797001

No. NSeGS/CSC-19/2014 (Part)

Dated Kohima, 2nd November, 2015

Intimation to General Public about the availability of Internet Banking Services (Financial Inclusion) through Common Service Centers (CSCs) of the Department of IT&C This is to inform the general public that the following Common Service Centers (CSCs) are providing Internet Banking facility under Financial Inclusion Services. The contact details and address of Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) who are operating CSCs with Financial Inclusion Services are being published to enable the citizens to avail Internet Banking Services in their respective localities. These CSCs will now function more or less like an ATM, where citizens in rural areas can open bank accounts, deposit and withdraw money from our CSC locations.

Sl Name of Village Level District No Entrepreneur 1 Mr.Keneizelie Keyho Dimapur 2 Mr.Allen Sema

Dimapur

3 Ms.Sentienla Longkumer Dimapur

Location of Common Service Center Piphema, near Army Camp Block 1(Alosa)Near Hornbill School, House No-100, Thilixu village, Dimapur Rangapahar Junction, Nepali Khasiram

9774929309 keneikeyho.35@gmail.com 96125263198 allenchishi@gmail.com 8014273592 nagalandone-rangapahar@outlook.com 9615371979 vilykiho@yahoo.com 9089509404 tovi.shohe124@gmail.com 8575471396 moakalaj@gmail.com 9862407872 oricyt@gmail.com 8974999597 limchamong@rediffmail.com 9862347926 bokatophesami@gmail.com 9862873487 9856360228 john584semy@gmail.com 9856359778 chentimowoch@gmail.com 9856071685 naleos@yahoo.com 9856467993 akhoshu@gmail.com

4 Ms.Vilito Tsuquo

Dimapur

5 Mr.Tovi Shohe

Dimapur

6 Ms.Moakala

Dimapur

7 Mr.Horiba Sangtam

Kiphire

Medemeren Grocery Shop, H No-207, Near St. John, Indisen, Dimapur D C office, Kiphire,GHS ward, Kiphire

8 Mr.Limchamong

Kiphire

Thanamir village

9 Mr.Bokato Yeptho

Kiphire

Phisami village,Seyochung

10 Mr.T Tsuthong Tikhir 11 Mr.John Semy

Kiphire Kohima

12 Mr.Chentimo Woch

Kohima

13 Mr.P Zhoto Naleo

Kohima

14 Mr.Akho Shupao

Kohima

15 Mr.Thejasekho

Kohima

16 Mr.Mekruzetuo Kisotso

Kohima

17 Mr.Neiphretuo

Kohima

18 Mr.Khomen Phom

Longleng

19 Mr.Lipokyangba

Mokokchung Mokokchung

Kiusam Hq near church JS Offset Press, Near Post Office, Tseminyu-797109 Below football ground, Wokha Highway, Under Tsemenyu Subdivision Theyo's Grocery, Near Watch Tower, R. Khel Viswema-797005 Brotherhood pharmacyBelow Accountant General Office, Opposite Local Taxi stand, A.G. Colony, Kohima-797001 Sechu Zubza, Opp Assam Rifles-797005 9612606122 thejasekhom@gmail.com Women Society Building Kezo-Town 9615878465 (Chakhabama)-797003 piratesmek_2011@yahoo.com Behind Old Panchayat Hall, Bawe, 8014175662 Zhadima-797105 neiphretuoangami@gmail.com ADC Office, Tamlu 9612560576 mtkhomen2@gmail.com Ongpangkong(south), EAC Office 9436177017 Complex, Ongpangkong, Yimyu Ward lipok012@gmail.com 9862105513 Hyundai Jangri Automobiles, Opp jamirmar@yahoo.com FAC Bus Stand, 1st floor, Police Point, Mokokchung Town Near SBI, GA Ward, Abhoi-798603 8974122452 panglemkonyak5@gmail.com Elite Computer Education, Opp Yanang 8732093029 Service Station, Near Police Station, Tizit chingangckonyak@gmail.com town-798602

20 Mr.Noksangtemjen 21 Mr.Panglem Konyak

Mon

22 Mr.O Chingang Konyak

Mon

N.B.

Village Council Commercial Building, Lane 3, Toluvi Village, Dimapur Diphubar B,near daeshin academy school

Contact No and E-Mail ID

23 Mr.Pezetketieu

Peren

25 Mr.Digwamsappe Khate Peren

Nzauna village,BPO:Nsong, PO: Peren,797101 Old Tesen Village, P.O Peren, BPO Mbaulwa Peren, Near Tesen Baptist Church-797101 Poilwa village, N.G khel colony, Peren

24 Mr.Dikugong Esalung

Peren

26 Ms.Wisilulei

Peren

Nzau old,Tenning District

27 Mr.Robin Chawang

Peren

28 Ms.Athui Nyusou

Phek

Genius Communication, Aleuna building, Old Market Colony, Jalukie Town.

PPF building opp NST Meluri Nagaland

29 Mr.Zachineyi Vadeo

Phek

Kutsapo village near Baptist church

30 Mr.Vekho Ringa

Phek

Chetheba main town, Circular road

31 Ms.Tsuno

Phek

Chizami village

32 M.Daniel Dazo

Phek

Sakraba town, PO. Pfutsero

33 Mr.Kikhrunesa

Phek

Kikruma village

34 Mr.Neiwelo Ritse

Phek

35 Mr.Khongaluo Dukru

Phek

Pfutseromi/Tekhuba village below community buliding Razeba village,

36 Mr.Zelhoulo Koza

Phek

9402680605 akedailiam@hotmail.com 9402426941 dikugong@yahoo.com 9436673353 gwamsap@gmail.com 9436850751 wisyntuk@gmail.com 9402297695 c_robin999@yahoo.com 9612353003 athuinyusou@gmail.com 9402026896 athuinyusou@gmail.com 9436235305 ringavekho@gmail.com, vekho_ringa@rediffmail.com 8974823859 dazo.tsuno1@gmail.com 8729880131 dazovadeo@gmail.com 9856237803 asanaga234@gmail.com 8732814586 niwelorits@gmail.com 9612271568 kezten11@gmail.com 9856553358 zelhoulokoza@gmail.com 9856259391 poiswuro2@gmail.com

Tepfulo colony near KBMC,Khezakeno EAC Hq phek 37 Mr.Poi Swuro Phek AICSM Center, Market complex, Mission compound, PTC Building, Phek Town797108 38 Ms.Lily Medo Phek Tese Colony, HNo-92, Pfutsero 9862629912 lily_medo@yahoo. co.in 39 Mr.Imlikumzuk Tuensang A Khel, Chimonger village 9612014166 imlijings@gmail. com 40 Mr.Alemnungsang Sang- Tuensang Adjacent to Shuyong English School, New 8974763565 sanggli2003@yatam Chare Town hoo.com 41 Mr.P Yiron Patton Wokha Com Solution, Near SBI, 9612614379 yironppatton@ Bhandari town-797099 gmail.com 42 Ms.Sukhyingroni Patton Wokha Ralan near SDO office,HNO-136 9856460725 sukhyingrhoni@ gmail.com 43 Mr.L Bichamo Wokha Opposite SBI Wokha, Police Point, Wokha 9612861296 bichamolotha@yahoo.com 44 Mr.James Humtsoe Wokha near Village Panchayat Hall Elumyo 9612817360 james_humtsoe@ yahoo.in 45 Mr.Kitoho Sumi Zunheboto Variety Collection Centre, Centre Point, 9436812833 kitohosumi@gmail.

Near DC Office, Project Colony com

For any clarification or queries, please contact the following mobile/land line numbers during office hours: 9615048500 / 9436401631 / 0370- 2270220 Sd/(K. D. Vizo), ITS CEO NSeGS & Commissioner & Secretary, Government of Nagaland

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My Vision of Smart City Kohima Coordination - A must for Naga bodies

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ne of the keynote speakers of the “Leaders Walk the Talk 2015” held at the Kohima Local Ground on October 17th 2015 was the Naga Blog Founder, Yanpvuo Kikon.

He cited the history of Singapore which became an independent republic on 9th August 1965 under the able leadership of Premier Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore evolved from problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources to one of the first world status towards the end of the 20th century.

Surprisingly, the journey of the Nagas as a sovereign statehood began almost at the same period (1 December 1963). However, after these decades, the chasm created between Singapore and Nagalandis so prodigious. Even after 53rd year of our statehood, Nagaland remains one of the poorest developed regions in India. The dream of Nagaland becoming one of the most beautiful states in India has eluded for all these long years as the resources meant for development are only hoarded into the hands and pockets of some few bureaucrats.

Nevertheless, with the rise of a new government in India under the leadership of Premier Narendra Modi, a ray of hope for progress and development in the North East regions particularly in Nagaland has exuded hope and confidence once again. Yes, Nagaland will resurrect from its stalemate! An optimistic picture is on the horizon.

On June 25th 2015, Kohima was also inducted in the list of the 100 smart cities mission. As a resident of Kohima for almost 10 years, my joy knew no bound when the news was out in the social net and print media. Ah! At last, Kohima will be changed to one of the best and cleanest town in Nagaland. It won’t be long that Kohima will be on par with the rest of the thriving metropolitan cities in India only if we

harness appropriately the “Smart City Project Mission.” Therefore, with that confidence, the writer has underscored some few points for the implementation of the resources in the process of building Kohima a Smart City.

1. ABC of Smart City Water, Electricity, and good roads 2. Widening of Roads The government should take a bold step in demolishing all the buildingsencroaching into public roads. The compensation should be allotted based on their property measurement.

3. Shifting of Kohima Local Ground If the Kohima Local Ground can be used for parking purposes and all the areas near UBC, UT Centers, Old NST bus stations be cleared for free vehicular movement,it will ease the traffic woes in our town greatly. The traffic jams will be solved once and for all if the concerned department relocates the Kohima Local Ground to some outskirt of the town.

4. Proper Drainage and Sanitation System On the onset of monsoon, the road in Kohima Town turns to river beds. Therefore, sewage and drainage system should be clearly planned so that water-logging during rainy seasons are avoided.

The drainage channels should be cleared and properly channelized.

5. Water Harvesting Nagaland has maximum rainfall annually. Therefore, water should be harvested so that they are channelized to every public washroom in the town (business centers, offices, colleges and schools).

6. Underground Parkings There is also a need for underground ways in some areas like BOC, upper PWD, and other market areas for parking under some big buildings (Shillong Parking Ways can be a good example).

Mourning the lost angami culture of honesty and concern for one another’s welfare

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he Angami word “Kelhoukevira” which means “Land where life is good” is not a contentless word coined by some drunkards from some booze joint. Quite on the contrary, it was a thoughtfully spelled out word coined by some bygone Angamis who actually lived in such a land under the influence of a beautiful culture. That former culture was (almost) devoid of dishonesty, covetousness and selfishness. Perhaps that culture is best expressed in the popular Angami song “Lhou riinou di.” (That life of contentment). The verse of the song goes like this: “With no covetous ambitions troubling our care free lives; we while away our times singing songs in blissful contentment. Our presence anywhere, a balm of happiness, we love to frolic in laughter the jokes our friends delight in cracking!”If there is an Angami cultural philosophy of life, this song very aptly describes it!

I am of course not here talking about a bygone “Golden age” of Angami history where everything was like heaven. Every age has its own black sheep and I personally do not believe that any such golden age (per se) have ever existed in any human society in history. But be that as it may, in this present write up, I definitely am talking about an era which I also saw with my own eyes but which now does not exist in al its former visible beauty and manifestations today. Sadly, today’s Angami culture (and perhaps most other Naga cultures too), is rapidly being replaced by a culture of selfishness and shamelessness where the sense of honor, integrity and sharing seems to have evaporated into the air or perhaps down the artificial smelly drains of so the called modern Naga culture.

For example, long gone are the days, I returned home from a successful shopping trip quietly whistling to myself over a good purchase and imagining the aroma of the curry my wife would cook for the whole hungry family that awaited my homecoming. Instead of such sweet memories, I now almost always return home from shopping in an angry mood having decided not to buy any of the things I went to buy because they were- by an own shameless Angami lady or a sweet talking Lotha lady- being sold at exorbitant (or shall I say extortionist) prices. I had done this many times even when I had sufficient money in my pocket to buy all their goods.

After all, why should I buy a handful of vegetables for Rs 100 which earlier used to sell for Rs 10, which jumped to 20, then 50 and now suddenly Rs 100? Tell me, how a price can make such a triple jump within a few decades of a person’s life? And this is talking about commodities at the lowest level. Unbelievable are the prices of hornet larvae and wood worms that sell for Rs 6000 and 3000 per platefuls! One can only conclude that both the sellers as well as the buyers have all gone out of their minds in their greed and shameless lust for money. And to add to the public’s anger, where are all the rate checkers of the Kohima town Municipality or even the Government of Nagaland who should be implementing strict rates and penalties for defaulters? Does Kohima town and the government of Nagaland have no such machineries and departments to check these shameless, lawless skyrocketing prices of essential commodities?

In conclusion, how can any right thinking Naga not lament the desecration of a once proud and honorable culture that was crowned with care and concern for one another’s dignity and value? Greed for money is the root cause of all these decay of cultural values and priceless legacies. And in my opinion, the compromise of our national identity with that of India and the money we got from that treacherous exchange has also brought about all these cultural decadence and degradations.

(But more on this in the next article).

As for now, let all true Nagas collect all the Indian Rupee notes-including those of their rani gaidinliu’s coins-and pile them up in the Kohima local ground for a big bonfire. In such an event, I would love to be the Chief Guest so that I can light the bonfire and bring all Nagas back to their former beautiful culture.

Kaka D. Iralu

7. Smoking/ tobacco Free zone Area There should be a proper room fitted particularly in the hospitals, bus stands, offices, toilets, stadiums and business centers for smokers and tobacco users. Imposition of fines should be strictly monitored for defaulters.

8. Installing proper dustbins at every major corners of the town We are thankful to the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) for providing trucks and dustbins at different locations for collecting thrashes and making Kohima a better place, but there are still more litterbins needed in every nook and corner of the town.

9. Cleanliness Projects for keeping the town clean.

The Sunday Post (NP) published an article dated 18th October 2015 under the caption “Project 72 hours, and Beyond” by Vishu Rita Krocha where the said Project initiated by a cyclist, Seyievituo Solo began the cleanliness drivesix days a week with some likeminded young people from different colleges and colonies voluntarily in the early morning hours. This kind of projects should be encouraged and approved by the Government by employing students from schools and colleges for cleaning the town by giving them payment.

This will not only help the students to inculcate a sense of cleanliness and create awareness in keeping the town clean but facilitate the publics’ health as well.

10. Special seats in the public buses for women, disabled and older people If the word “Smart” has to be applied in every sense, special seats should be reserved for the oldies and the disabled people on public buses.

11. The traffic lights and zebracrossing This will be a dream come true if vehicles are controlled by signs from the electronic device.

12. Restrooms and sanitations at

every important public stands.

What good are restrooms without water? Hence, channeling of water from nearby rivers can be an option to provide sufficient water throughout the year.

13. Use of digital meter system in taxis and markets.

14. Installing CCTV at every important junctions and business centers so that burglary and theft activities are regulated.

15. The electric lines, telecom cables, and water supply pipes should be laid underground for people’s safety and beauty.

16. Streetlights strewn along the footpath for the safety of the public at night.

17. Proper infrastructure for public parks and recreational facilities.

18. Kohima Zoo should be revived so that local animals and birds will be preserved and protected.

19. Solar energy powersshould be harnessed and utilized in all the reputed institution, offices, schools and colleges.

20. Bus stoppage time in the town should be regulated (Not wait for the last passenger to board but maneuver based on time). Air pollution testing should be done on every vehicle.

21. Strict actions against mobile users while driving and drunk drivers by calibrating breath analyzers.

22. Vegetables vendors should be given a suitable place instead of allowing them to sell on the pathways.

23. Shops should stay open 24/7 for the welfare of the society.

Final note: These points are my personal visions on Kohima to become a Smart City. If these proposals are implemented, then it is very probable that Kohima will find its place in the world for being one of the most favorable place to inhabit. May we see a changed Kohima City for once!

Vebu Khamo Kohima Bible College

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s a Naga Citizen and growing up in an environment where one witnesses massive socio-political revolution which I'm rather afraid to mention as I see no concrete conclusion in any development that take place. And Yes, I also admit the fact that Revolution is a gradual process- be it positive or a negative one. For the knowledge of readers, the writer is no scholar or for that matter a pro- writer. He is just an ordinary layman, professing His freedom to speech as a Legitimate Naga who have a concern for Nagas and its development to unfold after the Peace Accord and the mushrooming of pressure groups having a common goal- a positive and a bright Naga Future.

Even a foster child remains loyal to their family till they breathe last with an EXCEPTION TO SOME, that I leave to readers to make their own conclusion, as I write this not to keep countering any anti thesis that crops my view. The valid reason as to why I'm emphasising on a foster child is because of the rapid rise of organization/bodies, all for that matter is for the Nagas though. Now My Question for every reader to ponder is, "Who Shall Stand As A Legitimate Leader Of The Nagas For The Naga Cause" Social Networking Sites are so vibrant and I appreciate various Naga blocs where Youths and Like Minded Nagas keep deliberating on issues confronting the Nagas . I being a humble member of almost every bloc can sense the Cry and Tiredness, the Youths are facing today. Here, I'm not being very exclusive to Youths but Youths being predominantly active, I'm made to refer the voice of the Naga Youths. For which Elders need to excuse me.

It was social media that on the 18th of December, 2010 in Tunisia, a revolution began calling upon President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and His regime to step down, as a result the uprising set off across the Middle East that became known as the "Arab Spring". Social media have broken the psychological barriers of fear by helping many to connect and share information. But this I fear "Arab Spring", should therefore, not be the outcome of Nagas as we lack proper planning and coordination. Nagas need good Homework Done and for which we need to learn the BASIC

CONCEPT OF HOMEWORK from School Going Brothers and Sisters.

Of all the awareness campaign held thus far, the recently concluded, "Leaders, Walk the Talk" and "ACAUT, Walking Against Corruption" deserves applause and I appreciate But as I was pondering , What will unfold tomorrow , I was struck by another ironic thought, Are those campaign yearly agenda like the way , We Christians celebrate CHRISTMAS DAY every year without letting CHRIST to be born in Us each rising Sun, which CHRIST actually intends us to imbibe as His Followers.

Like I mentioned earlier, I write this not hitting on anyone but urging every reader to "Read In Between The Lines" and reflect where have we gone wrong.

I may be sounding a pessimist but an optimist is one who can deliberate on the darker sides of situation to crack the blurry vision into a crystal clear situation. As a very humble son of the Naga Soil my humble plea to the Masterminds and Troubleshooters of different organization who are genuinely and actively trying to create social Consciousness amongst the Nagas for the Naga Future, to put in heads together under one roof. The Nagas are aware, Your Cause is Just The Same ie The Naga Cause with Different Nomenclature. Let us once and for all times, Change the concept of Leadership, Leave that alone to the Naga Legislatures and Naga Political Groups (NPGs). As Crusaders of Social Change, let us be leaders who are ready to follow and not lead; who are ready to be troubleshooters and not troublemakers and who are ready to stand not only during Heydays but also amidst fiery storms.

In conclusion, it is just my flow of thoughts without proper streaming which may sound harsh in some ears, for which I beg an apology as they say, "Truth is bitter". Once again I applaud, every organization standing up for a genuine Naga Cause, amidst Loopholes as to " Err is Human" which is understandable. But If my free flow of write ups has something to ponder, I think, "Coordination and Headto-Head sittings is something Elite Naga Bodies need to focus in order to ignite genuine spirit of awareness and Confidence amongst the Nagas.

Long Live Nagas!

Vikavi K Assumi, Kohima

Nagaland Tribes Council on Gaidinliu Ato Area sports session underway

Gaidinliu and her followers cannot have ex- DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 2 to put in more effort in their con1. There were few Naga Villages who fought ception though at that time those who faced (MExN): The 30th session of Ato tinued endeavor to tap sporting against the intrusion of British when they first came to Naga country on expedition. Those the brunt of her onslaught were less than ro- Area Sports’ Association (AASA) talent in the area by organizing fights of the Nagas against the British were for bust enough to bring the culprits within the featuring GBs’ Football Trophy, more coaching camps at reguself defence and those combats were never for purview of customary law, letting her and her Nikhekhu Memorial Volleyball lar intervals and also seek the Indian nationhood. Today, some Hinduism sycohorts go scot-free did never justify the kill- Trophy (men & women) and Shek- concerned department to assist ings. Therefore, veneration of such kingpin of uto Suu Memorial Badminton Tro- the association to development cophants amongst the Nagas have been prothe massacre of innocent Nagas in any manner jecting a woman named Gaidinliu as though, sporting facilities in the area. is definitely against Naga customs and culture phy (men & women) got underway on behalf of the Nagas, she joined Indian naThe AASA and the villagers this morning at Nihokhu village. and will create bad precedence. It is therefore tional movement and became part of Indian accorded a warm reception to the Former Minister, Y. Hewoto freedom fighters. The assertion is a complete not advisable to honour Gaidinliu in Nagaland chief guest and other dignitaries.

Awomi graced the inaugural misnomer and it has no political and historialthough NTC has nothing to interfere into the Dignitaries who graced the function of the meet as chief guest interest of people outside Nagaland. cal validity whatsoever in the context of Naga 4. Gaidinliu did not belong to Nagaland but to Ma- and declared open the weeklong inaugural function include Maj. political history.

Hemant Kumar, 32 Assam Rifles nipur as rightly claimed by the Chief Minister event.

2. Gaidinliu indeed fought against the Naga NaSpeaking on the occasion, Nihokhu Post, Rongsenmenla, of Manipur Sri. Ibobi. She was a refugee here in tional Movement under the aegis of NNC. Her anti-NNC was not theoretical but reactionNagaland and without any contribution to Na- chief guest said every achieve- EAC Nihokhu, Mughato Aye, ary as she along with her followers resorted galand except being a liability at the expense of ment and success starts with a president Sumi Games and Sports to murdering of several NNC cadres. Today, the indigenous people during her life time. In- humble beginning at the grass- Association and Kakuho Yeptho, those who are idolizing a person who was redeed, a refugee cannot be treated better than root level and the same goes even president Western Sumi Sports’ sponsible for shedding innocent blood are the sons of the soil without justification. in the arena of games and sports Association. Officials and reprehurting the sentiment of the kith and kin of 5. From Kampai to Heraka, it is nothing less than and therefore players should sentatives of other sports associaa cult as per its characteristics, and it is found compete with an importance to tion also grace the occasion.

Gaidinliu’s victims. The NTC has come across totally different from traditional animism. Such excel while also maintaining true the pleadings of the relatives of particularly Chairman of Ato Area GB Ascult and the occult practiced by Gaidinliu are sportsmanship spirit. those of her 9 victims not to idolize or venersociation, G. Shikavi spoke on bealien and a threat to Christian culture. Whereate such murderer in the manner of proposing He was of the view that such half of trophy donors. as, the people of Heraka faith have expressively was an event is a proper platform to erect a foundation stone or build a Heraka Ghosuho Zhimomi, chaircloser ties with Hinduism. As of today, the Her- for the sports men and women to man, Nihokhu Village Council hostel somewhere in Peren District in memory aka pioneers are zealously propagating the cult of Gaidinliu which in turn is like rubbing salt to delivered the welcome address with the tacit back up from Hinduism funda- exhibit their talent and hone their injury. Instead of attempts to venerate Gaidinwhile Dr. Vitoyi Rochill, pastor, skill to compete in higher levels of mentalists whereby there have been covert and liu, NTC feels that the nearest kith and kin of this lady must tender apology to the relatives overt clashes with Christian faith often tend to competitions. Sheer hardwork, tol- Nihokhu Baptist Church said the and descendants of her victims and seek forproduce tension between sections. Therefore, erance and patience together with invocation. N. Vihoyi GB, advisor, giveness from them in the interest of peaceful the State Govt. may realize the risk of promoting regular practice and exercise are AASA proposed the vote of the coexistence. the memory of Gaidinliu in any manner any- the most vital characteristics need- thanks and George, games secwhere in Nagaland so as to prevent communal ed for aspiring sports men and retary pronounced the oath for 3. According to common Naga custom, when the meet. Nihokhu and Ghokuto women, former minister added. tension in our land. a person intentionally or accidentally killed Hewoto also encouraged the villagers presented cultural songs Nrimbemo Ngullie, General Secretary, NTC a fellow Naga, the killer has to be excommuLendinoktang Ao, President, NTC AASA office bearers and officials and dance. nicated from the village for at least 7 years.

WE WORSHIP GOD BY DOING JUSTICE

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athew 13:44-52 presents The parable of hidden treasure, The parable of pearl. Citing these parables, Jesus is reminding his disciples because some of his disciples were still thinking that reign of God a mighty earthly kingdom, while some othersthinking that is something to be experienced life after death. It has nothing to do with this world.

At the time of Jesus, it was a common practice to bury valuables like gold, ornaments under the ground to protect from the hands of untrusted neighbors, thieves or robbers. They used to bury it before departing for battle or get on long journeys involving several days, months and even years. If they returned safely, they would reclaim their buried treasure. If they die in the battle field or failed to return home due to unknown reasons, the location of the valuables would remain a secret.

In such cases the hidden treasure belonged to the person who owned the land. The one who discovered the treasure must purchase the land to become the rightful owner. If the person takes it without purchasing the land then he/she would be considered as a thief. Similarly, the pearl was considered to be one of the most precious things one can own it.

In spite of teaching and reminding them again and again, the disciples of Je-

sus were still thinking that the God’s reign is an earthly kingdom where God would establish a mighty kingdom and rule over the nations with great might and power. The King would deliver Israel from all kinds of bondages and make Israel a mighty kingdom. Indeed, they expected God’s in terms of exercise of power and authority. Jesus refuted disciples’ understanding of God’s reign citing the parables of the hidden treasure and pearl. The reign of God is not earthly kingdom, but heavenly kingdom.

However,Jesus connects heavenly kingdom with earthly life. The contexts and the cost of discipleship that Jesus presented here are very exciting and striking.

See the context. The first parable is presented in the context of field. Agriculture is the major occupation of the people at the time of Jesus. It is in the agriculture field that a large number of people were engaged and spent their life, they worked whole day in the field, earned their living, and shared their products.

Since agricultural land is so precious for the sustenance of life, the powerful people tried to take away the land from the poor through unjust means. It is the place where farmers are also cheated by the business people. The same situation is found in Nagaland today (in offices people are cheated). The scripture clearly said that God’s reign is to be experienced

in our daily life activities, not somewhere else life after death. It is to be experienced amidst daily activities of the people in the present world.

The second parable is presented in the context of busy market setting. We all go to market to buy our needs. Here people buy and sell their goods and products.

We cannot survive without the market.

Market is also a place where lot of cheating, exploitation, manipulation, adulteration of food and corruption takes place.

It is a place where we think of money, profit and gain only. We also encounter many different kinds of people such as drunkards, drug abusers, sex workers, robbers, tourists, honest people, young and old, men and women of diverse religions, races and cultures. Again this affirms that God’s reign is here and it is to be experienced in the daily busy and multi complex public life.

A Latin American theologian namely, Gustavo Gutierrez, says, “We worship God by doing justice to the poor”. We often think that we can worship God within the four walls of the church. This is not only narrow, but also wrong understanding of worship. The church is not only the worship place, but the whole world is temple of God. In fact, the true worship place is our agriculture fields, busy market places, offices and our work places. It

is in our daily existential life and places that we are called to testify the message of God’s reign. It is in those places that we must act out truth and justice.

Here Jesus is reiterating that God’s reign is to be found in the midst of the people especially among the poor who are oppressed, rejected and abandoned.

It is here that people are called to worship God by doing justice.

The second intention of Jesus in these parables is more challenging. He is referring here to costly discipleship. By re-explaining the reign of God using these parables, Jesus throw an open challenge to his disciples – Are you willing to sacrifice your wealth and life for the sake of God’s Kingdom? Are you willing to sacrifice yourself? Family?Money?Status?We have to face the same challenge and questions even today. Are we willing to sacrifice our wealth, our power and position for Kingdom’s sake? If we are willing to do so, it involves high risk in life. We have to face many oppressive system, well-structured and institutionalized military power, political system, cooperate multi-nationals, patriarchy, tribalism. Those are the evil forces that hinder celebration of life. We also have to face organize crimes, unending competition of consumerism, and excessive exploitation of natural resources.

Wati Longchar

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

Tuesday 03•11•2015

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy launch

India’s first airport radio, Mirchi T3

Children from Blossoms Preschool, Mokokchung enjoy a ride on the Fire Department vehicle during their field trip to the Fire Department as part of their thematic learning about "Fire Safety" on November 2.

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“Knew I wouldn’t feel less of a woman”

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c t re s s - f i l m ma ker Angelina Jolie praised her husband, actor Brad Pitt for his support during her preventative double mastectomy in 2013, and the surgery to remove her ovaries earlier this year.

"I knew through the surgeries that he was on my side and that this wasn't something where I

was going to feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn't going to let that happen," Angelina said in a joint interview with Brad on talk show Today to promote their forthcoming film By The Sea, reports dailymail. co.uk.

Angelina had the double mastectomy at the age of 37, after learning that

she had an 87 per cent risk of developing breast cancer due to a defective BRCA1 gene.

Due to the same anomaly, she had a 50 per cent risk of developing ovarian cancer and decided to get the oophorectomy two years later, which brought upon early menopause.

Brad said that his role was to "support" Ange-

aunched on Friday by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) in association with Radio Mirchi, Mirchi T3 will bring in a dash of entertainment by providing passengers a chance to hear songs without using any gadgets and also, free of cost. DIAL CEO I Prabhakara Rao said: "We don't have any announcements going on at T3 airport. So to give it a different atmosphere, we feel proud to bring up Mirchi T3, a unique concept for any airport worldwide. "Mirchi T3 will bring in a whole new experience to the paslina as much as possible sengers and will make their during that time. He said presence at the terminal he would do "whatever's soothing and enjoyable." got to be done to keep the family together, and keep the family together as long as possible is going to be done."

The couple, who have six children, got married in August 2014 after nine years together. By The Sea will release on November 13.

'Spectre' dominates

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Now, when you’ll step into the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport’s Terminal 3, be ready to hear a melange of songs co-curated

by Bollywood composer trio Shankar-EhsaanLoy for what’s touted as India’s first airport radio, Mirchi T3.

ames Bond left the worldwide box office shaken and stirred this weekend, with the new movie ‘Spectre’ heading straight to number one upon its release. The 24th instalment of the secret agent franchise sees Daniel Craig return to his 007 role, accompanied by the Italian actress Monica Bellucci and the French star Lea Seydoux. The film, directed

by Sam Mendes, took an estimated $80,400,000 over the weekend, according to Rentrak.

The animated ghoul movie ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ claimed second place, taking $39,430,000 over the weekend, while Ridley Scott's The Martian, starring Matt Damon, fell from first place to third, with global weekend earnings of $28,400,000.

Here are the top 10 worldwide box office estimates according to Rentrak.

The concept is clearly aimed at transforming the travel experience at T3.

"This is probably the only accommodation or amongst very few in the world, where we have good music play inside the airport.

Our aim is to make passenger's time inside the airport enjoyable. "While we see passengers running around in order to catch their flight, Mirchi T3 is way to make their time a bit soother and calmer," Prashant Pandey, CEO and managing director, ENIL, said.

Ehsaan Noorani of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio is confident they will meet the aim with their playlist. "Music is a melodious thing... whatever kind of music it

may be. When a person is feeling bored at the airport due to numerous reasons, he/she can sit and listen to some good music instead of wasting time gradually," Ehsaan told IANS. "There are a lot of songs that don't become as popular as they deserve to be because of various reasons. So it would be a great experience for people at the airport to get to hear these kind of songs, including the ones they get to hear on regular basis," he added. The trio has ensured a cohesive mix of songs is put together for the listeners at T3.

Loy Mendonsa told IANS: "A song has many levels. Different people need different songs and

use them in different ways in their lives. "For example, if you just had a break-up and you hear a song which kind of speaks about that, then you have an immediate connect with that song.

Or a song like 'Maa' suits in the emotions of a person, who is leaving his family and going abroad."

The launch event witnessed a power-packed performance by Delhibased band SOS. Shankar Mahadevan also used his powerful vocals to belt out some of his hit tracks when the hosts, who were radio jockeys from Radio Mirchi, asked him to suggest songs for various situations, which people deal with at the airport.

Taylor Swift

accused of stealing

'Shake it off'

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inger Taylor Swift has been accused of stealing one of her biggest hits "Shake it off". Singer-songwriter Jessie Braham is suing the pop star claiming that her song is a rip-off of his 2013 single called "Haters gone hate".

In a lawsuit he's filed, Braham says that he's the first one who came up with the lyrics Swift used on her "1989" lead cut. On his own song, he sings lines like "Haters gone hater, players gone play/ Watch out for them fakers, they'll fake you every day, reports tmz.com.

He points out that similar phrase is repeated more than 70 times on the 25-year-old's track. He's asking for $42 million from her and wants his name added to any new prints of Shake it off.

This isn't the first legal issue Swift has to deal with in the past few days. Earlier this week, she counter-sued a former radio DJ named David Mueller who allegedly groped her during a meet-and-greet.

Hillstar NOW SHOWING

1. Spectre - $80,400,000M 2. Hotel Transylvania 2 - $39,430,000M 3. The Martian - $28,400,000M 4. The Last Witch Hunter - $23,350,000M 5. The Witness - $18,690,000M 6. Goosebumps - $17,310,000M 7. Paranormal Activity Ghost Dimension $16,950,000M 8. Bridge Of Spies - $11,460,000M 9. Ant-Man - $11,148,000M 10. Crimson Peak - $8,404,640M

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SPORTS

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Rosberg wins in Mexico Pilgrim School Annual Sports 2015 concludes a week after title defeat DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): The 27th Annual Sports of Pilgrim School which began on October 29 with Chief Guest Dr. Z. Mozhui, Surgeon, Metro Hospital, concluded successfully on 31st October 2015.

The Chief Guest in the inaugural programme while exhorting parents to encourage sports by being role-models and as coordinators with the school on ways to encourage greater participation in sports and physical activity, also urged the students for at least sixty minutes of physical

activity each day, as physically active children are more likely to mature into physically active adults.

Dr. Mozhui regretted the fact that the Nagas, particularly the more affluent ones, are gradually losing one of their greatest physical asset – WALKING. He strongly recommend walking as an exercise to one and all present and called upon the students to make healthy lifestyle a lifelong aim because life is simply better when one is healthy.

The three-day event which was organized under the apt

theme, “Enjoying Good Health through Sports”, culminated with Green House (Hornets) emerging as the overall champion; Alemkaba (class 10) and Kuputi (class 8) as best Senior Athletes, and Tongpangkokba and Likivi Kiba of class 6 as best Junior Athletes.

School Board member and Founder of Kingdom Church, Pastor Saphrülie Solo graced the closing ceremony as Guest of honour. Rev. Dr. Nzan Odyuo, Director, Golden Crown College and other distinguished guests attended the meet.

Dapfhiitsumia youth organization sports meet

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates after winning the Mexican F1 Grand Prix at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, November 1. (REUTERS)

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MEXICO CITY, NO VEMBER 2 (REUTERS): Nico Rosberg put his Texas blues behind him on Sunday to win the first Mexican Grand Prix in 23 years and show triple world champion Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton how it feels to finish second.

The German's fourth victory of the year, and 12th of his career, ended Hamilton's three-race winning streak a week after the Briton secured his third title.

On a sunny afternoon, with the 135,000-strong crowd creating a party atmosphere, the Briton was left feeling sore after questioning a team instruction to pit for fresh tyres after Rosberg had already done so. The German, whose late mistake in Austin handed Hamilton the victory that clinched the title, led cleanly away from pole position and finished 1.9 seconds ahead after also setting the fastest lap. It was Mercedes' 10th one-two in 17 races.

With both championships already decided,

Mercedes having retained their constructors' crown in Russia last month, the race win was all that mattered for the dominant duo at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. Rosberg's win lifted him to second in the championship, 21 points clear of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel who failed to score after a crash that brought out the safety car on the 52nd of the 71 laps. The German was unhurt. Finland's Valtteri Bottas finished third for Williams.

HAMILTON ARGUES The last winner in Mexico before Sunday was Britain's Nigel Mansell, in 1992 when he was with Williams.

Mansell, who now has the last corner named after him, conducted the podium interviews on Sunday.

Hamilton had hoped to follow on from his fellow-Englishman but had to concede that his team mate had won fair and square in a race with none of the first corner wheelbanging that triggered a

controversy in Austin.

"Nico drove a fantastic race. No mistakes, no gust of wind," he said, a dig at Rosberg's U.S. error that the German blamed on windy conditions.

Hamilton had clearly opposed the team's decision to bring him in for an unscheduled second pitstop, with sceptics inevitably speculating about team orders, and ignored it initially.

"Can I ask why?," he enquired. "My tyres feel good."

He obeyed when it was made clear that it was for safety reasons due after an inspection of the tyres used in the first stint showed excessive wear.

The high-altitude Mexico straight is one of the longest and fastest on the calendar with cars reaching speeds in excess of 360kph.

Neither Ferrari finished the race, ending a run of 20 in the points, with Vettel's team mate Kimi Raikkonen breaking his suspension after colliding with Bottas for the second time in three races.

KOhIMA, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): The Dapfhiitsumia Youth Organization (DYO) will hold its sports meet from November 6 to 7 at D. Khel Ground (Pusolieke), Kohima Village. Medoselhou Keretsii, speaker Naga Hoho will

grace the meet as the chief guest while Pelesielie Khezhie, president Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union will be the guest of honour. The inaugural function will start from 9:00 AM onwards with DYO president Mhalezolie Kire as

chairman while DYO games & sports secretary Kelhouneisa Khezhie will administer oath to the participants of athletic events. Wrestling will take place on November 7. A motor bike is set as prize for the wrestling champion.

KNO Badminton Tourney underway

Mokokchung ready for Tour de Hills - 3 Morung Express News Mokokchung | November 2

With barely two days to go for the Tour de Hills – 3, scheduled for November 4-5, motorsport enthusiasts in Mokokchung are revving up for the much anticipated motor rally and competition. Organized by the Adventure and Motorsports Association of Mokokxhung (AMAM) in association with the Mokokchung District Sports Council (MDSC), the third edition of Tour de Hills is being held as the official flagging-off of the Mokokchung town quasquicentennial celebrations. AMAM officials revealed that a dozen entries have so far registered for the ‘Jubilee Adventure Trail’ which is the non-competitive category of Tour de Hills – 3, while 15 entries have so far confirmed their participation in the competitive category which will be conducted in the TSD format. Tour de Hills will be flagged off by the deputy commissioner of Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel on November 4 at 7:00 am, Imkongmeren Sports Complex. Tour de Hills will be covering a distance of nearly 300 kms across 45 villages and towns in the district with an overnight halt at the border village of Chungtiayimsen. Further, AMAM is also all set for the 3rd Mokokchung Auto-X competition to be held at Imkongmeren Sports Complex on November 6-7 which will feature autocross and motocross competitions under various categories.

44th ASA wrestling meet in 2016 KOhIMA, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN): The 44th Angami Sports Association (ASA) wrestling meet 2016 will be held on February 11 and 12 at Kohima local ground. All the four ranges of ASA are asked to prepare for the meet and also requested all units not to coincide with any other program during the two days of wrestling meet.

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31 teams for 21st Classic Cup M. Daniel Lotha (sitting centre) alongwith the players and organisers during the inaugural function on KOhIMA, NOVEMBER 2 (MExN) : 31 November 2. teams will take part in the 21st Classic Cup, Morung Express News Dimapur | November 2

The 1st KNO Badminton Tournament kick-started on November 2 at the Multi-purpose Indoor Stadium, Dimapur. The tournament is being organised by the Kyong Nchumchio Okho (KNO) as part of the Tokhu Emong celebration. It will run

concurrently with the ongoing Lt. Nyamo Lotha & Daniel Lotha Memorial Football Trophy being held at the State Stadium and will conclude on November 3.

M. Daniel Lotha, secretary, Ministry of Internal Security Affairs, GPRN, who was the special guest at the inaugural function, declared the tournament open.

John Ovung, Youth Director,

DLBC pronounced the invocation prayer, while Dr. Chanbemo Kikon delivered the welcome address. A total of 36 players will compete in the singles and doubles categories – 13 in singles and 24 in doubles. The KNO further informed that the 6th Tokhu Nite will be held on November 7.

It will be preceded by the Tokhu Fun Mela on November 6.

2015 starting on November 3 till 20 to played at local ground , Kohima. The prize money for the Champion will be Rs 1. 50 lakh and Runner-up Rs 80,000 with running trophy and individual prizes worth Rs 2 lakhs. The inaugural program at 1.00pm on Tuesday will be graced by P. Atuo Mezhur , President Nagaland Football Association(NFA) as the chief guest. The inaugural program will be compeered by Xavier Rutsa. Opening match – Headwings FC vs Kohima Royal Kickers

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