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Business community solely funds garbage management of Nagaland’s cleanest town limalenden longkumer Mokokchung | October 11

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There is an inconvenient truth behind the clean and fresh townscape of Mokokchung who bears the cost to keep the town clean? Often dubbed as the cleanshould we be ploughing our field with something sacred? est town in Nagaland, a common remark from visitors and tourists alike, the credit largely goes to the Mokokchung Municipal Council Press statements, memo- (MMC) for ensuring timely disrandums, articles, reports posal of garbage. Citizens also and news related docu- play their role in following a hyments should be sent to gienic lifestyle. Whether the town follows morung@gmail.com proper garbage or waste manageEditor, ment mechanism is another stoThe Morung Express ry. Nonetheless, the town under the MMC has developed a commendable system of its own when The Morung Express it comes to garbage disposal. Everymorning,MMCworkers Poll QuEsTion collect waste/garbage from dustVote on www.morungexpress.com bins along the town’s main roads, sMs your answer to 9862574165 to be disposed off at a dumpsite near Ungma village, about 5 kiloAs a society are we doing enough to develop sporting meters off Mokokchung town. talents in Nagaland? Dustbins in the rest of the town are cleared at regular intervals by the workers. MMC also employs Yes no others a number of local women who Do you have hope there sweep the main roads of the town will be forgiveness and reconciliation among the every morning. Three dumperNaga political groups? trucks are engaged in disposing off the garbage every day. Yes 42%

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(lEFT) MMC workers seen here collecting garbage at salangtem new Market, Mokokchung. (RiGHT)The debilitated quarter of MMC occupied by seven families working under MMC to keep Mokokchung clean.

that the whole process of garbage management is funded solely by the business community of Mokokchung. There is no contribution at all by the town’s non business community nor the State government. Every year, MMC collects from each business establishment a sum of Rs. 1320, called ‘Sanitation Tax.’ Other citizens’ contribution remains nil. Figures wise, during the fiscal 2014-15, MMC collected a total sum of Rs. 29,32,650 from the traders as ‘Sanitation Tax’ while the total expenditure involved with the garbage management stood at Rs. 32,51,047. MMC settled the deficit of Rs. 3,18,397 to gap the shortfall amount. The expenditure involved So who pays to clean the town? with MMC’s ‘sanitation and solCloser observation of the id waste’ management during garbage management reveals the same fiscal year summed at

Rs. 23,00,121 as salary and wages for sweepers and labourers numbering 43. The total expenditure involved with maintenance of the three trucks including the drivers’ salaries calculated at Rs. 9,50,926. It may be noted that the chief source of revenue for MMC is the traders. Besides the ‘Sanitation Tax,’ the traders also pay a prescribed amount of ‘Trade Permit Renewal Tax’ annually. In 2013, MMC contemplated on realizing a nominal ‘Sanitation Tax’ from each household but it could not execute the plan as the All Wards Union Mokokchung (AWUM) vetoed the proposal. It is reported that except for one, the rest 17 wards under the municipality rejected the proposal. Of late, there is a change of outlook. The present officials of

the AWUM are more reciprocal of the issues at hand. “To collect or not to collect household sanitation tax will have to be decided by the citizens. If entrusted, we can always go to the citizens of the respective wards and seek their consent,” said Ayim Longkumer, AWUM president. Sources said the then AWUM officials in 2013 rejected the proposal without seeking the opinion of the citizens.

Town clean, workers in deplorable condition

And while citizens saunter around under the setting of an immaculate town, people responsible for keeping the town clean ironically live and work under deplorable conditions. According to MMC Administrator and ADC Mokokchung, Bendanglila, the MMC sweep-

ers and labourers quarters are in a “pathetic condition.” The tiny and debilitated ‘quarter’ measuring a mere 70x10 sq. ft. is occupied by seven families. The MMC is learnt to have submitted a proposal to the government under urban housing programme which is yet to be approved. Even as labourers work under unhygienic conditions at the risk of contracting various fatal diseases, the municipal authority is placed in a tight spot with the Ungma Village Council demanding that the dumpsite be shifted someplace else by November 2015. MMC is reported to have written to the government, again, proposing acquisition of land for state-of-the-art solid waste management plant. Question remains whether the proposal would be

approved by the government. Until the approval of the proposal and establishment of the plant, MMC will have to look for another space to dispose off the town’s garbage. Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs, R. Tohanba during his visit to Mokokchung on September last revealed that Mokokchung, unfortunately, “has not been selected under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).” Mokokchung being one of the major towns in Nagaland has been noticeably expanding in terms of both area and population during the last few years. Observers feel that it is time MMC and the citizens need to collectively devise a proper system of garbage management at the earliest or compromise on the ‘cleanest town’ tag.

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Agri students, Naga farmers exchange agricultural activities Chizokho Vero

Kezoma | October 11

Fifty seven B.Sc. (Agri) students are currently camping in four villages of Kohima district to accustom themselves with the traditional agricultural activities and the lifestyle of the rural people. Placed in Kezoma, Kidima, Kezo Basa and Sakhabama villages group wise, they are working and learning real life situation; through the experience they can apply the principles and theories taught in the core agriculture academic subjects. This is part of a three month long Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme (RAWEP), a collaborative effort the School of Agricultural Sciences & Rural Development (SASRD), NU Campus Medziphema and the state agriculture department. It started in August and will continue till November 3. The host farmers share the traditional farming practices while the students communicate the technology aspects to

the farmers through exhibitions and demonstrations. RAWEP platform is an opportune time for the students to gather the ground realities faced by the farmers. The students have successfully conducted the first phase of agricultural demonstration last week. The demonstration touched on soil application, weed management, crop rotation, vermi compost unit, pest management etc. They also performed skit on marketing linkages, pest management etc and gave out pamphlets on mushroom cultivation, integrated pest management. Meanwhile, the students identified brown spot of rice and maize, red rot of sugarcane, chilli, pomegranate, etc and notified the farmers. This required remedial measure, they said. The next demonstration is scheduled for October 23. One of the students, Yaloi Salem, who is camping at Kezoma, maintained that RAWEP is an important factor for the students B.Sc. (Agri) students perform field demonstration at Kidima as part of RAWEP component on October to bridge theory, practical field 10. (Morung Photo)

and learning through handson experience in the field. She sang sweet tune about the good and simple lifestyle of Kezoma people, adding that they are hardworking, hospitable and very generous. One has to learn the true meaning of unity from Kezoma people, she added. Both Puhovi Tase, chairman, Kezoma village council and Visiito Yore, chairman, Kidima village council took the demonstration as “beneficial and educative.” RAWEP is an educational process that aims to hone the skills of the students not only in the agriculture sector, but also in the all round personality development through interpersonal relations and communication skills, problem solving, team work and character development. The programme enables students to make critical need assessment based on practical knowledge and better equipped to have a realistic approach towards the develop-

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ment of agriculture. SASRD dean M. Aleminla Ao stated that RAWEP is a vital component of the B.Sc (Agri) honours curriculum which enables the students to learn through hands-on experience in the field thus giving them the valuable opportunity to “learn by doing.” She was optimistic that RAWEP will become the major catalyst in introducing new innovations and dissemination of the latest information for the famers in the state. SASRD team led by Dr. KK Jha, coordinator RAWEP with five other subject experts- Dr. Pankaj Neog (Entomology), Dr. S. Banik (Plantpathology), Dr. Lanunola Tzudir (Agronomy), Dr. LY Longchar (Agri extension) and Jurisandhya Barik Bordoloi (Soil science) were present at the demonstration day. Team from agriculture department included; Vizonyu Liezie, DAO Kohima, Seyievonuo, AO Kohima, and Vimenuo Mere, BTM (Jakhama block), ATMA Kohima.

NVCO commemorates RTI Week

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Kohima, october 11 (mexN): In commemoration of RTI Week (October 5 – 12), Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) conducted an interaction session-cum-awareness campaign on the topic “The impact of RTI in Nagaland for the last ten years” at Tyrannus Boys Hostel Jakhama on October 9. More than 40 male students of St. Joseph’s College participated in the programme. Earlier in the month of July & August, NVCO also conducted legal rights awareness campaign with ‘The impact of RTI in Nagaland’ as one of the main topics in almost all the district headquarters in the State. A press release from Press & Media Cell, NVCO informed that during the campaign, NVCO team discovered that awareness regarding RTI is still lacking in the State,

‘Backdoor appointments will remain illegal and improper no matter how long one has worked'

especially in rural areas. Many school students in villages had never heard of RTI. One disadvantage of not having proper education on RTI in villages, the release said, was that village authorities acted above the law, i.e., the Right to Information Act, 2005. The NVCO also learnt that a village authority did not allow citizens to submit any RTI application without the permission of Village Council, especially information related to village affairs such as MGNREGA. There were cases where women’s roles were suppressed, especially the wives who are from another village, NVCO stated. The organization maintained that it is important to observe RTI

Week in Nagaland this year as the State will celebrate ten years of RTI’s existence early 2016. As part of the RTI Week, NVCO also conducted programme for the girl students at Vivienda Girls Hostel situated at Lower Chandmari, Kohima on October 10. The NVCO president, Kezhokhoto Savi said that the positive impact of using the Right to Information Act is discovering backdoor appointments in public sector. He also pointed out that every individual or group is fighting against backdoor appointments after obtaining relevant documents through the Right to Information Act, 2005(RTI). “Now it appears that almost every department is having backdoor appoint-

ments and it is still continuing and therefore the filing of RTI applications has to be continued by the citizens/ students’ union/ association/ federation etc,” he stated. Meanwhile, he asserted that regularization of services of the backdoor appointees is improper as they were not appointed following the procedure laid down under Article 14 (equality before law), Article 16 (equality of opportunity in matters of public employment and Article 309 (recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State) of the Constitution of India. “The government’s approval would never legalize the service of a person whose entry is backdoor appointments and it would remain illegal and improper no matter what length one has served in Rag pickers take a lunch break at New Market in Dimapur on October 10. Photo by Caisii Mao service,” he added.

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workshop Social Protection Helpdesk Three-day for caregivers of for PLHIV launched in Mon child sexual abuse

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Participants, resource persons and delegates of the Council of Baptist Church of North East India (CBCNEI) Youth Fest 2015 held from October 9 to 11 at Dimapur Ao Baptist Church. The fest, which was hosted by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, was held under the theme "Engage, Encounter, Edify". More than 600 delegates from NE region as well as other parts of India participated in the event. Some of the highlights of the event were workshops on different topics related to the youth, display of cultural events and various talent presentations. Photo Courtesy: Aden Jamir

Kohima, october 11 (DiPr): Deputy Commissioner & Chairman of DAPCU, Mon W. Honje Konyak has formally launched Social Protection Helpdesk for people living with HIV (PLHIV), children affected by AIDS (CABA), and most at risk population (MARPs) in Mon district. The Social Protection Helpdesk will be set up at Facility Centers like ICTCs, TI NGOs, DSRC, BB & OST under NSACS. This program will not only provide access to health care services to people living with HIV/AIDS, but also social protection schemes. The DC appealed to the DAPCU stakeholders and its members to come out with proper action plan to achieve the goal. He informed that streamlining to improve the system with strategies and discussion is much more important

than mere reporting in the meeting. He urged the members to analyse and identify the lapses and at the same time to sincerely participate in the discussion and contribute to minimize and control the spread of HIV/AIDS in the district. Lamenting that churches are yet to realize the issue of HIV/AIDS, the DC appealed to the churches and the women organization to actively participate by disseminating information on HIV/AIDS to the mass through their respective platform. He suggested that churches and KNSK (apex women organization of the Konyaks) to be the ambassador to disseminate information on HIV/ AIDS to the people and to identify ways and means to reach the information to the grassroots. Longyim Tzudir, Dis-

trict Program Officer, DAPCU, Mon presented a brief report on the activities of the DAPCU in the district. He informed that the main objective of the forum is to disseminate awareness to the people on HIV/AIDS and urged the district stakeholders to be aware with the responsibilities of the DAPCU. He informed that in the previous years, DAPCU in line with KNSK had launched various awareness campaigns in the blocks and sub-divisions level. Sashi, Mon Users’ Network, also briefed on the De-Addiction camp which was recently launched in Mon. He informed that the success of the De-Addiction camp was because of the contribution and support rendered by the well wishers. He said at present the camp has 20 clients and more than 30 drug ad-

Landowners Pattadars meeting Pochury people

DimaPur, october 11 (mexN): Office of the Landowners Pattadars has informed that the Landowners Pattadars whose land are being occupied by army in Dimapur will hold a general meeting on October 16 at the Hotel ‘The Hut’ below head post office, Kohima. The meeting is to discuss various issues pertaining to land

under army occupation in Dimapur town, informed a press release from Secretary K Thong. Therefore, all the registered members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail. The forum will submit a list comprising updated registered members only, it said, and requested all to update the membership without fail.

‘Welcome the incredible Amur Falcons’

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DimaPur, october 11 (mexN): Forest department in collaboration with Pangti Village Council and Amur Falcon Roosting Area Union conducted a programme titled ‘Welcome the incredible Amur Falcons’ in Pangti village on October 10. Deputy Commissioner of Wokha, Robin Lotha, while addressing the gathering, appreciated the village community for conserving the Amur Falcons and requested them to continue their work this season too. He also lauded the commendable work done by the forest department. M Lokeswara Rao (IFS), Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, donated the Rs 25,000 prize money of Tigerland Biodiversity Conservation Award 2015 to chairman of Pangti Village Council and Chairman of Amur Falcon Roosting Area Union for the commendable work done by communities in protecting the Amur Falcons. He requested them to use the money for conservation of the birds. Meanwhile, Rao recollected that in

2012, Pangti earned bad name for killing Amur Falcons. However, with the effort of all stakeholders, not a single bird was killed 2013 onwards, which was appreciated nationally and internationally. He stated that this model of conservation can be implemented elsewhere. He also emphasised on the ecotourism potential of the area and pointed out the economic benefits of conservation and how people are benefitting with influx of tourists. He further informed that on November 7, 2013 during Lotha festival Tokhü Emong, three birds - Naga, Pangti and Wokha - were satellite tagged. Naga and Pangti have completed second cycle of migration completing approximate distance of 44000 km, while Wokha is inactive. To commemorate second anniversary of satellite tagging, forest department and department of post, Government of India, will be releasing Special Cover on November 7, he added. He requested the village communities to continue good work and welcome the Amur falcons this season too.

appeal to NPGs, GoI

meluri, october 11 (mexN): The people of Pochury have appealed to all the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to forgive and forget the past misunderstandings and reason together as one united Naga for permanent solution to the Naga political issue. The appeal was one of the resolutions of the consultative meeting of the Pochury Hoho on September 30. A press release from Pochury Public Forum president, Penthu Pochury and general secretary, Jursie Pojar further informed that the Pochury people appreciated the peace initiative to bring about permanent solution to the Naga political issue by signing the framework agreement on August 3. The meeting also appealed to the Government of India (GoI) to reconsider the banning of NSCN (K) and also appealed to NSCN (K) to enter ceasefire and initiate political talks as desired by the Nagas. Meanwhile, the Pochury people expressed dismay over the action of oil blocks in Nagaland which is protected by Art. 371 (A) of the Constitution of India and viewed as against the will of the people, the release stated. Therefore, they urged the Government of India (GoI) to withdraw the auction of oil blocks in Nagaland.

dicts who were willing to join the camp could not be accommodated due to lack of accommodation. He also invited the DAPCU for screening of HIV/AIDS for the addicts and also requested the media to visit the camp for documentation to create awareness. The District Tuberculosis Officer, Mon spoke on TB and HIV/AIDS collaboration program. He informed that TB attacks whenever the immune system of the body becomes weak while HIV/AIDS attacks the defense system of our body. Since TB is an airborne disease, it infects easily people with HIV/ AIDS, he added. The meeting resolved to have advocacy campaign on HIV in the block levels, to impart training on HIV/ AIDS to the church leaders and organizing of World AIDS Day in the district.

Kohima, october 11 (mexN): Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ), an NGO based in Goa, supported by Terre des Hommes Netherlands, in collaboration with the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) Nagaland, and Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB), is conducting a three-day workshop on child sexual abuse (CSA) with the theme, “Reducing Harm” from October 14 – 16. The event will take place at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Kohima. The objective of the workshop is not only for sensitization, but also to strengthen the existing mechanisms, and further build the capacity of key stakeholders – service providers of various government and non-government agencies working with children, including the civil society, police, media, and the church, according to a press release. The workshop will be held in two phases. The first phase will be held on October 14 on awareness on child sexual abuse. It will be for stakeholders consisting of about 60 participants – Government, NGOs, Civil Society. The second phase will be a two-day residential training of trainers (ToT) on handling victims of child sexual abuse from October 15 - 16, 2015. The training programme will be for about 25 participants. It will provide information and skills to those who are directly involved in working with child victims of sexual abuse, such as selected teachers, police, staff of shelter homes, lawyers, counsellors, etc., to enable them to conduct capacity building of the care givers.

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Harmony 2015: Inter-school band contest in Mon

moN, october 11 (DiPr): Speaking at the Harmony 2015, the 2nd Mon district inter-school band contest on October 10 at Council Hall, the Deputy Commissioner of Mon W. Honje Konyak lauded the Toxic Peace band of Mon for organizing the event for the youths to explore their hidden talents and to promote music. Acknowledging that Mon is far behind in all facilities, the DC said the initiative of the Toxic Peace band needs to be encouraged and supported in whatever way. The DC wished more participants in the future and appealed to the school authority to encourage the students to promote music as extracurricular activities in the schools. Asserting that music has no limitation or barrier, and Nagaland is the only state in the country to have a separate department for Music, he challenged the students to avail the facilities given by the government and to excel through their hard work and sincerity. He also exhorted the students to have discipline and told them what they mould and learn today will help them for better tomorrow. Dr. Chenjei Konyak, guitarist of Toxic Peace band briefed that

A band from Anghjong Mission School performs at the Harmony 2015.

the objective of organizing the event is to encourage the youths to explore their talent and at the same time pass on the art of music to the youngsters as constructive extracurricular activities. Secretary of ENPO Hawang Konyak also appreciated the Toxic Peace band for organizing the event for the youth and also the Deputy Commissioner, Mon for launching the mission “I Love My Mon Town”. He encouraged the youths to make Mon town green and clean for better living. Eastern School, Anghjong Mission School and Government Higher Secondary School, Mon respectively won the first, second,

and third prizes in group category. In the individual category, the Best Bassist was awarded to Nyamnyei Konyak of Eastern School, the Best Guitarist to Angmung Konyak of St. Mary School, the Best Vocalist to Daniel Konyak of Eastern School and the Best Drummer to Shimnyei Konyak of Anghjong Mission High School. The winner was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 10000/- along with certificate. The first runners up was awarded cash prize of Rs. 8000/- along with certificate, while the 2nd runners up received Rs. 5000/- along with certificate. All the winners also got free lunch at Black Beanz Café.

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'BJP uniting Hindus with hatred against minorities' A g A rtA l A , O c t O ber 11 (IANS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre is trying to unite Hindus by fomenting hatred against religious minorities, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Sunday. "As BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is a political arm of RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), it is trying to unite Hindus in the country on the basis of hatred against religious minorities," said Yechury while addressing a convention here on anti-communalism. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member of the Rajya Sabha said the BJP, following the RSS ideology, was doing the dirtiest vote bank politics on communal line. "This narrow-minded political tactics is aimed to divert the people from basic economic issues including soaring price rise. A distorted history is being depicted before the nation." "Before coming to power, the BJP highlighted 'love jihad', after coming to

power it raised 'ghar vapsi' (homecoming) issue and now they campaign for 'gau-raksha' (save cow) issue," the CPI-M leader said adding that these systematic plans would only weaken India's foundation of secularism. During his speech, Yechury said that in the past 17 months of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, "several thousand communal riots have taken place in different parts of the country". Expressing concern over growing intolerance to the central government's policies, Yechury said tolerance was "the need of the hour and it is indispensable to take everybody into consideration and develop the nation". "The killings of writers such as Narendra Dabolkar, Govind Pansare and M.M. Kalburgi show that tolerance has decreased to its ugliest level. The BJP government has created a situation of writers versus rioters," he said. Yechury claimed that

Blockade against NHPC project in Assam tezpur, OctOber 11 (ptI): A seven-day blockade began today at Gogamukh in Assam's Lakhimpur district to protest against ferrying by NHPC of construction material to its Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project at Gerukamukh. Protesters blocked the construction material-laden trucks carrying mixer machine and other equipment to the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation site along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, a police official said. The organisations backing the protest include the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), All Assam Student Union (AASU) and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), he said. One of the trucks was also burnt on Thursday night at Gogamukh and five persons identified by the truck driver were arrested in the Boginodi police station area and sent to judicial custody, Lakhimpur Superintendent of Police, Brajenjit Singha said. KMSS workers also blocked the NH-15 in the Laluk police station area today for two hours, he said. Construction work on the 2,000MW project at Gerukamukh has been stalled since December 2011 because of protests by various organisations claiming that the dam would be a potential threat to the people living downstream from the dam site.

Assam govt. withdraws ban on Niyor packaged water guwAhAtI, OctOber 11 (ptI): The Assam government through an order has withdrawn the ban on manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of Niyor Packaged Drinking Water in the State. After careful perusal of all relevant records pertaining to the ban on Niyor Packaged Drinking Water and subsequent improvement of quality of the product as per analysis report of the Food Analyst, Assam, the prohibition notification has been withdrawn recently, a government release said here on Friday. As per the analysis report issued by the Food Analyst, Assam, the sample was declared unsafe under Section 3 (1) (zz) of Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006, as it contained fluoride higher than the maximum permissible limit of 1.0 mg/L as laid down in Regulation 2.10.8 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Additives) Regulations, 2011, the release said. Subsequently, the Commissioner of Food Safety, Assam, had issued a prohibition notification on July 27 last against M/s Blue Bell Enterprise, Kajolichoki, of Chanrapur under Kamrup (Metropolitan) District and prohibited its manufacture, storage, distribution and sale in Assam initially for a period of 30 days. Thereafter, the Designated Officer, Kamrup (Metropolitan), served improvement notice to M/s Blue Bell Enterprise, Kajolichoki, the release said. After necessary steps were taken, the sample of Niyor Packaged Drinking Water was drawn and sent for further analysis to the Food Analyst who was of the opinion that the sample of Niyor Packaged Drinking Water conformed to the prescribed standards, it added.

the present government at the Centre was trying to run the University Grants Commission and all prominent national institutions in line with the RSS ideology. "Narendra Modi, during the 15 months of his prime ministership, has made 29 foreign trips. We asked the BJP leaders to first bring the PM to parliament then bring back the black money to the country. The prime minister every so often keeps changing his dress; six times a day like the hero and heroine of Hindi movie," the CPI-M leader remarked. He observed that when 55 percent households in India have no latrines and 60 percent have no electricity connections in their homes, the country's 100 billionaires have Rs.66 lakh crore-worth movable and immovable assets, comprising a reasonable portion of the country's gross domestic product. Tripura Chief Minister and CPI-M politburo member Manik Sarkar and Lok Sabha member Sankar Prasad Datta also addressed the gathering.

Women Action for Development (WAD) and Conflict Widow Forum organized Langban Chara Tamba at Imphal East on October 11. More than 50 women of different ethnic groups who are victims of conflict/ AFSPA, drugs and AIDS, rape and murder, murder due to domestic violence etc attended the programme. The main objective of the ceremony, according to a release from WAD, was to pay homage to the untimely departed soul due to various incidents, pray to repeal AFSPA from the region.

One woman killed, six injured in highway mishap Our Correspondent Imphal | October 11

A 45-year-old woman has been killed and six more injured when the passenger bus in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Pheidinga area of Imphal West along Imphal-Dimapur road on Sunday morning. The injured are receiving

medical treatment at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. Police sources said the road mishap took place around 10:00 am. The woman passenger died on the spot, they said. According to witnesses, the driver lost control of the Senapati districtbound passenger bus while negotiating a turn. It crashed into a speeding goods-laden truck, killing one pas-

Beef controversy dragged unnecessarily: Union minister guwAhAtI, OctOber 11 (IANS): Terming the recent controversy over beef and the Dadri lynching incident as 'unnecessary', union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra on Sunday said these issues were being drawn out of a non-issue by "some people" to gain mileage in the Bihar elections. "There are Bihar polls and some people want to divert attention by

making an issue over beef... a controversy. It is basically a non-issue," Mishra said here. The minister was here to attend a function on the 113th birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan organised as part of the countrywide celebrations. Mishra reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government's prime agenda was to safeguard

democracy through good governance and by rooting out corruption. "For democracy we need good governance. Our government has not and will not compromise on fighting corruption," Mishra added. He also criticized the Assam government, saying that while the Centre has increased the fund flow, the pace of development was still slow in Assam.

Brand bamboo as state symbol: DoNER minister tells Tripura AgArtAlA, OctOber 11 (tNN): The Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) minister, Jitendra Singh, has suggested the Tripura government to make 'bamboo' as an icon of the state, considering the fact that 19 different varieties of bamboos are available here. Singh was in the state on a two-day visit and he

asked the state government to brand bamboo as the state symbol. This will distinguish Tripura from all other NE states. "Everywhere NE is considered as a unit and on several occasions the state-specific distinctions and identities are not projected or recognized. We want every NE state to have its own identity, by which it will be rec-

ognized," Singh told media on Saturday. He said DoNER ministry had been nudging every NE state to come up with its unique identity that would ensure proper utilization of the resources and boost the related industries. Tripura can be called the 'bamboo state' of India and it can act as a main resource centre for

13 test positive for dengue in Manipur ImphAl, OctOber 11 (tNN): At least 13 people have tested positive for dengue in the last couple of days in the state, prompting the health authorities to fight the outbreak on a war footing. Of them, 10 were detected at Rangkai village in agitation-hit Churachandpur district, two at the border town of Moreh and one in Imphal East, state malaria officer Jamkhokam told TOI on Saturday. The blood samples collected from them and other suspected patients were tested at the microbiology department of the staterun Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) here. The patient from Imphal East had been out of station and after his return to the state, over 10 days ago, he started showing symptoms of fever and

was admitted to a private hospital and his blood samples tested positive for dengue. To combat the disease's spread, health officials have taken up various measures. They are checking every house, spreading awareness on the outbreak in the affected areas in the three districts, said Jamkhokam. "After dengue cases were detected at Rangkai on October 3, we immediately rushed our health teams to take stock of the situation after which the disease-control programme can be started," he said. As most of the cases have been detected at Rengkai, the state health authorities had declared the area as infected zone, he said and added that all 13 patients were now stable.

The main purpose behind the house-to-house visits in the affected areas is to search mosquito breeding grounds and destroy them. "During the visits, many mosquito breeding grounds were found. The health team told the locals to maintain hygiene in and around the houses," he said. Following the outbreak, a review meeting of district malaria officers and chief medical officers of all districts of the state were convened on October 5. The meeting was chaired by Jamkhokam. As resolved in the meeting, fogging was stepped up to eliminate Aedes mosquitoes at Rangkai and pamphlets about dengue preventive measures, written in the dialects of different communities living in Churachanpur district were distributed.

AR apprehends one with drugs in Manipur ImphAl, OctOber 11 (mexN): Troops of 24 Assam Rifles apprehended a woman with contraband drugs on October 10 at Khudengthabi. The Assam Rifles had established a vehicle check post based on specific intelligence regarding drug peddling on NH 102. The woman, identified as Pangnam Ibemchaubi Devi (40), was travelling in Eeco Van bearing Registration Number MN 05A 6866 and heading towards Imphal. During the frisking and checking, 800 WY tablets worth Rs 8,00,000/concealed inside betel leaves was recovered from her possession. The apprehended person along with the recovered item has been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau Imphal, according to a press release

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senger and injuring six others. A six-year-old boy was killed in a road accident at Senapati district headquarters yesterday morning. The boy was killed when a Mahindra Marshal jeep struck him while trying to cross the road near a toll tax post. He died on the spot. A woman, in her 60s, succumbed to her injuries on Saturday at Shija Hospital, Imphal where she

Bhawan. The students also visited India Gate, Lotus Temple and ISKIgAr (S) organizes CON Temple. In the coming days, NIt to New Delhi the students will be visiting Agra A national integration tour to and many other places in Delhi of Delhi and Agra under the initiative historical interest. of Inspector General Assam Rifles (South) was flagged off on October weapon display 4 from Manipur. The tour was or12 Bihar of 9 Sector Assam Rifles ganized by 2 Assam Rifles with an under the aegis HQ IGAR (South) aim to provide exposure of cultural organised a weapon display as part heritage, traditions and infrastruc- of the ‘Know Your Army’ initiative tural development of the country to followed by a talk on the work and the children of Manipur, the press efforts of Army in the ‘Service of Narelease said. On October 8, the 24 tion’ for school children of Chabung students from Manipur visited Red Government High School, Mayang Fort, where they were briefed about Imphal on October 10. the history of Mughal dynasty by The weapon display was organthe staff of the fort. On October 9, ised with an aim of increasing awarethe students visited the Rashtrapati ness about the Army and to motivate

the students to opt for a career in the Army. Around 100 students witnessed the. The officers of 12th Battalion the Bihar Regiment initially interacted with the students and then familiarized them with the weapons and their role. After the weapon display, a small talk was conducted on importance of peace and harmony. preventing dengue 11 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) carried out anti dengue drive at various places in Moreh Town on October 10. The locals were explained about the various preventive measures to be taken by the Medical Officer of Assam Rifles.

the rest of the country, he said. Bamboos from the state can be used not only to make furniture, but can also help generate revenue and create job opportunities in the state and abroad. He urged the state to set up a bamboo development board to enquire about the availability of bamboo and also requirement of other states.

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APPRECIATION The Zeliangrong Baudi Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in retrospection of Shri. Neiphiu Rio the Hon’ble Member of parliament of lower House the then Chief minister of Nagaland would like to extend our profound appreciation and gratitude of the reason cited below:Under the dynamic leadership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio Chief Ministership the Peren district was inaugurated in the year 2006. On 12/10/2009 Shri. Neiphiu Rio the then chief minister of Nagaland came to Tening Town as chief guest to inaugurate the Silver Jubilee of Zeliangrong Hereka School. On that day the Zeliangrong heraka Association submitted a memorandum to the later for the construction of Late Rani Gaidiliu memorial at Kohima the capital of Nagaland. As the chief minister of Nagaland, he has promised to take up the said project. As a man of action, he has tirelessly pursued the project with the donor ministry, the govt. of India and the required fund was obtained and the said project have had implemented under his Chief Ministership. We found Shri. Neiphiu Rio the real zeal of secularism and equality in every aspect belief and developments. On that inaugural function Shri. Neiphiu Rio has also generously donated Rs. 25,00,000/-(Rupees Twenty five lakhs) only, for Zeliangrong Heraka school infrastructure . Shri. Neiphiu Rio as the leader of Naga and having vast knowledge of late Rani Gaidinliu history deem fit to popularize the lone lady amongst the Nagas. That Shri. Neiphiu Rio had special concerned for Heraka the traditional culture of the Zeliangrong community and the most minority section of denomination. To clear the mind of Naga fellows “Heraka means’ Almighty God and pure” , the creator of Universe. In Zeliangrong term HERA stand for “Almighty God” and KA stands for “pure”. Therefore, the Zeliangrong Heraka also worship and seek the blessing of Almighty God. Under the Chief minstership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio , Rani Gaidinliu museum cum Library was started having thought the Nagas shall reap the fruit in near future. The Zeliangrong Heraka respect Late Rani Gaidinliu and Haipou late Jadonang as their leader s but the God of Heraka is the Almighty God. Shri. Neiphiu Rio as the great political has initiated the museum cum library project having understood the role of Rani Gaidinliu who has the courage to challenge the mighty British dynasty and the Govt. of india had already declared the freedom fighter and bestow with several national awards. Therefore the Zeliangrong Baudi(AMN) would appeal to the Nagas not to have wrong concept on Shri. Neiphiu Rio the dynamic leadership but to appreciate him for his far sighted. We also appreciate the bureaucrats, intellectuals and the writers for understanding ultimately the importance of Rani Gaidinliu role during British rule in india. Zeliangrongs Baudi(AMN) also respect and honuor many prominent Naga leaders and Naga Freedom fighters for the great cause of Nags. If God willing we shall do more glorification and build greater institution in near future. The ZB(AMN) would extend its profound gratitude and appreciation to the NDA govt. lead by dynamic leadership of Shri. Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime minister of India who has declared to stamp of Rani Gaidinliu image of Rs. 5 and 10 coins.

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India rate cut tempts shoppers to buy new cars, appliances MUMBAI, OctOBer 11 (reUters): The way car salesman Ashish Bhavsar tells it, in India, men come first on their own to eye up a potential purchase. Then they bring their wives. Then - if it’s serious - the whole family. On this weekday, almost two weeks after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates, a young boy and his elderly grandmother inspect a sports utility vehicle at a busy Hyundai Motor dealership in downtown Mumbai, while his parents speak to a sales agent nearby. That’s good news for branch manager Bhavsar. He estimates that cheaper borrowing could mean sales growth of 12 to 15 percent this year, above his 10 percent target. “Many customers were waiting for rate cuts. They didn’t want to make a decision,” he says with a grin, surrounded by gleaming new cars. “They will definitely come now.” India kicks off its twomonth religious festive period on Monday, a time considered auspicious to buy big-ticket items such

Customers inspect Ford’s new Figo Aspire car on display at a showroom in New Delhi on August 11. (REUTERS Photo)

as cars, and when promotions abound. Company executives say they see the RBI’s unexpectedly sharp 50 basis points cut last month as a lifeline. Consumers have already been showing an eagerness to spend more on small luxuries, like movie tickets and fancy hair cuts, even as the overall economy struggles to take off after

a period of cooler growth. Yet with retail spending accounting for 50 to 60 percent of the economy, India needs households to splurge on more expensive, higher-margin items like washing machines, TVs and cars. To date, a combination of slow consumer spending and a dearth of corporate investments has de-

livered a double punch to the economy, which grew a slower-than-expected 7 percent in the April-June quarter, well below the government’s 8 to 8.5 percent target. GOING SHOPPING With inflation around record lows and centralbank rate cuts totalling 125 basis points so far this

year, retail executives believe a consumer recovery is now in the offing. Firms selling discretionary items such as cars and electronics are desperate for such a recovery. They have reported double digit annualised falls in earnings for the past four quarters. Banks have not passed on all of the RBI’s latest cut. In the last two weeks, auto loans are down only 25 basis points, and home loans by 30 basis points. But retailers expect traditional festival-season discounts to help pull shoppers in. Added to that, Indian consumers often prefer instalment plans to finance bigger purchases. Known as equated monthly instalments (EMI), they are typically provided on a floating-rate basis, so consumers benefit from falling loan rates. Sunita Pednekar, a 35-year old nurse, at one downtown electronics store, said she planned to buy a washing machine for now, and a TV next month during Diwali, the Hindu holiday that marks the

peak of the festive period. “We can afford the washing machine now since EMI will be cheaper after interest rates have come down, and there are discount offers before festive season,” she said, speaking as she headed into the store with her husband and young son. “I can spread out the expenditure, rather than pay a lump-sum amount upfront.” Optimism about consumer demand is being given a further boost as India gears up to raise the wages of 10 million government employees and pensions from next year. Abheek Barua, chief economist at HDFC Bank in New Delhi, says last month’s official rate cut and the expected pickup in consumer demand would help boost economic growth. He has forecast 7.5 percent growth for the year ending in March. “Earlier we were banking on investment demand to push up growth,” he said. “Now we are expecting a better consumption phenomenon to drive growth.”

Govt to commission study ‘UN Sustainable Development on impact of FDI in pharma Goals expensive but worth it’

New DelhI, OctOBer 11 (PtI): The government is likely to commission a study soon to assess the impact of foreign direct investment in existing pharmaceutical companies in view of concerns expressed on the issue by a Parliamentary panel. A report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce last December had suggested that a study group be set up to investigate the effect of FDI in brownfield pharma or operational firms. The study is likely to be carried out by an independent expert, sources said. There are apprehensions that takeovers by MNCs have impacted the generic medicine industry of the country. “In many countries, takeovers are not allowed in strategic sectors like pharma. For India, affordable healthcare is a challenge and for that access to medicines is important,” said an industry expert. As per the current policy, 100% FDI is permitted in the existing pharma companies through the approval route.

The Committee had said that the government should impose a blanket ban on any FDI in brown field pharma projects. It had also suggested for measures to stop any further takeover/acquisition of domestic pharma units. India is recognised as a major generic medicine hub of the world. The market size of the country’s pharma industry is estimated at over USD 20 billion. In 2008, Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo had bought out the country’s largest drug maker Ranbaxy for USD 4.6 billion. US-based Abbot Laboratories had acquired Piramal Health Care’s domestic business for USD 3.7 billion. Another US company Mylan bought Matrix Lab while Dabur Pharma was acquired by Singapore’s Fresenius and France’s Sanofi Aventis purchased Shanta Biotech and Orchid Chemicals by US-based Hospira. As per estimates, over 96% of the total FDI in the sector between April 2012 and April 2013 came into the brownfield pharma.

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equality, as women can make a huge difference to the economy,” she explained. “We can also provide macro-critical advice. $5.4 trillion are being wasted for fossil fuel subsidies. All that money can be spent on something else,” added Lagarde. Kim also explained that the SDGs have taken an attitude to financing what was missing from the previous Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “For the MDGs, we did not talk about financing until two years after they were passed. But two years before the SDGs were passed, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon came to the World Bank, the IMF and multilateral development banks and asked us to think creatively about how to fund the SDGs,” explained Kim. This process led these in-

stitutions to issue a document, named “From Billions to Trillions”, in which they outlined new ways of increasing funding for climate change. Kim gave one example of how countries can increase tax returns. Stating that tax collection systems were regressive and inefficient, Kim estimated that by fixing this process alone, global GDP could be increased by 2-4 percent, unlocking many funds. The SDGs, agreed upon by the 193 member countries of the United Nations, were 17 precise goals broken up into 169 targets. The goals, to be completed by 2030, are unified under the umbrella of sustainable development, with issues such as gender equality, ending extreme poverty, combating climate change, and ending hunger needing.

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lIMA, OctOBer 11 (IANs): World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has described the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as “expensive but worth it”. During a panel on answering how the SDGs could be financed at the World BankInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Lima, Kim said that accomplishing the SDGs would cost trillions of US dollars. “They are incredibly ambitious. They should make the world humble due to their scope,” Xinhua quoted him as saying on Friday. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that her institution would help countries find the money to finance the SDGs. “The IMF can help countries with economic stability. We can look at issues like climate change and gender

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New DelhI, OctOBer 11 (PtI): Clamping down on wrong-doers, capital market regulator Sebi has imposed a fine of close to Rs 50 lakh on 34 companies in the first half of the current fiscal for allegedly failing to resolve investor complaints. The regulator imposed the monetary penalty of Rs 49.50 lakh in April-September of 2015-16 through adjudication proceedings, which ranged from Rs 25,000 to Rs 15 lakh. The companies are facing the heat for their alleged failure in resolving investors’ grievances and securing registration from Sebi’s online complaint redressal system called SCORES. Sebi had fined 40 firms about Rs 66 lakh on the same count a year ago. During the period under review, Thapar Exports and Thapar Ispat were fined the most -- Rs 15 lakh each. Apart from the penalty, more than 20 companies and their respective directors have been barred from accessing the securities market. In August 2012, Sebi had asked all listed companies to register themselves with its online complaint redressal mechanism by September 14 and they will be required to resolve all grievances within 30 days of getting their SCORES receipt. In case a company doesn’t take any redressal step in first seven days, the regulator has the power to take necessary enforcement action. Sebi introduced the online mechanism in June 2011.

Forex transaction case: CBI continues raids in Fifty locations in Delhi New DelhI, OctOBer 11 (IANs): The CBI on Sunday raided 50 locations in Delhi in its ongoing probe in connection with a Bank of Baroda branch transferring over Rs.6,172 crore in foreign exchange to Hong Kong, officials said. The premier investigation agency conducted the raids at the addresses given by the Bank of Baroda branch in Ashok Vihar area of north Delhi, which transferred the money. “Most of the addresses given by the firms involved were found to be false. But raids continued at 50 locations in the city,” a CBI official said. However, an official confirmed that the key figures involved have been identified and interrogation of important suspects was underway. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) along with the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday raided three premises including the Bank of Baroda’s Ashok Vihar branch, and residential premises of two bank officials whose roles have reportedly emerged in the case. Saturday’s raid was conducted a day after the Congress hit out at the Narendra Modi government in relation with transactions at the Bank of Baroda branch, saying they were in contravention of rules. The CBI on Saturday also registered a case against 59 account holders and unknown bank officials and private people in the case. The case, registered under various sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption, was filed as the probe agency raided the Ashok Vihar branch of the bank. “It was alleged that 59 current account holders and unknown bank officials conspired to send overseas remittances, mostly to Hong Kong, of foreign exchange worth approximately Rs.6,000 crore in illegal and irregular manner in violation of established banking norms under the garb of payments towards suspected non-existent imports,” a CBI statement said on Saturday. DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

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DSBC Revival concludes Honouring the legacy of Naga Kargil War hero

Dimapur, OctOber 11 (mexN): A three-day revival hour, a spiritual awakening programme conducted by Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church, concluded this evening. Rev. Dr. ZK Rochill, Senior Auxiliary Secretary, Bible Society of India and Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Senior Pastor, Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church were the speakers of the programme. Delivering message based on the theme “I will put breath in you, and you will come to life”, Rev. Dr. ZK Rochill said God will give us the crown of life if we defeat enemy and remain faithful in his righteousness. He said enemy was everything that is not righteous and is evil in the eyes of God. Speaking at the healing service, Rev. Dr. Rochill said there are two kinds of sickness – one is physical sickness which may be healed by medication, but the other which is spiritual and behavior sickness cannot be healed by medication. He said spiritual and behavior sickness is pride, jealousy, mistrust, hatred, suspicion,

KOhima, OctOber 11 (Dipr): The Kenguruse Auditorium in honour of Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse was inaugurated at the Military Station, Zakhama on October 8 in the presence of his parents. Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse was the Ghatak Platoon Commander during the attack on area “Black Rock” in the Drass Sector on the night of June 28, 1999 during “Operation

Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Senior Pastor, DSBC praying for the congregation during the revival hour.

ism etc and anything that is evil and against the society and such sickness can only be healed by God and those seek Him would be healed. Quoting a scripture from the Bible (Rev. 21:27), he urged the congregation to always remain faithful and righteous in the eyes of God for their names would be written in the Lamb’s book of life. Also delivering a message, Rev. Vitoshe Swu said the spirit of lawlessness is invading our land because

people have become Christians only by name and not in real spirit and so also people are living not for one another but only for themselves. Mentioning of how God spoke to Ezekiel that he would give life to those lifeless bones that lay in the desert, if only he believed in Him, Rev. Vitoshe challenged the congregation that God would surely breath life not only into our land and society but even our individual life if only

we receive the holy spirit and live a Godly life. Speaking at the family dedication service, Rev. Vitoshe reminded the gathering of how many families have become separated and stated that God ordained marriage for the comfort, happiness and well being of mankind. Besides healing service and family dedication service, special prayer programmes for parents, children and field missionaries were also conducted.

Vijay”. He volunteered to undertake a daring commando mission of attacking well sited enemy machinegun position on a cliff face which was heavily interfering with all the approaches to the main objective of the battalion. As the commando team scaled the cliff face, it came under intense mortar and automatic fire, which caused heavy casualties. Captain Neikezhakuo

and Evaluation. Information help us to understand and create awareness, formation enables educate and capacitate us, transformation empowers them to action, and evaluation strengthens and assess every day our relationship with God, people and environment, Rev. Anto enunciated. He further called for changing attitude and perceptions as a agent of peace by merging oneself into the bigger identity as human beings. “One cannot alter the past but one can change what is to come,” he added. Kishor Dass the DPO Dan, later enlightened the gathering on the power of meditation and a short session on process of meditation was alsoconducted.“Peace education has given me a start a new beginning. Through this program I have gained a lot of knowledge and hope to become a better peace leader’, said Akhumlila, student of MGM Hr. Sec. School. A press note from Peace Channel said, the students enhanced their abilities in promoting peace by giving guidelines, initiating and encouraging others as well to join this peace building.

KOhima, OctOber 11 (mexN): Parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu laid the foundation stone of Solomon Christian School at Middle Khomi in Phek district on October 8 last. Maintaining that running a private school in the village is not an easy job, he appreciated the Middle Khomi Baptist Church for taking the challenge despite various difficulties and encouraged them to carry forward with sincerity. He also stressed on the need to provide quality education and to make the children God fearing students. Nukhu also called for collective responsibility of both the teachers and

KOhima, OctOber 11 (mexN): Under the theme, “Clean Election is possible in Nagaland,” a debate competition for college students was organised by Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Kohima at the DC, Conference Hall Kohima on October 9. After an enthusiastic and lively debate, Ralu Keyho, a 4th semester BA student from Kohima College emerged as the best debater with overall score of 118 points. The second and third went to Veibizonuo Rupreo, B.SC 5th semester student from Science College and Paun-

inglunbe from St. Joseph college, Jakhama with 116 and 106 points respectively. ADC, Kohima Lithrongla Tongpi, who declared the winners congratulated all the participants and encouraged to clean up the electoral roll during the ongoing special summary revision of electoral roll by enrolling only one name at one place. She also called upon the participants to make deletions of death voters, double entries, corrections etc. The debate team consisted of two persons - one each for the motion and against motion - from 11 colleg-

theme “Sustainable, Integrated Solution” by installing 100 dust bins free of cost in all nine wards of Tuli Town. The programme was attended, among others, by ADC Tuli Sentiwapang Aier, Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) Viko, chairman of all nine wards of Tuli Town, Imlisunep Youth Director (TLBA), volunteers and staffs of the NESMS headed by

es situated in and around Kohima. The ‘motion team’ was led by Ngukato L.Aye of Japfu Christian College while Atopu from Alder College lead the opposition team. The judges included Senior AIR Newsreader Jonas Yanthan; Revenue Officer, Kohima, TL Kiusumong Tikhir; and Deputy Mission Director RMSA, Dr. Kevi Rio. The competition was moderated by AEO,Kohima R Mhathung Ngullie. Cash awards will be given to the winners during the State Level National Voters day on 25th January 2016, a DPRO release informed.

MEx FILE Prayer meeting for Chakhesang leaders pheK, OctOber 11 (mexN): There will be a prayer meeting for the leaders of Chakhesang at the Council of Chakhesang CRC Prayer Centre, Chetheba from October 16-18. A press release from CCCRC has requested all the political leaders, NGOs, government officers, national workers, church leaders of Chakhesang community to attend the prayer meeting.

GHSS Niuland informs repeaters

Parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu and others during the laying of foundation stone of Solomon Christian School at Middle Khomi in Phek district on October 8 last.

parents towards the rapid growth of education. He also lauded the nonlocal teachers for their zeal to teach in the rural areas.

The parliamentary secretary was optimistic that the village will progress through this newly created school.

Regional Consultation NESMS offers sustainable sanitary management on ‘communication for Dimapur OctOber 11 (mexN): its Managing Director S Lepzung Jamir. “ThemaintargetistomaketheTulitown A press note from NESMS informed the cleanest town in Nagaland,” he said, urgNagaland Ecological & Sanitation justice & peace’ at CTC The Management Society (NESMS), Tuli con- that the ADC encouraged the Society to ing the the Tuli Town ward union to keep vigducted a Sanitation programme under the construct public and private toilet in days il in their respective ward and to advise the

mOKOKchuNg, OctOber 11 (mexN): A regional consultation on the theme “Communication for Justice and Peace” focusing on the North East India region will be held at Jongshinokdang Hall, Clark Theological College on October 14 and 15. The Consultation is jointly organized by Clark Communication and Cultural Research Centre (CCCRC) and Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action (CCPRA). Around 60 participants comprising scholars, writers, social activists, academicians, church leaders and media persons from the region will participate in the consultation. The main rationale of the consultation is ‘there can be no lasting peace without justice’, thus the consultation focuses on ‘Just Peace’, according to the organisers. Papers will be read by eminent scholars and experts on topics such as, “Promoting Peace through Human Rights in NEI”, “Towards Justice through Sound Economics”, “Social Media and Women”, “Pursuing Justice through Dialogue in Naga Context”, “Religious Relevance of Media in the Context of Justice and Peace’, “Communicators in Conflict Situations: a Case Study”, ‘Justice and Peace in the Light of Stigma Associated with HIV and AIDS”, “Communication is Peace”, etc.

launcher, which he fired at the enemy position. He thereafter charged at the enemy position and personally killed two men with his rifle and another two with his commando knife in a hand-to-hand combat before succumbing to his injury. Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse single handedly neutralized the enemy position, which had held up the battalion’s progress.

Collegians debates possibility of ‘clean election

Preventing conflicts by empowering Deo Nukhu lays foundation stone oneself with peace building technique of Solomon Christian School Dimapur, OctOber 11 (mexN): A one day Capacity Building Programme on peace, conducted by Peace Channel, stressed the need to capacitate the youth and adult on peace building, conflict resolutions and techniques of conflict transformation like peace education, dialogue negotiation etc. The programme was organised for its peace club leaders, members and teacher coordinators by Peace Channel at its Conference Hall, Dimapur on October 10. Addressing the gathering, Rev. Dr. C.P.Anto, the director of Peace Channel and Principal NEISSR said also emphasised on the role of government and nongovernmental organization in the process of finding solutions for the existing conflicts and preventing future conflicts. The ‘Peace’ in the context of Nagaland is important and accepting and respecting the differences and fight for all forms of exclusivists thinking, he maintained. He also educated the participants on four steps methodology in promoting peace Information, Formation, Transformation

Kenguruse sustained splinter injury in his abdomen. Bleeding profusely yet undeterred he urged his men to carry on with the assault. On reaching the cliff face, the commando team was halted by a sheer rock wall that separated them from the enemy machine gun post. Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse took off his shoes to get a good grip and scaled the rock wall carrying with him a rocket

to come and asked them to work together with the Municipal Affairs for better development of the society. The Managing Director of NESMS told the gathering that the programme was organised through its members’ contribution without seeking any financial help from the government or any funding agencies.

general public to use the Dust bin properly. He also informed that the society is also planning to implement many more programmes in future especially for the uplift of Tuli area and villages under its jurisdiction. NESMS is a state level registered society under the Government of Nagaland, independent of government, not for profit and value-based society.

Dimapur, OctOber 11 (mexN): All the Regular Repeaters of Classes 10 and 12 at GHSS Niuland have been informed that filling up of IAF (Individual Application Form) for HSLC & HSSLC Examination 2016 will from October 26 to November 6.

Multi-dimensional personality development programme Dimapur, OctOber 11 (mexN): MGM Hr Sec School, Midland, organized a Multi-Dimensional Personality Development programme titled “Fly High” for its students. The programme was conducted by resource persons, N Ramachandran Nair and AG Kannan, from Kozhikode in Kerala. A variety of activities, including memory improvement techniques, concentration techniques, finger and brain gym exercises, confidence building activities and quiz, were held as part of the event, a press release from the school said. Principal Fr. PS Varghese lauded the resource persons for their high level of professional touch and dedication that they had come all the way from Kerala to Nagaland to impart such kind of training for the benefit of the children of Nagaland. The resource persons also informed the students that they are planning to conduct full-fledged 3 days programme on personality development in the city from October 14 to 16. Interested children and parents can contact them directly- 08137822013 and 09446362382 to register their names.

CMO Peren monthly review cum training programme Nat'l Lok Adalat held in 11 districts Dimapur, OctOber 11 (mexN): The Chief Medical Office (CMO), Peren District under the chairmanship of Dr. Tiala, Dy. CMO, Peren held its District Review Meeting cum training on MI and Pentavalent and IPV Vaccine on October 7 at IDSP Conference Hall, CMO Peren. Altogether, 60 participants attended the training with Dr. Khreilasanuo, DPO RCH/UIP and Dr. Tiala, Dy. CMO as the resource person. The meeting was attended by District Program Officers, SMO CHC Jalukie, Medical

Officers, ANM’s Vaccinators, District Program Management Unit and Block Program Management Unit Staff’s. Dr. Tiala while exhorting the gathering gave an introduction on the Mission Indradanush, highlighted the importance of Micro plan, and reporting formats. She urged the staff’s to work earnestly and be responsible. The training focus was Mission Indradanush (MI) and its key strategy and steps. The MI was introduce with an objective reduce child mortality and morbidity in the country by

improving full immunization coverage through the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) and introducing new and efficacious vaccines for vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) against seven lifethreatening diseases (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B). The training included meticulous planning of immunization sessions at all levels, Effective communication and social mobilization efforts, Establish accountability framework through task forces.

Further, IPV training on IPV was given the threat of reemergence and re-infection as poliovirus remains at large. Dr. Khreilasanuo, DPO RCH/UIP also informed that there will be four rounds of immunization in MI starting from October 12 and subsequently held 2nd week of every month till January 2016. The campaign is focusing on the hard to reach areas and sub centres with low routine Immunization and migrant population under Peren District, stated a press note from Pezanguno Celine Secii, District Media Officer Peren.

Sazolie College, Jotsoma celebrates 10th Foundation Day JOtsOma, OctOber 11 (mexN): Sazolie College, Jotsoma observed its 10th Foundation Day at the college auditorium on October 10. The programme was chaired by Bendangzenla Lkr, Assistant Professor, Department of English. Dr. Kangzangding Thoü, Principal, in his welcome speech spoke about the achievements of the college and thanked God for his guidance and blessings. He also acknowledged all the stakeholders and well-wishers for their support and contributions towards the growth of TK Angami, president, Sazolie College Governing Body, releasing the college the college. Vimesano, representing magazine on the 10th Foundation Day of the college.

the Sazolie College Alumni Association, briefed about the activities of the alumni association and spoke on the importance of maintaining contact or association with the alma mater even after graduation. Speeches were given by alumni Thethem Hangsing and Nezelü Nyekha, who recounted their experiences studying in the college. A song entitled “My Tribute” was presented by Kekhriesenuo Ringa, an alumna of the college. Shakespeare’s drama, Romeo and Juliet was enacted by the Sazolie College Theatrical Troupe and a dance presented by the Dazzlers Crew.

Speaking on the occasion, TK Angami, president of Sazolie College Governing Body, expressed his gratitude to the important contributions and services rendered by the faculty, staff and alumni towards the college. He also encouraged the students to work hard and urged them to continue to give their best so they can bring laurels and good name to the College and themselves. Further, he acknowledged the parents of the students for having faith in the college and sending their children to study in the institution. TK Angami also released the college magazine.

KOhima, OctOber 11 (mexN): National Lok Adalat was held on traffic cases, petty matters and municipal matters at all the 11 district headquarters by the District Legal Services Authority in collaboration with the district police, jails and bank authorities. A total of 935 cases were disposed off during the programme: (Traffic - 837 cases, Petty Matters (MAC) - 111 cases). According to a press release from nodal officer, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority, total settlement amount was Rs. 2,33,95,070 (Two crore thirty three lakhs ninety five thousand seventy).

Students' NPR enrolment drive in Mon mON, OctOber 11 (Dipr): Special NPR enrolment drive for the students started in Mon district at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Mon on October 9. W. Honje Konyak, Deputy Commissioner, Mon; Ilika Zhimomi, SDO Civil & Charge Officer, Mon; and NK Roy Chowdhary, Nodal Officer, Mon was present during the NPR enrolment drive in the school. Altogether, 68 students were enrolled in the Special NPR enrolment drive.

Modern College Parents’ Day KOhima, OctOber 11 (mexN): Modern College Kohima held its Parents’ Day 2015 on October 10 at the college auditorium. The program was chaired by Sister Teresa Thekrutono Chasie and commenced with a prayer by Tumchobeni Kithan. Dr. HP Singh, Principal, MCK, in his address, cordially welcomed the parents and invited them to take a more active role in ensuring quality education for their wards through the Parent-Teacher Association of the college. Kaikho Losü, Dean and Convenor of the Parent-Teacher Association, MCK highlighted on the history of the college and gave a brief report on the academic achievements of the college. The students presented colourful songs and ethnic shows. Vote of thanks was offered by Chinkup, General Secretary, MCKSU.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 279X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By aheli moitra

Are we all insane?

here is a man who lives on the rail line flyover bridge in Dimapur. In tatters, beard and a sheaf of dirt, he is often seen pacing up and down, apparently outraged at something. He hits the road with a stick at times to express his anger. He raises his fist and shouts at an unforeseen enemy—he will not take an answer or its question. He must be insane, is the common refrain. Then again, aren’t we all? We all fall into the category of going a little bonkers, a little nuts. A few talks held at the Joyce Complex on October 10, World Mental Health Day, were quite telling. A psychiatrist, an educationist and a social activist spoke about the plague infesting our minds. The senior psychiatrist talked of a strange case, one among many. A patient who was brought to the hospital believed that Phizo was his father and his parents had stolen him. He wanted to go to England to raise the slogan of Naga independence. The person in question may have gone psychotic, but in the rhetorical times we live in, it is difficult to guess what is going on in reality. AZ Phizo is the father of the Naga nation, many believe, while MK Gandhi is the father of the Indian Union. Each nation today will talk about the sovereignty of its people and yet not have a semblance of it in reality. Schools will go to the extent of teaching the histories of people who fought for equality and liberty but are themselves punishing and hierarchic. The ever creeping culture of urbanity around us will tell us to raise slogans of “who cares” but it will make sure shoes top the careless priority list. Families will love and beat their children depending on the latter’s school performance or the former’s drunken one. In this scheme of things, “mediocrity” is intolerable. This makes most of us intolerable towards most of us (most of us being truly mediocre). We are not allowed to see the calling of our lives as living a simple life of love. We do not see being socially responsible as a career. We refuse to listen to each other with million prejudices clouding our senses. As the educationist put it, our existence is reduced to boxes of good, bad, ugly. We are not allowed to nuance our lived philosophies to our environment. Aren’t we living in an insane world? How does one not lose the context and content of reality? Fact is we do. And there is nothing wrong with that. For those of us in pain, some of us need to listen. For the rest of us, as the social activist offered, we need to find our calling. If we can produce a society where a politician’s child can struggle through the life of a streetside cobbler, we would find answers to a lot of questions within and around. Perhaps it is this “insanity” that can liberate us. A few insane comments may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com

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Chinmaya Dehury IANS

Where quacks rule the roost

n acute shortage of doctors plagues Odisha, with quacks ruling the roost in rural areas and the urban health sector at the mercy of paramedics and pharmacists. Despite several schemes launched in the state to improve medical facilities, acute shortage of doctors and specialists has paralysed the healthcare delivery system, even though this capital city is emerging as a health hub with the presence of reputed private hospitals. Over 3,500 doctors' posts are lying vacant in three medical colleges and other hospitals in the state. Besides, more than 500 doctors have not joined their duties since long, despite the government slapping notices on them for leaving their place of duty without authorisation, said a senior official of the health department. While 375 teachers' posts were unmanned in three government-run medical colleges - SCB medical college, MKCG medical college and VSS medical college - and one dental college, a total of 20 professors, 44 associate professors and 297 assistant professors' posts were vacant in the medical colleges, Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak told the assembly recently. Similarly, there is a huge vacancy in the rural areas. Against 4,864 sanctioned posts, only 2,293 doctors are working in government hospitals starting from primary hospitals to district headquarter hospitals, the minister said. According to the Indian Public Health Standards, there should be at least one doctor for a population of 3,500. "The state should have 11,540 doctors for its 4.2 crore (42 million) population. But it has a sanctioned strength of 4,864 doctors for government-run health centres," said an expert. Recently, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics, popularly known as Sishu Bhawan at Cuttack, had hogged the headlines for a spate of infants' deaths. A government report has found that more than 5,900 infants have died while undergoing treatment in the last five years. Even though the government has taken a number of steps, doctors are not showing any interest to serve in the state. In order to meet the shortage of doctors, the state government had last year enhanced the retirement age of government doctors from 58 to 60 years, and 62 in the case of the medical college faculty. In order to retain doctors in the tribal and inaccessible areas, especially the undivided Koraput-Balangir-Kalahandi (KBK) districts, the government has implemented a package of incentives with 100 percent additional salary to attract medicos in these pockets. These moves however have failed to attract doctors. With the absence of doctors in rural areas, quacks rule the roost, taking undue advantage of ignorance and illiteracy of rural people. "People are being taken for a ride by these quacks not only in rural areas but also the urban areas in the state. A good number of quacks are active in the state and playing with the lives of people. While the Medical Council of India has implemented an anti-quackery law, the state medical council should implement it," Saroj Sahu, president of Indian Medical Association, Odisha, told IANS. Sahu said the state government has neither identified the quacks nor taken any action against them. It does not have an anti-quackery cell, said sources. Health Minister Nayak however told IANS that the government is acting against the quacks whenever it receives any complaint from the people. According to social activists working in rural areas, due to the absence of basic healthcare, villagers are gullible to the services provided by quacks, who are the biggest challenge and roadblock in improving healthcare in rural areas.

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Doutje Lettinga and Lars Van Troost

Justice over rights? Human rights organisations like Amnesty International have been advancing social justice through social and economic rights, while others choose more confrontational approaches. What are the potentials and pitfalls of different approaches to social justice?

nequalities are mounting worldwide, even while poverty rates might be declining. Protest movements are calling for systematic and radical changes and international human rights organizations give the impression of being increasingly supportive of such messages and solutions. “Billions of people are suffering from insecurity, injustice and indignity. This is a human rights crisis… The world needs a different kind of leadership, a different kind of politics as well as economics – something that works for all and not just for a favoured few”, said then Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General, Irene Khan in 2009. Two years ago, in a statement endorsed by hundreds of NGOs on the post-2015 Development Framework, Amnesty said that “[h]uman rights can only be realized within socio-economic and environmental boundaries if we also reduce inequalities of wealth, power and resources.” Calls for social justice or even egalitarianism seem to push human rights organizations beyond making a plea for the realization of economic and social rights (ESR). They face strategic decisions on whether and how to work on socioeconomic inequalities and alleged related flaws in the prevailing economic order. In our essay in the latest Changing Perspectives on Human Rights volume Can Human Rights Bring Social Justice? we discern four (overlapping) approaches human rights organisations might take to social justice. Justice over rights In this approach, human rights organisations might adopt social justice as part of their mission and develop a position on what this entails in terms of policies and campaigning. They would probably strive for a more ambitious, egalitarian agenda than merely realizing economic and social rights. With this agenda, human rights are instruments for reaching other goals, including social justice, and not merely goals in and of themselves. Organisations would work with a (broad) moral concept of human rights, but also with other values such as dignity, justice and equality. Using moral rather than legal human rights language will help circumvent the limitations and indeterminacies of law, and draw attention to structural and historical causes underlying inequality and injustice. It would open up pos-

n October 25, Argentines will go to the polls to vote for their new president. Daniel Scioli, the chosen successor of current president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, is the favourite to win, but he will be challenged by Mauricio Macri (Cambiemos – Let’s Change Alliance) and Sergio Massa (Unidos por una Nueva Alternativa - United for a New Alternative). Judging from the opinion polls, the outcome is still far from certain. It is tempting to interpret the election as a juncture: a stark choice between a renewed lease of life for the party which has held power for the last 12 years, or a break of continuity. But the obvious rifts between the candidates and the major parties mask a fundamental reality: Argentina’s development model is not up for discussion. Over the last two decades, Argentina and much of Latin America have seen the entrenchment of extractivism, a particular economic model based on the intensive exploitation of natural resources to be sold on the global markets. Under extractivist policies, the economy centres on the production of primary exports, and on the location of new sources of natural wealth. While this model can bring vast windfalls when commodity prices are high, many social movements and scholars have raised significant questions about the impact, sustainability and social value of extractivist projects in the medium term. Such scrutiny, however, has hardly penetrated the mainstream media discussions or the political chatter mill. Argentine Extractivism: A Short History Extractivism is no new phenomenon in the region. Under the colonial dominion, Latin American territories were essentially the object of plundering of raw materials. Contemporary extractivism, however (also known as progressive extractivism), tends to be wrapped in beneficial alibis: governments assert that the revenues accrued through commodity royalties and taxes will be distributed and devoted to social projects. In other words: the more they can extract, the more money they

sibilities to come up with solutions not dictated by or rooted in international law, including ‘localized’ interventions. Such flexibility would help human rights NGOs to work with rights-holders as well as with other movements and activists who fight for particular economic or redistributive policies, thereby invigorating their campaigning and mobilization capacities. Of course, a justice over rights approach might be less beneficial for the consistency and coherence of the policies and practices of (international) human rights organizations. When human rights norms are detached from the international legal instruments in which they are anchored, they can be interpreted in many different, even contradictory ways. The analytical rigour of a legal approach to human rights might get lost, and human rights risk being trivialized. Also, due to its more confrontational and political nature, this approach may alienate supporters who have found human rights organisations’ profile attractive because of their supposed impartiality. Justice through rights In this approach, human rights organisations advance social justice only insofar as realizing human rights contributes to it. Their campaigning for social justice or other values would be limited by using only widely shared interpretations of legal human rights obligations. NGOs would develop the appropriate (quantitative) methods to monitor state compliance with obligations to fulfil economic and social rights, including examining whether governments have mobilized all available resources required for the realization of rights. Here, human rights law is seen as the framework that guides the design of economic and social policy, and narrows the range of the policy options of states. While this approach thus would enable human rights organisations to get involved in social and economic policy making debates, they take care to avoid advancing one particular model, or rejecting neoliberalism or privatisation of public services per se. This approach would allow human rights organisations to work on social justice issues while retaining their human rights profile, which helps in attracting traditional audiences and gaining access to policymaking elites. At the same time, in using social justice language for what is, in the end, a more limited rights agenda, they risk disappointing activists seeking more radical, systemic changes.

Rights over justice In a rights over justice approach, human rights organisations would also work with a legal notion of human rights but only aim for realizing human rights, not for promoting other values such as social justice or dignity. In this approach, organisations would avoid debates about the creation and distribution of wealth necessary to fulfil rights, believing that these involve choices that belong to politics not law. However, they will emphasize people’s rights to participation and information to ensure transparency and inclusion in public policy making. Emphasizing legal rights likely means NGOs would avoid denouncing certain economic systems or models that some see as perpetuating global inequality. They thus risk being viewed as endorsing ‘Western’ agendas and this will harm their perception of impartiality by those in developing countries. This approach too is unlikely to resonate with needy rights-holders and radical groups seeking a fundamental redistribution of wealth in society. But in their classic watchdog function, human rights organisations can continue to help creating secure spaces for social justice activism. Their distance from activists’ agendas ensures an independence and neutrality that enhances their credibility among policy elites and their popularity among traditional constituencies. Justice for rights Finally, a justice for rights approach would emphasize that realizing human rights, which continues to be the end goal of the organization, presupposes a certain measure of socio-economic equality. Large differences in income, wealth and access to primary goods would be considered as incompatible with the full realization of human rights. Hence, organisations would not only plead for a minimal floor of basic rights, but also suggest that there is a maximum ceiling of inequality that the realization of human rights can accept. Although on a rhetorical level human rights organizations sometimes seem to move towards justice for rights positions, it would be very difficult to anchor these in existing international human rights law. Therewith this approach might tacitly change human rights agendas into merely moral agendas, for the moment leaving unanswered the question whose morality they would pursue. While human rights organizations can engage with social justice issues in several ways, it is questionable that they can adopt a full-blown social justice agenda without a rather radical transformation of themselves.

The silences of argentina’s election Daniel Voskoboynik

On October 25, voters in Argentina go to the polls to elect their new president. The country’s extractivist development model, however, is not up for discussion raise; and the more money they raise, the more they can fund. During the twelve years of Kirchnerista rule, extractivism has become the prevailing feature of Argentina’s economic development. Prompted by global commodity prices and government policies, the country has experienced a major boom in extractive sectors such as agribusiness, mining, and hydrocarbon extraction. Since 2002, the number of mining projects has increased from just 18 to over 600. Across the country’s fertile lands, industrial agriculture has expanded rapidly, reaching record levels of production - particularly in soy. When Nestor Kirchner became president, soy plantations covered twelve million hectares, which was 38% of all cultivated land in Argentina. By 2012, soy had expanded to 56% of the cultivated land. Oil and gas extraction have also become two basic ingredients of the Argentine development model. To encourage national hydrocarbon production and thus reduce the country’s dependency on fuel imports, the national government launched in 2008 Gas Plus and Oil Plus, two incentive schemes aimed at encouraging oil and gas producers to invest in exploration, production and refinement. In 2011, the plan-

et’s second largest shale oil reserves were discovered in Patagonia. Since then, new legislation such as the Hydrocarbon Sovereignty Law and Hydrocarbons Reform Law has been introduced to encourage further exploitation and investment. These are not inexpensive measures: according to IMF estimates, fossil fuel subsidies amount to over US$17 billion, which is 3.25% of Argentina’s GDP. Impacts, Resistance and Silence The pursuit of this development model has come at a heavy social and ecological price. The expansion of farmland to make way for soy plantation, for example, has been extremely harmful. Land grabbing and concentration have increased, as small farms have been displaced by large agro-industrial firms. Startling rates of cancer and birth defects have been detected in nearby communities, exposed to the extensive spraying of crops with agro-chemicals. The entrenchment of soy monoculture has also led to extensive land degradation, desertification and biodiversity loss. Native forests have been cleared and replaced with furrows. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Argentina is the ninth largest contributor to global deforestation.

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In Patagonia, indigenous Mapuche communities have seen their ancestral lands become central to the country’s extractive plans. Petrochemical companies such as YPF, Apache Energy and Chevron have started operations in indigenous territories, causing the contamination of water sources, noise pollution, evictions, and the appropriation of grazing lands. In Formosa province, indigenous groups have denounced the theft of their ancestral lands by soya, mining and real estate interests. Representatives of the Qom, Pilagá, Wichi and Nivaclé peoples have been camping out in central Buenos Aires for eight months, demanding an end to the violation of their land rights. Numerous other local communities across the country are also standing up to the government. Towns such as Loncopué, Famantina, and Malvinas Argentinas have become synonyms of resistance, and have managed to successfully delay or reject extractive projects in their local areas. The communities that challenge official government narratives are frequently met with stigmatization, derision or repression. But the predominant reaction is one of indifference: as the qarashé (leader) of the Potae Napocna Navogo community Felix Díaz observed, “we’re [just] not in the electoral agenda”. In the mainstream political discussions, issues of environmental justice are peripheral. During the recent presidential debate, the very first in Argentine history, ecological concerns barely surfaced. Pressing issues such as indigenous rights, climate change, the sustainability of an energy matrix almost entirely reliant on fossil fuels, land concentration, megadams, and fracking, went unmentioned. Instead, the key presidential candidates vie for “economic credibility”, promising to reduce barriers to investment and to provide support to the country’s most important economic sectors. Little thought is given to costs, risks, and alternatives. Regrettably, when it comes to the country’s development, today the only seemingly relevant topic of electoral debate in Argentina is: who will be the more effective extractor?

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Counting the gloBal PooR policy

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By Vyasan R

n 4th October, the World Bank informed the international development community of a new international poverty line -- $1.90 a day. Thisannouncement was made by the Bank’s President before its annual meeting in Lima, Peru. The international poverty line was calculated based on the poverty lines of15 of the poorest countries in the world and in 2011 prices. $1.9 per day now replaces the $1.25 a day figure that was based on 2005 prices, and which wasbeing used for poverty calculations till now. Going by the $1.90 a day measure, there were 902 million poor in the world constituting 12.8% of the world population. The figures are projected to be 702 million and 9.6% respectively in 2015. For the year 2011 poverty figures according to both the $1.25 and $1.90 per day figures are available. The Head Count Ratio (HCR) for 2011 was 14.5 (987 million) according to the $1.9 figure and 14.2% (1.01 billion) according to the $1.25 a day figure. The poor are concentrated in two main regions of the world namely South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa having 309 million and 388 million poor respectively in 2012. Measuring the poor Poverty Lines are typically drawn domestically and refer to a basic level of consumption expenditure that is required for supporting a minimum level of nutrition as in India. Some others use a Basic Needs Approach incorporating other components of essential consumption like costs of education, health etcto arrive at a poverty line. Poverty lines are typically higher for richer countries compared to poorer countries and they are generally depicted in the domestic currency. For an international poverty line (IPL), these domestic poverty lines will have to be converted into a common unit-say the dollar. If we use market exchange rates there will be an upward bias on thepoverty estimates for the poorer countries. The reason for this is the Balassa-Samuelson effect, which predicts that poorer countries because of their lower levels of productivity will have undervalued currencies compared to richer countries. This necessitates Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) based poverty lines for purposes of international comparison.

International Poverty Lines (IPL) The practice of having international poverty lines began in 1990 when a group of independent researchers and the World Bank proposed that a poverty line be arrived at using PPP figures. It was observed that after converting the poverty lines into PPP dollars, for six of the poorest in a sample of33 poor countries the poverty line was$1 per person per day at 1985 PPP. Thus came into being the famous one dollar a day poverty line that was in vogue. This was later updated to $1.08 a day in 1993, $1.25 a day figure that was updated according to 2005 PPP and the $1.90 a day in 2011 PPP. Since the real expenditures are being kept constant and only the base year of comparison is being altered, the absolute figures should remain the same no matter which poverty line is used. That is when poverty lines arrived at using different PPP estimates are used to measure the number of poor for a particular year the absolute numbers that we arrive at should roughly remain the same. However, in reality this is not the case because of changes made to the manner in which relative PPP exchange rates are arrived at. For example the number of poor in 2011 should be the same if we use 2005 PPP dollars or 2011 PPP dollars. However, the International Comparison Program (ICP) which does the surveys for the PPP estimates keep expanding the scope of the surveys by increasing the commodities that are included in the basket of commodities used and also the regions in any country that is covered for the survey. Thus when the $1.08 a day poverty line according to 1993 PPP dollars were updated according to $1.25 a day there was a substantial increase in scope which also resulted in the upward revision of the number of the poor by $500 million to $1.8 billion. The IPL does not capture the multi-dimensional nature of poverty in the world. The latter approach is more inclusive and take a more holistic look at the poor on the belief that poor are poor not only because of low income but also due to poor education, poor health facilities, poor access to resources etc. If you wonder why the measures of HCR according to the IPL look similar to the Tendulkar estimates of poverty then it is because the basis for calculations have been the latter. Hence, the IPL estimates of poverty are subject to the same criticisms that the national poverty lines are subject to with their survey methodology and the choice of price deflator etc. Therefore, using the IPL for purposes of policy will depend on how close the domestic poverty line is to the IPL. For example, the $1.90 a day poverty line will be more meaningful for a country with a domestic poverty line of $1.7 a day than for a country with a domestic poverty line of $4.0 a day.

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Applicability to India

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In 2011 and according to the new base the poverty headcount ratio in India was 21.25% totalling 288.6 million poor in the whole country. The figure above shows a linear reduction in the poverty rate from 1987 till 2011. In 2011 there were 205 million rural poor and 83.5 million urban poor in India. India’s poverty line according to Tendulkar estimates was 21.9% for the country as a whole in 2011-12 with the absolute figure of 270 million people below the poverty line. This compares well with the IPL poverty estimates of 288.5 million people for the year 2011. The difference in numbers could partly be attributed to the criticism of the 2011 PPP estimates. As pointed out by Martin Ravallion, though India and most other Asian countries showed accelerated economic growth during the period from 2005-2011. However, this was not reflected in the 2011 PPP estimates by the ICP. The criticism stems from the fact that with increased growth there should have been higher increases in prices (through the route of higher factor prices and increased demand for goods because of a higher income). Ravallion, who was one of the main architects of the $1-a-day poverty line in 1990 argue that because there is an under-estimation of India’s relative PPP therefore biasing the poverty line downwards reducing thereby reducing the number of estimated poor in the country. Ravallion seeks an explanation in the rural bias of the ICP estimates in India and South Asia in contrast to the urban bias of the ICP estimates in other parts of the world. Hence, it becomes tricky as mentioned by the World Bank itself to use the IPL for policy purposes. 3% by 2030 Reducing global poverty will require identifying the global poor correctly. At the World Bank, a Commission on Global Poverty, under the chairmanship of Sir Anthony Atkinson will report on revising the methodologies for counting the global poor. By April 2016, when the commission will submit its report, the enormity of the Sustainable Development Goal of reducing extreme poverty to 3% by 2030 will become clearer. (The author is an IAS officer of Nagaland cadre. The views expressed in his column, featured every Monday, are personal. Feedback can be emailed to vyasan_r@yahoo.com)

POLL RESULTS

Do you have hope there will be forgiveness and reconciliation among the naga political groups? Some of those who voted YES had this to say: • Yes, it is only through forgiveness and reconciliation the fullest strength be regain. • God knows about that but I would say 'yes' because we still have hope. • Yes . . . because Nagas have the ability to forgive each other • For me it s a big Yes. Since we the Nagas are good Christians, so being good Christians, mean, we can be called the true followers of Jesus Christ and has His followers, we practice what He teacher us; and He teaches us to love, forgive and forget, to our enemies and reconcile. So its my hope and pray that very soon we come to realize that, Divided we Fall, United we stand. Coz in unity there is victory. We shall overcome some day. Kuknalim. • Yes, when India stop divide and rule policy. • Naga political groups has been strongly influenced by party ideology or groupism spirit from the inception of party constitution in the like pattern of Indian political parties abandoning the fundamental spirit of Naga nation but the various political groups turn from Naga Nation to Naga party nation or Naga groupism nation. When all the political groups come to the fundamental ideology of Naga nation abandoning party spirit, tribe spirit, naga elite spirit and the Indian created political geographical spirit, the Nagas political groups can come to the reconciliated Naga Nation. What Nagas cannot do can be done Nagas with Christ. • Yes, they all believe in the need for forgiveness and reconciliation. But each group seems to think that others need to come to them first and ask for forgiveness. Yes, they believe in unity but under their own terms and turf Some of those who voted NO had this to say: • Not at all. Our leaders have no sense of a vision. They only care

about themselves and they have this illusion that they alone are right and that they alone can build Nagaland. With this kind of mentality how do you expect Nagas to reconcile. • I don't think so. They have different ideologies. Instead of reconciliation and coming together as one ...they are splitting from one faction to another with being the latest formation of NSCN (R) this is how the NPG's are becoming weak. • I am

They profit from the divisions that are existing today. Infact if Nagas are united, some of these leaders will not get any position in a united Naga movement and so they want the division to continue. We, Naga public are the fools here. We are not strong enough and are letting them toy with us. I don’t mean to say that we should be reactive like acaut and some other groups, but the public should stand our ground and demand that they unite for

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sorry to say it is a big NO. The kind of leaders we have today are individuals who are too caught up with themselves that they have no time to feel the pulse of the people.

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Naga sovereignty. • The underground leaders have become arrogant, selfish and have lost touch with the people. They don’t seem to know what the Naga

public wants anymore. • No. Nagas had the best opportunity to reconcile through the FNR, but the leaders have messed it up. That chance will not come again. Some of those who voted OTHERS had this to say: • Every sane person knows that there is no future for the Nagas unless our underground groups unite. But they are the only ones who do not realize it. Each group thinks they can do it on their own and this is one big illusion. Unless our underground leaders recognize that there is no hope without reconciliation, it will be very difficult to achieve it. • The problem of reconciliation and unity among the Nagas is a 'POLITICAL' problem wherein solution has to be political in nature. Reliance on morality is outdated. Needless to say 'Forgiveness' in this context can be very dangerous politically since it may also mean silencing the voice of dissent. • It is not being pessimist about reconciliation n forgiveness, many factions have their own political view n vision that's is breaking the naga society. No one wants to cooperate when someone is initiating or when issue is to be address every leaders think their ideology is the best whereas others views r scrap. Untill n nless this mentality is remove there will b no unity within the factions. I appreciate Mr. Wangtin Naga leadership quality, who is able to lay humble in contacting various factions leaders n willingness to cooperate in every right ways. This is something very good quality possession being a leader. Now is the time to change. • I feel at dis verge the NPGs has also realize that suppressing each other, denialism wont give any solution to achieve our naga goal. .. rationality attitude toward each others has the solution and that ll b d result of forgiveness and reconciliation.. KUKNALIM

‘Nationalism alone is not enough’

Gerry Hassan

fter eight years of defying the laws of political gravity, the normal rules of politics are back. The SNP are, like everyone else, mortal. Michelle Thomson, newly elected SNP MP for Edinburgh West, has built a £1.7m property portfolio with her husband through buying properties at knock down prices from vulnerable people. Her solicitor, Christopher Hales, who undertook the conveyancing work on 13 properties was struck off last year by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. Whatever the legality of these purchases, the ethics and morality aren’t good. This is self-interested, self-aggrandising behaviour ‘preying’ on the needy and weak. Embarrassingly, Thomson was head of pro-independence SNPfront Business for Scotland, If the SNP wants and seen as a to advance a SNP high-flyer in the refer- democratic and endum. Nuindependent merous SNP Scotland, it senior figures must do more praised her, from John than act as the Swinney to Fiona Hyslop, dominant party with even Jim Sillars lauding her ‘commitment to social justice’. Then there is the issue of T in the Park which the Scottish government gave £150,000 to when it moved from Kinrossshire to Strathallan. The logic for this was fear that it might move out of Scotland. This from a festival synonymous with being in Scotland, and a company, DF Concerts, which has consistently in recent years made over £4.5 million pre-tax profits per year. All this was facilitated by Jennifer Dempsie, lobbying for DF Concerts, but who happens to be an ex-Alex Salmond advisor who worked for the SNP and Yes Scotland, as well as partner of Angus Robertson MP - leader of the SNP Westminster group. Many Nationalists show a blind side to these allegations. They are only allegations of wrong-doing they say, and it is all part of a unionist and media conspiracy. This misses the point. First, Scotland has just come out of the experience of one party rule – the Labour one. Many of us spent years detailing and chronicling the cronyism and shoddy deals of the politics it became reduced to. Now the SNP is the rising force in the land. Its dominance isn’t quite yet at the proportions of Labour’s inter-generational, incestuous politics, but it isn’t looking great after eight years in office. Some of us don’t want to pass seamlessly from one version of one-party dominance to another. The SNP need to know the pitfalls that come with majority power, one being that you cannot continually present yourself as an insurgent, and that there is a need for proper opposition and scrutiny. Second, this matters in relation to independence. Many Nats sweep aside these allegations with words to the effect of, ‘keep your eyes on the prize, it will all be different after independence’. This is disingenuous. For a start, the SNP and independence have become more, not less, synonymous since the referendum. The former taking hits affects the prospect of the latter. There is also the practical issue that the SNP cannot win a future referendum just on true believers or nationalists. They need voters from other parties and persuasions. As importantly, it doesn’t paint a very attractive, democratic picture of an independent Scotland – one with a dominant party doing what its likes to keep itself in power and reward its supporters. Third, one of the common themes of the Thomson and T in the Park sagas is the characteristics of some of the SNP new class who have emerged in recent years as the party has become ascendant. These are the type of people who operate around power, access and doing deals – and it is often not an attractive politics. Maybe, just maybe, Peak SNP has happened too soon in terms of next year’s elections. Their 62% support came nine months before Scotland goes to the polls and there is only one way from such stratospheric ratings – and that is down. The SNP have also shown themselves as rather poor at managing high expectations – the 2012 local and 2014 European elections being good examples. Eventually the difference between that SNP 62% and 35% satisfaction at their government record will become a live issue. The aim of Nicola Sturgeon as leader in this environment has been, for all the ‘Red Nicola’ hype, similar to taking a fragile, precious vase from one side of a room to another, across a slippery floor. The vase in question is the SNP’s impressive popular support, while the other side of the room is Scotland post-2016 and winning a second consecutive majority. This raises the thorny question of power for what and ultimately independence for what? ‘Nationalism alone is not enough’ says one of the main characters in John McGrath’s celebrated play The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil. The consistent trope of recent years has been that independence allows Scotland to take decisions itself and do them better in the name of advancing a more centre-left, social democratic Scotland. What we need to ask after the events of this week is, for the Michelle Thomsons and others, whether all independence is about is more power and more opportunities for self-interest for some? We now have to seriously ask this question, and for the SNP’s and the cause of independence’s sake, had better get some serious answers.

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Patna, OctOber 11 (PtI): After high pitch bitter campaigning which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the rival camps led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad holding a string of rallies, the stage is set for voting in 49 seats of Bihar Assembly elections in the first phase of the fivephase poll on Monday. Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshamanan said that a total of 1,35,72,339 electorate are eligible to decide the fate of 583 candidates for the 49 seats in 10 districts in the first phase of elections. Lakshamanan said voting would start from 7 AM. While in majority of seats polling would end at 5 PM, in some constituencies time has been cut short to 4 PM and 3 PM on the basis of law and order situation feedback in the Naxal-hit areas, he said. Out of a general electorate of 1,35,72,339 there are 72,37,253 men, 63,17,602 women and 405 of third gender. Lakshamanan said out of a total of 583 candidates in the field, there are 54 women nominees. BSP, which does not have much influence in Bihar, has fielded a maximum of 41 candidates among the 49 seats. BJP has fielded 27 candidates in the 49 seats

Ram, Krishna, Shakuni, Subhash Chandra Bose -- all in Bihar polls Patna, OctOber 11 (IanS): What do Ram, Krishna, Shayam, Shiv, Shatrughan, Arjun, Shakuni, Subhash Chandra Bose and Prahlad have in common -- all are candidates contesting the Bihar assembly election. There are many candidates named after Hindu god Ram, while in many places Shayam and Krishna are contesting against Shiv. Candidates with names of other mythological icons like Arjun, Shatrughan, Shakuni and Prahlad are also in the fray. It is not only the NDA -- comprising the BJP and its allies LJP, RLSP and HAM -- but the grand alliance of the JD-U, the RJD and the Congress also has a number of Rams as candidates. Even the Left parties have fielded a number of Rams. followed by JD(U) 24, RJD 17, LJP 13, Congress 8 and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party 6 and Hindusthani Awam Morcha 3. Left front is trying to make significant inroads in the poll on the basis of combined strength of six parties - CPI, CPI-M, CPIML, Forward Block, SUCI (C) and RSP. While CPI has fielded 25 candidates, CPIM has fielded 12 in the first phase. Lakshamanan said tight security arrangements have been put in place to ensure peaceful polling in 13212 polling stations in

the first phase. Bihar will go for polls in a five phase election from October 12 and end on November 5. Counting of votes will take place on November 8. The term of the current 243-member Bihar Assembly expires on November 29. There would be 80,000 to 90,000 polling personnel. Voting in 49 seats would take place in the backdrop of high decibel campaign which ended on Saturday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah headed the BJP poll blitzkrieg.

Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, J P Nadda joined state leaders Sushil Kumar Modi and Nand Kishore Yadav to spread BJP message among people. Rival campaigns revolved around Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi came to the state for one day each to add muscle to the secular alliance prospects. Stakes are high for Nitish Kumar's JD(U) in the first phase of polling as out of the 49 seats it had won

29 in 2010. BJP, which was with JD(U) in last election, had won 13 seats, while RJD had clinched four. The over a fortnightlong poll campaign was marked by mudslinging by contenders. Though the electioneering got off to positive start with the two main contenders to power - BJP-led NDA and JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance - initially pitching on development plank, it soon turned into a slanging match. From 'Shaitan' (devil) to 'Brahma Pisach' (super devil) to 'Chara Chor' (fod-

The BJP has nearly two dozen candidates named after Ram -Ramji in Raniganj constituency, Ram Sunder Yadav in Phulparas, Ram Lakhan Singh in Teghda, Ramanand Ram in Bakhri, Ram Devi Mahto in Madhubani, Ram Janam Sharma in Paliganj and Ram Preet Paswan in Rajnagar. LJP, RLSP and HAM also have candidates named after Ram, including former chief minister and HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi. The LJP has fielded a candidate from Sikandara named after national icon Subhash Chandra Bose. The grand alliance is also not behind as far as mythological names are concerned. The JD-U has fielded Ramanand Singh from Parbatta, Ram Chandra Prasad from Gurua,

der thief ) to 'Narbhakshi' (man eater), their was no dearth of 'name calling'. As campaigning peaked, Lalu Prasad's "Hindus also eat beef" remark was hotly debated, with Modi seeking to turn the tables on the RJD boss, who had latched onto RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's call for a review of the reservation policy to claim that the BJP-led Centre was contemplating scrapping caste-based quotas. As Lalu Prasad and the anti-BJP alliance's chief ministerial candidate Nitish Kumar harped on the

Ramai Ram from Bochahan and Ram Sevak Singh from Hathua. It has fielded Shayam Razak from Phulwarisharif, Krishna Nandan Verma from Ghosi, Krishna Kumar from Amnour, Shatrughan Mandal from Sikti and Prabhunath Ram from Agiaon. RJD also has candidates with mythological names. The party has fielded Prahlad Yadav from Suryagarha, Kunti Devi from Atri, Ramanuj Prasad from Sonepur, Ramanand Yadav from Fatuha, Ram Vishnu Singh from Jagdishpur, Laxmi Narayan Yadav from Chiraia and Sita Ram Yadav from Khajauli seat. The Congress has Ramdeo Rai in Bachwahara, Mangal Ram in Chenari, Purnmasi Ram in Ramnagar and Surendra Ram in Bathnaha.

alleged move to scrap quotas, in rally after rally, to consolidate the backward caste votes, the RJD supremo's "Hindus also eat beef" remark, made in the aftermath of the Dadri lynching episode, gave BJP and Modi ammunition. Modi vigorously stirred Bihar's melting electoral pot by accusing Lalu of "insulting" the "yaduvanshis" (Lalu's own Yadav clansmen), who rear cattle, by his comment. Modi's remarks triggered accusations of trying to communalise the elections. "The real Modi on dis-

play -- brazen attempt to add communal texture to Bihar polls, but deafening silence on deplorable incident of Dadri," said the Bihar Chief Minister. Kumar said it was for all to see "why Vajpayeeji was forced to remind him (Modi) to follow Raj Dharma, but wonder who will do the Vajpayee today ?" Warnings of a return of "jungle raj", a term used by Lalu Prasad's critics to describe alleged lawlessness during RJD's 15-year rule, was an oft-repeated refrain of the NDA leaders, including Modi and Shah.

Ten MP officials get notices Emergency biggest blow to democracy: Modi 'Article 370 is permanent' for failing to render services new DelhI, OctO - former prime minister Atal ness comes out of the bad," values and framework in SrInagar, OctOber 11 (PtI): Jammu and KashbhOPal, OctOber 11 (IanS): Ten officials in Madhya Pradesh have been issued notices for failing to provide services to members of the public within the time limits set under the state public services guarantee law of 2010.A fine of Rs.5,000 has been levied on Aagar-Malwa district's Susner panchayat official Teeja Pawar for her alleged failure to dispose of five applications within set time limit. Balaghat deputy commissioner V. Kiran Gopal said these officials would be asked to pay up fines of Rs.250 for each day's delay if they failed to furnish satisfactory replies as to why they did not adhere to the time limits set to deal with applications recieved through public services centres in the state.Officials issued notices include nagar panchayat and block health officials, junior engineer and tehsildars. A total of 155 services of 23 government departments have so far been brought under the purview of the Public Services Gurarantee Act in Madhya Pradesh.

Students detained during protest over Dadri lynching new DelhI, OctOber 11 (PtI): A large number of student activists from different outfits were detained on Sunday by the police while they were trying to take out a protest march to the Prime Minister's residence against the Dadri incident. Nearly 350-400 students who were trying to take out a march from Mandi House area in New Delhi, have been detained by the police at Feroz Shah Road. The detained students have been taken to the Parliament Street Police Station, a senior police officer said.The students from JNU, Delhi University, Jamia and other educational institutions in the city, affiliated to various outfits including All India Students Association (AISA) and Students Federation of India (SFI), had planned a protest march and demonstration at the Prime Minister's residence to register their protest over the lynching of 50-year-old Ikhlaq in Dadri town in Uttar Pradesh. "What has followed after Dadri incident is irresponsible and inflammatory statements by the ministers of the government which must be stopped," AISA state executive member Shehla said "Our protest is aimed at seeking justice for the victim of Dadri and unmasking of the mastermind behind the lynching and punishment for the perpetrators of the inhuman act," she added. Iqlakh was beaten to death and his 22-year-old son Danish was critically injured in an attack by a mob on the night of September 28 following rumour that the family had consumed beef.

Campaign to adopt 100 food streets new DelhI, OctOber 11 (IanS): A safe food campaign launched in July will adopt 100 food streets across the country during its first phase, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Sunday. The "Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan" has been launched by the CII in partnership with the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE), and Cargill India. "In phase one, the target is to adopt 100 food streets across the country, generate awareness on food safety among 10,000 consumers and build capacity on good hygiene and manufacturing practices by training employees of 300 SMEs towards food safety," CII said in a statement here. NASVI is affiliated with over 880 city-based street food associations with over 600,000 street-food vendors as members. Supported by the ministry of consumer affairs and public distribution, the campaign is targeted at consumers and food business operators, especially street food vendors. The focus will also be on sensitising food service providers, such as railways, mid-day meal schemes and mass caterers, on food safety, CII said.

ber 11 (IanS) The internal Emergency imposed in 1975 was the "biggest blow" to Indian democracy, but it also led to the birth of a new political generation in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, as he paid tributes to Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary. The prime minister also paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader and social activist Nanaji Deshmukh: "On his birth anniversary, my tributes to the great Nanaji Deshmukh." Modi also met ailing

Bihari Vajpayee and former union minister George Fernandes on the occasion. The political generation that emerged during the Emergency was fully dedicated to the democratic values, inspired by J.P., as Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan was popularly called, the prime minister said in his speech at the Loktantra Prahari Abhinandan to mark the 113th birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan at Vigyan Bhavan here. "Emergency made a huge dent; it was a setback for India's democratic tradition. But at times, good-

Modi said. "The J.P. movement, the anti-corruption movement, the fight against Emergency after 25 years of Independence was an occasion... Today, the people in political life in India, most of them, are those who were born out of the Emergency," he said. Modi said that J.P. had the capacity to get some positivity out of the Emergency. "Emergency should be remembered not to brood over what happened then, but to strenghten our resolve to fortify and further strengthen the democratic

our country," he said. The prime minister said Indian democracy became stronger after the Emergency. "I don't want to cry about Emergency. We must remember Emergency and recognise the power of democracy... make future generations aware of it. It is the demand of the times," he said. Later, the prime minister tweeted: "The programme to mark JP's birth anniversary was a great walk down the memory lane, with those who participated in anti-Emergency movement."

Writers step up protest, 3 more return Akademi Award new DelhI/chanDIgarh, OctOber 11 (PtI): Three eminent writers from Punjab today announced that they were returning their Sahitya Akademi awards, while Kannada writer Aravind Malagatti resigned from the body's general council, joining the growing protest by litterateurs over "rising intolerance" and "communal" atmosphere. With the writers' protest over its "silence" on rationalist MM Kalburgi's murder growing louder, Sahitya Akademi chairperson Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari came out with a statement saying the apex literary body stands for freedom of expression and condemns attack on any writer or artist anywhere. It asserted its commitment to the "core secular values" en-

shrined in the Constitution and the "right to life of all". Eminent writers Gurbachan Bhullar, Ajmer Singh Aulakh and Atamjit Singh, today announced that they were returning their Sahitya Akademi awards like several other authors including Nayantara Sehgal, Sara Joseph, Uday Prakash and Ashok Vajpeyi demanding that the Akademi speak out against the killing of its member Kalburgi and other rationalists and the "communal" atmosphere in the backdrop of the Dadri lynching incident. Bhullar said he was perturbed by the attempts to "disrupt the social fabric of the country" A renowned Punjabi playwright, Aulakh said he was very pained by the attacks on "progressive writers, lead-

ers of the rational movement and the forcible saffronisation of education and culture". Punjabi theatre personality Atamjit Singh said he was returning his Akademi Award as he "is very upset over the incidents communal hatred in the country for the last some months". In more embarrassment for the Akademi, Aravind Malagatti resigned from its General Council, condemning its 'silence' over the killing of progressive thinker and scholar Kalburgi. A federation of Kashmiri scholars, Adbee Markaz Kamraz, too expressed solidarity with the eminent writers for their decision to return Sahitya Akademi awards, asking the top literary body to break its silence over the increasing "communal frenzy".

mir High Court has ruled that Article 370, granting special status to the state, has assumed place of permanence in the Constitution and the feature is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation. The Court also said that Article 35A gives "protection" to existing laws in force in the State. "Article 370 though titled as 'Temporary Provision' and included in Para XXI titled 'Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions' has assumed place of permanence in the Constitution," a division bench of justices Hasnain Masoodi and Janak Raj Kotwal ruled in a 60page judgement. "It is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation, in as much as Constituent Assembly of the State before its dissolution did not recommend its Amendment or repeal," the bench added. The Court also observed that the President under Article 370 (1) is conferred with power to extend any provision of the Constitution to the State with such "exceptions and modifications" as may be deemed fit subject to consultation or concurrence with the State Government. "And such power would include one to amend or alter the provision to be applied, delete or omit part of it, or make additions to the provisions proposed to be applied to the State. Such power would extend even in case of provisions of the Constitution already applied," the court said. In the circumstances, the court said, additions made to the existing Constitutional provisions through various Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) orders on their application to the State like Proviso to Clause (2) Article 368, fall within four corners of Article 370(1). The Court said Jammu and Kashmir, while acceding to Dominion of India, retained limited sovereignty and did not merge with Dominion of India, like other Princely States. "State continues to enjoy special status to the extent of limited sovereignty retained by it. "No other provision of the Constitution as provided under Article 370 (1), would be applicable to the State except, by Presidential order in consultation with the State in case the provision is akin to subjects delineated in Instrument of Accession and with concurrence of the State, in case it does not fall within ambit of Instrument of Accession," the court said.

Ambedkar inspiration for oppressed peoples worldwide MuMbaI, OctOber 11 (IanS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of Indian Constitution, is an inspiration to the oppressed peoples all over the world. "Ambedkar was not merely a leader of the Dalits. He is an inspiration for all the poor, marginalised and oppressed peoples all over the world. Martin Luther King is known all over the world, but nobody knows Ambedkar, this is our misfortune," Modi said after laying the foundation stone for the proposed world-class memorial to Ambedkar in the Indu Mills Compound in Dadar west. Lauding the contributions of Ambedkar while also recalling how he also faced oppression all his life but he went ahead and only thought of the nation, Modi said: "At times I wonder - if Ambedkar was not there, where would I be? All that we are doing is repaying his debts sincerely." He also announced that November 26 would be celebrated as Constitution Day when each person would be made aware of

Don't believe in rumours that BJP is against reservation: PM MuMbaI, OctOber 11 (agencIeS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a scathing attack at the opposition and said that citizens should not believe in rumours that "the BJP was against reservation". Addressing a public meeting here on Sunday evening, PM said "lies are being spread that the government is out to scrap reservation system." He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for two elevated Metro projects at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra. Prime Minister's statement on reservation assumes significance as the BJP was under attack from opposition parties after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments for review of reservation policy. the immense contributions of Ambedkar and his thoughts. The prime minister, during his half day visit to Mumbai, also laid the foundation stone of the the new Rs.7,915 crore container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and two new Mumbai Metro corridors - the 18.5 km Dahisar East-Andheri West route estimated to cost Rs.4,994 crore and the 16.5 km Dahisar East-Andheri

East route estimated at Rs.4,737 crore, in quick succession. Underlining the criticality of ports in the country's development, he said that a vibrant port sector is very important for a nation like India blessed with a long coastline. "Now only port development is not enough. What we need it 'port-led development' with simultaneous development of

roads, railways, warehouses, cold storages, etc," he said. Shiv Sena boycoot event Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, union ministers Nitin Gadkari, and Santosh Gangwar, officials, several prominent Dalit leaders and other invitees also attended the programmes. However, the entire Shiv Sena leadership starting from party president Uddhav Thackeray to city Mayor Snehal Ambekar boycotted the functions. The opposition Congress and Nationalist Congress Party criticized Fadnavis for "converting a national function" into a party function and not inviting other party leaders for the event. "We welcome the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ambedkar Memorial, the project initiated by the Congress-NCP Government. We regret Maharashtra government's attempts to politicize it by portraying it as a BJP function," ssaid senior state Congress leader and legislator Sanjay Dutt. "Fadnavis is a man with small

heart. He should have personally invited NCP president Sharad Pawar who had championed the cause of Indu Mills. It was the NCP which had demanded that Ambedkar Memorial should be set up there," said NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase in a statement. Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam thanked Modi for "carrying forward" the party's project to make the world-class Ambedkar Memorial today. Referring to the boycott by ruling ally Shiv Sena, Nirupam tweeted: "Complete breakdown in Maharashtra ruling alliance they hate each other like 'sautan' (mistress)." Most banners and hoardings on the day's events in different parts of the city blacked out the Shiv Sena and other parties with the focus on BJP national and state leaders. According to plans, the Ambedkar Memorial will have a more than 100 feet tall statue of Ambedkar, a stupa, museum, a library and research centre and other facilities for attracting global tourists.

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‘AN ATTACK ON THE ENTIRE NATION’ Turkey sees Islamic State hand in bombing, vows election will go on

AnKArA, OctOber 11 (reuters): Turkey is focusing efforts on Islamic State in investigating a suspected suicide bombing in Ankara that killed up to 128 people, officials said on Sunday, while opponents of President Tayyip Erdogan blamed him for the worst such attack in Turkish history. Government officials made clear that despite widspread alarm over the attack on a rally of pro-Kurdish activists and civic groups, elections set for Nov. 1 would go ahead. Thousands of people gathered near the scene of the attack at Ankara’s main railway station, many accusing Erdogan of stirring nationalist sentiment by his pursuit of a military campaign against Kurdish militants, a charge Ankara vehemently rejects. “Murderer Erdogan”, “murderer police”, the crowd chanted in Sihhiye square, as riot police backed by water cannon vehicles blocked a main highway leading to the district where parliament and government buildings are located. The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), a major presence at Saturday’s march and holding seats in parliament, said police attacked its leaders and members

Demonstrators chant slogans and flash the V-sign during a rally to protest against the bombing in Ankara earlier, in central Istanbul on Saturday, October 10. (AP Photo)

as they tried to leave carnations at the scene. Some were hurt in the melee, it said in a statement. The attacks have shocked a nation beset by resurgent conflict with the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in its southeast and increasingly threatened by spillover from the war in neighbouring Syria. Islamic State fighters are encamped close to its borders, which mark also the frontier of the NATO al-

liance, and last week Russia launched air strikes in Syria, its planes violating Turkish air space on several occasions. SURUC BOMBING SIMILARITIES Two senior security sources said initial signs suggested Islamic State was behind the Ankara attack, and that it bore striking similarity to a July suicide bombing in the town of Suruc near the Syrian border,

also blamed on the radical Islamists. “All signs indicate that the attack may have been carried out by ISIL (Islamic State). We are completely focused on ISIL,” one of the sources told Reuters. Turkey is vulnerable to infiltration by Islamic State, which holds swathes of Syrian land abutting Turkey where some two million refugees live. But the group, not normally reticent about its attacks, made no claim

to the Suruc bombing and has made no claim so far to the Ankara attack. The HDP, which expanded beyond its Kurdish voter base and drew in mainly left-wing opponents of Erdogan at June elections, said the death toll had risen to 128 and that it had identified all but eight of the bodies. The prime minister’s office said late on Saturday that 95 people had been killed. The scale of the ca-

sualties eclipsed attacks blamed on al Qaeda in 2003 when two synagogues, the Istanbul HSBC Bank headquarters and the British consulate were hit, killing 62 people. Questions have been raised over whether a parliamentary election due on Nov. 1 can be safely held. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, exposing a mosaic of domestic political perils, said on Saturday Islamic State, Kurdish militant factions or far-leftist radicals could all have carried out Saturday’s bombing. Some direct their suspicions at militant nationalist groupings, with or without ties to the state, who are opposed to any concession to Kurdish demands for greater minority rights. HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas said the government had blood on its hands, accusing it of failing to fully investigate the Suruc bombing or another attack on an HDP election rally in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on the eve of the last parliamentary election in June. The Haberturk newspaper said police suspected one of the bombers was the older brother of the suicide bomber in Suruc, where 34 people died. Some media reports said the other was a woman.

Haberturk reported police sources as saying the type of explosive and the choice of target pointed to a group within Islamic State known as the ‘Adiyaman ones’, referring to Adiyaman province in southeast Turkey. But government officials made clear that, despite the security concerns, elections would go ahead. “Postponing the elections as a result of the attack is not on the table at all, even as an option. The elections will be held on Nov. 1 as planned,” one senior official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity as the government observes three days of national mourning. “Because of the rising risks, the security at election rallies, which is already being increased, will be raised further. The election will be held in a secure way.” Erdogan hopes the AK Party he founded will regain the overall majority it had held since 2002, but lost at June elections, partly because of the success of the HDP. WAR ON PKK CONTINUES The bombs struck seconds apart as crowds gathered for a planned march to protest over the deaths of hundreds since the col-

lapse in July of a ceasefire between security forces and the rebel PKK, which is deemed a terrorist group by the United States and the EU as well as Turkey. Some 40,000 have been killed since the insurgency began in 1984. The government has shown no sign of stopping its war against the PKK, even after the militant group on Saturday ordered its fighters to halt attacks on Turkish soil. The government dismissed the declaration as a ploy. Turkish warplanes struck PKK targets in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Saturday and Sunday, and security sources said some 30-35 PKK guerrillas were killed in the northern Iraqi raids on Sunday alone. “The PKK ceasefire means nothing for us. Operations will continue without a break,” a senior security official said. Newspaper headlines reflected a mixture of grief and anger. “We are in mourning for peace,” said the front-page headline in the secularist Cumhuriyet newspaper. “Scum Launch attack in Ankara,” said the Haberturk newspaper. “The goal is to divide the nation,” said the pro-government Star.

Barred from remote island, Myanmar’s Suicide bomber targets foreign forces in Kabul opposition sees dirty tricks in campaign yAnGOn, OctOber 11 (reuters): A sparsely populated cluster of Indian Ocean islands has become the unlikely focus of allegations that Myanmar’s government is spiking the chances of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party in next month’s landmark general election. Both the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the Nobel peace laureate’s National League for Democracy (NLD) have fielded candidates on the Coco Islands, an archipelago off Myanmar’s west coast and the country’s smallest parliamentary constituency. But NLD parliamentary nominee Win Min has been prevented from going to the Coco Islands, where the main installation is a naval base, making it almost impossible for him to canvas for votes in the Nov. 8 poll. The allegations undermine the semi-civilian government’s insistence that the election will be Myanmar’s first free and fair poll for 25 years, a milestone in its transition from military dictatorship to democracy that will be closely watched by the inter-

national community. “I believe if they let me go there, I will win,” said Win Min during an interview in Yangon, where he has recently been racking up a large mobile phone bill making calls to voters on the islands about 300 km (190 miles) away. The Coco Islands are a restricted area and transport links are sparse. A military plane flies every two weeks from Yangon, while a navy ship and a state-owned boat also make occasional trips. Win Min said he made plans three times to visit the islands since the campaign started on Sept. 8, once by boat and twice by plane. His scheduled boat trip was abruptly canceled while he was waiting to board. He was told there was no space on two subsequent flights to the island. Win Min told Reuters that he rented a boat and had planned to set sail on his own on Sunday to the islands, a 36hour journey from Yangon, but the government withdrew permission for the trip. Win Min’s USDP rival, Thet Swe, who until August served as commander-in-chief of the navy, has been able to campaign freely on the island.

EASY WIN Although there are no reliable opinion polls, the USDP - which includes many members of Myanmar’s former junta - is expected to be beaten in many parts of the country by the NLD. However, the Coco Islands seat is considered to be a relatively easy win for the ruling party because of the development projects it has rolled out there and because many of the voters are military personnel or government officials. Western diplomats say the party has used a variety of tactics to trip up NLD candidates, but most overtly in seats where it wants to ensure a victory for its prominent leaders. Three senior USDP officials at party headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw, declined to comment on why only their candidate was allowed access to the Coco Islands. Thet Swe could not be reached for comment. The election commission says it has no say over whether the NLD candidate can visit the islands, and the decision is up to the Yangon regional government. Officials in the government of the country’s main city could not

be reached for comment. “It is quite clear they don’t want us campaigning there,” said Win Htein, a senior NLD official, who accused authorities of “playing volleyball” with complaints filed by his party. Win Min sent campaign materials, notebooks emblazoned with Suu Kyi’s image and NLD headbands, on a cargo ship bound for the islands last month. Hla Tun, a retired navy surgeon, and his wife have set up an NLD branch on Great Coco, the only inhabited island in the group. They have been quietly distributing the materials, but face also face challenges. “USDP members on the island are carrying out a whisper campaign, saying that those who vote for the NLD will get in trouble,” Hla Tun told Reuters by phone. The island’s population is around 1,900, according to census data. Most are military families, civil servants and workers brought to the island to construct an airport. All require permission from authorities to come and go, a regulation that Win Min says he would abolish. “They are hungry for change,” he said.

KAbul, OctOber 11 (reuters): A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign troops during the Sunday morning rush hour in the Afghan capital, flipping an armoured vehicle on its side and wounding at least three civilians. Taliban insurgents fighting to topple the foreign-backed Kabul government claimed responsibility for the attack, which followed a series of bombings in the city in August. TV footage showed an armoured vehicle from a British convoy on its side as Afghan security forces cordoned off the

street in the Joi Sheer neighbourhood. “It was a suicide bombing against a foreign forces convoy in a crowded part of the city and there are casualties,” said Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the interior ministry. Danish did not specify whether there were casualties among the foreign forces but an interior ministry statement said three civilians had been wounded. The U.S.-led Resolute Support military coalition in Kabul confirmed that one of its convoys was struck by a bomb. “No casualties are reported at this time,” said spokes-

man Colonel Brian Tribus. The Taliban said Sunday’s attack killed a number of foreign troops. The group typically inflates casualty figures they inflict on Afghan and coalition forces. The attack came during a period of heightened tension following intense fighting between government troops and the Taliban around the northern city of Kunduz, which fell briefly to the Islamist movement at the end of last month. Fighting between government forces and the Taliban continues on the outskirts of Kunduz.

New breakthrough may lead to HIV relapse cure sydney, OctOber 11 (IAns): Scientists are now better able to predict how quickly the HIV virus will return after individuals stop treatment, thanks to the discovery of new immune system biomarkers by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, and the University of Oxford. The development opens up new avenues for understanding why the HIV virus persists in some patients, and remains dormant and undetectable in others. While existing anti-retroviral therapy (ART) stops the HIV virus from replicating, it does not completely remove the virus. Destroying the hidden reservoirs of the virus remains one of the holy grails of HIV research. Led by Oxford researcher professor John Frater, the international research team analysed data from

a randomised study of patients with primary HIV infection.They compared the T-cells of 154 patients in Europe, Brazil and Australia who had their ART treatment interrupted after 12 or 48 weeks.T-cells play a central role in protecting the immune system. After coming up with a shortlist of 18 immune system biomarkers, researchers discovered that three of them -- PD-1, Tim-3 and Lag-3 -- were statistically significant predictors of when the virus would rebound.The researchers found that high levels of these biomarkers, attached to ‘exhausted’ T-cells prior to patients commencing ART, were associated with earlier rebound of the virus following treatment interruption. Study co-author Professor Anthony Kelleher from UNSW said understanding the mechanisms that allow HIV to remain in ‘remission’ is essential if the virus is to be eradicated.

Enforcing a global climate deal: speak loudly, carry no stick OslO, OctOber 11 (reuters): Negotiators have several terms for the way they plan to enforce any deal reached at global climate talks in Paris this December. “Peer pressure” and “cooperation” are a couple. “Race to the top” is the American buzzword. What you won’t hear mentioned is the word “sanctions”. Or “punishment”. For all their efforts to get 200 governments to commit to the toughest possible cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, climate negotiators have all but given up on creating a way to penalise those who fall short. The overwhelming view of member states, says Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, is that any agreement “has to be much more collaborative than punitive”, if it is to happen at all. “Even if you do have a punitive system, that doesn’t guarantee that it is going to be imposed or would lead to any better action,” Figueres said. To critics, the absence of a legal stick to enforce compliance is a deep - if not fatal - flaw

in the Paris process, especially after all countries agreed in 2011 that an agreement would have some form of “legal force”. They warn that a deal already built upon sometimes vague promises from member states could end up as a toothless addition to the stack of more than 500 global and regional environmental treaties, while the rise in global temperatures mounts inexorably past a U.N. ceiling of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), with the prospect of ever more floods, droughts and heatwaves. INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE COURT? That fear finds its sharpest expression in a proposal from Bolivia’s socialist government for an International Climate Justice Tribunal with powers to penalise countries that break commitments. Diego Pacheco, Bolivia’s chief negotiator, said anything less would be “dangerous to Mother Earth”. But the idea is a non-starter with almost every other country going to the Paris talks, from

Nov. 30-Dec. 11. Even the European Union, which has long argued for a strong, legally binding deal, is increasingly talking about a “pledge and review” system under which national commitments would be re-assessed every five years against a goal of halving world emissions by 2050. Elina Bardram, head of the European Commission delegation, insisted that strong compliance mechanisms were vital. “Weak rules would undermine the whole structure,” she said. However, many developing nations oppose reviews of their goals, wanting oversight to be limited to the rich. Nick Mabey, chief executive of the E3G think-tank in London, says a Paris deal is likely to be more like international agreements limiting nuclear weapons than accords under the World Trade Organization, which can impose sanctions. A watchword of nuclear non-proliferation - “trust but verify” - could be the basis, he said. Yvo de Boer, the United Nations’ former top climate of-

ficial, said he remembers the moment when he realised that the principle of sanctioning countries for non-compliance was dead. In 2001, as a senior member of the Dutch delegation, de Boer attended a closed-door meeting of environment ministers in Bonn, Germany, that was designing rules to enforce the U.N.’s 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which obliged about 40 rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. EMPTY ACT He recalled being struck by the strength of objections, even from once-supportive countries such as Australia and Japan, to any attempt to punish those who fell short of emissions commitments. “The agreement was to be legally binding, but it became very clear that a lot of countries didn’t want sanctions,” he said. Despite the opposition, a sanctions regime was agreed later in 2001. It required any developed country that missed its greenhouse gas targets between 2008 and 2012 to make

even deeper cuts in the future. But even those sanctions were an empty act of bravado by rich nations angered by U.S. President George W. Bush’s decision in March 2001 to stay out of Kyoto, said Jan Pronk, a former Dutch environment minister who chaired the Bonn meeting. “There was a political feeling that the United States cannot just kill something that is so important internationally,” Pronk recalled. But now that even the flawed Kyoto agreement had expired, he added, “sanctions don’t mean anything any more”. He noted that Japan, Russia and Canada - which was set to break its pledge - have simply abandoned Kyoto in recent years, without suffering sanctions. “Kyoto was the high-water mark for the idea of sanctions in climate agreements,” said Alex Hanafi of the U.S. Environmental Defense Fund.

emitters crucial to any effective agreement, made clear from the start of the current negotiations they would not agree to any form of international oversight. The U.S. position instead speaks of a collective “race to the top”, in which countries push each other to see who can be the greenest. Nor do the loose commitments being made by countries lend themselves to easy enforcement. Russia’s pledge, for example, says only that limiting emissions to somewhere between 70 and 75% of 1990 levels by 2030 “might be a longterm indicator”. All countries agree that that the emissions curbs pledged so far are too small to get the world on track to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius. That means a strong mechanism will be needed for ratcheting up pledges after Paris. Critics say that simply shaming outliers will not ensure compliance and that, unless there are costs for non“RACE TO THE TOP”? compliance, any country can Both China and the Unit- share in the global benefits ed States, the two top carbon of reduced temperature rises

while leaving the hard work of emissions cuts to others. But Figueres, the U.N. climate chief, believes that cuts in greenhouse gases can serve countries’ economic self-interests. China, for instance, can improve the health of millions by shifting from coal-fired power plants that cause air pollution. And sharp falls in the costs of solar and wind power also mean that greener technologies can help, rather than hinder, economic growth, benefits that were not so evident under Kyoto, she said.The Paris accord also holds out carrots for participation by developing nations, including a new mechanism to fund loss and damage from hurricanes, droughts or rising sea levels. De Boer, who now works for the Global Green Growth Institute in South Korea, said that ditching sanctions was, ultimately, part of the price of getting a broad, global agreement.“The sting has been taken out of the process ... That means the chances of a deal are much better.”

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ARE THE TWAINS MEETING? The idea of the Kohima City A brief summary of Eastern-Western Nagaland disparity

his summer season has brought with it immense toll of landslides, floods and many damages all over Nagaland alongwith the rest of the country. The havoc of nature in Kohima, Zunheboto, Dimapur and certain other places had been much acknowledged and attempted to manage the disaster, indemnify and reconstruct the destruction. This is proper and laudable on the part of media to cover, publicize, urge and bring the attention and assurances from the Government. The one thing that is needed and brings into light through this column is, are all the victims of Nagaland getting the same thorough survey and measures for the similar losses? What are our local reporters doing or are we just waiting for people from outside to come and do the necessary hype for us. There is enough landslides where houses were swept away, flooding of river banks that submerged vast areas of fields, wreckages of bridges, roads and all that the monsoon devastate us with whole over Tuensang and parts of Eastern Nagaland(EN). But the thing is that EN is just not fortunate enough to get good media coverage and subsequent indemnities and securities. Even I had a share of landslide problem, part of my household composition and site being swept away along with neighbours’ by unattended sector drainage. We have urged the administration time and again to construct the drainage which is causing the public so much damage by overflow and landslides but there is no initiative from them authority (for the record there is not one proper drainage being constructed whole over Tuensang). This is observable fact seen in every part of Eastern Nagaland in development and deprivation. It makes one wonder if Eastern Nagaland is destined to get any welfare at all from the Government. Let me try to highlight some more of such crucial discernable reality for information and the best knowledge of the people. In the beginning of year, once around early March month in a certain meeting for Integrated Pulse Polio and Vaccination Camp in the Chief Medical Office Tuensang, many persons, Doctors, Nurses, Health workers (H/W) etc were present. In the midst of discussion the boss asked if there is present the H/W from Kinjung area (a village in Thonoknyu constituency bordering Myanmar- 70-80 km Noklak). The responsible worker stood up and admitted his presence. The boss then asked if the Vaccination has been done in the area (Kinjung and the villages that cover under it). The worker replied that it is still not initiated due to this-that problem. Hearing that the Vaccination is still not being done in the area, the boss became somewhat uneasy and retorted, “If the Vaccination is not done in the area during this dry season then after next month it will be impossible to reach the place, the roads will be unimaginable to tread. We have to reach these days and finish the work fast.” What does one make out of this conversation? Don’t the people out there have the right to proper health and good life in the summer and winter as much as in the dry and cool season? Don’t they have right to good health in the wet season or are they supposed to die of diseases in the wet season?

Is not the health a Fundamental Right and basic amenity of people throughout life? Why are still there not roads even for medical access and livelihoods in these days of modernity in the area? Is it not our duty to provide them with good livelihood and health facilities? Is this the shortcoming of the State Government to have no roads to reach even to the corners of her own house? Or is it the shortfall of the Eastern Nagaland leaders to not even discern of own people living in such injustice? Does it mean the representation of the leaders of EN in the Government cannot do anything for as basic as even health and livelihood for their own people? What must be done here? The question is innumerable. The Eastern Nagaland have been unadministered area during British time and more it makes us conjecture that even in these present civilization parts of the jurisdiction are still unadministered. The distance from Tuensang to Mokokchung is approximately 111km. When we speculate the time taken of a normal vehicle to reach the destination it will be around 2-3 hours distinctively. But what we have here is of 5-6 hours according to the dry and wet seasons. The only one road that connects us is so bad that it takes breathtaking maneuvers from the drivers all the way and makes the journey very dangerous. Even during the recently concluded 31st NBCC Youth Crusade in Tuensang Town it was brought into our notice that some of our brothers and sisters from parts of Nagaland couldn’t attend the meet due to minor road mishap and problem. This livelihood road has always been one of the most sought grievances alongwith the Tuensang-Longleng road addressed from the people to the authority but it never reached the open ears of the Government. Anyone who has travel by this road to Tuensang can clearly tell how much disparity there is even by one observation. This condition is not only of Tuensang but also of Mon, Longleng and Kiphire, and all areas to the borders of Eastern Nagaland. We can never see the roads construction or any developmental activities been initiate in any parts of EN like in other parts of Nagaland anytime of the year. Recently, somebody remarked that the present Tuensang Town is like the Kohima in 1982. Which means Tuensang is about two decades behind Kohima in development. And still we cannot see any actions from the Government to bring all the parts of Nagaland at par with each other. We all know that this reason of anomalies, disparity and deprivation is one of the main hindrance to the growth and harmony of Nagaland State. In the latest declaration of Indian “Smart Cities” programme Kohima has been selected, and we are thankful and glad atleast one district has been included from the State. We hope to see Kohima smart and developed city soon. But a thing to be noted in here is that, the Government will also have to invest and make other districts smart too so that the State doesn’t appear like a house which is very developed and painted beautiful one side while the other parts of the same is left shabby and in desolation; the combination will not match. It is unimaginable if Eastern Nagaland will ever be elevated to higher grounds anytime in the future since the Government instead

Raise awareness on mental health

hough, human health is one area where 20th century made significant contribution, we still have a long way to go. The objective of World Mental Health Day observed on October 10th is to raise awareness of mental health issues & mobilize efforts in support of mental health. Initially when someone or someone close to you is diagnosed with mental illness, people feel ashamed and lonely and find it difficult to open up because of stigma attached to it. Bill Clinton said "Mental illness is nothing to be

ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all." A Change in people’s perception and through improved public awareness and mental-health literacy can society remove the stigma and discrimination that stands in the way of finding cures and help people diagnosed with mental illness live a complete life they deserve. We need to support those suffering & help them to recover and integrate into society. Let us rememberIf we replace 'I' with 'We' illness becomes wellness. Ts Karthik, Chennai

On 16th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy

he on-going 16th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy at Kohima Local ground is almost coming to a close. This is consideredone of the most important sport eventsby the Nagasnext to the Naga Wrestling Championship which takes place on the same ground annually. The recent daily local sportnews is all about this episode. Football clubs from every nook and corner of our state have come to fight for the coveted cup. Yet it’s such a pity that the sportsmen have to step intothe muddy field and fight over the ball tirelessly. I wonder whether the government are even convicted witha slighthint of guilt and shame over the pitiable condition of our capital ground. This is one event where the local talents are being displayed all over the state as well as to the outside world. But the condition of our ground makes the players to look like they are playing somewhere in the remote village area where there is no proper facilities at all. O and yes, the restrooms are awful for one to behold or even enter. Times have change and it is time for change.

Nagaland has produced some amazing sportsmen and women who have soared to the international levels. Personally, I do think that the Nagaspossess the potential to excel in all the athletic games. But the problem lies at the grass root level where rostrums are not adequately provided to the budding youngsters. How can they improve their skills and potentials if proper platforms are not provided? How can we bring in prominent players to mentor our Naga sportspersons if our playground lies in such a sorry state?It’s so frustrating that frompetty scholarships to basic amenities; publics have to remind the concerned people time and againto execute their obligations.Be that as it may, I pray that the concerned authorities take stock of the situationas the 25th NSF Martrys Memorial Trophy isright at the door. I am optimistic that the Silver Jubileeof NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy in 2024 will be celebrated grandiosely with all the proper facilities and sanitations for the players as well as the audience. VebuKhamo High School Area, Kohima.

of bringing up all the parts of the State to equal level just goes on concentrating only in some certain pockets of Nagaland leaving aside Eastern Nagaland neglected in mostly every field. Such discrepancies are the reason why Maharashtra-Gujarat, Chattisgarh-Jarkhand-Bihar etc., and the recent Telangana-Andhra Pradesh all have to part ways. These are just some casual phenomenon that is being brought into light. There are countless inequality and deficiency that we are facing which are never attended by the Government and no hope of being acknowledged in the foreseeable future too. They are just too busy gulping down and filling their own stomachs and building their houses, bringing their Towns and City higher. As the saying goes, everyone has to make out their own success, we, Eastern Nagas have to fight for our own rights and bring our achievement ourselves. We cannot just remain silent and be trampled upon forever and go on like this. This is not in confrontation to our other Naga brethrens, Hohos, NGOs or NPGs but just our own desperation that we feel we have to sweat out to accomplishment of our aspirations. We, Eastern Nagas are the sleeping Gaint. We have to wake up, speak out and reach out for the good of all. And once we are awake nothing will ever stop us. We will go on higher, greater and invincible. The area of Eastern Nagaland encompasses nearly half of the total geographical area of present Nagaland State and about 1/3rd of the total population. And if we are to bring in our Eastern areas and brethrens of Arunachal and Myanmar, in comparison we are much more than all the areas and tribes of whole integrated Nagaland. We have the highest number of human resource population among Naga race. We have the greater stretches of forests resources, wildlife, water store and unexplored minerals, and many more. We are not lacking in anything but just some nudge of awakening and determination to bring our people to better pasture. It’s just that they are a bit advanced in the present Nagaland State and we are being disadvantaged of Developments, Education, Communication and even Health and Livelihoods. We cannot be indifferent with them but it is through this that we have realized our strength and weaknesses. We can be much more henceforth for the cause of our people. We just have to overcome our weaknesses and invest our strength in greater prospects which will reward us with meet our needs and honour in the days ahead. Maybe it is just that our leaders are silent or that they have good plans going on. We hope and pray that the ENPO is doing all that can be done for our rightful cause and Demand. We shall not hurt the sentiments of our other Naga brothers and sisters while we speak out and reach out for our rights and stand our ground for our cause. They are also as much part of us as we are to them. It is just because of some differences and attitudes perceived that we stand for what is ours. The twains are not meeting. Now that we have started, there is no turning back. We have to stand by our own, achieve success and govern ourselves, like we always do. I.Yentinoungbou

ohima, the Capital of Nagaland State, has lots of historical backgrounds. One of the most significant chapters in the history of this picturesque City is the British India Government occupying it and later becoming their battlefield fighting against the Japanese troops during the Second World War in 1944. After 69 years of this historic BritishJapanese war fought in this region (KohimaImphal), it was finally adjudged as the “Greatest British Battle” ever fought on this planet. The present “Old DC Bungalow” which has been already converted to “The Heritage Bungalow” in 2009 and used for the commercial purpose by maintaining Suits, Conference Halls, and other facilities since then. This is the bungalow where Sir Charles Pawsey, a British colonial administrator, served as the Deputy Commissioner of the then Naga Hills during the Burma campaigns of 1942 to 1944. The part of this battle centered on Sir Pawsye’s bungalow was known as the Battle of the Tennis Court because this Tennis Court of him was there. Showing great bravery and loyalty to the local Naga people, Pawsey refused to leave Kohima during the siege by the Japanese that lasted from 5 April to 20 April 1944, and did what he could to bolster morale and support Colonel Richards the Garrison Commander. The Nagas remained completely loyal to him and by way of thanks their tribal leaders were introduced to Lord Mountbatten at Kohima in August 1944. The advancing Japanese troops could be halted by the British at this war by coordinating their troops from Imphal side. The present Raj Bhavan and Old DC Bungalow areas should be rather preserved and declared as War Memorial Sites and opened to visitors. The various war-related documents, artifacts and wreckages collected from in and around Kohima and adjoining villages should be displayed in such War Memorial Site. Such War Memorial Site with the interesting items, comments, write-ups, photographs, would be a pride of the Nagas and the future generations would know such important histories from such monuments. We have many other locations, buildings, offices which have historical attachment over the years. The Kohima Local Ground, Old MLA Hostel, Old Secretariat, Old DC Office (already dismantled and already replaced by new one), Old Kohima Town Committee Office, Naga Hospital Kohima, etc.. There will be others too. All these are needed to be preserved. If they are no longer used, then they should be renovated without changing the original structures to be preserved. Such buildings, locations, structures, inscriptions on stones of the past if preserved as “Heritages” would only depict the past pride and history. These are important areas we have to seriously think over and never attempt to destroy them. It is very simple that by destroying them, you are only destroying history and without them, you are left unguarded to defend your people in future. The Kohima Village (Bara Basti) has its own history as the second largest Village in Asia. We should think of building a Museum in the Village with various historical records like artifacts, items and names of those who made significant contributions for the growth of Kohima, defenders of Kohima from external aggression in earlier days. It will definitely attract tourists, researchers, besides reminding the younger generations of their past forefathers and histories of the Angamis in the Kohima Village. It is regrettable to say that the Capital City of Nagaland continues to be experiencing underdevelopment particularly in road and wa-

ter supply sectors, which are essential for the City development. The expansion of the Capital City hardly takes place since its inception as full-fledged State in 1963. But over the years, the State witnessed the population explosion and also sudden rise of vehicles. Roads are little and the overcrowded vehicles have today become nightmares for the denizens of Kohima. Traffic congestions have become a major problem in Kohima City. It is simply impossible to develop, progress, and expand Kohima City unless the Angamis of Kohima Village take the lead. Because they are the landowners and by tradition and customs, the Government cannot do anything as far as land is concerned. The conditions of the present State Capital is very unpredictable if one carefully studies. The capital roads are urgently needed for expansion which is the single most important area to be thought of. The building bylaws in the Capital region should be enforced. Proper drainage system should be constructed with quality materials. Encroachment of Government lands by private parties or individuals should stop as such practices have been going on over the years without any sign of solution. At the same time, the Government also should immediately stop allotting Government land or old Government bungalows to private and individual parties. Such practice is only making position and status of the Government extremely vulnerable. It is so painful to see that our youth are not given space they need. We need to have centers for entertainment and recreation in the Capital City areas. The Government used to come up with various projects like City Convention Center, Cultural Complex, etc. and why not think of providing some of youth oriented centers with modern facilities. The parks are needed for Cities. We do have one far off the City – beyond IG Stadium. It is good to have at least one such park in the City areas. We are lucky that Kohima Capital City has been included in the first phase of 80 Cities declared to be built as Smart Cities across the country. These Smart City projects are to be completed in five-year time. The idea of the Smart City is to give comprehensive development of physical, institutional, social and economic infrastructure as these are primary areas for improving the quality of life, besides attracting people and investment, setting in motion a virtuous cycle of growth and development. THE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS OF SMART CITY ARE: • Adequate water supply, • Assured electricity supply, • Sanitation, including solid waste management, • Efficient urban mobility and public transport, • Affordable housing, especially for the poor, • Robust IT connectivity and digitalization, • Good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation, • Sustainable environment, • Safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly, and • Health and education. There are many things to be done if we really want to make Kohima Capital an ideal city. It is, of course, for every citizen, who lives in Kohima, should love and care the City, yet the Angamis in Kohima, as already stated, have the biggest role to play. Most of the issues mentioned above particularly the expansion of the roads will come to a possibility if they step in, and others will automatically follow. Oken Jeet Sandham

We Must Seize This Golden Opportunity!!!

ccording to the context of changing scenario of the world, the Naga intellectuals, Naga political parties (NPGs) and civil organisations as well as public need to read the signs of the times and seriously examine the present Indo-Naga political talk. There was a time the Naga patriots were warmly welcomed by neighbouring countries. The Naga freedom fighters were allowed to stay freely in their territory. The neighbouring countries even extended logistic and financial support towards the Naga cause. With India emerging fast as one of the powerful countries in Asia, the Naga people cannot expect much support from its neighbouring countries today. The Chinese government that once served as the backbone of Naga nationalism, may not have the same interest as in the past except in trading their weapons. China may continue to disturb certain areas in India such as Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as bargaining games of India’s accommodation to Tibetan government in exile. Today Naga people cannot expect the same treatment given to Mr. Th. Muivah and his cadres by China as in the past because China wanted to widen its trade corridor in India. Pakistan is in a very delicate situation with many of its separatist movements adversely affecting its country’s security. Bhutan is no more a safe haven for the Naga insurgents as it successfully expelled of 3,000 heavily armed cadres of Indian separatists (mostly Assamese insurgents) in 2003 with the active support from India. Post-Bhutan military offensive led to the arrest of 34 ULFA cadres in Bangladesh.

The recent incident in Chandel district, Manipur, where as counter offensive against combined forces of NSCN-K and Meitei insurgents, the Indian armed forces have crossed the border area demonstrated that Indian insurgents cannot use Myanmar territory to their advantage anymore. New Delhi has long been persuading Bangkok (Thailand) to disallow insurgents from North East India as a sanctuary for striking arms deals and holding strategic sessions. Of late, India has been consistently urging the South Asian countries to crack down on Indian militants and not to allow using their territories to wage war against India. As India emerges to be one of the most powerful countries in the world and on its way to become a member of UNSC, our neighbouring countries may not like to protect the interest of Naga people at the expense of their cordial relationship with India. Therefore, it may be wise for the Nagas to resolve political problem with India at this opportune time. Look at the present situation of our society. Gone were the days when many committed youth joined the Naga national movement sacrificing their family and individual life in defence of Naga nation. Today most of the educated Naga youth have lost the enthusiasm to sacrifice for Naga cause but wanted to serve in government job with handsome salary. The Naga public seems to be fed up with paying tax and various deductions for freedom movement. Prolonging the movement would also result to more bloodshed and loss of precious life. For time being, the GOI may not even initiate new talk with other NPGs apart from NSCN-IM.

No one knows whether there will be a strong central government in New Delhi in the near future if we missed this time to resolve the issue under NDA government. How good it would be if various NPGs willingly contribute their suggestions and ideas to the framework agreement signed between GOI and NSCN-IM instead of struggling for a fresh talk. Sometime, it is difficult to digest when some NPG leaders loudly talk about prolonging of Naga freedom movement (for full sovereignty or full independence) without minutely studying the changing scenario of present Naga society, the Indian sub-continent and the world at large. Those who oppose the present peace talk must give the answer for the question of, “If we do not settle now, then when and how?” because it will be too costly to leave behind the issue for the coming generation to settle. It is time to build our nation. It is time to resolve. Now is not the right time to dig out all the past mistakes of our NPG leaders or groups. It is not the time to tear down. Leaders of NPGs must feel the pulse of Naga public and settle the matter to rest. As far as NSCN-IM is concerned, now is the golden chance to show its maturity as a mandated organisation representing the whole Naga people to have talks with GOI. The NSCN-IM is expected to receive brothers and sisters from other NPGs with wide opened-arms. There should not be any condition for cadre (s) from other NPGs coming to join NSCNIM. Whoever joins the NSCN-IM from other factions should be treated at par the cadres of NSCNIM in respect of ranks and files.

This will pave way for all NPGs to come together. It is undeniable fact that some tribes have contributed more in terms of cadres (human resources) but all the Naga tribes have supported the movement equally in terms of finance (finance resources) through paying tax. The Naga public must acknowledge those tribes who have contributed large number of cadres for Naga national movement. Likewise those tribes who have large number of cadres in the movement should also thank the Naga masses for giving them employment and recognition through Naga freedom movement. Such reciprocal action will help arrest the problem of tribalism and superiority claim over others in the movement. The wisdom of collective leaders of NSCN-IM will be judged not only according to how they strike deal with New Delhi but also how they amicably bring together all the NPGs into its fold and subsequently into negotiation table with GOI. Settling the problem of disunity among the members of big and varied Naga families is as important as settling the issue with New Delhi. Neglecting to address one of these two aspects will prolong or even distort altogether the Naga freedom Movement. Let’s not miss the Bus of present peace accord. Let’s seize this golden opportunity and settle the matter at the earliest and bring security, peace and development to our land. The view expressed in this article is purely that of the author and did not represent the view or thoughts of any particular institution or organisation. Z. K. Pahrii Pou BTC/Pfutsero

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I’m here in Nagaland to challenge the system: Dr. Benny Prasad Limalenden Longkumer

he globetrotting, multiple world records holding, renowned musician and missionary, Dr.Benny Prasad is here in Mokokchung, Nagaland on a mission – to challenge the system. He is on a three-day visit to Mokokchung where he will be performing or speaking in at least twelve venues, which he says is ‘quite relaxing’ for him as he normally does between five to eight shows and performances in a day. He made 459 performances in 365 days and took 114 flights in the last calendar year alone. During a brief interaction with this scribe, the outspoken Benny minced no words in saying what he had in mind. On his purpose of visiting Mokokchung, Benny says it is “to encourage people to dream, and that God has the power to bring life to these dreams because sometimes being in a remote place like this, it’s so easy to feel small, so easy to feel left out and it’s so easy to settle for the second thinking that I can only go so much, that I can’t go any further.” “I’m here to encourage young people to choose the right path, to choose the path where their passion is, about doing things and to tell them that it is possible,” Benny says, and goes on to share his testimony. “At 16 I had an encounter with Jesus when I was at the lowest point, when I wanted to quit life because I failed education. I failed education not because I was a failure but I just failed the system what education was as such. But an encounter with Jesus changed my life. I started to play music at the age of 19. 19 is considered to be too late in a musical standard but nothing is too late if you really put your heart into it. And with the help of God it is possible.” In 2004, he designed the bongo guitar which became the “world’s first guitar with drums” though he does not have any education in design or music. “Yet, I could do something that nobody has done. So that shows that you cannot allow education to define what truly our life is as such. Sometimes education can fail us but our passion cannot fail us.” Benny Prasad has travelled to all the countries in the world – 257 in all. He is an inspiring motivational speaker, a Godly man who fearlessly lives on the edge, a straightforward and outspoken man who candidly says what he believes, and bold enough to fight against the system. He spoke his heart out on an array of issues concerning Naga society. On education, career and financial security Observing that there is “so much of talent in Nagaland but not utilized,” Benny wonders why the “most common thing they do is to go and do civil service.” Being in government service may seem financially sustainable but Benny observes differently. “I’ve not met one young person of Nagaland C M Y K

who can truly say ‘I love what I do, civil service is my passion.’ When I sit down and talk about passion and joy, they just say that this is what my parents want because this is the only way that I can financially sustain.” Coming from a family background where his father is an aerospace scientist, and being the first born in the family, he says so much was expected of him to be like his father. But he went against the “system” because he questioned why he should become like his father and not choose his own path and career. “So I really want to challenge that system. People should get into what they love to do ... but we have to do it with pure conscience and passion and it is possible. Today God has given me the authority to speak that because I have really challenged the Indian mindset and able to achieve things what could be impossible considered with the limitations we have.” Many times, according to him, “family wants you to do certain things. Number one reason is financial security. But life is more than finances. And how can we evaluate real joy with finances?” he ponders. Benny has travelled to all the countries in the world in record time but when he first started travelling, he had planned on visiting only one country. “I asked God what His goal for me to travel was, and there was a very clear indication from Jesus. I was asked to travel to every country,” he says. When he landed in Karachi, Pakistan on November 22 of 2010, he says he broke six world records and one of them is that he became the “fastest man in history to travel to every country in the shortest time.” Being a YWAM missionary with limited resources, Benny initially thought it was not possible for him to travel to all the countries in the world. “But when I put my faith in Jesus, when I put my purpose and my passion together and aligned it to God, it was possible,” testifies Benny. In Nagaland, he observes that people run after degrees. “People do degrees without knowing why they are even studying. I’m not demeaning the culture, what I’m saying is why do you have to do something when you are not even wanting to do that? They accumulate so many degrees but my question is what are you doing with the degrees? What are you doing with the knowledge?” He wants people to do whatever they want to do with purpose in life. “Money will follow automatically when you work hard. God is there to provide,” he concludes. Benny was “thrown out of school” during his 10th standard and did not receive his “education.” However, he says, “Today I don’t have education but the educated ask me to come and speak” citing how educational institutions, medical colleges and international institutes ask him to speak to their students. His message to the students of Nagaland is that

back to the person who changed me. And so I give the credit back to Jesus for the music. I designed the guitar for the Olympics only with the intention to tell people that it was Jesus who changed my life and not music.” He has to his credit three variants of the bentar – the bongo guitar he designed in 2004 is called the bentar-1, the 54-string guitar he designed in 2005 is the bentar-2 and in 2006, Benny designed the 20-string harpbongo guitar which is the bentar-3. In January 2008, Benny was conferred an honorary doctorate for his bentar and his travels as a musician.

they study with purpose and with passion. “Don’t study with financial sustenance in mind. I have been able to manage to travel to every country, paid everything, I have no debts, I have no loans to clear, 257 countries I have been to, and I am one happy man because my purpose and my passion have been together and God has been there to bless me in order to achieve these things,” he testifies. “I want every Naga person to have that purpose and that passion centred in Christ,” he says, adding that it is not just civil services that matter. “It is, ultimately, your purpose and passion that matters. What you love to do matters more than just trying to do things for the sake of it,” he adds. Testimony to Naga parents Benny says that parents are “the ones who push children and, sadly, many of the young people don’t even have a voice.” He wants parents to “not push their children to do something” like the children “don’t even have a dream.” He observes that all the dreams of the children are dictated by their parents. “We have only one life. How can I throw my life away?” he dares the parents, adding, “I want to enjoy.” “Yes I want to enjoy heaven but I want to enjoy earth too and God can do that.” Testimony and challenge to young Naga musicians Unlike most people would imagine, Benny was not inspired by anybody to become a musician. “Inspiration? I did not have any,” he bluntly dismisses when asked what his inspiration. “I had more people discouraging me than inspiring me. I did not have any inspiration so my only answer, I would say, is Jesus.” On how he began, Benny says that he was 19 years old when he felt inspired to learn the guitar, which he did learn by practicing seven hours every day, while he was doing his Bible study at

ACTS Institute, Bangalore. Many musicians look up to him because he has travelled to every country, have his own style, his calendar is full, every year he does at least 300 concerts which every musician would want to do, he has no debts and is financially very stable. “So by God’s grace, I am the dream of many musicians,” Benny testifies. “But the biggest challenge to convey a message to the musicians is to believe that they can also do it. I don’t charge, and that is very difficult for a musician. I’ve never charged for a single concert in my life and yet I’ve had more money than what I need,” he further adds. What he tells musicians may not sound very pleasant to the ears of most musicians. “Please don’t play music for the sake of money,” he tells musicians, and adds his advice, “let people learn to honour you.” That, he says, is the challenge. He says he understands it is “very hard for them” but he encourages them to believe that God can provide. “Today, I can be an example,” he challenges. He has a word of caution to musicians: “Many times, musicians are either known to be broke or are known to be drunk. A lot of musicians give a bad example of always being in debt or having no control over money.” Testimony on designing the bentar Benny was invited to play at the Olympics in 2004 for the cultural stages but he says he was strictly told that he cannot share his testimony. “But honestly, with what Jesus has done in my life, I cannot keep it secret,” he admits. So he prayerfully thought over it and found the inspiration to design the bongo guitar which he called ‘bentar’. “Many people, whether it has to do with fashion or entertainment, they look up to Jesus as a Christian but once they reach a certain level, they hide their faith, but I cannot. For me, the higher I climb, the more I want to be honest and give the credit

Benny’s Naga connection This is his third visit to Nagaland and when asked if there will be a fourth, Benny says he is coming back for a concert on November 6 at NBCC Convention Centre. He also hopes to make it back to Mokokchung in the future. He has had many Naga friends since his Bible college days dating back to 1992. “In fact, many times people told me that I am South Indian on the outside but a Naga on the inside because I eat all kinds of food and the Naga beef pickle is my favourite,” he admits. “I really love Nagaland. Except for the roads, everything is wonderful,” he says, and hopes the churches would “stop building and instead use that money to build roads.” He finds Nagas very talented and hospitable by nature. He has three Nagas as staffs in his recently opened café, Chai 3:16, in Bangalore. He has developed such a strong connection with Nagaland that he hopes to open a similar café in Nagaland in the future. “I’m hoping that one day once Chai 3:16 is settled in Bangalore, I could really come here with the same level of excellence, build a café here, and then we can reach out to many more young people,” Benny dreams. View on Naga churches He believes that Naga churches should start asking the practical questions. “Jesus was practical,” Benny believes. “So I think it is important that, leave alone the government, at least the church should start looking at the practical side of what can be done to build the community.” Observing that there are enough mainline church buildings here, Benny opines the practical thing for churches to do would be to build a good specialty hospital. “I think that is what Jesus would want to do, to serve the people.” He also thinks churches could also build educational institutions with good infrastructure. “Every college and school that I’ve been to in Nagaland, if I compare the infrastructure they’re not up to the mark where as churches have better infrastructure and the utilization of a church is only small compared to the utilization of a hospital or an educational centre,” Benny suggests. He says that he is a very practical person because Jesus taught very

practically and Christianity should be practical too. “Just imagine if a church decided to scrap their building plan and instead save all that money and fix the roads. I think everybody would appreciate that church and would call that true Christianity.” He then goes on to testify the “practical” thing he has done. “That’s what I did with my savings. When I finished travelling to the whole world, either I could have build a big mansion for myself with the world records I enjoy, or I took all that money and invested in building Chai 3:16 so that the community would be blessed.” He obviously did the later. “I’ve planted a church, but the church is only a small portion of what we do. We are reaching out to the community, people who are in need, people who want to kill themselves... I think we have to be more practically focussed on what we want to do in this place.” On youth, culture and identity Being a plain-spoken man, Benny does not hold back his words. “Nagaland is known as a land of traditions but I don’t see any tradition,” Benny remarks. “Look at her,” Benny points at a local girl in the hall. “Does she look like a Naga? There’s nothing Naga on her even though she’s Naga!” Citing examples of South Indians, Benny says there is a need to have a “typical and evident” feature of one’s culture even in what one wears. In this regard, Benny feels Naga youths can get more creative and innovative. He told the students of People’s College, Mokokchung during his current visit that he observed Naga youths dress “like they just won a beauty contest.” Being well-presented is one thing but Benny has other thoughts. “They may not have money for food but they always have money for fashion. This is something that is a concern, right?” questions a bothered Benny. “They can dress so well but when you really sit down and talk, they’ve so many needs. So I think it is important that, leave alone the government, at least the church should start looking at the practical side of what can be done to build the community.” He also wonders why many Nagas go and work elsewhere. “Why are the best Naga doctors not in Nagaland? To ask the practical question, why is the best of the best of Naga is not in Nagaland? They should come back here and they should fight against the system,” Benny exhorts. “If Nagaland is really such a close community, then nobody should go out but the cream of Nagaland is not in Nagaland. Nagaland is only made up of leftover people,” remarks a concerned Benny. “I’m just provoking these thoughts because if you want to see this beautiful land developed, we should really think about how the most educated and most talented can come back and reform the society.”

Nick Carter's bandmates 'saved' him One Direction confirms 'Perfect' as Second Official Single

ick Carter says the Backstreet Boys ''saved'' him and became the family he never had when he joined the group. The 35-year-old singer, who had a troubled childhood and is estranged from his parents, joined the group when he was 12 and credits his bandmates, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, for giving him the family that he never had. The 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant said: ''They became the family that I didn't really have at that time. All the other guys had great families and great morals, and things that I could connect to and learn from, and really reflect with my own family. I was really able to learn from the guys.'' Asked to pinpoint the troubled spot in his childhood, he said: ''It was a lot

about money and all the things we didn't have. It was just a lot of tension within the household and alcohol was definitely always around us all the time, so I was kind of tortured for so many years and had a lot of stress. I realised that I couldn't save them or actually have that family. ''In a way though, I was saved by the guys and God gave me a new life.'' Nick admits his success and ability to earn a lot of money at an early age caused problems with his parents. The 'Everybody' hitmaker told 'Access Hollywood Live': ''Money tends to be the root of a lot of problems and it can enhance it, and that's really what happened in my household.'' While he hasn't spoken to his mother or father in some time, Nick working on rebuilding a relationship with his siblings, including younger brother Aaron Carter, 27.

The album would be the band's first sans Zayn Malik. Songwriter Julian Bunetta told EW the album was "experimenting a little with different instrumentation."

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hile "Drag Me Down" is still hot on Billboard charts, One Direction announces their next single. The boyband has picked "Perfect" as the second single from their upcoming album "Made in the A.M.". "Our next single is called 'Perfect'," Harry Styles

‘RestoRing, cReating, empoweRing’ UN ambassador Victoria Beckham goes casual for jewellerymaking class in Ethiopia

he is, of course, a worldfamous fashion designer and former pop star. But Victoria Beckham is also a UN Goodwill Ambassador - and personally paid a philanthropic visit to communities in Ethiopia on Friday. The brunette provided a jewellery-making class to men and women in order of AIDS prevention care and education. Cutting a casual figure in a simple

ensemble, the stylish performer sported a black T-shirt emblazoned with the words 'UNAIDS'. She matched the look with a pair of fitted trousers and a pair of relaxed slip-on trainers - a very rare sight for the well-dressed mumof-four. Scraping her hair back into a fashionable messy ponytail, with some fringe detail, she capped the look with her signature make-up, which included heavy eye make-up. Sharing images of her compelling trip, she captioned the first image - which saw her stood next to a table of mature students - with: 'Great

day...Thank you for this incredible opportunity.' In the second shot she wrote: 'Fair trade jewellery. Teaching women a trade', while a third picture saw her simply say: 'Restoring, creating, empowering. Women supporting women.' Unsurprisingly, the posts were 'liked' and re-tweeted hundreds of times, which no doubt pleased the charity-working celeb. But it wasn't all fashion-related - as she proved when shared an image of herself meeting the Minister of Health for Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu. Surrounded by photographers

and assistants to the political figure, the pair seemed to be getting on famously. It comes just a year after the ex-Spice Girl was appointed as the global ambassador for the UN's HIV/AIDS initiative. Speaking of the appointment at the time, Victoria said: 'This is the beginning of an important journey for me. As a woman and a mother I have a responsibility to support other women. 'I am proud and honoured to be working with UNAIDS in this new role to help to raise resources and awareness to support and empower women and children affected by HIV.'

tweeted on Friday, October 9. "Looking forward to you hearing it, hope that you like those apples." Apple Music actually shared the news earlier than Styles but quickly deleted the tweet. Liam Payne was later forced to confirm the single after fans went frenzy about it. There's no word yet on

when the single will be released. There's five weeks left before the album hits the store, meaning the song could be dropped anytime soon. Meanwhile,anothersongthat the band recently released titled "Infinity" is a not an official single but rather a reward track for those who pre-order "Made in the A.M.".

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2nd Open NSF MMT Penalty Shoot-out Our Correspondent Kohima | October 11

The 2nd Open NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy Penalty Shoot-out 2015 was held on October 11 at the Kohima local ground. Held under the theme, ‘Goal for Peace’, the event received enthusiastic response as 26 teams from

across the state participated. Barak FC 'B' triumphed over New Market ‘B’III 5-4 in the final shoot-out winning a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. The Highest Saver award was jointly shared by the custodians of Barak FC 'B' and Where is the Food, who were awarded Rs. 1000 each sponsored

by Bao Yokha. President of the Naga Students’ Federation, Subenthung Kithan was the patron. The event was officiated by the Technical Committee of the ongoing 16th NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy with Kelhouneizo Yhome, former ASU & NSF President as the match commissioner.

16TH NSF MARTYRS' MEMORIAL TROPHY 2015 OCTOBER 12 MATCH: 1st Semi-final (1:30 PM) Barak FC Peren vs Senapati FC Manipur

The Nagaland Sepaktakraw Team participated in the recently concluded 6th Indian Sepaktakraw Federation Cup held from October 2 to 4 at Rourkela, Odisha. The team won 2 Bronze medals in the Men’s Regu and Women’s Double events.

Nagaland ITF Taekwon-Do Championship

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SSHSS overall champ for a record 5 years in a row

DIMAPUr, OctOber 11 (Mexn): St. Stephen's Higher Secondary School Dimapur emerged as the overall champion of the 15th Nagaland State ITF TaekwonDo Championship, which was held on October 6 and 7 at the State Indoor Stadium, Dimapur. SSHSS dominated the medals table winning 16 Gold, 11 Silver and 18 Bronze handing it the overall champion’s title for a record 5 years in a row. Yim’s Taekwon-Do Academy, Dimapur was the 1st runner-up with 8 Gold, 11

Silver and 13 Bronze, while Pilgrim School, Dimapur finished third with 6 Gold, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze. The best disciplined team award went to Liz-Woodland School, Dimapur. Paul Zeliang of Chumu Taekwon-Do Club and Tokato Aye of SSHSS were adjudged the best male players, who won 3 Gold and 1 Silver each. Shingyieh Y. Konyak of Liz-Woodland School and Elita Limnuk Kikon of Pilgrim School were adjudged the best female players, who each won 1 Gold and 1 Silver.

Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix

SOcHI, OctOber 11 (reUterS): Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Russian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to take a huge step towards his third world championship after Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg retired early on with throttle failure. The win was Hamilton's ninth of the season, and the 42nd of his career, and the Briton's untroubled afternoon was a stark contrast to his German team mate's woes. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finished runner-up at the Olympic Park circuit to overtake Rosberg as Hamilton's closest rival, 66 points adrift of the Briton with four races and a maximum 100 points remaining. If results go Hamilton's way, he can secure his second successive title in Austin, Texas, in two weeks' time. Hamilton, who also won the inaugural Russian Grand Prix last year and has now surpassed the tally of victories racked up by the late triple champion Ayrton Senna, now has 302 points to Vettel's 236 and Rosberg on 229. "It looked like we were going to have a race and I was thinking this is great and we were going to put on a good show," said Hamilton, after collecting the winners' trophy from Russian president Vladimir Putin. "Nico made a mistake at turn one and went wide. I overtook him and after that, or maybe even before, he started to have some problems. It is very unfortunate for the team."

Hamilton (right), wearing a Russian Ushanka hat on the podium, was congratulated by Russian president Vladimir Putin after the race.

"Those last five laps I was just taking it in. I don't know how many times I'll be in this position again," added the champion. Mexican Sergio Perez finished third for Force India, in a race with two safety car interludes following crashes, after Finnish drivers Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen collided while battling for the final podium place. Raikkonen finished fifth for Ferrari, a result that kept Mercedes waiting for their second successive constructors' championship. However, the Finn faced a stewards enquiry into the collision, with the possibility of a penalty for ramming the rear of Bottas's Williams.

The safety car was deployed after Perez's team mate Nico Hulkenberg spun on the opening lap and was hit by the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson with Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso also caught up in the action. Rosberg had led from pole, holding off Hamilton through the opening corners, but was forced to retire in the pits on the seventh of 53 laps. "F1 is pretty incredible sometimes how tough it is," the German told the BBC. "After a great start, leading the race and feeling confident. Straight after the safety car the pedal broke. It was quite dangerous. Definitely not a nice way to end the day."

Hamilton had already taken over the lead as Rosberg wrestled with the problem but his advantage was whittled away when Frenchman Romain Grosjean crashed heavily on lap 12 and brought out the safety car again. Perez had thought his podium hopes had gone when Bottas and Raikkonen, on fresher tyres, passed him in the closing laps but the collision put him right back for his first top three finish of the season. "One lap before the end it seemed like everything went away from us. I was very unhappy with myself but in the end I thought ''I gave it all"," said the Mexican. "I did

plenty of laps with my tyres and had massive degradation. On the last lap when it came it was just amazing." Brazilian Felipe Massa finished fourth for Williams while Russian Daniil Kvyat was sixth for Red Bull, ahead of Sauber's Brazilian Felipe Nasr and Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado in a Lotus. In a boost for struggling McLaren, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso finished ninth and 10th respectively. Spanish rookie Carlos Sainz, who was in hospital only a day earlier after crashing his Toro Rosso in practice, had been heading for his best result after running as high as sixth but retired eight laps from the end.

Paire was appearing in just his fourth ATP career final and his second this year after winning the Swedish Open in July. The Frenchman, who played Sunday's final with his left ankle heavily strapped, upset Japan's Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals but was no match for Wawrinka.

ZUrIcH, OctOber 11 (reUterS): Sepp Blatter will battle on despite his suspension as head of world soccer body FIFA amid corruption investigations, he was quoted as saying by a Swiss newspaper. "I am a fighter," the Schweiz am Sonntag paper quoted him as saying in an advance summary of a brief interview to be published on Sunday. "They can destroy me, but they cannot destroy my life's work." Blatter, who has headed FIFA since 1998, was provisionally suspended from his duties as president for 90 days by the group's ethics committee on Thursday. He has denied wrongdoing an filed an appeal to try to reverse

the ban. The paper cited him as saying the ethics committee had forbidden him to speak about FIFA. While surprised by the ban, "I am doing well and I feel good," he told the paper from his flat in Zurich. Swiss prosecutors last month opened a criminal investigation of Blatter on suspicions of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds over a television rights contract he signed in 2005 and a 2 million Swiss franc ($2.1 million) payment in 2011 to Michel Platini, president of the UEFA soccer confederation. Platini has also denied any wrongdoing and is fighting to reverse his provisional suspension as well.

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Sainik School Punglwa hockey c’ship Wawrinka wins Japan Open title, beats Paire in final Suspended Blatter says won't tOKYO, OctOber 11 go down without a fight – paper (reUterS): SwitzerC M Y K

Peren, OctOber 11 (Mexn): Sainik School, Punglwa’s Inter-House Hockey Championship 2015-16 concluded on October 10 with Patkai House lifting the trophy. Gp Capt Sanjay Gaekwad, principal, graced the occasion as the chief guest and gave away the certificates, medals and the trophy. The championship, which started on October 5, saw stiff competition among the six houses. After a series of knock-out

matches, Patkai House and Melak House met at the final. Patkai defeated Melak 2-0 in a thrilling encounter. Cadet Kika Riba and Cadet Hinoto K Yeptho scored the goals to lift the Col R. Alagarraj Hockey Trophy. It was the third hockey championship held at Sainik School, Punglwa after its introduction in 2014 and has become a popular sport amongst the cadets from Nagaland.

land's French Open champion Stan Wawrinka captured his fourth title this year when he beat his good friend Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday. Wawrinka, in the best form of his life, needed just 65 minutes to win the one-sided final at the Ariake Colosseum, the venue that will stage the tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The final was played with the roof closed because of the threat of rain and Wawrinka quickly gained control. He wrapped up the opening set after just 26 minutes with three service breaks. The second set was much tighter, Wawrinka had to fight off two break points in the third game but he seized his only opportunity, in the 10th game,

to complete a straight-sets win. The win gave Wawrinka his 11th career title, the majority of which have come since he won the 2014 Australian Open. His win in Japan was the 30-year-old's fourth this year after he won in Chennai and Rotterdam and at the French Open.

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Rohit's 150 goes in vain as India lose by 5 runs

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KAnPUr, OctOber 11 (IAnS): Rohit Sharma's swashbuckling knock of 150 runs off 133 deliveries went in vain as India suffered a five-run defeat against South Africa in the first of their five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Green Park stadium here on Sunday. After South Africa scored 303/5 -- thanks to a blistering unbeaten 104 by skipper AB de Villiers, Rohit's eighth ODI ton put India in a strong position. But after the Mumbai righthander's departure, the visiting bowlers clawed their way back into the game to contain the home side's middle-order batsmen. Earlier, de Villiers scored his 21st century in just 73 balls as he blasted five fours and six sixes to pulverise the Indian bowlers and help his side register the highest total at the venue. Ravichandran's side strain injury further helped the visitors as the Tamil Nadu off-spinner could only bowl 4.4 overs in which he picked up a wicket and gave away just 14 runs. The visiting captain got a strong base to kick on as openers Quinton de Kock (29) and Hashim Amla (37) gave him a decent start. After Ashwin dismissed de Kock, caught by Suresh

South African players celebrate their team's victory over India during their first one-day international cricket match against India in Kanpur, India, October 11. (REUTERS)

Raina at slip, South Africa were 45 for one in 8.4 overs. Faf du Plessis (62) joined hands with Amla to forge a 59-run partnership as the former recorded his 17th ODI fifty. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra broke the partnership by bowling out Amla with a faster one and it brought de Villiers to the centre, with his team at 104/2 in 23.2 overs. The 31-year-old got into business from the word go and alongwith du Plessis, the South Africans negotiated the Indian bowling with ease. After a 48-run stand, du Plessis perished, adjudged leg before wicket (LBW) against right-arm pacer Umesh Yadav.

With the score at 152/3 in 33.1 overs, left-hander David Miller came in to support his captain but the former was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Mishra. De villiers was then joined by Jean-Paul Duminy (15) and the duo got into the act of collecting quick runs with the captain already on the job having completed his half-century off 54 balls. In the first ball of the 46th over, Yadav forced an edge off left-hander Duminy to bring Ferhan Bahardien (35 in 19 balls) to the middle and he started hitting all around the park. De Villiers, playing his his 191st match, hit a six to reach his three-figure mark

and help his side cross 300. Chasing the 304-run target, Rohit and Ajinkya Rahane (60) kept India in the hunt with a 149-run stand for the second wicket. They joined hands after Shikhar Dhawan (23) fell to a leg before wicket (LBW) decision against tall pacer Morne Morkel. Both the Mumbaikars -- Rohit and Rahane -- used their feet to good effects -- at times slightly moving ahead, tucking it away and hanging back to attempt a square cut or a square drive. Rohit played all around the park against both pacers and spinners. As the partnership ended with Rahane's fall, India

were 191/2 in 33.4 overs. Rohit, later, also made good use of hook and pull shots -- one six each off Morkel and Dale Steyn -- as he collected 13 fours and six fours during his innings even though Virat Kohli (11) was not able to support him. Skipper Dhoni (31 in 30 balls) forged a 55-run stand with Rohit as the latter was lucky to survive after wicketkeeper de Kock made a mess of a run out chance. With India at 269/3 in 46 overs, Rohit was dismissed with a return catch to legspinner Imran Tahir. That over changed the complexion of the match as reliable Raina (3) soon walked back to the pavilion.

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