October 15th, 2015 by The Morung Express

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Nagaland ready for Amur falcons

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Deconstructing the allure for government jobs in Nagaland Morung Express News Dimapur | October 14

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The boys think our phones are bugged, it hasn’t been dead for two days..

India Posts informs DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 14 (MExN): Nagaland Postal Division, Kohima HQ has informed all customers of India Posts that all the financial/non financial transcations relating to Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) will be put on halt from October 18 till November 2 across Nagaland owing to Data Migration Process.

Over 200 medicine shops shut down across Nagaland

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Medicine shops across Nagaland were shut on Wednesday following the nationwide strike called by the All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to protest against the online sale of drugs. In Dimapur, only four pharmacies were open in order to facilitate emergency requirements while the rest downed shutters in solidarity to the strike, Nagaland Medicine Dealers Association (NMDA) president A Ato Yepthomi informed. Speaking in the Nagaland context, Yepthomi asserted that Wednesday’s strike was justified since online sales of medicine means people particularly the youths can easily avail banned drugs by furnishing fake prescriptions. He feared that introduction of e-sales of drugs may increase the prevalence of drug abuse in Nagaland. Yepthomi also informed that the strike was successfully observed. Altogether, there are around 200 medicine shops in whole of Nagaland, he added. Meanwhile, AIOCD has warned of an indefinite strike if the government failed to address the issue within a week.

Centre to check misuse of social media platforms

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NEw DElhI, OCTOBER 14 (IANS): The government will take steps to check misuse of social media platforms over disrupting communal harmony and national security, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Wednesday. “As far as radicalisation or extremism or communal views are concerned, there is a proper mechanism of coordination between the Home Ministry and our ministry (IT and Telecom ministry),” the minister told reporters in a meeting. He added that recognising the larger commitment of the government, in the case of security, in case of communal harmony and extremism, “if certain steps are needed, they will be taken”.

Tacky as it may sound, the glamour and aspiration for a government job is undeniably a preoccupation that unites Naga youths unequivocally. The annual Nagaland Public Service Commission’s exam, despite everything, has become the most sought after examination. It has even spawned its own cottage industry in the form of burgeoning coaching centres in Nagaland. It is the annual fixation of every parents, graduates and students.

The Push Factor

Cross section of the people The Morung Express consulted rounded the usual suspects - status, security and remuneration - as the trigger to the lure of a government job. Most students and families of Nagaland aspire for civil services, said Dr. Walunir of Amity University, and in most cases are driven by lure of status, power and money and not zeal to become honest and diligent administrative officers. On the other hand, an NSPC aspirant argued that private sector is almost non-existent in the state. Even the existing entities are mostly run devoid of the corporate culture in real sense of terms. Besides, even in the educational sector, where most of the pri-

vate jobs are available, the compensation is paltry in comparison, the aspirant said-a reason why many consider it as a temporary occupation before the acquiring of the ‘real job.’ Many aspirants, this reporter interviewed, also viewed that corruption and backdoor appointment ensure that most of vacant jobs offered through open competition become more scarce and whatever is offered through NPSC becomes more coveted. Apart from opportunity and security, apparently government jobs open doors and windows to earn enough cash plus the pension and other favorable amenities, was the cynical response of a graduate student. Who wouldn’t want security and a stable future for their children, retorted a parent when asked whether they are pressurizing the wards to get a government jobs.

Beyond the Usual Suspects

The underlining factor responsible for allure and craving for government jobs, explained Dr. Asangla Tzüdir of Heritage Publishing House, is because we regard the government sector only as an employment agency and not for governance or any other welfare service delivery. From primary to tertiary livelihood, if one is to situate the socio-historical allure

A file photo of candidates appearing for NCS, NPS, NSS and Allied Services Examination conducted annually by the NPSC. Job security, social status and remuneration have made this yearly exercise the most sought after examination in Nagaland.

for government jobs, there are definitely many twists, but what is particularly true about a war-torn economy is the legitimacy and, later on, economic mobility and the security it provides, maintained Kekhrie Yhome, adding, “A new social status and class morality was woven into being a government servant, as with the erosion of traditional societal value systems.” Likewise, Niechute Duolo of Entrepreneurs Associates maintained that the state was created under a huge political conflict, and initial shortage of locals to run the state establishments in the 1960s led to random recruitment and overtime the bureaucracy began to display a new

class of economic well being without having to cultivate the land. “Besides, with no industry or business houses in Nagaland due to the violent Indo-Naga conflict, the government becomes most coveted job as it resembled economic security and overnight success. The parents who wish the best for their children have not seen success beyond government job.” Lovitoli Jimo, a sociologist at Ambedkar University locates the government job attraction in the lack of stability. “When there is no stability, we cannot develop a work culture as the environment is not conducive and you never know where you will be tomor-

row. Hence, there is a rush for government jobs as it gives a steady flow of income and a sense of security,” she pointed out.

The Side-Effects

Employment becomes a just job for the sake of security and not for any other reason. It results in employment of wrong people at the wrong place, noted Dr. Asangla. Nepotism and lack of fair competition are valorized as norms, if not leadership qualities, Yhome observed. He added, “The craze for government jobs, thus represent a continuity of such self-fashioning ideals and, worst, a failure to advocate an ethic of livelihood in a burgeoning state

of market, economy, and emergent poverty.” Our mind cannot comprehend beyond government jobs because we are not enterprising, stated Toshi Longkumer, adding Nagas think only in the context of 5 plus 5 and not five into five. According to Lovitoli, lost of dignity of labour and work culture are the worst casualties of this preoccupation. “In contrary to the standard rule of hard work to earn respect and proving one’s worthiness, the popular working ideology in Nagaland is that, once you get a government job, your work stops there.” This has resulted in a system in which the success is not shared with the masses in building an empire of family. “Our houses are becoming much better than our road and it is something we have to question ourselves and critically engage with because it is a sign of degradation of our society,” she added.

Course Correction

Times have changed. “What was the best yesterday is no more the ultimate today,” Niechute reiterated. He proposed that in a globalised world, young Nagas must change their mindset of yesterday’s success associated with government job and parents must give space to their children to try new avenues. Dr. Asangla batted for

the government to act as facilitators of alternative avenues and environment. “Every day, the government talks about jobs saturation of government sectors but do nothing. If only government intervene with honest intention, the craving for NSPC will be lightened to an extent.” Financial intelligence and wealth management should replace the Naga mindset, Yhome advocated while adding that, entrepreneurship is god in today’s global advocacy, although highly limited. He felt that the intersections of livelihood needs and local job market ought to be strengthened. Moreover, the super-wealthy should take lessons in equitable job creations. Lovitoli opined that the government and community need to earnestly encourage entrepreneurship by giving exposure and imparting trainings and required skills. She stressed on the need for the government to take serious initiative and investment for exposure of young talents to witness and experience the process of how creativity and works are implemented. There is still hope for transformation. Toshi believed there are young Naga entrepreneurs who think and work beyond the government-box despite taxation and threats from a number of formidable elements.

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PM calls Dadri beef lynching unfortunate streamline PDs for equitable

Congress says need action and not posturing

NEw DElhI, OCTOBER 14 (PTI): Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of selective amnesia and not taking appropriate action in the wake of the Dadri lynching, Congress on Wednesday said that it is not posturing that is needed but concrete action. “Narendra Modi is suffering from selective amnesia. He has forgotten that he is the Prime Minister of entire country and safety and protecting the life of 125 crore citizens of India is his responsibility,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.

The Congress leader also sought to know whether the Prime Minister had spoken to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav after the Dadri incident. The Congress spokesperson’s remarks came after Modi in an interview accused the opposition of indulging in pseudo secularism and politics of polarisation and described the Dadri lynching incident and the cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai as “unfortunate” but said his government has nothing to do with them. The PM also said that the opposition was using minorities as vote bank by raising the bogey of communalism. “The Dadri incident or opposition to Pakistani singer is undesirable and unfortunate. But what is

the central government’s relation with these incidents”, Modi told Bengali daily Ananda Bazar Patrika. On his party’s stand (on such incidents), Modi said, “BJP never supported such kind of incidents. The opposition is raising the bogey of communalism against BJP bringing those incidents, but are they themselves not doing politics of polarisation”. He said, “Such debate has taken place in the past. BJP always opposed pseudo-secularism. Now again this debate is taking place in the face of unfortunate social malaise”. “This debate can be resolved through dialogue and discussion,” he said. Modi claimed those parties were resorting to such propaganda which did not want the development of

minorities and look at them as vote bank. Criticising the Prime Minister, Surjewala said that he selectively forgets that BJP government is in power in Maharashtra where Ali’s concert was cancelled or Sudheendra Kulkarni’s face was smeared with ink. He also added that artists of the entire nation are up in arms against attack on rationalists. “So Prime Minister sahib, posturing alone would not do. Concrete action will,” Surjewala said. JD(U) president Sharad Yadav also criticised the Prime Minister saying that while he is quick to speak on the victories of the cricket team, he was speaking on the Dadri incident after much delay. He described the Dadri lynching as a “Talibani act”.

Nagaland cops caution against Money Circulation Schemes Money Circulation Scheme means any in financial benefit to some who joined the KOhIMA, OCTOBER 14 (DIPR): Nagaland Police on Wednesday sounded cau- scheme by whatever name called where scheme at initial stages and financial loss tion against Money Circulation schemes in a person has to enroll into the scheme to those who joined at a later stage. Cautioning the public to be wary of mushrooming in Nagaland under differ- through an already enrolled member by subscribing to the scheme by paying ini- companies running such schemes and not ent guises and nomenclature. A press statement from SP (Crime) tial kit / membership amount and pur- to fall prey to any enticements offered by & PRO, PHQ, Nagaland, M. Tungoe said chasing goods and services, whereby the them, the statement also pointed out that even though police manage to book many cases of fraud and cheating the culprits, there would be difficulty have surfaced in Nagaland and hun- • Many fake companies/financial dreds of people have already been institutions operating in Nagaland in recovering the lost money. Citing instance, police said a CEO duped of several lakhs of rupees. • Hundreds of people already duped of one such company recently arIt said fake companies/financial of several lakhs of rupees rested did not have any money to pay institutions/organisations are oper• Contact police if any companies back what he owed. Further, the pubating within and outside of Nagaland approach with scheming offers lic have been informed to contact the running many Prize Chits and Monpolice immediately if any company ey circulation schemes. Informing that these schemes are introducer get benefits (easy money) and approaches with offers. Some of the fake companies operating nothing but camouflaged Money Circula- the company which promotes the scheme in Nagaland include Queensberry Fountion schemes, the statement maintained earns quick money. The newly enrolled member again dation, Everlight Realty infrastructure that while in the front end, the promoters display products and services, at the back has to enroll further members to get his limited/Everlight Realcon infrastructure end, it is nothing but Money Circulation amount back and also the benefits. Such limited (ERIL), Progressive Youth Welschemes which is banned under the provi- a system of chain to work endlessly to pro- fare Society, Progressive Youth Thrift and sions of Prize Chits and Money Circulation vide profit to everyone concerned ulti- Credit Cooperative Society Ltd etc, the pomately breakdown at some stage, resulting lice informed. Schemes (Banning) Act 1978.

distribution of foodgrain: rio Morung Express News Dimapur | October 14

Nagaland Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio,underscoredtheneedtostreamline the public distribution system (PDS) of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to ensure equitable distribution of foodgrains, even to the farflung and remote areas of the state. The Lok Sabha MP who is also chairman of State Level Consultative Committee (SLCC), FCI, said in the past there have been lots of complaints on running of fair price shops and manipulation and duplication of ration cards, thereby depriving the genuine and needy beneficiaries of the due share of subsidized foodgrains. Addressing the SLCC, FCI meeting held at Hotel Saramati on Wednesday, Rio said one reason why PDS has not been able to reach far-flung areas of the state is because Nagaland state has been deprived of Hill Transport Subsidy (HTS) for more than a decade. Stating that the state department of Food & Civil Supplies should also try to fulfill all criteria in order to avail HTS, he however insisted that the state must get the subsidy so that foodgrains can be transported to remote areas. On procurement of paddy, the MP said during harvest season, the price of foodgrains hits rock bottom, which ultimately affects poor farmers. Rio said a formula such as “protection price” should be worked out so that poor farmers are not at the mercy of low pricing. Rio suggested issuing of biometric ration cards to check manipulation and duplication. The SLCC chairman reminded that being a welfare state, it is the collective responsibility of the state government and FCI to provide quality and sufficient foodgrains to the citizens. Further, Rio said that though there have been reports

Stock position of foodgrains in Nagaland

The stock position of foodgrains in Nagaland as on October 10, 2015 is 20,560 Metric Tonnes (MT) of raw rice and 8221 MT of Indigenous wheat. The foodgrains are stored in various depots in Dimapur, Tuensang, Mokokchung and Mon districts. This was highlighted during the SLCC, FCI meeting held at Hotel Saramati on Wednesday. On the number of ration card holders, Nagaland state has a total of 115863 APL card holders; 77107 BPL card holders, 47786 AAY card holders and 6727 Annapurna cards. of corruption on the part of FCI in some states, as far as Nagaland state is concerned, the state is getting sufficient supply of foodgrains. On Nagaland not getting HTS for many years amounting to Rs. 12 crores, FCI officials clarified that the subsidy cannot be released without fulfilling all criteria and that the Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies was very strict on this. The FCI officials requested the state government to submit the HTS bills as per the guidelines so that they can be released at the earliest. General Manager (Region), Anenla T Sato, also urged the Lok Sabha MP to request the Union ministry for one-time release of the pending HTS bills. Additional secretary, Food & Civil Supplies, Nagaland, H Lungalung, also addressed the gathering. Nominated members of SLCC also placed their agenda during the discussion session for proper streamlining and judicious distribution of foodgrains. A PowerPoint presentation highlighted the various functions and activities undertaken by FCI in Nagaland state.

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Phek College new academic building inaugurated Nagaland ready for Amur falcons Asks government to address shortage of science teachers Our Correspondent Phek | October 14

Parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed academic building of the Phek Government College. Speaking on the occasion, Nukhu said that a lot of improvement and development has been taking place in all over the state in the education sector for which he called upon the students to take advantage of the privileges by studying in our own state. He stressed on the importance of library in the academic campus and the need to inculcate the habit of reading library books. He also called upon students to be serious in their studies so that our future is secure and bright. Nukhu said that if we work hard our future will shine and encouraged the students to give more efforts in the journey of learning. The need of the hour is quality education, he said and asked the students to be equipped to face the competitive world in all aspects as healthy competition is a must. While wishing the teaching faculties and students for success in all future endeavors, he stated that nothing is impossible C M Y K

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To mark arrival with a postage stamp Samudra Gupta Kashyap Guwahati | October 14

Northern China to Northeastern India, roost in Nagaland and some adjoining Assam districts before leaving for southern Africa where they spend the winter. The most amazing part of their flight is the three-and-a-half days non-stop flight across the Arabian Sea. “While the conservation efforts of the people of Nagaland, more particularly of Wokha district have brought them laurels, the department of posts has agreed to release a special postal cover next month to mark the occasion,” Rao told The Indian Express. The special cover will be released on November 7, during the Lotha Festival to be held in Kohima, he said.

People in Wokha district in Nagaland are preparing for the arrival of a special guest. Nay, it is not just one guest, but a huge flock of birds – Amur falcons – from Siberia, which will make a four to five week stop-over in Wokha en route to South Africa. “The birds have in fact started arriving in small groups, and we expect thousands of them in the next two to three weeks,” said Nagaland principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) M Lokeswara Rao from Kohima. Parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu and others during the The Amur falcons start inauguration of the new academic building of Phek College on October 13. (Morung Photo) their annual sojourn from if we work hard because it Ministry of Tribal Affairs. under construction. is the only way for success. Phek deputy commisHe also requested the south-eastern Siberia and He also called upon the sioner Murohu Chotso, who government to address the students to know the subject is also the advisory board shortage of science teachmatter properly and shine in chairman of Phek College ers in the Phek college. their academic career. called upon public leadVenuh also informed The parliamentary sec- ers and the people to have the gathering that IGNOU YaongYimchen, october 14 retary also urged upon the more concern for the devel- programme would start (mexn): While it has been reported students to make the best opment of the college. soon in Phek. and observed that some Amur Faluse of their time, adding Further, he called upon Chubatola Longkum- cons are seen throughout the year that their hard work and each and every individual er, director higher educa- in the Community Conserved Areas performance will decide to put a collective effort tion, ex-minister Vejoi Vero, without returning back, a new Batch their future. towards making the Phek higher education special of- of Amur Falcons arrived the YaongyNukhu expressed grati- College as one of the best ficer Vekrotsu Swuro, PAPO imchen Community Bio-Diversity tude to public of Phek town colleges in the state. president Vezhehu Vero and Conservation and were seen flying towards the development Phek College vice prin- several other dignitaries also as photographed by its volunteers on of the college. cipal Besengulie Venuh present on the occasion. October 12. Stating that a boy’s hos- made a plea to the governThe function was According to a press note, Yaontel is under construction, ment to construct indoor chaired by Phek college gyimchen Community Conserved he also there is also pos- stadium in the college. principal Dr.Katoni Jakhalu. Area has started sheltering lakhs of sibility of construction of Besides Boy’s hostel, he Presently, the Phek Col- Amur Falcons in the last two-three girl’s hostel through the said the staff quarter is also lege house 200 students. years. During the roosting period,

Rao said that two of the three falcons which were fitted with satellite-tracking chips in 2013 are on the way for the third consecutive year. Named Pangti and Naga – Pangti being one of the first Wokha villages to have initiated the conservation programme – the birds are expected any day, he informed. Interestingly, while the birds make a cycle of 44,000 kms annually from Siberia, through Nagaland to southern Africa, they take a different route during their return journey, touching Maharashtra and Gujarat. From this year they were reportedly also sighted in Barmer, Phalodi, Bikaner and Jhunjhunu in Rajast-

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Our Correspondent Kohima | October 14

Organized by Dimapur Christian Forum in collaboration with Willow Creek Church, Illinois, “The Global Leadership Summit” which began on Tuesday concluded here today at IMC hall, Dimapur. On We d n e s d ay , through a video cast, Horst Schulze, former president and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company talked about customer services. “Service starts the instant you make contact,” he said and added that service does not mean coming to work to work, but coming to be excellent and caring to those you serve. He said the first 10 seconds were important to the customers as

Alem along with his navigator Akum Jamir would also participating in Mokokchung Motor Rally scheduled for next month and also the Hornbill Mo-

tor Rally in December. The Brand Ambassadors Team would be displaying stickers on cleanliness and proper sanitary practices, said Supongmeren.

experience the serene nature and countryside experience, the Citizens of Yaongyimchen provides accommodation facilities both in the conserved area as well as in the Village. The guests can also have an authentic ethnic food experience with very special ethnic delicacies. Also with an aim to promote “Eating Fresh and Living Fresh”, fishes can be served from the conserved rivers. Logistic arrangement will be provided by the Committee (Lemsachenlok). For further information, contact through the following numbers: 09612331511/8974184640

‘Service is welcome, comply, farewell’

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SBM Nagaland Brand Ambassadors along with driver of their team and the vehicle for spreading awareness on Swachh Bharat campaign pose for lens at Kohima on October 14. (Morung Photo)

5-7 volunteers of the Community are deputed for daily routine checking around the Community Conservation Area. With an anticipation that the Amur Falcons would return to its Roosting Site, the Community of Yaongyimchen have taken the initiative to construct a New Innovative Watch Tower near the Roosting Site in order to provide a perfect setting for the visitors. Besides the Roosting of Amur Falcons, the Conservation Area also absorbs many different Wild Species. Meanwhile, with the aim to provide a deserving getaway from a hectic and noisy urban life and to let guest

Audience watches Horst Schulze speaking through a video-cast in Dimapur on Wednesday. (Morung Photo)

service starts with a greeting and then moves to helping the guest with their need. “Service is welcome, comply, farewell,” he added.

According to Schulze, the first thing that every business or church does is to keep customers and he categorized them into

three kinds; disloyal, satisfied and loyal customers. “The goal is to have loyal customers and it is the most important thing,” he

Pravishika Course in Scouts was conducted for five days for 217 Scouts and Guides of Hindustan Scouts & Guides for Dimapur and Kohima districts at Khonoma under special guidance of State Organizing Commissioner, M Gnana Nirmala, the state Training Commissioner, Abraham Liga and District Training Commissioner, M Binay Thomas and Adharu. HS&G Nagaland State Training Commissioner M Gnana Nirmala in a press release has acknowledged to Rev Fr Dr Jacob, Khonoma Parish for his support during the training session.

DDTDWTU conduct social work on highways

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For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. PSALM 62:1

The family of Late K. Chuba Ozukum (Mopungchuket), Retired Additional Commissioner of Taxes, wishes to thank all those who stood by during his brief illness and demise on 8th October 2015. We are truly humbled and gratified by the outpouring of love and sympathy from friends and well-wishers in our time of grief and bereavement. Your prayers have strengthened us, your support has comforted us, and your presence has been a great blessing and solace. May your kindness and generosity be rewarded manifold by the LORD.

said. He said personalizing a service shows that you care for people and that is when a customer moves from satisfied to loyal. Schulze also said that the way to develop loyal customers was by getting them to trust you. “How do you develop trust? Give them what they want,” he maintained. Further, Schulze talked about three things that everyone wanted in services; the product to be defect free, timeliness, and having the product immediately. “You don’t hire people, you select people …. you orient them as the first step,” he said. Schulze also advised people about hiring employees not to fulfill a function but to fulfill a dream by fulfilling a function.

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‘Reducing Harm’ workshop held

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

han. Meanwhile, people in Wokha district in Nagaland, are preparing to not only welcome the avian visitors but also hundreds of tourists and bird-watchers from different parts of the globe. “People in Wokha have set up home-stay facilities for tourists and birdwatchers. Till four years ago many people were killing the birds for their meat. But today not a single bird is touched,” said Bano Haralu, journalist-turned-conservationist whose NGO Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust (NWBCT) is among several groups that have ensured that the birds are safe in Nagaland.

First batch of Amur Falcons arrives to YCCA

SBM ambassadors to spread awareness through motor rally With a view to spread awareness about Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the Brand Ambassadors of Nagaland today launched its team to participate in different motor sports events scheduled for the coming months in the state. Three brand ambassadors T. Khongo, i/c Tuensang, S. Supongmeren Jamir, i/c Mokokchung district and Vizopal Chaya, i/c Phek district officially declared the participation of SBM Nagaland Brand Ambassadors Secretary Alem Jamir to participate in the ensuing 6th Horsepower Challenge event starting tomorrow at Meriema in the state capital.

DimaPur, october 14 (mexn): Dimapur District Truck Drivers Welfare Trade Union (DDTDWTU), undertaking voluntary community service, conducted social work at Purana Bazar area national highway and Nagarjan state highway (3rd Mile to Nagarjan) on Wednesday giving a facelift to deteriorating roads. Volunteered by truck drivers of Dimapur district, the social work was conducted in full swing under the supervision of DDTDWTU officials. Volunteers filled the pot-holes and water logged portions of the roads with sand gravels transported by trucks and dumpers from the riverbeds. According the union president Kaiho Zhimo, the social work was conducted as per the resolution of the union to extend community service whenever possible and as and when required. He said worsening condition of roads is causing unease to one and all and therefore all should come forward to render such services

DDTDWTU officials and members conducting road improvement works along the highway, on Wednesday.

which are the need of the hour. On behalf of the union, Kaiho Zhimo thanked to all the truck, dumper and JCB owners for providing the machineries and vehicles free of cost for excavation and

transportation of sand gravel to the work site. He also acknowledged the participation of truck drivers and all those who assisted the union towards the successful conduct of the work.

Kohima, october 14 (DiPr): A workshop on the role of care givers in handling victims of child sexual abuse with the theme ‘Reducing Harm’ was held at SIRD conference hall, Kohima on October 14. Chairperson, State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights, Meilemla Pongener gave an overview of Child Sexual Abuse in the State. She said that although Nagaland is considered one of the safest States in India for women and children, many children sexual abuse cases go unreported. She urged the people to join hands together and fight child sexual abuse. The topics during the workshop included ‘what is child sexual abuse’, ‘profile of abuser’, ‘process of abuse’, ‘handling child victims of sexual abuse and legal provision for cases of sexual abuse (POCSO Act 2012)’. Resource persons were Co-ordinator ARZ Goa, Juliana Lohar, Senior Program Manager ARZ Goa, Vijayashree Irraker and Director, Goa Institute of counseling, Clifford De Selva. Chairperson State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights Meilemla Pongener launched training manual on child sexual abuse for the first time in Nagaland. Mission Director, SRCW, Daisy Mezhür said the welcome address, chairperson, NSCWB, Bano Vinito gave the introductory remark and the moderator of the programme was State Co-ordinator, SRCW, Gracy Ayee.

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Miscreants torch school in Cabinet approves revised cost for Myanmar-NE transit project trouble-torn Churachandpur Our Correspondent Imphal | October 14

In a suspected arson attack, unidentified miscreants torched a school at Vengnuam under New Lamka in Manipur’s trouble-torn Churachadpur district late last night. The miscreants set St Peter’s School building on fire around 11:30 pm, a report reaching here said on Wednesday. The school had been razed to the ground in the fire. However, sources suspected that anti-ILP Bills were behind the arson attack. All private schools remained closed today in protest against the incident. Meanwhile, a case has been registered at Churachandpur Police Station regarding the incident and investigations are on, police sources said.

The Churachandpur JAC had earlier forced all educational institutes in the district to shut down as part of the public vigorous agitation against three Bills passed by a special session of Manipur Legislative Assembly on August 31, which aimed at protecting the indigenous communities of the state. The JAC later relaxed the school shutdown agitation and allowed them to run classes till 12 noon, but it again announced to close them completely a few days later. On the night of August 31, trouble broke out in the hill district where incidents of large scale arson attack and violence were reported. Four agitators were killed that night as mobs attacked and At least five Congress legislators’ houses were burned down houses over the passing of the Bills.

North east Briefs

Gogoi expresses concern over Chinese dam on Brahmaputra

GUWAHATI, OcTOber 14 (PTI): Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the reported move by China operationalising a hydro-power station on the Brahmaputra river will cause irreparable damage to Assam and other parts of the Brahmaputra basin. In a statement, Gogoi said the state government has all along been taking up the issue with the Centre on the reported move of China since long and had also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the matter with the Chinese President during his last visit to China. Modi perhaps did not take up the matter seriously, which is of vital importance to the people of Assam and North East, the Chief Minister asserted. China yesterday operationalised its USD 1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river.

Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka from Friday AGArTAlA, OcTOber 14 (PTI): The Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka, which was scheduled to begin today, has been postponed and would begin from Friday, Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey said today. "The bus service was scheduled to begin today but has been postponed to Friday (October 16) following the assault of an officer of Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) in Dhaka on Monday," Dey told reporters. TRTC Liaison officer LJ Rokhum was in the Bangladesh capital on Monday to collect the road permit from that country for a new Volvo bus which would ply between Agartala and Kolkata via Dhaka when he was assaulted by some criminals. The assaulted officer had immediately spoken to the state Transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmick, who took up the matter with the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. Rokhum, however, managed to collect another set of permit and returned here yesterday, Kar said. On June 6 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Dhaka visit Hasina and he had jointly flagged off the Dhaka-Shillong -Guwahati and Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus services.

12.5 gm heroin seized in Mizoram AIzAWl, OcTOber 14 (PTI): Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department's Anti Narcotic Squad seized 12.5 gm of heroin from Aizawl today, spokesperson of the department said. He said Lallawmkimi (38) of Sesih hamlet in the Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai district was arrested for alleged possession of the contraband, reportedly smuggled from Myanmar. She was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Protesters also set ablaze several Government offices and subsequently, nine people were killed during the intensified agitation. Normal life, particularly in Churachandpur is disrupted till today as movement against the Bills is still ongoing. The agitation spread like wildfire across the five hill districts hours after the state assembly passed the Protection of Manipur People Bill, Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill and Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill. People in the hill district are protesting against the controversial Bills insisting that they harm their interests demanding the Manipur Government to withdraw them immediately.

NeW DelHI, OcTOber 14 (IANS): The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the revised cost estimate for a multi-modal transit transport project passing through Myanmar that will provide an alternate access route to India's northeastern states. "The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for the revised cost estimate of Rs.2, 904.04 crore (about Rs.29 billion) for the Kaladan MultiModal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar," an official statement said. "The project will provide an alternate access route to the northeastern region of India and contribute towards the region's economic development and promote economic, commercial and strategic

links between India and Myanmar," it added. The Kaladan MultiModal Transit Transport Project was jointly identified by India and Myanmar to create a multi-modal mode of transport for shipment of cargo from the eastern ports of India to Myanmar as well as to the northeastern part of India through Myanmar. This project, which will connect Sittwe port in Myanmar to the IndiaMyanmar border, apart from opening up the sea route for the products, will also provide a strategic link to the northeast. Completion, it will first link the Kolkata port to the port of Sittwe in Myanmar across the Bay of Bengal, a distance of 539 km.From Sittwe, the route will continue over river Kaladan

NEFIS calls all-India hunger strike to commemorate Sharmila’s fast DImAPUr, OcTOber 14 (mexN): The NorthEast Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) has decided to mark the 15th year of social activist Irom Sharmila heroic struggle against ASPFA by organising a one-day hunger strike across the country on November 2. This is done in consultation with her, NEFIS convener Chinglen Khumukcham informed in a press note adding that Sharmila has been on hunger strike against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) since November 2, 2000. ‘NEFIS has pledged to wage a nation-wide strug-

Tripura new election commissioner appointed AGArTAlA, OcTOber 14 (IANS): Tripura's former chief secretary G. Kameswara Rao has been appointed as the state election commissioner, a minister said here on Wednesday. "Rao replaced S.K. Rakesh, who is now principal secretary in-charge of rural development, food and civil supplies departments," Tripura Urban Development Department Minister Manik Dey told reporters. An Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) officer of the 1983 batch, Rao, retired from service on March 31. According to the minister, Rao will conduct upcoming elections in the Agartala Municipal Corporation and several municipal councils and nagar panchayats. The elections for the urban local bodies are expected to be held by November end or in December.

gle against this draconian and anti-people law,” it added. According to NEFIS the hunger strike which is being organized intending to question the validity of the long abused AFSPA, which has been applied to Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the North-East states. It has been serving as a useful weapon for the Indian State in order to curb the democratic rights and freedom of the people of these regions, NEFIS maintained. Further arguing that AFSPA is an anti-people, oppressive Act assigning the armed forces special powers for detaining, using

lethal force, entering and searching premises without warrant besides giving the most controversial the “legal immunity”, NEFIS demanded that it should be repealed from all the states. NEFIS also called upon all the communities of the North East, as well as other democratic and civil liberties organizations, and individual civil rights activists across the country to observed forthcoming the hunger strike to highlight the ongoing struggle for democratic rights. “This campaign stems from the fact that the fight against militarization and suppression of democratic

rights is not just the concern of the people of North-East, NEFIS argued, “Rather, the struggle against AFSPA is the struggle to uphold the ideals of democracy and freedom for all.

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to the western Myanmarese town of Paletwa, 158 km away. Paletwa will then be connected to the India-Myanmar border by a 110-km-long road. The international border will then be connected by road to the town of Lawngtlai

in Mizoram 100 km away where National Highway 54 passes by. When completed, the route will provide a viable alternative to the existing overstretched route via Siliguri in West Bengal, popularly known as the Chicken's Neck.

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ONGC falls prey to cyber fraud MuMbai, OctOber 14 (indian express): In one of the biggest cyber crimes in Mumbai, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) lost Rs 197 crore after cyber criminals duplicated the public sector firm’s official e-mail address with minor changes and used it to convince a Saudi Arabiabased client to transfer payments to their account. The fraud was committed on the promise that the company making the payment would not notice a minor change in the email address of the ONGC representative, with whom they had been communicating. While ONGC communicated with the company from patel_dv@ongc. co.in, the fraudsters duped the company by communicating with them from patel_dv@ognc.co.in. According to the BKC cyber police team probing the case, ONGC had an order to deliver 36,000 metric tonnes of Naphtha

— flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures — to Saudi Aramco, an oil company based in Dhahran. On September 7, ONGC dispatched the order, worth Rs 100.15 crore, from Hazira port in Surat. According to the police, the company usually transferred payments to ONGC’s State Bank of In-

dia (SBI) account, but did not do so this time. “ONGC was to send a second batch of naphtha to Aramco on September 22. However, since they had not received the earlier payment, they enquired with the Saudibased company,” an officer said. On being told that the delay was on ac-

count of public holidays and bank holidays, ONGC dispatched the second batch of Naptha worth Rs 97 crore on September 22. Again, ONGC e-mailed a scanned copy of the tax invoice with its SBI account number to the company. Again, no payments were received in the ONGC account. What finally set

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in tax or labour laws to the government bothers investors deeply since they are looking at stability in policy over several decades. Similarly, forcing companies to indigenize faster or to meet export commitments is a waste of time – a company will indigenize/export only when it is convinced the quality of domestic work is good enough and the economics is compelling. In the case of SMC, for instance, as manufacturing in Japan gets more costly and India’s quality keeps improving, it is conceivable that the bulk of Japanese demand will be met from India. In the case of mobile phones, it is only when local Indian demand increased so much, and quality of production improved that mobile phone assembly started here – the tax advantages no doubt helped, but they were not the gamechanger. And genuine manufacturing of phones – that is, the chipsets – will take place only when local manufacturing facilities improve. Make-inIndia is not going to really catch on as long as investors remain suspicious of government and government keeps imposing short-term goals on wouldbe investors.

Till then, apart from slight tinkering with the headlamps and grilles, every major facelift done for models like the M800 were done in Japan. Starting around 2000, however, Maruti started sending engineers to work in the main Hamamatsu plant, to work along with their Japanese counterparts. By 2003, when the Zen was redesigned, it was Maruti’s engineers that did all the work, worked on the clay models, created the dies in-house – the savings weren’t much, probably under Rs 100 crore, but it was a big milestone. From then on, Maruti began to play a bigger role in Suzuki’s R&D and the fact that the new plant had a test track was part of this plan to design and develop cars, eventually, from scratch in India. There are big lessons here for Indian policy makers and the Makein-India plan. As the Suzuki example makes clear, it takes decades for the eventual plans of companies to come to fruition as building quality and creating/training vendors isn’t easy. So when a company takes a decision to invest in India, it is very mindful of changes in policy and their larger impact – what looks like a minor change

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chennai, OctOber 14 (agencies): SRM University has set a new placement record on Day One with top four IT companies offering jobs to 6064 students. Assuring recruiters that SRM University will continue to maintain its Number One status Dr. Paarivendhar, Founder Chancellor, said that apart from constantly reviewing the syllabus to meet the demands of the market forces, the University keeps in mind the talent and skill requirements of the industry. “Placement is one part of University life. Grooming to work in a multinational company and being better citizens is the other part,” the Founder Chancellor said. The highest number of offers were from Wipro 1641, followed by TCS 1611, Cognizant 1506 and Infosys 1306. This is the first time in India that four major IT companies have offered 6064 jobs, hiring more than 1,300 students each from a single institu-

tion. In the case of Wipro, it is its highest offer in a single institution.”SRM students are among the best in the country. It is absolutely a great pleasure to be here” said v.Vishwanathan , National Head of Engineering Campus Recruitment for Wipro. The placement season for the current year 201516 started on a brisk note in May 2015 with more than 50 top notch core companies recruiting 621 students. Some of the prominent recruiters in-

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dv@ongc.co.in. The fraudsters merely created an e-mail address patel_dv@ ognc.co.in,” said senior police inspector S Mahadik. Using this ID, the fraudsters began to communicate with Aramco, and as the second email ID appeared almost identical to the original, Aramco officials did not notice the difference. The fraudsters then sent an e-mail asking for the payment to be deposited to a Bangkokbased account. Officers of the BKC cyber police station said an FIR has been registered under Sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471(using a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66 C (punishment for identity theft) and D (cheating by impersonation using computer resource) of the Information Technology Act. ONGC was unavailable for comment.

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cluded Goldman Sachs, Accenture, SAP, Philips, Amazon, GE, Dell, MuSigma, Think @ Learn, Amadeus, Flipkart, Fidelity, ThoughtWorks and HUL. There were a clutch of super dream companies offering jaw dropping packages like D.E.Shaw India Rs. 18 lacs per annum, Amazon Rs. 16 lacs, Goldman Sachs Rs 14 lacs, and Amadeus Rs 8 lacs. Think @ Learn, System Insights Rs. 7 lacs, and ThoughtWorks Rs 6.8 lacs; Dell, GE, and FlipDIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

kart were at Rs. 6 lacs. “We owe a great sense of gratitude to the many companies that have reposed their trust in the quality of our students”, said Dr Prabir Bagchi, Vice Chancellor, SRM University. “Universities have to satisfy the needs of business. We have to re-engineer the curriculum in a way that meets the demands of the industry. SRM University wants to climb to higher echelons and curriculum will be up to the mark,”he added.

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united natiOns, OctOber 14 (pti): International cooperation to tackle climate change and “going green” should not mean hundreds of millions are left “hungry” or “homeless”, India has said, stressing that the world’s poor must have a fair access to global resources and environmental space. “We will help the fight against poverty if we address the problem of climate change and environmental degradation consistent with the principle of equity,” Counsellor in the India’s Permanent Mission here Amit Narang said at a Second Committee session on poverty eradication in the UN General Assembly. He said the “urgent imperative of ‘going green’ should not mean hundreds of millions ‘going poor’ or ‘going hungry’, millions ‘going homeless’ or millions of children condemned to a permanent state of poverty.” Narang stressed that the poor of the world need fair access to their share of the world’s resources, environmental space and of its consumption. “International cooperation on finding a solution to issues such as climate change must ensure that the burden of the problem does not fall on those who contributed least to it but who still bear its heaviest burden,” he said. He pointed out that over a billion people, twice the combined population of Europe live a life of absolute poverty; some 805 mn are chronically undernourished and over 1.5 bn lack access to essential medicines. He further added that at least a third of human deaths annually can be attributed to poverty related causes. In the backdrop of these dismal numbers, Narang said world leaders declared last month that there can be no sustainable development as long as poverty and hunger persist when they adopted the ambitious post 2015-development agenda. “We hope that under the new development agenda, we will attack the problem of poverty more directly, with all our resources and with all our imagination,” he said.

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Three decades on, Indian quality gets recognition new delhi, OctOber 14 (Financial express): With Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) finally allowing Maruti Suzuki India Limited to export its brand new Baleno hatch to the home market in Japan, the Indian subsidiary has truly come of age. Maruti surpassed Suzuki’s production in its home market many years ago – Suzuki’s production in Japan has been hovering around the 1 million mark for several years while Maruti produced 1.3 million in FY15. The Indian subsidiary accounts for around 40% of SMC’s global profits and, in FY15, its sales were 70% those of Suzuki in Japan, up from 56% the year before – indeed, if you keep in mind the Japan sales include motorcycles, it is likely Maruti’s passenger car revenues were equal to those of SMC in its home market. None of this, however, was good enough since, at the end of the day, SMC didn’t think Maruti’s quality met the standards of the Japanese market even though Maruti was exporting cars to other countries including those in Europe. That has changed now, and represents a big step in a long journey that the company has undertaken over the past 15 yrs.

alarm bells ringing was an e-mail ONGC received on October 7 from Aramco stating that the money had been transferred to a new account. When the PSU contacted Aramco, they were told the company had merely followed up on ONGC’s request to deposit the money into an account in Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited. “ONGC had never made such a request,” the officer said. As soon as an official complaint was registered on October 10, Additional Commissioner of Police K M M Prasanna instructed the cyber crime police station to probe the matter on priority. During investigations, police found that someone aware of the e-mail communication between ONGC and Aramco regarding the transfer of a large sum of money had created an email ID similar to an official ONGC email ID. “The communication from ONGC was done using the e-mail ID patel_

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ANCSU conference: ANCSU’s 17th biennial conference in Kohima Excel beyond boundary Our Correspondent Kohima | October 14

Our Correspondent Kohima | October 14

The forthcoming 17th biennial general conference 2015 of the All Nagaland College Students Union (ANCSU) will be very different from the earlier normal conferences. ANCSU president Tsukjem Longkumer today informed the media here that it will be kind of seminar oriented conference with an objective to provide platform to the talented students to excel in different fields and take them forward beyond the boundary. The conference will take place from October 21 to 24 at Indira Gandhi Stadium Kohima. “This conference is a good opportunity for all the colleges to share their minds, grievances as well to promote the talent of the students,” Longkumer said.

Organizing committee convenor Kelhouneizo Yhome said the conference will focus on upliftment and strengthening of the students. He said in an attempt to take the students towards a sustainable economy, the Union has engaged resource persons from different fields like politicians, social activists, academicians, who will deliver lecture during the conference. Besides, it has invited four resource persons from Hyderabad for an academic session, sponsored by Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union. They will basically touch on charter accountant, Yhome said. He said ANCSU is a unique union which takes up issues relating to career, curriculum, anomalies and discrepancies happening in the university and higher education.

Yhome made a fervent appeal to the general public and various agencies to extend their support towards the success of the conference. He said that the ANCSU has chosen “Excel beyond boundary” as the conference theme with a concept that many students excel in many fields be it in education, sports and any other activities but “we don’t go beyond.” The said theme was chosen to promote “our society to be more advancing and development.” ANCSU general secretary Katho P. Awomi maintained that the conference will be very beneficial for the college students. Stating that the ANCSU is putting its best effort to make the conference a grand success, Awomi called upon all the colleges to participate and gain maximum benefit.

The All Nagaland College Students' Union (ANCSU) is all set to hold its 17th biennial general conference 2015 under the theme “Excel beyond boundary” from October 21 to 24 at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima. Organising committee convenor Kelhouneizo Yhome said this during a press conference here in the presence of ANCSU president Tsukjem Longkumer and other executives. Introductory session will take place on October 21, 6:00 pm onwards with Chubatola Longkumer, director, higher education as guest. Angami Students’ Union president Dievi Yano will also share greeting. Minister for home Y. Patton will grace the inaugural function as chief guest on October 22, while parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu will be the guest of honour. It will start

Organising committee convenor Kelhouneizo Yhome, ANCSU president Tsukjem Longkumer and others during a press conference in Kohima on October 14. (Morung Photo)

at10:00 am with ANCSU former speaker Kezhazer Angami as chairperson. Greetings will also be shared by Naga Students’ Federation president Subenthung Kithan. Academic session 1 will take place on October 22 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. It will be marked by seminar and essay writing competition. The resource persons for the seminar, all from Hyderabad, are: Dr. K. Someshwar Rao, principal, Badruka college of commerce & arts,

Rajesh Agarwal, coordinator, Badruka Institute of Professional Studies, Mitesh Kadakia, academic coordinator, Badruka Institute of Professional Studies and S. Ameet Sinbgh, vice president, Association of Badruka Alumni, Badruka College of Commerce & Arts. Academic session II on the conference theme will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on October 22 with Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS (Retd), former chief secretary as resource person and

Mon steps up to fight drug addiction, HIV/AIDS Pesocha Baptist Khriesarüü moN, october 14 (Dipr): Concerned with increasing drug addictions and other anti social elements in the district, a meeting was convened by the district administration along with the Mon Users’ Network and stakeholders at DC’s conference hall, Mon on October 13 under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Mon W. Honje Konyak. The Deputy Commissioner expressed his serious concern regarding increasing thefts and other anti social elements in the district related to drug addictions.

Asserting that churches and the NGOs should intervene to control the increasing drug addiction and HIV/ AIDS in the district, he appealed to the churches and NGOs to play a vital role by utilizing their respective platforms as a center of disseminating information to the mass on the same. He felt the need to impart training to the youths and the church leaders on drug addiction and HIV/ AIDS and urged the Medical Department to provide all technical assistance during the campaign. President MUN pre-

sented the activities of the Mon Users’ Network, while Sashi, Secretary MUN shared about the prevailing alcohol and drug addictions scenario in the district. After deliberating on the issues, the meeting decided to constitute a committee comprising the KNSK, KBCM youth department, Mon Users’ Network, Medical Superintendent, KU and Pastors Union Mon headed by the SDO Civil, Mon as the chairperson for detoxification and rehabilitation center in the district.

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Kesosul Christopher Ltu as moderator. All the colleges have been requested to come prepared with one candidate each for the essay competition on the subject “Professionalism and hard work towards achieving sustainable economy.” The first position will carry a cash award of Rs. 15,000 while the second and third place will receive Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 7000 respectively. Cultural session will take place on October 23

with MLA Neiphrezo Keditsu, chairman, NSMDC Ltd as cultural guest. Staring from 9:30 onwards, it will be marked by cultural dance, folk song and ethnic show. The union Assembly and election hour have been scheduled from 12:30 onwards. The valedictory function will take place on October 23 at 5:00 pm with minister for rural development C.L. John as the chief guest while Lalthara, advisor and senior principal secretary to Chief Minister will be the guest of honour. All the colleges have been requested to come prepared with two items each for the collegiate night. All the affiliated college units must come with qualified intending candidate(s) for ANCSU office bearers election 2015-2017 with recommendation letter from students union and college authority, it was informed. Meanwhile, all affiliated colleges have been requested to delegate 25 students each for the conference.

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Meet on petroleum & natural gas Kohima, october 14 (mexN): The Nagaland Petroleum & Natural Gas Board is convening an emergency meeting with the mass based civil societies on October 19 at 10:00 am. The meeting, to take place at Capital Convention Centre, Kohima, will discuss certain important issues in connection with petroleum and natural gas.

Hindi teachers ask clarification

Dimapur, october 14 (mexN): The Hindi Teachers (2012-2013 batch) appointed under CSS in Dimapur and Niuland area today stated that they are in confusion regarding non-payment of salary as appeared on October 8. In this regard, the teachers had a meeting with President and General Secretary of ANHTU, Dimapur Unit, a press release from the teachers stated. As per the relevant documents, the release said, an amount of Rs. 41,40,55,699/- had been received by the department on November 27, 2014, which were utilized in 6th ROP and salaries till March 2015. Therefore, it urged the department to clarify how far the uprising differences are true to the fact understanding the hardship of the teachers. It also requested to consult Song performed during the release of music album ‘No Zha Zalie’. the MHRD (GOI) for releasing the pending salaries as Morung Express News shipping God through muThe main purpose of the early as possible on humanitarian ground. sic and songs. Stating that project is to nurture ChrisKohima | October 14 it is not easy to make music tian Spirit amongst believThe Pesocha Baptist or sing, Krose commended ers, music lovers and al- Global Hand Washing Day prog today Khriesarüü Krotho (PBKK) the artists for their time, ef- teration of psalms and also released its music album fort and energy which they to raise funds for the Youth Kohima, october 14 (mexN): The Public Health ‘No Zha Zalie’ on October 14 sacrificed to create the al- Centre in Chumoukedima. Engineering Department (PHED) will be observing Globat LCS building. The album bum. Krose hoped that the The program was chaired by al Hand Washing Day at Don Bosco School, Sechü Zubza was released by Vicavor music album will give hope Khrieketoulie Kintso and a on October 15 at 10:00 am. The program will be chaired Krose, ABKK Youth Director. and peace to the tired souls, prayer invoked by Medo- by Er. Neirelie, SDO Tseminyu Division with the keynote Seized IMFL (1382 bottles) was destroyed in Phek on October 12 under the superviDuring the release, Vi- humble and relieve the an- u Chadi, Advisor PBKK. A address to be delivered by Er. Jakpou Khiamniungan, Exsion of Somet C Chang, Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Phek. The supervision officers ecutive Engineer, Kohima Rural Division, PHED. Thepfuincluded Bandang Zeliang, OC Phek PS, Vekudulu, PI court, Phek, Rukuvolu Vero, of- cavor Krose recited Psalm gry, joy to the depressed, special number was pre100 which talks about wor- and heal the sick. ficer in charge, Legal Clinic, Phek, President, Phek Town Youth society. (DIPR Photo) sented by the PBKK Choir. lie Theünuo, Sanitation and Hygiene Consultant, DWSM, PHED will speak on 'Clean Hands, Healthy You.'

KVK Dimapur popularizes CAN Youth launches survey on school dropouts october are today’s backbone for a room provided they are not and interviewed 71 pernew agri technologies Dimapur, 14 (mexN): CAN Youth better tomorrow. Stating called useless by people.” sons. The finding, it said,

Dimapur, october 14 (mexN): KVK Dimapur is organizing technology week for popularization of recently developed agricultural technologies. In this regard, field day was organised at Dhansiripar village on October 12. The programme started with welcome address by James Kikon, SMS Soil Science, KVK Dimapur. Dr. Anamika Sharma, Programme co-ordinator, KVK, Dimapur told the farmers that due to changing climatic pattern and late onset of rainfall, farmers are unable to transplant paddy in time due to old age seedlings. Under this condition, famers can use paddy variety Gitesh that is suitable for staggered transplanting. Kolom Rabi, SMS (Plant Breeding) in his remark said that the seedlings of 28 to 60 days could be transplanted without affecting yield. The yield potential is 4.5-5.5 ton/ ha. Deputy PD ATMA, Ja-

neth Chishi requested the farmers to adopt suitable technologies for better production and ultimately better livelihood. On October 13, Kisan Gosthi and film show was organised at Maova village of Dimapur district. Kolom Rabi, SMS (Plant Breeding) taught participants on seed production in farmer’s field and seed village concept. It was followed by cultivation practices on horticultural crops and its avenues by HD Singh, SMS (Horti), propagation methods on fruits and flowers narrated by Dr. Ratnakar Patel, Prog Asst (Lab Asst), and soil health management by James Kikon, SMS (soil Sc). Film Show on different aspects of agriculture and allied activities were shown to the farmers during the programme. An interaction programme with the farmers was held to cater to the needs and problems of the farmers.

has launched a book on baseline survey and distributed seed money to youth support group in three villages of Bade, Showuba and Selouphe for entrepreneurship development and for dropout students to take skill training. A press release from CAN Youth informed that the baseline survey was conducted for two months in 5 villages of Dimapur district, supported by Bosco Institute, Jorhat, Assam. The objective of the survey was to better understand the socio-economic dynamics of school dropouts. Shikuto Zalipu, President, Dimapur District GB Association while launching the survey book at Hotel Saramati here on October 12 pointed out that people concentrate only on issues pertaining to educated unemployed and other sections and neglect dropouts. He maintained that youths

that changes should begin from the grassroots level, he congratulated CAN Youth for taking initiative for youth, especially dropouts, and encouraged the organization to work with commitment and honesty. He also highlighted that in Naga society, many migrate from rural to urban areas and get involved in illegal activities due to lack of proper guidance and out of frustration. He also appealed to the government to check the education system of the state, especially in rural areas, and sensitize them on the fundamental rights of RTE. He also urged the village leaders to extend cooperation to the CAN Youth to expand their noble work in other villages. In his speech, Dr. Jerry Thomas, Director, Bosco Institute, Jorhat said, “Being a dropout is a blessing as they are left with huge

He also encouraged CAN Youth to identify more youth who have dropped out either from school or colleges and facilitate them and identify their skills and talent in order to provide them opportunity in skills and vocation to sustain their life. S. Pauminthang Gangte, Dimapur Branch Manager, SIDBI congratulated the beneficiaries and encouraged them to use the seed money wisely and honesty, and work with dedication to bring positive change for the less privileged youth as well for the society in general. The program was attended by public leaders, NGOs, members of DDGBA, well wishers and all the 5 villages GBs, Chairman, Youth organization. The press release said that for the book, CAN Youth reached out to 181 dropouts from 5 villages

showed that most of the students dropped out from school/colleges due to poverty, lack of proper guidance, loss of interest and frustration due to family problems. Some of the recommendation forwarded during the survey were providing varied vocational skill training for self employment along with entrepreneurial development program, motivational programs with high school students and their teachers so that the rate of drop out can be curbed to some extent, formation of self help group or similar youth support group of drop out in respective villages. These groups can be provided necessary group dynamics training and other business development trainings so that both the group and the individual go forward socially and economically.

Amid internal crisis, transfer of GHSS Phek teachers demanded

pheK, october 14 (mexN): The frontal organizations of Phek district headquarters have demanded transfer of four employees at Government Higher Secondary School, Phek, including the principal and headmaster. The four are Arvind Kumar (Principal), Raja Durai (GT), Nihite Akami (GT), and Ketousilie (Headmaster). In a letter to the director, school education, the organizations informed that a consultative meet of all frontal organizations in Phek district headquarters was convened by Phek Town Chakhe-

sang Students' Union (PTCSU) on September 15 to discuss the recent internal crisis between the principal and Assistant Teachers of GHSS, Phek that affected the learning atmosphere and overall smooth functioning of the school. The letter said that the general public had lauded the Minister for School Education & SCERT and the department for solving admission woes faced by GHSS Phek by providing additional PGT plus financial assistance; however, it expressed regret that some internal crisis was caused

by few teachers who questioned the overall administration of the incumbent principal, thereby hampering everyday classes. In this regard, the School Managing Board (SMB), GHSS Phek intervened and appealed to the teachers and the principal to resolve it amicably within the institutional level. However, they failed to pay heed to the appeal; rather the matter worsened to the extent of taking up to the higher ups undermining the constitutional authority of the School Managing Board, the letter stated.

“As a matter of this grievous situation, the attention of all NGOs and the parents of 920 students i.e. from class 7 12 at GHSS Phek were urgently drawn to urge upon the Director of School Education, Nagaland to take immediate action against those teachers responsible for spoiling the learning atmosphere and save our children’s career,” the letter added. Hence, the house unanimously resolved to appeal to the department concerned for transfer of the teachers at the earliest in the interest of 920

students and the general public at large, it added. “The bottom lines of the discussion were to transfer these teachers and appoint new teachers to save the school or keep these teachers and destroy the school.” The letter was appended by presidents of Phek Town Chakhesang Students' Union, Phek Town Public Welfare Forum, Phek Town Women Welfare Society, Phek Area Public Organization, Head GB of GBs Association, Phek Town, and convenor of Phek Town Colony Chairman Forum.

INDANSB conference in Kohima Kohima, october 14 (mexN): The 13th conference and annual general body meeting of the Indian Dental Association Nagaland State Branch (INDANSB) will take place from October 15 to 16 at Capital Convention Centre, Kohima. Minister for environment, forests and climate change Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire will grace the conference as the chief guest. Dr. Roshni Chattopadhyay and Dr. Nungotso will be the speakers of the conference. Preconference lecture will take place on October 15 from 10:30 am onwards while the main function will take place on October 16 from 10:00 am.

KMC informs Kohima, october 14 (mexN): Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed all public/ shops/ traders within its jurisdiction that no person shall sell, offer for sale or permit sale of cigarette or any other tobacco products to any person who is under eighteen years of age and in an area within a radius of one hundred yards of any education institution with immediate effect as per Tobacco Regulations Act 2003. The KMC also informed that bursting of crackers (fire-works) in public places is totally banned. Kovi Meyase, KMC Administrator in a press note has directed all the traders and public to comply accordingly, failing which, action shall be taken against the defaulters.

MMC informs on hoardings moKoKchuNg, october 14 (Dipr): ADC & Administrator, Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC), Bendanglila, has informed that based on the MMC standing order, all concerned companies are to obtain permission to display any kind of advertisement boards/ hoardings etc. within the Mokokchung Municipal area. She informed those who have not obtained the permit to obtain within 15 days from the date of issue of this notification, failing which, MMC shall have the right to dispose of the advertisement materials. Another order was issued to shop keepers/ traders within Mokokchung Municipal area to use poly bags above 40 micron which is bio-degradable. All concerned have been informed to comply with the directive. Those defying the order will be penalized.

NPF Kiphire meeting Kiphire, october 14 (mexN): The executive meeting of the Naga People’s Front (NPF), Kiphire division will be held on October 19, 10:00 am at the division’s office. Therefore, all the division office bearers, advisors, women wing, youth wings, farmers wing have been informed to attend the meeting positively.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 282X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By aheli moitra

Sustainable work culture

lobal corporate group, LinkedIn, a networking site for professionals, has made an unconventional decision for the corporate sector. Henceforth, its employees will not have any fixed leaves, that is, maximum or minimum number of days off. Employees may take their vacations whenever they see fit, in consultation with their manager. There will be no salary deductions. This will be in addition to 17 paid holidays per year. According to its Human Resources executive, this puts the onus on the employee to “act like an owner” towards their needs. The company will not dictate these choices. Among private start ups, this is not a new thing but it is new for a large company like LinkedIn. Some time back, an article about e-commerce company, Amazon, revealed how it is a “bruising” work place with over-the-top demands of work hours and goals. It is based on the common work style in the United States of America that one has to work day and night to please a master that does not care for you anyway. Eventually, workers drop out like flies. In small start ups, on the other hand, individuals become co-owners, giving the company their best but not without losing out on the fun of work, and time for play/rest. Several countries in Europe are now making less working hours and more holidays a mandatory feature of work with the belief that sustainable productivity from adult humans is automatically assured through this model. A report published today by The Morung Express grapples with reasons why government (public sector) jobs remain top priority for job seekers and their parents in Nagaland. One of the main reasons is the lack of larger private sector companies but also that smaller corporate firms—retailers, mechanics, or even the press—pay absurdly low wages for maximum work hours. Compared to this, government jobs in Nagaland provide a safe haven. Though work can be slow in terms of innovation and effectiveness, employees enjoy a fair share of work hours as well as paid leaves. Fair wages guarantee that employees can use these paid leaves in a commensurate manner. An old age pension, missing from the corporate sector, and other lifelong facilities like living quarters are an instant puller. In India, the corporate sector, even the most 'ethical' of them, look for profit maximisation, whereas the government remains a welfare sector. While we may think that the government doesn’t get anything done, children are still going to school, some kind of road networking exists, hundreds get treated in government hospitals, post gets delivered and the justice system works in some sense. The government’s failing is in terms of its hierarchic model that does not allow for fresh ideas, promotes corruption, keeping the society heavily dependent on bureaucracy instead of aiming for them to become liberated citizens. The private sector may not make as much earnings but its duty is to involve all in decision making processes, share its profits and be ethical in giving rightly deserved rest time. In the name of turning the tide, if the corporate sector enslaves its workers and becomes dogmatic, there will be few who will follow their calling even if, and when, it comes. LinkedIn, then, has become the latest model to look up to—Nagaland must not turn its face from this development. Comments may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com

lEfT WING |

Nita Bhalla Thomson Reuters Foundation

World must carry out U.N. slavery pledge "Freedom has always been considered a matter of human rights, but for the first time it has been acknowledged that without freedom there can be no development”

he new U.N. global development pact may have been a significant step towards ending human trafficking and slavery, but governments must now follow through on their pledge, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi said on Tuesday. Although slavery is illegal everywhere, almost 36 million people are enslaved worldwide - trafficked to brothels, forced into manual labour or victims of debt bondage, the Walk Free Foundation estimates. Last month, the 193 U.N. member states made ending modern-day slavery one of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will shape development and poverty eradication efforts for the next 15 years. Satyarthi, an Indian whose charity Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) is credited with rescuing more than 80,000 enslaved children, welcomed adoption of the SDGs but said governments now had a responsibility to allocate adequate budgets and design suitable policies. "Freedom has always been considered a matter of human rights, but for the first time it has been acknowledged that without freedom there can be no development. But now the question is how to implement it," Satyarthi told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Governments should now prioritise child-centred development goals and devise more holistic policies interlinking education, trafficking, slavery and child labour and violence against children because they are all connected." The United Nations called for immediate measures "to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour". Campaigners say countries of major concern include India, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand and Mauritania. Satyarthi, who was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousefzai, said he had written to the head of state of every U.N. member asking them to look at successful initiatives to replicate. There are many "best practices" by governments, civil society organisations and companies across the world, which countries could take up as national policies, he said. Satyarthi cited the Brazilian conditional cash transfer scheme, where mothers are given a monthly stipend if they withdraw their child from labour and enroll him or her in fulltime education, as one example. The 62-year-old follower of Gandhi said his letter had also called on governments to increase their national and foreign aid budgets for the SDGs related to children. "This means more funds spent on education, health, the rescue and rehabilitation of child labourers and more money for enforcing the legal framework in relation to trafficking and slavery related issues," he said. "I personally feel very satisfied that we have a very strong policy document in our hand that can be further used to change the lives of millions of people who are trapped into slavery," he said. "But we can't stop here."

C O M M E N T A R Y

George Lakey Waging Nonviolence

An overlooked source of hope, in book form I first encountered Gene Sharp when he was a young man in jeans and sneakers, working in a research institute affiliated with the University of Oslo. Not guessing that he would become a mentor of mine, I met him because one of my Norwegian professors sent me to him. Gene had already served time in U.S. federal prison for draft resistance and then joined the Peace News staff to report on activism in the United Kingdom. Now he was in a small cubicle with a typewriter, analyzing the Norwegian resistance to Nazi German occupation during World War II. A half century later, in 2011, Foreign Policy would list Gene among the 100 most influential thinkers in the world. Gene told me that even in his young adult years with the radical A.J. Muste in New York and then working with Peace News in London, he’d heard amazing stories about people’s nonviolent resistance to oppression. The stories fed his intense curiosity: How can people coerce an opponent nonviolently, when we all know that “only violence can be powerful.” Happily, Gene then studied political science at Oxford University and there he nailed part of the answer to his question, arguably the hardest part. His answer included channeling Machiavelli, and he’s been quoting Machiavelli ever since. In the meantime, April Carter was getting herself arrested in the direct action wing of Britain’s 1950s Ban the Bomb movement. Michael Randle was helping that movement go to a mass level by organizing the influential Easter Aldermaston marches. They were curious about impact, so along with the thrill of participating in their country’s primary social movement, they were asking themselves the question asked by all real craftspeople: How does this thing work and how can it work better? When April and Michael connected with Gene Sharp they recognized common ground: There’s nothing so practical as a good theory. Guatemala’s history illustrates this old maxim. In 1944 university students initiated a national nonviolent uprising against Jorge Ubico, “the Iron Dictator of the Caribbean.” They were playing catch-up with the Salvadorean students next door, who earlier nonviolently overthrew their own dictator after others, using armed struggle, had failed. The Guatemalans succeeded in sending Ubico packing, and ushered in a new era of democracy. What they did not do was to “make theory” out of their experience and that of their Salvadorean comrades; they didn’t make new generalizations about what we now can call “a force more powerful.” The Guatemalans were therefore unable to prepare a nonviolent defense against threats to their new democracy. The United Fruit Corporation, a U.S. corporation with extensive operations in Guatemala, became unhappy with the government’s decision to force the company to sell its unused plantation lands to the government, at the tax-assessed value of the land. The government’s plan was to distribute the land to hungry farmers. CIA director Allen Dulles, with the support of his brother who headed the U.S. State Department and had a financial interest in United Fruit, organized a military coup to overthrow the democratic government of Guatemala. Facing no organized nonviolent resistance, in 1954 the coup succeeded and led to decades of terrible suffering for the people. I caught up with the nonviolent story of the Guatemalan students in the late 1960s, the period when young Howard Clark was starting his own activism in

frica is getting hot fast. Already battling against the impacts of climate change, temperatures in Africa will rise faster than any other continent. In fact, they are expected to exceed 2 C and may reach as high as 6 C greater than 20th century levels. These rapidly rising temperatures foreshadow increased drought, famine and disease. The most vulnerable populations – of which millions are smallholder farmers – need solutions, and they need them now. These rising temperatures brought on by climate change affect not only yields, but also food quality, safety and the reliability of its delivery to consumers. By 2050, child malnutrition could increase by as much as 20 per cent and food shortages could lead to losses of up to 7 per cent of GDP followed by corresponding food price hikes. Maize, rice and wheat prices in 2050 could rise by 4 per cent, 7 per cent and 15 percent respectively, nullifying progress made in the last two decades to combat hunger and poverty in Africa. Smallholders: from victims to solution providers The Montpellier Panel, a group of African and European agriculture and food security experts, argue in The Farms of Change: African Smallholders Responding to an Uncertain Future, that farmers can be part of the solution to climate change. But only if they are supported to adopt adaptation actions that simultaneously reduce emissions. Agriculture generates carbon emissions primarily from livestock, but also poor land use and improper soil management. Agriculture and land use accounts for nearly

A woman reads “A Guide to Civil Resistance” during a protest against the Thai coup in June 2014. (Zuma Press)

Britain. Over time, Howard gravitated toward activist journalism, as well as edgy nonviolent projects. Howard found that he, too, wanted to hurry up the research that would help all activists to become more effective. I knew Howard and Michael Randle mostly through our work with War Resisters International. In 2006, Howard and Michael teamed up with April Carter to produce what they (and Gene Sharp and I) all wished we’d had as young activists — a book called “People Power and Protest Since 1945: A Bibliography of Nonviolent Action.” At last there were, in one place, leads to literature that can help everyone make maximum sense out of their experience. The book invites the learning curve of our dreams, an overlooked source of hope. Carter, Clark and Randle’s book came just in time to support a new generation of activists and scholars who were wondering why the global economic justice movement unveiled in the 1999 Battle of Seattle didn’t reveal more of a learning curve. The sources their book points to also help us understand the complex “color revolutions” of the early 2000s and the mass struggles in the Global South. When I first met Gene Sharp he was the only person in the world full-time researching nonviolent action. Since then a host of scholars and writers have covered struggles from environmental to human rights to economic justice to the Arab Awakening. The usefulness of the new literature moved April, Howard, and Michael to enlist help and publish a new edition of their 2006 book, this time called “A Guide to Civil Resistance: A Bibliography of People Power and Nonviolent Protest.” It took two volumes

to take account of the accelerating use of nonviolent action all over the world, so they released the first volume in 2013 and the second in 2015. Because the guide’s primary interest is in movements rather than specific campaigns, it includes literature sometimes left out by the campaign-specific Global Nonviolent Action Database. The compilers give a huge boost to the readers by annotating all of the books and articles. The reader wanting to know more about opposition to the Palestinian occupation within Israel, for example, or Africans’ resistance to authoritarian governments, can choose where to plunge in without wandering in the weeds of the Internet with its frequent appearance of unreliable or just plain wrong accounts. The first volume of the guide has been made available for free online. The compilers also give helpful background paragraphs before each national struggle and even before particular movements like the Spanish and Greek Indignados, the anti-corruption campaigns in India, and the LGBT movement in the West. If you wish to catch up with an overview of nonviolent struggle on multiple continents, you can skip over the sources in the book and get an amazing big picture by reading the contextualizing paragraphs that begin each section. No one ever again has to imagine that nonviolent action is simply “about Gandhi and King.” Thanks to Howard Clark, who unexpectedly died in 2013, and April Carter and Michael Randle, it has never been so easy for us to think globally, while acting locally.

It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here…So Take Back All Your Carbon emily alpert one-third of Africa’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is as high as 80 per cent. Ensuring global temperatures do not rise above 2 C will be very difficult without leveraging the potential of the agriculture sector, and helping smallholders to reduce and offset GHG emissions. However, this requires significant levels of funding. Most importantly, this finance needs to be designed in ways that benefit smallholders and incentivize them to invest in their land and labor even though it may not immediately produce visible returns.

Soil carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil indefinitely. The sequestration process takes time (between five and 50 years) to reach its optimum rate, and then continues until the soil has reached its full storage capacity. The process minimizes emissions by adding organic matter to soil faster than the rate at which it decays. This can be achieved in many ways: no-till farming (primarily minimum disturbance of the soil), planting cover crops, manure and sludge application, improved grazing techniques, water conservation and agroforestry. Agroforestry systems can in fact capture carbon in the range of two to four tonnes per hectare per year – which is much higher than conservation farming alone. The potential to sequester carbon worldwide through better land management has been estimated at around three Gt of carbon per year. Collectively this has the potential to offset between 5 and 15 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and increase annual grain production in developing countries by 24 to 32 million tonnes, leading to improved food security for many farmers and their families.

WRITE-WING

The potential of taking back all our carbon As part of the global climate talks set to take place in Paris this December, countries have committed to take action to reduce emissions by proposing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). However, the projected total of these pledges leaves the world faroff from a stable climate future, in part because agriculture is excluded. Instead, investments, adaptation plans and mitigation strategies should be directed towards better land management that sequesters carbon in the soil.

Incentivizing farmers to take action on climate change Farmers can and will undertake climate-adaptation actions that simultaneously reduce emissions, but they need to be provided with the right incentives. This includes paying them to protect the environment and giving them secure land rights to inspire better protection and care of their own fields. In Niger, government policies that strengthened local farmer rights for planting trees, coupled with training from aid agencies to improve land management through soil and water conservation and agroforestry resulted in the revitalization of more than 5 million hectares. Today, smallholders in Niger benefit from enriched soils, increased crop yields and lower emissions. Advances in carbon offset programs that involve smallholders are also underway. The Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project (KACP) involves 60,000 farmers on 45,000 hectares to increase the organic matter in their soils by sustainable land management. In January 2014, the project issued its first carbon credits to participating smallholders who captured 25,000 tonnes of carbon, equivalent to more than the annual emissions of 5,000 vehicles. When leaders arrive in Paris, they might be trying to warm-up from the bitter cold, but smallholders are counting on them to keep temperatures bearable in Africa. Agricultural production and smallholder livelihoods are under threat from climate change, but farmers are not helpless. With the right support, they can bring Africa closer to a continent that is defined by prosperity, not poverty.

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On the frontline: women building peace Eleanor O'Gorman e should be excited about the UN Security Council Open Debate and High Level Review today to mark the 15th anniversary of the historic Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women Peace and Security. This resolution recognised the impact of war on women and their role in building peace – it made gender a matter of international peace and security. It seems that the date of this landmark event was changed at a late stage which does not bode well. This disheartening signal of weak intent is compounded by the fact that the Global Study on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 launched yesterday ‘Preventing conflict transforming justice securing the peace’ comes on the back of two other major UN Reviews on peace and security this year – on the UN peacebuilding architecture and UN peace operations. These reviews taken together could have provided the first serious opportunity in decades for the 193 UN Member States to overhaul how we respond to ever-complex threats and realities of international peace and security. And, to put in action the ‘meaningful participation’ of women in defining that agenda and the decisions, operations, aid and actions that dominate their daily lives in conflict zones around the world. There is more than a strong whiff of yet another ‘missed opportunity’. 1325 has become a noun among activists, diplomats and bureaucrats indicating some measure of success in terms of political space. The past 15 years of implementation however, have seen women’s participation in peace and security decisions and actions afflicted by a narrowing of focus by the Security Council on the issue of sexual violence in conflict. Feminist debates on the violence itself get caught up in tensions about defining such conflict-related violence as part of gender based violence more broadly – including forced marriage, domestic violence and trafficking. As Sunila Abeysekera put it in her 2012 article on 50.50, A brutal manifestation of patriarchy, ‘The shift in focus from the vision of women as active agents playing an equal role in mainstream political processes, which was set out in SCR 1325, to a conceptualisation of women primarily as victims of sexual violence in conflict, which is how it is articulated in SCR 1888 and 1889, is perhaps an indication of feminist losses in the first decade of the twenty first century.’ For sure the willingness of the Security Council to only countenance 1325 in action when asked to ‘protect’ women, or ‘protest’ the degradation and military use and abuse of women in war, is a cause for concern. We should not though take away from the power of normative change and greater accountability in naming specific acts of violence against women during conflict as a deliberate strategy and weapon of war. It can no longer be ‘domesticated’ or hidden in the everyday. Unfortunately the issue of sexual violence in conflict has become objectified as the main agenda item for implementing 1325 and the enduring impression is women as victims only. This anniversary gives a platform to reclaim the actions and power of women to positively shape global peace and security in new ways. As we now take stock of where women are as agents of peace and security, the agenda of countering violent extremism looms large. The current risk is that women will be recast as the victims, mothers and feckless girls who must be part of the de-radicalisation agenda and be the bulwark of countering new forces of extremist groups like ISIS in Syria, Iraq, the UK, France and Australia. Underlying this urge by politicians and securocrats to grasp at single issues is the sense that women’s full agency in peace and security cannot yet be countenanced in practice – roles that range from diplomats, pacifists, mothers, soldiers, activists, bureaucrats, leaders, rebels, doctors, civilians, farmers, teenagers, schoolgirls … And that women continue be at risk of being instrumentalised in the service of other questionable security agendas. In this confusion we lose sight of the women leaders for peace and in particular the frontline women peacebuilders working for peace in the most difficult circumstances. What does ‘meaningful participation’ look like for these women? We do not lack research; the Global Study confirms that with statistics and trends from UN Women, Christine Bell and others, that participation is progressing but very slowly: • Between August 2008 - March 2012 women were signatories in only two out of 61 peace agreements • During the period 1990-2010 only 92 of 585 peace

he United Nations has always remained one of the most vociferous and passionate advocates of human rights – exemplified in the creation in 2006 of a 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva to uphold its mandate. But, in its own political yard, a member of its extended family, namely the World Bank, is apparently working at cross-purposes. Philip Alston, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, has lambasted the World Bank for either marginalizing or ignoring human rights in its policies. For most purposes, he said, “the World Bank is currently a human rights-free zone.” In its operational policies, in particular, “it treats human rights more like an infectious disease than universal values and obligations,” says Alston in a new report published online. The report, which will be officially presented to the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 23, points out that the biggest single obstacle to better integrate human rights into the work of the World Bank is “the anachronistic and inconsistent interpretation of the ‘political prohibition’ contained in the Bank’s Articles of Agreement.” “They invoke the Articles of Agreement, which were adopted in 1945, and argue that this clause, not to interfere in States’ political affairs, effectively prohibits the Bank from engaging with issues of human rights,” Ashton says. However, he stresses, “these Articles were written more than 70 years ago, when there was no international catalog of human rights, no specific treaty obligations upon States, and not a single international institution addressing these issues.” Meanwhile, in a submission to the World Bank, which began its annual meeting in Peru Oct. 9, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Bank’s draft social and environmental safeguard poli-

agreements contained references to women • Of 31 major peace processes between 1992 and 2011, less than 3% of chief mediators and 9% of negotiators were women Conciliation Resources has long argued and worked for more inclusive peace processes both at the negotiating tables, but also at the community levels where women’s power and work is often rendered invisible and not counted. Our recent applied research on Women Building Peace drew on 9 cases to identify lessons on obstacles to women’s participation and or put on record the positive impact of their ‘meaningful participation’ on the quality of the peace. The correlation of the quality of peace and the quality of women’s participation is critical - and not simply the numbers of women present. New research led by Thania Paffenholz of the Graduate Institute in Geneva has provided cross-country evidence of this. Women’s presence is also found to enhance likelihood of more space for civil society at the table and makes it more likely that issues of justice will be considered and issues of importance to women (land reform, legal rights, no impunity for human rights abuses including sexual violence in conflict). Informal corridor diplomacy by women has been noted to drive peacemaking when stalemates occur. The cross-community Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition played a range of such roles that led to the signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998. It remains the case that counting women in helps. Normative pressure and quotas can create the space for women where institutional resistance is high. Afghanistan and Nepal have recently worked with 30% quotas for parliamentary seats for women in postconflict elections as we in the UK record a highline of 29% of seats for women in the 2015 elections. Institutional resistance to change remains a major challenge in the corridors of formal diplomacy and talks where often it is the ‘men with guns’ who still get pride of place leaving little space for civil society and people affected by war to have their part in the political settlement that emerges. I once heard a Somali woman speak at a meeting and say ‘when the women come to the table, the table moves to the corridor’! Frontline women peacebuilders in the Philippines and Colombia show us ways and means of ‘meaningful participation’. A historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Government of the Philippines was signed in 2014. This followed over 40 years of conflict in Mindanao and 17 years of peace negotiations brokered by Malaysia and supported by an International Contact Group (ICG) made up of 4 states and 4 international NGOs. A new self-governing region called the Bangsamoro will be created where Muslim, Christian and Indigenous women have been mobilising to have their role as citizens in the new laws and institutions being developed. As one of the 4 NGOs, Conciliation Resources used its role in the ICG (including a strong male feminist lead and the only regular female delegate) supporting the mediator and the talks process for women to be more actively involved as negotiators and advisers. The Government already had a strong presence of women in their delegation, and eventually Miriam Coronel-Ferrer became the first-ever female Chairperson of a peace negotiation panel globally. Over time MILF overcame its initial reluctance and invited women into its delegation as key legal and technical advisers. Both at the level of local peacebuilding in Bangsamoro and at the official table, challenging stereotypes of women’s political roles and forms of participation was key. Evidence from Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and Bangladesh was used to demonstrate how Muslim women had played a role in peace processes and lobbied for change. Space was opened up for civil society concerns and building on the local actions of women working across communities. As a result the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (2012) included a commitment to enhance women’s “meaningful participation” in the Bangsamoro. This provision then gave political space for local women’s organisations to join efforts to influence the agreement implementation phase – organisations like Nisa Ul-Haqq fi Bangsamoro, Teduray Lambangian Women’s Organisation Inc., and the United Youth of the Philippines Women. A Women’s Summit was organised in March 2014 titled ‘Women’s Contributions for a Better Bangsamoro for All’ where the results of 72 consultations with 2,750 women were shared and validated. Women

made specific recommendations on security, livelihoods, and women’s participation in political decision-making. Building lasting peace in Mindanao must and will address the empowerment of women as necessary to transformative peace for all. Colombia is the most credible peace process observable in action at the moment. Following over 50 years of protracted and bloody conflict, the latest round of peace talks began in 2012 in Havana between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Women’s organisations have formed a permanent Women’s Summit to lobby for women’s full participation and, more specifically, to formulate policy recommendations on the different agenda items that are being discussed at the negotiating table. In response to local women’s advocacy both peace panels now include women. They have further agreed to create a Gender Sub-Commission that is charged to ensure all agreements and provisions are gender-sensitive and gender-responsive. The Gender Sub-Commission has arranged for several delegations of women to meet directly with the peace negotiators in Havana. Women are also extremely active outside the formal peace negotiations. Rosa Emilia Salamanca is the Executive Director of CIASE, a feminist organisation working for human rights and peace. She is also the lead convenor of the Women Peace and Security Collective which four years ago became the first permanent safe arena for dialogue among women from civil society, government, ex-combatants, media, academia, and from the business, religious organisations and the security sector. That dialogue led the group to produce an Ethical Pact for a Country in Peace in 2013 which is a call to action on an agenda for building the real peace alongside any agreement that may be signed – the peacebuilding and process that requires the people and society to come together and address the legacies of violence, injustice and trauma in a bid to support real reconciliation, rehabilitation and lasting peace that addresses serious ruptures and divisions. The pact is gaining thousands of signatures, and has highlighted the importance of multiple paths to peace beyond the negotiating table. It is bold and daring in calling for collective and individual responsibility for making peace. The latest development is the establishment, last September, of the first ever dialogue platform between civil society and the army, again spearheaded by women from both civil society and the security sector. All those who work for peace need to continue making women visible as part of the power analysis at the heart of conflict situations and the peace processes to end them. Only a gender just peace will produce sustainable peace. Where are the women in political decision-making? Are international aid and peacebuilding programmes (cross-community dialogue, support to peace talks, economic projects aimed to act as ‘peace dividends’, security sector reform of armed forces or demobilising armed groups etc.) empowering women to ensure that peace is transformative? These programmes often are poorly planned with no sense of inclusion: where are women are in these processes? As a result the quality of the peace we are aiming for is fundamentally flawed as women are once again left behind as the new institutions and economy come to bear a strong resemblance to the pre-war situation. And so it has been through the 20th and 21st century in all wars. So, let’s celebrate and reclaim 1325 as we recall great dates, struggles and campaigns to secure the vote for women, election to parliaments, securing women’s rights as human rights – these victories are not events – they are milestones for continued work. So this week we are reminded of the plight of women, men and children in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Central African Republic and many other places. We, the international community, should also recognise and support all those women who are fighting for peace, promoting political solutions and seeking to transform their lives and their communities through humanity and peace. Their participation and leadership has to be recognised, nurtured, supported and given proper political value and power both on the frontline and at the tables where eventually deals and agreements will have to be struck. We have to realise too that women are working for peace and gender justice in the most dangerous and unpredictable circumstances far from the Security Council chamber where the international community needs to show more than commitment and agree meaningful actions for women, peace and security.

UN Upholds Human Rights, World Bank Dismisses Them Thalif Deen Inter Press Service cies fail to enforce the Bank’s responsibility to protect the human rights of vulnerable communities affected by projects it finances. “Two words – ‘human rights’ – are missing from the safeguards’ requirements and should be a priority during this week’s meetings,” said Jessica Evans, senior advocate and researcher on international financial institutions at Human Rights Watch. “It is astounding and disappointing that the Bank can put forward policies that purport to ‘safeguard’ poor and vulnerable communities without committing to respect their human rights,” she added. Asked about the contradictory roles of the United Nations and the World Bank, Sarah Saadoun of Human Rights Watch told IPS the Bank has made a habit recently of responding to calls to ensure its projects respect human rights by saying that it is not a human rights tribunal. But as an international organization and a specialized U.N. agency, it has a responsibility, derived not least from the U.N. Charter, to respect human rights, in addition to the human rights obligations flowing from its member states, she said. In any event, Saadoun said, the World Bank, as part of the U.N. family, should be working to strengthen and promote the international human rights system. Instead, it scrupulously avoids reference to human rights standards in

its existing and draft safeguard policies. She also said the Bank has been trying to overcome its history of sometimes supporting projects with devastating impacts on poor and vulnerable communities, such as by adopting and now reforming its safeguard policies. “But it still refuses to commit to respect human rights.” Twenty years ago, then-president of the World Bank James Wolfensohn took on what was known as the “cword” – corruption – previously a taboo topic at the Bank due to misguided claims that addressing corruption would conflict with the its non-political mandate, Saadoun said. “It’s high time President Jim Kim do the same for the ‘r-word’: human rights,” she declared. In his report, Alston says that – despite their legal arguments – the World Bank’s real reason to avoid dealing with human rights is clearly political. “Western countries, cheered on by Western civil society, have often pushed the Bank to sanction developing countries with a poor human rights record by delaying or withholding development loans to those countries.” Countries that borrow money from the Bank, or member states that are critical of human rights, don’t want the World Bank to turn into a ‘human rights cop’ that meddles in their internal affairs,” says Ashton. All these approaches are misguided,

he says. “World Bank member States from all parts of the world are to blame.” He adds: “The use of the human rights framework makes an enormous difference, which is exactly why the Bank is so resistant to using it. Even more importantly, the language of rights recognizes the dignity and agency of all individuals.” “It is striking how little thought has been given to what a World Bank human rights policy might look like in practice. It is now time for World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to take the initiative,” Alston says in his report. “But World Bank member states also have a responsibility: they should begin to grapple seriously with what a World Bank human rights policy should look like, and they should start doing that today.” In a statement released Oct. 8, HRW said the Bank’s rejection of the human rights framework and the suggestion that human rights are merely aspirational, undermines decades of progress in setting international standards that the governments of nearly all World Bank member countries have agreed to respect. It also runs counter to its poverty-alleviation mandate. Development scholars and practitioners, including World Bank researchers, have long made the case that respect for human rights is critical to achieving inclusive sustained development, HRW said. The World Bank has claimed that the draft “goes as far or further than any other multilateral development bank in protecting the vulnerable and the marginalized.” This is not true, Human Rights Watch said. Other multilateral development banks and international agencies, recognizing that respect for human rights improves development outcomes, have incorporated human rights commitments and standards into their safeguard policies.

We Can Take a Few Doses of Creative Destruction

he term “creative destruction” was coined and popularized by Joseph Schumpeter, an Austrian political scientist who later became an economics professor at Harvard in 1932. He was probably the first scholar to theorize about entrepreneurship. He argued that innovation and technological changes of a nation come from the entrepreneurs, or wild spirits. He asserted that "the doing of new things or the doing of things that are already being done in a new way" stemmed directly from the efforts of entrepreneurs. According to Schumpeter, the role of entrepreneurs is critical for economic growth because “the function of entrepreneurs is to reform or revolutionize the pattern of production by exploiting an invention or, more generally, an untried technological possibility for producing new commodities or producing an old one in a new way.” In this sense, innovation may generate creative destruction, where the creation of new products and new production methods (processes) renders existing products and old ways of doing business obsolete. Let us look at some examples of creative destruction: In the 1800s, horse-drawn carriages were the primary means of transporting freights on land until the railroads broke up their monopoly. But after sometime the dominant market position of the railroads was, in turn, undermined by trucks and, later, by airplanes. Similarly, cinema theaters at one time had a monopoly of showing movies in towns until the advent of cable televisions. Likewise, record players replaced phonograph records; cassettes then challenged LP records; and the Compact Disc undermined cassettes. Now Internet music-recording technology, such as MP3s and Napster, threatens the sales of traditional CDs. For that matter, the invention of the computer is good news but not so for those in typewriter business. Today, e-mails and cell phones are doing a lot of what post offices did in the past. Or take the example of Wal-Mart, an American super store that offers discount prices on many goods. This is good for customers, but it is a nightmare for many other retail stores that cannot compete with its low prices. In this case, Wal-Mart generates huge profits from its grand total sales, which is an ingenious business technique. Creative destruction is not just something that might happen in a market economy. It is something that must happen. At the beginning of the 20th century, half of all Americans worked in farming or ranching. Now the figure has reduced to one farmer in a hundred. Yet, people have not starved to death because of insufficient production of food. Instead, American farmers have become so productive that they still could do with fewer farmers. Thus, many Americans who were previously farmers are now fixing cars, designing computers, running retail stores, managing companies, selling insurance, playing professional football, to name just a few. Creative destruction can also include the process. Sometimes defunct factories may need to be shut down and unprofitable projects discontinued, especially if they prove to be unproductive. Economists, for example, believe that by the time the Berlin Wall crumbled, some East German car factories were already bringing down their product values. Because the manufacturing process was so inefficient and the end product was so shoddy, their factories were producing cars worth much less than the inputs used to make them---basically, they were taking perfectly good steel and ruining it. This sort of inefficiency also exists in India where large sectors of the economy is owned and operated by the government. By 1991, for example, the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation had been beefed up and running for 12 years. Everyday 1200 employees reported to work. Of course, their job was to produce fertilizers. But there was one small problem: the fertilizer plant had never actually produced any salable fertilizers. In examining the root-problem, it was found that the workers at the plant were not committed in their works. Government bureaucrats ran the plant using public funds; the machinery that was installed never worked properly. Nevertheless, 1200 workers came to work every day and the government continued to pay their salaries. As such, the entire industrial enterprise only turned out to be a public liability, not an asset. Sometimes the need for creative destruction could mean dismantling ineffective governmental structures or wrong political ideologies. For many years, the North Korean economy has been in shambles. Still the country cannot feed itself, nor can it produce anything valuable enough to trade for sufficient food with the outside world. Therefore, it has been periodically dependent on external humanitarian assistance, particularly in the form of food aid. So, what does creative destruction have to do with the Nagas? First, some of our politicians or special-interest groups may argue that if the X industry is sick and dying, it must be saved by pumping more money or adding more workers. If it is allowed to die, they fear that workers will be thrown on the streets. But this sort of rescue is often unwise, especially when the problem is really in the broken processes of the operating system. Badly managed industries are costly because they simply absorb labor and capital. Simply put, unproductive activity detracts economy. It may therefore be necessary to fire the unproductive workers or sell the failing industries to some private companies. Sometimes an economy can be saved or served better by allowing unproductive industries to die so that productive industries can grow further. This way the unproductive industries can release labor and capital for the productive industries. Second, the government’s role is to empower private enterprises rather than turning itself into a public business enterprise. But in Nagaland, politicians use public funds to engage in businesses for the purpose of generating more revenue for the government or, worse, creating more profits for themselves when, in fact, they should be doing just the opposite---that is, using public funds to empower the public as well as to grow private enterprises so that these non-governmental groups can provide employment to the people and also support their government in the forms of sales and property taxes. This is how the government must work for the welfare of the people, rather than creating hurdles for private enterprises and living off the people.

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India battles big pharma over cough syrup abuse

NEW DELHI, OctObEr 14 (rEutErs): Indian regulators are privately pressuring major drug firms to better police how they sell popular codeine-based cough syrups to tackle smuggling and addiction, a move that is reducing supplies of a medicine doctors say is an effective treatment. India's Cipla stopped making the product last year owing to regulatory demands, and U.S.-based Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer have had to reduce batch sizes by up to half, cutting how much medicine their factories can produce. But they are pushing back against other demands, a Reuters review of correspondence between companies and regulators showed, including selling one batch to only one buyer and printing labels that specify where the drug would be sold. Regulators want to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to track cough syrup abuse in the country and bottles smuggled to neighbouring Bangladesh, where it was banned in the 1980s but is still sought by addicts. Retailers worried about li-

ability from potential abuse by people addicted to the opiate codeine are in some cases refusing to stock the cough syrup, said J.S. Shinde, president of pharmaceutical lobby group All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists. Sales of the drug in India fell 4 percent to 121 million bottles in the year through August, and 15 percent in the year before, according to IMS Health, a healthcare statistics provider. For drug regulators, the challenge is to strike a balance. "Any non-therapeutic usage is a concern, but you have to weigh the risks versus benefits," said an official at the federal drugs controller in New Delhi. RISING COSTS According to an industry executive, the likes of Pfizer and Abbott, who control most of the $103 million market for the drug, face a "significant" increase in costs as plants run well below capacity because of changes demanded of them. And the regulatory regime could get tougher. According to minutes of a July meeting of state and fed-

eral drug regulators, there was a recommendation to ban the sale of the syrup altogether because of "rampant misuse and its illegal exports to neighbouring countries." "A large number of regulators were in favour of strict control," said Akun Sabharwal, drugs controller for southern Telangana state, who attended the meeting. The federal drugs official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said an outright ban would not be easy to impose, given the medicine's importance. Abbott estimates roughly 60 million people suffer from regular dry cough in India. Pfizer's India unit said in a statement the company takes all steps to maintain the highest standards of regulatory compliance, including supply-chain audits. Abbott India said they believed existing Indian drug laws were adequate to control the abuse and the company had taken steps to support enforcement agencies.

al Narcotics Control Board (INCB) billed the abuse of medicines containing narcotics and their smuggling from India among the "greatest drug-related challenges" facing South Asia. About 83,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrups were seized in India in the six months through March. In meetings with companies, Indian regulators called the "menace of abuse" a "growing concern". Abuse is particularly common in Bangladesh. At a treatment centre in the capital Dhaka, tales abound of ruined careers and family struggles. A 40-year- old former banker at the Bangladesh Rehabilitation and Assistance Center for Addicts said his addiction was so bad he felt he loved cough syrup more than his four-year-old son. "I felt I must recover from this menace," he said, requesting anonymity because of the shame associated with RUINED LIVES addiction. Last year, the InternationThe regulatory crackdown

in recent years appears to have curtailed smuggling. About 750,000 bottles were seized in Bangladesh in 2014, 24 percent lower than 2013, the INCB said. Still, a fifth of Bangladesh's estimated 4 million drug users are addicted to such syrups, said Sayedur Rahman, a professor at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Inside Bangladesh, the cost of a bottle has more than tripled, indicating scarcity. Still, drug officials say the problem is underreported and more should be done. INCREASING PRESSURE The latest crackdown on companies dates back to at least February 2014, the review shows. Indian narcotics officials told companies to take several measures, in-

They also asked them to sell drugs from one batch to one stockist only, a measure the executive said was impractical. That summer, regulators temporarily held back Cipla's allocation of codeine, manufactured solely in government factories, after the company failed to inform the government about steps it had taken to comply with the directive. Cipla said it never received the request for information. A Cipla spokeswoman said t h e c o mp a ny stopped making the drug last year after "considering the business environment ... and the fact that this product was regulated by multiple

agencies." At another meeting in October, government officials again pressured pharmaceutical companies to comply with their demands. In August this year, regulators sent a letter asking for updates on further steps they had taken, an industry executive said.

cluding reducing batch sizes and pr inting where it would be sold on the label.

Netaji files to be de-classified from Jan 23: Modi 2 killed as Sikh protestors, police clash near Punjab town NEW DELHI, OctObEr 14 (IaNs): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that the government will start de-classifying files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from January 23 - his birth anniversary. Modi said this in a series of tweets after meeting members of Bose's extended family at his residence here. The prime minister said the government would also request foreign governments to declassify their files on Bose, whose reported death in a plane crash in 1945 in Formosa, now Taiwan, is widely disputed. Modi said he will begin the process involving other countries with Russia in December when he visits Moscow. Bose, a leading light of India's freedom movement who at one time was elected the Congress president, was said to be fleeing to Russia when his plane reportedly crashed and caught fire. This

version has been challenged for decades by innumerable Bose fans who have held varying versions of what happened to him after 1945. Bose's family members met Modi in the light of the West Bengal government's declassification of official files related to the last days of Bose, who set up the Indian National Army (INA). "It was a privilege to welcome family members of Subhas Babu to 7RCR. We had a remarkable and extensive interaction," Modi said. "I told Subhas Babu's family members - please consider me a part of your family. They shared their valuable suggestions with me," he added. Modi said: "There is no need to strangle history. Nations that forget their history lack the power to create it." The prime minister had announced in September that he would meet over 50 members of Bose's extended family living in India and abroad.

'Incidents of cybersecurity breach shoot up 117%' NEW DELHI, OctObEr 14 (PtI): Incidents of cybersecurity breach surged by a record 117 per cent during the year and companies are investing more to tackle this menace, as also improve business performance, said a survey. According to global consultancy firm PwC along with CIO and CSO, "The average number of information security incidents detected by respondents increased by 117 per cent over the previous year, up from 2,895 last year to 6,284 this year." Meanwhile, the increase in incidents of cybersecurity breach globally stood at just 39 per cent during the period under consideration (July 2014-June 2015). The report said that companies in India are investing more to reduce cybersecurity risks and improve business performance as a 71 per cent increase in budget on cybersecurity were seen during the said period. Moreover, an increasing number of organisations are now adopting cloudbased security models to manage cyber threats, the report said.

"Organisations in India are looking towards innovative cybersecurity solutions, and we have seen a 25 per cent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in security budgets over the past five years, which support this trend," PwC India Leader, Cybersecurity Sivarama Krishnan said. Over 71 per cent respondents use some form of cloud-based security tools such as analytics, advanced authentication and identity and access management, the report said. "Not only are leaders adopting innovative solutions, but even fundamental security technologies and practices have seen wider acceptance, and organisations have evolved to master the basics," he added. Losses as a result of incidents of cybersecurity also surged by 135 per cent over the previous year, and the average cost per incident increased by close to 8 per cent, the report said. The survey was conducted in India with responses of more than 480 C-level executives from across 17 industry sectors.

cHaNDIgarH, OctObEr 14 (IaNs): At least two people were killed and nearly 70 injured on Wednesday in bloody clashes between Sikhs protesting against the desecration of the holy Guru Granth Sahib and police near Kotkapura town in Punjab's Faridkot district. Sources said police and protestors exchanged gunfire in Behbal Kalan area near Kotkapura, leading to the death of two people and injuries to several others. Police used batons

and water cannons and even fired in the air to disperse hundreds of protestors hurling bricks, stones and other things at the police. A clash took place in the main square of Kotkapura town, 230 km from here, when police tried to arrest the leaders of the protestors who attempted to block the highways towards Moga and Bathinda towns. Most of the injured, included protestors and around 30 police officials,

were taken to hospitals for treatment. The Sikh protestors were up in arms against the desecration of a 'bir' (holy book) in Bargari village, 15 km from Kotkapura. Tension mounted in Kotkapura area on Monday after over 100 pages of the Sikh holy book were found scattered in a street near a gurdwara. The holy book was stolen from a gurdwara in June. Areas around Kotkapura remained tense on

Wednesday morning after a series of messages on social media regarding the desecration. Protestors clashed with police in Buttar Kalan village of Moga district on Tuesday, leaving many injured. Nearly 200 protestors were rounded up in Kotkapura on Tuesday but were released later. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal urged people to remain calm. The Punjab government announced setting up of a special investiga-

tion team (SIT) headed by deputy inspector general (DIG) A.S. Chahal to investigate the desecration of the holy book. Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha and former chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday strongly condemned the deaths of two people in alleged police firing near Kotkapura. "Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has virtually lost control over things and the state is drifting towards anarchy," Amarinder said.

Supreme Court notice to Teesta 'Action plan ready for power Setalvad, her husband on CBI plea to unelectrified villages' NEW DELHI, OctObEr 14 (IaNs): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand on a CBI petition. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that Sabrang Communications and Publishing Pvt. Ltd., run by Teesta, received foreign grants from Ford Foundation which were prohibited under then Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Issuing notice to Teesta and Anand, the apex court bench of Justice Anil R. Dave, Justice F.M.I. Kalifulla and Justice V. Gopala Gowda extended till December 8 the bail granted to Teesta and Anand. The two have accused of misuse of funds collected by their NGO Sabrang Trust for setting up a museum at Gulbarga Society which witnessed one of the worst carnages during

2002 Gujarat riots. NGO Sabrang Trust is run by the Teesta and Anand and the apex court on February 19 had restrained Gujarat Police from arresting them. Gujarat Police wanted to subject the couple to custodial interrogation. Directing the matter be listed on December 1, the court said that Teesta Setalvad would file her response to the CBI plea in four weeks and the CBI would file its rejoinder, if any, thereafter. The CBI has challenged the August 11, 2015, Bombay High Court order granting anticipatory bail to them and held that the documents being sought by the CBI relate to accounts and therefore it does not require custodial interrogation and both were unlikely to flee the country. The CBI on Wednesday sought the vacation of the high court order granting interim bail to Teesta, and alleged that she was not co-

operating with the investigating agency probing the allegation. Seeking revocation of the anticipatory bail to Teesta and Anand, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told the apex court that even the high court had come to the conclusion that prima facie the couple were in breach of the FCRA. However, senior counsel Kapil Sibal appearing for Teesta contested the submission by Solicitor General, saying that funds that came from Ford Foundation were not grants but a part of the contract with Sabrang Communications and Publishing Pvt. Ltd. and the TDS for the same was deducted and deposited with the tax authorities. The court witnessed some passionate moments when senior counsel Dushyant Dave told the court that Teesta was being targeted because she had raised her voice for the victims of 2002 post-Godhra riots.

NEW DELHI, OctObEr 14 (IaNs): The power ministry has chalked out a comprehensive action plan in consultation with states for electrification of all villages which remain unelectrified in the country, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Addressing a workshop here on rural electrification, the minister also said that off-grid solutions have been worked out for 3,500 villages located in remote areas where grid extension is either not feasible or cost effective, a power ministry statement said. "In pursuance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on 69th Independence Day regarding electrifying remaining 18,500 unelectrified villages in the country within the next 1,000 days, the ministry of power has taken up the village electrification programme on mission mode," Goyal said. Earlier this month, in a report saying India's poverty rate in 2012 was the lowest among countries having large poor populations, the World Bank said rural electrification in India had brought changes in consumption and earnings, and promoted girls' schooling by reallocating their time to tasks more conducive to school attendance.

India concerned over escalation of violence in Israel & Palestine

JErusaLEm, OctObEr 14 (IaNs): Amid global concerns over recent escalation in conflict in Israel and Palestine, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said India denounces all forms of violence, calling for any dispute to be resolved peacefully. "We are disturbed at the recent violence. India condemns all forms of violence," the president said during his meetings with the Israeli leadership here. "We have always sought a peaceful resolution of disputes," he added, soon after he was accorded a ceremonial welcome here on Wednesday morning. The remarks come against the backdrop of both Israel and Palestine blaming the other for incidents of violence, which is claiming lives on both sides. The comments assume greater significance as the president arrived here after visiting Palestine on Tuesday evening, where the leaders wanted New Delhi to strongly take up the issue with the Israelis. In fact, Mukherjee -- during his various engagements in Palestine -had assured India's full support for the Palestinian cause, including a separate statehood for its people with East Jerusalem as the capital. The Indian president was expected to take up the issue again during his meetings with his Israeli counterpart

Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among others, during his stay here till Thursday. "I will seek the assessment of the Israeli leadership about recent developments in the region which have caused concern all over the world and have direct implications for India," Mukherjee said, ahead of his address at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. Prime Minister Netanyahu, who spoke after Mukherjee's speech, said his country was an island of stability in an unstable region but lamented that there were some radicals who wanted to destroy his people. "Look at the Palestinians. They are misled by radical groups. These inciters are telling them we are going to destroy the Al Aqsa mosque. We respect all religions and religious places," the Israeli premier said, referring to the cause for the recent escalation in violence. Some violent confrontations have been taking in the past month with clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police. Palestinians have been protesting against Israel allowing Jewish groups to enter Al Aqsa compound on Jewish holidays. Netanyahu said he will make sure that no one succeeds in destroying his people. He also referred to the Mumbai terror attack of 2008, where the Jewish community was also targeted, and said

Mukherjee visit historic: Netanyahu

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (C) chats with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (2nd R) as they walk under pictures of Jews killed in the Holocaust during a visit to the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem's Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem October 13, 2015. REUTERS

such acts aimed at innocent people had no justification. "Both our counties are attacked by radical terrorist groups. We are grappling with several challenges," he said. "We must act together against terror groups." In his address, President Mukherjee avoided any mention of the conflict and dwelt more on the growing ties between the two countries.

India and Israel, he said, had much to gain by cooperating in areas like agriculture, defence, education, research, science and cyber security. "Israeli technological advances can enhance India's industrial production. Collaboration can create more jobs both in India and Israel," he said, and particularly praised his host country for its technological advances and performance in agriculture.

JErusaLEm, OctObEr 14 (IaNs): Describing President Pranab Mukherjee's visit here as historic, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the sky was the limit for collaborations between the two countries and promised India any technology for its development. Addressing the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, after Mukherjee's speech, Netanyahu also spoke about terrorism. He said both Israel and India faced such deplorable acts that target innocent people. In the address peppered with anecdotes and puns, the Israeli premier also praised the technical talent of the people of the two countries. "In Silicon Valley, two languages are spoken -- Hebrew and Hindi. Sometimes, you also hear English," he said, in a reference to how the highly-qualified engineers have come to dominate what has become a citadel of high technology. The Indian president -- who had arrived here on Wednesday in what is the first visit by an Indian head of state or government to Israel -- also had his share of anecdotes to portray how the people of the two countries stood connected. "I am told that Hebrew is spoken in some villages in northern India, whose populations also enjoy Humus," Mukherjee said, referring to the popular accompaniment in this part of the world, made of chickpea. "The Jews in Mumbai have left their mark on the architectural heritage of the city, its banking world, its literary scene and even Bollywood." Netanyahu, on his part, also sought to send the message about how well he was connected with the Indian leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Regarding President visit, the Israeli premier said: "This is historic - the first by an Indian head of state. We welcome you to the only democracy in the Middle East. Our two countries have stayed as examples for democracies for seven decades." He also said he was truly amazed by the changes in India, which were removing millions of its people out of poverty and said the sky was the limit for their cooperation..

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Hillary takes control in first Democratic debate Las Vegas, OctOber 14 (aFP): Hillary Clinton emerged unscathed from the Democratic Party’s first debate for the 2016 presidential campaign, cutting a calm and confident figure as she sparred with her rivals for the White House. The frontrunner parried jabs by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and three other hopefuls, who challenged her on everything from political Uturns to gun control and military intervention in the Mideast. But the former secretary of state -- who took part in more than 20 debates in the 2008 White House race -- appeared mostly polished and composed during a two-hour clash in Las Vegas that was heavy on substance. An independent senator from Vermont who has drawn huge crowds on the campaign trail, Sanders also delivered a spirited performance as he appealed to the party’s left wing, urging action on climate change and attacking Wall Street. There were some fiery moments too, with Clinton accusing Sanders -- her chief rival -- of being soft on gun control. But Clinton received a surprise boost over her use of a private email server as US top diplomat -- seen as an Achilles heel -- as Sanders and others came to her defense.

India just a blip in Democratic debate

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton parried jabs by Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and three other party hopefuls, who challenged her on everything from political flip-flops to gun control and military intervention in the Middle East (AFP Photo)

“Enough of the e-mails! The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails,” Sanders fumed. Expert Larry Sabato argued both Clinton and Sanders emerged as winners. “Clinton went into the debate the frontrunner and she came out exactly the same -- probably strengthened in that role,” he said. “Sanders went in as the chief challenger and he came out the same -maybe even strengthened.”

spared the dramatic clashes of personalities seen in the first two Republican debates, dominated by Donald Trump, who needled the candidates by Twitter even before they took to the lecterns. The 67-year-old Clinton was keen to inject excitement into her campaign and show she can rally the Democratic base, while Sanders was testing whether his “political revolution” can translate to the national stage. Sanders put forward passionate arguments ‘We are not Denmark’ Overall, the debate was for reducing income in-

equality, insisting he was not a part of the “casino capitalist” system. “I believe in a society where all people do well, not just Wall Street billionaires,” he said. Keen to reinforce her liberal bona fides, Clinton said “I don’t take a back seat to anyone” when it comes to progressive policies. But when Sanders pointed to Nordic countries as an example for America, Clinton put her foot down. “We are not Denmark. I love Denmark. We are the United States of America,” she said.

Command of issues Nearly eight years after her primary campaign clashes with Barack Obama, Clinton seemed to display strong command of the issues and kept her rivals at bay. Her rivals parted company with her on some key policy areas. On Syria, where Clinton supports a no-fly zone, Sanders warned greater intervention could lead to boots on the ground. “When you talk about Syria, you’re talking about a quagmire in a quagmire,” said Sanders. And Lincoln Chafee, one

WashingtOn, OctOber 14 (ians): India figured just once in the two-and-a-half-hour long Democratic presidential primary debate - and that too negatively - when long-shot candidate Jim Webb said the US must have “highest polluting countries” like China and India on board in a climate deal. As the first televised Democratic debate hosted by CNN in Las Vegas Tuesday turned to the climate-change question, the former Virginia senator said unilateral action by the US wouldn’t mean as much when many of the highest polluting nations in the world are China and India. Frontrunner Hillary Clinton jumped on his comments, saying she was part of the White House’s effort to force China to make concessions on climate change. She said more should be done, though, at the upcoming Paris conference on climate change. Her closest rival Bernie Sanders said he agreed with Pope Francis, who called it a “moral issue.” Former Maryland gov-

ernor Martin O’Malley said he wants to launch a clean energy revolution that eliminates US dependence on fossil fuels. The influential Washington Post, meanwhile, joined issue with what it called “Webb’s grandstanding over India and China as the ‘world’s worst polluters,’ home to some of the world’s most smoke-clad cities.” “It’s simply not fair to pin the blame on these countries, given the size of their populations,” wrote columnist Ishaan Tharoor. “Of course, India and China are faced with huge questions over how to manage and grow their economies in a sustainable fashion,” he wrote. “They don’t have the luxury of industrialising in the wanton way that the West did a century ago. And, yes, China is in terms of raw numbers now the world’s biggest carbon emitter,” Tharoor wrote. “But officials in both countries have an easy riposte for Western politicians on climate change: the onus for reform is still on you,” he added.

clared Democratic Socialist, this was the biggest test of his decades-long political career. Clinton used her rival’s moderate position on guns -- Sanders hails from Vermont, a rural state with few firearm restrictions -to highlight an area where liberals break with Sanders. Asked if Sanders was tough enough on the gun issue, a steely Clinton said “No, not at all.” The election is nearly 13 months away, but Americans begin in February the Different from Obama? For 74-year-old Sand- voting process of selecting ers, a rumpled, self-de- their party nominees. of the three longshot hopefuls on the stage, blasted Clinton’s “poor judgment calls” in voting as senator to authorize the use of force in Iraq -- which she has acknowledged was a “mistake.” But former Rhode Island governor Chafee, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, and exVirginia senator Jim Webb all struggled to generate breakout moments in a debate dominated by Clinton and Sanders.

Clinton still leads nationally, but she trails Sanders by nearly 10 points in New Hampshire and holds only a modest lead in Iowa. Both are key early-voting states in the nomination process, setting momentum for the rest of the primary race. Asked as the debate was winding up how her presidency would differ from Obama’s, Clinton offered the quickfire response. “Well, I think that’s pretty obvious. I think being the first woman president would be quite a change,” she said.

IS calls for jihad Close-to-home Palestinian attacks put Israelis on edge against US, Russia JerusaLem, OctOber 14 hack pedestrians with a cleaver, Damascus, OctOber 14 (ians): The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Tuesday called for a jihad against Russia and the US for their “crusader’s war” in the Middle East. In an audio message, the group’s spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said, “Oh Muslim youth everywhere come on for jihad against the Russians and Americans, because it’s a crusader war against the Muslims; the war of the atheists and idolaters against the believers,” Xinhua reported. The message came just a day after the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front called for attacks against Russia. Leader of Nusra Front Abu Muhammad al-Jolani urged the extremists in the Caucasus to “kill the Russians” in retaliation to the Russian airstrikes in Syria. Al-Jolani urged all of the jihadi factions on ground to stop their infighting and “postpone the differences until the break of the crusader Western and Russian war on the Levant land (Syria)”. The Russian air strikes started in Syria on September 30, targeting the positions of the Nusra Front and the IS among other terror groups in the war-torn country. The strikes have raised the ire of the Syrian rebels, as several rebel groups called on regional countries to form an alliance against the Russian-led coalition, according to a statement released last week. In the statement, over 41 rebel groups, including the powerful Ahrar al-Sham Movement, deemed the Russian military intervention in Syria as an “occupation”, and urged regional countries to form a coalition in order to face the Russian-led group which also includes Iran, Iraq and Syria. The statement reflected the rebel groups’ resentment, who are on the receiving end of a strong pounding by Russian air strikes. The Syrian wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood also issued a statement, calling on the Syrians to wage jihad against what they called the “flagrant Russian occupation of Syria”.

(reuters): Amid a wave of Palestinian street attacks, daytime TV in Israel is offering advice on how to block a knife thrust or treat stab wounds as well as its usual fare of leisure tips and celebrity gossip. For many Israelis, the last two weeks’ bloodshed has been close to home and unpredictable - “lone-wolf” attacks different from the suicide bombings of the Palestinian uprising a decade ago or rocket salvoes in the 2014 Gaza war. “It is very, very tense. You suspect anyone you see, every person who is suspicious,” said George Azaria, a resident of Jerusalem, where in some places Israeli paramilitary police reinforcements appear to outnumber locals or tourists. Past conflict may have felt remote to many Israelis, but the current violence has been spearheaded by Jerusalem Palestinians, stirring solidarity protests among Israeli Arabs - populations that mix freely with the country’s majority Jews. One man accused of a stabbing spree in Raanana, north of Tel Aviv, worked for the municipality. Another Palestinian used a car issued by his employer, Israel’s main telephone company, to ram a bus stop, then got out to

killing one and wounding six before being shot dead. Israeli vendors say pepper spray is selling briskly. The local branch of Groupon is offering cut-resistant protective vests at a 50 percent discount. A woman from the town of Ashdod said she and other parents would stand outside their children’s school on Wednesday as human shields. Encouraged by jittery mayors, the government is weighing issuing more civilian gun licenses. CIVIL WAR? Some commentators are alarmed at a growing atmosphere of vigilantism. Some Palestinian attackers have been beaten by crowds after being subdued and there have been two reprisal knifings by Jews - one wounding four Arabs, the other injuring a Jew mistaken for an Arab. “In the next stage, more Israelis will take to the streets and take the law into their own hands, and we have no shortage of hotheads,” cautioned Alex Fishman, security correspondent for Israel’s top-selling daily Yedioth Ahronoth. “This terrorism of individuals could become a civil war: Jews against Arabs.” So far, the Palestinian attacks have killed seven Israelis, and the police response or army confron-

Beyond MH17, a century of air crash probes and new pressures LOnDOn, OctOber 14 (reuters): As the spotlight falls on Dutch crash investigators and their high-profile probe into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, air accident detectives worldwide are waging a much more discreet daily battle to keep flying safe. The Dutch team’s findings, concluding that the plane was shot down by a Russian-made missile over eastern Ukraine in 2014, provoked an angry reaction on Tuesday from Russia, which dismissed their report as biased.But despite the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17, the disappearance of sister plane MH370 and an apparent Germanwings suicide crash in the Alps, the last year has brought the lowest accident rate in memory. This is in large part due to the work of the crash investigators, who are quietly marking the centenary of the creation in Britain of the world’s first crash analysis agency. Investigators now are having to juggle growing challenges from conflict zones to drones, dizzying automation, poor pilot training and questions over their own independence. Topping

the list, a series of incidents in which pilots erred when abruptly handed back control has drawn attention to a loss of skills brought about by modern reliance on computers. “I don’t think there is any replacement for more flying around and getting experience,” Keith Conradi, Britain’s chief air accident investigator, told Reuters in a recent interview. TRAINING IS KEY ISSUE At a recent gathering of global investigators, France’s BEA investigation agency presented a damning report about an incident in 2014 when an ill-trained, fatigued and poorly regulated crew overshot the runway at Lyon. Over 180 passengers and crew had a lucky escape when their jet stopped short of a 15 metre-deep hole in the ground - itself the result of a regulatory anomaly. It was later filled in. “Everyone agrees that training is the number one issue today,” BEA Director Remi Jouty told Reuters. European planemaker Airbus says that each new generation of computers halves the accident rate. But the

complexity of modern aircraft systems can tax even the resources of investigators when things go wrong. SKILL SHORTAGES The degree of reliance on the industry’s own investigators’ firepower emerged during the grounding of Boeing’s high-tech 787 Dreamliner jets in 2013 after a series of battery problems. As its flagship product remained grounded, the U.S. company produced a “man-year” of data every day to try to find the root cause of the battery problems, a feat far beyond the capacity of all but the largest government safety agencies. Record numbers of planes on order have meanwhile led to shortages of pilots and mechanics and encouraged some airlines to take short cuts in recruiting staff.“The entire industry faces severe shortages in both fields,” said Frank del Gandio, a former FAA official who heads the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI). Still, he and other safety veterans say the system of factual and blame-free reports dating back to World War One, coupled with new technology, has saved countless lives.

A Palestinian protester throws a molotov cocktail at Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron on October 13. (REUTERS Photo)

tations with stone-throwers in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza frontier have killed 31 Palestinians. Far greater death tolls were inflicted during previous Intifadas, or Palestinian revolts. But many Israelis think the latest wave of conflict will escalate. With U.S.-brokered peace talks stalled since mid-2014, 41.5 percent of Israelis see a third Intifada erupting within a year, ac-

cording to a poll by the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University; 88.8 percent expect it within three years. Muslim anger over steppedup Jewish visits to Jerusalem’s alAqsa mosque compound unites supporters of Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and rival Hamas Islamists who run the Gaza Strip. The compound site is revered by Jews as

the site of two destroyed biblical temples. According to a poll for the Israeli parliament’s TV station, 57 percent of Israelis believe the conflict is about religion, against 38 percent who see vying territorial claims as the cause. Asked if a peace deal is possible in the foreseeable future, 65 percent of respondents said no and 22 percent said yes.

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tons, into useable electrical signals. These electrical signals are then sent to the over ground station via fibre optics foranalysis.Muons travel relatively straight and produce a rather clean ring image on the wall. Electrons are distinguished as they scatter and make fuzzier images, which are recognised with about 98 % accuracy. Prof. Kajita noticed in 1998 that one half moremuon neutrinos were detected coming in directly from the atmosphere than from below, passing through the Earth’s diameter of 12742 km. This discovery indicated that some muon neutrinos passing through the earth were changing into tau neutrinos. Prof. McDonald led SNO team studied the “solar neutrinos anomaly”and found that electronneutrinos were not disappearing in the sky but have transformed to muon-neutrinos and tau-neutrinos.This discovery finally put the 30 years old “solar neutrinos puzzle” to rest.In conclusion, neutrinos’metamorphosis implies neutrinos have mass but doesn’t tell us about the absolute mass of neutrinos. Determination of absolute mass of neutrinos could be another Nobel Prize in waiting. Non-zero neutrino mass have a lot of consequences.It is going to modify the course of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. And these new results could prove to be a key to finding the holy grail of physics, the unified theory, and work towards understanding of the origins of the matter from which we are made and the ultimate fate of the universe. Both of them share equally of $ 960,000. To reclaim the lost glory, India has also joined this exciting field with the ongoing construction IndiaBased Neutrino Observatory project at a cost of Rs 1500 croresjointly sponsored by DST and DAE. Expect to start taking data from 2020. Young motivated bright students can join this cutting edge basic science research project the biggest everin India.(Author@Tezpur University) Dr. Ng. K. Francis

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HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE 2015

• October 15: Autocross- SUV & Motocross: NFA Ground Meriema • October 16: Autocross- SUV & Motocross: NFA Ground Meriema • October 17: Autocross-Car & Supermoto: Naga Heritage Village, Kisama kind autocross event in the entire northeast. The club will be streaming the entire event, which will be live with more than five cameras covering the entire event including aerial drone, which will be brought in for coverage. The organisers are pleased to inform the public that

like any other years, this year the club is privileged to have riders/drivers from Assam, Shillong, Mizoram, Arunachal, Jowai, Bangalore, Delhi & Nagaland. The club has invited the public to witness the event. It will be charging Rs.50/as entry fee per person & Rs.100/- per vehicle.

Saina Nehwal wins 1st round thriller against Busanan in Denmark Open

OdeNse, OctOber 14 (PtI): World No. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a scare before prevailing over Thailand's Busanan Ongbumrungphan in the opening round to start her campaign on a positive note at the $650,000 Denmark Open Super Series Premier on Wednesday. The 2012 champion, Saina had beaten the Thai girl at the Japan Open this year but those results mattered little as the two squared up in their first game of the tournament. After the end of the gruelling contest which lasted an hour and nine minutes, Saina saw off Busanan

23-21, 14-21, 21-18 in the women's singles match. The World Championship silver medallist will next take on the winner of the match between Japan's Minatsu Mitani and Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk. Busanan dominated the proceedings early on when she opened up a 8-4 lead, but Saina clawed back at 9-9. The Indian tried to keep her nose ahead but the Thai girl once again wrested control at 20-18. However, a gritty Saina didn't give up and eventually turned the tables and pocketed the first game after grabbing three straight

points from 20-21. In the second game, Busanan upped the tempo and once again surged ahead at 7-4. Saina tried to catch up but the world No. 17 Thai broke off at 9-9 and never looked back to roar back into contest. In the decider, Saina held on to a 6-2 lead early on but Busanan caught up at 6-6 and then moved neck and neck with the Indian till 11-11. After the break, Saina changed gears and zoomed ahead with a five point burst at 13-12 to move to 18-12 lead. The Thai girl narrowed the gap but could never bridge it as Saina marched on to the second round.

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madrId, OctOber 14 (aFP): Cristiano Ronaldo is targeting Euro 2016 glory with Portugal to crown his glittering career, Spanish sports daily Marca reported on Wednesday. "At club level and on a personal level I've already won everything," said Ronaldo, who picked up the European golden boot award this week after scoring 48 league goals in 35 games for Real Madrid last season. "But I haven't won a title with the national team," lamented Ronaldo, a beaten Euro 2004 finalist and a World Cup 2006 and Euro 2012 semi-finalist. "It would be the pinnacle of a great career (winning the European championship) and this is what I'm hoping for. My hope is that 2016 will be the year." "We have a good coach and an excellent president and the new generation of younger players coming through has helped us move along," he explained. Fernando Santos, who coached Greece at the 2014 World Cup, guided Portugal to qualification for Euro 2016 this week by topping Group I ahead of Albania, Denmark, Serbia and Armenia. In his seventh season at Real Madrid, Ronaldo also told Marca he would love to continue at the club. "All being well I have a contract here until I'm 33 and as I have said time and again my dream is actually to finish my career here, "I'm 30 now but I want to play another five or six years more."

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released when an isotope of potassium decays, besides, from the decays of protons and neutrons. Allmattersincluding human body at the basic level are composed oftwelve elementary particles: six quarks, three charged leptons and three neutrinos. Take for instance of human body. The mass of the human body is made up of mostly by six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. These elements are composed of protons and neutrons. Further proton and neutrons are made of quarks and gauge bosons. However, among these elementary particles, neutrinos are the least known since they do not carry the electric charge and hardly interact with other matters. Trillions of neutrinos are streamingthrough our bodies every second. After photon, the particle of light, neutrinos are the most abundant in the entire cosmos.In general, to avoid interfering from cosmic particles, neutrinos experiments are conducted at the bottom of the sea, under the ice, and beneath the mountains and in old mines. SK and SNO are located inthe zinc and nickel mines respectively.In principle, the set up and detection mechanism of SK and SNO are the same. Professor Kajita resolved the “atmospheric neutrino anomaly” in an Rs 640 crores SK detector. This detector consists of a huge 50,000 ton double layered tank of ultra-pure water, observed by 13,000 photomultipliers. When the neutrinos from the atmosphere strike a quark in the nucleus of oxygen (the water molecule being two hydrogens and an oxygen atom) and snatches a charge becoming either a muon or an electron. Depending upon energy, that muon or an electrontravels some distance in the water. In the water, the muon or an electron speed is greater than the speed of light (this doesn’t violate Einstein’s special theory of relativity that nothing can exceed the speed of light in vacuum) and radiates a cone of light which are detected by the photomultipliers. A photomultiplier is a device which converts light, pho-

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KOhIma, OctOber 14 (mexN): The Nagaland Adventure Club (NAC) is all set to roar the wheels on fire with the sixth edition of the horsepower challenge scheduled from October 15 to 17. The inaugural function will be held on October 15, starting from 09:00 am at NFA ground Meriema that will be graced by Khekaho Assumi, parliamentary secretary IPR. The event will be held at two different venues i.e NFA ground Meriema and Naga Heritage Village Kisama. Nagaland adventure club will also be introducing tarmac racing for the first time in the state to be held at KISama and it will be the first of its

his year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Prof.Takaaki Kajita, University of Tokyo, Japan and Prof. Arthur B. McDonald, Queen’s University, Canada “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass”. It was discovered experimentally in two detectors: Super-Kamioka Neutrino Detection Experiment(SK) in Japan in 1998 and Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) in Canada in 2001 led by Professors Kajita and McDonald respectively. Both the labs arrived at the same conclusion except that SK studied atmospheric neutrinos while SNO studied solar neutrinos. What is neutrino oscillationthen? Chameleon changes its skin colour (say green, red and yellow) depending on the situations. Like chameleon, neutrinos alternatively change their identities (electron, muon and tau) in time as they travel before entering the detectors. This alternating nature of neutrinos from one type to another is technically called neutrino oscillations. What are neutrinos? Neutrinos are subatomic irreducible elementary chargeless particles. It exists in three identities:electronneutrino, muon-neutrino, and tauneutrino; and each of them have their antiparticle partner: electronantineutrinos, muon-antineutrinos and tau-antineutrinos; forming three families.The neutrinos get their names as electron-neutrino, muonneutrino, and tau-neutrino, from their charged lepton brethren, the electron, muon and tau, with masses 0.511 Mev, 106 MeV and 1777 Mev respectively. In other words, neutrinos are always produced in association with electron, muon and tau. The masses of the neutrinos are of about 1/50,00,000 of the electron mass. This small mass is both a mystery and undoubtedly a clue. What are the sources of neutrinos? There are different sources of neutrinos: big bang, sun, ordinary stars, supernova, nuclear reactors/nuclear power plants, accelerators, earth and its atmosphere. Neutrinos coming from the sun and atmosphere are called solar and atmospheric neutrinos respectively; while those from the reactors are called reactor neutrinos. Sun produces only electronneutrinos; whereas other sources can produce all three types of neutrinos. The transformation of hydrogen into helium in the Sun gives rise to two neutrinos for each helium nucleus that is formed by a series of nuclear reactions. The flux of solar neutrinos at the earth's surface is on the order of 1011 per square centimetre per second. In the atmosphere, the decay of pi producesmuon and electron neutrinos. Even, inside our bodies an average of 5,000 neutrinos per second is

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not help their cause either. Louis van Gaal had always planned to leave after Brazil but his single-mindedness and motivational qualities were not replicated by successor Guus Hiddink, even though he had taken the Netherlands to a World Cup semi-final in 1998. While van Gaal bucked

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at a corner but striker Ricardo Oliveira restored Brazil's two-goal cushion nine minutes later, ghosting in behind defender Fernando Amorebieta and stooping to head past Baroja. It was a timely win for Dunga’s Brazil ahead of their visit to Buenos Aires next month to play archrivals Argentina, who have yet to score in two games. The 2014 World Cup finalists were stunned 2-0 by Ecuador in their opener and held 0-0 in Paraguay on Tuesday. Dunga will be able to call on Neymar for that match after he completed his suspension from the Copa America, while Argentina will hope Lionel Messi recovers from an injury that has kept him out of their two qualifiers so far.

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Vaart hardly played, Van Persie seemed to run out of legs and Robben was hurt at a crucial juncture in the campaign. Sneijder, without the requisite support, proved unable to carry the team on his own with a new generation of players around him lacking the needed quality and impact. Coaching changes did

FOrtaleza, OctO ber 14 (reUters): Willian scored after 40 seconds and added a second just before the break as Brazil beat Venezuela 3-1 to pocket their first points in South American qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. After their 2-0 defeat to Chile last week, Brazil, again without the suspended Neymar, raced out of the blocks at the Castelao in Fortaleza and Willian slotted home between Velezuela goalkeeper Alain Baroja and his near post. Three minutes before halftime the midfielder doubled Brazil’s lead. Defender Filipe Luis crossed the ball, Oscar let it run and Willian tucked it away. Venezuela pulled one back in the 64th minute when Christian Santos turned the ball into the net

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hopes. Van Persie, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart had been the heartbeat of a Netherlands side that finished second and third at the last two World Cups but their influence waned badly in the Euro 2016 qualifiers. The injured Van der

Willian of Brazil celebrates after winning their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Venezuela in Fortaleza, Brazil, October 13. (REUTERS)

the steady demise of Dutch competitiveness at club level in European competition. But it is likely that the real reason for the fall from grace has to do with the loss of form and influence of a quartet of world-class players past the peak of their powers, who the Dutch still placed at the centre of their

tradition and dispensed with the 4-3-3 formation at last year's World Cup, Hiddink went back to the old “Holland school” approach and promptly lost key qualifiers. He later resigned with assistant Danny Blind taking over, only to lose three of the last four Group A matches to leave the Dutch fourth behind the Czechs, Iceland and Turkey who qualified automatically as the best third-placed finishers. “There is a picture emerging now that our team can compete comfortably against strong teams because they can match them in terms of ability skill. But against poorer teams, we don’t seem to be able to adapt and build a gameplan,” said former captain and coach Johan Cruyff in his newspaper column this week. The Dutch dropped points against Iceland and Turkey in their Euro 2016 qualifying group as well as the Czechs. “It shows that the achievement in Brazil was not properly analysed and the lessons not learnt,” added Cruyff, who played in the team that finished third at the European Championship in 1976 after losing to the Czechs in the semi-finals.

NetherlaNds, OctOber 14 (reUters): When Netherlands striker Robin van Persie put away a spectacular diving header against world champions Spain on a balmy afternoon at last year's World Cup it set them on the way to a 5-1 win and the promise of glory. The Dutch finished third in Brazil after thumping the dempralised hosts 3-0, having narrowly lost on penalties to Argentina in the semi-finals, and the future looked bright with their fans hoping they could dominate in Europe. Just over a year later in Amsterdam on Tuesday another Van Persie header bookended an alarming fall from grace when he sent the ball into his own net as the Dutch lost 3-2 at home to the Czech Republic and failed to qualify for Euro 2016. The drastic decline from bronze in Brazil to being forced to watch the European Championship in France from the sidelines has left the country perplexed and searching for answers. Blame has been apportioned widely, with fingers pointed at those running Dutch football, to a lack of tactical flexibility and the consequences of

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WalkThe Talk 2015

Alobo Naga and The Band

Patkai Guitar Ensemble

Sinai Ministry

Nation Shakers Concert

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he much-awaited “Leaders Walk the Talk 2015” is happening on October 17 (Saturday) at Khuochiezie (Local Ground) Kohima. The event is organised with the purpose, “To awake, alert, motivate, challenge, reflect etc upon the role, purpose, commitment and responsibility etc of leadership in our land.” Leading the gathering in ‘Joyful Praise’ through music and worship will be the Sinai Ministry team from 9:00 am. Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang will grace the opening at 10:00 am with dedication by Dr Zalheo Keyho, General Secretary, Nagaland Baptist Council (NBCC), greeting by Dr. Vilhousa Seleyi, President, Angami People’s Organisation and declaration of Shofar led by Rev Vevozo Khamo, Ex-Secretary CCRCC. Some of the speakers are Dr Rosemary Advisor, NMA; Minister Vikhaho Swu, Rev Dr Chingmak Chang ECS, Yanpuvo Yanfo Kikon, Methanelie (Singer), Prof & Advocate Kezhokhoto Savi, Advisor Leaders Arise & ACAUT. Euphony Choir and Ameu will present song. Rev Moses Murry, AG will led prayer for Christian ministries and Rev Paphino, NCRC President for civil societies respectively while Rev Kuzeirang Thou State Chaplin will pronounce benediction. Roselle Mero will host the event, which will bring together participants from organisations such as governmental, churches, clubs, tribal, communities, business, youth, women, civil society etc from Nagaland.

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Come with your friends, family, church youth and enjoy this unique, positive and dignified concert

Nation Shakers Concert s part of the ‘Leaders Walk the Talk,’ the organisers will host the Nation Shakers Concert starting from 5:00 pm at Khuochiezie (Local Ground) Kohima. The Nation Shakers Concert will witness some of the most prominent artist of Nagaland performing on stage. Some of the featuring artist are Jack Pucho, Tali Angh, Alobo Naga and The Band, Joey Woch, Sinai Ministry, Divine Connection, Moanungsang, Rokuovotuo, Methaneilie (Jutakhrie), Dreamz Unlimited, Nagaland Conservatory Music, Patkai Guitar Ensemble and many more.

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Bachchan’s granddaughter to make her debut in Parisian ball

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performs at an evening of folk music at Dzukou Tribal Kitchen in Delhi on October 11.

VILLAGE SPORTS MEET DATE: 17TH - 24TH OCT’15 | TIME: 5:00 PM Venue: Sovima Cricket Stadium, Dimapur

THEME: PLAY FOR UNITY

OPENING CEREMONY Chief Guest: Shri. Neiphiu Rio, MP Lok Sabha Guest of Honour: Shri. Jacob Zhimomi, Parliamentary Secretary Irrigation & Flood Control

CLOSING CEREMONY Chief Guest: Shri. P. B. Acharya, Governor of Nagaland Guest of Honour: Shri. S. I. Jamir, Advisor Urban Development

e Bal, the annual debutante ball held in Paris, brings together 25 girls from celebrity families at the end of November. Navya Naveli Nanda, the grand-daughter of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, is one of them. 17-year-old Navya, who is also the great granddaughter of Raj Kapoor, has films in her lineage. But the young girl has till now been kept away from the limelight. Navya, who is currently in studying London, has already started preparing for the ball which, according to Forbes, is one of the hottest parties in world. Created by Ophélie Renouard in 1992, the ball marks cosmopolitan girls’ entry into the worlds of couture and media, which they often are gaining access to for the first time. It is held each year on Thanksgiving weekend in Paris. So how is Navya preparing for her grand debut? "I’m going to be taking some dance lessons, so that my dancing is up to the mark, and also I will be going to the fittings to make sure that my dresses are fine, and also practicing walking in heels, because that’s unusual for me. I shall be walking around my bedroom in heels and trying to make sure that I don’t fell over." A Parisian makeup artist is also working with her and her mother Shweta Nanda closely to make her look absolutely perfect on the big day.

he cover art for Justin Bieber's upcoming album 'Purpose' has not gone down well with some Middle East countries as they find it provocative, due to the cross tattoo on singer's chest. The countries, including Indonesia, have banned the album and have taken the issue with the Canadian singer being shirtless in the artwork and flaunting the cross tattoo, reported Aceshowbiz. The 21-year-old pop star's team is reportedly working on an alternate album art. 'Purpose' is due for November 13 release. Bieber has recently told Complex, "I'm not religious. I, personally, love Jesus and that was my salvation. I want to share what I'm going through and what I'm feeling and I think it shouldn't be ostracised. I think that

everybody should get their chance to share what they're doing or where their journey is headed...I actually feel better and more free now that I know what I can do and what I can't do. My voice, I'm not gonna let it not be heard any more. I'm gonna use my voice for a reason." The 21-year-old said he doesn't want to push his faith on anyone, but "I just wanna honestly live like Jesus...He created a pretty awesome template of how to love people and how to be gracious and kind. If you believe it, he died for our sins." "We have the greatest healer of all and his name is Jesus Christ. And he really heals. This is it," he added. "It's time that we all share our voice. Whatever you believe. Share it. I'm at a point where I'm not going to hold this in."

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Memories galore as Pele Robin stars on debut concludes his 3-day Kolkata trip as Delhi Dynamos beat Pune City 2-1

Pele, Nita Ambani and Sourav Ganguly during the ISL match.

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KolKAtA, october 14 (PtI): Football legend Pele thanked the City of Joy as he concluded his threeday trip here with plenty of memories. "I hope to come back again... Thank you Kolkata," Pele said on Wednesday. The threetime World Cup winner wrapped up his sojourn in Kolkata and headed to Delhi, spreading the message to "stay healthy" as he supported a cause for blood cancer patients. "He gave a photo-op to formally inaugurate a leukaemia department at our hospital," an official of Apollo Hospital told PTI. There were a host of VVIPs who made a beeline to his hotel to collect

his prized autograph and the legend tried his best to oblige them. "He gifted me a signed football and a jersey which I will cherish forever. Meeting him was like coming 'closer to the God'. He brings so much of positivity even at this age," Cecil Antony, chief mentor of NSHM Knowledge Campus, who was one of the organisers of the Brazilian's trip to Kolkata, said. Describing his trip as a memorable experience like the last time, Pele, in his official Twitter handle, wrote: "The love that I have received has been beautiful, just like I remember from 38 years ago during my last trip here."

"I want to thank god for giving me the opportunity to travel this distance, for only the second trip of my life to India." Unlike his last visit in 1977 when he had come with his team New York Cosmos to play an exhibition match with Mohun Bagan, the 74-year-old's visit this time was much subdued and he refrained from getting on to the ground due to his surgery earlier this year. But the three-time World Cup winner ensured he left a lasting impression. He was the guest of honour in Atletico de Kolkata's first home match, which they won 2-1 against Kerala Blasters FC in the ISL yesterday.

Pune, october 14 (AgencIeS): Robin Singh and Jackichand Singh both went straight into the thick of action after returning from India duty, but it was the former who took home the plaudits after scoring one and setting up another in Delhi Dynamos' 2-1 win over FC Pune City at the Balewadi stadium. The striker thumped in a header from a Florent Malouda corner in the 24th minute, after which Delhi held their shape and defended bravely to thwart the shot-shy Pune attackers. A helter-skelter added time saw both teams score within seconds of each other, with Robin ending a fine run with a layoff for Richard Gadze, who just had to tap it in. Moments later, Rs 1.05 crore-man Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who was also back from India duty, lay up Nigerian striker Kalu Uche for a header. The first goal was a silly one to concede for Pune, after a confusion between their centre backs Diego Colotto and Gouramangi Singh to clear the ball ended with the Argentine playing it out -- his safest bet in the situation. Roberto Carlos, who put his team through multiple corner drills on the eve of the match, saw his training pay off as Malouda sent in an inch-perfect cross for Robin to head in, unmarked. Jackichand was the home team's best player, cutting in from the left and creating multiple chances with his runs to the byline, but Delhi's Anas Edathodika and John Arne Riise got stuck in to make it two wins out of two for Roberto Carlos'side. David Platt threw in Tuncay Sanli, Didier Zokora and Lyngdoh in the second half as Pune lacked any creativity apart from Jackichand -- but despite dominating the second half, saw his side end without any points at the final whistle. Pune City produced 10 attempts at goal which included two flashed shots and a superb volley from Jackichand, a glanced Kalu Uche header, an acrobatic Tuncay attempt and multiple inroads from both wings -- but Delhi held on firm in a show of tremendous grit. At the other end, Delhi had four shots on target, but failed to get their best player Gustavo dos Santos into the play. Most of the game was played in midfield with Hans Mulder and Chicao winning most of the physical battles. The result makes Atletico de Kolkata's visit to Pune on 17 October incredibly important, with the defending champions a point ahead of the Stallions, who are still second due to goal difference.

Arrjusanger FC enter quarters, defeats B-Squad Elation SA defeats Youth Association Merepkong 4-2 Our Correspondent

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Arrjusanger Football Club defeated B-Squad Football Club by two goals thereby securing itself a quarter finals berth from Pool B at the ongoing XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex here today. The Arrjusanger team faced a determined BSquad team at the second match of the day. However, the Arrjusanger midfield proved too strong, defense too formidable, and they dominatedA B-Squad defender saving a ball shot by Arrjusanger FC player ( in blue jersey) during the second match of the ongoing whole match. XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung on October 14. (Photo/Temjenlemba Longchar) At the 21st minute, an out league match. erably enabling the YAM could not play at the match throw by Arrjusanger playerat goal. The Elation SA team midfielders to easily breach due to a double yellow card was received by a fellow mid- The Arrjusanger midfielder just outside the D-Boxfield and strikers were well- dominated the first half and make some serious at- awarded to him in the previous two matches. who kicked into the centre ofcoordinated; even miss- of the match and scored tempts at the goal. The counterattack was With today’s match, the box, where it’s midfielding some good chances of three goals. The first goal was scored by Himjai (jer- rewarded as YAM’s To- three teams at the tournaNokcha (jersey no 9) receivedscoring in the first half. the ball and kicked it with a In the second half was sey no 9) in the 19th min- shipokaba (jersey no 8) ment namely: Arrjusanger also dominated by the Ar- ute. Thereafter, Takomeren scored the first goal in the from Pool B, NU Lumami second touch. The ball flew over therjusanger FC and in the (jersey no 8) and Himjai 54th minute. As the Elation (PGSU-L) and Fusion SC B-Squad defenders, the60th minute, Arrjusanger’s scored the second and defenses tried to recover, from Pool A have advanced goalie was a bit ahead fromstriker Dhozou (jersey no third goals respectively at YAM’s Takalong (jersey no into the quarter finals 13) again scored a goal at which will be played from the goal posts, and the ball7) scored the second goal 26th and 31st minute. In the second half, the the 60th minute bringing October 17 onwards. went straight into the goal. of the match thereby sealThe B-Squad team des-ing the fate of the B-Squad Elation midfielder Tako- the score line 4-2. Oct 15 Fixture The dying minutes endperately tried to find anteam from the tournament. meren (jersey no 8) scored Time: 1:00 PM equalizer but to no avail Earlier during the first the fourth goal his team. ed without any serious deas the Arrjusanger defensematch of the day, Elation However, the team suffered velopment. The YAM team 1st Match: Youngster’s FC was too formidable to al-SA and Youth Association a serious lack of stamina were hugely handicapped Vs Walunir Tetsung Artang low any serious attemptsMerepkong XI (YAM) from and strategy thereafter, and since their star player 2nd Match: Sports Society Suyim Vs Shitilong SA the Pool A played their final its defense floundered mis- Lanuyanger (jersey no 4)

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Indian captain MS Dhoni in action during the 2nd ODI match between India and South Africa at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Oct 14. (Photo: IANS)

Indore, october 14 (IAnS): A superb performance by the bowlers and a defiant 92 not out from skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni saw India outplay South Africa by 22 runs in their second One-Day International (ODI) at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Chasing India's modest total of 247/9, the South Africans lost wickets at regular intervals and their innings folded up for 225 in 43.4 overs. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and left-arm spinner Axar Patel inflicted the bulk of the damage with a three-wicket hauls. Patel claimed the crucial wickets of Hashim Amla, Faf du Plesis and J.P. Duminy to return figures of 3/39 in his 10 overs while Kumar claimed 3/41 in 8.4 overs. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took two wickets for 51 runs while pacers Mohit Sharma (1/21) and Umesh Yadav (1/52) picked up one each. India, who had lost the opening match by five runs at Kanpur, have now levelled the five-match series at 1-1. Amla and Quinton de Kock gave the Proteas' chase a flying start, tackling Bhuvneshwar and Yadav with ease. Dhoni's decison to bring on the spinners made an instant impact as Patel got rid of Amla in his very first over. The South African, who had danced down the over to smash the second ball of the over to the mid-on boundary, tried a similar act off the fourth delivery only to be beaten by the spin as Dhoni calmly whipped off the bails. After de Kock had hit a Harbhajan delivery into the hands of Mohit Sharma at long off, set about trying to repair the damage. The duo managed to bring the visitors into the match but Patel trapped Duminy leg before to bring an end to the 82-run partnership. That seemed to trigger a mini collapse as du Plesis, David Miller and the dangerous AB de Villiers went back in quick succession which all but ended the visitors hopes. Earlier, Dhoni led from the front with a defiant 92 not out to help India post 247/9. Walking in to bat with India in a spot of bother at 82/3 in the 18th over, Dhoni batted right till the end to notch up his 60th ODI fifty. The Indian captain smashed seven boundaries and four sixes during his 86-ball innings. Dhoni's fighting knock and Ajinkya Rahane's 51 -- his eighth half-century in ODIs -- helped India put up a decent total even though the

other batsmen came up short against the disciplined South African bowlers. Besides Dhoni, Rahane was the only other Indian batsman who managed to trouble the Proteas, hitting six boundaries during his 63-run stay in the middle. The experienced Steyn was the most successful among the Proteas bowlers with figures of 3/49 from his 10 overs. Pacer Morne Morkel (2/42) and leg-spinner Imran Tahir (2/42) also were partly successful while rookie pacer Kasigo Rabada returned figures of 1/43. Duminy was the only South African bowler to take a bit of punishment from the Indian batsmen, giving away 59 runs in nine wicketless overs. Electing to bat after winning the toss, India were off to a poor start when Rabada uprooted Rohit Sharma's leg stump with a full length delivery which beat the Mumbai lad with its pace. Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan tried to steady the boat with a 56-run partnership from 65 balls before Dhawan was deceived by a slower delivery from Morkel. A horrible mix-up saw Virat Kohli run out before Rahane missed one from Tahir only to see the ball hit his stumps. Patel was also unable to post a substantial contribution and was beaten by the pace of a Steyn delivery to be trapped leg before. But Dhoni continued his efforts to rebuild the innings with Kumar giving him steady support from the other end. The Indian captain was initially a bit cautious, relying more on the ones and twos to keep the scoreboard ticking rather than go for the big shots. But he gradually began to open up as the innings progressed, hitting Duminy for a four and a six in the 37th over. Bhuvneshwar was batting steadily at the other end as the duo added 43 runs between them from 60 balls. Tahir brought the partnership to an end when he sneaked one through the gap between Bhuvneshwar's bat and and pad. That brought Harbhajan to the middle and the feisty 'Turbanator' helped his skipper jack up the scoring rate with a run-aball 22. Harbhajan hit a couple of boundaries and a six before he lashed out a wide-ish delivery from Steyn only to see de Kock do the honours behind the stumps. But by that time the hosts were well on their way to a decent score.

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16TH NSF MARTYRS’ MEMORIAL TROPHY 2015

Grand finale today Our Correspondent Kohima | October 14

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The grand finale of the 16th edition of the NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy 2015 in memory of Lt. Kekuojalie Sachü & Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshüm organised by Angami Students’ Union, will take place on October 15 from 1:00 PM onwards at Kohima Local Ground. The final match will be played between Barak FC Peren and Khulioh King, Tuensang. Organising committee convenor Vipopal Kintso informed that Lajong FC Shillong managing director Larcsing M Sawyan will be the special guest of the final while parliamentary secretary for planning & coordination and evaluation Neiba Kronu will be the chief guest.

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He further informed that Larcsing would be accompanied by two of his club officials. They will hold a meeting with the interested coaches of the 63 teams of the NSF trophy on August 15 at 12:00 Noon in the ground. Kintso said that the gallery ticket for the final have been enhanced to Rs. 50. Raffle draw with ten attractive mobile phones with the final draw of an Android Smart Phone will also be conducted.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BARAK FC AND KHULIOH KING BARAK FC, PEREN 1st Round-defeated Boys United FC Chiechama by 6-0 2nd Round-defeated Sechü Zubza Youth Organisation by 5-0 Pre Quarter- defeated Country Boys FC Peren by 1-0 Quarter final-defeated Laii Youth & Student's Organisation Manipur by 5-0 Semi final-defeated Se-

napati FC Manipur by 2-0 Total goals scored-19 KHULIOH KING FC, TUENSANG 1st Round-defeated Katakhrie by 7-1 2nd Round-defeated 10th NAP (IR) by 6-0 Pre Quarter- defeated Tribal FC Kohima by 1-0 Quarter final-defeated Alianza FC Dimapur by 1-0 Semi final-defeated ProStreak United Dimapur by 5-1 Total goals scored-20

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