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Re-examining politics to re-define the future

ICFAI University Nagaland holds ‘Conversation on Politics’, an interdisciplinary post graduate students’ seminar Morung Express News Dimapur | October 15

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What is ‘politics’? Is it the tango around elections? Or is the political in our lives defined by the choices we make every moment of it? Power, authority, structures, language—these have come to define the notion of politics in a way that has taken politics away from the commons and made it an exclusive domain. To overturn the tide, we, the people, need to define our challenges and “redefine the politics of imagination.” This was discussed today at the ICFAI University (Department of PoAn elderly woman is all smiles as she readies to cut and thresh the matured paddy at her field in Khonoma vil- litical Science) Nagaland’s Interdiscilage, 20 kilometers away from Kohima. Khonoma’s paddy terraces are well-known for producing twenty distinct plinary Post Graduate Students’ Semivarieties of rice. (Photo: Imti Longchar) nar titled ‘Conversation on Politics.’

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(PWC), Dimapur, Prof Konwar also noted that the percentage of girls purDimapur | October 15 suing higher education in Nagaland Asserting that students were the major was more than encouraging when stakeholder in academic institution, compared with the rest of India. Unlike in other parts of the counNagaland University Vice Chancellor, Prof BK Konwar on Thursday stressed on the need for schools and colleges to impart additional courses besides the academic syllabus to empower students. He said introducing vocational courses besides the academic syllabus would empower try where the percentage of higher the students with additional attri- education among girls were less than butes which can become the means encouraging, in Nagaland, at least 54 to earn after their studies and before % of girls were into higher education, the professor informed. they get a job of their interest. While describing unemployment Speaking as chief guest at the 24th Fresher’s Social cum Annual Function as the “crux of the problem” among of Pranabananda Women’s College the youths in the State, Prof Konwar

revealed that 75% of graduates and post graduates were unemployed since the “resources were not being properly utilized.” He maintained that Nagaland University with 65 affiliated colleges was committed to imparting education to the students so that they in turn may serve the state, region and the nation. At the event, Kuholi Chishi, Principal, Dimapur Government College was felicitated by PWC for her contributions towards education in the state. PWC annually picks one outstanding woman who has contributed immensely to the society. Kuholi in her acceptance speech acknowledged the women college for recognizing her contributions in the field of education.

• 54% girls in Nagaland pursue higher education • 75% graduates, postgraduated are unemployed

Re-examining politics

Power, authority, language and time—these constructs are generally used to define the idea of politics, explained political and legal anthropologist Dr. Dolly Kikon in her inaugural address. “The idea of politics may be related to these concepts but they need to be re-examined,” said Dr. Kikon, speaking to an auditorium of post graduate students from various disciplines. The first question to ask in this pursuit is what is the political in our lives? Every breathing second, she asserted, politics helps us situate ourselves in this world through notions of accountability, the choices we make that affect the collective, our practice of compassion, forgiveness, reconciliation as political beings. How do we react to, and engage with, social events happening around us? Unwinding the concepts, Dr. Kikon highlighted that in a true de-

mocracy, power lies in the hands of the collective, the people. Movements around the world, like the Occupy movement in the US or in Asia against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act have put power back in the hands of the collective, she noted. In the same vein, do we use our authority as active members of society? We should ask ourselves about child rights, or where our food is coming from, encouraged Dr. Kikon. As political beings, we need to engage with ideas of justice that affect the immediate and larger world around us. Time—how do we connect with the past and the present? What is the future we aspire for? Political dreams and life aspirations, said Dr. Kikon, are charted over a lifetime and cannot be restricted to a short time frame. Most of all, while engaging with each of these issues, we need to reconstruct language. “Language can be used as symbols of power and violence, but also as a symbol of justice and peace,” observed Dr. Kikon, quoting Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and Naga author Easterine Kire. For this, listening needs to become a tool in our kit from which we can develop a language that connects cultures all over the world. This, then, is politics.

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Editor of The Morung Express, Dr. Aküm Longchari began his ‘Conversation on Politics’ with the “dilemma of truth”—is the concurrent existence of many truths the politics of interpretation or diversity that interprets the human kind? He wondered, then, what is the truth of our dilemma? He was referring to the Naga “caravan” that began its peaceful journey, got waylaid but is now in the hands of young Nagas—should it be taken back to its original course, or the path laid by the hijackers or be led to a new destination altogether? “Together we need to find answers.” Sharing an exercise with the students on how to visualise the struc-

tures of power, Dr. Longchari noted that “For the ones at the bottom of the structure, the common people, peace means change. For those on top, peace means for those at the bottom to suffer peacefully in the status quo.” This is what is happening in Nagaland today at every level, from family to government. It is thus for those in the middle, the educated, to empower and educate one another—“we can walk together with the people and create change.” Changing the face at the top level will not bring change in Nagaland, he observed. “We have to rethink our future and dream new dreams.” In this, he suggested reconceptualising time. “If we can agree on what Nagaland will look like in 2050, we can work ourselves backward from there and not be confused today,” he said. For all of this, a change of structure would be required lest “our past becomes our future.” “Our biggest challenge today is for us to define our challenges, currently being defined by others. We need to redefine the politics of imagination,” asserted Dr. Longchari, highlighting the conflict between power and justice/rights, “a clash of the authority and the revolutionary.” Citing the instance of MK Gandhi’s non violent movement, he wondered if the movement had imagined a new relationship between people and power structures, then the product of the movement, that is the Indian State, may not have turned out to be so violent. Taking the example of Article 371-A, he observed that it has reduced the question of a peoples’ self definition to a question of tribes, and the question of rights to a “special status.” Redefining our imagination would, then, be the “critical yeast in bringing our dilemmas together so we can find new pathways into the future.” The second session saw paper presentations from post graduate students of ICFAI University Nagaland.

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Yitachu expounds Naga unity High Court rules in favour of Nagaland PWD Hypertension rising Our Correspondent Jotsoma | October 15

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Minister for School Education & SCERT Yitachu today stressed on the need to maintain unity among the Nagas to secure better co-existence and all round development of Nagaland State. He said the word ‘Unity’ was enshrined in the state logo in concern with the future of the youth. He said in any society, where there is no unity there is no love, there is no concern and there is no truth. Gracing the inaugural function of the 54th Win-Fest 2015 of Kohima Science College (Autonomous) Jotsoma here, he said without unity, there will be no prosperity. The Minister said that there used to be division and fighting within villages, khels, and neighbouring villages but with the passage of time, unity came through forgiving and forgetting the bitter past.

Yitachu said that the process of unity should not stop at the tribal level. It has to go beyond the tribal level and become ‘Naga unity.’ He regretted that isms prevail in Naga society. “Unless we do away with ism our future is very bad,” he said. Even in a solution, Naga people are suffering due to lack of unity, he noted. Referring to unemployment problem in the State, Yitachu said that though it is the duty of the government to solve the problem, it cannot be solved by giving government jobs. It is impossible, he said, for the government to provide jobs to every household and every citizen. Also stating that the government is spending huge money on salary of employees, Yitachu said if the government appoints another 30,000 people then a single paisa will not be left for development activities.

comparing the SARDP-NE project DIMaPur, october 15 of public. Earlier, an independent Court with other North-Eastern states. (MexN): Gauhati High Court, in a A press statement from Temlandmark judgment, has ruled that Commission set up by the High the cost escalation for the construc- Court with one Pradip Rai, Senior su Soyah, Legal Officer, Works tion of two-laning of four roads Advocate, Supreme Court as Com- &Housing-NPWD who is also the namely: Longleng-Changtongya, missioner assisted by Anshuman Nodal Officer representing NagaMon-Tamlu-Merangkong, Phek- Sarma, Advocate, Gauhati was ap- land further said the Court has apPfutzero and Zunheboto-Chaka- pointed to make local inspection of pointed Justice RB Mishra, retired High Court judge as Combama under SARDP-NE for a total length of 329 kilome- Revised estimate of Rs 2,978 crore missioner to supervise the execution of the contract ters amounting to Rs 2,978 for construction of Longlengworks, payment of bills to crore is justified. contractor and make periThe Court in its order Changtongya, Mon-Tamluodical visits to the work sites dated October 13 has thereby directed the Ministry of Merangkong, Phek-Pfutzero and in order to ensure quality of done. Road, Transport & HighZunheboto-Chakabama roads workIt being may be recalled that ways, the Contractors and justified, finds HC judgment the construction for the four the State PWD (NH) to sancroads was awarded to a prition the revised estimate; to vate player -M/s Maytas-Gayatri re-start the work within one week, the areas covered by the project. After inspection, the commis- (JV) through competitive bidding to release pending bill within one months’ time and to complete the sion had submitted a report that in 2010 with a project estimate of Rs there is justification of the revised 1296 crore. work within 18 months. Nagaland PWD later revised It also directed the concerned estimate cost as Nagaland is a hilly to undertake a tri-parte Memo- terrain State as there was huge vari- the estimate to Rs 2,978 crore citing randum of Understanding (MoU) ation of earthwork quantity in the technical factors following which amongst the MoRTH, PWD (NH), approved estimate and actual ex- the central ministry de-sanctioned the project while asserting that the Nagaland and the contractors (M/s cavation. The statement was made after cost variation was ‘abnormal.’ IL & FS-Gayatri (JV) in the interest

Myanmar signs ceasefire with 8 armed groups

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NaYPYItaW, october 15 (reuterS): Myanmar’s government and eight armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire agreement on Thursday, the culmination of more than two years of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the majority of the country’s long-running conflicts. The deal fell short of its nationwide billing, with seven of the 15 armed groups invited declining to sign due to disagreements over who the process should include and ongoing distrust of Myanmar’s semi-civilian government and its still-powerful military. President Thein Sein, a former general, made the nationwide ceasefire a key platform for his reformist agenda after taking power

in 2011 and ending nearly 50 years of military rule. While the absentees were a blow to the president, who pushed for the deal to be signed ahead of a Nov. 8 general election, he described the deal on Thursday as historic. “The nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) is a historic gift from us to our generations of the future,” Thein Sein said at a signing ceremony attended by hundreds of diplomats, officials and rebel group representatives in the country’s capital. “This is our heritage. The road to future peace in Myanmar is now open.” Thein Sein said he would continue with efforts to convince other groups to join the ceasefire later. Among those that signed was

the Karen National Union (KNU), Myanmar’s oldest armed group. The KNU has fought one of the world’s longest running conflicts with the Myanmar military spanning nearly 70 years. “The NCA is a newpageinhistoryandaproductof brave and energetic negotiations,” Saw Mutu Say Poe, the chairman of the KNU, said at the ceremony.

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U.S. President Barack Obama, who has portrayed his country’s backing of Myanmar’s reforms as a foreign policy success, has pushed Thein Sein to conclude the ceasefire as part of wider changes to protect minorities. “The United States commends all sides for their ongoing efforts to

bring an end to the longest-running civil conflict in the world,” the U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement on Thursday. The U.S. remained concerned about reports of continued military offensives in the Kachin and Shan states and lack of humanitarian access to 100,000 displaced people in those areas, he said. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi did not attend the ceremony. The United Wa State Army, believed to be the largest and best equipped of the country’s armed ethnic groups, has remained largely on the sidelines of the peace process since its beginning and did not sign. Also missing is the Kachin

Independence Organization, which controls vast areas of Kachin State, in Myanmar’s northeast. The group’s armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army, has clashed regularly with the Myanmar military since 2011, when a 17-year ceasefire between the two broke down. An official from the government-linked Myanmar Peace Center told Reuters that the two groups, which operate on the Myanmar-China border, had come under pressure from China not to sign. China has denied these allegations. A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the country “welcomes and supports” Myanmar’s political progress.

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KolKata, october 15 (IaNS): With one in every three Indians suffering from hypertension and heart ailments responsible for over 30 percent of deaths in the country, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are acquiring epidemic proportions in India, warn experts. “Hypertension is a silent killer; all the comorbidities, whether heart problems, brain stroke, kidney or stroke, are produced because of uncontrolled blood pressure,” Cardiological Society of India (CSI) president and eminent cardiologist H.K. Chopra told IANS. According to a recent CSI survey that covered 200,000 people across 24 states, one third of the country’s population suffers from hypertension - the main cause of comorbidities like heart and brain strokes - and compounding the misery, a whopping 60 percent of them are unaware about the malady. Raising a red alert about the steep rise in hypertension, Chopra and other cardiologists blame faulty lifestyle, especially the intake of salt well beyond the permissible limits, for the proliferation of the malady that has been affecting the younger generation with alacrity. “It’s a red alert for the country. Hypertension is rising very steeply in India to the extent of 20 to 40 percent annually. “The intake of heavy doses of salt is an enormous contributor towards this widespread hypertension. Chips, wafers, snacks and sauces - they have now become the young generation’s staple diet. Coupled with lack of physical exercise, wrong eating habits have led to hypertension now reaching an alarming proposition,” said Chopra. Cardiologist Rama Krishna - associated with New Delhi’s AIIMS - pointed to the large-scale unawareness among people about risk factors of heart diseases. “The most disturbing fact is that as many as 60 percent of those having hypertension are not at all aware that they are suffering from high blood pressure. Besides, 42 percent of the population suffers from uncontrolled hypertension despite medication,” Rama Krishna told IANS. The study has also revealed that 25 percent of the people aged 31-45 suffer from undetected hypertension. Cardiologists attribute the high unawareness level to the myth that hypertension and cardiovascular diseases affect only the elderly. With India, along with 194 countries, pledging to reduce premature mortality through non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - including CVD - by 25 percent by 2025, cardiologists say the focus needs to be on secondary prevention. “If India has to achieve the 25/25 target, the main focus has to be on secondary prevention of risk factors - hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and obesity,” said Chopra. “Obesity and weight-related issues are fast catching up with youngsters, especially schoolchildren. That’s why we need to target schoolchildren to spread awareness.

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Global Hand Washing day 2015 observed Morung Express News Kohima | October 15

“Sanitation is not only a health issue but it is an environmental issue at large. Sanitation is one factor that determines the civility of our society and I am sure creating awareness among the students is a very good beginning to bring about changes in our society,” said Er. Mezivil Kikhi at the commemoration of the Global Hand Washing day on October 15 at Don Bosco School, Sechü Zubza. The day was observed under the theme “Raise a Hand for Hygiene” by the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) where students from Christian Mission School, Don Bosco School and Government High School, Sechü Zubza participated in the awareness programme. Delivering the keynote address, Er Mezivil Kikhi informed that hand washing is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal deaths and pneumonia deaths which takes the lives of millions of children in developing countries and saves more lives than any vaccine or medical intervention. Global Hand Washing Day was started in 2008 during the World Water Week held in Sweden which focused on children and schools. In India the campaign is led by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and MHRD. As per UNICEF records, 2000 children in India die every day due to diarrheal and pneumonia alone and out of that, 1600 children die because of diarrheal alone which is directly related to unsanitary conditions. Speaking on “Clean Hands, Healthy You” Thepfulie Theünuo, Sanitation

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and Hygiene Consultant, DWSM, PHED, asserted that when it comes to spreading messages on cleanliness students are the harbingers of exemplifying good hygiene regime and that they are the ambassadors of clean society. Hand washing with soap is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal diseases, however Theünuo mentioned that despite its life saving potential hand washing with soap is seldom practiced or not followed at all. Every year more than 3.5 million children do not live to celebrate their fifth birthday because of diarrheal and pneumonia. Theünuo explained to the students the effects of unhygienic lifestyles and lack of sanitation which often leads to death of children. Further advising the students that washing hands with water alone is significantly less effective than washing hands with soap, Theünuo exhorted the students to wash their hands with soap before eating, after using toilet, after doing manual work and make it an ingrained and daily habit. Maintaining the importance of hand washing with soap, Theünuo appealed to the students to “To literally transform an abstract good idea into an automatic behavior.” The program was chaired by Er Neirelie, SDO Tseminyu Division with an invocation by Rüüngutuo, Principal, CMS. A special number was presented by students from Don Bosco School Sechü Zubza. A demonstration on hand washing was shown by Rebecca Kikon, IEC Consultant DWSM, PHED while the acknowledgment was delivered by Er. Ruokuovituo Vizo, SDO, Kohima Rural Division.

‘Raise a hand for hygiene’

DiMapur, october 15 (MexN): Global Handwashing Day on the theme ‘Raise a hand for hygiene’ was held at MGM Higher Secondary School, Dimapur in the presence of hundreds of students. Delivering a talk on the importance of Global Handwashing day, Sanitation and Hygiene Consultant, PHED (Rural) Division, Dimapur, Imojungla Longkumer said that this day, October 15 every year is an annual advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of Handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases

Students MGM Higher Secondary School, Dimapur along with others during the Global Handwashing Day event held on October 15.

and save lives. She also explained to the students the steps of Handwashing, as it is a preventive step towards good health. Principal of the host school, Fr.B.Varghese welcomed the visiting depart-

mental staff and officers led by Executive Engineer, PHED (Rural)Division, Dimapur, Er.L.Tongpang Longkumer at the outset and reiterated the importance of maintaining personal and school hygiene .

Pledge taking was administered by an MGM school teacher, Ratan Chakraborty. The programme organized by PHED (Rural) Division, Dimapur and sponsored by W.S.S.O, Nagaland ,Kohima

was chaired by IEC Consultant PHED(Rural)Division, Dimapur Vibou Seyie while vote of thanks was delivered by Executive Engineer, PHED(Rural)Division, Dimapur, Er.L.Tongpang Longkumer.

Wokha, october 15 (MexN): Marking the Global Hand Washing day, as part of the Nation Wide Sanitation Campaign, the department of PHE Wokha organized an inter-school extempore speech competition programme at the DBHSS Youth Center. Emilo Patton, Principal, GHSS Wokha as the guest of honour said, “The campaign is to motivate and to mobilize awareness around the world. Simple hand washing with soap can also reduce the diseases that are related with respiratory systems.” Coining the

theme of this year 2015 “Raise our hands for the wealth hygiene,” she said children are the wealth of the Nation and for continual social change and healthy environment, we all must stay fit and healthy. All together seven students from seven schools participated in the competition speaking on various topics like sanitation, clean drinking water, clean environment, awareness in schools level etc. The first prize was bagged b master Chanjan Joel SS, second prize by Chonbenthung T Odyuo of CMHS and the

third prize by master Akash Tiwari of Little Angels School. The winners and participants were given a certificate each along with cash money. Er Kedoluto Punyu chaired the function, with the program highlight by Er Vihoto Executive Engineer PHE Wokha. P.T Humtsoe pronounced invocation prayer. Nise consultant DWSM Wokha demonstrated a demonstration on hand washing and the vote of thanks pronounced by Er Limhathung Odyuo SDO PHE Sanis. Altogether, eighty students at- Emilo Patton, Principal GHSS with organizers and participants of the inter-school extempore speech competition programme. tended the programme.

Believers Church demonstrates hand washing

CMHSS Impur observes Global Hand Washing Day

DiMapur, october 15 (MexN): Believers Church Dimapur Nagaland organized a demonstration of hand wash at Railway gate below fly over bridge Dimapur for the laborers, vegetable vendors and public gathered observing October 15- annual Global Handwashing Day. It was aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of hand washing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases with soap is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent diarrhea and acute respiratory infection.

Extempore speech competition marks GHWD in Wokha

The people gathered were taught the right way of hand wash with a soap and clean water and were also encouraged to develop the habit of Hand wash after using toilet, before food, visiting sick patients, touching garbage’s, after blowing nose, coughing, or sneezing. Handwashing is not only simple and inexpensive but also effective habit which can reduce the chances of contracting diseases as daily wage earners work in conditions with limited facilities. The demonstration began with a prayer by Rev. Fr.Kasthang Kath, Zonal Members of Believers Church Dimapur conduct demonstration of hand wash at Railway gate. Leader Dimapur.

iMpur, october 15 (Dipr): Global Hand Washing Day was observed on October 15 in different parts of Mokokchung district with a sanitation pledge to spread the Swachh Bharat Mission from village to village and area to area to achieve the dream of India a clean country. The WSSO, PHED Mokokchung Division under Swachh Bharat Mission organized a function at Clark Memorial higher Secondary School, Impur

Partnering NGOs on Electoral Roll meeting on October 19

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kohiMa, october 15 (Dipr): The Chief Electoral Officer Nagaland, Sanjay Kumar IAS in a notification has informed that the second meeting of the partnering NGOs of Nagaland will be held on October 19 at Hotel Japfu, Kohima at Vice Chancellor, NU, Prof BK Konwar (4th from left) releases the College magazine during 11:00 a.m. The meeting has the 24th Freshers’ Social cum Annual Function of Pranabananda Women’s College (PWC), been called to discuss on Dimapur held on October 15. (Morung Photo) the promotion of the Special Summary Revision of Electoral roll 2016 that has started on October 1. The main goal is to have kohiMa, october 15 every eligible citizen on the (MexN): A one-day free ER, no to let ineligible permedical camp was consons to be there on ER and, ducted at Dzulhami village have every enrolled voter to in Phek district on Octovote voluntarily. By ensurber 10 last. The camp was ing widest electoral particijointly organized by Dzulpation and inclusive elechami Village Council and tions through information, Chizo Keyho & team from education, motivation and Kohima and was held at Primary Health Centre, facilitation. As discussed Dzulhami village. in the last meeting, ECI atA team of doctors and taches highest priority to nurses led by Dr. Vephizo the maintenance of a clean Keyho, Dr. Ramdeu Lunand healthy electoral roil galang and Dr. Poseta Nyekha conducted the camp. The staff of PHC Dzulha also assisted the An elderly man avails treatment during the medical camp conducted at Dzulhami village in Phek district on October 10 last. team. success in their future enA total of 179 patients hima for operation. Meanwhile, the village deavours. He informed that MokokchuNg, ocwere examined and medicines given free of cost to all council chairman Belhun- the Primary Health Centre tober 15 (MexN): The the patients while four mi- yi Nyekha expressed grati- Dzulhami has been with- department of Sericulture, nor surgery done success- tude to the medical team out doctor for almost three Mokokchung held a trainfully. Some of the patients for conducting the medi- years and the villager were ing-cum field demonstration for the stake holders have been referred to Ko- cal camp and wished them facing hard time. of Mokokchung district on Mulberry culture, under Integrated Sericulture Development Project (ISDP) NERTPS 2015-16, at Government Mulberry Farm, Ungma, from October 6 to 8. Alemkumzuk DSO, Mokokchung inaugurated and addressed the programme. The District Sericulture Officer briefed on the Project and various inputs on technical construction of rearing house, and innovative team workmanship. Menguo EO and Imtimeren

Free medical camp held at Dzulhami

free from errors, defects and multiple entries. Clean electoral roll signifies having ER in which: "No name missing; No surplus name (dead/Bogus/ shifted person); No duplication of any entry; Regn at place of ordinary Resi." Meeting shall specially focus on how to enhance the people’s electoral participation through Voter registration and turnout to Increase qualitative participation in terms of ethical, inducement free and informed voting. To provide continuous electoral and democracy education to the people and targeted programmes/communication interventions for excluded persons. It shah also review, discuss and adopt new innovations for this revision and other issues relating to conduct of elections. Following are the NGOs

invited for the meeting: State Level OrganizationsBJP, ENWO, INC, NMA, NCP, The Naga Blog, NPF, Youth Net, Naga Hoho, BASN, NSF, NBCC, NPMHR, CAN, ENSF, NCRC, ENPO and Nagaland Pentecostal Church. Tribal Hohos: Angami Public Organisation; Sumi Hoho; Ao Senden; Kyong Hoho; Chakhesang Public Organisation; Pochury Hoho; Rengma Hoho; Konyak Union; Phom People Council; United Sangtam Likhum Bumji; Yimchungru Tribal Council; Khiamniungan Tribal Council; Zeliangrong Baudi Nagaland; Chang Khulie Setshang; Kuki Inpi and Kachari Tribal Council Nagaland. The CEO has further requested to depute two representatives each to participate in the meeting positively.

where more than three hundred students and teachers attended the programme. The function was graced by Executive Secretary, ABAM, Rev. Dr. Mar Atsungchanger as the guest of honour. In his speech, Rev. Dr Mar encouraged the students to take a solemn pledge not to litter anything in public places and commit themselves to make hand washing with soap a habit. He also appealed students to spread the message of the impor-

tance of hand washing to others to mark the solemn pledge they made on the occasion. Rev Mar also shared cleanliness habit he had seen experienced abroad with the students. Limasenla L ongkumer, Consultant, who chaired function demonstrated seven steps of hand washing techniques with the help of students and spoke on the significance of the day. Tsongrosongla Jamir, Consultant, administered the sanitation pledge.

‘Hudi Sewe'- ASU triennial magazine released

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From L-R: ASU President Dievi Yano, Larcsing M Sawyan, Managing Director, Shillong Lajong FC, Neiba Kronu Parliamentary Secretary, Planning and Coordination & Evaluation and Neizokhotuo Belho, Former General Secretary, NSF.

kohiMa, october 15 (MexN): ‘Hudi Sewe'- the triennial magazine of the Angami Students' Union (ASU) was released on October 15 during the Valedictory session of the 16th NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy held at Khuochiezie, Kohima Local Ground. Neiba Kronu Parliamentary Secretary, Plan-

ning and Coordination & Evaluation released the Magazine. With the theme, 'Engaging Challenges' Hudi Sewe consists of articles written by Angami leaders,students and scholars. The articles touches varied issues and challenges ranging from environment to economics and from education to legal rights.

Training-cum field demo on Mulberry culture held

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Beneficiaries with officials from department of Sericulture, Mokokchung during the training-cum field demonstration held in Ungma.

EO delivered the next ses- management on Silkworm nomics of sericulture. tended the programme, sions on package of prac- host plant cultivation and All fifty beneficiaries which concluded with an tices, diseases and hygienic Silkworm rearing, and eco- from within the district at- encouraging note.

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Manipur’s woes find no echo in Delhi '2,700 Mizoram children Ninglun Hanghal IANS More than a month has passed since the public uprising and subsequent agitation in Churachandpur district of Manipur after three controversial bills were passed by the state government on August 31. The three bills are the Protection of Manipur People's Bill 2015, the Manipur Shops and Establishment (Second Amendment) Bill 2015, and the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill 2015. The contention and huge uproar over the three bills were echoed in all the five tribal hill districts in the state - Churachandpur, Chandel, Tamenglong, Senapati and Ukhrul. Significantly, the tribal people asserted that the undemocratic passing of the three bills impinged upon their basic constitutional rights under Article 371C of the Indian Constitution, wherein administration of the hill areas lies with the president and that executive powers of the union is extended to the said areas. Moreover, the newly introduced Protection of Manipur People's Bill 2015 strictly limits its "citizenship" to the census report of 1951 and categorically termed "people" who are recorded in the 1951 census as "natives".

North east Briefs

Congress suffers blows in GTAC election SHillONg, OctOber 15 (Pti): The ruling Congress suffered a major blow in the Garo tribal autonomous council elections in Meghalaya, winning only seven of the 29 seats they contested even as NDA ally National People's Party claimed maximum seats. Purno A Sangma's NPP won the maximum number of seats claiming 11 of the 26 seats they contested in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council even as the BJP bagged one of the six they contested. BJP candidate B B Hajong edged past Congress candidate J C Hajong from Zikzak council constituency in Chief Minister Mukul Sangma's home assembly constituency. The Garo National Council (GNC), whose leader Clifford Marak died last year, won three seats while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) managed to win in only one of the four they put up candidates. Of the 79 Independent candidates, seven of them won in a closely fought council membership where former militant leaders, NGO leaders and family members of legislators contested.

Three found dead in Assam district guwAHAti, OctOber 15 (Pti): Three members of a family were found dead today with the husband allegedly committing suicide in lower Assam's Bongaigaon district, the police said. The husband, identified as Sanjoy Bose, was found hanging from a fan, while his wife Rumpa and six-year-old daughter were found lying face down on a bed nearby in the Salbagan area of Bongaigaon town, it said. Post-mortem reports and investigations would reveal the cause of the triple deaths. Neighbours and relatives claimed that the family was suffering from acute financial crisis and property dispute.

This has caused a deep resentment among the tribal people in the hills. According to the cut-off year, many would be left out of the "native list". Given the geo-physical and developmental challenges, where the remote tribal areas are isolated, it is a well known fact that the census record cannot and will not give accurate data. It is of utmost importance to also underline here that after more than 60 years of India's independence, India is yet to ascertain and draw its International boundary lines in the northeastern sector. The 35-km stretch of international border in the Manipur sector is yet to be demarcated on the ground. The state assembly passed the said bills without any debate or opposition in the assembly. In fact, there is no opposition party in the Manipur state assembly. Out of the 60 legislative members, 40 are from the Congress, while 20 are from regional parties or state parties such as All India Trinamool Congress, Manipur State Congress party and Naga People's Front. Even the exclusive Hill Areas Committee, consisting of the tribal legislative members, was reportedly a silent spectator to the passing of the bills. Their silence was interpreted as "acceptance" by the ruling government and supported by the "majority" non-tribal val-

ley dwellers. The tribal people interpreted this as "incompetence" and "dysfunctional" and directed their anger against the tribal elected representatives, subsequently burning down their residences and socially boycotting the 20-odd tribal MLAs. Much as it is geo-physically comprising the Imphal valley and hills and socio-culturally inhabited by tribals and non-tribals, the state of Manipur has been administered separately. Historically, the valley administration has never been extended to the tribal hill areas even during the British colonial rule before 1947. This continued even after independence and statehood. While the tribal village chiefs governed and administered the hill areas in pre-Independence era, in the post-statehood and India's independence time the hill areas were administered under Article 371C of the Indian Constitution. As rightly contended by the tribal people, census record(s) cannot be "proof of citizenship or nativity" as the tribal people owe their allegiance and citizenship to their village chiefs. The random, umbrella bills for the entire state is a grave mistake on the part of the state legislators in a state as diverse as Manipur. More importantly, in a state that has seen and witnessed numerous violent militant movements and

EC has pledged to enable Brus in camps to vote in the state: Mizo CM AizAwl, OctOber 15 (Pti): Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today said the Election Commission has pledged that arrangements would be made to ensure exercise of franchise in Mizoram by Bru voters lodged in Tripura relief camps in the parliamentary and assembly polls. In a letter sent to the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on April 7, 2014, the EC had made the pledge, the CM said in a written reply to K Sangthuama of the Mizo National Front (MNF) in the Assembly. The EC letter to the CEO was sent after the NGO Coordination Committee demanded that the Bru voters should not be allowed to cast their votes outside

the state. Lal Thanhawla, however, said that the EC was yet to accept the demand of the NGO that the names of those Bru voters who refused to be repatriated to Mizoram should be deleted from the voters' lists. Meanwhile, the instruction of the EC to the state election department to conduct special summary revision of electoral rolls in the six Bru relief camps in North Tripura district was criticised by the NGO. A joint meeting, recently held between the major civil societies and the political parties, had agreed to send a delegation to Delhi during October to press its demands on Bru voters to the EC.

conflicts, such an act of apathy and arrogance on the part of the ruling state government indeed is a dangerous trend given the sensitivity of the issue. Including state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, none of the state legislators has so far visited the district. The only gesture is a meeting called by the chief minister with representatives of the agitators, which is too little too late. Though the 20 tribal legislators have been consistently saying that they would resign, none of them has officially offered their resignation. Till today, groups of young people were running amok, destroying vehicles and burning houses. As recently as on October 13 midnight, a school building was burned down in Lamka by a group of angry youths. As it stands, the bodies of the nine people who died in the violence following the passing of the bills are still lying unclaimed in the hospital morgue. Curfews are imposed at any time by any group. Reportedly, the police depend upon the intervention of the womenfolk to control the situation or any incident that arises. There is literally no "public administration". The tribal hill district of Churachandpur is way too far away from New Delhi and the noise of its inhabitants seems to fall on deaf ears.

AizAwl, OctOber 15 (iANS): Around 2,700 children in Mizoram did not enrol themselves in state-run schools, education minister H. Rohluna told the state assembly on Thursday. A state education department official told IANS on condition of anonymity that the parents of these 2,665 students belonged to certain religious sects which refuse to enrol their children in schools as they traditionally do not believe in formal education. "Frequent efforts and appeals to them (parents) did not yield any results because of their strong reli-

Our Correspondent Imphal | October 15

One civilian reportedly injured after two IEDs suspected to have been planted by militants exploded simultaneously at a place between Tiger Camp and Uyumpok Purum Pangaltabi in Imphal East around 9:30 am today. Life was paralysed on Thursday due to an 18hour Manipur wide general strike called by the militant group Coordination Committee (CorCom) to protest against Manipur’s merger with the Indian union. Manipur became a part of India on this day,

October 15, 1949 after signing a merger agreement at Meghalaya capital Shillong between king Bodhachandra and Government of India. CorCom is a conglomerate of six militant organizations—United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), PREPAK (Pro) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). The militant group observes October 15 as ‘National Black Day’ and calls Manipur bandh on

HAflONg, OctOber 15 (Pti): Assam Governor P B Acharya has called a special session of the N C Hills Autonomous Council on October 17 after receiving a letter from its executive member Prankanta Warisa that chief executive member Debojeet Thaosen has lost confidence of the majority of the House. According to official sources, Prankanta Warisa stated on behalf of 18 members of the Council that the present administration, led by CEM Debojeet Thaosen of the Congress, has lost confidence of the majority of the Council. Warisa in his letter urged the removal

this day every year to register protest against the merger. It said Manipur was annexed by India under duress. CorCom said the Manipur Constitution Act, 1947 was promulgated well before India got its independence and a democratic election was held in 1948 as well. Vehicles did not move on the roads. Markets remained shut. All educational institutes were closed and Government offices recorded thin attendance. Banks and other financial institutions were also closed owing to the strike, reports said.

Sikkim to get airport by next year: Minister 'The airport will be opened in December 2016 and is going to boost the connectivity of the state' gANgtOk, OctOber 15 (iANS): A domestic airport will be built in Sikkim by next December, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma said here on Thursday. "The airport will be opened in December 2016 and is going to

boost the connectivity of the state in a big way," he told the media after inaugurating the Fourth International Tourism Mart here. Hosted by the Sikkim government, 27 countries are participating in the mart - a platform to showcase the northeast region's tourism potential. He said the airport would be set up in Pakyong, 35 km away from Gangtok. Sharma also said that in January next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would declare Sikkim a fully organic state, which means only organic substances are used for cultivation.

The minister said the central government has released Rs.90 crore for the development of tourism in the state. "Sikkim is a model tourist state in many ways. It has succeeded in achieving the targets of cleanliness, peace and hospitality. I appreciate its effort in turning the state into a no-smoking, organic, plastic free state," he said. Rumptek monastery will be added in the circuit to boost the Buddhist circuit tourism, he added. The minister said in order to improve air connectivity to the northeastern states, Guwahati airport has been upgraded, while

better facilities will be provided at Bagdogra airport as well. The issue of "road and rail connectivity will be conveyed to the respective ministries and will be addressed soon", he said. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said that they have adopted a holistic approach to the development of the state for the last 20 years. "We are committed to achieving development goals without compromising natural resources. Our focus is clean air and we have succeeded in making the state completely organic. We have plans to introduce yoga in schools by 2016," he said.

Appoint a retired judge to probe APSC: HC to Assam govt guwAHAti, OctOber 15 (Pti): The Gauhati High Court today directed Assam government to appoint a retired judge to inquire into alleged anomalies in last civil services examinations conducted by the state Public Service Commission. A division bench of the HC, comprising Chief Justice (acting) K Sreedhar Rao and Justice P K Saikia, directed CBI to make a preliminary enquiry into the allegations of cor-

ruption and assets disproportionate to the known sources of income of current APSC chairman Rakesh Paul and his kith and kin and submit a report before the court. It also directed that during the course of enquiry CBI can interrogate the APSC chairman but he shall not be arrested. The bench ordered the state government to appoint a retired judge of the Gauhati High Court to inquire into the alleged anomalies in respect of last civil service examina-

tion conducted by APSC. The Court gave the directions after hearing three PILs and three writ petitions. The PILS were filed by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi, Dimpu Jyoti Gogoi and six others and another by Prasanta Sinha while the three writ petitions were filed by some unsuccessful candidates of the civil service examination which was held last year and whose results announced were announced earlier this year.

tors across Delhi to be a part of the Northeast Festival and we expect many foreign tourists as well," he said. According to Mahanta, various festivals of the eight northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura - will be showcased at the festival, now in its third edition. "Around 60 tribal artisans and textile entrepreneurs would exhibit the best of northeast handloom and handicrafts," he added.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate the festival on Friday at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) while Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra will be the guest of honour for the inaugural ceremony. This year's event will have various forms of northeastern music, exhibitions of tribes, freedom fighters, photographs, painting, cartoons, films, handloom and handicraft, and traditional sports of the region. A dedicated food festi-

val will also be held for the duration of the event, featuring various delicacies of all the eight states of the northeast. As many as 40 musical bands, including some of the best bands of the region, will be performing across three days. Thirty dance forms will be presented and a dedicated handloom and handicraft exhibition showcasing the best of ethnic handloom and handicraft products will also be held. Seminars on issues re-

lating to the northeast, including one on the central government's Act East policy, will also be held. One evening will be dedicated to the Majuli island on the Brahmaputra, the world's largest river island being lost to erosion. This year, another addition to the event is a football tournament with the participation of 20 teams from and outside the northeast. According to the organisers, over 300,000 people are expected to visit the festival.

gious belief," the official said. Rohluna said: "Despite repeated efforts to convince the parents, they refused to admit their kids to schools to undertake formal education." He said the school education department, under the aegis of the centrally-sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, was trying to establish residential and non-residential special teaching centres to ensure imparting of non-formal education to such children in Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Aizawl and other districts. In a separate incident in eastern Mizoram, eighteen

people from four families fled to China earlier this year to escape their enrolment for the Aadhaar or unique identification card. An official from Champhai district in Mizoram said they were afraid of the Aadhaar number as they interpreted it as having something to do with the emergence of anti-Christ, prophesied in Christian theology. The official said these people were brought back home recently with the help of the state government. According to the 2011 census, the literacy level in Mizoram was 91.58 percent.

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North East Festival in Delhi to focus on tourism New DelHi, OctOber 15 (iANS): Tourism will be the key focus of the three-day Northeast Festival set to get underway here on Friday. "This year, tourism is the key focus and the festival will bring forth various facets of the northeast," Shyamkanu Mahanta, the festival's chief organiser who heads socio-cultural trust Trend MMS, said in a statement on Thursday. "With the enthusiastic support of Delhi Tourism, we are inviting tour opera-

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STOLEN NOTICE On the forenoon of 15th Oct.15, following items have been stolen from my vehicle bearing Reg.NL-10-4785. 1. Laptop with bag-modelDell 2. Transmit permit book 3. Money receipt book 4. Treasury challan of forestry royalty and sale tax 5. Important office documents, letters, Official Seal… etc. Dzuthovito Lcho RO Kuhuboto, Dimapur Division

of the present Executive Committee and formation of new Executive Committee. Prankanta Warisa has the support of 17 executive members to form a BJP-led council as the ruling Congress, headed by Debojit Thaosen, was reduced to a minority when seven Congress EMs, including Prakanta Warisa, joined the saffron party recently with 11 other EMs who had earlier joined the Dima Hasao district BJP, making the N C Hills Autonomous Council BJP majority, political sources said. The NCHAC has total 30 executive members and of them 28 are elected and two nominated.

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Applications are invited from serving (Grd.III) Stenographers under the establishment of the Government of Nagaland or Government of India for filling up the post of Stenographer Grade-II in the Governor's Secretariat in the scale of pay PB-2 9300-34800- Grade Pay Rs. 4,400/- PM plus all other allowances as are admissible under rules from time to time in Nagaland, on deputation basis initially for a period of two years. Candidates having minimum educational qualification of graduation in any discipline (enclosing testimonials duly attested) with a minimum service of 7(seven) years as Grade-III, may send their application through proper channel to the undersigned on or before 25th November, 2015, The candidate will to qualify in the speed test requirement of 130 w.p.m. in short hand to be conducted by this Secretariat and also demonstrate knowledge and experience in working with various computer' operations. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar) Commissioner & Secretary to Governor

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NTHO BIBLE EYAN: Rev. Dr. Ezamo Murry, Former Principal ETC, Jorhat Ntsita Yilan 1. KBES Youth Rally 2015 sanrhyu meta jilo ewov tsukona Dimapuri, Blue Hill Sation (Wokha Sumo stand) jilo na 20 Oct. enyathung 7:00 am. ekhoe na NST Bus vatala. 2. Ekhumkho topvüna kyon kvüta ro sana sanrhyu njanthung okupoi omying pi elio shaing yakchia ntsijantale * Youth Secretary KBES: +91- 8974296734 * Rally Chairman: +91- 9436002487 * Rally Secretary: +91- 9856232002 3. Ekh mkho akvüna Riven eni hansi rotale. 4. 2012-2015 yutalo UPSC/NPSC lo ekhyo hungo jiang jo Ekh mkho na lia kijae na lia Youth Secretary KBES ntsijantokle to jonjiala. Rongorongi 22, Englongo Ekh m jilo chekata liala.

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NOTIFICATION This is to notify that, the written examination for the post J.A.A., Accounts Assistant, and L.D.A. will be held on 8th November, 2015 from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. All eligible candidates are hereby informed to collect the Admit Cards from the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts during Office hour from 26th to 31st October, 2015. An amount of Rs.150/- (Rupees one hundred fifty) only being exam fee will be collected at the time of issue of Admit Cards. The rejected list will be displayed on the Office Notice Board on 26th October, 2015. Sd/(Z. MESEN), Principal Director

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Aircel to offer free basic Internet across India in a year New Delhi, OctOber 15 (Pti): Aircel subscribers can expect to access basic free Internet in a year as part of the telecom operator strategy to push mobile Internet usage. “Our intent is that everybody should have access to Internet and it should not be limited to only elites. We have started offering free basic Internet service in Tamil Nadu and it should be available across India in a year,” Aircel Chief Marketing Officer Anupam Vasudev told PTI. The company under its Free Basic Internet programme is offering service with download speed of 64 kb per second. “For new customers it is free for three months. After that if they continue to be active, customers by recharging with amount of at least Rs 150

in a month, the free basic Internet will be complimentary for them,” Aircel Vice President for Data, Devices and Online Sunil Kuttam said. The company is strengthening its 3G network with target to have around 20,000 mobile sites by end of next year. “At present data contributes around 14 per cent in our total revenue which we expect to take it to around 30 per cent in three years. With price of 3G handset coming down below Rs 3,000, people are moving to mobile for entertainment from TV and they Will need data for it,” Vasudev said. Talking about strategy to attract customers to enhance their data usage, Kuttam said that the company has partnered Microsoft, Samsung, Gionee, Micromax, Lava, Kar-

which is very less than price available through other channels,” Vasudev said. Aircel has also partnered Ingram, a mobile insurance provider, for Aircel Cover Plus. Any customer who buys a new smartphone through Aircel Will be able to choose from two variants of this product within seven days of the purchase for getting coverage limited to Accidental and Liquid Damage only. For new smartphones up to Rs 10,000 customers can purchase Rs 499 pack that offers benefits worth Rs 1,200. This will also include 1GB Aircel data for three months. The other pack available for Rs 799 pack offers insurance for smartphones up to Rs 55,000 and will include 1GB data for three months and Premium Anti-Virus.

bonn and Intex to offer their move devices at discounted price with some amount of free data. “We are also partnering Snapdeal, Amazon and Flipkart to sell paper recharge. These recharges be sold under cash on delivery model for those customers who are skeptical of sharing their debit or credit card details online,” Kuttam said. The company today announced sale of two recharge vouchers in denomination of Rs 402 and Rs 602 through Snapdeal which Will offer 3G and 2G mobile Internet service at discounted price compared with options available through retail channels. “We are offering 100 minutes talk time and 3 GB of 3G and 2G data, depending on the location of subscriber,

A travel agency called JR Travels at Purana Bazar was inaugurated on October 14. The agency will provide services like Passport Assistance, Cab, Air & Train Ticketing, and Holiday Package. Avadesh Gupta, North East Circle Head, Aircel, graced the occasion as chief guest. Others who attended the programme were Solomon L. Awomi, President, East Dimapur Business Association, Rajesh Singh, Zonal Sales Manager, Aircel and staff of Indigo Airlines, Dimapur. Solomon said the travel agency will cater to the needs of the people of East Dimapur as there was a need of a travel agency in the area. The agency is owned by Hukuto Murumi and Nizamul Hoque.

Renault Kwid’s deliveries Court discharges telecom companies Internet gap hinders small begin across India DoT official in excess spectrum case firms in poor countries New Delhi, OctOber 15 (NDtV AutO): Renault Kwid is now being delivered to customers across the country. Launched in September, the Kwid hatchback has been quite the sensation across the country. Renault India said it has witnessed “remarkable footfalls in dealerships across all regions since the launch of Renault Kwid. Other than the lucrative pricing, Renault is also offering a 50,000 Km/2 years Maintenance Policy on the Kwid hatchback, which can be extended up to 80,000 KM/4 years. Furthermore, the French carmaker will also offer complementary Road Side Assistance for 2 years.

New Delhi, OctOber 15 (AGeNcies): In a major relief to Bharti Airtel and Vodafone a CBI special court acquitted all the accused, including former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh in the excess spectrum allocation case dating back to 2002. The CBI had alleged that the telecom companies had been given additional spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz at a lower price that cost the exchequer nearly Rs. 846 crore. The operators were given additional spectrum based on a subscriber linked criteria by paying 1% of

their revenue as licence fee. The CBI reckoned that this should have been at least 2%. The court headed by Justice O.P. Saini has concluded that the CBI charge sheet was full of contradictions and and charges against the accused could not be proven. “As responsible corporate citizens, Bharti Airtel has always maintained highest standards of corporate governance and transparency. The verdict of the Hon’ble Special Court has vindicated our position on the matter,”

Bharti Airtel said in a statement issued after the court verdict. The court said that the charge sheet filed by the CBI was distorted and fabricated based on deliberately redacted and garbled facts. “ it has been so drafted to create an impression of a grave crime, where there is none. An attempt has been made to create an impression in the charge sheet that everything was done on a single day in the dark hours of 31 January 2002. There is no doubt that the charge sheet has been filed for extraneous reasons.”

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GeNeVA, OctOber 15 (reuters): A study of small and medium-sized businesses around the world has found that one of the main reasons they underperform - especially in poorer countries - is that they make too little use of the Internet. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Brazil are three times less productive than big firms there while those in India are 10 times less productive. The report published on Wednesday by the International Trade Centre, a joint venture of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, aimed to find out why. It examined 38 indicators to gauge the national and business environment and firms’ capacity to “compete, connect and change”. They include such measures as managerial experience, level of training, and existence of bank accounts and audited financial statements. In Indonesia, only 9.4 percent of small firms were using email, and only 4.2 percent had their own website. In Bangladesh, the figures were 12.0 percent and 6.0 percent respectively. “Indonesia is surprising, it’s one of the few countries where even large firms underperform in the use of email,” said Marion Jansen, the ITC’s chief economist. She said Bangladesh was trying to establish an export position in

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Dr. imtiwapang Aier inspects Yimchalu road project Our Correspondent

Mokokchung | October 15

Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary for Geology and Mining, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier today visited the ongoing Yimchalu-Mokokchung new road construction site to inspect the progress of work there, where he also interacted with the contractors and PWD(R&B) officials as well as the Yimchalu Village Council members. The said road project is funded by the Central Road Fund (CRF) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) which stretches a distance of 17 kms connecting Yimchalu village with Mokokchung town. After inspecting the works, which is being constructed by Vertex Constructions in col-

laboration with Saramati Constructions, the Parliamentary Secretary expressed satisfaction on its progress. The project is prescribed to be a ‘Standard Single Lane’ road but the contractors on the request of the village council of Yimchalu are doing the road cutting work as that of a two-lane road, for which the village council expressed appreciation. A time-bound project, the road is slated to be completed within a period of two years but the contractors claimed that they will finish the work ahead of the deadline. The contractors, Akato of Vertex Constructions and Bendang of Saramati Constructions, were both at the project site today. Executive Engineer of PWD(R&B) Mokokchung,

Parliamentary Secretary for Geology and Mining, Dr.Imtiwapang Aier (fourth from right) with the engineers of PWD(R&B) Mokokchung, contractors and others at the work site of the new Yimchalu-Mokokchung road project.

Er.B.I.Imna Ao and his colleague Er.Toshikaba also expressed satisfaction at the progress of the project. They observed that almost 80% of the earthwork has been completed and that almost 35% of the ‘overall project’ has been complet-

ed within a period of three months. The deadline for the project’s completion is July 27, 2017. The project was “brought from Delhi” by the sole initiative of the Parliamentary Secretary. He said that the need for the

said road was being felt for many years and expressed fulfillment that it is now a reality. Yimchalu is an “organic food production centre,” according to the Parliamentary Secretary, who said that the villag-

ers should now be able to transport their products to the market easily. It is a fertile farm village ideally located near Mokokchung town and on the foothill of Minkong peak which is expected to become a major food and vegetable producing village in the near future. Saying that Yimchalu is also becoming a popular ‘recreational resort’ of late, besides cutting short the distance from Mokokchung town to Impur, Mopungchuket and Süngratsü villages, the road is expected to become a major arterial road in the future. The road commences from NH2 at Süngkomen Ward of Mokokchung town and ends at Alongchen-Mangkolemba road junction. The Alongchen-Mangkolemba road is another

ongoing project under the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR), Ministry of DoNER. With the completion of these two projects, the road is projected to become the main road connecting Changkikong as well as Japukong and Tsürangkong ranges with Mokokchung town. The PWD(R&B) Executive Engineer, Er.B.I.Imna Ao estimated that the roads once complete would make travelling to Mariani/Jorhat from Mokokchung town shorter by at least 30 kms saving about 40 minutes in travel time. The projects will also benefit travellers between Mariani/Jorhat and Tuensang, he added. Er.Toshikaba of PWD(R&B) also added that the Mokokchung-Yimchalu will make possible human settlement thereby easing the congestion in Mokokc-

hung town caused by rapid urbanization. With abundance of perennial water sources, electricity and now proper road connectivity, he observed the suburban sprawl would naturally spread towards Yimchalu and that the problems associated with rapid urbanization would be alleviated to a great extend. The Parliamentary Secretary, Dr.Imtiwapang Aier, expressed gratitude to the ‘landowners’ for not causing any ‘hindrance’ to the progress of the project which also passes through the territorial domains of Mokokchung village and Chuchuyimpang village. He also lauded the cooperation rendered by the village councils of Süngratsü and Yimchalu and the PWD(R&B) as well as the workmanships and sincerity of the contractors.

Complete Satheri-Chepoketa road Restore original concept of ‘indigenous identification’ WSBAK Music Fest 2015 october nullified the very objective decision of the State cabi- in the 1963 Electoral Roll DIMaPur, october 15 in categories such as folk at the earliest, TAPWO appeals DIMaPur, 15 (Mexn): Urging the behind the indigenous or net memorandum of Sep- and claimed it to be his le- (Mexn): The Western Sumi song (9 AM), choir (12

DIMaPur, october 15 (Mexn): Maintaining that road construction project from the Satheri to Chepoketa an important lifeline for the people of Tizu Area and the Chakhesangs in general, TAPWO today has appealed 'all the concern' to facilitate smooth and early completion of the said project in the interest of public welfare. The roads connect the Phek district to other district such as Zunheboto, Mokokchung and Tuensang. Tizu Area Public welfare Organization (TAPWO) in a press note issued through its president Vechineyi Khesoh and Shekhohu Chizo informed that the road construction to the Satheri to Chepoketa under the central road fund (CRF) was approved and sanctioned under the NLCPR in the year 20052006 through the initiative of Tokheho Yepthomi, the then road and bridges Minister. Following which, the work order was allotted to M/S Ansari & Co. and Ruokousalie, class-1 constructor under NLCPR and the work commenced but was left incomplete after considerable part of soiling was done. Afterwards the project suddenly came to a standstill, TAPWO added, causing untold hardship

to the people of the area “yearning” for a metalled road Subsequently, TAPWO informed that the construction of the road resumed during the tenure of Kuzholuzo Nienu as the Minister for road & bridges. A new work order was also re-alloted to another contractor namely, M/S Vertex & Co., Class-1 Contractor under the central road fund (CRF) and currently construction of urgently needed drainage, culvert and road diversions are underway. In this context, while appreciating and lauding the major initiative taken by its representative, Kuzholuzo Nienu, for the resumption of the road construction, TAPWO earnestly appealed the contractor to execute and complete and complete of the work on time. TAPWO also fervently requested all the NPGs to ensure continuation of tax exemption for the project as it is taking place in one of the most backward and remote area in Phek district. “This road construction is one of the first and only of its kind under the Tizu Area and this will facilitate smooth and early completion of the said project in the interest of public welfare” TAPWO asserted.

State government to desist from dismantling the fundamental laws of the State, Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) on Thursday sought immediate rectification of the March 2011 cabinet’s memo in removing the criteria of ‘possession of land ownership’ for the issuance of indigenous and schedule tribe certificate. Publicity cell, NTC in a press statement observed that land is inalienable part of human existence and the people are identified with land to form an identity. And hence the indigenous status cannot be established without land and its territorial location. Stating that the attempt to remove the criteria of land and its antecedents

scheduled tribe identifica- tember 21, 1995 which gitimate guardian by taking tion, NTC called for restor- clearly stated that the State advantage of the absence of land related criteria. In this connection, NTC Nagaland Tribes Council observed that the State required a ‘Nagaland State says “A law commission is Law Commission’ to bring about clarity, exactness needed to monitor State law and to make the laws more making process so that the conducive to meet the requirements of the modern policy and law makers are day system so that it become more action oriented not swayed by emotions and and safeguard our intricate political obligations” special constitutional laws. The law commission ing the original concept sponsored MBBS seat will can guide and monitor the of indigenous inhabitant not be given to candidates state law making process identification norms in of non-Naga father. so that the policy and law the interest of the citizens In the recent case of in- makers are not swayed by of the State. digenous inhabitant certifi- emotions and political obThe statement also cate issued to one Md. Inza- ligations making our funpointed out that the re- mul Hoque Talukdar, NTC damental laws vulnerable cently modified criteria alleged that the said person to the temporary situaconflicted with the policy randomly picked a name tions, the statement added.

Crime News

Huge consignment of liquor seized Police/PRO informed that the driver identified as Md. Bibi Shah was arrested and a case has been registered for further investigation at East police station. Meanwhile, in another operation, Dimapur Police manning the Chumukedima Check Gate seized 135 bottles of assorted IMFL from one vehicle (NL01H 9206) on Oc-

tober 13. One person identified as Thupukhoto Nakhro was arrested and case is registered at Diphupar Police Station for further investigation, the police informed. ILP defaulter intercepted The Dimapur Police manning at Chumukedima Check Gate, meanwhile, arrested 10 (ten) ILP default-

The road to healthcare gets resuscitated in Mangkolemba MangkoleMba, october 15 (Mexn): One of the most important but neglected road, the approach road to the Community Health Centre at Kumpani Ward in Mangkolemba town gets the attention of the general public after witnessing the “inability” of the concerned department to maintain the same. Despite the department negligence, the six hundred meter approach road to the hospital from the Mangkolemba – Longnak main road got a lifeline after the Health Centre Management Committee (HCMC) in coordination with the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Mangkolemba, ImtiwapangAier, NCS convened a joint meeting of all

the prominent organizations in the town - the Mankolemba Adhoc Town Committee; the Mangkolemba Baptist Church; the Gaonburas; the Mangkolemba Ao Youth Organization; All Ward Committees; the Watsü Union and the Coal Miners’ Union – to discuss on the issue. “The meeting unanimously resolved to take up the task of clearing clogged side drains and digging new ones, soiling and metalling and finally laying of asphalt (blacktopping) of the road to CHC” a press note informed. Accordingly, the project is to be realized purely by public contributions and donations and a Coordination Committee for Hospital Road Repairing (CCHRR) was

setup to initiate and execute the proposed venture, it added. The committee was set up under the aegis of the Additional Deputy Commissioner with representation from all major organizations. The work for the same started today with a short prayer programme, chaired by Imjong Longkumer, chairman of the CCHRR and the HCMC, wherein the Additional Deputy Commissioner thanked the citizens of Mangkolemba for the selfless contributions towards the welfare of all by taking zealous participation in maintenance of roads and other public works. A mass prayer led by Dr. Akok Amer, Pastor of Mangkolemba Baptist Church was conducted

for the successful implementation of the programme. The coordination committee has estimated a budget of thirteen lakh rupees for the road work and expressed gratitude to those who are making good contributions for the cause. It further also urged upon every citizens and organizations/unions to take part in this “monumental endeavor” through monetary, man power and material assistance for the benefit of all, especially the health patients. The work got underway with the clearing and digging of side drains today, stated a press note from CCHRR chairman Imjong Longkumer and secretary, Imsuchang.

ers while trying to pass the gate without valid permits on October 13. They were forwarded to the court for necessary action. The Dimapur Police, on the same day, also has recovered one Bolero Pick up with tempered details from Chumukedima Check Gate. The police are making necessary enquiry into the matter, it added.

SVEEP sensitization meeting at SJC today kohIMa, october 15 (DIPr): A sensitization meeting on Election Matters under Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) will be held at St. Joseph College, Jakhama on October 16 at 1:00 p.m. The programme will be chaired by Joint Chief Electoral Officer, N. Moa Aier. Highlights of the programme include Introduction and Legal issues by Chairman, keynote address by Chief Electoral Officer, Sanjay Kumar IAS, speech and songs by The Naga Blog, speeches by Miss Nagaland & State Icon, Veineinem Singson, and SDO (C) & AERO Jakhama, Athsangla which will be followed by interaction and vote of thanks by Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Vekho Vero.

Mon DPDB discusses NAAC, ILMMT & clean election

Mon, october 15 (Mexn): The preparation for National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for Wangkhao Government College and the updates on “I LoveMy Mon Town” (ILMMT) campaign were the among the main items of deliberation at the monthly Mon District Planning & Development Board meeting held here today. The meeting was conducted under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner of Mon W Honje Konyak, at DC’s Conference Hall, Mon. Welcoming the new members and reviewing the last meeting minutes, the DC apprised the gathering about the launch pro-

gram of the mission “I love my Mon Town”. 18 important junctions and places in Mon town have been identified and voluntarily adopted by various agencies, departments and Individuals for beautification, the chairman informed the house. Honje also lauded the Ao Baptist Church Mon for voluntarily coming up for construction of Welcome Gate at Sonari road and appealed to the members to be aware of the beautification campaign. Contribute and actively participate in the mission to achieve its goal, he urged the members. Meanwhile, the principal of Wangkhao Government College Akok Wall-

ing while presenting the its report informed the members that the college is gearing up for NAAC accreditation and soughed cooperation and support from the members. Both academic excellent and infrastructure development, he added, were equally important to display before NAAC members elucidating the problems faced by the college for the said accreditation. Arguing that academic excellence is not enough without proper infrastructure and other physical development, Temlei Shonporu, an Assistant Professor of the College urged the DPDB for assistance in the infrastructure development

of the college. Dr. Esther Konyak, Asstt. Professor also give a PowerPoint presentation on Accreditation process while Asstt. Professor David Konyak presented on the vision and the immediate requirement of the college. The meeting also saw presentations by ADC & ERO, Mon M.A. Shahib IAS and AEO, Mon Akheto s on Summary Revision, Ethical Voting and SVEEP campaign. Accurate and error free electoral is an important prerequisite for clean election, they asserted and apprised the members to disseminate the information to the people. They further noted that

noon), and a band (4 PM). The judges for the competitions will be Er. Khetovi Assumi, Chief Engineer, PHED Rtd; Kiheto Jimomi, IAS, Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies; and Er. Kitoshe Aye, EE, PHED. WSBAK gas requested all its affiliated churches to extend its co-operation and be a part of the joyous daylong festival.

MEx FILE MKg Municipal Council informs Mokokchung, october 15 (DIPr): Superintendent, Mokokchung Municipal Council, O Pangjung Longkumer has informed that any shopkeeper/traders can import/sell bags above 40 micron which is bio-degradable for shopping purposes for the benefit of all.

NSSATA meeting on Oct 22

Crime News

DIMaPur, october 15 (Mexn): In one of its biggest haul, the Dimapur Police on October 14 intercepted a truck (NL07A-7205) of IMFL entering Nagaland from Assam and seized 1088 cases of assorted IMFL worth several lakhs in the open market. A press note from the Addl. Dy. Commissioner of

Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (WSBAK) will be organising its first music festival, “WSBAK Music Fest 2015” on October 17 at Sumi Baptist Church Purana Bazar with the theme “Pa likhi shipili lo” (Praise Him alone). According to WSBAK Music Promoter, Hojevi Cappo the festival will also feature a competition among WSBAK churches

NBCC and NGOs mostly involved such activities only during the elections and urged them to get actively involve in cleaning the E/Roll, a prerequisite for clean election. In this regard, the DC also urged the members to educate the people for practical approach for clean elections and members took pledged to uphold clean E/roll for clean and fair elections. The meeting also saw an updates on Mon Namtola and Aboi Longleng Road where The EE (R&B), Mon and Aboi apprised the house about the status of these roads. These roads have been taken up under National

Highway and till such time it will be maintain by the department and are awaiting for funds for maintenance of the roads, the informed. The DC urged both the EEs to apprised their respective elected members and at the same time to approach the concern authority to avail funds for renovation of the roads. Honje further congratulated the doctors, nurses and staffs of district hospital, Mon for being awarded the best hospital in the state and bringing laurel to the district. He also lauded the individuals and agencies who have contribute freely towards the improvement of the lone hospital in the district.

DIMaPur, october 15 (Mexn): The Nagaland Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teacher’s Association (NSSATA) has scheduled its executive meeting on October 22 for the election of new office bearers for 2015-17 tenure. The meeting will be held at Wewe Place Conference Hall, above Bank of India, PR Hill Kohima from 10 AM. A press note from NSSATA president, John Pihoshe has requested all the district executive members to attend the meeting positively.

RPO schedules emergency meeting DIMaPur, october 15 (Mexn): The Razeba Public Organisation has scheduled an emergency meeting on October 21, 11 AM at RPO Hal, Razeba l to discuss some urgent matters. The meeting will include all the VCC, VDB, GBs, student union president, RPO Town Unit office bearers,, all former RPO presidents, intellectual persons, and all political leaders. A press note from RPO president, Panyi Movi and Asst. general secretary Vizo Lea has requested all the aforementioned entities to attend the meeting ans also welcome any other agenda for the welfare of the organisation.

BJP appoints Election Disputes Committee members DIMaPur, october 15 (Mexn): The State Election Officer of BJP in consultation with the State president and general secretary (Org) has appointed the following as members of the Election Disputes Committee of BJP, Nagaland for the state organizational Election, 2015: Johnny G. Rengma, Doodh Singh, Avi Zeliang. The committee will be the appellate authority for election disputes up to the Mandal level already tried by the District Election Officer and subsequent appeal made to it, a press release from secretary to the SEO, BJP Nagaland informed.

CSU general conference Phek, october 15 (Mexn): The Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) will hold its 69th general conference at Chozuba Village from January 5 - 8 to be hosted by the Chozuba Students’ Union. Therefore, the union has requested all the Chakhesang frontal and other organisations to abstain from organising any programme on the mentioned dates.

Mokokchung DPDB meeting on Oct 20 Mokokchung, october 15 (DIPr): Deputy Commissioner & Vice chairman District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel IAS has informed that the monthly meeting of Mokokchung DPDB for the month of October, which was postponed earlier, will be held on 20th October at the conference Hall of ADC (planning) from 11:00 AM. In this connection, all members have been informed to attend the meeting.

Tobu SDPDB meeting held tobu, october 15 (DIPr): The Tobu SDPDB meeting for the month of October 2015 was held on 13th October 2015 under the chairmanship of ADC Tobu A. Zibenthung Kithan. After reviewing the last meeting minutes, the following points were discussed at the meeting including immediate posting of Medical Officer at Tobu Civil Health Centre and proper functioning of BSNL and Airtel services at Tobu headquarter.

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X issue 283X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By dr. sao Tunyi

On donations

onation is not the same as taxation but it can drain you as much if you are in Nagaland. There are too many contributions, pledge cards and donation drives for this jubilee celebration and that church building project, this sports meet and that gettogether. In the month of August 2015, there were some guys who came for donation in aid of a charitable centre. They handed me a calendar and asked me to donate whatever amount I wished to pay. I thought that these guys were early. But when I looked closely at the number, it was not calendar of 2016 but of the current year. Who sells calendar in August when the year is crossed the halfway mark? They left with their ears full without receiving a paisa. I can’t understand that some unions and associations would sell calendars where they have written, ‘in aid of fund raise’. What kind of aid is it to raise fund for the sake of fund raise? If it is for fund raise, it is not an aid. I remember some years back when a family member had to sell calendars to raise fund for an association. The consequence of this is that she had to buy back calendars of other unions and associations since she had sold to them. It doesn’t matter if you have 10 calendars at home; you have to buy from the ones who bought yours. You don’t need too many calendars because they all tell the same date (unless it is a government calendar with those beautiful days marked in red). So, you can end up exchanging something which both the buyer and the seller don’t need and both are drained by it. A kilogram of pork is sold at a very high price in the name of donation. A cheap memento is sold at exorbitant price to raise fund. Villagers go hunting to kill wild animals and birds to gift officers for getting special favour or money. Many endangered species of our animal kingdom land up on the platters of our leaders in the Capital. One may say that donation drives are not done by force. But our social structure and functioning is such that most of us feel obligated to respond positively to such demands. There is always an element of overt or covert compulsion. A relative of mine was asked to sponsor a big religious event (we don’t know how to plan small programs). I would have refused but in his condition, it became difficult to turn them down. Some unions/associations and churches don’t even try to raise their own fund. They simply make a list of politicians, officers, and contractors and head to their offices and homes. In many instances, the donations are fixed! By category of income or position, the amounts are all fixed beforehand. But given that there are multiple demand groups and the ones donating are also not similar, it becomes a problem. For example, an honest government officer just by his salary may be struggling to support his family. And if a public leader donates a huge sum of money, one also may suspect where the money is coming from. Multiple demands for donation therefore have the danger of driving corruption. Donations are not altogether bad. Through the strong social fabric that we are knitted in, people have come forward to help the community and one another in times of need. Through freewill contribution and donation drives, we are able to fund mission projects and reach out beyond our borders. We need to learn to build our case and be able to persuade people to warm up to our ideas so that people can donate freely and willingly. Philanthropic spirit should increase and we do have people who are willing to contribute and be partner to a worthy cause. But just as we have got it wrong with selling of calendars ‘in aid of fund raise’, many of our donation drives are becoming increasingly unjustifiable. Dr. Sao Tunyi works as an Epidemiologist at Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima. Feedback can be sent to saotunni@yahoo.co.in, or visit his blog www.thatchhouse.blogspot.in

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DIABETIC? Daily glass of red wine can improve heart health

glass of red wine every night may help people with Type-2 diabetes manage their cholesterol and cardiac health, suggests new research. People with diabetes are more susceptible to developing cardiovascular diseases than the general population and have lower levels of "good" cholesterol, the study said. "Initiating moderate wine intake, especially red wine, among well-controlled diabetics, as part of a healthy diet, is apparently safe, and modestly decreases cardio-metabolic risk,” the study said. Additionally, both red and white wine can improve sugar control, depending on alcohol metabolism genetic profile, the findings showed. While slow alcohol-metabolisers who drank wine achieved an improvement in blood sugar control, fast alcohol-metabolisers (with much faster blood alcohol clearance) did not benefit from the ethanol's glucose control effect. The study led by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba, Israel aimed to assess the effects and safety of initiating moderate alcohol consumption in diabetics, and sought to determine whether the type of wine matters. The two-year trial was performed on 224 controlled diabetes patients (aged 45 to 75), who generally abstained from alcohol. They gradually initiated moderate wine consumption, as part of a healthy diet platform, and not before driving. "Red wine was found to be superior in improving overall metabolic profiles, mainly by modestly improving the lipid profile, by increasing good (high-density lipoprotein or HDL) cholesterol, while decreasing the ratio between total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol," the study said. "The differences found between red and white wine were opposed to our original hypothesis that the beneficial effects of wine are mediated predominantly by the alcohol,” principal investigator Iris Shai said. "Approximately 150 ml of the dry red or white tested wines contained approximately 17 g ethanol and approximately 120 kilocalorie, but the red wine had seven-fold higher levels of total phenols and four to 13-fold higher levels of the specific resveratrol group compounds than the white wine,” Shai pointed out, underlining the effects of non-alcoholic constituents of red wines. The study was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

Aatish Taseer New York Times

t is hard not to try to see in the politics of another country a version of one’s own. To match Democrat in America with Labour in England, or, say, Congress in India; to find an easy affinity between Republican and Tory, and now, perhaps, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pleasing as these symmetries are, and flat as the world may seem, they are false equivalencies. In fact, every society has a unique history of power, of which its politics are an expression. In India, the Congress Party was liberal, leftleaning and secular; but it was also the party of the colonized elite. That meant that practically everyone who was rich, and educated, and grew up speaking English, was also invariably a supporter of Congress. I say this because, if for a moment we suspend our own political affiliations, and look at the forces of left and right simply in terms of the one as representing class movement and change, and the other as defending the existing order, it would have to be said that the Congress Party behaved much more like an old-fashioned conservative party — clubbish and aloof — than anything we can expect from the left. This was the party ousted from power last year by the election of Mr. Modi; and yes, if social revolutions at the ballot boxes of big democracies excite you, it was thrilling. I spent the duration of the election shuttling between its crucible, in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and the drawing rooms of Delhi, where the political elite of the city, a cozy cabal of like-minded journalists and politicians, quaked at the rise of Mr. Modi. I had grown up in this world, and it was one in which class mattered much more than political difference. Nor was its cynicism confined to any one party. I remember being present when the son of a B.J.P. chief minister, a woman now in trouble over corruption, was asked why he wanted to enter politics. “Money,” he said easily, and no one minded. That was the kind of world it was. Mr. Modi posed a mortal threat to the safety and entitlement of this world, and it was part of his appeal. Nor was there anything sinister in the

he Catholic Church and the United Nations sometimes sound like idle dreamers. But Pope Francis’ concern for “the well-being of individuals and of peoples”, as he put it to the U.S. Congress last month, is actually quite practical. So are the 69 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Both target the area where economics and finance have so far failed. For anyone who thinks all people deserve the same opportunities, the state of the world is scandalous. Onefifth of the global population suffers from hunger and malnutrition. Larger portions lack clean water, have little education and live in the midst of toxic levels of pollution. The components of prosperity are well enough understood to end all of these global-scale tragedies. But people just don’t think globally. Resources, products, ideas and human beings move more or less freely around the world, but economic solidarity still doesn’t. Consider a prosperous family in a Detroit suburb. Its economic community is global. It extends well past inner city Motown. It reaches to India, Iraq and Mexico, the countries which Global Detroit consultants say contribute the largest number of immigrants to the region. Indeed, it reaches to anywhere in the world the prosperous family might consider visiting. Suburban Detroiters might say they already struggle to find much solidarity with poor Detroit city, just a few miles away. They are quite right. It is always a struggle to think bigger. It is more natural to think selfishly, or to promote the good of a smaller community – a family, a tribe, a nation or some shareholders. Technology companies like AirBnB and eBay get people to think of distant strangers as peers, but where overall

mandate. Given his background in Hindu nationalism, he was justly an object of suspicion. But when journalists from Delhi would prod voters into giving sectarian reasons for electing him, a majority would stoutly reply, “Why are you asking us about temples, when we’re telling you that we’re electing him because we think he’ll bring development?” That was the mandate. It was very moving, and like many, I held my breath. I see now that I was focused too much on the world the election would supplant, and too little on the one it would bring into being. Because if the Modi election has made anything clear, it is that, one, a social revolution of a kind has already occurred in India; and two, the people, now in charge, might not possess the intellectual power needed to run the country. The cabinet, save for the rare exception, is made up of too many crude, bigoted provincials, united far more by a lack of education than anything so grand as ideology. At the time of writing — and here the one will have to speak for the many — Mr. Modi’s minister of culture had just said of a former Muslim president: “Despite being a Muslim, he was a great nationalist and humanist.” Some 10 days later, there was the hideous incident in which a Muslim man was lynched by a Hindu mob in a village outside Delhi, on the suspicion of slaughtering a cow and eating beef. It was a defining moment, the culmination of 16 months of cultural chauvinism and hysteria under Mr. Modi, the scarcely veiled target of which are India’s roughly 170 million Muslims. This ugliness is eclipsing Mr. Modi’s development agenda, and just this week, there was yet another incident in which a Kashmiri politician was attacked in Srinagar for hosting “a beef party.” Poisonous as these attitudes are, they have much more to do with class than politics. They are so obviously part of the vulgarity that accompanies violent social change. If the great drama of our grandparents’ generation was independence, and our parents’ that post-colonial period, ours represents the twilight of the (admittedly flawed) English-speaking classes, and an unraveling of the

social and moral order they held in place. A new country is seething with life, but not all vitality is pretty, and there now exists a glaring cultural and intellectual gap between India’s old, entrenched elite and the emerging electorate. In other places, education would have helped close the gap; it would have helped the country make a whole of the social change it was witnessing. No society is so equitable that men as economically far apart as Bill Clinton and George W. Bush — or as Ed Miliband and David Cameron, for that matter — would have attended the same schools. But, in England and America, there is Oxford and Yale to level the field, to give both men the means to speak to each other. This is not true of India. In India, one class has had access to the best private schools and foreign universities, where all the instruction is in English; the other has had to make do with the state schools and universities Indian socialism bequeathed them. The two classes almost never meet; they don’t even speak the same language. It has left India divided between an isolated superelite (and if you’re an Indian reading this, you’re probably part of it!) and an emerging middle class that may well lack the intellectual tools needed to channel its vitality. The prime minister himself — and his background makes Mr. Clinton’s poor Arkansas childhood seem like Greenwich — is a case in point. He’s no fool; his instincts are superb; but his ignorance is startling. Speaking to the journalist Fareed Zakaria last year, before his United States visit, Mr. Modi chose to answer a question, through a translator, on Russia’s annexation of Crimea this way: “There’s a saying in India that the person who should throw a stone first is the person who has not committed any sins.” There is of course no such saying in India. The prime minister was unknowingly quoting the Bible — John 8:7 — to international audiences, and in the bargain giving President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a clean chit. It was hard to watch, hard not to ask the inevitable question: What else did a man who knew so little not know? And were his limitations not responsible for the most serious of the charges his government now stood accused of: the tinkering reforms, the ham-handed responses to dissent, the inability to control the fringe, the interference with education and, perhaps most damningly, of overlaying a still unchanged Indian reality with a lot of well-intentioned but empty talk? In another society, with the benefit of a real education, Mr. Modi might have been something more than he was. Then it would be possible to imagine a place with real political differences, and not one in which left and right were divided along the blade of a knife by differences in class, language and education. But just as that other society does not yet exist, neither does that other Modi. Indians will have to make do with the Modi they have; and, as things stand, perhaps the cynics are right: Perhaps this great hope of Indian democracy, with his limited reading and education, is not equal to the enormous task before him. Aatish Taseer is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Way Things Were,” and a contributing opinion writer.

The limits of the sharing economy edward hadas prosperity is concerned the sharing economy still runs up against limits. The welfare state shows that people can learn to expand their horizons. Systems designed to protect, nurture and equalise take the idea of solidarity and extend it to everyone inside the national borders. Mobile phones are another example. While nations once jealously guarded domestic producers and technology, the industry is now global. The same mobile handsets are sold almost everywhere, and the raw materials, parts and expertise which create those phones are gathered from almost everywhere. Apple and Samsung design smartphones to be used in Angola as well as America. A similar reliance on global commonality is seen in aircraft, mining, cars, software and pharmaceuticals. Finance, meanwhile, hasn’t lived up to expectations. Institutions which can safely move funds from place to place have been supporting traders for centuries. More recently, banks and other intermediaries have become more global in their approach to investments. But the record is mixed. Financial globalisation has been marred by recurring problems with trade imbalances, exces-

sive third-world debts, and rapacious demands on poor countries. Organisations can do more. The United Nations, the World Bank and many specialised bodies are already quite global. In the economy, they spread cash, high standards and noble aspirations. The new Sustainable Development Goals are a good example of the last. These multinational institutions can be expanded. They can also be encouraged to focus on the most needy. If every leading university and research institute adopted a counterpart in a poor country, the gains could be significant. Funds would be found once the global solidarity mindset prevailed. Multinational companies already do a lot of global sharing, but they too could do more. Shareholders would have to get used to getting only cash left over after increased spending on solidarity. That already happens in the mining sector, where most governments only approve projects which include expensive commitments to local communities. Even if shareholder value purists may not like to admit it, companies already have obligations to their communities which take precedence over profit-seeking. For example, shareholders only get the cash left

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over after taxes are paid. There are undoubtedly many other ways to help bring the economic world closer together. Ideas will really start flowing freely when most people decide that global solidarity is more of an obligation than an aspiration. The warm welcome Germany is giving to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is a moving example of how an enlarged definition of “who we are” changes behaviour. However, as yet such neighbourly sentiment rarely crosses political borders. That could change. A good way to start the process is to plan to tear down some of the national walls around welfare states. That might sound a stretch. French voters, for example, would never approve combining their governmentfunded medical system with the comparable arrangement in Bangladesh. Still, smaller steps towards a welfare world-state are quite possible. A large universal fund for disaster relief might be a good start. The misery caused by floods and wars brings sympathy in rich countries and drags down development in poor ones. Besides, the World Bank has already started, with a Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance facility. It could be expanded. A more ambitious initiative would be a global medical training plan, funded by national contributions set according to wealth and disbursed across the nations according to need. Cross-border migration could be another frontier for shared global policies and funding. Global welfare might sound like a pipe dream. Then again, universal national pensions, healthcare and unemployment benefits were considered crackpot notions not that long ago. These days, people are encouraged to think big. Nothing in the economy is bigger or better than global solidarity.

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The Latest Celebrity on the Naga Horizon

lsewhere in the world we have heard, read and seen people becoming superstars and celebrities by the time they were hardly 20 years old. It usually takes only a good song, a good film or a good performance in the pitch or court for some to become a superstar overnight. For people who are relatively a little older, perhaps a well-written book, some well-meaning research works, some astounding discoveries in the field of science, technology or medicine, or anchoring some popular TV shows may be more than enough to make them celebrities overnight. Yes, celebrities seem to come and go at the blink of an eye and at the drop of a hat. But if we are to go by the recent trend in Nagaland, to become a celebrity here in Nagaland, one’s whole lifespan might just not be enough. The latest celebrity in Nagaland is not a charming 18 year old beauty queen. The latest celebrity is Nagaland is also neither a budding 25 year old musician nor a 22 year old soccer playmaker. You are also wrong if you think that the latest celebrity in Nagaland is a prolific writer who has authored and released a book which has captured the imagination of the Naga people. The latest Naga celebrity is also not a passionate Naga scientist who has made some groundbreaking discovery that is about to eclipse the discoveries made by western scientists over the years. But, interestingly and ironically, the latest celebrity in Nagaland is an ambiguous lady who goes by the name Rani Gaidinliu…… and she has been dead and buried for over 20 years now. While she was still alive, some claimed that she possessed supernatural powers. Perhaps, Rani Gaidinliu was a woman who actually possessed supernatural powers because today also she is able to make headlines even from her grave. The recent write-ups on this ambiguous lady published in the local dailies have crossed all limits both in quantity and quality. It has certainly left me disoriented, confused, frustrated, embarrassed and dizzy. It all goes to prove that Nagas are certainly second to none when it comes to making concocted stories and allegations. It also goes on to prove that some Nagas would go to any extent to propagate, uplift and promote anything that is likely to put their tribal culture, religion and heritage on a high pedestal even at the cost of sacrificing truth, decency, honesty and personal integrity. In this way, in order to make their mission a grand success, they become experts in hatching concocted stories, denigrating others’ legitimate views and opinions and turning a blind eye to the sinister designs and intentions of foreign ideas, propagandas, faith and religion. However, if at all the many stories written and published in the recent weeks about Rani Gaidinliu are indeed true, then it would only re-affirm the proverbial saying that ‘truth is stranger than fiction’. However, for anyone who is a little aware of modern Indian history and who is also familiar with the situation and environment in which the Nagas were in the first half of the 20th century and the decades following Indian Independence in 1947, some of the stories published about this so-called Rani would be complete nonsense and absolute bull-shit. It is probably true that Jawaharlal Nehru was touched and moved when he heard and met the tender-aged Gaidinliu languishing in prison for revolting against the colonial power. It is also probably true that Nehru (the future Prime Minister of India) gave the title “Rani” to her in order to honour her and to keep her at par with the other iconic freedom fighters of mainland India. But all these certainly do not mean that Gaidinliu was also an Indian freedom fighter who participated in the struggle to liberate India from colonial rule. Yes, one does not need rocket-science to understand that Gaidinliu fought her own separate battle against the British to safeguard her own people, land and

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osmopolitans’ of the Indian Union were united in their righteous anger when the news broke that the Maharashtra government had decided to make knowledge of Marathi language a precondition for applying for new auto-rickshaw licenses. People who will never ride an auto-rickshaw in Mumbai, people who will always converse with auto-rickshaw drivers in Hindi when in Delhi and people who never raise any eyebrow with the rule that Central government job applications can be made in Hindi but not in Marathi, have now pounced upon this, waving the banner of ‘cosmopolitanism’. Maharashtra’s Transport Minister and Shiv Sena MLA Diwakar Raote has announced that from 1st November, permits for new auto rickshaws will only be given to those who can speak Marathi. In the capital of the linguistic state of Maharashtra, where, for centuries, Marathi-speakers have graciously hosted outsiders, Marathi speakers cannot be made into second-class citizens. The stipulation of Marathi knowledge is not on an ethnic basis. We can’t forget the second condition that Raote announced, which is, licenses will only be given to applicants who have been living in that particular locality for the past 15 years. It is only natural that outsiders who come to another people’s homeland will indulge in cultural give and take and create their own niche. That has been Mumbai’s story. However, that does not mean that a Marathi-speaker will be made pariah in his own homeland by outsiders who refuse to indulge in cultural exchange but still would want to benefit from Maharashtra’s economy. Mumbai attracts Tamil speakers, Hindi speakers, Bhojpuri speakers, Bangla speakers, Gujarati speakers and many, many others who want to build their careers and homes there. The stipulation simply underlines the right of a Marathi-speaker to be serviced in Marathi in Maharashtra and his Marathi words to be comprehensible to the person providing the service. The words ‘in Maharashtra’ are very important here. There are elite special interests groups who want to underline the ‘special nature’ of Mumbai. By talking about the ‘special nature’, what they really want to do is to create some sort of a separation between Mumbai and Maharashtra. These are the types whose ideological and genetic ancestors tried to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra during the formation of the Maharashtra state. The mass struggle of the Marathi people destroyed that conspiracy by a few. However, since then, the defeated elites have tried every nasty trick in the book to carve out their Bombay out of Maharashtra, if not territorially, then economically and

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culture and her fight had nothing to do with the contemporary revolt that was going on in mainland India. There was absolutely no connection between the two… because the truth was that the Nagas and the Indians were yet to come to know each other. Now, let us come to the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942. If I am not wrong I think the Quit India Movement was launched by Gandhi on 8th August 1942 where he gave the famous slogan “Do or Die” to his countrymen and it probably greatly boosted the revolting spirit of the Indians and gave a new impetus to the freedom movement. But anyone who is familiar with modern Indian history will have no inhibition in saying that the seemingly historic Quit India Movement was confined only to parts of Central, Northern and Western India and the rest of the Indian sub-continent remained theoretically and practically untouched by the movement. Not to speak of the Nagas or North East India, I think even the people of South India were not involved in any manner with this so-called Quit India Movement painted gloriously in almost all Indian history books by Indian historians. For most people (including Nagas), they came to know about the Quit India Movement only through history textbooks wherein Indian historians have gloriously hailed the movement as a historic and iconic one. Therefore, to allege that a certain young Naga lady by the name of Gaidinliu living deep inside the Naga hills more than 2000 kms away from India’s capital was also inspired and instigated by the Quit India Movement of August 1942 is total nonsense and absolute bull-shit. I never thought Nagas were so poor at history and I also never thought that Nagas would expose their stupidity and ignorance in such a flamboyant manner. It really makes me want to hide under my table and never come out again. Through an article written and published by the Zeliang Peoples Organization (ZPO), we have come to know that Gaidinliu was honoured / bestowed with the

following awards: 1) The Freedom Fighter Tamrapatra Award 1972 2) The Padma Bhusan 1982 3) The Vivekananda Sewa Summan 1983 4) The Birsa Munda Award 1996 (Posthumously). All these are great honours and these glorious tributes cannot be challenged by any individual, organization or government. However, all these honours and tributes were bestowed by a foreign government and a foreign institution on an ambiguous Naga lady at a time and in an environment when most Nagas had not learned to live in peace with India. Thus the bridge collapsed even before it was built. Some people feel that the incoherent story of the socalled Rani Gaidinliu must be preserved and told and they are trying very hard to portray her as a brave Naga lady who fought shoulder to shoulder with the great freedom fighters of mainland India against the nasty and oppressive British colonial power. For some, she might have been a lady who had great charisma or even supernatural powers. But the irony is that the majority of Nagas in general do not have any sort of personal, cultural or emotional attachment with this so-called Rani. In other words, the Naga people did not laugh and cry with her. All in all she remained totally alien, aloof and estranged from the hearts, minds, prayers, good wishes and mandate of the Naga people. Now, after all these deliberations, I would certainly like to end on a lighter note. For me, reading all those many articles written on this lady has been quite enlightening, entertaining, informative and engrossing. It certainly opened doors to a whole new Naga world – a world which I had never seen before in my entire lifetime. And I really wish I am in a position where I can believe all those I have read in the recent weeks. But it certainly is going to take sometime for me to believe all the stories…… so please excuse me and give me some time…..

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culturally. When the Marathis have protested these moves, they have been called ‘parochial’. If it is parochialism to protest one’s becoming a second-class citizen in one’s ethno-linguistic homeland, then so be it. And the people have spoken, time after time. ‘Bombay’ doesn’t win the BMC elections. Mumbai does. Beyond hand wringing by urban elites who are as comfortable in Mumbai, Delhi or Bengaluru, has there been any major protest by those on whose behalf this local-hating charade in the name of cosmopolitanism is being done? Have Bhojpuri people (themselves a victim of Hindi imposition and assimilation) taken out processions saying that they don’t know Marathi and refuse to know it in Maharashtra? Mumbai has been built on the hard labour of locals and the poor/ lower-middle class migrants who assimilate well into the rich cultural milieu of Maharashtra. Almost all of them slowly come to learn Marathi. However, this is not the group who laments the ‘passing away’ of Bombay. The non-local face of Mumbai are part of the elite ‘only Indian’ gang who dominate the Mumbai story as beamed elsewhere by being articulate in English and being connected to similar such ‘only Indian’ types in other metros, especially Delhi. By stressing on the identity of being a Bombayite as opposed to being a

Maharashtrian (a resident of Maharashtra, which all residents of Mumbai are), they undervalue the legacy of the Samyukta Maharastra Andolan. Those shot down in 1960 by Congress Chief Minister Morarji Desai’s police at today’s Hutatma Chowk were proud Maharashtrians and not ‘only Indian’ cosmopolitan Bombayites. Mumbai must be a rare place where rich parasites look at hosts with such contempt. Ashis Nandy says that all great cities have multiple names. Those who insist on Bombay have a certain politics. Those who insist on Mumbai also have a certain politics but at least they have the numbers. What does Bombay have, when you take away English language education, Bollywood and the rich? The ‘I prefer to call it Bombay’ crowd gets their comeuppance only where their false-representation game is replaced by numerical representation contests at the BMC elections. As I said earlier, here Mumbai rules. The contempt of Bombay for Mumbai gets a regular reality check. It is clear to any observer that this auto permit declaration and its opposition and embedded in politics. The declaration wants to underline the right of Marathi language in its homeland while the opposition wants to be able to play in any ethno-linguistic homeland by their own rules. From the latter group, now ideas of ‘smart city’

and ‘city government’ spring out, which are nothing but renewed attempts to detach the city from those of the hinterland on whose toil such ‘cosmopolitan’ cities are built - here and everywhere. This sentiment of wanting to detach from the hinterland, from the host culture, is a common characteristic of the ‘cosmopolitan’ class who in their South-Asian avatar are deeply alienated from anything that is not Anglo-Hindi. Which is why this class never says that ‘cosmopolitanism’ is in danger, when a city like Delhi, which also hosts many people from many parts of the Indian Union, do not complain at the near complete dominance of Hindi at most levels, from auto-rickshaws to public services. The rootless elite always want an excuse to act parasitically when hosted by the sons and daughters of the soil. The nature reaction to this parasitism and the contempt that this class has for the people of the soil triggers certain resentments, which is utilized by some to create a politics of violent jingoism. In that cowardly politics of violent jingoism, the non-local working class becomes a soft target. Maharashtra deserves nothing less than an inclusive proMaharashtra politics, bereft of anti-Muslim, anti-Dravidian, labour-union busting strains of goondaism. One must remember the old Marmik slogan — ‘Khicho na kaman, na talwar nikalo/ Jab tope ho muqabil to akhbar nikalo’. Maharashtra’s future is best secured by Maharashtrian youth and not by the descendants of Krishna Desai’s murderers who want to attach themselves to the club of elite Indian babalogs privately and by dressing up as 17th century caricatures publicly. Who is likely to be affected by this new auto rickshaw permit rule? It is a person who either has come to Maharashtra very recently or has lived in an urban area of Maharashtra for 15 years and has not learned Marathi in those 15 years. The Maharashtra government’s primary responsibility is to Maharashtrians, including migrants who have settled for a longtime and only secondarily to non-Maharashtrians and recently arrived outsiders. Hence, it has laid down guidelines that put those people first who are Maharashtrians or have been there for a long time (and hence are Maharashtrians, which is not an ethnic category). In standing up for the Marathi speaker, Maharashtra government has done in Maharashtra, albeit in a very small way, what the Government of India has been doing for Hindi speakers by imposing Hindi on citizens of the Indian Union in a much wider range of things. But there is a difference. Maharashtra and many other states were created on a linguistic basis. The Indian Union was not.

ure evil, in most cases, is always subtle”. Good and evil are, of course, the inevitable two polarised realities of the human world. As one is the opposite of the other, one side’s gain is the other side’s loss. And the age old question of whether people are essentially good or evil is, for the most part answered in relative terms. Perhaps the scientific examination of the psychology of human evil remains one of the most overlooked areas of study. But for the sake of conceptual clarity, l will highlight Zimbardo’s definition of evil - he says that evil is the exercise of power to intentionally harm (psychologically), hurt (physically), and/or destroy (mortally) and commit crimes against humanity. Psychologists cite different factors such as the dispositonal factors i.e. characteristics from inside or within that propels one to be evil, the situational factors i.e. characteristics from the external environment that conditions the individual to become evil, and systemic factors i.e. characteristics that create the evil environment. Irrespective of its sources, the evil, in its essence, seeks out to create chaos, confusion and ultimately destroy all that is good. The notion of evil perpetuations may occur on different levels including collective evil or group evil, and individual evil. Here, in order to make my argument more specific, focus will be given on the question of individual evil. As a general rule, the evil individual always assumes that whatever he does is right if it is in consonance with the principle to which he adheres. For example, Mohammed Bouyeri, the man who assasinated the controversial film-maker Theo Van Gogh, is a radical Muslim, having strong beliefs in Islamization and hence, exhibiting violent tendencies to those who supposedly defy/ violate Islamic principles in any way. Certainly, when one is grounded in such beliefs, their actions thereof, gets justified, at least on their terms, no matter the degree of horror associated with such actions. Furthermore, such evil individuals lack the quality of empathy for others and they do not fully understand the consequences of their actions. However, I would like to point out an obscure line that exists between such obvious, manifested evil, and the evil which is conceited. The latter, in actuality, seems to be worse because the conceited evil individual destroy all goodness in a subtle way. This may not be the case of killing or blatant genocide such as Hitler’s mission to wipe out the Jews. This conceited notion of evil is more understated and indistinct. This kind of evil kills not the body but the spirit. For one can ‘break’ a person without inflicting any physical harm. While being subtle, the evil individual shows a considerable amount of consistency in perpetuating evil deeds. Such evil individuals also project a great amount of narcissism, of self-importance. They mentally create their self- image to perfection and any flaw detected by others is not tolerated. Because they cannot stand up to face their own imperfections, they usually reflect them on others. Hence, scapegoating becomes a vital feature in the evil person’s persona. The point of the argument here is that they suffer from an inability to face their own vices. To do so would be to kill themselves. In other words, they become evil by attempting to hide from their own wickedness. In this sense, the evil individual can be equated to that of a coward. This also points out the idea that the evil individual may be living in constant fear, i.e. they are terrified of coming face to face with their own iniquities. Therefore, they cover their evilness with dodgery. As Dr. Scott Peck in his book “ People of the Lie”, aptly puts it, “the central defect of evil is not in the sin but the refusal to acknowledge it”. And so, armed with deceit and manipulative mechanisms, the instrumental evil seeks out to destroy and to dominate, employing evil at all costs to attain the intended goal(s). And the victims of such ghastly evil tends to be both the naive, the gullible, as also the worldly wise and the righteous. All in all it is the people with goodness that gets victimized, because all that is evil stands in direct contrast to all that is good. If we read between the lines, it is not entirely difficult to observe concrete cases of evil acts, however latent they may be, as the conceited evil individuals tend to have proactive if not active social lives. They are not socio-paths or anti-social creatures; rather they may be conforming citizens; they may even possess a charismatic personality. In their relentless pursuit towards status, respectability and acceptability, they may be actually very hard-working. Their efforts are further fortified by strong will and they are determined to have their way. This is the grim truth about human evil. The imperative need is to realize and detect, and more importantly erase any evil traits so that the people and the society at large can start to heal. Olivia Kikon, Asst. Professor at St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama. Her Research interests includes acculturation in hill societies,existential psychology,religion and homosexuality etc

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Aadhaar card is purely voluntary: Supreme Court New delhi, OctOber 15 (AgeNcies): The Supreme Court on Thursday extended voluntary use of Aadhaar card for schemes like MGNREGA, all types of pension schemes, PM's Jan Dhan Yojana and EPF. The apex court constitution bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu modified its earlier order saying that Aadhaar card scheme is purely voluntary and not mandatory till matter is decided by this court. The apex court modified the order on a batch of applications by the central government and its various agencies seeking modification of August 11 order by which the use of Aadhaar card was limited for getting foodgrain and kerosene under PDS and for LPG. On August 11, the apex court had said that Aadhaar card will remain optional for availing welfare schemes of the government and the authorities will not use it for the purposes other than PDS and LPG distribution system. The Centre, RBI, SEBI, IRDA, TRAI, Pension Fund Regulatory Authority and states like Gujarat and Jharkhand had recently moved the court and pitched strongly for voluntary use of Aadhaar cards for providing benefits of various schemes, other than PDS and LPG, at the doorstep of the aged people and the weaker sections.

Diesel price hiked; no change in petrol rate New delhi, OctOber 15 (AgeNcies): Diesel price was Thursday hiked by 50 paise per litre but there will be no change in petrol rates. A litre of diesel in Delhi will cost Rs 45.90 per litre with effect from midnight tonight as against Rs 44.95 currently. At the last revision on September 30, diesel price was cut by 50 paise. This is the second increase in diesel price in four months. State-owned fuel retailers — Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) — revise petrol and diesel prices on 1st and 16th of every month based on average imported cost and rupee-dollar exchange rate in the previous fortnight.

Seven dead, eight critical in mining explosion in UP sONbhAdrA, OctOber 15 (Pti): At least seven persons were killed on Thursday and eight others injured when explosives, to be used for mining, went off inside a room in Obra town here. The incident took place in Rasprehari mining area of Sonbhadra district. The injured were rushed to a hospital where their condition was stated to be serious, police said. Identity of those killed in the explosion could not be ascertained till late evening, police said, adding that the debris was being searched as it was suspected that more people might be trapped inside it. The incident comes close on the heels of a similar explosion in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district in which 88 people were killed. The explosion took place when mining gelatin stored in a house in Petlawad town of Jhabua went off on September 13.

Centre blocks 2 websites on IS New delhi, OctOber 15 (the hiNdU): The Union government has blocked at least 60 websites this year for allegedly promoting the militant outfit Islamic State and posting terror-related content, a senior government official said. On Wednesday, the government blocked two websites related to IS and two Facebook pages for promoting jihadi activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) received requests to block the websites from Intelligence agencies monitoring objectionable content on the Internet. While in case of an emergency, the State police directly write to the intermediary concerned, such as Facebook and Twitter, to block a website under Section 79 (3)(b) of the Information Technology Act. The other way of blocking objectionable content is through a committee comprising CERT-in officials, which takes a call after wider consultation. “There are different levels of threat imposed by a particular website. To block a website, we need wider consultation and after getting reports from all the stakeholders, a decision to block a website is reached,” said a senior government official.

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US accuses Modi govt of curbing free expression on basis of religion wAshiNgtON, OctOber 15 (iANs): The US state Department on Wednesday suggested that authorities in India continued to enforce laws designed to protect "religious sentiments" which at times had the effect of limiting free expression related to religion. Six out of 29 state governments in India enforced existing "anti-conversion" laws, said the congressionally-mandated 2014 International Religious Freedom Report released by US Secretary of State John Kerry. There were also reports of religiously motivated killings, arrests, coerced religious conversions, religiously motivated riots, and actions restricting the right of individuals to change religious beliefs, it said. Citing a case of restricting free expression on basis of religion, the report said, on September 24 police in Rustampura, Gujarat,

India snubs US report on religious freedom New delhi, OctOber 15 (iANs): India on Thursday snubbed a US report on International Religious Freedom that expressed concern over reports of religiously-motivated killings in the country, saying the Indian constitution provides every citizen equal religious, political and social rights. External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the US report, released in Washington on Wednesday, is "internal to the US administration. It is widely acknowledged that the Indian constitution guarantees equal rights - religious, political and social rights - to its citizens, including its minorities; and any abuses are handled by internal process, arrested Mehdi Hasan, a Muslim cleric, on charges of insulting Hindus' religious sentiments. He was arrested after a member of the Hindu community complained about Hasan's comments during an interview with a Gujarati newspaper. Hasan had reportedly labelled those who honoured the nine-

including the judiciary, a vibrant media, civil society and the National Human Rights Commission etc". The International Religious Freedom Report for 2014, released by US Secretary of State John Kerry, expressed concern over reports of religiously-motivated killings, coerced religious conversions, and actions restricting the right of individuals to change religious beliefs in India. However, the report gave a thumbsup to the Indian authorities as they "continued to enforce laws designed to protect 'religious sentiments' and minimise the risk of religious violence, which some argued had the effect of limiting freedom of expression related to religion".

day Hindu festival Navratri as "demonic", it said. Hasan remained in judicial custody until serving out his sentence on October 2. "Some government officials made discriminatory statements against members of religious minorities," the report said. "In some cases, local

India calls for adoption of convention on terrorism in UN UNited NAtiONs, OctOber 15 (Pti): India has called for the early adoption of a global convention on terrorism with a legal principle of "prosecute or extradite", even as it voiced concern over the UN appearing "ineffective" in tackling the global scourge. On the issue of terrorism, the United Nations has "appeared ineffective, though both the Security Council and General Assembly have adopted either resolutions and sanctions regimes or strategies to counter terrorism over the past 15 years," India's Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji said at a General Assembly session on 'Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organisation' here on Wednesday. He said that as many as 31 entities within the United Nations deal

with some aspect of countering terrorism. "The need for us to agree on a coordinator for the work of these entities is a priority which we cannot postpone. Our public consciousness is being ravaged daily by incessant acts of terrorism targeting innocent people, our civilisational heritage and increasingly, the socio-economic infrastructure of our societies, especially in vulnerable developing countries," he said. Mukerji said India looks forward to the Secretary General's initiative on countering terrorism and expressed hope that his initiative will include a roadmap to assist the international community adopt the long-pending Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism "at the heart

of which is the legal principle of 'prosecute or extradite'." He said the cumulative impact of conflicts and crises in the world is being felt by almost 60 million people, innocent men, women and children. Yet the report is "strangely silent" on why the UN Security Council, which has the primary responsibility under the UN Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security, has allowed such a mushrooming of crises to occur. Mukerji stressed that the ineffectiveness of the Security Council is due to the unrepresentative composition of its permanent members 70 years after 1945. He reiterated the need to make the Council fit for purpose for the 21st century.

New delhi, OctOber 15 (iANs): The Supreme Court will pronounce on Friday the muchawaited verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission that seeks to replace 22-yearold collegium system for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary. Verdict on the fate of the Constitutional 99th amendment paving way for the NJAC and the NJAC Act, 2014 will be pronounced by the constitution bench comprising Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel. Each

One of the trendy Basta bags created by rural women.

But the road wasn’t easy. First, they needed to be taken seriously. “It’s hard to believe but being women and liberal arts students, can be a huge problem. People didn’t take us seriously because we weren’t from a commerce background, we really had to struggle,” says Malvika Verma. This put them in direct contrast with the two students from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, who will also present their model, Sanjeevani, at the UN headquarters. Their model is a market-linkage programme

Displaced Kashmiri Hindu Pandits continued to seek redress for crimes committed against them and their houses of worship by Kashmiri insurgents in the 1990s, the report said. In its global overview, the report said, in 2014, non-state actors committed some of the world's most egregious abuses of religious freedom and other human rights. Government failure, delay, and inadequacy in combating these groups often had severe consequences for people living under significant and dire restrictions on, and interference with, their exercise of freedom of religion, it said Other concerning trends over the year included significant increases in the number of recorded anti-Semitic incidents, and increasing restrictions on religious liberty imposed under the pretext of combating terrorism and violent extremism, the report said.

NCP quits Third Front PAtNA, OctOber 15 (Pti): The Third Front in Bihar was jolted in the midst of the Assembly polls as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday decided to walk out of the grouping citing "pro- BJP statements" by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. NCP General Secretary and MP Tariq Anwar announced the party's decision to quit the six-party Third Front at a press conference here. Anwar said the decision was in reaction to Mulayam's purported comment that there was a wave in favour of BJP and that the saffron party would form the government in the coming days in Bihar. "The statement by Mulayam while campaigning for his party's candidates in Rohtas and Aurangabad in the second phase of voting is sad and unfortunate," charged the NCP Lok Sabha member from Katihar. The second phase of polling in Bihar is to be held tomorrow. Anwar, the face of the Sharad Pawar-led party in Bihar, had said that at the time they joined hands that the Third Front of six parties, including NCP, had come together to uphold secularism by fighting the Congress and BJP. SP, NCP, Janadhikar Party of Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav, Samajwadi Janata Party of former Union minister Devendra Prasad Yadav, National Peoples Party of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma and Samras Samaj Party of former Union minister Nagmani had come together as part of the Third Front.

SC verdict on judges appointment panel's validity on today judge will pronounce a separate judgment. This would be the third judgment of the supreme court on the mode of appointment of judges the first being 1993 by which collegium system of appointment of judges was introduced, the other being in 1998 which reaffirmed the collegium system with some modifications. The verdict on the challenge to the validity of both acts was reserved on July 15 after the fivejudge bench heard arguments over 28 hearings over three months. The hearing by the petition by the Supreme Court Advocate on Record Association and others that commenced on April 21

concluded on July 15. The issue before the court as agitated by the petitioners is that NJAC is an infringement of the independence of judiciary as it dilutes the primacy of the chief justice of India in judicial appointment, as any two members of the commission could block any appointment by vetoing it. This is contrary to 1993 and 1998 nine judges verdict which had said that CJI will have the primacy in the judicial appointment. The petitioners opposing NJAC voiced strong reservation on the presence of union law minister as one of the six members of the commission. The verdict will also find the court addressing the question

Indian students’ initiative for women entrepreneurship gets UN recognition New delhi, OctOber 15 (AgeNcies): When three liberal arts students set out to change the status of women in commercial entrepreneurship, little did they know that what was starting off simply as ‘Project XYZ’ would metamorphose into an innovative entrepreneurship model that would be presented at a United Nations conference in New York on 16 October in such a short time. This is to mark the International Day for Eradication of Poverty the next day. Malvika Verma, Akshita Singla and Apoorva Sharma of Lady Shri Ram College for Women wanted to do something in the women’s entrepreneurial space. And after experimenting with products such as chocolates, vermicompost, papad, tie and dye dupatta, they finally decided to go with handbags and pouches from recycled materials, deciding upon ‘Basta: Waste to Worth’ as the name of the initiative.

police failed to respond effectively to communal violence, including attacks against religious minorities, although local officials used broad authorities to deploy police and security forces to control outbreaks of religiously motivated violence." The local non-governmental organization

(NGO) Act Now for Harmony and Democracy reported over 800 religiously-motivated attacks from May through the end of the year, it said. Police arrested Christians and Muslims for alleged "coerced conversion" of Hindus, the report said. The Shivpuri district administration in Madhya Pradesh arrested four Hindu Dalits for converting to Islam. Hundreds of legal cases remained pending from violence during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Nanavati-Mehta Commission on the 2002 riots ultimately released its Final Report on November 18, but some NGOs called into question the impartiality of the findings. Court cases related to the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Odisha continued, resulting in convictions for people responsible for the public rape of a nun during the 2008 Odisha riots.

to connect rural food product manufacturers to potential markets, transforming them from manufactures to entrepreneurs. For Basta, the girls decided to collaborate with home décor and interior furnishing companies to refashion flex banners and waste cloth into handbags and pouches. These were processed by women in rural areas, thereby, generating employment and income opportunities for them. Luck played its part as well. The trio received

mentorship under the UC Berkeley Senior Fellow Manav Subodh, who is also the founder of US-based non-profit 1M1B. The project was then taken forward by Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF) director Dr Amit Tuteja, and is being supported by the NSS LSR faculty advisor Dr Smita Sahgal. Currently functional in Shampur village in Uttar Pradesh, the drive behind Basta has always been to promote women entrepreneurship, especially in rural India. “Women currently hold only 4.6% of CEO positions at Standard & Poor 500 companies as per March 2015 statistics. It has nothing to do with performance, intelligence, or competence. It is related to lack of opportunities instead. Basta is our effort to create those opportunities,” says Singla. The opportunity to present Basta at the UN Headquarters is quite an

honour for the trio, whose model was shortlisted from over 300 international participants on the basis of innovation, execution during the internship period and the sustainability plan. They girls also plan to pitch to an investor group in Washington DC. At a time where the line between profit and nonprofit organisations keeps getting thinner by the day, the student trio behind Basta has decided to keep a distance from collaborations of any kind for the time being. “Basta is not merely about buying and selling. We’re a movement that allows young people to take matters in their own hands. Even though collaborations mean less work and more money for us, we have decided to do it the harder way and work our way up,” says Sharma. They intend to expand their user group base by March 2016 and then consider useful collaborations.

whether parliament could have enacted the NJAC Act without there being the supporting provision in the constitution - the 99th amendment of the constitution bringing in the provision of NJAC. The petitioners and others had contended that constitutional amendment paving way for the NJAC Act, 2014, got affected only on December 31, 2014 after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to it following more than two-third of the state assemblies ratifying it. The court may also address the question at what point of the appointment process the independence of judiciary come into play. While petitioners contend-

ed that independence of judiciary starts with the process for the appointment of judges itself, but the government asserted that it was only post appointment. The petitioners had also opposed the provision for two eminent people on the NJAC and veto power allowing any two NJAC members to block an appointment they opposed, but the government defended it, saying that it gave diversity and a say to people with non-judicial background in judges' appointment. During the hearings, the bench had raised many questions as to how two eminent people with no judicial background could contribute in judges' appointment.

'New method of cancer treatment to be available in India soon' hyderAbAd, OctOber 15 (iANs): A new method for treating cancer, using light to destroy cancerous tissue and currently available in China, will be introduced soon in India, the technology developers said on Thursday. The NextGeneration Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a safe and minimally invasive therapeutic modality to treat early and advanced cancer, which ensures that there is no toxicity and normal tissues are not destroyed. According to NGPDT Global, one can be treated as an outpatient with little or no side effects and at a much lower cost compared to other existing forms of treatment. NGPDT Global director Scott Waters told reporters that their strategic partners in India were in the process of getting regulatory approvals for the therapy, and it is likely to be made available in India in six to nine months. Company representatives including research scientists and physicians are on a visit to India to explain the benefits of this treatment. Waters said while PDT is not a new technology, they developed a novel and uniquely effective photosensitizer for use with their proprietary "whole body light delivery system" and "Near Infrared Lasers". Noting commonly-used cancer therapies, especially chemotherapy and radiotherapy are immuno-suppressive and

highly toxic to the bone marrow, the developers said that their photosensitizer agent activated by full-body LED light bed and laser light systems, destroys only the cancer cells without any toxicity and also without damaging the normal tissues. "The patients are given an oral photosensitizing agent. This agent collects selectively in cancer tissue and, when exposed to light, becomes activated, releasing a highly energized, free radical form of oxygen known as singlet oxygen. Singlet oxygen destroys cancer cells from the inside out, while leaving normal tissues largely unaffected," an expert said. Waters said a patient can be treated in one course spread over eight days, without needing any hospitalisation. A stage four cancer patient will require three courses with two week break between two courses. Even in such cases, the patient needs to stay in hospital for 50 minutes to two hours a day. He said while average treatment for cancer in the US through existing therapies cost $1.5 million, the NextGeneration PDT will bring down the cost to $100,000. NGPDT through its partners are working for introducing the new treatment method in 20 countries. Studies are being conducted in Australia, Britain and some other European countries. It plans to set up treatment centres in countries like India, Malaysia and Australia.

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Water a “weapon of war” in Syria’s divided Aleppo BEIRUT, OcTOBER 15 (REUTERs): Through intense bombardment, seeing friends killed before her eyes and living without power, Layana Darwish stuck it out in Syria’s Aleppo through four years of civil war, even completing her degree despite the devastation. What finally drove her to leave wasn’t the snipers or the bombs. It was the constant struggle to find safe water. Civilians have borne the brunt of fighting between Syrian government forces and an array of insurgent groups in Syria’s divided commercial capital, a city of two million people where upended buses and cars stacked on top of each other shield residents from sniper fire. With the city divided between a governmentcontrolled west and rebelheld east, both sides have been able to deprive the other of water, which the United Nations and Red Cross say amounts to using it as a “weapon of war” against civilians. “The water crisis is the catastrophe,” said 28-yearold Darwish, who left government-held Aleppo for Turkey just weeks ago. “Can you imagine life

without electricity? Well, we’ve tried that. We managed to adapt to all kinds of shortages and risks. But water is a different issue - how can you possibly live without it?” she said, speaking to Reuters over the internet. Residents have resorted to digging makeshift wells, she said. But water drawn from them may be unfit for consumption. Her brother, who drank well water, contracted a kidney illness. A worker for UN children’s fund UNICEF said cases of typhoid and salmonella had been reported from polluted water. Fouad Halaq, a volunteer rescue worker in eastern Aleppo, said impoverished families were being forced to choose between purchasing food or clean water. “A 1.5 litre container of water costs around 75 Syrian pounds ($0.40). A family of six can’t spend this much on water alone, they’ll have nothing left for food,” he told Reuters. UNICEF worker Maher Ghafari said even bottled water sold by private enterprises was not necessarily safe, but nonetheless families were forming hourslong queues to buy it. “A little girl waited in

line for four or five hours, only to realise that the two gallons she had to carry were too heavy, and she fell over and started crying,” Ghafari said. VULNERABLE SUPPLY Aleppo residents on average have access to running water for only half the month, according to the Red Cross’s Pawel Krzysiek, who spoke from Damascus. “This is not enough, even if people try to apply contingency measures such as a water tank,” he said. The Red Cross is working to facilitate access to clean ground water, producing online maps so people can locate their nearest source. Accidental damage to water and electrical supplies has caused shortages. Recent fighting hit a power line and clashes have denied engineers access to fix it, Krzysiek said. But the water crisis is also attributable to tactics by warring parties who intentionally deprive civilians of basic needs, international aid groups say. UNICEF said in August it had recorded 18 deliberate water cuts during the year. Water supply to Aleppo is particularly vulnerable

‘Violence, settlements hurt Israel-Palestinian peace moves’ WAsHINGTON, OcTOBER 15 (REUTERs): Violence and settlement activity are undermining the viability of a two-state political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday as it discussed Secretary of State John Kerry’s plan to visit the region. Speaking a day after Kerry announced his intent to visit the region soon to try to help reduce tensions, State Department spokesman John Kirby said the secretary was not assigning blame when he said a “massive increase in settlements” over the past year had been followed by the current outbreak of violence. Kirby said Kerry had been consistent in “not trying to affix ... blame for the recent violence” but had discussed “the challenges that are posed on both sides by this absence of progress towards a twostate solution.” “He wants both sides to take the affirmative actions, both in rhetoric and in action, to deescalate the tensions, to restore calm, and to try to move forward toward a two-state solution,” Kirby told a daily briefing. Seven Israelis and 32 Palestinians, including assailants, children and protesters in violent anti-Israeli demonstrations, have been killed in two weeks of bloodshed.

The White House said separately that Kerry’s plans to travel to the region underscored the United States’ concern with escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Attempts by Kerry in 2013 to broker a peace accord collapsed last year, and although he has continued to talk to both sides, he has not tried to resume negotiations on a two-state solution. “The secretary has made clear his concerns ... and his desire to travel to the region to engage and discuss and to try to find ways to reduce the tensions, restore the calm and then start to work, collaboratively hopefully, towards a twostate solution,” Kirby said. He indicated Kerry’s plan to travel to the region did not mean he would go to Israel or the Palestinian territories. Kerry had been “unequivocal” in condemning Palestinian attacks on Israelis, Kirby added, but he also said the department had reviewed an Oct. 9 stabbing of 4 Arab men in the Israeli town of Dimona and considered it an “act of terrorism” as well. Kerry has “highlighted our concern that current trends on the ground, including this violence, as well as ongoing settlement activity, are imperiling the viability of eventually getting to a two-state solution,” Kirby said.

because at various stages of its journey it passes through different areas of control. The initial pumping station on the Euphrates River is held by Islamic State, while the next pumping station, in the city’s eastern district of Soleiman al-Halabi, is controlled by rival insurgent forces. The final station is in government hands. Islamic State cut off the supply from the Euphrates for a few days early last year. In July this year, Ghafari said, it reduced the supply to just 40 percent of the usual flow, drastically cutting water supplies for two hot summer months. Fighters from the Nusra Front, a rival hardline Islamist group, have also exploited their control of Soleiman al-Halabi, cutting off water for three weeks in July to pressure the government to restore electricity, he said. All the pumping stations depend on electricity supplies which are controlled by the government. While cities across Syria face shortages, Aleppo residents say they often get only an hour of electricity per day - or sometimes none at all. When there is no pow-

Residents fill containers with water in a rebel-controlled area of Aleppo, Syria July 24, 2015. (File Photo)

er to operate the pumping station at Soleiman al-Halabi, water is often lost into the Quweiq river that runs between it and the final station. UNICEF is helping install tanks and purification units downstream to save and store that water for collection, Ghafari said. So far, there is little sign

that either the government or the various rebel groups will be able to break the stalemate and assert control over Aleppo to allow normal life to return. Civilians, meanwhile, bear the brunt of the fighting. Warring sides have dug themselves in and carry out tit-for-tat attacks that kill mostly civilians. As

Refueling on Moon best shot to take humans to Mars

WAsHINGTON, OcTOBER 15 (IANs): As the world anxiously awaits for the first human mission to Mars, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a model that suggests refueling on the moon on way to Red Planet will minimise the mass and streamline cargo by 68%. Previous studies have suggested that lunar soil and water ice in certain craters of the moon may be mined and converted to fuel. Assuming that such technologies are established at the time of a mission to Mars, the MIT team has found that taking a detour to the moon to refuel would reduce the mass considerably. According to Olivier de Weck, professor of aeronautics at MIT, their plan deviates from NASA’s more direct “carry-along” route. “This is completely against the established common wisdom of how to go to Mars, which is a straight shot to Mars, carry everything with you,” de Weck noted. “The idea of taking a detour into the lunar system ...it’s very unintuitive. But from an optimal network and big-picture view,

this could be very affordable in the long term, because you don’t have to ship everything from Earth,” he explained. The group has developed a model to determine the best route to Mars, assuming the availability of resources and fuel-generating infrastructure on the moon. Based on their calculations, they determined the optimal route to Mars, in order to minimise the mass that would have to be launched from Earth -- often a major cost driver in space exploration missions. They found the most massefficient path involves launching a crew from Earth with just enough fuel to get into orbit around the Earth. A fuel-producing plant on the surface of the moon would then launch tankers of fuel into space, where they would enter gravitational orbit. The tankers would eventually be picked up by the Marsbound crew, which would then head to a nearby fueling station to gas up before ultimately heading to Mars. To make this happen, water ice -- which could potentially be mined and processed into rock-

et fuel -- has been found on both Mars and the moon. “There’s a pretty high degree of confidence that these resources are available,” de Weck added. “Assuming you can extract these resources, what do you do with it? Almost nobody has looked at that question,” he pointed out. The new mathematical model improves on a conventional model for routing vehicles. “We adapted the model for the more complex scenario of long-term missions in space -taking into account constraints specific to space travel,” said Takuto Ishimatsu, now a postdoc at MIT. The model assumes a future scenario in which fuel can be processed on, and transported from, the moon to rendezvous points in space. “Our ultimate goal is to colonise Mars and to establish a permanent, self-sustainable human presence there,” Ishimatsu emphasised. “However, equally importantly, I believe that we need to ‘pave a road’ in space so that we can travel between planetary bodies in an affordable way,” he noted.

EU gropes forward on refugee plans BRUssELs, OcTOBER 15 (REUTERs): EU leaders meeting in Brussels must deliver on promises of cash and immigration officers to tackle the refugee crisis, the European Union’s executive said on Wednesday as it stepped up negotiations with Turkey. “Promises are not enough. There has to be proof of action,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament in a speech outlining his expectations for a summit of the 28 heads of state and government on Thursday. Juncker said member states had offered so far only 48 of 775 seconded staff requested by EU border agency Frontex and almost none of more than 2 billion euros they collectively pledged last month to foster employment in Africa and aid Syrian refugees. “Member states have talked the talk. Now they need to walk the walk,” Juncker’s deputy, Frans Timmermans, said as he headed to Turkey for talks with an awkward neighbour through which most of the Syrians who reached Europe this summer had travelled. The fourth EU summit in six months to be dominated by the migration

to plans to disperse asylum seekers around the EU -- an issue which provoked bitter feuding among leaders. With veteran German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will visit Turkey at the weekend, seeing her popularity slipping after making bold moves to take in Syrian refugees, diplomats see a consensus now on demonstrating to voters that the EU is also trying to limit the numbers arriving in Europe. TURKISH KEY For many, the key to that is now cooperation with Turkey, host to about half the more than four million Syrians now living outside their country. President Tayyip Erdogan has engaged in negotiations that the Commission hopes will see Turkey use Migrants and refugees are seen aboard a Turkish fishing boat as they arrive on the aid to improve conditions Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from theTurkish coast for refugees, cooperate to Lesbos October 11, 2015. REUTERS with Greece on border concrisis will broadly endorse internal borders. Still less is strengthening coopera- trol and take back rejected measures proposed by the it clear that Europe can stem tion and controls at the ex- migrants from Europe. Commission and agreed by future movements of possi- ternal borders of the bloc, In return, officials say, ministers in recent weeks. bly millions of people. mainly in Greece and in Ankara is pressing for Much has yet to be imBut EU diplomats say Italy, in an effort to better easier visa access for its plemented and questions there is a growing sense of identify those arriving and citizens to the EU, more firemain over how far the collective purpose. “The to speed up the expulsion nancial support and more EU can manage hundreds penny has finally dropped of migrants who do not progress in its long stalled of thousands of migrants that this is a massive issue,” qualify for refugee status. A application for EU memwhose chaotic movements one said. “The whole ma- draft of the meeting’s con- bership. That has given have divided EU leaders and chine is focussed on this.” clusions, seen by Reuters, many European governjeopardised the bloc’s open Measures include makes only brief reference ments a dilemma. Some,

among them Germany, do not think such a populous, Muslim nation should be let in. Many have qualms about Erdogan’s human rights record, including his treatment of minority Kurds and the media. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, a vocal critic of Brussels on migration, told his parliament: “The EU is naive to think Turkey will solve its problems just on account of its big blue eyes. On the other hand, Turkey expects too many benefits for cooperation with the EU. I hope we’ll meet in the middle.” EU officials and diplomats acknowledge problems dealing with Turkey, whose politics are volatile after a bombing in Ankara that killed nearly 100 ahead of a snap election on Nov. 1. But without its cooperation, it will be hard to control immigration. “To get a solution, the only key we have in our hand in Turkey,” a senior EU politician said. “And Erdogan knows this.” One proposal for a more controlled intake of Syrians in need of protection is to sharply increase resettlement of refugees directly from Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. So far, states have offered to take only a token 22,500 in a new EU scheme.

government forces rain barrel bombs on eastern Aleppo, insurgents have responded with shelling on the west. Of 577 people killed in Aleppo city from January through September, 559 were civilians, monitoring group the Syrian Network for Human Rights said. Vast areas have been

reduced to rubble, with destruction hitting markets and mosques in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted old city. “Parties in the conflict are apparently taking advantage of this war, and civilians are paying the price,” said Darwish, the refugee. “No one sees hope for a solution.”

China slaps ban on imports of African ivory hunting trophies BEIJING, OcTOBER 15 (REUTERs): China slapped a one-year ban on African ivory hunting trophy imports, the state forestry authority said on Thursday ahead of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Britain, where members of the royal family have urged China to crack down on the ivory trade. Conservationists say China’s growing appetite for contraband ivory imports, which are turned into jewels and ornaments, has fuelled a surge in poaching in Africa. In March, Britain’s Prince William urged an end to the trade during a visit to a Chinese elephant sanctuary in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Xi is scheduled to travel to Britain between Oct. 1923, where he will stay at Buckingham Palace, home to the royal family. China’s State Forestry Administration said in a statement posted on its website that it would “temporarily prohibit” trophy imports until Oct. 15, 2016 and “suspend the acceptance of relevant administrative permits”. It did not give further details, though the official Xinhua news agency said a government review is under way on whether to extend a separate one-year ban made in February on imports of African ivory carvings. The policy also follows a deal to enact nearly complete bans on ivory imports and exports made during Xi’s September state visit to the United States. Within China, the trade and sale of ivory carvings are legal if the items were imported before the country joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1981, or come from a stock of 62 tonnes of raw-ivory bought from four African countries in 2008 as a one-time exemption. The government releases a portion of that stockpile each year to ivory carving factories. China crushed 6.2 metric tonnes (6.83 tons) of confiscated ivory early last year in its first such public destruction of any part of its stockpile. However, the country still ranks as the world’s biggest end-market for poached ivory, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

Climate change to hit Amazon species the hardest WAsHINGTON, OcTOBER 15 (IANs): Although Arctic areas have experienced the most rapid warming to date, climate-related threats to the Amazon basin’s biodiversity will eclipse those in other regions by the year 2100, scientists have projected. “These results suggest that tropical species will likely be some of the most vulnerable to climate change,” said study co-author Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of Washington. To map the threat that climate change poses to birds, mammals and amphibians across the Western Hemisphere, the researchers used new high-performance computing methods and comprehensive data on the distribution of thousands of species. They estimated the actual distance and speed it would take for an animal to disperse across the landscape to stay within its climate tolerances and survive in the face of climate change. For example, the Amazon’s yellow-banded poison dart frog is projected to have to move several hundreds of kilometres to the southwest, because most of its range will likely become unsuitable for this species to live. Several other amphibian species in this region showed similar movement patterns. This combination of climate data and biological data showed that although polar regions currently are experiencing the greatest shifts in climate, species in the Amazon basin face the greatest threats because of the narrow range of conditions they can tolerate and the longer distance to cooler habitat that can serve as climate refuges. “This study is the first time that scientists have been able to accurately estimate the velocity of climate change for thousands of species over entire continents,” lead author Carlos Carroll, ecologist with the Klamath Centre for Conservation Research in Orleans, California, said. As climate shifts over the coming decades, such “velocity of climate change” information can help predict which species are likely to adapt in place to new climatic conditions, disperse and establish in areas with newly suitable climate, or face the prospect of extinction.

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6th Chizami Cup from Dec. 11-18

DimaPUr, october 15 (mexN): The 6th Chizami Cup is scheduled to take place on December 11-18. An undertaking of Life Sports, it seeks to transform the youth and community through football with special focus on rural areas. The event further seeks to encourage and develop club football in Nagaland. Chizami, the town which hosts the tournament, in Phek district is a 3-hour drive from Kohima. The tournament carries a total cash prize of Rs. 3.5 lakhs. According to Life Sports, the imported running trophy, made of pewter metal with gold linings is worth

more than Rs. 30,000 and was donated by Mehuchümvü Foundation Chizami. Life Sports informed that entry forms can be collected and submitted at Life Enterprises, Chizami; The Football Shop, Upper A. G. Colony, Opp. Lierie Baptist Church, NH 29, Kohima and at Life Enterprises, Phek. Last date of registration of forms is December 3, while the entry fee is Rs. 7500. For more details contact: 8731011304 / 9862098200 or find the organisers on Facebook @ Organizing Committee CHIZAMI CUP 2015.

21st Classic Cup 2015 Kohima, october 15 (mexN): The 21st Classic Cup 2015 under the aegis of Classic Club, Kohima will commence from November 2 at the Khuochiezie Local Ground. The last date for submission of entry forms will be October 27. The tournament bye-laws will be available at Sports World, Kohima and Me Vaude Villa, Dzuvuru. The cash prizes for the tournament is Rs. 1.50 lakhs for the champion, Rs. 80,000 for the runner-up and Rs. 2 lakhs for individual prizes, according to K.Neibou Sekhose, president, Classic Club Kohima.

pungro village guards volleyball tourney DimaPUr, october 15 (mexN): Pungro Sub-Division Village Guards' Sports Union (PSDVGU, organised its 1st ever Inter-unit volleyball tournament on October 14 at the Local Groundm Pungro town. 16 village-units participated in the tournament. T. Torechu MLA and NKVIB Chairman, graced the inaugural program as the chief guest. While lauding the union for organising the tournament, Torechu dwelled on the importance of maintaining physical and mental well-being of the guards as the nature of the job so demands.

Bhss Mangkolemba annual sports week

maNgKolemba, october 15 (mexN): Baptist Higher Secondary School, (BHSS) Mangkolemba annual sports week started on October 14. ADC, Mangkolemba, Imtiwapang Aier declared the meet open as the chief guest. The ADC, in his address, dwelled on the various benefits of sports, while outlining the importance of teamwork, temperament and recognizing the strength and weaknesses of the opponent. While lamenting the poor sports infrastructure in the state, the ADC urged the students to take inspiration from the likes of Dr. T. Ao, Chekrovolu Swuro and Jonathan Rongsen. The sports week was kick started with the senior boys’ tug-ofwar and will end on October 17 with the annual feast.

Science College Win-Fest 2015

Our Correspondent Kohima | October 15

The 54th Win-Fest 2015 got underway at Kohima Science College (Autonomous), Jotsoma on October 15. The weeklong festival was formally inaugurated by Minister for School Education & SCERT, Yitachu. Yitachu, in his address, was appreciative of Kohima Sci-

ence College, which has been responsible for producing renowned personalities since its establishment in 1961 and further wished the institution success in the days to come. The annual sports meet will feature football, volleyball, basketball, cricket, table tennis, badminton, carrom, chess, tug-ofwar, arm wrestling and athletics. The WinFest will continue till October 20.

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Embracing technology for educational revolution

agas are known in history as one of the bravest and the toughest of warriors. Inheriting a head hunter gene, we have demonstrated our bravery even in the Kargil War. The Naga Regiment was the first one to be inducted into Operation Vijay in the Drass Sector on 11 May 1999. During this operation, the battalion captured Black Rock, Thums Up, Pyramid Pimple Hill (later renamed as Naga Hill) and Point 5060. So this ‘bravery’ thing is well instilled in the minds of every Naga which is well demonstrated again in the digital world today in social media where every citizen has become a FACEBOOK WARRIOR commenting and updating deadly statuses, more deadly than sword of Leonidas. But when we Nagas talk about subjects related to Mathematics or Science, this so called bravery betrays us so mercilessly that we often find kids hiding under the thick mekalas of their mothers because dad would soon whip them up from head to toe because they had over confidently faired extremely poor in their mathematics and science papers. Well, this was and this is the reality of our society. Firstly, math & science phobia is incredibly common, even among well educated people. Even basic mathematics can generate a lot of anxiety and visceral dislike. So why is there so much fear among the Brave Nagas? We are talented people and are capable of doing really well in these subjects but why do we shy away from these subjects? Based on a data base that I had collected from the NBSE Gazette 2011- 2015, the average number of students enrolling in Arts, Science and Commerce are 73%, 18% and 9% respectively. This I feel is a very disturbing figure. In my perspective choosing a science stream will give you a good job and there are countless opportunities. I am not saying that studying Arts will land you jobless, but science jobs are given more preference in this scientifically and digitally advanced world. And Commerce also opens up many career avenues. Globalization, foreign insurance and foreign banks has created enormous job opportunities for commerce students. Chartered

Accountant (CA) is still a coveted career (Just recently, Miss. Tianola daughter of Shri. Ayangba Aonok has cleared the Chartered Accountant examination from the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountant). On successful completion of B Com, students get jobs relating business and finance. 50,000 unemployed youths in our State is a nightmare figure which will hamper our society in the next 10-15 years from now. I do not wish to point to this-Arts, science lopsidedness as the main reason why there is so much of unemployment in our land but this might just be another factor. The world is moving so fast and Modi is taking India along with it. With his famous flagship programmes like the MAKE IN INDIA, SMART CITY and DIGITAL INDIA which are expected to create 100 Million jobs in the next few years. Quite recently Kohima has made it into the list of 100 Smart Cities which will receive Rs.500 Cr and hopefully it should transform the existing infrastructures and urbanship into an engine of GROWTH thereby creating tons of jobs which will modernise and improve the standard of living. Well, basically that is the concept. The question is whether we Naga youths will earn ourselves some decent jobs or end up as sweepers in the SMART BUILIDNGS. (I believe in Dignity of Labour and every job is respectable but we are talking about the reality here). So how can we make ourselves competent enough to avail these opportunities? This leads us to the SINGLE MOST important area – PRIMARY EDUCATION!! The present system is not working in favour of us which is clearly depicted in

Fair show oF irresponsibility

A reminder on the delay of the disbursement of scholarship

e, the aggrieved students applicants, would like to bring this matter to the limelight of the general public in regard to the delay of the disbursement of the merit-scholarship as well as scholarship for students studying outside Nagaland. Hence, we would like to express our utmost concern in regard to the habitual delay of scholarship over the years by the concerned department in-charge and the government's inability to address the needs of the students in time of much need. Despite repeated appeals being made the last few weeks, the government and the department could not give a scant regard or assurance on the undergoing pro-

cess thus far. To add to our woes, a rush time for filling up of scholarship form for both renewal as well as fresh application for 2015-16 has been undergoing. Ironically, it is mandatory to include the amount recieved for the last session, otherwise, the institution refused to accept our forms. Are we supposed to make out some "misa-mishi" assumption of the amount to be recieved, just to submit our forms? This is getting late, and the last date for submission will be within only a week or so, and even if we submit our forms, we're certain that our forms will be thus rejected by our ever caring Higher Education Deptt. The students' torch bearers NSF and ANCSU had once again

failed to meet the grievances of the students. They are just another union that are blinded under the shadow of the corrupted state of Nagaland. Their failure has thus, become questionable upon the capacity of what they are working on. Though regretable yet, worth reminding that our neighbouring states like Manipur and Assam usually disburse the students' scholarship by June and July first week. But, in the case of Nagaland, it had been delayed this far, which shows the total negligence and irresponsibility of the government. As far as the matter is concerned, neither NSF nor ANCSU had shown their face in support of our grievance, or give us any assurance as to why the scholarship

has been delayed, despite many students had raised the concerned on many occasions. All and every time, we're assured off with that "No Budget" of the government. Where were the sanctioned money lost? Under the treasury of whom? This is a matter of serious concern when at the most, we're being humiliated by injustice by the government to its own people. We can no longer wait and watch for those budget excuses and other reasons, but we feel the need to take our own course of necessary actions, until and unless our demands are fulfilled. Aggrieved Students Veyito Nyekha and Chumben Murry, Kohima

Government and public properties is not for individual

e the Nagas are a very distinct race of which we are customarily, traditionally and culturally different with other races. As such, we are really honest, trustworthy, faithful, truthful, active and very strong in our beliefs since time immemorial. Our super-beliefs is adopting and adapting to follow with much practical analysis by our forefathers which encompasses and trespasses to our modern generation. It is a known fact that, our people of the past are much transparent and optimistic in all spheres in physical and in spirit too. Yet, when we come to the term of modern generation, leave aside one`s religion of Christianity, comparatively when we see in and out or pros and con of our present scenario, then much have been to say or to renovate all our inner-self behaviouristic and characteristics value, is really the need of the hour. Lets do come straight to the point which I really want to pinpoint in this issue is that, the Government and public common properties such as land, quarters, offices and vehicles which were allot and allocated to the concern

departmental officer/s are being auction or retain back by creamy dacoit-type of officer/s, clubs, organizations, associations, church unit/s, union and not forgetting NGOs or SHGs etc without any rhyme and reasons which is totally liable to the domain of public accountability of which we are losing a huge amount of its revenue every year which can be easily assessed and calculated by commerce scholar of accounting or else even by the departmental HAs. In order to give one concrete evidence to back my statement, let me cite one simple most example. While I was doing my college studying in Shillong City during 1988-1990 what really impressed me is that my house owner, Retd (IAS) Commissioner with a high status who were residing in Nongrim Hills Block always give advices and share with me how to use government or public properties judicially ,is not drawing much of my intention at that very time, but as of now it is noteworthy precious advice to me to be comparatively considered and examined in the present situation of our day –today`s life. He been an officer of

the great posture, never ever use or drive his designated vehicle except for some special official duties. Obviously ,most of the officer in Meghalaya never drive the same for one`s individual purposes which shows the constant trend of caring the public properties which shows also the real folk-life and folk-livings characteristic. Whereas here in our state of Nagaland, almost all the officers who were being allotted the vehicles, following the Act & Rule for smooth discharging of one`s duty is taken into their own consideration that the said government has already issued to them for their whole life-time. Though the family have twothree private vehicles, the first option and intention is to use the government vehicle for this and that purposes. Thus they have privilege to drive it to the farms, carring fodder for their rearing, take it for pot-holes road condition journey, drive it to the market for family shopping, hand-over to their loving partying children, taking the whole family without any concern about the seat capacity to the meeting, church service and pray-

ing that another brand new vehicle is exchange with their olden one within no time or praying that another new one is added to their feather for which their children/s who were been appointed recently through back-door or so on. And lastly when the said vehicle is condemned then the concern officer will run top sturdy or tooth and nail for repairing reimbursement (Imagine about 60-70 departments).This is how we are fast progressing in all aspect and fields. For which we can call our self as a good, devoted Christian right...?? I’m not a good church goer but aptly can say that such kind of savage and selfishness principle is not at all written in the holy Book. For the last instance, I earnestly and fervently request the Chief Secretary and commission authorities to re-evaluate the present system and rectify the omission and commission of the Act for which the judicial ingredient shall act upon, so the rest of the civilized and developed states shall agreed to the point that we are at least following them. Neilalie Yashu Asst Prof PGC Phek

the chart given below. Primary education is the basic and foremost right of every child. The problem with Nagas facing problems with maths and science is all attributed to the fact that primary education was not given much importance either in the past or even today both by parents as well the educational institutions. Just imagine, in a class room of 80-90 students (private schools), how can anyone expect the students to learn where there is no teacher- student interaction. Education needs a good foundation and without a proper foundation the community consuming this out-dated product will not progress. This is not the sole problem. Societal Attitude needs to change as well. People think that the so called TOP STUDENTS only deserve science and commerce stream and arts people are dumb. This is so lame. Any field is equally challenging if we devote to it completely. The problem is that NAGA parents and "aunts" & “uncles” –are the source of this crap. They make the oft-quoted statement like “Science is very difficult”. Also we tend to look down at PRIMARY TEACHERS as JUST PRIMARY TEACHERS. We really need to change on this perspective. In Finland, Singapore, South Korea, Shanghai, teacher position is the most sought after job after doctors and engineers. It has always been popular and it attracts a lot of top performing students into this area and as a result they are among the best performing countries in the world in the field of education. India miserably landed at the top 2 position from the LAST at the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012. Com-

paring the scores, experts estimate that an Indian eighth grader is at the level of a South Korean third grader in math abilities or a second-year student from Shanghai when it comes to reading skills. It is high time for Nagaland and India to make schools fun. When school is fun we will not hear kids say in the morning, “Why do I have to school again?” These days tons of animation and study related videos are available on the internet on subjects like science which will enrich the student’s conceptual clarity. So given the proper infrastructure, teachers can incorporate these tools to maximize their teaching performance and reach out to EVERY SINGLE STUDENT in the class. Mathematics as a subject is indispensable in the development of any nation with respect to science and technology since mathematics itself is the language of science. For this we need MATHEMATICS LABORATORIES in our schools and educational institutions. As defined by Adenegan (2003), the mathematics laboratory is a unique room or place, with relevant and up-to-date equipment known as instructional materials designated for the teaching and learning of mathematics. India needs to invest more on primary education so as to increase the payscale of the teachers and also to set up Smart School Infrastructures. We should embrace technology because it makes kids more engaged and I believe when kids are engaged, when kids are interested, that is where LEARNING takes place. Atoba A Longkumer, Mokokchung. (For feedbacks, kindly write to atolongkumer@gmail.com)

WHAT IS DENGUE?

• Dengue is a viral disease • Dengue is transmitted by the bite of Aedes mosquito • The mosquito bites in day time • Man develops the disease after 5-6 days of being bitten by an infective mosquito. • Dengue occurs in two forms: - Dengue Fever (DF) & Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE FEVER: • Sudden onset of high fever • Severe headache • Pain behind the eyes which worsens with eye movement • Muscle & joint pains • Loss of sense of taste & appetite • Measles like rash over the chest & upper limbs AGE GROUP & SEX AFFECTED: • All age groups & both sex are affected. • Deaths occur more in children.

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TRANSMISSION FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER: Dengue fever is caused by the bite of Aedes mosquito. When the mosquito bites a person with Dengue fever, it picks up the germs of the disease along with the blood. This germ known as dengue virus develops within the mosquito in a few days. When this mosquito again bites a healthy person, it introduces the germs into the blood. After a few days the person becomes sick with high fever and other symptoms of dengue.

ter for more than 1year.

PREVENTIVE & CONTROL MEASURES: • All water storage containers should be covered. • Remove/ destroy all disposable, unused materials lying in and around the house, like old tyres, broken pots, crockery etc. • Dry all water storage utensils, water coolers, flower vases, water vessels for birds and animals, fridge trays at least once a week before re-filling. • Fill up the ditches and other unwanted water collection sites around the houses. • Put insecticides, petrol, k. oil, in coolers, containers etc once a week, which cannot be emptied or cleaned. • Introduce Larvivorous fish in stagnant water bodies, contact Asstt. Director UMS Dimapur. PERSONAL PROTECTION MEASURES: • Wear clothes that covers the whole body in day time. • Use appropriate wire mesh in doors and windows of the house. • Ensure that at least pregnant women and children sleep under mosquito net during day time, preferably insecticide treated bed nets. • Insecticide treated mosquito nets are more effective as they kill mosquitoes as well as other bugs and insects. • Use mosquito repellent lotion, creams like good-knight, odomos etc. CONTACT ADDRESS: • If there is any suspected case which matches the signs and symptoms described above, contact the nearest health unit or District Program Officer (National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme) of your respective district for collection and transportation of sample for testing. Facility for testing is available at District Hospital, Dimapur.

BREEDING PLACES: • Aedes mosquito breed in any type of manmade containers or water storage containers even having small quality of water like desert coolers, water storage containers, tyres, overhead tanks, drums, jar, buckets, flower vases, plant saucers, tanks, bottles, tin, roof gutters, refrigerator drip pans, cement blocks, cemetery Issued for public information by urns, bamboo stumps, tree holes and National Vector Borne Disease Control many more places where rain water Programme (NVBDCP) collects or is stored. Directorate of Health and Family Welfare • Eggs of mosquito can live without waNagaland: Kohima

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'Jai Ho', a 90-minute documentary tracing the journey of music maestro AR Rahman, is all set to premiere on October 26 on Discovery channel

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AR Rahman to premiere on

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he Oscar-winning composer said initially, he did not find it "necessary" to have a documentary based on him, but later director Umesh Aggarwal convinced him. "There were lot of offers before to do a documentary on me, but I felt it was not necessary. And after the Oscars and the brouhaha happened, I felt that people could get some kind of inspiration with my life through the journey of my life, through the way I'm making music," Rahman said.

to end after 22 Seasons

he show that taught America how to be fierce and gave us the term “smize” is coming to an end. America’s Next Top Model will call it quits after cycle 22. “Thinking #ANTM22 should be our last cycle. I truly believe it’s time. May your pics be forever fierce,” ANTM host Tyra Banks wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. The reality show premiered in May 2003 on UPN

as a competition among traditional female models, before welcoming shorter beauties, plus-size women, and in recent seasons, men. ANTM moved to The CW upon UPN’s merge with The WB in 2006, becoming the first show to premiere on its current network. “America’s Next Top Model was a successful franchise for two networks, first at UPN and then The CW, and it became not just a ratings hit, but a global pop

"And then Umesh, an award-winning filmmaker, contacted me and he said that initially it was only for the consulates all over. It was the kind of exposure which was good, but I didn't know that all this would happen," he added. However, the composer added that he "cannot watch myself". "People living abroad and having the Indian flag, they deserve to know about the people of India. I didn't know it'll come out charmingly like how it's made. I cannot watch myself and hate to watch myself," he said. Aggarwal said that it's the first "definite feature" on Rahman. "I am confident that this film

will convey his astonishing success and global phenomenon," he said. Shot across the world, the film includes interviews of Aamir Khan, Danny Boyle, Mani Ratnam, Gulzar, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Shekhar Kapoor, Subhash Ghai and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber among others. The film traces Rahman's journey from achieving superstar status in India with numerous hits in a very short time to working with big names in the west. Some of his personal experiences are also going to be showcased in the film. Jai Ho has been created for the Public Service Broadcasting Trust.

My bizzare fashion sense is my 'art': Lady GaGa

culture phenomenon,” CW President Mark Pedowitz said in a statement. “I want to thank Tyra and Ken for all their years of success in establishing a show that was not just popular in the U.S., but all across the world.” The Dec. 4 finale of cycle 22 will be the show’s last episode. The CW is in talks about broadcasting a retrospective special about America’s Next Top Model that will air sometime in late 2016.

inger Lady Gaga, known for donning bizzare ensembles, says wearing her daring outfits isn't "easy" to get right. "What people don't always really know about me. (They think) I'm always putting things on to be provocative or shocking for the sake of it. But actually, it's not that easy to wear all of those things and to do it with poise and precision and to hit your mark every

Adam Levine developing Tv Series based on MArOOn 5 MuSic ViDeO

time," Gaga told eonline.com. The "Poker face" crooner is grateful that she's not had to compromise her style which she considers her "art" to be in the show. "My manager, Bobby Campbell, just said to me, 'You're like a contortionist. You just stand there for hours in pain in those outfits and you have no clue when you're on stage and you get off and it just all hits you'. And

he's right. That's exactly what happens. It's what I do. That's my art." "So ('American Horror Story') is actually really stretching me in a great way. It's like I have to take the things that I'm good at and make them even better, and keep them the same every time but still loose so that Ryan (Murphy, executive producer) gets something really truly organic from me," she said.

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aroon 5 Frontman Adam Levine is developing a Tv Series based on his Wedding Crasher-themed Music Video for Hit Song Sugar. The Moves Like Jagger stars gatecrashed various weddings throughout Los Angeles last December (14), secretly setting up their instruments for an impromptu performance. The stunts were recorded for the promo of their single, and it has since reached nearly 1 billion views online, and now Levine, who has a development deal

with bosses at America's NBC network, has teamed up with Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin to create a pilot for a show using the same stunt. According to Deadline.com, the producers are collaborating with expert improv comedians to help stun unsuspecting superfans who will be surprised by their favourite celebrity at a major event in their lives. News of Levine's new project comes weeks after NBC bosses decided not to go through with the singer's plans to develop a 1970s-set TV miniseries about the music industry.

Leonardo diCaprio

coming to Delhi

Comics' 'Hellfire' and 'legion' developed as Series

OX and FX are opening doors for Marvel TV series, particularly in the X-Men comics department. The former is developing a "Hellfire" series while the latter ordered a pilot for "Legion". Both projects have "X-Men" helmer Bryan Singer serving as executive producers. "Hellfire" will be based on the Marvel comics

group "The Hellfire Club". Set in the late 1960s, the series follows a young special agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires, known as "The Hellfire Club" to take over the world. Meanwhile, "Legion" tells the story of a troubled

dustrial Revolution period drama set in the wilderness of northern Canada is ready for release in December, the actor can solely focus on new project. This will be DiCaprio's second documentary on the subject, after 2007's The 11th Hour, which he created, produced, and narrated. New Yorkbased Insurgent Media, one of the producers of the film, stated in its application to the Ministry of External Affairs: "Our focus will be Narain’s work establishing the principle of equity in the

framework convention on climate change.” Leonardo is famously passionate about environmental conversation and the adverse effects of global warming. The actor, who started the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 “with the mission of protecting the world’s last wild places”, has been funding and implementing a slew of conservation projects across the world — from saving key species like sharks, tigers and elephants to protecting indigenous tribes and communities.

hears and the visions he sees might be real. In comics, he's the mutant son of Professor X. "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley is writing the pilot and exec producing. " 'Legion' is just the sort of ambitious story that Noah excels at," Nick Grad, president of original programming at FX Networks and FX Productions, said.

I'm a mother to pupils: Oprah Winfrey

show host-producer Oprah Winfrey says she is a "teacher and a mother" to the pupils of her South African school. The 61-year-old media mogul ensures she returns to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa every

year in order to educate the girls that they are in charge of their own lives, reported Female First. "Once a year, I go back to my school in South Africa... I teach a course called Life 101, and what I teach them is you are responsible for your life, period... "There

are certain laws in the universe that determine really whether or not you are successful or not successful and the biggest of those laws is what you put out is coming back to you all the time... I'm a teacher and a mother.

Priyanka ChoPra eonardo DiCaprio will be in Delhi this month, to profile Sunita Narain of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for an untitled, yetto-be-announced documentary film. The documentary will be based on climate change and will explore the crisis in a way never witnessed before. According to a report in Indian Express, Leonardo and crew are expected in Delhi on October 29 for four days. The government has already cleared the application for filming. As 'The Revenant', a pre-In-

young man named David Haller, who may be more than human. Since he was a teenager, David has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, he has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he's confronted with the possibility that the voices he

nominated for People's Choice Awards

ollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who made her international TV debut with ‘Quantico’, has earned a nomination for People's Choice Awards' Favourite Actress In A New TV Series for the American thriller series. Excited by the news, the actress, who plays role of Alex Parrish, a rookie FBI recruit with a mysterious past, said that she feels honoured for bagging a nomination in the first year itself. The show also features actors Jake

McLaughlin, Tate Ellington and Graham Rogers, who all play FBI recruits. It will narrate their adventures and experiences as they train at Quantico base in Virginia, and secrets of their past start to emerge. People's Choice Awards is the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favourites in films, music and television. The People’s Choice official website houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Voting will commence from November 3 this year.

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Barak FC retains NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy Football Fever...

The victorious Barak FC with Parliamentary Secretary for Planning & Coordination and Evaluation, Neiba Kronu and others during the presentation ceremony. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | October 15

Defending champions Barak FC, Peren today retained the 16th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy played here at the Kohima Local Ground. The defending champions blanked Khulioh King Tuensang 3-0. Salu Kulim gave an early lead to Barak FC at the 11th minute followed by

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Nzauhutbo Nbung netting the second goal at the 29th minute, while Kekhrieletuo Tsira sealed the fate of the match at the 45th. Khulioh King tried hard to get back into the game in the second-half but was unable to pass through Barak’s strong defence line. The champions won Rs. 1,60,000 in prize money, while Khulioh King was awarded Rs. 1 lakh as the

runners-up. Nungsang Ao of Khulioh King was declared the Player of the Tournament and won a bike as prize. He also shared the Highest Scorer award with Meren of Pro-Streax Dimapur. They ended the tournament with 10 goals each. The Best Defender award went to Sanyem Salym of Barak FC. Peisuidibe Zeliang of Barak FC bagged

the Best Goal-keeper title, while Yami of Senapati FC Manipur was adjudged the Best Mid-fielder. Earlier, the gracing the occasion as the chief guest, Parliamentary Secretary for Planning & Coordination and Evaluation, Neiba Kronu said that the State government will try its best to build better infrastructure for promoting sports in the state. Maintaining that the

The Kohima Local Ground on October 15 witnessed the largest crowd ever during the final match of the 16th NSF Martyr’s Memorial Trophy 2015. Football lovers occupied every available space in the ground. (Morung Photo)

state possesses enormous potential in sports, he said that the youth can excel at national and international levels.While stating that there is no shortcut to success, he called upon the

youth to put utmost effort to achieve excellence in sports. Lajong FC Shillong Managing Director, Larcsing M Sawyan, who also spoke, outlined the necessity to have better football

infrastructure in Nagaland. He also assured that Lajong FC is ready to assist and nurture footballers of the state. The month-long tournament was organised by An-

gami Students’ Union under the theme “Goal for Peace” in memory of Lt. Kekuojalie Sachü & Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshü. 63 teams from Nagaland and Manipur competed in the tournament.

Zaheer Khan retires from int'ls Shitilong SA and Walunir Ritsung Artang book QF berths

MUMBAI, OctOBer 15 (reUters): Zaheer Khan, one of India's most successful fast bowlers, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday but says he will continue to play the domestic Twenty20 form of the game for one more season. The 37-year-old left-arm paceman, who was part of India's 50-overs World Cup winning team in 2011, last played for his country in a test match in New Zealand in February last year. "As I was training for the upcoming season, it dawned on me that my shoulder may not last the rigours of bowling nearly 18 overs

a day, and that's when I knew it was time," Zaheer said on his official Facebook page. "With immediate effect, I bid adieu to my career in international cricket. I look forward to signing off my last season in domestic cricket at the conclusion of Indian Premier League season nine." Zaheer, who played the first of his 92 tests against Bangladesh in 2000, has been hampered by injuries in recent years. He took 311 test wickets and 282 in one-day internationals, the fourth highest totals in both formats for India. He is the second-most successful Indian seamer in tests behind Kapil Dev, who took 434 wickets.

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XXI MDFA Trophy 2015

Our Correspondent Mokokchung | October 15

Shitilong Sports Association today defeated Sports Society Suyim in an exciting match in the last legs of the XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 by a solitary goal and advanced to the quarter-finals from Pool C. Shitilong SA with two wins and one draw has emerged as the toughest team from Pool C and one of the favorites to win the tournament. Playing the second match of the day, Shitilong SA and Sports Society Suyim, played to a packed Imkongmeren Sports Complex filled with supporters from both the teams. The lone goal arrived in the opening minutes, when a Shitilong striker was brought down in the Suyim goal area. The referee was quick with a penalty ruling, which was successfully taken by midfielder, Lipoksashi (jersey no 9). With the match in favor of Shitilong, Suyim

Sports Society Suyim (yellow jersey) in action against Shitilong SA (green jersey) at the XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung on October 15. Shitilong SA won the match 1-0. (Photo/Temjenlemba Longchar)

launched a vigorous counter attack. But the Shitilong defense proved a bit too formidable to breach. At the second half, Suyim continued to look for the elusive equalizer, while Shitilong, reassured of a berth at the quarters, went on the defensive.

Suyim could get greater ball possession with the team’s star midfielder Osen (jersey no 8) making some wonderful maneuvers, while the strikers made some serious attempts up front, but to no avail. During this attacking period, the Shitilong

goalkeeper made some critical saves. Suyim was relentless but failed to get the equalizer till the final whistle. Just as the second match was exciting, the first match between Youngster’s FC and Walunir Ritsung Artang was rather lackluster

in a match dominated by the latter. Walunir, assured of a berth at the quarters from Pool B, played easily with the Youngster’s team. Two minutes into the match, Walunir struck to get the first lead and followed up with two more in the 9th and 10th minute. The Walunir midfield could easily breach the Youngster’s defence, which was found lacking, leaving the goalkeeper helpless on several occasions. The second half was also completely dominated by Walunir. The game was slow but as the second-half progressed, Walunir bamboozled the Youngster’s with two more goals. The goals came at the 41st and 67th minute. Walunir Ritsung Artang will meet the NU Lumami (PGSU-L) at the first quarter-finals match of the tournament on October 17.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 FIXTURE Time: 1:00 PM 1st Match: Onet Korang SC Vs Dilong YA 2nd Match: Zonipang SA Vs OCYU

Morung Express News Dimapur | October 15

Aier. The song was composed by noted musician Tiameren Aier, while the accompanying video was produced by Tinted Lights Studio. Convenor of the organising committee, Autumn Huddle 2, Sungkum Aier said that through the event the AKTD seeks to promote sports and young athletes, while taking the sense of professionalism to a higher level. The 46 units and 6 sub-units are grouped into 8 different houses and a “concept of co-ownership system for the teams has been introduced,” informed Aier. The 8 teams – Tenüm Flyers, Tsürang Giants, Menüng Tigers, Milak Rapids, Meinkong Woodlands, Süngkong Bangers, Tzüla Warriors, Arju Dwellers – will compete in a number of disciplines ranging from football and volleyball to track & field events. It will also feature an indigenous cart rac-

ing event dubbed ‘Formula 2’. The eight houses will field their own carts and racers in the event. Engineering students of the respective houses are designing and building their own carts for the race, Aier said, while adding that the carts will be auctioned on the final day. Autumn Huddle 2 will kickstart with a half-marathon on October 19. In line with the theme of the event, the half-marathon will be open to all and there will be no age bar to participate. “Any resident of Dimapur can participate,” Aier informed. It will start at 5:00 am from the DC Court junction and traverse Circular Road to Clock Tower, to Dhobinulla and culminate at the starting point via West Police Station. There will be two categories for male and female participants. The winners will win a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 plus gift ham-

pers sponsored by Barefoot, while the second and third finishers will win Rs. 5000 and 3000, respectively, alongwith gift hampers sponsored by Titan and Mobile Rays. It was further informed that the total time duration of the half-marathon will be 30 minutes. Certificate of participation will be awarded to runners, who complete the 7-km run in the stipulated time period. T. Imkongmar Aier, Director, department of Soil & Water Conservation will flag off the race. Retired Additional Director, department of Land Resource Development will grace the opening function on October 20 as the chief guest, while Dr. Watizulu, senior vice president of Nagaland Badminton Association and Executive Council member of Badminton Association of India will be the guest of honour at the closing function on October 21.

6th Horsepower Challenge underway

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Autumn Huddle 2: AKTD biennial sports extravaganza The biennial sports meet of the Ao Students Union Dimapur (AKTD) is all set to take place from October 19-21. The sports meet will be in its second edition after it was christened ‘Autumn Huddle’ in 2013 under the theme ‘As One’. Student members of the AKTD’s 46 village units and 6 sub-units will converge at the State Stadium, Dimapur for the 3-day sports extravaganza. Leading up to the event, the organising committee launched the theme song of Autumn Huddle at the AKTD treasurer’s residence on October 15. The theme song, which also features a video, was released by Imcha Longkumer, former AKTD president and presently PS to the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Dr. Benjongliba

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Our Correspondent

Kohima | October 15

The 6th Horsepower Challenge under the aegis of Nagaland Adventure Club (NAC) and supported by the department of Youth Resources & Sports got underway here today at the NFA Ground, Meriema. Parliamentary Secretary for Information & Public Relations, Khekaho Assumi graced the inaugural function as the chief guest. In his address at the inaugural function, Assumi said that the NAC has fostered peace and national integration by inviting participants not only from the North-East but from all over India to the event. While urging the NAC to continue with their activities, he said that the State government is there to extend any possible help. Apart from participants from Nagaland, competitors from various parts of India are competing. The competition will conclude on October 17.

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