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In the Willoq community, in the Peruvian Andes, traditional Quechua textiles are made on a portable, back-strap loom from alpaca and sheep wool. Andean weaving has a rich tradition of iconography. The designs are passed down through generations and are inspired by agriculture, geometric designs, and local flora and fauna. Photo by Christian Declerq/Survival International

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Repoll ordered at one polling station KOHIMA, OCTOBER 16 (PTI): The Election Commission today ordered repoll at polling station 16 at Rusoma under Northern Angami-II Assembly constituency in Nagaland on October 18. The order followed complaint filed by BJP against the Presiding Officer at Rusoma polling station for allegedly allowing proxy voting in favour of NPF, an official said here. By-election to the Northern Angami-II Constituency was held in 39 polling stations on October 16.

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M O KO KC H u n g, OCTOBER 16 (DIPR): The SDO (c) Mokokchung, Rajesh Soundarrajan IAS has informed that due to the prevailing law and order situation, the Addl. District Magistrate, Sivasagar, DN Marang (ALS) has promulgated prohibitory order U/S 144 CrPC, reinforcing the night curfew from 6:00pm to 6:00am in the areas of Assam side bordering Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Movement of any person (s) and vehicular traffic in the 5km belt in Assam side of Sivasagar District bordering Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh is prohibited under this order.

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WOKHA, OCTOBER 16 (MExn): The Action Committee on Ralan Issue (ACRI) today reminded the Nagaland state government to “expedite its action” on the Ralan Issue, “on or before the paddy harvesting season starts i.e, November 2014 to prevent any future discord.”

In a letter to the Nagaland state Chief Minister,

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TR Zeliang, the ACRI stat- ment that the ACRI had submitted a memoraned that “this is necessitatLS CONTACT dum on September 30, ed because of the fact FOR DETAIthat A M I H CER’S HILL KO 6671followed by “on the spot the illegal migrantsOFFI(ten59 4998178 / 9862 Assessment Report after ants) have resettledPhonin e No.:897the paddy fields belonging to the Action Committee visthe indigenous Lotha Naga ited with SDO (Civil) Ralan landowners under the pa- on the October 3, 2014.” tronage and protection of “However, it is with regret Assam armed Police per- to mention that no action is sonnel and neutral forces.” forth coming except for the It further reminded the deployment of one(1) IRB Nagaland state govern- company,” it lamented.

The ACRI urged the state government to take all necessary steps to help the displaced farmers/public for resettlement at their respective villages at the earliest. It further cautioned that failure to do so may compel the situation to “explode into unmanageable proportion causing major problems as experienced in the past.”

guRgAOn, OCTOBER 16 (AgEnCIES): Two Naga youths were assaulted by a group of people in the Sikanderpur area of Gurgaon on October 15 at around 11:30pm. The incident comes a day after two students from Manipur were attacked in Bangalore.

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the victims have been identified as Awang Newmei (22) from Jaluki village and Aloto Chishi (25) from Shitovi.

It added that the two youths from Nagaland have been staying in Sikanderpur, Gurgaon over the last two years. On the other hand, a PTI report informed that there was also a third victim, who was not identified.

The youths had reportedly gone to a friend’s place at around 11.30pm, when one of them got a call from one of the attackers asking him to come outside. As soon as they were outside, they were surrounded by the seven attackers, taken to a room at a nearby vegetable market, forced to drink liquor, and then brutally assaulted for hours.

The two were reportedly held in confinement in the Sikanderpur area and assaulted with cricket bats and hockey sticks.

According to the Hindustan Times, sometime during the attack, Aloto was rescued by his sister who came to the spot hearing of the incident, but the assault on Awang continued till 3:00am. The attackers then chopped off his hair saying, “We want to send a message to all of you in the northeast. If you guys

Naga youth assaulted in Gurgaon with cricket bats and hockey sticks

One of the Naga youth who was severely beaten up in Gurgaon. (HT Photo)

from Manipur or Nagaland come here, we will kill you.”

Awang was then dumped on the roadside, where he lay till some of his acquaintances spotted him in the morning. The victims were first rushed to a private hospital nearby, but seeing the injuries were severe, they were taken to the Civil Hospital. Awang is reported to be in a critical condition and has been referred to Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.

An ANI report quoted one eyewitness as stating that the victims were “later warned to not inform the police.” “However, we have filed an FIR and we will seek help from the higher authorities in New Delhi to help tackle this case.” he added.

Another eyewitness claimed that the aggressors were drunk. “The attack-

ers were drunk and while beating the two youth, they warned the two to not return to Sikandarpur. I also live in Sikandarpur and the people there have chased us away. We are also Indians, and have been born in India.

We have come here from our villages to earn money,” he said, according to ANI. Congress Member of Parliament Ninong Ering, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh strongly condemned the assault and stated that only by passing legislation and imposing strict punishment racial attacks can stop.

“I strongly condemn the attacks. I have heard that the locality of Sikandarpur where the victims used to live has said that they will not allow any more North Eastern kids to live there. We are an integral and essential part of

India, and we do not appreciate it if we are called citizens of China,” he said.

“I will speak to Home Minister Rajnath Singh about this racial discrimination that people, especially from the NorthEast are facing. After all, the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju himself is from the North-East. Till a legislation is passed on the same, no change will be brought about. We demand the same respect that they will give to their brothers, sisters and children,” he added.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Dalbir Singh, confirming that the FIR has been filed, stated that the accused will be nabbed shortly.

“The FIR has been submitted. We suspect alcohol to be behind the attacks.

We are still trying to identify the suspects and have sent two teams to Sikandarpur,” he said.

Concerned over the incident, the Home Ministry has sought a report from the Haryana government detailing the incident and the steps taken to nab the accused. In a communication to the Haryana government, the Home Ministry said steps should be taken immediately against the guilty and the report detailing the incident should be sent as early as possible.

Union Home Minister, Rajnath has also stated that he “will talk to all chief ministers regarding this.”

“Any discrimination on the basis of religion, caste or creed will not be allowed,” he added.

Investment fraud victims left high & dry Citizens of Changki Ayim Asemsanger Morung Express News Dimapur | October 16

Another investment related fraud has surfaced in Nagaland, with one Tinsukia-based businessman arrested in Dimapur for allegedly floating a bogus investment firm and duping investors of lakhs of rupees. The businessman, identified as one Nasim Ahmed (46), was arrested on October 8 from the Dimapur railway station and is now in judicial custody pending investigation. The cash involved amounted to Rs. 80 lakhs.

The alleged investment firm

‘Sunrise Advisor Marketing Pvt Ltd’ with its head office in Tinsukia entered Nagaland in 2009, opening one branch in Chumukedima and two branches in Kohima with Ahmed as the Managing Director, informed agents employed by the firm. According to the victims of the fraud (investors and agents), the name was later changed to Sunrise Greenery Agro India Ltd in 2012.

The business was carried out with Ahmed employing commission-based agents, who brought investors to the firm with guaranteed big returns, the victims informed. The agents maintained

that they joined the firm believing that it was a trustworthy company as it furnished apparently genuine registration papers.

The agents said that the business ran smoothly with the investors receiving dividends on their investments until it stopped towards the latter part of 2012.

The same year Ahmed resigned as the MD on health grounds.

Gradually, all contacts with him were lost rousing suspicion, the agents said.

To get a hold of him, the agents informed that they employed people to detect his whereabouts in Assam resulting

Stronger networking required to protect rights of children Morung Express News Dimapur | October 16

The three-day state level workshop on ‘Promoting, protecting and planning rights of children’ organized by Nagaland Alliance for Children & Women Rights (NACWR) concluded on Friday, October 16. The workshop, supported by the UNICEF, Assam Field office was held at Hotel Acacia, Dimapur.

More than 30 Nagaland-based NGOs, including churches, deliberated on the magnitude of child rights and its violations in Nagaland at the workshop. Its main objective was to analyse and identify issues relating to children and coming out with systematic strategies to promote the wellbeing of children. The legal fraternity, the administration and the police also participated in the workshop.

Illegal adoption, child trafficking, child labour, children with or affected by HIV & AIDS and, children affected by violence or conflict were some of the key issues identified; besides high infant mortality, lack of

quality education and health care and, the violation of child rights.

Strategising being the key to address the core issues, the conclave adopted a broad State-specific two-year operational (action) plan. Optimising networking and strengthening information-sharing and contact among stakeholders were two key features of the action plan. District-wise data search, pooling information, “capacity building of NAWCR constituents”, developing districtspecific forums and strategy, promoting and facilitating social audits, engaging with educational and professional bodies for research and analysis and importantly sensitisation through wider dissemination of child rights laws and programmes were the other important features of the action plan.

District & Session Judge, Dimapur, Y. Longkumer giving the closing remark articulated on the legal aspect of child rights.

Longkumer spoke on the Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000; the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, 2012.

in his arrest with the help of the Government Railway Police Station on October 8. Subsequently, a complaint was registered against him at the Diphupar Police Station.

According to the police, Ahmed maintained innocence during interrogation stating that he handed his resignation paper to the firm’s head office in Kolkata. The firm’s presence in Kolkata could not be ascertained. The agents further stated that the firm had opened a number of branches in Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Khatkhati and in Arunachal Pradesh.

‘21-day quarantine period for Ebola is not enough’ nEW YORK, OCTOBER 16 (IAnS): The deadly Ebola virus may take longer than 21 days as currently thought to show symptoms in a person infected with the disease, says a study. One of the current tenets for minimising risk of spreading the disease has been a 21-day quarantine period for individuals who might have been exposed to the virus. The study noted that there could be up to a 12 percent chance that someone could be infected even after the 21-day quarantine.

“While the 21-day quarantine value, currently used, may have arisen from reasonable interpretation of early outbreak data, this work suggests reconsideration is in order and that 21 days might not be sufficiently protective of public health,” said researcher Charles Haas, professor at the Drexel University in the US. The study looked into the murky basis for our knowledge about the virus, namely previous outbreaks in Africa in 1976 (Zaire) and 2000 (Uganda) as well as the first nine months of the current outbreak in West Africa.

In both cases, data gathered by the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a 2-21 day incubation period for the virus - meaning that after 21 days if the individual has not presented symptoms they are likely not to be infected or contagious.

expelled from Ao tribe: Ao Senden

Expulsion to last for one generation (traditionally taken as 30 years)

DIMAPuR, OCTOBER 16 (MExn): The Ao Senden today informed that it has decided to “expel the citizens of the Changki Ayim Asemsanger from the Ao tribe for one generation (traditionally taken as 30 years).” A press note from the Ao Senden President, Professor Sangyu Yaden and General Secretary, Tsupong Longchar informed that this decision was taken during its Federal Assembly on October 10.

The Ao Senden said that the “conflict between the Changki Ayim Asemsanger (Changki village) and the Changkiri (Enrem) clan was brought to the notice of the Ao Senden on 3rd August 2006” and “since then the entire Ao community has expended lot of time, energy and effort aimed at bringing about an understanding and amicable solution to the conflict.” In its endeavour to bring in reconciliation among the “conflicting citizens of Changki Village,” the Ao Senden informed that it has, for the past eight years, pursued “all possible ways and means as per customary norms, but to no avail.”

As such, it stated that the said decision was arrived at after having “exhausted all possible means.”

In light of this decision, the Ao Senden informed that “no member of CAASM should be inducted into any sociocultural body of the Ao tribe.”

The concerned organization/s would have to bear the consequences for failure to abide with this directive, it cautioned.

It further said that the Ao Senden will extend all possible help and cooperation to the Changkiri (Enrem) Clan and to any other Changki citizen who expresses the wish to remain within the fold of the Ao community. The Ao Senden added that “should any member of Changki village create a problem against any member of the Ao community, the community as a whole will deal with it.” It further informed that “should any problem befall upon any member of the CAASM within Ao territory, it shall be of no concern of the Ao community.”

The Ao Senden called upon all Ao citizens to abide by these resolutions.

Furthermore, the Ao Senden also resolved that, henceforth, the Enrem Changki members and those Changki citizens who were expelled from the Changki Village by the Changki village authority be returned to the village and that all civic and traditional rights as previously held by them be restored.

The Ao Senden asserted that the “future” of the Ao community “rests upon upholding the values of truth and honesty with forbearance and dignity.”

It urged the rest of the Ao community to “desist from emulating the nefarious actions as exhibited by the Changki village authority.” “Let the penalty befallen upon the Changki Village serve as an example to all people,” it added.

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DimaPur, october 16 (mexN): The District Agriculture Office and Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Dimapur on October 16 organized and observed World Food Day. S Bendangtemsu, District Agriculture Officer & PD ATMA in a press release stated that World Food Day is observed every year on October 16 to commemorate the founding of Food and Agriculture Organization and to create Public awareness about food, nutrition and the fight against hunger. The theme selected for this year is “Family Farming: feeding the world, Caring for the Earth”.

Speaking on the occasion, Bendangtemsu said that this year’s theme has been chosen to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farmers. It is in recognition of the role of family farming in eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, managing natural resources, protecting the environment and achieving sustainable development particularly in rural areas.

L. Mongsanger, Plant Pathologist, gave a power point presentation on the history of World Food day with messages presented in visuals relating to hunger and food production.

Ronchamo Kikon, Agriculture Officer, chaired the function.

PheK, october 16 (DiPr): The District Agriculture Office, Phek observed “World Food Day” along with the rest of the world on October 16 at District Agriculture Office, Conference Hall, Phek Town under the theme: “Family farmingFeeding the world, caring for the earth”.

Agriculture Officer, Neiku Tsido who spoke on significance of World Food Day said that World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on October 16 in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. UN food agencies estimated that globally 842 million people (1 in 8) are suffering from chronic hunger and in every 3.6 seconds a person dies of hunger out of which 75% are children. He also shared the objectives of World Food Day and the duties of every individual to eradicate world hunger and poverty. He concluded his

speech by challenging everyone to be the change in the society.

District Agriculture Officer, Phek, Hewoto Sema gave a power point presentation on 2014 World Food Day theme “Family farming- feeding the world, caring for the earth”. Family farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a family and predominantly reliant on family labour, including both men and women. The theme has been chosen to raise the profile of family farming and small holder farmers.

The programme was chaired by Agriculture Officer, Seyievielo Sono, invocation was pronounced by Zhosahu Puro, AFA and vote of thanks was delivered by Neilo Koza, AFA. 40 members comprising of Agricultural Staff, farmers and public leaders, attended the programme.

moKoKchuNg, october 16 (DiPr): Commemorating World Food day on the theme – “Family Farming: Feeding The World: Caring For the Earth” a programme was held at District Agriculture Office, Mokokchung on October 2014.

Speaking on the theme, I. Lipok Jamir, maintained that, special attention has been given to uplift and safeguard family farming as they contribute 98% of total food productions. He also pointed out that around 70% of family farming is in the rural areas and their system of land use is sustainable and environment friendly. Considering the decrease in farm lands due to infrastructural and

other developmental activities, a special attention to provide technological support to the farmers to sustain livelihood and also attain food security was emphasised.

Earlier, Temsuienla Jamir, training officer while delivering the keynote address mentioned that World Food Day is an imitative if United Nation Food and Agricultural Organization to create awareness on food security. This year’s theme- Family Farming: “Feeding the world: Caring for the earth” is chosen in view of the importance of family farming to sustain world food demand. A documentary on family farming was also screened during the programme.

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Friends of Nature and NSS volunteers during social work as part of Swachh Bharat campaign in Kohima on October 16. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | October 16

To preserve, conserve and protect the environment by nurturing through proactive measures, beginning from the inner to the outer environment, the Friends of Nature, a club of students & faculty from Kohima College Kohima along with

National Service Scheme (NSS) today carried out a social work today along the stretch of New Secretariat to Kohima College, Kohima.

This programme is part of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” under the directive of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.

C. Theyo, State Liaison Officer, NSS, Directorate of

Youth Resources & Sports, Nagaland, said 300 members’ representative from NSS along with Kohima College students joined the social work.

Theyo also said he had already issued a directive to all NSS affiliated to organize “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” in their respective institutions.

Youngest legislator at the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly and MLA from Mongoya Assembly Constituency, Merentoshi R Jamir embarked on a weeklong tour to his constituency during which he interacted with his grassroots party workers, leaders, civil society and youths.

While interacting with media persons at his private residence here, Merentoshi explained that he could not come to the constituency after the recent reshuffle in the Council of Ministers owing to his ailing health conditions.

After spending about five months recuperating, during which he was bed-

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The Nagaland State Cooperative Bank Ltd signed a MOU with Eleuthereous Christian Society Tuensang on October 16 in Dimapur. S Atovi Sema, managing director of the bank and Rev Dr Chingmak Chang, signed the MOU which aims at alleviating rural poverty in district like Tuensang where credit is considered as most essential item for the development of the poor rural masses.

Recently, the youth ministry of Dimapur Ao Baptist Church organised an impressive Olympics event with the mission statement of using sports as an intentional ministry. It was organised and conducted with the aim of ministering through sports as a way to develop relationships with the young people and effectively communicate the gospel.

Led by Imnatoshi Longkumer and Jongshimanen Jamir, the youth director and associate youth director respectively, the youth ministry strives to reach more young hearts for the Lord through sports. The church recognizes that sport is one of the meeting points for all section of the people and therefore, sports ministry is a good means for “reaching out to the people who can be enlightened and given the opportunities to do ministry through sports.” It is about helping the sports persons develop their skills and characters in line with Biblical teachings and letting people see Jesus in sports person in the way they play.

The prime objective of the sports ministry is giving the youth a platform to exhibit their talents, to excel and achieve greater heights in sports. The church also

aims to use sports to build trusted relationships, and earn the right to share the gospel with our players, viewers, parents, and coaches.

In order to achieve the objectives, the youth ministry approaches youth who are not sports person but dedicated youth to do evangelism/ministry by “serving the people of sports,” send interested youth to do sports leadership training and programs when opportunities comes and engaging youths as “Event host partners” through which they participate in the sports ministry.“Contextualizing the sporting events makes it more interesting for the youth to participate and for us to reach them more meaningfully. We try to be as professional as possible in terms of event management, prizes/medals and also Match Officiating,” said Jongshimanen.

Certainly, there are plenty of challenges to attain the sports as an ideal platform for evangelism.

Often there are too much competitiveness trying to overshadow the ministerial approach, not being able to give equal opportunities, difficulty to accommodate maximum games in two day, cannot enforce the rules and regulations at times and no proper venue

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Federal Bank sources 185 applications under PMJDY

Kohima, october 16 (mexN): A total of 185 applications for opening Savings Bank Account under Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was sourced by Kohima branch of Federal Bank following the one day Financial Literacy Programme (FLP) which was conducted at Panchayat Hall, New Terogvynyu village, Tseminyu block, Kohima district on October 11.

NABARD Assistant General Manager Bendang Aier in a press release stated that the team from Federal Bank under the leadership of Mathew KM, Branch Manager camped in the village for one night and on the following day they conducted a PMJDY account opening mela at Terogvunyu village thereby contribut-

ing to the effort to bring the un-banked people closer to formal financial institution as desired by Government of India (GoI).

A total of three hundred and fifty (350) participants comprising office bearers of Village Councils, VDBs, Gaon Boras (GBs), farmers and SHG members from eight (8) villages viz.

Henbenji, Terogvunyu, New Terogvunyu, Phenwhenyu, Kashanyu, Kashanyishin, Phenda and Gujucovered by Federal Bank, Kohima branch under the newly allocated Sub Service Area (SSA) attended the programme which was conducted due to local demand. Discussion on the recently launched PMJDY, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), seeding of Aadhar No. with bank account, sur-

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ridden for two months, Merentoshi on his current tour also met all the presidents and leaders of all ten assembly constituencies in Mokokchung district as well as the newly appointed leaders of the NPF Mokokchung Division.

He also said that he felt it necessary to personally come to the people to understand the ground reality. “From what I have gathered, unity is the need of the hour,” he observed, and added that unity is important for the people to move forward. Sitting in the seat of leadership is pointless if people are disunited, he said. “No one is adverse to unity. Only thing needed is dialogue to find solution,” he observed. He also requested

the people to uphold the leaders in the prayers and hoped that civil society, intellectuals and party workers alike would assist him in the tasks he has put unto himself.

He also announced the launching of a ‘group’ on popular social networking site Facebook where people of Mongoya assembly constituency can now voice their grievances and share ideas. He also said that MLAs from the district during their meetings always talk about the uplift of Mokokchung town, on how to transform it into an economic hub catering to the neighbouring districts, besides important public services like improved water distribution service and good roads.

vey of households, allocation of new Sub Service Area (SSA) under Sampoorn Vittiyea Samaveshan (SVS), kiosk banking through Business Correspondent (BC), financial planning and importance of developing long term relationship with bank for all round development were the major highlight of the programme.

This was followed by an interactive session where queries were satisfactorily responded by the resource persons.

The resource persons comprised of Lanuteka Imchen, Chief Manager and Lead District Manager (LDM) of Kohima district, Mathew KM, Branch Manager, Federal Bank and Bendang Aier, AGM, NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development). During the programme, it was also decided that slight modification of villages allocated under SSA would be done

by LDM, household survey covering all the eight (8) villages will be completed

by October 18. The second and subsequent FLPs will be conducted based on gaps identified through the survey and Federal Bank will provide banking services in their allocated SAA through BC. Sunyu Thyug, VDB Secretary, New Terogvynyu village and Vikuolie Rurhia, Federal Bank chaired the programme and pronounced the vote of thanks respectively. The programme was conducted with support from Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF), managed by NABARD.

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Fresh Doyang Fish sale today Kohima, october 16 (mexN): The Department of Fisheries, Nagaland has arranged Sr. CYE of CRC, Kohima Village to sell fresh Doyang Fishes in aid of their Golden Jubilee 2016 at PR Hill Junction, Kohima on October 17 from 6:00 am onwards. Director of Fisheries, Zenohol Angami in a press release has requested the public to avail this opportunity.

RTI week celebration in Kma today Kohima, october 16 (mexN): The celebration of RTI Week 2014 on “RTI and Role of Media” will take place on October 17 at The Deck, Hotel Vivor, Kohima at 10:00 am under the aegis of Nagaland Information Commission (NIC). Shailesh Gandhi, former information commissioner, Central Information Commission New Delhi will take the plenary session on “Impact of RTI on Society,” while Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Assistant Editor, India Express Guwahati will talk on “ RTI and Role of Media.” The inaugural function will be chaired by Kevinino P. Meru, acting Chief Information Commissioner, Nagaland Information Commissioner. Keynote address will be delivered by Shailesh Gandhi, while vote of thanks will be proposed by Bukchem Phom, state information commissioner, Nagaland Information Commission.

Closing function has been scheduled at 3:00 pm.

Concluding remarks will be given by Soyimna Aier Koza, secretary, Nagaland Information Commission.

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ADC & ERO Mokokchung informs electors moKoKchuNg, october 16 (DiPr): Additional Deputy Commissioner & Electoral Registration officer (ADC & ERO) Mokokchung, Bendanglila, through a notification has informed all electors under Mokokchung district that Electoral Roll has been prepared in accordance with the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, a copy of which is available for inspection at the office of ADC & ERO Mokokchung. The qualifying date for the preparation of the Electoral Roll is 0101-2015. Therefore, any claim for inclusion of name in the Electoral roll or any objection to the inclusion of a name or any objection to particular in the entry should be lodged on or before November 10, 2014 in form 6, 6A, 7, 8, or 8A as may be appropriate. Every such claim or objection should either be presented in the office of ADC & ERO or Booth Level Officer (BLO), Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) concerned or sent by post.

AHODs and HODs meeting on October 18

as required.

Regardless of the challenges, Imnatoshi Longkumer, who was also a part of the Asian Sports Leadership School, says that there are many fulfilling achievements of the sports ministry. Some of which would be the Olympics event turning into a festival instead of competition amongst the eight fellowships and all the fellowships doing evangelism through “creative sports ministry.”

For Jongshimanen, the most fulfilling achievement is the fact that one of the DABA YM members achieved the record of ‘Fastest Man in Northeast India’ in 2013. He adds that as far as ministry is concern, he was amazed to see players displaying respect, fostering teamwork, individual accountability and spiritual growth where players kneeled down in the field and prayed for their opponent teams.

Kohima, october 16 (DiPr):The Chief Secretary Nagaland, Toshi Aier has informed that the monthly meeting of Administrative Heads of Department and Heads of Department will be held on 18th October 2014 at 11 a.m. in the Secretariat Conference Hall. In this connection, all the AHoDs and HoDs are requested to come with the action taken report on the decision of the last AHoDs/HoDs meeting without fail.

Some of the important agenda items for discussion are: Traffic Management-DGP, Nagaland; Road Repair -Chief Engineer, Roads & Bridges; Outstanding Power bills-Chief Engineer, Power of various departments.

Career Cliniq informs Kohima, october 16 (mexN): The North East India’s first and only indigenous Smart Class product will be launched on October 18 under the aegis of Career Cliniq at Hotel Japfu, Kohima at 10:00 AM. Parliamentary secretary for school education Yitachu will grace the occasion as the chief guest.

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Northeast Briefs Captive IAF man rescued in Meghalaya Guwahati, OctOber 16 (iaNS): An air force personnel, held hostage in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, was Thursday rescued in a joint operation

by Assam and Meghalaya police. Anand Mohan Das, 40, was posted at the Indian Air Force base at Borjhar near the Lopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here. Das, who hails from West Bengal, had gone to the district for some personal work with two people - Nekibur Zaman and Sofikul Islam, a police officer said here. "The two people held him hostage in a house and demanded Rs.10 lakh as ransom," the officer said, adding that Zaman and Islam were arrested during the raid. "We came to know that Das had visited West Garo Hills. Accordingly, we launched an operation there.

Finally, we managed to rescue him from a house at Tikritilla village," the officer said.

Athlete branded as 'witch', assaulted Diphu, OctOber 16 (pti): A national-level athlete was allegedly branded as a ‘witch’ and assaulted by a group of people of her own village Cherekuli in Karbi Anglong district, police said on Thursday. Superintendent of Police M J Mahanta said Debajani Bora, medal winner in javelin at several national meets, was dragged to a ‘namghar’ (community prayer hall), tied to a post and beaten up by the group on Thursday evening. The group was allegedly instigated by the ‘namghar’ head Radha Laskar saying that she was a witch and was responsible for various problems faced by some villagers, Mahanta said. Bora became unconscious following the assault and her family members took her from the ‘namghar’ to Dokomoka Primary Health Centre with severe injuries in her back and neck, the SP said. Bora, a mother of three and wife of a farmer, was selected to represent the country at an international meet at Malaysia in 2011-12 but could not attend it due to financial constraints.

Musicians to perform in fundraiser for Assam flood victims New Delhi, OctOber 16 (iaNS): India’s well-known musicians like Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Papon, Arijit Singh, Indian Ocean and Benny Dayal will come together for a fundraiser gig to be held here Sunday to help flood victims of Assam. Spearheaded by Papon and Dadlani, the line-up also includes Shilpa Rao, Neeti Mohan and Harshdeep Kaur. They will perform at Blue Frog here Sunday to help generate funds for the people who have been ravaged by the recent floods in the state. Over 42 lakh people were affected by floods in Assam last month. Dadlani tweeted: "#ForAssam 19Oct, Blue Frog, Delhi. Biggest line-up ever, for flood relief. Make sure you're there, & spread the word!"

7 to 10. Other than exhibiting the cultural heritage of northeastern states, the festival organisers will also hold discussions on critical issues concerning the region. "The theme this year is 'Insurgence to Resurgence' with focus on highlighting the positive stories of entrepreneurship and development," said chief organiser of the festival Shyamkanu Mahanta. "The whole objective is to present to the people of Delhi North East India in one platform and also to encourage tourism," he said.

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NE turns to Myanmar, Bangladesh for rice aGartala, OctOber 16 (iaNS): Transport bottlenecks have forced India's northeastern states to procure much needed rice from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The Indian government has floated bids to import rice from Myanmar for Manipur and Mizoram.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is ferrying rice from other parts of India via Bangladesh for Tripura.

The poor transport connectivity in some northeastern states worsened after train services from the rest of India were halted in southern Assam Oct 1, snapping rail connection to Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram.

This has been done so

that rail tracks can be converted from metre to broad gauge. This 18-month twophase track conversion work undertaken by the Northeast Frontier Railways is scheduled to be completed by March 2016.

Mizoram Food and Civil Supplies and Transport Minister John Rotluangliana told IANS: "We have asked the central government to import rice from Myanmar. The Metals and Minerals TRADING Corp (MMTC) has floated tenders for this purpose.

"We are expecting rice from Myanmar very soon," Rotluangliana added. He said he recently visited Chin hills in Myanmar adjoining eastern Mizoram

to gather knowledge regarding transportation of rice from there. Mizoram shares an unfenced border of 404 km with Myanmar.

According to the minister, Mizoram, with a population of 1.1 million, requires about 52,000 quintals of rice per month for distribution through the Public Distribution System (PDS). The MMTC last month floated global tenders to import about 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar for Manipur and Mizoram.

Tripura Food, Civil Supplies and Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha told IANS: "Rice is being ferried from other parts of India via Bangladesh to avoid the long and mountainous surface

road up to Tripura via Assam and Meghalaya.

Saha also said that 5,000 tonnes of rice transported in three small ships from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh reached the Ashuganj river port in Bangladesh Oct 12.

In August, 5,000 tonnes of rice reached Tripura through the same route.

Ashuganj port over the Meghna river in eastern Bangladesh is located around 40 km from Agartala. The minister said the FCI had recently floated tenders to carry another 10,000 tonnes of rice via Bangladesh.

The eight northeastern states, including Sikkim, are largely dependent on

Meghalaya seeks financial assistance from Centre ShillONG, OctOber 16 (pti): Meghalaya government has sought Rs. 3,072 crore financial assistance from the Centre for restoration of key infrastructure damaged in last month's flash floods and landslides caused by cloudburst in which 59 lives were lost and five persons are missing since then.

Chief Minister Mukul Sangma handed over the memorandum to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday in New Delhi where a detailed report of the damages due to the September 24 flash floods and landslide was given. "We have sought Rs. 3,072 crore financial assistance from the Centre for repair and restoration of properties and infrastruc-

Delhi to host 4-day NE fest in Nov, to focus on attacks issue New Delhi, OctOber 16 (pti): A four-day festival beginning next month will showcase music, dance, fashion and food of the northeastern states with a special focus on "bridging the cultural gap" in the wake of several incidents of attacks on people from the region.

Icons from the northeast like champion boxers M C Mary Kom and Shiva Thapa, Bollywood actor Adil Hussain and Everest conqueror Anshu Jamsenpa among others and policy makers are expected to attend the event scheduled from November

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tempt to bring people together and make them aware about the northeastern culture, which will help in avoiding any such discrimination," said Joint Commissioner (Training) Robin Hibu, who is the nodal officer for northeast people in Delhi Police.

The festival will be held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and is being organised by socio-cultural trust Trend MMS in association with the northeast community of Delhi comprising student organisations and activists.

ture damaged by flood and landslide," Mukul Sangma told PTI. This, he said, was necessary in view of the fact that the state is not in a position to meet the financial requirements for rebuilding the lives of affected people and their infrastructure.

The extent of damage to houses, crops and public properties is estimated

around Rs 1,550 crore and Rs 422 crore was sought from the National Disaster Relief Fund. In addition, the state also requested Rs 1,100 crore as Special Financial Assistance for permanent restoration of critical infrastructure particularly roads and bridges, irrigation, water supply and power, the chief minister said.

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NaYo appReCIateS NAYO expresses its immense appreciation and admiration for all the electorates of 11th NA A/C for exercising their adult franchise at the just concluded by-elections in a peaceful environment.

'You have shown to all that, the battle of the ballot can be peaceful!'

Furthermore the organization is grateful to all the party workers of both NPF and BJP, village and community leaders of the Nothern Angami area, the Churches, Forum for free and fair elections, the election commission, poll observers, polling officers, district administration, law enforcement of both state and central, besides all those deputed for election duty for a job well done.

Our collective vision towards a free and fair election in Nagaland is within sight and grasp!'

Our Special appreciation goes out the contestants, Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu and Visasolie Lhoungu for ensuring that supporters and voters of either candidates did not Indulge in any confrontational behaviour or disruptive activities.

NAYO wishes to state that both contestants are more than worthy to represent 11th Northern Angami assembly constituency and it would be a great privilege for the people to be represented by either of the two leaders!

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dra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the 59 people who died in the calamity and five others who were missing. A total of 1,659 number of villages were affected by the flash floods and landslides and over 10,000 houses and about 16,000 Ha of cropped area is reported to have been damaged, a statement released by the government said.

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the 2009 Retirement Expulsion of the Changki Village Why Act from public services Ayim Asem Sanger from the Ao tribe be reviewed & amended?

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he issue of conflict between the Changki Ayim Asemsanger (Changki village) and the Changkiri (Enrem) clan was brought to the notice of the Ao Senden on 3rd August 2006. Since then the entire Ao community has expended lot of time, energy and effort aimed at bringing about an understanding and amicable solution to the conflict.

In its Endeavour to bring in normalcy, understanding and reconciliation among the conflicting citizens of Changki Village, the Ao Senden (Hoho) for the past eight years have relentlessly pursuit all possible ways and means as per customary norms, but to no avail. Having exhausted all possible means, the Ao Senden, in its Federal Assembly dated, the 10th October, 2014 took the resolution to expel the citizens of the Changki Ayim Asemsanger from the Ao tribe for one generation (traditionally taken as 30 years). Besides this, the Ao Senden also resolved that, henceforth, the Enrem Changki members and those Changki citizens who were expelled from the Changki Village by the Changki village authority be returned to the village and that all civic and traditional rights as previously held by them should be restored.

An account of some vital facts to be noted in connection with the Changki village crisis: The Ao Senden takes the opportunity to apprise the people on the issue and important proceedings concerning the Ao community on the Changki Village imbroglio since 3rd August 2006 till the 10th of October, 2014.

Since the issue went public in 2001, many concerned citizens, organizations and churches have been making endless effort to bring sensible solution to the problem. In the meanwhile, a group of peace makers from the village numbering 32 persons who tried to mediate and bring understanding between the conflicting parties were all personally imposed a fine of one life pig each as punishment for what was seen as going against the diktat of the Changki village authority by the village council (32 pigs as fine on 9th June, 2007). During this period the Changkiri (Enrem) clan were denied all civic rights in the village and subjected to untold hardships, the kind unheard of and unknown in Ao society.

Through these trying times, the Ao Senden has, with the spirit of patience and good will, have relentlessly pursuit efforts to bring about a solution to the issue. Unfortunately, the village authority of Changki Village under the nomenclature of Changki Ayim Asem Senso Mungdang (CAASM) have not paid any heed to the advice and directives of the Ao Senden for settling the issue as per Ao Customary norms. On the contrary the leaders of the CAASM have repeatedly contravened the directives of the Ao Senden and actively went against it on many occasions through distortion of facts and misleading the public in the process.

To cite a few instances: 1. On receiving the news of the decision the evict the clan of the Enrem changki

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from Changki on 20th April,2008, the three frontal organizations of the Ao community i.e., the Ao Senden, the Watsu Mungdang (the apex Ao women’s organization), and the Ao Kakatshir Mungdang (the apex Ao Students body) rushed to Changki village on the 21st April morning to meet the Changki village authorities with appeals to revoke the decision. However, the village authorities kept them waiting till 11:00 p.m at night before conceding to meet them. While the meeting was ongoing, there was a public announcement in the village that all outsiders/strangers should immediately leave the village premises (out of the village gate). This was a great insult to the Ao community represented by the three apex bodies that were there only on a good well mission. Subsequently, despite the appeal, the Changkiri (Enrem) clan was physically evicted from the village at 3.00 am in the morning on 21st April, 2008.

As per the Ao Naga tradition the Ao Senden suggested that the conflict may be sorted out through the thrusting of spears by the two conflicting parties to testify their stance of truth or falsehood as was the ultimate practice among the Ao Naga forefathers. However, the leaders of the CAASM turned down the suggestion.

Next, the Ao Senden suggested for a joint meeting on 25th June, 2008 to explore possibilities of resolving the problem. However, the leaders of the CAASM were aversed to a joint meeting with the Ao Senden in presence of the Changkiri (Enrem) clan. Therefore, conceding to the wishes on the leaders of the CAASM the Ao Senden held separate meetings with the two conflicting parties. Therein, the Ao Senden clearly elucidated the good old traditional practices of the Ao community and impressed upon the Changki village authority to revoke their action and recall the evicted villagers unconditionally on or before 18th July, 2008.

Accordingly, on 17th July, 2008, accompanied by members of the Ao Churches and well wishers, the evicted villagers were taken back to Changki Village but in what can be termed as an insult to the Ao community and to the civil world in general, the accompanying church members and well wishers were not even allowed to enter the village gate.

Thereafter, the returned members of the Changkiri (Enrem) clan were subjected to even more harsher and humiliating treatment, an instance of which can be seen in the physical assault and punishment of an old man of 80 plus years old G.B from an Enrem clan. Such retributive actions can be regarded as a direct challenge to the Ao Senden decision and the community in general.

In spite of these challenges, with utmost patience the Ao Senden once again convened an open public meeting of the Ao Citizens on the 15th July, 2008 with the best intention of settling

of the Changki imbroglio where the following resolutions were taken:a) That henceforth, the Ao tribe breaks all social ties with the Changki Village (CAASM). b) That the Changki villagers (CAASM members) will be barred from all sociocultural organizations of the Ao Community. c) That no Changki villager (CAASM members) will be allowed to enter Ao territory (as per traditional norms).

Subsequent upon this, on 26th June, 2009 the CAASM declared through the Tir Yimyim (Ao vernicular newspaper) that they do not recognize the existence of the Ao Senden. Further, distancing themselves from the Ao tribe, they declared that they have not migrated from Jungliyimti and Koridang which is widely believed to be source of origin and point of dispersion respectively of the Ao Nagas.

6. Despite such resolutions, after a gap of two years, the Ao Senden in a spirit of good will proposed to the Changki village authority to come under the fold of the Ao tribe provided they were willing to rectify their erroneous practices that went contrary to the Ao customary law and values. They were given thirty (30) days to meet these conditions. Accepting these conditions, the Changki Village Authority on 29th July, 2011 agreed on the given conditions and to abide by the Ao customary law and practices. This decision was conveyed to the Ao senden in a letter duly signed by Mr Rongsen Changkiri, Changki Village Council Chairman and Mr Imtinungba, Council Secretary. The very next day, on 30th July 2011, four members of the Changkiri (Enrem) members namely Mr Maongkaba, Mr Tekasangba, Mr Imtinokcha, and Mr Imzangluba, were expelled from the village. By then almost all able male members of the Changkiri Clans were evicted from Changki Village to the point that there were occasions when women members were compelled to dig the graveyard at the time of the demise of the clan members which is much against the Ao traditions.

7. In its continued effort to prevent the unlawful and inhumane acts of the CAASM towards the Changkiri (Enrem) the Ao Senden, once again summoned the CASSAM on 17th July, 2014. In the course of the meeting, the most provoking matter was the presentation of deliberate lies by Mr. E.T. Senep IAS (Rtd) who went on to declare that “since 29th July,2014 the Changki village authority were adhering to and practicing according the directives of the Ao Senden, thereby implying that there is complete normalcy in the Changki village.” In his highly orchestrated lecture using all sorts of accusations Mr. E.T. Sunep IAS (Rtd) went to the extent of insulting the Mokokchung district customary court (Dobashi Court). Consequently, on 21st July 2014 the Dobashi court, Mokokchung summoned Mr E.T Sunep and im-

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posed a fine of one life pig as per the traditional norms of punishing the guilty.

Such are the ways in which the CAASM leadership has repeatedly insulted and undermined the different institutions and organizations of the Ao community.

8. Having exhausted all possible means of settling the issue and taking into account the flagrant disrespect for the agreements arrived with the Ao Community by the CAASM leadership, and the continued persecution of the Changkiri (Enrem) clan, On 17th July, 2014, the Ao Senden imposed the customary penalty of seven life cows to the Changki Village authority. On the request of the CAASM leaders the Ao Senden allowed a grace period of six days for complying with the Ao Senden ruling. However, after six days the Ao Senden received a letter from the CAASM leadership stating their rebuttal of the Ao Senden ruling. Such willful acts of disobedience and distortion of the aged old norms, values and practices of the Ao community and pretense of repentance at certain points only to revert back to status quo of complete disregard of the agreements and directives from the apex body of the community is the ultimate insult and challenge to the community as a whole which is a threat to the very foundation that holds the Ao community together.

Let it be known to one and all that the future of our community rests upon upholding the values of truth and honesty with forbearance and dignity. The Ao Senden hence, sincerely calls upon the rest of the Ao community to desist from emulating the nefarious actions as exhibited by the Changki village authority. Let the penalty befallen upon the Changki Village serve as an example to all people.

Some steps to be taken by all Ao Naga citizens in light of the expulsion of the Changki village (CAASM) 1. No member of CAASM should be inducted into any socio-cultural body of the Ao tribe. The concerned organization/s would have to bear the consequences for failure to abide with this directive.

2. The Ao Senden will extent all possible help and cooperation to the Changkiri (Enrem) Clan and to any other Changki citizen who expresses the wish to remain within the fold of the Ao community.

3. Henceforth, should any member of Changki village creates a problem against any member of the Ao community, the community as a whole will deal with it.

4. Henceforth, should any problem befall upon any member of the CAASM within Ao territory, it shall be of no concern of the Ao community.

The Ao Senden calls upon all Ao citizens to be abide by all these resolutions.

Prof. Sangyu Yaden President Ao Senden Tsupong Longchar Gen. Secretary Ao Senden

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1. It was done so hastily without thorough debate or studying the pros and cons of the affects/effects being faced since then.

2. It will be more profitable for the Naga society when more persons can depend on a senior employees who are still in service or retire within 2/3 years so that their children who are about to finish their higher studies are not withdrawn/discontinued for lack of financial support due to their retirement.

3. More people can rely or get support from serving senior employees but not on a single junior employee.

4. Good governance can be provided by more experienced employees with proper work culture and well experienced with dedication, sincerity, punctuality and hard working culture.

5. The present Retirement Act is not fully solving unemployment problem of genuine candidates due to backdoor policies of appointment without proper advertisement or recruitment policies.

6. The Retirement Act, 2009 cannot fully compensate the unemployment problem due to absence of industries and other job generated facilities in our State.

7. If the fund coming from the Government of India is meticulously utilized, there should be no dearth of fund even for development, which is a lame excuse.

8. Almost all the old-timers or age-tampered government employees have gone already on retirement and if the present innocent are also to retire, we foresee a big gap in change of guard between the senior and junior employees and therefore, should allow few senior ones to guide the juniors for another 1 or 2 years more.

9. If the junior ones want to oust their seniors, they also shall face the same fate unless the present Act is amended.

10. Keeping 60 years as age superannuation is a false hope for many government employees because only 10% are retiring by age while 90% are retiring on reaching 35 years length of service causing heavy pension at a time.

11. If the whole country is using the yardstick of 60 years as age superannuation, why should Nagaland State maintain a separate or peculiar Retirement Act which is ridiculous to other States?

The NGOs and even the CANSSEA may leave the matter to the wisdom of the government to resolve this issue amicably at the earliest for which the NGSEF is on the job lest the same problem is faced by other other government departments like Police for non-availability of DGP from the Nagaland Cadre for the next 1 or 2 years and also mass retirement in that department due to mass recruitment on the same day/ month/year causing a threat for security challenge.

12. Even if 35 years length of service is removed or enhanced to 38 years or only 60 years age superannuation is used for retirement, it is not compulsory or by force that all should remain in service. They can avail voluntary retirement or full pension facilities if someone is no more interested in service or not able to perform duties efficiently and sincerely which can be decided by their respective department.

Since 2009 Retirement Act was passed in October 2009, this Amendment Act should be passed w.e.f the 1st October 2014 by the government after a gap of 5 years which is quite enough for observation of its defects so that Nagaland Government may not continue to fail the hands of an experienced office-goers who are punctual, sincere, hard-working, dedicated in duties as the Forum stands for “Dedication and sincerity in service” as its motto.

Finally, both God and the future generations shall bless upon the right steps taken by the stakeholders and shall curse the unreasonable steps being taken by the concerned authority depending upon the situation and circumstances facing the Naga society today.

We should also like to remind the Editor of Nagaland Post not to generalize all government senior employees as “lazy, inefficient and insincere” as per his editorial column sometimes back and to admonish him to do an unbiased publicity for the right cause so that our kind government will take the right or wise decision at the right time for the welfare of the common people in general and senior employees and our government.

As for our age group, it will be good if we could avail the benefit and if not also we want our juniors not to continue to suffer due to the Retirement Act, 2009 from public service which is full of defects.

Ruovihulie Angami Adviser & Spokesperson Nagaland Government Senior Employees Forum (NGSEF)

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agaland is a Christian State. Naga pioneers had submitted itself, adopted and declared ‘’Nagaland for Christ’’. This is the solid rock where Nagas are built. No regret, no turning back. The State government—politicians, bureaucrats, technocrats, employees, public/voters including every inhabitant is a benefactor of the declaration and enjoys the blessing of the Almighty God—the creator of this universe. As man (government) continue to carry on its journey (governance) on this planet Earth, God expects His children (the people) to ‘’press toward the mark’’ and be saved.

Accordingly, the Church in Nagaland is the spiritual father of our society. In it, the NBCC is spearheading to guide the Christians towards faithful living and growth in spirituality. The NBCC sees that the souls of its brethren are saved from evil, besides all out effort for healthy and peaceful environment. The Church cannot retract from what it stood for total liquor prohibition. (We may see a slight similar example from my family. My father teaches my brother to live faithfully in Christian spirit… get baptized and settle life through holy marriage. However, the final decision lies with my brother himself.) Giving the right teaching will surely be acknowledged by God while those who obey, blessing is assured. For, it is said “obedience is better than worship.”

Good does not go alone. Good and evil exist together.

In certain cases, when the physical body is affected the soul also fails. For a true believer, what come may (whether the physical can be saved or not) one have to see that his/her soul is saved. The Church cannot just say ’it is up to the individual or certain section of people to go their own way.’ Let us, Christians, reject the evil in us and stand to fight those hovering around us. Christians are taught to ‘’pray without ceasing’’. Let us talk about and serve towards saving would-be-lost souls. Let us have a warm heart, distance from evil and live with God’s blessing.

Lifting of NTLP Act 1989 for earning ‘revenue’ is not the right means in Nagaland.

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chumukedima orgs serve ultimatum to NScN (iM) DiMAPuR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): Four organizations – New Chumukedima Village Youth Society, Chumukedima Town Youth Organisation, Chumukedima Village Youth Society, and Chumukedima Chamber of Commerce and Trade Association – has expressed resentment over the physical assault and looting of Thepfusatuo Chatsu of New Chumukedima Village by Kughato, allegedly a cadre of the NSCN (IM), along with two others.

A press release from the four organisations stating

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that the sentiments of the public were further hurt when the NSCN (IM) Town Commander Peren failed to turn up on October 16 as agreed, demanded that the accused Kughato along with his two accomplices be presented on or before October 20, adding that failure to comply with this demand would lead to non cooperation from public.

Stating that Chatsu was not merely beaten-up black and blue but was also looted off all cash kept in the cashcounter, cash in wallet and two mobile handsets, the organisations enquired as to whether the cadre was carrying out NSCN (IM) government directives. It also questioned how a cadre under Peren Town Command was creating trouble in Chumukedima, under Dimapur district.

Further, informing that an FIR has already lodged at Diphupar Police Station, the organisations questioned law enforcing departments as to what extent the case has been pursued and what action has been taken.

KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): IGNOU’s Induction Programme for freshly enrolled learners of BPP and Certificate Programmes for Study Centre 2001 (July 2014 Batch) will be conducted on October 20 at 2 p.m. at Modern College, Kohima. A press release from IGNOU Regional Director Dr. T. Iralu requested all learners registered at the above mentioned IGNOU Study Centre to personally attend the Programme. For more details, one may contact IGNOU Regional Centre or PEREN, OCTOBER 16 Study Centres.

(MExN): The Zeliang People's Organisation (Nagaland) has written an open letter to the Executive Engineer (Power) Chumukedima seeking immediate intervention on hardships faced by the people of Peren Hello Birthday Boy....!!!

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A press release from ZPO (N) Joint Secretary, Kiepeube Zehuny, stating that Peren District is headed by a single Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) under Chumukedima division, lamented that Many happy returns of the day, repairing works like replaceMay u live a contented and ment of wires and poles of the line have not been prosperous life.

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expedite and act promptly on Ralan issue: acRi reminds

WOKHA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Action Committee on Ralan Issue (ACRI) reminded the Govt. of Nagaland to “expedite and act promptly” on the matters pertaining to Ralan issue “on or before” the onset paddy harvesting season (i.e., November 2014) to prevent any future discord.

In a letter to addressed to the Chief Minister of Na-

galand, released to the media here, the ACRI convenor, Ralanthung Yanthan, secretary N Ejanthung Ngullie and advisor Er W.Kithan stated that, the committee is compelled to “remind” the government as the illegal migrants (tenants) have resettled in the paddy fields belonging to the indigenous Lotha Naga landowners under the patronage and protec-

tion of Assam armed Police personnel and neutral forces.

The committee also regretted the fact that no action from the state government is forthcoming from the state except deployment of one (1) IRB Company in the area despite submission of both a memorandum as well as Assessment Report

by ACRI to SDO (Civil), Ralan on October 3.

with grave concern.

Expressing their concern over the insult meted out to the northeasterner at both the incident, the BJYM Nagaland strongly appealed to the government of India to take stock of the situation “which is getting from bad to worse”.

“North East people are also Indians and it is heartening to see our own brothers and sisters threatened to life in their own country”, it added.

ern community in two separate incident in Bangalore and Gurgaon, Haryana. In a press note received here, the forum stated that the recent attacks are not isolated cases but highlights continued ignorance shown by the state administration towards the community coming from the North East.

Accusing the law enforcing agency of being apathetic to the concerns of northeastern community, the NEFIS demanded the immediate arrest of the assailants fallNEFIS: NEFIS had also condemns ing which the forum will organised the recent attacks on the northeast- a nation-wide protest.

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jungle cutting is not being done seasonally as a result of which some electric poles have become invisible.

Also saying that there is no proper detail of staffs on duty, it stated that the public were unable to contact them in time of need. As a result, ZPO (N) stated that the public especially the students were facing untold hardships because of the irregular power supply.

In this regard, the ZPO urged the head of the division to do his duty of looking after the division. It also urged officials and staffs to be on their duty full time for the urgent needs of the public.

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Nagas illegal immigrants in Manipur?

Counter reaction statements to Mr. W. Ananda Meitei, Convener of publicity committee, Joint committee on implementation of Inner line permit system (JCLIP), Manipur Apropos to the statement of W. Ananda Meitei, Convener of publicity committee, Joint Committee on Implementation of Inner Line Permit system (JCLIP), which appeared in Imphal Free Press where he alleged the Nagas as illegal migrants in Manipur countering a statement of Nagaland State Chief Minister, T.R Zeliang.

One what basis does Mr. Ananda has the authority to label Nagas as illegal immigrants? In such brandings, W. Ananda is adding more salt to the wounds already inflicted in the Meitei-Naga relation.

His statement is devoid of any substance or truth. It is but viewed as a concoc-

tion of his whimsical prejudice and malice against the Nagas. And whereas, Mr. Ananda committee’s endeavor is without any question a commendable initiative to repel illegal migrants, but he must note that while stating in his reaction’s context by generalizing what he stated as a ‘peculiar problem’ in Manipur and subsequently labeling Nagas as illegal migrants is highly questionable. The intent of disregard and insult is perpetrated against the Nagas.

His statement tantamount to total breach of trust between the sister States in the face of grave threat to the very existence and future of the indigenous people of the North East by the Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants (IBI’s).

The alarming proportion of their numbers has led to an abnormal demographic change in the

North East. It is shocking and repulsive that he went to the extent of equating the Nagas with illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

Mr. Ananda may note that no tribals in the Northeast or even Meiteis require ILP to enter Nagaland or other ILP implemented States in the North East.

This matter can never be taken lightly. The purpose and intention of his committee is in question with ulterior motive and hidden agenda.

The illegal immigrants issue is a collective problem, which requires collective effort. This problem in the North East is not an exclusively peculiar problem, far from it; it is threatening problem to our very existence.

Zakie Khate President, Angami Students Union Khriezelhou Vitso Information and Press Secretary, Angami Students Union

ANPSA clarifies news report

Drawing attention to the news item carried in Morung Express and Nagaland Page on October 12, 2014, the All Nagaland Private Schools Association (ANPSA) Kohima Unit would like to make the following clarifications.

1. The alleged imposition of inordinate compulsory contribution from the students of Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima has been refuted by the school Management. Clarifications on the same was given in Nagaland Page on August 19, 2014. The matter which has been settled

was also reflected in the report in Nagaland Page on October 12, 2014.

2. The All Nagaland Private Schools Association (ANPSA) repudiate the news report that it has objected to the collection of ` 2 per student for the Teachers’ Day token flag though an opinion has been expressed on the open sale of the token.

3. Reviling the private schools with language such as “ sucking parents ‘ Sweats” (Nagaland Page, October 12, 2014) and equating school fees with taxes in another form (Morung Express, October 12,

2014) is unpalatable. Almost all the private schools in Nagaland are “Unaided Schools ‘ sustained with nominal tuition fees.

Placing confidence on the sagacious office of the DEO Kohima, The ANPSA Kohima Unit assures of its full co-operation to weed out injustices in any manner from the schools. The ANPSA will also continue to uphold its principle in delivering quality education to the students in the state.

Chumchano President ANPSA, Kohima Unit Samir Thapa General Secretary ANPSA, Kohima Unit

The Morung Express is introducing “Public Space” as part of our intention to provide deliberate space for the opinions of the people to be expressed and heard through this newspaper. Nonetheless, The Morung Express points out that the opinions expressed in the contents published in the “Public Space” do not reflect the views and position of the newspaper or the editor.

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MEx FILE Governor votes at Maharashtra

KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (DiPR): The Governor of Nagaland & Tripura P.B. Acharya along with his lady In this context, the Ac- wife cast their votes at Versova Assembly Constituency tion Committee once again in Mumbai, where the election is being held. “strongly insisted” the Government to take all neces- Kohima SDEO informs sary steps to help the dis- KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Sub-Diviplaced farmers/public for sional Education Officer (SDEO) Kohima today directresettlement at their respec- ed both private and government schools under SDEO tive villages at the earliest Kohima to organize a programme on the importance failing which, the situation of sanitation/ecological balance/hand-washing etc. in may explode into “unman- theory and cleaning drive at school levels on October ageable proportion causing 24 without fail. Stating this in a release, SDEO Rokovolmajor problems as experi- hulie Nagi also directed government appointed Hindi enced in the past”. teachers both private and government schools under Kohima, Chiephobozou, Tseminyu and Pughoboto to present physically along with all the documents in original and a set of Xerox copies to the office of SDEO Kohima for verification on October 27 and 28 without fail.

Organisations condemn racial attacks

DiMAPuR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Bharitya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Nagaland State unit has voiced it's deep concern and strongly condemned the racial attack on the North East people in Bangalore and Sikanderpur in Gurgoan.

In a press note, BJYM president, K Kahoto Chishi and vice-president, Vikuho Dominic maintained that the continues trend of “step-motherly treatment” towards the North East people in mainland India is a “painful and serious” issue which the Indian government must tackle immediately

Dimapur

SDEO Chiephobozou informs KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO) Chiephobozou has informed all the teachers under SDEO Chiephobozou to collect affidavit form and fill up from the office on October 22 during office hour and submit the same on the same day itself. Stating this in a release, Chiephobozou SDEO Visayiecha Angami asked all the teachers to bring necessary documents along with their respective VEC chairmen on the same day. Failing to comply with the directive salary would be withheld, a release received here said today.

KPC Drafting Committee KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Kohima Press Club Drafting Committee has reminded all the interested individuals that the last date for submission of logos on the motto of the Kohima Press Club, “To Serve” and established in the year 2001, is October 25, 2014. Entries may be emailed to sumichi@rediffmail.com or ritakrocha@yahoo.com or addressed to the Convenor/Secretary, Drafting Committee, Kohima Press Club and submitted at the Morung Express Office, Kohima. The designer of the best logo will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 5000/-.

DC Zbto bans firecrackers ZuNHEBOTO, OCTOBER 16 (DiPR): Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto, Temsu Longkumer (NCS) informed the general public that importing, sale and bursting of fire crackers and gambling in and around Zunheboto town during Diwali is banned with immediate effect. The Order was issued in view of the environmental hazard and also in consideration of law and Participants of the 12th inter collegiate commerce quiz competition of Sir. Robertson order, safety of life and property of public and that deRolling Trophy held on October 14 at St. Joseph's College Jakhama. faulters will be penalised under relevant sections of law.

Visetuonuo Kire, Vice business world immediately JAKHAMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The team rep- Principal, Ruzhukhrie Gov- after studies. He concluded Cleaning Longleng Peak resenting the BBA Depart- ernment Higher Secondary with an appreciatory note LONgLENg, OCTOBER 16 (DiPR): A mass cleanment of St. Joseph’s College School, Kohima was the quiz- to the department of coming drive led by Deputy Commissioner Longleng, Jakhama (SJC) emerged as master. K. Timothy Lang- merce, for taking initiative in Nikhashe Sema was undertaken at Longleng Peak on the champion of the 12th in- wangbe, Head of Commerce fighting against tobacco in October 10 from 6.30 am to 9 am. The troops of 31 Aster collegiate commerce quiz Department St. Joseph's Col- the College. sam Rifles B Coy led by Maj Mahesh Jadhav, SuperinThe participating teams tendent of Police Longleng, James Humtsoe and all the competition of Sir. Robertson lege Jakhama delivered the Rolling Trophy held on Octo- welcome speech and intro- were from Public Com- head of offices and staff of the district headquarter parber 14 at St. Joseph's College, duction of the participants. merce College, Unity Col- ticipated in the cleaning drive. The Administration and Jakhama. Meanwhile, S.D Rev.Fr. Dr. Thomas John, lege, S.D Jain Girls College, Police had also undertaken a green drive by planting Jain Girls College Dimapur Vice-Principal of the College Tetso College, Oriental Col- trees at the peak in the month of June coinciding with and Public Commerce Col- exhorted the students to be lege, Eastern Christian Col- the World Environmental Week. The Longleng Peak is lege Dimapur bagged second daring, knowledgeable, and lege, Mount Mary College, an ideal view point of the picturesque Longleng town and third prizes respectively. to be prepared to venture into and three teams from SJC. and provides views of parts of Mon and Mokokchung.

Rio lauds Northern Angami II A/C electorate KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): Nagaland Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Neiphiu Rio, has lauded the electorate of 11 Northern Angami II Assembly Constituency for holding free and fair bye-elections under a peaceful environment and with a total voting percentage of 87.53%.

A press release received here stating that the electorates have exercised their franchise and re-strength-

ened democracy added that the voters and citizens of the constituency deserve to be lauded for their cooperation and firm belief in the democratic process.

“Once again they have proven that the will of the people is supreme,” Rio’s message stated.

Rio further expressed appreciating and gratefulness to the Election Commission of India, the State Election Department, the adminis-

tration and police, civil societies, church organisations, NGOs, village councils and community leaders for their positive contributions towards the conduct of free and fair elections.

Rio also extended appreciation to the contesting political parties, both of which, he stated, has participated in the elections in the spirit of democracy by upholding the principles of free and fair elections.

YouthNet Young Leaders Connect–IV in New Delhi

DiMAPuR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): With an assertive and positive theme “A strong Northeast is India’s asset”, the fourth edition of the Young Leaders Connect is moving its venue to the capital this time around.

In a bid to draw the country’s attention to the NE region that is potentially of strategic importance in its developmental plans, the conclave is scheduled to be held on 18 October 2014 at the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

An initiative of YouthNet, a non-profit organization based in Nagaland, the conclave was started with the purpose to develop greater awareness and understanding essentially through ‘c o n n e c t ’ ‘e x c h a n g e ’ and‘strengthen’, of issues that affect political, social, and economic development of our country in relation to the Northeast, from young leaders’ perspectives. As in the previous three editions, YLC-IV has an impressive line-up of speakers comprising of young leaders and achiev-

ers from all over the country across various fields like business, politics, academia, sports, culture, etc.

The day long programme is spread over five sessions with different topics, ranging from discussions on rebranding the image of the NE region, to deliberating on a new economic and developmental road map.

Previous editions of YLC have been held in Kohima, Nagaland and Guwahati, Assam. The partners¬¬ for YLC-IV are Jupiter Capital, CNNIBN, The Northeast Today (TNT), IIWS, Nagaland Tourism, NEZCC and NE United FC. The YouthNet team is anticipating vibrant interaction with civil officers, scholars, professionals, film makers, social activists and all like-minded individuals for a productive and enriching conclave.

Speakers for the event are Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Home State Home Affairs; Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor, India Today group; Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament; Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Mem-

ber of Parliament; Robin Hibu, Joint Commissioner of Police in charge of special police unit for North East, Delhi Police; Dr Alana Golmei, Founder, North East Support Centre and Helpline; Conrad Sangma, Former Finance, Power and IT Minister, Government of Meghalaya; Sudeep Chakravarti, Author; Hekani Jakhalu, Director, YouthNet; Geetanjali Thapa, National Film Awardee 2013; Jarpum Gamlin, CEO, Eastern Sentinel; Bhairavi Jani, Director, SCA group; Binalakshmi Nepram, Founder, Women Gun Survivors Network, NGO; Mnhonlumo Kikon, MLA, Nagaland; Baichung Bhutia, CEO, United Sikkim Football Club; Sushmita Dev, Member of Parliament; Abu Metha, Founder Editor, Eastern Mirror and President of XL Foundation; Tanushree Hararika, Managing Editor, Eclectic Group; Karma Paljor, Editor Business, CNN-IBN; Hasina Karbhih, MD, Impulse Social Enterprise and Rajkumar Imo Singh, MLA, Manipur.

Gorkhas to celebrate Pre-Tihar (Deepawali) KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Gorkha Public Panchayat, Kohima in association with all the Gorkha NGOs will be celebrating Pre-Tihar (Deepawali) at GPP Complex, opposite Government Printing Press, Chandmari on Saturday, October 18 at 4 p.m. The highlights of the program include significance of Deepawali, drama, songs, dances, and fireworks. Gorkhas and citizens of Kohima have been invited to witness the program.

Value added farming training held at Noklak NOKLAK, OCTOBER 16 (DiPR): Farmers training on value addition of important horticulture crop was held at Noklak on October 14, organised by Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. The resource persons were Manzar Hussain, Post Harvest Technologist CIH and Sentiyangla, Horticulture Specialist CIH. During the technical session, the cultivators were trained on preparation of pineapple jam, orange squash, ginger candy, chilly pickle. Self Help Groups from Noklak town, Noklak village, Nokyan village, Nokyan ‘B’, Kusong village participated. The department also gave certificate to the 55 participants.

Seminar on socio-economic development KOHiMA, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): The Kuzhalhu Zawe (Kuzhalhu Public Organization) is organizing a seminar on “Socio-economic development & environment awareness” on October 18 at GHHS TT Hall, Pfütsero Town. This seminar is jointly sponsored by the department of agriculture and department of forests, Government of Nagaland. Lhiwepelo Mero, Director of Agriculture will give keynote address.A paper presentation on the topic “ Importance of community bio-diversity and development of rural economy through natural resources” will be given by Wepretso Kapfo, IFS, CCF Nagaland while Kedungupe Ritse, chairman APMC Pfutsero will make a presentation on “Importance of marketing system for the growth of rural economy.” All the VCCs, head GBs, VDB secretaries, women chairpersons, women VDB secretaries and youth chairmen of Kuzhami villages are to compulsorily attend the seminar. This was stated in a release issued by KZ president Mikha Lomi and general secretary Medo Chirhah.

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erms like bogus, absentee teachers, proxy, backdoor appointments, forgery, fake certificate, impersonation, extortion, commission etc. have become almost synonymous with the Christian State of Nagaland and its people. And because of these failings we have not progressed in a manner with the potential that God has blessed us with, whether it is our land with its resources or our human capital. Any initiative to correct our failings should be welcomed and supported. In this regard, we welcome the recent initiative of the newly appointed Nagaland Governor PB Acharya who has called for eradicating the practice of proxy teachers. The Governor has expressed dismay over the condition of education in the State and gave a figure of around 63% proxy teachers working in our government schools. Despite widely prevalent public knowledge about proxy teachers in Nagaland, it is surprising that the Department of School Education (DoSE) seems unaware of such a practice. It was only after the Governor had said so that the concerned authority in the DoSE & SCERT directed department officers to verify the claim and submit a report within October so that such malpractice could be checked. Hopefully the concerned department will not just pay lip service but take specific steps in a transparent manner to root out such practices. The Governor should also ensure that the report of the DoSE on proxy teachers and its relevant findings is made public.

It is true that many government schools face shortage of teachers although huge resources are spend to appoint and pay their salaries. There are undisclosed reports that hundreds of teachers are attached to DISs, DEOs and Directorate of School Education without much workload while in some cases single teacher schools also exists in some of the districts. Whether or not it has been done, there is a need for redeployment of teachers across the length and breadth of the State so as to bring about quality education. The DoSE should also go in for a thorough review of teachers’ strength in every school of Nagaland.

There are no two opinions about the fact that the non-availability of teachers at various Government Schools, particularly in far flung outposts, is a serious issue deserving urgent remedial measure if the goal of education for all is to be realized.

Against this backdrop, it is quite an inspiration to see that the wife of the Governor, Kavita Acharya has adopted theGovernment Middle School, D’ Khel, Seikhazou, Kohima district where she will be a guest teacher and will help out at theschool. According to media reports, the Governor’s wife has completed her MA and had done her B.Ed. With experience in teaching English, Hindi and Math subjects, she plans to take about two classes per week in the school for students of 6 and 7standards. It is indeed a noble idea of the Governor and his wife to encourage those who are in a position to contribute towards society by taking up such assignments on a voluntary basis. The Governor has appealed to the educated house wives, retired government servants and all willing persons, whom he termed as HEN (Hidden Energy of Nagaland), to share their knowledge and skills to the younger generations by adopting one school as a guest teacher in Government schools. The idea as mentioned by the Governor is that one can adopt schools where there is shortage of teachers and in this way help the society in general. More Nagas need to come forward to shoulder greater social responsibility. We need to thank the Governor and his wife for showing us the way.

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he Rev. Juan D. McFarland is described as a man of "passion, prayer and purpose" in a three-paragraph summary on the website of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. The site concludes by saying such an overview "does not begin to tell his story." Parishioners realized just how true that was in recent weeks, when McFarland dropped the bombshells: He had had affairs with several women in the parish — inside the church — but neglected to tell them he had AIDS. "It was surprise, shock, but I think the leadership team did not react wanting to get him out. We wanted to get him help," said James Long, vice chairman of the board of trustees. McFarland refused — and in a later sermon dropped another bombshell: He had been abusing drugs. That was enough. The deacons voted 80-1 to fire him on Oct. 5, but McFarland refused to leave, going so far as to change the building's locks and the numbers of the church's bank account before returning to the pulpit on Oct. 12, Long said.

On Tuesday, the first business day following his last appearance, the deacons announced that they had filed a lawsuit to force McFarland out. In contrast to the website's glowing portrayal of McFarland, the suit accuses him of "debauchery, sinfulness, hedonism, sexual misconduct, dishonesty, thievery and rejection of the Ten Commandments."

McFarland, 47, has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Knowingly spreading a sexually transmitted disease is a misdemeanor in Alabama punishable by up to a year in jail.

The lawsuit asks a judge to block him from serving as minister and give them control of the church complex, its bank accounts and a Mercedes Benz furnished for the pastor's use.

"We are just trying to minister to the flock and get the church back in order," Long said. McFarland remained unfazed by the news. "I will command the pulpit from this day forward," he said in a brief telephone interview Tuesday. He declined further comment, saying he and his attorney needed more time to review the suit. He would not disclose his attorney's name.

In a related development, Wells Fargo Bank filed court papers on Tuesday saying that because McFarland sought to change control of the church's bank account, it can't determine who has the rightful claim to $56,211 in the account.

It sent the court a check for the full amount and asked to be relieved of responsibility. Nathan Williams, chairman of the board of deacons, said the church normally has about 170 members show up each Sunday.

Only about 50 heard McFarland's most recent sermon.

Williams and other church leaders said they went elsewhere to avoid any confrontation. In the sermon, McFarland recounted stories from the books of Matthew and Luke about Jesus healing people. "Sometimes the worst times in our lives is when we have a midnight situation — and we are in a midnight situation," he said. "When you pray, you've got to forgive.

You can't go down on your knees hating somebody, or wishing something bad will happen to somebody."

An attorney for the church leaders said the sermons need to end. "He needs to get the message that he needs to be gone," attorney Julian McPhillips said. Court records show McFarland had two marriages end in divorce after wives filed suit to end the unions. Neither complaint mentioned allegations of adultery or other wrongdoing.

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 1919.

McFarland became pastor in 1990, and the church built a new complex near Alabama State University in 1993.

nlike the World Cup that concluded in Brazil in July, this tournament takes place every year in a different city. It includes both men and women. Games are 14 minutes long. And all the players are homeless.

Soccer is good for kids. It builds discipline, perseverance, trust, confidence and teamwork. Children need these things — but homeless adults need them even more.

“Football is a very simple game about inclusion,” said Mel Young, the president of the Homeless World Cup. Young, a Scot, was a publisher of newspapers sold by the homeless. He and Harald Schmied, a publisher from Austria, came up with the idea at a street paper convention in 2001. “Normally, our people are isolated, have very low self-esteem, very low self-respect,” Young said. “They are by necessity very selfish, thinking only about how will I get to tomorrow? How will I sleep? What will I eat?

“But they have to turn up to be part of a team. They have to pass balls to each other. There are coaches, they provide each other some support. As soon as you start playing football, you forget you’re homeless.”

The Homeless World Cup is not just for the 500 people who will play in Santiago. The international competition has given rise to soccer programs for homeless adults in countries around the world, with their own national tournaments. (Children compete in a different tournament, the Street Child World Cup.) In the United States, the tournament’s partner is Street Soccer USA, founded in 2004 in Charlotte, N.C., by Lawrence Cann, a college soccer player who now lives in New York.

Street Soccer USA now has teams in 16 cities. In New York City, the program works with about 40 participants at any one time, Cann said. They practice or play three times a week.

As in other countries, the program tries to help participants on and off the soccer pitch. As a group, players do volunteer projects or go to job fairs. Individually, they get connected to drug treatments, immigration lawyers, mentors, job coaches and G.E.D. tutors. Christopher Lodgson, who started playing while he was homeless in 2009, said that when he was just out of the shelter — a dangerous time, as many people fall back in — his support system was built around Street Soccer. “I’m talking about daily phone calls, in-person visits, meetings over coffee,” he said.

Coaches — many of whom are alumni of the program — meet with participants weekly to set and work on three-month, six-month and one-year goals. “Everyone wants employment and housing,” Cann said. “We back it down to little steps, so people have the feeling of accomplishing stuff toward their goal. A three-month goal may be I need to get my college credits together I’ve accumulated and apply. Or get my security license back for a security job.” No progress means no play.

Two years ago, Dennis Diaz was just out of prison, living in a shelter on Wards Island. He found out about Street Soccer through the Doe FUND’s muchcopied transitional work program, Ready, Willing and Able. Although he had never played soccer in his life, he was intrigued. The first day he was nervous, and left practice hurting — “I fell a lot,” he said. But he was hooked. “I was going through a lot of stress, and it blocked everything away,” he said.

He turned out to be good enough to make Street Soccer’s national team, and went to the Homeless World Cup in Poznan, Poland, last year.

I met Diaz last week at a Street Soccer match in Brooklyn Bridge Park. He is short, 24 years old, with long black hair he gathered in a ponytail for the game. He now has an apartment in Brooklyn and a job as a security guard at the Doe Fund. He’s planning to study to become a paramedic.

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an you forgive and forget? Justin Gatlin asks that of his sport every time he competes.

Not with words, because saying "sorry" time and again for two doping positives is not his style. But with each blistering sprint, the fastest man this year has tested the tolerance for forgiveness in track and field and among those who want to believe in it.

Once a doper, always a doper? The rules of sport say not. They're nuanced and allow second chances. Exceptionally, Gatlin got a third chance, too.

Testing positive first for amphetamine and then for testosterone could, at worse, have seen the 2004 Olympic sprint champion barred for life as a repeat offender. But arbitrators decided Gatlin didn't take amphetamine to cheat in 2001 but because doctors prescribed it to treat attention deficit disorder first diagnosed when he was aged 9.

That mitigating factor earned him some leniency when he tested positive again in 2006, although the male hormone found this time was a definite performance-enhancer, abused by dopers in sport to build muscle and aid recovery. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and track and field's governing body, the IAAF, sought an eight-year ban. The American sprinter got and served four.

But forgiveness can't be legislated.

It's a feeling, deeply personal. Ask 10 people and you'll get as many different arguments for why ex-dopers should or shouldn't be allowed back. And it's easier to be magnanimous, to argue for sec-

On October 19, soccer players from 46 countries will gather in Santiago, Chile, for eight days of matches. There will be parades, flags, tens of thousands of cheering spectators, dignitaries, plenty of TV cameras — even groupies

Diaz said, was Donnie Nicholson, who volunteers with Street Soccer and was filling in at the game last week as a coach and player. Nicholson is now a photographer and database manager, a man in his late 30s who exudes confidence. In 2010, however, trying to kick a cocaine addiction and change his life, he got on a bus in his native Texas and came to New York, knowing no one.

He hadn’t kicked a ball in 10 years when he saw the banners for Street Soccer at his Wards Island shelter. “I was out of shape from drugs and cigarettes, coughing, bad knees, bad legs, bad ankles,” he said. But he had dreamed as a kid of playing in the World Cup. “I found out about the Homeless World Cup,” he said. “And after the first night of practice, I said, ‘Wouldn’t that be nice.’” Over the next three years, he said, he didn’t miss more than two weeks of practice — and he did play in the Homeless World Cup, in Mexico City.

How did soccer help him? “It was a way to occupy my time, to not acknowledge the thirst for drugs,” he said. “It was a way to meet new people.

New York is a scary place for a newbie. But I knew soccer as a language since I was 6 years old. As I gained trust, I could ask people, ‘Any ideas about what I can do with my day? Any ideas about where I could stay?’ ” One team member connected him to a landlord in the Rockaways who rented him an apartment — where he still lives.

The Homeless World Cup has a budget of about $700,000. With that, it gets players to the host city, which then takes over all expenses — and cities compete to host. It also RAISES MONEYto help national programs in some poor countries.

More important, it’s a framework for the national and local programs all over the world. In Minneapolis, Hani Haybe runs a program whose players are largely girls from Somalia. Daniel Copto, an addictions counselor who had emigrated from Mexico to Toronto, came across Canada’s Street Soccer program and began coaching. He saw the program’s impact on his clients, and decided to move his family back to Mexico to establish Street Soccer there. Copto lived off his savings from 2006 until 2009, when Fundación Telmex adopted the program. Last year, it worked with 26,600 homeless or otherwise marginalized people across Mexico.

All over the world, people tell stories of how Street Soccer changed their lives. But how representative are these stories?

The programs are very difficult to evaluate formally. Well-designed studies are expensive, following up with homeless people is challenging and you need a long time to be able to say anything conclusive. So the Homeless World Cup and Street Soccer programs usually interview players to ask how the program affects them.

The Homeless World Cup used to ask participants six months out whether they had found housing or a job, or gotten sober. Between one-third and one-half reported improving their housing, getting a job or continuing their education — not necessarily

the same group each time, so the people who report improving their lives in some way is considerably higher. They stopped the surveys in 2008 because the numbers were so consistent, Young said.

Street Soccer USA also surveys participants: Jon Welty Peachey, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, conducts periodic surveys of participants six months after they leave the program. He said that around two out of three make big changes in their lives.

This isn’t very reliable evidence. There’s no control group — so people might have improved their lives without the soccer programs. Diaz, for example, was already in Ready, Willing and Able. There’s selection bias: It’s easier to track down successful people than unsuccessful ones for follow-ups, and the programs themselves most likely attract the people most committed to change. The data is self-reported, and interviewers, like journalists, tend to get a lot of the clichés participants think they should say.

And six months is not forever, particularly with the homeless. “We know particularly well with a lot of people we work with that it’s three steps forward, two steps back,” Young said. “Lives are chaotic.”

We romanticize sports, and their effects. Yes, sports can raise self-esteem. But as any parent knows, playing soccer might have the opposite effect on a kid who’s not very good. One fascinating study details the observations of a researcher who served as a coach for a team in Britain and went with them to the Homeless World Cup in Graz, Austria. Many of the men had gotten involved because of the lure of the overseas trip. Once there, however, they were repeatedly humiliated on the field — just one more thing to fail at. Many drank heavily throughout the tournament, “culminating in a 30-hour-long drinking binge” when the matches ended.

Street Soccer USA found its national competition had the same problems. Welty Peachey said that the organization changed the rules a bit to try to emphasize achievements other than victory on the field. Referees, for example, now award players green cards for acts of sportsmanship. In a tie, the team with the most green cards wins.

The Street Soccer team at the match I attended last week consisted almost entirely of volunteers and program alumni. The regular team members had been temporarily banned from play; a group of them had ganged up on and teased another team member. “We thought it would be good to make a strong statement,” Cann wrote in an email. No doubt — but it does illustrate the difficulties of working with the homeless.

That the evidence is weak, of course, doesn’t mean the program is. To the contrary — it’s probably very effective. One of soccer’s advantages over more traditional programs for the homeless is that you don’t have to drag people onto the soccer pitch. “Soccer got my attention,” said Lodgson, who is now working as an accountant — one of his jobs is to manage Street Soccer’s finances — and planning to get an M.B.A. “When you’re in these homeless shelters, one of the things you hate the most is down time. You’re just sitting there.” Homeless people often have serious problems such as addiction, trauma and mental illness.

Soccer isn’t enough to solve them. But it keeps people coming back again and again — and as long as they keep coming back, they can keep getting other help.

There’s another way soccer is unique — not for the participants, but for the rest of us. How else do you get the great cities of the world to compete to bring in homeless people? How else could you encourage people in cafes to stand and applaud when a group of the homeless passes by? The Homeless World Cup and Street Soccer humanize a group that is often dehumanized, and therefore forgotten. “People who see the pictures say they didn’t know the players were homeless,” Young said. “That’s the idea.”

Is end in sight of forgiveness for dopers?

John leicester AP Sports Columnist ond chances and redemption, if you are not an athlete or are a reformed doper yourself. Much harder, impossible even, for those who know they are clean and that victories, medals, money and fame were stolen from them by competitors taking pharmaceutical shortcuts.

But without forgiveness there also is no trust. And without trust, sporting performances can't be enjoyed or admired. Those who can't forgive Gatlin won't have drawn one iota of pleasure in seeing him run faster this year than ever.

He won all 18 races he entered, ending the season undefeated. Of the 10 fastest times over 100 meters in 2014, Gatlin ran seven of them. His best, also a world best this year, of 9.77 seconds has only ever been bettered

by Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell. Gatlin also was repeatedly drug-tested, including eight times by the USADA alone.

To be fair on Gatlin, he is far from being the only athlete who forces sports fans to wrestle with forgiveness.

But he's at the center of that debate

now, because his exceptional performances have put him in the mix for a prestigious athlete of the year award organized by the IAAF. There was originally a 10-man list of nominees. But Olympic discus champion Robert Harting took himself off it because Gatlin was on it.

"It's insulting for me and my fans," the German told Spiegel magazine.

Two French nominees, race walker Yohann Diniz and pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, also spoke against Gatlin's inclusion but haven't shown Harting's strength of conviction and remain on the list.

It sends confused messages for track and field to be hunting for drug offenders with one hand and putting them up for awards with the other. Discus athlete Sandra Perkovic is on the women's list despite her six-month ban in 2011 for positive tests for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant she blamed on an energy drink.

But track and field historians and statisticians who drew up the award lists were asked to only consider perfor-

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mances from this year, not whether athletes have previous doping offenses. If the sport is now finding those criteria difficult to live with, it should change them for next time. But as things stand now, Gatlin certainly earned his inclusion.

"It's unfortunate that he has to be the subject of such ugliness, after he has more than paid his dues," Gatlin's agent, Renaldo Nehemiah, wrote in an email to The Associated Press. "It pains me to know that many in our sport can and will never accept Justin. Clearly, some mistakes are never forgiven in the fishbowl of track and field."

Science perhaps holds the best hope of ending this dilemma. If it can prove that performance enhancements from doping aren't temporary and can change the body almost permanently then it will become much easier to argue that drug cheats should never be allowed back into sport, because they will have an unfair advantage. At the University of Oslo, Norway, researchers dosed mice with testosterone — the same hormone Gatlin tested positive for — and found the resulting super-mice got muscle changes and performance benefits that lasted long after doping stopped. They're now seeking required permits to do similar experiments with humans. If the same long-term enhancements are found, then second chances, at least for that type of doping, must stop.

But that is years in the future.

The here and now is Gatlin and that very personal question: Forgive, forget?

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Do indigenous groups need saving from poverty? And why do they come into conflict with conservationists seeking to protect their land?

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ndigenous groups are now represented globally by a range of international organisations – the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the Assembly of First Nations, Survival International, the World Council of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Environmental Network – and by many national organisations, along with a host of declarations on indigenous issues by UN agencies and international groups.

Acceptance in Latin American nation states of a multicultural citizenship which is inclusive of indigenous groups has become standard practice on the statute books. A range of rights has been accorded by Central American governments to their indigenous populations.

In most cases the recognition is only on paper. The Honduran government, for instance, sidesteps its legal obligations to indigenous populations and their communal land rights by legislating in favour of individual ownership, which directly undermines the principle of communal ownership in indigenous territories.

It is clear that indigenous peoples have been recognised; but it is also clear that legal recognition does not mean that the rights, territories, resources and cultures of indigenous peoples are respected. Governments, corporations, loggers, campesino farmers, cattle-ranching companies and many others still covet their land and resources, and continue to find ways to acquire them.

The resurgence of indigenous self-esteem which has accompanied these developments has coincided with the global financial crisis. The crisis has reinforced "a battle [that] is taking place for natural resources everywhere". As Victoria Tauli-Corpus (an indigenous Filipino and UNPFII chair) says: "There are more and more arrests, killings and abuses. This is happening in Russia, Canada, the Philippines, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nigeria, the Amazon, all over Latin America, Papua New Guinea and Africa. It is global. We are seeing a human rights emergency ... Much of the world's natural capital – oil, gas, timber, minerals – lies on or beneath lands occupied by indigenous people."

The emergency takes the form of land evictions, displacements, forced relocations, and state and corporate violence against indigenous groups. Such conflicts in Central America are frequent and violent, but are rarely covered in the international press. Behind the protests there generally lurk concerns over natural resources or contamination from the activities of mining, oil, energy, logging and agribusiness.

It is this battle, this crisis over land and natural resources, which principally explains why indigenous issues are also environmental and development issues.

Poverty is a development and environmental issue, but the definition of poverty with respect to indigenous peoples is contentious. By the widely used UN standards, indigenous peoples suffer a consistently higher degree of financial poverty than the rest of society. Ja-

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he young man responds all too easily when asked whether he knows anyone who has committed suicide in his village, a sleepy cluster of homes and rum shops surrounded by vast brown fields of rice awaiting harvest.

Less than a year ago, Omadat Ramlackhan recalls, his younger brother swallowed pesticide after a drunken argument with their father and died five days later. "I don't know what got into him," the 23-year-old said. "It just happened like that."

It wasn't the family's first brush with suicide. His stepmother, Sharmilla Pooran, volunteers that her brother hanged himself and the man's son tried to do the same but survived, with rope marks on his neck to remember it. She once contemplated killing herself.

The fact that self-inflected harm is such a presence in the lives of this family is not surprising given that they live in an area that Guyana's Ministry of Health has designated the "suicide belt," in a country that the World Health Organization says in a new report has the highest rate of suicide in the world.

Guyana, a largely rural country at the northeastern edge of South America, has a suicide rate four times the global average, ahead of North Korea, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. Neighboring Suriname was the only other country from the Americas in the top 10.

There seem to be a number of reasons that Guyana tops the list, including deep rural poverty, alcohol abuse and easy access to deadly pesticides. It apparently has nothing to do with the mass cult suicide and murder of more than 900 people in 1978 at Jonestown, the event that made the country notorious.

"It's not that we are a population that has this native propensity for suicide or something like that," said Supriya SinghBodden, founder of the non-governmental Guyana Foundation. "We have been trying to live off the stigma of Jonestown, which had nothing to do with Guyana as such. It was a cult that came into our country and left a very dark mark."

Just before the WHO published its report last month, the foundation cited rampant alcoholism as a major factor in its own study of the suicide phenomenon, which

son Paiement describes indigenous peoples as: "Among the poorest and most excluded populations in the world. They have almost universally suffered injustices and discrimination in terms of their basic rights to life, property, languages, culture and citizenship. Many continue to be denied access to essential services such as healthcare and education, and the material conditions for living a satisfying life."

Yet indigenous peoples have expressed that "they do not like to be labelled as poor because of its negative and discriminatory connotations highlighting instead the process of impoverishment caused by dispossession of their ancestral lands, loss of control over their natural resources and indigenous knowledge, and their forced assimilation into mainstream society and integration in the market economy," according to Joji Cariño.

Vandana Shiva distinguishes between poverty as subsistence and misery through scarcity and want: "It is helpful to distinguish between a cultural concept of a simple and sustainable life, understood as poverty, from the material experience of poverty as a result of dispossession and scarcity ... [S]ubsistence economies which satisfy basic needs by means of self-supply are not poor in the sense that they are wanting. The ideology of development, however, declares them to be poor for not participating significantly in the market economy and for not consuming goods produced in the global economy."

Many indigenous groups and representatives are keen to improve the state's and society's acceptance of indigenous peoples and issues, but are clear that this does not mean that they wish to join what a NACLA report describes as "the misplaced social and economic priorities of neoliberal capitalism". This echoes many groups representing indigenous peoples that, while they want recognition of their cultures by the dominant society, they do not wish to participate in an economic model which is likely to exploit their labour, land and resources for the benefit of a small powerful group. It is of course relatively easy to find individual exceptions to this general feeling, particularly among the young, some of whom see exciting chances to make money.

An issue of contention is the coincidence and con-

flict between conservation strategies and indigenous peoples. The fact that areas inhabited by indigenous peoples are often also deemed crucial for conservation has been the focus of long-standing conflict and debate. It is estimated that 85% of designated protected areas in Central America are inhabited by indigenous peoples. That the subsistence lifestyles of indigenous peoples are less destructive to the environment than the agro-industrialised economies of non-indigenous peoples should not surprise anyone.

It is often noted that indigenous peoples have an intuitive relationship with nature, a wealth of traditional knowledge, and have used natural resource management practices for centuries to preserve their lands. The stewardship role of indigenous peoples strongly supports the possibility of collaboration with conservation organisations for maintaining biodiversity. Mark Dowie contends that for both parties, maintaining a "healthy and diverse biosphere" is key. Furthermore, the land and ecosystems that both conservationists and indigenous peoples are so keen to defend are seriously threatened by multiple demands, including intensive agriculture, industrial forestry and large-scale development projects such as dams and mines.

But it has been suggested that there are inherent and irreconcilable differences in the agendas of indigenous peoples and conservationists. While the former are primarily concerned for their economic well-being and protecting their land for their own use, the latter want to keep nature intact, prioritising protected areas and programmes grounded in biological and ecological science.

Mac Chapin (pdf) provides a damning critique of the three largest and dominant global conservation organisations: World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International and Nature Conservancy. He noted that their neglect of indigenous peoples in conservation programmes is partly due to their corporate and government funding and the conditions attached to it. He points out that indigenous resistance is often directed at projects executed by the organisations' funding partners, who are also often perpetrators of environmental degradation.

This is an edited extract from The Violence of Development: Resource Depletion, Environmental Crises and Human Rights Abuses in Central America by Martin Mowforth, published by Pluto Press

Guyana wrestles with high rate of suicides Bert Wilkinson and Ben Fox Associated Press

In this Monday, October 6, 2014 photo, Vijai Ramlackhan holds a container of pesticide similar to the type his 17-year-old son used to commit suicide on their farm in the Berbice region of Guyana, a country that the World Health Organization says has the highest rate of suicide in the world. (AP Photo/Bert Wilkinson)

has been a subject of concern in Guyana for years. In 2010, the government announced it was training priests, teachers and police officers to help identify people at risk of killing themselves in Berbice, the remote farming region along the southeast border with Suriname where 17-year-old Ramdat Ramlackhan committed suicide after quarreling with his father, Vijai.

More recently, the government has sought to restrict access to deadly pesticides, though that is difficult in a country dependent on agriculture. In May, authorities announced a suicide-prevention hotline would be established and Health Minister Bheri Ramsarran said he would deploy additional nurses and social-service workers in response to the WHO report.

Some countries have had success with national strategies in bringing down the number of people who take their own lives, according to the WHO. The number of suicides rose rapidly in Japan in the late 1990s,

but started to decrease in 2009 amid government prevention efforts and as discussion of the subject became less taboo.

It has declined in China and India as a result of urbanization and efforts to control the most common means of suicide, said Dr. Alan Berman, a senior adviser to the American Association of Suicidology and a contributor to the WHO report.

"A certain proportion of suicides are rather impulsive and if you can restrict access to the means of suicide, whether it's by pesticides, or by firearms or by bridge, you can thwart the behavior and give people an opportunity to change their minds," Berman said.

The WHO estimates there are more than 800,000 suicides around the world per year. Statistics on the subject are unreliable because in some places the practice is stigmatized, or illegal.

The agency found Guyana, which has a population of about 800,000, had an age-ad-

justed rate of just over 44 per 100,000 people based on 2012 data. For males alone, it was nearly 71 per 100,000. In raw numbers, there are about 200 per year and 500 attempts, according to local health authorities. The U.S. overall rate was 12 per 100,000.

Most occur in Berbice, a flat, sunbaked expanse of farmlands along the river that forms the border with Suriname, where similar social and economic conditions prevail and which was 6th on the WHO list, just ahead of Mozambique.

"Suicides tend to be higher in rural areas than urban areas," Berman said. "If I'm living in rural Montana, or if I'm living in rural India or in rural Suriname the question then is if I need help for whatever is going on with me how am I going to get it?"

It is a touchy subject in Guyana. The country is divided politically and ethnically between the descendants of people brought from Africa as slaves and the descendants of people brought from India, both Hindus and Muslims, as indentured workers to replace them.

Berbice has many people of Hindus of Indian descent and, as a result, suicide is often portrayed in Guyana as a largely Hindu phenomenon. But Singh-Bodden of the Guyana Foundation said that may be because self-inflicted death among the Hindus of Berbice is more likely to be reported as such. Their study, for example, found little reporting of suicide among native Amerindians who live in the country's rugged interior.

"I don't buy into the argument necessarily that it's an ethnic thing, that Indo Guyanese are more susceptible to suicide," she said. "There has been a lot of suicide among mixed people as well. I honestly believe it's the hopelessness."

Pooran, describing her family's experiences, said her brother apparently killed himself after struggling with health problems for years and difficult home life. She said she thought about taking her own life while cleaning her house after a day's work at a local sawmill.

"One day, I picked up the poison and thought about drinking it but I called God's name and then realized my husband would just get another woman and soon forget me," she said. "Don't think I would do that today."

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overnments have agreed to draw up national plans to protect the rights of indigenous groups in their countries as part of a hard-fought agreement during a two-day conference in New York.

The agreement document was adopted on September 22 at the first UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, held to focus attention on the patchy implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted in 2007.

At the conference, attended by more than 1,000 delegates, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to uphold the UN declaration. Although no great strides were taken to advance the contents of the declaration, the agreement was considered a strong outcome.

The conference has been criticised for not inviting more indigenous groups to the discussion table, and the UN said it was investigating claims that some delegates from Russia and Asia were denied visas to the conference or had their visas delayed.

The outcome document said governments pledged to consult, cooperate and obtain the consent of indigenous groups before any projects that could affect their lands or resources are agreed. They also committed to empower indigenous groups, improve access to appropriate education, health and socioeconomic programmes and to make a priority the elimination of violence against indigenous groups, particularly against women.

It also called on the UN secretary general, Ban Kimoon, to appoint a high-level official to consult with indigenous groups and support member states to implement the agreement.

Ivan Šimonović, UN assistant secretary general for human rights, said the outcome document called for celebration and action. “We celebrate the focus on rights of indigenous people being more recognised today than they were in the past, but [it’s] also a call to action to do even more to promote and protect these rights to implementation,” he said.

“Indigenous peoples are too often affected by poverty and discrimination, they are more often in prison than in universities, child mortality rates are higher and life expectancy lower. They pollute less but their livelihoods are more affected by climate change … these trends must be reversed, and can be achieved only if governments work in partnership with indigenous peoples.”

He said he sincerely hoped that governments will follow up on their commitments to create action plans and stressed the important role indigenous groups had to remind their leaders of their promises.

Aili Keskitalo, president of the Sami parliament in Norway, which represents people of Sami heritage, called the staging of the conference a historic moment. She said the outcome document was “action-orientated”, containing concrete commitments to implement the UN declaration. She welcomed the move within the UN human rights council to create a new mechanism to monitor, evaluate and improve member states implementation of the document.

“It has been a long journey for all of us,” she said.

But Patricia Gualinga, from the Sarayaku community in the Ecuador Amazon, who travelled to the conference with Amazon Watch, was more sceptical about what the new document would bring. She doubted the promises would lead to any sudden fundamental change, although it would provide another small weapon to push governments to action.

“Until now what I have seen and heard is that all presidents have beautiful discourses, but where I come from it just stays on paper and in discourses and not in application.

“I don’t think the conference will make major changes, but indigenous peoples can use the conference to show the international commitment … for us it will be a small contribution for advocacy at local level … so when the government commits violations of our rights then we can use this document. In that case, it will be useful.”

She said a major sticking point for governments implementing the UN declaration was the clause to obtain prior consent from indigenous groups before projects are given the green light.

Gualinga said in 2012 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in Costa Rica, delivered a historic ruling to prevent an oil company from drilling on their land because the government had failed to get the community’s consent. But it was a long process. The court action began in 2003. Next week, the government is due to issue a formal apology to indigenous communities for their actions.

“They [the government] talk about consultation but don’t go beyond that,” Gualinga said. “Often they justify resource extraction to say this is to reduce poverty, but we don’t believe that.”

According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, indigenous people make up 5% of the global population, but represent 15% of the most disadvantaged groups. They account for one-third of the 1 billion people living in extreme poverty and experience regular discrimination, forced evictions from their land and loss of identity.

Ahead of the event, Olvy Octavianita Tumbelaka, from the Dayak Benuaq community and a member of the Indigenous People’s Alliance of the Archipelago, in Indonesia, said palm oil plantations and extractive industries had led to the erosion of local practices traditionally carried out by women in her communities.

“Dayak indigenous women associate themselves with the forest, land, and river. So when we lose access to those three, we are missing the vital part of survival. Women’s knowledge about food and medicinal plants has been undermined. Many used to work in the fields but with the land-clearing and land-diversion into palm oil plantation and extractive industries, many settlers and temporary workers, mostly men, come to indigenous lands.

“The land that used to feed indigenous women is gone … The work that they used to do has no value and they have no place. The traditional medicine that used to be widely available has vanished. Modern medicines are costly and not easily available from their locations. This affects the health quality of indigenous people.”

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Modi launches key labour reforms

New Delhi, october 16 (iaNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday unveiled some key labour reforms that rely on trust and promote the ease of doing business, and said the measures will go a long way in changing India’s work culture, promoting social security and skilling the youth.

The prime minister also unveiled the Shram Suvidha portal, a Labour Inspection Scheme, as also the portability of social security through a Universal Account Number for Employees Provident Fund at an event in Vigyan Bhavan conference complex here.

He also launched Apprentice Protsahan Yojana of the labour ministry.

“How to change the work culture? These efforts are a great example,” said Modi amid applause. “This is Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.”

The prime minister added: “E-governance is easy governance. It builds trust for transparency.”

On the Inspector Raj regime, he said, a computer will now determine where an inspection will be carried out the next day. He said that inspectors will have to upload their report in 72 hours. He also said the number of forms that companies have to fill on labour-related issues has been reduced from as many as 16 to just one now.

“The Shram Suvidha portal simplifies compliance of 16 labour laws with on online form,” he said.

On the issue of social security of labour force, the prime minister expressed concern that as much as Rs.27,000 crore was lying unclaimed with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation.

“This money belongs to poor workers of India,” he said, adding the portability provided under the Employees Provident Fund through one universal account number will put an end to such large sums of money being locked up and not reaching the intended beneficiary.

The prime minister said the “Shramev Jayate” initiatives were essential elements of the “Make in India” vision, paving the way for skill development of youth in a big way, and creating opportunities for India to meet the global requirement of skilled labour.

Modi also unveiled a booklet on National Brand Ambassadors for Vocational Training and a souvenir for All India Skill Competition. He said skilled labour has not been given due dignity in the society and was generally regarded as lower to other forms of work.

“A compassionate approach would result in the Shram Yogi (labourer) becoming a Rashtra Yogi and hence, a Rashtra Nirmaata

India Inc lauds Modi’s labour reform moves

Employees work inside a textile mill at Gurgaon in Haryana April 16, 2014.

(REUTERS File Photo)

(nation-builder). There is need to change outlook,” he said. Modi said the phrase “Shramev Jayate” had as much significance as “Satyamev Jayate” in the tasks related to the country’s development.

He said Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) were the primary units for industrial training but have not been given due importance. The government has taken a new initiative to appoint ambassadors and they would prove role models for students from ITIs as they had achieved success in their lives after studying in these institutes, he added.

Modi said sometimes people who are not good at academics have po-

tential in areas such as industry. Referring to his government’s moves towards self-certification of documents, he said there was need to have faith on people.

Referring to apprenticeship encouragement scheme of the labour ministry, he said it will help meet needs of skilled workforce. Labour ministry officials said the Apprentices Act, 1961, had been enacted to regulate apprenticeship training in the industry.

They said a major initiative has been taken to revamp the existing apprenticeship scheme with the aim of increasing apprenticeship seats to more than 20 lakh in the next few

years. The officials said there were only 2.82 lakh apprentices against 4.9 lakh seats available at present.

They also said that one lakh apprentices will be supported under the reworked scheme till March 2017.

The officials said that information about schemes such as National Old Age Pension Scheme and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana will be captured in the card issued under the revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna for labour in the unorganized sector.

Labour and Employment Minister Narendra Singh Tomar also spoke on the occasion. Other union ministers present included Kalraj Mishra, Anant Geete, and Harsh Vardhan.

New Delhi, october 16 (iaNS): Indian industry on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unveiling of key labour reforms the “Shramev Jayate” initiatives saying these will create a conducive environment for industry and bring better social security benefits for workers. The prime minister also unveiled the Shram Suvidha portal, a Labour Inspection Scheme, as also the portability of social security through a Universal Account Number for Employees Provident Fund at an event in the Vigyan Bhavan conference complex here earlier in the day.

“The most important advantage of the portal is that this will allow online registration of Units and filing of Self-Certified Single Online Returns. This will provide enormous relief to industry and reduce the compliance burden for industry,” Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) director general Chandrajit Banerjee said in a statement. Applauding the launch of the “Labour Inspection Scheme”, Banerjee added: “Rationalising inspections have been a long standing demand from industry and CII is happy that the Labour Inspection Scheme will check on the arbitrariness in compliance mechanism.”

“The simplification of procedures and introduction of unified web portal to insure compliance of labour laws is a welcome move which will avoid harassment at the hands of inspectors,” said D.S Rawat, secretary general of Assocham. “The universal PF account number to the employees satisfies their long standing demand and enables quick transfer as well viewing their account statement anywhere anytime,” Rawat added.

Launching the labour schemes, Modi said the government must also trust its citizens and other stakeholders and that a big step has been taken in this direction by allowing the self-certification of documents. President of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sharad Jaipuria said “Shramev Jayate” is a success mantra that would not only create millions of job opportunities but also enhance ease of doing business, which will place India better in comparison to other countries in the global economic order in the period ahead.

No one can give warning to India: Rajnath Singh Can’t restrict companies from extracting coal: SC GurGaoN, october 16 (iaNS): A day after China objected to India building road along the border, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said no one can give a warning to “powerful nation” like India. “No one can give a warning to India. India is a powerful nation now,” he said on the sidelines of the 30th Raising Day ceremony of the National Security Guards (NSG) in Manesar, on the outskirts Delhi.

“As far as China is concerned, both countries should sit together and discuss the issues,” he told reporters. China Wednesday said India should not take any action

that may complicate the situation in disputed border areas.

The remarks came in the wake of comments made Tuesday by union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju that there were plans to construct a 2,000-km-long road along the international border between Mago-Thingbu in Tawang district and Vijaynagar in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The minister also called for joint efforts at the international-level to tackle terrorism.

“Terrorism is not limited to one country, therefore joint efforts should be made at the interna-

tional level,” the minister said.

Adding that there are certain forces who want to “destabilise the peace and tranquility in the country”, he said: “Our security forces are fully equipped and capable to deal with terrorists and other anti-national forces.” He added that the central government was planning to increase the number of female commandos.

Commenting on the recent attacks on people from northeast, the minister said such discrimination will not be allowed.

“I will talk to all chief ministers regarding this...any discrimination on the basis of religion,

caste, creed will not be allowed,” the minister said.

His comment came as two youths from Nagaland were beaten up and assaulted by a gang of seven in the Sikanderpur area of Gurgaon. In a similar case in Bangalore, a 26-year-old engineering student from Manipur was beaten up Wednesday by a group of men, who reportedly abused and then attacked him for not speaking Kannada.

Rajnath Singh also paid tributes to the brave NSG commandos, who sacrificed their lives, and appreciated the role played by the elite force in countering terrorism.

Don’t make a tamasha on ‘Al-Qaeda, IS may join missing children, SC to states IM, LeT to attack India’

New Delhi, october 16 (Pti): Voicing deep concern over growing number of children going missing and remaining untraced, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it will deal with all the states one by one as it summoned chief secretary and DGP of Bihar and Chhattisgarh to explain what action they are taking on the issue.

Sending a stern warning to all states, a bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu asked them not to make a “tamasha” (drama) of the issue and take effective action to tackle such incidents. It also asked the chief secretary of Karnataka and Tripura to be personally present on the next date of hearing to brief it about their proposed action plan.

“It really hurts us to read newspaper reports about the missing children,” Justice Dattu said, adding that one woman had come to his residence last night complain-

ing about her missing children. The bench said that it would not hesitate to summon top officers of the state if such incidents occur repeatedly in their jurisdiction.

The bench said it is disturbing that such incidents are going on and despite several orders passed by it.

The court passed the order after senior advocate HS Phoolka, appearing for NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan, said many states have not provided data and compliance report of apex court’s earlier direction on the issue.

The apex court had passed a slew of directions on the NGO’s PIL alleging that for over 1.7 lakh children have gone missing in the country between January 2008-2010, many of whom were kidnapped for trafficking in flesh trade and child labour. It had directed that FIR should be registered as soon as information regarding a missing child is received by police.

GurGaoN, october 16 (iaNS): National Security Guard (NSG) chief J.N. Chaudhary Thursday said alQaeda’s threat to attack India was a matter of concern as the terror group can target Indian cities with the help of Pakistan-based militants.

Al-Qaeda and IS or Islamic State may join hands with terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Harkat-ul-Ansar and Indian Mujahideen (IM) to target Indian cities, the NSG director general said. “Al-Qaeda’s threat to attack Indian cities is a matter of concern. They can target India in collaboration with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits,” he told reporters after the elite force’s 30th Raising Day celebrations at the Manesar base camp here.

Chaudhary said the terror groups were planning to carry out 26/11 Mumbai style multiple terror attacks in India. “We are facing threat of such attacks in more than one city at a time...Our commandos are being trained to counter such attacks,” he said. Chaudhary said al-Qaeda had been studying the possibilities of such attacks in India and its people had visited places like Goa, Bangalore and Amritsar.

He said a dummy hand grenade was left in one of Air India’s planes by mistake during an exercise Sep 26 by NSG commandos. The grenade was later found on a plane booked for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Black Cats will remain more vigilant in the future regarding such incidents. NSG has good commandos not cleaners,” he added.

New Delhi, october 16 (iaNS): The Supreme Court Thursday said it cannot restrict the companies, whose mining licences it has cancelled, from extracting coal as they have been allowed to carry on for six months till their ownership and management can be transferred.

TheapexcourtbenchofChiefJusticeH.L.Dattu, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice A.K. Sikri, while not accepting the plea of advocate M.L. Sharma, said the court has not put any cap on coal extraction by these mining lease holders, whose leases it has cancelled, as they have been asked to continue with their operations for the next six months.

Mentioning his application, Sharma told the court these mining companies, knowing that they would lose their mines after six months, were extracting much more coal than their requirement and were putting it out for commercial gains.

Nobody said that they (cancelled leases holders with operational coal blocks) will not extract the coal, Chief Justice Dattu said, adding

nowhere it was said that coal extraction would be 100 tonnes, 200 tonnes or 1,000 tonnes.

“They had the leases. Today we have cancelled them. But in the meanwhile they have been given time till six months to continue with their operations,” the court said as Sharma pressed his plea.

The apex court by its Sep 24 order cancelled the 214 coal blocks but of these it carved out exception in respect of 46 coals blocks. Forty of these coal blocks are operational and six in the stage of commencing their operations any time.

Of these 46 coal blocks, four survived the axe as they were vested with the NTPC, SAIL and Sasan UltraAMega Power Projects.

For the rest 42 coal blocks, the court by its order said, “Although we have quashed the allotment of 42 out of these 46 coal blocks, we make it clear that the cancellation will take effect only after 6 months from today, which is with effect from 31st March, 2015.”

An Indian man eats from a garbage dump outside a temple on World Food Day in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar on Thursday, October 16. This year the United Nations focuses on the importance of family farming in ending hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, protecting the environment, managing natural resources and achieving sustainable development, particularly in rural areas. (AP Photo)

India close to having its own navigation satellite system

Sriharikota, october 16 (iaNS): India Thursday moved tantalisingly close to having its own satellite navigation system as it smoothly launched a satellite with its rocket and is now only a step away from joining a select group of space-faring nations that have such a system.

With the successful launch early Thursday of the third of seven satellites planned under the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), India is just a satellite and a couple of months away from having its own satellite navigation system. This puts India at the door step of an exclusive space club that has the US, Russia, China and Japan as members.

The navigational sys-

tem, developed indigenously by India, is designed to provide accurate position information service to users within the country and up to 1,500 km from the nation’s boundary line.

Though IRNSS is a sevensatellite system, it could be made operational with four satellites, ISRO officials said.

The fourth navigation satellite is expected to be launched this December.

The entire IRNSS constellation of seven satellites is planned to be completed by 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists and described the launch earlier in the night as “a matter of immense pride and joy”.

Exactly at 1.32 a.m., the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C26 (PSLV-C26) - standing around 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 320 tonnes, blasted off from the first launch pad here at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, around 80 km from Chennai. The expendable rocket with fierce orange flames at its tail lit up the night sky here. The rocket tore into the night skies with its luggage, the 1,425kg IRNSS-1C (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System-1C) satellite.

For the onlookers, the rocket looked like an inverted flare with a long handle as it ascended towards the heavens amidst the cheers of the ISRO scientists and the media team

assembled at the rocket port here. Space scientists at ISRO rocket mission control room were glued to their computer screens watching the rocket escaping the earth’s gravitational pull.

At around 20 minutes into the flight, the PSLVC26 spat out IRNSS-1C at an altitude of around 500 km above the earth. Immediately on the successful ejection, scientists at the mission control centre were visibly relieved and started applauding happily.

“India’s third navigation satellite is up in the orbit,” ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan said post launch. Soon after the ejection into the orbit, the satellite’s solar panels were deployed. In the coming days,

four orbit manoeuvres by firing its on-board motors will be conducted by ISRO to position the satellite in the Geostationary Orbit.

The satellite has two kinds of payloads - navigation and ranging. The navigation payload would transmit navigation service signals to the users. A highly accurate rubidium atomic clock is part of the navigation payload. The ranging payload consists of C-band transponder which facilitates accurate determination of he range of the satellite.

The satellite with a life span of around 10 years is the third of the seven satellites which will constitute the IRNSS. The first satellite IRNSS-1A was launched in July 2013 and the second

IRNSS-1B in April 2014.

Both have already started functioning from their designated orbital slots.

The system, expected to provide a position accuracy of better than 20 metres in the primary service area, is similar to the global positioning system of the US, Glonass of Russia, Galileo of Europe, China’s Beidou or the Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite System. The system will be used for terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management, integration with mobile phones, mapping and geodetic data capture, visual and voice navigation for drivers and others.

While the ISRO is silent on the navigation system’s

strategic application, it is clear that the IRNSS will be used for defence purposes as well. By adding more satellites, the service area can be expanded, an ISRO official said.

Radhakrishnan had earlier said though IRNSS is a seven-satellite system, it could be made operational with four satellites. He had said each satellite will cost around Rs.150 crore and there will be a total of nine seven in the space and two as stand-by on ground.

The PSLV XL version used to put the satellites in orbit costs around Rs.130 crore. The seven rockets would involve an outlay of around Rs.910 crore. In addition, there will be investments made in setting up a chain of ground sta-

tions which will be around Rs.1,000 crore, Radhakrishnan had said.

Once the regional navigation system is in place, India need not be dependent on others. The IRNSS will provide two types of services -- standard positioning service and restricted service. The former is provided to all users and the later is an encrypted service for authorised users.

The IRNSS system comprises of two segments - the space and the ground. The space segment consists of seven satellites of which three will be in geostationary orbit and four in inclined geosynchronous orbit. The ground segment consists of infrastructure for controlling, tracking and other facilities.

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Hong Kong leader hopes for fresh talks China blocks BBC website as Hong Kong tensions rise

A police officer, left, points a pepper spray can to a protester after a clash between protesters and police near a occupied area in Hong Kong early Thursday, October 16. Riot police moving against activists sparked outrage after officers were seen kicking a handcuffed protester and dragging dozens of others away Wednesday in the worst violence against the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong since they began more than two weeks ago. (AP Photo)

HONG KONG, OctOber 16 (reuters): Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying sought to defuse tension with prodemocracy protesters on Thursday, saying he hopes the two sides can talk next week, but anger over police violence and continued street scuffles suggest the students are not about to give up.

Leung was speaking after more than two weeks of protests that have paralysed parts of the city and grabbed global headlines amid scenes of violent clashes and tear gas rising between some of the

world’s most valuable office buildings.

The protesters are demanding free elections for their leader in 2017, but Beijing insists on screening candidates first and Leung reiterated that the government was unwilling to compromise. “We don’t find civil nomination in all Western democracies either,” Leung said when a reporter challenged him on how the talks could progress when he was ruling out any changes to the electoral framework.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam cancelled talks with student leaders earlier this

month, saying it was impossible to have constructive dialogue. Leung spoke as posters depicting him as a fanged wolf, a gang boss and Hitler stared down from the walls of government headquarters and the Legislative Council building in Admiralty, next to the Central business district, the epicentre of the protest movement against him.

In the early hours of Thursday, police used pepper spray to stop protesters from blocking a major road near Leung’s office amid public anger over the police beating and kicking, captured on video, of

a protester a day earlier.

At police headquarters in the entertainment district of Wan Chai, hundreds of people gathered outside to express outrage at the beating, with dozens queuing to lodge formal complaints.

Authorities on Wednesday said the officer involved in the beating of Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, a member of the pro-democracy Civic Party, would be suspended. Footage of the beating has gone viral and injected fresh momentum into the protest that had been flagging after nearly three weeks of demonstrations. Tsang was taken to hospital and activ-

sHANGHAI, OctOber 16 (reuters): Chinese Communist Party censors have blocked the website of Britain’s national broadcaster, the BBC said in a statement, as tensions rise in Hong Kong between pro-democracy protesters and police.

The broadcaster said that the move seemed to be “deliberate censorship”. It did not say what may have prompted the move by Beijing, which also blocks the websites of the New York Times, newswire Bloomberg and the BBC’s Chinese-language website.

“The BBC strongly condemns any attempts to restrict free access to news and information and we are protesting to the Chinese authorities. This appears to be deliberate censorship,” said Peter Horrocks, director of the BBC World Service Group. The BBC’s English-language website was still inaccessible in China on Thursday.

Asked whether the site had been blocked, Hong Lei, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, said that China enjoyed “full internet freeists released photographs showing bruising on his face and body.

Several social workers printed a “wanted” poster with colour pictures of the police officers they said were responsible. “I think the police have betrayed us Hong Kong citizens,” said Tony Yip, 23, a research assistant at a science museum.

“They are using violence against ordinary citizens.”

A few hundred protesters were camped out on Thursday around the main protest site in Admiralty and the atmosphere was calm.

At its peak, 100,000 protesters had been on the

dom”. “At the same time, the Chinese government manages the internet in accordance with the law,” he added.

In Hong Kong, police used pepper spray early on Thursday to stop pro-democracy protesters from blocking a major road near the office of the city’s embattled leader amid public anger over the police beating a protester a day earlier.

China rules Hong Kong under a “one country, two systems” formula that gives the former British colony wide-ranging autonomy and freedoms not enjoyed in Communist Party-ruled mainland China, with universal suffrage an eventual goal.

But Beijing, which has branded the protests illegal, says only candidates screened by a nominating committee will be able to contest a full city-wide vote to choose the next chief executive in 2017. It is fearful that calls for democracy could spread to the mainland.

A Chinese official told foreign media in Hong Kong on Wednesday that China had seen interfer-

streets, presenting Beijing with one of its biggest political challenges since it crushed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around Tiananmen Square in the Chinese capital in 1989. Those numbers have dwindled significantly.

But a hardcore group of demonstrators, mostly students, has kept up the pressure on Hong Kong authorities, who have called the protests illegal.

China rules Hong Kong under a “one country, two systems” formula that gives the city wide-ranging autonomy and freedoms not enjoyed in mainland

ence in the city’s pro-democracy protests from outside forces and called on international journalists to report “objectively”. Earlier this month a Chinese court issued new rulings clamping down on what “netizens” can say and do online, a reflection of Beijing’s desire to influence popular opinion, both online and offline.

This is not the first time the BBC has been blocked in China.

In 2010, the broadcaster’s website was blocked for several days, coinciding with the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

According to China-based anticensorship group Greatfire.org the BBC’s English-language website has been partially blocked in the last 90 days. It was only fully blocked on Wednesday. “The BBC provides impartial, trusted news to millions of people around the world, and attempts to censor our news services show just how important it is to get our accurate information to them,” added Horrocks.

China, with universal suffrage an eventual goal. But Communist Party rulers, fearful that demands for democracy might spread to the mainland, say only candidates vetted by a nominating committee will be able to contest a full city-wide vote to choose the next chief executive in 2017. Leung has said there is “zero chance” Beijing will give in to protesters’ demands, a view shared by most political analysts and many Hong Kong citizens.

Hong Kong’s most prominent property tycoon, Li Ka-shing, on Wednesday urged the pro-

testers to go home - in one of the world’s most expensive cities where the vast majority cannot afford their own home. Li, Asia’s richest man and chairman of property developer Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, had made no public comment on the protests but broke his silence to say if Hong Kong’s rule of law broke down it would be the city’s “greatest sorrow”.

“I urge everyone not to be agitated,” he said. “I urge everyone not to let today’s passion become the regret for tomorrow. I earnestly request everyone to return to their families.”

UN rights chief: Ebola, extremists ‘twin plagues’ Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 25 GeNeVA, OctOber 16 (AP): U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein drew comparisons between the Ebola outbreak and the Islamic State group Thursday, labeling them “twin plagues” upon the world that were allowed to gain strength because of widespread neglect and misunderstanding.

At his first news conference since becoming the U.N.’s top human rights offi-

cial last month, Zeid focused on the “two monumental crises” that he said would inevitably cost nations many billions to overcome.

“The twin plagues of Ebola and ISIL,” he told reporters, using an acronym for the group, “both fomented quietly, neglected by a world that knew they existed but misread their terrible potential before exploding into the global consciousness during the latter months of 2014.”

Zeid said the U.N. human rights office has begun drawing up guidelines for Ebolahit nations to follow if they impose health quarantines on people, because such efforts can easily violate a wide range of human rights if imposed and enforced unjustly.

Along the border of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic fighters who are seizing ground represent “a diabolical, potentially genocidal movement” that is the product of “a per-

verse and lethal marriage of a new form of nihilism with the digital age,” he said.

The veteran diplomat and prince from Jordan also urged Iraq to join The Haguebased International Criminal Court and to take the “immediate step” of accepting its jurisdiction to allow for the prosecution of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that a U.N. Human Rights Council-appointed mission is investigating.

Simple walk can reveal your mood tOrONtO, OctOber 16 (IANs): Not just our mood affects how we walk, our walk can also disclose whether a person is happy or sad, reveals fascinating research. It found that people who were prompted to walk in a more depressed style - with less arm movement and their shoulders rolled forward - experienced worse moods than those who were induced to walk in a happier style.

“It is not surprising that our mood, the way we feel, affects how we walk but we want to see whether the way we move also affects how we feel,” said Nikolaus Troje from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. For

the study, the researchers showed participants a list of positive and negative words such as “pretty,” “afraid” and “anxious” and then asked them to walk on a treadmill while they measured their gait and posture.

A screen showed the subjects a gauge that moved left or right depending on whether their walking style was more depressed or happier. The subjects did not know what the gauge was measuring. Researchers told some subjects to try and move the gauge left, while others were told to move it right.

Afterwards, participants had to write down as many words as they could remember from the earlier list of posi-

tive and negative words.

“Those who had been walking in a depressed style remembered many more negative words. The difference in recall suggests that the depressed walking style actually created a more depressed mood,” Troje explained.

Clinically depressed patients are known to remember negative events and remembering the bad make them feel even worse. “If you can break that self-perpetuating cycle, you might have a strong therapeutic tool to work with depressive patients,” researchers noted. The study was published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.

KAtMANDu, OctOber 16 (AP): Search and rescue teams flying on army helicopters spotted the bodies of eight more trekkers killed in a series of blizzards and avalanches that have hit central Nepal in recent days, raising the death toll in the region to 25, officials said Thursday.

About 70 people were still missing along or near the popular Annapurna trail, said Ganga Sagar Pant of the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, and the death toll there was expected to rise.

The route, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of the capital, Katmandu, was filled with international hikers because October is peak trekking season, when the air is clear and the weather is cool. There were also many Nepalese on the trails because of local festivals. At least 12 people died when they were caught in a sudden blizzard Tuesday in the Thorong La pass area.

As the weather improved, rescue workers recovered the bodies of four hikers - two Poles, an Israeli

From left to right, Israeli trekkers Linor Kajan, Yakov Megreli and Maya Ora attend the media at the Army hospital in Katmandu on Thursday, October 16. (AP Photo)

and a Nepali - from around Thorong La. Two trekkers from Hong Kong and 12 Israelis were airlifted Wednesday to Katmandu, where they were being treated at Shree Birendra Hospital.

The blizzard, the tail end of a cyclone that hit the Indian coast a few days ago, appeared to contribute to an avalanche Wednesday that killed at least 8 people in Phu village in the neighboring Manang district.

The dead included 1 Indian and 4 Canadian trekkers as well as 3 villagers, said government official Devendra

Lamichane.

But digging out the foreigners’ bodies, which are buried in up to two meters (6½ feet) of snow, will take days, he said. Three Canadian trekkers who survived the avalanche were taken by helicopter to a shelter in a nearby village. No update was immediately available on their condition.

Meanwhile, authorities said 5 climbers were killed in a separate avalanche some 75 kilometers (46 miles) to the west, at the base camp for Mount Dhaulagiri. The climb-

ers, 2 Slovaks and 3 Nepali guides, were preparing to scale the 8,167-meterhigh peak, the world’s seventh tallest, said Gyanedra Shrestha of Nepal’s mountaineering department.

Their bodies were recovered Thursday.

An avalanche in April just above the base camp on Mount Everest killed 16 Nepalese guides, the deadliest single disaster on the mountain. Climate experts say rising global temperatures have contributed to avalanches in the Himalayas.

US campaign against IS gets the name “Inherent Resolve”

WAsHINGtON, OctOber 16 (AP): It’s less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East - remember Operation Desert Storm and its thunderous attacks against Saddam Hussein?

- but the Pentagon has finally named its fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria: Operation Inherent Resolve.

The naming, which took weeks of deliberation behind closed doors at U.S. Central Command and at the Pentagon, is part of an effort to organize a long-term military campaign.

But that name, Inherent Resolve. Inherently bland. It’s less awe-inspiring than other names chosen for U.S. military operations in Iraq over the past two decades — Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Desert Fox, for example. It appears to convey the no-drama approach that marks President Barack Obama’s style. The staff of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the final decision, said his spokesman, Col. Ed Thomas. Thomas offered no details.

But Central Command, which is executing the campaign, took a stab at it. “’Inherent Resolve’ is intended to reflect the unwavering resolve and deep commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community,” it said, using a common name for the Islamic State group.

There was no rush of enthusiastic praise, even at the Pentagon. Asked about the choice, the Pentagon press secretary, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said U.S. officials ran it by coalition partners and “there was general sense of approval of it.”

Military operations are routinely given official names, in part for administrative reasons.

But they are meant also to bolster public support and international credibility. The U.S.-led effort to protect Kurds who fled their homes in northern Iraq in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, for example, was called Operation Provide Comfort. A

In this Aug. 8, 2014 file photo, an armored vehicle belonging to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rushes to a bombing site as smoke rises after airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside of the city of Irbil in northern Iraq.

(AP File Photo)

U.S. military disaster relief mission in Bangladesh that same year was Operation Sea Angel.

The U.S. military’s effort against Ebola in West Africa is called Operation United Assistance. The name for the U.S. role in an international air campaign in Libya in 2011 was

Odyssey Dawn. The practice of naming military operations goes back at least to World War II, when code names were assigned mainly to preserve security. The names were classified, unlike the nicknames of modern operations.

In a 1995 article in Param-

eters, a U.S. Army War College academic journal, Gregory C. Sieminski wrote that the Pentagon’s Vietnam-era guidelines for naming military operations cautioned against counterproductive name choices, specifying that they must not express “a degree of bellicosity inconsis-

tent with traditional American ideals or current foreign policy” or convey “connotations offensive to good taste or derogatory to a particular group, sect or creed.”

There should be no fear that “Operation Inherent Resolve” is too bellicose. Sieminski argued that careful naming of military operations can provide a public relations boost and help shape a war of images. “In that war, the operation name is the first — and quite possibly the decisive — bullet to be fired,” he wrote The naming of the current air campaign in Iraq and Syria comes as Obama and his military advisers wrestle with directing a coalition of partner nations toward a common goal: destroying the Islamic State group. It has been slow going thus far, with officials cautioning that it could drag on for years. The U.S. has more than 1,400 military personnel in Iraq, mostly in Baghdad, but Obama has ruled out sending combat troops. The U.S. says it has no troops in Syria.

The U.S. has a long and difficult history of military in-

volvement in Iraq, beginning with the George H.W. Bush administration’s initial response to the invasion of Kuwait in 1990. That effort was dubbed Operation Desert Shield to deter Saddam from invading Saudi Arabia, In early 1991 that transitioned to a U.S.-led air and ground campaign, Operation Desert Storm, which successfully expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait but left Saddam in power in Baghdad.

In December 1998, in response to Saddam’s refusal to comply with U.N. weapons inspectors, President Bill Clinton launched Operation Desert Fox — four days of airstrikes against weapons installations and command headquarters in Baghdad.

Promising to “shock and awe” Saddam’s forces, President George W. Bush launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, an air-and-ground campaign that quickly toppled Saddam’s government but opened the door to a homegrown Sunni insurgency that turned the war into an eightyear struggle.

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Training held for Youth Resources & Sports officials kOhIMa, OcTOber 16 (Mexn): Training on professional skill development was held for the departmental officers of Youth Resources & Sports from October 7 to 9, which was facilitated by Talichila Imchen, Consultant Facilitator, YouthNet. The module of the training held at the Directorate conference hall included measuring of Youth Resources & Sports Department through the SWOT Analysis, setting of SMART Goals, Team Goal setting, Professionalism, Effective Communication, Time Management etc. Director of Youth Resources & Sports, Kelei Zeliang in a press release informed that the training programme aimed at enhancing awareness of the key skills and work practice needed to effectively carry out responsibilities and improve efficiency; to give direction, enhance team effectiveness and synergy, dealing with conflicts and difficult situation and sensitivity to aspects of professional behaviour.

ERO Kohima informs on electoral roll kOhIMa, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): Additional Deputy Commissioner and Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Kohima, Asangla Imti has informed the electorate of 8 Western Angami, 9 Kohima Town, 10 Northern Angami-1, 12 Tseminyu, 14 Southern Angami-1 and 15 Southern Angami-II Assembly constituency that the electoral roll has been prepared in accordance with the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, and is available for inspection at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Kohima and at respective polling stations during office hour. The qualifying date for the preparation of electoral role is 1st January 2015. Any claim for inclusion of a name in the roll or any objection to the inclusions of name or any objection to the inclusion of name or any objection to particulars in any entry should be lodged on or before November 10, 2014 in Form 6, 7 or 8 as may be appropriate. Such claims or objections should either be presented in the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Kohima or to the Booth Level Officer or sent by post to Additional Deputy Commissioner in Electoral Registration Officer Kohima, Nagaland.

Sainik School Punglwa cadets visit Rajasthan Peren, OcTOber 16 (Mexn): As part of educational and motivational training, 96 class IX cadets of Sainik School Punglwa escorted by three teachers visited the state of Rajasthan. The trip began on October 4 and ended October 15. The cadets were taken to Jaisalmer (Thar Desert) and Jodhpur. They visited Jaisalmer Fort, which was built in 1156 A.D and visited Sam Sand Dunes on camel back, which according to a press release, was the major attraction for the cadets. Tanot temple and Longewala were the other places visited in Jaisalmer. In Jodhpur, the cadets visited Mehrangarh Fort, one of the oldest forts in Rajasthan, and Umaid Bhawan. The release stated that the cadets during the trip enjoyed open-air cultural extravaganzas, puppet shows, folk dance performances, camel races, competitions, and general festivities held with great pomp and show at the Sam Sand dunes. They also enjoyed old India-Pakistan border, where they had an opportunity to see the Retreat Parade of the armies of the two countries.

Other historical places like the Golden Temple and JallianWalla-Bagh were also visited. The cadets were also taken to the Armored Regiment and Artillery Regiment where they saw and learnt much about various types of tanks and artillery guns and also rode on tanks, the release said. On their way back, they visited Red Fort, Quitab Minar and other historical places in Delhi.

Pension and GPF final payment cases of Sept uploaded DIMaPur, OcTOber 16 (Mexn): All retired state government officials are informed that pension and GPF final payment cases settled up to the month of September 2014 have been uploaded on the AG Nagaland website.

Pensioners may log on to this Office web-site at www. agnagaland.gov.in by clicking at Felicitation and Pension or GPF Felicitation or by directly clicking on the Sticky Note written” Click here to view list of settled pension/ GPF final payment cases” .

All Heads of Department in the state government are requested to ensure timely submission of all retirement related documents (that is, six months before the date of retirement). The office as of now has been highly sensitized on the plight of retired state government officials and is geared to settle all clear cases within the stipulated two months period as per commitments given in our “Citizen’s Charter”. An Online Grievance Redressal System is functioning in this Office and can be viewed on this Office website. Any person having grievance with any Entitlement functions (pension, GPF, pay slips and loans) discharged by the Office of the Accountant General (A&E) can record his/her grievance online. Along with text of the grievance,relevant documents can also be uploaded.

Acknowledgments would be provided both via SMS and e-mail, along with status updates via SMS. They can also write to the Deputy Accountant General (A&E) Kahoto J Yepthomi or e-mail at kahoto_j@yahoo.co.in or agaenagaland@cag.gov.in for immediate redressal of their

Mon DPDB meeting conducted MOn, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): The Mon district monthly District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) meeting was held on October 15 at Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall, Mon under the chairmanship of DPDB Chairman cum Chairman of Honey Mission E.E. Pangteang. The following agenda were taken up in the meeting: For opening of Govt. Primary School at Choknyu village, the Board recommended the matter. For upgradation of GPS to GMS at Longting village under Tizit Sub-Division, Mon, the Board directed the concerned department to process through proper channel.

In the meeting the Chairman has directed the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) to repair the leakages of pipes, roofing of the reservoir tank and fencing the compound for safety at Sheanghah Wamsa, which is the water supply to Mon town. In this connection, the Vice Chairman of DPDB & Deputy Commissioner, Mon Angau I. Thou, IAS asked the PHED to prepare the estimate cost for the work. The Deputy Commissioner Mon also informed the house and directed that the Casual/ Work Charged employees to bring their original appointment order during the verification. DC reminded for surprise checking in the government offices at anytime. The meeting also decided to have mass Social work for Mon district on Thursday 13th November, 2014. Former Chairman of DPDB, Mon, N. Thongwang and Legislator from the district also spoke in the meeting. The last meeting minutes was reviewed by the Vice Chairman of DPDB & DC, Mon. Chairman of DPDB, Mon cum Chairman of Honey Mission also read out the last Cabinet Meeting minutes pertaining to Mon district.

Self-introduction to the house by the newly posted officers was done. Vice Chairman of DPDB & Deputy Commissioner informed the house that the next DPDB meeting would be held on 15th November, 2014.

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Alumni Association PCC get-together held

DIMaPur, OcTOber 16 (Mexn): The Alumni Association Patkai Christian College (Autonomous) held its bi annual get-together at the Bundrock Chapel Hall, Patkai Christian College on October 11.

Speaking on the Occasion, special guest Sedevino Jakhalu, Associate Professor, Dimapur Government College called upon the alumni to “think on how we are living”. “We have our own spheres of influence, be it in our workplace or at home, each to work with sincerity, faithfully, to live right and leave behind our mark,” she exhorted.

A press release informed that Surjit Dey, president AAPCC welcomed the alumni. The brief programme was chaired by Protima, which began with

invocation by Shunringla followed later with special music from Azeena. Vote of thanks was proposed

by Peace, while Renchumi K. Kuotsu pronounced the benediction. This was followed by a general meeting in the second half of the

day that was chaired by Dr. Wojanbeni S Yanthan, secretary AAPCC. The main agenda for the GM was to deliberate on enabling the Association to contribute significantly to be an asset to its Alma Mater. The Association also discussed

on areas of networking to effectively connect with all alumni. It was also decided that the event will now be held triennially instead of biennial. The next get together has been fixed for 2017 tentatively in the month of October.

Art workshop cum exhibition at Noklak commences nOklak, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): Demonstrative Art workshop cum exhibition and painting competition is being held at Noklak from October 15 to 19 organised

by Art & Culture department Nagaland with NEZCC Dimapur. SDO (C) Noklak, Mathung Tsanglao as the chief guest, graced the inaugural function. Speaking on the occasion, the SDO said that the unique identity of the State is deeply rooted in its rich visual art heritage and urged the gathering to preserve and promote the creative talents in the State. He also advised the leaders to build one tribal museum at Noklak for passing the knowledge of art and culture to the future generation.

Officials from the department also highlighted the purpose of organizing such programme and workshop in the State particularly where the existing specialties are found. They also said that it was the first time to organise such event at the remote place like Noklak as the locality of this area are found specialist in this field. The theme of the programme is “inherent values”. The following features like cane/bamboo crafts and dyeing, head gear making, basket making, wood crafting etc. were carried out during the programme. In the painting competition, 35 students from various schools participated. During the competition 50 paintings were put on exhibitions to mark the 50 years of Nagaland Statehood which also inspired many youngsters to develop further in this field.

SPH School Phesama organizes science & arts exhibition

PhesaMa, OcTOber 16 (Mexn): Dr. Zavei Hiese, Member Secretary, Nagaland State Science and Technology Council, Department of Science and Technology Nagaland, Kohima inaugurated a two days science and arts exhibition at St Paul High School Phesama.

According to the school management, the exhibition is an annual event of the school and aims to instill love towards science and to show its practicality in their day-to-day life. This year, the exhibition consisted of 75 projects prepared by students from various classes who explained its working

and usability to every visitor.

The chief guest, himself an eminent scientist of the State, inspired the students with his personal experience and reminded the students that only “hard work can lead to success in life”. He explained this with his own life experience. He fondly recalled his

teachers who sowed the seed of scientist in his early school days.

After the inaugural programme, he went around listening to the young scientist as they explained their projects. He interacted with the students and at the same time, shared his views on each project. The neighbour-

ing schools had the glimpse of the exhibition.

The exhibition was categorized into Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Food Gallery, model Village and our culture and tradition. Members from Phesama Students Union also graced the occasion.

Little Spring School Zbto observes Parents Day

ZunhebOTO, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): Little Spring School located at Alahuto Colony, Zunheboto celebrated its 1st ever “Parents Day” on October 14 in the school hall.

Welcoming the parents on the auspicious occasion, the school proprietor Bliss Achumi expressed delight over the all-round progression attained by the students within a very short span of time and acknowledged the parents, stating that it was due to their sacrifices, despite problems and

difficulties faced by them.

“Your presence for being a part of programme would always remain in the history of the school’s 1st ever parents day observed in honour of parents,” he said.

Earlier, welcome speech was delivered by teacher Tilivia Achumi, invocation prayer was pronounced

by Teacher Ighikato followed by singspiration and the school anthem. Vikithe UKG bagged the 1st position in the fancy dress competition, while Tilivia ClassI and Ohi Dan won the 2nd

and 3rd places respectively.

Consolation prizes were given away to all the participants. Other highlights of the programme included group song, dance, drama and classical recitation by Bliss Achumi.

Panel of judges in the fancy dress competition were Visheli Yesca from Seven Home School and Nuvi Achumi, Co-ordinator, Little Spring School. Benediction was said by Elliot of Class-I. Parents and teachers meet was also a part of the programme.

Global Hand Washing Day held at Tsg

Tuensang, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): Global hand washing day as a part of National Sanitation awareness Campaign was held at Government Higher Secondary School Tuensang on October 15.

SDO (C) Tuensang, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon (IAS), who was the Chief Guest of the programme said that sanitation has been a problem for the country not only in the rural areas but even in the

urban areas too. Maintaining that sanitation related diseases are one of the major health problems for the country, he lauded the government initiatives towards these issues in giving awareness and educating the public. He also said that hand washing is the basic step towards achieving total sanitation awareness programme and further added that sensitization of the people should start from the simpler things.

Ashale Seb IEC Consultant DWSM, PHED, Tuensang conducted demo on hand washing and its importance for health. Hand is the most important part of our body which we use for every purpose thereby prone to contamination, hence it is very important to keep it clean in order to stay away from the pathogenic diseases. SDO PHED and staff, Principal GHSS and staff and all the students of the school, attended the meeting.

Global Hand Washing Day observed at Mon

MOn, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): The Mon town with rest of the world observed the Global HandWashing Day with SDO (Civil) Sadar, Mon, Government of Nagaland, Keyirangding Hegui, NCS as the Chief Guest at Town Hall, Mon on October 15.

Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) organized the programme.

The SDO (c), Keyirangding Hegui, NCS addressing the gathering expressed his gratitude to PHED. The SDO said that though India is 68th years old as Independent, it still has to learn basic hygiene in life. Hegui added that dirty hand invites diseases and therefore asked

the participants to follow the demonstration given during the programme. The SDO also suggested that the PHED to request the Deputy Commissioner to direct the School Education to introduce imparting of proper hand washing facilities in the schools.

Executive Engineer, PHED, Mon, Er. L. Leyang Khiamniungan in the keynote address stated that the Global Hand-Washing Day was intended to make people understand the importance of hand washing. He was of the view that the PHED was to educate the prevention of diseases from water, whereas the physicians were to cure the

Members of Police Baptist Church Chumukedima, Youth Department during the exposure tour to Delhi-Agra-Jaipur.

Pauna Conservation Committee, Benreu Village in Peren district organized a seminar on conservation at Council Hall, Benreu on September 27. Resource persons were Dr. N. Senthil Kumar, DFO, Peren, Lungriading Nsarangbe, Addl. Director General of Police, Nagaland and Sudip Kanta Basistha, Foundation for Ecological Security, Guwahati. Representatives from neighbouring villages also attended the seminar.

sickness. Khiamniungan asked the large gathering of students to be messengers of the hand washing campaign to the people.

Earlier invocation from God was pronounced by Manlang, Tracer, Mon Town. Medoseto Kiso, IEC, Consultant led the demonstration of hand washing.

Vote of thanks was proposed

by Tiatemjen, JE. The programme was presided by S. Aochuba Longchar, Sanitation & Hygiene, Consultant. Students from different schools in Mon town attended the programme. Light refreshment was served after the formal programme.

Soap was distributed to all Members of Railway Bazar Area Permanent Residents’ Union and Youth renovate dustbins during the social work held at Railway Bazar Dimapur on October 11. the participants.

Global Hand Washing Day observed at Wokha

WOkha, OcTOber 16 (DIPr): In collaboration with National Sanitation Awareness Programme, PHED, Wokha Division organised Global Hand Washing Day at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Wokha on October 15. Water and Sanitation Support Organisation (WSSO), Kohima sponsored the programme.

Delivering the keynote address, Director, WSSO, Er. KG Sumi said, Global Hand Washing Day is a campaign to motivate and mobilize the people specially children to wash

hand as hand washing is the most simple and inexpensive way to prevent diseases. Children are more receptive to diseases and as such children are targeted with a view to sensitize them about the importance of maintaining personal hygiene, he added.

Principal, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School Wokha Fr. CJ Mathew, who was the Guest Speaker of the day, emphasized on the importance of hand washing with soap as it is most easy, affordable and effective measure to pre-

vent from diarrhoea and other diseases. Informing that millions of young children’s lives are lost every year due to unhygienic environment, he urged the school children to inculcate the habit of washing hands with soap.

Highlights of the programme included presentation of drama and skit by Dreams Unlimited on sanitation and presentation by Male Voice. The function was chaired by EE, PHED, Er.Vihoto Achumi while SDO (PHE) Wokha K.Panyu proposed vote of thanks

The Department of Land Resources, Nagaland, Kohima and District Project Officer Zunheboto, Levi Achumi presented tools and equipments for making bamboo handicraft to a beneficiary Lukiye Swu from Asukiqa Village. The Village Council, G.B and the public of the village have expressed gratitude to the Department and expressed optimism that such kind of gesture will go a long way in solving the needs for the unemployed youths.

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best folk singer/songwriter album at Akademia Awards

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agaland’s Folk fusion band Purple Fusion has yet again made the state and the northeast proud by winning the best folk singer/songwriter album at the Akademia Awards, which is based in Los Angeles California. This once in a lifetime achievement comes just after a month and a half of the release of the bands debut album "Folk Reminiscence". The results of this award was declared by a panel of Judges and there was no votes taken online from the public and submissions were made by bands from all over the world in the folk as well as various other genres.

Purple Fusion will have a year's contract with the academy during which the academy will distribute the album to the various radio stations and channels around the United States and also manage the band.

Purple Fusion had released their debut album on August 28, 2014 and also released their music video Ho Hey! You came along on VH1 shortly thereafter. The band has also tied up with one of the leading online music distributor TuneCore, and their songs are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, GooglePlay and on the only online music store in Nagaland Indihut.

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Stars In New American Sniper Poster

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merican Sniper will see Clint Eastwood return to the director's chair next year, and the brand new international poster is here. We have already been treated to one piece of terrific artwork, and now Bradley Cooper features in another. Cooper is set to take on the real life role of NAVY Seal Chris Kyle, who is the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history. The movie is set to explore his military career and the impact that has on his family.

Cooper is joined on the cast list by Sienna Miller, Jake McDornman, and Kyle Gallner, for what looks set to be another terrific drama. U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothersin-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname 'Legend.'

However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the SEAL creed to 'leave no man behind.' But upon returning to his wife, Taya Renae Kyle (Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind. American Sniper is released 16th January 2015.

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Grand finale on october 21

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heto Music Association promotional event Naga Talents Promo Season 3 grand finale will be held on October 21 at Town Hall Dimapur time 4:30pm.

After all the District Auditions and various elimination rounds only 2 finalists in group category and 5 finalists in individual category vying for the grand finale to get the ultimate winner and the title of Naga Talents Promo season 3. The winners will walk away the prize money of Rs 2 Lakhs for group and 1 lakh for individual category along with the official proficiency certificates.

Five finalists in individual category are Rahul Mahato cont 08; Engo Konyak Cont- 03; Susmita cont.04; Temsu Jamir cont.02 and Nchumbemo cont- 11 and in group category- Shooting Star cot 02 and Unique Dancing Crew cont- 01. District co- organizer for Dimapur is School of Music & Art, for Kohima LECO group and Wokha Highway Entertainment.

The final public voting lines will close on October 20 at 7:00 pm. The entry fee to the venue would be Rs 100.

Contestants are informed to reach the venue at 4:00 pm for technical check up without failed.

Olly Murs takes a swipe at Taylor Swift after hearing her latest hit

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aylor Swift is known for using her own life experiences to inspire emotional songs. But it appears that English singer Olly Murs believes Harry Styles, who dated Taylor for several months, has already given the songstress his share of material.

Olly, a friend to the One Direction star, told 2DayFM Breakfast's Jules Lund and Merrick Watts 'come on [Taylor], let it go. Write something new that isn't about Harry.'

His comment came after Jules and Merrick told the 30-year-old that Taylor's new song Out Of The Woods contains lyrics referencing an incident with Harry, who she was in a relationship with between 2012 and 2013.

'Bless him, it's been like two years and he's still getting lashed out isn't he?,' Olly laughed. In the song, from upcoming album 1989, the 24-year-old blonde beauty writes 'remember when you hit the brakes too soon, 20 stitches in a hospital room, when you started crying baby I did too.' The lyrics coincide with a rumour that Harry cut himself while riding a snowmobile in 2012. It's certainly not the first song that he's inspired - her 2012 hit I Knew You Were Trouble is thought to have been about Harry. In 2013 she performed We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together at the Grammy Awards and mocked the 1D singer by affecting a British accent while saying 'so he calls me up and he's like "I still love you'" during a spoken segment of the hit. Harry spoke to US Magazine last year and said 'it would be hypocritical of me to say she couldn't do it because everybody writes songs based on personal experience.' But the Live While We're Young singer isn't the only artist to inspire Taylor - perhaps most famously, she wrote a scathing ballad titled Dear John in 2010 about her relationship with John Mayer.

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onerepublic pass one million UK sales with 'counting Stars'

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neRepublic have now announced that their huge hit 'Counting Stars' has become one of the UK's biggest-selling singles of all time. Ahead of their UK tour, the band's chart-topping tune broke past the million copies sales barrier in the United Kingdom, according to sales data from the Official Charts Company, joining just 150 other tracks that reached this

milestone. First entering the UK charts in August of last year, it went on to hit number one after seven weeks and spent two non-consecutive weeks at the top. It then spent an unbroken year inside the Top 75, making it only the seventh single in history to do so. To this day it remains in the Top 100, never dropping out since its entry 61 weeks ago.

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who wrote and produced the song - said after hearing the news: "That's crazy! When we recorded the song we had no idea it would have this much success. At the time there was nothing else in the world that sounded like it, so releasing it felt like a bit of a risk. What I've learnt since is that the most un-safe thing in the world as a musician is to play it safe. The only safe thing is to be risky as hell!"

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Luis Suarez receives Golden Boot, eyes Barcelona debut

FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez, from Uruguay, right, poses to the media with his wife Sofia Balbi after receiving the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season shared with Cristiano Ronaldo in Barcelona, Spain on October 15. (AP Photo)

bARcELONA, OctO bER 16 (AP): Barcelona forward Luis Suarez is looking forward to ending his FIFA ban and says he will be fit to face Real Madrid if selected later this month.

"There's not long to go and my eagerness to play is always there," Suarez said on Wednesday as he picked up a Golden Boot award, which he shares with Cristiano Ronaldo. The two forwards were Europe's top league scorers last season with 31 goals each.

The Uruguay international is suspended for four months at club level - and nine competitive internationals - after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup in Brazil. Suarez could make his competitive Barcelona debut alongside Lionel

Messi and Neymar on Oct. 25, a day after the ban ends, when the Catalan side visits Madrid.

Asked if he felt ready to play at the Santiago Bernabeu, Suarez said: "Right now I am at 100 percent. A player always needs to be prepared, and making a debut at the Bernabeu would be wonderful, given the rivalry that exists." Suarez received the award from former Liverpool coach Kenny Daglish who signed the forward for the Merseyside team in 2011.

Daglish said he had always been impressed by Suarez, although he could only watch him on television initially. "He's a fantastic player, Liverpool needed somebody and when the director of football put his name forward it was an immediate

Atletico de Kolkata beat NE united 2-0

GuWAhAti, OctO bER 16 (AGENciEs): Ten men Atletico de Kolkata registered a 2-0 victory over NorthEast United FC with Fikru Tefera and Jakub Podany on the score sheet in an Indian Super League (ISL) tie at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati.

Borja Fernandez was given his marching orders in the 84th minute after picking his second booking of the tie. The Kolkata outfit top ISL standings with six points from their two outings.

The Kolkata outfit started the better of the two as Borja Fernandez tried to pull off another blinder in the 8th minut. However, his speculative effort went straight to Alexandre Tzorvas in goal.

It took Habas’s men only fifteen minutes to open the scoring as Fikru Tefera made it two out of two. Luis Garcia showed great vision as he picked the ball off a misbalanced Milan Singh and then scooped a pass towards Fikru unlocking the entire defense. While Joan Capdevila was caught out of position, his centre-back partner Kondwani Mtonga was nowhere near. The Ethiopian striker chested the ball expertly before striking a venomous half volley which gave Tzorvas no chance at all.

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Atletico de Kolkata and North East United players in action during the fourth match of the ongoing Indian Super League.

mitted a grave mistake as he wasted too much time on the ball at the back, allowing Keene to pounce.

However he did manage to rectify the mistake as he passed it back to Subhasish Roy Chowdhury in goal.

While Tzorvas was certainly the busier of the two goal keepers, even he had to pull off some regulation saves from long rangers by Baljit Sahni and then Jofre Mateu just a minute before the half-time whistle.

Two minutes into the second half, the Highlanders looked dangerous as James Keene and Isaac

`yes'," Daglish said. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said Suarez was missed by the Merseyside club.

"You were unbelievable all season for us, a magical player, and Barcelona are very, very lucky to have your services moving forward," Gerrard said.

Suarez joined Barcelona for 81 million euros ($108 million) in a bid to help the club return to winning ways after it failed to win major silverware last season. The Uruguayan said he felt proud to be sharing the award with Ronaldo, whom he described as "an important player on a October 17 matches (Pre- Quarter) worldwide scale." Ronaldo 1st Match-Troy FC, Naga Bazar vs HQ IGAR (North) @ 11: 00 AM will pick up his award at a 2nd Match- Tiema-Khe,Kidima vs Modern College Kohima @12.30 PM ceremony in Madrid next 3rd Match- Naga United Club vs month. Messi had won the Kickers FC Chumukedima @ 2: 00 PM Golden Boot for the previous two seasons.

Chansa played a one-two between them. Keene was dragged too far down the left and his ball into the centre aimed for Durga Boro was intercepted by Jofre Mateu in time. Herbert’s men almost drew level in the 52nd minute with Chansa’s lung bursting run down the right. He almost found Koke with a dinked pass but the Spaniard’s shot sailed off target.

Just about five minutes later, Borja’s weighted cross found Luis Garcia but the former Liverpool striker headed it way off target.

It wouldn’t have counted

anyway as the referee had raised his flag too.

In the 70th minute, NorthEast United had a glorious opportunity to level the game. A lofted through ball into the box was wasted by Keene who failed to make contact.

While Capdevila did eventually sneak it in the far post but he was clearly in an offside position.

Just about eight minutes later, Dong Hyun-do lifted in a ball over the defense aiming for Zodingliana Ralte who had kept him onside but Subhasish Chowdhury was alert to

the danger as he got to the ball first. The league leaders went down to ten men, as Borja was sent off in the 84th minute before putting his arm across Leo Bertos, bringing him down just outside the box.

The Highlanders could have recovered a point at the end of regulation time when Durga Boro found space outside the box but hacked his shot wide off target.

Substitute Jakub Podany added the icing on the cake as he smashed a perfect shot past a helpless Tzorvas to double their lead.

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Open veteran badminton World gymnastics champion Biles c’ship underway in Kohima wins Sportswoman of Year award

Simone Biles (AP File Photo)

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NEW YORK, OctObER 16 (REutERs): American Simone Biles, who won four golds at last week's world gymnastics championships in China, including the all-around title, was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation on Wednesday. Biles, 17, also won gold in the floor exercise and balance beam in addition to the women's team title.

"I'm glad I'm not com-

peting with her," 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin told reporters before handing Biles the award at a gala dinner in New York marking the 40th anniversary of the organisation founded

by Billie Jean King.

Liukin said the powerful, 4ft-9in Biles figured to be hard to beat for 2016 Olympic gold in Rio. "If she stays on this path, it's very difficult for me to imagine that somebody could come

close to where she is."

Biles said she felt honored to have her name added to a winners' list that included women who had inspired her, including gymnastics champions Gabby Douglas (2012) and Liukin (2008), and swimmer Missy Franklin (2013).

"To be recognised with the award is unbelievable," she said.

In other awards, U.S. ice dancer Meryl Davis was named Sportswoman of the Year in a team sport having partnered with Charlie White to win Olympic gold at Sochi and extend an unbeaten streak through three successive international seasons. American Noelle Pikus-Pace won the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award for coming back from serious injury and personal setbacks to claim a silver medal in skeleton at the 2014 Olympics.

Kenyan Tegla Loroupe, who after winning three world half-marathon titles and setting two marathon world records has dedicated herself to promoting world peace through sport, received the Billie Jean King Contribution Award.

Using her race prize money, she founded the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation in 2003 and has won accolades from the Kenyan government for her efforts.

Our Correspondent Kohima | October 16

A two day long Open Veteran Badminton Championship 2014 under the aegis of Kohima Badminton Club got underway here today at the Indoor Badminton Stadium under the theme “I am Fit.” Altogether, 72 players from Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung are vying for the coveted champion titles in three categories- Sub-Veteran (35 years & above), Veteran (45 years & above) and Super Veteran (55 years & above). Four legislators Tohanba, Pukhayi, Yitachu and Shetoyi are also taking part in the tournament.

Total prize money is set at Rs. 90,000.

The finale will take place on October 17.

FIxTuRE FOR TODAY 35 and above category - Meren and Molung{Kma} versus Lanu and Nochet {Mkg} [first semi finals] Beizo Solo and Threnso{Kma} versus Moa and Rhovise {Nagaland Police} [ 2nd Semi final ] 45 and above category - Amardeep and Arep {Kma} Versus Threnso and Rhovise { Tuensang} [1st Semi finals] I. Temjen and Wati {Kma} Versus Yekhuvi Achumi and Wati {Dmp} [ 2nd Semifinals] 55 and above category - S.D. Angami and Cuzota {Kma} Versus M.Kezo and Roguolie {Kma} [ 2nd Semifinals] Winner will play against Ricki Lama and Raj Kumar { Kma} in the Finals

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DVA joint meeting today for volleyball tourney KOhimA, OctObER 16 (mExN): The Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA) will hold a joint meeting of all committees on October 17 at 3:00 PM at APO Hall, Kohima. All the members have been requested to attend the said meeting. This meeting has been convened in view of the forthcoming 2nd Kohima district volleyball tournament for men and women from October 29 to 31 at Kohima Local Ground under the theme “Transcending through games’. Meanwhile, forms are available at Sports World, Near Taxi stand, opposite Bank of Baroda and Equipments & Sports, Razhu point, Kohima. The entry fee is fixed

at Rs.2000. Last date of submission is October 25 by 12:00 noon.

For further details, contact president KDVA Visasielie Suohu (9436001978), Kezhalelhou Zatsu convener organizing committee (9856867385) and Notsol Neikha, secretary organizing committee (9089833370). The closing function will take place at 4:00 PM on October 17.

Passing remark will be given by parliamentary secretary for school education Yitachu. Dr. Vilar Solo will act as master of ceremony while vote of thanks will be proposed by Er. Hotovi, convenor organizing committee.

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