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Student drowns in Zungki River

KIPHIRE, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): A class 7 student of Cambridge School, Kiphire drowned at Zungki River on Friday. The victim had gone to the river with his friends after school. The body was recovered by a combined search team of district administration, well wishers and citizens. Meanwhile, the Kiphire District Private Schools Society expressed condolence to the bereaved family and prayed that the departed soul rest in peace.

NSCN (R) informs DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): NSCN (R) announced on Friday that A. Langkhuh, Konyak Kilonser have been assigned to deal with 24% service tax and 5% contract works of Dimapur district. Therefore, all the concerned Heads of Department (HoDs) and contractors have been informed to deal with the assigned and comply with the directive. For information, all concerned have been asked to contact: 9612756715.

NSCN (K) caution to ‘collaborators’

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DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): NSCN (K) has alleged that “certain senior law makers in the incumbent government are pursuing subversive course to force the group to capitulate and toe the line of particular political group which propped them and vice versa.” “Besides back door concurrence with Narendra Modi government to reimpose ban on NSCN (K), the cohorts are actively collaborating to tighten noose and strangulate the group economically and financially on the premise that freezing resources would coerce them to compromise Naga sovereignty and conciliate with their patronised faction which was on the brink of accepting Indian constitution,” an MIP release stated on Friday. It also slammed the “consistently rallying advises of Indianised Naga bureaucrats and technocrats to hasten the decline of NSCN which was becoming more obvious each day.” In this connection, the NSCN (K) has warned that “sooner than expected it shall begin the process of selective obliteration of elements daring to effect demise of Naga struggle at the behest of Indian government.” “At the critical juncture where NSCN is perilously confronting two international powers on both ends, choosing to combat the NSCN by these unholy cohorts is extremely unfortunate, to avoid head on collision the NSCN issues this statement on the hope that anti-Naga leaders do mend their ways,” the release added.

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Dilong, OCYU make it to XXI MDFA Trophy quarters

Convention of women farmers at Chizami

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A devotee of the Chinese Samkong Shrine walks with knives pierced through his cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand, October 16, 2015. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community’s belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. (REUTERS)

‘Accord not a solution but a retirement plan’

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): GPRN/NSCN has asked its Regional Administrative Officers (RAOs) and regional secretaries to interact with their respective tribal hohos, students and church leaders on the recent Peace Accord signed between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India (GoI). Addressing a one day conference of all RAOs and regional secretaries at designated camp Kehoi on October 13, Kilo Kilonser, Vitoyi Aye made this remark while alleging that the recent “Accord is not about a solution to the Naga issue but a well crafted retirement plan for the signatories and their followers.”

GPRN/NSCN ask regional officers to monitor, interact with hohos, students and churches on Peace Accord

Aye also exhorted the RAOs to practice honesty, integrity and deliver justice as these qualities are prerequisite to nation building, an MIP statement read. Envoy to Collective Leadership, Alezo Venuh pointed out that a political document signed on behalf of the Naga people without the knowledge of the Naga people will never be acceptable to the Nagas. Such accords, as history shows, have never solved the Naga political issue, he maintained.

Venuh therefore asserted that it is the duty of the GPRN/NSCN region authorities to educate the people while alleging that “behind the grand narratives, Naga issue is being negotiated away to rehabilitate a small section of Nagas within Nagaland.” The envoy contented that this was evident because the GoI has clearly pointed out that sovereignty and Naga integration issue do not figure in the talks anymore. He stated that GPRN/

NSCN under the leadership of Gen. (Retd) Khole Konyak and N. Kitovi Zhimomi believed that a transparent and comprehensive political solution, acceptable and honorable to Nagaland and its inhabitants is achievable. GPRN/NSCN Kilo Secretary, Ghukiho Jimo, explained the administrative roles and assignments of RAOs and secretaries for effective implementation of government policies. He also briefed the delegates on the importance of interacting and co-coordinating with tribal leaders, GBs, village elders, students to understand the desire of the people. All together, 22 region authorities participated in the conference.

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 16 (REUTERs): The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a law giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government a bigger say in the appointment of top judges, calling the new system harmful to judicial independence in the world’s largest democracy. The top court has a history of judicial activism that can prove disconcerting for governments, who say courts often exceed their powers in announcing decisions. The Supreme Court took the previous administration to task over issues such as corruption and human rights, for instance. A new system introduced by Modi’s government last year included the union law minister on a panel that appoints senior judges. The old system had vested those powers in a group of India’s top judges. “The court said it (the panel) will obstruct judicial independence that is the backbone of the constitution,” said Prashant Bhushan, one of the lawyers who challenged the new law. Modi faced accusations of interfering with the judiciary after coming to power last year, when a candidate for a Supreme Court appointment accused the government of running a campaign to block it. Critics say the government should have no role in selecting judges and the new panel could lead to politicisation of appointments, but the government says the old system needed to be revamped as it was not transparent. Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad defended the government’s

SC axes NJAC, government calls it attack on parliament

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 16 (IANs): The Supreme Court on Friday struck down the NJAC Act and opted for the collegium system for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, prompting the government to say that the apex court has gone above the parliament and people’s will. In a “collective order”, the constitution bench of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the 99th amendment and the National Judicial Appointments Commissions Act were “unconstitutional and void”. Justice Khehar said the NJAC intruded upon the independence of judiciary. “Its composition infringed upon the primacy of judiciary in judicial appointments.” In a separate judgment, Justice Khehar said the presence of the chief justice and two senior most judges immediately after him in the six-member NJAC, now been axed, was “insufficient to preserve

the primacy of the judiciary in the selection and appointment of judges to the higher judiciary”, including their transfer from one high court to another. He said the provision that provides for the presence of the union law minister in the NJAC as an exofficio member was “ultra vires” of the constitution as it “impinges upon the principles of independence of the judiciary” as well as “separation of powers”. The government called the ruling a setback to parliamentary sovereignty. “While upholding very dearly the principle of independence of judiciary, I regret to say that parliamentary sovereignty has received a setback,” said Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The minister, a lawyer by profession and a former law minister, said the NJAC “was a part of judicial reforms that was exercised after deep consideration”. “We will go through the judgment and come out with a structured response,” Prasad told reporters.

action, saying several of India’s law commissions, charged with considering legal reform, had recommended changes to the old system, which had also worried some top judges. “There was complete political unanimity,” Prasad, a former law minister, said on Friday, adding that the new panel had been formed after “deep consideration” over 20 years. Some lawyers, how-

ever, say both the old and new systems of appointing judges are not ideal. “A system of judges appointing themselves is imperfect,” said Karuna Nundy, a Supreme Court lawyer, who does not back the new system because she fears it gives the government the power to influence decisions. “Let’s not forget that the government of India is the largest litigant before the courts,” she said.

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Creation of 2 heads in one Suspended Cong leaders & workers stage protest removal school will affect students Demands of NPCC president Two independent heads under one establishment will create confusion in staff management; school infrastructure, conduct of examinations, sports weeks, literary activities and other co-curricular activities, says NGHSSEA DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 16 (MExN): Nagaland Government Higher Secondary School Employees Association (NGHSSEA) has expressed resentment over the ‘intention’ of the Department of School Education to issue notification on work distribution between principals and headmasters in the existing 41 Government Higher Secondary Schools in Nagaland without assessing infrastructures and staff position at the school level. A press statement issued by the association on Friday expressed apprehension that such decision would only compromise the cohesiveness of school administration which inevitably will affect the educational process and the career of thousands of students. “Creation of two independent heads under one establishment will create confusion in staff management; school infrastructure, conduct of examinations, sports weeks, literary activities and other co-curricular activities,” the association elaborated. Questioning the logic and the rationality of the department for making such move at a juncture when the academic session is in full

progress, the association pointed out that creation of two independent heads would adversely affect the students and disrupt the smooth function of the school. Further, the association felt that such steps ought to be made after proper examination of the school infrastructure and staff position since it involves the career of thousands of students, most from the less privileged sections of Nagaland. It therefore advised the department to keep the intended notification in abeyance and analyze properly the ground reality. “When we say ground reality, it includes infrastructure at each school, establishment staff in every schools and the record of NBSE results,” it explained adding that keeping two administrative heads in one school would also reduce accountability and responsibility. The association stated that most of the problems arising in the school education department is due to the anomalies of the ‘Revamping and Restructuring of School Education-2011’ which it observed should be amended at the earliest in a time bound framework by the department or by setting up a high power committee. “Problems in the school education department are mostly structural and systematic lapses. If the government issues such notification to keep two heads in each higher secondary school, it would only worsen and complicate the conflict and problems which is already there in the department,” it pointed out. The association has cautioned that it will not remain a silent spectator if the anticipated notification is issued.

K Therie; non-partial AICC inquiry into his activities Our Correspondent Kohima | October 16

A group of suspended Congress leaders and party-workers in Nagaland on Friday staged protest at Congress Bhavan, Kohima demanding removal of Nagaland Congress Pradesh Committee (NPCC) president K Therie. The disgruntled members also locked the official chamber of the party president in the State capital. Senior Congress leaders including former MLAs Nillo Rengma; Joshua Sumi, Supongmeren Jamir, Zachilhu Vadeo, H Chuba, Khusatho and K V Pusa along with former office bearers of District Congress Committees and Assembly Constituency Congress Committees and other party workers protested in front of Congress Bhavan here. Besides sealing the main entrance to the president’s chamber with woodblocks, they also pasted banners demanding immediate removal of K Therie from the post of president. “We don’t want K Therie, who is against ENPO and Naga political issue, as NPCC president,” said former MLA and ex-vice president of NPCC Joshua Sumi. “If Therie remains, then Congress will be finished in Nagaland. He should step down if

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Senior suspended Congress leaders during the protest outside Congress Bhavan Kohima on October 16.

he wants welfare of Congress in the state,” he added. Alleging Therie of being pro-BJP, the suspended Congress leaders demanded nonpartial AICC inquiry into his activities before he finishes Congress in Nagaland. Ex-MLA, Nillo Rengma said they are not against the Congress but democratically protesting because duly elected members were suspended and dismissed by Therie right after becoming president. Therie is taking Congress as his personal property, he said adding that in more than 30 years of Congress party in Nagaland around 10 presidents have worked for strengthening the party but Therie is trying to destroy the party. “We will not allow him to function like this,” Rengma vowed. Another leader, Salanthang said that after Therie became the president in May this year, he has resorted to random suspension and dismissal of Congress leaders and party workers of the state. He expressed that despite the re-organisation process

of the party in progress Therie removed several leaders from the party, which is not permissible under the INC Constitution. “Since I objected to Therie’s plan of joining BJP in March this year, he must be having initiated such action against me after becoming president,” former Minister H Chuba alleged. Ex-MLA, Khusatho said Congress does not belong to an individual. “Congress has been in opposition for last 12 years and every party men and women are suffering and therefore Congress MLAs joining the NPF-led DAN government is not an offence. Former Kohima DCC president, Prasilie Pienyü assumed that Therie has come to dislodged and destroy the Congress in the state. “In the past Therie was expelled from Congress and even in NPF, and now being appointed as president, he is taking revenge against former leaders,” he said. The Congress leaders also asserted to continue with the agitation unless Therie steps down.

NPCC, KDCC support K Therie’s leadership

Meanwhile, officials of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) and Kohima District Congress Committee (KDCC) condemned the action of what they termed as “some few disgruntled senior party leaders who came to Congress Bhavan and attempted to lock down the office of PCC President before the office hours.” Media Cell, NPCC in a press statement said a joint meeting held in this regard resolved to stand behind the leadership of K. Therie, who was appointed NPCC president by AICC president Sonia Gandhi. It also resolved to appeal to all Congress members to uphold the ideologies and principles of the INC. While reaffirming its commitment and dedication to the party, the meeting decided that it will not tolerate any undesirable activities within the party and urge upon the party leadership to take appropriate action against any Congress members who violates the party discipline and directives.

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Sensitization training on NeGP-A held kohIMa, october 16 (Mexn): A day long State level sensitization training Programme on NeGP-A was held on October 13 at the Directorate of Agriculture conference Hall, Kohima. The National e-Governance Plan for Agriculture (NeGP-A), implemented under Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, is a project is to create a conducive for raising the farm productivity and income to global levels through provision of relevant information and services to the stakeholders. A press note from the Directorate of Agriculture, Kohima informed that the inaugural function was chaired by Letkholal Hangsing, Dy. Director of Agriculture and the keynote for the training programme was delivered by Rongseninla, Jt. Director of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture, Bendangyanger has

welcoming the gathering informed them that currently the 12 cluster services under the project are being made available to Agriculture. In Nagaland, there are 30 site comprising of 11 District and 19 Sub-Division under NeGP-A, he informed. The Resource Person, Alongla Aier (Consultant NeGPA) during the technical session she gave a brief introduction on NeGPA and explained its portfolio of services for Nagaland. Detailed elaboration of services types, readiness, procedures and hands on data entry and processing of services was also illustrated through power point presentation. The Chairman asked all the outpost officers present in the programme to register the number of farmers in their respective jurisdiction and submit to the Head office on monthly basis.

KMC information for Idol immersion

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kohIMa, october 16 (Mexn): The Kohima Municipal Council has outlined some general guidelines for idol immersion for the upcoming Durga Puja provided by the Nagaland Pollution Control Board. It has directed that the idols should be made from natural materials as described in the holy scripts such as traditional clay, baked clay or plaster of Paris etc. Painting of idols should be discouraged and in case idols are to be painted, water soluble and non toxic natural days should be used. The use of toxic and non-biodegradable chemical dyes for painting idols should be strictly

Convention of women farmers at Chizami

Phek, october 16 (Mexn): On ‘International Day of Rural Women’ and the eve of ‘World Food Day’, North East Network (NEN) organized a ‘Convention of Women Farmers’ on October 15 at NEN Resource Centre Chizami in Phek District. The event was held with the objectives to create a platform for women farmers to interact directly with policy makers, district officials (departments concerned), agriculture scientists and financial institutions and provide them the opportunity to share their problems they face in agriculture and the kind of support they would like. Seno Tsuhah, NEN in the welcome note highlighted that the objectives of the convention is also to provide women farmers the opportunities to avail information about government schemes and policies, where and how to get loans and credit, what subsidies they could avail etc. Watienla Jamir, Director of Horticulture in her speech, lauded the contribution of the women farmers to food production and sustaining the lives of their families as well as urban consumers. Acknowledging the business acumen that women possess if given an opportunity, she encouraged the women farmers not to be disheartened

by the tough situations they faces but continue doing their best. Taking the example of the vibrant and confident participation of women farmers in the programme, Jamir pointed the crucial need for women’s participation in all projects and interventions. Representing the women farmers, Venulu Vadeo and Ketsheu Losou articulated the struggles of women farmers and sought support from the Government which includes technological support that decrease the drudgery of women’s work, market access and transportation support, financial assistance, etc. Following this, charter of demands for women in agriculture for “Entitlements and Support to Women in Farming” was presented to Jamir and other departmental officials. The programme brought together around 200 women farmers from 19 villages of the district, and officials from the departments of Agriculture, Horticulture & ATMA Phek, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and State Bank of India (SBI). Neimhanu Kulnu and Wekoweu Tsuhah, NEN chaired the programme. Vetshute-u Lasuh pronounced the invocation and Subotola Aier, NEN, delivered a closing remark.

A section of the gathering attending the Convention of Women Farmers’ on October 15 at NEN Resource Centre Chizami in Phek District.

Workshop on ‘Discourse on Government Policies & Schemes on Agriculture & Allied sector’ held

n the workshop session a ‘Discourse on Government Policies & Schemes on Agriculture & Allied sector’, Dr. R.K Singh, Programme Coordinator KVK Porba pointed that “90% of agricultural activities from seed keeping, sowing, weeding, and harvesting is done by women, yet their contribution remains devalued and not quantified.” Member of KVK Porba made a presentation on Integrated Pest Management of paddy and cabbage. Moalemba, District Horticulture Officer Phek in his presentation highlighted the various

programmes and schemes of the Horticulture department that support farmers to enhance their productivity and livelihoods, which includes distribution of HBV seeds, subsidies to farm inputs, etc. While underlining the activities of ATMA, Dr. Keviu Shuya, Deputy Project Director ATMA Phek gave tips for smart marketing. He also stressed on the importance of cultivating 2-3 crops instead of single crop as a measure to tackle market and climate risks. Imtilepzuk, SDAO Pfutsero emphasized on the importance of keeping the soil healthy and the

prohibited. Worship of materials like flowers, clothes, decorating materials etc (made of paper and plastic) should be removed before immersion of idols. Biodegradable materials should be collected separately for recycling or composing. Non-biodegradable materials should be collected separately for disposal in sanitary landfill. Clothes may be sent to local orphanage houses. At the immersion sites, burning of solid wastes, so generated comprising of used flowers, clothes, decorating materials etc should be prohibited. This was informed in a press note issued by Ad- Students and staff of Government Primary School, Lengrijan conducts social work where they filled up the potholes and repaired road along the stretch of the School area on October 16. The school also provided mid day meal to all the students. ministrator Kovi Meyase.

SATWO Guest House at Pughoboto inaugurated

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DIMaPur, october 16 (Mexn): Sumi Aphuyemi Teachers’ Welfare Organisation (SATWO) Guest House was inaugurated on October 6 at Pughoboto by chief guest Y. Vikheho Chishi Swu, Minister of Roads and Bridges. He appreciated SATWO for its efforts and hard labour for bringing up the project and making it successful. He said teaching was one of the noblest jobs and encouraged teachers to bring changes in the society. He, however, called for the collective effort of all in bringing meaningful changes to the society. Short speeches were delivered by SDEO Pughoboto Watisangla, Ponchilo, President ANSTA, Vihoto Sheqhi Advisor SATWO and Ghoshito Swu Convenor Guest House Construction Committee. SDEO Pughoboto and President ANOne of the several posters put up by Dimapur Municipal Council at different locations of the STA during their speeches thanked the town as part of its poster campaign on sanitation. (Morung Photo) members of SATWO for their tireless efforts and rendering services for the well being of the students and society and encouraged the members to rededicate their Minister Vikheho Swu inaugurates the Sumi service. Rev. G. Kiyeto Sumi, Senior Pastor Aphuyemi Teachers’ Welfare Organisation Guest House at Pughoboto on October 6. SABACK led the dedication prayer.

land productive, if one has to sustain the livelihoods. He pointed that ‘Women in Agriculture’ – a programme under the agriculture department is not currently implemented in the district owing to paucity of funds. Branch Manager SBI Chizami Luikang Maram stressed on the importance of saving money in the bank for security reason and generate interests. He mentioned that KCC (Kisan Credit Card) is not a grant-in-aid or subsidy which many people consider, but is a loan which farmers can avail at low interest rate.

MEx File Mangkolemba ADC office inauguration in November MangkoleMba, october 16 (DIPr): Chief Minister, TR Zeliang will be inaugurating the newly constructed ADC office Mangkolemba on November 13. This was informed by the Chairman, SDPDB Mangkolemba , Dr. Benjongliba Aier during the monthly meeting held on October 9. In this regard a planning committee was constituted with SDO (C)Mangkolemba as the convenor and E.E PWD (R&B),SDAO, BDO,SRCS,SMO, SDPO Mangkolemba and Vice Chairman, Mangkolemba Adhoc Town Committee (MATC) as the members of the committee . Further the planning committee was informed to finalize the entire inauguration programme schedule by 31st October 2015.

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KMC continues ‘Dog Control Program’ kohIMa, october 16 (Mexn): In continuation with the ‘Dog Control Program’ under Kohima Municipal Council, the Anti-Rabies Vaccination has carried out on September 28 in collaboration with Veterinary & AH Department on ‘World Rabies Day’. The KMC along with the respective Wards/Panchayat will carry out the registration of the vaccinated dogs in the 19 wards under KMC jurisdiction starting October 28 from 7 am. The KMC has informed that the registration will be carried out in the respective wards as per the given dates/time and location. Dog owners can bring the vaccination cards and need not bring their dogs. Briefing and collection of materials for registration with all Ward will be held on October 27 at 9.30 am at KMC Conference Hall. All Panchayats are requested to kindly send one representative each. A press note issued by Administrator Kovi Meyase further informed that the registration fee for each dog is Rs. 50 and tag fee of Rs.70 respectively. Dog collar charges will be extra if the dog owners prefer to obtain from KMC as per their choice of collar ranging from Rs. 60 to Rs.200. Penalty fee for non-registration of dog will be Rs. 200 and renewal of the registered dogs will be done after every 5 years. The registration will be followed by impoundment of unattended dogs on the streets/colonies with penalties on the defaulters which will be implemented at the respective wards. The enforcement for impoundment etc will be notified at a later date.

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Workshop on role of caregivers in handling victims of CSA concludes

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kohIMa, october 16 (Mexn): A three days workshop on the theme “Reducing Harm” was conducted from October 14 to 16. This was organised by ARZ (Anyay Rahit Zindagi), an NGO based in Goa, working towards combating Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking in collaboration with the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) and the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB). The programme is being supported by “terre des hommes,” Netherlands and was held at the Conference hall of the State Institute for Rural Development (SIRD), Kohima. The objective of this workshop was to sensitise and build the capacity of key stakeholders and service providers of various government and non-government agencies working with children, including the civil society, police, media and the church. Awareness on Child Sexual Abuse and Residential Training

Resource persons and participants of the workshop on awareness on child sexual abuse and residential Training of Trainers on handling victims of child sexual abuse conducted from October 14 to 16.

of Trainers (ToT) on Handling Victims of Child Sexual Abuse were conducted during the workshop. The resource persons were Juliana Lohar, Coordinator of Arz (social worker specialised in working with victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation), Vijayashree Irraker, Senior Program manager, Arz (lawyer specialised in handling legal issues of sexual abuse and exploitation, Clifford De Silva, Director, Goa Institute of counselling (Specialised in con-

ducting training of Counselors and counselling young adults). The topics covered includes, Concept of CSA, profile of abusers and process of abuse, signs of CSA, handling victims of CSA, legal provisions such as the POCSO Act. “Training manual for building skills in service providers working with child victims of sexual abuse- Reducing harm” was released by Meilemla Pongener. This Manual has been developed by Arz with the purpose to

train trainers who will, in turn, educate five groups of stakeholders about various aspects of CSA- Adolescents, parents of adolescents, teachers, shelter home staff and police. Dr. Meneno Vamuzo handed over the certificates on October 14 to all the participants along with a handbook on CSA. On October 16, the programme ended with all the participants of ToT participating in “Way forward” taking a commitment to train other stakeholders

to make Nagaland a safer place for Children and to make efforts in preventing CSA and sensitively handling victims of CSA. Bano Vinito, Chairperson, NSSWB handed the certificates to the participants who successfully completed the three days workshop. Participants include members from the Nagaland State Legal services Authority, NGOs, teachers, State Child Protection Society, SCERT, observation home, and Church representatives.

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Arunachal students protest in Delhi NSCN-K absent from Myanmar peace pact New Delhi, OctOber 16 (iANS): Hundreds of students from Arunachal Pradesh staged a protest rally here on Friday against the Supreme Court's ruling granting citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees from Bangladesh living in Arunachal Pradesh. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) activists staged a march in the heart of the city holding placards which read, among others: "Is Arunachal dumping ground for foreigners", "If Arunachal is part of India, listen to the voice of Arunachalees" and "Despite China's repeated claim(s), we have shown our patriotism, now where do we go?" A series of agitation programmes, led by the AAPSU, have been organised in the northeastern state ever since the apex court ruled on September 17 that the Chakma and Hajong refugees should be granted citizenship. The problem has been festering ever since the Chakma and Hajong refugees came to Arunachal Pradesh from the Chittagong Hill

Tracts in Bangladesh in 1964 following the construction of the Kaptai Dam. In fact, the AAPSU was formed in 1966 primarily to oppose the settling down of these refugees in the northeastern state. By the time Arunachal Pradesh became a state in 1987, the movement had assumed robust proportions. Though the refugees had initially moved to the Lushai Hills of present-day Mizoram, most of them were shifted to Arunachal Pradesh -- then known as Northeast Frontier Agency (NEFA) - which was then under the Assam governor. According to a white paper published in 1996, the number of Chakma and Hajong refugees in Arunachal Pradesh has grown to over 60,000 from nearly 15,000 originally. However, AAPSU claims the number has now crossed 100,000. Though AAPSU is not against the granting of citizenship to the refugees, it wants that they should be issued the inner line permit (ILP) like in the case of any other Indian citizen

visiting Arunachal Pradesh. Apart from Arunachal Pradesh, the ILP, designed to safeguard the rights of the indigenous people, is in force in two other northeastern states -- Mizoram and Nagaland. The AAPSU claims it has not been made party to the process despite it carrying out the movement against the refugess. According to Biru Nasi, AAPSU general secretary, after being approached by representatives of the Chakmas and Hajongs, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) told the Supreme Court that the AAPSU has been harassing the refugees. "We filed an impleadment in the Supreme Court yesterday (Thursday) seeking that we (AAPSU) be made a party to the process," Nasi told IANS at the rally site here. "Based on what the Supreme Court says, we will plan our next course of action," he said. Nasi also said the AAPSU would petition Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in this regard.

Food & music create magic at the ITM pre-event ShillONg, OctOber 16 (AgeNcieS): Flavours of Mei-Ramew, an indigenous Terra Madre 2015 Pre-event, was organised at Hotel Pinewood. The chef’s alliance, comprising national, international chefs and those from the villages of Meghalaya, served up a delectable indigenous cuisine which was tasted by Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma and his cabinet colleagues Roshan Warjri and Deborah Marak. Also present was the state chief secretary, PBO Warjri and officers connected to the international Mei-Ramew (IMR) scheduled for November 3-7 this year. Dr Sangma said he is enthused and excited at the upcoming ITM event and also happy he said yes to the proposal to hold the mega international powwow in Meghalaya. “It makes economic sense to create a platform for people to pursue a sustainable livelihood even while we all connect to our roots by rediscovering our indigenous foods and flavours,” Dr Sangma said, adding that the people of the region should leverage upon the ingredients that go into preparing traditional cuisine and turn it into a profitable economic activity. “Every other country in the world from China to Japan to Korea and the western nations has taken advantage of their culinary strengths to invade our taste-buds. Even India has done so to a large extent. It is important for

us from the corners of this country to take advantage of our ingredients and create a chain of economic activities from growing a harvesting to processing and marketing etc.,” Dr Sangma said. He also pointed out that in our enthusiasm to imitate the food habits of others we do a poor job but are at our best when we cook the food we are familiar with. Dr Sangma remarked that he was delighted to listen to the story of Joel Basumatari, a foreign trained chef, who now runs a restaurant Smokey Joe’s in Dimapur, Nagaland. Chef Joel shared that he wanted to train abroad and return to his hometown to run a western food joint, but when he met with North East Slow Food and Biodiversity Society (NES-

FAS), his whole attitude towards food changed and he now prefers to serve indigenous cuisines. He is representing Nagaland at the ITM convention where he will be doing taste workshop on fermented foods and insects and also taste workshop with Chef Fabio Antonini from Amsterdam. The two chefs will be cooking for 200 guests using local ingredients. Joel is also one of the core members of the Slow Food Chefs Alliance in India (SFCAI) representing North East. NESFAS chairman Phrang Roy while speaking at the function said that the nearly two years of preparation for the ITM has taught him and the team that collaboration is the key of sustainability. “There is a connectedness to land, nature and culture that we need to understand and respect,”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Organizing Committee of the 2nd ANPSA Basket Ball & Volley Ball Tournament – 2015 expresses profound gratitude to the following for their generous contribution (services & kind) towards the success of the tourney held on 25th & 26th September, 2015 at Don Bosco HSS, Dimapur: 1) Brig. Brijesh Dhiman, Commandant, 6th Sector Assam Rifles 2) Chief Medical Officer 3) Kiran Sports, Church Road, Dimapur 4) Next Education India Pvt. Ltd 5) Maruti Uniforms, Deluxe Point, Dimapur 6) Books and Books, Midland, Dimapur organizing Committee 2nd ANPsA Volley Ball & Basket Ball ANPsA, Dimapur– unit

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Organizing Committee of the Bicentenary Celebrations (Nagaland Region) – 2015 expresses profound gratitude to the following for their invaluable help and contributions to the success of the celebrations held on 20th & 21st August, 2015: 1. Shri. Kesonyü Yhome (DC, Dimapur) – Chief Guest for the Inaugural Function 2. Brig. Brijesh Dhiman, Commandant, 6th Sector Assam Rifles (Chief Guest for Thematic Dance Competition and for giving away the Prizes to winners of different competitions) 3. Shri. Bithungo Kikon (ANPSA President – Chief Guest for Choreography Competition and for his donation of Rs. 10,000/-) 4. Fr. Kathikapallil Thomas sdb (Rector, Salesian College, Dimapur – Chief Guest for Skit Competition) 5. Dr. Apong Longchar (Paediatrician, Nikos Hospital, Dimapur – Chief Guest for choir competition and for his donation of Rs. 10,000/-) 6. Dr. Sanjay Chabbra (Principal, Unity College – Chief Guest for Speech Competition) 7. Fr. P.J. Thomas (Parish Priest, Holy Cross Parish, Dimapur- Chief Guest for DB Quiz Competition)

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The Salesian Family of the Province of Dimapur is pleased to announce the GRAND FINALE of the YOUTH FEST (Gathering of youth from Nagaland, Manipur, Upper Assam & Arunachal Pradesh) in commemoration of the Bi-centenary of the Birth of Don Bosco to be held at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School ground, Dimapur from 23 – 26 October, 2015. organizing Committee of Bicentenary Celebrations Don Bosco, Dimapur

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM: NAGALAND: MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH

NotICe Dated Kohima, the 6th october, 2015.

No. HC(K)12/2014/REG/ 1923/ This is for general information that pursuant to the decision given by the National Legal Services Authority, a National Lok Adalat shall be held on 28th October, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. in the premises of the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench at Kohima for disposal of the MAC APPEAL cases. The concerned parties i.e. the Insurance Companies, the State Govt. and the claimants or authorized representatives are requested to be present so that the cases can be disposed of on settlement between the parties. All concerned are requested to make the National Lok Adalat a success. The Cause List is available at www.kohimahighcourt.gov.in sD/- (MRs. Y. LoNGKuMeR), Registrar Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench

Roy said, adding that the ITM is an excellent example of collaboration that spans across continents, countries and peoples. Meghalaya chief secretary lauded the NESFAS for putting together an event that “surpasses our dreams’’. Stating that North East India is different from the rest of the country, Warjri said it is important to showcase the strengths of the region. He maintained that the tendency today is towards a globalised and homogenised cuisine and remarked it is time to awaken ourselves to what we are losing and redeem our health from what nature has abundantly given us.

gUwAhAti, OctOber 16 (tNN):The Myanmar-based National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Khaplang) stayed away from signing the 'National Ceasefire Agreement', signed by the Myanmar government with eight ethnic armed rebel groups at the country's administrative capital Naypyitaw on Thursday to end over six decades of insurgency. Besides NSCN(K), three powerful groups — Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Shan State Army and United Wa State Army (UWSA) — refused to sign the historic peace pact, signed in the presence of international witnesses, including those from India. Khaplang is known be close to KIA. The 8 groups that signed the peace accord belong to the Kayin and Chin ethnic groups. India was represented by national security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. China, Japan, Thailand, the United Nations and the European Union were also represented, said external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy for the northeast RN

Ravi and ex-Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga, a former rebel, were also present on the occasion. Shangwang Shangyungi Khaplang, a Burmese Naga, had signed a state-level ceasefire pact with Sagaing Region Minister for Security and Border affairs in 2012, which is still in operation though he pulled out of a 14-year-old ceasefire pact with India in April before launching a series of offensives against security forces in Nagaland and Manipur. The Centre banned the outfit last month. Last month, National Investigation Agency declared a cash reward of Rs 7 lakh for any information on the whereabouts of Khaplang, a resident of Myanmar, and Rs 10 lakh for the chief of the outfit's armed wing, Niki Sumi, for ordering the ambush on a party of the Army's Dogra Regiment in Manipur on June 4 and an attack on Assam Rifles personnel at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima on March 26. The Centre had earlier sought custody of both Khaplang and Sumi from Myanmar.

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I, Maliangni, S/o Perulung of Lamhai Village PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declared that: 1. I am the deponent of this affidavit. 2. That the name Maliangni and Mariangni Ipuing is of same person. 3. I hereby declared that my correct name is Maliangni and shall be used for all official purposes in the future. Deponent 1st Class Magistrate

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Woman gang-raped in Assam, 3 arrested rANgiyA, OctOber 16 (Pti): A newly-married woman has allegedly been gang-raped and her husband severely beaten up by seven persons in Assam's Kamrup district, police said on Friday. A woman, hailing from neighbouring Baksa district, came with her husband to visit a relative in Kekenikuchi area of Kamrup (Rural) district last evening when her husband was severely beaten and the woman taken to a nearby jungle where she was repeatedly raped by the seven persons last night, Kamrup (Rural) Superintendent of Police Indrani Barua said. An FIR was filed with the police who arrested three of the accused, including a relative, while a search operation has been launched to nab the remaining four who are absconding. The condition of the woman was stated to be critical and she has been shifted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital.

NOTICE We the family members of Lt. tsilongchem sangtam, call on the attention of Mrs. Merenpokla second wife of Late. Tsilongchem Sangtam, to response to our place and report to Mr. Chibichem Sangtam on or before 31st October 2015. For discussion related to family dispute. Failing to do so would make your claim null and void for my family matter. Contact No.: 8258980476/9436202626

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NotIFICAtIoN It is hereby notified that the candidate bearing Roll No. 24 is selected for the post of Stenographer Grade-III (Non- Gazetted) under the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts against Backward Tribes reservation. sd/- (Z. MeseN) Principal Director

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Dt. Dimapur the 15th Oct, 2015

NO.REV-1/90-D/ 11526-27 / Notice is hereby given that Shri. Imlitemsu ozukum resident Dimapur who has apply for issue of mortgage clearance concerning to Patta No. 462, Dag No. 49/541 measuring an area 00-01-01 located at Block No. 05 Mouza No. 02 which has been mortgage in the UBT Bank/ Society. Claims & Objection if any on the aforesaid land may be submitted in the Court of the undersigned on or before 22/10/15. sd/-Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

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smti. Zeneisille Ate Loucii -VeRsus.....election Petitioner shri. Neiphrezo Keditsu .....Respondent

To shri. Neiphrezo Keditsu son of Keneilhoulie, resident or Chiechama Bawa, District-Kohima, Nagaland, Pin. 797105 WHEREAS Smti, Zeneisiile Ate Loucii , wife of Lhoutuo Loucii, Resident of Zhadima village, post office- Chiechama, Pin-- 797105 district - Kohima, Nagaland has instituted the above election petition against Shri. Neiphrezo Keditsu son of Keneilhoulie, resident of Chiechama Bawa, district - Kohima, Nagaland, Pin- 797105, for declaration of election of Shri. Neiphrezo Keditsu from No. 11, Northern Angami-II Legislative Assembly Constituency, Nagaland as void. Whereas you have been impleaded as the sole respondent in the above election petition. Therefore, you are hereby called upon to appear in person or through an advocate on 21.12.2015 in this Court at 10 a.m., failing which the Election Petition will proceed ex-parte. (Joint Registrar Judicial) Gauhati High Court

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Call drop penalty takes effect from January 1, industry upset New Delhi, OctOber 16 (iaNS): India’s telecom watchdog on Friday said mobile phone operators have to compensate subscribers on call drops from January 1 next year at the rate of a rupee for each such failure -- a decision that has left the industry upset with legal help kept as an option. A notification from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the calling consumer will get a credit of Re.1 per call drop, limited to three such occurrences per day in a 24-hour cycle. Following that, the mobile operators have to send them an SMS within four hours. The regulator also defined what constituted such a failure. “Call drops means a

voice call which, after being successfully established, is interrupted prior to its normal completion - the cause of the early termination being within the network of the service provider.” The watchdog said it had examined the representations of telecom operators who maintain that some issues like poor spectrum allocation and difficulties in setting up towers that were beyond their control and contributing to call drops. It said it was for this reason that the authority has kept the compensatory mechanism simple so that the consumers understand the same easily, and the operators are able to implement it as well. But the representa-

tive body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COIA) said the watchdog has not defined the cause or the reason for the dropped calls. “As per the norms, operators need to ensure 90 percent coverage of district headquarters and 30 percent over blocks. There is no regulation to guarantee coverage in buildings,” COAI chief Rajan Mathews said, alluding that the industry was adhering to these norms in the best possible manner. “Our first preference is to engage in a dialogue with TRAI to get clarifications over call drop norms, keeping in mind there is time till December 31. But if no proper resolution comes out of the dialogue,

we will have to seek legal help to protect our interests,” he said. He said this was not the way forward and that operators should be provided the assistance needed to set up telecom towers. “If this is done, I can fix the call drop issue in 90 days,” Mathews said, adding the local authorities had made the industry give up 350 towers in Delhi alone. The effective date for call drop compensation comes a day after the watchdog doubled the penalty for poor quality service and said an operator will now be fined up to Rs.1 lakh for the first noncompliance of benchmarks in a quarter compared to Rs.50,000 earlier. It also said the non-

compliance, benchmarked on some 15 parameters under technical and customer care categories, in two or more consecutive quarters will result in a penalty up to Rs.1.5 lakh and a fine up to Rs. 2 lakh. If the telecom operators do not meet the benchmarks, companies like Airtel, Reliance and Idea could end up paying around Rs.2.3 crore, Rs.1.9 crore and Rs.80 lakh respectively, taking into account a scenario that only 10 percent of their subscriber base face only one call drop a day. Airtel, Reliance and Idea have 23.29 crore, 10.99 crore and 8.33 crore subscribers respectively. re subscribers respectively.

‘Maggi clears Bombay High Court mandated lab tests’ New Delhi, OctOber 16 (pti): Nestle India today said all samples of Maggi have cleared tests conducted by three laboratories, as mandated by Bombay High Court, paving the way for the instant noodles brand to be back in the market after it was banned over the presence of excess lead. The company said it will now commence manufacturing and will sell “only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories”. “We have received test results from all three laboratories mandated by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court to test Maggi Noodles samples. All the 90 samples, covering six variants, tested by these laboratories are clear with lead much below the permissible limits,” Nestle India said in a statement. The company, which had earlier said it was planning to bring back the Maggi noodles in the market by this year end, further said that it is committed to reintroducing Maggi noodles “at the earliest”. “In compliance with the orders of

the Hon ble Bombay High Court, we will now commence manufacture and will start selling only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories,” the company added. Stressing that Maggi noodles are safe, Nestle India said it has “conducted over 3,500 tests representing over 200 million packs in both national as well as international accredited laboratories and all reports are clear”. In addition to these, various countries including USA, UK, Singapore, Australia and others have found Maggi Noodles manufactured in India safe for consumption, it added. Nestl will continue to collaborate with the FSSAI, the apex food regulator and other stakeholders, the company said. In June, the FSSAI had banned Maggi noodles saying it was “unsafe and hazardous” for consumption after finding lead levels beyond permissible limits. The company had withdrawn the instant noodles from the market. .

Seluophe village to ‘India is a hard market for Hollywood’ Wait-list rail travelers to get ‘Vikalp’ New Delhi, OctO- “Based on the feedback, the scheme at the time of reservaavail savings benefits from SiNgapOre, OctOber 16 (iaNS): at theButboxAsiaoffice. as a whole is an important ber 16 (tNN): Aiming to scheme may be provided tion would be considered for India has a large movie-going audience who tend to watch Bollywood and other market. What about making films based beat the festive season rush, through the counters and allotment of berth in the alterPostal Department the railways has launched a also on other sectors,” a rail- native train if their status relocal films rather than Hollywood movies, on the region?

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scheme enabling waitlisted passengers of a train to opt for confirmed berths in alternative trains plying on the same route. The ‘Alternative Train Accommodation Scheme’ christened as ‘Vikalp’ would be launched on November 1 as a pilot project in Northern Railway for six months on the Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors.

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lONDON, OctOber 16 (iaNS): With widespread use of information technology and rapid decline in cash transactions, Sweden is on its way to becoming the world's first cashless society, says a new study. The widespread and growing popularity of the mobile payment system Swish is helping hasten the day when Sweden replaces cash altogether, said researcher Niklas Arvidsson, industrial technology and management researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. "Cash is still an important means of payment in many countries' markets, but that no longer applies here in Sweden," Arvidsson said in a statement released by the institute recently. "Our use of cash is small, and it is decreasing rapidly," Arvidsson noted.

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mains waitlisted after the final chart is prepared. Initially, the passengers who are booking tickets online only can avail the facility. “No extra charges shall be taken from passenger nor any refund shall be provided for difference of fare,” it added. The allotment of berth would be informed through SMS and can be checked from the enquiry counters or by dialing 139.

In a country where bank cards are routinely used for even the smallest purchases, there are less than 80 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) in circulation (about EUR 8 billion), a sharp decline from just six years ago, when the total in circulation was SEK106 billion. "And out of that amount, only somewhere between 40 and 60 percent is actually in regular circulation," he said. The rest is socked away in people's homes and bank deposit boxes, or can be found circulating in the underground economy, the study said. The result of collaboration between major Swedish and Danish banks, Swish is a direct payment app that is used for transactions between individuals, in real time.

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“The East has always been a huge force in animation. What we believe is that we are not Asians... It’s presumptuous for us to try to tell a story about Korea, China or Singapore. We need a filmmaker from these regions to make a film on them,” he said. And they did find one to tell a story related to Hindu traditions. Directed by Sanjay Patel, the short animation film “Sanjay’s Super Team” shows Hindu gods as superheroes. It will be released along with “The Good Dinosaur” on December 4 in India. “Sanjay’s Super Team” is Patel’s personal story and a “mostly true” chronicle of his journey to understand the Hindu world that is important to his parents, who have roots in Gujarat. “Shorts are all original ideas. We make shorts for different reasons. Sometimes, it’s because we think that the person has a potential to be a director and then we give them training. Sometimes, they have a good story to tell and we like the idea. That’s the case with Sanjay. It is a special story,” said Morris. What about opening institutions in India? “No. We don’t think that’s a good way to make movies. I think the best way is to have a group work under one roof. We think that a great studio can be made in India or other parts of Asia, but we are not inclined to break off pieces,” said Morris.

believes Jim Morris, president of Pixar Animation Studios, saying American films have not been that successful in India. Considering that India’s population is around 1.28 billion, the success rate of Hollywood films hasn’t been overwhelming. “India has a huge movie-going audience and has its own story... a style that’s very popular. Traditionally, films that aren’t domestic in India haven’t tended to land as well with the audience. It’s been a hard market to be successful in for Hollywood films,” Morris told IANS here during promotion of Disney-Pixar’s forthcoming film “The Good Dinosaur”. “American films haven’t been successful in India as compared to other regions. So although we love to have an Indian audience... given the population...the audience tend to gravitate towards films made in India,” he said. And that holds true for animation too. “Ironically, there is a great bunch of animation studios in India. As these focus more on telling India-based stories... that’s where is the opportunity for animation to be more successful in India,” he said. While most Hindi films manage to touch the Rs.100 crore mark in the country, this year’s 3D computer-animated film “Inside Out”, which turned out to be Disney-Pixar’s biggest animation film in India, made just Rs.7.7 crore

Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): The Department of Posts: India Nagaland Division has organized a Program on October 15 at Seluophe village for two SAGY villages – Seluophe and Ikishe – on Post Office Mela which extensively touches upon Postal, Rural Postal Life Insurance and Sukanya Samridhi Account. The event was largely focusing on educating the rural households on the various available schemes and services for economic development purposes under Postal Service. The Mela was successfully carried out with the presence of Shri. K.I. Singh, Superintendent of Post Offices (HQ) Nagaland, Kohima who ran through in detail regarding the benefits his department is offering to the individuals for savings. He also mentioned that the department will set up a branch post office at Seluophe village for easier accessible for the villagers as part of their development plan for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) programme. Shri. E. Yanthan, Inspector Post Office Dimapur Sub Division and Shri. Imti Imsong, Marketing Executive, also explained the various benefits the villagers can access from postal department. Mr. P. Koza, the Charge Officer for SAGY, directed the villagers present to pursue all benefits freely available from the postal department to improve on savings, health insurance and life insurance. Moreover, he urged the villagers to have atleast one savings account for every household which will yield high return due to the high interest rate the department is offering, and most importantly the savings account will help them able to receive all kinds of direct transfer benefits from various government schemes.

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MEx FILE Meeting stresses on reviving functioning of MGNREGA SOUDA prayer fellowship

KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): An interactive meeting on MGNREGA today saw discussion on importance of MIS (IAY, Mobile Asset Mapping, and MGNREGA), maintenance of office records, data entry for IAY and MGNREGA, and importance of work culture. The meeting was held at the Rural Development directorate’s conference hall with all project directors, project officers, block development officers, APCs, and DRDA database operators. Terming the Mahatma

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the only rural development programme which benefits and reaches to all sections of rural people, secretary, Rural Development, Kelei Zeliang emphasized on the importance of the Act. “RD department has reduced to mere MGNREGA programme and if we do not do well in this flagship programme, there is nothing else to do and we will be nowhere,” he reminded, while urging the officers to

revive, promote and improve the functioning of the Act. He stressed on the need to leave aside one’s casual attitude and be serious in their responsibilities so as to function better. He also highlighted the importance of correct and timely MIS data entry, and requested not to withhold data entry for works already done. He further urged the BDOs to ensure that they do not encroach on VDBs and see to it that the funds earmarked for the VDBs reach them on time.

Director, Rural Development, Metsubo Jamir also encouraged BDOs to visit every village under their respective blocks frequently and also to ensure that records are updated. Raising concern over the lack of work culture, he also sought suggestions to resolve the issue of irregularities. “We are paid for 365 days of work and it is not that we expect you to be in your station for 365 day, however the department’s work culture is very unsatisfactory,” he lamented,

and asserted the need to revisit one’s responsibilities and activities. Additional Director, Rural Development, Hilo Semp maintained that work culture is a continuous process and it has to be cultivated, developed and instilled over a period of time. Observing that everyone has their own political lineage and depends everything on this link, he regretted that officers are least bothered by the directives from the authorities and depend more on the

politicians. He also urged the officers and staffs to respect their official assignments and to mend their ways despite one’s weaknesses in certain areas. The meeting also highlighted the upcoming Regional SARAS Fair to be hosted by the NSRLM from November 9-20 at Urban Hatt. In this, the department requested all the PDs, BDOs and resource blocks to extend cooperation in order to put up a good show.

ACAUT appeals to attend CEO Nagaland urges students to spread clean e-roll message He also mentioned that SVEEP OctOber 16 Leaders Walk the Talk 2015 JaKhama, campaign is a mega programme (Dipr): Chief Election Officer, NaDimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): ACAUT Nagaland today appealed to all to participate in the Leaders Walk the Talk 2015 to be held under the theme “Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people” on October 17 in Kohima. A press release from Media Cell, ACAUT Nagaland stated that the event is the answer to the cry of the need for transformation in “our” land. “The time has arrived to build up responsible leadership in all facets of our life and transform our polity, the church, our economy

and even our national movement,” ACAUT asserted. “If at all transformative change is to come about, it is the responsibility and the duty of every socially committed and right thinking citizen to respond to what is truly a great effort to raise our collective consciousness.” Meanwhile, the release lauded the selfless efforts of Apostle L. Yimsung and his tireless campaign to “awaken, alert, and challenge those in leadership positions to be committed and lead responsibly, for such is the only panacea to the ailments that afflicts our land.”

galand, Sanjay Kumar today called on students to enroll their names in the electoral roll, while stating that students are the future of the State and country. Kumar was addressing the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme held at St. Joseph College, Jakhama, where more than three thousand students took part. Pointing out that enrolment of names more that once is illegal, the CEO said in Nagaland, there are many bogus/ multiple entries of names in the electoral roll which needs to be corrected. He also said that one should know who the District Election Officer (DEO), Assistant Election Officer (AEO) or Election Registration Officer appointed in the district are.

launched by the Election Commission of India. He urged the students to spread that message of Clean Electoral Roll so that the right persons can enroll his/her name in the electoral roll. Every elector should have their EPIC Card, Sanjay Kumar said, and read out the pledge on clean election. The programme was chaired by Joint CEO, N. Moa Aier, welcome speech and invocation by Fr. Anthony, Vice Principal, St. Joseph College. Short speeches were given by Managing Director, People Channel, Rozelle Mero, Miss Nagaland 2015 and State Icon, Veineiem Singsong, SDO (C) CEO Nagaland, Sanjay Kumar addressing the SVEEP programme at and AERO Jakhama, Athsangla. Vote St Joseph College, Jakhama on Oc- of thanks was tendered by Dy. Chief Election Officer Vekho Vero. tober 16. (DIPR Photo)

Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): The Shena Old Union Dimapur Area (SOUDA) has informed all its members that there will be a prayer fellowship at the Police Baptist Church, behind East Police Station here on October 17 from 6:00 am to 9:00 am. All members have been requested to attend the same without fail.

Municipal Affairs informs KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): The government as well as private parties undertaking works of digging ground for laying underground cables, pipes, or other utilities within municipal councils should obtain prior approval of the administrator/ executive officer of Kohima Municipal Council, Dimapur Municipal Council, and Mokokchung Municipal Council. This was informed by secretary, municipal affairs department, Dr. Maongwati Aier in an office memorandum. Aier stated it has been observed that there had been a number of instances where damages are being done to newly constructed road sides of public and private streets by way of digging up earth for laying of telecom cables, water supply pipes or by means of laying other underground utilities etc. within the jurisdiction of the municipal councils causing inconveniences to the general public as well as defiling the aesthetic beauty of the town areas.

BJP Zunheboto meeting ZuNhebOtO, OctOber 16 (mexN): The organizational election meeting of BJP Zunheboto district was conducted on October 9. The meeting was chaired by Katoho Yepthomi, President, BJYM, Zunheboto district. District Returning Officer Sundar Jain spoke on the BJP election (organization) process and explained the MROs on the organization level for smooth conduct. He also highlighted the BJP constitution and rules to be strictly followed while conducting the organizational election of different levels in the district. He also told the members that the local committee election should be held by October 15 and Mandal level president election by October 20 without fail.

Shops can be opened on Sundays for Durga Puja

Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): Dimapur Municipal Council administrator has informed all the traders/ business establishments/ shop keepers other than workshop/ industries within its jurisdiction that in view sonality but also for sustaining of facilitating the customers of forthcoming Durga Puja, the growth of a nation, because they can keep their shops open on all Sundays that fall it is the foundation on which during the period from October 18 to November 15. the development of every citizen and the nation as a whole NACF emergency meeting hinges,” said Father Felix. He further emphasized on Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): The Niuland the importance and necessity Area Citizens' Forum (NACF) has convened an emerof incorporating practical- gency meeting on October 17, 1:00 pm at its member oriented training in the edu- Soul Kiho’s residence. Therefore, all the office bearers cational system in order to have been requested to attend the meeting without fail. make learning joyful and instill all necessary life skills in Letter writing competition winners an individual. Thereafter, question and in- KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): As part of the Nateraction hour was held, where tional Postal Week, Nagaland Postal Department orgathe resource person along with nized a letter writing competition for school children at his teachers’ trainees and the Baptist High, Kohima on October 13. The winners of the faculties motivated the stu- competition are: Junior Category: First - Rüne Nguwi, dents through active partici- Class- 4, G. Rio School, Kohima; Second - Nilesh Sen, pation. The students were de- Class-5, Dainty Buds School, Kohima; Third -Rokuolighted and encouraged as he vonuo Phinyo, Class-5, Dainty Buds School, Kohima. urged them to have the zeal to Senior Category: First - Vilhoukhonuo Kera, Class-8, seek for something greater in Baptist High, Kohima; Second - Larhenü, Class-8, Fernlife and not be satisfied with just wood School, Kohima; Third - Limainla, Class-8, Dainty a minimum, to make life worth Buds School, Kohima. living and be able to say, “I have lived my life well.”

AR organises medical camp at Kanjang village Patkai education students go on tour

Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): The Education Department of Patkai Christian College took its 79 Education Honours students for an exposure cum educational trip to St. Paul’s Institute of Education, Phesama, the oldest teachers’ training institute in North East India, on October 3. The students were accompanied by three faculty members, Father Felix Monterio, Principal, St Paul’s Institute of Education, Phesama, delivered lectures on the themes ‘Significance and relevance of elementary education in India’ and ‘Educational Schemes for promotion of quality education at elementary level’. He stressed on the importance of early childhood care and education so as to cater the difficult circumstances that arise MGM Hr Sec School in Dimapur with the department of PHE observed Global Hand Washing Day at the school premises on October 15. The department’s consultant spoke on the importance of washing hands with soap in the later stages. “Education through the five hand washing steps. Students of class 5 to 8 participated and took a pledge to keep the sur- is important not only for the development of one’s own perrounding and themselves clean. The department also distributed pamphlets, soap. KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): A medical camp was organised by 46 Assam Rifles at Kanjang village, one of the remotest corner of Phek

district, on October 12. According to PRO (Def), Kohima, Lt Col Emron Musavi, the village lacks basic health care system and the facility is avail-

able at Meluri, which is 7-8 hours of drive away. The medical team attended to 250 patients and distributed medicines and carried out blood tests

for malaria and typhoid. Doctor and medical team also visited houses of four bed ridden patients who could not come to the camp, it added.

Excise mobile squad seize liquor

Scientific Advisory Committee meeting held at KVK Porba Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): The 9th Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting was held at KVK Phek, Porba on October 14 with suggestions and discussions on skilled development programmes and multidisciplinary trainings for the rural youths and farming community. The meeting was attended by special invitee Deo Nukhu, Parliamentary

Secretary, Higher & Technical Education, Govt. of Nagaland; Dr. RM Bordoloi, Principal Scientist from Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), ICAR Umiam, Barapani; and other members from Agri & Allied departments, Bank Sectors, NGOs and progressive farmers from Phek district. Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Di-

rector, National Research Centre on Mithun, Jharnapani chairing the meeting welcomed the gathering, after which, Action Taken Report on previous SAC meeting was presented by Dr. RK Singh, Programme Coordinator, KVK Phek. The achievement during 2014 -2015 was presented by Hannah Krujia Asangla, SMS Agronomy, KVK Phek and the Action

Plan 2015 - 2016 was presented by T. Esther Longkumer, ACTO Soil Science, KVK Phek. During the meeting, the members also discussed the needs to collect, document and prepare inventory of local crops and pulses and related ITK’s and take up local varieties of crops for conducting OFT and FLD. Deo Nukhu in his ad-

dress emphasized on preservation, conservation, storage and packaging of the farm produces for better marketing avenues. He also suggested to popularize tree tomato, ginger, millet and temperate fruit crops as these crops may bring self sufficiency and uplift the rural economy. He also asked KVK Phek to conduct workshop at

Zhavame village, which has been declared as green village in Phek district, about vegetable cultivation. In his concluding remarks, Dr. Abhijit Mitra stressed that farmers’ welfare and their better livelihood must be a priority and KVK along with agriculture and allied departments should collectively collaborate and work for the farming community.

SCERT notifies on INSPIRE competition NYK residential workshop underway in Phek KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): All the student nominees and school authorities for INSPIRE Science Exhibition and Project Competition 2015 have been informed that the competition will be held either on last week of October or the first week of November depending on transfer of the award money, which will be transferred directly into the nominees’ bank account by Ministry of Science and Technology under INSPIRE Awards Scheme. In this context, the SCERT Director, Vipralhou Kesiezie in a press note said every effort should be made to rule out tendency of procuring ready-made exhibits or models by the participants. The participants are also required to put forward their creative ideas, concepts, and innovations on specific themes having relevance of local science and technology needs and national priorities, it was added. The best five exhibits

Broad Theme

Sub Themes (Illustrative Examples)

Make in India

• New tool and techniques for manufacturing • New technologies • New materials.

Swachch Bharat

• Waste management/ Municipal solid waste disposal, recycle, etc. • Hospital waste disposal • Industrial waste disposal • Clean energy • Reduction of pollution • Cleaning of water bodies, rivers, etc. • Green toilet • Rural sanitation

Swasth Bharat

• Preventive healthcare (hygiene and sanitation) • Traditional and alternative medicine • Lifestyle management • Awareness creation

Digital India

• Digital solutions for Education, Healthcare, governance, smart cities and smart villages etc.

will represent Nagaland at the National Level Competition in New Delhi from December 6-7, 2015. All the school authorities, especially the teacher guide and nominees, have been asked to take note of

the points as given in the table for preparation. Concerned person may also contact State Nodal Officer, Daniel Thong Seb at 9436000597 for any further information and related queries.

pheK, OctOber 16 (mexN): Nehru Yuva Kendra, Phek is organizing a residential workshop on the topic “Youth Leadership and Personality Development” from September 30 to October 29 at SIRD training hall. The workshop is being attended by the youth leaders from Phek and Kiphire

districts. Morning yoga and social work are part of the programme, where the participants clean the surrounding of the training venue. The participants also organized sanitation drive on October 5, in which they cleaned the town from Town Hall till the Clock Tower. The workshop has been

graced by Moruhu Chotso, DC Phek as chief guest and Jackie Ruivah, Zonal Direct, NYKS Kohima as guest of honour. N. Albert Krocha and N. Rosy Shupao are the main resource persons. The NYK, Phek is also bringing officials from different government departments of the district as resource persons from time to time.

Dimapur, OctOber 16 (mexN): Excise Mobile Squad, Dimapur team manning the New Field excise check gate apprehended one person identified as Amar on October 14 for carrying liquor in a vehicle bearing registration number NL-07 4913. The seized liquor included 60 bottles of rum and 18 bottles of beer. A press release from superintendent of excise (Mobile Squad), Dimapur informed that the arrested person has been booked under Section 44 of the NLTP Act, 1989 and the seized articles deposited in the Excise Malkhana.

Chaga Gadi to be observed in Kohima KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): Liangmai community in Nagaland will be celebrating its most important annual event, Chaga Gadi festival, on October 30 and 31. The Liangmai community in Kohima will also celebrate Chaga Gadi with traditional attire on October 31 at Highland Park, near Indira Gandhi stadium. The Liangmai Welfare Society Kohima president, Kairinpibo and general secretary, Rutmakbo Newmai have invited all the Liangmai in-laws to come and join in the festival. During the celebration of Chaga Gadi festival, Zeliang tradition would be showcased in all the competitions like traditional folk song, solo & group song, cultural dance, best traditional dress attire, couple show , tug of war (women group) (Men group) Tapikaubo (Catching Pig head) etc. and many more entertainment items will be presented. The organizing Committee has also informed all the Liangmai citizens living in and around Kohima that during the festival all the Liangmai families in Kohima will be asked to register their family annual membership fee total number on the spot as part of the statistical report and Rs 10/- per head membership fee will be charged.

Kohima Police seize illegal items

D.El.Ed students at GHSS Kiphire informed

KOhima, OctOber 16 (mexN): On October 16 around 3:30 am, Kohima police manning interstate check gate at Khuzama intercepted one Manipur bound passenger bus and recovered 500 bottles of banned Phensedyl cough syrup and 2 ½ Kgs of sandalwood. One person identified as Muniyandi M (41) was arrested in this connection. A regular case vide Khuzama P.S case No. 0043/2015 U/S 13 DC Act R/W 33 (b) Indian Forest Act has been registered against ducting further investiga- press release issued by PRO, the arrested person for con- tion. This was informed in a Kohima Police.

Kiphire, October 16 (MExN): All the teacher-trainees undergoing D.El.Ed programme under NIOS at GHSS, Kiphire Study Centre have been informed that the Workshop-II for the 2nd Year course will commence on October 21, 10:00 am at GHSS. Kiphire Study Centre. Therefore, the principal of the school & co-ordinator of the programme has asked all the teacher-trainees to attend the workshop without fail.

ClARifiCAtioN As regards the news item, which appeared in a section of the news dailies, informing on the progress of work for the Doyang Bridge at Liphanyan, the Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee has clarified that 50 percent of work on the bridge has been completed and not as appeared.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Big Fish Bruno Kelly Reuters

n Brazil's sprawling Mamiraua nature reserve, locals go fishing for a mammoth catch - the arapaima or pirarucu. The species is the largest freshwater fish in South America and one of the biggest in the world, sometimes growing to around 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length. Arapaima fishing is regulated to try to ensure the sustainability of stocks, which provide an important source of income for river communities. Arapaima fishing takes place in the dry season, when the rivers in the Amazon basin are low, leaving the giant fish trapped in lakes. Locals hunt the animals from narrow canoes, using nets to force their prey into a contained area and then spearing them with harpoons. Arapaimas are so large that they have to be knocked unconscious before they are pulled into the canoes, which they are strong enough to capsize. The Arapaima is one of many species living in Brazil’s Mamiraua reserve, which was created in the 1990s to encourage the sustainable use of natural resources. Brazil's environmental protection agency only allows arapaima to be caught in season, fishing is subject to quotas, and the animals have to grow to over 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) before they can be killed, with the smaller and younger specimens saved for future years. This was the second year I’ve had the chance

Food Sovereignty Honorees show that

'There is Another Way to Fight Hunger' Deirdre Fulton

to document the fishing of the world’s largest freshwater fish with scales, the arapaima, or pirarucu, as it’s known in the Brazilian Amazon. Last year I photographed a community that fished only at night for a few days to fill their quota, but this year it would be done in the day and the fishing would last a week. I travelled to the Mamiraua nature reserve, some 600 km (373 miles) west of Manaus along the Solimoes river, one of the two main tributaries of the Amazon. This reserve was created in 1996 with the aim of promoting the sustainable use of natural resources for the development of the river communities. The trip began with a twohour flight from Manaus to Tefe, and from there on a fast launch to the town of Fonte Boa, affectionately known as the Land of Pirarucu by its residents. The Mamiraua reserve is divided into nine sectors, home to some 200 communities. To put the reserve’s dimensions into perspective, it would take more than 24 hours to travel from one extreme to another in one of the fast launches that are commonly used here. One of those launches became our home during this trip. Arapaima fishing season is open between the months of July and November, the dry season in the region when the rivers are at their lowest. This is important because it’s when the fish are trapped in lakes, making them much easier to catch. To begin the season the first thing they do is count the number of arapaimas in each lake.

CommonDreams

nderscoring how the struggles for racial, environmental, and economic justice are deeply intertwined, this year's Food Sovereignty Prize, honoring those who are taking back their food systems, will be bestowed Wednesday to the Georgia-based Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras. "On the heels of a visible resurgence of the struggle for black liberation made visible by a

This is done by the villagers themselves. After that, they receive authorisation to catch approximately 30 percent of the total of adult fish. The arapaimas must be at least 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) long, with the smaller ones preserved for the future. The festive atmosphere of the communities is very apparent. The arapaima is one of the main sources of income for these families, and virtually all of them, old and young, men and women, are involved in some way in the fishing season. Most of the lakes are many kilometers from the communities, so the operation needs to be well organised. Long and narrow canoes are used for fishing, which is done by surrounding the fish with nets to corral them into a contained area of the lake, so they can be harpooned. Due to their size and strength, the arapaima must be knocked unconscious before being pulled

into the canoe. One movement of their powerful tails could easily flip the canoe and end the day’s fishing. For me to get close to the action I often had to climb into a canoe that was already overloaded with two fishermen and do a balancing act so we didn’t end up in the water. It was all made even more difficult by the army of spiders and insects that attacked us. My biggest concern was for my equipment, as the nearly 100 percent humidity made it necessary to constantly wipe the lenses. And since the dry season was practically ending, the rain also kept me busy protecting my gear. The fishing operation lasts many days, so a complete logistical base is set up on the lake’s edge. The main food to be eaten is arapaima stew made with the fish they catch and Brazil’s staple cassava flour called farinha. That was my food too during

the expedition. After catching the fish, the villagers carry out one of the most tiring jobs of all – lugging the arapaimas to their community to clean and freeze them. The path they take is along a floodplain that in a few weeks would be completely submerged. This is the moment when the physical strength of these villagers comes into play. Along one stretch of nearly two kilometers surrounded by the heat of the rainforest, the villagers carried, one by one, the hundreds of arapaimas they caught within the legal quotas. Each fish weighed an average of 60 kg (132 lbs). As the fish arrived at the village the women took over and cleaned them. With their sharpened knives, they pulled out the guts and left them ready to be frozen. Each arapaima taken from the reserve receives a seal with information about where it was caught and its length and

weight. After being frozen, part of the catch remains in the community and the rest is shipped to the state capital, and then distributed around the country and exported. Arapaima is sold in two different forms – fresh frozen meat, and salted and dried. They call the salted arapaima the “cod of the Amazon.” The job of managing arapaima is not a question of simply controlling fishing. Throughout the year the villagers organise themselves to watch over the lakes, because poaching is still a reality. This control is very important because it guarantees future generations the opportunity to live in the forest from its sustainable resources. In t h e r i v e r s i d e schools, conservation and sustainability are taught to children from the very beginning, because the future of the Amazon will depend on us as well as them.

Help your fingers; ease up on your smartphone Nishant Arora

IANS

"Candy Crush" freak, 30-year-old Arjun had been feeling pain and numbness in his thumb and index finger for some months now. Most of his free time went into playing games and texting messages on smartphone. Unable to understand the cause behind his misery, he sought medical help. Dr Maninder Shah Singh, senior orthopaedic surgeon from the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in New Delhi, diagnosed him with early carpal tunnel syndrome where the median nerve in the wrist gets compressed when constantly in a bent position. "On prodding him further, the culprit was found to be an excessive smartphone user. Arjun improved with treatment that included restriction of smartphone use, hand

and wrist exercises and physiotherapy," Dr Singh told IANS. Seeing youngsters buried into smartphones and tablets for hours at a stretch is now a common sight in India. Little do they know that the addiction can cause repetitive strain injury to hand joints. "It can cause injury to the tendons and muscles supporting the thumb and the fingers as well as the wrist. In the long run, it can affect the flexibility of the thumb and the fingers," explains Dr Rajeev K Sharma, senior consultant (orthopaedic and joint replacement) at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. According to Dr Pradeep Moonot, orthopedic (foot and ankle) from Breach Candy Hospital Trust in Mumbai, excessive smartphone use can lead to injuries that cause strain and stress from repetitive motion. "This can also lead to

tendinitis of finger and wrist and arthritis of the thumb joints," Dr Moonot said. The thumb has to move in an awkward manner on the smartphone. "This can lead to soreness in the thumb called 'Blackberry thumb'. Tip of the finger soreness is also an issue. Inappropriate placement of the hand and shoulder can also cause pain in the shoulder and neck," he warns. Dr Ramneek Mahajan, director (orthopedics and joint replacement) at Saket City Hospital in the Capital, blames wrong hand postures. "This includes tilting hands too far inward or outward while tapping or putting force on the wrists while typing on smartphone," he says. According to senior orthopedic Dr Raju Vaishya from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, people who frequently use their thumbs

to type texts can develop de Quervain syndrome - a painful affliction that involves the tendons that move the thumb. "Although the causal link is not as well established as in patients who suffer from pain from prolonged desktop keyboard use, there is little doubt that overzealous texting can cause debilitating pain," he stresses. Dr Rajeev Thukral, senior consultant (orthopedics) at Max Hospital in Saket, feels that smartphone addiction has made young Indians vulnerable to more stressed injuries. "It can also lead to pain in other body parts like elbows and shoulders because when you overuse, the body tends to get tired which leads to pain," he told IANS. Dr Moonot is seeing more young people with such complaints. "As soon as the time spent on the phone or gaming is re-

duced, the symptoms do get relieved. The assessment of work and homerelated psychological stress is also important to see if these are contributing factors as well," he emphasises. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ishwar Bohra from BLK Super Speciality Hospital has also seen a spurt in youngsters coming to him with hand and wrist pain. "I frequently treat youngsters in their twenties suffering from de Quervain syndrome, tennis elbow and cervical spondylosis owing to the excessive use of mobile phones," he told IANS. The best way is to strike a balance between excessive use of technology and a healthy life. "While in most cases, medication, rest and some exercises can treat the disorder, in extreme cases, surgical intervention may be necessitated. So, do not let technology get the better of

you," Dr Sharma advises. There are some special apps like SwiftKey and Swype that help reduce the need to type. SwiftKey uses a blend of artificial intelligence technologies that enable it to predict the next word the user intends to type. Swype is a virtual keyboard for touchscreens where the user enters words by sliding a finger or stylus from the first letter of a word to its last letter, lifting words in between. Stretching exercises of the wrist, elbow, shoulder and neck will also help prevent or alleviate the symptoms, the expert advises. "If you feel discomfort, stop and rest and do stretching exercises. Change hands frequently on prolonged use. Use hands-free devices more," says Dr Singh. Last piece of advice: Give Candy Crush some rest and try to take a nap as you travel.

advocates to the courts as well as to state and national legislatures. "Our view is local production for local consumption," said Ben Burkett, co-founder of the Federation and a fourthgeneration Mississippi farmer. "It’s just supporting mankind as family farmers. Everything we’re about is food sovereignty, the right of every individual on earth to wholesome food, clean water, clean air, clean land, and the self-determination of a local community to grow and do what they want. We just recognize the natural flow of life. It’s

Both of the 2015 prizewinners are minority groups that 'have struggled for decades against oppression from their governments and large agricultural companies' spate of police brutality against Black Americans, the two winners this year demonstrate a commitment to solidarity with Black people’s struggles globally," wrote Alison Meares Cohen of the global hunger and poverty non-profit WhyHunger. Both of the 2015 honorees "have struggled for decades against oppression from their governments and large agricultural companies," said WhyHunger co-founder Bill Ayres in an op-ed last week. "They have pioneered excellent agricultural practices, fought for their rights, and produced nutritious food for people." And in doing so, he concluded, they have shown that "[t]here is another way to fight hunger. It is not through the latest tech solution or the latest chemical toxic concoction, but it does utilize science rooted in ecological principles, community participation, and democratic management." The Federation of Southern Cooperatives, whose members are farmers in 16 Southern states—approximately 90 percent of them AfricanAmerican, but also Native American, Latino, and White—grew out of the civil rights movement in the late 1960s. But its work "is today more important than ever," the prize committee writes, given that African-American-owned farms in the U.S. have fallen from 14 percent to 1 percent in less than 100 years. To counter that trend, and to keep farms Blackand family-owned instead of corporateowned, the Federation promotes land-based cooperatives and community development credit unions; provides training in sustainable agriculture and forestry, management, and marketing; and

what we’ve always done." As Andrianna Natsoulas and Beverly Bell wrote in an op-ed this week, "the Federation’s work to keep land in the hands of the small farmers is one of the foundations of food sovereignty, a framework of policies, principles and practices through which food systems are controlled by, and serve the best interest of, people instead of corporations." Meanwhile, the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), was created in 1979 to protect the economic, social, and cultural rights of 46 Garifuna communities along the Atlantic coast of Honduras. In the face of Big Ag land grabs, tourist-driven development, and climate change, OFRANEH helps this historically oppressed minority, descending from Indigenous Caribbean and African groups, fight back through direct-action community organizing, legal action, leadership training, and movementbuilding. At the center of the organization's work is a focus on strengthening land security and sustainable, small-scale farming and fishing. "Our liberation starts because we can plant what we eat," stated Miriam Miranda, coordinator of OFRANEH. "This is food sovereignty." She continued: "We need to produce to bring autonomy and the sovereignty of our peoples. If we continue to consume [only], it doesn’t matter how much we shout and protest. We need to become producers. It’s about touching the pocketbook, the surest way to overcome our enemies. It’s also about recovering and reaffirming our connections to the soil, to our communities, to our land."

The Last Gift of Eduardo Galeano: Stories of History for the Sake of the Future

Andy Lee Roth

ournalist and historian Eduardo Galeano frequently confessed that he was obsessed with remembering. On accepting the 1999 Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom, he explained, “I tried to find a way of recounting history so that the reader would feel that it was happening right now, just around the corner—this immediacy, this intensity.” That account is an apt description of Galeano’s last book, Children of the Days, first published in Spanish in 2011, and now available in English in paperback. A “calendar of human history,” the book consists of lyrically composed historical vignettes, so characteristic of Galeano’s style, each connected to a specific day in the year.

The Uruguayan journalist and historian authored more than 40 books, but his legacy will live on in our cultural imagination Knowledge of the past can be a source of power, but, in Galeano’s view, human history does not center exclusively on “great men” and potent institutions. The diversity of topics he selects to remember includes everything from bicycles and chess to kissing and whistling, right alongside state executions and public health. In this way, he imparts a simple but profound lesson about

the crucial links among understanding the past, our capacity to choose, and the pursuit of justice: “Knowing the before lets you create a different after.” The book begins and ends with fire. In the January 2 entry, he recounts the 1492 fall of Granada— “the last Spanish kingdom where mosques, churches, and synagogues could live side by side in peace.”

He links the burning of Muslim books under order of the Holy Inquisition with the fate of America’s indigenous peoples. The final entry, for December 31, recalls the figure of Quintus Serenus Sammonicus, physician to two Roman emperors and “owner of the best library of his time.” In 208, Serenus Sammonicus proposed an infallible way to avoid fever and keep death at bay: Always keep the magical word “Abracadabra” close. From ancient Hebrew, Galeano reports, the term means, “Give your fire until the last of your days.” Across the year, Galeano offers his inimitable perspective on wellknown dates, including May Day, famous peoples’ birthdays, and celebrated events, such as Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a

Dream” speech. Other entries in Galeano’s year recover what Noam Chomsky (adopting George Orwell) has called “unhistory”—events otherwise forgotten or marginalized because they were inconsequential or inconvenient for history’s official narratives. September 18, for example, was the day in 1915 that Susan La Flesche died. Galeano remembers La Flesche as the first indigenous woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She combined “medicine learned with knowledge inherited” so that the lives of her people would “hurt less and last longer.” Similarly, Galeano reminds us that April 9, 2011, was the date when the people of Iceland said, “No!” to the International Monetary Fund, while his entry for April 19 recounts

the ongoing but grossly underreported plight of the Sahrawi, “children of the clouds.” Since 1987, a wall built and guarded by Moroccan soldiers has prevented the nomadic Sahrawi from inhabiting their historical homelands. Since time immemorial, Galeano reports, Sahrawi people have pursued the clouds that give rain. “They also pursue justice, which is harder to find than water in the desert.” Justice hinges on knowing our histories. “What process of change can urge forward a people which doesn’t know who it is nor where it comes from?” he asked in a 1977 essay “In Defence of the Word.” For Galeano, that process began early in life through journalism. At 14, he penned political car-

toons for El Sol, the weekly newspaper of Uruguay’s socialist party. Later in life, he interviewed the most famous leaders of the Americas including Castro, Perón, Allende, and Chávez. A masterful storyteller, Galeano authored more than 40 books, many of them translated into multiple languages. His three-volume Memory of Fire (1982-1986) tracked the Americas from preColumbian times to the present and was regarded as a tour de force. At the 2009 Summit of the Americas, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez publicly gave Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America (1971) to President Obama. The book, which had been banned by rightwing governments in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile, became a best

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seller. Galeano loved fútbol and his Soccer in Sun and Shadow (1995) was reviewed as “the most lyrical sports book ever written” by NPR. In 2013, The Guardian characterized Galeano as “the poet laureate of the anti-globalisation movement.” Galeano gave fire to the last of his days. He died on April 13, 2015, at 74. Children of the Days serves as a cherished capstone for those who already know and love his work and as an exhilarating introduction to those encountering him for the first time. Galeano will be remembered around the world as a champion of human liberation through solidaristic action. It remains to us to fulfill the legacy he leaves, by pursuing justice with the same immediacy and intensity that he conveyed history.

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A goal for peace Vibi Yhokha

The Naga Blog is a forum on facebook where Nagas from Nagaland and around the

thREAD, The Hindu

hree decades on since Kohima's 'Tahrir Square' erupted in a bloody clash between NSF students and the police, Nagaland strives on for an end to unrest by celebrating sport It’s an hour past noon on September 16, and there’s a buzz outside the Kohima Local Ground in Khuochiezie. Thousands of fans are queuing up to watch the first match of a local tournament that will go on for another month in this hilly capital city of India’s easternmost State. There are no international stars playing, nor is this a hugely marketed event like the Indian Super League. The players are a motley mixture of professionals and amateurs. But then football in Nagaland never needed marketing. It is No. 2, after Naga wrestling, in the list of their favourite sports. The Nagas' love for football dates back to as early as the 1940s, much influenced by the British. The man who led the Indian football team in its first Olympics after Independence, in London in 1948, was a Naga, Dr. Talimeren Ao. In the 1990s, villagers would save their money to buy colour televisions just to watch the football World Cup. The end of the equinoxes is the beginning of the football season here. Kohima itself is a venue for a slew of such tournaments, including Classic Cup and Royal Gold Cup. It’s a season when students bunk classes, working people bid an early adieu to work, and villagers travel afar. Just to watch a game. Some even come from neighbouring States such as Manipur. On this late September afternoon, as dark clouds slowly creep into the clear blue sky, the match is between defending champions Barak FC, from Peren, one of the newest districts in Nagaland, and Boyz United FC from Chiechama. Come rain or shine, the citizens of Kohima — used to the unpredictable weather of the capital — are hell bent on watching their match. There might not be plenty of money at stake for the winners (Rs. 1.6 lakh) and for the runnersup (Rs. 1 lakh). But the tournament, called the NSF Martyrs’

world network, share ideas and discuss a wide range of topics from politics and philosophy to music and current events in Nagaland and beyond. The blog is not owned by any individual, nor is it affiliated to or associated with any political party or religion. The only movement it hopes to stir is the one raised by the voices of the Nagas every step of the way, amassing perhaps to mass consciousness one day. www.facebook.com/groups/thenagablog

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It's not Ellis Island. But Nagaland's own Statue of Liberty stands tall at Old MLA Junction in Kohima as a reminder of the tragic death (March 20, 1986) of two students, with a message of love and togetherness. (Photo: Vibi Yhokha)

Memorial Trophy, stands for a lot more than just money for both the players and the fans. Vikhozo Yhoshii and Kekuojalie Sachii would have been 44 and 48 years old by now, had they been alive today. On March 20, 1986, students in Kohima under the aegis of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) were protesting at the MLA Junction (now Old MLA junction), which is very much the Tahrir Square of Kohima. It even has its own Statue of Liberty (but very unlike the more famous one on Ellis Island). On that day, the students were protesting against the extension of the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) — the instrument that provides teeth to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) — belt from 5 km to 20 km and the introduction of the Indian Police Service cadre in Nagaland (which focussed on inducting non-Nagas). That day has been etched into the memory of Thinuohelie Sachii, the younger brother of Kekuojalie. He, 14 then, remembers the announcement being made through the microphone calling villagers to rush down to the main town as the police had unleashed fire upon students. “On hearing [about] my brother being shot, our father decided to go to town with his gun but the villagers stopped him,”

he says. Kekuojalie didn’t survive. “That was one of the most depressing days — a day I cannot forget in my entire lifetime.” Vikhozo also lost his life. His mother Neibano Yhoshii recounts the aftermath of her grief: “I would dream about my son for nights. One day he appeared in my dreams dressed in white and I ran towards him, trying to grab him. But then he disappeared. After that I never saw him in my dreams again.” Vikhozo was studying his Class VIII when he died. “They not only shot my son but smashed all his fingers with rifle butts. My heart aches every time I think or talk of him. His scars always come fresh in front of me.” Many others were injured in the incident. Following the killing of the two students, eight ministers in Nagaland resigned. Almost 50,000 Nagas attended the funeral service of Vikhozo and Kekuojalie at the Kohima Local Ground, which today is the venue of the Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy. March 20 is now Martyrs’ Day in Nagaland. “For a long time, we thought of revenge,” Thinuohelie says. What Nagaland, however, has today by way of remembrance of that dark day is the football tournament that kicked off this year with the match between Barak FC and Boyz United.

The Angami Students’ Union started the tournament, and until 1991 it was confined to a limited region. The present, broader format was adopted soon and so 2015 marks the 16th edition of the tournament. It remains one of the most popular tournaments in this region, with each match drawing between 4,000 and 8,000 people. The traditions though have remained intact down the years: the NSF and Angami Students Union start the event by paying tribute to the two students, and spending a few minutes in silence. In 1999, the organisers in Nagaland made it amply clear that the whole point of the tournament is the theme, ‘Goal for Peace,’ which has stuck on ever since. Senior journalist Xavier Rutsa says the players play not just for the team but in honour of this cause. And, he says, “the fact that the teams continue to increase every year shows the amount of awareness that the people have” about the struggle that cost two students their lives 29 years back. On October 15, nearly a month after the tournament opener, Barak FC, still alive in the tournament, was ready to play the finals. Its opponent: Khulioh King from Tuensang, a new team which has managed to win the hearts of many spectators. For the record, Barak FC prevailed. But really, it was a win for peace.

Ear pollution

e used to worry about air pollution. Now ear pollution has come on board and joined forces with air pollution. If you are a pedestrian in Kohima, your eardrums could be assaulted a number of times on the main road by cars whose drivers have never heard of side vision so they feel they have to blast their car horn, and make sure pedestrians get out of their way pronto. The volume gives one a shock and goes right through one’s nervous system. It is not just annoying, but it is also damaging to the ear drums as there is only a certain level of sound that the body can tolerate. Anything beyond that limit is definitely harmful for us. Extended exposure to noise above 85 decibels can do permanent damage to our hearing. Noise induced hearing loss is real. I found an interesting measurement graph of noise on the internet to confirm this. Traffic noise stands at 85 decibels so it is already damaging to us. A hair dryer is 95 decibels. A tractor weighs in at 105 decibels and a rock concert or a chainsaw or leaf blower is 115 decibels. An ambulance is much louder than we are aware of as it is 125 decibels, the same as a jack hammer. A jet plane is 135 decibels so it’s a good thing it flies so high. A 12-gauge shotgun is 165 decibels. If the bullet doesn’t manage to kill you, the sound level

alone might. Imagine constant exposure to these high level noise generators and we have a health problem on our hands. The permissible time for exposure to high level sounds like a rock concert or a chainsaw is not more than 30 seconds to 3 minutes. Damage is certain on prolonged exposure. There should be some device to measure the loudness of many of the noise produc-

ing devices around us in everyday life. Cars on the road do not necessarily have to honk at every pedestrian trying to cross the road. Drivers and owners of cars, please note: pedestrians are crossing the road. They will finish that task in a matter of seconds. Blowing your horn cannot fast forward them. And most importantly, they have right of way too. In civilized countries people using leaf blowers use ear protection. We should also go easy on the hair dryer as it not only emits 95 decibels, it is an appliance we cannot avoid using in close proximity to our auricular organs. Typical speech measures in at 55 to 65

decibels. That is the person with an average voice. But people who raise their voices when angry, or who normally shout by nature, will be producing at least 80 to 85 decibels, decidedly too dangerous for our ears. Is it any wonder that loud-voiced people are unpleasant to be around and they tire us out with their level of noise production? Loud noise is not good for our health. Ear pollution is growing unchecked in our towns as the numbers of cars increase, and people live more self-centred lives unmindful of disturbing their neighbours. And they expect everyone else to put up with it. But even in the villages three quarters of a century ago, an inebriated man talking too loudly would be removed from the circle of sober members and escorted home. So much for modern life. I stridently maintain that we should not put up with ear pollution. It’s alright to say no to unnecessary noise. In fact it’s essential to do so to protect our eardrums from injury. I wonder if we could press the Legislative assembly to pass something useful like an “Unlawful noise detention Act”? Penalise offenders by sending them to reform school where they learn to habitually speak softly and drive cars which do not have a horn attached, and spend a specific time period in training to invent noiseless appliances. Ear pollution: our time to say enough is enough.

5 quick relaxation techniques to calm you mind

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here are times when everyday stress gets too much to handle and you just can’t wait for a vacation to de-stress. Good news is there are some relaxation exercises for immediate relief. Dr Bhavna Barmi suggests relaxation techniques that will help you improve your overall mental well being. 1. 2-Minute Meditation Switch your thoughts to yourself and your breathing. Take a few deep breaths, exhaling slowly. Mentally scan your body. Notice areas that feel tense or cramped. Quickly loosen up these areas. Let go of as much tension as you can. Move your head to your right shoulder, then to the left shoulder, move your head forward from your chin to your chest and then back-

wards. Roll your shoulders forward and backward several times. Let all of your muscles completely relax. Recall a pleasant thought for a few seconds. Take another deep breath and exhale slowly. You should feel more relaxed. 2. Mind Relaxation Close your eyes. Breathe normally through your nose. As you exhale, silently say to yourself a short word such as “peaceful” or a short phrase such as “I feel quiet” or “I’m safe”. Continue for ten minutes. If your mind wanders, gently remind yourself to think about your breathing and your chosen word or phrase. Let your breathing become slow and steady. 3. Deep Breathing Relaxation Many individuals under stress experience rapid shallow breathing from the upper chest as if pre-

paring for flight or reacting to fear. This type of breathing intensifies anxiety. To reduce stress, take several deep breaths and practice slow, abdominal breathing every chance you can. Imagine a spot just below your navel. Breathe into that spot and fill your abdomen with air. Let the air fill you from the abdomen up, then let it out, like deflating a balloon. With every long, slow breath out, you should feel more relaxed. 4. Visualisation Sometimes we are not able to change our environment to manage stress – this may be the case where we do not have the power to change a situation, or where we are about to give an important performance. Visualisation is a useful skill for relaxing in

these situations. Imagery is a potent method of stress reduction, especially when combined with physical relaxation methods such as deep breathing. One common use of visualisation in relaxation is to imagine a scene, place or event that you remember as safe, peaceful, restful, beautiful and happy. 5. Physical Exercises Physical exercises are one of the best methods to prevent you from any kind of stress related problems. One of the best ways to look after your physical and mental health is to follow a rule of 4 for Physical Exercises. The rule of 4 states that the exercises should be done either for 40 mins or 4km, 4 times a week. (Dr Barmi is Senior Clinical Psychologist, Fortis ESCORTS Heart Institute)

Dear member friends, After months of deliberation, brainstorm, ground works, I, on behalf of the Administrative Team, is pleased to inform that our Forum shall begin actively participating in the Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign alongside the Election Department and other Non-Governmental bodies. Enough anger has been vented even on our Forum, regarding the corruption in our state. Adding to this, Nagaland stands tall when it comes to the adoption of malpractices during election. According to estimates, a massive Rs. 937.82 crore was spent in one month during the last general elections. (Nagaland's yearly state plan averages Rs. 1, 500 crore; the deficit for 2015 was Rs. 1252.85 crore – almost the entire annual plan outlay). We strongly believe that a Cleaner Election can serve as a seed towards the change we envision and long for. The dream isn’t impossible to achieve, provided we change from within and join in whatever way we can, thereby, encouraging our friends and family. For a state like Nagaland, the entire election process, the malpractices has become so much an open-secret. The result >> Most of us are blinded and is no longer aware of what is right and what is wrong. Or, in many cases, we are kept in the dark. For many of us, we grow up believing that election is the time we vote for whomever gives more money, not knowing that it is actually wrong, and we are giving birth to leaders who spend the first years amassing the money (meant for development), to make up for the amount they spent in buying our votes, as well as to pay off debts; or that our village/clan leaders decide on whom to give our vote to; or that we await our parents' decision on whom to vote; or that we shall be excluded from receiving various benefits just because we gave our vote to the losing candidate, etc . Election is not about witnessing streams of money, or being dictated on whom we should cast our vote, but about choosing the right leaders who can lead each individual equally, will make sure the proposed developmental projects are completed on time, will put others before themselves, strongly stand to the fact that a leader is one who serves and not one who functions with his ego, etc. We strongly believe that we need to educate/re-educate ourselves about how an election should be, and inculcating them in our practical lives as well as spreading the message among our circles. 1. Keeping this in mind, ‘The Naga Blog’ shall be organizing a series of awareness drives, online and offline, as our first step towards our campaign. 2. The Administrative Team is also in touch with the Church Organizations, requesting them to mark a Sunday on a calendar year as "Clean Election Sunday", beginning 2016, and use that particular Sunday solely to spread awareness about the election process. We shall be sharing the letter with the members very soon. Though we are still awaiting a response from most of the Churches we've met, we are delighted to share with our members that the NBCC has kindly accepted our request, and has marked May 22nd 2016 as 'Clean

“Election Sunday” On 16th October, 2015, we shall be launching our ‘Electoral Awareness’ drive in collaboration with the Election Department by organizing a seminar at St. Joseph College, Jakhama. If any member wishes to join us at the seminar, you are free to do so. Kindly let us know in the thread or you can also message any of the Administrators. We wish to cover as much colleges across Nagaland and even beyond in the coming months, then move to other circles including the rural areas. We need our members to actively join in this humble initiative. Here’s how you can participate: 1. In the coming days, we shall be posting more information. Members can share with their friends, family, as well as in any program, meetings they are part of, about the dire need of practising a free and fair election, and update the other members on our Forum. 2. Students of our Forum are requested to talk to their respective institution heads for organizing a seminar at their school/college and inform us, or help us get in touch with them. 3. Members beyond Nagaland is also free to do the same, to join us by organizing any initiative they could. The Administrative Team would be delighted to assist in whatever way we can. 4. Members who are pursuing their studies/working outside the states, can also check our Forum for information regarding the topic, and can also post queries on our Forum, if any. 5. All the members are urged to check their enrolment status for inclusion, deletion or correction at the following (between 1st to 31st October 2015): Helpline Number 1950; www.eci.nic.in; www.ceonagaland.nic.in; www.nvsp.in. Remember: It is illegal to be enrolled in more than one constituency, and it is our responsibility to delete multiple entries. 6. Suggest for more ways which our Forum can initiate in order to witness a cleaner election process in our society. 7. Share your knowledge about 'free and fair election' to the members of our Forum, so as to learn from each other.

A message to all those who exploit talented youths for money!!! Yanpvuo Yanfo Kikon: I am literally flabbergasted and discouraged to learn that there are such human beings who exploit young talents in the name of organising talent shows in Nagaland and turn these poor kids into salesmen and saleswomen to sell voting tickets... Hello!! They are ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, not your salesmen!!! This is pure greed and exploitation at its worst!!!!! Now these kids have to go begging for thousands of bucks, even Lakhs during the final stages I heard just to earn the title, this isn't how you organize a talent competition dude. If you guys think, we can exploit young kids like this, it makes you no lesser than a fraud. WHO REMEMBERS ALL THESE WINNERS???? I haven't seen any STAR who has made a living out of Music by spending LAKHS and winning these talent hunts. Are they seriously genuine and legit in terms of helping and promoting artists? Or simply exploiting these poor kids and burdening their parents for money?? Right from elections to talent hunts, if money comes into play then how do we ever promote MERITOCRACY?? This is seriously turning into a very sad demotivating situation... Let me remind you - TALENT can never be bought with money!!!! Talent is acquired through non-stop hard work and practising to perfect your passion and art. If you are serious about judging a TALENT, judge them by their TALENT and NOT by the amount of MONEY they beg and bring for you!!!!!! For those established artists who endorse such exploitation, I don't know you!!! FROM JOBS TO ELECTIONS TO FAKE CERTIFICATES TO NOW TALENTS???? WHAT IS OUR WORLD COMING TO???? WAKE UP!!!!!!! P.S. I am not here to shatter any business/enterprising venture. But there is a thin line between Greed and Genuine Profit. There is no harm in making profits in any business but NOT at the COST of using artists and musicians to go begging for your fortune and they become forgotten after the show! That is flawed business ethics. A real business and a true entrepreneur create VALUE and HELP people and their clients through their innovation/enterprising activities. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Naga Blog.

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PM to open 70-yr-old secret files on Netaji New Delhi, OctOber 16 (reuterS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will seek to unravel one of India's most enduring mysteries surrounding the independence struggle, the latest salvo in a growing history war that could undermine the opposition Congress party. The fate of Subhas Chandra Bose, leader of the Indian National Army which collaborated with the Japanese and Germans against the British in World War Two, has remained a riddle for seven decades. Successive Indian governments have kept hundreds of files related to his death secret, saying the release of the information could prejudice relations with foreign nations, fuelling conspiracy theories about how he died. Modi's decision this week to declassify all files on India's most enigmatic nationalist hero may finally end the controversy. The findings could also embarrass India's most famous political dynasty, because of the role played by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the aftermath of Bose's death. Since trouncing the Nehru-Gandhi family's Congress party in a general election last year, Modi has chipped away at its grip on India's post-colonial history. Modi's government has announced plans to change a museum set up to honour Nehru so it will reflect a wider range of lead-

A visitor looks at a picture of Subhas Chandra Bose, former leader of the Indian National Army, at a museum in Kolkata on October 16. (REUTERS Photo)

ers. His government has also erased the names of Nehru and his descendants from government schemes, places and postage stamps. At a meeting on Wednesday, Modi met Bose's relatives to tell them the files would be declassified from January onwards to coincide with his 119th birthday. "By ending the speculation it will allow us to assess his full contribution to the independence movement," said Sidharth Nath Singh, a leader from Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who

met the Bose family. The Indian government has officially said Bose died of burns when his aircraft crashed in Taiwan while he was on his way to Tokyo, three days after the end of World War Two. Many Indians refuse to believe that. Some think he faked his own death to avoid capture, with reports saying he lived in the Soviet Union or in India disguised as a holy man. A six-year inquiry headed by a Supreme Court judge found in 2006 that neither Taiwan nor the

United States had any record of his plane crashing. It also found his supposed ashes in a shrine in Tokyo were those of a soldier. "Political Ramifications" Singh said the release of the files could embarrass Congress if they showed Nehru's government thought he was alive but did not want him to return to public life. "The release of the files does have political ramifications, you can't ignore it," said Singh. Nehru's government

spied on Bose's family for two decades, suggesting it thought he may be alive, files declassified by West Bengal's government last month show. Campaigners believe files held by the central government will provide greater clarity on his fate. Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar said the files will exonerate Nehru, and the reason they were kept secret is that they probably embarrass a foreign ally, but enough time has passed for it not to matter. "The idea that they will

embarrass Nehru is pure BJP fantasy," said Aiyar. About 200-300 files held by the prime minister's office, intelligence bureau and foreign ministry will be declassified, Singh said. Bose campaigned against British colonial rule with Mahatma Gandhi for 20 years, but fell out with him because he believed non-violence would fail. To millions of Indians, he was a patriot who took a heroic stance against British imperialism and who has failed to get sufficient recognition in independent India. Bose escaped from house arrest in India in 1941 to travel to Germany, where he met Adolf Hitler and later boarded a German submarine bound for Japan. Bose eventually arrived in Myanmar as the head of the Indian National Army, which fielded Indian troops drawn from prisoners of war taken by the Japanese. The last known photograph of Bose shows him stepping off a plane in Vietnam, a day before his purported death. No photograph of his body or death certificate has been published. Chandra Kumar Bose, a relative of the leader, welcomed Modi's decision to release the files."We do not know for sure what happened to him, but of the many theories the plane crash theory should be debunked," he said. "History should be rectified."

Coal sCam: Court dismisses plea to summon ex-PM Manmohan Singh New Delhi, OctOber 16 (Pti): A special court on Friday dismissed the plea of ex-Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda seeking to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an additional accused in a coal scam case. "The application moved by Madhu Koda is dismissed," special CBI judge Bharat Parashar said. The court had on September 28 reserved the order on Koda's plea after the agency had opposed it saying that there was no evidence which even prima facie suggests that Singh was part of any conspiracy in allocation of a coal block to Naveen Jindal Group firms. CBI had argued in the court that the plea of Koda, who had sought summoning of Singh and two others as additional accused in the case, was "devoid of any merits" and that the records do not reflect that Singh, who held the coal portfolio at that time, had any complicity with any accused in any manner. It had also said there was no evidence to show that Singh had acted in a "mechanical manner" in the entire process. Koda had alleged that CBI was trying to show there was no involvement of the then Prime Minister in the entire process. His counsel had also said it cannot be said that the then PM was not aware of all the facts and if file of the matter was said to be routed through then minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao, who is an accused, can it not be said that Singh was one of the conspirators. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block to Jindal group firms -- Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd (GSIPL). Besides Singh, Koda had sought summoning of Anand Swaroop, then secretary (energy) and Jai Shankar Tiwari, then secretary (mines and geology) as additional accused in the case. Regarding Swaroop and Tiwari, CBI had told the court that they are important prosecution witnesses in the case and "rather it was Koda who had tinkered with recommendations". Besides Koda and Rao, CBI had chargesheeted industrialist Naveen Jindal, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and 11 others, including five firms, in the case. Out of these accused, only Rao had supported Koda's plea. The court had summoned these 15 as accused saying that prima facie offences under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with sections 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant), 420 (cheating) of IPC read with sections 13(1)(c) and 13(1)(d) (criminal misconduct by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act were made out against them.

8 killed as Mumbai eatery Illogical to eliminate government from Cornered, Haryana CM offers catches fire after gas blast judges' selection: Justice Chelameswar 'regrets' on beef statement

MuMbAi, OctOber 16 (iANS): At least eight people were killed in a fire that swept a crowded restaurant here on Friday after a gas cylinder exploded, an official said. The incident occurred in the City Kinara Hotel near the Holy Cross School in the Kurla area around 1.30 pm when the eatery was full of customers for the lunch time. Suddenly, a cylinder burst in the hotel's kitchen, leading to the fire in which eight people were burnt alive, said an official of the BMC Disaster Control. The cause of the blast which was followed by a deafening explosion and a fire, is being investigated, said police.

Petition accepted for probe into religious leader's death thiruvANANthAPurAM, OctOber 16 (iANS): A court in Kerala on Friday accepted a petition that sought a new probe into the death of Swami Swaswethikananda which was in 2002 seen as a case of drowning. Petitioner P.D. Joseph approached the Aluva chief magistrate with the petition following fresh allegations that the religious leader was probably murdered. The court asked the government to file a response and posted the case for October 21. When he died, the popular Swami had serious differences with V. Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Sangom. A leading businessman, Biju Ramesh, made the fresh allegation about the Swami's murder after Natesan moved closer to the BJP. Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch P.K. Madhu told the media on Friday that the case was closed after investigation by six different officers of the rank of superintendents. "But now with fresh revelations, we will be looking into it," he said. Kerala Police closed the case in 2013 saying the Swami's death took place after he fell down and his head hit the rocks in the river bed, and that there was no foul play.

Indians more comfortable socialising online: Survey New Delhi, OctOber 16 (iANS): Owing by the surge in social media usage among Indians, one-third of the country's below-35 people feel more comfortable socialising online than in real life, a new survey has revealed. The survey conducted by Kissanpur reveals that 65 percent respondents in Bengaluru said they are more comfortable with virtual socialising, followed by 33 percent respondents from Mumbai reiterating the same. As many as 70 percent of the respondents in Bengaluru and 43 percent in Mumbai say they get to know about the lives of their friends and relatives mainly online. When it comes to children, 53 percent Indians believe that their wards need coaxing or take very long to make new friends. This trend is largely seen in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Lucknow. Furthermore, 38 percent Indians are either just acquaintances with their neighbour or they do not even know their neighbours at all. This number is significantly higher in Bengaluru with 68 percent agreeing with this observation, followed by Delhi and Lucknow. They are mere strangers who share a courtesy smile or meet casually in the elevator. Some don't even know their neighbour's names.

Justice J. Chelameswar. File Photo

New Delhi, OctOber 16 (iANS): Even as the Supreme Court on Friday junked the constitution's 99th amendment and the NJAC Act, Justice J. Chelameswar however said to hold that executive (government) should be excluded from the process of appointing judges would be "wholly illogical and inconsistent". "To wholly eliminate the executive from the process of selection would be inconsistent with the foundational premise that government in a democracy is by chosen representatives of the people," Justice Chelameswar said in his separate and dissenting judgement. "Under the scheme of our constitution, the executive is chartered clear authority to administer critical areas such as defence of the realm, internal security, maintenance of public order, taxation, management of fiscal policies and a host of other aspects, touching every aspect of the administration

of the nation and lives of its people. "In this context, to hold that it should be totally excluded from the process of appointing judges would be wholly illogical and inconsistent with the foundations of the theory of democracy and a doctrinal heresy," he said in his separate judgement. Such exclusion has no parallel in any other democracy whose models were examined by the constituent assembly and none other were brought to our notice either, he said. "Established principles of constitutional government, practices in other democratic constitutional arrangements and the fact that the constituent assembly provided a role for the executive clearly prohibit the inference that executive participation in the selection process abrogates a basic feature," he said, adding Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi was right in his submission that exclusion of the executive branch is destructive of the basic feature of checks and balances - a fundamental principle in constitutional theory. He further said that transparency is a "vital factor" in constitutional governance. "This court in innumerable cases noted that constitutionalism demands rationality in every sphere of state action. Transparency is an aspect of rationality. The need for transparency is more in the case of appointment process. Proceedings of the collegium

were absolutely opaque and inaccessible both to public and history, barring occasional leaks," he said, upholding the 99th amendment but found flaws in the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act 2014. Among this was a concern that there could be bipartisan compromise between the party in power and the opposition, resulting in sharing the two slots earmarked for eminent people. "Such possibility would eventually enable political parties to make appointments purely on political considerations, thereby destroying independence of judiciary," he said. Noting all power could be misused including judicial power, he said that the power to nominate two eminent persons is conferred upon three high constitutional functionaries - the prime minister, the leader of the opposition and the chief justice of India. Though "it is elementary political knowledge that the prime minister and the leader of opposition would always have conflicting political interests and would rarely agree upon any issue," he said that the possibility of a bipartisan compromise cannot be ruled out. "Though, the presence of CJI in the committee should normally be a strong deterrent, the possibility of the CJI failing to perceive a political compromise or helplessness in the event of such compromise, cannot be ruled out," he said.

chANDigArh, OctOber 16 (iANS): Finding himself cornered over his controversial stand on consumption of beef, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday first tried to wriggle out of the situation by saying his statement was "distorted" but then finally offered his "regret". Khattar was quoted by an English daily on Friday as saying that "Muslims can continue to live in this country, but they will have to give up eating beef as the cow is an article of faith here". "Haryana Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal has denied having made any such statement and said that his words and sentiments have been distorted," an official statement said. A political greenhorn and first-time legislator, Khattar completes one year in office as chief minister on October 26. The statement was made in the context of the lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri district of Uttar Pradesh on September 28 by a mob on suspicion that he ate beef. But once Khattar's recorded interview (in audio) was released by the daily and played by news channels, making it clear he indeed made the controversial statement, Khattar told the media here: "However, even if you believe that

if any of the words were spoken by me, there was no intention (of hurting anyone's sentiments). If anyone's sentiments are hurt by my statements, I am ready to offer my regrets for this." "We understand and respect the feelings of every religion and community. I did not make any statement which would have hurt anyone's sentiments. However, if anyone or any community has felt hurt, I regret the same," a statement quoting Khattar later said. Khattar said he had "full devotion in the practice of 'Sarva Dharma Sambhav' and believed in taking along all sections of society". Khattar, a former RSS pracharak, had said that the "cow, Bhagwad Gita and goddess Saraswati were articles of faith for the Hindu community". He had maintained that the Indian Constitution, which had no provision to ban cow slaughter or consumption of beef, however, had a provision that no one should do anything that offends the faith of another religion. Khattar was chosen by the Bharatiya Janata Party to head its first government in Haryana last year, overlooking the claims of more experienced leaders.

Second phase of Bihar polls end with 54% voting PAtNA, OctOber 16 (iANS): The second phase of staggered assembly elections in Bihar ended on Friday with about 54 percent of the 8.58 million electorate voting in 32 of the 243 constituencies, officials said. The polling was peaceful as millions defied Maoist threats to troop to more than 8,800 polling centres across six districts to decide the fate of 456 candidates including former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi. The main battle for power is between the BJPled four-party alliance and the Grand Alliance of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The Bihar battle, which began on Monday and ends on November 5 and whose outcome will be known on November 8, is the biggest popularity test in the coun-

try after the Delhi election in February in which the AAP routed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As many as 23 of the 32 constituencies where ballotting took place were known Maoist hubs. Polling in 11 of them ended at 3 p.m. and in 12 others an hour later to enable officers to leave the area before sunlight fades. Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan told IANS that the polling was slow initially but picked up later -- a la the first round of voting on Monday. According to him, women again voted in large numbers. As the day progressed, the queues outside polling booth turned serpentine, reports from various constituencies said.

The two main coalitions fighting it out in Bihar are the ruling Janata DalUnited (JD-U) and its allies the RJD and the Congress as well as the BJP and its allies including the LJP, HAM and RLSP. Among the key contestants on Friday were HAM leader and former chief minister Manjhi, Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary and BJP leader Prem Kumar, one of the contenders for the chief minister's post. Manjhi contested for two constituencies: Makhdumpur in Jehanabad and Imamganj in Gaya. With caste equations coming to the fire, the Grand Alliance banked on OBCs and Muslims and sections of Dalits and EBCs to capture most of the 32 seats. The BJP and its allies are confident of the sup-

port of upper castes along with sections of OBCs, EBCs and Dalits. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist had vowed to disrupt the elections. With most of the 8,849 polling booths in rural areas, officials in charge of security had their fingers crossed through the day. Five helicopters, drones and 993 companies of

paramilitary forces were deployed. Bihar Police chief P.K. Thakur told the media here that polling was peaceful barring minor clashes between rivals. Officials said voters in over a dozen villages in Aurangabad, Kaimur, Jehanabad and Arwal boycotted the polls against what they said was lack of

development in the past five years. According to the Association of Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch, 142 candidates in the second round faced serious criminal charges including those of murder. The third round of polling will be held on October 28.

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Viral video puts Israelis & Palestinians at sharp odds JERUSALEM, OctObER 16 (REUtERS): To Palestinians, the video shows a 13-year-old boy being left to die in the street as Israelis shout abuse at him. To Israelis, it shows a teenage knife attacker bleeding as police keep angry locals back and wait for an ambulance. The two minutes of amateur footage has become one of the most divisive videos to emerge from a wave of violence sweeping Jerusalem, where clips of attacks are being shared at high speed on social media in what has been dubbed a smartphone intifada. The problem, as with so much in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is about interpretation. Palestinians watch the shaky video, with voices in Hebrew shouting “Die, son of a bitch”, and draw one set of conclusions that fuel anger and alarm. Israelis watch the same - and subsequent police CCTV footage showing the two Palestinian teenagers running through the streets with knives and attacking an Israeli boy - and come to totally different conclusions. “Both sides are living in different dimensions,” said Daniel Nisman, an intelligence and security analyst who runs the Levantine Group. “You can have an incident happen and it’s interpreted in two completely different ways instantly.” And it is also immediately shared with tens of thousands of people on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook, where each community’s

Israeli PM says he is willing to meet Palestinian president

Thirteen-year-old Ahmed Manasra, a Palestinian from Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem, sits handcuffed to his hospital bed at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, in this handout picture released from the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) on October 15. (REUTER Photo)

outrage is reinforced in an echo chamber, driving an ever-deeper wedge between the two sides. The video in question shows 13-year-old Ahmed Manasra, a Palestinian from Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem, lying on the street in Pisgat Zeev, a nearby Jewish settlement, with his legs twisted behind him and blood coming from his head after being hit by a car. It was taken on Monday, minutes after two Israelis, including a boy on a bicycle, were stabbed outside a nearby shop. Israeli police have accused Manasra and his 15-yearold cousin of carrying out

the attacks. The family has denied they did it. The footage shows police keeping passersby back while abuse is shouted. After a minute or so, an ambulance arrives, although it is not immediately clear if Manasra is treated. At one point he sits up, but the police tell him to lie back down and they can be seen checking him for explosives. No knife is visible. OUTRAGE ON BOTH SIDES Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian leaders quickly expressed outrage, referring to the boy and his cousin as

having been “executed” by Israel “in cold blood”. Ahmed’s uncle told Reuters the boys had done nothing wrong, were not carrying knives and had gone to the area to rent video games. The boy was killed senselessly, he said. In fact, Ahmed Manasra is still alive and is being treated in an Israeli hospital. His cousin was shot and killed by police at the scene. The Israeli boy stabbed remains in serious condition, while the second victim was lightly wounded. Israel on Thursday released photographs showing Manasra sitting up in Jerusalem’s Hadassah hos-

pital, wearing green medical overalls and bandages around his head. In several of the pictures he is looking straight at the camera. On Wednesday, two days after the first video emerged, Israeli police circulated closed-circuit TV footage showing the build up to the attack and the incident itself. Two boys, one wearing the same t-shirt as Ahmed Manasra, can be seen chasing after a man with knives drawn. The man runs away and the boys turn towards some nearby shops. Another camera then captures them running along the street with knives drawn. A third camera angle

JERUSALEM, OctObER 16 (IANS): Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he would be “perfectly open” to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in order to calm the month-long Israeli-Palestinian violence. Netanyahu told a press conference that he was talking with US Secretary of State John Kerry about a meeting with Palestinian leaders. “I have no problem of meeting with Abbas, Kerry, Jordan’s King Abdullah and others,” Xinhua quoted him as saying. Netanyahu also denounced Abbas for falsely claiming that Israel “executed” a teen Palestinian suspect who is recovering in a hospital in Jerusalem. On Wednesday, Abbas said in a televised speech that Israel was using excessive force against Palestinians and were “executing our children in cold blood”. He claimed that Ahmed Manasra, a 13-yearold boy who was involved in stabbing an Israeli boy, was one of those killed. shows the moment they appear to stab the boy on the bicycle, and a fourth angle shows one of the stabbers running across the street before being shot by police. CCTV DELAY All the evidence presented by Israeli authorities pointing to the fact the teenage cousins carried out the stabbings has done little to quell Palestinian anger - the first video is still being watched much more than the CCTV footage. Akram Attallah, a Palestinian political analyst who spoke before the CCTV images emerged, described the video of Manasra ly-

Abbas was speaking amid spiking tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Over the past month, eight Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks, while 32 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, including at least 10 who were identified by Israel as attackers. Abbas’ remark triggered an uproar in Israel, with Netanyahu condemning it as a “wild incitement that fuels terror”. “President Abbas accused Israel of executing an innocent Palestinian boy. First of all, he’s alive. Secondly, he is not innocent; he tried to murder an innocent Israeli youngster who was riding bicycles,” Netanyahu said at the press conference. An official with the Hadassah Medical Centre, where Manasra is recovering, said he was admitted to hospital with a head injury, but his condition has been “stabilised”. He added that the boy is recovering well and “at this point he’s awake, eating and watching TV”.

ing wounded as akin to the photograph of the Syrian boy lying dead on a beach in Greece. “It was provoking to the national dignity of every Palestinian and therefore an immediate response was inevitable,” he said, suggesting it may have spurred other attacks. From Israel’s point of view, the way the videos of attacks are being distributed rapidly on social media, often whipping up a frenzy of anger, is a difficult phenomenon to counteract. Seven Israelis and 32 Palestinians, including 10 attackers, have been killed in a two-week surge in violence. “The Israeli side that

has the CCTV footage showing the actual attack had to wait two days before putting it out because of internal investigations,” said Nisman. “By then, the damage had already been done. It’s too late.” Abbas has not responded since the images of the boy alive in hospital were released. In online postings, many Palestinians have said they believe he is dead and a “martyr”. Asked for comment on Thursday, one Palestinian official said he now believed Ahmed was alive, but was still not convinced he and his cousin carried out the stabbings.

Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Trump, Carson threaten to China wants good ties with SE Asia bEIJINg, OctObER 16 (RE- using the Internet, social media and Uruguay win U.N. council seats boycott Republican debate UtERS): China’s defence minister other means to carry out incitements UNItED NAtIONS, OctObER 16 (REUtERS): Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Uruguay and Ukraine were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, pitting Kiev against veto-power Russia in what Ukraine’s foreign minister promised would not be a conciliatory two-year term. The 193-member General Assembly elected Egypt with 179 votes in favor, Japan with 184, Senegal with 187, Ukraine with 177 and Uruguay with 185. All five were unopposed. They replace Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria on the council on Jan. 1. The council is made up of 10 elected members - 5 voted on each year - and five permanent veto-powers who are the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia. The council is the only U.N. body that can make legally-binding decisions. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin earlier this week described Kiev’s

approach to Russia as “definitely not conciliatory ... the permanent member of the Security Council is an aggressor in Ukraine, waging a hybrid war against Ukraine.” Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea in March last year, which was followed by fighting between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops in eastern Ukraine. A truce has largely held in eastern Ukraine for the past month. A deadlocked U.N. Security Council has had more than 30 meetings on Ukraine since the seizure of Crimea. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin declined to comment on how Moscow would interact with Ukraine on the council. There has also been an impasse in the council on how to end Syria’s nearly fiveyear civil war. Russia, backed by China, has sought to protect its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from action proposed by the United States, France, Britain and others.

It remains unclear how key regional power Egypt will act on the Security Council. Relations between Washington and Cairo have cooled, while the government of former general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has showed signs of warming toward Moscow. Egypt has generally avoided showing support for the Syrian president, whom Cairo’s key ally Saudi Arabia believes should be ousted, but it recently praised Russia’s military intervention on behalf of Assad as helping curtail the spread of terrorism. “Egypt will undertake every effort to fulfill its responsibility and cooperation with the other 14 members of the Security Council,” Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Thursday. Egypt also wants to play a central role in reviving the stalled peace process for Israel and the Palestinians. Japan’s U.N. Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa said this would be Japan’s 11th term on the Security Council.

WAShINgtON, OctObER 16 (IANS): Upset over the ground rules for the next Republican presidential debate, frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson are threatening to boycott the Oct 28 showdown on CNBC unless the debate format is changed. Media mogul Trump and noted neurosurgeon Carson, the two non politician candidates, who have been leading the Republican field in recent polls, are seeking an overall time limit on the debate, given that the last one went on for three hours, and the ability to make opening and closing statements. According to latest Real Clear Politics average of poll Trump leads the Republican pack with 23.4% votes followed by Carson with 19.1%. Establishment favourite Jeb Bush has fallen to the fifth place with 7.3%. “Neither Mr. Trump or Dr. Carson will participate in your debate if it is longer than 120 minutes including commercials and does not include opening and closing statements,” they wrote in a letter to CNBC Thursday. The CNBC format, according to the letter calls for two hours of debate time, with four commercial breaks that will in add up to 8-16 minutes, in total. The original plan also stated there would be no opening or closing statements for the candidates. Carson and Trump concluded their letter, “Both our campaigns hope that you will agree with these very reasonable format changes so that CNBC may present all the Republican candidates to your audience.” Trump, who has been complaining about how sick he was of “boring” debates, also fired off a couple of tweets at CNBC. CNBC spokesman Brian Steel indicated in a statement that the network might change the format to accede to Carson’s and Trump’s demands.

struck a conciliatory tone with Southeast Asia defence chiefs on Friday, saying that all needed to work hard to maintain peace and stability against threats, including instigation by foreign forces using social media. China’s relations with several Southeast Asian countries, especially the Philippines and Vietnam, have been strained over Beijing’s increasingly assertive tone in pushing territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. China has overlapping claims with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei in the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in shipborne trade passes every year. Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan told his counterparts from all 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the start of an informal summit in Beijing that all needed to push for the “correct” development of ties. Chang said the biggest common need was to maintain stability. “At present the regional situation is generally stable, but there are obvious downward economic pressures and non-traditional security challenges are increasing,” he said, pointing to the threat from terror groups. “Forces from outside the region are

against countries in this region, threatening social stability,” Chang said, without elaborating. China says it faces a threat from Islamist militants in its far western region of Xinjiang, who it says often use the Internet to spread propaganda, link up with groups outside of China and encourage attacks. Chang added that China is willing to work with ASEAN to boost military cooperation and jointly maintain regional peace and stability. He made no direct mention of the South China Sea in front of reporters, who were only allowed to listen to the first few minutes of his opening remarks. China stepped up the creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea last year, drawing strong criticism from Washington. Media reports say the United States has decided to conduct freedom-of-navigation operations inside 12 nautical-mile limits that China claims around islands built on reefs in the Spratly archipelago. China denies it has militarised the South China Sea, saying construction work is mostly for civilian purposes, and has warned that Beijing would not stand for violations of its territorial waters in the name of freedom of navigation.

After the fall of Kunduz, more Afghans eye Europe KAbUL, OctObER 16 (REUtERS): The young man from the northern Afghan city of Kunduz used to make a decent living doing a dangerous job. As an informer for Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, he posed as a businessman and mingled with Taliban insurgents, gathering GPS data, photos and audio clips of militants. That all ended on the morning of Sept. 28, when hundreds of Taliban fighters besieged the provincial capital, briefly taking control of the city. They stormed the local headquarters of the National Directorate of Security, where files detailing covert activities were kept, said the 24-year-old, whose name and precise profession have been omitted to protect his identity. “They captured all our reports. I’m not safe anywhere in Afghanistan.” While his predicament may be worse than most, he is among thousands of Afghans who have fled

Kunduz since the Taliban’s stunning advance, many of them looking to escape the country altogether and head for Europe. Now in Kabul, the man says he can never go back. Nor can he stay, fearful the Taliban will come looking for him. He has been haggling with a human smuggler over the $9,000 passage to Europe, and knows a dozen former colleagues and friends looking to do the same after leaving Kunduz in a hurry. HUMAN TIDE Since Kunduz fell, some 100,000 residents have fled clashes there between Afghan security forces and insurgents, according to U.N. estimates, scattering to camps, hotels and relatives’ homes across the north and in Kabul. The flight has helped bring the number of Afghans displaced by fighting to more than one million, as security deteriorates around the country. This week, the Taliban

said it was withdrawing from Kunduz city centre, and the government has started helping some residents to return. But some say there is no going back, as they are unable to shake the fear of bullets hitting their homes, roads strewn with crude bombs or stories of rape and kidnapping. Like the more than 120,000 Afghans who have already applied for asylum in greater Europe this year, many want out. “This is a crisis, to be honest with you,” said Abdul Ghafoor, who runs the Afghanistan Migrants Advice and Support Organization (AMASO) in Kabul. More and more people come to him asking how to get out. “I ask them, ‘Why are you leaving?’ They say, ‘Look around.’” “THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE” For Mohammad Basir, Kunduz had become too risky months before the city fell. Word reached mil-

itants in a nearby district that Basir worked with the United Nations in Kunduz and earned a good living. Neighbours whom he suspected sympathized with the militants started to treat him differently. After receiving a phone call from a local Taliban commander demanding he resign and start paying the insurgents, Basir relocated to Kabul, and his wife and children managed to join him later after Kunduz fell. Basir worries the Taliban may have him in their sights, and has been talking to several smugglers about getting to Europe via Iran. “This time it happened in Kunduz, but this can happen anywhere,” he said. “I cannot trust the government. I cannot trust police. I cannot trust anyone.” Long lines outside the passport office have become a fixture in the early mornings in the capital, testament to rising violence that culminated in Kunduz’s capitulation, the

Afghans wait to receive aid distributed by the National Army troops in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 14. (REUTERS Photo)

worst setback for Afghan forces since the insurgency began in 2001. Even people returning to Afghanistan after spending years abroad are looking to leave again straight

away, said AMASO’s Ghafoor. He said the vast majority of returning Afghans his organization helped have left, and more are looking to follow. “If a returnee is from

Ghazni, travelling to Ghazni is like suicide now,” he said, referring to the province southwest of Kabul where fighting has flared between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forc-

es in recent weeks. “How long can you stay in Kabul doing nothing?” For others, waiting in Kabul is their only choice. Shakila Ahmadi had been living in a downtown hotel with her four daughters and son, after a local businessman donated several rooms to Kunduz families free of charge. She escaped the city with nothing but her children in the car, leaving her husband, a police officer, behind to fight. Some Kunduz residents who made it to the relative safety of Kabul have criticized the government for not doing enough to help and leaving private donors to fill the gaps. “No representative of the government has come here to ask about them or give them any support,” Haji Ghulam Hassan, the hotel owner and a wealthy businessman from northern Balkh province, said on Monday. “We did our part. My government also has a responsibility to do something.”

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Umesh Yadav can fill my shoes Recently retired Indian paceman Zaheer Khan has said that Umesh Yadav can spearhead India bowling, only if he plays to his potential

MUMbai, OctOber 16 (ianS): Leftarm seamer Zaheer Khan's retirement from international cricket has posed a serious question to India: who can be the next Zaheer? But the man himself believes that current speed star Umesh Yadav has the potential to step into his shoes but only if his talent is nurtured and maximised. The 37-year-old pacer ended his 14-year-long international career due to a series of injuries, the latest being a shoulder complaint. He made his India debut in 2000 and played his last game for the country in 2014 against New Zealand at Wellington. "Umesh is good with pace and the movement he gets. He definitely has got potential and that potential needs to be maximised is what I have been saying," Zaheer told IANS in an exclusive interview here, after announcing his retirement. Umesh, who made his debut for In-

dia in May 2010 against Zimbabwe, has so far played 15 Tests, picking up 48 wickets. He has also appeared in 52 One Day Internationals (ODIs), claiming 72 victims. "Among the Indian pacers I think, pace is important and balance needs to be maintained. The attack needs to be settled, its a process, you will find the right guys to do the job and right guys who are in the rhythm," he said. Zaheer has left the stage after playing in 92 Tests and 200 ODIs, claiming 282 and 311 wickets respectively. He has also taken 17 wickets in as many T20 Internationals. "I think the whole journey has been special, outstanding and cricket has been my life. It is very difficult to pinpoint one incident. Walking away with lot of fond memories, good friendships, so everything has happened to me at the right moment. But I can say winning the 2011 World Cup here was a great moment for me," he said. He announced his retirement after a shoulder injury that has put paid to his efforts to return to action, capping a 14-year career punctuated by considerable success as well as crippling injuries. "It was the right time for me to call time on my international career, that's how the whole thought process had happened. As I was preparing for the season, I

realised that yes in terms of playing at the international level is what I am not looking at now. The realisation happened and that was the right time when I decided it is the right time to call it a day," the bowler from Shrirampur, Maharashtra, said. "Things happen when you have such a long career, injuries happen and we again make a comeback. From that after being dropped (dropped in 2012 after third Test against England at home) I have come out of that situation, is how I look at my career. The fact that I did make my comeback, worked hard, played some domestic games and performed there has always been a process. And I am happy about all things that went for me," he said. The 37-year-old has had on-field tussles with a number of opposition batsmen, but the on-field confrontations with former South Africa captain Graeme Smith are unforgettable. Zaheer stayed defensive when asked about the toughest batsmen he has bowled to, pointing out that any in-form batsman on a given day is tough to bowl to. "Any batsman who is in form is tough to bowl to. It varied from series to series. If the best of the batsmen are not in-form it is right that you should be attacking," he said.

Zaheer termed former New Zealand cricketer John Wright and former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten as the best coaches he has played under. "John Wright and Gary Kirsten were the best coaches I have played under. They were the ones who got the best out of me during their tenure with the team," he said. Speaking about his stint under various captains including Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Zaheer said, "I enjoyed bowling under all captains, Ganguly, Dravid, Dhoni. I was happy to get the fields which I wanted all the time as a bowler that’s what you look for. And all the captains share a very good rapport with me and supported my unconventional way of setting field at times. I am very grateful to them." The left-armer thanked all the people who played a big part in his career adding that he would not have been the person he is today without their support during tough times. "The list of people to thank is a big one. If one link would have been missing I would not have been standing here and talking to you. They all know that I am grateful to them and thankful to them for their support during crucial stages of my career," Zaheer said.

Indian cricket player Zaheer Khan speaks during an interview after announcing his retirement from international cricket in Mumbai, India, October 15. (REUTERS)

Nadal trounces Wawrinka UEFA backs suspended Platini, FIFA vote to go ahead to set up Tsonga semi-final

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning his men's singles quarter-final match against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, October 16. (REUTERS)

Shanghai, OctOber 16 (reUterS): Former world number one Rafa Nadal displayed more signs of a return to top form with a ruthless 6-2 6-1 hammering of Stan Wawrinka to reach the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Friday. The Spaniard, a winner of 14 grand slam titles, suffered a second-round defeat to Dustin Brown at Wimbledon and was ousted in the third round at the U.S. Open by Fabio Fognini in a woeful campaign but has enjoyed a resurgence since arriving in China. The 29-year-old, seeded eighth in Shanghai, reached the final in Beijing

last week and needed a little more than an hour to breeze past French Open champion Wawrinka, who toiled for close to three hours late on Thursday to get past Marin Cilic. Swiss Wawrinka, who had won his last two meetings against Nadal, avoided the ignominy of suffering a bagel in the second set by claiming the sixth game after his opponent had raced to 5-0 on the back of a ninegame winning run. Nadal, hoping to grab one of the four remaining ATP World Tour Finals spots in London, will next meet Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in Sunday's title decider. Tsonga

got the better of South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a gruelling 7-6(6) 5-7 6-4 match between a pair of the circuit's biggest hitters. The Frenchman saved three set points during the tie-breaker and secured an early break in the deciding set to carry him through to the last four. "It was a good match," Tsonga told the ATP website (www.atpworldtour. com). "It was a good level, I think. We both played good tennis. "I was really aggressive. I served really, really well today. I moved well. I'm just really happy to win today. It come at the good moment. It's good to play like this."

nyOn, OctOber 16 (aFP): UEFA said it supports suspended president Michel Platini's right to defend himself against corruption allegations following an emergency meeting in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday. However, European football's governing body stopped short of expressing categoric support for their underfire president. "We support Michel Platini's right to a due process and a fair trial and to the opportunity to clear his name," said secretary general Gianni Infantino at a press conference following the emergency meeting. "We strongly call on all instances involved in the current process: FIFA's Ethics Committee, FIFA's Appeal Committee and ultimately the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to work very rapidly to ensure that there is a final decision on the merits of the case by, at the latest, mid-November 2015." Platini was not allowed to attend the meeting, which was chaired by vice-president Angel Maria Villar Llona, but Infantino said the 60-year-old Frenchman's lawyer made a presentation both to the UEFA executive committee in the morning and the full emergency meeting in the afternoon to explain Platini's situation. Infantino also said that UEFA's 54 member associations were unanimous in agreeing that FIFA's congress in February, where a successor to suspended president Sepp Blatter will be elected, should not be delayed. Platini's hopes of succeeding Blatter have been hit by his 90day suspension from all footballrelated activities as he is unable to campaign. Infantino said there was support for Platini the man,

but made no mention of his FIFA candidacy or his UEFA presidency. "There were different opinions expressed but everyone supports Mr Platini as a person for all that he's doing as UEFA president and for European football in his career," added Infantino. "There was really a big support on this fact. More generally, as well, there was really the wish of not condemning anyone based on media articles. "The truth at the end will be the truth decided by the independent body. There is an independent body recognised by all sports associations and it is CAS." Platini, a frontrunner to take over from Blatter, is being investigated over a $2 million (1.8 million euros) payment made to him by Blatter in 2011 for consultancy work performed years earlier. Blatter, who is also suspended as part of a Swiss criminal investigation, has already said he will step down as FIFA president, a post he

has held since 1998. The vote to succeed him takes place at a FIFA Congress on February 26 next year, a date which Infantino insisted should be respected and not postponed. "The feeling of everyone is that the decision to host the FIFA Congress on February 26 should and has to stand," said Infantino. "It's absolutely crucial for the credibility for this whole process to make sure there's a legitimate, elected president of FIFA who can take over this organisation and that everything is cleared up very quickly so everyone can and move on." Infantino urged the relevant bodies, the FIFA ethics and appeal committees and CAS, not to let the whole affair drag on. "As long as there's a quick, final decision to close all the speculations and opinions of everyone, we can turn the page and move on to other things and ensure UEFA's reputation is not affected by this," he added.

Infantino said that Platini had already submitted his candidacy for FIFA's top post and that it would not be withdrawn unless a final decision by CAS goes against him. However, the secretary general did admit that discussions would take place about the possibility of supporting another candidate. "It's something that will be discussed by UEFA representatives with members of other confederations, as we've done in the past, and we'll see if another candidate from another confederation or another European comes up. "We will see from the discussions, it's a matter of respect for other confederations as well; it's not always right for Europe to have the lead on everything." Although there was speculation that UEFA would nominate an interim or acting president, Infantino explained that UEFA's statutes did not require such a move as the senior vice-president -- in this case Spaniard Villar Llona -- merely assumes the president's functions. Meanwhile, acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou pledged to restore "public trust" in the scandal-hit world football body on Thursday. The veteran Cameroonian, 69, who is boss of the African federation, has taken over as interim FIFA chief from Blatter. "It's certainly an unprecedented situation for FIFA," said Hayatou on his first full day in the post. "But we remain focused on the necessary reform process, the presidential election and on supporting the current investigations. "To restore public trust is a crucial objective. It is essential that FIFA carries on its mission of developing the game and staging international tournaments."

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For Peace In War Torn Nagaland: A Different Perspective

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or everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die…a time to weep and a time to laugh…a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.” (Eccl. 3:1, 2, 4 & 8) Because of the Indo-Naga-Myanmar war, my generation has not experienced peace on earth for the entire duration of their lives. Hence if there is one common cry in the hearts of my generation as well as every Naga alive today, it is the cry for peace. It is a cry from deepest recesses of every Naga heart. However peace having eluded us for over half a century (1954-2015) I am inclined to rethink whether, we have been crying for peace when actually, it is a time for war. In this context, I was surprised to discover that the Bible which is the word of God and which had foretold everything that would happen in human history, never promised us a utopia on earth where there would be universal peace in this world. (The Bible do tell us that there would be a period of world peace during the millennium period when Jesus comes back to reign with his saints on earth for a thousand years - Rev20:4-6). However as for the period in which we are presently living, the Bible in Matt 24:4-8 and also in other books foretold that in the flow of human history, there would be wars and rumors of war. It also states that nations would rise against nations. These Biblical prophecies have been fulfilled over and over again in human history. And these same prophecies also overtook our nation when in the early 1950’s India and Burma invaded our lands. Now, many of us Christians like to think that the Bible talks only about good things regarding our salvation and personal happiness. Yes, the Bible indeed do talks about these wonderful things; but it also talks about many other uncomfortable things about life

on earth. For example, I, for one,would wish that the Bible would talk only about "a time to be born" and never about "a time to die". I also wish there would only be times of laughter and never times of weeping and mourning. But the book of reality solemnly states that under God’s sovereignty, such contrasting times and events would happen in human lives and human history. Under the same order of God’s sovereign will, Eccl 3:8 declares that there would be times of war and times of peace as mentioned earlier. In this context let us also recollect Jesus’ own words where he said that there would be wars and rumors of war. As for the causes of war, James 4:2 states it thus: “You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you go to war.”Now in the case of India and Burma’s invasion of our lands, it is a clear case of coveting our lands and our mineral resources buried under it. Secondly, India is also trying to use our strategic geo-political location for her self defense against a possible Chinese invasion. Primarily because of these two reasons, India has forcefully annexed our lands to their own lands. Under such circumstances and times, are we supposed to go to war in self defense or are we supposed to beg for peace and development from them? Our outstretched hands carrying our Naga shawls and waistcoats for these things is a shameful thing on our parts. Our ancestors must be wriggling in their tombs with disgust. Now, from a practical and realistic point of view, can there be peace in our lands when we are under invasion and two foreign flags are flying in our country? Can there be peace in our lands when foreign laws and Acts that can even shoot us to death on mere suspicion prevail in our lands? Can there indeed be peace in our lands when our very history, geography and even our liberty to live as free citizens in our own country have been usurped from us by these two neighbor-

ing, and foreign powers? Under the present circumstances, when it is indeed a time of war for us, are we evading the issue and desperately trying to run away from our obligation to God and country. If instead of defending our God given land and our God given national identity, then we are all guilty of existential treason against God as well as political treason to our own country. (See Acts 17: 24-26) Therefore, as far as I am concerned, under the present circumstances, I would emphatically state that there cannot be peace in Nagaland as long as foreign flags and foreign soldiers are still marching through our streets and towns and villages. In the light of these present glaring facts, the present times cannot be a time for peace in Nagaland but a time for war. It is a time for war because we have been invaded by our neighbors. AND IN SUCH TIMES AS THIS, IF THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR PEACE IS WAR, THEN TO WAR, WE MUST GO. The truth of the matter is as follows: On the one hand, we Nagas do not wish for another single Naga, Indian or Burmese citizen to die again from this bloody and stupid war. But on the other hand if the Governments of India and Burma will not withdraw from their illegal occupation of lands, so long they occupy our lands; that long we shall have to fight them. And here, we also know the military strengths of our neighbors and will never surrender to them. On our part, we are quite capable raising an army of 3 million people which will include lady soldiers too. As for military training, most Nagas know how to fire a gun. As for jungle survival in a guerrilla war, we need no training from anyone as the techniques of warfare and jungle survival are written into the very warp and woof of our culture. We are therefore not trembling at the sight of our enemies. We may be a small nation, but we know that in written secular his-

tory, we have never surrendered to any invaders for over two thousand years. Also in this context, in my personal opinion, the moral obligation and duty to defend our God apportioned lands from invaders includes even Pastors and Reverends. In fact, one of our former FGN Presidents was none other then the Rev Mhiaseiu Gwizantsu. Among the Angamis, I am told that both Rev. Neiliezhii and Rev. Neihulie formerly held the ranks of Captain in the Naga army. As for Naga Army Chaplains, right from 1956 to the present times, hundreds have held the prestigious post. Coming back to the question of Peace in Nagaland, sixty one years of war (1954-2015) can drive any nation to brink of insanity. War after all, is not a pleasant thing because it leaves behind orphans and widows shrieking for the untimely deaths of their loved ones. And in this past sixty one years of war, the loss of lives on both sides has been horrendous. But whatever the case may be, lasting peace will never come through evasion or compromise of justice and truth. Here, only the fainthearted and the cowardly would seek peace with those who seek to destroy our freedom, our liberty and even our very existence. Therefore rather than surrendering to the invaders of our lands may it be said of the Nagas too, that like the Athenians of yesteryear, Nagas also chose to die fighting on their feet rather then living the rest of their lives on their knees. (Athenian democracy was nearly wiped out by the mighty Persian Empire in BC 490) Finally, to our own national leaders and workers I want to say this: In a time of war, only leaders without vision will be dividing and subdividing its people into factions and fractions. Such leaders cannot be saviors of the nation but destroyers of the nation. As such, they are unworthy of national leadership and should be removed from the helms of national political affairs by the Naga public. Also in a time of war only insane leaders

would try to start an internal revolution in order to forcefully impose a foreign political ideology upon an already broken and shattered people. Far from all these lunacy, in these times of war, comrades and patriots should be tending to one another’s wounds inflicted from battles. Soldiers in uniform and arms should be standing behind trenches defending the motherland from the foreign invasions. And most of all, let us get this clear into our heads, that in times of war, only the insane and the lunatic would turn his gun upon his own fellow citizens. When will Nagas accept these facts and truths of our present times and collectively fight back for our liberty and freedom? In this context, let India remember that we, turbulent and warlike Nagas, followed Mahatma Gandhi’s Ahimsa policy for nine long years (1946-1955). In these nine long years of diplomacy and statesmanship, we Nagas lost over two thousand lives in unprovoked violence from Indian troops and the paramilitary forces. We took up arms to defend ourselves only when our villages and even granaries were burnt to ashes by these marauding troops. All these atrocious acts were inflicted on us, despite the fact that we raised our Independence flag on August 14, 1947 with the blessings of India’s father of the nation-the great Mahatma. To conclude, the need of the hour is collective unity and collective action. It is not the time for a few leaders’ pursuit of dictatorial powers through a so called “Collective leadership” under a so called Marxist/Mao socialism. This man made political ideology has already left a trail of blood across Europe, Africa and Asia. But while most of the world has rejected the ideology as a mere Utopian chimera, it is amusing to still find some Naga leaders chasing this chimera with all their hearts and minds. Kaka D. Iralu

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

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The first column featured Pito Kiba, a 25 year old male baker, who is winning hearts and tummies with his baked goodies. For the second, we have Asano Peseyie, a female Graphic Designer, whose design prowess is crafting a template for her success. akangchila Longchar

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n introduction to the basics of Adobe Photoshop while studying to be a media person got this one hooked to the world of graphic design. Today, she is a creative professional- a graphic designer and crafter. Meet Asano Peseyie, a Dimapur based graphic designer and crafter. Flat design – clean design that cuts through the noise is her trademark. “Less is more” is her design mantra. At present, she owns “Quirky Qrafts” a creative enterprise, which deals in customized products and décor for events. As a graphic designer – she freelance and take design projects for governmental departments, private enterprises etc. She co-owns and manages this exclusive men’s Store & Salon called ‘Dapper’ in DC Court Junction, Dimapur. “I am a bit of a workaholic”, she kindly added. For her, work provides the opportunity to create something new every day and this keeps things interesting and challenging. “I really do enjoy my work. I am mostly selftaught, learning everything through tutorials and experience. It’s exciting to do something that starts as just an idea and helping turning that into a full functional identity or product for my client”, she explained. And challenges, she adds, are deadlines! “More than half the client’s I’ve had come in with a design they require in a day! This is a nightmare at times. Every client, every project is important and I would like to submit work that I’m truly satisfied with but sometimes I don’t have the luxury of time and I end up pulling all nighters. This does affect my health”, she shared. A full ten year in the designing profession, in 2005, she joined the NSACS (Dept of H&FW) IEC section and 2009 onwards began freelancing. Giving us a glimpse into her world of graphic designing, she cited an example of the

NSACS’ yearly magazine, which, she says, is always a huge challenge. “I love working on it! Their contents come in every format imaginable – word, excel, power point, jpeg... Taking all that and delivering a well laid out magazine is a satisfying job”, she said. Another campaign she worked on was “We Are One” – a poster campaign

designed 6 drafts for their 5 poster campaign. “Thankfully, they liked all 6 drafts and decided to commission for all 6 of the designs. Not only did this boost my confidence professionally but working on this campaign was emotionally rewarding as well”, she recounts. Her pet project Quirky Qrafts deals in customized products and décor. She ex-

people – we conceptualize the theme and accordingly book the caterers, shop the tableware, rent decoratives, craft theme specific décor, decorate the venue– it’s an entire party planning and decorating package”. As a crafter, she loves kids’ birthdays. “Most recently we did an all boys ‘Clumsy Ninja’ themed birthday– It was an activity filled party. The boys

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DesiGn related to HIV and AIDS, commissioned by Nossal Institute Limited through their project, Overcoming Stigma and Discrimination (OSD). NBBC developed an HIV Policy and to promote this a poster campaign was planned in 2013. Drawing points from minute details in their policy she conceptualized and

plains, “One, we design and create products and gift items for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries and so on. That’s a whole range of items from invitation cards to theme specific décor items. Two, we provide party planning services. It could be tea party for 10 or a wedding party for 200

had to aim and shoot paper shurikens (stars), walk on elevated wood planks etc to get their Ninja certificates. Even after they got their certificates they kept playing the games over and over till they were exhausted!” she shared. To young people interested in graphic design she advised, “Learn the basics

– get it right. Look for work experience wherever you can because practice and hard work will make your work stand out. Don’t wait for anyone to teach you something new – go and find something new to learn every day”. Commenting on the design community’s attitude towards women graphic designer, she states, “I wouldn’t say lack of seriousness but the fact is there are very few female graphic designers. I have met some men who had a preconceived notion as to what female designers are capable of compared to male designers. But when we get the opportunity to work together they do seem to accept that female designers are at par”. “To be fair to professionals we should only be judged by our work. Sometimes new clients are referred to me by other male creative professionals and senior government officials who I have done projects for. This in a way makes the client feel more confident about commissioning projects to me and I am thankful for that”. In the near future, she hopes to merge her graphic design and crafts into one creative enterprise and build a dedicated creative team who are willing to go the extra mile. “I am very dedicated to my work and I expect nothing less from anyone who is a part of my team”.

A typical design project starts with a consultation with the client to know what they require. Then I do my research – I usually get a little carried away here, but in my defense the more I know about the client’s needs/market the better. Next is a sample or wireframe – I show this to the client and if the client likes where it’s going, we begin the detailed creative work. Sometimes great ideas just hit you the moment you hear the name of a project, sometimes we may end up with a totally different design at the eleventh hour but I don’t stop fussing over it till I am truly satisfied with the project.

Above: Treats & Treat Boxes for kids’ Birthdays.

Below: Quirky Qrafts samples

Above: Birthday Decor Items.

Right: Birthday Boy - All boys Ninja Themed Birthday.

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It all lies in the details – a great design will have perfect kerning, a well balanced layout and a good choice of colour palette. This may largely depend on experience and taste and a designer’s dedication to her work. Rev. Yanger Walling ministers the wedding ceremony of Atoshe & Tohoni on october 15, 2015. According to the Deaf Biblical ministry, Naharbari Dimapur, this was the “First Deaf marriage” in the history of Nagaland and the Deaf Church of the ministry.

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Le Flair to present Spring Blue Summer Collection

HORNBILL INTERNATIONAL ROCK L CONTEST 2015

he State audition for the Hornbill International Rock Contest (HIRC) 2015 would be held on Saturday (October 17) at Regional Centre of Excellence for Music and Performing Arts (RCEMPA), Jotsoma. The audition will commence at 11 am. On-spot registration will be extended to the participating bands at the venue before the live audition begins. Each participating band will be given 20 minutes to present their songs, including set up time. The judges for the audition are Thejove Medeo, Andrew

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Ngullie and Abemo Enyie. The entry at the venue, RCEMPA, would be made free for all those wanting to witness the live audition. For further details, one may contact the Artiste Representative manager Khriesazo Liezietsu @ +919615170264/ +918730010898. One may also make their queries at hircnagaland@gmail.com/ www.skygroup.org.in. Even this year, it is expected that the rock contest will attract bands from all parts of the country. The event is being organized by the Music Task Force (MTF), Government of

Nagaland, in association with Pepsi MTV Indies and Northeast Today. The event will be managed by Sky Entertainment and Nagaland Outdoors’ Club (NOC). The top winner of this year’s HIRC will win a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh, while the 1st runners-up and 2nd runners-up will also fetch prize money of Rs. 5 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh respectively. Attractive prizes (not cash) have also been arranged for winners of individual categories, including best vocalist, best guitarist, best keyboardist, best drummer and best bassist, the organizers informed.

e Flair will present ‘Spring Blue’, Season-1 Summer Collection 2015 at Hotel Vivor, Kohima on October 15 evening. The fashion programme will commence at 5 pm. The designers for the event are R. Avonuo Angami, Sashibenla Ozukum, Kuduku Sapuh, Therali Ovung and Dosolou Vimai. Thejasilie Sekho will be the choreographer, while Kevi Keretsü and Ajanuo Suokhrie will be the make-up artists. The evening programme will also witness special performances from The Magic Bean, Kim Seyie and Digital Scenario Project The Last Glance 4X. The sponsors are Hotel Vivor, Unitexinc, Lichan Humtsoe, decibel, and 10xion along with Khezhie Printers as the print partner.

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Naga tennis prodigy wins 2 Dilong, OCYU make it to XXI MDFA Trophy quarters titles at AITA C’ship series Our Correspondent

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The round robin stage of the XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 came to a close on October 16 with the Dilong Youth Association (DYA) and OCYU filling the remaining two berths of the quarter-finals. DYA handed a 5-0 drubbing to Onet Korang SC in a lopsided match1 of the day at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex to sail into the quarters. DYA will meet Shooting Starz FC on October 21. With two draws weighing heavy on the shoulders from Pool C, DYA rose to the occasion approaching the match in attacking mode. DYA got the first lead when Lanutaka (jersey no.13) was bang on target after connecting with a cross at the 21st minute. The second goal came not long after with Limakumzuk (jersey no 9) finishing a corner kick with a perfectly timed header. Stunned and struggling to come to terms with the successive two goals, Onet Korang was in for another shocker as the DYA made a beautiful midfield manoeuvre to set up the third goal at the 28th minute. Onet Korang appeared

The first half was dominated by Zonipang. While defending a corner kick from Zonipang, a hand ball foul was committed by an OCYU defender inside the D-Box. The referee promptly gave a penalty ruling, which was successfully taken by Zonipang’s Chuba Imchen (jersey no 17). The match gained tempo as Zonipang boosted by the one-goal lead looked for a second but could not breach the OCYU defence. In the second half, Zonipang continued their campaign for a second goal. The equalizer for OCYU came at the 59th minute. It was defender Limanukshi whose long range shot found the back of the net. The match became more competitive but Zonipang could not break the deadlock. OCYU will face Shitilong SA at the second quarter-finals match on October 19. Nukshimatong PongeDilong Youth Association playing against Onet Korang SC at the ongoing XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 at the Imkongmeren Sports ner, BDO, Tsurangkong will Complex on Friday, October 10. (Photo/Temjenlemba Longchar) be the match patron of the resurgent in the second- the set-piece opportunity when Alumai (jersey no.2) Match2 had OCYU first quarter-finals match half, missing a good sending the ball straight took the ball past the de- drawing with Zonipang SA on October 17. chance at goal in the open- into the net. It was his sec- fence line, the goal-keeper 1-1. OCYU with one drawn October 17 ing minutes. But disaster ond goal and the fourth for rushed forward for a block- match needed another 1st Quarter-Finals struck when a yellow card DYA. ing manoeuvre but failed. draw or a win to enter the cautioning resulted in a The fifth goal came in Alumai scooped the ball quarters, while for Zoni- NU Lumami (PGSU-L) Vs Walunir Ritsung Artang free-kick for DYA. Limak- style through a looping over the goal-keeper and pang with one loss already, (1:00 PM) umzuk made good use of shot. It was the 60th minute into the nets. it was a must win.

Mendoza brace guides Chennaiyin FC to 2-0 win over Mumbai City FC

MuMbai, OctOber 16 (ianS): Forward Steven Mendoza scored a brilliant brace to steer visitors Chennaiyin FC to a convincing 2-0 win over hosts Mumbai City FC at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here on Friday. After the first half went goalless, the Colombian footballer broke the deadlock in the 60th minute, followed by his second in the 66th minute to help his side to their second win of the season. With this win, Chennaiyin climb to the third spot with two wins and two losses, whereas Mumbai are now struggling at the seventh spot with two losses and a draw from three games. Playing their first match at home, the Nicolas Anelka-managed side went in with a 4-4-2 formation after a loss and a draw in the previous two matches. On the other hand, the visitors under Marco Materazzi too went with the same formation after a 4-0 victory against FC Goa in the previous encounter. With just few seconds into the first minute of play, Chennaiyin received their first booking when midfielder Thoi Singh stamped on Lalchummawia Fanai's shoes to get a yellow card. But the sixth minute saw the best chance coming the visitors' way when Mendoza's shot on tar-

get from more than the 30 yards box was blocked by Mumbai goalkeeper Subrata Paul to only to concede a corner. Elano Blumer who took the corner failed to make an impact as his shot was wide that failed to reach his teammates. The home side was not far behind, in the 18th minute of the play Mumbai forward Frederic Piquionne threaded a ball to midfielder Sony Norde who shoots a few inches over the bar to miss a sure chance of going 1-0 up inside 20 minutes. It was not over yet.

Norde tried to get through the Chennaiyin defence a couple of times but failed to break the wall as the visitors' defenders had surely done their homework pretty well. Both sides tried their best to go ahead but failed to capitalise on the momentum thus ending the first half with score line nil. The start of the second half saw a much more aggressive play and attack from both the sides. The home side failed to capitalise on the chances they got at the star of the second half.

Mumbai had more possession but Chennaiyin looked more dangerous on the field. Mumbai goalie Paul was tested quite a number of times both in the first half and at the beginning of the second half. Three stunning saves by the Indian goalkeeper made sure Chennaiyin did not have the advantage. But Mendoza broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 60th minute when rushing Elano snatched the ball from Pratesh Shirodkara to eventually beat the goalie inside the penalty

box and to finally pass it to Mendoza who helped his side go 1-0 up with a gentle push into the back of the net. With this, the Colombian scored the fourth goal of the season. The home side failed to make a comeback and in return conceded yet another goal in the 66th minute to help Chennaiyin go 2-0 up. Thoi Singh from just outside the Mumbai penalty box held off a couple of challenges to finally lay the ball to Jayesh Rane. The Indian curled the ball with his right foot and from outside the box to finally hit the far post. Mendoza, who was waiting for his second of the night was quite alert to head the ball into the back of the net off a rebound to take his team 2-0 up. From here on it was difficult for the home side to make a comeback, as couple of chances went either over the post or was shot way off the target. Chennaiyin too held on firmly in their defence to not let the home side score and were successful as the final whistle blew to have the scoreline going in favour of the visitors. Mumbai next face Delhi Dynamos FC at home on October 21, while Chennaiyin FC will take on NorthEast United FC in an away match on October 20.

Lenien Jamir

Karnal, OctOber 16 (Mexn): Lenien Jamir of Assam today won two titles at the All India Tennis Association (AITA) sanctioned Championship Series Tournament at Karnal, Haryana. Jamir won the singles title in the Girls Under-16 category before featuring in another win in doubles in the same category. Playing against Aditi Narayan of Karnataka,

Lenien comfortably won in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 to lift the Under-16 title. She partnered with Kushi Shah of Maharashtra in doubles to hand a 6-2, 6-1 defeat to the pair of Aditi Narayan and Shreya Chakraborty of West Bengal to capture the Under-16 doubles title. Lenien almost won a third title in the Under-14 category but her opponent Ritu Rai of Delhi prevailed.

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Participants are seen in action during the first fitness games competition held under the aegis of Amplified Fitness Club Kohima on October 16 at the TT Stadium, Kohima. The event was formally inaugurated by Parliamentary Secretary for Higher & Technical Education, Deo Nukhu. The event will conclude on October 17 with Mhaliezolie Kire, president, Dapfhutsumia Youth Organization as guest of honour. (Morung Photo)

I should not have been England captain, says Kevin Pietersen lOndOn, OctOber 16 (reuterS): Kevin Pietersen has said he should not have been made England captain in 2008 and only took the job because there was nobody else who could do it. Pietersen had a five-month spell as captain that ended in January 2009 when he resigned after just three tests and nine one-day internationals, following a falling out with England coach Peter Moores, who was sacked following the dispute. "I shouldn't have got the job but there was no-one else," Pietersen told the BBC on Friday. "I'd do a much better job now. There were certain circumstances that I wish I had done better. But I'm honest enough to admit it was a bad time for me to captain." Pietersen also said that Michael Vaughan was the best captain he worked under and recalled how the former Yorkshire batsmen was able to instil confidence in him.

"When I went to South Africa, he (Vaughan) said to the guys, 'This is going to be a very hostile environment for KP and we're going to look after him like one of us," the controversial South African-born batsman said. "'If anyone goes after him in any situation, we as a collective unit will absolutely crucify whoever goes at him and we're going to defend him.' "That speech gave me confidence. I thought, 'Geez, I've got this great captain of England who is telling me I'm going to play and he's going to back me and he wants every single player to back me.' The confidence that gave me made me play the way I did for him," he added. Pietersen, who hit 8,181 runs in 104 tests including 23 centuries, was sacked by England last year following a number of incidents that culminated in a 5-0 Ashes defeat in Australia during which he was accused of being disengaged from the team.

2nd Southern Boogies Table Tennis Open Championship

KOhiMa, OctOber 16 (Mexn): The Southern Boogies is organizing 2nd Southern Boogies Table Tennis Open Championship 2015 from October 21 to 22 at TT Stadium Kohima. Er. Neisievilie Lhousa, president Angami Sports Association will grace the inaugural function as the chief guest on October 21 at 9:30 AM while Zhovi Kire, former Nagaland State Table Tennis champion will be the guest of honour at the closing function on October 22 at 4:30 PM.

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Competitors at the 6th Horsepower Challenge under the aegis of Nagaland Adventure Club (NAC) and supported by the department of Youth Resources & Sports at the NFA Ground, Meriema. Apart from participants from Nagaland, competitors from various parts of India are competing. The final event will be held at Kisama from 9:00 am for Supermoto, Autocrossabout Tarmac (above 1000cc & below 1000cc) on October 17.

OdenSe, OctOber 16 (Pti): Two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, P V Sindhu emerged as the only surviving Indian at the Denmark Open after she secured a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying to reach the quarterfinals of the USD 650,000 Super Series Premier event here. World No. 13 Sindhu, who lost thrice to Ying in the past, recorded a dominating 21-12 21-15 win over the third seed in a women's singles match that lasted 34 minutes at the Odense Sports Park here. The Hyderabadi will next take on sixth seed Chinese Wang Yihan, who is also a 2011 World Champion and silver medallist at 2012 London Olympics and a former World No. 1. Sindhu has lost to Yihan four times in the past. The only time she had beaten the Chinese earlier was at the World Championships in 2013. Sindhu produced a dominating game as she lead 4-2 early on and then kept extending the lead to eventually seal the opening game.

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