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Auto drivers directed to wear uniforms by Oct 30
Soft drinks may age you as fast as smoking NEw YORk, OCTOBER 17 (IANS): Daily consumption of half-a-litre of sugared soda is linked with 4.6 years of additional biological aging, effects comparable to that of smoking, finds a new study. The study found that drinking sugary drinks is associated with cell aging, suggesting sugar-sweetened soda consumption might promote disease independently from its role in obesity. The study revealed that telomeres - the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells - were shorter in the white blood cells of people who reported drinking more soda. “Regular consumption of sugar-sweetened sodas might influence disease development, not only by straining the body’s metabolic control of sugars, but also through accelerated cellular aging of tissues,” said senior study author Elissa Epel, professor of psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The length of telomeres within white blood cells has previously been associated with human lifespan. “This is the first demonstration that soda is associated with telomere shortness,” Epel added. This effect on telomere length is comparable to the effect of smoking, or to the effect of regular exercise in the opposite, anti-aging direction, according to lead author of the study Cindy Leung, postdoctoral fellow at UCSF. Short telomeres also have been associated with the development of chronic diseases of aging, including heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancer. The researchers measured telomeres after obtaining stored DNA from 5,309 participants, ages 20 to 65, with no history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease, who had participated in a health survey during the years 1999 through 2002. The findings appeared online in the journal American Journal of Public Health.
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• One victim reported to be in serious condition • Police confirm ‘element of racial bias’
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DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 17 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner for Dimapur, Wezope Kenye has notified auto drivers to comply with the directive to wear uniforms by October 31. A press note from the Dimapur DC informed that despite information provided by the Regional Transport Authority, “many auto drivers have failed to comply with the order issued in this regard.” The DC cautioned that auto permits of those drivers who fail to comply with the order will be cancelled and vehicles will be impounded as per the provisions of the MV Act.
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Gurgaon Assault: 3 arrested
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A Syrian Kurdish refugee boy who fled fighting in Kobani, Syria, with his family, plays at a refugee camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border on October 17. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. The onslaught has forced more than 200,000 people to flee across the border into Turkey. (AP Photo)
Mizo girl stabbed to death in Delhi
NEw DELHI, OCTOBER 17 (IANS): A 27-year-old woman from Mizoram was stabbed to death at her home here even as a party was going on in the one-room tenement, police said Friday. Police have detained Juliet Zonunmawi’s male partner and some of her friends, who were attending the party at her one-room flat in south Delhi’s Munirka area. Zonunmawi, a resident of Aizawl in Mizoram, was taken to Safdarjung Hospital around 11 p.m. Thursday by her male partner Virender Singh but doctors declared her brought dead. She was found lying in a pool of blood with head injury as well as stab wounds in her abdomen and thigh, police said citing the victim’s friends. Blood stains showing the imprints of footwear were also found
on the stairs. “A Central Forensic Science Laboratory team has collected all the evidences from the spot and her body has been sent for postmortem. A medical team has also been constituted to conduct the postmortem,” said a police official. “No arrest has been made yet as a probe is still on and they are also waiting for the victim’s postmortem report,” said the official. Police said Zonunmawi had come to Delhi around five years ago and had been staying in Munirka for the last few months with Singh, a resident of Haldwani in Uttarakhand. Zonunmawi was working in a call centre in Gurgaon while Singh was preparing for the civil services exam. People from the northeast gathered outside the local police station and protested against the attacks on people from the region.
NEw DELHI, OCTOBER 17 (AGENCIES): Gurgaon Police on Friday arrested three persons in connection to the October 15 assault on two youths from Nagaland in Gurgaon. Aloto Chishi and Awang Newmei were injured when they were attacked Wednesday night in Sikanderpur area near the Mehrauli border. “Police arrested Gaurav Yadav alias Pony, 23, and his two tenants Ram Bihari and Vijay Kumar for attempt to murder,” Nazneen Bhasin, Deputy Commissioner of police (east), told reporters. An IANS quoted Bhasin, who is also chief nodal officer for crimes against people from the North East region, said the victims live as tenants in the home of Yadav’s cousin. “Nagaland youths Wednesday night had scuffle over some issue with Yadav but they reached a settlement. Gaurav invited Aloto and Awang to have drinks in the room of his tenant. The youths were attacked when they refused to have more drinks and were held hostage for whole night,” she said. Ram Bihari hails from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh while Vijay Kumar is from Nadia district in West Bengal, the officer said. Both are in their 20s. The arrested people were Friday presented in a court, which sent them to judicial custody. The Naga youths were admitted to a state-run hospital in Gurgain. Awang
One of the naga victims, speaking to media persons on October 17.
was later shifted to a hospital in Delhi as his condition was stated to be critical. According to an ANI report, the police have also confirmed that the attacks had an element of racial bias. The report quoted Bhasin as stating that “the main instigator has two cases registered against him already. It is a case of hurt and definitely there seems to be an element of ethnic bias and ethnic discrimination over here.” Meanwhile, one of the victims is reported to be in a serious condition. A source close to the victim informed that Awang Newmei (22) from Jalukie is still in a grave condition due to the injuries he suffered. He informed that Awang, along with Aloto Chishi (25) from Shitovi, were assaulted by a group of people for refusing to share drinks with them. He alleged that racial slurs were also hurled against the victims. They were assaulted with cricket bats, hockey sticks and their heads were
also shaved.
Nagaland CM appeals for arrest of guilty Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang has written to the Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda urging the latter to ensure that the guilty are arrested and brought to book. The Nagaland CM further appealed that all steps are taken to prevent such “inhuman acts.” Zeliang stated that the incident on the night of October 15 “is a matter of great disappointed that people from the North East region of our country are being subjected to such attacks.” He further expressed concern that “such acts of racial attacks continue with impunity.” Nagaland MP for immediate action to tackle ‘racial incidents’ Member of Parliament from Nagaland state, Neiphiu Rio today urged the Government of India to take immediate action and
undertake all necessary measures to reassure “citizens of our country in the North East that all are equal citizens of this nation.” A press note from the MP condemned the assault and said that the victims were “attacked and abused in a racist manner and were threatened by the assailants and warned to leave the national capital region.” “This incident comes as another shock to the entire country especially to the people of the North East where our fellow brothers and sisters have been murdered, raped, assaulted, abused and mistreated for decades,” he added. Rio lamented that “these incidents of racial discrimination area not new, but have been going on for several years.” It is only now, postulated Rio, with “wider media presence and social activism,” that incidents of discrimination and racial abuse are being highlighted. He added that, even now, a large number of incidents of abuse against people of the region go unreported. He further expressed regret that “hate crime” against the people of the North East are on the rise all over the country. Rio further said that the “perpetrators of racist or hate crimes must be considered enemies of the nation and punished accordingly.” The MP from Nagaland demanded that the victims be appropriately compensated, cared for and rehabilitated.
Centre may relax norms for visiting NE RTI applications on the
GUwAHATI, OCTOBER 17 (IANS): Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju Friday said the central government may relax the norms for visiting the northeastern states. The Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh said this includes revoking of the Restricted Area Permit (RAP), required in some northeastern states. He was delivering the keynote address at the Northeast Region Infrastructure Conclave 2014, organised by the PHD Chamber. He said: “I have already discussed the matter with the ministry of home affairs. I have also taken it up with the for-
eign affairs department of the ministry to relax the norms of RAP for visiting the northeastern states, where it is required,” he said. The minister, however, said that the relaxation may not be for the whole of the region but for some pockets only. Domestic and foreign tourists and others visiting Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram must obtain RAP before entering the three states. He said: “We are also going to relax other norms and restrictions for permission to travel from one place to another in the region.” The minister reiterated the central government’s plans
to construct a highway along the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh and said India has all the right to construct road in its own territory. He said: “We are going to construct a highway within our territory and that is not going to adversely affect the neighbouring country in any way. We are committed to develop our border areas and we are going to do that.” Stressing on the need to develop the infrastructure in the region, Rijiju said that there is huge potential to develop the northeast. He admitted that subsequent governments in states of the region and in Del-
hi have, however, faltered in efforts to develop the region. He said: “The northeast has the highest numbers of insurgents, student groups and autonomous state demands in the world. Demanding is not their problem, it’s their right. We have to admit that we have faltered.” He also blamed frequent bandhs and blockades behind lack of development of the region. “I am planning to establish a cell to monitor the timely implementation of all the projects in the region,” he said, adding the northeastern states must have a positive attitude for development.
Identifying potential, making a niche Morung Express news Dimapur | October 17
A secure white-collar government job is generally the description of a successful career in Nagaland. But times have changed and so has the people’s mindset. Today there are Naga professionals, who have defied the notion, choosing to trek the seemingly unbeaten path, at the same time setting standards for others to emulate. Breaking away from the rather dogmatic notion, identifying one’s potential and making a niche for oneself in the career realm was what six self-made Naga professionals emphasised on at a seminar on career guidance for students. The seminar was organised at Tetso College, Dimapur on October 17 under the aegis of Young Indians (Yi) – a division of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Yi was formed in the year 2002 with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realise the dream of a developed nation.
Ben Imchen, Director of Elysium Enterprise; Oren Ovung, Partner/COO of Touch Organisation; Medo Putsure, Managing Director of Bambusa; Yudang Ao, Managing Partner of 442 Management; Rozelle Mero, Managing Director of The People Channel and; Tomtsa Chishi, Program Lead of Youthnet were the resource persons. Aside from covering topics from their respective fields of expertise, the resource persons shared personal experiences and inspiring anecdotes of their chosen careers, of how they started out small and reaching where they are today. “Believe in what you’re doing no matter how big or small it may be. But the bottom line is… be sincere,” said Oren Ovung whose work involves ‘Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ in business parlance or simply retail. Stating that the business world is tough where the individual “has to be on your toes each and every second”, he added, “Do not even think of being an entrepreneur if you cannot take risks.”
Medo Putsure, who is the founder of the popular Bambusa chain of restaurants, elucidated on the basic tenets of hospitality and how it can be a paying source of employment. Stating that his job demands hands-on attention, Putsure said, “Bambusa is a child I’ve given a lot of time to.” “Taking up a career is not as rosy as it sounds… it requires hardwork,” said Ben Imchen complementing Puture’s statement. Prioritizing and clarifying one’s interests, understanding one’s limitations at the same time having a comparative analysis of one’s skills against requirements in the job circuit are fundamental to choosing a vocation, stated Rozelle Mero. Further, skills have to be complemented by the “right attitude,” she said. Taking up internship programmes and job shadowing (temporary, unpaid exposure to a workenvironment) and volunteering can be greatly beneficial for starters, she added.
rise in Nagaland state
kOHIMA, OCTOBER 17 (DIPR): The Nagaland Information Commission conducted a one day session under the theme ‘RTI and Role of Media’ coinciding with the celebration of RTI Week 2014 at Hotel Vivor on October 17. Chairing the inaugural programme, Acting Chief Information Commissioner, Kevinino P. Meru said that there has been an increase in the RTI applications over the year in Nagaland and that most of the cases are solved at the Public Information Officer level. She however felt that a lot needs to be done in spreading the awareness of RTI and sought the help of the media. Addressing the Plenary Session on “RTI and Role of Media”, Assistant Editor, Indian Express Guwahati, Samudra Gupta Kashyap said that the majority of the people have learnt to use RTI Act because of the media. He said that RTI has made investigative journalism easier and less risky and journalist can acquire information by using the RTI Act. He said media can primarily play - it has been already playing – a major role in promotion of the RTI Act itself. “Media occupies a very critical place in the process of governance and acts as a gatekeeper. Media disseminates critical messages to the citizens and highlights various issues, concerns and initiatives that affect their lives. Media promotes good governance by facilitating the collective action of citizens for attaining sustainable socio economic outcome for the overall and common good of the society,” he added.
Gupta however viewed that RTI has yet to become part of journalism curriculum in India. Very little effort has been put in by the authorities to take media on board RTI and consider it as a force multiplier. When more journalists and media houses start using RTI, things will be much better, he added. Former Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission, New Delhi and resource person Shailesh Gandhi while delivering the keynote address said that people in general are not happy with the system of governance in the nation and the RTI acts as a tool to solve their problems. He said RTI enables the citizens to find out the information they look for. RTI is a fundamental grain of the Indian Constitution and citizens should use it to have accountability, transparency and good governance. He also said that 50 to 60 percent of the citizens are not aware of the ‘Appeal’ that they can make if they do not get a satisfactory reply after they apply for the RTI and urged the civil society and the media to create awareness on RTI and to take it forward, stating that RTI deepens democracy. Plenary Session on “Impact of RTI on Society” was also conducted by Shailesh Gandhi. The plenary sessions were followed by panel discussion. The closing programme was chaired by the State Information Commission, Nagaland, Bukchem Phom and Secretary, Nagaland Information Commission Soyimna Aier Koza delivered the concluding remarks.
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