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Sunday, October 19, 2014 12 pages Rs. 4
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‘Hate crimes will not be tolerated’ GurGaon, october 18 (IanS): In the wake of the assault on two Naga youths here, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju Saturday met a group of students from the northeast and assured them that “hate crimes will not be tolerated”. He said that the central government will soon enforce the Bezbaruah panel proposals for the northeast people. “The government believes India is a democratic nation and such hate crimes will not be tolerated. Our society must not be intolerant, we must exist harmoniously together,” Rijiju said, adding the attack was “unacceptable”. He also said the government has decided to have a dedicated helpline and police force to deal with issues of students from the northeastern region. The Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh said he has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the national security advisor and have decided to hold a high level meeting on the matter. “What steps must be taken to avoid such incidents from taking place in future will be discussed,” he said. The minister met the group two days after two men from Nagaland, both call centre workers, were beaten up and assaulted by
NSF seeks clear policy on ‘hate crimes’ • Govt will soon enforce Bezbaruah panel’s proposals KohIma, It further lamented that the NSF and october 18 (mexn): Condemning the brutal attack on two different civil organizations based in • Helpline for people from North East to be set up Naga youths in Sikanderpur area, Gur- North East region, including North East
a group of people Wednesday night in Sikanderpur area near the Mehrauli border. Aloto Chishi and Awangbo Newmai said the gang that attacked them shouted racial slurs at them. “I had already met Prime Minister Narender Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the issue and we are fully committed to not allow such incidents to be repeated across the country in the future,” Rijiju said. “Integrity and solidarity of the country would not be allowed to be disintegrated as the people of country from every part, including NE region, have equal rights to live and earn their livelihood,” he said. He said, “The home ministry would implement the recommendations of the committee headed by MP Bezbaruah, retired IAS, member, North East Council.” Bezbaruah had looked into various concerns of northeast people. The minister approved setting up a separate exclusive helpline for the northeast people in Gurgaon. If the helpline proves beneficial to check
Diesel prices deregulated, cheaper by Rs. 3.37 a litre
In this file photograph people are seen protesting against discrimination and racism towards people from the North East. In the wake of series of assault on North East youth in Bangalore and Delhi recently, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju stated that hate crimes will not be tolerated and central government will soon enforce the Bezbaruah panel proposals for the North East people.
racist attacks, the same would be replicated across the metro cities where people from the northeast live. Rijiju told media persons that the home ministry would soon implement the Bezbaruah committee recommendations.
Gurgaon police Friday arrested three youths from Sikanderpur on the Mehrauli border where the incident took place. Gaurav Yadav, 23, a resident of Sikanderpur, Ram Bihari from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and Vijay Ku-
mar from West Bengal have been arrested. Gurgaon Police have also identified two more people involved in the incident. The minister said he did not meet any of the two victims as both had been discharged from their respective hospitals.
aIZaWL, october 18 (PtI): Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Saturday warned that repeated racial attacks on people from the Northeast in other parts of India might lead to spread of communalism and rise of secessionism in the region. Urging the central government to enact anti-racial law to stop such incidents, the chief minister lamented that the Northeastern people are “not considered as Indians”.
“The anti-racial law has to be enacted because if we do not contain it (attacks on Northeastern people), it will spread communalism and may also fuel secessionism. We have to arrest this as quickly as possible,” Lal Thanhawla told reporters on the sidelines of Infrastructure Conclave. Terming the attacks as very unfortunate, he said that the Northeast people were treated as if they were not Indians. The chief minister
then went on to illustrate the typical mindset by giving an example. “One fellow once asked me, where is Mizoram. Is it in China or in Nepal? He said we don’t look like an Indian. I asked him, tell me in one sentence how does an Indian look like? Why can not Northeastern people be considered as Indians even after 60 years of Independence? Ask them how can we become more Indian than we have been.”
All Nagaland Chambers of Commerce petitions govt Nagaland to formulate new power policy
neW DeLhI, october 18 (IanS): The government Saturday deregulated diesel prices by linking the fuel cost to market-based pricing. The decision was taken by the union cabinet at a meeting held here. While announcing the decision on diesel price deregulation Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said: “Price of diesel will be linked to the market, and therefore, depending on whatever is the cost involved, is the element that consumers will have to pay.” According to Jaitley, the price of diesel will depend on the global crude oil costs and domestic demand. Present at the conference where Jaitley was speaking, Indian Oil Corporation’s Chairman B. Ashok announced that diesel prices will be cut by Rs.3.37 per litre including taxes from midnight Oct 18.
‘Start learning to respect the feelings of the Naga people’
Nagaland moves towards Smart School
DImaPur, october 18 (mexn): The Action Committee Against Corruption & Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) has come out strongly against the October 13 assault on a Naga entrepreneur at Chumukedima. The ACAUT in a press statement said that the victim, Thepfusatuo Chatsu, was “brutally assaulted and his two mobile phones along with cash (were) stolen.” Terming the act as “most unwarranted,” the ACAUT said that it was committed by three men, “all reportedly from the NSCNIM”,and that the organisation should take responsibility and publicly apologize to the Naga people. It demanded that the “NSCN-IM hand over the culprits to the police unconditionally.” According to the ACAUT statement, the victim was standing by the “Chumukedima Public Resolutions of 13th Feb 2014 where it was resolved that no tax would be paid to any factions as long as the NPGs do not unite...” While stating that subduing the “voice of the people” is no longer relevant in today’s Naga society, the ACAUT said that the Naga Political Groups should start learning to respect the feelings of the Naga people.
Students’ Organization, have submitted memorandums, held protest rallies and dharnas against racial attacks and discrimination faced by the people of the region, but till today no concrete policy or action has been implemented by the Govt. of India to protect the people. The NSF also demanded to know how serious the GoI was taking note of the recommendation of the Bezbaruah Committee on curbing violence against North East people. “What steps the GoI has initiated basing on the recommendations made by the Committee?” It also appealed to all the civil organizations of the North East states to work hand in hand in addressing the common issues of the region so such incident does not occur in future.
‘Racial attacks may lead to rise of secessionism’
DImaPur, october 18 (mexn): Making it clear that the business community in Nagaland was not against the State government’s policy of introducing 100% online taxation in the form of cform for the traders, the All Nagaland Chambers of Commerce has appealed to the government to make it optional for the traders to either file their tax returns via online or manual. The conglomeration of 11 district chambers of commerce in the Sate had a joint meeting in Dimapur on Saturday and jointly appealed to the state government to rectify its policy at the earliest, failing which, it said would be compelled to take its course of action. The Chambers of Commerce made the appeal on the ground that the State was still ill-equipped to start following filing of c-forms
ACAUT condemns assault of entrepreneur by cadres
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gaon on October 16, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) today urged the Government of India to come out with clear policy on ‘hate crimes’ meted against the people of North East and also book the people involved in the assault and award befitting punishment. A press statement from NSF general secretary, Esther Rhakho and vice president, Joseph Ngour stated that the incident has “surfaced (Proven) the racist attitude of the main land India towards the North East people of India.” “It has also shown the lackadaisical attitude of the Government of India (GoI) in addressing this issue seriously and its slow pace in enacting stringent law to curb the racism in India.”
Our Correspondent Kohima | October 18
Parliamentary secretary for school education Yitachu today underscored the need to change the education system of Nagaland. “Our education system has to be developed,” he said while launching a Career CliniQ’s Smart School here. The digital class materials (for Class I to 12) developed by Career CliniQ, is made as per CBSE and NBSE with special focus on science and math. Yitachu advocated that Nagaland can frame its own system of education. He stated that nearly 3000 math and science teachers are required in the State; however, giving appointment only to solve the unemployment problem is wrong. He said appointment should be for a purpose. Stating that the trend of literacy must commensurate with the literacy rate of the State, he said literacy should be taken in the true sense. He further asserted that future of children lies in the hands of the teachers, and unless the teachers take a resolute stand, the State will be lacking behind. Expressing hope that the product of Career CliniQ’s smart school will bring a positive change in education system of the State,
given the fact that adequate power supply and internet facility was still found wanting to execute such ambitious policy. DCCI President, Hokivi Chishi said that the business community do not mind the introduction of online taxation but added that the current facility in the state was ill-equipped to start executing such policy. He pointed out the practical impossibility of following the government policy in remote areas when even municipalities like Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung were struggling with adequate power supply and internet facilities. Hokivi Chishi pointed out that the State government in its policy to implement 100% online taxation has not even exempted perishable commodities like egg. Sessional chairman for the
Yitachu requested Career CliniQ to select 10 schools each in the districts of Kohima, Mokokchung, Dimapur, Mon, Tuensang, Phek, Wokha, Zuhheboto and five schools each in the districts of Peren, Kiphire and Longleng to use the product on trial. SCERT director Vipralhou Kesiezie, while commenting on
joint meeting of All Nagaland Chambers of Commerce, Dr. Khekugha Murru said the government’s policy was well-intentioned and that the business community was in no way against it. He, however, added that the government should have first studied the ground reality on whether implementing such policy would be practically possible when people could hardly make a cellular phone call to interior areas. Dr. Murru said it would spell doom for the first generation of local entrepreneurs if the government does not immediately make the payment of tax an option to choose between online and manual. Simultaneously, he appealed to the business community to be more upcoming in honestly filing their returns and pay taxes in time.
School Education over the past one year and with active participation of the principals and teachers of the various schools of the State. Based on the overall market research, study and guidance, the Smart Class modules have been developed as per the syllabus of Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) with special emphasis on science and math subjects of Class 9 and 10. Students can use the product on their laptops, tablets or smart phones. “This revolutionary product is going to change the way students learn and teachers teach,” said Career CliniQ director Dr. Anirban Choudhury. The Career CliniQ’s Smart School Home Tutor is a pendrive/DVD/SD card that can be used on laptop, desktop or tablet. It has the entire school curriculum in the form of 3D animated videos so that children can learn concepts better. It has all the text book solutions as well as practice quizzes for better preparation and results. The packages are available class wise and for all the subjects inclusively. “With the Smart School Home Tutor students are guaranteed to do better results,” stated Career CliniQ. Inaugural discount is available on the product.
mumbaI, october 18 (PtI): Nagaland Power Minister Kipili Sangtam today said the state government was in the process of formulating a new Power Policy to utilise its hydel resources. “The state is in the process of formulating a Power Policy to exploit the hydro potential,” Sangtam said at the Infrastructure Conclave by industry chamber PHDCCI here. He, however, did not share details such as what will be the focus of the policy and by when it is likely to be implemented. “Nagaland has very limited hydro potential. It also does not have sufficient coal for generating thermal power. So in every way, our state is constrained,” Sangtam said, adding the state is interested to have thermal power plants to meet the deficiency. He said Nagaland was one of the most backward states and had lowest per capita generation of power.
“The state does not have resources to purchase power. We are dependent on Central assistance. This impacts industrial development of the state,” Sangtam said. Regarding agriculture sector, the Minister said the state does not have the access to markets to sell their products that are mostly organic because of high fertile quality of the land. “Nagaland welcomes all investment proposals for any developmental activities,” Sangtam informed the industry leaders. Terming the recent series of attacks on North Eastern people in other parts of the country as “disturbing”, he said lawlessness should not be allowed and culprits should be dealt with firmly. “There should not be infighting within India. Otherwise war will break out among ourselves... Life is precious. India cannot shine if we do not respect each other,” Sangtam added.
Yitachu for change of education system in Nagaland software developed by Career CliniQ, said, “This is really going to help the students and make a big difference.” He called upon the people to put head together to bring a qualitative change, especially in math and science. He also stressed on the need to identify the area to make math and science more attractive to motivate the students to go for such subjects. He regretted that recent survey shows only 10% opt for math and science in Nagaland, and the rest for humanity and arts. Whereas in Manipur, he cited, 90% opt for math and science and the rest for humanity and commerce. Career CliniQ has been working closely with the Directorate of
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