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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good

Omar Abdullah hopes Modi will look to revoke AFSPA

Ariana Grande cancels Spain trip over Ebola fears

Remembering martyrs on Police Commemoration Day

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reflections

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Hong Kong: No breakthrough in talks

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Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison [ PAGE 12]

FliGHt OF tHE FAlCONS HoMecoMinG: Hunters turned protectors welcome Amur falcons Imti Longchar

Doyang | October 21

Here is only the signboard; his shop is located somewhere in Dimapur Nagaland.

Heart attacks not connected to family history: researchers NEw YORk, OCTOBER 21 (IANS): Your lifestyle choices and environment decide whether you will have a heart attack or not, not your genes, said a study. Researchers have found that heart attacks are not as connected to family history and genetics as may have been previously believed. These new findings may help those with a family history of coronary disease and diagnosed with narrow coronaries realise that heart attacks are not inevitable. “Because coronary disease and heart attacks are so closely related, researchers in the past have assumed they’re the same thing,” said Benjamin Horne from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, US. “They thought that if someone had coronary disease, they would eventually have a heart attack. This finding may help people realise that, through their choices, they have greater control over whether they ultimately have a heart attack,” Horne added. The findings were presented at the 2014 conference of the American Society of Human Genetics in San Diego.

How to avoid weight gain this festive season

NEw DElhI, OCTOBER 21 (IANS): Worried about weight gain during festive season? Here are some healthy tips to bail you out. Chirag Sethi, director of Battle of Bulges, doles out tips to help people stay fit while you enjoy the food fiesta during the festive season.

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• Start by calculating and making your meal plan for the day. If you starve the whole day, the chances of bingeing and adding extra calories are high. Be sure to eat in moderation throughout the day. • Avoid soft drinks when thirsty, have water or coconut water instead. • In case of overeating, compensate by cutting calories the next day. • Avoid having sweets right after meals as it can increase the chances of weight gain. • Those with the sweet tooth should indulge in sweets in the morning as the liver’s stores are empty at this time and chances of gaining weight are slim. • Compensate for a skipped workout session by walking more than you usually do or by climbing a flight of stairs as opposed to taking the lift. • Keep some almonds handy, a full stomach is the key to staying away from the calorie-filled box of sweets.

It is near dawn at the banks of Doyang Hydro-electric project reservoir. The Doyang River reflects the monochrome sky set under dark silhouettes of the surrounding hills. Suddenly a flurry of activity appears to life into the sky from the hills below. Thousands of winged dots dim the monochrome sky. The airborne creatures scuttle the air, the surrounding trees and shrubs. They perch in comradeship on the kilometres long high tension electric wires. It is an awe inspiring sight. In the midst of the spectacle, the rising sun lights into an azure sky reflecting the pied coats of the winged creatures. The Amur Falcons also known as Osum Voru in Lotha dialect (meaning birds migrated from the plains) have woken up for yet another day of feeding. All the way from Mongolia, the migratory raptors are here at Doyang reservoir, Pangti village area, Wokha to roost and fatten before they make their astonishing 4000 kilometre long journey to South Africa. Two kilometres away, some thirty members donned in a green polo shirt, gather at a make shift waiting shed, armed with knives and walking sticks. A flex put up in front of the shed reads: ‘Welcome to Amur Falcon capital, Pangti village.’ A smaller flex read: ‘Amur Falcon reception point.’

(LEFT) Amur Falcons spotted at Pangti village, Doyang hydro electric project, Wokha. (RIGHT) The falcons flock at one of the roosting sites. Photos by Imti Longchar

These men from Pangti village are volunteers, also known as protection squad, representing the Amur Falcon Roosting Area Union (AFRAU). They are also hired as guides and translators by visitors and tourists alike. Two year back, most of them were hunters of the migratory raptors. With the intervention of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the Forest Department and NGOs like the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust (NWBCT) and Natural Nagas, from predators, they have turned to protectors. The birds have two major resting sites at the vicinity of the Doyang reservoir namely Aasha area and Makothung Tongti where they spend the mornings and nights. In the daytime, they explore as far as Mo-

kokchung and Zunheboto district for insects which is their main diet. Before 2012, Doyang was dubbed as a tragic resting site for the Amur Falcons. An outraged world woke to the reported massacre of an estimated 1, 20, 000 birds every year for consumption and commercial purpose, after international and national media widely published the killings. One of the hunters, Akhathung hunted and trapped the winged visitors till 2012. However, with education and awareness from the WTI to protect and preserve the birds, he quit hunting the birds altogether. “On any given day, I used to kill 100 of these birds with airgun and 600 of these birds if I used net them from the trees,” he reveals.

A changed man so as far hunting the falcons is concerned; Akhathung is now an executive in the Amur Falcon Roosting Area Union which is the main organization from Pangti village working towards protection of the bird. Hunters here say the surrounding villages at Doyang had begun hunting the falcons in major scale since 2001 onwards. “Before the birds were not in large numbers, so mass hunting did not take place,” another hunter turned volunteer says. Zhanthungo Shitri, president of the AFRAU and also president of Fishermen Union Doyang recalls how they began hunting the falcons commercially to enhance their income. “There were no NGOs to educate us and provide awareness from

such mass hunting and killing. Even the State government did not say anything.” He said with growing demand, the birds were bought even by neighbouring villages to be sold at much higher rates in other villages and towns. “During first week of October when the birds had begun to arrive, they cost only Rs 10 a piece because they were scrawny and beginning to feed, but by late October and early November, the price increased according to the fattening in them,” maintains Shitri. “But it’s been two seasons since the slaughter and selling of the birds have stopped,” claims Shitri who heads the protection squad every morning to monitor the roosting area against hunters. Villagers have even

stopped terrace cultivation in nearly 800 acres around Doyang so that the forest areas are kept intact for the winged visitors to roost. Of course villagers are compensated by the WTI per the quantity of harvest expected from their respective fields,” Shitri adds. The church is also keenly involved in the protection of the birds. Pangti Village Baptist Church even has a calendar printed with images on the winged visitors. A team from the Department of Forest, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife, Nagaland which include Forester 1 officers have also been deputed to assist the protection squads in monitoring the falcon roosting area. “So far there have been no reports of hunting, we are actively monitoring the roosting sites,” Zaremo and

Oponthung, both forester 1 officers informs. “During earlier season when hunting was rampant, the birds became easier target for trigger happy hunters and trappers during November when they have fattened up and laze around in easily accessible tree branches instead of the far up electric wires and tree tops,” they add. But so far so good for the winged creatures even though they have only just arrived. With conservation initiatives of individual and groups, Naga hunters are making efforts to lay down their hunting weapons and protect them instead. Green groups say some 50, 000 have already reached Doyang. More, numbering up to a million are expected to arrive by October end and November first week.

AncsU urges nagaland govt to Time for NE people to stand constitute High Power committee together politically, says NNC Our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU), in its emergency presidential meeting here today, resolved to stand firm by its representation which was recently submitted to the Nagaland state Chief Minister “against irregularity in the functioning of the technical education department.” It demanded the state government constitute a High Level Committee (HPC) to probe the entire episode of lapses and to further come up with recommendations for streamlining the system. Addressing a press conference here this afternoon, ANCSU president Tsukjem Longkumer informed that the Union met the Chief Minister yesterday and received a positive response. In its earlier representation submitted to the CM, ANCSU had alleged that there are serious irregularities and loopholes in the functioning of the technical education department which needs “a thorough probe to detect where the problems lies, check and plug the lacunae, take punitive actions if necessary, and adopt solid steps to upgrade its delivery system with transparency and clarity.” The Union further said stated that it undertook meticulous research and found that there are series of lapse and loopholes more so since 2010 in the technical edu-

cational department. “It has also come to our notice that handling of official documents, issue of notifications and official communication between departments of the state, including NEC and others are not being channelized properly,” the Union stated adding that this has created unwanted situations with unnecessary issues cropping up even in the past between departments. Further, the union said it was highly discouraging that some conditions laid down in a recent official

tuted to find the irregularities in the functioning of technical education department, Convener of the committee, O Wati Jamir said that ANCSU also covers the polytechnic institutions in and around Nagaland and that it is the duty and responsibility of ANCSU to see that the technical education department, the nodal department for conducting various examinations like JEE and AIMPT, are thoroughly examined and authenticated to find the loopholes and lapses in their functioning. “This year they have conducted AIPMT, subsequently since none of the students qualified, another NSPMT had to be conducted which was contradicting their own notification. That is the seriousness with which the technical education department is looking after the student’s welfare.” Jamir said. The Union also felt the necessity of a separate technical education department from that of higher education department to be superfluous. “For better delivery of service to the students, both the technical education and higher education department should be under an amalgamated institution with one distinct department principal director as is the practice in other states of the North East,” it stated. The ANCSU has urged upon the state government to pursue their demands immediately in the interest of the students community.

Threatens to stage mass protest on October 28 notification even demeans the students of the competitive spirit, while appearing for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) main and All India Pre- Medical Test (AIPMT). After a series of discussion with all the college representatives today, in regard to certain agendas pertaining to the student’s welfare, it decided to intensify the issue in regard to the representation submitted to the Chief Minister. It was also resolved that failure on the part of the government to give assurance within six days to constitute the HPC, would compel the Union to undertake a mass rally on October 28 and agitate outside the directorate of technical education. While clarifying that the Fact Finding Committee was consti-

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 21 (MExN): The Naga National Council (NNC) today asserted that “this is the best time for all the people of the North East to stand politically together…” A press note from the Information and Publicity Wing of the NNC further called upon people of the region to “voice against India and fight together for the very political freedom of sovereignty to govern ourselves, protect ourselves, defend our land, develop our North East Region politically, economically, culturally for

peace and prosperity…” The NNC further appreciated those “politicians specially from Manipur, Arunachal, Mizoram and Nagaland that they boldly spoke out against racial attacks and hate crime meted out to the North East people by the Indians in different places especially New Delhi the Capital city of India and amply stated fragmentation, separation, etc. from India.” Terming this as a “welcome political statement from those state leaders,” the NNC

said “this is high time that the state politicians of the North East states take this right step at this right stage for our political freedom of sovereignty from the political bondage of India…” It added that “… we the North East people have seen more than enough the killing, oppression, suppression, racial attack, hate crime…and the arrogant Indians who are racially hateful against the people of the North East will never change their minds and hearts of superiority complex.”

longest railway tunnel in north east scooped out

hAflONg, OCTOBER 21 (PTI): The longest railway tunnel in the north east on the newly constructed LumdingSilchar broad gauge line in Assam has been scooped out, said Northeast Frontier Railway officials. The tunnel is situated near New Haflong station building and passes below Haflong town and the underground excavation work from both ends met each other on Sunday in Dima Hasao district, said NF Railway senior public relations officer (construction) Md M M Y Alam. The 3,235 meter long tunnel connects the newly built New Haflong railway sta-

tion with Jatingalumpur railway station, he said adding it is considered as one of the most critical tunnel in the 210km broad gauge track. It was scooped out with great difficulty due to soil conditions of the area and geological issues. Adverse geological conditions were encountered during underground excavation of the tunnel and its completion has been seen as a major challenge for the construction engineers of NF Railway, he told reporters Monday. A high level team of the Construction Organisation comprising its Chief Executive Administrative Officer Ajit Pandit, Chief Engineer R K

Ginger and others inspected the tunnel yesterday. Terming it as a feat of the Railways in 2014-15, Alam said Construction Organisation has in a major breakthrough made the much awaited and difficult tunnel gauge conversion project. Though work on the tunnel had begun in September 2005, it did not progress well initially due to several geological problems. However, from 2012 onwards the work resumed and now the tunnel has been opened, Alam said adding, the remaining work of benching, lining and invert is scheduled to be completed by January next year.

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2 Naga students participate in National Level Science event Dimapur

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Emtili Aier, from North Field, Kohima receives the State Award from the Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi. (DIPR Photo)

New Delhi, october 21 (DiPr): The National Level Science Exhibition and Project Competition was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from October 6 to 8 where four students from different schools of the State who were selected at the State Level Competition participated in the event. The selected students are as follows: Emtili Aier from Northfield, Kohima; Masenwangbou

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K Newmai from Brighter Academy, Dimapur; Tsalou Mero from Chakhesang Mission, Hr. Sec. School, Pfutsero, Phek and Ruth Murry from Bathesda Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur. Emtili Aier, from North Field, bagged the State Award from the Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi, who was awarded Rs. 10,000 (ten thousand only) and a merit certificate. The

WAGOK general conference on Oct 25 Kohima, october 21 (mexN): The Western Angami Gazetted officers Krotho (WAGOK) general conference will be held on October 25 from WAPO building, Sechü Zubza with Razhukhrielie Kevichüsa, IAS (Retd.) as the speaker at 10am. While, the program will be chair by Khrielie Peseyie, president WAGOK, invocation from Khriengulie, pastor, Baptist Church Sechü Zubza, short speech from Savilie Kruneilie, president WAPO and Abaü Zhünyü, president WAWO. Reports of secretary and treasurer will be presented from both Rokovikho Hesielie, general secretary and Teisovisie Gerard Meyase, treasurer respectively. Short speech will be deliver from Kevilesie Senotsu, president WASA, Zakiekhoto Khawakhrie, president WAYO and Kedoroko Casavi, president WASU. The constitution drafting committee report of WAGOK will be put forward in the house headed by Petevilie, convenor Constitution drafting committee. New office bearers of WAGOK for the tenure 2014-2017 will be announce by Rovihulie Angami, convenor, nomination committee and the vote of thanks will be pronounce by Ketusielie Angami, Jt. Secretary WAGOK.

remaining participants were given a cash award of Rs. 2500 with a Certificate each. A s s o c. P ro f e s s o r, SCERT, Nagaland, Nodal Officer INSPIRE, Daniel Thong Seb; Asst. Professor, SCERT, Nagaland, Liaison Officer, Peter Phewhou and Research Associate, SCERT, Nagaland, lady Guide, Benjundenla yaden escorted the selected students.

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Remembering martyrs on Police Commemoration Day

Kohima, october 21 (DiPr): Home Minister, Nagaland, Yanthungo Patton attended the 52nd Police Commemoration Day Parade 2014 held at lawn tennis court, New Reserve, Phesema, on October 21. The Director General of Police, Nagaland, Lungriading Zeliang IPS and in his short speech said that on this day 21 October every year Police commemoration are being held in all the Police Units across the country as a mark of respect to the brave police martyrs. He said that the numbers of police personnel killed was 662 including one Nagaland police during the period of 1-9-2013 to 31-8-2014. He further said that on this martyrs occasion, both State Police and CPOs names are read out to acknowledge with pride of the supreme sacrifices met by them. DGP also narrated the history of Commemoration day traces back to 21 October 1959, when a petrol party of CRPF, led by SI Karam Singh, was ambushed by the Chinese forces at Hot springs Ladakh and 10 jawans were killed, the bravery and re-

sultant sacrifice of jawans fighting at 16000 ft altitude in extremely cold condition and against all odds. Every year the Indo-Tibetan Border Police organized a trip to Hot springs with a representative of all police forces to pay homage to the martyrs, he added. The DGP called upon every policeman to re-dedicate themselves to be a better citizen and policemen. Earlier the DGP took the General salute from the participants. AIGP (OPS), Yanithung Ezung read out the Roll of honour. The Roll of Honour was receives and place it on the Cenotaph. While the parade commander takes over the parade, flag Bearers Fall-in, Rashtriya salute by the parade, and the Home Minister and other officials also salute the heroes, who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The laying of wreath was laid by unit representatives followed by Home Minister Y. Patton, Additional Chief Secretary & Commissioner, Nagaland, C. J. Ponraj, DGP, IGPs, DIGs, SPs, Commandants, dignitaries, officers and all other ranks and files.

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Police Commemoration Day held at Kiphire

Police personnel participates in the Police Commemoration Day at the superintendent office complex, Kiphire. (Morung Photo) Our correspondent fore laying the wreath H. Spring Ladakh. The SP also Kiphire | October 21

Along with the rest of the country, District Executive Force, Kiphire today observed Police Commemoration Day at the superintendent office complex, Kiphire with H. Kuhoi Sumi Superintendent of Police Kiphire paying homage to the jawans who sacrificed their life in the line of duty. Paying homage be-

Kuhoi said, “we salute and respect all police personals who have made supreme sacrifice by laying down their live in line of duty all over the country.” He also gave an account of the genesis of the Police Commemoration Day, which dates back to October 21, 1959 where the brave CRPF soldiers were killed by Chinese force because of ambush in an altitude of 16,000ft in Hot

called upon the jawans to rededicate oneself, renew ones pledge, and commit ones lives for the security, service and sacrifice of the people of one’s state and the nation on day like this. Additional Superintendent of Police, Limatemsu read out the role of honor sate wise followed by lying down of wreath by all officers in the establishment and the parade.

Christian Book Festival Underway Baptist Youth Fellowship Dimapur elects new team

Members of Beautiful Books & Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship, Kohima.

Kohima, october 21 (mexN): A five day Christian Book Festival, organized by Beautiful Books, Chennai got underway here today at Conclave Hall, LCS Building Kohima. The Festival, which began this morning with a prayer by M. Odyuo, Associate Pastor of City Church, Kohima will go on till October 25, 2014. The timings for the book fair is from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm everyday.

Special attractions of the book fair include Bibles, Study Bible, Bible Commentaries, Bible Dictionaries, Children books, Biographies, Song Books, Sunday School Books, DVDs, Laminated boards, Posters, VCDs, Christian and Gift Items, etc. Mention may be made here that Beautiful Books is the literature wing of the Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship International (LEFI).

DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The Baptist Youth Fellowship Dimapur elected a new team of office bearers on October 19. The new team will be lead by Imnatoshi Longkumer, Youth Director DABA as president, Thejanino Kathe, Youth Director, Kuda Baptist Church as vice president, John Ovung, Youth Director, Lotha Baptist Church as general secretary and Hupeka Youth Director, Valley view Baptist Church as assistant general secretary. During the service held at Police Baptist Church, the newly elected president Imnatoshi Longkumer, thanked and congratulated the outgoing officers for their success and their contribution for BYFD. He also acknowledged the presence of DABA senior youths and leaders of Dimapur Ao

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The new officer bearers of Baptist Youth Fellowship of Dimapur with the outgoing officers and the senior youth of DABA and Dimapur Ao Youth Organization leaders on October 19.

Lanur Telongjem. While encouraging the congregation, in building the kingdom of God, he asked everyone to cooperate and help one another for the success of BYFD. He said that worship in context is just the opposite

in our land today, “our worship can be only changed by listening to the cries of the people which is the need of the hour.” Phrasing a passage from the gospel according to John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease” Longkumer en-

couraged the people to let this passage be the driving force in their lives. Lastly, he encouraged the congregation that we all need to be engaged with the world; celebrate with the world; and work with the world.

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Acknowledgements

We the bereaved family would like to express our profound gratitude to everyone who stood by us physically, financially, materially and spiritually during the sudden demise of our beloved son Lt. Medoleto Michael Tholre on 15th Oct. 2014. We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every one of you by name, it is our prayer from the depth of heart, the good Lord bless you all. Loving Mother, Brother, Sisters, Relatives & Dear ones.

Governor says, “More people need to know about Nagas”

mumbai, october 21 (mexN): In a significant and rare gesture, Governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya invited the Mumbai Naga community to dine with his family at the ISKON center, Mumbai, continuing his effort to foster ties and connecting with Nagas living in the metros. The Governor said that more people need to know about the Nagas, its culture and dialects. “We all have to work together and take the message of Nagaland as we are all goodwill ambassadors of the state,” he said. He also used the moment to extend his full support to the community during our

Governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya and others with Mumbai Naga community.

stay in Mumbai and urged us to work together for the betterment of the country. In a statement, Naga Students Union Mumbai Advisor, N. Tali Jamir said that the Naga union would

"extend our full support to Governor on his endeavour to promote Naga Dialects in the mainland of our country and I appreciate him taking the time out from his busy schedule to

reach out to us." The dinner invitation, N. Tali Jamir said, was spontaneous, followed by a pleasant discussion with the group. “He is interested in our welfare, something we're really ex-

cited about.” Jamir said. The group also toured the Govinda Restaurant and had a photo session with the management and members of the ISKON temple along with fam-

ily members and friends of Governor. Wungshok Khokyar, the President of the Naga Students Union Mumbai said "It was a tremendous experience and I loved being able to represent NSUM at such occasions." After the discussion, the Governor thanked the Naga community and again extended his hospitality. “I would like to see every one of you stay here in peace, succeed and be goodwill ambassadors of Nagaland” he said and ended his words with “Kuknalim.” His wife Kavita Acharya, family members and family friends, accompanied the Governor.

Week & Weekends -- a multi-brand clothing and accessories store -- opened here in Dimapur on October 21. The mothers of the three partners -- Rajesh Sethi, Shimbu Ramawat and Suresh Jhanwar, inaugurated the store. Week & Weekends is situated near Popular Bakery in Circular Road.

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Power transmission link via Bangladesh vital: Official AgArtAlA, OctOber 21 (IANS): A top power company official has suggested erecting power transmission lines for supply of electricity from the northeast region to other parts of India via Bangladesh terming the proposed link as "vital". "India and Bangladesh should have designated power transmission links and corridors to supply power between the two countries. The transmission corridors are vital to supply electricity from the northeast region to other parts of India via Bangladesh," said P.C. Pankaj, chairman-cum-managing director of the state-run North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO). Pankaj told IANS: "There are power transmission links between West Bengal and Bangladesh. But there is no transmission line between the northeastern region and other parts of India via Bangladesh." Another government-owned public sector

company official also proposed laying of pipelines via Bangladesh to carry natural gas from the northeastern region to other parts of India. Natural gas is found in abundance in the northeastern states, especially in Assam and Tripura. Oil India Limited (OIL) director (human resource and business development) Nipen Kumar Bharali said: "OIL and ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) can undertake a joint venture pipeline project to transfer the gas from the northeastern region to other parts of India where demand is high." "OIL and ONGC Videsh have already been working jointly in two blocks in Bangladesh," Bharali told reporters here Monday. India has already announced it would supply 100 MW of power to Bangladesh from power plants in Tripura. Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka Sandeep Chakravorty said: "Several steps

have been taken regarding the Indian government's commitment to supply 100 MW of power to Bangladesh from southern Tripura's Palatana power plant." Chakravorty, who was here on a four-day tour to Tripura last week, said: "The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) would erect a transmission line from western Tripura's Surjyamaninagar power grid to Comilla (in eastern Bangladesh) power grid to supply the power." He said that supplying power from Tripura to Bangladesh will be similar to the system between West Bengal's Baharampur and Bheramara in Bangladesh. India had commenced supply of 250 MW of power to Bangladesh last year after the government-run Bangladesh Power Development Board and India's NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN), a subsidiary of India's National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC),

signed a deal Feb 28, 2012 to supply 250 MW of electricity following an agreement signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010. To provide power to Bangladesh, a 400 kV switching station has been set up at Baharampur in West Bengal. The cross-border inter-connection has been established between Baharampur (India) and Bheramara (Bangladesh). A series of meetings have been held since last year in New Delhi, Dhaka and Agartala to finalise the strategy to supply power to Bangladesh from Tripura's Palatana power project. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has commissioned its biggest ever 726 MW capacity commercial power project at Palatana in southern Tripura, 60 km south of Agartala. The power generation from the first unit (363 MW) of the Rs.9,000crore Palatana power plant began

December 2013 and the second unit (363 MW) is expected to start generation by next month. The Palatana project is a hallmark of cooperation between India and Bangladesh, which ensured the smooth passage of heavy project machineries and turbines to Palatana through its territory by road and waterways from Haldia port in West Bengal. The state-owned North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) is setting up a 104 MW power project at Monarchak in western Tripura, 70 km south of Agartala, and just eight km from the India-Bangladesh border. The project is likely to start generation of electricity within the next three-four months. Within the next three-four months, Tripura would be the second power-surplus state in India after Sikkim, once full generation starts from the Palatana and Monarchak power plants -- both gas-based projects.

scientist SC stays 326 crore execution ICAR dies during order against Arunachal govt ISL match New DelhI, OctOber 21 (et): The Supreme Court has stayed an execution order worth Rs 326 crore against the Arunachal Pradesh government and lifted a freeze on its assets and bank accounts in a 10-year battle over payments to food grain transporters. The top court's order will bring relief to the north-eastern state, where governance had come to a virtual halt and government employees could not be paid their salaries. A group of 28 private transporters had filed for the execution of the decree, claiming the state government hadn't paid them as agreed for carrying food grains meant for the public distribution system, a central government-

sponsored programme, in 2004. The transporters had been contracted to lift food grains from the railhead and drop them off at distribution centres in the predominantly hill state. They were to be reimbursed after their bills were checked by the Food Corporation of India, the agency responsible for ensuring the availability of PDS food grains throughout the country. According to FCI, the legal imbroglio was due to a dispute with the state government. The agency stopped all payments in 2004, claiming that the state had overpaid the contractors. The Supreme Court stayed the execution and attachment order on September 26 on a plea filed by senior advocate

Five held for defiling graveyard

Meghalaya ex-CIC calls for repealing AFPSA

ShIllONg, OctOber 21 (tNN): Five men were arrested on Saturday night for 'desecrating' a graveyard at Lawmali, police said. "The group was found deep inside Lawmali cemetery late on Saturday night," a police officer said. The arrested have been identified as Rapme Dkhar (22) from Nongrim Hills, Brandon Jyrwa (21) from Jaiaw Laitdom, Raphael Waniang (21) from Upper Mawprem,KyrshanlangRyntathiang (19) and Ferdinand Massar (35), both residents of Mawlai, police said. According to East Khasi Hills SP, M Kharkrang, said, "We strongly suspect the five have been involved in prior instances of grave desecration. We are interrogating them." Following rising incidents of grave desecration, Meghalaya government has initiated steps, including spreading awareness against cults, to curb 'the menace'. The administration has also imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in and around graveyards.

ShIllONg, OctOber 21 (PtI): The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which gives protection to security forces in disturbed areas, resulted in irresponsible activities, Meghalaya's former chief information commissioner G P Wahlang said. AFSPA is in force in several North East states. "It gives blanket protection to security force and this is bad. It gives protection for any Act done or purported to be done by them (forces) in exercise of the power, under the Act and this resulted in irresponsible activities," G P Wahlang said while deliberating on a consultation meet here. The former State CIC was addressing at the inaugural function of the North East Consultation on Human Rights: soliciting people's opinion on Armed Forces Special Powers

Rajiv Dutta on behalf of the state, which said the government was unable to pay the salaries of its employees. An Arunachal court ordered the attachment of all the bank accounts and assets of the state government after it failed to pay Rs 258 crore as directed in the second round of execution proceedings. The state government had earlier paid up Rs 158 crore before throwing up its hands. The FCI had said that no further disbursements would be made to the state under the hill transport subsidy scheme until disciplinary action was taken against officers responsible for paying amounts in excess of the rolling advance of Rs 10 crore.

Act, 1958 organized by the North East Students Organization (NESO) and hosted by the Khasi Students' Union (KSU). Wahlang called upon pro-human rights institutional machineries such as the State Human Rights Commission, the State Women Commission and the State information Commission to deal with any violation of human rights due to excessive exercising of the law. NESO Secretary General Sinam Prakash alleged the exercise of special powers has also gone way beyond the 'limited purpose' as the military stationed in the 'disturbed areas' have indulged in rampant violation of the human rights including aerial bombing, grouping and re-grouping, enforced 'disappearances', extrajudicial executions, rape and sexual violence.

Assam brothers re-unite in Kochi after 10 years KOchI, OctOber 21 (PtI): In a reunion after 10 years, two brothers, who left their home state Assam separately in search of a job and landed in Kerala, met each other here recently. When the elder brother Deepak managed to get a job as a worker at the Kochi metro construction site, his aim was to keep searching for his younger sibling Sanjay, who had left Guwahati in 2005 as a 11-year-old and there was no news about him after that. Sanjay had been brought to Kerala along with other children by an agent to work as child labourers. He worked for a year at a chicken stall at nearby Edapally where he used to do odd jobs. Though he was given food, there was no salary. When

he asked, he was told that the agent was regularly collecting it. Peeved by this, the boy left the shop. With police launching stringent action against those employing children, Sanjay failed to get a job anywhere. He managed to get shelter at the nearby Janseva orphanage, completed his 10th standard and did a course in hotel management and is presently employed as an Assistant chef in a hotel here. Deepak continued his search for his brother which brought him to the orphanage. When he informed the orphanage authorities about Sanjay, they immediately contacted him. When the two met, they recognised each other, hugged and wept, or-

phanage authorities said. The brothers said they would soon be leaving for their home together to meet their parents and other siblings.

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JMB trains Assamese men to carry out attacks: Assam DG guwAhAtI, OctOber 21 (IANS): Assamese youths have undergone a training under the Islamic terror network Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to carry out attacks, Director General of Police (DGP) Khagen Sarma said Tuesday. "We have received information against some youths who have been visiting Bangladesh for getting the training under the Islamic terror networks such as the JMB to carry out terror attacks," he told reporters while attending a function organised to observe the Police Commemoration Day at the 4th Assam Police battalion at Kahilipara area. The DGP's statement assumes significance as the All India United Democratic Front had slammed the Assam government recently after the arrest of six people for their alleged links with the JMB and the recent blast in Burdwan in West Bengal.

"We were criticised when we arrested 24 people in a day in 1994 for having links with the Islamic terror network. Most of them had confessed their links with the network. Some of them had even confessed their links with the HuJI and Harkatul Mujahideen," said Sarma. "Some of those arrested recently from Assam's Barpeta district have been under surveillance for a long time. However, we did not have any evidence against them. Now police have arrested them as they have the evidence against them," he said. "The JMB has been able to establish some base in West Bengal due to its geographical proximity with Bangladesh. It might also try to expand its network in Assam," he said. There has been an alert and police are keeping a close eye on some districts in lower and central Assam and Barak Valley.

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guwAhAtI, OctOber 21 (tNN): A young agricultural scientist from the state died of a cardiac arrest during the Indian Super League football match between NorthEast United FC and FC Goa at the IG Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday. Rantu Basumatary, in his late thirties, was working as an animal genetic scientist at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research complex in Meghalaya. "He was excited about the game. Some 20 minutes into the match, he complained of chest pain. He took some water and was okay for sometime. Then he fell down. We took him to a private hospital, but he was declared dead," said a friend who was accompanying him.

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Tobacco-Free Dental Clinic - IDA (NSB) commitment to Health

ndian Dental Association (Nagaland State Branch) - IDA (NSB) has become increasingly alarmed by the number of youth suffering with oral health diseases and cancers related to tobacco use. The early initiation of tobacco use among the school children has occurred as smoke and smokeless tobacco promotions have increased dramatically and a new generation of smokeless tobacco (pan, gutkha, khaini, pan masala, zarda) products has hit the market. Far from being a “safe” alternative to cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco use increases the risk of developing many health problems. Furthermore, evidence shows that adolescent boys who use smokeless tobacco products have a higher risk of becoming cigarette smokers within four years. Goals of IDA (NSB): Hospitals and clinics are ideal role models of healthy environments within the community. The initiative for healthcare facilities to become 100% tobacco-free clinic policy is one way to demonstrate its commitment to health and supports this goal by protecting patients, employees and visitors from any exposure to sec-

ondhand smoke, disgusting habit of chewing tobacco spits which spreads airborne diseases. These policies include inside and outside clinic, sidewalks and clinic-owned properties. Benefits of a 100% Tobacco-Free clinic Policy • Showcase the Dental clinic’s role as a community leader in protecting the health of the public and motivate others to do likewise. • Reduce healthcare costs due to illness caused by tobacco use and exposure, and reduce expenses incurred by loss of productivity and absenteeism (increased sickness with tobacco user). • Support people in quitting tobacco by enhancing cessation benefits and resources offered to employees and patients. The IDA (NSB) works closely with government agencies, public health leaders and others to prevent oral (mouth) and pharyngeal (throat) cancers and other oral diseases associated with tobacco use. These efforts include: • educating the public about the dangers associated with tobacco use • classifying nicotine as an addictive substance

• levying significant taxes on tobacco products • mandating graphic warning labels on tobacco products • restricting the advertising and promotion of cigarettes, pipes, cigars and smokeless tobacco products (including bans on free sampling) • reducing exposure to secondhand smoke • enforcing age restrictions for purchasers of tobacco products • imposing strict licensure requirements for tobacco product retailers • educating clinicians about evidence-based interventions to help curb tobacco use; continuing research into the oral health effects of tobacco use. The Changing Face of Smokeless Tobacco The Association is especially concerned about our people erroneously believe that smokeless tobacco products are substantially less harmful than smoking. There are major challenges for society as smokeless tobacco use increases. Smokeless does not mean harmless—smokeless products are just dangerous in different ways than cigarettes. Another major con-

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Fiat launches compact SUV Avventura New Delhi, OctOber 21 (Pti): Fiat Group Automobiles India today launched compact sports utility vehicle Avventura with price ranging from Rs 5.99 lakh to Rs 8.17 lakh. The sub-4 meter vehicle would be available in both petrol and diesel powertrains. The petrol variants powered by a 1.4 litre engine are priced between Rs 5.99 lakh and Rs 7.05 while the die-

sel variants are priced between Rs 6.89 lakh and Rs 8.17 lakh. “The Avventura showcases Fiat’s commitment to India to produce cars designed for India and manufactured for India,” Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India Operations President and MD Nagesh Basavanhalli told reporters here. The vehicle would be manufactured at the company’s Ranjangaon plant

in Maharashtra and will be initially sold in the domestic market only. When asked about the response for the vehicle so far, Basavanhalli said, “We have already received around 15,000 enquires and 500 pre-launch bookings for the Avventura.” The company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has been adding new models in its product portfolio

this year to rev-up its sales. It has set a target of 5 products by the end of this year and 9 by 2016 in its Indian line up. Later this year, the company plans to launch luxury hatchback Abarth 500. Italian-American auto major Fiat Chrysler plans to launch 12 models in India in the next 5 years and will start producing models from the Jeep brand in the country by 2015.

Loans showing incipient stress: Banks given more time for corrective action

MuMbai, OctOber 21 (ageNcies): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the time limit for banks to come up with a corrective action plan (CAP) by the Joint Lenders Forum (JLF) from 30 days to 45 days in case of loans showing incipient stress. Similarly, it has allowed the Independent Evaluation Committee (IEC) a time limit of 45 days instead of 30 days for evaluation of the restructuring package

and giving their recommendations for restructuring of accounts with aggregate exposure of Rs. 500 crore and above. If an escrow maintaining bank under JLF/Corporate Debt Restructuring mechanism does not appropriate proceeds of repayment by the borrower among the lenders as per agreed terms resulting into down gradation of asset classification of the account in books of other

lenders, the escrow maintaining bank will be subjected to corresponding accelerated provision instead of normal provision. Further, such accelerated provision will be applicable for a period of one year from the effective date of provisioning or till rectification of the error, whichever is later. As per the reviewed guidelines on JLF and CAP, banks will be permitted to report their SMA (special

mention account)-2 accounts (where principal or interest payment overdue between 61-90 days) and JLF formations on a weekly basis at the close of business on every Friday. Crop loans will be exempted from reporting to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits. However, banks will continue to report their other agriculture loans in terms of the above instruction.

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cern is that smokers may begin to use smokeless tobacco products when they can’t smoke in public, leading to a stronger nicotine addiction that makes it harder for them to quit. Smokeless tobacco products have great appeal to young people. Many come in flavours and packaging that attract kids, and some are even similar in size and shape to candy and mints. Parents and teachers may not recognize this packaging as tobacco. Many people don’t see these products as disgusting—the way some older forms of smokeless tobacco were seen—and they do not carry as great a stigma as cigarettes. Let us get smarter today! 4,000 chemicals with over 60 known carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) in cigarettes/cigars • 60% of smokers die from a tobacco-related disease • fatal heart attacks, strokes and respiratory diseases • Cancers: lung, larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, pancreas, bladder, kidney, stomach and uterine cervix Smokeless tobacco has 28 cancercausing agents. • Smokeless tobacco users absorb approximately 4 times the amount

of addictive nicotine as those who smoke cigarettes (National Cancer Institute) • Increase in high blood pressure, high cholesterol and cardiovascular (heart) disease • Cancers: oral, larynx, pancreatic, and kidney • Tobacco use by men causes reduced sperm count and abnormal sperm cells. Tobacco is related to: • Stain • Bad breadth • Tooth decay • Gums disease • Bone loss • Decreased healing • Lesions • Oral cancer and oral health problems Preventing oral cancer and other tobacco-related diseases has been a longstanding priority for the IDA (NSB). About 9 out of 10 people who die from oral (mouth) and pharyngeal (throat) cancers use tobacco, and the risk of developing these cancers is related to how much (and how often) they use. On average, 40 percent of those with the disease will not survive more than 5 years. Tobacco prod-

ucts are also causally associated with higher rates of gum disease, one of the leading causes of tooth loss in adults. Dental surgeons call on the support of their clinic’s teams to encourage patients to think more carefully about their oral health and to encourage them to stop smoking. Making use of dental care professionals can be a great way to ensure patients are given timely and constructive advice and referred through the appropriate channels. Oral cancers can be deadly, especially if not detected early. Survival rates for the disease remain poor at only 50 per cent, but can be improved to 90 per cent with early detection, making dentists’ and dental teams’ roles vital. Today, the IDA (NSB) has made the resolution to make every clinic in Nagaland, a tobacco- free clinic. Therefore our people cannot effort to remain ignorant about the disease and health care risk associated with the deadly tobacco and tobacco products. Dr. Temjennungsang Longchari President Indian Dental Association (Nagaland State Branch)

AIPMT 2014 – An Untold Story

he inability of the bonafide candidates of Nagaland to secure the minimum qualifying marks of 40% at the All India Pre-Medical Test 2014 has raised serious concerns about the quality of science education imparted in Nagaland. Of course, one need not get panicked so much because of the results of a particular year. At the same time, we must accept that this years’ AIPMT result has created a sense of demoralizing among many students and parents. We should consider this like a pain in our body and must see what best could be done to solve the problem. We know pain is an indication of presence of a disease and taking pain killers without diagnosing the cause of the pain would lead towards disaster. The first thing I would like to point out here is the mismatch between the performance of students in the HSSLC Exam and the AIPMT. In the HSSLC Exam, 42% of the candidates from the science stream have secured First Division and 39% have secured Second Division. The highest marks secured in the major subjects is so amazing; Physics – 97 %, Chemistry – 96 %, Mathematics – 98% and Biology – 96%. The statistics of subject wise distinctions secured (80% marks & above) is also encouraging except one subject. Physics – 131 candidates, Chemistry – 127 candidates, Biology – 184 candidates and Mathematics – 36 candidates. Now, we are searching answers for a crucial question. Why NO ONE

from the above distinguished candidates could get a minimum 40% of marks in the AIPMT? There could be a number of factors responsible for the failure of the candidates at the AIPMT. But I would limit my analysis to few basic factors here. There is acute shortage of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics teachers in our state and two or three schools using the services of a single subject teacher is a common accepted practice now. So, most of the teachers tend to complete the courses in the examination point of view at the cost of indepth understanding of the subjects. Moreover, majority of our students waste their precious time in running from one place to another for taking private tuitions; that too for the study of regular courses. There are practically NO opportunities available here for getting regular quality coaching for appearing the entrance examinations. Crash / Short Term Courses conducted could never prepare our students at par with national standards. A look at the number of students securing distinction in Mathematics would help us to understand another basic cause of the problem. While more than 130 students had secured distinctions in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology, only 36 students could achieve it in Mathematics. You might be aware that Mathematics is the language of Physics and lack of mastery over basic mathematics remain as a major hurdle in understanding Phys-

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ics. A good number of the AIPMT questions are of application oriented and indepth understanding of the subject is a must for solving them. It should be mentioned here that majority of our students develop a fear psychosis towards mathematics from the primary level and the consequences are realized at the higher secondary stage. Literally one could say that there are no Mathematics teachers in majority of the schools in Nagaland. Very few mathematics teachers possess degrees in mathematics and in many cases Science, Commerce and Arts graduates have been ‘managing’ (it would not be proper to use the term ‘teaching’) mathematics classes. Very few teachers to make their students ‘Understand’ mathematics and children rarely get the opportunity of learning mathematics with joy. The issues associated with the problem are complex in nature and could only be solved through the joint efforts of school managements, teachers, parents, students and the society. Students have more responsibility in overcoming the shortcomings of the system and should develop the spirit of competitiveness. They should keep one thing in mind that the roads of life journey would not be spread with rose petals and only the fittest could survive in today’s competitive world.

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Forest Dept, Pangti Village Entries for best media campaign invited One held with pistol bestowed conservation award Kohima, october 21 (mexN): The Forest Department of Nagaland along with the Pangti Village Community has been declared jointwinners for the Balipara Foundation Annual Awards 2014. The Award is presented annually to a government or non-government organization, whose contribution to the protection of wild nature has gone “beyond the call of duty” and displayed demonstrable success in the arena of nature and wildlife conservation. The Awards was instituted to bring into focus conservation case studies and real life champions of the Eastern Himalayan Region and is supported by Sanctuary Asia, a leading wildlife and nature conservation magazine in India and Aaranyak, a premier

biodiversity conservation group in North East. According to press note from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Kohima, M Lokeswara Rao I.F.S, the foundation selected the department and the village for their “Environmental Stewardship in protecting our Natural Heritage”. The jury panel comprising of Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman Balipara Foundation; Radhika Barthakur, Trustee Balipara Foundation; Bittu Sahgal, Chief Editor Sanctuary Asia; and Dr Bibhab Talukdar, CEO Aaranyak were unanimous in their decision to confer the prestigious award on both the Organizations, added the press note. The Awards carries a Citation & Cash Reward and

the award ceremony will be held on November 7 at the ITA Machkhowa, Guwahati. The event, besides throwing light on successful and inspiring conservation stories, will serve as a platform for like-minded people to share views and raise awareness on critical environmental conflicts of the day. “The award will further boost the local communities to protect the flora and fauna”, added Rao. It may be noted here that, The Pangti village council was also the winner of Royal Bank of Scotland’s, “Save the Species Award” under the Earth Heroes Award 2014 and also bestowed Governors’ Commendation Award at the Republic Day this year for the “conservation of Amur Falcons.

Kohima, october 21 (DiPr): The Election Commission of India has invited entries from media houses for the National Media Award for Best Campaign on Voters' Education and Awareness. There will be two awards; one for electronic media and other for print media. The awards will recognize the outstanding contributions by media houses to promote electoral participation by educating people about the electoral process and raising awareness among the public about the relevance and importance of voting and registration during the Lok Sabha election, 2014. The award(s) will be in the form of a citation and plaque and will be presented in a function on the National Voter' Day (January 25, 2015). The Jury will base their assessment on the following criteria: Quality of campaign, Extent of coverage/ quantity, Evidence of impact on the public and any other relevant factor/s.

Entries must have been published or broadcast/ telecast during the relevant period. Print entries must include summary of the work carried out during the relevant period which should include; number of news items/articles; total print area in sq cms, A PDF soft copy or a link to a relevant web address or a full size photocopy/print copy of the newspaper/articles; Detail of any other activity like direct public engagement etc. and any other information. Broadcast Radio or Television entries must include: A brief on the campaign/work carried out during the relevant period which should include- Material (in a CD or DVD) with duration and frequency of broadcast/telecast and total time of such broadcast of each spot during the period; Sum of the total broadcast time for all spots; News features or programmes on Voter awareness in a CD or DVD or other digital media, alongwith duration,

telecast/broadcast date and time and frequency, any other activity like direct public engagement etc and any other information. Entries submitted in a language other than English/Hindi will require an accompanying English translation. Entrants submitting broadcast material should be aware that the jury may use only the first ten minutes of features/ programme. The Commission's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Commission reserves the right not to make an award. Entries should carry the name, address, telephone and fax numbers and email of the Media House. In this connection, the Election Department of Nagaland has informed all the media houses, which have done remarkable job on the said subject to make self-nomination and submit to it latest by October 28, 2014 for scrutiny and recommendation.

Nagaland State observes Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day

Unique Dancing Crew & Rahul Mahato walks away with the “Grand Title of Naga Talents Promo 3” in Group and Individual category respectively at the Grand Finale held at Town Hall Dimapur. Organised by Pheto Music Association, the Group category carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakhs while the individual winner was awarded Rs. 1 lakh. The Late Afai Award, former winner of Naga Talents Promo 2, for best performance was bagged by Engo Konyak while Sushmita Dey was given the best individual award by School of Music & Art, Purana Bazaar, Dimapur.

Pfütsero Government College, National service scheme (NSS) organised social work on October 21 at the College campus under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan where around 70 NSS and degree students attended the social work and the Programme Officer, Neichupe Kapfo, Assistant Professor, PGCP supervised the social work.

Kohima, october 21 (mexN): Nagaland observed Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day on October 21 at Government Middle School, Merhulietsa, Kohima. While interacting with the students of class VI to VIII of the school, Dr. Nandira Changkija, Mission Director, National Health Mission emphasised on the importance of paying attention to the various food one eat, and most importantly, their nutritional content. Delivering the keynote address on the “Role of Iodine in Human Body and its Deficiency Disorder,” Dr. Wathsutho Nguthe, Senior Specialist, NHAK explained the importance of iodine in one’s diet, its functions, result of its deficiency such as goitre, mental and physical retardation, speech and hearing defects, still births etc. Dr. Nguthe also explained on the corrective measures to preserve iodine in diet, such as, purchasing salt in small quantities, storing salt away from heat or fireplace and adding salt at a later stage while cooking. The children were made to bring salt from their households and were taught how to test iodine content with MBI kits. Altogether, 105 students of the school were sensitised in the programme chaired by Nungsang Longchar, Technical Officer, NIDDCP, DoH&FW.

A one day extension activity on ‘Human Rights Education’ was held at Patkai ChrisMokokchung: The tian College (Autonomous) on October 18. Organised by the Department of Political Global Iodine Deficiency Science, PCC(Autonomous), the theme of day was 'Environmental Issues vis-a-vis Disorder Day was observed Human Rights'.

at IDSP Hall, Imkongliba District Hospital Mokokchung on October 21. The vice principal, school of nursing, nursing tutors and ASHA

Co-ordinators of the district attended the programme. Dr. Kibangkumba, Dy CMO, Mokokchung chaired the programme and Dr. SS Akaba Longchar, CMO, Mokokchung delivered introduction. He encouraged the ASHA Coordinators to know more about iodine disorders so they can share with the community. Meanwhile, Dr Kibang stressed about the importance and problem caused by its deficiency and requested the Nursing tutors to impart the awareness to the nursing students. He also urged the ASHA Coordinators to include this problem in the monthly ASHA review meetings, since ASHA workers are the main torch bearers in rural areas. Demonstration of iodine content in salt by using salt testing kit was demonstrated by Merenlemba FSSO, CMO office Mokokchung. This was followed by a group discussion where everyone participated by giving their suggestion and ideas to be more efficient and well equipped to tackle this Global Iodine deficiency. Tuensang: Global IDD prevention Day was held at CMO’s Conference Hall Tuensang on October 21. Dr. Temsu DPO (UIP/RCH) chaired the programme. Dr. T. Pangjung sangtam CMO Tuensang gave the welcome address while Dr. Immanuel M.O (MMU) and Dr. John IDSP spoke on prevention of IDD and demonstrated on Salt Testing Kit (STK) respectively. Zubemo, Drugs Inspector, led the discussion on IDD. The programme will be ongoing for a week with essay, painting and

slogan competition based on IDD in five schools. The schools are GHHS Tuensang (painting), GHS Hakushang (painting), GHS Chaba (slogan), Baptist Thangyen school (essay), GHS Thangjam (essay). On the same topic, seminars will be held at different churches in Tuensang town. Peren: Observing the Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day, a program was held at IDSP Conference Hall on October 21 at Chief Medical Office Peren. Robin, SDO Civil Peren graced the occasion as Guest of Honor with other dignitaries from NGOs, Town committees , GBs and various ward representatives of Peren Town and the Medical Department. The Guest of Honor highlighted on the importance of iodine and requested all the representatives present to spread and disseminate the information, act as an agent to the people around; the importance and awareness of iodine. Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Ngangshimeren, CMO gave a PowerPoint presentation. He stated that iodine deficiency is considered as the world’s single most significant cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation today. He highlighted the importance of iodine, its sources, daily requirements of iodine, how iodine is lost in the soil; Iodine endemic areas in our country, the consequences of iodine deficiency, government’s policy on iodine. Thereafter, Enlongla, Food Safety Officer, Peren gave a demonstration on Salt Testing on Iodine.

AGEI 1st South Asian Mission Conclave DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The first Southern Asia Mission Conference of the Assemblies of God of East India (AGEI) was held from October 7-9 at Jaipur, Rajasthan under the theme “Churches toThe Mentoring Committee of Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung organized a ‘Financial gether in Missions” Awareness and Investment’ programme on October 18 in the College auditorium in collaboration with the IDBI bank, Mokokchung. The resource persons, P. Haokip, Assistant Manager, IDBI, and Norendro, Assistant manager, IDBI Mokokchung spoke on different investments and bank facilities. The programme was well attended by the students and faculty of the College.

Transformation Crusade at Dimapur DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The Watchman team has requested for wholehearted participation from all churches in Dimapur at the forthcoming “Transformation Crusade” scheduled at Dimapur from October 29 to November 6, 2014. Maintaining that various “satanic activities” are subtly influencing the people of all ages in Naga-

land, the panel of pastor from the watchman team cautioned the churches of all the denomination in to be well informed about such activities. “The Bible exhorts to be sober and to be vigilant because the devil walketh about seeking whom he may devour”, it added. It further stated that the Transformative Crusade in Kohima have also

revealed that many young people are in “bondage and torments” of Satan and they have “infiltrated the churches” and seeking to draw other young people away from the faith. In this context, the Watchman called the Transformation Crusade a “war footing” event for believer and urged them to bring people needing “deliverance and healing”.

According to a press note received here, over 500 leaders from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal and Maldives attended the conference. A strong contingent of 24 leaders from North East India led by Rev. Moses Murry,

General Superintendent participated at the conference. He also spoke on the topic “Mobilizing churches for prayer in Mission” in one of the sessions. The conference also challenged the leaders and resolved to reach 100 “unreached” group within 3 years.

DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The Special Branch, Dimapur on Tuesday arrested one man in possession of an illegal firearm. The man was arrested from the Golaghat Road bus stand at around 5:00 pm in the evening. The Special Branch identified the man as one Imtichuba Chang (32 years), a “leacy” in the NSCN-IM. One .22 calibre pistol (countrymake) was confiscated

The arrested man in police custody on Tuesday.

from his possession. He was handed over to East police station along with the fireman.

MEx FILE Notification for Nagaland University Kohima, october 21 (DiPr): The Nagaland University (A Central University) Registrar, T. Lanusosang in a notification vide NO.NU/ ESTT/G-01/2010-3050 dated 15th October, 2014 has directed to furnish the profile of teachers, HoDs and Deans of various schools of academic departments such as designation, photograph, date of joining, email ID, contact number, educational qualifications, academic and research contribution etc., and submit to the office by 22nd October, 2014 in compliance with the UGC D.O. No.F.11-1/ 2014 (CU) dated the 26th September, 2014.

DRFCB emergency meet DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The Dhansiri River Flood Control Board (DRFCB) has convened an emergency meeting on October 23, 10 am at its office - Marketing Complex, Purana Bazaar, East Dimapur. Therefore, all the office bearers and executive members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

KDVA emergency meeting Kohima, october 21 (mexN): The Kohima District Volleyball Association(KDVA) will hold an emergency meeting on October 22 at 3.00pm at APO hall. All the committee members of 2nd Kohima volleyball tournament, 2014 are requested to attend the emergency meeting.

LEK meeting at Kiphire KiPhire, october 21 (mexN): The Lotha Ekhung. Kiphire (LEK) has informed all the Lotha residing in Kiphire District that there will be a general meeting on October 26 at the residence of SDO (C), Lankosen Tsanglao at 11 am. A press note from its general secretary, Mathung Ezung requested all the members to attend the meeting without failure.

Atoizu Govt. High School jubilee souvenir committee Informs DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): Atoizu Govt. High School will celebrate its Golden Jubilee on November 18. In this connection, all interested citizens who are willing to contribute articles for the jubilee souvenir have been asked to submit it to khekihoshohe@gmail.com or call 9856159276 on or before October 30, 2014. This was informed in a press release issued by K. Khekiho Shohe, Editor, Jubilee Souvenir Committee, Golden Jubilee of Atoizu Government High School.

25,838 bottles of IMFL/Beer destroyed Kohima, october 21 (mexN): The Superintendent of Excise & Prohibition office Kohima on October 18 destructed 25,838 bottles of IMFL/Beer at KMC Garbage Dump, Meriema. The destruction was done in the presence of board members comprising of representative of Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Superintendent of Police Kohima, Kohima Municipal Council and SE Kohima as chairman. Further, the excise personnel performing MVCP duty in and around Peducha seized 1,929 bottles of IMFL/Beer during the period from October 23 to 20.

DCC Dimapur Social Work DimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The District Congress Committee (DCC), Dimapur has informed all it party workers that there will be a Social Work on October 25 at Congress Bhavan, Dimapur at 7 am. A press note from the District General Secretary (Org.), Hollohon Chishi requested all the party workers to come with Spade, Dao and Brooms for the social work. “Respective A/C are also requested to clean their respective office on the mentioned day”, he further informed.

PNU general assembly Kohima, october 21 (mexN): The Poumai Naga Union (PNU) has convened a general assembly on November 8 at Thiwa village to discuss some important issues concerning the Union. Assembly affairs speaker, C D Jongeo John and secretary assembly affairs, P S Shelavei requested all the constituents units to attend the meeting with 3 representatives each. The executive council, public leaders, intellectuals and well wishers are also invited to attend the assembly.

NU Techies to organise Mount Olive College NSS visit Cradle Ridge october 21 Cleanliness Drive today Kohima, (mexN): The NSS volunDimaPur, october 21 (mexN): The organizing committee members of “Techaura14” of the School of Engineering and Technology, Nagaland University will be organizing a cleanliness drive in and around the college campus i.e. DC Court Junction on October 22 at 7 am. A press note from, Techaura Secretary, Sharon Chang said that the cleanliness drive is aimed at creating awareness about the importance of

“maintaining and preserving environment”, and will be followed by tree plantation and distribution of waste bins to shops around the vicinity. Meanwhile, the press note further informed that, the committee will be organizing “Techaura14”, the only technical festival of Nagaland, from November 5-8 under the theme, “Redefining the Future” at the School of Engineering and Technology, Nagaland University campus.

teers of Mount Olive College, Kohima led by its Programme Officers Kughatoli V Aye and Vivino Seleyi visited Cradle Ridge, Kohima on October 18 as part of NSS Unit Programme. A short programme was held with the inmates, which saw special songs, fun games and interaction with the inmates. In her short talk, Kughatoli shared on the life of Job as a source of encouragement. The visiting team also contributed some food essentials, stationeries, and toiletries to the inmates.

NSS volunteers of Mount Olive College, Kohima with children of Cradle Ridge.

Earlier on October 9, NSS Orientation programme was held at the college with C. Theyo, State Liaison Officer (NSS) Kohima, as the main

speaker. In his brief speech, he stressed on the role of the volunteers in creating a healthy society through their various activities.

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 22 OcTObEr 2014 vOlumE IX IssuE 291

Weaving Dreams

agas should be courageous to Dream because when people dare to dream Dreams great things happen and the impossible becomes possible. Dreams help people guide their own destiny and make their own culture. It is through dreaming Dreams that we find our own humanness. It is when we dream that we evoke the consciousness within us to be imaginative and creative as it was meant to be. Our Dreams become our shared vision, our common vision and the path to the future. Our Dreams help us recognize that a shared vision is possible as each person contributes to it. Weaving dreams together is inclusive, participatory and nonviolent. For close to 190 years at a stretch starting with the British colonial project and followed by the present political subjugation, Nagas have been unable to freely express and exercise their self-determining capacities as peoples. The Nagas context is one that is caught between tradition and the contemporary, between the individual and the community, between the imposed state and the unconstructed state, between militarization and justpeace, between religion and civil religion, between reality and aspiration and between the past and the future. Hence, Nagas need to gather the courage to dream Dreams and to allow new hope to arise. We need to dream in order for us to be sure of where we are and where we wish to go. It is by dreaming Dreams that we can transcend our past and embrace the diversity that reflects our shared humanity. The Naga dream is a shared vision representing our way of life. It is based on the idea that the freedom of one depends on the freedom of the other. In the Naga dream, freedom is not the end, but only a means to become fully whole again. It is a dream where every man, woman and child can attain their potential. It is a dream where the Naga people uphold the land, resources, environment and their neighbors to the highest human worth for mutual co-existence. The Naga dream is about renewal and creativity that manifests through private and public expressions of the yearnings and aspirations that have been denied and suppressed for so long. Dreaming can begin by enabling a collective and optimistic imagination to have its own space. In reality, the Naga dream itself becomes the road that will be made by walking and dreaming together. The Naga dream invites us to further engage in self-criticism, to correct ourselves and to embrace the values of the shared Naga dream both in thought and in action. As dreamers, we are expected to nurture and nourish the Naga dream. The Naga dream will remain alive as long as we are weaving the dreams together.

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Sreeparna Chakrabarty

Govt to focus on Cancer Prevention & care centres

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ith the number of cancer cases in India set to explode in the coming decade, the Narendra Modi government is planning a network of tertiary care centres for cancer patients across the country besides launching a major screening campaign. According to government figures, India every year registers 2.8 million cancer cases. There is an increase of 1.1 million every year and the number of deaths is half a million. "The key is in prevention. All stakeholders must work towards prevention and early detection," Anshu Prakash, joint secretary in the union health ministry, told IANS in an interview. Anshu Prakash, who is incharge of the ministry's department dealing with cancer, said the central government is planning to scale up the tertiary care system for cancer care by setting up 20 such centres across the country. "There are a total of 36 states, but some states are very small. So some of them do not need full-fledged institutes," he said. Anshu Prakash said the centres would not be set up in places like Delhi and Chandigarh, which already have super-specialty institutions like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI). "In families affected by cancer, there is a lot of dislocation. When a person has cancer, people have to travel to faroff places to get themselves treated. Also cancer involves a long-term treatment. So the idea is to provide relief to families of patients," he said. The central assistance for the project will be "huge". Each centre will be given Rs.120 crore (nearly $20 million). "While 25 percent of the money would be given by the states governments, in case of northeastern and hilly states the central funding would be more with the state government required to contribute only 10 percent," he said adding that "these institutes will provide training, rehabilitation and counselling". Besides this, the government also has a National Programme For Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS). Anshu Prakash said: "This programme aims at achieving district level permeation. The focus in this programme is on oral, breast and cervical cancers, which are the most common in India". "The government has also decided to enforce that 85 percent space on tobacco products packets is dedicated to pictorial warnings making it the top country as far as pictorial warnings was concerned," he added. According to data by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the total number of cancer cases in India are likely to go up from 979,786 in 2010 to 1,148,757 in 2020. Tobacco-related cancers in males are estimated to go up from 190,244 in 2010 to 225,241 in 2020. Similarly, the cases among female tobacco users will go up from 75,289 in 2010 to 93,563 in 2020. In 2010, the number of cancer cases related to digestive system, for both males and females, are estimated to be 107,030 and 86,606 respectively. Agreeing with the government's efforts to step in the fight against cancer, doctors in the private sector said though the government from time to time run awareness camps, it was important to formulate better programmes. Sumit Goyal, an oncologist with the Jaypee Hospital in Noida, told IANS: "The government needs to formulate better programmes and strategies, involving the common man and communities so that benefit can reach everyone." Preeti Jain, an oncologist with the Columbia Asia Hospital, said there are number of awareness programmes being run by government and private hospitals. "There awareness programmes help the patient to detect the disease and come to visit a doctor. Incidences are rising in India because people are now aware of the symptoms and are coming forward to seek help," she said.

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Argentine town faces ghosts of its Dirty War S

hade trees hide the crumbling farm house outside of Olavarria. Hidden at the end of a dirt path, the white plaster coating is falling away from the brick foundation like scabs peeling off an unhealed wound. Araceli Gutierrez guards the memories of this place like a fragile keepsake. A voluntary caretaker, the 61-year-old with faded blonde curls watches over the house known as Monte Peloni where, as a young woman, she was tortured and raped by her military captors. "This is a faithful reflection of the memory," she says, walking through the decaying rooms, her expression lost in time. "If it collapsed, it would be as if the most important part of my life were to collapse." The events that took place in 1977 now are coming to light, forcing residents of this pastoral community to examine their role in Argentina's Dirty War against those who challenged the military regime. One secret unearthed this summer already cracked Olavarria's facade of quiet rural life. In August, residents learned an Olavarria music teacher named Ignacio Hurban was, in fact, Guido Montoya Carlotto, the lost grandson of Estela de Carlotta, whose Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo group searches for children taken by the regime. Now, Olavarria is learning about the secrets of Monte Peloni. Gutierrez is among the witnesses testifying before a judicial panel investigating the detentions of 21 people taken there by military officials. A hearing set for next year will uncover abuses allegedly committed against 40 other people at Monte Peloni by 70 defendants, including former police officers, prison officials and town leaders who served as advisers to the regime that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. "With this tribunal, plus the appearance of Guido," Gutierrez said, "Olavarria has woken up." But it has been a difficult awakening. Olavarria, some 220 miles (350 kilometers) southwest of Buenos Aires, is a prosperous farming and industrial town that holds onto tradition. The afternoon siesta is still a part of life for many of the 90,000 residents. The twin steeples of the Catholic church stand over Olavarria's tree-lined central square, right next to city hall. The process is exposing secrets long buried by Olavarria, where victims and the accused share the same streets and know the same people. Four aging military men could be sent to prison for life as a result of the tribunal that opened Sept. 22 and is expected to conclude before the close of the year. The four defendants are Omar "Pajaro" Ferreyra, 64, an army sergeant who went on to serve as Olavarria's director of urban control; retired Gen. Ignacio Verdura, 82, who commanded the regiment that controlled the region; former Capt. Walter Grosse, 69; and former Lt. Horacio Leite, 64. Townspeople old and young crowd into a room at the local state university, or gather outside at the windows, to hear recollections of kidnapping and torture, of being taken to the bathroom of the old farmhouse, where the most sensitive parts of one's body were fastened to electrical cables and shocked. Tales of Monte Peloni, named for the Swiss family who built the home in the 1800s, long passed from one resident to another like ghost stories. "I had one friend who would tell us that it scared him to walk by there at night," said Facundo Carlucho, an industrial engineering student in Olavarria. "I think it's good that justice is being done for what happened in this country. I didn't live through that time but, from what my parents told me, I know enough." Other communities in Argentina launched investigations into their Dirty War-era abuses years ago, but in Olavarria, there was "resistance" by longstanding social groups that continue to hold influence, according to Walter Romero, the prosecutor leading the Monte Peloni tribunal. "It's a small town with a conservative profile," said Rafael Curtoni, dean of social science faculty at Central University of Buenos Aires province. Curtoni said Olavarria continues to guard "certain secrets of the business sector and of people in

t was last summer and Israeli-Palestinian tensions were at the highest they'd been in some time when Jamie Masada hit on a formula for world peace: Forget about guns and bombs, and just tell jokes to each other. The onetime stand-up comic is, after all, the owner of the venerable Hollywood nightclub The Laugh Factory, so the idea wasn't unfamiliar. Still, it's one thing to get a liquored-up audience laughing at lines like, "Take my mother-in-law — please." It's another to bring people from across the world who dislike each other together — and hope they will laugh at each other. And yet, that's what he's trying to do with what he calls the first Funniest Person in the World competition. Masada has scoured comedy festivals from Afghanistan to South Korea and Egypt to Israel for candidates and had online voters winnow the list to 10 semi-finalists who would perform at the Laugh Factory and before a worldwide Internet audience on Monday. After online voters narrow the list to five, the finalists will travel to the Laugh Factory's sister club in Las Vegas. There, following another competition and vote, the winner will be crowned on Friday, Oct. 24, United Nations Day. "It might sound stupid," Masada says. "But some people, they sit down, they break bread together, they never hurt each other. Some people, they sit down, they laugh to-

In this October 6, 2014 photo, Araceli Gutierrez looks at her dog at Monte Peloni, a former detention center where she was illegally detained during last dictatorship in Olavarria, Argentina. Gutierrez lives nowadays at this former military facility. After almost 31 years of the return to democracy, this city of around 90,000 inhabitants, rediscovers its past with the first trial judging human rights violations committed in Monte Peloni, a clandestine detention center in the outskirts of the city. Olavarria was also the city where last August, Ignacio Guido Montoya Carlotto’s identity was uncovered after a DNA test confirmed him as the grandson of President of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo’s Estela de Carlotto. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

power" who cooperated with the dictatorship. "We all know who they are and where they are," he said. Many in Olavarria were stunned by the story of Hurban, who learned his true identity after volunteering to have his DNA tested. Shortly after his birth in 1978, he was taken from his mother, who died in military captivity, and given to a couple who raised him on a local farm. Hurban has said his adoptive parents are "an extraordinary couple" who cared for him "with the greatest of love." The Plaza de Mayo group opposes any effort by authorities to question the couple, concerned such an interrogation would discourage other lost children from coming forward. As many are realizing, examination of the past is a delicate endeavor. Carmelo Vinci, a former Monte Peloni detainee who now heads the Commission for the Memory of Olavarria, says local business owners participated in the repression of dissidents, noting that the people they employed in local factories were among the first to be detained. The tribunal has said it will investigate allegations that local Rotary Club members were given advance knowledge of who the military intended to pick up.

But Oscar Unzaga, president of the city's main Rotary Club, denied that any such collusion occurred. After consulting with the club's oldest members, he told The Associated Press, "we decided not to say anything (about the charge) because that would give importance to an embittered testimony that does not deserve a response." The whole process of the tribunal, he said, is "a circus where the result is already decided." All of the charges should be dismissed, he said, "because we are suffering attacks" perpetrated by guerrillas. The airing of Olavarria's secrets has made for uncomfortable encounters, said Vinci, who owns a printing shop in town. A former military officer connected to the regime occasionally passes his store, he said. "Before, he would greet me very cordially. ... But since the hearings began, he is not so friendly." A confrontation Gutierrez had with Ferreyra while he led the city's urban control department some years ago was recorded by a television program and broadcast nationwide. The camera recorded Gutierrez as she chased him down the corridor of city hall shouting, "Come and tell me that you don't know me." Ferreyra simply walked away, leaving her demand to hang in silence.

On the road to find the world's funniest person John rogers Associated Press gether, they never hurt each other." He says he has already seen the approach work — at least on a small scale. During the latest Palestinian-Israeli tensions, Masada, an Iranian-born Jew, got the idea of defusing them for at least one night by hosting a comedy exhibition featuring locally popular Jewish comedians sharing the stage with their Muslim counterparts. The idea was that both sides would get together and learn a little something about each other. Instead, both sides gathered on opposite ends of the club and engaged in an unnerving stare down that prompted Masada to star the show early. Sunda Croonquist, a black, Orthodox Jew who lives in Beverly Hills, opened things by pointing out to the audience that white people frequently mistake her for Puerto Rican: "I tell them there are two groups of people who know that I'm black. "Other black people and the

Beverly Hills Police Department," Croonquist said. Soon jokes were flying about wearing a keffiyeh, an Arab headdress, to an airport and watching people cower in fear. Or of mischievous Muslims who crank up Persian music on the car stereo because they have found it frightens white drivers even more than hip-hop. And, suddenly, both sides were laughing. "At the end of the night they were hugging each other," Croonquist marveled, and Masada was off in search of the world's funniest person. Some suggested he might save time simply by putting in calls to people like Dave Chappelle, Jay Leno or numerous others who have headlined The Laugh Factory over the past 35 years. But Masada was having none of that. The comedy impresario wanted an Olympics-style competition, and even if the contestants weren't strict-

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ly amateurs — which they aren't in the Olympics, anyway — they would be from all over the world. So in Europe he found Mustapha El Atrassi, a French-born Muslim comic who sometimes dons a helmet and parodies the French music duo Daft Punk. "They say we hide our faces to keep up the mystery," he tells the audience in thickly accented English as he impersonates both members of Daft Punk. "But it's not true. We just hide our faces because we are very ugly." From Finland was Ishmo Leikola, who says he has found the solution to America's national debt problem: don't pay it. "The country has an army. The bank has four cashiers and a cleaning lady." Masada, meanwhile, learned that comedy already is an international sport. "I'm looking forward to the competition because the Chinese guy, the Pakistani guy are friends of mine and I've crossed paths with a couple of the others on the comedy festival circuit," one of the 10 finalists, United Arab Emirates representative Nitin Mirani, said during a phone interview — from India. But can comedy really facilitate peace? Mirani, for one, thinks so, if you spread the jokes far and wide enough. "I think comedy is one of the most sincere ways of entertaining and educating people," he says. "I connect with you, you connect with me and we have a good time."

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Tea with sugar and politics in Sudan

Sudanese woman serving tea in front of UNAMID Arc Compound.

Despite all the problems that the Sudanese now face in their troubled country, people still gather over afternoon tea in the street to discuss politics

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s is the case with much of the Arab world, the Sudanese like nothing better than to relax with a cup of hot, sweet chai tea and exchange conversation. This pastime is enjoyed to such an extent that various variants of tea have become associated with various times of the day. Many Sudanese will start the morning with a cup of milky tea accompanied by a plate of zalabia (a sugary, dough-based snack), followed by regular cups of plain sugary red tea throughout the working day, before taking a glass or two of mint, cinnamon or cardamom-based tea in the evening. Cultural outsiders can immediately be recognised by their failure to adhere to these customs, and one can expect to crack a smile out of any Sudanese sitashai, or tealady, if one orders a drink at the wrong time of day. Tea-drinking, when it does not happen in the comfort of one’s home, occurs primarily on street corners and under trees, where the sitashai have set up their stalls: a rudimentary stove, a metal cabinet containing cooking equipment, and a large pot of water. Customers sit around on simple metal stools bound with coloured string. The sitashai will quite often remain in the same place for hours each day, taking the occasional break to cross to the nearest shop to purchase more tea or mint leaves.

minata, 17, was told her mother died from Ebola. But standing on a porch staring high over the hills of Freetown, she insists it was a toothache. “It wasn’t Ebola. She had a bad ache, and then it got infected. Her gums swelled and burst. I know that is what killed her, not Ebola. I was with her when she died in our house here,” Aminata said. Aminata is one of thousands of children who have lost one or both of their parents to Ebola. The stigma against those with any connection to the virus has led many children orphaned by Ebola to be abandoned by their families, friends and even entire communities. She, her mother and about 50 other people were quarantined in their small neighborhood in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, for 42 days. Normally people or communities are quarantined for 21 days after exposure to Ebola, the incubation period for the hemorrhagic fever. But because two people died during the quarantine, including Aminata’s mother, the time was doubled. Aminata said that when her mother died, health workers took her away before she had a chance to say a proper goodbye. Traditionally in Sierra Leone, grieving family members wash and touch the bodies before burial, one reason the virus has spread so rapidly. But for those in mourning, not being able to say goodbye is heartbreaking. “I can’t pay traditional rites to my mother, I don’t even know where she’s buried … It’s so hard,” said Aminata. “My mother was a source of strength to me. Now that she’s gone, I feel I have no future.” Not only has she lost her mother, but she has also lost friends: Since the quarantine, her best friend has rejected her. “She doesn’t want to come close to me, and my other friends make fun of me and point fingers at me,” said Aminata. UNICEF recently estimated that close to 4,000 children have lost one or both parents to Ebola so far, with many being shunned by their extended families and communities. Braima Sellu, the program manager for GOAL, an international humanitarian organization working with Ebola victims in West Africa, said the group has helped about 250 orphans in Sierra

Students, taxi drivers and police officers will congregate together, exchanging pleasantries and jokes, as they enjoy their drinks in a peaceful, languid fashion. None of the men (and they are, except on the rarest of occasions, all men) are rushing to finish. Many Sudanese friends have told me that, in the heat of the midday sun, there is nothing more cooling than a glass of hot, sweet tea. Inconceivable though this seems, it is a recipe that appears to work well for the Sudanese. This insatiable demand for sitashai appears to be interwoven with generations of Sudanese culture, but their existence is a surprisingly recent phenomenon. In the near past, tea and other hot drinks were usually served by men in traditional tea-houses, commonplace today throughout much of the Middle East. However, as livelihoods began to be stretched as sanctions made their impact felt in the early 1990’s, more women were forced by necessity to seek employment. What is more, it became clear that they were able to undercut the traditional tea houses, providing a cheaper alternative to the traditional tea-drinking experience. Tightening living standards meant that when faced with a choice between luxury and affordability, the Sudanese voted with their feet to leave the tea house establishments for the street corners. The women who capitalised on this new trend came primarily from the lowest rungs of society – the immigrants and the displaced. Many had grown up in the vast western region of Darfur – home of the cattle farmers and the birthplace of the man who dominated the politics of Sudan’s fourteen-year flirtation with self-governance following the Mahdi’s revolution, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, or Khalifa. In recent years, however, the vast region has been characterised by proxy wars, conflict between farming communities and militia groups struggling for power, all of which have resulted in a civilian exodus

to the poor, sprawling suburbs of Khartoum. Others have migrated from what is derogatively referred to as the habiish lands – Eritrea and Ethiopia. Keen to capitalise on the relative value of the Sudanese guinea, these women ply their trade on the streets of Khartoum alongside their Sudanese counterparts. Despite their ever-growing presence, the sitashai have not been spared social judgement for their work. Many in this highly conservative society consider this to be shameful work for a woman to undertake. Furthermore, rumours – perhaps fuelled by a general naivety of other cultures among some sections of the Sudanese population – tend to circulate about the extent to which these women supplement their tea-making income by offering prostitution services to clients. When drinking tea with friends, one must engage in conversation; and what subject better to engage opinions than politics? In this author’s experiences, Sudanese men have a real passion for discussing their take on any political situation. Indeed, there is a saying that every Sudanese citizen has an inner politician. The tragic beauty of such a topic is that in a country as troubled as Sudan is by mismanagement and elite malpractice, there is inevitably much to discuss at any given time. Conversations involve frank and sometimes heated exchanges of views, with little attempt to save face or restrain criticism of another’s viewpoint. This author was party to one such exchange during the Eid celebrations late last year. At a time of heightened tensions and widespread riots over fuel prices, three friends discussed the question of the removal of the seemingly evergreen Islamist regime of Omar AlBashir. The first, an impassioned middle-aged businessman, spoke openly of his desire to see the current regime fall as quickly as possible. The second, his cousin, welcomed the resolve of the first, but emphasised caution. He cited the inconclusive outcomes of the Arab Spring in Sudan’s neighbours, Egypt and Libya, and stated that he harboured fears that a postBashir Sudan could collapse into either Libyan-style disorder or Egyptian-style infighting between elites. The first man did not appreciate the measured nature of this view. He had spent decades living under Al-Bashir whilst living standards had gradually worsened, and as far as he was concerned, any outcome of a successful uprising would be better than the status quo. The third, a teacher, had been a member of the Communist party in his youth. He made an impassioned argument for a secular society, free from the Islamic moralising that have characterised the statements and actions of the government, not least over the arrest of Meriam Yehya Ibrahim. This was dismissed by the other two in an offhand manner. As idealism and pragmatism clashed, one had to bear in mind that this discussion over the future of the country was taking place in a dusty sidestreet. Two decades previously, we may have been in a lavishly-decorated traditional teahouse. The key lesson, however, is that despite this apparent regression, the Sudanese have not lost the will and passion to engage openly in political discussions. Ultimately, if genuine political change in Sudan is brought about in the near future, it may well originate from discussions between friends sitting on metal stools around glasses of sugary tea.

‘I feel I have no future’ nina devries

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In Sierra Leone, kids who survive Ebola or whose parents died from the virus face stigma and are often shunned

In this photo taken October 9, 2014, Liberians stage a protest outside the National Assembly against the government not doing enough to fight Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)

Leone, including Aminata, who is now temporarily living with her aunt. According to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as of Oct. 10, there were approximately 1,450 children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone, a number that will keep rising along with the disease's death toll, which currently stands at 4,447 across West Africa. The ministry has set up 14 interim care centers across the country. Sellu said that because of the stigma, it’s common for people to deny that their family members died of Ebola. “People are often ashamed, and so they hide it by saying the deceased died from something else,” he said. “I think with Aminata's mother, it was in fact Ebola.” “Some people think children affected by Ebola are witches. They

blame them,” said Sellu. “And if they have Ebola or their parents have Ebola, people in the community turn their backs on them.” Abu Bakar, who is 6, and his 9-year-old brother, Issa, were in the same quarantined compound as Aminata. Their last memory of their mother is watching her being escorted down from the high hills where they live. She died in a hospital shortly after that. The boys don’t know where their father is. A family friend agreed to take care of them after no one else would. “There’s less children playing with us now, but we feel OK. We still have some friends,” Issa said. Sellu said the situation is most difficult for children no one will take in, like Julius, 13, nicknamed Jo Jo. He has not seen his parents since he was

about 4 years old and spent the last several months living with a family friend after his grandmother became too old to care for him. The family friend contracted and died from Ebola, leaving Jo Jo first under quarantine in a hospital for three weeks and then alone. No one has been able to reach Jo Jo’s other relatives, who live in a village that is under quarantine. He is now in an orphanage. “I felt lonely in that hospital. I used to have my friend to play with, but he has also died from Ebola,” said Jo Jo. “I wish things could go back to the way they were. I’m not feeling happy.” According to Brother Lothar Wagner, the director of child aid organization Don Bosco Fambul, orphans are particularly vulnerable in Sierra Leone. “There is a concern that Ebola could create more child trafficking, [which] happened during the civil war here,” he said. “Children lost parents and ended up with strangers, and they were misused, went to the street and eventually came to Don Bosco. I have a fear this will continue for the next couple of years … We have to act now to prevent having those children again on the street.” According to the British charity Street Child, there are about 50,000 children living on the streets in Sierra Leone. Rochelle Martin, a pediatric nurse from New Zealand who volunteers with the British charity Kings Sierra Leone Partnership, says the patients in the Ebola ward at Connaught hospital in Freetown experience things a child never should. She said a 4-year-old Ebola patient watched his father convulse and die. The medical staff covered the boy’s eyes while they cleaned the body and the room, but when the boy saw the empty bed, he started wailing. “It’s really hard, especially as a pediatric nurse. When you see a child crying, immediately the first instinct is to pick them up and comfort them,” Martin said. “But in an Ebola setting, you can’t do that. It’s too dangerous. A child could pull at your [protective gear], pull at your face mask or vomit on your shoulder, and that exposes staff, puts us at risk. It’s really hard emotionally.” Martin said she has even seen cases in which children survived Ebola but were turned away by their parents.

Be it a working professional, a student or a stay-at-home mom, all of us are under immense pressure to perform to the best of our abilities. But every so often, even our professional, academic and domestic work requires a break into other recreational and extracurricular activities to help us find the right balance between work and play. For students, we often mistake a good academic performance as the only measure of success. However, as educationists believe, true education is one that encompasses all round development in order to achieve one’s full potential. Even our children believe so, as this week’s feature reveals. Class 11 student Mughato A. Aye, winner of the Autumn Fest Essay Competition advocates the importance of extracurricular activities in the lives of all students today.

Balancing Act: Work and Play

Mughato. a. aye, Class 11(arts)

ll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, reads the proverb that carries a lot of weight. Students study a lot, trying hard to score well or get maximum marks in the exams and are rewarded by being promoted to the next class. That is the usual practice. But is the studying of printed and written material the only important thing for the all-round development of students? A student may be really good at scoring high marks in the exams but that does not guarantee that he will be able to speak properly or fluently, and if he is not able to speak properly or fluently, it shows that the student is not fully developed to face certain hurdles of life, and this problem may get magnified in the future and cause major problems for the student. There are other cases like some students being extremely good in studies but not interested in sports and proven to be physically inactive. Education is about the all-round development of the students, which means students should excel both physically and mentally. Studies and academic performance of the students are important, but the students must also be aware of what’s happening in the real world. Exams and results are all part of education, but extra-curricular activities are important as they help in building a child’s personality, which is the necessary requirement of today’s fast and competitive era. Extra-curricular activities such as sports, debate, extempore, quiz, science and art exhibitions held in schools and colleges help the students by enabling them to develop their personality in an all-round manner. It also helps them by enabling them to handle various challenges, tasks and situations. Different extra-curricular activities help the students in different ways by making the students think out of the box, learn team work, quick thinking and quick actions, match up to the competition and work under pressure. All these exercises and skills are useful in the future when the students take up jobs and deal with various daily challenges. A student who is active in extra-curricular activities develops certain attributes like competitive spirit, co-operation, team leading and people management. All these qualities improve the student’s confidence and create a sense of achievement in him or her. Extra-curricular activities help the students keep fit and develop both physically and mentally. Extra-curricular activities help the students learn new things, for instance, it brings different people with different culture, backgrounds, attitudes, traditions, etc. together. In such cases, all these different people become friends and exchange of views take place. This enables the students to learn new and different things enriching their knowledge and making them more knowledgeable. As mentioned, it is not only the exchange of ideas but even friendships are being forged and new relationships take place. This increases sociability which is an important attribute in the process of the development of the students’ personality. People’s ability to make friends or to become part of a group fuels confidence and this creates an atmosphere of liability among the people. Thus, sociability increases the confidence of the students. Extra-curricular activities help the students to develop their intellectual self. It also helps the students to develop their talents. Extra-curricular activities are an absolute essential part of a students’ academic life. It is a good breather for the students from regular classroom teaching and helps to refresh their minds and concentrate better. Extra-curricular activities provide the students with an opportunity to take part in activities and areas depending upon their talents, skills, and interests. It is a way for the students to express themselves through the things they are best at. Thus, students must not focus entirely only on their academic life, but also take part in extra-curricular activities. A student whose academic performance is poor may have the potential to excel in other fields. Education is all about the human’s physical, mental, aesthetic, and spiritual self. Extra-curricular activities provide various platforms for the students to improve themselves in different things and in different ways. Socializing with different people enables the students to gain ideas and knowledge about a variety of things. Extra-curricular activities build up, in a student, the qualities of working as a team. It helps the students to learn how to work as a ‘unit’ and be a team player. It is true that students have many talents which must be developed, and one of the best ways of showcasing them is through the organization of such extra-curricular activities. (Winning Essay of the Autumn Fest Essay Competition 2014) “degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a naaC accredited UGC recognised Commerce and arts College. For feedback or comments please email: admin@tetsocollege.org”.

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India closely monitoring IS, Al Qaeda activities: NSA

New Delhi, OctOber 21 (iANS): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, in his very first public interaction, Tuesday said the government is “closely monitoring” the activities of the Al Qaeda and jihadist Islamic State group and if it finds the relationship between the two evolving to harm India then the government would take a “very, very serious view” of it. In answer to a query on the threat perception from the two groups during his address at the Munich Security Conference meet here, Doval said there is nothing like a big or small threat. “We consider terrorism as a threat, and it is not on the basis of geographies or groups, but on the basis of capabilities and targets.” He said “any group that we have information on, that they have the intentions and capability to strike against us will be the biggest target. Right now we are closely seeing and monitoring them (the two groups), we have to watch to see if the relationship evolves and if they are targeting us, then we will have to take a very, very serious view”. To a question on China, during the meet held in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Doval said India considers “China as a very important neighbour” and a country with which India has had good relations for many centuries, barring “some bad experience in 1962 and the water dispute”. He said both sides will find a solution to their bilateral problems through talks and both have found a “lot of space in economic cooperation” despite many problems that are common. In a warning, he added “but while we want every opportunity to develop relations to the best extent, our territorial interests and sovereignty are totally inalienable.” Doval said there would be “no compro-

mise at the cost of national security”. He added that they have found “positive signals from the Chinese interlocutors and we feel we should sit together and resolve our boundary dispute amicably and as early as possible”. He said there should be a relationship of peace, stability and accommodation with China and that we have to engage them rather than follow a path of exclusive isolation from each other. During his talk, Doval also called for a collective global convergence on terrorism and also said that India considers strong democracy as the best tool to foster security both within the country and in the region. “There is need for global convergence, automated systems and institutionalized mechanism and meaningful partnership” to combat the threat of terrorism, he said. He said that post the 9/11 attacks when the war on terror was launched, terrorism has become “much more intense and expanded, engulfed new areas, and the type of capability it has acquired has become mind boggling”. He said in the past 13 years while individual countries have honed their independent anti-terror mechanisms and networks, at the international level countries have failed to jointly act against terror, except to hold conferences. Since 2001 there had been an idea to have a comprehensive UN convention on terrorism but the failure to have one was due to “one reason; people could not define terrorism”, he said, adding that at the Kuala Lumpur conference it was almost accepted, but for one point. “Some country wanted, Pakistan wanted that, the causative factor, freedom fighters, should not be treated as terrorists.” He said because of Pakistan’s objection the adoption of the UN convention on terrorism was held back.

He called for a UN convention on terrorism, adding “And should something happen, there should be a collective response, a systemic convergence.” Speaking of cyber terrorism, he suggested that the conventional method of extradition and interrogation with regard to cyber terrorists was a “very cumbersome process”. Since cyber crime is a fast moving process it needs to be responded to in 24 hours. On maritime security, Doval said the Indian Ocean is an area of peace and development and the world has to “be extremely vigilant to see that balances are not disrupted” and wherever there are conflicts global agreements should determine the solution. He said the Narendra Modi government feels that democracy is one of the most powerful tools in dealing with security problems. “And if we have democracy, a strong democracy in the country and similar in the region that would be one of the very surest symbols of India’s security,” he said. On the government’s neighbourhood policy, he said the government’s aim is for development of the region, and to see “whether the fruits of India’s growth and development would have a spillover effect” and also to assure neighbours that India’s growth “is not a threat or to undermine statehood but to enrich and provide new opportunities”. Doval said India wants to resolve any conflict through talks and has made a beginning in the direction. “But at the same time India would like to have an effective deterrence capability that is credible, that is seen and known by people; and that India cannot be taken for granted, and that its legitimate rights cannot be trampled upon, and that it becomes an instrument for stability in the region rather than a cause for conflict,” he said.

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Omar Abdullah hopes Modi will look to revoke AFSPA SriNAgAr, OctOber 21 (iANS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said there has been “double-digit reduction in violence” in the state so the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take a look at revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). “Taking 2008-2009 as the base, the decline in mil-

itancy has been of the order of 60 to 70 percent in the state,” Abdullah said while attending the Police Commemoration Day function in Srinagar. “A few reasons were there...not to proceed on the AFSPA. Particularly the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan. We were led to believe that the year 2014 was going to be a violent year for the state because the withdrawal of the international

forces from Afghanistan would lead to an increase in militancy in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. “That has not happened. Therefore, regardless of what happens over the next few months, I do hope the Modi government will take a serious look at the issue of the AFSPA, more so now, given the fact that there has been considerable decrease in violence in the state,” he said.

Surveillance-tracking system in India for checking Ebola: Minister

New Delhi, OctOber 21 (iANS): India has put in place a strong surveillancetracking system for checking the dreaded Ebola disease, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday. The surveillance system is of the level which was used in Nigeria which has been declared “Ebola-Free” by the World Health Organisation. Harsh Vardhan said that India already has a highly-rated integrated disease surveillance network. “We have removed all stops to constantly upgrade equipment and retrain staff and are in the process of further strengthening them,” he said after a meeting of senior officials of various departments here, according to an official release. The minister said use of thermal scanners has made Nigeria’s success possible. It is widely prevalent in most of the 15 major airports, often two to each. He added a further lot of scanners will be purchased and installed over the next few days. He said: “These scanners, which resemble the radar guns used by police officers to

catch speeding motorists, can detect high body temperature among people queued up before immigration counters. Fever is one of the commonest symptoms of Ebola.” Harsh Vardhan said that a guidance paper produced by the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, has outlined all the facets of operating this hardware. Meanwhile, health authorities at the capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport conducted a mock drill Tuesday to test the alertness of the Ebola detection centre there. The minister has instructed similar tests be carried out at all airports in the country within a few days and at regular intervals. He said that greater clarity must be sought from international airlines as to the steps that are taken when a passenger manifests signs of Ebola when the plane is air-borne. He added that it is essential to ensure that passengers are given self-declaration forms to fill out before they deplane.

MAhArAShtrA: 165 of 288 new lawmakers have criminal cases

MuMbAi, OctOber 21 (iANS): A whopping 165 of the 288 newly-elected legislators in Maharashtra have criminal cases against them, with 115 charged with serious offences of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women and communal disharmony, a watchdog said Tuesday. Among them, 51 (31 percent) already have charges framed against them in various courts of law, said a study by the Maharashtra Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (MEWADR). Three legislators, including two from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one from Shiv Sena have murder cases

lodged, while 15, including five from the BJP, seven from the Shiv Sena, two from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and an Independent, have cases of attempt to murder against them. In crimes against women, 11 legislators, including six from the Shiv Sena and five from the BJP, have cases against them, while eight have admitted to cases pertaining to sexual assault or criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty against them, the MEWADR said. Three legislators have cases of causing communal disharmony, while 14 including six from the Shiv Sena, five from the BJP, two from the NCP and one from

the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) - are charged with robberies or dacoities. Nine legislators, including five from the NCP, three from the BJP and one from the Shiv Sena have cases related to kidnappings against them. The BJP, with 122 legislators making it the single largest party in the 288-member legislature, has 74 legislators (61 percent) with criminal cases, while 48 (76 percent) of the total 63 Shiv Sena legislators, 15 lawmakers (36 percent) of the 42 Congress legislators and 18 legislators (44 percent) of the 41 NCP lawmakers have criminal cases against them. A maximum number of

BJP’s 46 legislators, Shiv Sena’s 35, NCP’s 18 and Congress’ 10 have serious criminal cases lodged against them, the MEW-ADR said in the party-wise analysis of the sworn affidavits of the legislators. On the assets front, a staggering 253 (88 percent) of the 288 new legislators are crorepatis. They include 80 (28 percent) with total assets worth over Rs.10 crore, 10 with assets of more than Rs.50 crore and four with assets worth more than Rs.100 crore. The BJP has the largest number of crorepatis at 104, followed by Shiv Sena’s 54, NCP’s 39 and 38 of the Congress with assets worth more than Rokiya Bibi cries as she sits in the debris of homes destroyed by a fire at a slum in Gurgaon on Tuesday, October 21. Rs.1 crore. There were no casualties reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. (AP Photo)

Black Money: Disclosure of names Differences in BJP? Gadkari also in race for Maha CM’s crown OctOber 21 Prime Minister Narendra in the party which emerged as rashtra J.P. Nadda, cancelled will embarrass Congress: Arun Jaitley MuMbAi, (iANS): Indicating differenc- Modi and Bharatiya Janata the single largest entity with 122 his visit to the state twice in New Delhi, OctOber 21 (Pti): On the back foot on blackmoney issue, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday hit back at Congress saying the party will be embarrassed once the names of people holding illicit foreign accounts are made public. “The names (of black-money account holders) will be public shortly ... I can assure you there is no embarrassment I (BJP) will have when all the names are disclosed. There is some embarrassment the Congress party will have because of those names,” he said. Talking to NDTV, Jaitley said the names of those account holders against whom charges

New Delhi, OctOber 21 (iANS): Gazing at the far-away tracks searching for signs of train arrivals might bring in nostalgic memories as a host of e-companies are providing everything from tracking minute-by-minute locomotive locations to details of taxi availability or the best deals at hotels to make rail journey in India a more pleasant and less taxing experience. Be it the last-minute confirmation of the PNR status to a heavy-hearted goodbye, apps are making life easy for travellers on the Indian Railways network and it’s not just the private players but also e-com-

are filed by Indian authorities would be disclosed in the court shortly. On the Congress accusing BJP of hypocrisy for its failure to disclose names, Jaitley said the Congress got it all wrong because media “completely misreported” the case. “Media said we are not going to disclose it. Our case was we will disclose it as per the due process of law,” the minister said. He further said that India’s double taxation avoidance agreement with Germany only restrain disclosure of names in media and not in court. “No, it (tax avoidance treaty) did not prevent us from disclosing the names. It merely says dis-

close it to a court and don’t disclose it to the media. And when you disclose it to a court, it automatically gets carried into the media. That’s all we are saying,” Jaitley said. On the appointment of Arvind Subramanian as chief economic adviser, the finance minister said “he is man of stature, he is internationally recognized, extremely competent, experienced and a person of ideas” like former CEA and present Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan. Jaitley said intellectual people are required to advise government though “we may not accept every suggestion” that they make.

es in the BJP, Transport and Shipping Minister and senior leader Nitin Gadkari emerged as a front-runner for the post of Maharashtra chief minister here Tuesday. In denial mode since the past two days, the leader from Vidarbha put up an apparent show of strength with at least 40 party legislators meeting him to seek “blessings and guidance” in Nagpur Tuesday. Since the assembly election results were announced, Gadkari (58), had said that he was “not in the race” for the chief minister’s post, but the mood seems to have changed following his meetings with

Party president Amit Shah. Interestingly, Gadkari’s name was floated by former minister and state party chief Sudhir Mungantiwar, leaving a question mark on the fate of Nagpur legislator and another strong favourite Devendra Fadnavis, the current state party president. Mungantiwar said: “Gadkari is a senior leader... There is a general feeling among legislators that he should become the next chief minister. He is a central minister now, but we would like him to lead the state... He has a lot of administrative experience behind him which can benefit Maharashtra.” This latest development

legislators plus one from ally Rashtriya Samaj Paksha in the 288-member assembly, may dampen the aspirations of others like former Leader of Opposition in the assembly Eknath Khadse, Leader of Opposition in the council Vinod Tawde and late Gopinath Munde’s daughter Pankaja Munde-Palwe. Mungantiwar has also called upon the Shiv Sena to extend unconditional support to the BJP and welcomed the “unconditional external support” by the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who along with newly appointed in-charge of Maha-

the past couple of days, is now expected only after Diwali, leaving the field wide open for manipulations by various contenders. One section of BJP leaders wants to project Pankaja Munde’s name as the first woman and Other Backward Castes chief minister whose candidature may attract the reluctant Shiv Sena’s support, but she later claimed to have backed out of the chief ministerial race. In the meantime, the BJP is continuing efforts to lure 7 independents and other smaller parties to prop up its government, besides weaning potential supporters from the other major parties.

E-business modernising rail travel in India merce behemoth IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) that is reworking its strategy to become more userfriendly. At a recent high-level meeting, Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda was informed that more investments, ideas and professionals will be needed to jack up the IRCTC website as the competition from etravel portals has increased manyfold. “We are increasing the overall capacity of the IRCTC site, apart from several other initiatives. All these are a part of our new IT policy for providing better services to the passen-

gers,” Gowda had told IANS earlier. Thus, to provide more hassle-free services to users, the railways have launched new initiatives like e-ticketing, freight edemand system, freight ediversion system, Go India smart card and train enquiry mobile app in the last four months. All this has not deterred private players from continuing to eat into the railways e-commerce platter. Enter the likes of Xigo, Railyatri and TravelKhanna e-commerce websites which help rail passengers from travel-related queries to food, books and even customised travel plans on

railways at their berths. “While on board, travellers can share the real-time live train location through GPS and send it to their friends’ Whatsapp. If you have a wait-listed ticket, RailYatri predicts its confirmation probability using past history on the same train, which helps users take more informed travel decisions,” RailYatri chief executive Manish Rathi told IANS. These sites and their mobile apps ensure that not just railway travel but even your last mile connectivity till your doorstep is planned out as many have tie-ups with taxi companies, hotel and various

tourism boards. “Our trains application download has increased by 47 percent and PNR status app by a whopping 66 percent. This clearly reaffirms the usability of our apps for rail commuters,” Xigo chief executive Aloke Bajpai told IANS. “With respect to rail commuters, we wanted to go a step ahead and have revamped our trains app by allowing users to call budget hotels for free via a tollfree number, enable the facility to order food while on a train journey through third party providers,” he added. But for TravelKhana. com chief executive Push-

pinder Singh it’s all about having a peaceful meal on the train while the picturesque countryside passes by. And he is not just offering the traditional aloopuris or pethas at the station; his sophisticated app tracks train movement so that your curry does not lose its whiff when it arrives at your berth. “Our average client is a train traveller and wants a decent quality, wellpacked meal. Typically we have a large number of youngsters, students and professionals ordering with us,” Pushpinder Singh told IANS. “Our service is unique in the way we connect with

the restaurants. We track the train and help the vendors with accurate deliveries. As a result, we have the highest rate of success in the industry, in which we are the pioneers,” he added. But is there any more space for such apps or will the bubble just last till the industry gets consolidated and a few players opt out? “Neither,” say the experts, citing the sheer size of the market. “Travel constitutes nearly 70 percent of the entire e-commerce business and railways is a large segment in it. With the increasing number of rail passengers using mobiles,

the trend and the businesses are bound to grow,” said Ashvin Vellody, partner, management consultancy KPMG in India. Indian Railways, the world’s second largest network under a single management, runs 12,617 trains to carry over 23 million passengers per day connecting more than 7,172 stations across its 116,000 km network. The passenger movement per day is equivalent to moving the entire population of Australia. In addition, the Railways operates more than 7,421 freight trains carrying about three million tonnes of cargo every day.

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‘Violence kills a child every 5 mins, most outside war zones’ LONDON, OcTOber 21 (THOmSON reuTerS FOuNDATION): One child dies every five minutes as a result of violence, but only a minority die in war zones, according to a report by the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF. About 75% of the estimated 345 violent deaths that occur daily happen in countries at peace, the report said. “We are uncovering the fact that children experience extreme violence in everyday life, everywhere,” Susan Bissell, global head of child protection for UNICEF told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In some countries, deaths from violence are rolling back gains made in preventing childhood deaths from disease or hunger. “What is shocking is that we have for two or three decades focused a lot, and importantly, on child mortality from preventable diseases, and what this report says is that we need to be thinking about child mortality from all causes,” Bissell said. “And it’s shocking to imagine that we might not achieve our goals in terms of child survival … if we don’t address the protection of children. These go hand in hand,” she added. In Brazil, the number of children dying from preventable disease before the age of five has dropped since 2000, but almost 15,000 lives have been lost to violence in adolescence, said Leah Kreitzman, head of campaigns and advocacy for UNICEF UK. Millions of children are vulnerable to physical, sexual and emotional abuse in their homes, schools and communities. “If you scratch beneath the surface, the statistics around things like sexual violence, violent discipline in the home and the school, all of these things make it very difficult for children to develop,” Kreitzman said. “Children are getting their mental and physical health permanently damaged by violence every day,” she added. But many families do not bother going to the authorities because they know they will not get help, Kreitzman said. In Kenya, one in three girls and 1 in 6 boys experience sexual violence. But just 1% of cases of sexual abuse are recorded by the police. “If people know that they can act with impunity then they can continue being violent to children,” she said. PROTECTING CHILDREN IN WAR ZONES War amplifies and magnifies the violence that children normally experience every day. Where there is a pejorative view of girls and boys, or where there is impunity and no rule of law, it simply becomes worse for children when war breaks out, Bissell said. Education can help protect children in many conflicts. It gives children a sense of normality, but also can protect them from being recruited by armed groups. Thomas Lubanga, who has been imprisoned by the International Criminal Court for using children to fight in his rebel group in Congo, recruited many of them in communities without a functioning school or health service, Bissell said. “There’s no silver bullet … but for UNICEF education is a huge intervention which we know yields results,” she added. The education system itself is under attack in many countries. Schools and universities have been attacked by armed groups in at least 70 countries over the past five years. “The attempted murder of Malala Yousafzai (in Pakistan), and the kidnapping of 276 Nigerian girls by Boko Haram (militants), has finally woken the world up to the struggle that children face from those who will kill to stop them receiving an education,” the UNICEF report said.

Warming Earth heading for hottest year on record WASHINGTON, OcTOber 21 (AP): Earth is on pace to tie or even break the mark for the hottest year on record, U.S. meteorologists say. That’s because global heat records have kept falling in 2014, with September the latest example. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that last month the globe averaged 60.3º F (15.7º C). That was the hottest September in 135 years of record keeping. It was the fourth monthly record set this year, along with May, June and August. NASA, which measures temperatures slightly differently, had already determined that September was record-warm. The first nine months of 2014 have a global average temperature of 58.72º (14.7º C), tying with 1998 for the warmest first nine months on record, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. “It’s pretty likely” that 2014 will break the record for hottest year, said NOAA climate scientist Jessica Blunden. The reason involves El Nino, a warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects weather worldwide. In 1998, the year started off super-hot because of an El Nino. But then that El Nino disappeared and temperatures moderated slightly toward the end of the year. This year has no El Nino yet, but forecasts for the rest of the year show a strong chance that one will show up, and that weather will be warmer than normal, Blunden said. If 2014 breaks the record for hottest year, that also should sound familiar: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2010 all broke NOAA records for the hottest years since records started being kept in 1880. “This is one of many indicators that climate change has not stopped and that it continues to be one of the most important issues facing humanity,” said University of Illinois climate scientist Donald Wuebbles. Some people, mostly non-scientists, have been claiming that the world has not warmed in 18 years, but “no one’s told the globe that,” Blunden said. She said NOAA records show no pause in warming. The record-breaking heat goes back to the end of last year — November 2013 broke a record. So the 12 months from October 2013 to September 2014 are the hottest 12-month period on record, Blunden said. Earth hasn’t set a monthly record for cold since December 1916, but all monthly heat records have been set after 1997. September also marks the fifth month in a row that Earth’s oceans broke monthly heat records, Blunden said. If Earth sets a record for heat in 2014 it probably won’t last, said Jeff Masters, meteorology director for the private firm Weather Underground. If there is an El Nino, Masters said, “next year could well bring Earth’s hottest year on record, accompanied by unprecedented regional heat waves and droughts.”

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Hong Kong: No breakthrough in talks by the special administrative region government, Hong Kong society and the central government,” said Lam, seated on one side of a U-shaped table with four colleagues facing an equal number student leaders wearing black t-shirts. “But no matter how high the ideals, they must be strived for through legal, appropriate and rational means.” The unprecedented open debate on democracy, that put protesters on an equal footing with Hong Kong officials who have branded their acts illegal, reflected a shift in the government’s approach to engage rather than shun a movement that has lasted beyond most people’s expectations. Student leader Alex Chow, center, speaks along with other leaders, during a news conference after the talks with the Hong Kong government officials, in Hong Kong Tuesday, October 21. Hong Kong student leaders and government officials held talks Tuesday to end pro-democracy protests now in their fourth week even as the city’s Beijing-backed leader reaffirmed his unwillingness to compromise on the activists’ key demand. Other leaders are from left to right, Joshua Wong, Yvonne Leung, Eason Chung, Lester Shum, Nathan Law, and the founder of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement Chan Kin-man. (AP Photo)

HONG KONG, OcTOber 21 (reuTerS): Thousands of Hong Kong protesters listened raptly from the streets on Tuesday as student leaders debated their call for full democracy for the Chinese-run city with government leaders to try end a weeks-long occupation of major traffic arteries. But, as had been widely expected, there was no breakthrough. Student leaders had yet to decide whether or not to hold a second round. Beijing-backed city leader Leung Chun-ying had earlier hinted at a procedural concession in choosing the next leader, but it fell well short of what the student-led protesters have been demanding. Three large screens and projectors were set up at the tentstrewn main protest site on a thoroughfare in the Admiralty

district, next to the government offices, with periodic cheering for remarks by student leaders and jeering when Chief Secretary Carrie Lam spoke during the dialogue. “(Officials) in the Hong Kong government can now decide whether to be democratic heroes or historical villains ... I believe every Hong Kong citizen is waiting to see,” student leader Alex Chow said. Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formula that allows it wideranging autonomy and freedoms and specifies universal suffrage as an ultimate goal. But Beijing is wary about copycat demands for reform on the mainland eroding one-party rule. Communist Party rulers in Beijing in August offered Hong Kong people the chance to vote

for their own leader in 2017, but said only two to three candidates could run after getting majority backing from a 1,200-person nominating committee, which is widely expected to be stacked with Beijing loyalists. The protesters decry this as “fake” Chinese-style democracy and say they won’t leave the streets unless Beijing allows open nominations. “We hope the Hong Kong government doesn’t become an obstacle on the democratic road for Hong Kong people,” Chow added. “But that it will help us dismantle these road blocks and to lead Hong Kong people to bring about true democratic reform.” Lam reiterated the government’s position that open nominations were not possible under Hong Kong law. “The students’ voices and demands have been clearly heard

“ROOM FOR DISCUSSION” The officials said they would send a report to Beijing on the situation in Hong Kong and the protesters’ demands. China’s state broadcaster showed the talks live, but only the government officials, not the students. After the meeting, the students said they had yet to decide whether to hold further talks. Chow described the few gestures offered, including the situation report to Beijing, as the government having merely “tossed a few hollow and illusory” concessions. The panel chosen to pick candidates for Hong Kong’s 2017 election could be made “more democratic”, Leung said before the talks began, the first indication of a possible concession. “There’s room for discussion there,” he told reporters. “There’s room to make the nominating committee more democratic.” After more than three weeks of demonstrations that have snarled traffic, and mostly tough talk from Leung and other officials, expectations had been low for any real progress in the talks.

“The government officials behaved like a walking recorder, repeating speeches that they had prepared,” said sales assistant Gladys Lee. “They didn’t respond to any of the students questions, but said what they had prepared.” The protests have sparked occasional scuffles between demonstrators and the police, who once fired tear gas on the crowd and have also used pepper spray and batons, but have not attempted to fully clear the streets. Leung told reporters, however, that such action “could take place whenever the police see it as necessary. It is their duty to maintain law and order in Hong Kong. “We are not tying the dialogue with the students to police actions ... we have never said that while dialogues go on – and there will probably be several rounds of dialogue with the students – the police will not carry out necessary actions.” Leung, who did not take part in the talks with students, declined to say if there was a deadline for clearing the protesters. In blunt remarks on Monday, Leung told reporters that free elections were unacceptable partly because they risked giving Hong Kong’s poor and working class a dominant voice. “If it’s entirely a numbers game and numeric representation, then obviously you would be talking to half of the people in Hong Kong who earn less than US$1,800 a month,” Leung said. “Then you would end up with that kind of politics and policies,” added Leung, warning of the dangers of populism and insisting that the electoral system needed to protect minority groups. Critics say the political system already favours the rich in Hong Kong, which has one of the biggest wealth gaps in Asia and where the vast majority of people cannot afford their own home.

Exit screening vital to halting global Ebola spread: scientists LONDON, OcTOber 21 (reuTerS): Three Ebola-infected travelers a month would be expected to get on international flights from the West African countries suffering epidemics of the deadly virus if there were no effective exit screening, scientists said on Tuesday. The three countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, do all check departing air passengers for fever, although the test cannot spot sufferers in the period before they show symptoms, which can be up to 21 days. The researchers, whose work was published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday, said exit screening was nevertheless one of the most effective ways of limiting Ebola’s spread. Using modeling based on 2014 global flight schedules and 2013 passenger itineraries, as well as current epidemic conditions and flight restrictions, the

analysis showed that, on average, just under three (2.8) Ebola-infected travelers are projected to travel on an international flight every month. Dr Kamran Khan of St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada, who led the research, said the study showed it was far more effective and less disruptive to screen travelers from the affected countries in West Africa as they leave, rather than when they land, as the United States, Britain, France and some other countries have begun to do. “While screening travelers arriving at airports outside of West Africa may offer a sense of security, this would have at best marginal benefits, and could draw valuable resources away from more effective public health interventions,” Khan said. Ebola is known to have killed more than 4,500 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. But with at least half the cases

going unreported and a 70 percent fatality rate, by World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, the true toll in what is by far the worst outbreak on record is probably more than 12,000. Cases of the hemorrhagic fever have already been imported into Nigeria, Senegal, Spain and the United States, and WHO officials have said it is “unavoidable” that Ebola cases will be seen in more countries. Many medical experts have argued that the best place to prevent the spread of Ebola is at its source. Khan said excessive constraints on air travel could have “severe economic consequences that could destabilize the region and possibly disrupt critical supplies of essential health and humanitarian services”. The study found that, of the almost 500,000 travelers who flew on commercial flights out of Conakry,

Health port officials use a thermometer to screen passengers at the arrival hall of Murtala Mohammed International airport in Lagos, Nigeria Monday, October 20. Water laced with salt and sugar, and gallons of the nasty tasting stuff. That’s what doctors who survived Ebola in Nigeria are crediting for their survival. On Monday, the World Health Organization announced a rare victory in the months-long battle against the killer disease, declaring Nigeria is Ebola-free. (AP Photo)

Monrovia and Freetown international airports in 2013, more than half were destined for one of five countries: Ghana (17.5 percent), Senegal (14.4

percent), Britain (8.7 percent), France (7.1 percent) or Gambia (6.8 percent). It also found that more than 60 percent of travelers in 2014 were likely to be

heading for poor or middleincome countries, where the medical and public health resources to prevent a wider outbreak are likely to be more limited.

Iran offers “compromises” in nuclear talks, West unmoved

ANKArA/NeW YOrK, OcTOber 21 (reuTerS): Iran is pushing what it portrays as a new compromise proposal in nuclear talks, but Western negotiators say it offers no viable concessions, underscoring how far apart the two sides are as they enter crunch time before a Nov. 24 deadline. In the negotiations with six major powers, the Iranians say they are no longer demanding a total end to economic sanctions in return for curbing their nuclear program and would accept initially lifting just the latest, most damaging, sanctions. Western officials dismiss the proposal as nothing new and say the Iranians have always known that the sanctions could only end gradually - with each measure being suspended and later terminated only after Iranian compliance had been proven. The officials say that in talks in Vienna they too have offered what they call compromises over demands that Iran limit its nuclear program, but they have been rejected by Tehran. “The bottom line is that they do not appear willing to limit their enrichment program to a level we would find acceptable,” a European diplomat said. “We may have no choice but to extend the talks past November ... It’s either that or let the talks collapse.” Under their most recent offer, Iranian officials have told Reuters that Iran’s leadership would be satisfied with removing crippling U.S. and European Union energy and banking sanctions imposed in 2012.

From left, US Secretary of State John Kerry, European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are photographed as they participate in a trilateral meeting in Vienna, Austria, October 15. The three will try and advance nuclear talks and meet the target date of Nov. 24. (AP Photo)

They described this as a major stepdown from Iran’s consistent calls for the removal of all sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic because of its refusal to heed U.N. Security Council demands that it halt uranium enrichment work. Tehran calls the sanctions unfair and illegal. Compromise Or No Compromise? The proposal by Iranian negotiators in talks with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China has the backing of the Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian officials say.

“For the other party involved, it might be only a political issue, but for Iran what is in danger is the existence of the establishment if the economic hardship continues,” a senior Iranian official said. Building on a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution passed in 2010, the United States and EU in 2012 imposed major sanctions against Iranian oil and gas companies and strengthened restrictions on the country’s central bank. Under the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act Section 1245, Washington also forced Iran’s major oil customers to greatly reduce their purchases of Iranian

oil or face having their banks cut off from the U.S. financial system. The result has been a sharp drop in Iranian oil revenues, soaring inflation and unemployment and a weak Iranian currency. “Iran wants to return to the situation before these sanctions were imposed,” the Iranian official said. “If agreed, it will help in reaching a compromise by the Nov. 24 deadline.” U.S. officials have made clear they would make swift moves to suspend sanctions if a proper deal with Iran is secured and Tehran complies with it. Reducing The Centrifuges A series of meetings in Vienna last week between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton failed to break the impasse. Tehran and Washington said they made some progress but much work remained. It is unclear when the next round of talks will start. One sticking point is the number of centrifuges Iran would be allowed to keep under a deal. Iranian officials say they would be willing to live with fewer centrifuges provided they were more advanced machines that enrich more uranium at a faster pace. Their goal is to ensure that the volume of uranium they enrich is not reduced as a result of any long-term accord with the six powers. Western officials say this is not a real compromise.

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Spotlight on strikers as Real visits Liverpool Steve Douglas

AP Sports Writer

iverpool and Real Madrid meet in a heavyweight Champions League match on Wednesday with their star strikers going through contrasting fortunes in front of goal. Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is two goals away from the Champions League group-stage scoring record of 71 goals held by Raul Gonzalez, another attacking great who wore the white shirt of the Spanish giants. Ronaldo has scored in both of Madrid's wins so far in Group B and has established the best-ever scoring start to a Spanish league season with 15 goals through the first eight rounds. By contrast, Mario Balotelli has netted just once in nine games in all competitions for Liverpool since his move from AC Milan in August, with the Italy striker's overall contribution to the team also being widely criticized. Liverpool has a win and a loss from its first two games but is a club that thrives

on big European nights at Anfield — and it doesn't come any bigger than the visit of the reigning 10-time champions. Bulgarian newcomer Ludogorets Razgrad hosts FC Basel in the other Group B match.

His only goal in nearly two months at Liverpool was in the 2-1 win over Ludogorets, a lovely control and finish that was Balotelli at his best. Unfortunately those moments have been too fleeting. Missing an open goal from eight meters out against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday summed up the start to his career at Liverpool, where fans are bemoaning the departure of the free-scoring Luis Suarez to Barcelona. With Suarez and Sturridge up front last season, Liverpool had the liveliest strikeforce in England.

Here are some things to know about Wednesday's games: CLOSING ON RAUL If Ronaldo is to match — or surpass — Raul's haul of Champions League goals on Wednesday, he'll have to end his scoring drought at Anfield. In five matches there while playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo never found the net. He scored two goals in nine games against Liverpool during his six-year spell at United from 200309. The Portugal forward is in prime shape to continue his amazing spree, though, with Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti saying: "It is impossible to do more than what he is doing." Liverpool's defense has kept just one clean sheet in 11 matches this season.

Real's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, controls away from Athletic's players during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, October 5, 2014. (AP Photo)

miss the match because of a muscle injury that meant he was an unused substitute in the team's 5-0 win BALE DOUBT over Levante in the Spanish Another member of league on Saturday. Madrid's star-studded atThe winger also is extack, Gareth Bale, is likely to pected to be a doubt for

next weekend's "clasico" against Barcelona with the injury, which Madrid described as "a lesion in the right piriformis muscle" in his buttocks. If Bale is absent, Francisco "Isco" Alarcon could earn a start

having missed five weeks with a hamstring injury and potentially out for another month with a calf problem, the scoring burden at Liverpool is falling to Balotelli. BALOTELLI BLUES With Daniel Sturridge And he's not delivering. behind Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Madrid is one of three teams on a maximum six points, after beating Basel 5-1 and Ludogorets 2-1.

HISTORY WITH LIVERPOOL Liverpool and Madrid have met three times in competitive play — and Liverpool has won every time. Their most famous clash was in the 1981 European Cup final in Paris, with Liverpool winning 1-0 thanks to Alan Kennedy's 81st-minute goal. Their other meetings came in the last 16 of the Champions League in 2009. Liverpool won 5-0 on aggregate over two legs — the 4-0 result in the return match was Madrid's

heaviest away defeat in Europe. The two teams have won Europe's biggest club prize 15 times between them. The last of Liverpool's five titles came in 2005 against AC Milan, which was coached at the time by Ancelotti.

LUDOGORETS' CHANCE Matches against Real and Liverpool gave Ludogorets Razgrad a tough introduction to life in Europe's elite. And a pair of 2-1 losses showed the Bulgarian wasn't fazed in the company of two of the continent's biggest clubs. The next challenge? Getting a win. And three points against Basel would taste extra sweet. Ludogorets is aiming for revenge after losing to the Swiss team in last season's Champions League qualification playoff, 6-2 on aggregate. Ludogorets coach Georgi Dermendzhiev is expected to pick an unchanged team from the match against Real although he could be forced to replace midfielder Hristo Zlatinski, who was involved in a car accident during the weekend. Zlatinski did not suffer any serious injuries.

Loyem Memorial Soccer Championship South Africa beats New Zealand by in 1st ODI

TUENSANG, OCTOBER 21 (DIPR): The 22nd Loyem Memorial Senior Soccer Open Championship 2012 was inaugurated by Advisor DUDA, Thongwang as Chief Guest. LMSSOC is a yearly soccer tournament organized by the Confederation of Chang Students’ Union. The Chief Guest in his speech congratulated the organizing committee for successfully organizing the programme and encouraged them to promote sports as a profession since sports has a promising career especially to the youngsters. Discipline, dedication, efforts and commitment are the key factors for sportspersons to achieve their goals. He also said that the government is

Advisor DUDA, Thongwang, DC Tuensang and other officials with players from Head Hunter and 164 Assam Rifles during the 22nd LMSSOC 2014 at Tuensang. (DPRO Tuensang)

trying to facilitate the sports persons of the state with the infrastructure and other requirements and further encouraged the players to excel

in the games. In conclusion he told all the players to have game spirit in the game. The programme was hosted by Chulongla while

the CCSU cultural troupe receipts the Chief guest. Chang Students Union, Sao Chang Government College, sung the CCSU anthem

and Chali Kaodak made a special appearance. The opening match was played between Head Hunter and 164 Assam Rifles.

1st North East Taekwondo Championship

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 21 (MExN): In the hope to unite all martial arts through Taekwondo under one umbrella of Taekwondo Board of India and help young talents, Faith in Action Foundation is organising the 1st North East Region and 2nd State level Taekwondo Championship on October 31 and Novem-

ber 1 at Dimapur Club, Midland, Opposite Carewell Nursing Home, Dimapur. A press release from FIA President, Benjamin Yepthomi, informed that more than 300 players and officials from Nagaland and Northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya, participating in the event

and added that there would also be participants from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and some officials from Punjab. Stating that the maximum medal winning team would walk away as champions, the release informed that there would be an award for “Best Fighter” in all weight divisions in both male and female cat-

West Indies in trouble as India suspend future tours

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 21 (REUTERS): West Indies cricket was plunged into a major crisis on Tuesday after India, the world's richest board, suspended all future tours with them following the Caribbean team's abrupt withdrawal from a series in India last week. The mighty BCCI also decided to take legal action against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after the tourists abandoned the series on Friday over a protracted payment dispute between the players and their board. They still had a one-dayer, a Twenty20 international and three test matches left to play. "BCCI will initiate legal proceedings against West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) due to the abrupt cancellation of this tour," Indian cricket board secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement. "All bilateral tours between BCCI and WICB stand suspended," he added after the board's working committee meeting in Hyderabad on Tuesday. To fill the void, the BCCI swiftly arranged a five-match one-day series with Sri Lanka next month but was not ready to take the estimated $65 million loss lying down even though WICB apologised for the team's sudden withdrawal. "The members appreciated the gesture of the Sri Lankan Cricket Board for having accepted our request...at such a short notice," Patel said. For the sponsorship and TV revenue it generates, a series against India represents a jackpot for financially weaker boards like the WICB and India were expected to make four trips to the West Indies in the next eight years. The WICB has convened an emergency board meeting in Barbados later on Tuesday to discuss the issue. The BCCI secretary told Reuters on Saturday they would also seek intervention of the International Cricket Commit-

tee (ICC) -- headed by Indian industrialist Narayanaswami Srinivasan -- into the matter. "We have suffered huge losses and the ICC is our parent body and we are going to ask them to ensure that this never happens in the future," Patel had said, adding India was set to scrap the tour of West Indies for three tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 match early in 2016. "Whatever the dispute, they should have honoured the bilateral agreement," Patel said. The dispute, however, would not affect the West Indies players' contracts with the franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament, the BCCI official has said. India's decision is a fresh blow for the WICB which has already been grappling with a rumbling pay dispute. The WICB and the West Indies Players' Association signed a new agreement last month covering pay and conditions but it was rejected by the senior players, including one-day captain Dwayne Bravo who said they were kept in the dark. The players subsequently issued a strike threat ahead of the India tour and, according to BCCI officials, needed much cajoling to continue until the fourth onedayer in Dharamsala. The player-board disconnect was evident when WICB initially denied reports of a pullout before confirming the players had indeed withdrawn their service. The beleaguered WICB apologised to its Indian counterpart and also to the broadcasters and hoped the incident would not harm the cordial relationship between the boards. "The WICB wishes the BCCI every success with the proposed alternative arrangements and looks forward to the continuation of the strong and longstanding relationship between the two boards," it said in a statement.

egories. The “Best of the Best Fighter” will receive a mega gift hamper, the release added. The World Taekwondo Champion and President Taekwondo Board of India, Sandeep Surya, Black Belt 7th Dan, will be the special guest in the championship, the release informed. Faith In Action team

along with the officials of Taekwondo Board of India will conduct a seminar on International Foreign Taekwondo Master Course during a championship, in Surat, Gujarat, which is being hosted by Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters from South Korea, and is scheduled from November 24 to 27.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, OCTOBER 21 (AP): Captain A.B. de Villiers topscored with an unbeaten 89 as South Africa completed a six-wicket win over New Zealand in a limited-overs cricket international Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Earlier, Luke Ronchi was New Zealand's last man out for 99 after stalling a middle-order collapse and leading New Zealand to 230 in 45.1 overs. South Africa made 236-4 in reply. Ronchi reached his highest score in 24 one-day appearances and shared a 74-run last-wicket partnership with Trent Boult (21 not out) which allowed New Zealand to reach a competitive total after it lost three wickets on 68. South Africa then calmly chased down New Zealand's total with 11 balls to spare and with de Villiers and J.P. Duminy (58 not out) sharing a 139-run partnership. Hashim Amla steadied the South African innings early by batting 25 overs for 38 runs. Although Boult cheaply removed Quinton de Kock (9) and Faf du Ples-

sis (8) and South Africa's asking rate briefly topped six per over, de Villiers and Duminy expertly paced the reply. They batted the last 25.1 overs and were able jointly to overcome a sound bowling and sharp fielding performance by New Zealand. "We felt pretty good," de Villiers said. "A funny kind of wicket, one of those where I didn't personally feel I was in at any stage which maybe played into my hands and forced me to be a bit more conservative. Fortunately I was there at the end and I was able to see it through with J.P. The match launched both team's preparations for the World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in February and March of next year. It was the first of 17 oneday internationals New Zealand will play over the next five months, ahead of their opening World Cup game, and, for South Africa, began consecutive series of three and five matches against the World Cup co-hosts. The second match of the series is at the same venue on Friday. New Zealand batted with unusual urgency after

losing the toss and being sent in. The Bay Oval in this North Island resort city was hosting a one-day international for the first time — becoming New Zealand's 13th international venue — and the properties of its pitch were a mystery to both teams. Ronchi, who blasted 11 fours and three sixes in an 83-ball innings, was the only batsman who found the pace of the pitch ideal for stroke-making. He flourished in the late overs of New Zealand's innings against South Africa's quicks and especially against secondary bowlers such as Ryan McLaren and Duminy. Morne Morkel removed McCullum and dangerous allrounder Corey Anderson with consecutive deliveries in the 16th over as New Zealand tumbled from 68-2 to 68-5. At that stage the hosts looked unlikely to post a competitive total but Ronchi led an effective counter-attack. Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock took five catches and effected a stumping to dismiss Latham, providing outstanding support to South Africa's world class bowling attack.

ManU salvage draw at West Bromwich WEST BROMWICH, OCTOBER 21 (AP): Manchester United came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Monday, with Daley Blind scoring the second equalizer with three minutes remaining. United looked like coming unstuck on the road again when Saido Berahino restored West Brom's lead in the 65th minute, running clear of the defense to curl home a sixth goal in his breakthrough season. Blind rescued a point for United with his first goal for the club, sidefooting in from the edge of the penalty area following a lay-off from substitute Radamel Falcao. "I am very disappointed because we played our best match of the season and the result is not good enough," Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal. "I have to be also happy because we created a lot of chances." Stephane Sessegnon put West Brom in front at The Hawthorns with a rasping shot in the eighth minute but Marouane Fellaini equalized in the 48th, having come on as a halftime substitute to give United more of a physical presence. Fellaini chested

Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, right, scores against West Brom during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United at the Hawthorns, Birmingham, England on Monday. (AP Photo)

down a cross from Angel Di Maria, shrugged off his marker and smashed in a rising shot from just inside the area for his first goal since joining from Everton in August 2013. United dropped to sixth place on 12 points from eight games, and is without a win in four away matches this campaign.

"In my opinion, it's eight points too few," said Van Gaal, whose defense remains his biggest problem. There was no defender near the 21-year-old Berahino as he raced onto Chris Brunt's pass and whipped a shot inside the far post, enhancing his blossoming reputation that could soon earn him an England call-

up. Berahino has scored in each of his last four games. Left back Luke Shaw was also out of position for Sessegnon's goal, with Andre Wisdom given space to race down the right and cross for the forward to slam a first-time shot into the top corner. United, without suspended captain Wayne

Rooney, piled on the pressure in the second half and looked the likelier scorer after Fellaini's equalizer. Berahino scored from a rare breakaway from the hosts and after Robin van Persie volleyed against the post in the 74th minute, fellow Dutchman Blind popped up to rescue United with a neat finish.

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cancels Spain trip over Ebola fears

riana Grande has cancelled a trip to Spain over fears she could catch the Ebola virus. The 'Problem' hit maker is due to visit Spain to promote her new single but has become concerned about travelling to the country. In recent weeks it was reported that Spanish nurse, Teresa Romero, contracted the virus, and now the singer has delayed the trip to protect her health. A source told The Sun newspaper: "Ariana's promo trip had to be cancelled her team weren't prepared to take any chances during the incubation period. "Of course, some people might think it's an over-reaction but everyone agreed it was the right decision. "It's nothing against her Spanish plans and she was conscious to make sure the visit was put back in the diary in the future." Although Teresa and three other patients suffering from Ebola in the country have now been given the all clear, it is thought the former Nickelodeon star won't be rescheduling the trip this month and may even wait until next year before returning. The source added: "They ended up having to juggle all her plans at the last minute and reschedule the trip. "Ariana headed to Paris instead and now won't get round to visiting Spain until November at the earliest, if at all this year." The outbreak of the virus in West Africa has already claimed the lives of thousands of people but is yet to cause an epidemic in Europe.

David Guetta wants to be the first person to DJ in space because he thinks it would be a ''crazy'' way to make history.

he 'Titanium' hitmaker admits he is a ''little scared'' about the prospect of playing his music outside of the galaxy but would love to make history with the out-of-this-world gig. He said: ''I was speaking to this guy from the space programme, and he was telling me - 'OK, so the training is very easy. You just have to fly a few times on a military plane and imagine

that it's going to be like this but 10 times more intense.' ''That got me a little scared but to be the first guy to DJ in space? That would be crazy, I mean, that's history.'' The 46-year-old DJ also admitted his favourite place to make music is on aeroplanes because he is free of distractions. He told Michael and Andrea on KISS FM UK: ''This is one of my favourite things, because when I'm

on a plane, I have no phone, no Internet, nothing. I love working on my music on the plane - it's amazing.'' To launch his 2011 album 'Nothing But the Beat', David DJed on a flight and found the experience ''so cool'' even if the passengers had to be warned to contain their moves. He recalled: ''For my previous album, I played it to journalists on the plane.

I was DJ-ing on the plane from Paris to Ibiza. That was so cool and people were dancing. It was amazing. ''Everybody came in close to me, and the pilot was like - 'Whoa! Go back to your seats,' because of course, if everybody goes in the same place, the nose goes down. So they could dance, but they had to stay in their aisles to keep the balance.''

James Blunt One Direction named Says His Hit Track 'You're Beautiful' Was "Annoying" richest young Brits

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ictoria Beckham is "incredibly honoured" to be working for the United Nations (UN). The Ex-Spice Girls star wants to lend her voice to the women affected and raise awareness of the issues. The 40-year-old fashion designer recently spent three days visiting Soweto in South Africa in her new role as UNAids international goodwill ambassador and has vowed to do everything she can to help women affected by HIV and AIDS in disadvantaged areas. She said: "I'm incredibly honoured that the UN have invited me to become a global goodwill ambassador for UNAids.

"I want to lend my voice to the women affected by gender-based violence, HIV and AIDS and raise awareness of the issues they face and, where possible, help the communities and organisations that work so tirelessly on the ground to support these women and children." During her visit, Victoria - who has children Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 12, Cruz, nine, and Harper, three, with husband David - visited a Mothers2Mothers project at the Ramokgopa clinic, where mentor mothers support pregnant women with HIV and the former Spice Girls star was "moved" by the experiences of the women there.

She added to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I was moved by the strength of the women I met. By supporting each other, they are growing stronger together, overcoming dreadful challenges to create happier and healthier futures for their children. "As a mother, I want nothing but a happy and healthy future for my children and that's all any mother would wish for. We have to support the women in these countries and communities to offer the same for their children. "With simple, affordable and available medication, mothers with HIV have the opportunity to give birth to HIV-free babies, creating an HIV-free generation."

he 40 year-old singer admitted his 2005 breakout sentimental song became overplayed and "annoying." Former British soldier James Blunt burst onto the music scene in 2005 with his emotionally charged song 'You're Beautiful,' it went on to sell 4 million copies worldwide, become a chart topper in ten countries and earn a Grammy nomination for record of the year. But like many hit tracks, 'You're Beautiful' became overplayed on the radio and television, and this soon sparked some criticism against Blunt, but the 40 year-old singer recently revealed that he would agree with these naysayers. "There was one song that was force-fed down people's throats - 'You're Beautiful' - and it became annoying," Blunt told HELLO! magazine when reflecting on the record. "People start to associate the artist with the same word." The song recalls a mo-

ment when an unsuspecting Blunt spotted his exgirlfriend on the London underground with another man, which is best depicted in the lyrics: "You're beautiful/You're beautiful/ You're beautiful, it's true/I saw your face in a crowded place/And I don't know what to do/'Cause I'll never be with you." Because of the song's content, Blunt admitted that his music had been targeting a female audience, therefore he lost a lot of his male fan base. "The marketing also painted me out as an insanely serious person, an earnest person and, as all my friends know, I'm anything but," he said. But Blunt, who has been touring in support of his 2013 album 'Moon Landing,' now feels his association with sentimental tracks is decreasing. "I have a couple of over-emotional miserable songs that I'm known for, but I think it's turned that corner now," he added. "People can see I don't take myself that seriously."

steve Carell Doesn't Want Kids To Act While They Are Young

ne Direction have been named Britain's richest stars under the age of 30. The 'Little Things' hitmakers - comprising Louis Tomlinson, 23, Niall Horan, 21, Zayn Malik, 21, Harry Styles, 20, and 21-year-old Liam Payne - have amassed a collective fortune of £77.5 million. Retaining the top spot in Heat magazine's annual list thanks to endeavours such as selling their name and image rights to Coles supermarkets in Australia, releasing two fragrances, embarking

on a world tour and selling four million copies of their latest album 'Midnight Memories'. Second place on the list was 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe with an estimated fortune of £63.5 million, while his former wizarding co-star Robert Pattinson took third place with estimated earnings of £51.4 million. And it seems 'Horns' actor Daniel, 25, wasn't happy with his ranking as he felt he should have been given the top spot. He joked to heat: "There's five of them! That doesn't count! Not that I

teve Carell says he will not encourage an acting career for his children until they are older. Carell has two children, Elizabeth, 13 and John, 10 with his wife Nancy, but admits that he has no desire to see his kids on the big screen while they are young. However, should his children want to follow in his footsteps when they are older, he says that he would support their decision. Speaking to Graham Norton on BBC Radio 2, the actor said: "I would not as children, I don't want them to have jobs at this age, it's not for them, it's not in their DNA right now. "I wouldn't discourage them from acting and I'd love them to do school plays and pursue it if they want it to. "Vaguely interested, my daugh-

care but I am definitely first!" Also featured on the list - which is based on estimated earnings from movie deals, record sales and other endorsements - were actress Keira Knightley, 29, in fourth place with £39.9 million and singer Adele, 26, who took fifth spot with a fortune of £36.25 million. The top 10 also featured two more 'Harry Potter' stars, 24-year-old Emma Watson, who was ranked sixth with a fortune of £31.66 million and eighth placed Rupert Grint with £27.33 million.

ter just got a part in the school play and is excited but in terms of a professional career, that's for later on. 18, if they want to be actors." Carell kicked off his career back in the mid eighties, which has seen him work in comedy, TV and film. Carell will be back on the big screen at the beginning of next year with his new film Foxcatcher. Foxcatcher has been whipping up a storm on the festival circuit since it had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Carell's central performance has the critics raving and the film is expected to be a major Oscar contender come the beginning of next year. Carell is currently on Freeheld alongside Ellen Page, Julianne Moore, and director Peter Sollett.

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PRETORIA, OcTObER 21 (AP): Oscar Pistorius was taken away in a police van with barred windows Tuesday to start serving a five-year prison sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Delivering her sentence, Judge Thokozile Masipa cited the "gross negligence" the double-amputee Olympic runner showed when he shot Steenkamp multiple times through a toilet cubicle door in his home. Pistorius, who had cried and retched during his trial, was unemotional as he stood to hear his sentence. His prison term begins immediately and he was led down a flight of stairs and toward holding cells before leaving the South African courthouse in the armored vehicle. Pistorius could be released after 10 months in jail to serve the remainder under house arrest, according to legal experts. Steenkamp's parents were also in court to hear the sentence and the dead model's mother, June, said justice had been done. A close friend of Steenkamp, Gina Myers, said: "I really don't think any of us will heal anytime soon ... there will always be questions." Pistorius' uncle, Arnold Pistorius, said: "Oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society." He appealed to reporters to give the family privacy after what he called "20 months of relentless public trial." Pistorius' uncle also criticized state prosecutors for pursuing a premeditated charge against Pistorius, and said "they decided to inflict as much collateral damage as they could." Masipa said her sentence was a balancing act between retribution and clemency. "I am of the view that a non-custodial sentence would send a wrong message to the community," Masipa said after summarizing parts of the case and explaining why she reached her decision. "On the other hand, a long sentence would not be appropriate either as it would lack the element of mercy." Masipa last month convicted Pistorius of culpable homicide, but acquitted him of murder after he testified he mistook Steenkamp for a nighttime intruder. She asked Pistorius to stand as she delivered the sentence Tuesday, and he faced her with his hands clasped in front of him. Pistorius was then led away by police, stopping briefly to grip the hands of his uncle and other family members as he headed to prison. Pistorius' defense and the prosecution have 14 days to lodge any appeal against the judge's decision. Prosecutors said they are considering whether to appeal the sentence, where Pistorius, 27, could serve less than a year in jail for killing his 29-year-old girlfriend. Nathi Mncube, the prosecution spokesman, said his office was disappointed in the culpable homicide conviction and had not yet decided whether to appeal the sentence. "We have not made up our minds whether we're going to appeal it or not," he said. He added that there was an "appetite" to appeal but that prosecutors would review their options. "We are satisfied with the fact that he will be serving some time in prison," Mncube said. Masipa had a wide range of options available to her because South Africa does not have a minimum sentence for culpable homicide, which is comparable to manslaughter. Pistorius faced up to 15 years in jail, but could also have received a completely suspended sentence or house arrest. Marius du Toit, a legal analyst and criminal defense lawyer, said Pistorius would have to serve one-sixth of his sentence in prison — 10 months — before he could be eligible to be moved to house arrest. "It's an appropriate sentence," du Toit said. He said a higher sentence would have been impossible because "you cannot elevate the sentence to murder." Another analyst, law professor Kelly Phelps, said Judge Masipa had done "a remarkable job at balancing all of the competing interests that were weighing down on her." As Pistorius left in the police van, a raucous crowd gathered around the vehicle, whistling, shouting and banging on the caged windows.

isL: chennaiyin win south indian derby

Chennaiyin FC's Elano Blumer in action during the Indian Super League match against Kerala Blasters FC on Tuesday.

chEnnAI, OcTObER 21 (AGEncIES): The first South Indian Derby ended with a Mendy stunner sealing the game for Chennaiyin FC against Kerala Blasters, in a game full of high tempo, scuffles and appealing refereeing decisions. Chennai, running high on fan applause and support, started with guns blazing. After Balwant Singh, missed a sitter, the ‘Men in Blue’, regularly created and tested the

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beating Kerala’s Marquee keeper David James, to give the home side, a deserved lead. Chennai then started to wither out as Kerala developed their roots into the game. What followed was a period marked by regular Kerala attacks and constant Chennai resistance. The half time was marked by an injury scare to Sandesh Jhinghan, who undoubtedly was the best player on the pitch, for the visitors. Five minutes

wozniacki outlasts erratic sharapova

SInGAPORE, OcTO bER 21 (REuTERS): Caroline Wozniacki put a huge dent in Maria Sharapova's bid to finish the season as world number one by overcoming some distracting bright lights to down the Russian 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2 in their marathon opening group match of the WTA Finals on Tuesday. The Dane grabbed the final qualifying spot in the eight-woman field but it Oscar Pistorius sits in the dock after sentencing in court in Pretoria, South Africa on October 21. Pistorius was taken away was world number two in a police van Tuesday to start serving a five-year prison sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo) Sharapova who looked the lower ranked player at Singapore's Indoor Stadium, as some stunning winners were lost in a wave of 76 unforced errors. The French Open October 21 Match results (2nd champion also tossed in Quarter Final): 15 double faults as she was Fusion SC beats Lensar FC 4 – 2 broken seven times in an (Fusion SC: Lanu 24’, 80’, Chuba erratic display, with Wozni60’, Mathang 78’; Lensar FC: Tem- acki growing in confidence jenmeren 22’, 33’) throughout the three hour Match officials: 13 minute match as she Perong (Referee) sensed her opponent's Wapang (Asst. Referee) struggles to find a fix. The Bur (Asst. Referee) third game of a gripping Sashi (4th Referee) White Group match encapsulated the night for Yellow Cards: Fusion SC: Awang; Sharapova, as three perLensar: Arennungsang) fect forehand winners put her 0-40 up on Wozniacki's October 22 Match (3rd Quarter serve, before she blasted Final): balls low, wide or long to Retsüng S/A Vs Shitilong S/A let the Dane off the hook. Players of Fusion SC and Lensar FC (Yellow Jersey) in action during the 2nd Quarter @ Imkongmeren Sports Complex That hold put the world final match at the ongoing MDFA 2014 trophy on Tuesday, October 21 in Mokokchung. Mokokchung from 1:00 P.M number eight 3-0 up but the 27-year-old Sharapova showed all her champion spirit, as she fought back with some booming

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defensive line of Kerala, in the opening minutes. Admist Heavy blows and flying tackles, Gurwinder received the first caution of the day, with eight minutes on the clock. Minutes later, a blazing Abhishek Das run onto the right biline was cut short by a mistimed Gurwinder tackle, which although escaped a second booking, resulted in an awarded penalty. A calm and composed, Elano, stepped up and slotted a cool left sided penalty,

into the second half, Kerala equalised through Iain Hume who blasted a volley straight into goal, through a distraughted corner. As scuffles and fights constantly broke out, both teams found it difficult to indulge into creating their dominance. Kerala Blasters, substituted Penn Oriji for Micheal Chopra, to open a goal scoring outlet. Ironically, against the run of play, Bernard Mendy pulled the cat out of the hat, scoring in a Rooneyesque, bicycle kick style, after a decent ball in by Harmanjot. A period of ‘end to end’ stuff followed, as both teams often reverted to high balls and long diagonals. The dying embers of the game, were marked by a back pass and a penalty shout by Kerala, as Kerala committed men forward in order to steal a point against their rivals. With the Chennaiyin defense standing resolute, Kerala found it hard to break the defensive barrier and succumbed to a 2-1 defeat. The win lifted Chennaiyin to six points, whereas Kerala Blasters with their second defeat in as many games, remain pointless.

groundstrokes, breaking twice before serving for the opening set at 5-4. The Russian, though, creaked under the pressure as two more double faults led to her being broken for 5-5 with more wobbles coming on her next service game where she saved a set point to force a tiebreak. Sharapova's inconsistent form continued though as she raced 3-0 ahead only to toss in more wild groundstrokes and allow her opponent to draw level at 3-3. Yet the Russian recovered her composure to edge it 7-5 on her second set point. The duo traded early breaks in the deciding set before a tired-looking Sharapova folded as the match went into a third hour. Wozniacki broke to lead 4-2, with Sharapova gifting another break and the match to her opponent when she sent a backhand long for yet another unforced error. "In the third set I feel I stepped it up a little bit, went a bit more for my shots, I am happy to have won," a beaming Wozniacki said. Sharapova can still finish the year as number one but must make it through to Sunday's final to stand any hope of overhauling Serena Williams, who began her Red Group campaign with a straight sets Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki celebrates after defeating win over Ana Ivanovic on Russia's Maria Sharapova in their singles match at the WTA Monday. tennis finals in Singapore,Tuesday, October 21. (AP Photo)

Players of MT Youth Club and Rengma Students’ Union pose lens with match patron Sawethong Kezseb, President, Rengma Hoho.

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