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Nagaland Healthcare delivery far from satisfactory, admits Longon our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

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cessful professionals in their field “so that our people will get maximum benefits from you.” “Medical study is not easy, it requires burning of the midnight oil. Only if you struggle enough, reward will come to you,” he said. Longon congratulated all past and present Naga medicos who put in effort towards the Association during its 50 years of existence. “Nagas who opted for medicine are a different breed of people altogether in my understanding,” he said adding that the state has 600 medical officers including specialists and super specialists. The Minister also released the NMSA golden jubilee magazine entitled “ARUBAH.” “What Nagaland needs is selfless doctors who are willing to stay and help people who are in the remotest places in Nagaland and have no access to medical facilities, we need doctors who perform their duty not as a doctor but as a moral human being and live upto their status in the society and not for fame or materialistic gains. These are the qualities that all the doctors should possess,” penned Nagaland’s governor P.B. Acharya in the souvenir. Messages were also penned by Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang; and M Patton, commissioner & secretary for health and family welfare. Minister for environment, forest& climate change Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire, who is also ex-vice president of NMSA will grace the cultural event on October 22 at 9:30 AM. Blood donation drive and HIV awareness programme in collaboration with NHAK will also take place at 2:30 PM.

Nagaland Medical College first academic season likely by 2016-17

Despite having a large number of health care facility centres in Nagaland, the health care delivery system in the state is far from satisfactory, Nagaland Minister for Health and Family Welfare, P Longon, admitted today. Speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of the Nagaland Medical Students’ Association (NMSA), the Minister informed that the state has 10 district hospitals, 1 state health food laboratory, 2 TB hospitals, 1 para medical training centre, 4 schools of nursing, 1 Ayush Hospital, 21 community health Centres, 124 primary health centers, 3 dispensaries and 398 sub health centers. “Despite this, the quality of health care delivery system in our state is far from satisfactory,” he said and hoped that every upcoming doctor take their assignments as a challenge and serve the people irrespective of their postings place and facilities available. “With a few instruments in hand, you will find the joy of serving the people even in the remotest parts of our state only if you worship your work and serve the people whole heartedly,” he said. He stressed on the need to introspect seriously and render quality care to the people of the state. The minister requested the medical officers and students to help the government in streamlining the department and not to indulge in private practice, while under employment in the government service. Conveying appreciation to Government of India for approving a medical college at Kohima, he said

“The Government of Nagaland and the department of health and family welfare are trying every possible way to make it a reality despite many hurdles.” He said the state government requires full support and cooperation from one and all. “Our government, present officers and student leaders must ensure to extend all coordination and wisely ensure that the first academic season begins by 2016-17,” he said. Once the medical college is in place, it will reduce efflux of patients

AIzAwl, OctOber 21 (IANS): An 80-yearold man was arrested in Mizoram on the charge of murdering his son with a machete in a fit of rage over his drinking, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Sialsuk village in Aizawl district late Tuesday night. “The victim, Thanzova, aged 40, used to frequently quarrel with his father Liansua over domestic affairs. Most of the time, he was drunk as his wife had left him,” a police official said. Police arrested Liansua and the autopsy was done on Thanzova’s body on Wednesday.

Corruption a cancer of society, says Pope

rOme, OctOber 21 (IANS/AKI): ‘Corruption’ is a cancer to society, Pope Francis has said on his Twitter page. In a message on his Twitter account, which has over 22 million followers, Pope Francis on Tuesday deplored graft, calling it “a cancer on society”. The message came on the day when five officials from Rome city council,

including the former head of the municipal garbage collection service, went on trial for graft. The trial is the first to follow a major corruption probe that uncovered an alleged mafia network accused of rigging tenders and siphoning off millions of euros. The probe led to scores of arrests and implicated businessmen and politicians, including Rome’s

former conservative mayor Gianni Alemanno. Italian parties across the political spectrum have been hit by a string of corruption scandals in recent years, at all levels of government. Pope Francis has blasted graft in several homilies, including one on May 25 in which he warned that wealth that is not shared breeds corruption.

outside the state for treatments thereby elevate the state financial position. He urged every doctor to reach a level of competence that is considered minimum as laid down by the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and not forgetting the “Hippocratic Oath” to avoid professional misconduct and maintain the dignity of the profession. He further noted that the state has a medical council of its own, called the Nagaland Medical Council, which will control the right practice and provide guidance of certain standards of practice and personal conduct of its bonafide members. Longon also said the department is making every effort to streamline for its smooth functioning at various levels of health care system in the state. He also appealed to all students to strive for knowledge and skills during their study period and become suc-

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ENGAGING CITIZENS – Punishing individual corruption cases is no longer sufficient: CJI BRIDGING THE GAPS: Exploring potentials of Community Policing Morung Express news Dimapur | October 21

The Nagaland Police Headquarters is all set to organise a symbolic half-marathon in Kohima come November 28. The proposed half-marathon with ‘Engaging Citizens – Bridging the Gaps’ as the theme, is part of the department’s Community Policing endeavours and an effort to connect with the people. Through the holding of the marathon, the department seeks to give a fillip to the idea of Community Policing by engaging the public. A frequently talked about subject, Community Policing in Nagaland has failed to go beyond the debate stage and has been limited to the confines of seminars. According to Myinthungo Tungoe, SP (Crime) and PRO, PHQ, the idea behind the marathon is to take a step further with Community Policing. Stating that the department has chosen Kohima for a start, Tungoe added that it wants to take it to all the districts in the coming years. “We are still at a very basic level… as much as it is police responsibility to involve the citizens, the latter should also find opportunities to be active participants.” Besides the marathon, the department is taking initiatives to organise programmes involving citizens. Among the activities include, seminars, debates and competitions targeting students based on awareness of the law. Closing the perceived gap between the public and the police is central to the endeavour, which can only happen by taking the public into confidence. On this, Tungoe said that the police as a law enforcement agency want to

build the trust of the people “as we are all stakeholders.” “We want the public to be active participants. Even on our part we have failed to elicit active participation from the public. That’s why we are starting this (Marathon) one.” Stating that the basic idea is security, Tungoe said Community Policing has potential in prevention of crime. He cited Naxal-affected states, which have Community Policing programmes running successfully. Creating a kind of platform where the police and the public can come together, share ideas and chalk out strategies can lay the basis of Community Policing. For instance, in places like Dimapur and Kohima, with the highest crime rates in the state, Tungoe said that Community Policing can pave the way for local bodies to set up neighbourhood watch. While it appears practical in concept and implementable, it all boils down to one basic necessity – funds. As regards this, Tungoe said the Nagaland Police is tying up with other NE state police forces to lobby the MHA for funding for community policing on the lines of the kind implemented in Naxal-affected areas. The idea of involving the community in policing had been proposed as far back as 2009 but was reportedly rejected by the Nagaland State Cabinet in 2010. The debate was revived in 2011 in the backdrop of rising crime in Dimapur, particularly abduction, extortion and illegal collection. It even had the then Nagaland State Home Minister hinting at the necessity to have a system of Community Policing. It was however relegated to the backburner later on.

New DelhI, OctOber 21 (PtI): Terming “deep-rooted malaise” of corruption as biggest challenge faced by the country, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has advocated for efficacious governance through independent political and administrative institutions to achieve goals of growth and development. “Corruption not only impedes efficient governance, but is also a threat to our democratic ideals and the moral fabric of our polity.”It is because of this reason that punishing individual cases is no longer sufficient. Prevention is the only effective

remedy against the malaise of corruption,” he said in his message for vigilance awareness week beginning from Monday. Favouring the policy of catchthem-young, the Chief Justice lauded the efforts of the CVC in educating the youths about evils of corruption. Dattu said the goals of growth and development can be achieved through “fair and efficacious governance” which requires robust and independent, political and administrative institutions. “The story of any great nation is not merely the summation of its triumphs but also of its challenges and struggles. Today,

as India stands on the brink of true greatness, the deep-rooted malaise of corruption is perhaps the biggest challenge that we face,” the CJI said. The vigilance awareness week is being organised by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) from October 26 to 31. “What is required is constant and tireless vigilance, not only over the actions of those around us, but over ourselves. “Let each and every citizen of this nation take an oath to police himself, in thought, word and action, that we may, together, step forward into a new tomorrow filled with hope, where the ideals of trust

and integrity stand firm as the pillars of our collective public lives,” Dattu said. CAG Shashi Kant Sharma, in his message to the Commission, said accountability and transparency are two important pillars of good governance, and without them effective and responsive government is not possible. “Corruption is a serious and complex malaise which is to be fought with multifaceted strategies. Preventive vigilance is one such strategy. It aims at constant review of rules, procedures and practises which are susceptible to corruption,” said Sharma.

Nagaland Police pays tribute to slain personnel

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our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

The Nagaland Police today honoured 434 personnel all over the country who sacrificed their lives during the period September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015. During the police commemoration parade, Home Minister, Y Patton and Director General of Police, L L Doungel laid floral tribute and paid homage to the slain personnel for their ‘supreme sacrifice for the security and safety of the people of the country’ during the interim period. The DGP read out the roll of honour of the 434 police personnel during the Police Commemoration Day Parade at Police New Reserve, Phesama, a few kilometers away from the state capital. Moakumzuk Ao and T Hekioba, two constables from Nagaland who died while on duty were also mentioned. He further received the Angrakshak Toli and placed the Roll on the cenotaph. The DGP also called upon the personnel in uniform to re-dedicate themselves to the service of the

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nagaland DGP ll Doungal paying tribute at the the cenotaph on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at Police lawn Tennis Court, new Reserve, Phesema on october 21.

people. A two minute silence was observed by all to honour and pay homage to the departed souls. Senior officers from the state police and SIB also laid wreaths at the martyr’s cenotaph. Director General of Police, LL Doungal while delivering the

Roll of honour recalled the incident of October 21, 1959, where 21 police personnel died in the line of duty. He said that the day was dedicated in the memory of those personnel who were killed while on duty at Hot Springs Ladakh and other personnel killed during the year.

Each year, this day is observed as a memorial to the martyrs who laid down their lives on October 21, 1959 while guarding national frontiers. A patrol party of CRPF Personnel led by SI Karam Singh was ambushed by the Chinese forces at Hot Springs Ladhak.

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Govt committed to development in Eastern Nagaland

Minister for Social Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs, Kiyanilie Peseyie, sampling Eastern Nagaland dishes at the recipe competition as part of the ‘Cultural Carnival’ organized by Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) at NEZCC ground, Wednesday. (Morung Photo)

Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation Cultural Carnival underway Morung Express News Dimapur | October 21

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Nagaland minister for Social Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs, Kiyanilie Peseyie, today said the DAN government has been making committed efforts to ensure that substantial part of the state’s

annual budget is allocated for developmental activities in the Eastern Naga areas. The minister said this was done so that gradually, the backward Eastern Naga areas may be brought at par with the rest of the state. “For this specific reason, the Government of Nagaland created the Department of Underdeveloped Areas, and substantial allocations have been provided to this department every year for developmental activities,” Kiyanilie said. The minister was addressing the inaugural programme

of the 2-day “Cultural Carnival” organized by Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) in collaboration with North East Zone Cultural Centre here at NEZCC ground. Admitting that there is room for improvement in the manner of delivery and execution of development programmes, the minister said “this may be slow but is surely being improved.” “We must also remember that there is nobody will come forward to physically lift us out of backwardness, for it will only happen through our own efforts”,

Kiyanilie said. The minister also said the DAN government is according top priority to women development programmes, which will directly benefit the women folks. “At the same time it is also expected that the women folk come forward and actively involve in the developmental activities of the government”, he added. On the cultural event organized by ENWO, Kiyanilie said, “Our Eastern Nagaland women’s cultural carnivals have the common threads of renewing and strengthening social bonds and preserving our rich cultural heritage.” Konyak women enacting a play based on the history of princess Watlong (a Konyak lady) The chief guest further remind- and prince Godhardour (An Ahom king). (Morung Photo) ed that in today’s highly competitive world, there is room only for hard work and enterprise. “The time has now come for us all to become practical and realistic, to stand up and meet challenges that confront us today, so that we may carve out a better world for ourselves and our youngsters in the years to come”, he said. Minister for Rural Development and REPA, CL John, who spoke on behalf of the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union, said the Phom women folks displaying the traditional way of rice pounding. (Morung Photo) various aspects culture like attires, songs and dances would be meaningless without ‘work culture.’ Earlier, ENWO president, Birila Tokiu, delivered the welcome address. Highlights of the inaugural programme included cultural presentations by Phom, Chang, Konyak and Khiamniungan women groups. Later, the chief guest also judged the recipe competition and also inspected the bead making and weaving competitions. Advisor, DUDA, Thongwang Konyak, also graced the carnival. Khiamniungan women singing the ‘Moonlight” (Morung Photo)

Sustainability through community based peace building Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): Peace channel along with NEISSR (MSW) students conducted meeting with Netaji Colony Council and Borlengri, Block-I colony council with the objective to develop a community based Peace Building through partnership process and to involve the communities to bring sustainability and ownership in Peace Building will be stressed upon in the coming years. A power point presentation about the history of Peace Channel was displayed and the Field Coordinator Supongtula Aier gave a brief introduction about the organization’s 10 years existence and the next project which has to take shape in the next three years. She spoke on objectives of how to prevent future conflict: To create awareness on peace building in the context of conflict and violence; To empower the QPC members and teachers as a peace builders through dialogues and capacity building; To reduce conflict and enhance peace; To train the teachers and leaders in order to monitor in peace activities in the schools; To capacitate the peace club members and teachers through peace celebration; Actively involve public leaders (Patrons) networking through peace building Initiate fund rise and inspire the young ones to sustain the QPC (Quality Peace Club) in the institutions and communities; To promote peace through QPC leaders and teachers by training

Peer team to assess Dimapur Govt College

through peace building. Obed Anar, MSW Peace and Conflict researcher pointed out that all the section of society are longing and crying for peace. Love towards human kind is absent in today’s society. Youth movement or so called as peace movement has a key interest in resolving the pre-conflict, which will work within and outside, and also takes an initiatives in bringing down the level of conflict that is taking place in the present situations. It is the sole responsibility of each individual to make an effort to live a life of peace and to promote the sense of love and peace to human kind and ultimately contribute to Peace efforts. Council Chairman (Netaji Colony) Z. Kafu on behalf of the council exhorted the team. He assured the council would exview of Phek town towards Deputy Commissioner’s office. The Phek DPDB in its recent meeting discussed about tend full help towards the welfare of the A the expansion of the town following the increase in number of population and requiring more plots for undertaking youths. He considered it as a privilege to more developmental activities. (Morung Photo) collaborate with the Peace Channel Mission to work towards peace process. Ran Jami, on behalf of the Borlengri Block 1 Council Chairman exhorted the team and its movement. It is the need of the hour to encourage peaceful living in the colony. The council will look forward to collaborate with the Peace Channel mission. The program concluded with interaction and dialogue. A resolution was taken to strengthen the existing club. Yumakumba from NEISSR College delivered the vote of thanks.

Durga Puja celebration near Head Post office, Kohima. Not only is it the biggest Hindu festival celebrated, it is also the most significant socio-cultural event in Bengali society. (Morung Photo)

Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): A Peer team comprising of three eminent scholars is arriving Dimapur on October 28 to assess and evaluate Dimapur Govt College. Dr. S. N. Yadav, as Chairman, who is a former Vice Chancellor of APS University and presently the Principal of Shaheed Bheema Nayak Govt PG College, Madhya Pradesh, heads the peer team. The member Coordinator in the Peer team is Prof. Srinivasa Reddy. M, a Professor of Management Studies, Sri Venkateshwara University Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh. Prof. Suresh M. Cholke, a former Principal, Sangameshwar Arts & Commerce College Poornachandra Vidya Nagar, Chadchan-586205, Bijapur, Karnataka, is the third member. The Peer Team has 3-days hectic schedule, which will begin on October 29. A series of meetings and interaction with the stakeholders like faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, Advisory Board headed by Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur. The Peer team will also visit all departments, Library, Offices and all other facilities in the institution. The students of DGC will entertain the Peer team with Naga cultural dances and songs, Hindi song and Bengali dance etc., depicting the rich cultural diversities of the country and showcase the composite culture of DGC. This was stated in a press release issued by Suzanna Yaden, Convener, Media Cell, DGC.

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Paul Arnell conduct seminar at Golden Crown College

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Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): Paul Arnell, examiner of Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, dedicated two hours to enlighten the students and teachers of Golden Crown College and thereby aiding in their musical journey on October 21. Paul Arnell started the seminar with an hour master class with the Golden Crown Choir. Avoni Odyuo, conductor and music director, enthusiastically attested that Paul's inputs were educational gems both for herself as a conductor and for the choir as a whole. After the choir master class, Paul Arnell gave an hour presentation to a crowd of 60 students and teachers. In the presentation, Paul gave a few pointers on the various aspects of the examination, and tips on improvement. In his humorous manner, he highlighted “ways on how NOT to irritate the ex-

Paul Arnell, examiner ABRSM (center), Avoni Odyuo, music director and participants of the seminar held at Golden Crown College on October 21.

aminer.” “It was helpful to both students who have already taken the exams, and also for future candidates,” stated a press note issued by the Crown College. Paul Arnell is musically very proficient and plays a variety of instrument, such as the piano, violin, viola,

and flute. He also teaches conducting and directed plays and operas. He loves traveling, and has travelled around the world twice. Golden Crown College is the regional center for ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) with Rev Dr Nzan Odyuo as the Hon-

orary Representative of Nagaland. The first exam in Nagaland under Golden Crown College (then known as Crown Center) was held in the year 2003 with a handful of students. It has since expanded and included other schools and centers in Kohima and Dimapur to be a part of the

ABRSM family. Avoni Odyuo, Music Director of Golden Crown College, opines that bringing ABRSM to Nagaland is perhaps one of the most helpful bridge the college has built to connect Nagaland with the rest of the world. The college will continue to endeavor towards enabling other districts of Nagaland to enjoy the same privileges that Kohima and Dimapur has, in terms of accessibility to the examination board. This is especially helpful for the Naga youths who wish to pursue music education abroad. “However, even if one has no intention of further studies abroad, these exams have enabled our Naga youths to ascertain specifically which grade (level of leaving) he or she is in. This knowledge, which is selfawareness of one's level, promotes improvement in skill and related musical studies,” Odyuo added.

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Retain special category status: M'laya CM tells Modi Shillong, october 21 (iAnS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retain the "special category" status and maintain the central funding pattern for all sponsored schemes on 90:10 formula of all the eight northeastern states. The Congress leader, who also holds the finance portfolio, also urged Modi to release the special block grants as was done by successive central governments besides enhancing adequate allocation of funds under article 275 to enable the state to transfer funds to Autonomous District Councils.

"I urge your personal intervention for action on the issues urgently and to put in place policies and procedures which are beneficial to both the central and state governments, so that we can work together in a true spirit of cooperative federalism," Sangma said in a letter to Modi. Sangma also said the change in funding pattern for centrally sponsored schemes had put a lot of strain on the limited resources of the state and critically required investment have had to be put on hold. Therefore, he said, the state government was now expected to fund schemes

which have been delinked from central support as well as the ongoing Special Plan Assistance and Special Central Assistance schemes which were funded by the special block grants. Moreover, he said the state is also expected to meet the requirement of erstwhile central programmes of judicial administration, police administration, environment conservation, civil defence and maintenance expenditure which have not been funded by the 14th Finance Commission. "These factors have resulted in dislocation in the momentum of growth that the state has been

able to generate in last few years. The result will be that Meghalaya and other northeastern states will not be able to catch up with the resource rich states and thus with the rest of the country. The region will remain backward and in absence of development, our youth will be forced to migrate in search of op-

portunities, which do not augur well for the nation," Sangma noted. In recent times, the chief ministers of northeastern states have written to and met Modi urging him to retain the "special category" status besides maintaining the central funding pattern of 90:10 for them.

ZB (AMN) Assembly postponed Army aircraft crashes in M'laya, 2 injured

DimAPur, october 21 (mexn): The 6th Assembly (Dimki) of ZB (AMN) scheduled at Longmai Village, Tamenglong District Manipur on October 24 has been postponed due to 48-hours bandh in all the hill districts of Manipur with effect from October 22. The bandh is called by United Naga Council (UNC) from October 22 midnight to protest against the Three (3) Bills passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly on August 31. The Zeliangrong Baudi Assam Manipur & Nagaland, speaker Majabung Gangmei and Assembly Secretary Lungsi Haikube in a press note further informed all the executive members of ZB (AMN), ZB (Assam), ZB (Nagaland), ZB (Manipur), zonal units and all the concerned people that a new date for the said Dimki (Assembly) will be fix within a short period of time.

Bomb explodes near Manipur MLA's house imPhAl, october 21 (Pti): A powerful bomb exploded near the gate of the residence of sitting MLA Karam Thamarjit Singh at Kiyamgei village in the early hours on Wednesday. There was, however, no report of any casualty or damage, the police said. The MLA who represents Keirao Assembly Constituency in Imphal East district got elected on a Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) ticket during the last Assembly elections. He has now joined Congress. The police registered a case in this connection.

Shillong, october 21 (iAnS): A microlight aircraft of the Indian Army crashed on Wednesday in Meghalaya. Two army officials, including a pilot, were injured, an official said. "A microlight aircraft of the army aviation corps crashed after taking off

from Advance Landing Ground of the Indian Air Force in Upper Shillong," defence ministry's spokesperson Group Captain Amit Mahajan told IANS. The aircraft crashed near the Indian Air Force headquarters of the Eastern Air Command here.

He said the two army officials who were onboard sustained minor injuries and have been rushed to a hospital for observation. The aircraft crashed at the Meghalaya government veterinary farm. The army has ordered an inquiry.

124 people fall ill after eating prasad JorhAt, october 21 (Pti): Over 124 people fell ill on Wednesday after consuming prasad in Assam's Majuli island under the Jorhat district, an official said. "All of them complained of suffering from acute stomach pain, vomiting and loose motion since the wee hours today," said Majuli Sub-divisional Medical Officer Dr Manik Mili. Over 124 patients, including 57 females and 22 minors, who were aged above seven years, were admitted to Goromur Pitambor Devo Goswami Sub divisional 100bed Civil Hospital in Majuli, he added. According to the doctor, all the affected persons from the same village had taken prasad of soaked chickpeas, green moong

It's Veni, Vidi, Vici at Nathu La

dal and fruits at a religious function at the residence of one person in Kakohorkotagoan, under Goromur police station yesterday.Medical expert teams with emergency life saving drugs and kits arrived from Jorhat Medical College Hospital at the district headquarters.According to Dr Mili, all the children will be sent to JMCH for better treatment as the condition of 18 minors is stated to be critical, as the island lacks pediatric experts. Meanwhile, the district administration has instituted an enquiry and instructed the Sub-Divisional Officer to probe the cause of the mass food poisoning, Jorhat district Deputy Commissioner Solanki Vishal Basant said.

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Tarun Gogoi slams Centre for skyrocketing prices of pulses guwAhAti, october 21 (iAnS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday held the central government solely responsible for the skyrocketing prices of pulses because of its failure to import the essential commodities in time. "The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is solely responsible for the spiralling rise in the prices of pulses, as it failed to import the essential commodity at appropriate time," he said. "Today, the hoarders and blackmarketers are having a field day and the common man has been hit hard as pulses constitute

their staple meal." While recalling his tenure as union Minister of State for Food in 1992, Gogoi said he had imported three million tonnes of wheat to keep the prices of the commodity under check. "The central government's insensitivity towards the common man has been exposed by its total failure to keep the prices of pulses under check," Gogoi said. "What "acche din" the Centre is talking about when it fails to provide staple food of the "aam aadmi" (common man) at reasonable price? As a matter of fact, the hard-

ships and miseries of the aam aadmi have gone up by leaps and bounds during the tenure of the present dispensation at the Centre," he added. Gogoi said the present government at the Centre faced scathing criticism from its own Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for squeezing Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) funds. "If ICDS programmes aimed at fighting child malnutrition is hit by funds crunch then it has ominous portends of further pushing up infant and maternal mortality rates," the chief minister added.

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RUZAZHOMI MASTER PLAN FORUM Convey our heartiest congratulations to Dr.(Er.) Vekho Swuro for been conferred Honorary Doctorate in Historical research and Youth development with specialization in “Life of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose” from “Indian Virtual University for Peace and Education, Bangalore” accredited by IAC and recognized by United nations Office Geneva. Your achievement is a source of inspiration for the community to strive for greater glory. We are proud of your hard work and wish you the very best in all your endeavors in the days to come. REV. VEKUSO SWURO Chairman RMPF

CONGRATULATORY NOTE "I walk slowly, but I never walk backward." — Abraham Lincoln. In just the way a super hero trod through leveling the corrugations for a weary people to travel forth easier, the predicament our people in general will surely be guided spontaneously by yours passed the milestones. We the following friends of Dr. Er. Vekho Swuro from Phek Town heartily congratulate you for your hard works that had paid off. It inbuilt within us great motivations and pride for being who you are, impeccably proven that good reputation is for those who ceaselessly thought in the mind and bring them to live. As our present society needs more intellectuals at the philosophical degree to attain towards its maturity, we believe that your success had nudged a step forward towards the destination. Let this character be a stereotypical model for every generation to follow on. We would like to convey our thanks to the Indian Virtual University for Peace and Education for been conferred doctorate appellation to our community friend Er. Vekho Swuro in recognition of his historical research and youth development and specialization in the life of an iconic Indian freedom fighter S.C. Bose. For this act of recognition It rejuvenates Our society mentally-intellectually and in all round human development. Last but not the least, May the good Lord continue to bless your life and grant you the wisdom to venture in doing humble deeds for the people. Courtesy: K. SHEVOTSO RHAKHO K.K. CHAKHESANG SAHUYI KEZO KUDUVEPA VESE

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FOR WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAYS AND EVENTS gAngtok, october 21 (iAnS): Visiting Nathu La is no less than a pilgrimage, but not of the religious kind. At 14,420 feet above sea level, one is struck by the sheer history that surrounds this strategic mountain pass which connects the northeast Indian state of Sikkim to the Chumbi Valley in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. An off-shoot of the famous Silk Road which networked trade routes since 500 BC, the "listening ears pass" or Nathu La is about nature, history, beauty and sheer ingenuity all rolled into one. No amount of preparation can get one ready to travel to the historic pass. For an uninitiated like me, it was a trip that opened my eyes wider. Just 54 km from Gangtok, Nathu La was a nodal point for commerce and exchange of knowledge between India, China and rest of the world. As the stomach churning drive began, the Himalayan mountain range soon presented its sheer imposing complex edifice. Soon, the roads meandered to sights that make one cling on tightly to the seat. At some hairpin bends, the valley below looks like a good dozen kilometres down; however, at another turn, it's a pristine waterfall that wakes a traveller's visual sense.

Sealed by India after the 1962 Sino-Indian War, Nathu La was re-opened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade agreements. Nathu La is one of the two open trading border posts between China and India, the other being Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh. With the opening of Nathu La as the second route for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims in June, the neighbours have gone a step ahead in strengthening confidence-building measures. Our driver, Sonam, tells us that the new route has given him more business this year. A visit to Nathu La is strictly monitored by the Indian Army and it's open on five days of the week, barring Mondays and Tuesdays. With a few shops selling woolens and a few curios, the break from the back-breaking road was a welcome relief. Waving good-bye to the old couple there, the journey that resumed was one of sheer awe. As the imposing Himalayas presented their grace, one couldn't but feel humbled. However, the bad road made one return to the real world. At certain places that we stopped to stretch our legs, what captured one's attention other than the beauty was the sheer silence that engulfed . After a few more

jaw-dropping turns, we reached the Tsomgo Lake (also called Changu Lake). The azure blue water seems to freeze time in its tracks. Capturing the skies and the mountains in its reflection, the water body, which covers an area of 60 acres, seemed like a vision from a scenic dream. The locals venerate the lake for its "power" to fulfil wishes. When we finally reached Nathu La, at a bone-chilling minus three degrees Celsius, a leather jacket hardly did any justice. A camp house at the top however provided much-needed relief. Champa and her friend who runs the lone tea stall attached to the camp looked like a vision from the heavens with steam emerging from the pot of tea and momos she was preparing. I made it to the foot of the 90 steps that takes tourists to the border fence, with clattering teeth and numb in cold. Nothing could be more apt than the famous Latin quote, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" as one reaches the Indian border post. For the first time I saw Chinese soldiers in flesh and blood. Boorish and non-responsive to our "namaste" and "hello", we felt more warmth when the Chinese tourists from the other side waved at us.

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APPRECIATION cum FELICITATION Members of the N.V.F.A.A. convey their sincere gratitude to Shri. Chuba Longkumer Parliamentary Secretary, Vety. & A.H. Director Dr.Thungchamo Ezung and his officers of Vety. & A.H. Department. Our salute to Deputy Director Dr.Illang and Dr. Asangla Jamir V.S. Vety. Hospital Dimapur for being the channel in bringing out the invention of “NEIZO CHALIE SMALL ANIMAL RESTRAINER” on 19th Oct. 2015 .Thank you all for making 13th Oct. 2015 a Red letter day for us. Shri. NEIZO CHALIE; Sr.V.F.A. Vety. Hospital Dimapur Congratulation. We are proud of your achievement. Your inspiration and hard work has finally opened a new chapter in the history of the department and a new horizon for the members of N.V.F.A.A. keep moving ahead. (S. Tokiho Swu) President N.V.F.A.A.

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FELICITATION The Toulazouma Village Council, Dimapur would like to congratulate Dr.(Er.) Vekho Swuro for been conferred Honorary Doctorate from “Indian Virtual University for Peace and Education, Bangalore” accredited by IAC and recognized by the United Nation office Geneva, a UN model on 17 Oct/2015. May God continue to bless you even in the days to come to be a blessing to the society. Lhousezo Suokhrie Chairman Toulazouma Village Council

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PUBLIC NOTICE Ministry has brought out a draft notification on environmental clearance for sustainable sand mining including other minor minerals on 22-09-2015. The Draft Notification was published in Gazette of India, vide S.O. No. 2588 (E), dated 22.09.2015 seeking Public Comments and the same was also uploaded in the Ministry's website at www.envfor.nic.in / www.moef.nic.in Comments are invited from the Public and the Stakeholders up to 22nd November, 2015. Comments can be sent on e-mail ID of Joint Secretary (mk.singh65©ias.nic.in) & Director (sridhar-mef@nic.in). *** Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bag Road, New Delhi-110 003, www.moef.nic.in

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‘Call drop penalty norms fraught with glitches’ New Delhi, OctOber 21 (iANs): The Indian telecom watchdog’s decision to penalise mobile phone service providers for call drops is fraught with glitches as it ignores issues like technical hurdles in assigning reasons, poor spectrum policy and obstacles in roll-out of towers, analysts maintain. On the face of it, Rs.1 penalty per call drop, limited to a cap of three such occurences per day, may not appear steep. A subscriber could get a maximum of Rs.90 per month. But based on average revenues per subscriber, which is Rs.180-Rs.200 for Idea and Bharti, it can prove quite a knock. “There are also likely to be technical hurdles in implementation. Based on our discussions with telcos, it isnÂ’t easy to determine the cause of call

A Morgan Stanley report questioned how this can be executed. “The unanswered question is how will the regulator practically implement testing methodology for call drop, as it could imply as much as 50 percent of average revenue per user is at risk for the most unreliable network operators.” Speaking about the existing norms, Deutsche Bank Market Research said mobile companies currently need to achieve less than 2 percent call drops and that tests by the regulators own reports show that companies are adhering to this across most of their operating markets. “Hence we are perplexed by the move for penalty on a per-call basis. The regulation is likely to introduce another layer of complexity to the operatorsÂ’

drops,” said a Nomura report, adding this can be due to limitations in both the originating network and terminating network. Actions like removing phone batteries or stepping into low coverage areas can also be the causes. “Anyone designing telecom networks will know that ensuring nil call drops is near impossible for commercial operators. There are several external factors beyond the operators’ control that could influence call drops,” said Credit Suisse, while also pointing out some technical glitches. “The new rules mandate that only originating network is to compensate the originating subscriber. It is not clear how the situation is handled if the call drop occurs due to a problem with the terminating network,” it said.

Apple tells US judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones New yOrk, OctOber 21 (reuters): Apple Inc told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, but the company has the “technical ability” to help law enforcement unlock older phones. Apple’s position was laid out in a brief filed late Monday, after a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn, New York, sought its input as he weighed a U.S. Justice Department request to force the company to help authorities access a seized iPhone during an investigation. In court papers, Apple said that for the 90 percent of its devices running iOS 8 or higher, granting the Justice Department’s request “would be impossible to perform” after it strengthened encryption methods. Those devices include a feature that prevents anyone without the device’s passcode from accessing its data, including Apple itself. The feature was adopted in 2014 amid heightened privacy concerns following leaks by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden about NSA surveillance programs. Apple told U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein it could access the 10 percent of its de-

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The Trailblazer, which is a premium SUV brought into India as a completely built unit, is one of the 10 new products slated for launch in next five years. GM hopes to reverse its fortunes in the country based on these launches. It will be the ninth Chevrolet model on sale in India. The heavy SUV is powered by a 2.8 litre, 4 cylinder diesel engine which can produce peak power of 200hp. The vehicle uses a 6-speed automatic gearbox. GM tied up with online giant Amazon allowing customers to book the Trailblazer on Amazon.in until October 25, 2015. A Chevrolet dealer will deliver the car at your place of desire. The Trailblazer gets a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system which can be linked to a smartphone through an app for internet radios like Tunein. It also gets USB, Aux-in and Bluetooth connectivity.

wAshiNgtON, OctOber 21 (Pti): A majority of Indians who live in the US and send money home say they are overqualified for their jobs here and find their US workplace to be less stressful than workplaces in India, a survey has revealed. While the majority says they plan to retire in India, respondents overwhelmingly agree that the US is the land of opportunity, according to the survey of nearly 500 people from India who live in the US and send money home, carried out by in-

ternational money transfer firm Transfast. “People who come here for work are playing vital economic roles by contributing to the US economy and also adding to the GDP of their home country when they send money back to family and friends,” Transfast CEO Samish Kumar said. According to the survey, some 83% of respondents say they have more skills than required by their jobs in the US and 62% describe their workplace in the country as less

stressful than the ones they’d experienced in India. While 64% of respondents say they earn what they expected, around 61% say they work longer hours than anticipated to earn that income, with 60% saying they work more than 40 hours a week. Only 39% of respondents say they work less than expected. Still, the vast majority (83%) agrees that their job offers more opportunities for growth, compared with jobs in India, the survey results said.

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ing subscriber expectations relatively better,” said HSBC Global Research. “Furthermore, capex (capital expenditure) for competition goes up and puts them in a situation to focus more on voice, at a time when data is the growing category,” it said adding the regulations may also delay the plans of incumbent telcos to refarm 900 MHz spectrum band for data. But the representative body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has not lost hope. “Our first preference is to engage in a dialogue with the regulator to get clarifications over call drop norms, keeping in mind there is time till December 31. But if no proper resolution comes out of the dialogue, we will have to seek legal help to protect our interests.”

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by 4percent and earnings before interest, taxes , depreciation and amortisation by 7 percent. Telcos have the option to challenge new regulations in court,” said HSBC Global Research. Adding to it, Deutsche Bank report said: “The regulation is likely to introduce another layer of complexity to the operators’ billing systems. Besides the tekecom regulator has not specified any mechanism to audit the claims which are bound to arise in future.” Some analysts felt, this could also impact on the 4G players. “Though coverage issues for 4G entrants don’t get resolved till the time they have access to 850 spectrum band, new regulations on call drops may help 4G players in the launch phase by manag-

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vices that continue to use older systems, including the one at issue in the case. But it urged the judge to not require it to comply with the Justice Department’s request. “Forcing Apple to extract data in this case, absent clear legal authority to do so, could threaten the trust between Apple and its customers and substantially tarnish the Apple brand,” Apple’s lawyers wrote. A spokeswoman for Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert Capers, whose office is handling the case, declined comment. Earlier this month, Orenstein expressed skepticism about whether he could require Apple to disable security on the iPhone, citing Congress’ failure to act on the issue of encryption despite the urging of the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation. Orenstein deferred ruling until Apple had a chance to say if it was “technically feasible and, if so, whether compliance with the proposed order would be unduly burdensome.” Apple in its brief said it limited its views to those questions rather than the broader legal issue at hand, which it called “important.” In an order Tuesday, Orenstein invited Apple to address that issue.

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billing systems. Besides the regulator has not specified any mechanism to audit the claims which are bound to arise in future.” In its report, the regulator said it had examined the representations of telecom operators, who maintained that some issues beyond their control, like poor spectrum allocation and difficulties in setting up towers, were also contributing to call drops. But the watchdog said it was for this reason that the the compensatory mechanism has been kept simple, so that the consumers can understand the same easily, and the operators are able to implement it as well. The new norms take effect from January next year. “Our analysis suggests that potential penalties may have an adverse impact on Bharti’s revenues

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New Delhi, OctOber 21 (Pti): The Cabinet is expected to deliberate and consider a bill to ament the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 today. The Cabinet is likely to approve an amendment bill that seeks to raise the bonus limit to Rs 7,500 and wage ceiling to Rs 21,000 per month for getting the reward, among others. The Cabinet will consider a bill to amend the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, sources said. According to the proposal, the wage ceiling for getting bonus will be increased from existing Rs 10,000 per month to Rs 21,000 per month, thus making more workers eligible for the reward. It also proposes to increase the maximum amount of bonus under the legislation to Rs 7,500 from existing Rs 3,500. “The Cabinet is likely to consider and approve the bill to amend the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, in its meeting Wednesday,” the source said. Once approved by the Cabinet, the amendment bill will be tabled in Parliament for making it into a law. The winter session of Parliament is likely to start next month. This amendment in the Act to increase wage ceiling and maximum amount of bonus was one of assurances given by the Centre after 10 central trade unions went on one-day strike on September 2. The government had hinted at meeting workers’ aspirations on nine out of 12 demands submitted by the unions.

Toyota Motor to recall 6.5 million vehicles globally tOkyO, OctOber 21 (reuters): Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall 6.5 million vehicles globally to fix a defect in the power window switch in models including the Yaris/Vitz subcompact, Corolla, Camry and others. Of the total, about 2.7 million are in North America, 1.2 million in Europe, and 6,00,000 in Japan, the automaker said. It said it was not aware of any crashes caused by the glitch. Toyota said modules in the power window master switch may have been lubricated inconsistently during the manufacturing process. Debris caused by wear from the electrical contact points can accumulate and cause a short circuit. That in turn could cause the switch assembly to overheat and melt, and potentially lead to a fire, it said. Among other models subject to the recall are the Matrix, RAV4, Highlander, Tundra, Sequoia and Scion xB. The vehicles were produced between January 2005 and December 2010, Toyota said.

Schneider Electric India looks to hire 40% women recruits New Delhi, OctOber 21 (Pti): Schneider Electric India is planning to hire 40% women recruits across all levels in an attempt to achieve gender parity. The company has sharpened its focus on gender diversity and is offering an array of women-friendly benefits and policies to attract more women talent to the organisation and ensure an inclusive work environment. The policies and programmes introduced by the company in 2015 include revision of maternity policy to 6 months from 3 months, with an option of additional 6 months as part-time working. “The organisation targets at hiring 40% women recruits across all levels. Additionally, the company is looking at 50% of all campus recruitments being women,” Schneider Electric India Chief HR Officer Rachna Mukherjee said. Flexi work time, work from home and part-time option; sabbatical of up to 6 months; focus on recruiting women returning to work post break and focus on learning and development of women leaders are some other women-friendly policies offered by the company. DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

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ANCSU’s 17th biennial conference underway Home Minister Patton to grace inaugural function today Our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

The 17th biennial general conference of the All Nagaland College Students Union (ANCSU) got underway here today at Indira Gandhi Stadium under the theme “Excel beyond boundary.” Introductory session took place this evening with Chubatola Longkumer, director, higher education, as the introductory guest. Longkumer called upon the students to have a progressive mind and move forward. “We want our state to develop and progress in all areas,” she said, and urged the students to play positive role. She also challenged them to be change

(Left) Students at the ANCSU conference on October 21. (Right) Chubatola Longkumer, director, higher education.

maker, which she said, is the need of the hour. Touching on clean election, she maintained that youth should be ambassador of clean election in the state. The director also informed that scholarship will be released soon. Angami Students’ Union (ASU) president Dievi Yano extended greetings to all. Earlier, the session was chaired by Kuzoto Lohe, while introduction was made by ANCSU informa-

tion & publicity secretary Temjennungsang. Pastor Keduolhoulie Shüya pronounced invocation prayer. Welcome address was delivered by programme committee convenor Imtiongba while special number was presented by Seyievinuo Chiizho. ANCSU general secretary Katho P. Awomi read out general secretary report. Minister for home Y. Patton will grace the inaugural function as the chief guest on October 22 while

parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu will be the guest of honour. It will start at 10:00 am with ANCSU former speaker Kezhazer Angami as chairperson. Greetings will be shared by Naga Students’ Federation president Subenthung Kithan. ANCSU president Tsukjem Longkumer will deliver presidential address while conference remark will be given by organizing committee convenor Kelhouneizo Yhome.

Academic session 1 will take place on October 22 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. It will be marked by seminar and essay writing competition. Academic session II on the conference theme will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS (Retd), former chief secretary as resource person and Kesosul Christopher Ltu as moderator. All the colleges have been requested to come prepared with one can-

didate each for the essay competition on the subject “Professionalism and hard work towards achieving sustainable economy.” The first position will carry a cash award of Rs. 15,000 while the second and third place will receive Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 7000 respectively. Cultural session will take place on October 23 with MLA Neiphrezo Keditsu, chairman, NSMDC Ltd as cultural guest. From 9:30 onwards, it will be marked by cultural dance, folk song and ethnic show. The union Assembly and election hour have been scheduled at 12:30 pm. The valedictory function will take place on October 23 at 5:00 pm with minister for rural development CL John as the chief guest while Lalthara, advisor and senior principal secretary to Chief Minister will be the guest of honour.

MEx FILE Chiechama village meeting Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): A special general meeting of Chiechama village will be held on November 25, 10:30 am at the Village Council Hall to discuss some important issues. Therefore, all the concerned members and frontal organisations have been requested not to schedule any programme on the mentioned date and attend the meeting without fail. This was informed in a press release issued by Chiechama Village Council chairman, Mhalezolie Metha and press secretary, Medo-u Dzeyie.

Fashion show held KOhima, OctOber 21 (mexN): Le Flair organised a fashion show under the theme Spring Hue on October 17, 5:00 pm at Hotel Vivor showcasing Spring/ Summer collection by fashion designers R. Avonuo Angami, Kudulu Sapuh, Sashibenla Ozukum, Therali Ovung and Dosoulou Vemai. The event, hosted by Peteneinuo Sophie, was choreographed by Thejasilie Sekhose. Lichan Humtsoe was the fashion photographer, and Kevi Keretsu (Mirror Mirror Beauty Salon) was the makeup artist. Special performances were presented by The Magic Bean, Digital Scenario Project and Kim Seyie.

State Library members asked to renew membership Training on Ericulture held in Mokokhung KOhima, OctOber 21 (mexN): All the members of the State Library, Kohima who have not renewed their membership

have been asked to renew the same on or before December 15, 2015 during office hours. A press release from director, art

and culture, Vevo Sapuh cautioned that failing to do so will lead to cancellation of their membership. It further informed that

library membership is for a period of two years and may be renewed after expiry if the members wish to do so.

Mangkolemba SDPDB approves various agenda mOKOKchuNg, OctOber 21 (Dipr): Mangkolemba Sub Division Planning & Development Board approved various agendas and recommended/ forwarded them to the government during its monthly meeting held on October 9. The meeting was conducted under the chairmanship of Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Dr. Benjongliba Aier. The meeting approved the proposal for construction of new Government High School building at Longchem; the present one is in a deplorable condition. In this regard, EAC Longchem informed the house that the proposal had been approved during SDPDB meeting and was submitted earlier, but no follow up has been done. Therefore, he urged the house to take up the matter on top priority. The board also approved to recommend the proposal for opening of Government Primary

School (GPD) at Vikuto village, which was recognized in 2012 and is in immediate need of one GPS. Highlighting the unavailability of water supply at Merangmen office complex even after a survey has been carried out by the PHED, border magistrate, Tzurangkong i/c EAC Merangmen submitted a proposal and further apprised the members of the problems faced at Merangmen office complex, as they have to manually fetch water from the neighbouring village. The board decided to recommend the matter to the government. The house further recommended to forward the matter of inclusion of the three ranges under Mangkolemba subdivision Changkikong, Japukong and Tzurangkong - under the Department of Under Developed Area (DUDA) to the government. In this regard, the presidents of the three ranges’ Senso Mungdang stated that despite being the oldest sub-

division in the State, it has remained underdeveloped and is lacking behind in all developmental activities. The proposal was approved by the board taking into account the vision of DUDA, which was established to cater to the special needs of the underdeveloped areas and accelerate the pace of development and to bring them at par with the rest of the State. With the approval of the house, the board recommended to forward to the government the proposal of establishing Urban Station Committee at Longchem and Alongkima and establishing Block Institute Training of Teachers at Mangkolemba. The meeting viewed that being an administrative headquarters, there has not been any developmental activities from neither the urban nor rural departments because of the non recognition of the Adhoc Town Committee as Town Council or Urban Station Committee. It further mentioned

that Mangkolemba subdivision, which covers four administration headquarters and 39 villages, need to establish Block Institute Training of Teachers as no other training institute for teachers is available under the subdivision. On the proposed agenda of establishing one MAC at Aonukpu, Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Mangkolemba apprised the house of the criteria for opening new medical sub centre (MSC). Meanwhile, the meeting resolved to support the celebration of 125 years of Mokokchung district morally, physically and financially and requested all villages under the subdivision to extent their participation. The SDPDB further acknowledged its members and public of Mangkolemba for the support during the mass social work along Mangkolemba Longnak road on September 25. The next Mangkolemba SDPDB meeting will be held on November 5.

Exchange between Kohima and Kasauli students KOhima, OctOber 21 (mexN): Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) headquarters in collaboration with Pinegrove School in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh has initiated a Student Exchange Programme between the students of Kohima and Kasauli. A press release from IGAR (N) informed that 16 students from Kohima’s Don Bosco School, Little Flower School and Mt Sinai School accompanied by three

teachers and two officers from the Assam Rifles will visit Delhi, Kasauli, Chandigarh, Shimla, Amritsar from October 22 to November 12, while a similar number of students and teachers from Kasauli will visit Kohima in the second half of the exchange programme. The aim of the programme is to give an exposure to the students of the diversity of India and to foster an understanding of each other’s traditions and culture, according to the

release. The programme envisages students staying at each other’s school to gain firsthand knowledge of local customs, cuisines and other facets of day-to-day life. The students would participate in wide range of activities, including visits to historical monuments, educational institutions, adventure activities and would also interact with important dignitaries from all walks of life. A ceremony will be organised at HQ IGAR (North)

on October 22, wherein Maj Gen MS Jaswal, YSM, SM, IGAR (North) and Jyotsna Jaswal, President, Assam Rifles Wives Welfare Association (North) will flag off the Student Exchange Programme. Members of Little Flower School Past Pupils Association, parents of students, teachers from all the schools, officers and women of HQ IGAR (North) and media persons will attend the programme, the release added.

School students pledge to protect wildlife Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): With the theme ‘We Pledge to Protect Wildlife’, Care-Centre for Environment and Rural Poor (C-Cerp), Dimapur celebrated Wildlife Week with Government Middle School, Veterinary Colony here on October 8. Meyasangla, teacher, encouraged the students, teachers and the participants to conserve wildlife for our future generation. N Humtsoe, Chairman, United North Block-SectorB, in his exhortation speech encouraged the students to be serious in their studies and also stressed the importance of obedience, discipline and participation in all the school activities. Liangsi Niumai John, chairperson of GMS, Veterinary Colony, in her speech quoted Chief Seattle, “When all the beasts have gone, Man will die from a great loneliness of

Students, teachers, C-Cerp and SMC members of GMS Veterinary Colony celebrating Wildlife Week on October 8 at its school premises at A. Mao Colony, UNB- Sector-B, Khatkhati Road, Dimapur.

spirit”. She said these days wildlife is threatened because of human activities. She urged the students to change their mindset and start loving wildlife. “Our forest exists because wild animals and birds especially Amur Falcon, deer etc, are carrying out their own plantation naturally,” she added. She

further said without wildlife, forest will disappear and without forest, wildlife will disappear and without wildlife and forest, human life is impossible. “Therefore, we must learn to conserve electricity, water and forest to protect wildlife and to sustain our livelihood.” There was also a draw-

ing competition on wildlife for students from Class III to Class VIII. The winners were: Ngempeulie, ClassVII (First), Reshma, ClassVI (Second), and Pinky, Class-VIII (Third). The prizes were handed over to the winners by N Humtsoe. The programme concluded with a slogan, “We Pledge to Protect Wildlife”.

mOKOKchuNg, OctOber 21 (mexN): The department of Sericulture, Mokokchung held a training-cum field demonstration for the stakeholders of Mokokchung district on Ericulture, under Integrated

Sericulture Development Project (ISDP) NERTPS 2015-16, at District Sericulture Office, Mokokchung from October 8 to 10. Alemkumzuk, DSO, Mokokchung, addressed the programme. The Dis-

trict Sericulture Officer briefed on the project and various inputs on technical construction of rearing house, and innovative team workmanship. Aojungshi, EO, and Imtimeren, EO, spoke on package of prac-

tices, diseases and hygienic management on Silkworm host plant cultivation and Silkworm rearing, and economics of sericulture. All the fifty beneficiaries from within the district attended the programme.

Village in Assam border ban sale of liquor Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): The Women Society of Adivasi Tea Estate Gaon Borlengri with support from the youth, village council, and public of the village has resolved to ban sale of liquor within the village jurisdiction. A press release from the village authority stated that taking advantage of existing prohibition in Nagaland, many people residing on Assam side - Adivasi Tea Estate Gaon Borlengri which is in close proximity with Notun Bosti and LRC colony have started the business of selling liquor. On countless occasions, it said, huge quantities of varied types of liquor and beer were seized and destroyed in the village. The village authority has warned of stern action against those persons in- Liquor seized by the Women Society recently with support from the youth dulging in the banned business. and village council being destroyed.

Kohima district childline advisory board constituted KOhima, OctOber 21 (Dipr): Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kohima, Lithrongla Tongpi has stated in a notification that the Kohima District Childline Advisory Board has been constituted with the following

members: Deputy Commissioner, Kohima - Chairperson Superintendent of Police, Kohima - Member  Administrator, Kohima Municipal Council Member Chief Medical Officer,

Kohima - Member District Education Officer, Kohima - Member Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Kohima Member District Child Protection Officer, Kohima - Member

 Divisional Engineer, BSNL, Kohima - Member District Public Relations Officer, Kohima - Member Chairman, Child Welfare Committee, Kohima - Member CHILDLINE, Kohima Member Secretary

KAK Union endorses Naga Peace Accord Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): Members of KAK Union have unanimously resolved to support, endorse the signing of Naga Peace Accord between the NSCN (IM) and Government of India in New Delhi on August 3. KUK Union held a joint meeting on October 21 and deliberated on the Naga Peace Accord, where all the members present ex- Office bearers of KAK Union, its legal and political advipressed their support to sors and area presidents after the meeting on Wednesthe Accord, a press release day that endorsed the signing of Naga Peace Accord.

informed. The members also congratulated the leadership of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, and collective leadership of NSCN (IM) Issac Chishi Swu and Th Muivah. KUK Union, comprising three areas (Kuhuboto, Agunaqha & Khaghaboto) and part of Niuland and Ato areas, consists of 113 villages under Niuland sub-division in Dimapur district.

Celebrating Amur Falcons conservation through sports WOKha, OctOber 21 (mexN): The first 'Friends of the Amur Falcon Green Goal Tournament' kicked off on October 20 at Sungro football ground in Wokha district. Speaking at the inauguration, parliamentary secretary for youth resources and sports, Khriehu Liezietsu said that the tournament is a much needed platform to promote the cause for wildlife conservation and boost eco tourism in the State. Stating that the conservation effort of the Amur Falcons by all NGOs is a “noble cause”, Liezietsu said the endeavour deserves to find a special place in the hearts of all Nagas. "On a personal level, I am fascinated about the migration of the Amur Falcon and as a layman to

imagine thousands of birds crossing our land on a journey of thousands of kilometres is humbling," added Liezietsu. He recalled the hunting of the raptors in the past and stated it was through programmes such as "Friends of the Amur Falcon" by the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust (NWBCT) that awareness of the Amur Falcon has spread. He appreciated the concept of the sports event for conservation and congratulated the organisers for their innovative idea to educate people about important environmental issues. The four-day event is being organised by the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust with support from WCT, BNHS, RRCF, and the WCS.

The tournament has drawn eleven teams. The first match was played between 'Friends of the Amur Falcon' and Ralaway Sports Association, where the latter defeated 'Friends of the Amur Falcon' 4-0. The inauguration function was also attended by the chairman of Pangti Village Council Ronchamo Shitiri, who delivered the welcome address. Shitiri emphasised on the need to create infrastructure for eco-tourism in the area, which will boost development. Managing trustee of NWBCT, Bano Haralu stated that the tournament is to celebrate not only three years of "Friends of the Amur Falcon", a wildlife conservation education initiative of NWBCT, but also the efforts of different

groups and individuals to protect the raptor and associating its protection as a symbol of conservation in the State. Representing the Forest department and district administration, the Conservator of Forests Suponokshi Aier from Mokokchung and SDO Civil Sanis, Nchunbemo respectively attended the function. The parliamentary secretary accompanied by the deputy director of sports, and other officials ended his visit by sighting hundreds of thousands of Amur Falcons in the roosting area site at the Aree junction in the evening. The visit was facilitated by the Land Owners Amur Falcon Roosting Area Union, which is protecting the roosting site by patrolling the areas voluntarily.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 288X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By aheli moitra

Crude matters

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Jack Watling and Paul Raymond Foreign Policy

Mali’s VoiCe of Reason

agaland State has some strange bedfellows. People who claimed couple of years back that Article 371-A is an ‘instrument of accession’ are now claiming that the said Article is the ‘soul and spirit’ of the Nagas. Perhaps this is not so strange in a nation plagued by natural resources and a hungry political class. It makes for crude bedfellows. The Gauhati High Court’s (Kohima Bench) recent order has brought the crude limelight back on oil in Nagaland. The order, passed on October 8, has not only ruled Nagaland Government’s Rules and Regulations on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2012) as “legally questionably” but has also stayed the permit given to Metropolitan Oil and Gas Private Ltd. (MOGPL) to carry on any petroleum & natural gas related activities in Nagaland. This has come after hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Lotha Hoho over the terms of oil and gas exploitation in Nagaland. The Lotha Hoho’s arguments are not new. At the first consultation on this issue, in July 2013, senior representatives of the Lotha community had questioned the rules and regulations. One of the major problems lay in the claims of the Nagaland State Government as a land owner. The second was the dubious award of contract and ensuing permit to MOGPL, a company formed only in September 2012, later getting a rap on the knuckle for financial irregularities from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). This has not gone unnoticed by the High Court. To cite one example from the Order, the company claimed (to the court) to have spent a large sum of money on the project owing to the permit granted to it by the Nagaland State Government. When questioned, the company had no material evidence to show in lieu of this expenditure. What exactly have they spent on then? On the other hand, the Emergent Consultative meet held in Kohima on October 19 discussed issues that were far removed from the contentions the GHC wants to further deliberate upon. The consultative meet thus brought questions to mind—is Article 371-A the sum total of the Naga peoples’ rights? Is it the “very basis of existence” of the Naga people? Does Article 371-A permit the transfer of land and its resources, and exploitative benefits thereof, to the State Government? Without addressing these critical questions, the Lotha Hoho’s arguments cannot be discarded—more so, without its presence on any forum. The resolutions made by various non State and State bodies—on October 16 and October 19— questioning the Lotha Hoho without its presence reeks of political partisanship on a serious issue that the Lotha people have the right to stand up for. Since 2012, Lotha intellectuals have offered an alternative to the present rules and regulations. Newspapers like Nagaland Post have reported extensively on the lack of transparency in oil dealings. Lotha intellectuals have continually placed their apprehensions in every newspaper in Nagaland. The Nagas were consulted, but the Nagas ignored the subject. To swat away the arguments made by the community as “undermining the interest of all Nagas” is thus undermining democratic process by not even giving the chance for a fair discussion on the subject. This is one of the factors that probably led the Lotha Hoho to approach a third, perceptibly just, party. As for legality and constitutionality, (as the discussion around natural resources in Nagaland State seems to boil down to) it may do well to remember that a PIL, once taken cognizance of by a court, cannot be withdrawn. There are rules to the game. Article 371-A does not confer sovereign powers to Nagaland State or other apex bodies—it makes legal provisions for some of the Naga people under the constitution and systems of the Union of India. Democracy is at the core of these rules, and the Lotha Hoho is merely exercising its democratic rights as a people. Their contentions need serious deliberation. Comments may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com

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Enhancing brain function may curb loss of memory

ncreasing a crucial cholesterol-binding membrane protein in nerve cells (neurons) within the brain can improve learning and memory in aged mice, a new study shows. The study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VA) and University of California-San Diego (UC-SD) School of Medicine, focused on a specific membrane protein called caveolin-1 (Cav-1). "This is a novel strategy for treating neurodegenerative diseases, and it underscores the importance of brain cholesterol," said Chitra Mandyam, associate professor at TSRI and co-first author of the study with Jan M. Schilling of UC-SD and the VA. "By bringing back this protein, you are actually bringing cholesterol back to the cell membrane, which is very important for forming new synaptic contacts," senior author Brian Head, a research scientist with the VA and associate professor at UC-SD, added. The study expands scientists' understanding of neuroplasticity, the ability of neural pathways to grow in response to new stimuli. Previous work by Head's group at the VA and at UC San Diego had shown that raising Cav-1 levels supported healthy "rafts" of cholesterol involved in neuron growth and cell signalling. However, it was not clear if this new growth actually improved brain function or memory. To find out, the researchers delivered Cav-1 directly into a region of the brain known as the hippocampus in adult and "aged" mice. In addition to improved neuron growth, treated mice demonstrated better retrieval of contextual memories -- they froze in place, an indication of fear, when placed in a location where they had once received small electric shocks. Mandyam and Head believe that this type of gene therapy may be a path towards treating age-related memory loss. Mandyam said the new understanding of Cav-1 and neuroplasticity could also be relevant to memory loss due to alcohol and drug use. The study was published recently online ahead of print in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

S O U N D BITE I feel hitting the ball is the most important thing in batting. Picking the ball early is important. If you are picking it early and hitting the ball, I don’t think it matters much whether your feet are in the right place or your head is in the right place. Till the time you are hitting the ball down the ground, meeting the ball nicely, and you’re hitting fours and sixes you are okay. Players, generally, watch their videos to find out their mistakes. I was watching my videos just to enjoy my boundaries. Virender Sehwag, Indian Cricketer

Broadcasting from this war-torn country’s capital, a remarkable radio station is bringing implacable enemies together for dialogue

his June, as Mali’s three-year civil war sputtered to an end, representatives of the government, loyalist militias, and the rebels gathered here in the capital to discuss their country’s future. Just days earlier they had signed a provisional peace agreement. Now, they came together for a public discussion of the deal: not in a grand hall, government palace, or hotel conference center, but in the shoebox-sized sound booth of a private radio studio. It could only have happened at Studio Tamani, named after a kind of drum traditionally used in West Africa for passing messages from village to village. Founded at the height of the civil war to produce high-quality news and debate programs, Studio Tamani has transformed Mali’s media landscape in just two years. In a country where internet access is sparse and just a third of adults are literate, everybody listens to at least one of the country’s plethora of radio stations. But this one stands out. It has hosted the country’s political top brass, broken major stories, aired unprecedented debates on controversial topics like female genital mutilation, and become one of the most widely listened-to and respected radio stations. Moreover, it is that rare example of a foreign aid project that has worked unequivocally — in terms of bang per buck, it’s been a foreign donor’s dream. (The studio was founded by Fondation Hirondelle, a Swiss NGO.) And at the heart of it all is Famoussa Sidibé, a young Malian journalist who unexpectedly found himself hosting the studio’s flagship debate program. Before joining Studio Tamani, Sidibé spent six years as an unpaid intern working for ORTM, a state broadcaster. “[There] we would never give the rebel groups the chance to speak; even if the situation demanded it,” Sidibé recalled. “We wouldn’t organize two-sided debates, to let everyone express themselves.” Moreover, given the lack of wages, it was common for companies and political parties to pay journalists to attend their press conferences. “You can’t be independent and at the same time take money from people who organize events,” said Sidibé, shaking his head. “The first goal of Studio Tamani was to campaign against that practice.” This lack of independence is a frustration shared by many Malian journalists. “If I write a story critical of the telecom companies or the banks, the editor will scrap it. They own us,” said Lanfia Sinaba, a senior reporter at one of the country’s leading newspapers. “Studio Tamani is like another world,” Sidibé said with relief. “Here, we don’t deprive anyone of the right to speak.” The station pays its staff, bans them from taking bribes, and produces verified, factual reporting. With a network of 19 reporters on the ground from the southern town of Kayes to the northern outpost of Kidal, Tamani delivers ten-minute news bulletins in each of five local languages and French. It also airs an hour-long debate program that has become Sidibé’s pet project.

Mali was ruled by military regimes and one-party governments from its independence from France until 1991, when President Moussa Traoré was overthrown by the military. Free and open elections soon followed, and the right of free speech enshrined in the country’s 1992 constitution. That freedom took a hit when a group of officers, angry with the state’s failure to manage a Touareg rebellion in 2012, overthrew President Amadou Toumani Touré and suspended the constitution. A coalition of Touareg and jihadist militias took advantage of the diversion to invade much of the north of the country, prompting a French-led intervention in early 2013. But after the coup leaders stepped down, the constitution was restored and journalists — at least those sympathetic to the state — were able to get back to work. But the independence of many outlets is still compromised by the need to placate wealthy backers. Studio Tamani’s independence is ensured because its funding comes from Fondation Hirondelle, the Swiss NGO that founded it. But the station is now preparing to find its own sources of income with the aim of becoming entirely self-financing by 2018. The Swiss organization has experience setting up radio stations and training programs across Africa. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, some 14 million listeners tune in every day to Radio Okapi, an outlet Hirondelle set up in partnership with the UN. The model involves hiring a team of promising young journalists from across the country and training them in radio production and journalistic ethics. When Tamani started recruiting in Mali, Sidibé wasn’t sure that he wanted to join. Despite ORTM’s failings, he felt that it produced better journalism than its private competitors. His colleagues warned him that the new radio project “wouldn’t last.” There were already hundreds of radio stations in Mali, and in a country where two-thirds of adults are illiterate, they had large and loyal audiences. But Hirondelle worked closely with ORTM’s management, which encouraged its voluntary contributors to apply for the chance to get training and paid work. Sidibé was among those selected. Two years later, Studio Tamani syndicates to 23 radio stations, and is negotiating to provide content for 37 more. Over half of adults in the remote desert town of Timbuktu say they listen to Tamani. In Bamako, some 80,000 people tune in every day. The basis for the station’s monumental rise has been its reliable, factual reporting. When ebola broke out in Mali, Studio Tamani was the first news organization on the scene, and rapidly got the victim’s family, doctors and representatives from the Ministry of Health on the air. It also broadcast public service announcements about the disease to counter widespread fearmongering. Despite Mali’s relatively free press, certain social issues remain off-limits for most journalists. This is why it’s important that Studio Tamani has been pushing the boundaries of what can be openly discussed. In his dimly lit office on the ground floor of a former newspaper office near the city’s dilapidated railway station, the station’s executive editor, Bernard Conchon, recalls the public reaction to station’s programming on female genital mutilation. “We had a

genuine debate and managed to get an imam on the program. We got a lot of testimonies from women afterwards saying it was the first time they had heard the issue discussed publicly, despite 90 percent of women having it done to them.” Far from inviting criticism, Tamani’s readiness to tackle controversial issues has won it widespread admiration. “We have had an impact on the way other media organizations report,” Conchon explained. “The national television has been ordered to mirror our live debates.” Even government officials praise the station’s work. “It’s a very good radio station,” said said Thierno Diallo, Minister for Religious Affairs. “In Mali there are hundreds of stations, but they have dull content; no substance. With Tamani there’s a good crew, the journalists are on point.” It is for this reason that government ministers regularly join the station’s debates. Although they expect to face genuine criticism, the station’s reputation ensures that what they say will be taken seriously — so the station ends up hosting monumental announcements. It was during an appearance on one of Sidibé’s debates in May last year that then prime minister, Moussa Mara, announced he would visit the northern town of Kidal, a rebel stronghold. The provocative visit sparked a gunfight between rebels and the army, threatening to derail the fragile peace process. Soumaila Cisse, the leader of the opposition, then came on Sidibé’s show to call for Mara’s resignation. This episode seriously weakened Mara’s position, and he eventually departed office in January this year. Sidibé described feeling “nothing but satisfaction” in his role at the center of Mali’s politics. “We have managed to create in Mali a platform that, in the most difficult, tense periods, allowed us to have all of the stakeholders in the war in the same studio,” he says. “That’s unique to Studio Tamani. It’s only here that that happens.” And it has paid dividends. When Kidal first fell to the rebels in 2012, they threatened to outlaw the secular curriculum and replace it with Koranic schools. Studio Tamani organized a debate on the topic, inviting both rebel leaders and representatives from public schools to challenge their views. After the debate, the rebels conceded that some secular schools could stay open. Today, 60 percent of students in the north study in secular schools, in no small part because dialogue moderated the rebels’ position. “That’s the main thing that I’m proud of,” said Sidibé. “To make it so that despite the emotions, despite the tensions, we can have dialogue. That’s what I’m proud of, that I was able to do that for my country.” Mali is still a long way from stability. Although the Tuareg separatists have refrained from launching further offensives, bandits prowl the vast northern desert, looting towns and convoys. Al Qaeda militants frequently carry out drive-by shootings on army checkpoints and assassinate local officials. In Bamako, the government has a weak hold on the levers of power and struggles to tackle rampant corruption. Many of the details of the fragile peace deal have yet to be worked out. But Studio Tamani remains a shining example of how small aid projects with focused objectives can have a disproportionate impact, and demonstrates that a professional media is essential to paving Mali’s road to peace.

A younger generation cannot March on an empty stomach Thalif deen

Inter Press Service

.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insists there is a special role for the world’s younger generation in the U.N.’s post-2015 development agenda. But that generation of young people, he realizes, cannot be expected to march on an empty stomach. “As we strive to become the Zero Hunger Generation”, he said, in a message to the Committee on World Security on Oct. 12, “we must ensure young people are empowered to be active participants in our shared efforts.” Last month, over 160 world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose 17 goals include promoting prosperity and protecting the environment. One of the primary aims of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to eliminate both hunger and poverty by 2030. But Ban is unequivocal on the importance of world food security for the success of the U.N.’s highly-touted development agenda. “We will not be able to deliver on the promise of the 2030 Agenda without rap-

id progress towards ending hunger and undernutrition,” he warned. Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank, a U.S.based non-governmental organisation (NGO), told IPS that without a strong commitment to improving food and nutrition security – and the empowerment of smallholder farmers – it will be impossible to achieve any of the SDGs. In many ways, she pointed out, the SDGs are a continuation of the U.N.’s Zero Hunger Challenge, which was led by the U.N. Secretary General. But policy makers need to make real commitments and investment in eradicating hunger and poverty. Without those commitments the world will not be able to eradicate hunger by 2030, she noted. “I am hopeful that the business community, funders and donors, and policy makers understand that we can no longer wait to address these challenges and find ways to make agriculture environmentally and economically sustainable and nourish both people and the planet,” she declared. Food Tank categorically says “our

food system is broken”. “Some people don’t have enough food, while others are eating too much. There’s only one way to fix this problem – and it starts with you and me.” In its annual State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) released Oct. 13, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says social protection programmes, including school feeding, public works, cash transfers and pensions, play a large role in combating hunger and poverty around the world. “They also help improve infant nutrition, reduce child labor, improve educational performance and stimulate community-wide economic activity. “ And yet, the report laments, only one in three of the world’s poorest are covered by any form of social protection. The report asks whether poor countries can afford social protection programmes and how they can be designed to promote inclusive economic growth, improve livelihoods and contribute to the eradication of hunger. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been

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met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be aimed at the complete eradication of poverty and hunger. “Many developing countries increasingly recognize that social protection measures are needed to relieve the immediate deprivation of people living in poverty and to prevent others from falling into poverty when a crisis strikes,” SOFA added. Speaking on World Food Day in Rome on Oct. 16, the Secretary-General said seven decades ago, countries established the Food and Agriculture Organisation with a ringing promise of “ensuring humanity’s freedom from hunger”. “Today we continue to aim for the Zero Hunger Challenge I launched three years ago to keep this promise to our world.” “The 2030 Agenda is our road map to success,” he said, pointing out that hunger is more than a lack of food – “it is a terrible injustice.” “We are here today to pledge to achieve food security for all – to build a global movement to end hunger. This will go hand-in-hand with greater health, economic development and social inclusion for individuals and societies,” he declared.

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Trouble in Peaceland

By operating from a fortified bubble, dismissing local knowledge, and not speaking the language, peace missions are actually hindering the people they're trying to help. Séverine Autesserre

n May 2010, in an attempt to bring state authority back to war-torn parts of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) began helping the Congolese police deploy officers to particularly volatile villages. Aided by other international peacebuilding organizations, the U.N. built new police stations and flew in officers from other parts of the country — part of a strategy to avoid corruption by introducing detached and uncompromised ranks. Once the police were established and the area was secured, or so the plan went, other government representatives would soon follow. After the deployment process had finished, U.N. officials in New York claimed that an important step had been accomplished toward fulfilling their mandate to stabilize Congo and return peace. In reality, however, it only made the situation much, much worse. To begin with, the new police had to compete with remnants of rebel groups and militias for control. Far from establishing law and order, the introduction of an additional force made the area less stable. And being from far away, the police not only had no support within the community, they had no stake in making it better. When the government refused to pay, feed, and house the officers — it considered them “UNOPS police” and so the U.N.’s responsibility — the police took what they needed from the community. By the end of the disastrous affair, the government, the police, and the community all felt the U.N. was to blame. But how could this happen? How could an organization not realize that it was so badly missing its mark? The unfortunate truth is that instances like this are all too common in peacebuilding initiatives around the globe. From Timor-Leste to Afghanistan and from Congo to Kosovo, disregard for local input derails, confounds, and mires well-meaning projects and squanders millions. In fact, the similarities across these areas of deployment are so striking that, regardless of what country foreign peacebuilders are in or where they are from, they are likely to find themselves inhabiting “Peaceland” — a separate world with its own values, customs, stories, habits, and practices; a world that includes donors, diplomats, peacekeepers, and the foreign staff of international or nongovernmental organizations. And if allowed to continue, inhabiting it will mean repeating mistakes like this and sacrificing a golden opportunity to help host populations create a better future for themselves. The problem developed quite naturally. Peaceland’s everyday modes of operation enable international peacebuilders to live and work on the ground. But they also reinforce the tensions between interveners and local people, and they create numerous obstacles to effective peacebuilding (meaning, attempts to create, strengthen, and solidify peace). Take the expatriates’ standard security routines. Living in a fortified compound or driving with the doors locked and windows closed are perfectly understandable responses to danger. Similarly, widespread practices such as striving to remain neutral or impartial, advertising actions, perpetually writing reports, and quantifying the results of actions are perfectly reasonable ways to deal with the difficulties inherent in conducting international peacebuilding in conflict zones. But, at the same time, they further divide interveners from local populations. As a Kenyan contact told me, they transform expatriates into “other kinds of human beings.” But the problem goes deeper than holding onto impractically poor habits. It goes to the core of what knowledge is prized and what is discounted. Foreign experts trained in general peacebuilding techniques, and with extensive experience in a variety of conflict zones, have the most prized expertise. Expatriates with extensive local knowledge, such as anthropologists, country specialists, and historians, are less highly considered. And the knowledge of local people is all but trivialized. As a result, peacebuilders often try to apply concepts and perceived best practices without understanding the local contexts or even the problems they are supposed to be fighting. The practice of valuing thematic expertise over local knowledge also legitimates the deployment of people who do not speak any of the local languages. For instance, in 2010, only three of the 140 diplomats working at the U.K. Embassy in Kabul “spoke an Afghan language.” And in Haiti in 2005, only 100 of the 1,700 U.N. police deployed spoke French or Creole. High turnover among expatriates compounds

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this problem of lacking local knowledge. Diplomats usually move every two to three years; NGO staff, U.N. employees, and peacekeeping contingents can move on in as little as six months. Even development practitioners, who pride themselves on working for the long term, change countries on average every two years. As a result, foreign peacebuilders rarely understand well enough the local situations that they want to change. The result of all this is that peacebuilders misdiagnose problems, alienate the local populations they’re trying to help, and, in some of the worst cases, miss the causes and acts of violence that they are tasked to prevent. Take the handling of Congo, for example. International actors usually focus on 1) a primary cause of violence, 2) a main consequence, and 3) a central solution. In Congo’s case, this was: 1) the pervasiveness of illegal mining, 2) the sexual abuse of women and girls, and 3) the reconstruction of state authority. In the absence of other reforms, attempts to bankrupt armed groups by imposing temporary bans and more regulation on mining actually strengthened their control over mines. Similarly, focusing on sexual violence led groups to use it as a bargaining chip to be invited to negotiations, as they threatened to use it as a weapon if they weren’t. And better empowering the authoritarian central government only allowed it to better oppress its people. Because peacebuilders were attached to a narrative, and because they didn’t listen to local knowledge, they effectively made the situation worse. In virtually all aid and peacebuilding organizations, expatriates fill the management positions, and local people make up the lower-level staff — working as drivers, translators, and assistants — and international agencies very rarely solicit local input from these employees when planning their efforts. Across conflict zones, from South Sudan to Kosovo, local stakeholders complained to me over the course of 15 years of research that many international peacebuilders are arrogant and that they provide aid in a humiliating manner. In many cases, resentment over this behavior grows among local partners and eventually causes international initiatives to fail. UCLA Professor Adam Moore’s analysis of two attempts at integrating schools to promote interethnic reconciliation in Brčko, a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, offers a useful example. The first occurred in 2000 “with little input from district officials or public discussion with concerned parents.” It was a disaster, provoking “massive protests” that “resulted in the temporary closure of the schools until changes were reversed.” But the second attempt, a year later, consulted extensively with district citizens, teachers, and officials, to air out concerns and gain support for the proposed change. As a result, the reform proceeded smoothly. Finally, the disconnect between peacebuilders and the communities they’re trying to help can simply make them unable to see the violence they’re trying to stop, even when it’s right in front of them. In mid-2010 for instance, in the Congolese village of Luvungi, members of a local militia called Mai Mai Sheka reportedly gang-raped 387 civilians over the course of four days. The victims were assaulted in their homes, in the bush, and around the village. A U.N. peacekeeping base was located nearby, and a patrol of Indian blue helmets actually passed through the village while the rapes were taking place. The Indian soldiers, however, spoke no French or Swahili, and they had virtually no previous contact with the villagers. Understandably, the local population did not trust the peacekeepers, and Congolese victims were reluctant to approach them — the Indian soldiers did not realize

that atrocities were unfolding and moved on to the next village. To be sure, changing these everyday practices is not the only way to ensure peacebuilding success. Peacebuilders also need more financial, logistical, and human resources. They need powerful states and organizations to stop ignoring or encouraging violence and to, instead, start actively supporting peace. But even when powerful states commit to build peace abroad and devote massive resources to this goal, most interventions do not create long-term peace. To fix this, peacebuilding agencies should invert the current practice of foreigners running the show while local people merely assist or execute orders. They should also progressively replace most of the expatriates with local staff and pay these individuals an equivalent salary, only retaining foreigners in jobs where local people would face too much pressure and too great a risk of becoming biased or in cases where the agency can find no local person with the requisite skills or expertise. International peacebuilders could also follow the model of exceptional individuals and organizations who challenge the other detrimental everyday routines. For instance, they could make an effort to socialize with local counterparts. And they could use more the acceptance approach to security, whereby protection depends on developing good relationships with local communities, armed groups, and power brokers. When James Scambary, a media-training specialist working for the United Nations, was deployed to Timor-Leste in 2003, he did not have a car, so instead of going off to the beach during weekends like the other expatriates, he spent his time in neighbors’ backyards talking. As the years passed, James became part of the local fabric, and the Timorese friends he made spoke in his presence in a way that they never did in front of other foreign peacebuilders. They mentioned hopes and fears that they usually hid from expatriates, and they talked about underlying local tensions and endemic communal violence in rural areas that otherwise went unreported. When riots erupted in 2006 in Timor-Leste, almost destroying the peace process, they took most of the international community by surprise — but not Scambary. He was one of the few foreign peacebuilders who had predicted a deterioration and had tried to convince his colleagues to help prevent the looming crisis. This was not because Scambary was smarter or better trained than other expatriates. It was because he had talked to local people and developed strong personal relationships. The backyard discussions had provided him with a different, and much more accurate, perception of the challenges on the ground. Scambary’s story illuminates a striking lesson: The solutions with the greatest potential to fix international peace efforts address what seem like the most trivial aspects of peacebuilding. Everyday routines of most international peacebuilders on the ground involve socializing primarily with other expatriates, gathering information on violence mainly from elites and foreign sources, and living in fortified compounds. These habitual ways of working are below the radar of policymakers. They are so banal, so quotidian, that foreign peacebuilders usually do not think that they have any impact on the outcome of their work. Yet, changing the expatriates’ everyday modes of operation can make all the difference for international peace efforts. Parts of this article have been adapted from passages in the author’s book, Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention.

climate change lessons take to the stage Aamir Saeed

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ir Muhammad's family had reason to celebrate: after the harvest of their rice crop, they were planning to throw

a wedding. But then flash floods hit their threehectare farm, washing away the family's sole source of income and their dreams of the big day. This was the scene played out on the makeshift stage of an open-air theatre in Badin district of Pakistan’s Sindh province – a region, like many others in Pakistan, trying to find ways to better understand and deal with worsening climate change impacts. "Nature has destroyed all our plans," lamented Zuleikha Bibi, who played Muhammad's mother in the production. "We were preparing for the wedding of our eldest son, but the flood has turned all our happiness into mourning." An audience of over a hundred men, women and children from Badin’s fishing and farming communities watched as the actress wiped away her pretend tears. Then they listened, engrossed, as a singer in traditional Sindhi dress sang about the sufferings of poor people in the region. The show is the brainchild of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), a non-governmental organisation based

in Karachi that works for the social and economic welfare of vulnerable communities. Looking for a way to help villagers adapt to the effects of extreme weather and flooding, the forum hit on the idea of putting on plays. "We are using theatre as an advocacy tool to educate people about the adverse impacts of climate change on their daily lives,” said PFF project manager Maria Soomro. TAPPING LOCAL LANGUAGE AND TRADITION In a region where the majority of the rural population is illiterate, theatre is an effective way to communicate new ideas, Soomro said. Using local language, traditional songs and folklore, the performances aim to raise awareness about issues such as shortages of water for agriculture, erratic rainfall, frequent floods and droughts. On the stage in Badin, young actors told the audience how extreme weather conditions in the province impacted on their studies. "I was a student in seventh grade and I had to quit my school due to flash floods last year,” said Farzana Bangash, 12. She urged the audience to find ways to mitigate the impact of flooding and erratic rainfall on their crops. The messages, which began taking to the stage last year, appear to be getting through.

Farmer Shagufta Bhel said that after watching a show in June last year, she and her family stopped sowing genetically modified seeds for their wheat and rice crops, saying they feared they would be less adaptable to increasingly extreme weather. "We have been sowing local seeds instead, and getting good yield too," she said. According to a recent report by the U.S.-based World Resources Institute, floods in Pakistan affect 715,000 people each year, and by 2030 that number could increase to as many as 2.7 million. Annual losses as a result of river flooding amount to just short of 1 percent of Pakistan’s GDP — about $1.7 billion — the report added. "We can’t provide food to everybody affected by floods and droughts in the province but we can definitely sensitise them to the issues,” said the PFF’s Soomro. The PFF put on its first open-air play in June 2014 in Karachi and has since held over 20 performances in rural areas of six districts of Sindh province. Each cast uses 15 volunteers, mostly local people, who get a week of acting training before they start, Soomro said. Using its own funding and working in collaboration with other NGOs, the forum plans to expand its theatre project to other districts of the province. Experts agree that theatre is an effective tool for making a topic as com-

plex as climate change more easily understandable and relevant to a wide audience. "The beauty of open-air theatre is that it attracts a large audience for entertainment and helps convey a critical message in the local language of the people,” said Sarwar Bari, national coordinator of the Pattan Development Organisation, an NGO in Islamabad. Shafqat Aziz, a food security expert with Oxfam Novib, the Dutch affiliate of anti-poverty charity Oxfam, said the plays also help empower people, motivating some to ask government representatives for policies on issues such as food security and crop insurance. "The awareness drives affected communities to a decision-making position and this is where they try to come up with effective solutions for tackling climate change,” he said. As the 30-minute play came to an end on the Badin stage, one of the characters, a farmer named Sikandar Sanam, turned to the audience to talk about seeds. One good adaptation strategy, he suggested, would be for communities to store the seeds of native crop varieties. "Our local seed varieties of rice and wheat can tolerate floods and droughts," Sanam said. "So we should form a local seed bank to preserve our own seeds, shouldn't we?" The audience shouted in agreement.

hroughout most of recorded history and in almost all societies, accumulation of wealth has been the primary goal of enterprising individuals. Some pursue this goal by simply taking away wealth from others who are weaker. This kind of wealth-grabbing activity is harmful and dangerous for society because the use of deceptive dealings or show of force may often be employed as means. There’s better way to accumulate wealth: increasing the size of the “pie” (growth of common wealth) and taking one’s fair share from the increase. Yes, this is possiblethrough innovative entrepreneurship and a lot of hard work. An entrepreneurial economy must understandably have entrepreneurs, but to create an atmosphere in which entrepreneurs can easily start and grow businesses, there are at least three things governments must do: Less Government Regulations: Too many government regulations can inhibit entrepreneurship and strangulate businesses. Both in the United States and Canada, registering a business requires a mere two or three procedures and the time required to legally open a new business takes only a few days. This is not the case in developing countries. In Bolivia, for example, there are about 20 procedures one must complete for business registration. Similarly, business regulations are excessive in Peru, Mozambique, Vietnam, Egypt, and even India. Due to India’s federal structures, there are currently 47 national laws and around 157 state regulations that directly affect the labor market.Because of these excessive regulations, entrepreneurs are often pushed into the underground economy, where there is no regulation at all. Furthermore, it is more expensive to start and grow a business in poor countries than in rich ones. The cost of starting a business ranges from 0.5% of income per capita in the U.S. to 1442% of income per capita in Zimbabwe. But, according to a study conducted by the World Bank in 2005, it takes 122% of income per capita on averageto start a business in the poorest countries, but only 8% of income per capita on average to do so in developed countries. In other words, it costs so much more just to get a new business started in poor countries, even if we don’t include the payment of bribes and the humiliation an entrepreneur must endure at the hands of some bureaucrats along the way. Unless a business requires some kind of special expertise, such as a medical care facility, licensing requirements should be few. In addition, the time and the cost required to fill out the necessary applications should be kept to a minimum, and so should time required for approval. With highspeed Internet available almost everywhere today, many or all of these activities can be conducted online. Bankruptcy Protection: In less developed countries, many would-be entrepreneurs are afraid to take the risks of starting a business, knowing that if they fail they could lose everything, on top of facing the severe social stigma of having gone under debt. For example, people in Nagaland don’t take those who fail in businesses too kindly. If someone fails or gets into debt as a result of a wrong business decision, that person is almost considered as having committed a serious sin, if not a criminal offence requiring the bankrupt to serve time in jail. Indeed, it is safe to speculate that there is a strong negative correlation between the strength of the stigma and the attitude toward entrepreneurship in any given society: the more society penalizes failure, the less entrepreneurship it will get. To correct this negative mindset, we must understand that failure in business is not necessarily something to be ashamed of. It is only a part of the business cost, which many business-peoplemust bear in varying degrees of severity, at some point in time. In order to help such people in unfortunate situations, governments in advanced countries have what is called bankruptcy protection laws. They take a more positive attitude toward debtors who cannot pay their debts when they come due---that is, those who declare bankruptcy are excused from a portion of their debts, provided they agree to repay the balance over a period of time. Access to Finance: A third essential factor in starting any business is access to capital. In the early 1900s, the AustrianAmerican economist Joseph Schumpeter emphasized the importance of banks in funding entrepreneurs and established businesses so as to spur economic growth. In recent years, there is a growing consensus that economic growth depends on the soundness of financial systems which are made up banks, insurance companies, pension funds, stock markets, and bond markets. When money can be easily traded or accessed through these financial intermediaries and capital markets, savers and investors will often take out their funds to finance innovations and new entrepreneurial businesses which are more likely to give the highest returns on their investments. Another very important source of capital for new businesses is venture funds. These were first developed in the U.S. after World War II, but they did not bloom until the mid-1970s, when the Congress permitted pension funds and other nonprofit organizations (including universities and foundations) to invest up to 5% of their assets to provide financing for new companies. For example, some of these venture funds have played a very significant role in launching many of America’s high technology firms, such as Intel, Amazon, Cisco, and Google, to name a few. Now, another new “financial industry” is emerging in America to take the role of providing start-up capital fund for innovative entrepreneurs. What we sometimes called“angel investors”provide the funds to help launch what America hopes will be the innovative companies of the future. One good example of this is television programs like Shark Tank in the U.S. that show real-life matching of angel investors with entrepreneurs. Now coming back to Nagaland, what should we do to start and grow new businesses? First, our government should not impose too many regulations on businesses as it can push entrepreneurs into an underground economy, which will only result in a loss of revenue for the government. Second, the government must develop a workable bankruptcy system to be put in place so that would-be entrepreneurs will not be too afraid to start new businesses. Third, it must facilitate the formation and growth of some sound financial systems, which can channel capital funds to entrepreneurs who can start and grow many new businesses.

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Dalit killings: Haryana orders CBI probe

India tilting in wrong direction: Pakistan daily

Faridab ad/chandigarh, october 21 (ians): The Haryana government on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the arson attack by upper castes in Faridabad district that left two Dalit children dead and a woman battling for life. "The Haryana government has ordered a CBI probe into the incident," Amit Arya, media adviser to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, told the media in Chandigarh. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who visited the victim's family in Faridabad on Wednesday, accused Haryana's BJP government of failing to ensure security for the weaker sections. Gandhi also said that the arson attack was a result of "saffron policies". The Haryana government had failed on the law and order front and "atrocities" on Dalits were on the rise, he said in Sunped village in this district that borders Delhi. "This is not a government of the weak," said Gandhi. "This is an attitude shared by the prime minister, the chief minister

islamabad, october 21 (ians): India may not yet be on a knife-edge but it is tilting in the wrong direction, said a leading Pakistani daily which observed that Shiv Sena activists are "indulging in vandalism and Pakistanbashing". An editorial in the influential daily Dawn said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are both allies and competitors: joined together in government at the centre and in Maharashtra, but competing for the vote bank. "As the junior partner to the BJP and thought to be drifting to the margins in terms of relevance and popularity, the Shiv Sena now appears to be keen to grab the headlines in the only way it knows - letting loose its activists and indulging in vandalism and Pakistan-bashing," it said. Thrice now in a week, Shiv Sena activists have tried to bully and intimidate - and even assaulted in the case of Sudheendra Kulkarni, the host of the Mumbai leg of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri’s book tour. On Monday, it was the Pakistan Cricket Board leadership’s turn to be harassed in the city as Shiv Sena activists raided the BCCI headquarters ahead of a meeting to discuss a cricket series. "Yet, how much of the growing climate of intimidation and fear in India is because of the BJP’s unwillingness to condemn intolerance and Hindu extremism, indeed, in several instances directly encouraging it?"The daily went on to say that empowering and encouraging "right-wing religious extremists may win short-term political benefits for a government, but this is at great cost to both state and society." "The Pakistani experience, where there have been similar experiments with fusing religion and politics, ought to be a sobering example." It noted that secular, progressive Indians are beginning to raise their voices and condemn the distorted politics and religious extremism, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government continues to enjoy significant popularity. "India may not yet be on a knife-edge, but it is tilting in the wrong direction."

Lalu calls on Dalits to unite against RSS-BJP nexus Patna, october 21 (ians): A day after a Dalit family's house was set afire in Haryana, RJD chief Lalu Prasad here on Wednesday called on the Dalits and the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to unite to fight against the RSS-BJP nexus. "It is a matter of serious concern, Dalits are being burnt alive in the BJP ruled Haryana. It is high time Dalits and OBCs should unite to fight against the RSS-BJP, which are anti-Dalits-OBCs," the former Bihar chief minister told media. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief said he has dared the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to burn the RSS ideologue M.S. Golwalkar's book "Bunch of Thoughts", which he said, opposes reservation for Dalits and OBCs, but instead Dalits are being burnt alive in their rule. "They are trying to end reservation and now started burning alive Dalits, and the BJP-RSS. If somebody is weak, they can be crushed." Gandhi visited the village and met Jitender, whose house was set on fire by a group of upper caste people after throwing petrol from an open window. Jitender's wife Rekha, four-year-old son Vaibhav and eight-month-old daughter Divya received

More girls dying before age 5 than boys in India: UN report United nations, october 21 (Pti): India is among the countries with the largest surplus of men and a worrying under-five sex ratio with more girls dying before the age of five than boys, according to a UN report. "The World's Women 2015" report launched said men outnumber women in eastern Asia, southern Asia, Oceania, and western Asia. The three regions have the highest surplus of men in absolute numbers: 50.5 million in Eastern Asia (mainly due to China), 49.5 million in Southern Asia (mainly due to India), and 12.1 million in western Asia (mainly due to Saudi Arabia and the UAE). In absolute terms, countries with the largest surplus of men are China (52 million), in eastern Asia, and India (43 million), in southern Asia. The ratio of men to women and the surplus of men in these two most populous countries largely determine the surplus of men observed at the global level, the report said. The report said that in India, while sex-selective abortions have been technically illegal since 1996, the law has had "little effect so far on the sex ratio at birth". India has the lowest sex ratio in under-5 mortality, with a ratio of 93 (93 boys die before age 5 for 100 girls that die by that age). "This is also the only country with an under-5 mortality sex ratio under 100 (more girls die than boys)," it said. India alone accounted for 21 per cent of all under-5 deaths in 2013 and this low sex ratio in under-5 mortality is pulling down the average for Southern Asia as a whole and the entire world. "Higher mortality among girls can be closely related to a general preference for sons in India, which is expressed in special treatment for boys in terms of parental investment in nutrition, vaccinations, access to health treatment and parental care in general," the report said. It further said that in China and India, between 1995 and 2013, women's participation in the labour force declined from 72 to 64 per cent and from 35 to 27 per cent, respectively. Child marriage is also most common in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, with India accounting for one-third of the global total of child brides.

who are beneficiary of the reservation. In fact, the RSS and the BJP have nothing to do with the poor, Dalits and OBCs," he said. Upbeat after reports that the grand alliance of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) and Congress, has an edge over the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance after two phases of Bihar assembly polls, Lalu said it was certain that communal forces led by the RSS and the BJP have failed to polarise voters in the state. "We have exposed their real face on reservation issue to development and false promises," he said. Fifty assembly constituencies will go to polls in the third phase of ongoing Bihar assembly elections on October 28, followed by the fourth phase on November 1 for 55 seats, and the fifth phase on November 5 for 57 seats.

burn injuries. Both children succumbed to their injuries. The wife is battling for life in a hospital. Meanwhile, protesters blocked the FaridabadMathura road at Kaili village near Ballabgarh by placing the children's bodies on the road. They demanded the immediate arrest of all 11 people named in the police complaint and a govern-

ment job for Jitender. The state government has suspended eight policemen, including the chief of Sadar police station, and those deputed to guard Sunped village. Police officials said that four arrests have been made in the case. Besides Gandhi, Communist Party of IndiaMarxist leader Brinda Karat, former union minis-

ter Kumari Selja, Haryana Janhit Congress (Bhajan Lal) leader Kuldeep Bishnoi and National Commission for Scheduled Castes member Ishwar Singh visited the village to meet the bereaved family. Haryana's Additional Director General of Police Muhammad Akil also visited the area. Police said the arson was linked to a clash on October 5 in Sunped in which three upper caste people were killed. Three members of Jitender's family were among the 11 jailed for last year's violence. At that time, the Congress government headed by Bhupinder Singh Hooda was in power in Haryana. In New Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said nobody should be discriminated on the basis of faith, caste or creed. "The news of intolerance we are getting from electronic and print media is very worrisome," the minister said while inaugurating the Indian Police Foundation and the Indian Police Institute here. Rajnath Singh said he was making the appeal on the eve of Dusshera in

the backdrop of incidents that have caused tensions in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, Faridabad in Haryana and in Punjab. The CPI-M demanded the immediate arrest of the accused in the Faridabad killings. "It is the utter failure of the administration which ignored the complaints of the Dalit family because of which two innocent babies were burnt to death," CPIM leader Brinda Karat said after meeting the victim family. Karat accused the Haryana government of not giving credence to the complaints of Dalits. "Even 36 hours later, the chief minister has not bothered to visit the village nor has he deputed any senior minister to the village." Officials told the delegation that only four of the 11 people named in the police complaint had been arrested. Karat demanded the immediate arrest of all the accused, action against erring police officials, adequate compensation to the family and investigation by agencies independent of the Haryana government.

Will return award if Sahitya Akademi fails to protect writers' rights: Vikram Seth new delhi, october 21 (ians): Famed author Vikram Seth says that he would return his award, if the Sahitya Akademi fails to protect the lives and rights of writers. "I will return the award almost certainly if this institution fails to protect or robustly defend free speech or lives of writers. I didn't want it to sound like a threat. However, I fully expect this institution do something worthy of their name and history," Seth told IANS after the launch of his book, 'The Summer Requiem' here on Tuesday night. The Akademi is slated to meet on October 23. If Seth does return his award, he will join a growing list of writers and academicians

who have returned their award in protest against what they said was growing intolerance against writers and free thinkers. The Padma Shri awardee has been trolled on Twitter on his support for those who had returned their awards. He said he would join the list of award returnees if the Akademi remains mealy-mouthed on freedom of expression. The author received the Akademi award in 1988 for his novel 'The Golden Gate'. Earlier, participating in a discussion with David Davidar of Aleph publishing, Seth hailed the decision of many writers to return their Akademi awards, saying that it was not a concerted action. "I don't think writers return-

ing award is a concerted action. It's not easy to return awards and I would call it as a courageous act. The award is a mark of recognition that you receive in your rather isolated professional life," he said. Seth also expressed anguish over Akademi's mute response to the killing of writer M M Kalburgi and two more rationalists. "I heard that when poet Keki N Daruwalla wrote to the Akademi after the killing of writer M M Kalburgi, he only got a telephone call saying that there was pressure," he said adding that Akademi has to stand up for writers. "Pressure? Pressure not to say that the murder of Kalburgi or Pansare was wrong? Pressure not to speak out against or attempt

to gag people who speak their minds? What kind of pressure is this?" Seth asked. Seth said that he hasn't spoken to other writers on the issue, but was waiting for the outcome of the October 23 meeting. "I haven't spoken to others but there might be people who think in that state. All bets are off that an institution which behaves like that is perhaps not something we have to accept awards from," Seth said. Seth had faced barbs in social media over receiving awards from ex-Union minister Jagdish Tytler in 2005. Seth said he was unaware that he was to accept award from the Congress leader, who was allegedly involved in the

1984 anti-Sikh riots. "When I realised that Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is going to be given by Jagdish Tytler, I consulted my parents. They said that if I don't accept, it will be an insult to the nation. So I went ahead," Seth said. However, he had refrained from shaking hands with Tytler as a protest. The author, known for his works like 'A Suitable Boy' and 'Equal Music', read a couple of poems during the launch. 'A Suitable Girl', a sequel to 'A Suitable Boy' is scheduled to be published next year.The launch of 'The Summer Requiem', held at Taj Mahal hotel, coincided with Seth's mother Leila Seth's 85th birthday.

No copyright exists on the title of literary work: SC

new delhi, october 21 'Desi Boys' and thus no question of (Pti): The Supreme Court has held its infringement arises. The prosthat no copyright exists on the "title" ecution based on allegations of inof a literary work while quashing a fringement of copyright in such a criminal case against the producer title is untenable," the bench said. Devkatta had claimed copyof a Bollywood movie. A bench comprising justices right in a synopsis of a story writM B Lokur and S A Bobde passed ten by him with the title "Desi the order on an appeal filed by Kri- Boys". Later, he mailed the conshika Lulla and others against an cept of the story in the form of a order of the Bombay High Court synopsis when one of his friends which had refused to quash a asked him for his help. His friend, Ramesh Bhatnagar, complaint filed by writer Shyam forwarded the story, terming it Vithalrao Devkatta. "No copyright subsists in the "just an idea" by email to Ahsan title of a literary work and a plain- Sagar on October 15, 2009. What was forwarded was aptiff or a complainant is not entitled to relief on such basis except in an parently the same short synopsis action for passing off or in respect of the concept with the title "Desi of a registered trademark com- Boys".Later, the complainant new delhi, october 21 (Pti): Any neglect or fail(Devkatta) saw the promos of a ure on the part of father of a yet to be born child is domes- A Hindu priest (L) offers sweets to Labnaya Bhattacharjee, a five and half-year old girl dressed as a Ku- prising such titles. "In the present case we find film bearing the title "Desi Boys", tic violence and he cannot shirk his responsiblity to sup- mari, at a pandal or temporary platform during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata on October that there is no copyright in the title actually spelt as "Desi Boyz". port the baby, a Delhi court on Tuesday said. 21. (REUTERS Photo) The court's direction came on an appeal filed by a working mother against the magistrate court's order which had denied her the interim maintenance from her husband for the unborn baby on the ground that foetus is not covered within the definition of a child. "Though the mother is also earning and having a good income, the same does not entitle the husband to shirk United nations, oc- pointed by the General transparent, "an important rity Council next year and President to begin the pro- allowed to exercise a veto his responsibility when he is also liable to support his tober 21 (ians): In- Assembly on the recom- step would also be to do it will be for them to decide cess of soliciting candi- without assigning any child and for any failure and neglect by the father qua the dia has called for drastic mendation of the Security away with secret straw polls on whether the selection of dates and acknowledged reason and without the child yet to be born, is certainly domestic violence within reforms in the election of Council and a 1946 Gen- using different coloured the secretary-general will that there was "widespread wider membership being contemplation of this special enactment and the object the secretary-general to in- eral Assembly resolution slips that allow the P5 (five remain the sole preserve of calls for increased trans- informed of their having it strives to achieve," Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) troduce transparency and added a provision that permanent members) to the P5 or not, he said. parency, inclusivity and a done so." Sudesh Kumar said. Mahtab, a Biju Janata more rigorous process in Earlier this year, China choice in the process of only one candidate should exercise the veto without Setting aside the trial court's order, the judge said he picking a successor to Ban be recommended and a even taking ownership of Dal member of the Lok selecting the next chief of vetoed India's demand is not in consonance with Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ki-moon next year and said debate should be avoided. it", Mahtab said. Sabha representing Cut- this Organization". for taking action under that domestic violence committed on a pregnant lady will it should not be a prerogaThis has morphed "My delegation has tack in Orissa, is one of the On the issue of trans- Security Council's antinot have any effect on her unborn child. "...The order is tive of the five permanent into an arcane process in pressed for the Council to five members of parlia- parency, Mahtab said, terrorism resolution 1267 hereby set aside and I hereby hold that an unborn child members of the Security which the Security Coun- recommend two or more ment who are currently in "The most non-transpar- against Pakistan for redoes come within the definition of a child and the com- Council. cil members vote on can- names to the General As- India's UN delegation. ent of the subsidiary bod- leasing Zaki-ur-Rehman plainant seeking maintenance for her unborn child in the General Assembly ies of the Security Council Lakhvi, the Lashkar-e-TaiIndia's delegate Bhar- didate with colour-coded sembly," he added. "While form of her upkeep, welfare and an extra care required truhari Mahtab told the Se- ballots -- one colour for the pronouncements of President Mogens Lyk- is the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanc- ba mastermind of the 2008 during the pregnancy was entitled to the same," it said. curity Council on Tuesday permanent members and the General Assembly do ketoft had told reporters tions Committee." Named Mumbai attack. It said that a woman during pregnancy needs extra that the secret straw polls another for the others. A not specifically provide for after his inauguration last for the number of the Se"In April this year, the care and attention and a good diet and she should be free in the Council should be ballot in the colour of the this, there is -- in our view month that the secretary- curity Council resolution new Chair of the 1267 Comfrom stress. "For the proper care of the unborn child, both done away with and dis- permanent members au- -- no legal impediment for general candidates will be setting it up, the commit- mittee organised a briefing parents should ensure a stress free environment and all cussions should be held tomatically results in a the Council to do so." presented to the UN mem- tee imposes sanctions on for the wider membership requirements towards the unborn child should be taken in open sessions with the veto of a candidate while it Mahtab appealed to the bers in a timely fashion terrorists and terrorism of the UN and said that he care by both of them. If the father does not partake in the secretary-general provid- won't be known who cast non-permanent members and they will interact with supporters. would do so periodically," care, he is denying and rejecting his obligation towards ing a summary of the pro- the veto. of the Security Council to them. "This will something "No information is Mahtab said. "No meeting his own child," it said. The candidate who gets push for changes in the happening for the first time shared on the criteria of has, however, since been ceedings. Moreover, the The court remanded the matter back to the magistrate Security Council should a majority with the colour- way the secretary-general in the history of the United listing or not listing indi- held. His predecessor had to determine the extent of maintenance qua the unborn recommend a slate of two coded ballots of all the five is elected. Nations and I see that as viduals and organizations also kept the work of the child as per law. According to appeal filed by the woman, or more candidates on permanent members is Under the system of a major step forward," he on whom sanctions are Committee cloaked in sethey got married in 2013 and she alleged that within one whom the General Assem- recommended to the Gen- rotating the presidency of added. applied," Mahtab said. "It crecy." The current chair month of the marriage, her husband started harassing bly can vote, he said. eral Assembly and its vote the Security Council, exHowever, he sounded is our apprehension that of the committee is Gerard her physically and abused her parents and sister. The UN Charter only to approve the candidate is cept for three months next tentative on Tuesday only there may, in fact, be no van Bohemen, the PerThe husband, however, denied all the allegations says that the secretary- a given. year, the non-permanent saying that he would work criteria at all. And that any manent Representative of against him in the complaint. To make the election will preside over the Secu- with the Security Council of the 15 members may be New Zealand. general should be ap-

'Father's neglect towards unborn child is domestic violence'

India calls for transparency and choice in electing new UN Secy-General

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Xi turns to money & politics after day of pomp LONDON, OctOber 21 (reuters): Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside on Wednesday over the signing of a deal to help fund a new nuclear power station in Britain and discuss contracts worth $46 billion that Prime Minister David Cameron is keen to clinch. After a day of pomp, Xi will get down to business at Cameron’s Downing Street residence and attend a meeting in London with chief executives of big British companies. The highlight of that summit is expected to be an announcement that state-owned China General Nuclear Corporation (CGN) will take a one-third stake in the planned 18 billion pound ($28 billion) Hinkley Point nuclear plant owned by France’s EDF. “A growing China-UK relationship benefits both countries and the world as a whole,” Xi told a state banquet at Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday night. Escorted by Prince William, the queen’s grandson, Xi on Wednesday inspected a new battery-powered black taxi to be produced by London Taxi Company, which is owned by Chinese carmaker Geely. Cameron is pitching Britain as the pre-eminent Western gateway for investment from China, though the warmth of the reception for Xi has raised some eyebrows with allies and drawn criticism that London is ignoring China’s human rights record. Protests on the street against the Communist leader have been small

China rejects suggestions Prince Charles rude by skipping banquet

Chinese president Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were greeted by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Lancaster House on October 21.

so far, despite activists accusing Cameron of courting Chinese money while brushing aside criticism of a crackdown in civil liberties since Xi came to power in 2012. British officials and business leaders say the rise of China is impossible to ignore: China’s economy - the second biggest in the world - is four times the size of Britain’s. “We encourage investment, and China is investing more in Britain now than other European coun-

tries,” Cameron, who wants to make London the dominant Western centre for renminbi trade, told China Central Television. China on Wednesday nearly doubled a bilateral currency swap agreement with Britain to 350 billion yuan ($55 billion), part of Beijing efforts to spur more use of the yuan abroad. NUCLEAR DEAL In what is likely to be the biggest deal of Xi’s visit, China will take a stake in the EDF project in Somer-

set that is due to start operating by 2025 and is the first European nuclear plant to be built since Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011. The Chinese investment, agreed in principle in October 2013, breathes life into a British plan to replace around a quarter of its electricity generating capacity over the next decade and offers China a way to showcase its nuclear technology as part of its pitch as a global exporter of quality infrastructure. As part of the deal that

beIJING, OctOber 21 (reuters): China praised the British royal family on Wednesday for its treatment of President Xi Jinping in London and rejected suggestions Prince Charles had been rude by skipping a state banquet for the Chinese leader the day before. British commentators have suggested heir to the throne Charles, who is close to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, was deliberately avoiding Tuesday’s state banquet at Buckingham Palace in Xi’s honour. A royal source told Reuters it was not a snub, stating that Charles would be spending more time with Xi than any other royal during his four-day visit to Britain. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Charles would have had his reasons for not going to the banquet, when asked if China thought his absence was rude. “China would not rashly say that this was, to use your wording, ‘rude’. Because we’ve noted that Britain’s royal family is paying great attention to President Xi’s state visit to London and has received Xi with the highest standards,” Hua told reporters. “We really thank Britain for the grand way they have received President Xi which fully shows how the British royal family, government and people set great store on China.” China hopes people can view Xi’s visit

includes Hinkley Point, EDF and CGN are expected to cooperate on building a new Chinese-designed reactor at a site near London. The deal brings Britain’s first new nuclear plant since 1995 a step closer and is also a boost for EDF, which has been hit by billions of euros of cost overruns and years of delays with two of its other European nuclear projects in Finland and France. As part of the deal, which EDF has still to sign, the French group may

agree to cede majority ownership on a new nuclear project at Bradwell, east of London, to CGN. The prospect of China, which Western spymasters say sponsors hacking of global companies, helping to build a nuclear plant in Britain and being involved in running others has stoked security concerns in Britain. Steve Hilton, a former policy adviser to David Cameron, told the BBC that Britain should impose sanctions on China for po-

“from a more positive point of view”, she added. Unlike in 2008 and 2012, Charles last month did not meet the Dalai Lama, who has described the prince as “very close ... best of friends”, when he visited Britain. The Global Times, an influential Chinese tabloid, played down Charles’s absence at the banquet, saying he still had a “grand meeting with Xi”. The paper has in the past said Britain was good for little these days but tourism and education. “Most elites in the UK are aware that Xi’s visit bears an unusual and historical significance and means more to Britain. We believe that Prince Charles is better aware of this and therefore declined to meet with the Dalai Lama,” it said in an editorial. In separate statements earlier in the day, China’s Foreign Ministry said that Xi talked about football, wildlife protection and climate change when he met Charles and his son Prince William on Tuesday. Charles and William have expressed concern that Chinese demand for ivory is encouraging the poaching of elephants. Xi is an avid football fan, though the national team generally performs poorly in international competitions. He will visit Manchester City football club, accompanied by British Prime Minister David Cameron, on Friday.

litical oppression and cyber attacks instead of rolling out the red carpet. “This is one of the worst national humiliations we’ve seen since we went cap in hand to the IMF in the 1970s,” said Hilton, who left Downing Street in 2012, referring to the 1976 crisis during which Britain was forced to ask for a loan from the International Monetary Fund. “The truth is that China is a rogue state just as bad as Russia or Iran, and I just don’t understand why

we’re sucking up to them rather than standing up to them as we should be.” China has strongly denied previous accusations of espionage, saying it is itself a victim of cyber attacks. China has feted Britain for a visionary choice to strengthen ties, though some British lawmakers have also pressed Cameron to raise the issue of cheap Chinese steel imports after over 4,000 jobs were thrown into jeopardy at steel plants across Britain.

Vatican denies Pope Francis has brain tumor Singapore mega-church founder guilty of embezzling $35 mn VAtIcAN cItY, OctOber 21 (reuters): The Vatican denied an Italian newspaper report on Wednesday that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumour, saying the 78-year-old pontiff was in good health and denouncing the article as utterly reprehensible. In one of three increasingly tough denials issued as the story spread around the world, the Vatican called the report in Quotidiano Nazionale daily “a grave act of irresponsibility, absolutely inexcusable and unconscionable”. Francis held his weekly general audience before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square and afterwards returned to a threeweek gathering of Roman Catholic bishops, which he has been attending daily. Quotidiano Nazionale, a national paper based in central Italy, reported on its front page on Wednesday that a Japanese doctor and his team had secretly flown from Tuscany to the Vatican on a helicopter bearing the Holy See’s white-and-yellow flag to examine the pope “some months ago”. The article, under the headline “The Pope is Sick”, said the Argentine pontiff was diagnosed with “a

small dark spot on the brain”, but that it was curable without surgery. “I am able to confirm that the pope is in good health,” chief spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement that he read out during a news conference on another topic. He said he had checked the allegations directly with the pope and other Vatican officials. “No Japanese doctor has visited the Pope in the Vatican and there have been no examinations of the type indicated in the article,” he said, also dismissing the story about the helicopter.

Indonesian govt to use chemical castration to punish paedophiles JAKArtA, OctOber 21 (reuters): Indonesia’s president will soon sign a decree authorising the use of chemical castration to punish paedophiles, the attorney general said, following a string of headline-grabbing child sex crimes. Indonesia will join a small group of nations that allows such punishment, including Poland, Russia, and Estonia, as well as some U.S. states. In 2011, South Korea became the first Asian country to use chemical castration as a punishment. “We are very concerned about child molestation abuse cases. This phenomenon has reached extraordinary levels,” Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo told reporters after a cabinet meeting late on Tuesday. “It has been agreed that there will be additional punishment in order to make people think a thousand times before doing this,” he said. President Joko Widodo is expected to issue a presidential decree soon approving the punishment after the cabinet agreed to the measure late on Tuesday, Prasetyo said. Chemical castration would involve injecting convicted paedophiles with a female hormone in the hope “his sexual desire will vanish”, he said. The rape last year of a 6-year-old student by a group of janitors at the U.S.-embassy backed Jakarta Intercultural School rekindled calls for tougher punishments. There have been a number of other high-profile child sex crimes since then. A 9-year-old schoolgirl was raped and killed in the capital, Jakarta, earlier this month. A 39-year-old man has been arrested in relation to that case. Police believe the girl was strangled with a cellphone charger cable, Indonesian media has reported.

A spokeswoman for the San Rossore clinic in Pisa, from where the newspaper said the helicopter took off, said she could not comment on the report and directed enquiries to the director. The director’s office said he was not available. Quotidiano Nazionale named the Japanese doctor as Takanori Fukushima, who normally works in the United States. He could not be immediately reached for comment early Wednesday. Since the start of the year, Francis has made trips to Asia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Latin America, the United States, and a number of visits in Rome and Italy. In a television interview last March on the second anniversary of his election, Francis said he believed his pontificate would be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor Pope Benedict rather than leading the Church for life.. The pope has appeared to be in good health in recent months apart from some leg pain due to sciatica, for which he undergoes regular physical therapy in the Vatican. The pope lost part of one lung to disease when he was a young man.

sINGAPOre, OctOber 21 (AP): The founder of a popular Singapore church was found guilty Wednesday of misappropriating more than $35.5 million in donations to support his wife’s singing career in Asia before helping her break into the US market for evangelization purposes. Kong Hee, the founder and senior pastor of City Harvest Church, was found guilty with five other church leaders of stealing 24 million Singapore dollars ($17 million) designated for building and investment-related purposes through sham bond investments. The State Court also found that they used another 26 million dollars ($18.5 million) to hide the first embezzlement from auditors. It is a rare case of corruption of such magnitude in the citystate, which has an image of being highly law-abiding and largely graft-free. “They were not genuine transactions because the accused persons controlled these transactions,” presid-

City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee and his wife Sun Ho. (AP File Photo)

ing judge See Kee Onn said in finding Kong guilty on three counts of criminal breach of trust. “Evidence points to a finding that they knew they were acting dishonestly, and I am unable to conclude otherwise,” he told a courtroom packed with church supporters, who formed long queues since early morning to get seats.

No date for sentencing has been set. The penalty for criminal breach of trust is a maximum of life sentence. For falsifying accounts, the penalty is a maximum of 10 years in jail and a fine. The trial has put megachurches that have risen in popularity in the affluent island nation in the spotlight. Despite the evidence against the church leaders, members

have rallied around them since the case started in 2012. They felt funds were rightly used to finance the church’s Crossover Project, with stated aims to use pop music to reach out to non-believers, of which Kong’s wife, Ho Yeow Sun is the face. The stolen money was first pumped into a music production firm and a glass manufacturer, but these companies were owned by longtime churchgoers and ultimately used funds to support the secular music pursuits of Ho, who did not face any charges. Four other members of the group were found guilty of additional charges for falsifying the church’s accounts. A fifth member, like Kong, was found guilty on three counts of criminal breach of trust. Ho has released five Mandarin albums in Taiwan. She broke into the US market in 2003, appearing in several videos. According to a 2014 annual report, the church has a congregation size of about 17,500.

Around 4 million voters shut out of historic Myanmar polls MAHAcHAI/NAYPYItAW, OctOber 21 (reuters): When Myanmar votes next month in what has been billed as its first free and fair election in 25 years, Tun Lin, and around 4 million of his fellow citizens, won’t be taking part. Most, like the 33-yearold fisherman, are working overseas and have been unable to register, but voter lists riddled with errors and the cancellation of polling in areas affected by ethnic violence could also dent the credibility of the election. “I think that the government is not doing what it needs to do to make sure that all Burmese citizens are able to vote everywhere they are,” said Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division. “These people are largely going to be disenfranchised because the system doesn’t encourage their participation.” The Nov. 8 general elec-

tion is a major landmark in the reform of the former pariah state that began when a military junta ceded power to a quasi-civilian government in 2011. Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is expected to be trounced by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) - whose landslide victory in a 1990 election was ignored by the junta. In the Thai fishing port of Mahachai, 45 km (30 miles) southwest of Bangkok, many of the near 300,000-strong Myanmar migrant workforce complain of scant or confusing information that prevented them registering to vote. Myanmar government representatives did not visit the town to tell people they could vote and many workers did not realise they could not use their temporary passports as identification when they travelled to

Bangkok to vote last weekend, rights organizations said. Many workers in Mahachai fled Myanmar after a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1988, others migrated later to earn a better living in Thailand. Thousands welcomed Suu Kyi when she visited Mahachai in 2012 during her first trip abroad in 24 years. “They don’t care about us because they are afraid the NLD party will win so it’s kind of like a prevention to stop us from voting,” said Tun Lin, who lost his right hand in an accident on a Thai trawler off Indonesia. Only around 34,000 out of more than 2 million officially registered Myanmar workers living overseas managed to register to vote in time, according to the government.

tury under military rule, the former Burma has little experience organising elections. The army remains powerful, guaranteed a quarter of the seats in parliament and wielding a veto over constitutional change. Last week, the chairman of the Union Election Commission (UEC), Tin Aye, a former general and ally of President Thein Sein, summoned major political parties and suggested the vote should be postponed due to recent flooding in some areas. The move came without warning, even to senior election commission officials, shocking opposition parties who viewed the proposed delay as a tactic by the ruling camp to influence the outcome of the vote. A media uproar ensued, POSTPONEMENT accompanied by a blizzard THAT WASN’T of phone calls among worAfter nearly half a cen- ried diplomats gathered in

the capital Naypyitaw before the commission made swift U-turn, announcing the vote would go ahead as scheduled. MISSING VOTERS Thousands of people in the areas worst affected by flooding will likely be unable to vote, but they will form only a small portion of the total number who cannot cast their ballot. Election commission spokesman Thein Oo acknowledged there were problems and said the commission was working to fix them. He said it was impossible to estimate how many people would not be able to vote. Observers agree a definitive number is not possible, but some estimate it at around 4 million people. This is more than 10 percent of 33.5 million people officially eligible to vote. Some 800,000 former

“temporary citizens”, many of them Muslim Rohingya have been disenfranchised. Between 100-500,000 people in isolated ethnic areas or internal migrant workers, such as those in slums in Yangon are also not registered, Human Rights Watch estimates. The numbers of internally displaced persons who cannot vote is in the tens of thousands. In addition, 110,000 refugees in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border won’t vote. Many of the estimated 3 million migrant workers in Thailand have not registered, along with scores of people in Malaysia and Singapore, the organization said. The election commission has also ditched plans for voting to take place in areas affected by ethnic violence - even in places controlled by groups that agreed to a ceasefire.

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FOOTBALL QUARTER FINALS (DIPHUPAR GROUND) Match 1. NAHABARI VS VIDIMA 12 NOON 2. CHUMUKEDIMA A VS

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Autumn Huddle 2 concludes

Dimapur, OctOber 21 in 2013. The prizes were spon(mexN): “Autumn Huddle 2” sored by Naro Ki. organised by Ao Students Union GROUP D ( CHUMUKEDIMA GROUND ) Dimapur under the theme “As Winners: Match 1. DIPHUPAR A VS SHOZUKHU 12 NOON One” concluded Wednesday at Football (Men): Milak Rapids Run2. CHEKIYE VS SEITHEKIE C 2 PM State stadium where Dr. Wati- ner Up-Meinkong Woodlands zulu, senior vice president, Na- Volley ball (Men): Tzula WarVOLLEYBALL QUARTER FINALS galand Badminton Association riors Runner-Up- Meinkong (DIPHUPAR GROUND) & Executive Council member, Woodlands Match 1. 5TH MILE MODEL VS SELUOPHE 11 AM Badminton Association of India Volley ball (Women): Winner – 2. WINNER OF MATCH 44 VS NAHARBARI graced the closing function as Menung Tigers Runner Up- Arju Dwellers the guest of honour. (CHUMUKEDIMA GROUND) The best female athlete was Relay Race (Men): 1st- Menung Match 1. PURANA BAZAR B VS PURANA BAZAR 11 AM bagged jointly by Rongsenbenla Tigers; 2nd- Meingkong Wood2. SHOZUKHU VS KHUSHIABILL 2:30 PM and Mongnaro borth from Milak lands; 3rd- Arju Dwellers MEDIA CELL, VILLAGE SPORTS MEET Rapids while best the male ath- Relay Race (Women): 1stlete was awarded to Rongsen- Menung Tigers; 2nd- Milak meren from Meinkong Wood- Rapids; 3rd- Sungkong Bangers Watizulu, senior vice president, Nagaland Badminton Association giving away the lands. He was also adjudged Best disciplined team: Arju trophy to the winning team. the fastest runner in north east Dwellers. Municipal Council said KOhima, OctOber 21 that unity can be achieved (mexN): A two day long Dimapur, OctOber 21 (mexN): The 3rd day 5th Bi-Annual Sports Meet through sports. Meyase also apprecimatch of Loyem memorial of Lerie Youth Organisation ated LYO for initiating the (LYO) cum Yanger Lee Mesenior soccer open chammarathon which was the morial Trophy got underpionship the first match was first of its kind to be conplayed between Hongpong way here today. As part of the event a ducted in the colony. XI FC Haak and Seattle FC Title : The Power to Forgive and Other Stories The inaugural function marathon under the theme and the full time score was Author : Avinuo Kire was chaired by Kuzuto Yep6:2 in favor Honpong XI FC ‘Run for greener environReview by Dr. AJ Sebastian sdb, Former Professor & Head, Dept. of English, Nagaland University haak. The second match was ment’ was organised which thomi member LYO Action Committee while LYO was flagged off by Sevituo played between Morning he Power to Forgive and Other Sto- Uncle Peter and wife were childless, they doted she became an enigma as she became strange Star FC and Blue Fraternity Solo. The event aim to cre- vice president Toshimeren ries is a collection of twelve short on the little girl who became a becon of light in in her behaviour, spending time in solitude in Jamir delivered welcome ate mass awareness on enFC and resulted 1:1 draw. stories presenting various aspects of the darkness of the adults in the narrative. The the woods. People began to suspect her comaddress. Vote of thanks was 4th day matches will be vironment. Naga life, giving the readers a peep story focuses on child perception of emotional muning with forest spirits. Having forbidden proposed by LYO general Later, addressing the played between Frenzy XI vs into some aspects of life. It also pic- turmoil in familial relationships. to go to the woods, Bayienuo began immersing secretary Kuko Nuh. inaugural function as the Chongpho vikings FC in the “Fallen Bird” surrounds the life of marital herself into routine home chores. After she was The meet will go on till tures the angst of the fictionist as she delves first ground and United Boys chief guest, Kovi Meyase, into the hearts of her protagonists. conflict between a wife and her husband be- married and had two kids, her mother noticed administrator Kohima October 22. FC and Kohamnyü FC. The title story, “The Power to Forgive”, sets longing to different tribal cultures. In course her features undergoing some kind of transforthe tone of the collection, dwelling on a very of time she finds it difficult to endure her hus- mation, giving her a vacant look. When quespainful experience of a rape victim. In third band’s lifestyle of having too many guest at tioned by her mother, she reminded her of the person narration, the fictionist powerfully por- home. Her counting fault-lines in his life ulti- broken promise of naming her “Mengubeinuo.” Sir/Madam, Dated.27th June,2014 amounting to Rs. trays the agony and aftermath of the victim, mately leads her to live in suspicion about his Feeling guilty Kekhrielieu could only shout out I would like to seek a few clarification 5,47,00,000/-(Five Crores, Forty Seven after sixteen years of endurance of shame and affairs with other women. She fashions her own in the woods, “Her name is Mengubeinuo, the pain. She was only twelve years when her un- happiness in reveries of the past as the fiction- child I have waited so long for” (Ibidem 90). with regard to the delay in the disburseLakh only). “Mete and the Mist” is also a story with its ment of Post- Matric Central Scholarship 2. 2nd & Final Installment was released to cle committed the heinous crime. After sixteen ist deftly goes into her stream of consciousness. (PMCS) for the year 2014-15, when the the Department of Higher Education by years, her fragmented life was getting cement- Tragedy strikes when her husband is diagnosed atmosphere of spirit stories prevalent in NagaGovernment of India(GOI) has already the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Vide Order ed with the hope of new life in marriage with a with cancer. The disease brings the conflicting land. The little daughter of widowed Kevinei-u, sanctioned the required funds. No. 20014/20/2012-Education, Minis- man who was willing to accept her. The narra- couples emotionally closer as she feels his love a farm labourer is lost in the forests. After weeks 1. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOI retry of Tribal Affairs(Education Section), tion interspersed with stream of consciousness for her is far deeper than her imaginations. of futile search, she turns up in the woods on leased the 1st Installment (Adhoc Dated.30th December,2014 amounting of the young girl, continues to make the readers Her conflicting mind is disected in the narra- a rainy day, reportedly led by an old spirit like Grant) towards PMCS for the Year to Rs.17,82,58,635/-(Seventeen Crore, share her angst through out. tion adding a Jhumpa Lahirian touch to the woman, who used to feed her. The little girl nar2014-15 to the State of Nagaland Vide Eighty Two Lakh, Fifty Eight Thousand, Sixteen years had passed since. Once a story. “Nothing moved you any more. Not your rated how a man was crying all along “until his Order No.20014/02/12(GOI) Ministry Six Hundred Thirty Five Only). gay and cheerful child, she had now become husband, nor your children. You thought about tears flooded the entire forest. This forced the of Tribal Affairs(Education Section), Subenthung Lotha, Dimapur. withdrawn and reserved. She was still a dutiful your son and daughter who were nothing like woman to leave. He then held me by my hand daughter to her parents but it ended there. Her you, although they came from inside you. They and took me to the edge of the forest and told relationships with other people could be de- were too gay, too happy, always quarrelsome, me wait for you!” (Ibidem 99). Through such scribed as cordial at best.... She had heard that too thoughtless about everything. No one, in- spirit stories, prevalent among the Naga tribes, her rapist uncle was now a free man. He had cluding your husband knew who you really the fictionist dwells on a folk tradition of the s socialism stealthily permeating deep holier than thou principle. It is, however, served seven years behind bars Seven years in were, sometimes not even you” (Ibidem 48). hills. to the heart and soul of our Naga so- cautioned that how high and green the exchange for devastating her life (Kire, Avinuo Her confused state of mind and self-absorption In “The Last Moonrise” Kire attempts to ciety? The answer lies not in our per- leaves branched from the stem, when the 2015:6). is further highlighted with the bird symbol the create eco-consciousness and protection of flosistent denial but we can attest such roots retire from work, the law of nature Her father had made the noble gesture of fictionist brings into the story. The strange mi- ra and fauna of Nagaland in the backdrop of a existence by our words and actions we rules that the leaves would first fall to the forgiving the man who raped her. Being a mi- gratory bird that comes to her, unable to fly and hunter who recklessly takes pride in his game. considered it purely our privilege. Where ground. nor, she was made to accept the reality of this starves to death, is symbolic of her dead-alive The rare surviving Sambar is his toast without As the air of anger against the rushshould we go and lodge our complaints when our organisations we deemed le- hush staging of homecoming reception much publicised news in the media “FATHER state of mind. “Early this morning, you found realising the harm done to the environment. gitimate threatened us with actions when in honor of the collective leadership still FORGIVES MAN WHO RAPED DAUGHTER... your bird on the cold floor with eyes half closed “The quietly dying Sambar lay in the meadow, we registered our resentment? Under refuse to die down, the news on endorse- In a supreme act of Christian forgiveness” and ants crawling over its limp body. It had ul- its warm life blood slowly seeping away, unabsorbed by the cold earth. He was unaware that what authority one has to continue func- ment of the 3rd August Accord has added (Ibidem 2). Though over the years, she had not timately starved to death” (Ibidem 49). “Nigu’s Red Shirt” is the story of twenty year he would soon become a part of this land’s folktioning as representative body when the fuel to the fire. It may be recollected that the been reconciled to it as she was forced to acpopular views of the people are unilater- Plebiscite of 1951 reaffirmed our stance on cept the traumatic incident by virtue of her fa- old Neingulie pursuing his UG studies at a col- lore” (Ibidem 105). ally shrugged off? Does a representative determined journey to live free and inde- ther’s parental authority, deciding for her. She lege in Delhi. He feels culturally alienated and “Knowing” is a story surrounding Martha’s literally mean to take one’s own opinion pendent from any foreign clutches. Once could only live with the trauma, bursting into the neighbours frowns on him whenever he marriage to Ketou and the mystery surrounding and decision as majority’s when the peo- the claim of Naga Hoho being represent- tears and harbouring her anger towards her fa- cooks his strong smelling Naga dish. His par- her loss of identity, after she recuperates from a ple that make up a ‘nation’ have not even ing the Nagas be put to test, will it stand ther who only spoke of “forgiveness, justice and ents had pinned their hopes on him while he vehicle accident. Suffering from a memory loss, against the test of time as they weren’t ob- family honour” (Ibidem 5). However, as she continues to be warned by the college authori- she fails to recognise even her own husband, been consulted? Not all man ends life in perfection, yet ligated by their ‘concentrated’ powers sans grew up, her pain continued to bloom with her. ties for poor attendance. He was annoyed by and continues to complain of her being treated few have come real close to perfection by garnering prerequisite people’s support in scrutinizing one’s own action dissected by endorsing the Accord? If I am not wrong, “Mother never failed to lament the stigma that people yelling at him ‘Ching Chong’ as though like a child, hurting her womanhood. Conflictgreat microscope of merits and limitations. recently we never heard of village council had become attached to their family because he were a Chinese. His wearing a cheap red T ing thoughts on handling memory loss by KeAs casual as we think, we Nagas have a habit convening a consultative meet on the is- of her and, at the same time, never encouraged shirt, purchased from a wayside vendor, drew tou and her coming to her senses bring to focus of saying as to how could one appease every sue of Naga sovereignty. What is socially anyone, her least of all, to revisit the incident” the attention of a group of visiting tourists from the mystery of human behaviour. “Dielienuo’s Choice” is a story surrounding man when Christ himself couldn’t satisfy unique to the Nagas is the establishment (Ibidem 4). Her mother lived a scared life and China, as it had some Chinese writing on it. He all his disciples. True enough, to convince of our tribal bodies to look after our wel- developed a detached emotional relationship tried his best to communicate to them that he a young orphan girl brought as a domestic help. everyone to fit to our imagination is only fare, we even have institutionalized vil- with her daughter. She felt that she had lost was an Indian, but it was to no avail. He was She became very close to the narrator, being of next to impossible but what if a friend you lage councils wherein all khels/clans are her identity as she is merely called “Gir1” by forced to fold and keep it away to establish the same age group, though she was brought as trusted has accepted your proposals and equally represented. her mother. Breakthrough in her molested life his identity and by wearing the embroidered a help to nurse the new born baby brother. The raditionally, by summoning a clan comes with the prospect of engagement and T shirt his mother had given him. The story story is an eye-opener to the fate of innumerfinalized in contrast to what was originally arrived at? If I were my tribe’s representa- meeting, we put up our approved deci- marriage to Pele, though he was unemployed. probes into identity crisis tribal groups face in able young domestic helps in society who live tive to the Naga Hoho (NH), seriously, I sions to the village council, and from vil- At least, she could escape from the social India. their lonely and suppressed lives. would now found myself in the same shoe lage council to the tribal body and vice shame she experienced through a marriage of Love and pain in marriage is the central The final story in the collection “That Long to categorically defend the programs and versa. In every public platform, we always activities of the Hoho, keeping in mind the shout loud that sovereignty and power lies convenience. The story, replete with psycho- theme of “Promise of Camellias,” in which the Ago Summer” ends with a teenage love story. golden goose that is racing against time. I not with the leaders but with the people. logical analysis of the protagonist, unearths protagonist Vimenuo ruminates how her eight The young fourteen year old Menguu narrates personally loathed the word “Haha” for re- Then why the leaders always have to left identity crisis women experience in an andro- year marriage to a wealthy man, at the behest how she developed a love relationship with Jazo of her parents, who refused to let her childhood over exchanging comic books. She couldn’t unducing our partially unitive image to that of out the “sovereign view” while making centric society. “Solie” unfolds the story of an old solitary lover Theja to marry her, sends chills of con- derstand how he could betray her being close a sovereign decision when the leaders a jester for no fault of the Assembly. Nevertheless, the successful staging of themselves admit in words that they were peon-cum-sweeper who is to be dismissed fusion into her. Though she had reciprocated to Naro, the girl next door. The story climaxes a split within the NPGs does not entirely not sovereign? In reality, were the people from his contract appointment in the Govern- Theja’s love, wealth and power made her ig- when Jazo’s mother married the doctor who stem from ideological antagonism; the exit ever being consulted on arriving a deci- ment Department for little over an year. He was nore his proposal. She recollects: “Growing up had been treating his late father after his death. of ENPO from the NH does not premise on sion to back the accord which most had labelled lazy and inefficient with his irregular within a small community, being together had The clandestine affair was the talk of the neightotally on backwardness; the emergence branded as divisive? We can no longer af- performance of duties as he liked. The omni- been such a natural progression for us. Theja bourhood, embittering the young Jazo. The stoof CNTC is not purely a myopic organisa- ford to tryst with short-term solution at the scient narrator examines his story as she comes did not ask me to be his girlfriend at any point ry ends as he leaves the village abruptly withtion; and hence what else are the lessons we cost of our common destiny. The NH knew to know Solie’s story from a neighbouring gran- of time; he did not need to. It was simply under- out a final goodbye to Menguu. “You came to bemoan more in our hot pursuit for truth that the accord was short of sovereignty as and reconciliation. One start to read our fu- the Hoho itself alluded to the possible fur- ny, Atsa Neiu who was his wife. It was Solie’s stood” (Ibidem 67). The story furthers as she re- see me twice but Mother told you I was busy ture with optimism when the public threw ther negotiation implying that the current passion for freedom that began to bring fears alises that her rich officer husband wanted her with homework. The second time you came, I tantrums, some even have offered harsh accord, perhaps, is not the final. Why then into her life, though he was well employed as a to be a sophisticated wife who could play host- peeped through our chiffon white curtains.... critiques, to our esteemed NH with a high is the NH stalking after this accord under Government school teacher. The story brings to ess at his regular gatherings. “The final death But you left, taking nothing and leaving too hope that the NH will forthwith review itself the banner of peace and reconciliation focus the the freedom struggle and insurgency stroke to our marriage was when we realised much behind. Brokenness in relationship runs when the Hoho is aware of its limitation? that plagued Nagaland for over half a century. we could not have children....and the doctors through the story depicting characters living in to differentiate right from wrongs. Contrastingly, the recent concluded Will the Hoho admit its lapses and be held Solie’s eventual joining the Naga Army, broke mentioned something about my husband’s ‘in- conflicts. 2nd Federal Assembly of the NH came accountable when an era of tribulation set their marriage, when she was misinformed of sufficient sperm motility...It wasn’t long before The collection is replete with multiple expeout with a more authoritative statement in as a result of the fall-out of this accord? his death in course of military training, leading he started his affairs” (Ibidem 74). Soon her riences in emotional turmoil. Several local exwarning her people, citing restrictions and Unpredictable!!! As the NSCN accused to her eventual marriage to another man. The marriagre ends and she is back at her father’s pressions in the stories should have been given limits under the realm of freedom of ex- NNC of signing the Shillong Accord which story gives a glimpse of Naga history. The nar- shop, selling flower plants. Flower passages in due explanations. The Stories revolve around pression. It had censored the very voice of gave birth to a period of blame-game thus ration is wound up with the narrator reading the story with its title adds emotional link to her minute observations of life with humour and the people - overstepping of democratic far, history may unwillingly repeat itself. suspense. The stories being elegiac in tone, From where are we importing all these the entry in the register of the department and own life of love deflowered. boundary. Some writers had earlier even adding her personal insertion: “I wrote: Shri “Bayienuo, ” was the only girl child among lead the readers through a kind of personal insuggested that the present NH be dis- red ideologies that proved antithetical to our solved which would, in turn, facilitate culture and history? The Naga Hoho is not Solie Naga: Peon-cum-sweeper. And Freedom seven children of Kekhrielieu, a robust village trospection in relationships. Kire is able to enwoman. She and her husband longed for a girl ter into the thoughts and feelings of her protagformation of an all inclusive Naga organ- the only entity that represents the entire soul Fighter” (Ibidem 25). “Remembering Uncle Peter” is a story of child after giving birth to six boys. While preg- onists, like a superb psychoanalyst like Jhumpa isation irrespective of the geographical lo- of the nation. As a Naga, you and me, we all cations. Had such cries of frustration and pay our house tax by owing true allegiance to emotional conflicts. The first person child nar- nant, they had made a promise that if a girl child Lahiri, as she examines their angst and hope. genuine love for all Nagas fatefully fallen simply being a Naga. Hence, we ought not to rator recounts how her father and his sister is born, she would be named “Mengubeinuo” --------------------------on the ever deaf NH? If our apex body it- only subject ourselves to identify us through Vivi lived an intimate life after their mother’s meaning “A child deeply longed for,” in Tenyi- References self could not pay a needful heed to the monetary representation but to freely and drunken death. Being treated like domestic die language. When her baby was born premaKire, Avinuo. (2015). The Power to Forgive appeals and petitions of the people, how objectively air our views so long as it does helps, they grew up wth an aunt. Their happy turely in the field, there was no one to assist her. and Other Stories. New Delhi. Zubaan Publishlong would we continue to dream of peace not compromise our sovereign cause. In- life was brought to a tragic climax when the After cleansing herself and cradling her baby in ers Pvt. Ltd. and unity becoming a reality in our emo- stead of standing atop the fortified podium girl Vivi eloped with Uncle Peter. That was the the midst of spring flowers, she heard a strange tionally torn nation? It is believed that the and shouting at others by judging the numNH would mend their ways, correct their ber of heads without reading the beatings of end of brother-sister relationship. The narrator whisper urging her to name her ‘Bayienuo’ About the author Avinuo Kire was born and raised in Kohima, wrongs and humble herself before her the heart, one must alternately re-examine attempts to bridge the gap between her father meaning ‘Spring’s Child.’ When the naming people and re-establish her authority and whether one’s action is detrimental to our and her aunt and uncle. When uncle Peter is time came, despite her husband reminding of Nagaland. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literaresponsibility. Down playing all high ex- national principle, be it Naga Hoho, NSCN diagnosed with cancer, reconciliation begins to the promised name, she insisted on calling her ture from Nagaland University. Currently she pectations, the NH willfully reasserted its (IM), all 60 legislators and even you and me. take place and the young girl becomes the piv- Bayienuo. When the girl was sixteen, suitors be- serves as Assistant Professor of English at Don Nukhosa Chüzho, Kohima ot of cementing broken emotional ties. Since gan to ask for her hand in marriage. Gradually Bosco College, Kohima, Nagaland. unquestionable posture grounded on a

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ost people in Nagaland are now familiar with her name. She has made history by becoming not only the first Naga girl to win a title at a ‘national level’ beauty pageant but also the first to be selected to compete at an international beauty contest. Imlibenla Wati was adjudged the Miss World Beauty Queen India at the recently held Ru Ba Ru Miss India Elite contest. She will be representing India at the Miss World Beauty Queen to be held in South Korea on a yet-to-be-declared date early next year. The sweetheart of Mokokchung, she is young, she is gorgeous and she is living her life to the fullest. However, for those who watched her grow up, it comes as a rather big surprise to see her standing where she stands today. When girls her age picked the quintessential Barbie and played dress-ups, she picked the football and ran with the wind. As a kid growing up in Nagaland, music becomes a way of life and while most girls her age daintily picked up the microphone and honed their vocals, she picked the drumsticks and tamed the beast. She is tall, gorgeous and fits the stereotypical image of a beauty queen and has the wit, brains and compassion that make her all the more lovable and quickly win people’s hearts. She doesn’t find it necessary to tone a truckload of makeup or have an everlasting fake smile plastered on her face. She is as real as it gets. From the soft lilting tone of her voice to her delicate hand gestures and demure expression, everything about her conveys ‘an unadulterated and God-fearing girl’ image. These striking traits of hers is infectious and may well be the reason why she was voted Miss Congeniality at the recently held Ru Ba Ru Miss India Elite contest where she won the title of Miss World Beauty Queen India. Her deeply rooted Christian values and morals is, you could say, rare and refreshing. She has a high sense of fam-

M fans crash ticket sites as new trailer premieres

he Force is calling to moviegoers, and they are ready to let it in. 'Star Wars' mania reached another high Monday as fans overwhelmed cinema websites selling advance tickets for the next installment in the beloved intergalactic saga and the latest trailer for the film instantly went viral. The huge demand from eager fans in the United States and Britain seeking to secure their seats for the premiere of 'The Force Awakens' -- which hits US screens on December 18 -- led to site crashes and loading issues. "Certain cinemas are being overwhelmed with requests," said Odeon, a leading cinema chain in Britain. "The website has taken a battering today. "We're trying to fix the problem as quickly as possible. Please bear with us as we summon the Force." US sites also experienced problems as fans rushed to snap up tickets. Vue Cinemas in Britain said Jedi fans snapped up 10,000 tickets in the first 90 minutes of tickets going on sale. 'Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens' is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year, and the first in the series in a decade. The trailer, which premiered during Monday Night Football on Disney-owned ESPN, quickly set Twitter and other social media sites alight. The preview -- which runs nearly two minutes and a half -features black-clad villain Kylo Ren looking at a crushed mask of Darth Vader and vowing: "Nothing will stand in our way. I will finish what you started." Walt Disney Company bought the rights to the Star Wars saga created by George Lucas when it bought Lucas film Ltd three years ago. The company has launched a mega marketing campaign ahead of the film's opening, teaming up with toy manufacturers to build up the hype. Analysts expect "Star Wars" related merchandise sales to reach up to $5 billion this year. Super fans of the saga will also be able to book tickets for marathon viewing of the first six installments in the series before Episode VII.

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ily values and belongingness and one can easily tell she carries a sensible head over her very young shoulders. Grateful as she is to have supportive and understanding parents who have worked hard to provide for her every need, she has had no ‘financial assistance’ of any kind from any source till date. She recalls how surreal the moments were when she entered the Miss Mokokchung pageant and emerged 1st runner-up in 2012 and eventually winning the Miss Nagaland title that year. Things snowballed from there with opportunities knocking at her door at every corner. For someone with queer interests unlike girls her age, pageantry may not have seemed like the obvious choice for her but now she is grateful to all the people who encouraged her to test the waters because she discovered a whole new and exciting world as well as realize a new side to her personality. She is also quick to clear doubts and confusion about the Ru Ba Ru Miss India Elite where she was voted Miss Congeniality and also won the Miss World Beauty Queen India title. She clarifies that this (Ru Ba Ru) organization is different from ‘Femina Miss India’ which is an older organization now running in its 53rd year and sends India’s representatives to international contests of Miss World, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International and Miss United Continent. As for Ru Ba Ru Miss India Elite, which she says is an up and coming organization on its third year, it sends India's representatives to Miss Supermodel International, Miss World Beauty Queen, Miss Eco Beauty, Miss Global and Miss Pan-continental. “Many people assume modeling and pageantry to be one and the same thing which, in fact, is not. I would accept interesting offers but I am not interested in pursuing modeling as a fulltime career,” says the girl. Mokokchung’s reaction to the news of Imlibenla Wati winning at the Ru Ba Ru Miss India Elite contest has been overwhelming and it’s hard to imagine her hometown’s reaction if she went on to win a title in South Korea. Morung Express News

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Health enthusiast and work out lovers participate in the Zumba® Fitness Party held at Badminton Hall, State Stadium near ADC Court junction Dimapur on October 21. Certified Zumba® instructor, Talien Pongentsur and CRT Aier conducted the workshop much to the delight of the participants. Zumba®is a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s. Zumba®is a trademark owned by Zumba®Fitness, LLC. Zumba®involves dance and aerobic elements. The choreography incorporates hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, merengue and mambo. Squats and lunges are also included. (Morung Photo)

Indian beauty wins Mrs. Earth 2015 pageant

ndia's Priyanka Khurana Goyal has been crowned as Mrs. Earth 2015. Priyanka, who won the Mrs. India, Queen of Substance 2015 title in February, was crowned as Mrs. Earth 2015 at a ceremonyd at Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa on October 18.

The pageant hosted contestants, from 20 countries, who participated in various rounds like personal interview, evening gown and high fashion modelling. The judges evaluated the participants on the basis of beauty, intelligence, the

work that they have done towards the community and environment and outstanding participant in every category of the pageant. "I feel on top of the world right now being the first Mrs. Earth pageant winner from India. I am thankful that my husband Amulya

was always there to support me. "I intend to use this platform to create social awareness about environmental and social issues in today's world," Priyanka said in a statement. She gives the credit of her success to her husband, her baby, her family, Baqar

Naseer from Top Spin, Ritika Vinay from MIQS, Ritika Ramtri from Tiara, her outfit designers Pooja Jagasia, Seema Mehta and Ram Kasture, Nilesh Bhagwat from Huestrom Designs and her creative photography partner Vijay Kabra and his team.

ust hours after they disappointed thousands of fans when they pulled out of a gig at the last minute, One Direction have released the video for their new single Perfect. The superstar boyband were due to kick off their three night stint in the SSE Arena in Belfast on Tuesday night but cancelled after Liam Payne fell ill. However, in an apparent bid to smooth things over, the band released a brand new music video late on Tuesday night. Louis was the first to tweet a link to the stylish black and white Vevo clip, writing next to it: "Here's the video for Perfect for you guys. Hope you love it." Within minutes it started trending on Twitter - though trending just behind it was a #GetWellSoonLiam hashtag. Worried fans flocked to Twitter to send the singer get well messages after reports suggested he had

‘Roadies’ inspired fashion collection launched

he Roadies VDot Collection has been launched here taking inspiration from youth reality TV show "MTV - Roadies" and taking the biker style forward. VDot, an edgy youth lifestyle brand from Van Heusen and Viacom18 Consumer Products, have collaborated to create the Roadies VDot Collection. The Roadies VDot Autumn Winter 2015 collection was launched with much aplomb at an adrenalin fuelled fashion show here on Friday with the Rannvijay, Raghu and Rajiv, who are credited for making the show popular and are touted as original 'Roadies', read a statement. With the launch of the range, VDot brings to life a biker centric lifestyle that

is associated with 'Roadies'. The collection features infusion of elements that co-exist to create a sense of functionality, yet are unique in design. Detailing like coated biker jackets, denim-leather mix and metal embellishments give the line a grunge-biker feel. The addition of bike denims with reflective tape details and reflective branding add to the ergonomic functional appeal. The fashion gala also featured former contestants like Ayaz Ahmed, Gurmeet Singh, Varun Sood and Nikhil Sachdeva who took to the ramp at The Grand here alongside their mentors on the show. Vinay Bhopatkar, chief operating officer of Van Heusen and People, notes that the collection exude "adventure and fearless-

ness". "With the launch of this collection that exudes the 'Roadies' spirit, we want to appeal to not only the explorers but also the free spirited minds. The range provides a complete style solution to the youth of today that reflects the unabashed attitude, individuality and self-expression," Bhopatkar said. Saugato Bhowmick, senior vice-president, Viacom18 Consumer Products added: "Fashion and style define youth lifestyle today. Therefore, it is a conscious move on our part to venture into 'Roadies' fashion wear." The collection of T-shirts, shirts and denims will be available in all VDot and Van Heusen exclusive stores across the country apart from being available online on the brands official webstore.

One Direction release video for ‘Perfect’ been taken to hospital. One fan wrote: "The excitement for the video has dimmed because Liam is in the hospital and we don't know what's wrong with him #GetwellsoonLiam." Another who had tickets to the gig said: "At this point I don't care what happens with our tickets, whether it's a refund or reschedule, I just hope Liam is OK and not in bad health."

One Direction's rep said last night: "Unfortunately One Direction have had to cancel tonight's concert in Belfast. Liam has been taken suddenly ill, and the concert will sadly not be taking place. "Fans have been asked to hold on to their tickets and there will be a further statement tomorrow. The band apologise to their fans and wish Liam well as soon as possible."

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Resilient Arsenal beat swashbuckling Bayern LonDon, october 21 (reuters): Arsenal bounced back off the ropes to land two late sucker-punches and score an unlikely 2-0 win over Bayern Munich after the Germans had dominated an outstanding Champions League match on Tuesday. Olivier Giroud came off the bench after 74 minutes and headed the opener three minutes later while Mesut Ozil scored with virtually the last kick of the game against his World Cup-winning team mate Manuel Neuer to hand Arsenal a memorable victory. Their first win in Group F after two defeats rekindled their chances of reaching the last 16 and ended Bayern's run of 12 successive wins in all competitions. "It was important to reproduce our Premier League form tonight and we did that. We got the balance right between defence and attack," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told reporters. But for long periods, it looked as if a goalless draw or a Bayern

2nd Southern Boogies TT Open 2015 underway Our Correspondent

Kohima | October 21

The 2nd Southern Boogies Table Tennis Open Championship 2015 under the aegis of the Southern Boogies got underway here today at the Indoor TT Stadium Kohima. Altogether, 40 participants from Nagaland and Manipur are vying for the coveted champion title. Er. Neisievilie Lhousa, president Angami Sports Association graced the inaugural function as the chief guest. He declared the championship opened with a toss against the defending champion N. Imomcha Singh. Lhousa highlighted the importance of the sports activities in one’s daily life. Cholzo Sophie of

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Southern Boogies said the sole aim of organizing the Southern Boogies TT open championship is to promote the game of table tennis and to provide a platform for the upcoming TT players to compete and to explore the new talent of the game. Rev. Dr. Michiehol Savi prayed for the programme while tournament director Vikehiel Khazo highlighted the rules and regulations of the championship. The inaugural function was chaired by Kaihrii Henry. The closing function will take place at 4:30 PM on October 22 with Zhovi Kire, former Nagaland State Table Tennis champion as the guest of honour. Vote of thanks will be delivered by Avilie Zhotso, Southern Boogies.

win would be the most likely outcome. Bayern dominated possession but could not find a way past a superb Arsenal defence in which Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker played superbly and Petr Cech made some important saves. At the other end, Arsenal had more chances, but never looked like getting the better of Neuer who made one stunning save to deny Theo Walcott from scoring with a header after 34 minutes, but then cost his team dearly when he flapped at Santi Cazorla's 77th minute freekick, allowing Giroud, who had just replaced Walcott, to stoop low and head home. Ozil scored on a breakaway with virtually the final kick when his shot just crossed the line with Neuer scooping it clear just too late. The victory means Bayern and Olympiakos have six points apiece, Dinamo Zagreb and Arsenal three each with Arsenal travelling to Munich and Olympiakos at home to Dinamo next.

Mokokchung, october 21 (Mexn): Dilong Youth Association (DYA) defeated Shooting Starz FC by a lone goal in the last quarter final match of the ongoing XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex here today which was witnessed by Mokokchung Addl SP T Yanrenthung as the Match Patron. The last quarterfinal match between the new entrant Dilong Youth Association (DYA) and one time champions, Shooting Starz FC was perhaps one of the most competitive quarterfinal matches at the tournament. The match was evenly contested, though the spectators were clearly in favor of the Dilong team who cheered for their team donning the DYA jersey. At the first half, Dilong striker Limakumzuk (jersey no 9) was tackled down improperly near the danger zone by the Shooting Starz defense. A free kick given to the Dilong team which was taken by Victor (jersey no 4) from just above the DBox at the 13th minute. The ball flew over the Shooting Starz defense wall and into the nets from an angle which the Starz goalkeeper could do nothing to stop it. The Shooting Starz FC counterattacked. But their well calculated passes were effectively checked by the strong Dilong defenders who thwarted any serious breaches. Moreover, the Dilong goalkeeper, Nungsangyanger (nicknamed Superman by the Dilong Parliamentary Secretary Youth Resources & Sports Khriehu Leizetsu ad- supporters) made some dressing the gathering of the 37th Akuluto Volleyball Running Trophy at Akucritical saves from on target luto town on October 21. shots by the Shooting Starz strikers. The second half wit-

Sports for Conservation an innovative move: Liezietsu

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DIMAPur, october 21 (Mexn): “Friends of Amur Falcon Green Goal Tournament' is a much needed platform to promote the cause for wildlife conservation and boost eco tourism in the state,” said Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources and Sports, Khriehu Liezietsu while speaking at the inauguration of the first 'Friends of the Amur Falcon Green Goal Tournament' in the Sungro Football ground in Wokha district last Tuesday. Liezutsu said the conservation efforts of the Amur Falcons by all NGO's is a 'noble cause ' and that it deserves to find a special place in the hearts of all Nagas'. Appreciating the concept of the sporting event for conservation the Parliamentary Secretary congratulated the organiser for its "innovative idea to educate people about important environmental issues". The 4 day event is being organised by the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust with support from WCT, BNHS,

Parliamentary Secretary Youth Resources and Sports Khriehu Lizietsu, accompanied by Managing Trusterr, NWBTC, meeting with participating teams for the Friends of the Amur Falcon Green Goal Football Tournament in the Sungro football ground in Wokha district on Tuesday.

RRCF, and the WCS. "On a personal level I am fascinated about the migration of the Amur Falcon and as a layman to imagine thousands of birds crossing our land on a journey of thousands of kilometres is humbling" added Liezietsu. He recalled the hunting of the raptors in the past and stated it was through programmes such as "Friends of the Amur

MDFA Trophy 2015 DYA enter semis after beating Starz

Falcon" by the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust that awareness of the Amur Falcon has spread. The function was also attended by the Chairman of the Pangti Village Council Ranchamo Shitiri who delivered the welcome address. Shitiri emphasised the need for creating infrastructure for eco-tourism in the area to boost devel-

opment in the area. “The tournament is to celebrate not only three years of "Friends of the Amur Falcon", a wildlife conservation education initiative of NWBCT but also the efforts across the board of different groups and individuals to protect the raptor and associating its protection as a symbol of conservation in the state,” said Bano Haralu, Man-

aging Trustee of NWBCT, while speaking on the goal of the 4 day event. The tournament has drawn eleven teams and the first match saw a kick off between 'Friends of the Amur Falcon' and Ralaway Sports Association. The match ended with the latter team scoring 4 goals to nil against 'Friends of the Amur Falcon' team. Representing the Forest department and district administration the Conservator of Forests Suponokshi Aier from Mokokchung and SDO Civil Sanis, Nchunbemo respectively attended the function. The Parliamentary Secretary accompanied by the Deputy Director of Sports, and other officials wound up his visit by sighting hundreds of thousands of Amur Falcons in the roosting area site at the Aree junction in the evening. The visit was facilitated by the Land Owners Amur Falcon Roosting Area Union, who are affording protection to the roosting site by patrolling the areas voluntarily.

Dilong Youth Association (red jersey) while playing against Shooting Starz FC (yellow jersey) at the 4th quarterfinal match of the ongoing XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex on October 21. (Photo/Temjenlemba Longchar)

nessed more vigorous attacks from Shooting Starz players. They missed some good chances at the goal several times. Their biggest chance was at a penalty kick given by the referee after Shooting Starz striker Temjenmeren (jersey no 7) was tackled down inside the D-Box. The referee awarded a yellow card to Dilong’s defender Emsulong (jersey no 19) and a penalty kick to Shooting Starz. But, Shooting Starz striker, Nenshalou (jersey no 9) kicked the penalty off target, thereby missing their biggest chance at equalizing the scorecard. With their morale upped, Dilong played spiritedly. The Starz did not lose their attacking mode. At the 69th minute, another great chance arrived when

a yellow card was awarded Dilong’s midfielder Alumai (jersey number 2) for unsporting play, and a free kick to Shooting Starz. The free kick from just above the Dbox was taken by Levio (jersey no 8), but the Starz players could not materialize on it. The match ended 1-0. The Dilong Youth Association will meet Fusion SC at the second semi final match on Friday, October 23, 2015. The Match Patron of the 4th quarterfinal match, T Yanrenthung, Addl SP Mokokchung also donated a sum of Rs 10,000 to the MDFA.

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1st Semi-final Match Thursday, 22nd October, 2015 Time: 1:30 PM NU Lumami (PGSU-L) Vs Shitilong SA

4th NagaWrestleMania

Final weight measurement from Oct 22 to 26

kohIMA, october 21 (Mexn): NagaWrestleMania 4 (King Of The Ring Series 2015) is scheduled from October 29 to 31 at Kohima Local Ground. A total of over 130 wrestlers from Angami, Chakhesang, Zeliang, Poumai, Mao and Lotha tribes will be participating in the three-day event. NagaWrestleMania 4 (King of The Ring Series 2015) is a categorized professional Naga wrestling tournament organized by 3E Nagaland under the aegis of Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) and Angami Sports Association (ASA). The championship series will be based in three categories, namely Lightweight category (below 65 Kg), Middleweight category (65 to 78 Kg) and Heavyweight category (Above 78 Kg). The total prize money for the entire event of this year’s edition is fixed at a whopping 5.44 lakh. The category championships will carry separate cash awards and championship belts, which will be followed by the overall final series - ‘King of The Ring’ championship. Wrestlers selected from all the three categories will compete for the ultimate title of the King of The Ring championship, which will carry a cash award of Rs. 75,000, along with championship belt and a bike.

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Introducing it for the first time, a special series for junior wrestlers below 14 years will also be held on the final day of the three-day event. The junior championship will carry cash prizes and championship belt. Meanwhile, the organizers have asked all the wrestlers who have registered for NagaWrestleMania 4 (King of The Ring Series 2015), to report for final weight measurement for category determination from October 22 to 26, 2015, at 3E office, 2nd Floor, Dzevi Building, opposite Union Baptist Church, near Kohima Local Ground, North Gate. Junior wrestlers have also been informed to report at the said venue for physical verification. After observing the formalities, ID cards for wrestlers and managers, by-laws, important guidelines and notifications will be issued, informed Kethosituo Elvis Mepfhüo, convenor, organizing committee. Wrestlers who fail to report in time will be placed in the next immediate heavier category, against which no complaints will be entertained thereafter, Kethosituo further informed. Gallery ticket for the event is priced at Rs. 50, while chairs and donors will be Rs. 100 and Rs. 1000 respectively. The donor tickets will be valid for three with seats under shelter.

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Kikheto kicks off Coco trophy Morung Express News Dimapur | October 21

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Finance Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Kikheto Y. Sema on Wednesday kicked of 11th Coco Area Football Tournament at Akuhaito ground organized by Coco Area Sports Association. Kikheto was appreciative of those people who initiated the trophy with the objective of unifying the four villages and Akuhaito town falling Coco area. He paid rich tributes to those pioneers who had passed away. Kikheto said it was through such gathering through sports that people of the area could know each other better and foster more understanding and friendship. He pointed out the common scene during football matches where the spectators scream and shout either supporting or criticizing the players. “In spite of

Secretary, Finance Department Kikheto Y. Sema addressing inaugural function of CASA trophy at Akuhaito town on Wednesday. (Morung Photo)

all kinds of comments from outside the field, the players quietly keep on playing their own game to score goals,” he said. Kikheto likened leaders in the society to that of

football players who were lauded and criticized by those who do not work in the field. He urged leaders to be like football players who sincerely focus on their objective of scoring

goals. “Leaders should be unwavering in their efforts to serve the society in spite of all sorts of feedbacks from the people,” he added. Kikheto also talked about showing respect to GBs, Church leaders etc who according to him have been selected by God to be leaders. During the programme, Kikheto distributed red blankets to GBs of the area as a mark of respect to the leaders. Additional Director of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Dr. IP Khala and Dr (Major) Mughavi Sema distributed Bible to the players and leaders of the area. A host of GB, public leaders and office bearers of Atoizu Area Sports Association attended the inaugural programme. In the first match witnessed by the chief guest, Kikheto, Akuhaito Sports Association beat Rotomi Sports Association 2:1.

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