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By Sandemo Ngullie

Dimapur | October 21

Naga students of Arunachal urge NSCN (IM) to stop ‘tax collection’

Dimapur, OcTOber 21 (iaNS): A student body has urged the NSCN-IM to stop its unlawful “tax collection” from various educational departments in Arunachal Pradesh. At a meeting with the NSCN-IM, the Arunachal Naga Students Federation (ANSF) said the tax collection was creating hurdles in the development of education in many districts, according to an ANSF statement. It pointed out that the tax collection by NSCN-IM in three economically and socially backward districts of the state -- Tirap, Changlang and Longding -- has led to financial problems in the operation of several schools and colleges. “This appeal got necessitated due to problems faced by the teaching staff, department’s officers and authorities of schools and colleges in Tirap, Changlang and Longding. Not just that, the lives of the upcoming youths is also getting ruined due to lack of education,” the statement added.

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The Court hearing on the educational qualification row regarding Nagaland State MP to the Lok Sabha, Neiphiu Rio was held today at the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Kohima under Judge Tuccuno Vamuzo.

Former Chief Minister and current MP, Rio was present at the hearing along with supporters and family members. Hundreds of supporters lined up outside the court to show solidarity with the MP. Senior Advocate for Rio, BK Mahajan today informed that the complainant had filed an application before the court seeking time since the transfer application was pending before the court. Mahajan further stated the defense has not submitted an objection on what has been made from the complainant’s side.

The next hearing has been fixed for November 11 for consideration of the charges against the accused.

A brief press conference with Rio and his lawyer was held outside the DC’s office. While briefing the media on the case, Mahajan stated: “We are all citizens of India having respect for the laws of the land, hence because the cases were fixed for consideration today, our client, ex-CM of Nagaland has appeared before the court being a law abiding citizen.

But as students of law we are of the understanding that these cases are politi-

• Defense advocate claims case is ‘political vendetta’ • Nagaland MP says he has ‘no political war with anyone’ • Assures he will come back to Nagaland state politics

Nagaland MP to the Lok Sabha, Neiphiu Rio speaking to the media after appearing before the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kohima on October 21. (Morung Photo)

cally motivated and results of political vendetta.”

In his defense, Rio said the public knows that the college authority has already rectified the “error” in his educational certificate, and that a public apology was also extended. “So since I have been accused, as an accused person in this regard, I have come personally as summoned by the court to appear personally to show that I am innocent, I am not guilty,” Rio added.

On being questioned why he had not noticed the error in his certificate in the first place, the Nagaland MP replied: “I don’t want to go into detail and it is not proper. And I think if you go through the records … the letter of this controversial certificate was issued on the 12th December 2012

and when I went to general election in 2013, my affidavit was correct as BA and not as honors. And only this mistake occurred in the Parliament [elections] in 2014.” This, he stated, was made by “people, who had the file,” and must have seen the paper and recorded as it was found. He asserted that his appearance today is to clear his name and to prove his innocence.

Replying to a query as to whether the case is part of a political war between him and the Nagaland Chief Minister, the MP stated: “I have no political war with anybody. If they have any, then I don’t know.”

During the gathering, the MP’s supporters urged Rio to come back to the state. To this, the MP said he will be coming back to State politics since he “is for the

people and coming back to the wishes of the people.”

Transfer of case It may be noted that the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kohima, had passed an order on September 23, 2016, transferring the complaint case no 1/16 and GR 33/16 to the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Kohima from the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kohima.

The complainant, had subsequently, filed an appeal in the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court against the order passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kohima. The Advocate for the complainant informed that the High Court had today impugned the September 23 order passed by the Session Court.

Crime against wildlife continue despite awareness

32 wild birds (dead) seized by Wildlife Crime Control Unit, Dimapur from different stalls along NH-29

Dimapur, OcTOber 21 (mexN): The Wildlife Crime Control Unit, Dimapur on October 19 during routine highway patrolling along NH-29, seized 32 numbers of wild birds (dead) from different roadside stalls between Medziphema Town and Pherima Village.

However, the culprits fled on seeing the patrolling party, leaving behind the illegal wildlife items.

According to a press statement received from the Department of Forests, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife, the seized wildlife items includes 2 Red Jungle Fowl, 12 Yellow Footed Green Pigeon, 3 Red Vented Bulbul, 1 Blue Throated Barbet, 2 Myna, 1 Asian Pied Sterling, 1 Golden Fronted Leafbird and 10 Larks. All the seized wildlife items were disposed off by burning and burying in the presence of officials of the department at Forest Office Complex, Dimapur, the same day, the press statement informed.

The department lamented that even after extensive awareness and repeated warning to abstain

from wildlife crime; certain individuals have been involving in these unlawful activities. This is a serious offense under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and arrested offenders can be penalized with fine up to Rs. 25,000 or imprisonment up to 7 years or both.

It also reminded that hunting (killing, poisoning, capturing, snaring, coursing, trapping, driving, baiting, injuring, destroying and damaging or disturbing eggs or nests) of wildlife is prohibited under Section 9 of the said Act. Additionally, as per State Govt.

Notification CSO/1/GEN/2013 dated June 12, 2013 and No.DRD/

eesl to distribute over 25 lakh leD bulbs in nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

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Education Qualification Row: Now pay your power bill online neiphiu rio appears in court Morung Express News

I’m not buying. The smell tells me this pig died of natural cause.

MDFA tournament suspended

MBBS Seat Allocation: ENCSU seeks Governor’s intervention

Nagaland today connected with energy efficient domestic appliances with EESL plans to distribute over 25 lakh LED bulbs, 1.5 lakh fans and 2.5 lakh tube lights. Over 6 lakh consumers will get benefit from this scheme.

The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme, energy efficient fans and tube lights programmes are being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a JV under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Under this scheme, consumers will be able to buy high quality 9W LED bulbs at a discount rate of Rs. 70 each (against a market price of Rs. 350), energy efficient fans at a price of Rs. 1, 150 each and tube lights at a subsidized price of Rs 230.

Launching this Energy Efficient Nagaland by switching on of LED bulb and fan in the DC’s Conference Hall, Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire said the distribution of LED bulbs, energy efficient

fans and tube lights in Nagaland will not only help ensure energy access for all but will also help consumers in reducing their electricity bills. The minister wanted to see that the whole state is covered by this scheme at the earliest and introduce in all households, wards and colonies.

Kohima Deputy Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor said Energy Efficient Nagaland is a Kohima district administration initiative, taken up to effectively tackle with the problem of wide gap between high demand and short supply of power.

The grim scenario of power status in Kohima district is that while the installed capacity is 24 MVA with 132/33KV (maximum), the demand for power is 26 MW with an increase of 2 MW/ every year, and with the festive season approaching it is expected to cross 30 MW which will only invite more frequent load-shedding. Kohima district administration has already framed guidelines for implementation of District Initiative Towards Energy Efficient Kohima (DITEEK) in partnership with EESL company and village council/ward panchayats of Kohima district under the centrally sponsored scheme UJALA.

NR/P-1/2002 dated Kohima June 18, 2013, the various assistance given to the villages under whose jurisdiction the wildlife offence has been detected, will be curtailed, the press statement pointed out.

In this connection, the Wildlife Warden, Dimapur has appealed to the public to refrain from the sell and/or purchase of illegal wildlife items in order to avoid any legal action. Further, the Wildlife Warden sought cooperation of the public to bring about conservation and protection of wildlife and to reduce wildlife related crime throughout the State.

Uniform Civil Code not applicable and acceptable in Nagaland: NPCC

Dimapur, OcTOber 21 (mexN): The executive committee of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today resolved that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) “is not applicable and acceptable in Nagaland.”

A press note from the NPCC Working President, P Ayang Aonok informed that this was resolved in a meeting on Friday to examine and deliberate on the questionnaires put forward by Dr. Justice B.S Chauhan, Chairman Law Commission of India to all concerned to engage with them on the comprehensive exercise of the revision and reform of family laws, as Article 44 of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘the state shall endeavour to provide for its citizen a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India’.

The NPCC meeting resolved that Nagaland is “part of the Union of India with special provision under Article 371A of India Constitution, which quotes that “notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, - No Act of Parliament in respect of (i) Religious or social practices of the Nagas; (ii) Naga customary law and procedure; (iii) administration of civil and criminal justice involving decision according to Naga customary law and procedures; and (iv) ownership and transfer of land and its resources shall apply to the State of Nagaland unless Legislative Assembly of Nagaland by a resolution so decides.

In light of this, the NPCC stated that any violation in the provision by Government of India in respect of Nagaland would mean breach of agreement that the GoI and Nagaland has arrived at under Article 371A.

Theft and non-payment make up 40 percent of the total loss of revenue for power department Morung Express News Dimapur | October 21

Wedged in between stinging public criticism, crumbling infrastructure and growing expenditure-revenue gap, the Department of Power, Nagaland has made a bold move into the online world of billing. The department on October 21 put into place an online facility – www. dopn.gov.in - for payment of electricity bill. With this, the Power department becomes the first utility department in the state to provide online payment facility for services rendered.

State Power Minister, C. Kipili Sangtam officially launched the portal at a programme held at the Electrical Office complex in Dimapur. Sangtam also became the first consumer to make bill payment through the portal.

With the launch, the department seeks to ease bill collection while aiding revenue generation and doing away with long queues. The online payment portal is part of a larger Central Government funded project - Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme (R-APDRP), the primary objective of which is to reduce losses and improve service delivery.

For a start, this facility will be available to consumers of SDO -I and III under Dimapur Electrical Division and in SDO- II, Chumukedima and Kohima by year-end.

This facility will then be implemented in 6 other towns by June 2017.

Er. Keviletuo Yiese, SE (Revenue) & Nodal Officer, R-APDRP during the launch today held that insufficient payment counters and long queues discourage consumers from paying. He added that with the facility consumers can now comfortably pay from home.

Power Minister, C. Kipili Sangtam, in his address, highlighted the loss incurred by the department in revenue during 2015-16, which stood at 68 percent. This, he said is like the state is providing electricity almost free.

Holding power theft and non-payment as the main factors responsible for revenue loss, he termed it “a moral issue” that deserves introspection. Theft and non-payment is said to make up 40 percent of the total loss. According to him, the department despite the many challenges has been doing a commendable job.

While urging the consumers to make good use of the facility, he said, “I believe many of our consumers will be having access to the internet.” The payments can be made through debit/credit cards or net banking. His speech though fell short of mentioning how the state government intends to revive a power sector crying for vital governmental financial support.

Er. Yiese presenting an overview of the commercial aspect of the department informed that rapid demand growth has widened the demand-supply gap. At present, the department can hardly meet 120MW of the peak demand of 145MW due to infrastructural constraints. Demand is projected to exceed 265MW by 2019.

Following a steady growth between 1961 and 2003-05, statistics point to a 2-fold increase in demand over the past one decade. At 60MW during 2003-05, the demand has shot up to 145 at present.

“Revenue generation is showing an increasing trend every year” but it does not correspond with the spending and energy consumed, said Er. Yiese. Nagaland was said to have the highest Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses in the country at almost 70 percent in 2015-16.

The R-APDRP promises a slew of changes and upgrades in the billing and revenue mechanism, which includes in the list a dedicated Customer Care Centre (hotline) centred in Dimapur, self help kiosks and importantly, stricter energy auditing.

Bill Vs ReVenue Particulars

Unit

Amount Billed Revenue Collected T & D losses (%) AT&C Loss (%)

Rs.Cr. 55.07

75.33

103.84

113.88

138.52

180.34

174.98

2016-17 (1st Qtr) 47.59

Rs.Cr. 44.76

52.02

64.50

67.72

83.88

96.5

104.56

24.31

% %

50.32% 65.69%

46.33% 66.67%

46.77% 45.85% 68.34% 67.21%

41.48% 48.0% 68.69% 68.93%

46.8% 72.8%

2009- 10 2010- 11 2011- 12 2012- 13 2013- 14 2014- 15 2015- 16

42.78% 53.49%

Source: Department of Power Nagaland

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Naga author releases 19 book titled “The Richest Woman” th

Morung Express News Dimapur | October 21

Land Resources officers at Coffee Research Laboratory, Chikkmagalur during the coffee field visit.

Coffee Board of India and LRD officials coffee plantation being intercropped at Coorg District.

19th time author, Imtijungla Longchar released her new book titled “The Richest Woman” today at a launch held at Muffets Pantry, Dimapur. The author is a teacher, author, well-known preacher and a resource person for youth, women and family seminars. She and her husband S. Wati, Associate Professor, Discipleship Bible College run Voice of God Ministries.

During an interaction with media personnel, Imtijungla stated that she was inspired to write the book with the hope that women regardless of any place or field would be touched after reading it. The author also explained that by “rich woman” she is not talk-

ing about big money, immense investments, lands, collection of jewellery or vast property holdings but about God’s outpouring of spiritual wealth.

In her book introduction, the author states that the concept for this book sprang up from the noble woman of Proverbs 31:1031. She adds, “I find that this woman is literature’s most perfect picture of the ideal woman. Her charity, her chastity, her diligence, her efficiency, her earnestness, her love for her husband and children, even her business foresight are brilliantly illuminated in words that rise up majestically form the passage. Her intention, she states, is to present a role model after whom many woman in any era or culture can pattern her life if she desires to live according to the

principles of wisdom and the fear of Yahweh.

Spread over 13 chapters, the author has taken contents from Proverbs 31:10-31, where she has brought one biblical model of a woman. Choosing Jochebed, Rachel, Leah, Esther, Ruth, Queen Sheba, the Shunammite Woman, Mary the Mother of Jesus etc, she has attempted to re-create these women, so they might be seen as real women.

Formally releasing the book was Rev. Narola, President, All India Baptists Women Union and former women secretary of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council. Congratulating the author, she stated, “I can only say that this book is going to be a source of inspiration. I’ve seen the author’s books in many libraries and this is a positive

(From Right): Imtijungla Longchar, Rev. Narola and S. Wati during the official launching of the book “The Richest Woman” at Muffets Pantry, Dimapur on October 21. (Morung Photo)

sign. Her writings are also very practical, resourceful and written simply. I believe that the 19th book is going to be another bless-

ing for all women. It is a big challenge to bring 19 books into formation and I find it amazing. I commend the author with her efforts and

her gift of writing.”

Priced at Rupees 150, the book will be available at all Christian book stores in the North East India.

‘Natural language processing’ workshop underway TDBSGA induction ceremony held

LRD Secretary, Y. Kikheto Sema IAS (5th from R), Director of CCRI, Chikkmagalur, Dr. Raguramulu (4th from R) seen with officers and scientists at CCRI farm.

Coffee scientists explaining about coffee plantation to LRD officers at CCRI coffee farm.

The LRD team visited Karnataka from October 17 to 21 to get firsthand knowledge about coffee farming and to seek the expertise of Coffee Board of India and its research centres. Declared as the nodal department for revival of coffee plantation in the state, the Department of Land Resources is working full swing despite non-release of funds from the government.

kOhIMa, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Department of Tenyidie in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Linguistic Data Consortium of Indian Languages (LDC-IL), Mysore, organizes a seven days workshop on ‘natural language processing’, at Nagaland University, Kohima Campus: Meriema.

A press release on the event stated that the seven days programme begins today with Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Infor-

mation & Technology, Government of Nagaland, Khriesalie Vizo, as the Chief Guest. Vizo deliberate on the conceptualization of men and women in the field of Language and scientific approach to language. He urged the women to be far better than men, in natural language processing, as women have greater potentials. He also announced that Nagaland state was the first to own a State Data Centre in the country.

In the Inaugural session, Dr. Mimi

Ezung, Coordinator (NU) chaired the programme, Prof. GT Thong, Academic & Administrative In charge delivered the welcome address while the keynote was presented by the coordinator (LDC-IL), Amom Nandaraj Meetei. MA (3rd Semester) Students, Tenyidie Department enthralled the session with a special number and Assistant Professor Metuo Liezietsu, pronounced the vote of thanks. The national level workshop will be held Tuensang DC Alem Jongshi inducted into District President of Tutill October 28, 2016.

Training on HIV & AIDS for tourism sector

kOhIMa, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): A one-day sensitization and training on HIV and AIDS was held on October 19, for the officials from Tourism Department, Tour Operators and Hotel Associations on HIV and AIDS at the conference hall of Directorate of Tourism, Kohima. The training was jointly organized

by Nagaland State AIDS Control Society and Directorate of Tourism, Nagaland.

While giving the welcome address, K.T Thomas, Addl. Director & HoD, Department of Tourism encouraged the participants to take this opportunity and get the maximum out of the training and urged NSACS to also utilize this platform for creating awareness about HIV and AIDS. The sessions for the training included current

Participants during the one-day sensitization and training on HIV and AIDS held on October 19.

HIV scenario and various services available in the state, basics of HIV and AIDS and stigma and discrimination, roles expected from tourism officials, hotel associations and tour operators for prevention of HIV and AIDS, and a discussion on the need for strengthening of Joint Working Group for Youth

on HIV and AIDS. The resource persons included Dr. Vezokholu Theyo, Deputy Director (M&E) NSACS, Dr. Mehokhu Zao, SMO, ART Plus Centre, NHAK, Metevinuo Sakhrie, Joint Director (IEC) NSACS and Tarepnokcha Jamir, Deputy Director (MST) NSACS. The training concluded with a vote of thanks by

Mkg District Pensioners’ Association celebrates 50 years

MOkOkchung, OcTOber 21 (DIPr): Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its existence, Mokokchung District Pensioners’ Association held a programme at town Hall Mokokchung on October 21 where hundreds of pensioners from all over the district attended.

Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel IAS, in his exhortation paid tribute to the departed souls of those pioneers of the Association and asked the pensioner gathered to celebrate the jubilee to feel lucky to be happily retired

Pensioners attending the 50th Anniversary of Mokokchung District Pensioners’ Association celebration held a programme at town Hall Mokokchung on October 21. (DIPR Photo)

in sound health. He urged them to think positive in life saying that with all the experiences they have, they

ensang District Bharat Scouts & GuidesAssociation on October 19.

should consider themselves as the source of wisdom and knowledge for the younger generations. Earlier, the

DC also released the jubilee Souvenir magazine and gave away the commendation certificates.

T. Senka Ao dwelt on the topic “Whetstone” while jubilee greetings were delivered by President, All Nagaland Pensioners’ Association and President Wokha District Pensioners’ Association.

Other highlights included short speech by L.T Aier, Pastor MTBA, invocation by Rev. Ponen Longchar, welcome address by President Mokokchung District Pensioners’ Association, I.B Meren and vote of thanks by the Convenor, Jubilee Planning Committee, Y. Lanu Imchen. The programme was chaired by R. Ayim Longkumer.

Chongkoi Khaming Asst.

Director (MM), NSACS. NSACS in a press release informed that altogether 51 participants attended the programme which included officials from the Directorate of Tourism, Nagaland Tourism Association and Nagaland Hotels and Restaurant Association.

Tuensang, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): Tuensang Deputy Commissioner Alem Jongshi was inducted into District President of Tuensang District Bharat Scouts & Guides Association (TDBSGA) on October 19 in his Office Chamber. He was inducted by the tour officials of Nagaland State Bharat Scouts & Guides Association, Albert R. Solo, State Training Commissioner (Scout) and assisted by Imli Sunep, Assistant State Organising Commissioner (Scout) and Thepfunesa Belho Scouter.

After the induction, the State Headquarter tour officials spoke on the Scouting Golden Jubilee schedule to be held in the Month of April 2017, construction of district hut at STC Nerhema, Census from all Government schools and detail layout of XIV National Jamboree. Speaking in the meeting STC(S) Albert

R.Solo, requested the District Association to have close relation with the State Association for the growth in the movement.

Meanwhile, Tuensang Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO) Jongshimongla was also inducted as District Secretary (TDBSGA)

by B. Sentila Adult Leader in the residence of District Organising Commissioner(S) R.Ngaku. The induction ceremony begun by the flag ceremony by the State Headquarter Officials with the Scouts and Guides from Haüyang Choba BSG Pipe Band (HCPB- BSG), NUHEN OPEN TROOP & Coy and TVFSG. R. Ngaku, District Organising Commissioner (S) TDBSGA in a press release said that the Tuensang District Bharat Scouts & Guides Association appreciates the SHQ Tour Officials for their visit and for having great concern.

Nagaland Police pays rich tribute to slain personnel

‘Dry flower industry emerging as a remunerative enterprise’

MeDzIPheMa, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Department of Horticulture, NU, SASRD, Medziphema Campus is organizing a Model Training Course (MTC) on flower drying techniques and arrangements from October 21 to 29 which is sponsored by the Directorate of Extension, Ministry of Agriculture Coop. and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi.

Day one of the weeklong training kick started today at the Medziphema Campus (SASRD) of Nagaland University with Watienla Jamir, Director, Dept. of Horticulture, Government of Nagaland as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, she emphasized on the importance of dry flowers and how dry flower industry is fast emerging as a remunerative en-

Nagaland DGP LL Doungel, IPS takes salute during Police Commemoration Day at Police New Reserve, Phesama on October 21. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

Participants at the ongoing Model Training Course on flower drying techniques and arrangements organised by Department of Horticulture, NU, SASRD Medziphema staring from October 21.

terprise. With respect to Nagaland and the other states of North East Hill Region (NEHR), she advocated the prospect and opportunities of dry flower industry in the region as fresh flower industry (cut flower) is faced with a major constraint in terms of

transportation. The region being blessed with suitable agro-climatic conditions, ideal for cultivation of various flower crops and also the region being very rich in flora (various wild flowers and plants) which can be tapped for production of valuable dry flower

products makes dry flower industry a potential industry in the region.

The inaugural programme was chaired by Prof. R.C. Gupta, Dean, NU: SASRD and Prof. Akali Sema, Head and Coordinator, Dept. of Horticulture, NU: SASRD gave the prologue of the pro-

gramme, followed by a special number from Imliakum & Co. and the Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Rokolhuü Keditsu, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Horticulture, NU: SASRD. Altogether, 22 participants from Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Mizoram have enlisted for the training.

Nagaland Police today joined the rest of the country in paying homage and rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices made by 473 police personnel, including two from Nagaland during September 2015 to August 2016.

Two police personnel from Nagaland who made supreme sacrifice included A. Khekato Chishi and R. Bermong Yimchunger.

Observing the Police Commemoration Day held here at Police New Re-

serve, Phesama, in Kohima district, Nagaland DGP LL Doungel, IPS including several top police officers and others laid the wreaths at the martyr’s cenotaph in honour and remembrance of the police personnel who made supreme sacrifice.

Doungel said October 21 every year is observed as Police Commemoration Day across the country as a mark of respect to the brave police martyrs who made supreme sacrifice in line of duty and defending the country.

He recalled that the his-

tory of the day traces back to October 21, 1959 when a patrol party of CRPF, led by SI Karan Singh and 10 jawans guarding the national frontiers, was ambushed and killed by Chinese forces at Hot Springs, Ladakh.

He said that we are not force to join police but we join by own volition and urged upon the police personnel to prepare to do whatever is demanded and make Nagaland police shine.

Earlier, Temsuba Aier, IPS, AIGP (Ops), (OPS) read out the roll of honour.

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TR Zeliang urges Ibobi not The Sherpas of Darjeeling hope for a day when to make undue speculations their children do not have to climb mountains

Kohima, october 21 (mexN): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang has urged his Manipur counterpart O. Ibobi not to make undue speculations.

The Manipur Chief Minister had on Thursday alleged that Zeliang, while delivering speech at a function in Senapati district on October 19, attempted to incite hatred among the different communities of Manipur.

“Ibobi seems to have more than jumped the gun and had gone ahead to perceive apparitions where there were none,” a rejoinder from the Media Cell, Chief Minister's Office, Nagaland, stated.

Claiming that the Nagaland CM had spoken about the need for the Nagas of Manipur to be united “to protect their birth right over their land, customs, culture and tradition,” the CMO statement insisted that Zeliang had “at no

point mentioned about territorial integration or disintegration.”

During his speech at the “First Conference of Naga Village Authorities of South Nagalim”, Zeliang had opined that the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015 “is a preamble, and not the final agreement”.

This, the CMO stated added, is indicative of the intention of both the negotiating parties to settle the issue amicably without use of force or violence.

The statement also pointed to Zeliang’s stating his belief that the final agreement would be finalised “after having wideranging consultations with the stake-holders”.

The CMO statement sought to reverse the tide alleging that Ibobi had raised the issue of integrity of his State just to gain political mileage on the eve of elections. Unfortunately, he has already segregated

Manipur Trinamool urges all-party meet to discuss ‘Framework agreement’ Newmai News Network Imphal | October 21

The Manipur Unit of Trinamool Congress has demanded Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to convene an all-party meeting at the earliest to discuss the political development out of which "the NSCN (IM) has high hope to resolve the protracted Naga political problem".

At an event Kim Gangte, president of Trinamool Congress, Manipur unit attacked the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP for allegedly refusing to show seriousness upon the "Framework Agreement" signed between the NSCN-IM and the Government of India last year.

One of the key demands of the Naga outfit in the expected peace deal is to integrate all contiguous Naga areas which include parts of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

"The Congress and BJP are rather putting efforts in campaigning forgetting the Framework Agreement that has the potential to disrupt the integrity of Manipur," Kim Gangte said.

She was concerned that the details of the agreement signed between the Government of India and NSCN (IM) on August 3, 2015 were still keeping in

secret by the Centre Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress has refurbished the party organisation and got prepared for the ensuing state assembly polls to be held early next year.

Names of 15 executive members including All India Trinamool Congress Manipur state unit's president Kim Gangte were announced during a press meet at the party office, Sanjenthong. AITC Chief took up the step ahead of the state assembly polls.

All four MLAs of Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress, including its president Thounaojam Shyamkumar, joined INC last month. On May 28 last year, three MLAs of Manipur Trinamool Congress were disqualified by the Speaker under the Anti-Defection Law in the 10th Schedule of the Constitution. "Names of party candidates for the upcoming state assembly polls will be announced soon," said party president Kim Gangte, a former MP. Kim is the first woman from Manipur to become an MP. She is also a social worker and rights activist besides being a politician.

She was elected from the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency in 1998 as a candidate of Communist Party of India.

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AFFIDAVIT

Date: 29/09/2016

I, Smti. M TEMSULA PHOM Permanent R/o. Tangha village in the district of Longleng, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows:1. That, I am a Citizen of India by birth and resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That, in all my Documents my name has been recorded and reflected as M TEMSULA PHOM WHEREAS due to ignorance and clerical mistake my Name has been entered and recorded as TEMSULA PHOM in my Appointment Order. 3. That, this affidavit is made to declare that the name M TEMSULA PHOM and TEMSULA PHOM refers to same and one person only that is me M TEMSULA PHOM. 4. That, the statements made in para 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing immaterial has been made or concealed therein. And I sign this Affidavit on this the 29th day of September 2016 at Longleng, Nagaland.

Deponent

Solemnly Sworn in and declare before me by the above named Deponent on this the 29th day of September 2016 at Longleng, Nagaland.

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the communities of Manipur, it maintained.

It further stated that it was beyond comprehension as to why Ibobi would oppose “peaceful overtures” by various political groups to stop armed conflict and negotiate for peaceful solution.

When GOI has repeatedly stated that all stakeholders would be consulted before working out the final agreement while solving the Naga political issue, Ibobi should not assume that Nagaland Chief Minister would dictate the terms of the final agreement, the CMO maintained.

“Moreover, the Chief Minister of Nagaland is of the firm belief that good, neighbourly and cordial relations should, by all means, be maintained between different communities and States in the region for mutual growth and benefit,” the CMO statement concluded.

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Outsiders are often flummoxed by the erratic weather of the hills of Darjeeling in West Bengal.

Within minutes, or a few kilometres, the facade of the sky changes from a clear blue to an ominous grey.

In some ways, the life of a Sherpa in Darjeeling is erratic like hill weather: given the dangers of their profession, a sustainable, happy life can become overshadowed with grief and loss within the span of just a few treacherous steps.

The Sherpas have been inseparable from the Himalayas in popular imagination, ever since the 1920s, when European mountaineers began to first scale the mountains. On climbing missions, Sherpas frequently suffer the loss of physical and mental faculties. Some lose their feet to frostbite, thus losing the means to continue their

profession. Others lose their mental balance due to traumas suffered during climbs, and retire early.

Paralysed physically and mentally, Sherpas who can no longer climb get no financial support.

Pemba Lamu Sherpa’s husband Dawa Wangchuk Sherpa was accompanying West Bengal mountaineer Chhanda Gayen on an expedition to Mount Kanchenjunga, Nepal, in 2014, when they got caught in an avalanche. When their bodies could not be found, they were declared dead.

Her neighbours claim Pemba Lamu Sherpa was offered a compensation of Rs 50,000, which she says she never actually received.

In contrast, according to some news reports following the tragedy, Gayen’s family was promised a sizeable compensation.

Most professional Sherpas today go for expeditions where there is a huge risk

to their lives, only so they can earn enough to ensure that their children receive a good education, and do not have to venture into this line of work. Young Sherpas are increasingly turning to convent education as a tool to escape this high-risk profession and find other means of livelihood.

But there are few other opportunities in Darjeeling.

Till date, the economy of Darjeeling, also known as the Queen of the Hills, primarily subsists on its tea gardens and on tourism, which gained primacy during the colonial era, when various Himalayan tribal groups began to migrate here in search of better livelihood.

In 1980s, the Gorkhaland Movement, or the demand for a separate administrative unit in Darjeeling, reached in its peak under the Gorkha National Liberation Front.

Sherpas, usually known to the world only as prolific mountaineering guides, too

Kukis demand separate state Newmai News Network Imphal | October 21

United People's Front (UPF) and Kuki National Organisation (KNO), two separate umbrella bodies of various Kuki insurgent groups, have reiterated its intent to carve out a separate Kuki state from the existing state of Manipur.

The outfits say the proposed state would comprise Sadar Hills, Chandel, Churachandpur and the "ancestral lands" of the Kuki/Zo people in Jiribam, Imphal Free Press daily newspaper said in a report.

According to UPF and KNO, the Kuki/Zo people include 23 tribes in Manipur. The Kukis are the third largest group in Manipur.

The second round of tripartite political talks between the two Kuki un-

derground groups and the Government of India and Government of Manipur was held in New Delhi on October 19, the report said.

A six-member delegation of UPF led by its spokesperson Aaron Kipgen and a seven-member delegation of KNO led by its negotiator Seilen Haokip took part in the talks chaired by Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary, Northeast.

It was also attended by, among others, AK Mishra, Director, IB, Colonel Amit from DGMI office and Colonel Vikram from DGMO office while P Doungel, ADGP (Int) represented the Government of Manipur.

A joint press statement of UPF and KNO signed by Calvin H, convener, UPF/ KNO said that as indicated in the ‘Outline of Political

Demand’ during the first round of talks held on June 15, 2016 at Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi, the outfits submitted the detailed document entitled "A case statement for a separate state for the Kuki/Zo people to the Government of India, according to the Imphal Free Press report.

The report further quoted the statement as saying that questions and clarifications sought by the Chairman, Joint Director, Northeast (IB), representatives of Director General of Military Intelligence, DGIM and Director General Military Operations, DGMO on the salient features of the document, and answers and response from the negotiator KNO, spokesperson UPF and convener UPF and KNO was the substance of the

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second round of talks.

The UPF/KNO convener said in the statement that the proposed new state would include the Sadar Hills, Chandel, Churachandpur and the ancestral lands of the Kuki/Zo people in Jiribam.

"The political dialogue was unconditional and within the framework of the Indian Constitution.

The Government of India would consider the memorandum submitted by UPF and KNO and accordingly invites the two entities for the next round of political dialogue," the newspaper paper quoted Calvin as saying in the statement.

Mani Sherpa lost his feet to frostbite on Mount Chomolhari, a mountain straddling the border between Tibet and Bhutan, in 1971. He says he received no compensation from anyone.

formed an ethnic tribal community demanding self-determination.

“There is not enough social and economic development in this area and among the community,” said Jamling Tenzing

Norgay Sherpa, son of the legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay. “So, if you manage to come after 100 years, you will find someone of the community is still working as guide for mountaineers.”

Protests staged in Assam over district status Guwahati, october 21 (iaNS): Hundreds of people blocked National Highway (NH)-37 on Friday against the Assam government's revoking its decision to create a South Kamrup district. Hundreds of people in Kamrup district's Chhaygaon area took to the streets and blocked movement of all vehicles, including ambulances. The protests have led to snapping of road communication between Western Assam districts and Guwahati city. Reacting to the agitation, Assam Director General of Police

(DGP) Mukesh Sahay appealed to the people not to take the law in their hands.

"If someone takes law in their hands, we are going to deal with strictly," the DGP said.The Assam cabinet had recently revoked the decision to create South and East Kamrup districts for lack of infrastructure. The former Congress-led government had announced creation of five districts -South Kamrup, East Kamrup, Charaideo, Biswanath and West Karbi Anglong.

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Whereas, the Government of Nagaland has constituted a One Man Inquiry Commission vide Notification NO.CON/LOR-3/2012 Dated 13th November 2015 called 'Wuzu Firing Incident Inquiry Commission' as provisioned under the subsection (1) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, (60 of 1952) with Shri Veprasa Nyekha, District & Sessions Judge (Retd.) as the single member Chairman.

On 16th July, 2015 while 46 Assam Rifles and 12 Para Commandos returned from Avankhung area under Meluri Sub-Division, Phek District after encounter with NSCN (K) cadres in which 2 (two) NSCN (K) cadres were killed and the dead bodies were being taken to Meluri Police Station for legal formalities and on the way near Wuzu village the village leaders of Wuzu, Old Phor and New Phor requested the dead body of SS Capt. Puhachu of Wuzu village to be handed over to them to which the Commander of the Security Forces refused after which incident of firing took place resulting in the death of two civilians both Class 7 (Seven) students namely — Tiizali, Son of Siikhaho of Phor village and Miss Aso, daughter of T. Yeteli of Wuzu village and injury to one woman Mrs. Vitsiirho Esther, Wife of Riitu of Wuzu village.

The Commission is to make an inquiry into the causes and source of firing which led to the death of two minor children and injury to one woman, the person/s responsible for firing and whether the incident could have been avoided.

Pursuant to the issue of Public Notice seeking Written Statements, the Commission has received 34 (Thirty Four) Written Statements so far.

No individual (s)/organisation (s)/public authority has sought further time for filing written statements. Hence, the stage for filing Written Statements remains closed.

Now those person(s)/ authorities who have filed Written Statements shall be at liberty to cross-examine the witness/witnesses who have filed written statements.

Accordingly, the Inquiry Commission invites any person (s)/authorities to give the list of witness/witnesses to whom they want to cross examine.

Fixing 11.11.2016 (Friday) at 11:00 AM for receiving the list of witness/witnesses for cross examination whose office is situated at the Circuit House, Dimapur.

Sd/- (K. NABEN) Secretary to the Wuzu Firing Incident Inquiry Commission Camp: Circuit House, Opposite Ancient Rajbari, Dimapur.

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RBI silent as card fraud gets bigger NPCI, Visa, MasterCard to jointly conduct investigation MuMbai, OctOber 21 (DNa MONey): While the Reserve bank of India (RBI) is keeping mum over the issue of a massive security breach of banks’ teller machines (ATMs), National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella organisation of retail payments, is closely working with all the 19 affected banks and Visa and MasterCard, to conduct a forensic investigation to find the root cause of the problem.

Banks believe that 3.2 million cards have been impacted but the number could go up as the consolidated data is still to be collated, say bankers.

According to NPCI, the genesis of the problem was when banks received complaints in September of cards being used in China and the US while the customers were in India.

Sources say that the data breach is believed to have

taken place from the processor of one of the private banks.

Of the total cards affected, 26 lakh are Visa and MasterCard put together, while the remaining 6 lakh cards are RuPay. Senior bankers say they are still to hear from the RBI on the issue, even after they apprised the central bank of the problems. But the RBI has yet to get back with any response. A questionnaire sent to RBI by DNA Money to know its measures to plug the holes has not elicited any response.

YES Bank said it has proactively undertaken a comprehensive review of its ATMs, adding that there is no evidence of any breach or compromise on YES Bank ATMs. NPCI said all three card networks -- RuPay, Visa and MasterCard have been working in a collaborative manner since September to plug the holes.

A P Hota, managing director and CEO of NPCI, which operates RuPay cards, said in a release, “The complaints of fraudulent withdrawal are limited to cards of 19 banks and 641 customers. The total amount involved is Rs 1.3 crore as reported by vari-

SBI advises customers to use own ATMs

ous affected banks to NPCI. Cards of all these complainants are related to other card schemes. There is no RuPay cardholder who had lodged any complaint for such fraudulent usage. All affected banks have been alerted by all card networks that a total card base of about 3.2 million could have been possibly compromised. Out of this 0.6 million are RuPay cards.”

Meanwhile, according to a senior official, State Bank of India (SBI) will issue an advisory to its customers not to use other banks’ ATMs until the security breach issue is completely sorted out. It is the only bank to say that about 6 lakh of its debit cards are impacted, which is 20% of the 3.2 million cards that are affected

of all the banks. However, all other affected banks refused to give number as to how many of their cards may have been compromised, barring Axis Bank which said it has about 1.6 crore debit cards and they have intimated a few lakh customers about the need to change their personal identity number (PIN).

A senior private bank official said, “We have intimated the RBI about the extent of the problem in our bank.”

ICICI Bank said, “We would like to inform that the possible breach of information of debit cards has taken place in the ATM network of another bank.

As a precautionary measure, the PINs of debit cards used at the ATMs of that

bank have been changed.

This has been done in order to protect our customers from any potential fraudulent transaction.”

They have asked the customers to change their PIN periodically to prevent any misuse.

HDFC Bank said in a statement that their systems detected a potential compromise of debit cards arising from usage at a nonHDFC Bank ATM network a few weeks ago. “We immediately notified customers who we knew had used a non-HDFC Bank ATM in the recent past to change (their) ATM PIN. We also advised them to use only HDFC Bank ATMs,” it said, adding that frequently changing ATM PINs will help prevent the misuse.

Reliance Jio free service offer jolt Trai orders scheme to be closed by Dec 3

MuMbai, OctOber 21 (FiNaNcial expreSS): Reliance Jio Infocomm’s welcome offer under which it is offering free connection and services to its subscribers will now end on December 3 against the earlier promised date of December 31. This was communicated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Thursday to the CEOs of incumbent operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Telenor. In a telex message to the CEOs of these companies, Trai said, “The revised offer of free services by RJIL has been limited to 90 days ie up to 03.12.2016 and, therefore is consistent with the guidelines on promotional offers.”

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tivity across network due to interconnection congestion and the quality of service parameters are not as per the benchmarks desired by the Jio management.”

The company has said that 75 calls are failing out of every 100 call attempts made.Clearly, the stage is set for more regulatory battles between the two sides.

The incumbent operators had jointly written to Trai on September 20 followed by a meeting with the chairman on September 30 where they complained that free services cannot exceed 90 days after filing the tariffs (Jio had filed the tariffs on September 5). While on the free offer Trai’s order many now seem confusing, on another front the incumbents have clearly lost. Trai has said that the tariff plans offered by Jio upon examination by it we4 woMen HeLPLIne

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In their joint representation as well as in the meeting with Trai chairman RS Sharma on September 30, the incumbents had made out a case that as per a tariff order of 2004, tariffs cannot be lower than the termination rate, which is 14 paise per minute. As per their contention based on this order, Jio cannot offer free voice services for life and charge only for data. Clearly, Trai has ruled against their interpretation of the order and allowed Jio to offer free voice services.

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New Delhi, OctOber 21 (pti): Fliers on major domestic routes will soon have to shell out more for flights to fund the government's regional connectivity scheme announced on Friday under which fares will be capped at Rs 2,500 for half of the seats in one-hour flights. The cap on fares would be reviewed periodically based on Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers and would also vary in tune with duration of a flight under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), which has been named 'UDAN'.

However, the government's move to impose a "very small" levy on every departure on major routes to fund the scheme seems to have not gone down well with many of the existing airlines as they feel that such a move could push the airfares higher and are of the view

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that there are other ways for funding the scheme.

The exact quantum of levy to be imposed would be decided in the coming days. A "first of its kind" in the world, UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) will be based on market mechanism as well as bidding for a minimum of 50 per cent seats in the participating airline's flight and the rest would be market-based pricing.

Helicopter services too can be part of the scheme.

The government expects the first flight under this scheme to take off in January. Charging a levy on profitable routes is likely to push the airfare for fliers.

Under the scheme, mainly aimed at connecting unserved and under-served airports, airfares would be capped at Rs 2,500 for half of the seats in flights travelling a distance of 476

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The malware-related security breach was reportedly detected in the non-SBI ATM network, following which the public sector lender blocked around six lakh debit cards.

An estimated 30,00,000-plus debit cards issued by various public or private banks are said to have been exposed to a potential risk of data breach.

The bank remains bullish in achieving a high growth in retail lending in Kolkata Circle during this festive season (October to December). "Our retail loan target during the festive season is Rs 1,000 crore. Last year the loan amount was around Rs 700 crore," Sengupta said.

The bank has been offering lower interest rates and zero processing fees on some of its retail products -- home loans, car loans, personal loans and education loans -- under its special financing scheme 'Hope Loans' during the festive season.

"For every loan sanctioned during this period, the bank will contribute a sum to selected NGOs working in the field of education, health, environment and shelter which will help a disadvantaged person's dreams come true," a statement said.

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KOlKata, OctOber 21 (iaNS): Following a cyber security breach in the country's banking system, India's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), has advised customers to use its own automatic teller machines (ATMs) for safe transactions and is looking to replace within ten days around six lakh debit cards which were blocked by it as a preventive measure, a senior SBI official said on Friday.

"We have set an internal target of seven to ten days for issuing the new debit cards to the customers whose cards have been blocked," said SBI Chief General Manager (Kolkata Circle) Partha Pratim Sengupta.

"We advise our customers to use SBI ATMs only at the moment for safe transactions," he said.

The lender on Wednesday said card network companies NPCI, Mastercard and Visa had informed various banks about a potential risk to some cards owing to a data breach.

"Accordingly, SBI has taken precautionary measures and blocked cards of certain customers identified by the networks. This is a proactive measure to protect our customers from any potential fraud once we came to know of some data breach outside our Bank," the bank said in a statement, adding that it was in the process of issuing new cards.

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ANDMSA Wokha unit supports ultimatum served to govt

WOKha, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Wokha unit of All Nagaland District Ministerial Service Association (ANDMSA) has strongly supported the 30day ultimatum served on the State government by ANDMSA central.

While reiterating the association’s three-point demand, ANDMSA Wokha unit lamented that district ministerial employees have been denied their due share in terms of promotional scope and financial benefits by the successive governments.

A press statement from the unit’s president Rubenthung Ngullie and

general secretary Renchio Humtsoe further stated that the district ministerial employees are the backbone of the government at the grassroots level who look after the thousands of records and accounts of the government and its employees, however, their work assignment and recruitment policy do not match with the pay and allowances and promotional scope given by the government.

In light of this, ANDMSA Wokha unit urged the government to look after the genuine demands served by the ANDMSA within 30 days.

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MBBS Seat Allocation: ENCSU seeks Governor’s intervention

DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) today submitted a representation to the Nagaland State Governor, PB Acharya on grievances faced by “backward tribes in general and eastern Nagas in particular.”

The ENCSU asked the Governor to intervene and look into the former’s demands regarding the NSEE-II Exam Result 2016 and allocation of MBBS seats. It requested the Governor to “give back” their “due share of 4 MBBS seats as the state government has failed miserably even after

a lapse of 85 days.”

Terming the selection process to MBBS and BDS seats as unfair under the State government over the past few years, the ENCSU said that the same anomalies have been detected even this year. “The result which was declared by the Department Of Technical Education on 15th July, 2016 vide No.DTE/ESTT2/12/2016-17/ failed to implement the Government policy on backward reservation by denying 4 MBBS seats to the students from deprived areas. Therefore, we seek an immediate review of the result and al-

location of the 4 MBBS to the BT candidates,” it demanded.

The ENCSU expressed surprise that the government “is not in a position to rectify errors committed by some officials of the department for their own vested interests.” It further alleged that the government and the department “violated their own assurance given to the ENCSU on 6th September, 2016 not to fill up 4 (four) MBBS seats till the cabinet decides on this matter.”

The ENCSU opposed the decision of the cabinet to allocate 4 BDS seats

as replacement against the 4 MBBS seats; and alleged that “there was deep rooted intention to deprive the BTs of MBBS seats.” “It is also a surprise to know that the department did not make known the 3 additional MBBS seats to the cabinet during its meeting,” the ENCSU said.

It said that the department advertised only the fourth additional MBBS seat, which was received after the cabinet meeting.

Therefore, the ENCSU demanded that the department “come out openly” about the status of the first 3 additional MBBS seats.

Global IDD Prevention Day observed AR ex-servicemen rally held in Dimapur DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day was observed in different parts of Nagaland on October 21.

At Northfield School in Kohima, Director, Health & Family Welfare, Dr. John Sweyievisa said that IDD is a global issue and October 21 has been marked to generate awareness and to continue working to prevent iodine deficiency disorder. He explained that iodine deficiency leads to abnormalities known as Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) which includes goitre, mental retardation, growth retardation etc.

Also during pregnancy, it leads to abortion, stillbirth or birth of mentally deficient baby.

Pointing out that the human body requires a daily supply of 150 micrograms of iodine which is to be obtained from the food one consumes, he advised the students to consume good quality iodised salt.

Once iodine deficiency is formed it becomes irreversible, he added.

Nagaland is placed in the sub-Himalayan region and studies have found that the region is in the iodine deficient zone; therefore, he encouraged the students to give importance to IDD and also to pass on the message to their family, friends, and neighbours.

Programme Officer, NIDDCP, Dr. Akuo Sorhie said that iodine is very important for the human body and that some of our vital organs need a daily dose of

iodine for it to function normally. She stated that 1/3 of the world population suffer from IDD and it is the main reason for mental disorder in the world. Dr. Akuo further explained that the simplest way to avoid IDD is to consume good quality iodised salt. She explained the various disorder caused by lack of iodine and how it affects a person. The only solution to prevent IDD is to maintain the required level of iodine in our body, she explained.

Principal, Northfield School, Jaison Jose said that the purpose of having such programme in the school was to enlighten the students on IDD and thanked the department for providing the opportunity to the students.

The day was also observed at Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Mokokchung to generate awareness on adequate use of iodine and to highlight the consequences of iodine deficiency.

Significance of the day was delivered by Dr. S.S. Akaba Longchar, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), who stressed on the importance of consuming iodised salt.

Health talk on different iodine deficiency disorders and demonstration of salt testing for iodine content in common salt was done

by Dr. Kibangkumba, Deputy CMO & District Nodal Officer for GIDD Mokokchung. He said Global IDD Prevention programme is one of the most successful programmes in India and it is reflected in the decrease

in incidence of the disorders. He also stressed on the role of ASHAs in this programme for salt testing and urine collection.

In Dimapur district, a programme was organised at CMO conference hall to observe the day under the theme ‘Eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders; Consume only Iodized Salt.’ Dr. Antoly Suu, Deputy CMO, Dimapur gave a presentation on the importance of iodine and iodine deficiency disorders. Chief Guest Dr. K. Vikato Kinimi, Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur also focused on the importance of iodine. He requested the salt stockists to sell only iodised salt to the people and everyone present in the programme to create awareness to the people.

At CHC Jalukie, the programme had Rosietho Ngouri, SDO (Civil) Jalukie as the guest of honour. Rosietho stressed that Iodine Deficiency Disorders are 100% preventable, thus it becomes utmost important for all public leaders to disseminate the right information and make people aware. He also highlighted the importance of iodine and requested all the representatives present to spread the information on importance of iodine, act as an agent to the people around.

In his keynote address, Dr. Ngangshimeren, CMO pointed out that iodine deficiency is considered the world’s single most significant cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation today.

to immediately investigate, book and award befitting punishment to the perpetrator(s). YAA called upon every sane person to condemn such heinous act stating nobody has the right to take another person’s life under any circumstance. Meanwhile, YAA conveyed solidarity to the family and prayed for the victim’s speedy recovery.

YTC president K Keozhih and joint secretary S Tsuyihba in a separate statement maintained

Meetings & AppointMents Training on water security plan Central Ground Water Board North Eastern Region Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, Government of India, is organizing one day training on ‘Water Security Plan of Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ on October 24 at the conference hall of Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Kohima. Secretary, Irrigation & Flood Control, Bendangkokba (IAS) will be the chief guest.

ANHTU emergency meeting The All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANHTU) will hold an emergency meeting with Hindi Teachers (CSS) of 2012 and 2013 batches on October 25, 11:00 am at HSSPK near Govt. High School, Burma Camp, Veterinary Colony, Dimapur. A press release from ANHTU Information Secretary, Waisemba has requested a minimum of five CSS Hindi Teacher representatives each from all the districts to attend the meeting without fail.

Wokha Bharat Scouts & Guides officials informed The officials of Nagaland State Bharat Scouts & Guides Association on tour will be reaching Wokha and will conduct joint meeting with the District Bharat Scouts & Guides Association on October 25, 9:00 am at the DC conference hall, Wokha. Therefore, all the Wokha District Bharat Scouts & Guides officials have been requested to attend the official meeting in full uniform.

Tuensang, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) has appealed to all the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to work together for the final and honourable solution acceptable to all. “The NPGs whose undying spirit for the self-determination of Nagas would be stronger and brighter if all the NPGs unitedly stand together for the common cause,” stated a press release from YTC president K Keozhih and joint secretary S Tsuyihbah. “The notion of equilibrium to arrive at a political consensus and broad based consultation with all section of the Nagas, and respecting the legitimate rights of all the stakeholders is the need of the hour,” it added.

“The Nagas after many decades of struggle for political aspiration to resolve the long protracted issue of Nagas for honourable solution, the principle of forgive and forget and the spirit of inclusion of all NPGs in the same board cutting across all sections of the Nagas is needed to achieve the peaceful solution once and for all.”

Bike recovered DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): UT-1, NSCN (IM) has recovered a red/black Bajaj Pulsar-220 bearing chassis number MD2A13EZ7FCG13358 and engine number DKZCFG49990. Therefore, CAO of UT-1, NSCN (IM) has directed the rightful owner to claim the vehicle by producing the original documents of the vehicle within seven days of this publication. For further details, call the CAO at 8731906020.

DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): GBs Union Dimapur has cautioned unofficial individuals, retired GBs and terminated GBs to immediately cease issuing residential certificates to the public. GBs Union Dimapur president MY Ngullie issued the directive while mentioning that it has been ascertained that certain individual posing as GB is performing illegal activities like an appointed GB in some colony. The union also appealed to the district administration to verify the authenticity of the GB certification issued.

GDRN/NNC (N/A) informs

Participants of the Assam Rifles ex-servicemen rally held in Dimapur on October 20.

DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): With an aim to reach out to veterans and continue to strengthen bond with them, 32 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North) and 6 Sector Assam Rifles conducted Assam Rifles ex-servicemen rally at its camp in Dimapur on October 20.

The rally provided the ex-servicemen an opportunity to resolve their grievances related to pensions, canteen facilities, medical and other related issues, informed a press release from Assam Rifles.

The event included stalls manned by representatives of the pension cell, record branch, pay and allowance office, Assam Rifles Ex-Servicemen Association (ARESA), State Bank of India, and ICICI Bank. In addition, stalls for Aadhaar Card, Postal Branch, Em-

that while the Nagas are striving for peace and pursuing for honourable solution, the intention of the assailant is to disrupt the peaceful existence of the Nagas.

The YTC appealed to the law enforcing agency to book the accused at the earliest and take immediate stringent action. Calling all the organizations and peace loving citizens to condemn such act, the council also prayed and wished for quick recovery of the victim from pain and trauma.

Bars, lounges asked to close by 10:00 pm DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The CAO of UT-1, NSCN (IM), Rangkamong Anar has informed all the bars and lounges in and around Dimapur to close businesses by 10:00 pm with immediate effect after publication of this press release.

ployment Forum, Canteen Smart Card and a Canteen outlet was also set up.

A medical camp was also held, where there were eye specialist, ENT specialist and dentist and free medicines were disbursed. A ‘General Grievance Cell’ was also established to address specific problems faced by AR exservicemen and grievances were registered.

Addressing the gathering, Deputy Inspector General, 6 Sector Assam Rifles said that the well being of ex-servicemen is of utmost significance for the Assam Rifles and assured that all measures to ensure the welfare of the ex-servicemen are being instituted. He also interacted with large number of ex-servicemen and assured the gathering that all issues highlighted by them will be taken up appropriately.

Meanwhile, chief guest Elizabeth, ADC Dimapur in her address lauded the AR for looking after the welfare of their jawans not only while they are in the service but also when they have retired.

She hoped that their efforts would benefit the brave veterans in resolving their problems and will further strengthen the bond within the organisation. She also said that the civil administration will extend full co-operation to the organisation in order to have better relation and conducive environment in Dimapur.

366 ex-servicemen and 364 dependents of the ex-servicemen of Dimapur and Peren attended the rally, where two Veer Naris and one battle casualty of Dimapur and Peren districts were also felicitated.

MOKOKchung, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): A support group called ‘Senthan Okho’ was formed on September 4, 2016. This group was formed by Lotha women who are married to other Naga tribes and ethnicities and residing in Mokokchung Town. The purpose is to establish solidarity, render mutual support and extend possible help to members in times of need besides strengthening its collective identity in relation to other relevant civil bodies.

To that effect, a team of office bearers were elected for a period of two years. They are President – Dr Eyingbeni, Vice President – Alilo, Secretary – Lireni, Assistant Secretary – Thechano, Finance Secretary – Thungbeni, and Treasurer – Mhabeni (Cipy). The Executive Committee is comprised of the office bearers, three Advisors, and six

First general meeting on November 19 Ward Representatives. The Advisors are Mhonlümi, Emilo and Chümthünglo. The Ward Representatives are Abeni – Dilong, Mhonyani – Artang, Longtsübeni – Kichutip, Zanthünglo – Mongsenbai, Mhonlümi – Sungkomen and Bentso – Majakong.

Senthan Okho president, Dr Eyingbeni in a press release informed that in this regard, a formal inaugural service followed by its first general meeting will be held on November 19, 10:00 am at Mokokchung Lotha Baptist Church. All Senthan Okho members have been encouraged to note the event and attend positively.

NBCC Women Department’s 12th triennial convention underway pughObOTO, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The 12th triennial convention of Nagaland Baptist Church Council Women Department began on October 21 under the theme ‘Oneness in Christ’. A three-day long event, the convention is being hosted by Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (SABAK) Women Department, Pughoboto.

In the inaugural service, introduction of the program was made by Visasieü Dolie, Women

YTC appeals to NPGs

GBs Union Dimapur informs

Organizations condemn attack on NNC (N/A) president ‘Senthan Okho’ formed in Mkg Tuensang, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Yimchungrü Akheru Arihako (YAA) and Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) have condemned the suspected assassination attempt on Kiumukam Yimchunger, president of NNC (N/A), by unidentified person(s) on October 18 in Dimapur.

In a press statement, YAA acting president T Solumba and general secretary L Akhang urged the law enforcing agencies

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Secretary, NBCC and Teli Sheqi, Women Secretary, SABAK welcomed the delegates on behalf of the host association.

Rev. Hotokhu Zhimomi, SABAK Executive Secretary in his greetings encouraged the women delegates by citing the example of two women from Pughoboto area who established a village and in which one of them became head of the village after her husband passed away. He also informed that SABAK has given license to five

women for pastoral ministry.

Avelu Ruho, ADC Pughoboto also conveyed greetings, where she pointed out that Naga society is divided and the only solution is to come together as one in Christ.

Dr. Joshua Lorin, Associate Professor, Oriental Theological Seminary, who delivered the message, emphasized on having the same mind in fulfilling oneness in Christ. He pointed out that Naga Christianity is going through intense

crises and therefore only oneness in Christ will save Naga Christianity again.

He also stressed on the importance of baptism on the Holy Spirit to have the same mind.

The other resource persons for the convention are Rev. Dr. Mar Pongener, Associate Professor, Clark Theological College, Juliet Shikhu, Pastor, Sumi Baptist Church Dimapur, Rev. Ellen Konyak Jamir, Assistant Professor, Oriental Theological Seminary, and Santi Keyho.

DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The GDRN/ NNC (Non-Accord) has informed all commercial establishments and HoDs in Nagaland that some groups are collecting taxes, seeking financial assistance, contribution, donation in its name in Dimapur and Kohima. Therefore, a press release from PRO, Naga Army, GDRN/NNC (N/A) has appealed to all commercial establishments and HoDs to make proper authentication of individual and to contact at the mobile number 9862234688 for necessary clarification before making any transaction or payment.

Kiphire observes Police Commemoration Day Kiphire, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): For the first time, Kiphire Police along with the rest of the country, observed the Police Commemoration Day in honour of the fallen police martyrs on October 21 at the unit Quarter Guard, Kiphire. SP Kiphire, Ben Longkumer gave a short exhortation where he highlighted the significance of the day and read out the list of the 473 police martyrs of the country. A befitting commemoration parade to respect, honour and remember the fallen martyrs was also presented by all the different components of the Nagaland Police.

NSCN (R) reinstates member DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The NSCN (Reformation) has reinstated one of its members Lt. Col. Yangpongse of United Sangtam region, who was terminated earlier on March 20. The Government of NSCN (R) reinstated Lt. Col. Yangpongse with the recommendation and request made by the region authority, according to a press release from MIP, NSCN (R). Therefore, the NSCN (R) has informed the general public and various agencies to cooperate with him in any works which were assigned to him.

Traders selling tobacco products informed KOhiMa, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): All traders/shop owners selling tobacco products under Kohima jurisdiction have been informed that the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) in collaboration with the District Tobacco Control Cell, Kohima has arranged signboards as decided in the meeting cum training held from August 24 to September 1, 2016. Therefore, all traders/ shop owners concerned have been directed to collect the signboards on payment of Rs 260 per signboard from the KMC office within October 31. A press release from KMC Administrator, Kovi Meyase stated that inspection will be undertaken with effect from November 1, 2016 and defaulters will be penalized.

ZBN office bearers elected peren, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): The Election Commission under the aegis of Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) conducted the election of Zeliangrong Baudi Nagaland (ZBN) for the tenure 20162019 during the ZBN’s general conference at Beisumpuikam Village, Peren from October 13 to 15. The new office bearers of ZBN are: President - Rangsam N. Hau; General Secretary - Meijiang Gonmei; Finance Secretary - Erangtalak; Speaker - Kichung Reme; Deputy Speaker - Haisui; Assembly Secretary - Kangzang Liegesi; and Auditor General - Hungzie.

‘The Miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ’ book released DiMapur, OcTOber 21 (Mexn): A book titled ‘The Miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ’ (Isor Jesus Christ laga asorit kam khan) written by Rev. Dr. N. Khashito Aye, Missionary to non-locals was officially released

by Dr. P. Nihoto Chishi, Chairman, National Peace Prayer Centre and Chief of Nihoto Village on October 16 at Baptist Church, Nihoto Village, Dimapur. A press release from the church

stated that during the progamme, Dr Chishi congratulated Rev. Dr. N. Khashito Aye for bringing out the book, which, he said is the need of the hour in the gospel ministry. In a brief introduction, Rev. K. Aye highlighted that the book was an outcome of his ministry to the non-Christian community in Dimapur. Rev. K. Aye also acknowledged his close friend Dr. P. Nihoto Chishi for sponsoring the book.

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The Untold Story of the First Atoms in the Universe Aaron Parsons

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hen our universe first blasted into existence with a Big Bang almost 14 billion years ago, it looked much different than it does today. Instead of planets, stars and galaxies, there was an inflating ball of hot plasma.

The universe cooled as it expanded, and over time the different ingredients of our universe froze out as temperatures plummeted. Quarks froze out first, then protons and neutrons, followed by electrons. Finally, after about 380,000 years, hydrogen – the first atoms – started to form.

Some of these atoms were pulled together into stars, where they fused into carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, iron and all of the other elements from which planets and life are built.

However, when our universe was about one billion years old, it appears that nine out of every 10 of those original hydrogen atoms were destroyed before they ever found their way into galaxies. Exactly when and how were those first atoms in the universe destroyed? Astronomers have puzzled over these questions for decades. I’m leading a new experiment – known as the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) – that we hope will help answer what happened.

With the formation of those first hydrogen atoms – each made of one negatively

charged electron and one positively charged proton – the universe entered a period cosmologists call the Dark Ages.

During this time, the universe quietly waited for clouds of hydrogen to obey the influence of gravity and collapse into the very first stars and galaxies. The ignition of the first stars marks the end of the Dark Ages and the beginning of our “Cosmic Dawn,” some 100 million years after the Big Bang. For the first time, our universe began shining with a light other than the afterglow of the Big Bang.

Leading up to our Cosmic Dawn, the entire universe was filled with hydrogen. However, starlight consists of photons with enough energy to split hydrogen apart, reionizing it back into protons and electrons. As more and more stars lit up, larger and larger holes of ionization got carved out of the primordial hydrogen clouds.

Other, more exotic objects also began forming inside galaxies. As stars exhausted their hydrogen fuel, they’d explode in spectacular supernovae.

Some stars left behind black holesthat devoured nearby stars and generated powerful x-ray jets. In the centers of galaxies, supermassive black holes were growing, with the masses of millions of suns.

These events injected huge amounts of energy into the surrounding hydrogen clouds, heating and ionizing them, until, as we look out today, we see that all of the intergalactic hydrogen has been

Exactly when and how were the original hydrogen atoms destroyed? A new telescope may provide an answer

destroyed – reionized into its component particles, protons and electrons.

We astronomers are still struggling to disentangle all of the complex processes that led to the formation of stars and galaxies and the simultaneous destruction of the universe’s hydrogen.

Using our most powerful optical telescopes, we are finding galaxies so far away that their light, emitted when the universe was only one billion years old, is just now getting to us. The glimpse we get of these galaxies in the final throes of reionization is as the last remnants of

intergalactic hydrogen are being burned away. Yet as we try to look deeper, the hydrogen itself confounds us. It absorbs the very starlight that we use to observe distant galaxies, acting as a blanketing fog that conceals the chaos behind it.

To solve this problem, my colleagues and I designed a new kind of telescope: an array of radio dishes that, instead of searching for distant galaxies, maps the intergalactic hydrogen itself throughout the process of being heated and reionized. Our Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array combines cutting-edge su-

percomputing hardware with low-cost antenna construction in a unique design that gives it both the sensitivity and precision to create what will be the largest maps in the universe.

HERA is sensitive to a specific kind of radio wave produced when the magnetic fields of the proton and electron inside of hydrogen switch their north-south polarity with respect to each other. Just as two oppositely aligned bar magnets attract each other and release energy in the process, the switching polarity of the electron and proton causes hydrogen to release a small

amount of energy. This hyperfine transition produces radio waves with a characteristic wavelength of 21 centimeters.

As a result of the continuing expansion of the universe since the Big Bang, 21-cm radio waves from intergalactic hydrogen have been stretched by different amounts, depending on how old the universe was when they were originally emitted. For example, when the universe was 770 million years old, it was eight times smaller than it is today. A 21-cm radio wave emitted by hydrogen at this time in the history of our universe would be stretched by a factor of eight on its way to us; we would see it with a wavelength of 168 cm. On the other hand, the same radio wave emitted when the universe was 940 million years old would be be stretched only by a factor of seven, appearing to us with a wavelength of 147 cm. By measuring the wavelength of the light, we can know exactly when and where in the universe it was emitted.

By mapping the sky at many wavelengths between 150 and 350 cm, HERA can produce a series of images from the early childhood of our universe. We will be able to watch step by step as the light of the first stars and galaxies destroys the clouds out of which they formed. We expect to see large clouds of hydrogen glowing with 21-cm emission, with dark pinpricks of ionization sprinkled in. As we move to parts of the universe that are

closer to us and where more time has elapsed, we should see larger and larger voids where 21-cm emission is missing, until finally, these voids swallow everything and the 21-cm signal that signifies the presence of hydrogen is gone.

Our HERA team was recently awarded US$9.5 million from the National Science Foundation. We’ll use the funds to construct a hexagonal array of 240 14-meter radio dishes in Karoo Radio Reserve of South Africa over the next three years. Our collaborators hail from 16 institutions from around the world. The plan is to work in parallel to conduct the observations that will be used to produce HERA’s groundbreaking results.

Observations with the new facilities in the next several years are poised to transform our understanding of the first stars, galaxies and black holes, and their role in driving reionization at the end of cosmic dawn. HERA’s observations of neutral hydrogen will provide unique insights into this formative period in our universe.

Indeed, in the early universe, 21-cm emission provides the only direct way to probe the complex interplay between the first luminous structures and their surroundings. To trace the story of the first atoms in the universe, stay tuned as HERA begins observing over the next few years.

Aaron Parsons is an Associate Professor of Astronomy University of California, Berkeley

Just call me Big onions from now on Go ahead, wear the Nury Vittachi

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henever my children express a low opinion of their parents, I remind them that author Dallas Clayton named his son Audio Science, actor Jason Lee called his child Pilot Inspektor, singer Frank Zappa called his son Moon Unit -- and that I have the legal right to change their names at any time (probably not true).

Worst of all, the singer Sting named his daughter Fuchsia. No, I don't know what he calls her for short. Yes, I can guess what the other children at school call her for short.

A reader sent me a news report about names. After a mayoral election in Romania had been won for years by a man

named Vasile Cepoi, a rival political faction fielded a candidate who they also named Vasile Cepoi -- and a third challenger also changed his name to Vasile Cepoi.

In the end, that election earlier this year saw Vasile Cepoi re-elected, Vasile Cepoi pipped to the post, and Vasile Cepoi humiliated by low support.

This gives me an idea. If everyone on Earth changed their name to Vasile Cepoi, we might all start acting like one big family. Cepoi apparently means "big onions" in Romanian, so that's kind of an ego-booster, right, guys?

That incident reminded me of the boxer George Foreman, who has five sons, all called George. (His daughter's name is Georgetta.) Important Note: I am NOT implying that Foreman has a ludicrously over-sized ego, because I would never say such a thing about a

man who can crush a metal garbage can with one hand, even though it's clearly true. On a practical basis, it must be hard for George to get the kids to do anything.

George: George, I told you to stop that!

George: I thought you meant George.

George: I'm not doing anything. George: It wasn't me, it was George. George: Did someone call me? And so on.

That, in turn, reminded me that the planet Uranus was originally called George. The guy who discovered it named it Georgium Sidius which is Latin for "George the Star". (I am not making this up.) I wish they'd kept the name, which is easier to grasp than the usual names for things in space, such as Corona Borealis, Epsilon, Tau Seti, Majoris, Twinkle and the like.

But going back to massive egos, did you know that all three of Michael Jack-

son's children are called Michael, including the girl? It sounds like a madeup story, and there IS a wonderful piece of literature with the same plot: Too Many Daves by Dr Seuss.

Worse than giving all your children the same name is giving your child the same name twice. In a column, I mentioned a real person named Ho Ho, commenting that she had one of the happiest real names ever. Reader Angela Sias responded: "Not if she is a girl."

I know there's a famous politician in Afghanistan called Abdullah Abdullah.

What if his middle name is also Abdullah?

Years ago, I met a guy in Hong Kong named So So-so. I was tempted to ask him how he was feeling, purely so that I could have the following conversation.

Me: "How are you feeling today, So Soso?" So So-so: "So-so."

Joining the dots Neena Bhandari

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he colours and lines of Aboriginal art in Australia’s outback take the author back to the deserts of her birthplace in Rajasthan In the grainy red sand, Anangu Aboriginal artist Sarah Dalby, 42, glides her fingers to draw a collection of symbols to demonstrate how the Aborigines have been passing knowledge about their land, culture and traditions from one generation to the next. It is a warm spring afternoon in Yulara, the resort town in Australia’s Red Centre desert, and I am in the town square for a 90-minute Maruku Arts dot painting workshop.

Dalby draws concentric circles, linking them with lines to depict a journey from one place to another. She then etches crescent-like shapes, representing men and women squatting on the ground, and envelopes them with more symbols that embody desert flora and fauna.

Symbolism, manifest in Aboriginal paintings, plays an important role in illustrating the Anangu’s (Aboriginal people from the western and central deserts of Australia) connectedness to the land and the life it supports. The bold patterned artworks tell a story, mostly an interpretation of Tjukurpa (the law and stories of ancestors) that the Aborigines have followed for more than 40,000 years, making this the oldest continuing culture in the world.

As Dalby carefully carves the symbols, the workshop coordinator Saha Joses explains their significance and trans-

Yulara, a resort town in Australia’s Red Centre desert, Anangu Aboriginal artist Sarah Dalby’s brush moves with the flair of a seasoned artist, creating symbols with geometric precision.

lates the words from Pitjatjantjara, the Anangu language.

Minyma (women) traditionally had piti (wooden bowl) in which they carried their babies and used the wana (digging stick) to protect themselves and collect mai wiru (bush tucker) such as kampurarpa (bush tomatoes), arnguli (plum), mangata (quandong), tjala (honey ants) and maku (witchetty grubs — the larvae of the Cossid Moth). Wati (men) carried a kali (boomerang), kulata (spears), miru (spear thrower), tjutinypa (club) to hunt malu (kangaroo), kalaya (emu) and other fauna.

Dalby’s eyes sparkle with

approval. Painting workshops such as this help bridge cultural and language barriers. Our group includes two women from Scotland, and a mother and son from Sydney.

Equipped with the knowledge of different symbols and Anangu tools, we move under an awning to a square table to paint our own cultural stories. There is a sense of excitement and trepidation. I read and re-read the sheet of Aboriginal graphic symbols with their meanings and scan the palette of acrylic paints (originally, the Aborigines sourced colours from local materials), easels, brushes and thin pen-

cil-sized sticks with a flattened tip, which we are told, can be used to paint the dots. My thoughts travel back in time to the Thar desert in Rajasthan.

Bold reds, blacks and yellows added a magical charm to the barren landscape of my birth.

I begin with a tali (sand dune), the most prominent feature of any desert, gradually trying to capture the magic and mystery, while losing myself in the intoxicating charm of the red earth.

I use iwara (travelling sign with a resting place or waterhole depicted with circles and straight lines) to illustrate my journey from the Thar to the

Red Centre desert. The kalaya tjina (emu tracks) could well be the Great Indian Bustard, and malu tjina (kangaroo tracks), the Indian Gazelle. I use the symbols of the bush tucker (the native flora and fauna used by the Aborigines for culinary and medicinal purposes) to illustrate sangari, the long needlelike fruit from Khejari (Prosopis cineraria) trees, kair (Capparis decidua), and kumatiya (Acacia Senegal), which are cooked into delicious dishes in western Rajasthan.

Dalby’s eyes are focused on her canvas fast filling with shades of blue, ochre, white, yellow. Her brush moves with the flair of a seasoned artist, creating symbols with geometric precision. Our eyes connect and her smile breaks into a grin. “Happy,” I ask. She replies, “Very happy.” She began painting as a little girl, fascinated by waterholes and sand dunes.

She loves to paint the story of Orion still chasing the seven sisters that make up the star cluster known as the Pleiades, in the constellation of Taurus.

For her, it is a celebration of the interconnectedness of all things on earth and in the sky.

Dalby is one of 800 artists who form the collective Maruku Arts, owned and operated by the Anangu. It endeavours to keep their culture alive for future generations and provides an important form of income for artists like Dalby living in remote communities.

As our paintings near completion, it is time to reflect and share our cultural stories. Dalby’s painting resembles an aerial view of the desert landscape and mine joins the dots from the land of my birth to my adopted country.

same thing every day!

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t usually begins with a single item—a perfect pair of pants, a particularly flattering sweater. My own thriving career of wearing the same clothes every day began about a decade ago in a dreary department store. I spotted a pair of chestnut loafers that felt more grown up than my customary Vans. I tried them on and never looked back; I’ve since ordered countless identical replacements on Amazon, with a graveyard of worn, discarded pairs in my bedroom as proof of my commitment.

After that initial, thrilling brush with monotony, I’ve become a monster of sartorial routine. I wear the same pair or two of jeans every day. When I inevitably destroy them a few times a year, I know exactly where to get the same pair again.

I own at least eight of the same V-neck T-shirt, my warmweather staple. When it gets cold, I turn to dark blue sweaters and pullovers. Why blue? I don’t know. But I have seven of them. I allow one spring jacket and one winter jacket. The loafers stick around all year, which I can admit is not ideal, but … boots? Nah. I can see how this behavior might seem compulsive or avoidant or simply lazy. I am also convinced it should be totally normal. Once you find clothes that fit properly, why not just stop there? Achievement unlocked. No one really cares enough to remember that you wore the same thing yesterday, especially if you look good wearing it.

It seems so clear! And when you think about it, I’m far from alone. My closet isn’t quite as monochromatic as Mark Zuckerberg’s, but it’s fair to say he sees things my way. I’ve looked around the office at Slate’s men—certainly not representative of all men, but men nevertheless—and noticed a persistent fondness for blue button-downs and suspiciously similar slacks each day. The president is with me, too, and there are Quora support threads for dark nights when I lose my nerve.

But perhaps the most heartening signal of all came from a fashion friend always quick to judge, who, told of my dilemma, offered some magic words: “You mean like … a uniform?”

A uniform. Yes, that. Here was a haute term for my pathology, and it unlocked a deep online archive of very smart women (and men) praising my habits. Every year, it seemed, the same fashion magazines dissected the virtues of building, accepting, loving, and reinventing your very own “uniforms”—a.k.a wearing the same thing every day. Who knew?

Emboldened, I called Kim Hastreiter, the beloved editor of Paper who I was told knew about such things. “You were told correctly,” she said. “I’ve worn a uniform for over 20 years.” She wrote a column years ago about her famous standard look (“loosely inspired by my all-time favorite uniform, the classic Mao suit”), in which designers like Dries Van Noten confessed to wearing their very own uniforms.

Hastreiter asked me how old I am. I told her 30. She went silent for a moment. “Usually younger people don’t wear uniforms,” she said. “It depends on the person of course. I was always dressing insane when I was young—I would never wear the same thing every day. But as you get a little older, you don’t want to dress like a Christmas tree.”

“Uniforms simplify everything,” she said. “If I were a man, I’d definitely be wearing a uniform, for sure.” For the less enlightened, she suggested starting with great pants that give you a shape you want. “It’s all about silhouette. That’s what a uniform is, it’s about silhouette. It’s about finding pants—if you’re a guy, or if you’re Hillary ... ” Hastreiter trailed off, then offered a timely assessment of Hillary Clinton’s uniform, perhaps the most famous of its kind. (Clinton, I learned, would really benefit from sticking to one style of pantsuit.) A great uniform, Hastreiter said, starts with one perfect item you love, elaborated upon until you’ve built it into your own personal Mao suit. And isn’t that what I had built, loafers up?

I did not mention that my “uniform” involves one-click Amazon orders and buying a new black T-shirt every time I’m in a mall with a Uniqlo, but spiritually, I think Hastreiter would approve. Her sage diagnosis that wardrobes dwindle as age ticks up and life intervenes seems like the clearest vindication I could receive. Some of us just give up our Christmas tree years a little earlier than others.

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Hard realities we can fight

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alaver not finished,” a friend from Zimbabwe used to say if he had something important on his mind but noticed that people were moving away from him. He is now dead and gone and still leaves behind unfinished palavers. I think this piece also deserves a ‘palaver not finished’ label. I have called it cultural theft some years ago. The activity that is rampant in Naga society today. I am compelled to return to it again because things have not gotten any better. Palaver not finished. Cultural theft is happening not just at the academic level; it is now happening at the level of our subsistence. To illustrate what cultural theft is, let me narrate an incident.

An American group was touring Nagaland. We met briefly at one of Kohima’s lodges. Their guide, a young non-Naga from a neighbouring state, stood in front of a row of photos of Nagas from Mon and Tuensang and rattled off information on the tribe as though he were a native! He rendered the whole thing with such aplomb that the tourists were satisfied and thanked him. The whole performance made a host of questions pop up inside me. Do our young people even have half the information that this man has on our people? To be a tourist guide armed with cultural information on

the Nagas was a job opening for many young Naga graduates. But it seems to be slipping from our hands without our awareness. That employment seems to be going to other states who are more smart at recognizing the value such knowledge can give them.

I don’t think it will be possible to stop others from peddling the information they have on our culture. But let us think up smarter ways that will make the native tourist guide more attractive

than the guide from outside the area.

Schools must include in their syllabus whole subjects on Naga Tribes, their distinct cultural practices, their costumes and the meanings behind them, tattoo patterns and symbols, food habits and agricultural systems, in brief, the world-view of each tribe in a format that is interesting and easily accessible for our students. The brochures given out

by the Department of Tourism do not have space to carry this information. In any case it is not the department’s responsibility. It is something that schools should teach punctiliously. We have had endless seminars on the crisis of Naga identity: including subjects on Naga culture is going to give our youngsters a clear picture of what their identity is.

I laud the SCERT’s efforts in creating a textbook on Naga Heritage which will introduce aspects of Naga culture into

the schools. They need all the support we can give.

Some days ago, a link to a tour being arranged by University of Cambridge to the Northeast received much flak. The tour was titled, “The tribes and wildlife of Assam and Nagaland.” The blurb outraged people who were angry that Naga tribes were classed with wildlife. At least one comment stated that there were

tour operators who were trying to promote Nagas as former cannibals.

How can we stop this kind of misinformation and continuing exploitation of the exoticization of the Nagas? We cannot. But we can counter it by making sure the right kind of information is dispensed to young Nagas so that they have all the facts right.

In the recent past I thought a forum to stop cultural theft would be the ideal answer. Not many of us have the foresight that the Khasis had in the nineties to protect their botanical wealth and their folklore from being patented by outsiders. I’m sure this is something still possible to organize. But in its absence, arming our children with education on our Naga history, and our rich traditions and, very importantly, imparting to them the sense that such education is a very precious legacy that they have inherited – this will itself be a guardian against cultural theft. They will then become the owners of their cultures, they will automatically shield it from wrong usage. In many cases, children are not getting cultural education from their parents in families where both parents are working and have no time. In any case, the patterns of our lives are too modernized today to have room for that.

The school is our best hope. Palaver not finished.

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5 Yoga asanas to strengthen your bones and maintain body posture

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steoporosis is a common disorder affecting people today. The ailment is a result of low calcium content in the body. In this case, bones become weak, brittle and very porous, so much so, in some cases they become compressible like a sponge.

People suffering from osteoporosis have more chances of developing fractures and breaks in the bones. Due to increasingly sedentary lifestyles, improper food habits and lack of care for the body, the health of the bones get affected.

While consuming calcium-rich foods helps, physical activities, specifically Yoga, are a great way to combat the problem. Many Yoga postures are known to strengthen the bones and joints, in addition to calming a distraught mind.

The areas of the body that are mostly affected by osteoporosis are hips, wrists and spine, affecting the posture and leading to distortions in the body structure.

Regular Yoga sessions have proved to be effective in strengthening the body, especially these areas.

Here are five Yoga postures that will help strengthen the bones and maintain the body posture.

UTAKATASANA oR chAiR PoSE * Stand straight with your feet slightly apart. With your palms facing downwards, stretch your hands to the front without bending your elbows. * Slowly bend your knees and push your pelvis down gently as if you are sitting in an imaginary chair. * To be comfortable and get a better feel of the pose, imagine reading a newspaper or typing on a laptop as you remain seated. * Make sure you keep your hands parallel to the ground. Sit straight and lengthen your spine and relax. Ensure that your knees don’t go beyond your toes and keep going down slowly. Sit down in Sukhasana (cross-legged posture). If you want, you may lie down on your back and relax.

URDhvA MUKhA SvANASANA oR UPWARD FAciNg Dog PoSE

TRiKoNASANA oR TRiANgLE PoSE * Stand straight with your feet apart at a distance of three and half to four feet.

Turn your right foot out by 90 degrees and left foot in by 15 degrees. * Align the centre of your right heel with the center of your left foot’s arch.

Make sure the weight of your body is equally balanced on both the feet and they are pressing the ground. * Inhale and exhale deeply as you bend your body to the right downward from the hips. Keep the waist straight allowing the left hand to go up in the air while moving the right to come down to the floor. Both the arms must be in a straight line. * Rest your right hand on the floor outside your right foot, or the shin or the ankle, whatever is convenient without affecting the sides of the waist. Stretch your left arm toward the ceiling, parallel to the shoulder tops. Ensure your body is bent sideways and not backward or forward. * As you inhale and exhale, come up, bring your arms down to your sides, and straighten your feet. Repeat the same on the other side.

SETUBANDhASANA oR BRiDgE PoSE * Lie on your back. Keep your feet hip distance apart on the floor and fold your knees. Knees and ankles must be in a straight line. * Palms facing down, keep your arms beside your body. Slowly lift your lower back, middle back and upper back off the floor while inhaling; gently roll in the shoulders; touch the chest and the chin but don’t bring the chin down, support your weight with your shoulders, arms and feet. Both the thighs must be parallel to each other and to the floor. * Breathe easily and hold the posture for a minute or two and exhale as you gently release the pose.

BhUjANgASANA oR coBRA PoSE

* Stand on all fours, with your knees directly below your hips and your hands slightly in front of your shoulders. * Spread your palms and turn your toes under. Exhale and push your knees away from the floor. * Now, lift your sitting bones toward the ceiling, and draw your inner legs up into your groin area from your ankles. * Downward-facing dog pose stretches the shoulders, hamstrings, arches, hands and calves. It strengthens and stretches the arms and legs.

* Lie on your stomach with forehead resting on the ground and your toes flat on the floor. Keep your legs together and allow your feet and heels to lightly touch each other. * Palm downwards, place your hands under your shoulders, keeping your elbows parallel and close to your torso. * Inhaling deeply, slowly lift your head, chest and abdomen while keeping your navel on the floor. * Pull your torso back and off the floor with the support of your hands. Curve your spine one vertebra at a time. * Even if it means bending elbows initially, keep your shoulders relaxed. Ensure that your feet are still close together. Breathing out, gently bring your abdomen, chest and head back to the floor.

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Reasoning in the midst of extreme criticisms

Arenjungla Kichu: I seriously don't like saying this but it has been getting into my head and I want to clear off my chest as well.

Something that really bothers me is the criticism and the judgment we pass to someone who tries to do something. Observation is different from a judgment and a criticism. I mean it is really okay to point things out and discuss about it but we really should not be selfish in our thoughts. I mean it’d be nice to think about the people we are criticizing and put ourselves in their shoes first as well.

Recently, a lot of criticisms were seen regarding some of our daily Newspaper focusing on the acknowledgement and the felicitation and many more. But was it really necessary?

May be it is but to what I see, they are just trying to earn some money. And is it wrong for a private company to earn some money? A company needs to pay its workers, they have to pay the taxes, they have to manage the company to run and they also need to increase the pay for their employees and of course, being business people, they would love some profit as well.

I have no idea about the amount of salary a journalist gets in our state but I believe it won’t be much being in a private sector. Of course, a lot of people would say, ‘They are not even doing their job, it’s only fair the pay is less” but then again, if the pay is so less, would you be interested in taking risk and do actual journalism?

I mean no offense to anyone but the journalism out here is kind of dry and pale but then again if we really dig deeper, the amount of pay and respect they might get is not worth taking all the risk to actually put journalism into function.

And to activate real journalism, people need to support them when they fight for truth, fight for justice but will you and me be with them or are we even mentally prepared to have their back?

And most importantly, people who want to share their acknowledgement and felicitation and what else, they are doing that because they love to do it. I mean if 50 people send, which one will the newspaper pick?

And if they deny posting it all, what other options does that person who wants to send it have? So, shouldn’t we be instead grateful that we are provided a mean to do something like that?

I personally do not want to see such on the newspaper but I think those families who send it have a different opinion from us. If we personally do not like it, let us not do it by our own understanding. I’m sure the newspaper company would not come forcing us to do it.

The same issue is happening with Naga’s music website, ‘Indihut’. I believe running a website is not a piece of cake. If only the website gets more successful, a handful amount of workers will be needed. And you would not want to sit in front of a computer your whole day for free! I see that these people are trying all they can to help Nagaland grow in Music so that one day there will be future in music for Nagas and may be the entire NE states. It is only starting out so it is easy to criticize and talk about money issues. They are not doing some charity but they are trying to help us out but at the same time, they need our help as well because no one has the luxury of throwing away their time and money for somebody else when we all are trying to look after ourselves in such a tough world. We cannot expect everything for free just because it is Nagaland, a state fully dependent on Govt.

We talk about and complain all the time how we are dependent on Govt. but are we even trying to break away from it? We cannot even see and support those people who have actually started something. I don’t know much about the rest of private sectors but I think we the general public is a little too quick in judging and criticizing someone’s small try and someone’s work!

I think it is time we learn to respect private sectors, understand it and appreciate it. Of course, I am not saying the private organization or the businessmen should fool the public but there is a limit to everything.

Sometimes it is not just them to blame, the bigger fault is in us.

If we are thinking about really progressing forward then it is time to stop being in the nutshell and rotate our entire life in finding a Govt. job and actually try to do something. And if we cannot do something then it is time we start supporting who are doing something so that slowly as the chain elongates, we can break out from this. We cannot just sit and complain and do nothing.

Or maybe, if we really want to complain, for the love of you and me, for the sake of you and me, let us please initiate something to get rid of these horrible roads that exist in the center and every corner of Nagaland! This is a serious issue. Not getting salary isn’t the only problem we have, so can we for once come together and do something about these roads? If there are any people with high authority reading this, please do not give a blind eye to this and please do something about the road condition! It is horrible no matter where we go and it is now annoying, irritating, frustrating and embarrassing! Every time we ride a vehicle, it spoils my mood and I honestly admit I am angry. I am getting tired of this and I am sure a lot of us are. There will be something we can do right?

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'This forest is like an old friend' : Tribal women fight for land ownership

RANAPUR, OctObeR 21 (thOms ON ReUteRs FOUNdAtiON): For the tribal women of Gunduribadi village, in India's Odisha state, an early morning patrol is essential to conserve their forest, but what they are protecting goes far beyond food security or even their livelihoods.

Four decades ago, logging and theft of commercial timber and bamboo had denuded hills, depleted groundwaters and dried up streams around Nayagarh district, forcing people to migrate in droves, said Arjun Pradhan, 70, headman of Gunduribadi village.

The crisis prompted the community to embark on a campaign to nurture their forest and restore the ecosystem, he said.

"What you see today as Nayagarh's democratic movement to sustain community forests resources and become self-reliant was born of necessity 40 years ago after six droughts in 10 years shattered its farm and forest-based livelihoods," Pradhan said.

Today, the revitalised ecosystem provides water all year round, with a stream irrigating small farms even in mid-summer, when pond floors dry and crack in many parts of India.

The conservation plan is so successful it has become a template for forestry across Odisha, Arjun Pradhan said.

Now the tribal women who

conserve the forest are fighting for legal ownership under India's 2006 Forest Rights Act (FRA) law, which recognises forest-dwellers' rights over their traditional lands and resources.

Government data shows that between early 2008 and July 2016, out of a total 4.2 million claims for titles filed under the FRA, only 1.6 million, or a third, were awarded.

Out of this figure, just 44,500 titles were given to communities or villages, out of a potential 170,000 villages.

Progress in implementing the law has been slow as India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, seeks land for industrial use and development projects, land experts said.

Across Nayagarh, a total of 850 villages protect around 100,000 hectares (247,105 acres) of forestland.

In 2015 Nayagarh's forest cover was 53 percent of its total geographical area, more than twice that of India's 21.3 percent.

In India, almost 150 million people in 170,000 villages live inside or on the fringes of forests, which they rely on for subsistence and income.

RICH BOUNTY There are just 27 households in Gunduribadi, owning barely a hectare (2.4 acres) of land each. But as rain falls on farms in the foothills of the village, it carries nutrient-rich hu-

fully to nurture the forest.

"We never pull out the entire root but carefully cut out a portion and leave the remaining root beneath the soil to regrow," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The wild food includes bamboo shoots rich in protein, wild mushrooms, spine gourds and bean vines that proliferate on sturdy trees, as well as iron-rich spinach that wards off anaemia, a major health concern for rural women and children.

While the women also obtain wood for fuel from the forest, they never chop the trees for firewood.

"On our morning patrol we break off dry branches and carry them home," said Kama Pradhan, 35. "But we are selective, we know which species of wood does not give out harmful smoke."

Women vigilantes apprehend a timber thief. Village councils strictly monitor the felling of trees in Odisha’s forests, and permission to remove timber is only granted to families with urgent needs for housing material or funeral pyres. (IPS Photo)

mus from the forest, enriching the soil and adding to the bounty of crops and wild food.

The soil is so packed with nutrients that each hectare provides around 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) of rice each harvest, three times more than on farms near unprotected forests, locals say.

The forest also provides a range of seasonal food for local

families, as well as extra income from medicinal plants that can be sold at market.

"This forest is like an old friend that never fails to help us cope during droughts and bad crop years, saving us from starvation and [the need for] migration," Dami Nayak, a local woman aged 80, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Another woman living in Gunduribadi, Janha Pradhan holds out a small harvest of sweet tuber, known locally as "pichuli", which she collected on her morning patrol.

For the 44-year-old widow on a meagre income, these wild yams are more nutritious than potatoes - and cost nothing.

Such food is harvested care-

VILLAGE RULES Conservation is based on simple yet binding rules set by the village council, which permits villagers to collect dry shrub fuelwood, fodder and edible products sustainably, based on need.

Felling trees - usually for rebuilding houses, or for weddings or funeral pyres - needs permission, and taking axes into the forests is banned.

Over the years, the plan has entailed sacrifices: as forests regenerated, goats were sold

and banned for 10 years to stop them nibbling green shoots.

The twice-daily meals of rice were cooked once to reduce fuelwood and let forests grow.

A community policing system was introduced. Known as "thengapali", it entails members of four families passing on the duty of forest patrol to four other families by placing sticks outside their homes at night.

Gunduribadi's patrols say they are protecting benefits that are key to the future survival and wellbeing of the community.

Despite protecting the forest with their lives - sometimes literally, when confrontations with gangs plundering timber or babmboo risk turning violent - most forest-dwelling communities lack legal recognition of land ownership.

Activists say collective rights have been sidelined and that millions of forest-dwellers are still struggling with the complicated process of registering claims.

They say that a 2015 law that outlines a framework for the use of compensatory afforestation funds shuts village councils out of the planning and implementation of afforestation.

This will not only encourage the exploitation of community land, they say, but destroy the bio-diverse and climate-resilient forests that communities like Gunduribadi survive on.

Gandhi must resign BSF jawan injured as Pak violates ceasefire Varun on moral grounds, says JD-U

Stop terror for success in talks, Mehbooba to Pak

sRiNAgAR, OctObeR 21 (Pti): Pakistan will have to stop cross- border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir for any dialogue with India to be successful, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today while underlining that talks were not possible in the prevailing situation which has "deteriorated".

At the same time, she said she remained hopeful about resumption of talks between India and Pakistan as Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to carry forward Atal Bihari Vajpayees policy.

Mehbooba said Pakistan has a huge role in establishing peace in the region and it has to stop supporting the militancy.

"This is not a hidden thing that infiltration takes place and encounters happen on borders.

Pakistan has a role to see that infiltration does not take place

An Indian army soldier stands guard on a road on the outskirts of Srinagar, October 3, 2016. (REUTERS)

JAmmU, OctObeR 21 (Pti): A BSF jawan was today injured as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the LoC in Rajouri and the International Border in Kathua district, prompting the Indian forces to retaliate strongly.

BSF troops had yesterday foiled a major infiltration bid in the same area by a group of six militants.

"Pakistani soldiers resorted toindiscriminate firing from 1240

hours on the Indian Army posts along the Line of Control in Rajourisector," a defence spokesman said. "The Indian Army is responding strongly. The exchange is going on," he said.

A BSF officer said, "Pakistani Rangers resorted small arms firing on a forward border out post(BoP) along IB in Bobiya area of Hiranagar sector of Kathua district from 0945 hours today."

"BSF troops guarding the bor-

derline took positions and retaliated, resulting in the exchange which continued for over 15 minutes," he said, adding one BSF jawan was injured in the firing.

According to unconfirmed reports, a Pakistani ranger was either injured or killed in retaliatory action.

Pakistani troops used small arms, automatic weapons and 82 mm mortars bombs to target Indian positions, he said. With

and there is no support to the militancy," she told reporters on the sidelines of a function to commemorate the Police Martyrs at Zewan, 14 kms from here.

"When the graph of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir comes down, there would be more opportunities for the two countries to talk. Those talks will then be successful," she added.

Mehbooba recalled that during Vajpayees tenure, Pakistan had said it will not allow its land to be used for anti-India activities and there was ceasefire on the borders, militancy was down and there was less infiltration.

"But, unfortunately that process did not move forward," she said.

"Our Prime Minister went there (Pakistan). Now they have to repeat the promise of (then Pakistan President) Pervez

this, the number of ceasefire violations along the IB and the LoC in the state after surgical strikes by the Indian Army in PoK has risen to 31.

Indian and Pakistani forces are exchanging fire for past four days in the sector. Pakistani troops have violated ceasefire five times in past four days.

Pakistani troops had yesterday heavily shelled areas in Bhimber Gali sector along the

Musharraf to not support the militancy in J&K and help in creating a conducive atmosphere for dialogue," she said.

Noting that Pakistan was itself facing terrorism, Mehbooba said the country has ensure that its soil is not used for anti-India activities.

"Thousands of people have been killed there in terror acts in hospitals, markets, schools and colleges," she said, adding, "if we can create a conducive atmosphere, then a way can be found."

The Chief Minister emphasised that her state has an interest "as the biggest impact of a tussle between India and Pakistan" is on it.

"Unfortunately, the situation has deteriorated over the last few months and to talk about dialogue in such a situation is not possible, she said.

LoC in Rajouri district.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Army said Pakistani and Indian troops today exchanged fire across the working boundary.

It said the exchange took place in Shakargarh sector in Punjab province. "No loss of life or property has been reported so far," a Pakistani military statement said. The exchange of fire started at 9 AM and continued for half an hour, it said.

NeW deLhi, OctObeR 21 (iANs): The Janata DalUnited (JD-U) on Friday demanded the resignation of BJP MP Varun Gandhi over allegations that he was "honeytrapped and compromised" by defence middleman Abhishek Verma. "Varun Gandhi should resign from Lok Sabha on moral grounds," JD-U said in an official statement on twitter. "Even Advaniji had resigned his seat when he faced accusation in hawala case," it added, a day after Swaraj Abhiyan leaders released a letter written by US-based lawyer C. Edmonds Allen to the PMO alleging that Gandhi was "honey trapped" into leaking defence secrets. Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "maintaining double standards" over the issue of nationalism, the JD-U said, "Is this the new model of BJP, where top secret information on country's defence is exchanged for sexual favours?" Targetting Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, JD-U said, "BJP preaches to all about Bhartiya sanskriti (Indian culture), which is imparted within family first." "Does Maneka Gandhi approve this conduct of her son?" it asked.

Gandhi, Lok Sabha member from Sultanpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, has denied the allegations as baseless.

Signature campaign against Uniform Civil Code

hydeRAbAd, OctObeR 21 (iANs): A signature campaign by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board against the Uniform Civil Code gathered pact on Friday with thousands of Muslims in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh signing it. Muslim families signed the forms prescribed by AIMPB, opposing any move to interfere with Sharia or Islamic laws. The forms were distributed at all the mosques during Friday prayers. Responding to appeals by imams and Muslim groups, people took home the forms, signed them along with family members and submitted them to the respective mosques. Each form can be signed by eight adult family members along with their names and addresses. The filled-in and signed forms will be forwarded to AIMPB, which propose to submit them to the President and the Law Commission. AIMPB, the apex body of Indian Muslims comprising organisations representing all schools of Islamic thought, has taken up the signature campaign while boycotting the questionnaire sent by the Law Commission. It argues that the questionnaire is heavily loaded in favour of Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

Six more birds die in Indian doctor accused of crimes becomes president of World Medical Association Delhi, killer strain is H5N8 NeW deLhi, OctObeR 21 (ReUteRs): The World Medical Association (WMA), the top medical-ethics body, on Friday installed an Indian doctor facing corruption charges as its president, despite controversy surrounding his appointment while legal cases are pending.

A statement released by the WMA said Dr. Ketan Desai delivered his inaugural speech as president on Friday at the association's annual assembly in Taiwan. He will serve in the position for 2016/17.

Desai has faced conspiracy and corruption allegations since he was first selected in 2009 as a future president of the WMA. Desai has denied any wrongdoing in connection with the pending cases. He did not respond to questions from Reuters sent via email.

When Reuters asked the WMA this week for an update on Desai's legal situation, spokesman Nigel Duncan said the association had nothing more to say.

"I don't think there's anything we want to add to what we have already said," Duncan said. He did not answer questions about Desai's legal cases or what the ethics body had been told about them in recent months.

In one case filed in New Delhi in 2010, Desai faces charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy

Ketan Desai, the former president of the Medical Council of India, walks after his hearing at a courthouse in Lucknow. (REUTERS/File Photo)

for allegedly being involved in a conspiracy to obtain a bribe of 20 million rupees ($450,000 at the time) from a medical college. In return, investigators allege Desai helped the school get permission from the Medical Council to add more students. When contacted last year, the college, which is not a defendant in the case, declined to comment.

Desai was jailed that year and his inauguration as the WMA president was suspended. He was later released on bail. In 2013, the WMA decided to lift the suspension after receiving assurances from the Indian Medical Association, which Desai once headed.

The Indian Medical Association did not respond to queries from Reuters this week.

A Reuters investigation published in July last year showed that the Indian Medical Association had incorrectly told the WMA that charges against Desai had been withdrawn. Representatives of major doctors organizations accepted the information as fact.

The Indian Medical Association said last year that it never misled the WMA. The WMA had said it took questions raised in the Reuters article "very seriously" and would look into them. Later, in October 2015, the WMA upheld its deci-

sion to appoint Desai as president, without giving reasons.

A source at India's Central Bureau of Investigation said this week that the New Delhi case was still active though it was on hold due to a pending appeal in the Supreme Court. The source said Desai still needs to appear before the district court judge during hearings.

A court document dated Aug. 3 shows Desai, a urologist by training, submitted an application to seek an exemption from a personal appearance in court that day due to an illness. The next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4.

Proceedings in a separate case, alleging Desai was involved in a conspiracy to have the Medical Council of India allow a private medical school to add more students, were put on hold last year by a district court in northern Uttar Pradesh state until investigators obtain government permission to prosecute. Desai's counsel in the case, Purnendu Chakravarti, said this week there was no change in the status of the case.

Based in France, the WMA sets ethical standards for physicians worldwide and represents millions of doctors. Known for its pioneering work in ethics, its members include the American Medical Association and the British Medical Association.

NeW deLhi, OctObeR 21 (iANs): Six more birds died at the now shut Deer Park here on Friday, taking the total reported death count of migratory birds in the capital due to bird flu to 24.

The central lab in Bhopal meanwhile confirmed that the virus strain found in the initial sample of birds was H5N8, which does not pose as much risk to humans as H5N1, Delhi Animal Husbandry Minister Gopal Rai said.

A sample of eight birds was first sent to the regional lab in Jalandhar and later to the central lab in Bhopal. The initial reports said H5 virus was found in three of the birds. The Delhi government received the final report on Thursday evening.

"The H5N1 is the most dangerous strain, which we were fearing... But the final report has concluded that it is H5N8 virus," Rai said.

"We talked to medical experts and they said that while H5N1 has been found to infect humans, no such reports have come regarding H5N8. So people of Delhi need not panic," the minister added.

Rai's remarks came after he held a meeting with experts from Bhopal and Bareily central labs. Earlier, Rai visited the Ghazipur poultry market to take stock of the situation. Rai said that no indication of avian virus infection had been found in the 2.2 lakh chickens that arrived in the market since morning.

However, as a precaution, it has been made mandatory for trucks entering the

market to have medical certificate from Saturday. "The vehicle owners will have to get a certificate about the medical fitness of the poultry they carry to the Ghazipur market from the place of origin," Rai said.

"While we will let them off with a warning on Saturday, but from Sunday onward these vehicles will not be allowed to enter the market without the certificate."

Rai has also set up a 15-member monitoring committee to enforce these measures at the market.

On Thursday, the Delhi government had set up a 23-member committee to coordinate work among various departments and to probe the reasons behind the bird deaths since last week.

"Also, we have decided to build a medicated subway at the entry gate in the market which will have medicines mixed with water. Every truck entering the market will have to pass through this water which will help in preventing the infection from spreading," Rai said. On Thursday, the government had taken 50 samples from birds in the zoo, various bird sanctuaries and poultry markets in the city and sent them to labs for analysis.

Both the Delhi zoo and the Deer Park will remain shut until normalcy returns.

The first deaths of two migratory birds were reported on October 14 in the Delhi Zoo, where six more birds were found dead the next day. One more bird each died on October 17 and 19. On Thurday, eight more birds had died in the city.

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Vatican & China in final push for elusive deal on bishops ROME/HONG KONG/ BEIJING, OctOBER 21 (REutERs): Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month in Rome in an effort to finalise a deal on the ordination of bishops on the mainland, a move aimed at ending a longstanding dispute, according to Catholic Church sources familiar with the negotiations.

The Church sources also told Reuters that China is preparing to ordain at least two new bishops before the end of the year and these appointments would have the blessing of the Vatican. A person with ties to the leadership in Beijing confirmed that these ordinations would go ahead.

For more than six decades, China’s ruling Communist Party has strongly opposed Rome’s right to ordain Chinese bishops in a bitter contest for authority over as many as 10 million Catholics on the mainland. Bishops, priests and lay Catholics loyal to Rome have faced persecution, which has sparked scepticism over the détente in some Catholic quarters.

In yet a further sign of progress, the Vatican has reached a decision to recognise at least four Chinese bishops who were appointed by Beijing without the consent of the pope and so are considered illegitimate by the Holy See, according to Catholic Church sources and others briefed on the talks. The decision follows a breakthrough meeting in mid-August in Beijing between the Vatican representatives to talks with China and several of these bishops.

For the Vatican, an agreement on the ordina-

tion of bishops is important because it would lessen the possibility of a formal split within the Catholic Church in China, which is divided between a community that follows the state-sanctioned Catholic hierarchy and an “underground” community that swears allegiance only to the pope in Rome. A deal on the ordination of bishops would help to unite these two communities, say Catholic Church and Vatican sources.

An agreement “would definitely remove the risk of a schism (within the Church in China), which for sixty years has been a potential threat,” said Elisa Giunipero, a researcher at the Catholic University of Milan who has studied the history of the Catholic Church in China for 20 years.

PRIORITY FOR POPE FRANCIS The latest developments are part of behindthe-scenes negotiations that have been driven by Pope Francis. A deal on the ordination of bishops would be a major leap forward in efforts to bridge a decades-old rift between the Chinese Communist Party and the Vatican.

Since becoming leader of the Catholic Church in March 2013, Francis has made it a priority to chart a new course in the Vatican’s contentious relationship with China. Reuters reported in July that Francis had sought to meet President Xi Jinping during a 2014 trip to New York in an effort to smooth the way to talks, and that a joint working group had been set up earlier this year in April to hammer out a deal on the bishops. The issue of full

bishop of Chengde in Hebei province near Beijing; Yue Fusheng, the bishop of Harbin in the northern Heilongjiang province; and Tu Shihua, the bishop of Puqi in Hunan province.

In total, there are eight bishops whom the Vatican has refused to recognise.

Of the remaining four, two have children or girlfriends and the other two head dioceses where there is already an existing bishop who has been approved by the Vatican, according to Catholic sources.

During the August meeting in Beijing, the sides agreed on the principles that would govern the appointment of new bishops, say people with knowledge of the talks. According to a draft agreement, new Chinese bishops will be chosen by local clergy, with the pope making the final appointment. The pontiff can veto a candidate, for inBelievers take part in a weekend mass at an underground Catholic church in Tianjin. (REUTERS/File Photo) stance on ethical grounds, diplomatic relations is not nese Catholic Bishops’ currently vacant, while a ture by China, which had provided the Vatican prescurrently on the table.

Conference. similar number are led by previously barred contact ents evidence supporting A deputy spokesperThe Assembly last met aging bishops who are 75 or between the bishops and such a decision to Beijing. son for the Vatican, Paloma six years ago when tensions older. Three people famil- Vatican representatives.

Garcia Ovejero, said the were high between Beijing iar with the negotiations The meeting, the sources OBSTACLES REMAIN For the Vatican, which is Holy See had no comment and the Vatican over Chi- said the talks about the ap- said, paved the way for Vatin response to questions na’s appointment of new pointment of the new bish- ican recognition of some of the only Western state that doesn’t have diplomatic from Reuters. The Chinese bishops without papal con- ops were focused on the di- these bishops. foreign ministry didn’t re- sent. The Vatican retaliated oceses of Changzhi, in the One of the bishops who ties with Beijing, further spond to questions. by excommunicating three northern Shanxi province, met the Vatican delegation détente with China followVatican officials would of these bishops in 2011 and Chengdu, the capital of was Joseph Ma Yinglin, the ing a deal on the bishops like to see the appointment and 2012. the southwestern Sichuan bishop of Kunming in Yun- could make life easier for of the bishops before ChiNow, the Vatican is anx- province. Separately, a per- nan province, according Christians on the mainland na’s Ninth National Assem- ious to conclude a deal on son with ties to the leader- to Catholic sources. Ma is who have suffered decades bly of Catholic Representa- the ordination of bishops ship in Beijing said that the president of the Chinese of persecution at the hands tives, which is expected to to head off another show- new bishops would be or- Catholic Bishops’ Confer- of the Chinese authorities. convene in December, ac- down with Beijing and to dained in Chengdu and the ence and vice-chairman For Beijing, better relations cording to Catholic sourc- forestall a schism among city of Xichang, in Sichuan. of the Chinese Catholic with the Holy See could es. The Assembly is the China’s Catholics, the It was during the last Patriotic Association. Both improve its international highest authority govern- Church sources say. round of talks in Beijing institutions answer to the standing and ultimately ing the church in China in August that the Vatican Chinese Communist Party pry the Vatican away from and appoints the heads of POSITIVE GESTURE delegates were permit- and are not recognised by the self-governing island of Taiwan, which China views the most important stateThe ordination of new ted to meet with several the Vatican. backed Catholic institu- bishops in China is also of the bishops whom the Along with Ma, the as a renegade province.

In some quarters of the tions on the mainland – the pressing because some 30 pope does not recognise. other three bishops whom Chinese Catholic Patriotic of the more than 100 dio- Catholic sources say they the Vatican is set to rec- Catholic Church, including Association and the Chi- ceses on the mainland are view this as a positive ges- ognise are Guo Jincai, the among the underground

Whole grain may reduce New Zealand cancels meeting with Hong Kong risk of heart disease democracy advocates on ‘diplomatic’ concerns

NEw YORK, OctOBER 21 (IaNs): Whole grain diet may help to significantly lower the risk of heart disease in overweight and obese adults who are under the age of 50, finds a new study. The findings, published in the Journal of Nutrition suggested that whole grains can be a key regulator of blood pressure and could provide an effective nutritional strategy to reduce cardiovascular-related deaths and disorders. “Heart disease and strokes are a leading cause of death. This research shows that eating whole grains reduces the risk of heart disease,” Director of Metabolic Translational Research Center John Kirwan said. In the study, a group of 33 overweight and obese adults followed a whole grain diet (intervention) or a refined grain diet (control) for two eight-week periods.

The diets were exactly the same, except for their content of whole grains or refined grains. At the beginning and end of each diet period, participants spent three days undergoing metabolic testing in a clinical research setting.

Participants taking antihypertensive medication were instructed to maintain medication usage throughout the study. While on the whole grain diet, participants saw a three-fold improvement in diastolic blood pressure (the lowest pressure when your heart relaxes between beats) compared to the refined grain diet. This improvement equates to reducing the risk of death from heart disease by almost one-third and the risk of death from a stroke by two-fifths. “This level of control can only be performed for small numbers and provides the essential empirical data that cannot be obtained from large observational studies. These evidence-based data demonstrate the effect of diet on cardiovascular disease outcomes, particularly diastolic blood pressure,” Kirwan added.

wELLINGtON, OctOBER 21 (REutERs): New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English cancelled a meeting with two senior Hong Kong democracy supporters this week on advice from his foreign office, he said on Friday, underscoring a delicate relationship with Communist Party-ruled China.

English said in an emailed statement that he cancelled the meeting with former Hong Kong legislator Martin Lee and former colonial chief secretary Anson Chan on the eve of the appointment after he was advised it was “diplomatically sensitive”.

New Zealand has been more careful recently than neighbour Australia not to offend China as both Pacific countries jostle for export opportunities in the Asian giant.

“This is the first time it’s happened to me like this, a meeting was cancelled at the last minute,” Lee told Reuters.

The former British colony of Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formula which guarantees it freedoms not enjoyed on the mainland.

Street protests calling for full democracy for Hong Kong in 2014 presented Beijing with one of its biggest political challenges in decades. Dozens of pro-Beijing

lawmakers walked out of the Hong Kong legislature on Wednesday to prevent the swearing-in of two pro-independence activists, setting the scene for a new constitutional crisis.

Lee has for decades campaigned for democracy for Hong Kong. Chan has said China should trust Hong Kong people to pick their own leader.

China became New Zealand’s largest trading partner after a Free Trade Agreement in 2008, making New Zealand the first western country to sign such a deal.

Exports to China amounted to NZ$12.1 billion ($8.67 billion) in the year to June, which equates to 17 percent of New Zealand’s exports.

English, who advised Lee and Chan of the cancellation by email, said that it was “not uncommon” for the Foreign Affairs Minister to advise on meetings with overseas visitors.

The Foreign Affairs office did not reply to a request for comment on its advice.

There were strains in the two countries’ relationship earlier this month when China rebuked New Zealand’s defence minister at the opening of a high-profile security forum in Beijing, criticising his stance on tension in the disputed South China Sea.

Central African Republic is worst country in the world for young people: study reveals LONDON, OctOBER 21 (tHOMsON REutERs FOuNDatION): Little or no access to education and healthcare, poor job prospects and low participation levels in politics make the Central African Republic the worst country in the world to be a young person, an index by a group representing Commonwealth countries showed.

Central African Republic has been plagued by inter-religious violence since 2013 when the mainly Muslim Seleka militia seized power, prompting reprisals from Christian anti-Balaka forces.

Despite a February election touted as a step toward reconciliation, violence is still frequent.

The index released by the Commonwealth Secretariat on Friday ranked 183 nations on employment, education, health and other prospects for people aged between 15 and 29.

Sub-Saharan Africa continued to have the lowest levels of youth development in the world, despite

A general view shows part of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, February 16, 2016. Picture taken on February 16, 2016. (REUTERS)

significant progress in the last five years, the index showed.

The 10 countries that score lowest on the index are all from sub-Saharan Africa – the only region where the size of its youth population has not peaked.

According to U.N. estimates, the number of youths globally will rise to

2 billion by 2060 from 1.8 billion in 2015, with most of that growth expected to in sub-Saharan Africa.

“While increases in civic and political participation – though voting or protests for example – in the region are encouraging, they will only get young people so far without corresponding improvements in

access to health and education,” said Abhik Sen, one of the report’s authors.

“Deep inequalities in levels of youth development persist among countries worldwide,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a phone interview.

In North American and European countries, for ex-

ample, nearly 100 percent of young people can read and write, compared with less than 40 percent in Niger and South Sudan.

Germany topped the index for youth development, followed by Denmark, Australia, Switzerland and Britain.

The report found that youth unemployment was a growing concern with young people at least twice as likely as adults to be jobless worldwide.

Matthew Hobson, a World Bank expert on social protection, said in the report that “global growth and poverty reduction over the next 20 years will be driven by today’s young people, yet many of them struggle to find productive employment.”

Sudanese billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim said within three generations, 41 percent of the world’s youth will be Africans.

“That is a wonderful resource for our continent if it is skilled and employed,” he said in the report.

community in China, there is concern over a deal between the Vatican and Beijing. That’s especially the case in Hong Kong, where local missions and clergy maintain ties with foreign and Chinese priests working on the mainland, often underground. Some fear the Vatican may make too many concessions to Beijing and that a deal will not lead to an improvement in the lives of Catholics in China.

Despite the progress toward an agreement on the ordination of new bishops, the Vatican and China are still at loggerheads over a range of other issues. In one case, for instance, some Chinese officials are still pushing for the appointment of a bishop without papal approval, according to two Church sources.

The matter of Thaddeus Ma Daqin also needs to be settled. Ma, the auxiliary bishop of Shanghai, was placed under house arrest in 2012 when he announced at his ordination as a bishop that he could no longer remain in the statebacked Catholic Patriotic Association. Ma remains under house arrest despite writing in a blog post in June that his move had been “unwise.”

There is also the issue of some 30 bishops who belong to the underground Catholic community and who, along with local priests, face pressure from the authorities to join the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. The Vatican is hoping that China will recognise these bishops once the issue of the eight bishops it considers illegitimate has been resolved, say Catholic officials.

IS attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on to Mosul

An Iraqi special forces soldier fires a rifle during clashes with Islamic States fighters in Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq. (REUTERS)

BaGHDaD, OctOBER 21 (REutERs): Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize territory around Mosul in preparation for an offensive on the jihadists’ last major stronghold in Iraq.

Islamic State’s assault on Kirkuk, which lies in an oil- producing region, killed 18 members of the security forces and workers at a power station outside the city, including two Iranians, a hospital source said.

Crude oil production facilities were not targeted and the power supply continued uninterrupted in the city. Kirkuk is located east of Hawija, a pocket still under control of Islamic State that lies between Baghdad and Mosul.

With air and ground support from the U.S.-led coalition, Iraqi government forces captured eight villages south and southeast of Mosul. Kurdish forces attacking from the north

and east also captured several villages, according to statements from their respective military commands overnight.

The offensive that started on Monday to capture Mosul is expected to become the biggest battle fought in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

The United Nations says Mosul could require the biggest humanitarian relief operation in the world, with worst-case scenario forecasts of up to a million people being uprooted.

About 1.5 million residents are still believed to be inside Mosul. Islamic State has taken 550 families from villages around Mosul and is holding them close to IS locations in the city, probably as human shields, a spokeswoman for the U.N. human rights office said in Geneva.

The fighting has forced 5,640 people to flee their homes so far from the vicinity of the city, the International Organization for Migration said late on Thursday.

The Turkish Red Crescent said it was sending aid trucks to northern Iraq with food and humanitarian supplies for 10,000 people displaced by fighting around Mosul.

A U.S. service member died on Thursday from wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device blast near the city.

Roughly 5,000 U.S. forces are in Iraq. More than 100 of them are embedded with Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, advising commanders and helping them ensure coalition air power hits the right targets, officials say.

However, the Kurdish military command complained that air support wasn’t enough on Thursday.

“Regrettably a number of Peshmerga have paid the ultimate sacrifice for us to deliver today’s gains against ISIL. Further, Global Coalition warplane and support were not as decisive as in the past,” the Kurdish command said in a statement.

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pogba double lifts united, inter joy for de boer LONDON, OCTOBER 21 (REUTERS): Paul Pogba repaid some of his world record transfer fee with two goals as Manchester United rediscovered their early-season shine, cruising to a 4-1 Europa League win over Fenerbahce to go top of their group on Thursday.

Pogba scored a penalty and rifled United's third into the top corner. Anthony Martial also netted from the spot and Jesse Lingard fired home in the second half before former Old Trafford favourite Robin van Persie pulled one back for Fenerbahce.

Inter Milan and AS Roma, though, had more testing evenings.

Coach Frank de Boer breathed a sigh of relief when Inter survived an onslaught from Southampton to end a three-match losing streak with a 1-0 victory while Roma conceded twice late on to draw 3-3 at home to Austria Vienna.

Three sides have perfect records after three matches, Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke 04 and Zenit St Petersburg all winning

to move to the brink of the knockout rounds.

United have six points in Group A after a moraleboosting performance ahead of manager Jose Mourinho's return to former club Chelsea on Sunday.

They went ahead in the 31st minute when Juan Mata was tripped in the area.

Regular penalty taker Wayne Rooney was on the pitch and needed one goal to join Ruud van Nistelrooy as United's all-time top scorer in Europe but Pogba took the ball and converted from the spot.

The hosts were handed a second penalty less than three minutes later and Martial took responsibility this time before Pogba lashed home a third goal.

Lingard made it 4-0 three minutes after the restart and Van Persie pulled one back for the Turkish team with seven minutes remaining.

Pogba, criticised following a subdued display in United's goalless draw at Liverpool on Monday, was handed a vote of con-

Manchester United's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring their first goal from the penalty spot with Anthony Martial. (Reuters)

fidence by Mourinho after scoring twice in a game for the first time in almost two years.

"He needs time," the coach said of the midfielder he signed for 89 million pounds ($109.04 million) in the close season.

"To be in Italy for four or five years ... I was not expecting it to be a click of the fingers for intensity."

UNDER PRESSURE The pressure had been mounting on Inter boss De Boer after a woeful start to the season that left them 11th in Serie A and pointless in Europe.

After successive Group K defeats, De Boer's possession-based style had come under the microscope and they looked a struggling side as Southampton creat-

Lodha panel to appoint independent auditor to study BCCI finances, says SC

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 21 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday said the Justice Lodha Committee will appoint an independent auditor to study BCCI's finances, including contracts involving media rights.

A bench headed by Chief Justice T.S Thakur said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not disburse any funds to its state affiliates until they undertake to abide with the directions of the Court and the recommendations of the Committee.

The Court said both BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke should file an affidavit committing to abide by it and the panel's recommendations.

The order also said that Lodha panel's secretary would send the copy of the order to International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar.

BCCI President Anurag Thakur on Friday said he will read the Supreme Court ruling allowing the Lodha Committee to appoint an auditor to

study BCCI's finances before commenting on it.

"What impact it will have on cricket, we cannot comment before going through the order. Once we get the copy of judgement, we shall respond. There are difficulties which have been placed in front of the court," Thakur told mediapersons here. The Court, which was to take a decision on the BCCI's review petition against the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee recommendations on October 18, defferred the issue by two weeks.

The BCCI in its review petition had sought that the matter should be heard in open court.

The Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court, had proposed several farreaching changes that could alter the way cricket is administered in the country.

The Lodha panel also sought the removal of the entire BCCI top brass, including Anurag Thakur.

The apex court in its July 18 judgment accepted the recommendations of the Lodha

Committee on the organisational reforms of BCCI and had issued these as its directives.

With BCCI dragging its feet on implementing the changes, the Lodha panel later accused the board of stalling reforms at every stage and violating the directions issued by the apex court.

Complaining the BCCI ignored orders of the court and its recommendations on several issues, the Lodha panel sought action against the board's top brass, including BCCI President Anurag Thakur, for violating the apex court's orders.

Earlier this month, the BCCI's special general meeting (SGM) decided to accept some of the recommendations put forward by the Lodha Committee although the board also continued to resist the order regarding the removal of the BCCI top brass.

The SGM also decided to form an apex council to look into the working of the BCCI as per the report submitted by the Lodha panel to the apex court.

ed a string of good chances.

Just as the Premier League club were cranking up the heat, however, Antonio Candreva swept the ball home in the 67th minute. Marcelo Brozovic was sent off late in the tie but Inter managed to hold on.

Roma captain Francesco Totti made his 100th European appearance for the club at home to Aus-

tria Vienna but his night was marred as the visitors fought back from 3-1 down to snatch a point.

Two goals from Roma's Stephan El Shaarawy cancelled out Raphael Holzhauser's early opener and when Totti laid on his second assist for Alessandro Florenzi to volley the ball in, the hosts looked home and dry.

But substitute Dominik Prokop and Olarenwaju Kayode scored in quick succession to grab a share of the spoils in Group E. Rampant Shakhtar thrashed Belgian side Gent 5-0 in Group H and Schalke edged past Krasnodar 1-0 thanks to an early goal from Yevhen Konoplyanka in Group I. Zenit were in a spot of bother when they fell behind against Irish side Dundalk but goals from Robert Mak and Brazilian Giuliano clinched a 2-1 triumph, their third straight victory in Group D. Four-times European champions Ajax Amsterdam saw their 100 percent start in Group G halted by Celta Vigo after a 2-2 draw in Spain.

Vilasier Khate of Nagaland was the runner up in the 'Tribune AITA 3.5L' men's doubles final yesterday at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association. Khate and partner Ranjeet Singh lost 2-6, 1-6 to the top seeds Saurav Sukul and Nitin Sharda.

India to trial review system in England tests

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 21 (IANS): India will use the Decision Review System (DRS) on a trial basis in the upcoming five-test series against England to assess improvements made to the technology, the country's cricket board said on Friday.

The influential Indian board (BCCI) has long been a staunch opponent of the DRS system, which aims at reducing umpiring howlers by detecting edges and predicting the ball trajectory to ensure correct catch and

leg-before decisions.

"In the meeting with the ICC and the Hawk-Eye officials, the improvements made to the system were further evaluated by the BCCI team, who were satisfied that most of the concerns and suggestions that were expressed by BCCI over a period of time, were addressed to a significant extent," the board said.

India played in the first series that used DRS against Sri Lanka in 2008 but the BCCI

have since refused to allow its use in any bilateral series involving its team.

Test captain Virat Kohli recently hinted that India were finally ready to embrace the system.

"We are happy to note that Hawk-Eye has institutionalised all the recommendations made by BCCI, and we confirm that this improved version of DRS will be used on a trial basis during the forthcoming series against Eng-

land," BCCI president Anurag Thakur said in a statement.

"Based on the performance of the system and the feedback that we will receive, further continuation in forthcoming series will be decided.

"We recognise the enhanced role of technology in sport and BCCI will lead such initiatives in coming days, and enrich the viewer experience."

The first test between India and England will be held in Rajkot from November 9.

Rivaldo feels India needs lengthy football league for development

GREATER NOIDA, OCTOBER 21 (IANS): Brazilian legend Rivaldo feels India should have a domestic league that runs at least six months to develop into a strong footballing nation.

Both Indian Super League (ISL) and the I-League -- the two leagues in the country -presently run for less than six months. Both the leagues miss out on in-form foreign talents because leagues in Europe run almost for 10 months.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been con-

templating merger of the two leagues from the next season.

Asked what is the way forward for India, whose men's national team is ranked 137th, Rivaldo said here on Friday: "I have heard from Zico, Elano, Lucio about Indian football. My impression is that you have to work hard and dedicate yourself. For better, the championship needs to be changed to six or seven months. It will be more professional."

"India is a big country. If you work in a proper way, you will find good players in the future,"

the former FC Barcelona star added, during his visit to Delhi Dynamos Soccer School here.

Rivaldo, who is brand ambassador of the Subroto Cup football tournament, is in India to grace the final of the international schools meet on Sunday.

The 1999 World Footballer of the Year also gave the example of Japan, a country that has become an Asian powerhouse not so long ago.

"It is important to bring big names or big players because the young players can see what

they are doing and what they are saying," the 2006 World Cup winner said.

"When Zico was in the end of his career in Japan, the country offered contracts to many foreign footballers. But the Japanese are work hard and learn quick."

"Now they have Zico's philosophy and methodology to follow and now they run the league on their own and they don't need foreign recruits. They qualify regularly to World Cups.

Only one way is to work hard."

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BE WEALTHY, NOT GREEDY Prof Mithilesh Kumar Sinha Finance Officer Nagaland University, Lumami

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orruption is rampant in India. It has permeated in the very fabric of the society. There are corrupt businessmen, teachers, engineers, doctors, bureaucrats, politicians and others. Corruption has progressively increased and is now rampant in our society.

From the level of peon and constable to a mantri and a high-level official, corruption exists. In every branch of governance whether it is politics or media, judiciary, police, religious institutions, economic growth or private sector, corruption prevails.

Corruption in India has wings, not wheels. As the nation grows, the corrupt also grows to invent new methods of cheating the government and public. Corruption has become a routine practice in Indian society and people learn it faster than anything else; it does not require a gurukul or teacher, a majority of the people have mastered the art.

Now a days, everyone in India is glued to their television sets to know more about the “High Profile” legal cases that are going on across the country. All of a sudden, people have started taking interest in the judicial system. Those who

were not so serious about the laws of the land have become law-conscious.

The decisions made by judiciary in recent times have instilled a renewed confidence among the countrymen in the legal system.

There is, however, no denial of the fact that public opinion, by and large, is in favour of the current trends reflected in the judgements, emanating from courts, especially in public interest cases.

However, some wellwishers of the society are dismayed to see that. In this rising dust and din, the real point is being missed out as not much serious attention is being paid to the root of corruption.

The more laws regarding corruption there are, the more corruption is taking place. Some intellectuals have pointed out that it is the high lust for making easy money that has led to corruption on such a scale.

But the cause of lust for money has not been identified by anyone yet.

Since ages, scriptures and sages have spoken about vices and virtues. Of all the vices like lust, anger, attachment, greed, ego, the most dangerous and subtle in nature is “greed”. It is said that greed is such a kind of hunger that never gets satisfied.

Our desire for food

ends when our hunger is appeased, our anger also subsides when it purpose is achieved. But greed creates such a tendency in the mind that does not get satisfied even we get the kingdom of whole world.

Today, we see that on acquiring wealth, men want to acquire a kingdom, having acquired kingdom, they want to become godfathers and even after becoming one, they are still not satisfied. Hence, it is this tendency, which is created by acquiring wealth, in a person who possesses it, that leads to corruption at all levels. So does it mean that one should not recognise the importance of wealth and remain poor for whole life? Not really! What is required, in fact, is to draw a full and clear picture of wealth and create right perception of the characteristics of wealth so that people could get a balanced view of it. We must remember that all our attitudes and tendencies ensue from our beliefs; therefore, we should have right kinds of beliefs if we want the society to get rid of the evil inclinations.

There is no denying that acquisition of wealth is necessary for sustenance but we should not take an extreme view of its benefits and must keep in mind the negative inclinations it

produces by keeping our tendencies under check, because accumulation of wealth does not only give rise to a host of evil inclinations but also destroys peace and happiness. The funniest thing about wealth is that the one who possesses it is always under threat of losing it, the one who does not possesses it is always yearning for it and the one who possesses it in abundance is always sad while parting with it. Thus, wealth connected situation produces nothing but pain.

However, people believe that it is natural for human beings to have desire for wealth and its fruits but they forget the very fact that this tendency of making money gives rise to other negative tendencies by natural cascading effect which is self-destructive. There is no doubt that wealth and its accumulation is one of the primary needs of a man but it is equally true that this tendency needs to be accompanied by honesty, well-being of the society and self-control. Otherwise, it leads to massive havoc. Hence, one should not wrench the benefits of wealth from the dangers of greed. There has to be a balance through self-control, only then corruption will end and there would be a lawful and peaceful society in real sense.

Article 243T of the Indian Constitution and its implications to Article 371(A)

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rticle 243T.Reservation of seats; quote clause (2) Not less than one– third of the total number of seats reserved under the clause (1) shall be reserved for woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.

(3) Not less than onethird (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipalities, Article 371A. Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland; (1) Not withstanding anything in this Constitution; (a) No Act of Parliament in respect of: (i) Religious or social practices of the Nagas, (ii) Naga customary law and procedures, (iii) Administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law, (iv) Ownership and transfer of land and its re-

sources, shall apply to the State of Nagaland unless the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland by a resolution so decides; The State of Nagaland was created by the constitution (thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1962 with effect from 01-12-1963 by giving special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland which are enunciated above.

Many have propounded as regard to the various Rights and Privileges Provided under the provision of Article 371(A) of the constitution for the State of Nagaland.

The Nagaland Municipal Act 2001(Act No.10 of 2001) was passed by the Nagaland State Legislative assembly which received the accent of the Governor of Nagaland on 26.9.2001 and published in the official Gazette Extraordinary Dated 18th Oct. 2001 and Article 243T came into effect in the State of Nagaland thereby 33% Reservation for Women provided under Article 243T became applicable in the state of Nagaland.

The said Act was amended in the year 2006.

That with the approach of Municipal Election, several discontentment as to

the applicability of 33% Reservation for Women provided under Article 243T of the constitution aroused and the government was embroiled with representations from different tribal Groups against the reservation and demand for implementation from Women Organizations. This resulted to stumbling in carrying out of the Municipal election in the state of Nagaland in the scheduled time. However since the government did not concede to carry out as per the rule, the Naga Mothers’ Association approached the Hon’ble High court seeking for relief for implementation of the 33% reservation for women as stipulated in Article 243T of the constitution which was resolved by the State Assembly 2001.

In the midst of the tussle between different groups, the State Legislature under Rule 221-A(1) appointed select committee to revisit the issue of 33% reservation and on the strength of the report submitted by the select committee, the Nagaland Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution on 22nd September, 2012 to exempt PART IX –A of the constitution of India per-

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taining to 33% reservation of seats for women in Municipal and Town Council in the State which nullified tussle the Act of 2001.

Meanwhile the tussle has now reached the Hon’ble Supreme Court which is pending disposal as per media report.

That since Article 371A envisages that No Act of Parliament in respect of: (ii) Naga customary law and procedures, shall apply to the State Of Nagaland unless the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland by a resolution so decides; therefore In the context of the Resolution passed by the Nagaland State Assembly on 22nd September, 2012 which exempt Part IX-A of the constitution pertaining to Art. 243T on 33% women reservation in Municipal and town council the applicability of reservation in Nagaland has become redundant unless the Legislative Assembly makes further amendment. Therefore, cabinet decision unless it is resolved in the legislative assembly, it cannot be enforced as it will be contrary to the special provision given to state by the constitution.

P. Pius Lotha Former Additional Advocate General, Nagaland

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Brosnan ‘deeply shocked, saddened’ Indian pan masala ad on H ollywood star Pierce Brosnan is "deeply shocked and saddened" about the "deceptive" and "unauthorised" use of his image to promote an Indian pan masala brand.

Brosnan, best known for his stint as the British spy James Bond in the popular film franchise, featured in the ad holding a tin of the pan masala Pan Bahar.

In a statement to people.com, Brosnan said that he has the "greatest love and affection for India and its people".

"As a man who has spent decades championing women's healthcare and environmental protection, I was distressed to learn of Pan Bahar's unauthorised and deceptive use of my image to endorse their range of pan masala products," he said.

"I would never have entered into an agreement to promote a product in India that is dangerous to one's health," he added.

Brosnan said that his contract detailed that he was to advertise a "breath freshener or tooth whitener", which wouldn't in-

clude an ingredient that can cause cancer.

He agreed to advertise a single product only, and that it was presented as "allnatural containing neither tobacco, supari, nor any other harmful ingredient".

"Having endured, in my own personal life, the loss of my first wife and daughter as well as numerous

friends to cancer, I am fully committed to supporting women's healthcare and research programs that improve human health and alleviate suffering," the statement further read.

The actor has demanded the company to remove his image from all their products, and assured that he had no knowledge that

he was endorsing items that would have a negative or painful reaction in India.

He added that Pan Bahar "grossly manipulated" media outlets to falsely present him as a brand ambassador for their entire line of products, something he writes is "in violation of my contract".

"I shall endeavor to rectify this matter. In the

meantime, please accept my sincerest and heartfelt apologies to all whom I have offended," he said.

After the release of the advertisement earlier this month, Brosnan was criticised by many over various social media platforms for being a part of the pan masala brand.

Source: IANS

Holy Cross Higher Secondary School Dimapur organized Annual Kids Festival for Class LKG, UKG and Class I, where all the students took part in various activities, which included dance, group songs, Bible reading, skits etc on October 21. The event was graced by Fr Tom Karthik sdb, Rector, Salesian College as chief guest. The annual kids festival was attended by parents of all the children, who were overjoyed by their children's performances.

‘Jack Reacher...’: Tom Cruise’s finest film in years

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Subhash K. Jha iANS

Film Review: "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back"; Director: Edward Zwick; Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh; Rating: ****

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om Cruise has arrived at a stage in his career where his handsome personality needs to be substantiated by roles that redefine his celluloid heroism beyond the physical stunts. Okay, we have seen him plunge down skyscrapers. He really can't keep doing what's expected of him (you know, be smart, sassy and cool).

This time, Cruise is ready and willing to show the emotional bruise. His character Jack Reacher is a loner. He says so himself at one point of rare self-confession. He is an army renegade and a social misfit.

And he likes it that way.

So what happens when he is thrown together in a bright motel room with two other misfits, both women?

The great joy of watching "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" is to see Cruise and his co-star Cobie Smulders clumsily attempting parenting to a 15-year-old girl Sam (Danish Yarosh) who may or may not be his biological daughter.

It's like watching three strangers playing ‘housie' on a particularly exciting

day when the Gods have decided to rain an unseasonal harvest. As the awkward trio tries to create an inhabitable space for themselves within the given ambit of their shared awkwardness, a deadly assassin (Patrick Heusinger) hunts them down until the young girl is left to fend for herself.

"She is on the streets.

That's what I'd do," surmises Reacher reaching out to the endangered girl. So is she or is she not his daughter?

The blend of a clenched action and reined-in emotions, some of it smartly and tenderly shot within the confines of residential space, is uniquely executed. The acting by the three principal actors is far superior than the material outwardly suggests.

Cruise plays it so lowkey, we have to search his face for clues to his emotions. He won't give anything away easily. The last time I saw Cruise so much in control of his character's turbulent emotions was in "The Last Samurai", also directed by Zwick.

Maybe Cruise and Zwick should do a sequel to "Top Gun". It's never too late. That's what this film tells us.

The two ladies he is thrown together with are tough and tender, put through the blender of a political crisis far too immense to be comprehended let alone controlled by

three fugitives.

"Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" re-visits the vintage era of espionage thrillers when the action did not overpower the drama. The director executes the plot of illegal arms deals by a rebellious faction of the US army, with a firmly-concealed bravura.

The action scenes when they happen, are done with a pinned-down flair. The film moves forward like a tightly-wound well-oiled machine. It is smart supple and sassy but never willing to overreach itself.

The climactic outbreak, shot amidst the colour vivacity and din of a street carnival in New Orleans, is a feast of tasteful flamboyance broken by bouts of bone-crunching action.

But what stayed with me was the finale when Reacher meets his screen daughter for the last time.

By then, it doesn't matter whether she is his daughter or not. What we see is Tom Cruise the father, reaching into his paternal emotions deep within to confer his character with a credible emotional reservoir.

Not just Tom Cruise's finest hour, this is a film that does the espionage genre proud.

What it says about the spy films is that the real intrigue is not to be tamed by the muzzle of the gun, and obtained in places which confidential government files have no record of.

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ctress Kalki Koechlin, who has been busy shooting for her films, has kept mum all this while about the sidelining of Pakistani actors in Bollywood and says she doesn’t want to add fuel to the fire.

“I don’t want to add fuel to the fire because this thing has been going on for a long time. I personally think that we live in an international world and we have Indians living all over the world. If we asked all those NRIs to come back to India, then we would have nowhere to put them,” Kalki said.

“So, similarly, if there are guests from other countries living in our country, myself included, who is of French origin but born and bought up in India, where do I belong? If I don’t belong in this country, then I don’t know where I belong to. So, I think it’s very important to understand that,” she added. Post the Uri attack, tensions between India and Pakistan have taken an ugly turn, following which a debate has

There is something about stories and the way they connect humans in a direct and almost vulnerable way. Our stories speak as ourselves, with no inhibitions, so to speak.

And the impact they carry when that sense of humanity is touched, is why they become not just another story but one that leaves behind a mark in the hearts of many. Here's one on following your passion

by Nise Meruno.

|| MERUNO’S SOLILOQUY || • This is my Story, this is my Song • Nise Meruno

EVERYONE

has a dream and the zeal to achieve it has to be kept alive come what may. But generally and sadly, in our scenario, our personal goals and dreams are made small and in most cases belittled when we tread outside the norm. Our parents, elders or well wishers cannot expect us to pick up their broken dreams (if any) and mend them through us. And this, I say, because each one of us is unique and specially designed by God himself.

To say something about myself, I was the average (pushing it) or below average type of student yet not imbecile in school. However, I could always 'hear a SONG in my heart' and that Song is now being sung and is heard by many because of God's Grace. I remember in my 10th standard, I secured 1st position in Singing, Recitation, Debate, 3rd in Essay-writing ONLY to fail in my selection exam. I was devastated but my SONG continued.

For many of us, the word 'Vocational'

KaLKI KOEchLIN opens up about the ban on Pakistani artistes in India raged on whether Pakistani actors should be banned from working in India.

Meanwhile, the actress, who is also associated with online home decor magazine Beautifulhomes.com, says she loves Sussanne Khan’s house. Asked of all

celebrity friends whose house she found beautiful and why, she said: “…

I think Sussanne Khan’s taste is amazing; she has a natural eye for things and she has a airy-fairy quality also. She has these little details like garden norms,

is as “other” subjects or training lower than the prevailing dignity. The word is derived from the Latin word 'Vocatio' which means a Call/Calling and has a Christian origin. Maybe I wasn't the brightest student in the subjects being offered but I am so grateful to God for letting me find my forte my 'Vocatio.'

This has given me so much HOPE and PURPOSE in life. For those who may be thinking what happened to my selection exam, I did clear my studies and God opened the way for me to study Music in Singapore.

Grades or the School where you study are not the only thing to be successful in life. To discover and hone your Calling is the key. More importantly to allow HIS will to be done in our lives AND bring to life “Thy Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven.” The Song that our Heavenly Father puts on every heart is SPECIAL and there can be no travesty whatsoever. May we all discover Our Song, continue to Sing it and make this world Harmonious.

This is my SOLILOQUY.

fairies which I really find quirky and nice.” Beautifulhomes.com, the quintessential e-decor magazine, was launched on Wednesday evening in the presence of actor Kalki Kochelin.

Talking about her association with beautifulhomes.com, she said: “This is my first association with beautifulhomes and I just bought a beautiful home for myself this year. “For the first time I have a house of my own and its a very exciting thing ofcourse and I think what is great about beautiful homes is that they make is very personal, they really work towards getting your home as per your personality and its affordable, for the common person, it’s a one point stop where you can do everything. “Its really hard to get a home together, so many different aspects go into it. There is contractor, there an electrician, there is a painter, there is this and there is that, and this is one stop where you can find all of it.”

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OFFROAD MAESTRO 2016 – DAY 2 ISL: FC Goa beat Mumbai City 1-0

a competitor navigates through rough terrain on day 2 of the Offroad Maestro 2016. (Photo Courtesy: Abei Mere) C M Y K

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 21 (MExN): On arriving at the picturesque Shalom Resort camp site on day 1 of the Offroad Maestro 2016, the vehicles were flagged in by Neiba Ndang, Chairman, Shalom Resort.

The competitors settled at the traditional Naga Morungs. The night

stage on Day 1 started at 9:30 PM and at the end of Day 1Meme Sekhose and Kezha Semou were leading, followed by Shan Ker Suer & Banshan Lang Kharumnuid, while Ruokuobeituo Kense & Petekhriezo Zashumo were in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Day 2 started at 7:30 AM, where the competitors faced stiff challenges by driving through rocks, steep slopes and slippery inclines. Stage-2, stage-3 and stage-4 were completed by dusk. At the end of stage 4, Meme Sekhose & Kezha Semou; and Shan Ker Suer & Banshan Lang

Kharumnuid continued to lead in 1st and 2nd place respectively. Lima Jamir & Kevin Puro rose to 3rd place from 10th place on Day-1.

Day 3 will begin at 07:30 AM where the competitors will be building log bridges and driving through river stages.

MUMBAI, OCTOBER 21 (AGENCIES): FC Goa beat Mumbai City FC 1-0 to register their first win of Hero Indian Super League 2016 at the Mumbai Football Arena on Friday evening. The only goal of the game came in the 41st minute after Richarlyson conjured up an exquisite finish to set the Gaurs on their way.

After a stop-start opening 27 minutes to the game, the visitors had a pop from distance through Trindade Goncalves, who

shot wide of target.

The visitors managed to break the deadlock four minutes before half-time with their first shot on target. Julio Cesar’s free-kick managed to find Richarlyson, who had made a surging run into box. The Brazilian midfielder produced a spectacular finish on the half-volley to give the Gaurs a 1-0 lead.

Mumbai stepped up their game after falling behind in search of a leveller before the break. Their marquee player Diego For-

lan took a shot from distance in the 43rdminute but failed to test Subhasish Roy Chowdhury in Goa’s goal.

The Gaurs should have doubled their lead within a minute of the restart after Cesar headed a brilliant diagonal ball by Richarlyson straight to Robin Singh on the edge of Mumbai’s six-yard box. The Indian international’s right-footed shot was straight at Chowdhury and lacked the power to beat Goa’s shot-stopper.

Forlan went close to scoring for Mumbai a minute later after shooting narrowly wide of Goa’s goal in the 47th minute.

Another dangerous freekick by Cesar two minutes later went inches wide of goal with none of attackers managing to get a head on it.

Mumbai couldn’t create any chance of note in the closing stages though as Alexandre Guimaraes’ men stumbled to their second defeat of the season in six matches.

'This award is for all Nagas,' says 17TH NSF MARTYRS MEMORIAL TROPHY 2016 AKC Sensei Thsathriba Sangtam Nagaland Police (Blue) overpower Barak FC to claim 3rd place Morung Express News

Grand finale today

Dimapur | October 21

Nagaland State Karate Instructor Sensei Thsathriba Sangtam was recently conferred the prestigious title of “Asian Karate Coach” (AKC) by the Referee Commission of Asian Karate-Do Federation (AKF) becoming the first in the state to be conferred with the prestigious award.

The AKC is a license of sorts allowing the holder to participate in international tournaments as officials and coaches, in effect, enabling students under the AKC holder to compete in international arenas including the Olympics.

Speaking to The Morung Express, a visibly excited Sensei Thsathriba dedicated the award to all Nagas. “This is for all Nagas,” he said, hopeful that it would benefit all Nagas.

A 4th Dan Black Belt in Karate, the 38-year old Sensei who hails from Langkok Village in Kiphire district is a former international gold medalist. He won gold at the World Kickboxing League 2004 in Delhi.

Sensei Thsathriba says

FINAL: 1:00 PM Forerunners FC 4th NAP Vs Nagaland Police (Red)

Our Correspondent Kohima | October 21

that he was always interested in martial arts. “By the age of 10 years, I was already learning martial arts,” he revealed.

At 15, Thsathriba had made his way to Imphal, Manipur to train in Karate.

A couple years later, he was back in Nagaland experimenting with other martial arts like Shaolin Kungfu, Kickboxing, Taekwondo etc.

Karate, which means “empty hands” in Japanese, has transformed his life for the better, Sensei Thsathriba claims and expresses hope that his “AKC license” would

Nagaland Police (Blue) today overpowered Barak FC two goals to nil, to claim the 3rd place in the ongoing 17th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy.

Muluvoto Rhakho and Tiasunep contributed a goal each for Nagaland Police (Blue) in the 23rd sensei thsathriba sangtam. and 36th minutes respec- Match patron, Pfiikhrielie Peseyie and other officials with the players of Nagaland Police (Blue) and Barak FC on October 21. (Morung Photo) enable Nagas to compete in tively. Zhavilie of Nagaland Police (Blue) and tioned with yellow cards. (Blue) will receive a cash sored by Keviselhou Sekthe Olympics as early as ToRaja of Barak FC were cauN a g a l a n d P o l i c e prize of Rs. 50,000 spon- hose while the fourth kyo 2020 (The International Olympic Committee voted to add karate on August 3, last).

A tad too optimistic?

With 16 years under his belt as Karate coach with the All Nagaland Karate-Do Association (ANKA), Sensei Thsathriba is confident of the potential among Nagas.

MOKOKCHUNG, OC- time for varied reasons, & Dilong Youth Association nal match between Fusion “Nagas are talented and TOBER 21 (MExN): the Mokokchung district had to be stopped because SC & Shitilong SA. we can achieve a lot more,” The Mokokchung Deputy administration giving a of incompetent and un“This shocking order he says and advises young- Commissioner today in an suspension order of the professional refereeing,” it came out of the blue when sters to be dedicated and se- order suspended the on- most popular and much stated and informed that the MDFA officials were rious in taking up sports as a going MDFA football tour- awaited football tourna- the referee of the day “has trying their best to bring profession. nament. In the order, the ment in the district, with- already been suspended by an amicable understandMokokchung DC stated out calling the MDFA or the Panel of Jury, Sub Com- ing between the teams. that the tournament “has the organizing committee mittee MDFA Trophy 2016. The order has also hurt the caused law and order situ- for a consultation, is most The MDFA actively coordi- sentiments of the MDFA shocking and uncalled nated with the teams and members since Associaation in the district HQ.” Meanwhile, the MDFA for,” a press note from the other stakeholders and the tion is of the view that the situation was brought to an MDFA Trophy 2016 has organizing committee committee said.

It conceded that in this amicable conclusion and not brought about any law expressed shock at the order. “It is understand- year’s edition of the tourna- the match refixed on Satur- and order problem in the district headquarter,” it able that there was some ment “there were also some day, October 22 2016.”

It informed that the added. misunderstanding among unforeseen hitches.” “The This suspension, it statthe teams playing the 1st Semi-final match be- district administration tournament from time to tween Sports Society Suyim stopped the second semi fi- ed “has given a big blow

placed Barak FC will pocket Rs. 30,000 sponsored by Jack Dozo, Finance Secretary Chakhesang Public Organization. Earlier, Pfiikhrielie Peseyie, Vice President Angami Public Organization graced today’s match as match patron.

The grand finale will take place on October 22 at 1:00 PM with Minister for School Education & SCERT Yitachu as the chief guest.

MDFA tournament suspended

Mkg district administration says tournament has caused law and order situation

State bags 10 medals in NE Karate C’ship

to the prestigious tournament, the game of football in Mokokchung district, the football players and supporters in the district.”

It informed that the MDFA would call meetings “among the different stakeholders for further course of action.”

The MDFA and the MDFA Trophy 2016 organizing committee expressed regret at the turn of events, and also apologized to the football fans of Mokokchung “for the inconveniences caused due to unavoidable circumstances.”

Sovima T20 Cricket Gold Cup Nat'l Kho Kho C’ship: Nagaland loses to Kerala Wins for Thau Sports Academy, Wisker CC and ACC

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 21 (MExN): The All Nagaland Karate-Do Association (ANKA) representing Team Nagaland bagged 10 medals – 1 gold, 1 silver and 8 bronze – at the 4th North East Karate Championship which was held in Gangtok, Sikkim from October 14 to 16.

ANKA’s Chavan Pavan

grabbed gold in Kumite with fellow teammate Charu Jagu also winning a silver medal in Kumite. Akumienla Imsong grabbed two bronze medals – in Kumite and Kata. All others won bronze in Kumite: Astharani, Tiabenla Jamir, Lithsamong, Kasheto K. Sumi, K. Tluanga, and

Rakesh Dewan.

The team was led by Sensei Thsathriba Sangtam and Sensei Temsunungsang. Sensei Thsathriba who was recently conferred the prestigious title of Asian Karate Coach was also felicitated during the championship for his achievements.

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 21 elected to bat. They scored 71 runs (MExN): Day seven of the So- for 10 wickets in 15.3 overs. Wiskers vima T20 Cricket Gold Cup was overcame the target in 12.4 overs, held today in Dimapur. The first having lost only one wicket.

The third match saw a one match saw Thau Sports Academy winning against AAC by 102 runs. over tie breaker between ACC VS Thau Sports OCtObEr 22 MatChEs Academy won st the toss and 1ndmatch Brotherhood CC VS Moonlight 8:15 AM 11:30 AM 2 match Super Slammers VS ACC elected to bat 3 rd match Brotherhood CC VS Wiskers CC 2:45 PM and scored 188 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In Frontiers CC, with ACC winning reply, ACC could only manage 86 in the end. The toss won by Frontiers CC who elected to bat and runs for 10 wickets in 17 overs.

In the second match, Wiskers scored 138 runs for 8 wickets from CC beat Moonlight CC by 9 wick- 20 overs. ACC equaled the target ets. The toss won by Moonlight who having lost 4 wickets

NAGPUR, OCTOBER 21 (MExN): Team Nagaland (men and women) lost out to Kerala in the opening round of the 50th Senior National Kho-Kho Championship at the Yashwant Chouhan Stadium, Nagpur on October 19.

The five-day National Champion-

ship, which will conclude on October 23, is being jointly organised by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Vidarbha Kho-Kho Association. Altogether, 34 men and 33 women teams representing 22 different states and zones are competing in the tournament.

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