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A comeback story Court acquits Imkong L Imchen Cites lack of credible evidence in 2013 election armsmoney-liquor case

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Stories about people who have known defeat, suffering, struggle, loss, and have found their way out of the depths inspire us all. There are many inspiring and great comeback stories from around the world and the story of Heiko Kent is one of those archetypal stories. Everyone has a story to tell, like they say, and this is the story of a young Naga who once almost called it quits on life but overcame his failings and transformed into a man with an understanding of life that filled him with compassion, love and contentment. And big dreams. Heiko Kent was born and brought up in Tseminyu. Since early childhood, he wanted to become a missionary. However, as he was growing up as a teen, he got into the wrong company and within no time found himself indulging in drugs, alcohol, marijuana and fights. Very soon, he became a school drop-out and came to be known as the most disturbed boy in town. Hopes and expectations society and family had on him died out and he became the town’s living example of a bad boy. Chronic depression got the better of him and he went to the extent of hurting himself. “I started cutting myself to see blood and continually started thinking about committing suicide,” Heiko recalls. During those days, even when he prayed, he prayed not for deliverance but asked God to end his life. His life was without hope and was filled with rage and anger. In mid 2006, however, Heiko heard the call of his life. “One evening as I was drinking with my friends, a voice spoke to me to go to Church. It was a Saturday youth service. I obeyed the voice and went to Church,” Heiko testifies. Since that day, there was no turning back for Heiko. “God always remembers our commitment

IGAR: Media support to unlawful association

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DIMAPUR , OC TOBER 29 (MExN): Bringing to attention that NSCN (K) has been declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 by the Ministry of Home Affairs; IGAR (North) on Thursday said publication of articles issued NSCN (K) by the print media would be “construed as providing support to an unlawful association.” An official notice received from Colonel Rajesh Gupta, IGAR claimed that “any article which projects the demands of NSCN (K) and gives it publicity is a violation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.” It maintained that the intention of declaring NSCN (K) as an Unlawful Association is to curb and prevent fresh recruitments, violence, terrorist and secessionist activities, collection of funds etc. For reference, IGAR pointed out that the local media had published in recent editions of their newspapers, articles issued by MIP of NSCN (K) threatening senior law makers of the Nagaland government and encouraging collection of funds by its representative. It therefore asserted that articles from NSCN (K) should not be published by the media.

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(L-R) Hamle Temjen Phom, Kekhriengunuo Nienu and Heiko Kent, the three Nagas working at Chair3:16, Bangalore with Benny Prasad.

even though we forget,” he adds. The change was slow but progressive. He gratefully recalls how his friends in the Church accepted him the way he was and helped him grow in faith. He then went on to pursue his Graduation in Theology after which he joined the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and worked there for three years. He is now working with Benny Prasad at Chai3:16, which he joined on September 6 this year. He is full of praises for his mother. “The reason I am still alive today and is able to travel and serve God in different capacities is because of my mom’s patience and prayers. I see God in her. She is a widow, raised 5 siblings faithfully herself. She truly amazes me.” Heiko’s ‘Chai Testimony’ Chai3:16 is “one of the most fulfilling places I have ever been to or worked at,” says a satisfied Heiko. At the cafe, while they serve ‘chai’ to the clients, they strike up a conversation and build relationships, he says. “What we all do here is serve five flavours of

Chai. As we serve Chai, we build friendship with them, which is our prime focus.” He also encourages more Nagas to visit and perform at Chai3:16. “Even though I am musically challenged, the musical equipments which we have here is so excellent that I wish some musical Nagas need to come enjoy these resources,” Heiko says. “I also personally wish some of our leaders can take a few days’ break and come down here, live with us and see how true leadership works.” Heiko is one of the three Nagas working at Chai3:16 as of now; the other two are Hamle Temjen Phom and Kekhriengunuo Nienu. On his future plans, Heiko says he wants to build some establishment in Nagaland “where school drop-outs and people rejected by society can have a place of meaning.” He also wants to have an education imparting facility under the same establishment primarily focussing on children of pastors, missionaries and evangelists. “Owing to time factor, many ministers tend to neglect their families,” Heiko observes.

Former Minister, Imkong L Imchen has been exonerated in the February 2013 election arms-money-liquor case. Lack of credible evidence was cited as the reason behind the acquittal. According to Imchen’s defence counsel, BN Sharma, the ‘not guilty’ verdict was delivered at the Court of the Judicial Magistrate (1st Class), Wokha on October 15. Without going into details, Sharma said it was an “acquittal on merit,” which implies that the court held that there was no evidence against the charge filed against Imchen. Imchen faced trial for a charge filed under section 25 (1B) (a) of the Arms Act. He was arrested for possession of weapons, liquor and cash amounting to Rs. 1.1 crores on February 18, 2013. At time of the arrest, he was on his way to his Koridang constituency in Mokokchung via Wokha. A convoy of four vehicles escorting him was intercepted at a check post set up by the Assam Rifles at Santsuphen, near Longsa village in Wokha. The weapons, liquor and cash were found in the vehicles after which Imchen alongwith four others were detained by the AR and handed over to the Wokha police. Following investigation lasting over three months, police framed charges against Imchen under sections 171 (E) / 171 (F) / 188 IPC read with section 25 (1B) (a) / 25 (1A) of the Arms Act read with section 44 of the NLTP Act. The chargesheet was submitted at the District & Session Court, Wokha. At the ‘Consideration of Charge’ stage in the District & Session Court, all of the charges except 25 (1B) (a) of the Arms Act were dropped. Subsequently, the case was transferred to the court of the Judicial Magistrate (1st Class), Wokha as cases under 25 (1B) (a) can be tried at a mag-

isterial court. “The accused was discharged from the liability of the other charges,” stated Imchen’s defence counsel on the dropping of the other charges. The judgment order shed other details on the nature of the case. As per the judgment order, a total of 20 Prosecution Witnesses (PW) were examined out of which 4 were AR personnel led by one Colonel. Two were officials of the NPF Mokokchung Division and the rest were police and state government officials. Among the PW were Imchen’s Personal Security Officer (PSO), an ASI of the Nagaland Police. There was no defence witness. The four others, who were initially arrested alongwith Imchen included his PSO, driver, his son and a domestic help. They were found seated in the Mahindra Scorpio carrying Imchen and later released as no sufficient evidence was found to press charges against them. The weapons seized included five 7.65mm pistols alongwith ten magazines and eighty rounds of ammunition, two .303 rifles alongwith two magazines and hundred rounds of ammunition, Rs. 1.1 crores and eleven bottles of IMFL. The weapons, cash and one bottle of IMFL were found in the vehicle carrying Imchen. Ten more bottles were found in the three police vehicles escorting Imchen’s vehicle. These items, the judgement order stated “were allegedly recovered during the course of the search”. It took the Court 13 months to record evidence beginning April 2014 to May 2015. The final argument took place on September 30 and the verdict delivered on October 15. Absence of independent witnesses at the time of the incident and procedural lapses (Cr.PC) relating to collection of evidence were cited as the major reasons which resulted in the verdict going in favour of Imchen. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Wokha, who represented the State government in the latter stages of the trial, said that no independent witnesses could be presented in court to corroborate the charge against Imchen. The AR had also video recorded the incident at the spot where the convoy was intercepted and frisked. A DVD

copy of the recorded footage was presented in court as evidence, while the original footage captured by the AR during the time of the incident was deleted and lost. The memory card of the digital camera was sent for expert examination. The judgment order quoting the statement of the expert witness said that the original video file could not be retrieved as it was “either deleted or overwritten. Among the major procedural lapses, “the provisions governing search and seizure were not followed.” As regards the charge of section 25 (1B) (a), the court viewed that the prosecution could not provide material evidence supporting the charge. “… While some seizure memo was prepared and some arms ammunitions seized, it was not proper or adequate to bring home the charge against the accused.” “… This Court finds that no reliable, cogent or credible evidence could be found to prove the seizure of the alleged seized items from the possession of the accused, Mr. Imkong L. Imchen. As such, in the absence of any adequate evidence to convict the accused, I find that the prosecution has failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt.” Regarding the money amounting to Rs. 1.1 Crores it was released after the NPF Mokokchung Division came forward claiming it as party fund. The NPF Mokokchung Division petitioned the District and Session Court (D&S), Wokha after which the money was released. It was opposed by the Election Commission of India, which moved the High Court against the order of the D&S Court, Wokha. Consequently, the High Court directed the NPF Mokokchung Division to submit the money at the court of the Judicial Magistrate, Wokha, while directing the Judicial Magistrate to pass the necessary order. Complying with the directive, the money was deposited at the court of the Judicial Magistrate, while petitioning the same court to release the money. The appeal was rejected. Subsequently, a revision petition was filed at the D&S Court, Wokha after which the money was released. It happened in the midst of trial sometime towards the latter part of 2014.

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AYO stops patch up repair of roads Our Correspondent Kohima | October 29

The Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) today stopped the repair and patch up of roads initiated by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) in Kohima town, insisting assurance for all season roads. Reacting to the Chief Minister’s directive that the BRO and the PWD start repairs around the state capital, AYO president Medo Yhokha and general secretary Rokoketou Sechü said that the justifications given

for the miserable road condition and the act of seriousness conveyed to the public by the government is not what the citizens want. “Theseattitudeshadbeen conveyed and stated to the public since so many years and we are frustrated with this response from the concerned authorities,”theysaid. They also reiterated that the organisation will not backtrack from the demands made to the authorities i.e. not to just patch up the roads that will last not even for a month or so but to give to the citizens all

seasons roads’. The AYO also demands that the BRO be held accountable for the miserable failure in manning the NH-29 and other roads in Nagaland. “We have not asked for an explanation from them (BRO) to justify and blame the public,” they said adding that quality presentation of the Hornbill Festival (as insisted by the government) is not what the public need at the juncture, and we are not demanding for the ‘quantity of roads’ but ‘quality roads’.

They said that if the authority cannot commit in providing “all season quality roads,” they should leave the roads as they are for the year. “When the subjects of the state can drive through these roads for a stretch of 9-10 months in a year, we are convinced that our esteemed visitors to the Hornbill festival deserve a ride over these quality provided roads too,” they said. The AYO has meanwhile convenedanexecutivecouncil meeting with the Range Units on October 30 at AYO office premises at 11am.

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‘When the spirit is there, hope is not lost’ Morung Express News Kohima | October 29

Occupying one of the oldest buildings in Kohima, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) commemorated its 68th Foundation Day today 29 at its conference Hall. “When the Spirit is there, hope is not lost,” said K Temjen Jamir, former NSF President from 1991 to 1993, who spoke about NSF’s formation and the federation’s driving principles to bring all Nagas physically, emotionally and geographically together and to uphold and protect the image of the Naga society as a nation and people. Jamir recalled past activities and leaders of the NSF, stating that the ‘situation was so critical’ in their day. He recalled memories of organizing bandhs, strikes, protests, fasts unto death etc. “And today those memories made us what we are, they became our source of inspiration, our source of wisdom. It taught us to sacrifice for the society,” stated Jamir, while hoping that present leaders would continue be inspired by the past Referring to the motto ‘For a unified Lim and Glory of the Nagas’, Jamir

affirmed that ‘Glory’ is what gives responsibility and that it implicates the image of the Naga society. Further glory is not achieved freely but requires efforts and sacrifice, he said. Jamir further reminded the NSF of its immense responsibility. “The population that NSF guides is much more than the population of Nagaland states,” he said. The personal is political Jamir further expressed the need for the public to be involved in political issues, because “whether we like it or not, politics affects everyone. To bring something acceptable and honorable, the Nagas should work together proactively.” He advised against waiting for someone to come along with an acceptable package, and urged Nagas to go beyond their limitations and work under a collective approach to redefine what is acceptable and honorable. “Is acceptability sovereignty? Is honorability geographical integration?” he questioned, while maintaining that for Nagas, it is a matter of shaping and building their future. Jamir further pointed out that Nagas today face a leadership problem.

“Leadership is not about the chair, it is action, it is initiative,” he stated. He viewed the delay in a solution to the Naga issue is due to the lack of a collective approach. “So many people are getting involved, so many groups are involved in search for solution but there has never been a collective approach. That collective approach is missing. We have so many peacemakers, so many solution seekers. But they are not able to come under one umbrella,” he lamented. “In sovereignty, the people are important. Our land is important. Our society is important. Shared sovereignty is about sharing of powers and with that sharing of power amicably, we can progress. That has been our dream. That is our dream and that should be a dream,” he maintained. He further asserted that a solution cannot be acceptable unless Nagas involve themselves in the political process. Senior leaders Imkong L Imchen, Pushika Awomi, Chuba Ozukum and Neiba Kronu also expressed views on the Naga political issue, monitoring illegal immigration and setting up of policies, unemployment, and tackling corruption.

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National Digital Literacy Mission launched in Dimapur Morung Express News Dimapur | October 29

National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) under the Prime Minister's vision of “Digital India” was launched in Dimapur with Deputy Commissioner, Kesonyu Yhome as the chief guest on Thursday at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School. The mission of NDLM is to make one person in every family digitally literate by 2020. Speaking at the programme, Yhome appealed all stakeholders to extend their support and cooperation towards making the mission a success. “Unless the academic institutions understand this mission, it will be extremely difficult,” he said and urged computer teachers to take up NDLM on a mission mode. Yhome called upon students, community leaders and key stake holders to reach out to different sections of people to contribute their best towards the mission. Yhome asked all the stakeholders to collabo-

DC Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome speaking at the programme in Dimapur on Thursday. (Morung Photo)

rate, co-ordinate and cooperate with the mission officials. He also asked the IT faculties of the schools to include the NDLM course curriculum as part of their teaching content and ensure that eligible students appear and clear the online digital literacy test conducted by NIELIT and organized by Career CliniQ. Jitu Bora, OSD for Nagaland, NDLM-Career CliniQ introduced the audience about Digital India and

more particularly about NDLM. This was followed by the formal exchange of MoU between Career CliniQ and NIELIT in the presence of the Honourable DC about the execution of the work in Nagaland. This was followed by the keynote address which was delivered by Er. L. Lanuwabang, Joint Director & HoD, NIELIT Kohima. He also formally distributed a unique and most modern labtab device to Fa-

ther Joshua, Principal of Don Bosco HS School, Dimapur. Dr.Anirban Choudhury, NDLM-CareerCliniQ Project Head for East and South India, detailed about the phase-wise implementation strategy for the project. He appealed to all stakeholders to collectively work towards achieving the mission of making Nagaland a 100% Digital Literate State. He clarified that Career CliniQ’s role would be more of a catalyst and that the real involvement would be required by the various institutions and education officers. Fr.Joshua on his part assured his center’s fullest co-operation for the mission. The event which was presided by the DC was attended by all the district education and administrative heads including members of the Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation, members of GB’s Union Dimapur (Sadar) and members of Ward Education Committee. The IT faculty of all major government and private schools were also present.

NAAC Peer Team with Parliamentary secretary for higher education and technical education, Deo Nukh and others in Dimapur Government College. A Peer team comprising of three eminent scholars have arrived in Dimapur to assess and evaluate Dimapur Government College.

Prog on guidelines governing adoption of children

Kohima, october 29 (mexN): State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) Nagaland under the Department of Social Welfare is organizing a consultation programme on the guidelines governing adoption of children and training on caring on November 25 at Zonal Hall at 10.00 am to 4:00 pm. The participants will be the Adoption Agencies and other Stakeholders engaged in Child Welfare activities like Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Child Rights Com-

mission (CRC), Civil Bodies, NGOs, Medical Practitioners , Nursing Homes, Nagaland Baptist Church Council, Childline, Nagaland Legal Service Authority, District Child Protection Unit (DCPUs), Government Officials, Judicial Officials, Police, Media and Prospective Adoptive Parents etc. The Jt. Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Secretary Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) will grace the occasion and

CARA representative Delhi will be the Resource Person respectively. The purpose of this programme is to provide adequate knowledge, skill and motivation to all stake holders of the adoption programme about the policy and procedure of adoption and related matters as provided under various Acts, Rules and Guidelines. It also aims to ensure capacity building of all stake holders connected with adoption and Non-institu-

tional care. The State Adoption Resource Agency in a press release has requested the participants to make it convenient and attend the programme positively. It will be a platform to exchange and share the issues relating to legal adoption, to discuss current trends, policy and other safeguard in adoption, to get feedbacks from the participants and also to discuss the issues to streamline the Child protection System.

State CHILDLINE Advisory Community conservation documentary released Board first official meeting held 407 Community Conserved Areas identified in Nagaland C M Y K

The State CHILDLINE Advisory Board members during the first official meeting held on October 28.

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Ko h i m a , o c t o ber 29 (mexN): State CHILDLINE Advisory Board (SCAB) conducted its first official meeting on October 28 at the Office chamber of the Secretary, Social Welfare Govt. of Nagaland and Chairperson SCAB. The meeting was chaired by Dellirose M Sakhrie Secretary, Social Welfare Government of Nagaland. Subonenba Longkumer, Nodal Director CHILDLINE and Member SCAB delivered a powerpoint

presentation on the concept of CHILDLINE, its functions, activities, visibilities and achievements and the role of SCAB in the effective implementation of the programme. Certain agendas were discussed and deliberated in the meeting which included formation of District Task Force on Child Labour, formation of District CHILDLINE Advisory Board Kohima, incorporation of CHILDLINE Weblink and message in the websites of various

departments and Government Text Books, joint publicity with Home Department for protection of children and expansion of CHILDLINE 1098 in Nagaland. The members present in the meeting included Deputy Secretary Home department, Joint Secretary Labour & Employment, Society Director SCPS, Joint Secretary IPR, Joint Secretary School Education, Secretary Health & Family Welfare and Under Secretary Social Welfare.

Neuro -Linguistic Programming at MMC held

D i m a p u r , o ct o ber 29 (mexN): The Department of Counselling Mount Mary College, Chumukedima hosted a 3 days’ workshop on ‘Neuro -Linguistic Programming (NLP)’ for both the MMC students & Teaching and non-teaching staffs as well as for the All private schools teachers and social, religious leaders in and around Chumukedima. The training was held on October 26, 26 and 28. The resource person for the workshop is Dr. A Abraham MD from Kerala, a cer-

tified practitioner in NLP & Certified Master practitioner in Meta-NLP. He is also a qualified medical practitioner who now devotes his time to research and development of Neuro-Linguistic and its applications, a press note informed. The theme of the workshop was Mind Dynamics and personal excellence in education and the main objectives of the NLP workshop was “The way you think affects the internal and external language and the concepts you hold. This in turn affects the way you

CAROLINE KYAPAONE

DECEMBER 31, 1987 – OCTOBER 21, 2015 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from begining to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

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Born to P. Benjamin and V. Chasei of Phuba Thapham Village (Senapati District, Manipur) as the youngest daugter, Caroline Kyapaone left for her heavenly abode on Oct. 21, 2015. She was due to complete her Bachelor of Divinity course from Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, early next year. The family is saddened by her departure but is consoled by the assurance that we will all join her in heaven someday for eternity. Until that time, we will all miss you dearly Ali. The family and relatives wish to thank all those who prayed for her during her illness, those who generously supported financially and all those who stood by the family in times of need. We will ever remain grateful for the love and concern shown on us. May the Almighty bestow blessings upon you all.

Lovingly, - Mom and Dad, Brothers and Sisters.

behave.” The director of Student Service and Counselling MMC Nukshi Esther Imsong said this workshop is focused mainly to “change the individual mind set to bring changes in the society” . The Programme was conducted successfully and the organiser believe that it has brought some benefits to those who were part of the workshop and also can bring some positive changes for Nagaland, stated a press note from Nukshi Esther Imsong.

Kohima, october 29 (mexN): The Forest Department of Nagaland and TERI, New Delhi organised the closing workshop of Community Conservation Areas in Nagaland on October 29 at PCCF & HoFF office Conference Hall, Kohima. Officials from TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) JV Sharma Senior fellow TERI, Siddarth Edake, Dr Pia Sethi, Village Council Chairman and officials from NEPED attended the workshop. TERI in partnership with Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of Nagaland carried out a study titled “Inventory and Documentation of Community Conserved Areas in Nagaland”. The study had 3 deliverables; an exhaustive list of community conservation initiatives in all the 11 districts of Nagaland, A People’s Biodiversity Register for village Sukhai, Zunheboto district and a Documentary depicting the efforts of Nagas in declaring and managing Community Conserved Areas. The objective of study is to assist the Nagaland Forest Department in preparing an inventory of Community Conserved Areas

of the total). Out of the documented 407 CCAs, a total of 311 CCAs (77%) were declared by resolutions passed in the village councils and tribal hohos while 91 CCAs (22%) had an informal understanding. Land ownership patterns of CCAs in Nagaland are variable with ownership largely belonging to various clans (72% of the CCAs) followed by individuals (56% of the CCAs). Only 31% of the CCAs have land holdings that belong to village councils and can be termed as community land.

As many as 84% of the CCAs include areas with primary forests that have never been jhummed, and also of the CCAs have areas of secondary forests that have not been jhummed for more than 25 years. This suggests that a significant number of CCAs include either primary forest or old-growth forests within their CCAs, although the area under each is not known, or whether they cover significant areas of each CCA. A significant percentage of CCAs (33%) also include abandoned jhums and/or plantations (20%) within

The study will help to get the international funding to the communities forests are conserving and for their carbon stock. Dr Nicky Kire said that documentation of community conservation reserves in whole of Nagaland by TERI will help to get the baseline data and also help in management of these community conservation areas. This documentation perhaps forms the basis for increasing awareness of Nagaland’s conserva-

tion initiatives, both in India and abroad. The documentation can also form the basis of future ecotourism initiatives and awareness programmes and campaigns, many of which are already happening (e.g. efforts against the mass slaughter of Amur falcons). Temjen CF (Publicity), office of the PCCF, Kohima in a press release stated that M. Lokeswara Rao, Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in the welcome address stated

that Nagaland is rich with community conservation reserves and people are protecting these community Conservation areas to mitigate climate change. Siddarth Edake, Associate Fellow TERI presented finding on community Conservation areas in Nagaland and Dr Pia Sethi Fellow TERI presented case study on peoples biodiversity register of Sukhai. The programme concluded with vote of thanks by I. Panger Jamir.

State to observe Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

Special DPDB meeting at Zunheboto

Kohima, october 29 (Dipr): Along with the rest of the country Nagaland will also observe the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31 with a view to foster and reinforce our dedication to preserve and strengthen unity, integrity and security of our nation. A pledge taking ceremony may be organised by all

V Sharma, Senior Fellow TERI informed even though many villages have community conservation reserve, there are 407 CCAs that accounts for almost a-third of the total number of villages (1428 as per 2011 census data) in the State of Nagaland which have been identified based on international criteria’s for declaring CCAs. Peren district having the maximum number of CCAs (74 CCAs accounting for 18%) followed by Mon district (69 CCAs accounting for 17%) and Phek district (66 CCAs accounting for 16%

(CCAs) in entire state of Nagaland covering all the 11 districts with the help of forest department staff. It also aims to identify new undocumented CCAs through questionnaire surveys and to prepare Peoples Biodiversity Register for sample CCA’s to document Indigenous Ecological Knowledge. After completing the study, TERI is submitting report containing an inventory of Community Conserved Areas in Nagaland.

the HODs in their respective Directorate. The text of the pledge is reproduced below: “I solemnly pledge that I dedicate myself to preserve the unity, integrity and security of the nation and also strive hard to spread this message among my fellow countryman. I take this pledge in the spirit of unification of my country

which was made possible by the vision and actions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. I also solemnly resolve to make my own contribution to ensure internal security of my country.” A programme to observe the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas(National Unity Day) will be held in the Conference Hall of Secretariat on

October 31 at 11:00 AM to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel. The programme will be chaired by the Chief Secretary, Nagaland. All Administrative Heads of Departments, officers and staff working in the Secretariat have been directed to attend the programme positively.

Dimapur dist formulate plans to control spread of Dengue fever Dimapur, october 29 (mexN): A co-ordination meeting on Dengue fever with both the private and public health sectors was held at the DC’s Conference Hall, Dimapur on October 29 to formulate plans to control the spread of Dengue fever in the District. Dr. Kevichusa Medikhru, Jt. Director & SPO, NVBDCP gave a brief overview of Dengue Fever in the State. In his presentation, he stressed on the need of community mobilization and co-ordination between the Health Sectors- Private and Public, Administration and the Community to control vector borne diseases. Dr. Temsu, SSH, District Hospital Dimapur presented the Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Dengue.

Co-ordination meeting on Dengue fever with both the private and public health sectors held at the DC’s Conference Hall, Dimapur on October 29.

He urged all Health Centres to sent blood samples of those suspected cases to the Sentinel Site Hospital, District Hospital for confirmation and data collection so as to tackle the occurrence of Dengue more

efficiently. Dr. Temsusashi, MD, DH Dimapur also presented the Clinical Management of Dengue Fever. He stated that Dengue is the fastest spreading Vector Borne disease in the world. He also stated that Dengue

fever requires symptomatic and supportive treatment. Kesonyu Yhome, IAS, Deputy Commissioner Dimapur shared that a proper co-operation and information sharing from both Private and Public Health

Sectors was needed to curb the Dengue Fever. He also stressed on the need to constitute a Monitoring and Supervision Committee and to intensify the awareness programmes to educate the public on the Do’s & Don’ts . He also urged the need for a quick survey of the town to identify the areas of frequent occurrence of Dengue is reported. During the discussion hour, doctors from various health institutions shared their views and experiences on how to best tackle the emerging cases of Dengue in the State. The meeting was chaired by the DC and was attended by representatives from various private and public health sectors including the para-military and the NGOs.

their territories. Much of land under CCAs is private land and private owner wants to cut trees for generating financial resources. “We cannot have ecology at the cost of poor people. The efforts made by community should be compensated. The Government of Nagaland must identify such areas and send a proposal to the Government of India for the compensation on the basis of carbon stock maintained by community, and also their efforts for biodiversity conservation,” stated the Senior Fellow TERI.

ZuNheboto, october 29 (Dipr): The special District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) Meeting for the approval of LADP Schemes for the year 2015- 2016 was held on October 29 at DC’s Conference Hall, Zunheboto. The meeting was chaired by Vice Chairman and DC, Temsu Longkumer. The Vice chairman highlighted on the proposal of the LADP Schemes 20152016 for all the constituencies under Zunheboto district and also deliberated on the LADP under Common Pool 2015-2016. Executive Engineer, PHED, stated that the Department has received water tanker to supply water in and around Zunheboto town and the service would be available by the 2nd week of November 2015. As part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a mass cleanliness drive was carried out at Zunheboto town on October 29 from 6:00 am - 9:00 a.m. under the supervision of Zunheboto Town Council (ZTC). GBs, ZCCI and Volunteers from all wards/ colonies participated in the said drive.

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In Tripura, Jhumias turning into entrepreneurs AGARTALA, OcTObeR 29 (ANI): To encourage and turn forest dependent jhumias into successful entrepreneurs the Tripura Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Project has organised a one-and-a-halfmonth-long training programme in collaboration with the Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI) here. Twenty youths from remote areas primarily engaged in jhum activities, but enthusiastic and progressive entrepreneurs have to be identified through the joint forest management committees (JFMC) and sent for vocational training to the BCDI. The youths went through skill development in traditional bamboo handicraft material making with modern tools for better return focusing on the market demand from outside the state and even the global market. The aim of the training is shifting the jhumias from their traditional practice of jhum which has devastating effect on the forest and moreover does not produce enough to serve

President lauds Arunachal's health insurance scheme ITANAGAR, OcTObeR 29 (PTI): President Pranab Mukherjee has lauded the Chief Minister's Universal Health Insurance Scheme launched in Arunachal Pradesh and termed it as one of the most benevolent ever launched. Mukherjee, who was apprised of the scheme by Chief Minister Nabam Tuki during a courtsey call at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, said it could be replicated by other states successfully to help the needy and the poor, an official communique said here today. The Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister's Universal Health Insurance Scheme was launched on September 16, 2014 and a total 1,61,000 families have been enrolled till date.The main objective of the scheme is to provide free medical and surgical treatment, except outdoor patients facility, in government and private hospitals in cashless manner using biometric embedded smart card. The enrolment of beneficiaries was started on July 1, 2014 and distribution of smartcard is almost complete in all the districts. The President congratulated Tuki, who elaborated other schemes taken by his government for the development of Arunachal and welfare of its people.

the purpose to give adequate return so that they can come out of the poverty circle and lead a normal solvent life. Special care has been taken so that the youths most of them tribal are trained in such a trade about which they are traditionally aware of and they are able to get and utilize the raw materials which will available in abandon within their periphery. Keeping this in mind bamboo handicraft making has be chosen but unlike the tradition, materials stress has been given on making of utility fancy items utilizing modern machinery and tools so that the products can fetch better return. During the residential training the trainees along with free training by master crafts were also provided free fooding and lodging and a monthly stipend of around Rs 2000 so that their families during their absence get some financial benefit. Bajana Tripura, a trainee said, "I am taking this training of bamboo as want to work with it. Here we are learning many things from the trainer here

and we are using drill, grinder and other tools which we have not used in our house. Earlier we use to harvest the bamboo and just sell them in the market and get Rs 20 or 15 for each bamboo but if we can make these products each of them will sell for at least Rs 500." Meantime, another trainee Surajit Biswas said: "I have learned making various items over here. I use to study but recently came to know about this one and a half moths training and got a scope here. I have learned to make basket, dustbin, loose paper dustbin, pen stands and various decorative items for house. We enjoyed learning under the trainer. The main advantage is that I have learned to make various items and which will help me to fulfill my aim in life. I can also start a group for manufacturing all these items." But training is just not the end, the trained youths are provided with required production centre, tools, raw materials and most important market linkages so that they

can settle in their trade and as well also engage others in it. "Under JFMC here the training took place on bamboo and cane but this time we worked mainly with bamboo only. We produced mainly tray, box, lamps and various decorative items. What we have learned here will surely be beneficial for us in the future," said Hirendra Chakma. The trainees as per their performance were graded and provided material support in the form of tools required to continuing their vocation beside raw material support. Beside this they were given certificates so that it can help them in getting banks loans. The aim behind the innovative programme is to encourage the trainee to continue their new vocation so that they do not return back to activities which may be harmful to the forest or nature. "Since sustainable livelihood improvement is one of the main focuses of this project and 21 species of bamboos are available in the for-

est so resources are available but the value addition is really very important for the people who are really dependent on this forest. So keeping these things in view the project has taken initiative during the last four years in association with the Bamboo and Cane Development Institute furniture making, basketry, bamboo jewelry, bamboo utility products and also bamboo turning products," said G S Raju, CEO & PD Tripura JICA Project. The training not only develops the skill of the trainees but also gives firsthand knowledge and exposure about the market - for both availability of raw materials and selling their products. Beside this common community facility centre (CCFC) are being created with latest machinery and equipment at a cost of Rs 6.5 lakh which are managed by groups of clusters of trained artisans. The material support and tools distribution to the vocational trainees under the Tripura JICA Project is a unique effort by the project in ensuring that

artisan clusters with the tools, machinery and especially the marketing support promised by Tripura JICA Project authority. Tripura JICA Project has been engaged to help the young generation of the villages to stand to their own feet using the non-timber forest products (NTFP), and thus help in not only restoration of degraded forests but also provide sustainable livelihoods to the forest dependent communities in order to alleviate poverty. The Tripura JICA Project a registered society under the name of "Tripura Forest Environment Improvement and Poverty Alleviation Society" during the year 2015 has already trained more than 110 bamboo artisans from various corners of the state. At present the Tripura JICA Project beside opening three showrooms for selling the bamboo products of its trained artisans has also taken an initiative to create net based market for these products hoping for collecting more such plumes in the near future.

Meghalaya militants set terms for freeing official Man trampled to death by elephants ShILLONG, OcTObeR 29 (IANS): The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a militant outfit, on Thursday demanded withdrawal of counter-insurgency operations in the western part of Meghalaya in return for setting free a government official abducted two days ago. Heavily armed GNLA rebels abducted Block Development Officer (BDO) Jude Rangku T. Sangma from Diganggre area in South Garo Hills district while he was on his way to Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills. "If the government doesn't stop and withdraw the operations against us and others (militant outfits) within the Garo Hills region immediately within this week, then we (GNLA) will be compelled to shoot/kill the kidnapped Meghalaya government official within this week itself at any location where, thereafter, his dead body

might never be found again even for a proper burial," GNLA spokesman Garo Mandei Marak said in an e-mail. "This is not to threaten to withdraw the operations but we won't hesitate to shoot him (Jude Rangku Sangma) and dispose his body anywhere from where it might never reach to his family and loved ones," he said. The kidnapped Meghalaya Civil Service officer posted in Chokpot block, a militant hub, for more than two years, had received several threats and extortion demands from the GNLA but he did not pay heed to the threats. In fact, the kidnapping of the BDO comes close on the heels of the recovery of the body of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer, Bikash Singh Kumar, and a cloth merchant, Kamala Saha, after they were kidnapped and murdered by A'chik Songna

An'pachakgipa Kotok militants. Meanwhile, security forces intensified their operation in the region to rescue the abducted trio. "The search and rescue operation is on," Inspector General of Police (Western Range) F.D. Sangma told IANS. Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos have been pressed into service to trace the hostages. One of Sangma's family members, who did not wish to be named, told IANS that the family has not received any ransom call. The GNLA had earlier slapped extortion demands ranging from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.1 crore on petrol pump owners, coal dealers and businessmen in the coal-rich districts of Garo Hills. The GNLA is fighting for a separate Garoland in the western part of Meghalaya.

Man mauled by bear in Ukhrul—out of danger now Morung Express News Dimapur | October 29

Ningkhalem HS (42) from Lunghar Village in Ukhrul district was badly injured after being mauled by a huge bear on the morning of October 27. The man, accompanied by two others (all pipeline workers), is reported to have gone to a forest spring between Lunghar and Mapum villages on the night of October 26 to fix a water pipeline that leads to the village. The three had stayed back for the night in the forest and were carrying guns in case of an encounter with the wild. This came true as a

bear attacked them in the middle of the night and one of them shot at the bear that led him to flee. Around 11am the next day, the bear returned. Two of the men ran away while Ningkhalem was attacked. The bear went straight for his head. In defence, he inserted his left hand into the bear’s mouth, choking his throat with his fist. Left loose, he managed to flee the spot. He crawled for two hours with his face shorn off till he met people working on fields, who helped him to the Comprehensive Health Services and Research Centre in Ukhrul by which time it was 5:30pm. It took the medical team four

hours to stitch his injuries up. “He thought he would die but wanted to meet his family before that happens. That is probably what kept him alive for that long,” said one of the doctors. He is now out of danger but doctors hope that secondary infections do not crop up as facial bones were also partially scratched out. The bear, which died later from the shooting injury, is said to have been so heavy that it had to be chopped up into pieces to transport it out of the forest. Only its head weighed 15Kg while its forearm is reported to be 3kg.

Nixing hooch for weaving, Assamese women turn a new leaf GuwAhATI, OcTObeR 29 (IANS): From brewing and selling country liquor to weaving exquisite fabrics and also finding a market in neighbouring Bhutan, the women of Chatra, a remote village in Assam's Nalbari district, have not just elevated themselves to a respectable profession but have changed the image of their village for the better. Chatra, located about 20 km from Nalbari town in Lower Assam, was till 2009 identified as a liquor den and mostly visited by those looking for moonshine when the women, mostly belonging to the Bodo community decided to switch over to weaving, a skill at which most Assamese women and girls are best at. They joined hands with Gramya Vikash Mancha (GVM), an NGO that arranged for their advanced training in weaving and tailoring. The Nalbari district used to be a hotbed of insurgency till the late 1990s and its people suffered a lot due to the frequent military operations. The insurgency had severely affected development in the district till a few years ago. Padma Boro, one of the women in the village, took the lead and soon encouraged 30 others, "mostly unmarried women and widows", to abandon country liquor for weaving. The state-owned Northeast-

the successful trainees continues the trade for which they had gone skill development training under the project. Moreover, it has been noticed that even after successful completion of vocational training in various schemes the candidates often cannot continue in the trade as are unable to procure tools or materials due to poverty or other reason. Hence under the Tripura JICA Project the initiative of the distribution of tools and raw materials has been taken. Distribution of tools has been adopted under the Tripura JICA Project to sheer dedication, motivation and entrepreneurship attitude for converting vocational training, which they had undergone, into viable livelihood options of their choice. The training has highly motivated the youths and given them confidence that they after completion of the training will not only be able to change their life but also help many more like them in the unprivileged remote areas by forming

ern Development Finance Limited (NEDFi) then stepped in to provide to them training on looms at Nalbari's Industrial Training Institute and took them to Kokrajhar, where they interacted with handloom weavers of the same community and understood the specific market demands. Back home, they managed two looms of their own while NEDFi provided another eight looms, warping drums and other accessories. The NGO built a temporary shed in the village and their journey began. They produce mekhela chadar (used for making traditional women's dresses), gamocha (traditional towel), dokhona (used for making traditional dresses of Bodo women) and fabric for traditional robes of neighbouring Bhutan - and made a profit of Rs.80,000 last year, which is expected to rise manifold this year. The NEDFi has been set up to hasten economic development in the northeastern region by identifying and financing commercially viable industries, providing advisory and consultancy services, promoting entrepreneurship through effective mentoring, skill development and capacity building of micro, small and medium enterprises and generating sustainable livelihoods through micro finance and CSR activities.

"It was very tough to convince the village women to leave hooch making as it was already a good source of earning for most of the rural Bodo women. But it not only painted a bad image about the village as a liquor den and the women did not get time to properly attend to their children. Very few children attended school and the customers who came to the village for drinking often created a ruckus. But as soon as we started weaving and our products started getting good markets, it made them confident about switching over to weaving from selling liquor," Padma Boro told IANS. The Bodos are the largest plains' tribe in Assam and the laopani (rice beer) is a traditional brew made by the community. The laopani is consumed in each household in limited quantity and even used in religious rituals of the community. However, due to poor financial status and lack of opportunities to supplement the family income, women of some of the communities had taken to making country liquor and selling this for hefty profits in some places in the state. "While the girls and women of our village learn the weaving skills from very tender age, the intervention by the GVM and NEDFi helped us by giving new and attractive designs and the technology to do it

better in lesser time. Most women learn the basics of weaving at their homes since childhood and so it took less time for them to pick up the new designs and technology," Boro said. "I was making country liquor and used to sell it. I have been making it for years and there was no other option for us to earn a livelihood. Lots of people used to come to my house for a drink and I was earning good enough to live a solitary life. However, Padma baideu (Assamese for elder sister) came to me one day and said that by weaving, I can earn almost equally and live a good life. I decided to go with her as it is honourable work to weave. I was selling the liquor only due to compulsion and why should I sell it when there is a dignified way of earning my livelihood," asked Rebati Swargiary, a widow who joined Boro's movement in 2010. The indomitable spirit of the group encouraged NEDFi to scale up its activities by providing a Common Facility Centre under a joint CSR project with IDBI Bank. To take the project forward, the Bagurumba Weavers' Development Trust was formed with Padma Bodo as its managing trustee. It purchased a 7,600 sq ft plot, constructed a 2,000 sq ft building and bought new looms and accessories.

"The new building consists of a display room, store, office and a hall accommodating 18 looms. It really feels good to see the rural woman joining hands and improving their lives. Children of the village now go to school and things in the village are changing very fast for the better," said NEDFi deputy general manager Ashim Kumar Das. The movement started by Padma Boro has not only given the women financial independence but also a dignified life.

ShILLONG, OcTObeR 29 (PTI): A school teacher was trampled to death by a herd of over one hundred elephants in his paddy field at Katuli in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district, police said today. The incident took place when the school teacher Arbingstone Ch Marak and his son spotted the elTENDER NOTICE NO: MECH-06/2015-16 DATED : 26-10-2015 OPEN Tender in sealed cover is invited for the following work: Name of work: works “Internal dry cleaning of coaches at DMV Station of Train No: 15666/15665 and 15670/15669 for a period of 03 years”. Tender value : `.42,42,030/- Earnest Money: `.84,840/- Cost of Tender Documents : `. 3,000/- (`. 500 extra by post) The Tender document will be available from the office of the (a) Divisional Mechanical Engineer/IC/Lumding/N.F.Rly(Assam) (b) Assistant Divisional Mechanical Engineer/NGC/N.F.Rly from 10.00 hrs. of 13-11-2015 up to 11.00 hrs. of 30-11-2015. Tenders will be received in the office of (a) DME/IC/LMG, (b) CME/NFR/MLG (c) Assistant Divisional Mechanical Engineer /NGC/N.F. Rly from 10.00 hrs. of 20-11-2015 up to 13.00 hrs. of 30-11-2015. Tender will be opened at 16.00 Hrs. of 04-12-2015 at DME/IC/LMG‘s office. Detailed Tender Notice and Tender Document are available at www.nfrailway.com. DME/IC/LMG Lumding

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Eyewitnesses told the police that the father-son duo did not notice the second herd charging them from behind. According to the SP, the herd of over one hundred elephants had crossed over from neighbouring Bangladesh after being chased away by people from that country.

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Local NFSN deliberates aspects on marketing of farmers produce KOhIma, OctOBer 29 (mexn): District Agriculture Office Kohima, took the initiatives on marketing of farmers produce under NFSM (Coarse Cereal) particularly on Maize at Dihoma village in the second week of October. Kekhrieletuo Yhome, APPO and NFSM Programme Officer deliberated on the various aspects of marketing problem of the farmers produce. He explained the different types of marketing channels and the whole process involved in marketing from producer till the produce reaches the consumer.The First of its kind Commercial sale of maize produced by Zechalie and group (qtls) from the village was conducted . The programme was chaired by Seyievono, A.O-II. A total of thirty-five farmers and department staffs attended the training and flag- off of the vehicle.

Master’s training programme on King Chilli held

Central govt’s receipts, payments to be electronic Bengaluru, OctOBer 29 (IanS): All transactions, including receipts and payments, of the central government departments would be in electronic mode soon across the country, a top official said on Thursday. “As part of the Digital India programme, all departments of the central government across the country will receive and make payments through the electronic mode,” department of electronics and information technology (DeitY) additional secretary Ajay Kumar said at a tech event here. With increasing com-

puterisation and internet penetration through broadband network, citizens can transact with all departments from computers, laptops and mobile devices, using e-payment gateways and banks. Key central ministries such as finance and commerce are already using e-payment gateway for transactions by citizens, companies and organisations across the country. “As mobile devices like smart phones are used for public interface, all central departments will soon offer citizen services on mobile as in Karnataka, first state to launch mobile gov-

Peren, OctOBer 29 (mexn): A day Master’s Training Programme on King chilli was conducted at Council Hall, Old Tesen Village, Peren district organized by Spices Board of India which was attended by more than 80 participants. The main resource person was Senti Longchar (DK) from Directorate of Horticulture, Nagaland who spoke on the Nursery Raising Techniques and Management Practices of the crop. He also emphasized on the importance of nutrient management in king chilli cultivation. During the interactive session with the growers, it was reported that some micro nutrients were deficient in the soil for which Bio Zinc and Magnesium was recommended. Vevotalu Rhakho, Field Officer, Spices Board highlighted the various activities taken up by the Board and briefly spoke on Large Cardamom cultivation practices and drying of the capsules through Bhatti System for uniform colour retention. The training programme was chaired by Harikrishnan S, Sr. Agri Demonstrator and conneW YOrK, OctOBer 29 (IanS): cluded with a vote of thanks by Mhonbeni Tsopoe, SET, Spices Board. Increasing cigarette taxes may have the unintended consequence of driving consumers to higher nicotine content and more dangerous cigarette products, says KOhIma, OctOBer 29 (DIPr): A special Kohima District Planning and De- a new study co-authored by an Indianvelopment Board meeting for approval of LADP Schemes 2015-2016 was held at origin researcher. DPDB’s Conference Hall, Kohima on October 28. Given the addictive properties of The meeting was attended by Minister for Social Security & Welfare and Parlia- nicotine, increasing cigarette taxes per mentary Affairs, Kiyanilie Peseyie; Minister for Forest, Dr. Nicky Kire; Parliamentary package increases addiction levels for Secretary for Housing, Er. Levi Rengma and MLAs Er. Kropol Vitsu and Dr. Neiphrezo some consumers, the findings showed. Keditsu. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor “While taxes are the most effective IAS as DPDB Chairman and Parliamentary Secretary for YRS, MTF and Lotteries, technique for reducing smoking rates, Khriehu Liezietsu could not attend the meeting for some emergency issues. The chair- we find that this tool has a significant man highlighted on the proposal of the LADP Schemes 2015-2016 for all the Constitu- downside,” said one of the researchers encies under Kohima district and invited for any clarification and rectification. The Vishal Singh from New York University. house decided to approve the proposed LADP Schemes under 2015-2016 after making “Because cigarette taxes are currently apsome clarification and rectification. The house also deliberated on the LADP under plied at the per pack level and without reCommon Pool 2015-16 pertaining to six constituencies and decided to approve it with gard to nicotine levels, consumers may an assurance from the DPDB chairman to look into the issues on whatever require- respond to increasing cigarette taxes by ments is needed. The Deputy Commissioner thanked all the members for attending switching to higher nicotine products,” the meeting and also reminded all the members present to be there at 10:00 a.m. on the DPDB Day-Out at Pony Farm above Japfu Christian College on November 13.

ernance in the country,” Kumar said at ‘CeBIT India’, a three-day IT event at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). Electronic payments through computers or mobile devices will also minimise use of hard cash in transactions as in case of public utilities and business transactions using debit and credit cards. “To make Digital India an inclusive programme and accessible to all, websites of all central departments will be in three languages - English, Hindi and an official language of each state across the country, with links to other languag-

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Singh pointed out. “In other words, if consumers desire to minimise the cost per unit of nicotine, then increasing cigarette taxes may lead some consumers to shift to higher nicotine products,” he explained. Over the past 50 years, regulators and advocacy groups have increasingly used counter-marketing tools to discourage cigarette consumption. Excise taxes are used to increase prices faced by consumers. Educational advertising is used to increase awareness of health risks and decrease preferences for the category. Smoke-free policies are used to make cigarette consumption less convenient. For the study, the researchers conducted analysis on nationwide data about store sales and examined populations of consumers that are exposed to different tax rates, advertising levels, and smoking prohibitions.

es having common script,” Kumar told about 500 delegates participating in the second edition of the event. The government will also make optimal use of Jan Dhan Yojana (financial inclusion scheme), Aadhaar biometric card and mobile subscriber base for interfacing with over a billion people through voice, short message service (SMS) and e-mail. “About 900 million people are connected through mobile (feature or smart phones) and an equal number of people have Aaadhaar card, which can be used for multiple purposes, includ-

ing government services, payments and receipts,” Kumar added. The government’s Digital India initiative provides a huge opportunity to all stakeholders, including industry and academia to collaborate for providing seamless technologies, products (devices) and services. “Digital India is a Rs.39,000 crore business opportunity for all stakeholders in terms of building the infrastructure, networks and making devices to run on various applications for citizen services and cashless transactions,” Kumar added.

Volkswagen India likely to recall 100,000 cars neW DelhI, OctOBer 29 (reuterS): German carmaker Volkswagen AG’s Indian unit is likely to recall 100,000 cars in the country impacted by the diesel emission scandal, television channel CNBC-TV18 reported on Thursday, citing sources. The recall in India, expected to happen before Nov. 8, would mostly affect cars fitted with engines that have been imported and would also include 20,000 diesel vehicles made in the country, the television channel reported. This would impact Vento, Jetta and Passat sedan cars, Polo hatchback and Polo Cross crossover in India, said CNBC-TV18. The company is still investigating the matter and any decision on a recall is yet to be made, a Volkswagen India spokesman said. Europe’s biggest carmaker has admitted cheating in emissions tests on around 11 million diesel vehicles globally - the biggest business crisis in its 78-year history. The scandal has pushed Volkswagen to report its first quarterly loss in at least 15 years, forced out its long-time chief executive and sent shockwaves through the global car industry. Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), the country’s testing agency, has been investigating whether Volkswagen cars have flouted emission norms in India.

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One day training on mushroom cultivation was conducted by ATMA -Dimapur, Medziphema block on October 28 at Ikishe village. Resource person Tali H.O speak on the methodology of mushroom cultivation, materials required and briefed about its temperature range, after care and economic value. He also gave a live demonstration on oyster mushroom cultivation. Later the mushroom spawn was distributed to the farmers. Altogether 30 farmers attended the program.

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IPR assures amendments Act as a bridge between the govt & villagers, CM urges VDBs for welfare of journalists DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): Parliamentary Secretary for IPR, Khekaho Assumi and the Department of IPR has assured the Nagaland Press Association (NPA) that necessary amendments would be done in the draft proposals of the proposed Journalist Welfare Fund policy and Nagaland Press Accreditation Policy, before it is finalized. The NPA had submitted a memorandum to the Parliamentary Secretary putting forth its suggestion for necessary amendments in the draft proposals of both the policies on October 28. The NPA had pointed out that the Nagaland Accreditated Journalists Welfare Fund should cover all the working journalists in the state, including accreditated & non-Accreditated Journalists. The Association has

also suggested that to provide assistance to working journalist, irrespective of being “accreditated or nonaccreditated” the criteria set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting “Guidelines for Journalist Welfare Scheme” can be referred and modified to suit the journalists of the state. During the meeting with the Parliamentary Secretary and Additional Director, IPR, Limawati the NPA also mentioned that there should be no fixed ceiling of annual income of a journalist to set the criteria for availing the benefits, as it would make many working journalists ineligible for availing the benefits under the scheme. Both the Parliamentary Secretary and the Additional Director, IPR agreed to make necessary amendments in the draft propos-

Medical board test for Grade III & IV employees

Award Dmp-Khm 4 lane project to local contractors, urges NCSU

DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): The quarterly medical board for Grade III & IV staff under Dimapur district for commutation, invalidation and confirmation of service will be conducted on November 12 and 13 at CMO Office, Dimapur from 10:00 AM. The Chief Medical Officer of Dimapur, M A Wati in a press notification has requested all the HOD and head of offices to submit the names of their Grade III & IV employees of their respective department to the CMO office at the earliest. One can contact #9402433318 for any clarification.

DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): The Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union (NCSU) has urged the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari to ensure that the four lane Dimapur-Kohima road project is awarded to local contractors. The NCSU, in a letter to the Union Minister, informed that the National Highways & Infrastructure Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) had floated an email notice inviting tender for the said project, with the bid submission closing date set at November 6, 2015; and the technical bid opening at November 6, 2015. “At the moment, our lo-

als.

With regard to the Nagaland News Media Accreditation Rules 2015, the NPA pointed out that it lacks clarity on definition of journalists/media organizations, who should come under the purview of the Rules, and therefore needed serious review. The NPA also demanded that while composing the Accreditation Committee, members from the existing Press Clubs and Media Association should also be included, who could help in identifying the journalists. The NPA was told that the draft rules would be reviewed at the earliest with necessary changes as pointed out in the memorandum and make the Welfare fund available within this financial year, informed a press note from the NPA.

cal contractors do not possess the requisite criteria to fulfil or qualify the said tender of a huge project,” the NCSU stated. However, it demanded that the project be broken up into job wise packages with pre qualification model in order to accommodate the local Naga contractors. The NSCU reminded that this practice is prevailing under the SARDP-NE in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The NCSU urged that the tender calendar dates for the said project be kept in abeyance till alternative arrangements are made. To this end, the NCSU sought the intervention of the Union Minister.

Kohima, october 29 (mexN): The Chief Minister of Nagaland, TR Zeliang today urged the Nagaland State VDB Association office bearers to be the bridge between the Government and the villagers of the State. In his interaction with the VDB office bearers at his residential office, the Chief Minister said the Village Development Board (VDB) functionaries should connect the Villagers with the various

schemes and projects of the Government and educate the villagers properly, a press note from the Media Cell, Chief Minister’s Office informed. “Our villagers may not be fully aware of the various schemes introduced and implemented by the Government and so, you should make them aware and at the same time, ensure that the schemes are properly implemented so that the villagers benefit the maximum,” the Chief

Minister told a delegation of the Nagaland State VDB Association office bearers led by its president Tohoshe Awomi and General Secretary Manthungo Kikon. He further urged them to cross check the schemes and plan accordingly so that the villagers are not “deprived of developmental activities in any manner.” Zeliang further expressed his happiness that young and educated per-

DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): In accordance with the resolution passed an its meeting on October 24 which resolved to appeal to all walk of life to join Congress platform, the NPCC will be starting an enrolment process to welcome new members to its fold.

Urging the fellow citizens to be a participant in making decisions in “shaping the future of Nagaland” and “to secure clean electoral and clean election for a clean State Govt,” the state congress is undertaking the task. In this regard, a press

note from Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) General Secretary (Admn), N Yona Konyak informed that NPCC has distributed 500 application forms to each ACCC, DCC. All PCC Office bearers are authorized, it added,

justice, besides helping the court tackle pending cases. The general public/ banks/insurance company/municipal/Public utility services etc are

Kohima, october 29 (DiPr): Governor of Nagaland & Assam P.B. Acharya has extended his warm greetings to the Liangmei Nagas on the occasion of Chaga Gadi festival. He said that Chaga Gadi, the post-harvest festival, is celebrated to invoke Almighty’s blessings and also to honour the womenfolk for their contribution in sustaining the family. Governor further said that every festival is a reminder of one’s beautiful culture and heritage. He appealed to Liangmei Community to celebrate the festival in its true spirit and also promote and preserve our rich culture and heritage while upholding the co-existence in the society. He wished that celebration of this festival bring joy, peace, and prosperity to the people of Nagaland.

DoSE notifies SDEOs & DEOs

DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): The Directorate of School Education (DoSE) has ordered all the government and private schools in the state to discuss cleanliness, correct use of toilet and importance of hand washing once a week in their morning assembly and observe Members of the Adhoc town committee Phangsang repairing Government Primary cleanliness drive in their respective school in the month School, Phangsang(GPS). A press note informed that, GPS Phangsang is one of the most neglected School under SDEO Mokokchung in terms of infrastructure with the of November. Informing this in a press note, the DoSE director Senthang further directed all the DEOs/SDEOs basic amenities like benches and desk for the students in deplorable conditions. to inform concern school under their jurisdiction regarding the same and monitor the activity.

ANAHTA to call off protest

DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): The All Nagaland Hindi Teacher Union (ANHTU) Central Body Nagaland has requested teachers of 2012-13 batch under CSS Hindi to withdraw their decision to initiate a class walk out protest. A press note from the General Secretary of the ANHTU central body, YA Yangthangam made this appeal “for the future and the welfare of the

students as their term and examination ahead.” He assured that the central body of ANHTU is keeping in touch with the department and government towards releasing the pending salary of the teachers. “As per our knowledge it has come to know that the Department and Government are doing best to release the pending salary of the teachers,” he stated.

the DDLSA located at the District Court, Dimapur. This was informed in a press release issued by Neiko Kanuo, Chairman, DDLSA, District and Sessions Judge, Dimapur.

Informing this in a release, director school education, Senthang also informed that copy of the Booklet will be made available only at the Directorate of School Education with a payment of Rupees two hundred for individual reference. The release further informed all the teachers

that the Final list prepared shall be updated in a yearly basis and published as and when required by the Government for official use. DEOs/SDEOs/Principals/HMs has been strictly directed not to indulge in randomly disposing of the booklets in duplicates to the teachers. The director

informed that any Officer failing to comply with the directive of the department shall be held accountable and treated with disciplinary action. Concerned Officers are hereby informed to collect Office copy from the directorate during office hour, the release added.

Naga and Pangti complete second cycle of migration Kohima, october 29 (mexN): On November 7, three Amur Falcon birds were satellite tagged and released. The birds are names as Naga, Wokha and Pangti. The Naga bird has Color Ring Number KAM, Ring Number C56801, which is male, Wokha bird has Color Ring Number KCM, Ring Number C56802, which is female, and Pangti bird has Color Ring Number KFM, Ring Number C56803, which is female. These three birds were fitted with satellite tag with antenna and with solar panel on the back of the bird. The satellite tag weighs only 5 grams.

Satellite tracking of Amur Falcon birds -Naga and Pangti- are shown in dotted lines in this photo provided by Nagaland forest department.

Out of three birds tagged Naga and Pangti are active and Wokha is inactive. Naga and Pangti

have completed second cycle of migration covering a distance of approximately 44000 km reached

Doyang(Wokha) Nagaland on October 29. Satellite tracking of Amur Falcon birds namely Naga and Pangti are denoted by dotted lines in the picture. This migration is from November 7, 2013 to October 29, 2015 originated from Doyang (Wokha) Nagaland. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force M.Lokeswara Rao, IFS said in a press release that, “ This is the first time the Amur Falcons were satellite tagged and released and Nagaland has entered in international map in the conservation movement.”

Excise squad nets one bootlegger DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): The Excise Mobile Squad Surveillance Team led by AIE Jungti Jamir has arrested one person, identified as one Gautam Devnag, for possession of 1197 bottles of IMFL Rum on October 28. The Superintendent of Excise(MS) Katoho Sumi in a press note informed that he was booked under relevant NLTP Act, 1989 and the seized items were deputed to Excise Squad’s Malkhana.

SKK jubilee planning board meeting ZuNheboto, october 29 (mexN): The Planning Board of Platinum Jubilee, Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SKK) has called for the last and final meeting on October 31, 1:00 pm at Sumi Hoho Ki, Zunheboto. All the plans and programs will be finalized in the meeting, according to secretary, Planning Board, S Zhevihe Sumi. All the committees concerned have been asked to come prepared for briefing and approval.

TWUD executive meeting DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): There will be an executive meeting of the Tenyimi Women Union Dimapur (TWUD) on October 31, 1PM at TUD Office, Khermahal Dmp. TWUD Info/Publicity sect (TWUD), Kapesa Catherine in a press note has requested all the concerned executives to attend the meeting positively.

Seniority list of graduate teacher published DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): The directorate of school education has informed all the concerned DEOs/SDEOs that the Final Seniority List of Graduate Teachers 2015 has been published officially. The new list will nullify the previous Draft Seniority List of 2012

rolment process will be considered as anti-party activities. However, any complain against enrolment of any person should be raised in writing to the respective Scrutiny Committee for consideration in accordance to the Constitution, NPCC added.

Governor greets Liangmei Nagas

The welcome address was delivered by N. Kanuo, Chairman DDLSA and the District and Session Judge, Dimapur while an introductory on POSCO Act was delivered by Kiran Sharma, Director (operation) Lawyers collective. Ishani, an Advocate Delhi High Court spoke on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, followed by lively interaction between the resource persons and the Panel Lawyers. The programme ended with vote of thanks from Advocate, Lydia Sema, it was informed.

consequently encouraged to avail the opportunity to bring forward any such matters for settlement at the Lok Adalat. Details may be obtained from the Front Office of

to Photostat the forms and enrol all interested individuals and submit the same to respective ACCC and DCC for necessary actions as per the NPCC Constitution. The NPCC further cautioned obstruction in "any manner" during the en-

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DDLSA holds training on POSCO Act DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): A training programme on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POSCO Act) for panel lawyers was organized here today by Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) in collaboration with lawyers collective women rights initiative at Conference Hall, District Court Building, Dimapur. According to a press note from the event, all the panel lawyers of DDLSA including the District Child Protection Officer and staff attended the program chaired by Panel Advocate, Duvelu S. Kichu.

Mon and Tuensang by the Government of India. The VDB members also narrated their deliberations with the Union Minister for Rural Development recently at New Delhi, the press note maintained adding that delegation also expressed their happiness with the Chief Minister for releasing withheld funds to the RD department in recent times and said that would go a long way in benefiting the villagers.

Join us in shaping the future, NPCC solicits new members

National Lok Adalat at Dimapur on Dec ANHTU central body urges DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): As per directives issued by the National Legal Services Authority, the Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) will be conducting National Lok Adalat on Dimapur on December 12 at the District and Sessions Court premises. The DDLSA will be conduction Lok Adalat on all matters except Non-Compoundable cases. Lok Adalat is an easy way of settlement of cases thereby avoiding protracted legal proceedings thus helping in reducing the pendency of cases, besides benefitting the client. The Lok Adalat has created an opportunity for the common man to get speedy and inexpensive

sons are leading the VDB Association and exude confidence they would properly keep the Government updated with the various developmental activities in the villages. The Chief Minister also informed the delegation that he had personally taken up with the Government of India not to change the pattern of Backward Region Grant Fund, presently being allotted to the districts of Wokha, Longleng, Kiphire,

ANTHU emergency meeting

The troops of the 111 Bn BSF Great Naga seen are donating their blood at a blood donation camp organised in commemoration of 50th Raising Day (Golden Jubilee) celebration of Border Security Force on October 28 at Battalion HQ Satakha. The camp was held in co-ordination with the Medical Team from Mokokchung and 44 BSF troopers including Y M Upadhyay, Commandant 111 Bn BSF voluntarily donated their blood.

DimaPur, october 29 (mexN): All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANTHU) Dimapur Unit has convened an emergency meeting with all Hindi Teachers 2012-13 batches under Dimapur Area on October 31. The meeting will he held near SDEO and DEO office, Dimapur from 11:00 A.M onwards. ANTHU president, Pethemo Lotha and general secretary, Daniel H. Sema has requested the teachers to attend the meeting without fail.

TSU oppose proposed Yimchunger students’ golden jubilee at Shamator KiPhire, october 29 (mexN): The Tikhir Students’ Union (TSU) has opposed the proposed Yimchunger students’ golden jubilee to be held at Shamator town in the month of January 2016. A press note from the TSU President, Longkamse S and General Secretary, Temong Y Tikhir said that since “times immemorial Shamator is a Tikhir land and a plot of land was donated by Shamator village for the establishment of Government Administra-

tive Head quarter so as to bring welfare of the general public in that area, and not for establishment of any tribal head quarter as was claimed by Yimchungers.” At the time of establishment of Shamator town in 1954, the TSU stated that no claims/dispute existed between two tribes. “But Yimchungers trying to subjugate Shamator town under their control has created havoc and bloodsheds between the two tribes a number of times,” it alleged, cit-

ing the latest as being the Shamator issue in 20062007 “where YAA preparation for their conference at Shamator town was conflicted by Tikhir tribe.” As a result, it lamented that Shamator town was tagged as a “controversial town” by the Government of Nagaland on January 4, 2007 “stating that intertribal clashes occurs in extremis.” In order to avoid such circumstances, TSU informed that it had submitted a representation to the

Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shamator on March 2, 2015, to issue a “ban order to the Yimchunger Akheru Arihakho from holding their Golden Jubilee at Shamator town.” The TSU has urged the competent authority to expedite immediate intervention on the issue “before situation goes out of our hands.” “If no serious measures are intervened, Tikhirs would not be held responsible for situations arising out of it,” it cautioned.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 295X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By dr. sao Tunyi

Acting holy, holy

he paradox of the voice against corruption in Nagaland is that those who speak out against corruption are also the practitioners of corruption. If people shout against corruption from the rooftops, those who practice corruption would willingly join the chorus on the rooftops. A corrupt person can deliver a wonderful sermon on the evils of corruption if given a chance on a Sunday morning. The funny thing is that he/she won’t shy away from preaching if given a chance. Hypocrisy has become a normal behavior and we don’t seem to have any problem changing colors as the situation demands. Tax collectors and prostitutes had a better chance of entering heaven than the holy, holy Pharisees. Those who are corrupt but at least do not act holy are at a better chance than many of us who act holy, holy. Those who drink alcohol, chew tobacco, beat their wives, play cards, and roam late in the evenings doing all sorts of evil deeds during hornbill festival may be closer to finding a solution to corruption than those who are hyperactive in various church committees, participating in holy land tours, donating huge amounts for various mission projects, and doing their best on church sales days. The intended point to be made here is that both can be corrupt, but at least one group does not try to act holy. Maybe some people try to buy their way into heaven. They believe service and money will somehow make God a bit more lenient on them. They perhaps try to bargain and do business with God. If I give this much percentage to the poor and needy or to missionary work, it will somehow justify the remaining percentage that I keep for myself. Perhaps fasting and prayers are used to try to twist the arms of God, and think God will purify our wealth through those spiritual exercises. Perhaps some people think that wealth is equal to blessings and therefore more wealth means more blessings. Perhaps ‘greed’ is justified as ‘blessing’. When the Bible says, ‘ask and it shall be given’, maybe we think that we can have it all. Why should a criminal be nearer to heaven than the man who acts religious? The Pharisees had more access to the knowledge of the kingdom of God. To know Jesus, they had quite a lot of background information, so to say. Although not in the true spirit, they have been performing the commands of God in spiritual worship. So, although not inside the kingdom of heaven yet, why should it be said to them that the criminals, prostitutes, and tax collectors are entering heaven before them? It is for the fact that criminals are nearer to repentance than the people acting holy, holy. For the criminal, there is condemnation from everywhere. Families condemn them, society condemns them, and their own conscience condemns them. Left and right, front and back, they face rejections and their crime is always before their own eyes. But not so for the hypocrites who think they are righteous and the hypocritical society which honors them. We all know that our society is laden with corruption. But how many of us think that ‘I’ and ‘we’ are the source of the problem? We tend to think that someone else, or something else is the culprit and point fingers. But how about questioning if I/we may be also a contributor of the problem of corruption? We can ask ourselves, ‘If everyone were like me, will the society be any better than the way things are?’ If we look into the mirror and scrutinize ourselves, grill through our own motives and behavior, and find that we are not doing very well; we are nearer to finding a solution, not just for our own, but for our society. But if we continue our pharisaical or chameleon-like behavior, playacting high spiritual piety along with unbridled greed; we still have a long, long way to go. Dr. Sao Tunyi works as an Epidemiologist at Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima. Feedback can be sent to saotunni@yahoo.co.in, or visit his blog www.thatchhouse.blogspot.in

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AI to amplify Digital Transformation

he digital transformation can best be achieved by adopting automation and artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing symbiosis between Infosys and Oracle is going to help achieve this goal faster than ever, said Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka. Addressing a gathering of top innovators at Oracle's OpenWorld 2015 conference here on October 27, Sikka emphasised on how AI can be a great amplifier to simplify and enable existing landscapes as well as build intelligent systems that help us solve our most complex emerging problems. "The world is looking at providing services in a better way. I observe three major shifts - focus on experience among consumers, emergence of AI and the ultimate cloud phenomenon," he added. Sikka also announced that the Infosys Finacle's core banking solution - running on new and secure Oracle SuperCluster M7 microprocessor - has set a new record for the number of banking transactions processed. "The solution supported more than two billion bank accounts with near linear scalability. The results showcase Finacle's capabilities to manage extraordinarily large transaction volumes to help banks cater to their growing business demands at reduced costs," he said. The tests were conducted across a mix of delivery channel transactions that could originate from branches, ATMs, online and mobile channels. According to Ganesh Ramamurthy, senior vice president (product development) at Oracle, the SuperCluster M7 microprocessor and SPARC T7 and M7 systems offer breakthrough technology for memory intrusion protection and encryption. "Infosys' latest Finacle results on SuperCluster M7 demonstrate the superior performance, efficiency and security capabilities of SPARC M7 with Oracle Database 12c and WebLogic Server 12c for critical banking functions," he explained. According to Sikka, their future strategy will not be completed without the help from Oracle and its diverse portfolio. "We together are creating a sort of symbiosis. Infosys is emerging as a great change agent and we are collaborating with Oracle in innovations in java," he said. He also spoke about AiKiDo - a new offering that comprise three enhanced service offerings in knowledge-based IT (KBIT), platforms and design thinking. Infosys has deployed a number of systems that replicate human decision-making in areas such as financial service regulation and ticketing of IT issues, thus enabling productivity improvements by up to 40 percent and saving customers millions of dollars annually. In addition to this, Infosys is working with global clients to use artificial intelligence to address business challenges. Infosys is utilising artificial intelligence techniques to solve complex engineering problems in design, testing, and certification of complex engineering products. "I am optimistic that artificial intelligence techniques will help us solve next-generation problems, and that humans will play the most important part in this process," Dr Sikka added. Infosys has delivered nearly 30 projects for clients using artificial intelligence. Many of these first projects have been in manufacturing and financial services. Infosys is currently developing solutions based on artificial intelligence to solve complex problems in the engineering space.

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Alina Rocha Menocal and Pilar Domingo Foreign Policy

Colombia’s Women, Tried By War, Find New Power Women suffered the most from Colombia's five-decade war. Yet it also forced them to find a new political voice

olombia’s President Juan Manual Santos and the leader of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest insurgent group, have given the latest round of peace talks in Havana a much-needed boost, committing to sign a deal within six months. Colombia’s armed insurgency, which spans five decades and is the longest standing conflict in Latin America, is rooted in entrenched patterns of inequality, discrimination and exclusion. A peaceful resolution has remained elusive. But, far from the spotlight, there is another story that deserves closer attention: despite being disproportionally affected by the conflict, Colombian women have made remarkable strides towards empowerment. As most violent conflicts do, the Colombian conflict has affected women in distinct and horrifying ways. In particular, sexual violence has been used as a tool of terror and control, widely employed by guerrillas, paramilitaries, and state forces alike. Perpetrators have only rarely been brought to justice, protected by a culture of silence and impunity. And yet the conflict has also been the source of a profound transformation: Colombian women have gone from viewing themselves as victims to affirming their rights as citizens. This remarkable story is detailed in “Progress Despite Adversity,” the latest Development Progress case study we published with a colleague, Verónica Hinestroza. Take, for example, the experience of María Eugenia Cruz Alarcón, founder of Mujer, Sigue mis Pasos (“Woman, Follow My Steps”), an organization that raises awareness of violence against women. As she explained, it was the discrimination and abuse she faced as a displaced woman with young children that turned her into the prominent activist for women’s rights she is today: “I realized we had to become organized as women in order to stop being mistreated, and that we needed to change our vision and expectations of the state from an emphasis on ‘handouts’ to demanding the protection and realization of our rights.” Jineth Bedoya Lima, a prominent journalist of El Tiempo, the leading Colombian newspaper, explained why she decided to go public as a survivor of conflict-related sexual violence. She spent nine years in silence because she felt ashamed and “had no interest in being a victim in public.” But eventually she changed her mind: “I had met so many women who had experiences similar to mine, yet the state would not recognize these crimes. No one wanted to even talk about it.” Empowered by the process, she is now a leading advocate for women’s rights, and has given voice to thousands who have endured grave injustice. These are inspiring examples of transformation despite the odds. Colombian women have shed light on the extent to which women and girls have borne the brunt of the conflict and have opened up a broader conversation on how to approach post-conflict truth and accountability in a way that’s sensitive to women’s experiences. They have done this through critical and strategic engagement with a variety of institutions, both in the formal political system and

hen the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics to Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton University, the accolade had a significant relevance to the United Nations. The Academy bestowed the honour on the British-born Deaton, 69, primarily for his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare. Deaton’s research reflects some of the socio-economic issues on the U.N. agenda, including poverty alleviation, economic inequalities, consumption patterns, household incomes, gender empowerment and social security. Asked for his comments, U.N. Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told IPS the Secretary-General “appreciates the work that Mr. Deaton has done on poverty”. “Our Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has drawn attention to some of his work, including his lecture on poverty that you might find interesting,” he said. According to the Academy, Deaton has enhanced the understanding of some of these issues more than anyone else. Deaton’s focus on household surveys “has helped transform development economics from a theoretical field based on aggregate data to an empirical field based on detailed individual data”. According to the London Guardian, Deaton’s work complements studies by Thomas Piketty and Sir Tony Atkinson, focusing primarily on wealth and income inequality, and examining patterns of consum-

in civil society. In this way, they have been able to ensure that the way Colombia responds to conflict reflects the experience and unique challenges faced by women. Colombia’s Constitutional Court, established under the 1991 constitution, has proven a key ally. Women’s groups have used the court — which is both remarkably progressive and one of the most highly regarded institutions in the country — to advance women’s rights on issues ranging from decriminalizing abortion to addressing the needs of women displaced from their homes to calling for reparations for the conflict’s female victims. The court has recognized and promoted the idea that violence generated by the conflict affects women in particular ways precisely because of their gender. Women’s groups have also collaborated with the Congressional Women’s Committee in Colombia’s parliament to push through concrete changes in law and policy across a range of gender issues. First established in 2006, the Committee has played a crucial role by enabling women to transcend party lines and work with both independent activists and legislators on areas of common interest. Perhaps most prominently, the Committee spearheaded a 2008 law which recognizes conflict-related sexual violence as a distinct crime and increases sentencing for violence and discrimination against women. As one of the leading (female) senators who sponsored the law told us, this landmark legislation was opposed by many entrenched interests and could never have been enacted without the active collaboration of the congressional committee and women’s organizations. Women’s groups have also made important contributions to the text of the Victims and Land Restitution Law of 2011, which, unlike previous reconciliation laws, establishes mechanisms for truth-telling and reparations that are substantively based on women’s experiences of conflict. And of course, since the latest negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC were announced in 2012, women’s organizations have pushed to be included in the peace process. Tellingly, the original government delegation did not include a single woman (though the FARC delegation did). However, recognizing that this process pre-

sented a historic opportunity to confront structural inequalities, Colombian and international women’s organizations worked together to demand the greater incorporation of women and gender issues into the peace agenda. As Marina Gallego, coordinator of the grassroots organization Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres (Women’s Route to Peace), has explained, women don’t want peace to be made for them, but to be the peacemakers themselves. As a result of this pressure, President Santos appointed two women with greater decision-making power into the government’s negotiation team. This is still far from enough, but at times, one-third of delegates in Havana have been women, which is above global averages. A dedicated gender subcommission has also been created with a mandate to ensure a gender perspective and women’s rights are included in all agreements. Over 60 survivors, mostly women, have been invited to share their experiences and expectations with the peace delegations in Havana. This is especially significant because, according to UN Women, these encounters between peace negotiators and conflict survivors, especially women, are almost without precedent in the field of conflict resolution. Clearly, much remains to be done. As elsewhere, progress in women’s empowerment in Colombia has been uneven and there is a persistent chasm between the legislation and its implementation. Existing research also shows that well-educated and urban women have gained most from the changes that have been achieved. Women in rural areas, often poor and illiterate, continue to lag behind, facing much higher levels of gender-based violence, discrimination, and displacement. Ethnicity is intimately linked with poverty and exclusion, and indigenous and Afro-Colombian women tend to be disproportionately vulnerable. Ultimately, the challenges of gender inequality and discrimination faced by women in Colombia cannot be dissociated from the country’s wider problems. But it’s clear that whatever direction the current peace talks take, Colombian women will not go quietly. They will continue to make their voices heard and demand that their rights are met — and will never again be relegated to the role of passive subjects of their country’s history.

Nobel Laureate Reflects on UN Development Agenda Thalif deen Inter Press Service er spending to illustrate growing inequality in health and wellbeing. He is perhaps best known for the Deaton Paradox – “sharp shocks to income do not appear to cause equally large shocks to consumption.” The Guardian said that in his most recent book, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality, Deaton argues that analysis of economic data shows that while most people in the world have gained in terms of health and wellbeing from higher national incomes, there are many groups that have missed out. The newspaper also said Deaton, in his latest research, “focuses on the determinants of health in rich and poor countries as well as on the measurement of poverty in India and around the world”. Jean Dreze, an economist who has worked with Deaton, was quoted as saying: “Angus Deaton is not only a brilliant economist but also a formidable scholar and a great writer. He

has shown how intelligent use of survey data can illuminate momentous issues of human welfare and contribute to public reasoning.” In awarding the prize to Deaton, the Academy analysed some of his theories, as follows: “How do consumers distribute their spending among different goods? Answering this question is not only necessary for explaining and forecasting actual consumption patterns, but also crucial in evaluating how policy reforms, like changes in consumption taxes, affect the welfare of different groups. In his early work around 1980, Deaton developed the Almost Ideal Demand System – a flexible, yet simple, way of estimating how the demand for each good depends on the prices of all goods and on individual incomes. His approach and its later modifications are now standard tools, both in academia and in practical policy evaluation.

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How much of society’s income is spent and how much is saved? To explain capital formation and the magnitudes of business cycles, it is necessary to understand the interplay between income and consumption over time. In a few papers around 1990, Deaton showed that the prevailing consumption theory could not explain the actual relationships if the starting point was aggregate income and consumption. Instead, one should sum up how individuals adapt their own consumption to their individual income, which fluctuates in a very different way to aggregate income. This research clearly demonstrated why the analysis of individual data is key to untangling the patterns seen in aggregate data, an approach that has since become widely adopted in modern macroeconomics. How do we best measure and analyze welfare and poverty? In his more recent research, Deaton highlights how reliable measures of individual household consumption levels can be used to discern mechanisms behind economic development. His research has uncovered important pitfalls when comparing the extent of poverty across time and place. It has also exemplified how the clever use of household data may shed light on such issues as the relationships between income and calorie intake, and the extent of gender discrimination within the family.”

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A new Palestinian leader for a new intifada? A former political advisor to Hamas insists it's still too early to call a third intifada, but says it will grow into one as a new young leadership emerges

Rori Donaghy

he leader of a new intifada will come from among Palestinian youth currently leading popular unrest across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a senior member of Hamas has told Middle East Eye. “The youth is leading everybody at the moment, with no particular person in charge,” said Ahmed Yousef, a former political advisor to the deputy chair of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh. “I believe that once this [popular unrest] has grown into an intifada they will find someone among the youth who will create a name for themselves. The [Palestinian] people will follow whoever that is and everybody will join from all the political factions.” Yousef is seen by Hamas as a gateway to the west and regularly receives international delegations in Gaza. He spent many years living in the United States before returning to Gaza in 2005, following Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave. The 65-year-old is now head of the Palestinian Institute for Conflict Resolution and Governance in Gaza, after serving Hamas in numerous senior positions, and remains an influential figure within the movement. Speaking to MEE by phone on Thursday, Yousef urged Palestinians not be “stuck in the mindset” of looking for leadership from the current crop of politicians. He said it was time for the younger generation of Palestinians to take control of the struggle for statehood. While many commentators have described violence gripping Israel and Palestine—50 Palestinians and eight Israelis have been killed in October—as the beginning of a new intifada, Yousef said it was still too early to declare a third Palestinian uprising. The last intifada, which lasted for five years and ended in 2005, saw the deaths of over 3,000 Palestinians and more than 1,000 Israelis.

20 declared the start of a new uprising. The latest spike in violence has seen numerous knife attacks by Palestinians against Israelis. While some elements of Hamas have expressed support for knife attacks, Yousef said “this is not a Hamas tactic”. He did not criticise knifings, however, and instead sought to explain the political and social context that he believes is causing them. “What we are seeing are desperate, humiliated people using the only tool available to them,” he said. “They don’t have any other means to defend themselves. There have been many non-violent initiatives for years but perhaps this hasn’t been very effective. “Perhaps the only thing Palestinians have been left with is a knife, a digger, a car. These attacks are a message to the international community that ‘We are the Palestinians still suffering from occupation and we need the world to do something’.” Videos of Palestinians attacking Israelis with knives have brought widespread condemnation. It comes after international support for the Palestinian cause soared in the wake of Israel’s brutal assault on the Gaza Strip last summer. Yousef was unconcerned that knife attacks may negatively impact Palestinian image in the international community. He said that social media had allowed peo'Three stages' to an intifada Yousef argued that there were three stages that must be ple to gain independent insight into the conflict in a way completed before an intifada could be said to have begun. not possible in the past. “Now we have popular unrest—this is stage one,” he said. “Maybe after a couple of months, if more people get Social media 'breaking down barriers' “The Israelis are used to controlling the narrative of involved, it will spread more inside [Israel] and we will move to stage two. The second stage will be when all the the conflict,” he said “Today social media breaks down the barriers and people are able to hear the Palestinian political factions will be part of it and organise it.” “The third stage is finding a leader—someone who can narrative. I do believe people understand the level of represent all the factions, nationalist and Islamist groups. suffering we are going through.” Viral videos of Palestinian attacks have been matched This person needs to be able to articulate a vision for what by ones carried out by Israelis, including footage of a recent we would like to achieve out of an intifada.” Yousef has a long history of being an independent voice mob attack on an Eritrean asylum seeker. Yousef said the latest unrest was sparked by Israeli setwithin Hamas. His view that an intifada has not started goes against other senior members, who as recently as October tler violence, pointing to the attack on a Palestinian home

in the West Bank that saw a toddler burned to death. He argued that a third intifada could be avoided if Israel “disciplined the settlers and genuinely sought to find a political solution to the conflict”. He called on the international community to intervene and “tell Israel enough is enough and the Palestinians should have their own state”. Yousef warned that in Gaza, which Hamas has ruled since 2006, an unemployment rate of over 60 percent among young people was turning the enclave into a “pressure cooker” of frustration that was ready to burst. “Hamas can’t do that much for the people, as long as there is occupation and siege,” he said. “We can’t do anything to serve this new generation to make their lives better.” Yousef said he was not worried Palestinians in Gaza would turn their anger against Hamas, arguing that locals “know it is Israel who is behind their suffering”. “The people are angry with the Palestinian Authority too, who have not done anything to improve the lives of people in Gaza. They are also angry at Egypt—they think that Egypt is also part of the problem,” he said, referring to how Cairo has maintained a blockade on Gaza in conjunction with Israel. Amid a range of problems facing Gaza, in recent months the Islamic State group appears to have emerged in the enclave, claiming a spate of rocket and car bomb attacks. Yousef said that the ability for IS to recruit Palestinians was down to the Israeli siege on Gaza. “It is easier for these people to recruit when there are no jobs. This makes it possible for them to brainwash the people in a very negative way,” he said. However, Yousef was unconcerned by the IS threat, which he said was being handled by Hamas. “[IS] is here [in Gaza] but they are limited in number,” he said. “These people [IS] are still under control—they know the wrath of Hamas. “I don’t think any of them will dare to do anything other than maybe firing the occasional rocket to give the impression they are there. I don’t think they can do anything to harm the stability and security of Gaza.”

What can social media platforms do for human rights?

ocial media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have become essential to free expression in the digital age. From the Arab Spring, to Turkey, to major electoral reform rallies in Malaysia, we’ve seen how movements around the world have used internet-based platforms to communicate, organize, and share critical information that impacts their lives. It’s easy to forget that Facebook, for example, was created as a simple tool to let college classmates get to know each other. Now that platforms like Facebook have billions of users, the decisions that social media companies make impact free expression on a global scale. Indeed, many people who are new to the internet tend to confuse social media apps with the internet itself, new research by the Mozilla Foundation confirms—a fact that has important implications when it comes to free expression. Social media platforms are increasingly where people connect with other people online. As such, police and security agencies, especially in repressive countries, often rely on social media to force people— members of minority groups, journalists, activists, and others—to reveal their social networks. With one password, sometimes revealed under torture, government authorities can clamp down on entire communities. Many human rights organizations have worked with platforms like Facebook to develop mechanisms to ensure the safety and security of people who are arrested and detained. At Access, our Digital Security Helpline works with platforms to help secure the social media accounts of users when it’s necessary to protect human rights and safeguard marginalized communities. Social media platforms have responded over the years by developing numerous positive security enhancements. However, these platforms don’t get it right all of the time. For example, Twitter is without a doubt one of the most important platforms for news and information in the 21st century. Yet this August, Twitter revoked access to its API for the Netherlands-based Open State Foundation, which

Policy decisions by technology companies affect expression on a mass scale. Civil society groups must highlight impact on human rights, and offer constructive solutions Brett Solomon in 2010 created Politwoops, a valuable tool that lets the public see Tweets deleted by politicians. Before Twitter revoked access, it had been used in 32 countries, as a way to stop politicians from spinning their public statements after the fact. For that reason, we’ve joined a coalition of transparency and free expression organizations from around the world in a letter calling on Twitter to turn Politwoops back on. Without Politwoops, a politician who wants to rewrite the past can more easily do just that. This harms free expression, which includes the right to access information. Another example is Facebook, which has run into trouble with its authentic name (or real name) policy, which requires you to use your real name when you set up an account on Facebook. For years, people have been harassed on Facebook by adversaries who flag them as having “fake” identities, even when they’re using their real names. Others using pseudonyms have had their accounts suspended, and have been required to submit documentation to prove that their username matches a legal ID document—even though there is currently no secure way to encrypt the documents submitted, and we don’t know exactly what Facebook does with the data collected. Perhaps most disturbing, some people have had the name on their public Facebook profile changed to match the name in their identity documents—without prior notice or consent. These are the results of the real name policy, which negatively impacts human rights defenders, journalists, members of

marginalized communities, activists, organizations, and others. Through our work fighting for digital rights across the globe, we have heard, for example, that several Vietnamese writers and activists were flagged en masse and disallowed from using pen names on Facebook. One activist, a mother with two sons in prison, had been using her Facebook account primarily to campaign for their release. Every one of these activists and writers were asked to verify their identities. They also reported that in several cases, when they provided documents, Facebook unilaterally altered their accounts to list their legal names—without notifying them first. Years of important and anonymous activism became instantly linked with people’s identities. Anonymity is essential to the exercise of free expression online. This has been confirmed by David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion, who extolled the value of anonymity in a landmark report. As Kaye observed, “Prohibition of anonymity online interferes with the right to freedom of expression.” This encompasses the full exercise of the right to freedom of expression: the right to seek, receive, and impart information. Many at-risk users rely on Facebook to fulfill all three of these important precepts. But when people are forced to reveal their real identity—or an adversary exposes it—their ability to exercise that right is threatened, and in some cases, their lives are placed in danger. This risk will become even more significant as Facebook positions itself to deliver the world’s news. For-

tunately, European law already prohibits the use of real name policies due to data protection regulations. But the rest of the world is not so fortunate. For these reasons, Access joined a coalition of rights organizations from around the world, including EFF and Human Rights Watch, in a letter to demand that Facebook fix the real name policy. We came up with simple, workable solutions, including that Facebook allow pseudonyms when using your everyday name would put you in danger; that the company require that people who file abuse reports support their claims with evidence; and that it provide a robust appeals process for people who are locked out of their accounts. We know that it is possible for tech companies to take the concerns of civil society seriously and not only respond to reasonable requests to improve their platforms, but also to take a proactive approach. In 2009, Russian police cracked down on civil society groups for allegedly using pirated Microsoft software, and Microsoft employees helped with the investigations. After a backlash from human rights groups, Microsoft altered its licenses to clearly provide its software free of charge. Now, organizations all over the world can apply to receive free copies of Windows, Microsoft Office, and other programs. This is good for digital security as well. Old and/or pirated software often contains vulnerabilities which can be exploited by governments and malicious attackers. Legitimate software can be easily patched to improve security. As global internet platforms seek to expand further into our lives, we’ve seen worrying attacks on the Silicon Valley commitment to support freedom of expression. Policy decisions by technology companies affect expression on a mass scale—100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute—and this can impact human rights and even place whole communities at risk of persecution. Civil society has constructive solutions, and tech companies are increasingly listening. All that’s required is for social media platforms to continue to listen, and to act.

Civil Society Activists ColdShouldered at Climate Talks Thalif Deen

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former UN Secretary-General once paid a supreme compliment to the work of civil society groups when he described non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as the world’s “third super power” –- presumably ranking behind the United States and Russia. Still, despite the political clout they wield, NGOs continue to be barred from the Secretariat building in New York every year during the two-week annual high-level summit meeting of world leaders, come September. The U.N.-issued NGO ground pass, security officers would proclaim loudly, is not valid and activists are not even permitted to cross the street to even stand in the shadow of the U.N. building. Last month was no exception, as the United Nations continued to treat NGOs as political outcasts on the grounds that the restriction was justified primarily for “security reasons” – since, it says, it is unable to cope with the thousands of civil society groups who may converge during the summit meetings when the U.N. neighbourhood itself is turned into a veritable war zone. Last week, civil society groups were barred again as “observers” – this time during the final round of climate change negotiations in Bonn. The talks, which concluded Oct. 23, were one of the final opportunities to influence details of the landmark climate agreement set to be finalised at the COP21 summit in Paris in December. The ban prompted a coalition of more than 170 civil society groups to condemn the decision to exclude observers from climate negotiations. As a result, climate change activists now fear they may even be excluded from the upcoming Paris talks in December. Gita Parihar, an environmental lawyer who is Head of Legal at Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland), said civil society observers will meet with the French president of COP 21 to deliver a statement from more than 170 organizations to demand their full participation in the climate talks. “Observers may still be out of the room but we have not gone away. All countries should join with the developing world to ensure our rightful participation in Paris – and the European Union must comply with its legal obligations to do so,” she said. Asked whether Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon finds it regrettable that civil society groups were shut out of last week’s negotiation sessions in Bonn, U.N. Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said on Oct. 22: “Well, we are aware that at different sets of negotiations there have been different rules but at the same time what the Secretary-General has always encouraged is the greatest amount of access possible for civil society.” “And we hope that would continue because they have a very important role to play in making sure that the Governments of the world take climate change, and our considerations on climate change, seriously. And so we do hope for greater involvement as this proceeds,” he added. According to NGO sources, Japan objected to the presence of civil society observers in groups where discussion on the draft agreement took place. Asked whether Japan was the only country that objected to NGO participation, Grace Cahill of ActionAid International told IPS: “Yes, the only one. It is widely thought that they were probably backed by other countries, like the U.S.” The 134-member Group of 77 developing countries, along with China and Mexico all opposed Japan’s stand – and stressed that negotiations must remain transparent and open. A Japanese Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying: “We have short time for very serious negotiations. Every diplomat knows real negotiations cannot happen in front of the public. If we have spin offs open to observers, we will need another group to do the real negotiations. This is not the time for show, but real negotiations.” Yoke Ling, Director of the Third World Network, said: “We are deeply concerned that the United States stood by in silence while Japan, its ally in the Umbrella Group of countries, successfully opposed the participation of civil society in the climate talks in Bonn.” “We need civil society to be present as part of an open and transparent process if the world is going to achieve a fair and ambitious deal from these talks.” Anabella Rosemberg, Climate Policy Advisor at the International Trade Union Confederation, said: “The United Nations have been created on the basis that secret deals were harmful for democracy.” She said “observers” in the U.N. are “not even asking for their legitimate right to speak, but our right to be present on the very first discussions on the Paris draft deal”. “This decision is a slap on the face of those who believe in the U.N. to solve global problems fairly. Working people have a right to know who stands with them and who doesn’t,” she added. Asked whether civil society had been barred in earlier negotiations, Cahill said: “It has happened a few times in the past. It happened at the COP15 in Copenhagen (in December 2009) where it caused big problems.”

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India to widen engagement with Africa

new DeLhi, OctO ber 29 (ianS): In its biggest ever engagement with Africa, India on Thursday sought to recharge its ties with all 54 African countries, announcing increased interaction in areas like energy and agriculture while offering an additional concessional credit of $10 billion at the summit attended by 41 heads of state and government. The virtual who's who of Africa was present in the capital at the third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) - the largest international gathering of leaders in Delhi after the Non-Aligned Movement summit here in 1983. These included leaders of South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique and Liberia among whom were two kings, 25 presidents and six prime ministers besides six vice presidents, foreign and trade ministers and senior officials. The summit was held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, allowing all the heads of state and government to sit as equals at a horse-shoe shaped table. According to Indian officials, Africa had never been present in such strength in any of their interactions with other dialogue partners namely the US, China, Japan, Turkey and the European Union an indicator of their expectations from India and the

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) poses with his counterparts from African countries during the Inaugural Session of the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, India, October 29. (REUTERS Photo)

country's growing stature in the international arena. In his address as the summit host, Modi, who was dressed in his usual kurta with a pale blue sleeveless jacket and churidar, said India and Africa should speak in one voice for reforms of UN Security Council as he sought to strengthen partnership with Africa by announcing additional concessional credit of $10 billion and 50,000 scholarships in the next five years. "It is a meeting of dreams of one-third of humanity under one roof,” Modi said. Modi outlined a roadmap for increased Indian interaction with countries

Akhilesh sacks 8 ministers, strips nine of portfolios LucknOw, OctOber 29 (ianS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sacked eight cabinet ministers and withdrew portfolios of nine ministers in a major shake-up of his ministry. The move is being seen as a precursor to the cabinet reshuffle scheduled for October 31 when some new faces are likely to be included in the 43-month-old Samajwadi Party government. The ministers who have been removed from the state cabinet are Shiv Kumar Beria, Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar, Ambika Chowdhary, Aridaman Singh, Alok Kumar Shakya, Yogesh Pratap Singh, Shivakant Ojha and Narad Rai. Sources say the ministers have been removed on action initiated by the SP high command for their non-performance and, in some cases, on specific complaints. The nine ministers who have been stripped of their portfolios include Raguhraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, Avdhesh Prasad, and Ahmad Hasan, who held the health and family welfare portfolio. Other ministers to be divested of their ministries are Paras Nath Yadav, Ram Govind Chowdhary, Durga Prasad Yadav, Brahma Shankar Tripathi, Iqbal Masood and Mehboob Ali. Their departments, for now, will be with the chief minister. Close aides of the chief minister told IANS that the cabinet expansion scheduled for Saturday will see a "stamp of Akhilesh Yadav and will be a mix of young energy and experience". Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav called on Governor Ram Naik late on Wednesday to discuss expansion of his cabinet and to take Naik's consent. The oath-taking ceremony of the new ministers in slated for October 31 at 10.30 a.m. at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow.

Govt to set up tribal advisory council: Minister New Delhi, October 29 (IANS): A National Tribal Advisory Council headed by the prime minister would be set up to monitor and implement various tribal welfare schemes across the country, a union minister said on Thursday. The council would meet once or twice a year, Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said while addressing a conference of principal secretaries and secretaries of tribal welfare departments from states and union territories. The conference was held to discuss and evolve strategies for the overall development of tribal communities. The minister stressed the need for more effective community participation for the success of various tribal welfare schemes. "We cannot achieve significant results unless we involve members of society in the implementation process of various schemes. The conference should have special focus on this issue," Oram said. "Though there has been significant improvement in terms of infrastructure in education sector for tribals, quality of education has not improved in the same way," he added. Oram said the same held true for primary health care for tribals. Referring to the problems of sixth scheduled states of the north-east, Oram said: "Their problems are quite different in nature and we should hold a regional conference for them in Guwahati." He directed his ministry officials to release 50 percent of tribal welfare funds to states in the first quarter of the next financial year. "By the third quarter of the financial year, 80 percent of the funds should be released to the states," said the minister. He also urged the state governments to similarly release central funds received for various tribal welfare schemes

in Africa in a range of areas including connectivity, infrastructure, power and agriculture -- his speech evoking loud cheers from the leaders, in a bid to enhance the influence of India in a continent where China had taken a march with over $200 billion of investments in the last 15 years. Modi said the world was undergoing political, economic, technological and security transition on a scale and speed rarely seen in recent history. "Yet our global institutions reflect the circumstances of the century that we left behind, not the one we are in today," he said. Stating that this was a

world of free nations and awakened aspirations, he said: "Our institutions cannot be representative of our world, if they do not give voice to Africa, with more than a quarter of UN members, or the world's largest democracy with one-sixth of humanity. "That is why India and Africa must speak in one voice for reforms of the United Nations, including its Security Council." Modi said development of human capital in every walk of life would be at the heart of India's partnership with Africa. He also called for a comprehensive agreement on climate change at

a global conference later this year. No one, Modi said, had contributed less to global warming than India and Africa, adding that "the excess of few cannot become the burden of many". World leaders are meeting in Paris in November and December to forge an agreement on capping carbon dioxide emissions in a bid to limit global warming to two degree celsius. The Delhi summit is being attended by some key African leaders including Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, South African President Jacob G. Zuma, King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Nigeria Presi-

dent Muhammadu Buhari. The summit also saw the dresses and images of Africa come alive with many of the leaders sporting their traditional costumes and head gears. The ones who came adorned as such included Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Chairperson of African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Many of the leaders spoke in their native languages. The summit is a major initiative of the Modi government to reach out to the continent which has rich resources, is witnessing faster growth and has

demographic profile similar to that of India. African countries see large scope of potential of cooperation with India in diverse areas such as agriculture and education. The leaders were treated to a cultural extravaganza at the start of the summit which included dances from India and Africa. South African President Jacob Zuma described the relation between India and the African countries as an embodiment of SouthSouth cooperation. "We remember the roles played by your visionary former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi," Zuma said. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Thursday strongly pitched for reforms of the UN Security Council and said Africa should get at least two permanent seats. Mugabe, who is also chairman of the African Union, said that the structure of the Security Council was "defective". "We need at least two permanent seats on Security Council. We will not accept less...You call yourself permanent members. That organisation is defective," Mugabe said. The concessional credit announced by Modi is in addition to the $7.4 billion India has already committed. "To add strength to our partnership, India will of-

fer concessional credit of $10 billion over the next five years," he said. Modi said India would also offer a grant assistance of $600 million, which would include an India-Africa Development Fund of $100 million and an IndiaAfrica Health Fund of $10 million. "It will also include 50,000 scholarships in India over the next five years. And it will support the expansion of pan Africa network and institutions of skilling, training and learning across Africa." India has trained nearly 25,000 young Africans in the last three years. He said India and Africa would deepen their partnership on clean energy, sustainable habitats, public transport, health care, telecommunications and climate resilient agriculture. "We will help connect Africa from Cairo to Cape Town, from Marrakesh to Mombassa, help add value to your resources in Africa and set up industrial and information technology parks." He said India will use the possibilities of digital technology to transform development. Evincing a shared feeling of pain over the killing of innocents in terror incidents in Africa, Modi sought to deepen cooperation with African countries in maritime security and countering terrorism.

Top militant commander gunned down in Kashmir Srinagar, OctOber 29 (ianS): Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) militant Abu Qasim, the mastermind of the Udhampur attack on a BSF bus on August 5 and a most wanted militant commander, has been killed in a gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. "Abu Qasim, the operational commander of the LeT, was killed during the night in an ambush by the security forces in Khandaypora village of Kulgam district," a police officer told IANS here. A police official said that the killing of Abu Qasim was a major success for the security forces in their ongoing operations against insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces laid an ambush following spe-

The mastermind behind Udhampur BSF convoy attack was killed by security forces in an ambush in Khandipura village of Kulgam district.

cific information about the movements of the LeT commander. "Abu Qasim, whose real name is Abdul Rehman and was a resident of Bahawalpur district of Pakistani Punjab province and was one of the most wanted militants active in Kashmir

for the last five years. "He was neutralized (killed) by security forces at around 2 a.m. today in Kulgam district and his death is a major blow to separatist insurgency in the state", said Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gilani, inspector general of police Kashmir zone at a

press conference here. A resident of Pakistan, Abu Qasim was the mastermind of the Udhampur attack in which two BSF personnel were killed and 11 others injured, he said. One terrorist was killed on the spot while another, Naveed was apprehended by villagers and handed over to police after he escaped from the site where the two LeT terrorists had carried out the attack. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the case. Naveed and two local accomplices are all currently in a jail in Jammu. Giving details of the operation, Gilani said on a specific tip-off a joint team of state police and army's counter insurgency Rashtriya Rifles launched a cordon and search operation

in Khandaypora village of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Wednesday evening. "We had inputs that Abu Qasim may be hiding in Khandaypora village. He tried to break the cordon and was killed in a brief gunfight which lasted for few minutes only. "His other accomplice managed to get back due to darkness, but cordon is intact and we are hopeful that we will get him," the senior police officer said. He said Qasim was either directly involved or brain behind the actions carried out by LeT in the last three years in Kashmir division. "He was also in a working relationship with other militant organization particularly Hizbul Mujahideen and his death is not

only a blow to LeT, but to all such groups in the state", he added. "He (Qasim) was involved in killing of a top counter-insurgency cop, Muhammad Altaf Dar earlier this month and also in August 5 Border Security Force convoy attack at Udhampur. "He was also the brain behind the 2013 ambush attack on army convoy at Hyderpora Srinagar in which eight troopers lost their life," he added. Gilani said after the death of Qasim the operational capacity of LeT has been dented to a "large extent" and congratulated security force personal who took part in the gunfight. "This is a major success, but we can't lower our guard till all terrorists are eliminated".

CBI files case in Dalit children's killing in Haryana NPA facility to train 2,000 Vaibhav and Divya later policemen in cyber crime probe new DeLhi, OctO - The central agency has tak- a special CBI team headed ber 29 (ianS): The CBI en over the case from Hary- by a Deputy Inspector Gen- succumbed to burn injuries

has registered a case in an arson attack at a Faridabad village in Haryana that left two Dalit children dead and their mother battling for life. A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against 11 persons on charges of murder, voluntarily causing hurt, rioting with deadly weapon and under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

ana Police. Those named in the FIR are Balwant, his son Dharm Singh, Jagat, Edal, Naunihal, Joginder, Sooraj, Akash, Aman, Sanjay and Desh Raj of Sunped village. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources said the case was registered late Wednesday night and a team of agency officials visited the crime scene on Thursday. According to sources,

eral-level officer collected forensic and circumstantial evidence from the spot and launched the process to collect information about the crime. A group of upper caste men set ablaze the house of a Dalit, Jitender, in Sunped village in Faridabad district on October 20 morning, in which his wife Rekha, fouryear-old son Vaibhav and eight-month-old daughter Divya suffered burn injuries.

while their mother is still in critical condition in Safdarjang Hospital in Delhi. Jitender also received injuries while trying to save them. As the incident sparked outrage in the country, the Haryana government decided on a CBI probe. The state government has suspended eight policemen, including the head of Sadar police station, and those deputed to guard Sunped village.

Chhota Rajan says he wants to return to India baLi, OctOber 29 (Pti): Underworld don Chhota Rajan, who has been arrested after being on the run for over two decades, on Thursday claimed that he did not surrender and wants to return to India. There is intense speculation that the arrest of the gangster, who is wanted in over 75 heinous crimes ranging from murder, extortion to smuggling and drug trafficking, was part of a "deal" with Indian security agencies. "I never surrendered. I want to go back to India. Don't want to go to Zimbabwe," the one-time trusted aide of terrorist and crime boss Dawood Ibrahim told reporters. Rajan, one of India's most wanted gangsters, was arrested in this popular Indonesian tourist destination on a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol after eluding law enforcement agencies for over two decades.

Out of these 75 cases, Rajan is facing four cases under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), one under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and over 20 cases under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Indian security agencies are likely to send a team of officials here to bring back the gangster who is in custody since Sunday. The sources are tight-lipped about the exact arrangements to bring him back because of security concerns arising out of his fierce rivalry with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his gang. They said agencies are working on more than one plan to bring back 55-year-old Rajan, once known as Dawood's right hand man, factoring various permutations and combinations. Rajan was travelling with the identity of Mohan Kumar with pass-

port number G9273860 when he was apprehended at the airport here, after arriving there on a Garuda Indonesia flight GA715, by the Indonesian Police on a tip off from Australian authorities, they said. The sources said Rajan was in touch with various police officials for last six months seeking a passage to return to India as he feared for his life in Australia from Chhota Shakeel, a henchman of Dawood. In 2000, there was an attempt on his life when Dawood's men tracked him down to a hotel in Bangkok but he managed a dramatic escape through the hotel's roof. According to serving and former police officers, who have dealt with the Mumbai underworld, arrest of Rajan is a major success and his questioning is expected to shed light on hitherto unknown facts related to cases linked to his syndicate.

hyDerabaD, OctOber 29 (ianS): The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy's National Digital Crime Resource and Training Centre, which is the only facility of its kind in India, will train 2,000 policemen over the next two years in investigating cybercrime, an official said on Thursday. The training of serving police officials and investigating personnel will start from December this year. Academy director Aruna Bhaugana told reporters on Thursday that the NDCRTC, a research and training institute which also serves as a depository of all kinds of crimes, recently started functioning. The 67th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer trainees, passing out on Saturday, became the first batch to be trained by the NDCRTC in cyber crime investigations and also in how to use cyber technology to detect crime. Since IPS officers have only a supervisory role, the facility will roll out courses to train officers who actually investigate the cyber crime. With cyber experts from various agencies and institutions, it will also provide training to personnel of other law enforcing agencies like customs, revenue intelligence and income tax in dealing with the cyber crime. According to academy's deputy director H.K. Kusumakar, the department of electronics and information technology in the ministry of communication and information technology is funding the centre to the tune of Rs.3.68 crore for two years. After this period, the centre will offer paid courses for government and private organizations and individuals to generate its own revenues and become self-reliant. The centre will have a governing body comprising members from agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the state police on rotation basis. There will also be a technical body comprising 25 to 30 technical advisors from various organizations like Central Forensic Lab (CFL) of Hyderabad and private individuals. The centre is currently designing course curriculum and study material. The course duration will range from one day to two weeks. "We also have plans for liasioning with similar international organisations," said Kusumakar.

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Russian strikes with greater intensity BEIRUT, OcTOBER 29 (REUTERs): As his family crammed alongside strangers into a small, exposed makeshift tent in Syria near the border with Turkey, Mohammed Musa slept outside in the mud through the first heavy rainfalls of autumn. A week earlier the 24-year-old, his wife, child, parents and siblings fled their home in southern Aleppo province with just the clothes on their backs, after Russian warplanes and Syrian helicopters pounded their village in raids whose intensity they had never seen in four years of conflict. He described the conditions in an interview with Reuters held via internet from a displaced people’s camp in Idlib province. A local aid worker sent photos and videos from the camp. The family joined the 120,000 Syrians who the United Nations says have been displaced in the four weeks since Moscow’s air force joined the war on the side of ally President Bashar al-Assad. The Russian strikes, which have supported ground offensives by the Syrian army and allies including Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Iranian units, have mainly hit insurgents including foreignbacked groups in the west and northwest. Musa and his family’s squalid new living quarters - a thin tarpaulin covering boggy earth in an open field - show that, as with other military and political power plays in Syria, it is civilians who pay biggest the price. “We have nothing,

Syria needs political solution: China

Civilians walk as others ride motorbikes past damaged buildings in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret alNuman town in Idlib province, Syria on October 29. (REUTERS Photo)

there’s nothing to survive,” Musa said. The family of nine, who fled the village of Kufr Abid in the south of neighbouring Aleppo province, a rebel-held area, are sharing a tent with 15 other people. At night, the men camp out in the open so there is room inside for the women and children. “It’s very hard, there aren’t enough tents so we’re out in the open. There’s a lot of rain and we’re camping in the mud,” Musa said. “We don’t know where we can go. We’ll probably have to stay here for the winter, that’s it. We don’t know if we should try and head for Turkey or for Europe, or where. I really don’t know, I still don’t

know,” he said, sounding tired and hopeless. The displacement camp consists of a collection of tents that were already housing Syrians who fled their homes earlier in the conflict. Several hundred families live there, an aid worker said. The numbers are increasing every day. A NEW INTENSITY The United Nations says in October alone at least 120,000 Syrians in Aleppo, Idlib and Hama provinces were displaced by fresh fighting, adding to the total of well over 6 million people who are homeless inside the country. More than 4 million others have fled abroad, mostly to neighbouring

countries, while hundreds of thousands have been arriving in Europe. Aid workers and residents say Russia’s intervention, which began Sept. 30, has brought some of the most intense bombardments since the conflict began. “On the ground there is heavy, indiscriminate bombing by the Russians, and the bombs they’re using are quite different. It’s more like a carpet bombing,” said Fadi al-Dairi of Hand In Hand for Syria, a UK-based group which delivers aid inside Syria. “People are not sure about the Russian strategy here, so now they’re heading in all different directions... they’re not sure which way to go, south,

BEIJING, OcTOBER 29 (REUTERs): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday there must be a political solution to the crisis in Syria, repeating a stance China has adopted throughout, following talks in Beijing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. China has repeatedly expressed opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a political solution was the only way out. Russia last month began air strikes on targets in Syria in a dramatic escalation of foreign involvement in the civil war. This has been criticised by the West as an attempt to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rather than its purported aim of attacking Islamic State. Li said the urgency of resolving the Syria situation issue was rising. “The most important thing is to seize the opportunity to implement a political resolyution and set up an equal, inclusive and open political dialogue,” he told reporters. He said many global leaders had made suggestions about how to tackle the crisis. “We hope that we can put together these suggestions, and particularly through the United Nations, this organisation, advance the reso-

north, east... civilians have no idea what to do,” he said via telephone from Turkey. Russia has denied reports that its bombing has resulted in civilian casualties. The defence ministry says it follows a strict policy of not mounting air strikes at all on populated areas. It says it makes painstaking efforts to select the right targets, and only gives the go-ahead for strikes when it has confirmed intelligence on the presence of militants. “Civilian sites are in no way the targets of the Russian military operation,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing in Moscow on Thursday. The sharp increase in displaced people

has stretched aid agencies, who are struggling to distribute tents to new arrivals. “It’s well beyond capacity... aid agencies are absolutely stretched. Most aid agencies don’t have tents... there are no tents in Turkey to buy at the moment,” Dairi said. Musa said the scale of Russian strikes had shocked residents in his and surrounding villages. “We were surprised by the intensity of the bombardment... the (Syrian) regime had struck our areas before, but much less than what’s happening now. A plane or helicopter would come every few days, bomb, and then go back. But now there are intense bombings by the Rus-

lution of the Syria issue,” Li said, adding China would continue to play a “constructive role”. The United States and its allies have also been carrying out air strikes in Syria against Islamic State, and have supported opposition groups fighting Assad. While China generally votes with fellow permanent U.N. Security Council member Russia on the Syria issue, it has expressed concern about interference in Syria’s internal affairs and repeatedly called for a political solution. China, a low-key diplomatic player in the Middle East despite its dependence on the region for its oil, has warned many times military action cannot end the crisis. Merkel is under intense pressure for her handling of a wave of refugees in Germany, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan. Berlin expects between 800,000 and a million migrants to arrive in Germany this year, twice as many as in any year before. Li said China was extremely concerned about the refugee crisis but that China expresses its “high degree of approval” to the relevant countries for their effort to appropriately settle the refugees and avoid a humanitarian crisis.

sian planes and (Syrian) helicopter barrel bombs... sometimes there are 10 planes striking at a time.” Russia said last week it had flown 934 sorties and destroyed 819 militant targets in Syria. NOWHERE TO GO Strikes have hit hospitals, the United Nations says, without laying specific blame. A pro-opposition media activist in Aleppo province said two hospitals in the area where Musa’s family fled had been hit. “Air strikes targeted two of the main field hospitals in the southern countryside. There were some injuries... all of them died,” Yamen Khatib said, without giving figures. “Destroying

them deprived the area of any medical facilities.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights monitoring group tallied more than 100 civilians killed in the first two weeks of the Russian campaign, which has since lasted twice as long. The toll is expected to rise as fighting rages, particularly in Aleppo where offensives backed by Russian air cover continue, and fighting elsewhere against Islamic State has cut a main supply route. “The family is poor. Even before we left life was hard, and with the war you didn’t know when you might be killed,” said Musa. “Things have only got worse since the Russian intervention.”

‘TB ranks alongside HIV as leading killer worldwide’ Forced cannibalism, child soldiers scar Sudan war GENEvA, OcTOBER 29 (IANs): In 2014, tuberculosis (TB) killed 1.5 million people, 400,000 of whom were HIV-positive, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, ranking the disease alongside HIV as a leading killer worldwide. WHO said in a report that the fight against TB is paying off, however, with this year’s death rate nearly half of what it was in 1990, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2015, most of the improvement came since 2000, the year the Millennium Development

Goals (MDG) were established. In all, effective diagnosis and treatment saved 43 million lives between 2000 and 2015. Worldwide, TB incidence has fallen 1.5 percent per year since 2000, for a total reduction of 18 percent. The report highlighted the need to close detection and treatment gaps, fill funding shortfalls, and develop new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. Global advances included the achievement of the MDG that called for halting and reversing TB incidence by 2015. The goal was reached globally and in 16 of the 22 high-bur-

den countries that collectively account for 80 percent of cases. “The report shows that TB control has had a tremendous impact in terms of lives saved and patients cured,” said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan. “These advances are heartening, but if the world is to end this epidemic, it needs to scale up services and, critically, invest in research,” she added. “Ending the TB epidemic is now part of the Sustainable Development Goal agenda,” said Eric Goosby, UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis.

China ends 1-child norm Australia to try out cloud passports BEIJING, OcTOBER 29 (IANs): China is set to allow all couples to have two children, abandoning its decades-long one-child policy, the Communist Party of China (CPC) announced after a key meeting on Thursday. The change of policy is intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population, according to a communique issued after the 5th plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held from Monday to Thursday. However, the proposal must be approved by the top legislature before it is enacted, Xinhua news agency reported. China’s family planning policy was first introduced in the late 1970s to rein in the surging population by limiting most urban couples to one child and most rural couples to 2 children, if the first child born was a girl.

cANBERRA, OcTOBER 29 (IANs): Australia is looking at a trial of an innovation that would allow its citizens to travel overseas without a physical passport, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday. Revealing the idea of a “cloud passport”, the foreign minister said it came about after lengthy discussion with some Australia’s best innovators, Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier this year, the department of foreign affair and trade (DFAT) urged its staff in capital Canberra and around the world to put out ideas about how to modernise the portfolio in a best possible way. Staff submitted and voted on up to 392 pitches, in what was called the “DFAT ideas challenge” with the top 10 being presented to a panel of judges which included

the foreign minister. Bishop said the cloud passport was the winning idea, with the panel of judges thinking that “it will go global”. Last year, 38,718 Australian passports were reported to have been stolen or be missing, up from 38,689 the previous year. Under a cloud-based system, a traveller’s biometrics data and identity would be stored digitally, allowing people to freely travel without the risk of a passport getting lost or being stolen while abroad. Bishop said a number of security requirements would have to be adhered to in order to safely store citizens’ personal data in a cloud, but a team - also involving representatives from New Zealand - was currently discussing a multinational trial of the cloud passports.

NAIROBI, OcTOBER 29 (REUTERs): Forced cannibalism, mutilation of bodies, conscription of child soldiers and other human rights abuses have marked the war in South Sudan and may amount to violations of international law, an African Union (AU) report said on Wednesday. Fighting broke out in the world’s youngest nation in December 2013, less than three years after it won independence from Sudan, between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir against those allied with his former deputy Riek Machar. The conflict in the oilproducing but severely impoverished country, which has often pitted Kiir’s ethnic Dinka community against Machar’s Nuer people, has killed over 10,000 people and displaced more than 2 million. The United Nations said earlier this month that starvation conditions afflicted parts of the country, affecting some 30,000 people, and that South Sudan faced a concrete risk of famine by the end of 2015. Under mounting international pressure and the threat of sanctions, Kiir and Machar signed a peace deal in August but both sides have since accused

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, an unidentified man with a gun stands watch over displaced people, who have taken shelter from fighting, in a rebel-held part of Leer county, in Unity State, South Sudan. Kok Island in Unity State has become a place of misery, with hundreds of war-weary people reaching there to seek shelter from the violence. (AP File Photo)

the other of further attacks. The report by the AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan was completed in late 2014 and made public on Wednesday. The commission found cases of “extreme cruelty” in the capital Juba that included “mutilation of bodies, burning of bodies, draining human blood from people who had just been killed and forcing others from one ethnic community to drink the blood or eat burnt human flesh”.

The report cited “reasonable grounds to believe that acts of murder, rape and sexual violence, torture and other inhumane acts of comparable gravity, outrages upon personal dignity, targeting of civilian objects and protected property, as well as other abuses, have been committed by both sides...” The report did not state who it believed was responsible, but said the abuses it had documented “may amount to violations

of international humanitarian law”. Asked for comment, South Sudan presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said the government had “acknowledged that some individuals have taken the law into their own hands”. He said the cabinet would meet on Friday and issue a more specific response to the report. “We will not allow impunity,” he added. Officials with rebel forces could not immediately be reached for comment. The United States and other powers have warned that those behind atrocities in South Sudan should be held accountable for their crimes. Washington and Brussels have imposed sanctions on commanders on both sides. The AU report found that most of the atrocities were carried out against civilians and that tensions remained high in the three areas hardest-hit by the fighting - oil-rich Upper Nile and Unity states, and Jonglei state. The report recommended the creation of an “African legal mechanism” to bring accused persons to justice, and the creation of a South Sudan reparations fund, among other steps.

In Indonesia, minorities under threat from Muslim hardliners AcEH sINGKIL, OcTOBER 29 (REUTERs): When a mob of Muslims swooped on a little church deep in rural Aceh in Indonesia this month, the local police were nowhere to be seen, although they had received warnings of a possible attack. When they did arrive, the police were mostly unarmed and outnumbered by hundreds of activists from the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) group and others who burned the rickety church down. The FPI made no apology for the incident, saying authorities had ignored repeated complaints about churches and makeshift

altars that have popped up without permits in Aceh Singkil, a district in the most conservative province of this Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation. In the wake of the attack, authorities gave in to the FPI’s demands, and used sledgehammers and axes to demolish 10 other churches in the area that lacked proper permits. The national police chief later said intelligence reports that such an attack was being planned had been received. The raid, and the aftermath, reflect an increasingly militant attitude towards other faiths in Aceh, where Sharia law now requires non-Muslims to abide by

rules forbidding extramartial sex, homosexual relationships and public displays of affection. Analysts say the FPI and similar hardline groups, emboldened by government inaction, are using legal pretexts to undermine Christians, Hindus, and smaller Islamic sects. “These churches have been mushrooming here for years and the Christians are violating laws because they don’t have permits,” said Muslim Al Thahiry, chief of FPI’s Aceh chapter. “If the police or the government don’t do anything about it, then don’t blame the Muslims for getting emotional and responding. Islam shouldn’t

have to be a guest in its own home.” Residents of Aceh Singkil say the number of nonMuslims there has swelled in recent years because of migrants from neighbouring North Sumatra, where Christians make up a third of the population, looking for work in palm oil plantations. Census data shows the Christian community in Aceh Singkil has nearly doubled from about 6,500 at the turn of the century, when they made up six percent of the population. Today, over 11 percent is Christian, although the overall population of the district has remained static at about 100,000.

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin acknowledged in an interview with Reuters that the future of Indonesia’s minorities could be “fragile” and said the Aceh attack underlined a need for better law enforcement. “These conflicts should be resolved with dialogue ... and without causing losses to any side, by which we mean everybody’s rights should be upheld,” he said. PETROL BOMBS, BAMBOO STICKS But all dialogue was “forgotten”, said one Christian woman who watched as dozens of people were driven from the ill-fated church with pet-

rol bombs and sharpened bamboo sticks. At least one of the attackers was found dead with a gunshot wound, but it was not clear who killed him. Thousands of Christians in the area fled, and about 1,000 military and police troops later went in to secure the area. Local residents say that, for generations, Muslims and Christians have lived peacefully in Aceh Singkil and that interfaith marriages and conversions are not unusual. “I’m not disturbed by the churches. Their religion is their business and we respect that,” said 34-yearold Muslim Nurmalashe as she bought lemons from

a Christian neighbour to whom she offered refuge during the attack. But radical Muslims complain that 27 churches and altars have been erected “illegally” in the area over the years. Local government documents seen by Reuters list 11 Christian structures that were built since 2012, all but perhaps one of which have now been torn down. The FPI has protested, at times violently, around the country since its creation in 1999: against mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyah sect of Islam, religious events marked by the minority Shia Muslim community, and even against the capital Jakarta’s

Christian governor. With a membership of 7 million, FPI is small compared with Indonesia’s biggest Islamic group, the moderate Nahdlatul Ulama, which has about six times as many members. But Ian Wilson of Murdoch University, who tracks the FPI, says the government’s failure to rein radical Islam in leaves religious minorities vulnerable and undermines Indonesia’s transition to democracy after decades of authoritarian rule. “But nobody is willing to stand up to it because of the political risk of being branded anti-Islam,” he said.

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Spotless Sharapova carries Radwanska into semis

SINGAPORE, OCTO BER 29 (REUTERS): Maria Sharapova made light of her long injury layoff by advancing to the last four of the WTA Finals with an unbeaten record in round robin play after the Russian breezed past Flavia Pennetta 7-5 6-1 on Thursday. The victory also ended the career of the 33-yearold Italian, who announced this season would be her last after her stunning U.S. Open victory last month, and booked a surprise passage to the semi-finals for Agnieszka Radwanska. Radwanska had earlier battled past Simona Halep 7-6(5) 6-1 in their last Red Group match, with the Pole just two points away from elimination at one stage and only able to progress if Sharapova beat Pennetta in straight sets. Perhaps aware that a single set was all she needed to extend her career by at least one more match, Pennetta started quickly, breaking in the first game against an opponent who had not completed a match since July before arriving in Singapore. The Italian could not pull further away, however, and handed back the advantage in the eighth game, unable to find a first serve and double-faulting twice to gift Sharapova a break to get back to 4-4. The pair

Agnieszka Radwanska (REUTERS) Maria Sharapova (REUTERS)

Loyem memorial soccer open

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 29 (MExN): In the ongoing 23rd Loyem Memorial Soccer Open Championship, Vetao Ayie FC beat United Boys FC 7-0. Benjamin of Vetao Ayie FC opened the account with successive scores in the first half. After a lemon break Vetao Ayie came back attacking at every opportunity and netted 5 more goals from Pukho and Benjamin respectively. Both Pukho and Benjamin completed scored hat tricks. In the second match, Chongpho Vikings FC beat Frenzy XI 5-0. The scorers included Mongko, Aleam and Anyak. On October 30, Hongpong XI FC Haak will take on Skylark FC and in the second match 3rd NAP FC XI will play against Gold Star FC (Bazaar A).

Inter dept badminton tourney at Satakha

SATAKHA, OCTOBER 29 (DIPR): The 1st Inter Departmental Badminton Tournament under Satakha sub division got underway on October 29 at Mini Stadium, Satakha. The inaugural function was graced by Commandant, 111 Bn BSF, Y.M. Upadhyay as special guest. Speaking at the function, the Commandant asked the officials and public of Satakha to make use of the Stadium in the best possible way. He later declared the tournament open. ADC, Satakha in her greetings said the tournament was organised for better coordination among the departments under Satakha. The program was chaired by EAC Satoi, Nockpai Konyak.

Renovated badminton stadium inaugurated at Tseminyu

continued on serve until the 12th game and with the Russian able to tee off on the Italian's modest serve knowing she had the safety net of a tiebreak, her relentless pressure told on Pennetta, who conceded the game and the set meekly. The Russian now had the momentum and broke early in the second set through a combination of her typical booming forehands and recently developed sliced backhand chips and drop shots to

surge 3-0 clear. Pennetta staved off more break points to stop the rot as Sharapova was threatening to send her into retirement with a dreaded 'bagel' but the reprieve was brief as the Russian sent down her seventh ace on the way to winning the last three games. Radwanska had lost her first two matches and few would have given the fifth seed a chance of upsetting the highest-ranked player in the tournament

after Serena Williams' withdrawal, especially when she took to the court with strapping around her right thigh and shoulder. Her hopes appeared even more remote when the world number two started quickly, breaking in the first game and threatening to repeat the feat several times before Radwanska somehow regained parity with a surprise break in the 10th game. Still deadlocked after 12 enthralling games,

the opener went to a tiebreak and when the players changed ends with the Romanian 5-1 ahead, it appeared Halep would secure the set that would end Radwanska's interest in the tournament. Her opponent had other ideas though, and threw herself around the court to reel off six straight points and seal the opener when Halep chipped wide at the end of a thrilling rally that had the crowd on their feet in appreciation.

The loss of the set had a demoralising effect on Halep and the Romanian was soon transformed into a helpless spectator as Radwanska stormed through the second set in 30 minutes, breaking three times as she chalked up her 500th win on the WTA Tour. Radwanska, Halep and Pennetta all ended round robin play with 1-2 records but the Pole advanced after she won three sets in her matches while the others could only manage two.

TSEMINyU, OCTOBER 29 (DIPR): The Tseminyu Town Badminton Club held the inaugural programme for the renovated badminton stadium at its stadium in Tseminyu town with ADC Tseminyu, Vikhweno Meratsu as special guest on October 29. Assistant Commandant ‘B’ Company 4th NAP Battalion Tseminyu, Tia Ao and senior members of the club was the leader of inaugural function. In his welcome address, Tia Ao informed the gathering that the renovation works was successfully completed under the initiative of ADC Tseminyu, Vikhweno. ADC Tseminyu as Special Guest at the programme encouraged the gathering to maintain the importance of sports in one’s life. She also declared open the registration of membership in the Badminton Club. Invocation prayer and vote of thanks were tendered by Tekinga Chaplain ‘B’ Company 4th NAP and Michael Pienyu respectively. President Rengma Hoho, Keny Tep also delivered short speech during the function. President Rengma Women Hoho Kelesha, Town GBs and government officials attended the programme.

'In some years, Indian football will be a force to reckon with'

KOLKATA, OCTOBER 29 (IANS): Delhi Dynamos striker Robin Singh believes that the Indian Super League (ISL) will help the nation in the long run and some years down the line India will be a force to reckon with in football. This is Singh's first season in the ISL, which is into its second edition, and he has already made a mark with his presence upfront with one goal in five matches for the team from the capital. "Indian football has grown and has become bigger since the arrival of ISL. In the next few years, Indian football is just going to get bigger and bigger and if we set our minds and hearts to it we can definitely be a force to reckon with," Singh told IANS in an interview. The 25-year-old, a product of the Tata Football Academy (TFA), now has a galaxy of superstars by his side when he turns up for the Dynamos. The likes of Brazilian World Cup winner Roberto Carlos, Liverpool great John Arne Riise and former Chelsea star Florent Malouda are there to share their experiences with Singh.

"It is indeed a great opportunity to be playing alongside these experienced players. As a professional footballer, every experience and teammate hold great opportunity to learn from. That being said, when we're on field, we play as one team and we're all equals on the squad," he said. Asked about Carlos, the player-cum-coach of the Delhi outfit, Singh said: "It is an honour and privilege to work with Carlos. Under his training, the Indian boys are learning a lot about European football. In fact not just about European football but also about their way of thinking and sense of discipline." One of the most exciting talents on display for Delhi this season too is Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Marmentini dos Santos who had taken the inaugural edition by storm. "Dos Santos is an amazing player with immense talent. Having him in our team isn't just good for me but an asset to our attacking line," Singh said. The star striker, who started his career with East Bengal in the I-League, shifted his allegiance to

Bengaluru FC in 2013. He believes both leagues have their strengths, but wants the ISL to be played over a longer period. "Both leagues have their strengths. The knowledge and experience I have gained while playing with Bengaluru FC during the I-league are irreplaceable. I look forward to using all that I have learnt as an athlete towards putting my best efforts for the Dynamos," he said. "As a player if the ISL grows longer I would love because I will get more games to play; football is and will be my first love. We would also have more time to spend with the international players and learn." Speaking on the need of branding for the game of football and players, Singh said: "Playing good football is what is important for any player. The overall development of the game in India, which has so much inherent, hidden talent, is imperative. I believe branding is a great way to create more awareness and turn the eyes of different audiences towards holistic development of the sport among the youth in India."

The selection of "Open Trials Scouting" for FIFA under -17 World Cup 2017 is under way at Seikhazou D.Khel ground Kohima from October 29. The selection committee comprises of State Football Coaches. About 100 players have registered for the selection. This is organized by Nagaland Football Association (NFA) as per the instruction of All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Platini says he alone has vision to lead crisis-shaken FIFA

ZURICH, OCTOBER 29 (REUTERS): Suspended UEFA head Michel Platini said on Thursday he was the only person with the vision to lead soccer's world governing body FIFA out of a corruption scandal but there were opponents who "don't want to give football back to the players". "I'm not in a penal colony or a Siberian Gulag," the European soccer authority chief said of a 90day provisional suspension excluding him from campaigning for February elections to the FIFA presidency. "I'm waiting

for events to unfold." FIFA has been embroiled in a widening corruption scandal since 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives were indicted by the United States in May. Since then, Swiss authorities have opened their own investigation into FIFA's activities and FIFA's own Ethics Committee has suspended both President Sepp Blatter and Platini, who had been favourite to replace him. Platini denies wrongdoing and is fighting the suspension.

"People want to prevent me running because they know that I have every chance of winning," Platini, one of seven candidates in the race for the presidency, said in interview published by British newspaper the Daily Telegraph and the Swiss French-language Le Matin. Platini portrayed himself as the man to bring world soccer back to its sporting roots. "I get the impression they don't want a former player running FIFA, as if they don't want to give football back to the players.

But I am the only one who has a vision right across football," he said, citing his record as player, France coach and UEFA president. "I am, in all modesty, the best-placed person to run world football." "STILL A CANDIDATE" Platini and Blatter have been provisionally banned while FIFA investigates a payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.1 million) the Frenchman received from FIFA in 2011. The Swiss attorney general's office has initiated criminal proceedings against Blatter over the payment in 2011 and says that

Platini is "between a witness and an accused person". The payment, which Platini said was for work done for FIFA between 1998 and 2002, was made shortly before a FIFA election which Blatter won in 2011 and raised questions as to why the Frenchman had waited nine years to be paid. "People have recently been bringing up that my debt wasn't detailed in the FIFA accounts," Platini said. "It was put before two specialist committees on the subject and was quite obviously reviewed by the statutory auditor.

Neymar & Suarez keep stuttering Barca on track All eyes on Mourinho as Chelsea host Liverpool

CATALONIA, OCTOBER 29 (REUTERS): A stuttering Barcelona have had to rely on the devastating duo of Neymar and Luis Suarez to fire the goals and keep them on track as the joint La Liga leaders with Real Madrid now prepare to face Getafe away on Saturday. The Catalan side are missing injured talisman Lionel Messi but the other members of the attacking trident that hit a Spanish record 122 goals between them last season have been able to dig them out of trouble when necessary. Last weekend it was Suarez who celebrated a year since his Barca debut with a hat-trick as they had to come from behind to beat a determined Eibar at the Camp Nou. It was a difficult start for the Uruguayan following his ban for biting during the World Cup in Brazil but he went on to be an integral figure in their treble success last season and now has a return of 35 goals from 57 games. “I never thought I would win the treble. It is something you would never expect and it has been an incredible year,” Suarez

Barcelona's Luis Suarez (L) and Neymar celebrates a goal against Eibar during their Spanish first division soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, October 25. (REUTERS)

told reporters. “While Leo is recovering it is good to be scoring and helping the team to win without him. “This year there is a lot of expectation on the team which is normal because we always want more but to win you need to overcome a lot of obstacles.” Neymar has been playing in a deeper more creative role and the pair have papered over the cracks with the team lacking their

usual slick football and looking fragile at the back. Along with Messi, Andres Iniesta and Rafinha are also among the injured while the squad has been stretched by the FIFA transfer ban over the last two windows for illegally signing minors. The poor display of a second string in a 0-0 draw away to third tier Villanovense in the first leg of their King’s Cup Last 32 tie on Wednesday was further indication that the

back-up is unconvincing for coach Luis Enrique. Meanwhile, Real, who are level with Barca on 21 points from nine games, are also having to overcome injury problems. They now face Las Palmas at home hoping that Karim Benzema and Pepe are ready to return but James Rodriguez, Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Dani Carvajal are all set to remain in the treatment room.

LONDON, OCTOBER 29 (REUTERS): It would have been crazy to doubt Jose Mourinho's job security when the Premier League kicked off in August but, with 10 games gone, his position at Chelsea is under intense scrutiny ahead of Saturday's match with Liverpool. Just five months after they romped to the title, Chelsea and their talentpacked squad are hovering above the relegation zone, having already lost five times. The spotlight is now firmly fixed on Mourinho whose erratic behaviour has gone hand-in-hand with his team's spiralling fortunes. Sent to the stands in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at West Ham United, the Portuguese has spent much of the early campaign picking fights. The club's former doctor, referees, the Football Association, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and even some of his own players have been caught in the crossfire of Mourinho's angry outbursts. The Chelsea boss is, of course, no stranger to controversy but his frequent

run-ins with the authorities have rarely, if ever, been accompanied by such consistently poor results on the pitch. Chelsea's midweek League Cup defeat at Stoke City on penalties means they go into Saturday's home game on the back of two consecutive defeats. Bookmakers now make Mourinho an even-money favourite to be the next Premier League supremo

to get the sack. SECOND SPELL Fans are openly speculating that owner Roman Abramovich, a man who places notoriously high demands on his managers, could call time on Mourinho's second spell at Stamford Bridge if Liverpool can inflict another defeat on the champions. Chelsea's cause will not be helped if striker Diego

Costa fails to recover from the rib injury that forced him off at Stoke but Liverpool are also suffering their own injury problems. Christian Benteke missed Wednesday's 1-0 League Cup win over Bournemouth, leaving Liverpool with Belgian Divock Origi as their only fit firstteam forward. New German coach Juergen Klopp is also on the lookout for his first league win since joining the club three weeks ago. Premier League leaders Manchester City will expect to claim all three points when they host Norwich City on Saturday while Arsenal, who trail Manuel Pellegrini's side on goal difference, face a tougher task when they visit Swansea City. Wenger also has to contend with a mounting injury list after Theo Walcott and Alex OxladeChamberlain were early casualties in Tuesday's embarrassing 3-0 League Cup defeat at second-tier Sheffield Wednesday. Fourth-placed Manchester United, two points off the top, visit Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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HALLELUJAH CHORUS competition on a n d e l ’s Messiah is regarded as Handel’s Masterpiece, and the most famous Choral Work ever composed. Today Naga youths are fond of music and closely associated with Handel’s music and therefore the Team Metamorphosis is creating a platform by organizing a competition for the glorious hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah during the second edition of the Wokha festival of music and indigenous games/arts from November 4 top 6 ushering Lotha Tokhu. The famous chorus has also become the talk of every household in wokha town where both the old and young alike are heard singing the hallelujah song even in their kitchen. Meanwhile, the team with regret would like to inform the par-

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ticipants that the competition has been rescheduled on November 5 instead November 6 due to some Tokhu programme adjustments. The first, second and third prizes for the competition shall be Rs.15000, 7000, and 5000 respectively. Meanwhile, Dr. Chumben Murry, Ex. Minister and member PAC Govt. of Nagaland will grace the occasion as the chief quest, while Mhathung Odyuo and the Patkai Christian College male group as the special appearance during the competition respectively.

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• Mhathung Odyuo: A versatile musician, student of the Trinity College, London, holds an ATCL Diploma in Western Vocals, Grade VIII in Violin and Theory of Music, VI in Flute, Cello and Recorder and V in alto saxo-

phone and clarinet. Presently he is the Music Teacher of Patkai Christian College, Talimeren: Music Director, DABA and presently undergoing bachelor of music for Voice Major at PCC. Monglier: A talented musician undergoing bachelor of music for Piano Major at PCC. Vi c t o r Ke v i l h o u t h i e Yhome: Coordinator, Kohima District, Peace Channel. Choir Master & Music Secretary, St, Anthony’s Group, Christ King Parish, Kohima Village. Arenla Imchen: A gifted Teacher, Musician as well as a senior lecturer in the department of Christian Ministry, WTC, Vankhosung.

This competition is also an aim to prepare for a World Record attempt for the largest assembled group performing,” the Hallelujah Chorus” at one time with full tra-

ditional attires for which the organizers are in communication with the World Record Office. The Team Metamorphosis with the help and support of the Music Task Force, Government of Nagaland and NBCC is also working to inviting well wishers/ choirs/groups from different local churches, districts and from even other states to join in the attempt. On a successful attempt, it will be the largest assembled group to have performed the “hallelujah chorus” which till date no official record of this attempt is recorded. So don’t ever miss the hallelujah chorus world record breaking attempt with conductor, Chonben Odyuo. For details information, you can contact 9863342080, 9206108727, and 9436810210

aku Longchar, the well-known singer of the Ao Gospel Trio,'Samaro', released his music video album titled 'Yisu Kangki KubokOsangtajung Ken' on October 29. The album featuring ten hymnal numbers was recorded and released at Note Grid Media Studio, Duncan, Dimapur, marking the re-launch of the recording studio after a yearlong relocation and renovation recess.

kareena wears 32 kg lehenga for 'Ki and Ka' song and Ka" shot for a song for R. Balki's "Ki ctress Kareena Kapoor Khan has ed lehenga which weighs over 30 kg. ign h Kawearing a Manish Malhotra-des ut the development said: "Thoug t to abo e abl dge wle kno A source wan n't did she , look throughout the film reena sports a completely western completely Indian for the song in 'Ki And Ka'. t wen ce Malhotra." disappoint her fans and hen is designed by close friend Manish Her lehenga weighs over 32 kg and adorned with heavy zardosi work on several The lehenga, which is said to be graphed by We Met" actress for a song choreo layers of net, was donned by the "Jabr two days at a suburban studio here. ove Bosco. She shot for the number over two days lehenga in the scorching heat for challenging vy hea this in t sho na "Karee the pite des l coo lity to maintain her and wowed everyone with her abi added. rce sou the re," atu outfit and temper oor. "Ki and Ka" also features Arjun Kap

A "Alobo Naga & the band performing at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi." Photo Credit : Robert Pao

Christian Bale, Noomi Rapace to star in Ferrari movie

hristian Bale and Noomi Rapace will reportedly star in Paramount's film on the Italian auto mogul Enzo Ferrari. The 41-year-old English actor will play Ferrari, said The Hollywood Reporter. If a deal is made, Rapace, 35, would play Ferrari's wife, Laura Dominica. The book recounted Ferrari's ascent, working for Alfa Romeo, first as a racer and then as a developer, founding his own company in 1947, racing victories in the '50s and '60s, letting Fiat slowly take control of the company. But it also showed Ferrari's tyrannical and manipulative nature, how he pushed drivers to the breaking point (and even death), his hatred of his life-long marriage and his many affairs.

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onda Rousey has added another entry to her impressive CV by becoming the first MMA fighter to be featured on the cover of Ring Magazine. The UFC bantamweight champion is only the second woman to be on the front of the historic boxing magazine when the January 2016 issue hits the shops on No-

vember 15. Boxer Cathy Davis was the cover star way back in 1978. The cover states 'She conquered MMA. Is boxing next?' - a suggestion she hasn't played down in the past after a feud with Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather challenged Rousey to prove her worth at box-office level but she snapped back on TMZ Sports: 'When he learns to read and write, he can text me.' Rousey beat title challenger Bethe Correia in just 34 seconds at UFC 190, bringing in more than 900,000 buys on pay-per-view, and could surpass that figure in her next outing. The 28-yearold's profile continues to rise and she boasts career earnings of £4.2million in the past year, according to Forbes. This is not the first time she has been on the front page of a magazine either. Rousey posed for the October issue of

Self Magazine in a red bikini. The Californian-born fighter defends her bantamweight title against Holly Holm in Australia on November 14, topping the UFC 193 bill. Rousey has promised to show her range of skills against Holm, but insists the main focus is on becoming the greatest ever MMA champion rather than putting her energies into individual bouts. 'In MMA, you start striking', Rousey said on Fox Sports. 'So I’ll have to outbox her at some extent to grapple at all. But I feel like in mixed martial arts, I’m a better striker for mixed martial arts. 'It’s not about the individual girls or the individual matches anymore. I want to be remembered for the greatest that ever did this sport and to retire undefeated. In order to retire undefeated, every single one of these fights matters.'

Taj Mahal more stunning than I expected: Zuckerberg

ocial networking giant Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday visited the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra city and said: "It is even more stunning than I expected." "I'm in India for our Townhall Q&A tomorrow (Wednesday), and I decided to visit the Taj Mahal. I've always wanted to see this," Zuckerberg posted on Face-

book along with his picture in front of the monument to love. "It is even more stunning than I expected. It's incredible what people can build -and what love can motivate us to build," he added. Zuckerberg, who hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month in the US, is scheduled to hold a Townhall Question and Answer session at the IITDelhi on Wednesday.

The event is being seen as a very positive one, especially after Zuckerberg described Indians as "one of our most active and engaged communities" on the social media. "More than 130 million people use Facebook in India. I'm looking forward to hearing directly from one of our most active and engaged communities," Zuckerberg had said.

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Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain holds up at a traditional Day of the Dead Mexican skull at the Coliseo Arena during a promotional event in Mexico City, Mexico October 28.

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MeXIcO cItY, OctOber 29 (reuters): Lewis Hamilton will be in it to win it this weekend as Mexico makes its return to the Formula One calendar after a 23-year absence. With his third world championship secured in Texas last weekend, along with his 10th victory of the season, the Mercedes driver says he intends to continue flat out for as long as he can. "I'm here to have some fun this weekend," the Briton told Reuters in an interview on his first day in Mexico. "I've been having fun all year and it's going to be a little more of a relaxed weekend but this is the first Mexican Grand Prix for 23 years so I want to win it. "A driver always wants to put their stamp on the first race in that territory so that's my goal." Hamilton said he had

felt drained over the last few days as a result of all the stress and pressure, even if he had maintained a calm facade in Austin, but all that had now dissipated. "I'm going to get in the car and have lots of fun these next races, no stress," repeated the first Briton to win successive championships. He had a taste of that on Wednesday when he attended an event organised by team sponsor Puma and stepped into the ring against masked wrestlers before being presented with an ornamental skull. Mexico is celebrating its annual 'Dia de Muertos' (Day of the Dead) holiday this weekend, and decorative skeletons and skulls abound. The skull, a beaded work of art made by the Huichol native Mexicans in the northern Sierra Madre,

might have appeared an inauspicious gift for a man preparing to race at breakneck speeds in what remains a highly dangerous sport. But Hamilton, whose great Brazilian idol Ayrton Senna died in a 1994 crash after also winning three world championships, saw the gift as a positive. CELEBRATING LIFE "I think it's beautiful what they did. There's a lot of work that went into that -- it's not a real skull, just a model but a lot of work went into creating that," he said. "That's a real important part of their culture, it's about celebrating life and how they celebrate life. "In all the things I do, I'm conscious of how short life can be," continued the Briton, whose celebrity lifestyle takes him across the

Atlantic with increasing regularity. "And that's why I live life the way I live it. "I've had friends and family members pass away who all they did was work, work, work and didn't have the balance that I have today. My auntie would tell me 'I worked my whole life and didn't get to do the things I wanted to do'. "So I do the things I want to do. Work hard, play hard... there's not a second I don't get in the car and not be aware of the dangers that do surround us. As long as you respect that, you're good." Hamilton has dominated the season, leading from the very first race. If his last win was controversial, with Hamilton banging wheels with team mate Nico Rosberg at the first corner in a move that pushed the German wide, he appeared unapologetic. A recent headline in Italy suggesting Hamilton had been 'more Schumacher than Senna' was swiftly dismissed. "I've never ever done the things that Michael had done to win a championship. I've won through just natural ability," he said firmly. Hamilton said that those who also criticised Rosberg for not making more of a fight of it might be missing the point. "I think naturally people think someone's not doing as well when they are being beaten," he said. "I think Nico's been driving well this year but I think people view it right now that he's driving not as well, rather than maybe I'm driving better.

LONDON, OctOber 29 (reuters): Manchester United were dumped out of the League Cup on Wednesday after losing on penalties to second-tier Middlesbrough who reached the quarter-finals having withstood a late onslaught to secure a 0-0 draw in extra time. Middlesbrough, who are coached by Spaniard Aitor Karanka, were clinical in the shootout as hosts United faltered with England internationals Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Ashley Young all failing to convert from the spot at Old Trafford. It was a much better night for two of United's fiercest rivals, new coach Juergen Klopp tasting victory for the first time as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0 while Manchester City thrashed Crystal Palace 5-1. Goals have been a priceless commodity for Liverpool this season and it was another nervy night as they scored in the first half through Nathaniel Clyne but could not add to their tally and were forced to hang on for the win. Goals are rarely in short supply at the Etihad Stadium and City were ruthless as they brushed aside Palace with efforts from Wilfried Bony, Kevin de Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Yaya Toure (penalty) and Manu Garcia. There was more woe for manager-

ful and much-changed side to face Bournemouth but the match had a familiar feel to it as Liverpool dominated possession and failed to carve out clear-cut chances. The only goal came in the 17th minute when the impressive Roberto Firmino released Joao Carlos Teixeira. His backheel was cleared off the line only for Clyne to follow up and sweep the ball home. "My first win feels better than a draw," said a smiling Klopp. "We were dominant and got the win we deserved. While City drew a blank at Old Trafford in the Manchester derby on Sunday, they reverted to type against Palace as they scored five goals or more for the third time this month. The home team took the lead when Bony powered home a header from a corner after 22 minutes before Belgium's De Bruyne continued his excellent form by lashing the ball home at the far post a minute before halftime. De Bruyne then set up youngster Iheanacho to make it 3-0 with an excellent goal 14 minutes after the break and Toure added his name to the scoresheet after Damien Delaney was penalised for holding at a corner. Delaney grabbed a consolation headed goal but Palace's misery was rounded off when youngster Garcia ended a counter attack with a clinical finish.

less Aston Villa who lost 2-1 at Southampton. Maya Yoshida and Graziano Pelle put the hosts two goals up before Scott Sinclair netted a late consolation from the penalty spot. United became the latest highprofile casualty in the fourth round after Tuesday night saw Arsenal knocked out by second-tier Sheffield Wednesday and Chelsea beaten by Stoke City. Middlesbrough thought they had scored in the second half when Daley Blind slammed the ball into his own net, only for an offside decision against Kike sparing the Dutchman's blushes. United should then have wrapped up the contest in extra time but striker Anthony Martial and midfielder Marouane Fellaini missed fantastic chances to head them in front. "It's very disappointing," coach Louis van Gaal told reporters. "We have to solve this problem, we have to finish our chances. SMILING KLOPP Klopp was facing the prospect of going a fourth game without a win since taking over at Liverpool three weeks ago. Three successive draws had dampened some of the euphoria around his appointment and a number of injuries to first-team players had limited his options, especially in attack. The German picked a youth-

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Seyiejalie Gwirie today emerged the champion of the lightweight category in the Naga Wrestlemania 4 (King of the Ring Series 2015) here at Kohima Local Ground, organized by 3E Nagaland. Hailing from Jotsoma village of Kohima district, he walked away with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 along with champions belt and citation. Gwirie downed Megovizo Visienyii in the finals. He defeated Tavesu Tetseo in the semi finals after overpowering Visedelhou Chiishi in the quarter finals. He defeated Seveto Rhakho in the pre-quarter while in the second round he downed Khoveto Lala. Runner-up Megovizo Visienyii from Kiruphema village of Kohima district defeated Vevotso Lase in the semi final. He overpowered Kolierie Kuotsu in the quarter finals. He defeated Megovilhou Sechii and Tusovezo Venyo in the 2nd round and pre-quarter finals respectively. He pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 30,000 along with citation. Semi finalist Vevotso Lase from Thipuzu village of Phek district defeated Kikruvilie Khawakhrie in the quarter final. He overpowered Rokovotuo Khawakhrie and S. Romio in the pre-quarter and 2nd round respectively. He pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. Another semi finalist Tavesu Tetseo from Thuvopisu village of Phek district defeated Riipfiito Chuzho in the quarter final. He overpowered Moses Poumai and Khainii in the pre- quarter and 2nd round respectively. He also pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. Meanwhile, the organizer announced that the top four wrestlers of the lightweight category in-

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But we feel that a standard form categorized Naga wrestling also needs to be encouraged if we have to consider accepting the participation of wrestlers from other states or countries.” Mepfhuo cited that one reason for this being the physical stature of different races of people, since the biggest, tallest and heaviest Nagas are simply normal individuals when compared to people from other Indian states or European countries. “It is the vision to nurture talented wrestlers into professionals that 3E Nagaland has come up with this tournament and to promote them to bigger tournaments being conducted by NWA,” the managing director said adding that 3E Nagaland also wishes to set a trend in corporate sponsorship to deliver the due share of promotion sponsors are entitled to. He also thanked cosponsors IDBI bank and UCO Bank Kohima branch and all those who have generously contributed toward conducting this event. Meanwhile, the 2nd and 3rd series, i.e Middleweight and Heavyweight category championship will take place on October 30from 10:00 AM onwards.

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