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The third civilian injured, reported to be the wife of a NSCN (K) leader, sustained injury on the leg. Both the injured haveAt least eight people were killed and three been shifted to Tuensang Civil hospital, injured in an ambush involving the 23rd the source said.

Other sources stated that among those Assam Rifles and the NSCN (K) at InterPuthai Lam. also en• GPRN/NSCN; NNC (Non killed inP.the ambush wasItawas Major of NSCN national Trade Centre (ITC) Dan, PangbyHowever, NNC/FGN president (K) anddorsed his wife. this could not Accordist), NNC and FGN sha area under Noklak HQ. Seven were S. Singnya and vice president be confirmed. killed on the spot, while the other one sucpledges unconditional Zhopra Vero. cumbed to bullet injuries. support to one another It pointedand out that the joint saddened ITC Dan is some 30 kilometers away NMA shocked statementNMA was signed in the inMeanwhile, president Abei-u from Noklak town and isstark the last village • Says differences terest of the future Naga generacontacted expressed shock under Tuensang district bordering Myanin interpretation of Meru when while taking “cognizance incident. She informed that the mar. The firing occurred in the back drop over thetion Sovereignty Integration of the team current negative four member heard of thepolitical firing just of the Naga Mothers’ Association& (NMA) GoI,with NSCN as they reached Tuensang. team scheduled meetingbetween on Saturday the (IM) propaganda doingThe theNMA rounds supposed to meet NSCN (K) leaders NSCN (K) leaders•atWill the border area. in Nagaland following August 3 consult people inwere the According to the Assam Rifles, seven on Saturday. signing of the Delhi Accord; of event of GoI inviting them A Press Trustdifferences of India (PTI) NSCN (K) cadres, including a woman cadthe stark in thereport inon the Indo-Naga issue stated that the NMA claimed the woman re were killed.

However, this could not be terpretation of Sovereignty and A panorama of Kohima town. The state capital is included in the list of 98 smart cities to be developed across the country. killed in anissues encounter between independently ascertained at the time of who was Integration between the the NSCN (K) and the Assam Rifles, was a filingofthis report.DIMAPUR, Sources informed that ed while on the issue public Chizokho Vero SEPTEMBER GoI and the NSCN (IM) and • CCTV to be set up in 100 points of Kohima town safety, due importance health worker. one civilian while two other ci- Politiwouldwas killed 9 (MExN): Four Naga sensing theRosemary demise ofDziivichii reason Kohima | September 9 NMA Advisor vilians, both women, were injured in the • Addressing water problem top priority be given to safety of women cal Groups namely the GPRN/ and spirit of questioning inmothNaThe identities of the NSCN (K) told PTI that “a delegation of Naga said.

With Kohima included in the • To focus on E-governance, crime monitory, and children, Aierambush.

NSCN; NNC (Non Accordgaland. ” Tuensang this evening ers had reached cadres could not be identified till the filing will also be a disaster list of 98 smart be de- look as the Confederation of Chang Students’ Union (CCSU) imposed aThere ist), NNC and NNC/FGNtointake a partThe of the with above Tuensang town cities wore atodeserted total bandhcellofin in aleaders peace meeting the this report. urban mobility and sustainable environment management KMC. A veloped across the country, on August 28. A press note from the CCSU informed that the bandh was held due to the failure of the SCERT and the joint statement announced on mentioned NPGs stated thatwe leaders of NSCN (K) in Pangsha, but Right after the ambush carried out by single toll free number will also Nagaland State’s Municipal Afconcerned ministry to adhere to its demand for immediate relocation of the DIET Tuensang. The bandh remained in the security forces, Wednesday that in the event Naga to people expected the are of shocked learnhad about the encounthere was intermittent be introduced fairs department outwithgal Stating that rainwaterAll hardisposal of waste and de- and vehicular force from 5:00amhas till come 7:00pm total restriction on pedestrian movements.

Government offices,to report grievthe Government of India (GoI) much hyped August 3 ‘Delhi Acter between the Assam Rifles and NSCN firing between the security forces and the ances. with certainPrivate mechanism and Colleges, Institutions, Institutions, Schools and remain However, the district vesting is a must for closed. sufficient bris, CCTVs would bebusiness set up inestablishments (K). ” “We are deeply expressing desire to officially inNSCN (K). cord’ signedsaddened betweenthat thea womGoI sustainable environadministration, security personnel,atmedical services and and Emergency services were exempted the preview proposals as part of preparawater, Aier envisioned con- fromOn least 100 points ofFire Kohima an health worker was (IM) killedtoand Thebe NSCN cadres reportedthemwere for finding an acceptand the NSCN set aanother posiment, the on (K)vite of the The the CCSU cautioned that the a 72 hours bandhwater from September 1 iffocus the would tion tobandh. transform state capi- town, struction of total efficient heconfederation disclosed. would impose woman (a SSA sustained ly on their way toable Henpo (Ponyu), a Khi- to political settlement the tive toneteacher) for a more rationalbullet poconcerned authority positive response. monital into a smart city. fails to provide a Crime monitoring sys- harvesting systems in all the 19 solar energy, air quality injuries,litical ” she said. under Myanmar on a would, Indo-Naga issue, they and efficientvillage discussion on a wide Naga The smart city plan for tem will be part of the smart wards. Recycling waste water toring, Greenfieldamniungan The spectrum Assam Rifles a press statement Bolero pick-up differthe city.Gypsy, a Mahindra despite their ideological for ainfinal political soKohima will focus on e-gov- city component, though de- will also be engineered, he fur- lighting system inMaruti said it has ‘neutralized’ seven cadres of the and a bike when they were attacked by the Infrastructural developences, “consult our people and lution acceptable to all Nagas. ernance, crime monitoring, tails on its execution were not ther stated. “We want to have NSCN (K) “Yet, including one woman security forces. Sources Pangsha saidsupport education water supply, urban mobility, highlighted at the press con- 100% waste water recycle sys- ment of health and extendfrom unconditional after only a monthcadre, it is during the exchange of fire at Pangsha in security forces were lying in wait since will also be part of the smart city sustainable environment and ference. tem so that water problem will to one another.” turning out to be more a stage Thursdaycenevening. The attack took place in Tuensang district. According to the stateCommunity affordable housing among othWater is among be solved ” Aier component. statement activity,forces under the made a contribution towards her arrested.

Twothe of top theprisuspects weresimultaneously, ment, amanaged patrol of security carrying an area between ITCThe Danjoint rest house and which tre will be set up in all 19 wards ers, informed Dr Maongwati ority in the smart planday for and pointed out.medical The smart city willThe commission, comes in the backdrop of the carpet with grossofinconsistenexpense. arrested thecity same three out ‘routine domination’ the border area the helipad. open air theatre to Aier, secretary to Municipal Af- the State capital.

Onarrested water supalso focus on sanitation and including signing ofwere theinjured ‘Framework cies by thetown signatories which is while condemning the incident, others were the next day. along the Pangsha saw one motorcyThe three civilians who encourage culture and other fairs at a press conference held ply for Kohima city, Aier said solid waste management.

Agreement’ between the NSCN destroying the very purpose of has demanded that the case against All five were reported to have crimicle, one gypsy and one Bolero vehicle apwere taken to New Pangsha PHC by villaghere at the State capital. the plan is to have automatic On power supply, accord- skill activities.

(IM)site and the GoI, was appendthealong accord, ”road. the joint statement proaching the the accused be disposed off expedirecords. ers who reached the of incident after The smart city plan also inUnder e-governance, com- meternal reading system and ing to the proposal, there will GPRN/NSCN chairman said. that when the security force It claimed hearing the firing.ed A by health-mela was goStating thatfor swab samples tiously, and “thefor maximum tends topunishimprovise old strucputerized grievances redressal smart billing system water be a have single window system patrol asked motorcycle halt for Gen (Retd) Khole Konyak; ing on at New Pangsha at the time the firThethe joint statementtofurther been dispatched for forensic analyment for not only rape but also grievDImaPuR, augusT 28 (mexN): ture buildings in Kohima. system including computeras well as online water quality power connection as well as checking, there was intense firing from ing occurred. general secretary N Kitovi Zhiurged the Naga tribes and thethe Greenfield will also be develsis, the police said that it cannot comous bodily harm must be awarded to A 60 citizen year oldfacility woman was assaulted ized centre will monitoring system. smart billing system.

Gypsy and Bolero vehicles were folOne of the civilian hailing from Konyak momi, NNC (Non Accordist) common people which against the an approximate total ment on the progress of the him.mobility ” It further appealed towith the police by a man Kohima on August 22.With be set up atinKohima Municipal water leakage being a investigaOn urban and oped lowing behind.

And in the ensuing ‘fire fight, ’ community, reportedly a businessman, president Kiumukam Vimarea of 125 acres as part of ex“perils of committing our land Council (KMC).

Another plan was the forensic arrives. and the According to sources, the victim majortion issueuntil in Kohima whichreport is public transport, alljudiciary 19 wards to deal with this the Assam claimed, cadres of at Pangsha Primapansion plan for succumbed Kohima city.to injuries chungru, general secretary andRifles future to theseven embryonic to introduce wereofforwarded judicial case onwith a fast-track “so that it bewastage gallons of towill be connected bus andbasis getting ready to computerized return home afterleading the Alltofive NSCN (K) wereAccord” neutralized, andinvoking three ‘Over ry Health Centre (PHC).

He had sustained Meanwhile, Aier called for peoHangping Zealiang, NNC acting technology forpaddy monitoring Delhi while water, Aier expressed all wards made comes amotor-able deterrent for other would-be day’s work in her field whenprecious the custody.

Groundthe Workers’ injured.of The ARto stated that bullet injuries in the stomach and shoulder. ple participation in this smart land encroachment is also in president Z Royim Vimchunintervention God awakthe need to monitor and check along with provisions for smart Meanwhile, a press note from offenders of violence against women. incident happened. The man reporta large quantity of arms and ammunition The second civilian, a girl aged cities mission. the offing, Aier informed. leakage water. He State said some parkingfor system,This Aierincident said. comes after reports ger, general secretary V Nagi, en the conscience Naga theofNagaland Commission edly demanded sexual favours from It also saidofthat oneinteljawan around 18-19 years was shot in the were recovered.

The proposal for the smart order When to monitor en- people use water 24 hours dai- that Under housing vice president Thupushuyi S. ligentsia with clarity of thoughts (NSCW) informed the affordable earlier in the week cited latest figures the In woman. she resisted, the Women was also injured in the firing from NSCN chest.

Hailing from Henpo village, she city plan for Kohima is likely to croachment and detect illegal ly while some people did police not for low income a total Keyho, NNC/FGN kilo kilonser and actions. accused, now under custody, of thegroup, National Crime Records Bu- part man assaulted her, the sources said. had take off by early ofcome 2016. for a medical check-up at the (K) cadres. The AR said that the cadres were encroachment as well as ille- even get bucket ofawater a day.

3341 will (NCRB), be constructto be repeat offender. ” housesreau pointing out that Na- Pangsha health camp and had hitched a from the NSCN (K) camp located at Ponyu The police, while confirming “isasaid The NSCW informed that its galand is the safest place for women ride-back to her village on one of the ve- village inside Myanmar and belonged to the the incident, said that five suspects, group headed by Lt Gen Niki Sumi. hicles when the attack took place. including the main suspect, were members visited the victim and in the country.

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Has commercialisation Phesama, augusT 28 of educational (DIPR): Nagaland institutions takenChief Minister, TR Zeliang visited priority over value based education inlandslide Nagaland?hit the Phesama area this morning and inYes no othersto spected affected areas take stock of the situation.

He said that incessant rainfall has affected the village areas and destroyed many buildings properties All pressand statements, and shared his sadness memorandums, artifor thereports displaced cles, andpeople. news He said thatdocuments this is one of related the biggest disasters should be sent to the in Nagaland and assured official email address: allmorung@gmail.com possible help from the government side. Zeliang Press releases be informed that an will immediaccepted tillwould 8:00 pmbe ate bypassonly road constructed if the soil was Editor, found suitable. Chief EngiThe Morung Express neer, NPWD submitted the survey report to the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister also donated Rs 10 lakhs for immediate relief and the cheque was handed over to ADC Kohima. A host of Ministers, Parliamentary DIMAPUR, SEPTEMSecretaries, MLAs, GovernBER 9 (MExN): Followment officials, District ading the footsteps of Naga ministration, policeCouncil officers Hoho and Naga etc, accompanied the Chief Dimapur, the Naga StuMinister.

Chairman dents’ Federation Phesa(NSF) ma Village Council, on Wednesday said itVimwill edo who also to submitted a not be a party the ‘Commemorandum to the Chief mon Platform’ program to Minister, delivered welbe held under thethe theme come President “Nagasspeech. opinion on peaceSAPO, Zadeho Rikha, also ful settlement.”

The prodelivered a shortorganized speech. gram is being by the Action Committee Against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland on September 12. The NSF in akohIma, press statement opined augusT 28 that whenNagaland all Naga mass (mexN): state based civilPBorganization Governor, Acharya towere taken on“we board with day said that should the signing of August 3 welcome thetheproposal ‘Framework Agreement’ for the inclusiveness of through consultative meetall Naga Political Groups ings within both signato(NPGs)” thethe framework ries, the proposed agreement and statedcomthat mon platform it is “our job isorganized to create by ACAUT was not imperamore conducive atmotive at this juncture. It also sphere for implementation expressed apprehension of the peace accord.” He on thea meeting saidwhether this during meeting would be productive or inwith senior government stead beand detrimental to the officials security agenhard earned process cies like thepeace Assam Rifles and political In this and CRPF at talks.

Raj Bhavan, connection, the NSF reKohima today.

Thehas Govquested all federating units ernor, according a press and subordinate to note from the Rajbodies Bhavan, adhere to its stand.

Meanfurther stated that “implewhile, Nagaof Council Dimamentation the accord is pur has requestedthan ACAUT more important the Nagaland agreement.for ” cancellation of the said program “in the best interest of all.”

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NSCN (K) forcefully recruiting Naga delegation’s demands to be met: Rijiju ABAM object to ‘Climate change willRifles lead Naga to delegation How HIV progresses AIDS frominfection Arunachal assured creation ofto Patkai Autonomous Council school children: Assam ‘theologizing of rise in malaria, dengue cases’ Gaidinlui’s Heraka

Virology Immunology, University NewSEPTEMYoRk, augusT 28 (IaNs): In- ofsaid committee N. Changmi, beand made a factor behind the ofand there is no point the issue The AR also listed the names NEw DElhI, DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 9 California, San Francisco in the US. stead of directly causing AIDS, the human being raised by non-Nagas as the government had accepted disturbances in the state. ” This BER 9 (IANS): The first ever (MExN): Assam Rifles has alleged of the youths and the villages they HIV is mostly targets CD4 T lympho-they won’t understand the real immunodeficiency virus (HIV) turnsand hostthe deci“Places Jammu and Kashmir New DelhI, augusT (IaNs): demands the first time the committee tribal and delegation from the their hailed from in theirlike press statement. that NSCN (K) are continuing28with cytes, of T celltribal involved in initiating cells into suicide Uttarakhand the of immunedistricts Rising temperatures climateIt pointed sion formachines, formationusof the au-a type comprises leaders from problem and rather politicise Naga-dominated out thatwill the have actions of problem its drive to recruit schooldue goingto chilan immune response.

“And cell-to-cell ing them to spread the virus and cause the transmission (of vector-borne diseases) change will increase the spread of deadly tonomous council would be Tirap, Changlang and Long- the developmental issues in of Arunachal Pradesh on dren at gun point from Wuzu, Phok- NSCN (K) are in direct contravenHIV isChief required for acti-theDImaPuR, progressiona twofrom HIV tosoon.

AIDS, new re- transmission and theonHimalayan will concluded vector-borne diseases likevillages malaria tion and toby three districts.”augusT He also altaken ding. of Earlier, Minister Wednesday the2032 Convention the Rights region hungri, Phor and New Phor 28 vation of the main HIV death pathway,” search has revealed. be the most hit as the rise in temperature dengue especially in the Himalayan rethat fundsThe for Ao theBaptist devel“We at any cost want the Nabam Tuki had met the home leged (mexN): of Phek district in order to replenish of the Child adopted by the United day meeting with Minister of ArogoofMungdang (ABAM) Doitsh noted.

“This study fundamentalHIV can either be spread through freewill make breeding of mosquitoes easy at gion, experts said here on Friday while opment the three districts formation of the Patkai Autonminister over similar demands.

State for Home Affairs Kiren the depleting strenght of its cadres. Nations General Assembly on Notoday thatand “theolochanges Previously, our mindsetaabout how HIVhave floating virus that directly theWe host regions, said. emphasising was an urgent need to higher beenstated misused chanomous infect Council. havelybeen delegation peace intervember 20, 1989 with” Dhiman Article 38 of Rijiju and Naga Accordingthere to a press statement gizing the Heraka movecauses massive cell death, and puts the immune cells or an infected cell can pass Dhiman said there was a need to “strengthen” the country’s health infraissued by PRO, Assam Rifles, Kohi- the Convention requiring state par- locutor R.N. Ravi, with the lat- deprived of development for of All Arunachal Pradesh Stu- nelised for the development of ment as and a Naga squarely on the infected had cells inother virusthat to an uninfected cell. second “strengthen” the country’s infra- the structure. tribes not religion Nagas. is so long.

It isThe possible onlyspotlight if the dents’ Union (AAPSU) ter assuring them their anyone under the agehealth ma, fifteen youths from Phek district ties to prevent absurd, if not totally repuglymphoid tissues rather than the free vimethod, cell to cell transmission, is 100 to structure and reach out to people living in Speaking at a conference on “Climate Confirming the developwere forcefully taken away by cad- of 15 from taking direct part in hos- demands would be met. The three districts get the auton- called on R.N. Ravi and urged nant.”

A press note from rus, ” senior author Warner Greene, direc1000 times more efficient, and the new study far flung areas of the country. change and health risks” organised by the res of Brig Kurichu, commander of tilities and to refrain from recruiting districts represented at the omy. The political organisa- him not to compromise the ment, Rijiju told IANS: “The the ABAM claimed that tor of the Gladstone Institute of Virology shows that it is only this method that sets off a According to WHO, climate change is French Embassy in partnership with the talks include Tirap, Chang- tions are least bothered about territorial integrity of the state government is very well aware mobile-V group of NSCN (K) which anyone under the age of 15 years. the “beliefs and rituals of and Immunology pointed out. cellular chain reaction that ends in the newly expected to cause approximately 250,000 Council on Energy, Environment and Water development there,” said Nok- while executing the final draft of the development required Further, the AR stated that such lang and Longding. is operating between Phek distirct the Heraka are unknown “By preventing cell-to-cell transmisinfected cells committing suicide. additional deaths between 2030 and 2050; in the lead-up to the Paris Climate Change in Tirap, Changlang and Longchai Boham, a member of the of the Naga peace accord with The delegation was as(Nagaland) and Tsera (Myanmar). actions of NSCN (K) were also preto many people in Nagasion, we National may able Socialist to block the death pathfundamental ‘killing units’ ofthe CD4 due children to heat exposure in elderly Conference (COP21), Ramesh Dhiman,venting sci- 38,000 after meeting.

Council of ding, and will take steps acthe young of Naga sured that the“The creation of delegation, The youngest students recruitland,” and said that “to way and stop the progression from HIV inT cells in lymphoid tissues are other infectpeople, 48,000 due to diarrhea, 6,000 due entist at the National Institute of Malaria Recordingly. The government Boham said: “The govern- Nagalim (Isak-Muivah). ed is only fourteen (14) years of age, villages from exercising their Right Patkai Autonomous Council state it as traditional Naga fection to AIDS, ” Greene noted.

The study to malaria and 95,000 due to childhood ed cells, not the free virus, ” said co-first ausearch, said the Himalayan region will be the Speaking about the AAP- will do everything possible.” the AR claimed while adding that to Education enshrined in the Con- would be the next step to en- ment cannot openly speak religion is deceptive.” It was published in the journal Cell Reports. nutrition problems. thor Gilad Doitsh from Gladstone Institute worst affected by such diseases. districts are economithe youths have been taken to Tsera stitution. sure development in those ar- about the step it is taking for the SU’s meet with the inter- Thefurther expressed concern The AR expressed hope that eas. The delegation, which was uplifting of the three districts as locutor, Boham said: “Tirap, cally- and socially-deprived camp in Myanmar from where they at referring to Gaidinliu as would be send to Ngiakching camp NGOs and concerned agencies led by chairman of Patkai Au- there are high chances that the Changlang and Longding are inspite of being rich in natural a “Naga spiritual leader” would take cognisance of the issue. tonomous Council demand issue might be politicised and Naga tribe dominated areas resources. for basic military training. or the “protector of Naga

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religion” and termed this added that since only the “misleading and false.” parliament and not the Su- ABAM claimed that “prior Dimapur | August 28 preme Court has the power to the advent of ChristianMorung Express News contention is a patch of land nestled “The Assam Police claim it is a Re- to demarcate state bound- ity in Nagaland, there was The United Naga Tribes Asoil blocks in the state, it willoverlooking cast years.

Two oil Nagaland in NEw DElhI, SEPTEMBER 9 (hT):Dimapur A tion| of on a slope a camp offields the in serve Forestfigured and harasses Rilan vil- aries, it will appeal the apex no single religion that all the sociation of Border Areas August 28 people. the list of 69The fields be auctioned historic peace accord 6thNaga Assam Police battalion. vil-identified lagers, to who cultivate the land,” said court to direct the Centre Nagas professed. Each tribe (UNTABA) today saidbetween it will Naga groups a doubt in the minds of the the Naga movement and strongly DIMAPUR, Theyaccused will think the government cannot under the ‘Marginal Policy’,triggering andfilling the government that promised anvillage end has lagers claim that the Lengri stream, Fields RVC chairman, M. Nribemo Ovung. toSEPTEMBER theifAssam had distinct form of belief address the inter-state be a writ petition to Rilan urges the Government of India to 9 (MExN): Action Commithonour its existing agreement on ‘land and an adverse reaction from the CM. to India’s longest-running insurgency may people boundary issue. and rituals in their animisthe Supreme Court on the Police and Assam Forest depart- which flows in between, is the ac- “On the other hand, they allow Indo-Naga imbroglio at tee Against Unabated Taxation settle the resources’ with the state, what will be the The ministry of petroleum and natural get derailed if the Centre went ahead with cepted boundary and that the site from Assam to settle and farm on land ment personnel of intrusion into tic religion.

It was only afUNTABA also the delong-standing border disearliest. ” (ACAUT) Nagaland has clarifate of the new agreement, ” Zeliang said. gas has opposed the state’s rules since the the auction of oil blocks in Nagaland, chief ter the arrival of Christianpute between Assam and the village territory and destroying is well within the designated village said to be Reserve Forest.” A new set- nounced the act of the Assam Accordingly, a memorandum the objectives for calling a Nagaland forecast have 600 milerstwhile UPAderegime.

“Thenamed state’s‘Disapur’ rules fied minister TR Zeliang has told HT. property. The villagers boundary.

The Assam Forest tlement hason sprung saidisthat As- to ity that Nagas embraced a government in facilitating ilNagaland states. lion tonne ofpersonnel oil and natural gas reserves, have no legal sanctity,” a top petroleum to the PrimeacceptMinisThe CM said his government would Common Platform meeting on the was submitted partment on the other hand claim up just across the Lengri stream oversam Police and Forest common religion, legal settlements of people “UNTABA will file a which, if fully exploited, could boost India’s ministry official told HT. “Our interpretawrite to the Centre, rejecting theintruded auction ofinto ter of India, Narendra Modi during theme “Nagas’ opinion on peaceful the village and de- that the land is part of Daldali Re- looking the land in dispute. of doubtful Indian origin ing Jesus Christ as the son writ petition week onshoreand oil and 75%.and part tion Article 371-A is that gives the state oil fields held by by next public sector firms in the his visit to the state to inaugurate settlement” 12.

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In it this regard, the RVC has ap- on September stroyed plantations hutsgas inproduction the serve by along the disputed area belts of God.” Condemning the urging the Supreme Court The state government took over oilto the assembly veto power to deny the imple- of Nagaland past, as they were now controlled byhours Naga-of August the Hornbill Festival, 2014. In this A press statement from ACAUT According Rilan Village pealed the government wee 28.

(DABs) and accused the As- “ercent developments” on to direct the Government land under a 2012 state policy and were al- fields abandoned by Oil and Natural Gas mentation of central acts related to land stated that contrary to some per- way ACAUT Nagaland has always Council (RVC), was the secto seriously situation. sam government of system- this issue, the ABAM which borders Karalso of India to affect necesCorporation in 1994 — due to protests bytoday’s and resources but does not giveconsider it power the ready allotted to private companies.The village, being facilitating settlement of the the ceptions, the intent of the Common ond such incident this year.

In 2014, According to the RVC, the SP (Borbi-Anglong Autonomous district expressed support to encroaching on all sary“We amendments understand in thethe modalities of the Naga groups — under a 2012 rule that has to make new legislation on the subjects. Platform is “not atically Indo-Naga political issue, it mainto undermine or go the border village witnessed similar H. Kuhovi Sema the site reserved forests, which tra- NBCC statement on this. It on theland western periphery DimaState Ofare Nagaland Act or 13 been opposedofby the Union petroleum However, we can stillder), discuss the issue andvisited accord being finalised and believe tained. against theofon-going negotiations” Assam police today villagers pur,subject has an unresolved ditionally and historically be- further questioned whethAmendment 1962 ministry. dispute over stand-offs with the wait for a final solution, ” heand said.assured the but and resourcesAct would beand one of the ACAUT also citiedsituation history of an “effort to help us understand which later subsided. looking into the matter. boundary demarcation.

The bone of er the present is to the Nagas. demarcate the inter-state So, when the Though oil exploration is usually govHome ministry sources also said the our immediate long matter in the negotiations. how Nagas derived moral strength circumstances and “an attempt to promote the “In the writ petition, we boundary between Nagaerned by the Centre, Nagaland drafted its Naga peace process and the auctioning of matter is on the table for final settlement, it the enactment of the raise concerns the common man. ” throughagenda of the VHP and1951 RSS UNTABA chairman so far turned a deaf oil torical documents.

“Weissues. meet the interlocutor of the ofwill also claim compensaland own policy — tre Thehas Nagaland Petroleum fields were two different is notand wiseAssam for theaccording governmentbers, to gothe ahead Plebiscite which was achieved with It also reminded of the Octobacked Hindutva or create said for the past two years, ear to the plea of UNTABA, firmly believe that until and Naga peace talks, RV Ravi, ” tion from Assam for illegal and Natural Gas Regulations — in 2012 to One was a national security concern to the Point Agreement with the9 auction of oil blocks in Nagaland,” thereactive participation existber 13, 2013 public rally inofDimacommon divisionsofamong hadcontrol been over Yeputhomi unless the traditional Naga Yeputhomi wrest oil. For said. this, it used Ar- while the other related to centre-state eco- informed. said Zeliang. extraction mineral (June 1947) and as assured the association ing NGO’s such as the Naga Youth pur where three resolutions were Nagas.”

The ABAM furdemanding the 371-A GovernHe also said lands ties. are brought back to be connectHe said the NSCN lead- sources, deforestation, arof the Constitution thatUNTABA guaran- nomic The two shouldn’t The the peace”deal signed be-forticle in the 16details Point of Agreement, the Naga Women adopted, of which two establishment were purely Movement teed no central to “land and they said. objected to attempts tween the UNTABA National Democratic Alliance of India to resolve the law hadpertaining earlier apprised the ed, Nagaland according to his- ership assured to take into bitrary of tea therand informed chair- ment Society, played an active role resolutions. the and resources” apply to Nagaland, Zeliang however insisted and its political (NDA)Hukavi government and the National “re-writing Naga history boundarySoissueits between the would collective leadership of the torical perspectives, the land consideration UNTABA’s estatesOne and was rampant il- atwho man, T Yeputhomi. in reaching the message of freedom adoption of “One Government unless the state’s assembly ratified it. resources were the most important issues cialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) through distortions and two states based on historiNSCN (IM) on the boundNaga political issue can viewpoints during negotialegal establishment of settleAddressing a press brieftoUNthe grassroots levels. of Such exTax” wherements tax isin inextricably Union cabinet last week approved be considered in the in the presence Prime Minister Narenselfish agenda thean concal and traditionalThe perspecary issue and handed over to never be finalized.

In peace this agreement. tions with theOne Centre. the DABs,” the ing here after aofmarathon ercise of garnering mandate from linked to the larger Naga politia policy of auctioning oil fields held by gov“Naga people cannot compromise with dra Modi last month, are still being finalThe UNTABA chairman TABA chairman informed. cerned groups.” meeting of UNTABA mem- tives. However, the Cen- all details and relevant his- regard, UNTABA will also ernment-owned ONGC and Oil India Lim- the sovereignty over land and its resourc- cal issue. The other was “the Naga grass-root level is the epitome of leised and haven’t been made public yet.

“If the Centre goes ahead with the auc- ited, that couldn’t be exploited for many es,” he said. public re-affirms its support for gitimacy, it stated.

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Empowerment through governance & decentralisation Morung Express News Dimapur | September 9

How do we understand “empowerment?” Does in lies in its enforcement through law or locating it from the contextual elements in the society?

Those were the some of the pertinent questions raised today at an ongoing UGC sponsored National Seminar entitled, “Governance and Decentralization: Local Empowerment” at Unity College, Dimapur.

The two-day seminar being organised by Department of Political Science, Unity College in collaboration with The Morung Express will concludes on September 10. The seminar was formally inaugurated

by Dr. Abemo, Controller of Examination, Nagaland University, Lumani. Panel of academicians and research scholars will present their takes on issues.

Speaking on the occasion and giving his take on the issue at hand, Dr. Abemo asserted that giving too much protection to women

through laws lead to gender inferiority.

Dr. Abemo further said that gender issue was alien to the Naga society as both the genders use to mingle together during different occasions. “The originality of social harmony will be disturbed” if excessive protection is granted to women, he added.

Instead of giving protection to women through laws, he opined, it was better to be on equal footing and felt that women empowerment should not be treated as reservation but emphasized on creating equal opportunities.

Dr. Abemo also talked about the local self governing bodies which were reflected through village councils and VDBs in Nagaland. He made a passing remark on the corrupt practices prevailing in such bodies while talking about the “undisciplined approach to the utilization of flow of funds.” Calling for active role of both the giver (government) and the taker (local self govern-

ing bodies), he said that the giver should understand the requirements of the taker and at the same time, the taker also should not be too dependent on the government.

Naga Women’s Participation in decisionmaking governance Later, in the technical session analyzing, Naga Women’s Participation in decision making governance, Sentinaro Longchar, a research scholar from NEHU, Department of Political Science, however argued that one of the main reasons for exclusion of women in decision making was the prevalence of customary laws protected by Article 371 (A).

Naga women were strictly kept out of decision-making roles despite constituting half the population and having a literacy rate of 76.69%, she noted. “Discrimination in any sphere in the name of customary or religious practices can never be justified,” she noted pointing

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out Article 5 of the United Nations’ CEDAW, which stated so.

She said that customary practices were not static and were prone to change and stressed on the need to modify customary laws in order to accommodate all citizens equally in all fronts if one were to advance and

function as a democratic society.

Jube Boruah, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, St John College, Dimapur on her take in the issue said, Naga women’s involvement, participation or role is absent in Village Development Boards and that the village

councils exclude women completely. She pointed out that Nagaland has not seen any women legislator except Rano Shaiza who was nominated as an MP in 1977.

In this context, Boruah asserted that a society could hardly be called democratic if women do not enjoy equal political status with men both as participants as well as representatives.

Pranati Das, Associate Professor in Political Science, Sakus Mission College, Dimapur said traditionally all local self governing bodies were dominated by male members but that some village councils have women as chairpersons. She also said that VDB women’s wing has boosted the status of women and encouraged them to actively participate in the developmental process of the village. Pranati felt that women need to “project themselves” in a more positive way and endeavour to bring a change from the grass root level.

Role of community participation though local institution In the next session, concerning the role of community participation though local institution like VCs and VDBs, Chinmei Konyak, Asst. Prof of Political Science, Unity College explains its conceptualization and said in real sense, Nagaland is a state of Villages. While in theory, its objectives are to give greater degree of accountability, responsibility and participation, often it is misuse in its practical application, he noted.

The other speaker dwelt on the impact of communitsation of education through village governance. Reflecting on her research studies, Tiatula Ozukum of Zakir Hussain Centre for Education Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University noted that a major strength of contemporary Naga Society is their inherent ‘Social Capital’like autonomous village republic, Morung System, Khels etc – which stems out of traditional institution and

3rd Summer Sprint Challenge in Dimapur

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DIMapur, SepteMber 9 (DIpr): For the motor sport lovers, the upcoming 3rd Summer Sprint Challenge 2015 organised under the aegis of Route 29 would be an interesting event which will get underway from September 23 to 26, at the Agri Expo 4th mile Diphupar. Participants from the entire North East and also from Northern Indian States have confirmed their participation.

The organizers are expecting more than 100 participants during the 3rd Summer Sprint Challenge 2015.

The Sprint Challenge would be held under different categories, SUV, 1000cc, below 1000cc and Motor Cross

Open Class. The last date for submission of forms is 20th September and for more details and information one can contact the following numbers : 8014179607, 9774750050, 9612500200. Meanwhile the President and colleagues of Route 29 have expressed sincere gratitude to the sponsors of the upcoming event including Commander 6Sector AR, Brigadier Dhimon, Major Amit Kumar and all ranks of Hq 6 for sponsoring the Trophies, Certificates, Tents etc, Ayida Honda for being the main sponsor for two consecutive years, MRF, Grace Enterprise, DPRO Nagaland Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) workers repair a water supply pipeline between Chumukedima and Ghaspani on SepDimapur, Puroz Garage, Agri- tember 9. Photo by Caisii Mao tech and NEZCC.

SDPB highlights need of bank at Tsurangkong

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MangkoleMba, SepteMber 8 (DIpr): The monthly meeting of the Mangkolemba Sub Division Planning Board Meeting was held on September 8. ADC Imtiwapang Aier chaired the meeting. During the meeting BDO, Tsurangkong, Nungshimatong briefed the house on the need of opening a Bank at Tsurangkong and the progress made so far. The agenda was proposed by the Tsurangkong Senso Mongdang, VCCs and VDBs of Tsurangkong area for opening of Syndicate Bank at Tsurangkong. The board, considering the fact that it is a commercial area under Mokokchung district, approved to put the proposal forward to the Government and Regional Manager of Syndicate Bank for further necessary action.

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by different councils, Northern Sumi and GB's under Tsurangkong area, BDO appraised the house on the need of upgrading the Government High School to Higher Secondary School. He also informed that the school which was established in the year 1977, is the only High school for the 26 recognised villages under Tsurangkong Range and Northern Sumi (Wokha district). Reviewing the proposed agenda the house approved to forward the matter to the Government for necessary action.

The Board members, ADC reviewed the last SDPDB meeting minutes and suggested that all Government officers posted at Mangkolemba should arrange accommodation within the month of September for better functioning of the office.

Workshop on IPV and Pentavent Vaccine held

DIMapur, SepteMber 9 (Mexn): District level workshops on Inactivated Polio Virus Vaccine (IPV) & Pentavalent Vaccine introduction cum Training of Trainers was held in Mokokchung and Kiphire on September 4 and September 7 respectively.

In Mokokchung, Dr Subhajit Bhattacharjee, Surveillance Medical Officer, World Health Organisation, was the main resource person. He explained about the global & rationale polio update, polio eradication, overview of polio end game strategy & FAQs related to Pentavalent Vaccine and IPV. He further dwelt on Epidemiology of Hib disease and key facts about Pentavalent Vaccine.

The most important manifestations of Hib infection, Pneumonia, Meningitis and other invasive diseases occur primarily in children aged less than 2 years, particularly infants, he informed.

Vaccines, he said, are the only

public health tool capable of preventing majority of serious Hib diseases. The programme was attended by SMOs, Programme Officers, Medical Officers, DPMU staffs, health workers and ASHA Coordinators.

Meanwhile, in Kiphire, Dr. Aniruddha Sengupta, SMO, WHO, also an Orthopedic Surgeon from West Bengal facilitated the programme. Dr. Rebecca Y. Sema, DPO (RCH & UIP), highlighted the objectives of the workshop and gave an insight into the IPV and Pentavalent Vaccine.

“With the introduction of IPV, a child would be provided added protection against poliovirus and haemophilus influenza type B, and Pentavalent vaccine against pneumonia and meningitis,” she said. She further spoke on the epidemiology of Hib disease, revised MCP card, counterfoil and use of tracking bag.

Dr. Sengupta talked about the

global and rationale polio update, polio eradication, overview of polio end game strategy, logistics & cold chain management for IPV and Pentavalent Vaccines, revised data entry tools, coverage monitoring chart, understanding full & complete immunization and communication & media interaction for IPV and Pentavalent Vaccine launch. He stressed on the importance of the introduction saying, “These vaccines are very sensitive and expensive. However, no child should be denied of the vaccine for whatever the reason may be.”

Dr. Sengupta also shared his experiences of his field visits and appealed that mistakes caused due to negligence should be avoided. He also visited the District Hospital accompanied by Dr. Rebecca Y. Sema.

Dr. Chelo, MO (Pungro CHC) also oriented the participants on the revised immunization

schedule, vaccine stock positioning, open vial policy and alternate vaccine delivery system.

The training was given to enable the health workers smoothly introduce IPV and Pentavalent vaccine in their immunization schedule. The workshop was exhaustive covering all aspects with participants raising questions, according to a press release from District Media Officer, CMO office, Kiphire, Imnasenla Pongener.

As the programme concluded, Dr. Rebecca said, “The nurses need to be intimated about the cost of these vaccines so that there is minimal wastage.” The training for ANMs and ASHAs should be conducted accordingly focusing on their objectives, she added.

The attendees of the programme were MOs, DPM, DAM, DCM, BPMs, BACs, BEE and Media Officer.

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Communitisation of School education in Nagaland, she maintained, is a process of harnessing such qualities into governance. It also revitalized these inherent social capitals and use it positively for positive outcome, she claimed, drawing from her study of Ungma Village in Mokokchung.

Arguing that education sector under village council is a key source of developing cultural and democratic values at village level, Anil Kumar Das, Assistant Professor in Pranabanada Women’s College said Communitisation process has enabled responsibility and supervisory role to village council.

Earlier, the programme started with a welcome address by the college principal Dr. Sanjay Kumar Chhabra while the convener of the Seminar, Aosungkum Longkumer introduced the participants.

Dr. Janmak Singh Meena of JN Vyas University, Jodhpur Rajasthan delivered the keynote address.

DC Mokokchung deliberates on current power crisis Mokokchung, SepteMber 9 (DIpr): Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel convened a meeting on Power Department officials and NGOs/Civil Society Mokokchung town on September 8 to deliberate on the current power crisis and to discuss how it would be restored at the earliest.

At the meeting, Patel lauded the people of Mokokchung town and its adjoining villages for their endurance and managing the crisis for the past 15 days.

DC described the breaking down of the 33/11 KV 5MVA transformer on August 25 as very unfortunate but said that all efforts are on to restore the same at the earliest. He requested all the citizens of Mokokchung town and its adjoining villages to bear with the situation.

In the meeting, members were informed that a 5MVA transformer is ready for transportation to Mokokchung town and it would be installed at the earliest once the transformer reaches Mokokchung. Mokokchung and its adjoining village plunged into severe power crisis since August 25 following the damage caused to the transformer and since then department, resorted to heavy load shedding as there is no alternative to provide normal supply.

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Think differently - Dr. Norbert Noraho tells students

Sangtam students at St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama celebrate Amongmong

JakhaMa, SepteMber 9 (Mexn): The Sangtam students of St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama, organized the second “Amongmong” festival on September 5 at the college auditorium.

Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, Dr. Norbert Noraho,

Director of Higher Education, Nagaland advised the students’ community to take every matter as a challenge in the highest level and to think differently. He also encouraged the students to live an honest and transparent life to build a better society.

He also emphasized on the importance of environment. He urged the students to show their love and compassion for the nature by conserving it and judiciously using resources. He added that there should be a sense of

unity among all the tribes to create a strong bond of relation which will last for generation resulting in peace, harmony and tranquility.

C. Kipili Sangtam, Minister for power, sent his greetings although he could not attend the programme. In his message, he advised the students to possess the qualities of faithfulness, truthfulness and punctuality. In order to build up one’s student life one should handle finance with great care and avoid lavish life, he advised.

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Chumseli Anar in his welcome address laid out the enrollment of Sangtam students pursuing education in St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama.

A short speech was also delivered by Yanghose Sangtam, president of students’ council, St. Joseph’s College. He conveyed that the festival is marked with peace, unity, progress, merrymaking and harvest. He also urged the students’ community to shoulder the problems together and foster the spirit of unity among the Nagas for peace and progress.

DLCC meeting held at Dimapur

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DIMapur, SepteMber 9 (DIpr): District Level Coordination Committee review meeting for the 2ndquarter 2015-16 was held at DC's Conference Hall on September 8.

In the meeting the activities report of first and second quarter 2015-16, was highlighted by Psychologist (NTCP) Imkumla Aier. Assistant Teacher GHSS Dimapur, Lephizo, shared success story. Partnership with the media and implementation of ban of smoking in public place were also discussed.

Godwin Hr.Sec. School, Rincho Academy, Vision Home Hr. Sec. School, Bethesda Hr. Sec. School, Pranab Vidyapith, St. John Residential School and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) received tobacco free school certificate from DC, Dimapur. DC-cum-Chairman DTCC, Kesonyu Yhome, chaired the Programme.

Naga Peoples' Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), Nagaland commemorated its 37th founding day at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima with seniors and founding members. Neingulo Krome, Secretary General, who gave the opening note briefed on the activities of NPMHR after the ceasefire. Ahu Sakhrie, one of the founding members of the Movement noted that NPMHR started with a sincere attempt. "Something that is sown with sincerity does not fail," noted Sakhrie. Guks Chishi, another founding member also spoke on the aspect of Human rights, which he asserted can never become redundant. Chishi urged on the need for reformation and re-dedication of the movement. (Morung Photo)

BTC observes Literary Day

pfutSero, SepteMber 9 (Mexn): Baptist Theological College (BTC), Pfutsero observed Literary Day on September 8 with the theme “Walk the Talk”.

Vishü Rita Krocha, a poet, writer, freelance journalist and owner of PenThrill Publication House, was the resource person. Rita maintained that writing as a career in Nagaland is relatively new and not considered lucrative.

Nevertheless, she encouraged that writers who find it purgative and fulfilling should continue to pursue in the field. She shared some basics on journalism and fiction writing, and also read out few of her poems during the programme.

A debate on the topic “Violence is justified

by God” was conducted, followed by other Resource person Vishü Rita Krocha DC Dimapur Kesonyu Yhome with the recipients of the competitions such as painting, sketching, po- speaking during the Literary Day of Baptist Theological College. tobacco free school certificate. (DIPR Photo) etry, essay and tongue twisters.

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Manipur must impartially investigate Minor girl allegedly raped by teacher abuses related to protests: Amnesty Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): Amnesty International India (AII) has asked Manipur government to carry out prompt, full and independent investigation into all allegations of human rights abuses related to protests in the State in the past few months, including the excessive use of police force.

“Authorities in Manipur must demonstrate their commitment to human rights and the rule of law.

They must ensure that they respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest while maintaining

public order and safety,” said Aakar Patel, Executive Director of Amnesty International India in a press statement.

“Incidents of violence and vandalism by protestors also need to be effectively investigated, and those suspected of human rights abuses brought to trial,” Patel added.

The AII informed that since July 2015, civil society groups and civilians in the Imphal valley have been demonstrating for the implementation of a system to regulate the entry of non-domicile people into

the region. On July 8, a 16 year old student was killed in a protest in Imphal after being hit by a teargas shell fired by the police.

On August 31, the state assembly passed three laws - the Protection of Manipur People Bill, Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill and Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill.

The bills were criticized by some indigenous people’s groups as being ‘anti-tribal’.

In Churachandpur district, demonstrators set fire to the homes of six state leg-

islators in protest. They also burned down and vandalized the living quarters of district council members and other government buildings. At least eight people have died in clashes between protestors and the police, of whom six - including a 10 year old boy were killed in police firing.

Protestors and civil society groups in Churachandpur have claimed that the police used live ammunition without issuing a warning or first trying non-violent or less harmful means to disperse the protests.

“Excessive police force cannot be an answer to violent protests. The police must distinguish between persons engaging in violence and peaceful demonstrators or bystanders. Firearms should be used only as a last resort when less extreme means have failed, and intentional lethal force should be used only when strictly unavoidable to protect life,” said Patel.

The AII also advocated that the Manipur government must also engage with civil society groups more actively to create a space for dialogue.

itaNaGar, September 9 (pti): A primary school teacher allegedly raped a girl student following which he was attacked and the school building ransacked by agitators in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The principal of the school was also arrested for his attempt to shield the accused. Upper Siang SP (in charge) Doge Jini said that a seven-year-old student of Liitung Liimang Public School at Geku was raped and psychologically harassed by her teacher recently.

Agitators attacked the teacher on Monday and also ransacked the school building following which the teacher was admitted to hospital, the SP said.

Jini said the matter came

to light when the school was opening after Solung festival and it was time for the boarders to return to the school.

The victim expressed her reluctance to return to the school making her parents suspicious and when asked by her parents, she spilled the beans, the SP said.

The Pangi Welfare Society (PWS) submitted a memorandum to Yingkiong DC yesterday and demanded immediate closure of the school with cancellation of its license.

PWS also demanded payment of Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the victim from the school management or the proprietor and sought security of students by allowing them admission in various others schools in the district.

The Geku unit of Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society has strongly condemned the rape incident and demanded life imprisonment to the accused person and also demanded payment of immediate compensation to the victim.

PWD Parliamentary Secretary Alo Libang who, represents Tuting-Yingkiong constituency, said that he would direct the district administration to take strongest possible action against the inhuman act and ensure stringent punishment against the accused.

Education Parliamentary secretary Bamang Felix while condemning the incident in strongest term said that he had directed the deputy director of school education to send the detailed report to initiate appropriate action.

Agartala to be linked by broad Assam's AGP opposes citizenship to Bangladeshi, Pakistani minorities 'Non-Muslim immigrants should be given citizenship' gauge rail in six months aGartala, September 9 (iaNS): After Assam's main city of Guwahati, Tripura capital Agartala would be the second key city in northeast India to be linked by broad gauge rail network by March next year, the state chief secretary quoted Railway Board chairman as saying on Wednesday.

Agartala was the first state capital in the northeast to come on the country's rail map in 2008 through a meter gauge track.

"During a recent video conference meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Railway Board chairman A.K. Mittal and myself, Mittal said that the work of conversion of the existing track to broad gauge would be completed by March 2016," Tripura chief secretary Y.P. Singh told reporters.

Mittal said southern

Assam appoints commtt for wageboard Guwahati, September 9 (pti): Assam government has reconstituted a tripartite committee for ensuring and monitoring speedy implementation of recommendations of Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists in Assam. The committee, with representatives from the government, newspapers' management and journalist/non-journalist workers unions will have to submit its report on the implementation of the wage recommendation within a month, an official release said here today.

Assam Minister for Water Resources Basanta Das will be the committee chairman, the state labour commissioner will be the convenor and additional chief secretary (labour and employment department) and state director of information and public relations will be its members, it said. There are 16 members representing management of newspaper houses and nine members representing journalist/non-journalist employees' associations/ unions.

Manipur flood damage 296 PMGSY roads imphal September 9 (uNi): Manipur Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Francis Ngajokpa today met Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in the national capital and apprisedhim of the gravity of extensive damage caused to the state in the recent flood.

Meghachandra Kongbam, Director, Manipur Information Centre, today said Rijiju was informed about the damage caused due to landslides, sinking, submersion and erosion. As many as 296 PMGSY roads and bridges covering total length of 479.95 km was washed away during the flood in Manipur and unless it was reconstructed or repaired immediately, villagers in remote areas would remain disconnected.

Tripura's Gomati and Sabroom border town, 135 km from Agartala, would be connected by broad gauge railway network by March 2017.

From Sabroom, Bangladesh's international sea port is just 72 km.

According to an official document of Northeast Frontier Railway, all northeastern states, including Sikkim, would be connected through broad gauge by March 31, 2020.

The document said Indian Railways laid great emphasis on improvement in railway infrastructure in the northeastern region.

Accordingly, over Rs.5,200 crore was spent on new lines, gauge conversion and doubling projects in the region in 2014-15. In 201516, a still higher outlay of Rs.5,338 crore has been provided for railway projects in

the northeastern region.

Meanwhile, Tripura would remain out of the rail network for more than six months as the NFR would undertake gauge conversion work from September 20.

"Due to conversion of railway line, both passenger and goods trains between Badarpur (southern Assam) and Agartala section would be stopped from September 20," NFR chief public relations officer P.J. Sharma said.

The entire conversion work on the Badarpur-Kumarghat-Agartala section ought to be completed by March 31, 2016.

The railways have faced severe criticism for the delay in completing the Rs.5,185-crore project, considered a lifeline for southern Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur.

G u wa h at i , S e ptember 8 (iaNS): Assam's political party AGP on Tuesday warned the Centre against granting citizenship to "victims of religious persecution" in Bangladesh and Pakistan, saying it will threaten the identity of the indigenous people of the state.

The Asom Gana Parishad said it will also endanger the political, economic and cultural rights of the indigenous people.

The AGP's reaction came after the central government issued two notifications in the Official Gazette on Tuesday under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and the Foreigners Act, 1946.

It said that it has decided, on humanitarian considerations, to exempt Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals belonging to minority communities who have entered India on or before December 31, 2014 from the relevant provisions under the two acts,

Guwahati, September 9 (pti): All non-Muslim immigrants should be given Indian citizenship with voting rights while those from the Muslim religion can "slog and stay" in the country, Assam Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya today said. "Hindus have the birth right to get Indian citizenship and voting rights here.

Any non-Muslim immigrant should be given Indian citizenship," Acharya told reporters here.

Asked about the Muslim migrants, specially those from Bangladesh, Acharya said, "they can slog and stay here." Talking about the NRC update exercise, the Governor said "It is a matter of concern that only 68%

of total population could enrol themselves before the deadline. It says a lot."

When asked if giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslims would violate the cut off date, which was March 25, 1971, for including name of a person in the NRC, Acharya said, "When every time we review the situation, nothing is sacrosanct."

with respect to their entry and stay in India without such documents or after the expiry of those documents.

The Centre said minority communities in those countries -- such as Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Parsis and Buddhists -- were compelled to seek shelter in India due to religious persecution.

The notification said the issue of regularisation of entry and stay of such Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals in India was un-

der consideration of the central government.

The AGP on Tuesday reminded the BJP-led central government that there had been a six-year-long movement in Assam between 1979 and 1985 against such 'foreigners'.

The then central government had agreed to expel all those who entered Assam after March 25, 1971 irrespective of caste, religion and linguistic affiliation, and the historic Assam Accord was signed that marked the end of the

movement.

"The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is defying the clauses of the Assam Accord by issuing the notification and thereby planning to grant citizenship to those foreigners," said AGP president Atul Bora.

"The BJP has once

Mizoram: Students demand separate administration for tribals aizawl, September 9 (eNS): Mizo, Zomi, Hmar and Thado-Kuki students assembled in front of the Raj Bhawan in Aizawl to express solidarity with Manipur tribals and demanded a separate administration for the community. In a memorandum addressed to the President and submitted to the Mizoram Governor’s office, student groups of the four communities demanded the deputation of “central observers to Manipur to as-

sess the situation”, “separate political administration for the tribals of Manipur” and the direct monitoring by the PMO of “all talks on political issues of the tribals of Manipur.”

“We… are seriously concerned with the situation of Manipur … as we are culturally one and same with people living in the hill areas who may be commonly addressed as Zo ethnic tribes though they are often called by different names,” said the

Al-Qaeda working on uprising by 2018 in North East, India loNDoN, September 9 (iaNS/raY): Terrorist group al-Qaeda is working on fomenting uprisings in J&K, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and the other north-eastern states by 2018, an eminent Bangladeshi professor has said.

Abul Barkat, head of the economics department of Dhaka University, considered an authority on the subject, said this at a seminar on

"Countering Religious Radicalisation and Extremism" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies here. Referring to what he called "al-Qaeda's master plan" for "Hind" or south Asia, which he described as "the most dangerous phase" of a long-term strategy, he said al-Qaeda plans to topple the Afghanistan government by 2016 and then focus on India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

AFFIDAVIT Regd. No.: 4257/15

Dated: 09/09/15

I, Miss. Abi Angami, daughter of Mr. Kehousilie and Mrs. Amongla of Kohima district, permanent resident of BMSC Home P/Hno- 305 Perizie Colony Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declares as follows; 1. That my actual/correct name is Miss. Abi Angami but in my educational and other relevant documents/certificates my name has been entered as Miss. Abi/ Abi P and Miss. Abi Angami 2. That the names Miss. Abi/ Abi P and Miss. Abi Angami is same and one person i.e. myself 3. Henceforth I shall be known as Miss. Abi Angami for all official purposes and correspondences.

That the above statement is true and correct to the nest of my knowledge and nothing has been concealed.

Solemnly affirm and declare by the deponent in my presence on this the 9th day of September, 2015 at Kohima, 797001 Nagaland, India.

Deponent Notary Public

AFFIDAVIT Regd. No.: 874/2015

I, Smti. Neizetunuo Solo, aged about 50 years, daughter of Mr. Lhoukru-o Solo, permanent resident of T. Khel Kohima Village, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under; 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above referred address.

2. That in all my educational documents my name has been recorded and entered as Neizetuonuo Khiemia-o.

3. That however, I denounce my former name and shall be known by the later name i.e, Neizetuonuo Solo.

4. That the name Neizetuonuo Solo and Neizetuonuo Khiemia-o belongs and refers to the same and one person.

5. That henceforth, for all official records and correspondence, I shall be known by the name Neizetuonuo Solo.

6. That the statements in this affidavit are true to my knowledge and nothing material is concealed thereupon.

In witness whereof, I sign this affidavit on this the 8th day of September, 2015 at Kohima, Nagaland.

Notary Public

memorandum signed by leaders of the Mizo Students’ Union, Siamsinpawlpi, Hmar Students’ Association and Thado-Kuki Students’ Union.

Meanwhile, rights-group Amnesty International (India) called upon the Manipur government for “prompt, full and independent investigations into all allegations of human rights abuses related to protests in the state in the past few months, including the excessive use of police force”.

again betrayed the people of Assam by defying the clauses of the Assam Accord. We are going to oppose this move of the central government and will oppose this tooth and nail," he said.

Assam's farmers' body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has also decided to launch a mass movement against the decision of the central government, and said it will not allow this to happen in Assam.

KMSS chief Akhil Gogoi said the Centre's decision to accept victims of religious persecution would burden Assam with about 15 lakh people and this would not only affect the demography of the state but also affect the indigenous people.

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“It must demonstrate their commitment to human rights and the rule of law. They must ensure that they respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest while maintaining public order and safety,” said Aakar Patel, the group’s Executive Director, adding “Incidents of violence and vandalism by protestors also need to be effectively investigated, and those suspected of human rights abuses brought to trial.”

NAGALAND POLICE BAPTIST CHURCH ASSOCIATION WOMEN DEPARTMENT LUCKY DRAW RESULT In Aid of NPBCAWD Self reliance Project 1 Prize : Sl. No. 1575 2nd Prize : Sl. No. 9497 3rd Prize : Sl. No. 4488 Consolation Prize: 4468, 7499, 2414, 7360, 15266, 1561, 11527, 9366, 4261, 15370, 7281, 3867, 8977, 7620, 4660, 774, 8774, 10095, 8117, 5190, 9590, 628, 14430, 2126, 13189, 5980, 5316, 11251, 4359, 13131, 4381, 14755, 2498, 2474, 12874, 11019, 8740, 13253, 371, 15985, 10446, 11120, 14287, 13688, 10972, 13398, 9499, 5728, 14076, 5769.

1. Winner must claim the prize within 15 days from the date of draw.

2. No claims will be entertained without original ticket. Torn or tampered ticket will not be accepted.

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NOTICE Dt. Dimapur, the 09th Sept’15

No.M-1039/15/11061-62/ Notice is hereby given that Shri.

Alisosang Ao -Vrs- Takonungba & 2 others resident of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land in writing on or before 08/10/15.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Shri. Alisosang Ao Village /Bock No : Naharbari Patta No : 650 Dag No : 374/978 Area : 00B-01K-6 ½ Ls Sd/Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Nagaland

Women Secretary, NPBCAWD,Chumukedima.

Acknowledgement NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA

Call for Entries

8th POORVOTTAR NATYA SAMAROH National School of Drama invites proposals from theatre groups for participation in its 8th Poorvottar Natya Samaroh to be held in the North East Region in November 2015. The festival will feature work by directors & theatre groups based in the North East Region only and will showcase outstanding productions that have been performed for the public before 10th September 2015.

Interested theatre groups which are based in North East Region can submit their applications in the prescribed Proforma (available on the NSD's website - www.nsd.gov.in) along with clear recording of the production in VCD/DVD. Only one entry from a group will be accepted. The decision of the Selection Committee will be final and binding for all.

Last date for receipt of applications addressed to The Director, National School of Drama, Bahawalpur House, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi-110001 is 25th Sept.2015.

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zho village are indebted to all the organization, Individuals, friends and well wishers who have supported and stood by us spiritually, physically, financially and materially during the brief sickness and sudden demise on 30th August 2015.Spe(1942-2015) cial thanks to; 1. Village Council Rüzazho 2. Rüzazho Youth Federation 3. Rüzazho Baptist Church 4. Doctors and Nurses of Chozuba Hospital and Oking Hospital, Kohima.

5. Rüzazhomi Welfare Union, Kohima.

6. Rüzazho Women Welfare Society Chozuba & Kohima.

7. Kitsubozou Prayer Fellowship, Kohima 8. Suthozu Old SASU Clan.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but it is our humble prayer that may our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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India approves spectrum trading norms for telecom firms NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9 (IANS): India on Wednesday approved the much-awaited spectrum trading norms for telecom companies so that this scarce resource can be put to optimal use. “We have approved the spectrum trading norms today (on Wednesday). Now the telecom companies can trade spectrum among themselves. For this, they need not take any government permission,” Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a briefing after a union cabinet meet where the proposal was approved.

“The telecom companies only need to inform the government 45 days in

advance before trading and they have to give an undertaking,” he said, adding that trading would also resolve the problem of fragmented spectrum holding in India.

He mentioned that if it is found during sample checking that the companies are not complying to all the rules in the undertaking, then the government will take strong action and the “licensee shall not be allowed to trade.”

Spectrum trading allows parties to transfer their spectrum rights and obligations to another party - a move that will allows better spectrum usage as the idle spectrum from the hands of one service provider gets transferred to

another facing a spectrum crunch.

This also helps to improve customer satisfaction and services of the service provider acquiring spectrum. Terming the decision a “revolutionary step”, Prasad said: “Spectrum trading has been permitted in all the bands.”

According to the norms, spectrum trading will not alter the original validity period of spectrum assignment as applicable to the traded block of spectrum.

“The seller shall clear all his dues prior to entering into any agreement for spectrum trading. Thereafter, any dues recoverable up to the effective date of transfer shall be the liability of the

buyer,” they said. “A nonrefundable transfer fee of one percent of the transactional amount or one percent of the prescribed market price, whichever is higher shall be imposed on all spectrum trade transactions, to cover the administrative charges incurred by government in servicing the trade,” it said.

The norms said if any service provider sells only a part of its spectrum holding in a band, both the buyer as well as the seller will be required to pay the remaining instalments of payment, prorated for the quantum of spectrum held by each of them subsequent to the spectrum trade.

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tioned that the buyer should be in compliance of the prescribed spectrum caps from time to time.

“The spectrum acquired through trading shall be counted towards the spectrum cap by adding to the spectrum holding of the buyer.” Regarding spectrum usage charges (SUC), it said: “The seller should clear its SUC and its instalment of payment till the effective date of trade.” A telecom service provider will be allowed to sell the spectrum through trading only after two years from the date of its acquisition through auction or spectrum trading or administratively assigned spectrum converted to tradable

spectrum.

In case of administratively assigned spectrum converted to tradable spectrum after paying the prescribed market value, the period of two years will be counted from the effective date of assignment of spectrum. Almost a month ago, the government approved spectrum sharing guidelines, which are expected to address the issue of mobile phone call drops and the quality of services as also optimise the use of radio frequency spectrum for telecom services. Telecom regulator, TRAI in mid-June had sent its recommendations on sharing of airwaves to the Telecom Commission.

India, Britain to create Jaitley promises investors to end tax battles NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9 a ‘FinTech bridge’ (REuTERS): Finance Minister MuMBAI, SEPTEMBER 9 (IANS): India and Britain will collaborate to create a ‘FinTech bridge’ between the two countries, a top visiting dignitary said here on Wednesday.

Led by Alok Vajpeyi and Britain’s Startupbootcamp, it will encourage close partnership and investments in Britain and Indian FinTech companies, and help them expand globally.

Fintech is a fast-growing area of business, providing IT solutions in the financial services industry and whether their focus is financial inclusion or access to lending, said Britain’s Minister of State for Trade & Investment Francis Maude. The important announcement will be at the IIT Bombay later Wednesday before over 200 students, faculty members and select entrepreneurs, when Lord Maude will also visit the National Centre for Aerospace Innovation and Research (NCAIR) who are collaborating with the University of Sheffield and using tailored IT platforms created by Britain’s Delcam.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, Maude signed a MoU between Healthcare UK and the Maharashtra government, paving the way for a wide range of healthcare issues, including professional skills development, digital healthcare and motorbike ambulance services. Later in the evening, Maude is scheduled to meet key existing and potential investors in Britain, including Cyrus Mistry of Tata Sons, often cited as Britain’s “largest manufacturing employer,” and Indiabulls’ Sameer Gehlaut, besides visiting the Cipla’s laboratory facility in Vikhroli, Mumbai.

In New Delhi, he will deliver a keynote address as the India-UK Business Convention, extending support for business collaborations and innovation between the two countries. He will be joined by British Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid. A meeting with senior Indian ministers will also take place. Their visits come in advance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Britain in November, who has described India’s engagement with Britain as an ‘unbeatable combination’ in forging successful partnerships with immense benefits to the 2 nations.

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for investors, Jaitley said the government was also seeking to resolve pending tax disputes and hoped to resolve “legacy” issues in short order.

The finance ministry decided last week not to press claims for a Minimum Alternate Tax against foreign portfolio investors. But India is still locked in back-tax disputes with UK telecoms group Vodafone and Cairn Energy. Without referring to these directly, Jaitley said the government hoped to resolve pending disputes “in not much time”.

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Jaitley said the composition of the upper house would change next April, suggesting the balance of power would tilt in favour of the government. Business is clamouring for the GST, which would transform India into a single market. Economists estimate that could add up to 2 percentage points to gross domestic product.

“It’s massive. GST has to happen,” Juvencio Maeztu, India CEO for Swedish retailer IKEA, which buys wares from India but has yet to open any stores. “We cannot lose more time on this.”

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Production of Suzuki Baleno (Maruti YRA) begins in India NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9 (AgENcIES): The next all-new product from Maruti Suzuki India will be the YRA (code-name), production of which has already begun at the company’s Manser based facility. The model undergoing production is the Europe-bound Suzuki Baleno, which might get a different name in India upon its launch. Bound to make its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show next week, the vehicle is expected to be launched in India by the end of this year.

While the European model will get a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbocharged Boosterjet engine, the Indiabound model could be offered with a 1.3-litre multijet diesel engine and a more-powerful version of the 1.2-litre K-Series petrol unit. The Suzuki Baleno is based on the Japanese carmaker’s new-generation platform, which has been designed to efficiently increase vehicle’s rigidity while reducing its weight via redesign of the under-body structure and optimising overall vehicle design including parts mounted under-body.

Coming to the dimensions, the Suzuki Baleno measures 4023mm in length, 1450mm in height, 1920mm in width and has a wheelbase of 2520mm. Upon its launch, the Maruti Suzuki YRA will take on the likes of Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz and Volkswagen Polo.

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9 (IANS): To meet the needs of the fast-growing seller base in the country, Amazon.in has invested in 7 new fulfilment centres or warehouses, a company statement said here on Wednesday. The new centres have been opened in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur, Gurgaon, Pune and Mumbai. The company, however, did not divulge the investment figure.

With the launch of these new centres, Amazon now has 20 centres operational across 10 states in India covering a total area of over 1.6 million square feet with a storage capacity of nearly four million cubic feet, the statement said. “The centres will allow Amazon.in to offer its Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service to thousands of small and medium businesses in these states and empower them to gain access to and service customers across the country at significantly low operating costs,” it added. Amazon fulfilment centres are warehouses where online retailers who use Fulfilment

by Amazon (FBA) services, stock their inventory.

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NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9 (PTI): Dearness Allowance (DA) was today hiked to 119 per cent, up 6 percentage points, a move which will benefit over 1 crore government employees and pensioners. “The proposal to increase dearness allowance by six percentage points (from 113 per cent) to 119 per cent was approved

by Union Cabinet today,” a source said. The DA hike will take effect from July 1. As per the agreed formula, the DA rate increase is an average of 12-month consumer price index-industrial workers from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. In April, the government had hiked DA by 6 per cent to 113 per cent of their basic pay with effect from January. DA is paid as proportion of the basic pay. The DA hike is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission, which will benefit 48 lakh government employees and 55 lakh pensioners.

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Arun Jaitley promised investors on Wednesday to resolve their tax concerns and reassured an increasingly sceptical business community that Asia’s third-largest economy can withstand global market turbulence and China’s slowdown.

Arun Jaitley’s comments showed a marked increase in urgency after he at first dismissed China’s currency devaluation and stock market crash last month as external events. Fifteen months into PM Modi’s term, officials are pushing hard to kickstart an economy that remains sluggish, despite rosy official growth figures.

Modi met business leaders and economists on Tuesday to ask for investment; he was met with demands for trade protection and big cuts in interest rates to bolster growth. The government has argued India’s relatively closed economy offers protection against the turmoil sweeping emerging markets, but India has not been immune. Most of the gains in Indian stocks since Modi took office in May 2014 have been wiped out.

Jaitley, speaking at an Economist conference, said it was vital to stay on the path of reform and build toward higher growth, which the International Monetary Fund forecasts at 7.5 percent this year.

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Two girls rescued, more crackdown on crime

Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): Women Cell of Dimapur Police on September 8 arrested one Md. Ali Ulla and rescued from his captive one minor girl who was brought to Dimapur to be sold off for flesh trade, PRO, Dimapur Police informed in a press release. Investigation in the matter is on and efforts to trace the parents are being made, the release added.

In another incident, a girl was rescued from Silchar and brought back to Dimapur. According to the PRO, an FIR regarding the missing of the minor girl, a resident of Dimapur, was lodged on September 1. The victim

had gone missing on August 31 about 6:00 am at Railway colony here while attending tuition. During the course of investigation, on September 7, one suspect identified as Panna Dey was arrested from Khatkhati. The person eventually revealed that he had taken the victim and kept her at Silchar (Assam), the release said. The victim was rescued from the captivity and safely brought back to Dimapur. In this connection, a case has been registered at Dimapur East PS and further investigation is on.

Meanwhile, on September 7 around 3:30 am, Dimapur East P.S. personnel arrested one person

identified as Niboto Zhimo (24) for stealing one LPG cylinder from Veterinary colony, Burma camp, Dimapur. The accused on the way to the police station jumped out of the moving vehicle and tried to escape, but was apprehended again, the PRO said. In this connection, a case has been registered at East PS for further investigation.

On September 6, personnel of GRPS arrested one Rajesh Das and seized from his possession 26200 tablets of Spasmo Proxyvon and 900 tablets of Nitrosun. A case has been registered at GRPS for necessary investigation.

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MEx FILE ANCSU emergency meeting Kohima, September 9 (mexN): An emergency presidential meeting of the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has been convened on September 12, 12:00 noon at Hotel Nagi, Dimapur. Therefore, all the representatives of the affiliated units of ANCSU have been informed to attend the meeting without fail.

UCRC sales day on Sept 11 Kohima, September 9 (mexN): Union Christian Revival Church (UCRC) New Market, Kohima would be organizing sales day in aid of its church guest house building on September 11 at Phool Bari. Different items will be up for sale at reasonable prices, including local pork, organic vegetables, and homemade items. Jumble sale of all items will also be available.

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tueNSaNg, September 9 (Dipr): Sub-Division Education Officer, Tuensang, Jongshimongba has informed all departments concerned that Deputy ComA motorist rides during a shower in Dimapur on September 9. (Photo by Caisii Mao) missioner Tuensang, SDEO and staff of Education department Tuensang headquarters will be holding a coordination meeting with the teachers in-charge and head teacher of all the respective Middle Schools and Primary Schools on September 11 at 10 am at CKS Hall, from coming to Nagaland. stay alert against such “anti social Tuensang. Absentees without valid reason will be dealt Dimapur, September 9 any valid documents, SN urged guarded,” it added.

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Survival Nagaland further as per government provision, the officer warned. (mexN): Survival Nagaland to- upon the authority concerned to Meanwhile, it lauded all the appealed to the taxi union as well permit of all suspected illegal imday condemned the molestation scrutinize his nationality.

“The crime perpetrated as the All Nagaland Taxi Drivers' migrants in the taxi business be different non-governmental orand attempted rape on a Naga RSU condemns 'attempt to murder' woman allegedly by Kabir Ahmed against our women by such sus- Association to desist from em- terminated or cancelled imme- ganizations in all the districts in (24), a taxi driver from Ilashpur, pected illegal immigrants has ploying illegal immigrants and diately. All land owners, house Nagaland along with the Kohima Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): The RüzapheKarimganj, Assam on September reached its zenith point and can- focus in enrolling educated un- owners etc should also refrain Police and Dimapur Police for ma Students' Union (RSU) has condemned the "inhu2 in Kohima. The movement in a not be tolerated anymore,” SN employed Nagas. It expressed from leasing their lands and keeping a check on illegal immi- man act" of threatening its games and sports secretary, optimism that by providing em- houses to any suspected illegal grants trying to enter the State. It Kevichülie Meyase along with his aunt and sister at press release demanded that se- stated. appealed to the judiciary to be- gunpoint by two persons on the night of September 4 “Until and unless we wake ployment to locals first, crime immigrants, it added. verest punishment be meted to Further, the movement ap- fittingly punished the illegal im- around 8:00 pm at DC court junction here. “The inciup from our deep slumber, our rate committed by Nagas can be the accused as per the law.

Alleging that the accused was women, our land and our future reduced to a large extent and the pealed to all concerned Nagas migrants and ensure that they do dent has not only created fear psychosis but also menstaying freely in Kohima without cannot be protected and safe- illegal immigrants discouraged and the law enforcing agency to not return to Nagaland. tal trauma in the minds of the innocent victims,” stated RSU president Vitsikolie Kehie in a press note. Asserting that the perpetrators deserve prompt and befitting punishment, RSU has urged upon the law enforcing agencies to ensure punishment in the highest order without delay. Further, it urged every right thinking citizen to Kohima, September nology, Govt. of Nagaland Science College & State WoKha, September mitted by Natural Nagas, the district, no unauthorized condemn such act committed on innocent civilians. board recommended the person is allowed to attend 9 (Dipr): The monthly 9 (mexN): The Nagaland and co-ordinated by NI- Academic Co-ordinator, Institute of Health, Envi- HESW in the State, a press NCSC, Kohima; Dr. Pras- District Planning and De- matter to Tourism Depart- the meeting and urged all ronment and Social Welfare release from NCSC state anta Barman - Asst. Prof, velopment Board meeting ment for consideration. De- Head of Offices to seriously PE training underway in Dimapur of Wokha was held on Sep- partment of Fisheries gave a take note of the directive is(NIHESW) in collaboration co-ordinator, Santu Thapa Kohima Science College.

Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): A three-day To participate in the Na- tember 9 at DC conference detailed presentation on the sued by the government. with National Informatic informed.

The chairman also re- Refresher Training for Peer Educators (PEs) of IDU-TI Schools interested tional Children’s Science hall. Vice Chairman DPDB activities and programmes Centre (NIC), Kohima is of the department during quested Department of Projects under Nagaland State AIDS Control Society is Wokha & Deputy Comorganizing National Chil- to participate in the pro- Congress programme, inthe meeting.

Economics & Statistics and underway at Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre here. The missioner, A. Robin Lotha dren’s Science Congress gramme have been re- terested schools may send The Deputy Commis- Art & Culture Department training started on September 8 and will end on Sep(NCSC) district level work- quested to send their sci- their details to the State chaired the meeting.

In regard to construction sioner while reminding all to give PowerPoint presen- tember 10. According to a press release, the training shop through multipoint ence teachers to NIC studio Co-ordinating Agency, Naof view point and providing Head of Offices in the dis- tation in the next meeting. is being held to impart knowledge and skills on Harm video conferencing in all located in their respective galand Institute of Health, One new member EE Reduction activities for effective service delivery to the Deputy Commissioner’s Environment & Social Wel- basic amenities at Green trict to attend DPDB meetdistricts of the State. ing regularly said that bePWD, Baghty was intro- clients for HIV prevention. The training is supported by Valley overlooking Doyang NCSC is a programme Office at 10:00 am on Sep- fare (NIHESW), opposite ing the highest body in the duced to the board.

Hydro Electric Project, subEHA-Global Fund Round-9 HIV-IDU Grant Project (HIthe Commissioner’s Office, of children between the age tember 14 (Monday).

FAZAT) and the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society.

The resource persons of Old Secretariat Complex, group of 10-17 years under the ministry of Science & the workshop will be: Santu Kohima-797001, Nagaland.

Technology, Govt. of India, Thapa - State Co-ordinator, Tele/ fax - 0370-2292086; NSUS cultural meet also supported by Depart- NCSC Kohima; Dr. Vizovol Mobile No. - 9774415175; Ement of Science and Tech- Mekro - Asst. Prof, Kohima mail - nihesw@yahoo.com. Kohima, September tive/ entrance examinations gramme positively. Two Kohima, September 9 (mexN): The Naga Students’ Union, Shillong will hold its cultural meet 2015 9 (Dipr): Nagaland Board like NSEE, JEE (Main), AIP- subject teachers from each on September 12 at Naga Community Hall, Nongrim of School Education and MT, etc. The schedule for the school have to accompany the students to the pro- Hills, Shillong under the theme “Towards a vibrant culDepartment of Technical same is given in the chart.

Principals of institu- gramme. The school-wise ture.” Parliamentary secretary for art & culture E. Eshak Education is organizing a Konyak will grace the occasion as the chief guest Kiphire, September have served in a private their services. She also ex- programme for higher sec- tions offering science breakup for the respective 9 (mexN): Charity School school where the privileg- pressed hope and expecta- ondary students of science stream have been asked to venue is available on the Kohima (CSK) honoured es and benefits are lesser tion upon them to contin- stream to sensitize them ensure that all the students Board’s website, www.nb- MSK to celebrate Onam two of its teachers for com- compared to government ue with the same spirit and about the various competi- of Class XII attend the pro- senagaland.com.

Kohima, September 9 (mexN): Malayali Samapleting 25 years of service teachers,” the note added. zeal even in the future.

No. of jam Kohima (MSK) will celebrate Onam, the harvest Date Venue Participating Districts Time The programme held President of CSK Stuin the school on Septemparticipants festival of Kerala, in Kohima on September 12 from at the school premises was dents' Council, Velavoi 15-9-2015 Queen Mary HSS, Mokokchung, Tuensang, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 345 ber 4.

10:30 am at Don Bosco School auditorium, Kohima in a The two teachers, Zel- graced by Asenuo Concep- Kezo and Kushilto Rolnu Mokokchung Wokha, and Zunheboto traditional manner. A press release from Sureshkumar 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 538 vile and Nushili, joined the ta Pienyü, Projector Direc- also delivered speeches on 17-9-2015 Mezhür HSS, Ko- Kohima, Phek RP, Cultural Secretary, MSK, informed that Thiruvathibehalf of the students and hima school in the year 1989 and tor, DRDA, Kiphire. ra, cultural programmes, outdoor games followed by 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 706 Ruokoheü Mechio, teaching faculty. They both 17-9-2015 Baptist High, Ko- Kohima 1990 respectively, a press grand Onasadya (Onam feast) will mark the occasion. hima member, Managing Board lauded the two teachers for release informed.

All the members and well wishers have been requested 19-9-2015 Pranab Vidyapith Dimapur 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 525 of CSK and president of Antheir invaluable services “Their contribution to attend the celebration on time.

HSS, Dimapur towards the student com- gamimiapfü Mechü Krotho and enormous contribu19-9-2015 Greenwood HSS, Dimapur, Mon 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 811 munity is commendable, (AMK) in her address laud- tion in shaping the lives of Dimapur more so because they ed the two teachers for the students.

KSUD silver jubilee planning meeting

Survival Nagaland condemns sexual assault by taxi driver

NCSC district level workshop on Sept 14 Wokha DPDB holds monthly meeting

Sensitization prog for science students

Charity School Kohima honours teachers

RD accords farewell Health mela cum disability camp held in Niuland to retired officers Kohima, September 9 (mexN): The Department of Rural Development bid farewell to its outgoing joint director, Imtiangshi and deputy director, Marsoba at a function held here at the RD directorate conference hall on September 7.

Congratulating the two officials on their retirement, director, Rural Development, Metsubo Jamir lauded them for their contributions and sincere services rendered to the department.

“Their services to the department are appreciable and their services were outstanding among the peers,” he remarked.

Jamir termed the day as significant, taking into consideration that both the officers joined the department in 1980, the year RD department was born. He was also appreciative that their services started from LDA and they had given their best services in the last 3 decades.

“The good foundation they have laid and the reciprocal relations they have build with the VDBs is eminent,” he stated.

Additional director, Hilo Semp also comment-

ed that the two officers served the department in different capacities and so far no adverse remarks have been found against anyone of them.

They gave their best to the people and we really appreciate the contribution they have made to the department and the state, he said.

The outgoing officials also thanked the department, colleagues and subordinates for their support and encouragement during their tenure and also assured their support to the department whenever required.

Imtiangshi, was appointed as UDA in Labour department in the year 1980 and was later deputed as BDO to RD and absorbed in 1983. He retired on August 31, 2015 as Joint Director (Admin).

Marsoba was appointed as LDA in 1980 and retired as P.O DRDA, Mokokchung on June 30, 2015.

The farewell programme was chaired by joint director, Imlimeren Jamir, while joint director pronounced the invocation. Vote of thanks was pronounced by joint director, Alemla J. Chishi.

Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): A free health mela cum disability camp concluded at Niuland PHC on September 4. The health mela was organized by the department of health & family welfare under the aegis of National Health Mission and the disability camp was organized by the

District Administration.

During the Mela, specialist doctors and health workers from various health programmes such as National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme, National Programme for Control of Blindness, National Leprosy Eradication Programme, Revised

National TB Control Programme, National Tobacco Control Programme, National Programme for Control of Deafness, Gyneacologist, Medicine Specialist, Dentist, Orthopedic and general Medical Officers and Laboratories Technicians were available to examine the patients.

Family Planning services, such as sterilization was also performed, according to a press release. 12 laproscopy ligations were also performed besides other health check-ups.

A total of 360 patients availed the services. They were also provided free medicines.

deliberated and all related departments responded positively.

On September 3, State Level NGO Core Group meeting was held in the Zonal Council Hall Kohima, with the recognised political parties and apex NGOs of Nagaland. All political parties present Bhartiya Janata Party, Indian National congress, Nagaland Peoples' Front - spoke positively for improving the electoral rolls.

Among the NGOs present were the Naga Hoho, Nagaland Baptist Church Council, Catholic Association of Nagaland, Nagaland Christian Revival Churches Council, Naga Mothers' Association, YouthNet, Eastern Naga Women Organization. They shared their views and agreed to submit their action plan for

assisting the department in cleansing the electoral rolls.

Veineinem Singson, the reigning Miss Nagaland was declared the State icon and she addressed the meeting and requested all to work towards achieving clean electoral roll and removing all malpractices in elections.

On September 4, a meeting was held at De Oriental Grand Kohima with the various government departments, civil societies, Public Sectors Undertakings, semi-government organizations, central government departments, telecom service providers. Every representative present spoke and supported the cleaning of electoral rolls.

On September 8, training was held with all the EROs, AEROs, and AEOs at

CSUK annual freshers’ meet

Kohima, September 9 (mexN): Chang Students’ Union, Kohima (CSUK) will hold its 12th annual freshers’ meet on September 12 at Ura Academy Hall, Kohima at 10:30 am with Minister for Forest, Environment & Climate Change Dr. Nicky Kire as chief guest and OSD, Higher Education Chubasangla as guest speaker. Therefore, all the Chang students of Kohima have been directed to attend the programme without Zonal council Hall Kohima, fail. There will be an explanation call for the absentees, relating to Special Summa- a press release from the union warned. ry revision of Electoral Rolls 2016. Extensive training on Chakhesang Students' Union informs Legal Provisions, Procedural matters, IT Applica- Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): All the units, tions, SVEEP were impart- subordinate bodies and seniors of the Chakhesang Stued by the officials of CEO dents' Union have been informed that the fourth Union Assembly for the tenure 2014-16 will be held at 11:00 office.

The Chief Electoral Of- am on September 12 at Community Hall, Leshemi Vilficer impressed upon all lage, to be hosted by the Leshemi Students' Union. The designated officials to put Union has requested all the Units and Sub-ordinate their utmost effort for suc- bodies to positively send their official representatives cessful conduct of the re- to the 4th Union Assembly. vision. Various problems faced in the districts such ATMA Kohima sales day on Sept 11 as net connectivity, erratic power supply, lack of re- Kohima, September 9 (mexN): ATMA Kohima sources were deliberated. district is organizing an exhibition cum sales day on He exhorted all to contrib- September 11 at Kohima local ground (Khuochiezie). ute to ensure clean, com- D Suokhrie, Additional Director, Directorate of Agriculplete and error free elector- ture, Nagaland will be gracing the programme as chief al rolls and work towards guest. Various ATMA FIGs/SHGs, Input dealers will be ensuring informed and participating in the event. Products like organic vegsuperior quality electoral etables, fruits, flowers/saplings, homemade biscuits, participation, free and fair locally prepared meat (chürie), vegetable seeds, farm elections and ethical and machineries etc will be available. inducement free voting.

Series of meetings, trainings held for clean e-roll Kohima, September 9 (Dipr): As per the directives of Election Commission of India, the office of the Chief Election Officer (CEO) conducted series of meetings and trainings.

On September 2, a meeting was held in the office of the Chief Secretary, Nagaland. Chaired by the Chief Secretary, 20 departments represented

by HODs and AHODs attended the meeting. Issues on strengthening manpower at Chief Electoral Office and infrastructural development, including transportation facilities, up-gradation of IT, budget and finance, provision of minimum facilities and inclusion of electoral literacy in curriculum, syllabus of all educational institutions, universities, colleges and schools were

Dimapur, September 9 (mexN): The Konyak Students' Union Dimapur (KSUD) Silver Jubilee planning meeting will be held on September 11, 10:00 am in the residence of C. Noklem, Treasurer, KSUD. In this regard, all the planning committee members, Konyak Students’ Union Chumukedima, former office bearers, elders and college representatives have been requested to attend the meeting.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 247X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By moa Jamir

Note on natural procedure of the government of the day The fight against corruption in Nagaland is mired trite argument and illogical justification

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t is an open secret that Corruption, in its varied avatars, is extremely ingrained in every layer of Naga society and we are but a mere mortal and a hapless creature in its omnipresent ambit. Like an unwanted guest it lingers ominously inciting and enticing simultaneously with its speckled antics.

Like the mythical Pandora Box, any attempt to ‘free’ ourselves from its encompassing shackles are countered with stiff resistance generating more predicaments; and threatening to morph into an imploding mechanism that destroys everything in its path.

Consequently, it undermines our responses and fight against corruption. Often, we are coerced conspicuously into a submissive silence or churning illogical justification. We shutter fearing its ramifications.

From top to bottom, everyone except me is corrupted, seems to be the common refrain accepting the same with the usual 'way of life' nonchalance resignation. Tragically, as an OECD study suggested, many societies has learned to live with it, even considering, fatalistically, as an integral part of their culture. We are one of them.

In most cases, the cavalier manner in which the people at the helms of affairs respond to such 'alleged' corruption charges in the State makes one wonder whether we practice even an 'iota' of religious tenets we proudly brandish to serve our interest at times. Self-righteousness and euphemistic justification has become the order of the day.

In this context, whenever a case of corruption or doubtful accountability is labelled on someone, the foremost, safest and most formidable line of defense is take shelter in the ample bosom of tribalism. They feed on each other, and naturally, it serves a common goal to 'rescue' each other at the times of tribulation.

Another escape route with assured outcome to ‘safeguard’ oneself or a particular government from the public inquisition and scrutiny is to flavor the same generously with politics and party partisanship and played it into an endless cycle of rhetorical innuendos until the public are nauseated to boredom and forget about it.

Time and again, such tactics are employed with almost with military precision which in turns perpetuates our preoccupations with corruption.

Most recently, these instruments were employed quite impressively in the State. The Youth Wing of the ruling dispensation in the State, just short of justifying backdoor appointment, attributed the same as “nothing new but a natural procedure, since inception of the statehood” when charges of corruptions were labelled against one of its minister.

Resorting to the standard operational procedure used in such a juncture, it called the charges politically motivated and asked the accuser to examine the matter retrospectively when the latter was in power, “If at all they want to eradicate this practice at the earliest.”

Focus beyond recent appointment and in a broader perspective without particularly targeting a specific period or a tribe,” the student organisation of the aforesaid minister maintained coming to his defence euphemistically when another student body raised the issue in media. Curb the menace in its entirety, not in the form of “pick and choose,” suggested another offering its “utmost” cooperation 'if and only if' such measures are adopted.

But such positions does not shock us anymore. Because somewhere downs the line, we know that we will adopt similar postures, if it concern our ‘village, tribe, clan, constituency or party members’ as has been the common practice over the years.

Such ‘standard procedure’ helps spread and perpetuate corruption and unfortunately makes it a normal practice limiting the society ability to fight it. Behind every politician and bureaucrats there are “armies” of backdoor job hunters and illegitimate transfer hunters. It’s like a “supply-demand” problem and both has to stop if we are to do away with backdoor appointments, commented a reader of The Morung Express in its poll on corruption. We are feeding on each other.

Are we too deeply ingrained in the sea of patrimonialism -access to political power ensuring access to economic privileges – thereby cementing political and individual interests with reciprocity firmly planted? The evidences suggest so.

Fighting against corruption, thus, needs a firm resolve to rise above tribal, family and party affiliation. We have understood its nefarious outcome. Fight against it in a concerted and specific manner instead of evoking an instant and sweeping generalization. It is not only impossible but improbable.

In short, Stop passing the buck on Corruption!

For any comment, drop a line to moajamir@live.com

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Teenage kids better at taking financial decisions

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f you find your teenage kids irrational at times and scold them for making bad real-life decisions, listen to their logic with patience as they may actually be more analytical in their economic choices. According to researchers from Duke University, adolescents ages 10 to 16 can be more rational than many slightly older young adults.

"The new results point to the idea that we should not think of adolescents as being irrational. What is different about them is they do not use simple rules as effectively,” said Scott Huettel, professor of psychology and neuroscience. In the new study, participants were presented with three scenarios (A, B, and C) and asked to pick the best one. Each scenario contained a set of outcomes that could lead to winning or losing different sums of money.

Young adults -- who were 22 years old on average -- used simple rules. As they completed more trials, they counted the number of wins and losses in each scenario and picked the one with the most wins, ignoring the dollar amount of each potential gain or loss. Adolescents, on the other hand, accounted for the magnitude of the potential win or loss and chose scenarios to minimise loss. "I was surprised by how consistent the effects were. Pretty much everywhere we looked, adolescents were the ones who looked more economically rational,” Huettel pointed out. Adolescents consistently viewed almost all the possible outcomes of their choices throughout the experiment. In contrast, young adults looked at almost everything initially, but as the experiment progressed they started to ignore information that was not useful to them. They also spent less time than adolescents viewing each outcome. The results, published in the journal Cognitive Development, can inform new ways of coaching adolescents to make smarter decisions. The results suggest not only that society should give adolescents more credit for rationality but also that parents should help children hone their cost-benefit analysis skills in making real-life decisions.

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Stella Paul Inter Press Service

‘Put Everything Aside & Just Focus on Water’

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lobally, more than 748 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. That is more than double the population of the entire United States.

United Nations data suggests that 1.8 billion people – that is 500 million more than the population of China – drink water that is faecally contaminated.

Every year, over two million people die due to a lack of clean water.

According to the latest World Water Development Report, demand for water could rise by 55 percent by 2050, an increase driven primarily by the manufacturing sector.

As the international community shifts its poverty eradication framework from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to its highly ambitious sustainable development agenda, the issue of water has never been more critical.

Between the din of policymakers trapped in endless high-level debates and scores of citizens feeling the pinch of drought, thirst and water transmitted illness – some sources say that 5,000 children die every day as a result of water-borne disease – a few voices are making themselves heard, lending clarity to one of the world’s most complex and urgent problems.

Among them is Rajendra Singh, the winner of this year’s prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, sometimes referred to as “the Nobel Prize for water”, for his 35-year-long commitment to water management and conservation.

Singh himself has been affectionately nicknamed the ‘Water Man of India’ and is credited with reviving an ancient rainwater harvesting technique that has breathed new life into several rivers and returned clean, running water to over 1,200 villages in his home state of Rajasthan, located in the north-east of the country.

With its massive rivers and their countless tributaries making up one of the most complex freshwater systems in the world, India provides an excellent case study in water management.

Over 150 million people in this country of 1.2 billion currently live without access to fresh water, compounding widespread poverty and raising serious questions about energy, environmental degradation and sustainable development.

On the sidelines of the recently concluded World Water Week 2015, IPS correspondent Stella Paul sat down with the renowned Indian water activist to hear his views on the future of this scarce and incredibly precious resource.

Excerpts from the interview follow.

Q: You always say, “We do not need new policies.

We need water action”. What do you really mean by that?

A: Let me speak of India. In India, there is no dearth of policies and acts; there are many [laws] regarding water conservation, water management and water use. But these policies and acts are not executed properly, which is why there is no concrete action.

Now we need to start clear, community-driven, decentralized work on water. And the role of the government in [this type of] water management is very important: providing adequate resources to communities and creating an environment that is conducive to taking action.

There should be joint action between the government and the community for water management. We need four things for that: water literacy, water conservation, water management and efficient use of water.

Q: You say the government should create the environment and provide the resources for water action. It is often thought that ‘resources’ means ‘money’, which comes from the private sector. How

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bout ten years ago, I was invited to a two-day seminar at Oxford University organised by climate scientists for other scientists, but also for all kinds of people from the arts—writers such as Ian McEwan and Philip Pullman, the choreographer Siobhan Davies, the playwright Caryl Churchill. The basic message was: “We climate scientists have been talking to politicians, we’ve been talking to the media, but nobody seems to be interested.

We’re all fearful for the future, and nobody is listening to us, and we’re racking our brains about how to get the message out—because nobody would get in an aircraft that has a 50/50 chance of crashing.” I became very politicised by that. I didn’t know how to deal with it in my work, in my art, but I thought perhaps I just ought to be vocal, be a concerned citizen and speak up, which I’ve been trying to do. I made an open-access video piece called “Chomskian Abstract” in 2007, where I interview Noam Chomsky about the end of the world and climate change. Back then it seemed that it wasn’t particularly his area of interest, but he is now, I think, much more vocal. He is a good friend of Naomi Klein.

I’ve never met Klein, though I would very much like to—but I went to see her speak about her latest book in London. I was shocked by how young she still is, and obviously she’s beautiful, but mostly she is brave: she speaks her mind, articulately and powerfully.

There are lots of people that wouldn’t like her to say the things she says, but

do you respond to that?

A: Change never comes from the private sector’s money. For real change, we need the government and the community. What we need is not corporatization, but communitization of democracy. If [the] corporate [sector] does everything, then, where is the democracy?

In Rajasthan, we have many corporations, but we also have a water parliament. We maintained the community’s rights here. We maintained a democratic environment. People rose up here. Wherever people rose for their rights, those robbing society had to run away. Corporations are here and they are here to stay – but it is important to see that they do not loot the people and that they do not pollute the system.

croaches upon it.

Encroachment on the river is a problem that is found across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and other regions as well. Poverty in the [Asian] region is a result of a water crisis, because of disrupting people’s water rights. If we end this, we can make the entire region water adequate.

For instance, the [2005] National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was originally created to revive and reshape the country’s water system.

The then Minister of Agriculture in India, Raghunath Singh, came to us, saw my work and decided to design a programme through which action can be taken in regards to water.

The same should be done again. NREGA should be mandated to focus only on water.

Q: We are entering the era of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In regards to water, what must the government do differently, compared to what it did during the MDGs? A: Life, livelihood and dignity – all of these three are linked to water. In the SDG era, we have to give the highest priority to water. We have to put everything aside for a while and just focus on water. We shouldn’t get tangled [up in] projects, indicators and the LFAs (Logical Framework Approach), but stay focused on actual work.

Today there is massive encroachment of water bodies. To prevent this encroachment, we must conduct identification, demarcation and notification of the water bodies. In many cases, due to erosion, there is a lot of silt in the water and since there is no clear title of the water body, the real estate lobby en-

Q: You were on the board of Mission Clean Ganga [the third-largest river in India]. Can the river be ever truly revived?

A: It’s difficult but not impossible. But the government is only engaging with engineers, technicians etc. The government has not engaged with the sons and daughters of the Ganga – the people. If the government truly involves people in the Clean Ganga Mission, it can take a maximum of 10 years to revive the river.

In fact, any of the country’s dead rivers – the Musi River, the Mithi River, etc – can be revived in 10-15 years. What we need is the political will of the government and the participation of common people.

I am a seed of hope. I never lose hope. I restore what has been damaged – this is the philosophy of my life.

Naomi Klein’s Call To Arms interview by isabel lloyd Intelligent Life

Inspiring Innovators: the artist Cornelia Parker admires the social activist Naomi Klein's fearless commitment to speaking out about climate change she says them anyway, and that’s what I admire. The first book I read of hers was “No Logo”, and then “The Shock Doctrine”, which was amazing, and now “This Changes Everything”, which I think is much, much needed. Somebody needed to write an intelligent book about climate change and its politics, because politics is the main reason we are all so blindly riding the boat over the waterfall.

Klein takes the position that custodianship of the planet is at odds with capitalism.

The so-called free world is actually run by corporations, and it’s not in their financial interest for us all to get alarmed about our future. (And this though they’ve got children.) What Klein has done is to flag up the huge amount of disinformation that stops us taking the action we need to take. Every politi-

cian should be duty-bound to act on climate change, but they don’t because there are too many corporate hands in their jar, as it were. Klein says that China may be able to act because it isn’t a democracy yet; its government can say “you can have only one child”, and everybody has to jump. China could lead a new economic world order because it will be able to make big changes fast. We can’t, because capitalism keeps interrupting. So somehow we’ve got to have a huge paradigm shift, and that’s what Klein is trying to tell us. It’s a call to arms.

Such voices are few and far between.

The public seems to think that if the politicians aren’t doing anything about it—if their line is “business as usual”—it must be fine. And that is a big betrayal by our governments. They’re not respond-

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ing in the way they should. They’re not representing us properly.

In January, the artist Antony Gormley, the economist Lord Stern and I all went to see George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, with a kind of manifesto, saying Britain is well placed to lead the way on this.

We’ve got the brainpower and the designers and the architects to lead a smart, new-technology charge: Jonathan Ive of Apple is British, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Nicholas Grimshaw are building green cities around the world, we’ve got the new graphene centre, which could revolutionise batteries and solar energy.

We should be profiting from this, not allowing other countries to get all the patents while we frack for a gas which should be left in the ground in the first place. It doesn’t cost money to legislate for a shift in infrastructure, to encourage investment in new technologies.

I’ve got a 13-year-old daughter who comes home from school and says, “Mum, do I get to have a future? Do I get to have kids, and do they get to have kids? Is there any point? Or should we just realise that we only have a short time?” It makes me want to cry. So I’m glad that we have Klein to point at the elephant in the room. She’s a heroine, and somebody to respect and admire.

Cornelia Parker, 59, is a British sculptor and installation artist whose work has included putting Tilda Swinton in a glass box and filming the philosopher Noam Chomsky, whose exhibition Contemporary Works will run at the Alan Cristea Gallery, London, Oct 12th to Nov 7th. Naomi Klein, 45, is a Canadian social activist and the author of “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate”

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Should India Not Mark the End of Second World War? dun and other battlegrounds of France and Flanders to either remember a fallen ancestor or just witness what was a huge battlefield during a Great War. So there is good reason to believe that if the Indian government used its security forces to pitch tens of thousands of tents in designated ‘war tourism areas’ like Imphal and Kohima and provided basics like clean water and emergency health care, there would a tidal wave of foreign and Indian tourists into states like Manipur and Nagaland.

Those pointing to weak tourism infrastructure must know that war nostalgia tourists don’t crave for five-star hotels or high level comforts – they are out to get the feel of war. So a good tent during the autumn of 2015 (monsoon is not the right time for this in northeast) with camp facilities screening relevant war movies in the evening after morning tours of battlefields and war cemeteries would be good enough for a Paul Harman to spend a few thousand pounds to come looking for the grave of his grandfather John Harnam who fell fighting off the last Japanese banzai charge for the Kohima tennis court.

If the Indian army and para-military forces were drafted into the exercise , as indeed they should be , they could turn round this ‘end of war’ tourism festival into a roaring success and end up with a huge image makeover as a friendly force rather than an oppressive one .

Lifting the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in these states, as Tripura has already done, could be timed to fit into the ‘end of war’ spirit, making sense of a historical landmark in terms of a contemporary reality. In fact, it might be a better idea for Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Tourism to jointly organise this festival with the concerned state governments.

Subir Bhaumik thequint.com

A Missed Chance • It is fine for India to avoid joining the Chinese celebrations big time • But India should observe the 70th anniversary of the end of the war in Asia Indians fought on both sides of the divide • The contribution of its soldiers to the ultimate Allied victory is not inconsiderable • The role of the INA in the ultimate British decision to quit India cannot be under-estimated • India is missing a big chance to boost tourism, specially in its Northeastern states, by promoting ‘war nostalgia’ tourism China’s massive military parade on September 3 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of Second World War is an attempt to assert its status as a Big Power. Its focus is to highlight the defeat of Japan which India now sees as a key ally. So Modi’s decision to send only a minister of state (V K Singh) to these celebrations and not send any military contingent is perfectly justified. But India will make a major mistake if it fails to observe the 70th anniversary of the ‘End of War in Asia’ in its own way.

Indian soldiers played a major role in the ultimate Allied victory that is projected as a victory of democracy against fascism. There is no doubt that the independence India finally got two years after the end

of the Second World War is rooted in developments linked to the war. So the process of decolonisation it started cannot be wished off.

The INA may not have much influence on the 1944-45 battles, but the spectre of another ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ Subhas Bose managed to raise surely prompted the British decision to quit. The losses Britain suffered to win its Pyrrhic victory also influenced London to give up the ‘brightest jewel of the British crown’ sooner than later.

India’s ‘War Tourism’ Areas The Modi government says tourism is a priority industry and the northeast all the more so. The question is whether Delhi will ever again get a better opportunity to kickstart tourism in the northeast than by observing the 70th anniversary of the end of the war in Asia. Some of the toughest battles of the Second World War were fought in India’s northeast.

As you travel down the Kohima-Imphal highway, you find inscriptions on milestones saying “ you are travelling on a road that was the battleground of Second World War.” This was one of the fiercest and most decisive battleground of the war – as decisive as Stalingrad or El Alamein.

Countries like Belgium and France managed to rake in millions of dollars in tourism revenue showcasing their First World War battlegrounds in 2014, the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. Nearly a million tourists turned up at Somme, Ver-

‘End of War’ Festival This ‘end of war’ festival along the KohimaImphal highway and the Stillwell Road would have boosted tourism in four Indian states – Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh – and generated huge interest in the region’s history, bio-diversity and cultural diversity to sustain the initial impetus for tourism growth. And this would time nicely with the Indo-Naga accord promising an end of conflict in Naga areas -- and if the AFSPA was lifted, that would help India showcase the normality that has returned to the conflict-ridden northeast. That would heighten regional interest in the northeast through which India is seeking to pursue it Look East policy.

Indians fought on both sides of the divide in these battles and there is reason to celebrate both experience. The Indians who fought and died for the Empire can be remembered to drive home the point that if the Allied Powers celebrate the victory in Second World War as a milestone for the victory of democracy, Indians played no mean role in that.

And the INA experience does provide an opportunity to revitalise inclusive Indian nationalism at a time it is feeling divisive pressures again. But though regional forums like the K2K (Kolkata-Kunming) proposed a regional celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of war in Asia, India has once missed the chance the Chinese used nicely to showcase themselves as a major power.

The writer, a veteran BBC correspondent, is author of two highly acclaimed books on Northeast India – “Insurgent Crossfire” and “Troubled Periphery”

Migration, climate and security: the choice Paul Rogers

The forces driving people's movement into Europe were already apparent in a near forgotten incident of 1991

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n August 1991, with the world’s media dominated by the chronic instability in Russia and the aftermath of the violent eviction of the Iraqi army from Kuwait earlier that year, a sequence of events in the Adriatic Sea provides an uncanny foretaste of the current surge of desperate people across the Mediterranean from north Africa, as well as overland from Syria through Turkey, Greece and beyond.

One consequence of the collapse of the Soviet bloc was the disintegration of the already weakened Albanian economy in the winter of 1990-91. The long-time leader Enver Hoxha, who died in 1985, had bequeathed a stagnant and unstable economy which, by the end of the decade, was ensuring increasing poverty in an already poor country. In the early months of 1991, many young Albanians were attempting to get across the Adriatic to a better life in Italy. They had little success.

Then, in August, the situation had become so desperate that merchant ships were hijacked by thousands of young people, especially in the port of Durrës, and the crews forced to set sail for Italy. At least 10,000 of them were on the 8,000-tonne merchant ship Vlora some reports said twice that number when it made the 200-kilometre crossing to the southern Italian port of Bari.

Caught by surprise, the police there tried and failed to stop the refugees coming ashore; some even jumped

overboard to swim towards land. The incident made news across Europe, at least for a couple of days, but then the media moved on.

Faced with this huge number of sudden arrivals, the police rounded them up and detained them in the only place in the city that could handle such a number securely, namely the local football stadium. There, they started the process of enforced repatriation to Albania. A few were allowed to stay; most were forced home. But the Italians did at least provide substantial financial aid to the faltering government in Tirana, and even arranged for Italian army units to distribute food within the country.

Within a few months, Albania began to make a slow and tortuous recovery. All that was left of the experience were images of desperate people jumping off a ship and trying to get ashore. Today, however, the resonance with people clambering ashore from flimsy dinghies onto Greek islands - or facing police in the centre of Budapest - is all too apparent.

The long-term view Over the years since it began in 2001, this column has on occasion highlighted a prescient comment made in 1974 by the economic geographer Edwin Brooks. This warned of a dystopic world that had to be avoided: “a crowded glowering planet of massive inequalities of wealth buttressed by stark force yet endlessly threatened by desperate people in the global ghettoes” (see "The Implications of Ecological Limits to Growth in Terms of Expectations and Aspirations in Developed and Less Developed Countries", in Anthony Vann & Paul Rogers (eds), Human Ecology and World Development [Plenum Press, 1974]).

This is a forewarning of the experience of recent months: namely, desperate people fleeing the war-zones of Syria, Afghanistan and South Sudan

and the repression of Eritrea; but also of the millions more who face relative poverty and marginalisation, not least across sub-Saharan Africa.

There has been some humanitarian reaction in Europe to these forces. But the more general response has been the "securitisation" of the issue, whereby migrants are seen as threats. One head of government, the UK’s David Cameron, deliberately used the term “swarm” to describe the few thousand migrants who had got as far as Calais - though these actually form a tiny proportion of the hundreds of thousands of people desperate to get into Europe (see "Mediterranean dreams, climate realities", 23 April 2015).

It may be that over the coming months, humanitarian concern will prevail and European states will find ways to cooperate more effectively. But the prognosis is not good. And in the longer term, an extension of the securitising approach will be even more damaging as it is applied not just to the movement of people but to the closely related area of climate change.

A recent article by Nick Buxton and Ben Hayes focuses on this issue (see "Ten years on: Katrina, militarisation and climate change", 28 August 2015).

It points to the manner in which the future effects of climate change are being seen as threats to the wellbeing of comfortable peoples in the west, implying

that what is needed is to put much more emphasis on maintaining security rather than preventing the excesses of climate disruption.

Where the two elements come together - current migration issues and future climate disruption - will actually be in Europe. Around the continent are large centres of population in the Middle East, south-west Asia, north Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, where climate change, if not prevented, will lead to marked decreases in rainfall with declining food production and consequent social and economic hardship. The asymmetric nature of climate change as it is now being understood means that these large regions surrounding one of the richest parts of the world will have the greatest difficulties.

As a result, they are likely to become drivers of migration to a far larger extent, with numbers measured not in the hundreds of thousands but in millions.

In these circumstances, the consequences of securitising these issues will be huge, far greater than anything yet experienced. For this reason alone, it is essential that the current crisis is handled primarily with humanitarian concern, rather than by trying to “close the castle gates” - which in any case is impossible in a globalised system. What happened to the Vlora nearly twenty-five years ago sharpens the choice over these possible futures.

We Must Frog leap to a New Future: The Innovation Economy

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he progress of economic growth in most countries would normally begin from a subsistence agricultural economy to an industrial economy, to a commercial market economy, and lastly onto a high-tech innovation economy.

So, where are we the Nagas in our economic journey?

Sadly, we are still stuck in the “mud and dust” at the bottom level: subsistence agricultural economy. This is evident in the fact that more than 70 percent of our people, especially those who are in the rural areas of our Naga homeland, are still living in primitive conditions and struggling to make ends meet. Partly this is due to the fact that the best and brightest of the old generation Nagas didn’t do anything to grow us economically because they diverted all their focus toward our Naga national movement. As for our State politicians, they have been granted ample opportunities and more-than-enough funds by Delhi to develop our economy.

But instead of growing us to be able to stand on our own feet, they have only turned us into a consumer society.

Today, the old generation must pave the way to let the young generation lead us in developing our economy in keeping with the 21st century needs and challenges. The reason is simple: our old generation Nagas are not equipped with the latest knowledge about economic development which is mostly driven by modern technology and constantly emerging innovations.

The generation of the21st century cannot survive and prosper by simply doing things the old fashioned way. Already, every economy---local, regional, national, or global--is deeply affected by modern technology and innovative ideas. No longer based solely on governance, capital, population, military strength, and natural resources, the Innovation Economy is coming up with many breakthrough ideas that are resulting in creating new products, new markets, and new forms of industries.

James Canton, an advisor to the Global Fortune 1000 and severalinternational governments, has been forecasting during the last 30 years about trends that will reshape the 21st century world. In 2007, he predicted that the world would seecertain signs of an Innovation Economy by 2015. They are as follows: (1) more than 2/3 of the U.S. GDP and more than 1/3 of the world GDP would be based on innovation industries, (2) innovation industries would dominate labor productivity worldwide, (3) 3 billion people would be online, (4) information technology and online spending worldwide would exceed $5 trillion, (5) nanotech would generate more than $1 trillion and employ 1 million workers, and (5) where there is high-tech penetration of computers, wireless accessibility, and Internet access, democratic societies would thrive and economic productivity would become robust.

Modern technology and innovations are changing the world and enabling the economy to grow faster than at any time in the past. Increased computing power, high-speed networks, interactive broadband, and the Internet are all bringing future innovations closer and faster. Regardless of whether a person lives in Dimapur or Bangalore or Singapore or USA, he or she can be empowered by the Innovation Economy. Since innovation is not an exclusive property of any nation, it is fast becoming a global phenomenon, linking nations in real time and bringing value to individuals everywhere. For example, farmers living far away from one another are now connecting through mobile phones and creating their own markets even in underdeveloped countries.

Factories in China are producing goods for markets all over the world. Many major U.S. companies are sponsoring researches in other countries, with the hope of discovering the “next big breakthrough drug” or innovation of some kind.

Then, microchips---the brains of computers---are enabling production of every good and service in every industry to be faster, better, and cheaper. In addition, the Internet is already opening global networks in commerce, healthcare, education, social issues, and environmental concerns.

Innovation Economy is still evolving. For example, microchips came first on the evolutionary ladder, enabling the invention of computers. Next, computers evolved into networks and information technologies, which evolved to drive biotechnology, such as the unlocking of DNA and other life sciences. Obviously, Innovation Economy is still unfolding.

As such, we do not know what innovation is coming next.

On the other hand, we know that many scientists and researchers are tirelessly working on finding new innovations that will make life easier and better. Some of these new innovations, according to James Canton, could be in the fields of: (1) Biomimetics – mimicking nature’s mechanisms to make new products, (2) Photonics – the use of light to create new products, (3) Nanobiotech – the manipulation of matter in bits, atoms, genes,or neurons to create new materials,make smart products, produce new drugs, or decode DNA (4) Targeted Genomics – the use of genetic information to make safer drugs and foods, (5) Biodetection – the use of biological information to detect health risks, (6) Neuro-devices – the creation of micro-machines to enhance or fix brain functions, (7) Nanoenergy – the combination of nanotech and energy to create renewable fuels, and (8) Quantum Encryption – the use of quantum computing to protect networks, products, and people.

Many advanced countries are already investing trillions of dollars towards innovations. The United States, Israel, Ireland, Germany, Japan, and Singapore stand out in that category. Indeed, Innovation Economy has started and will continue to grow, thereby bringing global change that will affect everyone. Nations, industries, and companies that fail to compete in innovation will be losers. But those that embrace innovation and adapt will win and take over businesses and trade. Even individuals with access to innovation tools will become more self-reliant, more productive, and more prosperous than at any time in the history of human civilization.

In short, Innovation Economy is the new future of the 21st century. This is a new convergence of ideas, trades, and technologies, which will lead to more free minds, free enterprises, and borderless commerce. All these are potent forces that will determine the future leadership of nations, productivity of businesses, and wealth of individuals.

Now, the questions for our Naga people are these: Are we doing enough to prepare our children for the new future--the Innovation Economy? Is our educational system up to the expected standards in keeping with the 21st century requirements? Will the old generation Nagas give opportunity to the young generation Nagas to lead? And, are we (the young people) future-ready?

Readers may please note that, the contents of the articles published on this page do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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sets out plans Modi fiddles as drought shrivels India's crops Nestle for Maggi comeback

New Delhi/b AmNOli, September 9 (reuterS): India has just suffered back-to-back drought years for only the fourth time in over a century, summer crops are wilting and reservoir water levels are at their lowest in at least a decade for the time of year.

Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has not held a highlevel meeting to discuss drought relief for farmers since June, when its weather office forecast correctly as it turned out - that this year's monsoon rains would fall short.

Fifteen months since winning power, in part on his record in boosting agriculture as chief minister of Gujarat, Modi faces growing criticism for failing to shield Indian farmers from deepening hardship.

"The whole government machinery became complacent," said Ashok Gulati, an agricultural economist and former adviser to New Delhi. After rain in June, the government "took no precautionary measures" even as the weather turned dry, he told Reuters.

A farm worker carrying fodder walks in a dried paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, September 8, 2015. REUTERS

The lack of urgency risks worsening rural distress ahead of state elections Modi must win to stand a better chance of passing tough reforms. The next to go to the polls is Bihar, home state of Radha Mohan Singh, the minister responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.

Singh has been out campaigning in India's

third-largest state by population. A senior official at his ministry said the government was ready to help farmers deal with crop losses. But there were no plans for any new meetings, said the official, who requested anonymity.

The government was waiting for states to formally declare a drought before it could pass on benefits,

Cabinet approves setting up of new Law Commission New Delhi, September 9 (iANS): The union cabinet on Wednesday approved constitution of the new Law Commission of India for three years, effective from September 1 this year.

The 21st new Law Commission will comprise a full-time chairperson, four full-time members (including a member-secretary), secretary, Department of Legal Affairs as ex-officio member, secretary, Legislative Department as ex-officio member and not more than five part-time members, the government said in a statement here.

The Law Commission shall, on a reference made to it by the central government or suo-motu, undertake research in law and review of existing laws in the country for making reforms therein and enacting new legislations. It shall also undertake studies and research for bringing reforms in the justice delivery systems for elimination of delay in procedures, speedy disposal of cases, reduc-

tion in cost of litigation, it added.

It will look after issues such as identification of laws which are no longer relevant and recommending for the repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments.

The commission will suggest enactment of new legislations as may be necessary to implement the Directive Principles and to attain the objectives set out in the preamble of the constitution.

It will give its views to the government on any subject relating to law and judicial administration, the statement said, adding that the commission will also prepare and submit to the central government reports on all issues, matters, studies and research undertaken by it. The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body constituted by the central government from time to time. The commission was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted every three years. The tenure of the 20th Law Commission was up to 31st August, 2015.

Pakistani delegation arrives for border talks AttAri (puNjAb), September 9 (iANS): Amid the growing war of words between both countries in recent days, a high-level delegation from Pakistan crossed over into India on Wednesday at the Attari-Wagah joint check post for director-level talks between border forces of both countries.

Led by Pakistan Rangers' Director General, Maj. Gen. Umar Farooq Burki, the 16-member delegation was welcomed by senior Border Security Force (BSF) officers here on Wednesday. The delegation later left on a special aircraft for

New Delhi where the talks will take place.

The talks between the director generals of India's BSF and Pakistan Rangers get underway despite heightened between both countries due to intermittent mortar shelling and firing continuing along the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Key issues to be discussed will include repeated ceasefire violations and cross-border infiltration.

Pakistan is reported to be seeking revival of the international monitoring of violations.

The agreement for the talks, scheduled to last till

Sunday, was reached when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif met on July 10 in the Russian city of Ufa on the sidelines of the SCO summit.

The meeting of the DGs of border forces assumes significance following the recent planned meeting of the two nations' national security advisers falling through last month after Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit invited Kashmir's separatist leaders ahead of the talks. The DG level meeting is taking place after a gap of nearly 18 months.

Singh said on Tuesday.

MODI "ONLY TALKS" Meanwhile, across villages in Maharashtra, weeds grow through drooping sugarcane and soybean crops. Rats infest sunbaked rice fields.

Rains were more than 40 percent below normal in central Maharashtra.

Farmers there, worried that

their crops will fail again, said they had lost hope with Modi.

"He only talks," said Nanasaheb Patil, 32, a rice grower in the hill village of Bamnoli. Patil got no government aid when unseasonal rain damaged his crops earlier this year.

"Since he came to power, nothing has changed for us."

Crop damage is no longer as big a worry for India as it was as recently as eight years ago, thanks to bumper harvests of staples like rice, wheat and sugar, aided by government subsidies.

But for India's nearly 200 million marginal farmers, many of whom borrow heavily to cultivate plots smaller than two acres, the fate of one crop can make the difference between life and death.

Reports of farmer suicides are rising, especially from the drought-hit Maharashtrian district of Marathwada, where nearly 600 have killed themselves so far this year, according to local reports. Rains in Marathwada were less than half normal levels.

MONSOON MISERY India's June-September monsoon rains are so far 14 percent below normal due to El Nino, a weather pattern caused by Pacific Ocean warming that can cause drought in South Asia. Rains were 12 percent deficient in 2014, cutting grains output by 4.7 percent in the year to June 2015.

Farm output could fall this year too. However, the senior agriculture official said he did not foresee a major drop as the sown acreage has been robust.

But unlike last year when the monsoon retreated late, this year's monsoon has already started withdrawing and could leave too little moisture for farmers to sow winter crops like wheat and rapeseed on time.

Winter crops, heavily dependent on water from reservoirs at 84 percent of average levels over the last decade, account for about half the grains output.

"Even if we assume that there won't be any contraction, the agriculture sector can't grow beyond 2 percent in the 2015/16 fiscal year," Gulati said.

Govt drops parliament plan for GST measure in new reform delay New Delhi, September 9 (reuterS): The government dropped a plan on Wednesday to reconvene parliament to secure approval for a goods and services tax because it lacks political support, in a new setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's faltering plans to revamp the economy.

The retreat came as Modi's administration has been assuring an increasingly sceptical business community that Asia's third-largest economy can withstand global market turbulence and China's slowdown. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the

cabinet decided to end the monsoon session of parliament that had been kept alive since last month to allow for consensus on the tax known as GST. "There was a meeting of the cabinet committee on political affairs. It was decided to recommend the president to prorogue the monsoon session. We will keep trying, we are in touch with all political parties," Jaitley said.

The next opportunity will be in November, making it harder to meet an April 2016 deadline to implement a reform that foreign and domestic companies consider one of the

best ways to spur growth.

"In truth, not only does the finance ministry's hope of introducing the GST by April 2016 look unrealistic, implementation by April 2017 would be a stretch too," Shilan Shah of Capital Economics said in a research note.

The decision follows a series of setbacks. With an important state election looming, Modi last month dropped a bill to make it easier for industry to acquire land after the opposition denounced it as anti-farmer. Jaitley called for cooperation from other parties to get the tax passed by the April deadline. The gov-

come a new health hazard for young Indian professionals.

"Besides the immediate impact on physical health, excessive dependence on technology like checking emails every few minutes is likely to lead to poor lifestyle choices, disturbed sleep, a source of distraction and social alienation," Dr Samir Parikh, director of mental health and behavioural sciences at Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, told IANS. With the blurring of lines dividing work from home, individuals are being more prone to have unclear boundaries which is likely to contribute towards increasing stress levels and intermingling of roles, thereby having an adverse impact professionally, personally as well as in social aspects.

Earlier, workplace issues would mostly be encountered when the employee was physically present at the workplace.

"Now, because of instant communication, not only

"It's massive. GST has to ernment needs opposition support as it lacks a majority happen," Juvencio Maeztu, India CEO for Swedish rein the upper house. tailer IKEA, which buys from India but has yet to 'MASSIVE' The GST would replace open any stores. "We canan array of state and cen- not lose more time on this."

15 months into Modi's tral levies and transform India into a more uniform term, officials are pushmarket. Economists esti- ing to kickstart a sluggish mate that could add up to 2 economy, despite rosy ofpercentage points to gross ficial growth figures.

The government has domestic product. Earlier, at a gathering organised by argued India's relatively The Economist newspaper, closed economy offers Jaitley warned business protection against the turleaders that delays were moil sweeping emerging possible to a tax that many markets, but India has not executives said topped been immune. Most of the their list of measures they gains in Indian stocks since wanted the government to Modi took office in May 2014 have been wiped out. implement.

Allegations of rape yet unproven, say police & Saudi embassy New Delhi, September 9 (iANS): Gurgaon police on Wednesday said allegations of rape against a Saudi diplomat were not proven even as the Saudi Arabian embassy strongly denied the allegations and protested the “unwarranted media briefing before investigations are complete”.

The diplomat is covered under the Vienna Convention that provides diplomatic immunity.

According to a police complaint filed on Tuesday in Gurgaon, two Nepalese women alleged that they had been subjected to rape and gang-rape and unnatural sex by a Saudi diplomat over four months, and also by his friends and guests. They alleged that his wife and daughter also harassed them and beat them.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Gurgaon police chief

Navdeep Singh Virk said: "An FIR doesn't mean that the allegation has been proven, but (it means the) start of investigation."

Virk said the Haryana Police was sharing details with the Ministry of External Affairs on the alleged rape.

He said the police have started their investigations after filing an FIR. On Tuesday, the Gurgaon police registered cases against the diplomat, said to be a First Secretary, and "unknown people" said to be the diplomat's friends at the DLF-2 police station under sections of gang-rape (376 D), rape (376), unnatural sex (377) and some other sections of Indian Penal Code including 342, 323 and 120B (conspiracy).

The Ministry of External Affairs will get into the picture in case the police file charges and need to interrogate the person,

Email anxiety new health hazard for young Indian professionals New Delhi, September 9 (iANS): Thirty-fiveyear-old Shikha Girgla, a Delhi-based brand consultant and a happy-go-lucky personality for her peers, never thought that shifting office emails to her smartphone will reach a stage where she will require medical attention.

The habit of checking e-mails every 10 minutes or so caused her sleeplessness, anxiety and lack of concentration in family affairs. After much deliberation and counselling, she finally decided to deactivate office emails as soon as she reached home. Today, Girgla feels much better and in control of her life.

Like Girgla, if you too can't avoid responding to work or client emails after every few minutes, you may be suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder that is debilitating and needs immediate intervention, experts say.

With smartphone use on a rise, email stress has be-

mumbAi, September 9 (reuterS): Nestle could start making Maggi noodles again in India as early as October, it said on Wednesday, paving the way for the snack to go back on sale by the end of the year. In May, Nestle was at the centre of the country's worst packaged food scare in a decade, when local regulators reported some packets of the popular noodles, sold at roadside stalls across India, contained unsafe levels of lead.

The company had to order a recall of the product a month later, which cost it about 66 million Swiss francs ($67.42 million). But in August, an Indian court ruled in favour of Nestle in its battle to overturn a nationwide ban on the noodles, although the popular snack will have to undergo more safety tests before it can go on sale again.

The court also questioned testing standards at the country's food watchdog, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. "The comeback of Maggi is clearly at the top of our agenda. This is a fourth of our business," Suresh Narayanan, the newly appointed head of Nestle's Indian operations, said.

It is now awaiting the results of fresh tests at courtappointed laboratories, expected by early October, after which it can begin manufacturing. And after yet more tests, sales can restart. "I don't have a magic wand," Narayanan said, declining to give a date at which Maggi noodles will regain their position in the Indian market. It slipped to a second-quarter loss after the noodle recall. Narayanan now plans a 24/7 consumer helpline, more active engagement on social media and a revitalisation of what he described as "an organisation in agony." He will also need to restore links with hundreds of thousands of suppliers and the owners of almost 4 million stores across India.

Narayanan also said the company would engage more actively with regulators in the country that represents less than 2% of sales now, but has huge potential. He said the company would also work with industry rivals to enhance government testing processes and capabilities, adding talks were already underway.

can he be sent an email at any time, he is also held accountable by superiors to respond to it as soon as possible," rues Dr Ajit Dandekar, head (department of psychiatry) at Nanavati Hospital in Vile Parle, Mumbai.

Young professionals are lining up at his clinic with complaints of insomnia, anxiety and insecurity -- at the root of which lies the unhealthy work culture.

Constantly hounded by work communication, the stress is clearly visible on their faces.

Having emails accessible to us at one click can be used as a major advantage as it saves time, energy and also improves connectivity. At the same time, an excessive dependence could be aggravating.

"If an individual develops such a dependency, having the need to constantly check for emails regularly, this tendency could be manifested in the form of an anxiety, which would be hampering the individual's personal,

social as well as occupational functioning," explains Dr Parikh.

According to a study released by the apex trade association Assocham in April this year, over 42 percent of employees in the Indian private sector suffer from depression or general anxiety disorder due to demanding schedules, high stress levels and performance-related perquisites at work.

Delhi had the highest number of such employees, followed by Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Pune.

According to Dr Manish Jain, psychiatrist at BLK Super Speciality Hospital, checking e-mails frequently has become a new trigger of anxiety for the working professionals who come to see him quite often nowadays.

If one's work environment is extremely demanding, there is a greater likelihood of a work-life imbalance. To add to this, an excessive dependence on tech-

nology could definitely blur the demarcation between work and home, thereby leading to an overflow of stress into various aspects of the individual's functioning.

Such an anxiety is likely to interfere with the person's cognitive as well as social functioning. "People with mild pre-existing anxiety traits are at a higher risk," Dr Jain stresses.

Sleep deprivation and long-standing unattended stress are known to disturb endocrine functions and biological rhythm. This leads to various psychological and psychosomatic disorders such as depression and anxiety.

Self-discipline is the key when it comes to dealing with work communication.

Learn to say a polite but firm no when the demand on your time and body or the expectation is unreasonable.

"Beyond office hours, you owe your body proper sleep, relaxation, exercise and a balanced diet," the experts advise.

said official sources.

The Saudi embassy, in a statement said, it has brought to the notice of the Indian MEA “the unwarranted media briefing before investigations are complete” and also “the police intrusion into a diplomat’s house against all diplomatic conventions”.

The Saudi embassy said it would, however, wait for clarification from the MEA about the matter and for the outcome of the investigations into the allegations.

No one has been arrested so far.

Nepal Ambassador Deep Upadhyay on Wednesday said they are in touch with the MEA and police authorities to seek a detailed report on the alleged case.

The two Nepalese women have alleged that they were lured to India, "sold" to the diplomat, and held captive for over three months

during which they were taken to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for a few days. They alleged that they were forced to perform "unnatural sex" for the diplomat and his friends at knife-point.

The women were on Monday evening "rescued" from an apartment on the fifth floor of the Ambience Island Caitriona complex in Gurgaon. They were "rescued" after the intervention of the Nepalese embassy and with the help of NGO Maiti Nepal-India.

One of the women told media persons that both of them were regularly beaten and one of them was even attacked with a knife.

Both the women have appeared on the electronic media with their faces covered. One of them alleged that she was attacked with a knife and showed an injury mark on her hand.

Suicide cases highest among young Indian men in Malaysia KuAlA lumpur, September 9 (iANS): The highest number of suicide cases among youths in Malaysia are males of Indian descent, a new study has revealed.

"The suicide rate among youths was 1.03 per 100,000 population in 2009, accounting for the male gender (66.0 percent), with Indians being the highest suicide completers (40.4 percent and 5.6 per 100,000 population)," a recent study published in the Asia-Pacific Psychiatry journal has revealed.

"The most common method of suicide was hanging (56.6 percent) followed by self-poisoning (15.1 percent)," Malaysiandigest.com news portal reported, citing the study.

Another study, published in The Scientific World Journal in 2014, had echoed the same, saying that the Indian population in Malaysia makes up the largest percentage of people who attempt suicide.

The article said that from the year 1969 to 2011, Indians had the highest suicide attempt rates at 3.67 per 100,000. The Chinese followed at 2.44 per 100,000 and Malays had rates as low as 0.32 per 100,000.

"Some of the risk factors among Malaysian Indians which could ex-

plain the higher number of suicide attempts in this group are poverty (a majority of Indians are from the lower social class) and alcoholism," the researchers highlighted.

Also, psychiatry morbidity, caste issues, other social distress, cultural and religious factors and attitude to suicide contributed to the cases.

"On the other hand, it is much more difficult for Muslim Malays to attempt suicide since it is against their religion," the researchers added.

"Education also contributed to some differences; 89 percent of the studies showed that suicide attempters had secondary level of education compared to primary and tertiary," researchers noted.

In 2015, some high profile suicide cases which grabbed media attention involved Malaysian Indians.

In May, an Indian journalist had jumped in front of a train and was killed.

In another case, a woman shot a video threatening revenge -- in the form of killing her child -- from her grave before committing suicide.

The video went viral and on the same weekend, her one-year-old daughter died.

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WORLD

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Queen ‘never aspired’ to become UK’s longest-reigning monarch Edinburgh, SEptEmbEr 9 (rEutErS): Queen Elizabeth sealed a special place in the Britain’s history by becoming its longest-reigning monarch on Wednesday, but amid warm tributes from politicians and the public, she said the landmark was not something to which she had ever aspired.

Elizabeth, 89, surpasses the 63 years, 7 months, 2 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes that her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria spent on the throne.

The occasion was marked by cheering, flag-waving crowds on the street, bells ringing out in Westminster Abbey and solemn messages in parliament but Elizabeth, who is also the nation’s oldest ever monarch, wanted little fuss.

She made only a brief reference to it in a speech as she opened a new railway line in Scotland.

Thanking the crowd for their welcome, she said: “Many ... have also kindly noted another significance attaching to today, although it is not one to which I have ever aspired.

“Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones - my own is no exception - but I thank you all and the many others at home and overseas for your touching messages and great kindness.”

However, in London, political leaders heaped praise on a head of state who became monarch aged just 25 at a time when Britain was emerging from the ravages of World War Two and has witnessed massive political change, social upheaval and the end of the British empire during her long reign.

“The Queen is our Queen and

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sits in her private audience room in Buckingham Palace next to one of her official red boxes in which she receives documents and papers from government officials in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in this handout photograph taken by Mary McCartney and released September 8, 2015 in London, to mark the moment she becomes Britain’s longest reigning monarch.

(REUTERS Photo)

we could not be more proud of her,” Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament in London calling her a “rock of stability”.

“She has served this country with unfailing grace, dignity and decency and long may she continue to do so.”

In central London, the royal barge Gloriana led a flotilla of boats down the River Thames and past a four-gun salute from the battleship HMS Belfast, now permanently moored on the river.

NO FUSS Initially Elizabeth did not intend to mark the event publicly at all, believing it represented little more than the fact that her father

King George VI died early and that she herself has lived a long time.

But she bowed to public pressure and agreed to officially open the railway in Scotland, where she traditionally spends her Summer holiday. Her second son Prince Andrew said that for her, it would be business as usual.

“It’s a milestone in UK terms but as far as her consistency, leadership, it’s the normal run of the mill sort of day,” he told BBC TV. “It’s an extraordinary achievement in some respects but actually it’s about the consistency and the leadership that she is showing and has shown throughout her reign that I think is probably the one thing that marks her out more

than anything else,” he added.

The admiration was shared by many in the crowd at Edinburgh’s Waverley station where she took a journey on a steam train before the opening ceremony, accompanied by husband Prince Philip, who has been at her side throughout her reign.

“It’s brilliant,” said 58-yearold May Marshall, resplendent in jacket and hat covered in Union Jack flags. “No one else will ever do it. It’s testimony to her stamina.”

As a young princess, Elizabeth had not expected to become monarch as George VI only took the crown when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 to

marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

She was 25 when she ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, following George’s death.

That made her the 40th monarch in a royal line that traces its origin back to Norman King William the Conqueror who claimed the throne in 1066 with victory over Anglo-Saxon Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.

The year she became queen, the Korean War was raging, Joseph Stalin was leader of the Soviet Union and Britain announced it had the atom bomb.

Since becoming queen, she has seen 12 prime ministers, starting with Winston Churchill, and there have been 12 U.S. Presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.

Not only has Elizabeth reigned the longest but according to a poll in the Sunday Times this week, Britons also think she is the country’s greatest monarch, ahead of her Tudor namesake Elizabeth I and Victoria, who was queen for much of the 19th century when Britain built up its empire.

Now, Elizabeth is queen of just 16 realms, including Australia and Canada.

However, despite the torrent of tributes, not everyone was impressed.

Republicans said her silence on political matters was her finest achievement, and well-known British historian David Starkey remarked that she had never said or done anything memorable in all her years on the throne.

“She will not give her name to her age. Or, I suspect, to anything else,” Starkey wrote in the Radio Times magazine.

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Hillary Clinton says ‘I’m sorry’ nEW YOrK/WaShingtOn, SEptEmbEr 9 (rEutErS): U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the first time apologised on Tuesday for using a private email server at her New York home for her official communications as secretary of state.

“That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility,” Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2016 presidential election, said in an interview with ABC News, while still insisting that she violated no rules.

“What I had done was allowed, it was above board,” she said. “But in retrospect, as I look back at it now, even though it was allowed, I should have used two accounts.

One for personal, one for work-related emails.”

In two earlier interviews in the past week, Clinton had declined to apologise for the controversial email arrangement while working as the nation’s top diplomat, saying it was allowed by the State Department.

Clinton has been forced to defend herself against growing public scrutiny of how she handled sensitive government information since the email arrangement first came to light in March. Recent polls have found more than half of all voters say she is untrustworthy.

VEXING QUESTION On Tuesday, U.S. officials said the State Department plans to move about 50 workers into temporary jobs to bolster the office sifting through her emails and grappling with a vast backlog of other requests for information to be declassified. The move illustrates the huge administrative burden caused by Clinton’s decision to use a private email address as secretary of state and a judge’s ruling in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that they be released.

Separately, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that he was naming Ambassador Janice Jacobs to serve as the State Department’s “transparency coordinator” to help the agency respond to FOIA and congressional requests more efficiently.

One particularly vexing question for Clinton has been whether she may have handled classified information on the private email system, a practice that the government forbids. Initially, Clinton said she handled no classified information on her unsecured private email server. More recently, she has said she sent and received no information that was “marked” classified, a position she repeated on Tuesday in her interview with ABC. Citing intelligence officials, the New York Times on Tuesday reported that a special intelligence review of two emails she received as secretary of state had endorsed a finding by the inspector general for the intelligence agencies that the emails contained highly classified information when she received them.

Child death rates cut by half; Myanmar Prez meets rebel groups and yet still misses UN target LOndOn, SEptEmbEr 9 (thOmSOn rEutErS FOundatiOn): Children are half as likely to die before their 5th birthday now than they were in 1990, researchers said on Wednesday, but a United Nations target has not been met.

Of all under-five deaths, almost half occur during a baby’s first four weeks, said a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Bank and United Nations, with one million babies dying per year on the first day of life.

“In order to get that further down, we need to focus on neonatal mortality, said Flavia Bustreo, the WHO’s assistant director general.

This makes early interventions by healthcare professionals to tackle killers like asphyxia and sepsis critical, as well as encouraging breastfeeding and early immunisations, Bustreo told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The report came as leaders prepare to meet in New York later this month to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new plan of action for ending poverty. Covering

the next 15 years, the SDGs replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire this year.

One of the MDGs was to cut the death rate of under-fives by 2/3 between 1990 and 2015. The rate fell by 53%, according to Wednesday’s report. “We have to acknowledge tremendous global progress,” said Geeta Rao Gupta, deputy executive director of the United Nations’ children’s fund (UNICEF).”

“But the far too large number of children still dying from preventable causes before their 5th birthday ... should impel us to redouble our efforts to do what we know needs to be done.” Nearly half of all underfive deaths are associated with malnutrition, said the study, which also said the rate of improvement is accelerating, with child mortality falling quicker since the millennium than it did in the 1990s.Under-fives in sub-Saharan Africa are 12 times more likely to die than those in rich countries. Nevertheless, many poor African countries, including Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania, hit the 2/3 target.

naYpYitaW/LOiKaW, SEptEmbEr 9 (rEutErS): Myanmar President Thein Sein on Wednesday made his first public appearance since the start of a campaign for Nov. 8 general elections, meeting leaders of ethnic minority guerrilla groups for ceasefire talks in the capital Naypyitaw.

Clinching a deal with rebel groups would be a political win for Thein Sein, who made it his top priority, boosting the chances of his ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in the first general elections since the end of military rule.

But an agreement with all ethnic armies is unlikely, experts say, with some groups excluded from the talks, as fighting in the restive Kokang region along Myanmar’s border with China has continued unabated since February.

“I’d like to stress the importance of peace in the transition to democracy,” Thein Sein said at the opening of the talks.

“Without peace, it is not possible. I hope today’s summit will

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

Karen National Union (KNU) chairman Mutu Say Poe (R) talks to Myanmar’s President Thein Sein at a meeting between the president and ethnic rebel groups to discuss a nationwide ceasefire agreement in Naypyitaw on September 9. (REUTERS Photo)

pave the way to signing the nationwide ceasefire agreement by the end of September.”

Thein Sein has proposed Sept. 29 for the signing, a source who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic told Reuters.

The president is not running in the elections, but the Myanmar constitution allows lawmakers, who select the president, to vote for a person from outside parliament, giving Thein Sein a chance of reelection.

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week

urged the rebels not to rush the deal, but work slowly on a pact to ensure lasting peace and stability. She said all groups should be included in the accord. In the first showdown of the election campaign, Suu Kyi will meet voters on Thursday in Kayah state, where powerful Minister of the President’s Office Soe Thein, the architect of Thein Sein’s economic reforms, is running for a seat. Suu Kyi is to give two speeches close to Loikaw, the state capital, on Thursday and will tour the area until Saturday, activists said.

850,000 to cross sea to Europe this year & next: UN estimates gEnEVa, SEptEmbEr 9 (rEutErS): At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look conservative. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR called for more cohesive asylum policies to deal with the growing numbers.

Many are refugees from Syria, driven to make the voyage by intensified fighting there and worsening conditions for refugees in surrounding countries due to funding shortfalls in aid programmes, UNHCR said.

Hundreds have died at sea.

“In 2015, UNHCR anticipates that approximately 400,000 new arrivals will seek international protection in Europe via the Mediterranean. In 2016 this number could reach 450,000 or more,” it said in an appeal document.

Spokesman William Spindler said the predic-

tion for this year was close to being fulfilled, with 366,000 having already made the voyage. The total will depend on whether migrants stop attempting the journey as the weather gets colder and the seas more dangerous.

So far, the numbers do not appear to have slowed down, with many appearing spurred on by Germany’s announcement that it will ease the rules for Syrians seeking refuge who first reach the European Union through other countries.

A single-day record 7,000 Syrian refugees arrived in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia on Monday, while 30,000 are on Greek islands, most of them on Lesbos, it said.

Many arrive first in Greece, then leave the EU to travel up through the Balkans to Hungary and onward to Germany.

“So obviously the discussions this week in Europe are taking even on greater urgency because it

obviously cannot be a German solution to a European problem,” UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told a news briefing.

UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres called for an increase in the number of legal ways for refugees to come to Europe, such as an increase in number of visas and ways to reunite people with their families. Germany told its European partners on Monday they must take in more refugees as it handles record numbers of asylum seekers.

The European Union’s executive Commission is expected to unveil a programme this week that would redistribute 160,000 asylum seekers who arrive in Italy, Hungary and Greece.

Peter Sutherland, special representative of the U.N. secretary-general for migration and development, called for a “harmonised system” and “fair allocation” in the European Union.

He said Europe’s “Dublin rules” requiring asy-

lum seekers to apply in the first EU country they reach would have to be amended, or they could jeopardise the principles of border control-free travel in the bloc’s Schengen zone. “Coherence is going to require leadership and leadership before we see the destruction of great achievements like the Schengen agreement,” he warned. “I think Dublin doesn’t work.”

Global Response Other countries - including the United States, wealthy Gulf states and Japan - must face their responsibilities, he said. The White House on Tuesday said it was considering steps to ease the crisis.

Spokesman Josh Earnest declined to discuss the options at a briefing with reporters but said: “Everyone is well aware of the sense of urgency.”

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott bowed to pressure from critics on Wednesday and said Aus-

tralia would accept 12,000 refugees from Syria on top of its current humanitarian intake quota of 13,750 - and extend air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq into Syria.

Germany’s decision last month to open its doors to Syrians who arrived elsewhere in the EU has brought the issue sharply into focus, as did images last week of a drowned Syrian toddler washed up on a Turkish beach, which appeared on newspaper front pages across the continent. Germany alone expects 800,000 asylum applications this year, including those who have crossed the Mediterranean, others from Balkan states and some who arrived in previous years.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Europe needed to implement a joint system for dealing with asylum seekers and agree to binding quotas on how to distribute refugees across the continent.

Austria meanwhile said it would improve accommodation for asylum seekers as winter approaches and increase capacity at refugee-processing centres in anticipation of tens of thousands of new arrivals.

Smaller central and eastern European Union states have rejected any mandatory quotas for taking in refugees as the European Commission prepares to present a plan to that end. Poland however indicated it could accept more migrants than the 2,000 it announced earlier.

Spain said it was ready to accept as many refugees as the Commission proposes, reversing course after saying it was being asked to take too many.

Britain, which is exempt from common EU asylum policies, announced this week it would take thousands of refugees directly from camps in the region, but not from among those who have reached other EU countries.

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL KHELHOSHE POLYTECHNIC ATOIZU DISTRICT: ZUNHEBOTO

NOTIFICATION

This is to notify all the concerned students of Khelhoshe Polytechnic Atoizu that the filling up of even semester compartmental examination forms will be held from 12th October till 16th October 2015 during office hours.

Thereafter no forms will be entertained after the mentioned last date.

Er. M. Nakro Principal, KPA

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NAGALAND, KOHIMA

NO.PHQ(C-I) 1/90 (PT) 710

Dated, Kohima, the 9th Sept.2015

RESULT

The following candidates are hereby selected for LDA Cum Computer Assistant (Directorate) Police, Kohima.

General category S.No Roll No Name 1 358 ASAT HAOKIP 2 2367 LIBENTHUNG R.NGULLY 3 05 JONGSHIENLA JAMIR Reserved category S.No Roll No Name 1 1285 ADABE NAMGI 2 1816 MENLOM

Tribe KUKI LOTHA AO Tribe ZELIANG PHOM

Chairman, Recruitment Board & Inspector General of Police (Crime) PHQ Nagaland, Kohima

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.HED/NOTICE-1/2015 Dated Kohima the 9th September 2015-09-09

FINAL NOTICE

ST Students of Nagaland who have applied and availed scholarship under Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students scheme during 2010-11 period are hereby inform to submit the following documents to this office on or before 30th October 2015 to enable the Department to make necessary correction in the Data base for payment of Maintenance Allowance Arrear.

1. Personal Bank Account Number (enclosed a photo copy of the front page of the Bank Pass Book).

2. Name of the college from where he/she has applied for scholarship and his/her class.

This notice is to be treated as Final. Claims after the last date will not be entertained.

Issued by: Dr. NORBERT NORAHO, DIRECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION.

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thursDAY 10•09•2015

SPORTS

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

rooney delighted to break charlton's record

LoNDoN, september 9 (reuters): Wayne Rooney was overcome with emotion after becoming England's all-time record scorer when he smashed home his 50th goal with an 84th minute penalty in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley on Tuesday.

The England skipper, who scored from the spot after Granit Xhaka had fouled Raheem Sterling, has now passed the mark of 49 goals established by Bobby Charlton in May 1970.

The FA presented the 29-year-old with a replica shirt with "Rooney 50" on the back in the dressing room after the 2-0 win secured top spot in Group E for already-qualified England.

Charlton will be invited to present fellow Manchester United great Rooney with a golden boot to mark the record before England's next home match against Estonia in October.

Asked to describe his feelings, Rooney, who equalled Charlton's record also with a penalty away to San Marino on Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring the second goal for England from the Saturday, said: "It's a great feeling obviously. penalty spot and becoming England's all time leading goalscorer. (Reuters)

"I've known I've been close to it for the last few England games and to finally do it is a dream come true and as you've probably seen I was a bit emotional out there.

"It's a huge honour and something I'm extremely proud of and happy it's done and hopefully I can kick on from here and concentrate now again on the team and hopefully success in the future," he told ITV. "I am pleased its out of the way because now I don't have to keep on being asked questions about it."

Big Moment Rooney blasted his penalty past Yann Sommer making sure he hit it with enough venom to give the Swiss keeper no chance.

"It was a big moment for me and I just picked my corner and put my boot through it to get as much power on it as possible and make it hard for the goalkeeper and the keeper got a touch and thankfully it had too much power so I'm grateful for that.

Asked where it ranked in a

career in which he has won five Premier League titles and the Champions League, he said: "It's right up there if not the best to be your country's alltime leading goalscorer before the age of 30. "It's something I could never have dreamt of. I'm extremely proud tonight."

Rooney praised England manager Roy Hodgson for helping him achieve his milestone after taking over the job in 2012.

"Since Roy's come in I've scored a lot of goals and I'm grateful to him for letting me play with the freedom which I've enjoyed," he said.

Hodgson, whose side were the first to qualify for next year's finals in France, told a news conference: "I am pleased we won, I am pleased Wayne broke the record and I am pleased Harry Kane scored the other goal. "I don't think Wayne will stop here either. We play about 10 games a year now, maybe more, and I think he can play at least another 30 games for England and, at his rate of scoring, maybe get another 10 or 15 goals. I don't think he has finished yet."

Annual Shooting Competition held at Viswema Village

Viswema, september 9 (mexN): Viswema Youth Organisation conducted its annual shooting competition on September 7 at John Govt Hr Secondary School ground, Viswema Village. The competition is held every year on the third day of our traditional “Binyi” festival, Vithuzol Kikhi, VDB Secretary, Viswema Village informed the participants while declaring the competition open. He stated that shooting has become a very popular sport played even upto the Olympic level.

Therefore he urged the participants to take the competition seriously so that one can excel in this sport and take it up as a profession and participate at higher levels. Altogether 70 shooters participated in the competition in which Puseto Kikhi emerged as the best shooter. Kelengoto Naleo and Zhopol Rhetso bagged the second and third positions respectively.

District Jail Phek annual sports meet underway

phek, september 9 (mexN): The 2nd annual sports meet of District Jail Phek got underway at Phek on September 8. This meet aim towards reformation of jail inmates and their physical & mental well being and also to build co-operation among the inmates & jail staff.

The sports meet was inaugurated by Solezhol Neikha, Deputy Superintendent of Jail. This is the 2nd such event conducted by District Jail Phek. The programme started with invocation prayer by Jail Chaplain Sedevi Chizo, welcome address by Asstt. Jailor Dozhoyi Cukhamu.

Special song was presented by the inmates followed by speech from the Chief Guest. A volleyball exhibition match was conducted between Jail inmates and staff in which the staff emerged victorious. The sports meet will go on till September 11.

Nagaland wins gold and silver medal at National sub-junior Taekwondo C'ships XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 from Oct 6 Neikhozo Napranotsu bags Gold; Tenloi Phom gets Silver at 33rd national sub-junior

kohima, sep tember 9 (mexN): Neikhozo Napranotsu of Nagaland clinched Gold Medal in under 27 kgs category, while Tenloi Phom of Nagaland won a Silver medal in Under 21kgs on Monday at the ongoing 33rd National subjunior Taekwondo Championships played at Hyderabad, Telengana, organized

by Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI).

The Nagaland team is led by Theja Keretsu as

Team Manager and Visabeiu Peseyie as Team coach and Albert Lotha as assistant, is represented under the aegis of Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA), which is affiliated to Nagaland Olympics Association (NOA) and Department of Youth Resources and Sports (DYRS), Nagaland. A total of eight players are taking part in various categories, which will conclude on Wednesday.

Team officials, speaking to this writer from Hyderabad said that two players -Nnumhie Zeliang(Under 23 kgs) and Hinglakbo Nkie(Under 35 kgs) lost their bouts in qurate-finals. The 11 member team will left Telengana on Thursday and will reach home state on Sunday.

mokokchuNg, september 9 (mexN): XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 will commence from October 6 (Tuesday) at Imkongmeren Sports Complex. XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 Tournament Registration Forms will be available from September 11 onwards at 3Kit Photo Shop, Alongmen Ward. The last date for submission of tournament application form and complete players list is on September 26 (Saturday). Registered clubs under MDFA for the last 3(three) years interested in availing ticket contract for the XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 can obtain ticket contract forms from September 21 onwards Last date of submission of this form will be on September 26 up to 11 AM. Drawing of fixture for the XXI MDFA Trophy 2015 will take place on September 30 at the residence of Treasurer MDFA A.Bendang Jamir Arkong Ward. For any further information, interested persons can contact @ 9856894531/9856699423. This was informed in a press release issued by MDFA General Secretary Imkongsunep.

Pochury Black Day Memorial Cup 2015 Day 3 result Bright Bro’s Vs Jiiriikhe: 1- 1 Legacy beat Molen: 2-1

Nagaland state taekwondo players at a practices session

Nagaland to participate in 3rd NE Zone Shooting C'ship 16th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy 2015

Dimapur, september 9 (mexN): Officials and shooters of the Aries Rifle &Pistol Shooting Academy, Dimapur has been selected to represent the state of Nagaland

in the 3rd North East Zone Shooting Championship, 2015, in small bore rifle/ pistol (NR) events to be held at Shooting Range, Imphal, from September 14 to 20.

‘Goal for peace’

Aries Rifle & Pistol Shooting Academy President Merang Jamir informed in a press release that they are also permitted to carry the under mentioned weapons un-

der Licence Nos. 9890 NH/ NEW valid upto 31-122017 and 1121/NL/DMR, valid upto 31-12 2018 & ammunitions from Dimapur to Imphal and back by kohima, september 9 (mexN): The 16th road/flight/train. edition of the NSF Martyrs' The detail Names are as follows: Memorial Trophy 2015 Sl.No. Name of Shooter Shooter ID Match No. Weapon Pellets/Ammo in memory of Lt. KekuoMerang Jamir SHM 0206196101 Z-01 .22 rifle-3118765 - 50 nos. jalie Sachü & Lt. Vikhozo Std Pistol-B-16386 - 50 nos.

Yhoshü will be commencHito Swu SHM1401199102 Z-19 Air rifle-40905 -500 nos. ing from September 16 Dr. Imna toshi Jamir SHM0803197701 Z-51 Air Pistol-603226 -500 nos. to October 15 under the T. Temjen Jamir SHM1608197901 Z-51 Air Pistol-904260 500 nos. theme ‘Goal for Peace’ Kimatsung Jamir Applied For Z-19 Air Rifle-732597 -500 nos. under the aegis of Angami Sentiyanger Pongen Applied For Z-51 Air Rifle-815086 -500 nos.

Students’ Union (ASU) at Chizou Jamir Applied For Z-21 Kohima Local Ground.

Vipu P. Swu Applied For Z-19 Air rifle-734525 -500 nos Y.Vikheho Swu, minThejazelhou Peseyie Applied For Z-51 ister for roads & bridges Officials: Toshi Imchen, Team Manager and former NSF president (1993-1995) will grace the The over all in-charge of the arms and ammunitions should be Merang Jamir President, ARAPSA. This permit is valid inaugural function as the from September 8 to 30. chief guest.

ASU president Dievi Yano addressing a meeting of the organizing committee members at Hotel Grandeur, Kohima on September 9.

Entry forms are available at ASU Office, Sports World & Zumvii Printex in Kohima and will also be available in Dimapur at Kiran Sports. Last date for the form submission is 11th Sept, while the fixture will

be drawn on 12th Septem- 3. Losing Semi finalistber 2015.

Rs.20, 000/- each.

4. Losing Quarter finalistPrize money Rs.10, 000/- each.

1. ChampionIndividual prizes: best deRs.1, 60,000/fender, best midfielder, best 2. Runners-upkeeper, highest goal scorer Rs.1, 00000/and player of the tournament.

public discourse

Sovima Cricket (Insect) Ground

S

o today, I stepped into the famed Sovima Cricket ground for the first time and I was so excited that I’ll see a world class Cricket Stadium ground. Guess what!! I saw half complete sitting gallery, shrubs and bushes growing everywhere, some young lads practicing high jump and to top it all a group of Geese grazing in the centre of the cricket ground.

Crores of money has been supposedly invested in the ground. Where has it all gone?

Am not exaggerating i think only 30 crores of money has been invested on the ground!

Who is to be blamed for it? They will be answerable to God one day in Heaven i am telling you.

If the stadium is developed properly i can see Virat Kohli doing a cover drive or Mitch Starc steaming in and delivering one of his lightning bolts in the ground.

God save Nagaland!

Kevitho Kera, Dimapur

Youth Organisation Brightened D. Block Community

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he street light facility had disappeared from D. Block community since many years, as there had been no repairing or replacement of light bulb etc. in the area. As of now, the Youth Organisation D. Block –Kharuzou had initiated a program of providing the light to all joints and corners of the community, when the Youth themselves worked and provided light bulbs to all electric posts with the help of power department. They laboured themselves and installed the light bulbs at the place where people gather at night and used the passage for usual routine, indeed, the community has become brightened and the people feel a sigh of relief and peace.

People who roam about on vehicle or on foot at night will definitely have an experience of brightness along the Dr. Neilhouzhu Kire Road and feel the concern and realize that somebody greets you at Kharuzou. The old man who usually goes

out to buy candle through a narrow path and carry a torch, least he falls down has a different story as the existing electric post at the corner of the path junction started giving light. Children gather at the side of the electric posts cheerfully discuss and talk about the day’s work as they could see each other’s face. The Apollo II had landed on the Moon in the year 1969, and we, the late comers enjoy the street lights today.

Will you agree by seeing a youngster walking in the streets with IPod earplugs fall down to a pit below in the dark? Or, How about those gathering behind the electric posts are doing in the dark? Why do people rush together to the eating and wine joints you have seen day and night hour, more than ever before. The gesture and voluntary efforts of the Youth should be a piece of media news published directly or broadcast would point towards the success story of our Youth today.

Keduovilie Linyu

How NsF Martyrs Trophy started

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n 20th March, 1986, the Nagaland Police unleashed a terror when the NSF were observing a peaceful 12 hours Hartal in protest against the induction of the Indian Police Service (IPS) in Nagaland and the extension of the 5 KM Disturbed Area Belt to 20 KM along the International Border by the Government of India (GoI).

The incident was sparked off by the then Chief Secretary of Nagaland I. Longkumer who was well aware that the Naga Students’ Federation had called a Hartal from 6 AM to 6 PM but was on his way to office in a car when NSF volunteers stopped him. He was apprised about the peaceful Hartal and a Magistrate on duty drove him back to his official residence. However, he falsely alleged that the students had manhandled him and that his car was damaged. As a result of which, 144 Cr PC was imposed at TCP Gate, MLA Hostel junction and Razhü Point junction.

The student leaders not wanting to confront the Police, negotiated with the Police Officers on duty. They arrived on an agreement that the students will move out of the 144 Cr PC imposed areas and that the students will be allowed to continue their peaceful Hartal.

As the students were moving out of the MLA Hostel junction as directed by their leaders , the Police open fire on them indiscriminately which resulted in the killing of two students – Mr. Kekuojalie Sachü(Kohima Village) of Baptist English School and Mr. Vikhozo Yhoshü (Kigwema Village) of Kohima English School and serious injuries to over fifty students .

In protest of the incident, eight Ministers

have tendered their resignation to the Chief Minister of Nagaland. They are : Cabinet Minister 1.T.A.Ngulllie – Finance , Taxation, Revenue and Power 2.I.K.Sema- Agriculture and Horticulture 3.Dr. H.Vizadel Sakhire – Public Health and Family Welfare Minister of State 1. H.L. Singson – Relief and Rehabilitation, Jail and Industries 2.Puse Zhotso- Information and Public Relations, Tourism and Power 3.Nocklem Konyak – Printing and Stationeries and Agriculture 4.Marchiba – Fisheries and Public Health Engineering 5.Nokzenketba –Soil and Conservation , Art and Culture

Subsequently, in remembrance and honour of our students comrades Lt. Kekuojalie Sachü and Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshü , the NSF annually observe the Martyrs Day on the 20th March, while the Angami Students Union (ASU) shouldered the herculean task of organizing the Memorial Trophy.

Starting off from late eighties till 1991, the Memorial Trophy was confined to within the ranges of the Angami Students Union.

From 1992, onwards, at the behest of the NSF and general public, and also to bestow the Memorial Trophy in a wider perspective. The Trophy was converted into an Open Football tournament with the nomenclature “Open NSF Martyrs Trophy” and the following teams were

the winners

1992- Tangkhul Students Union(TKS) 1993- All Zeliangrong Students Union(AZSU) 1994- All Zeliangrong Students Union(AZSU) 1995All Zeliangrong Students Union(AZSU) The All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU) having won the Trophy for three years consecutively, the Trophy went into their possession.

Thereafter, a new Trophy for the tournament procured by the ASU and the nomenclature for the same was changed into NSF Martyrs Memorial Trophy with theme “Goal for Peace”.

The following teams were the winners 1998- Kohima Village Students Union(KVSU) 2000- Naga Boys Club (NBC) 2002-Tangkhul Students Union(TKS) 2003- Naga Boys Club (NBC) 2004- Rongmei Youth Club(RYC), Dimapur 2005-Puliebadze Club, Jotsoma 2006-Naga Boys Club(NBC) 2007-Nagaland Police 2008-Nagaland Police 2009-Excel United Club, Kohima 2010-Nagaland Police 2011-Lamkang Students Union 2012-Life Sports Football Club 2013-Nagaland Police 2014-Barak Football Club , Peren Sikho Thou Secretary Games and Sports NSF (2013-2015)

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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TAyloR SWIfT’S World domination continues as she tops Vanity fair’s “Powers That Be” list

Mission Impossible smashed Box Office records in China

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ission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” opened Tuesday in China to a massive $18.5 million, one of the best debuts a U.S. film has ever enjoyed in the People’s Republic. That number ranks as the biggest opening for a U.S. film not in 3D and the fifth-biggest debut in history for a U.S. production. The Paramount and Skydance production stars Tom Cruise in his fifth appearance as superspy Ethan Hunt. It has grossed more than $511 million worldwide since debuting in July.

Paramount has made the Chinese market a major focus for its international division, and the emphasis has paid off. To help push the film in China, Paramount enlisted Alibaba Pictures group as a co-financier. It also deployed Cruise on a promotional visit to China, where he held press conferences and fan events in Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai last weekend.

“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” enjoyed an opening day that was 116% ahead of “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’s” first day in China. That’s an impressive feat considering that “Ghost Protocol” on to make more than $100 million in the country.

aylor Swift made her debut on Vanity Fair's "Powers That Be" list, carving out the top spot for herself, the Wrap reported. The magazine cited Swift's power to single-handedly bring Apple Music to its knees as the reason why she deserved the number one spot on the 2015 list.

Swift was praised for "using her platform to make giant companies conform to her will," according to Vanity Fair. The magazine referenced Swift's Tumblr post, titled "To Apple, Love Taylor," as the sole driving force that made Apple Music reevaluate the way it treated musicians and artists.

"I'm sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free 3 month trial to anyone who signs up for the service," Swift explained in her letter. "I'm not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months.

I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company."

She asked the music streaming service to rethink its policy and within hours, the company announced that it will pay its artists for the three months of free streaming it offered to first-time trial members.

Other noteworthy names that ranked below Swift on the "Powers That Be" list are politician and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at number nine, couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at number 12 and musical power couple Jay Z and Beyoncé at number 21, respectively.

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ISIS Using Rape as 'Policy,' UN Envoy Angelina Jolie Warns

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he terror group ISIS is using rape as a weapon of terror to a degree "beyond what we have seen before," actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie told a committee of the House of Lords in England on Tuesday. "It is a violent, brutal, terrorizing weapon," Jolie, special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said.

Jolie urged a "very strong response" to the crisis. ISIS, also known as Islamic State, has sold women as slaves during sick auctions in territories the group has captured, survivors have told NBC News. Thousands of women and girls have been abducted, raped and sold into sexual slavery by ISIS since the militant group declared a caliphate across swathes of Syria and Iraq last summer, according to the United Nations and rights groups.

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forces with former British foreign secretary William Hague in 2012 to launch an initiative to prevent sexual violence in conflict, spoke about girls she had met in war zones who had been raped. This included a 13-year-old Iraqi girl whom she said was raped repeatedly along with her friends and sold for $40.

Jolie said in Tuesday's committee on sexual violence in war that ISIS "knows that it [rape] is a very effective weapon, and they are using it as a center point of their terror and their way of destroying communities and families."

Jolie said ISIS are dictating rape "as a policy" in Syria and Iraq. "They are saying: 'You should do this, this is the way to build a society, we ask you to rape,'" Jolie said. "We really have to have a very strong response at this time to this particular group," Jolie said. The United Kingdom is part of a coalition conducting airstrikes against ISIS in the region.

Sunny Leone to play a ‘superwoman’ in her first production venture!

elix 'PewDiePie' Kjellberg has become the first You- a six-minute video that recounts his rise to prominence Tube user to exceed more than ten billion views and said "money doesn't make you happy." on his channel. Kjellberg announced the mileHe said: "Money is a topic that I purposefully tried stone, which he hit on September 6, 2015, on Twitter to to avoid for the five years I've been making videos. I just unny Leone is all set to his six million followers Kjellberg created the PewDiePie feel like it's not important to anyone. I just want to make scorch the big screen with channel six years ago. In December of 2012, he signed a entertaining videos. "Whenever it comes out how her super sexy superdeal with online video content creator Maker Studios, much I made a certain year, people woman avatar and the film will which is now owned by Disney. just get so shocked. A lot of people be produced by none other than Discussion his popularity on Youwere also very angry. They thought her own husband, Daneil Weber.

Tube, Kjellberg previously said it is it was unfair. They thought I just sit Confirmed by a leading tabloid, somewhat unsettling: "I'm so central on my ass and I yell at the screen the couple has wrapped up the to YouTube now, and that puts me in the over here--which is true--but there's pre-production of the film. “It’s a spotlight and raises a lot of questions like so much more to it than that." super badass character!” Sunny 'Why is he so big?'" Kjellberg said. "I'd much He continued: "I understand that told the tabloid sounding all exrather prefer to have something like 5 million haters are going to hate, but I really cited. subscribers." The PewDiePie channel curthink that money doesn't make you The couple has recently rently has just over 39 million subscribers. happy. I'm just as happy now as I was launched their own company The subject of how much money five years ago. I'm very happy that and this comic caper will the PewDiePie earns has been a hot topic I don't have to worry about pay- first film from their production of discussion this year. In July it was reing rent." PewDiePie, who is house. They plan to produce full ported that he earned 63 million SEK known primarily for his Let's length Bollywood films in com(around $7.5 million) in 2014 and Play videos also regularly ing years. There is no prize for generates over $4 million in ad sales organises charity drives. guessing that Sunny will be seen per year. The YouTube star respondIn June, 2014 he raised in a sexy avatar. “We shoot first, ed to negative comments resulting $630,000 for the Save the with me in an eyeball-grabbing superhero outfit, a bright cape from the reports of his earnings with Children charity.

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and special powers,” the actress told the tabloid.

Being every bit of a shrewd businesswoman, she plans on monitising her film by bringing out a comic book series and related merchandise. “We will bring out a comic book series revolving around my character as well as other merchandise. We are spinning the story from scratch – from the superwoman’s back-end story to how she came to possess her powers, like they do in the Marvel cinematic universe. It’s something Bollywood has not fully explored,” the actress pointed out.

Sunny will do a lot of action in the film as it will have many high voltage combat sequences.

You will see her literally bash up the bad guys. The film will go on floors next month.

AshA Bhosle turns 82, gears Professor Green: I was never a gangster up to perform in NY O n her 82nd birthday on Tuesday, legendary singer Asha Bhosle reached the Big Apple, where she is excited to perform later this week. Asha, whose musical prowess has been proven by songs like ‘Dil cheez kya hai’, ‘Dum maro dum’ and ‘Piya tu ab toh aaja’, took to Twitter to share that she is out on a tour

in the US. "Just arrived in NYC. Thank you once again for your love and kind wishes. Looking forward to performing in New Jersey on 13 September,” the Padma Vibhushan awardee tweeted.

With over six decades of

singing in multiple languages, Asha is one of the most regarded music artistes across the world. A master of a variety of genres, she has performed several times on foreign shores and even once collaborated with cricketer Brett Lee for a song.

Bon Jovi banned from China

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he 'Always' rockers were due to play their first-ever shows in Shanghai and Beijing next week, but the gigs have now been ''unexpectedly cancelled'', promoters AEG Asia have announced.

Though no official reason has been given for the cancellation, it is thought to be due to the band using imagery of the Dalai Lama during previous shows in Taiwan in 2010.

The Financial Times' Beijing correspondent reported: ''The Communist party's Culture Ministry acted after discovering that Bon Jovi once included a picture of the Dalai Lama in a backdrop video during a concert in Taiwan in 2010, according to people familiar with the matter. That followed a band member's tweet about meeting the spiritual leader.''

The Chinese gov-

ernment are reportedly cracking down on Tibetan themes from visiting performers as this year is the 50th anniversary of Tibetan autonomy.

Bjork and Maroon 5 have also had concerts cancelled in China in recent years. Bon Jovi is still scheduled to perform in Macau - which, like Hong Kong, is Special Administrative Region of China - later this month.

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ritish rapper Professor Green has insisted he ''was never a gangster''. The 31-yearold star was stabbed in a nightclub in 2009, but as he prepares to release his autobiography called 'Lucky', the rap star has dismissed suggestions he ever lived a gangster lifestyle.

He told The Daily Star newspaper: ''I was never a gangster. Someone asked me why there wasn't more violence in it (the book). There was more violence, but why am I going to put that in the

book? It's not a crime novel.

I didn't want kids to feel - 'I want to be that.' ''People have a misconception that rappers are hard and that's part of the problem, I think. I was apprehensive about people hearing me get emotional but it made me realise I have to use my voice for something other than my own benefit.''

Meanwhile, the hiphop star also recalled his stabbing six years ago, saying he could feel his life ''bleeding out'' of him. He

said: ''They say when you're stabbed, for a moment you don't realise what's happened - not true in my case.

I was in no doubt I was in a fight for my life. ''I called my nan and then mum to apologise. I could feel my life bleeding out of me as I waited for the ambulance to arrive.

It seemed to take an eternity. ''The surgeons had found the bottle had sliced through my salivary gland and only my jaw bone had stopped it tearing right through my throat.''

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

BrAziL overpowerS US Lionel Messi helps Argentina draw Mexico

All set to drift and throttle: Seen here is a hometown driver’s vehicle all geared up for the ‘Throttle Thrust 2015’ autocross competition. Spearhead Motorsport Initiative, Mokokchung, is organizing the ‘Throttle Thrust 2015’ in celebration of 125 years of Mokokchung town’s establishment. The event will feature autocross, motocross and jeepcross competitions as well as an auto-expo. More than 60 teams from across the state and beyond are expected to participate in the first-of-its-kind event in Mokokchung, scheduled to be held at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung on September 11 and 12, 2015. (Morung Photo)

Throttle Thrust 2015 starts on Sept 11 Brazil forward Neymar Jr. (10) scores on a penalty kick during the second half of Brazil's 4-1 win over the United States at Gillette Stadium.

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FOXBOROUGH, SeptemBeR 9 (Ap): Neymar scored twice after entering at the start of the second half, Rafinha got his first international goal and Brazil routed the United States 4-1 Tuesday night in the Americans’ last game before meeting Mexico next month in a playoff for a 2017 Confederations Cup berth.

Hulk scored in the ninth minute for Brazil, which opened a 4-0 lead before Danny Williams scored from about 30 yards in injury time.

Brazil is 17-1 against the U.S., winOffice bearers and members of SMI pose for lens after a press conference at Imkongmeren ning 10 in a row.

Sports Complex, Mokokchung. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News

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offer car loans and insurance to the public. AnMokokchung | September 9 other added attraction The much hyped nationof the event will be the al motor-event “Throttle AUTOCROSS presence of Polaris ATV, Thrust 2015” organized 1. SUV category world’s no.1 off road ve25000 + trophy by the Spearhead Motor- Winner....Rs. hicle, for the first time in 2nd.........Rs. 15000 + trophy sport Initiative will kick 3rd..........Rs. 10000 + trophy Mokokchung. The audistart on September 11. ence can experience the The event will witness 2. Above 1000 power of an ATV by testparticipants from Delhi, Winner....Rs. 20000 + trophy driving it for a nominal 15000 + trophy Meghalaya, Assam and 2nd.........Rs. fee. It is to be noted that 3rd..........Rs. 10000 + trophy Nagaland. The national the car expo organized by motor-event is in com- 3. Below 1000 the SMI is first of its kind memoration of 125 years Winner....Rs. 15000+ trophy in Mokokchung. celebration of Mokokc- 2nd.........Rs. 10000 + trophy The convenor of the hung town. The event will 3rd..........Rs. 5000 + trophy event, B. Merang Longhave three categories of MOTOCROSS kumer, said that the mocompetition: Autocross, Open tor event was organized Motocross and Jeepcross. Winner....Rs. 20000 + trophy in commemoration of The Jeepcross is solely for 2nd.........Rs. 15000 + trophy 125 years of Mokokchung the jeep lovers of Mokok- 3rd..........Rs. 10000 + trophy town and for the car enchung town. An approxi- Novice thusiast of Mokokchung mate 60 to 70 participants Winner....Rs. 15000 + trophy in particular and the state are set to participate at 2nd.........Rs. 10000 + trophy in general. “The positive the event informed the 3rd..........Rs. 5000 + trophy response from car enthuPublic Relation Officers JEEPCROSS (Mkg) siast not only from our Winner....Rs. 5000 + trophy of the event. state but outside our state The event also fea- 2nd.........Rs. 3000 + trophy is encouraging only makes tures a car-expo where 3rd..........Rs. 2000 + trophy us realize that there are avdifferent car companies enues where we can prowill showcase their latest car models and mote motorsport in our district”. The SMI bookings will be open for interested in- cautioned and requested the people of Modividuals. Free test-drives will also be kokchung to drive responsibly and said that availed. The bank partners of the event will SMI does not encourage speed racing.

The prize money for the THROTTLE THRUST 2015 will be as follows:

With Fabian Johnson and DaMarcus Beasley sidelined by injuries, the American defense was overmatched. Left back Tim Ream was outmaneuvered in the run-up to the first and third goals, right back Geoff Cameron conceded a penalty kick for the second, and central defenders Michael Orozco and Ventura Alvarado gave the five-time world champions time and space.

U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann will face questions about his team’s shaky form heading into the Oct. 10 match against Mexico at the Rose Bowl. He started Alejandro

ARLINGtON, SeptemBeR 9 (Ap): Lionel Messi scored with a spectacular 89th-minute volley, capping Argentina's comeback from a two-goal deficit in a 2-2 draw against Mexico in an international friendly on Tuesday night. Sergio Aguero beat goalkeeper Moises Munoz in the 85th minute to cut the margin. Four minutes later, Aguero lofted a 25-yard pass over defender Oswaldo Alanis as Messi timed a burst into the penalty area. Messi let the ball bounce off his chest into the air and then, while falling, poked a 7-yard shot past Munoz at the near post.

With 49 international goals, Messi moved within seven of Argentina's record, set by Gabriel Batistuta from 1991 to 2002. Before a pro-Mexico crowd of 82,559, the teams dealt with a temporary grass field filled with brown streaks and divots.

Javier Hernandez put El Tri ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute after Nicolas Otamendi took down Israel Jimenez. Hector Herrera doubled the lead in the 70th with a shot that went in off goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman. Mexico was preparing for an Oct. 10 playoff against the United States that will determine the region's representative at the 2017 Confederations Cup. Argentina opens World Cup qualifying on Oct. 5 against Ecuador.

Bedoya in a defensive midfield role as part of a 4-2-3-1 formation, then replaced him with Williams in the 36th minute.

Brazil went ahead when Willian dribbled around Bedoya and got a cross past Ream. The ball went over goalkeeper Brad Guzan and rebounded off the far post to Hulk. He took a touch with his left foot, played the ball back to his right and sent an 8-yard shot over goalkeeper Brad Guzan’s left shoulder for his 12th international goal. Neymar doubled the lead in the 51st minute after he took a

long pass from David Luiz and fell over when his feet got tangled with Cameron’s, earning a penalty from Salvadoran referee Joel Aguilar.

Rafinha entered in the 64th in his second international appearance and scored almost immediately, taking a pass from Lucas and using three quick touches to get Ream to lean the wrong way.

Rafinha then slotted past Guzan.

Neymar got his 46th goal in 67 international appearances in the 67th minute when the defense gave him space following a feed from Lucas.

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Brad Haddin calls time on career

Australia's Brad Haddin reacts after dropping a catch from England's Joe Root. (Reuters)

SYDNeY, SeptemBeR 9 (ReUteRS): Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin announced his retirement from first class cricket on Wednesday, following Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers in stepping down from tests

in the wake of the Ashes series defeat. The pugnacious 37-year-old, who retired from one day cricket after Australia's World Cup triumph earlier this year, kept wickets in 66 tests, scoring 3,266 runs at an average of 32.98 and taking 262 catch-

es with eight stumpings.

"I've had an outstanding career, I've enjoyed every minute, and in the end the decision was not a hard one," Haddin, who played 17 seasons for New South Wales, told a media conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

"Once you've lost that will to get up and do the things you need to do to play for Australia, it's time to walk away. I've had a great run and I couldn't be happier with the way I'm leaving the game."

An assured pair of hands behind the stumps, Haddin's runs were often extremely valuable to his country coming as they did in counter-attacking tailend partnerships.

Haddin, renowned as a talkative, tough competitor, played his last match in the opening test of the recently concluded Ashes series against England in July.

He missed the second test at Lord's to be with his sick daughter and failed to regain his place in the side

from Peter Nevill for the remainder of the series, which England won 3-2.

"I came to the realisation, probably after Lord's, that I'd lost that fight to continue," he said.

"I was all about trying to make myself the best cricketer I could be every time I walked out on the training paddock and I probably lost that hunger from there." With Adam Gilchrist his predecessor, Haddin had to wait until he was 30 until he played his first test against West Indies in 2008.He lost his place in the side in 2012 when he stood down from the tour of West Indies for personal reasons but returned in early 2013.

Appointed vice captain for the home Ashes series against England, he surpassed 50 in six of his eight innings and took 22 catches as Australia won back the urn with a 5-0 sweep. "The 5-0 one was an amazing series, not just the cricket but the whole theatre around the country, how everyone embraced that campaign

and the way we were playing," he said.

"But the highlight for me is the support you get in the good and the bad. The support me and my family have had over the last couple of years from the Australian public is amazing."

Haddin, who will continue to play some domestic Twenty20 cricket, said he had confidence Australia's test future was bright despite the loss of so many experienced players.

"It's an exciting time, I think we can cover all the retirements, we've got a great leader in Steve Smith," he said. "He's going to be a great leader for a long period of time. Australian cricket is always healthy."

A reminder of his fiercely partisan nature came when he paid tribute to his former coaches at New South Wales, Steve Rixon and Trevor Bayliss. "This is going to hurt," he said.

"Trevor's the England coach now and after what he did to us I don't really want to talk about him too much."

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Serena, Djokovic in US open semis

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New YORk, SeptemBeR 9 (IANS): Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows here.

Serena on Tuesday won an emotional quarter-final 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 against her elder sister Venus and stayed alive in her quest for history -- chasing for a 2015 grand slam title sweep, reports Xinhua. Serena was facing her 35-year-old sister Venus for the 27th time, and has won 16 of the meetings; she has taken victory in seven of their last eight.

With the game tied 1-1 at the end of two sets, Serena broke Venus' serve early in the third set to take a 2-0 lead, and then went on to clinch the set 6-3 and with it, the match.

Serena converted three of the six break point opportunities to Venus' two of five, and struck 12 aces and committed five double faults to her sister's eight and one respectively.

Serena also hit 35 winners and 22 unforced errors to Venus' 24 and 15 respectively. When it ended, they met at the net for a hug, with a smiling Venus wrapping both arms around Serena.

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and the best person I know," Serena said in an on-court interview. "It's going against your best friend and at the same time going against the greatest competitor, for me, in women's tennis."

Serena has a chance to win all four Majors in the same season if she can lift a fourth straight title at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.

The last to complete the feat was Steffi Graf in 1988.

The 33-year-old American, with 21 Grand Slam

singles titles, could also level on Graf's career total if she wins a seventh Open trophy. The American next plays Roberta Vinci, heading into that semi-final with a 4-0 record against the Italian including a win last month in Toronto.

Unseeded Vinci advanced 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 over Kristina Mladenovic of France. The 32-year-old Italian showed better fitness over two-and-a-half hours than her French op-

ponent, a decade younger.

Djokovic defeated Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-2) with a perfect tiebreak to end the contest. "Semi-finals of a grand slam is a great achievement and I hope to keep going," said Djokovic.

"I played very consistent, it was just good to go through in four sets."

Djokovic will face holder Marin Cilic, who took a 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 win after four grinding

hours against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. "I was thinking about third and fourth sets.

I didn't play poorly, Jo came up with amazing shots in the critical points, especially on all three match points where he played great points," said Cilic.

"I stuck with my plan and stayed mentally tough and was very difficult day -very demanding, very, very hot, and of course a lot on the line for the match," he added.

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