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Our Correspondent Kohima | September 14

DONER Secretary, Naveen Verma will be visiting Nagaland state on September 15. He is scheduled to visit Kiwi and organic vegetable fields, and the caning factory at Pfutsero in Phek district on September 15. He will also address the NEC meeting at Rhododendron Hall, Nagaland Police Central Officers’ Mess Chumukedima on September 16. Verma is also scheduled to pay a visit Medziphema Agri college and integrated bio village on September 17.

NCD concerned by NFR move over Dimapur railway station DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 14 (MExN): The Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) today expressed concern at the NFR move to place the administrative HQ of Dimapur Railway Station from Lumding to Tinsukia. A press note from the NCD demanded that this proposal be immediately cancelled. It further cautioned failure to cancel this move would compel Naga civil society under the aegis of NCD to take its own course of action “by way of different kinds of agitation which may necessitate to the extent of blocking train service.”

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respecting each other’s language can bring integration: Governor

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Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang, today expressed concern that Nagaland state has more than one lakh educated unemployed youths and an equally high number of uneducated or poorly educated youths.

“The very fact that we have such a large number of educated unemployed youth would indicate that there could be something wrong or inadequate in our education system,” the Chief Minister said.

Addressing the 10th freshers’ social cum-annual day of Unity College and 4th freshers’ socialcum-annual day of Unity College of Teacher Education, Zeliang said true education should equip the students with the right skill, relevant for the present situation, and with the right attitude or mindset towards work.

He said though the youths are the assets of society but if they are not employed or engaged in some constructive activities, they become liability to the society.

“Could it be that we are too engrossed with imparting academic education and neglecting the more crucial aspect of equipping them with practical knowledge and skill required to

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Chief Minister TR Zeliang along with his cabinet colleagues and others after inaugurating the administrative block of Unity College & Unity College of Teacher Education on September 14. (Morung Photo)

face actual life situations?”

Zeliang asked.

He said statistically, the high literacy rate may sound beautiful, but this can “become a burden if our educated youth are unemployed, or cannot support themselves through works.”

The Chief Minister reminded that in today’s fast changing world where competition has reached a level never seen before, the key word for success is excellence and that there is no room for mediocrity.

“One has to study very

hard and secure very good marks. Those who cannot do that should at least be prepared to opt for vocational and skill-oriented courses, and accept nonwhite collared jobs, rather than waste the years and precious resources of parents and guardians,” Zeliang said.

Zeliang also said he was happy to learn that Unity College has been assessed

by NAAC with ‘B’ grade and that in the coming session the college would be offering post graduate course in commerce, thereby be-

coming the first private college in Nagaland to offer a PG degree course.

Earlier, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the Academic Block building while Home minister, Y Patton, inaugurated the girl’s hostel. Chairman, Unity College, N Mhonlumo Ovung, gave the chairman’s report and principal, Unity College, Dr. Sanjay Chabra, presented the academic report. The Chief Minister was accompanied by a host of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.

A press conference was held on September 14 at Raj Bhavan with Governor P B Acharya; Minister for School Education and SCERT, Yitachu and delegates from Nitte University, Mangalore.

During the press conference, Acharya informed that the Nitte University recently opened a department of North East called NAMMMASTE (which stands for Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tripura, East) on 12 August which aims to promote national and emotional integration in the country by introducing the languages of the North East among its students. Currently the university offers four language certificate courses namely Assamese, Mao, Meiteilong and Khasi languages.

“Learning our dialect is a must for national and emotional integration. Student should be aware that education should not only be about earning money or getting rich, but should be about national integration and to make a society a greater place,” said Acharya who also maintained that “we are trying our best to strengthen border areas.” Acharya viewed that respecting each other’s dialects and languages can bring integration among the various communities in the country.

While discussing the education system in the country and Nagaland, Acharya stressed on the art of giving back to society.

Six educational institutions from Nagaland namely College of Nursing, CIHSR, Dimapur ; The Global Open University Nagaland; St. Josephs’ College, Jakhama; Assisi Higher Secondary School, Dima-

pur; Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School, Dimapur and Pranabananda College were also invited to deliberate on entering into MoUs in the future.

Dr. S Ramananda Shetty, Vice Chancellor, Nitte University stated that the idea of introducing language courses was suggested by the Governor PB Acharya during a visit to the University. “North East is not new for the University because of the presence of NE students, but Nagaland is new to us because there are no students from Nagaland,” said Dr. Shetty who also mentioned the disconnect with the NE region due to its distance, where one region is in the extreme North East and the other is in the extreme South West. However connectivity is progressing with the introduction of the NAMMMASTE department.

The University adopts financially poor students from the North East and provides free education as part of its social responsibility. “We have to join and mingle with all parts of our country then only we can say that we are all one and we are all Indians,” added Dr. Shetty.

Dr. M S Mootithaya, Registrar, Nitte University also highlighted the upcoming programs the University plans to take up in its aim to integrate with the North East, such as the recently launched NAMMMASTE Department, student and faculty exchanges to learn academic programs, collaborative research, cultural exchange, and skill development programs for NE students.

Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka was conferred the status of Deemed-tobe-University in 2008 and currently comprises of five colleges mostly focused on medical science and health.

CNC proclaims Sept 4 as ‘National foundation of naga movement Workers’ Prayer and Fasting Day’ cannot be altered, says nscn (r) DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 14 (MExN): The Council of Nagalim Churches (CNC) has proclaimed September 24 as ‘National Workers’ Fasting and Prayer Day.’ A press note from the CNC asked all national workers to take this announcement seriously and join in the programme leaving aside all duties.”

It requested all CAOs/ Pos to gather their respective regional workers and conduct programmes in

their respective places.

It also asked Army Unit Commanders to organise programmes in their respective units. “All authorities who are living in Dimapur, Peren and Karbi Anglong districts are requested to come up to Hebron to attend at CHQ/ GHQ Church,” the CNC informed.

The CNC prayed that God would “help every NSCN member repent and renounce the path of sin.” While appreciat-

ing the “noble sacrifices” made by the national workers, the CNC however added that “many of us are no longer true to the noble cause of the Nagas.”

“Many of us have gone too far for earthly pleasure and gain. Many of us have gone astray from the cause,” it lamented.

The CNC expressed hope that the National Workers’ Fasting and Prayer Day would help in “seeking God’s forgiveness.”

DIMAPUR, SEPTEM- come the part of its move- alternative platform for the work.”

Lamenting that “even BER 14 (MExN): The ment, nothing new can be Nagas and therefore, the NSCN (R) today stated added and no deletion of Naga peoples should keep the leaders of NSCN (R) hope on its leaderships have been attacked and that the foundation of the any part of it...”

It further lamented that who may be young but accused of being hand in Naga National movement laid down as early as 1918 “...some other Naga Politi- ready to take up any chal- gloves with NSCN (IM) through a small but es- cal Groups always try their lenges to defend the Naga in framework issue,” it however clarified that the tablished Naga Club “can best to condemn Naga political rights.”

Regarding the Frame- NSCN (R) leaders “only never be altered by any ac- revolution (NSCN R), saycords without sovereignty ing it has no vision and fu- work Agreement between appreciated when the said because the future of the ture but in reality they are the NSCN (IM) and the agreement was signed.”

It further stated that the Nagas cannot be totally just human beings with- Government of India, determined by the present out dream and who can- the NSCN (R) said that NSCN (R) would “stand movement unless the orig- not explain who they are in the NSCN (IM) leaders with the Naga peoples. inal dream of Naga Sover- Naga Political movement were expected to “con- As stated in so many ocwhereas, the NSCN (R) will sult with the leaders of casions, it will support eignty is achieved.”

A press note from the go to any extent in Naga the other NPGs for future the Naga solution but not NSCN (R) said that the sovereignty issue without programmes with open factional deal and its outNaga movement is “not compromising historical hearts but they failed to comes whatsoever, befor anything other than and political rights of the build the confidence of cause the issue itself is not the other NPG leaders a factional issue and theresovereignty.” It asserted Nagas.”

It claimed that the which has created hue and fore, solution will have to that the NSCN (R) “shared that under the direction the same ideology and be- NSCN (R) “will provide an cry against the said frame- be a Naga solution.” of the Supreme Court, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has given free hand to conduct its own exam in all the respective states of India, and added that “the Our Correspondent shire, large black, saddle black, large and identifying the right breed(s) for department’s claim to adwhite Yorkshire, Ghungroo, indig- Nagaland are very much required.

Kohima | September 14 here to the MCI rules is no enous non- descript etc.

This can rightly contribute in framing doubt a joke…”

These breeds/crossbreeds have a breeding policy for the state.

The Nagaland Department of Animal The six student bodies Husbandry & Veterinary Services re- been developed without following Aimed at improving the generic appealed to all the ‘back- cently came out with the Nagaland any systematic and scientific breed- trait of the existing swine populaward tribes’ of Nagaland Pig Breeding Policy. This Policy is the ing programme. tion of the state in the interest of the to “join hands in voicing first of its kind in India.

A study conducted by the Inter- common farmers’ economic sustainout for your rights least The objective of this policy is to national Livestock Research Institute ability through piggery; the state’s deyour silence will be mis- improve productivity through ge- (ILRI), as part of Tata Trusts support- partment of veterinary & animal husunderstood in the future.” netic upgradation of the existing pig ed piggery development programme bandry developed the Nagaland Pig They stated that the poor population of the state; maintain found that these crossbred pigs in Breeding Policy. students’ hailing from pure germ plasm of exotic breeds to Nagaland do not perform well even Pigs reared in villages are of mixed ‘backward tribes’ of Na- meet the requirement of the state; under optimum feed situations. It breed and pure breeds are almost galand should no way re- conserve indigenous germ plasm, means that there is paucity of infor- impossible to locate. Villagers buy main a mute spectator on ensure that the breeds propagated mation about the genetic potential piglets locally. Households in the vilthe ongoing issue. ‘We are are adapted to local climatic condi- of available breeds/cross breeds (to lages find it difficult to provide feed backward because we are tions and emerging climatic chal- perform) and the feeding and man- due to which pig rearing is confined being suppressed and ac- lenges and strengthen support agement systems that are required to backyard activity with 1-2 pigs. cordingly the state govern- mechanism particularly feed, hous- to support and extract best potential Pigs are slaughtered by the housement might be preparing ing and health care. productive and reproductive perfor- holds itself for self-consumption, for benefits & privileges of The policy promulgated may mance from the existing pig popula- mostly during festivals. Sales are rare the backward tribes of Na- vary according to locations in the tion. and take place only to meet financial galand in their vision docu- state considering availability of fee The policy stated that to address exigencies. Excess pork is sold at the ment 2030,’ they added. resources, farmers’ preference, de- the above issue and to develop pig rate of Rs. 150-180 per kg among the They meanwhile asked mand, climate, altitude and so on. breeds/cross breeds that are appro- villagers by the households directly. the state cabinet to conThe state pig population as per the Various studies conducted in Na- priate, adaptable and productive in sider the plea of the ENCSU galand reported that pigs currently the small holder context in Naga- XIXth Livestock Census 2012 stands “so as to safeguard the in- available in the state are the result of land, a scientific way of accessing the 5, 03, 688 of which 75.59% terest of the poor backward haphazard breeding within and be- profile of existing breeds, correlating (3,80,719) are crossbreds and students of Nagaland.” tween various breeds such as Hamp- them with production performance 24.41% ( 1, 22, 969) are indigenous.

ENCSU stand on NSEE results receive support

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DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 14 (MExN): Six apex eastern student bodies have expressed support to the Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union’s (ENCSU) stand against what it terms is the “manipulative deprivation inflicted upon the poor backward and unprivileged students of Nagaland in the recent declared NSEE II exam 2016.”

The six student bodies include the Konyak Students’ Union, Confederation of Chang Students’ Union, Khiamniungan Students Union, Yimchunger Akhiru Arihako, Phom Students’ Conference and the United Sangtam Students’ Conference.

A joint statement from the six organizations stated that the ENCSU is demanding “only for its due but deprived share seats and nothing beyond and the same should not be conceptualized on a negative footing…”

They reminded the department to understand that the MCI guideline “has mentioned nothing on the reservation but the utmost design of the department

that had even reduced the reservation Percentage from 37% to 15%.”

The student bodies said that the department has “totally and intentionally failed to adhere the government notification vide Notification No.RCBT-5/87 (Pt-II) dated 4th September, 2015 where the question of the age old parasite of the de-reservation system was rooted out once and for all.”

They cautioned that such “manipulative and instigative attitude of the department will not be tolerated at any cost.” The student bodies asked the department to “totally abstain from making/ preparing manipulative rules every minute so as to counter back upon the aggrieved people.” They also questioned the state government whether “all the Government rules and notification implemented and applicable only for the backward tribes?”

Stating that the department claims to have adhered to two sets of rules, the student bodies said that “such attitude of claim

in itself is simply pouring out its rotten lungs with rusted minds.” “It may be noted that the State selection board had been fully authorized and endorsed upon for the selection of the candidates and hence they should be held fully responsible for such manipulative deprivation. It is surprising to know that the Department had followed both the State rules and the MCI rules where the issue of manipulation was given birth today. The Federation also questions the viability in following two sets of rules on one exercise,” they said.

The student bodies further questioned the popping up of “additional seats” after the declaration of the results, and questioned as to why the department is reluctant to allocate/accommodate those 9 additional seats to the deserving candidates?

“Those individuals heading the chairs in the department should dictate on the availed future of the poor and deserving students,” they said.

They further stated

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No vacancies should be filled up except through NPSC: CS

AHoDs and HoDs meeting deliberates on NPSC, deduction of NPS, Service Rules and Office Memorandum

Kohima, September 14 (Dipr): The monthly AHoDs and HoDs meeting was held on September 14 at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima. Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kumar IAS chaired the programme.

The House discussed on the instructions of P&AR Department on ban of contract appointments, requisitions to NPSC and revised Rules of Executive Business. The Chief Secretary said no vacancies should be filled up except through NPSC, he asked the departments to calculate the vacancies for one year in advance and requisition the posts to NPSC. He also mentioned that the civil service aspirants have met him twice and complained about the lack of posts in NPSC exam 2016. Pankaj also said there are changes in the system and the de-

Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kumar IAS releases the SIRD Souvenir Book during the monthly AHoDs and HoDs meeting held on September 14 at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima. (DIPR Photo)

partments have to abide by it. The Departments which have not requisitioned any post for 2016 NPSC exam were made to give reasons during the meeting.

Chief Secretary reiterated on the deduction of NPS for all the state government employees on time since there is penalty for late payment. Secretary LRD, Kikheto Sema IAS highlighted on the problems that could crop up in NPS system in the near future to which Chief Secretary recommended for the review of benefits and problems of

NPS system. On cooperate Social Responsibility, Pankaj Kumar emphasized on the need to get ready with the list of companies and co-operations which will fall under CSR. Pankaj Kumar asked all the Departments to set up SVEEP Cell

by October.

In regard to Planning and Finance Departments issues, Secretary LRD, Kikheto IAS suggested the need to pass the salary component of all the centrally sponsored schemes at the earliest and he also recommended the need

to stop the creation of new Department and Demands in order to avoid financial problems later.

The meeting also deliberated on Service Rules and Office Memorandum in case conflict arises. Chief Secretary said Departmental Service Rules contains specific criteria and details however Office Memorandum contains the general principles therefore the Departments should compare and if any differences arises it should approach P&AR. The Chief Secretary also urged the AHoDs and

WoKha, September 14 (Dipr): Combined District Development CoOrdination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) programme was held on September 13 at the Hammock Resort, Wokha, with Neiphiu Rio, MP, Lok Sabha and Chairman DISHA presiding over the programme which was attended by heads of offices, officers and their staff from Wokha and Mokokchung districts.

During the programme, presentations of departmental profiles were given by Rural Development, Land Resources, Social welfare Department, Swach Bharat Mission (Urban/Rural Local Bodies), NHM (Medical Department), SSA MDM (Education Department) and Agriculture Department along with paper presentations in order to highlight their activities.

Achievements of the above mentioned departments, their potentials, grievances and requirements were deliberated at length thereon.

Addressing the gathering, Rio said that as officers of departments and leaders of the people in different capacities as NGOs and frontal organisations, their good offices and leadership abilities must be put to use for development and progress for all. The various developmental programmes which comes for the people, both at the rural and urban levels under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be implemented wisely and with transparency in order to achieve the real purpose, he added.

During the interactive discussion and review of departmental performances within the two districts, Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung Sushil Kumar Patel, IAS, stressed

on the need to have Aadhar Card by the citizens observing that though it may not seem to be very strictly required now, it may become a compulsory matter in the near future.

MLA Thomas Ngullie, who also spoke in the programme, encouraged the members present to think analytically as capable officers and leaders who have roles to perform in the implementation process, whether some of the central government's schemes and projects that come to the state are conducive to our prevailing condition or not and whether we need to adopt policies favourable for successful implementation to benefit the people. He also appealed to the officers, public leaders and the elders to work together for the noble cause of uplifting the people.

While commending on queries in regard to departmental functions and work executions, Parliamentary Secretary for Labour & Employment, Skill Development and Borders Affairs, Mhonlumo Kikon observed that the officers should be well versed with their respective departments at any given time or situation. Advisor Treasuries and Accounts, Relief and Rehabilitation, DR.T.M Lotha and MLA Imkong L. Imchen also attended the programme.

Deputy Commissioner Wokha and Member Secretary, DISHA, Wezope Kenye gave welcome address and vote of thanks was delivered by Sushil Kumar Patel IAS Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung and Member Secretary DISHA. Besides the officers of departments, elders, public leaders, NGOs and leaders of frontal organisations from Wokha and Mokokchung attended the programme.

Hukavi Zhimomi along with officials during the inauguration of water supply project at North Point, Zunheboto held on September 14. (DIPR Photo)

Zunheboto, September 14 (Dipr): Parliamentary Secretary, Jail, Science and Technology, S. Hukavi Zhimomi inaugurated water supply project at North Point, Zunheboto on September 14.

Speaking at the inaugural function, the Parliamentary Secretary thanked Minister, PHED, Tokheho Yepthomi for the initiative in making the project a reality. Hukavi

said with the new water supply, the problem of water scarcity in Zunheboto town will be reduced.

The Parliamentary Secretary also thanked Executive Engineer, PHED, Er. Kitoshe Aye for being supportive and initiating the project and Executive Engineer, Power, Er. Atoho Achumi for electrification.

EE, PHED, Er. Kitoshe said that the new water

supply project has a capacity of 1.40 lakhs litres per day during monsoon and 1 lakh litres per day during winter.

The project was dedicated by Executive Secretary, SBAK (NM), Rev. Hukugha Zhimo. Parliamentary Secretary was accompanied by DC, T.Roy, SP, Krodi Rhetso, SDO(C), Holohon, heads of offices, GBs, Sumi Hoho officials and well- wishers.

Disability medical assessment camp in Kiphire

September 15 is Engineer’s Day

Kiphire, September 14 (mexn): A disability medical assessment camp was conducted by Department of Social Welfare with assistance from medical officers of CMO Office at District Hospital on September 13.

Kiphire CMO Office, District Media Officer, Imnasenla Pongener in a press release stated that with the task of implementing programmes aimed at the upliftment of the vulnerable and weaker section, the camp was conducted to assess the disabled and proNagaland Home Minister Y Patton inaugurated the girl’s hostel of Unity College & Unity Col- vide certificates and idenlege of Teacher Education on September 14. Also seen in the picture are Minister for Agricul- tity card after examination ture, Dr. Benjongliba Ao, and Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs and Economics of their impairment. & Statistics, R Tohanba. (Morung Photo) Z. Tsangkhuchu, CDPO

DISHA programme conducted at Wokha

HoDs to take action on those government servants who defaulted on loan payments since it is against the integrity and accountability of a government servant. The meeting also discussed on the possibility of cooperation department to operate various central schemes like MGNREGA. Suggestions were made for the Cooperation department to first gain people’s trust however there was consensuses that Cooperative banks can play an effective role in the rural areas since major banks often fail to operate in rural areas.

Earlier, the meeting started with review of minutes of the previous meeting like the usage of Biometric Attendance System in the Secretariat and Departments, online payment of electricity bills in Kohima and Dimapur. PHED informed that online payment of water bill has been introduced in Kohima and Dimapur is also expected to have the facility by early part of 2017.

During the meeting, the Chief Secretary released the SIRD Souvenir Book and revised Rules of Executive Business was also distributed.

Water supply project at Zunheboto inaugurated

Medical officers examining a patient during the disability medical assessment camp conducted by Department of Social Welfare with assistance from medical officers of CMO Office at District Hospital on September 13.

said that disabilities were prevalent among the middle aged groups and there are 209 present beneficiaries in Kiphire district.

149 differently abled persons with multiple disabilities were examined.

Dr. Rebecca Y Sema, Dr. Khelito Zhimomi and Dr.

Keviyani examined the patients and assessed the percentage of their disabilities for issuance of disability certificate.

EA Start-Up Award presented to four BEST performers

Trainees of the Basic Entrepreneurial Skills Training programme Wave 6 with others during the commencement day held on September 14.

Kohima, September 14 (mexn): Entrepreneurs Associates (EA) held its commencement day on September 14 for the trainees of the Basic Entrepreneurial Skills Training (BEST) programme Wave 6 at the EA Training and Research Centre in Kohima.

The training was conducted from July 20 to September 13.

Shiroi Shaiza, Program Manager, EA presented the EA Start-Up Awards to the 4 BEST performers whose business proposals were awarded with an interest free start-up capital.

The excellence award was bagged by four trainees namely Alno Kennao for “Alno Craft Studio”, Lhuvitso Nagi for the “Backyard Farm”, Megoseto Punyii for

ANGPTA Phek Unit formed

pheK, September 14 (mexn): The executives of the three associations of Phek Distinct including ANGPTA (All Nagaland Graduate Primary Teacher Association), SSAPT (SSA Primary Teacher Association) and NGPTA (Nagaland Government Primary teacher Association) had a joint sitting at Lanyezho on September 9 and formed an association by merging all the three associations under the nomenclature of ANGPTA (All Nagaland Government Primary Teacher Association).

The ANGPTA Phek Unit in a press release informed that the Association has unanimously resolved to support the ANGPTA Central Body and its representations advanced to the Department of School Education to validate the demand and endorsed with the proposed demand at the earliest to accommo-

“Lucky Twist Takeway” and Hathou Nokhio Lam for the “Dumpling Inn”. All the trainees were also awarded graduating certificates including incentives earned during the course of the training.

Neingulie Nakhro, Managing Director Unitex was invited as a special guest during the programme. While exhorting

the trainees, he urged them not to give things a chance and work to learn. He shared some of his experiences and urged the trainees to continue to strive and work hard. He challenged the young minds to work with discipline, not to work in excess but when you work give all you have.

Certificates with the cash incentives earned during the training were handed over to all the participants

by Neingulie Nakhro. Susan James, Lead Trainer, Entrepreneurs Associates stressed on the importance of having a goal in life and encouraged them to have a purpose, maintain a strong commitment and look out for opportunities.

The programme also saw Thejazevi Riirhia, Coordinator BEST, giving a summary of the training. A

special song was presented by the trainees and they also expressed their gratitude to EA and shared their most valued experiences and learning through the training. The programme was chaired by Imsusenla Imsong which started with an invocation prayer from Neiketonuo and concluded with a vote of thanks from Khriethonuo Tungoe.

The commencement programme was attended not only by the trainees and staff of EA but also by the family members and well wishers.

According to a press release, the BEST is a programme, which facilitates learning basics of start-up entrepreneurial ventures for aspiring entrepreneurs and is held year round. It is an EA initiative and supported by the Tata Trust, Mumbai.

Dimapur, September 14 (mexn): September 15 is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India to commemorate the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, “the great engineer and wonderful statesmen.”

Bringing greeting on the occasion, Federation Of Nagaland State Engineering Services Associations (FONSESA) President, Er R Temsutemjen said, “As engineers, the challenges that we face today are manifold. Across the globe, the demand for skilled manpower has increased tremendously especially in the engineering sector.

To meet these challenges, there is an urgent need for training and skilled upgradation. It is therefore very important to put more emphasis on skill development initiatives amongst the engineering fraternity.”

He stated that engineers play a major role for development of many key sectors – Road & Transportation, Building and Construction, power, Public health etc. “We are a group of professionals on whom a lot of things depend on how progress can be achieved.

The Government and the people today expect a lot of contribution and effort from the engineers for overall development of the State,” the Engineer said while adding “all these can only be achieved, only if we work hard with full measure of devotion and determination.” In conclusion, he called upon the engineers to dedicate towards working tirelessly for the up-liftment of our fellow citizens.

date justice to streamline with other departments.

While stating that “It is unfortunate that Primary Teachers are being discriminated and overlooked for such a long time” the Unit requests every right thinking individuals to support and share the solidarity of the deserved ANGPTA demand.

The Association will be initiating for collection of data and membership fee of Rs. 200/- from every Primary Teacher for the session 2016 – 2017. The officials request all the respective Primary Teachers to cooperate in this regard.

For further information contact Nusuhzo (Under SDEO Phek) @ 8974995368; Chukutho (Under SDEO Meluri) @ 8974321393; Vesezo (Under SDEO Chozuba) @ 8732893317 and Zachupa (Under SDEO Pfutsero) Nagaland Governor PB Acharya and others with the GBs of Phek village (top) and with GBs of Lozaphuhu (bottom) after @ 9436811922. presenting them red blanket during his visit to Phek village on September 13. (Morung Photo/Chizokho Vero)

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No-trust move against M'laya govt admitted

Shillong, September 14 (iAnS): An opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against the Mukul Sangma-led Congress government was admitted in the Meghalaya Assembly on Wednesday for its "failure on all fronts".

Speaker Abu Taher Mondal said the censure motion will to be taken up on Thursday after 12 noon.

On Monday, three opposition legislators -- James Sangma of National People's Party, Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit of the Hill State People's Democratic Party and Jemino Mawthoh of the United Democratic Party -- had served notice for moving the no-confidence motion against the ruling Congress-led

Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government.

Mondal admitted the no-confidence motion after 14 opposition members -- comprising eight United Democratic Party legislators, four Hill State People's Democratic Party legislators and two National People's Party legislators -- supported the censure move.

Interestingly, two opposition independent legislators Saleng Sangma and John Leslee K. Sangma were conspicuous by their absence.

However, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma termed the no-trust move brought by the opposition as "nothing new" to his government.

"This is not the first time that this government

is confronted by such situation. The no-confidence motion against my government is also an indication that we are yet to get out of the symptom inflicted by political instability that the state in the past years has been confronted with," he told journalists.

However, the Chief Minister said there are many priorities for both the ruling alliance and the opposition to focus upon.

"I leave to the wisdom of the opposition whether it is appropriate for them to take up issues in the House through no-confidence motion," Sangma said.

When asked if the noconfidence motion sponsored by the opposition was influenced by members

from the treasury benches in the backdrop of the rebellion against him, Sangma said: "My job is to ensure that the whole MUA stands united in its response to all issues raised by the opposition. How we do it and how we handle everybody is an internal exercise."

Asked whether he foresaw that the 11 Independent legislators, who are supporting his government, would cross-vote, Sangma said: "I do not doubt their (Independents) commitment in supporting the government." However, Opposition leader Donkupar Roy said the no-confidence motion against the government was inspired by the rebel Congress legislators, who have been up in arms

against the Chief Minister.

"If they (rebel Congress legislators) come out openly in support of the motion, I am sure this government is gone," Roy told IANS. Admitting that there have been differences within the Congress party, veteran Congress legislator Salseng C. Marak, however, said: "The leadership issue cannot be discussed in the House as it is an internal matter of the Congress party."

Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee chief D.D. Lapang, who is also a sitting MLA, said the Congress legislature party and MUA legislature party have already issued a three-line whip directing all the members of the ruling coalition to ensure that they stand

united against the no-confidence motion and the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Mondal.

Mondal had set the date for taking up the resolution seeking his removal as September 16. In the 60-member assembly, the ruling Meghalaya United Alliance comprises 30 Congress members, two from the Nationalist Congress Party and 11 Independents.

The opposition MPF comprises eight United Democratic Party legislators and two from the Nationalist People's Party.

The opposition Hill State People's Democratic Party, which has four members, and two Independents are not part of the Meghalaya People's Front.

1913 rhino BJP will win Manipur election, says Shah horns examined

imphAl, September 14 (iAnS): The Congress is bound to lose the Manipur assembly election and the BJP is sure to take power, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah said on Wednesday.

Addressing a meeting at Hafta Kangjeibung here, Shah said: "The non-performing and corrupt Congress government has to go.

From the huge gathering here, I am confident there will be a BJP government in the state."

Accompanying Shah to Imphal were HRD Minister Prakash Javedkar and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Bishwa Sarma. Assembly elections are due in

Manipur early next year.

There was no sign of development in Manipur although there was no shortage of funds, the BJP leader asserted.

"The CAG has established that the Manipur government cannot produce utilisation certificate for Rs 5,000 crore," he said.

"As and when people start asking questions about this looted amount, the Congress shall not be able to face even the elections."

Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said even before taking office, that the northeast should get special attention.

"Modi's directive is that

a central minister should visit the northeast region every 15 days. This is to ensure speedy development of the backward region."

The entire northeastern region is to be brought on the rail map, Shah added.

"The road connectivity is being extended to Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries."

Sarma compared Manipur's Chief Minister Okram Ibobi to former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.

Javedkar added: "Developmental funds have gone into private pockets."

During his two-day stay, Shah and his team are expected to chalk out a strategy to wrest power in 2017.

Meghalaya Governor gets additional charge of Arunachal itAnAgAr, September 14 (iAnS): Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan was on Wednesday sworn in as acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh at the Raj Bhavan here.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his council of ministers, members of the state assembly, former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin and senior officers were present when Shanmuganathan was administered the oath of office.

Shanmuganathan was given the additional charge after Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was removed from the gubernatorial post by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday after he (Rajkhowa) refused to step down.

The swearing-in was followed by presentation of a guard of honour by the Arunachal Pradesh Police.

Rajkhowa, a former IAS officer of the Assam cadre, was appointed Governor of the border state on May 12, 2015, by the National Democratic Alliance government.

Rajkhowa had told the media in September that he has been asked to put in his

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Weapons recovered from Dimapur bound truck

imphAl, September 14 (nnn): Troops of Maram Battalion under the aegis of Senapati Brigade of Red Shield Division recovered one AK-47 Rifle and two pistols, well concealed in a wooden box, while carrying out search of a truck moving from Imphal to Dimapur with registration No NL-01K1180, claimed a PIB, Defence Wing. The incident happened on September 12 near Karong village along NH-2 in Senapati district. According to the PIB, the driver, co-driver, and the helper, moving with the truck were identified as Rajkumar Tati, 32 years, Sonar Singh Basumatary, 40 years, and Swapan Rai, 27 years, all residents of Bokajan, Assam. The recoveries along with the driver and copassengers of the truck have been handed over to Senapati Police Station for further action, it added.

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papers on health grounds but he will not do so as he was fully fit.

A former Chief Secretary of Assam, Rajkhowa had sparked a row by his decision to advance the Arunachal Pradesh assembly session from January 14, 2016, to December 16, 2015, to conduct the floor test of the then Nabam Tuki government.

The Congress government had resisted the holding of the session on the assembly premises, following which it was held at a community hall and attended by rebel Congress MLAs, besides two Independents and BJP MLAs.

However, the Supreme Court in July 2016 directed status quo ante as it existed on December 15, 2015, restoring the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh.

The court quashed Rajkhowa's decision to advance the assembly session by a month and said the Governor "cannot interfere in the activities of the assembly".

The court quashed the President's Rule imposed in Arunachal Pradesh and all decisions taken by Governor Rajkhowa that led to the formation of a new government led by a breakaway faction of the Congress.

itAnAgAr, September 14 (pti): As an interim arrangement, the Union Rural Development Ministry has relaxed norms for Arunachal Pradesh in regard to payment of wages and non-wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act. After the state government's request, the ministry relaxed the norms for payment of wages and non-wages under MGNREGA through bank and post office accounts to the wage earners where outreach bank and postal service is inadequate, state RD Commissioner Indra Mallo said in a release here today. "The payment of wages and non-wages under MGNREGA to the job card holders can be made in cash by considering constituting a payment committee (PC) at each gram panchayat," he said.

The payment committee should comprise of gram panchayat president and chairman, gram panchayat member of concerned villages, two women self help group members wherever available, traditional tribal head gaon burahs, minimum three MGNREGA workers, including a woman member of the concerned gram panchayat.

Videography of the cash payment proceedings should also be made, Mallo said.

The district DC should constitute the payment committee, she said adding, arrangement for cash payment to the job card holders is an interim arrangement till proper banking and postal arrangement are established.

Tripura parties to push demands to empower tribals

AgArtAlA, September 14 (iAnS): Seventeen months ahead of crucial assembly polls in Left-ruled Tripura, political parties, especially tribal-based parties, have stepped up their actions to push their demands including for a separate state.

Two tribal-based political parties -- Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) and Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) - would organise "Delhi Abhiyan" (march to Delhi) to press their demands to the central government.

"A five-member team of IPFT would leave here for New Delhi on Thursday to meet union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram and others to pursue our long pending demands," IPFT President Narendra Chandra Debbarma said

on Wednesday.

He said: "We would apprise the union Home Minister about the August 23 incident in Agartala. The indigenous tribal people are deprived in Tripura. They need more empowerment."

IPFT's acting general secretary Maybar Kumar Jamatia would lead the team for the "Delhi Abhiyan" and submit a memorandum containing their demands to the union ministers.

In the ethnic trouble, at least 24 people, including five policemen, were injured and 17 vehicles badly damaged on August 23 in Agartala after activists of IPFT took out a rally demanding a separate state.

Both the INPT and IPFT have been demanding more power to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), a constitutional

elected body, introduction of inner-line permit in Tripura to protect the tribals, recognition of tribal language - Kokborok - in the 8th Schedule of the Constitutions, reservation of 50 per cent seats for the tribals in the 60-member Tripura assembly.

The IPFT has been agitating for the creation of a separate state, carved out by upgrading the TTAADC area. The TTAADC was formed in 1987 under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to protect and safeguard the political, economic and cultural interests of the tribals.

The politically important council constitute two third of Tripura's 10,491 sq.km area.

The INPT, which opposes the separate state demand, would organise a six-hours sit-in-demonstra-

tion in Delhi and meet the central ministers in the first week of December.

"We would highlight our demands during our "New Delhi Abhiyan". We have taken this decision at our central working committee meeting held here on Tuesday," INPT spokesman Srota Ranjan Khisa said on Wednesday.

He said that the INPT would organise a mass campaign during the next two months in support of its demands across the state. The INPT would hold a meeting with its four frontal organisation leaders on September 22 to make successful the upcoming party programme.

In Tripura politics, tribals and tribes-based political parties play a vital role as 20 seats in the 60-member Tripura assembly are reserved for the tribals, who

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Political analyst Tapas Dey said that though almost all political parties, including the ruling CPI-M (Communist Party of IndiaMarxist), CPI (Communist Party of India), opposition Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress strongly opposed the IPFT's separate state demand, the tribal party has gained base among the tribals spearheading the demand.

"Except the CPI-M, all other opposition political parties have to forge electoral alliance with either INPT or IPFT to get the tribal reserved seats in the Tripura assembly. That's why the political parties have maintained a close rapport with them and other tribal parties," Dey told IANS.

bArpetA, September 14 (pti): A total of 1,913 of the 2,018 rhino horns stored in various treasuries of Assam have been examined so far by a panel which completed the checking of Barpeta treasury today.

The with Rhino Verification Committee (RVC) has examined rhino horns in Golaghat (1193), Tezpur (56), Mangaldoi (59), Nagaon(550), Morigaon (22) and Barpeta (22), according to an official statement.

The condition of rhino horns in Barpeta treasury is not good as dampness from the old treasury building has damaged most of them, it said. Three of the horns are in soiled condition and their composition could not be ascertained by the Forensic Science Laboratory test and therefore their samples were sent for DNA testing, it added.

The committee will check Guwahati treasury containing 99 rhino horns tomorrow, the statement said, adding that the Barpeta treasury contains horns from Manas Wildlife Sanctuary. In Tezpur, a box stated to contain three rhino horns have not yet been checked due to its missing key and Nalbari treasury has one rhino horn.

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Indefinite parking of money in schemes impedes growth: Jaitley

New DelhI, SepteMBer 14 (ptI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said government money cannot be indefinitely parked in schemes as it leads to inefficiencies and impedes growth.

Speaking at the inauguration of a webportal for pensioners, he said release of government money should be calibrated with utilisation and it cannot be allowed to lie idle with states.

“You cannot have indefinite parking of government money at various ends because that itself not only leads to inefficiency, but also leads to impediment to growth,” he said.

The Public Financial Management System (PFMS), also known as Central Plan Scheme Monitoring System (CPSMS), tracks the fund disbursement and ensures that state treasuries are inte-

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivers remarks at the Peterson Institute for International Economics April 16, 2015, in Washington, DC. (AFP File Photo)

grated with Centre to ensure as and when money is required.

“Each one of the technological advancements that you have made in PFMS which predominantly deals with the expenditure of the government under the central sector schemes all over the country and states, inte-

grating the two so that we are able to trace out and track the money that is meant for a particular purpose is being spent for that purpose,” he said.

The web portal for pensioners, launched by Jaitley today, will serve as a onestop destination for providing information and speedy redressal of grievances.

The portal was launched alongside the inauguration of the ‘Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan’ - the new official premises of the Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA).

Jaitley said serving the pensioners with the web portal is an extremely important initiative. “Nobody

should be harassed, least of all pensioners because they are mostly senior citizens.”

“And they need that resource and their life depends on that resource. So any delay or red tapism can actually cause a lot of harassment if not destitution.

“And therefore, being able to trace out sitting at one’s home on your own mobile phone, I think is a great facility which is being provided to the pensioners. And I am sure with this advancement it will be a giant step in serving that segment,” he said.

The Web Responsive Pensioner’s Service Portal, developed by the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), will provide a onestop solution for pensioners to access information relating to status of pension cases, and pension payments processed by the Central Ministries/Departments and the banks.

Controller General of accounts M J Joseph said as per the PFMS roadmap, Centre has identified 9 states in first phase with whom data exchange has already started.

In the second phase, 15 more states will be added for integration and the aim is to integrate all the states

by March 2017.

“The idea is to identify where money is lying idle in banks to ensure its efficient utilisation,” Joseph told reporters.

When asked about West Bengal opposing integration of its treasury with the Centre, Joseph said the Expenditure Department has written back to the state requesting them to reconsider.

“We are not concerned about state schemes, we are only concerned about central schemes and how funds are being used,” he said.

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Potato, a daily consumable veg- New DelhI, SepteMBer 14 a two-year high of 3.74% in August surplus in nine years tomainly on account of uptick in prices etable, saw the price rise during the (BS): Swedish auto major Volvo toMUMBAI, SepteMBer 14 (reUterS): India is likely to post its first current account surplus in nine years in the latest quarter, which should bolster the rupee though it is not a good sign for the economy as it reflects weak investment demand at home and subdued exports, analysts said. Forecasts given by investment houses’ research notes and from analysts that Reuters spoke to showed expectations centering on a surplus of $4 billion, or 0.8 % of GDP, in April-June quarter.

That compared with a deficit of $6.2 billion, equivalent to 1.2 % of GDP, in the same quarter a year ago. And, if the forecasts prove correct it will be the first surplus since January-March 2007, though India is unlikely to keep the surpluses coming. For the full year ending in March 2017, India is likely to post a deficit even lower than last year’s 1.1% of GDP, as foreign investment inflows remain steady - and that should be broadly supportive for the rupee.

Analysts have revised down their forecasts for the 2016/17 deficit to below 1.0 percent from earlier projections of between 1.2-1.5 %. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to release the June quarter data this month. For a developing economy like India slow import growth is a negative sign, as it reflects weak investment demand because Indian firms need to buy capital goods and machinery from abroad.

That weakness in the economy, analysts say, could persuade the RBI to keep liquidity easy for now. The RBI is also unlikely to let the rupee strengthen too much, and any central bank action to take dollars out of the market will add to rupee liquidity. “The improvement in current account deficit is definitely positive for the rupee...” said A Prasanna, economist at ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Ltd. “But it is not a cause for celebration, so far as the RBI is concerned, as it is a reflection of weak investment demand which is impacting the pick up in imports.” Trade data released last month showed imports fell 16.33% to $114 billion in the four months through July thanks to lower gold and oil import bills, while exports fell 3.62% to $87 billion.

of pulses and some manufactured items, prompting the industry to step up its demand for structural reforms to deal with the price situation.

Experts, however, attributed the rise in WPI inflation during the month to low base effect saying it was (-) 5.06 per cent in August 2015. The wholesale price-based inflation, reflecting the annual rate of price rise, in July stood at 3.55%.

WPI inflation, which was in the negative zone from November 2014 to March 2016, has been on an upward trend for 7th straight month.

The earlier high in WPI inflation was recorded at 3.74% in August 2014.

However, overall, the food inflation basket showed some moderation with inflation at 8.23% in August, against 11.82% in July as vegetable prices cooled. Inflation in vegetables came down to 0.17% in August, from a spike of 28.05% in July.

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The rate of inflation in sugar was at 35.36% and that for fruits rose by 13.91% during the month.

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More sensitization on harmful effects of tobacco to be held in Kohima Kohima, September 14 (Dipr): The Kohima District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC) on Tobacco Control held its quarterly meeting at DC’s conference hall here on September 14.

On the distribution of Ambassador Card on Smoke Free City to tobacco free schools and institutes, the meeting decided that the card will be distributed depending on the enrollment of students in each institute with proper guideline and action plan for further implementation. It was also decided that further sensitization programme for police personnel will be carried out in more police headquarters in the following months.

The meeting further decided to involve the trained enforcement volunteers from Kohima Village Youth Organisation in the Enforcement Team during the shop checking exercise whenever it is carried out and that the Enforcement Team should conduct the checking once in a month.

Meanwhile, KMC Administrator, Kovi Meyase

Tuimei villagers to use only genuine registered SIM cards

mon, September 14 (mexn): The public of Tuimei village have decided to use genuine registered SIM cards only and also seek for a Customer Service Point (CSP) from appropriate authority, according to a press release. This decision was made during a financial literacy camp (FLC) held in the village on September 11, organized by Lead Bank Manager, Mon district and supported under FIF managed by NABARD. Rajuselie Lhousa, DPC (FI), NSRLM, spoke as resource person during the Representatives of institutes which received the Tobacco Free School Certificate with programme. He explained that FLC is to guide peoDLCC members on September 14. ple in all aspects of money suggested sensitization and wished him greater School, Northfield School, programme on the harmful awards in future. He also Model Higher Secondeffects of tobacco for all the stated that this felicitation ary School, Ministers’ Hill 19 Wards under Kohima was made as an apprecia- Baptist Higher Secondary Municipal Council (KMC). tion for his efforts in imple- School, Little Flower HighIn this regard, the members menting the activities of to- er Secondary School, and p e r e n, S e p t e m agreed to organize it during bacco control programme. Oriental College. ber 14 (mexn): Sainik the next quarterly months.

Atu Zümvü also highDistrict Nodal Officer School Punglwa, NagaDuring the meeting, lighted the story behind his DTCC, Kohima, Dr. Arenla land observed Hindi Dithe DLCC felicitated SDPO achievement of the Award Walling presented report vas on September 14 at South, Kohima, Atu Züm- and expressed his thanks on the activities carried the school. A speech on vü, for receiving the Shau- and gratitude to all his se- out in the last quarterly the background and hisrya Chakra Award, which niors and every individual months. SDO (C) Sadar Ko- tory of Hindi Divas and its was announced on the oc- for their support and kind hima, Kethosituo Sekhose importance was delivered casion of Independence gesture shown to him. chaired the programme in the morning assembly Day 2016. Joint Director Five schools and one and also welcomed all the by Cadet Gomkum Dera. and State Nodal Officer, college in Kohima were members present and apMeanwhile, Gp Capt Health & Family Welfare, also awarded Tobacco Free preciated them for taking Sanjay Gaekwad, the PrinHotokhu Chishi on behalf School Certificate dur- active part in the tobacco cipal, in his motivational of DLCC congratulated ing the meeting – G. Rio control activities. speech stated that Hindi as a language should be nurtured and cherished in everyday conversation.

“Hindi is not only our ofed that “partying/immoral isation, Chumukedima risdiction. They warned that ficial language, but is also activities” in open public Students’ Union, and Chu- any person not adhering to a language that keeps the places shall be checked mukedima Women Organ- this public notification will country united despite its and those caught will be isation during a meeting on be doing so at their own risk. diverse culture and one penalized as deemed fit.

September 6.

The organizations fur- must take pride in conversThe decisions were In a joint press release, ther appealed to the pub- ing in Hindi,” he stated, acjointly made by Head GB, the above organizations said lic, especially the younger cording to a press release.

Chumukedima Chamber that the decisions have been generation, to co-operate He complimented the of Commerce and Trade necessitated due to numer- “as the action has been tak- cadets for winning prizes Association, Chumuke- ous complaints of theft and en for the safety and peace- in various competitions dima Town Youth Organ- immoral activities in the ju- ful atmosphere of the area.” such as Hindi quiz, essay

management and help them improve financial literacy, have proper control on their finances and properly organize monthly financial commitments.

Stressing on the need of having a saving bank account, Rajuselie urged the people who do not have an account to open the same as soon as possible.

He also shared on primary needs like regular signature, uniformity in personal details in mobile SIM card, LPG document, Aadhaar, Job card, pension etc. with SBI A/C to avoid obstruction and secure channelization of benefit schemes.

He further urged both

the public and the bank to maintain good relationship and support each other for all round development.

The resource person also briefed on DAY-NRLM, a programme for women. He reminded the womenfolk to sincerely practice ‘Panchasutra’ in order to grow as good self-help groups.

Meanwhile, Hari K. Subba, lead district manager, Mon district shared on the concept of Customer Service Point (CSP) and how it is helping the people, especially in the far-flung areas facing difficulty, to avail banking facilities. He informed about various alternative chan-

nels of banking like internet banking, mobile banking, e-buddy etc. that have made banking very convenient for the people.

Besides types of deposits and loans, he touched on social security and insurance schemes like PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY and SSY launched by the Government of India. Hari further informed the public to operate their accounts through deposit or withdrawal time to time to avoid becoming an inoperative or dormant account.

Altogether, 107 people attended the FLC. The village has 180 households with a population of 893.

Hindi Divas observed at Sainik School Punglwa

Roaming/loitering in Chumoukedima to be checked at night Dimapur, September 14 (mexn): Several organizations in Chumoukedima have decided that “roaming/loitering” in and around their jurisdiction without valid reasons or proper identification after 10:00 pm will be checked by the youth of the town.

It has also been decid-

A cadet receives trophy for the Hindi Week competition at Sainik School Punglwa on September 14.

writing and debate conducted earlier from September 1 – 7 during Hindi Week. In each of the event, cadets of the six houses competed. Essay competition was conducted for

God and You: Praise and worship organised at Salesian College Dimapur, September 14 (mexn): Bosco Club of Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE) organized praise and worship under the theme, “God and You,” on September 13 at Bernick’s auditorium for the students and faculty of the college. Rev. Fr. Chittissery (CM) Joseph was the invited speaker.

The Principal of SCHE, Fr. Dr. Policarp Xalxo, in his welcome speech stated that education should also cater to the growth in spiritual dimension of human life.

Fr. C.M. Joseph, in his multi-media presentation, showed one of Leah Darrow’s talks on “The Thief.”

He pointed out that the evil one is a liar who comes only to steal one’s joy, happiness and hope; the evil one tries

to convince human being that one is weak and cannot persevere in virtuous life, according to a press release.

“The evil one provides comfort and cosy life, while God calls a person to greatness; it is up to each one to decide what one wants to be. And Jesus is the name the evil one fears for He is the Shepherd who pursues and calls one to a life of greatness,” he stated.

In his sharing, Fr. C.M. Joseph posed two questions for self-introspection: “Whose voice are you listening to?” and “Am I worth only for material gain or for something everlasting?” All the promises of the evil one, he stated, gradually end up in hollowness, emptiness and meaninglessness.

He remarked that in the era of social media revolu-

tion, the highest relationship that one can build up is with God, the absolute goodness, beauty, and love.

He exhorted the congregation to continue listening to God’s voice and lead others to do the same.

Quoting the scripture, he said that when one keeps the word of God, one can avoid sin: “I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you” (Ps. 119:11). He also added that one should seek God’s validation and thereby reach up to the greatness and nobility to which “God has called us for.”

The animators sang many hymns of praise and worship, and also helped the participants to reflect on many themes - God, prayer, oneself, family and death.

IMPACT 5000 by 18 campaign in Tuensang

cadets of class VI and VII on the topic: ‘Problems of Population’. Quiz and debate competitions were conducted for the cadets of class IX and X. The event had culminated with a de-

bate on the topic: ‘India America relation is important for regional balance in South East Asia’.

Patkai house emerged as the champion of the Hindi Week competition.

Anirudh Yenisetti to represent State at national science seminar Our correspondent Kohima | September 14

State level science seminar was held in Kohima today.

The winners are: First - Anirudh Yenisetti, Class-10 of Jubilee Memorial School, Mokokchung; Second Achila Memorial Rashtrabhasha Training Institute presenting a special number during the 3rd district level Hindi Divas at Town Hall, Mokokchung on September 14. (DIPR Photo)

Philomina Rutsa, Class-10 of Don Bosco HSS, Kohima; Third - L. Angphoi Angwanhu, Class-10 of Model School, Mon. Anirudh Yenisetti will represent Nagaland at the national level science seminar in Mumbai on October 4, 2016.

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Training-cum-demonstration on pulses

Committee for National Scholarship Portal constituted

LongLeng, September 14 (mexn): Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Longleng organised a training-cum-demonstration on pulses on September 6 at Shayanwali, Yongyah village of Longleng district.

Dr. K.L. Meena, Programme Coordinator, gave brief introduction about the role of KVK in development of farming

Kohima, September 14 (Dipr): The District Level Committee for operationalization of National Scholarship Portal Version 2.0 (NSP 2.0) has been constituted with the following members: Deputy Commissioner, Kohima as Chairperson, District Education Officer as Member Secretary, District Employment Officer as Member, Principal, Kohima College as Nominated Member and District Public Relation Officer as Technical Member. The notification was issued by Deputy Commissioner, Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor, IAS.

community of the district through agri. and allied discipline. He suggested to the farmers to go for second crop like pulses, oilseeds and vegetables after harvesting of rice.

That way, there will be additional income for livelihood improvement, he added. Dr. Manoj Kumar, SMS (Agronomy) spoke on importance of pulses for nutritional security.

He encouraged the farmers to cultivate pulses after harvesting of jhum rice for increasing cropping intensity, income and improving soil fertility. He also demonstrated cultivation practices of pulses.

About 20 kg of green gram and black gram seed were distributed to the farmers during the programme, which was attended by 21 farmers.

Youth urged to be harbinger of peace Dimapur, Septem- and religion,” Rev. Dr. the origin and activities of ber 14 (mexn): Holy Fr. Anto, Director, Peace Peace Channel carried out Cross Parish youth in col- Channel exhorted the in the state and region. She laboration with Peace participants. He further stated that Peace ChanChannel organized a one cited the example of St. nel has reached out and day workshop on ‘Conflict Mother Teresa who saw touched the lives of over Resolution’ at Holy Cross Jesus’ face in every indi- 80,000 youth. In his conconference hall here on vidual she worked with. cluding remark, James He encouraged the youth Mavelil, Asst. Director, September 10.

“Change your mind, to consecrate their minds Peace Channel encourMembers of YouthNet and LEAT during the programme held for youths of Tuensang perception and attitude and be a source of peace aged the youth to be the under the IMPACT 5000 by 18 campaign on September 12. and see every individual in the daily walks of life, harbinger of peace and as God’s unique creation informed a press release. build peaceful environbookkeeping and how acsession about the opportutuenSang, SepSupongtula Aier shared ment wherever they live. tember 14 (mexn): A counts can be maintained nities in entrepreneurship. regardless of caste, tribe two-day programme on was also shared by the re- The schools covered were entrepreneurship, career source person. During the St. John Higher Secondawareness and livelihood discussion, a resolution ary School, Government opportunities was held for was also made to strength- Higher Secondary School, the youths of Tuensang en the local business com- Thangjam Government Higher Secondary School, under the YouthNet’s IM- munity.

In the afternoon ses- Loyem Memorial School.

PACT 5000 by 18 campaign sion, various skill developTuensang was the fifth recently.

A press release in- ment programmes such as district covered under the formed that the first day fo- tailoring, beautician, mo- IMPACT 5000 by 18 camcused on entrepreneurs in bile phone repair and job paign, which is a five-year Tuensang. About 70 busi- openings in retail, automo- joint programme of YouthNet and Government of Naness people attended the biles were shared.

The second day fo- galand launched in 2013. programme, where discussion was held on the cused on school students. For the 2016-2017 Impact various opportunities and Various streams available campaign, Quest Alliance, challenges faced by busi- for students in colleges Bangalore and Accenture’s ness people in Tuensang and the importance of fol- Initiative- Skills to Succeed district, especially in terms lowing one’s passion were have partnered.

The programme in Tuof market linkages, and highlighted. YouthNet also Sadammenla Ao, a student of Unity College interacts with Amitabh Bachchan through how to build an eco-sys- emphasized on the need ensang was supported by Reliance Jio. The actor had a live collaborative interaction with students in 100 colleges tem for these businesses to for growth in private sec- Local Entrepreneurs Asso- across India through video chat. The event was a run up to the release of Pink, an upprosper. The importance of tor. The students also had a ciation of Tuensang (LEAT). coming courtroom thriller, starring Bachchan, expected to be released on September 16.

Home Department notifies Kohima, September 14 (Dipr): In supersession to the Home Department's earlier notification dated August 4, 2016, Neposo Thelou, Additional Secretary, School Education Department has been appointed to head the committee constituted to physically verify and submit the report for recognition of new villages in respect of Kohima and Mokokchung districts. Sarah R. Ritse, Addl. Secretary, School Education Department has been exempted from the assignment on medical ground.

UGC clarifies on Aadhaar Kohima, September 14 (Dipr): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a clarification that any student who has applied or wishing to apply for scholarship/ fellowship will not be denied benefit on the ground of non availability of Aadhaar number/card. In such cases of absence of Aadhaar number/card, the applicant will have to provide an alternate means of verification of identity and bank account concerned to the satisfaction of the competent authority.

Meetings & AppointMents ANCSU executive meeting There will be an emergency executive meeting of All Nagaland College Students' Union (ANCSU) at the union’s office on September 15 at 2:00 pm. All the executives are to attend the meeting without fail, stated a press release from ANCSU Publicity & Information Secretary, Imnameren N Jamir.

Kuki students’ Freshers Meet The Kuki Youth & Students’ Union Dimapur is organizing its 51st Freshers Meet on September 17, 9:00 am at City College of Arts and Commerce campus, SM Colony, Dimapur. Kuki youth and students in Dimapur have been welcomed to attend the function. Students who have not registered with the union will be registered on that day, stated a press release from the union.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 254 By imkong Walling

Clean Elections: Fingers crossed

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eeping dwellings clean is a normal human tendency, while a tidy house is said to be a sign of a hygienic mind. If one may say so, the society is the house and the mind its residents.

With that as the analogy and the state of Nagaland in context, one may further be postured to ask, “How well have the residents been able to maintain the house?” Without a doubt, the housekeeping has been far from satisfactory, the dirt swept under and its stubborn stains visible.

The state of affairs demands immediate attention, if not a gradual and dedicated clean up ritual. The point of start can be anywhere, from the top or from the grassroots or anywhere in between. It only requires a spark, a people-oriented spark, which when sustained will eventually spread.

On that note, electioneering is one of many parts, which requires a spark for change. Elections in Nagaland have become sordid affairs and rarely a wholehearted move to clean up the mess. Greed for power and money has blurred the line between what is ethical and what is not while a perceived notion of apathy has crept into the people’s psyche.

While we have had calls for clean elections none have actually penetrated deep enough to rid the dirt that has clogged the election process.

That notwithstanding, it was heartening to see the launch of the Clean Election Campaign by the Mokokchung-based Langpangkong Students’ Conference (LKM). It may appear localized, concentrating on three assembly constituencies falling under Langpangkong range in Mokokchung district, the campaigners are nevertheless optimistic that the movement will set a precedent for others to emulate.

The campaign’s characteristics are defined by how it plans and seeks to strike at the core issues plaguing the process of elections in Nagaland – money, muscle power, deceit and biased and delusional belief. It, as far as the stated mission goes, seeks to go deeper than just skimming the surface with verbal calls for change.

The approach adopted includes a down to business method of winning the confidence of grass root leaders at the villages by way of inter-personal interactions on the merits of democratic elections, and how its stated visions have been overwhelmed by personal materialistic pursuit - noble in concept indeed and no less a daunting task.

To the eager observer however, there is more to the challenge at hand than just working to re-cultivate attitude. The primary challenge will be of sustaining the campaign for more elections to come.

“Will the campaigners prevail and be able to withstand opposition without fear and favour? Will they be able to leave aside familial bonds for the ultimate good of the masses? Will they be able to win over the village councils? Can they make democratic principles prevail over a populace rooted in dogmatic traditions?”

While the news of the launch was refreshingly agreeable, these were the questions that swept over once the initial sense of joy settled. That said, however, one may rest assure in hope that the campaign takes root for good and spread. One can’t help but recline to the belief that great things almost always start small and of course, with a good dose of apprehension and criticism.

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Lily Rothman Source: Time

Why Martin Luther King Jr. loved Star Trek The show-which premiered 50 yrs ago-had an American icon among its list of early fans

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hen the original Star Trek debuted a half-century ago on Sept. 8, 1966, it was to middling reviews.

But, even though that earliest iteration would only last three seasons, there were some who saw that the show was more than just the average sci-fi adventure. And those prescient fans included one very important person in particular.

It’s a story that has since become legend within Star Trek circles: after the first season, Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the original series, decided to leave the show for a role on Broadway. As she would later recall, creator Gene Roddenberry asked her to think about the decision over the weekend before officially quitting. That very weekend, she was at a fundraiser when one of the staffers told her that her “biggest fan” was “desperate” to meet her. She graciously agreed to say hello to the fan.

That fan was none other than Martin Luther King Jr. Star Trek was, he said, the only show he allowed his children to stay up late to watch. When she told him that she was planning to leave the show, he told her that she just couldn’t: though African-Americans were making great strides toward equality, she represented one of the only examples of that equality on American television. Uhura was intelligent and beautiful and commanding and, he pointed out, a role that wasn’t specifically the role for a black woman. Her presence on that space ship showed the world that a black woman could be all of those things.

Nichols, of course, decided to stay on the show.

That special Star Trek quality was very intentional: the show’s creator Gene Roddenberry specifically envisioned a better future in which the strife that marked the real world had been overcome. “The show had an idealistic, ’60s counterculture mind-set, imagining a 23rd-century world in which humans had outgrown war and prejudice,” as Richard Zoglin explained in the recent TIME special edition about the show.

As Roddenberry put it in the 1968 book The Making of Star Trek: Intolerance in the 23rd Century? Improbable! If man survives that long, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life’s exciting variety, not something to fear. It’s a manifestation of the greatness that God, or whatever it is, gave us.

It’s a tradition that continued with the latest iteration, the movie Star Trek Beyond. “The whole point of any Star Trek exercise,” wrote TIME’s critic Stephanie Zacharek, “is that people of different temperaments, beliefs and skin tones must learn to work together.”

C O M M E N T A R Y

Rahila Gupta

Imagine a feminist village of the future On the last day of the AWID International Forum in Brazil, more than two thousand women came together to help imagine a feminist future, and to look at the hard realities of getting there

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he final morning plenary transcended all expectations. In contrast with the flashing lights and lively music which greeted our arrival on the first two mornings, this event was shrouded in darkness. Intentionally. Because the darkness was going to be lit up with the poetic reimaginings of eight intergenerational women who took the Yoruba proverb ‘It takes a village…’ to imagine what a feminist village of the future would look like. The direction of travel imagined would involve being released from fear into hope and revolution.

Shilo Shiv Suleman, one of the members of Fearless Collective, a global network of young activists and artists, and co-coordinator of the session with Nida Mushtaq, began with a poem about fear and how it had consumed her: Fear told my father to love me with his fist I learnt to protect myself Fear told my mother that she had to keep her wounds to herself I learnt to protect myself But one day, looking up into the clouds, she said to her friend that there was a boat in the sky. Her friend did not ask, ‘what boat?’, she simply said ‘let’s use it to get away.’ It was with that suspension of disbelief that the gathering was invited to cross the threshold into that feminist village.

Nida Mushtaq took up the thread and imagined a village where there are no drones in the sky, where rooms have no doors, where there are no mirrors and where we are reflected in human faces. Nidhi Goyal, a blind woman, modified rooms with no doors to a house with revolving doors, although she added that she was speaking metaphorically because they are not wheelchair friendly. Dilar Dirik, from the Kurdish Women’s Movement, was constantly interrupted by applause as she talked about the woman’s revolution taking place in Rojava, where there are actual villages practising a radical form of democracy. She felt it "is important to implement our utopias in the here and now. We must never postpone the future."

They imagined villages of peace, justice and security, with mountains, forests and water, places of pleasure and joyful expressions of sexuality. It was Nidhi Goyal who made a riotous appeal for women’s sexual pleasure to be freed from the triple ‘C’s: control, controversy and contestation, but not the ‘C’ for condom. Gladys Tzul Tzul imagined a village where there would be a genuine sharing of natural resources. "In this village we only share water, we don’t sell it’ where even lying down and looking at the stars would count as work." In this time of flood, we have created a new geography’ said the Fearless Collective. And then, only in the way that women can hold two parallel worlds in their head, the rest of the conference was made up of a series of discussions of the hard realities that lie between us and these dreams.

At a time of climate crises, we cannot avert our faces from the storm raging on the horizon especially given its disproportionate impact on women.

Although the disasters both happening now and waiting to happen implicate us all, the women taking the lead on this issue appear to be indigenous women, rural women and island women mainly from the Global South. As Noeline Nabulivou, of Diverse Voices and Action for Equality (DIVA) from Fiji reminded us some of their islands will disappear in

the next 30-50 years. "This is a feminist priority right here and right now not some kind of millennial end of the world scenario," she warned, "But we are not truly thinking about getting together on this and how to shift this."

Huge damage to the environment under the guise of development continues as a result of the work of extractive industries which remove gas, oil, minerals and metal from the ground. Even the World Bank was recently moved to produce a report on mining in Congo which looked at the link specifically between mining and sexual violence. First the burden of labour shifted from men to women. Agricultural communities lost their fields, which had been worked by the men; ‘what has changed now is that the fields no longer produce anything and our husbands are no longer working’ said a woman mineral transporter.

These jobs were replaced by transporting minerals, ‘women’s work’.

Militarisation of the extraction process in many countries has led to huge conflicts between communities, civil war even. In Congo, it was the other way around – war led to the collapse of agriculture and mining provided a quick turnaround with cash in hand. Rape is commonplace. "There is lots of hunger here. But if you have been raped on your farm, you will never return, and the farm will just die." Much of the work that is left in the mines for women is prostitution. Interviewees for the report alleged that "you will see women climbing up towards the mines with their mattresses, and while you may think they are soldiers’ wives they are really prostitutes."

Climate change is a huge challenge but so is funding for women’s organisations. It is one of the contradictions that women have had to deal with – especially when the content of your work threatens the

established order, how do you raise funds without compromising the work? It is not feasible to do sustained political work over a long period of time without paid workers and without funds. In a session on a little known UN Fund, called the Global Acceleration Instrument for Women, Peace and Security programmes, which has been set up in February 2016, Lopa Banerjee of UN Women, explained the dire state of funding for women’s organisations. Of all the money that was given to peace and security work, only 2% went towards gender equality outcomes and of that sum, only 2% was actually given to women’s organisations. This sorry state of affairs is reflected across all sectors. Most of the international funding goes to donor countries and only 8% to developing countries. There is a fear of perceived risk, financial mismanagement, weak capacity which is time consuming and takes extra resources to build and worries about how to identify the right women’s organisation in the South.

Besides, funding brings headaches. Recipients are facing huge volumes of paperwork compared to 20-30 years ago. Outputs have to be monitored and quantified in ways that often don’t make sense, for example, when you have to assess the success you have had in helping a woman leave a violent relationship, if on that occasion she hasn’t actually left.

Measuring impact is the holy grail for funders but a slowly tightening noose around the neck for organisations. Among donor agencies, there is a preference to fund larger organisations in order to meet their targets because they want to deliver impact quickly. A lot of smaller organisations doing radical work get left out as a result. Donors are often not interested in infrastructure but particular outcomes.

There needs to be a change of emphasis from technical to political in assessments of whether organisations are achieving transformation.

AWID has been focussing on resources, understanding where the money is coming from, where it is going, which issues are being supported and which aren’t? In a pre-forum webinar, AWID members explained the importance of data in resource mobilisation, and collective strategizing. Taking the data to funders has resulted in bringing in more money into the movement. They have developed various toolkits: to promote data collection which can be used by organisations to hold funders accountable at the local level; an impact mapper which allows for the easy collection of unanalysed stories which provide qualitative evidence of transformative change; and holding funders accountable through developing the FundHer scorecard to assess how well they’re doing on funding women’s organisations.

The AWID conference has operated on both levels: giving women space to imagine the unimaginable while providing the tools to convert that into reality; keeping our heads in the clouds while making sure we don’t stub our toes on the footpath.

Rahila Gupta is a freelance journalist and writer.

Her work has appeared in The Guardian and New Humanist among other papers and magazines. Her books include, Enslaved: The New British Slavery; From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters; Provoked; and 'Don't Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong (Playdead Press, 2013). She is co-authoring a book with Beatrix Campbell with the title Why Doesn’t Patriarchy Die?

Sowing the seeds of conflict in the Middle East Roger Hardy

Whatever else they were guilty of, the two authors of the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, George Bush and Tony Blair, displayed an astonishing ignorance of history

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any people, understandably, are perplexed by the violence and disorder of the Middle East. They look at, say, the conflict in Syria and ask: how did it come to this?

Part of the problem is that the media focus on the crowded foreground and neglect the all-important historical background – in particular, the formative period in the emergence of the modern Middle East, in the age of empire.

To understand the conflicts and crises of today’s Middle East, we need to understand how it emerged in essentially its present form, in the halfcentury between 1917 and 1967.

The region was shaped in important, and fateful, ways by the First World War and its aftermath. The Ottoman Empire, which had governed the Middle East for four hundred years, had taken the side of Germany. After its defeat, Britain and France divided the Arab portions of the empire between them. The post-war settlement left a legacy of deep mistrust – and unwittingly sowed the seeds of many of the conflicts of today, including the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the Lebanon problem and the statelessness of

the Kurds.

Arabs who dreamt of independence felt betrayed when they found they had exchanged Turkish for European rule. ‘The ghost of the Peace Settlement,’ wrote the historian Albert Hourani, ‘has haunted Arab politics ever since.’

A biTTeR hARveST European domination of the Middle East and North Africa had profound consequences for the region and its relations with the west. First, colonial rule was from the start contested. Only two years after the French occupied Algeria in 1830, a charismatic young warrior and Sufi scholar, Emir Abdul-Qadir, led a 15-year revolt. This, and a subsequent rebellion in 1871, were suppressed with great ferocity. Arabs and Berbers, the country’s two main ethnic groups, were united in opposing French rule. An anonymous Berber poet wrote of the bitterness the French left in the wake of these revolts:

1920s, which broke out in the Druze region south of Damascus and soon spread to much of the country. In Iraq, the Shi’a of the south rose up against British rule in 1920, and the colonial power responded by using air power against this and subsequent unrest, whether among the Shi’a tribes or the Kurds of the north. In Palestine, it took the Arab Revolt, which lasted from 1936 to 1939, to knock the stuffing out of British complacency.

The most sustained violence was in Algeria. Experts continue to debate how many died in the war of independence, which lasted from 1954 to 1962, but it was not less than half a million.

NATioN-buiLdiNg Second, colonial rule challenged the basis of Middle Eastern societies.

Under Ottoman rule, for all its deficiencies, the region had a certain coherence – culturally as well as politically – which it never regained.

The idea of the nation-state was novel and, initially at least, alien. British and French officials drew the new borders – those infamous ‘lines in the sand’ – to suit their imperial interests. In many cases, they were scarcely a natural fit.

As a result, the process of state-building and nation-building was fraught with difficulty.

What’s more, even when they proclaimed a ‘civilising mission’, the colonial powers did little to educate the mass of the people. Instead they educated a small collaborative elite which could provide the schoolteachers and

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They have sowed hatred in the villages.

We store it under the ground where it remains, The abundant yield of a harvested field.

The same sentiment was apparent elsewhere. Throughout the region, with relatively few exceptions, colonial rule provoked resentment and in many cases rebellion.

The French were taken by surprise by the Great Revolt in Syria in the

low-level functionaries they required.

When the British left Egypt, 77 per cent of the population was illiterate, per capita income stood at £42 a year, and the life expectancy of an Egyptian male was 36.

A pATTeRN of iNTeRveNTioN Third, and perhaps most crucially, colonial rule was part of a broader pattern of intervention. This went back to the era of Disraeli and Gladstone, when the European powers picked at the decaying corpse of the Ottoman Empire, and extended beyond the colonial period to more recent interventions – most notably the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003.

Whatever else they were guilty of, the two authors of that invasion, George Bush and Tony Blair, displayed an astonishing ignorance of history.

They seemed blissfully unaware that, for more than two hundred years, western intervention in the Middle East had produced a nationalist response – and that prolonged occupation provoked prolonged insurgencies.

And when insurgencies are crushed, the hatred is stored: … under the ground where it remains, The abundant yield of a harvested field.

Roger Hardy was for more than twenty years a Middle East analyst with the BBC World Service. His latest book, The Poisoned Well: Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East, has just been published in London by Hurst, and will be published in the United States later this month by Oxford University Press.

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The Politics of Nonviolence Rev. John Dear

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hat a summer! Like everyone else, I’m trying to make some sense of it, and figure out a thoughtful response. We’ve suffered through the mainstream media’s non-stop broadcast of the dirty politics of hatred, scape-goating, and war-mongering, particularly by Mr. Trump. We’ve undergone shootings by white police officers of unarmed African Americans, and even shootings of police, as well as massacres in Orlando and Nice, not to mention the daily U.S. massacres in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen. We’ve endured the long hot days of catastrophic climate change with its wind and rain and heat and fire breathing down our necks. We seem to hit a new rock bottom of despair every week, only to sink to new lows the following week.

For many, there’s not much hope to be had. Sure, you can vote, but don’t expect anything more than the same ol’ same ol’ politics of violence, which means, the politics of perpetual war, the politics of unparalleled corporate greed, the politics of death as a social methodology for the world. Democracy is fading. Fascism is growing. Behold, violence for the sheer sake of violence, the death of anonymous innocents around the globe, and millions of us who simply do not care.

“The worst time of my life,” my cousin Mary Anne said on the phone the other day.

That was the sentiment of my friend and teacher, Father Daniel Berrigan as he died on April 30th. The country and the world seem to sink beyond our worst imaginings. What should we do? We can give in, give up, back down, lay down and surrender; or we can vote, as some do every four years, for the lesser of two evils (and so make our peace with evil); and/or we can dig in for the long haul, and mobilize against the politics of violence on behalf of a new politics of nonviolence.

That’s what I opt for. I want us to join the lineage of Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dorothy Day and Daniel Berrigan, those who took a stand of hope in a time of no hope, and do what we can for a whole new world of peace beyond even our own imagining, to give our lives for a new nonviolent world we will not live to experience.

I think we need a whole new politics of nonviolence. We’ll never get it from our elected officials or party candidates, or their corporate sponsors, media backers or military promoters and generals, but we can find it among ourselves, in a new grassroots movement of active nonviolence that takes to the street on behalf of the disenfranchised and the earth in pursuit of a new world of peace.

We can put our energies there, at the bottom, in a new kind of people power that might one day overcome our biggest obstacles.

“The states that are today nominally democratic have either to become frankly totalitarian,” Mahatma Gandhi wrote long ago, “or, if they are to be truly democratic, they must become courageously nonviolent.” That’s the choice ahead of us. If we care about humanity and the earth, we have to become, in the words of our teacher Gandhi, “courageously nonviolent.”

We have to be the ones who advocate, demand, and mobilize for a new culture of nonviolence, a truly nonviolent democracy.

We have to become the ones we are waiting for, as the saying goes. We have to become Gandhi, Dorothy Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr. We have to rise to the occasion and live in such a way as to deserve and create a new culture of peace and nonviolence, to make the impossible probable and inevitable and one day, actual.

After the horrors of the mass shooting in Orlando, it seemed clear to me that we

needed political leaders with the courage to stand up to the NRA and say no to the insanity of gun violence and the easy purchase of an automatic rifle, but ones who recognize the consistency of saying no as well to perpetual war and nuclear weapons. Then, Civil Rights leader and Congressman John Lewis staged a sit in in the Congress--something that had never happened before. John exemplifies that bold, even outrageous, nonviolent action that we all need to engage in if we are to break beyond the same ol’ same ol’ politics of violence and war, with its contingencies of perpetual racism, sexism and classism. We see it happening these days among our courageous Native American sisters and brothers in North Dakota, resisting the evil oil companies’ latest pipeline.

All of us need to stand up or sit down in dramatic nonviolent action for the coming of a new culture of nonviolence, if we are to prevent fascism, stop the killing of thousands of poor people around the world, and resist the inevitability of nuclear war and catastrophic climate change.

These days, the question for me is: What are the politics of nonviolence? Nonviolence is a whole new way of life, but it is also a methodology of social change, a power at our disposal, a spiritual path, a way to relate to others, and a way of hope for the whole human race, despite the odds.

In the politics of nonviolence, first, we do everything within our power to withdraw our cooperation from the culture of violence and its politics. We refuse to be violent to ourselves or those we know or meet; we refuse to join the military or serve the military or make weapons or send our children off to war; we renounce the culture of war and greed in our daily lives. We turn off FOX news, but also CNN and the New York Times, and do not listen to the voices

of war and politics-as-usual. In doing so, we help cut the underpinings of the culture of violence and shake up society so that it can hear a new alternative.

We side with the world’s poor, with the victims of U.S. warmaking, beginning with the children of Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen, and we choose not to spend our lives making more money than we need to get by.

Instead, we try to be as nonviolent as Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. We think through the social, economic, and political implications of nonviolence for ourselves and the world, and choose to spend our time and energy at the service of others and the whole world. We make the connections between our personal and interpersonal nonviolence, and the nonviolence we need for the world, for the earth, for a new future.

And so, we learn to stand up publicly, fearlessly, and peacefully to proclaim the need for nonviolence in our local and national community, and the big vision of a new nonviolent world. What have we got to lose?

What higher goal, more noble vision, more holy pursuit is there? In Jesus’ words, we’re welcoming the kingdom of God on earth, the coming of peace on earth.

We can do this. We can practice and proclaim the politics of nonviolence, despite the ever-present corporate media and its corporate politicians and warmakers. We can herald an entirely new kind of world if we join together in a new kind of political will, a global solidarity that insists that the days of war and empire are over, that every human being has the right not to live in poverty or war, or under the threat of terrorism, U.S. nuclear weapons, or catastrophic climate change.

We need to claim our power—the power of nonviolence--and get to work building a new kind of global grassroots movement of

nonviolence that the world has never seen before, a movement that will undermine the global culture of violence and war and transform it into something beyond our imagining--a new culture of nonviolence, a new world without starvation, racism, sexism, torture, war, nuclear weapons or environmental destruction.

This month, my friends and I are organizing the third annual week of nonviolent action called “Campaign Nonviolence,” Sept 17-26th. As of today, we have almost 600 public actions and events planned across the U.S.A., in every state, where ordinary people will take to the streets, in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Jr., to say no to war, drones, racism, police killings, mass incarceration, poverty, nuclear weapons, corporate greed, and environmental destruction, and for the coming of a new culture of justice, peace and nonviolence. You can join this growing grassroots movement by checking out: www.campaignnonviolence.org. (There, you can read the detailed list and contact information for every single action and event.)

We’re also organizing the “Nonviolent Cities” project, where activists, civic leaders, religious communities and ordinary citizens are mobilizing to make their local city a “nonviolent city.” Nothing like this has ever been formally tried in U.S. history. This is a step forward in the tradition of grassroots organizing, and I hope everyone will consider taking this vision to their local community and city council. Right now, over thirty cities are pursuing this vision, from Fresno to Cincinnati to Chattanooga. (Visit www.campaignnonviolence.org for more details.)

In particular, I’m convinced that every religion is rooted nonviolence, including my own, Christianity. One cannot claim to

be a follower of the nonviolent Jesus without practicing and espousing his lifelong nonviolence. If you support war, drones, executions, nuclear weapons, nationalism, corporate greed or environmental destruction, you betray the nonviolent Jesus and renounce your baptism. Christianity is a religion of nonviolence, and it’s time for nonviolent Christians to say so.

That’s what I teach in my new book, The Beatitudes of Peace. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus proclaimed an entirely new vision of nonviolence, and the requirements of nonviolence for discipleship. “Offer no violent resistance to one who does evil,” he declares. “Love your enemies. Blessed are the peacemakers. Hunger and thirst for justice. Be as compassionate as God. Seek first the kingdom of God and God’s justice.”

This Spring, at a meeting at the Vatican, 80 of us proposed this vision to Pope Francis, and we continue to urge him to write a new encyclical on nonviolence, and finally do away with the politics of violence---the so called “just war theory”—and return to the way of Jesus. Last week, he announced that his January 1st New Year’s World Day of Peace message will be called “Nonviolence.” That’s the first time in the history of the Catholic Church that a formal church document will address the nonviolence of Jesus. This is hopeful!

A new life, vision and politics of nonviolence is dawning for us all. We can create a more nonviolent world if we organize a global grassroots movement of nonviolence and all do our part to hasten human nonviolence as the global norm. We want to bring nonviolence into the mainstream, so that more and more people refuse to harm or kill others, so that we can dismantle institutional violence, greed, racism, war and environmental destruction. More and more of us need to join this lifelong political campaign of nonviolence. This is how we learn to vote every day for the rest of our lives according to the way and wisdom of peace.

In such a time, it’s not enough to sit back and not kill. We all have to step up and step into the public arena to stop the killing. We need to connect all the issues, and name this systemic violence as a force of death upon us all, and give our lives to stop it. Whether we succeed or not, this surely is the ultimate moral, spiritual and even human stand to make. If we do nothing, the violence, terrorism, greed, racism, and environmental destruction will continue and worsen. Many more will die. If we all pitch in and do our part, in local, national and global grassroots movements, we can chip away at the system until it falls and a new more nonviolent, more democratic global community is welcomed.

Everything is political. Everything supports violence, unless we consciously, publicly, deliberately refuse to cooperate with such violence in whatever form it takes. If we choose not to be violent, but to live out the life, vision and politics of nonviolence, embodied in the likes of Gandhi and Dr. King, we can break new ground for justice and peace, or at least, hold close to our humanity in an inhuman time.

We can become nonviolent people. We can adopt the discipline of nonviolence. We can learn and accept the boundary lines of nonviolence and discover the freedom of not hurting, killing or bombing others. We can live out a new politics of nonviolence toward a future of nonviolence that might one day come true, even if we personally do not live to see it.

So, my fellow Americans, in this political season, vote for nonviolence. Give your life to resisting the culture of violence and death, and do your part to hasten a new world of justice and peace for every living human being. That’s the only politics worth pursuing—the politics of nonviolence.

Urra Uvie: The Great British Betrayal of the Nagas’ Total Trust Mazie Nakhro

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hen the British intruded into the Naga homeland in 1832, the Nagas suspected them of having an expansionist intent. Naturally, therefore, the Nagas responded with resistance. Among the Naga tribes, the Angami people were the first to do so---that is, we stood against their forced entry and bravely fought against their troops, which resulted in a lot of casualties on both sides. Because of this warlike situation at the time, the British were not able to set up even a single outpost in the heart of the Angami country from 1832 to 1879 (Sir Robert Reid). However, the British were still determined to use Naga-land as a passageway between Manipur and Assam for the purposes of communication, trade, and defense.

It was only in 1880 that the British finally relented from aggression and agreed to meet for a peaceful settlement. The Naga party was led

by PelhuDolie, a legendary warriorstatesman from Khonoma, who directed over 200 warriors and made his hideout in the Kenoma area.

Since the British representatives refused to enter into any agreement without him being present, he finally obliged and came to Mezoma

with two fellow warriors, who were adorned in Naga traditional gears and armed with spears and shields, escorting him. On meeting him, the leader of the British representatives appeared somewhat awed. So, as a gesture of deference, he offered his chair for Pelhu to sit. Then, the British party proposed for Pelhu’s consent to a written agreement. But the latter responded that if the British were in quest of peace, his word would be enough…so be it. Thus, a formal peace agreement was arrived at between the two peoples at Mezoma on March 27, 1880, in accordance with a Naga customary practice: uttering “our word as our bond” in the presence of many witnesses. As a symbol of sealing this peace agreement, the Nagas presented a native live bird, tragopan, to the British who in turn gave them a gun (cf. seized from SetuoDolie by the Indian Army in the late 1950s). And together, they took a photograph as well (cf. lost while in possession of Lhulienyü of Kewhima village). As a result, the Nagas formally ended their battle with the British, accepted them as our “avowed friends” (“Uso-ukhriethomia” in Angami), and allowed them to freely use our Naga-land as a passageway between Assam and Manipur.

Sadly, even after 1880, the British still conducted their expeditions both in Ao and Sumi areas. Their stated intention, of course, was to stop raids and crimes of violence along the borders of the Naga Hills and Sibsagar districts under a policy called “The Political Control Area.”

Now, why did some Nagas come to pay a house-tax to the British people? From 1888 onward, the Colonial Power started asking for a nominal tax from the Nagas. In certain villages, for example, each household had to pay Rs.3 per year, or in some cases just Rs.1, which the British claimed was a token-charge for providing protection to our people, although they could have been using that as a pretext for some other ulterior goal. Of course, some of our people stopped further payment as soon as the troops withdrew from their villages. But the majority of the Nagas then chose to pay as long as they could. Possibly, they thought that it was the reasonable thing to do: pay the British people for their services. After all, they were helping our Nagas by stopping our inter-village warfare, especially the practice of head-hunting. Furthermore, they were bringing some sense of order and law amongst the Nagas. Their officers, both armed and civil, were generally nice and friendly to our

people. Not even a single soldier of theirs was known to have taken advantage of our women. Also, we had come to accept them as our avowed friends and welcomed them as from an ally nation. Since this was how the Nagas had come to view them, it could mean that they were simply paying the house-tax out of gratitude for the services of the British people. In other words, the Nagas were not paying taxes as British subjects. And undoubtedly, this house-tax was not a land-tax either, because the land-ownership had always been with our Nagas.

As mentioned earlier, it seems obvious that the Colonial Power had a deceptive intent—to ultimately claim the Naga country as part of the British territory. But being very trusting by nature, our Nagas then failed to recognize this. They possibly viewed the presence of the British amongst them exactly the same way as we view the Indian occupational force in our homeland today: they could set up outposts, live amongst us, and move about freely, without assuming ownership of our land. At least, that was what they would have certainly believed.

Not knowing that the British would one day betray our trust, the Nagas of that generation still willingly extended every possible help

to the British during the World War II. Approximately 600 Nagas fought as part of the Allied Forces. Other Nagas guided their troops, collected intelligence information, ambushed enemy patrols, carried supplies, and brought in their wounded under heaviest of fire…often refusing any payment (Sir William Smith), thereby contributing to the British victory over the Japanese Forces, who were ethnically much closer to them. All these acts speak loudly of our culture of expressing our loyalty to those we regarded as avowed friends. The existence of Kohima War Cemetery and the Bye-Pass Road (also called Victory Road) are also visible reminders of our people’s hospitality to these people who needed our help. As a proud warrior race, this was how our Nagas of that time had undoubtedly acted all along in accordance with their customary law of honor in treating their friends. As such, the Nagas then could never have known that their trust would be betrayed. Otherwise, had they known at the time that the British were taking them as their “conquered subjects” or that these foreigners would one day claim our land as part of their “British territory” in the sense of transferred land-ownership, they would have never gladly sacrificed so much for the latter.

In short, the Nagas of the past

generation welcomed these foreigners who showed up in our homeland uninvited. They treated them as their avowed friends and ally nation.

They gladly extended their hospitality and shared their space. They bravely fought their war to secure their victory. In return, what did these former friends do for our people? They only betrayed us as a people. On their way out from our homeland, they handed us to the Indian people despite our desperate plea to leave us alone as in earlier times---free and independent.

As such, the Nagas are still left with some lingering questions in their minds: Is it morally right for the British to repay the Naga people this way? On what basis could the British government claim that the Naga homeland legally became theirs? Who gave them the authority or the rights to give away the Naga homeland to anyone they wanted?

For that matter, is it justifiable for India to claim something that was illegally given to them by the British?

As for the Nagas, their position has always been very clear and consistent: that they have never given up the ownership rights of their ancestral homeland to anyone else at any point in history, because they have always had an inseparable belief in UrraUvie, which literally means “our homeland is ours.”

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Why criminalise beef eating, HC asks Delhi government on PIL New Delhi, September 14 (iaNS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi government and the police on a PIL that has sought quashing of provisions of the Delhi Cattle Preservation Act that criminalises possession and consumption of beef in the city.

A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to file the response by December 8.

The plea was filed on May 4.

The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an NGO working for development of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, saying the "right to eat the food of one's choice is an integral part of the right to life and liberty".

The Constitution mandates the state not to make a law towards enforcement of a particular religious practice, the plea said.

"The prohibition on possession and consumption of beef per se as under the Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act is in violation of the fundamental rights of the petitioners and other persons similarly situated as it infringes their personal liberty," it said.

Mamata redeems promise, returns land to Singur farmers SiNgur, September 14 (iaNS): Redeeming a pledge she made years back, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday returned 9,117 land records to farmers and compensated 800 peasants from whom land had been taken against their will for the Tata Motors' Nano project.

Amid chants and songs eulogising the state and the chief minister, thousands watched as Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, personally handed out the documents to many of the farmers who responded with warm smiles and touched her feet in gratitude at the Singur Diwas venue here at Sanapara.

It was the same spot of the Durgapur Expressway where Banerjee had held a 16-day sit-in protest in 2008 demanding 400 acres out of the total 997.11 acres acquired for the project be returned to the "unwilling farmers".

Lending a hand at the packed event were her party leaders including celebrities like actor Dev Chatterjee.

Intellectuals and activists including Narmada Bacho Andolan founder member Medha Patkar, who had supported Banerjee's staunch stance on the issue right at the outset, were also present.

A replica of an agricultural field installed at the venue in Hooghly district struck a chord with the peasants who erupted in joy and were overwhelmed with the celebrations which came two weeks after the Supreme Court struck down the land acquisition made by the erstwhile Left Front government and ordered the land be returned to the cultivators.

'India's 2016 monsoon rains could fall below average' mumbai, September 14 (reuterS): Monsoon rains in India, the world's second-biggest producer of rice and sugar, could fall below average this year, in the absence of the La Nina weather pattern, two senior officials at the state-run weather department said on Wednesday.

Rainfall in September could be up to 15 percent less than average, said two officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), who could not be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

This year's below average rains, after two straight years of drought, could cut yields of summer-sown crops that are currently ripening for harvesting and also hit the planting of winter-sown crops like wheat and chickpeas.

Last month, the IMD forecast above average monsoon rains, crucial for watering nearly half of the country's farmlands that lack irrigation facilities.

The IMD had forecast surplus rains in August and September, largely because of the La Nina, a weather phenomenon that cools the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America that typically causes stronger monsoons across Asia, said one of the senior IMD officials.

"La Nina didn't develop. Instead we got lower rains in the second half," the official said. Since the start of the monsoon season on June 1, rains have been 5 percent below average.

"Our forecast of a surplus rainfall has gone wrong," D. S. Pai, IMD's head of the long range forecast, confirmed to Reuters. "We will receive less than 100 percent rainfall this season."

J&K violence choreographed from across border, India says

New Delhi, September 14 (iaNS): India on Wednesday reiterated that the ongoing violence in Jammu and Kashmir since the July 8 death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani has been "choreographed from across the border".

"We have shared the evidence on terrorists who came from across the border with instructions to target our security forces by mingling with protesting crowds and using them as human shields. Terrorism, I would emphasise, is the most egregious violation of human rights," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a statement here.

The response came after a general debate was initiated by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein during the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday.

The Indian government said Jammu and Kashmir had started to move towards normalcy after sustained efforts by both the

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India will not have universal upper secondary education (covering the age group 14-17 years and 9th to 12th standard) till 2085, over half a century late, according to the Global Education Monitoring Report 2016 by UNESCO. This has to be viewed against the recent improvements in education in India, most notably that there has been an overall increase in gross enrolment ratio (GER, or student enrolment as a proportion of the corresponding eligible age group in a given year) at almost every level of education as of 2013-14.

Gender disparity in schooling has been largely addressed, and the enrolment of girls in higher education increased from 39 per cent in 2007 to 46 per cent in 2014.

An increase in single-sex toilets in schools has led to an increase in the enrolment of adolescent girls and female teachers, the Unesco study shows.

However, there is still large disparity in achievement of basic skills, such as reading and math, where there has been a decline in learning outcomes, as highlighted in the Unesco report.

Absenteeism among teachers remains a problem. As many as 25 per cent teachers in primary schools remain absent from work, and only 50 per cent of those at school are actually engaged in teach-

A policeman runs during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar on September 13. (REUTERS Photo)

central and the state governments, which included exercise of maximum restraint by Indian security forces, 7,000 of whom have sustained injuries till date.

Over 80 people have died and hundreds others injured in the violence following Wani's killing.

"India's robust democratic institutions and pro-

cesses have sufficient tools for the redress of grievances and they are already engaged with this issue across the entire democratic political spectrum," Swarup said.

India has been appreciative of the UN High Commissioner's efforts to improve the efficiency and streamline the working of

the Geneva-based Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR).

"However, we remain concerned at the persisting ambiguities in OHCHR governance and administrative arrangements. The High Commissioner's proposed Change Initiative requires more clarity," Swarup added.

uNiteD NatioNS, September 14 (iaNS): Amid continuing unrest in Kashmir, the UN Human Rights chief has said it is crucial that an independent, impartial and international mission be given free access to Indian as well as Pakistan-administered Kashmir to assess the situation on both sides of the border.

"I believe an independent, impartial and international mission is now needed crucially and that it should be given free and complete access to establish an objective assessment of the claims made by the two (Indian and Pakistani) sides," UN human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday.

"We had previously received reports, and still continue to do so, claiming the Indian authorities had used force excessively against the civilian population under its administration. We furthermore received conflicting narratives from the 2 sides as to the cause for the confrontations and the reported large numbers of people killed and wounded," he said. Al-Hussein told the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council that two months ago, he requested the Indian and Pakistani government to invite his teams to visit the Kashmir valley and Pakistan-administered Kashmir to assess the situation, but has yet to receive a response from New Delhi.

The Pakistani side on September 9 formally invited a UN human rights team to visit the Pakistani side, but in tandem with a mission to the Indian side, al-Hussein said. "I have yet to receive a formal letter from the Government of India. I therefore request here and publicly, from the 2 Governments, access that is unconditional to both sides of the line of control," he added.

Modi, Ghani meet, send stern message to Pakistan on terror New Delhi, September 14 (pti): In a stern message to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan today called for an end to all support, sponsorship and safe havens to terrorists and decided to strengthen security and defence cooperation.

During their talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani also expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism for achieving political objectives in the region as the two leaders had extensive discussions on

the regional and bilateral issues.

Reiterating India's abiding support for a unified, sovereign, democratic, peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan, Modi conveyed the country's readiness to consider further requirements for capacity and capability building in spheres such as education, health, agriculture, skill development, empowerment of women, energy, infrastructure and strengthening of democratic institutions.

"To this end, the Prime Minister offered that, as a

close neighbour and friend of Afghanistan and its people, India would allocate a sum of USD 1 billion," a joint statement said.

After the talks, the two sides inked three agreements - Extradition Treaty, cooperation in civil and commercial matters and the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Briefing the reporters, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said, "The two leaders discussed the regional situation and expressed grave concern at continued use

of terrorism and violence in the region for achieving political objectives.

"They agreed that this phenomenon presented the single biggest threat to peace, stability and progress in the region and beyond."

Stressing that elimination of all forms of terrorism, without any discrimination, is essential, the leaders called upon "the concerned" to put an end to all sponsorship, support, safe havens and sanctuaries to terrorists, including for those who target Afghanistan and India. How-

ever, they did not name Pakistan.

Asked if India conceded to long-pending demand of Afghanistan for stepped up defence supply, Jaishankar said, "Both leaders reaffirmed their resolve to counter terrorism and strengthen security and defence cooperation as envisaged in the India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement".

However, the Foreign Secretary did not give any further details and only noted that this was discussed during the recent visit of the Afghanistan's

Chief of Army Staff to India.

The Prime Minister also proposed to supply world class and easily affordable medicines from India and cooperation in solar energy through mutually agreed instruments.

Jaishankar also talked about India's offer of supplying 1.75 lakh tonne of wheat to Afghanistan, which was suffering shortage.

India wanted to supply the wheat and it made a request "months back" to Pakistan for the transit, he said, adding "we have not received any response"

Offices reopen in Bengaluru as protests wane Chikungunya toll rises to 10 beNgaluru, September 14 (reuterS): Indian and foreign companies reopened offices and staff trickled back to work in the technology capital Bengaluru on Wednesday, after two days of violent protests over access to water from a river severely disrupted life in the city.

Multinationals like Amazon.com, as well as Indian technology firms such as Infosys, were among major employers who had told workers to stay home on Tuesday while riot police enforced a curfew in parts of the city. "We are working today," said Sarah Gideon, spokeswoman for Infosys.

An Amazon spokeswoman said its employees had returned to the office and its delivery service was running as normal. The protests erupted after the Supreme Court on Monday

India to miss target for universal upper-secondary education by 50 yrs Silvio Grocchetti & Charlie Moloney

Int'l probe into Kashmir violence crucial: UN rights chief

ing activities, a 2004 World Bank report suggested. Almost 24 per cent teachers were absent during random visits to rural schools, according to a September 2015 study by the University of California.

The government has not established any bonus to incentivise teachers and principals, the Minister of Human Resource Development informed the Lok Sabha in April 2016.

E-pathshala, launched in 2015 and aimed at promoting e-learning through eresources like textbooks, audio and video material, was among the steps taken to tackle the shortage of good teachers, the minister said.

Stunting too is a problem. As many as 39 per cent, or 61.8 million, Indian children who are five or younger are stunted, as IndiaSpend reported in July. This is 15 per cent higher than the global average.

In terms of educational achievement, studies show that stunting at age two leads to children completing one year less of school.

Those stunted before age five achieve less schooling and lower test performances.

Another sustainable development goal that India will miss is to have only 100 million children stunted in 2025.

The current trends suggest that there will be 127 million children stunted in that year. A major problem that is preventing stunting is lack of global and local funding, as IndiaSpend reported earlier.

ordered Karnataka to divert some water from a river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, reigniting a long-simmering dispute in the region about who gets to use the water.

At least two people were killed in clashes between protesters and police. Police said on Wednesday they had lifted curfews imposed in 16 areas, but officers were still on the streets in large numbers to keep the peace.

"The city is back to normalcy," Deputy Commissioner of Police M.G.N. Kumar said on Twitter. Local buses and the metro network were operating again. Shops and street kiosks had also reopened. During the violence, demonstrators stopped vehicles with Tamil Nadu registrations, pulled passengers out and torched cars and buses while pelting police

with stones, police and witnesses said.

The protests have hit the image of Bengaluru as the tech-savvy and sophisticated face of a modern, urban India where well-paid workers flock to gleaming business parks and provide technology services to clients across the globe.

Businesses in the city, with an estimated population of around 10 million, have faced four days of disruption this month from the water dispute and an unrelated trade union-organised strike on Sept. 2.

Protests over the sharing of water from the Cauvery river have flared up before, but the ability of protesters to bring large parts of the city to a halt has underlined the vulnerability of Bengaluru-based businesses to social unrest.

New Delhi, September 14 (iaNS): Health complications triggered by chikungunya continued to claim lives, with an 80-year-old succumbing to it in a city hospital here, taking the toll to 10, authorities said on Wednesday.

The hospital said it has in the past three weeks witnessed deaths of five patients who had confirmed chikungunya.

According to city based hospital Indraprastha Apollo, the latest victim was a patient named Mahendra Singh, who was suffering from chikungunya. "The patient had multiorgan failure triggered by chikungunya and died on September 13 evening," a senior official of the hospital said.

The hospital is managing patients with fever, including chikungunya and dengue, as per prescribed guidelines, a statement from the hospital said. Delhi so far has witnessed the death of 10 patients, who were suffering from chikungunya along with other health ailments also. Medical Science says that nobody categorically dies of chikungunya, but if the patient is suffering from some other health issue, it may get severe, leading to death. Ganga Ram Hospital had witnessed a total of four deaths since September 13. Bara Hindu Rao Hospital recorded its first death from complications led by chikungunya on September 1.

Odisha village ends open-defecation, but age-old problems remain bhubaNeSwar, September 14 (iaNS): It is the perfect feel-good story. Some young men in a remote Orissa hamlet, inspired

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat mission, launch a campaign that results in their village becoming an open defecationfree zone. What's more, in the process, the number of lavatories in the village jumps from 46 to 260.

Scratch the surface however, and what emerges is a more complex picture that is in tune with the realities of rural India, and which has elements of vigilantism, caste divides and simple lack of basics such as water that renders futile the very building of so many toilets.

Welcome to Kandigaon village in Odisha's Ganjam district.

While a part of the objective has been achieved, the upper castes and the scheduled castes are yet to overcome the age-old animosities that keep them apart. During summer, when the wells and ponds dry up, the communities still line up in separate queues to fetch water from the two tube-wells in the village.

Village Committee secretary Kailash Pal said: "During summer, people belonging to the upper castes and the scheduled castes depend on the tube-wells. We don't prevent anyone from taking water

and we don't discriminate or else our purpose would get defeated."

He, however, admitted that the communities form separate queues for fetching water, a stark reminder that the divisions are pretty much ingrained in the minds of people and may take quite a while to stamp out.

Add to that the reality that there's water scarcity in the village.

As a result, even though toilets have been built in many households -- thanks to the funding by the Village Committee -- the facilities seem to be of no use.

"Though we managed to achieve the open defecation-free tag, it is difficult for us to get water for toilet use. There are two-three open wells and tube wells. In the summer, we face acute water scarcity," Rabindra Nayak, Village Committee President, told IANS. He said the district administration had been urged several times to facilitate piped water supply, but in vain. Ironically, Ganjam district is represented by four ministers, including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Yet, despite these odds, the villagers are striving to keep their village clean and adopt hygienic practices.

So how did it all begin?

The prime movers behind this

initiative were five young men who were inspired by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that was launched

by Prime Minister Modi.

"The movement started last year. Initially, we did not get support from fellow villagers. They started mocking us. But we continued to sensitise them about the ill-effects of open-defecation," said Manmath Pal, one of the youths who spearheaded the movement.

He said they first stopped open defecation on the approach roads.

"A squad was formed to keep strict vigil in public spaces, especially on approach roads, from 4 am to 6 am and from 7 pm to 9 pm. We took this decision after finding two sides of the approach roads filled with human faeces that created a bad impression," said Pal. Later, the village formed a Swachh Bharat Committee and adopted a resolution saying relieving in the open would be a punishable offence.

"We impose a fine of Rs 151 for defying the order of village committee for the first time. The second time, it is Rs 500, and for the third time Rs 1,000. It is Rs 5,000 for the fourth time. We have collected over Rs 10,000 as penalty so far from the villagers," said Village Committee President Nayak.

No one violated the rule for the third time fearing heavy penalty, he said. "The village committee even collects fines from outsiders.

Whenever they find an outsider who violates the rule, the villagers come to me and ask to intervene in collecting the penalty," said Ramachandra Sethi, the Sarpanch of Kanheipur panchayat under which the village falls.

Over a period, the Village Committee also provided Rs 10 lakh to 100 households to construct toilets. "Several people from the village are below the poverty line and they don't have money to construct toilets. So we provided money to them to build toilets," said Kailash Pal, the committee's secretary.

During this period, the number of latrines in the village increased from 46 to 260.

The initiative has brought cheer to the women in the village.

"Even though my husband had built a toilet after I got married, I used to see other women going to the fields to relieve themselves in the night. That was embarrassing for us, and also a security concern," said Bishnubala Swain, a self-help group member.

The efforts by UNICEF, which is working on sanitation in the area, also motivated the villagers.

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Obama paints Trump as no friend of the working class phiLaDeLphia, september 14 (reUters): With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama took up the Democrats’ fight against Donald Trump on Tuesday, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate’s bid to appeal to workingclass voters.

Obama, whose 50 percent job approval rating could help improve the climate for the Democratic ticket in the Nov. 8 election, rallied party faithful against Trump, the 70-year-old New York real estate developer, at an outdoor event in Philadelphia.

“This is a guy who spent 70 years on this earth showing no concern for working people. He spent most of his life trying to stay far away from working people. He wasn’t going to let you on his golf course,” Obama said.

Obama’s campaign appearance was his first as a solo act on behalf of Clinton as he tries to ensure Democrats retain control of the White House once his eight years are over in January.

The president lauded new census numbers on income growth as proof that his administration’s policies have helped improve the economy, an attempt to undermine Trump’s argument that economic woes

Trump’s questionable donations under scanner

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event in support of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US on September 13. (REUTERS Photo)

are deep.

“By so many measures, America is stronger and more prosperous than when we started out on this journey together,” Obama said.

Clinton, who was Obama’s secretary of state during his first term, rested at her home in the New York City suburb of Chappaqua, as she recovers from pneumonia. She was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday but she kept it secret until she nearly collapsed on Sunday at a ceremony in Manhattan marking the

Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

She is to return to the campaign trail on Thursday, her spokesman Nick Merrill said Tuesday evening, saying that details would follow.

TRUMP ON CHILD CARE Trump appeared at a campaign event in suburban Philadelphia after Obama departed, touting proposals that would allow families to deduct childcare expenses from their income taxes and establish paid maternity leave for women whose employers

do not offer it. The plan, he said, was aimed to bolster working-class and middleclass families.

With his daughter Ivanka at his side, Trump also appeared to support equal pay for women, traditionally a core issue for Democrats.

“We need working mothers to be fairly compensated for their work and have access to affordable quality child care for their work,” Trump said.

As he did earlier in the day at a rally in Des Moines, Trump steered clear of

Washington, september 14 (ians): New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has said he is probing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Foundation over its allegedly questionable donations.

The New York billionaire donated $25,000 to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s campaign in 2013, as her office was considering whether to open an investigation into fraud allegations against Trump University.

Bondi’s office did not open an investigation afterwards, Xinhua news agency reported.

“We have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view,” Schneiderman told CNN’s “The Lead” programme on Tuesday, calling himself a “regulator of nonprofits

mentioning Clinton’s illness but stepped up efforts to wring maximum advantage from her controversial comment that his supporters are “deplorables.”

“While my opponent slanders you as deplorable and irredeemable, I call you hardworking American patriots who love your country,” said Trump, who has tried to portray the former first lady as out of touch with ordinary Americans.

Clinton said in a speech last week that half of Trump’s supporters belong “in a basket of deplorables”

in New York state”. “We have been looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York,” Schneiderman said.

Yahoo News reported last week that the Trump charity donated $100,000 to a conservative group that was suing Schneiderman as he was probing Trump University. In a Tuesday campaign rally, US President Barack Obama, speaking on behalf of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, made a mockery of the Trump Foundation, highlighting reports that Trump used foundation money to buy a 6-foot (about 183 cm) portrait of himself.

Also on Tuesday, Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee wrote a letter to Florida’s Attorney General Loretta Lynchare, seeking a Justice Depart-

and accused them of being racist and homophobic.

She later said she regretted the remark.

Trump, who has often bragged about his wealth, has come under fire himself for rhetoric against minorities during his campaign, including describing Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists, suggesting that a judge could not be fair because of his MexicanAmerican heritage, and proposing a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the United States.

After struggling in

ment investigation of the Trump Foundation over its donation to her.

“These payments may have influenced Bondi’s official decision not to participate in litigation against Trump,” the letter said, citing antibribery laws in their request.

The Trump campaign has repeatedly declined to provide evidence to show that Trump has donated as much to charity as he claims. Defending his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said on Monday that Trump has donated millions of dollars in charity. “Anyone who knows anything about Donald Trump and his career knows that this is a man who’s given away tens of millions of dollars to charitable causes throughout the course of his business life -- he’s been incredibly generous,” Pence said.

opinion polls in August, Trump has erased most of Clinton’s lead in national surveys and is competitive again in many battleground states where the White House race is likely to be decided.

RALLY ARRESTS The “deplorables” comment featured at a Trump rally in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday night that saw a resumption of some of the violence that disrupted his events earlier this year.

“Never in history has

a major party presidential candidate so viciously demonized the American voter,” Trump told the crowd.

Five people, including a minor, were arrested at the rally and charged with crimes including second degree trespassing and fighting in public, Asheville police said.

A man grabbed an anti-Trump protester’s neck and punched him during the rally, video from NBC and ABC showed. Police said they also obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect in that incident.

North Korea ramps up uranium enrichment, With Washington weighing easing of sanctions, Suu Kyi heads to US enough for six nuclear bombs a year: Experts seoUL, september 14 (reUters): North Korea will have enough material for about 20 nuclear bombs by the end of this year, with ramped-up uranium enrichment facilities and an existing stockpile of plutonium, according to new assessments by weapons experts. The North has evaded a decade of U.N. sanctions to develop the uranium enrichment process, enabling it to run an effectively self-sufficient nuclear programme that is capable of producing around six nuclear bombs a year, they said.

The true nuclear capability of the isolated and secretive state is impossible to verify. But after Pyongyang conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test last week and, according to South Korea, was preparing for another, it appears to have no shortage of material to test with.

North Korea has an abundance of uranium reserves and has been working covertly for well over a decade on a project to enrich the material to weapons-grade level, the experts say.

That project, believed to

have been expanded significantly, is likely the source of up to 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of highly enriched uranium a year, said Siegfried Hecker, a leading expert on the North’s nuclear programme. That quantity is enough for roughly six nuclear bombs, Hecker, who toured the North’s main Yongbyon nuclear facility in 2010, wrote in a report on the 38 North website of Johns Hopkins University in Washington published on Monday.

Added to an estimated 32- to 54 kilogram plutonium stockpile, the North will have sufficient fissile material for about 20 bombs by the end of 2016, Hecker said. North Korea said its latest test proved it was capable of mounting a nuclear warhead on a medium-range ballistic missile, but its claims to be able to miniaturise a nuclear device have never been independently verified.

Assessments of the North’s plutonium stockpile are generally consistent and believed to be accurate because experts and governments can estimate plutonium produc-

tion levels from telltale signs of reactor operation in satellite imagery. South Korean Defence Minister Han Min-koo this year estimated the North’s plutonium stockpile at about 40 kilogrammes.

But Hecker, a former director of the U.S. Los Alamos National Laboratory, where nuclear weapons have been designed, has called North Korea’s uranium enrichment programme “their new nuclear wildcard,” because Western experts do not know how advanced it is.

PAKISTAN CONNECTION Jeffrey Lewis of the California-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies said North Korea had an unconstrained source of fissile material, both plutonium from the Yongbyon reactor and highly-enriched uranium from at least one and probably two sites.

“The primary constraint on its programme is gone,” Lewis said. Weapons-grade plutonium has to be extracted from spent fuel taken out of reactors and then reprocessed, and

therefore would be limited in quantity. A uranium enrichment programme greatly boosts production of material for weapons.

The known history of the uranium enrichment project dates to 2003, when the North was confronted by the United States with evidence of a clandestine programme to build a facility to enrich uranium with the help of Pakistan.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in his memoirs that A.Q. Khan, the father of that country’s nuclear programme, transferred two dozen centrifuges to the North and some technical expertise around 1999.

“It was also clear that the suspected Pakistani connection had taken place, as the centrifuge design resembled Pakistan’s P-2 centrifuge,” Hecker said in a report in May. Hecker reported being shown around a two-story building in the Yongbyon complex in November 2010 that a North Korean engineer said contained 2,000 centrifuges and a control room Hecker called “astonishingly modern.”

Washington, september 14 (reUters): Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year’s election, capping a decadeslong journey from political prisoner to national leader.

With Suu Kyi no longer an opposition figure, the United States is weighing a further easing of sanctions against Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, as Obama looks to normalize relations with a country Washington shunned when it was ruled by a military junta.

Suu Kyi is also expected to meet with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and senior members of Congress.

“Before it was very much encouraging her (Suu Kyi) and supporting her in her role as someone pushing for increased democracy. Now they (U.S. officials) are meeting someone in charge of the government,” said Murray Hiebert, a Southeast Asia expert at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Obama is expected to consult with Suu Kyi on whether to further ease U.S. sanctions to help investment and democratic transition in her country, the White House said.

The United States eased some sanctions against Myanmar earlier this year to support political reform but maintained most of its economic restrictions with an eye toward penalizing those it views as hampering the democratically elected government.

The military stepped back from di-

rect control of the country in 2011 after 49 years in power, but maintains a commanding role in politics, controlling 25 percent of seats in parliament and leading three key ministries.

CHALLENgES Suu Kyi is barred from being president under the military-drafted constitution because her sons are not Myanmar citizens. She serves instead as the country’s de facto leader by holding the positions of foreign minister and state counselor. She faces the challenge of guiding Myanmar’s relationship with the United States and neighboring power China, which enjoyed a preferential relationship with the military government.

“The U.S.-Myanmar dynamic, it is not a close strategic relationship to the exclusion of China but introducing more balance,” said Richard Horsey, an independent political an-

alyst in Yangon. There are also formidable obstacles at home for the popular Nobel laureate.

Suu Kyi has been criticized by rights groups for failing to address the plight of the country’s stateless Rohingya Muslim minority. About 125,000 remain confined to squalid camps on the country’s western coast following violence between Buddhists and Muslims in 2012. Last week, a commission Suu Kyi set up and charged with making recommendations on the situation and which is led by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, traveled to Myanmar for the first time.

“It is clear that in setting up the Annan Commission, Suu Kyi is not merely looking for some diplomatic cover, but is making Rakhine State a priority and is serious about taking steps to address the situation,” said Horsey.

Rubber bullets and tear gas - how China’s ‘democracy village’ was silenced

A portrait of the jailed Wukan village chief Lin Zuluan is displayed by protesters demanding the release of Lin outside China Liaison Office in Hong Kong on September 14.

(REUTERS Photo)

W U Ka n, China, september 14 (reUters): When the first wave of riot police swept into the southern Chinese “democracy village” of Wukan shortly after 3am Tuesday, some breaking through gates with wooden battering rams, frightened residents sounded gongs to raise the alarm.

The gongs are now silent, and for the first time in nearly three months, Wukan’s streets are closed to protest as anti-riot squads seal the area and sever communications.

With dozens of villagers detained and arrested after running skirmishes with police, local authorities appear determined to keep

it that way. That could finally end an extraordinary five-year-old experiment in grassroots democracy in an authoritarian state.

While villages across China conduct low-level elections under close Communist Party management, Wukan’s followed an uprising in 2011 that forced local Party chiefs to back down

under the glare of domestic and international media attention.

The fishing village in southeastern Guangdong was then in open rebellion over a land grab by local officials, who were forced to flee. A stand-off with police ended when residents were granted the right to hold secret ballots for its village leaders.

Over the following years, the early hope of the “Wukan Spring” evaporated as many of its new elected leaders were detained, pushed into exile or pressured to quit their posts.

The latest protests started in June after the arrest of respected village chief Lin Zuluan, 72, one of the 2011 protest leaders to remain in office.

They surged again last week when Lin was jailed for three years on graft and other charges. A televised confession convinced few in the village.

Roused by the hammering gongs in the predawn darkness on Tues-

day, hundreds of residents spilled on to the streets and howled out a series of chants.

“Long live the Chinese Communist Party ... Return Secretary Lin to us ...

Return our land to us.”

A villager surnamed Lin, who described the raid as a complete surprise, said: “We didn’t do anything violent. It was all peaceful when they attacked us.”

RUBBER BULLETS Veterans of the 2011 campaign said the police action this time, involving an estimated 300 to 400 officers, was more forceful than anything they experienced during the 2011 stand-off.

As dawn approached, the villagers began hurling bricks at the officers, who gathered in tight formation, clad in helmets, green khaki fatigues, and full-body shields.

Firing rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets, the police blocked streets and

prevented any advance by villagers. By Tuesday night, it was quiet, if tense.

Some residents sported large red welts they said were caused by rubber bullets.

“It felt like we were pieces of tofu, beaten and smashed by them,” said a villager surnamed Chen on Wednesday, who peered nervously through a crack in the drawn curtains of her bedroom as she spoke.

She said she feared the security forces would come after her for having been in touch with outsiders and sharing photos, video and information on the crackdown.

Nearby a large group of villagers gathered beside an open-air village stage decorated with dragons.

“They were like gangsters, not police … This government is too corrupt,” one said. “I’m too disappointed with China. (China’s president) Xi Jinping hasn’t helped at all.”

Wukan was a problem Xi, who took office in 2012,

inherited, with the first rallies and petition campaigns dating back to 2009 and a movement called the Wukan Hot-Blooded Patriotic Youth League.

Patrick Poon, Hong Kong-based China researcher for Amnesty International, said it was possible that Xi’s government wanted rid of the Wukan headache once and for all.

“We have seen they have used a strong hand in dealing with other dissidents ... Under Xi’s regime the crackdown on such democratic protests has stepped up,” he said.

Though the scale of the police response was a surprise to some Wukan residents, the likelihood of an official response had been building in the week leading up to Lin’s sentencing.

Days beforehand, letters from the Lufeng police, which oversees the village, were sent to residents warning that if the protests did not stop by Sept. 10, action would be taken.

On Sept. 11, the Guangdong government’s Southern Daily newspaper carried a front-page story promising better communication with Wukan villagers and noted some eight square kilometres of land had been given back.

But it insisted that seeking the release of Lin was an “unreasonable act”, and that “criminals should be punished according to law”.

Since the crackdown, Chinese state media coverage of Wukan has been limited to brief statements about the unrest from the local government on social media.

Calls to the Guangdong provincial government for comment went unanswered.

Wukan’s residents remain adamant.

“The whole village hasn’t done anything illegal; we just want old Lin to come out and to get our land back,” said a villager surnamed Zhang. “But they don’t care if we’re guilty or not. They just beat us.”

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riO De JaNeirO, sePtember 14 (aP): At the Riocentro Pavilion 3, the only sound in the table tennis arena was a steady tapping as the two competitors in the gold medal match struggled for points.

On one side of the table was Xue Juan. On the other, Li Qian. Both Chinese Paralympians in wheelchairs.

Their match was one of two to decide a gold medal on Monday that featured athletes from China only.

After Xue defeated Li, and Zhang Bian beat Gu Gai in the later match, each winner quietly acknowledged the victory, wheeled to the middle of the table and shook the hand of her countrywoman.

There were no screaming fans, and little celebration. But in Rio, the scene has become routine, across the menu of sports. China is dominating the Paralympics.

After competition ended on Tuesday, China held a huge lead at the top of the board with 147 total medals (63 golds) through six days of competition. The next closest country, the United Kingdom, had 75 medals in all.

The Ukraine (72) was next with the United States (61) in fourth and host Brazil (43) in fifth.

China has topped the medal board in the last three Summer Paralympics, beginning at the 2004 Athens Games.

This year, China has more than 300 athletes, a physical representation of the country's commitment to keeping its spot as

Guangxu Shang of China competes in the Men's Long Jump - T37 during day 6 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)

a Paralympic powerhouse, but it can also be seen as a strategy: More athletes competing means more opportunities to collect medals.

This was evident soon after China stepped foot on Brazilian soil. Last Friday, China won 14 medals in swimming, including two all-China podiums in men's 50- and 100-meter butterfly races. The victories have not stopped.

Some athletes, however, have been raising questions about China's dominance in Rio. Philip Craven, the International Paralympic Committee president, was asked at a news conference on Monday about complaints that Brazilian competitors had been making about potential cheating

by Chinese athletes.

“We had a very infor-

Mourinho demands Europa reaction after derby defeat Paris, sePtember 14 (aFP): Fresh from giving his players a rollicking Jose Mourinho's focus turns from Manchester United's derby defeat to European action with a tricky Europa League opener at in-form Feyenoord on Thursday.

It will be the Portuguese manager's first game in the second-tier European competition since winning its predecessor the UEFA Cup with Porto in 2003 and he says he is taking it seriously. Mourinho's unbeaten start as United manager came to a stuttering stop Saturday as long-time nemesis Pep Guardiola's Manchester City left Old Trafford with a 2-1 victory.

United can expect a tough Group A opener at Feyenoord, who are top of the Dutch league having won all five of their matches this season and have pedigree in the competition.

United's Spanish attacking midfielder Juan Mata warned that after the disappointment of derby day there was "no time for mourning".

"On Thursday we're going to play the first game in the Europa League, away against Feyenoord, a classic in European football," Mata said on his weekly blog.

"It's going to be a very demanding debut in this competition," he added of the road to the final in Stockholm next May. Mourinho says that young attacking sensation Marcus Rashford will play after his impressive second-half cameo along with midfielder Ander Herrera on Saturday.

"He (Rashford) is going to play is the only thing I can say. I trust him completely and I know his future will be absolutely brilliant," said the Portuguese, who was scathing of some of his players after the City defeat, particularly defender Eric Bailly.

English-Dutch clashes are always feisty affairs but United have beaten Feyenoord in both their previous meetings.

This time it will be more subdued -- at least in the stands -- with the capacity of the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam halved to 26,000 following UEFA sanctions for crowd trouble against Roma earlier this year.

United fans, whose ticket allocation has been slashed to 1,400, have been advised by the club not to wear United colours and avoid areas of potential conflict.

Feyenoord manager Giovanni Van Bronckhorst said: "I'm confident that -– in spite of the measures the club has to take –- an atmosphere will be created again at De Kuip to ensure we, as a team, are able to perform at our very best in our home matches."

Former United and Feyenoord striker Robin van Persie is set to play both clubs as his Fenerbahce side are also in Group A with the Turkish side taking on Zorya Luhansk of Ukraine in their opener.

Van Persie won the competition with boyhood club Feyenoord in 2002.

- Spanish domination Spanish clubs have won six of the last 10 Europa League titles with Sevilla, the reigning three-time champions, now playing in the elite Champions League.

Of the finalists in the Europa League over the last decade eight are from Spain, who this season will be represented by Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo and Villarreal.

Celta, struggling from five successive La Liga losses, travel to Standard Liege in Group G, which also includes Dutch giants Ajax and Greek club Panathinaikos.

Athletic Bilbao travel to Italian side Sassuolo in Group F, which includes Rapid Vienna of Austria and Belgium side KRC Genk. Villarreal host FC Zurich in Group L. England's second representative, Southampton, host Czech club Sparta Prague in Group K looking for their first win under new boss Claude Puel, with Inter Milan, three times winners, hosting Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

mal, short board meeting this morning of the IPC and that issue was brought up to us and it is something that we will look into in the future, not to do necessarily with doping, we always look into that anyway, but with regard to what particularly the Brazilian athletes are thinking and saying,” Craven said.

A spokesman for the IPC later said Craven was referring primarily to whether some Chinese athletes had been classified properly. Russia was banned from Rio for systematic doping, raising suspicion about cheating generally.

The Paralympic Games, which date back to an English competition in 1948 and became the Paralympics in 1960, were once an event in which the United States routinely topped the

medal count.

The U.S. finished first in medals for nine consecutive Paralympics from 1964 to 1996. China, meanwhile, did not begin sending athletes to the Paralympics until the 1984 Games.

The 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games were awarded in 2001 to Beijing over four other cities. Three years later, at the 2004 Athens Games, China not only cracked the top five in total medals for the first time but also placed first.

Matt Cramer, director of high performance for United States Paralympics, said the U.S. often has different challenges than some of the other high profile names atop the Paralympic leaderboard.

As a result, the American Paralympic program invests in initiatives, both long and short term, that

are aimed at identifying and developing the athletes who show potential.

“We gauge success in the most simplistic way we look at an athlete that is in the system and has shown a positive trajectory that will hopefully lead to medal,” Cramer said. “But we don't just hope and cross our fingers, we really invest in them.”

China, too, has invested in long term plans for success in the Paralympics. In 2007, the huge China Disability Sports Training Centre was opened in Beijing.

Britain also invests a lot in its Paralympic program, though Briscoe said it can be difficult to compare other countries to China because of the sheer size of its disabled population.

In 2012, the Beijing Review reported that China's disabled population was about 85 million. According to the United Nations, the entire population of Germany entering 2016 was about 80 million.

Regardless of the number of athletes competing for each nation, it is still up to the individual athlete to win.

In the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Tuesday, China was at it again.

Yang Bozun and Zhang Xiaotong claimed gold medals and world records in the 100-meter men's and women's breaststroke finals for blind competitors.

Neither was the top finisher in qualifiers.

By the end of the night, China had won eight medals and broken five world records.

The All Nagaland Shaolin Kung-Fu Association (ANSKA) Kohima District Branch conducted the Belt promotion Exam on September 12 at Old Secretariat Compound Kohima. Instructors K. Mulang Shiu, Raja Babusha, and Raju, conducted the belt promotion exam. Altogether, 46 students participated in the promotion exam and 23 students were promoted – 3 orange belts, 5 blue belts, 7 green belts, 5 yellow belts, and 3 white belts.

Simmons sacked as Windies coach

sePtember 14 (reuters): West Indies sacked their head coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday, five months after the team clinched the World Twenty20 title, citing "differences in culture and strategic approach".

Simmons, 53, had endured a rocky time in the position and was suspended in September last year after criticising the board's selection policy for the West Indies' tour to Sri Lanka.

"In recent times, based on the public pronouncements of the coach and the approach internally, we have identified differences

in culture and strategic approach," the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said in a statement.

"The WICB would therefore like to thank the coach for his contribution and wishes him the best in his future endeavours."

Former test batsman Simmons was appointed as

West Indies coach in March last year before being suspended six months later after complaining about interference with squad selection. He returned to guide West Indies to their second World Twenty20 title in April when they beat England by four wickets in a sensational final in Kolkata, India.

With the departure of Simmons, Henderson Springer and Roddy Estwick will take charge of the West Indies team for their upcoming series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The team will be managed by Joel Garner.

Stoke's Hughes charged with misconduct by FA

LONDON, sePtember 14 (reuters): Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) after being sent off during Saturday's 4-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.

Hughes was given his marching orders from the technical area in the first half for his vocal protests against the referee's decision, after Marko Arnautovic was booked for diving. "It is alleged that his behaviour in or around the 34th minute of the fixture amounted to improper conduct," the FA said in a statement on their website (www.thefa. com). Hughes has until 1800 BST on Friday to respond to the charge, the FA added. Stoke, who are bottom of the league table, visit Crystal Palace on Sunday where they will look to end their winless start to the season.

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Gazing Beyond Advertisement

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ne of the earliest definitions of advertising was “the dissemination of information concerning any idea, service or product to compel action in accordance with the interest of the advertiser”.

Advertisers and advertising agencies believe that customers have needs and desires which can be fulfilled through the purchase and use of the products and services. Advertisers work largely through appeal of the emotions, envy, fear, anxiety, and consciousness of one’s appearance and status. As we trace back to the history and development of advertisement we see that advertisers have thought of themselves as top-down communicators, in control of what information is to be released to whom and when. The channels of communication were decided by the producers through various media outlets. The development of diverse products and its marketization boosted the various advertising agencies.

In today’s fast growing world, everything keeps changing and in such scenario, advertisement is one agent that plays a crucial role in keeping the audience updated and motivating to buy different products. Through advertisement we buy products to eat, wear and apply but often we end up buying an image, feeling and security.

The message from various advertising mediums influences the attitudes and behavior of the audience.

We cannot completely say that advertisements are no good as it in a way inform and educate the viewers in diverse ways but there is also the need to look beyond the outer appearance of advertisement in order to become critical and wise consumers and save our self from being trapped.

In advertisement, agen-

da setting plays a major role in determining on how to be prepared, presented and consumed. Information is presented to users with the system of marketing that is personally tailored to the audience. The target of advertisement is based on the identity, interest, psychographic data, peer network and location of the consumers. Psychology has played a major role in advertising strategy. Advertising and market researchers exploit the psychology of the audience for commercial purposes and to investigate the consciousness of consumers.

Through better placement of advertisements to targeted audiences, monitoring behaviors via social media will help the companies or distributors for better implementation. Abstract advertising plays a major role in modern life. It shapes the attitudes of the society and the individual and inevitably influences the behavior of the customer. The most important task for a business advertising itself is to present its product in such a manner that the whole environment around the buyer turns into a positive emotional stimulus. The main goal of advertising a certain product or service is to attract the customer’s attention and analyze the impact of advertising on customer behavior which is determined by a multitude of aspects.

Advertising ads persuade their targeted groups through the display of cheap, colorful, speed or quick relief advertisements for attraction and action.

The products are also advertised through popular figures from the world of music, sports, fashion and film industry in order to convince the viewers. Advertisers want people not only to like the brands and product groups they put up for sale but to believe in the economic system that

underlies the idea that “to consume is good”. Without much regard for environmental or social consequences, advertisers try to turn media audience into consumers. Advertisers are exploring the creative potential of proliferating channels and networked devices to reach and engage the consumers. National advertisers and global brands are the main proponents of creative and persuasive advertising.

They are compelled to develop innovative marketing communication strategies that offer varied choices and are channeled through all forms of electronic media. They are looking for new ways to reach distracted, distrustful and disinterested consumers. In order to avoid being a cause of irritation and interruption, many of the advertisers creatively embed their message in media flows and experience that consumers will actively seek out. Classically, ads are about rewards and punishment - it is good to purchase but it is bad not to purchase based on the core values of family, self- image, status and so on. It is common to see adverts invoking needs or anxieties which can only be satisfied by purchase.

Therefore, in the context of such existing manipulative expansion of advertising industry, there is an urgent need for awareness among the viewers and consumers not to remain passive. We are to be aware of the various persuasive tactics of advertisers so that the list of our needs remain in balance. Advertisement can spell us at any time through different mediums. In such a state, we should adapt critical consciousness and open our eyes and mind and face the reality and not just remain emerged in the fantasized world of advertisement.

Imtiwala Imchen CTC, Aolijen, Mokokchung

A concern on the proposed NH-29 four lane road construction

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am neither an environmentalist nor the land owner or seen the DPR of the proposed NH-29 four lane construction between Dimapur and Kohima; but as a concern citizen of the state, I want to share few of my personal views regarding the road constructions in Nagaland which are affecting the rivers, which God has created to add beauty to the nature.

The construction of two lanes road from Mokokchung to Longleng had destroyed the beauty of the river Dikhu where tones of construction debris were dumped into it, which had affected the physical river bed and the aquatic life of the river. In the proposed four lane road construction between Dimapur and Kohima, my apprehension is that the same damage could be done on the Chathe river, etc. For the authorities just issue such Clearance/NOC for the sake of collecting fees and charges by just sitting inside their offices whether road construction, building construction, drainage construction,

foot path construction; or for that matter any other developmental activities without assessing the actual damage to be created on the ground. And in this project too, tones of construction debris are likely to be dumped in to the river Chathe, which presently is adding to the nature’s beauty to the travelers and tourists. If this aspect is not look into now, the same damage would be done on the Chathe River too; as had been done to the river Dikhu.

Therefore, the concern department/ agency shall be highly appreciated, if the beautiful Chathe River along the NH-29, be protected and preserved to add beauty for the travelers, which act as a welcome gate to the hill state of Nagaland especially to the tourists. This can be effectively done by depositing the soil and debris to some other sites without dumping it into the Chathe River. Yes, to gain something, we have to sacrifice something; but there is always ways and means to minimize the sacrifices.

K.A. Jacob, Kohima

An appeal for peace in Kashmir Valley from Nagas

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he ongoing situation in Kashmir has seen sufferings and ordeals for over 60 days now. Reports of the death of many civilians from the valley have been coming out regularly. Despite calls for restraint in using forces upon the civilians from civil societies and concerned individuals, the casualty of innocent civilians is increasing. Human lives have been reduced to a mere number to be counted. Kashmir has a disputed history entangled between India vs Pakistan, and self determination of the people.

Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) got tabled and implemented for the first time in the Naga Hills to quell the uprising of the Nagas in 1958.

Later AFSPA was spread to neighbouring states and Kashmir. As per reports from various sources, the implementation of AFSPA contrary to its objective has rather increased the spread of insurgents and human rights violation- death of civilians, sexual violence against women, mental trauma, fake encounters etc. Experience of milita-

risation is similar among Nagas, Kashmiris, Meiteis, Kukis and other indigenous people.

So in this light, we as concerned Nagas who believe in humanity and social justice, empathise with the plight of Kashmiris in the ongoing event. We condemn the use of pellets in controlling the crowd leading to scores of blindness and other fatal injuries. We also like to highlight the blockade of mobile network, internet, unavailability of basic amenities, clamping down of press freedom, inconveniences to hospital staff, closure of J. R. Kamei Dr D. Apao Roderick Wijunamai Dr Aphun Kamei Rocky Peshai John Gangmei Maxwell Saka Gracy Aye Zajano Z. Yanthan ML Ningnim Khalter Khampa Anal Veilou Paotei Shanjamo Ezung Dr Raille Rocky Thansing Zingkhai Lucy Lolia Hillbird Chalai

educational institutions etc. in this ongoing standoff in Kashmir. Generations of Kashmiris have already suffered a lot; we pledge the Indian government to open dialogue with Kashmiris for peace, security and harmony towards a lasting solution. Repealing of AFSPA should be given a chance by incorporating recommendations from Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee and the UN Special Rapporteur.

We stand in solidarity with Kashmiris. A list of Nagas students, scholars, academicians and other concerned citizens from Nagaland and Manipur -

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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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Imlibenla Wati to represent India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2016

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mlibenla Wati has been selected to represent India at the Miss Asia Pacific World 2016 to be held in October 2016 at the popular holiday and business destination of Shanghai in China.

This was announced in a press note issued by the Beauty and Aesthetics Society of Nagaland (BASN) based on a communiqué from Big Break Entertainment, which is the official partner for India.

Big Break Entertainment is the India franchise for “Miss Asia Pacific World” which is now renamed as “Miss Super Talent of the World”.

The franchise of this prestigious Beauty Pageant was previously with FEMINA followed by ‘I AM SHE’- a company led by former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. According to official communiqué from Big Break Entertainment, the

Former Miss Nagaland was selected in the top 10 and later screened out to be in top 3 and finally was named the winner to represent India in the upcoming pageant in China, announced the press note from the BASN. A beauty of many talents Imlibenla wishes to take this as a challenge.

“For a Beauty Queen her determination and desire is towards the bigger crown,” stated the BASN adding that the Naga beauty queen wants to show that India truly celebrates beauty in diversity. As she takes centrestage in China, the BASN has wished her well for the upcoming contest.

According to Big Break Entertainment, ‘Miss Super Talent of the World’ is a most prestigious & unique international showcase of “Talent” than merely a beauty pageant. It has sights set on superstars, film stars, pop icons, sing-

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ers and super models. Miss Super Talent was formerly known as Miss Asia Pacific. Each year, thousands of candidates across 160 countries participate in this extra ordinary showcase that is launching a wave not just for a beauty pageant, but modelling for “a wave of music, fashion, and acting and hosting on stage. “Positioned as the most practical and smartest pageant it showcases the real world of the 21st century”.

Mention may be made that the beautiful and sizzling Zeenat Aman won the title of Miss Asia Pacific in 1970, followed by Tara Anne Fonseca and Bollywood diva Dia Mirza in 1973 and 2000 respectively. Also, Himangini Singh Yadu was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World in 2012 & Shrishti Rana won the international title in 2013; she was the 2nd runner up at Miss India pageant.

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S First Lady Michelle Obama once turned down a role on the popular animated sitcom "The Simpsons" with a hilarious note. In an interview to variety.com, "The Simpsons" co-creator James L. Brooks shared that they once tried to get Michelle Obama

to play herself in an episode.

When asked about Michelle Obama's recent comment about "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" being one of her favourite programmes, Brooks said that she turned down the offer by sending a two-word note.

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After Tom Hiddleston, Niall Horan falls prey to hacking Nirvana respond to the latest 'Kurt Cobain Is Alive!' Conspiracy Theory

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ne Direction star Niall Horan got his Instagram account hacked, but has now got it back.

The singer has found himself as the most recent celebrity to have their social media accounts hacked, as his Instagram page was filled with screenshots from random Snapchat and Instagram accounts as well as a video from Team Error, reported Female First.

The hackers changed the 'History' hitmaker's bio on Instagram to read: "TEAM.ERROR.4.0.4 @rjz @ ikp @dr.rghx @u52 @x3azmii @p9j @x.hrb (sic)" The 'Steal My Girl' singer was celebrating his 23rd birthday when the cyber-attack took place on Tuesday, and the star quickly took

to Twitter to explain what was going on with his photo sharing account.

Whilst unconfirmed, the team behind the hacking of the pop star's account appear to be the same people who also hacked 35-year-old Tom Hiddleston's account last month.

Both attacks featured the "TEAM.ERROR.4.0.4" label in the bio, as well as having screenshots of the same Snapchat account belonging to someone called Mr Control.

Horan now seems to have also gained control of his account again as the pictures from the hacking have been deleted, and his bio has returned to normal.

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Gwen Stefani's animated series lands at Nickelodeon

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pee! We tried to get her on 'The Simpsons' and we couldn't. We finally got a note that said "good try", because we were so aggressive," Brooks said. "The Simpsons" currently airs in India on Star World and Star World HD. Source: IANS

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irvana’s official Facebook page have responded to the latest internet conspiracy theory that suggests frontman Kurt Cobain is still alive, over 20 years after his death. The bizarre theory emerged online this week after a video circulated of a Peruvian singer who bore a resemblance to Cobain, performing ‘Come As You Are’.

In the video from 2012, singer Ramiro Saavedra was seen performing the track from Nevermind on Peruvian talent show ‘Yo Soy’. Thanks to his blonde

hair, sunglass and Cobainstyle outfit, Saavedra bore enough of a resemblance to Cobain for some fans to suggest that it actually was the singer, who died in 1994.

However some more observant fans pointed out that Saavedra was playing the guitar with his right hand, while Cobain played left-handed. On Monday the official Nirvana Facebook page shared a link to a Daily Mail article about the theory and gave their take on wether or not Kurt lives on.

“It is true, Kurt is alive,” the page wrote. “He need-

ed time to learn to play the guitar with his right hand.

Finding left-handed guitars is not easy. We are so happy to have him back and forgive him for all of the sadness that we have held so deeply in our hearts.”

Cobain was found dead on April 8 1994 at his home in Seattle, Washington. His death was officially ruled as a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. However speculation and theories from fans about the circumstances surrounding his passing have continued ever since.

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inger Gwen Stefani's animated series "Kuu Kuu Harajuku" will premiere on Nickelodeon on October 3, the network announced.

The 26-episode series, co-created and executive produced by Stefani, follows the kuu kuu adventures of the band HJ5 Love,

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Angel, Music, Baby and G through their world of music, fashion and style, reported Variety.

"Stefani (has always had a) love of pop art and lifelong admiration for the street fashion and creative youth culture found in the renowned Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan," a press release said.

"It was while writing her first solo album that Stefani created the original Harajuku Girl characters as a celebration of the creativity and individualism she saw and loved in the Harajuku District."

Stefani will also serve as an executive producer for the 26-episode first series, and perform the show's theme song.

"The artwork is so beautiful and the whole series turned out better than I could have ever imagined," she said.

Stefani first started to incorporate the Harajuku Girls concept in the songs on her album "Love. Angel.

Music. Baby" in 2004, but she received backlash.

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Stan Lee's life story to be told via film

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film on the life of Marvel Universe creator Stan Lee is in the works, courtesy entertainment company 20th Century Fox Studios which has acquired

the rights to work on it.

20th Century Fox, the studio behind "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" film franchises, has acquired Lee's life's rights and plans on developing a 1970s-era

action adventure movie about the 93-year-old legendary Marvel comics creator, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

The producers behind "Twilight", "The Maze Runner" and the upcoming "Power Rangers", Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, are attached to produce the project.

Lee and Gil Champion, Lee's partner at POW! Entertainment, will executive produce the project, with Matt Reilly overseeing for Fox. No writer has been hired to pen the script.

The project won't be a biopic, but rather an adventure set during the 1970s with Lee as the main

character.

It is described as being in tune with the hit film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" or Roger Mooreera "James Bond" movies which were noted for their campy nature, over-thetop scenarios and one-liners.

In real life, Lee moved to Hollywood in the 1970s in hope to see his characters adapted to the big and small screens.

In the early 2000s, Lee made a cameo appearance in countless Marvel films, including "X-Men" and "Spider-Man". He also appeared in recent films like "Deadpool" and "Captain America: Civil War".

Source: IANS

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Messi rains goals on Celtic as Arsenal hold PSG

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GENEVA, SEptEmbEr 14 (Ap): Lionel Messi's first goal of the Champions League season took three minutes. Edinson Cavani needed just 44 seconds for Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City never got the chance to start.

Messi's fast start was the first of a hat trick in Barcelona's 7-0 rout of Celtic, and fellow superstar forwards Neymar and Luis Suarez also scored. Celtic had a penalty saved when trailing 1-0 midway through the first half.

Cavani's even faster strike was the end of PSG's scoring in Paris against Arsenal, and Alexis Sanchez's late equalizer earned a 1-1 draw.

Heavy rain in Manchester forced City's game against Borussia Moenchengladbach to be called off 20 minutes before kickoff. Coach Pep Guardiola's team will try again on Wednesday evening.

Bayern Munich, Guardiola's former team, managed just fine under new coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Champions League newcomer Rostov was beaten 5-0 in Munich.

Here's a roundup of all the action on Tuesday: GROUP A A pair of 1-1 draws in

Paris and Basel left visiting teams Arsenal and Ludogorets happier with their work. Arsenal seemed set for a tough night at Parc des Princes when Uruguay forward Cavani headed in Serge Aurier's cross in the first minute.

Cavani, now with more responsibility after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's offseason exit, then missed three clear chances to extend the lead.

Alexis Sanchez of Chile scored in the 78th minute against the run of the play when he fired home the rebound from 10 meters after PSG keeper Alphonse Areola parried Alex Iwobi's powerful shot.

Both teams finished with 10 players. Marco Verrati and Olivier Giroud, who was also sent off in Arsenal's Champions League opener last year, were sent off following an altercation.

Ludogorets scored freely on the road in three qualifying rounds, but was limited to Jonathan Cafu's 45th goal to finish a twisting run.

Basel levelled in the 79th when Renato Steffen took advantage of a goalkeeping error.

GROUP B Napoli took early con-

India Blue clinch Duleep Trophy

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) vies with Celtic's Danish defender Erik Sviatchenko during the UEFA Champions League football match FC Barcelona vs Celtic FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 13. (AFP Photo)

trol of the group with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, which had Serhiy Sydorchuk sent off in the 68th minute.

Poland forward Arkadiusz Milik twice scored with headers in the first half, the second in stoppage time,

Nagaland Football League

Day-3 Results GrEAtEr NoidA, SEptEmbEr 14 Kohima Local Ground (iANS): India Blue stuck to the script to register an emphatic 355-run victory over India *Ungma FC beat Addax Youth Club 4-2 Red to win the Duleep Trophy cricket tourna- *164 TA (Head Hunters) beat Young ment at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Start FC (Zunheboto) 6-5 via tie-breaker as the match ended in a 1-1 draw Ground here on Wednesday. Ravindra Jadeja after the stipulated time. repeated his first innings five-wicket haul as Tsiesema Ground Gautam Gambhir's wards broke little sweat *Khaibung FC beat to brush aside their rivals on the last day, disYoung Star FC, Dimapur 4-2 missing them for a mere 161 runs in the second innings after being set a 517-run target. *Liangmai FC beat Victorious Club 4-0 India Red folded up for a meagre 161.

Sep 15 matches Brief scores: India Blue 693/6 declared Kohima Local Ground (Cheteshwar Pujara 256 not out, Sheldon *Ungma FC vs Naga FC @ 9am Jackson 134; Amit Mishra 2-171) and 179/5 *164 TA Head Hunter Naga vs declared (Mayank Agarwal 52; Kuldeep YaIGAR (N) @ 1pm dav 3/62) beat India Red 356 (Stuart Binny Tsiesema Ground 98, Mishra 65; Ravindra Jadeja 5-95) and 161 *Khaibung FC vs Aboi FC @ 9am (Ravindra Jadeja 5/76) by 355 runs. *Liangmai FC vs Vanguard FC @1pm

4th FIA Taekwondo Championship

dimApur, SEptEmbEr 14 (mExN): The Faith in Action Foundation will be hosting its 4th Faith in Action Taekwondo Championship at the State Badminton Indoor Stadium, Dimapur on October 7 and 8 under the theme “Excel through Taekwondo”.

According to a press release from the founder/coach of the Foundation, Deep Kumar, the two day meet will see the participation of 300 boys and girls from renowned Schools and Academies from Nagaland competing for honours in 10 different weight categories in 5 sections besides individual, group Poomsae and Best of the Best Fighters competition.

For the first time, The Faith in Action team is also inviting a Korean Grand Master Seong Kuk Jeong, 7th Dan, Black Belt

from Kukkiwon, South Korea who will be the chief technical chairman and special guest in the Championship. The Grand Master also will impart Referee Seminar to the Officials of Faith in Action Team before the Championship.

The Medal holders of this Championship will be participating in the forthcoming International Taekwondo Championship to be held in Kolkata from December 27 to 30 later this year, the release stated.

The International Championship is being organised by Jeong’s Taekwondo Academy in collaboration with Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Head Quarter, South Korea and countries like South Korea, China, Japan, Cambodia, Thailand etc. will participate.

to cancel out Denys Garmash's 26th-minute opener for Dynamo.

Milik arrived from Ajax in the offseason to replace Gonazalo Higuain, the Argentina forward who sought a better chance of Champions League suc-

cess at Juventus.

Benfica was held 1-1 at home by Besiktas when one of its own players scored late for the visitors.

Playing against his parent club while on loan to the Turkish champion, midfielder Talisca scored

with a curling free kick in stoppage time.

Brazilian Talisca canceled out a 12th-minute earlier goal by Argentina's Franco Cervi for Benfica, finishing a rebound from Besiktas goalkeeper Tolga Zengin's save.

GROUP C In a record-setting night at Camp Nou, Barcelona's trio of stars teamed up to outclass Celtic.

Lionel Messi's hat trick included two goals in the first half hour, while Neymar struck with a free kick and set up another four goals. Luis Suarez did his part with two goals against the new team of his former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers.

The result surpassed Barcelona's biggest win in the competition - a 7-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in 2012. It also improved on a 6-1 win over Celtic from their last meeting in 2013.

Messi's three goals took his Champions League career tally to 86 goals, to still trail Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 94.

Celtic's 5-1 rout of fierce Scottish rival Rangers on Saturday seemed long ago.

Moussa Dembele scored a hat trick in the Glasgow derby but on Tuesday had a first-half penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Beaten by the torrential rain in north-west England, group rivals Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach were surely impressed by what

they saw from Spain.

GROUP D Bayern Munich showed Champions League debutant Rostov what life is like among the big boys of Europe. A 5-0 drubbing was begun by Robert Lewandowski's penalty and Thomas Mueller's shot in the first half.

Germany's great defensive prospect Joshua Kimmich scored twice and Juan Bernat finished the rout.

It was yet another lopsided win for Bayern which has now scored 20 goals and conceded none in five wins from five games across all competitions.

In a rematch of a Round-of-16 encounter last season, Atletico Madrid beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the Netherlands.

Saul Niguez calmly fired a left foot volley just inside the post in the 43rd minute for the first goal between the two sides this year. In March, Atletico won a penalty shootout after two goalless draws en route to the final.

Penalties were again PSV's problem, as Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak dived to his left to block Andres Guardado's spot kick in first-half stoppage time.

Jhajharia claims Javelin gold in Paralympics

rio dE JANEiro, SEptEmbEr 14 (iANS): India's Devendra Jhajharia cemented his legend status as he bettered his own world record to win the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46 event at the ongoing 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Jhajharia also won the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres, becoming only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for his country, and on Tuesday improved upon the mark with a throw of 63.97 metres at the Olympic Stadium (Engenhao) here.

Jhajharia set the new benchmark in his third attempt. The 36-year-old is currently ranked third in the world in this category and is likely to become World No.1 after his latest world record setting gold medal feat.

World No.1 China's Chunliang Guo claimed silver with a throw of 59.93 metres followed by Sri Lanka's Dinesh Herath Priyantha, with a personal best mark of 58.23. All attempted the throw six times.

(L_R) Silver medalist Chunliang Guo of China, gold medalist Devendra of India and bronze medalist Dinesh Priyantha Herath Herath Mudiyanselage of Sri Lank pose on the podium at the medal ceremony for men's Javelin Throw - F46 during day 6 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)

Jhajharia started with an effort of 57.25 metres and improved it in the second attempt with a throw of 60.70m before hurling the javelin that went to the historic mark of 63.97m -the throw that eventually sealed his gold medal.

He competed in the event alongside fellow Indians Rinku Hooda and Sundar Singh Gurjar.

Rinku finished fifth with a personal best of 54.39m, in six attempts while Sundar Singh Gurjar didn't start the event.

Jhajharia, who is from Churu district in Rajasthan, took India's tally at this edition of the Paralympics to four medals -- two golds, one silver and a bronze.

Jhajharia was electrocuted while climbing a tree

at the tender age of eight and his left hand had to be amputated. But that didn't deter him from pursuing his dreams.

Jhajharia feels it is his "willpower" which kept him going despite all the hardships.

"If you have the willpower then nothing is impossible in this world. I won my first Paralympics medal in

2004 and now after 12 years, it is just the dedication and hard work which paid off," Devendra, who is a coach with the Gandhinagar centre of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) told IANS on the phone from Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday after his victory.

Earlier on Tuesday, Ankur Dhama failed to qualify in the men's 1,500m -- T11 Round 1 event, securing the 11th spot among 17 athletes, five among them getting disqualified.

He took a time of 4:37.61 to finish his race but it wasn't enough as the first six qualified for the next round. Swimmer Suyash Jadhav couldn't qualify for the final round of the men's 200-metre Individual Medley competition.

Jadhav trailed from the start and finished his heat sixth among as many swimmers with a time of 3 minutes 1.05 seconds.

The 22-year-old Maharashtrian was 10th in the overall standings among 12 swimmers. India has bagged an overall total of 12 medals, including four golds, four silvers and an equal number of bronze medals since 1968.

UEFA elects Ceferin of Slovenia president, replacing Platini

AtHENS, SEptEmbEr 14 (Ap): UEFA elected Aleksander Ceferin to succeed Michel Platini as president on Wednesday, replacing one of the greats of soccer with a largely unknown Slovenian lawyer to lead the European game.

The 48-year-old Ceferin will complete Platini's four-year presidential term through 2019, while the former France captain serves a four-term FIFA ban over an improper payment.

Ceferin, the head of the Slovenian federation, beat UEFA vice president Michael van Praag of the Netherlands 42-13 in the vote in Athens.

Ceferin's immediate challenge is to heal the rifts in European soccer created by the secret deal to increase guaranteed Champions League places for clubs from the powerful leagues of England, Spain, Germany, and Italy.

Ceferin is the seventh president in the 62-year history of UEFA. “My small and beautiful Slovenia is very proud about, it and I hope one day you will also be very proud of me,” Ceferin told UEFA delegates.

Ceferin, who has never served on UEFA's executive committee, tackled his apparent lack of preparedness for the presidency head on in his prevote address.

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UEFA's newly elected President, Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin (C), is congratulated by UEFA representatives during the 12th Extraordinary UEFA congress in Lagonissi, Greece, on September 14. (AFP Photo)

“Some people may have said that I am not a leader, that I am too young and too inexperienced to become the next UEFA president,” said Ceferin, a father-of three from Ljubljana. “It's not because you repeat again and again, loud and clear 'I am a leader' that you are a leader. If you have to do it you are probably not a leader.”

Ceferin said combining running a law firm in Slovenia with leading the country's soccer federation required him to be “creative, strong and inspiring.”

“You can say that I am young and experienced but I honestly think it disrespectful

for all small and medium-sized federations who, 365 days a year, have to do more with less,” Ceferin said.

UEFA was forced to call the special election after Platini was banned by FIFA's ethics judge last year for taking a payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2 million) from the global governing body in 2011.

Despite being banned from holding any position of power or involvement in soccer, Platini was allowed by FIFA's ethics judge to address UEFA delegates on Wednesday as a “gesture of humanity.”

“Be assured that I have a clear conscience, that I'm

convinced I did not make the slightest mistake, and that I'm continuing the legal battle,” Platini told an audience which included FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “I want to thank everyone in this room who had the courage and loyalty to support me during the past months.”

Emerging from his FIFAenforced exile, Platini used the platform in Athens to highlight his achievements since assuming the UEFA presidency in 2007 and issue advice to the next head of European soccer.

“Continue to balance sports realities and economic interests,” he said.

arely one year ago, Gianni Infantino was best known by the football public as the figure who pulled balls from pots at European club draws while Aleksander Ceferin was a mystery outside his Slovenian homeland.

Today, the two men, both lawyers and both in their mid40s, occupy the most powerful positions in international soccer, filling the vacuum after a corruption scandal swept away the old guard.

Infantino leads soccer's governing body FIFA while Ceferin was on Wednesday elected as president of UEFA with a resounding win over Dutchman Michael van Praag. Both leaders have talked of more transparency and concentrating on developing football, although Infantino's first few months in charge have been far from plain sailing.

If Sepp Blatter had had his way, the veteran Swiss would have led FIFA until 2019 when he would have stood down at the age of 83 after 21 years in the post. His place would probably have been taken by Michel Platini, UEFA president since 2007 and the heir apparent for a smooth succession.But the status quo was rudely broken by the corruption scandal which engulfed FIFA last year and led to Blatter and Platini both being

banned by FIFA's ethics committee.

Infantino, formerly Platini's right-hand man at UEFA, entered the FIFA presidential race, initially as a stop-gap in the expectation of Platini's return, but gained momentum and ended up winning February's election. The rise of Ceferin, who was not involved with UEFA's executive committee at all, was even more meteoric.

Elected as the head of the Slovenian football federation in 2011, he had not even been mentioned as a challenger until he announced in June that he was going to stand and already had the backing of 18 federations. The public declarations of support continued to pour in until he had well over the 50 percent needed to win the election, although the 48-year-old was cagey as to how it all started.

"It was my decision to run for presidency, when I've seen I have so much support it was much easier. For a new face to come to lead UEFA, obviously this is the right time now... you have seen what happened today." He refuted any suggestion that his candidacy was the result of back-room dealing.

"I was never behind the scenes. People trust me and nobody behind the scenes can have 42 votes," he said. In fact,

Van Praag gave more clues about Ceferin's success than the man himself. "He is young, he is a new face, he doesn't come form the establishment," he said, adding that Cerefin had also benefited from a bandwagon effect.

"People walk behind the music and Aleksander very cleverly arranged that a lot of countries expressed openly their support so people start to get the feeling he's a winner."

If Ceferin wants to know of the pitfalls that lie ahead, he need only looks to Infantino's first few months in power. The Swiss was has already faced a formal investigation over private flights he took before finally being cleared of wrongdoing, with FIFA's ethics committee saying they were not improper.

FIFA also faced more controversy after its Council, headed by Infantino, gave itself the right to hire and fire members of FIFA's independent watchdog committees, a move which critics said stripped them of their independence. Ceferin recognized that he had a lot of work ahead of him. "Match-fixing is a problem, racism is a problem, security and safety in these times is a terrible problem," he said. "The gap between the rich and poor is wider, so we have a lot of work a do."

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