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SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 15 (IANS): The world’s forests have shrunk by three per cent since 1990 - an area equivalent to the size of South Africa - and India is among the countries who are losing their forest cover faster than others, researchers have warned. The green cover is being more rapidly lost in some of the developing and poorest countries including India, Vietnam and Ghana. “In low-income countries with high forest cover, forests are being cleared for direct subsistence by individuals and families and large scale agriculture for broader economic development,” said lead researcher and professor Rod Keenan from University of Melbourne. “Some have policies and regulations to protect forests, but they do not have the capacity and resources to implement them,” he added in United Nation’s Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2015 report released this week. While the pace of forest loss has slowed, the damage over the past 25 years has been considerable. Total global forest area has deAn Auto rickshaw wades through a water logged street after a downpour in Dimapur, Nagaland on Tuesday, September 15. Photo by Caisii Mao clined by three percent between

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DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The Tangkhul Baptist Association Nagaland (TBAN) today condemned what it termed as the “high-handed acts” of the Assam Rifles towards the family of the Pastor of Tangkhul Baptist Church, Darogajan, Rev. Judson Rungsung. A press note from the TBAN informed that AR personnel “under the command of Major AP Singh” on September 15 at around 3:30am, “searched every possible space in the house” of the Pastor “for about an hour.” It stated that “not a single incriminating object was found in the Pastor’s house.” “All through the years, under the shepherding roles of the Pastors the Churches have been leading the people in praying for the Government of India, for the Nagas and for a lasting and peaceful solution,” the TBAN noted. It further termed the incident as a “great insult to our people and the Church, that, we want to remind the Assam Rifles that, the practice of Christianity and the role of a Pastor are not illegal in a country like India.” Meanwhile, the Darogajan Village Council (DVC) has also condemned the incident and termed the actions of the AR as “insulting.” While the Government of India has entered a stage with the Nagas for finding a peaceful solution and the people are praying for it, one can hardly find the logic behind what the Assam Rifles had done in such a time like this, and that, too, on a man of peace’s family,it said.

LONDON, SEPTEMBER 15 (IANS): Possible big changes in key global climate system suggest that global temperatures in 2015 and 2016 are set to reach record high levels, according to new research published on Monday by the Met Office, Britain’s official weather agency. The latest research suggests the Earth’s average surface temperature is running at or near record levels so far in 2015 and the trend is not slowing down. Last year’s temperature has already broken the record for the hottest year, Xinhua news agency reported. Researchers say shifts in key global climate patterns, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, an El Nino in the tropical Pacific and the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation are underway. “With the potential that next year could be similarly warm, it’s clear that our climate continues to change,” said Prof. Stephen Belcher, head of the Met Office Hadley Centre. “We can’t be sure this is the end of the slowdown but decadal warming rates are likely to reach late 20th century levels within two years,” he added. 1990 and 2015 from 4,128 million hectares to 3,999 million hectares a loss of 129 million hectares. Significantly, loss of natural forested area was double the global total at six percent, while tropical forests took the hardest hit with a loss rate of 10 percent. “These are not good stats. We really need to be increasing forest area across all domains to provide for the forest benefits and services of a growing population. So there is

more work to do,” professor Keenan emphasised. Agricultural land development by large and small scale producers is believed to be the main driver behind the decreases, with Brazil, Indonesia and Nigeria recording the biggest losses over the past five years. While the annual rate of net forest loss in the 1990s stood at 7.3 million hectares, it has since halved to 3.3 million hectares be-

tween 2010 and 2015. “Halving the loss is a good thing, but we need continued policy focus to ensure the trend can be sustained,” Professor Keenan said. He believes this should include regulations to stop forest conversion, funding for better forest management and incentives to increase forest area. Brazil and Indonesia, both among the highest deforestation offenders, have significantly improved their ways - with Brazil’s current net loss rate 40 percent lower than in the 1990s. Indonesia is also losing forested area at a rate two-thirds slower than it did between 1990 and 2000. In Australia, conservation efforts are beginning to have an impact. Australia recorded a net gain of 1.5 million hectares of forested land over the past five years, despite an overall fall from 128.5 million hectares in 1990 to 124.7 million hectares in 2015. Much of that is attributed to natural events, such as fire and drought, as well as human land clearance for agriculture, the authors noted.

Plan to blow up bridge busted GPRN/NSCN seek solution for ‘Nagas of Nagaland’

GUWAHATI, SEPTEMBER 15 (IANS): A plan by insurgent outfit NSCN (K) to blow up a major bridge in Assam’s Silchar town connecting the Barak Valley to the state’s neighbouring Dima Hasao district and Manipur was busted on Tuesday, police said. Four people have been arrested in this connection. Two militants of the National Socialist Council of NagalandKhaplang (NSCN-K), involved in the plot, managed to escape. The security forces -- comprising police and Assam Rifles -- recovered It goes off at the same time the explosives meant to be used in every night. I even set my blowing up the Sadarghat bridge, watch by it.

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Cachar Superintendent of Police Rajveer said. Four “local accomplices” were arrested during the operation, the police official said. An improvised explosive device, detonator and about 60 gelatin sticks were recovered. “Based on information, security forces cordoned off Sonai area in Silchar in the early hours of Tuesday. We arrested four people from the place and seized some explosives. “During interrogation, those arrested revealed that they were harbouring the NSCNK militants who planned to blow up the Sadarghat bridge,” the po-

lice official said. The two NSCN-K militants, however, escaped under the cover of darkness, he said. The four arrested persons were identified as Ataur Rahman Laskar, Afzal Hussain Laskar, Azmal Hussain Laskar and Maskar Ali Laskar. Police said those arrested were to help the militants in planting the explosives. The Sadarghat bridge is a major bridge in Assam’s Barak Valley that connects Silchar with Imphal in Manipur through National Highway 53, Haflong in Dima Hasao, Silchar airport at Kumbhirgram and the entire Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district.

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (IANS): The NSCN (KholeKitovi) group has withdrawn support to the Naga Peace Accord inked on August 3 between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India, and seeks a separate solution for “only the Nagas of Nagaland”,a source said. “The major problem emerging again for us is that Khole-Kitovi are now demanding a separate solution for only the Nagas of Nagaland. So, the point to be noted is that whether India will be able to give a different solu-

tion for the Nagas of different region or not, will have to be seen,” said the source who is part of the negotiating team holding talks with all the factions barring NSCN (K). The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (KholeKitovi) was formed on June 7, 2011, by Kitovi Zhimoni, till then the ‘prime minister’ of NSCN (K), and Khole Konyak, co-founder of NSCN (K) who quit the outfit complaining of Khaplang’s “dictatorial leadership”. Asked why the civil soci-

ety was not trying to persuade Khole-Kitovi to accept the peace accord and work towards its progress, the source said: “No, there is no point. We cannot stop somebody from expressing their views.” “If we force them to accept, then that won’t be legitimate. In fact, at the end of the day, we have to reason out every differences and reach the solution,” the source said. “There have been differences even in the past but we have sorted them out. Hopefully, we will sort out this one too,” he said.

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NSCN (R) warn conspirators with ‘anti-Naga’ mindset

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The NSCN/GPRN (R) on Tuesday vowed to stand tough on criminals and conspirators with ‘anti-Naga’ mindset trying to create misunderstanding among innocent Naga public and Naga revolutionary government. According to a press note from its MIP, the noncooperation declared by Shangnyu village towards NSCN (R) on September 10 with threats to vacate the camp were the handiwork of certain ‘anti-Naga’ individual who conspired

to create misunderstanding between NSCN (R) and Shangnyu village citizens. Highlighting the events which led to the situation, it stated that NSCN (R) Army HQ had appealed Shangnyu village to recover the seven weapons that was reportedly taken away by two members of own group hailing from the said village. The NSCN (R) members were identified as captain Shangyuh and sergeant major Panngom and were alleged to have disappeared with the weapons which were concealed in

the jungle while vacating the Ponghong designate camp reportedly under duress from the Indian Army. However, the release stated that Shangnyu village sent written messages directly rejecting the ‘genuine approach’ of Army HQ. Following which, on August 27, 2015, chairman of Shangnyu village was invited to Ponghong, who refused to settle the issue, after which non-cooperation by the village was announced. In this connection, the NSCN (R) has cautioned

that it will unearth and trace the ‘main conspirator/culprit’ who conspired to create misunderstanding with Shangnyu village citizens. With regard to Ponghong Camp, the release asserted that it is a Naga revolutionary army camp which was established after following all norms and procedure. Any problem arising out of it would be discussed between NSCN (R) and the concerned village. Therefore no individual should try to create gap between the two parties, the release further stated.

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Kohima cops arrest 2 for highway robbery

KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Kohima Police arrested two persons allegedly involved in two separate incidents of highway robbery and abduction from Kohima on September 15. A press note from Kohima Police informed that based on information regarding the abduction of two Tata Mobile drivers from the Old KMC dumping area NH-29 Kohima on Tuesday, personnel of Kohima South PS along with E/10 NAP (IR) conducted a search of the area. The two drivers were eventually rescued from the area, while two abductors were also found. One of the abductors, Vituozolie Solo, who claimed to be a captain in the NSCN (IM) and regional guard commander, Angami Region, was arrested, while the other managed to escape. The absconding accused, identified as one Rokodozo Rutsa, a Chowkidar at Kohima Local Ground, was eventually caught

after a massive search in Kohima town. Police seized one white Bolero, one wallet, three ATM cards, one driving license, one knife, two mobile phones, Rs 820 in cash and vehicle documents/driving license from Rutsa. Describing the sequence of events, police revealed that on the night of September 14, the Tata Mobile drivers, while proceeding to Kohima on trucks loaded with tomatoes from Guwahati, were stopped by the two accused persons, who were driving a white Bolero at the Old KMC dumping area, NH-29. Insisting that the trucks were loaded with IMFL, the accused took the drivers to a building under construction in the area and blindfolded them. According to police, the two accused identified themselves as cadres of NSCN (IM) and “told them that they would check their vehicles since they have credible information that their vehicles were loaded with

IMFLs.” They further robbed the drivers of Rs. 1430 cash, two ATM cards, vehicle documents/driving license and one mobile phone. The said mobile phone of the victim was later trashed by the accused. In the follow-up investigation, the duo were found involved in another similar case, which occurred on the midnight of September 13, where one truck heading to Kohima carrying mineral water bottles, was intercepted and robbed, with same modus operandi near the Town Committee check gate, Kohima. In this incident, the driver was robbed of his wallet and cash amounting to Rs 12,000. He was also forced at knifepoint to withdraw a sum of Rs 22,500 from his ATM card at an ATM located near Kohima (Hospital) at Naga-Bazaar. Two separate criminal cases have been registered against the accused, informed the Kohima Police.

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A pedestrian uses a footbridge over the Sanuorii river near the Working Women Hostel along Nagaland Secretariat road in Kohima. (Morung Photo)

WACYA observes Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement Day

Kohima, September 15 (mexN): The Western Angami Catholic Youth Association observed Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement (NCYM) Day at Dziileke on September 13. Rokosetuo Lucas Vice President, WACYA, chaired the programme. Rev.Fr. Samuel, SDB, Sechü Zubza was the main celebrant of the Holy Eucharist. In his Homily he said that, “We can make a difference” in organizing such C M Y K

an auspicious occasion in a solemn manner. Rev.Fr. quoted words said by Pope Francis, “Youth to be the salt and light of the world”. He also said about how to be the leader of the society, he told the leaders should have listening powers and challenge the youth to do their part, and to convince of what they are doing. He expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Youth office bearers and youth members , organizing such an auspicious occasion

DLCC meetingon tobacco control Kohima, September 15 (Dipr): The District Level Coordination Committee on Tobacco Control will have a consultative meeting on September 23 at 1:00 PM at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner Kohima .The meeting is convened in connection with the violation of the main provisions of COTPA 2003 (Section 4 & 6). In this connection, all the members of the Committee have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

ENSU, SJC invites to Fresher’s Meet

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Kohima, September 15 (mexN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Union, St. Joseph's College, Jakhama (ENSU, SJC) has invited all the alumni of the college and Silver Jubilee Planning Committee to its 23rd Fresher's Meet 2015, which is scheduled for September 19, 10:00 am at Molu Ki, Para Medical, Kohima. Dr. Niekiesalie Kire, minister for forest, environment, ecology and wildlife and Shahsha L Menhahü, president, Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) will grace the function as chief guest and guest of honour respectively, the union informed in a press release. For more details, contact ENSU, SJC president Nokchem Angth at +917085679873.

Naga Hoho informs DimapUr, September 15 (mexN): The Naga Hoho today notified that its second federal assembly which was convened on the July 1, 2015 could not conduct business due to non formation of Quorum. Therefore, it has been rescheduled to be held on October 16 at Hotel De Oriental Grand, Conference Hall, Kohima from 11:00 AM onwards. A press note from the Naga Hoho stated informed all federating units, sub-ordinate bodies and committees of Naga Hoho to attend the assembly without fail. Further, the federating units have been directed to represent in the assembly as per the provision of the Yehzabo (Constitution) of the Naga Hoho vide Article-6 clause (2). Any important agenda from the tribe hohos may be submitted in written to the Speaker F/A on or before October 10, 2015. For further necessary information, contact the Assembly Secretary @ +919856979856.

National Lok Adalat held DimapUr, September 15 (mexN): Nine District Legal Services Authority conducted National Lok Adalat on September 12 on Criminal Compoundable Matters. Forty-three Cases were disposed, out of sixty-six Cases put up for disposal. Total Settlement amount was Rs. 10,500/(Rupees ten thousand five hundred) only. Cases settled were on petty trespasses, assaults and thieves under Indian Penal Code, petty offenders under Motor Vehicle Act and Nagaland Total Prohibition Act. Mokokchung and Kiphire filed Nil report. Next National Lok Adalat is on October 10 at all the Districts Head Quarter. Matters to be listed are traffic, petty matters and municipal matters.

in a solemn manner. Khrieketoutuo Basil, Music Director WACYA and his friends, presented special song. Razousinuo Regina, President Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement delivered a greeting message to the youth members.In her greetings she reminded the youth, “The Consecrated Year of the Catholic”, and challenge the youth to live pure and holy in body , mind and soul, and to uplift the Catholic faith.

CheNNai, September 15 (mexN): The Naga Students’ Union Chennai (NSUC) conducted its 37th fresher’s day cum literary & career guidance on September 12 at Zion Hall, Purusaiwalkam High Road, Chennai. CJ Ponraj IAS (Rtd) Former Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland as the chief guest, graced the programme. Ponraj spoke on the theme ‘Focus.’ Lamenting that, “we are focused on solutions and not on the root cause of the problems,” and explained how hard work, focus and commitment to God plays key role to unlock any confined setting. While addressing the gathering, he said, “Students who came to Chen-

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adage, ‘Well begun is half done’ Kumar urged the engineers to start their work with sincerity and put quality efforts, as he mentioned how in recent years, Nagaland had have instances where it had to pay huge costs due to neglect. The second competency that the Chief Secretary cited was execution in ensuring that the project is done well. “It is difficult to correct when things when they have already gone wrong. And execution lies in the act of regular and timely supervision,” added Kumar. Over all project management, the third competency, according to Kumar is an essential quality where engineers need to have a wider vision not only as an engineer but as a project manager. However, Kumar also admitted the limitations of engineers in Nagaland in implementing projects which he mentioned as, “We have a state that does not manage its finances very well.” The Chief Secretary concluded his speech noting that the biggest satisfaction is a job well done. A brochure titled “Engineering applications in our daily lives” published by FONSESA was also released during the commemoration. The vote of thanks was presented by Er. Limanaro, S.E, NPWD.

nai have made a right choice because it is a city which gives a lot to the country. This state contributes the second highest in terms of GDP, one of the best for health care, higher education and career opportunities.” He also said, “Tamil society is a welcom-

ing society where people from various parts of India and abroad have settled and contributed towards the growth of the state. Therefore, while enjoying the benefits and the facilities available here, it is also a time for the people especially from the North east

India who made Chennai as their home to contribute for its growth.” CJ Ponraj and Yaruingam Ningshen (Founder and Director of Rimei Consultants Pvt Ltd) were the two resource persons in the second session. They challenged the students

to come forward and face all odds to achieve their set goal. The vibrant and attentive crowd raised pertaining questions, which made the session more interactive and fruitful. A press note stated that the literary day was marked with competitions

which were held simultaneously with activities such as painting, poetry and essay based on topics : Peace in sonnet, Love in lyric, Beauty of Unity lies in Cultural Diversity, Peace Accord 3rd August 2015 mileage or milestone. The Nagas not shying away from fast acculturating society have displayed its colourful and rich heritage being performed by student’s community belonging to Maram, Poumai and Tangkhul tribes. The programme was well attended by the students, working professionals and Naga families from different walks of life. While enjoying the different cultural as well as literary items, the community feasted together for a delicious Naga meal.

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Disaster Management meeting held in Mon CII Nagaland Chapter calls on CM moN, September 15 (Dipr): A meeting of the head of offices of Mon district was held in regard to update the India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN) related to the Disaster Management at DC’s conference hall, Mon on September 14. Deputy Commissioner, Mon W. Honje Konyak who chaired the programme welcomed the members present and expressed happiness for the good attendance of the head of offices. He urged upon the head of offices to be sincere in providing information of the inventories of resources available in their respective departments for updating in the IDRN which would be required for emergency response during disasters.

Though words are inadequate, we the bereaved family members & relatives of Late. Khrietuolie Pfükha would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all who stood by us morally, physically, materially, through prayers during his illness & in our moment of grief & loss.

improving the system. Further highlighting some of the objectives of the Federation, Miachieo added that the federation seeks to secure the rightful space for new cadres in the government. Stating that a huge proportion of state resources in infrastructure are implemented by Engineers, Miachieo reminded that the members carry a huge responsibility in creating essential assets and maintaining priority. Encouraging the engineers to work with sincerity and devotion, Miachieo also noted that Engineers have immense responsibility for the economic development of the state. Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kumar who is also an engineer mentioned that he never got the chance to practice the profession. In his speech, Kumar stressed on the life and works of Visvesvaraya who he considered as ‘a designer par excellence’ “It is an occasion which provides us the opportunity to reflect on the basis and challenges of engineers. Engineers design, execute and manage projects. There are responsibilities that Engineers have to carry day in and day out,” stated, Kumar who also expounded on the three competencies that engineers require. The first competency is the ability to design a thing well. Putting the old

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Attendees of the commerotative event held in Kohima to mark Engineer's Day on September 15, Tuesday.

NSU Chennai welcomes fresher’s day

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Megoselhu Michael delivered vote of thanks followed by the NCYM Anthem and a mass prayer. In the entertainment session Vizakietuo Paul, Vithokolie Andrew, Ketoulhousie Albert and Rokosielie Ronald entertain the youth with varieties of mass games. The President and his colleague expressed their heartfelt gratitude to all the youth members for their active participation, and made the programme a fruitful one.

The Federation of Nagaland State Engineering Service Association (FONSESA) commemorated Engineers’ Day with the rest of the country on September 15 at the NPWD Complex with Pankaj Kumar (IAS) Chief Secretary, Nagaland as the Chief Guest. The program was chaired by Er. Shikato Sema, Vice President, FONSESA. The welcome address and significance of Engineers’ Day was delivered by Er. R Temsutemjen, President, FONSESA who gave a brief introduction of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, an Indian Engineer whose birth date is marked as the Engineers’ Day in India. Visvesraya is well known as the chief engineer in creating a flood protection system in Hyderabad and he was also responsible as the Chief Engineer in the construction of Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore. Temsutemjen challenged all engineers to emulate his example for the development and advancement of the country and especially for the state, saying that the government and the people of Nagaland expect a lot of contribution from the engineers. “All these can only be achieved with hard work and efforts,” concluded Temsutemjen, who further urged the members to pledge to give their best and lift the state to greater heights. Er. K Miachieo, Chief Engineer (T &G), Department of Power in his speech highlighted the formation and objectives of FONSESA noting that it is the responsibility of all members to promote the rich engineering ethics and contribute to the all round development of the state. Miachieo urged the Government to encourage views among the Engineers towards

We regret our inability to thank every individual, but we earnestly pray that our almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving Wife & Family members

He also urged the officers to be prepared to face any disasters and give importance to disaster management programmes. He emphasized on the need for training the officers and framing of Mon District Disaster Management plan and the challenges ahead for the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). ADC Mon MA Shihab, IAS informed the heads of offices to collect accurate equipments and skilled human resources available in the departments for updating in the IDRN to utilize the available resources in times of disasters. He also appealed to the officers to be fully aware of the realistic exercise to challenge any disaster in the district. He

Vegetable traders are seen here packing chayote or cho-cho, popularly called ‘squash’ by the locals here, into vegetable sacks at the New Market, Mokokchung to be transported to Jorhat, Assam. The traders revealed that ‘squash’ has good demand in Assam’s markets at the moment as the farmers in that state are being adversely affected by the floods leading to a shortage of vegetable supplies in the market. The traders here purchase the vegetable ‘squash’ from local farmers at ‘wholesale rate’ and transport it to be sold at Jorhat’s retail vegetable market. The traders transported at least ten quintals of ‘squash’ Monday evening and further revealed that they are ready to purchase more from the local farmers. (Morung Photo)

informed the heads of offices to furnish the inventory of equipments in the prescribed format to the DC office on or before the September 30. IDRN is a web based platform for managing the inventory of equipment, skilled human resources and critical supplies for emergency response. The primary focus is to enable the decision makers to find answers on availability of equipments and human resources required to combat any emergency situation. This database also enables disaster managers to assess the level of preparedness for specific disasters, and find the location and the details of the resources available for immediate and effective response.

DimapUr, September 15 (mexN): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Nagaland Chapter under the Chairmanship of Ajay Sethi, Managing Director, NIIT, Dimapur met the Nagaland state Chief Minister on September 12 to impress upon the Chief Minister over the economic development in the state and other related issues for the upliftment of entrepreneurs in Nagaland. The CII delegation proposed for organizing “North East Enterprise Summit” in association with State Government. It may be mentioned here that the CII would like to organize a holistic multi-level entrepreneurship program called Enterprising North East which would be dedicated to the entre-

preneurs of North East Region. The program will be designed to enable a platform to bring forth the challenges and issues faced by the entrepreneurs like Market Knowledge gaps, Skills gaps, Availability of Financial avenues etc. Another relevant issue was deliberated in regard to review of state Industrial policy which was formulated in 2004, basing on the fact that the Industrial policy of Nagaland have never been reviewed for the past more than ten years in spite of certain loopholes. Issues relating to revival of Paper Mill, power problem and revamping of infrastructure and adequate planning of Super Market, Dimapur, was also deliberated during the meeting.

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Miscreants set to fire office Notification on minorities of Chandel DFO in Manipur strikes at heart of Assam Accord Our Correspondent

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Miscreants set to fire office building of Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) at Chandel district headquarters on Tuesday morning. The fire started around 9:30 am. The office was razed by the blaze, police sources said. Fire tenders were pressed into service to put out the inferno. The fire tenders, which were trying to refill water from a nearby pond, failed to turn back to the spot as they were reportedly obstructed by a flash bandh imposed by the Committee on Protection of Tribal Rights, Chandel. The committee called the strike to protest the Manipur Government for re-conducting election for chairman of Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chandel. Life in the district headquarters was disrupted

due to the bandh. A large number of committee volunteers locked down all offices inside the Chandel Headquarter Mini Secretariat. The committee has been agitating since September 10 against the Government policy. On September 9, despite postponement by the Manipur Government, Mathew Maring, ADC member from 5- Rilram Centre DCC was declared elected as the chairman of the Chandel District Council at the office of the ADC office, Monsang Pantha. It was said that the nomination paper of Lhukhosei Zou who was proposed by Ch Meshil Maring and S Tongpao Mate was declared invalid after the proposers’’ names were wrongly entered . Ksm Mathew Maring’s candidature was found valid and his candidature for the chairman post was

cleared, according to the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer had maintained that the nomination of Lhukhosei Zou had been rejected and hence Mathew Maring was the only eligible candidate for the post of chairman. But on September 14, Lhukhosei Zou representing 16-Moreh (B) New DCC was elected as the Chairman of Chandel Autonomous District Council. Polling for election of the ADC Chairman was held at the ADC Bhavan, Chingmeirong in Imphal. Presiding officer S Tongpao Mate declared that Lhukhosei Zou had been elected uncontested as the fifth Chairman of Chandel ADC. Chandel Deputy Commissioner Robert Kshetrimayum Singh said the election for the chairman of ADC was officially scheduled for September 14 at the ADC office.

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The union government's recent notification regularising the entry and stay of minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan on grounds of humanitarian considerations (meaning religious persecution in these countries), is likely to throw the already disturbed northeastern state of Assam into further turmoil. This is because the notification has clearly struck at the root of the Assam Accord of 1985 that had provided for detecting and deporting foreigners who had come and settled in Assam after March 25,1971. The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has already started agitation and has decided to move the court on the issue. The central government had to come out with

a policy statement on the issue as directed by the Supreme Court. But the decision it has taken is momentous in nature and it will not only affect the political, economic and social life of Assam but will also have repercussions in Bihar, West Bengal and some other northeastern states. But the Assamese people cannot certainly be faulted if they think that this is only the first step towards granting the immigrants citizenship. In fact, various organizations of these displaced people are clamouring for refugee status as an initial step which, in their estimate, will naturally transform into the status of a bona fide citizen at a later date. However, the centre's decision is at variance with what Narendra Modi had promised during his election campaign - detection and deportation of

ZB (AMN) assembly on October 24 DImApur, September 15 (mexN): The Zeliangrong Baudi, Assam Manipur & Nagaland (AMN) has convened its 6th Dimki (Assembly) for the Tenure 2013-2016 on October 24, 10:00 AM at Longmai Village, Tamenglong District, Manipur. A press note from ZB(AMN) speaker Majabung Gangmei and Assembly Secretary, Lungsi Haikube requested all the federating State units, subordinates units, frontal organizations and well wishers to requested to attend the Dimki positively.

AR arrests one KYKL cadre

FIR against Mizoram CM's brother AIzAwl, September 15 (ptI): Opposition Mizo National Front on Tuesday lodged a police complaint against Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla's brother, who is a former minister, alleging that he indulged in corruption and misused his office. MNF Legal Board Chairman J Lalremruata Hmar lodged the complaint with Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, John Zothansanga. Lal Thanzara, against whom the FIR was lodged, said he is ready to face investigation. Talking to reporters, the MNF Legal Board Chairman demanded that the chief minister, who holds vigilance portfolio, give green signal to the anti-corruption bureau for launching a probe into the allegation.

Participants of mass public rally at held in Senapati on September 15. It was held in support of Indo-Naga peace deal and in protest against the three infamous bills passed by Manipur legislative assembly on August 31. Over 10,000 people from all walk of life took part at today's rally organised by Naga Peoples' Organisation (NPO) under the aegis of United Naga Council (UNC). Beside, Nagas and other tribal communities, hundreds of Gurkhas and non-locals also participated and supported the peace rally. (Photo: Mashangva Somi)

BJP to protest against eviction of tribals AgArtAlA, September 15 (IANS): The BJP on Tuesday said it would soon launch a stir if Tripura's Left Front government evicted tribals to set up a firing range for a paramilitary force in the state. "We would launch an indefinite 'satyagraha' (non-violent resistance) soon if the Left Front government evicts tribal families to set up a firing range

for Assam Rifles," BJP's Tripura unit president Sudhindra Dasgupta told reporters. He cited government documents and said the state government has decided to evict around 12,000 tribals comprising 3,200 families at Longtharai Valley mountainous areas. He said the tribals have been living in 32 hamlets

there for more than 100 years. "We have written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and central party leaders seeking their immediate intervention in this regard," Dasgupta said. He said the tribals were provided "patta" (title deeds) and allotted forest lands under the forest rights act.

Implement action plan on climate change immediately: Mnp Orgs ImphAl, September 15 (mexN): The North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) and in collaboration with Social Youth Development Organization (SYDO), and People for Human Right and Climate Change & Environment Conservation Network (PHRCC) today organised a public meeting cum rally on ‘Rights of Farmer and Climate Changes’ at Kakching Khunou, Thoubal district. The event highlighted how pattern of changing climate has been affecting Manipur’s agricultural sector. The production of agriculture has been severely affected due to this changing pattern, a press note from a Member of PHRCC, M Kalanjoy Singh stated adding that while the government of Manipur (GoM) had introduced the Manipur State Action Plan on Climate Change (MSAPCC) in 2013, the GoM and the concern department are yet implement the same and to act upon the difficulties being faced by the people in Manipur. More than 70 % of the agricultural land depends on the monsoon rain but due these changing pattern farmers are facing serious problem concerning their agricultural products, the rally noted arguing that unplanned activities by many multinational companies, governmental sectors have resulted in disaster – both

natural and the manmadeaffecting the life common person partiucalrly farmers, fishermen, daily wage earners etc. It further informed that only 1, 95,000 hectares of land are being used for the rice cultivation out of the 23, 00,000 hectares of cultivable land, and 34,960 Hectares of cultivable land were affected due to the fast flood. “75% of Manipur population is depend on the agriculture and this year, people of Manipur will face a serious food crisis" it maintained expressing apprehension that many farmers are worried about their livelihood and food products. “The central government had released a sum of Rs. 8.4 crores but how far this had benefitted the affected people is yet to be known,” the organistions opined. In this context, the joint rally batted for an alternative crop which can fill up the urgent needs and adaptation according to the changing pattern and called upon the GoM to act upon it as a top priority. Implement the MSAPCC immediately, the organisations demanded saying “If the government fail to act upon then the dark future is expected very soon.” It also urged the rest of the population to pressure the government for the same. Among other things,

population growth ranging from 20.17% in the case of Cachhar, the lowest among these districts, to as high as 24.40%t in the case of Dhubri which borders Bangladesh. Interestingly the decadal growth rate of children in the 0-6 age group in Dhubri is 9.82% while the state average is 0.29%. There is something strange and inexplicable in Assam's 2011 census data. The Muslim population grew from 30.9% in 2001 to 34.2% in 2011. This is an accepted fact. But how can one correlate the 11% growth of literacy and a simultaneous burgeoning of population in a district like Dhubri? Literacy rates in other districts which have shown 20% population growth have grown at over 4%. The only plausible answer to this population growth is immigration. Regularization of the

entry and stay of post1971 immigrants may help the BJP indirectly. Muslims constitute around 33% of the Assam electorate and they are showing a tendency to move away from the Congress and tilt towards the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) of Badruddin Ajmal while the tea garden voters of Upper Assam are shifting towards the BJP. The post-1971 immigrants, even if their stay is regularized, will not have citizenship and will not be able to vote. But the mere gesture of regularization of their stay will make the BJP more credible among a cross section of Assam's population. However, the government should move cautiously and see to it that opposition to the government notification moves along democratic lines.

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DImApur, September 15 (mexN): Acting on a specific intelligence input, troops of the 45 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) alongwith representatives from Heingang police Station launched a joint operation in general area Khurai Heikrumahong and arrested a KYKL cadre September 14 . According to an AR press note, he was identified as SS Maj Ahongshangbam Shailendra Singh (40yrs) alias Shailen, a resident of Leitanpokpi Mayai Leikai. “The apprehendee revealed that he was involved in IED blast at Kakching Khunou” it said adding that “incriminating articles” were recovered also from his possession. He was later been handed over to Heingang Police Station.

foreigners. Why Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party chose to deviate from their earlier promise is a completely different story. Assam has 14 Lok Sabha seats and in the 2014 parliamentary election the BJP had done extremely well by capturing seven. The easiest way to success is no doubt a Hindu consolidation as the voting pattern in the state is showing signs of polarization and the process may be accentuated further in the wake of the recently published religion-wise census figures. In the decade 20012011, Assam experienced a 16.93% population growth below the national average of 17.6%. However, the allegedly illegal immigrantsinfested nine districts Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagao, Dhemaji, Cachhar, Hailakandi and Karimganj - experienced a

it called for publication of the implementation plan in the public domain; stop construction of mega dam in Manipur; researches and introduction of short term crop; protection of agri-

culture land; immediate publication of the action plan for the coming ten years. The rally also called upon the Central Agriculture University, Manipur to immediately start research

for appropriate cultivation of food crops and strongly demanded the development of an action plan to provide safe drinking water to the people in 20 years down to line.

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‘India’s new national income series is obscure, unpalatable’ New Delhi, September 15 (iANS): Even after seven months since India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data was unveiled under a new series, the controversy over the changed methodology employed by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) refuses to die down with economists even terming it obscure. It all started when advance estimates of GDP for 2014-15, released in February, projected India’s growth during the year at 7.4%. The new numbers seemed contradictory when compared with other economic indicators such as revenue growth of listed firms, expansion of bank, the index of industrial production numbers as well as real challenges confronting India Inc. such as weak demand, high debt and low earnings. Critics pointed to the new methodology showing that manufacturing grew at 5.3 percent in 2013-14 compared to 0.7 percent, which they maintained was hard to reconcile with the ground level reality. “With a marginal expansion in manufacturing, the growth figures of 7-8 percent are absolutely not credible,” said noted economist Ashok Desai, who was part of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council in the first few years of liberalisation, 1991-93. “The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, after coming to power last year, has also changed the chief of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), now responsible

for these unpleasant statistical juggling,” Desai told IANS. Arun Kumar, till recently a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University here, had a different take. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) needs the (higher) GDP data to justify its stance on cutting interest rates slowly,” he said. “If the rate of growth is already healthy, why the tearing hurry to lower interest rates when inflationary expectations are not yet tamed,” Kumar wondered aloud. He told IANS that in view of negligible industrial growth, drought-like conditions in past years and no substantial increase in profits and wages, the new numbers fall flat from the point of credibility. “Even input costs, that are now low with falling oil prices, were not low in the period 2011-12. Let the statistics office show the growth figures for up to 10 years prior to the base year for us to consider the new series seriously.” This is also not a matter that has not caught the attention of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his team. Last week, at The Economist magazine’s conference here, Jaitley welcomed the debate on the new series. Seeking to clarify that the government had no role in the matter as the statistics office was an independent organisation, he said: “Let the exercise as well as the debate continue, which is always welcome in democracy.” For the record, a committee headed

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member will have a serious independent credit appraisal and credit mindset.” He added that the proposal could also have drawbacks, as it effectively restricts a bank’s freedom. The central bank now needs to “thrash out” the proposal, which has come from various

quarters, with stakeholders, Gandhi said on the sidelines of the Mumbai conference. M G Vaidyan, a deputy managing director at the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India, called the proposal “a very good thing”. “If there are 15 people, 20 people in the consortium, there is obviously a problem,” he said. Gandhi’s comments come as both the central bank and the government push India’s banks to cut down bad debts and kickstart fresh lending. In July, the government said it plans to inject $11 billion of capital into lenders over the next four years to help them clean up their balance sheets. The RBI has taken steps over the past 18 months to help banks tackle bad and troubled loans, including provisions to swap debt for equity, which are designed to do more to hold defaulting owners and majority shareholders to account.

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mUmbAi, September 15 (reUterS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering a proposal that would limit the number of participants in a single lenders’ consortium, in a bid to encourage banks to carry out better independent credit checks and do more to chase rogue borrowers. RBI deputy governor R Gandhi told a conference on Tuesday that banks with small exposures assume less responsibility when loans sour - a major problem for India, as it seeks to tackle $50 billion of bad debt that’s slowing credit growth and hampering a broader economic recovery. Banks, he said, need to act urgently to reduce stressed assets on their balance sheets. “It is said that banks with very meagre share neither have the incentive nor the information to independently assess a proposal. They typically go by one who has the bigger share,” Gandhi told bank-

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“We do need to spend more time to understanding the GDP numbers,” Rajan had remarked then, while unveiling the bimonthly monetary policy that had, in fact, retained the 2014-15 growth forecast of 5.5 percent based on the old method. The RBI’s next monetary policy review is slated for announcement on September 29. “I am puzzled, as I said, because the fact that especially what happened in 2013-14, that number is puzzling because that is a kind of bad year, yet growth accelerated,” Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian had also remarked in February. Based on the new series, the Indian economy is officially estimated to have grown by seven percent in the first quarter of this fiscal, slower than the 7.5 percent expansion in the quarter before -- but much higher than 6.7 percent registered in the first quarter of the last fiscal. This is what has earned India the top rank for growth among major economies. “It cannot be that you prepare one year’s figures and say now you’re doing 7.4 percent or 8 percent or 20 percent,” former finance minister Yashwant Sinha said in Mumbai recently. “What are the new norms?” Sinha queried, while also alluding to the Sen panel. “Even the chief economic adviser of the Government of India does not understand this. And we’ve put the same culprits to sit in judgement over this change.”

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Snapdeal’s FreeCharge launches digital wallet beNgAlUrU, September 15 (iANS): Utility payments platform FreeCharge on Tuesday launched a digital wallet in partnership with Mumbai-based private lender Yes Bank. Online ecommerce player Snapdeal had acquired FreeCharge in a deal believed to be worth around Rs.2,800 crore earlier this year and the launch of the new wallet could be seen as a challenge to digital payments player Paytm. “With the launch of the FreeCharge digital wallet service, we are all set to transform the way people make payments. A secure, easy to use and feature-rich service, the wallet is equipped with state of the art technology and a robust partner network, making it a truly game-changing service that will bring value to consumers and our partners in the ecosystem,” said FreeCharge co-founder Kunal Shah. Freecharge, which has a volume of over 200 million transactions annually, claims that it

by the National Statistical Commission Chairman Pronab Sen has been set up to examine the estimation methodology. But critics say he has been a vocal supporter of the new series -- hence question if the findings will be bipartisan. Changing the base year to 2011-12 from 2004-05 in January, the CSO said that India’s real GDP, that is adjusted for inflation, grew 6.9 percent in 2013-14 instead of the earlier projected 4.7 percent, and by 5.1 percent in the year before compared to 4.5 percent under the previous system. Advance estimates for 2014-15 released in February, projected India’s GDP to grow 7.4 percent. Critics feel even if one takes into account the performance of the National Stock Exchange-listed companies in the manufacturing sector, it reveals that earnings have been declining in the past two years -- reducing by 4% in 2013-14. The rate of investment as a percentage of GDP has also steadily fallen from 33.6 percent in 2011-12 to 31.9 percent in 201213, to 30.7 percent in 2013-14, and to 30 percent in 2014-15, even as GDP growth was shown as accelerating. This sharp acceleration in growth in 2013-14 is considered quite curious as it was also the year of the rupee crisis -- and this is what, perhaps, constrained Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan to hike policy rates by 300 basis points.

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FrANKFUrt, September 15 (Ap): BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed Tuesday during a news conference at the Frankfurt auto show and was helped off stage by staff. His condition was not serious, the company said later. Krueger stumbled backward and fell on his back during the first five minutes of the presentation of the German auto house’s new lineup. Staff rushed to help Krueger back on his feet, and he rubbed the back of his head, looking stunned as he was lifted up and led off stage by staff. BMW spokesman Maximilian Schoeberl said that 49-year-old Krueger had been recently traveling a lot, and was not feeling well ahead of the presentation but decided to go ahead with it. Schoeberl said Krueger, who took over as BMW’s CEO earlier this year, was seen by a doctor following the incident, who recommended that he cancel his other appointments for the day and rest at home. “His condition is not worrisome, they’ve ruled out anything serious,” Schoeberl said.

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SiNgApore, September 15 (iANS): Amid Singapore’s weaker economic conditions, the employment of locals fell by 8,900 in the first half of 2015 while foreign employment growth slowed to a 7-year low, an official report said on Tuesday. According to the report issued by manpower ministry, the decline in local employment was largely due to the exit of casual workers under the age of 25 from the workforce, after a spike in the hiring of such workers in the second half of 2014, Channel News Asia reported. Foreign employment growth, excluding foreign domestic workers, slowed to 8,000 in the first six months - the lowest half-yearly growth since 2009. The services sector accounted for the majority of the growth, and work permit holders accounted for the largest proportion of foreign employment, according to the report. The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.9% in June 2015. The resident long-term unemployment rate also remained low at 0.7%. Overall employment dipped by 1,000, a decline from the growth of 52,200 in the same period last year.

Indian teen entrepreneur to get White House award wAShiNgtoN, September 15 (iANS): Swetha Prabhakaran, an Indian American teen entrepreneur and founder CEO of Everybody Code Now!, will receive the prestigious ‘Champions of Change’ award at the White House on Tuesday. Prabhakaran, 15, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Virginia, founded non profit Everybody Code Now! to empower the next generation of youth to become engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. “Under Swetha’s direction, Everybody Code Now! has taught hundreds of students how to code and has raised thousands of dollars for STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) activities in schools,” the White House said. “Her mentorship programmes have transformed shy young girls into confident students, community leaders, and budding technologists,” it said. Prabhakaran is among 11 young women selected by the White House as recipients of ‘Champions of Change’. In addition to her passion for science and computers, Prabhakaran, is an avid Bharatanatyam dancer. Her father, Prabakaran Murugaiah, is the founder and CEO of techfetch.com. The family lives in Ashburn, Virginia. DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

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DPDB Mon discuss various issues RMSA teachers lament ‘lackadaisical MoN, SEPTEMBER 15 (DIPR): The monthly meeting of District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) Mon was held on September 15 at DC’s conference hall here. Deputy Commissioner W Honje Konyak urged the DPDB members to be patrons of the mission “I Love My Mon Town” which is scheduled to be launched on October 2. He informed that action plan of the mission will be submitted by the respective sub-committee and asked all the DPDB members to mandatorily attend the launch program and extend full cooperation and support to the mission. The board recommended up-gradation of Little Angle School, Naginimora. The house also had discussion on improvement of MonNamtola road, which is in a dilapidated condition. The DC informed that immediate attention is required to drain out the potholes and filling it up with boulders in the worse affected places. In this regard, he urged the department concerned to intervene. The Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) briefed on the financial position of the department for renovation of the road and assured temporary repair measures. The doctors of Mon District Hospital presented PowerPoint on awareness

campaign on Non Communicable Diseases. Dr. K. Sophire, Medical Superintendent (MS) briefed on the risk factor of smoking; Dr. T. Ezung, MO spoke on risk factor of alcohol and nutrition; Dr. Ngamba, MO presented on risk factor of physical inactivity and obesity; Dr. Wungyong, MO spoke on blood pressure, blood glucose and blood lipids, while Dr. Yanang MO spoke on the Kayakalp program under swaach Bharat. Dr. Yanang informed that under Kayakalp program, the best hospital in the state will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 50,00,000. He apprised the board that the best hospital will be judged on the basis of Hospital facilities upkeep, Sanitation & Cleanliness, Waste Management, Infection Control, Hospital Support Service and Hygiene Promotion. The doctors, nurses and staffs of the hospital are working round the clock, he added. Dr. K. Sophire urged upon the members to visit the hospital to give suggestion and view for hospital’s development and at the same time sought support, cooperation and voluntary donation in kind or cash towards the hospital. A signature campaign was also done on Non Communicable Disease by the board members.

attitude’ of government, department

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The RMSA Teachers (2013), Dimapur district has expressed anguish over what it called “lackadaisical attitude” of the government and department concerned towards the demands and ongoing boycott of classes by Nagaland RMSA Teachers’ Association (NRMSATA). The Association has been protesting over nonpayment of salary. In a press release, the teachers lamented that “facing untold hardships and problems due to the ir-

regular payment of salaries has become a part and parcel of our lives.” As teachers, they admitted that boycotting is regrettable, especially with the nearing of board and selection exams. “However, as human beings with necessities and families to look after, we are compelled to resort to this unfortunate but much needed measure to get the attention of the higher authorities,” the release added. Having concern for the students, the teachers have requested the government and the department con-

cerned to look into the matter as early as possible in order to enable them to resume their duties. RMSA teachers in Mkg to continue boycott Meanwhile, the RMSA teachers in Mokokchung district today informed that in compliance with NRMSATA, they will continue with the boycott of classes which started from August 21, 2015. A press release from RMSA Teachers, Mokokchung unit informed that the RMSA teachers in Mo-

kokchung received four months’ salary on the 22nd day of boycott of classes, but yet to receive all the pending salaries. “The teachers are of course concerned about the students and are well aware of how it is affecting their studies and in any case, the result of HSLC results as well,” the release expressed. “However, we earnestly appeal to the concerned students, parents and school authorities to please understand our grievances and support us in our demand.”

CGSR and CTC to host national seminar at Lumami Morung Express News Mokokchung| September 15

The Centre for Ghandhian Studies and Research (CGSR), Nagaland University and Clark Communication and Cultural Research Centre (CCCRC), Clark Theological College, Aolijen, Mokokchung is hosting a national seminar on “Communicating Culture of Peace in Naga Society: Alternative Perspectives” on September 18 at Nagaland University, Lumami.

The main themes of the seminar include: Indo-Naga Peace and Political Talk, Interfaith Engagement and Dialogue, Land, Identity and Border Disputes, Media and Conflict, Corruption and Naga Society and gender. The seminar is being organized with an aim to address the multi-faceted issue and challenges which are pertinent in Naga society. The thrust of the seminar is to suggest alternative measures that are imperative and which will go a long

way in people’s quest for dialogue, reconciliation and peace building amidst different tensions and conflicts. Prominent speakers from all over the state is set to participate in the seminar. CGSR is the only Gandhian centre for peace in the entire North-Eastern Region under Central University. The centre offers certificate course on Peace education and development and carry out research projects on different themes on peace related aspects and conduct

extension programmes on peace and development in the light of Gandhian Philosophy of non-violence and community development through people’s participation. The CCCRC is a centre of research, documentation and networking in North East India dedicated to carrying out multi-dimensional and inter-disciplinary programmes designed to expose students and researchers to tribal cultural studies, communication and media studies.

NPF Mkg follow up on power crisis NPF women urged to fight for their rights MoKoKchUNg, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Reeling under power crisis for nearly three weeks after the main 5MVA power transformer broke down on August 26, the NPF Mokokchung division officials paid a visit to the power house in Salangtem Ward here on Tuesday. During an interaction, Temjensangba, SDO (E), Mokokchung apprised the NPF officials that installation of the transformer is almost complete. He also informed that the department is working round the clock and giving its best

effort to supply power by September 17 evening. NPF Mokokchung president Mosangba Jamir lauded the department, especially the electrical maintenance staff and transmission staff from Aolijen, for their effort to revive the power supply in Mokokchung and its adjoining areas. He expressed that this was the worse power crisis Mokokchung has ever faced. Jamir also encouraged the staffs to let this prevailing crisis be an example for them so that such crisis can be avoided in the future.

In regard to the proposal made for a new transformer for Mokokchung, Jamir appealed to the chief engineer of the department to make the proposal not only in paper but also in practice. Meanwhile, the field staff president appreciated the visit by the NPF Mkg Division and disclosed that they never expected such kind of situation may arrive at this juncture. The NPF officials were informed that the staffers are working round the clock to revive the power.

TSUK holds annual session Teachers’ award KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The 18th annual session of the Tikhir Students’ Union Kohima (TSUK) was held on September 12 at The East Gate Hotel with TL Kiusumong, Revenue Officer, Kohima as the speaker. A press release from TSUK general secretary Shumong T informed that Kiusumong speaking on the theme “Imagine Tikhir today” said that during the formation of the union in 1997, there was only handful of students in Kohima, but today there is huge development in terms of number of students and intellectual resources. The programme was chaired by Kepenshi, invocation said by Yanglemshi,

and presidential speech delivered by Temong Y Tikhir. Tikhir students from St. Joseph College presented a special number and S. Longkamse, president, Tikhir Students’ Union exhorted the gathering. Pastor Tsinthong, Tikhir Baptist Church Kohima blessed the students with special prayer. The event also witnessed Tikhir cultural display, and debated among college students on the topic: “Illiteracy, not economy is the stumbling block to our progress and integration”. Vote of thanks was delivered by Lintsushi, Finance Secretary and the programme ended with a mass prayer.

ceremony in Kohima

KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): A total of 25 teachers from various schools in Kohima district, both in the categories of government and private, will be awarded the District Teachers Award on September 17, 12:30 pm in the DPDB conference hall at DC’s office Kohima. This was informed in a press release received here.

Transportation for Naga Missionary Conference

MEx FILE NPA convenes joint meet for media persons DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Nagaland Press Association (NPA) has convened a joint meeting of media persons in Nagaland on September 18 at Press Point, Dimapur at 11 am to discuss on the constitution of tripartite committee of wage board; Journalist welfare fund and Accreditation. It has therefore requested all media persons, journalists and non-journalists working in the different media houses to attend the meeting. Office bearers of the Press Clubs’ of Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur have also been requested to attend the meeting.

State Helicopter service suspended DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Office of the General Manager, Nagaland State Transport (NST) has informed that owing to technical reasons, the State Helicopter Service will remain suspended temporarily until further notice.

ANHTU, Kohima unit to celebrate Hindi Day KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The All Nagaland Hindi Teachers' Union (ANHTU), Kohima unit will commemorate the 22nd District Level Hindi Day Celebration 2015 on September 16 with Khriehu Liezietsu, Parliamentary Secretary, Youth Resources & Sports, State Lotteries & Music Task Force as the chief guest. The event will be held at 10:30 am at Ura Academy Hall, Mission Compound. Rokovolhulie Nagi, SDEO, Kohima and Watilo Magh, SDEO, Tseminyu will grace the occasion as special guests.

Census enumerators in Dimapur informed DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): All enumerators appointed for census duty for seeding Aadhaar in the NPR database under Dimapur Sadar have been informed that training will be held on September 19, 10:00 am at the conference hall of deputy commissioner’s office, Dimapur. In this regard, SDO (C) & charge officer, Dimapur Moa Sangtam has directed all to attend the same without fail.

Ao Senden, Naga Hoho president meet

The new office bearers of NPF women wing, Mokokchung division along with central NPF women wing leaders at Mokokchung after the swearing in ceremony on September 14.

MoKoKchUNg, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The women wing of Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF), Mokokchung division has got a new team of office bearers. They were formally sown in by NPF women wing Central HQ president, Tonlih Wangsa today at Mokokchung town in the presence of office bearers of NPF Mokokchung division and NPF Youth Wing, Mokokchung. Twenty-two new women wing officials, including assembly constituency officials, were sworn in, a press release received here informed. After administrating the oath to the new office bearers, Tonlih Wangsa urged the newly inducted officials to be humble and patient with a vision and do something for the welfare

of the people. She also encouraged the NPF women wing workers to fight and speak out for their rights. She however asked them to abide by the party constitution. The NPF Mokokchung division president, Moasangba Jamir, while exhorting the NPF women leaders, urged them to uphold the integrity of the party principles. Maintaining that NPF office bearers are all leaders called to work for the welfare of the society and the community, Moasangba asked the different units to coordinate among themselves, to be united and work tirelessly for strengthening the party at all levels. The vice president of NPF Women Wing Central Hq, T Opangla Jamir,

who also spoke at the programme, asserted that the women wing should be the peacemakers in the party and bridge the gap between the different wings of the party. She also encouraged the party workers to serve the party with honesty and integrity in the true spirit of the party principles. The new team of NPF women wing, Mokokchung will be led by Arenla Pongen as president, Bendangsenla as general secretary. The new treasurer will be Sakusangla from Mongsenbai ward, Mokokchung town. The NPF Central Hq has delegated Aphien (VP, Central) and Abu Peseyie (Secretary, Central) as the incharge of NPF Women Wing division, the release added.

Orientation prog underway for RD officials

KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): A three-day orientation programme for officers and staff of DRDAs and Blocks started here today at the Rural Development (RD) conference hall. The orientation is coordinated by Alemla Chishi, Joint Director and assisted by Neizovonuo, Deputy DiDIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Naga Mission- rector, RD. A press release from ary Conference organised by Nagaland Missions Movement (NMM), the missions department of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), will be held from September 15 to 18 at Thilixu Baptist Church, 3rd Mile, Dimapur with the Theme: “The Commission Lives”. NMM Director, Rev. Andrew Semp has informed in a press note KohIMA, SEPTEMthat registration will start from 1:00 pm onwards followed BER 15 (MExN): Field by the inaugural progamme at 4:30 pm and evening ser- staffs of the Nagaland State vice at 5:00 pm on September 16. Rural Livelihoods Mission Following is the details of buses for delegates’ trans- (NSRLM) are currently portation during the conference: undergoing a Training of Bus no. Pick up point Pick up Time Trainers (ToT) exercise on Bus no. 1 Chumukedima (Gate no. 1) 6: 40 am Micro Credit Plan (MCP) Bus no. 2 Purana Bazaar 7:00 am from September 15 to 19 Bus no. 3 Town Hall, Nagarjan Junction 7:00 am at SIRD, Kohima. A fiveBus no. 4 City Tower 6:40 am member team of resource Bus no. 5 DC Court Junction 6:40 am persons from NIRD (NRLM All the buses will drop the delegates back to their pick Cell) Hyderabad will be up point after the service every evening during the con- taking the team through SGD, Group work, interacference. All the Naga missionaries, missionary sponsoring tive sessions and field testchurches and families, mission leaders, pastors, church ing of MCP tools at villages. During the introductoleaders and churches who want to know more and get involved more in mission have been invited to attend the ry session, Mission Director, NSRLM Motsuthung conference. For further information contact: NMM Office, 03862- Lotha emphasized on the importance of the training 248161, 8575 282439, Email: nmmlink@ yahoo.co.in

Publicity Cell, Rural Development informed that today’s programme was held for the PDs, POs, AOs, APCs, BDOs, JE/SOs, BAPOs and computer assistants from the districts of Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung. The programme started with an induction of the course by Alemla J. Chishi, Joint Director who also in-

troduced the resource persons. Hilo Semp, Addl Director shared the MoRD Team observation and administrative matters. Account matters in MGNREGA in DRDA and Blocks was explained by Kenyi Woch, Financial Advisor, MGNREGA Cell and Imti, Accounts Officer, RD shared on service rules and audit

observations. MIS, Convergance/MMS topic was taken up by G. Thong and vote of thanks pronounced by Neizovonuo, Dy. Director. On September 16, the orientation will be given to the officials of Longleng, Wokha, Mon and Peren districts and on September 17 the officials of Kiphire, Phek, Tuensang and Zunheboto, the release added.

NSRLM field staff attend Micro Credit Plan training in professional growth and for better facilitation during field implementation of the Mission. He reminded that the effort of the Mission is to bring change in the society and therefore, proper implementation at the grassroots would ensure success of the Mission’s objective. Addressing the participants, K. Venkateshwar Rao, Mission Manager, NRLM Cell, NIRD Hyderabad said the poverty scenario in Nagaland is different from mainland states, including the cultural context, and so the training would be of a participatory mode. As requested and expected by

the participants, the MCP format would be customized according to the local context as the socio-economic status in Nagaland has its own uniqueness, he added. A key component of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) for Self Help Groups is the Micro Credit Plan. Under Micro Credit Plan, each member of a Self Help Group would come up with a Household Investment Plan (HIP) and the Micro Credit Investment Plan, which is an aggregate of all the household investment plans of all the SHG members. The Plan would address members’ invest-

ment needs for income generation and is a process oriented document. The training would have sessions covering a wide range of topics including ‘NRLM-CBO structure and importance of SHG-Panchasutra; CIF Management and importance of MCP; Village Level Financial/ Credit Institutions; Stages of MCP. Field visits would be conducted where there would be interactions with Village Level Organizations (VLOs) and formats would be prepared along with SHGs. Appraisal and experience sharing will be held by the end of the sessions and field visits.

MoKoKchUNg, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): A meeting between the Ao Senden Presidential Executive Council and P Chuba Ozukum, Naga Hoho president was held at Ao Senden office on September 14. A press release from Ao Senden informed that in the meeting, Ozukum expressed gratitude to the Ao peoples, especially under the patronage of Ao Senden, for allowing him to occupy the positions of president of AKM, NSF earlier and presently the president of Naga Hoho. Meanwhile, Ao Senden assured Ozukum that they will extend helping hand and also urged the Naga Hoho to work sincerely for the unity and betterment of Nagas. The members also discussed at length the present Naga political issue and urged the Aos to be united and give wise and corrective decisions for the interest of Nagas at this crucial juncture, the release added.

DDEO Dimapur informs Primary Teachers DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The deputy district education officer (DDEO), Dimapur has informed all the regular Primary Teachers with graduate or post graduate degrees serving under DEO, Dimapur to submit photocopies of educational qualifications, appointment order, regularization order on or before September 18 during office hours for onward submission to the directorate of school education.

Emloto-Kujo Union, Dmp meeting DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The Emloto-Kujo Union, Dimapur has convened a meeting on September 19, 3:00 pm at the residence of its banker Hoshito Aye, Sr. Treasury Officer, Chekiye village, block -6, Dimapur. The union president Kahuto Chishi has requested all the advisory board members, office bearers, executive members, unit presidents, and secretaries to attend the meeting positively.

Green-SONS appeals on human-elephant conflict DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Office of the Green Succession of Nagaland State (Green-SONS) has urged the office of the Wildlife Department, Govt. of Nagaland to be serious in handling the human-elephant conflicts in Wokha district. A press release from Jess T Murry, chairperson, Green-SONS stated that “too many destructions of farms and agricultural lands are being reported which make even more worse for the livelihood and economic conditions of the rural populace.” Meanwhile, it requested the department concerned to compensate accordingly for the fields which have been destroyed and urged the authority concerned to make a proper planning for the conservation of Elephas maximus.

Meeting on special summary revision of e-roll DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): In connection with the ensuing special summary revision of electoral roll w.r.t 01.01.2016 as the qualifying date, a meeting of representatives of recognized political parties, media representatives, and NGOs/CSOs in Dimapur district will be held on September 17, 12:30 pm in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner, Dimapur. All concerned have been requested by the DC to attend the meeting positively.

ANGPTA, Dimapur and Niuland members informed DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The members of All Nagaland Graduate Primary Teachers Association (ANGPTA), Dimapur and Nuiland have been informed to submit the photocopy of their appointment, regularization order and necessary educational qualification documents to the SDEO office within the stipulated time allotted by the respective SDEO.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express X issue 252X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 volume By dr. asangba Tzüdir

Invoking the Cogito There is need for a Cartesian rediscovery of our rational and moral selves in awakening our consciousness

ind, in consideration of the intellectual constitution, allows human beings to perceive the world around us. Besides creating awareness it enables a deeper reflection towards a better understanding of the underlying meaning of life and living. It is capacitated to store, process, release, discover, envisage possibilities etc. Nonetheless, thinking is a difficult activity and often a moment’s thought could lead one closer to the truth or show the ‘truth’ but we more often resign to the difficulty of thinking. It is made to become difficult when the mind is comfortably nestled in one’s own comfort zone making the mind refuse to think or think about nothing at all. Consider the current Naga political situation marred by ‘democratic tragedy’ that does not allow space for free thinking or without mincing, that ‘Nagas should not think’, thereby reducing our human selves to mere ‘anthropological machines.’ A direct intrusion into progressive thinking that can harness ‘deficiency’ and ‘lack’ is the absence of a democratic space – a dead-trap. Nagas in the 1950’s dreamed of a free land and the masses with a ‘patriotic’ fervour responded to the cause. Today, far from realising, we have not been able to understand or envisage clearly our dreams and aspirations. Another pressing concern is the Naga economy, our markets, and the ‘people’ controlling it. There is a lot of thinking to do lest we end up begging in our own land. Consider our education system though it is still evolving. Besides the other objective of education, we also need to ask whether the syllabus that is being taught over the years has created thinking minds in forming a Naga epistemology or a Naga world view that can help further the Naga cause and its associated praxis. The present ‘crisis’ we are in is because we have failed to generate a thought process. Thereby we have failed to understand our existential realities. This calls for invoking the Naga Cogito towards an urgent resurgence of our consciousness in reclaiming and determining our rights and to chart a future of our Naga society and for the well-being of the Nagas. Like the colonial hangover, we seem to be trapped in rigidities of our mindset – traditional or otherwise, that does not allow thinking out of the box and thinking differently for alternative possibilities. We need to come out of it to create space for newer perspectives in addressing the myriad issues confronting us. If today we fail to generate a constructive thought process that can clearly address the paramount issues, then Nagas will only regret having so many ‘missed opportunities.’ In generating a thought process, there has to be first and foremost, conceptual clarity as a guiding principle in addressing problems and issues. Taking an aspect of the issues Nagas are facing, take the Naga political issue. Certain concepts have been in play in the emerging Naga political discourse grappling with concepts of integration, Shared sovereignty, PAN Naga etc. What is found wanting here is absence of a thought process that would perhaps implant the faculty of critical reasoning. Within the various facets of sovereignty –nominal, real, legal, political, popular, national, De facto, De jure; one may ponder on the possibilities of a shared sovereignty. Again there is the concept of PAN Naga which is an umbrella term. These are areas which require thorough deliberation, these are just a few stray cases in point. How long can we stay neutrally silent or say ‘not interested’ to issues that are being arranged for us without a consensual wisdom? There is need to generate thinking and create a thought process in addressing issues that lies at the core of our everyday life and our well-being. Like Descartes asserted thinking as the essence of one’s existence, we too need a Cartesian rediscovery of our rational and moral selves and awaken our consciousness. Nagas today seem to be traversing an illusory trajectory of life wherein we have lost all sense of our existence, the very purpose of our life, our rights and thereby meanings. The urgency is felt to sincerely address the predicament that makes each one of us a rationally thinking being. It is only in generating a thought process that we can collectively negotiate with the problems and issues confronting us. If only the masses become more conscious of the society we live in and be a conscious thinking people in charting a future of our society where thinking is free and unbounded and not limited by any constraints. (Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is an Editor with Heritage Publishing House. He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express. Feedback and comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

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Smokers at increased risk of tooth loss: warns study

egular and heavy smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss, warns a study. Male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers, whereas female smokers have 2.5 times greater risk, the findings showed. "Most teeth are lost as a result of either caries (tooth decay) or chronic periodontitis (gum disease). We know that smoking is a strong risk factor for periodontitis, so that may go a long way towards explaining the higher rate of tooth loss in smokers," said lead author Thomas Dietrich, professor at University of Birmingham in England. Tooth loss remains a major public health problem worldwide. Nearly 30 percent of 65-74 year olds in the world are edentate (have lost all of their natural teeth), the study said. Smoking can mask gum bleeding, a key symptom of periodontitis. As a result, the gums of a smoker can appear to be healthier than they actually are. "It is really unfortunate that smoking can hide the effects of gum disease as people often don't see the problem until it is quite far down the line,” Dietrich noted. "The good news is that quitting smoking can reduce the risk fairly quickly. Eventually, an ex-smoker would have the same risk for tooth loss as someone who had never smoked, although this can take more than ten years," Dietrich pointed out. The findings are based on data from 23,376 participants. The study aimed to evaluate the associations between smoking, smoking cessation and tooth loss in three different age groups. The association between smoking and tooth loss was stronger among younger people than in the older groups. In addition, the results clearly demonstrated that the association was dose-dependent; heavy smokers had higher risk of losing their teeth than smokers who smoked fewer cigarettes. The study was published in the Journal of Dental Research.

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Patricia Davis and Dianna Ortiz Foreign Policy in Focus

Guatemala’s Civil Society Just Did the Impossible

uatemala is at a historic juncture. President Otto Pérez Molina submitted his resignation on September 2 after months of protests that culminated in a nationwide strike on August 27. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in the streets throughout the country. Pérez Molina is now behind bars. He faces charges of fraud, accepting bribes, and illegal association. The protests began in April, when CICIG — a United Nations commission formed to help Guatemala prosecute high-impact crimes — found that the vice president and others in Pérez Molina’s administration had been eliminating customs tariffs in exchange for bribes. This maneuver cheated the Guatemalan public out of millions of dollars of revenue — no small matter in a country with a 75 percent poverty rate, and where 18 people a day die of malnutrition. In late August, CACIF — Guatemala’s powerful chamber of commerce, industry, agriculture, and finance — joined the broad-based calls for the president’s resignation. With their victory still fresh, the Guatemalans who pushed all summer for justice have hope, enthusiasm, and determination. In their view, the struggle has just begun. “The movement won’t stop,” explained Claudia Samayoa, director of the Human Rights Defenders Unit, in an e-mail exchange. “The movement has organized around various general objectives: jail for the corrupt, clean elections, and political reform. The first objective has had important results — the main one is the fact that the president resigned and now is detained, pending the investigations and possible trial for acts of fraud and organized crime. But there is still a long list of politicians that need to get their immunity taken away so that investigations can proceed.” If courage is all that’s needed to effect the sweeping changes the broad reform movement envisions, Guatemala will soon be a different place. The protesters have willingly faced risks. Samayoa, whose organization tracks human rights violations, notes that the movement in Guatemala has given birth to hundreds, if not thousands, of new human rights defenders, most of them young. “We have observed a pattern of aggression against the new leadership, coming mostly from politicians that have lost the most with the movement. We have seen how 15 days before the elections, the attacks grew in intensity and frequency. After the elections, the targeting has already started, both against the new leadership but also against human rights defenders who have important leadership in the struggle for the right to land and a healthy environment.” But two potential obstacles loom large: the current government’s conservative bent and the impending presidential run-off. The Impact of the Elections Conservative party candidates made a strong showing in the latest congressional elections, held in tandem with the local and presidential elections on September 6. Electoral fraud has been alleged at various sites in the countryside, and demonstrations are ongoing. But if the results stand, as they are likely to, the sweeping changes many progressives and human rights activists favor — including election law reform, the formation of a constituent assembly that will eventually write a new constitution, the passage of laws regulating government contracts, and reforms to the justice and security sectors — will be a difficult sell. Guatemala’s current president, Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre, will be little help. Appointed in May to replace vice president Roxana Baldetti, he was for many decades a member of the right-wing National Liberation Movement, known for pioneering the use of death squads against political opponents and dissidents. He represented the regime of Fernando Lucas García before the United Nations, defending the government’s gross human rights violations. In more recent days, as a constitutional judge, he twice blocked genocide proceedings against former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt. If the implacability of the current government doesn’t quell the vibrant movement for reform that has solidified over the past five months, the impending high-stakes presidential run-off, set for October 25, could divert its focus. Jimmy Morales, a former comedian backed by the army, emerged from the latest elections in the lead. Sandra Torres, first lady during the presidency of Alvaro

Colom, was second. Neither has won the confidence of those who’ve been in the streets pushing for change. In fact, many activists, including a coalition of human rights organizations — La Convergencia por Los Derechos Humanos — had called for the elections to be suspended altogether until electoral laws could be reformed and all candidates were certified as being legally able to run. (At least one candidate, Zury Ríos, ran for president illegally. As the relative of someone who instigated a coup d’état — her father, Efraín Ríos Montt — she should have been barred as a candidate.) Whoever wins the run-off, according to long-time human rights leader Helen Mack, will come into office “very delegitimized.” Although Sandra Torres, who has faced accusations of corruption herself, is far from a darling of the growing movement for change, she may be the lesser of two evils. A Jimmy Morales presidency could mean that the army’s interests would be paramount — including impunity for crimes carried out during the country’s 36-year internal armed conflict, which ended in 1996, leaving 200,000 dead and 45,000 disappeared. Morales, a conservative evangelical, represents the National Convergence Front (FCN), a party formed in 2008 by retired military officers. Many of these officers were hardliners, who favored the 1992 coup carried out by president Jorge Serrano Elías. Many were also implicated in the atrocities committed by the U.S.-backed army during Guatemala’s armed conflict. Morales’ right-hand man, who has run his campaign with military precision, is Edgar Justino Ovalle Maldonado, a retired colonel linked to disappearances and war crimes himself. In 1987, he led a paramilitary command reported to have attacked internally displaced refugees who were hiding in the mountains rather than being forced into “model villages” run by the army. In earlier years — in fact, during the bloodiest years of the war — he reportedly led a task force in the Ixil region that worked under the direction of another task force led by Otto Perez Molina. As the election results were tallied, Guatemalan human rights lawyer Renata Avila tweeted, “Jimmy is a puppet.” She went on to suggest that he had been financed by the same people who had brought Otto Pérez Molina to power. Morales denies that retired military officers have funded his campaign, but he has not been forthcoming about what his funding sources are. He is indisputably close to the military, however. Morales has already suggested that he would consider appointing Cesar Augusto Cabrera Mejía as Minister of the Interior. Cabrera Mejía, a founder of the retired military group that started the FCN and invited Morales on board, has been linked to massacres in Cobán. Those hoping to use this historic window to effect change were not comforted as the results rolled in, therefore, when Morales told reporters, “I won’t know what to do in every situation, but I will know who to ask.” Trials and Tribulation Who occupies the presidency will be particularly significant in light of the demand for justice that resulted in last year’s trial of Ríos Montt. The trial resulted in a conviction, which was then overturned on a technicality. It’s scheduled to resume in January. Paradigmatic cases of human rights violations committed during the armed conflict, which the Organization of American States was pushing the Guatemalan government to resolve, were put on the back burner during Pérez Molina’s presidency. If Morales becomes president, they will likely remain sidelined. Who holds the office of president could also affect the fate of Pérez Molina, who was credibly accused of war crimes when he ran for president himself. Now that he’s lost his immunity — and now that a former soldier has already given eye-witness testimony under oath as to Pérez Molina’s involvement in atrocities during the war — perhaps the quest for justice, under a president favorably disposed, could extend to him. A long-time opponent of Pérez Molina, Sandra Torres would be unlikely to cut him or his ilk any slack. Pérez Molina was the opposition leader in Congress when Torres’ ex-husband, Alvaro Colom, held the presidency. Considering a run for presidency herself, Torres divorced her husband to try to get around the law that no relatives of a current president could run at the end of the president’s term. U.S. embassy cables,

released through Wikileaks, recount meetings embassy staff had with Pérez Molina as he was gearing up to run in the 2010 election. He contended that Torres was fabricating witnesses who would claim he had been involved in atrocities in order to disqualify him. It turns out those witnesses are real. In addition to the soldier who testified, journalist Allan Nairn interviewed Pérez Molina — who then went by the nom de guerre Tito Arias — in the early 1980s. He was standing over a pile of corpses of people he had just interrogated. Evidence also links Perez Molina to the murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was bludgeoned to death in his garage in 1998 — two days after announcing that his church had found the army largely responsible for the human rights violations that occurred during the war. Pérez Molina is also credibly linked to the clandestine detention, torture, and execution of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, an indigenous guerrilla leader disappeared in 1992. Considered left of center, Torres’ husband’s administration won the support of some of the long-standing campesino and labor groups that had organized during the armed conflict. Sandra Torres herself undertook a number of programs aimed at eliminating poverty and hunger in the countryside. Although the administration won support in the countryside, Colom’s relationship with CACIF was fraught with tension. Colom sought to raise taxes and CACIF resisted, claiming that the Colom government lacked transparency and complaining that solving the problem of poverty should not fall solely on the rich. When Colom decreed a raise in the minimum wage, the business class’ dissatisfaction reached such a level that a soft coup was attempted. A wealthy lawyer, Rodrigo Rosenberg, recorded a video saying that if he ended up being murdered, President Colom would be to blame for it. Then he arranged his own murder. Two men on a motorcycle gunned him down as he stood in his driveway. The months of protest that followed his death — and the release of the video — destabilized the government. Crowds filled the streets in a strange mirror image of this summer’s events, demanding the resignation of the president. CICIG played a key role, too, but this time, in reverse. Investigating the Rosenberg murder, CICIG learned that it was a killing the lawyer had arranged himself. Colom was cleared. He served out his term. What Comes Next What the coming months will hold will depend on Guatemalans themselves. But it will also depend on the role the international community plays. The United Nations System in Guatemala — a coalition including the UN, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank — stated in a recent press release that the political crisis in Guatemala “should be seen as an opportunity for serious and profound changes.” The group recommended that the Guatemalan government “advance the political and legislative reform agendas that the citizenry is demanding.” The U.S. position has been less clear. Samayoa points out that “the U.S. embassy wanted to stop the mobilizations so that the crisis could be contained and no spillovers could happen. … Now the crisis is very deep and the will of the people strong to continue acting to produce change. We believe that U.S. embassy should respect that and allow the movement to continue. It is a nonviolent and reform-oriented movement. We have the right to craft, this time, our democracy. Last time, the democracy was crafted by the military and the United States.” With verve and courage, the popular uprising continues. If the United States, whose official interests often align with the interests of Guatemala’s business class, opts for stability over change and authoritarianism over true democratic participation, the movement may face insurmountable challenges. But perhaps not. One thing the Guatemalan people have taught the world over the past five months is that an impossible feat — say, overthrowing a former general who had ruled with an iron fist, militarized the countryside, created a threatening climate for human rights workers, unionists, and journalists, and sowed fear — is not, after all, impossible. Patricia Davis is the former director of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA and co-author, with Dianna Ortiz, of The Blindfold’s Eyes: My Journey from Torture to Truth.

North Korea’s Sorry Politics

n the famous tearjerker Love Story, a young woman dying of cancer tells her boyfriend that “love means never having to say you’re sorry.” North Korea has generally adopted the same attitude toward South Korea, with a small twist: juche means never having to say you’re sorry. Indeed, Pyongyang has never been very good about apologizing for its conduct. Recently, it expressed “regret” over a landmine explosion that injured two South Korean soldiers. In exchange for that expression of regret, South Korea agreed to stop blasting K-Pop and news bulletins across the DMZ, an audio barrage it had restarted after 11 years of silence. But North Korea has been careful to point out that “regret” is not “sorry.” In other words, North Korea regrets that the incident took place but refuses to take responsibility for it or apologize. It’s not that Pyongyang never apologizes. In 2002, Kim Jong Il officially acknowledged and apologized for the abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. “The special forces were carried away by a reckless quest for glory,” Kim said at the time. “It was regretful and I want to frankly apologize. I have taken steps to ensure that it will never happen again.” But instead of heralding a new era in Japan-North Korean relations, the official revelation merely deepened Japan’s distrust of its neighbor. North Korea’s ambassador to Bangladesh apologized to the country when one of his colleagues was caught last spring trying to smuggle gold out of the country. Last year, the North Korean government apologized to its

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Foreign Policy in Focus own people after a building collapse in Pyongyang claimed the lives of hundreds of residents. North Korea has even apologized, more or less, to the United States. Kim Il Sung offered his regrets after the infamous ax incident, when North Korean soldiers stopped a patrol of U.S. and Korean army personnel cutting off tree branches in the DMZ, seized their axes, and killed two U.S. officers. North Korea has also been apologetic to the South. It took four years, but North Korea eventually apologized in 1972 for the assassination unit that tried and failed to breach South Korea’s Blue House in 1968. It expressed “deep regret” after a 1996 submarine incursion in the South resulted in a gun battle that left 24 North Korean infiltrators dead. It offered its regrets over an escalating dispute in summer 1999 over crab-fishing grounds in the West Sea, a naval clash in the same region in 2002, and the shooting of a South Korean tourist at the Kumgang Mountain resort in 2008. But there are many incidents that South Korea still awaits some official acknowledgment and apology from the North, including the sinking of the Cheonan, which Pyongyang continues to insist that it had nothing to do with. In general, the North Korean government doesn’t want to appear to be

kowtowing to the South. It’s hard to define juche beyond its general sense of self-reliance. But it’s easy to define its opposite, sadaejuui, which translates to flunkeyism. South Korea’s “flunky” relationship with the United States is precisely the kind of dependency that North Korea wants to avoid developing with any country (and that complicates its current relationship with China). Apologies are what flunkeys do, so Pyongyang generally avoids them. North Korea’s leadership also feels a pressing need to demonstrate that it is not weak. World leaders pay tribute to the Kim family, other countries apologize to them, and not the other way around. It’s always possible that Seoul will manage to wring more apologies or “deep regrets” from Pyongyang in the future. But it just doesn’t make sense for the South Korean government to build a policy around such an expectation. It’s not as if expressions of regret prevent a country from engaging in such behavior again, as North Korea has demonstrated on numerous occasions. Ultimately, North-South relations will only improve through very concrete exchanges of actions, not exchanges of words. It’s telling that even as tensions rose between North and South over the latest DMZ incidents, the two countries continued to engage in very practical exchanges. North Korea declared a state of

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semi-war, but North Korean workers and South Korean managers continued to manufacture various goods in the Kaesong Industrial Complex just north of the DMZ. Historians continued their investigation of the Manwoldae site of a Koryo Dynasty palace, and South Korean players participated in an international youth soccer competition in Pyongyang. Despite their reputation in the West, North Koreans are quite pragmatic. They are often more interested than even the most committed capitalists in the bottom line. They want to see results, not rhetoric. Certainly Pyongyang produces its fair share of propaganda. And negotiators from the North have to operate within certain ideological constraints. But when it comes to concrete matters, North Koreans usually adopt a very business-like approach. That’s why it’s important for North and South to follow up on the specific items outlined in the recent agreement, particularly the talks on divided families and the pledge to pursue more inter-Korean exchanges. I can understand the importance of apologies. Victims want some acknowledgment of their suffering. Governments want to be able to demonstrate that they are advocating effectively on behalf of their citizenry. But insisting on apologies from North Korea is like trying to import high-grade sushi from a landlocked country. You’re knocking on the wrong door. North Korea just doesn’t do apologies very well. So, let’s just take their “regrets” and move on to the business of inter-Korean cooperation. Maybe when there’s a little more love between North and South, there won’t be as much of a need for apologies.

wednesdAY 16•09•2015

PERSPECTIVE

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

the food dharma

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Leaders are elected based on majority votes. Board room decisions are taken depending on the majority. Most of the time, our choices and decisions are shaped by the view of the dominant, because it reassures us that we are doing the right thing. However, this may not always be true. Nagaland is at a crucial stage right now with the framework agreement being discussed and negotiated upon. Opinions are being shared and open discussions are taking place. Recently, there was a huge debate over the Rani Gaidinliu issue too, which only emphasizes the importance of being able to discern between what is right and wrong, without letting our egos or the majority stand in the way of rational thought.

The Majority May Not Always Be Right Thomas Kamei Head of Department of Economics & Commerce

Vandana Shiva

CommonDreams

harma” is a unique Indian concept, a gift of Indian civilisation to humanity. It has provided the compass for right action and right livelihood. There is no equivalent word in Western languages. The concept of dharma is not limited to religion — as has often been erroneously done — dharma is a concept that runs through the many spiritual threads that together weave our culture. It is the “path of righteousness”. All religions that grew from Indian soil — Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism — refer to dharma. In Hinduism, dharma signifies the ‘‘right way of living’’, aligned with rta — the order that sustains life and maintains the universe. In Buddhism, dharma means “cosmic law and order”. In Jainism, dharma refers to the teachings of the Jinas, for moral transformation of human beings. For Sikhs, the word dharma means the “path of righteousness” and hymn 1353 of Guru Granth Sahib refers to dharma as duty. The etymological root of the word dharma is “dhr” — to hold, bear, support, maintain, keep and carry — and its meaning is “that which holds”, “that which sustains” — the universe and all creation, from the microcosm to the macrocosm, from the tiniest microbe to the largest mammal and the entire Earth family (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam), from the individual to community, and all of humanity. Because dharma holds and sustains the Earth family and within it the entire human family, it embodies the principle of unity — of humans with the rest of nature and of humans across our diversities. Dharma arises from the interconnectedness of all life, and our duty to care for all humans and all species alike. The opposite of dharma is adharma, the violation of rta, of the ecological laws of the planet, and of the duty to care for fellow humans irrespective of gender, race, caste, age or class. Whatever separates us from nature and each other, every action that leads to the disintegration of societies and ecosystems is adharma. Dharma guides us in choosing between right and

wrong — through ethical assessment, environmental assessment, technology assessment and socioeconomic assessment — by assessing the impact of one’s actions on nature and society, using tools and instruments that one shapes, chooses and uses. Tools and technologies are not self-referential. Their assessment and choice is based on higher values. If the choice one makes contributes to “holding together”, to integration, then the choice is a dharmic choice; if it leads to ecological destruction and social displacement, it is adharma. The dharma and discipline of food in India are in our ancient agricultural practices. Practices that Sir Albert Howard (Imperial Economic Botanist to the Government of India) spread around the world as contemporary organic farming, through his classic An Agricultural Testament. Practices based on the principles of upholding the laws of nature and social well-being that are today supported scientifically in the principles of agroecology. Jitendra Bajaj, my colleague and course mate at Punjab University, with whom I did my M.Sc. (Hons) in Particle Physics, and M.D. Srinivas, another particle physicist, have together written the best book we have today on the dharma of food, Annam Bahu Kurvita: Recollecting the Indian Discipline of Growing and Sharing Food in Plenty. Their citations from various ancient texts resonate with the latest in the science of agroecology and the best thinking on principles of food justice and food ethics: Annam Brahma — Food, itself is Brahma, the creator; annamnanindyat tadvratam — Do not look down upon anna annamnaparicaksita tadvratam — Do not neglect anna annambahukurvita tadvratam — Multiply anna many-fold. Ensure an abundance of food all around. In our dharma of food, anna is creation, the cycle of life is a food cycle, good food is medicine (sarvaushada), and the growing and sharing of good food, in abundance, is the highest duty. The ability to carry out this duty relies on our capacity to know the difference between good food and bad, between systems that hold ecosystems together or completely violate all ethics and dharma for shortsighted greed — pushing

annadatas into debt, distress and suicide and destroying our health through disease epidemics. In spite of the deep civilisational heritage of dharma, the discourse and guidance of dharma has been displaced by an imposition of the toxic tools of war-based industrial agriculture. The imposition of GMOs at any cost violates the dharma of food on many levels. Scientific concerns are being silenced by financial muscle, and dharma is being excluded from any discussion and debate on food. Instead of an intelligent, responsible and ethical assessment of how particular tools of transformation of the seed and our food impact the fabric of life, other species, farmers, our societies and human health, a tool has been put beyond assessment and beyond dharma. Instead of seeing food as the creator, corporations and scientists developing GMOs are taking over the role of “creator” through “patents” on life. Instead of assessing how the use of toxic chemicals and GMOs are impacting the web of life — the bees and butterflies, the earthworms and soil organisms, the biodiversity of our plants — assessments built into biosafety laws are being blocked through deregulation under the influence of industry in country after country. The principle of abundance is being violated by turning abundance into scarcity. Scarcity is created by making seed non-renewable through biological tools like sterility creating genes or legal tools like patents and compulsory licensing to prevent seed from multiplying and reproducing freely. Scarcity is created when seed freedom is intentionally destroyed to make farmers dependent on buying seed every year. In India, this intentional creation of scarcity has led to the great adharma of trapping farmers in debt and pushing 300,000 to suicide. The debate on GMOs is primarily a contest between dharma and adharma. It is in this context that the choices about the tools and technologies for food production need to be made. The choice is between right livelihood vs the rule of greed, power, control and human hubris. It is about our duty to care for the Earth and our Earth family, including all humans. A duty we have collectively failed at for the last few decades being violent to our own land by poisoning it.

Safeguarding doctorS

ne of the most respected professions on earth is undoubtedlythe medical profession. Although doctorsare still considered as close to gods, perceptions have changed a lotin recent times. Frequent news of tussle between medicos and their dissatisfied attendants and patients isnot only disturbing, but alsodemeaning. With changing social norms in our increasingly market-oriented economy, doctors are also service providers who cater to clients, i.e.their patients. Like any other profession where one has tocater to clients, there may ensue some disputes. Apatient may demand compensation if he/she is not satisfied with his/her doctor’s service, staying within the legal framework of the land. And to safe-guardhis/her liabilities as a service provider, doctors can go for insurance, which is called the professional indemnity insurance. This particular insurance covers a doctor when he/sheis sued by a patient for negligent diagnosis in the course of treatment, or for providing a sub-standard course of treatment.When a doctor is sued by a patient,the insurance company will indemnify the

insured for those sums which the insured is covered for, and will pay the damages during the policy period. The damages can be paid when a doctor is sued for: • Medical practitioner’s endorsement. • Loss of documents, including computer records of medical records. • Breach of confidentiality, i.e.,giving away patient information. • Dishonesty of employees. • Libel and slander,written or verbal. The scope of the cover is for civil liabilities. Any criminal negligence and subsequent liability is strictly beyond the scope of this insurance. While insuring a doctor, insurance companiescategorisethem into different groups according to the risk theyundertake in doing the insurance. Some broad categories can be seen as: Low-resk: Physicians, general pathologist. Moderately low-risk: Specialist or consulting physician (non- surgical). High-risk: Surgeons (excluding specialists in plastic surgery), radiologist, lithotripsy specialists,dentists. Very high-risk: Surgeons (plastic surgery) andanaesthesiologists. Needless to say, doctors belonging to the very high risk group pay the highest premium, and the low risk group pays the lowest. One interesting fact is that, cosmetic surgeons are normally out of the scope of this insurance. For doctors, while choosing an indemnity insurance, the following tips might be of help: • Having several policies with the same insurer will often give you discounts.Ask your insurance companywhere you already have your motor or fire insurance, if they offer professional liability insurance. Find out what savings will apply if you add this type of policy to your existing kitty of pol-

icies. • Look for companies who specialize in your profession, whether you are a paediatrician, or a plastic surgeon. Many insurance companies design policies specifically for your speciality. • Mention any professional associations or membership. Some insurance companies will offer discounts to members of certain organizations. • Get quotes from at least three or four companies.Make sure all the information you provide to each carrier is the same.Ask for itemized quotes that include the amount of coverage offered, as well as your premiums and deductibles. • Review the quotes and compare them with your colleagues. Pay attention to what is covered. Make sure the policy covers you as a professional, as well as your establishment as a whole. Check coverage amounts, as well as your costs and any exclusions that are not covered. Most policies starts from a sum assured offive lakhs. • Review annual financial statements from the company to determine their financial strength. Your hospital finance team or accountants should be able to help you with this. • Talk to colleagues and ask for referrals. Find out which company in your network are active for their professional liability insurance, and ask if they have been pleased with the service they have received. • Consider outsourcing the work. Many hospital and doctors use independent financial advisors to help choose a professional liability insurance plan and company. • Remember that most insurance policies renew every year. If you choose an insurance carrier and find yourself unhappy with the services or coverage provided, you can change carriers during your renewal period.

he public discourse currently on many issues like budget deficit, ruling government, Rani Gaidinliu and the Frame work of Peace-accord signed between the GOI and NSCN-IM islively and one has the chance to read into the minds of many people who want to contribute their views in the interest of the public. It made me think. What is right and what is wrong? Is torture ever justified? Would you steal a drug that your child needs to survive? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? How much is one human life worth? One of the pressing questions in my mind iswhether the opinions of the majority are always correct. This write up is not about what is right or wrong about the issues mentioned above, but on what and how do we believe on what might be right. The present trend seems so. The political system we are in is biased towards the majority. A person who is elected is one whomthe majority favors. Whether the elected candidate is the most capable or not amongst the lot is a different question. In my opinion, it is not always the most capable who is elected. It is also possible that someone who is the most corrupted and the worst gets elected. Through this, I want to bring home the point that what the majority does or says is not always right. But the system in which we are in is such that, what the majority says must be at least politically correct. And it is always rightly viewed from the perspective of the majority, the powerful and the strong. This puts us in another situation.Truth and rights of the minority are not always politically right. So much is talked about issues which impact us remotely. In doing so, we talk the way we feel is right, and we talk in the way we are conveniently with the majority. Many a times the search for the truth is willingly giving up in our attempt to be with the majority. We tend to go along with the majority and believe in our own community, our tribes, our clan, our villages and our society not knowing what is right. We continue to stand along with the authority because of our fear of being out of their favor. Are we doing the right thing? Are we afraid of the conflict of interest for what is right? It is understood that things are right for us as long as it goes along with our perspective. But it is not right if we are tied up only with our own perspective without bothering about other’s point of view. Many of the contributors in the media seem to be the latter type, pushing down their opinion into other’s throat. Government, authorities and heads take decisions based on what the majority wants. It is natural when decisions favor the majority. However, is it not wrong when decision which favors the majority is made at the expense of the minority and at the cost of truth? Somewhere, in our quest to be in power, in our efforts to be in favor we oversee what is genuinely needed. We trample the rights of the minority. We forget that fishes survive by swimming against the current. We forget that truth will always prevail in the long run. Truth will prevail against all odds. Truth will triumph. Many who claim to be the champion of the truth conveniently sideline the truth and say what the majority wants to hear. Many of us proclaim the wrong as right because it suits us. Truth is conveniently hidden under the voices of the majority. What good can it bring to the society? Momentary victory of the majority can be an achievement. In the long run, it corrupts the moral of the society. Imagine a society where there is no truth and every one resorts to wrongs for survival, for it is more difficult to stick with what is right all the time. Majority of the people in the society, I assume does that. The deterioration of the code of life and the increase in crime in the society are the by-products of such practice. It begins within the family.How many parents ask their children to answer the phone instructing them to say ‘dad/mom is not at home?’ A society built on a system of lies will only deteriorate. Surprisingly, majority of us don’t take this seriously. This brings us to what I have started with- What the majority say is not always right. Every right thinking citizen must wake up from this trend of siding with the majority for personal benefits and convenience which is resulting into more chaos and disharmony at present and also spreading the seeds for the near future. Everyone must learn to come out of the dreaded “ISM” (groupism, tribalism and so on), which is breeding not only disintegration but creating social unrest. Why not begin sowing the seeds of biasless judgment today to reap the good harvest tomorrow?And let us remember that “fishes survive by swimming against the current”. *This write up is a personal opinion of the writer and in no way reflects the view of the community he belongs. “Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a NAAC Accredited UGC recognised Commerce and Arts College. For feedback or comments please email: admin@tetsocollege.org”.

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INDIA

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Delhi hospitals could loose licences over India, Sri Lanka to boost anti- reports they turned away dying children terrorism, maritime security ties Another child dies of dengue,

NEW DELHI, SEptEmbEr 15 (IANS): India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to boost cooperation in combating terrorism and work together for security and stability in the maritime neighbourhood as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks here with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe. Both sides inked four agreements, including renewal of an MoU for Indian grant assistance for implementation of Small Development Projects and one for the supply of medical equipment to the District General Hospital at Vavuniya. Modi, in his media statement after the talks, said both sides also discussed the fishermen issue. Both agreed that fishermen's associations on both sides should continue efforts to find a solution. "I conveyed to him that this should be seen as a humanitarian issue that affects livelihoods," Modi said, adding that he informed Wickremesinghe of the steps India was taking to encourage Indian fishermen to take up deep

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during a photo opportunity before their meeting in New Delhi on September 15. (REUTERS Photo)

sea fishing. He thanked Wickremesinghe for choosing India for his first overseas visit after his election last month. Modi remarked that India had hosted President Maithripala Sirisena on his maiden visit abroad in February and that he had himself visited Sri Lanka in

March. "As a close neighbour and friend, we wish Sri Lanka every success, rejoice in your progress, and, assure you of India's unwavering support," Modi said. On the Tamil ethnic issue, Modi said he was "confident that with the wisdom and will of the leadership in Sri Lanka and the support

of the people, Sri Lanka will achieve genuine reconciliation and development, so that all Sri Lankans, including the Sri Lankan Tamil community, can live a life of equality, justice, peace and dignity in a united Sri Lanka". He said both sides were keen for deeper economic engagement and want to

see trade grow and become more balanced for Sri Lanka. Modi said he sought Sri Lanka's support for Indian investors keen to participate in Sri Lanka's economic development, especially in infrastructure, energy and transport sectors. Modi said he offered India's full support to strengthen connectivity between the two countries and of continuing commitment to the bilateral development partnership -- in infrastructure, railways, energy, community development projects, agriculture, capacity building, science and technology, space and civil nuclear field. Both sides also reaffirmed the commitment to deepen defence and security cooperation. Wickremesinghe said the bilateral relationship can reach newer heights. He said he held discussions with Modi on a host of issues, including their programme of creating one million jobs over the next five years. Wickremesinghe said both sides discussed the fishermen issue, which would be concluded in a time-bound manner.

NEW DELHI, SEptEmbEr 15 (rEutErS): The Delhi government is threatening to cancel the licences of private hospitals over allegations by distraught families that they turned away dying children during a lethal outbreak of dengue fever. The worst outbreak in five years of the mosquito-borne disease, for which no vaccine exists, has exposed inadequate public health measures to combat it and overwhelmed both government and private hospitals. Authorities have ordered surprise inspections at private hospitals to ensure they comply with last month's order not to turn away dengue patients. Doctors' leave has been cancelled to help cope with the influx of sick people. The measures were ordered after reports two children died after being denied treatment at prominent city hospitals. "It is heartbreaking," said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "We have become blind in the race to make more and more profit. We shouldn't forget our humanity."A six-year-old boy died after allegedly being turned away by five hospitals, his family has said, including one owned by Max India Ltd, one of the country's largest healthcare providers. A spokesman for Max did not immediately respond to a request for comment. At the weekend, the parents of a seven-year-old boy jumped from a four-storey building in south Delhi, after their only child died of dengue. The couple left a one-page suicide note saying his death had prompted them to end their lives. The boy's medical reports showed he was referred to five prominent private hospitals in the capital. He was eventually admitted to another private hospi-

as hospitals turn him away

NEW DELHI, SEptEmbEr 15 (IANS): A week after a seven-year-old boy died of dengue in the national capital following hospital authorities' callousness, another child died in the city on Sunday after 4 hospitals his hapless parents approached declined admission. Aman died on Sunday night after being denied admission by various hospitals, family members said on Tuesday. They blamed the hospitals' apathy for his death. "Our boy had a fever and we took him to Safdarjung Hospital but we were told by the hospital that the boy was healthy and that there was no problem," the boy's father Manoj Sharma told Times Now news channel. Delhi government officials said details were sought on the matter from the authorities concerned. tal, but died soon after. More than 1,800 dengue cases have been recorded in the city this year - the highest number since 2010, when more than 6,000 were reported. Doctors say the actual number may be much higher, as many go unreported. In the past, Delhi's private hospitals have been accused of refusing free treatment to poor patients - a condition they must agree to, in return for getting land at cheap rates. Dengue is common in India and the number of cases generally peaks in October, after the end of the monsoon rains. Symptoms include a sudden fever, headache, muscle and joint pains. The disease is also known as "break-bone fever" for the intense pain victims can suffer.

Nitish Kumar challenges State govts not sharing information on terror financing: Centre BJP for open debate on NEW DELHI, SEptEmbEr financing threat’ and ‘terrorism ceived, sent, property damage. tion of funds, sources, criminal on terror financing threat whethQualitative information on activity channels and overall ter- er it is high, medium or low. (ptI): Government’s efforts financing vulnerability’ asking 'jungle raj' & development 15to deal future trends, other intelligence, ror financing threat. The third template on ‘terwith the menace of ter- them to reply by August 30. pAtNA, SEptEmbEr 15 (tNN): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday challenged the BJP, which has been claiming that crime has increased and jungle raj is prevailing in the state for an open debate from any platform. "It has become a fashion for people to say that there is jungle raj in Bihar and since the time I parted way with BJP, development has taken a backseat. I throw open challenge to people who say so (without naming BJP) for an open debate," said Nitish. He also questioned the intention of PM Narendra Modi when he refers to rising crime figure and 'jungle raj' in Bihar and refrains from talking about what happened in Gujarat in 2002. Nitish also warned the people of Bihar to be very cautious while casting their vote in coming election or they will have to heavy pay the price later. "I am a person who promises only that can be delivered. I never make false promises and later term it to be an election 'jumla'(idiom)," said Nitish adding "Bihar ke janata ko sochna hai. Wo (BJP) Jhanse mein vote le jaenege." He once again called the special package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore a bogus package and reiterated the demand for special category status.

ror financing has hit a roadblock with no state government sharing information on national risk assessment on threats to various financial institutions and capital market. Following a recommendation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body that looks after how to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats, the Centre set up a working group to assess the terror threat, its vulnerability in banking, insurance, capital market and financing institutions. The group had sent a letter on August 19 to all state governments and union territories along with the three templates on ‘terrorism threat’, ‘terrorism

Alleged ISIS recruiter sent to police custody

bEIjINg, SEptEmbEr 15 (IANS): There was no stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops at the border, China said, prompting an expert to note that such news is "harmful to the relationship" between the two countries. China on Monday said there was no stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the border area following Indian media reports which said Indian troops demolished a Chinese constructed watch tower. "As far as I know, there is no such 'face-off' between China and India in the border area," Hong Lei, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was quoted as saying on Monday. He said China is committed to maintaining the peace and tranquility at the border and hoped India could clarify the related matter

Jabeen has deleted several posts and online chat groups, which she had started.

HyDErAbAD, SEptEmbEr 15 (IANS): A city court on Tuesday sent alleged ISIS recruiter Afsha Jabeen alias Nicky Joseph to police custody for 10 days. She was arrested by police at the airport here on September 11 after she was deported from Dubai along with her husband and three children. The 37-year-old woman, a resident of Toli Chowki area in the city, was sent to 14 days judicial custody on Sep 12. Police now look to gather more information about the youth she and another accused Salman Mohiuddin were in touch with through social media to invite them to join ISIS. While luring youth online to join the terror group, Afsha was using fictitious name Nicky Joseph and claiming to be a British national. Police came to know about her in January this year when Salman, a US returned engineer, was arrested at Hyderabad airport while leaving for Dubai. He had told police that he along with the woman planned to go to Syria to join ISIS. During the questioning after her arrest on September 11, she told police that was running Facebook groups to recruit youth. She reportedly confessed that she is a strong supporter of ISIS as the group stopped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from committing atrocities on Sunnis and wanted to establish Sharia.

“So far, no response has been received from any of the state governments or union territories,” a senior government official said. The first template on ‘terrorism threat’ aims to determine the extent of the threat based on the sources as identified through enforcement and intelligence data on terrorism in the jurisdiction and related financing information. The template collects data on the organisations and individuals that pose terrorism threat to the jurisdiction. It requires information on terrorism cases which includes number of reported or investigated cases, number of convictions, number of international assistance requests re-

the level of terrorism threat – low, medium or high, level of sophistication of operation, organisation average costs of operation, annual operational budget of operation, main income sources, main sectors or channels abused and originating jurisdiction of funds, the impact of terrorism financing threat – low, medium or high are other information which the state governments have to provide. The second template on ‘terrorism financing threat’ aims at identifying the direction of terrorism financing funds and the sources and channels that are being used for terrorism financing, using enforcement data and typology information as indicators. It seeks information on direc-

On terror financing cases, it requires information on number of cases investigated, prosecuted, convicted, number of persons convicted, number of case files sent to law enforcement agencies, number of international assistance requests, received, sent, amount of terror financing funds seized or frozen or confiscated. On qualitative data, it requires information of Financial Intelligence Unit-Intelligence on terror financing, FATF mutual evaluation report (reference to source and destination of funds if available) on terror financing and estimation of undetected terror financing funds (incoming and outgoing). Lastly, it requires information

No stand-off at border with India: China and work with China. "This is not the first time that Indian media has reported 'confrontations' that do not exist in the SinoIndian border area. These news are often untrue, negative, misleading and aimed at provoking public opinion, and are harmful to the relationship between China and India," Global Times quoted Jiang Jingkui, director of the Department of South Asian Languages at Peking University, as saying. "There is a certain group of people, including the military, who are hostile towards China. Unlike the Indian government and local citizens who are supportive of Sino-Indian relations and peaceful development, they believe that a war with China is inevitable as they want to avenge the Sino-Indian confrontation that took place in 1962," added Jiang.

He said such media accusations are unreasonable as Chinese troops have never intruded Indian border. Sino-Indian relations are enjoying a sound momentum of development, Hong said. The significant consensus reached between leaders of both sides on maintaining peace and tranquility of the border area serves as an important guarantee for the sustainable development of bilateral relations, he added. Hong hoped that India will bear the big picture of bilateral ties in mind, and safeguard peace of the border area so as to create a favorable environment for the development of bilateral relations. Jiang said the ties between the two countries are stable, because the leaders of both countries focus more on cooperation than confrontations.

rorism financing vulnerability’ aims at determining the strength of terrorism financing controls in the country context. It requires information on quality of legislation, quality of intelligence, effectiveness of terror financing related STRs, monitoring and analysis, adequacy of resources, effectiveness of international cooperation, awareness and commitments of terror financing, geographic and demographic factors and over all vulnerability of terror financing. All these information are to be classified according to strengths and positive aspects, weaknesses gaps and challenges, data, input from FATF, mutual evaluation report and negative impact on vulnerability.

Developing nations not enemies of environment: PM NEW DELHI, SEptEmbEr 15 (ptI): Ahead of the global meet on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the developed world to be convinced that developing nations are not enemies of environment and pressed for changing the mindset that development and growth are inimical to ecology. The Prime Minister suggested that there should be a common school syllabus on environmental subjects across the world, both in developed and developing countries, so that the younger generation grows up with common goals in the battle against climate change. Modi made the observations while interacting with the Heads of Delegations of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) who were here for a meeting as part of preparations for the Conference of Parties-21 on Climate Change to be held in Paris later this year. Asserting that India stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the LMDCs on climate issues, he said the world, which is now well aware of the challenge of climate change, needs to be made aware about the principle of climate justice. He said the world needs to be convinced that developing countries are not enemies of environment, he said.

Ramayana and Gita are not religious texts & should be taught in schools: Culture minister NEW DELHI, SEptEmbEr 15 (IANS): The Ramayana and the Gita are not religious texts and should be taught in schools, according to union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma. Sharma said that including the Ramayana and the Gita in school curriculum was an attempt to inculcate spiritual and cultural values in children. "It is an attempt to teach spiritual values to children. Ramayana is a way of life and it tells stories about many relationships - son and father, wife and husband and brother and brother. Likewise Gita is the knowledge given by Lord

Krishna to Arjuna. These are not religious texts," Sharma told IANS in an interview here. The minister further said that the importance of these texts are recognised even in countries like Indonesia and Mauritius. "Ramayana is a great book and its importance is being recognised in Indonesia and even Mauritius. These countries have set up Ramayana centres. It's high time we recognise their value," added Sharma. Denying reports of him saying that the Bible and the Quran are not central to India's soul, Sharma said that he respected all religions

and had been misquoted. However, he stressed that while the Bible and the Quran are religious texts, the Mahabharata and the Ramyana are not. "I respect all religions. Bible is a religious text of Christians and Quran is a religious text of Muslims. Gita never advocates the worship of any God or religion. They are karma granths. But Bible and Quran preach to worship a particular God and religion. They are specific religious text for religions," said Sharma. The minister had recently stoked controversy by saying that western culture is

making inroads into Indian culture and polluting it. Talking about the foreign culture, the minister said that young people should learn Indian languages like Sanskrit and Hindi to fight the "cultural pollution". Sharma said that he wanted students to emphasise on learning Indian languages. "It is a shame that students learn German and Spanish before learning Sanskrit or Hindi. I would like to term it a cultural pollution. Hindi is an optional language in many schools now. Sanskrit and Hindi should be made compulsory in all schools," he said.

Recently, the culture ministry's decision to revamp Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) sparked controversy as Congress leaders and many historians termed it an attempt to tamper with India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru's legacy. Contesting the charge, the minister said, "We are trying to preserve and acquire documents of nationalist leaders of modern India. The museum is not about one person," Sharma said. The ministry also has plans to re-examine the appointment of Mahesh Rangarajan as the director of NMML, the minister

said. "There are certain irregularities in the appointment. The appointment was made despite the EC's order to the Culture ministry on May 12, 2014 asking it to postpone the appointment of Rangarajan," the minister said. Rangarajan's appointment was approved by the UPA on May 14, two days after the last day of polling -- when the Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct ceases to be operational. The minister added that Rangarajan took charge as director on May 19, 2014. "We will re-examine his appointment," the minister said.

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As election looms, Myanmar trials target dissent T H A R R A W A D D Y, SepTembeR 15 (ReuTeRS): Every Tuesday, the moss-covered redbrick courthouse in Tharrawaddy erupts into activity for a weekly ritual: the mass trial of student protesters. Under heavy guard at a session in late August, 81 students faced charges related to protests that were crushed by baton-wielding police in March. They are among a growing number of people caught in a crackdown on dissent as Myanmar heads towards a historic election in November, when the military-backed ruling party will compete with the ascendant National League for Democracy (NLD) party of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in the first free national vote in 25 years. The country will face a tense three months after the vote as elected politicians and the still-powerful military - tussle over who will become president. Suu Kyi has called for international vigilance during this period. “A smooth and tranquil transition is almost more important than a free and fair election,” she said in a recent campaign stop. Rights groups say the signs are not good, with Myanmar authorities increasingly bringing cases against students, land rights campaigners and other activists, who also complain of increased monitoring by the police’s feared Special Branch. It’s a dramatic change

Suu Kyi party manifesto pledges ‘dignified’ Myanmar military role

Student activist Nanda Sit Aung talks to his family and friends during a lunch break at a mass trial of the student protesters at Tharrawaddy court, Tharrawaddy, Bago, August 25, 2015. REUTERS

from the mood when the military relinquished full power in 2011, which saw about 1,300 political prisoners released as part of reforms. In early 2014, there were just 29 political prisoners, most involved with ethnic insurgencies, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a Yangon-based monitoring group. Now, 108 people are imprisoned, and 460 are on trial, the AAPP says. WITHIN THE LAW Myanmar is still a far cry from the days of military rule, when the junta jailed and tortured opponents

at will, said Aung Thane, a prominent lawyer defending many of the latest detainees. “Now that we have this constitution and a parliament, they don’t act as carelessly as before,” he said. “If they arrest you, they file charges to the court within 24 hours. They work within the law as much as they can. But the oppression is the same.” For rights groups, the crackdown conveys a simple message: the military still runs Myanmar’s political transition and brooks limited dissent. “The people arrested and detained are being used as examples to intimidate other students and ac-

tivists out of protesting,” Bo Kyi, a co-founder of AAPP, told Reuters. The military and its allies still dominate politics. President Thein Sein is a former general and most members of his ruling Union Solidarity and Democracy Party (USDP) are ex-military. The military-drafted constitution gives the armed forces 25 percent of seats in parliament and the three ministries overseeing security, including the home affairs ministry, headed by Lieutenant General Ko Ko. Home affairs, the most powerful bureaucratic tool for curbing dissent, con-

NAYpYITAW, SepTembeR 15 (ReuTeRS): Myanmar’s main opposition party has launched an election manifesto that pledges to retain a “dignified” role for the military as a defender of democracy and consolidate government ministries to save costs. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) published the 28-page document late on Monday ahead of a Nov. 8 election in which it is expected to perform well after decades on the political sidelines. The election marks a major shift in Myanmar’s political landscape, giving a platform to democratic activists crushed during a half-century of military rule that ended in 2011. Though direct military rule has ended, it retains a powerful political role and a veto over

trols the police, Special Branch and the General Administration Department (GAD), a superbody that runs unelected local governments. Ko Ko did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Information Minister Ye Htut and Zaw Htay, a senior official at the president’s office, declined interview requests. “GET IN THE CAR” Outside Tharrawaddy court, as a Special Branch officer photographed and recorded his interview with Reuters, student leader Nanda Sit Aung, 35, said he could face more than 30 years in prison.

changes to a constitution drafted under its direction, which bars Suu Kyi from becoming president. Despite that, the NLD indicated a softer line towards the armed forces, or “Tatmadaw”, under which it suffered years of persecution. It said the Tatmadaw was an “essential” institution that “shall be dignified forces that shall defend the democratic practices”. The manifesto is short on specifics but pledges to make the military “strategically efficient”, equip it with advanced technology and include it in the executive system. It suggests a return to a more conciliatory position by Suu Kyi, who took aim a few months ago at Myanmar’s top general after armed forces lawmakers rebuffed NLD attempts to change the constitution to remove their

He was arrested in Yangon by plainclothes Special Branch officers on March 27. “They didn’t say who they were,” he said. “They just told me: ‘get in the car’.” Nanda Sit Aung said he was questioned all night over a cross-country student march the police broke up in Letpadan town, just north of Tharrawaddy. Police officers from many townships have summoned him from his cell to face charges including illegal assembly and inciting people against the state. With every township the students marched through counting as at least one separate offence, Nanda Sit Aung said he faces a total of 68 charges.

parliamentary veto. The NLD ended its boycott of the military dominated political system in 2012 when it won dozens of seats in by-elections. In a video message to open the campaign last week, Suu Kyi said a smooth transition was “almost as important” as the election being free and fair. Despite the popularity of a party built around Suu Kyi’s image as a hero of democracy, it has been criticised for a lack of inclusivity and for being vague about how it would govern. It pledged to create farmers’ unions, scrutinise investment to manage environmental impacts and follow a foreign policy that sides with “genuine democratic bases”. It says ministries would be reduced in number to ease pressure on the budget to make a “fully efficient” government.

At least 15 others face similar multiple counts of the same charge, said Bo Kyi of AAPP, enabling “authorities to prolong the sentences of those detained and exclude them from public life and activism in the lead up to the elections”. The march, by around 200 students, had set out from the central city of Mandalay bound for Yangon. On Feb. 28, 11 days after they reached Letpadan, still about 130 km (80 miles) north of the former capital, Home Minister Ko Ko issued a public statement: the students shall march no further. That prompted township authorities to draft an

undated authorisation for police to put down the protest, said Thiha, the township chief whose position comes under the GAD and who showed a copy of the authorisation to Reuters. On March 10, amid confrontation between protesters and police, local authorities signed the letter, Thiha said. Police charged and scores of students were beaten and arrested. For Nanda Sit Aung, there was only one lesson to draw from the crackdown. “Before, the government claimed they were reforming and they were releasing prisoners,” he said. “But it seems now they’re backsliding on democracy.”

Thai bomb revenge for trafficking crackdown Air pollution linked to increased South East Asia wheezes in haze deaths from heart disease

bANGKOK, SepTembeR 15 (ReuTeRS): The perpetrators of last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing were members of a network that trafficked Uighur Muslims and launched the attack in anger with Thailand’s crackdown on the trade, police said on Tuesday. No group has claimed responsibility for the Aug. 17 bombing at the Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people, an attack police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang ruled out as revenge for Thailand’s forced repatriation in July of 109 Uighurs to China. Thai official statements on the possible motive have been sketchy and Somyot did not say what evidence investigators were basing their latest assessment on. “It’s about a human trafficking network that has been destroyed,” he told reporters. “Deporting those 109 people, the Thai government did in accordance with international law. We also sent them to Turkey, not just China.” Police have poured water on speculation the bombers were international militants and have until now denied links to the Uighurs, who are mostly Muslim and say they flee China’s western Xinjiang region due to persecution. Beijing rejects that. The Uighur issue is sensitive for the Thai government and any link between the bombing and their deportation at China’s behest could expose it to criticism that its foreign policy may have resulted in the blast. Somyot said the Bangkok bomb and the ransacking of the Thai consulate in Istanbul - which occurred the day after the

deportation - were “for the same reason: illegal human migration, with an origin here and destination Turkey.” “The cause of the bombing ... Simply speaking, we destroyed their operation and they are angry,” he said. The ransacking of the consulate was widely seen as a response to the deportation of the Uighurs. Speculation of militancy linked to Uighurs was fuelled by the use by several suspects of Chinese passports, at least one with Xinjiang as birthplace. Many Uighurs seek passage to Turkey via Thailand. Some Turks recognise a common cultural and religious bond with Uighurs. Thai police issued an arrest warrant for a man using a Chinese passport who they say they last tracked to Turkey and played a role in planning the attack. A Turkish official said on Monday there was no record of the man entering and Thailand had not notified Turkey about the suspect. A foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday Turkey was following up on information in the media. “We are performing the necessary investigation, but our main expectation is to get information from Thai officials,” said Tanju Bilgic, adding Turkey’s ambassador to Thailand had asked Thai officials for information. Thai police have come under criticism for not seeking outside help in their investigation. The Bangkok Post newspaper said on Tuesday foreign cooperation was “not just desirable, but necessary”. “Still, authorities remain reluctant to openly seek the easily available aid and advice from other countries,” it said.

NeW YORK, SepTembeR 15 (IANS): Even minuscule increases in the amount of tiny chemical particles -- by 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air, for example -- lead to roughly a 10% increase in risk of death due to heart disease, says a study. “Our data add to a growing body of evidence that particulate matter is really harmful to health, increasing overall mortality, mostly deaths from cardiovascular disease, as well as deaths from respiratory disease in nonsmokers,” said lead study investigator George Thurston, professor at New York University Langone Medical Centre. For non-smokers, the risk increase rises to 27 percent in cases of death due to respiratory disease. According to Thurston, fine particles can contribute to the development of potentially fatal heart and lung diseases because they slip past the body’s defences and can be absorbed deep into the lungs and bloodstream. They are not sneezed or coughed out the way larger natural particles, like airborne soil and sand, are removed from the body’s airways. Moreover, fine particles are usually made of harmful chemicals such as arsenic, selenium, and mercury, and can also transport gaseous pollutants, including sulphur and nitrogen oxides, with them into the lungs, Thurston said. The researcher evaluated data from a detailed health and diet survey conducted by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The NIH-AARP study involved 566,000 male and female volunteers, ages 50 to 71, from California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and the metropolitan areas of Atlanta and Detroit. Analysing information gathered about the participants between 2000 and 2009, the researchers calculated the death risk from exposure to particulate matter. They also took into account information about the amount and type of particulate matter from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality System and other databases.

Australia’s new PM a progressive, and a self-made multi-millionaire

New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. (REUTERS File Photo)

SYDNeY, SepTembeR 15 (ReuTeRS): The new Australian prime minister is a self-made multi-millionaire who has strong links with the business community, progressive views for his conservative party and a level of public popularity of which the man he toppled could only dream. Malcolm Turnbull, the former communications minister, was sworn in on Tuesday as Australia’s fourth leader in two years, replacing Tony Abbott. Turnbull, 60, a former tech en-

trepreneur, merchant banker and lawyer, had long been viewed by the public as a preferred prime minister. On the surface, Turnbull has much in common with Abbott. Both are middle-aged white men who attended prestigious Sydney schools before becoming Rhodes Scholars at Oxford University. Both worked as political journalists for a time. A closer look shows marked differences, not the least of which are their positions on the political spectrum. Abbott shocked many Australians by making one of his first acts as prime minister the reintroduction of knighthoods and damehoods, bestowing the honour on British Queen Elizabeth’s husband Prince Philip, a move seen by many as outdated. Turnbull, meanwhile, was the chairman of the Australian Republican Movement for several years. He already had a track record for embarrassing the British establishment. As a young lawyer in 1986 he ran rings around witnesses in a highprofile trial in which former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s government had sought to ban the publication in Australia of ‘Spy-

catcher’, the memoirs of former MI5 officer Peter Wright. The court ruled for publication. An erudite favourite on political chat shows, Turnbull had increasingly stuck his head above the parapet in recent months, voicing his opposition to Abbott’s conservative stance on gay marriage and a carbon tax. However, he risks disappointing supporters of his more progressive views as he attempts to appease the right wing of his Liberal Party, which forms the conservative coalition government alongside the smaller National Party. Turnbull stuck to Abbott’s script in his first speech to parliament as prime minister on Tuesday and said Australians would vote on same-sex marriage after elections due next year. A former leader of the Liberal Party who was ousted by Abbott in opposition in 2009, Turnbull also has the handicap of wealth and perceived privilege. Abbott is a former boxer who set social media alight earlier this year when he chomped into a raw onion on a farm visit. Turnbull, in contrast, is admired by the urban elite.

JAKARTA, SepTembeR 15 (ReuTeRS): A worsening haze across northern Indonesia, neighbouring Singapore and parts of Malaysia on Tuesday forced some schools to close and airlines to cancel flights, while Indonesia ordered a crackdown against lighting fires to clear forested land. Southeast Asia has suffered for years from annual bouts of smog caused by slash-and-burn practices in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan islands, but governments in the region have failed to address the problem. The fires have been exacerbated this year by the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon, as a prolonged dry season in Indonesia has parched the top soil, fuelling the flames. President Joko Widodo, who was on an official visit to the Middle East, said he had instructed security forces to accelerate efforts to extinguish the fires, responsible for the haze spreading over the past few weeks. Indonesia’s Riau province declared a state of emergency this week as an air quality index hit a “dangerous” high of 984 in the provincial capital and affected over 25,000 people, according to the national disaster management agency. In Singapore, the index has fluctuated above 100, levels considered “unhealthy”, for the past few days, with the poor air quality causing respitory problems, and irritating eyes and throats. Indonesia has struggled for years

to contain forest fires and the resulting haze despite repeatedly promising to punish perpetrators. Indonesian police have named over 100 people as suspects in slashand-burn cases in Kalimantan and Sumatra, according to local media. The unhealthy air has also increased the workload for doctors in Malaysia and Singapore, where the haze has clouded the build-up to the Formula One night race to be held there later this week. Malaysia said it was preparing to conduct cloud-seeding operations to reduce the haze as schools were closed in several states and some flights were disrupted due to poor visibility. The smog is usually caused by firms and small-holder farmers clearing land adjacent to existing concessions for palm or pulp and paper. Major plantation companies like Asia Pulp and Paper say they have a “zero burning” policy but have often been criticised by green groups for not doing enough to stop the haze. Singapore’s environment minister said late on Monday that Indonesia had agreed to share names of companies causing the fires once the information had been verified. Indonesian Forestry and Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar last week said authorities were investigating 10 firms, which could face sanctions if found violating the law.

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Inspirations from the Old Khatkati Road - the Road not taken to heart

t would be unkind to invite home friends and relatives, when it takes travelling over the Old Khatkati Road to do so. The road is that bad. Old Khatkati Road is what it said. The old road to Khatkati, the first habitation in Assam. Along this road lies the Burma Camp, Veterinary, United Naga Colony, Niu, Gauri Farm, Lotha, Mao, Leigise and some more colonies, inhabited by normal human beings. Walking along it is hazardous enough but the worse is in riding or being transported (thrown about) across it on a machine. Such experience imposed upon the human person, repeated twice daily in a to and fro trip, day after day, and years after years must surely have taken its toll. And of the course the poor machines who transport these humans could not have fared any better. The toll on the human physical body, the wear and tear on the vehicles, the waste in fuel and travel time adds up and multiply with time. Such a situation has been calmly accepted into normal daily routines. Outrage seems too far a sentiment. But none are spared, the high and low, the young school children and the aged in their twilight years, the national workers and the non-national workers, everyone is an associate of this ordeal. In older times tribal tradition would have provoked a question. Why has such misfortune fallen upon the people of this area? Is it their parents or grandparents who were guilty of some transgression for which this retribution has been passed on to the now generation. The lighter vein aside, so many colonies, so many

normal people, so much wastage, so much inconvenienced, so much disturbed and dislocated, so much of life made worse. But shall they not speak, not raise their voices, exercise their rights ? The Supply Colony road condition birthed a spontaneous movement sometime ago, Innovative and eye catching. Assurance for repair was extracted but no moves just as yet. Potholes along portions of Purana Bazar – Circular Road were filled up by some noble souls with the expectations that the Authorities will be shamed into actions. The shame did not work. The Roads, which must lead us forward conveniently, safely and smoothly remain very poor excuses and hurdles in the busy lives of the people. The Roads are a parallel commentary on the intellectual, moral and spiritual road of the people which are not leading onwards and upwards but lay in muddles of self centeredness, in the potholes of tribalism and in the fishing pond like depressions of corruptions and greed. Old Khatkati Road is Nagarjan road, Touluzema road or the National Highway Kohima–Dimapur Road . . . . . everywhere in indiscriminating presence. How can the VIPs and Department hot shots travel past these roads to attend meetings, inaugurations, programmes etc and then return back by the same road and then again repeat the stun over and over again. How can or should roads lie in such estate where a Government exist? Let’s shift the scenario. Take the Dimapur- Shillong road via Delia –

Manja- Doboka-Sonapur- Jorabhat and then to Shillong City ? and from there the ones leading to Cherrapunji or Jowai ? We will see real roads there. We will see government in action there. The road serves all the people. Here, reverse to the situation of Old Khatkati Road, none are discriminated and the fruits of development are shared by all who choose to travel these roads. In sharp contrast look at the mansions and palaces in the outskirts of Dimapur. Drive-ins blacktopped from the gate to the palatial buildings, lawns, swimming pools et al , so beautifully and expensively done. One would think it is thousands of kms away from Old Khatkati Raod. But these pockets of paradise ends where the heavy metal gate closes behind and the common roads or whatever is left of them begins. Come to think of it and it is unbelievable there can be so much of wealth and splendor in the midst of so much poverty, which the screaming common roads reflect. Things are seriously wrong in our land and one element is surely the stoic silence and resigned acceptance of the bad roads in our collective lives. Can the ACAUT pause a while, offload the intellectual heaviness it carries in wobbling steps and revert to the basic of Roads that should be there and must be there for one and all. Here lies corruption and unabated taxation by national workers, non national workers and state workers in all its pure and brilliant manifestation. Dr B. Angami Kuda village

Naga Rani (Gaidinliu) in Remembrance of Her

imrup citizens have learned so many other details and facts about Naga Rani through different write-up. Everyone who has contributed on Rani enjoys freedom of expression and thoughts. As a Christian majority state it is all possible that what we do not do is guided by the believers’ comments. I on behalf of the Yimrup village citizens’ would like to summarise about our relationship with Naga Rani. The story as disclosed by Rani to village elders during her stay at Yimrup. Gaidinliu was Lothanang’s third daughter of the village chieftain of Langkao village of Rongmai Naga tribe. In her early age she joined a movement called “Khampaise Revolution Movement” founded by Zemi, Liangmai and Rongmai (Zeliangrong) Tribe. She was very active and devoted to the movement that was how Haipou Jadunang was so impressed that he adopted Gaidinliu as his own sister. The main objective of the Khampaise Revolution Movement was to protect the people from the British

rule. Firstly, British imposed taxes from their own land. Secondly, British forced them to leave the Naga tradition, culture and religion and forced them to follow new foreign culture as well as foreign religion that were miserable thing for them. Thirdly, British- rule divided the area into three fragments under Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. Therefore, they flatly disagreed the British policy and thus they started the movement against the British rule. When British army attacked the camp, Jadunang sent her (Gaidinliu) to other village on duty. Unfortunately that very evening the British army attacked and arrested Jadunang and kept for short while at Kohima and sent to Imphal Jail and was executed. After the dead of Jadunang she led the movement. She was only 16 years of age. Unfortunately, on October 1932 British army avenge Rani’s attack against the British and arrested Gaidinliu along with her brother Kiusilang and was send to Kohima and after which Gaidin-

liu was sent to Imphal jail and her brother was sent to Mokokchung jail. C.R Pawsey was the then SDO at Mokokchung HQ. The British goverment released Kiusilang from the jail as he was a minor and he stayed under the safe custody of Mr. Onglingku Chang Head Interpreter until his sister was released. Onglingku Chang took care of Kiusilang and even changed his name to “Merangjenba” in Ao dialect (escape from life struggle). After some years he got engaged to Thungpangnaro Chang of Yimrup Village at Mokokchung and they got married at Yimrup village in 1935. And settled there and became a Citizen. When Naga Rani was release from the Tura jail on 14th of September 1947 she reached Yimrup via Jorhat (Assam) and Mokokchung. As she was restricted to return to her home land due to political reasons. She stayed with her brother and after a year villagers allotted a plot and constructed a thatch house for her and she became a Yimrup (Chang) Citizens’ Member. During her twelve years

of stay from 1947-1959 she contributed and helped the villagers immensely. Sometime the guests from Rongmai brothers and Sisters also visited her. She firmly practised Haraka but she never taught and forced the villagers to accept Haraka and never went against the Christian religion. On 1959 she returned to her native village as her community wanted her to come back home. But the villages did not permit to send Merangjenba back with his sister. In 1965, Sir Katiberi the then Deputy Commissioner of Tuenang appointed Merangjenba as peon in D.C. office Tuensang. And later transferred to Kohima D.C Office on 13th of May 1968. Now every Naga has come to know about Naga Rani (Gaidinliu). She was a freedom fighter who was a brave and devoted woman. My understanding is that it is not necessary to argue and counter argue with anyone or to create any mis-understanding amongst the Naga brothers and sisters. L. Tochi Chang Executive Chaiman

SPECULATION GAMES: WHAT IF? ... (PART III)

et us try and speak in simple terms with everyone on the same page. Bottom line: Would it be wrong to conclude that all Nagas want a lasting peaceful solution that embodies honourable inviolable rights of the Nagas with dignity encompassing economic foundry that guarantees a steady growth no matter who we have to co-exist with without a civil war in its aftermath? We the Nagas have reached the defining moment in history that calls for proactive participation of each and every rational mind, young and old...to think with utmost seriousness. The Naga Hoho, Mothers' Association, Naga Council Dimapur and most surprisingly the NSF have instead displayed a very disappointing facade of not wanting people to think by way of their objection to the 'common platform' facilitated by ACAUT on 12th September 2015. The blind irrational faith in endorsing an agreement that we know absolutely nothing about is downright stupid. Each one of us need to admit that as Christians we have directly or indirectly participated in blasphemous hypocrisy along the way, placing our self indulgent interests before the common good in our endeavours while being miserly Shylocks with truth. This is a crucial time to cast aside our petty Tribal biases and egos for a dispassionate assessment of our present realities in the hope of identifying our possible future. The bottom-line beneath the layers of desperate confusion, contradictions and blind loyalties is an unquestionable desire in the hearts of all Nagas across the board to put an end to this oppressive half existence in an unproductive limbo and start a wholesome productive life for ourselves and for our children. While the basket of woes is overflowing with various life threatening ailments, let us try and narrow down our focus on a couple of cancerous facts before entering the world of speculations: 1. Despite verbalizing the subject of "forgiveness and reconciliation" for public consumption, which is the dire need of the hour, none of the NPGs are truly prepared to give up their respective egos and their questionable 'taxation' authorities under the guise of their pretentious "national principles" which they themselves are ill prepared to explain. 2. The unfortunate level of arrogance of NSCN (IM) in not acknowledging the existence of other Factions and defining their impracticable "forgiveness and reconciliation" parameter to only mean that all other factions must kneel before them and publically admit their respective mistakes first before earning NSCN (IM)'s forgiveness and only then be prepared to reconcile, all the while overlooking their own iniquities. These are the main damning fault lines Nagas must contend with. The Almighty God seems to have withdrawn His wisdom from all the leaders of NPGs because each of them without exception, have blasphemously spit upon every conceivable Christian values under the flag of "Nagaland for Christ". Hypocritically conducting well publicised fasting and prayers only for an outward show of Christianity is rendered meaningless by their routine despicable and depraved actions upon the populace while the masses on the other hand look on in fearful si-

lence devoid of courage to stand up for what is right. With crippling realities such as these, it is no surprise that lasting solution has eluded the Nagas for the past 69 years. It is imperative that the unity of the Nagas, both in the overground and the underground must first be forged without question as our primary task. In the home front, the NSCN (IM) has totally refused to exercise their God given wisdom to garner the strength of Naga unity in a forthright honourable manner. Starting from Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru to the present time Narindra Modi, the Government of India has only been guided by the comfort of their brute force capability without really understanding or acknowledging that the Nagas are human beings, a race, a people with undisputable independent democratic social structure passed down the centuries. The danger of being able to fool the less perceptible GoI with illegitimate 'Niathu Resort' mandate of the people therefore, equally spells the danger of what Nagas may have to also endure in its aftermath. NSCN (IM) must surely see that they will have to eventually come home to the land of the Nagas to place their accomplishment before the people. All Nagas will spontaneously rejoice with them without reservation if they were to bring home "absolute sovereignty and integration". However, from all that we have heard so far about "shared sovereignty" with "Pan-Naga Confederation without physical integration" it is indicative of a scenario that full 'sovereignty and integration' is not about to happen in practice. Can NSCN (IM) not discern that the people at least believe in them that they would not have conceded the birthrights of the Nagas to the GoI without an honourable resistance? Based on their honest best efforts, can NSCN (IM) not also believe in themselves with confidence that no matter what efforts are put in by any other NPG Factions, none are likely to be able to salvage anything beyond what they have brought home? Therefore, instead of undermining the existence of other NPGs to a status of "non-existence", which is a very arrogant and costly miscalculation of NSCN (IM)'s upper echelon, why not place the full text of the agreement before all the factional leaders and find a consensus? This one singular step will result in an iron clad conclusion without a blood bath in the aftermath. To a greater extent other NPG Factions have only themselves to blame for reinforcing indifferent conclusion of NSCN (IM)...because all the other Factions are but like little frogs croaking loudly in their very tiny ponds without realising that there is a bigger world beyond that little pond of theirs...thereby handing over the stamp of dominance to the NSCN (IM) on a platter. The NSCN (IM) has therefore, been steering the course of Naga destiny relentlessly with clogged up ears that fails to hear the voice of the stakeholders thus erecting a Naga edifice on a feet of clay. The only option left is for all other NPGs to come to an understanding and unite as one body to gain the attention of NSCN (IM) as a force to be reckoned with. What one fails to understand is why all the Factions still use NSCN as their identity even after they have

broken away from the fold of NSCN (IM). Do they truly understand and accept the communistic ideology of NSCN (IM)? In as far as Mr. Isac and Mr. Muivah are concerned, they were in China when the indoctrination of the revolutionary philosophy of Mao Zedong was in full flow. That they were influenced by it is understandable. The stupidity lies in the fact that while China itself has abandoned this ship, NSCN (IM) still persists on sailing in this outdated sinking ship philosophy. The inexplicable factor is the mindless factional leaders who have never been to China yet endorse the "Yezabo" of NSCN (IM) which has blindly been adopted by each of them...the fundamentals of which is to nationalise all individual property? Are the leaders of all the other factions really prepared to hand over all their individual properties waxed from sovereign taxation to the National Communistic Government or propose that nationalisation of individual property would apply to all in exclusion of themselves? Do they not have any group pride to identify themselves differently by some other democratic name rather than adopt NSCN this or NSCN that? Even if the factions adopt a different name however, the fact will still remain that none of them would have the honest mandate of the people including the NSCN (IM) and would need to carry out a fresh referendum equal to the Plebiscite of 1951 which is next to impossible to recreate. It is here that one would like to proffer a "What if" scenario. The root cause of factionalism within the Naga National Movement germinated from Shillong Accord 1975 without a doubt. That this Accord has soundly been condemned as unacceptable by the masses is transparently clear. Irrespective of whichever factions they may belong, what if NNC/FGN combined was to convene a National Parliament and assess the harsh facts of reality? What if Madam Adino is then given a final opportunity to officially and publically condemn the Shillong Accord or be told in no uncertain terms to pack up her bags and retire from the National scene rather than allow the legacy of this Accord becoming the stumbling block of Naga unity by her persistence that thwarts any forward momentum? Once the cancer of Shillong Accord is effectively eliminated within NNC/FGN, what if a coordination of all other factions in a common platform is convened for convergence into the NNC/FGN? The collective gathering could then exercise an option to allow Madam Adino to stand for election and have her endorsed as the President of undivided NNC once again if the collective House so desire...if not find another common leader that all can identify with. This is the only possible way to exhume the mortal remains of 1951 Plebiscite which gave the moral strength to the Nagas to declare their freedom. Once this is accomplished, NSCN (IM) and the GoI would have less choice but to recognise the united strength of all the factions put together...and perhaps be left with no option but to have a consultation on a transparent manner with the new force before the final settlement...and avert a blood bath. The Nagas will then rejoice even if they finally bring home a chicken together. Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Rtd) Forest Colony, Kohima

ACAUT Common Platform: Nagas’ Opinions on Peaceful Settlement

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he harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we (the Nagas) are not saved. Since my people are crushed, I (Tuisem Shishak) am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me. Is there no balm in Gilead (Nagaland)? Is there no physician there (in Nagaland)? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people (the Nagas)?” (Jer. 8: 20-22). Fellow Nagas, well-wishers and visitors gathered here today, I stand trembling with shame and fear before you and before God, wondering what is the reason for this another gathering? Haven’t we had enough already? Or is today’s meeting going to be a new chapter in the political, social, and even spiritual history of the Nagas? If so, we need to take seriously the words of the Psalmist: “How good and pleasant it is when brothers (and sisters) live together in unity” (Ps. 133:1). Nagas learning to live together in unity should be a special concern even in today’s meeting. At the time when the Nagas are demanding their God-given right for sovereignty as well as the physical integration of the forcibly-separated contiguous Naga territories in India’s North-East, we see the Nagas internally divided and split into various opposing political groups, sapping their energy and resources in their power struggle with each other instead

of forming a united national government to achieve Naga sovereignty. In addition, I also sense that the professing Naga Christians (the church, the civil society, and the ‘national workers’) have not been faithful to the God of the Bible who has called the Nagas out of spiritual darkness into His marvelous light of salvation. The Bible tells me that there can be no peace where God is not in the hearts of men. And there will be no peace as long as Christ, the Prince of Peace, remains unseated at the conference table. As saved sinners, Christians should be confessing their sins. And it is in the spirit of confession that we should participate in today’s deliberations. I have no problem with ACAUT’s theme: Nagas’ Opinions on Peaceful Settlement. I believe this theme has a direct reference to the NAGA PEACE ACCORD signed on August 3, 2015 between the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India (GoI). We are told it is only a ‘Framework Agreement’, with the details yet to be worked out. The Naga public are to be participants in the detailed discussions, directly or indirectly. Based on partial and conflicting information, some individuals and groups have already endorsed the Accord while others remain critical and skepti-

cal. And others remain noncommittal until they see the full text of the Accord. That’s understandable. I think now that the genie is out of the bottle, the whole text of the original Peace Accord should be printed for the widest circulation possible so that the Naga public can study and react objectively for the purpose of formulating a common consensus on the final Accord with the GoI. Delaying the publication of the full Accord contents can only make matters worse, creating suspicion, confusion and further division among the Nagas. In addition to whatever has come out in the local papers (including those negative and contradictory statements about the Accord from Nagaland Governor P. B. Acharya and the Indian Government’s interlocutor, Mr. R. N. Ravi), I heard Mr. Thuingaleng Muivah speak at the 8th Consultation on the Indo-Naga Political Talks on August 25, 2015 at the Niathu Resort, Dimapur. At the lunch table I asked Mr. Muivah to clarify something, and I came away with the feeling that there is perhaps something new and good in the current Accord package, the result of eighteen years of negotiation by the I-M group. We have nothing to lose by welcoming the Peace Accord (for that matter any accord by any Naga group) while closely examining its

contents in order that all the national groups and the Naga public together will have a role in deciding what’s best for the Nagas as a whole. I do urge my fellow Nagas to give the NSCM-IM the benefit of the doubt. I plead with you who are critical of the I-M (I also have my own disagreements with them) in the name of Christ to treat the Peace Accord not as NSCM-IM’s private accord, but rather that it is for all. Let us consider Isak and Muivah as Nagas, not as Sumi and Tangkhul respectively. Of course, the GoI cannot be trusted until the final Accord is signed at the highest level. In the meantime, let us show willingness to examine the Accord contents on their own merits. Acceptance, rejection, modification, must come only after thorough examination and deliberation. The Nagas have suffered enough; they want peaceful solution at the earliest. We can no longer afford to ignore any accord negotiated by any Naga group. Time is of the essence. In the words of Dr. Dietho-o, “Let us make our national stand more important, more urgent and far greater than tribal or factional interest.” While praying for the speedy recovery of Mr. Isak Swu, I would personally urge him, and Mr. Muivah, and their colleagues to make every effort to reach out to the leaders of other groups for

rapprochement. Remember, “It is harder to win an offended brother than a strong city; their disputes are like the barred gates of a fortress” (Prov. 18:19). We recognize the untiring efforts of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) to unite the various Naga national groups. Let us now make peace with those who oppose or even hate us. “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Prov. 15:1). Many Nagas (the educated included) need a crash course in Diplomacy. Yes, we must speak the truth, and many do; but now we must speak the truth in love. IT’S TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS, NOT ENEMIES; IT’S TIME TO REBUILD NAGA SOCIETY, WHICH LIES IN RUINS. I am first and foremost a believer in Jesus Christ, but as regards national identity, I am a Naga first, and then a Tangkhul. My hope and prayer is that all the Naga tribes, forcibly separated and put into different States by the Governments of Britain, India, and Burma, will yet together form One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. God bless Nagaland! KUKNALIM! Tuisem A. Shishak, Founder and Principal Emeritus Patkai Christian College

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Wednesday 16•09•2015

Imlibenla to enter Miss India Elite I

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mlibenla Wati has been selected from over 890 contestants from the North East to represent the region in the RuBa-Ru Miss India Elite contest, 2015. Besides her, two contestants from Assam, Nandita and Beauty Begam were chosen to participate in the national contest to be held at Delhi in the first week of October under the theme “Let’s make female foeticide a history”. Imlibenla stated that it was quite a shocking and a happy moment to win an entry into the Miss India Elite. “When our efforts are not in vain and when we get a positive feedback on what we have tried to achieve, we obviously feel elated”, she articulated. Aben, as she is commonly known, is presently the youngest title holder of Miss Nagaland who was crowned in the year 2012 at the age of 17. She held the title of the first runners up of Miss Mokokchung the same year. She was the subtitle winner of Miss Perfect 10 in both Miss Mokokchung and Miss Nagaland. Aben also won the Readers’ Choice in Miss Nagaland in 2012. In her own words, she is “spontaneous, frank, stubborn and walk the talk and those are pretty much reflected on what I wear, do or say.” Hailing from the erstwhile “land of fashion and music”; presently and officially tagged as the “land of pioneers”, Mokokchung, Imlibenla from Changki Village spent her boisterous past with full of activities- footballs,

'The Stage' is set to bring out the best English singing talent

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In a bid to nurture English singing talent in India, English entertainment channel Colors Infinty is bringing a new show “The Stage”, which will give viewers a different take on the music scene in India. Hosted by Shibani Dandekar, “The Stage” will feature musicians Vishal Dadlani, Monica Dogra, Ehsaan Noorani and Devraj Sanyal, managing director and CEO at Universal Music Group, South Asia, as the jury panel. “Since the inception of the channel, we have aimed at nothing but disruptive content. After the new line-up and ‘Instant Premieres’, we now up the ante even further with the launch of our first home grown English language singing show, 'The Stage',” Ferzad Palia, executive vice president, Viacom18 and head, English Entertainment, said in a statement. "We are immensely proud to introduce this concept on Indian television. There are numerous gifted English music artists in this country. Unfortunately they have never had the opportunity to showcase their talent, but now, with 'The Stage' we are providing them with the platform where they can finally do that," he added. Talking about “The Stage”, filmmaker Karan Johar, cocurator of the channel, said he was "amazed" with the concept. “When I first heard about ‘The Stage’ I was amazed at the introduction of such a novel concept for Indian television. I can see a paradigm shift in the reality TV shows in India,” he said. Fellow co-curator and actress Alia Bhatt added: “English music is such an important part of our playlists but we don’t get to see it anywhere on our music platforms. So 'The Stage' is an idea whose time has come.” “The Stage” will start on October 10.

drums, bikes, kick-boxing and other pastimes that would normally be related to a highly energetic guy. On being queried about her hobbies and activities, she replies that it’s good to be ‘Jack of all trade’ in the present scenario of our generation. “And moreover, when we are passionate about the things you do, everything falls into place like a jig-saw puzzle. You don't have to handle. It’s just a flow I embrace. I am a sportswoman in the field, I go with the beat of the drums and when I walk the ramp I try to own the stage”, she replies expressively. She also gleefully recounts her mother reminding her how she refused to go to school with skirts. It amazes not only others but also herself that she has taken up modeling as a passion. Aben reveals her passion in modeling developed only after winning her first beauty pageant title. She presently pursues BA LLB (H) at NEF Law College, Guwahati. Prasantt Ghosh, one of the judges for the North East region and a well-known fashion designer and choreographer in the North East, has high remarks for Aben and considers her highly talented. He affirms she is doing very well in the training and has high hopes for her. Ghosh opines that some personalities from Nagaland has made remarkable strides in the world of fashion and glamour at the national level and encourages other talented Nagas to venture out of the state as bigger and better opportunity awaits

for those that dare and endeavor. A couple of years back, debates on the involvement of Aben in elections were highly discussed in some circle. When queried regarding her participation in the election and other rumours thereof, this is what she had to reply“People's love to concoct tales, making mountain out of a mole etc aren't even near to what I really worry about. Indifference is the right counter I implement. Sometimes, lending deaf ears only prevents the thrash being talked about... The fact of the matter lies in me supporting a campaign during the last election which I felt was right then. My question is now- "Could our rights be curbed as to impose or throw certain selfish values that we are deemed a no brainer"? All I did was exercise my rights... When you see a candidate enthusiastic about helping with a zealous approach and a charismatic personality, of course, I would want to support and vote for him. For me, it’s either black or white. Being diplomatic here only implies dirty politics. I wonder if our rights have gone obsolete as clearly laid by our constitution. It still amazes me how the picture continues yet... “. Regarding the rumours and much exaggerated talks about her, Aben states that “Rumours are meant to break us. I get to hear different story every day which at times is hilarious but at the end of the day it’s just a rumour. I am quite used to it now.

I will just end with this 'God's favour outweighs all opposition". This gorgeous brainy beauty had attended a national level science exhibition while she was in class 9 and also received the “student of the year” award while in class 12. As she now pursues BA LLB and simultaneously devoting her time, resources and energy in modeling, we asked her what her aim in life was. This is her response- “Having being born to a humble family and growing up through different phases of life, I had so many things in my bucket list and today the fact that I am taking up Law implies that I have always had an interest with law making and procedures that follow. Today I am studying law decisively but who knows what life has to offer? Destiny will decide. And there is a saying- “even clear water turns out to be a mirage". So, time will definitely prompt me in realizing as to whether I am in the right path or not, I believe so.” While maintaining thus, Aben is determined that modeling will not be a journey she will be pursuing permanently. She adds, “We should have our principles and maintain our integrity no matter which field you are in or whatever profession you choose”. Right now, her focus is concentrated on the Miss India Elite contest. Three winners of Ru-BaRu Miss India Elite contest, 2015 will enter the Super models of the world contests where participants will compete from 80 countries around the world.

Arnold named Celebrity Apprentice Host

ctor Arnold Schwarzenegger is replacing U.s. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump as Host of TV Reality Show Celebrity Apprentice. The Terminator star, who served two terms as Governor of California, will front the show, on which stars battle against each other to form charity businesses, when it returns to TV next year (16). Confirming the surprise news in a statement on Monday (14Sep15), the actor writes: "I have always been a huge fan of The Celebrity Apprentice and the way it showcases the challenges and triumphs of business and teamwork. "I am thrilled

to bring my experience to the boardroom and to continue to raise millions for charity. Let's get started!" He then took to Twitter.com to thank fans for their support, writing, "Wow. I'm blown away and honored by all your tweets. I can't wait to bring my experience to the board room & raise millions for charity." Trump stepped down and cut ties with network bosses at NBC after declaring he was seeking the Republican nomination for president. Congratulating his fellow Republican on Monday, the 69-year-old property tycoon said, "He'll be great."

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Sussanne Khan to marry 'I am NareNdra Hrithik Roshan’s friend? Modi's daughter'

ormer wife of Hrithik Roshan – Sussanne Khan – is planning to remarry, reports suggest. According to the latest buzz, Sussanne may marry one of Hrithik’s close friends. The two, who mutually separated in December 2013, filed for divorce in May 2014. Their legal separation was finalised at a family court in Bandra in November 2014, here. The two, who were once one of Bollywood’s most happening couples, decided to end

their 13-year-old marriage by calling it "individual choices". Hrithik and Sussanne tied the knot on December 20, 2000 and are parents to Hrehaan and Hridaan. Both Hrithik and Sussanne gracefully parted ways. After making their separation public in December 2013, Hrithik took to his Facebook page to write. “This is my greatest tribute to love. Sussanne is and always will be the love of my life for the rest of my life.” He added, “If her smiles

‘Chalk n Duster’ A ctress Juhi Chawla says that her upcoming film “Chalk N Duster” will deeply touch viewers and make them want to clap for their teachers and hug them. “‘Chalk N Duster’ is something that touches you, which makes you both cry and laugh. This is a story that’ll touch you deeply, make you stand up and clap for your teachers or go and give them a hug,” Juhi told IANS about the film. The shooting of the film had begun in April and Juhi

adhur Bhandarkar's upcoming movie 'Calendar Girls' is hogging all the limelight right before its release. Gujarati model, Avani Modi who will be seen sizzling on the silver screens in the movie claims that she is the daughter of Narendra Modi, according to a report in Navbharat Times. In an interview with Navbharat Times, Avani said that she is often asked if she is related to the Prime Minister of India- Narendra Modi - as they share the same surname and hail from the same state. In reply to the question, Avani stated that she is his daughter. Not just for Gujarati girls but for all the daughters in this country, Narendra Modi is like a father figure.

are brighter without me, my love for her must accomplish that. Unconditional.” Susaanne too issued a statement that read: We are two individuals who respect and care for each other and have made our own individual choices. “We are parents to two wonderful kids and our responsibility remains to protect and take care of them. Nothing can change that. "Thank you for your warmth and concern for both of us and the family,” Sussanne said.

will make you clap for your teachers: Juhi Chawla

said that now they are at its end and expect to release in a couple of months. The film has been termed an educational film about teachers but Juhi says: “It is about teachers and it involves children, but it’s not just about teachers. It’s about people, it’s about ethics and the effect teachers have on their students. It’s a lovely script.” Juhi considers the film to be on similar lines of other films based on children’s education and difficulties like “Taare Zameen Par”

and “Stanley Ka Dabba”. “It’s from a similar genre. ‘Taare Zameen Par’ brought you something really new but at the same time, something that you would perhaps be aware of it and heard of, but it brought to the fore the experience of what it is to be dyslexic or to have a dyslexic child.” The film is directed by Jayant Gilatar and has been produced by Amin Surani. It also stars Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Divya Dutta, Samir Soni, and Girish Karnad, among others.

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Star Cast: Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty

Timing: 02:00 PM

Star cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Harshaali Malhotra

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16th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy 2015 from today

3rd Kohima Dist. Volleyball Championship 2015 KOhiMa, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The 3rd edition of Kohima District Volleyball Championship 2015 (Men & Women) under the aegis of the Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA) will take place from October 22 to 24 at Kohima Local Ground. The tournament will be conducted on leaguecum- knock out system. This was decided at the joint meeting of the KDVA and organizing committee here today at Congress Bhavan. Entry forms will be made available from September 21 onwards at Sports World, Old Taxi Stand and Equipment & Sports, Razhu Point, Kohima. Last date for submission of forms has been fixed on October 17. Fixture will be drawn on October 19. Entry fee amounting to Rs. 2500 and Rs. 100 as form fee will be charged from each participant team. Apart from participants from different parts of the Kohima district, the KDVA extended invitation to different colony/ward/association/society/club, students union including educational institution in Kohima town to take part in the tournament. The champion in men’s category will win a cash prize of Rs. 30,000 while runner-up will receive Rs. 20,000 while in women’s category, the champion will pocket a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 and runner-up will get Rs. 10,000. There will also be individual prize for best spiker and best setter. Meanwhile, the Association requested the last edition winners to hand over the trophies to Sports World, Kohima at the earliest. Further, last date for enrolment of KDVA membership has been extended till September 30.

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DiMaPuR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The 3rd Peren District Snooker Championship conducted by the Peren District Amateur, Snooker & Billiards Association (PASBA) at Youth Snooker Café Jalukie concluded on September 13 with reigning champion Suingausing Chuilo and runner-up Atui Iheilung retaining their titles. They walked away with certificates and cash prizes of Rs. 10000 and Rs. 5000 respectively. While Jacob Ntung and Paul Hegui were the other two semi finalists, Adabe Rau secured the highest break point. All of them received a certificate & cash prize of Rs. 1000/- each. During the tournament the following members were elected as the new team of PASBA Office Bearers for the tenure 2015-2020: Chairman: Adabe Rau, General Secretary: Rampauyi Ndang, Joint Secy: Atui Iheilung, Finance Secy cum Treasurer: Rampauylube Hau, Information & Publicity Secy: Suingausing Chuilo, Executive Members: Peren-Kelang Ndang, Jalukie-Jacob Ntung while Tenning, Athibung, Ngwalwa area and Women Representative posts are vacant. Advisors: Dr. Hedungkiebe R. Hao (Ex-Officio) & Apui Legisie. Auditory Board: Auditor General: Vacant, Members: Puisau Hau & Keyireu Ndang. Earlier on September 11, Imtui Mpom, Ex- Deputy Chairman JTC, graced the inaugural function as Chief Guest of the Tournament. He challenged the participants to take up sports seriously to become professionals. During the closing ceremony, Dr. Hedungkiebe, General Secretary Peren District Sports Association, as the Guest of Honor, encouraged the players not to confine themselves to the district or state level but aim to become international players.

Dimapur open cum inter school TT tourney postponed DiMaPuR, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): The Dimapur District Table Tennis Association (DDTTA) has informed schools in Dimapur and all Table Tennis players that the 4th Dimapur Open cum Inter-School Table Tennis tournament 2015, scheduled to be held on September 25 and 26 has been postponed to October 9 and 10 due to renovation works in the Indoor Stadium. A press note from the DDTTA further informed all participating schools to send their team as per the new schedule at the State Level Indoor Stadium, near DC court junction. There is no entry fee for the Inter-School Championship. A minimum of 3 players and maximum of 5 players can be sent from interested schools as a team for the event. However, the team will be formed by 3 players only. There will be both singles & doubles events in the open categories: Under-16, Under-21 Mens and Womens and Veterans (40 and above). The entry fee for students is Rs 50 while for others it is Rs 100. The last date for submission of forms has been extended to October 6, 2015. The forms can be submitted in the Indoor Stadium from 3 p.m. onwards. For more details, contact Technical Secretary, Er. Toshi at 9402434313 or General Secretary, DDTTA at 9436003433.

Our Correspondent Kohima | September 15

The 16th edition of the prestigious NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy 2015 in memory of Lt. Kekuojalie Sachü (Kohima Village) & Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshü (Kigwema Village) will take place from September 16 at Kohima Local Ground under the theme ‘Goal for Peace.’ Minister for Roads and Bridges, Y. Vikheho Swu (Former NSF president 1993-95) will grace the inaugural function at 1:00 PM. Laying of wreaths & unfurling flag will take place at NSF Martyrs’ Park. The inaugural function will start from 1:00 PM at Kohima Local Ground. Former NSF general secretary, Neizokhotuo Belho will chair the function while welcome address will be delivered by Angami Students’ Union (ASU) president Dievi Yano. Keynote address will be delivered by the organizing committee convenor Vipopal Kintso while NSF

ABOUT NSF MARTYRS’ MEMORIAL TROPHY

his trophy is organized by Angami Students’ Union (ASU) in honour and in remembrance of two comrades Lt. Kekuojalie Sachu of Kohima village and Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshii of Kigwema village, who were victims to the indiscriminate firings of the Armed Police from Alichen, when the students’ fraternity, on the 20th of March 1986, were on a peaceful duty call of the Naga Students Federation (NSF) to register Nagas resentment against the state government’s decision to the extension of Disturbed Area Belt from 5 KM to 20 KM along the Indo- Myanmar border and against the induction of Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres into the state of Nagaland. In exercise to honour and keep alive the sacrifices made for the Na-

president Subenthung Kithan will share solidarity message. Oath taking will be administered by ASU secretary games & sports Vizokho Zashiimo. Altogether 63 teams with 1134 players will be participating for the cov-

gas by the two martyrs and to be the living vanguard in protecting the cause of the younger generations, the Angami Students’ Union started the herculean task of organizing the martyrs’ memorial trophy. Starting off in the 80’s the “Lt. Kekuojalie & Lt. Vikhozo Memorial Trophy” was played annually, but participation was confined only to Angami students’ fraternity. From 1992 onwards at the behest of the NSF and general public, and also to bestow the memorial trophy in a wider prospective, the Trophy was converted into an open football tournament with the nomenclature “Open NSF Martyrs’ Trophy” and the following teams were the winners. Tangkhul Students’ Union (TKS)- 1992, All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU)1993, 1994 & 1995.

eted championship this year. Kohima 49 teams, Phek 2 team, Dimapur 6 teams, Peren 3 teams, Tuensang 1 team and 2 teams from the state of Manipur. The champion will fetch a cash prize of Rs. 1, 60,000, runners-up- Rs.1, 00000, losing semi finalist- Rs.20,

The AZSU having won the trophy for three years consecutively, the trophy went into their possession. Thereafter, a new trophy for the tournament was procured by the ASU and the nomenclature for the same was changed into NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy with the theme “Goal for Peace.” The following teams were the winners: 1998- Kohima Village Students’ Union, 2000- Naga Boys Club, 2002-Tangkhul Students Union (TKS), 2003- Naga Boys Club, 2004Rongmei Youth Club Dimapur, 2005- Puliebadze Club Jotsoma, 2006- Naga Boys Club, 2007- Nagaland Police, 2008- Nagaland Police, 2009- Excel United Club, Kohima, 2010- Nagaland Police, 2011- Lamkang Students’ Union, 2012- Life Sports FC, 2013- Nagaland Police and 2014- Barak FC, Peren.

000/- each losing quarter finalist- Rs.10, 000/- each. There will also be individual prizes in the form of best defender, best midfielder, best keeper, highest goal scorer and player of the tournament. The organizing committee has informed all

NTA medal winners return victorious

KOhiMa, SEPTEMBER 15 (MExN): Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA) on Monday felicitated the two medals winners - Neikhozo Napranotsu and Tenloi Phom, at the recently concluded 33rd National sub-junior Taekwondo Championships played at Hyderabad, Telengana, organized by Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI). Handing away the certificates, medals and cash incentives at a simple function at IG stadium, NTA Controller Pele Khezhie congratulated the medal winners in particular and state team in general for bringing laurel, honour and glory to the state. Khezhie also urged upon the Taekwondo players to have a higher aim and goal and able to represent the country in bringing more glory and honour. He also advised the players to maintain strict discipline and have sportsmanship spirit while taking part in any competition. He also lauded the team manager Theja Ker-

the schools and colleges in Kohima to join the opening ceremony and reach by 12:30pm at Local Ground Kohima. INAUGURAL MATCH 1:00 PM Barak FC Peren vs Boyz United FC Chiechama

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etsu, team coach Visabeiu Peseyie as Team coach and Albert Lotha as assistant for taking the players to national level championships and also returning home with medals. Neikhozo Napranotsu clinched Gold Medal in under 27 kgs category, where he defeated his opponent from the states of Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Puchucherry , Tenloi

Phom of Nagaland won a Silver medal in Under 21kgs beating the rival player from the states of Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Telengana ,Uttarkahnd and lost in final to a player from Haryana. Nnumhie Zeliang (Under 23 kgs) won two bouts beating the player from Kerala and Telengana and lost to a player from Madhya Pradesh in quarter-finals and Hinglakbo Nkie(Under 35 kgs) also

won two bouts defateding the player from the states of Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh and lost in last eight stage to a player from Uttar Pradesh.. Nagaland team was represented under the aegis of Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA), which is affiliated to Nagaland Olympics Association (NOA) and Department of Youth Resources and Sports (DYRS), Nagaland.

BaRcELONa, SEPTEMBER 15 (iaNS): FC Barcelona hopes to earn revenues worth 633 million euros ($716 million) and a net profit of 20.2 million euros ($23 million) according to its budget for the 201516 season. The budget, already approved by its board of directors, will be presented to the Assembly of Delegates, scheduled for the October 24-25 weekend, for final approval by the members, reports Efe. The board also introduced some changes in the executive organisational structure. This includes the setting up of a macro-level business department headed by Francesco Calvo, former sales manager at Italian club Juventus FC, who will now be FC Barcelona's new commercial director. Calvo will work to promote FC Barcelona's sales units, the Asian and American offices in Hong Kong and New York, the exploitation of the stadium and facilities, marketing and strategy, audio-visual media and e-commerce, licenses and merchandising and its football and basketball schools and camps. The Austrian Arno Trabesinger will be the new manager of the American office in New York and the German Pancho Schroder will be the new director of the corporate area, responsible for administration, human resources, systems, innovation, purchasing and operations.

United Brother’s Club wins Pochury Black Day Memorial Cup Our Correspondent

NTA Controller Pele Khezhie and officials posing for the lens with medal winners Neikhozo Napranotsu and Tenloi Phom.

Barcelona expects 633 million euros this season

Union (PSU) has been organizing the cup in commemoration of the 6th September Pochury Black Day. The Union organized this cup with the vision to preserve, protect and promote the unique identity and importance of “our history (through sports) in which our forefathers has sacrificed and laid down their precious lives for the cause of Naga nation.” Through this Cup, the union also aims to transform football in their locality by creating a platform and opportunity for the youth to develop their talent and skill. Altogether, 12 teams participated in the tournament.

United Brother’s Club today emerged as champions of the 5th Pochury Black Day Memorial Cup 2015. In an exciting final match played at Meluri Local Ground, United Brothers’ Club downed Wiekiizii 3-2 and won a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. Runner – up Wiekiizii pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 30,000. Losing semi finalists Khumiasii FC and Christian Mission School were also awarded with Rs. 10,000 each. Parliamentary secretary for labour, employment & skill development and border affairs Mmhonlumo Kikon graced INDIVIDUAL PRIZES the closing function as the chief guest and gave away Best defender- Tatu from Christian Mission School the prizes to the winners. The 5th edition of the Po- Player of the tournamentchury Black Day Memorial Rhongutho from United Brother’s Club Cup 2015 under the theme Highest scorer“Honoring the glorious past” Rhongutho from kicked start on September United Brother’s Club 7 last with minister for enBest keeper- Hobi from vironment, forests and cliUnited Brother’s Club’ mate change Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire as the chief guest. Most promising Player- Atsiatho from Wiekiizii The Pochury Students’

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Newcastle bottom after defeat at West Ham

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LONDON, SEPTEMBER 15 (REuTERS): Newcastle United slumped to the foot of the Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Monday left manager Steve McClaren still seeking a first win in charge. Dimitri Payet was Newcastle's chief tormentor, scoring early in each half to lift West Ham into the top five with three wins and two defeats from their opening five games. If West Ham are unpredictable, Newcastle have been predictably uninspired under new boss McClaren and they offered little to excite their fans at Upton Park. After being delayed en route because of prematch traffic and needing to walk the last mile to the ground,Newcastle's players began slowly and went behind after nine minutes

when Frenchman Payet took a pass from Mark Noble and placed a rising shot into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area. Payet, impressive since signing from Marseille during the transfer window, doubled West Ham's lead three minutes after the interval when he calmly volleyed the ball home from close range after Victor Moses struck the underside of the crossbar with a fierce

drive following a counterattack. Newcastle, who have two points and dropped below north east rivals Sunderland because of an inferior scoring record, enjoyed plenty of possession without forcing West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolphinto a difficult save. They have found the net only twice this season, the lowest total in the top four divisions, and former Eng-

land manager McClaren is already under pressure to turn things around. "I don't know what it was, whether it was the journey, late getting here, the 10-minute warm-up, but we said before no excuses, deal with it, and maybe we didn't deal with it. "It was a big wake-up call for everybody because in this Premier League if you are not at 100 percent you get beat," he said. West Ham's first home win of the season after defeats by Leicester City and Bournemouth edged them up five places, six points behind leaders Manchester City, and gave manager Slaven Bilic plenty of reasons to be cheerful. He even had the luxury of sending on injuryplagued England striker Andy Carroll in the closing stages for his first action since February.

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