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By Sandemo Ngullie

Dimapur | September 17

With the intent to take the

According to our govt there are no employment oppor- ideas of North East youths tunities because literacy to broader forums, the rate is very, very high. Young Leaders Connect

Dimapur | September 17

The body of one of the two children, who were reported missing from Toulazouma village, Dimapur on September 16, was found, drowned at the Dhansiri River today. The body was recovered around noon downstream in Assam at a place falling under Khatkhati Police Station. According to the police, the two girls – cousins Mangvala Veronica (10 years) and Mary Liegise (4 years) – went missing around 2:00 pm on September 16. A missing complaint was filed later in the night following an unsuccessful search. They were reported to have been last seen by the Dhansiri river, which flows by Toulazouma. According to police, at around noon, Dimapur police were informed by the Khatkhati Police Station of the discovery of body of an unidentified little girl in the river. It was later confirmed that the body was of Mary, the younger of the two. The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem, the police said, while adding that search was on for Mangvala. According to police, Mangvala is a resident of Railway colony and was visiting her cousin’s place in Toulazouma when she and her cousin, Mary went missing.

(YLC) is organizing a “StartUp North-East” conclave in Arunachal Pradesh. Emphasizing that the need for a developed North East to reach its full potential is the common strand bringing the region together, Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi, who is also a founding member of YLC, stated that the conclave would focus on working out a roadmap for development in the North East. “YLC has always been trying to talk about the ideas of the North East youths, and we are trying to represent these ideas in the biggest forum. In the end, what ties us all together is that the North East should be developed. The common theme that binds all of us together is if the Northeast can achieve its potential. We can see a lot of peace and prosperity emerging out of the conclave,” Gogoi stated this while addressing a press conference at Niathu Resort, Dimapur on September 17. During the press conference it was also informed that this year’s YLC conclave will be held in Ita-

Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi (Left) and Parliamentary Secretary Mmhonlumo Kikon (Right) during the press conference at Niathu Resort, Dimapur on September 17.

nagar, Arunachal Pradesh on October 28 and 29 with the theme “Start-Up NorthEast”, riding on the Prime Minister’s “Startup India, Standup India” and “Made in India” campaign. This will be the fifth edition of YLC’s annual conclave. MP Gogoi termed the conclave unique, one of a kind platform for achievers from the North East India representing diverse fields of education, health, hospitality, politics, and business to come together and make a road-map for the development of the North East and how “we” can inspire future generations of North East leaders. “No other platform has managed to do what YLC has done so far,” he asserted. He also pointed out that the beauty of the conclave is that it travels every year to a different location. Co-Chair for the conclave, Mmhonlumo Kikon, Parliamentary Secretary,

Labour & Employment, Entrepreneurship & Skills Development and Border Affairs (Nagaland) felt that the conclave can help discuss and focus on issues of entrepreneurship in the North East, how it can benefit from the various policies of the government by sharing lessons, experiences, and coming together to form alliances. Expressing a positive outcome from the conclave, he stated, “We feel that the winds of change will come towards the entrepreneurial sector which has not been promoted with much emphasis in the past.” Hekani Jakhalu, YouthNet Founder and also the brain behind this initiative, also announced that the conclave will have panel discussions and round table discussions with experts and stakeholders that will go beyond dialogue and towards deliverable goals applicable in national

and regional setting. On the side lines, there will also be interface between entrepreneurs, NGOs and Government agencies, advisory organizations. There will also be a showcase and competition of 8 successful entrepreneurs and their startups, one from each North East state. A football exhibition match will also be held between the Chief Minister XI and YLC, she informed. YLC conclave, an annual event, aims to bring together young change makers and leaders from the North East and rest of the country, put their heads and hearts together to plan where they would like to see India vis-à-vis North East in the future, plan a roadmap, and strategize on interventions at the grassroots and policy level. In a landmark initiative, it engages policy makers, strategists, entrepreneurs, professionals, members of academia, sports, music and culture, and students to join the development course. YLC member, Abu Metha, informed that in the past, the YLC conclave had taken place in Kohima in 2011 and 2012, Guwahati in 2013, and Delhi in 2014. He mentioned that the chief host for this year’s conclave is Kiren Rijju, Minister of State (Home Affairs), Government of India. The Chair is Bhaichung Bhutia, Co-Chair Conrad Sangma, Member of Parliament (Meghalaya), CoChair Mmhonlumo Kikon, Parliamentary Secretary, Labour & Employment, Entrepreneurship & Skills Development and Border Affairs (Nagaland).

nagaland - clean election campaign!

Diezephe village sets example by deleting bogus and proxy names from E-Roll

DImapur, September 17 (mexN): Setting an impressive example, Diezephe Village under Dimapur District has cleaned up its Electoral Roll (E-Roll) by deleting all the bogus and proxy names. The Diezephe Village Council working in tandem with the SDO (Civil), Dhansiripar deleted 274 bogus entries out of the total 672 names in the village E-Roll leaving behind only 398 names of genuine voters, according to a press release from Media Cell, ACAUT Nagaland. Chairman of Diezephe, Vesato

Chuzho, while interacting with ACAUT members, said that the village council decided to take the momentous step as per the Clean Electoral Campaign of the State Election Commission and the Clean Election movement started by the NBCC, the release informed. ACAUT Nagaland pointed out that this is the first time a village council in Nagaland has voluntarily decided to clean up its own E-Roll. “What Diezephe village has done is transformational and counter to the prevalent culture of the day, where every single village in Nagaland is competing against their immediate neighbouring village by illegally enhancing their respective E-Roll population,” it stated. Maintaining that Nagaland still

has approximately 4,00,000 bogus and multiple names to be deleted from the E-Roll, ACAUT Nagaland noted that unless the deletion exercise is taken up voluntarily by all the 2500 odd villages, both the Clean Electoral Campaign of the State Election Commission and the Clean Election movement started by the NBCC will not be successful. In this light, ACAUT appealed to all the village councils in Nagaland to follow the example of Diezephe village and Langpangkong Range, Mokokchung. “ACAUT feels that this is the only way the people can fight widespread corruption at the grassroots level, which will go a long way in battling the menace of corruption that has crippled our state,” the press release added.

rice bugs invade homes in Dimapur Y. Merina Chishi

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Residents of Kevijau colony and adjoining areas are having a harrowing time with a new enemy. For the past one month, a reddish brown rice bugs have been invading their homes- attacking grains stored in containers and causing problems for the residents. Residents suspect the reason could be the grain storehouse belonging to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) located nearby. These bugs have made their way into homes located in Kevijau colony, Sematila, Xuvihe and other adjoining areas. Those affected the most are people living close to the FCI storehouse and particularly on the ground floor of buildings. Residents in the area said they noticed the bugs coming in large numbers last month. “Every morning we sweep out a handful of those bugs from our house,” a lady said. These bugs are noticeable mostly after dusk. Another lady mentioned that these bugs crawl on their beds and other furniture raising fears that it could be dangerous if it enters their ears while sleeping. A resident of Sematilla observed the bugs in her house in the month of August. She has

‘Lesser grain borers’ which have been troubling residents of Kevijau colony, Sematila, Xuvihe, and adjoining areas in Dimapur.

found them crawling on walls, beds and carpets. She initially thought they were flees from a pet dog she owns but later discovered the bugs were present even in her neighbour’s house. “I have never seen rice bugs crawling around like this in such numbers,” she said. Upon examination, officials from the De-

partment of Agriculture have confirmed the bug to be a storage pest called ‘lesser grain borer’ (scientific name: Prostephanus truncates). The pest, they added, is not commonly found in Nagaland. Lesser grain borer is one of the most injurious pests known to attack grains. Adults are mobile, able to fly and are long-lived. Females lay eggs one at a time or in batches of upto 30 eggs. It affects nearly all grains including seeds, dried fruit, cork, wood and paper products. The damages caused by this pest are distinctive and heavy. They feed on the embryo of the food grain thereby taking away all the nutrients present. The officials pointed out that the increase in the pest around the storehouse could mean the food grains have been stored over a significant period of time. Other atmospheric factors like uncontrolled temperature and high moisture content could also be playing havoc. They suggested that ‘light-trap’ technique and smearing repellents like neem paste could help in preventing the bugs from entering homes. However, unless bigger measures to destroy the pests from the source are made, the numbers will only increase.

Our Correspondent Kohima | September 17

Nagaland produces 66.6% of the total requirement of livestock worth Rs. 1, 673.35 crore, leaving behind a shortfall of 33.32 %, according to the Sample Survey Report of 2014-15. Meanwhile, the State imported animal husbandry products worth Rs. 214.74 crore in monetary terms. The value of import of meat, eggs and dairy products stood at Rs. 215. 46 crore in 2013-2014 and registered a fall of Rs. 0.72 crore in 2014-15. This was informed in the Nagaland Pig Breeding Policy brought out by State’s Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services. It stated that production of milk, meat, and eggs in the State during 2014-15 was 75.92 thousand tonnes, 39.27 thousand tonnes, and 706 lakh respectively. Livestock rearing is a year round activity and production volume is quite low compared to demand. On the other hand, cattle rearing in Nagaland is confined to limited areas. Districts such as Dimapur and Kohima rear dairy cattle and in the valleys of Peren district, cattle and buffaloes are reared for meat and draught purposes. The State’s pig population as per the XIXth Livestock Census 2012 stands at 5, 03, 688, of which, 75.59% (3,80,719) are crossbreds and 24.41% (1, 22, 969) are indigenous. It stated

that pig rearing occupies an important position in the farming system in Nagaland as it is closely interlinked with the other agricultural operation performed by the tribal people for livelihood. The pig production system in Nagaland is mostly low input backyard system. Farmers of this region have evolved a self-sustainable local resource based production system, in which, pigs are mainly dependent on local vegetation, crop residues and kitchen waste. This system aims to get medium output from nearly zero input and mostly based on the locally available resources. Although the local small, indigenous pigs have been steadily replaced with improved crossbreeds over recent years, pig production is still largely traditional: piglets are brought-in, kept in simple pens (freeranging pigs are not allowed on public health and nuisance grounds, including risk of damaging crops), health care and other inputs are largely unavailable and feeding systems rely mostly on forages collected from the forest and kitchen and garden wastes. The traditional system of feeding involves feeding a wet slop made up of different forages collected from the forest (abundant in the wet season but scarce in winter) combined with garden and kitchen waste, all cooked with firewood. Purchased wheat bran and also some maize and rice are sometimes fed by

some farmers. Feeding of balanced concentrate feed to pigs is neither popular nor are the concentrates readily available in the market. Some farmers buy a couple of feed ingredients, mainly wheat bran or rice polish, from the local feed stall and feed to pigs with any additional farm and kitchen waste. However, they hardly buy any protein rich feed ingredients or mineral and vitamin mixture. This is possibly because pig producers lack knowledge on pig nutrition together with financial constraints. The report further stated that these traditional feeds provide inadequate nutrition to support acceptable growth rates and maintain good health. In addition, collecting forages is a major cause of forest degradation; this is exacerbated because the forages are cooked before feeding which requires enormous amounts of fuel wood to be collected in addition to wild forages. Also, collection of forages and fuel wood places an enormous burden on women who are traditionally responsible for these activities. The Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services is currently maintaining 10 piggery farms to maintain swine breeds of superior germplasm aimed at upgrading local animals at farmer level to enhance productivity and production, and utilize as demonstration farms to progressive piggery farmers and generate revenue for the state.


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