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UNC appeals to Ao Senden, Lotha Hoho and Sumi Hoho SeNApAti, September 26 (NNN): At the backdrop of Ao Senden, Lotha Hoho and Sumi Hoho declaring disassociation from the Naga Hoho, the United Naga Council (UNC) said today that unity of the Naga people is “extremely important” at this “sensitive and crucial juncture”. “Earnestly” appealing the Sumi Hoho, the Ao Senden and the Lotha Hoho to “reconsider” their decisions on disassociation from the Naga Hoho, UNC President Gaidon Kamei said that to give room for sorting out differences or misunderstandings “within” will be in the best interest of the “collective future” of the Naga people at this juncture. “Let us put unity above everything else at this sensitive and crucial juncture,” appealed the UNC President.
Nagaland Spelling Bee championship re-scheduled KOhimA, September 26 (mexN): The Fountain Club today informed that the 5th Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship 2016 has been re-scheduled to October 7 and 8. The last date of submission of entry form has also been extended to September 30. The event will take place at Capital Convention Centre, Kohima. The champion will fetch a cash prize of Rs. 60,000 while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners will get Rs. 40,000, Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15, 000 respectively. Quarter finalists will receive Rs. 5000 each.
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Blood and water cannot Nagaland working to flow together: PM Modi promote rural tourism
Govt reviews 56-year old Indus Water Treaty
New Delhi, September 26 (pti) “Blood and water cannot flow together,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he chaired a review meeting of 56-year-old Indus Water Treaty during which it was decided that India will “exploit to the maximum” the water of Pakistan-controlled rivers, including Jhelum, as per the water sharing pact. Held amidst heightened tension between the India and Pakistan, the meeting also decided to set up a inter- ministerial task forces to go into the details and working of the Treaty with a “sense of urgency”, senior government sources said. Attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, the Water Resources Secretary, and senior PMO officials, the meeting also noted that
the meeting of Indus Water Commission can “only take place in atmosphere free of terror”. The Commission has held 112 meetings so far. “Prime Ministers Modis message at the meeting was that rakt aur paani ek saath nahin beh sakta (blood and water cannot flow together),” sources said. Apart from deciding to exploit to the maximum the capacity of three of the rivers that are under Pakistans control - Indus, Chenab and Jhelum-- in the areas of hydro power,
irrigation and storage, the meeting also agreed to review the “unilateral suspension” of Tulbul navigation project in 1987. The sources asserted that the decision to maximise the water resources for irrigation will address the “pre-existing” sentiment of people of Jammu and Kashmir, who have complained in the past about the treaty not being fair to them. The meeting came as India weighed its options to hit back at Pakistan in the aftermath of the Uri attack that left 18 soldiers
Dimapur civil bodies against govt’s move to lease out tax, tolls & fees
DimApur, September 26 (mexN): Several civil society organizations today issued astatementagainstthenotification from the Municipal Affairs Department to lease out tax, tolls and fees in Dimapur from the month of October 2016. A press note from the Naga Council Dimapur, Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry, GB’s Union Dimapur, Dimapur Naga Students’ Union, Business Association of Nagas, Muslim Council Dimapur and the Bengali Samaj Dimapur said that ever since the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) was allowed to collect toll taxes, “Dimapur town has been seeing huge developmental activities like construction of roads, dustbins, bridges, box culverts and drains.” It claimed that the “public is in deep appreciation towards such developments and continues to provide unstinted support and cooperation to the DMC since there has not been any financial ir-
regularities and the amount collected through toll taxes are being utilized in a transparent manner.” “At a time, when more developmental activities are being undertaken on a war footing for which the public is the witness, the government’s move to lease out toll taxes is being viewed as anti-people and anti-development policy,” the note stated. It affirmed that the organizations would “not allow such defective policy to be implemented in Dimapur at any cost.” “The civil societies and public shall fight tooth and nail to oppose the implementation of the stated government notification as it is totally against the welfare of the people,” it said. It further cautioned that “any leasee will not be allowed to collect toll taxes and that they would be inviting unnecessary and preventable problems. Any leasee would be collecting toll taxes at their own risk since the public would rise to the issue.”
dead, triggering demands that the government scrap the water distribution pact to mount pressure on that country. Under the treaty, which was signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan in September 1960, water of six rivers - Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum - were to be shared between the two countries. Pakistan has been complaining about not receiving enough water and gone for international arbitration in a couple of cases.
Govt declares Sept 28 as restricted holiday for Konyak Lao-Ong Mo KOhimA, September 26 (Dipr/mexN): The Home Department, General Administration Branch-II, in a notification, has declared September 28 as Restricted Holiday for the Konyak tribe on account of the Lao-Ong Mo festival. The Konyak Union declared September 28 and 29 as the official dates for celebration of the Konyak Lao-Ong Mo festival and further appealed and directed all the units of the Konyak Union to observe the harvest festival in accordance with norms and thanksgiving. Further, in a press release, the Konyak Union has directed all Konyak employees within the State of Nagaland to abstain from attending offices on September 28. It has also appealed to all departmental heads to consider such cases on account of the Konyak harvest festival of Lao-ong Mo. Detailed reports on Page 5
KOhimA, September 26 (pti): In a bid to encourage rural tourism, the Nagaland government is working on programmes to spread awareness in the interior areas for implementing centrallysponsored schemes ‘Swadesh Darshan’ and ‘PRASAD’, an official said on Monday. Nagaland and the northeast have immense potential in rural tourism and therefore the state government through the department of tourism is chalking out programmes to spread awareness in the interior areas by implementing the central programmes, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, C Apok Jamir said while interacting with media persons on the sidelines of the department’s Logo competition here. Swadesh Darshan is an integrated development of Theme Based Tourist Circuits, while PRASAD is National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive. “We are embarking on the mission to make Nagaland and the northeast region in general a tourist destination for the rest of the world,” Jamir said, adding that through such initiatives, the department is working towards opening the gates for the people to explore and experience the culture and tradition of the Nagas in the 11 districts. He expressed hope that promoting tourism activities will generate employment in the state and also project the vibrancy of the region to the world.
Almost all hotels in Kohima booked for Hornbill Festival Our Correspondent With barely 2 months left for Hornbill Festival of Nagaland, almost all the hotels in Kohima have been already booked, according to official sources. The Hornbill
festival is an annual affair to encourage inter-tribe interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland. It takes place in the first week of December every year since its inception in 2000. The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of Nagaland and display its traditions. Talking to media persons, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism C Apok Jamir said that this year’s Hornbill festival will remain a 10 days affair. On being asked if there are any additional items this year, he said the department is yet to consult with the other agencies on the issue. Jamir also said the department is keeping in touch with the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for External affairs Sushma Swaraj and Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma to grace this year’s Hornbill Festival. He, however, said that confirmation is yet to be gathered. Jamir maintained that tourism is one area which can provide employment and economic development to the people. “It also opens the door to rest of the world to see the beauty of Nagaland and its people and also the rich culture of the Nagas and basically the beauty of nature.” Stating that north-east is abounding with natural beauty, he said “It is our strength.” Here in Nagaland, he said “our strength is honesty, simplicity,” a culture and tradition that can be offered to the rest of the world. Stating that Hornbill festival has reached an international level, he said the state would like to develop and project Nagaland as one of the best tourist hotspots. Jamir said that the department will be focusing on rural tourism, adding that tourism is one potentiality where every district can offer, which would in turn earn livelihood for many and sustain the economy.
Village 9-member Cabinet Sub-Committee Parched appeals to govt to formed on tribe recognition issue build more reservoirs KOhimA, September 26 (mexN): The Nagaland State Legislative Assembly Cabinet has now formed a Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) to examine the tribe recognition issue in the State. A press release from Cabinet Secretary, Pankaj Kumar, informed that the CSC will consist of nine Cabinet members who will look into the matter “in its all aspects” as well as submit its recommendations at the earliest to the State Government for further action. This was decided at a Cabinet meeting held on September 26 that discussed the “recent reports in the media about the statements on the Rongmei issue made by several Tribal Hohos.” The CSC will consist of Ministers Dr. Niekiesalie Nicky Kire (Environment, Forest & CC) as Convenor, P. Longon (Health & Family Welfare) as Co-convenor and the Members will be Ministers Y. Patton (Home), Tokheho Yepthomi (PHED), Kipili Sangtam (Power), Nukutoshi (Mechanical, National Highways), C.L. John (Rural Development), Yitachu (School Education), and Y. Vikheho Swu
(Roads & Bridges). The press release further informed that during the meeting, the Cabinet took into consideration the fact that “recognition of the Rongmei tribe as one of the Naga tribes of Nagaland” was previously made by the Cabinet on July 23, 2012 and consequently Notification No. HOME/SCTA-6/2007 (Pt.I) dated August 4, 2012 was issued by the Home Department. The Cabinet also noted that the matter was under litigation in WP(C) No. 4519/2012 in the Gauhati High Court (Zeliang People Organization vs. State of Nagaland & Ors), which had passed an Interim Order on November 22, 2012, and that the matter was sub judice. The Cabinet Secretary also informed that it was also brought to the notice of the Cabinet that the report of the Committee, constituted vide Home Department’s Notification No. HOME/SCTA6/2007 (PT-II) dated April 3, 2014, under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to examine the issues relating to recognition of tribes, was yet to submit its report.
DimApur, September 26 (ANi): Villagers in the Tuli subdivision of Mokokchung district in Nagaland have appealed to the government to build more reservoirs. The Kangtsung village, which has more than 200 houses and a population of about 1,500, is forced to fetch water from a perennial spring 2km away from the village. The village is approximately 200 km from Nagaland capital Dimapur. The pathway to the spring is slippery, rugged and invested with leeches and fetching water during odd hours for women and children is at risk. Faced with acute water shortage during dry seasons, an innovative idea came up. The villagers decided to harvest water from a church which stands atop of the village. Subonenba Longkumer, the director of Community Education Centre Society (CECS), became has beacon of hope for the parched village for building a water reservoir with support of the Hans Foundation. Kangtsung village’s chairman, T Meren Longkumer, wants to have a pumping machine to channelise the water from the spring to the reservoir. “Now CECS has constructed a reservoir here. I appeal to NGOs and government agencies to install a pumping machine. If it happens, then the water problem in our village would be solved,” he said.
VDB Secretaries forced to sign blank cheques: YAA CWS Kiphire allege discrepancies in PDS
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DimApur, September 26 (mexN): The Yimchungrü Akherü Arihako (YAA) today informed the Director for Rural Development, Nagaland that villages under Rural Development Block of Shamator, Chessore, Pungro and Khongsa were “allegedly induced to put their initial/signature on a VDB cheque book of their respective villages by your esteemed office.” In a letter to the Director, the YAA said that “whereas, the VDB Secretaries inexplicable of the matter in concern has further provoked altercation amongst the public.” As such, the YAA sought certain clarifications (in
written) from the RD Director before October 15. The YAA stated that deduction of MGNREGA funds under Shamator and Chessore Block of Tuensang District is 40% (approx) out of the total sanctioned amount. “And the same matter with the Pungro and Khongsa block under Kiphire District of which the deduction is amounting to 50% of total sanctioned amount,” it added. The YAA said that the VDB Secretaries “were allegedly forced to sign blank cheques which is very questionable and cannot be tolerated.” It questioned the department for deducting such a huge
amount, and asked that the department “furnish the documents on which acts and guidelines the deductions are being done.” It also urged the department to “penalize those erring BDOs for forcing the VDB Secretaries to sign a couple of cheque of which the other is for the department deduction.” The YAA also alleged that the convergence funds are diverted from the MGNREGA of job card holders. It asked the department to furnish the documents on which acts and guidelines the MGNREGA funds were “diverted as ‘Convergence fund’ which is actually sanctioned for the villagers/job
card holders.” It further appealed to the RD Director to initiate disciplinary action against the BDO, Pungro for allegedly threatening the “VDB Secretaries to sign blank cheque stating that it is the directive of the higher department authority and the demand of the Union Minister for Rural Development as a bribe against the sanction of MGNREGA.” The YAA demanded that the department intimate any action taken against the officers in writing. Seeking redress of this issue within the stipulated time, the YAA cautioned that failure to do so would compel it to “initiate further necessary measures.”
DimApur, September 26 (mexN): An RTI filed by the Citizens Welfare Society (CWS) Kiphire has revealed discrepancies in the public distribution system in the district. A press note from the CWS Kiphire informed that it had filed an RTI on August 22 with the Directorate of Food & Civil Supplies seeking information in respect of Kiphire town pertaining to the issue of APL, BPL, AAY, Kerosene, Wheat, Atta and Sugar for the year 2015 -2016. The CWS said that on September 13, it received utilization informa-
tion and “found bulgy discrepancies in respect of the above mentioned schemes.” It stated that the “written information” from the town ward authorities and the directorate of food and civil supplies “shows the huge difference of the quantity received by the beneficiaries and the utilization certificate submitted to the Directorate of F&CS by the office of Assistant Director F&CS Kiphire.” The CWS Kiphire stated that as per the RTI response there was difference in numbers between the uti-
sn Particulars Utilization Certificate submitted by F&CS Kiphire 2015-16(per bag 50 kg) 1 APL 27600 Bags 2 BPL 8316 Bags 3 AAY Wheat 3329 Bags Rice 13668 4 Atta 1980 Bags 5 Sugar 6240 Bags 6 kerosene 46200 Litres (Kiphire Dist.)
lization certificate submitted by the F&CS Kiphire and the actual quantity received by ward authorities. The CWS Kiphire informed that the shortages were 21136 bags for APL; 6042 bags for BPL; 3329 and 12931 bags of wheat and rice respectively; 1916 bags of atta; 6021 bags of sugar and 1800 litres of kerosene. The CWS Kiphire questioned “how and why this huge quantity meant for the general public of Kiphire Town is missing” It further cautioned that the CWS would “not remain a silent spectator on the issue.”
Actual quantity received by ward authorities 2015-16(per bag 50 kg) 6464 Bags 2237 Bags
shortage (per bag 50 kg) 21136 Bags 6042 Bags
NIL 737 Bags 64 Bags 192 Bags 1800 Litres(Kiphire Town)
3329 Bags 12931Bags 1916 Bags 6012 Bags
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Tourism Day celebration in Kohima Drivers resolve to ‘weed out corruption’ World Tourism logo competition result declaration on Sept 27 Our Correspondent Kohima | September 26
Participants with resource person and others during the ‘training on basic courtesy’ for drivers held on September 26.
Kohima, September 26 (mexN): ‘Training on basic courtesy’ for drivers was held on September 26. Getting the message clear that Nagaland needs to change and improve for the betterment of future generation, the drivers decided to weed out corruption. “The drivers resolved that they will rededicate themselves to their work, be more courteous and will remain honest,” Dr. Hovithal Sothu Deputy Director, ATI said in a press release. In the same line, they have requested and challenged the officers to re-
main honest in their work and in financial and official dealings. A total of 179 drivers from various departments and districts joined the programme. The participants have also requested dealing hands in the offices not to delay the files of the drivers where matters relating to their services and up-gradations are processed. Another issue of concern was a long standing request of giving them Vehicle Inspectors in the districts which they said if given will be an encouragement and a moral boost for
their service. The day started with exhortation by Lithrongla G.Chishi, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland and Director, ATI. While encouraging the drivers to give their best in their services, she reminded them that Government service is not only rights, but that they should also know their responsibilities and perform well. Er. Dzuvichutuo Khale from Nagaland State Transport spoke on the Technicalities of Vehicles. He shared on how to take good care of vehicles and how to
save fuel. Thejazelie Kire, SI spoke on Traffic Rules, regulations and problems faced by the heavy traffic flow of our towns especially Kohima and how to tackle it. Dr. Hovithal Sothu Deputy Director, ATI spoke of Basic Courtesy in line with how to exist together as a fast growing and developing society. The drivers actively interacted with the resource persons and even shared their grievances. President, All Nagaland Government Drivers Association Neivisieto Rino spoke in the end.
The selection of the state’s tourism department logo competition took place here today at the Tourism Directorate office. Altogether, 96 entries received from various parts of the country. It will be judged by five panel of judge. The result will be declared on September 27 during the observance of World Tourism Day in Kohima. The selected (best) logo will win a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh. Ten consolation prize winners will also receive Rs. 10,000 each. In a brief function held before the start of the selection process, Parliamentary Secretary for tourism C. Apok Jamir said the state’s tourism department logo competition has been necessitated after getting the view and suggestions from many quarters. He thanked all the participants
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism C. Apok Jamir with State’s Tourism Additional Director (HoD) K.T. Thomas and panel of judges pose for camera on the backdrop of the entries of tourism department logo competition in Kohima on September 26. (Morung Photo )
for showing keen interest and putting tireless effort in coming up with their designs. Through this, Nagaland tourism can project its vibrancy to the rest of the world, he said. Meanwhile, the department will be observ-
ing World Tourism Day under the theme ‘Tourism for all’ on September 27 at 12:00 noon at Directorate of Tourism, Kohima. Merentoshi R. Jamir, MLA and advisor to Chief Minister will grace the occasion as the chief guest.
Angau I. Thou, secretary tourism Nagaland will also speak on the occasion. The function will be chaired by K.T. Thomas, Additional Director (HoD) tourism while vote of thanks will be proposed by Akhale V. Khamo, Deputy Director Tourism.
‘Clean electoral rolls for fair election’ ‘AbunDAnt Life – Youth’ NBCC Youth Department 32nd annual conference concludes
After reeling under darkness for almost a month since the old transformer caught fire, New Market Dimapur would now have a sigh of relief. Seen in the picture is the Power Department staff installing a 500 kv transformer on Monday. The New Market Business Owners' Association has appreciated the Power Department for installing the transformer. (Morung Photo)
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ahthibuNg, September 26 (mexN): The 32nd annual conference of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council Youth Department was held from September 23 to 25 at Ahthibung Hill Town under the theme ‘Abundant Life – Youth.’ The Conference was hosted by the Kuki Baptist Association at the Kuki Christian Church. The speakers for the programme were Rev. P. Bonny Resu, General Secretary, Asia Pacific Baptist Federation and Khrieno Moa, Administrator, G. Rio School, Kohima. The first day programme started with an opening ceremony by the KBYE, Medziphema followed by welcome address by Rev. H. Minlen Singson, Executive Secretary, KBA and EAC Ahthibung Lithrila Sangtam challenged the youth gathering. Keynote address was brought by Hekato Awomi, President, NBCCYD and word of God by Khrieno Moa. Family group fellowship was the first highlight of the second day after which was the business
(Left) Khrieno Moa (Right) Rev. P. Bonny Resu, speakers at the NBCC Youth Conference held at Ahthibung, KBA.
hour of the Youth Department. There was a penal discussion on ‘Youth versus the Church.’ The panelists were Iheule, Chingong, Rev. Aheto, Muluvoyi and Moa Imsong. Khalenmew, Youth Secretary of YBBB was the moderator. Ngauzeulungbe, Supervisor, ICTC from Peren also had a session on ‘The Role of Youth in Fighting against HIV/AIDS’ in the evening. The sundown worship service commenced with Students Ministry Spotlight followed by a special presentation by KBYE Chumukedima. The speaker for the service was Khrieno
Moa. The evening ended with Color Night where different presentations were made by the associations’ young people under NBCC. On the last day morning devotional service, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary, NBCC brought the greetings. He encouraged the youth leaders to make youth as a performing department. He also mentioned that youth leaders should dwell on things which doesn’t work but should envision new ideas and strategies to bring about changes in their ministry. Special presentations
were made by KBYE, Sirhima and Police Church, Saijang, NPBCA. The morning worship service ended with a message from Rev. P. Bonny Resu. There was a cultural presentation time which was organized by the Kuki Baptist Association in the afternoon. The annual session ended with an evening worship service which started with a special presentation by the KBYE, Kohima followed by NBCC Youth ministry spotlight. Votes of thanks were delivered by Vikuo Rhi, Youth Secretary, NBCC and David Vaiphei, Youth Secretary, KBA. Rev. P. Bonny Resu delivered the word of God and closing ceremony by KBA Youth Department. The scripture readers during the three days evening worship services were Samuel, Youth Secretary, KBCA, Avitso Dolie, Medziphema Town Baptist Church, Toshi Sanglir, Youth Secretary, ABAM and Youth Director, Jalukie Town Baptist Church. Program coordinators were Chingong Phom and Lamtinneng Haokip and praise and worship team KBA Youth.
DCEO Vekho Vero addressing the training-cum-meeting on September 26. (DIPR Photo)
Kohima, September 26 (Dipr): In view of the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls 2017, a training-cum-meeting of Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Election Officers was conducted at the Conference hall of DC, Kohima on September 26. Deputy Chief Electoral Officer (DCEO), Khekugha Sema said, the training has been organized for all the districts officers relating to the preparation of electoral rolls with a view for clean electoral rolls. He asked the district officers to bring the errors in E-Rolls and make it free from any kind of error in the E-Rolls of their districts. He hoped that with the outcome of the summary revision of E-Roll, the State would conduct clean and fair election and do much better comparing to the past years. DCEO, Vekho Vero said that any activities undertaken by the EC of India has been undertaken seriously where the State had also conducted various activities pertaining to National Electoral Rolls Purification. He informed that five States are going for the poll in 2017 where the Commission for the first time is trying to introduce a Certification Course for Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers. Nagaland State will be going for Election in 2018 where the Commission would be observing the proceeding; he therefore urged all election related officials to be aware of the activities particularly to be undertaken before the State polling and further appealed to them to participate in the discussion for any clarification.
‘time for nagas to contribute to development of the state’
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The Press Gallery Advisory Committee of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly gave a courtesy call on PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland, at Raj Bhavan on September 25. The team is on a study tour to West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland from September 18 to 29. The team consists of officers of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Raipur Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Secretary, Shankar Dewangan, Sr. Reporter, Rajesh Shrivas, P.R. Department, Babulal Sharma, Group Co-ordinator and others members.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith:
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LT. KICHINGSELA Trainees of Affirmative Customer Experience with others during the commencement day held at the EA Training and Research Centre in Kohima on September 26.
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e the family members express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, churches, friends, neighbors and well wishers who stood by and support us physically, materially, financially and though prayers, during the illness and demise of our beloved father.
Lt. VISASIE-O LINYÜ (SOBA-O) 30th May 1949 - 17th September 2016
We also give special thanks to: 1. The Doctors and Staff of KOHIMAS Kohima, 2. The Doctors and Staff of ICU Naga Hospital Authority Kohima, 3. The Blood Donors, 4. Baptist Revival Church Kohima. 5. The Linyü Clan and 6. Assistant Pastor Reilhou Lhoungu NCRC Kenuozou. Though we are not able to thank each of you personally it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God shower abundant blessing upon you.
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Died On 27th Sept. 2015 year has gone by since the day you left us on this day for your heavenly abode. We missed you so much with each passing days and cherished your fond memories that you left behind. Until then Mummy, may you rest in peace till we meet again in the presence of the Lord.
Kohima, September 26 (mexN): Entrepreneurs Associates (EA) held its commencement day for its trainees of Affirmative Customer Experience (ACE) which was for 30 days programme at the EA Training and Research Centre in Kohima on September 26. KS Anden Konyak, NCS, Director, DUDA the special guest, while exhorting the trainees, urged them to work hard and make use of the different vocational trainings available under DUDA. He challenged saying that the time has come for the Nagas to contribute to the development of the state and country where we can also earn our livelihood. He handed Certifi-
cates with cash incentives earned during the training to all the participants. Neichute Doulo, CEO and Coordinator, EA expressed his gratitude towards DUDA for their support and at the same time encouraged the trainees to find a place in the society by cultivating the universal values like hard work, sincerity and humility which will take them to a very high level. The programme also saw Yutho Sangtam, training Coordinator ACE, giving a summary of the training. A special song was presented by the trainees and they also expressed their gratitude to EA and DUDA, Government of Nagaland and shared their
most valued experiences and learning through the training. The programme was chaired by Thejazevi Rurhiawhich started with an invocation prayer by Neiketonuo and concluded with a vote of thanks from Susan James. The commencement programme was attended not only by the trainees and staff of EA but also by the family members and well wishers. Meanwhile, a press note added that ACE is a programme initiated by Entrepreneurs Associates, which facilitates learning basics of customer service in the field of retail and hospitality for aspiring customer executives which is supported by DUDA, Government of Nagaland.
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Highway economic Six JMB militants nabbed in Bengal, Assam blockade begins Newmai News Network Imphal | September 26
An indefinite economic blockade kicked off along the two National Highways linking land-locked Manipur from Monday midnight over delay by the Manipur government in service regularization of Primary School Teachers. The 136 primary teachers were appointed on contractual basis by Senapati Autonomous District Council (ADC) in 2011. The protesting Contract Basis Appointed Teachers Association, ADC Senapati has called the indefinite economic blockade along Imphal-Dimapur road and Imphal-Jiribam road to demand their service regularization. The association said they have not been paid for a long time for their service besides neglecting their long-pending demand for service regularization by the government. Media reports said Senapati District Students’ Association and Senapati District Women Association are likely to back the association in enforcing the economic blockade. It said that the Education Department (S) has already
Manipur CM attacks BJP for neglecting North East
Imphal, September 26 (IaNS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government for neglecting the northeastern region of India. He claimed that in the last two and a half years of the Narendra Modi government, nothing worth mentioning has been done. Addressing women workers at the Congress office here, Ibobi Singh said: "Central ministers have been coming to the NE region frequently and we hoped that something positive would come out. So far nothing has materialised." He also said that the Congress has done many things for the people in the last 15 years. "As people know we have delivered the goods to them we are sure of coming back to power after the February 2017 elections," he said. Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who was also present in the function, said: "Some spent forces of the Congress had joined the BJP." He likened them to medicines which had expired a long time ago and said that it would be injurious to consume these "medicines". Recently one Congress lawmaker, who is a former Minister, had resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Senior BJP leader Nimaichand Luwang however said that the charges of the Chief Minister are baseless. started necessary official process for regularization of services of other primary teachers, leaving aside the plight of the primary teachers appointed under ADC, Senapati, which prompted the association to launch the agitation. Tribal groups often call
economic blockade along the two highways, lifelines linking Manipur, to put pressure on the government to fulfill their different demands. During protracted economic blockade people are deprived of consumer and other items disrupting normal life in the state.
KolKata, September 26 (IaNS): Six top Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activists, including three of Indian origin, have been arrested from Assam and West Bengal, police said here on Monday. "Special Task Force of Kolkata police has arrested six Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorists," Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Visal Garg told a media meet. "These six are part of the
top leadership of JMB," he said, adding five of them are named in the chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency in the Khagragarh blast case in Burdwan district in 2014. Police have seized a laptop, mobile phones, SD cards,wires, detonators, a powder like substance and fake identity documents from them. "The powder like substance can be explosive. We will get it examined by experts," said Garg. "We had information
that these people were hiding in the northeastern states and also in some parts of south India. They were under physical and technical surveillance of the STF. We were also able to crack down their encrypted communication system," he said. The arrested activists included Anwar Hossain Farook of Jamalpur, Bangladesh, who was the head of the JMB unit in Bengal. Another nabbed militant was Moulana Yusuf alias Abu
Khetab from Mangalkot of Burdwan district, the second in command in JMB. The other four are Shahidul Islam, the head of JMB's North Eastern unit, Mohammad Rubel - an expert in improvised explosive devices - hailing from Jamalpur, Bangladesh, Abul Kalam from Burpeta, Assam and Jahidul S. alias Jabirul from Bangladesh. Garg said the STF was keeping an eye on JMB activities and tracking those who had absconded to the
northeastern or southern India hideouts. Acting on a tip off, Jahidul was picked up from Kachar in Assam on Saturday. Following his interrogation, Yusuf and Sahidul were arrested from Bashirhat, and Anwar Farook and Rubel from Bagda road in Bangaon, both in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday. Another STF team rounded up Kalam from Coochbehar railway station.
NFR organises awareness campaign against Open Defecation DImapur, September 26 (mexN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), along with Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Government of Assam, organised an awareness campaign against the open defecation in the slum area of Guwahati Fancy Bazar Gate No. 3 on September 25. The campaign was conducted in order to prevent harmful diseases caused by open defecation and also create awareness about its ill-effects, NFR Chief Public Relations Officer PJ Sharma informed a press release. It was also undertaken to mark Deendayal Upadhyay’s birth anniversary on September 25.
NFR Chief Medical Director B Sonowal, Chief Rolling Stock Engineer Sugata Lahiri, Assam State Health Officer and other Railway staff and officers actively took part in the campaign, the release said. Walking alongside the railway track, they advised the slum occupants against the serious health issues caused by defecating in open places, it said adding that the residents also assured the officials they will not practice open defecation in future. NFR is committed towards their role of keeping their premises clean by organising such events Officials and staff of Northeast Frontier Railways and State Health Officer, Government of occasionally in future, the Assam during an awareness campaign against the open defecation in the slum area of Gurelease further maintained. wahati Fancy Bazar Gate No. 3 on September 25.
New species of pika Delhi police busts interstate gang of China denies incursion of troops in Arunachal discovered in Sikkim kidnappers, rescues abductees from NE
New DelhI, September 26 (ptI): A new species of a small mammal in the rabbit family has been discovered in the higher altitudes of the Himalayas in Sikkim, a study has claimed, saying it is an important part of the ecosystem. Identified as ‘Ochotona sikimaria’ -- the new pika species was discovered by the study based on genetic data and skull measurements. The study has been published in the journal ‘Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution’. These members of the rabbit family look like tailless rats and have been in the news in North America for their sensitivity to impacts of climate change, like increasing temperature, which has caused several of the populations in pika series go extinct. Nishma Dahal, the first author of the paper, started by collecting pika pellets to get its DNA and identify the species. On comparing the DNA sequences from the pellets with that of all known pika species in the world, she saw that these were quite different. To prove that this is indeed a new species, she had to compare the Sikkim pika to its close relatives. It took two years for collaborations with researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zoological Museum of Moscow and Stanford University to get detailed data on these possible sister species. Unlike other mammalian species inhabiting such harsh environments, pikas do not hibernate. The new species appears limited to Sikkim. The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) team searched for Sikkim pika in other Himalayan regions including Arunachal Pradesh, Central Nepal (Annapurna and Langtang), Ladakh and Spiti without success.
New DelhI, September 26 (IaNS): Two members of an inter-state gang have been arrested here for kidnapping a retired Assam Rifles personnel from the northeast and his nephew, police said on Monday. The victims have been rescued. Sunil Kumar Thapa, 34, and Mohammad Ali, 32, were arrested on Sunday near Anand Vihar bus terminus in east Delhi in a raid conducted by Delhi Police following a tip-off. Thapa, a resident of West Bengal, and Ali, who hails from Chennai, were changing their location along with the victims when they were nabbed by the raiding team, a police official said. "Four mobile phones and eight SIM cards used in the commission of crime were recovered from the possession of the criminals," the
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Hornbills at Assam's Borbhuin Chetia village in Sivsagar district. (IANS Photo)
guwahatI, September 26 (IaNS): Borbhuin Chetia village in Assam's Sivsagar district could well be mistaken for an openair zoo, what with large numbers of hornbills flying around and happily pecking away at the fruit on the trees the residents have very thoughtfully planted for them. Not surprisingly, it's even won a green award. "The hornbills have been living in our village for the last several years. At present there are about 20 of them. They have become a part of the daily lives of the villagers and everyone is engaged in conservation of the bird colony," said Mridul Burhagohain, a journalist and nature lover. Nested on a banyan tree near the Demou river that flows by the village, the hornbill colony has become a tourist attraction of sorts with large numbers of people, particularly bird watchers and nature lovers, visiting at different times of the year just to see the birds. "Assam Bondhu, an NGO, had carried
out awareness campaigns about the hornbills a few years back among the villagers and that worked. The people came forward on their own and it became a successful project," Burhagohain said while adding that the people of the village have planted banana and papaya trees in their backyards so that the birds are not short of food. Occasionally, he said, the villagers also offer meat to the hornbills. "The hornbills can fly around without any fear in the village. They eat the fruits on the trees generously planted by the villagers. The village has also become an example for many others in adjoining areas," he said, adding that many a time, the villagers had also treated injured birds and released them later. "Sometimes, the hornbills are injured by strong winds and during heavy monsoons. There are several instances when we have seen the villagers rescuing the injured hornbills and releasing them after giving them first aid," said Surjya Kumar Chetia, a youth of the village who teaches at the Women's University at Jorhat. "The village has also been frequently visited by people from different places to see the hornbills atop the banyan tree. Bird watchers, as well as students from different universities, also visit the village to study the conservation efforts undertaken by the villagers, which is very unique," Chetia added. He said that the village and its people were recently conferred the prestigious "Homen Borgohain Green Award" for their efforts towards conserving the hornbills, adding this would encourage them to do even more. The example set by these villagers in Assam assumes significance considering a recent incident where two medical college students of Chennai had thrown a puppy from atop a building just for "fun" and recorded the whole incident. Even worse, some children had burnt alive three puppies in Hyderabad, repeatedly pushing them back as they tried to escape.
official added. With the arrest of the kidnappers, the raiding team safely rescued Lalneisung, 42, a retired head constable of Assam Rifles, and his 36-year-old nephew C. Zosangliana, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav said. Lalneisung and Zosangliana are residents of Meghalaya and Mizoram, respectively. The officer said Lalneisung and Zosangliana were kidnapped from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh on September 20 after supplying a consignment of fake pseudoephedrine -- a contraband -- to one Ghani Bhai, the head of the kidnapping gang. The kidnappers informed interrogators that their chief Ghani Bhai had paid Rs 30 lakh to the boss of the victims named Ash-
ish in exchange of pseudoephedrine. "Ashish took the money but we kidnapped the victims when we recognised that the drums were containing wheat flour instead of pseudoephedrine." "They solved the case within 24 hours after Lalneisung's wife made a complaint to the Crime Branch on September 23," the officer added. The officer said that Lalneisung had taken voluntarily retirement from Assam Rifles and started illegally supplying pseudoephedrine after meeting Ashish in 2014. Ashish told Lalneisung that he was a retired Colonel in the Army and dealt in contraband chemical supply business. Lalneisung later involved his nephew in the business to bring buyers for pseudoephedrine.
beIjINg, September 26 (ptI): China today refuted reports of its troops crossing into Arunachal Pradesh saying that the Chinese military abides by the bilateral agreements reached with India concerning the Line of Actual Control (LAC). "China's position on the boundary question between India and China is consistent and clear. The boundary between the two sides is yet to be demarcated," Geng Shuang, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said replying to question about reports of incursion by Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh on September 9.
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Nestle tweaks Maggi, Kitkat, Nescafe’s taglines to support girls’ education MuMbai, SepteMber 26 (DNa): Nestle India has changed the packaging on 100 million samples which will be available on the shelves from September-end. Nestle India has changed the punch lines of three of its most-selling brands -- Maggi noodles, Nescafe coffee, and KitKat chocolates -- to support education for the girl child, the company said in a press release. Nestle India has tied up with Nanhi Kali, a Mahindrarun NGO, that works to impart education to underprivileged girl children across the country. For this, Nestle India has changed the packaging of 100 million packs which will be on the shelves from September-end. Under the initiative by the FMCG company, it has replaced Maggi’s iconic “2-minute noodles’’
Reliance Jio SIM card could soon be delivered to your home
MuMbai, SepteMber 26 IM card, many are unable to get the completed the Reliance Jio SIM card (ageNcieS): Nearly everywhere cards activated. With the massive de- will then be delivered to the appliyou go in the country, people are ex- mand continuing to see lines outside cant’s address within 5-7 days. The report cites unnamed people cited about the entry of Reliance Jio Reliance Digital and Digital Xpress tag line for “2 minutes for education”; mies. This is our belief and convic- into the Indian telecom scene. Not stores, it is being reported Reliance working with Reliance Jio to add that KitKat has changed its punch line to tion as Nestlé India and our humble only has the network’s launch al- Jio may have plans to start home de- the SIM card home delivery option “No break from education”, while Ne- way of making a small yet deeply felt ready caused much upheaval in the livery of SIM cards. has already been tested by the comscafe coffee changed from contribution to a cause that is Telecom Talk reports that Reli- pany, and may be launched in metro offerings of other telecom operators, “It all starts with a Nescafe” but end users are trying to get their ance Jio may introduce an online cities in the country soon. Other cities to “It all starts with educahands on a Reliance Jio SIM card to portal where interested consumers with supposedly follow. If the report is tion”. avail the free data Jio Welcome Offer can sign up to book a SIM card. They indeed correct, it remains to be seen Commenting on the will be required to provide certain if Reliance Jio has made the process that lasts till December 31. move by the company, Of course, even if users manage basic information, the report adds, of SIM card activation more efficient Suresh Narayanan, Chairto get their hands on a Reliance Jio claiming that once this formality is than the current retail store method. man and Managing Director, Nestle India, said, “We are changing the packaging of three of our most iconic brands to senMuMbai, SepteM- the service provider. The not provided by the firm, ing amount of the consumsitise and draw ber 26 (DNa): The sub- said SIM card was inserted rather, as per the complain- er was Rs 16,778, however attention to the urban Mumbai district’s in the blackberry phone ant, she was threatened by the firm had given her an crucial need for important and vital to Indian additional consumer dis- which the complainant the firm. The entire family offer of letting off 30% of the society & citizens to em- society,” he added. pute redressal forum re- was using. However in was threatened to such an bill amount, but even the extent that same was not paid. brace our collective reNanhi Kali is jointly managed by cently penalised Airtel for N o v e m b e r she had to The forum after going sponsibility in ensuring K C Mahindra Education Trust and threatening one of its con- 2011, she a p p r o a c h through the evidence conthat girls are allowed, giv- Naandi Foundation. Anand Mahin- sumers. The forum thus suddenly rethe local po- demned the behaviour of en access to and nurtured dra, Mahindra Group commenting levied a fine of Rs 25,000 ceived a bill lice station in the mobile service providwith the power of educa- on the initiative, said, “I am sure the as a cost towards the men- of Rs 8,654, tion. new packaging of MAGGI, NESCAFÉ tal harassment which the which the company said Pune and file a complaint er, thus penalising the firm “Girls with access to and KITKAT carrying the message to complainant and her fam- that it was towards the in- against the firm. The forum to pay charges for mental ternet usage which Karkare after going through the harassment. The forum education not only im- #EducateTheGirlChild will have the ily had to go through. complainant’s say, asked also asked the firm to pay The case dates back to had utilised. prove their own lives desired impact of helping Nanhi Kali a fine of Rs 10,000 towards When Karkare sought the firm to file its reply. but also bring positive put a million girls in school. I am im- 2011, when Avantika KarkThe firm, in its reply the consumer protection for a detailed report about are, a resident of Pune had changes to their families, mensely grateful to Nestlé for their purchased a SIM card from the internet usage, it was claimed, that the outstand- funds. communities and econo- support to Nanhi Kali.”
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HP unveils world’s smallest all-in-one Inkjet printer series New Delhi, SepteMber 26 (iaNS): With a focus on tech-savvy consumers who need compact machines with on-the-go printing features, HP Inc. on Monday unveiled the world’s smallest 3700 allin-one printer series which offers easy printing from a smartphone or tablet. Available for Rs 7,176, the three printers in the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 All-in-One series will be available in the market from September 26. The HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 series combine robust print, scan and copy capabilities and offer easy printingevenfromsocialmedia accounts like Facebook, Instagram and more. Recently named one of TIME Magazine’s “50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time”, the redesigned HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 series are half the size of other inkjet all-in-one printers in its class, with robust print, scan and copy capabilities.
The printers can be set up and synched with the HP All-in-One Remote mobile application. The free app provides users with key features including printing, copying and scanning wirelessly from most smartphones and tablets across all three major platforms, including iOS, Android and Windows devices. Using Wi-Fi Direct, consumers can immediately begin printing from their mobile devices and access their printer without a network. A user active on social media can now print share and design custom photos from Facebook, Instagram and Flickr or directly from a phone’s camera roll with the free HP Social Media Snapshots application supported by the printer. “The needs of today’s consumers are fast evolv-
China must worry about jobs as firms move production to India beijiNg, SepteMber 26 (pti): As China’s telecom firm Huawei starts manufacturing in India, official media here has raised the red flag, warning that Beijing needs to worry about job cuts due to shifting of production bases as economic rivalry increases between India and the world’s second largest economy. “China needs to worry about effect of industrial transfer to India on production chain,” an article in the staterun Global Times said today. “As Chinese manufacturers show an increasing interest in setting up assembly lines in India, the economic competition between the two countries is likely to enter a new stage as India and China vie to expand their industry chains,” it said. Huawei “joining a wave of smartphone vendors establishing production facilities in the promising mobile market” would result in job cuts if mobile manufacturing shifted to India. “In recent years, countless Chinese companies have been included into the production chain for smartphone vendors. It is difficult to accurately determine how many Chinese workers are involved in the production chain, but what is clear is that all those workers face potential job cuts if smartphone vendors transfer the whole industrial chain of mobile production from China to India,” it said. “Frankly speaking, China can’t afford that. The country has to ensure its competitiveness in production chains at a time when India is becoming a new processing base for manufacturers. This will require Chinese local suppliers to maintain technological advantage through continuous innovation,” it said. Another article in the same daily said as Chinese investments are on the raise, China’s firms must understand Indian company and labours laws before investing. “India’s relatively stable political environment, sustained economic growth momentum, huge population dividend and cheap labour costs have attracted numerous international investors,” it said. Referring to survey by 2014 Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) which ranked India to be the most preferred destination for future investment, it said China’s direct investment to India soared last year to USD 870 million, six times than in 2014. “However, India was not among the 13 countries which received direct investment from China exceeding one billion in 2015 and China’s investment in India only accounted for 2.2 per cent of the total USD 39.3 billion foreign direct investment received by India in 2015,” it said. “With increasingly more Chinese firms and investors casting their eyes to India, it is urgent to rationally assess the political and economic risks of investing in India,” it added.
ing, they crave for tiny, wireless devices that fit into their lifestyle and enable them to stay connected, social and productive wherever they may be,” added Parikshet Singh Tomar, Director, Printing Systems, HP Inc. India.
people who buy these printers are purchasing it for their children’s education. The consumer printers have become the de facto need and they have already changed the trend. That is all due to technology explosion and needs of the consumer,” Tomar told IANS. On being asked if the company will plan Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled printers soon, Tomar said they may bring it if the customers demand it. A black and white print costs Re 1 when printed from HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 printers. A bottle of monochrome ink prints 480 pages on these printers. The machine is available in three colours -- cardinal red, sea grass and electric blue -- on all online and offline channels.
The changing school education system has become the main enabler for the need of consumer printing products. “School education is the prime driver because 90% of
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KU lauds State govt for recognizing Lao-ong Mo The Konyak Union declares September 28 and 29 as the official dates for celebration of the post-harvest festival moN, September 26 (mexN): The Konyak Union (KU) has lauded the State Government, especially the Chief Secretary and the Home Commissioner, for immediately complying to its plea by officially recognizing the Konyak Lao-ong Mo
(post harvest festival) and declaring September 28 as a restricted holiday for all the Konyak employees as desired by the people. “Such prompt response from the State Government had showed its dedication and efficiency. Such attitude/gesture should be inculcated by every bureaucrat in the State machinery,” stated a press release from KU President, S. Manlip Konyak and General Secretary, Honang M. Konyak. Meanwhile, the Konyak Union declared September 28 and 29 as the official dates for celebration of the Konyak Lao-ong Mo and
further appealed and directed the entire units of KU to observe the harvest festival in accordance with the norms and thanksgiving. The press release further directed that all institutions and offices within Konyak jurisdiction should remain closed on September 28 henceforth. All the institutional heads and the HoDs have been requested to strictly adhere to the directives of the KU without fail. While directing all the Konyak employees within the state of Nagaland to abstain from attending the offices on September 28, the Konyak Union also
appealed to all the departmental heads to consider such cases on account of the Konyak Lao-ong Mo. The Konyak Union will observe the Lao-ong Mo on September 28 at Mon
Town; hence, all area units have been requested to positively take part in the said event. Participation and competition will be held area wise/units, the press release informed.
Lao-ong Mo in Chumukedima Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): Konyak Union Chumukedima (KUC) will be celebrating the first Lao-ong Mo, a post harvest festival, on September 28 at its treasurer’s (C Chingom Konyak) residence near Agape School, Chumukedima. Therefore, all the members of the union have been requested to participate in the festival. Meanwhile, the KUC requested all the Head of Departments/institutions (both private and government) to grant restricted holiday to all its members to enable them to participate in the festival
DUCCF endorses demand for CBI DC Wokha “The ethical values in Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): The the art of governance are notifies on Dimapur Urban Coun- nowhere to be seen. The cils Chairmen Federation government of the day arms license (DUCCF), which is part of must not underestimate the Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration, today endorsed the ultimatum served to the State government by the committee to institute CBI enquiry within 15 days in the fuel adulteration issue. A press release from Media Cell, DUCCF stated that the federation has been closely following the developments from the day of busting fuel racket by ACAUT Nagaland and “it's heartening to know the corrupt nexus between the F&CS department and the adulteration kingpins.” It pointed out that the monthly SK oil hardly reaches the beneficiaries in Dimapur urban area. “And the bulk of the Kerosene is diverted for adulteration,” it alleged.
Smart City: KVC reaffirms support, Anti-rabies vaccination camps urges for judicious use of funds
Kohima, September 26 (mexN): The Kohima Village Council (KVC) today reiterated its commitment to extend fullest support to the Department concerned for any developmental programmes under Smart City Mission. “Even in matters of land acquisition, the KVC is ready to cooperate with the department to realize this goal, that all works under Smart City are carried out successfully without hindrance to make Kohima Smart City a reality,” stated a press release from KVC Chairman, Medosel-
hou Keretsü. Meanwhile, the KVC reminded the Department officials to judiciously utilize the funds meant for Smart City development, stating it will not tolerate any form of corruption. It further cautioned that “whoever tries to sabotage developmental programmes under Kohima Smart City with ulterior motive shall not be tolerated.” In the press release, KVC expressed profound happiness over the selection of Kohima in the third list of Smart Cities by the
centre on September 20. “The Kohima Villagers (Kewhimia) being the ancestral land owners of Kohima town always have the concern about her development, always hoped and wished for her to be soon developed into one of the best modern cities for all Nagas to live in comfortably where there is no traffic congestion, where there is provision for adequate and safe drinking water for all its citizens, power supply for 24x7, health care facilities are made available to the remote areas etc,” it stated.
Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): The State Animal Welfare Advisory Board Nagaland, (SAWABN), Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in collaboration with Kohima Municipal Council will be observing World Rabies Day on September 28 with the theme “Educate, Vaccinate, Eliminate” at Zonal Council Hall, Kohima. In this connection, free anti-rabies vaccination will be carried out in all the 11 districts, including some sub divisions, starting from September 28 to culminate on World Animal Day on October
4. In a press release, Dr. IP Khala, Member Secretary, SAWAB-N & Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, requested all animal owners and public to participate and avail the free vaccination in dogs in their respective districts. The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Mon will conduct the anti-rabies vaccination camp (for dogs) on September 30, 10:00 am onwards at Veterinary Hospital, Mon. Interested persons have been informed to come along with their pets to avail the facility. In a separate press re-
lease, Chief Veterinary Officer, Dimapur, Dr. Temsu Ozukum informed that World Rabies Day and World Animal Day will be celebrated on September 28 and October 4 respectively in Dimapur. In commemoration of these, free anti-rabies vaccination programme will be organized at Veterinary Hospital, Burma Camp, Dimapur on September 28 from 9:00 am onwards. Thereafter, the programme will continue till October 4 during working hours. All the pet owners have been requested to avail the opportunity and get their dogs vaccinated.
FGN expresses grief Training policy of the State is under process: CS Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): The Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has grieved the death of P. Thengem Khiamniungan on September 24 at IMDH Mokokchung after a brief illness. A condolence message from Ministry of Rali Wali Affairs/MIP, FGN informed that P. Thengem first joined the national service on February 1, 2001 as Regional Secretary of the Khiamniungan Region under the leadership of Brig. (Retd.) S. Singnya. Later, he was inducted as Deputy Secretary to the central government “for his efficiency in secretarial work.” In 2011, he was assigned and transferred as Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Chaplee Affairs
and later promoted to Joint Secretary in 2012. He was attached to the Ministry of Chaplee Affairs till 2014 and promoted to Secretary. In 2015, he was transferred to the Kedahge’s office as Secretary. In 2016, he was assigned as the Ministry of Law & Justice Secretary till he breathed his last. “The sacrifices he made for the cause of the Nagas shall never be in vain and will be recorded,” the message stated. “The government has appreciated and regarded all his works and performances that he has done during his time as exemplary to all.” The FGN also offered condolences to the bereaved family and prayed to God to give them strength and blessings.
Ganja worth Rs. 27 lakh seized
Kohima, September 26 (Dipr): Chief Secretary of Nagaland, Pankaj Kumar (IAS) today informed that the training policy of the State is under process and will soon go to the cabinet. He expressed hope that it will soon come out as a training document. Speaking at the inaugural function of the DoPT sponsored ‘training of trainers workshop for induction training program’ at Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Kohima, the Chief Secretary lamented that there is no in-service training in the state. In this, he advocated the need to hold induction and in-service training not only for NCS and Allied services but also for
Pankaj Kumar, Jishnu Barua, and resource persons with trainees during the inaugural function of the workshop on September 26 at ATI, Kohima. (DIPR Photo)
technical services in areas like project monitoring, project management and others. “Hopefully, we will get through with the training document in a couple of months and we can start executing the training programs this year,” he said. Pankaj also advised the trainees to pick their areas of interest since not everyone can have the
PSAN temporarily Kala Utsav – festival suspends RTI campaign of arts in Mokokchung Dimapur, Septem- during the monthly AHoDs
ber 26 (mexN): The Public Service Aspirants, Nagaland (PSAN) has decided to temporarily suspend its RTI campaign to concentrate on the NPSC preliminary exam, which has been fixed on October 8. The campaign, however, will resume in full swing and “with more vigour and strength after exam till the desired goal is achieved,” stated a press release from PSAN. Meanwhile, the PSAN lauded Pankaj Kumar, the Chief Secretary for raising the issue of not sending requisition of posts to The driver in police custody along with the seized ganja. NPSC by the departments
and HoDs meeting held on September 14, 2016. The PSAN also appealed to all AHoDs and HoDs to follow the direction of Chief Secretary and send post requisition to NPSC whenever there is a vacancy in their respective department. Further, the PSAN appealed to the Finance Commissioner, Government of Nagaland to send requisition of 20+ JDA posts to NPSC at the earliest as previously assured when the PSAN members met him in his office chamber on August 19, 2016.
Kohima, September 26 (mexN): Kohima Police seized 540 kg of ganja worth Rs. 27 lakh in the national market at Peducha police check gate while conducting routine checking and frisking of vehicles. The contraband was recovered from a Guwahati bound truck bearing registration number AS01DC/6717, according to a press release from Atu Zumvü, SDPO (South)/ PRO, Kohima Police. The ganja, neatly packed in 26 packets of 15 kg each and 30 packets of 5 kg each, was found concealed inside a special compartment in the truck especially designed for
bills, irregularities, anomalies in tender systems, and “monopolization of Nagaland Police Supply by NonLocal” were tabled and thoroughly deliberated, the press release issued by NPSU President, GK Rengma and General Secretary, Avi Movi stated. According to the release, the house decided to endorse all the responsibilities pertaining to the welfare of the Suppliers by forming a union with the consent and under the affiliation of NCSU. In this regard, the house
transporting illegal consignments, the release added. The driver of the vehicle identified as Hemanta Thakuria of Kamrup, Assam was taken into police custody. During interrogation, he revealed that the consignment was loaded at Kanglatongbi, Imphal and the owner of the consignment named Mima assured to pay him Rs. 20,000/- for transporting it to Guwahati, the PRO stated. In this connection, a regular case vide Sechü(Zubza) P.S Case No. 0024/2016 U/S 20 (b) (C) NDPS Act was registered against the driver for conducting further investigation.
same interest. “We need to learn how to coordinate and look for opportunities, sometimes you need other departments to succeed in order to have your department successful,” he added. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, GoI, Jishnu Barua (IAS), who was the guest of hon-
our, in his short speech, said he was encouraged by the extraordinary response shown during the first phase of training. Stating that there is no end in learning, he was optimistic that the two-day training would be extremely fruitful and enriching. He assured to render continuous support in every endeavor of the ATI, Nagaland. The resource persons for the training are Director DoPT, V.K. Sinha and Director Learning Resource Centre, DoPT, Seema Srivastava. Secretary, Co-Operation Department & Director, ATI, Lithrongla G. Chishi (IAS) chaired the program and Joint Director (PA), ATI, L. Youdang Jamir said the vote of thanks.
moKoKchuNg, September 26 (mexN): The Mokokchung district level Kala Utsav (Festival of Arts) was held on September 24 at the Town Hall here. This year’s event focused on traditional and ethnic dance and theatre, a press release from Lakhi Longkumer, Secretary, Mokokchung Kala Utsav District Level Committee stated. Five schools participated in the dance competition. GHS Chuchuyimlang was adjudged the best dance troupe followed by GHSS, N.I. Jamir. The other three participants were GHSS Senayangba, GHS
Sumi and GHS Dilong. GHS Chuchuyimlang will compete at the State level Kala Utsav in Kohima on September 27. In the theatre category, since only one school - Jubilee Memorial HSS, Mokokchung registered for participation, they will participate directly at the national level Kala Utsav in the following month. Kala Utsav is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to promote arts in education by nurturing and showcasing the artistic talents of school students at the secondary stage in the country.
Nagaland Police Suppliers Union formed Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): The Nagaland Police Suppliers Union (NPSU) has been formed and affiliated under Nagaland Contractors’ and Suppliers’ Union (NCSU), a press release informed. The union was formed during a consultative meeting on September 24 at Hotel Saramati in Dimapur, where NCSU members and representatives from all the districts came to discuss issues and problems confronting the Nagaland Police Suppliers. Agendas like pending
unanimously nominated and inducted members to spearhead and lead the Suppliers under the nomenclature, Nagaland Police Suppliers Union (NPSU), the release stated. GK Rengma was elected as President, Avi Movi as General Secretary, KM Mhonthung Lotha as Finance Secretary, and I. Toshi Jamir as Treasurer. “By forming the union, NPSU also decided to strictly follow the norms and guideline of the NCSU and function accordingly,” the release added. The union further in-
formed all the registered members of NCSU who are dealing in Nagaland Police Supply works to get enlisted in the NPSU at the earliest. For this, members have been requested to contact the NPSU President at 9774003445/9436260192 or General Secretary at 9862826454. “The meeting concluded with a strong determination from all the members to work unitedly for the welfare of the Union and pave way for the young and upcoming local Suppliers,” it stated.
the growing displeasure of the common man. Unmasking the culprits will surely be costly for those in the chair of power. But let it be a reminder to all that the real power belongs to the people. Bringing in the CBI to unmask the culprits is the only legitimate way for the government to prove its mantle,” DUCCF stated. The DUCCF also called upon the youths, leaders and public under the municipal area of Dimapur (74 colonies) to be prepared for the execution of the National Highway bandh in the event of failure by the State government to bring in the CBI for thorough investigation in the fuel adulteration issue and to re-arrest all the fuel adulteration kingpins.
WoKha, September 26 (Dipr): Deputy Commissioner of Wokha, Wezope Kenye has informed all arms license holders whose arms license were issued from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, but are yet to obtain the Unique Identification Number (UIN), to submit the arms licenses for registration and generation of UIN. The arms licenses without UIN after the deadline will become invalid. Therefore, all the arms license holders without UIN have been informed to collect NDAL form from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Wokha and submit it before November 30, 2016 for early generation of their UIN.
MEx FILE 7th Mile Village dismayed over WCHD summons Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): The 7th Mile Village has expressed unhappiness and dismay over the repeated summons issued by the Western Chakhesang Hoho Dimapur (WCHD) through its President and Vice President for settlement of boundary disputes between 7th Mile Village and Sodzulhou Village. A press release from Head GB of 7th Mile Village, A Talhou Koza and 7th Mile Village Council Chairman, Timikha Koza maintained that 7th Mile Village is a Government recognized village with distinct and defined boundaries in four directions. The 7th Mile Village expressed displeasure over the summons issued when the matter is pending in the competent lawful authority. “To speak the truth, topographically, the boundary of 7th Mile Village is very clear and distinct,” the release stated.
ANGPTA (Z) informs Primary Teachers ZuNheboto, September 26 (mexN): All Nagaland Government Primary Teachers' Association, Zunheboto unit (ANGPTA (Z)) has informed all the Primary Teachers (Regular, Ad-hoc, contract, SSA etc.) to bring a photocopy of their first appointment order and regularization order for seniority list compilation. The collection of documents started on September 26 and will continue till September 29 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at SKK Jubilee Memorial Hall, Project Colony, Zuheboto. Primary Teachers serving in Government High Schools and all others whose membership fee of Rs. 200/- has not been deducted should bring the amount along with a photocopy of appointment order, said ANGPTA (Z) President, Hekuto Yeptho in a press release. For more information, one may contact: 8974242299/ 9402845519/ 9774882707.
NNC/FGN (N/A) informs Dimapur, September 26 (mexN): The NNC/ FGN (N/A) has cautioned the general public that one of its ex-cadres, Lieut. Yolhü was indulging in illegal collection and harassing public in the name of NNC/FGN. A press note from NNC/FGN (N/A), GOC, Southern Command, Maj-Gen Ketsorü stated that Lieut. Yolhü was discharged from the government with effect from March 6, 2015 on ground of power abuse and financial misappropriation. “The public is, therefore, cautioned that entertaining the demand of the said discharged cadre would be doing so at their own risk,” it said.
Meetings & AppointMents AYO meeting today The Angami Youth Organization (AYO) has convened a consultative meeting with all the wards and colony youth organizations of Kohima Town on September 27, 12 noon at APO Hall, Kohima. Informing this in a release, AYO General Secretary, Rokoketou Sechü has requested all the respective colony youth presidents and secretaries to attend the meeting positively.
State level Kala Utsav today The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Nagaland is celebrating the 2nd annual state level Kala Utsav on September 27 at the auditorium of GHSS Seikhazou, Kohima at 10:00 am. Sarah K. Ritse, Secretary to Department of School Education will grace the occasion as the chief guest.
National seminar on interdisciplinary research in chemical sciences A UGC sponsored national seminar on “Interdisciplinary research in chemical sciences,” NSIRCS- 2016 under the aegis of the Department of Chemistry, Kohima Science College (Autonomous), Jotsoma in collaboration with the Directorate of Higher Education will take place on September 28, 9:30 am onwards at Kohima Science College, Jotsoma. Parliamentary Secretary for Geology & Mining, Dr. Imtiwabang Aier will be the chief guest.
Inter- collegiate debate competition Sazolie College, Jotsoma is organizing the 11th intercollegiate debate competition on September 28, 10:30 am at the college auditorium.
CSU assembly postponed All the units and sub-ordinate bodies of the Chakhesang Students' Union (CSU) have been informed that the 2nd Union Assembly for the tenure 2016-18 scheduled to be held on September 30, 11:00 am at Town Hall, Pfutsero has been postponed to October 1 “due to unavoidable circumstances”. While regretting the inconveniences caused, the CSU Assembly Secretariat informed that the time and venue remain the same.
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Tuesday 27•09•2016
IN FOCUS The Power of Truth
The Morung Express volume Xi issue 266
The Native & the Settler
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e need to examine how the march towards economic globalization and the making of a ‘global village’ has been effectively reduced to one of globalism. Rather than celebrating the richness of human cultures, we are experiencing liberal democracy, western culture, and capitalism effectively divert the path of globalization towards monoculture by assimilating it into the dominant mainstream. This diversion away from its intended course turned globalization into globalism. Furthermore, by association it sought to legitimize the assumption that globalism would blur the relations between the native and the settler, thereby creating conditions for a global village. The deepening crisis of the immigrant and migrant issue has, by implication, exposed the erroneous assumption and raised new challenges to the unresolved question of the native and the settler. While acknowledging that the migration trend is as old as human history, the politics of colonization, and, subsequently the consolidation of the territorial modern state based on Westphalian values has turned the native-settler relationship into legal questions of citizenship and immigration. Therefore, to comprehensively address this question, we need to revisit the fundamental source of its contradictions, the colonial project. The Ugandan political scientist Mahmood Mamdani with his compelling analysis in When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda urges us to think critically and contextually regarding the colonial underpinnings of the native and the settler. Furthermore, he impels us to situate this tragic relationship in its proper context within the historical, geographical and political forces. Most importantly, Mamdani points the need to recognize and identify the constructed political ideologies that generated colonialism, and the subsequent failure of liberation movements to transcend these artificial identities. Let us briefly look at a few historic examples: The Wall and the Turtle Island: The image of the Wall is being constantly referenced while framing the immigrant issue in the current 2016 US Presidential election campaign. The most unfortunate irony is that the immigrants that came from across the ocean waged a sustained genocide campaign on the natives of the Turtle Island which violently forged it into the United States, a land of immigrants and slaves. The immigrants became the settlers while the natives were reduced to a small minority, and are till this day caged on so-called reservations. Through a victor’s narrative that continues today, the settlers project themselves as the natives, and are calling for the Wall to be erected in order to keep immigrants away. Indeed the issue of immigration is grossly misplaced, but as long as the settlers, who are engaged in power politics, ensure that the original and true natives are denied their humanity, unable to exercise their self-determination, and are relegated to reservations, the questions of the native and the settler will not be resolved. Rather they will only be pushed further aside as misguided fear continues to promote the politics of the Wall. Post 9/11, Arab Spring and Migrants: The surge of migrants making their way to Western Europe is not occurring in isolation. In fact, it is a symptom of a much larger predicament which one can argue traces its origin through the sustained use of Western military interventions to address contentious political, economic, cultural and religious issues. This has led to an increasing and widening cycle of violence and conflict worldwide. Furthermore, the post 9/11 War on Terror has been narcissistically obsessed with the “other,” and, therefore, projected as a clash of cultures, worldviews, ideas, narratives, history, chosen glories and chosen traumas. It has become a war of perception which jeopardizes the vision of a shared humanity because it assumes that the hammer is the only tool, thereby negating possibilities for peaceful solutions. It is within this quagmire that groups such as the Islamic State have gained momentum. Their methodological rise, expansion, strategy and objectives, and consequences, in terms of violence and forced migration of people, have, in effect, redefined conflict, as well as peacebuilding theory and practices. This poses serious challenges to the Westphalian State as we know it. Another crucial dynamic that is essential to understanding the current migration pattern is the ‘Arab Spring.’ The wave of democratic mass protests and revolutionary uprisings, also termed as the ‘Arab Spring’ began in December 2010 in Tunisia and eventually spread in 2011 to other Arab countries such as Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Morocco, and Jordan. There is no doubt that they are an example of how ordinary people in Arab countries are seeking to regain their collective right to be fully human with dignity and justice. However, it had limited success, as the revolution did not result in liberation, thereby, creating conditions for displacement. Furthermore, some will argue that the intervention in Libya has only resulted in chaos. And today we are witnessing history repeating itself in Syria. Notwithstanding the diverse arguments, the fact remains that the interruption of the ‘Arab Spring’ and the violent Western interventions have led to more political turmoil and induced a condition that has resulted in mass displacement of people. The Frontiers and the Naga Caravan: Since the time of colonization, the region called the North East has often been relegated to and treated as a Frontier region. To protect the dominant culture, it was crucial for colonial forces to keep the Frontier region within its effective control through subduing the free spirited and independent natives, including the Naga village-states. The colonial forces, through an interplay of indirect rule, and divide and conquer, fragmented the Naga people by categorizing and organizing the independent Naga village-states into a monolithic structure of a Tribe. In so doing the villages lost their autonomy and dynamism to externally imposed Tribe-centric identities and organizations that emerged therein. This strategy included demographic engineering whereby the British colonial forces planting ‘settlers’ along the Naga Foothills to demarcate the land and people. Introducing settlers created new identity-politics between the native Naga and the settlers. This same tactic is also being effectively applied by Israel against the Palestinians by planting ‘settlements.’ The Indian State learned many lessons from the British colonial forces and continues to apply these tactics with greater intensity within their counter-insurgency framework. The dual tactics involving the fragmentation of Naga people into tribes, and the demographic engineering by planting settlers among the natives has had serious implications in the areas of justice, peace, development and democracy. For the Nagas to holistically and critically tackle the question of illegal immigrants from its root source, it needs to begin by addressing this colonial history, not as victims, but as survivors. Eventually, resolving the Native and the Settler question requires a holistic and comprehensive framework located within the inclusive values of justice and a shared humanity. It is only within this type of inclusive, nonviolent and participatory praxis and context where all people can come together to pursue a shared humanity.
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How ‘Snowden’ the movie could help win a pardon for Snowden the man
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he days leading up to September 16 release of director Oliver Stone’s "Snowden" looked like one long movie trailer. The American Civil Liberties Union and other human-right groups on Wednesday announced a campaign to win a presidential pardon for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contract employee who leaked hundreds of thousands of its highly classified documents to journalists. The next day, the House Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan letter to the president that advised him against any pardon and claimed Snowden “caused tremendous damage to national security.” The week before, Stone had invited me to a private screening of his movie in Washington. I once worked in an NSA facility, and I’ve written about the agency for decades, so I was surprised and pleased by how successful Stone was in creating an accurate picture of life in the NSA. He did a remarkable job of capturing the sense of how rare, difficult and risky it is for anyone in the agency to challenge the ethics and legality of its operations. I was astounded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s doppelganger-like portrayal of Snowden. At one point in the film, when the real Snowden appeared, it took me a moment or two to realize the switch. Among others at the screening was a small group of former government employees who were whistleblowers before Snowden – and paid a high price for it. The reason they had been persecuted is that U.S. law makes no distinction between revealing illegal government activity to the press about eavesdropping on Americans or engaging in torture, and betraying the country by passing secrets for money or ideology to foreign governments. The Espionage Act was enacted nearly a century ago following World War One, and has already been amended several times. One key issue confronting the next president and the new Congress is whether the law needs to be amended again – this time to separate the whistleblowers from the spies. The Snowden screening audience included William Binney, a 40-year veteran of the NSA. After the 9/11 attacks, Binney quit the agency because he objected to its illegal secret targeting of Americans. He was later suspected of violating the Espionage Act by leaking information to the press about the agency’s illegal wiretapping. FBI agents showed up at his house with a search warrant. One agent pointed a gun at Binney as he was taking a shower. No charges, however, were ever brought. Another former senior NSA official, Thomas Drake, was in the audience. He was also suspected of leaking information to the press and, as with Binney, the FBI raided his house. But Drake was later charged under the Espionage Act with five counts of unlawful retention of classified documents, among other charges. Years of legal battles drove Drake into near-bankruptcy. His defense was able to show, however, that all the information Drake was charged with leaking was actually available in the public domain – and placed there by the government itself. (I was a member of the defense team.) As a result, the espionage charges were dropped and Drake pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor – “exceeding authorized use of a government computer.” John Kiriakou was also at the movie screening. He was the first former official to confirm that al Qaeda prisoners were subjected to waterboarding, a practice the Obama administration considers torture. Kiriakou was later charged with three counts of violating the Espionage Act for leaking information to the press, among other charges. On Oct. 22, 2012, he pleaded guilty to one count of passing classified information to the media and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Stone came to my house for a drink after the screening that night. He asked about my own small experiences in whistleblowing. I had spent three years in the Navy during the Vietnam War, I told him, assigned to an NSA unit at Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Hawaii. I was still in the
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hen two nuclear-armed governments are aggressively egged on by their respective “mainstream” media for “action” and “reaction”, it looks like a dress rehearsal for Apocalypse. Humans all over, especially those in the subcontinent, need to sit up and take notice at whatever it is that masquerades as media. After the Uri attacks, there is talk of action and retaliation in the air and even more so in the airwaves. Did the Indian Army jawans die for nothing, some ask? There is something deeply unethical in the voluntariness that is always injected in case of Army deaths. It is not a sin to die of circumstances like tent burning. There is no indignity in it. By calling that sacrifice and martyrdom, hence implying a more “active” death, one simply disrespects the dead. Whatever they died for (and all deaths need not be for or against something), I believe they didn’t die so that their death could bring the subcontinent closer to a nuclear war. Many people in the subcontinent love their lives before everything else, including their administration and government. I am one of them. On the whole, English, Hindi and Urdu media in Pakistan and India are playing a very negative role. They are war-mongering for their respective governments, in the name of "nation". Pakistan media is in denial mode while
Navy Reserve when I went to law school. During my two weeks of active duty I was assigned to an NSA listening post in Puerto Rico. While there, I discovered that the agency was conducting warrantless eavesdropping on American phone calls. I later blew the whistle on this to a congressional investigation committee, led by Senator Frank Church, who conducted the Church Committee investigations into U.S. intelligence operations. Years later, while I was writing “The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America’s Most Secret Intelligence Organization,” the agency threatened me with prosecution under the Espionage Act for refusing to return declassified Justice Department documents that had later been reclassified as “top secret.” The documents outlined numerous illegal actions by the agency. I never returned the documents. No charges were ever brought against me, however, even though I eventually published details from them in my book. Today, perhaps more than at any time in history, the battle lines have been drawn between those in government – both the executive branch and Congress – who view the theft of government secrets as espionage, regardless of the motive, and those in civil-liberties groups and the media who see motive as a critical distinction. Since Snowden first revealed that he had taken the NSA documents, he has said he is willing to admit what he did was illegal and accept punishment – including time in prison. In the summer of 2014, I spent three days with him in Moscow for a cover story in "Wired" magazine and a PBS documentary. “I told the government I’d volunteer for prison, as long as it served the right purpose,” Snowden told me as we sat eating pizza in a Moscow hotel room. “I care more about the country than what happens to me. But we can’t allow the law to become a political weapon or agree to scare people away from standing up for their rights, no matter how good the deal. I’m not going to be part of that.” But the key question is: What is fair if the Espionage Act does not recognize acting in the public interest as a defense? How fair is it if Snowden were not allowed to present as a mitigating circumstance the fact that because of his actions, Congress changed the law, to stop the government from secretly collecting billions of telephone records on every American all the time? How fair is it if he were not allowed to call as a witness, former Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., who has publicly acknowledged that Snowden “actually performed a public service.”
At the same time, how fair is it if Snowden’s actions, which caused positive change, were viewed as comparable to those of CIA officer Aldrich Ames or FBI agent Robert Hansson, who both sold secrets to Russia’s intelligence agency for cash, information that resulted in the death of Russians working covertly for the United States? These Justice Department actions are odd and counterproductive. Particularly because the United States has no extradition treaty with Russia, which means Snowden is beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement. Yet the administration does not respond when Snowden says that he is willing to discuss turning himself in. Meanwhile, many in the intelligence community likely fear the kinds of documents that could emerge during the discovery phases of a trial or during witness testimony. Snowden’s last best hope to return to the United States is probably a pardon from President Barack Obama, because both party nominees in the presidential election have expressed little sympathy for his situation. “I don’t think he should be brought home without facing the music,” Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, meanwhile, has said he would like to see Snowden executed. “I think Snowden is a terrible threat,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” in 2013, “I think he’s a terrible traitor, and you know what we used to do in the good old days when we were a strong country? You know what we used to do to traitors, right?” One host interjected, “Well, you killed them, Donald.” Trump agreed. These were the risks Snowden knew he was taking when he released the NSA documents. “It’s really hard to take that step,” he told me in Moscow, “not only do I believe in something, I believe in it enough that I’m willing to set my own life on fire and burn it to the ground.” But Stone’s sympathetic portrayal of Snowden in the movie may shift public opinion to a more positive view. The movie shows how Snowden evolves from a supporter of President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq into an NSA whistleblower as he gradually uncovers the agency’s massive illegal spying on Americans. So the picture might translate into more support for a pardon. Only time – and strong box-office results – will tell. James Bamford is the author of “The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA From 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America.”
Media in India & Pakistan played a negative role post Uri Garga Chatterjee
Indian media is in finger-pointing mode, none presenting publicly verifiable evidence to back up their claims or refutations. Both run Defence ministry and government claims without fact-checking, as if fact-checking was blasphemous and questioning was treasonous. Both refer to Armies and Governments as "our", seriously undermining the status of the media as an independent pillar in a democratic republican setting. A small part of media in both India and Pakistan, especially nonEnglish-HindiUrdu media is playing a saner role, but they are marginal in setting the so-called “national” narrative. In the Indian Union, HindiEnglish television media is playing an especially irresponsible role. The other day, ex Chief of Indian Army, Shankar Ray Chowdhury openly suggested raising suicide squads. Is this not incitement to violence? Is there a legal exception for ex-Army folks? Does he suggest this strategy to his close rela-
tives? Non-Hindi-English media in both countries seem to have less interest in this long drawn conflict between Delhi and Islamabad. The role of mainstream media or any non-propaganda media should be based on facts. They should also be cognizant of the fact that Indian Union and Pakistan administrations are armed with nuclear weapons with powers to destroy each other terribly and should educate their audience about the hugely destructive effects of a nuclear conflict and that nuclear fallouts do not respect international borders. It should also critically examine claims made by their respective armies and governments. Truth and realism should drive public opinion, not jingoism. The job of media is not to act as unquestioning amplifiers of Ministry of Defence press briefings and Government of India/Pakistan press releases. If that were so, there would be no
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need for an independent media. What hopefully separates Indian Union and Pakistan from North Korea on this count is probably this. But that separation is only half the story – Pakistan and Indian Union are barely separated from each other globally ranking 133 and 147 out of 180 administrations in the Press Freedom Index of 2016. In Indian-administered Kashmir, there is an active and growing online activism scene that not only protests but also presents the world with visuals, videos and narratives of real events of the ground that is absent from mainstream media and Government of India does not want the world to hear. GOI has done things like bringing down weblinks, to removing videos, from blocking and deleting user profiles, to threatening messages. Cyber activists are often tracked down and hounded. A few days ago, Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez was arrested after being disallowed from attending a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting abroad. After the Uri attack, a Kashmiri student was expelled from India's prestigious Aligarh Muslim University for an 'objectionable' Facebook post. Whoever thinks that muzzling dissent and fanning jingoism is some kind of a strategy clearly has forgotten Benjamin Franklin’s words – “Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security”.
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Lessons from recent studies on nonviolent action? I
Brian Martin
nterest in nonviolent action is greater today than it ever has been before. This is reflected in the number and sophistication of nonviolent campaigns, in media coverage and popular understanding—as well as a spate of new books, several of which were published in 2015. Decades ago, really good books in the area were uncommon. There was Gandhi’s autobiography, Richard Gregg’s 1934 “The Power of Nonviolence” and Joan Bondurant’s 1958 “Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict.” These classic treatments are all in the Gandhian tradition, and each one is still worth reading today. Another favorite of mine is Bart de Ligt’s 1937 “The Conquest of Violence: An Essay on War and Revolution.” Then came Gene Sharp’s 1973 epic “The Politics of Nonviolent Action.” Each of its three parts is available separately and is a book in itself. Back in the 1970s, I read it from beginning to end, but these days many just look at Sharp’s list of 198 methods of nonviolent action. Sharp put so-called pragmatic nonviolent action on the agenda as an alternative or complement to the Gandhian tradition. Here I comment on four books published last year that make important contributions to the field. I should mention that I’m not a neutral commentator. For each of the first three books, I either commented on drafts of the text or on the book proposal. As you’ll see, I think they are all excellent and well worth reading. Nonviolent Struggle Sharon Erickson Nepstad is a prominent figure in the field, noted for her book “Nonviolent Revolutions.” She has a new book simply titled “Nonviolent Struggle.” It’s intended as a textbook and covers the field systematically. It is clear and logically organized. More than clear, it is engaging, with a combination of analysis and case studies serving very effectively to convey ideas in a way that will stick with readers and no doubt inspire a few. The scholarship behind the text is impressive, with coverage of Gandhian, Sharpian and other frameworks. The references show an up-to-date familiarity with the literature. One of the strongest aspects of the book, one easily missed, is the use of simple categories in nearly every chapter to give structure to the discussion. Some of these categories are standard ones in the literature; others are— so far as I know—original. A critical scholar might quibble with some of the categories, but I think they will work very well pedagogically, and therefore are superior to more complicated frameworks. “Nonviolent Struggle” deserves to become the recommended reading for anyone starting out to understand the field of nonviolence. The first chapter is an excellent overview of meanings and misconceptions concerning nonviolence, beginning with pacifism and misconceptions about it, then moving to principled and pragmatic nonviolence. The book goes on to demonstrate how the teachings of major religions are compatible with or encourage nonviolence, as well as provide informative overviews of perspectives on power, methods of nonviolent action and nonviolent campaigns. There’s also a nice summary of Otpor—the Serbian movement against Slobodan Milosevic. Nempstad cites nine types of nonviolent action, giving a sense of varieties of goals and circumstances in which nonviolent action can be used. The case studies illustrating each type give sufficient detail to provide a good sense of what is involved. The range of types, from hidden acts of individual resistance to regime change, is a special strength. At the same time, she also explains the features of nonviolent struggles in a straightforward, understandable way, via a series of stages and facets. Overall, this is quite an effective treatment of the key issues, using good sources to back up the arguments. In a chapter called “Outcomes and consequences of nonviolent struggles,” Nempstad provides a lucid survey of research and arguments about the results of nonviolent struggles. Especially good is the sensitivity to the limits of current research, with some questions left open. A later chapter addresses the crucial issue of the role of armed forces in nonviolent movements seeking regime change, an area of special interest to Nepstad. The analysis here is well structured with a table of factors influencing loyalty and defections providing a guide to the subsequent discussion. The case studies from the Arab Spring are clearly explained and provide an excellent avenue for understanding the role of different factors. Nempstad ends the book with a useful discussion on the future of nonviolence and civil resistance research, showing students that there are still plenty of things worth investigating. “Nonviolent Struggle” is knowledgeable and up-to-date. Yet, what really makes it stand out is its readability. Telling stories about nonviolent campaigns is always a winner—that’s why Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall’s book “A Force More Powerful” remains so worthwhile—but Nepstad also makes theory interesting through her engaging style. This is the ideal text for many introductory nonviolence classes: students will find it appealing while they are carried through key concepts in the field. Civil Resistance Today No single textbook is perfect for every reader, and it’s definitely worth checking out another excellent text just published by leading researcher Kurt Schock. His earlier book “Unarmed Insurrections” is a pioneering contribution, linking nonviolence and social movement theory. His new book, “Civil Resistance Today,” is suitable for upper level undergraduates, but is readable by anyone with an interest in the topics, as it is filled with examples. Shock covers the field systematically. The book begins with an overview of key concepts, specifically to answer the question “What is civil resistance?” The first chapter also includes careful discussions of responses to some of the most difficult questions in the field, for example, “Can civil resistance be effective in extremely repressive contexts?” Schock is eminently qualified to address misconceptions about nonviolent action, having written a widely cited article addressing 19 common misconceptions. “Civil Resistance Today” addresses both practice and theory. The practice of civil resistance includes struggles centuries and even millennia ago—from democratic freedoms to workers’ rights to opposing war, among others. Then there is theory, including approaches inspired by Gandhi and Gene Sharp. Schock gives special attention to connections between civil resistance research and social movement studies, showing similarities and differences. In surveying the expanding use of civil resistance, Schock employs a range of case studies. These include social movements (such as the feminist and anti-racist movements), struggles against repressive governments, national liberation movements, and campaigns against economic inequality. When it comes to theories for explaining resistance, Schock introduces standard ideas from social movement theory such as collective action frames, mobilizing structures, and political opportunities. Also covered is the way that struggles— both nonviolent and violent—reflect their social context. Movements typically draw from a standard repertoire of methods, depending on beliefs, circumstances and strategies. In one of the chapters, Schock addresses the conflict or contest between governments and protesters. Authorities can use repression, such as arrests, beatings and killings. But sometimes, when repression is too blatant, it can trigger greater resistance. Then there is the question of how challengers should respond to repression—for example, by switching from concentrated forms of resistance like rallies to dispersed forms like boycotts. “Civil Resistance Today” also offers insight into transnational activism, including organizations, training and campaigns. An international or transnational perspective is vital because there is considerable sharing of ideas, as well as providing of assistance among states and nonviolent campaigners. In a later chapter, Schock discusses mechanisms for social change viaz nonviolent action, using Sharp’s categories of conversion, accommodation, nonviolent coercion and disintegration. This includes a description of the three factors that help determine the outcome of campaigns: mobilizing of mass support, surviving repression and undermining the authorities’ pillars of support. In the final chapter, Schock summarizes key points and debates, and looks at possible future research. “Civil Resistance Today”—much like Nepstad’s book—has a lot to offer. Both beginners and anyone already in the field can benefit from their knowledgeable expositions and coverage of concepts, approaches and the
latest research. The publication of these two books by leading researchers, suggests that the field of nonviolence studies is gaining more credibility and visibility. Since the publication of Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan’s path-breaking book “Why Civil Resistance Works,” there has been a huge upsurge of interest in nonviolent action within the research community. A Theory of Nonviolent Action It’s not often that there’s a significant new contribution to theory in the field of nonviolence studies. You could cite Richard Gregg and Gene Sharp, but not a lot of others. Stellan Vinthagen, author of “A Theory of Nonviolent Action” has joined their ranks. Vinthagen proposes that nonviolent action has four dimensions, which he calls dialogue facilitation, power breaking, utopian enactment and normative regulation. The point is that there are several things going on in nonviolent struggles, and you can better understand these struggles via the four dimensions. This analysis goes beyond the usual measures of being ethical and being effective. Vinthagen begins with a definition of nonviolence as being without violence and against violence. This sounds simple, yet it is remarkably useful for distinguishing nonviolence from neighboring domains. Activities like going for a walk or growing vegetables are without violence, but they are not actively against violence, whereas holding a vigil at an arms fair satisfies both conditions in the definition. After reviewing prior nonviolence theorizing, including the work of Gandhi, Gene Sharp, feminists, and nonviolent movements (which demonstrate a type of theory-in-action), Vinthagen returns to his definition, showing its complications, tensions and possibilities. If nonviolence is without and against violence, then what it involves depends on the type of violence involved, whether this be physical attack, exploitation (a type of structural violence), or the denial of opportunities for expressing one’s capacities. Through his careful discussion, Vinthagen argues that a full expression of the ultimate possibilities for nonviolence is necessarily an aspiration impossible to achieve, yet one worth pursuing. To motivate the identification of four dimensions of nonviolence, Vinthagen starts with a general conception of nonviolence, following Gandhi, as a way to reach a truth, in the sense of a common understanding. He then looks at the rationality of nonviolent action through the lens of social theorist Jürgen Habermas’ classification of actions into four types: rational goal-directed, norm-setting, expressive and communicative. Vinthagen identifies four analogous dimensions of nonviolent action, and shows how each one was expressed in the sit-ins used in the U.S. civil rights movement. This is a move away from the Sharpian methods-oriented approach, which reflects the single dimension of strategically achieving goals. Vinthagen calls the first of the four dimensions “dialogue facilitation.” Dialogue is the core of Habermas’ communicative rationality: It is the seeking of truth, or of a resolution of differences, through rational argument according to agreed premises of how to conduct the argument. One arena for dialogue is within social movements. In the nonviolence, feminist and other movements, efforts have been made for decades to develop respectful, egalitarian, and efficient ways for discussion and decision-making within groups, often built around formalized consensus-seeking processes. These processes are participatory, but seeking dialogue with opponents is another matter, because of power differences and often the refusal of opponents to engage in open and honest discussions. Hence, methods of nonviolent action, such as rallies, strikes and boycotts, may be used to encourage opponents to enter into dialogue. In South Africa, for example, decades of resistance to the apartheid state, within the country and internationally, led eventually to a genuine dialogue between anti-apartheid campaigners and the country’s rulers, which in turn laid the basis for a peaceful end to apartheid. The second dimension of nonviolence is “power breaking.” In many cases, power-holders do not willingly engage in dialogue, and may use force against challengers. The question then arises: What is the source of social power? In contrast to the traditional (and still common) monolithic view of power as something possessed by rulers, Sharp proposed a consent theory of power according to which the acquiescence or cooperation of subjects is the basis for the power of rulers. Withdrawing consent, for example through protests, strikes, or setting up alternative communication systems, then becomes a way to challenge and bring down rulers. Vinthagen counterposes Sharp’s consent theory with Michel Foucault’s picture of power as built into social structures and relationships, as produced through everyone’s actions. For Foucault, no one is outside of power and so the idea of resistance has to be modified, because everyone is shaped by power systems even as they seek to change them. Vinthagen blends ideas from Sharp and Foucault and proposes the concept of “cooperative subordination” to capture insights from each of their perspectives. The usual methods of nonviolent action serve to challenge powerover and replace it with power-with, a cooperative alternative to systems of domination. Vinthagen classifies nonviolent methods into six categories: counter-discourse, alternative institutions, non-cooperation, withdrawal, hindrance and dramatizing of injustice. Vinthagen’s third dimension of nonviolence is “utopian enactment,” which refers to behaving in a way that embodies desirable future relationships. In a conflict situation where there is a risk of being harmed, nonviolent activists, rather than fighting or fleeing, continue with respectful action that ideally clashes with opponents’ expectations. In polarized conflicts, the other side is seen as the enemy and is demonized. Nonviolent action
confounds the usual image of the enemy. In Gandhi’s perspective, self-suffering is an important part of satyagraha, but this is easy to misrepresent as adopting a victim role. Vinthagen closely analyzes the arguments about suffering and concludes that in nonviolent action, a key point is that activists accept the risk of suffering: they are aware of being in danger and do not attempt to forcibly resist or to escape. Vinthagen examines the dimension of utopian enactment through the lens of social roles and looking at human behavior as a type of performance in a drama, drawing on social theorist Erving Goffman. In this framework, nonviolent action involves playing an unexpected role, for example in behaving openly and honestly and expressing friendship. In this way nonviolent action models a different sort of relationship, a utopian alternative to domination. Vinthagen’s fourth dimension of nonviolence is “normative regulation.” In many domains today, there is an assumption that violence is needed to protect order and freedom, as exemplified by police, militaries, prisons and arms manufacture, as well as media portrayals of wars and policing. In place of this normalization of violence, the promise of nonviolence is to bring about an alternative set of norms, and it does this in part through nonviolent action exemplifying or prefiguring social relations without violence. This is closely related to Gandhi’s constructive program, which aims to create an alternative society based on equality, self-reliance and solidarity. An important way in which activists promote an alternative moral order is through nonviolence training, involving exercises for fostering cooperative group dynamics, role plays of conflict situations, and games and brainstorming to build understanding. Vinthagen relates nonviolence training to social theorist Pierre Bourdieu’s idea of habitus—aquired sets of habits and ways of thinking that shape people’s behavior. Whereas Bourdieu saw little scope for individual agency to change habitus, Vinthagen sees nonviolence training as one means to do this. However, such training is usually short and episodic; for a more sustained development of nonviolent social norms, intentional communities are valuable, following the example of Gandhi and ashrams. Vinthagen’s four dimensions are ways of thinking about nonviolence, of understanding its implications, possibilities and shortcomings. No action can ever fulfill the promise of all four dimensions, but by looking at them and their interactions and implications, it is possible to gain a greater understanding of how to achieve the potential of nonviolence for creating a different world. In “A Theory of Nonviolent Action,” Vinthagen draws on insights from his many years as an activist, as well as his formidable knowledge as a theorist. Fortunately, his book is filled with examples; considering the level of theory presented, the book is quite readable. For anyone interested in nonviolence research, I’d recommend putting this at the top of your reading list, because I think it will become a classic, and knowing Vinthagen’s four dimensions will be as important as knowing Sharp’s main types of nonviolent action. Blueprint for Revolution If you know activists who have no patience for academic treatments and you want to get them thinking more from a nonviolence perspective, try suggesting “Blueprint for Revolution” by Srdja Popovic with Matthew Miller. It’s light on theory and referencing, but it’s a page-turner filled with practical insights. The subtitle gives an indication of its style: “How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.” This entertaining introduction to nonviolent action is told through stories about struggles, including Popovic’s meetings with activists in Egypt and Syria. The stories include Gandhi’s campaigns, the U.S. civil rights movement, the Philippines, Ukraine, Israel (a boycott of cottage cheese), and various others. There are many stories about Serbia, as Popovic was a key figure in the Otpor movement. “Blueprint for Revolution” covers the need to imagine the world being different (to counter the common attitude of defeatism), having a vision of an alternative, pillars of power and how to undermine them, the use of humor (an important part of Otpor’s approach), how violence against peaceful protesters can backfire, movement unity, planning, the problem of violence and finishing the job. The book has only a few references, especially to Gene Sharp’s work, but nothing systematic. This is Popovic speaking from his experience as an activist and as a teacher of nonviolent strategy. The text breezes along in a way that’s unusual in the field. Final thoughts These books should be enough to keep most readers occupied, but they do not exhaust the offerings, even from 2015. Three other books worth reading are Todd May’s “Nonviolent Resistance: A Philosophical Introduction,” Janjira Sombatpoonsiri’s “Humor and Nonviolent Struggle in Serbia” and Jason MacLeod’s “Merdeka and the Morning Star: Civil Resistance in West Papua,” each offering deep insights. Keeping up with good writing about nonviolence is becoming ever more difficult, which undoubtedly is a good thing. Still, the body of writing in the field is limited when compared to the voluminous writing about wars, past and present. There are as yet many untapped areas for nonviolence research and writing. The inspiration of much of this work will continue to be the courageous efforts of activists throughout the world.
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Rahul sees BJP, RSS hand in shoe attack nEw dELHi, SEpTEMbEr 26 (iAnS): After the incident of a shoe being thrown at him in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the BJP and the RSS, saying that "such acts will neither scare him away nor weaken his resolve to fight for the farmers". "The BJP and RSS people think if they hurl shoes, Rahul Gandhi will stop fighting for the farmers. I am not going to step back. I am not scared of your shoes and anger," Rahul Gandhi wrote in his Twitter account in Hindi. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi, briefing the media persons on Monday, said, "Rahul Gandhi will not get intimidated by such attempts. This reflects how much the RSS and the BJP are scared. They are worried and that's why they are resorting to such attempts. These attempts will only strengthen our party and weaken the BJP." "We condemn such dastardly acts by them," he added. A shoe was thrown at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday during his ongoing 'Kisan Yatra' in Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The shoe missed the Gandhi scion by a whisker and he looked at the shoe as it zipped past him. A youth has been arrested in this connection and taken to the Kotwali police station for interrogation.He has been identified as Hari Om Mishra, resident of Hargaon, a police official told IANS. Gandhi resumed his "Kisan Yatra" on Monday after a two-day break.
Delhi man held for killing his mother, sister GUrGAon, SEpTEMbEr 26 (iAnS): A 22-year-old man, along with two accomplices, was arrested for killing his mother and sister over alleged prostitution in Gurgaon, the city police said on Monday. On September 19, Sumit Kumar along with Dharamveer and Pradeep Kumar, fatally shot his 38-year-old mother and 16-year-old sister, as he objected to his mother's prostitution business which she operated from their house. "Sumit had an objection to his mother's prostitution business. She had dragged her daughter too into prostitution," Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sumit Kuhar told reporters. "We are interrogating the accused in police remand," Kuhar said. Sumit Kumar told the police that his mother had killed his father Jaiprakash in 2000 by administering poison to him. Sumit Kumar, a resident of Delhi's Prem Nagar near Najafgarh, hatched the conspiracy and persuaded his mother and sister to visit a religious place in Rajasthan with him and the two other accomplices. Around 11.30 p.m. on September 18, the five of them reached Industrial Model Town at Manesar in a car and shot his mother and sister at point-blank range. The trio were arrested on Sunday by Palam Vihar Crime Branch chief Mahender Singh and his team at Manesar on Delhi-Jaipur National Highway 8, after local residents of the area complained of their suspicious movements. Two country-made pistols and cartridges were recovered from the car. Sumit's accomplices Dharamveer and Pradeep are aged around 25 years and belong to villages close to Najafgarh.
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Stop dreaming about Kashmir: India tells Pak
UniTEd nATionS, SEp 26 (iAnS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday told the United Nations that Pakistan, which is aiming to capture Jammu and Kashmir by sponsoring terrorism, should stop dreaming about it because Kashmir is and will always remain an integral part of the country. In a strong reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's address to the UN General Assembly last week, Sushma Swaraj hit out at the neighbour on the issue of terrorism and raked up the "human rights violations" in Balochistan. She told the world body that India had offered an unconditional hand of friendship to Pakistan but got in return cross border terror attacks. "And what did we get in return? Pathankot, Bahadur Ali, and Uri," she said in her speech in Hindi. In his address to the UNGA, Nawaz Sharif last week praised Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen commander, whose killing has triggered a fresh wave of deadly unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan Prime Minister
China hopes India and Pakistan will address differences through dialogue
Sushma Swaraj speaking at the United Nations General Assembly.
said his country wanted to have better ties with India and was open to an unconditional dialogue to resolve all issues, including Kashmir. But Sushma Swaraj rebutted the claim that India has put any conditions for talks "which are not acceptable to him". "What pre-conditions? Did we impose any preconditions before extending an invitation for the swearing-in ceremony of our government? We took the initiative to resolve issues not on the basis of
conditions, but on the basis of friendship. We conveyed Eid greetings to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, wished success to his cricket team, extended good wishes for his health and well being. "Our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) went to Lahore to wish Nawaz Sharif on his birthday. Did all this come with conditions attached?" She then listed out recent terror attacks India has blamed on Pakistan. Sushma Swaraj said the confession of Bahadur Ali,
who was captured after a shootout in Kashmir, "is a living proof of Pakistan's complicity in cross-border terror. But when confronted with such evidence, Pakistan remains in denial." She said Pakistan was under the mistaken belief that it can capture Kashmir with such attacks. "My firm advice to Pakistan is: Abandon this dream. Let me state unequivocally that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so."
bEijinG, SEpTEMbEr 26 (iAnS): China on Monday distanced itself from the reported remarks of its consul general in Lahore that Beijing will support Islamabad in case of foreign aggression and hoped that India and Pakistan will engage in dialogue to address their differences. Beijing also hoped the two sides will manage and control the situation and the Kashmir issue will be resolved peacefully through dialogue between relevant parties. Responding to reported remarks of Chinese Consul General in Lahore Yu Boren about Beijing's support in case of "any foreign aggression", Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said he "was not aware of the situation you mentioned." "China's position on the relevant issue is consistent and clear. As neighbour and friend to both Pakistan and India we hope the two countries will properly address their differences through dialogue and consultation, manage and control the situation and jointly work for the peace and stability of South Asia and the growth of the region," Shuang said. "With regard to Kashmir issue, we believe it is an issue left over from history. We hope the relevant parties will peacefully and properly resolve the issue through dialogue and consultation," the spokesperson added. A statement issued by the Pakistani Punjab Chief Minister's Office last week had said that China has assured Pakistan in unequivocal terms of its support in case of "any foreign aggression" and also supported Islamabad's stance on the Kashmir dispute. The statement was issued after meeting of Consul General of China in Lahore Yu Boren with Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif. Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan after the September 18 terror attack in Uri close to the Line of Control that killed 18 Indian soldiers earlier this month. India has blamed the attack on militants from Pakistan.
SC on plea for statutory framework to curb torture & custodial violence
not signed the Convention dignity of those who are nEw dELHi, SEpTEMagainst Torture and Other routinely subjected to torbEr 26 (iAnS): The SuCruel Inhuman or Degrad- ture while in custody". preme Court on Monday Pointing out that the sought the central govern- nEw dELHi, SEpTEMbEr 26 whose house and offices were raided on ing Treatment or Punishment which came into force central government was in ment's response on a plea (iAnS): The Supreme Court on Monday the day his daughter was getting married. After the raids at the residence and of- way back in 1987. breach of its constitutional seeking to put in place a stat- sought response from the central governIt cited Article 21 (Pro- obligations under Article utory framework to curb tor- ment on a PIL seeking framing of guide- fice of Virbhadra Singh, CBI had conductture and custodial violence lines on how CBI, Enforcement Director- ed raids at several places in Delhi, Chandi- tection of life and personal 21 and also in breach of its and punish those involved in ate and other law enforcement agencies garh and several other places in Haryana liberty), Article 51 (Promo- international treaty obligashould go about in conducting raids, on the suspicion that when former Hary- tion of international peace tions under Articles 51 and the abuse of human dignity. The bench of Chief Jus- searches, and seizures of documents and ana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hoo- and security), Article 253 253, he said that the NHRC tice T.S. Thakur and Justice unaccounted cash and valuables. Issuing da was in power, he had pressurised farm- (Legislation for giving ef- was helpless since it cannot ers to sell their lands to real estate people A.M. Khanwilkar issued notice to the government, the bench of Jus- on the threats that if they did not do so, their fect to international agree- enforce its directions nor tice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Prafulla C. notice on a PIL by senior Pant said, "We will examine it." Appearing lands would be acquired. Similarly there ments) to back his plea for can it accurately record all counsel and former Union for the PIL petitioner Upender Rai, senior was a hue and cry over following raids the direction to the central gov- the cases of torture in custoernment to put in place a dy. Urging the court to interLaw Minister Ashwani Ku- counsel Rajeev Dhavan said that authori- office of senior Delhi government official. mar, seeking that India ties were misusing these raids to harass the Initially this matter was listed before the statutory regime to curb tor- vene in the matter, he said it meets its constitutional people under the scanner. Rai, while seek- bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur ture and custodial violence. should be ensured that the While admitting to his citizen's fundamental right and international commit- ing framing of the guidelines, referred to last week but he recused himself from ments to prevent the tor- several instance including that of Himach- hearing the matter citing his long-standing failure as a Rajya Sabha to dignity. Seeking direcmember and Union Min- tion for the time-bound imture and custodial violence. al Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh acquaintance with Virbhadra Singh. ister in pushing a legal re- plementation of necessary Ashwani Kumar, who gime to curb torture, Ash- steps to eliminate custodial appeared in person, also that it could enforce its or- of the alleged torture of a banned Maoist outfit. sought empowering the ders and directions. The Delhi University Prof. G.N. The PIL said that be- wani Kumar told the bench torture, he sought putting National Human Rights court also sought response Saibaba in Nagpur Jail after cause of the absence of law that he wants to invoke "the in place an independent MUMbAi, SEpTEMbEr 26 (iAnS): A Special NIA Commission with neces- from the NHRC. Ashwani he was arrested for his links to curb custodial torture constitutional conscience mechanism to probe any Court here on Monday rejected the bail application filed sary statutory powers so Kumar cited the instance with a front organisation of and violence, India has for protecting the right to such complaints. by Col. Prasad S. Purohit (retd.), one of the prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blasts case. Purohit has sought bail on grounds that the National Investigation Agency had dropped charges against him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and the sanction obtained for prosSeventeen minutes into the low-on mission for Oceansat-2 Algerian satellites Alsat-1B and ecution under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act SriHArikoTA (AndHrA ogy in its rocket Polar Satellite prAdESH), SEpTEMbEr 26 Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Simply flight the rocket's main cargo, improvements have been made Alsat-2B are remote sensing satwas defective. He further said that had no role to play in the blast (iAnS:) India on Monday morn- put multiple burn technology is the 371 kg SCATSAT-1 - for ocean in the satellite's hardware config- ellites while Alsat-1N is a technolcase and that he was languishing in jail for the past seven ing successfully put into orbit its the switching off and switching and weather related studies - was uration based on lessons learnt ogy demonstration nano satellite for Algerian students. own weather satellite SCATSAT-1 on of a rocket's engine in space injected into a 730 km polar sun from Oceansat-2 instruments. years without trial. On the other hand, the US satAlso SCATSAT-1's payload Opposing the bail plea, the NIA said that Prasad's ar- and seven others - five foreign and mainly to deliver satellites in two synchronous orbit. The remaining seven satel- has been characterised with the ellite Pathfinder-1 is a commerguments should be considered during the trial and not two domestic - in a copy book style. different orbits. "Today is a land mark day. Us- lites were also placed in a 689 km objective of achieving data qual- cial high resolution imaging miWith this, India successfully at this stage. ity for Climate Data Records, cro satellite while the Canadian Besides, the NIA said prima facie, it had gathered suf- completed yet another multiple ing the PSLV rocket we achieved polar orbit after a long time lag. These seven satellites include apart from facilitating routine NLS-19 satellite is la technology satellite launch in a single rocket he launch of eight satellites," ficient evidence against the accused. Upholding the NIA plea, Special Judge S. D. Tekale mission and is marching forward A.S.Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indi- five foreign satellites: three from meteorological applications, the demonstration nano satellite for experimentation in helping to retowards the milestone of 100 for- an Space Research Organisation Algeria (Alsat-1B 103kg, Alsat-2B ISRO said. rejected Purohit's bail application. The ISRO said, SCATSAT-1's duce space debris and for track(ISRO) said soon after the launch. 117kg, Alsat-1N 7kg), and one The sensational blast during Ramzan on September eign satellite launches. "After a long gap of two hours, each from Canada (NLS-19, 8kg) scatterometer will provide wind ing commercial aircraft. With this success, India has 29, 2008, which ripped through Malegaon, a MuslimThe IIT-B's satellite Pratham's vector data products for weather dominated powerloom town in Nashik district, killed successfully launched 79 satel- the entire mission was complet- and US (Pathfinder-44kg). The two other Indian satel- forecasting, cyclone detection mission objective is to estimate seven and injured over a 100. Besides Purohit, 11 others, lites for international customers. ed successfully," the chairman lites are: Pratham (10kg) built by and tracking services to the users. the total electron count with a Interestingly, this was also added. including Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur were arrested in Exactly at 9.12 a.m. the PSLV Indian Institute of Technology- The satellite carries Ku-band scat- resolution of 1km x 1km locaconnection with the sensational case. In its chargesheet PSLV's longest launch spread filed in May this year, the NIA had described Purohit as over two hours and 15 minutes. rocket standing 44.4 metres tall Bombay (IIT-B) and Pisat (5.25 terometer similar to the one flown tion grid while Pisat from PES one of the founders of the right-wing group, Abhinav The Indian space agency and weighing 320 tonnes tore kg) from PES University, Benga- onboard Oceansat-2. The mission University and its consortium is a nano satellite for remote senslife of the satellite is five years. Bharat Trust in 2006, when he was a serving officer in the ISRO also put into commercial into the morning skies with fierce luru and its consortium. According to ISRO, the two ing applications. Although SCATSAT-1 is a folIndian Army use its multiple burn technol- orange flames at its tail.
Guidelines for raids and searches: SC seeks centre response
Malegaon 2008 blast prime accused Purohit refused bail
India successfully puts own weather satellite into orbit
Telangana villagers battle reservoir that will submerge their homes VEMULAGHAT, SEpTEMbEr 26 (THoMSon rEUTErS FoUndATion): The peacefulness of the lush green fields of paddy and maize lining the road to Vemulaghat village in Telangana, India belies the anger of villagers protesting against the state's plans to acquire about 21,000 acres of land for a reservoir. The Komuravelli Mallanna Sagar reservoir will irrigate 1.2 million acres of drought-prone land, according to state officials. Nearly a dozen villages will be submerged in the process, displacing more than 25,000 people, including those in Vemulaghat who have been protesting for more than three months. "If the state wants water, why should we be kicked out? This is our land, our village," said Roopa Man-
doli, 34, who owns and cultivates two acres of land with her husband. "If we are to give up everything, then we should at least be adequately compensated by the state. With the kind of money they are offering us, we will be impoverished," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, as villagers standing beside her nodded. Conflict over land rights has increased in recent years in India, one of the world's fastest growing economies, with rising demand for land for industrial use and development projects. Residents of Vemulaghat, the largest of 14 villages that will be affected by the proposed reservoir, have held a relay fast and marched to the highway holding placards and chanting slogans. One
farmer from a nearby village killed himself. Policemen stopped the highway protest, beating back villagers with batons and injuring dozens, activists say. The government has banned "unlawful assembly" and processions in Vemulaghat, and restricted visitors. Now, villagers gather in an open space under a colourful awning, their protest slogans and pictures of the baton charge stuck on the walls, and watched constantly by several policemen. "It's like a military zone," said Kiran Kumar Vissa, a campaigner with Rythu Swarajya Vedika, an umbrella organisation of NGOs working on agriculture issues, in Hyderabad city. "The government is using intimidation to coerce
the villagers into handing its environmental and soover their land," he said. cial impact. Last year, the newlyLACK OF CLARITY created Telengana issued a India has introduced government order known several land laws in the past as GO123, to enable easidecade to give the vulner- er acquisitions of land for able more rights, but many public projects. of these laws are diluted Rights groups say the and do not protect poor state order runs counter to farmers enough, activists the federal Land Acquisisay. tion Act of 2013, as it does Last month, the Su- not specify the amount of preme Court said land ac- compensation to be paid, quired by West Bengal for or list the conditions of rea Tata Motors factory must habilitation and resettlebe returned to farmers as ment for those displaced. it was not acquired for a "The state is using the "public purpose", ending order indiscriminately," a decade-long fight by the said Vissa. displaced farmers. "If GO123 is impleRights groups protest- mented, it will set a daning against the Mallanna gerous precedent for other Sagar project say there is a states to bypass the Land lack of clarity in the state's Acquisition Act," he said. land acquisition policy, State Irrigation Minand that the government ister Harish Rao has told has not released detailed reporters the government reports on the project and will compensate those dis-
placed according to the Land Acquisition Act. But he did not say when or specify the amount. After several calls to the minister, a spokesman said he would not comment on the project at this time. Compensation amounts offered for Mallanna Sagar range from 585,000 rupees to 700,000 rupees ($5,222-$10,445) per acre, villagers said. About 30-40 percent of land needed for the project has been handed to the state so far, Vissa estimates. Civil rights groups have filed cases against the state on the Mallanna Sagar and other projects because they say land is being acquired by coercion. Last month, the High Court quashed GO123 in the matter of an industrial project, calling the notification "illegal, arbitrary, un-
constitutional". The state power plants and airports has got an interim stay on between 1950 and 2005, acthe court order. cording to Geneva-based Internal Displacement MoniWATER WARS toring Centre. Less than a Villagers have had little fifth have been resettled. interaction with state ofConflicts over scarce ficials, even though state land and water resources Chief Minister K. Chan- are only set to escalate in drasekhar Rao hails from India, the world's second Medak district where Ve- most populous country. At mulaghat is located. least one person was killed, "We've been asking for offices shuttered and propa meeting with the govern- erty torched in Bengaluru ment, asking them to ex- last week, as Karnataka and plain the plan to us. No one Tamil Nadu clashed in a has come," said Janardhan long-running dispute over Poreddy, who cultivates sharing river water.. about 11 acres of land in For Mandoli and others Vemulaghat. in Vemulaghat, the Mallan"We have enough water na Sagar project threatens for two, even three crops their very way of life. "Everya year. Can the govern- one in this village works on ment guarantee that they the land. We don't have anywill relocate us to a similar thing else," Mandoli said. place?" he said. "Either give us alterAbout 65 million peo- nate land and homes and ple were displaced in India enough money. Or leave us by dams, highways, mines, to our lives here," she said.
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US and Russia trade blows over Syria as warplanes pound Aleppo UNITED NATIONS/AMMAN, SEpTEMbEr 26 (rEUTErS): The United States accused Russia of “barbarism” in Syria on Sunday as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost “impossible”. A diplomatic solution to the fighting looked unlikely as U.S. and Russian diplomats disagreed at a U.N. Security Council meeting called to discuss the violence, which has escalated since a ceasefire collapsed last week. Rebels, who are battling President Bashar al-Assad’s forces for control of Aleppo, said any peace process would be futile unless the “scorched earth bombing” stopped immediately. Capturing the rebel-held half of Syria’s largest city, where more than 250,000 civilians are trapped, would be the biggest victory of the civil war for Assad’s forces. They have achieved their strongest position in years thanks to Russian and Iranian support and launched a fresh offensive for a decisive battlefield victory on Thursday. Residents and rebels say hundreds have been killed in the new strikes. “What Russia is sponsoring and doing is not counter terrorism, it is barbarism,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, told the 15-member council. “Instead of pursuing peace,
in Handarat camp,” a military source was quoted on state media as saying. Planes continued to pound residential areas on Sunday, flattening buildings, rebels and residents said. “The Assad regime and with direct participation of its ally Russia and Iranian militias has escalated its criminal and vicious attack on our people in Aleppo employing a scorched earth policy to destroy the city and uproot its people,” a statement signed by 30 mainstream rebel groups said on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said at least 45 people, among them 10 children, were killed in eastern Aleppo on Saturday. The army says it is targeting only militants. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the civil war and 11 million driven Men inspect the damage after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, from their homes. Syria on September 25. (REUTERS Photo)
Russia and Assad make war. Instead of helping get lifesaving aid to civilians, Russia and Assad are bombing the humanitarian convoys, hospitals, and first responders who are trying desperately to keep people alive.” The French and British foreign ministers also took aim at Russia, saying it could be guilty of war crimes. But Russia defended its position. “In Syria hundreds of armed groups are being armed, the
territory of the country is being bombed indiscriminately and bringing a peace is almost an impossible task now because of this,” Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told the council. SCORCHED EARTH In the first major advance of the new offensive, Syrian forces seized control of the Handarat Palestinian refugee camp, north of Aleppo. Rebels counter attacked and said on Sunday they had retaken the camp before the
bombing started. “We retook the camp, but the regime burnt it with phosphorous bombs,” said Abu alHassanien, a commander in a rebel operations room that includes the main brigades fighting to repel the army assault. The army, which is also being helped by Iranian-backed militias, Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hezbollah militant group and a Palestinian militia, acknowledged rebels had retaken Handarat. “The Syrian army is targeting the armed groups’ positions
DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS Russia and the United States agreed on Sept. 9 a deal to put the peace process back on track. It included a nationwide truce and improved humanitarian aid access but it collapsed when an aid convoy was bombed killing some 20 people. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who hammered out the truce in months of intensive diplomacy, pleaded with Russia to halt air strikes. U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura appealed to the
Council meeting to come up with a way to enforce a ceasefire. “I am still convinced that we can turn the course of events,” he said, adding that he would not quit trying to bring peace in Syria. However, Russia is one of five veto powers on the council, along with the United States, France, Britain and China. Russia and China have protected Assad’s government by blocking several attempts at council action. China’s U.N. envoy Liu Jieyi repeated a call for all sides to work harder to help find a political solution but also said counter-terrorism was a “very important component” to a resolution, state news agency Xinhua said. “The Syrian conflict has led to the rise and spread of terrorism; without rooting out terrorism, there will be no peace for the Syrian people, and there will be no security for regional countries,” Liu said. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Russia was guilty of prolonging the war in Syria and may have committed war crimes by targeting an aid convoy. “We should be looking at whether or not that targeting is done in the knowledge that those are wholly innocent civilian targets, that is a war crime,” he said in a BBC interview aired on Sunday. The rebels said they could not accept Russia as a sponsor of any new peace initia-
tive “because it was a partner with the regime in its crimes against our people”. It said Russian-backed Syrian forces were using napalm and chemical weapons without censure from the international community. U.N. investigators are looking into the alleged use of the incendiary weapons phosphorus and napalm in several cities. The war has ground on for nearly six years, drawing in world powers and regional states. Islamic State - the enemy of every other party to the conflict - has seized swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq. World powers appeared to believe that neither Assad nor his opponents were capable of decisive victory on the battlefield. But Russia’s apparent decision to abandon the latest peace process could signal it now thinks that victory is in reach, at least in the western cities where the majority of Syrians live. Assad’s fortunes improved a year ago when Russia joined the war on his side. Since then, Washington has worked hard to negotiate peace with Moscow, producing two ceasefires. But both proved short-lived, with Assad showing no sign of compromise. Outside Aleppo, anti-Assad fighters have been driven mostly into rural areas. Nevertheless, they remain a potent fighting force, which they demonstrated with an advance of their own on Saturday.
9 people injured in Houston shooting; gunman killed by police China cracks down on fake journalists
Several people were injured early Sept. 26, in an active shooter situation near a strip mall in Houston. The suspect was shot by police. (REUTERS Photo)
WAShINgTON, SEpTEMbEr 26 (AgENcIES): An active shooter in Houston injured nine people Monday morning before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. The shooting involved “a lawyer” who was having unspecified issues with his law firm, Martha Montalvo, the interim Houston police chief, said during a briefing Monday morning. She did not go into any
other detail of a possible motivation, but police said they were investigating to see if these issues prompted the shooting. One person injured in the shooting was in critical condition, while another person was in serious condition, Montalvo said. Three people had been treated and released by 9:30 a.m., she said. A police bomb squad was examining the gunman’s car and
would then look at his apartment, according to authorities. Montalvo said that there were weapons found in his car, but she would not go into detail or say if there were any explosives found. The Houston Fire Department was first called just before 6:30 a.m. about a report of an active shooter at an intersection outside a strip mall about six miles west of downtown, said Jay
Evans, a department spokesman. Emergency responders initially transported six people to hospitals from the scene, he said. In a brief news conference outside the strip mall, Richard Mann, the executive assistant fire chief, said that some people were injured in their cars by flying glass. Mann said no deaths were reported, and he said the gunman was “neutralized.” Police officials later said the attacker was killed and described the shooting scene as contained, even as they cautioned that there was an ongoing investigation into what happened. The Houston police said that the gunman was shot by officers and that they had no reports of any other suspects. The intersection where the shooting occurred is home to a strip mall and is near a number of residences. A shelter in place order was issued for people in a nearby apartment complex as the police worked to examine the attacker’s car and an apartment. The FBI said later Monday morning that it had offered the Houston police its help with the investigation.
bEIjINg, SEpTEMbEr 26 (IANS): China has dealt with 84 cases involving fake journalists and media outlets since a campaign against pornographic and illegal publications was launched in June. A recent case publicised by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Pub-
lications on Monday revealed a fake reporter surnamed Ma in China’s Hebei province was given six years imprisonment and fined 100,000 yuan ($15,000) for racketeering, Xinhua news agency reported. Ma is said to have demanded hush money from victims by threatening to publish negative
stories about them on more than 20 occasions. Another case under investigation revealed 5 suspects involved in the making of counterfeit reporter licenses and even setting up a copycat official reporter database. The campaign also saw 670,000 illegal newspapers and magazines seized.
Researchers use modern methods to solve ancient murder mystery SyDNEy, SEpTEMbEr 26 (IANS): Using state-of-the-art equipment, Australian researchers have managed to solve an 800-yearold murder case pertaining to the death of an Aboriginal man. A team of scientists led by researcher Michael Westaway, a senior fellow at the Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University, in South East Queensland, has discovered evidence suggesting that a skeleton found protruding from an Australian riverbank two years ago belonged to an ancient indigenous man who died from a strike made by a boomerang, Xinhua news agency reported. The scientists have meticulously pieced together the final, fatal moments of the man
suspected to have taken place during the 1200s, using a state-of-the-art Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating laboratory which helped determine the man’s cause of death. The skeleton was discovered in 2014 and it was initially believed that it belonged to a man who was killed by someone with the British Native Police in the 17th century. But further testing showed that the man died in the 1200s, well before Europeans arrived with their metal weapons, the university said. “Analysis of the skeleton revealed a large cut to the face that had gashed the bone running from the brow to the chin that had not healed, suggesting it was part of the reason for the man’s death,” the university said.
North Korea: old friends take steps to isolate regime SEOUL, SEpTEMbEr 26 (rEUTErS): From kicking out North Korean workers and ending visafree travel for its citizens, to stripping flags of convenience from its ships, Cold War-era allies from Poland to Mongolia are taking measures to squeeze the isolated country. More such moves, with prodding from South Korea and the United States, are expected after North Korea recently defied U.N. resolutions to conduct its fifth nuclear test. North Korea’s limited global links leave most countries with few targets for penalising the regime on their own. Mounting sanctions over the years have made Pyongyang more adept at evasion and finding alternative sources for procurement, a recent paper by experts at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found. Nonetheless, South Korea has been especially active in pushing the North’s allies for unilateral
action in hopes of reining in Pyongyang’s arms programme. “If long-standing friends of North Korea continue to publicly curb their ties with the country, Pyongyang will have fewer places overseas where its illicit networks can operate unhindered or with political cover from the host capital,” said Andrea Berger, deputy director of the proliferation and nuclear policy program at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). South Korean officials have declined to say whether they have made inducements to countries to punish North Korea. “Presumably in the course of that diplomatic interaction it is also being made clear to Pyongyang’s partners that deeper trade ties with economies like South Korea will not be fully realizable” without taking steps against North Korea, Berger said. Angola, for one, has suspended all commercial trade with Pyongyang, banning North Korean compa-
nies from operating there since the U.N. toughened sanctions in March, a South Korean foreign ministry official told Reuters recently. Angola was suspected of buying military equipment in 2011 from North Korea’s Green Pine Associated Corp, which is under U.N. sanction, according to a 2016 U.N. report. North Korea had also cooperated with Angola in health care, IT and construction, South Korea’s embassy there said in December. Angolan officials did not respond to requests for comment, but the country told the U.N. in July it had not imported any light weapons from North Korea in recent years. North Korea’s export of cheap labour has also been targeted. Earlier this year, Washington urged countries to curb the use of North Korean workers, who number roughly 50,000 and generate between $1.2 billion and $2.3 billion annually for Pyongyang, according to a 2015 U.N. report. Poland, which hosted
A rally celebrating the success of a recent nuclear test is held in Kim Il Sung square in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 13, 2016. (REUTERS File Photo)
as many as 800 North Korean workers, according to some estimates, this year stopped renewing visas, as did Malta. Travel restrictions have also increased, with Ukraine recently revoking a Soviet-era deal that allowed visa-free visits for North Koreans. Singapore, which has been a hub for North Korealinked trade, will require visitors from the country to
apply for visas starting next regime too far, fearing a colmonth, its immigration au- lapse that would destabithority said in July. lise the entire region. That means agreeing significantDE-FLAGGED ly tightened U.N. sanctions The vast majority of could be difficult. North Korea’s trade is with Some of the most tangiChina, and experts warn ble results of recent efforts sanctions will have limited to isolate North Korea have impact without Beijing’s seen countries ban its ships backing. China condemns from their registries. North Pyongyang’s nuclear pro- Korean-owned vessels are gramme but is also its chief suspected of using other ally and is unwilling to pres- flags to camouflage the sure leader Kim Jong Un’s movement of illicit cargo.
Landlocked Mongolia, which is among Pyongyang’s steadiest allies but also has close ties with Seoul, cancelled the registrations of all 14 North Korean vessels flying its flag, according to a report it submitted to the U.N. in July, even though sanctions compelled it to act on just one of them. Cambodia, once the most popular flag of convenience for North Korea, ended its registry scheme
for all foreign ships in August, although it did not single out North Korea. The flags of 69 North Korean ships, none of them on a U.N. blacklist, have been de-registered since the U.N. tightened sanctions in March, South Korea’s foreign minister said last month. The North’s merchant fleet is estimated by the U.N. at roughly 240 vessels. Still, one-off measures by various countries mean Pyongyang can simply shift its business elsewhere - a shortcoming of unilteral actions in general. China and Russia employ the bulk of North Korean workers and have publicly shown no inclination to halt the practice. China, experts say, remains the key. “Rather than being efficient, unilateral actions put psychological pressure on the North,” said Chang Yong-seok, a senior researcher at the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University. “But like criminal gangs, North Korea won’t cringe much under psychological pressure.”
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Aftermath of Framework Agreement: Some Observations
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Dr. Somingam Mawon
s a free citizen and knowing that freedom of expression is fundamental but not absolute, I am penning down some observations on the ongoing Naga peace process related discourse. Nobody as I am, yet a proud Naga and also one among the thousands Naga harassed, not once but thrice, by the so called “Friends of the Hill People”. Needless to point fingers at the Indian security forces, for they were and are just the pawns dictated and monitored by the political leaders thousands of miles away from the land of the Nagas. Many have said and deliberated on the Naga solution particularly after the signing of the framework agreement. Since then, the NSCN under the leaderships of Assu Isak Chishi Swu and Avākharar Thuingaleng Muivah is seen as an entity, sometimes a target, where many Nagas have criticized, some constructively, on the political future of the Nagas; and more so after the demise of one of the tallest Naga leaders, Assu Isak Chishi Swu. Well, as expected, some have expressed their narrowminded views and tribalistic mindsets. Having read some write-ups as available in the print and social media, I am now finding it difficult to understand the meaning of “objective” in the real sense of the term. However, to target a section of people for some selfish ends is no “objective argument” at all. One of the prevailing trends in our society is the “teaching” on patriotism and nationalism after retirements from the Indian government service sectors. Such is their sense of exercising freedom of expression, but we expect the same “teaching” during their in-service years. Many times, out of nothingness, some would argue on the peace process related issue in order to assert their subjectively constructed political opinions. Thus, to even address them is a legitimacy given which they do not deserve. After the signing of framework agreement, some Naga individuals and groups seemed to have spoken “authoritatively” like they own the people’s movement. Such self-style overt avowal on the framework agreement is confusing the ignorant Naga as well as non-Naga masses about the real significance of the agreement. In my limited knowledge and in contrary to some opinions, the recent agreement cannot be termed as “Naga Accord” for no accord can be kept in secrecy from the people. Many have argued that the content of framework agreement should be made available in the public domain. What is “framework agreement”? Framework agreement is not an accord. It is an underlying structure within which the two conflicting parties would contemplate the final details indispensable in resolving the long drawn Naga political conflict. Until the final settlement is inked, I see no rationale in publicizing the content other than those major issues
which the two parties to agreement have made known to the public. Nagas by now must realize that for too long the Indian Government have played a “conditional politics” in resolving the conflict, and thus many other “stakeholders” have taken advantages and have attempted to derail the Naga peace process. After years of political negotiation, the NSCN has signed an agreement with the Indian Government, but such agreement will be implementable only if the outcome of the framework agreement is reflected upon the aspirations of the greatest number of the Naga people. In other words, the people’s consent to the agreement is a necessity. However, we have different shades of people with different opinions and aspirations. Therefore, the complexity is whose opinions and aspirations should we consider as representing the overall interest and welfare of the Nagas and thus acceptable to us, and how should we go ahead in ascertaining the interests of the people. Referendum is one valid means to decide whether the people would accept the outcome of the political negotiation. However, it is observed that this is unlikely to take place at this juncture, as we have people’s representatives such as village chiefs’ organisations, civil society organizations, and politically elected representatives among others who are representing the Naga populace. In other words, these people’s representatives have the people’s support and thus they carry the voices of the Nagas. Naga political groups, though not all, are the primary agent spearheading the people’s movement. Nevertheless, no political group is greater than the Naga people as a whole. In the absence of people’s support, they cease to exist as revolutionary groups, but become militant or terrorist groups. In principle, their sacrifice for the cause, and recognition and mandate given by the people made them nationalists. Had there been no Naga political groups, our political history would have been a different one. In this connection, we remain grateful to A.Z. Phizo and his contemporaries who have laid a firm political foundation for our movement. However, it is very disheartening for the younger generations, when a handful of like-minded people formed an armed group and then claim to be representing the cause of the million Nagas. Such prevailing trend devaluates the genuine Naga cause for which many brave men and women have sacrificed their lives. Ours is a people’s movement, as it has always been; and thus people’s voices are to be heard, recognized, valued and supported. Likewise, civil society organizations have its say on the movement, unless they are formed with some vested interests. History has taught us that in any people’s movement across the globe, consultation and discussion amongst the nationalists and the people are vital in achieving their goals and aspirations. It is important that decisions should be
made with them, not imposed on them. For practical reason, unity of all is neither achievable nor doable in a diversified nation like Naga. Put quite simply, unity does not have to be uniformity. We are a family comprised of many tribes. Therefore, conflict is bound to occur because it is inherent wherever there is any form of human relations. But conflict has both negative and positive connotations. Conflict can be positive in the sense that it is only through expression of conflicting mindset that clears the path for innovation and transformation to take place in a society. In actuality, uniformity may inhibit us from realizing the creative and innovative way of actualizing our dream. What we need is the positive accommodation of differentness among ourselves so that it will act as a catalyst in unifying the divided house. We aspire for unification of all sections of Naga people. Though not impossible, it will be a herculean task as reactionaries to the cause will always be found in any political movement. Leaving aside the Naga nationalists, even the Church leaders who continue to preach forgiveness and love are among the most divided groups in our society. If Church leaders cannot forgive and forget within themselves or cannot unite the divided Church, how much can we expect from the nationalist leaders who have lived with arms for many years. No doubt, understanding on some core issues pertaining to the political movement should be there among the Naga nationalists for the love of Naga nation. In sum, unity of all is an idealistic principle which no nation can attain. Before us, many nations have succeeded and have resolved or managed their political movements, and others are in the process of nation in the making. One hard fact was that there were always reactionary groups in all the resolved or managed political movements. Conflict of interests and ideas are prevalent across all nations, and Nagalim is no exception to this. The recent solution to the Indonesia-East Timor political conflict in 2002 is one example. In a nation like ours, a middle way between the two different schools of thought or extreme ends is always desirable. History has taught us that in any political negotiation between the two conflicting parties, a policy of give and take has been the most practical solution in resolving the issue or conflict. Meaning of negotiation does not necessarily reflect upon the principle of “winner takes all” situation, but it has something more to do with “win-win situation”. Many experts in conflict management and conflict resolution have suggested that solution to any complex conflict should be based not only on one’s dream or aspiration but rather on the practicability or feasibility of the dream or aspiration based on the given context. If we are to go for a “zero-sum game”, then the prevailing political situation may not favor us. In other words, in my opinion, the recent framework agreement is no framework to the attainment of absolute sovereignty. And if we are to agree
to disagree this, a new initiation would be required. But the big question is - are the Naga people, leaving aside the acceptance of Indian Government, ready for this wind of change. If such a change is not feasible, then the pragmatic ideas and proposal of Suisa Rungsung on the Naga future are found relevant. On the one hand, Nagas cannot accept Article 371A or “greater autonomy” as a provision for the whole Nagas as the final solution to their political movement. On the other hand, Indian Government is unlikely to recognize Naga sovereignty (read as absolute sovereignty). Thus, a sort of compromise between the two viewpoints in the form of shared sovereignty is one feasible option available for the parties to the ongoing peace talks. At this critical juncture, justification of one’s stand on historical events, and seeding hatreds on tribal and factional lines are not the solution to our cause. Leaderships of the Indian Government have changed, and are now appeared to be sincere in their approach to resolve the protracted IndoNaga political conflict. Like the Indian Government who now seems to understand the “otherness” or “uniqueness” of the Naga people, we also need to understand the limitations of theirs in resolving the conflict. Negotiation will come to an agreeable solution only when the two conflicting parties understand each other’s limitations. Leaderships come and go but this is not the actual issue in resolving, settling or transforming conflicts. The real concern is the availability of the political will of the leaders to amicably resolve conflicts. If Naga nationhood is respected and constitutionally recognized by the Indian Government, it will not be unwise on our part to redefine the concept of sovereignty. However, this does not mean to say that the demand for sovereignty would no longer be found relevant after coming to agreement between the two conflicting parties. Instead, it can be a process; it is a matter of how it is to be written in the accord. In principle, the Indian Government has no “political right” to seal the demand for Naga sovereignty because they are two different people with different histories. Political situation has changed, and will continue to change. Resolution to Indo-Naga political conflict is no endgame to the Naga movement, as we are yet to begin dialoguing at the highest level with the Myanmar Government. My humble submission to Naga nationalists and people’s representatives is that we should get what is achievable now, and what is not achievable now should be left to the future generations. However, these are just my opinions. No doubt, leaders of the nation will decide what is best for the people. I should like to end by saying that there is no nation that remains static, but evolves keeping in pace with time and space. Change is the only permanent thing! The author is currently a Firebird Foundation Fellow
Why Women's Reservation Success Without Integrity Is Failure Asakho Chachei
Research Officer, Parliament of India Lok Sabha Secretariat
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emocracy is an incubator for gender equality as it provides a space for discussion on laws and human rights and as well for the articulation of opinions. It is evident from the Parliaments across the world that, the more the representation of women in the political processes and the more their participation, the better are the chances of political, social and economic empowerment and emancipation of women. Though women consist of about 50 per cent of the world's population, they are underrepresented as political leaders and elected officials. Today the percentage of women as voters and legislators has increased, but their political participation is not equal to men and women are unable to get an equal share in decision making. The presence of women is low compared to men in any political system, be it in the developed countries or in the developing countries. Democracy cannot truly deliver for all of its citizens if half of the population remains underrepresented in the political arena. Besides, the continued prevalence of violence against women is a reminder to the policy-makers to frame and innovate policies to mitigate it. Needless to say that violence against women can be successfully backed by addressing the issue of discrimination, promoting women’s equality and empowerment, and ensuring that women’s human rights are fulfilled. The Constitution of India enshrines gender equality in its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties etc,. Besides, the State has been taking measures with regard to positive discrimination relating to women and children in the country.In pursuance of the goal to enable larger women’s participation in political processes, one of the significant developments in this regard is reserving one third of seats in local government for women as per 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendment in 1993. Presently, 14 States of our country have passed legislation reserving at least 50 percent seats for women in the local bodies.In India as a whole, there are 2.51 lakh Panchayats which include 2.39 village councils. Over 77,210 of them now have women as Sarpanchs. At the intermediate level, there are 6405 Blocks or Panchayat Samitis. More than 1,970 of them have women Sabhapatis or heads. With regard to the 589 District or Zilla Panchayats (district councils) 200 have women Presidents. Thus, in the country as a whole, above one million women now occupy positions as members or heads in rural and urban local government bodies. When there are more than one million women occupying different positions,thanks to women’s reservation policy in other parts of the country, can we afford to let our women miss the opportunity, especially when the government is doing so much for women emancipation and empowerment through different policies and measures?The experience gained at being involved with the Panchayati Raj Institutions has transformed many a woman. Women have gained a sense of empowerment by having their say over the use of resources and manpower, they have become articulate and conscious of their power and with improved literacy level, they have been able to tackle the political and bureaucratic system successfully. They have reported regular attendance at Panchayat meetings and have used their elected authority to
address critical issues such as education, drinking water facilities, family planning facilities, hygiene and health, quality of healthcare and village development. Sadly, there is no dearth of voices against women reservation policy in our society after the Government of Nagaland passed the 33% reservation for women in the local government. Many will say that we do not practice discrimination or social evils towards women like other parts of the country and that woman are treated equally or have been given all opportunities like men. This notion is not completely true. We need to understand the fundamental difference between men and women. Men and women experience differently in everyday's life since time immemorial. There has been no equal footing being given from the beginning.If we justify the underlying reasons behind the reservation policy given to ST/SCs & OBCs in matter of job or employment, then 33% reservation for women in local bodies is equally justified. We were a marginalized society and we did not have equal footing with other mainstream people at the beginning. For people from the General category, their great-great grandparents were literate since the last century if not earlier, whereas, the first Naga to graduate was Shri A. Kevichusa (former MP)in 1924, which goes on to show how late we got the opportunity to start formal education. Likewise, women were given rights and other opportunities late. Historically women had to wage long battles to get the right to vote. Australia was the first country to grant voting rights to women in 1902 and India in 1950. Instead of coming forward and supporting the women reservation bill which in all sense is justified, we are busy questioning its logic, mockingour women’s capability, intimidating them in advance by making snide remarks and questioning the morality of a woman etc. Despite the trappings of modern living and boasting an evolved and liberated mentality, we have not evolved as a person and as a society for higher ideals and to accept or introduce change as far as accepting reservation for women is concerned. It has much to do with our mindset that remains shackledto our patriarchal society. The gender role ideology is used as an ideological tool by patriarchy to place women within the private arena of home as mothers and wives and men in the public sphere. India in recent times has been one of the faster growing economies of the world. The high level of growth can however be sustained only when all sections of society, especially women become equal partners in the development process. The government therefore, has been making every effort to achieve inclusive growth with special focus on women in consonance with the National Policy for Empowerment of Women. The Policy focuses on enabling a number of women-centric Legislations for effective use of various Government Schemes for the betterment of women. Besides the Legislative intervention, what we need equally is to recognize the contributions of women within our minds. I believe that we can start from the family where a woman makes invaluable contributions but which is always unpaid. All family members including husband, father, mother, brothers and sisters must bear in mind the economic and financial dimension underlying the household job of a woman. Side by side, women need also have a say and share in the decision-making too. Beginning with the family, we can create the necessary mindset towards women’s empowerment in the larger society.
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very human gets one chance to live. That precious one chance with a span of 70 or 80 decides what we become and where we spend our eternity. Depending on individuals choice we make our place heaven or hell on earth. While wise one's make their life as a pleasant journey of enjoyment, rest live their lives as hell on earth. A very common bible verse ' The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. - Proverbs 1 : 7 ' lays the foundation of our life and those that heed this verse are the real hero's and heroine's of our time as opposed to those playing a negative role, who we know are sociopaths and psychopaths comprising as composite ingredients of our society. Those sparkling genuine people in our society are real successful one's who underwent proper process of learning and are well trained and equipped to face any circumstances that crops up in our life. We recognise and know them from the fruits they bear and makes us well pleased blessing them in our hearts for their wisdom and concern of all mankind. While those that succeed without integrity are real trouble makers and Corruptor's in our society. These people always look out for short cuts and enter through backdoors without the knowledge that it takes education and proper training to hold a responsible post/ job. Because that job holder doesn't mean joining the job position to extract
what amount of salary/benefit one gets. But that job holder should be efficient enough to do his/her work properly and the work or task well performed becomes the product generated through his/her ability. As we look around today, there are few countable genuine humans, humane enough to be doing the job of 10s and 100s as they are compelled even to do the work of ineligible and clumsy colleagues/ staffs. To lighten their burden and avoid such in future, steps should be taken to filter out those people whose job is only that of occupying space and blocking others to be fruitful. People should unite together not to do evil and encourage wrong doing (like few people does)but must be united in rational thinking of living right before the audience of one and only one who is our living father because what is pleasing to God is also pleasing before man. God has blessed us in every ways to increase and bear fruit. But that seed which God has blessed the people to be planted to yield more is even consumed. With this state, there may come a time when all will starve to death. Looking ahead of what is unfolding, its time we wake each other up and work collectively for common good, like some of our sensible leaders have been already working, trying hard to knock some good sense in us. Differentiating and knowing between individual effort and collective effort, let us be wise enough and contribute ourselves in every possible way we can for the betterment of all. Keeping it very clear in our minds that ' if we can take good care of our own selves, we are contributing much to the developing of the world '. KUKNALIM !
The importance of Consumer rights awareness in the state Kezhokhoto Savi Professor-in-charge, Citizen Rights Awareness Campaign, Kohima Law College
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he awareness of consumer rights and duties is more important in rural areas and the responsibility of this rest with all of us and more particularly with the government agencies, the state government has to play a vital role for promoting welfare of consumers and protection of their rights. There are instances where state government is failing to check and control the various practices which are the root causes to pricerise and health hazards such as fund-raise by way of selling lottery tickets, raffle draw, buffet ticket, selling newspaper by way of asking donation, price-rise during festive seasons, illegal collection of cash at the check-gates by Nagaland Police, public organisation, federation, govt agencies, union, association, unfair means of practices in the market such as selling sub-standard goods, under-weight especially by the butchers, removal of original price tag, fuel adulteration, food safety and safety devices, quality control especially in infrastructural developmental works, etc. selling expiry goods especially medicine including ‘Save A Life Pharmacy’ owned by the Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) and what is more serious than this NHAK selling expired drug to patient under their own roof and it leads to question as to how the whole affair had been managed by the state government. In this case the victim’s parent were smart enough and could boldly lodged and FIR to the Police Station which brings to make public know but there are thousands of illiterate patient availing and buying medicines from NHAK which is functioning under the department of health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland. The State Government is least bothered rather the district administration had gone ahead in settling the matter outside the court while the matter was pending before the criminal court and even the so called pharmacy attendant who had sold out the alleged expired medicine is still under judicial custody. The NHAK started conveying its gratitude through press statement for settling the
case instead of owning the responsibility and the district administration had initiated the settlement of the case which is also amounting to bringing a huge conflict between the administration and the judiciary. When judiciary independency has come and the entire criminal is being withdrawn from administration or executive which means criminal court would take up all the criminal cases. The district administration instead of checking the pharmacies in the district had put all efforts to solve or settle the matter by any means which had encourages the pharmacies to sell expiry medicines. The President of the Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) Kezhokhoto Savi strongly condemned with a statement that the organisation cannot tolerate the selling of expired medicine by the NHAK. The Kohima district administration settling the already criminal registered FIR case outside the court is illegal and it is to be highly condemned. While buying every consumer needs to keep in mind certain duties such as one needs is to check the accurate weights, date of expiry, read and understand the information provided on goods, obtain cash memo, receipt, check quality and quantity, ISI Mark, MRP, etc. Consumer awareness is about making the consumer aware of his or her own rights. The moment a person comes into this world, he starts consuming. He needs milk, clothes, oil, soap water and many more things and these needs keep taking in one form or the other all along his life. Thus we are all ‘Consumer’.When we approach the market as a consumer, we expect value for money, i.e right quality, right quantity, right prices and information and knowledge about the mode of uses. And limited information, limited supplies and low literacy are the main factors causing exploitation of consumers. The consumers are to be aware of not only of the sale and purchase of goods, but also the health and security aspects. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 was one of the most important steps taken to protect the interest of consumers and the Act recognizes consumers’ right to seek redresses through the consumer disputes redressal agencies namely; District Consumer Disputes
Redressal Forum,District Forum, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,State Commission and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,National Commission. If any person felt cheated by traders or manufacturer and wish to make a complaint before the redressal agency then one can write the details on a plain paper. Attach the supporting documents that may be guarantee or warrantee card and cash memo with complaint and submit it to the appropriate forum or commission depending on the pecuniary jurisdiction. Very often time we come across gullible consumers being cheated and exploited by seller due to their ignorance and lack of knowledge. It is essential that the consumers should be made aware of their rights and that information regarding the goods in the market be made readily available to them. Consumer awareness is the need of the hour as in this age of globalization, the main objective of each manufacture is to maximize his profit and in doing so they tend to neglect the interest of the consumers and exploit them by overcharging, under weighing, sales of products after expiry date, sale of spurious drugs (sub-standard drugs), misleading the consumers by giving false advertisement, etc. It is in a consumer’s best interest to have a highawarenessoftheproductstheybuy.Higher awareness allows us to purchase quality products of the right price. There is a popular commercial which airs on television with the popular slogan “Jago Grahak Jago” which calls upon the consumers to know their rights and fight for it.Asamatteroffactinordertohelpthejewellery buyers, there is the Bureau of Indian standard (BIS) hallmark which is the hallmarking system for marking gold as well as silver jewelleries sold in India certifying of the metal. It conforms to a set of standards laid by the BIS which is the national standard organisation of India and therefore, it is important to be aware about the BIS hallmark and its various components. For further query and any consumer grievances complaint kindly call up the Nagaland State Consumer Helpline Toll Free No. 1800 – 345 - 3701 or one can personally visits the office situated at Old Assembly Secretariat, Kohima, Nagaland.
Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.
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Abiogenesis performs at Ziro
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ony's "The Magnificent 7" beats over Warner Bros' feature cartoon film "Storks", leading weekend box office in North America. Opening at 3,674 locations, "The Magnificent 7" was predicted to sell about $35 million worth of tickets in the United States and Canada, and be the most
popular movie in North America this weekend. "The Magnificent Seven" delivered an "A-" from opening day audiences on CinemaScore and currently holds a 63 per cent positive critics on RottenTomatoes. "Storks" opened in second with an estimate of $21.8 million in projected sales from 3,922 locations
in North America. Firstnight moviegoers give "Storks" an "A-" rating and critics rate 63 per cent positive on it. "Storks" debuted in 33 international markets this weekend and brought in an estimated $18.3 million, China, Mexico, Russia, Brazil and Australia are included in the screening coun-
tries. In China, "Storks" finished second with an estimated $5.2 million, just a half million behind "Hotel Transylvania" in 2012. And in third place, "Sully" was on track to deal $13.8 million in tickets this weekend, for a domestic running total of $92.4 million over three weeks. The 10 most-popular
movies this week were "Bridget Jones's Baby" ($4.5 million), "Snowden" ($4.1 million), "Blair Witch" ($3.4 million), "Don't Breathe" ($3.8 million), "Suicide Squad" ($3.1 million), "When The Bough Breaks" ($2.5 million) and "Kubo And The Two Strings" (1.1 million).
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n September 23, the second two of the fifth edition of Ziro Festival of Music in the deep rainforest of Hong village, Abiogenesis took the main stage and belted out Naga Source: IANS Howey music to the delight
of the crowd with majority of them coming from mainland India including foreign tourists. Abiogenesis played their set for forty five minutes but when then they had to play another song as the crowd screamed for more.
Angelina has blocked Brad Pitt's number
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ctress Angelina Jolie has reportedly chosen to ignore any contact from Brad Pitt after she filed for divorce from the actor last week. "Angelina has blocked all incoming text messages and also Brad's numbers," a source told usmagazine.com. It was previously claimed that Pitt has been left "completely devastated" by his divorce. "He is beside himself and has been crying. He was completely caught off guard and blindsided and had no idea she would do this. Angelina filed the court papers a minute before the courts closed on Monday night. He didn't have a lawyer or anything. "She had threatened divorce in the past but he did not think she would file this time. He is completely devastated and beside himself. He is a shattered man. He's extremely upset. But he is totally focused on just being helpful and making sure his kids are doing as well as possible," a source said at that time. DABA Youth Ministry Sümüdem Fellowship organised the 13th Autumn Melodies on the theme ‘On Bended Knees’ with Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on Septemguest speaker Enyar Jamir (Music Director, Diphupar Ao Baptist Church, Dimapur). Many prominent and upcoming ber 19, citing irreconcilable differences. Christian artists took the stage and blessed the congregations. The event ended with the Sümüdem youth ministry variThe "By The Sea" actress is seeking joint ous artists singing the theme song ‘On bended knees’. legal custody but sole physical custody of their six children, Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
MMA launches second music centre in West Dimapur
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music school, based out of Dimapur today launched its second centre at Kacharigaon, Phevima, Dimapur. A one stop studio for all music educational needs, Mountain Music Academy (MMA) was previously known as the Furtados School of Music, and is run by sisters Bethel Tsuzu and Nituo Tsuzu. It started in January 2010, with just a handful of students and one teacher. During the formal launch of the MMA centre today, Bethel Tsuzu, announced that MMA has come a long way, with an increase of 300 students and 18 faculty members. Sharing some stories of the school, she informed that MMA offers a full schedule of music lessons in a variety of music disciplines such as the piano, violin, drums, and guitar. It also runs activities side by side to offer a practical approach to learning. There are also weekly performance labs and master classes where professionals come in for teachers and students to keep learning. Then, there are annual concerts, external activities
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Ziro festival is treated as the most fun making outdoor music festival of India and this four days music festival is also regarded as the Indian Woodstock. The festival brings forth both International and National artistes who perform on the two stages, one for the day and one for the night. Ziro is the District Headquarter of Arunachal Pradesh .It is situated 167km from the capital, Itanagar at a height of over 5500 feet above sea level surrounded by misty mountains. Ziro is the home of the Apatanis.
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and examinations. Bethel also highlighted a programme titled “The right note” which is a powerful learning program for the little ones between the ages of four to six. She also informed that from October 9th, a new program called “Le Connect” would be launched. This talk show and interview is designed to let the audience inside the minds of an artist and helps musicians interact and learn from professionals while getting the opportunity to watch them perform live. “All these and more are visions to instill our students a sense of responsibility for music, that music is more than pleasure, a tool
to bring positive changes in the community, along with the opportunity to master a form of art,” she stated. In an inspiring speech, she also mentioned that among the many lives that have been inspiring MMA founders is their mother and also renowned musician Margaret Shishak, of the Margaret Shishak School of Music (MSSM) Patkai Christian College. “We owe it all to my dearest teacher Margaret Shishak who moulded us and inspired us to follow the path of music. MMA is founded today because of her, and the role she played in our lives,” she acknowledged. A lady whose heart and
mission is to bring music into the lives of people, Margaret also briefly spoke at the music school launch. She underscored how there are not enough qualified music teachers in the State and India, and also expressed hope that more students take music seriously and contribute towards the progress and growth of music in Nagaland. She also applauded and gave more encouragement to the Tzuzu family to work towards musical service for the young people in Nagaland. The launch was attended by well-wishers, friends and students of Mountain Music Academy.
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NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy India thump New Zealand to celebrate 500th test ARKCA FC, Crony Boys, Tiema-khe, Addax Club win
DAY 3 MATCHES: September 27
Players in action in the match between Tiema-Khe and Galacticos FC on September 26. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | September 26
ARKCA FC, Crony Boys, Tiema-khe and Addax Club today registered wins in their respective matches of the ongoing 17th NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy 2016 (Lt. Kekuojalie Sachii & Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshii) here at the Kohima Local Ground under the aegis of Angami Students’ Union. In the first match of the day, ARKCA FC downed Boisterous Boys by 6-0. Imnayapang and Azo netted two
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goals each for ARKCA while Pumang and Imsutemjen added a goal each to the team. Crony Boys edged out strong contender New Market XI 2-1 in the second match. Participating for the 14th consecutive years, New Market took the lead early when Akhrielie Yiese scored in 17th minute. However Menguse Sale of Crony Boys scored twice in the 33rd and 54th minute and inked victory for the team. Tiema-khe Kidima defeated Ga-
Ist Match: Veracious FC Zapami Vs Blaze Boys FC Jotsoma @ 9:30 AM 2nd Match: Gariphema Village Youth Org Vs Froster’s FC @ 11:00 AM 3rd Match: Nagaland Police (Red) Vs Wiggle FC @12:30 PM 4th Match: MT Youth Club Vs Chedema FC @ 2:00 PM
lacticos FC by 2-0 in the third match. The winning goal for Tiema-khe came through Shürhosül Pucho and Kevisekho Thokwe in the 8th and 69th minute respectively. In the last match of the day, Addax Club, D-Khel defeated Baptist High by a margin of 3-1. Lavori, Punuru Nienu and Keviphretuo Kire netted a goal each for Addax FC in the 39th,46th and 68th minute respectively. Ashebo netted a lone goal for Baptist High in the 65th minute.
KANPUR, SEPTEMBER 26 (REUTERS): India celebrated their 500th test in style when they overcame New Zealand's final dogged resistance with mesmeric spin and masterful swing to claim the series opener by 197 runs on Monday. New Zealand were always going to do well to manage anything more than delaying the Indian celebrations when they resumed on 93 for four in their pursuit of an improbable 434-run victory target on a track offering generous spin and bounce. To their credit, they kept the home bowlers at bay for 50 overs on a turning dayfive track before collapsing for 236 to give the hosts a comprehensive victory in the milestone test. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 6-132 to complete his 10-wicket match haul and prove why he is considered India's premier spinner. His spin partner Ravindra Jadeja was adjudged man-of-the-match for claiming six wickets and scoring 92 runs without
India's cricket players celebrate after the match. (Reuters Photo)
being dismissed in either innings. "A target of 430-odd on a fifth day wicket is very, very hard to get," home skipper Virat Kohli told reporters. "All your batsmen, right till number 10, have to bat really well (to achieve that). We knew it's just a matter of being patient. "Having batted on that wicket, and all the batsmen would vouch for this,
you could not defend your way out of the game," Kohli added. When final day's play began under an overcast sky, overnight batsmen Luke Ronchi and Mitchell Santner (71) continued their resistance against the in-form Indian spinners at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium. Kohli predictably began with spin from both ends but the batsmen mixed
caution with aggression to defy their hosts. "They are a good side, particularly in their home conditions and they showed that again," said New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. "As a unit, we want to be able to apply pressure for longer, which isn't always easy in tihs part of the world against a side like India. But it's certainly a challenge for us moving forward."
MGM Hr Sec School Sports Meet Golfing great Arnold Palmer dies at 87 DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 26 (MExN): The MGM Hr Sec School conducted two days sports especially for its Higher Secondary School students on October 23 and 26 with the theme ‘We are One.’ The students were divided into 4 groups named as Will, Power, Courage and Might. On Saturday indoor games like Chess, Caroms and Table Tennis were conducted. On Monday Volleyball, Basket ball, Badminton etc were conducted in the school premises. While inaugurating the sports meet, Fr PS Varghese, Principal emphasized on the importance of Sports and games in student’s life along with academics. He asserted that the aim of education is the all round development of an individual. Among the four groups team Courage won the champions trophy.
PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 26 (REUTERS): Arnold Palmer, one of golf's greatest players whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans to the game at the dawn of the age of televised sport, died of heart complications on Sunday. He was 87. Palmer, a charismatic figure popularly known as 'The King' who accumulated 62 career victories on the PGA Tour including seven major championships, died at UPMC Hospital in Pittsburgh, near his hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
"Today marks the passing of an era," Alastair Johnston, his long-time agent, said in a statement. "Arnold Palmer's influence, profile and achievements spread far beyond the game of golf. He was an
iconic American who treated people with respect and warmth, and built a unique legacy through his ability to engage with fans." Fellow golfing great Jack Nicklaus, who with Palmer and Gary Player formed the fabled 'Big Three', said in a statement: "He was one of my best friends, closest friends, and he was for a long, long time. I will miss him greatly.” With his swashbuckling style, prodigious length off the tee, bold putting and affection for the galleries, Palmer had no peer as a fan favourite.
Don Bosco schools basketball tournament culminates
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 26 (MExN): The All Nagaland Don Bosco Schools 3rd Annual Basketball Tournament was held on September 24 organized by the Salesians. It was co-hosted by DBHSS and CKHSS Kohima. The inauguration commenced at 9:00 am with an invocation by Dr Fr. A.J. Sebastian SDB. Fr. Roy George, Rector of DBHSS Kohima welcomed the Chief Guest, Lima
Sunep Jamir, IPS DIG (R) and the players of the eleven teams. In his speech the Chief Guest expressed his nostalgia in revisiting his Alma Mater and he exhorted the students to take part in the co-curriculum of the school to build selfconfidence. He added, “Channelize your youthful energies in a constructive way through Sports and Games”. The students performed choreography and two choir pieces
at the Inaugural Function. The matches kicked off by 10:00 am. The judges for the day were eminent and experienced referees. In the Boys Final DBHSS Kohima beat DBS Zubza, and DBS Zubza defeated DBHSS Wokha in the Girls Final. Fr. Nestor Guria, Provincial of the Salesian Province of Dimapur congratulated the players and gave away the Prizes to the champions.
5 a side soccer tourney in Tseminyu
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 26 (MExN): Bethel Baptist Church (Youth department), Tseminyu is organizing the first 5 men soccer tourney on October 6 and 7 at BHSS play ground. A press note informed that the church is organizing this tournament to enable youths to have fellow-
ship through sports and also to raise funds for procurement of church sound system. The winner and runners up will walk away with a cash amount of Rs. 10000/- and Rs.6000 respectively besides individual prizes. For further information contact 8794825228/9856340930.
15th Lamhai Dungki Tourney kicks off Morung Express News Peren | September 26
The 15th Lamhai Dungki Football and Volleyball Tournament kicked off here at Dungki village ground on Monday with Masangum, PS to Nagaland chief minister, as the chief guest in the opening ceremony. The tournament is held every year coinciding with ‘Kwokpwa’, the traditional festival of Lamhai Dungki village. The chief guest in his address called upon the youth to have vision and dedication to succeed in any field or career. Stressingontheimportanceof gamesandsports,Masangum said besides the glamour and fame associated with sports, it is one unifying factor that bindspeopletogether.Hesaid a true sportsman must possess qualities including discipline, patience, dedication and hard work and sportsman spirit. Masangum said the tournament which also coincides with ‘Kwokpwa’ festival provides an ideal atmosphere for the villagers to display unity and bond ship amongst all the villagers. Coming to the village, the chief guest said the village is one of the most fortunate villages in Peren district since the village
PS to chief minister, Masangum, being introduced to the players on the inaugural day of the 15th Lamhai Dungki Football and Volleyball Tournament at Dungki village on Monday.
has adopted chief minister TR Zeliang as its son some years back. He also said the village is blessed in terms of economy and education and that the village has high number of government employees. He urged upon the villagers to maintain patience and trust in the leadership and that development would continuously come to the vil-
lage if the villagers have patience and do not complain. Extending festival greeting, Masangum further urged the villagers to strive for self-sufficiency in all spheres of life. Altogether, 8 teams (Men) are competing in football while in volleyball, 12 teams including men (8 teams) and women (4 teams) are competing in
the tournament. Chairmen of Lamhai and Dungki villages and general secretary, Lamhai Dungki Joint Council, also spoke n the occasion. Earlier, co-convenor of the tournament committee, Kiesi, delivered the welcome address and chairman, tournament committee, Kebabe, chaired the inaugural programme.
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