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MLA and Advisor to the CM, Merentoshi R. Jamir and Tourism Secretary, Angau I. Thou with others after distribution of wheelchairs during the observance of World Tourism Day in Kohima.

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Kohima | September 27

In line with ‘Tourism for all: Promoting universal accessibility,’ the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day, the Nagaland Tourism Department today distributed wheelchairs to some hotels and home stays in Kohima to be used for guests.

It was handed over by Merentoshi R. Jamir, MLA and Advisor to the Chief Minister and Angau I. Thou, Secretary Tourism during the observance of World Tourism Day here today.

Thou said that tourism is not only an opportunity for the locals to generate money, it is also an opportunity for people to experience newness in environment, culture and food. She said this is a right of every person and cannot be limited to only certain social classes.

“The pleasure for travel should not be made exclusively for people who do not have any liabilities. This is inclusive of all people including those travelling with children in prams, people with disabilities and senior citizens,” she said.

“We must work to make tourism for all and make tourism a universal accessibility. Tourism for all includes people with disabilities, senior citizens and families travelling with small children.”

Stating that everyone has the right to access leisure and tourism services on an equal basis, she however lamented that 1 billon people around the world living with disability, along with young children, seniors and persons with other access requirements, still face obstacles in accessing fundamentals of travels such as clear and reliable information, efficient transportation and public services, and a physical environment that is easy to navigate.

She also said that even with modern technologies, those with visual, hearing, mobility or cognitive impairments are being left behind in many tourism destinations.

Stating that all of the world’s citizens have the right to experience the incredible diversity this planet has to offer, she said “it is highly important that all countries and destinations, as well as the industries, promote accessibility for all in the physical environment, in transport systems, in public facilities and services and in information and communications channels.”

She said the accessible tourism market is part of every tourism market and effort should be made to make Nagaland accessible to all the tourists. The needs of disabled visitors and others who require accessible services and facilities should be considered as part of all tourism of-

ANSWFSEA suspends agitation Our Correspondent

Kohima | September 27

The All Nagaland Social Welfare Field Staff Employees Association (ANSWFSEA) has suspended its agitation regarding grievances of ICDS supervisors. This decision was taken following assurance received from the Chief Minister’s Office that its demand for amendment of the service rules would be

taken up for approval in the next cabinet sitting.

The association had staged an agitation at the Directorate of Social Welfare, Kohima today but called it off after assurance from the CMO. ANSWFSEA president Benjamin told media persons that the agitation was not against anybody but to fight against nepotism, corruption and injustice.

22.5 lakh worth Ganja seized

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KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): Kohima Police manning Phesama police check gate seized 450 kg of ganja worth Rs. 22.5 lakh in the national market from a truck bearing registration number NL01L0476. The contraband was found concealed between the tarpaulin canopy of the vehicle, informed a press release from Atu Zumvü, SDPO (South)/PRO, Kohima Police. In this connection, three persons identified as Lole Rapei, Ashok Sonar, and Daniel Poumai were taken into police custody for possession and transportation of the contraband ganja and a regular case vide Kohima South P.S Case No. 0059/2016 U/S 20 (b) (ii) (C) NDPS Act was registered against them for conducting further investigation, the release added.

fers, she added.

Thou continued that accessible tourism enables people with access requirements, including mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive dimensions of access, to function independently and with equity and dignity through the delivery of universally designed tourism products, services and environments.

She further informed that Nagaland has the maximum inflow of tourists during the Hornbill festival.

“Last year, we have had demonstrations that it is not accessible to the people with disabilities. The accessibility challenges include multi-plinth levels with the morungs, stepped access to reach important area and the lack of accessible amenities and facilities,” Thou acknowledged.

“It is our endeavour to make Kisama more tourists friendly so that no person is deprived of the opportunity to experience our rich cultural extravaganza. We can do this by working on better accessible information and accessible infrastructure,” she said.

She also challenged the people to focus on social tourism. “Let us consciously promote tourism of all, that is ethical, and sustainable; physically, economically and socially accessible; and one that avoids all forms of discrimination,” she urged.

Jamir meanwhile was appreciative of the department for showing its concern to differently abled persons by providing wheelchairs to certain hotels and home stays in and around Kohima.

Stating that Nagaland has huge potential in tourism sector, he stressed on the need to give special emphasis on eco-tourism and biodiversity. “We have to capitalize on that,” he said, Appreciating the effort of the Tourism Department on tourism promotional activities, he said the department can become a major player in enhancing the economy of the state.

He also stressed on the need to build eco-friendly resorts in different parts of the state apart from permanent structures of tourist amenities.

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The Zeliang People’s Organisation (ZPO) Nagaland today extended its support to the Lotha Hoho, the Sumi Hoho and the Ao Senden “for the bold step and coming forward openly opposing the recognition of the Rongmei tribe as one of the Naga indigenous tribes of Nagaland.”

A press note from the ZPO Nagaland stated that earlier, “the Angami Public Organisation through their letter dated June 27, 2013 and addressed to the Chief Minister of Nagaland had also appealed the Government of Nagaland for derecognition of the Rongmei tribe as one of the Naga indigenous tribes of Nagaland that was effected by Notification No.HOME/SCTA-6/2007 (Pt.I) dated August 4,2012.”

It was all this that created a “wellbuilt support” to “fight” against the “unacceptable blunder” of the Government of Nagaland that then “compelled” the

Zeliang People’s Organisation Nagaland to file a litigation at the Gauhati High Court vide W.P.(C) No.4519/2012 and “now being heard vide W.P.(C) No. 214(K)/2014 upon transfer to the Kohima Bench,” the Organisation informed.

The ZPO Nagaland felt that “it is high time” the Government of Nagaland realised the “sentiment” of the people and acted “prudently” to resolve the issue instead of prolonging it by stating the matter to be “subjudice.” The question of the matter being subjudice, it stated, is “not at all unsolvable” provided the Government of Nagaland is “sincerely committed” to fulfilling the wish of the people.

The ZPO Nagaland reiterated that it is “simple” to make a decision to “derecognise Rongmei tribe as one of the Naga indigenous tribes of Nagaland” and “nullify” Notification No.HOME/SCTA6/2007 (Pt.I) of August 4, 2012. The ball, it asserted, is now in the court of the “government of the day.”

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has fervently appealed to the Ao Senden, Lotha Hoho and Sumi Hoho to reconsider the decision to disassociate from the Naga Hoho. “At this crucial hour, while the Nagas are anticipating for a solution from the Indo-Naga peace talk, the division within Naga community could become a stumbling block,” the NSF said in a press note today. The NSF further asked the Nagaland State Government to “study the Rongmei tribe recognition case diligently keeping in mind the larger Naga unity.” It also asked all sections of Naga society to “unceasingly work for unity among the Nagas and also to strengthen the frontal organisation in the larger interest of the Naga society.”

CPO stands by 1951 plebiscite; reflections resolves to uphold Naga Hoho

By Sandemo Ngullie

PFUTSERo, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) has reiterated its stance on Naga politics based on the principles of the Naga National Council and on the premise of the 1951 plebiscite—it affirmed that any negotiated settlement “differing with this principle” would render the outcome “futile,” and the consent of all stakeholders must be taken to make the talks “inclusive” in order for an “honorable and acceptable” outcome.

This was stated by the CPO following its executive meeting held on September 26 in Pfutsero where several resolutions were made.

Expressing concern at the present turn of events regarding the Naga Hoho, the CPO called upon all members for “shared understanding and dialogue to make the common Naga platform strong and vibrant.”

As a founding member of the Naga Hoho, the CPO resolved to “uphold” the Naga Hoho. “No matter what shortcomings the Naga Hoho may have should

not deter our active participation and involvement. Rather remedial measures to fulfill any shortcomings of the Naga Hoho should be appropriated to make the Naga Hoho strong and vibrant,” it advised.

Regarding the Rongmei ‘tribe recognition’ issue, a press statement from the CPO stated that “such a status does not befit the community as they are a recognized tribe in Manipur and they don’t have ancestral land in Nagaland.” However, the CPO is “not inimical to according Indigenous inhabitant to the Rongmeis fulfilling the notification dated 28/04/1977 by the Government of Nagaland.” It asked the State Cabinet to review its decisions of July 23, 2012 and thereafter in the greater interest of peaceful coexistence of Nagas.

Further, the CPO urged the Government to review the “anomalies and loopholes” in the Nagaland Municipal Act 2003, which provides 33% reservation for women. The Cabinet decision to enforce the Act, it stated, is “against the interest voiced by various civil societies.”

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Bhandari, SeptemBer 27 (dipr): The long awaited Bhandari Town Council was launched by PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland at the town hall, Bhandari on September 26.

Speaking as the chief guest, the Governor said that as women are second to none they should be a part of policy and decision making in the society and encouraged them to freely avail the opportunities given to them in the changing times.

“Women can make progressive steps and take decisions to usher in corruption less leadership, administration and development regardless of time and situation in our democratic and secular state, where developmental achievements will greatly define the maturity of any society,” he added. He also said that the fruit of independent India should be attainment of progress and develop-

ment for all.

The Governor further observed that while many land owners obstruct developmental works by demanding more and more compensation from the government, it was commendable that the people of the sub-division have given their land at free of cost for road constructions in their areas for public purpose.

“Peace is the most essential factor for all round growth and development for any society, and we need to respect our unity in diversity, engaging ourselves in hard work to bring out the best resources to eradicate corruption, poverty and diseases,” he said. The Governor also expressed discouragement that despite having rich and fertile land with abundant natural resources, people tend to lack hard work and depend on outside resources which may pre-

Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya and his wife being felicitated during the inauguration of Bhandari Town Council at the town hall, Bhandari on September 26. (DIPR Photo)

vent the people to tap their poThe Governor also observed few hands is because of cortentials and generate wealth for that the reason why wealth and ruption and lack of hard work themselves and others also. prosperity is concentrated with and stressed on the need of

the people to be empowered by knowledge and open their minds to create a self-sufficient golden Nagaland, he further called upon the students as enlightened community that once they come out of universities, they should become accountable and responsible citizens and be job givers rather than job seekers with the empowerment of knowledge for social progress. He also encouraged them to take pride in their cultures, heritage and identity and not be carried away by the imposing changes in the name of civilisation.

Parliamentary Secretary, Labour and Employment, Skill Development and Border Affairs, Mhonlumo Kikon in his welcome address pointed out that Bhandari sub division with 76 villages is considered as the most backward area under Wokha district in terms of

‘Living traditions of arts’ Public requested to remove logged water

A team performing at the State Level Kala Utsav celebration and competition held on September 27 at Government Higher Secondary School, Seikhazou. (Morung Photo)

State Level Kala Utsav celebration and competition concludes Morung Express News Kohima | September 26

The State Level Kala Utsav celebration and competition was held on September 27 at Government Higher Secondary School, Seikhazou under the theme ‘living traditions of arts’. Organised by the Nagaland Education Mission Society-RMSA, the event was graced by Sarah Ritse, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Department of School Education.

“In our generation, we are losing quite a lot of our culture and traditions because of modernized lifestyles,” viewed Sarah Ritse however believing that ‘Not everything is lost’, Ritse urged the students to revive the lost cultures and traditions and to take advantage of modern technology to promote one’s culture. “We are all stakeholders to revive our culture in the State.

Each of us is responsible,” affirmed Ritse while adding that the stakeholders must take advantage of the presence of Naga elders when they are alive. In conclusion, Ritse lauded the Kala Utsav programme which is a crucial programme in reviving and preserving the cultures of India and hoped that the programme will continue every year witness more participation of schools in all districts.

A brief introduction to Kala Utsav was shared by Timothy Thong, DMD & Program Coordinator Kala Utsav, who informed that the Kala Utsav (Art Festival) was initiated in 2015 by Ministry of Human Resource Development to promote Arts in education by nurturing and showcasing the aesthetic and artistic talents of the students at the Secondary and Senior Secondary state in the country.

“India is a very vast country with such

diversity in language, culture and way of life and the diversity in itself has proved to be the beauty of our great motherland.

But as seen and felt, with the advent of 21st Century, most of India has transformed itself for the better or worse, to westernization and thereby, the Culture, unique to us has been threatened and was being pushed to the verge of extinction,” said Thong adding that the concern to revive the traditions and cultures led to the innovative experiment of Kala Utsav. Thong also stated that the programme is one of the greatest avenues for schools to develop the different dying art forms as the practice starts from the school level, which is organised at the District level, then to the State level.

Thong also informed that the best teams in the four areas will participate in Delhi at the National level. In 2015, three schools from Nagaland –Rüzhükhrie Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima, GHSS Peren and GHSS Dimapur- participated in the National level competition in Visual Arts, Dance and Theatre.

Eight schools from Nagaland participated in the competition namely GHSS Phek, GHSS Zunheboto, GHSS Chuchuyimlang, GHSS Wokha, GHSS Kiphire, GHSS Thangjam, Jubilee Memorial School and GHSS Pfutsero. Earlier the district level competitions were held in six districts of which the best teams were shelved to compete for the competition held on September 27.

Kala Utsav covers four aspects of Art forms namely music, dance, theatre and visual arts. In the Dance category, GHSS Zunheboto won the first position followed

by GHS Chuchuyimlang in the second position. GHSS Kiphire was adjudged the winner in the Music category, with GHSS Wokha in the second position. Jubilee Memorial Higher Secondary School won in the Theatre category while GHSS Pfutsero won in the Visual Arts Category. The winners will represent Nagaland in the National level to be held in Delhi.

dimapur, SeptemBer 27 (mexn): The VK Area Students' Union, VK Area People's Organization and VK Area GBs Association jointly organized a rally at VK town on September 26 declaring VK area as Tobacco Free Zone in a function which was held at the VK Town square.

A press release stated that VK Area comprises of nine villages. The rally was attended by the students of VK town and public. Upon invitation from the three frontal organizations the Team

Metamorphosis Wokha also joined the rally. Toino Wokhami, president of the VK Area Students’ Union explained to the gather-

dimapur, SeptemBer 27 (mexn): The District Level Co-ordination Committee review meeting for the 2nd Quarter 2016-17 was held for the heads of the educational intuitions and Government officials at DC conference hall on September 26. Kesonyu Yhome (IAS), DC cum Chairman DLCC, Dimapur district chaired the programme. Six schools and three colleges were awarded with Tobacco Free Schools Certificate. The awardees were Lima Aier HSS; Govt High School, Lingrijan; Pine Mount School;

ing the harms and effects of tobacco usage.

At the rally, the three organizations also issued a decree to the shops not to

sell any tobacco products henceforth, besides having the determination to make one of the cleanest areas in Nagaland.

Shepherd School; Holy Child School; High Mountain School; Hope Academy; St. Clare HSS; Livingstone Foundation HSS; Salesian College; City College of Arts and Commerce; and Sakus Mission College.

Fr. Dr. Policarp Xalxo, Principal of Salesian College shared that the governing body of the college, the student council and village elders worked together for healthier way of life. A student from St. Stephen HSS presented a memorandum and handed over the signature campaign

for Smoke Free Dimapur Initiatives to the DC. Imkumla Aier, Psychologist, gave the activity report of the National Tobacco Control Programme of 1st and 2nd quarter (April-September) 2016-17. Under the guidance of SDO (Civil) Dimapur and Dr. C. Tetseo (DNO, NTCP), the members actively discussed and gave suggestions for Smoke Free Dimapur Initiatives, sensitization programme for head of the departments, and sensitization programme for Village Council, a press release informed.

Police personnel sensitized on harmful effect of tobacco Kohima, SeptemBer 27 (dipr): A community awareness programme on ‘harmful effect of tobacco and COTPA 2003’ for police personnel of 4th NAP Thizama Kohima was held at Regimental School Hall, Thizama on September 27. Commandant 4th NAP Battalion, Thizama Kohima, Vekhosa Chakhesang, NPS highlighted some of the internal problems faced by the battalion personnel in terms of insufficient medical assistance, financial problems and other related family problems. District Nodal Officer, NTCP Kohima, Dr. Arenla Walling, as resource person, highlighted on the background of tobacco and its scenario in Nagaland. The participants also took a pledge on antitobacco which was administered by the Nodal Officer of the District. Around 300 numbers of police personnel and the school children and teachers attended the programme.

Enjoy a bite at the Local Baker!

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Dimapur | September 27

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If you’ve walked down River Belt Colony this week, you probably noticed that there is a sweet addition to Dimapur town! There is a new bakery in town offering a delicious selection of cakes, cupcakes, quiches and rolls. And it is barely a week since the launch of this simple and unassuming place called “Local Baker”.

Home baker Jordy Kiso who has been baking delicious treats for several years finally decided to open shop after much encouragement from her husband. “I’m starting with basics like quiche, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, butter cakes etc. I’m planning to slowly add other savory treats and pastries,” she informs.

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Students participate in the rally jointly organised by VK Area Students' Union, VK Area People's Organization and VK Area GBs Association on September 26.

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propos to the news item “Bring new projects, not fences: Nagaland CM” published on September 26 (Monday) issue in local daily, the Media Cell, Chief Minister’s Office, Nagaland has issued a rejoinder stating that “the attention of the Chief Minister has been drawn to a news report filed by IANS based at Agartala and carried by some local newspapers where the concluding paragraphs, though not attributed to him, could be construed otherwise by politically motivated interests.”

The Media Cell stated in the rejoinder that the Chief Minister has never mentioned anything about the number of rounds of talks held between negotiating parties, or the number of casualties since 1947, or the scaling down or up of the demand of the NSCN (IM). “These are purely the views of the reporter, and Workers spray larvicidal insecticides (Temephos 50%) in flooded water logged have nothing to do with the opinions areas and also doing technical malathion fogging in some areas under Dimapur or views of the Chief Minister or his Government,” the media Cell added.

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NVBDCS take initiates to control outbreak of epidemic diseases

dimapur, SeptemBer 27 (mexn): The Urban Vector Borne Disease Scheme (NVBDCS) under CMO office Dimapur has taken initiative to control outbreak of epidemic diseases by spraying larvicidal insecticides (Temephos 50%) in flooded water logged areas and also doing technical malathion fogging in some areas under Dimapur Urban Area.

CMO Dimapur Dr. K Vikato Kinimi and Assistant Director Kikolul Khieya have requested the public and council members to remove the logged water in their respective colonies, so that mosquito breeding will be controlled and avoid outbreak of vector related diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, Chikengunya, gastroenteritis.

development. He also stated that proposal was sent to the government of Nagaland for creation of EAC head- quarter in Yanthamo which is a genuine need of the area. He further stressed that Bhandari sub divisional planning and development board should be granted to enable the sub division to carry out the developmental works more effectively.

During the programme Don Bosco Higher Secondary School Bhandari sang the national anthem while welcome song was presented by Bhandari Town Eloe Hoho. The memorial stone, which was unveiled by the Governor earlier in the programme, was dedicated by Pastor, Baptist Church Bhandari town, Abemo Patton.

The programme was chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner Bhandari, Orenthung Lotha.

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Home baker Jordy Kiso

Not a newcomer to baking, Jordy has been catering for events and parties from home. With no formal training, she said that everything she knows she learnt at home, from her mother who is also an amazing baker.

Revealing how she cooked up the name for her lovely store, she said, “At first I thought of a lot of fancy names but eventually realized that it’s a small town and Local

Baker sounded very apt so I decided to use it.”

A USP of the Local Baker, perhaps, is the fact that this lovely and generous baker wants to share her store with other home bakers! “I’m thinking of keeping baked goods from people who bake at home. Not everyone can afford to rent space and open shop,” she said. To start with, there are delicious, fresh breads at the store from another local baker called “B.J Bakes”.

This tiny and unassuming bakery is clean and simple- and we love it! Whether you crave for something sweet or savory, this is the place to head!

Local Baker is open from Monday to Saturday and located just near Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, River Belt Colony, Dimapur.

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Tourism Fest at Mapao Zingsho village Newmai News Network Imphal | September 27

Tourists around the world are attracted to places endowed with natural beauties and not to modern buildings, stated Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh.

Ibobi was speaking at the World Tourism Day 2016 celebration today at Mapao Zingsho, a Tangkhul village located under Saikul assembly constituency in Senapati district.

The event was organised by Tourism Department, Government of Manipur.

Ibobi said that tourism is one of the fast growing industries without much capital investment which can bring about economic growth and employment generation. Expressing his happiness over the natural beauty and pollution free environment of Mapao Zingsho village, the Chief Minister said that if conducive environment is provided along with development of infrastructures, the Mapao Zingsho village can be developed into a tourist destination for which he appealed to the villagers not to cut down trees in order to conserve the natural beauty and clean environment.

The Chief Minister assured that the government will look into the matter of unavailability of mobile

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Two elephants killed by train between Dimapur & Khatkhati

Guwahati, September 27 (iaNS): Two elephants were killed after hit by a train along the Assam-Nagaland border early on Tuesday, officials said.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has set up a committee to probe the incident, which took place shortly after midnight between Dimapur and Khatkhati railway stations of Lumding Division.

While two elephants were killed, the rest of the herd blocked the railway tracks for several hours after the incident which delayed the schedule of many trains in the region on Tuesday.

"Two female elephants, aged about 5 years and 15 years, dashed against the Dibrugarh-bound Rajdhani Express about four km from Dimapur railway station at around 12.25 a.m. while trying to cross the railway tracks," said NFR's Chief Public Relation Officer Pranavjyoti Sharma The NFR has set up a four-member

joint enquiry panel with the state Forest Department to probe the incident, he said He said that the inquiry committee will have Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Senior Divisional Engineer, and Senior Divisional Safety Officer of the Lumding Division and a representative of the Assam Forest Department as its members.

"Soon after the accident, the train was brought back to Dimapur and other trains in the section were stopped at different stations. The track was cleared at 4.25 a.m. after which normal train movement resumed," he said. He said that permissible speed in the section 100 kmph and the train was running well within the permissible speed.

Sharma, however, noted that owing to the momentum of a moving train, it is not possible to stop a train even after sighting elephants on track. Sudden application of brakes may lead to derailment of the train which would endanger the lives of passengers, he added.

Sonowal urges Rajnath to extend term of foreigners tribunals

Tangkhul villagers performing Otrei khapung, an act of carrying harvested paddy on their back from the field to the village during the observation of World Tourism Day 2016 at Mapao Zingsho village, a Tangkhul village under Saikul assembly constituency in Senapati district, Manipur. The programme was organised on Tuesday by Tourism Department, Government of Manipur. (DIPR Photo) New Delhi, September 27 (pti):

network, opening of LPG gas agency and construction of a tourist auditorium as requested by the villagers among others. He also said that the government will extend its help in its capacity to make the village a tourist destination. Towards this, he appealed to all to join hands.

Also speaking on the occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam said that the village is a heritage

and asset of the state. With the natural beauties and uniqueness of the village, it would become a tourist destination, he observed.

He appealed the villagers to conserve nature and the greeneries around the village and put all efforts to make the place a beautiful resort.

Parliamentary Secretary M. Prithviraj Singh, local MLA Yamthong Haokip, Chief secretary O.

Nabakishore singh, Consul General of Govt. of India to Guangzhou, China, Sailas Thangal, Consultant to the Govt. of Manipur R.K. Nimai Singh, Addl. CEO and former Secretary Tourism Nidhi Mani Tripathy, Special Secretary Tourism N. Ashok Kumar, DC Senapati C. Arthur and director Tourism N. Bandana devi also attended the function.

Presentation of dramatised version of “Otrei

khapung” an act of carrying harvested paddy on the back from the paddy to the village and Tangkhul folk dances and other entertainment programmes were the highlights of the day. Later, a “Home Stay” (a guest house) was also inaugurated by the Chief Minister in the village.

The theme of this year’s WTD 2016 is ‘Tourism for All- Promoting Universal Accessibility.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to extend the term of the foreigners tribunals, which determines the identity of illegal immigrants, for five more years. Sonowal conveyed to the Home Minister that at present 100 foreigners tribunals are functioning in Assam out of which 64 were created in 2004 in compliance with a Supreme Court directive.

As the validity of these tribunals has expired on February 9, 2016, the Chief Minister requested the Home Minister to extend their term for five more years for smooth settlement of foreigners issue, an official

'Civilian aircraft can use IAF airfields in northeast'

aGartala, September 27 (iaNS): In a bid to boost connectivity in the northeastern region, the airstrips, airfields and Advance Landing Grounds (ALGs) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) can now used by civilians commercial aircraft, an officer said on Tuesday.

"The airstrips, airfields and ALGs of the IAF in northeastern region can be used by the civil and commercial aircraft to facilitate connectivity in the mountainous region," Shillong based Defence Ministry Spokesperson Group Captain Amit Mahajan told IANS on the phone.

"In the northeastern region, IAF air-

fields at Bagdogra (West Bengal), Tezpur, Jorhat and Kumbhirgram (all in Assam) are already supporting commercial connectivity. At Kumbhirgram, facilities like runway, airfield lighting and all critical navigation aids such as ILS, VOR and DME, are controlled by Airport Authority of India (AAI)," he added.

"The IAF is always willing to accommodate civil operations, even beyond its routine watch hours," Mahajan said.

He said that many ALGs are either being revived or extended by the IAF in Arunachal Pradesh, which shares a 1,080 km border with China.

Ukhrul journalists to boycott village, NGO uKhrul, September 27 (mexN): The Ukhrul District Working Journalists Association (UDWJA) has resolved to boycott any events or news conferences of Ukhrul-based NGO 'FEELS' and 'Khangkhui Khunou' village over failure to settle issues of “disrespect and irrational threat” to Ukhrul-based journalists.

The decision taken at its meeting, held on September 24, will be enforced with immediate effect until the two parties tender a formal and public apology, stated UDWJA in a press note from its President Thotshang Shaiza and Secretary R Lester Makang.

UDWJA also urged the collective media fraternity of Manipur state to boycott all events and news conferences associated aforesaid parties until they publicly apologize to the journalist community.

According to the association, the matter pertains to an incident on April 29 this year when the director of the NGO allegedly “abused” some journalist at UDWJA office. An emergency meeting of the association earlier on April 30 had unanimously resolved the matter amicably within May 10 with the concern parities.

However, continued disrespect to journalists and failure to settle the matter in question within the stipulated deadline has compelled UDWJA to take recourse to boycott and refrain from covering any of their events indefinitely, the release stated.

Kaziranga national park set to open for tourists on Oct 1 Guwahati, September 27 (iaNS): The Assam government is going to open the Kaziranga national park for tourists from October 1 this year instead of November 1, it was announced on Monday. Assam Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma is expected to open the gates of the park for tourists on October 1, a park official said on Monday. The date for opening of the national park, famous for its one-horned rhino population, was advanced this year following the instruction from Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal last month.

Park authorities in Kaziranga national park are now working hard to make all the arrangements for opening the park for the tourists from October 1. Normally the park used to be opened for tourists on November 1 and it gets closed on April 30 every year.

"On October 1, we are going to open only Western range, Bagori range, Central range and Kohora range for the tourists. We are working on to repair the roads inside the park. Once all the works are completed, the other ranges would also be opened for tourists," said a senior officer of the park on Monday.

He said that the elephant rides as well as the jeep rides would be made available for tourists in the aforesaid ranges from October 1. "However, the total distance of the Jeep Safari circuit would be reduced due to ongoing repair works inside the park," he said.

The park had witnessed severe floods in last two months, which have submerged more than 80 percent of the park. The devastating floods have washed away some small bridges inside the park and damaged the roads inside to a large extent. Although the main attraction of the park is the one-horned rhino population, tourists also frequent the park for tigers, elephants, water buffaloes, hog deer, bear and other wildlife species including reptiles and winged species.

"ALGs at Zero, Pasighat, Along and Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh are ready for operations by IAF and civilian operators."

According to Mahajan, the stumbling block for civilian air operations has been the lack of passenger handling infrastructure which needs to be created by the concerned state government or AAI, and clearances from Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI and Director General of Civil Aviation.

Meanwhile, as part of Air Force Day celebrations, Eastern Air Command headquarters at Upper Shillong in Meghalaya has decided to hold a three-day 'AIR FEST 2016' from September 30.

"The festival would showcase the 'Spirit of Adventure' which epitomizes the IAF," he added.

The festival would include an air display with a flypast by Sukhoi SU-30 combat jets and Mi-17 helicopters followed by a breathtaking display of the IAF's 'Air Devils' team which has carried out skydiving and free-fall para jumps all over the world. There will also be a demonstration of Garud commandos slithering down ropes from helicopters. Aero modeling, static display of aircraft and performance by an IAF band will be the other highlights of the festival.

Assam Govt revises minimum wages of domestic help

Guwahati, September 27 (pti): The Assam government today said it has proposed to revise minimum wages of domestic help.

"The state government after consultation with the State Minimum Wages Advisory Board for the employment of domestic workers has recently made a draft proposal for revising minimum rates of wages," an official release said.

As per the draft proposal, the minimum wage was proposed to be Rs 30 per hour for part-time employment for doing sweeping, swabbing, dusting (housekeeping), washing utensils and washing clothes.

For cooking, baby care or old age care, the minimum wage for every hour has

been proposed at Rs 35.

"Likewise, for full-time domestic work irrespective of their work (eight hours) and baby care or old age care, the rate of minimum wages have been proposed as Rs 7,200 and Rs 8,400 per month respectively," the statement said.

In addition to the revised rates of minimum wages, the workers would be entitled to Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) of 100 per cent over the rise and fall of index point in the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers, the release said.

Any objections or suggestions would be placed before the State Minimum Wages Advisory Board for consideration on expiry of two months, it said.

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Foreigners tribunals in Assam were set up under the Foreigner (Tribunal) Order of 1964 to determine the status of citizens whose Indian nationality are doubtful.

Referring to the updation of National Register of Citizenship in Assam, Sonowal requested Singh for early release of funds for the speedy implementation of the process. The Chief Minister urged the Home Minister to hand over the construction work of fencing of borders to Indian Army as was done in the case of Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sonowal also requested Singh to facilitate raising of India Reserve Battalion in the Assam.

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Dt. Dimapur the 27th Sept’ 16

NO.REV-1/90-D/8349-50/ Notice is hereby given that Shri. T. Asheto Sumi resident of Dimapur who has apply for issue of mortgage clearance concerning to Patta No. 886, Dag No. 280/1084 measuring an area 00-04-17 located at Block No/ Village Ekranipathor, Mouza No. 03 which has been mortgage in the UCO Bank/ Society.

Claims & Objection if any on the aforesaid land may be submitted in written in the court of the undersigned on or before 04-10-16.

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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER PHED NAGALAND::KOHIMA

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Dated Kohima, the 22nd September, 2016

RATIONALIZATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM In the interest of public service, the PHED issues the following directives pertaining to Water Distribution System in every household / institution with an aim to rationalize water distribution and to ensure equitable availability of water supply: 1. All field officers/ staff shall minutely check water distribution lines for detection and prevention of leakages; illegal or unauthorized connections, and take necessary remedial measures.

2. The policy of the PHE Department is to introduce compulsory water metering system. Hence, in all localities/ wards where water meter houses have been constructed, water meters are to be installed for all categories of consumers.

Where meter houses are yet to be constructed, non-metered consumers shall continue to be levied water fees as before till such time meter houses are completed.

3. Uniform size of pipes (15mm or ½”) only to be allowed and adopted for consumer connection. Larger size pipes will be adopted only for bulk consumers, based on provisions of Nagaland Water Supply Consumer Rules 1998.

(ER. KEVISEKHO KRUSE) Chief Engineer PHED, Nagaland, Kohima

Dated 26th September 2016

The Nagaland State eGovernance Society (NSeGS) invites tender for supply of IT equipments and Consumables from IT empanelled Firms under the Department of Information Technology & Communication, Government of Nagaland The detailed tender documents can be viewed / downloaded from the following website, from 28/09/2016, 14:00 Hours (Server Time) to 10/10/2016, 12 Noon (Server Time): 1. www.nagalandtenders.gov.in 2. www.nagaland.gov.in Amendments/Corrigendum, if any will be hosted on the above website.

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Dt. Kohima, the 26th September 2016

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NO. DTE/ESTI-2/12/2016-17: This is for general information of all concern that as per directive of the Government SPOT ROUND COUNSELING will be held on 28th September 2016 in the conference hall of the Directorate of Technical Education Nagaland to fill state reserved seats in BUS from candidates qualified in NEET 2016.

Therefore, all interested candidates who have qualified NEET 2016 are invited to submit application in plain paper and attached the NEET 2016 store card/result to the office of the undersigned on or before 28th September 2016. Application will be received till 12:00 noon on 28th September 2016 and counseling will be held on the same day at 1:30 p.m. If for Some genuine reason a candidate cannot attend the counseling in person he/she must give in written under his/ her signature an application explaining the reason and authorizing some other person to represent him/her for the counseling. Candidates are advised to bring along 2 (two) recent passport sized Photographs during counseling.

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National seminar held at Tetso College Dimapur, September 27 (mexN): The Department of History, Tetso College in collaboration with Heritage Publication House organised a UGC sponsored National seminar on the theme ‘Heritage discourse and the politics of identity: In the context of Nagaland and beyond’ on September 23 and 24 at Tetso College, Dimapur.

A press release stated that this seminar was initiated having understood the need to hold seminars and workshops where scholars and thinkers from various fields can come together, to address; to identify and try to find solutions and measures on how to preserve our heritage and to ascertain that our original cultural identity is understood and carried forward by our next generations.

The main objective of this seminar was to create a significant platform where the participants discoursed on various issues and challenges relating to our cultural heritage and identity. This seminar was designed to be practical with lectures, encourage participation and exchange information.

The seminar had four academic sessions where academicians and research scholars from different universities viz. Tezpur University, Gauhati University, Nagaland University, North Eastern Hill University, Visva-Bharati University,

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ture of the Rongmei: Change and Continuity with special reference to Manipur” and Mepusangba presented his paper “Exploring Identities through Museum”.

Each session witnessed lively academic discussions and debates that made the seminar a grand success.

The inaugural session was chaired by Kinitoli K Aye Assistant Professor, Department of History.

Tatongkala, Assistant. Professor & HOD History Department and the convenor of the seminar gave the welcome address. The Declaration of the National Seminar was signed by Dr. P S Lorin, Principal Tetso College, Rev Dr Wati Aier, Principal OTS & Convenor of FNR keynote speaker and Dr Lanusangla Tzudir Chief Editor of Heritage Publication House. Vesekho a BA 3rd semester student performed a special song for the occasion. The inaugural session was closed by a word of gratitude by Anatoli Rochill Assistant Professor, Department of History and the organising secretary of the seminar.

At the valedictory session, all the resource persons and participants received a Certificate of Participation and thereafter a vote of thanks was delivered by the convenor Tatongkala. The seminar was concluded with a benediction by Anatoli Rochill.

Culture of Hill Politics”. Yabangri Changkiri, a Research Scholar of NU, investigated the traditional pottery protraction technology and the decorative styles in Nagaland from which one can infer distinctions and ethnic boundaries in his paper “Indigenous Pottery Production: Reflecting Cultural Identity of the Nagas”.

Nungchim Christopher presented “The Moyon Traditional Marriage System: Continuity and Change” where he explored the old marriage system before the community was affected by factors foreign to them and also the dimension of changes that have occurred and the final paper of the day was presented

by Dr. Benjongkumba on “Communitization of Elementary Education: A Process of Optimising the use of Social Capital in Nagaland”.

On the second day of the seminar another five papers were presented by different Scholars. Dr. D.L. Haokip presented “Christianity and Bible Translation in Manipur: A Case Study of the Tangkhul”.

Denial Kaba presented his paper “Politics of Identity Construction: Insiders’ view of Pan-Naga past and Present in North East India” and Nivibo Y Sumi presented “Understanding the Institution of the Sumi Naga Marriage: An Analysis”. At the final session, Lungailin Gangmei presented “Material Cul-

Shantiniketan and Manipur University presented their original research papers. The seminar was also attended by faculty and students from different educational institutes of Dimapur. There were discussions after each session which witnessed very active participation from all the participants, the questions that were raised and the issues discussed proved very beneficial and conscientious.

On the first day, Dr. Kedilezo Kikhi of Tezpur University presented his paper “(Re)Imagining Naga Homeland and Identities: It’s Relevance in the Present Neoliberal Context” that gives a critical endeavour to understand and (re) imagine or question the relevance of Naga homeland and Naga identity project vis-à-vis its expectations in the present neoliberal era.

In his “History, Heritage and Identity: A Case Study of Kukis of Nagaland”, David Hanneng examines the shaping of Kuki identity in Nagaland through time and space, on the one hand, and the role the Kukis played in the formation of Naga nation, on the other.

Dr. Salikyu Sangtam draws the continuation of the hill politics of ‘Zomia’ in Naga society which is substantiated by the fact that Nagas continue to evade its full assimilation into the nation-state of India in his paper “The Historical

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Dr. Bocto Chishi, VAS, Veterinary Hospital, Zunheboto, who was the resource person, stressed on the importance of dairying and dairy farming. He also dwelled on how and what things are to be considered on traits during selection of heifer/cows, aspects on care and management of heifer, detection of estrus & A.I. Further, he highlighted various points on care during conception (gestation) period, parturition, calf and mother care. Balanced feeding, housing, and clean milk production were also touched upon during the campaign.

A press release from CVO Zunheboto informed that shortly more such camps will be conducted for other blocks/ places in the district, where more dairy farmers Eligibility Criteria for Assistant Professor, Asst. Director, can avail technical knowledge. Thanking all the farmer Steno and Other Posts participants for their keen interest and participation during discussions, he encouraged them to make the best Educational/Technical Qualification & Experience: • Assistant Directors (Banking): Chartered Accountant use of the acquired knowledge as their best tool to uplift or Cost and Management Accountant or Company Secretary their own family’s economy.

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More importantly, without enough iodine a newborn’s brain and body can become permanently retarded and stunted and a pregnant woman who is deficient in iodine is likely to produce an abnormal child. An average daily requirement of iodine intake in an adult is about 150 micrograms.

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and its deficiency related diseases. She informed that iodine is a micro-nutrient which is essential to human life, and that some of the most vital functions of the human body depend on regular supply of iodine. She further said that iodine is an element needed for the production of thyroid glands, and deficiency of iodine in thyroid gland enlarges the thyroid and causes a mass in the neck known as goiter.

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Kohima, September 27 (Dipr): Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) in collaboration with the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare conducted an awareness programme on iodine deficiency disorders at Government Middle School L. Khel, Kohima on September 22. A total of 250 students along with the teachers-in-charge attended the programme.

Khovetolü Vese, Lab Assistant (NIDDCP) explained the facts of iodine

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UPSC invited online applications for recruitment to the post forAssistant Professor, Asst. Director, Steno, Medical Specialists and other for appointment under various ministries. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through the prescribed format on or ZuNheboto, September 27 (mexN): The Chief Veterinary Officer’s (CVO) office, Zunheboto conducted before 13 october 2016.

or Chartered Financial Analyst or Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance) or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters of Business Economics or Master’s in Commerce. Candidate should have 01-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Assistant Directors (Corporate Law): Degree in any discipline and Bachelor’s Degree in Law or Integrated Bachelor’s Degree in Law (five years) or Bachelor’s Degree in any subject and Company Secretary from Institute of Company Secretaries Assistant Directors (Forensic Audit). Candidate should have 01-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Assistant Directors (Forensic Audit): Chartered Accountant or Cost and Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Chartered Financial Analyst or Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance) or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters of Business Economics or Master’s in Commerce. Candidate should have 01-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Legal Officers (Grade-I): Master’s degree in Law with specialization in the field of International Law and/or International Relations or International organizations from a recognized University. Candidate should have 10-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Specialists Grade III (Anesthesia): MBBS or equivalent and Post- Graduate degree or Diploma in the concerned specialty or Super-specialist, Master of Surgery (Anesthesiology); or Diploma in Anesthesiology from a MCI recognised university. Candidate should have 03-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Assistant Professors (Biochemistry): MBBS or equivalent and Post- Graduate degree or Diploma in the concerned specialty or Super-specialist, PG Degree or Diploma from a MCI recognised university. Candidate should have 03-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Assistant Professors (Orthopedics): MBBS or equivalent and Post- Graduate degree or Diploma in the concerned specialty or Super-specialist, PG Degree or Diploma from a MCI recognised university. Candidate should have 03-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Assistant Professors (Surgery): MBBS or equivalent and Post- Graduate degree or Diploma in the concerned specialty or Super-specialist, Doctorate of Medicine (DM) or Magister Chirurgiae (M. Ch.) from a MCI recognised university. Candidate should have 03-year experience in the concerned filed.

• Assistant Professors (Physiology): MBBS or equivalent and Post- Graduate degree or Diploma in the concerned specialty or Super-specialist, Doctorate of Medicine (DM) or Magister Chirurgiae (M. Ch.) from a MCI recognised university.

Candidate should have 03-year experience in the concerned filed.

• deputy Registrar general (map): Master’s Degree in Geography from a recognized University and should have 12 years’ experience in drawing, computer printing and production of maps including five years’ experience in applied cartography from Central Government/State Governments/ Union Territories.

• Assistant Legislative Counsel (Hindi Branch): Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) from a University and should have been a member of State Judicial Service/ Legal Department/ Central Government for minimum 05 years.

• Editor (Bharatiya Rail): Master’s degree in Hindi from a recognised University or equivalent with 10 years’ experience in Journalism or as Editor in Hindi in any publication department of the Central Government.

• Superintendent (Legal): Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLM) from a University and should have been a member of State Judicial Service/ Legal Department/ Central Government for minimum 02 years.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of interview.

How to Apply for Assistant Professor, Asst. Director, Steno and Other Posts: Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website (upsc.gov.in) in the prescribed format, on or before 13 october 2016.

KVK Longleng conducted skill oriented training programme on ‘Nutritional Security through poultry production’ from September 20 to 24. All together 30 farmers from 7 different villages attended the training programme. Programme Coordinator, dr. k.L. meena in his concluding remarks encouraged and challenged the participants to take up small scale poultry farming for additional income and nutritional security of their families.

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ENCSU appalled by DoTE notification DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) today said it is “appalled” to see the notification issued by the Director, Department of Technical Education (DoTE) calling for Spot Counselling on September 28.

A press note from the ENCSU questioned the department’s attitude towards the “backward tribes” of the state and said that “when the underprivileged people are appealing time and again in good faith, the Department calling for counselling violating the assurance given to the ENCSU by

the State Government on 6th September 2016 is uncalled for.”

The ENCSU further expressed surprise to see the change of the department’s stand on this matter after receiving additional MBBS and BDS seats. “When the ENCSU first requested the Department to use 2014 method of filling the vacant seats by the BT candidates, the Department had stated that they could not do anything as the selection for the seats was done by the Common Selection Board (CSB),” it informed.

It alleged that “violating the department’s own

stand, they are now trying to allot the additional seats by the NEET qualified candidates which is a direct challenge and insult to the union in particular and backward tribes in general.”

The ENCSU further said that the department is “able to allot the vacant seats by using different forms of methods when it is in the interest of others, but when the BTs appealed the department to give us our due share, they brought up all the lame excuses just to deprive and discriminate the people from Backward Tribes.”

“It is also a wonder to

see the notification from the Director even before the decision of the Cabinet is disseminated to anyone,” it added.

The ENCSU cautioned that in the event of failing to fulfill their demands, the union would be compelled to take extreme steps deemed necessary to safeguard the interest of the ‘backward tribes.’

“The ENCSU will not compromise till the demands mentioned in the Union’s ultimatum submitted to the Chief Secretary on 26th July 2016 are addressed and justice is delivered,” it affirmed.

Governor appeals to promote tourism

KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): On the occasion of World Tourism Day (September 27), Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya appealed to all the stakeholders, NGOs, civil societies etc. to promote tourism and make Nagaland the first preferred State for tourism.

He pointed out that Nagaland has rich natural and cultural heritage which can

be exploited to promote tourism in the State and create avenues for generating revenue and employment for the youths and the state.

“We can promote tourism in the State by making use of available infrastructure, amenities, etc. in the State. We should encourage more interaction between people of Nagaland and other parts of India,” he

stated in a press release.

Acharya stated that people coming from outside the State should be encouraged to avail Home Stay.

“We should promote our tourism potential in a big way by dissemination of natural beauty of the state, flora and fauna and cultural richness of Nagaland through both print and electronic media so as to

attract more and more people from within the country and abroad,” he added.

He also highlighted the need to have travel planners whose contact details should be made available online so that people can contact and plan their tour.

“Tourism is the best way to promote emotional and national integration and also to boost economy,” he maintained.

ANUDEA demands 40% reservation for diploma holders in NPSC technical exam DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The All Nagaland Unemployed Diploma Engineers Association (ANUDEA) has written to the Nagaland State Chief Minister on grievances faced by diploma holders and appealed for 40% reservation for diploma holders in the upcoming NPSC technical exam.

In its letter to the CM, the ANUDEA said that the

Nagaland Engineering Service Rule 2006 and 2012 is silent about the 40% reservation for diploma holders, “whereas the Nagaland Engineering Service Rule 1997 included in part III under the heading Direct Recruitment (iii) clearly states that 40% of the total vacancies being reserved for 3 years’ diploma certificate holders as indicated in schedule VI of this rule.”

Special Summary Revision exercise. "If we are determined, we can really make a change," he expressed.

Meanwhile, Deputy CEO, Vekho Vero said that physically challenged persons who have attained 18 years of age and are not included in the ERoll are eligible to register in the E-Roll. He said that the BLOs will do some exercise to include them in the E-Roll and even if they are registered, the officials will verify the nature of disability so they would be provided assistance to enable them to reach the polling stations.

Briefing on the procedural matters on Special Summary Revision,

ACEO, Awa Lorin said that the Special Summary Revision is an annual feature and exercise of the Election Commission where the E-Rolls are updated. He said that State level launching ceremony will be held on October 1 under the Commission’s theme "No voter to be left behind" at Hotel Japfü, Kohima with various stakeholders, NGOs and political parties.

Povotso Lohe, State Executive Member & former State President, NCP; Vanthungo Odyuo, State Secretary NCP; Achumbemo Kikon, Convenor Legal cell, NPF attended the meeting and shared their views and suggestions.

Governor extends Lao-ong Mo greetings KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): On the occasion of Lao-ong Mo, a post harvest festival of the Konyak community, Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya along with his wife has extended warm greetings to all the Konyak people.

In a message, the Governor also expressed hap-

piness that the Government of Nagaland has officially recognized the Konyak Lao-ong Mo and included it in the official festival list of the State Government.

He wished that the Lao-ong Mo festival is celebrated in a jubilant and successful manner. "Let

the festival bring peace, unity and harmony to the Konyak people and the state,” he added.

The Governor further appealed to the Konyak tribe to strengthen relationship with friends and fellow citizens and to usher in a new era of peaceful Nagaland.

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): Personnel of Excise (Narcotic Cell) conducted surprise raids on hotels and restaurants located at Blue Hill, Circuit House colony junction, and Nagarjan junctions in Dimapur on September 27.

During the raid, 150 bottles of assorted IMFL and 404 bottles of beer were seized and 21 people were arrested and penalized as per the relevant section of NLTP Act ‘89, according to a press release from Superintendent of Excise (Narcotic Cell), S Chanlei Angh. The

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The ACAUT Nagaland and Dimapur District Citizens Forum (DDCF) today extended support to the Dimapur civil society organizations’ stand against the latest order of the Municipal Affairs Department notifying the start of lease system in DMC tolls from October 2016.

A press note from ACAUT stated that the Municipal Affairs Department’s notification “defies good governance, or else how can one justify the logic behind this outrageous decision to hand over DMC toll Tax collection to private individuals? This notifica-

tion is nothing but simply anti people as it will cause undue harassment to the general public.”

Alleging that the order is “pure corruption where vested interest higher ups in the department may have been promised hefty amounts by unscrupulous fly-by-night businessmen,” the ACAUT claimed that “even in the past, the portfolio-incharge of Municipal Affairs Department (MAD) was actively involved in giving out lease in toll tax collection to his cronies.”

“Not only was the tendering process thrown into the dustbin but these leasees also managed to avoid paying Income Tax.

some of the accused arrested during the raid conducted by excise (nC) on september 27 in dimapur.

raid was conducted under Yeptho, Apong Phom and the command of three In- Shihai Yeptho, along with spectors, namely Kakiho 12 other Excise personnel.

NCSU clarifies on NPSU affiliation

KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ Union (NCSU) Head Office, Kohima has expressed surprise over the claims of Nagaland Police Suppliers Union (NPSU) having affiliation with NCSU. “The affiliation of NPSU with NCSU does not arise as the Article VII ‘Affiliation of units’ of the Constitution of NCSU clearly states that ‘All the district unit of NCSU within the jurisdiction of Nagaland State shall be

the only affiliating units of NCSU Head Office’,” stated a press release from NCSU Vice-President, KL Setuo Rutsa and Secretary, Imsünok Jamir.

Secondly, Article VIII ‘Membership’, Clause 7, says that “if any member is found having dual registration with other union parallel to NCSU body, his/her registration shall be treated as cancelled,” it added.

NCSU further informed all its bonafide members that the union will always

stick to Government standing order “that all Government Contract and Supply Works in the State of Nagaland should be awarded only to the registered card holder of Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ union.”

In light of this, NCSU directed all its district unit offices to be aware and vigilant against any “self style” contractors’ organisation within their jurisdiction and inform the same to the NCSU Head Office for necessary action.

School Education dept Org highlights neglected condition of lone GHS in VK area informs on U-DISE WoKhA, SEPTEMBER structures of the lone Gov- has not sanctioned any fund knows that education is the KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): Head of all registered institutions under Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) have been informed that school specific information which is used in planning, monitoring, and implementation of Government's flagship programmes will be collected for Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE).

In this regard, Asano Sekhose, Chairperson, NBSE has requested all the registered schools to co-operate with the cluster/ block resource centre co-ordinators and MIS in-charges at block and district levels and to furnish the schools’ complete and correct information through the U-DISE 2016-17 format. “Your co-operation and quick response will be highly appreciated and it will immensely help to strengthen the education system,” she added.

U-DISE is a joint initiative of the Ministry of HRD and National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) for strengthening the educational information in the country.

Dimapur to observe U-DISE Day

All the schools under Dimapur district (Government, private and central schools) have been informed to attend the U-DISE Day organized by District Mission Authority-SSA, Dimapur on September 30, 10:00 am at IMC Hall, Dimapur. A press release from R. Amongla Jamir, Deputy District Education Officer, Dimapur informed all head of the institutions along with one teacher for Government schools and principal or representative for private and central schools to attend the same.

27 (MExN): Team Metamorphosis, an NGO based in Wokha Town, has highlighted the neglected condition of the lone Government High School in VK area under Zunheboto district.

The VK Area Students' Union, VK Area People's Organization, and VK Area GBs Association on September 26 had invited Team Metamorphosis to witness the infra-

ernment High School in their area, lamenting that even after fifty years of its establishment as a town, VK area has only one Government High School which started in 1964 as a Government Middle School, informed a press release from Team Metamorphosis.

It was informed that the school was upgraded to Government High School in 1986, but till today the government

for the up-gradation of its infrastructure. “In other words, the building which was constructed in 1964 for the GMS is still the same with broken and rotten timber walls, floors, doors and windows sheltering one hundred and ninety one bright looking precious High School students with a set of dedicated teachers,” the release stated.

“When the whole world

most powerful tool in bringing transformation in the society, how can any government give such a blind eye depriving the students of the area in particular quality education,” it further questioned.

“The government and concerned department are answerable for the treatment meted out to the citizens of VK area,” Team Metamorphosis added.

NPF Youth Wing responds to BJP Pughoboto KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The NPF Central Youth Wing today responded to the BJP Pughoboto Mandal with regard to the termination of appointments in Health & Family Welfare Department, which the former termed as “illegal appointments made by corrupt officers.”

Recently, BJP Pughoboto Mandal had questioned the NPF Youth Wing’s ‘silence’ and ‘failure’ to answer the questions raised by the Mandal on the issue.

“The NPF Central Youth Wing wonders why a reputed national political party keeps on vociferously insist-

ing a reply when they themselves know that the then corrupt officers (now retired) had demeaned and belittled their office by issuing illegal appointment orders just for their personal vested interest,” stated a rejoinder from Media Cell, NPF Central Youth Wing.

The rejoinder stated it should be the endeavour of all the alliance partners (DAN) to ensure that no Government officers misuse their authority when they are in the chair. “There are various instances where officers make illegal and unauthorized appointments when they are on the verge of retirement and

CM that most students from underprivileged section of society do not get opportunity to pursue further studies (B.Tech/B.E). “Whereas, the Government does not seem to create opportunities for Diploma holders which we feel is a step motherly treatment on the part of the Government and going to the extent of removing 40% reservation of JE post in NPSC (CTE),” it added.

ACAUT, DDCF against leasing DMC tolls

4 lakh bogus voters in Nagaland Excise personnel raid hotels, restaurants KohIMA, SEPTEMBER 27 (DIPR): Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Nagaland today informed that out of the 11.2 lakh voters in the State, 4 lakh were “bogus” and that the Election Department has been conducting meetings with various stakeholders and groups of people to ensure that multiple and bogus entries etc. in the E-Roll are removed.

Speaking at the meeting on Special Summary Revision Electoral Rolls 2017 with State political parties at Hotel Japfü, Kohima, the CEO also requested the political parties to extend active cooperation, participation and support to various processes of the

On this account, the ANUDEA said that equality and justice is not being given to the diploma holders. A diploma holder competing with a degree holder is quite questionable, it stated, citing the example of “a lecturer and his/her students sitting for the same set of question paper in which the lecturer is a specialised.”

It informed the Nagaland

this present case of Health & Family Welfare is one of the classic examples of such practices by an officer on the verge of retirement,” it maintained.

“Since BJP is a national party, it is expected of them to know that any appointment made without Government approval i.e. (without the approval of the concerned Commissioner & Secretary) is illegal and therefore liable to be dismissed,” the rejoinder added.

The NPF Central Youth Wing further clarified that “NPF derives its strength from the grassroots, as the people

at the grassroots are the ‘High Command’.”

Meanwhile, it wondered why BJP Pughoboto Mandal is “so interested to protect the illegal and corrupt means done by those officers responsible for making random appointment without the approval of popular Government when their High Command leaders are talking tall on ‘Corruption Free India’.”

The NPF Central Youth Wing also asserted that it will continue to check illegal appointments made without the approval of the Government, “as the party is committed to its election manifesto.”

Thus, on the one hand, the portfolio-in charge made huge sums of illicit money and on the other hand the government lost out on revenue,” it further alleged.

The ACAUT said that if the lease system is allowed to come back, not only will development of link roads, culverts, etc., in Dimapur Municipal area stop, but the 300 plus employees of DMC will stop getting salaries.

In a separate press note, DDCF stated it has taken serious note of the MAD's order. “The citizens of Dimapur were greatly benefited by the development work taken up by the DMC in Dimapur city for the past

several months with the tolls and taxes collected by the DMC itself,” stated DDCF President, Joseph Lemtur. With the leasing out of tolls and taxes to private individuals, the Forum stated, the developmental activities in Dimapur will once again come to a halt.

The DDCF President further requested the department concerned to re-consider the decision and let the DMC collect the tolls and taxes directly so as to avoid “middle men”. It stated that the DMC “with its enormous manpower is capable of collection of tolls & taxes and also utilize it in the developmental activities of the city.”

Mex FiLe AR ‘unearth’ arms, ammunition from VDB office MoKoKchUNg, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): 44 Assam Rifles “unearthed a huge cache of arms and ammunitions” from the VDB office of Wamukan village in Mokokchung district in the wee hours of September 26, according to a press release from Assam Rifles. The arms consignment consisted of AK-56 assault rifle, 7.62 mm self loading rifle, Chinese and American made carbines along with 338 rounds of various caliber and “other war like stores,” the press release said. The arms and ammunitions were found hidden under the ceiling of the VDB office, it alleged.

SDEO Zunheboto informs ZUNhEBoTo, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): Sub Divisional Education Officer (SDEO), Zunheboto has informed all the Head Teachers and Teachers I/C to collect Aadhaar number and bank account number from all the teaching and non-teaching staffs under their schools and submit to the SDEO office, Zunheboto on or before November 20. Failing to do so, the SDEO said, the person’s “pay shall be dropped”.

Meetings & AppointMents WCYO executive meet There will be an executive meeting of Western Chakhesang Youth Organisation (WCYO) on September 28, 1:00 pm at Western Chakhesang Hoho building, Chakhesang Colony, Dimapur to discuss about the upcoming Games and Sports Meet. Therefore, all the Executive Members of WCYO, Presidents and VicePresidents of all the units of WCYO, and representatives of the units to WCYO have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

APO Executive Council meeting Angami Public Organization (APO) will have an Executive Council (EC) meeting on September 29, 10:00 am at APO building, Kohima. Therefore, all APO executive members, APO advisory board, executive members and representatives of Northern Angami Public Organization (NAPO), Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO), Western Angami Public Organization (WAPO) and Chakhroma Public Organization (CPO) have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Consumers’ org meet in Tseminyu The Tseminyu Sub-division Consumers’ Organization (TSCO) will have an emergency sitting on October 1, 6:00 pm at its president's residence at Rest House Colony, New Town Tseminyu to deliberate on confronting issues of public importance. All the members concerned, ward GBs, senior citizens, advisors and members have been requested to attend the same with applicable agendas for further discussion and implementation.

Birthday GreetinGs Name : Akümtemsü (Chuchuyimlang) Birthday date : 28th September.

Age : 2 years Place : Upper Agri. Colony, Kohima.

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n this day,we thank our creator for his blessing that has showered upon us as we celebrate the 2nd birthday of our son Akümtemsü.May God blessed him abundantly today,tomorrow and the days to come and grant him a long life.

Loving Mom,Dad & relatives.

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IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 267

By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

The Present Crisis

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he issue related to Rongmei tribe recognition has for some time threatened the political fabric of our society culminating in a huge crisis within the Naga Hoho.

However, concealed in a deceptive veil, this issue took centrestage as an ‘immediate cause’ of the crisis within Naga Hoho. The Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) took the first move by dissociating itself from Naga Hoho citing failure to respond to the issue by Naga Hoho within a given stipulated time. This was followed by the Apex tribe bodies of Lotha, Sema and the Ao’s, and further rift within these Apex tribes only highlights the ongoing power struggle between ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ within the political undercurrents of peoples mandate. The crisis has now really gained momentum, and on the part of Naga Hoho, what could have been a possible though immediate measure, was to douse the fire by way of responding to CNTC within their given time frame. That didn’t happen, a crucial move left wanted. It was only when the situational crisis blew out of proportion that the Naga Hoho came up with their ‘not so diplomatic’ nor convincing response to CNTC and by which time it was late and the issue is now seemingly breeding like that of a BODMAS equation.

Well, from the present crisis, certain positives can be drawn. That, there were groups who ‘disagreed’ to the dissociation somehow changes or halt the course of the political undercurrents. Nonetheless, we can only hope for the best to come out of the present crisis. We are once again reminded of what Mark Twain had said… “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause, reflect ad reform.”

The present crisis has served as a reminder about the importance of voices and mandate of the people and most pressingly, the need for debates and dialogue. That issues concerning peoples’ will not produce the desired result if it comes through the ‘political will’ of the selected few at the top.

Now, the plea from the respective legislators having failed, the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly Cabinet has now formed a Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) to examine the tribe recognition issue in the state with the Cabinet Secretary Pankaj Kumar saying that the CSC will consist of nine Cabinet members who will look into the matter “in all its aspects.” As a recap, the CSC seems to have taken stock of the earlier developments by taking into consideration the fact about the “recognition of Rongmei Tribe as one of the tribes of Nagaland” previously made by the Cabinet on July 23, 2012 and further noting that the matter was under litigation in the Guwahati High Court (Zeliang People Organization Vs. State of Nagaland and Ors). Interestingly, the Cabinet Secretary informed that the report of the Cabinet Committee constituted on 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.

So, another committee is pressed into ‘action’ in order to ‘examine’ the issue related to tribe recognition. Firstly, forming a new committee may only, to an extent, withhold the crisis. Secondly, the committee has been formed to ‘examine’ the tribe recognition in the state. Considering the current situation, the word ‘examine’ sounds very politically incorrect in the context of ‘resolving’ the present crisis. Thirdly, and in response to the first and second, a possible way out of this crisis, so also the Rongmei tribe recognition should be based on ‘historical facts’ and not on, any ‘political propaganda’ or prejudices.

George Orwell once said, “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful…” Thus, the present crisis calls for one to ‘pause and reflect’ and think ahead within a broad rationale frame in charting a way forward. It is also time to sincerely address the political predicament where each and every individual is a part of the ongoing process in the quest for a ‘politically qualified life.’

(Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is Editor of Heritage Publishing House.

He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express.

Comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

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Laurie Goering Thomson Reuters Foundation

How do we cut poverty and emissions? Fund some clean energy

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o avoid the worst impacts of climate change – from worsening droughts, flooding and storms to sea level rise – countries around the world need to make big cuts in the carbon emissions they release, and make them fast. At the same time, the poorest countries in the world urgently need to bring people out of abject poverty. But richer people buy more and better food, more consumer goods, more homes and electricity and transport, all of which can boost emissions.

What’s the answer? Henry Shue, a philosopher and public policy expert at the University of Oxford’s Centre for International Studies, thinks there’s one promising solution: Rich countries need to pay poor ones to adopt clean energy, such as wind and solar power. Why cough up the cash? It’s in our own self interest, he says.

Many poor countries would like to invest in clean energy, Shue explains. But in a world where they are already spending their limited cash on reducing poverty, on development efforts and on the growing costs of recovering from extreme weather disasters, they don’t have much left over for the job.

“Experience shows governments forced to choose (among their priorities) will rank the energy transition last. They will neglect that,” Shue said at a gathering of scientists this week looking into how to hold global temperature hikes to an ambitiously low 1.5ºC. The other priorities are all “indispensible” for governments, he said. Without the significant start-up cash to launch into clean power, the world’s poorest countries often end up doing what rich nations used to do – approving coal-fired power plants and other dirty energy in an effort to provide power to people who need it. In the short term, those options are cheaper for those on a tight budget.

Even Bangladesh, the world leader in small solar panel systems for home use and one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change impacts, is still trying to push ahead with a controversial coal-fired power plant on the fringes of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, a UNESCO World Heritage site. That kind of decision making puts at risk the global goal agreed in Paris last year – of holding climate change-related temperature increases to “well below 2ºC” – and it raises the threat of potentially catastrophic climate change for all nations, rich and poor.

“If we are going to achieve a 1.5-degree long-term goal, these (poorer) countries are not going to be able to do it on their own,” warned Saleemul Huq, director of the Bangladeshbased International Centre for Climate Change and Development. But if richer countries help poorer ones put in place clean power systems, developing countries can grow and cut poverty without so many emissions. That produces more sustainable and secure economies in both places, Shue said.

“They get development that’s more sustainable and we get more compliance” with climate change limits, he said – and that means a future without the “crushing burden” of climate

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Gregg Carlstrom Foreign Policy

Israel Declares War on Gaza’s NGOs An ongoing crackdown on international organizations is paving the way for the next armed conflict with Hamas

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ince the end of the 2014 Gaza war, top Israeli generals and politicians have stressed the need to boost Gaza’s economy and loosen the nine-year blockade on the strip. This summer, though, Israel quietly started doing the opposite — and many of the aid workers who help keep Gaza afloat fear another war is looming.

The dozens of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Gaza have come under close scrutiny since Aug. 4, when Israel accused World Vision, a U.S.-based Christian humanitarian organization, of funneling aid money to Hamas, the Islamist group that has controlled the strip since 2007.

The charges were sensational: Mohammad elHalabi, the director of World Vision’s Gaza office, was arrested on accusations of diverting up to $50 million over the course of seven years. The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, claimed that the money was used to dig cross-border attack tunnels and build bases. The agency also claimed that food parcels meant for needy families, and even bags of toiletries, were diverted to Hamas militants.

Many aid workers express grave doubts about the charges against Halabi, who has been accused of embezzling more than double World Vision’s entire Gaza budget. They see the case as part of a broader policy shift in Israel aimed at stifling humanitarian work and economic life in Gaza.

The new restrictions on NGOs are threatening Gaza’s already fragile economy and raising the odds of a fourth round of conflict between Israel and Hamas. Travel permits for aid workers and ordinary Gazans have been revoked on vague security grounds, and Israeli banks are increasingly reluctant to transfer salaries to workers in Gaza, something they have willingly done for years.

“It’s instilling a lot of fear among Gazans, and maybe that’s the point,” said one humanitarian official. “But I think what the Israeli authorities are missing is that fear can quickly turn into violence.… I don’t think it’s their interest to have another conflict right now, but this is a good way to get one going.”

Hamas is hardly above suspicion in the World Vision case. It has a well-documented history of diverting construction materials from civilian projects to build bunkers, tunnels, and other military installations. During the last war, it allegedly hid rockets in United Nations schools. It has also become more hostile to foreigners: It banned at least one American journalist from entering Gaza in May, and a new “office of general security” at the border has started to haul in other visiting reporters for lengthy questioning.

Officials at World Vision, however, say they still have not received a full accounting of the evidence against Halabi. He was arraigned on Aug. 30, in a hearing that was closed to the public, and future sessions will be held under a similar veil of secrecy.

Halabi’s lawyer, Lea Tsemel, says even she will not be allowed to review all of the evidence.

Israel’s first statement about the case, relayed to journalists and foreign diplomats, accused Halabi of diverting roughly $7.2 million per year since he started working with World Vision in 2010 — close to $50 million over all. Those figures appeared widely in press coverage of the charges. The Shin Bet said the sum represented 60% of World Vision’s annual budget for Gaza.

That claim does not appear on the official charge sheet, however, and World Vision staffers have argued that it is mathematically impossible. The charity budgeted just $22.5 million for Gaza over the past decade, less than half the amount Halabi allegedly stole. A large chunk of that money was already tied up in fixed costs like salaries, cars, and rent. “Someone would have noticed if all that money had gone missing,” said a World Vision employee. “The employees wouldn’t have been paid for years.”

The charity’s accounting policies also would have flagged large discrepancies. Any contract over $15,000, for example, required approval from the head office in Jerusalem. And World Vision had already investigated Halabi in 2015, after one of its accountants, who had recently been fired, accused him of stealing money and working with Hamas. The charity brought in an outside investigator to review its books; the audit turned up nothing suspicious.

But even before Halabi was indicted, other NGOs said they were feeling unexpected pressure from Israeli

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ike many, I remember the warnings of parents and teachers to never count your chickens before they’ve hatched, and to never keep all your eggs in one basket.

But moving beyond the clichés, have you ever stopped to wonder just how many chickens there are in Asia or the world? And how many eggs must hens lay each day to feed us all?

These lighthearted questions in fact carry a serious message. If we didn’t know how many chickens we could produce or how many eggs they could lay, our food value chains would begin to fall apart. The same important facts must be known for all food produced.

Supply must meet demand.

We know counting is important for a myriad of reasons. We count the number of people on the planet and we mathematically project a rise in population — by 2050 the world’s population is expected to grow by another two billion, topping out at more than nine billion— and we are rightly worried about whether or not we will be able to produce enough food to feed everyone by then.

So ensuring that we can accurately count our chickens or our sheep, while correctly predicting our supplies of rice, fruit, vegetables and crops is critical. Unfortunately, we don’t always get the count right and some countries are better than others when it comes to collecting agricultural statistics. That’s

Israeli soldiers stand guard with their tank along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip near the southern israeli Kibbutz of Nahal oz on may 4, 2016. (AFP File Photo)

authorities. Foreign Policy spoke with a dozen senior employees from NGOs and U.N. agencies for this article, most of whom were reluctant to talk on the record lest they cause more problems. Three-fourths of them said it had recently become more difficult to work in Gaza.

The director of one charity said that 30 to 40 percent of its Palestinian employees — from Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem — were now being refused travel permits. “These are people who have been getting permits regularly, as recently as last year,” the director said.

“It’s become very complex. [The Shin Bet] is even looking into social media of the people who are asking for permits, checking on their friends,” said another official, from a Scandinavian charity.

But not all NGOs have been affected, either.

“We’ve been operating in Gaza for a long time … and we’re not having any new problems there,” said Mathilde Berthelot, a program manager at Médecins Sans Frontières, the medical charity also known as Doctors Without Borders.

The United Nations, however, is one of the international organizations that has found its work in Gaza increasingly challenged by Israeli restrictions.

In 2015 and early 2016, only about 3 percent of U.N. employees were denied permits. Over the past few months, that number has increased to nearly 30 percent, a tenfold increase. At least eight staffers from the U.N. and foreign NGOs had their permits revoked at the border for unclear “security reasons” this year, something that happened only twice in all of 2015, according to U.N. statistics.

The Israeli army denies that it has imposed any new restrictions. “You’ll have to ask the Shin Bet about that. Our policy hasn’t changed,” said Hadar Horn, a spokeswoman for the unit that oversees the occupied territories. The Shin Bet, which rarely talks to the press, did not offer any comment.

Ordinary Palestinians, particularly the merchants who provide a vital lifeline for the strip, have also been affected by the shift. After the 2014 war, the Israeli army decided to drastically increase the number of travel permits issued to entrepreneurs, hoping to provide a boost to the local economy. By the summer of 2015, more than 10,000 merchants were traveling through the Erez crossing into Israel each month, a fivefold increase from the prewar average.

In June, though, the numbers took a sudden dive.

Last month, 7,786 merchants were able to exit the strip, a 20 percent drop from the previous August.

The figures in June and July were even lower, down 33 percent and 45 percent respectively from last year.

Some of the businesspeople had already been approved for travel before their permits were revoked.

Dozens of merchants have been turned back at Erez in recent months, having been told that “security blocks” have suddenly been attached to their names.

“These are individuals whose permit has already been scrutinized and approved and ostensibly have been cleared for travel,” said Shai Grunberg, a spokeswoman for Gisha, an Israeli group that monitors access to Gaza. “They arrive at Erez only to be asked to surrender their permit and return to Gaza.”

The World Bank’s latest report on the Palestinian economy provided a window into the dire economic situation in Gaza. About 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, and roughly the same percentage of Gazans are unemployed. Among young people, the unemployment rate is 58 percent — providing militant groups like Hamas with a seemingly endless reservoir of recruits.

The Persian Gulf donors who promised large sums to rebuild the strip have not followed through. Qatar pledged $1 billion, but only 19 percent of that has actually been dispersed. Three other Gulf countries collectively offered $900 million, but only $171 million of that has actually arrived. Norway has contributed more money at this point than Saudi Arabia. The United States, by contrast, has fulfilled its $277 million pledge.

Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, the Israeli army intelligence chief, told the Knesset in February that economic development in Gaza would be the “most important restraining factor” that prevents a fourth war. His comments have been echoed across the political spectrum — not only from the left, but also from hawkish voices on the right. Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the head of the settler-backed Jewish Home party, said last year that it was “time to change the policy” in Gaza by striking a deal with Hamas to rebuild the strip. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz has even tried to advance plans for an offshore Gaza seaport, showing journalists a mockup of the proposed complex.

The one notable exception to this consensus is Avigdor Lieberman, the nationalist lawmaker who became defense minister in May. Lieberman, who served as foreign minister in the previous Netanyahu government, was one of the most belligerent voices during the previous war, repeatedly calling for a ground offensive to topple the Hamas government.

He kept up the hawkish tone after Netanyahu’s latest cabinet took office in 2015. At a cultural event this May, Lieberman offered a stern promise: If named defense minister, he would give Hamas 48 hours to return the bodies of two Israeli soldiers killed during the war, or he would assassinate its political chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. One of his first acts upon entering the Defense Ministry was to ask his generals to draw up a plan for defeating Hamas.

Haniyeh, needless to say, is still walking around, and the war plan is gathering dust. Lieberman did take advantage of his one opportunity to hit Hamas: On Aug. 22, after a small militant group in Gaza fired a rocket at Israel, the air force carried out 50 airstrikes in Gaza, by far the heaviest barrage since the end of the 2014 war.

In a press conference the next day, Lieberman argued that Hamas had become too comfortable and that Israel should only let reconstruction go forward if the Islamist movement relinquished its arms. “My attitude is — reconstruction in exchange for demilitarization,” Lieberman told reporters. “That is the formula.”

That formula, many aid workers fear, means that another war is not far off the horizon.

“If the stream of humanitarian aid is blocked, or limited to a very few [NGOs], then I don’t see how we’re going to avoid another conflict,” said a U.N. official.

ACCurATe DATA Kundhavi Kadiresan

why it is time to work together to improve the way we gather these statistics worldwide.

It is time to improve the way countries gather agricultural stats.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is working with our member countries and partners to improve these agricultural counts. Since 1950, FAO has been a leader in agricultural censuses by providing technical guidance to countries that conduct their national censuses every 10 years.

More recently, our member countries have asked us to find ways to improve the methods of gathering statistics and to provide guidance on sustainable production, livestock, forestry, fisheries and how to analyse the impact of climate change.

To implement better practices on statistical gathering, and to share best practices on agricultural and rural statistics between countries, FAO and our partners are supporting two major initiatives. One is called the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics and the other is the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020). The Global

Strategy, provides the vision for national and international statistical systems to meet 21st-century challenges, which include poverty, food insecurity, global warming and the sustainable use of land and water resources.

The WCA 2020 is providing governments with a new approach to comprehensive data collection on the structure of agriculture and it facilitates international comparisons. A new global census round is getting under way this year and, for the first time, it will include aquaculture as well as capture fisheries.

In order for national policymakers to intervene in agricultural production, at the right time and in the right place, they need reliable statistics. The data provided by these national censuses will form the foundation for building better systems that collect more recent and periodic information. For the first time, this new round of censuses will look at the impacts that greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions are having on agricultural activities.

This month professional statisticians and census leaders, who are likely to play a role in the planning and ex-

ecution of the next agricultural census in their respective countries, are meeting in Bangkok to discuss WCA 2020. A total of 21 countries from Asia are participating, including Pakistan.

But all this attention is about more than just numbers and ways to count.

As mentioned, statistics are the foundation of world agriculture. They underpin all agricultural decisions and work, and provide valuable information to meet challenges such as food insecurity, poverty and climate change.

Let us not forget that agriculture provides the primary source of food for humans, feed for animals, fibres for clothes, and material for fuel and housing — all things that are needed by a growing world population.

As we work together and with others to meet the world’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the WCA 2020, implemented during 2016-25, has the potential to help provide valuable data to ensure many SDG targets will have been accurately met. We need to be sure that when shepherds bless and count their sheep they will have arrived at an accurate tally. To feed the world of our children and their children, we shouldn’t count our chickens before they hatch.

The writer is assistant director-general and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Quick tips to help remember the difference between transitive verbs and intransitive verbs: Transitive verbs require an object. For example, filled is a transitive verb and the cup is the object in the sentence She filled the cup. It doesn't make much sense to have filled without an object. She filled is incomplete.

The tip for remembering the name is to think of transitive verbs as transferring their action to the object. Transitive and transfer both start with the prefix trans-. examples Here are some examples of transitive verbs: They designated a hitter.

The clock struck one.

I want candy.

He carried the bag.

Jose thanked Wayne.

Lao-ong Mo: A post-harvest festival of Konyak Naga

They napped.

The dog barked.

Blair gloated.

Clarissa winked.

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Verbs That can Be transitive and intransitive

Some verbs can be transitive or intransitive, depending on how they are used in a sentence. examples They cheered.

They cheered the band.

She sang.

She sang a song.

Larry tripped.

Larry tripped Alex.

We visited.

We visited Aunt Ruth.

intransitive Verbs

Intransitive verbs don't take an object. examples Here are some examples of intransitive verbs: He ran.

'I am' Moali Pongen

If you would care,to look at me, Perhaps you'll surely see That'I am ' A Woman Trap in your world of Men And that my Voice Is lost in your Noise.

My visions lost in your Dreams, A Victim of cruel screams.

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A book of terrifying Stories.

A soul with endless worries.

In A journey of unfortunate fate, Under a roof of numb state.

But you still don't care, to look at me.

To realise my Useless being And that I still am a hopeless Voice.

A terrible truth.

A Shameless secret.

A Dazing figure.

An unwanted meagre.

Yet,my heart is much pleased.

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2. The Nagaland Government in a recent notification declared September 28 a restricted holiday on account of a Konyak festival. Name the festival. a) Angh festival b) Aonyimo festival c) Aoling-Monyu festival d) Lao-Ong Mo festival 3. Which village in Assam is home to a large number of hornbills? a) Sonari b) Borbhuin Chetia c) Sivsagar d) Simalguri 4. India celebrated their 500th test match in cricket by defeating which team? a) New Zealand b) Australia c) South Africa d) West Indies 5. A study has found a new species of a small mammal in the rabbit family in the higher altitudes of the Himalayas in Sikkim. What is it identified as? a) Oryctolagus cuniculus b) Poelagus marjorita c) Ochotonidae pika d) Ochotona sikimaria

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ecently the Konyak Union has declared September 28 and 29 as the dates for official celebration of ‘Lao-ong Mo’ festival for the Konyak Nagas.

Accordingly, the Konyaks, led by its apex organisation, are gearing up for the first official celebration of the festival on September 28 in Mon town.

Likewise, its constituents units will be celebrating the same in accordance with the norms. The state government has also declared September 28 as a restricted holiday for Konyaks.

Festivals occupy an importance place in the lives of the Konyaks. The three most significant festivals were Aoling-Monyu, Aonyimo and Lao-ong Mo (Laoun-ongmo).

Aolingmonyu is celebrated in the first week of April, celebrated after sowing of seeds and marks the beginning of a new year. Its religious significance is to appease (Kahwang/ Yongwan) God for a prosperous harvest. Aonyimo is celebrated after the harvest of the first crops like

— maize and vegetable.

Lao-ong Mo, a post-festival of thanksgiving and is celebrated after the completion of all agricultural activities.

Lao-ong meaning post harvest and Mo meaning festival, has traditionally been observed and adhered by every Konyak household after the completion of the harvest and marks the end of all activities, rituals and norms that were in progress/process since the completion of “Aoleang Monyu” celebration.

The celebration is preceded by various rituals and norms that are being observed in the paddy field. Apart from its focus on the harvest, the festival also seeks to unify the souls and minds of every individual.

It is the state of time when all its granaries are confidently stored from the harvest and hence a celebration on the bountiful harvest with utmost sense of goodliness and thanksgiving, according to KU. The main objective in celebrating the post harvest festival is to revive and preserve the glorious age old cultural and traditional heritage of the Konyak society.

Coffee Culture From the dandy street cafés in Europe to mosaic cafés in our cities, coffeehouses provide a means to escape life’s worries. Stepping into a café, you enter a world of pheromone where the aromas entice you to linger in its subliminal realm. With a cup of coffee in your hands and soft music frolicking in the background, it affords an unspoiled setting to divest one’s cares for a brief life’s moment. Yekili Cheryl Zhimo’s beautiful writing transports you into the calm and enchanting world of coffeehouses.

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akuna Matata- Swahili for no worries. This place has got charm, that's for sure. Incandescent light bulbs hanging low from the cross lapped wooden planks, a mini-sculpture of feisty looking Havana Browns, a whimsical collection of books, ceramics, rag dolls, cacti, and a bunch of other antique and vintage pieces shelved on the cafe walls. I flip open to page ninety-seven of Chitra Divakaruni's The Palace of Illusions, just happy that I got to do this Hakuna Matata indeed, drifting farther, my tongue hugged by a cloud of earthy goodness.

We all walk in for different reasons, don't we? She waits behind the counter.

Is she doing it for the money? Perhaps to meet someone new? Or is it just because she loves this place as much as I do- the ambience, the cookies...the coffee? He doesn't seem to notice her anxiousness, though. He orders cafe mocha, one iced tea, and two servings of vanilla mousse cakes, pointing to a table cramped beside a sturdy-looking bookshelf. His company sits there, his mother. The excruciating look on the Amazonian wood mask drooping beside her doesn't seem to intrigue her at all. She's too occupied to notice, checking her phone continuously and flipping through multiple newspapers.

It’s not that she doesn't care. She's just too busy: a 21st Century Working Mom. She resigns from her aloofness and reassures her son, "I'll be there, don't you worry. Now drink that up before it gets

-Yekili cheryl Zhimo, Ba 3rd Semester english Honours cold." So adorable! They’re sharing pastries now, giggling.

It’s amazing how things have changed in a few decades. Back then the Naga society didn't take too well to working ladies, let alone mothers. ‘She’ seemed more valuable at home, doing chores, completely confined to the domestic world.

Our society adapts pretty fast, sometimes too recklessly, though, as it skips stages, leaving loopholes. It’s too risky, for the world doesn't take kindly to the feeble rooted. Perhaps ‘she’ would have come much farther if it wasn’t out of necessity or subjective interests, but genuine thirst for equality.

Of all establishments, coffeehouses are the most admirable. As much as it is about the pastries and beverages, it has a lot more to do with socialising and spending some quality ‘me-time’. Unlike restaurants of course, where people are too occupied with their food that they can barely think straight! Coffeehouses ooze positivity, they are places where you could do a lot of productive stuff or simply de-stress. There’s no discrimination when you walk in alone because it understands just how important individuality is; selected literature, artwork, music, a one seat table near a massive glass window, it helps us think, understand, retrospect and reassess.

A hundred and ten...a hundred and eleven...they float in. Yes, they do not walk much like Della of O’Henry’s story The Gift of the Magi . They're in love.

She receives a phone call looking a bit flushed. She tries to compose herself while her boyfriend places an order. I'm guessing it was her parents. The call…she didn't tell them where she was. Maybe her parents are still not comfortable with the whole idea of ‘dating’ we postmodern Naga kids are so into. For the sake of love she lives a double life. Do I call her a coward? Or is she a braveheart? I wish there could be more transparency in such matters. A hundred and fourteen, a hundred and fifteen...they come and they go, the people.

I feel like the cafe and I are close acquaintances now, sitting somewhere in the corner, observing. He tells me how T.S. Eliot walked in one day, looking a bit heavy and timid as always. He couldn’t help but smile a little after taking in a sip of sweetened coffee. Apparently, he wrote a poem mentioning "coffee spoons". He told me how 'Café Procope' was a major meeting place of the French Enlightenment, frequently visited by thinkers like Voltaire, Rousseau, and Denis Diderot.

He then mentioned the Green Dragon in Boston where John Adams, James Otis, and Paul Revere planned rebellion. Maybe someone like them would one day walk into this cafe; a Naga Voltaire or Paul Revere, and entice change, bring clarity to our foggy society.

The young man walks back to the counter and converses with the barista.

I think he liked the vanilla mousse cake a lot. Or maybe he didn’t notice her al-

most-hazel eyes earlier when he was busy scanning the menu. They're smiling at each other. It’s like a scene right out of the movies, except they're not exchanging numbers. Maybe he'll ask for it the next time he visits, maybe he won't.

I plug in my earphones, and ‘Ride’ by 21 Pilots makes more sense to me than ever before. I rest my eyes for a while.

All this is like a mini-version of a Western cafe: the food, the music, the people, except for the decor maybe, which is a crazy mash-up of multiple cultures. I am happy that the coffeehouse made its way to Nagaland. The ideal that it embodies, and its ability to infuse itself into any culture is what are most admirable. It embraces change. Our society keeps reinventing itself too; social norms, activities, and responsibilities; this cafe stands as evidence. In a world where change is the only constant, perhaps coffee and the cafe culture could be the other constanta pivot of social life. Oh! It’s already seven thirty and I need to head home. But wait, all this reading, observing, and thinking has left me a little dizzy. Yes, another cup of coffee, a doughnut, and maybe a slice of cheesecake too.

Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a NAAC Accredited UGC recognised Commerce and Arts College. The editors are Dr. Hewasa Lorin, Anjan Behera, Dr. Salikyu Sangtam, Nivibo Yiki, and Kvulo Lorin. For feedback or comments please email: dot@tetsocollege.org.

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Arrested Pakistani guides helped Uri attackers: India New Delhi, September 27 (iANS): India on Tuesday handed over to Pakistan "proof of crossborder origin" of the September 18 Uri terror attack and offered it consular access to the two Muzaffarabad guides arrested for helping with the infiltration of the four slain militants.

Consular access was also offered for a third Pakistani -- a militant held at the international border in Jammu on September 23.

Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit for the second time since the Uri attack and handed over the evidence to him. Basit dismissed the proof as an attempt by India to divert world attention from alleged violation of rights in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jaishankar gave Basit a diplomatic note, stating that three days after the killing of 18 soldiers, villagers in Uri caught two residents of Pakistan-administered Kashmir who had acted as guides for the four attackers who sneaked into the army camp near the Line of Control (LoC).

The two -- Faizal Hussain Awan, 20, and Yasin Khursheed, 19, both residents of Muzaffarabad -were handed over to Indian security forces and are now in Indian custody.

"During his interrogation, Awan has deposed to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that they had guided and facilitated the border crossing of the group that perpetrated the

Blocking Indus waters will be act of war: Pak iSlAmAbAD, September 27 (iANS): Pakistan on Tuesday said India cannot unilaterally revoke the 56-year-old Indus Waters Treaty and that any attempt by New Delhi to block Islamabad's share of water could be seen as an act of war.

Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday told the National Assembly that Pakistan would approach the International Court of Justice if India violates the treaty.

Pakistan will not accept "aggression by India in any form" and China would get justification to block Indian water if New Delhi did the same to Islamabad, he said.

Aziz said that India is "feeling pressure" due to Pakistan's diplomatic onslaught against "human rights violation" in Jammu and Kashmir and supporting their right to self determination in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.

He said Pakistan will "expose India" before the international community, and added that the government is preparing a comprehensive dossier on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and "Indian interference in Balochistan".

Aziz said the Indus Waters Treaty offers no unilateral exit provision or revocation, and its role is defined in the treaty in case of violation by any party.

Water flows on the banks of Chenab with the Baglihar hydroelectric project in the background. (ReuteRs File Photo)

September 18 Uri massacre," the Indian demarche said.

Awan identified one of the slain attackers as Hafiz Ahmed, also a resident of Muzaffarabad. "He also revealed details of the two handlers of this operation -- Kabir Awan and Basharat."

The Foreign Secretary told the envoy that on September 23, another Pakistani national, Abdul Qayoom of Sialkot, was apprehended in Molu sector near the India-Pakistan border in Jammu.

"The individual has confessed to undergoing three weeks of training with terrorist group Lashkar-eToiba (LeT) and donating substantial funds to Falahe-Insaniat Foundation, its front organisation," according to the demarche.

"We are willing to pro-

Haryana to impose 5-yr-ban on tree felling ChANDigArh, September 27 (iANS): Felling of trees will be banned in Haryana for five years to increase the forest cover in the state, a senior officer said on Tuesday. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Forests) R.R. Jowel said the move was aimed at increasing the forest cover in the state.

The state's notified forest area is less than 4% of its total geographical area. Haryana is an agrarian state with nearly 80% of the total area of 44,212 square km being under cultivation. Jowel directed the forest department officials that trees be planted along all national and state highways, district and village roads without delay.

Directions have also been issued to identify and purchase land under the Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) head to increase green cover in the state.

The emphasis is on the need to develop dense linear forest patches.

vide the Pakistan high commission consular access to these three individuals apprehended in connection with terrorist attacks in India.".

Jaishankar reminded Basit of Pakistan's promise of not allowing its soil for antiIndia terrorism. "We would once again strongly urge the government of Pakistan to take seriously (the) commitment. Continuing crossborder terrorist attacks from Pakistan against India are unacceptable."

But Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported that Basit rejected the allegations. He told Jaishankar that if India was "sincere in carrying out an investigation of the Uri attack then it should not run away from it.

"India should allow independent investigators to carry out an investigation

into the attack," the newspaper said.

Ties between the two countries have further deteriorated since the Uri attack -- one of the deadliest on an army camp in Kashmir.

India on Tuesday said it was also considering a review of the Most Favoured Nation Status it had unilaterally given to Pakistan in 1996 -- when insurgency in Kashmir was still at its peak.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take a final call at a review meeting on September 29.

Search operation in Pathankot after 'suspicious' men sighted Security agencies carried out an extensive search operation in Pathankot district of north Punjab on Tuesday following reports that some local residents

had spotted 2-3 "suspicious men" in Army fatigues.

The Punjab Police and other security agencies carried out the search operation in and around Pathankot town, around 240 km from here.

However, no arrests were made till Tuesday evening. Search operations have been carried out by security forces in Pathankot and Gudaspur districts virtually every month since January this year.

Terrorists, suspected to be from Pakistan, had attacked the frontier Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Pathankot on January 2 this year, leaving seven people dead.

The Pathankot attack was preceded by a terror attack by Pakistani terrorists on Dinanagar town in neighbouring Gurdaspur district on July 27 last year.

thANe, September 27 (iANS): Unidentified persons allegedly belonging to the Sambhaji Brigade pelted stones at the Saamana printing press in Navi Mumbai while some other persons threw ink outside the Thane office of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece on Tuesday, an official said here. The provocation for the attacks comes from a cartoon published in the Saamana on Sunday, poking fun at the ongoing statewide stir by Marathas seeking reservation and other issues, according to officials.

Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said some persons attacked the Marathi publication's offices in Saanpada suburb with stgones, shattering two or three glass windows on the outer wall. "Investigations will

be conducted and appropriate action taken against the accused," Nagrale told media persons.

In adjoining Thane town, some persons threw ink outside the office of Saamana, the mouthpiece of the Shiv Sena, a BJP ally in both the central and Maharashtra governments.

The Maratha community has taken strong objection to what it alleged were snide comments made in the Saamana cartoon. In the past fortnight, nearly a score of huge, peaceful marches by the Maratha community have stirred the political cauldron over reservation in Maharashtra. The police have beefed up security at the head offices of Saamana and its sister publication and Hindi daily Dopahar ka Saamana..

Inter-Dominion Accord of May 5, 1948 between India and Pakistan which required India to release sufficient waters to the Pakistani regions of the basin in return for annual payments from Pakistan. The accord was, however, meant to fulfil Pakistan's immediate requirements and was to be followed by negotiations for a more permanent solution. Thereafter, though there was a stalemate In December 1954, the two sides returned to the negotiating table and continued their meetings for the next six years. The Treaty led to the setting up of an Indus Water Commission to adjudicate any future dispute over the allocation of water. The commission, which has survived two wars, is required to meet regularly to discuss potential disputes and provide an ongoing machinery for consultation and conflict resolution through inspection, exchange of data and visits.

Can IWT be revised or modified?

There is a provision for mediation and arbitration by a neutral umpire in case of any disagreement. The IWT has, so far, been implemented by both the countries faithfully. It has not gone for any modification till date, even though Article-XII of the IWT allows for any kind of modification when both parties agree.

(Source:DNA)

ments in east Delhi.

"The maid found them and raised an alarm. The neighbours then informed the police around 9 a.m.," Deputy Commissioner of Police Rishipal told IANS. The officer said: "They might have committed suicide late Monday night or early Tuesday. The exact time can be confirmed only after the postmortem report."

The bodies have been sent to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for autopsy.The police said a suicide note was found.

According to the neighbours, Bansal and his son were upset over the ongoing graft case and the recent deaths in the family.

Bansal's wife Satyabala, 57, and daughter Neha, 27, also committed suicide on July 19 following interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Two suicide notes were found at that time.

Bansal, Director General of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, was arrested on July 16 on charges of receiving a bribe of Rs 9 lakh for extending favours to a

corporate firm. He was dealing with matters related to alleged violations by a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company.

A Delhi court had granted bail to Bansal on August 30.

According to sources, the CBI had summoned him for further questioning on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, after the death of the Bansal, the CBI issued a statement: "We are deeply saddened to know the unfortunate demise of B.K. Bansal and his son today (Tuesday). The matter is being looked into by the local police."

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addressing a rally as part of his 2,500-km Kisan Yatra in UP on September 20. (Twitter@OfficeOfRG)

lAkhimpur kheri (up), September 27 (pti): Rahul Gandhi, whose security cover was today tightened in the wake of yesterday's shoe attack, continued his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he works only for "15-20" people and ignores the rest.

Addressing the people during a roadshow here, the Congress vice president said, though the common man elected Modi as the Prime Minister, after the elections he has forgotten the farmers, the dalits, the unemployed youths.

"Modiji, if you want to oblige 15 people, you can. But you cannot forget the interests of other people of the country," Rahul said during the roadshow, which is part of his 2,500-

IGIA achieves carbon neutral status, first in Asia-Pacific region New Delhi, September 27 (iANS): The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Tuesday said the national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has become the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral status.

DIAL is a GMR Groupled consortium which manages and operates IGI airport.

According to DIAL, the announcement on the carbon neutral status was made by Airports Council International (ACI) during the Airport Carbon Accreditation certificate presentation ceremony held in Montreal, Canada.

The globally reputed Airport Carbon Accreditation has upgraded Delhi Airport to "Level 3+, Neu-

The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water sharing arrangement, signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960, by then Prime Minster Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's President General Ayub Khan. The World Bank (the erstwhile international bank for reconstruction and development) brokered the treaty and is also a party to it.

The Indus system of rivers comprises three western rivers which includes the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab and three eastern rivers — the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi.

What does the treaty grant?

Under the treaty, India has exclusive rights on the eastern rivers and their tributaries while Pakistan has exclusive rights on the western rivers. Pakistan also received a one-time financial compensation for the loss of water from the eastern rivers and to build a new canal system.

The waters of the Indus basin begin in the Himalayan mountains in the region under China. The river flows from the hills through the arid and dry states of Punjab and Sindh, converging in Pakistan, and empties out in the Arabian Sea, south of Karachi.

History of the Treaty During the first years of Partition, the water of the Indus was apportioned by the

Saamana cartoon on Maratha PM obliges only 15-20 people: Rahul Gandhi reservation issue provokes attacks

Bureaucrat, son commit suicide; wife, daughter did same in July New Delhi, September 27 (iANS): Suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, being probed in a graft case, and his son Yogesh committed suicide by hanging themselves from ceiling fans at their apartment, the city police said on Tuesday. A seven-page suicide note was also recovered from the officer's house.

Bansal, 60, and his 30-yearold son Yogesh were found hanging from ceiling fans in separate rooms of their flat by their maid Rachna on Tuesday morning in Neelkanth Apart-

How the Indus Water Treaty affects India & Pak

Inside Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

trality", which is the highest level of achievement available to airports across the world.

Carbon neutrality occurs when the net carbon emissions over an entire year is zero. This means the

airport absorbs or offsets the same amount of emission that was generated.

"Today, we have delivered on our commitment of achieving sustainable solutions for aviation climate change mitigations

made at LPAA-COP 21 (Lima-Paris Action AgendaConference of the Parties) last year through carbon neutrality," said I. Prabhakara Rao, Chief Executive Officer, DIAL. "Going forward we are

focussing on energy conservation and exploring alternative solution for generating green energy," Rao was quoted in a statement as saying.

Delhi airport aims to increase its solar power generation capacity to 20 MW by 2020. DIAL has set up a 7.84 MW solar power plant to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emission.

DIAL has taken various emission-saving measures at IGI airport which has led to a 51 per cent reduction in specific GHG emission (kgCO2/Pax) during the last five years.

The 39th ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) assembly, which coincided with the event, also explored avenues of attaining climate change mitigation solution among the member nations.

km Kisan Yatra in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

He said Congress will force Modi government to shed its "discriminatory approach" and work for each Indian. After the shoe-hurling incident in Sitapur yesterday, Rahul's security cover was strengthened with deployment of additional personnel.

"The motive behind the Kisan Yatra is to press the Modi government to waive loans of every farmer, slash electricity bills of every Indian and give adequate prices to farmers for their crop," he said.

Accompanied by former Union minister Jitin Prasada, former Kheri MP Zafar Ali Naqvi and district Congress president Raghvendra Bahadur Singh in his 'Deoria to Delhi Kisan Yatra',

Rahul reached Sankata Devi temple where he offered prayers before starting the roadshow.

He garlanded the statue of BR Ambedkar near Nasiruddin Mauji Bhawan during his roadshow. He addressed people at Sankata Devi and near Dr Ambedkar Park.

He also addressed meetings in Mitauli and Mohammadi.

"Why the Uttar Pradesh farmers who picked up a couple of cots during my 'khat sabha' were called thieves and Vijay Mallya who fled away with Rs 10,000 crore was called just a defaulter," he asked. He accused the Prime Minister of making false promises and asked people if they had received Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts as "promised" by the BJP leader during the Lok Sabha poll campaigns.

India ready to ratify ILO convention on child labour New Delhi, September 27 (pti): Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Tuesday said India is ready to ratify ILO conventions 138 and 182 related to child labour. "India is now in a position to ratify the ILO conventions 138 and 182 concerning child labour and has started the process in this direction," the labour ministry said quoting Dattatreya. The minister made the comments at the two-day BRICS labour and employment ministerial meeting, which began in the national capital on Tuesday.

India has put a complete ban on employing children below 14 years of age and employment in hazardous occupations below 18 years, the ministry said.

In another significant step, the government has presented amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, raising the paid maternity benefit to 26 weeks from 12 weeks.

The Bill has been passed by the Rajya Sabha and will be introduced in the Lok Sabha in the Winter Session of 2016, it added.

Dattatreya said India is committed to inclusive growth so that benefits reach the marginalised and they become integral to the growth process.

Labour Secretary Shankar Aggarwal

said the deliberations during the forthcoming three technical sessions covering employment, social security and inclusive development would be focused, constructive, fruitful and presence of International Organisations would add value to the deliberations.

Strengthening of the employment track through the BRICS Employment Working Group will pave the way for finding solutions to address employment and labour challenges that BRICS and a lot of other emerging economies face, the secretary said.

During the ministerial meeting, the ministers will deliberate on adopting BRICS labour and employment ministerial declaration. The two-day meeting will have dedicated sessions on key thematic areas - employment generation, social security and inclusive development, including formalisation.

India assumed the presidency of BRICS in February and is hosting the 8th BRICS Summit 2016, which is scheduled to be held on October 15-16 in Goa. The theme of India's BRICS chairmanship is 'Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions'.

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Clinton puts Trump on defensive in blistering debate HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., SEPTEMbEr 27 (rEuTErS): Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican Donald Trump of racism, sexism and tax avoidance on Monday, putting him on the defensive during a debate that a snap poll said boosted her White House chances.

Trump, a real estate tycoon making his first run for public office, said Clinton’s long years of service represented “bad experience” with few results and said she lacked the stamina to serve as commander-inchief.

Clinton was under pressure to perform well after a bout with pneumonia and a drop in opinion polls, but her long days of preparation appeared to pay off in her highly anticipated first 90-minute standoff with Trump.

Trump, a former reality TV star who eschewed a lot of debate practice, was strong early on but appeared to become repetitive and more undisciplined as the night wore on in front of a televised audience that could have reached upwards of a record 100 million people.

A CNN/ORC snap poll said 62 percent of respondents felt Clinton won and 27 percent believed Trump was the winner.

In signs that investors awarded the debate to Clinton also, Asian shares recovered from an early

The president, who was born in Hawaii, released a long-form birth certificate in 2011 to put the issue to rest.

Only this month did Trump say publicly that he believed Obama was U.S.-born.

“He (Trump) has really started his political activity based on this racist lie that our first black president was not an American citizen. There was absolutely no evidence for it. But he persisted. He persisted year after year,” Clinton said.

Trump repeated his false accusation that Clinton’s failed 2008 presidential campaign against Obama had initiated the so-called “birther” issue.

“Nobody was pressing it, nobody was caring much about it ... I was the one that got him to produce the birth certificate and I think I did a good job,” Trump said.

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on September 26. (REUTERS Photo)

bout of nerves while the Mexican peso surged on Tuesday. Her chances in the Nov. 8 election improved also on online betting markets.

‘GREAT DEBATE’ “You feel good tonight?”

Clinton asked supporters after the event. “I sure do.

We had a great debate.”

Trump, 70, declared

himself the winner to reporters at the debate site, then opted against a visit to a local debate watch party that his staff had left open as a possibility.

The 68-year-old Clinton relentlessly sought to raise questions about her opponent’s temperament, business acumen and knowledge.

Trump used much of

his time to argue the former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state had achieved little in public life and wants to pursue policies begun by President Barack Obama that have failed to repair a shattered middle class, with jobs lost to outsourcing and overregulation.

Trump suggested her disavowal of a trade deal

with Asian countries was insincere. Her handling of a nuclear deal with Iran and Islamic State militancy were disasters, he argued.

In one of their more heated exchanges, Clinton accused Trump of promulgating a “racist lie” by suggesting Obama, the first U.S. African-American president, was not born in the United States.

TAX RETURNS Trying to get under Trump’s skin and provoke a volcanic eruption, Clinton suggested Trump was refusing to release his tax returns to avoid showing Americans he paid next to nothing in federal taxes or that he is not as wealthy as he says he is.

“It must be something really important, even terrible, that he’s trying to hide,” she said.

Trump fought back, saying that as a businessman, paying low taxes was important.

“That makes me smart,” Trump said.

“I have a tremendous income,” he said at one point, adding that it was about time that someone running the country knew something about money.

Trump sniffed loudly at points - a campaign aide said the candidate had no cold - but largely contained himself. He said he would release his tax documents after a government audit.

But Clinton, the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party, seemed to pique Trump’s ire when she brought up Trump’s past insults about women.

“He loves beauty contests, supporting them and hanging around them and he called this one ‘Miss Piggy’ and then he called her ‘Miss Housekeeping,’” she said.

During the debate Trump darkly hinted at wanting to stay something but stopped short. Afterwards he told reporters he had thought of raising the sex scandal involving Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, who was in the audience with their daughter Chelsea.”I was going to say something extremely tough to Hillary and her family and I said I can’t do it. I just can’t do it.

It’s inappropriate, it’s not nice,” he said.

pantsuit, and Trump wore a dark suit and a blue tie to the encounter. She called him Donald. He avoided his campaign trail name for her, “Crooked Hillary,” and instead called her Secretary Clinton for much of the debate before switching to her first name.

Toward the end of the debate, Trump said Clinton did not have the endurance to be president but avoided mentioning her bout this month with pneumonia.

“She doesn’t have the look, she doesn’t have the stamina,” he said.

Clinton retorted: “As soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a peace deal, a ceasefire, a release of dissidents ... or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina.”

Clinton called Trump’s tax policies “Trumped-up trickle-down” economics and Trump accused Clinton of being “all talk, no action.”

“I have a feeling I’m going to be blamed for everything,” Clinton said during one tough exchange.

“Why not?” retorted Trump.

The Mexican peso, dubbed the “Trump thermometer” because of its sensitivity to the U.S. presidential campaign, climbed 2 percent. Trump has pledged to build a wall at RED AND BLUE the Mexican border to preClinton wore a red vent illegal immigration.

17 killed in Nepal road accident Blasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad - police, medics Unknown exposure to second-hand kATHMANDu, SEPTEMbEr 27 (IANS): At least 17 bAGHDAD, SEPTEMbEr 27 commercial street of Bayaa in as it loses territory to U.S.-backed smoke may cause early death persons were killed and 20 injured on Tuesday when a pas- (rEuTErS): Three blasts killed western Baghdad, killing six and Iraqi government forces and Irasenger bus veered some 300 metres off a hilly road in Nepal’s Dhading district, police said. The bus was travelling from a village to the district headquarters of Dhadingbesi.

Chief District Officer Bishow Prakash Subedi said the bodies of the victims including 10 men and four women were retrieved from the accident site. Six of the injured were in critical condition. They were airlifted to capital Kathmandu for treatment, Subedi added. The cause of the accident was not immediately known but the police believe it could be the result of a combination of an overloaded bus and the steep gravelled road.

at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi’ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, they said.

Another suicide attack hit a

wounding 22, the sources said.

A roadside bomb exploded near a gathering of cattle herders and merchants in al-Radhwaniya, also in western Baghdad, killing two people, they said.

Islamic State claimed the two suicide attacks, but did not mention the third assault. The hardline Sunni Muslim group has intensified bomb attacks in government-held areas this year

nian-backed Shi’ite militias.

The group claimed a truck bombing in July that killed at least 324 people in the Karrada shopping area of Baghdad - the deadliest single attack in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.

The group continues to control vast areas in northern and western Iraq, including the city of Mosul, captured in 2014.

Mexican Prez vows closure on missing 43 students’ case Taiwan’s 3rd typhoon of the month kills at least 4 MExICo CITY, SEPTEMbEr 27 (IANS): Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said that his government will continue to investigate the case of the 43 students who went missing in Guerrero state in September 2014. Addressing a news conference in Colombia on Monday, Pena Nieto reaffirmed his government’s commitment, Xinhua news quoted a press statement released by the presidency.

Pena Nieto said his government’s “only interest” was finding out what happened on the evening of September 26 and on September 27 morning in 2014, in Iguala, Guerrero. He guaranteed action against all involved in the disappearance, Xinhua said. The 43 students from Ayotzinapa were listed ‘missing’ in 2014 after police from Iguala detained them while travelling on buses. The government’s hypothesis is that the students were abducted by the police and handed over to members of organised crime gang Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors), who suspected the students of being from a rival organisation.

According to statements made by alleged criminals arrested later and an expert survey, members of Guerreros Unidos had killed and cremated the students in a rubbish dump in Cocula.

The students’ parents have since rejected the version because two forensic studies carried out by experts from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team ruled out this possibility. They said that it would be impossible to light a fire capable of completely burning 43 bodies in the dump.

SL police exhume journalist’s body in murder he predicted CoLoMbo, SEPTEMbEr 27 (rEuTErS): Sri Lankan police on Tuesday exhumed the body of a senior journalist who had predicted just days before his murder in 2009 that he would be killed by the government, marking the latest development in a series of probes into former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s administration. Lasantha Wickrematunga, an outspoken editor of The Sunday Leader newspaper, often clashed with politicians. Rajapaksa’s brother, then defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, had sued it for defamation over stories criticizing the country’s civil war and alleging procurement graft.

In his last editorial just before the murder, Wickrematunga had written that he had reason to believe that attacks against the media at the time were inspired by the government. “When finally I am killed, it will be the government that kills me,” he wrote before three days he was killed. Wickrematunga was killed while sitting in a car stuck in rush hour traffic in a high security zone near the capital, Colombo. Human rights groups said the Rajapaksa regime failed to probe his murder.

Wickrematunga’s death was one of several high-profile killings under the Rajapaksa government and is one of the many investigations re-opened by President Maithripala Sirisena into his predecessor’s administration. Sirisena ousted Rajapaksa in January 2015.

TAIPEI, SEPTEMbEr 27 (rEuTErS): The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, knocking down trees and cutting power to millions.

Most schools and offices were shut and the north-south bullet train suspended services as Typhoon Megi, packing winds of well over 160 kph (100 mph), roared in from the Pacific.

At least 167 people were injured and more than 11,500 evacuated, the government’s Central Emergency Operation Centre said. Authorities also estimated more than two million households had lost

power, while over 45,000 were without water.

Taiwan’s financial markets were closed because of the storm.

Television footage showed people scurrying along city streets clutching umbrellas to try to fend off the rain. Bus and subway services were mostly suspended in the capital, Taipei, while hundreds of international flights were canceled. The typhoon was moving across Taiwan and expected to head into the Taiwan Strait and on towards China on Wednesday where it will make landfall in the southeastern province of Fujian.

NEw York, SEPTEMbEr 27 (IANS): US researchers have identified a new biomarker which revealed that known and unknown exposure to second-hand smoke may lead to an increased risk of mortality in non-smokers.

Serum cotinine -- a metabolite of nicotine -- when used as a biological marker of exposure to second-hand smoke was found to have associations to overall and cause-specific mortality in non-smokers. Increased levels of serum cotinine in blood were significantly also associated with all types of cancers, and heart disease, the researchers said.

“The study found that nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke without even realising it,” said Raja Flores, Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, US. Non-smoking individuals’ cotinine blood levels accurately determined their exposure and subsequent risk of lung cancer and other smoking-related dis-

ease, Flores said.

“Using cotinine level to measure exposure to second-hand smoke has important public health implications, because increasing the scope of smoke-free environments would likely decrease cotinine levels in the general population and ultimately death,” added Emanuela Taioli, Director at Mount Sinai.

Further, exposure to secondhand smoke is unequally distributed in the population, the researchers said, adding that children, people living in poverty, and those who rent their housing are disproportionately affected and most vulnerable.

The study, published in the journal Carcinogenesis, provides a more accurate way to gauge second-hand smoke exposure. It also presents a strong case for more stringent limits on smoking and increased preventive screenings for those more likely to have been exposed to second-hand smoke.

Colombia and FARC rebels sign peace accord ending 52-yr war CArTAGENA, SEPTEMbEr 27 (rEuTErS): Colombia’s center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday to end a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse.

After four years of peace talks in Cuba, President Juan Manuel Santos, 65, and rebel leader Timochenko - the nom de guerre for 57-year-old Rodrigo Londono - warmly shook hands on Colombian soil for the first time and signed the accord with a pen made from a bullet casing.

A crowd of dignitaries chanted: “Long live Colombia, long live peace” as Santos handed Timochenko a white dove pin. One man waved a large Colombian flag that had an extra white stripe in homage to the peace deal. “The horrible night of violence that has covered us with its shadow for more than half a century is over,” Santos said through tears. “We open our hearts to a new dawn, to a brilliant sun full of possibilities that has appeared in the Colombian sky.”

Colombians will vote on Sunday on whether to ratify the agreement, but opinion

polls show it should pass easily. Attendees at the event, many of whom also wept, observed a minute of silence in memory of those killed, maimed, raped, kidnapped and displaced during the war.

The end of Latin America’s longest-running war will turn the FARC guerrillas into a political party fighting at the ballot box instead of the battlefield they have occupied since 1964.

“No one should doubt that we will conduct politics without arms,” said Timochenko, who asked for forgiveness from FARC victims. “We are all prepared to disarm in our minds and our hearts.” Guests at the ceremony in the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena were asked to wear white and included United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Showing its support for the peace deal, the European Union on Monday removed the FARC from its list of terrorist groups. Kerry said Washington would also review whether to take the FARC off its terrorism list, and has pledged $390 million for Colombia next year to support the peace process.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and Marxist rebel leader Rodrigo Londono (R), better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko, shake hands after signing an accord ending a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people in Cartagena, Colombia on September 26. (REUTERS Photo)

“Anybody can pick up a gun, blow things up, hurt other people, but it doesn’t take you anywhere. ...

Peace is hard work,” he said of a rare diplomatic good news story for the Obama administration as it contends with the seeming intractable war in Syria and other conflicts.

FIERCE WAR In the worst days of the war, attacks shook the capital, Bogota, which rebels threatened to overrun, and battles between the guer-

rillas, paramilitaries, drug gangs and the army raged in the countryside, parts of which remain sown with landmines.

Thousands of civilians were killed in massacres, especially in rural areas, as the warring sides sought to prevent people from collaborating with or supporting enemy forces. Despite widespread relief at an end to the bloodshed and kidnappings of the past 52 years, the deal has caused divisions within Latin America’s fourth-largest

economy.

Former President Alvaro Uribe and others are angry the accord allows rebels to enter parliament without serving any jail time. In Cartagena on Monday, huge billboards urged a “yes” vote in the referendum, while Uribe led hundreds of supporters with umbrellas in the colors of the Colombian flag urging voters to back “no.” The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which began as a peasant revolt, became

a big player in the cocaine trade and at its strongest had 20,000 fighters. Now, its some 7,000 fighters must hand over their weapons to the United Nations within 180 days. Colombians are nervous over how the rebels will integrate into society, but most are optimistic peace will bring more benefits than problems.

“This is the moment, it’s now or never,” said 50-yearold lawyer Melquis Pulecio, as he watched the ceremony with thousands of others on a big screen in central Bogota. “We are tired of this war - we were born to war.”

Colombia has performed better economically than its neighbors in recent years, and peace should reduce the government’s security spending and open new areas of the country for mining and oil companies. But criminal gangs may try to fill the void in rebel-held areas, landmines hinder development and rural poverty remains a huge challenge.

With peace achieved, Santos, a member of a wealthy Bogota family, will likely use his political capital to push for tax reforms and other measures to compensate for a drop in oil income caused by a fall in energy prices.

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Asian elections for FiFA council postponed over Qatari ban

pAnAJI, September 27 (reuterS): Asia's top soccer officials delivered a major snub to FIFA on Tuesday, forcing the postponement of an election for three spots on the world body's new governing Council in a row over the disqualification of a Qatari candidate.

With FIFA President Gianni Infantino watching on, delegates to an Asian Football Confederation extraordinary congress, which had been called to conduct the election, voted down the agenda.

Forty two of the 44 members who had voting rights at Tuesday's meeting raised a "No" card when AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa called for the agenda of the meeting to be passed.

"This has been an eventful morning - and an eventful few weeks," Shaikh Salman told the gathering. "But the Congress has spoken with one voice and that has Players in action in match between Nagaland Police and Wig- been clear for us all to see.

"FIFA President, Gianni Infangle FC on September 27. (Morung Photo) tino, I am not sure if you have been Our Correspondent match.

In the 3rd match of Kohima | September 27 the day, Nagaland Police Veracious FC Zapami, Ga- blanked Wiggle FC 11-0. Rariphema Village Youth tobe and Kekhrie scored hatOrg, Nagaland Police and tricks for Nagaland Police Morung Express News Chedema FC today moved while Atun grabbed a brace.

Kiphire | September 27 to the second round after Limakumzuk, Lipok and T. registering wins in their Meren netted a goal each.

Altogether 8 teams are taking part respective matches at the Chedema FC defeated ongoing 17th NSF Martyrs' MT Youth Club by a solitary in the Second edition of the KipMemorial Trophy 2016 goal in the last match of the hire District Football League today (Lt. Kekuojalie Sachii & Lt. day. The winning goal for at the Local Ground with Kiphire Vikhozo Yhoshii) here at Chedema came through Deputy Commissioner Sedevikho Khro kicking off the tournament the Kohima Local Ground. Khriesavizo. which was witnessed by football The tournament is being lovers in the district. held under the aegis of An- DAY 4 MATCHES: Speaking at the inaugural September 28 gami Students’ Union.

Veracious FC Zapami 1st Match: Heworthia FC program, the Khro called on the defeated Blaze Boys FC Jot- Vs Forest Colony @ 9:30 AM sportspersons to inculcate the soma 2-1 in the first math 2nd Match: Nagabazar YO spirit of sportsmanship, which he of the day. Senowe Khutso Vs XII Tribes United FC @ stated, is not confined to specific events or season but a 24x7 activscored both goals for Ve- 11:00 AM ity in which one is ready and fit for 3rd Match: Tyrants FC racious while Tewe Kreo grabbed the lone goal for Khuzama Vs Peraciezie any opportunity that comes along.

Also stating that sports should Royals @12:30 PM Blaze Boys.

Gariphema VYO over- 4th Match: Striking X not be confined to winning alone, powered Froster’s FC 5-3 Zhadima vs Country Boys the DC urged the players to play healthy so that the tournament is via tie-break in the second Peren @ 2:00 PM

at a shorter Congress but I think you can see the strength of opinion in the room."

World governing body FIFA banned Qatari Saoud Al-Mohannadi from the election on Sunday because of an ongoing ethics investigation, leaving insufficient time for new candidates to join the six remaining in the field.

Singapore, who had their FA chief Zainudin Nordin as one of the candidates for the FIFA Council elections, voted in favor of the agenda while another member abstained.

The AFC will set a new date for an extraordinary congress in consultation with FIFA, AFC secretary general Windsor John said.

"There were a lot of people who hoped to file their own nominations," Praful Patel, AFC vice president and president of the All India Football Federation, told reporters.

"Whether somebody was barred or banned, I wish this process had been done earlier. The

others could have also had the opportunity to stand and that's why it got canceled."

'WORK AHEAD' FIFA had set a Sept. 30 deadline for elections to the Council, which replaces the Executive Committee under reforms instituted in the wake of the corruption scandal which has engulfed soccer's world governing body over the last 16 months.

"I think it's democracy and we need to look forwards anyway," Infantino told Reuters. "There's still a lot of work ahead."

Al-Mohannadi, a vice-president of the Qatar Football Association who denies any wrongdoing, was one of the favorites to win a seat on the new body and had cleared the necessary FIFA integrity check.

A FIFA ethics investigator last month recommended Al-Mohannadi be banned from the game for at least two-and-a-half years for refusing to cooperate with an inqui-

ry. Asia's three additional seats on the Council include one reserved for a woman.

Australian Moya Dodd, formerly a co-opted member of the old FIFA Executive Committee, was slated to take on Mahfuza Ahkter of Bangladesh and Han UnGyong of North Korea.

"As a candidate I was ready, I am ready whether it's today, tomorrow, next week or next year," Dodd, the chairwoman of the FIFA task force for women's football, told Reuters.

"It's a little disappointing I guess. It's like arriving to play your grand final and then the game gets rescheduled to another day.

"But we need to do it when the membership is comfortable to proceed and that wasn't today."

Zhang Jian of China, Iran's Ali Kafashian Naeni and Nordin of Singapore were to vie for the other two seats but it looks likely that other candidates will join the race after the postponement.

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McGregor vs Alvarez to headline uFc 205

neW YorK, September 27 (reuterS): Ireland's featherweight champion Conor McGregor will get the chance to become the first fighter to hold two UFC belts at the same time when he takes on Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in Madison Square Gardens on Nov. 12.

The fight, which will be the main event on the card of the first UFC event in the city in almost 20 years, was announced by UFC president Dana White on Monday night.

The 28-year-old McGregor, who became featherweight champ when he knocked out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds last September, has yet to defend that title.

He set his sights on the lightweight title,

but his plans to take that title were scuppered when then-champion Rafael Dos Anjos had to pull out of a March 5 fight in Las Vegas due to injury.

Since then Brazilian Dos Anjos has lost the title to American Alvarez, while McGregor engaged in two epic welterweight battles against Nate Diaz, losing for the first time in the UFC in March before gaining his revenge in August.

The lightweight fight is the third on the UFC 205 card, which also features Tyron Woodley against Steven Thompson for the welterweight title, and a women's strawweight matchup between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

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KohImA, September 27 (mexn): The XXII Inter-District & State Table Tennis Championship 2016, organized by the Nagaland Table Tennis Association (NTTA) and hosted by Kohima District Table Tennis Association (KDTTA), will be held from October 11 to 13 at Indoor Table Tennis Stadium, Raj Bhavan, Kohima.

Informing this in a press release, the NTTA has requested all the District Table Tennis Association in the state to confirm their participation with number of players latest by October 4 either through e-mail at ntta08@gmail.com or by phone to Tournament officials at Mobile Nos. 9436001949, 9856231249 and 9862011316, so that necessary arrangements for food and lodging can be arranged for the players and officials accordingly.

In this regard, the district associations have been asked to bring two of their association flags measuring 6 x 4 feet and 3 x 3 feet.

The Entry Forms and other information have been posted to the respective associations. Those Association, who have not received the information by post can contact Tournament officials at the above mentioned phone numbers.

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lively and memorable – both for the players and the viewers.

He congratulated the KDFL organizing committee for organizing such a tournament, which he opined was an opportunity to identify young talents.

In a keynote address, Lankonsen Tsanglao SDO(c) said that the objective of the tournament is to give a platform for the youngster in the district to exhibit their talent and also to create a bridge amongst the youths in the district

to grow better through sports.

He informed that the second edition of the weeklong tournament will carry a cash prize of Rs. 40,000 for the winner and Rs. 20,000 for runners up besides individual prizes.

Allardyce fights to save England job after newspaper sting London, September 27 (AFp): Sam Allardyce is set for crisis talks with the Football Association on Tuesday as the England manager fights to save his job after being caught in a newspaper sting.

Allardyce gave advice on how to circumnavigate transfer rules, criticised the FA's decision to rebuild Wembley and mocked his England predecessor Roy Hodgson while being secretly filmed by Daily Telegraph reporters posing as Far East businessmen.

Allardyce, appointed England manager in July on a £3 million-a-year contract, agreed to travel to Singapore and Hong Kong as an ambassador for their fictitious firm for a fee of £400,000 ($519,000, 461,000 euros).

Senior FA figures were

England coach Sam Allardyce was filmed telling what he thought was a group of Far East investors it was possible to "get around" Football Association regulations preventing third parties from owning players. (AFP Photo)

said to be stunned by the revelations and the former Sunderland and West Ham manager was seen driving

away from his home in Bolton, north-west England, early on Tuesday morning amid reports he

will speak to his employers as they prepare to launch an immediate probe into the scandal.

The FA has asked the Telegraph to provide them with "the full facts in relation to this matter", leaving Allardyce in danger of being sacked just one game into his reign.

It is not the first time Allardyce, nicknamed 'Big Sam', has been linked with off-field scandals during his long managerial career.

In 2006, he was named in a BBC Panorama programme which alleged that he had taken illegal payments or "bungs" as part of transfer deals.

Allardyce denied the claims and an independent investigation by the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens found no evidence of irregular payments.

KohImA, September 27 (mexn): Organisers of the Naga Wrestle Mania 5 (King of the Ring Series 2016) have informed registered senior wrestlers to report to the 3E office in the third week of October for final weight measurement and category determination. This year’s Naga Wrestle Mania 5 has only two senior categories - Lightweight (74 kg and below) and Heavyweight (above 74 kg). Junior wrestlers have also been asked to report during the same period for physical verification. For interested wrestlers who are yet to register, the last date for registration is September 30. Interested wrestlers are advised not to avail forms or register at the outlets notified earlier since registration is nearing last date and the organisers will not be responsible for delayed submission if registered at the outlets.

The mega indigenous wrestling event, probably the only categorised form of Naga wrestling, is annually organised by 3E Nagaland under the aegis of Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA). This year's event will take place from October 27 to 29 at Khuochiezie (Local Ground), Kohima.

Besides wrestling, there will be ethnic food stalls and other attractions as part of celebrating the richness of the most loved indigenous sport in the state.

A post event function will be held separately for prize distribution and induction of Naga Wrestle Mania Hall Of Fame (Class of 2016) to mark the completion of five years.

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Rh Raising’s message on the 36th anniversary of Agony Day

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pay homage and give my revolutionary salute to our dearly beloved martyrs!

We are awfully pained when we remember our departed comrades who were faithful to the cause they fought for and loyal to the nation they belonged. They obeyed the command of the leadership without question and faithful to the Lord they worshipped.

They were Nazirites of the Nagas.

The Nagas without exception participated the national movement with full revolutionary zeal. Every one of them felt the tremendous joy of walking together with his brothers and sisters in the journey for freedom, peace and prosperity. But in course of time, they realized that revolution is not smooth sailing.

Enemies divided the Nagas into two camps through the 16 point agreement. Again they were further divided through the Shillong Accord. However, the Naga people know that the 16-point agreement and the Shillong Accord are roadblocks, not solutions. Which is why the people have condemned both as a sell out. They are, as a matter of fact, the dividing points of the Nagas where killing among the Nagas began.

After the condemnation of the Shillong

Accord by the national assembly on 16th August 1976 under the leadership of lsak Chishi Swu and Th. Muivah, the enemies penetrated into the camp of the revolutionary patriots.

A few Naga Army led by Lt. Col. Visacho ran away from GHQ with hundreds of arms and hundreds of thousands of ammunitions. He went even to the extent of saying, "Whoever wants to join AZ. Phizo he can come and join us, but whoever wants to join lsak and Muivah let him join them, but arms should be submitted to us because all arms belong to Phizo."

Despite this, our leaders sent Maj. lhoshe for mutual understanding through dialogue, but Maj. Ihoshe and party were sent back to lsak and Muivah disarmed. Again, Capt.

Kumzuk was sent, however quite contrary to the expectation, he joined forces with Lt. Col Visacho and party. They hatched a plot for military coup d'état. The day Capt. Kumzuk return to the Battalion Headquarters at Shikba, military coup was staged by Lt. Col. Subong where Mr. lsak, the then vice president NNC, the General Secretary Th. Muivah, the Chaplee Kilonser Lorho, the Education Kilonser Khasui Longvah, Brig. Vedai Com-

mander of Naga Army and Maj. Pruning were arrested and put in military custody to be executed. They were arrested on account of condemning the Shillong Accord, the charge sheet said among others.

Heavy confrontations broke out between the forces of Shillong Accord-NNC and revolutionary patriots. But revolutionary patriots could subdue the traitors and take control of the situation resulting to emancipation of the two incarcerated leaders from the custody of the military junta.

Soon after their release the two leaders convened a national workers meeting at Nokba in January 1980. Information was served to all concern in all units and Regions.

On 26th February 1980, the pro-Shillong Accord party laid an ambush against the Naga Army command party under Maj. lhoshe at Chukia village, where there was a fierce encounter between the two parties.

Many of our dear comrades, who were sent to Khiamnungan area with the information for a meeting were all executed summarily by Lt. Col. Singya and party. It was later learnt that they had already joined forces with the Shillong Accord camp.

In order to take control of the explosive situation, a team of center authority along with Naga army under Brig. Thungbo, C-inC, was again sent to the Khiamnungan Region. But they were also given negative response. Our leaders tried their best to settle misunderstanding, misinformation and disinformation created by the enemies, but to no avail. Nagas are always the victims of enemies' divide and rule policy.

Finally, the traitorous NNC in coalition with the Indian and Burmese armies attacked on Naga army makeshift camp at Langnok, where about a hundred of Naga national workers including Chaplee Kilonser Mr. Khasui Longvah, Commander-in-Chief Brig.

Thungbo, Col. Newin CSO, Maj. Shongshen, Capt. Shangam and many other national workers from the army and civil set-up were killed in action at the battle of Langnok on 27th September 1980.

Mr. Wuime Tatar and 2/Lt. Johnny along with their family members were mercilessly butchered on ground of their opposition to the treason of Shillong Accord. Many innocent public young and old, man and woman who supported lsak and Muivah were also

not spared. Heaven and earth were the silent witnesses of the most tragic events that had taken place in the history of Naga national movement for independence. Thus, the 27th September 1980 was declared as the Agony Day by the Tatar Hoho that was held at Tonu.

Those heroes who have fallen in the hands of the enemies within and without are martyred, not killed. Martyrs are the seeds of freedom. All nation-states today were built with the blood of martyrs and the tears and sweat of revolutionaries also called Nazirites.

Nazirites are those people, who are born or chosen for the Lord and his people. Building a state without Nazirites is a wishful thinking.

The Naga people must have Nazirites; their organizations must have Nazirites; their Churches must have Nazirites; their institutions must have Nazirites. They must be able to produce Nazirites at all time, in all fields and in all generations so that the Nagas grow and shine among nations materially, spiritually, mentally and socially.

Kuknalim!

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CONFIRMED! Benedict Cumberbatch will Kiran Rao voices concern over be part of Avengers: Infinity War as Doctor Strange

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enedict Cumberbatch has confirmed Dr. Strange’s presence in Avengers: Infinity War. The biggest superhero ensemble to hit screens in 2018, Avengers: Infinity War is all set to get yet another exciting addition to its mega actor roster: Benedict Cumberbatch! The acclaimed actor who is gearing up for Doctor Strange releasing this November 2016, revealed that he will be appearing in Avengers Infinity War. We now have a new confirmed addition for the ultra-team up movie, as it has been confirmed

by Benedict Cumberbatch that he will be part of the team in Avengers: Infinity War. While promoting Doctor Strange, he said: “To get us all together will be quite something. That’s why this character is being introduced, to open up the next chapter. So watch this space to see how that unfolds.”

It’ll be interesting to see Benedict Cumberbatch officially joining the

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Avengers, with the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner etc. Especially, watching two Sherlocks together on screen is gonna be super awesome. TV Sherlock and Movie Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. respectively together on screen, that’s intriguing enough.

With Doctor Strange, Marvel introduces a new

superhero in their everincreasing roster of The Avengers for its movie fans.

And with Sherlock fame and Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch playing the magical superhero, our interest is definitely piqued!

Every Marvel comic lover knows who Doctor Strange is, and for the uninitiated, let me give you a little insight – Doctor Strange was a world-renowned surgeon who was

proud of his perfect hands, that can do no wrong when it comes to doing a surgery.

But a terrible accident injures his hands badly, and shatters his reputation.

Soon he runs away from everything as he leads himself into a journey of self-exploration, which leads him to the mythical East. There he meets the Ancient One, who takes him under her tutelage and makes him the next Sorcerer Supreme!

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ilmmaker Kiran Rao is concerned about internet addiction among children and feels it is the responsibility of parents to judge how much time the young minds should spend online. "I have a kid of 5 years. I also have to face internet addiction among kids," Kiran said.

"As a parent, as a mom we have a responsibility of how much screen time you should give them (on internet) and how much you should restrict them. As kids (they) need to go outside to play and interact with each other," she said in a statement here.

Kiran, wife of superstar Aamir Khan, is supporting the upcoming Mumbai Juniorthon which will be held on December 4. Last year, the event

was attended by child actors including Harshaali Malhotra, Darsheel Safary among others and was supported by actors like Jacqueline Fernandez, Vivek Oberoi and Sharman Joshi.

The event aims to create awareness on the rise of childhood obesity and related diseases due to lack of outdoor activities. It also focuses on the importance of exercise and a healthy lifestyle by encouraging children to walk and be active each day.

The 'Dhobi Ghat' helmer also spoke on the need to change the lifestyle of children. "I feel kids should come outside and play. Kids should do something together and not just watch TV alone. I hope Juniorthon will be a big success," Kiran said.

Mumbai Juniorthon caters to children in the age group of 6-15 years.

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Lisa Haydon is Pakistani actor Fawad Khan secretly LEAVES India Hillstar NOW SHOWING getting married! A mid rising slogans against Pakistani actors working in India, there comes a news that one of the most popular faces Fawad Khan has secretly left India and moved back to his home country, Pakistan.

According to Hindustan Times.com, MNS has been targeting all the Pakistani artistes and Fawad being the most popular one has been at the receiving end largely, so he flew out to Pakistan.

The report quotes a source from Karan Johar's production house as say-

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ctress Lisa Haydon has announced that she is soon getting married. The Queen actress announced her marriage in style too! Lisa shared the news on her Instagram account on Tuesday along with a photograph with her beau. She posted an image of herself with her boyfriend Dino Lalvani with whom she has previously posted a number of photographs on the photo-sharing website.

In the photograph that Lisa shared, the couple is seen sharing a kiss and the caption reads: “Gonna marry him.” Lisa and Dino have reportedly been dating for a year. The Chennai-born actress has lived abroad most of her life. She had lived in Australia and the US before she came to Mumbai to build a career in modelling, which then translated into Bollywood.

She has been dating Dino, who is the son of Pakistan-born British entrepreneur Gullu Lalvani for a year now. In 2008, Dino became the chairman of his father’s company, Binatone Telecom.

Dino and Lisa were first seen together at UNICEF’s Halloween Ball at One Mayfair in London, with Swiss financier-businessman Nat Rothschild and his model fiancée, Loretta Basey. They have often been pictured together and are not afraid to talk about their relationship. The actress has referred to Dino as “my boo” at a Bollywood award ceremony in Spain earlier this year.

On work front, Lisa Haydon was last seen in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 3 with Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh.

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ing, “Fawad was not required here as he has finished all his work on the film. He went back to Pakistan as his wife is due to deliver their second child in September.”

Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' starring Fawad Khan as one of the pivotal characters is facing trouble as MNS has vowed not to let the film screen this Diwali.

MNS has given ultimatum the Pakistani artistes in the wake of deadly Uri attacks in Jammu & Kashmir which took away the lives of 18 Army personnel.

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SuShmita Sen slapped with a BMC The end of another notice for breeding dengue mosquitoes! Hollywood power couple

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has on Monday served a notice to Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen after its insecticide team found mosquito breeding spots in her house at Khar (west). As part of its drive to locate the possible breeding grounds of Aedes Aegypti – the mosquito that breeds in fresh water and is a known carrier for dengue the BMC has been checking various high rises in the city.

Upon inspection of the premises, the civic insecticide control officer found three mosquito breeding spots on the terrace and galleries of the actor’s apartment Satguru Sundari. “The actor was given a notice under section 381-B of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, for not taking measures to prevent mosquito breeding,” said Rajan Naringerekar, BMC’s insecticide control officer.

Earlier this month, actor Shahid Kapoor was issued

a notice by BMC officials after a mosquito breeding ground was found inside his swimming pool at Praneta apartments in Juhu.

The civic body also inspected, Yashodhan, the building that houses bureaucrats in Colaba, last week.

The officials had checked 42 apartments and 42 servant quarters in the building and found mosquito breeding spots at the residence of five bureaucrats. The bureaucrats were, however, exempted from being served any notice. The intermittent showers have left pools of stagnant water in several areas of the city.

This, coupled with rise in temperature, has led to increase in the cases of dengue.

Last year, the BMC had served notices to the Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and singer Amit Kishore Ganguli for not taking steps to prevent mosquito breeding within their premises. When HT contacted Sen’s manager, she refused to comment on the issue and said that the actor is travelling and is not available for comment.

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’ y e n o m Sofia Vergara wasted ‘tons of money’ on accent lessons olombian-American actress Sofia Vergara spent a lot of money on speech lessons when she started out in the film industry. The "Modern Family" actress says she wasted a ton of money trying to change her accent, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "I spent so much money when I decided I was going to act.

I'm like, 'I'm moving to Los Angeles, I'm gonna hire the best speech coach, I can't understand why Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz can't learn how to speak perfectly, I'm gonna do it'," Vergara said on Harry Connick Jr's new TV show "Harry".

The 44-year-old says her son Manolo, now 24, grew increasingly frustrated with her as she kept pronouncing words wrong.

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"He would run lines with me... And he'd say, 'Mum, I just corrected you, like, two seconds ago and you said the word again wrong'," she added.

Vergara, who is married to filmmaker Joe Manganiello, had earlier shared that she is glad to have had her son when she was young. "I think it helps when he grows up and you are like friends, as well as mother and son. It's fantastic to have your kids young, because you have so much energy." "I think my family's really funny. Colombian people need that because we come from times that were tough, and sometimes the only way to survive that was to make fun of ourselves and those situations," she had said.

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aomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are going their separate ways.

The two actors confirmed on Monday that they have decided to split up after 11 years and two children together. In a joint statement, they said: 'Over the past few months we've come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple.

'It is with great love, respect, and friendship in our hearts that we look forward to raising our children together and exploring this new phase of our relationship.' Naomi, 47, and Liev, 48, added: 'While we appreciate your curiosity and support, we ask the press to be mindful of our children and respect their right to privacy.'

The couple, who never married, have been in a reSource: IANS lationship since 2005. They

are parents to two sons: Alexander 'Sasha', nine, and seven-year-old Samuel Kai. The news certainly comes as a shock after Naomi and Liev put on an affectionate display at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. Naomi and Liev were spotted together for the last time before confirming their split as they took their kids to school on September 13.

While they had met previously, the two stars got together after bumping into each other at the Met Gala in 2005. The split comes after another celebrity shocker when Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt last week. In March, Naomi confessed during an interview with Los Angeles Confidential magazine that their relationship wasn't always smooth sailing.

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