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By Sandemo Ngullie
Morung Express News Kohima | September 5
Sedition, defamation charges can’t be invoked for criticism: SC NEw DElhI, SEPTEMBER 5 (PTI): Sedition or defamation cases cannot be slapped on anyone criticising the government, the Supreme Court on Monday said in a clear message. “Someone making a statement to criticise the government does not invoke an offence under sedition or defamation law. We have made it clear that invoking of section 124(A) of IPC (sedition) requires certain guidelines to be followed as per the earlier judgement of the apex court,” a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit said. The observation came as Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for an NGO, said sedition was a serious offence and the law on it was being grossly misused for stifling dissent. He cited examples of sedition charges being slapped on agitators protesting against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and cartoonist Aseem Trivedi. To this, the bench said “we don’t have to explain the sedition law. It’s already there in the fivejudges constitution bench judgement in Kedar Nath Singh vs state of Bihar of 1962.” The court, while disposing of a petition filed by NGO Common Cause alleging misuse of the sedition law, refused to pass direction on plea that a copy of this order be sent to all Chief Secretaries of states and the Directors General of Police. “You have to file separate plea highlighting if any misuse of sedition law is there. In criminal jurisprudence, allegations and cognisance have to be case specific, otherwise it will go haywire. There can’t be any generalisation,” the bench said.
NGFB appeals to AR & NSCN (K) for resumption of ceasefire
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DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) has appealed to both the Assam Rifles and NSCN (K) to restrain from armed confrontation. A press note from the federation stated that the “Nagas have suffered enough in the past, we have lost thousands of precious lives, now yearning for permanent peace and any sort of armed confrontations, may sabotage our hard earned peace process.” It appealed to both NSCN (K) and Assam Rifles to pay attention to the “humble voice of the Nagas and restraint from the act of violence,” while calling for resumption of ceasefire between the two sides.
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i take responsibility: edu Minister on teacher’s plight
Assures to see that such kinds of inconveniences do not happen to the teachers
It is I who work, but it is your kith and kin who get my monthly salary. Wonderful huh?
Pouille upsets Nadal to reach quarters
KDCC questions delay in completion of projects
Philippines: Many fear to talk about Duterte’s war
The Nagaland State Level Teachers’ Day Celebration organised by the Department of School Education was held on September 5 at the NBCC Convention Centre with Yitachu, Minister for School Education and SCERT as the chief guest. Chief Guest Yitachu said that many nil-result schools were converted to success stories because of good teachers. He, however, mentioned that despite much effort, the education system has many shortfalls, he cited instances like slow promotion for teachers, inability to get salary on time for teachers of Centrally Sponsored Schemes etc. “It pains me to see all those problems and I take responsibility. There are areas where we need cooperation and I’m with you, I shall see to it that such kinds of inconveniences do not happen to our teachers” he said.
Yitachu also lauded the efforts and sacrifices of the teachers who, despite meager salaries, contribute immensely in imparting education to the students with passion and dedication. In order to tackle the various challenges in the current education system in Nagaland Yitachu suggested the focus in the future needs to be, firstly, to give quality education to the students with special emphasis on primary education and secondly to instill the fear of God in students. Yitachu asked all the teachers and the Education Department to rededicate themselves and focus on primary education. The education system in Nagaland should be to provide jobs and not just to provide skills, he viewed and pointed the lack of ideas and innovations among Nagas. This, he said is one reason why developmental activities do not take place in the State. Yitachu also added that the success of the students will be the greatest gift to the teachers. Yitachu also deliberated on the shortage of Science and Math teachers. He mentioned that some of the posts for Science and Math were converted to other posts when there
responsibility thrust upon them by the parents and society. “It is our collective responsibility to teach and educate children. Because of the hard works of the teachers, Nagaland has made much progress in the field of education. We have been able to surpass the national average in terms of literacy,” said Solo.
Minister for School Education and SCERT, Yitachu with officials and the State Level Teacher’s Day awardees at the Teachers Day programme in Kohima on September 5. (Morung Photo)
was a shortage of Science and Math teachers but he expressed hope that, with the recent recruitment of RMSA teachers, a solution will be found. Nini Sekhose, General Secretary of the All Nagaland Private Schools Association, Nini Sekhose state that “A teacher is someone who has decided to dedicate the rest of his or her life to make a difference in the world. They are on the front lines of battle every day. This is a profession that demands everything that you have and therefore, should not be entered into lightly.” While congratulating the State Awardees, Sekhose also gave a ‘special congratulatory’ note to the teachers from the private
schools, who despite the fact that their remunerations are much lesser compared to their counterparts in the Government, their commitment and zeal to the cause of education has no parallel. More than 80% of the student populations in Nagaland are in private schools. Private schools are producing the best results at a fraction of the cost incurred by Govt. schools per child, added Sekhose which according to her is possible because of the low fees charged by most of the private schools who run their institutions with “missionary zeal.” “I would also like to take this opportunity to remind the Government, the Min-
ister of School Education, about a promise that was made on Teachers Day 2014. It was promised that Private Schools would be provided with Maths and Science Teachers, however we see that teachers for these two subjects are deficient even in Government schools, we truly sympathize with the predicament of the government for this sad state of affairs. In spite of the very good intention of the government this has not come to pass. The road to hell is said to be paved with roads of good intention,” concluded Sekhose. Meanwhile FP Solo, Commissioner and Secretary, School Education and SCERT exhorted the teachers to realize the enormous
Quality Education remains a matter of great concern Despite the mentioned achievements, FP Solo affirmed that quality education remains a matter of great concern to all. “Our achievements in areas like Gross Enrolment ratio, Net enrolment Ratio, Transition rate, Retention rate, Dropout rate, Pupil Teacher Ratio rate and Pass percentage of government schools are not at all satisfactory,” said Solo who also pointed out the lack of well trained and qualified teachers to impart quality education. There are nearly 12,000 government teachers in Nagaland and nearly 65 % of government school teachers and more than 70 % of private school teachers are still yet to be trained. While Nagaland’s score in the National Achievement Survey shows that
the students are doing fairly well in English language and social science, Solo informed that their learning outcome in Maths and Science is below national average. The ASER 2014 results indicated that 8% of our class VIII students could not read class II text and 33.2 % of them could not do divisions. The survey shows that the teaching learning process is not properly taking place in some schools. Therefore, Solo hoped that the CCE is strictly implemented in all the schools in the State. Solo further the recently held National Eligibility cum entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to MBBS and BDS course where no Naga student qualified. “Our children also should develop competitive spirit, work hard and compete with other children in other parts of the country. Besides that we need to build a stronger foundation for Maths and Science education in the State. It is a big challenge to all of us-policy makers, school managers, teachers, parents and students. But we cannot shirk our responsibility, if we want to build a better future for our children and our society,” concluded Solo. Related news on Page 5
Victory can only be achieved by Power transformer conks out for 3rd time honesty & truth: Gen Thinuoselie Morung Express News Dimapur | September 5
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): General (Retd) Thinuoselie M Keyho, President of the NNC today stated that when it comes to the Naga issue, “victory cannot be achieved through the use of arms and guns or physical strength but only by Honesty and Truth.” “Victory is not possible by adopting crooked or evil means,” he stated in his message commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the ‘Indo- Naga Ceasefire Day.’ “The solution of the Naga issue may be a challenge to the wisdom and statesmanship of the Indian leaders. The Government of India may appear good or bad. Let the Government of India make the choice,” General (Retd) Thinuoselie stated. On the 1964 ceasefire signed between the Government of India and
the FGN, he stated that “Nagas starting from zero to that of signing a Ceasefire Agreement with Government of India was regarded as ample rewards for our sacrifices and effort; they have indirectly given us recognition. On top of this, it has already granted the “Nagaland State,” and to supersede all these, was going to have dialogue with us. We also believed that India was really sincere and wanted to solve the issue positively attended the Talk.” On why the talks failed, General (Retd) Thinuoselie opined it was the “attitude of the Indians, their approach was not good.” “They were too proud and thought highly of themselves while they did not consider the Nagas as human beings and ill treated us,” he stated. He further opined that “had they understood the Nagas, the Naga issue
would have been solved long before, but the inability to solve the issue even after so many years is only because they do not understand the Nagas.” He further lamented that the present peace talk “is being held only with NSCN (IM).” “What does this mean? How many times or with how many people will they sign the Ceasefire with?” he questioned. During the 1964 Ceasefire, General (Retd) Thinuoselie said there was “unity among the Nagas. The people’s mandate was also there.” “How can the Issue be solved now in the absence of unity and mandate? The Government of India can neither fool the Nagas nor the world,” he added. Keyho, however stated, “we Nagas believe that righteousness and truth will ultimately triumph.” Full text on Page 10
Duncan Basti experienced yet another blackout after a 300 Kva distribution transformer conked out on the night of September 4. It was the third time in a space of little over a month the area has faced such a situation. The transformer placed near Carewell School supplies power to a part of Duncan Basti and an unspecified number of consumers across the river at Boro-Lengri. Initially, the area was being supplied by an ageing 250 Kva transformer, which broke down on July 21. It was followed by a blackout lasting over a day before a stand in was
put in place. Less than a week later on July 29, the replacement also malfunctioned resulting in another extended blackout. It was eventually replaced by a higher capacity 300 Kva transformer, which again broke down on September 4. This time, according to a department official, it was not a caseofmalfunctioningbutapowerlinesnapping and falling on the transformer. As per the official, an overhead 11 Kv line snapped around midnight causing its fittings to burn. The transformer was removed and transported to the repair centre but the problem was that no immediate replacement in the 250-300 Kva range was available. The official added that hopefully a spare will be made available at the earliest.
Towards Consciousness
Fountain Club
SCERT
Measure development on humanitarian values: TR 5th
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Nagaland State Chief Minister, TR Zeliang today called upon global leaders to embark on reforms to ensure that global development and growth is sustainable and has a humanitarian aspect. Delivering his ‘Statement of Hope’ at the 4th Edition of the Pangkor Dialogue at Ipoh in the Malaysian State of Perak this morning, Zeliang said to achieve inclusive sustainable development, every progress would require change. He however lamented that development and growth have been measured by numbers so far. “Today, we should focus on humanitarian values as measurement for development and growth,” Zeliang emphasised. Questioning if the primary attention of humanity is to make maximum profits, he asked if it is acceptable that “1% of the world population should own most of the global wealth depriving the majority to live in wars, conflicts and violence.”
Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang with other Delegates at the 4th Edition of the Pangkor Dialogue at Ipoh in the Malaysian State of Perak on September 5.
Zeliang called upon global leaders to accept a higher and more promising call for reforms to create “an effective and implementable solution to sustainable development.” “The hope is there, we can see it everywhere; please join us now making the Pangkor Dialogue a platform for the voice of everyone to be heard. Let us unite together to make a better development to set pace of living for the younger generation without forgetting our ancestors,” the Chief Minister appealed. He also expressed his firm
belief that “every issue in the world can be resolved if the people who care would come together to fund solutions.” The Pangkor Dialogue is organised by the Institute Darul Ridzuan with the theme “Building Resilience for Inclusive & Sustainable Future.” Launched by the Chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Perak, Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, the keynote address at the inaugural function was delivered by Fredrik Haren of Sweden while leaders from Sri Lanka, Republic of Guinea, the Philippines,
Thailand and UAE delivered their statements of Hope along with Nagaland Chief Minister. The outcome of the dialogue is expected to provide actionable and impactful recommendations for the benefits of all stakeholders. Pangkor Dialogue also has been proven to be a venue for forming fruitful collaborations between international stakeholders. The event provides a platform that brings all the stakeholders under one roof. The Pangkor dialogue also aims to bring together leaders, academicians, researchers, policy makers, industry thinkers and personalities from around the world to shares ideas and to discuss issues related to development and sustainability. The event will serve as a unique platform to network, business match, share ideas, and to showcase investment opportunities in Nagaland. The Nagaland chief Minister is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Dialogue on Tuesday.
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