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GUrGAON, September 7 (iANS): State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) on Monday decided to upgrade landline broadband speed to minimum 2 Mbps at no additional cost for broadband customers on pan-India basis from October 1. Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the facility here. The BSNL’s move came in the light of Narendra Modi government’s Digital India initiatives. Directing the BSNL authorities to evolve a system of complaint redressal, the union minister also asked them to do marketing. “I want your interface with people more frequently.” He said that BSNL is also offering 1Gb free E-Mail box to their customers from 50 Mb mail box. The minister said the speed upgradation will benefit all the existing and new Broadband customers of BSNL. Under this scheme, BSNL is upgrading the speed of existing Broadband plans of 512 Kbps and 1 Mbps to 2 Mbps speed with no extra charge. “The speed upgradation will benefit all the existing and new broadband customers of BSNL. Under this scheme, BSNL is upgrading the speed of existing Broadband plans of 512 Kbps and 1 Mbps to 2 Mbps speed,” the BSNL said in a statement.

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Mokokchung Power crisis: Mtlt serves ultimatum Mokokchung | September 7

Next time don’t tell govt’ bus drivers to drive slow.

Nagaland Judicial Officers Association conference held

As Mokokchung town continued to reel under a power crisis for almost two weeks, after the main 5MVA power transformer broke down on August 26 last, several residents of the town took to the streets today to vent their frustration at the power department. About a hundred volunteers of the Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) assembled at the Sub-Divisional Office of the power department at Salangtem Ward here “frustrated at the continued power outage, and the seemingly lackadaisical attitude of the Department of power.” Also present were some senior citizens and leaders of the All Ward Union Mokokchung. The MTLT submitted to the divisional Executive Engineer (Electrical) a copy of their three-point “ultimatum on the electricity problem in Mokokchung” addressed to the Nagaland state Minister of Power and held a marathon discussion on the

Protestors pelt stones at police

power crisis with the department officers. The MTLT, in its ultimatum, demanded that that the damaged 5MVA transformer at the power station be replaced immediately and with a higher capacity transformer, and the present 2.5 MVA at the power station be upgraded. It further asked that the state government provide a spare transformer at the power station to be used during emergencies. The MTLT strongly opined that the present 7.5 MVA transformer at Mokokchung town should be upgraded to a higher MVA capacity transformer/s keeping in view that Mokokchung town is one of the fastest growing towns in Nagaland after Dimapur and Kohima. It also demanded that the department take all measures to improve the power supply in Mokokchung town, as citizens have been paying their bills regularly.

Just as the meeting between the power department officers and the MTLT was drawing to a close, some police personnel arrived at the scene in a vehicle which enraged the MTLT volunteers. The police personnel were overwhelmed by the volunteers, rounded up and forced to leave the scene even as some unidentified volunteers pelted stones at the police. The enraged group then rushed into the office building of the power station. However, the MTLT leadership managed to pacify the gathering and it was then decided leaders of the Mokokchung Town lanur Telongjem are seen here pacifying the enraged volunteers at the office premises of the Sub-Divisional Office of the power department at that they would proceed to the Deputy Commissionsalangtem Ward, Mokokchung. er’s office. cussion, the Executive En- gathering that the power power department for regineer, Moa Aier, assured department has a propos- placing the transformer New transmission the MTLT that the dam- al to install a new power and restoring power supaged power transformer transmission plant for Mo- ply. MTLT reiterated that, plant for Mkg will be replaced and elec- kokchung town to be locat- in the event of the power approved: Merentoshi tricity restored by Sunday, ed near IMDH Majakong department failing to keep The volunteers then September 13. The Execu- Ward. their words, it would re- marched to the DC office The gathering after sort to its own recourse and complex, about a kilomeDepartment assures tive Engineer also assured MTLT that all the three exchanging their respec- that the power department ter away, shouting slogans power restoration by points in the “ultimatum” tive viewpoints eventually would be held responsible along the way. The monthly September 13 would be fulfilled. Further, agreed to “wait till Septem- for any untoward situation DPDB meeting was already In the course of the dis- he also disclosed to the ber 13” as proposed by the that might arise. underway at the DC office

conference hall when the volunteers reached the complex. As the volunteers waited outside the conference hall, MTLT leaders were allowed in, where its president, Imkummeren Jamir addressed the house on the power crisis in Mokokchung town. MLA Merentoshi Jamir, who along with four other elected legislators was attending the DPDB meeting, reportedly “assured the MTLT on behalf of the DPDB” that the former’s ultimatum would be fulfilled and that power supply would be restored by September 13 as assured by the power department. Merentoshi is also reported to have said that the proposed new power transmission plant for Mokokchung town was already approved by the government but the work is yet to begin owing to lack of funds. MTLT leaders after addressing the DBDP and having garnered “satisfactory” assurance from the house interacted with the volunteers waiting outside, after which the crowd dispersed.

tr urges naidu for inclusion Rise in stock market participation from NE of Dimapur in smart city list

• Meets Union Home Minister on Phesama landslide • Requests Air India for DimapurGuwahati-Delhi air connectivity

DimApUr, September 7 (mexN): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang has urged Union Minister for Urban Development, Venkaiah Naidu to include Dimapur along with the State capital Kohima under the Smart Cities mission recently announced by the Centre. Zeliang had met the union minister Naidu on September 5 at his residence. It may be recalled that six northeast cities including Kohima was officially listed among the 98 other cities to be developed into smart cities. During the discussion, the chief minister highlighted that State capital Kohima and Dimapur, which is known as the commercial capital, are two important cities in Nagaland. Zeliang also requested Naidu to reconsider the funding pattern for the Smart Cities as resource constrained states of the North East will not be in a position to contribute their 50% share as is the formula of the mission. Zeliang also proposed that a ‘Green City’ project be taken up under the programme, with its location at a suitable setting somewhere between Dimapur and Kohima. The chief minister added that guidelines would need to be relaxed for the said project. Subsequently, in a meeting with the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on

September 6 at his residence, Zeliang drew the attention of the widespread destruction triggered by heavy rains and landslides in the State. The chief minister made particular mention of the landslide at Phesama on the Dimapur-KohimaImphal National highway which has resulted in serious inconveniences to both Nagaland and Manipur. He also requested the home minister to immediately depute a team to make on-the-spot assessment of the damage caused due to the landslides, and sanction immediate relief under the National Disaster Relief Fund. 4 NPF legislators from Manipur, who accompanied the Nagaland CM, explained to the union home minister the reasons for their resignation from membership of the Manipur Legislative Assembly. Request was also made to the union home minister to direct the Manipur government to immediately effect the formation of the Autonomous District Councils in Tamenglong and Chandel Districts. The results of the elections were declared on June 10, 2015. The chief minister also met Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India on September 7. During the meeting, the CM urged that connectivity be provided by Air India between Dimapur and Guwahati and onwards to Delhi, as demanded by passengers on the Dimapur-Guwahati-Delhi sectors. The CMD was also informed that with Guwahati being the hub of the North East region, this proposed air connectivity would serve to provide further air connectivity to the other states of the North East.

SHillONG, September 7 (pti): The National Stock Exchange said on Monday that there was a sharp increase of people from the eight North-Eastern States participating in the capital market in the past one year. “The eight States in the region witnessed around 18 per cent growth in people’s participation since the last general election (year-on-year basis),” NSE Business Development Chief Ravi Varanasi said in a statement here.

“Multi-dimensional opportunities” Varanasi added the growth in the financial sector would throw up multi-dimensional opportunities in the coming years. “Our attempts would also ensure faster financial in-

clusions,” he said. According to the NSE official, the increase in people’s participation from the region was because of the substantial increase in the number of investor awareness programmes in all these States, the latest of which was held here on Saturday.

jila, Dhalai and Unakati in Tripura and Hailakandi, Goalpara, Morigaon, Durrang, Baksa and Chirrang, among others in Assam. In Meghalaya, similar programmes were held in Jowai and Ri Bhoi districts while several other programs were also conducted in Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and 75 awareness programmes planned Arunachal Pradesh, the official said. The NSE has plans to organise 75 such programmes to reach out to the Trading cautiously masses in these States to further its In all these programmes, NSE ofcause of financial awareness of which ficials advised investors on the steps it has already organised 27 awareness they should take, to ensure that their programmes at Assam and Tripura interests were protected. They were given guidance on how this financial year. Last year, the NSE conducted 59 to trade cautiously, not to get misled programmes in the region which by market rumours and invest acincluded Gomati, Khowai, Sepai- cording to a wise investment plan.

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‘Nagas must collectively resolve Indo Naga issue’ KOHimA, September 7 (mexN): The Naga Hoho today asserted that the Naga people must collectively resolve the Indo Naga issue and stated that “there is no individual entity for ownership” of the Naga issue. This was resolved at an executive meeting of the Naga Hoho in Kohima today. The Naga Hoho, through a press note, stated that the Naga people have been “longing for a

single Naga National Government with only one taxation.” “We also fully recognized that this has been the desire and wishes of Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) and the public as well,” it stated. However, it opined that ACAUT organizing the upcoming ‘Common Platform’ under the theme ‘Naga Opinion on peaceful settlement’ at this juncture “will not be appropriate.”

While acknowledging the invitation from ACAUT, Naga Hoho has decided to “abstain owing to obvious reasons.” Therefore, it directed all constituent Units/Hohos to “follow the stance of Naga Hoho appreciating the current vulnerabilities of our political situation. “ It further informed that the Naga Hoho has resolved to organize an ‘International Conference on Naga Political Issue’ in Kohima dur-

ing the last part of October. Meanwhile referring to Thepfulhouv Solo’s criticism of the Naga Hoho with reference to a “Pan-Naga Federation,” it termed his views as “unpalatable words with malicious content against the Naga Hoho which is highly questionable in nature and needs serious examination.” This issue, it informed would be taken up during the forthcoming Naga Hoho Federal Assembly due in October.

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nPcc responds to nlA Naga problem can be solved in two years: Wangtin

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DimApUr, September 7 (mexN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today reiterated its allegations that the Commissioner and Secretary NLA had indulged in dereliction of duty by “refusing to accept a letter and petition addressed to the Speaker.” A press note from the NPCC stated this while responding to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly’s (NLA) stand that the NLA Commissioner and Secretary had not indulged in such actions. The NPCC stated that as per the Members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on ground of Defection) Rules, 2003, if the Speaker, for any reason, is not available for performing func-

tions under these rules, those functions shall be performed by the Deputy Speaker and the Members in the panel of Chairman (one by one), “provided that no Order in forms O1-A to O=14 shall be passed by any one referred in (1) or (2) above, and such Order shall be passed only by the Speaker notwithstanding the fact that due to his nonavailability in Kohima, for any reason, the time limit specified in regard to the issue of such Orders could not be adhered”. It added that Order in forms O-1=A to O-14 “shall be passed only by the Speaker and apart from that, there is no provision as such, in Rule 13 to refuse letter or petition which are brought before the Speaker’s Office.” It said that the

Adviser to the NLA Speaker is “clarifying the matter by interpreting the provision of Rule 13 that, the Commissioner & Secretary is not competent nor authorized by the Rules to accept or reject the Petition for disqualification of Members.” The NPCC however said that the Commissioner & Secretary has “no right to refuse public grievances which are brought to the notice of the Speaker.” “Regarding the AICC letter on July 21, 2015 the Advisor to Speaker has received the letter in the office on the same day the Commissioner & Secretary NLA refused to accept the letter. The Commissioner & Secretary NLA has no authority to decide on the letter and petition which were addressed to the Honorable Speaker,” it added.

New DelHi, September 7 (iANS): The Naga imbroglio that has been festering for over five decades and has claimed countless lives of civilians and security personnel can be solved within two years if the Indian government has the will to do so, a leader of one of the factions of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) that supports the recently signed Naga Peace Accord has said. “We have been fighting for Naga sovereignty for decades demanding the carving of a Naga country from both Myanmar and India. But, we have found that it’s practically impossible. So the Nagas from the Indian side should seek a solution from India and Nagas in Myanmar should seek solution from Myanmar,” NSCN (Reformation) president Y. Wangtin Naga, told IANS in an interview. If the talks failed, they were ready to struggle for another couple of decades, he added. Wangtin, was in the capital with his NSCN (Reformation) del-

egation to meet Naga Peace Interlocutor R.N. Ravi. The group was the first among other NSCN factions to have come forward to support the Naga Peace Accord signed between the NSCN (I-M), which as of now is considered to be only a framework. However, it has have urged for more transparency and talks for suggestions from allstakeholders. One of the major points of the discussions between Ravi and the delegation was the role to be played by the NSCN (Reformation) in the peace talks. Speaking on the issue, NSCN (Reformation) general secretary P. Tikhak told IANS: “We have worked for the Naga people. They have suffered a lot. It is appreciable that the government of India has understood that they are Indians and we are Nagas and at the same Nagas are not Indians (they have distinct identities). These two things should not dilute.” “We need to allow the Naga people to live on their own and

progress, develop on their own. As far as the Indians and Nagas are concerned, they can always live together and help each other with their own sovereignty,” Tikhak said. “As far as the Naga Peace Accord serves the cause of the Naga people, we have no objection. But the results of the accord should be in favour of the Nagas completely,” Tikhak added. Wangtin, who was formerly a senior leader with NSCN (Khaplang), has said that the only reason S.S. Khaplang had abrogated a 14-year-old ceasefire with the Indian government earlier this year was because he was being constantly mislead by two of his deputies - Niki Sumi and Starson Lamkang. “The abrogation was the final blow to Khaplang. It was the biggest fault that he could commit. Khaplang once used to be the best leader, but over the years he has been constantly misguided by some of his deputies, precisely

Starson and Sumi. Even the abrogation of the ceasefire was the result of it,” Wangtin maintained. The 50-year-old leader said that the octogenarian rebel leader, apart from his own men, was also misguided by other militant groups such as the United Liberation Front of Assam, Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), too, have been guiding Khaplang against the Indian Government. All the groups have their base around the Indo-Myanmar border. “It’s very unfortunate that before the abrogation of the ceasefire Khaplang was told that the Indian Government will fear them if the ceasefire was violated. Even I and Tikhak tried to make his understand, but instead of listening to us he expelled us,” said Wangtin. The NSCN (Reformation) was formed in April after Wangtin and Tikhak were expelled from the NSCN (Khaplang) after differences with its leadership.

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Peren DPDB meeting held pereN, September 7 (Dipr): Peren DPDB meeting held the monthly on September 7 at New Peren Hq DC Conference Hall under the chairmanship of DC and Vice Chairman DPDB Peren, Peter Lichamo. Reviewing the last month meeting minutes, the house discussed for 2nd Inter-departmental Badminton tournament to be held at Peren town. The board discussed on the agenda for recommendation of retention of PG Hindi teacher at GHSS Jalukie till such replacement are made by government, where she is on transfer to SCERT. The board also recommended for construction of National Rural College for Arts and Commerce at Peren. The Board requested Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) to look after the road between Peren to headquarter which was damaged due to landslide. SDO Tening also requested the department to clear the road blockade between Tening and Peren town. Power point presentation on departmental activities was done by District Evaluation department. Chairman also welcomed new members, J. Mayang Sashi EE, PHED and Mimo Kath EE PWD (R&B). The chairman also thanked the Directorate of Census Department for sensitizing Peren DPDB on data assessment, whose purpose of visit was to highlight the data collection of census, information which will give vital scope for developmental activities and knowledge in the district.

Nagaland Judicial Officers Association conference held

Kohima, September 7 (mexN): The 13th general conference of the Nagaland Judicial Officers Association was held on September 5 at the Judicial Guest House, conference hall, Dimapur with Er Picto Shohe, Parliamentary Secretary Department of Law & Justice as the chief guest. Er. Picto Shohe opined that judicial officer is a person with the responsibilities empowered to facilitate, arbitrate, preside over and make decisions and directions when it comes to the application of law. He reiterated that the judicial officers has to perform their sacred duty of dispensing justice religiously and in consistent with the principles of ethics and in accordance with the law. He said that the functioning judiciary system in Nagaland is different from the rest of the country by virtue of the special provision of Art 371 A of the Indian Constitution, which accords protection of our customs and practices. He also stated that in our state, Dimapur is the only district with separate and independent judiciary. Likewise, courts in this district have immense responsibility to set strong precedent for other districts to follow. He stated that the 14th Finance Commission has earmarked Rs.79.62 crore for strengthening the judiciary in the State. Under this the proposals includes setting up of Fast Track Courts, Additional Courts and Family Courts, re-designing existing courts, digitization of case records, setting up of ADR centres, Lok Adalat building activities. “The judicial officers suggestions and inputs are solicited for this purpose, so that the funds from the Ministry will be judiciously utilized,” Shohe added. Further, he stated that it is his objective to set up a Legislative Cell to identify obsolete laws and to abolish such laws, review existing local laws and to depute competent judicial officers into the Department. He suggested that there should be a good coordination mechanism between the State Government and the Courts so

that whenever problems arises it will be addressed and dealt with the required promptitude for which regular interaction among the stakeholders should be initiated to resolve issues, particularly those relating to infrastructure and manpower needs and facilities of the judiciary. He further went on to say that, he is pursuing with zeal for the construction of the new High Court and for which a proposal for grant of Rs. 75 crores has been prioritized by the state under the NLCPR, as proper infrastructure and competent manpower in place is the long felt need of the legal fraternity. In his concluding remark, he lauded the NJOA for creating an internal forum within themselves, to discuss new ethical developments and problems, besides sharing the experiences and that, such a forum would be suitably placed to set the agenda on ethics to be followed by not just by the judiciary but by other departments as well. He concluded his speech by saying that respect for the judiciary cannot be blindly demanded or enforced. True respect can only come through their proper conduct and dispensation of justice by the judiciary itself. A press note stated that Secretary of NJOA, Nino Iralu, NJS, chaired the programme. Welcome Address was given by the President, NJOA, YM Imchen, NJS, District & Sessions Judge Kohima. Neite-o Koza, Advocate presented a special number. Imtiakum, president of the Prosecution Association Nagaland, Imti Imsong, President Dimapur Bar Association, KN Chishi, Secretary, Department of Justice & Law, Kohima and Y. Longkumer, NJS, Registrar, Gauhati High Court; Kohima Bench also delivered short speech. The programme was followed by brief interactive session with the chief guest and interaction among the judicial officers was held after the lunch. The judicial officers, Dimapur Bar Association, The President of the Prosecution Association and few invitees, attended the programme.

Representatives of Pay-U along with the graduates from Northern Angami-II and others. (Morung photo) Morung Express News tural sensitization and how mentions that since Nagas hospitability and the progress Kohima | September 7

Total 10 graduates from Northern Angami-II were recruited to Pay-U, a global company in India with its base in Gurgaon. Under the aegis of MLA, Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu, NSMDC, around 70 unemployed graduates in the NA-II underwent training conducted by Career Bridge Human Capital Solutions where the youth were given training for five weeks. The participants were trained on various skills such as professional grooming, organizational behavior, telephonic etiquettes, communication skills, cul-

to write good resumes etc. After a screening test, 23 students were selected for the interview. The selected candidates will be working in the Customers Service Department on Gurgaon for Pay-U. “In our society, there are a lot of stereotypes, that having a government job is their idea of success,” Stated Joseph one of the candidates who notes that private sector has a lot to offer more than government jobs. “We want to support the uneducated youth for employment across India,” said Vikas Rao, Director of Career Bridge Human Capital Solutions who also

have not been exposed to corporate work culture, they are not aware of the benefits of private sector. “Students have to be given orientation of perseverance. What matters is the economic development of the family and until and unless the family is economically stable, the society cannot be strengthened,” notes Rao who also adds that the ability to communicate in English is a strength for the students in Nagaland. The Pay U team who is on their first visit to Kohima and the first for the Company to recruit from outside Delhi NCR, expressed their satisfaction and gratitude over the

in the interview so far. “It is a corporate office and not a call center,” clarifies Anush from Pay-U who also explained some of the works of the Company, which is running its fourth year since its establishment in India. Some of the partnerships of Pay U are Snapdeal, GoIbibo, Jabong etc. If the initial recruitment is positive, the company looks forward to recruiting and working with Nagas in the future too. In its website, Pay U considers itself as the “most comprehensive payment gateway with credit cards, debit cards and netbanking.”

Workshop on ‘Nagaland literature in English’ conducted

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Visitors and book lovers browse Gospel literature and books on the opening day of the 5-day at the ‘Mega Christian Book Fair’ organized by Om Books at Rengma Baptist Church, Khermahal, on Monday. A ‘Give-share’ of old and used books is being held simultaneously under the aegis of ‘Manna for the soul’, a project initiated by Sridhar Buruga and friends. The Manna project aims to encourage the culture of readership by giving and sharing of books with substance. “We are looking for used books, especially Christian literature, fiction and non-fiction. All the books will be redistributed to orphanages, hostels and ministries,” stated a concept note of Manna for the soul project. (Morung Photo)

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Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): Literature does not have any age and writing never stops. With the motive of promoting the sense of responsibility amongst the students and increasing the accessibility of data information on the Naga writers, the Pranabananda Women’s College, Dimapur conducted a one day workshop on the topic ‘Vision and mission in writings from Nagaland from the perspective of Nagaland literature in English’ on September 7. Dr. Lanusangla Tzudir, editor of the Heritage Publishing House was the resource person. Dr. Lanusangla, in her

Dr. Lanusangla Tzudir, editor of Heritage Publishing House with the students and faculties of Pranabananda Women’s College, Dimapur during the workshop held on September 7.

exposition, said that Naga literature is gaining a lot of attention internationally and accentuated on the fact of the Nagas lingering on “the colonial hangover.”

Sharing her experience with two prominent Naga woman writers, Dr. Lanusangla said that women writers are very sensitive in handling the matters.

The workshop also saw Meyisangla Jamir, Assistant Professor, Department of English from the college giving an excellent coverage to cultivate the ‘Read-

PHED tier II training launched

Kohima, September 7 (mexN): The five day tier II training on ‘Aquifer Information System and management’ for Public Health Engineering Department technical officers was officially launched on September 7 at PHED Directorate Office in the state capital Kohima. Er. Yhunilo Tep, Superintending Engineer, Kohima Circle launched the training as the chief guest Addressing the programme, The MTBA Youth Department Aongza Youth Fellowship on September 6 organized Literary he said that such mega trainDay on the theme ‘Your Brain at Work’ where the members participated in various competi- ing would benefit the departtion like 3 Minutes Thought, One Liners and Collage Making .The winners were also awarded ment. He added that it would prizes in each category. (Morung Photo) be helpful for the state of Nagaland as the activities of CGWB including NAQUIM in North East states becomes most important for near future. He acknowledged the Course Director, Dr. Utpal Gogoi, Regional Director, CGWB, NeR for tak-

ENPUM & Ao Senden strengthens unity bond

Er Y Tep, Superintending Engineer, Kohima Circle PHED addresses inauguration of the training on ‘Aquifer Information System and management’ held on September 7.

ing the initiative to the PHE department. Tep argued upon the participants to be serious and complete the five-day long tier II training course. The mega training was organised by Central Ground Water Board NeR, Guwahati & RGI Raipur under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation that will conclude on September 11. The programme was chaired and introduced to Aquifer Mapping & Management by P. Kalita, CGWB, NeR. Wonjanu Mozhui, CGWB, NeR presented on activities of CGWB including NAQUIM in the North East, while the basic Hydrogeology in Aquifer Information System part-I & II was presented by D. Khanikar, CGWB, NeR and Dr.SS Singh, CGWB, NeR.

ing culture’ among all in general and particularly amongst the Nagas. Student participants, too, impressed the gathering with their logistic analysis of the Naga literature and its history from oral culture to the written collections. Imtirenla Sayer, Assistant Professor Department of English, moderated the workshop. Krishna Bhattarcharya, HOD, Department of English delivered the inaugural note. The workshop concluded with Kangyichule Hegui highlighting on the aims and objectives of the workshop while Sanjukta Bhattarcharjee delivered the vote of thanks.

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DPDB takes up Mkg town 125 years celebration moKoKchuNg, September 7 (Dipr): Mokokchung DPDB meeting was held in the conference hall of ADC planning on September 2015. DPDB Chairman, Amenba Yaden, chaired the meeting. The meeting attended by Deputy Speaker, Imtikumzuk, Parliamentary Secretary V & AH S. Chuba, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism C. Apok and MLA Imkong L. Imchen and Merentoshi took up discussions on the grand celebration of Mokokchung town 125 years which completes this year. After marathon discussions, the meeting decided to give a final shape to the programme prepared by Mokokchung District Art and Culture council and to fix a convenient date for the celebration either in November or December. The House felt that the occasion should be made in such a way enabling every denizens of Mokokchung town to take part in the celebration. The meeting also deliberated on mobilization of fund for the celebration.

123 ASHAs attend training in Peren district

Eastern Naga People's Union Mokokchung Town and Ao Senden representatives during the meet held at Mokokchung on September 7.

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moKoKchuNg, September 7 (mexN): The Eastern Naga People's Union Mokokchung Town (ENPUM) meets the Ao Apex organization the Ao Senden at its office premises on September 7. The ENPUM during the meeting said that they look on to the Ao Senden as a fatherly figure and as a token of affection and a reminder to uphold the gesture, they presented with their traditional shawl to the president Ao Senden Imolenba Jamir. The ENPUM also donated a sum of Rs 10,000 for

the construction of office building. Ao Senden in a release stated that through this gathering the unity bond between the Ao Senden and the Eastern Naga people will strengthen more further and Ao Senden will in days to come will support in all needful ways. Ao Senden called upon its entire people to support and help all the eastern people who have come to Ao area for various propose specially for education to accept as one of us, guide and teach them to get proper education.

pereN, September 7 (mexN): ASHA training on 6th & 7th module (4th round) Peren district was held from August 11 till 28. The training was conducted block wise i.e., Peren Block, Tening Block, Jalukie Block, and Athibung Block. A press note stated that altogether 123 ASHA attended the training. The resource person for the training was Dr. Tiala, Dy. CMO Peren, Dr. Newmai,SMO, CHC Jalukie, Dr. Imchatoshi, MO, PHC Azailong, Dr. Thangmang, MO PHC Athibung, Dr. Ramheigum, FIART, ASHA coordinators, Block Program Managers, MTS ,STS and ANM’s. Officials from State National Health Mission, Directorate of Health and Fam-

gal measures to prevent violence against women, HIV/AIDS/PPTCT, malaria/NCD, MCTS/USSD and HBNC.

Chubala, State ASHA Nodal Officer with the ASHAs during ASHA training on 6th & 7th module (4th round) Peren District.

ily Welfare, Chubala, State ASHA Nodal Officer came for monitoring and supervision for the training on August 13 in Peren Block and Tening Block. Attending and monitoring the training, Chu-

bala interacted with the ASHAs and urged them to be sincere for better service delivery in their villages. The topic covered were “Understanding of Gender, patriarchy, cycle and matrix of violence”, Presen-

tation of Matrix, identifying women who are vulnerable to violence and Signs and symptoms of violence, consequences of violence against women, intervene in case of violence against women- case studies, Le-

Written evaluation conducted The training included discussion hour on case study and practical sessions, this witnessed active participation of the trainees. Taking part in the discussion hour, the participants mentioned their concerns, shortcoming and the difference that has been made by their services in their respective villages. ASHA kit thermometer, weighing sling and scale, ASHA bag and IEC materials: posters and leaflets/ booklets were distributed.

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In solidarity with Mnp hill tribes,IPF writes to PM Morung Express News Haflong | September 7

The Indigenous People Forum (IPF) today took out a rally to show solidarity with the indigenous (hill tribes) peoples of Manipur. The rally, consisting of thousands of people, started at 10:30am from Council Rotary via Synod Rotary and ended at the premise of Deputy Commissioner Office, Haflong. The rally submitted a memorandum today to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, through the DC of Haflong, Turi Phukan. The memorandum was decided at joint meeting of all the lower sub-organs of the IPF, N.C. Hills Assam N.C. Hills Indigenous Student’s Forum (NCHISF); Indigenous Women Forum (IWF); Indigenous Village Chief Forum (IVCF) with the affiliated Apex bodies of the Zeme, Hmar, Kuki, Vaiphei, Biate, Rongmei, Hrangkhol and other communities - on September 3 at Haflong. Accordingly, the meeting declared the three bills: - The Protection of Manipur People Bills 2015; The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment) Bill 2015; and The Manipur shop and establishment (2nd Amendment) Bill 2015- as “antipeople and threatens the very existence of the Indigenous Hill Tribals of Manipur since the bill is being motivated to displace the hill tribals from their an-

Appeals GoI for independent ADC in NC Hills State acting like a dictatorial policy:ATSUM

cestral legacy.” Terming it a “gross violation and infringement” upon the Indigenous rights of the Tribals under the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous people (Article 21), IPF urged the Government of Manipur to “repeal or revoke” the discriminatory bills. The memorandum asserted, “The IPF stands united against any attempts or moves to alienate the indigenous Hill Tribals of North-east India from their ancestral habitat.” In addition, IPF urged the Central government‘s intervention and redresses “the step-motherly treatment” of the present Assam government concerning its long political demand. The Tarun Gogoi government on March 30, 2010 has “wilfully and forcibly”

changed the nomenclature of N.C. Hills to ‘Dima Hasao,’ amidst wide protest from IPF and non-Dimasa Apex bodies, the Forum informed the PM, compelling the IPF communities (who comprises of 67% of the district’s total population) launch a strong movement for creation of a “separate autonomous district under Article 244 (2) and 275 (1) of the sixth schedule of the constitution of India.” Consequently, amidst widespread protest the government of Assam was pressurized to constitute a Task Force (vide Notification No. PLA 335/2008/316/Dated 17.08.2010), it added, to examine the recommendations of the Group of Ministers Committee (GOMC) concerning safeguards for minority tribes in Dima

DimApUr, September 7 (mexN): A high level meeting of the Coordinating Committee, All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) was held today at Imphal to deliberate on the three recent bills passed by Manipur Assembly- The Protection of Manipur People Bill 2015; The Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill 2015; and The Manipur Shops and Establishments (2nd Amendment 2015). According to a press communiqué from ATSUM convenor, Muan Tombing and coconvenor, Joseph R Hmar the meeting after an “in-depth deliberation” of the ongoing tribal protest against the bills unanimously adopted five resolutions. The resolutions included a demand for “immediate restoration” of the internet connectivity and SMS facilities in the state and questioned why such facilities were not interrupted during the recent 2 Hasao District and issues months agitations in the valley. Such seraised by IPF. The Task Force submitted its report on November 16, 2011 and recommended that “the demand for setting up two separate indepen- New Delhi, September 7 (mexN): dent Autonomous District Stating the passing of the three contenCouncils (ADC) should be tious bills in the Manipur Assembly on the considered by the govern- August 31 represents a direct attempt to ment as a measure to solve “undermine the rights of tribals and upthe development issues root them from their lands,” the MTF today faced by the Dimasa and argued that, it is a reflection of “continual non-Dimasa groups of peo- cycle of systematic injustice and discrimiple in the district.” nation that the Manipur government perThe aforesaid report petuates against the tribal population” asked the Government of A press note from Manipur Tribals FoAssam to take necessary rum (MTF) Delhi convenor, Romeo Hmar steps to initiate an under- and Co-Convenor, Maivio J Woba further standing with the Non- condemned the brutal repression of the Dimasa Apex Bodies. The Manipur state forces by firing upon mass IPF requested the Central protesters as an “unpardonable human government to institute a rights violation that caused the loss of incommission for creation nocent lives and serious injury to many of a separate independent others.” ADC as provided in the “Bring to visible justice the police ofsixth schedule of the con- ficers who are responsible for the death of stitution of India. the innocent civilians,” MTF insisted.

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Over 1.5 million people ‘Meghalaya's orchids under hit by floods in Assam threat and need sanctuaries’ GUwAhAti, September 7 (thomSoN reUterS FoUNDAtioN): Authorities in northeast India are struggling to respond to massive floods which have affected more than 1.5 million people and forced more than 200,000 people to seek refuge in relief camps, senior government officials said on Monday. Heavy monsoon rains in the tea and oil-rich state of Assam have caused burgeoning rivers, including the mighty Brahmaputra, to burst their banks, killing more than 50 people this year, including 15 people in the past week. Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the state was unable to provide adequate assistance to floodhit villagers as it did not have enough resources and called on the federal government in New Delhi for more support. "We need urgent assistance and relief materials for the flood affected people from the central government. We have exhausted all our limited resources. We are in a helpless situation," Gogoi told reporters. The Brahmaputra, As-

sam's main river which is fed by Himalayan snow melt and monsoon rain, has been overflowing in many areas along its course. It has submerged over 2,000 low-lying villages as well as large swathes of agricultural land in 16 of Assam's 23 districts which include Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji. India usually experiences monsoon rains from June to September, which are vital for its farming. But in states like mountainous Assam, the rains frequently cause landslides and flooding that devastate crops, destroy homes and trigger diseases such as diarrhoea. Decades of mass deforestation have led to soil erosion where sediment is washed downstream from mountainous areas. It ends up in rivers where it builds up on the river bed, raising the level of the water far higher than normal. Over the past 60 years, successive governments have built levees along most of the Brahmaputra, but experts say the embankments are not only poorly maintained but are a discredited form of flood management.

ShilloNG, September 7 (pti): Meghalaya, which is home to one third of 1,331 orchid species in India, should consider declaring at least 20 forests as "biotype sanctuaries" if it has to protect and conserve the exotic flowering plant species which are facing habitat loss and human exploitation, biologists and orchid experts have pointed out. Many of the orchid species are present in Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in the Garo Hills, four Wildlife sanctuaries, reserved forests and over 125 sacred groves all over the state. However, there is an urgent need to expand the protected area network as these plants fail to withstand habitat destruction pressures because of their habitat specificity and slow growth. "Areas which have comparatively undisturbed rich forests may be declared as bio-type sanctuaries or bench mark sites to prevent further habitat loss and human exploitation," Dr C S Rao told PTI. He says that there are at least 11 such orchidrich forests in East Khasi

lective response of the Government towards the tribals in violation of the freedom of expression, it alleged adding that it is “a deliberate attempt to disintegrate the Tribals” when they are uniting as one against the anti tribal bills. The committee’s resolution further said that the State has become like a “dictatorial regime” under which the rights of the tribal people are systematically abrogated in various aspects including land ownership and rightful entitlements as citizens. It also expressed appreciation to the initiatives and the efforts of the Joint Action Committee, Churchandpur in dealing with “volatile current political situation” and conveyed its solidarity for future actions. The committee appeals for safe passage for people of this State who are travelling on trains across the state of Bihar and appeals to all sections for maintaining communal harmony in the State too.

Hills district alone including Upper Shillong, Mawphlang and Sohra. Jowai, Jarain, Tuber, Mukhaialong, Narpuh, and Raliang in East and West Jaintia Hills hills districts and Tura peak, Nokrek, Baghmara and Rongrenggre in the Garo Hills were some of such undisturbed areas providing habitat for wild Orchids, he said. Dr Rao, a lecturer in a renowned college here, had also listed the endangered orchid species in his recently published pictorial guide book, which he

co-authored with Dr S K Singh, a scientist at the city-based Botanical Survey of India. Meghalaya Diversity Board secretary D Sathiyan said the forest department of the state had already taken up protection and preservation of some of the endemic species like the carnivorous pitcher plant. Even as there is no such plan to develop and conserve orchid-rich forests, Sathiyan says the board is likely to take into consideration other diverse life forms in these forests.

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By this deed I, the undersigned Smti. Imnasenla Imsong (New name) previously called Imnasenla (Old name), doing Forestry 1, Govt. of Nagaland and resident of H/No. MRH-B 103 solemnly declares: 1. That for and on behalf of myself and my remitter issue, I wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name Imnasenla Imsong, so that I may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name, but assumed name of Imnasenla Imsong. 2. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name Imnasenla Imsong as my name in place and in substitution of my former name. 3. That on expressly authorizes and requests all persons in general, relatives, and friends in particular, at all times hereafter to designate and address me by such assumed name of Imnasenla Imsong. 4. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my former and adopted name of Imnasenla and Imnasenla Imsong affix my signature and seal if any, this 31st of August 2015. Deponent Signed sealed and delivered by the above name Notary Public, Nagaland

Further supporting the public disapproval and resentment over the “silence of their own MLAs” in the assembly, the MTF demanded immediate resignation of the 16 remaining tribal MLAs within the next 7 days. It also asked for immediate revocation of the ban on GPRS (internet) in Manipur by the State government. MTF further reiterated the people's “longstanding demand” for a separate administration for a permanent political solution. Expressing deep concern with the “turn of events" in the hil districts of Manipur, MTF appealed for working out an amicable “lasting solution" by all stakeholders in order to avoid any such incidents in the future. “The unity and solidarity expressed by all tribal groups is a reflection of the urgency to solve the recurring attempts to subvert tribal rights in Manipur,” it added.

Assam MLA booked for rape GUwAhAti, September 7 (iANS): A legislator from Assam, Gopinath Das, has been booked for rape following a complaint from a domestic help, police said on Monday. Das, who represents Boko constituency, is from the All India United Democratic Front led by Moulana Badaruddin Ajmal. Police said the minor girl and her family lodged a complaint against Das on Sunday night, alleging she was raped by Das in his vehicle a few days back. "The girl's father said she was confined to a house since then. It was only after she escaped that her family came to know about the incident. An FIR was then registered against Das in Kamrup," a police officer said. Kamrup Superintendent of Police Indrani Baruah said a case against Das was registered under section 343 of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. "We are investigating," she said. Das denied the charge and said it was an attempt to mar his political career ahead of assembly elections early next year. "The girl has been working at my Guwahati residence since June 28. She went missing along with some clothes and money on Saturday night. I was informed by my family... Next day, I registered a missing person complaint. Meanwhile, I came to know that the girl's family had filed a rape complaint against me," Das said.

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India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: WEF Geneva, September 7 (ptI): India has been ranked very low, mostly in the bottom half, globally on most of the parameters for inclusive growth and development even as it fares much better internationally when it come to business and political ethics. In a first of its kind global rankings, across different groups of countries in terms of their per capita income levels, the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that most countries are in fact missing major opportunities to reduce income inequality and same is the case with India. WEF said that the new study, which was conducted over the past two years, seeks to identify the various ways policymakers can drive economic growth and equity at the same time â€“ and assesses

them on their relative success in implementing these measures. “Our message is unequivocally that leaders must pursue economic strategies that are at the same time pro-growth and pro-labour,” said the Geneva-based think tank known for its economic conclaves held in different parts of the world including in Davos, Switzerland and in India. India has mostly been ranked in the bottom half of the 38 countries that make up our lower middle income bracket. Particularly disappointing is its position in terms of Fiscal Transfers, where it ranks 7th out of 38. It also ranks very low at 32nd for Tax Code and 36th for social protection. WEF said that another area that policymakers in India would need to prioritise improvement would be ‘Asset building and entre-

preneurship’, in particular the Small business ownership, where India ranks bottom among its peers at 38th place. However, India does demonstrate leadership in some areas, WEF said, while naming areas like corruption and rents where it comes 8th. For business and political ethics, India ranks 12th, while it ranks 11th on the Financial intermediation of real economy investment pillar, which suggests that money invested in the economy generally gets directed towards productive uses. WEF said its first Inclusive Growth and Development Report presents a new framework for assessing countries’ efforts to foster economic growth that raises the living standards of entire societies. “Around the world, no

new York, September 7 (reUterS): Apple Inc will make gaming a key part of an Apple TV product it is expected to unveil at an event on Wednesday, according to a New York Times online report on Sunday. The article, which cited unnamed people briefed on Apple’s plans, said the new product is expected to have a starting price around $150, more power for better graphics, a new remote that could double as a controller and an app store for buying games. Apple representatives were not immediately available for comment. The New York Times said most game executives and analysts see little chance that Apple will be able to win over fans of high-end game consoles such as Microsoft Corp’s Xbox One Sony Corp’s PlayStation 4. But Apple could instead go after the casual gamers who do not want a high-end console, according to the story. On August 27, Apple invited journalists to an event on Wednesday where it is widely expected to unveil new iPhones and potentially a new version of its Apple TV set-top box.

new DelhI, September 7 (IanS): To check the menace of fake Indian currency, new notes, especially the Rs.1,000 and Rs.500 denominations, will have 7 new security features and a new numbering system, official sources here said on Sunday. The Reserve Bank of India subsidiary Bhartiya Note Mudran Pvt Ltd (BRBNMPL) and the state-run Security Printing and Minting Corp are both working to introduce the revised number pattern in currency notes, the source said The currency printers hope to introduce the features on high denomination notes by May next year, and then extend the same to currencies of all other denominations. The RBI has also asked the banks to stamp notes detected as fake as “Counterfeit Note” and impound them, while banks found not following the procedure will be penalised, the source added. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been designated the nodal agency for fake currency cases. The source pointed out

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 5 phablet new DelhI, September 7 (IanS): Samsung on Monday launched its next phablet - the Galaxy Note 5 - starting at Rs. 53,900 and extending the flagship Note series of smartphones. The phone, which will come in three colours, will have a 64 GB variant priced at Rs. 59,900. “The Galaxy Note has been an iconic device in the world of mobility. With this edition, we have pushed the S-Pen based productivity to the next call,” Samsung India vice president, IT and Mobile, Asim Warsi said. The India launch comes close at heels after the global launch a month back. Indian consumers will only get the single SIM variant which will support 4G LTE. The new device comes in with a slew of incremental upgrades, Live Broadcast feature from the S6 Edge Plus, fast wireless charging and smart synchronisation for PC and smart TVs. Features like auto eject of SPen, scroll capture, extended Air Command menu, virtual signatures and access to write on PDF’s promises better on-the-go productivity. Side Sync technology to help customers seamlessly connect across devices. Samsung’s Knox security suite also comes with the phone. The Note 5 is the 19th launch of the South Korean electronics giant in 2015 and it reiterated the contribution of the research and development team of Bengaluru towards the making of the phone.

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that the fake notes inflow is no longer limited to smuggling across India’s land borders and Southeast Asian and Gulf countries are developing as important transit points. Malaysia, Thailand and Oman have emerged as the new centres for stocking fake Indian currency for onward circulation across India. As per latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Gujarat tops the list of five Indian states that are considered the “safest” for circulating counterfeit currency notes - allegedly pushed in by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Of the 30,354,604 counterfeit notes seized across the country, 8,747,820 were recovered from Gujarat in 2014. Chhattisgarh followed close on the heels with the seizure of 7,386,900 fake notes, while Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana saw recoveries of 5,437,600, 3,249,000 and 1,696,850 counterfeit notes. Police officers monitoring the circulation of fake notes suspect that the ISI is push-

ing such notes in India which have a greater resemblance to India’s high denomination Rs.1,000 and Rs.500 notes. The officers said that they have been noticing for the past few months that differences between genuine and counterfeit notes were reducing and that around five such differences have actually disappeared. Apart from the road and railway routes, the air route via Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, as also China and Holland, are being used for smuggling in fake notes. A bank official, who did not want to be named, told IANS that if one gets a fake note, he should immediately approach the nearby police station and register an FIR against the person who gave him the note. “If a fake currency is withdrawn from any ATM, one should also file an FIR against that bank. The Reserve Bank of India penalizes such banks if they are found guilty,” said the official, who is a manager in State Bank of India.

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Among major economies, Switzerland has come on the top in terms of basic infrastructure and services, while Finland is on the top in terms of education and skills as also for asset building and entrepreneurship. Norway is ranked at the top for labour, employment and compensation. On India, WEF said it ranks very low at 30th place for GDP per capita among the lower middle income countries, but ranks much better at 8th place in terms of global competitiveness score. For employment and labour compensation, it ranks very low at 32nd place, 27th for basic services and infrastructure and 31st for quality of education system. However, India ranks much better at 7th place when it comes to ease of finding the right talent.

new DelhI, September 7 (mexn): Maruti Suzuki has confirmed that it is working on the next-generation Swift hatchback and Swift DZire compactsedan. Codenamed the YSD these cars will be based on a new platform and will receive a whole lot of new tech including new engines. Maruti is expected to launch the new Swift and DZire sometime around 2018. These models will be assembled at Maruti’s new plant in Hansalpur, Gujarat which should be operational by 2017. Apart from the obvious design changes, which could either be evolutionary or totally new, the cars will be greatly improved in terms of chassis, engines/transmissions and body-shell. The changes made to the cars will help them adhere to future crash-test norms and emission norms while new features will help it fend off competition. Maruti has set a target of selling about 20 Lakh cars yearly by 2020 and new products like the upcoming Swift hatch and DZire compact-sedan, the company hopes, will help it achieve the same. The changes made to the chassis and body-shell will help the new Swift and DZire be lighter but stronger.The engine choices for the new Swift and Swift DZire, as per company officials, are an interest-

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bigger policy challenge preoccupies political leaders than expanding social participation in the process and benefits of economic growth,” WEF said while releasing the report that covers 112 economies. WEF said that all countries have room for improvement and there is considerable diversity in performance not only across but also within countries. No country scores above average for its peer group in all 15 sub-pillars and only a few come close. It further said it is possible to be pro-inclusiveness and pro-growth at the same time. Stating that all countries have room for improvement, WEF said no country is a top performer in every sub-pillar. “Indeed, not a single country scores above average in all 15 sub-pillars,” it added.

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Law on E-Commerce Needed to Protect Online Consumers: IIM Study ahmeDabaD, September 7 (ptI): In the era of increased online shopping, a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has stressed on a need for a separate law for e-commerce with a view to protect rights of web consumers in India. “To effectively protect a consumer buying goods or services through e-commerce would need a separate law, as other countries have,” said the study conducted by IIM Ahmedabad. “European Union has come up with ‘Directive on the Protection of Consumers’ in respect of distance contract which the Union countries have given effect to. The UK first gave effect to it with the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2002,” it said. The recent study titled as ‘Consumer Rights in the New Economy: Amending the Consumer Protection Act, 1986’ conducted by Professor Akhileshwar Pathak of IIM-A also highlighted the problems faced by consumers in e-commerce. “In ecommerce, numerous problems arise due to the buyer and seller being at a distance. The buyer is not able to inspect or sample the goods or services. The buyer necessarily pays through a card. This brings in the problem of fraudulence in card payment,” it said The study has reviewed the proposed amendments in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, proposed by the union ministry of consumer affairs. The Union Cabinet had in July approved the new bill as ‘Consumer Protection Bill, 2015’ and Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Pasvan had tabled it in Lok Sabha as well. The new bill seeks to replace the 29-year-old law and proposes to set up a Consumer Protection Authority which will also have the power to initiate class suit against defaulting companies. DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

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A day after mass rally, woman Pensioners lament bank’s poor service in Meluri allegedly molested in Kohima Kohima, September 7 (mexN): The Tseminyu Union Kohima has expressed anguish and shock over the molestation and “attempted rape” of one of its members on September 2. A press release from Tseminyu Union Kohima (TUK) president Jweni Kath and general secretary Athong Tep recounted that on the night of September 2 around 6:30 pm, the 20-yearold victim was sexually as-

saulted by a taxi driver at upper Kenouzou Hill (Tanguist Road) while she was returning home from work. According to the release, the driver identified as Kabir Ahmed driving local taxi with registration no. NL-OIT-8945 initially offered the victim a lift at Kezieke, but she refused and kept walking towards her home. The accused chased the victim and held her tightly below Peace

Camp, but she managed to release herself, TUK added. Further, the taxi driver waylaid her at Tanguist road for the third time and started molesting and attempted to rape her, the release alleged. The victim then called out for help which was heard by people nearby who rescued her. The union pointed out that the accused does not have a driving license nor possess a valid Inner Line

Permit (ILP). It further expressed regret that despite the mass rally held on September 1 in Kohima against such incident, the accused was bold enough to commit such crime the very next day in the heart of Kohima. The union condemned the act of the accused and appealed to all authorities concerned to award befitting punishment to him as per the law.

meluri, September 7 (mexN): Meluri Divisional Unit Pensioners Association has drawn attention to the hardships faced by retired government servants drawing pension from the State Bank of India (SBI), Meluri branch due to bad service of the bank. In a letter to the Assistant General Manager, Regional Office, Dimapur, the Association requested for immediate intervention in finding a solution to the problem. The letter appended by the Association’s chair-

man Duhezo and secretary Zhizutho informed that there are 270 pensioners under SBI Meluri covering around 50 villages of Nagaland and some from Manipur state. Some pensioners have to come from as far as 200 km bordering Myanmar where they take days to reach on foot, the letter said. On reaching Meluri, they have to halt weeks and months to get their pension under SBI, Meluri, it added. Despite of the pensioners’ verbal complaint to SBI Meluri for finding solution to the problem nothing

New Wokha village threatens to blockade NH 2 CSU expresses anger over threat WoKha, September 7 (mexN): The villagers of New Wokha have resolved to blockade the NH 2 (Erstwhile NH61) indefinitely if the government fails to compensate for the damages caused by elephants in the village and respond to other demands regarding human-animal conflict. The villagers have given the government one week deadline to respond to their demands; starting September 15 it will blockade the NH 2 which cuts through the village. In a press release, the chairman of New Wokha village Khyolamo Lotha stated that the villagers have been in an elephanthuman conflict for several years, thereby rendering

Damage caused by elephants at New Wokha village. (File Photo)

the survival of the farmers at stake. “Even after continuous appeal the state government is in no sight of relief to the grievances of the farmers on any concrete solution,” he lamented. In this light, the villagers/ farmers in an emergency meeting resolved to demand the government to immediately appoint armed forest guards at the

Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): The Chakhroma Students' Union (CSU) today expressed anger at the September 4 incident, where Kevichüle, Game & Sports Secretary of Rüzaphema Students' Union along with his aunt and sister were threatened to be shot near DC Court junction here at 8:00 pm. A press release from CSU president Rokovi Kruse said that the victims were threatened to be shot

conflict zone for the safety of the villagers/farmers. They also demanded early release of crops/ property damage compensations. The meeting affirmed that compensation should commensurate the damage. Failing to respond to the above demands in one week time, the villagers in Dimapur, Septemunison agreed to blockade ber 7 (mexN): Sumi Theological Association NH2, the release stated. (STA) for the first time since its inception visited theological colleges in Dimapur from September 1 to 4. During the visit, the with the service books of association encouraged the non-Gazetted portion the students to be stable in wherever applicable, along their studies. Speaking on behalf of with a covering list containing details of the name, des- STA, Inakhu Chishi, VP, ignation and place of post- Anderson Theological ing of the employees whose College; Lujeka Assumi, service books are being pastor, Hoshepu Baptist handed over for verification Church; Khetoshe Yeptho, lecturer, Nagaland Baptist and record.

land, shall henceforth be issued from the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts with immediate effect. All directorates presently issuing pay slips in respect of such employees referred to above shall accordingly hand over the service books to the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, along-

2 arrested for burglary in Kma

Kohima, September 7 (mexN): Two persons have been arrested in connection with burglary at Dr. Dietho-o Clinic located at TCP gate, Kohima on September 1. The two accused identified as Vebuto Ringa (24) and Hito Nienu (21), who were arrested on September 6, have admitted to committing the burglary, PRO, Kohima Police said in a press release An FIR regarding the incident was lodged at North Police Station on September 2 and a case was registered against unknown persons and investigation taken up. In the course of investigation, on September 5 at around 6:00 pm, one person identified as Vekuthozo Shijoh (25) was apprehended by the public

while attempting to steal apples from Rutsa Bakery at Old NST and produced at North P.S. During interrogation, the accused revealed that on September 5 he met two of his friends Hito and Vebuto who inquired if he was interested in buying an inverter. The accused denied the offer citing he had no money, the release said. Accordingly, on the revelation of Vekhuthozo Shijoh, the two persons were arrested from Periezie colony, Kohima and they admitted to committing the burglary at the Clinic. Various items, including clinical instruments, inverter, battery, gas cylinder, phone top-up, were recovered and seized from their possession, the release added.

College reminded the students about the rapid increase in theological colleges in Dimapur, which makes it easier for students to easily jump from one college to another. They urged the students to uphold biblical truth. According to a press release, the association also reminded the students that it is through the recommendation of STA, SBAK accepts them to the ministry. In this, STA said the theological students should be aware that the

liu as Naga spiritual leader be erased at all stages. The association further alleged that Gaidinliu was just a “cultic leader” of Heraka sect. “Some people regarded her as freedom fighter but ironically she did not fight for any Independence but she might have revolted the British for the safeguard of her cultic interest,” it added. As far as debate on social networking is concerned, KBBB said most of the educated young Nagas do not want to see the erection of Gaidinliu's idol. Stating that

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NSCN (IM) lota & horticulture ministry condoles Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): The Kilonser of Ministry of Lota & Horticulture, NSCN (IM), on behalf of all the officials and staff of the ministry, has condoled the demise of “our comrade” D. Sani, Jt. Secretary, on September 6 after prolonged illness. “His sacrifices and sufferings undergone during the past years for the cause of the Nation, and the Ministry in particular, with love and dedication are highly acknowledged,” stated Kilonser Moba Chang. He prayed to God to grant solace to his departed soul and also to lighten the burden of his dear and near ones and to comfort them during the sad moment.

NSSA Triennial Conference today Kohima, September 7 (Dipr): The Nagaland Secretariat Service Association (NSSA) Triennial Conference will be held on September 8 at Capital Convention Centre, Kohima with Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar and Principal Secretary & Finance Commissioner of Nagaland Temjen Toy as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. The daylong programme will have two sessions, inaugural session in the morning and business session in the afternoon. The programme highlights include presidential address to be delivered by Imti Longchar followed by speeches and entertainment items. Ketoulhou Metha will offer invocation prayer while Advisor, NSSA, H. Lungalang will propose vote of thanks. Programme highlights in the second session include reports, speeches and election of new team.

association will not entertain or recommend any students to join SBAK if they are found immoral or having an adverse remark in their respective colleges. The association in another meeting with the proprietors and faculty of the visited colleges encouraged them to train their students to uphold and teach biblical truths DCs directed on in the age of relativism as registration of societies it envisions a diverse ministry collaborating with bi- Kohima, September 7 (Dipr): With a view to ensure that only bonafide and functioning NGOs are regble schools. istered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 vide (Nagaland Third Amendment) Act 2008 (Act of 2009), all Deputy Commissioners in Nagaland have been directed to ensure that all applications for registration of societies under the said Act be submitted to Government with the approval of respective District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) under the signature of Deputy Commissioner concerned. Any application quent lynching of an Indian citizen submitted to the Government without the approval of was carried out by a frenzied mob the District Planning and Development Board shall be which was incited by misinforma- summarily rejected. tion spread by individuals with vested interests. PSU to check ILP We do not expect your news to be meluri, September 7 (mexN): The Pochury Assam Rifles laudatory, but the least Students' Union (PSU) will be checking the Inner Line we expect from a respected news- Permit (ILP) within its jurisdiction from September paper like yours is to report in a free 8-28. Therefore, the union has directed all the ILP holdand fair manner with articles hav- ers to report at the Union’s office for verification. ing verifiable content and credible authors. We request you to refrain from publishing any material which State level training of EROs would unnecessarily incite the pub- Kohima, September 7 (Dipr): The State level lic and disrupt the existing peace in training of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Asthe State. sistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and AsPRO sistant Election Officers (AEOs) on Special Summery IGAR (North) Revision of Photo Electoral Roll 2016 will be held on September 8 at Zonal Council Hall Kohima from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm. All the EROs, AEROs and AEOs have been requested to attend the training mandatorily.

am writing to you in reference to the extracts of The Naga Blog published in your newspaper on 05 Sep 2015 under the heading, "Is this the best the Indian Intelligence & Analysis team can do?" The contents of the blog are extremely derogatory, grossly incorrect, highly vindictive and with an intent to incite the public against a respected organisation of the Nation. The authors of the blog appear to be misinformed and in a highly emotive state. Contents of such blogs are not only difficult to verify due to the anonymity of its authors but tend to create an entirely incorrect perception in the

minds of public. It is also very unfortunate that a respected and widely circulated newspaper like yours does not have worthwhile news to cover wherein it has to copy blogs from social sites, and dedicates one third of the centre page to uncorroborated and unsubstantiated rhetoric of unidentified persons. It would be appreciated that only those articles be published in your newspaper the identity of whose authors can be verified and who can be held accountable for the veracity of the content and allegations levelled. It may be recalled that the civil unrest in Dimapur in the first week of Mar 15 and conse-

Kerala Samajam Dimapur celebrates Onam Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): Kerala Samajam Dimapur celebrated Onam Festival 2015 with a grand cultural event on September 6 at MGM Hr Sec School, Dimapur premises. The chief guest Rev Fr PS Varghese, Principal, MGM Hr Sec School, commenced the programme with lighting of the lamp. Highlights of Onam celebrations were thiruvathira, dances, kolady and other cultural pre-

NBSE HSLC 2015 with gold medal. The guest of honour Dr. Ilyas (IPS), DCP, Dimapur, awarded the meritorious students with certificates. The programme culminated with a grand traditional Onam Feast called “Onasadya” which is also a part of Onam celebration by the Keralites. VA Jose, President, Kerala SamaGold Medal being awarded to the NBSE HSLC 2015 Top- jam Dimapur welcomed per among the Malayalee community. the gathering and RK Nair, sentations. The chief guest per among the Samajam General Secretary proawarded the matric top- members’ children in the nounced the vote of thanks.

KBBB opposes ‘idolizing’ Gaidinliu Alcoholic Anonymous conference held in Dmp moN, September 7 (mexN): In line with the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) and its associates, Konyak Baptist Bumeinok Bangjüm (KBBB) has condemned the “proposal of idolizing Gaidinliu and her cult whose self-spiritual elitism invite criticism from across Nagaland.” According to a release from KBBB general secretary M Chemyuh Konyak, KBBB categorically denies that Gaidinliu was ever a Naga spiritual leader. It urged that generalizations of Gaidin-

isfactory service without hardships as enshrined in the bank’s motto. “May our trust and faith we have in SBI as “Peoples Bank” be upheld by listening to the outcry of the old aged pensioners hardships, and give us the last days of our life a peaceful end,” the letter appealed. It looked forward to the complaint being taken seriously and restoring normal functioning of the bank. It also prayed that the bank gives good satisfactory service and attention as in other parts of the country.

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The two arrested persons in police custody.

plicitly clear that the two culprits be booked under the National Security Act (NSA) and until such time they are appropriately booked under necessary provisions of law, that no bail whatsoever should be extended to them,” CSU stated. The union also demanded to know from the law enforcing agency whether the two accused belonged to any Naga political groups or “mere dacoits.”

STA visits theological colleges in Dimapur

Govt notifies on issue of pay slips Kohima, September 7 (Dipr): Government of Nagaland has ordered that the pay slips of State Government employees in respect of up-graded and re designated posts including pay slips of all other State Government employees not being issued by the Accountant General Naga-

if they did not hand over their car key. The two perpetrators subsequently left with their vehicle, it added. The incident was reported at West Police Station on the same night and the police have arrested the accused on September 7, according to the release. Condemning the act of the accused, the CSU lauded the prompt action of the police in arresting them. “We wish to state on record our stand ex-

has improved, the letter lamented, adding the situation has instead worsened with total failure of link with all work coming to halt since April 2015. The pensioners association also highlighted that shortage of staff, absence of 3G connection to the bank are the main issues to be addressed from the Assistant General Manager’s end. Urging for immediate alternative arrangements to the problem, the Association stated that the issue raises question on SBI’s commitment to give sat-

if unanimous voice of Nagas is taken into consideration, this could give new impetus to the present Naga situation which is at a crossroad, KBBB prayed that the Naga political leaders be rational about the critical issue. The KBBB also noted that Konyaksascommunitystand on the principle of oneness in all aspects of life. “Konyaks had their own Rani (Ahngyha) and Raja (Ahngpa) since time immemorial, but never intended to gain individual popularity or compromised our social integrity,” it added.

Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): The substance abuse rehabilitation centres of Dimapur - Shalom Rehab Chumukedima, Bethesda, and Prodigals’ Home Dimapur - jointly organized a conference for the Alcohol Anonymous (AA) of Dimapur at Bethesda Centre for Community Transformation in Dimapur. Pushan, the former chairman of AA India, Rev. Sr. Rose Paite, MSMHC I Class Trusty AA India, and five team members from Mumbai animated the sessions.

In his speech, Pushan stated there are more than 1400 AA groups with over 30,000 members all over the country. In North East, Shillong has a couple of groups. He hoped that the recovering addicts and alcoholics will be able to organize AA groups to help themselves in their recovery process and every alcoholic will find a place and friends to open their hearts. Rev. Dr. Mathew John, Director of Shalom Rehab challenged the church leaders to come forward shedding prejudices and pretences to

help out those unfortunates who are suffering from the disease of addiction which is eating up families and the Naga society as a whole. A sample AA meeting was conducted where the participants shared their addiction stories and how they struggle to remain sober. The participants decided to have their next meeting at Shalom Rehab Chumukedima at 2 pm next Sunday and to continue every Sunday. All recovering addicts are welcomed for that, a press release informed.

Zbto DPDB meeting postponed ZuNheboto, September 7 (Dipr): The Zunheboto monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting scheduled on September 8 has been postponed to September 22 at 11:00 am. All the members have been requested to take note of the change of date and attend the meeting positively.

School edu to organize leadership training Kohima, September 7 (mexN): Directorate of School Education is organizing a training programme on “leadership development skill” on September 9 starting 11:00 am at Regional Centre of Excellence for Music & Arts (RCEMA) Hall, Jotsoma for the staff of DSE/ SSA/ RMSA/ DEO/ SDEO/ EE (EDN) and Secretariat of School Education Department. A press release from the education director informed that Rev. Apostle L. Yimsong, a renowned preacher, will speak to the officers and staff as resource person. Minister for School Education & SCERT Nagaland will bring greetings and the Commissioner & Secretary of School Education & SCERT, Nagaland will give welcome speech. All the above mentioned establishments have been requested to make it compulsory to attend the said training.

Around Rs 4 lakh lost in fire accident maNgKolemba, September 7 (Dipr): Cash amounting to around Rs. 4 lakh was lost when a fire broke out due to short circuit in the house of one Taliwati of Khar village, residing at Satihit ward, Mangkolemba on September 5 around 2:30 pm. According to an official report an amount of Rs. 3,87,000 belonging to Khar Union Mangkolemba, Rs. 3,500 belonging to the owner along with clothing and files containing Jubilee documents were lost. Investigation and enquiry is on, the report added.

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Determining the Self!

ike many other indigenous peoples around the world, the Naga people’s pursuit of freedom and ability to exercise their sovereign rights is centered on the idea of self-determination. While concepts of self-determination and sovereignty seem to be universal in nature, in reality they are not. All peoples, cultures and worldviews have distinct contextual understanding and approaches for attaining what self-determination and sovereignty means and how it manifests in their own situation. It is here that Nagas too have to re-discover and evolve their own situational praxis of self-determination and sovereignty. This process of self-discovery begins by recognizing that the modern State system since Westphalia has narrowly defined concepts of self-determination and sovereignty based on the European knowledge system. This reductionist perspective effectively guaranteed that all other non-European and indigenous concepts of self-determination and sovereignty were negated. Hence, the Naga struggle is not just the liberation of their Nagahood but implies the freeing of their conceptual knowledge and ideas. Self-determination is a dynamic concept grounded in integrity, respect and dignity that is applicable and relevant to all humanity and all life forms. However, most of the literature has been misappropriated and confined to perspectives, definitions and models that represents the dominant European viewpoint which is dressed in legal clothing. This state-centric discourse obviously, and, probably intentionally, excludes indigenous peoples’ values, norms and worldviews which are essential for designing a wholistic framework for justice. Although an attempt to include the language of self-determination within the framework of the United Nations human rights instruments has been made, inconsistencies exist in both meaning and implementation. The State approach to self-determination is based on a legacy of ‘victor’s justice’ where the victors of war have determined its nature and course. This approach has only limited the UN’s capacity and credibility to promote ‘universal peace’ and to enable conditions for war torn societies to transition and coexist harmoniously with each other. The indigenous peoples’ ongoing struggles for self-determination are a direct result of continuing colonization and a state-centric approach to the decolonization process. How ironic that the very means of oppressing people is dressed up as something else under a new name that continues to oppress them in the 21st century. Language also helped States reduce the concept of peoples to a legal entity. New definitions effectively separated and divided indigenous people from others created ambiguity and acceptance based on superiority and stereotyping. The Naga reality too is challenged by this statecraft with all its artificial societal constructs. The definition of peoples based on state territory has been a core issue of conflict for many indigenous peoples, including the Nagas, who find themselves trapped by imposed state boundaries, thereby splitting their Peoplehood. It is simpler to recognize whether a given community is a ‘people’ as long as one does not attach legal consequences. Hence, for example, Tibetans, Kurds, Tatars, Navajos and Basques are ‘a body of persons composing a community, tribe, race, or nation.’ On the other hand, it is difficult to identify the common characteristics of the Swiss, Nigerians, Guatemalans and Americans, apart from their citizenship. However, the latter groups are identified by the international community as a people on the basis of territory as defined by country boundaries. Although State boundaries have become more fluid and open, States continue to use force through corporately protecting and safeguarding their interests through supra-state structures in the form of military and economic alliances such as NATO, EU, Asean and Saarc. These increasing interest-based strategic relationships between States have to a large extent adversely affected peace processes between States and Peoples. This approach definitely contributes to why bi-lateral negotiations between conflicting parties in this modern era of multilateralism have not fully succeeded in finding durable solutions. This is the era of peoples’ determination in which the concept of plebiscite or referendum as an act of self-determination based on the expressed will of the people is emerging as a means of peacebuilding. Experiences within this new era have shown that a sustained and democratic peace does not depend on determining the political status alone, but requires conditions that allow a peoples’ self-determining capacities to be exercised through defining their social, economic and cultural destinies. In essence, these experiences have demonstrated that self-determination, when defined as the will of the people, has the potential to be a peaceful and nonviolent mechanism for transitioning away from conflicts. Given the present parallel realities, the Nagas can benefit from exploring this emerging trend.

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How ancient Maya activity led to environmental decline

esearchers have found evidence from the tropical lowlands of central America that reveals how Maya activity more than 2,000 years ago not only contributed to the decline of their environment but continues to influence today's environment as well. Synthesizing old and new data, researchers University of Texas at Austin were the first to show the full extent of the "Mayacene" as a microcosm of the early anthropocene -- a period when human activity began greatly affecting environmental conditions."Most popular sources talk about the anthropocene and human impacts on climate since the industrial revolution, but we are looking at a deeper history," said lead author Tim Beach. "Though it has no doubt accelerated in the last century, humans' impact on the environment has been going on a lot longer," Beach said. By looking at Maya impacts on climate, vegetation, hydrology and lithosphere from 3,000 to 1,000 years ago, researchers proposed that the Maya's advanced urban and rural infrastructure altered eco-systems within globally important tropical forests. Maya clay and soil sequences indicated erosion, human land-use changes and periods of instability. Soil profiles near wetlands revealed heightened carbon isotope ratios due to agriculture and corn production. Researchers also noted a three to fourfold increase in phosphorus throughout Maya-age sediments. However, the most visual indication of human impact was found in building material remains and landscape modifications. Researchers believe that these clues reveal how the Maya used water management to adapt to climate change. The changes are both good and bad, researchers said. "Historically, it's common for people to talk about the bad that happened with past environmental changes, such as erosion and climate change from deforestation," Beach said. "But we can learn a lot from how Maya altered their environment to create vast field systems to grow more crops and respond to rising sea levels," he added. While some studies suggest that deforestation and other land use contributed to warming and drying of the regional climate by the Classic Period (1,700-1,100 years ago), many existing forests are still influenced by Maya activities, with many structures, terraces and wetlands still existing today, researchers said.

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Thailand junta hits royal critics with record jail time

ust minutes after being locked up for 30 years for insulting Thailand’s monarchy, Pongsak Sriboonpeng described what he thought was the cause of his capture: a poorly chosen Facebook friend. For at least a year, the self-described "red shirt" supporter of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had posted angry commentary on the social networking site, including six postings that were later deemed to have defamed the royal family. He had also made an online acquaintance: a young man who seemed to share his views, and who invited him to visit. So Pongsak took a bus to meet him. As the bus idled at a station in the northern province of Phitsunalok on December 30, soldiers and police swarmed the vehicle and took him to a Bangkok army base. Within days, Pongsak said, his Facebook friend emerged in the real world – among the officers interrogating him. “He appeared and said, ‘Don’t you remember me?’” Pongsak told Reuters in early August, as he peered through the thick metal mesh of his holding cell beneath Bangkok’s military court. Pongsak’s sentence – an initial 60 years, halved after he pleaded guilty – is the harshest of its kind recorded in the country’s history. It is part of a dramatic rise in arrests and convictions in Thailand for “lèse majesté,” or insulting the monarchy. The crackdown has been enabled by sweeping new powers the military granted itself after a May 2014 coup, and what government officials say is a junta-ordered campaign to more vigorously police online offences. Many of the suspects arrested since the coup were detained without charge, held by the army without access to lawyers and, in many cases, forced to hand over passwords to their online accounts, according to defense lawyers and a legal watchdog group monitoring these cases. Both Pongsak and a woman detained in a separate lèse majesté case said they were forced to reveal their passwords to their interrogators. Military courts, which since the coup hear many lèse majesté cases, are handing down sentences of as many as 10 years for a single offense. When it comes to online platforms such as Facebook, multiple postings deemed critical of the monarchy can earn someone 10 years for each comment, served consecutively. That has led to record-breaking sentences. Since the military takeover 15 months ago, 53 people have been investigated for royal insults, at least 40 of whom allegedly posted or shared comments online, according to iLaw, a Bangkok-based legal monitoring group. The majority of these cases have resulted in charges. In the seven years and five months prior, 75 people were investigated, 27 of them for online activity. Reuters reviewed online postings for which two Thais pleaded guilty and were convicted of lèse majesté: six by Pongsak and five by another man who got 50 years for his comments. The postings included claims about the king and other members of the royal family that the court ruled to be false and defamatory. Some of the postings included profanity and ridicule. One posting was clearly false. Another was based on longstanding rumors. None of the postings included threats of violence toward the monarchy or appeals to abolish it. Since the arrests of the two men, all of the postings deemed offensive by authorities have been taken down. “The tempo of the arrests and prosecutions, and the severity of the sentences have gone up significantly,” said Sam Zarifi, regional director for Asia and the Pacific at the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), a Geneva-based human rights group. The 50year and 60-year prison sentences were “egregious – there’s no other word for it,” Zarifi added. Although the military said these cases dealt with issues of national security, “they haven’t suggested there were threats of violence,” he said. POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY The targets of the law are increasingly ordinary people, many of them red-shirt supporters of Thaksin, rather than prominent individuals, said David Streckfuss, an independent academic in the Thai city of Khon Kaen who researches lèse majesté. In Thailand, the royalist establishment backed by the military has repeatedly tried to neutralize the political machine of Thaksin and his sister Yingluck, who were both elected prime minister with broad rural support, only to be toppled by military coups. Critics of the junta say lèse majesté laws, often seen by the world as a quirk of Thai society, are being wielded by the generals as an instrument to crush dissent. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has repeatedly called for stronger prosecution of lèse majesté since taking power in a military coup in May last year. The army said it seized control to end a decade of sometimes violent political turmoil. Thaksin has frequently been accused by his opponents of seeking power at the expense of the revered monarchy, a charge he denies. The health of 87-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who the palace recently said was treated for “water on the brain,” has added to the political uncertainty shrouding Thailand since the coup. So has a recent bombing in downtown Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured more than 100. Major General Werachon Sukhondhapatipak, a spokesman for the government, said the administration of Yingluck Shinawatra had not properly pursued lèse majesté cases, which he called a “national security issue.” Werachon would not say if the increased policing of lèse majesté cases was related to the political turmoil in Thailand, except for one allusion. “If someone wants to be number one in Thailand, you need to destroy the existing number one institution,” he said. Asked if he was referring to Thaksin, he said: “I’m not saying anyone, I did not say anyone. But if you

Patiwat Saraiyaem (2nd R), 23, arrives in leg shackles at Bangkok's Criminal Court in this February 23, 2015 file photo. (REUTERSPhoto/File)

want to be on the top of the list, be number one, you need to topple, you need to get rid of number one.” Streckfuss said the more severe punishments being meted out in lèse majesté cases should be seen as a bid to shore up the power of the junta – and the traditionalist elite it represents – amid anxiety over the king’s health. “It’s trying to send the message that this is a taboo subject and that discussion of the monarchy will be punished at all costs,” he said. 'LITTLE SCRUTINY' The number of lèse majesté cases in Thailand has spiked during a period in which the military, which has staged a dozen successful coups since 1932, has enjoyed a level of control not seen in decades. Many lèse majesté arrests since the coup have been carried out under martial law, which was in place until April and allowed the army to detain people for up to seven days without charging them, according to iLaw. The pace of lèse majesté arrests has slowed since martial law was revoked and they are now handled by police. But the focus has moved to the courts, where the pace of trials and convictions has picked up, iLaw said. Article 44 of the junta’s interim constitution, a provision that was put in place after martial law ended, still allows for suspects to be detained for seven days without being charged, according to iLaw. For now, it is not being used for arrests, the organization said. Under Article 112 of Thailand’s criminal code, anyone who “defames, insults or threatens the king, queen, heir-apparent, or regent” faces up to 15 years in jail. The 2007 Computer Crime Act, which was passed on the back of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin, provides for sentences of up to five years for offences against "the Kingdom’s security." The military courts that are now trying lèse majesté cases, like that of Pongsak, have been criticized by the United Nations for failing “to meet international human rights standards, including the right to a fair trial.” U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said last month that the trials were generally closed with “very little scrutiny” and that in most cases the accused were “denied bail. So they are held for a prolonged period, certainly a lot of pressure is applied on them to make their guilty pleas," she said. As was the case under civilian rule, those accused of lèse majesté often plead guilty in the hope their sentence will be reduced and they may receive a royal pardon some time in the future. Both iLaw and ICJ's Zarifi said they weren’t aware of a royal pardon being granted since the coup to someone convicted of lèse majesté. Prior to the coup, “police needed to gather evidence before they arrested someone,” said Sasinan Thamnithinan from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, which has defended the majority of people accused of lèse majesté since the coup, including Pongsak. “But the military has been able to do anything,” she said. “The military arrests you, gets your Facebook and other passwords, accesses them, prints things out and gets you to sign that it’s yours. After that they go to the court, get a warrant, and then they send you to the police.” In Pongsak’s case, his lawyers also accuse authorities of using a fake Facebook profile to lure him into a trap. He was arrested after he defied a junta summons to hand himself in to the army. Officers at the base of the 11th Army Circle, where Pongsak said he was initially detained, confirmed that lèse majesté suspects were held there in late 2014, but said they had no knowledge of Pongsak’s arrest. The police Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), which handles online lèse majesté cases, declined requests for interviews. Major General Werachon, the government spokesman, said he was unaware of Pongsak’s claims that he was tricked by the authorities. Asked about accusations by lawyers involved in lèse majesté cases that authorities had seized passwords from suspects without warrants, he said: “I don’t think it is the case that happens at the moment.” “If you ask me if it’s fair game to intercept or gain access to criminals, I think it’s fair game,” he said.

also deals with lèse majesté offences. Better coordination between various agencies has meant cases are handled more swiftly, former Minister of Information and Communication Technology Pornchai Rujiprapa told Reuters in an interview last month, before leaving his position as part of a cabinet reshuffle. He said Thailand has a longstanding 30-person TCSD team that is based in the Information and Communication Technology Ministry and operates around the clock, scanning online postings and following up complaints from the public on cyber crimes, including royal defamation. The team hasn’t expanded, Pornchai said. Instead, it is better coordination that has yielded more arrests, he said. “Beforehand, the usual way of doing things was everyone separately going about their own tasks,” Pornchai said. The TCSD declined to say how many web sites have been blocked for alleged crimes of lèse majesté since the coup. In the period between the military takeover in May and December last year, the government blocked 1,200 web sites on the grounds they carried content violating lèse majesté, local newspaper Matichon reported, citing Pornchai. Earlier this year, the junta's cabinet drafted a suite of eight digital economy and cyber-security bills. The proposed legislation has been held up amid criticism from civil society groups that the bills would clear the way for mass online surveillance and grant authorities the power to access information on electronic devices without a court order.

'I TOLD HIM TO SIGN' For those at the receiving end of the crackdown, justice has been swift. The arrest of Thiansutham Suthijitseranee, 58, in December started when a woman wandered to the front of his Bangkok home and asked for directions, according to his wife. As Thiansutham emerged to help, men jumped the fence and grabbed him. Both he and his wife were taken to the Bangkok base of the 11th Army Circle, the same base where Pongsak said he was interrogated. There, the couple was made by soldiers and police to sign documents giving the authorities access to their online accounts, Thiansutham’s wife said. She was later released without charge. A warrant for Thiansutham’s arrest was only obtained on December 22, four days after his initial detention, according to lawyer Sasinan, who also handled his case. “I told him to sign the documents,” Thiansutham’s wife said. “I thought that if we cooperated then the charges wouldn’t be too severe.” That was not to be the case. In late March, the military court in Bangkok sentenced Thiansutham to 50 years in prison, 10 years for each of five Facebook postings, reduced to 25 after he pleaded guilty. At the time, it was the longest recorded sentence handed down for lèse majesté. That record was exceeded twice on August 7. That day, a military court in the northern city of Chiang Mai sentenced a 29-year-old hotel worker to 56 years, reduced to 28 after she pleaded guilty, for seven Facebook postings. Everything was done "according to the law," said Werachon, when asked about criticism of the sentences handed out in the Chiang Mai case, as well as those of Pongsak and Thiansutham. "This is not a product of the military system... If you commit a crime you have to be brought before the legal process." On the same day as the Chiang Mai verdict, Pongsak’s final hearing was held in the building that houses the military court, a short walk from the gilded spires of Bangkok’s Grand Palace. Cuffed by his ankles and wrists, Pongsak was escorted into a small courtroom and lined up on a bench with four other suspects at earlier stages of separate lèse majesté cases. Reporters were then asked to leave for the closed hearing. In less than an hour, all five men emerged clattering from the room. Pongsak had pleaded guilty and his 60-year sentence, commuted to 30 years on his confession, came almost immediately. ONLINE MONITORING Pongsak, who said he is HIV positive, made a plea In 2014, Prayuth created a joint committee for leniency. The judges rejected it. on national security, comprising the army, law “Well, it went as I expected,” he said, as military enforcement and government ministries, which officials shuffled him toward a basement cell.

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What Is Unique about Naga History? Dolly Kikon

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he 3 August 2015 Indo-Naga meeting in New Delhi created both a chain of excitement and anxiety across North-East India. Leaders from the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) (Isak-Muivah) (IM) and Government of India representatives shook hands and smiled at the camera. The aesthetics and decorum of the meeting had a heavy undertone of bright coloured Naga shawls and ethnic waistcoats. Even the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, opted to carry the regal Tangkhul Naga shawl when he delivered his speech to the august gathering. There were many reasons to be elated about the meeting. After all, the ceasefire agreement between the NSCN (Khaplang) faction and the Government of India had collapsed earlier this year and the violence across Nagaland and Manipur had escalated, causing death and damage to property. Thus, it was only logical that the onus to carry forth the future of the Naga people appeared to fall on the shoulders of the NSCN (IM). During the meeting, the Prime Minister stated that he acknowledged the unique history and culture of the Nagas, and referred to them as a brave and dignified people. It is now clear that the details of the meeting are yet to be written, and, in that spirit, the agreement is referred to as the “Framework Agreement.” After the Framework Agreement The future of the Framework Agreement is challenging. More than half a dozen newly formed armed groups operate in Naga areas across the region, and factional violence is routine. In addition, there are strong voices of dissent from Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. These developments make it impossible for us to imagine any positive outcome from the current Indo–Naga negotiations. Even the most optimistic individual reminisces about the limits of brokering for peace and justice. These thoughts appear not because the Naga people’s experiences for sovereignty and their resistance lack substance, but rather due to the present political reality. No one organisation or individual(s) can afford to take the credit for ushering in peace in any society. In the Naga people’s case, the NSCN (IM) is a military organisation that had the people’s mandate to negotiate for peace with the Government of India in 1997. However, this mandate is not without reservations. Today, the NSCN (IM) carries a particular kind of image for the Naga people. For some, their experiences are shaped out of violent and coercive encounters, while for others they are marked by a paternalistic relationship and loyalty. Both perceptions are grounded in everyday experiences and therefore one cannot be justified as more authentic than the other. This is expected. The NSCN (IM) ceasefire camp is located in a peri-urban area of Dimapur, the largest city in Nagaland. This has produced a relationship with its Naga citizens, which is predominantly militaristic in nature. From collecting a Naga national tax, to setting up surveillance mechanisms, the armed organisation and the Naga public have been forced to share resources and spaces in the last 17 years with tragic consequences. Members of the Naga public have been subjected to body searches, whipped, tortured, questioned and in some cases executed. In the same manner, NSCN (IM) cadres have been lynched, stoned, beaten up and driven out of towns and villages by angry Naga mobs. These ground realities are at odds with the kinds of certainties that are being projected in the Indo–Naga political negotiations. These experiences highlight the contradictions between the portrayal of a homogeneous Naga experience and the reality of an extremely violent relationship between the people and the armed groups. One of the significant moments during the 3 August meeting was Prime Minister Modi’s claims about being intimate with the Naga people. He said, “I have travelled to Nagaland on many occasions. I have been deeply impressed by the rich and diverse culture and the unique way of life of the Naga people.” However, the Prime Minister’s trip to Nagaland in 2014 was a “puzzling” affair, according to anthropologist Arkotong Longkumer (2015). The Prime Minister refused to eat at the grand Hornbill Festival and rejected Naga hospitality and customs. He also turned down a meeting with the state cabinet, including an official dinner invitation from the state council of ministers. Instead, he held an audience with the Bharatiya Janata Party members and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh unit of Nagaland. Given the sequence of events, the Prime Minister’s renditions about the “rich and diverse culture” of the Nagas appear as part of a scripted performance. But it is precisely such shallow exhortations that reveal the disingenuous face of the Indian state in its negotiations with the Nagas. Weight of History and Culture How did political negotiations to end India’s longest insurgency turn into the event of 3 August appreciating the unique history and culture of the Naga people and what does this mean for the Nagas today? Since 1997, any agreement between the NSCN (IM) and the government has produced speculation and debates about old accords versus new accords, possible constitutional amendments, and the conten-

‘The official webpage of the Government of Nagaland declares the Nagas as “lovers of fun and frolic” and the life in Nagaland as “one long festival.” Such choice of words to describe a state with a weak infrastructure and an alarming rate of unemployment and impoverishment indicates the disjuncture between the claims of the state and the stark reality of ordinary Naga people in Nagaland’ tious issue about integration of the Naga areas. Such conversations continue to whip up fear and opposition in states that have Naga populations, such as Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh in North-East India. After the 1997 ceasefire between the government and NSCN (IM), political leaders and tribal bodies from Nagaland have reiterated the issue about unification of Naga areas. Periodically, memoranda and appeals have been submitted to New Delhi followed by demonstrations and rallies at Jantar Mantar and on Parliament Street. These concerns are genuine. However, the relationship between Nagas living outside Nagaland and the Government of Nagaland is a complicated one and requires some attention. When Nagas living outside the state of Nagaland describe their everyday challenges to have access to state benefits like scholarships, funds, basic health and education in states where they reside (Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh), their grievances are founded on a principle of justice, equality and accountability. By categorising their concerns as a call for unification of the Naga areas in North-East India, one dismisses the larger picture of dispossession, poverty and discrimination. Hostile reactions by dominant ethnic groups hardly create an ambience for discussing the failure of state structures in North-East India. This is especially pertinent for groups that see themselves as ethnic minorities within the federal states. At least that has been the case since the formation of Nagaland state in 1963. The focus in the 1960s on creating an exclusive Naga state was capitalised on by the tribal elite and dominant clans marginalising non-Naga ethnic groups like the Dimasa, Nepali and Kuki communities. Today, the Government of Nagaland recognises four non-Naga groups — Kuki, Garo, Kachari and Mikir — as Scheduled Tribes (ST) of Nagaland. My point is to illustrate how the state machinery in Nagaland ranging from the executive, judiciary, and the legislative structures do not represent the Nagas living outside Nagaland. They have the mandate to oversee the functioning of the state and deal with issues of governance. A few years ago, the Government of Nagaland struggled with a budget deficit and stopped paying salaries to its employees. Since its formation in 1963, Nagaland has struggled to generate revenue and even maintain its decrepit infrastructure. A significant reality is that the Government of Nagaland declares the Naga people as constituting “sixteen tribes and sub tribes that dwell in the exotic hill state.” It does not recognise Nagas living outside the state of Nagaland. Therefore, when Naga politicians from Nagaland are routinely updated about the Indo–Naga political negotiations because there is an effort to bring peace in Nagaland, the states of Manipur, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh should also be included. After all, the Tangkhul Nagas who dominate the leadership in the NSCN (IM) military organisation come from the hills of Manipur, and the Rengma Nagas in Karbi Anglong who encountered an ethnic conflict in 2014, need to be equally reassured about a just future as well. The official webpage of the Government of Nagaland declares the Nagas as “lovers of fun and frolic” and the life in Nagaland as “one long festival.” Such choice of words to describe a state with a weak infrastructure and an alarming rate of unemployment and impoverishment indicates the disjuncture between the claims of the state and the stark reality of ordinary Naga people in Nagaland. Thus, statements and comments from the Chief Minister of Nagaland, T R Zeliang, and Naga parliamentarians from Nagaland about the future of the Nagas after the 3 August meeting appear disingenuous. Their intention to correct “the past” and travel back to a political history that predates the formation of Nagaland in 1963 sends confusing signals. The reactions of Nagas living outside Nagaland towards the attitude of the Nagaland government and the Nagas of Nagaland have been mixed. It has ranged from grievances about being discriminated against to being called “fake” Nagas. The past is important, but Naga history cannot be trapped within a monolithic framework dictated by armed Naga groups and the Government of Nagaland. Historian Prasenjit Duara (1995) cautions us about nationalism and nationbuilding projects having created linear and exclusionary histories, erasing the conflicting voices and contestations. Therefore, it is

crucial to include voices, events, and practices that are seen to escape the notice of the dominant political actors in the Indo– Naga negotiations. Following the 3 August agreement, a political commentator in an NDTV talk show noted that the Naga people had become politically mature. Such patronising comments are founded on a rationale that implies that Nagas have stopped their squabbling and are ready to talk rationally. It completely (and perhaps wilfuly) glosses over the remarkable “Journey of Conscience” that was undertaken by members of Naga civil society to different parts of India in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The maturity imputed to the Nagas in the NDTV debate also belittles the efforts of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) to bring different warring factions of the Naga armed opposition to sit together and sort out their differences. Towards Peoples’ Histories The heart of the Indo–Naga political negotiation is about claims to land and natural resources. This requires some new ways of thinking about how policymakers deal with the ground realities in Naga areas and its neighbourhood, such as mass unemployment, landlessness, poverty and structural violence. By replacing issues that require serious deliberation with rhetoric of exclusive histories and culture, the Indo–Naga negotiations have alienated neighbours in the past. Nagas living in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, including those living along the foothills in Nagaland, share resources such as streams, roads, and maintain reciprocal labour and trade relations with their non- Naga ethnic neighbours. The political negotiations in New Delhi between Naga leaders and the Government of India should not be divorced from the realities in North-East India, where ethnic groups, especially the poor, are dependent on one another for livelihood and solidarities. What would happen if the Naga people’s claims about their unique history and culture are extended to neighbours across North-East India, where each social group claims a unique history for itself? Whether it is the Meitei claim for a 2000-year-old golden age, the Dimasa reminiscences of their lost kingdom in Dimapur, the Ahom appeal for restoration of sovereignty that they lost in 1826, or the Rajbonshi struggle for their transnational homeland of Kamatapur, they are all rooted in a melancholia that is both powerful and tragic. Of course, criticisms can justifiably be levelled against these claims, but these assertions are framed within a discourse of sovereignty and people’s histories. Existing demands for exclusive ethnic homelands in North- East India and the bouts of ethnic conflicts occupy centre stage in political mobilisation in the region and give rise to legitimate concerns about xenophobia and ethnic cleansing. However, if one looks closely, one also witnesses the manner in which ethnic groups continuously reassemble their lives in the midst of the violence, and sit together to find solutions under extremely challenging circumstances. Perhaps this is what should be called a unique history and culture of North-East India. Five days after the framework agreement meeting in New Delhi, there was a festive gathering in a small village called Yanpha in the foothills on the border of Assam and Nagaland. It was an event to celebrate the indigenous histories and cultures of the foothills in North-East India. The participants condemned the militarisation of their villages and the heightened presence of security forces in the area. Representatives from the Ahom, Naga and Karbi communities asserted their desire to maintain their social bonds and live in harmony with the ecosystem that they had shared in the past and continue to do so in the present. As a sign of reaffirming their mutual respect and trust, there was an exchange of seeds. What do these meetings reflect? Some will dismiss these gatherings as irrelevant in the larger scheme of things. On the contrary, I would argue that these gatherings are important markers to understand how social groups in the North East recognise each other as legitimate, sovereign bodies. It is not physical borders but ethnic bodies that are the markers of territoriality and citizenship in the region today. Thus, bestowed with rights to resolve conflicts and articulate the position of their respective communities, it is these creative and cacophonic gatherings of

dances, songs and reiteration of confidence that capture the fragile balance and forms of power, alliances and solidarities. In the last two decades, powerful leaders from the world of electoral politics and various factions of armed groups from the North East have shared journeys on flights and guest houses in New Delhi representing their people. I would like to believe that they were lobbying for the necessities of peace and progress. But the reality is murkier and the distribution of wealth and power in the hands of a few draws our attention towards some other, more distracting processes. Vibrant expressions of political lives like the Yanpha gathering will never contribute towards layering or adding texture to discussions about the political future of North-East India in New Delhi. The articulate voices of the participants who gathered in Yanpha village will forever remain dependent on the representatives to carry the message to New Delhi. This practice has been evident in the Indo–Naga political negotiations as well. The outcome of numerous consultations and meetings across Naga areas in the last 18 years have been routinely taken to New Delhi only to be rejected and dismissed. The increased traffic of leaders from the region who go to New Delhi hoping for a solution is, unfortunately, no longer limited to the Nagas. Many other groups have joined the ritual to visit New Delhi seeking to find a solution for their problems back home. This performance is simply a reflection of an imperial practice that connects the frontier to the centre of power. The power in New Delhi is able to listen to one group at a time and tends to behave like a tour guide appreciating the unique history and culture of exclusive people. Instead of getting used to listening to the Prime Minister of India praising the dignity and courage of the Naga people, one has to be cautious that such renditions of exclusionary politics imprison the political imagination about a shared future. The path to an alternative political future of the region is to take each social groups’ experiences into consideration and address the key issues of sharing resources and histories, and recognise the rapid economic growth of the region as a consumer hub, an extractive resource frontier, the continuing militarisation of societies, and as the home of the migrants working across global India. For a Just Future The experiences of the poor to earn a living, and have access to basic health and education across militarised societies in North-East, Central and Eastern India, all the way to the Kashmir Valley are similar. Of course, the historical backgrounds differ, but their everyday ordeals to survive in violent and oppressive conditions, and their desire for peace and justice remain the same. The issues at hand are about securing a deal that can be implemented on the ground. Scholars studying the consequences of long drawn armed conflicts around the world have shown us how structural violence and cultures of impunity in militarised societies produce vulnerable subjects and disenfranchised citizens such as orphans, the destitute, survivors of sexual violence, the elderly, and the poor. Today, the immediate Naga pride and dignity is not attached only to aspirations for a sovereign homeland, but one that is also grounded in seeking employment and supporting their families who lack any avenue to earn an income. In this context, Naga youth constitute one of the largest migrant populations from North-East India. Many of them live in extremely difficult conditions in various cities around India and send money to their families back home. The future of the Indo–Naga political negotiations will depend on the ability to address these stark transformations that have taken place. A Step towards a Solution We need to recognise the 3 August meeting as a step towards seeking a solution. If for nothing else, at least as a gesture to honour the thousands of lives which have been lost in the Indo–Naga armed conflict, and to begin the process of demilitarising Naga society. The Indo–Naga political process has taken unexpected turns, as well as created new conditions for ethnic alliances and hostilities across the region. Those who are skeptical about the Framework Agreement have obvious questions on their minds. Who are the groups of people and classes that find comfort in the idea of a unique Naga history and culture? What is so threatening about the idea of shared sovereignty? Who will be the beneficiaries of the Indo– Naga negotiations? Will poor Nagas and their neighbours be able to raise the issue of an equitable redistribution of resources? Perhaps the answers to such questions will dislodge the rhetoric of a unique history and culture and push us towards demanding a just future and a concrete political deal. Everyone from Northeast India is aware that the Indo–Naga negotiations will also have an impact on their lives as neighbours with shared histories. It is like Bill Morrisey’s song Inside where he sings: And you won’t leave now because I know You are just like me with no place to go And there is a love still here No nothing’s died It just got hurt and buried inside. Dolly Kikon (dollykikon@gmail.com) is a Riksbankens Jubileumsfond research fellow at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. This article appeared in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol L. No. 35, August 29, 2015

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Whose Footprint is this? K. Zubemo Humtsoe

Asst. Professor St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

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he ingenuity of leaders is reflected through the genuine actions or scrupulous implementation of plans and not merely the words spoken. Being resolute and prudent is essential criterion to effective leaders”, Mr. Mark (sobriquet used) stated.The aforementioned statement opens our heart to relate to one or some leaders of the past and the present, from whom we can extract both good and bad outcome.Let’snot jeer,but,be kind to acknowledgetheirsacrifices and good deeds andrectify anyshortfalls in a constructive way.Many could come with good and better solutions to solve the minoras well as the major problems that live with us, but only few could implement some of the proposed solutions meticulously that couldrestore the long lost hope. The good things that are happening or incipient today is influenced by the actions and reactions of yesterday and the urge to envisage a progressive future.Bravo to the goodleaders of the pastfor buildinga better societythrough their magnificent contributions.We believe that the same spirit ignite in the hearts of the enthusiastic and dynamictoday’s young leaders, who are willing to play their part in their capacity. The present generation young leaders are astute enough to foresightthe need fordynamic and visionary leaders, who canadd values to the society and transform the society.While, few canrecognize them as front men in all fields,yet, there are many who do not understand who really are considered as good leaders in our societynordo they have clearknowledge on leadership concept.Perhaps,this stands as impediment for the present generation young leaders to grow. Fortunately, my inquisitiveness led me to meet an elderly person from whom I could enquire about his understanding on good leaders or leadership. As soon as I heard his statement, I consciously walked with him in the 70s, but, only to understand why the progress of our society is hindered.He proclaimed and affirmedthat the politicians and the bureaucrats are the only true and reliable agents to change our society. Perhaps, many of us would gainsay his affirmation. As I truly acknowledge his firm belief,I could alsolet him understand about the various aspects encompassed in the leadership arenaand the possibilities of changing our society by leaders in different fields, disciplines or professions. We are still yet to meet each other after this meeting, but I truly believe that days and nights passed thereafter will be a time for him to reckon the wrong or right in the black and white society. Many of us may be encountering similar situations in the walks of our life. As good leaders,we are responsible to initiate and disseminate the right information to the masses. There are individuals and groups in different districts of Nagaland, who have been putting incessant effort to do something good to the society, in whatever ways possible, but they are yet to receive genuine accolades from the society. They truly deserve to be acclaimed for their good deeds. Despite the many challenges, they have inculcated in themselves the “Never Give Up” attitude, as they foresighted a pity future state in the absence of Present Generation initiatives.I wish to name few but, these cluster of young leaders are unwilling to publicizetheir identity till they accomplish some of their objectives.One of the good things that these young leaders possess, that really awaken and inspired me, was“Let us not wait for the Government, NGOs or any other party to initiatesomething good for the development of our society, but,let us try to dowhatever we cantoday, based on our resources and capacity. We are hoping that many will recognize our footprints and emulate the good examples soon, to build a better society together”.I believe that many Young emerging and prospective leaders are inspired and encouraged to contribute their share. Let us stop grumbling about what was not done and what is yet to be done. If we really are good leaders of the present generation, thenlet’s redefine the purpose of our existence and do what is goodfor the development of our society. If we know that something good shouldbe initiatedor sensed errorsto be rectified, but still keep silent andnever intend to activate our thoughts into actions at the right time, then we are directly or indirectly encouraging others to commitwrong. We know very well that ‘Change’ do not always come in a bigger package, rather a small kind act of few thoughtful people lightens the hope of creating a better society. On earth, in order to do something good, many of us insist others by uttering “You Please Take The Lead’’, but, in Heaven, undoubtedly, many of us will proclaim ahead of others “ Let Me Take The LeadHere”. What a selfish we! Instead, let us say “Let Me Take theLead on Earth as Well as in Heaven”.

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Freeing PoK from Pak's illegal occupation only issue: India

New delhi, September 7 (pti): The only issue with Pakistan is about how to get back parts of Jammu and Kashmir under its illegal occupation, minister of state in PMO Jitendra Singh said on Monday, hitting back at Pakistan army chief Gen Raheel Sharif's comments that Kashmir was an "unfinished agenda". Singh emphasised that Jammu and Kashmir was, and would remain, the integral part of India. Sharif 's remarks came days after Indian Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh warned Pakistan-sponsored violence in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas could trigger short and swift wars. "If there is any subject related to Jammu and Kashmir and PakiFile photo of Indian Army soldiers as they patrol near stan it is how the Line of Control. (AP Photo) the parts of

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) can be again included in India. "That means the area, which after 65-66 years, even after being part of Jammu and Kashmir, is under illegal possession of Pakistan," the minister said. His comments came after the Pakistan army chief called Kashmir warned of "unbearable damage" in case of a "long or short" misadventure. "If the enemy ever resorts to any misadventure, regardless of its size and scale - short or long it will have to pay an unbearable cost," he said in his address at a special event in Rawalpindi to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 war with India. "Armed forces of Pakistan are fully capable of dealing with all types of internal and external threats, may it be conventional or sub-conventional; whether it is cold start or hot start. We are ready," Sharif said. The statements follow days of bickering after the Pakistani government decided to cancel a meeting of its national security adviser with his Indian counterpart, citing New Delhi's refusal

to allow an expanded agenda and a meeting with Kashmiri leaders. India-Pakistan relations are at a low, with the two sides regularly trading fire over the Line of Control in Kashmir in recent months. On Monday, a civilian was killed and four others were injured in Pakistani shelling along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. BJP, Cong slam Pakistan army chief over Kashmir remark BJP and Congress on Monday slammed Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif over his provocative remarks targeting India, saying it showed the neighbouring country's "immaturity" as it continues to "daydream" despite suffering defeats in the past. BJP secretary Shrikant Sharma said it was an "empty boast" by Sharif, adding that his provocative comments were driven by desperation over Pakistan's internal crisis as well "exposure" of its role in sponsoring terrorism in India. Speaking at an event, Sharif had called Kashmir an "unfin-

ished agenda" and warned India of "unbearable damage" in case of a "long or short" misadventure by the "enemy". Terming his remarks as "belligerent and irrational", Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the only unfinished agenda before the world was to ensure that Pakistan ceases to be a safe harbour for global terrorists. He noted that Pakistan was imploding as well exploding both politically and economically. Recalling Pakistan's previous "humiliations" in its wars with India, BJP secretary Sidharth Nath Singh said its army's misadventure in 1965 received a befitting reply and it was humiliated in 1971 war and later during Kargil war. "If still the Pakistan army chief wishes to daydream, it just goes to show Pakistan's immaturity in dealing with India," he said. "As far India is concerned, our army has strongly responded to Pakistan army's provocations in the past, continues to do so during the ongoing ceasefire violations and will do so in case of any future misadventure," Sharma said.

2 Indians detained over Bangkok blast bANGKoK, September 7 (iANS): Thai police have detained two Indian nationals often seen talking to another suspect believed to be involved in last month's deadly Bangkok shrine bombing that killed 20 people, the media reported on Monday. The two men were detained when a team of police and soldiers raided the Maimuna Garden Home Apartment building in Min Buri district for the second time on Sunday evening, the Bangkok Post reported. The same apartments were raided on September 2, when security forces found bomb-making materials in Room No.9106 rented by Wanna Suansan, a Thai-Muslim woman wanted on suspicion of involvement in the August 17 Erawan Shrine bombing and the explosion at Sathon pier the following day. An official said authorities searched the apartment building again, acting on information that some people believed involved in the bombings might still be there. While their identities were not disclosed, each was carrying an Indian passport. They were taken away by military officials for questioning. The raid came after investigators examined more surveillance camera footage from the apartment building. They discovered the two Indians had frequently talked to Yusufu Mieraili, the 25-year-old man detained in Sa Kaeo province on September 1 while attempting to enter Cambodia. The two were being questioned to find out what they talked about with the suspect and if they were involved in the A Kashmir trader is detained by police during a protest in Srinagar on September 7. (REbombings, the official added. UTERS Photo)

SP walks out of grand alliance, to go solo in Bihar polls pAtNA, September 7 (pti): Suspense over Samajwadi Party's participation in the nascent anti-BJP grand alliance for the coming Bihar assembly polls ended on Monday with the party deciding to fight the elections on its own. The party also blamed chief minister Nitish Kumar for a "tilt" towards Congress. Announcing this in Patna, Bihar SP president Ramchandra Singh Yadav said the party will contest all 243 seats alone in the upcoming polls. "SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, listening to sentiments of workers, went by the decision of the party's parliamentary board to end ties with secular alliance of JD(U), RJD and Congress, and contest alone in Bihar," Yadav told reporters after a meeting of party districts chief.

He said that with SP walking out, the grand secular alliance in Bihar has virtually come to an end. "Now it will only be 'lathbandhan' (clash of lathis) between JD(U) and RJD," Yadav said. Yadav was not very categorical about chances of tie-up with Left parties and Sharad Pawar-led NCP. Slamming the grand alliance and coming down heavily on the Bihar chief minister, he said, "SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav ignored all odds against Kumar and played a pivotal role in declaring his name as secular alliance's candidate for chief minister's post ... Till the name was declared, Kumar used to chant 'Mulayam chalisa'. The feelings of the SP workers were hurt after he started with 'Congress and Sonia chalisa'," Yadav said. SP's change of

mind follows its participation in the 'Swabhiman Rally' here on August 30, which was addressed among others by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The state SP chief did not speak much against RJD and its leader Lalu Prasad, whom he said made efforts to salvage the anti-BJP grouping. However, he spoke about 'kushashan' (misgovernance) in the name of 'sushashan' (good governance) under Nitish Kumar and chances of return of jungle raj in the state under the 'grouping'. SP which was originally not given any seat to contest on August 11, was given five later - the three rejected by NCP and two from RJD's quota. After this Mulayam Singh Yadav had sent his younger brother and Uttar Pradesh minister Shivpal Singh Yadav to the Swabhiman rally.

Floating test range for missile defence system hyderAbAd, September 7 (the hiNdU): India is building a unique floating testing range — a huge ship — to overcome the limitations imposed by the land mass for carrying out missile tests of varying ranges for the two-tier ballistic missile defence (BMD) system to protect important cities. The system seeks to engage and destroy incoming enemy missiles at different altitudes in the endo- and exo-atmospheres. The first phase of the programme envisages development of interceptors to annihilate incoming missiles with a range of 2,000 km, while the second phase aims to build such weapons to destroy missiles with a longer range. The system will waylay a ballistic missile and destroy it in mid-air. India has so far conducted 10 interceptor missile tests, 8 of them successful. Most of the trials were conducted in the endo-atmosphere, and a few in the exo-atmosphere. The 1st phase of the system is expected to be deployed after some more interceptor trials in deployable configuration. Official sources told The Hindu here that currently the missile testing

range on Wheeler Island posed certain limitations as people needed to be evacuated from the villages every time a More important, the range of the missile had to be confined to less than 300 km. Also, different trajectories could not be tested. To overcome these problems, scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed the floating testing range — a huge ship with a designated displacement equivalent to 10,000 tonnes. The range would have many facilities such as a launch-pad, a launch control centre and a mission control centre. Work begins The construction of the range might take at least 3-4 years for the ship to be ready to conduct the 1st trial, sources said. “It will pave the way for conducting trials for different trajectories, varying altitudes and higher ranges. We can go up to 1000-1500 km without any problem. Currently, we have to conduct simulation tests for longer ranges. Once, this FTR is ready we will be able to carry out live tests,” the sources said.

On September 3, SP stormed out of the alliance, saying it felt "humiliated" at being allotted a paltry five seats. The decision to walk out of the coalition was taken at a meeting of SP parliamentary board in the presence of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had brokered peace between Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and succeeded in persuading the latter to accept the Bihar chief minister as the secular alliance's chief ministerial candidate. Ramgopal Yadav's announcement was followed by hectic efforts by Sharad Yadav and Lalu Prasad to placate Mulayam Singh Yadav. Both had exuded optimism that Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had been declared head of Janata Parivar, will remain with the alliance though there was no

word from him or his party. SP's decision to walk away from the grand alliance would not have much impact on the electoral prospects of JD(U), keeping in view its past performance in Bihar but it could play spoilsport to the anti-BJP front, by eating into MuslimYadav votes. SP had contested 146 seats alone in Bihar in 2010 e, but drew a blank. Poll records reveal that its candidates lost security deposits on majority of the seats in the last poll in the state. Its performance in the 2005 February assembly polls was better as it had won four out of 142 seats it fought, and subsequently in October 2005 the same year, which saw Nitish Kumar becoming chief minister following NDA victory, it secured just on two seats.

India's 91 reservoirs have 59 percent water New delhi, September 7 (iANS): Water storage in India's 91 reservoirs rose to 92.922 billion cubic metres (bcm) as on September 3 -- 59% of their cumulative capacity, official data said on Monday. The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs, which are monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC), is 157.799 bcm. "This storage (92.922 bcm) is 84% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 84% of storage of average of last 10 years," the water resources ministry said in a statement. As on August 27, water storage in these important reservoirs stood at 91.84 bcm. Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh witnessed better storage than last year for the corresponding period, the statement said. States having lesser storage than last year for the corresponding period were Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Mother of 5 kids commits suicide due to starvation AUrANGAbAd, September 7 (tNN): A mother of five children, succumbed to burn injuries after she allegedly attempted suicide reportedly over starvation due to prevalent drought situation in Ambi village of Osmanabad district here. Manisha Gatkal (32), who was fed up with unemployment and starvation owing to drought situation in the region, immolated herself last Saturday, following which she was admitted to Osmanabad district hospital, police said. The family was allegedly starving due to the prevailing drought in the region. However, she was shifted to a hospital in Solapur in serious condition as she had suffered 80% burns. She died on Friday, they said. The victim's husband, a labourer, had no work in the region and so the couple could not even have 2 square of meals a day, police said. A case of accidental death has been registered in this connection, police said, adding, the matter is being investigated.

2G case: A. Raja was main conspirator, favoured firms: CBI New delhi, September 7 (pti): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday told a special court that former Telecom Minister A Raja was the “main conspirator” of the 2G spectrum scam and had favoured accused telecom firms in the allocation of radio waves licences. Advancing final arguments in the case, special public prosecutor Anand Grover said Raja, from the very beginning, had “deliberately” favoured the accused firms and everything was strategically planned to grant them the spectrum licences. “He was the main conspirator. To favour the accused companies, first he changed the cut-off date for receiving applications from October 10, 2007 to October 1, 2007 for firms seeking 2G licences, in which out of 575 applicant companies, 408 applications were kept out of the race,” Grover told Special CBI Judge O P Saini. He alleged that Raja also rejected then Union Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj’s suggestion that the issue of spectrum allocation be referred to Group of Ministers which was apparently done to get rid of any scrutiny by anyone else. “Further, to assuage the then Prime Minister’s concerns over the issue, he (Raja) wrote a letter to him that he is prescribing with existing norms of first-come, first-serve policy and that he has also taken the concurrence of then solicitor general and Minister of External Affairs in this regard, which was not the case,” Grover claimed. 'LoI unilateral' He said Raja’s decision to decide the eligibility for grant of spectrum on the basis of compliance conditions of Letters of Intent (LoIs) was unilateral and did not come from the department. “Then the draft

press release was also forged about the concurrence of then solictor general,” Grover said. He said that four counters were set up to receive the applications from the firms which was done on the basis of slip of paper prepared by former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura and Raja’s erstwhile private secretary R K Chandolia and not as per the department’s file notings. The arguments remained inconclusive and will continue on September 10. Earlier, the CBI had alleged in a court that ex-Telecom Minister A Raja was a “consummate liar” and evidence suggested that he had made false representation and misled then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of allocation of 2G spectrum licences. Raja, who has denied all charges during his arguments earlier, and 16 others including DMK MP Kanimozhi, are facing trial in the case. In its charge sheet, CBI had alleged there was a loss of Rs 30,984 crore to the exchequer in allocation of 122 licences for 2G spectrum, which was scrapped by the Supreme Court on February 2, 2012. Besides Raja, Kanimozhi, Behura and Chandolia promoters of Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Unitech Ltd MD Sanjay Chandra and three top executives of Reliance ADAG — Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair — are facing trial. Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Kalaignar TV Director Sharad Kumar and Bollywood producer Karim Morani are also accused in the case. Besides these, 14 accused persons, three telecom firms — Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd (STPL), Reliance Telecom Ltd and Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd — are also accused in the case.

Kashmiris yet to recover from flood disaster (A Year After) bArAmUllA (JAmmU ANd KAShmir), September 7 (iANS): Nearly a year later, Jammu and Kashmir is yet to recover from the devastating floods that claimed nearly 300 lives and caused widespread destruction. But many Kashmiris say the deluge has united them like never before. In Baramulla district, around 40 km from Srinagar, an IANS correspondent met many people who are still living in makeshift houses - and without any proper livelihood. Ali Mohammed Butt, a carpet weaver by profession from Duslipora village, saw the floods destroy his waving unit. He needs Rs.50,000 to Rs.60,000 to restore it. Butt's home was destroyed too. During the day, the Butt family lives in a half wooden structure built with government aid. At night, they shift into a community hall as

their "home" is not safe for women. Recently, he was ordered to evict the community hall. "I was depressed after getting the notice as I was worried about the safety of my daughter and wife. But the villagers came into my rescue. The notice was withdrawn," Butt told IANS. Gulam Nabi, another villager, said after the floods he had to work as a labourer in Srinagar as his carpet loom too was destroyed. Two months ago, Nabi resumed his carpet waving after members of a village-level committee formed by NGO ActionAid India came to his rescue. "The flood has further distressed people in Kashmir who were already suffering from psychosocial issues," Nasreen, a councillor with The J and K Yateem Trust, told IANS. "It was a challenge to boost their morale again." The Trust is a local partner

of ActionAid, a global NGO working in India since 1972. Few Kashmiris can forget the horror of September 6, 2014 night when the floods swept through the valley and Jammu region, claiming nearly 300 lives and felling hundreds of houses. With water rising upto over 15 feet in places, thousands became homeless and lost virtually everything. Tabia Muzaffar of ActionAid India said: "Livelihood was badly hit by the floods. We are providing counselling and help the victims to restart their business or go for other means of livelihood." She said her NGO's focus was on districts like Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama and Kulgam. Muzaffar said ActionAid India was focusing on providing psychosocial counselling and helping in the restoration of livelihoods and linkages of families with government entitlements.

Maqbul Rather, the sarpanch of Harinara village, told IANS that villagers did not get much help from the authorities during and after the floods and it were people who helped each other. "In my village, 80% of families are into carpet weaving. After the floods they are working as daily labourers. Road and bridges are yet to be repaired. Some people got government assistance to construct their homes but the amount is not enough," Rather told IANS. Gulam Ahmed Dar, the sarpanch of Yakhmanpora village, echoed him. "We need more help. Nothing was done to normalise our lives." Mustaq Ahmed from Archander Hama village said the government needed to come to people's rescue. "We have no livestock, kitchen equipment or even proper bed to sleep. Even government aid was not dis-

tributed well. We face a tough condition. Half the houses in my village are unsafe." Liyaqat Ali Dar, a Duslipora villager and an M.A. in rural development, complained that unemployment was rising after the floods. "I ran a small shop but it got destroyed. I left for Srinagar to work as a labourer. I hope to reopen my shop one day." The Jammu and Kashmir government sent a lossmemo of Rs.44,000 crore to the central government for immediate assistance in October 2014. Activists say the memo is gathering dust in New Delhi. Tourism, a major source of income, did not rise to expected levels this year because the threat of another deluge loomed large on everybody's mind as rivers and other water bodies swelled each time it rained. So Kashmiris can only pray and pray -- for better times.

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WANTED: A data revolution to track new UN development goals

In this File Photo, a Zimbabwean National Census enumerator gathers data from a family in Epworth near Harare. (REUTERS File Photo)

LONDON, September 7 (thOmSON reuterS FOuNDatiON): By 2030, we should be living healthier, more prosperous lives on a greener, cleaner planet helped by robust policies to combat climate change and use precious resources, like water, wisely. That is, if world leaders live up to the promise of ambitious development goals to end poverty and hunger, and promote a more sustainable way of life, over the next 15 years. But for governments to achieve the Sustain-

able Development Goals (SDGs), due to be adopted at a U.N. summit this month, there must be a push for better data to allow progress to be tracked and leaders to be held to account, experts say. Too often data that is produced is inaccurate, driven by donor priorities, released after a long time lag or omits groups on society’s margins. As a result, both rich and poor countries know a lot less about their citizens than they think. “There is no data on the value of data,” said Elizabeth Stuart, research fellow

at Britain’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) thinktank, which analysed data flaws in a report earlier this year. “It blows my mind that we do all this policymaking and planning based on guesstimates and extrapolations and interpolations behind the guise of empiricism,” Stuart told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Take poverty. The most up-to-date World Bank estimate of the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day is just over 1 billion. But that figure is four years old, and could be a quarter

less than the real number, because as many as 350 million people worldwide are not counted in household surveys, the ODI says. Similarly, some 133,000 women in sub-Saharan Africa may have died from childbirth-related causes in 2013 - or maybe twice as many, according to the ODI. WRONG DATA, WRONG POLICY Experts agree that even in this patchy state, data has improved since the last U.N. development goals were launched in 2000. But the task ahead - finding

data to track 17 goals and 169 targets compared with eight goals and 18 targets previously - is daunting. Data gaps are not found only in poorer countries struggling with problems like power cuts, insecurity or a shortage of statisticians to count communities that are nomadic or cut off by mountains, rivers and bad roads. A project to road test the SDGs and assess the data available in key areas, such as education, poverty and environmental sustainability, showed Canada lacked data on its Aboriginal people - 4.3 percent of the population. Ethnic minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled are least covered by data and risk being left behind unless countries get better at counting them, experts say. “The big question for high-income countries is going to be around the ‘leave no one behind’ agenda, and that becomes a political decision of who gets measured and why they get measured,” said Shannon Kindornay, project leader for the Post-2015 Data Test. The “what” that gets measured also needs careful attention. In Nigeria, net school enrolment rates were used as an indicator of progress on universal primary education. Once cash payments

were introduced to encourage parents to send their children to school, enrolment rates skyrocketed. But when the authorities later measured literacy rates, they were found to be falling. “Parents enrolled their children to collect their checks and other benefits and subsequently withdrew them from school to help at home and on their farms,” Nigeria’s statistician general, Yemi Kale, told a briefing at London’s Chatham House in July. By focusing on enrolment rates, the quality of education or whether children were completing their schooling were ignored. “This is an example of wrong data, wrong diagnosis, wrong policy,” Kale said. “Many African countries often complain that international commitments require us to track set indicators that are more relevant to advanced countries than our own economies,” he said. A DATA REVOLUTION The solution lies in investing more in national statistics offices, better use of already available data, improved data accuracy and the use of alternative data sources, experts say. “Botswana’s civil registration statistics are over two decades out of date. At the same time the country

is being photographed by satellite every 24 hours,” said David McNair, who leads advocacy and policy work on transparency at anti-poverty campaign group ONE. “These photographs could be used to understand where people are living in poverty, how crops are growing, where governments or donors need to make early interventions to avoid hunger and malnutrition,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In Namibia, researchers have used satellite and cell phone data to fight malaria, according to the Data Impacts project. By consulting satellite images of conditions in which mosquitoes thrive, like rainfall and the density of vegetation, and cellphone records to track population movements, the authorities were able to distribute bed nets in hotspots. In Uganda, another research project mined Facebook data to understand attitudes about contraception methods and family planning among young people. “The data revolution is really popular,” said Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy at the Center for Global Development. “Everyone can agree

there’s a problem and we should do something about it, but then the solutions tend to focus on these technological quick fixes or on filling a data gap.” The focus should be on getting basic indicators like gross domestic product or vaccination coverage, right, she said. The data revolution may already have begun but to be truly effective, citizen-generated and other types of data should complement traditional methods of data gathering such as household surveys and censuses, experts say. Others caution that more data will not guarantee better policymaking and accountability. “You can’t assume that just because you have the data, governments are going to take notice of it and start changing their policies accordingly,” the ODI’s Stuart said. Tanzania, for example, has been a member of the Open Government Partnership, a global initiative to promote transparency, since 2011. But it passed a law this year which only allows data endorsed by the government’s Bureau of Statistics to be published. “Paradoxically, some of the governments that have the best policy around open data are also ... clamping down on freedoms,” Stuart said.

New polls bring more bad news for Clinton Rebel groups should not rush peace deal: Suu Kyi WaShiNgtON, September 7 (iaNS): Amid the email controversy dogging Hillary Clinton, new polls brought more bad news for Democratic frontrunner showing her losing to Republican rivals Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in two first nominating states. In the race for Democratic nomination too, selfproclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders has jumped out to a nine-point lead over Clinton in New Hampshire, and he’s gained ground on her among Iowa voters, according to a pair of brand-new NBC News/Marist polls. Amid speculation that Joe Biden might enter the 2016 presidential race, the polls found that the vice president is more popular than Clinton - among both Democrats and the general electorate He also matches up better in general-election contests than Clinton does. In Iowa, Biden leads Clinton 74 percent to 67 percent in favourability among Democrats and 42 percent to 32 percent in the general electorate. In New Hampshire, Biden leads Clinton 76 percent to 69 percent among Democrats and 46 percent to 36 per-

survey increases to 11 points, 49 percent in the general electorate. And in hypothetical general-elec- cent to 38 percent. In Iowa, Clinton maintains her tion contests, the NBC/Marist polls found that Bush and Trump both previous advantage over Sanders but her lead has declined from 24 points in July (49 percent to 25 percent) to 11 points (38 percent to 27 percent); Biden sits at 20 percent. In the Republican presibeat Clinton in Iowa. While Bush dential race, real estate mogul Trump beats Clinton 50 percent to 39 per- with support from 29 percent now cent, Trump gets the better of her 48 holds a seven-point lead over neurosurgeon Ben Carson (22 percent) in percent, Clinton 43 percent. But Biden performs better. Bush Iowa. Backed by 28 percent in New beats Biden by 46 percent to 44 percent, but Biden gets the better of Hampshire, Trump holds a 16-point Trump 49 percent to 45 percent. In lead over Ohio governor John Kasich New Hampshire, Bush beats Clin- at 12 percent. Carson gets 11 percent ton 48 percent to 43 percent, while and Bush is at 8 percent. Meanwhile at a campaign event Clinton pips Trump by 46 percent to 45 percent. Bush also beats Biden in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Clinton ridi46 percent to 45 percent, but the vice culed Trump’s plan to deport all unpresident beats Trump 50 percent to documented immigrants and then allow provisional returns as unreal41 percent. In New Hampshire, Sanders leads istic “political rhetoric”. “Eleven or 12 million people? ReClinton by 41 percent to 32 percent of Democratic voters with Biden getting ally,” Clinton asked at a rally. “I’m the support of 16 percent. going to be pressing very hard to get Without Biden in the race, Sand- specifics, because there are no specifers’ lead over Clinton in the current ics,” she said.

‘Socialist’ Bernie Sanders jumps to a nine-point lead over Clinton in Democratic race

hOpONe, September 7 (reuterS): Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend appealed to ethnic rebel groups in nationwide ceasefire talks with the government not to rush the deal, but work slowly on an agreement that would ensure long-lasting peace and stability. The Nobel peace laureate’s comments come ahead of a meeting between Myanmar President Thein Sein and ethnic rebel groups on Wednesday in the capital Naypyitaw to discuss a draft of the long-discussed ceasefire proposal. Clinching the deal with most of Myanmar’s rebel groups would be a political win for Thein Sein, who made it his top priority, boosting the chances of his ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in the Nov. 8 general election. The draft of the agreement was hammered out during almost two years of gruel-

ling negotiations, but ethnic armed groups have so far refused to sign it, saying the government should amend the constitution to grant more autonomy to ethnic minorities. “If the ceasefire agreement is the real agreement to stop fighting, I want to accomplish it as soon as possible. But it has to be real and true,” Suu Kyi said in a speech in the town of Hopone. Touring Shan State ahead of the Tuesday kick off of the election campaign, Suu Kyi also told farmers, students and shopowners that all rebel groups should be included in an accord to end hostilities between the Myanmar army and the many factions that have taken up arms since independence in 1948. Residents of Hsihseng and Hopone, two remote Shan towns, braved the scorching sun on Saturday and Sunday to greet Suu

Afghan surgeon earns from rich to help pay for treating the poor Jessica Donati & Mirwais Harooni

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lastic surgeon Abdul Ghafar Ghayur is practising his own brand of welfare in Afghanistan, where access to healthcare is limited and many cannot afford private treatment. The money he makes from the hundreds of nose jobs and Botox injections he performs on wealthy Afghans allows him to perform life-changing surgery on low-income patients at a discount or sometimes for free. Ghayur’s practice in the capital Kabul offers a microcosm of Afghan medicine, where doctors, driven by a sense of civic duty, try to fill huge gaps in a public health system devastated by decades of war. The surgeon ticked off parliamentarians, business directors and other “rich people” among his clients, who got their ideas online or during trips abroad and were prepared to pay thousands of dollars for cosmetic surgery. The average Afghan monthly wage is around $35.

Income from such treatments, a relatively new phenomenon in Afghanistan, allows him to make a good living as well as treat low-income patients who turn up unannounced seeking reconstructive surgery to treat disease, congenital disorders and posttraumatic wounds. Many of these patients arrive with late stage illnesses and require urgent attention. “If a patient comes and says ‘I can only pay $100’, I can do it for $100. Or $20, or $30,” Ghayur told Reuters during a recent morning consultation. “Because if we decide to wait until the patient has the money, the patient will have no chance of survival.” He added: “I have treated lots of skin cancer patients for free, because some of them had small tumours that were 100 percent curable.” “God made my nose” Healthcare in Afghanistan has improved since the hardline Islamist Taliban movement was ousted in 2001, according to the World Health Organization, but key indicators like infant

and maternal mortality still rank among the worst in the world. Public hospitals are also chronically underfunded and patients are expected to cover basic medical supplies like bandages, medicine and even wages. Nose jobs are the most popular cosmetic surgeries, Ghayur said. He performed over 500 since opening his practice in 2013, many on members of the Hazara ethnic minority who wanted to elongate their distinctive Asian noses. Bibi Zara, an ethnic Pashtun who had come to have the bridge of her nose raised with silicone, said her husband wanted her to look more beautiful. “God made my nose so I am happy with it, but my husband wanted it,” she said, smiling widely, her eyes the same opal blue colour of her burqa. Breast procedures were comparatively rare, Ghayur said, and cost around $3-5,000, depending on the patient’s economic status. He has performed five such operations since 2013, when he returned home from his studies in neighbouring Pakistan. Plastic surgery in Af-

Plastic surgeon Abdul Ghafar Ghayur (L) speaks to a patient at Aria City Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan August 6, 2015. (REUTERS File Photo)

ghanistan is a particularly neglected field. The health ministry counts just half a dozen registered practices and says it is not offered as a discipline at medical school. “Most surgeons who perform heart, kidney and other surgeries carry out cosmetic surgeries too,” said Mohammad Ismail Kawusi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health. Ghayur said low-income patients often arrived after one or more botched operations, performed by

doctors who were the only practitioners in the area and trained to deal with war wounds. “Usually if patients arrive, doctors will try. They won’t say, ‘this is not my field,’” Ghayur said. He spent six years studying plastic surgery in Pakistan and received further training abroad from the German Cleft Children’s Aid Society. The group has since covered costs for him to treat hundreds of children, including many without ac-

cess to medical care in less stable parts of the country. Ghayur performs most operations in Kabul, but also works elsewhere. His latest trip was to Kunduz, a province partially under the control of Taliban militants and battered by intense fighting this summer. “I operated in the city, and there was no fighting,” he said of the provincial capital. “Outside the city there was lots of fighting at night, while I was sleeping, about a kilometre away.”

Kyi with flags and banners supporting her National League for Democracy, widely expected to win the historic election. “The most important thing is that it’s a long-lasting ceasefire deal. No fighting should break out again on the next day after signing of the agreement,” said Suu Kyi. But an agreement with all ethnic armies is unlikely, experts say, given that some

of the groups are excluded from the talks as fighting in the restive Kokang region along the country’s border with China has continued unabated since February. Underscoring the severity of the situation in the area, Myanmar parliament last month backed the motion to continue martial law in Kokang, giving the military sweeping judicial and administrative powers.

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Book Review on Dr. Kezhakielie Whiso’s book “Hope: Seasons Along Life’s Journey”

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he Book, priced at Rs. 130 is available at CROSSWORD, South ‘X’ Complex, Porterlane, WISDOM BOOKS, Ser’s Bazaar and CORNERSTONE, PR Hill in Kohima and also in CLASSMATE, Changtongya in Mokokchung district. “Hope: seasons along life’s journey” is a collection of 60 poems of Dr. Kezhakielie Whiso and published by PenThrill, 2015. It is a culmination of nearly 2 decades of poetry writing which he started as a high school going boy, and divided into 4 segments called Early Winter, Winter, Hope and Season’s End. As the title clearly suggest, there is the dominant message of hope along life’s struggles, through intense human emotions of pain, guilt, hurt, over separation and death. The first thing that strikes is the extreme sensitivity and fine use of details astonishing the readers. For the purpose of interpretation and analysis, I take the liberty to divide the poems into sections such as on pain, on religious feelings, on death and on hope which can also be understood as the varied themes of this poetry collection. The poet has written on varied subjects such as the breeze unseen, on thoughts while travelling, his faithful stein, a temple scene and even on a subject like the she-goat which is not even spared. The setting of the poem is largely in the beautiful landscape of Jotsoma village, particularly the Puliebadzie mount, C.D King School where he studied, Science College area and his family home. The fact that this book was released in the picturesque Jotsoma itself is a fitting tribute by Dr. Whiso. The poet uses the metaphors and images drawn from nature to indicate pain in one’s life. In the poem “Come Hurt”, the poet welcomes his friend hurt to his ‘irresistible life of sorrow, shame and pain/full of scarlet stain/” he calls hurt to ‘ravage and rape’ his mind being ‘fertile spread/to sow seeds’. The poet seems to be thoroughly ravaged and calls on pain to have his own way. “Trying Times”, “Oblivion”, “Parting Pain” are few other examples. Pain plays a necessary role in human life, the amount of pain we experience amounts to joy. Pain in separation indicates the degree of joy in reunion. The Romantic poets saw nature as the source of inspiration. Dr. Whiso’s poems “Shower”, “Moonlight”, “Winter Read” “Wondrous Love” are few examples of how nature aids in expressing emotions of the poet. There is also a call for what eco critics would say preservation of nature or ‘nature endorser’. The poet grew up being in love with the mountains, going for treks and in fact from schooldays till his PhD days he was essentially around the mount of Puliebadzie. It comes to no surprise then that nature thoroughly inspired him. The poet’s most loved topic is on Agape love. Churchy style of writing and his interest in holistic aesthetics and attraction to moral ideas are evident in poems like “Wondrous love” where he speaks on God’s love: “but most of all/I wonder/What made you hang willingly on that dreaded tree/… I wonder/I wonder/They say it’s love/What love! I wonder/Stilled and awed/I wonder.” We experience the familiar Christain feeling of guilt after sinning (as in not saying our morning prayers and devotion in the rush of the day) in poems such as “Still”,

“Why?” and “Quail love”. The poem “Truimph I and II” indicates the triumph of God when he says: “for hatred and lies may succeed/ But Love and Truth will prevail” Love and Truth here suggesting God. On the idea of death, the poet is reminiscent of the metaphysical poet John Donne (1572-1631) who says ‘death be not proud …for death thou shalt die”. Dr. Whiso’s poems “Quietus”, “Comfort” are poems celebrating the beginning of a new life after death which are also reflective of Christian belief in an after- life. “Fear” is a poem of the macabre. On the theme of hope, “Warmth”, “The Rainbow”, “Renewal” and “Her Hope” are few poems that testifies the coming out of pain and suffering. The line “the tested are made strong again” signifies the need to experience suffering in life to emerge stronger. This book offers optimism amidst gloom through the power of Christ’s love having saved mankind. Our sins have been atoned in the cross. Like having beaten up and moulded into maturity, which is again reminiscent of John Donne’s poem “Batter my heart three person’d God” The beauty of the poems lies in the scrutiny of small-scale things around the physical world. He is a keen observer on the wonders of nature, the self, immortality, death and love. The poems are written in first person narration. The “I” in the book, is the poet and is largely autobiographical in content. It is written in the style of free verse. He uses refrains in his poems such as in “Breeze”, in which breeze comes as his inspiration: He starts with, “Breeze through the window/Bids me awake/and start cramming again/…. Breeze through the window/soothing the scorching sun/beckons…. Breeze through the window/glides in ever so soft…and lifts me aloft/ Breeze through the window/clear and simple/…. Breeze through the window/…you strengthen my weakened will.” Instances of which are also seen in poems like, “The Return”, “Trying times”, “Out of Pain” and others. The litany of words echoing though the poems seem to be his forte. The poet may be compared to Emily Dickenson (1830-1886) for her use of nature scene, depiction of friendship, love separation, death, immortality and religion, suffering and growth. The poet compresses a lot of meaning into few words which may be sometimes difficult to understand but a re-reading, illuminates the readers. The poems suggest the quotidian preoccupations of mankind written with such fine details. It is said that English studies in England began as an education for the Industrial Classes of 19th century England with the hope to bring in far reaching changes in the society. They saw that literature could be used as a humanizing agency to counteract the soul destroying evils of a rapidly changing society, to derive most benefit from ‘polite literature’, to liberate their minds and prevent that narrowness which too often is a consequence of the pursuits of monetary gains and profit. I believe that Dr. Kezhakielie Whiso’s first born book would also bring about such kind of humanizing effect to the readers which would be his greatest contribution. Bendangzenla Longkumer Assistant Professor, Department of English. Sazolie College, Jotsoma

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Commemoration Of Ceasefire

overnment of India (GoI) was greatly alarmed by the declaration on Naga Independence on 14th August 1947, followed by the formation of Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) on March 22nd, 1956 by the Naga National Council (NNC) under the leadership of A.Z. Phizo. Consequently, military action was enforced upon the Nagas with legal sanction of the Assam Disturbed Area Act (1955) and Armed Forces Special Power Act(1958). In order to encounter the Indian Army, FGN too organized Naga forces and confrontation emerged. As a result to wipe out Naga national movement, Indian Army imposed reign of terror upon the Nagas. Every Naga was suspected by the Indian Army as potential Naga nationalist and rebel. They destroyed the economic support system by burning and destroying villages, granaries and paddyfields. They raped women both young and old; some in full public view. The innocent people were randomly killed. Even the prominent church workers were not spared. A classical example is Rev Pelesato Chase, the Field Director of Chakhesang Baptist Church Council; without any reason was pulled out from his house in Phek town on April 15, 1956. He was taken to Chakaba Army Camp, put inside a sack-back, tortured mercilessly and killed. His body was never found. Outnumbered by the Indian security forces and with the haunting fear of betrayal from local agents employed by the Government, Nagas stood along the dividing edge of annihilation and a hope for a recovery to live. Undaunted by imprisonment, threats to life and difficult decisions, the Church took her God-given responsibility with courage, faith, sacrifice, humility and dignity. NBCC became the solitary but the fearless voice and platform in the wilderness of suffering, military brutality, violence and bloodshed. NBCC, inspired by the spirit of the people and renewed faith in God, immersed into the challenging task of peace work. The NBCC invitation to Jayaprakash Narayan, a Gandhian worker; B.P. Chaliha, the then Chief Minister of Assam; and Rev Michael Scott, an Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist to become a part of the NBCC Peace Mission was accepted. By April 1964 they arrived in Nagaland and along with the NBCC team under the able leadership of Kenneth Kerhüo and Rev. Longri Ao pursued the given task with genuine missionary zeal. The very formation of the Peace Mission was the evident position of the Church to insist that a military solution was not the answer to the Naga political issues and the struggle for their human dignity. And on September 6 1964 ceasefire was declared between the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) and Government of India (GOI). Every year the NBCC observes this day as the Ceasefire/Peace day. In fact, 51 years ago, September 6, 1964 was a day of great celebration and exceeding joy. On this historic day in 1964, people with great number swarmed into the main street and public places with rejoices and praises; singing and shouting slogans because the much yearned Ceasefire was declared between the FGN and GoI. The joy and excitement knew no bound throughout the length and breadth of Nagaland because finally, there was freedom from fear of violence and bloodshed. The church bells continued to ring as the congregation packed the church fully for thanksgiving to God and to listen to the message of peace. Ceasing the fighting between Naga army and Indian military make possible peace talk between the two parties including six rounds of talks with the Prime Minister. The significance of the historical 1964 Ceasefire between FGN and GoI facilitated by NBCC as already stated are enormous. It was a major account in the passage of our Naga history during one of Naga darkest patch. It ushered a new epoch of peace, renewed hope and goodwill. It also established the moral as well as the political legitimacy of our Naga people. But should history be our teacher we have learned that ceasefire alone in itself does not led to lasting peace. The Peace Talks that followed the Ceasefire even at the highest level between 1966-1967 could not unfortunately bring any lasting settlement or tangible breakthrough. In recent times several Naga National Groups had signed Ceasefire with GoI. Notably, Ceasefire was declared between NSCN (IM) and GoI on 1st August 1997, followed by scores of political negotiations at the Prime Ministerial level. Now, a Peace Accord was signed on 3rd August, 2015. Let us appreciate, pray and hope that this breakthrough will usher a new era of encompassing love, forgiveness, peace, healing, reconciliation, and justice for all Nagas. Ceasefire, a formulation that the parties cease all violent action against

each other, though a principal objective in a peace talk is but just one of the means, one of the measures, and not the end in itself towards sustainable peace. Ceasefires often elicits much joy and jubilation but many communities continue to live in what can be only regarded as a culture of war. For every successful ceasefire, there are too many examples of shortlived and failed cease-fires and peace agreement around the world. Sadly in ceasefire agreements, violations can easily occur, fear may continue to linger, conditions can be unclear, conflicting parties may not be committed to the conditions or as in many cases there may be not be coupled by a productive peace talks.Scholars have identified some criteria in defining genuine peace talk and process which are: 1. Adversaries negotiate with good faith, and do not stall with preconditions and non-negotiable demands; 2. The key players are included in the process, which necessitates mutual “recognition” by the adversaries; 3. The central issues in the conflict are addressed – both the core and the derivative issues; 4. The players do not use force to achieve their goals, or use a ceasefire merely for rearming and repositioning their forces; 5. The players are committed to a sustained process, not just exploratory talks and 6. When external stakeholders and interveners assume some responsibility for implementing the settlement with resources, monitoring, enforcement guarantees, and reconstruction aid. At best, peace talks are behest with uncertainties, but these criteria may be instructive lessons for us too. The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the process of civilization had illuminated and opened the minds of the Nagas to new experiences of world outlook and relationships. Events of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries too motivated an indomitable spirit of self-assertion. The Memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1929 is a clear indication of such a development. Asserting and affirming themselves as free people who had never been subjugated to any political power, Nagas began to build a house for themselves. Our people have experienced much and have made considerable progress on many fronts. However, deep down in our hearts, Nagas have started to admit that something has gone very wrong in our struggle. We face a serious crisis today. The Scripture says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1). Our violation of this biblical truth on nation-building is the epicenter of our crisis. Unlike societies that have slowly developed over many centuries, Nagas have had to change and grow in an extremely short time. They are not alone in this. Like other societies going through the same crisis we too are making painful mistakes because of our lack of experience, discipline and competence to succeed in the modern world. Over and above these, we are fully aware of what the intelligence agencies, the military might and policies of the Government of India (GoI) have done to the aspirations and struggle of the Nagas. The division, injury, damage and loss caused upon the house of the Nagas, though obvious are never fully told. However, the Church’s concern here is our failures, mistakes and wrongs which we have defended so long, eventually living with our house so divided. On the journey of development, we also hear from the small tribes how they have been and are being deprived of opportunities and privileges by the selfish interest and nepotism of the so-called “advanced tribes”. But the focus now is to objectively look at the damaged relationship within the Naga family tribes which Nagas must now heal and find reconciliation together. What NBCC expresses may not represent the pervasive wisdom of all our people as the Naga situation has become very complex. There will be many approaches for bringing healing to our crisis. Moreover, solution to our problems lie not with only a few political leaders, but it demands the will and participation of everyone. People must not look upon one group or organization alone to do it. All concerned people at different levels should work in the way they reason best. The hopeful promises of the Ceasefire of 1964 can be relived and become a reality and therefore meaningful, if only we can take on the lessons it so painfully taught us. Cessation of violence must be capitalized to engage in peace talks and pave the way to the possibility of negotiations on sustainable issues with transparency and statesmanship. Careful thought must be given to the demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration combatants so they can lead meaningful

civilian life and not perpetrate crime and banditry. Special attention must be given to peacebuilding activities. Peace building rests on security, truth and justice, social and economic reconstruction and political reform that includes creating atleast a form of some legitimate governing authority based on power-sharing. Meaningful and effective peace education adopted according to our cultural and social needs, context, spiritual values and aspirations must be inculcated within formal as well as informal setting. We must envision to create a culture of peace where nonviolent skills and knowledge can be enhance and developed. We must create the space where we can reach out and include our young people to engage and participate to express their ideals, dreams and channelize their energy in cooperation with each other. We must learn to take collective responsibility towards peace. Mother Theresa once said, “Peace is not something you wish for, it’s something you make, something you do, something you are, something you give away.” Today as we commemorate the fifty one year of 6th September Ceasefire 1964 let us take this auspicious occasion to reflect truthfully, courageously and with humility on the realities of our Naga experiences. This soul searching process is asked of every individual, group and communities if we must have a proper perspective, engagement, awakening and understanding of ourselves and the reality of our people. The powerful vision of peace inherent in Christianity must be embraced. The central message of reconciliation in our Christian faith that renews and bring humanity alive through truthful confession, forgiveness, redemption and liberation should be central to our history. This can be our only way forward. Accurate historical facts and remembering is essential for every nation and people to keep the sanity of a society. It grounds us to the present based on knowledge of actual experiences; it enables us to make decisions and can direct us towards the future. Accurate history should be embraced and critically interpreted so the danger of social amnesia, a national amnesia either by pacification, by tyranny, by untruthful narration or by people’s apathy is avoided. Today on this occasion with reverence and solemnity we remember the loss, the suffering, the betrayals, the sacrifices and courage; conflicting realities all encountered and experiences in our collective Naga journey. As we remember the past, to interpret the present and give a sense of direction, let us not confine our remembrance to strengthen the feelings and memories of conflict, hostilities and animosities that justifies and pushes us to repeat the mistakes and revive the suffering and the cycle of vengeance. Otherwise we are only reacting to the past that allows the replay of hatred, bitterness and violence to continue. We will be enslaved by the past. Rather, friends, let us recall historical memory and remember - the bitter and the sweet, under the over-arching story of God’s faithfulness, restoration of our broken world to wholeness that leads to the liberation of humankind. Such remembering will open to the possibility to embark on new paths and vision that redeems and gives hope. When the Israelite reached the Promised Land, they had to remember who it was that liberated them. Even when they recalled their suffering, their oppression and slavery it was God’s faithfulness that was the focal point. In the New Testament Jesus called His disciples to celebrate the Last Supper: “Do this in memory of me.” The remembering of the past has to be put in the context of the memory of God’s liberating action in Christ. The Exodus and the Passion are memory of God’s promise, intervention, forgiveness redemption, reconciliation and faithfulness. In remembering we are called to the grace and love of God that gives us hope and a new future. Remembering and narrating our amazing and yet tragic history can be hopeful and liberating only in the context of the memory of God’s liberating act and humbly submitting that He is sovereign and is at work and intervenes in the history of all nations and of every individual. Surely, we are standing on flimsy ground if we have trained ourselves into thinking that men’s power, resources and knowledge alone can liberate ourselves. It is also a futile and dangerous exercise if we invoke the name of God cheaply for our selfish interest. Alan Falconer writes, in Old Testament and New Testament the understanding of remembering, “makes of memory-memorial a dynamic process where the past is contemporary. The identity and self-understanding of the community is celebrated, responsibility is accepted, and forgiveness of sin sought. The reconciliation that

results from this way of remembering will be honest and vital, never cheap. Such reconciliation entails recognizing the interdependence of our histories, even appropriating each other’s histories, through which each will empower the other to be free. Through reconciliation of memories, a new identity is born.” In such a framework of remembering, the commemoration of a historical event today that took place 51 years demands us to accept the responsibilities of our mistakes, seeking forgiveness from each other whom we have transgress and with parties we are estranged with because of such transgression, to be truthful of our mistakes, to refrain from pointing finger at others and justifying our actions and recognize our inter-dependence in each other and edifying each other’s goodness and contribution. Only such remembering that redeems and liberates can lead us a step further towards reconciliation, healing and deliverance that Nagas so much need today. Like many world’s strategic conflict zones, Nagas in its short history underwent experiences with many broken negotiations, failed ceasefire arrangement s and abandoned peace agreement and rounds of talks. Today many of the conflicts are deeply entrenched with remorseful disillusionment and bitter memories. To break this violent system and to transform a culture of violence into a culture of peace is no small feat; it requires hard work, resolve, commitment and careful attention to community reconciliation and peacebuilding. Nagas may paint a photoshop problem-free picture but what is displayed deep down cannot be hidden. Owing to continuous factional conflict and killing, the legitimate struggle of Naga politics today is failing to capture the minds of the young people, causing annoyance and resentment instead. Because of our divisions, past history and events are told in different versions. Once the senior leaders and wise stakeholders are gone, it will be almost impossible to set right the different stories. Economy is one of the topmost considerations for an “independent” country. But due to the splitting of the Naga struggle into rival groups and the now oppressive taxes collected by them from individuals, institutions, establishments, traders, goods carrier of essential commodities and others, creation of honest wealth through hard work by the people is not taking place. As for those collecting taxes we should ask how many of them are accountable. And it cannot be denied the imposition of taxes by the rival groups has produced the mentality from which has emerged the rampant collection of arbitrary commissions and the levies by numerous groups who have become a law unto themselves. The public has become too wearied and worn out with the constant fight among the “factions”. What the public sees is that the present factional contention is for territorial control of taxation purpose, and much less for national interest. If we let the present trend continue, our future to stand as a people is very bleak. The surest way to heal and amend broken relationships is to clearly admit our mistakes and our regrets over them. These mistakes and regrets may be over the failure to communicate adequately which led to mistrust and resentments. Or our regrets may be for prejudices and deliberate plans pursued for one’s own or one’s own tribe’s greater advantage at the expense of others which have caused bitterness. Such transparency will instantly ignite hope in others enabling constructive dialogue to start. It will open the door to God to come in and build the house we long for which He alone can build. Our part is to submit to God’s will and do His will. We need to reflect on Psalms 85: 10 and inculcate virtues of love and faithfulness, righteousness and peace. By being honest, compassionate and understanding we shall be able to restore trust, goodwill and cooperation, resulting in even enemies becoming vital partners for change and progress. Admission of wrongs and mistakes is a difficult task. Yet our crisis does not allow us to aim for anything less. But God will show us how to go about building our house if we will change and obey Him. Is there any other way for us? G.K. Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” The difficult task shall be possible if we will follow the way Jesus showed in Gethsemane, “Not my will, but your will be done.” God will surely bring forth political leadership and statesmanship that are lacking today. May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, guard our hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4: 7). May God help us. Rev L. Kari Longchar Former Director Peace Affairs, NBCC September 6, 2015 Chedema Peace Camp

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Tuesday 08•09•2015

Ananya Nanda wins Indian Idol Junior

THE REPUBLIC OF HIYO, earlier known as HIYO café, in collaboration with EAT ME! by Renbeni Odyuo launched a new coffee house in the heart of Dimapur City. The cafe caters to a variety of fast food provided with a combination of quality food at value and fun atmosphere.

disha girl Ananya Nanda lifted the trophy of the second season of singing reality show “Indian Idol Junior”. Ananya, 14, who defeated Nahid Afrin and Nithyashree Venkataramanan received the price money of total Rs 10 lakhs. A self-confessed fan of Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh, the little singing star considers veteran music

composer Anandji of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo as her lucky charm. The grand finale of the Sony show saw all the three permanent judges including Sonakshi Sinha, Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant boosting the morale of the top three contenders. The 28-yearold “Tevar” actress enthralled the audience with a dance routine on her

popular numbers “Saree Ke Fall Sa,” “Rani Tu Main Raja,” “Pon Pon,” “Tamanche Pe disco” and “Party All Night”. Another major highlight of the finale night was a special visit by Sonakshi’s father actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who also interacted with the children. Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma, who is gearing up

Scarlett Wilson to make acting debut

for the release of his debut film “Kis Kisko Pyar Karu” promoted the film on Indian Idol Junior set. He joined the juniors on stage and sang some hit numbers. Kapil sticked to his comic best and tickled everyone’s funny bone by cracking few jokes.The finale also marked the homecoming of the top 13 contestants who cheered on for the final three.

ritish "item girl" Scarlett Wilson, who recently impressed actor Salman Khan on "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" will make her debut opposite Rajeev Khandelwal in a film set in the 1960s. "During our conversation on 'Jhalak...' two weeks ago, he told me 'I knew you were too young then, but now is your right time',' Scarlett told IANS. Recently when Salman Khan had come on the show, he was impressed by Scarlett's dance and he had explained to the audience how he had offered a film to her a few years back, which she didn't accept as she felt she was too young. Till now Scarlett was known for her item numbers such as "Imported Kamariya" and one in "Bahubali" and several numbers down South. But she will now make her acting debut soon in a film reportedly titled "Woh Aadmi Bahut Kuchh Jaanta Hai" opposite "Aamir" star Rajeev Khandelwal. "I'm halfway through shooting a movie which I guess I'll finish after 'Jhalak...'. I'm paired opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. It's a 1960s movie and I'm playing the role of Helen. Ganesh Hegde who's a judge on 'Jhalak..', has choreographed all the songs for me in the movie. So I'm really eager to finish that film because the songs in particular are just outstanding." She is unable to do other item numbers as the hectic schedule on the reality show doesn't allow her this privilege. "I'm just concentrating on 'Jhalak..' I'm been offered some songs in between but I can't take them up because our schedule is just crazy. From the day of the shoot till next week, we are in 'Jhalak..' house rehearsing every day. So I think after it finishes, I can explore other things and see what gets offered to me. So let's see, fingers crossed, hoping something good will come up." Scarlett is one of the five contestants on the show still in contention for winning the coveted prize.

25 YeArs of Mr BeAN: Rowan Atkinson recreates memories at Buckingham Palace

he 60-year-old actor-comedian rode up to the London landmark in character, atop his famous 1976 British Leyland Mini 1000, reported Entertainment Weekly. The arrival recreated a memorable scene from the show, in which Mr Bean packs his vehicle so full of shopping that he needs to find an alternative way to drive it. The car had a #MrBean25 hashtag commemorating the show, which ran from 1990 to 1995 and inspired a spin-off animated series and two feature films. There was also a cake for the oche secret behind casion, and presents, and Mr Bean's best friend, hot internet-senTeddy, also came along for the ride. The British s at i o n Po o na m sitcom, created by Atkinson and Richard Curtis, follows the exploits of Mr Bean who solves various every- Pandey's sexy yoga video day problems, often causing disruption in the process. and poses causing a flutter amongst the twitteratti is out. Poonam's latest tweet reveals that the video was a build-up to the launch of the India's number 1 mobile browser's brand new user interface UC Browser 10.7. All of last week, twitter was abuzz as Poonam Pan-

Poonam Pandey’s teaser videos create flutter on social media

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Christian film War Room shocks Us box office

low-budget film that tells the story of a failing marriage rescued by the power of prayer has proved a surprise hit at the American box office, drawing crowds to cinemas and leaping ahead of Tom Cruise and Owen Wilson movies in the rankings. Analysts said it was the latest example of the power of religious audiences who were prepared to ignore poor reviews to seek out films with a Christian message. The War Room was produced for only $3 million (£2 million) – orders of magnitude less than the rest of the top 10 – but made $11 million in its first weekend. That was enough for second place in box office figures published on Monday, relegating Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation to third spot. Only Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about the NWA rap group, fared better, taking in more than $13 million. It is a remarkable result for a film that scores a poor 18% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes,

and was panned by critics. Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times dismissed it as "mighty longwinded and wincingly overwrought”. But that has not put off the loyal band of moviegoers who look out for faithbased films or fans of Alex and Stephen Kendrick – brothers who wrote and directed the War Room – from turning out in big

don't understand why we make our movies or our worldview. But our target audience gets them and that's who we want to draw closer to a walk with God." Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak, told Variety: “These are the kind of outlier events that happen and wake everyone up to the fact that faith-based audiences are passionate and looking for content.” The film's choice of black leading actors is also credited with widening its audience among African-Americans. And it is only the latest success in the genre for Sony, which as well as the Kendricks has put out Soul Surfer – which tells the story of a surfer whose faith helps her battle back after losing an arm in a shark attack - and Heaven is for Real – based on a book about a young boy's apparent experiences of heaven after a near death experience during surgery. “There is so much love for this film,” said Rory Bruer, Sony’s distribution chief. “It starts with the Kendricks. They’re visionaries in this genre.”

Low-budget movie jumps ahead of Mission Impossible to second place in box office rankings, showing how the faithful can propel a film to success numbers. Alex Kendrick, a former pastor who directs the brothers' films, said critics failed to understand the market in which they were working. "Critics in Hollywood are rough with us," he told The Boston Herald. "They

dey teased her fans with sexy yoga videos, counting down to the launch date. The videos caused much amusement among her followers with many handles re-tweeting and sharing the videos. UCWeb, the developer behind the India's No.1 mobile browser in India with 48% market share according to StatCounter, has launched UC Browser 10.7 in India with an aim to

make browsing more customized and more convenient for its users, especially the youth. Commenting on the launch, Kenny Ye, Managing Director, UCWeb India said, "With the launch of UC Browser 10.7, our users can enjoy the latest browsing experience with an elegant, classy and modern design. Unlike any other browser, this version allows our us-

ers to discover and access their favorite web content immediately after it is opened. The launch marks our commitment to provide better mobile internet service to billions of users around the world, wherever they are and whatever device they are using; at the same time delivering our promise of a fast and smooth web experience." The latest offering from

UCWeb 10.7 makes it much easier and faster for users to discover content like news, videos, music and more. If the user wants to see a particular category of content more, they can adjust it as per their requirements. The UI has also an unused series of background image to entertain the users with a customisable browser. The latest version of UC Browser can be downloaded from Google Play.

Nick Jonas surprises D fans by premiering new track Harshaali Malhotra bags her 'Area Code' first Award for ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’! Daniel Craig becomes first Bond to co-produce 007 film

aniel Craig, who has played James Bond in three movies, has now become the first Bond to co-produce the upcoming British 007 film ' Spectre'. In the poster, the 47-year-old actor, who was listed as co-producer, was seen wearing the white tuxedo and signature gaze alongside a creepy skeletal figure in the background, The Mirror reports. In an interview with Esquire magazine, the Skyfall actor said that he does not want his Bond to be as "sexist and misogynistic" as portrayed in the previous incarnations. Helmed by Sam Mendes, the forthcoming flick, which also stars Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, will hit the UK theaters on October 26, 2015.

inger Nick Jonas, who is pulling out all the stops when it comes to carving a name for himself as a solo artist, has unveiled another new track called 'Area Code' by sharing a link on his Twitter profile. The new track may not be completely finished just yet, but it looks like Jonas, 22, is open to an "Area Code" collaboration as the clip was shared alongside the caption: "I need someone to put a verse on this", reported Digital Spy. Jonas recently shared how he felt "Levels" cut a new path for him musically and that the track's music video was one of his strongest to date. "It's about continuing to set me up as a solo artist. And giving people a better idea of the looks I'm trying to go for," he said. In addition to trying out a new musical style, Jonas will also star in Fox's upcoming comedy horror series "Scream Queens" when it airs in the US from September 22.

hild artiste Harshaali Malhotra, who made her Bollywood debut as Munni in Salman Khan’s latest release Bajrangi Bhaijaan and won everyone’s hearts with her innocent smile and her acting skills, has already bagged her first ever film award! The little one bagged an award at the recently held ITA (Indian Television Academy) award event for her role in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. A proud Kabir Khan took to Twitter to write, “Our little Munni aka Harshalee wins her 1st award for #BajrangiBhaijaan at ITA Awards.” Kabir also uploaded a snap, in which he and Harshaali are seen posing happily with the award. Before Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Harshaali was seen in TV show ‘Laut Ao Trisha’.

Victoria's Secret Model in Coma after Surfing disaster

utch Model Yfke Sturm is fighting for her life in hospital following a freak accident with a motorised surfboard. The blonde beauty, who has modelled for Victoria's Secret, Chanel and Marc Jacobs and hosted reality TV show Holland's Next Top Model, is believed to be in a coma after suffering a fractured skull in the accident off the coast of the Italian island of Ischia. Reports suggest the incident occurred after she fell from her board and was hit by another rider. She was airlifted to a hospital in Naples, where she remains in critical condition. The horrific accident comes less than two months after the 33 year old gave birth to her first child, a son named Alexander.

tuesDAY 08•09•2015

SPORTS

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Venus and Serena set stage for huge quarter-final clash NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 7 (REUTERS): The Williams Family show took centre stage at the U.S. Open with Serena and Venus both cruising to straight set wins on Sunday to set up a monster quarter-final between the tennis siblings. Whenever the Williams sisters clash on court it is a major tennis event but with older sister Venus, a twice U.S. Open winner, standing in the way of defending champion Serena's quest for a rare calendar-year grand slam their meeting on Tuesday has been elevated to a must-see sporting viewing. While the National Tennis Center was abuzz over another Williams grand slam showdown, world number one Novak Djokovic was hard at work taming Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach his 26th consecutive grand slam quarter-final. Only Roger Federer (36) and Jimmy Connors (27) have registered more consecutive grand slam quarter-final appearances than Djokovic since the slams began including professionals in 1968. With Serena bidding to become just the fourth woman to win all four grand slams in the same year, the U.S. Open hype machine that already had been in top gear is now set to crank into overdrive. The Williams sisters have met 26 times over their careers with Serena coming out on top 15-11 but meeting number 27 will have more than the usual family bragging rights riding on the outcome. "Obviously getting to a Grand Slam semifinal is the next step toward the final. Pretty clear what's up for grabs here," said Venus. "I think people love to see history being made. The 35-year-old Venus, seeded 23rd, overpowered 19-year-old qualifier Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-1 in a ruthless fourth-round display that took just 50 minutes. Serena followed her sister onto Arthur Ashe Stadium court and was no less efficient, routing fellow American Madison Keys 6-3 6-3 in 68 minutes. Defending champion Marin Cilic kicked off centre court action on another sunny day at Flushing Meadows and was the first man through to the last eight, taking down determined Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 2-6 7-6(2) 6-1 to extend his U.S. Open win streak to 11 matches. Coming off a punishing five-setter with Mikhail Kukushkin in a thirdround match that lasted four hours, Cilic took a while to find his power game but was unstoppable once he did, the ninth seeded Croat blasting 23 aces past 27th seed Chardy, who had no answer. "Key today was finding my rhythm on the serve, especially towards the end of the third set," said Cilic. "I played really good in the fourth set,

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Djokovic reaches US Open quarters NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 7 (REUTERS): Top seed Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut before he posted a 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 win at the U.S. Open on Sunday, moving him into his 26th consecutive grand slam quarter-final. After Djokovic won an opening-set groundstroke battle with steady accuracy and well chosen forays to the net, Bautista Agut used his big forehand to come back from 4-2 down in the second and win the next four games to level the match. The world number one smashed his racquet after losing the second set but made better use of its replacement, winning the third following a service break in the fifth game, before raising his performances in the fourth set to claim victory. "I was upset with myself," said Djokovic. "But I managed to regroup. The important thing is that I managed to find a way to win." The Spaniard unleashed 34 winners, including 22 from the forehand, but came up short in a quest to reach his first grand slam quarter-final. "I wanted to play a fifth (set)," the 23rd-ranked Bautista Agut said. "I think I played great tennis and I enjoyed it on the court. "I think sometimes I felt he was not comfortable on the court. I was moving him a lot and that's what I wanted before the match." Djokovic commended him on his play. "Credit to him for fighting, for making me work," said the Serb, winner of this year's Australian Open and Wimbledon titles. "It was a very physical match. "He made me work for every point." Djokovic will meet Spain's Feliciano Lopez, who beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-3 7-6(5) 6-1, in the quarter-finals. Only Jimmy Connors (27) and Roger Federer (36) have registered more consecutive grand slam quarter-final appearances in the Open era than Djokovic. really great tennis, so I'm happy about it." After splitting the opening two sets, Cilic's power began to show through, particularly in the third set tiebreak when he used his big serve to full advantage firing four aces and going up 6-1 before closing out 7-2. Four Frenchmen made the round of 16, a U.S. Open record, and at least one advanced to the quarter-finals, with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beating countryman Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3 6-4. Fabio Fognini, who toppled Rafa Nadal in an epic five-setter that ended early Saturday morning, had nothing left in his tank for his fourth-round clash with Feliciano Lopez, the 18th seeded Spaniard easing to a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-1 win.

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2 Nagas bag gold and silver at Taekwondo sub-junior meet

KOhiMA, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): Neikhozo Napranotsu of Nagaland clinched Gold Medal in under 27 kgs category, while Tenloi Phom of Nagaland won a Silver medal in the under 21kgs on Monday at the ongoing 33rd National sub-junior Taekwondo Championships played at Hyderabad, Telengana. The Nagaland team led by Theja Keretsu as Team Manager, Visabeiu Peseyie as Team coach and Albert Lotha as assistant, was represented under the aegis of Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA), which is affiliated to Nagaland Olympics Association (NOA) and Department of Youth Resources and Sports (DYRS), Nagaland. A total of eight players are taking part in various categories, which will conclude on Wednesday.

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Robin van Persie (L) and Wesley Sneijder (R) of the Netherlands react after Turkey's second goal during their Euro 2016 Group A qualifying soccer match in Konya, Turkey, September 6. (REUTERS)

AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 7 (REUTERS): The Netherlands were plunged into a veritable crisis after Sunday's 3-0 loss in Turkey left their Euro 2016 qualification hopes in tatters with the local press declaring it as the end of an era. New coach Danny Blind said the team had "shot ourselves in the foot" with individual errors in the defeat in Konya, which followed on a 1-0 home loss to Iceland on Thursday. The two losses in Blind’s first two games left the Dutch floundering in fourth place in Group A, needing to overhaul a two-point deficit on third placed Turkey with two games to play in October to have any chance of reaching the Euro 2016 finals via the November play-offs. It is a significant fall for the Netherlands after finishing third at the World Cup in Brazil last year. "We don't count anymore," screamed the front page of Monday's Algemeen Daglad while the high brow Volkskrant said there was a "blatant lack of quality, fitness, speed, teamwork and courage" displayed by the team.

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LACK OF CONFIDENCE Midfielder Wesley Sneijder was not sure what exactly went wrong. "Maybe it's bad luck, maybe it's a lack of confidence," the Galatasaray player said after the latest loss. "We let two easy goals in against us that had to do

purely with a lack of concentration and focus," he told Dutch television. Robin van Persie, dumped as captain by Blind for the Iceland game but restored on Sunday after injury to Arjen Robben, did not hide his feeling. "The whole qualifying tournament has all been very difficult. We now no longer have it in our own hands. I feel terrible, really terrible," he said. The Dutch were on the back foot from the start of the preliminaries as Guus Hiddink's first competitive game back as coach saw them lose in Prague to the Czech Republic, followed the next month by defeat in Iceland. Continuing poor performance and mounting criticism saw Hiddink resign after less than a year in charge with Blind promoted up from assistant. "You let yourself enormously down if you give goals away so easily," said Blind. "We had a few good chances of our own before half-time. In total maybe more than Turkey but we did not rewards ourselves." The Dutch next face Kazakhstan away on Oct. 10 and finish their group campaign at home to the already-qualified Czech Republic on Oct. 13. They, however, will have more than one eye on Turkey's progress at the same time in their last two Group A games in Prague and at home to Iceland.

DiMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): Two Karatekas from Nagaland have been selected to participate in the Common Wealth Karate Championship 2015 to be held at New Delhi from September 17-20. According to a press release from the All Nagaland Karate-Do Association (ANKA), Sempai Bharat Bhushan and Sempai Akshay Kumar were selected on the basis of their medal-winning performance in the Senior National Karate Championship held in January this year. Bhushan will compete in the 67 kg category and Kumar in the 60 kg category. Participants from the Common Wealth of Nations are slated to compete in the championship.

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