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Dimapur Police arrest two Nigerians KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): Two Nigerians were arrested by Dimapur Police today while they were trying to enter the state without valid documents. A press note from Dimapur Police identified the two arrested persons as Tobias Chizoba Anijunsi and Raymond Chinenyeuba Newze. A case has been registered against the duo under the Foreigners Act.
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DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): One pedestrian succumbed to injuries after a tragic car accident at the 4th Mile area in Dimapur on September 6. A press note from the Dimapur Police informed that the pedestrian was hit by a Maruti van, after which the driver of the vehicle took the injured to CIHSR Hospital for medical assistance. However the person succumbed to his injuries. A case was registered, with the vehicle seized and the driver arrested, informed the police. The police further stated that the deceased has not been identified. One can contact the Officer in Charge of Traffic-II at 7085055029 for more details.
India Diabetes Study to be conducted in Nagaland
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with Madras Diabetes Research Foundation has been carrying out a nation-wide study called India Diabetes Study. The study is in its second phase which covers the NE States. It will be conducted in Nagaland through the Department of Health and Family Welfare, and will be for a period of nine months. A press note from the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare informed that the pilot study will begin from September 8 in Kohima district. The main aim of the study is to assess the burden of diabetes and pre-diabetes in the country. The burden of hypertension and heart diseases will also
be studied. The study will cover 50 villages and 50 urban wards throughout the State with total sample size of 4000 individuals. The study is the first of its kind and will provide a reliable data on the prevalence of diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, and common heart diseases. It will also produce evidence on dietary habits of the community. It aims to help to create evidence and awareness about the growing burden of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and heart diseases. The study subjects will also be benefitted directly through free testing of blood sugar, measurement of height and weight, referral of positive cases to health centres, etc.
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 7 (AGENCIES): With the government stoutly defending the role of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency-hit Manipur, the Supreme Court today said it was more concerned about human rights violations happening in the heart of capital cities like Imphal. “It is not the Line of Control (LoC) but the heart of the cities like Imphal, is what we are concerned. Public order needs to be followed,” a bench of Justices MB Lokur and UU Lalit said after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi submitted that security forces at LoC during insurgent operations have to act in a particular way. Referring to an earlier constitution bench judgement in the Naga People’s Movement of Human Rights case, the bench said Law in this regard has already been settled, as it has ruled that though an internal disturbance is a cause for concern, it does not threaten the security of the country. While NHRC counsel and senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam contended that there was “no accountability” in case of human rights violations, Rohatgi said the security personnel
have to act “in a particular way” on the LoC during an insurgent operation. “Truth of human rights violations if any can be found through criminal trials. It is a serious situation. Security personnel at a Line of Control (LOC) or during an insurgent operations has to act in a particular way. How else we do it,” Rohatgi said. He said what happened in the 1980’s and retrospective enquiry into those incidents will have serious effect on the Army, whether in Manipur or in Jammu and Kashmir. On the other hand, Subramaniam said “if there are abrogations of human rights, then accountability has to be fixed on the erring personnel. Here there is no accountability”. The army or security agencies refuse to give any details about cases if there are allegations of human rights violation, he said and asserted that under the Armed Force Special Powers Act (AFSPA) or any other Law this cannot be done. “In Manipur, it took three years to get an information regarding a case of alleged human rights violation. NHRC is a responsible fact-finding body. No government can say it is not accountable for violation of
human rights,” Subramani- someone to whom Armed am said. Forces should be accountable for human rights violaNHRC concerned by tions in regions where AFlack of co-operation SPA has been imposed. Meanwhile, expressing “It is bad enough that helplessness and lack of the government views the co-operation from the gov- agency this way. NHRC is ernment, the National Hu- marred by red-tapism. In man Rights Commission the guise of extreme diftoday told the Supreme ficulty during insurgency Court that it has become operations one cannot a toothless mailbox. The do away with responsibilapex court has been hear- ity,” Gopal Subramanium ing petitions related to over counsel for NHRC told SC. 1000 encounters in ManiDuring the hearing topur and also if the judicial day, the Centre clearly statenquiries should be con- ed that the powers of NHRC ducted in this matter or not. are limited to recommenThe petition filed by dations and it is upto to Extra Judicial Killings in the Parliament whether it Manipur Victim Families wants to accept the recomAssociation cites various mendations or not. The Supreme Court also human rights violations and killings by the armed posed a question whether forces and the absence of NHRC should be allowed to any accountability of these conduct enquiries in cases forces. Taking a strong of alleged human rights vistand, the Central Govern- olations. Attorney General ment represented by Attor- has sought two weeks time ney General told the apex to elaborate his arguments court that NHRC has mere on the limited powers of powers of recommenda- the National Human Rights tion whether it’s Manipur Commission. The apex court has also or Jammu and Kashmir. Attorney General Mu- asked the petitioners to talk kul Rohatgi also told the to the victim’s families if apex court that the big they want to take a judicial question is that whether recourse of enquiry or want there is a procedure of ju- a compensation. ‘Many dicial accountability for in- victims just want a closure surgency operations. Tak- of the matter,’ SC observed. ing a strong stand, NHRC The next hearing is slated said that there must be on October 26.
run KoHima run! Aghunato public non cooperation a result of manipulation: NSCN (K) ‘Run Raise Respond North East’ half
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): The NSCN (K) today claimed that the recent declaration of non cooperation by the public of Aghunato to the former was the result of certain sections who have “manipulated the emotional situation and architectured the non cooperation declaration.” A press note from the MIP of the NSCN (K) alleged: “It must be recalled that the Indian Security Forces in an unprovoked attack gunned down one innocent civilian and injured another civilian at Aghunato area last year in November 2 in which two NSCN workers were also killed. The offensive combing operations have been continuing in the area since then, yet the architectures of today’s non-cooperation seem to have ignored the actual sustained provocative actions of Indian Security Forces responsible for NSCN’s retaliation.” It claimed that “more than dozen NSCN workers have been arrested, tortured, im-
prisoned and killed under Zunheboto district by Security Forces during the last 18 months but the NSCN have been maintaining maximum restraint and avoiding confrontation in the district solely to ensure public safety.” It further said that the “peaceful manoeuvres of NSCN on the contrary has emboldened the occupational forces to adopt more aggressive posture in the area for which a lesson was taught.” Terming the Aghunato area as having has been “the bastion of Naga struggle and the first Naga’s war of independence, the 1955 Indo-Naga battle was fought at Hoshepu, Aghunato,” the NSCN (K) stated that “the people of Aghunato had through thick and thin always stood besides NSCN and the same camaraderie shall continue even in the days to come.” It further cautioned that “anti-national elements involved in the declaration shall be exposed and defeated.”
The NSCN (K) declared that “the Naga Army shall resist and encounter the occupational Indian forces anywhere, anytime throughout Naga inhabited territories as long as the Government of India uses her Armed Forces to suppress the Naga’s struggle for sovereign Independence.” It asked “Naga countrymen” to “uphold NSCN’s legitimate fight for the honour, identity and freedom of our people that has been nurtured by the blood of our fathers for the last seventy years.” The NSCN (K) stated that the “atrocities being committed on the innocent Naga civilians under the garb of AFSPA by Indian Armed Forces in itself demonstrates that Nagas are not Indians and every Naga both armed nationalists and civil organisations alike including Aghunato Public must unite to fight tooth and nail against the continuing inhuman aggression of India rather than choosing to condemn own Naga patriots.”
TR receives award for environmental development
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang was given an award for Environmental Development at the 4th Pangkor Dialogue in Malaysia last evening in a function attended by global leaders, academicians and personalities from various parts of the world. A press note from the CMO informed that the Nagaland CM was recognised by the dialogue organisers, Institute Darul Rudzuan in collaboration with the Malaysian Government, for the efforts made by the people of Nagaland for environmental preservation and promotion. The Chief Minister had earlier in the day, in his keynote address, narrated the efforts of the Naga people to make Nagaland the Amur Falcon capital of the world and how Nagas, like
Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang receiving the award at the 4th Pangkor Dialogue in Malaysia.
many South East Asian societies, lived in close proximity and are dependent on nature. He received the award on behalf of the people of Nagaland and thanked the organisers for appreciating and recognising the people’s efforts to conserve and preserve na-
ture. He further appealed to the people of Nagaland to continue environmental preservation and development adding that the people should cooperate with the government to undertake mass tree plantation every year and preserve available natural flora and fauna.
marathon to be held in Kohima today
Nigel Eastwood and Vijaya during a meeting with Naga entrepreneurs at Dimapur.
Morung Express News Dimapur | September 7
“Why is this crazy group of people led by a white guy running in our town?” is a question Nigel Eastwood wants every denizen of Nagaland to ask. A successful entrepreneur from the UK, Nigel is here in Nagaland to make a run for charity on September 8 starting from IG Stadium to New Secretariat, Kohima. He’ll be joined by local entrepreneurs, school children and various participants. This event is part of the 4 half marathons (21kms) which is taking place in the four NE states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Manipur in the 1st week of September. The proceeds of the run will go towards motivating and supporting local entrepreneurship in the region. And not just to raise funds for charity, Nigel is keen to support and inspire Naga entrepreneurs. “You guys are inspirational,” he states and makes a beautiful comment: “This feeling of butterflies in your stomach is because this whole region is on a cusp of change.” He also felt that the community of entrepreneurs in Nagaland has just got to grow. He states, “The Northeast is a critical area
for growth, it is the gateway for Southeast Asia. This whole area is going to be a trade corridor. What we’re trying to tell folks through this run is- now is the time to start your business; you can create more wealth for yourself than working for other companies outside. Find your niche and start your own business.” He also encouraged, “Get into action now, because if local people do not seize the opportunity now, some big corporate brands will be here in Nagaland and wipe you all out.” He added, “Hence, why we want to peak people’s interest through this marathon. We plan to rub shoulders with Naga entrepreneurs, get to know their needs and aspirations and hopefully contribute towards change.” Nigel is accompanied by his wife Vijaya Eastwood, who has lived in Nagaland briefly. She commented: “I’ve lived and studied in Kohima and to me, even after having lived in so many places I’ve always felt Kohima to be home. One of the important things I want to highlight though this event is to show and tell people that Nagaland is a safe, beautiful place! No one wants to come here because they think it’s not safe to travel. I want to tell the rest of India and the world to come look!
She also adds, “I’ve heard people questioning why we are coming and asking local people to run for charity. I want to make the point that, it’s time for us to do it ourselves, why look for outside aid. So come and support us to help support you guys. Let’s get together and share ideas, and grow together is the idea of the run.” Nigel concluded with this comment, “Running a marathon is a bit like running a business. It’s tough, just like how it’s a challenge to be an entrepreneur.” So, if you believe in a Nagaland with more opportunities, let’s get together and ‘Run, Kohima, Run!’ The run started in Guwahati (3rd September) followed by Shillong (6th September) followed by Kohima (8th September) and Imphal (10th September). Kohima, is the third leg of the charity half marathon. The RunRaiseRespondNorthEast Half-Marathon is supported by the Government of Nagaland through the Department of Information Technology & Communication. Abhijit Sinha, Home Commissioner, Government of Nagaland will flag off the run at 7:30 am from the IG Stadium with certificates distributed at 9:30am. All funds raised will be donated to The North East Development Foundation (NEDF), a leading not-for-profit organisation in North-East India. Students will run from IG Stadium to High Court Junction, a 5Km run for non-professional runners and a 21K for sportsmen. Certificates and T-shirts or caps will be distributed to all participants. The major proceeds from all the runs will be presented to the winning start-ups at the North East Start-up Festival being held by NEDF in November this year. The winning businesses at the Start-up Festival will receive a share of the funds raised and will be given free mentoring for 1 year by Nigel and the wider team.
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Zunheboto | September 7
Minister for Rural Development & REPA C.L. John and others during the 37th freshers’ meet of Kohima Law College in Kohima on September 7. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | September 7
The Kohima Law College today accorded warm welcome to the freshers during its 37th freshers’ meet here at Red Cross complex with minister for rural development & REPA C.L. John as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, John called upon the law students to pursue the course with sincerity and dedication. He also asked them to
be God fearing lawyer and at the same give right judgment and take the society forward. “You have a big responsibility,” the minister said and further urged upon the legal fraternity to be humble and committed in their profession. Regretting that many populace are still unaware of legal knowledge especially in the rural areas, the minister called upon the legal fraternity to create mass legal awareness campaign
across the state. Observing that a pamphlet on legal know-how in Nagamese would be beneficial for rural populace, John assured to sponsor such publication and asked the law college to come forward for such task. Kohima Law College principal Visevonuo P. Pienyu said that Kohima Law College was established in 1979. So far, it produced 60% of practicing advocates, magistrates, politicians, administrators in
the state. She challenged the freshers to have a clear goal and adopt a positive mindset. “Believe in yourself. You can do,” she encouraged the freshers. She also urged upon them to equip well to face any kind of challenge in this competitive world. Further, Pienyu asked the law students to work hard and “master your profession” to bring about a just and equitable society. Earlier, KLCSU president Laknyei Phom delivered presidential address while Kivitoli Swu spoke on behalf of freshers. The first session was chaired by KLCSU vice president Hikavi H. Kinimi while vote of thanks was proposed by Rachabemo Ovung. Kezhokhoto Savi talked on “Importance of creating citizens rights” at the second session. Officials and representatives from Nagaland Law Students’ Federation, All Nagaland College Students’ Union and St. Josephs’ College, Jakhama also graced the occasion.
The new building of Government High School, Sapotimi was inaugurated by MLA & Advisor to Chief Minister, Merentoshi R Jamir at Sapotimi village, under Zunheboto district on Wednesday, September 07,2016. The Chief Guest, while speaking at the programme, lamented that the people don’t give much importance to school buildings and most of the government school buildings are in deplorable condition. He lamented that the people mostly build grand churches while neglecting the maintenance of school buildings. In this connection, he asserted that the community contributions towards school buildings and educational institutions are very important since it deals with the life and future of the young children. Pointing out that the role of the teachers is very important; Merentoshi asserted that the role of the teachers is not only to teach but also to inspire the children even outside the schools in the social life.
MLA & Advisor to Chief Minister, Merentoshi R Jamir along with others after inaugurating the new building of GHS, Sapotimi at Sapotimi village, Zunheboto on September 7. (Morung Photo)
Therefore, he asserted that the teachers should maintain good relations with the parents and the students. While expressing happiness to the Sapotimi villagers for inviting him to inaugurate the school building, the MLA & Advisor to Chief Minister, highlighted about the age-old cordial relations between the Longsa village and Sapotimi village and also some other neighboring Sumi villages.
He therefore strongly urged the villagers of both Longsa and the neighboring Sumi villages to strengthen and maintain the cordial relations between the villagers. He strongly lamented the tribalism and disunity in the Naga society today, and said that the unique relationship between Longsa village (the native village of the MLA) with the neighboring Sumi and Sangtam villages should be appreci-
ated and maintained even in the future. The Sapoti village council chairman, Khekuto Chopi welcomed the audience while the Chairman of Longsa village also spoke at the programme. The students of GHS, Sapotimi presented a special song while the womenfolk and youths of Sapotimi presented cultural items. Officials from Directorate of School Education also attended the programme.
ToT on Interpersonal Communication conducted Course on Organic Farming &
Noklak, SePtember 7 (mexN): A twoday Training of Trainers (ToT) was conducted with 25 women leaders of Khiamniungan Menyiu Hoikam (KMH) on September 2 and 3 at Village Council Hall, Noklak. The training was organised by Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) with an objective to capacitate the women leaders, who in turn will capacitate their own community at village level on HIV & AIDS issues. The topics for the sessions included Basics of HIV/AIDS, Stigma and discrimination, myths
Participants of the two-day Training of Trainers conducted with 25 women leaders of Khiamniungan Menyiu Hoikam (KMH) on September 2 and 3 at Village Council Hall, Noklak.
and misconceptions, Basic services available under Government hospitals and NGO set-up and IPC and Communication Skills.
Physical verification for pensioners
kohima, SePtember 7 (mexN): The office of the Senior Treasury Officer, Kohima, North has informed all the pensioners drawing pension from the Kohima North Treasury that as per CTR 368, the annual physical verification for the current year 2016 will be conducted from September 14. All the concerned pensioners have been informed to check their serial numbers and date in the notice board, which will be verified in sequence, and come with the original documents and necessary certificates for family pensioners. No further extension will be made beyond the grace period, i.e., live pension on September 24 and family pension on October 25, and no payment will be made without annual physical verification.
Group work and interactive sessions were also carried out during the training period. The resource persons for the training were Dr. Vic-
tor, SMO, CHC Noklak, Metevinuo Sakhrie, Joint Director (IEC), NSACS, Chongkoi Khaming, Asst. Director (MM), NSACS and Khu-
mong, Program Manager, KBCA NGO-TI, Noklak. A press note stated that during the inaugural of the training programme, Panpan, Village Council Chairman, Noklak delivered the welcome address, while Mrs. Thingpia, Associate Pastor, Noklak Village Baptist Church said the invocation prayer. The trainees were provided IPC toolkit translated into Khiamniungan dialect, and reporting formats to be used during the village level IPC campaign covering 30 villages under Noklak and Thonoknyu blocks of Tuensang district.
Directives for implementation of Juvenile Justice Act
kohima, SePtember 7 (mexN): In pursuance to the office of Deputy Commissioner and the Social Welfare Department Memorandum notifying all the concerned Departments to take necessary measures to ensure implementation of the following provisions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which prohibits misuse of children from activities specified as per the provisions of law under:
(a) Section 77: Whoever gives, or causes to be given, to any child any intoxicating liquor or any narcotic drug or tobacco products or psychotropic substance, except on the order of a duty qualified medical practitioner, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to a fine which may extend upto one lakh rupees. (B) Section 78: Whoever uses
a child for vending, peddling, carrying, supplying or smuggling any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, shall be liable for rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to a fine up to one lakh rupees. This is to therefore, inform all concerned and the general public to adhere to the above provisions, informed Kovi Meyase, Administrator, Kohima Municipal Council.
Peren DPDB meeting conducted
DimaPur, SePtember 7 (DiPr): The monthly meeting of Peren District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) was held on September 6 in the DPDB Conference Hall, under the Chairmanship of the Deputy CommisPHYSICAL VERIFICATION sioner and Vice Chairman DPDB SCHEDULE Peren, Zarenthung Ezung. *Live pensioners: September 14 to 23 The board recommended the *Family pensioners: October 17 to 24 following agenda: Preparation of *Timing: 12:00 noon onwards Peren District Plan 2016 (LADP), (Saturdays and Wednesday: 10:30 am Up-gradation of GMS Sector ‘A’ onwards) to Govt. High School, Samziu-
ram which was approved to be forwarded to the Government and registration of Goodwill Society Jalukie was decided to be forwarded to the Home Department. The board also discussed to have two day training on office procedures, service and other establishment matters where all the departments would be contributing Rs. 2000 each. The Chairman announced the upcoming sanitization programme
which would be held on September 9 at Peren Town. Powerpoint presentation was given by the Department of Labour where Yanger Ao gave an introduction of the Nagaland Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and its activities and schemes being carried out by the department. In the next DPDB meeting Departments of Sericulture, DRDA, Soil and Irrigation will be highlighting their departmental activities.
Certification of Horticulture Crops
Trainees along with officials and others with the certificate on Organic Farming & Certification of Horticulture Crops conducted by Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland.
DimaPur, SePtember 7 (mexN): Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland successfully conducted three months certificate course on Organic Farming & Certification of Horticulture Crops. The course commenced on June 7 and ended on September 7. A brief certificate distribution programme was organized on September 7 where Dr. Lallan Ram, Director, CIH urged the trainees to utilize the skills for generating income and improving their livelihood. He also highlighted on the prospects of organic horticulture in NE
states and encouraged the trainees use the knowledge acquired from the course for horticulture development. Certificates and organic seeds were distributed during the closing programme. As a part of the course, the trainees underwent a 15 days internship programme at Lakshmi Agriculture Multipurpose Project, Pabhoi Greens, Biswanath Chariali, Assam. A total of 15 trainees from 2 states of North East (viz. Manipur & Nagaland) completed the certificate course. The course on Modern Nursery Management of Horticulture Crops would begin from September 14.
ANHTU Kohima unit to celebrate Hindi Diwas
kohima, SePtember 7 (mexN): The All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union (ANHTU) Kohima unit informed all the respective Hindi teachers under DEO, SDEO Kohima, SDEO Chiephobozou and SDEO Tseminyu that Hindi Diwas will be celebrated by Kohima unit on September 14 at 11:00 AM at Chiephobozou. Linda Solo, Additional Deputy Commissioner Chiephobozou will grace the occasion as the chief guest. All the concerned Hindi teachers are compulsory to attend the celebration. A fine of Rs. 500 will be imposed against those failing to attend the same as resolved by the union. For further information, contact 9089629973/9612702010. Meanwhile, in commemoration of the celebration of Hindi Diwas, the ANHTU Kohima unit will be holding essay/debate/ extempore speech, singing and poem recitation competition on September 13 at Ura Academy Hall from 9:30 AM onwards.
This competition is open to all schools (Both govt and private) under (Kohima DEO, SDEO Kohima, SDEO Chiephobozou and SDEO Tseminyu. Cash prize will be awarded to the winners. Competition Categories/Topics Hindi essay writing: Topic- Hindi Diwas (250 words & above) Class 6 to 10 and Class 11 to 12 (1 student from each school) Debate (General): Topic- “Nagaland mein vartaman rajniti ki stithi” Two students from each school Hindi song (General): Topic- Hindi gospel and formal Hindi song etc One student from each school Poem recitation: Topic- Respective own class poem Only for Clasu8s 1 to 5. One student from each school
Nagaland BJP meets DoNER Minister Parthenium awareness week observed in Phek
Nagaland State BJP unit with Minister of DoNER Dr Jitendra Singh during the meeting held in Delhi.
DimaPur, SePtember 7 (mexN): The Nagaland State BJP unit has been camping at Delhi since for the last eight days meeting the Central BJP leaders and various Union Ministries with various issues pertinent to State party affairs and for the State development programmes in general. On September 6, the State BJP delegation met Minister of DoNER and
department of Atomic energy and space, GOI Dr Jitendra Singh. While interacting, the Minister assured all possible logistic assistance to the party. It was decided that the DoNER Minister, Chief Minister and State BJP team will meet soon to work out the programmes to strengthen the DAN. Meanwhile, BJP Nagaland Spokespersons also informed in a press release
that the State BJP unit delegation led by its President Visasolie Lhongue also met the Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of rural Development, GOI and Arun Singh, National General Secretary (HQ) in the Party head office at Delhi. The State team will continue to camp at Delhi for next couple of days to meet the National President, Prime Ministers and central leaders.
Phek, SePtember 7 (mexN): Parthenium awareness week was organised and conducted by ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Phek from August 31 to September 6, at KVK Premises. Altogether 20 youths participated in the week long programme. The programme was initiated with an introduction and significance of Parthenium hysterophorus management by Hannah Krujia, SMS Agronomy. She spoke on the origin and history and its advantages and disadvantages of the weed crop. Though Parthenium is a noxious weed it has health benefits and also enhances crop productivity. A field visit conducted by Kenisto Chucha, Farm Manager to nearby Mithun rearing area, to acquaint the participants with the plants of Parthenium family, and were advised to uproot the weed and burn
Participants during the field visit as part of the Parthenium awareness week organised and conducted by ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Phek from August 31 to September 6.
if found in crop field and nearby areas. The participants were enlightened by T. Esther Longkumer, ACTO Soil Science on compost making from Parthenium. She elab-
orated how to make compost from this weed and emphasised the importance of nutrient content of the weed which will improve crop growth and yield. The topic was on bio-
logical control of Parthenium that was taken up by Liza Barua Bharali, SMS Plant Protection. She gave emphasis on biological control only as it is environment friendly and eco-
nomic. She discussed on the role and use of Mexican beetle that controls the weed population to a great extend. Lecture on integrated Parthenium Management was delivered by Rinku Bharali, ACTO Horticulture. He explained the different methods for integrated management of the weed. Emphasis was laid on cultural as well as biological management as Nagaland being an Organic State. An exhibition on Parthenium was put up at KVK premises through the display of posters and pictures. On the concluding day, the programme was initiated by Debojyoti Borkotoky, SMS Animal Science. He described on the adverse and toxic effect of Parthenium on animal and human health. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks from T. Esther Longkumer.
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Arunachal Pradesh assembly Fuel consignment for Tripura via Bangladesh pays tribute to Kalikho Pul ItaNagar, September 7 (ptI): Arunachal Pradesh assembly today paid tribute to former chief minister Kalikho Pul who was found hanging at his official residence on August 9. Speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok and Chief Minister Pema Khandu led the house in paying tributes to Pul during the inaugural day of the two-day special assembly session convened to ratify the GST Bill. Initiating the obituary reference to Pul, Thongdok described him as a statesman and said in his death the state had lost a great personality. Khandu termed Pul's death as 'shocking' and said the state government had already constituted a committee headed by an IGP rank officer to investigate it. "As soon as the committee submits the report, the matter will be discussed with all the members of the house," he said. Responding to criticism from opposition BJP members who alleged political turmoil as the reason behind Pul's suicide, Khandu said after the Supreme Court verdict on Arunachal government, all Congress members supported his leadership, including the
Kalikho Pul. (File Photo)
former chief minister. "Pul had helped my father Dorjee Khandu during his tenure as chief minister in taking important decisions. During the (November) political development I was with him and even I resigned from the ministry to support him," Khandu added. Appreciating Pul's efforts in the development of Anjaw district, which he represented, Khandu appealed to the people to support the family members of the departed leader in the by-election to the constituency. Participating in the discussion, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein termed
Pul as a good parliamentarian and the transition of Anjaw district started in 1995 when Pul became its MLA for the first time. "Today the district could be replicated by others as a model district in terms of best road communication and in-
Swine flu kills pigs in Manipur border town Imphal September 7 (IaNS): An outbreak of swine flu in Moreh, a town along the Manipur-Myanmar border, has killed several pigs. The district administration has banned import of pork and piglets from across the border till the situation was fully under control. Locals told IANS on Wednesday that the outbreak was reported a few days ago. One local woman, L. Haokip, who lost all her five pigs, said: "First the pigs lost appetite and then developed lethargy. They showed drowsiness and eventually died." Locals said they took the pigs to the veterinary hospital in the border town for treatment. However, the veterinarians there told them that there was no medicine or vaccine to contain the outbreak. "The only fridge meant for preserving the vaccines and other medicines went out of order over four years back. When we went seeking help, we saw that some rats were inside the fridge," an agitated local resident said. Senior officials in Imphal told IANS that the situation was being closely monitored. "If the situation is not contained in a day or two, additional veterinarians will be rushed and vaccines would be airlifted from Delhi," an official said. Pork is widely consumed in Manipur and is regularly imported from across the border. Following the outbreak of the disease, the import has been banned until further notice. Officials said that if the situation aggravates, culling may be ordered.
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frastructure." "His death has created a void in the state's political arena," Mein added. Obituary reference was also made of Tumpak Ete who died in his Aalo residence on August 13. The speaker called him a popular writer and composer besides an able administrator, while the chief minister said he always worked for the state's socioeconomic development. Mien said Ete as a social activist who was instrumental in documentation of the indigenous faith and culture. The house observed two-minutes silence as mark of respect before it was adjourned for the day.
guwahatI, September 7 (ptI): The Indian Oil Corporation will on 9 September send seven tankers of diesel and kerosene to Tripura via Bangladesh for the first time to avoid fuel crisis in the North Eastern state, as the dilapidated condition of NH-44 in Assam has made the transportation difficult. IndianOil-AOD, the company’s North East division, will move kerosene and diesel from Betkuchi depot in Guwahati to Dharmanagar depot in Tripura in the first consignment through the neighbouring nation. “In the first consignment, we will flag off seven tankers on 9 September from our Guwahati depot to Tripura via Bangladesh. It will carry 84,000 litres of kerosene and diesel,” Indian Oil Corporation
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badly hit due to pathetic road condition of NH-44 at Barak Valley in Assam and thousands of tankers were stranded on roads for weeks. The situation forced IOC and Tripura government to scout for alternate ways to supply fuel. One of the options that the company already tested was rollon roll-off, where tankers were transported by open rail wagons from Bhanga in Assam to Churaibari in Tripura, but IOC termed this system non-economical as transporting 24 tankers one way cost Rs3.9 lakh.
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OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL DIMAPUR
NO. GHSS/DMP/OR-9/2016-17
Dated Dimapur the 7th Sept’ 16
INFORMATION THE Co-ordinator NIOS, D.EL.Ed GHSS, Dimapur Study Centre hereby inform all the Trainees to report to the study centre on 13th Sept’ 2016 at 1: 30 PM without fail to discuss result related matters. Principal, GHSS, Dimapur
NO.DC/KPE/JUD-11/2012-13/644 Dated Kiphire the 5th August 2016
Whereas Shri. Lemtiba son of Late. Sethrizi Sangtam VG. of Changchor Village has applied for issue of succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw/receive the payments of movable/immovable properties of his father Late. Sethrizi Sangtam VG under the establishment of Deputy Commandant Village Guard Kiphire, Nagaland, who expired on 18/02/2016. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY. 1. G.P.F From the Office of the 2. G.I.S Deputy Commandant Village Guard 3. F.B.F Kiphire, Nagaland. 4. Pension case 5. Any other dues etc. Public are hereby asked to fill objection/claims if any within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no objection/claims is received within the given time, succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant. (DR. TINOJONGSHI CHANG) Additional Deputy Commissioner KIPHIRE :: NAGALAND
Naga Students’ Union Kolkata acknowledges the contribution and support of Star Cement Limited towards the special edition of their annual magazine, “Feather Times 5.0”. Sd/Alono Thorie, President, NSUK.
Sd/Nungsangtoshi Aier, General Secretary, NSUK.
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The Executive Board and Core Team Member of CAN Youth would like to congratulate Mr. Jenpu Rongmei Founder & Chief Functionary of CAN Youth on being Awarded the Prestigious Telegraph True Legend Award 2016 North East at Radisson Blue Guwahati on 2nd September 2016. We feel proud for bringing laurels through true spirit and dedication to our CAN Youth family. We wish God renew his strength and wisdom to inspired the Young people of Nagaland. Samuel Walling Secretary CAN Youth
Zhove Lohe Coordinator CAN Youth
Levi V Sumi Core Team Member CAN Youth
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Meanwhile, IOC identified a road route via Bangladesh and everything was finalised along with signing of an agreement within just one-and-a-half months. As per the agreement, IOC will pay 1.02 Bangladeshi Taka per tonne per km along with 200 Bangladeshi Taka for entry and exit charges. The company will have to pay in total around 1,500 Bangladeshi Taka to the neighbouring nation per vehicle, which will be about Rs1,300 in Indian currency.
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Dated Kohima, the 7th September, 2016.
ADDENDUM/ CORRIGENDUM NO.NPSC/AVDT/NON-TECH/1-2010: Reference to the Commission’s Advertisement NO. NPSC-2/2016 dt. 10.08.16, 1(one) post shall be added under NCS, NPS, NSS & Allied Services Exam, 2016. ITEM NO.5: 1(one)post of Assistant Election Officer(Class - II Gazetted) under Election Department. QUALIFICATION: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline including Divinity from Recognized University. SCALE OF PAY: PB-3, Rs. 9,300 – 34,800, GP- Rs. 4,600. AGE AS ON 01-01-2016 : Minimum Maximum. 21yrs. 30yrs. Provision to exercise post preference will be given after declaration of Mains Written Examination. Other terms and conditions of the Advertisement referred to above remain the same. ITEM NO. 4: 1 (one) post of Record Keeper (Class-III Non- Gazetted) under Art & Culture Department has been withdrawn from the Advertisement vide letter No. AC/ESTT/4/2014 dt.28.8.16. The last date of submission of online application form for NCS,NPS,NSS & Allied Services Exam, 2016 has been extended upto 16th September, 2016 till 3:00 P.M. Sd/- KHRUPI SOTHU, Secretary, Nagaland Public Service Commission, Kohima.
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NOTIFICATION In pursuance of the Office Memorandum issued by the Department of School Education vide NO.EDS/HSS/4-1/2008 dt. 16.08.2016, 23.8.2016 and clarification letter No.HTE/HE/8-18/2013(pt) dt. 1.8.2016 of Higher & Technical Education Department, addendum/corrigendum to the advertisement No.NPSC-1/2016 dated 20.06.2016 is hereby made and applications are invited for filling up the following vacancies in the manner prescribed below: II. Assistant Professor( SCTE) under Higher Education Department Item Nos Subject & No. of post(s) Educational Qualifications 3 Chemistry/Biology/ Physics- (i) Post Graduate Degree with minimum 55% 1(one) marks in the discipline relevant to the area of specialization (Botany/Chemistry/Physics/ Zoology) (ii) MEd. (with a minimum of 55% marks) (iii)NET(Candidates who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET for recruitment and appointment as Assistant Professor. VIII. Post Graduate Teacher(PGT) under School Education Department 26 Mathematics-5(five) Post Graduate 2nd Class Degree of a recognized University on specific subject with minimum 27 Physics-5(five) 50% marks with BEd. and 5% relaxation admissible for ST/SC candidates. Relaxation in Educational Qualification: 1. In respect of the post of Assistant Professor (Biology) item No 3, under SCTE, candidates clearing NET in any subject and possessing one of the prescribed qualifications of Botany/Chemistry /Physics/Zoology are admissible. No fresh application forms will be accepted from BEd Candidates. 2. In respect of PGT(Mathematics & Physics) item Nos 26 & 27, under School Education Department, BEd is relaxed with the condition that such candidates shall acquire the necessary qualification within a period of 5(five) years failing which further promotion, service confirmation will not be given and increment stopped as provided in the new training policy. Preference will be given to the candidates having requisite qualification of BEd. For Mathematics and Physics Candidates who have already applied may give their post preference in writing addressed to the Secretary, NPSC on or before the last date of submission. 3. Candidates are advised to access the Commission’s Notice Board or Website at www. npsc.co.in for eligibility conditions, relaxations and other terms and regulations notified vide NO.NPSC-1/2016 dt. 20.6.16. 4. Application Forms will not be issued from the office of the Commission. 5. Application Form (including Pattern of Examination, Syllabus and self-certification) can be downloaded from the Commission’s website at www.npsc.co.in/forms/3349. html and send the duly filled up Application Form by registered post along with Demand Draft of Rs.300/- (Rupees Three hundred only) drawn in favour of Secretary, Nagaland Public Service Commission, Kohima, payable at Kohima, being fees for Form and Examination. 6. For Applications submitted by registered post, a relaxation of 7(seven) days is granted, provided it is dispatched by post on or before the last date of submission and addressed to the Secretary, N.P.S.C. 7. Application form can also be submitted personally in the Commission’s Office on payment of Rs.300/- (Rupees Three hundred) only by cash. 8. Incomplete Application in any respect (Including unsigned/forged signature) and or applications received after the closing date shall be summarily rejected. 9. The last date for submission of application Form is 16th September, 2016. Sd/- KHRUPI SOTHU, Secretary Nagaland Public Service Commission, Kohima
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Professor Konwar completes term as NU Vice Chancellor kohIMa, SepteMber 7 (DIpr): Professor B. K. Konwar from Tezpur University Assam joined Nagaland University (A Central University) as Vice Chancellor on 8th September, 2011 and completed his five year term on 7th September, 2016. Dr N.S. Jamir, Professor of Botany and Pro Vice Chancellor of School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASARD), Medziphemawill be the officiating Vice Chancellor, the senior most Professor in the University as per ordinance of University Grants Commission (UGC) till regular Vice Chancellor is recruited by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Nagaland University, established on 6th September, 1994, has been served by four regular Vice Chancellorsin the last 22 years. As per the UGC Regulations a Vice Chancellor should be someone with highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment. The selection of Vice Chancellor is done through proper identification of penal 3-5 names by a Search Committee through public Notification or nomination or a talent search process or in combination. According to the UGC Regulations there is no extension of service as Vice Chancellor. The regular Vice Chancellor cannot be appointed for second term in the same university. The maximum age of entry for Vice Chancellor is 65 years.
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Mokokchung DPDB members sensitize on COTPA 2003
Mokokchung, SepteMber 7 (DIpr): Members of Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board were sensitized on the implementation and enforcement of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product (COTPA) 2003 during the meeting of the monthly DPDB meeting held in the ADC Planning conference hall on September 7. The meeting was chaired by DC &Mokokchung DPDB Vice Chairman Sushil Kumar Patel. Dr. Moa from Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital, Mokokchung, who is also the Member Secretary of the District Level Coordination Committee & District Nodal Officer of
COTPA, presented a Power Point presentation on the implementation and enforcement of the Act as part of the sensitization programme. He dwelt at length on ill effects of consuming tobacco in any form and places where smoking or consuming tobacco in any form was prohibited. Appealing to all the DPDB members to be an agent towards implementation of the Act Dr. Moa expressed serious concern over high consumption of tobacco in Nagaland state. He said 8 to 9 lakh Indians die every day due to tobacco related diseases of which 70% are between the age of 30 to 69 years. Dr. Moa regretted that Mokokchung district could
not fully implement the Act due to lack of fund from the government. A Statutory Bills displaying “No Smoking Area: Smoking here is an Offence” were distributed to all the DPDB members asking them to display it in their respective Offices. DC & Vice Chairman Mokokchung DPDB, Sushi Kumar Patel called upon the members to actively involved in the implementation of the Act and reiterated all the members to display the Bills in the their respective offices in a noticeable area to create awareness on ill effects of smoking. Founder Director, Farm2 Food Foundation, Assam, Samir Bordolai
who has been working in promoting famers in the North East presented a Power point in the meeting. D.C & Vice Chairman Sushil Kumar Patel who invited Samir to attend the meeting expressed gratitude for his endeavour to promote farmers engaged in cultivation of varieties of crops in the region. Patel hoped that ATMA Mokokchung and Farm2 Food Foundation, Assam would immensely help promote local farmers in the district. Earlier the DC welcomed the officers including New SDPO Mokokchung, Swarnambika, who were recently transferred to Mokokchung to the meeting.
9 Assam Rifles organise medical camp at Khomi kohIMa, SepteMber 7 (Mexn): 9 Assam Rifles organised a free medical camp at Middle Khomi Village on August 31. The aim of the medical camp was to provide free medical treatment to the local populace of Middle Khomi and adjoining villages where requisite medical facilities are not available, informed a press release from Assam Rifles. A special constituted medical team under Major AS Rawat treated the patients (251) besides distributing free medicines to them. Apart from providing medical assistance, basic knowledge on health education, including precaution from common viral diseases, was also imparted. Emphasis on importance of hygiene and sanitation were explained to the villagers for better living standard considering the ongoing viral diseases near Indo-Myanmar border, the release added.
Nagaland Univ observes Committee undertakes verification for ‘Clean Village Award’ SepteMber 7 ishilimi, Chisholimi, Khughutomi, cash award of five lakhs under LADF 23rd Foundation Day pughoboto, (DIpr): The committee members Kilomi, Hebolimi and others villages. was given in 2015. The other villages
kohIMa, SepteMber 7 (Mexn): Nagaland University, Kohima Campus and Nagaland University School of Engineering & Technology (NU-SET), Dimapur observed the 23rd Foundation Day of Nagaland University on September 6 in their respective campuses. At Kohima Campus, Meriema, Professor Pardeshi Lal, Pro-Vice Chancellor was the special guest. He appealed to the gathering of students, teaching faculty, and officials of the university to play vital role in bringing solutions in the global age. He challenged them to equip themselves to face the international scenario. Dr. D. Kuolie, Professor of Linguistics also appealed to teachers, students, and non-teaching staff to come together and work united with equal responsibility. A press note added that essay writing competition on the occasion of the 70th India’s Independence Day on the topic Mahatma Gandhi: Father of the Nation and Chandra Shekhar Azad: The Great Martyr was also conducted. Zuchobeni, Dorothy Chasie and Thünoküve Tetseo were adjudged first, second and third winners respectively. Meritorious award for Group D employees were given to Imdangungla, MTS, Peon in Women’s Studies Centre; Sasiekuo, MTS, Mali; Nungsashiba, MTS, Hostel Attendant. Meanwhile, at NU-SET, Dimapur, Dean Prof. DP Chaturvedi informed that Government of India had established Nagaland University on September 6, 1994 through an Act of the Parliament of India to provide education to the people of the State. He said that the University has main areas of functioning to educate, conduct research, and translate that research to affect positive change in society. The vision of the University, he added, should be the development of the society and the State as a whole. The Dean handed over the Meritorious Award Certificate along with cash prize to Kulungding Zeliang, who was selected as the best MTS staff under NU-SET, Dimapur for this year. Debate competition was also held on the topic ‘Impact of Internet on the Society’. Winners for debate competition were Libo Kinny – first, Shweta Priya – second, and Abeni Lotha – third.
of ‘Clean Village Award’ 2016 under Pughoboto Sub-Division has been covering most of the villages for verification headed by the SDO (C) Er Namang Chang as Convenor. The first verification was carried out in Asukiqa areas in August 2016. The second tour was undertaken at Ghathashi administration circle with the EAC, Ghathashi, Sulanthung on September 6 where the members interacted with the authorities of Ch-
The verification is being carried out to select the cleanest village where focus is given to beautification of the village, plantation and garden, maintenance of public property, sanitation and drainage, water supply and source, community initiative, care and management of livestock and preservation of traditional practices and culture. The first clean village award under Pughoboto sub-division was bagged by Ghathashi where a
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Propagating ‘Energy Efficient Kohima’ Kohima, September 7 (mexN): To discuss and propagate the ‘Energy Efficient Kohima’ project, the district administration held a meeting with Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) Administrator, KVC Chairman and Chairmen and representatives of colonies and wards under KMC at DC’s conference hall here on September 6. The project was recently launched by the Kohima District Administration in collaboration with the Energy Efficient Service Limited (EESL), a public sector body of GoI under the Ministry of Power. Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor, IAS pointed out the power shortage in the district. The present transformer has a capacity of 16-17 MW, whereas the requirement of the district is assessed to be 25 MW and in win-
ter with all the festive decoration in every individual house, the demand rises to 31 MW, he said. The DC further stated that the power supply is less; however, the demand has been increasing leading to load shedding and power cuts which have been unavoidable. Therefore, he said, with an aim to reduce and create efficient usage of electricity and also to prevent damage of power transformer in the district, under DISTEC Programme, LED bulbs will be provided to individual consumers on subsidized rate through village councils and panchayats in the district. The LED bulbs will consume less power thereby drastically reducing the electricity bills, he added. The first phase of the programme has been implemented, where 4400 LED bulbs were provided to some selected villages and
welfare homes, it was informed. In the second phase, it is planned to distribute 70,000 LED bulbs in Kohima Village and Kohima Town. The programme will further spread to surrounding villages and cover the whole district. Informing that a guideline has also been prepared for the successful implementation of the programme, the DC urged all the village chairmen and representatives of colonies and wards to extend their cooperation and take part in the implementation as a responsible individual in their respective areas. He also sought assessment of LED bulbs requirement of every villages, colonies and wards from the representatives for distribution modalities. Meanwhile, the chairmen and representatives of some villages and colonies shared various aspects of power problems,
including payment of electricity bill and also raised certain issues for their clarification which were taken care by the EESL officials and the district administration. Taking note of the electricity bill payment issues, the DC asked the department to work out strategies and come up with practicable solution for the benefit of every individual. KMC Administrator, Kovi Meyase also raised some clarification on the implementation of the programme and further requested all the wards to take part in the new and innovative exercise. SDO (C) Sadar, Kethosituo Sekhose also requested the chairmen and representatives of villages and colonies/wards to educate and propagate the main idea of the initiative to the people of their respective villages and wards in the district.
ENPUD lauds rescue of Eastern Naga children Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Union Dimapur (ENPUD) has lauded the initiative and support of tribal organizations and other well wishers in rescuing 16 Eastern Naga children from a children home in Dimapur and restoring them to their parents/legal guardians through the respective tribal units of ENPUD. A press release from
land General Secretary (Youth Wing) cum Spokesperson, Zato Awomi said, “It has been learnt from reliable source that the concerned ministry at Delhi has sanctioned the amount couple of months ago and subsequently, all the concerned office of
Kohima, September 7 (mexN): Three teenagers were apprehended by the Police on Tuesday night after a gang fight at Officers' Colony near the Box Cutting area here.
the District Education office had submitted the list of student beneficiaries to the Directorate of School Education.” Expressing surprise that the department is yet to release the scholarship, AAP Nagaland Youth Wing urged to release it within this week.
moved black films from 549 vehicles till date. Meanwhile, the release also cautioned that those found using unauthorized designated plates and beacon lights, vehicles with UR/AF display plates will be booked under relevant laws. Hospitals and ambulance operators have also been informed to give proper instruction to drivers and technicians not to misuse the sirens and emergency lights when the vehicles are not carrying patients. Violators will be booked if found misusing the same, it added.
Mex FIle One run over by train Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): One person identified as Aonenba Ao of Changki village was run over by a train at KM 258/5 railway track, near Kuda and Thahekhu junction on September 7. The incident took place in an unmanned crossing at around 6:00 am, according to a press release from PRO, Dimapur Police. The deceased was a personnel of Nagaland Police.
Cables operators in Dmp informed Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): Deputy Commissioner & Chairman, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Dimapur has informed all the cable operators within Dimapur Town to take up corrective measures to clear all the cable wires lying unattended on the street and footpath in Church Road, Circular Road, and Khermahal as “it is posing danger for the safety of the public.” This information has been conveyed as per the resolution of RTA Board meeting held on July 16, according to a press release from the DC.
DC Kohima notifies Kohima, September 7 (Dipr): The Deputy Commissioner of Kohima and Chairman, Regional Transport Authority, Rovilatuo Mor, IAS has notified the following parking area for trucks in addition to earlier notified areas/locations: Trucks which are presently parked below Bayavü approach road en route to New Secretariat Complex are to temporarily shift to KMC Tata Parking below Government Polytechnic for a period of 30 days w.e.f the date of issue of this notification. The notification also added that any vehicle found violating this rule during the aforesaid period shall incur appropriate penalties as and when checking is carried out and ignorance or non pre-information of the same shall not be taken as an excuse.
Life Consumer Society and RTI Dimapur clarifies Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): In reference to its press release published on August 25 regarding installation of new meter box under Dimapur district, the Life Consumer Society and RTI Dimapur cell has stated that the concerned Department officers have clarified that due to change of policy by the Govt. Vide order No. 7, No. CEL/RMC/R-3/1600-04 dated Kohima 27th May, 2016, cost of meter box is to be borne by the consumers. “Therefore, the Life Consumer Society and RTI Dimapur cell is nullifying the statement being clarified by the Departmental officers as cited above,” stated a press release issued by LCS & RTI President, Khekuto Tuccu. It also requested the entire electrical consumers who are seeking new connection to adhere strictly with the rules and regulations laid down by the Government.
Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): District Welfare Officer, Dimapur, Tosheli has informed all concerned that the payment for State Disabled/ Blind Scholarship (Not IGNDPS) for the year 2015-16 for Dimapur district will be made from September 13 to 20 at District Welfare Office (DWO), Dimapur. All beneficiaries have been informed to collect their payments within the stipulated dates. Meanwhile, District Welfare Officer, Peren also informed all the beneficiaries of Disabled/ Blind Scholarship for the year 2015-2016 under Peren district, who could not collect their payment during the given period to collect the same from September 13 to 20 during office hours from DWO Office (New District Head Quarter), failing which, the department will not be held responsible.
Keneisezo Kera, President, Officer's Colony Youth Organisation. The fight is said to have occurred around 9:00 pm. When the Police arrived at the venue, the teenagers were said to have escaped; however, the three teenagers apprehended could not escape due to injuries caused in the fight. However, it has been informed that the injuries are not serious.
RHU 3rd Foundation Day The Rengma Handicapped Union (RHU) will hold its 3rd Foundation Day on September 9 at Tseminyu Town Hall from 10:00 am onwards. Dr. Atha Vizol, State Commissioner for Person with Disabilities will grace the occasion as chief guest, while Vikhweno M. Meratsu, ADC Tseminyu will be the guest of honour. Local church pastors, VCC chairmen and disabled persons have been requested to attend the same. The Union also urged the respective church pastors to arrange vehicles for the disabled persons under their respective church. A press release from RHU President, Kevishe Seb also requested those disabled persons who cannot attend the programme to send one of their family members compulsorily. IFad and UndP delegation during their visit to ICaR-nRC on Mithun on september 7.
Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): A delegation of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and United Nations Development Project (UNDP), who are in Nagaland to have a consultation with Govt. of Nagaland for preparation and implementation of the project proposal “Fostering Climate Smart Highland Agriculture in Rural Areas of Nagaland”, visited ICAR-NRC on Mithun on September 7. The delegation visited the institute’s Mithun farm in the morning and witnessed the semi-intensive system of Mithun rearing developed and practised by the institute, informed a press release received here. Subsequently, they visited the Medziphema campus of the institute and had an
interaction with the scientists there. Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Director, ICAR-NRCM made a brief presentation about the activities of the institute and apprised the delegation about the importance of Mithun farming as an alternative livelihood for the region and conservation of the forest. Though mithun is traditionally reared as a meat animal, ICAR-NRC on Mithun has been trying to sensitise the people about the potential of Mithun as a source of milk, hide and drought power, it was highlighted. The institute also showcased the leather products made from Mithun skin. The delegation liked the Mithun milk and “rasgulla’ made out of Mithun milk, which were offered to them, the release added.
Rasha Omar, Country Representative, India and Pacific, IFAD, who is leading the delegation, expressed satisfaction with the “impressive work of regional, national and international importance of particular significance and conservation of the species and its adaptation to the climate change,” according to the press release. T. Imkonglemba Ao, APC & Commissioner Secretary, who is coordinating the visit, stressed on the significance of Mithun rearing for conservation of environment and maintaining the biodiversity. The delegation also included Meera Mishar, Country Co-ordinator, India, IFAD; Lianchawii, Programme Analyst, UNDP; and John Borgoyary, Head, North East, UNDP.
Legal literacy programmes on Teachers’ Day Kohima, September 7 (mexN): The District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) in various districts commemorated Teachers’ Day by organizing special programmes. Organized in coordination with school authorities, the programmes aimed to impart basic legal literacy targeting the younger generations. They promoted legal awareness and clear understanding about the various Fundamental Rights, Duties, Child Rights, and Obedience to Law, informed a press release. Various provisions and aspects on the Right to Education Act and 2015 NALSA schemes on Child Friendly Legal Services to
According to sources from the colony, around 4050 teenagers had gathered around the area and started fighting when a witness informed the South Police Station. Due to the timely intervention of the police, the fight which could have turned worse like the 2015 incident where a youth died in a gang fight in the same area, the situation came under control, said
Meetings & AppointMents
Dimapur Traffic Police order to State remove films from vehicle glasses Disabled/ Blind Scholarship Dimapur, Septem- has in the current drive reber 7 (mexN): The Dimapur Traffic Police has reminded all vehicle owners to remove all films from the vehicles glasses. In a press release issued through the PRO, Dimapur Police, the Traffic Police reminded of the judgment of the apex Court in Avishek Goenka Vs Union of India & others, where it prohibited the use of black films of any VLT percentage or any other materials upon the safety glasses, windshield (front and rear), and side glasses of all vehicles throughout the country. The Dimapur Traffic Police
union about the details of Eastern Naga children staying at their institutions with a view to keep proper co-ordination between the institutions and the union for general interest and the welfare of the children. For any correspondence with the union, the contact numbers are: President – 9612166328; General Secretary – 8974849080; Information Secretary – 8119953111.
Gang fight: Three teens apprehended
IFAD, UNDP delegation visit ICAR-NRC on Mithun AAP Youth Wing questions delay in pre-matric scholarship Dimapur, September 7 (mexN): Youth Wing of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Nagaland has questioned the Department of School Education for the delay in disbursing the pre-matric scholarship to the beneficiaries. A press release from AAP Naga-
ENPUD President, MC Ongbou Chang and General Secretary, M. Jeange Yanlem also appreciated the Child Welfare Committee, Childline and DCPU of Dimapur for settling the case pertaining to the children home on August 25 and September 1. Meanwhile, ENPUD appealed to all the orphanages/ destitute homes in Dimapur to inform the
Children and their Protection were also covered. In Longleng, the programme was organized by the Longleng District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at Government High School Bhumnyu. Victo Sema, Chief Judicial Magistrate and Secretary of Longleng DLSA gave the introductory remarks on the functioning and roles of the Legal Services Authority in the district. He also highlighted the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COPTA) 2003. Abraham, Assistant Public Prosecutor and exofficio Member of Longleng DLSA apprised the students on the legal issues of cyber crime. Mane Phom spoke on the legal
systems of the Indian judiciary system. Imlichuba Phom illustrated the various provisions and salient features of the Legal Services Authority Act. In Peren, the Peren DLSA organized the event at the Government High School, Jalukie. Somet Chang, Secretary of Peren DLSA and Civil Judge (Jr.), Peren, apprised the students on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Panel Lawyer Asunbe spoke on Right to Education Act, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education and NALSA schemes on Child Friendly Legal Services to Children and their Protection. The programme in
Phek was held in association with Kiddies Corner School, Phek. Ajong Imchen, Civil Judge and Secretary of Phek District Legal services Authority highlighted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education. Rights of a child and their protection under Child Friendly Legal Services to Children and their Protection were well informed to the students and teaching staff of Kiddies Corner School, the release added. During the programmes, pamphlets, flyers and booklets on basic laws prepared by the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority were distributed to the students and teachers free of cost.
CondolenCe Messages Rengma Hoho Rengma Hoho has mourned the untimely demise of Senthang Wanth, retired Director of School Education on August 30. Describing Senthang as a sincere, selfless, dedicated, truthful and faithful officer who had served the School Education department and student communities in various capacities, the Hoho stated that his immense good deeds and contributions will always be remembered and treasured. “We have lost brilliant, sharp, bold and a man of hope for the future leader of Rengmas,” it added. The Hoho also prayed to God to grant solace, comfort and strength to all the bereaved family members.
Imdanglemla Aier Former Chairperson of Nagaland State Social Welfare Board, Imdanglemla Aier has expressed grief at the demise of Neichülieü Nikki Haralu, with whom she had served in the State Social Welfare Board. “Haralu was a professional par excellence and an even better human being who connected with all that she came in touch with. She inspired and led with great qualities of a good and benevolent leader and was a shining example of the calibre and qualities of Naga women,” Imdanglemla said in a condolence message. “In her demise we have lost not just an achiever but an enabling and inspiring figurehead that we could all look up to.” She fur-
ther prayed that the love of family and friends comfort the bereaved family during this difficult time. Tenyimi Union, Dimapur The Tenyimi Union, Dimapur (TUD) has also expressed sadness at the demise of Neichülieü Nikki Haralu on September 2. “As a pioneering Diplomat from not only the Tenyimia people but also from amongst the Nagas, it is indeed a great loss to all of us and the vacuum created by her death shall be difficult to fill for a long time to come,” stated a condolence message from TUD General Secretary, Zhasa Vupru. The Union prayed that God will grant solace to all the members of the bereaved family.
Revival and Healing Festival Dimapur churches will jointly organise a Revival and Healing Festival from November 18 to 20. In this regard, Media Cell of the festival has in a press release requested to attend a meeting on September 9, 4:00 pm at Eastern Bible College, Bank Colony, Dimapur.
ACAUT meet on fuel adulteration ACAUT Nagaland has invited all civil society organisations, individuals and other stakeholders to share their views regarding the fuel adulteration issue at a meeting scheduled for September 10, 2:00 pm at Hotel Lake Shilloi conference hall in Dimapur. “The ACAUT Nagaland is of the opinion that aspects of the fuel adulteration issue...needs to be thoroughly deliberated with all the civil society organisations and stakeholders for better understanding of the true and correct picture,” stated a press note from Media Cell, ACAUT Nagaland.
Parent-teacher meet at Tetso Tetso College will be conducting a parent-teacher meeting on September 10, 9:30 am at the college amphitheatre. All parents/guardians have been requested to attend along with the students (in full uniform).
Repair of Chakhabama -Chozuba State Highway There will be a mass social work to repair the State Highway from Chakhabama to Chozuba on September 10. Therefore, a press release from Khoto Nyekha and Shoseta Swuro has requested the citizens of Chakhama (Vichazuma), Thenyizu, Chetheba, Chesezu, Chesezu Nasa, Runguzu Nasa, Chozuba villages and also their members residing in Kohima to render services for the interest of all the general public. The release further informed that bus services will be provided at Chozuba and Chetheba. All the members concerned have been requested to get in touch with their respective village leaders for necessary information.
RLC1-1 CA emergency meeting The Rengma Lotha Class-1 Contractors Association (RLCL-1CA) will hold an emergency meeting on September 10 at Hotel Japfü, Kohima at 10:00 am. All the members of the Association have been requested to attend the meeting compulsorily.
Amboto Old Village Council Amboto Old Village Council general meeting will be held on September 11, 12:00 noon at the Head GB’s residence. In a press release, the village council requested all the teaching staff of Amboto Old Primary School and village sub-centre staff (dispensary) to attend the meeting without fail.
Prayer, fasting for prisoners The All India Prison Ministry, Nagaland branch will observe a day of “Prayer and fasting for prisoners” in jails of Nagaland on September 11. In this regard, the state branch has requested the Christians/believers of the churches across the state to observe the day through prayer and fasting for the prisoners and the jail authorities. A press release mentioned that the state government has given permission to observe the day as a yearly affair.
Hindi Diwas in Dimapur All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union (ANHTU), Dimapur unit will celebrate the 23rd District Level Hindi Diwas on September 14, 11:00 am at HSSPK Burma Camp, Dimapur. The union has extended invitation to all the Government Hindi Teachers under Dimapur district. A press release further informed that on September 12, 11:00 am at Hindi College HSSPK, Burma Camp, there will be Hindi essay writing competition (200 words) on the topic – “Paryavarna” (Environment) and debate competition on the topic – Mobile Phone Ke Fayde aur Nuksan (Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Phones). The principals of the Hindi colleges and higher secondary schools have been requested to send 4 students along with a teacher respectively. Eligibility for said competition is P.U. or equivalent. For any further information, contact: H. Daniel Sema, General Secretary at +91 9436409346.
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THE MORUNG EXPRESS
The Power of Truth
The Morung Express volume Xi issue 247 By Aheli moitra
Politics of Irrationality
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f late, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (SS Khaplang) has stepped up its violent activities. It has launched a series of attacks on the Indian army/paramilitary in Manipur and Nagaland. Given its unenviable status as a “banned” organisation, and the extensive nature of the Government’s multiple intelligence networks operating in the region, these must have presented frustrating times for the State. The State, of course, has so much fire power and diplomatic craft that it may seem the NSCN (K) has made an irrational choice in calling the ceasefire off—the public at large, represented by its civil society bodies, want peace too. It is a choice made after irrational responses from the State towards the issues the Naga people have raised over the past century. In this context, it would be worth our while to understand what ceasefires have meant, and what peace within the confines of a ceasefire means. Recently, on the 52nd eve of the first ever ceasefire signed between the Government of India and the Naga National Council/Federal Government of Nagaland on September 6, 1964, Gen. (Retd.) Thinuoselie M. Keyho, President of the NNC, made some astute observations. While the GoI unilaterally withdrew from the ceasefire when the Nagas refused to relent to constitutional and legal conditions, it then signed separate ceasefires with multiple Naga groups and held peace talks with just one. In the meantime, efforts at peace failed, he said, because the Indians “were too proud and thought highly of themselves while they did not consider the Nagas as human beings and ill treated us. There was no sincerity nor do they seriously think it is necessary on their part to solve the issue, but for the time being just making things easy to make Nagas lazy and weaken us in order to control us, using divisive policy and delaying tactic.” When the NSCN (K) abrogated the ceasefire in March 2015, it had something similar to say. 14 years of ceasefire with the GoI had been a “psychological ploy” to “undermine and demoralise the patriotic spirit and fervour of the Nagas.” Sovereignty and peace are interlinked for the Naga struggle, which were never addressed, with empty renewal of ceasefires year after year. The past 19 years of the Indo-Naga “peace process” can be defined in the words of political scientist Ranabir Samaddar as an experiment in the “science of governing conflicts,” an area India skilled itself in, having learnt from its colonial master. Everything was designed to suit the growth of a State, not people. Thus, governance became key to management of self determination aspirations—central schemes were introduced, government departments to cater to the region were created, the market was let loose, monetary schemes were offered for “surrender and rehabilitation” of underground cadres, large scale loot of natural resources from the region were arranged for, a corrupt government that has nothing to govern was put in place with a begging bowl in hand. Militarisation in the name of “security” continued, justice issues were never discussed, legality and secrecy became core aspects of the peace process, and elections, however skewered, continued. In its glorious condescension of the process, one day a “Christmas gift” was offered, another day an “alternative arrangement” was considered while “reorganisation” of state boundaries (an imposed colonial construct anyway) was firmly dismissed in the name of federalism. While the Constitution of India changed otherwise to accommodate the changing times, constitutionality was imposed like a monolith on the “peace process.” The civil society was systematically disempowered—coopted and made to speak the (confined) language of the “peace process,” it became increasingly removed from the issues of new injustices that crept into Naga society. The absence of transparency and lack of accountability to, and dialogue with, the masses, lent to the fragility that Naga civil organisations face today. The era saw little spaces for justice and peace created while the language of peace was amply used to keep up with the ceasefire(s). More than half a century, one would say, is a good time to start talking outside the shackles of held knowledge and constitutionality. It would release the inherent prejudices held by all parties to the peace process and begin the process of transforming the situation into the sharing and caring model everyone wants it to be—it is time to make the process People centric instead of State centric that has continued to produce cyclic violence in the region despite ardent attempts by all sides. It is time to break out of these politics of irrationality. To discuss, write to moitramail@yahoo.com
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Migrating birds travel faster in spring: Study
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igrating birds fly faster and put more effort into staying on course in spring than in fall, a study shows. The study, published in the journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances showed that migrating birds travel faster in spring than in fall because arriving late to their breeding grounds can affect their reproductive success. Past studies have shown that migrants take shorter breaks in spring, but it's harder to tell whether they also move faster in the air. When the researchers used high-tech weather surveillance radars operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Defense, US, on migrating birds, they found that birds indeed flew faster in spring and compensated more for crosswinds that could blow them off course. "Many migration studies look at a few individuals, maybe on the scale of hundreds, but with radar, we're now documenting the behaviours of millions of individuals on a given night. That's a lot of data, and when you do see flight behaviour results that are regionally or seasonally different, it's quite compelling," said Kyle Horton, researcher at the University of Oklahoma. The analysis reveals macroscale patterns in the aggregate behaviours of migrating birds that support existing literature on flight strategies of migrants. In addition, the study makes new discoveries about greater overall wind compensation during spring and new hypotheses about the processes underlying these patterns. The researchers hope that birds' ability to adjust their migratory behaviour for different conditions will buffer them
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Rafiqul Islam Inter Press Service
Dhaka could be underwater in a decade
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ike many other fast-growing megacities, the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka faces severe water and sanitation problems, chiefly the annual flooding during monsoon season due to unplanned urbanisation, destruction of wetlands and poor city governance. But experts are warning that if the authorities here don’t take serious measures to address these issues soon, within a decade, every major thoroughfare in the city will be inundated and a majority of neighborhoods will end up underwater after heavy precipitation. “If the present trend of city governance continues, all city streets will be flooded during monsoon in a decade, intensifying the suffering of city dwellers, and people will be compelled to leave the city,” urban planner Dr. Maksudur Rahman told IPS. He predicted that about 50-60 percent of the city will be inundated in ten years if it experiences even a moderate rainfall. Climate change means even heavier rains Dhaka is home to about 14 million people and is the centre of the country’s growth, but it has practically zero capacity to cope with moderate to heavy rains. On Sep. 1, 2015, for example, a total of 42 millimeters fell in an hour and a half, collapsing the city’s drainage system. According to experts, a 42 mm rainfall in ninety minutes is not unusual for monsoon season, but the city will face far worse in the future due to expected global temperature increases. The fifth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that more rainfall will be very likely at higher latitudes by the mid-21st century under a high-emissions scenario and over southern areas of Asia by the late 21st century. More frequent and heavy rainfall days are projected over parts of South Asia, including Bangladesh. Dhaka is also the second most vulnerable to coastal flooding among nine of the most at-risk cities of the world, according to the Coastal City Flood Vulnerability Index (CCFVI), developed jointly by the Dutch researchers and the University of Leeds in 2012. Dhaka has four surrounding rivers – Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitlakhya – which help drain the city during monsoon. The rivers are connected to the trans-boundary Jamuna River and Meghna River. But the natural flow of the capital’s surrounding rivers is hampered during monsoon due to widespread encroachment, accelerating water problems. S.M. Mahbubur Rahman, director of the Dhakabased Institute of Water Modeling (IWM), a think tank, said the authorities need to flush out the stagnant water caused by heavy rains through pumping since the rise in water level of the rivers during monsoon is a common phenomenon. “When the intensity of rainfall is very high in a short period, they fail to do so,” he added. Sylhet is the best example of managing problems in Bangladesh, as the city has successfully coped with its water-logging in recent years through improvement of its drainage system. Sylhet is located in a monsoon climatic zone and experiences a high intensity of rainfall during monsoon each year. Nearly 80 percent of the annual average precipitation (3,334 mm) occurs in the city between May and September. Just a few years ago, water-logging was a common phenomenon in the city during monsoon. But a magical change has come in managing water problems
after Sylhet City Corporation improved its drainage no longer provide this critical ecosystem service. “We are indiscriminately filling up wetlands and system and re-excavated canals, which carry rainwalow-lying areas in and around Dhaka city for settleter and keep the city free from water-logging. ment. So rainwater does not get space to run off,” said Dr Maksud. A critical network of canals A study by the Center for Environmental and City canals play a vital role in running off rainwater during the rainy season. But most of the canals Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) in 2011 are clogged and the city drainage system is usually shows that about 33 percent of Dhaka’s water bodblocked because of disposal of waste in drains. So ies dwindled during 1960-2009 while low-lying areas many parts of the capital get inundated due to the declined by about 53 percent. crumbling drainage system and some places go under Lack of coordination several feet of stagnant rainwater during monsoon. There are a number of government bodies, in“Once there were 56 canals in the capital, which carried rainwater and kept the city free from water- cluding DWASA, both Dhaka South City Corporation logging…most of the canals were filled up illegally,” (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) said Dr Maksudur Rahman, a professor in the De- and the Bangladesh Water Development Board partment of Geography and Environment at Dhaka (BWDB), that are responsible for ensuring a proper drainage system in the capital. But a lack of coordiUniversity. He stressed the need for cleaning up all the city nation has led to a blame game over which agency canals and making them interconnected, as well as is in charge. DWASA spokesman Zakaria Al Mahmud said: dredging the surrounding rivers to ensure smooth “You will not find such Water Supply and Sewerrunoff of rainwater during monsoon. In October 2013, the Dhaka Water Supply and age Authority across the world, which maintains the Sewerage Authority (DWASA) signed a 7.5 million drainage system of a city, but DWASA maintains 20 Euro deal with the Netherlands-based Vitens Evides percent of city’s drainage system.” He said it is the responsibility of other governInternational to dredge some of the canals, but three ment agencies like city corporations and BWDB to years later, there is no visible progress. DWASA deputy managing director SDM maintain the drainage system of Dhaka. DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon said it will take time Quamrul Alam Chowdhury said the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) is a partnership pro- to resolve the existing water-logging problem, and gramme, which taken to reduce flooding in the city’s blamed encroachers for filling up almost all the city urban areas and improve capacity of DWASA to carry canals. Around 14 organisations are involved in mainout the drainage operation. “Under the UDDP, we are excavating Kalyanpur taining the drainage system of the city, he said, addKhal (canal) in the city. We will also dig Segunbagi- ing that lack of coordination among them is the main reason behind the water-logging. cha Khal of the city,” he added. DNCC mayor Annisul Huq suggested constituting a taskforce involving DWASA, city corporations, RajdDwindling water bodies Water bodies have historically played an impor- hani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) and other govtant role in the expansion of Dhaka. But as develop- ernment agencies to increase coordination among ment encroaches on natural drainage systems, they them aiming to resolve the city’s water problems.
Without indigenous people, conservation is a halfway measure emilio Godoy
Inter Press Service
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ou don’t convert your own house in a tourist site,” said Oussou Lio Appolinaire, an activist from Benin, wearing a traditional outfit in vivid yellows and greens. He was referring to opening up to tourists places that are sacred to indigenous people. Appolinaire, who belongs to the Gun people in the West African country of Benin, heads the indigenous-led sustainable rural development NGO GRABE-Benin. He told IPS that “People suffer displacement from sacred sites. If we lose knowledge, we lose ourselves. The sacred is like life. Conservation is the respect of natural law, of every single element in nature.” Thanks to the work of GRABE-Benin and other organisations, the government of Benin approved Interministerial Order No.0121 – the first law of its kind in Africa, which protects sacred forests, granting them legal recognition as protected areas that must be sustainably managed. Benin has more than 2,900 sacred forests, only 90 of which have so far been formally protected. Appolinaire’s demand for greater participation by indigenous groups in conservation is being voiced by indigenous representatives in the World Conservation Congress, running Sep.1-10 in Honolulu, the capital of the U.S. Pacific Ocean state of Hawaii. This year’s edition of the congress, which is held every four years by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has drawn 9,500 participants from 192 countries, including delegates from governments, NGOs, and the scientific and business communities. Indigenous representatives in Honolulu are focusing on problems related to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets – the 20 points contained in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, adopted in 2010 by the states party to
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). An assessment carried out in May by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) of the CBD expressed concern over the scant progress made with respect to capacity-building and participation regarding the biodiversity targets among indigenous and local communities. Aichi Biodiversity Target 14 states that “By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.” Target 18 refers to respect for “traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources.” Target 11 is for “at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas,” to be conserved by 2020. But indigenous people are worried that this will run counter to respect for their rights in their traditional ancestral lands. “We agree with conservation, but what needs to be discussed is conservation with rights, exercised by indigenous people,” said Julio Cusurichi, the president of the Peruvian NGO Native Federation of the Madre de Dios River and its Tributaries (FENAMAD) and representative of the Shipibo-Conibo community. “The government has created natural areas in our territories and they are limiting our activities,” he told IPS. “It would seem that indigenous people are obstacles and have to be removed from our territories.” In the southeastern department of Madre de Dios in Peru’s Amazon jungle region, 60 percent of the highly bio-
diverse territory is a natural protected area. It is also home to some 10,000 people belonging to seven of the country’s 54 indigenous groups. One of the common problems is the tendency of governments to create protected areas in indigenous areas, without a proper consultation process. The congress, whose theme this year is “Planet at the Crossroads”, will produce the Hawaii Commitments, 85 of which were approved by the Switzerland-based IUCN Members’ Assembly, made up of governments and NGOs, prior to the Honolulu gathering. The debate in Honolulu is focused on 14 motions on controversial issues, like compensation for destruction of biodiversity, closing domestic markets for ivory trade, and improved standards for ecotourism. Of the 99 resolutions, only eight mention indigenous people. “There is little participation in the implementation of conservation policies; just because an indigenous person heads up an office doesn’t mean indigenous people are participating,” complained Dolores Cabnal, a member of the Q’eqchí community who is director of policy advocacy in the Guatemalan NGO Ak’Tenamit Association. Her NGO is active in the eastern Guatemalan department of Izabal, where there are three natural protected areas that are home to both indigenous and black communities. In these areas, local residents depend on agriculture and fishing, which leads to clashes with the authorities because the law on nature reserves makes these activities illegal. Activists and experts agree that it will be difficult to reach the Aichi Biodiversity Targets without the involvement of native peoples. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz of the Kankanaey Igorot indigenous people
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of the Philippines, complained that states are ignoring the role of native people. In visits to Brazil, Colombia, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Norway, Paraguay and Sweden, Tauli-Corpuz found violations of the rights to free, prior, and informed consultation, traditional lands, participation, natural resources, compensation for damage, and cultural rights. “Conservation has been State-centered, despite the poor results. Indigenous people’ rights to their lands are not adequately recognised or protected,” the special rapporteur said during a meeting with indigenous people in Honolulu. An estimated 50 percent of the world’s protected natural areas have been established on indigenous lands. The proportion is highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in countries like the Philippines, India and Nepal in Asia, and Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania in Africa. “The problems of indigenous peoples are not only of one country, they’re global. We have to recognise indigenous law, we can’t change laws of nature,” said Appolinaire. FENAMAD’s Cusurichi, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, calls for co-management by governments and local communities. “We need secure land tenure and it must include resource management and food security,” he said. In Guatemala, indigenous organisations plan to present a draft law in Congress for the regulation of their rights, natural protected areas, and extractive activities. Cabnal said the government should study which peoples are in natural protected areas, why they are there and what they need, rather than trying to drive them out.” The concerns expressed in Honolulu will also be presented at the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, to be hosted by Cancun, Mexico from Dec. 4-17.
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New MaterNity BeNefits act criticised as elitist Neeta Lal
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he passage of the landmark Maternity Benefits Act 1961 by the Indian Parliament, which mandates 26 weeks of paid leave for mothers as against the existing 12, has generated more heartburn than hurrahs due to its skewed nature. The law will also facilitate ‘work from home’ options for nursing mothers once the leave period ends and has made creche facilities mandatory in establishments with 50 or more employees. The amendment takes India up to the third position in terms of maternity leave duration after Norway (44 weeks) and Canada (50). However, while the law has brought some cheers on grounds that it at least acknowledges that women are entitled to maternity benefits — crucial in a country notorious for its entrenched discrimination against women and one that routinely features at the bottom of the gender equity index — many are dismissing it as a flawed piece of legislation. The critics point out that the new law will benefit only a miniscule percentage of women employed in the organised sector while ignoring a large demographic toiling in the country’s unorganised sector such as contractual workers, farmers, casual workers, self-employed women and housewives. According to Sudeshna Sengupta of the Right to Food Campaign, India sees 29.7 million women getting pregnant each year. “Even if the law is fully implemented,” the activist told IPS, “studies show that it will benefit only 1.8 million women in the organised sector leaving out practically 99 percent of the country’s women workforce. If this isn’t discrimination, what is? In India, women’s paid workforce constitutes just 5 percent of the 1.8 million. The rest fall within the unorganised sector. How fair is it to leave out this lot from the ambit of the new law?” asks Sengupta. Kavita Krishnan, secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), opines that maternity benefits should be universally available to all women, including wage earners. “But the act ignores this completely by focussing only on women in the organised sector. In India most women are waged workers or do contractual work and face hugely exploitative work conditions. They are not even recognised under the ambit of labour laws. The moment a woman becomes pregnant she is seen as a liability. The new law has no provisions to eliminate this mindset, ” Krishnan told IPS. Some of the employed women this correspondent spoke to say that a woman’s pregnancy is often a deal breaker for employers in India. Sakshi Mehra, a manager with a garment export house in Delhi, explains that though initially her employers were delighted with her work ethic, and even gave her a double pro-
The new law will benefit only a miniscule percentage of women employed in the organised sector while ignoring a large demographic toiling in the country's unorganised sector such as contractual labour, farmers, casual workers, self-employed women and housewives. Credit: Neeta Lal/IPS
motion within a year of joining, “things changed drastically when I got pregnant. My boss kept dropping hints that I should look for an ‘easier’ job. It was almost as if I’d become handicapped overnight,” Mehra told IPS. Such a regressive mindset — of pregnant women not being `fit’ — is common in many Indian workplaces. While some women fight back, while others capitulate to pressure and quietly move on. Another glaring flaw in the new legislation, say activists, is that it makes no mention of paternity leave, putting the onus of the newborn’s rearing on the mother. This is a blow to gender equality, they add. Global studies show lower child mortality and higher gender equality in societies where both parents are engaged in child rearing. Paternity leave doesn’t just help dads become more sensitive parents, show studies, it extends a helping hand to new moms coming to grips with their new role as a parent. According to Dr. Mansi Bhattacharya, senior gynaecologist and obstetrician at Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, there’s no reason why fathers should not play a significant role in childcare. “Paternity leave allows the father to support his spouse at a critical time. Also, early bonding between fathers and infants ensures a healthier and a more sensitive father-child relationship. It also offers support to the new mother feeling overwhelmed by her new parental responsibilities,” she says.
A research paper of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) — a think-tank of developed countries — says children with ‘more involved’ fathers fare better during their early years. Paternity leaves with flexible work policies facilitate such participation. Paternity leave is also a potent tool for boosting gender diversity at the workplace, especially when coupled with flexi hours, or work-from-home options for the new father, add analysts. “Parental leave is not an either/or situation,” Deepa Pallical, national coordinator, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights told IPS. “A child needs the involvement of both parents for his balanced upbringing. Any policy that ignores this critical ground reality is a failure.” The activist adds that granting leave to both parents augments the chances of women returning to their jobs with greater peace of mind and better job prospects. This benefit is especially critical for a country like India, which has the lowest female work participation in the world. Only 21.9 percent of all Indian women and 14.7 percent of urban women work. Women in India represent only 24 percent of the paid labour force, as against the global average of 40 percent, according to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report. At 53 percentage points, India has one of the worst gender gaps (disproportionate difference between the sexes) in the world when it comes to labour force
participation, World Bank data shows. The economic loss of such non-participation, say economists, is colossal. Lakshmi Puri, assistant secretary-general of UN Women, noted in 2011 that India’s growth rate could ratchet up by 4.2 percent if women were given more opportunities. According to a World Bank report titled “Women, Business and the Law” (2016), over 80-odd countries provide for paternity leave including Iceland, Finland and Sweden. The salary during this period, in Nordic countries, is typically partly paid and generally funded by the government. Among India’s neighbours, Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore mandate a few days of paternity leave. In a fast-changing corporate scenario, some Indian companies are encouraging male employees to take a short, paid paternity break. Those employed in State-owned companies and more recently, public sector banks are even being allowed paternity leave of 15 days. In the U.S., however, companies like Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft offer generous, fully-paid paternity leave of a few months. Perhaps India could take a page from them to address an issue which not only impacts nearly half of its 1.2 billion population, but also has a critical effect on its national economy. The right decision will not only help it whittle down gender discrimination and improve social outcomes, but also augment its demographic dividend – a win-win-win.
Urra Uvie: The Nagas’ Legal Rights versus the British claims
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Mazie Nakhro
efore the year 1832, the Nagas were never disturbed by any foreign power, except the Thai invasion in 1228. It appeared that they crossed the Naga territory to enter Assam. While the Ahoms, the descendants of the ethnic Thai people, settled in most part of present-day Assam, portions of it had always belonged to the Naga people. This fact is undeniable: the existence of the Naga traditional boundary within Assam can be materially supported, in addition to the fact that there was the payment of a Naga Khat money to the Naga chiefs until 1962 by the Assam Government. When the British first appeared and intruded into the Naga homeland in 1832, it was, first of all, because they felt the need to open up a direct passage of communication between Assam and Manipur. According to Alexander Mackenzie, a British administrator and historian, majority of their expeditions were designed to bring their officers safely in and out of the Angami country. In other words, their primary intent did not seem to be one of conquering the Naga people or annexing their lands. The second reason of their entry into Naga-land was to persuade the Naga chiefs and their tribes to stop the periodic raids and plunders on the British subjects in Assam. With this in mind, the British government directed E.R. Crange, the Sub-Commissioner at Nagaon, to make survey. But since he could not successfully stop the raids, the British government sent its Military expeditions to the southern part of the Naga Hills from 1839-1850 with a goal of establishing their control over certain Naga areas. As a result, there were intermittent warfare between the British and the Naga people, which lasted for 48 years. Wherever the British conducted their expeditions and made uninvited explora-
tions into the Naga areas, they were met with strong resistance. In 1847, for example, Dr. Brown carried out an extensive tour of exploration in the Rengma area, which resulted in a battle between the Rengmas and the British troops. As for the Lothas, they were brought under the control of the British fairly easily, but not without the death of Captain Butler and some British subjects between 1841 and 1878. Among the many Naga battles with the British, perhaps the one that occurred in the eastern Angami area (now renamed as Chakhesang area) stands out as a glaring example. The Kikrüma people challenged the British army to a fight when the latter entered into their territory on February 8, 1851. Not to be cowed down, the British army led by Captain Vincent accepted the challenge and both the parties fought valiantly with each other into the latter part of March. Because of the warlike situation all over the Angami-inhabited areas at that time, the British were unable to set up even a single outpost in the heart of the Angami territory from 1832 to 1879 (Sir Robert Reid). Of course, there is no denying the fact that the Naga villages in the western Nagaland were brought under the administrative control of the British, with its headquarter in Kohima. But strictly speaking, even the Angami territory had never been really conquered by the British, let alone other Naga-inhabited areas of present-day Nagaland. Only the Nagas’ periodic raids on the British subjects in the plains were stopped and certain villages were forced to surrender. But as a people, the Nagas had never surrendered, whether officially or unofficially, to the British people at any point in history. The sovereign republic system of every Naga village, which was somewhat like the citystates of ancient Greece, made that impossible. Put it another way, there was never an en masse surrender or a written record of it to prove otherwise. Although
our Naga country was not a nation in the sense the Europeans would understand nation-state, the Nagas continued to govern themselves according to their own customary laws, and every village continued to remain free and independent as in ancient times. Knowing the wild nature of the Nagas very well, the British also chose to adopt a Non-Interference Policy in the Naga Hills from February 20, 1852 to 1865. Regarding this issue, Lord Dalhousie, Governor General, stated: “This policy was entirely discussed … to take their hills and establish our sovereignty over the savage inhabitants, but possession could bring no profit to us and would be as costly as it would be unproductive.” The British government, therefore, ordered for the withdrawal of their troops from the Naga Hills on political and economic reasons. It was only after 1865 when the Naga hostilities intensified that the British became more militarily aggressive again. To be fair, the unabated Naga raids on British subjects in Assam might have caused the British government to come up with a new policy at this time, since they seemed clearly intent to subdue the Naga Hills by establishing a new administration zone in 1866 at Chumukedima, with John Gregory as the Deputy Commissioner. In other words, sometime between 1866 and 1918, the Colonial Power seemed to have adopted a policy of dividing the western half of the Naga homeland, just as they did to the eastern half as evident in the Treaty of Yandabo, which was signed between the British and the Burmese on February 24, 1862. But the fact that the British started to arbitrarily draw demarcations, or boundary lines by setting up wooden or stone pillars on mounds of soil, within our contiguous homeland without our consent as land-owners speaks loudly of their deceptive mind and illegal action. Yet, they would justify their actions saying that they were only doing these demarcations for
the purpose of their own “administrative convenience,” when in reality they seemed to be operating with a hidden intent to claim our land as part of their extended territory. Obviously, the Nagas had never given up the ownership right of their homeland to the British. That this was true can be illustrated from a real incident. When a British officer once asked Lhurükhrie of Dapfütsuma Khel as to how big the land of the Kewhima people was, he pointed to the west, the north, and the east. Next, pointing to a thickly forested area on the south-west, adjoining Puliebadze, he said as if that was a “no man’s land” (in Angami language, “Terhuomiara, tekhuthengoba,” meaning, ghosts’ territory, habitat of tigers and monkeys). So, it was as if the British could have that “no man’s land” for themselves if they wanted to. Thus, both the Nagas and the British had no doubt as to who was the real owner of the land. Now then, let’s ask ourselves some unresolved questions: On what basis could the British government claim that the Naga homeland legally became theirs, which they could give away to anyone they wanted? Or, why have the political and bureaucratic class of the Nagas failed to raise any voice against the arbitrary and illegal actions of the British government till today? If we Nagas have known for a fact that our land has always been ours, why do we stop short of asserting our rights through a proper legal channel? Why do we continue to remain quiet as if we have even lost all our rights to fight in the International Court of Justice and therefore we must learn to accept the arbitrary drawing of demarcations of our homeland by foreigners? Even if the British government cannot undo her mistakes, a legal victory at the highest level will affirm the fact that the rights of the Nagas had been infringed upon and left unresolved.
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Rich countries should take development goals seriously
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Lyndal Rowlands
he UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals apply to all 193 UN member states, yet one year in some say that rich countries aren’t taking their critical role quite as seriously as they should be. “What is an interesting, but also a scary observation, is (that the Sustainable Development agenda) is taken more seriously in developing countries than in many developed countries right now,” Mogens Lykketoft President of the UN General Assembly told IPS in a recent interview. “The development agenda is not as it was expressed more or less in the Millennium Development Goals (which ended in 2015), about poor people in poor countries, it’s about all people in all countries,” said Lykketoft. Lykketoft highlighted several ways that developed countries could contribute to addressing sustainable development, including through addressing climate change, tackling tax evasion and tax havens and improving official development assistance (ODA) (the official name for aid). “We know that the loss in revenue from rich countries and rich people (taking) their profits from developing countries that loss is much larger than the ODA going the other way,” said Lykketoft. “We have to strengthen very much the global cooperation against tax evasion and tax havens but we also have in this context to support many developing countries to develop those institutions that are able to cope with the large companies investing in their countries,” he said. Lykketoft noted that such tax cooperation is currently coordinated by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and that there is not consensus between the UN member states to change this. Lykketoft also described how developed countries need to help developing countries to adapt to and survive climate change. “A very big part of the transformation needed to have a sustainable future, to avoid climate catastrophes, is investment that has to take place in (the) most developed countries – in their way of using energy, saving energy, production methods and general consumption patterns,” he said. IPS spoke with representatives from organisations working on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in both developed and developing countries, who all agreed that developed countries have an important role to play in achieving the global goals. John Romano, Coordinator of the Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network which is closely monitoring how UN member states measure and report on the SDGs, told IPS that it seems like some developed countries are not taking the SDGs as seriously as they should be. “We saw some developed countries present their voluntary national reports with the claim that they have already achieved many SDGs and targets, and used this as a justification for a narrow focus on just a handful of SDGs as their priorities.” “The SDGs are meant to be aspirational in nature, so the claim that a country has achieved certain goals or targets only 10 months in to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda is either a discouraging sign that Member States didn’t set their goals high enough, or that they are content with maintaining the status quo and not pushing their ambition to achieve transformative change.” Kate Carroll. International Research & Policy Coordinator at ActionAid agreed with Romano’s observations. “In our work we are consistently seeing that developed countries have a lot more to do (to achieve) the SDGs. “They’ve not only got a lot more to do in terms of ensuring that inequalities within their own countries are addressed but also the global ones, and I think climate change is a really good example because it’s such an inescapable part of any global partnership.” “Looking at developed countries high historical and continued emissions, we’re seeing that then that they are really failing to do more to support developing countries to adapt to climate impacts.” Other areas where developed countries could be doing more to address global inequality, include addressing preferential treatment in global trade and improving the quality of aid, said Carroll. However Bonian Golmohammadi, Secretary-General of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) which has members in over 100 countries, told IPS that the WFUNA has seen both developed and developing countries taking the SDGs seriously. Golmohammadi agreed that all countries must be involved in order for the goals to be successful. “Challenges such as climate change and inequality don’t observe national boundaries, they require collaboration at the global level. So the SDGs are for all countries to achieve,” said Golmohammadi. Ana Marie Argilagos, senior advisor on Equitable Development at the Ford Foundation, also believes that developed countries are taking the SDGs seriously, particularly domestically. She says that she has seen a lot of interest in the SDGs in the United States, noting that while Americans may use different terminology there is a lot for them to identify with in the goals. “We just don’t use the word development, we call it community development, we call it economic development, we call it civil rights, we call it social justice,” she says. “We took all these years, with all of these panels and all of these really smart people, and we had civil society, and they have developed for us a very compelling list of the most important priorities for our generation, so let’s use it,” she said.
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Congress, CPI-M want talks on Kashmir with all stakeholders
new Delhi, September 7 (ianS): The opposition Congress and CPI-M on Wednesday maintained that any talk on the Kashmir issue should include all concerned, including separatists. Interacting with media after an all-party meeting here, Congress senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge said: "Our stand is that all stakeholders should be included in any discussion on Kashmir." Similar view was expressed by Sitaram Yechury of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, who said that he along with other MPs had gone to meet five separatists leaders, and four separatists met them whereas one did not. "I don't take it as an insult," he told media after the all-party meet. He said that government has accepted all the suggestions made by different political parties during the meeting, which was headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Yechury said Pakistan should also be included in the talks.
Indian complaint of 'discourtesy' to envoy, Pakistan 'rejects'
An policeman checks an identity card of a woman during a curfew in Srinagar. (REUTERS Photo)
"You should also start dialogue with Pakistan," he added. "You have to give some assurance on (use of) pellet guns. Families of the injured and dead people should be compensated," he said, adding that there has to be a rehabilitation package also for all the vio-
lence-affected people. "AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) should be withdrawn from civilian areas and youth should be given jobs," the Left leader demanded. Asked about the demands of other parties, he said the government was considering them.
new Delhi, September 7 (ianS): The Pakistan High Commissioner's office here on Wednesday "rejected" the Indian External Affairs Ministry's complaint of "discourtesy" shown to the Indian envoy in Islamabad. A press official in the Pakistan High Commissioner's office told IANS that "The office categorically rejects the Indian complaint and has conveyed to them that the cancellations of Pakistan High Commission events in India were becoming a routine."Earlier, on Wednesday, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit was summoned by Secretary (West) Sujata Mehta and "conveyed the concern of Government of India on discourtesy to Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale". Bambawale was scheduled to speak on Tuesday at an event at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce, the invitation for which was received and accepted by him a couple of weeks ago. But the event was cancelled at the last minute, India has maintained. Rejecting the claim, the Pakistan envoy's spokesperson maintained that the Karachi Chamber of Commerce Institute is an independent organisation and has nothing to do with the government. He also maintained that Indian authorities had "not allowed" Basit to participate in various events in India. Diplomatic ties between the two countries have plummeted since the killing of Burhan Wani, a Hizbul militant commander, in Jammu and Kashmir on July 8.
He urged for "unconditional dialogue" with all stake holders for permanent solution of the Kashmir problem. Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, who also was a part of the delegation that went to Kashmir last week, told
media that the state government should take steps to re-open schools, educational institutions, business establishments and government offices. "Members (of the Allparty meeting) appealed to all concerned that no civil society has any place for violence. They were also
of view that there would no compromise with unity and integrity of the country," he said. The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan and Sitaram Yechury among others.
Flexi fare pricing in Railways How Aadhaar is mandatory for minority The new system will be applicable for students’ scholarships: Delhi High Court Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains
Dimapur, September 7 (mexn): In line with the aviation sector, the Indian Railways on Wednesday said that it will introduce a flexi fare pricing for its superfast premium Rajdhani, Duranto and Shatabdi trains from September 9. "The base fares will increase by 10 per cent with every 10% of berths sold subject to a prescribed ceiling limit. There will be no change in the existing fare for 1AC and EC class of travel," the Ministry of Railways informed press release. The changes in fares as above shall come into force from September 9, it said adding that in case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, the difference of fare shall not be collected from the passengers. Other supplementary charges like reservation charges, Superfast charge, Catering charges, Service tax etc., as applicable shall be levied separately, it added. Any vacant berths left at the time of charting would be offered for current booking, the release said. “Tickets under current booking shall be sold at the last price sold for that class and other supplementary charges like reservation fee, superfast charges, catering charges, service tax etc., as applicable shall be levied in full.” The Railways said information will also be displayed to the passenger during the booking in case the fare of lower class becomes higher than the higher class to exercise option to travel by the higher class. “The last price for every class of tickets for the particular train should be printed in the reservation chart for the purpose of charging of difference of fare in the train or charging the passengers of the train without ticket etc.,” While the present limit of berths set aside for Tatkal quota remains unchanged, no additional “Tatkal charges” will be levied. “The berths assigned under the Tatkal quota shall be booked at the rate of 1.5 times of the base fare for all classes (2S, SL, 2A, 3A and CC) except 1AC and EC. Other supplementary charges like reservation fee, superfast charges, catering charges, service tax etc., as applicable shall be levied in full.” The Railways has also done away with ‘Premium Tatkal Quota’ in these train services. Normal concession as applicable for respective concessional ticket will be admissible on the base fare of the ticket at each stage and there will be no change in the refund rules. Reservation rules will also remain unchanged and service tax will continue to be levied as applicable, the release added.
new Delhi, September 7 (pti): Delhi High Court today asked the Centre how it could make Aadhaar card mandatory for students from minority communities to apply for various scholarships meant to benefit them. The court issued a notice to the Centre and asked it to file a reply to the plea which claimed the policy of making Aadhaar card mandatory for applying for prematric, post-matric and merit-cum-means scholarships meant to benefit students from minority communities was “arbitrary”. Why is this kind of instruction being issued? How can you (Centre) say that Aadhaar is mandatory? You take notice and the concerned officer shall file the reply by September 23,” a bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said. The PIL, filed by West Bengal-based Nasimuddin educational and charitable trust, has alleged that the policy was arbitrary and discriminatory as it benefited only those having Aadhaar cards. Challenging the constitutional validity of the need for Aadhaar card and applying online for the scholarships, the plea alleged that it was a violation of Supreme Court’s judgement which had said that Aad-
Petition against Pokeman for hurting religious sentiments in Gujarat HC ahmeDabaD, September 7 (ianS): The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, the state Government and Niantic Inc, the San Francisco-based developer of controversial mobile phone game Pokemon Go, following a petition seeking a ban on the game in the country. A division bench comprising Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice V.M. Pancholi issued the notices after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) claimed that the use of the game hurt religious sentiments and sought a ban on it and its formal launch in India. Petitioner Ajay Dave stated that the game hurts the religious sentiments of Hindus and Jains and "this is my key contention", advocate Nachiketa Dave, haar would not be mandatory for availing benefits of government’s welfare schemes. The plea said that Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. It claimed that the policy of “compelling” students to apply through online process “smacks of nonapplication of mind since the students most in need of scholarship might not have access to computer, internet or the requisite
who argued the PIL, said. The petitioner contended that the game sees players entering various places of worship, including temples and derasars (Jain temples), to score points."Those who succeed are rewarded with obnoxious eggs. Offering eggs to people in temples and derasars, even in the virtual world, is highly objectionable and not a done thing," advocate Dave said. He went on: "Religions propagate non-violence and vegetarianism while eggs are non-vegetarian food. We cannot stand this and it is blasphemous to carry non-vegetarian food inside a place of worship of Hindus and Jains." He also sought directions to the state and central governments to stop the formal launch of the game in India.
knowledge of online application”. The petition, filed through advocates Prashant Bhushan and Neha Rathi, referred to the July 14, 2016 communication of the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) which had asked the chief secretary or administrators of the states to advertise for the various national scholarships of the ministry. It said the letter had asked the states to make Aadhar card mandatory for all students to apply for scholarships and also to apply only through the online process. “Many students be-
longing to non-affluent families do not have online facilities or the means to avail the scholarships through online means. Similarly, many students do not have Aadhaar cards,” the plea said. “Such a rule forcing a student to apply only online and compulsorily submitting Aadhaar card is unconstitutional, arbitrary, unjust and violates Article 14 of Constitution,” the plea said. It has sought setting aside of the July 14 communication besides a direction to the government to allow students to apply for national scholarships through offline means.
Modi busy filling pockets of industrialists: Rahul Gandhi Gorakhpur, September 7 (ianS): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "busy filling the pockets of industrialists and was least concerned about the poor". The Congress leader, who spoke briefly with journalists after visiting patients of Japanese Encephalitis at the Gorakhpur Medical College, said Modi had done nothing to contain the disease which, he said, had assumed epidemic proportions. Gandhi's visit to the hospital came ahead of his 6-km road show on the second day of his 2,500-km 'Kisan Mahayatra' in Uttar Pradesh. He said the previous United Progressive Alliance government had allocated the maximum funds to battle Japanese Encephalitis in Gorakhpur and neighbouring areas. Rahul Gandhi's roadshow began from the university square and he is scheduled to visit Sehjanwa, where he will address a 'nukkad sabha' (corner meeting). He will also visit a Dalit colony and meet its residents. He is slated to partake of food at a Dalit household in the colony. A large number of Youth Congress workers are participating in the road show, which is led by motorbike-borne supporters.
Using teachers for non-academic work unconstitutional, says SC new Delhi, September 7 (ianS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said engaging school teachers and university professors for non-academic work was against the constitution. The court directed that the 32 teachers who are working as private secretaries to lawmakers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh be relieved of their current responsibilities. Justice Dipak Misra and Justice C. Nagappan asked two state governments to issue their posting orders within a week and thereafter gave the 32 teachers three weeks' time to join their new postings in schools. The court order came as it rejected a plea by the teachers to allow them to continue to be in their present position till the end of the current academic year as their transfers would adversely affect their children's education and the employment of their spouses. Directing their withdrawal from their current positions, the bench in its order said: "They could not have been deputed in their current positions. Though they are not at fault but being bound by the law (Right to Education Act), we can't pass an order to allow the teachers to continue till June 2017. If we do so, it would be express violation of legislative command." Having said this, the bench declined the plea by the affected teachers who are working as personal assistant or secretaries of the lawmakers in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State assemblies. Expressing confidence that this kind of situation would not arise in the future, the bench directed the state governments to admit their children in mid-session.
14 injured in cracker factory explosion
Chhatarpur (maDhya praDeSh), September 7 (ianS): An explosion in a fire cracker factory in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, injured 14 factory workers, police said on Wednesday. The blast occurred on Tuesday night while the workers were filling explosive material in the fire crackers. Of the 14 injured, two have received serious burn injuries and have been taken to Jhansi for treatment while others are receiving treatment at a district clinic, police said. "A team of experts have arrived here from Sagar and is investigating the blasts. A case will be registered after the investigation is completed.
Foreigner, 3 cops among seven held in drugs racket in Haryana ChanDiGarh, September 7 (ianS): The Haryana Police has arrested seven persons, including a foreign national and three police personnel, in Fatehabad district on charges of involvement in drug trade, an official spokesman said on Wednesday. The arrested included Nigerian national Eric, who was nabbed from the Janakpuri Metro Station in Delhi following a tip-off by the other arrested accused. The others arrested in the case include Haryana residents Bansi, Sher Singh and Sanjay, the spokesman said. "Police personnel Krishan Kumar, Mandeep and Praveen have been arrested for accepting Rs 20,000 each as bribe in lieu of releasing the accused," the spokesman said. "During interrogation, Eric revealed that he was involved in selling heroin and smack in several states, including Haryana. He had come to India in 2015 and had lost his passport and visa after arriving," the spokesman said. The police have seized 60 gm heroin from the possession of the accused. The spokesman said more arrests could be made in the case.
Understaffed, underserved: Human problems of India's public health system Prateek Mittal & Vartika Singh IndiaSpend/IANS)
On August 15, 2016, in his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a safety net of up to Rs 100,000 for families who lived below the official poverty line. This programme, however, may do little for people who lack access to qualified medical personnel. Up to 62 per cent of government hospitals don't have a gynaecologist on staff and an estimated 22 per cent of sub-centres are short of auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) -- together, gynaecologists and ANMs are the frontline of the battle against infant and maternal mortality -- according to our analysis of District Level Household Survey (DLHS-4) data. At the same time, health facilities are fewer than required, which means that the actual shortfall in personnel is much higher. Our other findings: -- In 30 per cent of India's
districts, sub-centres with ANMs serve double the patients they are meant to. -- As many as 65 per cent of hospitals serve more patients than government standards require; the number rises to 95 per cent if we include hospitals with a gynaecologist on staff. -- Almost 80 per cent of all public hospitals serve twice the number of patients that government standards specify. Consider these statistics in light of India's slow progress in reducing maternal and infant mortality. Despite the fact that eight in 10 babies were born in hospitals in 2011-12, up from 41 per cent in 2005-06, according to government data, India continues to have the highest rate of infant mortality among BRICS nations, as IndiaSpend reported in May 2016. From 256 women who died per 100,000 live births, according to National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) surveys in 2004-06, India's maternal mortality rate (MMR) improved
30 per cent to 178 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2011-12, but this is worse than countries in the neighbourhood, such as Sri Lanka (30), Bhutan (148) and Cambodia (161), and worst among the BRICS countries: Russia (25), China (27), Brazil (44), and South Africa (138), according to the World Bank's latest estimates. The NRHM was launched in 2005 to provide affordable healthcare in rural areas, improve healthcare quality and reduce maternal and infant mortality. In 2013, the mission was rebranded as the National Health Mission (NHM) with two components, NRHM and National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). The budget for NRHM in 2005-06 was Rs 6,713 crore, which rose 67 per cent to Rs 11,196 crore in 2015-16. And, through the roll-out of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) insurance programme in 2008, the government of India has demonstrated a con-
certed effort to help the poor pay for medical expenses. But, even as the number of sub-centres rose 5 per cent, from 146,026 in 2005 to 153,655 in 2015, according to Rural Health Statistics (RHS) data, a critical element of the publichealth system continues to falter: There aren't enough doctors and nurses. Our analysis of DLHS data reveals that a large proportion of healthcare facilities across India don't have the required number of trained medical personnel on staff, creating impossible caseloads for those on duty. This problem is most pronounced in public hospitals and rural areas, which serve the most vulnerable Indian citizens. Much has been written about absenteeism amongst public sector employees and its impact on basic public services, including its impact on the quality of health services. The absenteeism rate across the public education and health sectors in India was 40 per cent,
tying with Indonesia, according to 2006 study conducted across primary schools and primary health centres in six countries. Much less attention has focused on the vacancies in public-sector employment and especially the public-health system. While the number of healthcare facilities across India has increased substantially, as we indicated, the count of medical personnel has not kept pace -- and rural facilities have the largest gap between the supply and demand of basic health services, as measured by vacancies. Since the launch of NRHM, two rounds of DLHS (round 3 in 2008 and round 4 in 2013) have been conducted which highlight the staffing gaps in maternal and child health. Gynaecologists play a crucial role in ensuring safe and healthy pregnancies and deliveries. Even with the increase in the number of facilities nationally, the number of practicing gynaecologists has not in-
creased significantly. In 2008, the number of government hospitals -- including CHCs, sub-district hospitals (SDHs) and district hospitals (DHs) -was 4,423, of which only 1,633, or 37 per cent, had a gynaecologist. In 2014, the number of hospitals rose to 6,318, but only 2,409, or 38 per cent, had a gynaecologist. In short, DLHS-4 indicates that close to 62 per cent of hospitals do not have a gynaecologist on staff. The government of India increased funding to the health sector through NRHM and put out the India Public Health Standard (IPHS) in 2007 (updated in 2012) which prescribes healthcare standards for facilities and personnel. These updated standards aim to address the shortfall in doctors and other staff in public-health facilities. There should be at least one sub-centre per 5,000 people, and each sub-centre should have at least one ANM on staff, according to
IPHS standards. Similarly, IPHS prescribes one CHC per 120,000 people and one gynaecologist per CHC. As per these norms, India needs more than 10,000 gynaecologists in its public-hospital system. However, according to RHS data, there are only 3,429 sanctioned posts for gynaecologists across the country, of which only 1,296 have been filled. In other words, if we use IPHS as reference, CHCs have no more than 12.6 per cent of the gynaecologists they should. This number increases if we only assume the number of sanctioned posts as benchmark. In the public debate over how to ensure high-quality public services for all Indians, vacancies must stand alongside absenteeism as a critical area for improvement. Until these vacancies are filled, infrastructure investments and financial safety nets will fall short of ensuring adequate access to quality healthcare for the poorest Indians.
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Trump and Hillary Clinton look to pass US commander-in-chief test
PHILADELPHIA, SEPtEmbEr 7 (rEutErS): Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, pledging a major new military buildup, and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton get a chance on Wednesday to show how they would lead the U.S. armed forces as commander-in-chief. The two Nov. 8 election opponents are to make back-to-back appearances at an NBC “commander-inchief” forum in New York, Clinton first, followed by Trump. It will offer a prelude of what to expect from them when national security issues come up in their three presidential debates. Trump is to lay out a major military rebuilding proposal at an 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) address in Philadelphia. A senior aide said he would outline a plan for new ships, planes, submarines, combat troops and missile defense systems. It would be paid for by lifting congressionally mandated spending caps and launching a new round of budget reforms to save money. The Trump campaign did not immediately provide an estimate of how much the buildup might cost. The forum in New York will allow both campaigns to shift their messages to national security, a major topic for voters given the threat of Islamist militants, China’s military activities in the South China Sea, and nuclear-armed North Korea’s ballistic missile tests. Clinton is trying to raise questions about Trump’s temperament and fitness for office given his history of incendiary rhetoric, such as
Invoking religion, Donald Trump speaks of unity
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina on September 6. (REUTERS Photo)
GrEENVILLE, N.C., VA./ WASHINGtON, SEPtEmbEr 7 (rEutErS): Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invoked religion, talked of unifying Americans and tried to raise doubts about whether Democratic rival Hillary Clinton can be trusted in a new campaign stump speech unveiled on Tuesday. “I will fight for Detroit, for Chideclaring President Barack Obama “the founder of ISIS,” an acronym for the Islamic State militant group. On Tuesday in Tampa, Florida, Clinton seized on Trump’s statement the previous day that if he had been treated like Obama had been on arrival in China last week, he would have ordered the plane to return him home. Obama was made to disembark from Air Force One on a secondary set of stairs and reporters who traveled with him were hectored by Chinese officials for trying to watch him get off the aircraft. “Apparently Trump
Clinton leaks could come by next week: Assange
cago, for Baltimore, and for every neglected part of this nation – and I will fight to bring us all together as one American people,” Trump told a packed rally in Greenville, North Carolina, in a departure from his typical bare-knuckled approach. On the Democratic side, both Clinton and her vice presidential running mate, Tim Kaine, blasted Trump. Clinton focused on
said if there had been the kerfuffle about the stairs and the press, he would have just stayed on the plane and gone home. I think that’s yet another very strong piece of evidence as to why he should never be anywhere near the White House,” Clinton said. NO ADVANTAGE Neither candidate had an advantage when it came to national security, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling in August. Respondents were evenly split between Clinton and Trump when asked “which presidential candidate do you believe will be
Trump’s past bankruptcies and his refusal to release his tax records. “He clearly has something to hide. We don’t know exactly what it is, but we’re getting better guesses about what it probably is,” she said. Kaine, in a national security speech in Wilmington, North Carolina, criticized Trump’s business dealings with Russia, the ties between some of his campaign advisers to the country and Trump’s suggestion that he hoped Russian hackers could find missing emails from when Clinton was secretary of state. “He has openly encouraged Russia to hack his political opponents and commit espionage against his own country,” Kaine said. Trump, buoyed by polls showing him as gaining ground against Clinton, outlined what he would do on his first day as president if elected on Nov. 8, part of a new effort to inject more discipline into his free-wheeling campaign. He said he would suspend the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the United States, start toward repealing and replacing President
better at keeping us safe?”. Some 38 percent of likely voters picked Clinton, while 39 percent picked Trump. David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, said Clinton and Trump both face tests in convincing voters that they are up to the task. “As the first woman to be a major party nominee, Clinton is forging new ground. A lot of voters will be asking themselves: Is she tough enough? And Trump’s excited a lot of people and he scares a lot of others who’ll be asking
Barack Obama’s signature healthcare plan, and begin the first steps toward building a wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. Trump, who rarely mentions religion, quoted from a Bible passage he read aloud at a black church in Detroit on Saturday, part of his effort to appeal to African-American voters. “Imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one God, saluting one flag,” he added. “It is time to break with the bitter failures of the past, and to embrace a new American future.” THE DESTRUCTION OF EMAILS But Trump was unflinchingly critical of Clinton over the latest disclosures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about her use of a private email server and destruction of thousands of emails that she and her staff had deemed of a personal nature. At least two of her mobile devices were reported destroyed by a staff using a hammer and BleachBit software to wipe unwanted emails.
‘is this the guy I want protecting me and my family? Can he handle having his finger on the big red button?’,” Yepsen said. Trump is to use his Philadelphia speech to accuse Clinton of backing “military adventurism” for her handling of conflicts in Libya and the Middle East while she was Obama’s secretary of state from 2009-13. Trump’s engagement with the Middle East, by contrast, would be to work with governments even if they were not necessarily strong on democracy, his senior aide said. Trump has some convincing to do on foreign
policy. Many national security experts from past Republican administrations have declared him unfit for the Oval Office. Presidential scholar Thomas Alan Schwartz of Vanderbilt University said Trump was likely to cite then-U.S. senator Clinton’s vote in favor of the muchcriticized 2003 Iraq war as evidence of why he is more suited for commander-inchief. “I think one thing you’ll see at the debates is him suggesting that he’ll be a careful commander-inchief and that it’s Hillary more likely to get us into war,” he said.
Clinton criticizes Trump for commenting on Fed policies
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds up the upcoming book from Clinton and her vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine during a campaign stop at the 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade and Festival in Cleveland, Ohio on September 5. (REUTERS Photo)
tAmPA, SEPtEmbEr 7 (rEutErS): Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticized Republican rival Donald Trump on Tuesday for making comments about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies, which she said should be off-limits for U.S. presidents and presidential candidates. “You should not be commenting on Fed actions when you are either running for president or you are president,” Clinton told reporters on her campaign plane. “Words have consequences. Words move markets. Words can be misinterpreted.” Trump, who has previously accused the U.S. central bank of keeping interest rates low to help Democratic President Barack Obama, said on Monday that interest rates should change. “They’re keeping the rates down so that everything else doesn’t go down,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s request to address a potential rate hike by the Federal Reserve in September. “We have a very false economy.” Clinton criticized the New York real estate magnate in her second press conference in as many days. “He should not be trying to talk up or talk down the economy, and he should not be adding the Fed to his long list of institutions and individuals that he is maligning and otherwise attacking,” she said. Clinton, a former U.S. senator from New York and secretary of state, also said that daughter Chelsea Clinton’s involvement in the Clinton Foundation charity will be decided after the Nov. 8 election. “These issues will be decided after the election. And we will decide the appropriate way forward,” she said. Earlier, she told ABC News that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, should not have to step down before the election from his position at the foundation. Her use of a private email server while secretary of state and questions about improper influence involving donors to the Clinton Foundation have been thorny topics for Clinton as the presidential campaign headed into its final months. Clinton dismissed the latest call for a new investigation into her email practices.
Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts
WASHINGtON, SEPtEmbEr 7 (IANS): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said leaks on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other American politicians were coming “reasonably soon” and that information “teases” could drop as early as next week. “The first batch is reasonably soon. We are quite confident about it now,” Politico reported on Tuesday citing Assange as saying in an interview. Assange opted not to provide specifics on a release, but added that the organisation “might put out some teasers as early as next week or the week after”. In an August interview, Assange promised to leak “thousands” of document pages pertaining to Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and the presidential election, adding that he anticipated it would have a “significant” impact by November 8, Politico reported. In the wake of a massive hacking breach of the DNC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in July, the threat of another release of damaging documents has loomed large in the minds of Democratic operatives, according to analysts. Democrats have reportedly feared for months that an information dump by Wikileaks could cause waves in an increasing bout between Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump, Politico added.
DubAI, SEPtEmbEr 7 (rEutErS): Saudi Arabia’s top religious authority said Iran’s leaders were not Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage. The war of words on the eve of the mass pilgrimage will deepen a long-running rift between the Sunni kingdom and the Shi’ite revolutionary power. They back opposing sides in Syria’s civil war and a list of other conflicts across the Middle East. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message published on Monday, criticised Saudi Arabia over how it runs the
UNICEF: Nearly 12 million child migrants live in Asia
Annan meets Muslim & Buddhist communities in Myanmar
NEW YOrk, SEPtEmbEr 7 (IANS): Nearly 12 million children of the world’s international child migrants live in Asia, according to a report released on Wednesday by UNICEF. In the report entitled ‘Uprooted’, the Unicef said that worldwide nearly 50 million children have been driven from their homes, including 28 million displaced by conflict, EFE news reported. Asia is home to 39% of all child migrants, with Saudi Arabia hosting the largest number in the region followed by Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Thailand, Kuwait and Kazakhstan. In 2015, of all children under the protection of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 45% were from Syria and Afghanistan. “Children of refugees and undocumented migrants are more likely to have their rights compromised than other children, including lack of access to health care and education, discrimination and risks to their personal safety,” said Karin Hulshof, UNICEF Regional director for East Asia and the Pacific. Displaced children face several dangers during their journeys, including the risk of drowning on sea crossings, trafficking, kidnapping, exploitation, rape and murder. Once they arrive at their destinations they often face discrimination and xenophobia, the report said. While a relatively low number of Asian children migrate from their country of birth, they face the most dangerous journeys in the world, as the journey across the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea is around three times more deadly than the Mediterranean routes into Europe, the agency said. The journey claimed the lives of around 2,000 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis between 2012 and 2015, it added. UNICEF estimates that in 2014 around 58,000 people attempted to make that journey, most from Myanmar and Bangladesh to several countries in Southeast Asia. The report comes days before the UN hosts a summit on the refugee crisis at the General Assembly in New York on September 19.
SIttWE, SEPtEmbEr 7 (rEutErS): A team led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan began to address the plight of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims on Wednesday, meeting people displaced in communal violence that has raised concern about the country’s commitment to human rights. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi appointed the ninemember commission to advise her on the situation in Rakhine State where ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims have lived separately since clashes in 2012 in which more than 100 people were killed. Some 125,000 people are living in camps, the vast majority members of the Rohingya minority who are denied citizenship in Myanmar, where many members of the majority Buddhist community see them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The six Myanmar and three foreign commissioners, including Kofi Annan, toured the camps for displaced people in the northwestern state and met members of both communities. Annan and his fellow team members did not speak to reporters but they raised hopes for peace among some of
haj after a crush last year killed hundreds of pilgrims. He said Saudi authorities had “murdered” some of them, describing Saudi rulers as godless and irreligious. Responding to a question by Saudi newspaper Makkah, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh said he was not surprised at Khamenei’s comments. “We have to understand that they are not Muslims ... Their main enemies are the followers of Sunnah (Sunnis),” Al al-Sheikh was quoted as saying, remarks republished by the Arab News. He described Iranian leaders as sons of “magus”, a reference to Zoroastrian-
ism, the dominant belief in Persia until the Muslim Arab invasion of the region that is now Iran 13 centuries ago. “BIGOTRY” Al al-Sheikh’s remarks drew an acerbic retort from Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who said they were evidence of bigotry among Saudi leaders. “Indeed; no resemblance between Islam of Iranians & most Muslims & bigoted extremism that Wahhabi top cleric & Saudi terror masters preach,” Zarif wrote on his Twitter account. Saudi authorities normally seek to avoid public discussion of whether
Shi’ites are Muslims, but implicitly recognise them as such by welcoming them to the haj, and by accepting Iranian visits to the Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Tensions between the two countries have been rising since Riyadh cut ties with Tehran in January following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, itself a response to the Saudi execution of dissident Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Custodian of Islam’s most revered places in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia stakes its reputation on organising haj, one of the five pillars of Islam which every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to
is obliged to undertake at least once. iyadh said 769 pilgrims were killed in the 2015 disaster, the highest haj death toll since a crush in 1990. Counts of fatalities by countries who repatriated bodies showed that more than 2,000 people may have died, more than 400 of them Iranians. Iran blamed the 2015 disaster on organisers’ incompetence. Pilgrims from Iran will be unable to attend haj, which officially starts on Sept. 11, this year after talks between the two countries on arrangements broke down in May. The split between Islam’s main sects dates to a dispute among Muslims
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan attends a meeting with local leaders at the Aung Mingalar Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Sittwe, Myanmar, September 7, 2016. REUTERS
those they met. “I believe that this commission will help solve the problems between the Rakhine and the Rohingya,” said Hla Myint, a representative of the Dar Paing internally displaced camp. The end
of decades of strict military rule in Myanmar has exposed communal tension between minority Muslims and some Buddhists, and fuelled a Buddhist nationalist movement led by hardline monks. The commission arrived in the
region on Tuesday to a hostile reception from hundreds of residents and monks. The state’s largest political party, which helped organise the protest, opposes the commission saying the foreigners can’t understand the region’s history.
over who would rule their community after the death of the Prophet Mohammad, and Shi’ites still regard his descendents as a line of imams blessed with divine guidance. Today such disagreements over history remain emotive points of tension between the sects, but they are also divided over day -to-day issues including differing interpretations of Islamic law and the role and organisation of the clergy. In the Wahhabi teaching of Sunni Islam followed by the Saudi clergy and government, Shi’ite doctrine about imams is seen as incompatible with the concept of a monotheistic God.
Suu Kyi has been cautious in her approach to the Rakhine State violence but has gradually become more outspoken since she led her party to victory in a landmark election last November. This week, she described the conflict as a “wound on the body politic of the nation” that could not be ignored. Muslim religious leader Kyaw Zan La told the commission during a meeting in the Thet Ke Pyin camp, home to more than 5,000 people, that his community wanted peace. “The two communities have been living together for hundreds of years,” Kyaw Zan La said. “We Rohingyas want to live side by side with the Rakhine people.” The panel also visited the Aung Mingalar quarter of the state capital, Sittwe, where several thousand Rohingya live cordoned off by police checkpoints. “If there’s a medical emergency, we can’t go directly to the hospital even though it’s nearby. We have to get permission,” said teacher Maung Kyaw Naing, 25. Suu Kyi is set to visit the US this month, where she is seeking further sanctions relief for her country, and is likely to face questions on her handling of Rakhine State.
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A ChiNese Movie for NAgAlAND R ecently I watched a Chinese movie. Just like that. No prior plan, no one forced, no one coaxed. One of the Narola(s) came to my place and showed me the leaflet picture of BRICS Film Festival, Delhi, on her phone. In 30 minutes, we were at the venue watching a Chinese movie (among the many) that struck a melancholic note with the feelings I have brooded and hatched over the years pertaining to tradition/culture-people-modernity relation. No. The film had no Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, no choreographed lightning fast fighting, or Kung-Fu of any kind. It was a movie that blanked our conventional conception about Chinese movies. The movie had a ‘Sifu’, the other actors, sometimes humourous and all-out compelling script, and the soulful heart-wrenching music that filled the packed hall. On the screen, they began to play ‘Song of the Phoenix’ directed by Wu Tianming. Prior to the screening, the Director’s daughter, Wu Yanyan and the movie Producer gave a summary and the history of how the movie was made. Apparently, Wu Tianming died right after completing the movie in 2014. His daughter took charge, and along with the Producer started looking
for the movie release. They found no takers. In May 2016, two years after his death, the movie was finally released on the same day with "Captain America: Civil War" in China. Despite the Marvel’s record-breaking show, ‘Song of the Phoenix’ held its head up and made waves, especially among the younger generation. Unable to be a professional Suona (a double-reeded horn music instrument popularly used to produce traditional Chinese music!) player, a father puts his entire trust and duty to play Suona and learn the ‘Song of the Phoenix”, considered to be the toughest piece to play, upon his son Tianming (that the director should attribute his name to the protagonist) and kept him under the tutorage of a Suona Sifu in another village. Traditionally, Suona players are a cornerstone of Chinese tradition, not only in producing music but also in the keeping the ancient practices intact. The Suona bands were invited to play during ceremonies, whether in celebration or mourning. In playing the instrument, they fill the atmosphere with music soothing the weary travelers, farmers, toilers, and the troubled minds. Everyone who plays the Suona cannot reach the level to play the ‘Song of the Phoenix’. From the early days, the Sifu identifies
that the new apprentice Tianming has what it takes to learn fast and also reach a greater level, including to play the ultimate ‘Song of the Phoenix’. He grows into a fine young man, a professional Suona player who had promised Sifu that he will keep the tradition of Suona playing alive. Money and respect came regularly in good quantity. Everywhere they go, people paid due homage, treated them with fine wine and dine, and rewarded them handsomely. Tianming was entrusted with the task to raise the next generation of Suona players and who will keep the tradition alive. Tianming and his Suona band thus embark upon a journey where the objective is not only to play in the present, but also to see that the art and tradition continue to advance among the generations to come. The next episode is what captivated the attention of my entire senses. It was as if it was all about Nagaland! Yes, Nagaland! How we have evolved from an agrarian, headhunting, and animistic society to die-hardwhite-collared-job fanatics, and all our traditional values and practices have diluted finely with the values and system of the ‘foreign’. We have remixed our traditions with the new ones, so much so that men and women deeply concerned about our ‘identity’ can grief and sing the Auld Lang Syne.
Nagamese, English, jeans, boots, suits, guitars, piano, etc., have conveniently replaced mother tongue, traditional attires, traditional music instruments and all. We have ‘exoticized’ ourselves for no reason, except glaringly flash our follies to the rest of the world. We have ‘exoticized’ ourselves to a level where our traditions have become a mere showpiece for attracting tourists. Here is a situation where we are totally lost and irreparably messed up. On one hand, we strive for ‘self-determination’ because we are ‘different’ in our ‘identity’. On the other hand, we are losing all that constitutes our ‘identity’. Define irony?! As I was saying, the Suona players were thriving. And then the new waves of music began to spill across the land. Gradually, during ceremonies, the traditional Suona bands were given “second class citizen” treatments or they were not invited at all. New Bands came in the likes of modern brass bands and young girls skimpily dressed singing with provocative moves to entertain. Times, like the seasons, have changed. The citizens preferred the new products. Soon, the Suona bands found themselves unwanted and painful to peoples’ ear. The instrument that was the main ingredient of their everyday life throughout their history has now become
obsolete, a thing of mockery and ridicule. Marriages, funerals, and all other ceremonies no longer required the Suona players. The same citizens who at one point of time had sought the bands for their pleasure have ushered in an era where the new ones have smothered the old. Sifu dies while playing the ‘Song of the Phoenix’ in one of the ceremonies, trying to fight for the rightful place for Suona music amidst assault by modern culture. In the end, deserted by all his band-mates, Tianming with tears plays the ‘Song of the Phoenix’, all alone next to Sifu’s grave, as his spirit departs. It is a painful sight to see our traditions becoming a mere advertisement for tourism promotion. Tradition has become a task to enforce, especially to the younger generations because we have given room for the guest to stay forever not thinking about our progenies. Of course, we need to discard all that hinders our path of progress and those which do not elevate us. However, we should be extremely cautious not to throw the baby with the bathwater while doing so. Having said this, tradition should not be a thing of the past- to look back in nostalgia, but should be celebrated with the same fervor- at present and in the future. Toshi Longkumer, New Delhi
Lokayukta in our Sate of Nagaland THE HARVEST FESTIVALOF KONYAKNAGA (LAU-ONG MO)
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orruption in Nagaland is at its peak. In fact it can't go higher than this. Politicians and Government official have emptied the State's coffer. There is absolutely zilch in a sense of accountability and responsibility. The Sate Vigilance Commission is ineffective. What do we do? Where do we go from here? The corrupt needs to be tried and put behind bars. The answer is Lokayukta an Ombudsman similar to the Lokpal in the Centre. Sates which have implemented Lokayukta have seen
powerful politicians and Bureaucrats put behind bars. These Sates are making strides when it comes to development. What is keeping the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from passing the Lokayukta Bill? The reason is obvious but examples has to be set. Following are the states in India which have implemented Lokayukta Bill. Lokayukta, Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta, Assam Lokayukta, Bihar Lok Aayog Adhyadesh(ordinance), Chhattisgarh Lokayukta, Delhi
Lokayukt, Goa Lokayukta, Gujarat Lokayukta, Haryana Lokayukta, Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta, Jharkhand Lokayukta, Karnataka Lokayukta, Kerala Lokayukta, Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta, Maharashtra Lokpal, Orissa Lokpal, Punjab Lokayukta, Rajasthan Lokayukta, Uttarakhand - adopted from Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, Uttar Pradesh Kevitho Kera
NSSE II Exam and Danger of confusing Naga backward quota issue with non-issue
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he ongoing tussle between various tribal student unions with regard to NSSE II exam for MBBS, Engineering and others courses is a matter of serious concern and may lead to unprecedented divide within the Naga family if not tackled firmly and at the earliest. While students in other states are busy with admission in their respective allotted institutions, selected/aspiring medical and technical students in Nagaland are still uncertain of the fate and seat allocations, causing heartburns and tensions both for parents and students alike. At this critical juncture the lackadaisical attitude and response of the State government to the serious issue is jeopardizing the career of hundreds of students. I would also like to share my opinion with regard to reservation of seats for backward tribes (BTs) in technical courses. It has been observed that some so-called backward tribes are availing the backward quota seats as well as encroaching on the seats of other tribes through merit basis. This is depriving majority of the other Naga tribes who do not enjoy ‘reservation within reservation’. The state government should make the backward quota reservation policy clear so that no student enjoys double benefit at the cost of thousands of other students. It is also ridiculous to insist on BTs reservation even if the students failed to score minimum marks in the all India level exams for technical courses. Is it justice that those students who qualified through sheer hard work should sacrifice their seats for the sake of backward quota? I would also request the Angami Students’ Union and other student unions to make a comparative study of the population of each Naga tribe and number of state government employees of that particular tribe as against the total population of all Naga tribes and total number of state government employees. If for any backward tribe, the population vis a vis government employees is more or less uniform with other tribes, then the backward tag should be removed. We as concerned parents will not remain mute spectators to the ugly drama being enacted time and again in the name of BT reservation or quota. We are ready to go to court for the sake of justice of our children. The line should be drawn – only BT quota or open competition for all. No more BT quota plus merit quota. Lastly, the verification process being conducted by NSF is pointless and should be stopped as the latter has so far not taken any initiative to address the genuine grievances of the student community at large. Kevise Sogotsu, Dimapur
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his is in reference to the news report appearing in your esteemed dailies highlighting that the Naga civil societies are demanding withdrawals of AFSPA from Nagaland without starting any reason. Here it may be pointed out that to demand withdrawals of the AFSPA without first resorting unity among the Naga groups, will be inviting fratricidal war among our people like in the headhunting days as all are armed to the teeth. Historically, it was the failure of the Government of India to fulfill its commitments and thereby emanates the Undo-Naga conflict, which is the cause for the emergence of so many opposing factions in Nagaland. And if the Government of India acknowledges this historical truth and fulfill its promises made to the NNC there would be no reason to impose AFSPA in Nagaland and there will be no Indo-Naga conflict. We must also understand that past records have clearly shown that the Government of India never intended to integrate the Nagas to be in India
as a whole but in pieces. Therefore all the Naga people both overground and the underground national workers should stand united and demand what the Government of India had already committed to the Naga people in the 9 Points Agreement of 1947 in order to settle the Naga issue. This is what A.Z. Phizo the father of Naga nation had wisely suggested to the then Governor General of India Sri Rajagopalachari in 1948 stating that “if my people had not taken to other route, the settlement of the Naga issue, I believe, should be based on Governor’s Ten Years Agreement (which resulted in the famous 9 Points Agreement) and that settlement should not be to the people but of the land which belongs to the Nagas” In view of the above let us stop mixing the real Naga issue with non-issue but rather let us agree together and demand what is our right and settle the Naga issue in line with the prophetic suggestion of the father of the Naga nation. T.L Angami, Head GB Founder and Advisor, NGBF
An Introduction: Every community has festivals and its own stories and folklores which are connected with the past and present customs, Myths and reality. There are several festivals which are importance to the socials set up, Economics pratices and Political system of the community. Likewise the various festivals of the Konyak Naga society has its own importance and significance and different villages and regions call their festivals by different names and the dates also vary according to the convenience of the each village and locality but the mode of celebration and festive activities are same and one. And every festival of Konyak Naga is something or other related for good harvest in terms of sacrificial offering and ritual performance. Among the many festivals Aoleang in Konyak, Oriah in Wancho and Monyiu in Phom stands the first because it has connected with so many socials, economics and political interest but the Harvest festival call Lau-ong Mo is second to none and it is second most important festival in terms of celebration, expenses and significant. And this Harvest Festival Lau-ong Mo is known by different names such as Aonye, LauMo, Kongfi, Laudongle Lickyam and Chachaban. There are several festivals among the Konyak Naga community such as Aolean-Mo, Leangha-Mo, Lauong-Mo, Wantu/Hahwang-Mo and the meaning of Wantu/Hahwang-Mo words are Jungle Cleaning Fest. And during this occasion a priest of the village has to perform rites and offer sacrifice and predict that which crops in the field can be yielded in maximum. Nyau-Mo/Changnyee-Mo etc. and this Nyau-Mo/Changnyee-Mo may be understood as Fasting and Abstinent feast. Lau-Ong-Mo (The Harvest Festival) The Harvest festival generally known as Aonye, Lau-Mo, Kongfi, lickyam and Chachaban and it is one of the most important festivals of the Konyak (Naga) community. This festival is a Thanks Givings and Acknowledgement for bountiful reaped of the varieties of crops in Jhum fields and Gardens in the preceding harvest season and though
dates are varies yet celebration occurs in the month of September every year. And this harvest feast is not only for bumper harvest but also expressing gratitude for good life, healthy lives stock and also safety from the stroke of epidemic, famines, un-natural death and natural calamities. This festival is celebrates right after the harvest of all crops is finished by the whole community in one go and during this occasion every food grain that were produced in the fields, gardens are cooked and serves and ex-change among the friends, relatives and in-laws and every household prepare the feast by slaughtering lives stocks and the priest of the village perform rites and predict the future course of harvest and life and also expressed the thanks giving for good crops. And during harvest feast Gong Drums are beat and food grains are exposes in the sun light for proper dry up specially seedling to be preserved for next Jhum-field sowing seed season. Even though harvest festival is celebrated as community feast yet an individual or single family can do separate harvest fest those families who have reaped maximum food grains and varieties of crops in the preceding consecutive years. The individual family harvest fest is known as Nakyam and this word terminology of local dialect may be applied as drying or exposing its food grains in the sun light and simultaneously expressing its gratitude for bumper reaped and also to recognize the family as wealthy man or family in the society. And this feast organize by one individual family is more expenses than that of a Aoleang festival in terms of expenditures as single family has to feed whole community, friends, relatives, inlaws and guests from neighboring villages. For this reason, numbers of lives stocks are to be slaughtered and varieties of food grains items are to serve in the occasion. And this single family who had hoisted harvest fest must have almost all kinds of lives stock reared by him and also one or more granaries should be owned which stores its crops, food grains and other valuable assets. And subsequently a big size of tree is fell and make a Log-Drum and carve
with wealthy man designs, and from wooden itself a flat style timbers are sliced with different designs and patterns on the timber and these wooden timbers are used as wall and some time Tiger figure is carved on the pillar, and this act of fest, feeling of Log-Drum, Tiger figure carve pillar and wooden walls and doors are decorated and it symbolize rich man house in the community and the size house and wooden wall, doors and pillars designs and patterns decoration may easily identify the wealthy man house in the village. And this fest is known as Ghum-Ak and Po-chai in local dialect. The log-Drum and Tiger figure Pillar and making of wooden wall is done by the individual or family who had already hoisted the Harvest fest. During this harvest festival occasion every item of food grains shall be served and exhibited and every domestic lives stock are slaughtered and this practice signifies as the person/family is wealthy enough and it is also says that, those individual or family who had hoisted harvest fest can only give away food grains on credit or loan to the others in the village and only the multi-richness is worthy of hoisting harvest fest. Even though a family has reaped abundance of food grains in one particular year can not hoist the feast but the family must have reaped bumper harvest in a consecutives harvest seasons, should have stored two or more granaries and rear different kinds of domestic lives stocks, owned numerous ornaments, assets and properties in terms of land, forests, bamboo grove etc and other words, it is an show up feast and recognizing celebration as rich man and after this fest, the family is treated as wealthy family in the village or area. And the another significant of the hoist of Harvest Fest and feeding of the community is sharing of his richness and wealthy and Thanks Giving to the provider, the God and for the fullest and abundant life and also recognize him as wealthy man and his family can be called as Hakpa Nok which means Rich Man House in the village. P. Longang Leo Konyak Forest colony, Kohima.
Remembering late N. L Kinghen (Multi-Faceted Pioneer Among The Lothas)
CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION Late N. L Kinghen (Nchemo Lhota) was born in Changpang Village, Wokha District, sometime in the month of April 1894. He was the eldest son of Late Shanchow Kinghen and Late Takumpula Longkumtzur Kinghen. His mother Late Takumpula was the first Christian convert from Changpang Village which is the second village to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ in Lotha area. Late Kinghen was admitted to the Impur M. E School and Mission Training on 12-2-1915 and passed Class-VI at the Jorhat Christian H. E. School and finished his studies there in 1924.
AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR Right from his student days Late Kinghen took keen interest in literary work such as translation and composing of songs. Some of the books written/translated by him are given below. 1. The Lotha Hymn book (Potso Ntho Khen) was translated by him in 1924, along with Rev. I. E Ngullie of Okotos village. These included 14 songs contributed by Mr. Chumdemo Murry and Chichamo Ovung. 2. A small catechism book was translated by Late Kinghen into Lotha dialect and was printed at Baptist Mission press Calcutta in 1928. 3. Late Kinghen authored a book called “ABC Sokaphen Kako” for beginners in 1938, which was duly approved and published by the Deputy Commissioner Naga Hills Kohima.
seemed to be pointing to a declaration of independence”. 4. The Naga delegation met Indian Prime Minster Jawaharlal Nehru at Jorhat on 20-10-1956 in which the Lothas were represented by 1. N.L. Kinghen (PA. to D.C) 2. Khyothungo Ezung (D.B) 3. PvuchinimoJungi 4. NzioHumtsoe SERVICE RENDERED 5. TsurenthungMurry (GB) FOR THE NAGA CAUSE 6. P. E Ezung 1. Formation of Naga Hill District Tribal Council (NHDTC) 1945. NHDTC was formed in April 1945 OTHER SERVICES RENDERED Following are some of the public on the advice of C.R. Pawsey the then Deputy Commissioner of Naga Hills, service rendered by Late N. L Kinghen in his capacity as government servant. with following office bearers: 1. Late Kinghen was the first ga(a) President -Mr. Mayang Nokzetted officer among the Lothas. The cha Ao establishment of Wokha Town in the (b) Vice President -Mr. N. L Kinghen (Nchemo Lotha) formative years was solely taken care by Late Kinghen as he was the head (c) General Secretary of the then Wokha Sub-division from -Mr. T. Sakhrie Angami (d) Joint Secretary 1946 to 1958, and then 1964 to 1965. He was “The Architect of Wokha Town”. -Mr. P. Sentsi Rengma 2. The present Government High2. Formation of Naga National Council (NNC) 1946. er Secondary School was started by When from NHDTC to NNC was the general public of the whole Loformed at Wokha on 20th June 1946, tha area as a private school, under once again Late. N. L Kinghen was the guidance and leadership of Late elected as Vice President with Mr. Ali- Kinghen. He even involved his wife and engaged her as the unofficial key ba Ao as President. 3. Naga Delegation to meet Nehru holder of the school office and the at Delhi- 18th July 1947 school chest. 3. Late Kinghen worked painsIn the Naga delegation to meet Pandit Nehru, in New Delhi the Lo- takingly for educational advancetha tribe was represented by Mr. N. L ment of Lothas. During his tenure as Assistant Commissioner-I (presKinghen and Mr. Tsayio Kikon. After his return from New Del- ently designated as SDO(C) Wokha, hi Nchemo Lotha said “everything Fr. Larrea and Fr. O’ Haracame to Every Lotha child was introduced to education through this book and was used in schools till the early eighties. 4. He was co-translator of the AESOP’S FABLES. 5. He was the author of “Assam Osi Naga Hills Geography” which was used as a text book in Middle Schools.
meet him on 8th April 1965 about sorting out differences of opinion with the landowners for opening of a catholic Educational Institution. The attitude of the people toward non-Baptist denominational Christians was not as friendly as it is now and convincing all parties was not an easy task. However with the initiative of Late Kinghen the landowners and the general public agreed to the proposal of opening the Don Bosco School Wokha. Many years later Late Kinghen wrote in his autobiography quote “The Lothas still hope that this high school will grow into a college in the near future. The predecessors laid the foundation and successors are doing the construction.” 4. In the days when Wokha was under the SDO Mokokchung, a team of Police Officials came to Wokha and earmarked the present Baptist church site as the proposed site of Police Station Wokha. However, Late Kinghen vehemently objected to the proposal and using his official position, allotted an alternative site and thus salvaged the site for the Church. 5. Late Kinghen was a founding member of the Lotha Literature committee and served as its Chairman till his death on 8-9-1978.
SERVICE (GOVERNMENT) Late N. L. Kinghen served at the Barbhetta Mission Hospital Jorhat from 1933 to 1936. He was then appointed in government service as an assistant in D.C’s office Kohima on
15-04-1936. This was the beginning of a very fruitful and successful span of 33years of government service. (Listed below). 1. Chairman Lotha Tribal Bench Court -1946 to 1953 2. Political Assistant to D.C Naga Hills, Wokha – 1953 to 1958 3. Administrative Officer D.C’s Office Kohima- 1958 to 1959 4. Assistant Commissioner –II Kohima – 1959-64 5. Assistant Commissioner – I (S.D.O Civil) Wokha – 1964 to 1965 6. Additional Deputy Commissioner and Additional District Magistrate, Tuensang- 1965 to 1968 7. Deputy Secretary (R) Home Deptt. – 1968 to 1969 8. Retired as Additional D.C 24.6.1969. The proof of Late Kinghen’s selflessness can be established in the fact that he does not own even an inch of government land allotted in his name anywhere in Nagaland even though he had the authority for 33 years while in government service. The members of the family of Late N. L Kinghen would like to place on record their appreciation and gratitude to the government of Nagaland and the District administration Wokha, for naming the road from Nallah near Pisamo Tungoe residence to IOC Nallah as N.L Kinghen Road. David Kinghen On behalf of the children Grand-Children and great grand Children of Late N. L Kinghen.
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EntErtainmEnt Tetseo Sisters perform at the Asia Culture Center Theatre 2, Gwangju on September 1 to kick off "Sarang: India Culture Festival in Korea". The festival started on the 1st of September 2016 and will conclude on the 9th of October and is spread across different cities of South Korea including Seoul, Gwangju, Busan, Nima Island and Incheon.
Virieno Zakiesato performing at the Prakriti Excellence of Contemporary Dance Awards 2016 held in Chennai. She received a jury award and will be touring with her performance work in India on 2017.
(From left to right): Regina, Faculty, Sentitola, Faculty, Betoka Swu, K Venuh, Faculty in Charge and Roshu Rhi, Faculty with students during the seminar cum workshop organised by Department of Fashion Technology, The Global Open University (TGOU), Nagaland on August 30 at its campus. Betoka Swu, Lifestyle Photographer Polar Lights are scheduled to perform at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow in Kohima & Creative Director of MUSIK-A was the resource person for the seminar. on September 10. The gig will start at 5:00pm with supporting act Metet Jamir.
Mel Gibson slams ‘Batman v Superman’
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ollywood star Mel Gibson blasted "Batman v Superman" saying he is not interested in fake superheroes. The 60-year-old director said making a film with big budget does not guarantee it to be a good work, reported Deadline. "I'm not interested in the stuff. Do you know what the difference between real superheroes and comic-book
superheroes is? Real superheroes didn't wear spandex. So I don't know. Spandex must cost a lot," Gibson said. The mention of DC Comics blockbuster, which was panned by critics, came up when Gibson revealed the modest budget he worked with on his latest film "Hacksaw Ridge." "I look at them and scratch my head. I'm really baffled by it. I think there's a lot of
waste, but maybe if I did one of those things with the green screens I'd find out different. "It seems to me that you could do it for less...You're spending outrageous amounts of money, USD 180 million or more, I don't know how you make it back after the tax man gets you, and after you give half to the exhibitors," he said. Source: PTI
Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston break up after 3 months together
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aylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston have broken up after three months together, PEOPLE confirms. "It was an amicable split," a source tells PEOPLE. The breakup comes after Swift and Hiddleston haven't been photographed together in over a month. On July 27, the couple hit up the restaurant Hillstone in Santa Monica for a date night. Shortly after, the pair were separated by the Pacific Ocean for a spell while the English actor filmed the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok in Australia. Then, PEOPLE last reported on the couple reuniting in mid-August when they "enjoyed a quiet weekend at her Rhode Island home. Taylor sent her plane to pick up Tom before the weekend." The relationship between the pop star, 26, and Avengers actor, 35, went public on June 15, when photos of the couple frolicking on the beach in Rhode Island hit the Internet. What followed was a whirlwind romance: Within weeks, the pair met each other's parents, celebrated July 4th together at Swift's annual star-studded bash and jet set around the world, enjoying PDA-filled
ctress Katie Holmes is reportedly keeping her romantic relationship with actor Jamie Foxx under wraps because of a secret divorce deal with her former husband Tom Cruise. According to a source, Holmes's divorce from Cruise orders she can't officially "date" until 2017, reports radaronline.com. "Katie signed a clause in her quickie divorce settlement that prevents her from embarrassing Tom in various ways, like talking about him or Scientology, or publicly dating another man for five years after the divorce," the source said. Holmes wasn't entirely banned from dating, though. "She's allowed to date, but she cannot do so in a public fashion, and she's not supposed to let any boyfriend near their daughter, Suri," the source said. "Katie wanted out of the marriage so badly, she agreed to the terms and got $4.8 million in child sup-
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port, plus another $5 million for herself," the source added. Holmes and Cruise announced their split in
2012. She's been rumoured that the pair were indeed to be dating Foxx since 2013 in a relationship and were and their friend Claudia "happy". Jordan recently confirmed Source: IANS
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trips to Italy, Australia and everything in between. From the beginning, Swift and Hiddleston remained mostly mum about their budding romance – but in July, The Night Manager star did address pop culture conspiracy theorists questioning the authenticity of their relationship. "Look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together, and we're very happy," Hiddleston told The Hollywood Reporter, finally confirming their rela-
tionship. "That's the truth. It's not a publicity stunt." Swift and Hiddleston were first seen getting flirty at the Met Gala in New York in May, after an Instagram video of them dancing together to T.I.'s 2004 hit "Bring 'Em Out" went viral. At the time of the Met Gala, Swift was still dating ex Calvin Harris; PEOPLE exclusively broke the news of Swift and Harris' split on June 1, and multiple sources told PEOPLE there was no cheating involved.
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onam Kapoor joined Gems Education, UNICEF, Reliance Group and the Global Goals Campaign to launch the World's Largest Lesson India programme on the occasion of Teacher's day on Monday. The actress says that a proper education can build a great future Source: People.Com and lead a child to imbibe
good qualities. 'The Worlds' Largest Lesson India' is a unique initiative which aims to teach every child in India - nearly 360 million a lesson about the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Launched in September 2015, lessons have taken place in 160 countries. The materials in-
cluded lesson plans, comic books and an animated film introduced by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, tennis champion Serena Williams and international football star Neymar Jr. In India alone, the World's Largest Lesson reached an estimated 3 million children who watched an animation film
on the Global Goals. On the occasion of Teachers Day, 250 eminent educationalists, UN Global Goals champions, members of civil society, UN bodies, corporates, youth groups, students, teachers and one of the esteemed ambassadors of the World's Largest Lesson, Indian actor and youth icon Sonam, gathered at the GEMS Academy here to launch The World's Largest Lesson India chapter. Speaking at the occasion, Sonam said how she is planning to finish her under graduation at the age of 30 as she feels not finishing her schooling is her biggest regret. "I am somebody who is very regretful of the fact that I didn't finish my school after 12th grade. I went to university and I am trying to finish that right now. At the age of 30, I am trying to finish my under grade," she told while interacting with members present during the launch and with kids. Source: IANS
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Djokovic sets up US Open semi-final clash with Monfils
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New York, September 7 (AFp): Defending champion Novak Djokovic booked a 10th straight US Open semi-final appearance when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired trailing 6-3, 6-2 in their marquee quarter-final. It was the third time in five matches that an opponent's injury has worked to Djokovic's advantage, after his walkover into the third round where Mikhail Youzhny retired after just six games. Ninth-seeded Tsonga gave him more of a workout, but even before an
apparent left knee injury began to trouble the Frenchman in the second set Djokovic had the match well in hand. The Serbian world number one will face another Frenchman, Gael Monfils, for a place in Sunday's championship match after the 10th seed pummelled compatriot Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. It was the first time in 89 years that three French men had reached the quarter-finals of the US championships. Tsonga was the highest seed among them, but his challenge ended with a
Sri Lanka's Senanayake fined for ‘disparaging remarks’ New DeLhI, September 7 (AFp): Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for making disparaging remarks during the opening Twenty20 game against Australia, the ICC said Wednesday. The incident happened in the fifth over of Australia's innings on Tuesday when Senanayake, after dismissing David Warner, made remarks which the International Cricket Council (ICC) said could have provoked a reaction from the Australian captain. Senanayake was found to have breached an article in the Code of Conduct which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his dismissal during an international match", the ICC said in a statement. Senanayake admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Javagal Srinath. The maximum penalty for a first-time offence is 50 per cent of a player's match fee. Australia hit a world record 263-3 to canter to an 85-run win in the T20 game at Pallekele for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
whimper. Down two breaks at 2-5 in the second, he called for the trainer, wincing as his knee was manipulated. A merciless Djokovic then served out the set at love, firing a 118 mph (189.9 Km/h) ace -- his first of the contest -- on set point. After Tsonga opened the third set with a double fault he called a halt. "I really wish Jo a quick recovery," Djokovic said. "He's a fighter, he's somebody that loves the big stage." But Tsonga wasn't able to shine on that stage. Despite an entertaining array of shots, the longer the rallies went the more he missed, his unforced errors eventually climbing to 37. - Monfils ends long wait In Monfils, 12-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic will face a player whose only prior semi-final run at a major came back in 2008 at the French Open. Monfils was in control throughout against the 22-year-old Pouille, who was coming off an epic fifth-set tiebreaker win over 14-time major winner Rafael Nadal. That marked the 24thseeded Pouille's third straight five-setter. Whether it was a let-down after the biggest win of his career or sheer fatigue, his 44 unforced errors meant he never stood a chance against a dialed-in Monfils. "Of course I was a bit tired today," Pouille said. "It would have been better if I played a bit less time on court. Gael was playing very good. He was better than me today."
Wozniacki, Kerber to clash for final spot
New York, September 7 (AFp): Caroline Wozniacki's dramatic resurgence continued when the former world number one defeated a hobbling Anastasija Sevastova to reach a fourth US Open semi-final. The two-time runner-up, ranked at a lowly 74 after an injury-hit campaign, eased to a 6-0, 6-2 win and will face second seed Angelique Kerber for a place in Saturday's championship match. Sevastova, playing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, never recovered from falling and turning her right ankle in the second game of the opening set. The 26-year-old was hobbled from that point on and the contest was over in just over an hour with the world number 48 having committed 30 unforced errors to the Dane's five. Wozniacki, the finalist in 2009 and 2014 and semi-finalist also in 2010 and 2011, sympathised with Sevastova after she spent almost three months out of the sport with a right ankle injury earlier this year. "I feel really sorry for her as I have had that injury before," said 26-yearold Wozniacki who will now return to the top 30 as a result of her surprise run in New York. Sevastova, the Cinderella story of the US Open after she had retired in 2013, won just 12 points in the first set before she briefly rallied late in the match. Even having her right ankle heavily strapped did nothing to improve her chances of becoming the first Latvian woman to reach the last-four at a Grand Slam. "It was tough, but what can I do? I tried my best. I don't like to retire, but Caroline played great tennis. Even if I had no injury it would be tough to beat her," said Sevastova. Australian Open champion Kerber defeated Italy’s Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-0 to reach her second semi-final in New York having also made the last
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four in 2011. Kerber holds a 7-5 career record over Wozniacki. Kerber could dethrone Serena Williams, who she has already faced in the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals this year, on top of the world rankings if results go her way. Vinci, who has yet to decide on
whether or not she will continue to play in 2017, admitted Kerber was the better player in the important moments. "She's on fire. She's won a lot of matches. When the moment is tough and both players are so close, she's focused. She's in good shape. She's No. 2. So probably this is the difference between us," said Vinci.
Under pressure from BCCI, ICC withdraws two-tier Test proposal
New DeLhI, September 7 (ptI): The International Cricket Council today withdrew its contentious proposal of having a 'TwoTier' Test system following "vehement opposition" from world's richest cricketing body BCCI with the support of Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. "The two-tier Test system proposal, which was supposed to come up for discussion during the two-day Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting in Dubai has been taken off the table keeping in mind the objections raised by four members. The ICC will now look afresh at the whole aspect," a source in the ICC told PTI today. BCCI president Anurag
Thakur, who has been a vocal critic of this move terming it a detrimental and retrograde step for the financially weaker nations, welcomed the move. "I am thankful to the members of the ICC who understood our viewpoint and agreed to take this proposal off the table. As one of the key stakeholders in world cricket, BCCI would continue to have an inclusive approach and ensure that everyone's interest and the growth of cricket isn't compromised," Thakur, who was at the forefront of the anti Two-Tier format, told PTI today. The Indian Board president said the growth and popularity of the game won't suffer because of the existing format.
"We want to grow the game and take it to new pastures and will not allow any step which can shrink the popularity and development of the game," said Thakur. It was learnt that BCCI CEO Rahul Johri thanked the ICC for understanding their point of view. "BCCI CEO Rahul Johri thanked ICC for understanding the sentiment of all the boards opposing the two-tier system and also ensured its fullest co-operation in the interest of the game to popularise Test cricket worldwide," a source in the know of things told PTI today. Any structural change to be passed by the ICC needs a clear 2/3rd majority and it would have been difficult
to pass this proposal as it required 7 out of 10 votes. Even the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) would have joined hands with BCCI to stop the move even though they have traditionally sided with the English and Australian boards. The BCCI recently played four Tests in West Indies as a part of the Caribbean team's aborted 2014 tour of India. "Contrary to reports that West Indies were in support of two-Tier system, it was exactly the opposite. West Indies were never in favour of a twotier Test system. Yes, they are in favour of four-day format for Tests and all for day-night but they never supported bifurcation into two division," a source informed.
Neymar scores as Brazil march on, Uruguay go top
moNtevIDeo, September 7 (AFp): Brazil's march towards the 2018 World Cup gathered pace with a Neymar-inspired win over Colombia as Uruguay surged to the top of the South American qualification standings with a 4-0 rout of Paraguay. Just four days after their first ever victory over Ecuador in Quito, Brazil dug deep to beat Colombia 2-1 in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus courtesy of Neymar's 74th-minute winner. The result left Brazil -- who had started the day outside the automatic qualifying places -- in second place overall, just one point behind leaders Uruguay. Argentina, who squandered the opportunity to maintain their lead after a 2-2 draw away to Venezuela, are third, trailing Brazil on goal difference with the two heavyweight rivals level on 15 points. Brazil's win over Colombia was the latest in a series of physical encounters between the two teams, who have skirmished regularly since the 2014 World Cup quarter-
Brazil's Neymar has a shot saved by Colombia's goalkeeper David Ospina during their Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. (AFP Photo)
finals -- a match that saw Neymar exit with a tournament-ending injury. Neymar, who was sent off against Colombia in a bruising Copa America battle in 2015, exacted his revenge with a sweetly struck low shot to decide Tuesday's game. It completed a memo-
rable few weeks for the Barcelona superstar, who last month scored the winning penalty to give Brazil their first ever Olympic football gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games. Neymar's Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez meanwhile was in similarly sparkling form for Uru-
guay in their 4-0 thrashing of Paraguay. Paraguay had entered the match in Montevideo optimistic of an upset following their win over Copa America champions Chile last week. But a magnificent individual performance from Suarez -- who laid on two
goals for Edinson Cavani before scoring one himself from the penalty spot -- left Paraguay reflecting on a humbling defeat. Cristian Rodriguez scored the other goal for the Uruguayans. The victory -- and the performance of Suarez and Cavani -- prompted Uruguay's often stony-faced coach Oscar Tabarez to permit himself a smile. "We have world class strikers," Tabarez said. "Sometimes they win by presence, not necessarily because they've played well. We are satisfied because the team played well." Venezuela came within seven minutes of pulling off the upset of the day in their rain-lashed scrap with Argentina in Merida. Argentina, missing injured captain Lionel Messi and a galaxy of attacking talent including Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala, needed an 83rd minute equaliser from Nicolas Otamendi to salvage a 2-2 draw. Otamendi's late strike -- turning in an Angel Di Maria corner -- completed a gutsy fightback from the Argentines, who had
trailed 2-0 shortly after halftime following Venezuelan goals from Malaga's Juanpi Anor and Torino's Josef Martinez. Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza praised his side's courage after fighting back from 2-0. "We wanted to win but we found ourselves losing 2-0," Bauza said. "I take comfort from the way that the players responded when they conceded those two goals," he added. But while Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina were left heading the table, Chile were still struggling for answers after a 0-0 draw with Bolivia in Santiago. The Chileans have been the form team in South America over the past two years, winning the 2015 Copa America and this year's Centenary edition in the United States. Yet their stalemate with Bolivia leaves them seventh overall with 11 points from eight game. Ecuador meanwhile, the early pace-setters in qualifying with four wins in their opening four games, have slipped to fifth place after a 2-1 defeat in Lima against Peru.
Sania Mirza knocked out of women's doubles New York, September 7 (IANS): Seventh seeds Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova were beaten 6-7 (3), 1-6 by top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women's doubles quarter-finals of the US Open, thereby ending India's campaign in the tennis tournament. Sania Mirza was India's last representative at the US Open after Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski lost in the mixed doubles quarters on Monday. With the scores locked at 6-6, the set needed a tiebreaker to break the deadlock. The French pair raced to a 5-0 lead in the tiebreaker and was not under much trouble as they clinched it 7-3. The domination of the top seeds progressed into the second set, getting an early lead by breaking Strycova's serve to go 2-0 up. A light drizzle held up the match for a while and the players had to retrieve to the locker room to wait. The delay could have broken the momentum of the top seeds but they hardly looked hassled and achieved victory without much ado.
2nd Kalos Peace Marathon kohImA, September 7 (mexN): Kalos in collaboration with the Assam Rifle is organizing the 2nd Kalos Peace Marathon (Men 21 km & Women 15 km) on September 24 under the theme “Run for peace and unity.” A cash prize of Rs. 10,000, Rs. 7000 and Rs. 5000 will be awarded to first, second and third winners under men category. There will also be consolation prize- 1st- 3 consolation at Rs. 1000 each, 2nd- 3 consolation at Rs. 700 each and 3rd- 3 consolation at Rs. 500 each. A cash prize of Rs. 8000, Rs. 6000 and Rs. 4000 is set for first, second and third winners under women category. There will also be consolation prize- 1st- 3 consolation at Rs. 800 each, 2nd- 3 consolation at Rs. 600 each and 3rd- 3 consolation at Rs. 400 each.
NE United sign Manipur defender GuwAhAtI, September 7 (IANS): NorthEast United FC on Wednesday announced the appointment of central defender Salam Ranjan Singh for the 2016-17 season of the Indian Super League (ISL). The defender has previously played for several clubs in the I-League apart from representing the India U-23 team. He turned out for Pune FC in the 2013-2014 season -- his maiden season in the I-League -- and was on loan to reigning ILeague champions Bengaluru FC last season. "I am glad to be signed by NEUFC and feel that it is the right place for me. Everyone at the club is immensely passionate about football and I look forward to training with the team and performing my best at the championship," Salam Ranjan Singh stated.
Fury rematch with Klitschko confirmed for October LoNDoN, September 7 (reuterS): Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko will take place in Manchester on Oct. 29, the British fighter's camp confirmed on Wednesday. Fury ended Klitschko's 11-year unbeaten run on points in Dusseldorf last November to claim the WBO, WBA and IBF belts but pulled out of a July rematch with an ankle injury. "I'm delighted that we can finally get the fight back on. We can now focus on giving the fans what they deserve," Fury's uncle and manager Peter said on Twitter. Ukrainian Klitschko, who had held the belts since 2006, also confirmed the fight, saying on Twitter that he would avenge his surprise defeat. "Finally the rematch is fixed," the 40-year-old said. "I'll remedy my mistake on Oct. 29 at Manchester Arena. See you there!" Fury was stripped of the IBF belt after he failed to face the mandatory challenger. That belt is owned by fellow Britain Anthony Joshua.
England backs Van Praag in UEFA presidential election LoNDoN, September 7 (Ap): England is backing Michael van Praag in next week's election to succeed Michel Platini as president of UEFA. The 68-year-old Van Praag is in a head-to-head contest with Slovenian federation leader Aleksander Ceferin. Angel Maria Villar of Spain withdrew from the race on Tuesday. English Football Association vice chairman David Gill says Van Praag “would be able to provide the strong and credible leadership European football requires at a crucial moment for the global game.” The UEFA vote will be Sept. 14 in Athens. France and Germany have backed Ceferin. Gill, who is also a UEFA vice president like Van Praag, says the Dutchman is the “right choice to bring all aspects of the European game closer together.”
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