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Collapsing schools and PHCs without Doctors

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 8 (MExN): The Kiphire Tuensang District Sumi Students’ Union (KTDSSU) went on an inspection tour of government offices, schools and health centres under its jurisdiction from August 26 to September 3. KTDSSU President, Bothuka Yepthomi and General Secretary, V Atoka Yeptho in a press release stated that the inspection was conducted to assess the educational development in the grass root level by inspecting the school infrastructures and health centres provided by the government. The union stated that owing to shortage of teachers in some schools, even the Grade IV staffs are compelled to teach main subjects. It expressed resentment and disappointed with the concerned department for “neglecting” the Primary Schools and Middle Schools where some schools have excess teachers and there is shortage of teachers in some schools. The KTDSSU urged the Education Department to speed up the process of “rationalisation” in order to provide uniformity of teacher strength for smooth functioning of the schools. It further expressed “resentment and shock” that the Government Primary School building of Sitimi town which was

KTDSSU inSPeCTS governmenT SCHoolS anD offiCeS

(LEFT) The Government Primary School at Sitimi (RIGHT) Primary Health Centre at Sitimi.

built in 1985 is in deplorable condition. According to the KTDSSU, the teacher in-charge informed that during the rainy seasons, students are compelled to shift to a two room extension given by SSA. This, the KTDSSU said is hampering the functioning of normal classes. The union further revealed that the Government Primary School, Seyochung Town and Government Primary School, Shothumi ‘A’ are on the verge of collapse. The number of students enrolled in

these schools is 34 and 50 respectively. Meanwhile, the roof of the Government Primary School Phisami was blown off by a storm on the eve of April 18, 2016. This has been left unattended till date despite the matter being apprised to the concerned SDEO and the Directorate of School Education through various organisations. “But the responsible department is turning a deaf ear to address the damage made by the natural calamity,” the KTDSSU said.

It further informed that according to the teacher incharge, owing to roofless class rooms, all students are now made to occupy one class room, which has affected normal classes for the past 5 months. The teacher in-charge was also reported as stating that during rainy days many students hesitate to come to school and this has “created many drop outs in primary classes.” Given these circumstances, the KTDSSU has urged the responsible department to look into the

matter and address the grievances and hardships faced by the students and teachers. It cautioned that failure to do so would compel the union to undertake a phase wise agitation. The KTDDU also visited the government offices at Sitimi Town and Seyochung Town as part of its inspection. It informed that there is no permanent EAC posted at Sitimi Town. Therefore the union demanded that a permanent EAC be posted permanently at Sitimi Town. It also detected that

No principals in six aSU, aKm and lSU submit govt colleges: ANCSU ultimatum to nagaland Cm

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 8 (MExN): The All Nagaland College Students Union (ANCSU) has written to the Nagaland Chief Minister expressing dismay at the non-availability of Principals in many Government Colleges viz. Zunheboto Government College, Pfutsero Government College, Wangkhao College Mon, Peren Government College, Yingli College Longleng and SCTE Kohima, as no appointments have been made by the government. The ANCSU stated that “some of these colleges had no Principals for months already for reasons best known to the government.” “However, regardless the rhymes and reasons for non-appointments we feel that the Chair of the Principal cannot be left empty be-

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KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 8 (MExN): The deteriorating road conditions in and around Kohima caused by incessant rain has led to slow movement of traffic and causing frequent traffic jams in Kohima town. A press note from the Kohima Police informed that with a view to provide some respite from traffic jams, the Kohima Traffic Police will be extending the time of No Entry of heavy vehicles in Kohima town during peak hours by another half an hour. As such, entry of heavy vehicles within Kohima will be restricted from 8:00am to 5:30pm staring September 9 and shall continue till further notice.

yond a reasonable period of time, as we all know that as much as a body cannot function without a head, an educational institution like a college cannot function effectively without a principal, as he/she being the administrative head and all matters relating to the day to day activities and functions of the college emanates from his/ her office,” it added. It appealed to the Nagaland CM to take stock of the situation at hand and initiate action by way of appointing Principals at the earliest. “We hope that our humble petition in the interest of the students and the state of education at large in the state would be considered and taken up as a priority subject and the needful done,” the ANCSU stated.

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 8 (MExN): The Angami Students’ Union (ASU), Ao Katekshir Mungdang (AKM) and Lotha Students’ Union have submitted an ultimatum to the Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang expressing concern at the government’s assurance given to Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) regarding the NSEE results. The three apex student bodies reminded the Nagaland CM of their earlier representation submitted on August 24 through the Principal Secretary. “When we were anxiously awaiting response to our previous representation trusting your au-

thority to redress the matter, we are shocked by both the silence and the assurance goven to the ENCSU,” it said. They stated that “it is clearly a laid down criteria defined in the guidelines as per Government Notification dated Kohima, the 30th May, 2016 under Section III clause (d) of the order which stated that; ‘Incase qualified candidates under Backward tribe reservation are not available, then all such unfilled seats will be de-reserved and allotted to candidates under category I while maintaining merit.” Whereas, following the order, four (4) seats were de-reserved and selection

towards that end has already been declared, they informed. The three student bodies made it clear that “under any circumstances the status quo of the declared result must stand as the career of every student is equally important who by the sweat of their brow have earned their position of merit.” They demanded that these concerns be addressed within a period of 5 days, “failing which, we shall initiate all necessary measures to fight for our just democratic rights.” They expressed hope that “sensibility shall prevail by upholding fairness and justice.”

Nagaland & Tripura top in reducing infant mortality among small states AgARTAlA, SEPTEMBER 8 (IANS): The North Eastern states of Nagaland and Tripura have topped among the small states in India in reducing Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), an official said here on Thursday. According to latest official data, the IMR in Nagaland is 17 per 1,000 live births (0-1 years) while in Tripura it is 21 against the national average of 40 deaths per 1,000 live births. “The best performing large states for decline in IMR award was given to Haryana and West Bengal. In this category the best performing small states were Nagaland and Tripura,” Tripura’s National Health Mission (NHM) director Shailesh Kumar Yadav told reporters.

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda gave away the awards to the best performing states at the third National Summit on “Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Facilities” at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh last week. The official said that to further reduce the IMR, the Tripura government has adopted 13-point steps. These include, 60 delivery centres were made into ideal delivery centres with upgraded labour rooms, new born care corners established in all 102 delivery centres and eight new born stabilisation units set up in sub-divisional hospitals. Yadav said that a special scheme “Mayer Ghar” (mother’s house), under

which the labour rooms will be equipped with all facilities, are being operationalised to reduce home deliveries in selected interior and tribal areas and thereby cut down on maternal and infant deaths. “The percentage of institutional delivery (delivery in hospitals and health centres) in Tripura is 89 per cent against the national average of 80,” he said quoting the data of Health Management Information System under the union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma in a letter to Tripura Chief Secretary Yashpal Singh informed that the state government would be giv-

en one per cent incentive over and above the stipulated resource envelope for performing well in the last financial year (2015-16) in timely utilisation of central funds and in undertaking health sector reforms. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 report, IMR of less than 51 deaths per 1,000 live births took place in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, with Andaman recording the lowest of 10 deaths and Madhya Pradesh recording 51.

some of the offices “are locked almost throughout the month and year or so.” The KTDSSU cautioned that the officers posted there to be at the station and “their absence in the days to come will not be entertained and stern action will be initiated to those officers.” It meanwhile pointed out that the two Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Sitimi and Seyochung are being neglected by the department. “It is shocking to learn that both PHCs are working without Doctor for

several months and year,” the KTDSSU said. It informed that the doctor at Seyochung is “said to be on a study leave and that of Sitimi attached to District Hospital Kiphire.” “People of these two areas are facing untold hardships and miseries; the people of these areas have to go either Kiphire or elsewhere to get medication,” it said. The union therefore asked the concerned department to deploy doctors to both the PHCs without any further delay. It then reported that

the PHC Sitimi, which was constructed in 1974, is on the verge of collapse. The union urged the responsible department to take necessary steps at the earliest. Further, the union informed that the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Seyochung Town has no building and presently running in a doctor’s quarter headed by a compounder with no ambulance. The union strongly urged upon the government to provide enough facilities and basic equipments, “which are the needs of thousands of people living in the eastern most parts of Nagaland with par with other parts of Nagaland.” The KTDSSU cautioned that it would take strong action against the irregularity of officers, teaching staff and non-teaching staff; and those found practicing substitutes and proxies. It informed that during the tour, the union interacted with the staff, Village Education Committee / Town Education Committee Chairmen and Town Health Committee/Village Health Committee Chairmen and urged them the best use of communitisation role in their respective towns and villages. Meanwhile, the KTDSSU has thanked the GBs, Village Council Chairmen and colleagues for extending co-operation during the tour.

17 year old boy saves elderly man from fire

Villagers are seen dousing the flames at a house in Yaongyimsen village on September 4.

Morung Express News Dimapur | September 8

In a selfless feat of courage, a young boy saved an elderly man from fire at a village in Nagaland. The incident, as narrated by a teacher over phone, occurred at Yaongyimsen village in Mokokchung district on September 4. It was Sunday morning around 10:30 am, most of the village folks were at church, when a house caught fire. The house at the time was occupied by a 74 year-old man, hard of hearing, who was taking a nap in his room. Unbeknownst to the elderly man, the kitchen went up in flames. The fire had enveloped the entire kitchen, when a 17 year-old boy next door saw flames erupting from the roof. The boy, Chingai Wangsa, rushed towards the burning house and saw the door bolted from inside. Sensing there could be someone inside, he called out for the occupant but there was no response.

Chingai Wangsa.

He banged open the door, went in pass the kitchen enveloped in flames and to the room where he found the elderly man sound asleep. He woke the man up and helped him out to safety. As per the account, at the time he reached the room, the flames had already reached the ceiling of the room. He then went back to his house, grabbed a 2 yearold toddler, whom he was baby-sitting, and ran for help. He met a man on the way, who was also heading towards the burning house, and handed the toddler to

the man. He returned to the burning house and released livestock confined at the back of the house. By that time the village people were alerted, who rushed to douse the fire. The house was completely charred as LPG cylinders in the house exploded. Fortunately, there were two water tanks adjacent, which helped in preventing the fire from spreading to the nearby houses. The teacher recounted how grateful the villagers were to the boy, whose gallant act and presence of mind prevented human casualty. According to the information received from the village, Chingai originally hails from Sheanghah Chingnyu village in Mon district. He had left his parents, Yikwang and Ponglih at his village, 7 years ago to stay with a family at Yaongyimsen. He went to school at Yaongyimsen Government High School only to drop out last year at class 10 as he was unable to clear the selection exam.

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Dimapur | September 8

The country’s leading telecom company BSNL on September 8 announced launching of a new unlimited BB Plan ‘Experience Unlimited BB 249’ for the benefit of its broadband customers. The plan is being introduced on a promotional basis with effect from September 9, 2016, to October 31, 2016 in all circles. General Manager, BSNL, Nagaland SSA, Dimapur at a press conference announced that the new plan will be available only for the new broadband customers and installation charges will be waived off during the promotional period. Highlights of the ‘Experience Unlimited BB 249’

Educomp Solutions Ltd., a pioneer of Smartclass education in India, held Educomp School Conclave at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur on September 8. The Educomp School Conclave is an annual initiative by Educomp to discuss the key challenges faced by today's education system. The Conclave by involving educationists, principals and school management

seeks to help schools identify and discuss key issues in imparting of quality education and find solutions to key challenges. With science and mathematics as the theme for the year, participants from leading schools of Dimapur were exposed to new technology platform that can create an eco-system that schools can use to deliver, monitor and meet outcome targets in Science and Mathematics. Resource persons highlighted on Educomp’s

latest offering in innovative learning called SmartSTEM. According to Educomp, it “brings a whole new perspective to Science and Mathematics by evolving and embracing a learning mechanism that is globally recognized and followed — STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) education.” SmartSTEM employs “traditional teaching methods, in which the teacherled tools enable in-depth learning for students via 3D animations, 3D inter-

activities and simulations.” “We are happy to introduce schools in Dimapur to Educomp SmartSTEM which aims to make experiential learning of Science and Mathematics both fun and insightful," said Ratnajit Bhattacherjee, State Business Head at Educomp Solutions Ltd at the conclave today. While stating that the Educomp School Conclave is to update schools with the latest teaching modules and technologies, he added that it fur-

ther seeks to enable educators to be future-ready with state of the art technology integration. “STEM education is a concept-driven approach that strengthens a student's analytical skills, problem-solving abilities and enables creative thinking that helps them pursue excellence in different fields in these subjects.” Over 4000 schools across India are expected to participate in this year's Educomp School Conclaves to be held in 85 cit-

ies and towns, including the north-east. As per Educomp, it works with India’s largest K12 content library with over 20,000 modules of rich 3D multimedia educational content and has reached out to over six million students across 12,000 private schools and 17.5 million students in 35,000 government schools. It also runs over 350 Little Millennium pre-schools, 45 brick and mortar K12 schools, and 63 Test Prep centers.

Training on disaster management at Wokha It may be mentioned earlier BSNL also introduced a promotional offer in which new customers can avail BSNL landline services at a very nominal price of Rs. 49/only per month. It is expected that the above schemes will help to popularize BSNL landline and broadband services and promote landline as well as broadband usages. For more details of the plan, one may log on to BSNL website www.bsnl.co.in

Tuli Area Local Entrepreneurs members along with officials from District Industries Centre Mokokchung during the one day exposure trip to Sivasagar on Bamboo cultivation, Production, Processing and harvesting technique, financial management and marketing on September 7. More than 30 members from Tuli Area local entrepreneurs participated in the tour. The project was sponsored and funded by Ministry of MSME, Government of India and organized by Department of Industries & Commerce, Nagaland.

BJP Nagaland meets Union Minister for Industry

Dimapur, September 8 (mexN): The Nagaland State BJP Unit delegation led by its President Visasolie Lhoungu met the Union Minister for Industry Nirmala Sitharam on September 7 at Delhi and apprised to revive the Tuli paper mill. The Minister assured to look in it, the party was asked to provide necessary details. Other issues pertinent to Nagaland state were also deliberated, stated a press release issued by the State BJP Spokesperson. The State BJP delegaNagaland State BJP Unit delegates led by its President Visasolie Lhoungu with the Union Minister for Industry Nirmala Sitharam during the meeting on September 7 at Delhi. tion also met the National

Farmer’s skill training on silk technology conducted

Dimapur, September 8 (mexN): A one day farmers training programme on improved silk technology was held on September 6 jointly organised by Central Silk Board and Department of Sericulture, Government of Nagaland at Hotel Japfu, Kohima. The programme was chaired by Chandan Basera, Director of Sericulture with welcome to the dignitaries and farmer friends. CM Tsanglao, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Department of Sericulture graced the occasion as chief guest. He expressed gratitude to the team of scientists from Central Silk Board for their constant support to the State department in overall development of Silk industry. Further, suggested and advised them to adopt with the new technologies and transfer into realities at field level for better production and productivity. Topics on different new

CM Tsanglao, IAS addressing the one day farmers training programme on improved silk technology held on September 6.

adopted sericultural practices were disseminated to the farmers by Dr. B.K. Singh, Director, CMER&TI, G. Rajkhowa, Scientist -D and Dr. S.A Ahmed, Scientist-C from Central Silk Board, Lahdoigarh. A press note stated that a total of 38 stakeholders from neighbouring villages of the district along with departmental technical staff took part in the programme. The day concluded with vote of thanks pronounced by M. Meyase, D.S.O, Kohima.

General Secretary(Org) at his residence and thoroughly deliberated various issues on the party organization matters keeping in mind, for the forthcoming coming elections in the State which indicated a positive response. The delegation has also met Kiren Rejiju, MOS for Home, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal affairs and Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution.

Personnel from Department of Civil Defence & Home Guards (CD & HG) Wokha conduct demonstration during the awareness and training programme on disaster management on September 7.

Wokha, September 8 (mexN): The department of Civil Defence & Home Guards (CD & HG) Wokha has conducted an awareness and training programme on disaster management on September 7 to the public of three colonies/ wards under Wokha townSuren Likya, Orchid and GA Project colonies. The colony members were imparted with basic

training on first aid and emergency methods of rescue. A brief lecture was also given on "dos and don'ts during earthquakes". Demonstrations on search and rescue techniques were displayed and practical training was also imparted by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). According to a press release issued by the district commandant CD & HG

Wokha, Avinuo, the department has already conducted a number of trainings to different schools including Bharat Scouts & Guides under the district during the current financial year, while all the colonies and wards of Wokha town will also be provided similar training and awareness on disaster management in a phase-wise manner within the next few months.

Run Raise Respond Half Marathon in Kohima Morung Express News Kohima | September 8

Around 130 people participated at the Run, Raise, Respond North East Half Marathon in Kohima on September 8 with Abhijit Sinha, IAS, Home Commissioner as the chief guest. The Marathon is organised by Henley Venture Group Pvt. Ltd in collaboration with the Government of Nagaland, through the Department of Information Technology and Communications. The winners of the Marathon in the male category were Thongdi Chang (Nagaland Police), Chikong Chang (Nagaland Police) and Mangrien Wanslop (Assam Rifles). In the female category, Wecheteu bagged the first followed by Vikuosanuo Sophie and Danielle S. Jamir. “The North East is a significant territory for the whole of India. If you are not careful in the next three years, when the borders become more peaceful the big brands from metro cities will come and take away all the opportunities. They conquered

Abhijit Sinha, IAS, Home Commissioner flags off the Run, Raise, Respond North East Half Marathon in Kohima on September 8. (DIPR Photo)

the metros so we’re next,” said Nigel Eastwood, the brainchild behind the marathon. The main objective behind the marathon is to promote and inspire young people to pursue entrepreneurship. “If you think about doing business, ‘Now’ couldn’t be a better time! The

first step is the hardest. When you get going, you gain momentum once you start it. Do not let someone come in and take away the opportunity. Now is the time for you to act. Do not let, in the next three or four years, someone come in and take the opportunity away from you,” affirmed

Eastwod. While encouraging the young Nagas to pursue new ideas and innovations to earn livelihood through entrepreneurship, Chief Guest Abhijit Sinha also pointed out the problems among the Naga society in its inability to progress further.

Its high times somebody sees the area from a different aspect and angle, asserted Sinha regretting that despite the many opportunities available, the young in Naga society are not able to look at it as opportunities. “In spite of so many decades passing, the kind of tourism that we should see here has not happened because maybe, we have not thought it that way,” said Sinha adding that Tourism is always a part of service industry, that angle has not been captured well in Nagaland. According to Singa, the landscape in Nagaland is such that big industry will not be able to establish but that should not stop the Nagas from limitations. IT sector, BPOs, Service industry has great scope and needs to be promoted. Depending on government may not be the correct approach, viewed Sinha which has hampered, in some way, the thinking of Naga society and restricting it from progressing further. “So I hope this run, ignites the passion to become entrepreneurs and gain support,” concluded Sinha.

MITE observes ‘International Literacy Day’ Concerns on community-led conservation in Longleng

Faculty and students of Modern Institute of Teacher Education, Kohima during the ‘International Literacy Day’ observed at the College Auditorium on September 8.

kohima, September 8 (mexN): The Modern Institute of Teacher Education (MITE), Kohima joined with the world in observing the ‘International Literacy Day’ at the College Auditorium on September 8. The college also participated in the nationwide essay competition as instructed by the Election Commission of India on the topic ‘Solution to Electoral Malpractices begins with me’ for college students. A press release stated that the formal observance of the day started with welcome address from Apang, StudentTeacher, B.Ed Sem-I, followed by a note on the importance of observing the day by Mutsivelu Vadeo, Student-Teacher, B.Ed Sem-I. Devanand Sinha, Principal of the college exhorted the students on the sig-

nificance of International Literacy Day. He emphasized on girls’ literacy that educating a girl child means educating the whole family. He further stressed on the needs of computer literacy as the whole world campaign for digital learning. The exhortation was followed by a very exciting debate competition on the burning topic ‘33 percent reservation for women in Nagaland’ among the students-teachers representing the different clubs of the college. At the end of the debate, the speaker also stressed on the importance and needs of women empowerment in the state and encourages women to participate in every field of life. The International Literacy Day observation concluded with words of gratitude from Manehrii, Asst. Professor of MITE.

L o N g L e N g, S e ptember 8 (mexN): An awareness programme on human-animal conflict mitigation was held in Longleng on September 7 at Lempong hall. It was jointly organised by Forest Department and the Fingerprint and castle group which is sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt of India, New Delhi. Dr.Sentitula .IFS, DFO in a press release stated that the programme was well attended by around 50 people from various apex bodies, churches, Student unions and villages from Sitap, Yaong, Hukphang, Pongching, Pongo, Mongtikong, orangkong and Bhumnyu. Nuklu Phom, Executive Secretary, Phom Baptist Church Association (PBCA) raised the concerns of community-led conservation in Longleng. He emphasized the lack of Government funds and

Participants of the awareness programme on human-animal conflict mitigation held in Longleng on September 7.

support of surrounding villages for community conservation. He also raised a serious health concerns over the increasing salt concentration used in the land for the removal of weeds, which leads to decrease of land productivity. Supongnukshi, CCF (Biodiversity & Research) was the chief guest. He emphasized emphatically

the need for conservation of forest and wildlife species for the future generations and indiscriminate destruction of natural resources results on deteriorating air and water quality which is a man-made problem. The villagers raised their concerns regarding Elephant movement in Namsang area he also explained the proce-

dure for claiming the compensations due to damages borne out of Human - Elephant conflict Speaking on this occasion, Japheih Wrett SDO (Civil) as the guest of honor said that as all the living creatures were created by God in his image, hence killing them is against the will of God. Rajesh Kumar, IFS in his key note address emphasized the

need for awareness amongst the communities for wildlife conservation as most of the forest belongs to the community. As human being kept at the highest pedestal, it is our responsibility to conserve the biodiversity. Hongba, Fingerprint group highlighted the importance of Biodiversity Conservation as well as described the positive impacts brought about in agriculture productivity in South Africa due to Amur Falcon in Nagaland. He also highlights the problems associated with movement of Elephants and suggested low cost mitigation measures like bee-hives, chilly fencing and chilly bricks etc. The programme was chaired by Vincent Belho, Castle Group. The invocation was pronounced by Bau-uh, pastor, Centre Church, Longleng. Lithrong Sangtam, Range Officer Longleng gave the vote of thanks.

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JCILPS ex-convenor Meghalaya opposition serves no- Khomdram released on bail confidence motion against Speaker ShilloNg, September 8 (iANS): The autumn session of the Meghalaya Assembly beginning on Friday is expected to be stormy with the combined opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF) bringing in a no-confidence motion against Speaker Abu Taher Mondal. The Congress-led Meghalaya UnitedAlliance(MUA)government is to table a resolution in the Assembly session to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act, 2014. The government is expected to introduce the Meghalaya Residents Safety Security Bill, 2016, which will verify tenants and prevent criminals from finding shel-

NDFB(S) ultra, four linkmen arrested guwAhAti, September 8 (pti): An NDFB(S) insurgent and four of its linkmen were arrested today in Chirang district of Assam for extorting and transferring money to the underground outfit based in Myanmar, a senior police official said. Acting on specific information that some cadres of the outfit were carrying out a massive extortion drive in Chirang and transferring money to their camps in the neighbouring country, an NDFB(S) cadre Daukha Narzary alias Dopthai was picked up at Sundari yesterday, Additional Director General of Police Dr L R Bishnoi told PTI. Following his interrogation, two of his linkmen - Kwmtha Basumatary and Swrangsar Basumatary were apprehended from Rangsaidam at Gossaigaon and Rs 40,000 in cash was seized from their possession last night, he said. Further interrogation revealed the names of more accomplices and thereafter multiple raids were conducted at various locations. Today NDFB-S linkman Bhim Basumatary was apprehended from Khungring, while another linkman Jwngdao Basumatary was picked up from Kashikotra, the ADGP said. The five were arrested today, Bishnoi said adding that besides cash, five mobile handsets were also recovered. Interrogation of the militant and the four linkmen is on, he said. NDFB(S) was directly involved in an attack in Kokrajhar district on August 5 that claimed 14 lives.

ter in the state and enhancement of corpus contingency fund from Rs 105 crore to Rs 205 crore to meet the increasing expenses of the state government during the five-day assembly session. Opposition Chief Whip James Sangma told IANS that the opposition has served a no-confidence motion against the Speaker, as he had "failed in his post". This motion - the second against Mondal is likely to be taken up in the session. Earlier, on March 25, 2015, Mondal had survived a no-confidence motion. "He (Mondal) has failed miserably as the head of the legislature to ensure that the legislative

pillar of democracy is a vibrant strong, effective and productive institution," Sangma, of the National People's Party (NPP), told IANS. "The fact that Meghalaya has been constantly facing so many problems in terms of law and order, particularly crimes against women and children, fiscal mismanagement which has resulted in financial crisis that the state is facing and many other issues," he added. The opposition Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP), which has four members in the assembly, has decided to support the no-confidence motion against Mondal.

"We will support the no-confidence motion as the party has been maintaining its stand from day one against a non-indigenous person holding the office of the presiding officer of the assembly," HSPDP legislator, Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit, said. The Congress Legislature Party has already issued a three-line whip to all its 30 legislators directing them to be present during the session. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said all members of the House must know their priorities and the important issues before the State and the time available to them in the Assembly must

Assam upgrades world's largest river island Majuli to district mAjuli, September 8 (iANS): The world's largest river Island Majuli became India's first and only island district after the Assam government on Thursday gave approval for its upgradation. The 352 square km island was till now a subdivision of Jorhat district. With the upgrade, it has become the 35th district of Assam. A state Cabinet meeting was held on the island on Thursday, which was attended by all Cabinet colleagues of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The meeting unanimously made several key decisions to develop the island district into a developed one in the days to come. Sonowal also inaugurated the Deputy Commissioner's office of the Majuli district and addressed a public meeting. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in

A Mishing tribe woman is carrying out wetland grasses on her boat from wetlands near Doriya River of Majuli island, Assam. (Dhrubazaan Photography/ Wikimedia)

Assam had decided to upgrade the Majuli subdivision to a district in its first ever Cabinet meeting on May 24, immediately after assuming office in the north-eastern state. Sonowal contested from Majuli constituency in the Assam assembly elections in April and defeated Congress candidate Rajib Lochan Pegu, who had represented the constituency for the last three terms since 2001.

"When I proposed in the Cabinet that Majuli be upgraded to a district, everyone agreed. So the credit goes to everyone in the Cabinet. However, as I represent Majuli in the assembly, my responsibility is more. People of the island will not forgive me if I fail to translate their dreams into reality," the Chief Minister said at the public rally on the island on Thursday. "Majuli has a lot of problems. A lot needs to be

done. The government will leave no stone unturned to make it one of the best and developed districts of the state," Sonowal said. The Chief Minister said that his government was also preparing a dossier to be presented to Unesco authorities for getting the World Heritage Site status for the island. Speaking on the occasion, Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the island will be

connected with Guwahati through bus service. Other steps will also be taken to develop communications network for the benefit of Majuli residents, he added. The Chief Minister has announced a cultural university as well as an ayurvedic hospital in Majuli. Housing a population of over 1.5 lakh, Majuli faces flood and erosion every year. The island has already lost 60 per cent of its landmass to erosion since 1950. The island is mostly accessible through boats and remains cut off from the rest of the state during floods, causing great miseries to its residents. Majuli residents hitherto had to visit Jorhat by crossing the mighty Brahmaputra river for every single administrative work. The government has assured that offices of all state departments will be opened in Majuli within two to three months.

Alo Libang elected Deputy Speaker in Arunachal Assembly itANAgAr, September 8 (pti): The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly today unanimously elected Alo Libang as the Deputy Speaker, a post which was vacant since Tenzing Norbu Thongdok was elected as the Speaker on July 20. Congress member Libang, who was the lone candidate to file nomination for the post, was supported by all the 11 BJP members and two Independents. His name was proposed by Tapuk Taku and seconded by Tatung Jamoh. Congratulating Libang, the Speaker exuded confidence that he would discharge his duties according to the best Parliamentary traditions. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who escorted Libang to his chair, said his name was proposed at the recent Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting.

Taking part in the discussion, senior BJP member Japu Deru said Libang, who represents the constituency bordering the Tibet region of China, would fulfil the aspirations of the people living in the border areas. Besides Taku and Jamoh, state Industries Minister Tapang Taloh also spoke on the occasion. Addressing the House, Libang said he would adhere to all the Constitutional procedures while discharging his duties by winning the confidence of all the members irrespective of party affiliations. Born on March 1, 1964 at Simong village in Upper Siang district, Libang hails from the Adi community. An arts graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat in East Siang district, Libang is married with a son and a daughter. Interested in travelling and so-

cial activities, he was first elected an MLA, representing the NCP, in 2009 from the constituency. He later joined the Congress in 2012. In 2014, he was elected from the same constituency on a Congress ticket. He also served as the Parliamentary Secretary in the Nabam Tuki and Kalikho Pul governments. ASSEMBLY rAtifiES GSt BiLL Arunachal Pradesh today ratified Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill to simplify the taxation by implementing single tax rates across the country. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the finance portfolio, moved the resolution for ratification of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill in the House which was unanimously passed by voice votes. The bill has been already

Sikkim, Mizoram's dist among India top cleanest New Delhi, September 8 (pti): Maharashtra's Sindhudurg is the cleanest among 53 well-performing districts in plains while Himachal Pradesh's Mandi tops the list of 22 in the hills, according to a Swachh survey in rural areas this year. The top 10 cleanest districts in plains as per the Quality Council of India (QCI) survey, whose findings were released by Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar here, are Satara, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Thane in Maharashtra; Nadia, Midnapur East and Hoogly in West Bengal; Udupi in Karnataka and Churu in Rajasthan. From the hilly regions, Shimla, Hamirpur, Kullu and Chamba in Himachal Pradesh; West Sikkim, East Sikkim, South Sikkim and North Sikkim in Sikkim and Mizoram's Champhai districts have made it to the top 10 cleanest districts. The survey puts Bikaner, Ajmer, Pali and Dungarpur in Rajasthan; Ahmedabad, Anand and Panchmahal in Gujarat; Gadag in Karnataka; Sirsa in Haryana and Perambaluru in Tamil Nadu at the bottom of the list relating to districts in plains. On the other hand, An-

be utilized for the benefit of the State. "If they think that their agenda is to help the State, I leave it to their wisdom to decide," he said. In the 60-member assembly, the ruling Meghalaya United Alliance comprises 30 Congress members, two of the Nationalist Congress Party and 11 Independents. The MPF comprises eight United Democratic Party legislators and two from Nationalist People's Party. The Hill State People's Democratic Party, which has four members and two Independents, also opposes the government but is not part of the MPF.

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New Delhi, September 8 (iANS): Sikkim and the Left Frontruled Kerala have been ranked as top performing states in a Swachhta (cleanliness) survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) while BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have been placed among the last on the table. An official report released here by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on Thursday also found Dungarpur in Rajasthan and Panchmahal in Gujarat among the low ranking districts, while Sindhudurg in Maharashtra tops having recorded 99 percent of houses having access to safe toilets. Among the states, Sikkim has recorded 100 percent in the category of people using household/ community toilets and 98.2 percent in the category of percentage of households having sanitary toilet. jaw, Papum Pare, Changlang, West Siang and West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh; Jaintia Hills, East Garo Hills and Ri Bhoi in Meghalaya; Bongaigaon in Assam and Lahul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh are ranked at the bottom of the list of districts from hilly belt in North-East and Special Category. Tomar-led Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, which got the survey conducted during May and June this year, though

Kerala has been ranked second, followed by Mizoram in third place and Himachal Pradesh in the fourth. "A survey on Swachhta status was conducted by NSSO during May-June 2015 covering 73,176 households in 3788 villages across India," said the report entitled Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2016. The percentage figures have been derived by multiplying "the percentage of households having sanitary toilets and the percentage of people using household/community toilets of the people having access to toilets". According to the survey, Chhattisgarh has 21.2 percentage of households having sanitary toilet while Jharkhand has only 18.8 percent. Among the performing states besides Sikkim and Kerala, other states which show good results are Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Haryana.

maintained that the districts placed at the bottom of the list were not "worst performing". "Ever since the survey was launched nearly two years ago, we had identified 75 better performing districts as far as the Swachh Bharat campaign is considered. So, we carried out a third party field survey of these districts to see the reality this year. The QCI surveyed 70,000 households before ranking them. It studied more than 1,050 house-

holds in plain regions, while in hilly areas, over 350 households were inspected, a report said. The survey on sanitation was conducted based on four parameters: percentage of households having access to safe toilets and their usage (40 per cent weightage), households having no litter around (30 per cent); average score of cleanliness (out of 100) around public places (20 per cent) and households having no wastewater around (10 per cent), officials said.

passed by the both Houses of Parliament and is awaiting assent from the President. Taking part in the discussion, Leader of Opposition Tamiyo Taga of BJP said the bill has already been ratified in 19 states of the country and suggested that it be passed without discussions. Senior Congress member Wanglin Lowangdong termed the bill as a transformation of the Indian taxation system to end numerous taxes and bring uniformity and said the revenue collected would go simultaneously to the Centre and the state government. He also advocated for comprehensive training for tax collectors of the state to implement the bill successfully. Congress member Mutchu Mithi said GST would facilitate growth process in the state.

imphAl i September 8 (NNN): A court here today released former Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) convenor Khomdram Ratan Singh on bail after he was in judicial custody for weeks. After the state government declared Khomdram as a wanted man for having links with the proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in June last. Khomdram had led a sustained public agitation under the banner of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) which has been campaigning for introduction of ILP in Manipur. Manipur Police PRO declared Khomdram as a wanted man after a photograph showing him purportedly taking oath from a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) leader by holding the flag of the banned outfit went viral on the social media on June 2 last. Ratan had claimed that it was a doctored photograph saying the government was try-

ing to suppress the proILPS stir. After his arrest, he had been undergoing medical treatment at the security ward of JNIMS here since August 31. The district and sessions court of Imphal West released the former JCILPS leader on bail on furnishing bond of Rs 20,000 and two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each. Earlier, the judgement on the criminal petition case filed by the former JCILPS convenor Khomdram Ratan challenging the criminal charges against him was reserved by the High Court of Manipur. Respondents of the case are Additional Chief Secretary (Home), DGP Manipur, Superintendent of Police, Imphal West, Manipur Police PRO and Singjamei Police Station Officer-in-Charge. Addressing media at Cheirap Cour complex, counsel for Khomdram, senior advocate Khaidem Mani said there are no materials that can support Khomdram as a criminal

Two women found murdered in Saiha district, Mizoram AizAwl, September 8 (pti):Two women were brutally murdered in a jhum near Chhuarlung hamlet in Saiha district of Mizoram last night, police said. Elizabeth (28) of Chhuarlung hamlet was found inside her jhum hut in a naked state, with her arms tied behind, fractured neck and several injuries on the back of her head and forehead. Her head was covered with 'thlangra', a bamboo tray for sifting and winnowing grain. The wounds were most likely inflicted with a machete, the police said, adding that she was apparently raped before being murdered. The body of another 60-year-old woman Sidey

was found outside the jhum area of the same village. It had multiple injuries apparently caused by a blunt weapon. The place is near the Myanmar border. Saiha district SP Armendra Kumar Singh has rushed there.

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I, Smti. G. Khevili Sema, D/o Late Ghukhevi, aged about 41 years, R/o Merhülietsa Colony, Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India. 2. That my actual/ correct name is G. Khevili Sema however in some of my documents my name has been inadvertently entered/ recorded as Khevili Achumi instead of G. Khevili Sema. 3. That the above referred names i.e G. Khevili Sema and Khevili Achumi refers to one and the same person having single identity i.e me. 4. That this affidavit shall be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and also shall be used for any rectification if arises in respect to the names referred above. 5. That the statements made in the above paragraphs are true to the best of my knowledge and no immaterial has been stated or concealed herein. And I signed this affidavit on this day the 8th day of September 2016 at Kohima. DEPONENT 1st Class Magistrate

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Apple iPhone 7 in India from October 7 San FranciSco, September 8 (ianS): Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available for iOS lovers in India beginning October 7 - the last in the list of countries. Available in silver, gold, rose gold and the new black finish (jet black), iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available in 32GB, 128GB and 256GB models, starting at Rs 60,000. The new jet black finish will be offered exclusively on the 128GB and 256GB models from Apple authorised resellers and select carriers, the Cupertino-based tech giant announced on Wednesday. Pre-orders for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus begins from September 9 and the shipping will start from September 16 first in 25 countries and other countries a week later. All iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models will include EarPods with “Lightning Connector” and a Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter, also sold separately for Rs 2,500 and Rs

900, respectively. “Apple-designed accessories including leather and silicone cases in a range of colours will be available starting at Rs 2,900 and iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case will be offered in black and white for Rs 8,900,” the company said. Lightning Docks in several colour-matching metallic finishes will also be available for Rs 3,700. iPhone 7 has water and dust resistance, dual-lens

immersive stereo speakers and wide colour system from camera to display. The newly-launched Apple Watch Series 2 will be available in gold, rose gold, silver or space grey aluminium, or silver or space black stainless steel cases paired with a wide variety of bands starting at Rs 32,900. The new ceramic Apple Watch Edition starts at Rs 110,900 from select Apple authorised resell-

camera (in iPhone 7 Plus), 4.6-inch retina HD display, a new home button, 7 MP HD front camera and 12 MP rear main camera, no traditional 3.5 mm headphone jack, iOS 10, A10 fusion chip and and longest battery life to date. The new iPhone features new advanced camera systems that take pictures like never before, more power and performance with the best battery life ever on an iPhone,

ip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The completely redesigned cameras shoot incredible photos and videos day or night, the A10 Fusion chip is the most powerful chip on any smartphone while delivering the best battery life ever in an iPhone, and an entirely new stereo speaker system provides twice the sound, all within the first water and dust resistant iPhone,” he told the gathering. The 12MP camera includes optical image stabilisation on both iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, and a larger AE’/1.8 aperture and 6-element lens enable brighter, more detailed photos and videos. “iPhone 7 Plus features the same 12-megapixel wide angle camera as iPhone 7 and adds a 12-megapixel telephoto camera that together offer optical zoom at two times and up to 10 times digital zoom for photos,” the company announced.

ers and carriers. Apple Watch Nike+ starts at Rs 32,900. Apple Watch Series 1 will be available in gold, rose gold, silver or space grey aluminium cases paired with a Sport Band and starts at Rs 23,900. The new Apple-designed wireless AirPods including charging case will be available for Rs 15,400, beginning in late October in India. AirPods require Apple devices running iOS 10, watchOS 3 or macOS Sierra. Earlier, ending roundthe-clock rumours that had sent the world of technology into a tizzy for quite some time now, Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled stunning devices at the jampacked Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here. “iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus dramatically improve every aspect of the iPhone experience, reaching a new level of innovation and precision to make this the best iPhone we have ever made,” said Phil-

ICICI Bank deploys ‘software robots’ THE CHOP SHOP to perform banking operations Quality pork and local mumbai, September 8 (ianS): The country’s largest private lender ICICI Bank here on Thursday became the first bank in India to deploy ‘software robots, that emulate human action, in its over 200 business processes, thereby reducing the response time to customers by up to 60 per cent. “The bank is the first in the country and among few, globally, to deploy ‘software robotics’ that emulates human actions to automate and perform repetitive, high volume and time consuming business tasks cutting across multiple applications,” ICICI Bank said. “We have re-engineered over 200 business processes which are powered by software robots across various functions of

the bank. We plan to more than double the software robots to over 500 by end of this fiscal,” Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank, said. This initiative

‘The bank is the first in the country and among few, globally, to deploy ‘software robotics’that emulates human actions....’ marks a milestone in the banking innovation in the Indian banking industry as it joins a select group of overseas organisations which have deployed this unique state-of-the-art robotic technology in such a large way, Kochhar said. The software robots are processing over 10 lakh transactions daily, bringing in operational efficien-

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“It will also enable our employees to focus on more value-added services while having better worklife balance,” she added. ICICI Bank, that has a network of 4,451 branches and 14,073 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), said it has deployed these software robots across the organisation, including retail banking operations, agri-business, trade and forex, treasury and human resources management among others. “The bank has implemented the ‘Software Robotics’ platform mostly inhouse, leveraging recent advancements in artificial intelligence such as facial and voice recognition, natural language processing, machine learning and bots among others,” the statement said.

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to customers by up to 60 per cent and increased accuracy to 100 per cent thereby improving the bank’s productivity and efficiency, a statement from ICICI Bank said. “With our retail banking growing at over 25 per cent every year, we will be ready to handle larger volumes with the same resources,” Kochhar said.

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NAGALAND

Late NL Kinghen remembered Dimapur, September 8 (mexN): Late Nchemo Lotha, a multi-faceted pioneer of the Lotha Nagas, was remembered on his 38th death anniversary in a simple ceremony at the late leader’s home. The commemoration programme of the late leader, popularly known as N.L. Kinghen, was organized by the Kinghen Foundation, which was founded in memory of late Kinghen by his eight grandchildren, a press release received here informed. One of N.L. Kinghen’s sons, David Kinghen, elaborating on the life story of his late father, narrated the struggles, endeavors, achievements and legacy of late Kinghen.

Members of the Kinghen Foundation paying standing ovation during the tribute song at the ceremony.

Yanchemo Tungoe, Yanchamo Ennei, Ramongo Mozhui and Shanbemo Ngullie also spoke on the occasion and recounted their experiences with the late legend. A common refrain from the many who spoke on the

occasion being, 'late NL Kinghen was a very vocal person but honest, diligent and full of determination towards working for the uplift of society'. During the commemoration, a special prayer dedicated to the

offspring of late Nchemo was performed by Rev. LK Tsanglao. A tribute song, dedicated to the late legend, was performed by Steven Mozhui and friends. One of the great granddaughters also recited a poem.

FAC celebrates 57th Foundation Day ‘No entry’ timing moKoKchuNg, September 8 (mexN): Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung today celebrated its 57th Foundation Day cum Creative Arts Competition with MLA & Advisor to CM, Merentoshi R Jamir, as chief guest Addressing the gathering, the chief guest exhorted the students of the college to build self confidence to achieve their goals in life. He also encouraged the students to shed the “mentality” of pursuing government jobs after completing one’s educational career, adding that young educated people should go out to explore new ventures beyond the government sector. He highlighted that about 65% of the state’s

for heavy vehicles in Kma extended

Merentoshi R Jamir presenting the Chubaienla Award for Academic Topper (CAAT) to Lipokienla Jamir.

annual budget is spent on paying salaries to government employees and that a meagre 35% remain for developmental works. Activities in the creative arts competition included

State level meet to promote livestock rearing held ANSWFSEA alleges ‘incongruity’ in Social Kohima, September 8 (mexN): A state level awareness cum strategy meet to promote livestock rearing under Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) and National Livestock Mission (NLM) – Entrepreneurship Development & Employment Generation (EDEG) was organised jointly by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, GoN and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) at The Eastgate Hotel, Kohima on September 7. The programme was well attended by all the major stakeholders including banks, insurance companies and progressive livestock farmers from different parts of the State. MK Mero, Commissioner & Secretary, Dr. Viral Yore, Additional Director, Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, GoN and A. Chakrabarty, General Manager, NABARD

were the main speakers in the programme. Powerpoint presentations indicating highlights of both the schemes were made. In terms of the Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme, subsidy of 33.33% and in terms of Entrepreneurship Development & Employment Generation for pursuing poultry, piggery, goatery, rabbitry, etc activities, subsidy of 50% for SC/ST entrepreneurs is available, it was clarified. It was stressed that entrepreneurs, in addition to rearing of livestock, should also take up rearing of heifer calves, vermin-composting, milk processing, establishment of private veterinary clinics, settingup of dairy marketing outlet/ dairy parlour, Pig/Rabbit/ Poultry Bird Breeding Farms, Retail Pork Outlets/Feed Mixing Units, etc for which also subsidy is available. To give a boost to dairying,

Zunheboto DPDB deliberates on road maintenance ZuNheboto, September 8 (Dipr): The monthly Zunheboto District Planning and Development Board meeting was held on September 8 at DC Conference under the chairmanship of DC and Vice- Chairman, T. Roy, IAS. At the meeting, the board approved the bifurcation/creation of RD Block at Aghunato/Tokiye sub-division, creation of Town Council/ Urban Station Committee at Satakha Town and grantin-aid to Woodland Hr Sec School. The board members also discussed the dilapidated road conditions where various departments volunteered to repair and maintain the roads within Zunheboto town. The board also decided to write to PWD (NH) for maintenance of road from Satakha to Akuluto town. The Board acknowledged the contribution of ZTSBC and8thNAP in maintenance of roads and the District Hospital and also discussed on the renovation of DC Conference Hall whereby members also put their inputs and decided to take the approval of Chairman DPDB.

BJP Wokha Members question district president’s selection WoKha, September 8 (mexN): State Council Member of 37th, 39th and 40th counstituencies has termed the selection of the BJP Wokha District President as “null and void”. The council members in a press release stating that it ‘seriously views’ the ongoing BJP Wokha Unit maintained that the selection of the BJP District President L. Meribemo Kinghen was done without their knowledge. “Therefore, we assume L. Meribemo Kinghen as 38th BJP Mandal President and not as District President,” the press release from Chumbemo Odyuo, Achum Jami and Tsenthungo Kikon – Council Members from the 37th, 39th and 40th A/C respectively – stated. In this regard, the members have invited State Office Bearers to intervene in the ongoing issue and settle it amicably. Questioning why the President’s selection was done without their knowledge, the Council Members of the three constituencies maintained that the press release from the “self style adhoc President” informing the mandals to submit detailed list of office bearers is “null and void” and further stated that it views the press release “as a threat”.

piggery, poultry, rabbitry, etc. activities through bank loan under the above credit linked capital subsidy schemes of GoI, it was decided to adopt activity based cluster approach to ensure effective implementation, monitoring, viability and visibility. Further, it was decided that group approach, especially Joint Liability Group (JLG), will be adopted for linking the livestock farmers to banks for credit support. The Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) of all the districts were requested to conduct awareness programmes on DEDS and NLM-EDEG in their respective districts in collaboration with banks, insurance companies and NABARD for the benefit of livestock farmers. They were also requested to identify potential activity based clusters to facilitate various interventions including trainings of the identified livestock farmers.

Welfare Dept, implores Governor to act

Dimapur, September 8 (mexN): The All Nagaland Social Welfare Field Staff Employee Association (ANSWFSEA) has highlighted what it alleged as “incongruity” in the Social Welfare Department, Nagaland. In an open letter to the Nagaland Governor, the association highlighted that although there are only 60 sanctioned ICDS Projects in Nagaland, presently there are 63 CDPOs in the department.

Despite objections by the association over those unsanctioned posts “who are appointed on contract/backdoor flouting every service rule”, the department somehow placed those CDPOs for regularisation “seeking cabinet approval”, the Association stated. In this regard, the association has implored upon the Governor to make “prompt and necessary enquiry” into the matter.

Rotary Club of Mokokchung observed a solemn programme in commemoration of International Literacy Day here today at the Rotary house, Mokokchung with District Education Officer of Mokokchung as chief guest and president of AKM as special guest. The event also marked the presentation of Rotary Nation Builders Award to five teachers.

students and encouraged the Teachers to be sincere and dedicated in their profession. Wezo-u Dienu, Class 12, GHSS Phek, gave a tribute to the teachers while S.P Raja, GT GHSS Phek, spoke on behalf of teachers. 12 District Teacher Awardees and 6 Sub-Divisional Teacher Awardees were felicitated during the programme. Kiddies Corner School presented a Solo, Choreography by Royal Foundation School while Christian Mission High School,

Bishop Abraham Memorial High School and Govt. Higher secondary School enthralled the congregation with their energetic dances. The best placard and best banner were awarded to Kiddies Corner School and Holy Care School respectively. Altogether, 1600 participants comprising of students from the highest two classes of each school along with their teachers attended the program. Earlier, the students took out a rally from Clock Tower to the venue.

Penalty Shootout Tournament Meanwhile, the Phek Town Chakhesang Students’ Union has informed that it will be organising an Open Penalty Shootout Tournament on September 10. The tournament is being held to help generate funds for the upcoming “2 Months Intensive Coaching Programme” for Class 10 students in Maths and Science subjects which will be provided for free, the release informed.

Combined Teachers’ Day celebration in Tseminyu tSemiNyu, September 8 (mexN): Rengma Students' Union (RSU) in collaboration with the Sub- Divisional Education Office (SDEO), Tseminyu organised combined Teachers’ Day celebration on September 5 at Tseminyu Town Hall. Speaker of Naga Students’ Federation, Joshua Thong Seb was the chief guest. About 30 teachers from both private and government schools and about 400 students attended the event.

CHSS Dmp celebrates Teachers’ Day Dimapur, September 8 (mexN): Cornerstone Higher Secondary School (CHSS), Dimapur held its Teachers’ Day celebration on September 5 at the school auditorium. The audience was enthralled with mesmerising numbers of songs, dances, dramas etc, informed a press release from the school. Students of Cherry Blossoms School, Kohima during the Teachers’ “It was a day filled with fun and a day of delight for the teachers Day programme. to see the talents of the students,” it added.

Apropos the news item ‘One run over by train’ which appeared on The Morung Express on September 8, 2016, the family of the deceased has identified the person as Wapangmenba, son of Chubanuken of Changki village, and not as mentioned – which was as per a Police press release. The inadvertent error is regretted.

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to be receptive, diligent and sincere in their duties and bring laurels and pride to schools and community as a whole. He advised the students not to give up learning as it becomes a liability to the society, the release said. Furthermore, he stressed the value of coordination between teachers, village leaders and students for the development of human resource. He urged both the teachers and students to rise above ‘ism’ and encouraged not to polarize tribal issues. Mezivolu T. Therieh, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kohima displayed Visual Talk on Child Abuse and Corporal Punishment in the schools. The program was attended by seven schools under Zuketsa Circle, VECs, village leaders, Zuketsa Adhoc Committee members, elders and well wishers.

Contraband destroyed in Phek pheK, September 8 (Dipr): Seized IMFL and other contraband were destroyed in Phek on September 3 in the presence of District & Session Judge N. Lonshithung Ezung (1st Class Magistrate), Government officials, security personnel, NGO and student leaders. The destroyed items consisted of various kinds of liquor in huge quantity, I71 bottles of cough syrup, and 180 kg of ganja.

Ex-Servicemen Rally at Wokha Kohima, September 8 (mexN): The Headquarters 44 Mountain Brigade is conducting an Ex-servicemen Rally on September 19 at 28 Assam Rifles Ground, Wokha for all Ex-servicemen of Wokha District. A press release from the PRO (Defence) has informed all exservicemen and widows of Wokha District to attend the rally with a copy of their PPO and Bank Passbook. The main emphasis of the Rally is to resolve all pension related issues, preparation of CSD/ECHS Cards and allied grievances, the release stated.

Meetings & AppointMents Tetso College parent-teacher meeting Tetso College will be conducting a parent teacher meeting on September 10 at 9:30 am at the college Amphitheatre. All parents/gaurdians are requested to attend along with the student in full uniform.

State level consultative meeting with ULBs A state level consultative meeting with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for all-HFA (Urban) will be held on September 9 at Conference Hall, Hotel Japfu, Kohima. Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs and Economics & Statistics, R. Tohanba will address the consultative meeting. Presentation on PMAY-HFA will be made by Assistant Director Municipal Affairs, Kevilenuo Solo which will be followed by interaction and discussion.

UBCA-NEI council meeting on Sep 10 The Council Meeting of the United Baptist Churches Association North East India (UBCA-NEI) will be held on September 10 at 9:00 am at the UBCANEI office. Therefore, all the executive board members are requested to attend the said meeting.

‘inculcate enthusiasm and learning zeal in students’ Kohima, September 8 (mexN): Zuketsa Students’ Union organized a Combined Teachers’ Day programme at ZAPO Court with Theja Therieh, Secretary, I & P, NTC and President, Chakhesang Hoho, Kohima as the guest speaker. Theja urged the teachers to inculcate enthusiasm and learning zeal in the minds of the students and stated that every teacher should be a good role model and a guide. Encouraging the students, he stressed on the importance of Hindi subject, according to a press release. The guest speaker further maintained that the teaching learning process should not be confined only to the four walls of classroom but it should focus on bringing all round development. He encouraged the students

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Kohima, September 8 (mexN): The Additional Director (HoD) School Education, Wonthungo Tsopoe, has informed all the participants that the Nagaland State Level Science Seminar 2016 will be held at Rüzhükhrie Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima on September 14 at 9:00 am. Students in need of accommodation have been asked to put up at DUDA guest house (IG Stadium Road), Kohima. For more information, contact 9856175785.

Combined Teachers’ Day held at Phek Town pheK, September 8 (mexN): The Phek Town Chakhesang Students Union (PTCSU) along with the District Education Office (DEO) Phek and Sub-Divisional Office (SDO) Phek held a Combined Teachers’ Day programme at Phek Town on September 5. According to a press release from the PTCSU, resource person on the occasion, RukuweloMero, Superintendent of Police, Phek, briefed the teachers on their role of moulding

selection of Mr. And Ms. Fresher 2016, marathon race, debate, solo competition, one act play competition and extempore, essay writing and painting competitions.

Kohima, September 8 (mexN): With a view to provide some respite from traffic jams in and around Kohima caused by the deteriorating road conditions, the Kohima Traffic Police will be extending the time of “No entry” of heavy vehicles in Kohima town during peak hours by another half an hour. As such, entry of heavy vehicles within Kohima will be restricted from 08:00 AM to 05:30 PM w.e.f. 09/09/2016 and shall continue till further notice, a press release from Kohima Sr. Superintendent of Police, Joseph Hesso, informed.

YSUK Fresher’s Meet on Sep 10 The Yimchunger Students Union Kohima (YSUK) will be organizing the 26th Fresher’s Meet on September 10 at State Academy Hall Kohima at 10:00 am. Therefore all the Yimchunger students in and around Kohima are asked to attend the programme with traditional attire, a press release informed while also warmly welcoming invitees and well wishers to the event.

SPS Shillong Alumni meeting The Nagaland Chapter of the alumni of St Peter’s School Shillong is holding a meeting on Sunday, September 11 at 2:00 pm at Hotel Vivor, Kohima. A press release in this regard has requested all the boys to attend the meeting.

Pochury Hoho Kohima The Government High School Phek village celebrated Teachers’ Day in befitting manner. Khobirul Hoque bagged the best teacher award of GHS Phek village. GBs, VCMs, VDB, VEC and Phek Students’ Union officials also attended the function.

Pochury Hoho Kohima has convened a general meeting on September 11, 11:00 am at the Pochury Community Building at Officers’ Hill, Kohima. All members have been invited to attend the meeting positively.

IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 248 By Witoubou Newmai

Codes and ethics in media practice

he posture of the media’s “noble intent” in Nagaland is still unable to attract public appreciation. There are more reasons to this than the nuanced understanding of the profession by our society. Instead, the constant assault on the media often dampens the dedication and zeal on the part of journalists to promote our society. Today, the degree of coercing the media in Nagaland has gone up to the next level but even then, as of today, journalists as a faithful mirror of society continue to conform with media ethics at the best possible level through strict compliance to values. This is possible only because we are in this profession seeking to promote our society. However, this is not to suggest that the media has reached a level of total independence yet. Given this scenario, the question today is not only about when we can comfortably call ourselves independent media, it is also about the duration our slow growing society will take to start appreciating a liberal environment where every profession operates under certain codes and ethics without hindrances. In short, a platform where reasons and rational debates can thrive is still a far cry in our society. When we talk of assault on the media, we are talking about the coercion placed on media houses by brute elements. Use of unrestrained or indecent language in press releases or write ups and intimidating the media for having edited them strips them of rationality. In other words, sticking to codes and ethics of the profession is becoming a herculean challenge for journalists in Nagaland today, thanks to the illiberal environment that does not allow rationality to thrive. Such development gives the media the tendency to veer from duties and obligations. If the media raises objection to the content being sent to be published, one thing these brute elements bank on is the ‘Freedom of Speech and Expression.’ But under Indian law, "the freedom of speech and of the press do not confer an absolute right to express one's thoughts freely". According to the Press Council of India (PCI) guidelines, the media cannot lose sight of duties and obligations on matters concerning "security of the State, public order, decency and morality, contempt of court, defamation, incitement to an offence, sovereignty and integrity of India". Violation of these guidelines of the PCI by the media is bound to attract stern penalties, even to the extent of cancelling the registration of the media organisation. PCI guidelines clearly state that dictates or press notes "commanding newspapers to publish them, under duress or threats of dire consequence, emanating from elements wedded to violence, constitute the gravest assault on the freedom of the press which is one of the surest guarantors of a democratic and plural society". The PCI guidelines also say that such dictates or notes are not newsworthy per se. A part of PCI guidelines says that any publication which "tends to demoralise the public and to affect adversely public, police and security" is a clear violation of the rules. Such "publication not only compromises the freedom and independence of the newspaper concerned, but also constitutes an offence against the standards of journalistic ethics and professional responsibility" it further says. "This is not to say that if there is anything newsworthy in a press note emanating from any source, it should be blacked-out altogether, because 'selfcensorship' may be no less dangerous for being insidious. The essential point is that editors must exercise due caution and circumspection in considering the dissemination of such press notes. If the whole of the note is not pernicious, then it may be edited, its objectionable portions removed and language toned down so that whatever is true newsworthy gets disseminated in a balanced manner. However, where the news and the objectionable portions are inextricably mixed up, violating the entire warp and woof of the press note, it will be prudent to withhold its publication altogether", the PCI guidelines vividly state. As mentioned earlier in this column, happy journalists are found in a decent society. And, that should be the conventional understanding and index.

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Zoe Tabary Thomson Reuters Foundation

Education a leading victim of conflict, says UN hopeful

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ducation is a leading, and hidden, casualty of war, with some 3 million children out of school in Syria alone, said Irina Bokova, a Bulgarian diplomat hoping to become the next head of the United Nations, on September 6. World leaders must act to improve education in nations torn by war, Bokova said at an appearance in London. "Only 2 percent of humanitarian aid goes to education," she said. "It's the hidden face of war." About 263 million children worldwide do not attend school, according to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More than a third of children out of school live in countries hit by armed conflict, UNESCO said. Bokova, former foreign minister of Bulgaria and UNESCO director-general since 2009, is one of ten candidates hoping to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will step down at the end of 2016 after serving two five-year terms. In the most recent balloting, held last week, former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres led the race, followed by Slovakia's Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak and a thirdplace tied between Bokova and former Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, diplomats said. The 15-member Security Council will hold secret ballots until a consensus is reached. Civil society groups and nearly a third of the 193 U.N. member states pushed for the first woman secretary-general, but those hopes appear to be fading. Speaking at the Chatham House, a policy institute in London, Bokova said prevention of conflict and peace building should be the main focus of the next U.N. chief and said the global body should invest in diplomacy as well as peace keeping missions. "Any peace keeping mission should be viewed as part of a larger political strategy," she said. She listed violent extremism as the biggest threat to world peace and security but warned against fighting terrorism at the expense of democracy. "The two are not mutually exclusive," she said. She acknowledged the U.N.'s limitations but said: "I don't see any better framework out there to find solutions to the world's problems. "Multilateralism is tedious, slow, but diplomacy is the only way so it has to go on," she said. Diplomats have said the Security Council aimed to recommend a candidate to the U.N. General Assembly for election by October. Ultimately, the five permanent council members - the United States, Russia, Britain, China and France - must agree on a candidate.

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Helen Lackner openDemocracy

Who, apart from its people, wants peace in Yemen? Diplomatic activity has increased. But how serious are their efforts? Will they achieve anything?

ollowing the collapse on August 6 of the Kuwait negotiations between Hadi’s internationally recognised government in exile on the one hand and the Huthi-Saleh alliance on the other, diplomatic activity to bring the war to an end has notably increased, particularly on the part of the external actors. How serious are their efforts? Will they achieve anything? Meanwhile the living conditions for Yemenis continue to deteriorate. Increased international attention The main changes are at the international level where, as a result of increasing pressure from human rights organisations, US, UK and French arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been challenged in response to the indiscriminate killing of civilians throughout Yemen. It is, however, sad to note that the situation has finally come to public attention not due to concern for Yemen or Yemenis, but rather as a means to attack western states for their relations with the repressive Saudi Arabian regime. This pressure has not prevented more sales and the US announced last month the sale of 153 tanks including ‘twenty battle damage replacements for their existing fleet’. Outcries about weapons sales have led to the Netherlands and EU decisions to stop them. In the UK the Campaign Against the Arms Trade has achieved a judicial review against the Government’s decision to continue arms exports to Saudi Arabia which is likely to take place early next year. This was partly thanks to the considerable evidence that many of the civilians killed and wounded in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes have been hit by British manufactured weapons and ammunition in violation of international humanitarian law. Similar pressure has come from some US Congress representatives in Washington, which may explain the withdrawal of the majority [40 out of 45] of US personnel from the ‘Joint Combined Planning Cell’ established at the beginning of the Saudi-led offensive. Given that US and UK military personnel were widely described as helping to ensure accurate targeting, their competence and the quality of their advice are now questionable after the destruction of four MSF-supported hospitals, hundreds of other medical facilities and schools, as well as food processing factories and food storage belonging to private companies, the public sector or, indeed, humanitarian organisations. The UN have just upped their death toll to over 10,000 but this, again, only includes recorded deaths in medical facilities, ignoring those elsewhere, let alone all those dying from lack of medication or treatment for chronic disease due to the shortage of medicines resulting from the blockade. View from Sana’a Back to recent developments: the widely predicted collapse of the talks demonstrated the unwillingness of the parties to compromise, continuing to prioritise their personal, political and financial interests over those of the Yemeni people at large. “These people are not even thinking of leaving. Where will they go? They have begun to assemble simple solar systems, which most people now depend on.” One recent returnee wrote a moving piece well worth reading, about how people are surviving and helping each other regardless of the war: “most people neither know nor care about the war and its politics. They care about their lives. It was dark at home. There has been no electricity since the war started. Everything was covered in thick dust, and the windows and doors were broken because of the shockwaves from air strikes… Next morning, I realised that many of my neighbours were still there, refusing to leave. Local figures and charities were working together, reopening old wells in the city. They started to put small public water tanks in the different neighbourhoods for people to drink and use. These people are not even thinking of leaving. Where will they go? They have begun to assemble simple solar systems, which most people now depend on.” Shortly before the end of the Kuwait talks, Sana’a witnessed an important and worrying development. The Higher Revolutionary Committee set up by the Huthi as the top ruling institution in the country in early 2015 was formally replaced by a Supreme Political Council composed of 5 senior Huthi and General People’s Congress Saleh supporters each. In theory, the establishment of this council ends formal Huthi control and replaces it with an institution jointly loyal to the Huthi leadership and Saleh. This indicates a weakening of the Huthis within the alliance. In plain English, as the GPC members of this council are 100% loyal to him, Saleh is now explicitly back in the driving seat and controls at least half of the decision-making body in the area controlled by their joint forces, an area which may represent no more than 25% or so of Yemen’s surface, but well over 60% of its population. However implementation of this change is faltering, and the Revolutionary Council is still functioning, demonstrating Huthi resistance to Saleh’s pressure and continuing uncertainty about the balance of power in this unholy alliance. Despite this, war weariness and opposition to the Saudi-led coalition bombing have ensured popular support, as shown by a mass demonstration on 20 August in Sana’a, when well over 100 000 people came out despite coalition aircraft threatening over-

flights; air strikes killed at least three people on the margins of this truly vast demonstration, only comparable to the largest demonstrations of the 2011 popular uprisings. While some certainly turned up under pressure from Saleh and the Huthi leadership, there is no way that this could explain such a turnout. Liberated areas The internationally recognised ‘legitimate’ government of president Hadi is officially in control of all the area of the former People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, and some parts of north-east Yemen including Mareb, where many troops are based. A few ministers operate from the officially designated temporary capital of Aden, while the majority are in Riyadh or on various international jaunts. The Prime Minister has spent only 45 days in Aden since his appointment in early April, while President Hadi himself has spent all of 87 days in Aden since its liberation at the end July last year, and has not set foot there since mid-February this year. Moreover, the legitimate authority’s control of the areas it claims is debatable: with respect to Aden, there is little doubt that ministers’ absence is largely a self-preservation measure, given that suicide attacks are a daily occurrence in the city, the latest major one on August 29 killed over 70 young men signing up for recruitment to join the forces protecting the Saudi borders from Huthi-Saleh incursions. Attempts and actual assassinations of political and military leaders are frequent, electricity and water supplies are irregular and are dependent on emergency equipment brought and financed by the United Arab Emirates forces. Much of the rest of the southern governorates is run by local community leaders, whether tribal or other, extremely few of whom claim any allegiance to Hadi or his government. They are either waiting for a credible government or they support southern separatism, which Hadi firmly rejects. While claims that jihadis [whether Al Qaeda or Daesh] control much of this part of the country are largely incorrect as they have been driven out of most villages and towns where they used to dominate the political/military scene, they do have a presence. Old and new war tactics Unsurprisingly, the end of the Kuwait negotiations have resulted in a substantial increase of Saudiled coalition air forces airstrikes throughout Yemen, both in number and targets, with over 100 airstrikes on some days. Sana’anis who had lived for a full 5 months without strikes are now being bombed daily, with the same sites hit again and again: if any weapons are still stored in those mountains, they are obviously out of reach. Ta’izz city and governorate continue to be torn apart by ground fighting and airstrikes. The same situation prevails on the usual fronts [Nehm about 60km east of Sana’a, the Saudi border. A new development has been direct strikes on southern areas said to shelter Al Qaeda or Daesh militants, where previously only US drones were active in those areas. Targeting is as efficient as ever, with the fourth MSF hospital destroyed on 15 August in Abs, on the plain of Hajja Governorate suffering the highest death toll of such strikes, (19 dead and 24 injured), only two days after a school had been hit in that governorate, killing at least 10 children. Plenty more examples can be given. But basically the military stalemate and pointless killing continue. The Hadi government in exile is trying alternative tactics to bring the Saleh-Huthi opposition to heel. These come in two forms: the widely denounced blockade which prevents basic fuel, food and medical supplies from reaching the population, has resulted in the current situation with over half the population ‘food insecure’, and 7 million suffering severe food insecurity, ie close to starvation. Remember that Yemen imports 90% of its wheat and 100% of other staples such as rice, tea and sugar.

Hence the blockade which is widely denied, but actually enforced, plays a major role in worsening the humanitarian catastrophe. In Yemen, as in so many other wars, basic human needs are used as weapons by the warring factions. Another aspect of the blockade is the control of Yemeni airspace by the Saudi regime: no flights in or out of Yemen can take place without prior clearance from the Saudi military and most have a stopover in Bisha where Saudi forces check on all passengers and cargo; so while there are flights in and out of Aden, Mukalla and Seiyun in the south, Sana’a airport has been closed for weeks. Even UN flights were forbidden for a whole week when the Huthi-Saleh alliance re-called Parliament to approve their new Political Council. Preventing members from returning to Sana’a was intended to ensure the meeting would be inquorate, but this tactic failed. Although UN flights and other humanitarian flights travel on a case by case basis, members of the Sana’a delegation to Kuwait have now been stranded in Muscat for almost a month, as the UN has been unable to guarantee their safe return to Sana’a, something which does little to improve confidence in the UN’s mediation role or its credibility. A third form the war is taking now is the attempt by the ‘legitimate’ government to prevent the Central Bank from functioning. Having successfully remained neutral, the Central Bank of Yemen somehow managed to continue paying salaries to civil servants and military personnel on all sides throughout the war, despite its reserves having collapsed from USD 5 billion to less than USD 1 billion in the last 12 months. Without addressing the issue of where these funds came from, this has been quite an achievement. The Hadi government has recently been trying to relocate the bank to Aden and replace its senior officials. Even the regime’s international supporters such as the US and UK have expressed concern at this move and, to date, the IMF and other financial institutions have ignored it. If implemented, its main consequence would clearly be a dramatic worsening of the food and fuel situation within the country, in other words, more hunger, starvation and death, given that importers are already facing extreme difficulties in obtaining the letters of credit they need to import basic commodities and emigrants also face many hurdles in sending remittances to help their families. In conclusion, the meeting on 25 August in Jeddah bringing together US Secretary of State Kerry, UK’s Ellwood, UN envoy Ismail with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the GCC, was intended to re-launch talks. While rumours of a new initiative have circulated, it would seem that they expressed hope rather than fact. The Hadi side continues to insist that the Huthi-Saleh forces must first withdraw their forces from the cities and hand over their heavy weapons to an undefined and unknown neutral ‘third party’, something which the Huthi-Saleh side consider equivalent to surrender and which fails to recognise their actual control of much of the country’s area and most of its population. They demand that a consensus government be formed prior to any military withdrawal. While Kerry’s statement hinted that the two might happen simultaneously, this issue has not been addressed adequately. The UN SC meeting on August 31 also failed to produce anything meaningful and the UN special envoy is back on his travels, which may help the Huthi-Saleh delegation to get home. Meanwhile bombing and fighting continue, more people are killed and wounded, more are hungry and suffer from preventable diseases and lack treatment, and there are increasingly critical articles in various international media…. Helen Lackner has worked in all parts of Yemen since the 1970s and lived there for close to 15 years. She has written about the country’s political economy as well as social and economic issues. She works as a freelance rural development consultant in Yemen and elsewhere and is currently also engaged in research on hydro politics in Yemen. Her latest book as editor: - Why Yemen Matters, Saqi books 2014

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Is Europe overreacting to terror? Peter Apps

he streets of France have been subdued this summer. Tourism is down. Public events have been canceled or curtailed. Red-bereted paratroopers patrol through crowded streets, assault rifles held at their sides. The soldiers are unmistakably ready for trouble. Many wear armored gloves in the mid-summer heat, ready to grapple with any knife-wielding attacker. Body armor and webbing pouches are stuffed with ammunition-heavy magazines. It’s now well over a month since the July 14 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice killed 86 people – and there is a clear sense of relief that Europe has been spared an attack on that scale since. Still, the continent remains distinctly on edge – and in the background, what feels like a never-ending series of smaller attacks unsettle populations and continue to destabilize already messy politics. Indeed, the last few days have seen alarming signs that the political reaction to the attacks might yet prove more destabilizing than the attacks themselves. No one questions that Europe is under threat. In tempo and scale – and most notably in the number of casualties – the successive attacks over the last 18 months far outstrip anything seen on the European mainland even in the days of France’s long war in Algeria or Germany’s militant outrages of the 1970s. But there is a very real risk of overreaction. Last week, Muslim women were confronted by armed police on southern French beaches as they enforced a local ban on the full-body “burkini” swimsuit. Local officials have described the garments as showing “allegiance to a terrorist group.” Witnesses say several women were issued with on-the-spot fines. Some French beachgoers apparently cheered the police action and shouted “go home” at nearby Muslim migrants. On Friday, France’s highest court declared the various local burkini bans unconstitutional and illegal. Several local mayors, however, said they would continue enforcing it anyway. The issue now looks set to drag into France’s presidential election next year, with former president Nicolas Sarkozy calling last week for nationwide criminalization of the garment. In many ways, what happened on the beach at Nice is exactly what groups like Islamic State want – to deepen divisions within society. Europe’s recent political polarization is about much more than terrorism. It’s about wider popular discontent with the unprecedented levels of migration of the last two decades, of moves to multiculturalism and fear of more change to come. But it is the visceral fear of attacks – arguably out of all proportion to the risk, even with recent events – that seems to now be really driving the wider backlash. Much of what France and other European countries have done since recent attacks is eminently sensible. Most have beefed up the size of their emergency response SWAT-style police or paramilitary units, allowing them to flood heavily armed officers to the scene of any Paris-style assault. France, for example, has scaled up both the number of elite GIGN and RAID counterterrorism units as well as the number of offices and firepower within each individual team. Germany is looking at tweaking legislation to allow military units to back up police for the first time since World War Two. In Germany, however, government officials have been criticized for a report suggesting householders should stockpile several days’ worth of food and water in the event of some kind of crisis. German authorities are also considering whether the country should re-introduce conscription, abolished in 2011. Those steps are not just related to the fear of Islamist militant attacks – indeed, the documents in question make it clear they are also a response to worries over potential cyber or “hybrid” at-

ast month, the outgoing secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, published a memo following up the inquiry he instigated last year into the death, nearly 55 years ago, of one of his predecessors in the role, the Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjold. Hammarskjold perished, along with his entourage, just after midnight on Sept. 18, 1961, when his chartered airliner crashed near Ndola, in what was then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. More than half a century on, the cause of the crash remains unknown. Two recent commissions — the first of which I led, the second set up by the United Nations General Assembly in response to my commission’s findings — appear to have been stalled by a United States agency that may hold critical evidence pointing to the cause of the disaster. “I would again urge all member states to continue their search for relevant documents and information, and to review for potential disclosure information which remains classified or undisclosed for other reasons,” Mr. Ban said in his statement. Mr. Ban also released a new denial from the United States mission to the United Nations that any record exists of United States Air Force aircraft being present at Ndola on the night of the crash. Given that, as my commission reported, two American planes were visibly parked on the airport tarmac, and since Don Gaylor, then the United States air attaché in Pretoria, wrote in his memoirs that he had been ordered by the Pentagon to go meet Hammarskjold at Ndola, this new denial appears to signal a retreat from an initial acknowledgment to my commission by the National Security Agency that it held relevant intercept records.

Habitat III agenda must address rights and needs of rural people

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tacks, phraseology which seemingly points to worries over Russia. All of this adds to an ever more febrile environment on social and mainstream media. It increasingly seems to become less relevant whether an attack – such as the gun attack in Munich which killed nine, or last week’s stabbing of an Orthodox Jew in France, or a machete attack on a bus in Brussels – is directly related to a militant group like Islamic State or not. Providing a migrant or someone of migrant descent is involved, it all feeds into the same divisive narrative. Good intelligence is key to preventing attacks – and that means authorities having good relations and deep contacts with the populations in which militants want to hide. As distrust grows, that may become more difficult. It’s not entirely a negative picture. Many French Muslims made a point of attending Christian church services as a show of solidarity after the beheading of a local priest in July. The French government is aiming to work with moderate Muslim groups to tackle the growth of what they say are extremist mosques often funded from groups and individuals in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States. The social divisions in France, however, predate recent attacks and have been quietly growing for years. France’s 4.7 million Muslims comprise 7.5 percent of the population and often live in distinct and much poorer neighborhoods on the outskirts of cities. Crime is high and policing relatively weak there,

despite attempts at changing that in the aftermath of major riots in 2005. In general, opinion polls suggest citizens in those countries with the largest Muslim populations in Europe – France, Germany and the UK – view Muslim migration less negatively than those countries in Eastern Europe that are home to very few. Even last year’s Paris attack did little to immediately shift those numbers. This year, however, the constant drumbeat of stories of large and small attacks has begun to have an effect. And while attacks themselves have been carried out by a very small number of people, there is little doubt that popular discontent is often aimed at entire Muslim populations. A poll in April showed 47 percent of French respondents viewing Islam as “a threat” to national identity, up from 43 percent in 2010. Two-thirds said they felt it was “too visible”. In Germany, where reports of sexual assaults conducted by migrants over New Year’s Eve received hefty media coverage, 43 percent said they viewed Islam as a threat. That shouldn’t be a surprise. But it may yet prove a self-fulfilling narrative. Peter Apps is Reuters global affairs columnist, writing on international affairs, globalization, conflict and other issues. He is founder and executive director of the Project for Study of the 21st Century; PS21, a non-national, non-partisan, non-ideological think tank in London, New York and Washington. Before that, he spent 12 years as a reporter for Reuters covering defense, political risk and emerging markets. Since 2016, he has been a member of the British Army Reserve and the UK Labour Party.

Release the Records on Dag Hammarskjold’s Death Stephen Sedley NYT

ternative possibility: that the United Nations airliner was attacked from the air as it came in to land at the airfield where Hammarskjold was to meet with Moise Tshombe, the president of the mineral-rich breakaway Congolese province of Katanga. The meeting was an attempt to reunify the country and end its civil war. The United Nations policy of promoting decolonization was supported, each for its own reasons, by both America and the Soviet Union. The C.I.A., however, in contravention of American policy, was supplying arms to the Katangan rebels who were bankrolled by the Belgian conglomerate

Britain’s policy of backing the United States and support for the white settler population to whom the United Nations was anathema. In this situation, there was no shortage of ill-wishers who would have welcomed Hammarskjold’s death. Motive does not equal guilt. But in 2013, my commission of international jurists reported that the available evidence was sufficient to justify the United Nations’ reopening the inquiry that, in 1962, had been unable to determine the disaster’s cause. The theory about an aerial attack — if it did occur, probably by a Katangan training jet piloted by a Belgian or South African mercenary — was supported by evidence from a striking variety of sources, though no single element was conclusive. What could have been decisive either way was a recording or transcription of the cockpit radio traffic over Ndola in the hours leading up to the crash. Although civilians using radio equipment heard signs of an aircraft in distress, none of the three inquiries could locate an audio record from the control tower at Ndola. The most instructive recollection was that of a United States naval pilot, Cmdr. Charles Southall, who was called to the N.S.A.’s listening station in Cyprus to hear what he remembered as the cockpit transmission of a fighter pilot firing at an airliner. There was also evidence that the N.S.A. was monitoring the airwaves

therefore asked the agency for any relevant records it held of local radio traffic before the crash. The agency replied that it had three records “responsive” to our request but that two of those were classified top secret and would not be disclosed. At its close, my commission recommended that the United Nations follow up this lead. The General Assembly appointed a three-person panel, which repeated our request to the N.S.A. This time, the agency replied that the two documents were not transcripts of radio messages as Southall had described and offered to let one of the panel members, the Australian aviation expert Kerryn Macaulay, see them. This she did, reporting that the documents contained nothing relevant to the cause of the crash. This makes it difficult to understand how those two documents were initially described as “responsive” to a request explicitly for records of radio intercepts, or why they were classified top secret. It raises doubts about whether the documents shown to Ms. Macaulay were, in fact, the documents originally identified by the N.S.A. The recent denial that there is any record of United States Air Force planes’ being present at Ndola increases the impression of evasiveness. The United States may not be the only government holding records of the last radio transmissions involving Dag Hammarskjold’s plane, whether they are consistent with pilot error or something more sinister. The General Assembly should not let this matter rest. As the United Nations appoints a new leader, it needs to continue to press all its member states to disclose and declassify whatever records they hold that might help to resolve the mystery of the violent death of the organization’s second secretary general.

Shivani Chaudhry

he Third Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 3) for Habitat III took place in Surabaya, Indonesia from 25–27 July 2016. Held with much fanfare and the gracious hospitality of the city government, this was a meeting of United Nations (UN) member states to finalize the outcome document of the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), which will be held in October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador. The third in a series of bidecennial conferences on human settlements, Habitat III has been criticized for the marked dilution of its scope, with a predominant focus on urban areas. This is reflected in the change of its title from the ‘UN Conference on Human Settlements’ (which took place in Vancouver in 1976 and Istanbul in 1996) to the ‘UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development’ and the dilution of the Habitat Agenda (1996) to the proposed ‘New Urban Agenda.’ The Habitat III process has thereby chosen to ignore half of humanity that still lives in rural areas, while backtracking on non-negotiable commitments made at Habitat I and II. Further, it relies on the erroneous belief that urbanization is inevitable and beyond the purview of human or policy intervention. Despite three days of intense negotiations lasting until the early hours of the morning, PrepCom 3 concluded without consensus on the draft ‘new agenda,’ with a plan to convene again in New York City in early September. The political process in Surabaya was largely focused on negotiations between the European Union, African Union, the Arab League, USA, Canada, Turkey, and the G-77 and China. India’s absence at the negotiating table was conspicuous; it was justified by its inclusion in the G-77 group. India chose to intervene only through a statement in the plenary, which mainly showcased its multiple urban schemes: Smart Cities Mission, Housing for All, AMRUT, HRIDAY, and Swachh Bharat Mission. Though India has the world’s largest rural population (over 830 million), it did not raise the neglect of rural issues in the draft agenda. Instead, it echoed the urban bias of Habitat III and UN-Habitat. It also remained noncommittal toward its international obligations, while challenging the human right to adequate housing. The zero draft of the ‘New Urban Agenda’ was released in May 2016, followed by a revised version on 18 July; the latest draft was made public at the conclusion of PrepCom 3 on 28 July 2016. Though the current draft reflects marginal improvements, it is still flawed on several fronts. The greatest shortcomings of the ‘new agenda’ are its failure to: adopt a human rights approach; incorporate legal commitments already made by nation states; challenge the macroeconomic paradigm that pushes for high levels of growth and urbanization through rampant exploitation of resources at the expense of rural habitats and inhabitants; and, recognize the centrality of land and housing to creating an equitable, human rights habitat for all. The draft is also silent on important global issues such as forced migration, land grabbing, and chronic displacement. The refusal to address market-driven housing and financial crises, and to effectively regulate the real estate sector, reflect a wilful denial to learn from the past. Instead of calling for balanced ruralurban development and investment, the draft uses the abstruse term ‘territorial’ for rural. The 2016 agenda needs to uphold the commitment of the 1996 Habitat Agenda to ‘treat villages and cities as points on a human settlements continuum within a common ecosystem,’ and to implement commitments within a ‘just macroeconomic order.’ While the current draft reiterates the right to adequate housing, interventions by USA succeeded in deleting the commitment to allocate ‘maximum available resources’ for its progressive realization. While USA, the Holy See, and others argued to remove ‘right to the city,’ they were faced with strong resistance by Mexico and Ecuador; the latest draft retains the term. Several countries, including the Arab League, fought against inclusion of sexual minorities/LGBTI in the text; unfortunately they succeeded. The game of political negotiation is obscure, with no evident rationality for the acceptance of some suggestions over others. How deliberative and integrative these negotiations are, and whether they are directed toward the goal of social justice, is questionable. But the results unequivocally reveal the absence of consensus, with strong polarization on certain issues. As states gear up for the next (and final) round of negotiations in New York from 7–9 September, they need to emerge from the cloud of amnesia that seems to have descended on the Habitat III process, and remind themselves of historic commitments made at Habitat I and II. The final outcome document must recognize the inequity and politics of land ownership, access and control, as a root cause of injustice and inadequate living conditions. It should also call for land reform and redistribution, regulation of financial and property markets, and prevention of all forms of forced eviction. Countries including Colombia, Sudan, Tanzania, Ukraine, and Thailand, which stressed the need to focus on balanced rural-urban development, should work collectively to strengthen these demands. India should ally with these states while upholding its legal obligation to implement the human right to adequate housing — included in Article 11.1 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which India ratified in 1979. It is important that the outcome document of Habitat III helps to operationalize commitments made in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the Paris Agreement on climate change, but it also needs to go further in order to fill gaps. Though the current draft mentions ‘occupation’ at the insistence of some groups, it does not talk about restitution for those affected by occupation, conflict, war, forced evictions, displacement, and protracted crises. In order to ensure that ‘no one is left behind,’ the Habitat III outcome document must be grounded in the indivisibility of human rights approach. It should be called the ‘New Habitat Agenda,’ not the narrow, discriminatory ‘New Urban Agenda.’ The final document must incorporate the non-negotiable principles of gender equality, non-discrimination, accountability, reparations for harm done, environmental sustainability, inter-generational equity with a strong focus on the rights of children and older persons, and the progressive realization of all human rights for all. It should also protect rights of indigenous peoples, farmers, forest-dwellers, fishers, pastoralists, persons with disabilities, historically discriminated communities including Scheduled Castes, and sexual minorities. The entire process has been marked by the repeated failure to adequately incorporate peoples’ voices, especially the most marginalized. This is not the time for states to dilute existing international legal and human rights obligations, but for them to demonstrate a strong and reaffirmed commitment to upholding them, and to work collectively to redress the global housing, land, and habitat crisis. The world cannot wait another twenty years (for Habitat IV) to get this right.

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Sidhu launches new party

Chandigarh, September 8 (ianS): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday formally announced a new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab' saying that his fight was against the system and the leaders who had "ruined" Punjab. Sidhu said the move to launch the new political front, which will contest all 117 assembly seats in the elections to be held early next year, was to ensure that people in Punjab and Punjabiat won. "Our slogan is 'Punjab will win' this time. Punjabiat will win. Our fight is against the system that has ruined Punjab. People with selfish interests have overridden interests of the state. People want change in governance," Sidhu said. "At this stage, Awaaze-Punjab is not a party. It is a forum for good governance," Sidhu announced, adding that the forum should be given 15 days to work out its future course. The former Rajya Sabha member had on September 2 floated the new political front online. Sidhu was flanked by former Indian hockey team captain Pargat Singh, a leg-

Founder of 'Awaz-e-Punjab' Navjot Singh Sidhu with Pargat Singh (left) addresses a press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

islator of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, and two independent legislators, Balwinder Singh Bains and Simarjeet Singh Bains, during the launch of the political front. Pargat Singh was last month suspended from the Akali Dal for "anti-party" activities. Sidhu had resigned from the Rajya Sabha on July 18, fuelling speculation that he may join the AAP. The Bains brothers,

HC quashes appointment of AAP's 21 parliamentary secretaries new delhi, September 8 (ianS): In a setback to the Arvind Kejriwal government, the Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed the appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries after the AAP government conceded that the Lt Governor's approval was not taken in the matter. Following the submission of the government and in light of its recent judgement giving primacy to the LG in administrative control of the capital, a bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal quashed the appointments. The AAP government told the court that the appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries was made without approval of the Lieutenant Governor. The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the AAP government's decision to appoint 21 party legislators as parliamentary secretaries. Earlier, the government had defended its decision to appoint the party MLAs as parliamentary secretaries, saying the move does not amount to creation of a "public office". After coming to power in February 2015, the Arvind Kejriwal government appointed the parliamentary secretaries, saying this would facilitate smooth functioning but made it clear that they won't receive any remuneration or perk of any kind from the government, that is, no burden on the exchequer. The order, however, permitted them to use government transport for official purposes and earmarked space in the ministers' offices to help them in the official work. Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain for the Centre had said that even if you are using a driver, it is an office of profit. NGO Rashtriya Mukti Morcha had sought scrapping of the appointments as these were "unconstitutional, illegal and without jurisdiction". The PIL said the Chief Minister had "no power, jurisdiction or authority" to administer the oath of office to parliamentary secretaries.

President approves GST Bill new delhi, September 8 (ianS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday gave his assent to the landmark Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, an official said. The President's Office confirmed the development to IANS. The central government had sent the Constitutional Amendment Bill to the President after 16 states ratified the legislation. The government targets to implement the GST system from April 1, 2017. The Centre will have to pass the Central GST and Integrated GST Bills, while the states will need to approve their respective GST legislations. The Bill was earlier passed unanimously by the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The Goods and Services Tax is a single indirect tax that proposes to subsume most central and state taxes like Value Added Tax, service tax, central sales tax, excise duty, additional customs duty and special additional customs duty. The GST rate has to be decided by the proposed GST Council, which will be chaired by the Union Finance Minister. All state finance ministers will be its members. The Council also has to put in place a dispute resolution mechanism.

SC to hear plea for stopping govt funding of Kashmir separatist groups new delhi, September 8 (ianS): The supreme Court has agreed to hear a PIL seeking to prohibit the Central and the Jammu and Kashmir government from funding separatist groups and their leaders who were spearheading the anti-India agitation in the state. Addressing the bench of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice L. Nageswara Rao in a mentioning, PIL petitioner, advocate M.L.Sharma said that separatist leaders who were engaged in anti-national activities were being funded by the government, provided Z category security cover and their travel expenses were being met. Seeking an urgent hearing of the PIL, Sharma told the court that the funds from the consolidated fund of India that were being spent on the separatist groups were without authority and unconstitutional as there was no express approval of parliament for them. The court said that plea would be heard on September 14 subject to its completing all the procedural formalities.

who had fallen out with the Akali Dal top leadership three years ago, have significant influence in Ludhiana district. Sidhu, who is a BJP member, said that he had resigned from the Rajya Sabha as he was given two options - either to support and campaign for Badals or not to look towards Punjab. "I refused to accept either of these two conditions and resigned," Sidhu said.

Giving details of his talks with AAP, Sidhu said that the AAP leadership, particularly Arvind Kejriwal, were non-committal on his role if he joined ranks with that party. "They (AAP) wanted to make me another decoration piece. Kejriwal told me not to contest and only campaign for the party. I was offered that my wife will be made a minister," Sidhu said.

India seeks 'strongest action' against state sponsors of terror Vientiane, September 8 (ianS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated the strongest action against states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy while outlining India's principled stand on the South China Sea issue. "We need to target not only the terrorists, but also their entire supporting ecosystem," Modi said while addressing the 11th East Asia Summit here, the premier forum of the Asia-Pacific region. "And, our strongest action should be reserved for those state actors who employ terrorism as an instrument of state policy," he said without naming Pakistan. Stating that most countries in the South Asian region were pursuing a peaceful path to economic prosperity, he said: "But, there is one country in India's neighbourhood whose competitive advantage rests solely in producing and exporting terrorism." India-Pakistan relations have soured in recent times following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani in Jammu and Kashmir in July. Pakistan described Wani as a "martyr". Over 70 people have died in large-scale violence in the state since then. Stating that terrorism was the most serious challenge to open and pluralistic societies, Modi called for collective efforts to combat the scourge. The Prime Minister said that India remained committed, including through membership of export con-

trol regimes, to pursuing total and verifiable elimination of weapons of mass destruction. Since its inception in 2005 -- India is a founding member -- the East Asia Summit has played a significant role in the strategic, geopolitical and economic evolution of East Asia. Elaborating on India's principled stand on the South China Sea issue, he said that the lanes of communication passing through the sea were the "main arteries of global merchandise trade". "India supports freedom of navigation, over flight, and unimpeded commerce, based on the principles of international law, as noted in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos)," the Prime Minister said. China is involved in disputes with littoral countries of the region over the South China Sea particularly over the Spratly and Paracel groups of islands. In July, an international arbitration tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favour of the Philippines in its dispute with China over the South China Sea. While the Philippines welcomed it, China reacted angrily calling it null and void with no binding force and that "China neither accepts it nor recognises it". Stating that countries have to be mindful of common security challenges, he said India would organise the second East Asia Conference on maritime security and cooperation later this year. Earlier on Thursday,

Opposition wants railway fare hike rolled back Congress terms hike in railway fares 'Tuglaki Farman'

new delhi, September 8 (ianS): Opposition parties -- the Congress, the AAP and CPI-M -- on Thursday slammed the surge pricing in railway fares on premium trains and demanded its rollback. The Congress termed the government decision as "Tughlaqi farmaan" and the Communist Party of IndiaMarxist said it showed the government's "pro-rich bias". Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also denounced the hike in railway fares on Durunto, Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains. The government on Wednesday announced what it termed as "flexi fares", under which the base fares of the Durunto, Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains will go up by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold, subject to a prescribed ceiling limit. "Battling rising price of essen-

tial commodities and runaway food inflation, the decision by the Modi government to impose 'surge pricing' through 'flexi fare system' in Rajdhani, Duranto and Shatabdi trains is a rude shock for the ordinary people," Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said. It is high time the Modi government realises its mistake and rolls back this 'Tuglaki Farmaan'," he demanded. He said the surge pricing was "an underhand tool to collect Rs 1,000 crore annually by burning pockets of honest middle class families" who still see the railways as the only cost effective option of long distance travel. Surjewala said the decision to implement surge pricing from September 9, ahead of the festival season of Dussehra, Diwali, Chhat Puja,

Onam and Eid-ul-Azha, proves the "anti-people mindset" of the Modi government. The CPI-M pointed out that the scheme excludes the highest class of travel, that is, AC I and Executive Chair, "reflecting the pro-rich bias of the government". "This demand-driven scheme is a mask to cover a sharp hike in fares for 90 per cent of the passengers," the Left party said, as it "cautioned" that this could be a prelude to similar hike in other trains as well. Kejriwal, who travelled by Shatabdi Express train to Ludhiana on Thursday, tweeted: "I am in Shatabdi right now. Spoke to several people. Everyone is against the Modi government's surge pricing. "AAP strongly opposes surge pricing in railways and demands that it should be rolled back," he added.

India's first death verdict in acid attack case mumbai, September 8 (ianS): In a first, a Special Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to Delhi resident Ankur Narayanlal Panwar for a fatal acid attack his neighbour Preeti Rathi as she stepped off a train here in May 2013. Special Women's Court Special Judge A.S. Shende had on Tuesday found Panwar guilty of hurling sulphuric acid at Delhi resident Rathi which resulted in her death a month later. Preethi had come to Mumbai to take up a job

After hearing both sides on the quantum of punishment over the past two days, Special Judge Shende pronounced the death sentence on 27-year old Panwar, who was the victim's neighbour in Delhi. "The convict had a onesided love for the victim. He asked her not to travel to Mumbai and wanted to marry her, but the girl had rejected his marriage proposal," Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the media after the verdict. Then out of jealousy he planned her murder, fol-

lowed her all the way to Mumbai and threw acid on her at Bandra Terminus station, Nikam added. "I am fully satisfied by the verdict, Justice has been done to our daughter," said the victim's father Amar Rathi immediately after the judgement. However, Rathi said if the convict challenged the verdict all the way to the Supreme Court, he would fight it even there. A resident of Narela in New Delhi, Rathi, 23, was attacked shortly after she alighted from the Garib

Rath Express train at Bandra terminus on the morning of May 2, 2013. She succumbed to multiple organ failure on account of the severe acid burns on June 1 that year. Panwar, who managed to evade suspicion for eight months after the incident, was finally nabbed on January 17, 2014 by the Mumbai Crime Branch from his New Delhi home. Both the victim and the accused were neighbours and family friends in Bhakra Beas Management Board Colony.

speaking at the 14th India-Asean Summit here, he said Asean was central to India's Act East Policy while describing ties with southeast Asia as a "source of harmony". He said enhancing connectivity was central to India's partnership with Asean. In this connection, Modi proposed a joint task force on connectivity to work on extension of the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Stating that cooperation in science and technology was a crucial element of India-Asean developmental engagement, he proposed to enhance the India-Asean Fund with an additional grant of $50 million. He also invited the Asean leadership to be the guests of honour at the International Buddhist Conclave to be held in India in October. Before leaving for New Delhi on Thursday, Modi held a meeting with US President Barack Obama. Obama expressed confidence that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), passed by the Indian parliament last month, would unleash significant economic activity.. Modi also held bilateral meetings with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith during the course of the day. At the East Asia Summit, he also had pull-asides with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

'Each one, Teach one' can help achieve universal literacy: President Pranab

Children celebrate International Literacy Day by holding placards at a school in Moradabad, UP on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

new delhi, September 8 (ianS): Stressing that universal literacy could not be achieved without mass participation, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday advocated the principle of "Each one, Teach one". "India continues to have a large population of illiterates. It is time for us to identify the critical areas that need to be addressed," an official statement quoted him as saying while addressing the 50th International Literacy Day celebrations here. "Joint action by Government and Non-Government Organisations is necessary so that we can generate momentum to achieve 100 per cent literacy," he said, adding that literacy movement is a continuous cycle and regular follow up was necessary to

not only make people literate but also keep them literate. The president said that besides pursuing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Unesco is also launching a "Global Alliance for Literacy" to promote literacy as the foundation for life-long learning. India needs to strengthen and synthesise its efforts in line with these global initiatives, the president said. Among those present on the occasion were Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar, Director and Unesco representative to India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka Shigeru Aoyagi, and Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy Subhash Chandra Khuntia.

India launches advanced weather satellite in textbook style Sriharikota (andhra pradeSh) September (ianS): India successfully launched its INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite in copy-book style on Thursday evening using its heavy geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLVF05) rocket. Around 17 minutes after lift-off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 4.50 p.m., the GSLV rocket slung the 2,211 kg satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), from where it would be guided to its final geostationary orbit. The launch was delayed by 40 minutes as the fuelling of the third stage of the rocket took longer than expected. With the launch of INSAT-3DR, the Indian space agency has successfully launched three satellites weighing over two tonnes of the six satellites weighing over two tonnes it had

Panoramic View of GSLV-F05 being moved from VAB towards Launch Pad. (Source: ISRO)

flown in a GSLV rocket. The successful flight of the GSLV rocket on Thursday gives the Indian space programme a much-

needed boost as getting the third stage cryogenic engine right is important for its future space programmes as well as for

commercial launches. Indian space scientists have spent around two decades and around Rs 500 crore ($75 million)in conceiving and developing the cryogenic technology. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists at the mission control centre were visibly happy. They slapped each other on the back and hugged each other once the rocket ejected the satellite, which can also aid in search and rescue (SAR) missions, into its intended orbit. "Today we reached one more landmark, successfully putting the weather monitoring satellite into orbit," ISRO's Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said. According to ISRO, the satellite incorporates technological improvements like: (a) imaging in middle infrared band to provide nighttime pictures of low clouds and fog, (b) imag-

ing in two thermal infrared bands for better estimating sea surface temperature and (c) higher spatial resolution in the visible and thermal infrared bands. Also on board the INSAT-3DR is a satellite-aided search and rescue transponder that operates at 406.05 MHz to pick up and relay signals from distress beacons of maritime, aviation and land based users to the Indian Mission Control Centre located at Bengaluru. According to ISRO, the major users of this technology in India are the defence services, the Coast Guard, the Airports Authority of India, the Directorate General of Shipping and fishermen. The Indian alert service region includes a large part of the Indian Ocean region covering India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri

Lanka and Tanzania. The INSAT-3DR also carries a data relay transponder (DRT) for receiving meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic data from remote uninhabited locations in the coverage area from platforms like automatic weather stations, automatic rain gauges and agro met stations. The satellite's life expectancy is 10 years. The GSLV is a three stage rocket. The first stage is fired by solid fuel and its four strap-on motors by liquid fuel. The second powered by liquid fuel and the third is the ISRO-developed cryogenic engine that is more efficient as it provides more thrust for every kilogram of propellant burnt. ISRO is perfecting the crucial cryogenic engine technology to save precious foreign exchange by launching heavier satellites on its own.

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Asia leaders tiptoe around South China Sea tensions VIENTIANE, SEpTEmbEr 8 (rEuTErS): Asian leaders played down tensions over the South China Sea in a carefully worded summit statement on Thursday, but even before it was issued Beijing voiced frustration with countries outside the region “interfering” in tussles over the strategic waterway. The heads of 10 Southeast Asian nations, as well as U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang among six other leaders, “reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security and freedom of navigation in and over-flight in the South China Sea.” But the draft of a statement to be issued in Vientiane, Laos, tiptoed around the regional strains caused by competing claims to areas of the strategically important sea. “Several leaders remained seriously concerned over recent developments in the South China Sea,” said the draft. The statement, seen by Reuters, made no reference to a July ruling by a court in The Hague that declared illegal some of China’s artificial islands in the sea and invalidated its claims to almost the entire waterway. Obama said on Thursday the ruling had helped clarify maritime rights. “I recognize this raises tensions but I also look forward to discussing how we can constructively move forward together to lower tensions,” he said at a summit meeting. Officials said that talks on Wednesday between leaders of the Association

Duterte, Obama shake hands and chat after rift over insult

(L to R) Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak pose for photo during ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos September 7, 2016. REUTERS

of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China’s Li had gone smoothly. But in a statement later from China’s Foreign Ministry, Li was paraphrased as saying China was willing to work with Southeast Asian countries in “dispelling interference ... and properly handling the South China Sea issue.” He did not elaborate, but such wording is typically used by Chinese leaders to refer to not allowing countries from outside the region with no direct involvement in the dispute, like the United States, from getting involved. China claims much of the South China Sea,

through which more than $5 trillion of trade moves annually. Taiwan and four ASEAN members - Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei - also have claims, making it a hot spot of regional tension. The other ASEAN nations are Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. Leaders from Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea and the United States also attended the summit. China has over the past year alarmed other claimants, and outside powers such as the United States and Japan, by re-claiming land on several disputed

Scientists find deadly scrub typhus bacteria in SAmerica LONDON, SEpTEmbEr 8 (rEuTErS): Scrub typhus, a deadly disease common in southeast Asia and spread by microscopic biting mites known as chiggers, has now taken hold in a part of South America and may have become endemic there, scientists said on Wednesday. The tropical disease, which kills at least 140,000 people a year in the AsiaPacific region, has been confirmed in a cluster of cases on a large island off Chile, some 12,000 kilometres from its usual haunts on the other side of the Pacific. Scrub typhus has been known of for years and the bacteria that causes it was first identified in Japan in 1930. It is caused by the bacteria, Orientia tsutsugamushi, transmitted by chiggers, and spreads through the lymphatic fluid. Those infected find the illness can begin quite suddenly, with shaking chills, fever, severe headache, infection of the mucous membrane in the eyes, and lymph node swelling. Until 2006, scrub typhus was thought to be limited to an area called the “tsutsugamushi triangle”, from Pakistan in the west to far eastern Russia in the east to northern Australia in the south.

But writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Britain’s Oxford University and the Pontificia Universidad Católica and Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile the cases found off of Chile’s mainland “suggest there may be a much wider global distribution than previously understood.” In 2006, two cases of scrub typhus were found outside the triangle. One, in the Middle East, was caused by a previously unrecorded bacteria related to tsutsugamushi and named Orientia Chuto. The second was found on Chiloé island, just off mainland Chile. In January 2015 and again in early 2016, three more cases were discovered in Ancud, on the northern coast of Chiloé. “Scrub typhus is a common disease but a neglected one,” said Paul Newton, director of the Lao–Oxford–Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, which collaborated in the study. “Given that it is known to cause approximately a million clinical cases, and kills at least 140,000 people each year, this evidence of an even bigger burden of disease in another part of the world highlights the need for more research and attention to it.”

reefs through dredging, and building air fields and port facilities. Shattering an illusion of cordiality at the summit in Laos on Wednesday, U.S. ally the Philippines released photographs and a map showing what it said was an increased number of Chinese vessels near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which China seized after a standoff in 2012. Its defense ministry expressed “grave concern” that Chinese boats were preparing to build structures at the shoal.

the United States, its former colonial power. Ties turned frosty when new President Rodrigo Duterte insulted U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Monday, prompting the cancellation of a meeting between them. The two leaders made some steps towards clearing the air late on Wednesday, however, chatting briefly, and exchanging pleasantries as they prepared to take their seats at a leaders’ dinner. The United States has been a staunch ally of the Philippines and China has CLEARED THE AIR repeatedly blamed WashThe Philippines’ move ington for stirring up troucame after a dispute with ble in the South China Sea.

VIENTIANE, SEpTEmbEr 8 (rEuTErS): U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shook hands and had a brief chat on Wednesday, officials said, easing a standoff after Duterte called Obama a “son of a bitch” ahead of a summit of Asian leaders in Laos. The presidents of the 2 longtime allies were due to hold talks on Tuesday but the White House cancelled the meeting after Duterte’s insult. “I’m very happy that it happened,” Philippines’ foreign minister, Perfecto Yasay, said of their short meeting. “It all springs from the fact that the relationship between the Philippines and the United States is firm, very strong.” Duterte had his outburst on Monday when he was defending his war on drugs that has killed at least 2,400 Filipinos. Notorious for his tirades and for cursing during interviews and speeches, he later expressed regret for offending Obama. The two men shook hands and chatted for about two minutes as they waited to take their seats at a gala dinner ahead Washington says it has no position on the territorial disputes but wants to ensure freedom of navigation. To press that point, it has conducted patrols near Chinese-held islands. Although the Scarborough Shoal is merely a few rocks poking above the sea, it is important to the Philippines because of the fish stocks in the area. Manila says China’s blockade of the shoal is a violation of international law. The dispute has become more significant since the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in July that no country had sovereign rights over activity at

of Thursday’s East Asia Summit, according to Yasay and several of Duterte’s aides. Alan Cayetano, who was Duterte’s vice-presidential running mate in this year’s election, described the atmosphere as “warm and cordial”, while a White House official said “the exchange consisted of pleasantries between the two”. Tensions between the United States and the Philippines, its former colony, are unusual at high-level meetings. The two countries are treaty allies and Washington has strongly backed Manila’s calls for China to abide by a recent ruling over the South China Sea, which the Philippines won. China is among the countries taking part in Thursday’s summit, which includes the 10 Association of South East Asian Nations member states and Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Russia and the United States Philippines ambassador to Laos, Marciano Paynor, said the tiff with Obama was part of a learning curve for Duterte, who needed a chance to make the transition from being a city mayor to a head of state.

Scarborough Shoal. China has refused to recognize the ruling by the court in The Hague. Li made no direct mention of Scarborough Shoal in the comments provided by the foreign ministry, but Beijing said on Wednesday there had been no new activity there and “some people” were spreading information that was “hyping the situation.” China’s embassy in Manila said there has been no dredging or building at the shoal and China has maintained a coastguard presence there for law enforcement patrols. A statement by ASEAN on Wednesday listed eight

points related to the South China Sea, but made no mention of the arbitration ruling. The bloc traditionally shies away from taking a position on thorny diplomatic issues, especially where China is concerned, because of its influence in the region and the need to balance ties with the United States. “Both China and the United States are among the most important partners of ASEAN, and ASEAN does not want to have to choose between those partners,” the secretary general of the bloc, Le Luong Minh, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.

‘Aleppo gas attack disturbing’ SEOuL, SEpTEmbEr 8 (rEuTErS): The world’s chemical weapons watchdog chief said on Thursday the group will investigate suspected use of chlorine gas in an opposition area of the Syrian city of Aleppo, calling reports of the gas attack disturbing. The U.N. Security Council is due to discuss a report by the United Nations and the watchdog group, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), that blames Syrian government forces for previous toxic gas attacks. The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue workers’ group which operates in rebel-held areas, said government helicopters dropped barrel bombs containing chlorine on Tuesday in Aleppo that caused suffocation in 80 people. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on

Wednesday that one person had died as a result of the attack. “More recent reports on the use of chlorine are disturbing,” OPCW chief Ahmet Üzümcü told reporters in Seoul where he was attending a security forum, referring to the attack in Aleppo. The group will use all available means to investigate the allegations of toxic gas use in the attack and submit the findings to members states of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Üzümcü said. A Syrian military source denied on Wednesday accusations that the army had launched a chlorine gas attack in Aleppo, saying the charges were an attempt by rebels to divert attention away from their defeats. A year-long U.N. and OPCW inquiry into Syria, unanimously authorized

A still image taken on September 7, 2016 from a video posted on social media said to be shot in Aleppo’s Al Sukari on September 6, 2016, shows a civilian breathing with an oxygen mask inside a hospital, after a suspected chlorine gas attack, Syria. (REUTERS Photo)

by the 15-member Security Council, focused on nine gas attacks in seven areas and determined that Syrian government troops were responsible for two of them, in 2014 and 2015. The Syrian government has denied previous accusations it used chemical weapons during the five-year-old civil war. The inquiry also found that Islamic State militants

have used sulphur mustard gas. The report’s findings set the stage for a Security Council showdown between the five veto-wielding powers, likely pitting Russia and China against the United States, Britain and France over how to respond. Aleppo has been divided for years into government and rebel sectors, but President Bashar al-Assad’s army

has put the opposition areas under siege and now hopes to capture the whole city in what would be a devastating blow to his enemies. Footage of the apparent chlorine gas attack on the Sukari district, near Aleppo’s main battlefield in the city’s southwest, showed crying children being doused with water and then lying on hospital beds and breathing through respirators.

Maoists push back against modernising China bEIJING, SEpTEmbEr 8 (rEuTErS): Tears well up in Wang Shiji’s eyes as he describes the first time he saw Mao Zedong, waving to a crowd of Red Guards in Beijing at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966 when Mao declared class war. “It was then I decided to give my life to Chairman Mao,” Wang, a former soldier, told Reuters. “I swore to live and die as a Red Guard and that is what I will always be.” For Wang, all of China’s current problems, from corruption to a growing rich-poor gap, can be traced to the landmark economic reforms ushered in by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s after Mao’s death, reforms he terms “revisionism”. “None of these bad effects can be rooted out until this privatisation is stopped,” he said. Mao has become a potent symbol for leftists

Wang Shiji, founder of the Defend Mao Zedong People’s Party, reacts during an interview in Beijing on August 21, 2016. (REUTERS File Photo)

within and without the ruling Communist Party who feel three decades of market-based reform have gone too far, creating social inequalities like poverty and graft. In lauding Mao, who

died 40 years ago on Friday, they sometimes seek to put pressure on the current leadership and its marketoriented policies. While Mao is still officially venerated by the ruling Communist Party as the

founder of modern China his face adorns every yuan banknote - some fear the party, in a bid to modernise its image, wants to play down his legacy. Speculation periodically percolates on far-leftist websites that Mao’s touristthronged mausoleum in central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square will be demolished, or moved elsewhere, though officials have dismissed this. In January, Mao’s supporters were upset when authorities in Henan province dismantled a 36-metre-high gold-coloured statue of Mao for failing to be properly registered. Wang, fearing Mao’s place in history is being ignored or denigrated, last month set up a political party, the Defend Mao Zedong People’s Party, in a direct challenge to the Communist Party. He’s even taken a pen name, Mao Jidong, meaning “continue Mao’s legacy”.

For the Communist Party which brooks no challenge to its rule, such parties are anathema. Wang says he believes democracy is something Mao would have wanted. Last week, he told Reuters he would hold the party’s first congress, in the gritty northern city of Shijiazhuang, this week, and he expected about 50 people to attend. In a brief text message on Tuesday, he said the congress had been cancelled, without giving a reason. Reuters has not been able to reach him since. Shijiazhuang police declined to comment. MAO’S THOUGHT While the party has acknowledged Mao made mistakes, there has yet to be an official accounting for the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, which plunged China into chaos and violence, or for the millions who died from starvation

during the 1958-61 Great Leap Forward. Chinese President Xi Jinping suffered personally during the Cultural Revolution when his father was imprisoned. Xi was sent to the countryside to live with peasants, like millions of other urban Chinese youth. One source with ties to the leadership told Reuters the Friday anniversary would likely be low key, at least in Beijing, though state media said there would be events in Mao’s home province of Hunan. But Mao is stirring memories much further afield. Australia’s two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, cancelled concerts commemorating Mao’s death, with one citing safety concerns, after Chinese Australians complained the content was insensitive. China’s Foreign Ministry distanced itself from the events, saying they were organised by overseas Chinese groups.

Some of Mao’s fans are planning events in China, including Sima Nan, a television pundit, blogger and Communist Party defender, who lauds Mao while avoiding expressing too much open dissent. Sima told Reuters he would be holding a calligraphy exhibition and discussion group, attended by people who had known Mao. While he does not think Xi has played down Mao, and indeed approves of Xi, he is clear on the problems caused by ignoring what Mao stood for, things like equality and respect for the masses rather than today’s get-rich-quick China. “Straying from Mao Zedong thought is an important reason for the increased seriousness of corruption,” he said. MAO’S TIME While there is debate in the party about the direction of reforms, there are no serious challenges to

Xi’s rule from leftists. One person who was once considered a contender for top leadership and who wrapped himself in a neo-Maoist flag, former Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai, was jailed for life in 2013 for corruption and abuse of power. Before his downfall, Bo espoused Mao-inspired leftist rhetoric and made bold egalitarian vows. Supporters say he was the victim of a power struggle. Song Yangbiao, a reporter detained in 2013 after urging people to protest against Bo’s trial, told Reuters he had planned to attend Mao-related events on Friday but they had been cancelled for unspecified reasons. “The party does not attach importance to Mao,” he told Reuters. “Was there corruption in Mao’s time? Of course not. Could the ordinary people not get medical treatment in Mao’s time? No.”

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Nagaland Football League 2016 from Sept 12 Our Correspondent Kohima | September 8

Buoyed by the success of the 1st edition last year, the second edition of the Nagaland Football League 2016 will take place from September 12 to 19. Organised by the Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) and Head-

quarters 3 Corps, the tournament is being held in memory of Captain (Late) N. Kenguruse, MVC. Captain N. Kenguruse, Mahavir Chakra medal citation reads “He displayed conspicuous gallantry, indomitable resolve, grit and determination beyond the call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the face

of the enemy, in true traditions of the Indian Army.” To remember and honour the brave soldier, IGAR (N) and 3 Corps initiated this prestigious Nagaland Football League and will now become an annual affair. The 2nd edition will witness 24 teams, to be played in two location- Kohima Local Ground and Tsiese

Basa ground. Elaborate preparation is on for the success of the tournament. Out of 24 teams, three are from uniform personnel (HQ IGAR (North), 164 TA Head Hunter Naga and DGP XI) and the rest from the different districts of the state. The tournament will be played on knock-out basis.

Guardiola, Mourinho resume hostilities in Manchester derby

European leagues slam hasty Champions League reforms

AmsterdAm, september 8 (AFp): The European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) slammed as "unacceptable" planned reforms of the Champions League and threatened Thursday to programme matches at the same time as UEFA competitions. "A major change in European football has been announced without the support and consensus of the organisers of domestic league football in Europe," the EPFL said in a statement after a meeting Thursday in Amsterdam to discuss the outcome of last month's reform. "This decision will have a detrimental impact on domestic competitions and will lead to an exponential growth in the financial and sporting gap between the biggest clubs in Eu-

rope and all the others." European governing body UEFA has decided for the period 2018-2021 that the four top-ranked leagues -Spain, England, Germany and Italy -will have four automatic places in the lucrative Champions League. The changes have been slammed as increasing the gap between the most powerful and smaller clubs. The association called on UEFA's new president who will be elected next Wednesday in Athens "to reconsider the reform". Slovenian federation president Aleksander Ceferin, one of the two candidates, told French daily L'Equipe, "If I'm elected I cannot change it," although he added: "For small clubs, like Slovenian ones, it's

not a good thing." Bernard Caiazzo, president of France's Premiere Ligue union that represents the country's professional clubs, described the change as "sad for French football". "This is a hasty decision and everyone is taken aback. This is a real scandal in form and substance, it's a disaster. "Ninety percent of the clubs in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 even have the feeling of being violated by this reform." The EPFL added: "The European Leagues believe the way this process has been conducted by UEFA to be unacceptable for an organisation that claims to be the governing body of football in Europe."

Trinamool demands Dipa be made India's sports ambassador

AgArtAlA, september 8 (IANs): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday felicitated ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar and her coach and demanded that she be appointed sports ambassador of India. The party said it would raise the issue in Parliament. TMC all India vicepresident Mukul Roy, accompanied by party Lok Sabha Member and ex-star footballer Prasun Banerjee and party's Salboni (in West Midnapore district) MLA Srikanta Mahato and state party leaders and legislators, felicitated Dipa and her coach Bisheshwar Nandi at a function at the gymnast's residence here. "Dipa Karmakar must be appointed as sports ambassador of India. We would raise the issue in

the winter session of Parliament beginning from November 9," Prasun Banerjee told reporters at the felicitation function. "'Golden girl' of India Dipa should be chosen as the brand ambassador of Indian sports for her incredible success in Indian gymnastics, without any proper infrastructure and with her personal initia-

tive and zeal along with her coach," said Banerjee, who had represented India at the Asian Games thrice and also captained the country's national team on a number of occasions. Banerjee, who is the brother of legendary footballer P.K. Banerjee, said that it is unfortunate that even after 70 years of India's Independence the country

has no sports policy. He said it is also very regrettable that Mamata Banerjee, when she was the sports and youth affairs minister of India, tried to formulate a sports policy in 1992 but the then Congress led government's Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh did not allow her to go ahead. Banerjee, an Arjuna awardee, assured all possible help to Dipa and said that she would surely win a gold medal for India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old Tripura girl, who had become the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, scored 15.066 points, a mere 0.150 less than eventual bronze winner Giulia Steingruber (15.216) of Switzerland in the final of the women's vault event at the Rio Olympics.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho (left) and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

mANchester, september 8 (AFp): Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his Manchester City adversary Pep Guardiola rekindle a rivalry 20 years in the making in this weekend's hotly anticipated Manchester derby. Friends who became foes, Mourinho and Guardiola represent opposite ends of football's ideological spectrum and their ongoing grudge match has shaped the game's recent history. It is three years since they last shared a touchline and Saturday's clash at Old Trafford marks the resumption of a duel that could determine the outcome of the Premier League title race. "He (Guardiola) left Barcelona for a number of reasons," former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher wrote in the Daily Mail when Mourinho was appointed by United in May. "But one of them, I'm sure, is the continual baiting to which he was subjected by Mourinho in the media. "It is inevitable, at some point, that theme will return. Guardiola must be thinking: 'Oh no, not him again.'" Though renowned for their different demeanours, the pragmatic

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National Eye Donation Fortnight 2016

he National Eye Donation Fortnight is observed every year from 25thAugust to 8th September. It is a campaign which aims to create mass public awareness about the importance of eye donation and to motivate people to pledge their eyes for donation after death. Blindness is one of the major public health problems in the developing countries. According to World Health Organization, corneal diseases (Damage to the tissue covering the front of eye called cornea) are among the major causes of vision loss and blindness, after cataract and glaucoma. In India about 6-7 million are corneal blind with a big demand and supply gap requiring public awareness and support to pledge and donate eyes. In most cases, loss of sight can be corrected through 'Eye Donation" After the death of a person, various organs can be donated and can be surgically transplanted to the patients who need them. One such organ is the eye .By donating eyes after death, a corneal blind person can see again through a surgical procedure known as corneal transplantation, where by the damaged cornea is replaced by a healthy cornea from the eye donor. There is no restriction from any religion for eye donation.

There are numerous reasons as to why people do not donate their eyes: Lack of awareness among the general public • Insufficient facilities in the institutes and hospitals • Absence of motivation even among trained personnel • Social and religious myths All we need to know about eye donation • Eye donation is donating one's eyes after his/ her death. • Only corneal blind people are benefitted from donated eyes. • Corneal blindness is the loss of sight due to damage in the tissue covering the front of eye called cornea. • Anyone can donate their eyes irrespective of age, sex and blood group. • The cornea should be removed within an hour of death. • Eyes of donated person can save the vision of two corneal blind people. • Eye removal takes only 10-15 minutes and leaves no scar or disfigurement of the face. • Donated eyes are never bought or sold. Eye donation is never refused. • Contact the eye bank to become a registered eye donor.

FAQ’s on Eye Donation Who can be an Eye donor? Anyone can be a donor, irrespective of age, sex, blood group or religion. People who use lenses or spectacles for short sightedness, long sightedness or even those whose eyes are operated can still donate their eyes. Poor eyesight does not come in way of eye donation.

I am suffering from Diabetes; Can I still donate my eyes? Diabetic patients or those who are suffering from hypertension, asthma can also donate their eyes. Anyone with cataract can also donate their eyes. However, a person with communicable diseases cannot donate his/her eyes.

Dial 1919 in Delhi (MTNL Toll Free No. for Eye Donation 24 hrs.). How many people can be benefitted by my eye donation? At least two people can be benefited. Eyes of a donated person will go to two different corneal blind individuals. When can I donate my eyes? Eye donation can be pledged at any age but donation is carried out only after death. Will others come to know that I have my donated my eyes? The identities of both donor and recipient are kept confidential. Hence, you need not worry about your identity being revealed.

How can the eyesight be restored? Persons who have lost their sight because of Will the donor's family pay or receive any damage to the cornea can hope to regain it with fees? corneal grafting. No, It is illegal to buy and sell human eyes, organs and tissues. Any costs associated with Please specify the conditions where one can- eye transplant are borne by the eye bank. not donate eyes? Persons who have systemic infections like How can eyesight be restored? AIDS, hepatitis B or C, Rabies, Tetanus, Malaria Persons who have lost their sight because of cannot donate their eyes. For complete list of damage to the cornea can hope to regain it with diseases/health conditions which are contra- corneal grafting. indicative for eye donation, In case of a person's death; what are the inHow quickly should corneas be removed af- struction that people around can follow? ter death? • Close the eyelids of the donor The corneas should be removed preferably • Switch off the fan; you can switch on the air within an hour, but can be removed up to a -conditioner maximum of 6-8 hours, of death. • Raise the head of the deceased slightly by placing a pillow underneath Does eye donation disfigure the face? • Contact the nearest eye bank at 1919 as No, It is a myth that eye donation disfigures quickly as possible the face. Removal of the cornea does not cause • Is it necessary to take donor to the hospital? any disfigurement. After the eyeball has been • No, you just need to contact the eye bank removed, a transparent eye cap is placed in the team. The team will go to the donors resieye in place of the eyeball. dence or the hospital where the death has occurred and perform the corneal excision. Why should I donate my eyes? • Is there any other formality to be done for eye Eye donation is a noble cause. Donating donation? your eyes to another person can light up the • Eye Donation can be done only with the writlife of two people. ten consent of the next of kin in the presence of two witnesses. How can I donate my eyes? For eye donation, you are required to fill the “ Pledge Your Eyes For Noble Cause, Call pledge form and send it to any of the nearest eye Toll Free Number 1919” bank. Once you are registered as an eye donor For any information and queries please contact: you will be provided an Eye Donor Card. To see State Programme Officer a specimen pledge form, please Click here. National Programme for Control of Blindness Dte. of Health & Family Welfare How can I know where to donate eyes? Nagland: Kohima.

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Mourinho, 53, and the idealistic Guardiola, 45, have both shown a capacity for ruthlessness in their early days in Manchester. Mourinho has sidelined experienced German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, while Guardiola's benching of Joe Hart forced the popular goalkeeper to leave City for Torino. Both men have also delivered impressive initial results, leaving their clubs neck-and-neck on nine points -- along with Chelsea -- after the first three games of the season. It is two decades since their paths first crossed at Barcelona in the mid1990s, when Guardiola was captain and Mourinho worked as an assistant to Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal. The pair became close, but they found themselves in opposition at Camp Nou in 2008 when Barcelona went in search of a successor to Frank Rijkaard as manager. Despite Mourinho's stellar achievements with Porto and Chelsea, he was overlooked in favour of the inexperienced Guardiola. The Portuguese exacted sweet revenge two years later when Inter Milan knocked defending champions Barca out of the

Champions League. In an iconic image, Mourinho raced across the Camp Nou pitch in celebration, his right hand provocatively raised in the air. - 'Spineless coward' Mourinho's appointment by Real Madrid that year brought him into regular confrontation with Guardiola. Mourinho's first Clasico ended in a humiliating 5-0 defeat and during a sequence of four encounters in two weeks later that season, the rivalry between the men turned ugly. In the build-up to their Champions League semifinal, Mourinho's acerbic comments prompted an angry, foul-mouthed response from the usually placid Guardiola. That year's Spanish Super Cup witnessed a new low in the relationship between the clubs as Mourinho poked Guardiola's assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye during a touchline shoving match. They last met in 2013 when Guardiola's Bayern Munich edged Mourinho's Chelsea on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup. Ahead of the current campaign, both managers were at pains to play down the significance of their rivalry.

"In the Premier League, if I focus on him and Manchester City, and he on me and Manchester United, someone else is going to win the league," Mourinho said. Guardiola said managers like Mourinho pushed him to "reach another level". But the gloves will come off when the referee's whistle sounds at Old Trafford on Saturday, if not in the pair's pre-match press conferences the day before. The presence of the swaggering Zlatan Ibrahimovic in United's forward line only adds spice to the blend. Ibrahimovic, who has scored four goals in four games for United since joining from Paris SaintGermain, has played for both men and has very different opinions about each of them. Ibrahimovic played under Mourinho for only one season at Inter, winning the 2008-09 Italian title, but described him as someone "I was basically willing to die for". He branded Guardiola, who sidelined him at Barcelona the following season, a "spineless coward". Manchester is about to find out whether the city is big enough for both of them.

disappointing not to have Kolkata derby: bhaichung

KolKAtA, september 8 (IANs): Former India football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday expressed disappointment over the season's first Kolkata football derby not being played, terming the no-show as a bad advertisement for the sport in the country. "It's so disappointing not to have the Kolkata derby," Bhutia told IANS over phone on Thursday. "It's not only a bad advertisement for Indian football but also for Kolkata football," added the city-based football icon. The much-anticipated clash between bigwigs East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was scheduled to take place at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium on Wednesday. But with Mohun Bagan refusing to blink first in their tussle with the Indian Football Association (IFA), the sport's governing body in Bengal, more than 1,000 supporters were deprived of any action after turning up at the venue despite the knowledge that Bagan won't take the field. East Bengal were present on the ground only to see the match commissioner call off the tie after waiting for 30 minutes. "It's harsh on the fans the most. They wait all year long for the first East Bengal-Mohun Bagan tie of the season

and when they are meted out treatment such as this, I feel sad. I really feel bad for the fans," Bhutia, who has plied his trade for both the clubs, lamented. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) advisor though refused to point fingers at anybody. "I don't know who's fault it is. IFA or Mohun Bagan. All I want to say is that this is bad. This should never have happened. I don't know how things can be bettered. This is indeed appalling." How much of an effect will the fiasco have on young players who look forward to soaking up the derby atmosphere? "It's hard on them too. Not only the young ones, every player wants to play the Kolkata derby. It's one of the biggest fixtures in the world," Bhutia said. Two days back Mohun Bagan had announced they were not ready to play the derby on the pre scheduled date of September 7, as they needed at least two days of practice at the venue before the match and a total of over 6,000 tickets for their members. IFA, which had offered Mohun Bagan 2,000 tickets for its members, later promised 1,000 more, but ruled out any postponement of the game.

US swimmer Lochte banned for 10 months after making false report

los ANgeles, september 8 (ptI): US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics, two separate media reports said. Lochte, 32, has been suspended until mid-2017 the USA Today newspaper reported yesterday citing a person with knowledge of the situation. He would also be banned from next year's World Championships in Budapest. A United States Olympic Committee (USOC) spokesman declined to confirm the reports when contacted by AFP for com-

ment. USA Today said a statement confirming the suspension would be issued later today. The site said three other swimmers involved in the escapade were suspended for varying periods up to four months. Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medallist, has lost a slew of sponsorship deals following the Rio escapade. He was charged by Brazilian police last month of making a false report about being robbed at gunpoint during a night out. The tale humiliated first the Brazilian hosts of the Games and later Lochte's own Team USA, after police determined that he had largely fabricated his story.

Lochte, who is now seeking to rehabilitate his public image with an appearance on upcoming reality show "Dancing With the Stars" has apologised for his behavior. "I'm taking full responsibility for it," Lochte said in a television interview. "I over-exaggerated that story and if I had never done that, we wouldn't be in this mess." Lochte had already left the country by the time the charges were filed. The Olympic gold medal winner had told the media in Rio that he and three teammates had been mugged after an all-night party by robbers pretending to be police.

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Taapsee Pannu to play Irom Sharmila in Biopic

ctress Taapsee Pannu has revealed she has been approached for a biopic on Irom Sharmila, the civil rights and political activist from Manipur. There were reports that she has been signed for the film, but the Baby star says she is yet to read the script. “I have been asked, but we are figuring out time when will I go and listen to the script because I’ve been running around with these things (promotions). Once Pink releases, I’ll hear it and then see,” Taapsee said in an interview. Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila had broken her 16-year-old hunger strike, the world’s longest, last month and declared that she wants to become the chief minister so that she could repeal the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). On the charge of attempting suicide by means of a fast unto death in 2006 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, she has been arrested, re-

‘Avatar’ sequel to be ‘family saga’

ilmmaker James Cameron says the sequel of “Avatar” will be a “family saga” and will focus on human struggle. “The storyline in the sequels really follows Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and their children. It’s more of a family saga about the struggle with the humans,” Cameron told variety.com. Cameron promised the second film would come out in Christmas 2018, and he does not want the subsequent instalments to release too far from each other. “We haven’t moved that target yet, but we will if we need to. The important thing for me is not when the first one comes out but the cadence of the release pattern. “I want them to be released as close together as possible. If it’s an annual appointment to show up at Christmas, I want to make sure that we’re able to fulfil on that promise,” he added. Production on the second “Avatar” film is expected to begin in 2017, with Stephen Lang and Sigourney Weaver returning to portray their roles from the first film as Colonel Miles Quaritch and Dr. Grace Augustine respectively. It is unclear how the two characters will be involved in the film since both of them died in the first film. The other three instalments are scheduled to be released in 2020, 2022 and 2023 respectively. “Avatar”, which released in 2009, collected over $2.5 billion at the box office internationally. Source: IANS

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Michael Douglas feared comparisons to father

c t o r Mi c h a e l Douglas says he “lacked confidence” following in his father and actor Kirk Douglas’s footsteps. Michael took a long time to feel “a sense of security” in his work because he always worried he would be compared to his 99-yearold father and his career achievements, reports mirror.co.uk. Speaking on TV show “Good Morning Britain” on Thursday, Michael said: “I lacked confidence I would say. It took me a while to have a sense of security. “I mean clearly when you have a father like Kirk, he was a big figure to look up to and think, ‘Wow how do you be the man that he

is?’ But I’m not complaining you know, everybody has got their strengths and weaknesses and you just

en Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller have appeared in a video from the set of their upcoming superhero flick to promote Rezpect Our Water, an organisation that opposes the Dakota Access Pipeline. Young members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe launched the campaign to protest the construction, which they say will cross the Missouri River less than a mile from the Standing Rock reservation and potentially cause irreversible

harm to both the community’s drinking water and the river’s ecosystem. “As a gang of earth defenders, we want to send a big shoutout to the Oceti Sakowin and those who stand with them in opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline,” Ezra said in the video. “Aquaman is p**sed,” Jason added on Instagram, referring to the character he plays in the DC Comics superhero film. A change.org petition opposing the pipeline has drawn over 270,000 signatures. The pipeline would run from North Dakota to

Brad Pitt questions Trump’s intentions

scar-winning actor Brad Pitt has questioned US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s claims. “What does he even mean, take our country back? Would someone please explain that to me? Where’d it go?,” Pitt told New York Times T Magazine, reports thewrap.com. “What I’m most hopeful about is that we’re a global neighbourhood now, and we start to understand each other more and more. Yet, you see this reactionary push for isolation and separation again. A Trump supporter is fighting against just about everything,” Pitt said. Talking about his take on Brexit (the passing of the vote that is leading to Britain’s departure from the European Union), Pitt shared that he never thought it would ever happen, and he feels the same way about Trump ever having a shot at the White House. “Same way I can’t bring myself to think that Trump will be in charge. In the simplest terms, what brings us together is good, and what separates us is bad. We have this great line in ‘The Big Short’” Pitt, who has films like “Fight Club”, “Moneyball”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “12 Years a Slave” to his credit, told the publication. “When things are try to overcome those situ- going wrong and we can’t find the reason for it, we just ations and improve your lot start creating enemies,” he added, noting the Republican candidate’s focus on illegal immigrants as enemies. in life.” Source: IANS Source: IANS

South Dakota and Iowa into Illinois. Dakota Access, which is behind the proposed pipeline, argues the oil it would provide would help the U.S. be less dependent on foreign oil. Justice League, which is being directed by Zack Snyder, is currently being filmed in London. Along with Jason’s Aquaman, Ben plays Batman, Gal stars as Wonder Woman and Ray takes on The Flash. It is set to hit theatres on 17 November next year (17). Source: Contactmusic

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Zayn Malik developing series inspired by 1D

ormer One Direction member Zayn Malik is developing a scripted series with television broadcasting company NBC, inspired by his own life and experiences in the British band. Titled “Boys”, the drama hails from superproducer Dick Wolf and his wife Noelle Wolf, reports variety.com. “Boys” follows the formation of a hugely successful boy band and captures all the excitement, competition, and fun, but also provides an in-

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leased and then re-arrested from time to time. During her fast, the 44-year-old rights activist was force-fed through a nasal tube to keep her alive at a government hospital, a room which was turned into a jail for her. She was also granted bail by a court in Imphal after she promised the magistrate to break her fast against AFSPA. Taapsee says it is a big responsibility to take on the role of Irom Sharmila as she may face some backlash too. “It is too big a responsibility in a lot of other ways. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don’t want to face backlash, which it will get if I do that role. There are a lot of things I have to consider. So let’s see,” the 29-yearold actress said. Taapsee is currently awaiting the release of her next film, Pink, also featuring Amitabh Bachchan. The drama film, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by Rashmi Sharma and Shoojit Sircar, is scheduled to release on September 16. Source: PTI

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side look into the pressure that follows. “Dick Wolf is a legend and the opportunity to work with him and NBC to create a compelling drama series is awesome,” Malik said. Malik got fame on “The X Factor” when Simon Cowell formed One Direction, along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson. He left One Direction in March 2015 to focus on his solo career, and has since released his charttopper “Pillowtalk”. Source: IANS

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Johnny Depp to star in biggie Karan ‘excited’ about co-hosting and tupac film ‘LAbyrinth’ TV show with girlfriend Anusha

ctress Esha Gupta will turn showstopper for designer Yoshita Yadav at the Indian runway week Autum/Winter 2016. Yadav is set to make her debut at the fashion week with her label Yoshita Couture. The designer will showcase her collection inspired by the city of Lucknow which remains the fashion capital of Northern India. “In this season’s collection, we at Yoshita Couture have used 100 per cent. Indian woven Raw Silks, woven in Varanasi and Bengaluru, depending on colour specifications. “In this collection, one can see a vivid representation of motifs taken from most famous Mughal monuments of Bara Imambara, Chhota Imambara, and the Rumi Darwaza,” said the designer in a statement. She also feels that Esha perfectly epitomizes her brand aesthetics. “I think her aura is undeniably something to watch out for. Being a diva herself, I think she can pull off anything and everything fabulously. Our aesthetics definitely match and I am sure she would definitely set the ramp ablaze,” she said. Yoshita Yadav started with her label in 2012 in Lucknow. She is a graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology and completed her further education from Italy. Source: IANS

ohnny Depp is to take on his first post-divorce movie project by starring in the forthcoming Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. as a police detective who investigated the unsolved murders of the two rap stars. The Hollywood Reporter indicates that 53 year old Depp is attached to the project to play Russell Poole, the LAPD detective who investigated the slayings of the East and West Coast rap giants in LAbyrinth, a film to

be directed by Brad Furman (of The Lincoln Letter) and whose release date is as yet unconfirmed. Poole spent several months investigating the killing of Notorious B.I.G. (real name Christopher Wallace) in 1997. His work eventually led him to conclude that rogue officers within his own force, with supposed connections to Death Row Records and the Bloods street gang, were involved in the shooting. Having conducted an

internal battle with his superiors at the LAPD, Poole eventually took early retirement in protest at corruption within the force. His theory was eventually used by Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, in a case brought against the city of Los Angeles in 2005, which was eventually dismissed five years later. Since then, Poole’s findings were challenged in 2006 by another LAPD detective, Greg Kading, who concluded that the gangs themselves were most likely responsible for the murder, rather than corrupt officers. The screenplay for the project has been written by Christian Contreras, and was adapted from Randall Sullivan’s novel ‘LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records’ Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal’. Source: Contactmusic

V personalities Karan Kundra and his girlfriend Anusha Dandekar are all set to co-host the second season of the reality show Love School. Earlier, there were reports that newlyweds, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover will host the MTV show. “I was super excited when I was asked to host MTV Love School. On top of it doing this along with my ‘King’ Karan is going to be so much fun. I love the concept and the fact that we will be playing a part in bringing back the real meaning of love for all the young couples out there,” Anusha said in a statement. When asked about co-hosting the show with Anusha, Karan said, “The thought behind MTV Love School is what struck me the most and I was on board instantly. What better than helping couples reignite their love with a little advice? I am extremely excited to be hosting the show with Anusha and both of us turning into love professors.” A reality show with eight participating couples, MTV Love School will be a relationship school for real-life couples going through a rough patch in their relationships. The show will comprise a ‘syllabus’ including tasks, challenges and tests to make it interesting. The show is scheduled to go on air in October. Source: PTI

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Rio opens Paralympics for 'superhumans'

American snowboarder, Amy Purdy, dances with a robot. (Getty Images)

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Rio de JaneiRo, SeptembeR 8 (aFp): Rio de Janeiro opened the Paralympic Games on Wednesday with samba, parading wheelchairs, giant balloons -- and loud booing of Brazil's president -- at a sold-out Maracana stadium. The extraordinary sight of US Paralympian Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham jumping in his wheelchair from a 55-foot (17-meter) ramp got the crowd on its feet. Then the joyous rhythms of samba singers and a carnivalesque reproduction of a Rio beach scene got them dancing. A sultry dance between an industrial robot and Amy Purdy, a US Paralympian and model wearing running blades, provided another eye-catching moment. Brazil's tensions also flared with thousands in the crowd chanting "Out with Temer!" as newly sworn-in President Michel Temer appeared at the ceremony just days

after taking over from his bitter rival, the impeached Dilma Rousseff. Temer's hurried declaration of "I declare the Games open" was met with a roar of boos, and booing also forced Brazilian Olympics boss Carlos Nuzman to pause his speech after mentioning "thanks to the federal, state and municipal governments." Coming right after a vibrant but sometimes tricky Olympics, the Paralympics present one more challenge for Rio in a period of deep recession and political instability. But "Brazilians never give up," Nuzman said, telling the athletes: "You are superhumans." Blind, missing limbs, or partially paralyzed, more than 4,300 of the world's toughest and most competitive disabled paraded ahead of 11 days of contests. Some pushed their own wheelchairs, others were pushed, while others limped.

Members of the Brazil team receive a warm welcome. (Getty Images)

Even a sudden downpour accompanied by thunder could not dampen the cheers greeting the severely disabled torch bearers who closed the show by carrying the Olympic flame to light the cauldron. - Olympics chief no show However, controversy hung over the no-show by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach -- the first absence of an IOC chief since the 1984 Summer Games. Bach is due at a mourning ceremony in Berlin for the late West German president Walter Scheel. However, there have been suggestions that the no-show had more to do with divisions over the Paralympic committee's outright ban on Russian athletes after allegations of a statesanctioned doping program and the IOC's softer line, which allowed some Russians to compete. Globo and other Brazilian media

outlets also printed reports that Bach is wanted for questioning by local police investigating an illegal ticket-selling ring allegedly involving a senior Irish Olympic official. Rio police were to give a news conference on the matter Thursday. "Whether there's anything else -- I don't know if there's anything else," International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven said of Bach's decision. Russian para-athletes, who finished second behind China in the London 2012 medals table, were barred last month following a World Anti-Doping Agency report that alleged a vast statesponsored doping program. Separately, UK Athletics will review classifications after the Games, according to BBC News, following concerns that athletes were being mismatched to create an unfair advantage.

- Tickets surge Constrained by political and economic crises, Rio 2016 organizers have skimped as far as they could on food, transport and accommodation. Slow ticket sales also overshadowed the run-up to the Games, which followed concerns about half-empty stadiums at many of the Olympics events. But organizers have reported a dramatic turnaround in the last few days. "Two weeks ago we were at 200,000" tickets sold, Craven said. Now sales have reached 1.6 million and are "growing every day." "We'll soon be over the 1.7 million mark," he said. "Our aim is to sell around 2.4 million." - Stars Six countries are sending athletes for the very first time, and Syrian swimmer Ibrahim Al-Hussein -who lost a leg in an explosion in his nation's civil war -- together with Ira-

nian discus thrower Shahrad Nasajpour make up a two-strong refugee team. Although the record of 41 career gold medals won by blind American swimmer Trischa Zorn between 1980 and 2004 looks unbeatable, the Paralympics will inevitably produce new stars. Iran's 28-year-old powerlifter Siamand Rahman, disabled since birth, is aiming to become the first Paralympian to bench press 300kg. Others to watch include Britain's wheelchair racer David Weir and China's blind sprinter Liu Cuiqing. China will have its biggest-ever team of 308 athletes in Rio looking to beat their 95 gold medals from London, where they topped the table for the third-straight Paralympics. They have swimmer Xu Qing competing in his fourth and possibly last Games, seeking to add to his seven gold medals.

New era for F1 as Liberty Pochury ‘Black Day Memorial Cup’ underway agrees $8 billion takeover

The purchase of Formula One adds a new gem to the growing collection of savvy, low-key tycoon John Malone, who Forbes estimates has a fortune of $7.1 billion. (AFP Photo)

waShington, SeptembeR 8 (aFp): Formula One entered a new era on Wednesday as US billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media agreed a takeover that values the motorsport at $8 billion and raises questions over the role of its colourful, long-time mastermind, Bernie Ecclestone. In a deal that ends years of speculation over F1's future, Liberty said it had struck an agreement to buy out Formula One's parent company from CVC Capital, and had already acquired a minority stake of 18.7 percent. Liberty Media group will pay a total equity price of $4.4 billion in cash, newly issued shares, and exchangeable debt to complete the deal, which gives Formula One an enterprise value of $8.0 billion. Liberty said it would keep Ecclestone, who built Formula One into a global operation over nearly four decades, as chief executive, but also named 21st Century Fox vice chairman Chase Carey as the company's new chairman. "I greatly admire Formula One as a unique global sports entertainment franchise attracting hundreds of millions of fans each season from all around the world," Carey, 62, said. "I see great opportunity to help Formula One continue to develop and prosper for the benefit of the sport, fans, teams and investors alike."

The takeover is set to be completed next year, subject to approval by regulators, Liberty Media's shareholders and F1's governing body, the Federation International de l'Automobile (FIA). It gives Liberty control of a global and highly profitable sport which includes 21 races this year stretching from Melbourne and Shanghai to Sochi, Mexico City and finishing in Abu Dhabi. Formula One rakes in billions from advertisers and broadcasting rights for what is one of the world's most-viewed competitions. It also earns millions from Formula One-branded merchandise. F1's future under CVC has long been in question and a mooted share flotation in Singapore was shelved in 2012. Despite the big profits, some F1 teams are plagued by financial problems and the sport faces challenges to its fanbase and TV viewership, with its races often criticised as predictable. - 'Never a dull moment' Ecclestone, a former motorcycle dealer and racing driver, has been the flamboyant figure at the centre of Formula One since the 1970s, crafting it into one of the world's most glamorous and best known sports. After months of talks with the sellers, Liberty agreed to retain the canny and combative 85-yearold, who insisted his role would remain unchanged despite the arrival of Carey as chairman. "I will stay on as F1 chief

executive,' Ecclestone told the Autosport website. "I will continue to do all the things I have previously done, such as negotiate with the circuits, television companies and people like that. "The good news is we will have someone on board in Chase, and he will hopefully be able to push F1 into new territories with social media. I have never found a way to make money from that." Ecclestone himself is valued by Forbes magazine at $4.2 billion, making him one of the richest 400 people in the world. CVC co-chairman Donald Mackenzie praised Ecclestone, who forked out $100 million to German authorities to end a highprofile bribery trial in 2014. "Bernie has been a wonderful CEO for us over the last 10 years," Mackenzie said in a statement. "There have been many successes and the occasional challenge but there has never been a dull moment and we have had a lot of fun. The combined skills of Chase and Bernie mean that the successes should continue and we wish them well." The purchase also adds a new gem to the growing collection of savvy, lowkey tycoon Malone, who Forbes estimates has a fortune of $7.1 billion. The broader Liberty group runs a wide range of media-centric businesses, including Time Warner cable television, concert promoter Live Nation, the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team, and a stake in Formula E, the all-electric version of Formula One which launched in 2012. "We are excited to become part of Formula One," Liberty Media president and chief executive Greg Maffei said. "We think our long-term perspective and expertise with media and sports assets will allow us to be good stewards of Formula One and benefit fans, teams and our shareholders."

meluRi, SeptembeR 8 (mexn): The 6th edition of Pochury Black Day Memorial Cup, organised by Pochury Students’ Union under the theme "goal for justice" commenced at Local Ground, Meluri on September 7 with Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Printing & Stationary, Shetoyi, kicking off the tournament as chief guest. The chief guest acknowledged the contributions of the Pochury people for the Naga cause and stated that their sacrifice shall be remembered in the his-

tory of Nagas in the days to come. He lamented the divisions among the different Naga Political Groups and

PSU stated that it organises the tournament with a vision to preserve, protect and promote the unique identity and to spread the importance of Pochury history through sports in which their forefathers had sacrificed and laid down their precious lives for the cause of Naga Nation. Short speeches were delivered by Er. Joyson Pfithu, President PSU, and Vichiitho Nyusou, General maintained that unity is a mined, dedicated and de- Secretary, Pochury Hoho. must to bring solution. voted and also encouraged Oath taking was led by He called upon the Po- the participants to focus in Wasatho, Games & Sports chury youths to be deter- their interests. Secy PSU to the 13 teams.

US Open: Nishikori stuns Murray, faces Wawrinka in semis

Kei Nishikori (AFP Photo)

new YoRk, SeptembeR 8 (aFp): Kei Nishikori stunned Andy Murray to reach the US Open semi-finals, holding his nerve in a gripping final set to move two wins away from becoming the first Asian man to capture a Grand Slam singles title. Japanese star Nishikori clinched a dramatic 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 comeback triumph in a shade under four hours against the Wimbledon and Olympics winner and 2012 US Open champion. In Friday's semi-final, the 26-year-old will take on Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka who defeated tearful Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Wawrinka, who had to save a match point in his third round clash with Dan Evans, will be playing in a third US Open semi-final in four years. The other semi-final on Friday will see defending champion Novak Djokovic take on 10th seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils. "It was one of my toughest matches mentally and physically. Juan Martin's an incredible player," said Wawrinka. "I tried to make

Andy Murray (AFP Photo)

longer rallies. I tried to go back a little bit to make him play more balls, keep him on the backhand side and tried to dictate." In a match which featured 17 breaks of serve, Nishikori prevailed for only his second win in nine matches against world number two Murray. His win came just three weeks after losing to Murray in the Olympic semi-finals. "It was a really difficult match. I didn't start well. I felt it was really quick and I was missing too much," said Nishikori after reaching only his second Slam semi-final after his runner-up spot in New York in 2014. "In the fourth and fifth sets I think I played some of the best tennis." Murray looked to be in control at two sets to one ahead and carving out a break point in the third game of the fourth when a loud gong-like sound burst from the malfunctioning public address system in Arthur Ashe stadium. - Gong show Umpire Marija Cicak ordered the point to be replayed much to the irritation of the Briton who lost his composure and the next five

games as an acrobatic Nishikori levelled the tie. Murray refused to blame his defeat on the incident. "Definitely I would say to 4-1 I didn't play a good game after I got out of the change of ends, and then he held pretty comfortably the next game," said Murray. "But after that, I don't think so. There was a lot of time." Nishikori broke for 1-0 in the deciding set and backed it up for 2-0 before Murray stopped a seven-game losing streak to hold. Murray, with his focus suddenly rebooted, broke back for 2-2. But back came Nishikori, stunning his rival to break again for 3-2 before holding for 4-2 as both men thrilled with a series of big hits, subtle touches and exhausting athleticism. Nishikori surrendered the advantage yet again, giving up a 40-0 lead in the eighth game and missing an easy volley. The Briton was soon 5-4 up but Nishikori, showing nerves of steel, held and broke again before taking victory when Murray blinked first in the 12th game, burying a backhand in the net.

Stan Wawrinka (AFP Photo)

Del Potro, the world number 142 and bidding to become the lowest ranked man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final in 16 years, was out to a 4-1 lead in the first set against Wawrinka. The Swiss broke back in the seventh game and although Del Potro, whose career was almost derailed by a series of wrist injuries, saved two set points in the tiebreaker, a rare forehand error gave up the set. The Argentine's bruising recent schedule had seen him claim an Olympic silver medal last month and he used that experience to claim the only break for a 4-3 lead in the second set. But the Swiss was looking the fresher as the clock ticked towards and then past 1 a.m. He took the third set 6-3, hitting twice as many muscular winners. Del Potro was a spent force and gave up a double break in the fourth set on his way to defeat but leaving him at least with the compensation of being back in the top 65 after being ranked as low as 1,045 in February. He was in tears on the eve of the final game before the two men embraced at the net.

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