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Dimapur VOL. VI ISSUE 287

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12 pages ` 3

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor

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rio highlights naga issue School Education Dept for more time at Queens lecture in UK pleads 2003 Teachers Imkong Wallling

“I’m saying this land was transferred by the British and my grand father too was transferred with the land and so…….

Oct 10 rape incident: Ao Senden steps in Our Correspondent Mokokchung | October 18

Serious ramifications following the now infamous October 10 rape incident at Mokokchung are unfolding by the day with the Ao Senden itself coming into the fore. The apex Ao Senden today held its presidential council meeting at it’s treasurer’s residence during which, among other issues, corollary results following the alleged rape case were discussed. The Ao Senden did not make any official announcement on the outcome of the meeting but it is learnt from very reliable sources that the meeting resolved on two significant agenda. First, that the Watsu Mungdang will be summoned within the next six days for certain clarifications on the role they played in the aftermath of the alleged rape incident. Second, that the Aor Telongjem Mokokchung Town was authorised by Ao Senden to summon the Chang Union Mokokchung Town for clarification on the same matter reportedly within the next three days. Continued on page 5

GPRN/NSCN releases Hemail Sumi DImAPuR, OcTOBER 18 (mExN): Hemail Sumi, who was arrested by GPRN/ NSCN Naga Army from the residence of MLA Azheto Zhimomi on 6th October 2011, has been released from the custody of the Naga Army as per the fervent appeal made by the Sumi Hoho and the Western Sumi Hoho. This was stated in a press note issued by the MIP. According to the press note Hemail Sumi is cautioned that any further indulgences in similar antisocial activity will not be tolerated in future.

Provide toilets in govt schools: SC

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NEw DELhI, OcTOBER 18 (IANS): Provide toilet facilities in all government schools by Dec 31, the Supreme Court Tuesday told all the states and union territories (UT). Temporary facilities must be provided by Nov 30, in case permanent servicescannotbeenabled,Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Dipak Misra said. The court’s direction came in the course of the hearing of a petition seeking provision for drinking water and toilet facilities in government schools across the country. The court was told that by and large drinking water facilities have been made available in government schools in states and UTs. The court directed listing of the matter for Dec 5 when the states and UTs have been asked to file their compliance report in respect of providing temporary toilet facilities.

- Benjamin Franklin

DImAPuR, OcTOBER 18 (mExN): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today became the first Chief Minister of Nagaland to deliver a lecture at an international university in the United Kingdom. Speaking on the subject “Governance and Conflict-the Naga Context”, Rio highlighted the Naga political movement from its roots to the present day ceasefire. This was informed in a press note issued from Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK by the CM’s Press Secretary. Rio gave a detailed explanation of the political journey of the Nagas since the arrival of the British in Naga country mentioning some of the major landmarks like the special provisions for the Nagas under the Eastern Bengal Regulation Act, 1873, formation of the Naga Club in 1917, the submission of the memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1929, the 1951 plebiscite, the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the formation of Statehood and the 16 Points Agreement, the ceasefire of 1964 and 1975,

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio being presented a certificate from Queens University’s Mr. Donnan Hastings.

the Shillong Accord, and the present ceasefire and ongoing political dialogue. Rio dwelled on the Naga demand for integration of all Naga continuous areas and also on the condition and status of the Nagas living in Myanmar. Rio stated that the Nagaland Legislative Assembly had passed

four unanimous resolutions supporting the demand for Naga integration. He said, “the present mood of the Naga people indicates an over whelming desire for peace and development. There is a growing realisation amongst the Nagas, both overground and underground, that the ongoing

peace process and the political dialogues are the best options available to the Naga people today, and that we need to make the best use of this opportunity rather than cry hoarse over the lost opportunities.” He added that his government is committed to the peace process and that it has declared its readiness to make way for any new political dispensation that may emerge from the on-going political dialogue. Highlighting the problems of governance under an environment of conflict, he informed that even his own life survived an assassination attempt in 1995. However, he stated that with the ceasefire in place, positive progress is being achieved, as warring groups are beginning to sit down together, with the aim of reconciling with each other. The leader of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), Reverend Wati Aier was recently awarded the Denton & Janice Lotz Human Rights Award by the World Baptist Alliance, which has a membership of more than 120 nations. Continued on page 5

Dimapur | October 18

Slapped with a ‘contempt of court’ lawsuit in a primary school teachers’ appointment mess, the Department of School Education has pleaded for additional time from the court to sort out the matter. As reported by The Morung Express on October 17, the lawsuit which is pending in the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court was scheduled for hearing on October 17. The litigants, who call themselves ‘Under Graduate Teachers 2003 Parents Association’ (UGT2003PA), are pitted against the department of School Education with regard to a teacher’s appointment/ selection examination dating back to the year 2003. Disclosing the outcome of the court hearing of October 17, the litigants said that the department in concern has appealed for additional time (i.e. until the first week of November) to put into action an earlier order from the same court. The department was represented by its counsel, who produced a letter containing the appeal, the litigants said. In the letter read out before the judge, the

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department assured to reconduct and complete the interviews by November 1-4, 2011, they added. The court is said to have accepted the appeal, nevertheless, cautioned the defendants not to take the case lightly. The actual vacancy for the entire state, as of 2003 stood at 791 (undergraduate primary school teaching posts). As reported by this daily earlier, the department had floated advertisement inviting applications from eligible candidates to fill the vacant posts. The written tests were conducted on September of 2003 followed by oral interviews in March 2004 at 28 centres across the state. Only the final declaration of result was awaited. However, during this time, allegations of unfair conduct of the written tests emerged. The allegations came from candidates who had failed the written tests and who demanded for reconduct of the interviews. The matter was taken to

court. In response to the allegations, candidates (around 2500) who had cleared the written tests and had appeared the oral interviews countered by filing a case at the same court on the basis that the question of re-conducting the interviews did not arise. The latter lost the case, however. They appealed at the Gauhati High Court in 2006, where the hearing stretched for four years. The ruling finally came in February 2010. The High Court ruled that the department in concern should reconduct the interviews but on the condition that only those candidates who had cleared the written tests of 2003 on merit should be allowed to seat for the interviews. Irregularities were detected during the High Court hearing, wherein it was discovered that 59 candidates from three centres had passed the written tests on ‘grace mark’ and which the court ruled was unfair, a representative of UGT2003PA said. The matter did not end there, though. The 59 candidates, who were found to have managed to clear the written tests on ‘grace mark’ moved the Supreme Court. Continued on page 5

NSCN/GPRN Khaplang Snubbed contractors to approach court of law condemns AR’S high-handedness

DImAPuR, OcTOBER 18 (mExN): The NSCN/GPRN Khaplang has alleged that on the midnight of October 12 a group of AR jawans surrounded the residence in which CCM Ganpong was sleeping. Like thieves, the AR jawans forcefully broke in and despite the presence of innocent women and children the entire house was ransacked randomly and heaped abuses on the occupants of the house, stated a press note issued by the MIP. In the process, a camera, two mobile handsets, pen pistol and AK pouch, daos and cash receipt book were

taken away, it was stated. The AR jawans also coerced the CCM to surrender to the AR and cajoled him that his family would be taken care of with financial assistance from the Indian Army. “On his refusal to budge to their threat, the unruly jawans got highly infuriated and when the CCM became sick and traumatized and had to seek immediate medical attention, the ARs did not even spare him, followed him to the Civil Hospital, Mon”, stated the press note. According to the MIP note the “abhorrent and mean jawans even threat-

More than 26,000 disabled in Nagaland NAPAD wants disability commissioner in Nagaland Chizokho Vero Kohima | October 18

Ahead of a nationwide disabilities awareness campaign- Badhte Kadam in Nagaland,theNagalandParents Association for the Disabled (NAPAD) today stressed on the urgent need to have a disability commissioner in the state to look after the affairs of disabled people in Nagaland. Pointing out that there more than 26,000 disabled people in Nagaland as per 2001 census, the Association termed the figure as quite alarming. However, it regretted that the state has no disability commissioner, which reflects a gap in availing the basic infrastructural development and other schemes set for disabled persons. NAPAD President Marlong Longkumer said Poonam Natarajan, chairperson National Trust, New Delhi will flag-off the launching of Badhte Kadam III in Nagaland on October 25 at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow, Kohima while flagging-in will take place in Dimapur with Minister for Health & Family Welfare Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu as the chief

guest on October 29. Hesaidthatsincelastyear the Association covered 8 districts for the disability awareness campaign in response to the call given by National Trust and this year the Association was entrusted to go to 3 remaining districts – Mon, Kiphire and Longleng. Badhte Kadam is national campaign under Ministry of Justice & Empowerment. This year observance of Badhte Kadam III in Nagaland will also see the presence of 6 members from National Institute for Mentally Handicapped. They will reach the state capital on October 22 and hold a workshop with media persons and parent groups. The NAPAD in its recent representation to the Vice President of India has highlighted the problems faced by the ‘Person with Disability’ (PWD) of Nagaland. Pointing out that there are 26,499 PWD’s in Nagaland, the Association, regretted that the disability management in the state of Nagaland is yet to gain momentum in all directions and there is a much felt need for the State Government to initiate certain structural and convergent approach to draw up an integrated plan for the management of the disability sector which covers around 3% of the population. Continued on page 5

ened a doctor at gunpoint and forcibly fabricated the medical report so as to conceal the apparent physical and mental abuses resultant of their high-handedness”. Stating that such instances are becoming a routine affair and has become a matter of concern, the MIP note asked the GOI to rein over its thug-like soldiers or else the passive resistance and patience of the NSCN/GPRN could run out anytime. “The GOI as asked to rein in the thuglike soldiers or else the consequences would have to be borne by them”.

DImAPuR, OcTOBER 18 (mExN): Allegedly snubbed, talked-down and shouted at by the chief engineer of the Public Works Department, contractors walked out of a meeting that had sought to resolve differences concerning the contractors and firms M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV and its sublet contractor MML Narasimham of M/s Ratna. The meeting was held on Monday at Kohima. According to a press note issued by the Nagaland Government Registered Class-1 Contractors’ Union (NGRC1-CU) today the Chief Engineer started

behaving in an unbecoming manner, shouting and scolding the contractors even in the presence of other high government officials and civil society organizations such as the Naga Hoho, the Naga Mothers’ Association and Naga Students’ Federation present in the meeting, the union lamented. A ‘disappointed’ NGRC1-CU issued a note expressing sadness that engineer-in-chief Vikuotuolie Angami “terribly failed to understand” the attempt of the union to highlight the ‘exploitative agenda’ of M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV on ‘the

people of the State of Nagaland.’ Further in response to the threat of the engineer to sue the union, the contractors had also decided to approach the court of Law to redress alleged exploitation and ‘unfair practice’ of the officials of PWD. “The union has however got all its doubts cleared and that the said meeting was convened by the engineer in chief with one sole motive which is to favor, protect and justify the modus operandi of M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV and its sublet contractor MML Narasimham of M/s Ratna in the state of Nagaland,” the

note added. The note was appended by the union’s president KC Angami and general secretary L Pukhato Shohe. “The union would like to express that since the engineer in chief have undermined the very existence of the NGRC-1CU and has also ridiculed and questioned the contributions of members present to highlight what is their personal contribution to the state and the society. The foul atmosphere created by the engineer in chief warranted for any sensible citizen to walk away from such an unruly behavior,” the NGRCCU said.

Relief as Israeli soldier released from captivity

TEL NOF AIR BASE, OcTOBER 18 (AP): Looking thin, weary and dazed, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit emerged from more than five years in Hamas captivity on Tuesday, surrounded by Gaza militants with black face masks and green headbands who handed him over to Egyptian mediators in an exchange for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. After a medical examination, Israeli officials said Schalit showed signs of malnutrition. More than 450 Palestinians were transferred from Israeli prisons to the West Bank and Gaza, where massive celebratory rallies festooned with green Hamas flags were held. In Gaza City, tens of thousands crammed into a sandy lot where a huge stage was set up, decorated with a mural depicting Schalit’s capture in a June 2006 raid on an army base near the Gaza border. The crowd exhorted militants to seize more soldiers for future swaps. The rest of the prisoners — about 550 more — are to be released in a second phase in two months. Before he was flown to an Israel air base where he reunited with his parents, Schalit spoke to Egyptian TV in an interview Israeli officials later called “shocking.” The gaunt, sallow and uncomfortable looking Schalit appeared to struggle to speak at times, and his breathing

“Gilad, Home at last”

DImAPuR, OcTOBER 18 (mExN): Expressing a sigh of relief and happiness on the release of Gilad Shalit, the ambassador of Israel to Myanmar, Yaron Mayer, who is in Nagaland on a family visit told The Morung Express that “This is a very happy day for the Shalit famFile Photo of Yaron ily, all Israelis and also for Mayer, the Ambassador peace seekers around the of Israel to Myanmar. World. We are grateful to those who contributed to this breakthrough.” The ambassador expressed mix feelings of the high price paid for the deal. He emphasized that “This price demonstrates the value of human life in Israel and its commitment towards those who serve our nation.” The ambassador further added “We wish that our Palestinian neighbours will not misunderstand this goodwill and will take this day as an opportunity to come back to the negotiation table in order to finalise a peace agreement with Israel.” He pointed out that this could be the beginning of a new chapter between Israelis and Palestinians.” was noticeably labored as he awkwardly answered questions. Still he said he felt good and was “very excited” to be going free. But the circumstances of his release, along with the awkward TV interview, raised questions about the conditions the 25-year-old had endured. Schalit, who had not been seen in public since his capture, was whisked

across Gaza’s border into Egypt early in the morning by armed Hamas militants in an SUV, setting the swap into motion. Wearing a black baseball hat and gray shirt, he was seen for the first time emerging from a pickup truck and turned over to Egyptian mediators by a gang of top Hamas militants, some with their faces covered in black masks with the green head-

In this photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, released Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, meets his parents Noam, center, and Aviva, right, at Tel Nof Air base in southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 18. (AP Photo)

band of the Qassam brigades — Hamas’ military wing. Among those around Schalit in those first moments was Ahmed Jabari, the shadowy head of Hamas’ militant wing, one of Israel’s most wanted militants. Schalit, still escorted by Hamas gunmen, was then taken to a border crossing, where an Egyptian TV crew waited to interview him before he was finally sent into

Israel. Stumbling over his words, he spoke in the interview of missing his family and friends, said he feared he would remain in captivity “many more years” and worried that the deal might fall through after learning about it last week. “Of course I missed my family. I missed friends, meeting people to talk to people, and not to sit all day, to do the same things,” he said.

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Wednesday 19 October 2011

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Inaccuracy in electoral-roll: More voters than population moKoKchuNg, october 18 (DiPr): A meeting on Electoral Roll was held at DC’s Conference Hall, Mokokchung on October 18. Briefing the Administrative Officers in the district on the issue of Electoral Roll, the Election Commission Observer V. Shashank Shakar, IAS said that the main issue with regard to Electoral Roll

in the state is that the percentage of the electors does not tally with that of the census of the state. He mentioned that in all the district he visited it has been found that there are more voters than population which is a serious problem that needs to be rectified. In this regard he asked the district administration and the concern depart-

ment to start cleaning system of the Electoral Roll in their respective jurisdiction. In the meeting Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Lithrongla G. Chishi mentioned that the Administrators and the concern Officials in the district are doing their best to solve the issue, but she also said that the

cleaning system of Electoral Roll as desired by the Election Commission can be done in the district only after the intensive review of census 2011. Moreover, the Deputy Commissioner mentioned that in Nagaland there are certain problems which is not seen in other parts of the country, therefore even if the 2011 census

figure become a gazette notification it would take time for absolute cleaning of the Electoral Roll. District Election Officer, Mokokchung Mathung also gave briefings on steps taken by the department in the district by mentioning that the department is giving all efforts to do as per the directive of the Election Commission.

Anganwadi workers Orientation prog on NAAC held at Alder College told to be sincere

Anganwadi workers attend refreshers course training organised by department of social welfare, Nagaland.

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): The department of social welfare, Nagaland organised two days refreshers course training for the anganwadi workers under Niuland ICDS project on October 14 and 15. CDPO Niuland Asangla Jamir in a press release informed that the resource person Khehoto Sema, deputy director social welfare dwelt on the six ICDS components and also encouraged the workers to be sincere for the welfare of

the community and wherein inculcate good teaching upon the children. The second day programme included training on growth chart, MPR with practical and maintenance of various registers. The topic on health & nutrition, population control and HIV/AIDS were taught by Supervisor Y Vizheto Shohe and Y Shikato Jimo. The programme concludedwithvaledictoryfunction chaired by CDPO Niuland Asangla Jamir.

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): In collaboration with the department of Higher Education, Nagaland, Alder College faculty and authority organized a one day orientation programme on the intricacies of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on October 18 within the college premises, which was chaired by Mhonvani Ezung, Coordinator IQAC, Alder College. A press note issued by the college informed that Megono L. Zetsuvi, Joint Director, Higher Education Nagaland delivered the keynote address through a power point presentation inclusive of the minutes of NAAC, preceded by the welcome note from Vekhozo Khamo, Principal, Alder College. Dr. Fr. Abraham, Principal, St. Joseph College, Jakhama deliberated on the core values, Letter of Intent (LOI) and Institutional Eligibility for Qual-

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Electoral Roll Observer tour prog

Kohima, october 18 (DiPr): Secretary DUDA & Electoral Roll Observer for Kohima, Dimapur, Peren and Pughuboto, TC Sangtam is visiting the concern districts fromOctober18to25.Accordingtohistourprogramme,TC SangtamisvisitingKohimaonOctober18and19,Pughoboto on October 20, Peren on October 21 and Dimapur on October 24 and 25. During his tour, the Secretary will meet the concernedDeputyCommissionersandADCPughubotoas per the tour programme at 11:00 am. in their respective offices and will also meet all the recognized political parties in the districts and visit some polling stations of all the Assembly Constituencies. The Secretary has therefore requested allconcernedtomakenecessaryarrangementaccordingly.

CYF Executive Council meeting Alder College faculty and students with resource persons during the one day orientation programme on the intricacies of NAAC on October 18.

ity Assessment (IEQA). Dr. RK Behera, Academic Dean, Patkai Christian College, Seithekema highlighted on how to prepare, present and submit the Self Study Report (SSR). Dr. RK Iralu, Associate Professor and Vice Principal, Nagaland Col-

tral help line for all officer. A brief presentation on the introduction of Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was presented by Joint Director UD, A. Zanbemo Ngullie; Concept and Definition (Rural & Urban) by Nodal Officer Census, Angeline; Supervisors Booklet/Layout Map by MTF Census, Surajit Dey; AHL by Nodal Officer Census, Kh. Athisü Chachei; Role of Supervisors by MTF (RD), Thungbeni and Role of Enumerators by NT (SIRD), Dr. Adino Vitso. As per the information from the Census Department, it may be mentioned that the Central Government has decided to conduct the Socio Economic and Caste Census

Department of Health & Family Welfare Government of Nagaland

Kohima, october 18 (mexN): The Enable organizedaworkshoponequippingParents,teachersandcaregiversincaringfordifferently-abledpersonson19October at the Conference Hall, CBCC, T. Chikri Pfutsero. Robert Longchari, Additional deputy Commissioner, Pfutsero headquarters will grace the workshop as the chief guest.

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): With regard to the special summary revision of electoral roll 2012, Roll observer for Wokha district V Shankar Shekar will be visiting Wokha on October 19 and 20. He can be contacted at 09774047879. In connection, a meeting of all recognised political parties, NGOs, public leaders and administrative officers under Wokha district will be held on October 20 at 11:00 am in the DC’s conference hall.

Director of Census Operation Nagaland V. Hekali Zhimomi IAS interacting with the master tairners training on Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 at SIRD Conference Hall Kohima. (DIPR Photo)

galand, V. Hekali Zhimomi in her brief address called upon all the Master Trainers to take this training as an opportunity and bring forward any problem with open mind, motivation and to have proper coordination within the trainers, enumerators and the field operators. She also advised the trainers to be careful and have full awareness on the collection of right figure and data, which should not have different indication with the National Census 2011. She assured that the department will continue to support and place its nodal officers to have proper coordination with Master Trainers, enumerators and field operators and further added that the department will be setting up a cen-

Workshop on differently-abled persons

Roll observer to visit Wokha on Oct 19

lege of Teachers Education (NCTE), Kohima briefed the gathering on how to go about with the NAAC Peer Team visit. Dr. Martina Solo from the Department of Commerce, representing Nagaland University spoke on Human Resources as

Census master trainers training in Kohima

Kohima, october 18 (DiPr): Master Trainers Training on Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was heldatSIRDConferenceHallKohima fromOctober18to19. Speaking on the occasion as Chairman, Director of Rural Development (RD), Metsubo Jamir said that the decision to conduct the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 with the RD and Urban Development Departments as the nodal department is a government policy. In this regard he said that the two departments would not be able to achieve the government targeted goal alone andfurthercallsforthetechnicalsupport of the Director of Census Operation, District Administration and the MasterTrainerswhohadexperiences and expertise in the recent National Population Census 2011. Commissioner & Secretary Rural Development, V. Sakhrie in his welcome address stressed on the need to collect the right data to all the Master Trainers and enumerators and to take the assessment correctly as the Government is to take all the major policies and development activities basing on the collection of this census data and further assured them that the government will provide all necessary requirements like financial assistance, infrastructure requirement and other policy matters. Director Census Operation Na-

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in the year 2011 and would be carried out by the respective State/UTs with financial and technical support of the Government of India. The Government of India will formulate appropriate policies for social and economically weaker section, and felt the need to know who the poor are and where they live. It is also important to know the precise natureofthevulnerabilityordeprivationthattheyface,asalsotheextentof such deprivation, both absolute and relative, to be able to plan and design appropriate intervention and to ensure their targeted delivery. Although the incidence of urban poverty has been increasing over the years as also the allocations for various poverty alleviation programme, there has been no uniform methodology at the national level for identifying the urban BPL households. In this context, the Planning Commission as constituted an Expert Group in May 2010 under the Chairmanship of Professor S.R. Hashim to evolve a uniform methodology for identification of BPL families in the urban areas for the 12th Plan.TheCentralGovernmentwould provide necessary technical and financial support for the survey, the field operations would be under the charge of State Government; and the manpower, individual the enumerators and supervisors would have to be identified and appointed by the State Government.

not just bring criteria for NAAC but for the general well being of quality education as well. The orientation programme was rounded off by vote of thanks by Amos, Assistant Coordinator IQAC, Alder College.

Kohima CMO on Measles Catch-up DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): The Measles Catch-up Campaign for schools under Kohima district has successfully completed with prompt attitudes and co-operation from the school authority. CMO Kohima, DR. L. Ralte in a press note stated that the fixed outreach sessions has enter its second day, as it started on October 17 and will continue till October 31. During this fixed outreach sessions, the non-school going and left out children should get vaccination at the nearest Measles vaccine Booth. The campaign aims to cover 100% of all children aged 9 months till less than 10 years irrespective of previous vaccination. In this regard, Kohima District Immunization Officer, Dr. Avile Zao (DIO) has urged the parents, community leaders etc to fully mobilize the community to avail the Measles vaccine during this outreach session, as it will be covering the rural and urban areas.

Bharat Scouts & Guides Teachers training

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): The Nagaland State Bharat Scouts & Guides has informed that there will be a Teachers’ training for Bharat Scouts & Guides at State

Training Centre, Nerhema from October 25 to 31, 2011. Interested candidates can obtain further information from Sub-Division Education Officer, Dimapur on or before De-

cember 22, 2011and can also contact 9856912702/ 9402993657. This was informed in a press note issued by S.Atomi Swu, subdivision education officer, Dimapur.

SJS conducts educational tour

10th - 31st October 2011

Kohima, october 18 (mexN): The Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) informed all the units that the Executive Council meeting of CYF will be held on 22 October at 10 am at Pfutsero Town Hall. A press release issued by its President Zhopayi Nakro and Organizing secretary Mudongoi Swuro directed two members from each unit to attend the meeting without fail along with the 30% VDB youth share deduction for community building Dimapur and Jungle/forest burning fines deducted records from respective VDB secretary and also if there are any. It added tat the executive council shall also discuss on the construction of the Community Building at Dimapur. Any unit wishes to place their agenda/ agendum for the meeting may submit it before the commencement of the meeting, added the press release.

ENCSU general meeting on Oct 26

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): The Eastern Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers’ Union (ENCSU) general meeting will be held at Kiphire on October 26 with CL John Konyak, MLA and Chairman Marcofted as the chief guest. All the central office bearers, executive members and unit office bearers, members are informed to attend the meeting. The Union also requests the delegates and representative from ENPO, ENSF, ENWO, NGOA six tribal president of East Nagaland to attend the session positively. This was informed in a press release issued by ENCSU president A. Neangba Konyak.

Mass Social Work for Kohima Ward No 14 on Oct 22

Kohima, october 18 (mexN):SanitationCommittee wards No 14 will be conducting a mass social work on 22 October. A Press release issued by its convener Nokehel Theyo and secretary Viwhel Neikha stated that all the residents of Ward of Ward No 14 (Poterlane and Old Ministers’ Hill Colony) are asked to compulsory participate in the said Mass Social Working starting from 7 – 11 am. The business establishments within the jurisdiction of Ward No 14 are also asked to participate in the said Mass social work by closing their shops and actions will be initiated against those who fail to participate in the Mass social work.

NBCA 3rd general conference held

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): The 3rd general conference of Nagamese Baptist Churches Association (NBCA) was held on October 6 with the theme ‘Go and bear much fruit (John 15:16). It was hosted by Local Dialect Baptist Church at the GCYM Centre Sovima. Rev Zanao Mozhui, senior pastor Lotha Baptist Church was the main speaker and the praise ad worship team was from Nagamese Baptist Church, Burma Camp. Altogether 35 localchurchesbothfromaffiliatedandnonaffiliatedmembersparticipatedintheconference.Dr.RevChenRengma, executive secretary NBCA delivered the welcome address whileRevRMeren,presidentNBCAsaidthevoteofthanks and Dr. T Aonok pronounced the benediction.

PGJOC consultative meeting

Kohima, october 18 (mexN): The Poilwa Golden Jubilee Organizing Committee (PGJOC) will hold its consultative meeting at Poimi Nkwa Ki, Kohima on October 22 at 12:00 AM. All sub-committee conveners, member of the Golden Jubilee Organizing Committee, student executive, seniors, elders, officers, government servants and all concern have been requested to attend the said meeting without fail.

Info on PSC biennial magazine

Kohima, october 18 (mexN): The Phom Students’ Conference (PSC) informed all its members and federating units that PSC is bringing up its biennial magazine 2010-2011 and the federating units are requested to submit articles/pictures of tourist Spot and historical places if any with brief note on or before 31st October. Further the conference Editor, Namsung Phom through a press note has made it known that it will be compulsory for all the federating units to submit the names of present president/general secretary, theme, year of estd/Logo in soft copy through email at pscllg@gmailcom or to contact 9856982068/8974173709 for detail information.

Social work at forest colony on Oct 22

Bring your children (aged 9 months to 10 years) to the nearest camp to vaccinate them against measles. Even if they have taken their earlier measles dose ! Don’t miss this one time opportunity !

Contact your nearest Hospital/Health Center for more details

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Students of St. John High School, Diphupar B outside Nagaland House Kolkata during their education tour.

DimaPur, october 18 (mexN): A group of 23 students from St. John High School, Diphupar B under the guidance the principal Johny Abraham, three teachers and a parent representative went for an educational tour to Kolkata and Digha Sea Beach from October 6 to 13.

Group Leader Puche in a press release informed that in Guwahati they visited Nehru Park. During three days stay in Kolkata, they visited Science City, Nicco Park, Zoo, Victoria Memorial Hall, Birla Planetarium, Indian Museum, Mother Teresa Home and Metro Railway and Na-

galand House. The team also watched 30 minutes 3D show in Science city, activities in Nocco Park, demonstration in Birla Planetarium and also experience traveling in metro. Later, they visited Digha Sea Beach which is nearly 200 Km away from Kolkata.

Kohima, october 18 (mexN): The Forest Colony Kohima informed all the resident of Forest Colony that there will be a mass social work on October 22 starting from 8:30 AM. The decision to hold the social work was resolved at an emergency meeting held on October 16. The social work will see cleaning of all natural drainages, site drains, filling of pot holes along the road and especially the road leading to Stella Higher Secondary School. The social work will be a whole day affair.All the FCU residents have been requested to participate without fail in cleaning their respective compound, adjacent nullahs and road crossing their area. The Union official will be supervising round the clock and if any household not clean up due to less manpower availability may be reported so that there are being assisted in cleaning their surroundings.

USSC supports ENSF

Kohima, october 18 (mexN): The United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) strongly supports the demand made by the eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) to withhold the appointments orders of the recently declared NPS/NCS and Allied Services examination on the non-implementation of 25% job reservation policy. A press release issued by its general secretary Khumdila T. Sangtam state that the conference urged the government to rectify the errors at the earliest for the smooth functioning of the administration.

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NPF 3 Dimapur – III A/C meeting

Dimapur, octobEr 18 (mExN): The Indian Dental Association, Nagaland State Branch, Kohima Unit, held an Oral and Dental health camp at the Kohima District Jail on October 15 for prison inmates. An eight member team of dental surgeons and specialist led by President, Dr J Imtiwabang Pongener and Secretary, Dr Niesato Mero of the Indian Dental Association, Nagaland State Branch, examined and treated the inmates for various dental ailments and conditions. Minor An inmate of is getting treatment during held an Oral and dental surgical procedures, Dental health camp at the Kohima District Jail on October 15.

NPCC welcomes new Mahila President

Dimapur, octobEr 18, (mExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) appreciated Sonia Gandhi, President AICC for appointing N. Lucy as the new President of Nagaland Pradesh Mahila Congress. Vaprumu Demo, general secretary, NPCC congratulated the

newly appointed president in a press release and added that the NPCC gain further strength under her leadership. The NPCC has also appreciated the former NPMC President Atsole Wazah for the selfless contribution and sacrifice she has made for the party over a decade.

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Meeting of NPF life membership

Kohima, oct 18 (mExN): A special meeting of the NPF life membership cell will be held on November 9 at 2:00 PM at the Party’s HQ office, Kohima. NPF President Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will address the meeting. Stating this in a release, NPF life membership cell chairman Pinyimthung Lotha requested all the concerned members to attend the same positively.

extractions and restorative treatments were done during the camp. Free medicines along with free tooth brush and tooth paste were distributed to all the prisoners. A short lecture on proper maintenance of Oral hygiene was also given and correct tooth bushing technique was also demonstrated. This camp was held as a part of the ongoing Community Oral Health program of the Association, during the month of October 2011 which will cover all the district prisons in the state.

Air India flights combined for today

Dimapur, octobEr 18 (mExN): The Station Manager Air India Ltd. Dimapur has informed that due to operational reason the following Air India flights on 19th October are being combined. The AI9702/19OCT for Dimapur/ Kolkata is combined with AI709. The departure ex-Dimapur is at 1155 HRS. Reporting time for check-in formalities will start at 1015 HRS.

ANAATA informs on show cause notice

Dimapur, octobEr 18 (mExN): All members of All Nagaland Aggrieved Adhoc Teacher Association (ANAATA) who have submited their documents for recent show cause notice reply are directed to append their signature on 21st Oct.2011 at DIS office premises, Dimapur and on 25th Oct.2011 at Kohima. This was stated in a press note issued by Solomon Ennio. In the meantime, teachers who have failed to submit their pay bill/A. Dimapur, octobEr 18 (mExN): Association of Roll or any required documents earlier are to subGorkha Baptist Churches Nagaland (AGBCN) Church & mit on the dates mentioned above. For any queries Mission Department is organizing three days “Door to contact Ph.No-9402018521. Door evangelism” with the theme “Jesus the living water” from October 28 to 30, 2011 at Khekiho, Dayapur and Ganeshnagar, Dimapur among the Gorkha community living in these areas. A press note issued by Rudra Ramauli, Church & Mission Secretary of AGBCN stated that the main focus of the program is to reach this group of people with the gospel. It was also mentioned that highlights of the program besides door to door visiting from 6:00 am onwards would be gospel service every evening from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, gospel film show every evening from 7:00 pm, prayer and counseling service.

AGBCN to hold door to door evangelism

Kohima, octobEr 18 (mExN): Poumai Public Union Kohima (PPUK) Condemn has strongly condemned the October 7 incident where 6 NSCN (I-M) and an civilian was killed and five others injured including Brig. Sounii Poumai at the border area of Taosang and Leisok village of Nungba sub-division under Tamenlong district , Manipur. A condemnation letter issued by C.D John President PPUK said that while Nagas are yearning and working hard, reconciling within the Naga family, such an unfortunate accident would disturb the process. The union has appealed to all the factions to

refrain such accident in future as desire by all Nagas. PPUK further, conveyed condolence to the bereaved family members and wish speedy recovery to those who were injured. Meanwhile the PPUK has also mourned the untimely demise of ZM Sekhose President of Tenyimia Peoples’ Organization (TPO) on October 6 at Mumbai after a brief illness. PPUK said he was a great leader and his death was a great loss for the Nagas in general and Tenyimia families in particular. The union has extended condolence to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

ADG AIR visits Nagaland; meets Chief Secretary

Dimapur, octobEr 18, (mExN): The Additional Director General of All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra, North East Region Mr. Lalrosanga, on an official visit to Nagaland called on the Chief Secretary of Nagaland Lalthara and appraised him of the needs and demands of All India Radio and Doordarshan in the state. Mr. Lalrosanga, who was on a two-day official visit to the state, appealed the Chief Secretary to see that the interests of both the public broadcasters are considered and protected in the state. He said both AIR and DDK urgently need upgraded stations to deliver better service to the people. He also apprised the Chief Secretary of the district stations in Mokokchung and in Tuensang. While speaking on the popularization of broadcast Mr.

Lalthara said, the State Radio should have FM station with more local content, to which the ADG replied that Kohima will soon have an FM station in line with Aizawl FM. The Chief Secretary asked the ADG to take up the matter with the government and assured that he would take up the issues. The ADG during his stay also held a series of meetings with the Kohima DDK and AIR officials. At the meeting with the staff of AIR Kohima at its premises today, Lalrosanga dwelt on the issue of both AIR and DDK, which include setting up of Transmitters, augmenting of studio complex, construction of office building and quarters and also shared concern on shortage of manpower. He assured to provide all types of effort to strengthen the service of the Public Service Broadcaster in the State.

Chakhroma youth day-cum-annual picnic at Tsiepama

Longleng BLOs and administrative officers informed

Dimapur, octobEr 18 (mExN): All BLOs and administrative officers are directed to strictly list out all expired, shifted, multiple, under age, bogus names from the electrical roll and delete them during the summary revision 2011. This is in view of the high percentage of electors vis a vis population almost in all the villages/polling stations both in 49 Tamlu and 50 A/C Longleng and as agreed upon in a serried of meetings held with all the political parties, tribal apex bodies, NGOs, public on October 7 and 17, 2011 with election observer. This was informed in a press note issued by K.Libanthung Lotha, deputy commissioner & DEO Longleng. Further, all BLOs and administrative officers are directed to compare the percentage of electors vis a vis population of each village (a copy enclosed herewith) and take necessary action as directed by Election Commission of India. Further, all administrative officers of Longleng district are directed to visit all the villages if possible and supervise the BLOs accordingly. Failing of which the responsibility shall be held by the respective Administrative and BLOs.

Former minister Rokoneicha Kuotsu (forefront) taking part in a tug of war at the youth day-cum-annual picnic of Chakhroma Youth Organization at Midway Resort, Tsiepama, on Tuesday.

Dimapur, octobEr 17 (mExN): Chakhroma Youth Organization (CYO) observed its youth daycum-annual picnic at Midway Resort, Tsiepama, along NH-39 with former

Local contractors walk out over SARDP-NE road project Kohima, octobEr 18 (mExN): The dispute over the award of SARDPNE projects in Nagaland to Gayatri-Maytas, a joint venture, escalated with the local contractors under the banner of the Nagaland Government Registered Class–I Contractors Union (NGRCICU) walking out of a meeting convened with the intention to resolve differences yesterday at the Conference Hall of the NPWD. The NGRC-ICU members staged the walkout in protest when the Engineer-

in-Chief, Er. Vikuotuolie Angami started deriding the contractors in an aggressive attitude while the Engineer-in-Chief was clarifying the department’s position on the issue. Declaring that such aggressive attitude was not acceptable and demeaning to the contractors, the members staged a walkout. The meeting had in attendance leaders of NGOs including the Naga Hoho, Naga Mothers’ Association and Naga Students’ Federation besides the Chief Engineer and the Super-

More unions denounces abduction

Dimapur, octobEr 18, (mExN): More unions have voiced their concern over the abduction and life attempt of Shillumthong Yimchungrü. The Yimchungrü Students Union Penkim has strongly condemned the incident of the abduction and the attempted murder of Shellumthong Yimchungrü , Vice President of Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) by some unidentified , miscreants between Old Showuba to Naga United Village. YSUP appealed to the authority in charge to trace and book the culprit without any mercy for ignorance of the law is of

no excuse. The Yimchungrü Students Union Kiphire Town (YSUKT) also condemned the abduction and attempted murder. H.asola, President YSUK in a press note stated that the Union, at the highest respect for law, appealed the authority in charge to leave no stone unturned to nab the culprit. Taking advantage on innocent, abduction, Kidnapping murdering, torturing and vehicle lifting has no place in Naga Society. YSUKT also urged all the Nagas to condemn such inhuman act .

intending Engineer. The NGRC-1CU is of the view that these global firms are driven purely by a commission motive rather than that of executing the project with sincerity and responsibility. The project in question is for two laning of LonglengChangtongya, Mon-TamluMerangkong, Phek-Pfütsero andZunheboto-Chakhabama roads in the state under Phase ‘A’ of SARDP-NE. Gayatri Projects Ltd of Hyderabad, in a joint venture with Maytas Infra Ltd, are executing the projects.

minister Rokoneicha Kuotsu as chief patron on the occasion. The chief patron in his address said that just as every nation has its army to protect their own country,

likewise the youths should take the lead in protecting the tradition and culture of a society. Rokoneicha advised the youths to introspect and know themselves first in order to be the custodian of society. He also said that people should learn from past mistakes so that they can confidently move into the future. Chakro Public Organization president, Razouvotuo Kuotsu, Angami Youth Organization president, Khrielevi Chusii, and others also exhorted the youths on the occasion. Earlier, CYO president Avilie Rio delivered the welcome address and CYO general secretary Avi Chase presented a report of the activities undertaken by CYO in the current tenure. The programme started with administering of traditional blessings by Tsiepama Village Council chairman, Vikeso Chalie-u. Besides presentation of special numbers by representatives of various CYO units, the main highlight of the day was the tug of war contest among different villages under Chakhro area, with Seithekema village emerging champion.

Workshop on AJEEVIKA concluded

Dimapur, octobEr 18, (mExN): The two days Inter-State Workshop on AJEEVIKA (National Rural Livelihoods Mission) organized by Nagaland government and Mizoram government in collaboration with Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India was held on October 13 and 14 at Niathu Resort, 7th Mile Dimapur. S. Pangnyu Phom, Parliamentary Secretary, RD & REPA, Nagaland, graced the occasion as chief guest stated the press note issued by Media Cell, DRDA Dimapur. DRDA, Dimapur on behalf of Rural Development of Nagaland expressed

gratitude to Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India and Mizoram government for organizing the workshop in Dimapur, Nagaland. While appreciating officials from Mizoram for actively participating in workshop of a new national flagship programme with a mission to reduce rural poverty through building strong grassroots institution of the poor, the DRDA Dimapur also thanked all the resource persons of various departments of Nagaland and Mizoram including Smt. Renuka Kumar, Deputy Secretary, MoRD, govt. of India.

The president of NPF 3 Dimapur –III A/C has informed that in the view of constituting of the party office bearers, a meeting has been convened on Oct 19 at Hotel Saramati, 1:00 pm. MLA Azheto Zhimomi shall be attending the meeting as such the existing office bearers of A/C parent body, Youth Wing, Women Wing and all the six units’ office bearers to attend the meeting.

ANSTA Meeting Oct 20 The All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) convened its executive body meeting on 20th October at LCS building, near AO church Midland Kohima at 10 am. A press release issued by its general secretary L.Asang has requested all the executives of the concerned units/sub-units to make its convenient to attend the meeting. Further, it also informed that those units/sub F units who have not paid membership for 2011 are also requested to submit during the meeting without fail.

BJP Nagaland meeting on Oct 24 The Bharatiya Janata party Nagaland state office bearers will convene a meeting on 24th October at 10.30 AM at BJP Head office Dimapur. Lachit Kachari, Secretary, BJP Nagaland, through a press release informed all different district guardian in-charges to submit their reports in the meeting. It was further added that all frontals head and cell Conveners are to attend the meeting positively.

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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE

We, the United Gazetted Officer’s Union expressed our deepest shock and sorrow over family of Late Thrilongkyü Sangtam, Junior Engineer (Electrical) who passed away on 11-10-2011 at Dimapur. Lt. Thrilongkyü was a good member of the Union and has contributed a lot towards the Union. His death is a great lost to our Union in Particular and community in general. We pray that his soul rest in peace and we also convey our heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family members. (T. Athrise Sangtam) Gen. Secretary, USGOU

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE JAKHAMA

Fete Day and Alumni Day Saturday, October 22, 2011 Time: 9:00 AM onwards All Alumni and well-wishers are welcome!

GRADUATION DAY, 2011

10:00 AM, Saturday, October 29th. 2011 graduates,come one and all

AllNagalandSchoolEducation Administrative Officers Association

10th General Conference

The 10th General Conference of Nagaland School Education Administrative Officers’ Association is scheduled to be held on 21st Oct 2011 at the Zonal Council Hall, Kohima at 10:00 hrs. Shri. Nyeiwang Konyak, Hon’ble Minister School Education & SCERT have kindly consented to grace the occasion as the chief guest All the members are requested to attend Sd/- (Zaputou) President

FIRST MRC ALUMNI MEET

The First Alumni Fellowship of the Missiological Research Centre (MRC) formerly known as the Outreach Leadership Training College (OLTC) shall meet on Nov.16, 2011 at 0900 at MRC campus, All Alumni are requested to attend at this first Fellowship meet. For further information, please contact 1. Mr.Alem Jamir No. 9436826523 2. Ms.Lungyi No. 9612512124 3. Ms.Alem MRC No. 9856145668 4. Dr.N.Toshi No. 9862157084

CONGRATULATION

Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School, Management & Staff Congratulates and Felicitates the winners of Poetry recitation Competition:In an inter School Competition Commemorating 150 years festival of Tagore organised by Indian National Trust of Art and cultural Heritage (INTACH), Nagaland chapter in collaboration with NEZCC at IMC Hall, Dimapur 14th Oct ‘2011, the participants from Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School won as follows :1. In the Junior category Poetry recitation Salomika Swu and Vungthungo Murry bagged 1st and 2nd prize respectively. 2. In the Senior category Poetry recitation Kinitoli Rochill and Kihikali Zhimomi bagged 1st and 3rd prize respectively.

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VHC exposure tour to Mokokchung

IMFL seized

KOhima, OctOber 18 (mexN): The excise department under Phek has conducted a surprise checking in Pfutsero, Chozuba and Chetheba Town on October 13 and 14 last. The surprise checking was headed by Inspector of Excise Pfutsero H. Berimong and Neizeizolie Inspector Phek alongwith Sechoba AIE, Yanpungrhomo AIE, Neikolo H/C, Khriesizo H/C, Videto, Sepelo, Ruokuoneilie, Besuneyi, Heitung. The checking party seized 76 bottles of IMFL and accused persons were booked under the relevant sections of NLTP Act 1989. Further, the department informed that similar checking would be conducted again.

Dimapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): Communitized health centres of Phek district under the Department of Health & Family Welfare organized an exposure tour to Mokokchung on October 14. The purpose was to exchange ideas and views and to learn for better performance and improvement in their efficiency for maintaining their health centres. The team members consist of Dr. Watikala chief medical officer of Phek, Dr.Neisako Kire DPO Phek, Tarep Dy. MEIO including VHC chairman and secretaries from Phek Block, stated a press release. It stated that the team visited IMDH, Mopungchuket SC, Kumlong SC and Aliba SC. During their visit to the health centres the team looked at the record maintenance and interacted with the health workers, VHCs, village councils and church representatives. During the interactive session at Mopungchuket Rev. Pona Jamir, VHC chairman stated that so far the achievements of the health centre was due to the support and coordination be-

Dmr Govt College principal informs

Dimapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): The Principal of Dimapur Government College has informed its Commerce students of Class XII to fill the exam forms for NBSE examination with effect from October 17 to 31 during office hours. No forms will be entertained after the stipulated time.

Piggery farm school at Meluri

KOhima, OctOber 18 (mexN): A programme for piggery farm school inaugurationcum- demonstration on piggery and poultry vaccination took place at ATMA Meluri Block at Meluri on October 14 last. The programme was chaired by Sanenpfü Magh, SDAO Meluri, BTT convenor Meluri Block. Keynote address was delivered by Nekholü Rhakho BTM. Resource person Dr. Vekuto Sema, veterinary assistant surgeon Meluri, BTT member stressed talked on the topic “Management practices of piggery. The programme was followed by demonstration on piggery and poultry.

Dimapur, OctOber 19 (mexN): The “Dimapur Buddha Vihar” under the banner of “Society of Dhamma Bodhi & Meditation”, has celebrated the “Kathin Chibor Dan” Festival 2011, at Kevija-U Village, Signal Bosti, Dimapur on October 16 at the premises of the Society of Dhamma Bodhi & Meditation, Dimapur. “The Kathin Chibor Dan is the most righteous offerings to the Venerable Bhikkhus. On this occasion, the Bhikhus (Monks) are given Chibor or Clothes to

Dimapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): The public of Peren District has been informed that a Multi-speciality Health Mela sponsored by NRHM (IEC) will be conducted by the District Health Society, Peren on October 20 and 21 at Tening PHC. The press note issued by the NRHM informed the public to come and avail the various health services. It was also mentioned that specialists like Obst &Gynae, medicine, child specialist, EYE and dental will be present to examine the patients. Apart from the free health check-up and medicines, other services like lab facilities, on spot immunization and various Family Planning services like lap-ligation, Cu-T insertion, free condoms and Oral pills distribution will be available. During the Health Mela Focus Group Discussion and Inter Personal Discussion will be done by the IEC wing sated the note.

the health workers and VHC members should be dedicated so that the communities are encouraged for participation. He also encouraged the members to become a key person in sharing their experiences with other fellow members for the improvement of the health centres at their own district. At Aliba village, the VHC chairman mentioned that the VHCs supervise the health centre from time to time to check

the regularity of the staff. And the deduction made from the absentees salaries are being utilised for the maintenance of the sub centre. Apart from this he said that many of the facilities in the health centre are being donated by the community. Members from Phek block appreciated the performance carried out in the health Centres and the contributions made by the community towards the upliftment of the health centre.

wear. People believe that this is the best of all gifts. Generally, the Bhikhus community are prefer to wear the cloth that colours of red flowers, as it is different from the cloth that ordinary people wears. The Kathin Chibor Dan develops social harmony, creates cooperation and teaches the people how to improve friendship amongst themselves,” stated a press note. The note stated that on this auspicious occasion, amongst other monks, the president & working president of All

Assam Bhikhu Sangha, Ven. Bichitra Mahathero and Ven. Bimalankur Mahathero respectively attended the function and delivered speech about “Kathin Chibar Dan Festival & Panchasheel (i.e.abstain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying & intoxication/gambling) to be adopted by the devotees of Lord Buddha”. The function concluded successfully followed by cultural programme and quiz competition on among the kits on the life of Lord Buddha.

ANPWDFWA adopt resolution on release of salary

Dimapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): The All Nagaland PWD Field workers’ Association PWD(R&B) & Housing held its general meeting on October 13 and 14 at Circuit House Conference Hall Dimapur. Inakhu Aye. President, ANPWDFWA and K. Atovi Awomi, general secretary, ANPWDFWA in a press note stated the different points adopted in the meeting. It was stated that the house unanimously resolved to appeal the Finance Commissioner to release the monthly salary of the W/C employees within the 1st week of November 2011, observing delay in payment in monthly salary as per the government office Memorandum No BUD/4-2/2011-12 dated Kohima April 21, 2011. The asso-

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Dimapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): With the objective to impart package of practices on scientific cultivation of winter vegetable crops, a two days training cum field visit was organised by ATMA Tuensang on October 13 and 14 at CKS Hall, Tuensang. The resource persons were BTMs Moainla, Sentimenla, Nuchet and Wodangbeni Kikon, Dy PD ATMA. The topics covered during the training were integrated pest management and nutrient management on tomato, potential of cabbage production in Tuensang, technological support for promotion of pea production in Tuensang and formation and promotion of commodity interest groups (CIGs). The farmers visited KVK Tuensang farm where field demonstrations were conducted by KVK SMSs Martina and Imtilemla and Ilika Achumi, farm manager on cabbage, carrot, peas, French bean, vermicomposting and kiwi and apple plantation. Interactive sessions were held which involved inputs from the farmers, discussions and sharing of experiences. Later, winter vegetable seeds were distributed and Imsunaro BTM delivered the vote of thanks. Altogether 64 farmers including friends and SHGs members were trained along with BTT members and BTT convenors during the training programme. This was stated in a press release issued by Dr. Vikshe Sumi, Dy PD ATMA, Tuensang.

VhC members during the exposure trip

tween the health workers, VHCs, village councils, church leaders and community who in time rendered their services in cash and kind for the maintenance and functioning of the health centre. He also added that transparency was being maintained when it comes to utilisation of funds. Medicines are purchased according to the seasonal demands and requirements of the community. Rev. Pona added that to mobilise community Participation

Kathin Chibor Dan Festival 2011 observed

NRHM Health mela at Peren

Farmers trained on winter crops

ciation also resolved to take up the regularization of W/C employees service those who have completed 15 years and above in service. The house resolved to wait and watch the decision of the Government as the matter is under process Vide Chief Ministers’ Secretariat Letter No.CMN/16(B) Housing/2011 Dated 5th April, 2011 till next sitting of the cabinet. It was also mentioned in the press note that the houses thoroughly deliberated on the disadvantages due to existence of two associations in one Department and after prolonged deliberation, the house unanimously resolved that there will be only one association in one Department. All Nagaland PWD field workers’ Association PWD (R&B) and Housing

is the registered Association of the Department Vide Regn No ED/GSS/RS/2033/91-92(Pt) dated 24/03/1993 and it was stated that the same shall remain and execute its activities for the interest and welfare of the W/C employees and its bonafide members. The association also declared the names of the elected the presidents/secretaries and Audit committee members of different division. Lithrongchim Sangtam was elected as the president for Kiphire division, L.Khekuto Aye, was elected as the president for Dimapur division and Zubemo Lotha was elected as the general secretary for Wokha division. The note further stated that the association also expressed its gratitude to NPF Govern-

ment for making efforts in granting monthly salaries to the W/C employees and regularization process for the W/C under the dynamic leadership of Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland and Kaito Aye, Minister for Road and Bridges. The association had also given certificate of appreciation to B.K Alum Chang, president of PWDFWA Tuensang Districts for his dedicated service rendered towards the association since the year 1997 till date. It also expressed its thankfulness to the editor Nagaland Post for deploying media person for the meeting for wide publication. The association, in the note, appreciated respective Unit presidents, secretaries and members for their kind presence and co-operation

NNC (NA) responds to RL Chaih’s statement

he NNC (NA) is a separate entity which is working to uphold the Naga National principle. We have our own working system and the NNC (NA) is under no individual/ groups influence. Rather it is an organization in itself having its own Government, army and its own Constitution. No outsider is empowered to interfere in the functioning of our organization to tell us how the day to day affair of the Government should be handled. We have our own working system and we are competent to run our Government. The NNC (NA) seriously viewed the statement of TL Chaih NNC/FGN Leader where in he has written a very provocative statement. T L Chaih and his group has no moral right to say or write anything about the Naga National Movement because by their own accord they have betrayed the Nagas by accepting the Indian Constitution and have made the peace camp/transit camp set up by the Indian Government their home. Peace Campers will have no say in the Naga political issue now or in the future. They have been rejected outright by the Naga People. Regarding taxation you may refer the 30th Sept 2011 issue of the local dailies and that order is still in force. When you and your like collecting taxes from every nook and corner of the Naga Nation why are you pointing your fingers at others. It is like a Kettle calling a pot black. The NNC (NA) under the Leadership of Kuimukam and Z Hozheto will always stand up to the principle of reconciliation but under no circumstances will we tolerate provocative stance of any individual or group.

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Rio highlights Naga issue...

From page 1 Apart from recognition of our efforts in reconciliation, this award also indicated that the international community is closely observing the peace process in Nagaland. The Chief Minister stated that conflict situations demand special approaches to achieve good governance and that the government had adopted ‘involvement and empowerment’ of the village communities through VDBs and the policy of communitization. He mentioned the years of youth empowerment, farmers, entrepreneurship, capacity building, etc as some special initiatives specially targeted at the youth and special policies in sports and music were yielding positive results. He mentioned some of the effective slogans raised by the government including, “don’t eat the seeds, but eat the fruits”, “peace for development and development for peace”, had gone down well with the youth. The lecture was attended by politicians, academicians, scholars, university students, representatives of the business community and media persons amongst others. Addressing a packed auditorium of the university’ state of the art library, Rio thanked the University for inviting him to Queens to deliver the lecture. Rio was introduced to the audience by Lord D. Rana, a member of the House of Lords in London. After the lecture, a question and answer session has held were several members of the audience put forth queries to the Chief Minister. Rio was accompanied by Power Minister Doshehe Y Sema, Agriculture Minister Dr. Chumben Murry and Abu Metha, the CM’s press secretary. A team of civil society leaders led by the President of the Naga Hoho, Keviletuo, was also present in the audience as they were participating in a seminar on conflict resolution in the same university. In the interactive session, members of the audience raised questions ranging from the legacy of the Second World War’s Battle of Kohima, India’s Look East Policy, the regime of Protected Area Permit and the impact of the Naga situation in Myanmar, amongst other issues. Rio pitches for incredible India, strengthening democracy Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio today said that Nagas have placed their faith on the Government of India to bring about a political solution that will not only strengthen the foundations of Indian democracy but also enhance India’s international image as the world’s largest democracy. On India’s increased presence in the international community, Rio said that with a history that goes back thousands of years, India is rich in culture and heritage and is perhaps one of the most colourful and diverse nations on earth. As a responsible and mature democracy, India’s role in the international community has greatly increased, ranging from international peace keeping to playing a pivotal role in climate change and environmental conservation. Speaking at a lecture, which Rio delivered at the Queens University in the United Kingdom, the Chief Minister hoped that his participation in the event would increase people-topeople contact between the two countries. “India is today, a growing economic power with significant advancements in all fields of human activity. Our country has opened its doors to the international community to work together in the common interest of humanity”, Rio stated. Speaking to the academicians, students and scholars of the audience, the Nagaland Chief Minister said that India is also home to some of the best educational institutions in the world, especially in the fields of information technology, engineering and business management. Highlighting India’s surge, the Chief Minister proudly said that with an economic growth rate of 8 percent, an environment of free thinking, a vibrant and diverse culture, India has become an exciting destination in all aspects andinvitedthemixofinternationalaudiencetovisit“incredible India”, especially Nagaland, the “land of festivals”.

Teachers’ appointment scandal

From page 1 Their case was however, dismissed by the apex court in March 2011. It was now in the hands of the department of School Education to implement the ruling of the court. Meanwhile, earlier in January 2010, UGT2003PA had filed ‘contempt of court’ petition against the School Education Departmentonthegroundthatarulingofthecourtshouldbeputinto action within a specified period of time. It was heard at the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court. The verdict came in August 2011, with the judge ruling that the department in concern should execute the earlier ruling passed by the Gauhati High Court. It also specified that the interviews should be conducted and completed “definitely” by October 11-14. However, the department failed to uphold the court order within the specified time period, compelling the litigants to file a second ‘contempt of court’ petition at the same court on October 14. Further, it was disclosed that only around 600 candidates, out of those who had sat for the written tests in 2003 were able to submit their original exam ‘admit cards’. Most had lost or misplaced the document; some went on to get other jobs while some unfortunate few had passed away, the UGT2003PA representative said.

Oct 10 rape incident...

From page 1 As predicted, the October 10 incident has let loose a series of chain reactions and the question of rape apparently has been overcast by the upshots that follow it. Meanwhile, it is confirmed that the Artang Ward Yimten also summoned the two girls involved in the case – the ‘victim’ and another girl, both residents of Artang Ward – for a hearing. The outcome of the hearing could not be ascertained till the time of filing of this report.

Newmai News Network Imphal | October 18

MANIPUR CHIEF MINISTER O Ibobi Singh on Tuesday said the demand of Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee to declare a full-fledged district before the forthcoming elections to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly is now seriously under discussion. The chief minister stated this while he was interacting with the eight Autonomous District (ADC) members who have been elected uncontested in the recent re-poll during a felicitation meeting at the ADC office here today. He said, "The ADC members are also willing to serve the people for their welfare but due to some kind of misunderstanding coming up amongst us, we are facing the present situation with the ADC. It

would return to normalcy when it begins functioning in full swing." "Manipur Government has always been trying to assist it in its best level and even a separate budget for the District Council in the state budget has been under consideration. The Government wants to implement de-centralization of power to the ADC, which the Centre has already agreed", the chief minister said. His Government is considering the demand of the ADC members to make its budget to be an autonomous budget, Ibobi told mediapersons. Citing security for the ADC members, Ibobi said the present office of the ADC is not secured in view of the prevailing situation and they would be shifted to Khuman Lampak soon where buildings are presently being renovated. During the meeting,

the chief minister also met with two Congress candidates who are contesting ADC elections in Ukhrul and Senapati. Moreover, a memorandum was also submitted to the CM in connection with the problems faced by them for the upcoming ADC polls. Pacifying the state Government employees, who are all set to launch various forms of agitations on different demands including payment of their salaries before Ningol Chakouba festival, Ibobi said the Government is working very hard to fulfill the demand and assured that advance salary would be paid before the Christmas eve and Ningol Chakouba festival. MPCC President G Gaikhangam, IFCD Minister N Biren, YAS Minister DD Thaisi among others were also present at the felicitation meeting.

Imphal, OctOber 18 (NNN): The Kuki Students’ Organisation-general headquarters ( KSO-GHQ) says the Kukis do not mind the " Alternative Arrangement" for Nagas within the state of Manipur, but the arrangement should not encroach upon the traditional lands of the Kukis and due regard should be given to the community’s customs, land rights and traditions. The Kuki students' body informed Newmai News Network today that any issue concerning the political aspiration of a community in the state no matter how legitimate or genuine the case might be, should not be granted without the consent and prior approval of the Kukis. It further says the Union Government and the state Government should not forget the three major demographical groupings of the state – the Meiteis, the Nagas and the Kukis and a hasty decision taken with an apparent bid to appease one or the other will only be counter-productive. The Nagas and Kukis

have been living together in contiguous and over-lapping areas in most of the hill districts of Manipur. A solution for the political grievances of one should not be at the cause of the other. The Kukis have no qualms in the United Naga Council (UNC) demand for 'Alternative Arrangement' for Nagas within the state of Manipur, provided the 'Alternative Arrangement' does not impinge upon the traditional lands of the Kukis and due respect should be given to the community’s customs, land rights and traditions, says KSO-GHQ on Tuesday. It also says the KSOGHQ would like to request their 'Naga brothers' not to communalize the Sadar Hills issue, while adding that the demand for upgradation of Sadar Hills to a full-fledged district is only for administrative convenience. Even if the demand is granted, the benefit or privilege of a full-fledged district will get not only by the Kukis, but all those residing in Sadar Hills will also avail, says the Kuki students' organization.

ShIllONg, OctOber 18 (NNN): Barely two days after the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) shot dead a police havildar, the specially trained Meghalaya police commandos along with the CRPF cobra force killed a senior militant of the GNLA after half an hour gun battle in NengmangdagreforestofEast Garo Hills today. The slain leader has been identified as Delseng R Marak and he was said to have been leading nearly 15 odd armed GNLA cadres when they saw the patrolling police team in the area. Policesourcessaidthatthe policeandCRPFteamscarried a patrolling in Nengmangdalgre forest located when they were suddenly fired by the ultras who were in the forest vicinity, prompting the police team to retaliate, said a senior police official supervising the operations against the GNLA. During the exchange of fire, the area commander Delseng R Marak was killed and the rest of the cadres managed to escape into the dense forest. One AK 47 Rifles, three magazines, a 9MM pistol and one walkie talkie was recovered from the site, informed the police source.

Women made aware More than 26,000 disabled in Nagaland of green economy

DImapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): A conversation on women and green economy was held where the speaker Karuna Singh, country director, Earth day network said at the opening that, 25% of the consumer choices are made by women. Therefore it is important to make the women aware of what is green economy. The women who were present and belonging to different fields came together and wanted the government to have policies to ensure that women can do their best in the field of saving the environment. The earth day network office in India was started in 2010, and has appointed Karuna Singh as the Country Director. In the meeting the women wanted to make the people aware of global warming and how it can affect the lives of the future generation, so they decided to take up the topic in the gram panchayat, the dorbar shnong and other local bodies to educate the masses and create awareness among the people. These women also discuss issues related to the Jaintia hills where coal mining has been a very important issue and it has affected the environment due to deforestation. Concerns brought up by the women in the discussion will be brought forward next year in the Rio 20+ summit, voicing the concern of the women around the world through Earth

Day Network. In the discussion Hasina Kharbhih, team leader Impulse NGO said, an individual cannot make a change but went they come as a group or collective response from the women on the concerning issue of the environment they can resolve the related issues. The discussion has also brought up topics on saving the trees for a green economy and also how women can speak out their voices and then the Earth Day Network will voice it out through various campaigns. She added; “what are the precautions to be taken in Meghalaya? The system and laws are not very coordinating the government also is not taking the initiative or responsibility.” One of the member present in the meeting said, the implementation of environmental studies in the school curriculum as a compulsory subject is a good step to start making the student aware about the environment issues and how to preserve it. Karuna Singh said, “Educating the people at the grass root level on how the policies should be in place and implemented is also very important.” Finally Karuna Singh summed up the meeting by making the women who were present to sign a pledge and carry out awareness where ever they reside. This was stated in a press release issued by Impulse NGO Network Ibanshandor Myrthong.

Students presenting Mao cultural dance at the University of Delhi’s Sir Sankar Lal Hall. The Mao community in Delhi celebrated their historic moment of 50 years in Delhi on October 15.

and cherish the wonderful footprints of the Mao people in Delhi. As the mighty sun retreated from the Delhi sky paving way to a pleasant autumn morning, the Mao community in Delhi rose up on their feet on October 15, 2011 and celebrated their historic moment of 50

Dimapur

leader Sadar Hills district Kukis on Alternative GNLA shot dead in Arrangement police encounter demand under serious discussion: Ibobi Singh

From page 1 The said representation alleged that till date, no initiative has been made by the State Government for the management of the PWD’s and the rights granted to them under the Constitution of India and the various legislations of Parliament has not been practically implemented. It said only in recent years, the state government has started reserving some quota in employment for PWD’s but because of lack of proper education, the PWD’s are not being able to avail even this small opportunity provided by the government. On the educational side, only a few private institutions, mostly confined to towns, have began to offer educational facilities to the PWD’s, but even this institutions, owing to financial constraints, cannot provide standard facilities, and despite their attempts to get financial assistance from the State under the different schemes, they are not granted any financial assistances by the State. In this connection, special mention is made about the Cherry Blossoms School, Kohima, which is doing pioneering work and yeoman service for the PWDs. It is the only school in the state which has adopted the ‘Inclusive’ approach in its curriculum following the RTE concept. The School is one deserving special aid from the state. Thus, considering the plight of the PWD’s, the representation said, the parents of the PWD’s have formed the “Nagaland Par-

Mao people celebrates 50 years in Delhi DImapur, OctOber 18 (mexN): 50 years ago in 1961, a young Dr. Ashikho Daili left the remote confines of his Punanameivillageandarrivedat the far away national capital city of Delhi to pursue further studies against all odds and heralded the way for others to follow suit. At the time, it was unmistakably daunting and nothing less than a daring feat. Since then, much water has flowed down the Yamuna River and today the capital city is abuzz with thousands of Maos spinning out admirable success stories, from top Government and army/military officers, bankers, doctors and health professionals, engineers, scholars, writers to entrepreneurs, designers, bollywood actors et al. Eighty percent of the top officials in government sectors amongst the Mao people are the educational products of the national capital city of Delhi. Surely, for the Mao people, the road to Delhi has been the highway of dreams coming true, a journey of God’s abundant blessings and realization of one’s true potentials. Indeed, 50 years is a long journey, a time to look back

Wednesday 19 October 2011

years in Delhi at the University of Delhi’s Sir Sankar Lal Hall. T.R.Zeliang, Minister for Planning and Coordination, Evaluation, Veterinary & Animal Husbandary, and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Nagaland, graced the historic occasion as the chief guest. While

congratulating the Mao people for completing 50 years in the national capital, he said “Naga history originated from Makhel village in Mao territory. Naga people are one because of this common history. The exodus of the Naga ancestors started from Makel who later set-

tled down in different places suitable to them. Today, the Naga people face a lot of problems and if we look at them, they will not be solved by themselves. We must look at our history for direction in solving the problem. History of the Nagas will not be completed without incorporating the history of the Mao people.” Addressing the huge gathering attended by the dignitaries of the apex Mao body, the Mao Council (Hoho), and other eminent people from different civil societies, high ranking officials and students, he enlightened that the mighty Indian Government had publicly and formally recognized the uniqueness of the Naga history. Even the Brithishers have documented our uniqueness”, he explained. Exhorting the youth to change their mindset to bring change and development in society, he said, “Economic development can be elevated by changing the mindset of the society but this development should include preservation of our history and culture.”

NAPAD president Marlong Longkumer and others at the press conference in Kohima.

ents Association for the Disabled” (NAPAD) on March 14, 2010 with the objective of up-lifting the welfare and all-round development of PWD’s in the state. The NAPAD was formed through the initiative of the Cherry Blossom Society and the MAPAD (Meghalaya Parents Association of Disabled, Shillong) and organized by PARIVAR the National Federations of Parents’ Association, NESCCOD. The Association also added that NAPAD is very keen in spreading awareness in and around the state and giving encouragement and advice on how to help the PWD’s and raise their standard of life. Home visits and sharing testimony

are the main ingredients of the Association as many people are still isolating/ confining their children in their homes. These children are not exposed; therefore, when in contact with strangers, they tend to shy away. The State Government with its appropri-

ate planning and finance machineries need to rise to the cause of the management of the disability and draw up effective planning with tangible finance support to cover the following major domains as below: Education, Employment, Community and Livelihood. NAPAD in the stated representation requested the Vice President to look upon the problems of the PWD’s of Nagaland benevolently and be pleased to take up the matter with the Government of India and the Government of Nagaland to ensure that the rights granted to the PWDs under the Constitution of India and the different legislations are implemented in full, revive the post of Disability Commissioner at the earliest and also set up special institutions for the PWD’s with quality teachers and standard equipments in all the districts of the state.

FELICITATION

The United Gazetted Officer’s Union conveys our heartiest Congratulations to the following successful candidates in the recently declared NPSC result for bringing pride to the Sangtam Community in particular and Nagas in general. 1. Mr. LONGDIBA L. SANGTAM EAC 2. Mr. RELISE SANGTAM EAC 3. Mr. L. HOLISE SANGTAM SA 4. Mr. CHOLONGSE SANGTAM SA 5. Mr. THRONGTSALI SANGTAM JDA The Union also wishes them success in their future endeavors (S.T. Sangtam) President, USGOU

(T. Athrise Sangtam) Gen. Secretary, USGOU

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE NAGALAND COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION KOHIMA: NAGALAND

NO. NCTE/B.Ed.ADV-15/2010/

Dated Kohima, the 14th Oct. ‘11.

Application forms for B.Ed. to the Nagaland College of Teacher Education, Kohima, 2012 batch will be issued from 1st to 4th of Nov.’11 or till form lasts. Interested candidates may collect the forms during office hours, i.e. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. For more information log on to www.ncte.kohima.in Last date for submission of duly filled in forms - 5th Nov. 2011. Dr. K. Punyu Principal NCTE-Kohima.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY NAGALAND: KOHIMA

No. DNRE/ESTT/GEN-23/2010/1280

Dated Kohima the 18th Oct. 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE

In the interest of the general public, the Department of New & Renewable Energy invites application from interested individuals/ institution who are willing to install family size Biogas plants for domestic usage. The Department will provide the necessary support for installation under the following terms and conditions: 1. The applicant should be person rearing at least 3-4 cows or 6-7 pigs/poultry farm 2. The applicant should be willing to bear the extra charges over and above the subsidy component including transportation/ labor cost, if any. 3. The applicant indicating the exact location of the proposed plant & also with Tel. No. should be addressed to Director, New & Renewable Energy, Kohima and should reach the office on or before the 15th Nov. 2011. (T. S. Angami) Director, New & Renewable Energy Nagaland: Kohima

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 19 OcTObER 2011 vOl. vI IssuE 287

Year of Entrepreneurs?

n organization going by the name ‘Entrepreneurs Union’ consisting of those selected under the State’s ‘Year of Entrepreneurs’ has brought to the attention of the Government of Nagaland on the need to expedite what it called the “implementation process” and “give out proper guidelines” for entrepreneurs selected under the State’s ‘Year of Entrepreneurs.’ The entrepreneurs reportedly met in Kohima recently and in the meeting held the state government responsible for “not seriously upholding” commitment made in the Year of Entrepreneurs. Such complaint if true is a matter of concern and should be looked into. It will be unfair to comment at this juncture on the direction in which the ambitious Year of Entrepreneurs’ programme is heading unless we hear from the government side. Nevertheless there seems to be a gap in the way the current programme is being handled. Whether it is to do with fund constraint, procedural delay or any other hindrance, the State government needs to clarify to the general public and also rectify it at the earliest as we are already behind schedule since the DAN government had declared 2010-11 as Year of Entrepreneur. According to the ‘Entrepreneurs Union’ the concern is over the “delay and vague policy” and “categorically blamed the government for not seriously upholding its solemn declaration.” The one thousand entrepreneurs of Nagaland state selected under the ‘year of entrepreneurs’ therefore appealed to the chief minister to expedite the implementation process and give out proper guidelines for the selected entrepreneurs. It is another matter that the CM is on a tour to UK and the concern Commissioner & Secretary was last heard to be in London attending some business summit. During the last Assembly Session in September this year the Parliamentary Secretary for Industries & Commerce had in fact clarified that payment was yet to be made as preparation and submission of Detailed Project Report (DPR) by the selected youth was not completed since the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) for 84 beneficiaries was still in progress. Even if we were to give the benefit of doubt to the government, it is now high time to take the Year of Entrepreneur programme to the next level of implementation. To recollect public memory, it may be mentioned here that during one of the Budget session the CM had announced that a sum of Rs 10 crore has been proposed. And as per news report, the Rs 10 crore was to be used as seed money and the selected entrepreneur/s would then be assisted in getting the necessary bank loans. In an earlier editorial ‘Re-look at E-Programme’ we had commented that the ratio of Rs 10 crores for 1000 entrepreneur seems a bit unviable. If this is shared equally, then every entrepreneur will be entitled to Rs 1 lakh only. This is way too little for such an ambitious programme. Either the fund allocation should have been increased or if that was not possible the number of entrepreneurs to be selected should have been brought down. That way at least we will be ensuring quality by selecting only the most deserving people and backing them up with more funds. It will be now interesting to see how the funds to the 1000 eager young Naga entrepreneurs will be distributed. Likewise if the government plans to give loans by linking the entrepreneurs to banks, there is every possibility of falling behind in repayment of loans and accumulating huge debts. This is not a healthy way of promoting a government programme especially involving our youths. Hopefully the concern authority will provide the best practical option and one that will do justice to the potential of the programme itself and also the young people waiting to tap opportunities.

lEfT WING |

Source: CSM

Arab spring’s crisis of moral leadership

An Oct. 9 massacre in Egypt shows why the Arab revolutions need moral leaders, not just mass protests, to keep them on track.

he Arab Spring, like the “Occupy Wall Street” or tea party movements, has snowballed with no single moral leader articulating its aims. A revolution driven by the masses can sometimes work to its advantage. But an eruption of violence in Egypt last Sunday shows that an unfinished revolution with many political activists often needs a strong moral figure at the front lines. The violence in Egypt that left 25 dead was the worst incident since the Feb. 11 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. It began with a protest in Cairo by a group of minority Coptic Christians. By many accounts, the military and a Muslim mob, egged on by state media, gunned down the demonstrators or ran over them. Three soldiers were killed, too. The military council temporarily in charge of Egypt has so far reacted only defensively to the massacre, further costing it popular support and casting doubts about its willingness to eventually shift to civilian rule. A delicate transition to democracy, starting with parliamentary elections Nov. 28, is now even more fragile because of a moral vacuum in Cairo. Since February, Egypt’s revolution has been a model for other Arab peoples. But its example needs help. As one expert on Egypt, Steven Cook at the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote in a blog after the Oct. 9 incident: “Who is the Egyptian who has the prestige across communities, political groups, social movements, and activists who can be the badly needed moral conscience necessary to midwifing a new, more decent political order?” One leading figure who came close to showing moral courage was the finance minister, Hazem el-Beblawi, who also serves as deputy prime minister in the interim civilian government. A French-trained economist, he handed in his resignation Monday because of the “severe breach of the security and safety of society.” “The government failed in its main responsibility, which is to provide security,” he said, “and it should at least acknowledge its failure to give this issue the effort it needed and apologize.” Mr. Beblawi’s moral reasoning is reflected in a 2009 paper he wrote about the “unsettled nature of Arab political identity.” He stated that “democracy is unquestionably based on the concept of the rule of law, but its brightest promise lies in the areas of political liberties, participation, changeover of authority and respect for human rights. “Everyone – governed and governor – is subject to the rule of law, free from arbitrariness and whims.” Beblawi, however, withdrew his resignation on Wednesday, citing his key role in obtaining foreign loans to rescue Egypt’s worsening economy. The caretaker military council also twisted his arm to stay – perhaps to keep a moral sheen on itself. From Libya to Bahrain, Arabs in revolt have so far relied on a loose network of idealistic youth to challenge immoral regimes. But they lack a Nelson Mandela, Cory Aquino, Václav Havel, or Aung San Suu Kyi who can be a principled leader to keep their movements nonviolent and on track. Egypt’s military continues to rely on emergency rule and military trials of civilians. But as Egypt’s largest independent newspaper, Al Masry al-Youm, declared Tuesday after the violence: “The state has lost its prestige, the regime is about to fall apart.” Egypt and other Arab countries are now in need of top figures with moral leadership.

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Joginder Singh

Bungled fight against graft While the Law Minister is pleading for ‘corrupt businessmen’, the Home Ministry is planning to crack down on the private sector. Clearly, there is a mismatch

erhaps there is something magical about wealth that makes even those who are financially secure do the unthinkable so that they can gather some more of it. Possibly it is the fact that money begets social prestige that makes people want to accumulate more even when that does not even benefit themselves. How strange is it that a fool or a knave with riches should be treated with more respect by the world, than a good man, or a wise man in poverty! Unfortunately, this state of affairs has made corruption and scams easy in our country. A large number of people in positions of authority never lose an opportunity to encash on their power. Even when the corrupt are caught, more corrupt people seamlessly take their place. Apart from politicians, even Government officials who are in a position to disburse favours have been caught by anti-corruption agencies. A day after the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta recommended the dismissal of two State Cabinet Ministers on disproportionate assets cases, Chief Minister Mayawati dismissed her Secondary Education and Labour Minister on October 5. Earlier on the basis of the same Lokayukta report, Ms Mayawati had fired her Animal Husbandry Minister and Religious Endowment Minister. However, a very different approach was adopted by the Chief Minister of Delhi on the Lokayukta report that she had received. In Goa, where the illegal mining of iron ore has recently come to light, the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Goa Assembly (since removed), Mr Manohar Parrikar, said that “the Chief Minister does not want to change the situation in the Mining Department and does not want to punish anyone who is guilty. A third person will infer that he is involved.” Mr Parrikar has held that the State’s Mining Department, led by the Chief Minister since 2000, is responsible for illegal mining in Goa. “Of the 54 million tonnes of iron ore exported this year, 30 million tonnes were legal and the rest — more than 20 million tonnes — was illegal.” He also said that there were details in the report that established a

collusion between the Mines Department, the Indian Bureau of Mines, the Departments of Forest and Environment, the State Government of Goa and the mining companies. The former PAC chairman even noted that a mine that had got the environmental clearance in 2008 showed excess mining from old dumps. “How can there be dumps when the mine got the clearance only in 2008?” In this context, it must be mentioned that the majority of members belonging to the ruling party did not sign Mr Parrikar’s report — a repeat of the PAC report on the 2G Spectrum scam. Obviously, the ruling party does not wish to be seen in bad light. But let us forget about the corruption in high places. For now, take a

given minor punishment. A total of 145 inspectors and 112 sub-inspectors also faced action last year. To the credit of the police it must be said that most of the time the senior officials do take action on complaints. Other departments, however, have been indifferent to the problem of corruption, if not exactly collusive. In the case of senior officials, we believe in token punishment rather than exemplary punishment. Raising the issue of non-compliance of its recommendations, the Central Vigilance Commission has named the Department of Telecommunications, the Central Reserve Police Force and the Indian Railways as among the worst offenders. India has the lowest number of

look at the daily functioning of public servants, many of whom have literally become extortionist. If media reports are to be believed, last month a female Transport Officer in Uttar Pradesh beat a driver to death because he refused to pay her a bribe. In Chandigarh, the month before, a female DSP and her reader were arrested by the CBI for settling a complaint against one lakh rupees. In 2010, a total of 1,303 Delhi Police officials were punished for their involvement in criminal cases and others with 474 low level constables topping the list of ignominy. This number is 18 times than the 2009 figure of 74 constables. Thirty-five policemen, including 23 constables and five head constables, were dismissed from service after they were found guilty of corruption last year. Official statistics show that only 74 personnel were punished in 2009, 102 in 2008 and 197 in 2007. Two Assistant Commissioners of Police were

judges in ratio to its population. We have approximately 9.5 judges per million people whereas the global norms as well as the Law Commission of India has recommended at least 50 judges per million. Also, all high profile cases of corruption require extensive investigation, as in such cases, ill gotten money is stashed abroad in tax havens The Letter Rogatory is a formal communication sent by an Indian court to a foreign Government, where action is pending in that country’s court, requesting the testimony of a witness residing within the jurisdiction of the foreign court or the collection of evidence. It is an important tool used by CBI, the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate to seek information from abroad. At present, it takes six to eight months to send it as a large number of Government Departments have to go through the needed paperwork. The CVC, in its latest annual report,

issued in September 2010, has asked the Government to empower the CBI to send its team of sleuths to any place outside the country and post special police officers in missions. It added that: “On a review of the existing procedure/ methodology followed for investigations abroad, it is observed that the system requires certain improvements, both for speeding up the process and for delivering qualitative results.” The Government’s approach to handling corruption in the country is confused, muddled and contradictory. This is despite Anna Hazare’s popular anti-corruption movement and the large-scale public resentment against the malaise. No two wings of the Government seem to be working in unison. Instead, they are busy deflecting issues. For instance, speaking to the media earlier this month, Union Minister for Law Salman Khurshid said: “What will affect the functioning of the Government is if other institutions do not understand the kind of political economy we are faced with today. What is needed to encourage growth and investment? If you lock up top businessmen, will investment come? When asked if he meant the judiciary while referring to ‘other institutions’, Mr Khurshid replied: “Yes, the judiciary is as important a player in the entire effort. Each of the three wings — judiciary, legislature and executive — has to understand the political economy and respond to it”. In other words, he pleaded that no businessman should be penalised for corruption. The Union Ministry for Home Affairs, on the other hand, is all set to add a chapter to the Indian Penal Code to check corruption in the private sector. The rule applicable to malpractices in granting and securing of Government contracts will now be extended to private sector contracts once the new chapter is incorporated into the IPC. At present, the law is focussed exclusively on corruption within the Government and among public functionaries. The move is a follow-up to the UN Convention against Corruption, recently ratified by India, that requires member states to address the supply side of corruption involving Government functionaries as well corrupt practices within the private sector. Mark Twain once said about the American Congress: “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” It is for each one of us to assess how much of it is applicable to the Indian scenario. Source: The Pioneer

spl Recruitment Drive: An Over reaction

y joining the bandwagon of SRD issue, I am aware that I am going to stir the proverbial hornet nest. Yet the over re-action and selfish attitude of the so called ‘advanced tribe’ prompted me to do this write-up. Much has been criticized, condemned and questioned by the so called advanced tribes recently against Neiphiu Rio Govt. for his ever path breaking, and progressive policy of SRD. It is irony that, instead of sympathy and offering helping hand to your own backward brethrens, who are plagued by illiteracy, poverty, and other socio- economic and infrastructural problems. The so called ‘advanced tribes’ opposed tooth and nail; which is nothing but a manifestation of utter selfishness, over reaction and narrow act. We trib. als, particularly Nagas are virtually the God father of proverbial ‘frog in a well’ ever hallmarked by obsession for local and parochial issues, trivial issues, we and they mentality, our tribe, our clan, our family, our language, our identity, bla .. bla.. Times has change, modernity is dawn and right here in our midst in Nagaland too. So the society, the students have to, and must change and progress not only socio-economically but also in mental outlook. Yet, sadly the so called advanced tribes and those most vocal criticizing about SRD, seems to be reluctant to de-associate from the regressive and medieval mentality. In the interest of the so called agitating leaders of advanced tribes, the Govt. and Paramilitary (Assam rifles) will do well, by organizing, sponsoring more exposure trips and excursion beyond the four walls of Nagaland, to enable broaden their mental out-look, learn more about the existence of big world, and other progressive ideals of unity in diversity, tolerance, fraternity etc. Some section of scant and nascent print media, which exist in Nagaland and remain as influential and effective tool in molding public opinion seems to fail regard for justice in terms of its coverage and stance. Interestingly, the steering student leaders have taken advantage of the media, in projecting their issue more vocally with more impact, by creating the impression of stir-

ring aggressively and uncompromisingly, though not really in reality. Appalling is a certain leader of the Educated Unemployed Union Nagaland (as the nomenclature clearly does not depict, which tribe, backward/ advanced tribe do it represents) whose article appeared on Oct. 7,2011, with many questions and queries posed to Rio Govt. which are dead biased against backward tribes, hollow and in fact without substance and impractical. He should be mindful of his words and viewpoints in public, as he represents not only of advance tribe unemployed youth, but also backward tribes. Being a leader and representative of educated unemployed union, does not necessarily mean that he have a license to do, speak anything at will, even criticizing govt. and favoring certain tribes at the cost of depriving the rights and opportunity of backward section. So, the public and the state govt. need not pay undue attention to his personal views. The other day certain writer from some certain advanced tribe have criticized the SRD policy of the govt. with his bombardment of article and clauses of constitution, statutes etc. His legal knowledge mastery in substantiating his stand point is appreciated. Yet going by his write ups, if one is to believe his viewpoints, Equality seems to convey “lion’s share” for minority Privilege tribes. And also, the govt. and learned bureaucrats who largely formulates public policies must be legally illiterate, naïve and needs proper training indeed. So the writer needs to be more pragmatic and practical beyond mere presentation of impractical legal facts. So dear bandwagon-mates, let’s reminds ourselves that criticizing, pointing fingers and finding faults of others or govt. is very easy. Yet the big question mark and challenge is ;- The solution part ; How best we solve the issue, how we offer the best, balanced, logical solution to an issue, how and how much we could contribute to the solution. Let us be conscious and mindful of the fact that on any conflicting social issues like the recent SRD issue, the

deserve winner party is not necessarily the one; 1. Who could most aggressively hold protest, take to streets etc. 2. Who could mobilize maximum number of people on the streets, threat to boycott the exam, to lock up gates of govt. offices etc. 3.Which party could dominate the front page of newspaper the most, be most vocal in their write-ups. 4. Which party could find and criticized maximum numbers of faults of govt. or tribes etc. 5. How smart protest strategy is chalked out and stir by one party. Have you ever think ‘if I belongs to Back ward Tribes than”. I don’t think so. Taking the gravity and nature of recent strikes and stirs, the impression is, the govt. seems to have committed something blunder, silly and stupid. Yet is it really so? Is the govt. run by and formulate public policy, by some illiterate lawmakers and bureaucrats? Obviously, the general public is the best judge here. Now let’s give a glance at some disproportionate facts and points :- (1). Nagaland has 7296 Gazetted officers, out of which the Eastern Nagaland (comprising about 40%population) has mere 642. (2). Out of total number of 217 EAC Post in Nagaland. AO has 52, Lotha 42, Angami 25, Sema 17, Total about 136. (3).Today who are the IAS,IPS,IFS Officers?, who are the majority of ‘crorepatis’, with Grand Mansion, Bungalows, Luxury Cars etc. in Kohima, Dimapur and around. (4). Which tribes dominate the Secretary level Offices, Directors, Higher echelons of Public Offices. (5).Which Tribes dominates the secondary, tertiary and service sector of occupation. (6) Which Tribes dominate, with maximum number of Students in expensive and Top Schools, Colleges, Universities and UPSC Coaching institutes in big cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Pune etc. From the above facts, every educated and otherwise Nagas knew that, the advanced tribes are much ahead socio-economically, infra-structurally, educationally etc. which does not need any further elaboration. Allocating 10 EAC post to BTs is virtually like a tiny

WRITE-WING

drop of water added to an Ocean of the issue. With so much disparity socioeconomically, educationally etc. between the Tribes, giving 1 Post of EAC to each Backward Tribes is neither going to be of any significant benefits and narrowing the gap nor, is at all going to cost much for Advanced Tribes. The State govt. in the meeting with the Student leaders the other day have already promised and assured them that such recruitment drive is going to be the first and the last of its kind. Yet, the gravity of subsequent stir they resorted to is appalling. I am afraid and wonder if the govt. happens to repeat such exercise in futures. How grave would be the threat and stir be. (Definitely govt. would be a dead meat, indeed.). Furthermore, the DAN govt. deserves big ‘kudos’ from all quarters for their visionary, benevolent and bold policies. They should stick to their cabinet decisions of offering helping hand to the less privileged, and must not be swayed and buckled under the pressure tactics created by the selfish few with the smart stirring methods and media hype. The govt. should realize the fact that, the greed of some tribes cannot afford to compromise the privilege and rights of less privilege majority which they rightfully deserve. The govt. therefore must not cancel, but postpone the recruitment drive, and if needed, conduct more such exercise in future to uphold the ideals of ‘Justice’ and ‘equality’ enshrined in the preamble of our constitution. Lastly, If today, smart protesting techniques, which include maximum mobilization of people, locking of public offices gates and doors, pull media on one’s side, create hype about the protest to exert maximum pressure on govt. are the yardstick, to bargain the govt. and forcefully win a certain issue, though undeserved, then it is a dangerous trend indeed. Which the backward section too could and would be forced to engage in such dirty tricks, to enable avail our share tomorrow. (Kudukhoto Tetseo) General Secretary Phek Town Chakhesang Students’ Union, PHEK

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19 OctOber 2011

NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

In the pursuit of employment and equality: A hindsight view

shanben Kithan

n Plato’s The Republic, he suggests the highest purpose of the state is the promotion of justice, and that the best form of state is one that pursues justice. In this context I ask as to whether the government has been just in its decision making by implementing a visionless policy which has neither benefitted the ‘underprivileged’ nor has it benefitted the ‘privileged’ sections? I certainly agree that the special recruitment drive (SRD) was molded on compassionate and genuine economic interests of the backward tribes, but has it produced the desired results? The nu- Naga youngsters, who are deemed to be the torch bearers of tomorrow, are today fighting among themselves due to mere lack of legislative expertise and foresight. The proclivity of the reservation issue in Nagaland has, by all means in ad nauseam, manifested into a state of perpetual contentiousness. The pandemonium which evoked, ensuing the SRD is a corollary bereft of administrative and legislative vision. A disconnect which is beginning to simmer between young Nagas is truly a matter of grave concern. On the one hand the backward tribes has been severely tantalized with the withdrawal of the SRD, while on the other the forward tribes along with rest continue to suffer setbacks, because the state machinery with all its laurels and ostentatiousness has yet again failed to assess the burning issue of unemployment which seems to be the core of the problem. This is a huge concern because creation of good quality jobs is the most important mechanism in making aggregate economic growth. Examples are rife of graduates and post graduates with Engineering, Management, liberal arts and other degrees applying for jobs as salespersons, peons, drivers, typists, railway signalman because they are unable to find jobs that will exploit their special skills. It is indeed a waste of essential human resources and talent pool to find post graduates in Nagaland who undertake five-days-a-week job, as kindergarten teachers, supplemented with salaries as low as 2000 a month. The reason may well be simple enough, as the system simply is not generating sufficient number of jobs that are demanded by those with such degrees. Also one cannot forget the proverbial ‘backdoor appointments’, a hole in the employment bucket which continues to ‘leak in’ instead of vice versa. The state government under the color-

he way allied parties opposed bill on communal violence; government should have recalled it to set the things right. However, government is firm to pass the bill ignoring views of Trinamool Congress and Biju Janata Dal. Union Minister Veerappa Moili has given firm indication about the tough posture of the government. Indian constitution does not give permission on the basis of such discriminatory things. Despite that government is trying to give legal sanctity to such things. It clearly polarizes society in Hindu and Muslim. Surprisingly, the draft bill has been prepared by Sonia Gandhi led National Advisory Council. Recently, Prime Minister had said during the peak Anna Hazare movement that making laws is the duty of Parliament. But, ''Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2011'' talks vividly about has been made by extra-governmental body. Most of the representatives of the state has outrightly dismissed it. This does not encroach the sovereignty of parliament! The law has been designed to get Muslim votes as it will consolidate Muslim-Christian vote bank. Majority community is highly skeptical about this bill. This bill will certainly divide country in two parts- ''Khas'' and

ful banner of ‘year of the entrepreneur’ assumes that ‘selfemployment’ is the key out of the unemployment crisis presents in itself an incomprehensible irony. Availing bank loans for budding entrepreneurs is like looking for a needle in the haystack. Banks, these days, have brilliantly managed to devise hardcore policies for self employed people making it the more difficult to reach the ‘take off’ stage. Also, the fluctuating political atmosphere deters the ambitions of global marketing tycoons to set up a self sustaining market base in our home. But if employment is indeed to become a serious economic policy of the government, then it must partake in proactive roles and policies. Firstly, it needs to gather data at more frequent rates. It is indeed surprising that Departments such as the NSSO, Statistics and economics and the Census bureau fail to provide data at regular intervals (NSSO provides data every 5 years and the census at a gap of 10 years). More regular, at the least, an annual data of unemployed people should be made a priority to asses and plan strategies to overcome the unemployment crunch. Secondly, taking examples from south East Asia and Nordic countries, creation of more jobs in sectors like education, health, sanitation, environment and other essential public service will surely prove to be mutually benefiting, as all these sectors and areas solely work for the public good which would obviously yield productive outcomes. Keeping in view the bulge in demography, the time has come to redesign our social and economic strategy more diligently. Getting back to the issue of underrepresentation and equality; the economic hardships faced by the people of eastern Nagaland is indeed truly saddening. Please allow me to ponder on a little bit on the concept of equality with my crude knowledge and understanding. The English political theorist Thomas Hobbes believes humans are naturally equal to one another. He tells us he has observed weak humans and strong ones and has been struck by the following fact: Even the weakest of humans is capable of killing the strongest. The weak person can launch a sneak attack, wait until the strong person goes to sleep, creep up on a strong person from behind, use cunning and trickery, and manage somehow to kill the strong. Does this not, Hobbes asks, prove that in terms of the only thing that really matters, that is, staying alive we are all fundamentally equal? The fact of our equality, coupled with our shared tendencies toward aggression, creates a human condition in

which each of us is vulnerable to all others. No one is safe. The strongest can fall at the hands of the weakest. Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the American Declaration of Independence, has rightly pointed out that,” having the right to life, liberty and happiness is a fundamental part of being a human being, just as much a core element of our essence as is possessing mind, a heart, and some would say a soul”. Thus each of us is equally human; none of us possess these rights to a greater or lesser extent than others. It is in this sense that the rights are equal. In this context, I completely agree with the question raised by the youths of eastern Nagaland as to, who is the government to deny or take away their rights because these rights are a part of very part of the human nature. But as humans, we must understand that problems cannot be an end in itself; rather the underlying questions which must be, what have you accomplished despite these hardships? How have you succeeded despite the challenges you’ve faced? I believe this is more significant than merely cataloging misfortunes. I believe that the most urgent problem facing youth today is indifference. The general attitude about everything and anything is “Who cares? I am not that important, there is nothing I can do about it.” I find this incredibly sad and distressing. I recently discovered this short parable which depicts the story about an old man who goes down to the sea one morning. He notices that a young girl is reaching down and throwing starfish into the water. Curious, he walks over to the girl and asks her what she is doing. She replies, “Well, the tide is awfully low, and if I don’t throw the starfish into the water the sun will dry them out.” The old man looked at her and laughed. There were miles of shore with thousands of starfish. The little girl couldn’t possibly throw all the starfish back in the sea. He told her she wouldn’t be able to make a difference. The little girl bent down scooping up yet another starfish. She turned it over in her hand processing what the man had told her. Then, looking at the old man, she placed the starfish in his hands and helped him throw it back into the sea and moved on to the next starfish. She looked over her shoulder and said, “Well, to that starfish, I made a world of difference.” That day, maybe not all the starfish were saved, but those that were, I’m sure, were very grateful. They continued living because of the determination of a little girl who knew that she could make a difference and could find ways to get others involved. We must each find our starfish. If we throw our stars wisely and well, the world will be blessed.

A divisive law for the society R L Francis

''Aam‘‘(Common People). In the first category Muslim, Christian, scheduled caste and tribes have been included. Since, two national commissions have already been working for Scheduled castes and tribes, so there was no need to include them in the new commission. All people are equal before the law. So, making a law just for a specific community is an anti-national act. This act hits hard on the rights of Hindus. The Chief opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is of the view that this law seriously endangers federal and secular character of country. This draft, too, has been prepared by people whose secular credentials cannot be said above doubt. Shockingly, majority community has been held responsible for riots in the draft. However, reality is something different. Majority community is inclusive in nature. Hindus has been regarded as violent in nature and law talks about protecting interests of minorities only. Government is trying to project itself as sole saviour of minorities. Sex related offences will be punishable only when it takes place with minorities during communal riots. Certain Hindu or-

epublican primary voters are ignoring the best and most qualified candidate for presidency, namely his son, a former Utah governor, says Huntsman Sr., in a recent wide-ranging interview. The picture is of Jon M. Huntsman Jr. While other billionaires might be stalking the globe battling huge problems, Jon M. Huntsman Sr. is focused on trying to build a world-class cancer research and treatment centre. Jon M. Huntsman Sr. — billionaire industrialist, father of a presidential hopeful, four-time cancer survivor — has no patience for the Scrooges of the world. Even the philanthropist club of billionaires started by Mr. Huntsman's friend Warren E. Buffett that is trying to enlist the world's richest to give away half their wealth seems tight-fisted to him. “I suggested 80 per cent,” he said. “A tremendous number of wealthy people haven't given much of anything.” While protesters from the ‘Occupy Wall Street' movement camp out across America, excoriating what they see as the greed of the affluent, and Democrats push the idea of a surtax on millionaires, a voice of soft-spoken but resolute insistence about the obligation to share can be heard here in the West. Mr. Huntsman, the son of a rural school teacher, built the multinational Huntsman Corporation from scratch starting in the 1970s, a chemical company with most of its operations now overseas. He sympathises with the Wall Street protesters. The political system, he agreed, is broken. Ethics have foundered. But he argues that the rich, if they could be induced to greater generosity — and not simply be more stiffly taxed — could go a long way toward fixing things. And while other billionaires like Mr. Buffett and Bill Gates might be stalking the globe battling huge problems like malaria or AIDS or tainted drinking water, Mr. Huntsman, 74, is focused closer to home, trying to build the world's pre-eminent cancer research and treatment centre at Salt Lake City, Utah's capital. Beginnings of a vision His life and family experience — his father and mother and stepmother killed by cancer and a personal journey through prostate, oral and two bouts of skin cancer — shape his vision, he said. Since the 1990s, he has focused the bulk of his philanthropy on fighting the disease, with a huge research and treatment complex up and running at the University of Utah here and a major expansion set to open this month. Of the world's 1,200 or so billionaires, Mr. Huntsman is one of only 19, according to the wealth-watch monitors at Forbes Magazine, who have given away more than $1 billion. “We'll just keep opening centres until we're the Mayo Clinic of cancer,” he said in a rare interview previewing the new wing. Mr. Huntsman, a long-time

ganisations are of the view that even opposition of conversion will be termed as "Harmony disturbing act". In that way it will only support conversion. If this draft bill becomes law, it will only widen gulf between majority and minority community. Violence should be punishable be it with minority or majority. A seven membered national authority comprising Chairman, vice-chairman and four-members from minority sections will be formed. Their selection will be done by Prime Minister, leader of opposition, home minister and committee consisting all national parties in the parliament. Many regional parties have opposed the bill as some of the provisions encroach in the rights of state Both the majority and minority leaders have their own view points on the bill. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Central Executive member Ram Madhav said that the Bill doesn’t deserve to be placed before the Parliament. It should be withdrawn by the National Advisory Council (NAC) forthwith. “Communal harmony is paramount in any country that has multiple religions and communities. We must strive

A billionaire with distinct ideas Kirk Johnson

Republican stalwart, had plenty to say, in the wideranging interview, about politics and the field of presidential candidates, notably Mitt Romney. Republican primary voters, Mr. Huntsman said, are ignoring the best and most qualified candidate, namely his son, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., a former Utah governor. Mr. Romney, who led the 2002 Winter Olympics here, is hugely popular in Republican-dominated Utah, as is Mr. Huntsman Jr. Mr. Huntsman Sr. was a national finance co-chairman for the Romney campaign in 2008, but those days, he said, are over. “I've worked for three different Romneys,” he said. One time Mr. Romney was a liberal, in running for the Senate in 1994 in Massachusetts against Edward M. Kennedy, Mr. Huntsman said, the next time he was a moderate in running for governor in 2002, and now he is a conservative in seeking the presidency. “If you need to win that badly,” he said, “I guess you just kind of do what you have to do get a vote.” The cancer institute Mr. Huntsman's generosity is based not on tax deductions, but on his ferocious desire for obtaining results. More than 200 Ph.D. scientists are already at work at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, many of

hard to train and educate people in harmonious cohabitation. Where it is necessary we may introduce some laws and regulations also. But all that should promote harmony. The present Bill, unfortunately, will only promote disharmony. With these kind of laws the LeTs and HuJIs across the border need not have to promote terrorism in our territory anymore. All that they need to do is to encourage a minor communal riot and they can achieve what they want – huge rift between the Majority and Minority communities”, he said. Contrary to this, John Dayal, secretary general, All India Christian Council and Member, National Integration Council said that both the National Advisory Council (NAC) and Union government should resolve the issues concerning federal structure, on which several states have reservations, for the smooth passage of the bill in Parliament. This bill endangers secular fabric of the nation. Communal feeling will only strengthen. This bill is biased and there is no doubt about it. Instead of passing the bill government should try to create a structure which deters the communal elements in the society. New bureaucratic structure will be created on the name of proposed national authority. There is no need for that. The author is President, Poor Christian Liberation Movement

them concentrating on the question of nurture vs. nature — environment or genetic predisposition — that has confounded the best minds of science since the days of Crick and Salk. The new treatment wing will also open with specific touches that Mr. Huntsman insisted on. His thinking: beautiful surroundings can provide a powerful distraction from one's miseries. The infusion room, for example, where patients will receive chemotherapy, looks more like a throwback to some “Mad Men” vision of 1960s air travel than a clinic. Dominated by cherry and maple woods and Italian marble, the room features reclining chairs that face floor-to-ceiling views of the Salt Lake Valley. “When one has an opportunity to have their mind focused on something other than the possibility of death or fear, it changes the anatomy of the individual, changes the psychology and the emotions and feelings,” Mr. Huntsman said. “We want them to feel, the minute they walk in, that they're walking into the Ritz-Carlton.” The cancer research is intimately connected to Utah's distinctive population and history, dating to the 1840s settlement by Mormon pioneer families. The Utah Population Database, a centrepiece of the genetics work, is built upon a deep sampling of some of those families, which have traditionally been huge and sprawling — thus providing a cancer researcher's holy grail of depth across generations. The database has already led scientists here to discover genes linked to inherited forms of melanoma, breast and colon cancer, as well as ovarian cancer and some head and neck cancers that appear to have hereditary patterns. The Huntsman Cancer Institute, with its emphasis on genealogy, in turn ties directly into Mormon culture, which emphasises family history and which Mr. Huntsman has embodied for years as a senior lay leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. “What kind of cancer are you fighting?” Mr. Huntsman asked over and over as he visited with patients on a recent afternoon. Dave Kasteler, 44, looked up from a wheelchair, pale and drenched with sweat. His colon cancer, he said quietly, had spread to the spine and liver. “It's the kiss of death,” Mr. Kasteler said. “No, it's not,” Mr. Huntsman said. “Not here.” Mr. Huntsman said his charitable work, and perhaps the influence of his son had shifted his own conservative views toward the centre over the years. Among his best friends, he said, are Glenn Beck, the conservative commentator, and Michael Moore, the left-wing polemicist filmmaker. “All men and women need a roof over their heads, and need to be fed and have proper health care,” he said. “I don't know that I believed that, or even understood that, in the early days.” — New York Times News Service

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Theyiesinuo Keditsu

anishi-ation

y Apu Asang enjoys telling me a story about a popular pastor in Longmisa village. A gifted speaker, this pastor is known to have drawn a parellel between Jesus and the Yam plant. According to him, Jesus is like the Yam plant. Every part of it, from the root to the leaves, is useful. I imagine that much of metaphor is lost in translation; my uncle certainly enjoyed the story better in Ao, and struggles to convey the ingenuity of the comparison to me. But as with all great stories, even grasping the story in percolated form is enough.The pastor’s story highlights the importance of the Yam plant in Ao culinary culture. Nowhere is this more true than in the case of Anishi, a condiment made from the leaves of the Yam plant. Like most non-Aos my encounter with this wonderful condiment was serendipitous. My Sema mother grew up in a time when there were only two major urban centers in the Naga Hills, Mokokchung and Kohima. Being from Zunheboto, Mokokchung was closer than Kohima. While my grandfather settled in Zunheboto, his brother made his home in Mokokchung. My granduncle would go on to immerse himself in the public life of the town, and even play a pivotal role in the founding of Nagaland’s first college, Fazl Ali College. It was to and through Mokokchung that my mother went to travel, first to Shillong and then to Guwahati. In Shillong, she met Aunty Yangerla (now Dr. and Principal Director of the Department of Health and Family Welfare), and began a lifelong friendship. After vacations, my mother would travel first to Mokokchung, stay with her best friend. The girls would be fed and then dropped to the station by Aunty Yangerla’s father. My mother fondly recalls that it was during these stays at her friend’s house that she developed a taste for Anishi. The meals cooked by Aunty Yangerla’s mother sound delicious even in story form. Having close relatives in Mokokchung, a best friend from there and add that, the fact that two of her sisters married Ao men, proved to be influence enough on my mother’s palate. It is through her that the foods and flavours of the Ao kitchen became part of my world. My first memory of Anishi is having it as chutney during meals. Mind you, it was seasonal. Sometime during Puja break, I would overhear talk in the kitchen between my mother and our cooks, about a fresh supply of Anishi. I would overhear my mother meticulously teach the cook how to prepare the chutney. At dinner, I would peer through the plates, bowls and glasses on the table until I spied a small bowl of black substance. Because it was mixed with chillies and because my mother tried her best to keep our fragile palates from their assault, Anishi was something I could only taste in tiny quantities. So small that I never really learnt the flavour of Anishi until I was older. As I grew older, I made Ao friends of my own. And anyone who has been similarly blessed will know that most foodloving Aos will not travel without a supply of Anishi, in solid, pickled or powdered form. My dear friend Ayem’s mother always sent a jar of Anishe powdered with dry meat and chillies. It is a testament to the strength of our friendship that we remained friends even after I finished the entire jar in a day or two. Visiting Ayem’s elder sister and her friends in the NEHU campus, I had my first taste of Anishi curry. Made with sundried Shillong fish and seasoned with Nappa. After my first mouthful, I too converted to the church of this condiment. Home for the holidays, I sampled some of the smoked Khungshia (eel) cooked in Anishi, my Apu Asang cooked and sent for my father. Initially apprehensive about eating eel, I began with the gravy. Decadently savoury, with tangy overtones, laced with musk, and the scent of dry grass enticed me enough to finally sample the taut smoked threads of eel muscle. I have looked forward to this dish ever since. In Delhi, as a hungry student, one of the obvious places to go was the Nagaland Stall in Dilli Haat. Eating my way through the menu, Pork with Anishi randomly landed on the table. My mother has always told me that no one makes a dish like the people who invented it. After a bite of the smoke pork, drenched in Anishi, I realized that their Pork Akhone preparation was average. This was the dish to be had. This was a symphony in a bowl. A perfect composition of smoked meat, Anishi, mejinga leaves, bambooshoot water and Nappa. This is the dish I have ordered at Nagaland stall ever since. The dish I continue to have at the fancier Nagaland Hut in Green Park. As fate would have it, my relatives from my father’s side also married a few Aos. My contact to Ao cuisine deepened. I had now sampled different versions of the same curry. Much to my delight, I discovered that Khungshia with Anishi, was a pan-Ao dish. Each hand that cooked Anishi, combined with pork, chicken, beef, fish, conjured up different curries. Just when I was eating my way around kitchens, some enterprising Aos opened up restaurants. Tompok, in Dhankheti and Chingtsüong at Razhü Point. At both, one was able to indulge in mouthwatering Anishi preparations. It was during this time that I began wondering about this condiment. How is it made? Where? And by Whom? I began asking my Ao relatives and friends…even strangers. In this process I was told that the best Anishi is made in a village called Süngratsü. I had come to the end of my initiation. In order to truly appreciate Anishi time had come for me to make the pilgrimage to Süngratsü. The columnist is currently based in Delhi and welcomes your stories, comments, questions and feedback. Write to her at tkthoughtforfood@gmail.com.

Nostalgia Vishü Rita Krocha

Hear the sound of children; colliding with the evening breeze, soft as the Autumn’s fancy music; and the yellow sun was already disappearing; the face of summer fading into the distance. Still, the sound of children, running around in circles; catching fireflies and consuming the silenceTheir small whispering voices, mounting to cries, so precious! Smiles painted on their faces, and lips pursed to sheer joy. Oh! The innocence coming over like nostalgia; with their laughter melting into twilight, and the October skies dissolves into night; Leaving remnants of wistful thoughts.

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Wednesday 19 October 2011

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Two core members quit Team Anna

New Delhi, OctOber 18 (AgeNcies): Team Anna is in fresh turmoil as two prominent activists – P V Rajagopal and ‘Waterman’ Rajinder Singh – quit its core committee today, objecting to the movement taking a ‘political turn’. The decision to launch an anti-Congress campaign in Hisar, which both claimed was not taken by the core committee, appeared to be one of the reasons for these activists to quit the panel, though Rajagopal said the Team was “putting pressure” on him not to do so. “I dissociate myself from the Team. The Team is turning political. There were statements indicating that, including the ones on Hisar,” Singh said. Rajagopal, who is in Kerala’s Attappadi as part of an all-India yatra for land rights, wrote to core committee convenor Arvind Kejriwal about his decision while Singh said he did not feel the need to write any such letter as he had not sought any membership in the first place. The fresh trouble has surfaced after Hazare’s flip-flop on Prashant Bhushan – saying the core committee would decide whether the lawyer activist would be a part of Team Anna after his remarks that a plebiscite should be held in Kashmir. “I have expressed my inability to continue with the team in my letter. They have told me not to take any such decision. I am in the middle of an all-India yatra,” Rajagopal told PTI from Attappadi. Asked whether all decisions by Team Anna were taken after due consul-

Anna Hazare hardens stand against Prashant Bhushan New Delhi, OctOber 18 (Pti): Indicating hardening of stand against Prashant Bhushan, Anna Hazare today took an indirect dig at the lawyer-activist saying some people talk “incoherent” things about Kashmir though they cannot do anything on ground. “Some people talk incoherent things about Kashmir related issues... Today once againifIhaveto,amreadytotakepartin war against Pakistan. But some people canonlyspeakanddon’tdoanythingon ground (for Kashmir) and this is unfortunate,” he said on his blog as he continued his indefinite “silence”. In the latest posting titled ‘My Conviction about Kashmir’, Hazare said he had taken active part in the 1965 India-Pakistan war “as a soldier” and all his colleagues attained martyr-

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tations, he said there was a problem in coordination. “Individuals were speaking their mind and that became the Team’s ‘decision’. There was no core group decision on Hisar. I have difficulty in owning up to decisions of other individuals.” Singh, a Magsasay award winner known for his work in water conservation, said he was never that active in the Team. “When I felt the Team was taking a political turn, I decided it is the day to quit,” he said. Rajagopal said the developments in Delhi were “too far for me” and that he was not comfortable with opinions of certain individuals being considered as the decision

of the Team. A close aide of Rajagopal said the activist decided to quit as the “dimensions” of the Team were not clear and that during the yatra, they were forced to face questions on the decisions of Hazare and other members though he was not involved in the decision-making. Serious differences appeared to have cropped up in Team Anna Hazare’s latest position that the core committee would decide whether Prashant Bhushan will continue in his team. In two days, Hazare has changed his stand on Bhushan, who is in the eye of the storm for his advocacy of plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, thrice, much to the dismay

of some of his team members. Hazare has also tweaked his campaign against the Congress, saying he will work with Congress across the country if the UPA government brings a strong Lokpal Bill in the winter session of Parliament and keeps its words on other reforms. Hazare also decided to wait till the end of the winter session to embark on a ‘yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh, contrary to the earlier decision of hitting the streets against Congress in the state soon after Dusshera. The sources said his close aides in Ralegan Siddhi have managed to convince him to tone down his anti-Congress rhetoric.

Jayalalithaa blames Centre for Koodankulam row

cheNNAi, OctOber 18 (Pti): Blaming the Centre’s “inaction” for the stalemate over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant issue, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said her government was firm on suspension of the work on the controversial project till people’s concerns were addressed. In a strongly-worded statement, she slammed the Centre for doing little to allay the fears of the locals who have threatened to intensify their agitation demanding closure of the Indo-Russian joint venture citing safety concerns.

Jayalalithaa took exception to Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanswamy’s statement that the Centre was still awaiting state government’s response on the composition of the expert committee, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had promised to send to allay the fears of the locals, causing delay. Describing Narayanaswamy’s remarks as “a deliberate attempt to put the blame on state government”, she said the minister who was sent as an emmissary of the Prime Minister to meet the agitators had not taken any steps to al-

lay their fears. “One doubts if the Centre is working with the intention of blaming the state government (over the stalemate). The people are forced to take to protests including hunger strike since the Centre has not suspended work at the power plant,” she said, She said the Centre should take all steps to solve the issues and “stop unnecessarily blaming the state government.” “The Centre has not taken any action despite assurances from the Prime Minister,” she said recalling Singh’s assurance on the expert panel to the multi-party

delegation led by Finance Minister O Panneerselvam during their meeting recently. She said she had not received the two letters written by Singh on this issue though it was reported in the media. As a third time Chief Minister this was a “new experience,” for her that though the Prime Minister claimed that he had written to her, she “had not received them but the content of which was reported in the media,” Jayalalithaa said. The Chief Minister said she was determined that the work on the power project was put on hold till people’s fears were allayed.

dom on the border during the war but he “miraculously” survived. “It was then I pledged the rest of my life in the service of my country. Even today you can see the marks on my forehead left behind by Pakistan’s bullet. This is my active conviction that Kashmir is an integral part of India and will remain so,” he said. According to Hazare’s official website, Hazare was posted at the Khemkaran border and on November 12, 1965, Pakistan launched air attacks on Indian base and “all of Hazare’s comrades became martyrs, It was a close shave for Hazare as one bullet had passed by his head”. Hazare’s remarks were seen as hardening of the stand against Bhushan, who had advocated plebiscite in Kashmir. The lawyer was attacked in his office

by three rightwing activists last week for his comments. Serious differences have cropped up in Team Anna on some important issues facing his campaign, which include the continuance of Bhushan in the Team as well as taking an anti-Congress stand. Two prominent activists have also quit Team Anna.

Arvind Kejriwal attacked in Lucknow, Anna says his team ready to face bullets lUcKNOw, OctOber 18 (AgeNcies): Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was attacked in a public meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. A person attempted to assault Kejriwal by hurling a shoe at him. The attacker has been identified as one Jitendra Pathak of Jalaun. He was caught by the volunteers present and handed over to the police. While being led away the man said that Kejriwal was misleading the public on the issue of corruption and that he had no personal grudge with Kejriwal. He also claimed that he didn’t belong to any political party.

Team Anna core committee member Sanjay Singh later told reporters that Kejriwal has pardoned the attacker. This is the second attack on a Team Anna member after Prashant Bhushan was attacked in his Supreme Court lawyer’s chamber on October 12 for his remarks favouring plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to the attack on his close aide, Anna Hazare said that he is not deterred, and his team is ready to face bullets to eradicate corruption. He added that he is planning a trip to Lucknow to make people aware of corruption.

By-poll results are warning to UPA: Advani

NAgPUr, OctOber 18 (iANs): Stating that the by-poll results were a reflection of the government’s “inability to govern”, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday asked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to heed the warning of the electorate. “It is the people’s warning to the government that they are tired of the prevailing corruption. The results of the by-polls are a reflection of the government’s inability to govern,” Advani said at a press conference here. The BJP leader, who is on the Maharashtra-leg of his all-India

yatra against corruption, said the by-poll results of Monday were significant. For the UPA government, “the writing is on the wall”. The Congress lost the Hisar parliamentary by-election in Haryana that went to Kuldeep Singh Bishnoi of the Haryana Janhit Congress, backed by BJP. It was also defeated in the three other assembly by-elections in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. This was Advani’s first press conference after cancelling two scheduled meetings in Hoshangabad and Chhindwara, both in Madhya Pradesh, following its leader and

former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa being arrested on corruption charges. Later Tuesday, he will enter Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh and is scheduled to reach western Maharashtra and Mumbai in the first week of November. At a public meeting in Saoner town Monday, Advani had contended that Manmohan Singh was the “weakest” prime minister he had ever seen. He had also accused Manmohan Singh of failing to live up to his 2009 promise of bringing back slush funds lying in foreign banks within 100 days of coming to power.

IIM aspirants, here’s cracking the new CAT format

New Delhi, OctOber 18 (iANs): With the CAT exams undergoing a format change this year, MBA aspirants are anxious, to say the least. But experts say starting out with the right section and scanning the questions before attempting the paper could help you crack it. The Common Admission Test (CAT) -- the gateway to pursuing MBA from the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) among other prestigious institutions - will be held from Oct 22 to Nov 18 this year. Nearly 205,000 students have registered this time against the 3,000 IIM seats. This marginally exceeds last year’s registrations of 204,000. In the new exam pattern, the CAT paper will have only two sections instead of three. Till last year, the paper was divided into Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability, and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. From this year, the first section will focus on Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and the second on Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. These two sections will now have to be

tackled sequentially with separate time limits unlike earlier when students could divide their time between the sections as per their priority. “There are different sections; one student may be strong in Quantitative Ability and weak in Verbal Ability. Till last time, he had the liberty to decide which section he wanted to spend more time on,” says Ulhas Vairagkar, director of T.I.M.E. Institute, Delhi. The total time for the exam has been increased from 135 minutes to 140 minutes, and 70 minutes each have been fixed for the two sections. “Now you have to be good at both the sections. Even if you are good at one section and complete it before time, you cannot carry it forward. That is one thing which can have an impact on a student’s performance,” Vairagkar told IANS. According to Vairagkar, time management will be the most important factor for students this time. “Among the two sections, you should start with the section you are strong in. Then, it is very important to read all the questions before you start solv-

ing because there can be easier questions in the latter part of the paper,” he added. According to him, a student should allot about 2.3 minutes to each question, “and in no case should they put more than 2.5 minutes in one question”. One of the most difficult competitive exams in India, scores of professionals also appear for CAT every year in pursuit of a better career, besides graduates. H.P.S. Sethi, director of RKS Learning, which runs an online CAT trial test website, testbag.com, says a week before the exam, practice is the most important thing. “At this time, nothing new can be learnt. If students just practise, it can bring 5 to 7% improvement even in the last week,” he said. “Practise fewer papers, but the mistakes should be rectified. There are several websites which offer free sample papers. It is best to practise online since the papers will be online,” he says. This year, the maximum number of candidates scheduled to take the exam are from New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hy- Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, welcomes India’s Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Comderabad and Pune. mittee Adm. Nirmal Verma during a full honors arrival ceremony at the Pentagon on October 17. (AP Photo)

Tamils protest against clemency denial for Rajiv killers

In this Monday October10, photo, Arputhammal, the mother of Arivu Perarivalan, one of the three convicted in the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, looks at symbolic nooses at the venue of a relay hunger protest, where people from different Tamil organization gather daily to protest against the death penalty, in Chennai. (AP Photo)

cheNNAi, OctOber 18 (AP): Across most of India the three men on death row for the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi are reviled as murderous traitors to the nation. But many Tamils, a major ethnic group in southern India, see things very differently. A recent decision to deny clemency for the three has sparked angry protests and pitted Tamil Nadu state leaders against the central government, testing loyalties in India’s multiethnic federation of 1.2 billion people speaking more than 60 languages. “These three people, everybody knows they are innocent,” said Veerappan, 37, who goes by one name. He brought his Tamil Liberty Group for the Blind to join a rolling hunger strike in Chennai to save the men on death row. “If they can hang them then they can take anybody off to prison. Tamils around the globe must get informed and join this fight.” Outside the state, some worry that showing mercy to the three would encourage other militants, including a Kashmiri death row inmate convicted in the 2001 attack on India’s Parliament and a Sikh separatist facing the gallows for a car bombing that killed nine.

For Tamils, the issue revolves around their relations with the recently defeated Tamil Tiger rebels in neighboring Sri Lanka. Indian Tamils had initially supported the group, with India even helping to train it in the 1980s. But the relationship soured after Gandhi sent peacekeepers to Sri Lanka and they became embroiled in battles with the rebels. The Tamil Tigers branded Gandhi an enemy and ordered his assassination. In May 1991, a female suicide assassin with a garland of sandalwood beads and a bomb strapped to her chest waited for Gandhi to approach her during a campaign rally in India’s Tamil Nadu state and detonated her explosives, killing 18 in all. The attack horrified the nation and virtually ended support for the Tamil Tigers. But the rebels’ 2009 routing by Sri Lanka after a gory 25-year civil war has revived Indian Tamils’ sympathy for their ethnic brethren. That sympathy is now being directed toward the trio in Vellore Prison, who received a temporary stay of execution on Aug. 30. Their lawyers argue that executing them now — after they have served 20 years in prison — would amount to an unconstitutional double

punishment. A ruling is expected soon. After the killing of Gandhi, Tamils felt Indian society put them “into a guilty mode, as if we were all somehow involved in the assassination,” said 35-yearold Thiru Muragan. Like others he shunned the rebels for years, but changed his views after Sri Lanka’s war ended, founding the radical May 17 Movement named for the date of the Tamil Tigers’ defeat. “I am no longer an Indian. I am a Tamil. I have learned now that you cannot be both.” The Vellore Three, as the men are known, were among 26 convicted of playing minor roles in the assassination, though they deny knowing anything about the plot. Indian national Arivu Perarivalan was accused of buying a 9-volt battery used in the bomb, while Sri Lankans Muragan and Santhan — who use only one name — acknowledge they were Tamil Tigers, but only pawns in a larger game they barely understood. They are the only ones left on death row after 23 others were released or had their sentences commuted to life. The masterminds are all dead. The last time clemency was granted was after Gandhi’s widow, Sonia, asked in 1999 that no one be hanged. It was given to

Nalini Sriharan, an Indian who married Muragan days before their arrest and gave birth to their daughter behind bars. Hangings are rare in India, with only two in the last 15 years, and are often avoided as clemency petitions idle for years unanswered. But President Pratibha Patil broke an unofficial moratorium this year in denying a series of requests, including one filed by the Vellore Three more than a decade ago. The timing was explosive, with anger about the treatment of Tamils in Sri Lanka still strong. Activists began picking apart the investigation, and a girl even set herself on fire and died to draw attention to the cause. The Tamil Nadu assembly passed a resolution begging India to commute the men’s sentences. Local election campaigns have fueled the rhetoric, with political parties fighting for the mantle of the true protector of India’s Tamils. Clearly things have changed. “We feel elated to see such a large response,” the prisoner Perarivalan, 40, told The Associated Press amid strict limits on media visits to the prison. Cameras, voice recorders and note pads were not allowed, but journalists were granted access if visiting

as “friends,” under the watch of gun-toting police. Until recently it was only his mother Arputhammal who shuttled hours by bus to the prison to bring hope and fresh fruit for the men to share. Now the three are visited regularly by new friends, activists and politicians, and have even dared to dream of release. Their hope has horrified the families of victims killed in the blast. “I can’t express in words the agony I still feel. They must be punished,” said 40-year-old S. Afsari Begum, who cried as she recalled identifying her mother’s charred and disfigured body by her three stunted toes. Javid Iqbal, just 17 when his father went to the doomed rally as police superintendent, remembered spending that night with his mother alone next to his father’s broken body and a halfdozen others in a hospital room. Today, he is gathering signatures, organizing his own hunger strikes and lobbying the state’s governor to demand justice. “All these politicians now say the killers should be saved, that they are Tamilians. That made me really angry,” he said. “My father was a Tamilian, too. They must hang for what they did, and when they do I will celebrate.”

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Wednesday 19 October 2011

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Palestinians celebrate ‘I always knew I would go home’ the release of prisoners

Jerusalem, OctOber 18 (agencies): Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit today spoke of his joy as he was released after being held by Hamas for more than five years. Despite looking pale and gaunt, the 25-year-old staff-sergeant said he was in good health and told Egyptian television that he had learned of his release a week ago. He said: 'I always knew I would go home, ' before adding he was 'very excited.' There were jubilant scenes in Israel as people learned of Shalit's release. But the happiness was slightly tempered by the freeing of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of the exchange - many of whom are viewed by the Israelis as terrorists. Shalit has been popularly portrayed as 'everyone's son' and opinion polls showed that an overwhelming majority of Israeli backed the thousand-for-one deal, although many of the prisoners going free were convicted of deadly attacks. 'Welcome home' signs on street corners were in evidence and morning commuters watched the swap live on smart phones. Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted Shalit on his return and warned the Palestinian militants freed in the swap they will be punished if they return to violence. Netanyahu issued the warning after greeting the lone Israeli soldier freed in the swap, in which Israel is releasing more than 1,000 prisoners. Some 300 of them had been serving life sentences for deadly attacks on Israelis. Netanyahu said he understood the pain of Israeli families who have lost rela-

Pak PM’s chair breaks; ‘bad omen’ says spectator islamabad, OctOber 18 (Pti): Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani faced some embarrassing moments when a chair buckled under his weight at an official function in the capital city, prompting a participant to say that this may be a “bad omen” for the top PPP leader. Gilani’s aide-de-camp, who was standing behind him, came to his rescue and saved him from falling to the ground after the chair gave way during the event at the National UniversityofScienceandTechnology yesterday, a media report said today. The Prime Minister “sat on the edge of the broken chair for a while” and the organisers replaced his chair laterwhilehewasstandingand distributing prizes to students, The News daily reported. Participants at the event “expressed surprise that a broken chair was assigned for the chief guest who is also the Prime Minister,” the report said. “The chair is really weak,” one mortified participant was quoted as saying by the daily. “This may be a bad omen for the Prime Minister,” said another unnamed participant.

In this photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, released Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, center, salutes as he is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, at the Tel Nof Air base in southern Israel on Tuesday, October 18. Looking thin, weary and dazed, the Israeli soldier returned home Tuesday from more than five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners whose joyful families greeted them with massive celebrations. (AP Photo)

tives in Palestinian violence. He said, 'We will continue to fight terror and every released terrorist who returns to terror will be held accountable.' Political commentators said it appeared unlikely the prisoner exchange agreed by the two bitter enemies would have any immediate impact on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that broke down last year. Speaking on Egyptian TV this morning through a translator, Shalit said he would be very happy if remaining Palestinians held in Israeli prisoners were freed to return to their own families. 'Of course I missed my family very much. I also missed my friends, meeting people to talk to people,

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escorted by a contingent of officials and masked Hamas gunmen who had whisked him over the border. He was then taken to Israel's Vineyard of Peace border crossing before being accompanied to a military base where he underwent medical tests and was reunited with his family. As dozens prepared a joyous homecoming in Shalit's tiny hometown in northern Israel, buses carrying the Palestinian prisoners were also returning to heroes' welcomes as they arrived in the Gaza Strip. Prisoners embraced and shook hands with Hamas leaders at the Rafah border crossing. Some prisoners were carried on the

shoulders of others. Palestinian dignitaries formed a reception line, like at a wedding, shaking hands and in some cases hugging the prisoners. In the West Bank, released prisoners were taken to the grave of iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greeted them, and several thousand people filled the courtyard outside his headquarters to celebrate. 'We thank God for your return and your safety,' Abbas said. 'You are freedom fighters and holy warriors for the sake of God and the homeland.' But the return was marred by violence at a crossing between the West Bank and Israel. Military of-

gaZa city, OctOber 18 (aP): Tens of thousands of flag-waving Palestinians celebrated the homecoming Tuesday of hundreds of prisoners exchanged for an Israeli soldier, with the crowd exhorting militants to seize more soldiers for future swaps. Hamas, which had negotiated the release, organized the celebration that turned into a show of strength for the Islamic militant movement that had seized Gaza from its moderate rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in 2007. The joyous crowd crammed into a sandy lot, where a huge stage was set up, decorated with a mural depicting the 2006 capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit at an army base near the Gaza border. "The people want a new Gilad!" the crowd chanted, suggesting the abductions of Israeli soldiers would mean freedom for thousands more Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. Many hoisted green Hamas flags, while a far smaller number raised the banner of rival movement Fatah, led by Abbas. The released prisoners were making their way from the border with Egypt, on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, to Gaza City in the north, and many thousands had lined the streets to cheer on the convoy. In the West Bank, Abbas addressed a crowd of several thousand, including released prisoners and their relatives. In an attempt at unity, he shared a stage with three Hamas leaders in the West Bank. At one point, the four men raised clasped hands in triumph. Still, Abbas is likely to suffer politically as a result of the swap, the most significant exchange for the Palestinians in nearly three decades. In

years of negotiations with Israel, Abbas has only been able to secure the release of those who had little time left on their sentences. In contrast, most of the 477 prisoners freed Tuesday had been serving life terms for killing Israelis, and their release violated a long-standing Israeli pledge not to free those with "blood on their hands." Another 550 are to be freed in two months. In his speech, Abbas praised the released prisoners as "freedom fighters." He suggested that his method of negotiations was also bearing fruit, saying that "there is an agreement between us and the Israeli government on another batch (of releases) similar to this batch after it finishes." His comments marked the first time he referred to an additional prisoner release, and there was no immediate Israeli comment. An Abbas aide, Saeb Erekat, later explained that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's predecessor, Ehud Olmert, had promised a release of a large number of Palestinian prisoners following any Schalit deal. Erekat said Abbas would now ask international mediators that Israel keep the promise. More than 300 of the prisoners arrived in Gaza, the rest were in the West Bank. In both locations, relatives eagerly awaited them. In Gaza City, Azhar Abu Jawad, 30, celebrated the return of a brother who had been sentenced to life for killing an Israeli in 1992. She said she last saw him eight years ago, before Israel banned visits by Gazans. "My happiness is indescribable," she said. "We'll get him a bride and everything. I just spoke to him. He's so happy. This is a reminder God doesn't forget anyone."

‘Taliban must give up arms before talks’ ‘Many nations on course to eliminate malaria’ islamabad, OctOber 18 (reuters): Pakistan will only hold peace talks with Taliban insurgents if they lay down their arms first, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Tuesday, after both sides signalled willingness to consider negotiations. "The minimum agenda is that they give up arms and come forward and then there will be talks. But if they think they will keep Kalashnikovs in their hands and also hold talks, that will not happen," he told reporters. Both sides have indicated recently they were open to talks, but analysts are sceptical the Taliban will ultimately agree. "The government is saying accept the constitution and lay down arms. But the militants have other aims. They want to take over, gain power. They think negotiations are a joke," said security analyst Mahmood Shah. "How can you talk to groups that don't even respect the concept of Pakistan, never mind laying down arms?" The Tehrik-e-Taliban, or Taliban Movement of Pakistan (TTP), have been waging a campaign of attacks including suicide

Milan judge clears Berlusconi in fraud case

milan, OctOber 18 (reuters): A Milan judge on Tuesday cleared Silvio Berlusconi in a fraud and embezzlement case related to his private broadcaster Mediaset, a rare legal victory for the weakened Italian prime minister who is a defendant in three other trials. The judge ordered Berlusconi’s son Pier Silvio and Fedele Confalonieri, respectively the deputy chairman and chairman of Mediaset, to stand trial in the same case, which has been dubbed the “Mediatrade” case. “We had always said that there was no wrongdo-

and not to sit all day, to do the same things,' he said. 'I hope this deal will lead to peace between Palestinians and Israelis and that it will support cooperation between both sides.' Ashen-faced Shalit seemed tired and dazed during the interview and hesitated as he answered questions. He added he had feared 'things would go wrong' he would remain in captivity for 'many more years'. Shalit was this morning taken across the frontier from the Gaza Strip into Egypt's Sinai peninsula, where he was handed over to Egyptian officials. Israeli TV broadcast a video of Shalit wearing a black baseball hat and grey shirt, being

ficials said troops fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that began to riot because of delays in the release. No injuries were reported. Preparations for a mass rally to greet the prisoners were in progress in a large field in Gaza City. Hamas organisers set up neat rows of thousands of plastic chairs and erected a large stage decorated with a huge mural depicting the capture of Shalit. Hamas orderlies handed out sandwiches and soft drinks to people arriving. Armed Hamas security guards were deployed on rooftops overlooking the field. In the West Bank, located on the opposite side of Israel, about 200 relatives of prisoners waited at a West Bank checkpoint as the exchange unfolded. 'We're so excited we can barely breathe,' said Mariam Shkair, waiting for her brother, 52-year-old Abdel Latif, who spent 25 years in prison for killing an Israeli soldier. 'We are waiting to hug him.' Some of the relatives raised Palestinian flags or the green banners of Hamas. A group of young men chanted, 'We will continue our struggle.' At the Shalits' hometown in Mitzpe Hila, an access road was guarded by police festooned with banners welcoming the soldier. At the entrance, dozens of youths wore white T-shirts with Shalit's image and waved Israeli flags. A loud cheer erupted when video of Shalit was shown on Israeli TV. Israel and Hamas have held numerous rounds of talks through German and Egyptian mediators. But officials on both sides have said that conditions prompted in part by the recent Egyptian revolution helped drive them to an agreement.

ing and that Berlusconi had nothing to do with this,” the premier’s lawyer, Niccolo Ghedini, said. “It’s a fairly rare decision ... but nonetheless we still think Berlusconi is being hounded by the Milan judges.” The case centers on accusations that Mediaset acquired television rights at inflated prices in deals prosecutors allege resulted in embezzlement of 35 million euros and an 8 million euro tax fraud. Berlusconi still faces two separate corruption and tax fraud court cases linked to his business empire, and a third trial where he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his power to cover it up. Berlusconi denies all charges and accuses Milan prosecutors of waging a politically-motivated campaign to oust him from power. The prosecutors in the Mediatrade case will appeal against the decision to clear Berlusconi, judicial sources said.

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bombings across the South Asian nation since 2007 in a bid to topple the U.S.backed government. A series of army offensives against Pakistani Taliban strongholds along the rugged mountainous border with Afghanistan has failed to contain the group, which is close to al Qaeda and is the biggest security threat to Pakistan. Any deals with the Taliban could anger Washington, which has been pushing Pakistan to crack down harder on militant groups since American special forces killed Osama bin Laden in May in a Pakistani town, where he had apparently been living for years.

Ties between uneasy allies the United States and Pakistan have been heavily strained since then. Last year, the United States added the TTP to its list of foreign terrorist organisations and set rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of its leaders. Past peace deals with the group failed to improve security, and instead enabled it to build up strength and impose its harsh version of Islam in areas ceded to it. Beheadings, public executions and lashings were common. Pakistan faces threats from multiple militant groups, whose suicide bombings have kept foreign investors away from one of the most unstable countries in the world. It has yet to formulate strategies to deal with militants who simply melt away to avoid army offensives, only to reappear elsewhere. Pakistan said on Monday that Afghan and U.Sled forces had failed to hunt down a Taliban cleric responsible for a spate of cross-border raids despite repeated requests from Islamabad, a complaint likely to deepen tension between the neighbours.

seattle, OctOber 18 (reuters): Nearly a third of all countries affected by malaria are on course to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease over the next 10 years, the World Health Organization(WHO)saidMonday.Ina progress report published by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partnership at the start of an international Malaria Forum conference in Seattle, the United Nations health body said "remarkable progress" had been made. Up to a third of the 108 countries and territories across the world where malaria is endemic are moving toward being able to wipe out the disease within their borders, it said. "Better diagnostic testing and surveillance has provided a clearer picture of where we are on the ground -- and has shown that there are countries eliminating malaria in all endemic regions of the world," Robert Newman, director of the WHO's Global Malaria Program, told the conference. "We know that we can save lives with today's tools." He said the WHO continually monitors progress to ensure countries are supported in their efforts to be

malaria-free. Almost half the world's population - or 3.3 billion people - are at risk of malaria and the parasitic disease killed 781,000 people in 2009, according to the latest data. Most of its victims are in Africa. Malaria elimination -- halting the disease's transmission and reducing infections to zero within a defined area -- was first attempted on a large scale during the Global Malaria Eradication Program from 1955 to 1972. During that time, 20 countries were certified by WHO as malaria-free. But that number dropped to just four countries during the following 30 years when efforts to control the spread of the disease lapsed. "The world sort of gave up on malaria, and we lost ground," said Newman. Monday's report said seven countries had recently eliminated malaria and were working to prevent re-introduction, another 10 countries were monitoring transmission to get down to

zero malaria cases, and a further nine were "preparing to move toward nationwide elimination of malaria." "The extraordinary commitment, the ... financing, and the coordination of efforts to realize malaria targets over the last ten years have resulted in a situation today where we could see 10 more countries reaching a malaria-free status in a relatively short time," said Awa Marie Coll-Seck, RBM's executive director. "This will save many many more lives." RBM said in a report in September that a rapid scale-up of a range of malaria control measures -such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets, indoor spraying, faster and more accurate diagnosis and access to antimalaria drugs -- has saved an estimated 1.1 million lives in Africa over the past 10 years. International funding for the fight against malaria has also risen substantially in recent years, reaching about $1.5 billion in 2010, up from $100 million in 2003. David

Brandling-Bennett, deputy director for malaria at the Gates Foundation, which was hosting the Seattle conference, said it was vital for global health authorities, donors and national governments not to take their eye off the ball. "The reality is that malaria does fight back ... and we don't want to lose the momentum from these gains," he said. Newman said that with all the highly effective tools currently available, "no one should die of malaria." He urged international donors and national governments to push harder to ensure all those who needed them had access to them. Only then, he said, would the "global goal of eradicating this ancient scourge" become a reality. The Malaria Forum is hosted and funded by the Gates Foundation, a $34 billion fund run by the billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The foundation is devoted largely to health projects in poor countries. In 2007, Gates and his wife Melinda urged the international community to fight for the global eradication of malaria, saying that to aspire to anything less would be "timid."

Clinton in Tripoli; Gaddafi forces counter-attack

triPOli/sirte, libya, OctOber 18 (reuters): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Libya on Tuesday to meet the new leaders Washington helped into power, but diehard forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a surprise counter-attack in his hometown of Sirte. The visit by Clinton, the most senior U.S. official to come Tripoli since Gaddafi's 42 year rule was ended, was marked by tight security, reflecting worries that the new rulers have yet to establish full control over the country. U.S. officials said Clinton's visit was aimed at cementing a partnership with the new government and helping it steer toward democracy. Clinton would encourage the National Transitional Council to fulfill pledges to move swiftly toward elections. "The important thing is to be able to show the Libyan people that there is momentum," a senior administration official traveling with Clinton said. "We're pushing the (NTC) to be able to show the Libyan people

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets Libyan soldiers at the steps of her C-17 military transport upon her arrival in Tripoli in Libya on Tuesday, October 18. (AP Photo)

that they're serious in their commitments to transition, that they're serious in their commitments to rule of law, that they're serious about getting to those elections." Washington is also offering Libya practical help to contain the thousands of weapons flooding the country in the wake of the war to oust Gaddafi. Security experts say these could fall into the hands of al Qaeda. The United States took part in the NATO bombing campaign

that helped the NTC take power, although its aircraft largely played a secondary role to Britain and France. SIRTE SETBACK Nearly two months since capturing Tripoli, the NTC has failed to defeat remaining Gaddafi loyalists, raising questions about its ability to exert its authority over the entire country and postponing the launch of its promised democracy program. Clinton arrived

as the interim government was facing a military reverse in Sirte, a city on the Mediterranean coast where a few days ago it was poised to declare victory over proGaddafi forces. Sirte is now the last major Libyan town where proGaddafi forces are holding out, after the other bastion of resistance, Bani Walid, fell to the country's new rulers on Monday. Gaddafi loyalists who had been cornered in a an

area of Sirte of about two square kilometers (a square mile) appeared to have broken out of their encirclement, Reuters reporters in the city said. A group of NTC fighters was forced to pull back about 2 km after they came under heavy fire. The force was trying to regroup near the Ouagadougou conference center -- the complex where Gaddafi used to host foreign heads of state -- but were pinned down. A volley of 22 mm rounds from Gaddafi loyalists thudded into the group, hitting four vehicles and seriously wounding one NTC fighter. He was loaded into an ambulance and driven away. On the southern outskirts of the city, in an area that in previous days had been safe from gunfire, mortars were landing and air-burst rounds were exploding overhead.

PREMATURE CELEBRATIONS The scene was in marked contrast to events earlier this week, when Gaddafi loyalists offered little resistance as NTC forces pum-

meled them with tank fire and mortars. Libya's new rulers were so confident of their imminent victory in the town that NTC chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil visited Sirte last week and was greeted by fighters firing triumphantly into the air. Finishing off the proGaddafi forces, even though they are now reduced to a rump of die-hard fighters, has proved difficult. NTC troops say loyalists use the cover of darkness to sneak out of their encirclement and then open fire. But the NTC effort -- spearheaded by mostly amateur fighters in a hotch-potch of volunteer units -- has been hampered by a lack of coordination. Units from Benghazi in eastern Libya and Misrata to the west have lost men because they have fired at each other by mistake instead of at the Gaddafi loyalists. Libya's new authorities took power nearly two months ago when an armed rebellion, with support from NATO missiles and warplanes, broke Gaddafi's grip on the capital, Tripoli, and ended his autocratic rule.

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Evra determined to pursue Suarez claims london, oCtoBer 18 (aFP): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned that defender Patrice Evra is determined to pursue allegations of racist abuse from Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, it was reported Tuesday. Ferguson, speaking ahead of United's Champions League clash with Romanian team Otelul Galati on Tuesday, said Evra was "adamant" that he wanted to push for action against Uruguayan international Suarez. France defender Evra has alleged Suarez repeatedly hurled racist insults at him during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Anfield. Liverpool and Suarez have strongly denied the claims. "I spoke to Patrice and he is adamant he wants to follow it on," Ferguson was quoted by several newspapers as saying. "It is not an easy one for us. Everyone knows Manchester United and Liverpool have great responsibilities in terms of things that happen on the field and Saturday was terrific. "Both sets of fans were good, there was not any of that silly chanting we have had in previous years and the fans deserve praise for that. "It is not something we would want to level against Liverpool anyway. But obviously Patrice feels aggrieved at what was said to him, so it rests in the hands of the FA now," Ferguson added. Suarez denied making racist remarks at Evra on Sunday. "I'm upset by the accusations (sic) of racism. I can only say that I have always respected and respect everybody. We are all the same," he wrote on his official Facebook page. "I go to the field with the maximum illusion of a little child who enjoys what he does, not to create conflicts."

Strauss fears for Test cricket london, oCtoBer 18 (agenCies): England captain Andrew Strauss is worried that Test cricket will cease to exist if administrators continue to favour shorter matches that generate large sums. Strauss, who has led England to No. 1 in the Test rankings, cites falling attendances across the globe and the reported postponement of the World Test Championship, a four-team tournament initially scheduled for 2013 but now set to take place four years later. The demands of television mean that a Champions Trophy 50-over tournament is expected to take its place, leaving Strauss to ponder the future of the five-day format. "I have concerns about the state of Test cricket," Strauss said in the Times. "I am very much aware that if we are arrogant and assume Test cricket will always be there, we are sowing the seeds of our downfall. "Even in traditional hotbeds of the game such as South Africa, attendances are a long way below what we would expect them to be. "The administrators are trying to recognise the primacy of Test cricket, but there is a difference between saying it and making sure your actions follow it. The ICC [International Cricket Council] should look at what is in the best interests of the game, not what is going to pay the most." England will have had their longest wait between Tests since 1999 when they face Pakistan in Dubai during January, five months after completing a whitewash over India.

India-West Indies ODIs from November 29

new delhi, oCtoBer 18 (Pti): India will play the first one-dayer of their five-match ODI series against West Indies on November 29 in Cuttack, the BCCI said on Tuesday. The visitors, who will start their campaign against India with the Test series from November 6 at Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium, will take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in the first ODI at Cuttack's Baramati stadium on November 29. The Caribbean team will then move to Vishakhapatnam for the second one-dayer on December 2, followed by Ahmedabad on December 5 and Indore on December 8 before culminating its two month-long trip at Chennai on December 11, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a release. The schedule: 29 Nov - 1st ODI: Cuttack (D/N) 2 Dec - 2nd ODI: Vishakhapatnam (D/N) 5 Dec - 3rd ODI: Ahmedabad (D/N) 8 Dec - 4th ODI: Indore (D/N) 11 Dec - 5th ODI: Chennai (D/N).

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B'desh win after routing WIndies for 61

Chittagong, Bangladesh, oCtoBer 18 (ageniCes): The threat of rain loomed over gloomy Chittagong but the weather stayed clear enough for Bangladesh to demolish West Indies for their second-lowest total in one-day internationals, after which their batsmen knocked off the target of 62 in 20 overs to win the dead rubber. From 33 for 1, Bangladesh's bowlers began to hack through the West Indies line-up as nine wickets fell for 28 runs. The strong crowd that turned up despite the wetness cheered as the home side dished out retribution for the two defeats in the series, and for the humiliation in the 2011 World Cup. West Indies had lost only two and four wickets during their victories in Mirpur but this Chittagong pitch was different. Its pace was sluggish, its bounce low and the ball did not come on to the bat. There was turn too. To add to that, rain on the eve of the match had left the outfield soggy, and shots hit along the ground lost speed quickly. Batting conditions were far from ideal. Mushfiqur Rahim won his fourth out of four tosses on the tour and put West Indies in. To succeed, the batsmen needed tremendous patience and application, and West Indies had neither. Bangladesh's bowlers, to their credit, did not give an inch and Danza Hyatt and Kieran Powell, playing because Lendl Simmons had a back problem, struggled. They added 10 runs in six overs before Hyatt lost composure and attempted to loft Nazmul Hossain, who replaced Rubel Hossain for this game, down the ground and edged to slip.

Bangladesh players celebrates the dismissal of West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard, during in their third and final one-day international cricket match at Chittagong, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct.18. (AP Photo)

Marlon Samuels, the scourge of Bangladesh, tried to play like he had in Mirpur. He stayed back in his crease irrespective of whether the ball was full or not and attempted to drive and steer behind point. After 14 quiet deliveries Samuels carved Shafiul Islam and holed out to Suhrawadi Shuvo at sweeper cover. West Indies were 33 for 2 in the 11th over. Powell was the best of the batsmen, which wasn't

Singapore, Indonesia bid to lure Beckham singaPore, oCtoBer 18 (aFP): Football superstar David Beckham looks set to visit Singapore and Indonesia on a promotional tour in the coming weeks, organisers said on Tuesday. Beckham and his LA Galaxy team are "80 percent" confirmed to stop off in Southeast Asia en route to their friendly game in Melbourne in early December, a promoter said. "We are very close in the negotiations. It's at quite an advanced stage," the promoter said, referring to the Singapore leg. "We're negotiating for the whole team, including Beckham. "We're just sorting out sponsors. It's about 80 percent (confirmed)." She said tentative dates for Singapore, where Galaxy would meet fans and run a football clinic for youngsters, are December 1-3, adding that the team is also planning a friendly in Jakarta in late November. Neither visit has been confirmed by Galaxy, who are scheduled to play Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium on December 6. Galaxy's stars include Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan as well as Beckham, who has recently been linked with a move to France's Paris Saint-Germain.

saying much, as he played with an upright stance and used his top hand to drive straight and through the off side. He hit the only four boundaries during the mandatory Powerplay, all of them against mediumpace. Spin in the 12th over, however, was a tougher test and Powell was bowled off the second ball he faced from Nasir Hossain. The offbreak drifted into the left-hander, pitched on leg stump, and ripped across

the outside edge to hit the top of off. It was the delivery of the match. The very next ball, Nasir induced a return catch from Kieron Pollard. They were his first one-day wickets and Nasir had reduced West Indies to 34 for 4. The innings went into free-fall thereafter. Darren Bravo edged a square drive to the keeper off Shafiul in the 13th over and Darren Sammy was lbw to Shakib Al Hasan's first ball. Shakib

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nia, United States. Realising that this was going to be her last meet of the season, she went all out and did not disap-

point her fans. Poonia, who has been training at the Throws Centre at Concordia University at Oregon, Portland, since

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Lepshi inaugurating the basketball court

diMaPUr, oCtoBer 18 (Mexn): A Basketball court constructed by Women Union of (PWD) Landmark Colony, Dimapur at Children Park, Landmark Colony was inaugurated this afternoon by Lepshi Ao, DMC Advisor in-charge of Sanitation Branch, DMC, as chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Lepshi lauded the women union of the colony for having constructed the facility for the youth to hone their talent. He said the court has been made with a vision. He believed that many talented and disciplined youth and basketball players would emerge through the newly constructed court. Stating that with the state government giving much emphasis on youth development, he was of the view that more of such facility would come up facilitate young people to take up sport in a broader perspective. On conclusion he assured to extend all possible assistance towards the colony. Aliba Ao, GB Landmark Colony and Peudakong Zeliang, executive member of the colony council said short speeches. Repa Imchen chaired the inaugural programme, Pudonal Thakro said invocation prayer, Mrs. Kimala delivered welcome address, Mrs. K. Ainla proposed vote of thanks and Lanuwabang Aier said the benediction.

ting a leading edge to cover while trying to fend off a short ball from Roach. Bangladesh were 25 for 1. Bangladesh lost Shahriar Nafees, picked ahead of Mohammed Ashraful, soon after but Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur, who promoted himself to secure victory on a demanding pitch, finished the job. Tamim top scored with 36 and hit the winnings runs off the last ball of the 20th over, as rain began to fall in Chittagong.

Poonia wins gold with season best at Halloween

new delhi, oCtoBer 18 (Pti): Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia produced an impressive season's best effort of 62.25m to win gold at Halloween Throws Meet at Portland, United States, on Tuesday. Poonia, who qualified for next year's London Olympics four days ago by attaining the 'B' qualification standard of 59.50m, on Tuesday crossed the 'A' standard of 62m, in the last competition of her US training stint which started in July. This was Poonia's second big throw since hurting her knee last year immediately after the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. She threw 61.12m while clinching gold at the Fling Throw Meet at Portland on October 14. Her effort on Tuesday was though below her personal best of 63.69m recorded in April last year at Chula Vista in Califor-

12TH NSF MARTYRS MEMORIAL TROPHY 2011 The St. Joseph’s College Jakhama and Saku’s Mission College Dimapur today found the quarter finals berth while New Market XI moved into pre-quarter finals after winning their respective matches in the ongoing 12th NSF Martyrs Memorial Trophy 2011 here at the Kohima Local Ground. St. Joseph’s College Jakhama defeated Tsiekedi SC 4-0 in the Ist pre-quarter finals of the tournament. Chanku Konyak opened the account for St. Joseph’s College Jakhama in the 11th minute and the team registered the increase in its score tally through Singyang Konyak (19th minute), Petevituo Kire (25th) and Michael Seb (64th minute). Saku’s Mission College, Dimapur defeated Nagaland Police 1-0 in the 2nd pre-quarter finals match. The winning goal for Saku’s Mission College came through Tingnyek in the 32nd minute. St. Joseph’s College Jakhama and Saku’s Mission College Dimapur will meet in the quarter finals on October 21. In the third match of day, New Market XI moved into pre-quarters

went on to cut through the lower order, finishing with figures of 4 for 16 as he ended the innings in the 22nd over. Defending 62, no matter how hard the pitch and outfield was to bat on, was impossible. West Indies could have dismissed Imrul Kayes before he lofted Sammy down the ground for six, but Powell dropped a regulation chance at first slip of Kemar Roach. Kayes fell soon after, though, get-

after defeating The Spartans Lower Agri 4-0. Mhasilie contributed two goals for New Market XI in 12th and 56th minute while Stephen and Tosovi netted a goal each for the team in 41st and 52nd minutes respectively. With today’s win, New Market XI will clash with Excel United in the prequarter finals on October 20. Earlier, Er. Saku Aier, parliamentary secretary for housing, labour & employment also present at the 2nd pre- quarter finals match.

Mentionably, the tournament will conclude on October 29. Organized annually by Angami Students’ Union (ASU), in reminiscence and tribute to the two students’ comrades, this years’ edition also commemorates with the 25th anniversary of the slain martyrs Lt. Kekuojalie Sachü & Lt. Vikhozo Yhoshü, who made the supreme sacrifice in the year 1986, while on the duty call of the Naga Students’ Federation in its fight for justice and rights of the students’ community.

The champion will carry a cash prize of Rs. 1, 25,000 while the runners-up will fetch Rs. 80,000. Losing quarter-finalist will receive Rs. 6,000 while semi-finalists will get 10,000. OCTOBER 19 MATCHES 1st Match (11.30 AM) –Genius XI Khulazu Basa vs Kohima Science College. 2nd Match (1.00 PM) -13th Assam Rifles vs Jotsoma Students Union 3rd Match (2.00 PM - Life Sports FC vs Khuzama SCU

July, went all out and crossed the magical mark of 62 meters in her last attempt. She had two fouls and two other 60 plus efforts in the process. "If in her previous meet on Friday the target was to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, today's goal was to test how much she has climbed out of low morale due to the knee injury in 2010," said an elated Virender Poonia, her husband and coach. "She can achieve throws in the 65 meter range if her knee holds up well during the intensive training leading up to the Olympics. To put things in perspective, bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics was won at 62.72 meters," said Virender, who has been Poonia's coach for the last 10 years and has been with her wife for the training stint. Poonia and her husband will return to India in the first week of November.

India beat New Zealand 5-4

roCkinghaM (aUstralia), oCtoBer 18 (Pti): Comeback Kid S V Sunil and new sensation Yuvraj Walmiki combined well to help India men`s hockey team overcome a fighting New Zealand 5-4 in the second international friendly on Tuesday. India took a three-goal lead within the first 22 minutes of play. But because of their poor defence they allowed the Kiwis to stage come back and equalise early in the second half here at Hellswood Sports Complex in Mundrah. Yuvraj`s stunner off the feed of Sunil in the 60th minute once again gave India a lead and then Tushar Khandkar consolidated it three minutes later. And though New Zealand managed to score another goal towards the end of the match, but they fell short by a goal. Sunil scored the first Indian goal in the very first minute of the match before setting up Yuvraj Walmiki to hit another one within two minutes. V Raghunath then converted India`s second penalty corner in the 22nd minute to give what seemed an assailable lead, 3-0. The combination of Sunil and Yuvraj once again came alive after New Zealand cancelled

out India`s three-goal lead in the second half. The Kiwis caught the Indian defence unawares, scoring three goals in the space of ten minutes midway through the second half. Blair Hilton scored a brace (49th and 59th min), while Shay Neal stole one off Indian goalie PR Sreejesh in the 53rd minute. Stephen Jennes, at the end, scored another goal for New Zealand in the 65th minute. New Zealand waged a grim battle to salvage a befitting draw and even obtained two penalty corners but could not make much headway. Indian coach Michael Nobbs appeared a relieved man after the match. "It is good result for a training match. We again did some silly mistakes and conceded avoidable goals. Against much stronger teams like Australia, we would have been punished but we got away with the Kiwis.” "I work on attacking hockey. From that angle I am happy the way we scored. Yes, we have to work in some areas to avoid conceding goals," Nobbs said. India will now go to Perth to play in the Lanco International Super Series, which starts on Thursday.

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iuliana Rancic's husband Bill is positive his wife will win her brave battle with breast cancer. The former Apprentice star, who married the E! News presenter in 2007, stood strong and resolute as he said the 37-yearold 'will win this fight'. The 40-year-old entrepreneur thanked family, friends and fans, who have flooded the couple with well-wishes following Guiliana's revelation that she had been diagnosed with cancer on NBC's Today Show this morning. Bill tweeted today: 'Thank you for all ur love & support today. G is reading all your messages. She will win this fight, I PROMISE, & be back better than ever!' Giuliana said this morning that her husband had been a 'unbelievable' pillar of support. 'The best thing about Bill is, he lets me cry when I want to cry,' she said. Meanwhile, the Style Network star has also admitted that going public with her news was 'emotional', but it was essential. 'I have so many young female viewers who watch me and I want to help them,' she said during an interview with E!, set to air tonight. I have an amazing platform to really help people so that's why it was really important for me share this story.'

In the interview, she also said she hoped her own story would inspire and urge others to get a check up. 'I think we've done such a good job of raising aware-

ness for breast cancer, but then you have to take awareness and turn it into action,' she said. 'The action for women is just make that appointment with your

doctor, make sure you're going to your yearly appointment, figure out how to give yourself a self exam...I am one of the lucky ones in that I did find out earlier.' Bill, who also appears in the interview, said the couple have a positive outlook. 'I think our story has a happy ending and the good thing is that it's very treatable,' he said. Doctors are optimistic they have detected Giuliana's cancer tumour early and that she will make a full recovery. The TV star first discovered she had breast cancer while undergoing in-vitro fertilisation in a bid to get pregnant. She made the announcement on NBC's Today Show this morning, admitting she will undergo surgery later this week. She said: 'Through my attempt to get pregnant through IVF, we sadly found out that I have early stages of breast cancer. It's been a shock.' Giuliana and Bill were preparing to undergo a third round of IVF treatment after two failed attempts when a doctor asked her to have a mammogram. She was initially resistant to the idea because she considered herself to young to be at risk, but the doctor demanded she undergo the test because the surge of hormones during pregnancy can accelerate cancer.

She explained: 'I wasn't prepared to get a mammogram until I was 40 years old, like I'd been told. I never in my wildest dreams expected anything to be wrong. It was just a kick in the stomach.' Despite her illness, Giuliana is hopeful she and her husband will be able to resume IVF after her cancer treatment. She said: 'I still want this baby ... because this baby has saved my life. I truly feel God was looking out after me... If I had gotten pregnant later down the line, I could have been a lot sicker.' Giuliana and Bill, who won The Apprentice in 2004, star in their own reality TV show on the Style Network. The couple first met in 2004 and began dating two years later after flirting during a television interview. Giuliana had asked Bill on-camera if he was dating anyone he wasn't - and after the cameras stopped rolling, he asked her out. They wed in 2007 in an intimate ceremony on the Italian island of Capri. The pair's reality show, which has continued for four seasons, chronicled their ongoing attempts to start a family. Last year Giuliana suffered a miscarriage and just last week the couple said they were considering adopting a child.

11 Sarandon slammed for calling Pope a 'Nazi' Wednesday

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usan Sarandon has been slammed for calling the Pope a Nazi. The 65-year-old American actress made the comment about Pope Benedict XVI over the weekend during an appearance at the Bay Street Theatre in New York while talking about her 1995 film

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Dead Man Walking. She said she had sent a copy of the book it was based on to the Pope, but then clarified which one she was talking about. "The last one, not this Nazi one we have now," she told interviewer Bob Balaban. When he showed his disapproval of her comments Sarandon allegedly then repeated the comment drawing laughter from the crowd. Pope John Paul II died in 2005 after serving as the head of the Catholic Church for 26 years. But Bill Donohue, President of the Catholic League said that the comments made by the Thelma & Louise star were "obscene". "Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) was conscripted into the Nazi Youth the way every other 14-year-old German boy was at the time," Donohue explained. "Unlike most others, he not only refused to go to the compulsory meetings - he actually deserted the Hitler Youth. Which is precisely why Jews today regard him as a friend, not as an enemy. In short, what Sarandon said is positively obscene." Sarandon has yet to comment on the furore her words have caused.

Kids For Fame Season 3 grand finale on Oct 30

heto Music Association Kids For Fame Season 3 will be held on October 30, 2011 at Dimapur Club at 5:00 pm. Dr Nicky Kire, chairman KVIC & Adviser Music Task Force government of Nagaland has consented to be the chief guest at grand finale of Kids for Fame Season 3. The three finalists are Zuchobeni- contestant no 11, Meyinaro Changkija -contestant No 08 and Gifty Shitiri- con-

testant No 06. The final events will be performed by top seven semi finalist and other contestants along with the finalists. This year the ultimate winner will wake away with Rs 2 Lakhs with one year educational scholarship and the first and second runners up will given special gift hampers along with the proficiency certificates from the organizers. It is also informed to all the semi

finalist and the finalists and other contestants who has been invited to come for the final participation to reach the venue for final rehearsal at Dimapur Club at 2:00 pm. Final public voting for the finalists closes on October 28, 2011. Special invitation is extended to the media in the state and outside to come and witness the mega event of the year. For further information contact: 9436405817.

Selena Gomez receives death threat Duke of York seeks royal role for his girls

inger-actress Selena Gomez is terrified after she received a death threat. The Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit is investigating the matter after the singer obtained a restraining order against her stalker Thomas Brodnicki. The 46-year-old allegedly told his psychiatrist he was going to kill Gomez after having conversations with god. And according toTmz. com, his target is in 'extreme fear'. Gomez and her lawyer Blair Berk claim Brodnicki was picked up for mental evaluation last month after he allegedly threatened to 'scratch people's eyes out on the street'. According to court documents, detectives are taking Brodnicki's threats 'extremely seriously' because of his history of mental illness.

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espite misgivings from Prince Charles and senior courtiers, who believe the monarchy needs to slim down to survive, the Duke of York is determined to introduce his daughters to royal duties. Interrupting her studies at Newcastle University, Princess Eugenie joined Andrew on a visit to the North-East last week. And, according to locals, she took to the occasion with aplomb. All of which will not have gone down well with Buckingham Palace or Clarence House, where there is stubborn opposition to the Duke’s plans to give Eugenie and sister Beatrice, 23, formal roles in the family ‘firm’. The Queen told Andrew she was sympathetic at a one-to-one meeting during the summer, but courtiers have suggested the idea is a non-starter. Bea, who graduated from Goldsmiths College this year, is intending to take up an internship in business. But one insider says: ‘The truth is she doesn’t know what to do for a job and would just like to do charity work like her mother.’ The source adds: ‘Andrew is determined to help his girls get involved in royal duties and is prepared to have a battle royal with courtiers if necessary. It’s all about status and why Andrew is so determined that the girls should continue to have round-the-clock police protection.’

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Bruce Willis Angry With Ashton Kutcher! Kate and William Trying For a Baby?

ruce Willis “flipped” when he found out Ashton Kutcher had been cheating on Demi Moore. The actor, 56, was married to Demi, 48, for 13 years and the pair raise three daughters together. Sources say Bruce doesn’t want Demi to be messed about by the Two and a Half Men star, who allegedly cheated on her with blonde party girl Sara Leal. “When Bruce found out he flipped,” an insider told Britain’s Now magazine. “He plans to confront Ashton and give him a huge talking-to. Although he and Demi split in 2000, he still

considers her family. Bruce believes if you mess with someone he loves, you mess with him. He trusted Ashton not to hurt his family and is planning to give him a piece of his mind. When he finally catches up with him it won’t be pretty.” Meanwhile, Demi is said to be keen to divorce husband Ashton following claims he cheated on her. “She’s currently consulting with divorce attorneys,” a source told RadarOnline. “Ashton doesn’t want her to file for divorce, and is hoping they can work it out. However, Ashton expects that Demi will likely file. Ashton was hoping that

Sara wouldn’t give any interviews about their sexual encounter, but now she’s spilling all the seedy details and it doesn’t help matters at all. “Demi and Ashton are still living under the same roof, for right now. Demi has publicly been humiliated by this, and she is getting support from her daughters. Ashton is absolutely gutted. Ashton had confessed his sexual relationship with Sara to Demi after it happened. Demi was naturally, devastated, but not surprised as they had spent their sixth wedding anniversary apart. There have been problems for a very long time in the marriage.”

ate Middleton is trying to get pregnant! According to a report from a British magazine, the brunette and her husband, Britain’s Prince William, plan to have a child together. “She and Prince William are yearning for a baby. They feel ready; Kate’s read dozens of books on the subject and knows she needs to take care of her health,” a source said. “William loves the fact that Kate looks curvier. He can’t wait for her to get pregnant. Then he says he’s going to buy her sticky toffee pudding by the truckload and they can just stay in and indulge themselves.”

Insiders recently revealed that Kate has now embraced a new healthy plan that is much more relaxed than her previous healthy-eating regimes.

“Her philosophy is that every time she’s offered a biscuit or a sweet treat, she says yes,” a source said. “She’s tried all sorts of approaches but nothing

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seemed to work. Now she’s finally found the solution and it’s one that any woman would kill for — snacking.” The duchess loves her new diet as it gives her a chance to indulge in all her favorite snacks like shortbread and chocolate hobnobs and because she has seen results so quickly Catherine is said to be thrilled with her healthier shape — and her husband is equally overjoyed. “William loves the fact that Kate looks curvier,” the source said. Catherine’s new diet is sure to go down well with William, who famously asked for a chocolate biscuit cake for their wedding in April this year.

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Buddh International Circuit inaugurated for India’s F1 date

GrEAtEr NOIDA, OCtObEr 18 (PtI): The Buddh International Circuit was on Tuesday unveiled amid much fanfare ahead of the widely—anticipated inaugural Indian Grand Prix and was described as “one of the best in the world” by the country’s first F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan. “I have raced on all the major F1 tracks across the globe, and I rate this track as one of the best in the world,” said Karthikeyan. There has been much speculation about the readiness and preparation of the track for the October 30 showpiece, but all that was put to rest when the 5.4—km long racetrack, Jaypee’s Buddh International Circuit, was formally opened in the presence of Manoj Gaur, the chairman of Jaypee Group, Vicky Chandhok, president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) and Karthikeyan. The track got its name from spiritual leader Gautam Buddha, founder of Buddhism. Incidentally, the track is located in the Gautam Buddh Nagar District. Spread over 875 acres, the fastest lap time on the track is expected to be under 1 minute 27 seconds with average speeds crossing 210 kmph. There will be a total of sixty laps in the race. “It’s the greatest sporting infrastructure created by a private company and it also conforms

Onlookers gather around the Virgin Racing Formula One car displayed as part of a promotional campaign at a city mall in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Oct.18. India's first Formula One Grand Prix is scheduled to be held later this month at Noida, near New Delhi. (AP Photo)

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India leapfrog England into fourth position in ODI ranking table

NEW DELHI, OCtObEr 18 (PtI): The 2-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series against England has helped India claim the fourth position in the ICC ODI rankings and they can cling to the spot by securing one more win. England had started the series in fourth position on 113 ratings points but have now slipped to 110 whereas India have jumped from 112 to 115 points. India just need to win one more match to not only secure the series but also the number-four position. If they clinch a 5-0 series win and South Africa lose their opening two matches against Australia, India could even rise to third place in the table, just one rating point behind second-placed Sri Lanka. However, England can still finish in the pre-series fourth position, provided they win the remaining three matches in the series, the ICC said in a statement. India take on England in the third ODI in Mohali on Thursday. In the rankings for ODI batsmen, Virat Kohli has climbed five places to fourth position after scores of 37 and 112 not out in Hyderabad and New Delhi, respectively. Gautam Gambhir has also improved his ranking and now jointly shares the 11th position with Jacques Kallis after scores of 32 and 84 not out. The batting table is still headed by South Africa captain Hashim Amla while an injured AB de Villiers is second and Australia's Shane Watson is third. In the rankings for ODI bowlers, England's Graeme Swann continues to lead the table with New Zealand's Daniel Vettori second. Indian off-spinner R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have also gained valuable spots. Ashwin is now in 36th position after rising five places while Jadeja has climbed six places to 38th spot. India's fast bowler Praveen Kumar has also returned to the top 20 in 20th position.

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to the latest set of FIA guidelines,” said Gaur. Asked about the security measures that would be put in place during the event, Gaur said, “Security has been beefed up at all levels. We have made no compromise on that front.”

One of the questions that the organisers would be asking themselves is how to maintain the track once the race is over. “Circuit needs to be utilised properly and definitely national racing events will be held on this track after the race.

That is how budding Indian racers will come up. Around USD 400 million has been invested in this whole project,” said Chandhok. The Chennai—born Karthikeyan warmed up for the home GP by driving a Mercedes safety car for a couple of

laps to get a feel of the track. On the occasion, the theme song of the event was also released, sung by leading Bollywood and Indipop singers Leslie Lewis, Daler Mehandi, KK and Lucky Ali. The number is a racy one in sync with the nature

of the event. The race tune is “Hum mein raftar jeete bar bar“. For the assembled mediapersons, a car show was organised where Neel Jani, the Swiss racer of Indian origin, burnt the rubber in a Red Bull Racing car at the Jaypee circuit.

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Seen in action are the players of OCYA (A) (Black& Yellow Stripe) and Ozzys Mokokchung (Green & Yellow) at the ongoing XVII MDFA tournament at Mokokchung on Tuesday, 18 October, 2011. The match ended with a draw (1-1). (Photo: Imnaonen Pongener) Tomorrow's Match (2pm onward) Y/A Marepkong vs Rising Star S/C

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