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GPRN/NSCN ﬂays “killing and intimidation”

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DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The “greatest threat to Naga reconciliation and unity today is undoubtedly the trigger-happy policy of Hebron camp” the “GPRN/ NSCN” said in a note today. Claiming that it had “all along employed the simplest humane approach and agreed on ideas and opinions of the apex Naga organizations to find a common platform for all Nagas”, the outfit regretted that the NSCN (IM) resorts to “indulge in the most bizarre political philosophy”. “Regrettably, the IM group continues to indulge in the most bizarre political philosophy, which at one point of time may have been practical but now completely obsolete; that killing and intimidation can force a people to submission. In the demanding stage of our political struggle, GPRN/NSCN has offered its best possible co-operation in the interest of the Naga people and for the coming generations” a note from the outfits ‘publicity cell’ claimed. The group said the killing of one “capt” Vekhoto Lohe from the Chakhesang region, on November 20 has “come as a rude shock to all the peace loving Nagas”, “particularly after the historic activities through sports initiated by the FNR in co-operation with other frontal organizations”. Lamenting such incidents to be “a sad reflection of the streak of recklessness that has reduced our God-given land to a bloody ground” the outfit queried “how many Vekhotos can the Nagas continue to feed the killers”. The “GPRN/NSCN” also alleged “abduction at gunpoint” of one “lieut” Vikuho of Roni A village by “IM” is “clear and his whereabouts unknown”. Such action at this juncture is a slap to the face of Forum for Naga Reconciliation and every peace-loving Naga, it added.

Boy thrown under train for writing love letter PATNA, NOVEMBER 20 (REUTERS): A teenage boy was thrashed, paraded through the streets with his head shaved and then thrown under a train in Bihar for daring to write a love letter to a girl from a different caste, police said on Thursday. Fifteenyear-old Manish Kumar was kidnapped by members of the rival caste on his way to school, had his head shaved and was thrown under a train as his mother begged for mercy, police said. One man has so far been arrested and a policeman suspended. The victim’s mother Lalit Devi told police she had watched “helplessly” as the wheels of the train passed over her son. “The accused persons killed the boy for writing a love letter to the girl of the same village,” superintendent of police in Kaimur district, Rajesh Kumar, told Reuters by telephone. Police said the girl belonged to a washerman community, considered a lower caste, whereas the boy came from the slightly higher dairymen Yadav community. Love across caste lines is often violently opposed, especially in rural northern India, and it is not uncommon for outraged families to kill to “save the family honour”.

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POVERTY: Root of Child Labor

‘Mindset change to combat child labor’

Venecia Lonis, 4, who suffers from malnutrition, is weighed at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, November 19. Aid workers fear hunger is worsening in rural Haiti after at least 26 children died of conditions exacerbated by lack of nutrition, raising concerns that a grave food crisis may be brewing following four devastating tropical storms. (AP Photo)

KOHIMA/DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): Nagaland Governor K Sankaranarayanan today said poverty is the root cause of child labour and trafficking. “We have rules and regulations but the implementation part is poor. If you want to stop this, the mindset of the people should change” the governor said in his address at the inaugural function at a one-day seminar on child rights held in Kohima. Saying that prayers, law, police or military cannot stop child abuse, child labour and child trafficking, the governor said “If we have a change in our minds with a positive attitude then only we can stop it”. The governor also called for a legal framework to ensure the basic rights of children and preventing their exploitation. Sankaranarayanan said parents want the best for their children, yet there is also the reality of exploitation. “We have had the best of the traditions and values for looking after our children. However, at the same time we also hear about exploitation of children. This is especially true for children who are orphans or destitute. Many poor and helpless children are made to work in homes and roadside hotels; they are deprived of basic education which is a basic and fundamental right now” the governor said. The governor also drew attention to the crimes committed against children. “We also hear of crimes including rape and trafficking of children. All this is very disturbing

Nagaland Governor K Sankaranarayanan listens to Joydeep, a former child laborer, during the boy’s sharing on his experiences.

and this points to a need for having a legal framework for ensuring the basic rights of children and preventing their exploitation” he said. Highlighting the legal rights of children and for their implementation, Sankaranarayanan emphasized sensitizing people to make everyone understand the state of child rights in the country and make sincere efforts to combat violation. Opining that ‘youth, organized through student bodies’ in the state are ‘quite aware of their rights’, the governor however said “what we require is to focus on the rights of small children who are denied the rights of education and those who do not even get to become students”. “We know of numerous small children from the remote villages who are

employed as domestic help. Many of them work in situations equivalent to child labor” the governor said. He urged for building consensus for sustained and concerted efforts to ensure guaranteeing basic rights for all children. Also, Neingulo Krome speaking on the topic “child right is human right” called for catering to the needs of children. He said children are the worst victims in any conflict situation. “Today our children lives in the midst of internal contradictions filled with agonizing fears from within our own families that can’t differentiate between the enemy and the friend” he said. Neingulo emphasized educating children to ‘stop hatred’ while acknowledging own shortcomings. Continued on page 5

Nagaland border maps still missing TNL & “GPRN/NSCN” express will to Heal

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Dimapur | November 20

THE VITAL DOCUMENTS comprising details of boundaries of Nagaland state which had gone “missing” is yet to be recovered, said Nagaland Commissioner HK Khullu. Speaking to this reporter on the sidelines of a public function today, the commissioner disclosed that the Local Commission, which has been hearing the case between Assam and Nagaland, has been given unrestricted access to archives across the country in order to hasten the process of locating the original documents. It may be mentioned that the original documents, which include a valid map of Nagaland, were kept with the Ministry of Home Affairs first and then the Assam Government but ‘could not be traced’ during the crucial meeting of the Local Commission hearing the decades-old Assam-Nagaland border dispute. The Nagaland government held the Assam government responsible for carelessness leading to the documents going missing while the Assam government claims that they were not “original” but photocopies.

Speaking to The Morung Express, Khulu was hopeful that the vital documents and maps containing details of Assam-Nagaland’s border would be found soon. Although there is no clarity of border demarcation, Khulu said the government has a firm footing on its retrieval and will definitely solve the long-pending border issue between the two states. As per available details, the Sundaram Commission had submitted an “unofficial report” on the borders of Assam and Nagaland where the 42nd annexure, containing the documents and some maps was sent to the Home Ministry. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has stated on record that the case of the missing documents was a serious matter “since Nagaland has to make claims before the local boundary commission for re-drawing of boundaries on the basis of those documents”. Rio had told the State Assembly earlier that if the documents remain untraceable, whatever claims to re-draw inter-state boundaries must be valid and legal. Even the Congress Legislature Party leader Chingwang Konyak had raised the issue on the floor of the Assembly terming it as serious.

SIGNS OF COMMON HOPE: In a symbolic statement of determination and will for Nagas to be one, members of the “GPRN/NSCN”, Tangkhul Naga Long and the Forum for Naga Reconciliation share in a prayer, seeking wisdom and guidance from the Almighty. The “GPRN/NSCN”, Tangkhul Naga Long and Forum for Naga Reconciliation met today at Kahoi Camp and “expressed openness and demonstrated willingness to positively overcome differences and to address difﬁculties in the spirit of forgiveness.”

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A Reason to smile about...: Fazl Ali College principal Kuholi Chishi and (right) a section of the college’s classroom complex. Morung Express News Mokokchung | November 20

FAZL ALI COLLEGE, the oldest college in the state, which is all set to celebrate its golden jubilee next September, has already made its mark in the field of education. Over the last forty-nine years since inception, this premiere educational institution has churned out aca-

demicians, politicians and professionals. As it plans to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, the college dreams of being accredited by the prestigious National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and to become a constituent college under Nagaland University. So far, the college has been qualified to be assessed by the NAAC and has been

given Institutional Eligibility for Quality Assessment (IEQA) status in July. The college will be submitting a mandatory self-study report to the council this December. Nonetheless, the urge to be accredited by the NAAC has compelled the college to introduce some innovative programmes like the students’ welfare fund and students’ mentor programmes

in the year 2007 in order to be accredited. The college has introduced a students’ mentor programme where all the teachers are compulsorily assigned to take care of twelve students and advise them in their academic and even personal lives. This programme has not only helped the teachers in identifying the ‘hidden talents’

of the students, principal of the college Kuholi Chishi asserted, but also improved their personalities. Orientations programmes for teachers are also held so the teachers can be wellequipped to understand problems and enable students to use their talents. The students (called ‘mentee’, a new term but which, according to English lecturer Akok Walling, will come up in the next edition of the Oxford Dictionary) have to compulsorily meet their mentors, otherwise they will not be allowed to fill their examination forms. Expressing happiness over the IEQA status given to the college, Akok Walling said he is happy that the guidelines for accreditation has helped the college in introducing the students’ mentor programme which was first proposed by him a few years ago. Continued on page 5

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): In a significant step in the current reconciliation initiative, Tangkhul Naga Long leaders led by its president today met with the kilo kilonser of the “GPRN/NSCN” along with his colleagues at Kahoi camp. The meeting is said to have taken place in the presence of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation. They shared issues of common concern pertaining to reconciliation, unity and peace, said the Forum for Naga Reconciliation in a note today. “Acknowledging the paramount need for Nagas to be united in common hope and in the interest of a better Naga future, the meeting sincerely expressed openness and demonstrated willingness to positively overcome differences and to address difficulties in the spirit of forgiveness, so that the yearning for Naga reconciliation is achieved” said the Forum for Naga Reconciliation.

‘Protect blast sites till evidence collected’ NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Concerned over frequent incidents of destruction of evidence at explosion sites, the Home Ministry has directed the state governments to preserve crime scenes till forensic evidence is collected. In a communique to the states, Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta said immediately after a blast, the site has to be barricaded and adequately protected to ensure that the crime scene is not damaged and the forensic evidence not destroyed. The advisory comes in the wake reports that some state governments after explosions in their states failed to take proper action to protect the crime scenes resulting in loss of crucial forensic evidence before the arrival of NSG experts. The

communique also asked the state governments to ensure that no unauthorised person should be allowed to come near the blast sites. The NSG has brought into the notice of the Home Ministry of this fact, officials said. The Home Ministry also highlighted the fact that in February, it had advised the states on action to be taken when unexploded IEDs are recovered in any place. In another communique, the Centre asked the states not to make any premature disclosure about probe of incidents like bomb blasts as it would affect investigations as well as prosecution of guilty. The Home Ministry said such premature disclosure amounted to pronouncement of judgement even before the probe is over.

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Medziphema has potential as model township ILP safeguard

Morung Express News Dimapur | November 20

NAGALAND CHIEF Minister Neiphiu Rio today remarked on the potentials Medziphema has in becoming a “satellite township.” Rio while inaugurating the ADC (Additional Deputy Commissioner) headquarters here at the VFA ground, Medziphema, said that the town is ideally located and suited to develop into a cosmopolitan town. With the benefit of being a “mid-way” town, Rio said Medziphema could well turn into a business hub as well as a model township. Pointing out the strong foundations of Medziphema with twentyone government departments, three banks, two government high schools and twenty-three primary schools, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the addition of ADC headquarters would also receive extended cooperation from the citizens of the area. Taking note of the vast availability of unused land around the area, Rio urged the public to have a big heart in order to usher in big developments. Provide land so that people can set up business and invest in the area, Rio encouraged the people.

The Chief Minister stressed on the need for self-reliance; terming the government as only a “facilitator” when it comes to development. He said the government can only teach and encouraged the public to work to support the government. Rio, dwelling on the poor quality of assets in the state, pointed out that such development will only lead to wastage of time and resources. If you invest quality seeds then you get quality results, he said. On the new ADC headquarters, Rio focused on the duties of the administrative officers while also reminding the public to render support to the officers. Rio said he hoped to see the new Medziphema ADC headquarters as being one of the best and encouraged the citizens of the town to encourage its growth. Meanwhile, the inauguration programme was attended by H Kekhiho Zhimomi, Rajya Sabha MP, Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly, and a host of cabinet ministers, parliamentary secretaries and members of the Nagaland legislative assembly. Cultural troupes of various tribes and villages also performed at the function.

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KPC meeting rescheduled to November 21 KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): Owing to some unavoidable circumstances, the meeting call of the Kohima Press Club slated for November 22 at 1:00 pm has been rescheduled to November 21 (Friday) at 1:00 pm at the KPC building, Kohima.

Cabinet Secretary’s Kohima visit postponed KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The scheduled visit of K M Chandrashekar, Cabinet Secretary, GoI, and a team of Secretaries to the GoI, to Kohima on November 21 and 22, has been postponed until further notice. This was informed in a circular issued by Lalthara, Addl Chief Secretary.

CSDs in the state taxable under VAT KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (DIPR): Superseding the earlier notification given regarding the Nagaland Value Added Tax Act 2005, the government of Nagaland has ordered that all sales by or to the Canteen Store Department (CSD) in the state of Nagaland be “taxable at the rate of 4 (four) paise in the rupee.” This was stated in a notification issued on November 17 by the Chief Secretary, Lalhuma. It further informed that the order would come into effect after the expiry of 14 days from the date of issue of the notification. C M Y K

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DC Kohima notiﬁes on CMCF KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (DIPR): The Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Sachopra Vero, has notified all applicants of the Chief Minister’s Corpus Fund 2008-09 Kohima that interviews would be conducted at the DC’s conference hall on the following dates: November 25, 2008 – Industries/Sericulture – 12:30 p.m. November 26, 2008 – Veterinary – 10 a.m. onwards November 27, 2008 – Others – 10 a.m. onwards No separate call letters shall be issued, the DC added.

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Sumi ladies performing a post-harvest song. Cultural troupes of various tribes and villages performed at the inaugural function of the new ADC headquarter in Medziphema on November 20. (Morung Photo)

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): In an emergency meeting on November 17, the Konyak civil society decided on a number of ILP safeguards, including one against issuing fresh trade licenses to non-locals. The Konyak Student’s Union – the Konyak Nyupuh Shuko Khong – and the Mon Town Council had met at the DC’s Conference Hall. A note from the KSU ILP cell informed that the meeting had decided on ILP being renewed basing on the earlier KSU Joint Representation submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Mon on August 13 last year, and the verification report of the Deputy Commissioner of Karimganj, Assam, in August 30 this year. ILP holders are also to produce relevant documents to the authority in concern and to the Konyak Student’s Union. Failing this, the de-

‘Younger generation adopt the behaviour of leaders’ KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (DIPR): A workshop titled ‘Role of community, church and family towards addiction’ was organised by the Nagaland Operation Dawn (Rehab Centre) and Truth Triumph Mission, Chozuba (Drop in Centre), on November 8 last at Chozuba town. Additional District & Sessions Judge, Veprasa Nyekha, graced the programme as the guest of honour and delivered a message on the topic ‘Peaceful co-existence, law and order and quality education’. Stressing on the issue of drug abuse, alcoholism, murder and deceit in our society, he questioned as to what leads to these problems.

Workshop on ‘roles’ towards addiction held

The younger generation is looking at their leaders and adopt the same behaviour, he added. He said that the elders would first have to check themselves and change to control the younger generation and divert their behaviour towards social development. He called on the leaders to truthfully teach and discipline the community without any bias to ensure justice to all, and asked the public to be vigilant against people who were extracting numerous medicinal resources

and valuable goods without proper license, which, he cautioned, needs immediate attention in order to save our resources. Rev. Dr. Phuveyi Dozo gave a discourse on the topic ‘Church’s role towards addiction and total healing in Jesus Christ’. He said that many treatment therapies have been adopted to help addicts, such as imprisonment, drug substitution, etc., but were not successful to treat addition. However, when Christian agencies started to involve in help-

ing drug addicts, it was observed that more and more drug users were treated and had become useful individuals in the society. Boshi Vamuzo, a former drug user spoke on ‘Community and family role towards addiction’. The programme was led by Vekudu Lohe, Programme Director of NOD, who also gave the welcome and keynote address. The invocation was led by Pastor Suthozu Veswurayi, while benediction was pronounced by Pastor of Baptist Church, Phughi Katsoyi Sapu. The workshop was attended by Pastors, Village Council chairmen, public leaders, women leaders, youth and student leaders.

MLA Yhoshu urges better KMC on Night Parking Fee at Chau coordination among ofﬁcers KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (DIPR): Along with the monthly coordination meeting of all heads of offices under Jakhama Sub-Division, a joint meeting on November 19 was held with MLA Vikho-o Yhoshu, Advisor for IT&TE and Chairman of Development Authority of Nagaland, the Southern Angami Public Organisation, Southern Angami Youth Organisation, Southern Angami Students Union, Town Council Chairman and public leaders, at the office chambers of the SDO (C). Expressing appreciation for the programme organised by the SDO(C), MLA Yhoshü lauded his ‘dynamic leadership’ for the formation of the Officers’ Forum under Jakhama Sub-Division, and urged better coordination among the officers of various departments. Also urging the public leaders to give full cooperation with the various departments for developmental activities, Yhoshü assured the house that he would take up matters with the higher authority for development of the area. The programme was chaired by Anthony Ngullie, SDO (C) and chairman of the coordination meeting. Various departments highlighted their departmental activities at the meeting, besides making their grievances known. The NGOs and public leaders also made various suggestions for the development of the area.

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed all concerned vehicle owners that the monthly night parking fee at Chau has been fixed as follows: • Heavy Vehicles (Lorry, Truck, Buses etc) – Rs.400 per month • Medium Vehicles (Mini bus, mini trucks, Tata mobiles etc) – Rs.300 per month • Light Vehicles (Cars, Bolero, Scorpio, Jeep, Van etc) – Rs.200 per month • Two wheelers – Rs.100 per month. The gate will be closed from 8:00 pm onwards and no vehicles would be allowed to enter until the next day, the Council informed.

The parking tax will be collected on monthly basis i.e. on or before the 10th of every succeeding month. Failing this, the late fine fee will be charged as deemed necessary. The parking tax will be collected from KMC receipt book only by the authorised caretakers. Further, no prohibited or any banned items/materials shall be allowed in the parking lot, warned the KMC. Stating this in a release, KMC chairperson Vipopal Kintso informed that the KMC would not be responsible in case of damages or loss of the vehicle. The parking fee is subjected to revision by KMC office from time to time as and when felt necessary, the release added.

faulting persons (ILP Holders) will have to leave Mon district, the note warned. “It is also decided that the district administration should stop the issue of fresh ILP. It has been resolved that the guarantor(s)/house owner(s) should check all the ILP relevant documents of the tenants before giving house rent,” the KSU stated in the note from its ILP cell secretary, T B Chihba Konyak. The meeting also authorised the MTC not to issue fresh trade licenses to non-locals and to fix a rate of essential commodities with immediate effect. All ILP holders are directed to abide by the resolutions to avoid “untoward circumstances,” the KSU stated, further requesting the district administration, law enforcing agencies and the public, to cooperate with the Union in their drive towards monitoring the same.

CII’s Yi National Retreat 2008 begins today DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): Young Indians (Yi), an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), India's premier business association, is holding its Annual National Retreat at Touphema Village, Kohima, from November 21 to 23, 2008. Yi was formed with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realise the dreams of a developed nation. The guest team will be headed by Jay Galla, Chair of Yi National. The Annual Retreat is being hosted by Yi, Kohima Chapter, with the theme ‘Possibilities. Destination –Nagaland’. Speakers will include Dr. K C Nihoshe, Parliamentary Secretary for Industries & Commerce, V Yhoshu, Advisor ITTE, Shetoyi Yeptho, Chairman of NHHDC, Alemtemshi Jamir, Addl. Chief Secretary, Prof. K Kannan, Vice Chancellor of NU, Padmashri Sentila Yanger, Abhishek Singh, Secretary to ITTE, Rokosalie Angami of VASCON, Rozelle Mero of The People Channel, and Neichute Duolo of Entrepreneurs Associates. Merentoshi Jamir, co-Chair of Yi Kohima Chapter, in a release stated, “This event will be attended by young CEOs, MDs and different heads of industries and young professionals from around the country. This will be an opportunity and a platform where young industrialists and professionals will get to understand the social, cultural and economic strength of Nagaland, and likewise for young Naga professionals to share and learn from them.”

Special inspection for Kohima local taxis SSU to meet on November 23

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Regional Transport Officer, Kohima, has informed the operators of Kohima local taxis to produce their vehicles (taxis) at the Old MLA Hostel for special inspection. The inspection will start from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on November 22. The second phase, from November 24 to 28, will be held from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. The local taxi operators have been asked to produce only those vehicles which

are “very well maintained and in very good condition.” Relevant documents pertaining to registration, road permit and insurance certificate are to be produced in original at the time of inspection. Vigorous mechanical inspection, checking of vehicle’s physical cleanliness and its upholsteries will be strictly observed as per the prescribed norms for inspection, and only those vehicles (local Taxis) which

are found fit will be issued a sticker, informed a release issued by RTO, Mezayi Tetseo. The release warned that vehicles which do not bear the special sticker issued by the competent authority would not be allowed to ply as local taxi with effect from November 29. Further, the public have been informed to avail the service of only Black/Yellow coloured taxis for trips within the town as informed earlier.

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Satami Students’ Union has convened a meeting on November 23 at the residence of Lukheshe Sumi, Diphupar ‘A’, 4th Mile Dimapur, at 12:00 noon, with all executive council and students of Dimapur directed to attend the meeting without fail. Meanwhile, the Golden Jubilee Planning Board members of SSU have scheduled a meeting at the residence of Inaje Phuleshe, Deputy Di-

rector of DRDA, Chekiye Village, on November 22 at 1:00 pm. All gazetted officers of SSU are requested to attend the meeting positively. H Davis Zhimo, SSU president, further instructed that those students who have secured first position, are to submit a photostat copy of marksheet to the SSU office on or before December 22, 2008. On failing to submit the same, the students would “not be entitled to obtain prize,” the SSU informed.

ZPC gets green signal for campus at Alikhong Lipichem Kiphire | November 20

ZISAJI PRESIDENCY College (ZPC) is set to get a new campus at Alikhong soon, as the district administration has finally given the green signal to the report submitted by the site selection committee. The seven-member site selection committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Ulaganathan P, IAS, SDO(C) HQ, which also includes SDO(C) Pungro, Chairman of Kiphire Town Council, and Principal of Zisaji Presidency College, had physically verified the spot on October 24 last and submitted the report. It may be mentioned that the government of Nagaland had taken over four private colleges in 2006, which included ZPC. However, due to ‘local politics and vested individuals’, no consensus could be derived earlier. Disclosing the present

The site at Alikhong, which after long deliberation was selected for the Zisaji Presidency College campus. This new development has been welcomed by the student community as a moral boost for mind and vision in the ﬁeld of education. (Morung Photo/ Lipichem)

development of the site selection report to this correspondent, the Deputy Com-

missioner L Yantsowo Lotha said, “My main concern is that the generation should

not blame us, and what the majority says, I will go by it because it is for the people.”

When asked about the delay of a couple of years in selecting a suitable site for ZPC even after the college being taken over by the government, the Deputy Commissioner explained that due to non-availability of administrative officers, a committee could not be constituted. But good enough, government posted SDO(C) HQ couple of months back and this could materialise our dream, the DC added. It may be mentioned that there were two proposed sites for the college, at Nguki and Alikhong. However, after analysing both the sites and taking into consideration several vital criteria, Alikhong had emerged the consensus site and the committee then recommended the area. Alikhong, which happens to be the best-suited site for putting in place the college infrastructure, will now pave a way for fulfilling the dreams of the future generation in this part of the region.

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PFUTSERO, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): Discipline and sincerity are the two most important qualities for achieving success in life, and it is no different for any one who wished to become a professional wrestler, said Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland. Addressing the 1st general conference of the Chakhesang Wrestling Association (CWA) Cum Camper wrestling championship 2008, here at CBCC, Rostrum, Pfutsero, he urged upon the campers in particular and the community wrestlers to be self disciplined and dedicated. “One should lead a recognition life so as to become a professional sports person, in this present scenario, sportspersons are regarded as the real heroes of the society and not the ministers, neither bureaucrats nor technocrats, however, you should not take the advantage with wrong motives rather humble yourself,” he advised adding “a sportsperson should had enough patience for it is the best weapons to prospers in the field of sports.” Citing the advanced European nations as example, Azo said, “they are considered as the 1st class countries, however it is only through their sincerity and self discipline, where they firmly respect the policies of the government, they could manage themselves to have acquired such status likewise, lets build up ourselves, maintaining fearing God which would def-

Minister for health and family welfare, Kuzholuzo Nienu addressing the 1st CWA general conference at CBCC Rostrum here at Pfutsero on November 20. (Morung Photo)

initely lifts you up one day or the other day.” He further urged upon the wrestlers to give their best to attain professionalism, and called for dedication in one’s field. The chief guest donated a sum of Rs.50,000/- towards the CWA

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20, (MExN): Dimapur police today apprehended three persons from G.S Road at around 1:00 pm while they were attempting to extort money from a shop. Police recovered a sum of Rs. 5000/- from the trio. A case was registered and further investigations are on.

Two injured in road accident

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20, (MExN): In an accident that took place near SM College, Duncan Basti at 6:30 pm today a speeding jeep knocked down a motorcycle, leaving the two on the bike injuried. The impact of the collision forced the bike to further collide with another autoricksaw that was parked near the road. Police later confirmed the accident was caused due to rash driving.

PBCK silver jubilee

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Pochury Baptist Church, Kohima will be celebrating its silver jubilee on November 22 and 23 here. Rev. Dr. V.K. Nuh and Rev. Tshuwachu S. Nyuwi will the main speakers at the celebrations. All pioneer members and well wishers have been invited to the celebration.

KYKK general session KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Kikruma Youth Khretho Kro will hold its general session-cum-picnic on November 22 at 11:00 am at Zero Point under the theme ‘Retrieval’. Neisalie Kezo, secretary of VDB Kikruma will be the speaker of the session. Samuel Kezo, vice president of Phek District Sports Association, and Vekhozo Tunyi, president of Kikruma Students’ Union, will also exhort the gathering. Greeting message will be shared by Kuveduyo Puro, president of Kikruma Youth Organization. All the concerned members of Kikruma Youth Khretho Kro have been directed to attend the session without fail. Agenda has been invited from all concerned for the business session.

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Dzuvuru Youth Organization, Kohima informed all public that the road culvert of Upper Chandmari through Dzuvuru (Poterlane) to SBI Lerie Branch is under major repairing by the department of Roads & Bridges (South Division) and Dzuvuru Youth Organization, and therefore entry for vehicles will be stopped until November 30. In this connection, the Organization requested all public, specially the drivers to bear with the inconvenience.

landmark history for the wrestling Association, marking a big staring point with good foundation. K.Puro, vice president, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) while addressing the gathering congratulated CWA for organizing

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): On the invitation of the Anthura BV Company, one of the world’s renowned Anthurium growers based in the Netherlands, and from where Nagaland has imported about five lakh planting materials since 2004-05, officials of the horticulture department under the leadership of R Khing, Parliamentary Secretary for Horticulture, Rongsentemjen, Director of Horticulture, and Watienla Jamir, Joint Director of Horticulture, visited some important floriculture companies in France, Belgium and the Netherlands between October 31 to November 6 last. The visit to the world’s biggest Flower Auction Centre at Aalsmer, Holland, was

Rotary Club Kohima fundraising dinner

Congratulates Dr. Shurhozelie and Neiphiu Rio

With the grant success of the Nagaland Peoples Front “General Convention” Held on 18th November 2008 at indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima being the landmark in the Naga Political history, the NPF workers of the 54 A/C Tuensang Sadar-II people extends hearty congratulation to the Preisdent Dr.Shurhozelie Liezietsu, for his able and efﬁcient stewardship and for being re-elected as President for anther term. The people of the same area also congratulate the Hon’ble Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio for his able and dynamic leadership and repost faith and support of the Nagas. It is our prayer that his transparent over the Nagas shall go a long way. We also cannot forget to congratulate Apong Ponger for electing to the post of working President who is very closed and knows all grievances of the Tuensang people and further hopes that he will continually stand for the same people. It is further congratulated all the party workers elected into different post where, it is hoped that a representation from our area will also be included. B. RAMCHY CHANG

an eye-opener for the officials, a release received here said. “Here, 2000 truck-load of flowers from all over the world, including India, are put up for auction and disposed every single day,” the release stated adding that officials of the Auction Centre gave a warm welcome to the Nagaland delegates and spent about 3 hours giving an exhaustive tour of the facility. The floriculture sector generates more than 3 billion Euro in Holland. After visiting the Elegant Orchids at Amsterdam, the prospect of introducing Phaelonopsis orchids to Nagaland in collaboration with the Company was discussed at length. Another profitable venture for Nagaland was found to be Foli-

ages and Greens. Nieuwkoop De Kwakel BV, the largest importer and exporter of Green Plants in the world, with Green House totalling 29 hectare under one roof, the proprietor of the company showed keen interest in the tremendous treasure trove of Nagaland’s foliages in the near future. Magnifiq Grenzeloos Organiseren, an organisation which ties up exchange tours of farmers to different parts of the world, also voiced their interest to visit Nagaland, not only for floriculture, but also other horticultural crops, especially vegetables.“On the whole, the visit was of great benefit for furthering the fast growing floriculture industry of the State of Nagaland,” stated Watienla Jamir.

PTMK general assembly

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (DIPR): The Kohima Rotary Club is organising a Fund Raising dinner and musical extravaganza in aid of ‘cleft palate and lip’ patients on November 22 at Hotel Holiday Inn at 6:00 pm. All Rotary members have been requested to attend the programme without fail.

NPF 54 A/C TUENSANG SADAR-II PEOPLE

Sangang 2008

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Poumai Tsudoumai Me Kohima (PTMK) will hold its general assembly on November 22 at Mt. Zion Hostel D’ Block, Kohima at 11:00 am. Election of office bearers for the next tenure and other agendas will be discussed at the meeting. All Poumai students are requested to attend the meeting without fail. Further, the Union also requested the students’ advisors and well wishers to attend the said meeting.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND: KOHIMA

RELEASE OF GRANT-IN-AID TO COLLEGES The Principals of Private Secular Colleges and Govt. permitted Theological Colleges in Nagaland who had applied for financial assistance for the year 2008-09 are informed to collect the same either in person or through an authorized representative (to be supported by Identity Card) between 25th to 28th November 2008 positively during the ofﬁce hours.

OFFICE OF THE

SR. DEPUTY ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E)

Date: 21st Nov.2008 Time: 2:30 pm onwards

SALE NOTICE

TOWN FELLOWSHIP DABA YOUTH DEPARTMENT

VENUE: DABA Town Fellowship Church, Khermahal

Free Music!

Garo Students Union Nagaland in co-ordination with All Garo Union Nagaland Regional Unit is celebrating the Garo Annual Festival “Wangala” (Harvesting Festival) on November 21 at Ekrani Pathar, Dimapur at 10:00 am. Albert Marak, Vice-President All India Garo Union (AIGU) central Committee, Shillong and S.K. Khemprai, President Kachari Tribal Council Nagaland (KTCN) will grace the occassion as chief guest and guest of honour respectively. All Garo students in and around Dimapur are requested to attend the festival. DSC general meeting November 22

Dimapur Surumi Community (DSC) general meeting will be held on November 22 at 9:30 am at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur. DSC Cultural programme and election of DSC ofﬁce bearers for the next tenure will be the main agenda of the meeting. Z. Hotovi Awomi general secretary, DSC requested all ‘Surumi’ residing in and around Dimapur to attend the meeting without fail. For further information contact- 9856156567.

State participates at Nehru Hockey Tournament KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): Nagaland Hockey Junior Boys team, represented by St. Joseph College, Jakhama participated at the 37th ATS Nehru Hockey Tournament held at Nehru Stadium Gurgaon, Haryana from October 31 to November 14 last. At the National level event, the Nagaland junior hockey team defeated Madhya Pradesh 9-0 and Jharkhand 7-0. However it went down fighting to Punjab1-3. The junior team had Toshi jamir as coach and was headed by state tem manager Mangla Imchen. Arupe Zeliang, joint director, Youth Resources & Sports termed the state’s team performance as “quite encouraging” though the state team could not qualified for super league.

Free Coffee!

INFORMATION The General Meeting of the Direct Recruit Engineers’ Association of Nagaland (DREAN) is being convened on the 28th of November 2008 at 1:00 PM at the PWD Conference Hall, Kohima. All bonafide members of the Association are requested to attend this meeting to discuss about very important –on going- court cases and to resolve other important issues pertaining to the Association. (ER. MOA ALINGER)

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): Calling it an attempt ‘to confuse the minds of the public’ the NPF today did not take light the statement made by the Congress at the speech made by the chief minister during the general convention of the NPF. Shilumar Ao, associate press secretary of NPF in a statement made today claimed that the speech of the CM ‘was much appreciated’ by one and all. “However, the Congress has either not understood the contents of the speech or they have intentionally tried to mislead the public,” stated the NPF. Clarifying the allegations thrown by the Congress, NPF asserted that the CM was clear in his statement that achieving understanding and oneness is the collective responsibility of all sections of Naga society, and to come forward with initiatives and contributions towards the

achievement of this aim. The CM in his speech “also observed that a section or any section that is not part of the solution cannot deny that they are part of the problem” adding further that “Any person in his or right sense will understand that they are part of the problem towards oneness.” This statement was “never meant to pinpoint towards any particular group or section,” asserted the NPF, also claiming that ‘the NPF has never termed the national workers as “militants.”’ NPF alleged that ‘it is the Congress leaders who have called our national workers as “militants and insurgents,”’ further claiming, “We are in a position to furnish documentary evidences to the Naga public to prove our point.” Asserting that the allegations were uncalled for NPF questioned, “Why is the Con-

NAGALAND: KOHIMA

OFFICE OFTHE SENIOR DEPUTYACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E), NAGALAND, KOHIMA IS GOING TO DISPOSE OFF 1 (ONE) MARUTI GYPSY KING SOFT TOP (Model-1998 BEARING REGD.NO.NL10-2253) BY ADVERTISED SALE TENDER WITH RESERVE PRICE OF Rs 1,15,000/-. Interested persons are requested to submit their tenders under sealed cover by quoting their rate to the undersigned by 1st December 2008, during working hours in all working days. The vehicle is available for inspection at the ofﬁce of the Sr.Dy.Accountant General (A&E), Kohima. The intended persons may contact the undersigned for necessary information. Contact No.0370-2240794

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gress blaming the NPF for mistakes which it has committed? Is it because it has lost al hope and it does not have any issues to take up? Is it because its leadership has been rejected by the people? Or is it because its leadership has lost all direction and purpose?” “Instead on focusing on the greater goals,” NPF alleged, “the Congress is obviously caught up in petty issues with its own misunderstandings and in trying to mislead the general public.” Shilumar in the note pointed out that “DAN government under the chief minister has been tirelessly working towards better understanding among all sections of the Naga people” adding further, “we will not allow the divisive policies of the Congress to come in the way.” The people have already decided and it will be the people who will decide again, the note added.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

HOME DEPARTMENT: RAJYA SAINIK BOARD No.Home/SSA-5/89 (Vol-IV)

Dated, Kohima, the 20th Nov’2008

MEETING OF RAJYA SAINIK BOARD The Annual Meeting of the Rajya Sainik Board will be held in Raj Bhavan, Kohima on 21 Nov 2008 at11:00 hrs as originally scheduled. The meeting will be presided over by His Excellency Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, the Governor & President RSB and will be attended by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Hon’ble Home Minister, representatives from the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, Army generals and other high ranking civil and defence ofﬁcials. During the meeting various welfare & concession measures and resettlement schemes for Ex-servicemen, widows of Ex-servicemen and families of serving soldiers will be discussed. All members as requested earlier are to attend. (Lt Col SI Jakhalu (Retd)) Secretary, Rajya Saink Board, Nagaland

Sd-DIRECTOR, HE: Nagaland: Kohima Dt. 19th Nov’08

(An Evening of Praise)

Free Entry!

Garo Annual Festival ‘Wangala’ on Nov.21

Nagaland horti ofﬁcials visit France, Belgium, Netherlands Congress misleading public asserts NPF

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and also assured to provide a wrestling turf to the CWA before the next tourney scheduled for February 2010. Congratulating the CWA for organizing the conference for the first time, he said, this is indeed an innovative idea which creates a

a mega event, and also initiating a month long training for the 27 wrestlers. “With firm coordination of coaches, wrestlers, association and the government, we can always cultivate the fruitful results,” he said adding further that as the state government is open to assist dedicated sportspersons, all assistances should be availed by rendering unflinching cooperation by one and all. Vivolie Kezo, President CWA in his presidential address, highlighted important issues confronting the association.Meanwhile, an acknowledgement was made in honor of all former champions of both CWA & NWA, presidents of all former CWA and well wishers. A host of dignitaries attended the conference that included NWA president Heirang Lungalang and general secretary Ravolhoutuo Whiso along with NWA wrestler campers, CPO president, CYF president, Sovenyi, general secretary NPF, Nagaland, ADC Pfutsero, Additional SP Phek and others. At the competition Zove Thuluo emerged champion of the Naga style wrestling while Viepelo Koza and Besuhto Khusoh finished 1st and 2nd runners up respectively. The three winners along with Vesavo Nyekha & Thupukhayi Cukhamu will represent CWA in the forthcoming state level wrestling championship 2008 to be held at Kohima from 3 to 4 December 2008 commemorating with the Hornbill Festival 2008. The day wound up with a grand feast.

OFFICE OF THE

NAGALAND BAMBOO DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (A Government of Nagaland Undertaking) NAGALAND: DIMAPUR

NO.NBM-IT/TRN/WSKP/2005

Dated Dimapur the 20th Nov.2008

Advertisement for Training and Skill Upgradation on Bamboo Toy Making and Screen printing on Bamboo products This is to inform that Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) is conducting “Training and Skill Upgradation on Bamboo Toy Making and Screen Printing on Bamboo Products” from 26-30th Nov.2008 at Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre (NBRC), 6th Mile Dimapur. Interested craftsmen are requested to submit application or contact the NBRC office mentioned below at the earliest. TA/DA for the trainees will be provided. As the intake capacity of this training is limited to only 30 persons, trainees will be selected on first come first basis. Contact address: NAGALAND BAMBOO RESOURCE CENTRE 6TH MILE, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND- 797112 Tel: 03862- 241696 Telefax: 03862- 241305 (ROKOVISA CHASE) Member, NBM-IT

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21 November 2008

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Govt not considering fuel Cabinet approves revised pay scales for PSU employees price cuts: Petroleum Secy

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): The government is not considering reducing prices of petrol and diesel, planning to use the profits earned on the two auto fuels to make up for part of the hefty losses on sale of domestic LPG and PDS kerosene. “At the moment, there is no proposal before us for reducing fuel prices,” Petroleum Secretary R S Pandey told reporters here. State-run Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum for the first-time in three years started making profits on sale of petrol and diesel this month but they continue to lose Rs 82 crore per day on kerosene and LPG. “In my view, price reduction is not possible when there are such huge losses on cooking fuels,” he said. The three firms, who started making profit on the sales of petrol from November 1, this week broke-even on diesel sales. With international

crude oil prices sliding further on falling demand as major economies slow down, the three firms are making a net 70 paise per litre profit on sales of diesel while they earn Rs 9.86 per litre extra on selling petrol above the imported cost. Based on the average international oil prices in the first fortnight of November, the state-run firms are earning a margin of Rs 16 crore per day on petrol and Rs 5 crore a day on diesel. However, they continue to lose on kerosene sold through ration shops and domestic LPG. Kerosene is being sold at a loss of Rs 22.40 a litre and LPG at Rs 343.49 per cylinder. The fall in international oil prices will result in lower revenue loss on fuel sales this fiscal. IOC, BPCL and HPCL will end the 2008-09 fiscal with Rs 122,710 crore revenue loss, Rs 92,853 crore of which has already been accounted for in the first half of the fiscal.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): The government on Thursday approved increased pay for Central Public Sector Undertaking employees with effect from January 1, 2007. The decision, taken by the Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, was based on recommendations given by the Second Pay Revision Committee. The package would include revision in Dearness Allowance and other allowances, besides performance related incentives, Minister of State in Prime Min-

ister’s Office Prithviraj Chavan told reporters here. Extra outgo on account of the new pay structure would be borne by individual CPSUs and no budgetary support is involved. “The revised pay scales would be implemented by issue of Presidential Directive in respect of each CPSE separately by the administrative ministry concerned,” he said. While the new pay structure would be implementable from January 1, 2007, the new allowances would accrue to employees only after the decision is notified by individual units. Oil Sector Of-

ficers Association had earlier on November 17 deferred a proposed strike, involving 50,000 officers in 14 oil PSUs, after the government assured consideration of their demands in the Union Cabinet meet. A Committee of Secretaries had approved higher wages for employees of all public sector units as per the recommendations of the Justice Rao Committee. Earlier, the government had approved implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission for central government staff and it was implemented from September 1, this year.

NVIDIA launches supercomputer in India

HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): NVIDIA Corporation, a visual computing technologies company, on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Tesla Personal Supercomputer’, a system that can deliver 250 times the performance of a standard personal computer at a low cost, in the Indian market. Speaking to media in Hyderabad, NVIDIA President & CEO Jen-Hsun

Huang said, “it (supercomputer) will benefit 15 million researchers globally. The company has partnered with Connoiseur Electronics, a computer manufacturer to make the personal supercomputing a reality”. The system has been priced at Rs 1,55,000 onwards and deliver up to 250 times the performance of a standard computing workstation at a fraction of the cost.

Connoiseur Electronics Director R P Harish Kumar said that the supercomputer can bring computing power equivalent to that of a room-sized server cluster right to the desktop at 1/100th of the price. Replying to a question, Huang said that his intention is to put CUDA parallel processing architecture on the mobile device and he believe it would be the real super computing.

A man leans against an advertisement of a bank as he watches a display screen on the facade of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, Thursday, November 20. The BSE benchmark Sensex fell 322.8 points, or 3.7 percent Thursday. (AP Photo)

Indian BPO brings jobs to Northern Ireland Plan panel to report on projects in 10 days to ﬁght crisis LONDON, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Amidst global economic recession, Indian call centre major Firstsource has sparked early Christmas cheer in Northern Ireland by announcing plans to create 160 more jobs in the region. “We started operations here two years ago in October 2006. We now have over 600 staff in Derry and Thursday’s announcement of 160 jobs will bring it up to around 800. The staff have done a phenomenal job over the last two years with the customer and we have a very positive relationship with the customer,” said Shaun Harnett Firstsource manager. Firstsource is among a growing number of Indian companies who have chosen Northern Ireland as a base in Europe. They include HCL, Polaris, PixTrans-

mission and Tech Mahindra. The expansion is due to the strong relationship the company has built up with one of its principal clients, Sky. It has met targets with Sky and the new jobs are to meet new demand, according to company sources in Belfast. What’s working for us in this relationship is the ability to hit targets every month for the last two years. I do think there is a significant difference here. The people are very friendly and are committed to the job, Harnett added. “This is a testament to the hard working team already here. We’ve had a lot of people coming to us and what we are looking for are people with an ability to talk - something the people in Derry are good at,” he said. The Indian Business Process Outsourcing company set up office in the re-

gion in 2006 and employs 550 people in Belfast. The new 160 jobs are to be created at its office in Londonderry, where its current staff strength is 600. Firstsourse has 34 call centres worldwide and employs more than 17,000 people across four continents. It specialises in providing outsourced services including contact centre, backoffice processing and debt-collection services. From its offices in Northern Ireland, the company provides help for a range of customers across the financial services, telecom and media, travel and healthcare industries in Europe, Asia and North and South America. In May, Firstsource received 6.7 million pounds grant aid from Invest Northern Ireland, a regional economic development agency.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): In its sustained effort to fight economic slowdown, the Planning Commission on Wednesday said it would come out with a list of infrastructure projects, which call for additional resources, in 10 days and approach the Finance Ministry for the required funds. “We are reviewing the programmes that exist. Wherever the programmes are moving sufficiently rapidly and will exhaust the money they have, we will ask the Finance Ministry to provide additional resources...that estimate we will have in about another 10 days,” Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia told reporters. “I have asked the Planning Secretary to do a full review of what is possible and we will have a bet-

ter idea in a couple of weeks,” he said. The government, he said, was trying to increase the fiscal stimulus in the current financial year as the recessionary trends were expected to continue even in the next fiscal. “It is very important that we start planning now, so that next year we are ready to provide a major thrust to infrastructure,” Ahluwalia added. He said the government has streamlined the process of clearing infrastructure projects and many of them have been cleared. “We must ensure that financing of these projects is not a problem... we are looking at what is possible. We may again discuss with the Finance Ministry how best we can speed up financial closures,” Ahluwalia added. Finance Minister P Chidambaram had said on Tuesday that the Expenditure Secre-

job creation, and some sectors and individual firms may be hit in the form of job reduction but that does not mean that total employment in the country would be impacted. “If the economy grows at 7 per cent, it will produce additional jobs. Total employment would not reduce but individual firms and sectors might see some adjustment,” Ahluwalia said. As to how many jobs will be impacted, he said he has no detailed estimates regarding that. In the ongoing onslaught of the global financial crisis, companies across the globe have resorted to lay offs as a measure to cut cost. US-based Citigroup is planning to cut over 50,000 jobs across the world, while homegrown tyre maker Dunlop has shown pink slips to around 1,200 employees.

tary had been advised to keep in mind the additional expenditure requirements of ministries and departments while drawing revised estimates.(ST-19/11)

Slowing growth not to affect total employment: Montek With the growth rate expected to moderate to around 7 per cent during the current fiscal, there will be some reduction in job creation but total employment will not be affected, said Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia. “When our growth rate will reduce from 9 to 7 per cent, there will be some reduction in new jobs, but I do not think that will reduce the jobs in India,” Ahluwalia told reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday. He said the slowdown in the economy would have some impact on

Italian wine makers seek to uncork the Indian market C M Y K

BANGALORE, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Toasting the good times with some sparkling white wines or ruby red wines from Italy could well become a party norm with Italian wine makers all set to woo the Indian market by bringing to the table the choicest wines from the age-old cellars of Italy. “The Indian market is expected to be among the best performing markets for wine in the coming years”, says Marco Toti of Geograficao, part of the Italian wine delegation that is in India to explore the possibility of entering the market. The Indian wine market is on an expansion spree and is soon expected to catch up with China and South Korea, which are the growing markets in the Asian region, in addition

to Hong Kong and Japan, both of which are matured markets. With the U.K., U.S., and Germany reaching saturation point in wine consumption, wine producers and wine makers are now scouting for new markets in the Asian belt. Currently Japan accounts for nearly 28 per cent of the wine consumption, while China and Hong Kong account for 60 per cent, he said. Industry estimates that over 200,000 cases of wine is imported into India, with 35 per cent being from France, 20 per cent Australian and Italian wines accounting for 15 per cent, said Alok Chandra, a Bangalore-based wine consultant. Wine imports are growing at 25 per cent CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth

Rate), he said and is expected to reach 50,000 cases in five years. High-end Italian players are now scouting for importers and distributors to market their brands in India and also exploring tie-ups with leading retail chains to sell their products to the growing wine consumer segment. “We are looking for an importer and distributor to enter the market,” says Laurao of Cantine Due Palme, who is part of Opera, a consortium of cooperative agricultural enterprises and Italian Food farming Institutions, here in India to build awareness about Italian wines and agro-products. “We are keen in foraying into the high-end segment and talks are on with leading retail chain stores to showcase our products,” Cavit

Area Export Manager Henrieta Schubert said. “Our company is also tapping five-stars and restaurants, which are among the top buyers of the products, in addition to talking to premium retail units,” Toti said. However, the greatest hurdle facing wine exporters is the prohibitive import duties, which is over 150 per cent, said Alberto Motto, Sales Executive of Cantine Disoave, which entered the Indian market two years ago. “Indian consumers end up paying more for the taxes than the product,” he said, adding that the import duties led to the product costing over four times the cost in Italy. The prohibitive duties were making Indian importers and distributors wary of distributing

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wine culture, are still unclear about texture, taste, colour and the food that wines lend themselves to. Training and wider demonstrations of wine tasting could help grow the market, opines Marco. Italian wines go well with Indian food, says Laura. The hot tropical weather and its spicy food lends itself perfectly to Italian wines. The sparkling white wines go well with white meat and fish while the garnet, ruby red wines go well with red meat. Motto, which has launched its line Le Poise in India, says that its wine Bardolina Classicao is perfectly suited to both entrees and light meals. The wine goes well with the hot weather and its easy body makes it popular among

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these products. The varying state legislations, excise duties and the varying licensing procedures was a major impediment to growing this market, Toti said. While Motto said their primary targets were Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad and Pune, Schubert is looking at tapping New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Currently Mumbai and Delhi account for 70 per cent of wine consumption and Bangalore and Goa, seven per cent each. Wine consumption in India was growing at 25 to 30 per cent per year in a five-year period, said Alok. Another area that needs to be explored to grow the Indian market is consumer awareness. Many consumers, being new to

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Sudoku # 1141

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women. Amarone della Valpolicella, a wine that has been toasted by poets and writers far back in the Roman era and made from grapes of Valpolicella picked up and left to dry on rafters, is perfectly suited to spicy and savoury dishes and also a treat for all occasions and as corroborant wine between meals. “It is silky, smooth and soft and makes an excellent drink with Indian spicy food”, he said. As Italian wine makers and producers go all out to woothe Indian market, Motto, drawing a parallel from a wine bottle, says that currently there is a lot of consumer base like the base of the bottle, but the high duties were corking up the market and it is time this market gets uncorked.

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Yesterdays answer Sudoku #1140

ACROSS 1. Uncommunicative (8) 5. Recompensed (4) 7. Ugandan president ousted by Amin (5) 8. Kilt-pouch (7) 9. Schedule (9) 13. Imperial-measurement (4) 16. Anger (3) 17. Fall m (3) 18. Sword (4) 21. Administration group (9) 24. Violent windstorm (7) 26. Australian town, -Springs (5) 27. Bee colony (4) 28. Structural support (8)

DOWN 1. Cup (6) 2. Common pasture plant (6) 3. River of central England (5) 4. Pinch (3) 5. Easily moved (8) 6. Numbskull (5) 8. Total (3) 10. Clumsy (5) 11. Dodge (5) 12. Dwell (4) 14. Frizzy hair style (4) 15. Shimmering fabric (8) 19. Extol (6) 20. Walks jn (6) 21. Haul (5) 22. Pair (3) 23. Accurate (5) 25. Flatfish (3)

Answers to CROSSWORD #1157 Across: 1. Formal, 4. Pampas, 7. Tear, I. Gulf, 10. Ovine, 11. Platter, 14. Die; E. Enjoy, 17. James, 18. Let go, 19. Saw, 21. Undress, 24. Maker, 26.navy, 21. Dart, 29. Theory, 30. Longed. Down: 1. Fitted, 2. Mural, 3. Light, 4. Pat. 5. Perl, 6. Safety, 9. Foresee, 11. Pm, 12. Adjourn, 13.Timid, 16. Joss, m. Lamont, 20. Wanted, 22. Royal, 23. Sudan, 25. Kale, 27. Amy.

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The Morung Express

21 November 2008

Centre moots changes in citizenship rules for Assam

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): The centre proposes to amend the Citizenship Act Rules exclusively for Assam to enable updating of its National Register of Citizens(NRC) by inviting claims from direct descendants of those figuring in the 1951 NRC or 1971 electoral rolls for Assam. The existing rules, applicable across the country, provide for preparation of NRC strictly through house-tohouse enumeration. The decision to include the names of persons figuring in the 1951 NRC or 1971 electoral rolls and their descendants was taken at a tripartite meeting — comprising representatives of the Centre, Assam government and AASU — held in Delhi on May 5, 2005, in connection with the implementation of Assam Accord. In keeping with this, the Registrar General of India suggested substitution of the house-to-house enumeration in Assam with a pro-

cedure wherein, taking 1951 NRC or 1971 rolls as a reference, applications could be invited from the residents of the state claiming to be descendants of those included in these two documents. Descent, once proved, would give the applicant a place in the NRC. At a review meeting in Assam on Tuesday comprising the concerned officials of the MHA and state government, the Centre insisted on expediting the updating of NRC through this method. The Centre, on its part, promised to do its bit by amending Rule 4 of the Citizenship Act, including in its ambit enumeration through inviting of claims in the case of Assam. The meeting also discussed the modalities on how to go about the unique process of enumeration in Assam. The MHA and state government officials brainstormed on the need for verification of claims received for inclusion in NRC and the agency which would process

these claims. It was discussed whether RGI, which oversees the door-to-door enumeration process all over the country with the help of state government staff, should also be given the responsibility for processing the claims made on the basis of 1951 NRC and 1971 electoral rolls. A slight amendment in the Citizenship Act rules is not seen as a problem, since Assam is already accorded a special status under Section 6(a) of the same Act according to provisions of the Assam Accord. All that the foreigners’ division of the MHA would have to look at is updating the Citizenship rules to allow Assam to entertain claims through applications rather than going in for the usual door-to-door enumeration process followed elsewhere in the country. The updating of NRC in Assam has acquired a fresh urgency given the alleged Bangladeshi links to last month’s serial bomb explosions

across Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road and Bongaigaon. With the agencies suspecting that Bangladeshi group Huji may have carried out the attack with logistical help from local outfits like NDFB and Ulfa, the security concerns over the continuing infiltration from across Bangladesh have heightened. An updated NRC may help identify the Bangladeshis who could be illegally squatting in Assam despite having crossed the eastern borders much after 1971. At the same time, the special treatment to Assam for updating NRC may not go down well with the Opposition which may once again accuse the Centre of bending laws to shield illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. Similar charges were levelled when it amended the Foreigners Act rules in a bid to bring back the IMDT in Assam, months after it was struck down by the Supreme Court. Two tripartite meetings have been held over the past three

months deliberating modalities for the NRC. In the first meeting on September 8, chaired by the secretary (border management) in the Union home ministry, the chief secretary of Assam submitted the draft modalities for updating NRC. It was decided that the state would submit details of the standard operating procedures for carrying out the updating process, list of documents that will be required and the cost that would be incurred. Two months later, the home ministry observed that the detailed modalities for conducting the longawaited exercise were not submitted by the Assam government. Home secretary Madhukar Gupta, along with his joint secretary in charge of Northeast and the RGI, met the chief secretary and home secretary of Assam to discuss the same. It was then that a need was felt for amendment of the Citizenship Act rules to exempt Assam from the house-tohouse enumeration rule.

Assam orders inquiry into Ganeshguri violence GUWAHATI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): The Assam government has ordered an inquiry into the incidents of violence in Ganeshguri area here following the serial blasts there on October 30. Official sources said former Director General of Police Deepak Narayan Dutt would conduct the high-level probe into the incidents of damage to property in the aftermath of the explosions. Dutt would have to present his report within one month, the sources said. Meanwhile, police arrested three persons for allegedly setting ablaze an ambulance, a firetender and for causing damage to property in the Ganeshguri area after the blasts that killed several persons and injured many others. The three are Gagan Mahanta, Montu Khandakar and Dhan Barman, police said. The trio were identified from news television channels’ video footage and still photographs taken during the mayhem, police said. More arrests were likely, the police added.

No silver lining on Langpi logjam SHILLONG, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Assam and Meghalaya on Thursday have failed to get a silver lining in the border dispute centering around Langpi. Participating in the meeting at Byrnihat, Meghalaya Chief Secretary Ranjan Chatterjee has urged his Assam Assam counterpart to withdraw the demand for Langpi saying the area belongs to them. Assam Chief Secretary P C Sarma has asked Meghalaya to stick to the findings of the Chu Chandra Committee set up by the Supreme Court. But the neighbouring state straightly rejected it. The Assam government further strongly advocated the interstate boundary demarcation by the Centre citing the meeting on June this year by the Chief Ministers in Dispur which was also rejected by the neighbouring state.

Rhino kills forest guard GUWAHATI, NOVEMBER 20 (UNI): A forest guard was killed in a rhino attack in Assam’s famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP) last night. Guard Ranjit Medhi was posted at the Burapahar range of the KNP when a rhino attacked him at about 7:30 pm. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. The KNP, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is famed for its one-horned rhinos, which regularly fall prey to poachers for medicinal value the horn is superstitiously believed to possess.

Ethnic violence may erupt in Hills: Intelligence KOLKATA, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): The Centre has asked the state government to find out if there were any chances of ethnic violence in the Hills post the second tripartite meeting due in November-end. Sources said the ministry of home affairs has information that there could be large-scale violence in the Hills following the second tripartite meeting, which is likely to be held between November 26 and 28. The MHA fears that the meeting might fail and lead to intense clashes. “The report must be filed on a priority basis, because the tripartite meeting is nearing,” said a senior official at Writers’ Buildings. The state home department, has, therefore, already started its investigations. Home secretary Asok Mohan Chakrabarti is supposed to travel to Darjeeling next week, but the MHA wants the report within a couple of days. The IB has informed its state counterpart that quite a few foreign hands are supporting those involved in the ongoing agitation in the Hills. The Centre also wants another report on the Salboni blast. It has specified that the state home department should file a detailed report on whether any unknown extremist group had been responsible for the blast on chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s convoy that was travelling back to Kolkata on November 2. The home ministry wants the state to step up vigil on army installations located along National Highways 31A, 31 and 55 - specifically on Binaguri, Kalimpong and Sukna points and the Mountain Division in Sikkim. It fears that an outbreak of trouble in the Hills and the Dooars may affect the movement of security forces. The Centre wants the state government to categorically mention the group who masterminded the Salboni blast, as the Centre is anxious about the Left-wing extremists. Following the Centre’s instructions, the home secretary advanced his visit to West Midnapore by a day and visited the district on Wednesday so that he could meet officials before compiling his own report to the Union home ministry. Earlier, he was supposed to go to West Midnapore on Thursday.

MHA team makes on-the-spot assessment of Bodo areas

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): With Assam’s Bodo-dominated areas witnessing ethnic violence, a high-level team of Union Home Ministry visited the northeastern state for an on-the- spot assessment of the situation and implementation of various development projects. During the two-day visit, the team led by Secretary (Border Management) in the Union Home Ministry, Jarnail Singh, reviewed the progress made on the 2003 Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed by the Central, Assam governments, and the erstwhile rebel group Bodo Liberation Tigers. As per the MoS, 39 projects have been approved by

the Centre since 2004-05. The total approved cost of these projects is Rs 439.02 crore and Rs 381.44 crore has been released, a Home Ministry official said, adding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also announced an additional Rs 250 crore. During the meeting in Guwahati, it was emphasised that new schemes should be formulated expeditiously to utilise the money. “It was also emphasised that a monitorable action plan should be submitted for utilising the funds,” he said. The team held discussions with the State government officials, led by Chief Secretary P C Sarma, on issues relating to the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Protest against high handedness of militant groups in Manipur

Two NLFT ultras surrender, AK-56 riﬂe recovered AGARTALA, NOVEMBER 20 (UNI): Two militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Bishwamohan faction surrendered before the special branch officials of the state police at Manu in North Tripura and deposited 10 rounds of SLR ammunition. Police here today said the militants, who surrendered yesterday, were identified as Kusumlal Tripura (35) of Manu and Kansiljoy Reang (23) of Kanchanpur. They were involved in various crimes and insurgency activities, including killing, kidnapping and extortion in the area, police added. In a separate incident, Assam Rifles jawans recovered an AK-56 rifle from an abandoned Jhum house (constructed for shifting cultivation) in the forest area during search operations last night, but nobody was arrested in this connection.

Dimapur

IMPHAL, NOVEMBER 20 (ANI): Having suffered militancy for a long time, people in the north-east are now well aware about the malicious intentions of ultras here. People from all walks of life in Manipur state are now coming out and showing their disapproval of the highhandedness of the militant groups, as was witnessed in Imphal recently. A number of local residents here recently staged a demonstration to protest against the placing of a bomb by unidentified militants at the residence of Loukham Mani Singh, a jewellery shop owner here in Wahengbam area. People expressed their resentment at the jointly organized protest by Kangabam Leikai Apunba Nupi Marup, Naharol Welfare Club and Kangabam Leikai Development organisations. L. Sarojini Devi, the victim, said: Enraged people of Jogighopa gather around an accident site wherein a truck overturned hitting one person "The news of planting bomb at our resand killing him on November 19. (UB PHOTOS)

idence has really shocked us. Hearing the news, our father-in-law received a shock and passed away. Plans for the marriage of our child have been ruined. We are really devastated." H.Sanatombi Devi, Local, Manipur "Everyone has now come out openly against the militants and if such activities continue, all the civilians will be affected. Even if they ban us from sitting on protest and going for the rally, we will come out openly not even fearing about our lives." Everyone knows that the militant groups wish to keep everyone terrorized with threats of kidnappings or to serve their personal ambitions. They have nothing to do with fighting for public issues. Because of these development people want to take to public protests to show their growing aguish against such ultra groups with the help of non-governmental organizations or other organisations now.

Tripura Police threatens action Church plays crucial role in Mizo polls against overloading of vehicles AGARTALA, NOVEMBER 20 (UNI): The Tripura police has announced to strictly enforce loading regulations and speed limit for vehicles. Director General of Police (DGP) Pranay Sahaya told mediapersons here today that 15 decisions had been reinforced in the meeting held yesterday with the officials of state Transport department, PWD, BRO, Agartala Municipal Council and various transport operators following fatal road accidents and subsequent death of eleven passengers on November 15. The speed limit has been fixed at 50 km/hour for light ve-

hicles plying on National Highway and 40 km/hour for medium and heavy vehicles, while for other roads, including city and town areas, the speed limit would be 40 and 30 km/hour respectively. Mr Sahay also pointed out that rumble strips would be put in accident-prone areas on the roads while Agartala Municipal Council was asked to take action against dumping of construction materials on the roads. Meanwhile, leading private research body ARPAN, which had already filed a PIL in the High Court regarding mismanagement of traffic, demanded rigorous action against drivers for

running overloaded vehicles as well as passengers for riding beyond capacity. ‘’A strong surveillance team, consisting of police, traffic and transport department officials and having representatives from transport workers’ unions and NGOs, led by an officer not below the rank of Inspector General, should be constituted for enforcement on major roads,’’ ARPAN officials demanded. They also asked for imposition of restrictions on paddle rickshaw movement on major city roads during busy hours and freeing all footpaths from encroachment.

AIZWAL, NOVEMBER 20 (NDTV): Virtually everything in Mizoram revolves around the Church and politics is no exception particularly during elections. A street preaching in the main market of Aizwal pulls more crowd than an election rally in this state. The young and the notso-young congregate at the Church service. The messages and preaching at the Church influence almost every aspect of the social life of the Mizos and become indirect dictats to political parties, prohibition was the strongest of them all but one in which the Church may have failed. But there is a growing realization that the Church is becoming far too powerful. “There can be nothing more powerful than the Church in Mizoram. It is so powerful that it has become dysfunctional in so many ways. It will be blasphe-

mous to talk against the Church but if there is something that controls all of us, an unknown force, it’s the Church,” said Henry, lecturer in Mizoram University. Church elders say there is nothing wrong in this mix of religion and politics. “The Mizos have followed Christianity though politics exist and different political parties also exist in society and the intricacies between the two don’t make it difficult in the function of politics. I don’t think there’s a danger in the relationship between religion and politics,” said Lalkima, Church elder, Aizwal. Political parties realise that the Church must be on their side. “There are so many church leaders who are in our party because people are actually controlled by this Church,” said J H Liachungnunga, MNF candidate.

DYFI Darjeeling district conference on Hills and development issue

SILIGURI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES):The Democratic Youth Federation of India seems all set to use its twoday Darjeeling district conference, beginning in Siliguri on 22 November as a podium to throw a gauntlet at the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha as the latter often claims that the Left inclined forces have ceased to exist in the hills. Hinting this, the DYFI Darjeeling district secretary Mr Shankar Ghosh today said that the hill youth invincibly committed to the cause of development and inter ethnic fraternity would come in large numbers to attend the youth congregation defying the dictatorial fatwa politics of the GJMM. The state urban development minister Mr Asok Bhattacharya, the deputy mayor, Siliguri Municipal Corporation Mr Nur-ul-Islam and the state level leadership of the youth organisation would address the meet, he said. Dwelling upon the thrust of the youth congregation Mr Ghosh said that the Darjeeling imbroglio with

the GJMM spearheading a “Fascist movement” in the name of the Gandhian principles of nonviolence would definitely occupy much of the discourse. “We would show the separatists in the hills that the Leftist force in not spent up as the GJMM leadership claims. “It is true that our strength in the hills has come down due to the hostile environment prevailing there for a number of years. But there are still a number of committed Left-inclined youth who have refused to be cowed in the face of the incessant threats,” he claimed. “More than sixty delegates apart from around 300 general participants from different corners of the Darjeeling hills would participate in the meet,” he said. Asked whether the DYFI membership has gone down in the past two years Mr Ghosh said that as per the preliminary estimation the membership has come down to around 2000 this year. The DYFI congrega- Jnanpith awardee eminent writer Dr. Mamoni Raisom Goswami (2nd frm L) and Dilip Pattion is also expected to discuss the deepening giri youth leader Assam and others releasing the maiden issue of a trimonthly magazine economic crisis in the country. n SNS. “Bindu” at Guwahati Press Club in Guwahati on November 20. (UB Photos)

Fazl Ali gets Innovative and Creative From page 1 Besides, the programme, the college has also started a student’s welfare programme in which every teacher pool in Rs 1000 and which is set aside to help needy students. A ‘Welfare Committee’ has been set up in the college and students who desire to avail the fund have to apply for it, which will then be scrutinized by the committee. Dispelling doubts that the introduction of such programmes is driven by the urge to be accredited, Kuholi Chishi said their use have rather benefited the college a lot. Such programmes would stay even in the future, she said. She also expressed gratitude to the NAAC which has ‘opened the eyes of the college authority’ and showed them the means to attaining quality education. “It has opened out eyes a lot, we didn’t think about (such programmes) before,” said Kuholi Chishi. Kuholi Chishi also said that the college along with Sci-

ence College in Jotsoma is trying to become a constituent college under NU and expressed great hope that it would be fulfilled. Once FAC becomes a constituent college, it will no more be under the state government but under the Nagaland University with full funding from the UGC. Fazl Ali College is a well known higher educational institution in Nagaland. The oldest college in Nagaland, it was inaugurated on September 8, 1959 with Sarwan as principal. Its motto is Academic Nulli Secundus (Second to None). The college will commemorate its golden jubilee next year in September. There are 13 departments (Arts and Science together) with honors offered in 12 subjects. A special feature is the introduction of Functional English, with assistance from the UGC since the year 2001. This is a vocational subject and is so far offered only in this college in the entire North East India.

POVERTY: Root to Child Labor From page 1 Also, on the ‘realities of child trafficking’, Ela K, Director of Prodigals’ Home said the government is not doing enough for children who are born in poor families. On the increasing trend of child-trafficking, missing children and child labor in the state, Ela pointed out that most ‘mothers’ out of ignorance practice humantrafficking. Legislations and Acts are also not satisfactorily implemented either, she said. Further highlighting on the various forms and purposes of trafficking and the factors responsible for it, Ela solicited creation of legal awareness in all sections of the society; effective implementation of legislations, Acts and discourses of child rights in all possible platforms. Earlier, a rescued child laborer, Joydeep from CEC School of Dimapur, shared his past experiences as a child laborer. He also appealed rescuing his other friends who are still bonded in labor.

IN-FOCUS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2008 VOL. III ISSUE 323

Education as Development

evelopment and Education are about liberating people from all that holds them back from a full human life. Therefore ultimately development and education are about transformation, a process that involves spiritual and political growth. The role of the educator therefore is to present to the people in challenging form the issues they themselves raised in a confused form. Revitalizing sustainable democracy and economies means rethinking education. Education is a critical aspect in any Developmental policy, which must focus on people and communities. Today modern education is training children all over the world for the centralized global economy with essentially the same curriculum in every environment no matter what the cultural tradition, resource or aspiration. The absence of in-depth and critical learning as to how and why certain ‘truths are truths at all,’ and the lack of connection between mind, heart and hand are all increasing. The end result has been catastrophic; it has led to disorder, confusion and dysfunctional minds. As Schumacher adds, the problems of education are merely reflections of the deeper problems of our time. They are problems that will and cannot be solved by organizations, administration or money because the problem of education is a metaphysical disease and the cure therefore must be metaphysical. He continues, education which fails to clarify our central convictions, is mere training or indulgence. Hence, as long as the present antimetaphysical temper persists, the disorder will grow worse. Education, far from being human’s greatest resource, will then be an agent of destruction. Catherine Sneed says that our society and educational system teaches us that solution lies in progress, better and faster technology and more machines. Invariably, on failure, blame is on these machine and technology. But the crisis in not what is wrong with machines but what is wrong with us? The question therefore is how do educational institutes liberate themselves from powers that be and to rehumanize itself. Amilcar Cabra states, “Self criticism is an act of frankness, courage, comradeship and awareness of our responsibilities, a proof of our will to accomplish and to accomplish properly. To criticize oneself is to reconstruct oneself within oneself in order to serve better.” Education for its fullest development must be a political act. Transformation is not a process where one person can do the transformation for somebody else. It is a spiritual journey that involves the personal and the collective characters of the human spirit with a continuous process of ‘reflection and action.’ Development must begin with developing people’s minds and capacities. It is not first in the teaching of how to make or build knowledge around simple facts, but in how to live. Humanity and wisdom must be at the core of the process.

LEFT WING |

Fareed Zakaria

Obama’s Third Way Barrack Obama can create a new governing ideology for the West

arack Obama has won more than a presidential victory. He has gained a chance to realign the national landscape and to create a new governing ideology for the West. Since the end of the cold war, two great political trends have coursed through the Western democracies. The first—led by Bill Clinton and Tony Blair in the early 1990s—was the left’s steady progress toward greater comfort with free markets and traditional values, in order to appeal to mainstream voters. The second was the ideological decline of conservatism, a movement now riddled with contradictions and corruption, as personified by George W. Bush’s big-government, Wilsonian agenda. These two trends have intersected in 2008. Of course, more Americans still identify themselves as conservatives than as liberals. There is a big, red America out there. But that’s a reflection of the past three decades of conservative dominance, not a forecast of the future. “Among democratic peoples,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “each generation is a new people.” Conservatives were ascendant in the 1980s and 1990s because they offered powerful prescriptions for the problems of the 1970s—stagflation and social unrest at home, and Soviet expansionism abroad. Arguing for less government, traditional values and a tough response to Moscow worked. But ever since conservatives have trotted out the same answers to every successive crisis. Consider John McCain’s response when asked how he would handle the Wall Street meltdown. McCain vowed to end earmark spending, which has absolutely nothing to do with restoring confidence and credit to the markets. Over the last two decades, the United States has produced an extraordinary burst of prosperity, some of which has reached a broad cross section of the society. We have the biggest houses and the flattest TVs in the world. But we have not been able to tackle a series of other, crucially important problems—affordable health care, good education for the poor and energy efficiency to name three. In all these areas, the solutions cannot come solely from the private sector. They will have to involve a large measure of government efforts. As free markets, an open society and a diverse population gained strength, the traditional order that conservatism defended has been overturned in dozens of ways by working women, divorce, immigration, and minorities. People began working, living, marrying, and making families in varied ways, and the old structures of society seemed old. Margaret Thatcher’s free market reforms slowly upended Britain’s settled, class-based society—upon which the British Tory’s political dominance had rested. Something similar is at work as red America’s youth slowly but surely turn blue. And yet, this doesn’t reflect a return to old-school liberalism either. The world has moved on from the 1960s. Few believe that the government should own the commanding heights of the economy, that central planners should allocate resources and that protectionism will save jobs in the long run. Look at the left in power, from Britain to Australia, and you see pro-market, protrade policies aimed at promoting growth. The difference is that they also encourage government efforts in certain areas where the private sector isn’t sufficient. The present crisis presents an opportunity for Obama to recast the traditional divide in American politics. Rather than the usual left-right split over the size and role of government, he has to address himself to the greatest problem most Americans have with Washington: they see their government as predatory and corrupt. They look at the tax code and worry less that it “spreads the wealth” than that it institutionalizes corruption through loopholes and special deals. True reform will mean attacking predatory policies and corruption, from the left and the right. In the early 1930s, economic and political realities also suggested that the United States was poised for a new era. But such an era happened—and took the particular shape it did—only because of the skill and ambition of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. If he truly wants to mold the future, Obama will have to demonstrate similar leadership. His favorite thinker, Ralph Waldo Emerson, wrote in 1841 that “the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation...have disputed the possession of the world ever since it was made...Innovation is the salient energy, Conservatism the pause on the last moment.” To create a new governing majority, Obama must now embody the idea of innovation.

THE EDIT PAGE

C O M M E N T A R Y

John James

We Fail To Protect Our Children

wo trends are crashing against one another. Both are well-known. They are that world population is getting larger while food and water is getting less. The cause of the first is out-of-control fertility producing a flood of babies, mainly in Africa, India and South America. The second is rampant consumption that makes the pollution that causes warming that is reducing the earth’s capacity to grow more food. Over-populating and over-consuming is a bit like Christmas, we cant stop cramming ourselves, buying more presents and over-spending on our credit cards - all for the sake of the thrill of doing it together. Making love and spending money, having babies and giving presents. These come from very deep atavistic drives inside us that stem from our origins. Without the passion to reproduce, our species would die out. Without the enjoyment of being together in groups and celebrating, tribes would not have formed and the larger carnivores would have eaten us for their dinner rather than the other way round. These are, in very simplistic terms, the drives that are thrusting up the population and hurling out those emissions that are warming the planet. These drives were essential when there were only a few people on the planet. But now they bear the seeds of our own destruction. We, all of us all over the world, have created too many people while our pollutants are reducing the world’s ability to feed those who are coming. We had friends over on Sunday. They brought their three children and we played ping pong and threw balls to one another. It was a beautiful day. Little children who have not been traumatised by life bathe us in a world of love and acceptance that we, as adults, have too often left far behind. Take away children and we lose that most precious connection with our own fullness and joyfulness. Days like Sunday make it hard to write this piece; for children are our greatest joy, but are becom-

ing our nemesis. There are too many of them. For example, in Uganda fifty percent of the population is under 15. In no time most of them will be having babies, and numbers will rise quickly. When you do the sums, this means that within eighteen years Uganda’s population will double to 60 million, and if that rate could be maintained and those people fed, by the end of this century this country, with the same area as the UK, would have the population of India. More than a third of Ugandan women say they would like to stop or delay having children, but cannot because there minimal access to contraceptives. Under pressure from fundamentalists in the US, population has been taken off the agenda of most donors, who have shifted their focus to HIV. Little can now be done to stop the doubling of Uganda’s numbers. And it is the same for many parts of the world: for nearly the whole of Africa, much of South America and India. There is a tragedy brewing. We might feel that children are wonderful, as we did last Sunday, but if there are too many to be fed then they are being born only to die young. This is cruel. More people need more food, and food needs land, water and good growing conditions. These are easily provided on fertile land. But all the best areas were being fully farmed years and years ago. Since then there has been growing desperation to find enough useable land to feed everyone on the planet. The stocks of basic foods held in storage around the world, of wheat and corn, have fallen 80 percent over the past 20 years. Yet in that time the global population has grown from four billion to almost seven. In the late 60s I read a book called Famine 1975 by William and Paul Paddock. They warned that it would not be long before a hundred million would be in need of food. At the time I was reading it, the UN considered that only a few million in the world were malnourished or starving. Today that figure is almost a billion of whom 178 million are young children.

Lets see what this means …. Imagine you are in your favourite café and ordering cakes and cappuccino. In a moment all these malnourished kids are shared among everyone in Australia. You find there are eight children at your table, none over ten and all of them hungry. Imagine eight of these young children standing in front of every Australian, from babies to ancients. You look around, your heart bleeds for these children, underfed, imploring. You check out all the other people with milling children around each of them. What would you do? Faced with that, would we banish the kids, put them out of mind and finish our cake and coffee? What else is there to do? This is not a pleasant story for this time of year, but as we are one of the breadbasket nations that supplies food for the rest of the world we have to consider our role very carefully. In fact, the issue of breadbaskets highlights the whole problem. The Murray-Darling Basin is the source of 40 percent of our agricultural income and a third of our wheat. We have all been reading of the problems there, rising salinity, loss of water, destruction of orchards and so on. Global warming is likely to render much of that area permanently less productive as rainfall lessens. The fertile lands in Western Australia are also receiving less rain. The most obvious loss of food production, and the most important for Uganda, is nearby Zimbabwe, once called “the breadbasket of Africa”. It used to export enough food to feed half the continent. Now, through political gangsterism, it can no longer feed itself. Three years ago the UN prepared a report on the impact of global warming on productivity. Though their figures are based on computer projections that are now being exceeded by reality, they warned that within fifty years eleven percent of arable land would be lost in the developing world, and that this would bring a considerable reduction in cereal production. In addition higher temperatures would lead to less fertility in livestock and lower

dairy yields. Together, this means a huge loss of food in just those areas where the population is growing most quickly. Extreme weather can make situations dramatically worse. We had Cyclone Larry that destroyed most of the Australian banana crop two and a half years ago. It took nearly 18 months for production to recover. If bananas had been our staple crop we would have starved. We had the money to import substitutes, but if we had been relying on charity there were only enough stocks of food in the world for five or six weeks. Starvation had drawn down the world’s food buffer to dangerous levels. When there is a lack of food people get angry. We have already seen that price increases from food shortages have led to riots in many countries: Morocco, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Guinea, Mauritania and Senegal, just to mention a few. In the past year cereal prices have triggered violence in Mexico when corn that had been diverted into making biofuels pushed up the price of tortillas by 60 percent. In Italy, the rising cost of pasta prompted nationwide protests. Nearly every one of these riots occurred in the cities. Now that half the world is living in great cities there is more tension just because there is less space. Humans were created over millennia to live in small groups scattered over large areas. Being surrounded by space is a blessing, and the numbers seeking open views and the spaciousness of a small farm show how important this urge is. When we are crammed together with less space, crime and domestic violence increases, and the crowding makes it easier to organise riots than in the countryside. In all these situations it is the very young, the children under ten, who bear the hardest impact. In a recent report on The Implications of Climate Change for the World’s Children it was written that “Those who have contributed least to climate change are suffering the most. It is clear that a failure to address climate change is a failure to protect the children.”

IMPRISONED LAWYER

Russia’s unlikely heroine

Cathy Young

vetlana Bakhmina, a Russian lawyer and mother, has never been involved in politics or public affairs. Yet this ordinary 39-yearold woman has become the famous yet invisible heroine of a drama that is both intensely personal and highly political – and that may have far-reaching effects on Russia’s public life. A former legal counsel for the Yukos oil company, Bakhmina has spent four years in a penal colony after being convicted of embezzling funds from the Yukos subsidiary Tomskneft (which disputed the charges and denied incurring any losses). The case against her is widely believed to have been trumped up as part of the politically motivated persecution of her former boss, jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who angered then-President Vladimir Putin with his political activism and funding of opposition groups. Having served half of her sentence, Bakhmina became eligible for parole in May. She has two sons, ages 7 and 11. She is also eight months pregnant. And, despite being commended as a model prisoner by colony authorities, she has been denied parole twice. Bakhmina’s defenders believe this

harsh treatment is meant to pressure her into testifying against Khodorkovsky (who is facing new charges) and also reflects Putin’s personal vendetta against Yukos defendants. Recently, the Bakhmina case took a new turn. In September, a former classmate of Bakhmina’s posted an open letter to President Dmitry Medvedev asking him to pardon Bakhmina. Several days later, an Internet petition was launched. By late October, the petition had more than 60,000 signatures. On Oct. 30, in a rare media breakthrough, the case was discussed in the television debate show “K barieru!” (“Challenge to a duel”), with the writer Maria Arbatova facing off against the veteran dissident Valeria Novodvorskaya. Some commentators suggested that Novodvorskaya, known for her anti-Putin tirades, was set up to discredit the “Free Bakhmina” movement as a cause of loony radicals. But her occasional extreme comments (such as comparing Bakhmina’s treatment to Nazi killings of pregnant Jewish women) were overshadowed by the repulsiveness of Arbatova, whose quasi-feminist argument against special treatment for women quickly de-

volved into cruel jeers at Bakhmina and her defenders. The call-in vote tilted in Arbatova’s favor, by about 68,000 to 56,000 votes. Many Russian bloggers believe it was rigged, claiming that calls to the pro-Novodvorskaya line repeatedly got a busy signal but calls to the pro-Arbatova line went through at once. Even so, it was a fairly small margin for a pro-government position. Interestingly, in an October poll, only 16 percent of Russians approved of the denial of parole to Bakhmina while 37 percent disapproved and the rest had no opinion. There are now more than 85,000 signatures on the Bakhmina petition - including professionals, managers, and college students as well as homemakers, workers, and police officers. The accompanying comments offer a fascinating slice of Russian life. Some people appeal to Medvedev’s Christian mercy; others say that the request should be a demand. Some blast Medvedev and Putin as “vicious clowns” or “criminals” or refer pointedly to Medvedev’s lack of true authority. Some angrily denounce the current regime and its injustices while others sound poignantly resigned: “How sad

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that we live in such a time,” or simply, “God help us.” Quite a few comments reflect Russian society’s still-strong traditionalism – the belief that women and mothers have a special claim to compassion and that picking on a woman, especially a pregnant one, is unmanly. A kindergarten teacher takes a swipe at Putin’s notorious macho displays: “Manliness is demonstrated by protecting women and children, not by showing off a muscular torso.” The chivalry may be cloyingly retrograde, but this time it is helping mobilize Russian public opinion in the cause of human rights. While there has been no official response to the petition, Bakhmina has been transferred from the penal colony to a clinic in a Moscow suburb. There is speculation that authorities may be looking for a way to release her without losing face. Meanwhile, the movement for Bakhmina may become, in the words of writer Boris Akunin, “a seed of civil society.” One petition signer, a Moscow mathematician, commented, “Svetlana, stay strong! With your help, Russians are opening their eyes!” Sometimes, such unlikely heroes make history. (Cathy Young is a contributing editor at Reason magazine.)

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Let Obama be Obama

The constraints he will inherit mean that the United States president-elect will be a change-maker not a miracle-worker Godfrey Hodgson

"Let Reagan be Reagan!" That was the slogan of Ronald Reagan's conservative followers. They were afraid that their leader's sharp ideological thrust was being blunted by timidity and moderation. The shrewder among them were also aware that, while a president of the United States is very powerful, he is not omnipotent. Now, in the interval between Barack Obama's election and his inauguration, there is a deep yearning, in America and abroad, for Obama to be Obama. Let him be the apostle of change he has always claimed to be. Let him sweep away the miasma of foreign and domestic disasters that persuaded so many Americans to vote for him. Let him end the war in Iraq, close Guantánamo and fire the torturers, but let him also end the growing inequality of American life. Many would go further, and hope, too, that he will end the deregulation and the dismantling of the powers of government to protect the people that have led so directly to the economic crisis. At the same time there is an awareness that Obama will not be able to do all that his supporters expect of him, or indeed all that he would like to do. Even the strongest of presidents have complained of the limitations on presidential power. "Every president", said Lyndon B Johnson, "has to establish with the various sectors of the country what I would call ‘the right to govern'". On another occasion he put it more bluntly. "The only power I've got is nuclear, and I can't use that!" Franklin D Roosevelt, the most effective president in the last century, expressed his frustration with the bureaucracies who nominally served him. "To change anything in the N-a-a-v-y", he drawled, "is like punching a featherbed!". So it seems timely to take a look at the specific constraints that will bind Obama so that he may not "be Obama", as so many want him to be. The limits of power There are obvious financial and economic constraints imposed by the economic crisis. Obama has said that the economy will be his first priority. Whatever strategy or mix of strategies he adopts to make the recession as shallow and as short-lived as possible, resources for bold initiatives are bound to be limited. There are, too, the constraints imposed by his own personality. Barack Obama is an unusually complicated man. He is indeed in many ways a radical. He is also a conservative. Three values, in particular, that are massively important to him are at the heart of what has been historically the conservative personality. He is a reli-

gious man: not a Muslim, as some in his family were, and as his enemies pretend, but a Christian, one who has chosen the Christian faith consciously and as a mature adult. He is a patriot and an American exceptionalist. Like other great American radicals before him, from Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, the motivation to which he constantly appeals is the idea that in America, more than elsewhere, higher standards of political and social morality must be observed. Good for him: at the same time he will not instinctively look for political ideas abroad. As he shows in the charming affection he shows to his wife and his daughters, he has the strong sense of family that is natural to a man whose family, though loyal and affectionate, was in several respects dysfunctional. So we should not expect him to be driven by an instinctive wish to overturn the applecart. He is sincere when he says he wants change. He will not want to try to change everything. Like every politician, and especially every politician who has captured his party's nomination not as the beneficiary of a long-earned legitimacy but as an insurgent, Obama is constrained by the ideas and values of the immediate circle of his supporters and advisers. To be sure, because he has raised so much money in small amounts, often over the internet from hundreds of thousands of donors, he is not in hock to big business and special interests. But he has made friends and incurred obligations on his astonishingly brief rise to the top. He will do much for AfricanAmericans and also for HispanicAmericans. But he is hardly their prisoner. In Illinois, the traditional "race men" neither liked nor trusted him. Even the Reverend Jesse Jackson, a more substantial figure than envious black members of the Illinois legislature, was even recorded in a moment of un-Christian annoyance uttering an earthy insult directed against him. More restricting, perhaps, are the feelings of a group that supported him less enthusiastically than AfricanAmericans: working-class, or "bluecollar" voters. Obama will be under pressure to adopt at least some protectionist measures to calm the fears of industrial workers who have lost their jobs or are afraid of losing them to foreign competition. One reason, among several, why he has been talking to Hillary Clinton about a job in his administration - perhaps as secretary of state - is to buckle to himself two groups she was more successful at reaching out to in the campaign than he was: blue-collar workers, and women. One constraint on the power of

tion to make progress towards peace between Israel and the Palestinians, there are in practice quite strict constraints on how far or how fast it is likely to move. This applies even more to America's relations with Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. Senator Obama came out early and clearly against the Iraq war. But he did so in part because he saw it as a foolish distraction from what he has continued to insist was the more urgent and legitimate task of fighting Islamist extremism in Afghanistan and in its last redoubt in the tribal areas of Pakistan. As a result, one of the first and most dangerous crises the Obama administration will face will be over Pakistan. As a candidate, Obama continued to insist (including in a speech at the Aipac conference in June 2008) that Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. At the same time, he has said he would be willing to talk directly to the Iranian government about the issue. He has also insisted that the Taliban must be defeated in Afghanistan, and that he is willing to Between ideal and reality There are issues where the will of enter Pakistan territory, with military the American people, especially as or- force if necessary, to eliminate al-Qaiganised by long-established and well- da leaders. funded lobbies, sets rather tight limits on what a president can do. Two exam- What he can do The president-elect has said reples are healthcare reform and Israel. Barack Obama is committed to repeatedly that before anything else he form of the American healthcare sys- will focus his energies on attempting tem, and in particular of access to it. to reduce the duration and the severPoll data suggest that a large propor- ity of the economic crisis. Wisely, he tion of the American population wants has given few hints as to how he would reform. Hillary Clinton is if anything go about that. He has however insisteven more committed. Public opinion, ed that help should be directed, far however, shies away from a national more than has been done by the Bush healthcare system. Some kind of uni- administration, towards regular citiversal health insurance, with excep- zens struggling to keep their homes tions allowing those who are content and their jobs, as opposed to the Wall with their existing health policies, is Street investment firms from which the Bush administration has recruited the most that could pass Congress. The situation with regard to Israel both its economic philosophy and the is somewhat similar. A lot of preju- personnel with which it is trying to diced nonsense is written around cope with the crisis. Obama is unusuthe world about the "Jewish lobby" ally free from obligations to the mirin American politics. A majority of ror-glass towers of finance capitalism. American Jews vote the Democratic But he is not an opponent of capitalticket, and Jews are at least as strongly ism as a system. All these constraints are superimrepresented on the left as on the neoposed on the institutional isolation conservative right. Still, over at least three decades, the of the presidency as it has evolved in American people have been persuad- the American constitutional system ed that Israel is America's staunch- of separated powers, the isolation that est and even its most democratic ally doomed even such titans as Roosevelt (a questionable proposition, but one and Johnson to frustration. We can expect a serious, progreswidely held in the United States). Jewish organisations, especially the sive administration. It is committed to American Israel Public Affairs Com- ending the uglier aspects of the Bush mittee (Aipac), have worked very administration's foreign policy and hard to raise money for congressmen's to trying to save the country from the election campaigns and to keep them worst economic consequences of the briefed on the Israeli view of middle- conservative ascendancy. We should not, however, expect miracles. We east politics. As a consequence, while it will be must hope that Obama can swim. He a key goal for the Obama administra- will not be able to walk on water. every president, especially underestimated outside the United States, is the power of Congress. Obama's coat-tails, as they say, were quite long. Democrats will have a more substantial majority in the House of Representatives than speaker Nancy Pelosi has been able to count on since the mid-term elections of 2006. In the Senate, the new president will have fifty-seven or fifty-eight votes (depending whether the comedian Al Franken can win a seat in Minnesota that is still undecided). To apply the cloture rule and end debate, you need sixty votes. On many issues, Obama will be able to win the handful of Republican votes he needs to pass legislation he wants. But not on all. Party loyalty and party organisation in the United States are not so mechanistic that a president, even one with an arithmetical majority in both houses of Congress, can count on getting what he wants. Here he will run into the most important constraints of all.

Tibetan Movement May Dump 'Middle Way'

Antoaneta Bezlova

ight months after Tibet’s capital of Lhasa was rocked by violent anti-Chinese protests positions have hardened, casting gloom on prospects for progress on the Tibetan stalemate. More than 500 Tibetan exile leaders have gathered in Dharamsala, India, for emergency talks over their future strategy on China. The Dalai Lama’s admission of failure in his "middle way" approach -- a policy of compromise and peaceful dialogue that he has pursued for years with Beijing -- has led to calls by some radical followers to push for outright independence for Tibet. The prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile said the talks this week could lead to a dramatic new path for the Tibetan movement if the congress decided to drop the Dalai Lama's moderate path of compromise. "If the outcome of the present meeting is we should switch over from the ‘middle way' to independence, we will gladly follow that," Samdhong Rinpoche said. He added the exile parliament would have the final say over any decisions made this week. Beijing responded with a harsh warning, saying any attempt to split the Himalayan region from China were "doomed". "The so-called Tibet governmentin-exile is not recognised by any government in the world," China’s foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a press briefing Tuesday. "Any attempt to separate Tibet from Chinese territory will be doomed." China’s warning came on the heels of the British government’s withdrawal of its formal recognition of the suzerainty relationship between Tibet and China. As the only remaining nation to accord Tibet a "special position", which recognised China’s "suzerainty" but not its "sovereignty" over Tibet, Britain was accused by critics of undermining Tibet’s bargaining posi-

tion with Beijing. China insists Tibet has been part of its territory for 700 years. But while the Manchu dynasty -- from the early 18th century on till 1912 -- acted as a sort of feudal overlord, providing military backing to protect the Dalai Lama whenever necessary, the remote Himalayan region was left to govern itself. In 1949, enforcing the Manchu claim to the territory, communist China invaded and occupied Tibet. An uprising against Chinese rule in March 1959 was brutally suppressed and the current Dalai Lama together with some 80,000 of his followers fled to India where they set up a government-in-exile. The Dalai Lama -- revered by the Tibetans as a spiritual and temporal leader-- won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for his determined commitment to non-violence in pursuing the Tibetan cause. He has repeatedly said he is not asking for a sovereign, independent Tibet, but for genuine autonomy, pledged to his people by Chinese communist leaders in 1951 but never delivered. Touring world capitals, he has emphasised that without a greater respect for the religious and cultural identity of all Tibetans living inside China, his homeland is doomed. "Inside Tibet, the situation [has] become much worse," he told reporters recently during a visit to Tokyo. "This old nation, with ancient culture and heritage is now dying." There exists a gulf of mistrust and irreconcilable visions for Tibet between China and Dharamsala. Representatives of the Dalai Lama have held eight rounds of talks with Chinese negotiators since 2002 without any visible progress in breaching the differences. The two sides cannot even agree which Tibet they are talking about. The Dalai Lama believes he represents all seven million Tibetans, while the Chinese mean the 2.8 million that live in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Most Tibetans live in Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces as a result of borders drawn by the Chinese communist leaders in the 1950s. Beijing says the so-called ‘Greater Tibet’ put forward by the Dalai Lama would take up a quarter of China’s territory and denies it ever existed. It also accuses the Tibetan spiritual leader of using the pursuit of "genuine autonomy" as a disguise for seeking "covert independence". Chinese officials have dismissed the current talks in Dharamsala as meaningless, contending the exiled community does not represent the views of most Tibetans. But a secret poll conducted among Tibetans on the mainland claimed most people would follow any decision by the Dalai Lama, a spokesman for the exile Tibetan parliament said this week. The number of those who wanted full independence was twice as many as those who supported the current "middle way" approach, Karma Chophel said, without revealing specifics as to how the poll was carried out. The "middle way" has come under fire by some Tibetan exiles for not making headway in pushing forward the Tibetan cause. In March, a violent uprising by ethnic Tibetans in Lhasa and across swaths of western China was aggressively put down by Beijing. The riots threw a shadow over China’s preparations for the Beijing Olympics and provoked a string of international protests. Beijing blamed the Dalai Lama and his followers for the riots. During the last round of talks held in the Chinese capital this month, Chinese officials accused the Tibetan envoys of "lacking sincerity" by demanding "high degree of autonomy" repeatedly. Zhu Weiqun, a senior official in charge of Tibetan talks, said Beijing told the Dalai Lama in the 1980s that a "high degree of autonomy" was impossible. "However, more than two decades have passed, and they still use this trick to talk in a round-about way

with the central government, which shows that they lack sincerity," Zhu told the media at a specially convened briefing earlier this month. China has offered a wide degree of autonomy to the former colonies of Hong Kong and Macao, but has said the same would not apply to non-Han Chinese territories. "It is a fundamental political system of China… It does not allow the promotion of ethnic separatism under the banner of ‘genuine ethnic self-governance’," Du Qinglin, head of a government department in charge of the negotiations, said after the breakup of the latest talks in Beijing. "We will never allow someone to hold a banner of ‘real autonomy’ and damage the national unity," Du added. But while Beijing sees the Tibetan impasse as an issue of sovereignty, the exiled Tibetan community says it is an issue of human rights. "This meeting is not about taking Tibet away from China," Thupten Samphel, spokesman for the government-in-exile, said Tuesday referring to the current talks in Dharamsala. "It is about restoring the human rights of Tibetan people in Tibet."

Hey my dear (Atie, DBC) Many Many happy returns of the day on this auspicious day of yours. No one is born happy, but everyone is born with ability to create happiness. So make everyone happy by flashing your swe etest “Smile”. May Almighty God give you a good health, right knowle dge and wisdom from above as you begin a new life. Wish you a very happy birthday. Always your friend {Saw}

Psychological impact of violence on Kashmiris Kashif-ul-Huda

Twenty years of violence between Indian Army and Kashmiri militants has resulted in at least 20,000 deaths and 4,000 displaced, according to the government figures. But the toll is even greater in terms of psychological damage to the population. A recent study that looked at the psychological health found that a third of the study participants had contemplated suicide, a sign of extreme psychological distress. The study published in the latest issue of peer reviewed journal "Conflict and Health" was conducted by organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)'s, Simon Fraser University of Canada, and Utrecht University of Netherlands. Study interviewed 510 Kashmiris living in Indian Kashmir. It found over one-third of respondents have symptoms of psychological distress and women show significantly higher level of distress. Feeling of insecurity was a major reason for the higher levels of psychological distress. Survey was conducted in 2005 and includes 270 males and 240 females. The most striking finding of the study is that one-third of those surveyed had thought about ending their life in the past 30 days of the survey. The survey found that there was a difference in the reasons of psychological distress between males and females. Males who had self-experienced i.e. if they had been arrested, tortured, or abused show higher level of distress. Kashimiri women, on the other hand displayed psychological problem by just witnessing the events. In the scientific paper the authors explain that "for males, violation of modesty, forced displacement, and disability were all associated with a significantly increased likelihood (three times the odds) of suffering from psychological distress. For women, the witnessing of people being killed or tortured or dependency on outside assistance doubled the odds of suffering psychological distress." The data tabulated in the paper is very shocking when you consider that 63% of the respondents have seen wounded people. 40% have witnessed people being killed, 67% have seen other being tortured and 13% have witnessed rape. 44% of the respondents experienced being abused and 11% claimed that their modesty was violated. The level of psychological problem was found to be much higher than similar studies done elsewhere in India and even when the cutoff score was set to a conservative standard. When the cutoff score was lowered to the Indian study the psychological distress was found to be over 71%. Though one-third reported having suicidal thoughts, it does not always result in a suicide attempt. But according to one estimate about 60,000 Kashmiris did commit suicide, last year. Withdrawing themselves or isolating themselves was the most preferred way of coping with the psychological problem. About half of them showed aggressive behavior. Many turned to religion as a source of support and finding peace. Even though Kashmir lacks proper mental health care facility, still, over 60% of the respondents visited the health clinic to seek help. Some visited more than once in the 30 days immediately before the study interview, and women found to be visiting health facilities more than men. The impact of violence, threat, and alertness has adversely affected armed forces too. Elevated level of psychological problem is seen among Indian Army personnel deployed in Kashmir. Past January, Indian Army hired 400 psychiatrists to help control the high numbers of suicides in its ranks. Government should spend more money in improving mental health care facilities for the people and the soldiers. Those fighting this battle for Kashmir should stop and see what this battle for land is doing to the people living on this land. (The author is the Editor of news website: www.TwoCircles.net)

Zisaji Presidency College ‘Towards a Realistic Dream’ The founders of ‘Zisaji Presidency College’ (ZPC) must be foresighted and indeed with a great vision for christening a very catchy and interesting name for the temple of learning ‘Zisaji Presidency College’. No matter the distance and interiorness of the area in the state, it does not deter the mind and vision of the founders in the field of education. Here look at the name – ‘Zi’ Stands for Zinki, name of the largest river in the area; ‘Sa’ Stands for Saramati the highest mountain peak (3840 m) in Nagaland and ‘Ji’ Stands for Jingkhu, one of the biggest valleys in the area amalgamating the word ‘ZISAJI’. The term Presidency added gracefulness and greatness to its name and vision. The college name is Geographic with Geographical features of the area. In fact, the prominent Geographical features and the fascinating land scape will catch the attention of any way fare and will interest nature lover more which is inevitably. The fantasy and imaginative beauty of the land scape of the hill top settlements of plateau like surfaces amidst crystal serpentine rivers flowing down the flourishing evergreen vegetation is truly enchanting and irresistible to the eyes and heart, which entices you to visit until your heart would cease throbbing hard without giving you rest, till the paranoiac view of the area is viewed and indeed a natural region for tourist attraction. It can also be a hot spot of tourist attraction provided the settlements and the public ‘Open hearts’ to assimilate the culture of tourism industries, the challenging adventurous activity is another advantage. Thus the name ‘Zisaji Presidency College’ is great as such it have to live up its name, the Presidency College in the state of Nagaland. Hence forth, the concerted effort of the college authority, the teaching faculty, staff & student on one hand, and on the other hand the public, public leaders, Higher Education department and the Government of Nagaland is to put its zeal and enthusiasm for the development of the college as centre of educational excellence and attraction in this part of the state, since this is the only higher educational Institute in the area so far sharing its border with Myanmar. ZPC is a border institute having had its strategic importance where emphasis for its development and the attention of the people of the state is demanded on the foots that awareness of the importance of our environment and rich resources need to be addressed and investigated thoroughly for sustainable development. Thus, urges and solicit the realistic support from the higher education department the State Govt. and in particular the promoters of Education. The strong moral support from the people of Nagaland for the Institution and its development would be a dream reality towards fulfilling the vision of the college.

Dr V. Thingo, Principal ZPC

DON'T FORGET TO WAIT FOR ME (Dedicated to my brother Lt. Asungba Walling) I remember you so well, my brother The way you laughed and smiled, The corny jokes you used to tell Just to put a smile in my face. Always listening to everything I had to say; But all those good times came to an abrupt end That warm August night. I saw you in the cofﬁn I could'nt breathe, nor make a sound. Oh!That you could only wake up. I never got enough time with you, You left before I could say 'U are the best brother in my world'. Its too late now! I wish that we could talk again If only for awhile; To share the pain and sorrow In a world that's grown so cold for me. Vanished....but not forgotten. Hurt and pain you left behind Your dreams all ripped away Buried in the grave. But I now realize Dying is not only for the very old. My brother, don't forget to wait for me For God will choose the time for me. Naro Walling, Hospital Colony, Kohima

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NEWS FILE Crude bomb recovered from UP district court LUCKNOW, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): A crude bomb was recovered from the district court in Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning, the police said. On Wednesday evening, a crude bomb exploded in the same court but no one was injured. The explosion Wednesday took place in the electricity meter outside the chief judicial magistrate’s court in Sultanpur district, 100 km from here. “Today (Thursday) at around 10 am, we recovered a crude bomb near the court of additional chief judicial magistrate. After inspecting it, we found it to be of very low intensity,” Additional Superintendent of Police V P Shukla told a news service. “It appears that some mischievous elements are trying to hamper court proceedings and we will soon nab them,” Shukla added. Additional Director General of Police (Crime, Law and Order) Brijlal said: “We are taking these (court) explosions seriously and those found guilty will be booked under National Security Act.” “A terror activity is ruled out,” he added. Similar incidents were also reported on November 14 and 15 at the district court of the state capital Lucknow after fire crackers exploded in the washroom.

Anil Kapoor, Bollywood actor and goodwill ambassador of the Development Organization Plan, center, poses with children during an event to launch a nationwide campaign ‘Learn without Fear’ in New Delhi, November 20. The campaign aims to prevent violence in any form against children in schools. Two out of every three children report facing physical abuse in school, according to the Plan. (AP Photo)

Former US secretary of state Kissinger accepts using derogative term against India MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Thursdayy virtually admitted that he had used a derogatory term with reference to India during the 1971 war with Pakistan. Kissinger had described Indians as “bastards” then, according to documents the US State Department declassified a few years ago. Kissinger has since then said he regretted those remarks. It all happened at the end of a tiring day, he said, in reply to a question on whether he had indeed used those words. The Nobel Laureate was addressing a gathering here on ‘American Foreign Policy After Elections’. During the Nixon administration, all conversations were taped and his remarks were used out of context, Kissinger said, adding “we made the mistake of keeping a record of all that. C M Y K

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Two Bangladeshis arrested near Indo-Pak border JAMMU, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Two Bangladesh nationals were today arrested by the army near Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here. Army troops of 8 Dogra regiment saw two persons moving in a suspicious manner towards the International Border in Ramgarh belt of Samba district. The troops asked them to stop, they said, adding the duo tried to escape from the spot but were later arrested. The two have been identified as Sadiq Mian and Abdul Malik, both residents of Bangladesh. During the search, troops recovered USD 175, some Bangladeshi currency and Indian currency worth Rs 4300, they said, adding the duo were later handed over to police for further action.

Two labourers die at Delhi Metro site after truck dumps sand NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (ANI): Two labourers were killed while they were sleeping at a metro construction site in north Delhi early Thursday when a truckload of sand was accidentally dumped on them. Delhi Police got to know about the freak accident when a PCR van got a call from Nangloi around 8.30 a.m. about two bodies lying under the sand, found when work began at the metro construction site. “They were sleeping in the space between two metro pillars in Nangloi. The truck accidentally dumped the sand on them and they died of asphyxiation,” a police officer said. The victims are yet to be identified. It was not certain whether they were employees of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the official said.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): With a view to rehabilitating the addicts in the country into the mainstream of the society and ensure their “whole person recovery”, the Centre has revised its scheme for prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse. Under the revised scheme, a provision has been made for supplying wholesome food to the patients from BPL families, street children, beggars and other vulnerable sections of the society at treatment centres free of cost, an official of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said. The aim of the comprehensive treatment programme, based on the concept of “whole person recovery”, is to make the addicts free from drugs and

Malegaon Blast Probe

Key suspects caught together on camera

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): In what could add weight to the Maharashtra AntiTerrorism Squad’s ongoing probe into the Malegaon blast, a video, released on Thursday, shows key suspects Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Dayanand Pandey and Sameer Kulkarni attending a function together, proving that they knew each other well. The video dated 12th April 2008 shows Dayanand Pandey, Sadhvi and Sameer Kulkarni attending a function organised by Abhinav Bharat in Bhopal. All the three are currently under arrest and in judicial custody in connection with the blast. The video also depicts them making hard hitting statements asking the people to unite for the protection of Hindus. The ATS will undoubtedly use the video as clinching evidence to point towards the proximity between the key accused in the highly sensitive case. Meanwhile, Pragya Thakur had on Monday filed an affidavit in a Nashik court, which is hearing charges against her, accusing the ATS of torturing her and violating her human rights. Terming her arrest as "politically motivated", she said she was beaten up so badly that at one point, she contemplated committing suicide. Self-styled spiritual guru Dayanand Pandey, who heads the Sharda Samaghraha Peeth in Jammu Tawi, has been booked for murder and attempt to murder in con nection with the Malegaon blast case. Sameer Kulkarni, a suspect in Malegaon blast is under police custody for allegedly attacking Pastor Peter David Silway of Aundh in 2007. It is being believed that Kulkarni took part in meetings where the Malegaon plot was allegedly hatched along with others at Bhonsala Military School. Meanwhile, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, the

BJP is being unpatriotic; Thackeray’s strength is limited: Sharad Pawar

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): As the probe into the Malegaon bombing envelops more and more Hindu radicals, Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has described the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as “unpatriotic” for questioning the ongoing investigations. Speaking to a correspondent, Pawar used uncharacteristically strong words to say, “The police have started investigating... If any political party takes objection, it is unfair and unpatriotic.” Asked if his criticism also included the BJP, which has viewed the action by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad as a pre-election gimmick by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Pawar said he was referring to “all” those raising questions about the probe. “Why should we interfere in the process of investigations?” When Hindu ascetic Pragya Thakur was first picked up for her alleged involvement in the Malegaon blasts, the BJP did not know how to react to the dramatic development. The scenario has since changed. Now L K Advani, the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, has charged the Congress-led UPA with political motivation. Among the first to call for a ban on the Bajrang Dal, the NCP chief said: “I had said that action should be taken against Hindu fundamentalists. A terrorist does not have any religion.” Speaking at length about

the Marathi-Bihari divide, Pawar expressed disappointment with “the Bihar politicians”, flayed the media for sensationalising the issue and defended the culture of tolerance of Mumbai and Maharashtra. “In Mumbai the Marathi-speaking people are only 24 percent. Show me any other state capital where 74 percent belong to other states?” he said. “Is this not tolerance? We have built up a cosmopolitan culture in Mumbai.” Commenting on the resignation by some Bihar MPs, following attacks in Mumbai on non-Marathis, Pawar said, “They have a right to take their own decisions.” But hitting out at his own colleagues in the UPA, though without naming them, he asked: “In a city where the population from the rest of India is 74 percent, if someone attacks, say, a Gujarati-run shop, should you have the entire Gujarati leadership come together, meet the prime minister, and demand that the chief minister of Maharashtra be removed? “They (Bihar politicians) are playing their political games, against each other, at the cost of Maharashtra.” Pawar dismissed allegations that the NCP and the Congress were propping up Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray so as to divide the Shiv Sena vote – just as the Congress tacitly supported the Sena in the early years to break the Communist trade unions. “Raj Thackeray contested local elections and

national coordinator for the Abhinav Bharat organisation, who the police claim has admitted to his role in planning the Malegaon blast, is likely to be arrested by the ATS today.

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managed to get only around 40 out of 5,000 seats. That shows his strength,” Pawar quipped. “I don’t think he has the capacity to create a problem for the Shiv Sena. What I know of the Sena, no leader who has left it has been able to affect it. Its core remains intact. “Secondly,” Pawar went on, “why should we give him importance? His attack is... against the Congress and us, against the chief minister and the deputy chief minister.” The NCP welcomed north Indians in Maharashtra, Pawar said. “We welcome all. My party gave representation to north Indians in government. When I was chief minister, there were always north Indians in my ministry. There have been 10-12 north Indian MLAs in the Maharashtra assembly. There are also Gujaratis and south Indians. “But except for Madhu Limaye and George Fernandes, who were accepted in other states from where they contested elections, which are the other leaders who are accepted by other states? How can anybody say the Marathi community is against north Indians? This is injustice.” He appealed to north Indians not to forget that Maharashtra had produced leaders such as Lokmanya Tilak, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, Y B Chavan and S A Dange who never took a parochial line. “That is also the overall thinking of the people of the state.”

innocent. She even claimed that it is a political game as no Army offiMeanwhile, wife of arrested cer could be brought infront of ATS Lt Col SP Purohit said he is being without any inquiry. Yesterday, Ltframed. She further added that he Col Purohit was subjected to brain is a true patriot, who is absolutely mapping and polygraph test. 10

Sena activist ﬁles PIL, wants CID to probe Malegaon case MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): A Shiv Sena activist has filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court, seeking that investigation of the Malegaon blast case be handed over to the state CID and action be taken against AntiTerrorism Squad for “ill treating” Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused in the matter. Petitioner Shilpa Deshmukh, who is the secretary of Shiv Sena’s Bhartiya Vidyarthi Sena, said that she was filing the PIL on her own and not on behalf of the party. However, the High Court is yet to hear the petition, which is based on media reports regarding probe of Malegaon blast case, and alleges ATS of showing biasness. “ATS is soft-pedalling” probe against Muslim organisations such as SIMI, the PIL says and claims that the investigation into the matter is “doubtful”. Besides, the PIL also asks for a judicial inquiry into the allegations of the accused Sadhvi Pragya against the ATS, it said. Action should be taken against Director General of Police A N Roy and ATS chief Karkare for their “barbaric and pre-judicial approach” towards Hindu organisations and Sadhvi Pragya, the PIL demands. It has also demanded that ATS officers should not detail the investigation process to the media.

people have been arrested so far by the ATS for their alleged role in the 29th September Malegaon blast that killed six. Purohit is said to be the mastermind and procure RDX to assemble the bomb.

Narendra Modi’s temple demolition irks VHP, Congress

GANDHINAGAR, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): The Narendra Modi government’s drive against temples encroaching streets in this Gujarat capital and elsewhere has invited the wrath of the opposition Congress and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alike. The Congress has expressed its surprise that small temples located on common plots of housing societies were being targetted in the name of development while the government glossed over encroachments by big temples and religious preachers. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad calls it an attack on Hindu culture and alleges that only the temples were being targetted and illegal structures of other communities were not being touched. “It is worrisome that over 250 temples located on common plots A schoolboy walks on a snow-covered road in Kufri, about 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from of housing societies, which are no hindrance to anyone, Shimla, November 20. (AP Photo)

are being demolished,” said Gujarat Congress president Siddharth Patel. “Our objection is that the big fish are left untouched while small temples are targeted,” Patel told a news service on Thursday. “Thousands of square metres of illegal land is with religious preacher Asaram Bapu on which he has built structures, but the government is oblivious to this.” Gujarat VHP president Dilip Patel told a news service: “This is a vicious attack on Hindu culture and beliefs.” “Hindu faith is dependent upon small and big temples. A poor man cannot go for pilgrimage for want of funds. His spiritual world revolves around the small temples that are close by,” he said. Patel accused the Modi government of targeting only Hindu shrines. Some temples in Gandhinagar existed even before the city came into being and they do not disturb

public convenience, he said. Gandhinagar District Collector Sanjeev Kumar, meanwhile, told a media service that the drive against illegal religious structures had been going on for a month and encroachments in the form of shanty towns were also being removed. He said the 250 demolished structures also included slum constructions. Protests were reported from Surat city, some 300 km from here, when people of Palanpur Patia area complained of high-handed behaviour by a police inspector helping a team of the local municipal corporation in demolishing a temple. The locals submitted a memorandum to Surat Police Commissioner R M S Brar against the inspector, R H Hadiya. Brar told IANS that the inspector was trying to disperse the mob which pelted stones at the municipal corporation’s team.

Polling begins in 51 assembly Repolling begins in four polling stations in J-K seats in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Polling for the second phase began in 51 assembly constituencies in eight districts of Chhattisgarh today. The polling began at about 8 am in the state. Electoral fortunes of 687 candidates will be decided by an electorate comprising 88,14,228 voters. Prominent leaders in the electoral battle include former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, his wife Renu Jogi, BJP state president Vishnu Deo Sai, Concrime and to provide employ- gress state president Dhanendra Sahu, Deputy Speaker ment to them, he said. The purpose of this Badridhar Diwan and Home scheme is to create aware- Minster Ram Vichar Netam. ness, provide counselling, treatment and rehabilitation 56 polling ofﬁcials of addicts through voluntary suspended and other organisations, he added. While the main thrust KORBA: Fifty-six polling of the previous scheme was officials from Korba district on treatment of addicts, of- were today suspended by the ficial said, the key elements District Electoral Officer, of the revised include instill- Korba, for negligence of duty. ing in the patients a commit- Ashok Agrawal, DEO, Korba, ment to a drug and alcohol told PTI over telephone that free life, adaptation to work the officials, including preand responsibility, social residing officers and polling integration, personal growth officers grade I, II and III, and self acceptance and ac- have been suspended for negceptance of higher values. ligence in duty for the second He said under the revised and final phase of the Chhatscheme Panchayati Raj insti- tisgarh Assembly elections tutions and urban local bod- for 51 constituencies which ies have also been made eli- began this morning. gible organisations to receive “These officials did not grant-in-aid. collect election materials

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Ajit Jogi’s convoy attacked, escapes unhurt

RAIPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Ajit Jogi was unhurt Thursday when some people threw stones at his convoy in Bilaspur district on the second and final day of polling. Jogi is contesting assembly elections from the Marwahi seat in the district Police said the attack took place in village Girbar after he halted at a polling station along with dozens of supporters. Voting was in progress there. “It was a minor incident and Jogi escaped unhurt. No arrest has been made but Jogi’s security has been tightened,” a police source said. Jogi said the attack was the result of “sheer frustration of state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)”. “Some anti-social elements from the bordering Madhya Pradesh and BJP workers at-

tacked my convoy in an area close to the Madhya Pradesh border,” Jogi saidtuency, some 280 km from here. “I have informed the police and will be sending details to senior election officials; the attack is a sign of sheer frustration in the BJP ranks as it is set to suffer a humiliating defeat,” Jogi held. Ajit Jogi is the sitting MP from Mahasamund and is contesting the election from the Marwahi (ST) seat. His wife Renu Jogi, also sitting MLA, is contesting from the Kota constituency. Both Marwahi and Kota are considered to be traditional seats of the Congress party, where Jogi is said to have a wide base of support. Meanwhile, polling is going on a brisk note in 51 assembly constituencies in eight districts of Chhattisgarh which is one of the six states going to polls this winter.

nor they reached to their assigned polling booths... Thus they have been suspended,” he said. Agrawal further said that alternate arrangements have been made and polling is going on smoothly. There are 12,073 polling stations across the

eight districts – Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Sarguja, Koria, Jashpur and Janjgir and Champa, where elections began amid tight security. About 2608 booths have been classified as sensitive and 355 booths as hyper sensitive.

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Repolling began in four polling stations of Sonawari and Kargil assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir today. The Election Commission had ordered repoll in the four stations in the two constituencies after the polling was suspended on Monday following a clash between supporters of two parties. The polling began at about 8.00 am and more than 31 per cent of voters cast their ballots by 11.15 am, an official spokesman said. In the two polling stations at Poshwari in Sonawari segment, 500 of the 1501 voters cast their votes while at Chaliskote and Apati polling stations in Kargil, 377 of the 1319 voters cast their franchise by 11.15 hours.

People's Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti, looks on as supporters shout slogans during a rally in Waskora some 35 kilometers (22 miles)from Srinagar, November 20. Pro-Indian parties intensiﬁed their campaigning after large crowds voted in ﬁrst phase of multistage elections in Indian Kashmir to elect a local government.(AP Photo)

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP govt for making false promises

HARDA (MP), NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday charged the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh for making 'false promises' and not fulfiling it. Addressing his first election meeting in the state for the November 27 Assembly elections at the Sokal ground here, the Congress leader said that the BJP government in the state has failed on all fronts. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government have not

done anything in the power sector, not constructing roads or for the welfare of the womenfolk. Rahul pointed out that according to a report, Madhya Pradesh topped amongst all the States in the country on atrocities on women. The BJP ran out of promises which it had not fulfilled during its five-year tenure, it has made further promises in a bid to woo voters, he said. The BJP also talked of terrorism in the country and the manner in which it was being handled by the UPA

government at the Centre, he said. Rahul reminded the BJP, that it was during the NDA regime a hijacked plane was allowed to go to Kandhar in Afghanistan and later the dreaded extremists were also freed by the BJPled government. The Co ng r e s s - l e d UPA government's biggest achievement is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which provides job opportunities to rural people from the country, he added.

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Somali politicians fuel piracy: African Union NAIROBI, NOVEMBER 20 (REUTERS): The growth in piracy off Somalia is being aggravated by the country's feuding politicians and the United Nations should send peacekeepers there quickly, Africa's top diplomat said on Thursday. Gunmen from the chaotic Horn of Africa country grabbed world headlines with Saturday's spectacular capture of a huge Saudi Arabian supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of oil, the biggest ship hijacking in history. Jean Ping, chairman of the African Union Commission, said the increasing piracy was "a clear indication of the further deterioration of the situation with far-reaching consequences for this country, the region and ... international community." Scores of attacks in Somali waters this year have driven up insurance costs for shipping firms, and even made some companies divert cargo around South Africa's Cape

of Good Hope. Military forces from NATO, the European Union and elsewhere are trying to protect vessels using the area – one of the world's busiest shipping corridors linking Europe to Asia – but have been unable to stop most attacks. Since seizing the supertanker Sirius Star, Somali gunmen have hijacked a Hong Kong-flagged ship heading for Iran and a Thai fishing boat. East African maritime officials say a third vessel, a Greek carrier, was also taken, but Athens denies it. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Wednesday the owners of the Sirius Star were in talks over a possible ransom. The tanker was seized 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya – far beyond the gangs' usual area of operations. It was believed to be anchored near Eyl, a former Somali fishing village that is now a well-defended pirate base.

as much as 2 million barrels of oil, more than a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily exports. The audacity of the attack underlined the extent of a crime wave that experts say has been fueled by an Iraq-style Islamist insurgency onshore, dimming hopes for U.N.-led peace talks, and the lure of multi-million-dollar ransoms. An Indian warship sank a pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday after a brief gun battle, and Moscow has proposed that NATO, the EU and others should launch land raids against the pirates' bases in coordination with Russian forces. Somali gunmen are believed to be holding more than 200 hostages and about a dozen ships in the Eyl area, including a Ukrainian vessel loaded with 33 tanks and other heavy weapons. Experts say pessimism over the outlook for peace talks, CRIME WAVE The huge ship was carrying memories of disastrous inter-

ventions in the past and the need to deal with emergencies elsewhere – from Afghanistan to Congo – have snuffed out the will to take further action. The AU's Ping strongly endorsed the conclusions of a regional meeting in Ethiopia this week that expressed dismay that Somalia's interim government had still failed to agree on a new cabinet and other steps toward political reconciliation. The Western-backed administration is insisting on U.N. troops to replace a small AU military force. "(Ping) is particularly disturbed by the political impasse and the rift within the TFG (Transitional Federal Government) top leadership," according to an AU Commission statement. "He calls for more sustained and coordinated efforts by the international community to support the peace efforts in Somalia, including the early deployment of U.N. peacekeeping forces."

Southeast Asia winning Malacca Straits battle: Watchdog

JAKARTA, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Southeast Asia is winning the battle against piracy in the Malacca Straits but any reduction in vigilance could see a sudden return of high-seas banditry in the vital trade lane, a watchdog said on Thursday. The strategic shipping route between Indonesia's Sumatra island and the Southeast Asian peninsula of Malaysia and Singapore was deemed the most dangerous waterway in the world by Lloyds of London only three years ago. But attacks are dramatically down, thanks

to better co-operation among the littoral states which surround the narrow waterway, and experts believe a major hijacking like the incident off Somalia this week is now unlikely here. In the year to September, there have been only two pirate attacks in the straits, according to the Malaysia-based International Maritime Bureau (IMB), compared to 38 in 2004 and a peak of 75 in 2000. "If pirates here were to try a copy-cat attack like in Somalia, it won't be easy for them because the governments in this region won't hesitate to take action," IMB Piracy Reporting Centre chief

Noel Choong said. But he said pirates operating out of bases in Sumatra and outlying islands would strike again as soon as the littoral states relaxed their coordinated "aggressive patrols”. "What we see is that the pirates aren't being detained, they're just lying low because of the aggressive patrols... We maintain our piracy warning for the Malacca Straits despite the stability of the region." The Malacca sealane carries about 40 percent of the world's trade, including a major part of the energy imports of China and Japan.

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US wants UN to set up a framework for prosecution of pirates

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Stunned at the reach of pirates operating off the Somalia coast, top US officials have called on the international community, including the UN Security Council, to set up a framework for prosecution of high-sea ship hijackers. While taking note of Indian Navy's encounters with the pirates off the horn of Africa, Pentagon officials have said, "We're working in the Security Council to try to pass a resolution that could perhaps help deal with some of the limitations that currently exist in dealing with vessels on the high seas." "One of the challenges that we have in piracy, clearly, is if you are intervening and you capture pirates, is there a path to prosecute them? And that's something I think the international community has got to answer for the long run," the US joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said. However, the US officials said Washington has declined to give advise to Saudi Arabia on how it is to go about in the latest ongoing incident involving the hijacking for the first time of a super tanker. Admiral Mullen said that he was "stunned" at the range of the pirates. "I'm stunned by the range of it... They've proven to be pretty capable, can get on and off lots of vessels. I mean, this is a 300,000-ton – three times bigger than one of our aircraft carriers," Admiral Mullen said. "... 450 miles away from the coast. That is the furthest – that's the longest distance I've seen for any of these incidents," he said explaining what he meant by "range".Terming piracy as an international problem, American officials said US was not going solve this alone and in practical terms this is an "international problem".

In this photo released by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer Chokai ﬁres an interceptor missile to shoot down the target in space, off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Wednesday, November 19. The Japanese navy ship on Wednesday failed to shoot down a mid-range ballistic missile target in a test the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced. (AP Photo)

Kathmandu valley shuts down US administration asks Obama to strengthen ties with UN in protest of youths’ killing NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): America's top foreign policy experts and former senior administration officials, including Democrats and Republicans, have asked the incoming President Barack Obama to strengthen the relationship with the United Nations (UN) to resolve the multifarious problems facing the world. In a statement, published as full page ad in the New York Times, has identified the areas in which Washington could work closely with the world body to contain spread of nuclear weapons and technology, counter-terrorism and climate change and called for new administration's "constructive involvement in reforming the United Nations”. "The next president has the unique

A policeman stands guard on a street during a general strike in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, November 20. Activists chanted slogans and halted trafﬁc by burning tires in Nepal’s capital in a general strike Thursday protesting alleged killings by former communist rebels who head the country’s coalition government. (AP Photo)

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): An Indian diplomat escaped unhurt when a mob pelted stones on his car as anti-Maoist

protests paralysed life in Nepal's capital today, pushing vehicles off roads and forcing schools and major markets to remain closed.

opportunity to revitalise the US-UN relationship as a symbol of American's commitment to constructive international cooperation," it stressed. The statement effectively asked the new administration to reverse the policy of Bush administration which had at one stage said that the world body is "irrelevant" and had expressed its anger when the Security Council failed to give clear mandate to Washington to attack Iraq. "The UN cannot succeed without strong US leadership and support. This investment will pay off substantially by helping enhance our standing internationally and strengthen our ability to keep America safe and strong," the statement said. The statement came just as Obama had his first direct telephonic

discussion yesterday with SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon on global issues and steps needed to strengthen the partnership between the US and UN. Earlier, Ban had sent a congratulatory letter to Obama on his election and also met with former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former representative Jim Leach in Washington on Friday to discuss enhancing co-operation between US and UN. The statement, which could set the tone for the future relationship, was singed, among others, by former Secretaries of State Albright and Warren Christopher, former Defence Secretaries Harold Brown and William Perry and Brent Scowcroft who was national security adviser under Republican Presidents Gerald

Agitators attacked the car of First Secretary S K Joshi near the Indian embassy here this morning. Joshi, who was inside the vehicle was unhurt, but his car was badly damaged in the incident, Indian Embassy sources said. Protests against the killing of two youths allegedly by the Maoists' youth wing cadres intensified across the capital today. All private and public vehicles remained off roads, schools and colleges were closed and major markets were shut down as the youth wings of main opposition Nepali Congress and coalition partner CPN-UML called a valley-wide strike. At least two motorcycles, a passenger bus and an army jeep were vandalised in different parts of the capital this morning for defying the shut down, police said. A group of students also attacked the National Institute of Science and Technology, which was holding classes during the strike. Demonstrators had vandalised vehicles and blocked roads yesterday, following the recovery of bodies of two youths who were allegedly abducted by the Young Communist League cadres last month. Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Thapa and CPN-UML's Pradip Gyawali, who addressed a gathering here, held Prime Minister Prachanda morally responsible for the killing and con- Newly wed French couple in traditional Nepalese attire enjoy a cycle rickshaw ride demned the Maoists' "anar- through the streets after their wedding ceremony in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, November 20. (AP Photo) chist activities".

Ford and George W Bush. A spokesperson of Obama transition team said the President-elect, during his telephonic discussions, had underscored his view that the world body needs far reaching reforms and the United Nations should rededicate to its mission to effectively resolve the global issues. The first contact between Obama and Ban came when the President-elect called him to thank for his congratulatory message. During the election, Obama had expressed support for United Nations when he asserted that no country has a greater scope in the UN than the United States. But he also criticised the world body for moving too slowly on several fronts including ending genocide in Darfur.

Ban Ki-moon asks for greater transparency to curb arms race UNITED NATIONS, NOVEMBER 20 (PTI): Underscoring the key role of collective security in preventing conflicts, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked for greater transparency in the drive to curb armaments and boost confidence among nations. "As we know all too well, organisations tend to be better equipped for reacting to developments than for anticipating them," Ban told an open meeting of the Council yesterday on boosting collective security and arms reduction. "But we cannot be passive in the face of threats to international peace and security." In the address delivered by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, the Secretary-General said that strengthening col-

lective security can improve trust among countries and in turn blaze the trail for cooperation in other areas. "No serious discussion on the limitation or elimination of armaments can avoid the topic of improving transparency," he said, calling on nations to behave in a "predictable" manner to generate confidence. Member States, through the UN, have developed two means to promote greater transparency. The Standardised Instrument for Reporting Military Expenditures will undergo its first review in 2010, while the UN Register of Conventional Arms, to which Member States can report their arms imports and expert, has seen its scope widened in recent years to include small arms transfers.

UN launches biggest ever Zimbabwe tells Annan to postpone visit humanitarian appeal NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Launching its largest ever humanitarian appeal, the United Nations (UN) has sought USD 7 billion in urgent aid for 30 million people in 31 countries, to tide over the hunger crisis that has been compounded by the economic downturn. The latest aid appeal dwarfs last year's call by the international agency for USD 3.8 billion for 25 million people. "Our aim is to help these most vulnerable people survive the coming year, and enable them to start working their way out of vulnerability and despair towards the dignity, safety and self-sufficiency to which every human being has a right," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in the foreword to the Humanitarian Appeal 2009. By far, the biggest appeal ever launched since the creation of the UN Con-

solidated Appeals Process (CAP) in 1991, it covers the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Iraq, Kenya, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, the West African region, and Zimbabwe, among others. The overall humanitarian aid bill for 2009 is expected to go way beyond the USD 7 billion requested today, since the CAP does not include the so-called "flash appeals" which are launched throughout the year to meet the needs of new natural disasters as they arise. In formulating this year's CAP, 360 aid organisations including UN agencies, NGOs and other international bodies united to meet the world's major humanitarian challenges in a co-ordinated, effective and prioritised way, the UN said. The number of targeted countries has gone

up and includes a regional appeal for refugees from Iraq, covering seven countries. The biggest requirement is for Sudan at just over USD 2 billion, with the appeal for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) up from USD 600 million last year to USD 830 million. "Millions of people continue to struggle with long-running conflicts, natural disasters, effects of climate change and high food prices. The 2009 Appeal offers concrete help to these people in distress," UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes said. He noted that funding for 2008 had so far been better than ever in terms of percentage funded at 67 percent though it was "never enough" as there were many projects that were only partially funded, and some projects which were not funded at all. Despite strains of the global

financial crisis, humanitarian budgets should not only be maintained but increased as needs rise due to a number of factors, including climate change and the global food crisis, Holmes said. He added that he was particularly pleased that the NGO share of the appeal had increased; it is 52 per cent this year. "In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), around 250,000 people are believed to have been displaced in the last two months and the situation is becoming increasingly desperate," UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Executive Director Frafjord Johnson said, referring to the surge in fighting between government and rebel forces in the east of the vast country. She said more than 100,000 children were "on the run" in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, either with their families or separated from them.

HARARE, NOVEMBER 20 (AGENCIES): Zimbabwe on Thursday told former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to postpone a visit set for this weekend, when he plans to lead a group of dignitaries to highlight the humanitarian crisis here. Annan announced last week that he would travel to Zimbabwe this weekend with former US President Jimmy Carter and rights activist Graca Machel, wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela. The former UN chief said they wanted to find ways to ease the plight of Zimbabwe's people, with nearly half the population needing emergency food aid and a cholera epidemic sweeping across the country. But the governmentmouthpiece Herald newspaper accused the three, who belong to a group of senior statesman known as the Elders, of seeking to boost the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe.

A man suffering from cholera is taken in a cart to a nearby clinic in the high density suburb of Budiriro, Harare, Thursday, November 20. About 160 people have died of the desease in recent weeks, independent groups say. The lack of clean water and poorly maintained sewage systems have seen the waterborne disease thrive. (AP Photo)

"The visit has been deemed a partisan mission by a group of people with partisan interests," an unnamed government source said in the paper. "The Elders wrote to Government on the intended visit, but they have been advised that while it appreciates the humanitarian concern by the group, it was important for them to plan their visit on a date that is convenient and agreed to by both sides," the source added. When Annan announced the visit last week, he said the mission was purely humanitarian and would not touch on the protracted negotiations to form a unity government under a two-month-old power-sharing deal. But he added, "Delays in forming a government are prolonging the suffering of the people." Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed on September 15 to form a unity government, but the talks have broken down over disputes on how to divide control of key cabinet posts.

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Pakistan appoints Qadir as new chief selector ISLAMABAD, NOVEMBER 20 (AP): The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday appointed former test legspinner Abdul Qadir as its new chief selector. "Yes, we have appointed him as the new chief selector," PCB chairman Ejaz Butt told reporters. "The other members of the (selection) committee will be announced shortly." Qadir, 53, took 236 wickets in 67 test matches and also grabbed 132 in 104 one-day internationals before retiring in 1993. Qadir takes over from former test fast bowler Salim Jaffar, who led the selection of the team that routed the West Indies 3-0 in the one-day series in Abu Dhabi last week. Other former test cricketers who were appointed to the PCB after Butt took over last month from Nasim Ashraf include Salim Altaf (chief operating officer), Javed Miandad (director general), Aamir Sohail (director of the national cricket academy) and Wasim Bari (director of human resources).

CAS rejects Atletico appeal over racism punishment

In this Sunday, March 23, 2008 ﬁle photo, Arsenal captain William Gallas, left, gestures as he talks with fellow team members during a warm up prior to the start of their English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London. Arsenal captain William Gallas has called for the team's coveted young stars to toughen up and accept that having the stomach for a ﬁght is just as important as silky skill if they want to win the Premier League title. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gallas raised concerns that Arsenal's highly rated youngsters may not always have shown the necessary bite when it mattered this season. He also revealed there have been recent arguments among team members on and off the pitch. (AP Photo/File) JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer

PARIS (AP) - Arsenal captain William Gallas has called for the team's coveted young stars to toughen up and accept that having the stomach for a fight is just as important as silky skill if they want to win the Premier League title. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gallas raised concerns that Arsenal's highly rated youngsters may not always have shown the necessary bite when it mattered this season. He also revealed there have been recent arguments among team members on and off the pitch. "We have to understand that to be champions, you have to play big matches every weekend and fight," Gallas told the AP. "We are coming up against teams who are not scared to play football against us, who are not scared to take us on at our place, and this is becoming dangerous for Arsenal." Arsenal lost its fourth game of the season - and its second at home after being unbeaten at the Emirates last season - 2-0 to Aston Villa last

weekend, putting the Gunners already nine points behind Chelsea and Liverpool in the title race. "We are not brave enough in battle. I think we need to be soldiers. We have to be warriors," Gallas said. "There are teams who can do it well against us, and we have to be able to face up to these attacks. "That is how they will forge their character, and how they will get experience. Even though they've played a certain number of matches, they're still young and still learning," Gallas added. Friction is creeping into the squad and Gallas says he sometimes feels out of touch. Revealing for the first time how he broke up an argument when Arsenal drew 4-4 with bitter rival Tottenham, Gallas also said some Arsenal players were insulted by their own teammate during another match. Gallas said he is speaking out because "there are things thatcan't be said and can't be tolerated" and because he is fed up with taking the majority of criticism because he wears the captain's armband.

Gallas was criticized for a show of petulance last season whenArsenal conceded a late penalty against Birmingham. He feels it wasjustified at the time, but that the criticism has unfairly carried over into this season. One incident this season greatly upset the France defender. "When, as captain, some players come up to you and talk to you about a player ... complaining about him ... and then during thematch you speak to this player and the player in question insults us," Gallas said. "There comes a time where we can no longer comprehend how this can happen." Gallas would not reveal the player's name, although he said the incident occurred during an attacking phase of play. "I am trying to defend myself a bit without giving names. Otherwise I'm taking it all (the blame). It's very frustrating," he said. "I'm 31, the player is six years younger than me." Gallas also broke up an argument in the Arsenal changing rooms during the halftime interval against Spurs. Arsenal went on to throw away victory after

leading 4-2 with just minutes remaining. "There was a problem at halftime," Gallas said. "The only thing that I could say at halftime was 'Guys, we resolve these problems after the match, not at halftime."' Gallas says Arsenal's young stars are not guaranteed to emulate Manchester United's golden generation - when David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville all broke through from the youth ranks - just on talent alone. "They can have (the same success). The problem is that the Manchester youngsters have been through something, they have won something," Gallas said. " Big contracts - which Arsenal's teenage players have now, and United's starlets waited years for - may be a factor. "That makes the difference, perhaps. You can rest on your laurels, that's for sure," Gallas said, adding that eulogies over the team's future potential masks the fact that Arsenal are not winning anything. Having won two league titles with Chelsea, Gallas is desperate for a trophy. "I have to win something

this year. I have to win something, Arsenal has to win something," Gallas said. "It's four or five years since Arsenal won anything - 2004 (the league title). That's nearly five years, and that's not good." Another season without silverware, Gallas said, "would be a kind of failure." Asked if he would leave the club if Arsenal does not win the title, Gallas kept his options open. "We will have to see. We don't know what will happen between here and then," he said. "For me the title is not over, it's true that we are nine points behind Chelsea, but you have to be optimistic and you can't give up. "(Four defeats is) a lot, but it's a long season. I think it will be very tight this year and we will have to hope that Chelsea draw a few games and have a few defeats." Arsenal travels to play Manchester City on Saturday, and then takes on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge the following week. Two weeks ago, Arsenal silenced the critics with a 2-1 home win over European champion Manchester United that earned coach

Arsene Wenger's team rave reviews, but Gallas was horrified to see the performance slip against Villa just one week later. Wenger has stuck by his policy of nurturing young players despite criticism that he has not spent enough in the transfer market. "If he's worried, he hides it well," Gallas said of Wenger. Gallas, however, openly questioned the level of commitment shown against Villa. "Maybe, against Manchester, it was the whole team that fought for victory," Gallas said. "But when you stop fighting together, there comes a time when the midfield will sink, the defenders, unfortunately, can also sink. That's what happened against Villa." Arsenal lost the spine of its midfield - Gilberto Silva (32),Mathieu Flamini (24), Alexander Hleb (27) - at the end of last season, and a lack of maturity was clinically exposed by Villa. The north London team took on Villa with Cesc Fabregas (21), Denilson (20), Abou Diaby (22) and Samir Nasri (21) in midfield.

News agencies skip test coverage

LONDON, NOVEMBER (AP): Global news agencies did not cover Thursday's first day of the first test between Australia and New Zealand because of a dispute over conditions imposed by Cricket Australia, the sport's governing body in the country. The Associated Press was joined by Reuters and Agence France-Presse in refusing to cover the two-match series. The New Zealand Press Association's cricket writer did not attend the match in protest at the accreditation conditions. Cricket Australia and news agencies have been Players work out during a training session of the Spanish national soccer selection in Vil- discussing the accreditation larreal, Spain on November 18, for the team's upcoming friendly soccer game against the terms for several months. Chilean selection Wednesday. (AP Photo) CA is demanding that me-

dia organizations agree not to supply images to non-sports publications, especially those it describes as "questionable." It is also seeking to review Web sites served by the news agencies and forbid distribution of CA coverage to any it finds objectionable. A similar dispute last year between CA and the three agencies was settled after coverage was suspended for the first test match between Australia and Sri Lanka. New Zealand Press Association also said conditions imposed by Cricket Australia were unacceptable. "CA says it cannot agree to NZPA reports from its venues going to 'commercial Web sites' and specified one Telco Web site

which NZPA has a contract to supply with a news and sports service," NZPA editor Nick Brown said in a statement. "NZPA is not prepared to break that contract or to have CA dictate who it can and cannot supply news to." Cricket Australia has demanded the right to see the agencies' lists of Web clients and to veto any they decide should not receive pictures and text coverage of the tests. Australian news agency AAP quoted Cricket Australia media rightsgeneral manager Stephanie Beltrame as saying the body still wanted the agencies to cover the series and was prepared to continue negotiations.

Rivals Mourinho and Ranieri to meet in Inter-Juve

ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer

ROME, NOVEMBER 20 (AP): Rival coaches Jose Mourinho and Claudio Ranieri will meet for the first time when Serie A leader Inter Milan hosts resurgent Juventus this weekend. Besides the personal battle - Mourinho succeeded Ranieri at Chelsea and the pair have been trading verbal jabs since the beginning of this season - the match also has important implications for the standings. Inter leads the league with 27 points, followed by AC Milan with 26 and Juventus with 24. "The title is on the line," Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said, preferring to avoid talk of revenge after the Italian match-fixing scandal reshaped the Serie A pecking order, with Inter replacing Juventus as the team to beat. "Juventus won't be seeking any sporting vendettas at the San Siro. We're simply going to try to win. You've got to look forward and leave the past behind your shoulders," Cobolli Gigli added.

Still, Mourinho and Ranieri seemingly can't stop talking about each other and how their paths have crossed in recent years. "He's won and I haven't. But I've been in football for a long time and I've always moved up, which means I've done a good job even without winning," Ranieri said in Thursday's Gazzetta dello Sport, referring to the fact that he has never guided a club to a league or international title. Mourinho directed FC Porto to the Champions League title in 2004 and won consecutive Premier League titles with Chelsea in 2005 and '06. Mourinho took note of Ranieri's record when he said before the season that the Italian arrived at the big-time "without having won anything," to which Ranieri replied sarcastically about how "elegant" his colleague is. Ranieri also criticized Mourinho earlier this season for having his assistant coach conduct post-match interviews. "He's a Portuguese coach, which isn't too different from anItalian

coach. I'm an Italian who has been around the world andopened up to other types of football," said Ranieri, who has also coached Valencia and Atletico Madrid in Spain. Ranieri said he and Mourinho differ "on everything," although he appreciates the respect players show for his colleague, "whichshows they have a great relationship with him." The top players on both sides - Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Inter and Alessandro Del Piero for Juventus - were both spared from playing in midweek international friendlies, and should be fresh for Saturday. Ibrahimovic scored both goals in Inter's 2-0 win over Palermo last weekend and Del Piero accounted for three of the four goals Juventus scored in beating Real Madrid home and away in the Champions League. Juventus has won five straight games in Serie A and seven overall. Inter has struggled against lesser opponents recently but performed well against Paler-

mo. "Ibrahimovic has to play like he did against Palermo," Interpresident Massimo Moratti said. With Ivan Cordoba suspended, Marco Materazzi or Nicolas Burdisso will likely pair with Walter Samuel in central defense for Inter. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is still out, and Cristiano Zanetti has also still not returned. Another Juve midfielder, Poulsen, re-aggravated a muscle problem in training this week. Milan visits Torino on Sunday and key midfielder Andrea Pirlo could return from a lengthy injury layoff. Milan is hoping that the Inter-Juve outcome, combined with a victory of its own, leaves the Rossoneri at the top of the table. Napoli, which is fourth with 23 points, hosts Cagliari. Also Saturday, Fiorentina plays Udinese. On Sunday, it's: Bologna vs. Palermo; Chievo Verona vs. Siena; Lazio vs. Genoa; Lecce vs. AS Roma; Reggina vs. Atalanta; and Sampdoria vs. Catania.

LAUSANNE, NOVEMBER 20 (AP): Sport's highest court upheld a ruling that Atletico Madrid must play a Champions League match in an empty stadium because of racist behavior by its fans. Atletico had argued that UEFA did not have evidence to prove its fans were racist and violent during a Champions League match on Oct. 1 against French club Marseille. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the appeal Thursday. However, it reduced a fine the Spanish club has to pay to euro75,000 ($95,000), from the euro150,000 ($190,000) ordered by UEFA last month. The decision means no fans will be allowed in the 55,000-seat Vicente Calderon Stadium for Atletico's home game next Wednesday against Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. Atletico said the decision at least vindicated the Spanish club from a number of unfair penalties stemming from the accused racist behavior. "As the evidence presented showed, (CAS) has 100 percent ratified the position of Atletico Madrid when it comes to the racist chants alleged by Olympique de Marseille," the club said in a statement posted on its Web site. Atletico welcomed the decision to drop a possible second sanctioned match, which would have meant another empty-stadium match should any further problems arise within two years.

Abbott, Joubert face off in Moscow MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 20 (AP): When posters for the Cup of Russia were printed, American skater Jeremy Abbott wasn't even listed, but now he shapes up as one of the stars. Abbott comes to Moscow after making a stunning debut on the Grand Prix circuit podium two weeks ago with a gold medal at the Cup of China. He faces mostly middling competition, but a second gold isn't a sure thing if Brian Joubert finds his form. Joubert, the 2007 world champion and current world silver holder, was a disappointing fourth at last week's Trophee Bompard, falling twice in his free skate. But the Frenchman says his nerves are likely to be less jangly when he's not in front of a home-country audience. Russia, continuing to seek a way to regain its longtime eminencein men's skating, fields three competitors. Only one of them, Artem Borodulin, has even an outside chance at making the Grand Prix Final; he was fourth at Cup of China. France's Alban Preaubert, who got the bronze at the Bompard last week, and Czech Tomas Verner, third at Cup of China, also will take the ice at Moscow's Megasport arena. If the Russian men's prospects for a medal are slim, their women's chances are virtually none. Alena Leonova was just seventh at Cup of China and Nina Petushkova, sixth in Moscow last year, is in her first and only Grand Prix appearance of the season. They face formidable talent including Japan's Fumie Suguri and American Alissa Czisny - silver and bronze, respectively, at Skate Canada - along with world silver Carolina Kostner of Italy, who placed fourth in Ottawa. Russia's Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov, after two consecutive bronzes in Moscow, come to Cup of Russia this year bolstered by their first Grand Prix gold at Skate Canada – but aware that their long program needs work. Successful completion of their hit-and-miss quad salchow could give them the edge. China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, who took gold at Cup of China, stand up as their strongest challengers. Ukraine's Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov, second to Zhang and Zhang in Beijing, also will be in Moscow for a rematch. Americans Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski withdrew from the pairs due to her heel injury. Anyone looking for an American-Russian showdown should be pleasedby the ice-dancing lineup. Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, whodominated the Grand Prix last year, face rising Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Each couple has garnered a gold this year. Russia's Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski, the Beijing bronzes, also are in the field.

Sri Lankan spinners rip apart Zimbabwe HARARE, NOVEMBER 20 (AP):Sri Lanka cruised to a crushing six-wicket defeat of Zimbabwe on Thursday in the first of five one-day internationals. The Zimbabweans were asked to bat first and collapsed dramatically, losing their last seven wickets for just three runs. Their batsmen had no answer to the world-class spin bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan, who took 4-14 in just four overs and Ajantha Mendis, who posted 3-26. Zimbabwe could only manage 127 in 31 overs as the last six batsmen failed to score. Only experienced wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu succeeded with the bat, finishing 36 not out as he was forced to watch his team self-destruct at the other end while he batted. In reply, Sri Lanka lost four wickets on the way to a comfortable victory, Kumar Sangakarra scoring 46 as the tourists reached 130-4 in 33.2 overs.

Walcott out for 3 months after shoulder surgery

In this April 24, 2006 ﬁle photo, then Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho throws his English Premier League winners medal into the crowd. A Premier League winner's medal presented to former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho sold for £21,600 ($32,600 or 25,900 euro) at auction Wednesday Nov. 19, 2008. Mourinho threw his medal and blazer into the stand at Stamford Bridge after his side beat Manchester United 3-0 to win the 2005/06 title. (AP Photo/File)

LONDON, NOVEMBER 20 (AP): Arsenal winger Theo Walcott underwent surgery Thursday on the dislocated shoulder that will keep him out for at least three months. The Gunners could pursue the English Football Association for compensation after Walcott sustained the injury in training while on international duty earlier this week. The Premier League club could claim up to 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million; 1.3 million euros) to compensate for a 12-week absence under the FA's insurance plan. "I'm disappointed because he is an important part of the squad, but that could have happened in training here," manager Arsene Wenger said. "I do not blame the FA for that. It was accidental in training and I accept that. "In a moment like that you do not think about compensation you think about how you can replace the player." The 19year-old Walcott, who scored a hat trick in England's 4-1 World Cup qualifying victory against Croatia in September, was injured on Tuesday while training inside Berlin's Olympic stadium. Without him, England beat Germany 2-1 on Wednesday.

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1)China Blue Micha Peled China/USA 86 mins/2005/Mandarin with English subtitles Category- Triumph of the Will

INDIA PREMIERE China Blue is a powerful and poignant journey into the harsh world of sweatshop workers. Shot clandestinely, it is a deep access account of what both China and the international retailers don’t want us to see: how the clothes we buy are actually made. Following a pair of denim jeans from birth to sale, China Blue offers an alarming report on the economic pressures applied by western companies and the resulting human consequences. The unexpected ending makes the connection between the exploited workers and US consumers even clearer. Awards: DOEN/Amnesty International Human Rights award at IDFA, Amsterdam, 2005; Official Selection, Toronto International Film festival, 2005; Best Documentary, International Independent Film Festival of Mar del Plata, Argentina 2005; Honorable Mention, Vancouver film festival, 2006; nominated for Best Documentary, Hawaii International film Festival, 2006; Silver Plaque, HUGO Television Awards, Chicago International Film Festival, 2006 Official selection at the one World International Film Festival, Prague, 2006; International Film Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006; Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2006. 2)FROTH Director: Ravinder S Randhawa India/2006/Hindi with English subtitles/10 mins Anurag has an interview for a job, but does not have a blade to shave. He therefore decides to visit a barber and get a shave on his way to the interview. Inter-communal riots however, have ended only a couple of days ago and it is difficult to find a barber’s shop that is open for business. He finally finds one, but

3)Devil Rode on a Horseback Ricki Stern/Anne Sundberg Sudan 85 mins/2007/English Category-Gaze Engendered INDIA PREMIERE The Devil Came on Horseback tells the story of genocide in Darfur through the eyes of Brian Steidle, a former US Marine who lands a job through the internet as an unarmed military observer taking photographs for the African Union in Darfur. Stark footage of decimated villages and the smoldering remains of people, including children burnt alive, make The Devil Came on Horseback a challenging film to watch. Steidle’s reactions to the genocide are compressed into an compelling, beautifully photographed hour an a half film that captures the Sudan’s natural beauty as well as its turmoil. The film tells a horrific tale at a brisk pace; cameras shot from helicopters, from moving vehicles, and inside peoples homes, they hang onto Steidle’s and the Janjaweed militia’s every move. Awards: Seeds of War Award, Full Frame Documentary Festival, 2007; Full Frame/Working Film Award, Full Frame Documentary Festival, 2007; Witness Award, SilverDocs Film Festival, 2007; Lena Sharpe/Women in Cinema: Persistence of vision Award, Seattle International Film festival, 2007; Adrienne Shelly Excellence in film-making Award, Nantucket Film Festival 2007. 4)It’s Always Late for Freedom Mehrad Oskouei Iran 53 mins/2006-7/Persian with Engvorce; their lives are fallout of circumstances. lish Suntitles In this film, the young men entirely let Category- Triumph of the Will their guard down and share their hopes, frustrations, confusion and pain. Mehrad OskASIA PREMIERE This Iranian depicts the lives of three teen- ouei gains insight into the children’s lives, age boys in the Tehran House of Correction- a families and lets the audience see a side of the juvenile prison. They are the victims of serious juvenile delinquents that is normally hidden social problems like addiction, poverty and di- from the public gaze. Poignant and profound,

formances across the board. 'She earned the top spot for public awareness, received more blog mentions than any other Tinseltown kiddie and was referenced in more than 1,300 news articles." ' 1. Suri Cruise

Amit Paul to perform at Mkg

2. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt 3. Zahara Jolie-Pitt 4. Pax Jolie-Pitt 5. Sam Alexis Woods 6. Cruz Beckham 7. Matilda Rose Ledger 8. David Banda 9. Sean Preston Federline 10. Sam Sheen

arhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal are also on the list as the Bachchans aim for an unprecendented concert line-up The Live Earth India concert, which is scheduled to be held on December 7 in Mumbai had already confirmed the presence of international musicians like Jon Bon Jovi and Roger Waters, sharing stage space with Indian singing stars like Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan. The latest is that even Hrithik Roshan and the Rock On stars — Farhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal — are set to join the concert, apparently at the request of the Bachchans. When contacted to confirm the news, all Sabas Joseph of Wizcraft is saying right now is that, “We are still finalising the details... but let me assure you, no previous concert has ever seen this kind of lineup.”The Live Earth concert was first held in July last year to focus attention on golbal warming, with simultaneous concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesberg and Hamburg. The event partners with former US vice president and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore and his organisation, The Alliance For Climate Protection.

ndian Idol 2007 runners-up Amit Paul will perform live on stage on November 27, 2008 at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex Mokokchung at 5:30 p.m. The other highlights of the event include Model Hunt (Miss Glamona), besides special appearance of Miss North East 2008 Stuti Choudhary. The event is organized by Dreamz Mokokchung.

PRIME TIME 06:00 - Fashion House; 07:00 - Friday Night Lights ; 08:00 Seinfeld ; 08:30 - Friends; 09:00 - How I Met Your Mother; 10:00 - Grey’s Anatomy; 11:00 - The Moment Of Truth; 12:00 - Jimmy Kimmel; 13:00 - Brothers And Sisters; 14:00 - The Ellen Degeneres Show; 15:00 - Fashion House; 16:00 - Cold Case; 17:00 - Grey’s Anatomy; 18:00 - Friday Night Lights; 19:00 Friends; 19:30 - Seinfeld; 20:00 - How I Met Your Mother; 21:00 The Moment Of Truth; 22:00 - Blood Ties; 23:00 - The Unit; 00:00 - Friends; 00:30 - Seinfeld; 01:00 - The Simpsons; 01:30 - My Wife And Kids; 02:00 - Grey’s Anatomy; 03:00 - The Ellen Degeneres Show; 04:00 - Cold Case; 05:00 - The Unit

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Hugh Jackman named “Sexiest Man Alive”

eople magazine on Wednesday dubbed Australian actor Hugh Jackman the "sexiest man alive" in its annual issue that previously put George Clooney and Brad Pitt atop the list of Hollywood hunks. It was not only good looks and physical stature that earned the 40-year-old, 6-foot-2inch (1.88 meters) Jackman his new title. "Hugh Jackman is the real package -- humble, romantic, drop-dead gorgeous and a star of the moment. He is so much more than his movies -- that's sexy," said Elizabeth Sporkin, executive editor at People. The magazine said he wields weapons with the best of Hollywood action heroes, and he sings romantic ballads to his wife of 12 years, Deborra-Lee Furness. Jackman also bakes pancakes for his children, Oscar and Ava, when he is not busy sweating it out at the gym, People said. The actor has wooed audiences in a range of films from action-packed blockbusters like the "XMen" movies to critically acclaimed "The Prestige." He won a Tony award, Broadway's highest honour, for his role in "The Boy from Oz." Jackman next appears in epic film drama "Australia," which will debut

It’s Always late for Freedom tells the story of a lost childhood and a hope for freedom. Awards: Special Jury Award, Contact International Documentary Film Festival, Ukraine, 2007 Official selection at Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festivale, 2007; Vision du Reel, Switzerland, 2007.

06:00 - Animal Planet Safari; 07:00 Teleshopping ; 08:00 - The Planet’s Funniest Animals ; 08:30 - Young And Wild (S.2) ; 09:00 - Animal Planet Personalities ; 10:00 - All New Planet’s Funniest Animals ; 10:30 - Lords Of The Animals ; 11:00 - Planet Wild ; 11:30 - Up Close And Dangerous ; 12:00 - Wild Africa ; 13:00 -Life Of Mammals ; 14:00 - Animal Planet Safari ; 15:00 - O’shea’s Big Adventure ; 16:00 - Big Cat Diary 4 ; 17:00 - Animal Planet Personalities ; 18:00 - The Planet’s Funniest Animals ; 18:30 Young And Wild (S.2); 19:00 - Planet Wild ; 19:30 - Up Close And Dangerous ; 20:00 - Wild Africa ; 21:00 - O’shea’s Big Adventure ; 22:00 - Animal Planet Safari ; 23:00 - Big Cat Diary (Iii) ; 00:00 - All New Planet’s Funniest Animals ; 00:30 - Young And Wild (S.2); 01:00 - Teleshopping ; 02:00 - Petsburgh Usa (Ii) ; 03:00 - Monkey Business 8 ; 04:00 - Petsburgh Usa (Ii)

Amit Paul, Indian Idol ﬁnalist 2007 performing live at the DDSC Stadium, Dimapur, Nagaland (Morung File Photo/ Zakir Hussain)

his joy quickly turns into apprehension when he discovers that the barber is Muslim. An interesting look at the stereotypes that inform contemporary Islamophobia. Froth examines how communities are typecast and how fear is created against the other.

Suri is the most influential tot LIVE EARTH: Hrithik to join Bon Jovi

uri Cruise has been named most influential tot in a new list put together by Forbes. Tom and Katie's two-year-old daughter headed the list, pipping Brad Pitt and Angelina's first biological child Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 2, to the top spot. Shiloh wasn't the only JoliePitt kid to make their mark, with Zahara, 3, in third spot and Pax, 4, coming in fourth. Tiger Woods's baby, Sam Alexis Woods won the battle of the sports kids, finishing above David and Victoria Beckham's youngest child Cruz, 3. The daughter of the late Heath Ledger, Matilda Rose Ledger, 3, came in at a respectable seventh place. The three-year-old Malawian boy, David Banda, adopted by Madonna and Guy Ritchie also made the list in eighth spot. Britney and Kevin's first son Sean Preston Federline, 3, and Charlie Sheen's first daughter with Denise Richards, Sam, 4, complete the top ten in ninth and tenth respectively. Forbes, famous for comprising celebrity rich lists had to whittle down a list of more than 50 A-List kids, all five-years-old and younger over the course of the year. Explaining Suri Cruise's win, a Forbes spokesperson said: 'Suri's first place ranking on the list comes from strong per-

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ing. It’s just like Groundhog Day every day.' Britney believes she is still being forced to 'pay' for her well-documented meltdown. She says: 'I think it’s too in control. If I wasn’t under the restraints I’m under, I’d feel so liberated. When I tell them the way I feel, it’s like they hear but they’re really not listening. If you do something wrong in your work, you can move on, but I’m having to pay for a long time. I never wanted to become one of those prisoner people. I always wanted to feel free. I think I've learnt my lesson now and enough is enough.' The 90-minute special, Britney: For The Record, was executive-produced by Spears' manager Larry Rudolph. It features behind-thescenes footage of the singer and her talking about her life over the past two years.

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Human Rights in Frames

reakthrough with North East Network (NEN), Nagaland University & The Morung Express Dimapur: 21st Nov’08 Kohima: 22nd Nov’08

ritney Spears has compared her new life to a jail sentence in an astonishingly candid interview. The singer, whose father Jamie Spears remains the permanent conservator of her affairs, says her controlled existence now feels 'like Groundhog Day'. The 26year-old has showed promise of a comeback from her welldocumented breakdown in recent months and recently won praise for her surprise duet with Madonna. But it's a different story beneath the public facade. In a new fly-on-the-wall documentary she admits: 'There’s no excitement, there’s no passion. I have really good days, and then I have bad days. Even when you go to jail, y'know, there’s the time when you’re gonna get out. But in this situation, it’s never end-

Friday

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Australian actors from left, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters and David Gulpilil pose for photos following press conference for their latest movie “Australia” in Sydney, Tuesday, November 18. The world premier will be held in Sydney later Tuesday. (AP Photo)

in the United States next week. As the "sexiest man alive," he joins the ranks of Pitt, Clooney, Matthew McConaughey and Matt Damon, but People said Jackman is different from the others. "Brad

is unattainably sexy, George is brainysuave, Matt is boy-next-door sexy, and Hugh's sex appeal is the fact that he is gritty, has a great accent, and is physical," Sporkin said.

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John Terry atones to give England win BERLIN, NOVEMBER 20 (REUTERS): John Terry atoned for his part in a dreadful mix-up to score a late header and give England a 2-1 win over old rivals Germany in an enterprising friendly on Wednesday. England moved ahead midway through the first half at the Olympiastadion when German goalkeeper Rene Adler missed an attempted punch from a corner, leaving defender Matthew Upson to prod the ball home. The visitors should have made it 2-0 when Darren Bent rounded substitute keeper Tim Wiese to be through on goal in the second half but the striker slipped and shot wide. Moments later the home side were level. Terry chose to shepherd the ball back towards England's replacement keeper Scott Carson, who hesitated and allowed Patrick Helmes to nip in and help himself to an equaliser. Captain Terry made amends when he headed in from a Stewart Downing free kick with six minutes to go. "England weren't just a little better they were simply better," Germany coach Joachim Loew told German TV. "All in all we deserved to lose." England were missing half a dozen or more of their best players, including Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney, while Germany were without Michael Ballack, Torsten Frings and

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Lippi equals record of 31 games unbeaten ATHENS, NOVEMBER 20 (REUTERS): Italy coach Marcello Lippi equalled the world record of 31 successive international games without defeat when his side drew 1-1 in a friendly with Greece on Wednesday. Fanis Gekas put Greece ahead in the 50th minute but Luca Toni equalised five minutes later to secure the draw that took Lippi level with Javier Clemente of Spain and Alfio Basile of Argentina. Lippi, who has reached the mark over two stints with Italy, also beat the Italian record of 30 set by Vittorio Pozzo between 1935 and 1939. Lippi's first spell in charge ran from 2004 to 2006 when he led Italy to victory in the World Cup in Germany. He was reappointed this year after Italy's poor performance at the European Championships under Roberto Donadoni. "This is something that will from now on accompany me in every game," said Lippi, referring to the constant questions about the record. "It is something that gives me pleasure but what makes me happiest in this streak of good results is something very important, a World Cup. "The unbeaten streak in itself is meaningless without that important victory." Alexandros Tzorvas, making his debut in goal for Greece, had an excellent game and produced a cluster of fine saves including two in the second half to deny Mauro Camoranesi. Neither side offered much in the way of entertainment or chances in a poor first half, although Tzorvas got down well to palm away a Gennaro Gattuso shot and then denied Giuseppe Rossi from a metre out. Greece were twice unlucky, first when they were denied a penalty in the 39th minute after a Gattuso handball and then a minute later when Vangelis Mantzios had a goal ruled out for offside. The game sparked into life five minutes into the second period when substitute Gekas ran on to a deft pass from Alexandros Tziolis to fire the ball wide of Morgan De Sanctis in the Italian goal. Italy then levelled as Bayern Munich striker Toni rose high above the defence at the back post to head in Daniele De Rossi's cross from the right.

Tendulkar back in India's one-day squad

Philipp Lahm and the lack of quality showed. Italian coach Fabio Capello, who has re-energised England since his arrival, could at least be satis-

fied at seeing Gareth Barry and Michael Carrick control midfield in the first half, although there were few clear chances to show for it. The second half was more even,

with Germany seeing more of the ball after making a series of substitutions. That allowed England to threaten on the break and, after the ridiculous equaliser, Shaun

Maradona secures debut win

BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER 20 (REUTERS): Diego Maradona enjoyed a winning start as Argentina coach with victory over Scotland on Wednesday while Marcello Lippi equalled a world record in charge of Italy. Among the pick of the other friendlies in Europe, a late header from captain John Terry earned England a 2-1 win against old foes Germany, European champions Spain swept Chile aside 3-0 and Robin van Persie's brace helped the Netherlands beat Sweden 3-1. Elsewhere, World Cup runners-up France were held scoreless at home to Uruguay and in the only World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, the Czech Republic got their bid to reach the finals in South Africa back on track with a 3-0 win over lowly San Marino. Maradona waited just eight minutes for his first goal in

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charge of Argentina when Maxi Rodriguez rounded off a slick, defence-splitting move which echoed moves orchestrated by his new boss when he captained the South Americans to victory at the 1986 World Cup. Scotland regrouped and threatened to spoil Maradona's party, but their best efforts were denied by Argentina goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo and some desperate defending. "Argentina had 25 brilliant minutes at the beginning and couldn't put away more chances. It was a totally fair result," Maradona told a news conference. "We gave the ball away later on but Scotland were unable to profit from that...We could have had the ball more and won by more," added Maradona, who scored his first Argentina goal as an 18-yearold at Hampden in a 3-1 win over the Scots in 1979. Italy coach Lippi equalled

the world record of 31 successive international games without defeat after Luca Toni equalised in the 54th minute to secure a 1-1 draw for the world champions against Greece who led through Fanis Gekas four minutes earlier. The draw in Athens took Lippi -- in his second stint with Italy -- level with Javier Clemente of Spain and Alfio Basile of Argentina and also saw him beat the Italian record of 30 set by Vittorio Pozzo between 1935 and 1939. Despite gifting Germany an equaliser, England skipper Terry made amends with a header six minutes from time to secure a 2-1 win over Germany in Berlin and give coach Fabio Capello his fifth successive win. England took the lead midway through the first half when German goalkeeper Rene Adler missed an attempted punch from a corner, leaving defender Matthew Upson to

prod the ball home. But after the break Terry chose to shepherd the ball back towards England's replacement keeper Scott Carson, who hesitated and allowed Patrick Helmes to nip in and help himself to an equaliser. "It shows the strength in depth of the squad, which is vital. You're not always going to have everyone available." said Capello, who was missing experienced players like Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and David Beckham. Germany coach Joachim Loew, who was also without key players, admitted England "were the better team" in his side's first defeat since losing to Spain in the final of Euro 2008. The Spanish continued their good form since becoming European champions with a convincing 3-0 win at home to Chile. David Villa's penalty, a neat finish by Fernando Torres and Santi Cazorla's deflected shot leaves Spain unbeaten in 28 games and top of FIFA's world rankings. "I was very happy with today's match," Torres, who is just back from injury, said in a television interview. "The team is playing well and winning." Elsewhere, Van Persie scored twice and Dirk Kuyt added a third as the Dutch ran out easy 3-1 winners against Sweden who netted through Kim Kallstrom, but there was disappointment for France who were held scoreless by Uruguay in Paris. "It was a bit better in the second half ... we put more rhythm into the match. We did not concede a goal, that's a good point," France coach Raymond Domenech told reporters. Three secondhalf goals in quick succession from Radoslav Kovac, Zdenek Pospech and substitute Tomas Necid gave the Czech Republic a 3-0 win over San Marino. The Czechs had won one, drawn one and lost one of their first three Group Three qualifiers, but now trail leaders Slovakia by two points.

Wright-Phillips almost gave them the lead back when he cracked the post from outside the box. "It wasn't Scotty's (Carson's) fault, it was mine,"

Terry told ITV in reference to the Germany goal. "I should have cleared it. It was my fault but I was glad to get on the score sheet and help win us the game."

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Manipur Police, Seasoned Players win

KANPUR, India (AP) - Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday included in India's limited-overs squad after being rested for the first three matches of the seven game series that India leads 3-0. Tendulkar has not featured in a one-day international since the tri-series victory over Australia in March. A groin injury ruled Tendulkar out of series in Bangladesh and Pakistan earlier in the year, and an elbow injury kept him out of the one-dayer against Sri Lanka in August. Tendulkar had expressed a desire to take a short break after playing the four-test series against Australia, which India won 2-0 earlier this month. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's secretary, N. Srinivasan announced the team for the fourth and fifth limited-overs internationals against England, which will be played in Bangalore (Nov. 23) and Cuttack (Nov. 26). The squad has two changes, with Tendulkar replacing top-order batsman Murali Vijay, and all-rounder Irfan Pathan returning to the side in place of paceman Rudra Pratap Singh. Tendulkar has scored a world-record 16,361 runs in 417 one-day internationals, with 42 centuries. The national selection committee, headed by former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, met soon after the completion of the third match here and decided to make just two changes in the 15-member squad. --

India squad:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha.

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Volleyball champion- women Our Correspondent the third position after defeating rival Lamkamg Snulup, Kohima | November 20

MANIPUR POLICE and Seasoned Players, Chakhesang lifted the champion titles in men and women category respectively at the 2nd Open Volleyball Championship 2008 (Men & Women), which concluded here this evening under the aegis of Kohima District Volleyball Association. Defeating 33rd Assam Rifles, Phek by 25, 32, 25- 21, 30, 18 in the exciting finals in men category, Manipur Police pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 along with running trophy and certificates. The runners-up 33rd Assam Rifles was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 30,000 along with trophy and certificates. Longsa Sporting Club placed third position after overpowering Creepers Club 25, 25, 25- 15, 20, 17. Longsa SC received Rs. 15,000 while Creepers Club pocketed Rs. 10,000. Inwomenevent,Seasoned Players, Chakhesang downed Trinity Club, Poumai 16, 12, 25, 25, 15- 25, 25, 17, 22, 11 to emerged the coveted champion title. Seasoned Players pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 30,000 while the runners-up Trinity Club received Rs. 20,000. Shark Club bagged

Dimapur 25, 25, 20, 19, 1520, 23, 25, 25, 10. They were awarded with Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. INDIVIDUAL WINNERS MEN Best Libero: Sentiyanger, Longsa Sporting Club Best Setter: Binoy, 33rd Assam RiďŹ&#x201A;es, Phek Best Spiker: O. Gunamani, Manipur Police WOMEN Best Libero: Anitoli Achumi, Shark Club Best Setter: Helenah, Trinity Club Best Spiker: Vezhodulu, Seasoned Players Dr. Nicky Kire, MLA and chairman Khadi &Village Industries Board graced the closing ceremony as the guest of honour and gave away prizes to the winners. The closing ceremony was compered by Xavier Rutsa while Pastor Zakiezokho Nisa, Peraciezie Baptist Church Kohima said invocation prayer. Keneilezonuo, Aduonuo and friends presented special numbers while vote of thanks was proposed by Visasielie Suhu, Convenor, Organizing Committee. It may be recalled that this year edition witnessed the participation of 16 teams.

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