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Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry becomes silk

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Lungwa: One Village, Two States “The border was created without consulting us, so we do not accept it”

Longrangty Longchar Dimapur | October 27

After the recent Imphal bomb blast, frisking and checking by police are a common scene now. Seen here are youths being frisked by police on October 27. Manipur’s Home department has taken up measures to prevent any unwanted incident in the forthcoming Diwali and Ningol Chakouba festivals. (UB Photos)

‘Don’t demean Court and Law’

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DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The ongoing squabble between the NPF and the Congress, as expressed through the Media, is noted with concern by High Court Bar Association of Kohima. The concern is even more so that the DAN has gone so far even to threaten to boycott the high court’s diamond jubilee. The High Court Bar Association of Kohima met today and noted a number of opinions from the political parties. Considering this, the association in a statement advised that the institution of court and rule of law should not be demeaned in any way. Referring to the squabbling of the NPF and the Congress, the association reminded that any litigant aggrieved by a judicial decision is at liberty to challenge the same in the appropriate forum. “Resorting to publications in the Media and terming an adverse judgment as ‘arbitrary and with malafide intentions’ reveals not only ignorance but also disrespect for the rule of law” the barristers today reminded. The threat to boycott or prevent the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the high court at Kohima compounds the seriousness of the matter, the association said. “It is nothing but immaturity and emotional rhetoric to react

to an adverse judgment by threatening the institution which rendered the said judgment” they said. In the 21st century, the high court bar reminded, the rule of law is the guiding principle governing all societies. The judgment in the President’s Rule case is just an example of dispensation of justice in societies where the rule of law prevails. “It is most unfortunate that the reactions to the said judgment have resulted in making a mockery of the rule of law. The bar is pained to note that such irresponsible statements have been made regardless of party politics or positions held, it must be appreciated by all that the rule of law is supreme. Any attack against the rule of law is an attack against the very foundation on which society is based” the association stated. The association also made clear that the judgment was delivered at the instance of none other than those who are now complaining. The association has requested the public and the “protagonists” in particular not to demean the institution and the rule of law. The statement was appended by the association’s president Timikha Koza and secretary Akito Zhimomi.

SCENIC BEAUTY is redefined and the magnitude of border lines gets more defined on the way to Longwa village, located 42 kilometers away from the main Mon town in Nagaland. For many decades this Konyak village bordering Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh has been the centre of attraction for many, as the international boundary line passes through the village – in fact straight through the house of the village’s Angh (chief), dividing the village into two for a country each. Border Roads Organization (BRO) personnel were seen busy repairing the narrow uphill road. Lungwa is quiet and the people, like any other Naga people, are hospitable. A little distance away from the village, is the camp of an Assam Rifles company. “We usually get our rations through helicopters,” said an AR jawan who came to us to note down vehicle numbers and the names of a visiting team of Kashmiri, Manipuri, Assamese and Nagaland journalists to the village during a trip sponsored and arranged by Panos South Asia. Life is traditional, rustic and beautiful; small children happily wave at the visitors and hospitable old

Children bask in the warm October sun at Lungwa village. The range, in the background, falls within Burma. (Morung Photos)

folk make the visitors feel at home. But more than this, what catches the attention of visitors is the fact that the international boundary line of India and Myanmar passes through the village. “Imagine a village…two schools, two councils…It is very funny,” said Minphong Konyak, joint secretary of the Konyak Union. The land has been divided according to the “watershed”, said another KU

official. The ‘watershed’ here refers to a place where a river flows towards Myanmar and so belongs to Myanmar and the place from where the rivers flows towards India side belongs to India, a KU official said in Mon. You never know whether you are in India or in Myanmar in Lungwa. The people there say that the boundary line does not matter at all. Villagers can move around

freely without Visa to Myanmar, even the son of a village council member has joined the Myanmarese army. But a streak of what the boundary line could do is visible. What facility the villagers on the Indian side, like electricity and water, can avail cannot be had by the same villagers living on the Myanmarese side who reside just a few meters away. “No we cannot share the electricity or water

supply because if the Myanmarese army come to village and see that they are taking electricity from India side then there would be some problem. They (those on Myanmarese side) also understand,” said a village youth. The Angh of Lungwa village also sits in his house without much of the royal grandeur as kingship would demand. Continued on page 3

Climb-down on teachers’ recruitment policy

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): In a decision that has the potential to exact far-reaching consequences on the teaching-learning system in the longrun, the government today said candidates can be appointed to stipulatedteachers’ posts even without having the required professional qualification. This startling order was among several other decisions taken by the state Cabinet over the state policy for recruitment of teachers, School Education department. Even more curiously, the government asserted the decisions on the recruitment policy to be a “relaxation” for “candidates who do not possess the

prescribed professional qualification”. “…the Governor of Nagaland is pleased to order a relaxation of the said policy in respect of candidates who do not possess the prescribed professional qualification…” said the circular appended by Addl. Chief Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Banuo Z Jamir. The government said appointment of candidates to the post of pre-primary, primary and graduate teachers shall be allowed without having the required professional qualification of PSTE/B. Ed. Selection of candidates shall however be done through a screening process district-wise, which will involve written

tests and interview. A candidate is required to have the minimum prescribed academic qualification of 10+2 for the post of pre-primary/primary teacher and a Bachelor’s Degree with not less than 45% for the post of graduate teacher while selected candidates shall be shortlisted in order of merit. The order stated that the short-listed candidate shall give an undertaking that he will undergo the PSTE/B.Ed. course and clear it within two years, failing which his service will be terminated; till such time he obtains the professional qualification, the appointment shall be adhoc, on fixed pay. Continued on page 5

Scientists develop cancer-ﬁghting tomato

LONDON, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): A purple tomato genetically engineered to contain nutrients more commonly seen in dark ber-

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ries helped prevent cancer in mice, British researchers said. The finding, published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, bolsters the idea that plants can be genetically modified to make people healthier. Cancer-prone mice fed the modified fruit lived significantly longer than animals fed a standard diet with and without regular tomatoes, Cathie Martin and colleagues at the government-funded John Innes Center in Britain reported. "The effect was much bigger than we had expect-

ed," said Martin, a plant biologist. The study focused on anthocyanins, a type of antioxidant found in berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants that have been shown to lower risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases. While an easy health boost, many people do not eat enough of these fruits, the researchers said. Using genes that help color the snapdragon flower, the researchers discovered they could get the tomatoes to make anthocyanins -turning the tomato purple in the process. Mice genetically engineered to develop cancer lived an average of 182 days when they were fed the purple tomatoes, compared to 142 days for animals on the standard diet. "It is enormously encouraging to believe that by changing

diet, or specific components in the diet, you can improve health in animals and possibly humans," Martin said in a telephone interview. The researchers cautioned that trials in humans are a long way off and the next step is to investigate how the antioxidants actually affect the tumors to promote better health. But the findings do bolster research suggesting that people can significantly improve their health by making simple changes to the daily diet, other researchers said. "It's exciting to see new techniques that could potentially make healthy foods even better for us," said Dr. Lara Bennett, science information officer at Cancer Research UK. "But it's too early to say whether anthocyanins obtained through diet could help to reduce the risk of cancer."

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Tuesday 28 October 2008

SASU supports ENSF demand KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Seyochung Area Students’ Union (SASU) has pledged strong support for the demand and stand of the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF). “We express our support and solidarity in the ongoing agitation of ENSF for relaxation of ten years for teachers of the four districts – Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire and Longleng comprising of Sangtam, Khiamnuingan, Yimchunger, Chang, Phom and Konyak, from the purview of state’s new recruitment policy for the government teachers,” the Union president, Lichumse Sangtam, and general secretary Kyupise Anar, stated in a release received here. Instead of implementing the state’s new policy for recruitment of teachers, “we presumed it as sidelining of

the backward tribes” who are already in the service for more than ten years, especially from these four districts where there is no single B.Ed training institute in our districts, the Union accused. This, they stated, was despite having approached the government many times for setting up of such institute within their districts so that they could also be “equipped with the required degree,” and the lack of which compounded to create further increase in unemployment problems in the state. The Union also stated that “there are only few B.Ed degree institutes in the state and the intake of these institutes are very few in number, which remarks the state government to give a guidelines for the teachers which is not applicable for our districts where our peo-

MEx File Chaga Gadi celebration in Kohima KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): T R Zeliang, Minister for coordination, veterinary & animal husbandry, evaluation and parliamentary affairs, will grace the Chaga Gadi festival on October 31 here at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow. The programme will commence from 11:00 am onwards. The function will be chaired by N Benjamin Newmai, while the significance of Chaga Gadi will be given by N Azu Newmai. The celebration will be marked by cultural performances and a ‘Chaga feast’.

NZC greets Zeliang Nagas DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): On the occasion of Langsim Nyi, a harvest festival of the Zeliang Nagas, the Northern Zeme Council (NZC) has extended its sincere greetings to all Zeliang people. “Langsim Nyi (local festival) festival of the Zeliang Naga is celebrated in the month of October (Lütdi) every year. This year the festival will be celebrated on October 30 and 31 next. Nearly 80% of the villages under Peren district celebrate this festival,” stated Ngimzie, general secretary, NZC, in a press note.

Departments to claim Chests before Nov end

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KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Sachopra Vero, has informed all departments that the verification of the Departmental Chests at the North Treasury Office, Kohima, has been completed and that 30 (thirty) unidentified Departmental Chests are still lying unclaimed till date, despite having sent several notices to claim it. In this context, all the concerned Departments have been informed to report to the North Treasury Office, Kohima, to identify their respective Chests and claim them on or before November 30, 2008, failing which the unclaimed Chests would be disposed off by means of a public auction. Thereafter, no claims/complaints or representations will be entertained, the DC warned.

VHC joins inter-district exposure tour KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): All the VHC chairmen and secretaries of the Sub-Centres under Peren District undertook an inter-district exposure tour to Dimapur district on October 21 last under the communitisation programme. The team was led by Dr. L Kuotsu, CMO Peren, and accompanied by Dr. Benchilo, MO DPM, and Media Officer, Peren. The purpose of the tour was to see the performance of the VHCs in other districts and to take innovative ideas from them. The exposure tour programme witnessed interactions among the participants. The team visited 2 Sub Centres, ie. Diphupar S/C and Kacharigoan S/C, under CMO Dimapur establishment. Meanwhile, the CMO Peren has thanked CMO Dimapur and all staff of the 2 sub-centres for extending their help and cooperation and making the tour a success.

Wokha town cleans up for Tokhu Emong WOKHA, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): In view of the forthcoming Tokhu Emong festival, a mass social work was held at Wokha town on October 25. The cleanliness drive was jointly organised by the district administration and Wokha Town Council, students and government officials. Colony chairmen, GBs/DBs and the public participated. Deputy Commissioner Wokha, A Wopen, and WTC Chairman, Wopenthung, also took part in the social work, and they along with the officers and Town Councillors inspected the various sectors/ colonies during the social work.

ple hardly earn the graduation degree from the recognized university which has only one in our state and we cannot afford to earn other technical or B.Ed degrees from outside the state where our marginal income is also too low.” “By seeing the specific needs, issues and problems being faced by the people of these four districts, the state government is also requested to answer the demand of the ENSF with the flexibility and feasibility of the ‘State Recruitment Policy’ for Teachers in Nagaland,” the release added. The Union demanded that the state government fulfil the ENSF demand for relaxation of “making B.Ed degree mandatory for ten years” and for the setting up of B.Ed institutes in all the four districts.

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Monolith pulling ceremony DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Lazami Baptist Church will celebrate 100 years of Christianity, from December 26 to 28 next. Commemorating the centennial jubilee, a monolith pulling ceremony will be held on October 29 next, starting from Kheshanyu (Tseminyu junction) at 8:30 am. In a press note, Tokhuvi, pastor and vice-president of LCCC informed all Lazami outsiders, welfare society’s office bearers of Kohima and Dimapur, students, elders, church dignitaries of Lazami village irrespective of domination and well-wishers of Lazami to attend the monolith pulling ceremony.

Two young girls light ‘diyas’ under the watchful eyes of an elder, in their shop at GS Road in Dimapur on Monday, a day ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights. To ensure a safe celebration, the administration has banned the sale and use of crackers and ﬁreworks. (Morung Photos)

Opposition to NPCC Secretary’s appointment “bears no meaning” DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): Responding to the Tening ACC Vice President, Akube Zeliang, and three other signatories’ opposition to the appointment of Mariliabo (Asole) as NPCC Secretary, the DCC, Peren, has said their opposition “bears no meaning”, while appreciating the appointment of Asolie saying “it is a good decision to strengthen the Congress party in Peren.” A press note issued by DCC President, Heliang Zeliang, stated that the appointment of PCC Secre-

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tary is entirely within the discretionary power of the NPCC President and “requires no consultation with frontal leaders or grass root level.” Reminding the signatories that the Congress party is the oldest and “most disciplined” national party governed by its own constitution, rules and norms, the DCC said all problems arising within the grass root level should be referred to the next level but by passing the next higher authority, adding that a case such as this “is a clear violation of the provision of

the party constitution.” The DCC further noted that the four signatories, Akuba Zeliang, Joseph Nring, Letgin Singson and Hiagam Kauring, have “acted contrary to the provision of the constitution and is a destructive design to destabilize the good image of NPCC and PDCC.” Meanwhile, the DCC has directed the four signatories to withdraw their representation within seven days failing which necessary disciplinary action would be taken “as per the relevant provisions of the party constitution.”

Dimapur’s disaster preparedness DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): A one-day training for Dimapur District Disaster Management Committee members on first aid, gender issues, search & rescue on disaster management was held last week at the Circuit House Conference Hall. The district management committee was drawn from various district Head Offices in the district. Several resource persons from the district had earlier trained for the particular subject at the Administrative Training Institute, Kohima, to create awareness. Resource persons Dr. C Kezo, DHD, spoke on

‘Emergency on first aid’, SDO PHED Urban, Er. Yanger Pongen, spoke on ‘Basics of gender issues in disaster management and women, disaster reduction and sustainable development’, while Asst. Commissioner Excise, P Tako Jamir, spoke on ‘Women as risk managers and psychological care for women’. Later in the day, personnel of Civil Defence and Home Guards, Dimapur, led by their District Commandant, gave a demonstration on search and rescue operations during disasters. The programme was chaired by EAC (R) Wennyei Konyak.

Revision of Electoral Roll; prelim Black Gold from Rat Holes… training for electoral ofﬁcers MON, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): In view of the revision of the Electoral Roll 2009, the Deputy Commissioner and Electoral Registration Officer, Mon, has informed all the general public of Mon district that the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll 2009 with reference to January 1, 2009, as qualifying date, is scheduled as follows: 1. Publication of draft electoral roll: 10-11-08 2. Period of claims and objections: 10-11-08 to 24-11-08 3. Special campaign date for receiving claims and objections at all designated locations: 16-11-08 (Sunday) and 23-11-08 (Sunday) 4. Final publication of electoral rolls: 10-01-09 In this connection, a preliminary training for BLOs or designated officers and supervisors (respective administrative officers) will be held on October 29 at 11 am in the Council Hall. All concerned are informed to attend the meeting without fail.

TSUD to hold 3rd general conference

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur (TSUD) will hold its 3rd general conference-cum-freshers’ meet on October 28 next at the Town Hall, with Chotisuh Sazo, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Welfare & Child Development, as the chief guest, and D P Angami, Deputy Chairperson of Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC), as the guest of honour. A press note issued by its president, Raphael Newmai, and general secretary Shelepa Rhakho informed all constituent units and subordinate bodies to report to the venue at 9 am with at least one traditional touch. It also appealed to all Principals of colleges and higher secondary schools in Dimapur to grant leave to all bonafide Tenyimi members on October 28.

In a separate note, the union strongly condemned the incident on October 24 last, where a bus was set on fire at Lahorijan, for which the Kuki Liberation Army (KLO/KLA) claimed responsibility. The union questioned the authority in concern as to why two passengers, namely Robert Golmei (35), serving in Rashtriya Rifle, and his mother-in-law, Jienthailiu (69), were the ‘only’ ones burnt to death while other passengers escaped. It also questioned the Imphal Airbus Travel, “why they are so careless for the safety of passengers and if the Imphal Airbus Travel know the situation why they release the bus without proper safety.” “Don’t they know the value of the human being?” it questioned.

DABA to hold workshop on music, worship DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): A workshop on music and worship will be held at the Dimapur Ao Baptist Church from 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 1, followed by a concert on November 2 at 3:00 pm. The resource persons will be Simon Chan, voice teacher at Trinity Theological College Singapore, International Evangelist and Choir Consultant, Missionary to North East India, Wong Kae Chee, pianist and harp teacher in Singapore, Kendrick Liew, Chinese American musician graduated from the Boston School of Music, and Dr. Jonathan Seet, Pastor of Pentecost Methodist Church in Singapore. Talimeren Longkumer, Music Director at DABA, through a release has invited all churches in Dimapur to attend and be blessed.

A young labourer digging coal from one of the many coalﬁelds in Naginimora area in Mon district. In the background, other labourers can be seen making a new hole, called by geologists as ‘Rat-Hole’, to dig out the coal. Mining is a profitable business in Mon district which has been going on for many years, the main buyers being the industries in Assam. However, environmentalists fear that ‘rat-hole’ mining as practised widely in Nagaland is environmentally hazardous due to the discharge of toxic contents from the coals. Geologists add that ‘rat-hole’ mining is economically unprofitable since the coal in other areas near the hole cannot be dug out and since the land cannot be dug very deep. Besides, the method of extraction is also scientiﬁcally primitive. An environmentalist from Assam had once commented that if such practice of coal extraction continues, then the area around the coal mines would be contaminated in the near future which will lead to health and environmental problems. (Morung Photos/ Longrangty Longchar)

DNYO concerned by unethical butchers

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THE DIPHUPAR Naga Yo u t h Organisation (DNYO), early this morning, confiscated around 30kgs of meat from a butcher at the 4th Mile area. This action was taken after the organisation learnt that the latter was conducting his business using unprofessional means. DNYO’s president, Thejangulie Suokhrie, expressed concern that despite people buying meat (pork) at Rs.110 per kg, although the government rate is Rs.90 per kg, the butchers indulged in malpractice using faulty weighing machines. The organisation has vowed will carry out surprise checking within its jurisdiction at regular intervals to avoid such malpractices in future, Suokhrie told media persons at the organisation’s office at 4th Mile. The organisation also expressed concern over the unethical practice of butchers selling

DNYO ofﬁce bearers and Central Jail personnel along with the conﬁscated meat at Central Jail, 4th Mile in Dimapur, on Monday. (Morung Photo)

meat along national Highway 39. A concerned person, who was present at the office of the DNYO, suggest-

ed implementing the use of electronic weighing machine, instead of the manual machine, within its jurisdiction. Later, the office bear-

ers of the DNYO led by its president donated the confiscated meat to the inmates of the Central Jail at 4th Mile, in Dimapur.

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DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Youth Congress today declared that it would continue to work towards proper implementation of the ‘people friendly polices and programmes of the UPA government like the NREGA and RTI Act so that the benefit goes to the common people.’ The youth congress however pointed out some lapses in the implementation of the “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” in Tuensang district. NPYC General Secertary (admn), Mhonchumo Ovung in a press release received here today informed that the NPYC and the State Level Coordinator of AAKS along with the DYC Tuensang had organized training programmes on “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and Right to Infor-

mation Act” in nine villages under Shamatore and Chessore RD Block from October 18 till 24. Besides, the Congress workers also interacted with the villagers and visited some of the ongoing works under NREGA to have ‘on the spot study of how the historic wage employment programme is being implemented in the state.’ However, the release stated that “to the dismay of the rightful job card holder who have been guaranteed hundred days of wage employment by the central government, there are instances of employing machineries for execution of works which is strictly prohibited under NREGA.” The NPYC further stated, “It has been observed that joint account of the Programme Officer and the VDB secretary are not being maintain (ed), job card have not been

‘Access to information’ for NGOs/media

KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): A two-day programme for UNDP-GoI capacity building for access to information, phase-1, for the NGOs and media, at the initiative of the Administrative Training Institute, Kohima, was held at the DC’s conference hall, Mokokchung, on October 22 and 23. Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Bendangkokba, in his inaugural speech delivered a brief discourse on the ‘Expectations from the course’. The resource persons were I Temsu Jamir and Er. Temsuwati, who highlighted the definitions/guidelines, contents of appeal, the roles and responsibility of NGOs/media. The concluding remark was delivered by Nungsangmenla Imchen, SDO (C) Mokokchung, and Nodal Officer, RTI.

NP Pensioners Revival on Nov 15, 16

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Nagaland Police Baptist Church Association will be organising the All Nagaland Police Pensioners Revival on November 15 and 16 at the NPBCA Mission Centre, Chumukedima, with Rev. Lanu Longchar as the main speaker. Free food and lodging will be provided especially for the visiting pensioners from outside Dimapur district. Pensioners NPBCA Chumukedima Secretary Mission & Evangelism through a release has requested all Nagaland Police pensioners to attend the revival. The note also informed that pensioners living within Dimapur and Chumukedima will be provided with transportation after every evening service. For further details, contact: 03862-240775 and 9862 090 276.

distributed, similar report of using machineries has been received from other districts too, thereby denying the right of the job card holders.” In this connection, the release asserted that while executing works under NREGA, the government should ensure that every household in the rural villages receive job card which entitles the card holder for one hundred days of wage employment. Saying that ‘use of machineries is prohibited’, the release stated that the government should ensure a ban on contractors, maintain joint account of the Programme Officer and the concern village VDB secretary, make “muster rolls” available, and conduct Social Audit at least once in every financial year etc’. Asserting that the NREGA, 2008 is a revolutionary step for eradicating poverty

and unemployment in rural areas, the release noted that the NREGA aims to provide the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in the rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. “The NPYC would continue to emphasis for proper implementation of the people friendly policies and programmes of the UPA government so that the benefit goes to the common people who are at the receiving end,” the release stated adding that the ‘Aam Admi Ka Sipahi’ (AAKS), towards this end, will reach out to every rural village in the state to educate, assist and fight for the rights of the common people.

TUENSANG, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): A consultative meeting for development plans for Tuensang town was held on October 23 at the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner under the chairmanship of DC Tuensang, Y L Jami. Introductory speeches were delivered by Town Planner Tuensang, Takutuba, and LASA officers. The expert consultant from LEA Associates, South Asia, interacted with the officers of developmental departments like EE PWD (R&B), EE PWD (H), EE (Power), EE (PHED), Chief Medical Officer, Medical Superintendent, District Welfare Officer, District Youth Resources Officer, District Planning Officer, Town Planner, Tuensang Town Council, Tuensang District Mothers’ Association and Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS) and representatives from NGOs who attended the meeting. During the meeting, the departmental officers indicated the departmental status of schemes being undertaken, ongoing projects, and works that are likely to be taken up.

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Mount Hermon School Kohima silver jubilee

NPF Diphupar Area meeting October 29

KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): On attainment of 25 glorious years, Mount Hermon School, Kohima will celebrate its silver jubilee on November 7 at the school premises at 10:00 am. Minister for urban development and higher education Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) general secretary Rev. Zhabu Terhuja will release the souvenir. President, ANPSA, chairman Kohima Village, chairman KNZ Welfare Board will also exhort the gathering. Sorei Raman, administrator, MHS will deliver welcome address and a brief report of the school will be given by headmaster Lanshung Anal. The occasion will be marked by unveiling of new uniform, canon of praise, eternal light etc.

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Lungwa: One Village, Two States From page 1

Incapacitated by regular consumption of opium, the Angh, wearing a coat, a cowboy hat and shorts, said he still gains the respect of the people of the villages from both sides of the border. “We work on the field of the Angh for one day during cultivation,” said a youth. Even villagers from the Myanmarese side come and help us in the work on the Angh’s field, he added. A little distance away from the village, on a hill, lays the international border pillar with the figures ‘154 BP 1971-72’ inscribed on it. “I felt a bit sad when I saw the pillar,” said Asifa Kaur a journalist attached with the Kashmir Times who visited

Lungwa. The Konyak Union, apex body of the Konyak tribe, downplays the consequences of the existence of the international boundary line which not only divides Lungwa village but also the Konyak tribe between the two countries. There are twenty seven Konyak villages on the Myanmar side. “We are not bothered about it at all. It does not exist. It was created without consulting us by India and Myanmar, so we do not accept it,” said a KU official during an interaction in Mon town on October 20. However, the KU official did admit that the boundary line creates some problems in terms of currency and others. The Naga villages on the Myan-

mar side have to depend on India for all their daily needs starting from salt, said a KU official. During a conference earlier, Konyaks from both countries attended, they said. For now, the emotional binding remains strong among the Konyak brethren living in both the countries. It remains to be seen what would happen in the future if a border fence is erected by either or both the countries and if Visa rules are made more stringent. Then it would surely create a clear line between the people living across the borders. For now, in Lungwa, it is a sad case of one people, one village, one identity but two nationalities.

KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Directorate of Fisheries conducted a two-day refreshers/ sensitization course on office procedure, rules and regulations for ministerial staff of fisheries department at the Directorate of Fisheries from October 14 to 15 last in commemoration with the year of capacity building. Meanwhile, the department acknowledged Director, Treasuries & Accounts for deputing R.N. Lama, Deputy Director, Treasuries & Account and R.N. Rassaily, AO, DUDA as resource persons.

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Moderate rain on 28th Oct, light rain on 29thOct, no rain from 30th Oct-1st Nov Mokokchung Moderate rain on 28thOct, and no rain from 29th Oct – 1st Nov. Tuensang Moderate rain on 28thOct, & 29thOct, and no rain from 30th to 1st Nov. Zunheboto Moderate rain on 28thOct, and no rain from 29thOct, to 1st Nov. Phek Moderate rain on 28thOct, and no rain from 29thOct, to 1st Nov. Wokha Moderate rain on 28thOct, and no rain from 29th Oct, to 1st Nov. Kohima Moderate rain on 28th Oct, & 29th Oct, and no rain from 30th Oct to 1st Nov. Dimapur Moderate rain on 28th Oct, and no rain from 29th Oct to 1st Nov.

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Dr. John Lotha and Jacob Yanthan at the release of ‘Bhal Rasta Dekhae Dipi- Vol 5’ a Nagamese video album by A. Tsenlamo Kikon at Hotel Saramati on October 19 that was organised and sponsored by Dongphi Chokae Okho (Kyong), HQ Dimapur under the banner ‘We are one.’

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There will be a meeting of the NPF under Diphupar Area primary unit on October 29 at 3:00 pm in the residence of the Unit president Visheto Assumi, near Pentecostal Church, Diphupar Village. General Secretary I. Wati Lemtor in a release requested all concerned to attend the meeting without fail. The District Congress Committee (DCC), Kohima has convened its office bearers meeting on October 29 at 11:00 am. in the DCC office, Congress Bhavan, Kohima. This meeting will deliberate on some important issues including the deteriorating law and order situation in the State. All office bearers are requested to attend this meeting in time without fail. Nagaland Veterinary Field Assistants’ Association (NVFAA) will hold its general meeting on October 31 at the residence of S. Tokhivo Swu (General Secretary), Burma Camp at 10:00 am. Further, all the District are requested to send at least 5 (five) representatives along with membership fee of Rs 100/only per head for the year 2008. All the eleven district presidents are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Congratulation Longjangtsur Telongjem Dimapur would like to congratulate the following people – Pangjunglemla N. Imti, daughter of Nungsang Imti and Akumtoshi Aier, son of Imtinungsang Aier for bagging the second and fourth prize in the science elocution competition, where they have participated in the motivational programme for talented school students held by the North East Institute of Science and Technology at Jorhat, Assam on October 14-19. We would also like to congratulate Mrs. Veronica, wife of Nungsang Jamir, science teacher of Christian Higher Secondary School Dimapur, Imlisenla L Pongen and Honli Yanlemth for being a part of the team to have successfully represented Nagaland. Sd/ - Mrs. L. Ajungla Longkumer President, LTD

Sd/- Mrs. Asangla Aier Secretary, LTD

Apollo Hospitals Chennai

Dr.Mani Ramesh, M.S (Ortho), M.Ch (Ortho) L’Pool (UK), Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon visiting Dimapur only for Consultation on 5th November 2008. Specialist in (a) Joint Replacement-Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Elbow (b) Arthroscopy- Knee (Key Hole Surgery) & (c) Fractures & General Orthopedics. Patients suffering from related problem can register their names(s) in advance by bringing recent diagnostic reports at: Apollo Hospitals Information Centre Delta Services, Church Road, Dimapur. Tel# 03862-232326/230695

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KOHIMA NOTIFICATION NO.20/2008 (12) Dated Kohima, the 27th Oct.2008

Weather forecasting for 8 Districts of Nagaland from October 28th to 1st November 2008 Districts

The All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA), Peren unit has called an executive meeting on October 29 next, at the residence of its secretary at Athibung town at 11:00 am. A press note issued by its press secretary, Lungsa Zeliang, informed all executives to attend the meeting without fail.

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NCSU joint meeting at Kohima KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): There will be a joint meeting of the Nagaland Contractors’ and Suppliers’ Union, Kohima and NCSU of Tuensang district on October 30 next at the conference hall of NCSU, Kohima at 11 am, to deliberate the formation of new office bearers of Tuensang unit. A press note issued by Pele Khezhie, president and N Neilo Koza, secretary, NCSU informed all registered members of Tuensang district NCSU to attend the meeting without fail.

ANSTA Peren executive meet October 29

NVFAA GM October 31

A mansion with spacious compound suitable for Office+Guest House+School etc at 3rd mile, Dimapur for sale.

Fisheries dept conduct refresher course

The members of the Tsaphimi Students’ Union golden jubilee planning board and others have been informed to attend a meeting scheduled for October 28 at the residence of Ivulho, Agri Colony, Kohima at 10:00 am. All the jubilee board members, TTK ofﬁces bearers, GBs, VCC, VDB secretaries and jubilee advisors including pastor TBC are requested to attend the meeting positively.

Winter rainfall is beneficial for rabi crop but as the seedlings are very susceptible to water logging, arrangement may be made for proper drainage facilities.Excess of moisture leads to defective germination. Relative humidity ranging from 50-90% is highly favourable for most of the diseases. Therefore proper sanitation should be maintained. For onion, preparation of raised seed bed to avoid water logging. Treat the seeds (5kgseed/acre) with Bavistin(0.2%) Prevailing weather condition is favourable for the spread of blight of Colocasia.It can be controlled by using 2-3 spray of Dithane M-45@ 2g/litre of water followed by Ridomil @ 2g/litre of water after 15 days of first application. If harvesting of rice is not over, then it should be carried out from 30th as harvesting should be done in perfectly dry weather. Application of fertilizers, pesticides and intercultural operations should be carried out after the current spells of rain. Ensure good crop stand of already sown crops by taking proper soil moisture conservation or drainage practices, and weeding of fields . Mechanical removal of the diseased plants debris and the crop residue of previous season. Imtisenla Walling Agromet Field Unit ICAR, Medziphema

NO.NBE-62/Ex-Misc-12/2008-09: The failed candidates of the HSSLC Examination intending to appear at the ensuing HSSLC Examination 2009 are hereby informed to contact the heads of the concerned institutions/ centres on or before the 10th November 2008 for ﬁlling up the Individual Application Form. These candidates shall approach the concerned authorities as given below according to their category. 1. 2. 3.

Category Regular repeater students of recognized institution failed at the HSSLC Examination 2008 External Private Candidates Private Repeaters -

Authority to Contact respective institution selection test centre last HSSLC Examination centre

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DISTRICT LEVEL FAIR CHEGA GADI FESTIVAL, EXHIBITION-CUM-SALE AT TENING TOWN FROM 27th – 31st OCTOBER, 2008 TIME: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M

Organised by : Nagaland Handloom & Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur : Nagaland Sponsored by : Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicraft, Govt of India, Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi. N. HUSHILI SEMA (NCS) Managing Director

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BUSINESS

Tuesday 28 October 2008

The Morung Express

Major Czech investment likely in NE

GUWAHATI, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): The possibility of Czech Republic investment in the North East region in the fields of aviation, hydropower and brewery brightened following a week long visit by a high-level team headed by the Ambassador of the country to India, Dr Hynek Kmonicek. The NEDFi is playing the role of facilitator to the Czech Republic delegation as a part of its effort to bring in foreign investment to the region. NEDFi sources told The Assam Tribune that during the present visit, the Czech Republic delegation visited Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh and the team is likely to visit Nagaland in the first part of

December. A delegation of the Czech Republic visited Assam in the month of April and during that visit, the delegation identified the possible areas of investment and mutual cooperation. This time, the Ambassador of Czech Republic has come with a team of experts in the identified fields for detailed discussions with the concerned State Governments and entrepreneurs. Sources said that the Czech Republic team comprised representatives of four companies involved in aviation sector of which two manufacture small aircraft, one has the expertise of radars and the other in portable airports and helipads. The representatives of other companies, which were

parts of the delegation included companies involved in setting up of small hydropower projects and breweries. One of the companies makes two-seater small aircraft, which uses normal car fuel and 15 litres of fuel are adequate for one hour of flying time. The craft has the maximum speed of 245 kilometre per hour, which makes its operation very cheap. But the cost of the same is around Rs 65 lakh and it needs a 400-metrelong runway. The team first visited Meghalaya and held series of discussions, first with entrepreneurs and then with the Chief Minister of the State on the possibilities of investments in the State. The Meghalaya Govern-

ment has shown keen interest in hydropower projects and assured the Czech delegation that it would take up the matter of investments in aviation sector with the Ministry of civil aviation. The delegation had meetings with the Assam Minister for Power and Industries Pradyut Bordoloi and other senior officials of the State Government on October 22 and like Meghalaya, the Assam Government is also keen on small hydropower projects. The team also had talks with entrepreneurs and received good response on the possibility of setting up of breweries. On the other hand, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh is keen on invest-

ments in aviation sector as many parts of the State is still inaccessible by roads and aircrafts play a major role in food dropping when the weather condition deteriorates. The Czech Republic team had talks with the Home Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and other senior officials and they expressed interest in setting up of small hydropower projects to tap the water resources available in the State. However, the main focus of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh was in the aviation sector because of the terrain of the State as small aircraft and mobile helipad and airport could play a major role in improving the communication network of the state by a great extent. In

fact, the Arunachal Government also handed over the detailed project reports of two proposed airports to the Czech delegation so that it can study the same and come up with detailed proposals in future. NEDFi sources revealed that playing the role of facilitators to bring in foreign investment to the region as per the instructions of the Department for Development of the North Eastern Region (DONER), the NEDFi would also try to work out modalities for investments and the investments of Czech Republic are likely to be joint ventures involving either the State Governments or private entrepreneurs of the region.

Nano petrol version to roll out ﬁrst G7 vows unity as IMF

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): The launch of diesel Nano has been postponed due to demand slowdown and capex crunch owing to the shift from Singur to Sanand. According to auto industry sources, diesel Nano, which was scheduled to rollout sometime in 2009, has now been delayed with the focus on first launching the gasoline version in the first quarter of the next calendar year. A company spokesman said: “Tata Motors has consistently said that Nano will be launched with a gasoline engine. (Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata) had said (at the Auto Expo) that Nano will be launched with a gasoline engine, and added that we would also work on other engine options, including diesel, CNG, etc. There is no departure from that plan. But the car will be launched with a gasoline engine.” At its Auto Expo unveiling in January this year, Mr Tata had indicated that the company was planning diesel

and hybrid versions of Nano. “By and large we’ve always been a diesel company, so we will have a diesel version that will follow this variant soon after,” Mr Tata had said. At that time vendor sources had indicated that diesel Nano would come to the market by July-September 2009. As late as September, Tata Motors shared variant and feature details with dealers as part of a product familiarisation and training programme to prepare them for Nano launch. It informed dealers that Nano is set to roll out in three petrol variants— standard, deluxe and luxury. And when the diesel version comes, it too would sport the same three variants. Vendor sources say the financial and time loss due to the shift from Singur has hit the Nano project. The current liquidity crisis and demand slowdown haven’t helped either. The diesel delay is the result of this double whammy. The scheduled launch of gasoline Nano in the last quarter of this calendar is likely to be pushed

back to the first quarter of next calendar year, say sources. The diesel version will face a domino delay. The delay in shifting the mother plant, the resultant financial loss and the current market turbulence has pushed back the petrol and diesel launch date, say sources. Vendor sources say work on the world’s smallest CRDi diesel engine had progressed to an advanced stage. Tata Motors is planning to strap on a diesel engine developed by German powertrain maker FEV on Nano. According to auto industry sources, the small diesel engine will have fuel injection systems developed by Bosch, but the rest of the platform is being developed by Tata Motors and FEV, an independent engine and powertrain systems research, design and development company, based in Aachen, Germany. Sources say the 800cc, turbocharged, CRDi diesel engine will be two-cylinder and crank out at least 30% more mileage compared to 800cc petrol cars.

Diwali offer: Buy one ﬂat, get one free C M Y K

MUMBAI, OCTOBER 27 (CNN-IBN): At a time when rising inflation and interest rates are forcing consumers to tighten their belts, property dealers and builders have found many innovative ways to bring their buyers back. In Thane area of Mumbai flats are on sale as part of a buy one get one free scheme. “This scheme is not because of any economic pressure but it is actually an offer for our customer. Out of 1000 flats the scheme is

applicable on first 25. This scheme will get us publicity and customers will come to see flats,” says Cosmos Constructions Chairman Sooraj Parmar. Other real estate developers too are helpless in the present scenario. “Property prices are stabilising, but sales are down. While some are offering free gifts, some have come up with discounted schemes,” says Thane Builder Association Director Jeetendra Mehta. But

one man's bane is not turning in the other man's boon as customers are not biting the bait. “I will wait, there are so many offers to pick from,” says a prospective buyer. “I expect property prices will plunge further,” says another prospective buyer R Shetty. Clearly, the enticing offer has few takers. Customers either have no savings to enter into property purchase or they are waiting for a more appropriate time.

agrees new rescue plans TOKYO, OCTOBER 27 (AFP): The G7 club of rich nations pledged Monday to cooperate to bring stability to battered global markets, where stocks buckled on fears government action will be too late to prevent a worldwide recession. It came hours after the International Monetary Fund announced rescue plans for Ukraine and Hungary, two nations hit hard by the financial crisis that is wreaking havoc on world markets. Japan's Nikkei stock index fell briefly Monday to a level last seen in 1982 prior to the economic bubble era before bouncing back, while most other markets in Asia also posted losses in early trade. The Group of Seven nations -- comprising Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States -- sought to calm nerves by affirming their "shared interest in a strong and stable international financial system." "We continue to monitor markets closely and cooperate as appropriate," the statement from their finance ministers and central bank chiefs said. At the same time, they voiced concern about "excessive volatility" in the value of the yen, which Friday soared to a 13year high against the dollar as worried investors unwound positions in the Japanese currency. On Sunday, the IMF said it would lend 16.5 billion dollars to Ukraine and would announce a "substantial" package for Hungary in the next few days. The deals, made public by IMF director Dominique

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He did not specify the amount of new money to inject into banks but Kaoru Yosano, the economic and fiscal policy minister, said Sunday that Japan would likely increase it from two to 10 trillion yen (110 billion dollars). After initially falling, the Nikkei index rebounded to show a gain of 0.4 percent by lunch. The bourse has fallen around 50 percent this year and is 80 percent off its all-time high, reached in December 1989. South Korea's KOSPI index was down four percent by midday, after programme trading was halted for five minutes because of the sharp fall. Elsewhere Taipei lost 6.0 percent and Shanghai shed 2.3 percent. Sydney was down 1.35 by midday while Hong Kong ended the morning down 4.2 percent. Philippine shares closed down 12.3 percent and Indonesian shares were off 6.0 percent. US and European markets already suffered heavy losses on Friday, with Wall Street's Dow Jones index ending down 3.59 percent. Investors are braced for further market turbulence in the week ahead. Although the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates Wednesday from 1.5 percent, Thursday also sees the release of US gross domestic product figures for the third quarter which are likely to show a decline. Other key indicators on both sides of the Atlantic and a flood of results and outlooks from US, European and Japanese companies are unlikely to add grounds for optimism.

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Strauss-Kahn, followed a 2.1billion-dollar loan to Iceland and came amid appeals for assistance from other countries including Belarus and Pakistan. The Washington-based institution has said it can provide up to 200 billion dollars in loans to countries facing financial difficulties. The Ukraine programme "is focused on the essential upfront measures needed to maintain confidence and economic and financial stability," StraussKahn's statement said. "The policies Hungary envisages justify an exceptional level of access to Fund resources," he said, adding the package would include contributions from the IMF, European governments and other partners. South Korea meanwhile announced its biggest-ever interest rate cut -- the Bank of Korea reducing its key rate by 75 basis points to 4.25 percent -- and said it would push for big tax cuts and spending increases to better protect its export-driven economy from falling global demand. President Lee MyungBak insisted the nation would not face a repeat of the 199798 financial crisis, after the local stock market last week suffered its biggest weekly decline and the won plunged to a 10-year low. In Japan, Prime Minister Taro Aso announced fresh measures to support the stock market, including boosting a government fund to pump capital into banks if needed. Aso said Japan would also tighten restrictions on short-selling -- selling shares in order to profit later from an anticipated fall in prices.

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SUDOKU

The Morung Express number game

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ZOOSPORE ZOOTHEISM ZOPPO ZUCCHINI ZYGO ZYGOMA ZYGOTE ZYME ZYMOGENE ZYMOTICZEBRA ZENITH ZEPPLIN ZERO ZIGZAG ZINC ZION ZIPCODE ZIPPER ZIRCONIUM

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Simple Rules - There is just one simple rule: “Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.”

Yesterdays answer Sudoku #1120

1. Piece the US agents set about (7) 8. Medico takes over for cattleman (6) 9. Make one halt in Eire (7) 10. Lost, like the cup-beareer, perhaps (6) 12. Brittle as deep snow, even on St. Stephen’s day (5) 14. A low sort of ﬁsh (4) 15. Give someone a lift? (7) 16. A sound girl, more’s the pity (4) 17. Restriction that’s the absolute end (5) 18. Go round with youth leader in great disarray (6) 22. The usual kind of army ofﬁcer (7) 23. Gent with one billls a mad person (6) 24. Bring some French offal to my house (7)

SBI pulls off 40 pc growth in Q2 NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): Country's largest lender State Bank of India's net profit for the July-September quarter jumped 40 per cent to Rs 2,259.72 on higher interest income, although the global banking industry is caught in a financial whirlpool. "Driven by high growth in interest income coupled with other income, the bank has registered over 40 per cent growth in its profit during the quarter" SBI said in a statement. The bank had a standalone net profit of Rs 1,611.42 crore in the September quarter last year. Meanwhile, SBI has doubled its business to Rs 108,881 crore in the September quarter this year. The bank registered a deposit growth of 67.93 per cent to Rs 57861 crore. Its current and savings account (CASA) ratio was up by 26 basis points to 39.71 per cent. Advances of the bank grew by 162.35 per cent to Rs 51,020 crore. Besides, home loans grew by 23.47 per cent, auto loans by 30.48 per cent and education loan by 43.81 per cent, the bank said. However, SBI card suffered a loss of Rs 27.90 crore. Capital adequacy ratio as per BASIL I norms was 12.14 per cent and as per BASIL II norms it is 11.51 per cent. The standalone total income rose to Rs 17,909.64 crore in the second quarter, from Rs 13,658.22 crore a year ago. The consolidated net profit grew 11.50 per cent at Rs 2,458.04 crore for the second quarter as against Rs 2,204.56 crore last year, while the total income rose 26.41 per cent to Rs 27,083.47 crore. For the six months ended September 30, SBI reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 4,138.06 crore, against Rs 4,128 crore in the year-ago period. Shares of SBI were trading at Rs 1038, down 10.23 per cent in afternoon trade on the BSE.

UN and WB to work together in countries struck by conﬂicts NEW YORK, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): The United Nations and the World Bank have signed an agreement to strengthen their commitment to work more closely together in countries struck by conflicts or natural disasters. The agreement, signed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Robert Zoellick, sets out common principles to guide the two institutions on how to work with national authorities and aid partners to support crisis prevention, stabilization and recovery strategies. At the same time, the agreement acknowledges the importance of the humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence. The UN and the World Bank are also committing themselves to improve inter-agency communications, strengthen joint planning, increase collaboration on funding mechanisms and foster a broader culture of collaboration between the two institutions.

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Civil Hospital: Metro Hospital: Faith Hospital: Shamrock Hospital Zion Hospital: Fire Service: Police Control Room Police Trafﬁc Control East Police Station West Police Station CIHSR (Referral Hospital)

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A South Korean man walks past an advertisement for a bank's interests in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 27. South Korea's central bank slashed its key interest rate Monday by its biggest margin ever in a bid to boost the economy and stock market amid the global ﬁnancial crisis. (AP Photo)

DOWN 2. In outward appearance a one time friend of the sea bird? (10) 3. After a little while, girls can be very sweet (8) 4. Point one-minus a tenth (4) 5. The god who has a sore back (4) 6. Finished by having the paramour beheaded (4) 7. It could be gory, or simply riot US (4) 10. God is everything, and expressing surprise! (5) 11. Become like a backward girl, one behind schedule (10) 13. Thus in general a contract is made (5) 14. Disease due to fruit repeating, one hearts (8) 18. Spirited ﬂock of swans (4) 19. An all-rounder entered by the pugilist (4) 20. What a change after the snow! (4) 21. Venerabel historian (4)

Answers to CROSSWORD #1135 Across: 1. Archives, 5. Boom, 7. Town, 8. Talented, 9. Vandal, 14. Distant, 15. Mallard, 19. Gateau, 21. Kangaroo; 22. Prod, 23. Door, 24. Talisman. Down: 1. Active, 2. Honed, 3. Vital, 4. Salami, 5. Bonnet, 6. Midget, 10. Noel, 11. Abba, 12. Dud, 13. Saga, 14. Aide, 15. Marked, 16. Longer, F. Regret, 18. Suddeh, 19. Ghoul, 20. Types.

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REGIONAL|LOCAL

The Morung Express

Tuesday 28 October 2008

Dimapur

Women to play key role in Mizo polls

AIZAWL, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): Women are set to play a major role in the November 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men. Of the total of 611,124 voters eligible to exercise their franchise in next month’s elections to the 40-seat Mizoram assembly, 308,884 are women and 302,240 men. Women outnumbered men voters by 3,816 during the last assembly polls in 2003. Mizo women contribute immensely to the economy of the Christian-dominated state, its domestic affairs, church and social activities, but when it comes to politics, assembly elections in particular, they fall back in getting due importance. The Women Welfare Front (WWF), constituted by the women members of the village councils (local administration) across the state, has been actively spearheading the campaign for women candidates in the state assembly polls. ‘We are making all-out efforts so that we see as many women candidates as possible in the coming assembly elections. We have re-

quested political parties to nominate as many women candidates as possible and we will appeal to the female voters to vote for the women contestants,’ said WWF secretary Darhmingthangi. In the 2003 polls, none of the seven women contenders won. Darhmingthangi told newsmen: ‘No home is complete without a woman; so is the case with the state assembly. As much as we need women in our domestic affairs, we need them in the legislative system too.’ Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), the state’s biggest women’s body, has given full moral support to the WWF’s initiatives. ‘Despite the women working hard in all sectors of Mizo society, they are deprived of getting their due share in the control of power,’ said MHIP president Rozami, who is also chairperson of the Mizoram State Commission for Women. Since Mizoram became a union territory in 1972 and a fullfledged state in 1986, there have been only three women legislators - Thanmawii (1978), K. Thansiami (1979) and Lalhlimpui (1987).

Central team to visit Sikkim on Nov 7

GANGTOK, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): A high-level team of central officials led by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekhar will visit Sikkim on November seven to review progress in the infrastructure development works in the state. Chandrashekhar, along with the secretaries of various departments and other representatives will hold meeting with Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling to enquire the progress in the works on a highway between Bagdogra in north Bengal to Gangtok, feasibility of an alternative high way for better connectivity to the border state and the upcoming greenfield airport at Pakyong in Sikkim’s East district, official sources said. The status of the implementation of various central flagship programmes such as NREG, PMGSY, JNURM and NHRM in the state would also come for review during the visit of the central officials. The officials will also discuss various issues with Governor B P Singh and state government officials, the sources said.

Bangladeshi inﬁltrator held in Tripura

AGARTALA, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): A Bangladeshi infiltrator has been arrested with two mobile phones and five sim cards from Sahapur, a border village in West Tripura district by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. The BSF personnel nabbed the infiltrator yesterday, while he was attempting to cross the border and also recovered an identity card allegedly issued by the Bangladesh Islamic Foundation where his name was mentioned as Golam Kibria, police said. Bangladesh Islamic Foundation receives huge funds from different organisations in Arab and the foundation also funded ‘Jagrata Muslim Janata’ of Bangladesh, an Islamic organisation, police claimed.

ENCF Mkg celebrates Silver Jubilee

MOKOKCHUNG, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): The Eastern Nagaland Churches Fellowship Mokokchung celebrated its Silver Jubilee under the theme ‘Progress in Unity’ at the Chang Baptist Church, Mokokchung town, from October 18 to 19. The celebration programme was marked by singing of special hymns, reading of Bible, messages, felicitations, prayers and exhortation. The jubilee programme was successfully held with the help of contributions by MP W Wangyuh Konyak, DC Mokokchung Bendangkokba, the Eastern Naga Gazetted Officers and the Eastern Naga People Organization, informed the Jubilee organising committee Convenor, I Chubakumba Chang, and Secretary Bisekyu Sangtam.

Mkg Post Forum meets

MOKOKCHUNG, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): The first meeting of the Mokokchung Post Forum was held on October 21 at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference hall under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung. Director, Department of Post, Nagaland, Kevichusa Angami, while addressing the meeting, stated that the present Mokokchung Post Office has been upgraded to world-class standard with all the modern facilities such as e-Post and instant money order. He, therefore, called on the people to avail those world-class facilities provided by the post office at nominal rate. The meeting was attended by members of the Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce & Industries (MCCI), BSNL, ANSTA, SBI, all wards Union Chairman, MTAT chairman and Postal Officer.

Training on Mkg farmers held

MOKOKCHUNG, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): A oneday training for farmers on soil and water management (WDPSCA) was organised by the Soil & Water Conservation, Mokokchung, at Longkumer Kilem on October 21. Horticulture Officer Mokokchung, Kilemsungba, SDO (Soil) Mokokchung, Aodang, and SMS (AH&V) KVK Yisemyong, Dr. Rongsen, were the main resource speakers on the following topics: Soil and Water Management through Horticulture, Soil and Water Conservation through Engineering, and Poultry and Piggery Healthcare and By-product Management for Soil Fertility. Participants from around 50 villages including Mangmetong and Longmisa attended the training.

Dr. Nihoshe to grace NPA meet

KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The Nagaland Pensioners’ Association (NPA) will hold its annual general meeting from November 11 to 12 at 11:00 am at Zunheboto Town Hall. Dr. Nihoshe Yepthomi, parliamentary secretary for industries & commerce will grace the occasion as chief guest while Mesio Tsanglao, Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto will be the guest of honour. The executive committee will hold its meeting on November 11 at 1:00 pm.

Mt. Everest College sports week held

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The 12th annual sports week 2008 of the Mount Everest College, Senapati was held on October 27 last at its college premises, with K Raina, MLA of 49th A/C Tadubi, Senapati. Raina exhorted the students “to upkeep the spirit of sportsmanship even in their daily activities and the rest of the people of Senapati will learn from the students who also play a vital role in building our society.” Dr. V Alexander Pao, principal of the college, said every student should play the game with the purpose of harnessing their talents and added that games should pave the way to reaching at the state, national and international levels. Many people from neighbouring areas including village chiefs, authorities, church leaders and student leaders attended the function.

Among them, Lalhimpui of the Mizo National Front (MNF) had become a minister. Meanwhile, the ruling Mizo National Front and the main opposition Congress are still undecided whether they would field women candidates in the Nov 29 assembly polls. ‘We have no problems in nominating women candidates if there are qualified and efficient women contenders,’ said Congress spokesman Lalsawta. ‘We would field four to five women candidates in the ensuing elections,’ said C. Lallianchhunga, spokesperson of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), a conglomerate of various regional parties. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced that it would allot 33 percent seats to women in the assembly polls in line with the party’s stand on reservation for women in parliament and state legislatures. ‘The party favours 33 percent reservation for women and the state BJP unit would follow the party’s national stand over women’s quota,’ said Khawvelthanga, president of the state BJP. ‘Mizo

society in pre-modern times was strictly based on what is known as an extreme patriarchal society. This created ‘private’ and ‘public’ domain, where women were stigmatised to the private sphere that relegated their status in the social and religious life,’ said Sekhar Paul, a renowned sociologist. Paul told IANS that ‘Women therefore had no opportunities to go beyond the scope of the ‘domestic sphere’ and it was only men who controlled and dominated the entire ‘public sphere’. They were not supposed to have any independent religious loyalty, but were required to follow the religion of their husbands.’ ‘Christianity of course is the harbinger of ‘modernity’ as well as women’s liberation in Mizoram. The Christian missionaries are regarded as a symbol of ‘modernisation’ that led to gradual changes in the conservative attitudes of men towards women.’ Mizoram has achieved a literacy rate of 88.49 percent (in 2001 census), second only to Kerala’s 90.92 percent. Of a total of 431,275 women in the ULFA Cadres armed with ultra modern weapons seen at the Designated camp of ‘A’ and ‘C’ Company state, 86.13 percent are literate. of the 28th Battalion of ULFA in Kakopatahr on October 26. (UB Photos)

Rats swarm in Mizoram as bamboo blossoms Assam riot victims await rehabilitation

AIZWAL, OCTOBER 27 (BBC): There is a type of bamboo in the north-eastern state of Mizoram which flowers only every 48 years and, as Neil McCarthy reports, the blossoms spell disaster for the local people. There is a nocturnal sound Mizoram farmers dread. Some describe a wind, some a powerful engine moving through the insect-buzzing night. Others speak of a cutting, tearing sound made by armies of small scythes. When day breaks their eyes take in the sight: entire fields of crops, that took months of hard work to prepare after slashing and burning the jungle, all laid waste. It is a sound they were told about by their grandparents and which returns, like clockwork, every 48 years. It is the sound of Rattus Rattus, the black rat, that feasts and swarms, bringing ruin and revolution to this faraway corner of India. Amid the lush vegetation clinging to the uncountable hills of Mizoram - land of the hill people, the Mizos - are clumps of brown poles, decaying and being swallowed up by the hungry jungle. They are actually a species of bamboo which fruits, flowers and dies every halfcentury. It happens to be the favourite food of the rat and

when its flowers rain down on the forest floor, the rat population explodes. Instead of the usual one in a litter of 12 pups surviving, in this time of plenty all 12 will survive and will all be breeding themselves within a few months. Up in the hills, along endless twists and turns, with road signs asking drivers to “be gentle with my curves” I was taken to the conveniently named village of Ratu, sadly blighted by the rats. Having finished the bamboo flower, the rats have moved onto the crops. We trekked across moonlit hillsides and could make out strange lines in the fields where the rice had stood tall but was now gone, the rats working as if in military formation. Lying in a bamboo hut on my first night I was woken by the sound. For me it was like giant rain drops. I clambered out at about four in the morning to see tall stems of rice quiver in the moonlight and then drop to the ground, followed by furious munching and squealing. The rats - or sazu as they call them here - were passing through the field. Beyond it, serpents of silver cloud slide through the valley below and the fields, carefully carved out of the jungle, lie still on the hillsides. It is hard not to be swept away with the notion

of an agrarian paradise. But those sleeping fields are alive with unseen rats and famine is tightening its grip on the village. As I recorded them with a microphone looking a bit like a satellite dish, which homes in on faraway sounds, the thick cloud crept up from below, infused with silver moonlight, enveloping me and the hillside. Suddenly hungry rats sounded very close indeed, very loud in my headphones. Was that a long tail which just slid past my foot? I had strayed from the hut, but dashed back as quickly as I could, suppressing a large shudder. It is fairly ineffective and dangerous, but they are desperate. The village leader, a retired soldier still wearing his beret, talks about the difficulty of waging war on the unpredictable rats. It is so much easier fighting a human enemy, he tells me. J. Rokuma chips in that they are on the warpath now. Whether ‘they’ meant the rats, or the humans, I wasn’t sure. The military connection is significant. During the last bamboo flowering, in 1959, rats also swarmed, but the Indian central government ignored all warnings of plague and famine, dismissing the Mizos as a superstitious lot.

People’s suffering fuelled a nationalist insurgency and 20 years of guerrilla warfare until Mizoram achieved statehood. Those same jungle warriors are now in top political office in Mizoram, mindful of the unfolding famine and its far-reaching consequences. But Pu Rem, a farmer out on the Ratu hillside, is hungry and weary. He has already lost one of his two fields to the rats and they have started attacking his other one. He has been losing sleep, worrying about whether the rats will come each night. His faith is not placed in the government, but in God. For some in this Christian state the biblical aspects of the plague and famine come to mind. Others see it as a magical event: tens of thousands of rats suddenly appearing, ransacking and disappearing at night, as if they had flown in, unseen. Either way, most Mizo villagers are resigned to the fact that this is a destructive natural phenomenon they will just have to ride out. 48 years from now, those old enough will remind the next generation that the sudden mysterious flowering of the bamboo heralds the return of Mizoram’s most unwelcome visitor: Sazu, the rat. And nothing is likely to get in its way.

UDALGURI RELIEF CAMP, OCTOBER 27 (NDTV): Tension in the riot-hit areas of Udalguri and Darrang in Assam is not visible any longer. What’s up ahead for the government is rehabilitation of displaced people who’ve lost their home and perhaps even occupation. Close to two lakh people were displaced in a violent clash between Bodos and Bengali Muslims. More than 60 people were killed. It’s been a month and official records say 80,000 are still homeless. “How will we return? We have told the government to put up a BSF camp in the Shiv temple near our homes for our security. But so far, it hasn’t been done, “ said Chittaranjan Debnath, riot victim. Besides security concerns, majority of the homes have to be rebuilt. They were destroyed in the ri-

ots. “We have lost our homes, everything has been destroyed. We want to go back, don’t know what measures the government will take. But we want a permanent camp to be given to us for our security,” said Saraswati Bodo, riot victim. Though ration is being provided the government is yet to work out a rehabilitation programme. “Fear is there. Immediately I don’t think we can send people back but we gradually want them to go back,” said Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister, Assam. The Assam government’s record of rehabilitating internally displaced people is abysmal. The 1993 riot victims of Bongaigaon and 1996 victims of Kokrajhar are still languishing in relief camps. There is very little hope that the displaced people will return to their homes soon.

Candidates qualiﬁed for Recruitment as constable (GD)

Candidates from Dimapur District with the following Chest No. are declared qualified for recruitment as constable (GD) in 14th NAP (IR) Bn: 01,08,37,56,58,72,73,85,111,118,125,144,152,164, 170,175,176,195,227,228,229,233,246,248,260,263,27 5,282,288,293,321,325,335,349,360,367,370,376,384,3 85,417,448,449, 459,464,496,505,510,525,531,535,541,547,557,580. (J. Bandangtoshi) IPS IGP (Crime/NPTO) & Chairman Recruitment Board 14th NAP (IR)

Arson sparks border row Climb-down on teachers’

ITANAGAR, OCTOBER 27 (THE TELEGRAPH): The festering Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border dispute looked poised to reach a flash point after forest officials from Assam torched a house in the neighbouring state on October 23. Superintendent of police of Papum Pare district, Hibu Tamang, today said forest beat officers of Borganag, M. Das and B. Mili, along with 18 forest guards forced their way into Durang village on the pretext of carrying out an eviction drive around 11am on October 23. The foresters torched the house of Tana Tabia and took away a bicycle and a sharp weapon, besides damaging household furniture. They also forcefully took away Tadar Tache, a forest watcher, whom they allegedly arrested under the Forest Act, 1890. Two cases were registered under 380 and 365 IPC (theft, extortion and abduction) against Das and Mili on October 24.

Ngurang Pinch, a Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh, today said he would take up the matter with the Assam government for the latter’s encouragement to encroachment in Arunachal Pradesh over past few years. Pinch added that the Assam government has been “shamefully turning a blind eye to the misdeeds” of its foresters who torched houses, looted shops and put the properties of villagers residing in the bordering districts on fire. Earlier, 14 MLAs from six districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam demanded the Centre to declare the 300-km Rajgarh Ali Road under Kimin circle of Papum Pare district as a permanent boundary between the two states. Pinch also criticised the Arunachal government for its “meek, docile and submissive” attitude and lack of concrete strategy while dealing over the border

issue. “Both the Arunachal and Assam governments have failed miserably to solve the problem. Several promises were made from the Assam side. Several dialogues were held between the two state governments but no solution to the problem has been found.” The All Papum Poma Students Union too threatened to mobilise the villagers to take action against the Assam officials. General secretary of the students’ union, Nabam Takar, alleged that frequent encroachment by the Assam foresters forced the residents of the area to take up arms for their safety. “The situation has come to such a pass that we are ready to go to any extent to thwart the marauding Assam foresters encroaching into our village. If necessary we will not hesitate to take up arms. This is not the first time that the villagers of Taraso circle have been witness to such incidents,” Takar said.

recruitment policy

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Only after qualifying the PSTE/B.Ed. will the candidate be eligible for recruitment to the post of teacher in the appropriate level, the Cabinet decided. During the period, the government stipulated, “a candidate undergoes (sic) professional training”, the vacancy caused shall be met through redeployment and not through substitute appointment. Further, considering that the normal retirement of employees in the state will take place only in 2010, in view of the enhancement of age of superannuation, short-listing of candidates shall be done by taking into account the average annual attrition rate of 3% of the cadre strength at the various levels. “The list so prepared shall be valid for a period of two years or till such time the list is exhausted whichever is earlier; appointments on adhoc will be considered from this merit-based list against vacancies that may arise dur-

Gravy train chugs on in Aizawl

AIZAWL, OCTOBER 27 (UNI): A faceless financial institution ‘Kar Khat Bank’ (one-week bank), as the interest is deposited to the investors on a weekly basis, has spread here like wildfire with the Mizos’ mentality of making fast money adding fuel to it. The interest rate varies from agents to agents anything between 10 per cent to 35 per cent as it depends on the mutual agreement between agents and customers, a customer told UNI. All the leading Banks in Aizawl, SBI, Mizoram Cooperative Apex Bank, Mizoram Urban Cooperative Bank, Mizoram Rural Bank, Vijaya Bank have confirmed that the rate of deposit has drastically declined while that of withdrawal has gone up in their respective banks as people from all walks of life are aboard the gravy train

literally. Nobody knows how this illegal bank is running as investigations failed to reveal the fact to nab the culprits. All that a customer knows is he deposits money to an agent who gives him the interest on a weekly basis without fail. He does not care to whom his agent further deposits the cash as he gets his money. Rumours have it that not only high government officials, but also a few ministers are involved in the nameless bank which is why investigation was called off half-way. Strongly refuting the allegations that some SBI officials are involved, NE Circle SBI Officers’ Association assistant general secretary C Zoliana says, ‘’We have conducted a thorough investigation amongst ourselves, and have not found chances of SBI officers involevment’’.

But, he has not ruled out the possibilities of involvement of politicians and big businessmen. What amazes banks officials and economists are how the racketeers manage to keep the bank rolling, for, there are a large number of customers who have earned huge profit from it without being cheated. ‘’We just call it faceless transaction. When we tried to probe into it the customers and agents refused to cooperate,’’ bank official said. When approached, the customers and agents claimed that currency trading through foreign exchange mainly from Myanmar is the mode of this nameless banking operation. This is the main reason why this financial racket gained public trust. Dr Vanlalchhawna, an economics faculty in Miz-

oram University, says that this currency trading may be possible but would require the involvement of high officials in the Myanmar government which is not possible. Main suspects are the usual Indian swindlers who will disappear when they know that the time is ripe. ‘’We have experienced similar incidents in the past more than once. The bankers vanished in thin air once they reaped enough money. I wonder why we don’t learn from past experiences,’’ he says with a note of regret. The ‘Aizawl gravy train’ has also come to the knowledge of RBI. In a recent meeting with Mizoram top officials here, RBI officials voiced grave concern over this financial racket, how it could affect the Indian economy as a whole, a private bank official informed.

ing this period; a similar screening process shall be conducted on exhaustion of the list or on expiry of two years whichever is later” the government said. Also, candidates from the districts of Kiphire, Longleng and Peren which do not have sanctioned DIET/DRUs, may seek admission in private institutions in the state viz. St. Paul’s Training Institute in Phesama and Salt Christian College in Dimapur. The course fees will be subsidized by the Government to the extent of 50%. The relaxation comes into force with immediate effect and shall continue for a period of three years. “It shall thereafter be subject to review, either for extension or discontinuance. This relaxation does not supersede the notified policy on recruitment and preference in appointment shall be considered in respect of candidates possessing the prescribed qualification” the government said.

KWVSU 2nd annual social held KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The second annual social cum freshers’ day of the Kohima Wokha Village Students’ Union (KWVSU) was held at the conference hall of the Red Cross, Kohima, on October 18 last, with Engineer Yanbemo Humtsoe of Housing as the chief guest, stated a press note by Thungbemo Tungoe, president of KWVSU. Speaking in line with the theme, “Strive to excel,” Humtsoe urged the students to be more serious in their studies to achieve excellence in their career. Chenio Tungoe also exhorted the gathering. The programme was chaired by Chumchabeni Murry while Arhoni Kikon and Nlumo Murry pronounced the invocation and benediction respectively. Vote of thanks was delivered by Myamo Tungoe, the release added.

Capacity building workshop on e-governance KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): A two-day capacity building workshop on e-governance for Policy Makers is being organised by the Department of Information Technology & Technical Education (ITTE) on November 3 and 4, 2008, at the Zonal Council Hall, Kohima. The workshop will be attended by the legislative heads of departments on day 1 (November 3), while the heads of departments (HoDs), Joint Secretaries and departmental Nodal Officers (IT) will attend the training on day 2 (November 4). The workshop will begin at 9:30 am and continue till 4:30 pm, informed the Joint Secretary of the IT&TE Department, Imjung M Panger.

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2008 VOL. III ISSUE 299

The Psalmist

ohn Paul Lederach describes Reconciliation as “a meeting ground where truth and mercy have met, and where justice and peace have kissed.” Derived from Psalms 81:10, it suggests an ongoing process which involves all four virtues. The interplay between truth, mercy, justice and peace needs to take place simultaneously. Essentially, the process is about bringing people together, enabling them to engage and encounter each other through dialogue that will empower them to grow beyond the past and to re-establish a just and trusting future. The Reconciliation process is a difficult, demanding and deliberate process and would be erroneous to assume it is realized in short time. In fact Lederach points out that it usually takes just as long to get out of conflict as it takes to get into one. Very often one assumes that the virtues of truth, mercy, justice and peace are contradictory energies, voiced by different people. They are perceived as being pitted against one another and those who cry out for Truth and Justice are assumed as adversaries of those who plead for Mercy and Peace. Lederach however clarifies that the vision of the Psalmist is quite different. Reconciliation, he says is possible only to the degree that each of these virtues sees the place and need for the other. It suggests they are incomplete without the other. In other words, they become complete only in the presence of the other. It is a process where people must feel safe to allow truth to come out and the diverse voices speak out while others actively listen, and for people to collectively stand in solidarity and take responsibility for the hurts caused by demonstrating compassion and restorative justice. Reconciliation is an inclusive process of restoring and healing the web of relationship that has been torn. A common phenomenon which occurs in Reconciliation process is that while most conflicting parties may agree on the essentials for reconciliation, there could be differences of opinion on how it should be realized. Political astuteness and will is fundamental towards overcoming this dilemma. The distinction between agreeing to reconcile and disagreeing on a proposed approach and method towards it, is crucial, and one which needs to be made. And the sooner this distinction is made, the easier it is to first get the broader principled commitment of the parties to reconcile and then secondly to initiate a framework whereby a method can be negotiated and mutually agreed upon. Failure to distinguish between these two similar and yet very different commitments has been the fundamental reason for stalling Reconciliation processes. For years now, Nagas have been toiling for Reconciliation, which tragically continues to remain distant and illusive. While it has been most convenient to put the blame on one political group or the other for its failure, this approach has proved more damaging. It adds to the cycle of violence and prevents a genuine evaluation to identify where the initiative has gone wrong. The question of evaluation is problematic since there is a tendency to personalize it. Lack of evaluation implies increased possibilities of mistakes being repeated again. Sadly, history says that people don’t learn from history. If Nagas agree with Lederach that Reconciliation is the meeting place of truth, mercy, justice and peace, it becomes essential that the approach must be process-oriented, and not outcome-oriented. Empirical history states an outcome is located in the process itself. It is critical that Nagas need to emphasize in laying a process – the journey to Reconciliation. The task of evolving a process is challenging given the trend that decision-making is confined to a few, with the assumption that people will follow. This top-down approach of Reconciliation has proved unsustainable. For people to take ownership of the process, it is fundamental that their participation need to start before the forming of the process and their voices and aspiration embodied into it. This democratic character is primary. A participatory process demands a bottom-up grassroots approach in which Reconciliation is more than the healing of relationships; and leads to transformative structures which allows people to be self-determining. Al Mubarak al-Mili says “History is the mirror of the past and the ladder by which one rises to the present. It is the proof of the existence of a peoples, the place for the resurrection of consciousness, the way of their union, the springboard for their progress.” Hence those leading the Reconciliation process cannot ignore historical forces and must educate to enable people to locate themselves in the relentless movement to reclaim their humanity and the realization of their values. Posterity will judge whether present Nagas had the courage to create the political space for truth, mercy, justice and peace to meet together for Reconciliation to emerge out of it. Hopefully, the present generation will not have to borrow the future of their children!

LEFT WING |

Dr. Sukhendu Mazumder

Religious Tolerance

n India today, the most vulnerable is ‘Religion’, and the ‘Religious Tolerance’ is the most contagious disease. It is not an issue that has been associated with the illiterate people or the economically backward group, neither with the top hierarchy nor the educated elite; rather it has been surviving from the time immemorial, and still people from all faith and walks of life have lived together nicely without much hue and cry showing due regards to others. However, in the past also, there has been many an incident where many lives have been lost and there took place forcible conversions and damage to property and even looting of wealth. These things are permanently inscribed in the pages of history and one cannot wipe them out from the notice of the readers. And yet a peaceful co-existence has been possible and the general masses were more or less happy within their own practices. So, where lies the malady? In the Muslims era too, there have been atrocities on other faiths. Peace loving, simple people have embraced other religions for the sake of life and excesses meted out to the woman. It was also due to the shortcomings in the existing faith that many have got them converted. But love and mutual understanding among the common people belonging to different religious groups never suffered. Then came the foreigners and the British rule was established and it was the beginning of a new chapter and Christianity gradually spread and replaced Hinduism from the remote and isolated areas mostly inhabited by the tribes and even in the cities and towns and villages where the downtrodden and lower castes were harassed by the higher castes people. Here we cannot blame the British or the others as such for the conversion issue. However, ignorance, illiteracy, poverty, etc. contributed a lot and moreover, when conversion was coupled with the offer of better life and other facilities, the poor had no other option but to embrace the same. But what the British had done to India was an irreparable loss to this sub-continent and the same time faced by the generations to come. It was not only an intelligent game to pump out the resources from India to Great Britain, but the entire social fabric was spoiled. Even before leaving this sub-continent for good, the seed of mistrust and hatred among the Hindus and the Muslims were sown, which the people of this sub-continent have been undergoing till today whether it is inside the border or outside the border. The recent happenings in Orissa and elsewhere against the Christians are nothing but the act of some misguided people and fundamentalists. Maybe, there has been mass-conversion or like that, but what followed next can never be accepted by any right-minded and peace-loving people on this earth. It’s quite a healthy sign that different religious groups and political parties irrespective of their faiths and practices, have protested and organised peace rallies. One such was arranged at Dimapur on the 13th of Oct ’08 where people from different religious backgrounds and educational institutes joined the same. It was rather more welcome and soothing to the heart that almost 70% of the gathering comprised of institutes like Pranabananda Women’s College, Pranabananda Vidyapith, Jain School & College, etc. including many important dignitaries from among the Hindus. Many speakers expressed their concern and appealed to the mass for peace, harmony and understanding among different faiths. But the entire episode was completely marred when the last speaker (chairperson) loathed the Hindus and used words which were unparliamentary in nature and quite provocative. And it obviously served a wrong message to the innocent students and others. This should be condemned by all. Moreover, Nagas are by nature peace loving and simple people. They must not be instigated openly in this manner from a public dais and in a shameless manner. Because such acts sow the seeds of mistrust and hatred rather than peace and strong bondage of love and brotherhood. It is also clear that the Naga people are intelligent enough to understand what is good or what is bad for them. Hence, no amount of such provocation and filthy language can shake the Naga people and their strong faith for peace and harmony and the wall of tolerance.

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Shoma Chaudhury

White Tiger In Shining India The West is starting to learn its lessons, are we ready to learn ours?

T IS a curious time on the globe. The invulnerable world of big money and unbridled capitalism — a dazzling universe that had brooked no questions or supervision or dissent — has suddenly acquired an unusual new lexicon: it is speaking of greed and ethics and trust. And as it pleads for a trilliondollar rescue, it is being forced into some long overdue self-introspection. In his popular New York Times column, speaking of the financial meltdown in the US, Thomas Friedman quotes from a book by Dov Seidman: “In a connected world, countries and governments also have character, and their character — how they do what they do, how they keep promises, how they make decisions, how things happen inside, how they engender trust, how they relate to their customers, to the environment and to the communities in which they operate — is now their fate.” Of all the sagacity (born of hindsight) flooding the opinion shelves of the world now, this feels like the one that holds the most fundamental truths. For years, we have been told by the keepers of the shiny world that the amoral workings of the free market — particularly an unsupervised free market — will march us all into a land of milk and honey. Don’t take it so slow, open up, deregulate, reform, we have been urged. And to be sure, we did need some reform from the years of the license raj. But now it appears the one thing that has quarantined India from the current meltdown — the extreme other edge of the pendulum — is our mixed economy and the vestiges of regulation and supervision that had remained. In fact, Dov Seidman’s warning about “how” companies and countries and people do things has huge resonances for India — resonances that reach beyond issues of liquidity and speculative markets to our idea of “growth” itself. And how we will walk the path to growth. For years, it was unfashionable to throw any caveats at the growth model of the West, particularly ones that talked the language of human or ethical corporate behaviour. But those caveats have now come home to roost, and for the first time in decades, the West seems in a mood to listen. In India, we walk an even more dangerous precipice. Which is why, if we don’t listen to the unfashionable caveats swirling around us now, we could face an apocalypse a hundred times worse.

Unfortunately, hurt, but less hurt than the West, India is less prone to this millennial moment of pause and introspection. Last week, though, offered a curious bouquet of opportunities to do just that. First, there was Aravind Adiga’s hotly debated Booker win, The White Tiger. The story of a driver who murders his smug master, Adiga’s book is an important cultural moment for Indians. It is a pungent reminder of “the dark face of India” — the counter-narrative to “Shining India” that the national media and con-

the “Buddhadeb Bhattacharya route to building a prosperous state”. The letter is extraordinary for its lack of selfawareness and messianic sense of being the harbinger of good. Throughout the Singur saga — brimful of bathos and tragedy — the media and middle-class India has backed Mr Tata, clucking anxiously about what the agitation would do to “Brand Bengal” and “Brand India”. Mamata Banerjee is a soft target: yes, she can be opportunistic and erratic, and the withdrawal of the factory has been

gratulatory summits at Davos have been carefully airbrushing out of global conversation. It is a timely reminder for the world, and for Indians themselves, that India does not merely comprise a thin icing of people made up of giant Ambanis and their bonsai aspirants. Yet, it would be a big mistake to think the counter-narrative to Shining India is only a reminder of Other India. No matter how much we airbrush it, we all know the Other India exists: a vast hinterland of the hungry, thirsty and utterly dispossessed. The real counter-narrative to Shining India then, that middle-class Indians need to come to terms with, is the brutal story about Shining India itself: How has it got itself to shine? If there is one apocalyptic blindness staring Indians in the face, it is this. The Dov Seidman question: “how”? Last week, having shifted his Nano factory to Gujarat (where he said he proudly stands for everything in Modi’s Gujarat (sic)), Ratan Tata wrote an open letter to the people of Bengal. He asked them to choose between a “destructive political environment of confrontation, agitation, violence and lawlessness” or

a pyrrhic victory. But was the “confrontation and agitation” merely about her and electoral politics? Neither the media nor middle-class India nor Mr Tata ever paused to ask questions of themselves. What is this infallible Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Ratan Tata route to prosperity? Land taken over from Indian citizens on the pretext of “public purpose” — without consultation or consensus, without rehabilitation plans in place, using police force and Section 144? Public purpose that will not open itself to public scrutiny? Public purpose that does not pay fair prices or seek to rehabilitate the public it displaces? Let us assume all these questions about Singur are phantoms of Mamata Baner jee’s making. But what of Nandigram, a CPM stronghold for 30 years, where Buddhadeb had to recapture the land through armed motorcades wielding guns and swords? What of Kalinganagar in Orissa, where tribals have been fighting the Tatas’ takeover of land for more than three years and a dozen tribals were shot pointblank by the police? What of the hundreds of other industrial or de-

velopment projects across the country, where thousands of ordinary people are fighting pitched battles with the state and corporations, not because they are anti-development, but because they stand to be robbed in broad daylight? Why should Mr Tata not want this inconvenient Other India to quietly dissolve and disappear? Not “agitate” against his gold-brick plans for prosperity? THE DOV Seidman questions: How do corporations and governments do what they do, how do they keep promises, how do they make decisions, how do they engender trust... how do they relate to the communities in which they operate? Ratan Tata and Buddhadeb Bhattacharya are just parables for a Shining India that is blind to its own brutality and dishonesty. Blind to that most elemental of questions the West forgot to ask itself: How are we getting ourselves to shine? Last week, Jet Airways (which owes government-owned companies over Rs 500 crore for air fuel) tried to lay off 1,900 employees because its profit margins are dropping. A phalanx of smartly dressed employees in posh sunglasses protested their sacking and threatened to go to master thug Raj Thackeray if they were not taken back. They got instant redressal. The media rallied around them, ministers made frantic calls, and overnight, Mr Naresh Goyal underwent an emotional overhaul: the 1,900 were reinstated. Which is great. Middle-class sentiment must not be sent into a panic; middle- class Indians must not be turfed out of jobs: particularly jobs the government has spent crores to create, having subsidised land and petrol and fuel and given innumerable tax holidays so corporations can create jobs in national interest. But what of Other India? What about the lakhs of people who are being displaced and thrown out of their livelihoods every single day by the engines of growth? When they protest, forget redressal or national sympathy, are they to be shot for being confrontational? We are often told the business of business is business — and business cannot be bothered with the business of how it does business. But if we are to avoid the apocalypse, it is time to change that paradigm. Like the West has discovered the lexicon of greed, ethics, trust, we have to discover the lexicon of “business responsibility”, which focuses not on how corporations give back to society, but on how they take from it.

Letters to the Editor The Nagas need a change of heart •Sir- The Nagas wants real peace but we do not get it because we asked amiss. And for which confusion, I would like to request you to clear it through publication in News with the following contents of the under mentioned lines. The word of God clearly constructed His people to first seek the Kingdom of God and all else will be added unto them. It is quite possible that the professed Christian of Nagaland have erred in seeking the Kingdom of this world instead of first seeking the Kingdom of God. The Bible tells us that those who are of the world are enemies of God. This is to say that Christian lives in the world but are not of the world. Nagas have been fighting for sovereignty for more than 60 years apparently not realizing that we already have freedom and liberty in Christ Jesus. Today Nagas are waging another war for peace and unity not admitting that it will not be found in battle fields or in football fields. We ought to know that Jesus Christ came to give us this peace. Are the Nagas so stiff necked that we cannot climb down from the precarious pedestal of pride and place our sure foot on this humble and lowly ground of Jesus? Humility is what we really need today. In humility there is no fighting, there is no killing and there will be complete peace and there is nothing confusion in it. This is what gives idea of non- violence movement to the Indian nation builders namely Mahatma Gandhi. Just as the Indians are unable to abide by the principles of non-violence, so also the Nagas are equally culpable in waging fatricidat suicide both in election politics and the national movement. Dear Nagas, it is high time that the Christian Churches should proclaims the word of God and resist the devils before the devil destroy our nation. (James 4:7). Let us not forget that when the Jewish people asked for a king, God in His anger gave them a King and His wrath took their King away (Hosea 13:11) Therefore, before it is too late, let us humble ourselves and turn back to God and confess our sins. (Chro: 7:14) There is nothing impossible with God. However, without first complying with the requisite condition of humility we should not fool ourselves and expect God to heal our land. Let the word go out to all the people of Nagaland to put on sackcloth and smeared their faces with ashes in order to change of heart from pride to humility and pray that healing will come to our land.

We ask, but we do not receive because we ask amiss. dreams and desire are if the well to do Nagas can come “The Nagas need a change of heart from pride to humili- out with a constructive idea to help and find an avenue ty and not Government”. Therefore as believers, we ought for the youth so as to live in Harmony and Progress. KUKNALIM to be in Christ and His word be in our heart and preach Angathong Rengma the word of God accurately without fear or favour. Concern Student Leader May God Bless Nagaland. (T.L. Angami) Chairman. Angami Customary Court, Kohima

Give us a priority to establish ourselves in our homeland Nagas should be well aware of the policies that is implementing by some arrogant businessmen/Suppliers established in our homeland are manipulating the Government agencies for their business and even went to the extend of paying our own Naga youth for their security, no doubt they are employed for their livelihood but in a destructive way to encountered with the local people, so when any argument broke up with the customers, those paid Naga youths were usually being sent for intervention which leads to a confrontation among our own brothers, which results to a bad relation among our own people. Where on the other hand they are driving away all our wealth to their native place, whereas we left empty. It is high time Nagas should rise from sleep to face the challenging world ahead. Instead of being puppet in the hand of those nonlocals allowing them to manipulate our Government, we should take up a challenge and fight with the Government to find an avenue for the local people. Despite of given priority to our Nagas the best avenues like Supplies and Contracts were being given away to non-Nagas, Where are left behind struggling for livelihood. The Government is not in a position to open employment avenues to the educated youth. Government Contracts are sold to the non-locals for self beneficial. I f priority were given to our own people Thousands of Naga youth could have employed in many private establishment and offices. The Naga Minister Bureaucrats should take a challenge to reforms the present system so that the educated Naga Youths yelling for employment and livelihood can be solved for once and Nagaland become an original Naga dominion Land. The enthusiastic Naga Youths are ready to take up any venture for a better Nagaland. Our

Kandinu

Reply to the BSNL Rejoinder •Sir-On resuming office after official tour, I was informed by my staff about the reply of BSNL published in the local dailies on 15th and 16th October 2008 to my query published in the local dailies on 22/09/2008. The very fact that the BSNL took about a months time to reply to my simple query indicates they were not having any answer hence took time to find an answer and quotes Rule 162 of the then P & T Manual Vol XIV, as the BSNL, a Public Sector do not have any legislated rule. I was also shocked to read the BSNL asking my individual to pay Rs. 2,39,411/- that the BSNL claims to be the outstanding dues of the Department. It is clarified that the Transport Commissioner vide letter No. TC/ ACCTT-4/83/Pt/207 dated Kohima the 30th July 2008 asked the BSNL to issue bill against the dues of Rs. 2,94,359/- that the BSNL claims on the Department but till date the BSNL could not issue the purported outstanding bills to substantiate their claims. The BSNL has linked the disconnection of the Phone No. 2243947 out of context to the unsubstantiated claim of outstanding bills of the other telephones in the department. Be it known that publicly asking an individual by personal name to pay outstanding due of the department (Rs. 2,39,411/-) is an insult, public slander, intimation, intentional harassment, character mauling and tantamount white color extortion for which, the G.M., the A/O and the PRO, BSNL shall face libel in appropriate forum. The G.M., the Accounts Officer and the PRO of BSNL Dimapur is therefore asked to publish in the local paper within 48 hours the relevant rules under which I as an individual is asked to pay the dues of the Govt. Department. You are also asked to publish in the paper the telephone Nos. and amount due against each and substantiate your claims of Rs. 2,39,411/- as outstanding from the Department. (T. Meren Paul) Transport Commissioner.

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RAW And Rudderless

TUSHA MITTAL Source: Tehelka

A lack of skilled officers, a host of controversies and little accountability. Has India’s premier intelligence agency touched a new low? IN APRIL this year, well before the commencement of India’s recent wave of urban terror attacks, Western intelligence bureaus gave the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) information about potential strikes in several cities, including Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata. At the time, RAW chief Ashok Chaturvedi was on leave, having reduced his work commitments ostensibly owing to bad health, though it was also no secret that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was unhappy with his performance. Passing over his organisational second-in-command PV Kumar, Chaturvedi chose Sanjeev Tripathi, currently at number four in the agency, to fill in for him during his absence. With intelligence assessment at the core of his brief, Tripathi, it is believed, either ignored the information or did not deem it important enough to act upon. In his 18 months as the head of RAW, Ashok Chaturvedi appears to have embarrassed himself and his organisation. Today, the situation at India’s external intelligence agency is at such a low that, sources say, foreign intelligence outfits are reluctant to pass it information — little, after all, happens when they do. As RAW chief, Chaturvedi enjoys a degree of autonomy unusual for intelligence bureaus the world over. In the US, for instance, the Central Intelligence Agency head has four levels of supervision; Chaturvedi has one. Earlier this year, Chaturvedi was on the verge of being sacked, a first for any RAW chief. The Prime Minister stopped short, however, after the intervention of former RAW chief GS Bajpai, who is also Tripathi’s

father-in-law. This, along with Chaturvedi’s long-time friendship with Tripathi, is the reason sources ascribe to Tripathi’s disproportionate influence in the agency, and to Chaturvedi’s backing his bid to succeed him when he retires in February 2009. Not removing Chaturvedi may have been the first mistake, say insiders, and handing Tripathi the prized seat could be the second. Chaturvedi and Tripathi are part of a domineering Indian Police Service (IPS) lobby within RAW. The IPS candidates, along with those on deputation from other civil and paramilitary services, have always been at loggerheads with RAW’s own cadre, the Research and Analysis Service. The hostilities are currently manifesting themselves in the fight for the number one position. Most are rooting not for Tripathi but for Kumar, who belongs to the RAW. Ever-shifting guidelines for those on deputation have worsened rivalries. The most recent change allows those on deputation to work with RAW without resigning from their parent cadre. They can rise in seniority within RAW and return whenever they feel dissatisfied with their position. This has created a lot of resentment within RAW; many see the agency’s revolving door of arrivals and departures as preventing the creation of a unified team committed to intelligence gathering. Some startling revelations show the extent to which petty personal issues are obstructing work at the agency. According to a reliable source, a RAW officer posted in Bangladesh got intelligence before last year’s Hyderabad blasts that the Harkat-ul-Jehadal Islami (HUJI) was planning an attack on a major South Indian city. This intelligence was sent to Delhi. Shockingly, because of a grudge against the officer, his Delhi counterpart did not pass the information to his supervisors and to the Prime Minister’s Office, as is protocol. “Everybody inside knows about it, yet no disciplinary action has been taken,” the source said. But insiders say disciplinary action is not something India’s premier intelligence agency is known for. Sources told TEHELKA that after the 2002 Gujarat earthquake, a RAW officer posted in Bhuj was found to have swindled 70 percent of the relief material, but was let off with a mere demotion. “Should someone of dubious integrity be allowed to work in intelligence?” questioned a source. The dearth of qualified, motivated staff is severely impacting RAW’s ability to col-lect quality human intelligence at the grassroots level. Strangely, the deputation phenomenon has led to a crucial problem: competent candidates who clear the civil services examination don’t want to join RAW at the bottom, because they know they can join another service and enter RAW at the Class I level. This allows them to escape the agency’s mandatory requirements of learning a foreign language and spending time on India’s borders. It is no surprise, then, that insiders say RAW’s own recruitment standards are below par. Its technical cadre has not had a single qualified BTech graduate for at least four years. There is no benchmark or specific aptitude test to qualify for the agency. Sources say that those who do not make it to the more highly regarded services are RAW’s most likely recruits. “The glamour associated with the agency has quietly faded and fewer and fewer people want to join,” a former RAW chief told TEHELKA. Jyoti Sinha, who took premature retirement from the agency, agrees that personnel reform is urgently needed. “Unless you have a sound, consistent policy, it is impossible to develop the kind of expertise and experience you need in the field of intelligence. Frequent changes in personnel policy have led to so much uncertainty. It has eroded the quality of human resource and expertise. Not only RAW but the government must also share the blame for this deficiency.” ASENIOR OFFICER told TEHELKA that RAW is relying too heavily on technology and failing to cultivate reliable on-theground sources. “The money that should be spent on cultivating sources is being spent elsewhere, and RAW has no way of check-

ing this,” another source added. RAW has a budget running into thousands of crores, and yet there is no external performance or financial audit. There seems to be no mechanism to check whether what RAW is delivering is worth the near-inexhaustible funds at their disposal. There are several indications to show it may not be. Sources say the lack of actionable intelligence is also because of the organisation’s dearth of members of minority communities, especially Muslims. “In my six years of service, I did not come across one Muslim employee,” says a former senior RAW officer. Some justify this by saying that intelligence agencies the world over tend to follow the right-wing mainstream makeup of a country, to safeguard against being compromised. But past scandals show this has not insulated RAW from traitors. Ironically, when intelligence inputs do come, RAW fails to analyse them adequately. “They have state-of-the-art interception equipment but the intercepts are not read properly,” says a source. The reason is astonishingly simple: the lack of adequate language skills. A senior officer who recently left RAW told TEHELKA that while he was in the organisation not one analyst on the Pakistan desk knew Urdu. “All the analysts do is correct the grammar of the briefs and pass them on to the Prime Minister,” he added, emphasising that most lack any background in the desks they are handling. There is no mandatory requirement, and assignments are mostly arbitrary, depending on vacancy. “It would be pure coincidence if someone from Tamil Nadu was handling the LTTE desk,” he said. FURTHER, SOURCES say, even most field officers do not know the language of the country they operate in. “Having enough language skills to converse with locals should be a basic requirement. But that is not the case in 90 percent of RAW’s postings,” said a former RAW officer. Sources told TEHELKA that the current RAW officer in China does not know Chinese, the person in Saudi Arabia does not know Arabic, and the person currently posted in Paris is one of the few in the organisation who actually knows Pashto. Languages like Pashto, Burmese and Singhalese are, in fact, considered inferior and officers are not even willing to learn them, a senior reliable source said. “Everybody wants to learn French or Spanish,” he added. Another basic issue at the root of RAW’s intelligence failures is the agency’s refusal to make a distinction between field operatives and analysts. In most agencies, these are two distinct jobs, allowing complete secrecy for operatives while giving analysts the chance to mingle in other circles to widen their perspective. But in RAW, the blurring of this distinction is compromising the effectiveness of both operatives and analysts. In fact, intelligence gathering is being compromised by the blurring of another key distinction: the line between the personal and the official. This comes from the chief himself. Even the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been roped in to give weight to Chaturvedi’s personal dislikes. Only recently, it was asked to press charges against Major General VK Singh for his 2007 book, India’s External Intelligence: Secrets of Research and Analysis Wing. Curiously, these instructions came months after the book was published. Sources say Chaturvedi only ordered the action after he discovered he had found mention in the book. Highlighting RAW’s lax work culture, Singh had said in his book that a senior officer did not come to office for six to eight months, peeved that someone else had been promoted instead of him. The officer turns out to have been Chaturvedi himself. Singh has now filed 21 Right To Information (RTI) applications to show that Chaturvedi’s case against him is baseless. The CBI chargesheet accuses him of revealing the names and locations of RAW officers, information the organisation holds top secret. Astonishingly, Singh says this information is easily available in the public domain. Through RTI applications, he was able to get the names of all RAW employees from the Department of Personnel and Training. From

the Ministry of External Affairs, he procured the names of all Indian embassy employees world-wide. Matching the documents, Singh says he knows the name and location of every RAW officer posted abroad. Yet RAW insists this is classified information. “RAW has created a hush-hush aura around itself so it doesn’t come under the scanner and its anomalies are never exposed,” Singh says. “Clerks are taught from the day they join to label everything top secret, even circulars for tea parties.” What is even more ironic is the wealth of information about RAW one can find online. Wikipedia gives the exact coordinates of several RAW bases, including ones in foreign countries. “Even I did not know we had a base in Kazakhistan,” Singh says. “But I found out about it on Wikipedia.” Singh had pointed out several instances of corruption in his book. He now tells TEHELKA that all the systems he had pointed out as corrupt were initially removed but reinstated after he left. The only concrete action has been a new rule that no employee can write a book about RAW even after retirement. Sources point to another disconcerting trend — foreign postings in RAW are decided not by operational needs and merits, but by personal motivations. For instance, reliable sources tell TEHELKA that a RAW officer currently posted in the Northeast was sent there as a punishment, because it was believed he had been leaking stories about Chaturvedi to the media. More surprisingly, an operative currently in Vietnam is not even from the intelligence department. He is an administrative officer sent because the RAWchief wanted to return a favour. Similarly, the officer posted in Indonesia a few years ago was from the ministerial cadre. “Older people who have never been abroad are given a foreign posting as a reward, so that they can make some money before they retire,” a source said. THE LURE of the ‘plum’ foreign post in ‘luxury’ countries like the US or the UK has also led to a dearth of officers willing to go where it matters. There has been no RAW operative in Iraq for the last four years, says Lieutenant Colonel S Maladi, who joined RAW’s technical cadre on deputation from the army in 2000. Of his own experience, he says, “I was offered the Afghanistan cover post and I wasn’t even in the intelligence department,” adding that he soon learnt three others in the bureau had been sent notices to leave for Afghanistan, but had refused to go. Current RAW officers defend the organisation, saying this work culture is prevalent throughout the civil services. That, perhaps, is the crux of the problem. “RAWseems to operate like any other government department and lacks the ethos of an elite intelligence unit,” said a former senior officer. Under Chaturvedi, RAW has been described as a rudderless ship, and there seems to be a sense of despair among the few proud sailors who have seen better days. “I only spent two years in the organisation and I am very fond of it,” former RAW Chief AS Dulat told TEHELKA. “I hate to see all this dirt flying around, running it down,” he added. But the grime is more evident now than ever before. In the latest episode to discredit the agency, Nisha Bhatia, a director at RAW’s training institute, tried in August to commit suicide outside the Prime Minister’s office, indicting Chaturvedi and joint secretary Sunil Uke on sexual harassment charges. Bhatia told TEHELKA she was driven to this extreme step after requests for action found no response. She initially told Chaturvedi that Uke had offered her Rs 30,000, withdrawn from the secret service fund. TEHELKA has a copy of Chaturvedi’s reply: “Please call both the concerned officials and sort out the problem. I don’t wish to be disturbed on such issues,” he wrote. While Chaturvedi has termed the allegations baseless, Bhatia says she is willing to take legal action. If she goes ahead, it will not be the first time RAW is dragged to court. If appeals for more accountability and for the creation of a parliamentary oversight committee looking into RAW go unheard, it may not be the last.

The Story of Mayangkokla of the Nagas Brainerd Prince, Oxford

ayangkokla’s screams continue to echo in my ears, even as I pause to reflect upon her biographical account in Kaka Iralu’s ‘Blood and Tears’ [Iralu, Kaka. D., Nagaland and India: The Blood and the Tears (Kohima: Published by Kaka D. Iralu, 2000)]. His book is based on testimonial evidence to argue for the cruelties and inhuman acts of the Indian army in the land of the Nagas. Mayangkokla’s story forms the major section of the chapter on Ungma village and describes the cruelties and inhumanities of the Indian army there. Kaka sits with Mayangkokla in her house in 1997 and listens as she tells her story with her frail old hand in his. She recounts the tales of horror of her teen years and describes that fateful week. The testimonial narrates that she was a village beauty, a young girl of 18, who was dragged, beaten senselessly and then gang-raped both publicly as well as in private confinement for over a week. Her screams of protest and mock-laughter of the army men fill every line of this account. My mind searches for tools to understand the few pages of blood and tears that I had just read. I want to be critical of all that I read, I tell myself. Kaka, I say, is passionate about his book, and could an overflow of that passion distort the reality that he describes? It really could not have been so bad! I further wonder, could the choice of words in his graphic account be intentional to suit a particular kind of audience that he is writing to, or even being politicallycorrect? Or finally, could the memory of the incident have changed from year to year,

from each telling to another to accommodate the tenor of the larger narrative that it so seeks to represent? However, all academic tools crumble as I see Mayangkokla, aged and fragile, recounting her story, a testimony of what happened to her and who can defy or deny her story? It is her story, like all our life-stories and who am I or we to contest it? Also, her story is not told in isolation, it is not an anomaly or a variant, a blip in the rather beautiful picture of life. The events that she experienced in her life unfortunately were not unique to her. Hers is one chapter of a larger compendium that contains stories of similar experiences. She compels us to listen to her and so we must. This gruesome act is one among thousands, Kaka argues, that has taken place in Nagaland over the past 50 years. The Indian army, armed with special powers, has been sent at the behest of the Indian government, and representing the gods of democracy and nation-state to curtail these ‘underground insurgents’ or ‘freedom fighters’ (depending on who is narrating). Many members of the army that had gone to protect the sovereignty of India misused their uncontrolled powers to kill, rape and destroy countless lives. A few decades earlier, something similar was happening in the Indian sub-continent. Then it was the Indian insurgents or freedom fighters (depending on who is narrating again) fighting against the colonial British Crown that was ruling India. The Colonial powers had ruled over India for over 200 hundred years in some form or other. The Indian freedom fighters fought and overcame the colonial powers that had

imposed their rule on India. India said that she did not want to be part of the colonial empire and asserted her right to rule herself. That story is well-documented and we remember it with pride. This demon of colonialism was dethroned and ousted and India got her freedom. The world lauded India’s independence and it being constituted as a republic. Each year we reminisce and celebrate our independence and the victory of freedom over imperial rule. We hold high the virtues of freedom and selfrule. Ironically, soon thereafter, a fight between the Indian State and the Nagas ensued pretty much on the same ideologies that had caused India to fight the British. However, this time it was the Nagas who were fighting Indian aggression. The Nagas said that they were never part of the Indian state and hence did not want to be ruled and be colonized by India. But this time, India fought her, forgetting the very values of freedom and right to one’s selfgovernance that had propelled her own journey in her fight against the British Raj, and she dealt ruthlessly with the Nagas. There was no willingness to listen to the story of the Nagas who had made it clear that they did not belong to the Indian state and asserted that India was imposing her rule on a land and people who considered themselves to be an ‘other’ with no common history. History was repeating itself; India was doing exactly what the British Raj had done: she was imposing her rule over a people who did not want to come under her governance. India sent her army in and the atrocities began: mindless killings, uncounted rapes, burning of houses and vil-

lages, it was indeed hell and have been for the past 50 years. The Nagas who organized themselves into an army in turn fought the army and the war has continued. It is rightfully called the world’s longest lasting war. The story of Mayangkokla makes us think about war, conflict, violence and their cruelties. It is here that you and I step into this story. This is not a story that is happening across many seas or in another continent. It is happening, right in our backyard, within the frontiers of our own country. How do we respond to this story? Can tears of pain be replaced by tears of joy? Can life’s story be written as The Beautiful and the Triumph instead of Iralu’s The Blood and the Tears? I definitely have no solution to the world’s oldest lasting war or even how to go about a solution. But I do think that those who believe in peace and justice and hate violence must raise their voice or do something. I dream of a world where the armed forces will be unemployed, where there will be no need to fight or fire a gun, with no need to exert violence. Where there will be no more anguished cries of Mayangkoklas but sweet laughter, cries of children filling the air. When the children cry Let them know we tried When the children fight Let them know it ain't right When the children pray Let them know the way Cause when the children sing Then the new world begins – From the song “When the Children Cry” by White Lion

The Big Mouth’s Trumpet

he only place where problem didn’t exist is a cemetery, I mean after death. As long as we breathe, problem will be part of one’s life. The rich man has a problem according to his status, so is the poor man. But remember that every problem got a solution. Problems brings complain. According to the research of Youth for Christ in England, ninety five percent of youths got something to complaint about to their personal life. On any conversation in the street, home or market, most of what you’ll hear is complaints-complaint about the family, the circumstances, the government, work, studies, grumblings about what so-and-so did or didn’t do… a stream of grumblings and complaints! Complaint became a subjective part of our society today. Even a small school going children has a complaint on returning from school. If you need a ‘friend’, just open your mouth to complain about something; you’ll soon be in familiar company! Seems everyone enjoys a good gripe. But always remember this, grumble and complaint produces downers, and leads to defeat. The more you grumble and gripe, the sadder you’ll be! The Bible (God) says that grumbling produces discouragement. If there’s a complainer on your team (maybe in sports, music or choir etc.) remember he’ll spoil everyone’s performance, and it’s just the same in our daily life. There are times when we need to get away from certain folks because we know they’ve got a gripe. How these people can sniff out what’s wrong about everyone and everything! Many are experts in observing; so not everything in the world is quite hunky dory; but grumbling is going to get us nowhere fast. Well, try this out for yourself; grumble about what someone does and you’ll find you’ll always be in a bad mood about them. Thank the person instead, for what they do well, and you’ve got someone who’ll come to appreciate you too! Our world can never be improved by bitter, griping people. They’ll just make it a sadder place. Grumbling and groaning don’t tire us out; they just discolor everything and we even lose sight of God’s blessings. We feel like giving up and going home-failures. As believers we have to overcome this tendency to feel sorry for ourselves. Come on! Sharpen up! Get back on track and get on with the game of life. We’re supposed to give thanks to God for everything, and not to forget to have grateful spirit in order to focus and see the future, what next! In life, all the big achievements are made step by step. Nobody arrives at the summit by magic, but overcoming all obstacles and problems after having learned how to persevere. Everyone has a plan in life, goals that we should reach, and they are only reached by advancing slowly without giving-up. This is exactly the same in our spiritual life; the most difficult game is the next. We are not accustomed to thinking in real terms. It seems that we walk with our heads in the clouds and that we only pay attention to momentous events when, in fact, growth in the Christian life depends on our knowing the will of God and obeying it, day by day. Look for that which God expects from us, in all things and do it, without fuss and noise, but peacefully. Many people fixed their eyes on their problems, and made problems as the god of their life. But as a Christian, ‘we must first fix your eyes on Jesus, our goal and our King’. We must concentrate on what we do; remember that just as in sports there are good and bad pitches and we must win on them all. We must always keep in mind; maybe the next effort is the most important. Maybe the next temptation is the most difficult. Maybe soon we will have difficulties in our studies or work; maybe emotional problems or stress. But we can know that we are going to conquer them. We are used to winning on any field. We are used to knowing that the most difficult game is the next! We don’t worry so much knowing what is far ahead in the future. It is not our problem to know what will happen in two years, or three years, or four. That is a matter for God. We simply concentrate on our next step. And that is not a fatalist approach. God knows our future, and it is a glorious future. The Bible tells us of the beautiful inheritance that He has given us. Nobody is happier than we are, because nobody can feel true security about their future if they are far from God. What God has prepared for each one of us is something unique. He tells us, simply to play the next game with our best… and nothing more. ‘Every trip of thousands of miles begins in a very simple way: with the first step.’ Dr. Thamsing Lamkang

Holy Ground Trafﬁc

What are we doing to this holy ground, this land that God gave to us all 'Cause everywhere I hear that crashing sound that trees make when they fall Why can't we understand when it turns to sand There's no way you can bring it back again Why don't we change the plan, and try to save this land And make a promise not to hurt again this holy ground What are we doing to this sacred heart, this heart that's beating for us all 'Cause everywhere I see it torn apart as tears like rain will fall Why don't we take the time, take a look inside Try to understand what's going wrong Stop trying to change the tide, overcome our pride Take off our shoes, this place we're standing on is holy ground Get out of doing the things you do in the dark Keep the flame alive in your heart What are we doing to the children's lives, the ones we shouldn't hurt at all 'Cause in the night I hear their lonely cries, so frail and small How can we just stand by and watch them fade and die Before they even reach the age of ten Why don't we heal the pain, take away this shame And make a vow to give them back again this holy ground

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28 October 2008

NEWS FILE Explain Rahul Gandhi security goof-up: Govt to UP

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (CNN-IBN): From not allowing a student interaction in Kanpur University to a security lapse during Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi’s visit, the divide between the UP government and the Centre is deepening. The Intelligence Bureau in a report submitted to the Home Ministry on Sunday said that the escort and pilot car provided to Rahul by the UP police was missing for 50 minutes. CNN-IBN has also learnt that during this time UP Police top brass was incommunicado and their mobiles were switched off. However, the UP government has said the security provided was adequate and the allegations were baseless. The Home Ministry has asked UP government what action had been taken against those responsible for the goof-up in the security of Rahul. Rahul, who is eligible for the elite Special Protection Group, was without a pilot or an escort car for a short while when he was in the city to attend a function of Chandrashekar Azad University. His motorcade was left without the mandatory escort and pilot cars and also the jammer, used to block any signal in case of a cell phone-triggered explosive device, was missing from the cars.

Five killed, 27 injured in road accident MANGALORE, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): Five persons were killed and 27 injured when a state transport bus rammed against a roadside tree and turned turtle near Bage village in the wee hours today. According to police, the bus was proceeding to Dharmasthala from Bangalore when the mishap occurred about 147 km from here. The deceased were identified as Rajanna, Srinivasamurthy, Marikalegowda, Puttaraju and Mallikarjuna, they said. All the five died on the spot. Negligence of the driver was stated to be the reason behind the mishap, police said. The injured were rushed to Hassan for treatment, they added.

Top Hizb militants killed in J-K JAMMU, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): In a setback to Hizbul Mujahideen, five top militants of the outfit were today shot dead in an encounter with army personnel in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Acting on a tip off, troops launched a search and cordon operation in Nawapachi area early this morning and came under fire from militants, a senior army officer told PTI. The troops retaliated and in the ensuing encounter five top Hizb militants were killed, he said. Four AK rifles, arms and ammunition and explosives were recovered from the site, the officer said.

Pak inﬁltrator arrested at Jammu border

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JAMMU, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): A Pakistani national who had infiltrated into the country was on Monday arrested along the Indo-Pak border. Dilawar Khan, 26, was nabbed by BSF troops while he was roaming under suspicious circumstances in Kanachak area of Jammu district, official source said. Khan, a resident of Sialkote in Pakistan, had entered the Indian territory along international border, they said, adding noting incriminating was recovered from his possession.

Six arrested; 75,000 litres of kerosene recovered JAMMU, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): In a crack down against illegal sale of Kerosene, Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested six persons and recovered 75,000 litres of oil during overnight raids at several shops here. Police raided 16 establishments along the Jammu-Srinagar highway from Tikri to Panthal in Udhampur district, they said. Six persons were arrested for illegal storage of Kerosene and 75,000 litres of Kerosene oil was recovered from underground tanks, police said. These shopkeepers had nexus with Kerosene oil depots and they were selling the oil to petrol and diesel tank operators at Rs 20 per litre, they said.

Three youths killed in cracker explosion PURI, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): Three youths were killed when the crackers which they were carrying exploded near Nimapara town, about 55 km from in Puri, police said on Monday. The blast took place at Patapur village near Nimapara late last night when the youths were returning home on a motor-cycle after purchasing a huge quantity of crackers from a nearby firework market, the police said. While two persons, identified as Jayant Pradhan (35) and Akhyaya Muduli (32) died on the spot, Sudarshan Pradhan (30) succumbed to injuries on way to a hospital, they said. Forty persons have been detained in the area for storing and selling hazardous crackers.

Faisal confesses recruiting more Kerala youth to ultra outﬁts KANNUR, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): In a startling disclosure, the youth who was arrested here for acting as “recruiting” agent to a Kashmir-based terrorist outfit has confessed that he was instrumental in handing over youths for terrorist operations. Faisal, who is lodged in the central prison here following his arrest on October 25, revealed that he had recruited a few hands from Kerala’s Malabar region and taken them to places like Hyderabad where terrorist outfits held training camps, a senior police official said here today. “We are yet to make a final assessment on how

many persons got recruited by Faisal,” Prince Abraham, member of the Special Squad investigating Kerala’s links with terrorist outfits in Jammu and Kashmir told PTI. The exact number of people handed over to the terrorist outfits would be clear only after detailed investigation, the senior police official said. Faisal admitted that the local youth Mohammed Fayas (22) and Mohammed Fahis (24), who got killed in the army encounters in Kashmir earlier this month, were taken to Hyderabad on September 10 even as parents of Fahis had yesterday informed the police that their son was found missing from that day.

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Strike in Valley amid planned protests

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 27 (PTI): A curfew-like situation prevailed in the Kashmir Valley today as troops were deployed in strength to thwart a planned protest by separatists who also gave a strike call forcing closure of business establishments, offices and educational institutions. The restrictions were imposed by the authorities as the separatist Coordination Committee had announced that it would form a human chain from Saddar court complex in Lal Chowk to High Court complex to protest the landing of Indian troops in the state on October 27, 1947. All roads leading to Lal Chowk were sealed and even government officials who were heading to their workplaces werestoppedforthoroughfrisking. All shops, business establishments, offices, schools and other educational institutions remained closed on account of the strike called by the Committee in the midst of stringent security measures. Residents of the city and elsewhere in the

Centre to send additional forces to J&K for polls

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard on a deserted road during a strike in Srinagar, India, Monday, October 27. Shops, businesses and government ofﬁces closed across Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday as separatists called a general strike to mark the anniversary of the day Indian troops took control of the region in 1947. (AP Photo)

valley were not allowed to come out of their homes by police and paramilitary forces. However, Superintendent of Police, Control Room, Showkat Malik said no curfew had been imposed except for Baramulla town

where one person was killed and eight other injured in security forces firing yesterday. He said security had been beefed up in the city to prevent any law and order problem. Even media personnel were not allowed to move

freely as some CRPF and police officers claimed that curfew had been imposed in the city. Authorities here have imposed curfew three times in as many months to thwart separatists’ plans to hold protest rallies.

JAMMU, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): The Centre will send 452 para-military companies during the sevenphased elections in Jammu and Kashmir apart from the huge presence of security forces engaged in the counter-insurgency duties in the state. “The Centre has given consent for the sanction of 452 additional para-military companies for security duties in connection with assembly elections in the state,” Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda told reporters. He said each company will have a strength of 60 security men and deployed for security purposes during elections in the state. The para-military companies, which will be sent for election duties in the state, would be drawn from Border Security Force (BSF), Central Re-

serve Police Force (CRPF), Special Services Bureau (SSB), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Rapid Action Force (RAF). The state government had made a demand for 625 companies of security forces for election duty in the state. However, due to elections in other five states, only 452 companies of paramilitary forces have been sanctioned for the state, sources said. The DGP has already visited several districts and police ranges and conducted security review meetings with zonal IGs, range DIGs and district police heads. He has already asked range DIGs and District Police Chiefs to prepare security control rooms in each district and create facilities for the extra additional para military forces.

Youth opens ﬁre in Mumbai bus, killed

MUMBAI, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): In what could be seen as a severe fallout of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s(MNS) campaign against North Indians, a young man identified as Rahul Raj on Monday opened fire in a Mumbai BEST bus. The gunman wanted to give a strong message to the MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his ongoing attack against the North Indian community living in Mumbai especially Biharis. The incident took place in a double-decker BEST bus carrying a registration number 332. The gunman sustained serious injuries during the cross firing and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. However, he succumbed to the injuries later. In his last statement recorded in the hospital, the 23-year-old boy revealed that he was from Patna and wanted to give Raj Thackeray a strong message. “The man fired at the police in ‘Bail’ bazar area of Kurla and was shot in retaliatory fire,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Rakesh Maria said. Giving more details, he said that the gunman wanted to take the bus passengers hostage and “this is being verified.” At the time of the incident, the BEST bus was travelling from Andheri to Kurla. The conductor of

Sadhvi Pragya to undergo test Mumbai police under ﬁre for killing gunman narco-analysis MUMBAI, OCTOBER 27

the bus was seriously injured in the firing and one more passenger was hit by a bullet. They both are being given medical aid at Rajwadi Hospital. The primary investigation conducted by the police suggests that at least one round was allegedly fired. The passenger, who received bullet injuries in his leg has been identified as Manoj Bhagat, hospital sources said. Meanwhile, a video shot by a Zeenews channel shows Raj sitting on the upper level of a double-decker bus and carrying a pistol in his hand. The youth was recorded threatening nearby policemen and running up and down the bus before being shot. Reacting on the shootout by Mumbai Police Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that it was wrong to shoot down Raj could and he could have been caught alive.

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): The Central and Bihar governments have reacted sharply against the Mumbai police killing a young man who allegedly fired shots and shouted slogans against Navnirman Seva (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray in a bus in Mumbai on Monday. Police claim 23-year-old Rahul Raj, a resident of Patna who was visiting Mumbai, was mentally unstable and was gunned down when he refused to surrender or throw away his gun. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is visiting Delhi, condemned the Mumbai police for killing Raj. “From the TV clippings it seemed that he could easily have been overpowered and arrested by the police instead of shooting him down,” said Kumar. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and Shyam Rajak, general secretary of the state opposition Rashtriya Janta Dal party, also condemned the police. The Central government has asked the Maharashtra government to send it a report on the incident, said Union State Home Minister

Shri Prakash Jaiswal. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil rejected allegations of police excess. “We will not allow mad men with guns in hand to have a free run. We will take stern and quick action against them,” he said. The dead man’s father alleged in Patna the police had murdered his son in a “fake encounter”. “My son was never involved in politics and he didn’t have any grudge against Thackeray,” said Kundan Kumar, a schoolteacher. Kumar said Raj had a diploma holder from the Indian Institute of Health Education in Patna and had gone to Mumbai alone for a job. He claimed Raj spoke to him on Sunday and was “in a perfect frame of mind.” Raj allegedly shot and injured the conductor of a bus and threatened passengers in the northeast suburb of Kurla. Sadanand Date, Additional Commissioner of Police, said his officials were forced to shoot down Raj. “We were forced to retaliate. There were several witnesses to incident,” said Date, who claimed an unlicensed pistol had been recovered from Raj.

(CNN-IBN): A Nasik court on Monday granted permission to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad to conduct narco-analysis on sadhvi (female saint) Pragya Singh Thakur. The sadhvi was arrested on October 24 along with Shivanarayan Singh and Shyam Bhavar Lal in connection with the September 29 bomb blast in Malegaon in which five people were killed and several others injured. She was arrested after investigations revealed that the motor cycle used in the Malegaon blast was registered in her name. Police sources said they moved the court after she and her two associates kept changing their statements during. Their confessions apparently had earlier led to the detention of two more saffron activists – Shashikala Shasri, a former President of Durga Vahini and Sameer Kulkarni from Bhopal. The three are in police custody till November 3. Police also arrested two retired Army officers – a Major and a Captain – for allegedly training right wing fanatics in assembling bombs.

‘Dalai Lama losing hope for Tibet autonomy’

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): The Dalai Lama has lost hope of reaching an agreement with Beijing over Tibetan autonomy under Chinese rule, but is not going into retirement, a senior aide said on Sunday. “Because of lack of response from Chinese we have to be realistic, there is no hope”, Tenzin Taklha told Reuters. “His holiness does not want to become a hindrance to the Tibetan issue, and therefore has sent a letter to the parliament regarding what options he has”. The Tibetan spiritual leader has called for a special meeting of Tibetan exiles in the second week of November to discuss the future of the Tibetan movement. His candour is seen as a vindication for the many exiled Tibetans who say his concilia-

tory “middle way” approach to seeking greater autonomy has not worked. “I think the statement by his Holiness is an eye opener for the Tibetan people”, Tsewang Rigzin, the president of the pro-independence Tibetan Youth Congress told Reuters. “We are not against the middle way approach of his Holiness, the fact is that China is not sincere and has never been sincere in talking about the middle way”. Taklha denied speculation that the 73-year-old Dalai Lama was going into retirement. Karma Cheophel, the speaker for the Tibetan government-in-exile, earlier said the Dalai Lama had “hinted he is now on full retirement”, sparking some rumours in the local media. The Dalai Lama gave his first public address on Saturday since

undergoing gallstone surgery, in Dharamsala, the seat of the exiled government. Beijing vilifies the Dalai Lama as a traitor and earlier this year accused him of orchestrating a deadly wave of unrest in Tibet ahead of the Beijing Olympics. Taklha said he hoped the eighth round of talks between Tibetan envoys and Chinese officials will be held by the end of October. The two sides have met to try to ease tension in Tibet since violent riots broke out there in March. Many Tibetans, especially younger generations, see the talks as a Chinese ploy to delay progress on the question of either independence or regional autonomy for Tibet. The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since fleeing a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.

An Indian army ofﬁcer prepares to lay a wreath during a ceremony to mark Infantry Day at a war memorial on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, Monday October 27. The day is observed in commemoration of Indian Army’s infantrymen who ﬁrst air landed in the Kashmir Valley and overpowered the Pakistani invaders on October 27, 1947. (AP Photo)

India, Sri Lanka are ‘genuine friends’: Rajapaksa’s adviser NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s adviser said on Monday after talks with Indian leaders that New Delhi and Colombo were “genuine friends” and that his country would keep civilian casualties in the war against the Tamil Tigers “to the very minimum”. Basil Rajapaksa also said that torrential rains and flooding had affected Tamils displaced by the fighting in the north and that India had pledged to provide food and medicines for them. He added that UN agencies would visit the war zone to assess the situation. “Both countries are proving to be genuine friends. This is true for the people of the two countries too,” Rajapaksa told reporters, a day after meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and other officials. “India has really proved to be a real friend. They are friends of Sri Lanka,” said Rajapaksa, who is also a brother of the Sri Lankan president. “We found they (India) have understood very well our problems.” His remarks followed extensive discussions on the

situation in his country with Indian officials in the wake of mass protests in Tamil Nadu demanding a ceasefire and an end to civilian suffering in the north. The Sri Lankan military says it is advancing towards Kilinochchi town, the political hub of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). India has categorically ruled out the possibility of forcing a truce in Sri Lanka, where fighting has left thousands dead and displaced Tamil civilians who some accounts say number up to 250,000. Providing a gist of his talks here, Rajapaksa told IANS: “There are certain hardships (to civilians). We agree. We want to minimise them. There are no civilians now in Kilinochchi. They have gone deep into LTTE territory, beyond our firing range. “In Kilinochchi town, no government office is functioning, only the hospital is operational. That too is government controlled. All civilians have moved out. If there are some in Kilinochchi, they are LTTE cadres.” He disputed the figure of internally displaced people, or IDPs. Most media reports they

number up to 250,000 in the north, where the LTTE fully holds Mullaitivu district and almost the whole of Kilinochchi district. “The whole population (in the region) is 250,000. Everyone is not IDP. By IDPs we mean those we have to give ration to. “In Mullaitivu people are still in their houses but they have no buying power. For the sake of giving ration, we call them IDPs. Only the people in Mannar and Kilinochchi districts are displaced. Now the rains have started, there are floods. People are affected. It is our responsibility. We discussed this with the Indian government. They said they would send 100 tonnes of food and medicines. “For distribution we will have discussions every week with the Indian high commissioner in Colombo. Sri Lanka will have the distribution network. All UN organizations will visit the area. They will provide us information.” Crediting New Delhi with having “very good information” about the Sri Lanka situation, Rajapaksa also said

that Colombo “understands very well” why there have been vocal protests in Tamil Nadu about his country. He referred to the problems of the Indian fishing community in passing, saying: “Fishermen don’t care for the international maritime boundary. They go where the fish is.” Fishermen in Tamil Nadu, separated from Sri Lanka by a strip of sea, have accused the Sri Lankan Navy of firing at them. Colombo at times denies the charge and at times says it will not allow such firing to take place. Referring to the LTTE, Rajapaksa said his government’s attempt was to “isolate from the (Tamil) people” LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and his intelligence chief who goes by the nom de guerre Pottu Amman. “There are a few things the government is doing. Suppose if there are two fishes in a bottle, we can either take the water out or the fishes out. The government is doing both. We want to isolate them from the people. But we are not against individuals or even terrorists. We are only against terror.”

An institute that teaches politics in 3 months, for Rs 5000

BANGALORE,OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): An institute here not only teaches its students history, political science, law and Gandhian principles but also what to wear and how, the apt hair and beard style and the art of public speaking – in short, how to excel in politics. The institute is however still unrecognised, holds classes only on Sundays, charges Rupees 5,000 for a three-month course, doesn’t yet pay its teachers, has politicians as visiting faculty but still has 35 students on roll. It also does not seem to be in a hurry to seek recognition from any university or the state or the Central government for the diploma it will award to students who pass the examination at the end of three months. Political friends-turnedbitter rivals, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-S (JD(S)), and the main Opposition party Congress were well represented at the function to

launch the National Institute of Political Excellence early this week. Sharing the podium were former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S), state law minister S. Suresh Kumar of the BJP and former chairman of state legislative council V.R. Sudarshan of the Congress and Mr H.S. Doreswamy, a wellknown freedom fighter and Gandhian. “The students will be taught not just history, political science and law but what to wear and how, and the apt hair and beard style and the art of public speaking as well,” said G.B. Raju, a lawyer who practises at the Karnataka high court and is the promoter of the institute. “IT professionals, graduates, unemployed youth and some who are already into politics have enrolled in the first batch at the institute, located at Rajajinagar in west Bengaluru,” he said adding, “In our institute we plan to groom politicians who will serve the people of the nation”.

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Tuesday 28 October 2008

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Back to the future in an Obama White House

McCain tries to distance himself from Bush

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks on the phone with a potential voter at his campaign ofﬁce in Brighton, Colo., Sunday, October 26. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 27 (AFP): If Barack Obama is elected president in just over a week, his administration can draw on a deep bench of Democratic grandees who hark back to the stability and prosperity of Bill Clinton's time. If Republican John McCain can pull off an upset on November 4, judging by his advisors, his own cabinet is likely to be staffed with hawkish figures on foreign affairs and instinctive deregulators in economic policy. Obama's advisors include such luminaries of the Clinton White House as Larry Summers, who is touted by some pundits as staging a possible return to the Treasury as the United States grapples with its worst economic crisis in years. The Democrat's secretary of state would need to be an exemplary diplomat to remake the nation's dismal image overseas and reach out to European allies to shoulder more of the burden in Afghanistan and, perhaps, Iraq. The party's 2004 nominee, Senator John Kerry, is reportedly keen on the job. His cosmopolitanism and French-language skills would then be asset instead of a liability, as in his doomed presidential campaign against President George W. Bush. But Obama may also turn to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a UN ambassador under Clinton who has been a tireless campaigner on his behalf, or Richardson's successor at the United Nations, Richard Holbrooke.

The irony is that Obama, 47, has campaigned as a candidate of "change." But at a time of domestic and international strain, he may want to turn to reassuring names from the past to leaven his inexperienced White House. Could Hillary Clinton be one of those blasts from the past? Obama's defeated primary rival has all but ruled out a cabinet job, and may prefer to promote her signature issue of universal health care in the Senate. Both campaigns have transition teams working to vet future cabinet picks, and are working closely with Bush's White House to ensure a smooth handover of power in the run-up to the next president's inauguration on January 20. For the 72-year-old McCain, former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman is a media front-runner for secretary of state after the Connecticut senator shunned his party to campaign for his old friend. Former Texas senator Phil Gramm was considered a likely pick for Treasury secretary, but undermined his chances and McCain's by accusing Americans fearful of their financial well-being of being a "nation of whiners." Veteran White House staffer Stephen Hess -- author of a new book about presidential transitions called "What Do We Do Now?" -- cautioned against reading the tea leaves too closely. "From Obama's advisors you can put together a shortlist," the Brookings Institu-

tion analyst told AFP. "But the irony of the thing is that when you reach that level, you get a fair number of people who turn down the president-elect. The only president who claimed he got everyone he wanted was Dwight Eisenhower," Hess said. Obama's defense secretary would need to be a virtuoso to stage an orderly withdrawal from Iraq and a redoubled offensive in Afghanistan, while reaching out to the military brass under a youthful new commander-in-chief. One name in the frame is Colin Powell, the former secretary of state and military supremo who turned his back on the Republicans by endorsing Obama last weekend, describing the Democrat as a potentially "transformational" president. Picking Powell, ironically one of Bush's leading salesmen for the Iraq invasion, or perhaps Republican Senator Chuck Hagel for the Pentagon would exemplify Obama's promise of reaching across the political aisle. But Hess said: "To the victor belongs the spoils." Bipartisan selections would only go so far, he said, as the White House winner seeks to put a decisive stamp on his administration and turn a page on eight years of Bush. "If you're a Democrat, you certainly start by choosing people who are sympatico," the Brookings analyst added. "The point of reaching out to old hands is that these are crisis jobs and people who've been tested in previous cabinets, they have a record."

Former Foes Play 'Friendship Football Match' FORMER FOES – the Burmese military junta and the largest ethnic Kachin insurgent group in Northern Burma, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) played a 'friendship football match' on October 18 in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, said local sources. The 'friendship football match' between the ruling junta's Northern Military Command headquarters (Ma Pa Kha) and the KIO was played in the State Football Stadium in Myitkyina from 4 pm to 6 pm local time. Soldiers from the two sides beefed up security, said a spectator. The friendly football match followed four days after two Burmese Army soldiers of the Infantry Battalion No. 105 based in Lajayang village severely beat up and tortured Ladai Brang Awng, the junta's village headman of Nalung near Lajayang accusing him of recruiting for the KIO. Ma Pa Kha won the soccer match scoring four goals to KIO's one. The two sides played the football match without a public announcement, according to residents of Myitkyina. Spectators said the Ma Pa Kha team comprised commander Maj-Gen Soe Win and his high ranking military officers, whereas the KIO team had Vice President No. 2 and the Chairman of Kachin State Interim Committee (KIC) Dr. Manam Tu Ja including Vice-chairman Lt-Gen N'ban La Awng, Chief of Staff Maj-Gen Gunhtang Gam Shawng and other senior officers. The KIO and its armed wing the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) was formed on February 5, 1961 for secession from Burma. However the goal was changed to autonomy for Kachin State in 1976. The KIO however went against its own people and signed a ceasefire agreement with the ruling junta in 1994. Later it supported the junta's seven-step roadmap to so-called "disciplined-democracy." The leadership of KIO and the three main Kachin organizations, the New Democratic Army-Kachin (NDA-K), Lasang Awng Wa Ceasefire Group and Kachin National Consultative Assembly (KNCA) formed the KIC on June 20 to identify itself as a political party to participate in the 2010 general elections. Source: KNG

ZANESVILLE, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Sunday fought to distance himself from unpopular President George W. Bush and Democrat Barack Obama attempted to attach them at the hip on a day of fierce campaigning. "Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course. But I've stood up against my party, not just President Bush but others, and I've got the scars to prove it," McCain told NBC's "Meet the Press" on a day he held events in both Iowa and Ohio. Obama quickly seized on McCain's comment in a speech in Denver, saying McCain was "finally giving us a little straight talk, and owning up to the fact that he and George Bush actually have a whole lot in common." "We're not going to let George Bush pass the torch to John McCain," Obama told a crowd of more than 100,000 supporters who jammed a downtown Denver park and sprawled up the steps of the Colorado state capitol building. McCain, in his "Meet the Press" interview and at his campaign events, shrugged off opinion polls showing him far behind Obama in the campaign, saying he senses the race is tightening just over a week ahead of the Nov. 4 election. It was the 41st anniversary of the day Navy flyer McCain was shot down over Vietnam, starting a 5-1/2 year stint as a prisoner of war. "A long time ago, today, I had a bad experience and I spent some time in what many of you know as the Hanoi Hilton," McCain said. "I've fought for you most of my life in places where defeat meant more than returning to the Senate. I will fight for you, my friends." Obama and his campaign have attempted to tie McCain to Bush at every opportunity, citing the Arizona senator's record of voting with the president 90 percent of the time. Flush with campaign cash, the Obama campaign released a television advertisement that shows footage of McCain with Bush as the announcer says, "He's out of ideas, out of touch, and out of time." McCain said that while he respects Bush, he has disagreed with him on a number of important issues, by opposing increased government spending, challenging Bush on his Iraq strategy and demanding tougher action to address climate change. "For eight years, we've seen the Bush-McCain philosophy put our country on the wrong track, and we cannot have another four years that look just like the last eight. It's time for change in Washington, and that's why I'm running for president of the United States," Obama said. Obama leads McCain in national opinion polls and in polls in many battleground states, including Iowa, which Bush won in 2004. A new Courier-Lee Enterprises poll gave Obama a 54 percent to 39 percent edge in Iowa. A Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday, however, suggested a tightening race overall. It said Obama leads McCain by 49 percent to 44 percent among likely U.S. voters in the daily tracking poll. In this poll the Illinois senator's lead has dropped over the last three days

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gestures as he addresses supporters during a campaign rally at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Penn., Tuesday afternoon, October 21. (AP Photo)

after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday. Some Republicans have complained that McCain's campaign has seemed to lurch from issue to issue and has put in jeopardy not only Republican attempts to hang on to the White House but also many seats in the U.S. Congress. "We're doing fine. We have closed in the last week," McCain said, adding that if the trend were to continue, "We'll be up very, very late Election Night." "I see intensity out there and I see passion, so we're very competitive here and I'm very happy of where we are and I'm proud of the campaign I've run," he said. McCain gave a strong vote of confidence to his vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who has energized the Republican base but has come under withering criticism on a variety of issues. Many Americans do not consider her ready to be president. McCain's choice of Palin as his running mate was at first welcomed as a boon to his campaign but the scrutiny of her has been tough and some conservatives have said they do not believe she is sufficiently experienced to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. "I don't defend her. I praise her. She needs no defense," McCain said of Palin. He dismissed questions about the Republican National Committee's purchase of $150,000 in clothes for her and her large family for wearing if they needed it while campaigning, saying a third of the clothes had been returned and the rest would be donated to charity. McCain said Palin lives a "frugal life." "I'm so proud of the way she ignites the crowds. The way she has conducted herself in my view is incredibly admirable," McCain said.

Livni leads Netanyahu in poll results JERUSALEM, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): Tzipi Livni has seen a sharp turnaround in fortunes for Israel's ruling Kadima party since she became leader last month and could now beat the rightwing opposition in a coming election, polls on Monday indicated. Two newspaper surveys published a day after Livni abandoned her efforts to forge a new coalition government and recommended to the president that he call a parliamentary election showed Kadima just beating Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud -- a reversal of the results forecast in previous polls, published in August. The centrist Kadima party has been battered by the 2006 Lebanon war and then the corruption scandal that forced Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign last month. But a poll in Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper predicted it would take 29 of 120 seats -- the same number Kadima has at present -- while Likud would take 26, up from 12 seats. The Labour party of Defence Minister Ehud Barak, Olmert's

main ally in the outgoing government, was seen taking 11 seats, down from 19 at present. A similar poll, also conducted on Sunday, for Maariv daily gave Kadima 31 seats, Likud 29 and Labour 11. The results broke with past surveys that saw Netanyahu, his popularity boosted by Israeli jitters over regional security, easily beating Kadima and Labour. Two polls in August, before Livni replaced Olmert as Kadima leader on September 17, showed Likud winning between 31 and 33 seats against a Kadima led by Livni that would take only 20 to 23. Barring 11thhour dramas, an election is now expected to be held in late January or February. Until then, Olmert remains in charge of the country as caretaker prime minister. Livni said on Sunday that her efforts to form a new coalition government had failed and that she would seek an early ballot. The Yedioth survey had 500 respondents and a 4.5 percent margin of error. Maariv, which polled 900 people, gave no margin of error.

Can smoke and mirrors ease global warming?

OSLO, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): Backers of extreme technologies to curb global warming advocate dumping iron dust into the seas or placing smoke and mirrors in the sky to dim the sun. But, even though they are seen by some as cheap fixes for climate change when many nations are worried about economic recession, such "geo-engineering" proposals have to overcome wide criticism that they are fanciful and could have unforeseen side effects. "We are at the boundaries, treading in areas that we are not normally dealing with," said Rene Coenen, head of the Office for the London Convention, an international organization that regulates dumping at sea. The London Convention, part of the International Maritime Organization, will review ocean fertilization at a meeting this week. Among those hoping for approval for tests is Margaret Leinin, chief science officer of California-based Climos, a company that is looking at ways to use the oceans to soak up greenhouse gases. "The world has not been able to get carbon emissions under control" Leinin said. "We should look at other options." Climos is seeking to raise money to test adding iron dust to the southern ocean to spur growth of algae that grow by absorbing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the air. When algae die, they fall to the seabed and so remove carbon. Other short-cut ideas include spraying a smoke of tiny particles of pollutants into the sky to dim sunlight, or even deploying a vast thin metallic barrier in space, with 100 space shuttle flights, to deflect the sun's rays. The U.N. Climate Panel has said world greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, mainly burning fossil fuels, rose 70 percent between 1970 and 2004. But it said that fertilizing the oceans or dimming the sun "remain largely speculative and unproven, and with the risk of unknown side-effects." "More evidence has been coming in since then, but it's far from making a reliable case for geo-engineering," said Terry Barker, head of the Cambridge Center for Climate Change Mitigation Research and one of the leading authors of the U.N. panel report. The seas are already suffering enough from a "chemical soup" of pollution from humans, he said. "There's no need to add to the mess." With fears of recession and amid the deepest financial crisis since the 1930s, some governments may find cheap geo-engineering attractive compared with reducing carbon emissions. "It would be shortsighted," Baker said. Last year, the London Convention said that "knowledge about the effectiveness and potential environmental impacts of ocean iron fertilization currently was insufficient to justify large-scale operations." Those doubts were "still valid," the Convention's Coenen said. Firms such as Australia's Ocean Nourishment, Atmocean in New Mexico and Climos are working on varying sea-based

‘Risks of global warming greater’

projects. Another start-up, Planktos, indefinitely suspended operations in February after failing to raise cash. Some like Climos hope that sucking carbon into the ocean, if it works, could qualify for credits as carbon trading. "It is possible to design experiments to avoid harm to the oceans," said Leinin. Climos wants to test iron fertilization in the southern ocean, at the earliest in January 2010 in a test that could $15-20 million, she said. If it works, Leinin said it could be one of the cheapest ways to combat global warming. Among objections are that carbon makes water more acidic and could undermine the ability of shellfish, crabs or lobsters to build shells. That in turn could disrupt the marine food chain. Backers of geo-engineering say the risks are slight compared to far bigger disruptions from climate change, stoked by human emissions of greenhouse gases, which could lead to heatwaves, floods, droughts, more disease or rising seas. "We are already bludgeoning nature," said Victor Smetacek, a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany, who is planning an iron sulphate fertilization experiment off Antarctica in early 2009. His institute will cooperate with India to disperse 20 tonnes of iron sulphate near South Georgia over 300 sq kms. "Iron has a very positive effect. Added to the ocean it's like water in the desert," he said. "We don't have space to store the carbon we are producing on land," he said of proposals including planting more forests. They will study

how far algae grow and absorb carbon. The extra algae, as food, might help a recovery of stocks of shrimp-like krill, a species on which penguins and whales depend. Among other schemes, Nobel chemistry prize winner Paul Crutzen has floated the idea of blitzing the upper atmosphere with sulfur particles to reflect some sunlight back into space. "The price is not a factor...it's peanuts," he told Reuters in Nicosia earlier this month. "The cost has been estimated at some 10, 20 million U.S. dollars a year." Similar smoke is released naturally by volcanic eruptions, such as Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 or Tambora in Indonesia in 1815. The Indonesia eruption led to a "year without a summer," according to reports at the time. Other proposals reviewed by the U.N. Climate Panel include installing a metallic screen covering a 106 sq km patch of space 1.5 million kms away from earth in the direction of the sun. The 3,000-tonne structure could be put in place over 100 years by 100 space shuttle flights. "The cost has yet to be determined," the panel said. Another idea is to spew more sea spray into the air -- a natural process caused by waves. The plan would make low-level clouds slightly whiter and bounce solar rays back into space. Advantages are that the only ingredient is sea water, and production could be turned off. But the U.N. panel said "the meteorological ramifications need further study."

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): The risks of inaction over climate change far outweigh the turmoil of the global financial crisis, a leading climate change expert said on Monday, while calling for new fiscal spending tailored to low carbon growth. "The risk consequences of ignoring climate change will be very much bigger than the consequences of ignoring risks in the financial system," said Nicholas Stern, a former British Treasury economist, who released a seminal report in 2006 that said inaction on emissions blamed for global warming could cause economic pain equal to the Great Depression. "That's a very important lesson, tackle risk early," Stern told a climate and carbon conference in Hong Kong. As countries around the world move from deploying monetary and financial stabilisation measures, to boosting fiscal spending to mend real economies, Stern said the opportunity was there to bring about a new, greener, carbon-reducing world order. "The lesson that we can draw out from this recession, is that you can boost demand in the best way possible by focusing on low carbon growth in future," Stern said, including greater public spending on mass public transport, energy and green technologies. Stern's warning comes on the heels of last week's Asia-Europe or ASEM meeting in Beijing, where China indicated in talks it was committed to seeking a climate change pact in vital end-game talks in Copenhagen at the end of next year. Leaders at the summit also urged countries not to use global economic upheaval as a reason for delaying a deal. Partly as a result of the darkening global economic outlook, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently warned that 10 other EU nations backed his efforts to block an EU climate plan, prompting further doubts over European action on global warming. Yet Stern remained optimistic, saying while talks would be "very tense" the likelihood of a deal in Copenhagen to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2050 remained "very high". Any deal would have to iron out differences between the United States, historically the largest greenhouse gas emitter, and rapidly developing countries like China, which by some accounts has surpassed the United States on emissions. China, with its bulging output of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas behind global warming, was singled out by Stern along with the U.S. as pivotal in the talks, with the next U.S. president likely to be much more proactive than George W. Bush. "The U.S. and China will be the key leaders for a global deal. Either one of them could kill it, and I don't think either one of them will kill it." Fresh from a trip to China, Stern said China's next national economic blueprint or five-year plan would acknowledge its key role to stave off a big rise in global temperatures, the melting of ice-caps and destructive rises in sea levels the world over. "I think we'll see the 12th five-year plan focus on low carbon growth," he said.

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Struggling Hayden conﬁdent of turnaround in India

Kilenkaba Memorial TT tournament from today MOKOKCHUNG, OCTOBER 27 (DIPR): The inaugural function of the 5th Kilenkaba Memorial Table Tennis Tournament, organized by Mokokchung District Table Tennis Association will be held on October 28. DPRO, Mokokchung, Chubalepzuk will grace the function as the Chief Guest. Lipok Jamir will be the host of the function. Invocation prayer will be pronounced by Youth Evangelist, MTBA while welcome address will be delivered by President MDTTA.

KDVA 2nd Open Volleyball tourney KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The organizing committee of the 2nd Open Volleyball tournament has called a meeting on October 28 (Tuesday) at 4.30 pm at the KDVA's president Teisobou Sekhose residence, Naga Hospital Colony, Kohima to discuss matters relating to the tournament. All the members of organizing committee are requested to attend the meeting positively. Meanwhile the 2nd open volleyball tournament for men and women, scheduled to be held from November 13 to 19 at local ground Kohima. The organizer, Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA) said that the cash prizes will be awarded in both men's and women's for winner runner-up, third place fourth place winners respectively, beside individual prizes. The winners will in men's category will get Rs.50,000, runner-up Rs.30,000, third place – Rs.15,000 and fourth place Rs. 10,000.The winners will in women's category will get Rs.30,000, runner-up Rs.15,000, third place – Rs.10,000 and fourth place Rs. 5,000. The individual prizes are best setter, best libero, best spiker and player of the tournament in both men's and women's will get Rs. 2000 each. The Entry fee is fixed at Rs.2, 000 for each participating team. Details of the tournament will be informed soon by the KDVA. For further information, contact organizing committee convenor Visasielie Suhu (9436001978)

Free style wrestling coaching camp

Australian cricket players Matthew Hayden, left, and Michael Hussey rest during a practice session in New Delhi, India, Sunday, October 26. The third cricket rest between Australia and India begins Wednesday. India is 1-0 up after two of four tests after completing a crushing win at Mohali earlier this week. (AP Photo)

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): Australia's struggling opener Matthew Hayden is confident his aggressive batting will finally come good in the third test against India starting on Wednesday. Australia went 1-0 down after India defeated them by a record 320 runs in the second test in Mohali.

The left-handed batsman has made just 42 runs in four innings, twice failing to score. On Sunday, Hayden had extended time in the nets at the Ferozshah Kotla ground, having scored 0, 13, 0 and 29 so far in the series. "It is a good opportunity to spend time in the middle," Hayden told reporters. "(It

was) just spending extended time in the nets to replicate what I'm really looking forward to in the next 13 days." Hayden, 36, vowed he would lead Australia's fightback in Delhi to end the debate about whether the team were on the decline. "The expectation is very high on the Australian cricket team," he

said. "I expect to play well in the two games. "I've put in a lot of work in a month of being in India now (but) it hasn't quite paid off yet. I'm very confident at the way I'm playing. "A little bit of rub of the green and I think a big score for Hayden is around the corner." Hayden was a huge success on the

2001 tour, amassing 549 runs and averaging 109.8 although Australia lost the series 2-1. He also hit three test hundreds when India toured in December and January. "If conditions allow, which it does look like another batting track, I hope to play with good intent." Australia, usually braced for spin in In-

dia, have been hit by pace and left-armer Zaheer Khan has dominated Hayden. "When a bowler is successful against you, he obviously knows he has got a certain strategy which is working for him," Hayden said. "I believe in my heart that I have also had an extremely successful time against Zaheer."

Beckham initiated talks with Milan Redknapp hires Bond as assistant manager

Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham speaks with reporters prior to a news conference after a soccer training session Saturday, October 25, at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo)

MILAN, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): David Beckham contacted AC Milan about the possibility of him joining them on loan rather than the other way round, the club's chief executive Adriano Galliani said. If the deal is agreed, the Los Angeles Gal-

axy midfielder will join the Serie A club on a short-term loan from January in a bid to stay in contention for an England squad place during the U.S. close season. "The Beckham stuff came from him. It was the English player who made

his lawyers phone us having decided to play for Milan," Galliani told Rai television. "Beckham, very probably, will be with us from the start of January, he will stay with us for two or three months then he will go back. It is not definite that he is coming."

LONDON, OCTOBER 27 (AP): Tottenham has hired Kevin Bond as assistant coach, reuniting him with manager Harry Redknapp for the fifth time. Bond, who worked alongside Redknapp at West Ham, Southampton and in two spells at Portsmouth, has been looking for work since being fired as manager of lower league Bournemouth in September. Bond has enjoyed success as assistant to Redknapp and almost kept Bournemouth in League One last season despite a 10-point deduction. He will hope his return to topflight football marks a recovery from a testing period when he was the subject of unproven allegations of corruption. A documentary by the British Broadcasting Corp. in September 2006 alleged that Redknapp tried to lure a player under contract at Blackburn. Bond was implicated and fired from his job as assistant manager at Newcastle, but is taking legal action against the BBC

and against Newcastle for wrongful dismissal. When City of London police raided Redknapp's house at 6 a.m. in November 2007 as part of a corruption inquiry, they were later forced to pay him damages. Redknapp claimed the episode cost him the chance to become England manager, but Newcastle still offered him the post of manager in January. Redknapp turned down the offer and could now be about to appoint former Spurs midfielder Tim Sherwood as one of his assistants. "Kevin Bond has joined me," Redknapp told Sky Sports TV on Monday. "There are a couple of lads who have been here who I spoke to about joining us as well. We will wait and see what happens with that one. "I like Tim, I think he is very knowledgeable and great on the game." Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams was Redknapp's most recent assistant at Portsmouth, but Redknapp has said he won't be joining Tottenham be-

cause of his association with Spurs' fiercest rivals. British bookmaker William Hill rated Adams favorite to succeed Redknapp at Pompey. Redknapp led Tottenham to a 2-0 win over Bolton on Sunday, raising spirits at the club despite the fact that the team's first Premier League victory wasn't enough to lift it off the bottom of the standings. His next match comes Wednesday with a daunting trip to fourth-place Arsenal. The hiring of a new coaching team, which included a 5 million-pound ($7.7 million; 6.1 million euros) payment to Portsmouth for Redknapp, was estimated by British newspaper The Financial Times to cost Tottenham at least 10 million pounds ($15.4 million; 12.2 million euros). That includes a settlement to the fired Juande Ramos, who had completed just one year of a contract reportedly worth about 3.5 million pounds ($5.4 million; 4.29 million euros) per year.

KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): A free style wrestling coaching camp under the aegis of Nagaland Wrestling Association will resume from October 29 at 3:00 PM at Multi Purpose Complex, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima. All the selected wrestlers have been requested to report at the venue. All the office bearers, executive members have also been requested to make it convenient to report at the above venue at 4:00 PM for a meeting. This was stated in a release issued by NWA general secretary Ravolhuto Whiso.

Paes-Dlouhy, Bhupathi-Knowles in pre-quarters of Paris Master PARIS, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the euro 2,270,000 Paris Masters after getting a bye in the first round with their respective partners. Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy have been seeded fourth while Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas are seeded third. Paris Masters is the penultimate tournament of the season, which will culminate with Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai next month.

Gilchrist made loose statements: Tendulkar NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (AGENCIES): Sachin Tendulkar on Monday ticked off Adam Gilchrist for questioning his sportsman spirit and honesty, saying a person who does not kno w him well enough made such "loose statements" which left him shocked. "I was surprised. I didn't know how to react. (What he alleged) is something that I can't even think of in my wildest dreams. I love the game so much and those remarks came from someone who doesn't know me enough. I think he made loose statements," he said reacting to Gilchrist's comments in his upcoming autobiography that the Indian was hard to find for a handshake after India lost the Sydney Test. Tendulkar said Gilchrist did call up to clear the air and he did not mince words in telling the former Aussie stumper that he had forgotten the spirit in which the Indians took the Sydney defeat. "I am the kind of person who would leave things behind. So many times he mentioned that you and Harbhajan (Singh) are not traceable to shake hands. I reminded him that I was the first person to shake hands after the Sydney defeat. It was a tough game that we lost and it was difficult for us. "But we all in the team would shake hands. We have that sportsman spirit. We won't shy away from challenges," he said to a TV channel.Gilchrist had also taken a swipe at Tendulkar's honesty during the Harbhajan Singh race row trial, accusing him of giving different versions to the match referee and the ICC adjudicator but the Indian star said it was a closed chapter for him. "That's his opinion but as far as I am concerned the chapter is closed," he said.

Liverpool hosts Portsmouth seeking to build on win LONDON, OCTOBER 27 (AP):Liverpool's match against visiting Portsmouth on Wednesday gives the Premier League leaders an immediate chance to show that victory at Chelsea really does mark the start of a concerted title challenge. While Chelsea is at Hull trying to rally from the loss of a record 86-match unbeaten home streak, Liverpool could maintain or even stretch its three-point lead at the top of the standings against a team hit by the departure of manager Harry Redknapp to Tottenham. Liverpool's 1-0 win at previously unbeaten Chelsea came despite the absence of injured striker Fernando Torres and added further weight to suggestions that the Reds could be set to challenge for their first English championship since 1990. With seven wins from nine matches, Liverpool will be a strong favorite to beat Pompey, so manager Rafa Benitez's biggest challenge could be to make sure his players don't take anything

for granted. "It's a great victory but it is only three points," said midfielder Xabi Alonso, who scored the winning goal at Chelsea. "The three points against Chelsea are as important as the three points against Wigan and the three that are available against Portsmouth on Wednesday. "They are all of the same value." That could be proved if Liverpool slips up and Chelsea wins, since the 2005 and '07 champions would then regain the lead on goal difference. Benitez is likely to leave out Torres to give the Spain striker more time to recover from a hamstring injury, but may be tempted to switch to a two-man strikeforce since the onus will be on Liverpool to attack at Anfield. That may simply require a tactical switch rather than a change in personnel, with Dirk Kuyt moving further forward to support Robbie Keane. At the start of the season, Chelsea would have expected a trip to Hull to yield a

straightforward victory, but the Tigers have surpassed all expectations to reach third in the table – trailing Chelsea only on goal difference. And manager Luiz Felipe Scolari now has to lift his team from defeat for the first time since taking charge during the offseason. "We have the same number of points and we have to bounce back with a victory," goalkeeper Petr Cech said. "We say that, with something ending, something new begins, so we hope that is the case here." Perhaps Chelsea's lengthy injury list has started to take its toll. Scolari will still be without striker Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack at Hull, although England midfielder Joe Cole could be back. Manchester United, meanwhile, will try to close the eight-point gap on the leaders when it hosts West Ham. The defending champions had a disappointing 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday, but are now depending upon a lengthy break

from international action to help get their campaign on track. "I think it will help a lot," goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar said. "We've got around five months together now which can only be good for the squad. Hopefully we can keep everyone fit, but we know we've got a big enough squad to cope with a couple of injuries or suspensions if that happens." In another of Wednesday's nine matches, Tottenham plays its first away game under new manager Harry Redknapp - at fierce north London rivals Arsenal. The Gunners are in fourth place - just four points off the lead - and could recall striker Emmanuel Adebayor to the starting lineup to help combat the threat of what could be a rejuvenated Spurs side. Also Wednesday, Blackburn is at Aston Villa, Everton is at Bolton, Wigan is at Fulham, Manchester City is at Middlesbrough, and Stoke is at Sunderland. West Bromwich Albion Liverpool's Xabi Alonso, second from right, reacts after his goal resulted in their victory against Chelsea, during their English is at Newcastle on Tuesday. Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge stadium, London, Sunday, October 26. (AP Photo/ﬁle)

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Celebrity Judges coming for

‘Angels 2008 & Model Hunt’ G et Gorgeous of Dimapur has managed to rope in two celebrities as judges for the ‘Angels 2008 & 1st Model Hunt’ slated for 8th November, 2008. Short profiles are given below. Nicola Gomes Nicola Gomes has modeled for major names like Lakme, L’Oreal, Tanishq, NIFT, Provogue with top designers. She also runs an event management company, Cynosure and has choreographed several prestigious events under her banner, including the Blender’s Pride Fashion Nights, Blackberrys, the Davidoff perfume launch and the MTV Fling Night besides anchoring other shows. Apart from these, she is a teacher at GIFT (Global Institute of Fashion Technology), where she teaches aspiring models the finer points of modeling, catwalk, poise and make-up. Rachel Varghese Winner of the Channel [v] hit show ‘Get Gorgeous’ Season four (2007), she currently has a contract with Channel [v] and the ELITE Modeling Management. She also walks ‘walk the ramp’ for India’s hottest designers and endorses the biggest brands.

Nicola Gomes

Fashion

e is known for making realistic cinema. After telling the story of high society people in Page 3 and of business honchos in Corporate, Madhur Bhandarkar now attempts to probe the dark side of the style industry in his Fashion, releasing Wednesday. Set against the glittering backdrop of the glamorous but ruthless world of haute couture, the film tells the story of a small town girl who dreams to make it big in the

unfolds a dark tale

world of glitz and glamour. However, Bhandarkar's attempt to probe the dark side of the fashion industry has fashionistas worried that it might generate negative vibes about the industry. "The fashion fraternity need not be afraid of my film. They have doubts over what I have shown in the film about their industry. But I'm sure they won't be disappointed and their fears will be gone once they watch the movie," Bhandarkar said in an interview. Former beauty queen Priyanka Chopra is playing the main lead in the movie, which also has models like Arjan Bajwa and Mugdha Godse. Fashion revolves around the journey of rise and fall and phoenix-like rebirth of the country's number one supermodel Meghna Mathur played by Priyanka Chopra. Meghna knew that she was meant to be famous. Despite coming from a conservative background, she dared to dream of bright lights and the big city. Meghna's role model is Shonali Gujral (Kangana Ranaut), reigning model on the runway. Finally she fulfils her dreams and rises to walk the ramps for leading designers across India. In a short span, she has the fashion world at her feet - the parties, the brand endorsements, the photographers, the models, the romance and, of course, the shows!

On her way up she meets Maanav (Arjan Bajwa), an aspiring model, and gets romantically involved with him. She also meets Janet (Mugdha Godse), an outspoken model with a heart of gold, and the two become best friends. However, Meghna slowly starts to pay the price for fame and her journey to the top. After going through a bad phase, she attempts a comeback. Fashion explores the world of style through the emotional personal journey of the key people that make up the industry, the dreamweavers of that elaborate world of glamour, the models, designers, photographers, businessmen and agencies. The film tries to find out whether in the world of image-makers it is possible for you to conquer it and remain true to yourself. Apart from the backstage struggle of models and designers, the film also shows the gay relationships that have become prominent in the fashion world. Bhandarkar's previous record is quite impressive and the film's subject has already created curiosity. The only hitch is that it has got an 'A Certificate' from the censor board.

ritain's Prince Harry has chosen to follow in the footsteps of his older brother and train to become a helicopter pilot, the royal family said on Monday. Harry, 24, Queen Elizabeth's grandson and third in line to the throne, has volunteered to join the Army Air Corps (AAC) as the next step in his military career. It echoes a decision made by his brother Prince William who announced last month that he was to train to become a full-time pilot flying Sea King helicopters for the Royal Air Force's search and rescue force. "Prince Harry has chosen to seek selection with the AAC now because he has completed his tour of duty as a Troop Leader with the Household Cavalry Regiment at Windsor," Clarence House, the office of his father Prince Charles, said in a statement. "Such a move is quite common for young officers at this stage in their army career." The statement said Harry, who holds the rank of lieutenant, would attend a selection process next month to see if he could join on a course to become an operational pilot. If successful the prince, who has already passed an initial pilot aptitude test, would then start full training in January and, once qualified, would be posted to an AAC regiment on an attachment from the Household Cavalry. Harry served on the frontline in Afghanistan earlier this year but was flown home in February after just 10 weeks when a media blackout collapsed. He had secretly been flown to the southern Afghan province of Helmand in mid-December 2007 to work as a forward air controller, calling in air strikes and informing pilots of where their targets were. That made him the first member of Britain's royal family to see active service in a theatre of war since his uncle Prince Andrew flew helicopters during the Falklands war 26 years ago. After returning from Afghanistan, Harry said he was keen to return to frontline action but military chiefs warned it could pose too much of a security headache. The prince was bitterly disappointed and even contemplated leaving the army after a deployment to Iraq was cancelled at the last moment last year because of security fears.

Jennifer Hudson brother-in-law arrested over double murder

illiam Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, and stepfather to her son, has been named as a suspect in the double murder. The police said they consider him to be a 'person of interest' in the case but he had not been charged. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has offered a $100,000 reward for the safe return of her missing nephew. Julian King has been missing since his grandmother and uncle were found shot dead. The seven-year-old disappeared on Friday, the day the bodies of Miss Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson were discovered in

their home in Chicago. The FBI has been brought in to help try to find Julian, who has been described as an 'easy-going', studious boy. Miss Hudson, who won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2007 for her role in Dreamgirls, was in Chicago with her family over the weekend. Hudson's brother-in-law William Balfour, right, is being questioned by police in connection with the incident, but has not been charge In a MySpace blog entry on Sunday, Miss Hudson, who also appeared in the Sex and the City film, said she was grateful for community support and posted a picture of her sister's son. 'Thank you all for your prayers and your

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Bono,right, performs with BB King at "The Blues & Jazz" Gala Concert at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday Oct. 26, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

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calls. Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely,' the blog entry said. 'If anyone has any information about his whereabouts please contact the authorities immediately ... Once again thank you all for being there for us through this tough time.' Neighbours said they heard gunshots at 9am on Friday morning, but the bodies weren't discovered by Julia Hudson until about 3pm. She found her mother's body on the living room floor with a bullet in the head. Police then discovered Jason Hudson dead in a bedroom. He had been shot in the chest and appeared to have put up a fight. Officers say the case is 'domestic related',

but have yet to establish a motive for the killings. The search for Julian has so far focused 'in the immediate vicinity' of the family's home in the South Side of the city, said Chicago police spokesman Dan O'Brien. The hunt has intensified to find Hudson's nephew Julian King. But the FBI have been called in as police believe the boy may have been taken out of the state. They suspected the schoolboy had been abducted by his stepfather, but Balfour was alone when he was caught several hours after the bodies were discovered. Balfour, 27, spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, hijacking a car and possessing a stolen vehicle.

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12:30 - Jahan Pe Basera Ho ; 13:00 - Kumkum ; 13:30 - Hamari Devrani ; 14:00 - Karam Apnaa Apnaa ; 14:30 - Grihasti ; 15:00 - Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ; 15:30 - Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil ; 16:00 - Sangam ; 16:30 Santaan ; 17:00 - Jahan Pe Basera Ho ; 17:30 - Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat ; 18:00 - Bidaai ; 18:30 - Hamari Devrani ; 19:00 - Sangam ; 20:00 - Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat ; 20:30 - Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil ; 21:00 - Bidaai ; 21:30 - Kasturi ; 22:00 - Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ; 22:30 - Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ; 23:00 - Kayamath ; 23:30 - Jahan Pe Basera Ho ; 00:00 - Kasturi ; 00:30 - Kumkum ; 01:00 Bidaai ; 01:30 - Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil ; 02:00 - Grihasti ; 02:30 - Kayamath ; 03:00 - Hamari Devrani ; 03:30 - Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ; 04:00 - Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ; 04:30 - Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat ; 05:00 - Disney Time 04:25 - The Moon And The Stars; 06:05 - Jurassic Park; 08:30 - Meteor Man; 10:30 - Garfield’s A Tale Of Two Kitties; 12:20 - Bride And Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical; 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Australia will ﬁght back: Steve Waugh NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (AFP): Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh on Monday backed the tourists to bounce back in the third Test against India, saying they had the character to regroup for the crucial match. Waugh, here to attend a meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club, spent time in the nets with the Aussies, who trail 1-0 after losing the previous game in Mohali by 320 runs. The first Test ended in a draw. Australia need to win the Delhi Test to keep alive their chances in the four-match series and maintain their unbeaten run in Test series since 2005. "This is a big question whether Australia can draw level with India here," Waugh said ahead of Wednesday's match. "They have got the character to bounce back, I have no doubt about that. I hope they also have the confidence. "I had a look at the boys at their practice session. And judging by what I saw, the players looked intense and focused on the job at hand. I did not give any tips as such but just asked them to relax." Waugh, 43, praised the Indians for raising the bar in the second Test but said they would be under pressure to sustain their performance level. "India were outstanding at Mohali. They have indeed

set very high standards but I guess the pressure is now on them to keep it going and off Australia'sshoulders."Waugh, who spent time talking with captain Ricky Ponting, opener Matthew Hayden and paceman Brett Lee, said a lot would depend on how the trio performed here. Hayden has 42 runs from four innings while Ponting, who scored a century in the opening Test in Bangalore, scored just five and two in Mohali. Lee has taken just four wickets in the two Tests, looking a pale shadow of his former self. "A lot will depend on these senior players. Hayden is a quality player and a worldclass batsman. It is only a question of spending some time in the middle. When that happens, runs will come automatically," said Waugh. Waugh said India had lookedgoodinthefastbowling department, which was a big change from previous eras, when they relied heavily on spin. "India's bowling attack has come of age. Earlier, it was all about spinners. Now Ishant (Sharma) and Zaheer Khan are doing so well. They are very good at reverse swing and they have always had quality spinners," said Waugh. "I think that has made the big difference in the series."

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is seen during a practice session in New Delhi, India, Monday, October 27.The third cricket rest between Australia and India begins Wednesday. India is 1-0 up after two of four tests after completing a crushing win at Mohali earlier this week. (AP Photo)

Wounded Aussies demand more from team leaders

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (REUTERS): Australia are looking for improved performances from their batting and bowling leaders in the third test starting on Wednesday, the tourists needing to rebound quickly to avoid a first series defeat since 2005. Struggling opener Matthew Hayden has vowed a more aggressive approach to shed his poor form while paceman Brett Lee has been working hard since both men flopped when India cruised to a record 320run victory in last week's second test in Mohali. Trailing 1-0 in the fourmatch series, the world's top

ranked team need to win at least one of the remaining two tests to keep alive an unbeaten run that dates back to the Ashes series loss to England more than three years ago. However, Australia's shortcomings were crudely exposed by the swing bowling of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma in Mohali, and the tourists will also have to contend with fit-again skipper Anil Kumble after he sat out that test due to a shoulder injury. Leg spinner Kumble, the third most successful bowler in test history with 616 victims, has taken 55 wickets in six games at the Feroz-

shah Kotla ground, long regarded as India's favourite venue. His impressive haul includes all 10 second innings wickets to bowl India to a series-levelling win over Pakistan in 1999, only the second time one player has bowled out the entire side in test cricket. The 38-year-old has taken at least seven wickets in each of his Delhi tests, bowling India to victory each time. Australian vicecaptain Michael Clarke said his team were unconcerned by India's formidable record at a venue where they have won the last seven test matches dating back to

1993. "I believe all the guys in the squad are in fantastic shape," he told reporters on Monday. "We are 1-0 down, we have to win, play good cricket. "We've taken the positives out of the last two tests. We're concentrating hard on this test, not looking too far ahead." Kumble's return has thrown up a selection headache after his replacement Amit Mishra grabbed seven wickets to spin his side to victory on his test debut in Mohali. If India do retain Mishra in a rare fiveman bowling attack, they may have to take a tough decision of dropping one of

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is FIFPro player of the year Meet cum Music Fest DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has informed all affiliated units that the Inter College Sports Meet cum Music Feast under the theme ‘Inexcelsis against all odds’ will be held at Patkai Christian College, Dimapur (PCC), from November 4 to 7 next. The inaugural function of the Sports Meet and Music Feast will be graced by FP Solo, Commissioner & Secretary and KT Sukhalu, IAS, Secretary of Youth Resources and Sports respectively while the guest of honour of the closing function will be Temsuwati, Additional Development Commissioner of Planning and Coordination. A press note issued by the convenor and secretary of the organizing committee stated that the entire programme has been incorporated with the Nagaland State Aids Control Society (NSACS). There will be a seminar on

HIV/AIDS, which will be conducted by Dr. Temsu of Civil Hospital Dimapur (CHD) as resource person. Voluntary blood donation for CHD and free HIV testing and counseling will also be initiated. A poster and extempore competition under the theme ‘Youth and AIDS will be held, for which all respective colleges have been informed to collect registration form for the competition at the ANCSU office or the organizing committee at the earliest. The sports event will have two disciplines, football for boys and volleyball for girls and both will be played on knock-out basis. For music feast, a common song ‘God fixation,’ by Petra will be compulsory and each band will be allowed to present a song of their choice. The union further informed all affiliated colleges to reach PCC at 1 pm on November 4, with 2 respective flags measuring 3’x4’.

the experienced batsmen. Their all-round showing in Mohali came after centuries by Saurav Ganguly and fellow left-hander Gautam Gambhir with stand-in skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hammering fifties. Australia, meanwhile, helped fuel speculation that they are a team in decline by their flat performance over all five days. Their biggest worry has been their batsmen's inability to combat swing while their own bowlers have failed to move the ball in the air. The team's inexperienced spin bowlers have also struggled to make an impression

on the dry Indian pitches. Hayden, who has made just 42 runs in his four innings so far, has promised to counterattack left-arm Zaheer, who has dismissed him three times in the series. Former skipper Steve Waugh visited the nets on Monday and urged senior players to lead the fightback. "They are all quality players," he said. "If they get a couple of things right and seniors like (skipper) Ricky Ponting, Lee, (Mike) Hussey and even Hayden take responsibility they should be fine." The fourth and final test starts in Nagpur on Nov. 6.

“8th Open Basketball C'ship

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27, (MExN): The ‘8th Open Basketball Championship – 2008’ will commenced from October 28, which is organized by Nagaland Basketball Association and Suncity, Kohima. The fixture, which is a Knock Out system, will select one team from each group until the quarter finals. And the teams per group are: Group - A: Team Gravity, St. Joseph College Jakhama, Evergreen Club Phesama, and Underdoggs. Group – B: Doberman, Hoopers and Werewolves Junior.

Group – C: Air Hoggs, Wolfhounds, Point – 12 and Phezhu Boys. Group – D: Hill Knights, Taurus and Stallions. Group – E: Dorians, Mezhurium (MHSS), Blazing Raiders and Chandmari Hr. Sec. School.

And outside teams to be played from quarter finals are: Faithballers, Guwahati; Eastern Railways, West Bengal, Werewolves Senior, Nagaland (Former Champion). In a release issued by the organizer said that the first match would start at 2:30 pm with team Gravity and St. Joseph College, Jakhama.

HOOFDDORP, OCTO- their support," Ronaldo said. BER 27 (AP): Cristiano Ron- "Thank you also to FIFPro aldo has been voted player of for this award and for your the year by his fellow profes- work in protecting the intersionals at FIFPro. The in- ests and welfare of players ternational players' union, around the world." Five of the which has 57,500 members, Spanish stars who won the announced on Monday that 2008 European Championthe Manchester United ship were named in FIFPro's winger, who scored 42 goals team-of-the-year lineup. last season when the Red With all but one of the Devils won both the Cham- players coming from eipions League and Premier ther the Spanish or English League, had topped their leagues, the lineup includes poll. "To be recognized by my Real Madrid's Iker Casillas fellow professional players and Sergio Ramos, Barceworldwide coming from over lona's Carles Puyol and Xavi 50,000 players is amazing," Fernandez and Liverpool's the Portugal winger said. Fernando Torres. Barcelona's Ronaldo is also a strong Argentina forward Lionel contender to win the FIFA Messi is also in the team and award and the European Champions League winner Golden Ball organized by Manchester United has Rio the French magazine France Ferdinand and Ronaldo. Football. "I would like to Liverpool also has Stethank my teammates and ven Gerrard, John Terry is coaches and everyone in- the only Chelsea player on The Nagaland Sepaktakraw team undergoing an intensive volved at Man United and the lineup and AC Milan's C the national team, as well as Kaka is the lone star from coaching camp at Dimapur in preparation for the forth coming East Zone, 19th Senior National Championship & NationM my family and friends for Italy's Serie A. al Games at Imphal and Jharkhand. (Morung Photo) Y Published, Printed and Edited by Aküm Longchari on behalf of Morung for Indigenous Affairs and JustPeace from House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur at Themba Printers and Telecommunications, Padum Pukhuri Village, Dimapur, Nagaland. K Email : editor@morungexpress.com/newsdesk@morungexpress.com, morung@gmail.com. RNI No : NAGENG /2005/15430. House No.4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur 797112, Nagaland. Phone: Dimapur -(03862) News Desk- 281043, Admin -236871, Fax: (03862) 235194, Kohima - (0370) 2291952 For advertisements and circulation, please contact: (03862) 236871, Fax-235194 or email : morungad@yahoo.com

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