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Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president [ PAGE 12]

THE DEATH PENALTY: Mixed feelings in India

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Children collecting fodder after school in Tuensang to feed their livestock. Many families in Nagaland rear livestock, especially pigs and poultry to supplement their diet. The livestock are also sold in the local market as an added source of income for the family. Photo by Imojen I Jamir

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Tohanba hopeful of Kohima being among first smart cities Our Correspondent Kohima | July 29

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Naga officer is PS to HRD Minister

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NEW DELHI, JuLy 29 (AgENcIEs): IAS officer M Imkongla Jamir has been appointed as new Private Secretary to Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani. Jamir will be replacing IPS officer Binita Thakur, who has been put on compulsory wait till she gets alternate posting at the Centre, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said. Jamir, who hails from Nagaland and is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, has been appointed for a period till April 8, 2018, it said. She is presently working as Deputy Secretary in Department of Commerce.

Three Karbi militants killed, camp busted

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guWAHAtI, JuLy 29 (IANs): Security forces on Wednesday gunned down 3 cadres of a Karbi militant outfit and busted their training camp in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district. The incident took place near Duni Tokbi village where the Army’s Red Horns division and Assam Police launched an. Militants of the Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) opened fire at the security personnel and tried to flee. However, the security forces plugged the escape routes and shot dead three of the militants, the official said. The security forces also busted a well-concealed hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and incriminating documents. The slain militants included a self-styled operational commander, who was also the ‘Sergeant Major’ of the Unified Command of KPLT, the spokesperson said.

Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics and Municipal Affairs, R Tohanba has expressed hope that the state capital Kohima would figure in the first list of 20 smart cities in the country. Kohima should get the first 20 list of smart cities, he said during his visit to Kohima Municipal Council here today. In this respect, he said, the government is working on the necessary formalities, which would soon be submitted to the centre. He stressed on the need to reaffirm the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 and effective implementation of the rules and regulations as incorporated there so as to strengthen the municipal affairs in the state. Tohaba regretted that only 20/30 per cent of the rules are being followed so far. He assured that he would try his best to expedite the matter regarding financial reforms and devolution of power which is hampering the function of the municipalities and urban local bodies. Also informing that the state has 3 municipals and 16 town councils, Tohanba informed that he is planning to create more urban local

bodies in the state. The Parliamentary Secretary also declared that he would try to improve the infrastructure and basic amenities to ensure healthy economic growth and also help create decent living standard of the rural populace. In this, he called for active participation for realistic growth of local urban bodies in the state. Also sharing his concern on financial constraints faced by the urban local bodies wherein many activities cannot take off at the desirable level, he assured to take up the matter with the government. On the other hand, he stressed on the need to enhance revenue collection of the municipalities. Tohanba said the KMC like most urban local bodies is also of the opinion that full and complete devolution of powers and functions as envisaged in the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 and the 74th amendment Act, if implemented, will go a long way in the smooth functioning and sorting out its revenue and financial constraints.“This would enable us to provide better public utility services to the citizens,” he said. Meanwhile, Tohanba will also be visiting Mokokchung Municipal Council soon.

NEW DELHI, JuLy 29 (AP): Few countries sentence more people to death than India. Whether those punishments are actually carried out is another matter. Though well over a thousand people have been sent to death row this century, just three have been executed. Yakub Abdul Razak Memon will soon be the fourth. Jailed for his supporting role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people, he has made many appeals and is scheduled to be hanged Thursday. About 300 prominent citizens, including at least eight retired judges of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, have urged India’s president to commute Memon’s sentence to life in prison, reflecting what appears to be growing uneasiness in India with the death penalty. Yet some of the most ardent supporters of capital punishment are leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. “Right now, it’s imperative that this conspirator is hanged to death. So it sends a message to the terrorists the world over, that India is not soft on terror,” said Shaina N.C., a BJP spokesperson. But Yakub’s last hopes of a reprieve, or even a delay in his execution, were belied. A new three-judge panel that Wednesday examined last week’s Supreme Court decision rejecting his clemency plea, ruled that there had been no procedural lapses in reaching that verdict. Memon had exhausted all legal remedies.

India is one of the top 10 out of 55 where capital punishment still exists It is President Pranab Mukherjee rather than the more powerful prime minister, Narendra Modi, who is empowered to pardon condemned criminals under India’s constitution. By Wednesday, yet another appeal was awaiting a decision by the president. Also, Mukherjee had yet to respond to appeals from citizens including political leaders, journalists, artists and academics over Memon’s death sentence. Memon, an accountant, was convicted of providing financial and logistical support in the series of bombings that shook India’s business and entertainment hub in 1993. Those appealing for a commutation highlighted the time he has already spent in jail, that the main conspirators of the terror attacks on Mumbai were living freely in Pakistan and Dubai and that the death sentences of convicts in other terror-related cases had been commuted. Memon’s last appeals for clemency come at a time when a governmentappointed panel that frames laws for the country has held a rare debate, seeking the views of lawmakers, social scientists, journalists, lawyers and opinion makers across the country on the death penalty and whether it is time to do end it. Amid evidence that capital punishment has failed to serve as an effective deterrent against terror or crime, the objective of the Law Commission’s

discussions was to recommend whether to retain the death penalty or modify the conditions under which it would be applied. It’s expected to make recommendations to the Supreme Court by the end of the year; any changes would eventually have to be approved by Parliament. The number of countries that use capital punishment has steadily declined. Today, more than two-thirds of nations have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice. Last year, Indian courts sentenced 64 people to death, making the country one of the top 10 out of 55 where capital punishment still exists. According to recent research by the National Law University in New Delhi, since the year 2000 more than 1,600 people have been sentenced to death. A joint study conducted by the university and the Law Commission also found that three-fourths of prisoners on death row are poor people who cannot afford to hire lawyers who can argue their case and often go without legal representation. For nearly a decade, however, India had an unofficial moratorium on executions. That ended in November 2012 with the hanging of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Two months later, Mohammad Afzal Guru, convicted in a deadly 2001 attack on India’s Parliament complex, was also hanged.

Both executions were done secretly, without any public notice. The relatively low number of actual executions in India may reflect the Supreme Court’s 1980 directive that the punishment be resorted to sparingly, and only in the “rarest of rare” cases. “The death penalty is inherently cruel. It is also irreversible. India should join the many countries that have committed to the United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2007, calling for a moratorium on executions and to work toward complete abolition of the death penalty,” said Meenakshi Ganguly of Human Rights Watch. In recent years India’s death penalty has effectively been reserved for the most devastating killings, and sometimes not even then. Last year, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentences for three inmates convicted of assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, citing an 11-year delay in deciding on their appeals for mercy. A leader of the BJP, Subramanian Swamy, said he opposes such leniency. “You can’t go on having mercy for people who have no mercy for the people of India,” he said. “We have capital punishment; we must use it when people commit crimes against society.” Ganguly, however, said a better deterrent against crime or acts of terror would be “reforms to the criminal justice system, proper investigation and timely prosecution that ensures that criminals are convicted and punished.”

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WAsHINgtoN, JuLy 29 (IANs): Terror outfit IS is preparing to attack India to provoke a confrontation with the US, the US media reported on Wednesday citing an internal recruitment document of the group. The document also seeks to unite the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terror, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. The document, passed to the American Media Institute by a Pakistani citizen connected to the Taliban, reveals the scale of the ambition of IS, including targeting India. “Accept the fact that this caliphate will survive and prosper until it takes over the entire world and beheads every last person

that rebels against Allah,” the document read. The document was reviewed by three US intelligence officials who said they believe it to be authentic, USA today reported. The undated document, titled “A Brief History of the Islamic State Caliphate (ISC), The Caliphate According to the Prophet”, includes a never-before-seen history of the IS, details chilling future battle plans, and says the IS’s leader should be recognised as the sole ruler of the world’s 1 billion Muslims under a religious empire called a “caliphate”, the report added. Preparations for an attack on India are underway, it adds, which the IS hopes will end with a war with the US.

efforts to prevent Hepatitis in Police Dept, demands NPYC

uNItED NAtIoNs, JuLy 29 (IANs): The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed the importance of acting now to prevent hepatitis, saying infections caused by the five distinct hepatitis viruses are causing about 1.45 million deaths worldwide each year. The message was meant for World Hepatitis Day, which fell on Tuesday this year, with a theme of “prevent hepatitis, act now”, according to a UN spokesman at the daily briefing on Tuesday. “Hepatitis B and C together alone cause approx-

imately 80 percent of all liver cancer deaths and kill close to 1.4 million people every year,” Xinhua quoted Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN SecretaryGeneral, as saying. Infection through all routes of transmission can be prevented through proven and effective interventions, said Dujarric, citing WHO as the source. “It calls on everyone to be aware of hepatitis and to learn how they can protect themselves from being infected,” said Dujarric. The date of July 28 was chosen for World Hepatitis Day in honour of the

birthday of Nobel Laureate Professor Baruch Samuel Blumberg, discoverer of the hepatitis B virus and developer of the first hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis viruses are transmitted through contaminated water and food, as well as by contact with blood or bodily fluids, through unsafe injections or transfusions. Infection also occurs from a mother to a child, or through sexual contact. Infection through all these routes of transmission can be prevented through proven and effective interventions.

NSCN (R) opposed to inviting Khaplang for Indo-Naga talks

DIMAPuR, JuLy 29 (MExN): The NSCN (R) today cautioned that inviting the Chairman of the NSCN (K), SS Khaplang to the “Indian-Naga politic” is “simply complicating an already complicated issue.” A press note from the MIP of the NSCN (R) stated that SS Khaplang’s “unilateral abrogation” of ceasefire with the Government of India has “revealed the real color of his Myanmarese Naga identity.” Citing the Nagaland state government’s instruction to the Naga Hoho and ENPO to meet SS Khaplang for re-initiation of the ceasefire, the NSCN (R) said the NSCN (K) Chairman “knows his position very well that he has no role in In-

dian-Naga politic. He will be where he has role and say (Myanmar).” Therefore, it claimed that any attempts to do so “will be futile…” Acknowledging that the Government of India is “keen to hammer out a solution to the long pending Naga political problem,” the NSCN (R) stated that “we must help out our Naga brethren in Myanmar to have solution from Myanmar, instead of inviting SS Khaplang, as he becomes the terrorist family after mingling up with terrorist groups.” It further claimed that at present, “all natural and mineral resources in Myanmar Naga areas, particularly in Chindwin river

confluences has been exploited by Myanmarese but no tools available in the hands of Nagas to stop such exploitation. All the gold in Naga areas in Myanmar became Myanmarese resources/property.” The NSCN (R) said that this situation arose out of “the weakness of SS Khaplang.” The NSCN (K) Chairman, it further alleged, “cannot levy any taxes in Naga townships in Myanmar country like Khamti, Homlin, Tenai, Singbwiyang (broad cities) Namyong, Pangsaw, Lehey and Lesey etc. only because he has no power on one hand while suppressive act of Myanmar Government on the other hand, but he so easily levies

any form of taxes in Indian side Naga areas.” The NSCN (R), it affirmed, has “rejected his dictatorship and his anti-peace policy,” while assuring that it would continue to uphold the Nagas of Myanmar as well, in any solution with the Government of India. It further said that the Government of India has no power to declare Naga sovereignty covering Myanmar Naga areas, and “must not entertain SS Khaplang…” Rather, it advised that the Government of India “must pay serious attention to solve Indian side Naga problem by allowing Nagas to determine their future.” Full text on Page 10

Our Correspondent Kohima | Jul 29

The Nagaland Pradesh Youth Congress (NPYC) today submitted a memorandum to the Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya on excess appointment of police personnel without conducting interview for the period 2013 till date under the State Police department. In the memorandum, the NPYC stated that having 82% literacy rate in the state, over 70,000 youths have registered in the unemployment register while there are almost equal numbers of unemployed youth, who have not registered themselves. The NPYC alleged that the conventional system and practice of recruitment of grade III & IV, through advertisement, written and oral interviews have been abandoned by the NPF led DAN Government. “Even gazette posts are appointed through backdoor and are regularized through State Cabinet by-passing Nagaland Public Service Commission,” it said. The practice of nepotism, favouritism and manipulation has come into system after NPF-DAN Government came to power in the state in 2003, the Congress Youth alleged. Maintaining that the actions are in violation to the oath of the elected legislators to do right to all peo-

ple in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will, the NPYC stated that the actions are violation of fundamental right of equal opportunity and justice. The actions are crime against youth and humanity, it said. Submitting that 959 Constables, 19 ASI and UBSI and seven LDAs have been appointed in excess in all the District Executive Force, eight Nagaland Armed Police battalions, Police Training School and Nagaland Armed Police Training Centre without interview for the period 2013 to 2015 (till date), the NPYC said the NPF led DAN Government also has ghost employees, bogus employees and some are said to be employed in more than one post. Therefore, the NPYC demanded cancellation of all backdoor appointments in the Police Department while calling for making available fair competition of all posts. It has also demanded appointment of High Power Committee (HPC) headed by a retired judge to go into all backdoor appointment in all the departments and remove discrepancies. The NPYC also asked for appointment of a Service Selection Board, or a board outside the purview of the NPSC, for recruitment of Grade III and IV posts.

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CIHSR conducts free camp on Hepatitis Morung Express News Dimapur |July 29

The Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR), Dimapur, organized a Free Health Awareness and Screening Camp for Hepatitis B and C for the public here at Naga Shopping Arcade Complex on Wednesday. Altogether 250 individuals received health education and 161 had their blood tested for Hepatitis B and C at the free health camp held from 7 am to 3 pm. Chief medical officer (CMO) Dimapur, Dr. MA Wati, who graced the camp as special guest in his address said awareness of hepatitis is very important and that appropriate preventive measures must be taken by every individual to combat the spread of hepatitis. Dwelling on the theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day ‘Prevent Hepatitis, Act now’, the CMO said 4,000 people die every day around the world due to this “dreaded disease.” Dr. Wati said loss of lives due to

Mass social work at Tening Town

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Shetoyi, Parliamentary Secretary, Printing & Stationery and Fisheries, interacting with the Department Officials at Directorate of Printing & Stationery. In the interaction, Shetoyi focused on the up-gradation of machineries and further inspected on the new machines and functioning of the Staff in the Directorate. Shetoyi also encouraged the staff to serve the public with sincerity. The Directorate of Printing and Stationery comprise of almost 500 staff in Nagaland.

ANCSF urge govt to implement NCTC schemes

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Kohima, July 29 (mExN): The All Nagaland Cooperative Societies Federation (ANCSF) held its general meeting on July 25 at Kohima under the chairmanship of its President RK Mekro. The house resolved to urge the State government to lift suspension/ban of NCDC sponsored schemes and start implementation of NCTC schemes in the state of Nagaland without further delay as Nagaland fails under the category of Co-operatively least developed states in the country. ANCSF officials in a press release stated that all the defaulting, Co-operative societies under NCDC and ICDP of the past years have been asked for prompt recovery of their loans to improve recovery drive. The ANCSF has made a plea to the Government of Nagaland, particularly the department of cooperative to expedite for early implementation of ICDP project in the remaining districts of Peren, Longleng and Kiphire. A new team of office bearers for the next 5 years term was elected with Kedou Wetsah as president and Mohokiya Apon as General Secretary.

Kohima, July 29 (Dipr): In view of the upcoming Independence Day celebration, construction materials and goods along the roadsides will be removed in Kohima. The Administration, Kohima Municipal Council, and Police will carry out necessary action in this regard on July 30 (Thursday) from 6:00 am onwards. The construction materials and goods on the roadsides will be confiscated and disposed off as deemed fit and defaulters will be penalised as per the

provision of the law. This was informed by the deputy commissioner of Kohima during a meeting he had with all the officers, heads of institutions, NGOs and other organisations within Kohima district at DC’s conference hall on July 28. The meeting was held to chalk out work distribution and ground arrangement etc. for the ensuing Independence Day celebration in Kohima on August 15. Deputy Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor highlighted the meeting minutes

of the State Level meeting held on July 15 in connection with work distribution for the Independence Day celebration. Accordingly, all the concerned departments /organisations present in the meeting gave their confirmation on their allocated assignments for the successful celebration of Independence Day 2015. Meanwhile, various organisations and NGOs were also entrusted to carry out charitable works in various institutions as part of the celebration.

Students’ Spiritual Conference at Mokokchung in Sept Morung Express News Mokokchung | July 29

With an aim to develop the spiritual and moral life of the students’, the Students’ Spiritual Conference (SSC) will be held for the first time in Mokokchung town from September 11 to 13 at the Multipurpose Sports Complex, Mokokchung which is expected to be attended by thousands of school students, teachers and parents. Addressing a press conference at the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) office here today, the SSC Nagaland state team leader, Rev Ketou Thenuo informed that this conference at Mokokchung will be the third of such Students’ Spiritual Conference to be held, after the first was held at Kohima (2013) and the second at Dimapur (2014). He disclosed that more than 16,000 students registered at SSC Kohima while more than 19,000 students registered at SSC Dimapur; those registered were excluding the parents and teachers. Rev Thenuo asserted that God has a plan for the Naga society and people and added that ‘this fire needs to be taken to all the district headquarters in Nagaland and have this kind of programme with all the students’. Rev Thenuo disclosed that the SSC go to differ-

moKoKchuNg, July 29 (Dipr): In view of the security arrangements for Independence Day celebration in Mokokchung, Assam Rifles and Nagaland police will be conducting Motor Vehicles checking at various points in and around Mokokchung town. In this regard, District Administration has requested all public to comply and co-operate as it is in the interest of the safety and security of the public.

NLSF legal awareness progamme Kohima, July 29 (mExN): Nagaland Law Students’ Federation (NLSF) Legal Awareness Program will be held on July 30 at Hotel Saramati, Conference Hall, at 2:00pm. The resource persons are Dr. Khekugha Muru, Convener, ACAUT Nagaland (RTI Cell); Kezhokhoto Savi, President, NVCO & Convener ACAUT Nagaland (Legal Cell) and P. Leonard Aier, Principal City Law College, Dimapur as resource persons.

in Mokokchung. (Morung Photo)

ent schools and have fellowships with the students of Class VIII and below. The forthcoming Students’ Spiritual Conference in September 2015 will be only for students from Class IX-XII. However, the organizers said that they will be inviting some colleges for ‘volunteering’ work, and students from the Bible colleges for ‘praise & worship and counseling’ to the students. Rev Thenuo said that there would be parallel seminars for the ‘students, parents and teachers’ during the day and praise and worship during the

evening for all. The SSC at Mokokchung will be dedicated by the ABAM executive secretary. There will be resource persons specialized in different fields conducting seminars for the students, parents and teachers. And renowned singers and upcoming generational leaders will be leading the programme, informed Rev Thenuo. “We have different people in Mokokchung…principals, administrators, proprietors (of schools), AKM (Ao Students’ Conference), Pastors’ Fellowship and also believers from business fields, pub-

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lic leaders of different churches and also of different tribes in joining hands in organizing this SSC,” said Rev Thenuo. The Mokokchung SSC organizing committee convener Yutsung Imchen (Principal of Model Hr Sec School), while terming the forthcoming conference as ‘history making’, disclosed that they are expecting more than eighteen schools from in and around Mokokchung town to participate in the forthcoming conference. Pastor Moses Khruomo and AKM Info & Publicity Secy Imli joined in the press conference.

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NNC Chakhesang Regional Council supports phEK, July 29 (mExN): NNC Chakhesang Regional Council has welcomed the “timely move” of NNC Angami Regional Council by extending its full support to the election of TS Keyho as the vice president of NNC. The CRC also lauded Chosel under whose presidentship “the unity of the NNC set up was catalyst for the furtherance of the Naga cause.” This was stated in a press release issued by NNC Chakhesang Regional Council president Nuveta Nakro and secretary Pokuyi.

Kohima, July 29 (mExN): A review meeting on Integrated Sample Survey of Livestock Products on Milk, Egg, Meat & Wool (CSS) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry; Dairying & Fisheries, Govt. of India was held under the Chairmanship of Adviser (Stat.) SK Das with 10 States (NER States including West Bengal & Bihar) on July 24 at De Oriental Grand hotel hosted by the Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Kohima. Students’ Spiritual Conference Nagaland state team with others during the press conference held on July 29

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Dimapur, July 29 (mExN): Dimapur Lotha Students’ Union (DLSU) will be organising felicitation programme cum fresher’s day on August 8 with Mhathung Yanthan, director of land resources as the chief guest. Therefore, the union has informed students securing 80% and above in their exams to submit photo copy of their marksheet on or before August 3 for Late Sanchisao Lotha, Late Nyamo Lotha, and Late Rhanlamo Lotha awards. The three were the pioneers and first settlers among the Lothas in Dimapur. For further infor(LEFT) CMO Dimapur, Dr. MA Wati along with doctors, nurses and technicians of CIHSR at the free health awareness and screening camp for Hepatitis B mation, contact – Statistical Secretary at 9862130474/ 9862530532/ 8974982887, or visit DLSU office, Lotha and C held at Naga Shopping Arcade, Dimapur, Wednesday. (RIGHT) A nurse of CIHSR imparting health education to the public. (Morung Photo) Hepatitis can be reduced to and to avail free screening According to a CIHSR is set aside to provide an B and C worldwide and Hoho Ki at DC Court Junction, Dimapur. a great extent through mass opportunity. press release, the World opportunity for education speak out on their behalf. awareness and timely preOther CIHSR team Hepatitis Day focuses on and greater understanding The focus on this year’s ventive measures. members including Dr. Ro- awareness raising activities of viral hepatitis as a global World Hepatitis Day is pre- TENiNg, July 29 (mExN): A mass social work has been Dr. Atsung Aier, Head han Ramesh, Dr. Rohit, Ms. to change the unaccept- public health problem and vention. Every day 4,000 organised on August 8 by various organisations of Tening of the Community Health Azole, nurses and labora- able ignorance that still to stimulate the strength- people die of viral hepati- Town viz. Tening Town Students' Union, Tening Town WomDepartment, CIHSR, said tory technicians facilitated surrounds viral hepatitis ening of preventive and tis and these deaths could en Welfare Organisation, Tening Town Youth Organisation, the free screening camp in the blood screening pro- and to address the stigma control measures of this have been prevented. With Tening Town Traders Union and Zeme Baudi, Tening Town for Hepatitis was held cedures and counseling. and discrimination that disease by people and na- better awareness and un- in collaboration with the Administration and Town Council. Wednesday coinciding CIHSR sources in- comes from that ignorance. tions around the world. derstanding of how viral In this regard, all the residents of Tening Town and Staffs with the weekly bazaar day formed that a similar camp It is one of the seven offi“On this day, people hepatitis can be prevented, and Officers of all departments are requested to make themwith a view to reach out to will be conducted at CIHSR cial days celebrated by the stand together with the 40 it will eliminate this disease selves available on this day to participate in the social work. many people who are un- on July 30 for staff and pa- World Health Organization crore people living with and save 4,000 lives a day,” This mass social work has been organised to repair the town aware about the disease tients. throughout the world and chronic viral hepatitis the release said. roads. Soiling and metalling of town roads are yet to be taken up after widening in the year 2013 due to which the monsoon rain has damaged the roads extensively.

Kohima, July 29 (mExN): All head of government schools under Kohima district have been informed to collect the application forms for Class 5 and Class 9 to appear selection test under Children Education Assistant Fund (CEAF) for the year 2015 from the office of the District Education Officer (DEO), Kohima during office hour. A press release from DEO K Mary Dzüvichü informed that the last date for issue of application forms is August 25 and the last date of submission to the Centre Superintendent is August 30.

DLSU felicitation prog cum fresher’s day

Meeting discusses I-Day celebration in Kohima

DEO Kohima informs

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AGEI Leadership Summit concludes

Dimapur, July 29 (mExN): The Assemblies of God of East India had its Leadership Summit on the theme ‘The Essence of Emerging Christian Leaders’ at Bethesda Higher Sec. School from July 24 to 26. There were about 60 leaders from all over the North East India. The speakers were Rev. Dr. Samuel Raj, National Director, ICOM, Rev. Moses Murry, General Superintendent, AGEI, Rev. T. Phesao, Executive Member, AGI, & Rev. Dilip Chhetri, Senior Pastor, AG Church, Guwahati and spoke on the following topics; Effective Leadership & Integrity, Effective Evangelism & Church Planting, Church Administration & Financial Management. AGEI General Superintendent, Rev. Moses Murry in a press release stated that the State Superintendents shared reports on each District and the vision of 2020. The Bible School Principals, Mission, Prayer Network, Women, Youth, & Sunday School Department also gave other reports.

Training on organic farming held

Peren observes anti-malaria month

TsEmiNyu, July 29 (Dipr): Department of Agriculture organised a training programme on “Adaption of organic farming” which was conducted at SDAO office Tseminyu on July 29 with SDAO Tseminyu, Viwheto Chorie as the resource persons. The purpose of the training programme was to encourage the farmers to adopt organic farming. Resource persons advised the farmers to encourage themselves in organic farming during the programme. While exhorting the farmers, he emphasized on the importance of organic production for a healthy living. The programme was chaired by Agriculture Officer, Gwanyelo, invocation prayer was offered by Ruzhuthong. Interaction and group discussion on organic farming was also conducted during the training programme

pErEN, July 29 (mExN): Observing the anti-malaria month, National Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP) of Peren district under the aegis of Chief Medical Officer, Peren, conducted malaria camp in 13 villages and 2 schools - Sainik School Punglwa and JNV Jalukie B - from July 16 to July 27. The District IEC team and ASHA coordinators also con-

Villagers attend the malaria camp held at Saijang Village.

ducted Focus group discussion on Malaria in 10 villages for intensive awareness. The camp covered Jalukie and Athibung Block, where malaria is endemic. During the camp, a total of 1170 blood slides were collected and examined for malarial parasites, out of which, 2 PF cases were detected from Pelhang Village, Athibung Block.

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Mizoram court 'Insurgents, militants NPF asks Manipur governor to push for ADCs formation begins hearing molestation case funded by drug and against teacher fake currency trade' Guwahati, July 29 (Pti): Insurgent and militant groups in the country, including those in the north east get huge funds from illicit trade in drugs and fake currency, Assam Additional Director General of Police Mukul Sahay said on Tuesday. Smugglers pay protection money to various insurgent groups who use these amounts in subversive activities, Sahay told press persons in Guwahati. "A part of the funding to any terror and insurgent organisation, including those in the North East and Assam, comes from illegal trade - mainly of tobacco, drugs and fake currency. This is a phenomenon we have witnessed world over," he said at a press conference on illicit trade organised by FICCI. Conceding that there might be loopholes in the law, he said it was the lack of implementation that was the biggest problem. "Police in states like Assam are involved in countering traditional crimes like insurgency and ethnic clash. So, illicit trade has not become a priority of the force yet," he said. There must be effective coordination between government, industry and enforcement agencies to prevent illegal trade and protect Intellectual Property Rights, the ADGP said. The FICCI CASCADE (Committee Against Smug-

Assam announces committee to stop illegal cigarette trade

Guwahati, July 29 (Pti): The Assam government today announced setting up of an enquiry committee, to be headed by the Additional Chief Secretary, to probe illegal cigarette trade in the state and prevent it. "Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has directed that an enquiry committee, to be headed by the Additional Chief Secretary, be constituted to check and disband illegal trade in cigarettes reportedly happening in the state," an official release said. The committee will study different aspects of the illegal trade in cigarettes and come out with a strategy to stop it, it said. The development comes a day after the industry chamber FICCI released a report on illegal trade in seven core sectors resulting in Rs 39,239 crore of revenue loss in 2014. The FICCI estimated that Assam was losing around Rs 600 crore every year due to illicit trade of tobacco, while Meghalaya is losing Rs 90 crore annually. gling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy) on Tuesday unveiled its report 'Illicit Market: A Threat to Our National Interest' in Guwahati. FICCI CASCADE adviser PC Jha said higher VAT in products such as cigarettes has led to increase in illegal trade. "This is a very serious issue. The government has to take note of this problem. The need of the hour is more stringent laws along with public awareness," Sahay said. He said Assam and Meghalaya, where VAT on cigarettes is as high as 30 per cent and 27 per cent respectively, are losing a total of Rs 700 crore revenue every year to illicit trade. Other north east states

like Tripura and Sikkim levy VAT on cigarettes at the rate of 25 per cent and 22 per cent, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh at 20 per cent, while it is 18 per cent and 13.5 per cent in Nagaland and Manipur respectively, he added. As per the FICCI report, the total loss on account of the illicit market estimated for 2014 in respect of seven sectors of the manufacturing industry is Rs 39,239 crore, up from Rs 26,190 crore in 2012. "Amongst the various sectors, the maximum revenue loss to the exchequer on account of counterfeiting and illicit trade is attributed to tobacco products at 23 per cent, estimating a revenue loss of Rs 9,139 crore," it added.

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Myanmar Army chief meets IAF chief Arup Raha NEw DElhi, July 29 (iaNS): Visiting Myanmar Army Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday held talks with the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha. The air force chief is currently the senior-most of the three services chiefs. The Myanmar Army chief was also accorded a guard of honour at the defence ministry. He also paid homage to martyrs at the India Gate here. The visit comes as India has stepped up operations along the IndoMyanmar border, following the ambush which killed 18 soldiers. India and Myanmar share 1,643 km of unfenced border and permits a "free movement" regime up to 16 km on either side. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha last week, said Myanmar has assured New Delhi that it will not allow use of its territory for activities inimical to India. The minister said intelligence grid has been revitalised along the Indo-Myanmar border and intelligence-based surgical operations are being conducted to neutralise terrorists.

Work of Bogibeel bridge progressing 'satisfactorily': Rly itaNaGar, July 29 (Pti): The work on Bogibeel bridge over the river Brahmaputra is progressing satisfactorily with the first train of 10 girders commenced its journey from the South bank towards the North bank across the river on July 25. "The first train of 10 girders was pulled across the river on July 25. There will be similarly three more girder trains consisting of 10, 10 and 9 girders respectively. Each girder is all welded steel construction of length 125m," a railway spokesman said in a communique here today. The work of fabrication, assembly and erection of the second train of 10 girders has already started. The project is progressing as per schedule with 2100 workers, welders and engineers of HCC-DHD-VNR consortium and launching of all 39 spans is likely to be completed by March 2017, he said. Touted as the longest rail-cum-road bridge, connecting Assam's Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts, is an important project of the Northeast Frontier Railway specially from strategic consideration as it would immensely help both Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge with a total length of 4940 meters is being constructed with a total cost of around Rs 5000 crore, incorporates apart from the main bridge, guide bunds on the north and south banks, dykes, road network of 30 Km, rail network of 74 kms and 6 new stations including New Dibrugarh. The project is targeted for commissioning by June 2017, the spokesman said.

by Section IV, Clause (3) of Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act 1971 in consultation with the council in power after the council is formed and not by the State Government, the memorandum signed by NPF secretary general KG Kenye said. “Delay in the formation of the democratic bodies in the districts has defeated the very purpose of The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 thereby depriving the people of their Constitutionally-enshrined right to selfgovernance,” NPF said. The memorandum pointed out that even “oath-taking ceremony for the elected representatives of the people were delayed unduly, giving rise to speculations in the minds of the people that the present dispensation at the helm of affairs in the State was not very impressed with its own performances at the polls and was searching for unholy means to form Councils of its choice.” The NPF further viewed that delay in the bestowment of power to the elected ADC members “shows the Congress Government’s neg-

ligence of the hill people and also its sheer disrespect for the democratic rights exercised by the hills people of the State.” The whole process of formation of the Councils, it said, was supposed to be completed by June 17, “but the Congress Government in the State is attempting to strangle the voice of the people, thereby nullifying the very purpose of holding the elections, and came out of its cocoon only July 27th night when through its Hills Department, issued a directive to the Deputy Commissioners of four districts to complete the process of the formation of the Councils before July 31.” It stated that the “knee-jerk” reaction of government to the paralyzing bandh organized by the hills people on July 27 only raises more questions on the motive and integrity of the Congress government in the State. “It is obvious that the State Government has decided to delay the process of formation of the Councils in Tamenglong and Chandel because it plans to lure non-Congress members to cobble up the required number to form the Councils,” it alleged.

'India committed to strengthening ties with Myanmar' NEw DElhi, July 29 (iaNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India was committed to strengthening its relations with Myanmar and called for greater connectivity between the two countries. Myanmar is "India's gateway to ASEAN", Modi told the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defence Services, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who called on him here, an official release said. The prime minister reiterated India's commitment to strengthen the bilateral relationship with Myanmar in all areas, including defence and security.

He said a strong and prosperous Myanmar was in India's interest and expressed Delhi's support to Myanmar in its endeavours for national development. The prime minister said that he respected the desire of the people of Myanmar for a transition to a stable multi-party democracy, and conveyed his best wishes for the upcoming elections in Myanmar to be peaceful, free and fair. The Myanmarese general appreciated India's role as a reliable development partner for Myanmar and said Myanmar considers its relationship with India as very important, not only as a neighbour, but also as

a country with long-standing historical and cultural ties, shared interests and strong people-to-people ties with Myanmar. He expressed his commitment to deepen defence and security engagement with India, including in the maritime security domain. The visiting dignitary said that Myanmar will remain an important platform in support of India's 'Act East' policy. The visiting chief also conveyed the invitation of Myanmar President U Thein Sein to Modi to visit Myanmar. Modi said he looked forward to visiting Myanmar at an early date. He also invited President U Thein Sein to visit India at the earliest.

aizawl, July 29 (thE iNDiaN ExPrESS): The Aizawl District and Sessions Court on Wednesday began hearing the case of a primary school teacher who was arrested last November for molesting 32 schoolgirls at Saichal village, about 150 km from the state capital. 30-year-old H Lalhmingmawia, the accused, pleaded not guilty to all the charges leveled against him. He was accused of molesting 32 of his female students — all between the ages of 8 and 12 years — at the government primary school there. The police investigation whittled down the list to 27 victims after concluding that several kids were apparently touched by the teacher on parts of their body that might not be considered sexual. The prosecution on Wednesday brought before District and Sessions Judge 15 cases under POCSO (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act 2012) against H Lalhmingmawia. Seven of these cases were however changed to offences under IPC 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman) and transferred by the court to a Judicial Magistrate for further action. The teacher was arrested after being accused of molesting his schoolchildren over two years. Specifically, he is accused of raping one thrice, touching another on her private parts till she bled, and the rest on different parts of their body.

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Strike paralyses life in Manipur imPhal, July 29 (Pti): Amid stray incidents of violence, life was paralysed for the second day today due to 38-hour general strike called by the Jount Action Committee (JAC) demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit (IPL) in Manipur. Three national highways including a portion of Asian Highway No-1 were blocked by the agitators by piling up earth, stone, boulders, trees, iron pipes, burnt tyres and used women wears (Phanek) besides sitting across the roads by them, police officials said. A large number of women organised rallies and burnt the effigies of Chief minister O Ibobi Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam at Keirak and Wabagai areas in Thoubal district. Police had tough time as the agitators kept on pelting stones, using slingshots and catapults against them. Several rounds of tear gas shells, mock bombs, slingshot projectiles were also fired to control the agitators leaving some with minor injuries on both sides, the officials said. All vehicles remained off the roads while markets and shops were closed. Attendance in government offices and public undertakings were thin, they said.

Kohima, July 29 (mExN): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) Central HQ today expressed disappointment at the “inordinate delay” by the government of Manipur over formation of ADCs. The elections to the six Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in the hill districts of Manipur were held on June 1 and the results declared on June 10. In a memorandum to the governor of Manipur, the NPF asked the governor to direct the respective Deputy Commissioners of Tamenglong and Chandel to complete the process of formation of the Councils along with the other hills districts on or before July 31, 2015. The party also urged the governor to ensure that no party or individual indulges in horse trading of any form while formation takes place in all the Councils. It further demanded that the appointment of government nominees to all the Councils be made based on merit and not political affiliations or any other political or social considerations. The appointments should be made by the Administrator as empowered

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Tokyo, July 29 (IANS): Microsoft Corporation began rolling out its new operating Windows 10 system in Japan on Wednesday. It has began with members here registering with its “Insider” programme among the first to receive the free upgrade. Replete with a redesigned web browser called Edge and Cortana, a Sirilike voice activated assistant, Microsoft is looking to recapture some of the market share lost to rivals Apple and Google and lay to rest the ghosts associated with its 2012 Windows 8 system, Xinhua reported. Microsoft, while retaining some of the features of its unpopular Windows 8, such as “live tiles” for touch-based computing, the company decided to forego the release of a 9th version and jumped straight to the release of 10.

Microsoft India’s Windows Business Group Director Vineet Durani, shows different devices that can run Windows 10, during the launch of the operating system in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (AP Photo/

The company said that it had retained, fused and improved upon the best features from its more success-

ful Windows 7 and Windows 8 installments. It also said that its latest operating system had been designed to

work across different hardware platforms, including personal computers, tablets and smartphones, its Xbox

games console and HoloLens -- Microsoft’s holographic headset. Along with the innovative ‘live tiles’, Microsoft has upped its game by following its consumers’ recommendations to bring pack the iconic ‘Start’ menu, after the company dropped it from its previous upgrade. The software update will be free for one year, the company has confirmed, a move market insiders believe is a bid to better compete with Google and Apple, particularly in the burgeoning phone market. The package is available as free upgrade for those currently using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Those using older versions will first have to first upgrade to 8.1 to get the free update. Those not eligible will be required to pay around $119 for Windows 10 Home and $199 for Windows 10 Pro.

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Mahindra & Mahindra introduces Automatic Variants of Scorpio New DelhI, July 29 (NDTV AuTo): Mahindra & Mahindra launched the new-generation Scorpio in September last year, and there had been persistent reports of the impending launch of the automatic variant of the SUV in 2015. After dealerships across Delhi reported that the arrival of the new variant about 2 weeks back, the company today officially launched the car. The Mahindra Scorpio Automatic’s prices start at Rs. 13.13 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the 2WD variant and Rs. 14.33 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the 4WD variant. Now available in a total of 11 variants, Mahindra offers the Scorpio with a choice of 2 engine options, namely, 2.2-litre mHawk and 2.5-litre M2DICR (base variant - S2) diesel. The utility vehicle maker has placed the automatic gearbox variant at top of the line-up. Pravin Shah, President & Chief Executive (Automotive), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said, “The Scorpio broke new ground when it was launched more than a decade ago and since then we have regularly upgraded the Scorpio to ensure that it stays relevant. In fact, the Scorpio was the first

Indian SUV to launch an Automatic transmission in 2008 and, now, we offer our customers an automatic option on Scorpio’s New Generation Platform. I am sure that the New Generation Scorpio Automatic will be an instant hit with our customers and further enhance the appeal of this iconic brand.” The Scorpio S10 AT houses the 2.2-litre mHawk diesel unit under the hood, which puts out 120bhp and 280Nm of peak torque. Considering the fact that it is the top-end variant, it is fully-loaded in terms of provisions for comfort and safety; it gets a new static bending projector head-lamps, new hi-tech 15 cm (6 inch) touch-screen infotainment system, fully automatic temperature control, smart rain and light sensors, and dual front airbags among other features. However, it is interesting to note that the news of the arrival of the Scorpio’s automatic variant comes close in the heels of the launch of the Hyundai Creta. The South Korean carmaker launched its compact SUV on July 21, and had received over 28,500 enquiries and more than 10,000 bookings before its launch.

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Indian Railways modifies identity ATD recognises IndianOil’s Project Chetna July 29 proof rules for Tatkal travellers MuMbAI, China grows most potatoes in world (AgeNcIeS): The susbeIJINg, July 29 (IANS): China has become the world’s largest potato producer, accounting for 25 percent of global production, official data said on Wednesday. The country grew 5.6 million hectares of potato in 2014, yielding in excess of 95 million tonnes, Xinhua news agency reported. China’s potato acreage makes the crop the country’s fourth staple after rice, wheat and corn. Last year, despite enjoying the 11th consecutive year of bumper grain harvests, the country still imported 71.4 million tonnes of soybean and 19.5 million tonnes of rice, wheat and corn, up 12.7 percent and 33.8 percent respectively. With a shortage of farmland in China, it is difficult to improve the yield of wheat and rice but easier with potatoes.

Hyundai Motor India fined Rs.420 cr cheNNAI, July 29 (IANS): Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs.420.26 crore on Hyundai Motor India Ltd for its anti-competitive policy, an official statement said on Tuesday. The CCI passed the order on Monday, imposing penalty calculated at the rate of two percent of Hyundai Motor India’s average turnover, the statement said. Hyundai Motor India must deposit the fine within 60 days from the receipt of the order. On the other hand, the CCI absolved Mahindra Reva Electric Car Company (P) Ltd and Premier Ltd from paying monetary penalty considering the mitigating factors that worked in their favour. The CCI found the three car companies dominant in the aftermarkets for their respective brands, abused their dominant position under section 4 of the Act. The car companies were found to be indulging in practices resulting in denial of market access to independent repairers as the latter were debilitated to provide services in the aftermarket for repair and maintenance of cars for want of genuine spare parts. Further, these car companies were also found to be using their dominant position in the market for spare parts and diagnostic tools to protect their market for repair services, thereby distorting fair competition.

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New DelhI, July 29 (ReuTeRS): General Motors Co will invest $1 billion in the next few years to turn operations in India into a new global export hub aimed at boosting sales in fast-growing emerging markets, top executives said on Wednesday. The investment is part of GM’splantoinvest$5billionoverseveralyearstodevelopaglobalfamilyofChevroletvehicles with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), the state-owned Chinese automaker that is GM’s primary partner in China. “GM cannot remain a global leader without making a serious investment towards expanding our presence in growth markets like India,” GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said at a briefing in New Delhi. India’s automobile market has been sluggish for the past few years, with annual sales of less than 3 million cars. But by 2020 analysts expect India to become the world’s 3rd-largest passenger vehicle market after China and the United States. GM will launch 10 new domestically manufactured vehicles in India over the next five years in a push to double its market share in the country by 2020, Stefan Jacoby, GM’s chief of international operations, told a news conference. With India dominated by Japanese and Korean automakers like Suzuki Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor Co, Western firms like GM, Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG have found it tough to ramp up domestic sales.

tainable, cost-effective training movement called Project Chetna (“awakening” in Hindi) conceptualised by IndianOil for its retail outlet customer attendants has received the international recognition from the Association for Talent Development (ATD). The award given at Orlando USA was received by Sandeep Sharma, Dy. General Manager, IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management and Shailesh Tiwari, Chief Human Resource Development Manager, IndianOil. IndianOil conceptualised and implemented Project Chetna with the goal to train about 3,00,000 customer attendants deployed in the company’s 24,000 retail outlets across the country. A structured training module was developed covering basic product knowledge, process training, automation, safety, communication and life skills. The training was imparted through retail field executives. The objective of this training project is to develop the positive outlook of cus-

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furnished as identification proofs include Voter’s Photo Identity Card, Passport, PAN Card, Driving Licence, Aadhar Card, Photo Identity Card with photographs with a serial number issued by central or state governments, student identity card with photograph issued by a recognised school or college, passbook of nationalised banks with a photograph, as well as credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph. According to the statement, other identification proofs include photo identity cards with serial number issued by Central government or state government run public sector undertakings, similar cards issued by district administrations, municipal bodies or panchayat administrations.

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New DelhI, July 29 (PTI): Indian Railways has modified rules on identity proof of passengers travelling on tickets issued under its Tatkal Scheme, it was officially announced here on Tuesday. As per modified rules, there won’t be any need to mention or furnish photocopy of proof of identity, while booking a Tatkal ticket or indicate the same while booking tickets through the Internet, according to a statement issued by the Western Railway. Only one passenger needs to produce any one of the following proofs of identity in the original during the journey, in case a group of passengers are travelling on Tatkal tickets, according to the statement. As per the statement, documents to be

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Er. Levi inaugurates NGRC-1 CU new building Our Correspondent Kohima | July 29

Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, Er. Levi Rengma, today inaugurated the new office building of Nagaland Govt. Registered Class-1 Contractors’ Union (NGRC-1 CU) here at Phezoucha secretariat road. He also released a book on 15th year existence of the NGRC-1 CU. Er. Levi read out a message of Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang as the latter could not attend the programme due to other engagements. “Contractors have to play a vital role in the development process of the state and the country, especially in the area of infrastructure development,” Er. Levi quoted from the chief minister’s message. The government may bring out good plans but the actual execution on the ground has to be done by contactors, Zeliang stated adding that if the quality of works is shoddy, “we cannot build real assets. Any infrastructure work done without proper quality control will not result in creation of real asset, because they will turn into liabilities very soon.” Chief Minister stated that the contractors have a bigger responsibility to ensure that quality control is maintained He also noted that in Nagaland most of the construction works are being done by non-local mistris,

Er. Levi Rengma releases a book on 15 years existence of (NGRC-1 CU) in Kohima on July 29. Seen alongside him is Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Dr. Bengjongliba. (Morung Photo)

who have no formal education, degrees or diplomas, except their hands-onexperience. This is why we cannot have quality construction in Nagaland. The chief minister also appealed to the engineers and contractors of Nagaland to try to visit the work site as frequently as possible, and supervise the works, and maintain quality of the works to the maximum possible. Chief Minister also raised the issue of the existence of two parallel contractors union in Nagaland viz. the Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union (NCSU) and the Nagaland Government Registered Class-1 Contractors’ Union (NGRC1 CU). He said it would be much more convenient for the government to deal with

their problems if they could merge into one union. Meanwhile, Er. Levi called upon the contractors to update themselves with the latest technology in the construction industry. Earlier, welcome address was delivered by NGRC-1 CU president Seyiekuolie. The function was chaired by NGRC-1 CU vice president S. Bendang Jamir while NGRC1 CU general secretary L. Pukhato Shohe proposed vote of thanks. Earlier, NBCC general secretary Rev. Dr. Z. Keyho pronounced invocation prayer while Naga Idol 2007 Ruokuovotuo Pfiisenuo presented a special number. Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Dr. Benjongliba was also present on the occasion.

Tohanba urges KMC to function with 'enthusiasm' Our Correspondent Kohima | July 29

Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics and Municipal Affairs R. Tohanba today visited the office of the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) and interacted with the officials and the staff. Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports, Music Task Force and State Lotteries Khriehu Liezietsu, including Kohima Deputy Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor and officials

from Directorate of Municipal Affairs were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Tohanba expressed happiness over the achievements and activities of the KMC over the years and encouraged them to continue to render valuable service to the denizens of the state capital Kohima. He felt that KMC which is a branch of the local government should strengthen its administration and function with more enthusiasm

and develop the capital city. KMC is collecting revenue from various sources which should be accounted with more transparency, he said. Earlier, the function was chaired by KMC administrator Kovi Meyase. Special number was presented by Khanchulo Kath. Vote of thanks was proposed by Kikruselie Pienyii, Sr. MI, KMC. Earlier, KMC Superintendent Zakiekhotuo Kiso made a power point presentation on KMC.

OBASS: The Old Boys Association of Sainik Schools (OBASS), Nagaland Chapter has expressed shock at the demise of LL Yaden,

retired IAS officer and father of Geoffrey Yaden, an OBASS member. The Association conveyed its deepest sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the almighty give Geoffrey and his family abundant strength to overcome the loss at this hour of grief and pain.

Market will be remembered fondly.” The note further stated that people of New Market in particular and the Naga society in general have lost a sincere leader in his untimely demise and the vacuum created thereby would be difficult to fill in the near future. NMBOA also extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and NMBOA: The New Market prayed for the departed Business Owners’ Asso- soul to rest in peace. ciation (NMBOA) has expressed pain at the demise CHK: The Chakhesang of New Market GB, Nikheto Hoho Kohima (CHK) has Swu on July 27 in Dimapur. expressed deep pained to “He was one of the most hear of the sad demise of a active and sincere leaders prominent senior member who vociferously worked Velaho Puro, who passed for the welfare of New Mar- away on July 29 at Kohima. ket area,” stated a message In a condolence mesfrom NMBOA. “His tireless sage, CHK informed that efforts and contributions Puro was an elderly man of towards the uplift of New 72 years and hailed from Kikrüma village under Phek district. “He was known as a great wrestler among the Nagas and in his prime time was a Champion in the Nagaland wrestling scene,” the message stated.

Kohima, July 29 (Dipr): The top central government bureaucrats who have been assigned responsibilities during the period from June 1, 2015 to July 15, 2015 and with whom the State and the public may have dealings are as follows: KV Chowdary, IRSChief Vigilance Commission, CVC; Vijai Sharma, IAS,-Chief Information Commissioner, CIC; Sudhir Bhargava, IAS- Information Commissioner, CIC; TM Bhasin, Vigilance Commission, CVC; Anuj Kumar Bishnoi, IAS- Secretary, Fertilizer Department; Bharti S. Sihag, IAS- Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Asif Ibrahim, IPS (R)- Special Envoy for Counter Terrorism & Extremism, NSC;

MKS Sundaram, IAS- Development Commissioner, MEPZ-SEZ; CR Viswanath, IAS-Secretary Consumer Affairs Department; Dr. Subash Chandra Khuntia, IAS- Secretary School Education Department; Rajiv Choubey, IAS- Secretary Civil Aviation Ministry; V. Somasundaran, IAS- Secretary W7CD Ministry; Vinay Sheel Oberoi, IAS- Secretary Higher Education Department; Satyanarayan Mohanty, IAS- Secretary General, NHRC; V.K. Thakral, IAS- Additional Secretary P&NG Ministry; Alok Kumar, IAS- Advisor, NITI Ayog; Jitendra Kumar, IFoS- Advisor, NITI Ayog; Dr. Anup Pujari, IASSecretary MSME Ministry; MdShahbaz Ali-MD, NMDFC, Minority Affairs Ministry; Sanjay Agarwal, IDSE-DG, CVC; Narendra

Kuhoi Zhimo, former member of Dimapur Municipal Council (extreme left) along with the proprietor Tara Gurung and others after the inauguration of Karl’s Inn Hotel & Restaurant located near Public College of Commerce, Burma Camp Road, Dimapur on July 26.

Bhooshan, IAS-Mission Director, NFSM; Ameising Luikham, IAS- Secretary Public Enterprises Department; Pradeep Kumar Pujari, IAS-Secretary Power Ministry; Vrinda Sarup, IAS-Secretary Food &PD Department; Jitendra Kumar Sinha, IAS-Joint Secretary, DONER Ministry; Vijay Chhibber, IAS- Chairman, National Highways Authority of India; Pradeep Kumar Sinha, IAS-Cabinet Secretary; Anita Agnihotri, IASSecretary Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities; D.P. Dwivedi, IAS-Special Secretary Finance Department; Sunaina Tomar, IASMember Secretary Central Silk Board; Annop Kumar Srivastava, IAS-Secretary Inter State Council (Border), Home Ministry; M. Imkongla Jamir, IAS- P. Secretary to HRD Minister.

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MEx FILE CMO informs Kohima, July 29 (mExN): All Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, Advisers, Chairmen and MLAs have been advised to refrain from attending festivals/ celebrations as chief guest in view of the State Mourning for seven days being observed all over India on account of the passing away of former President, APJ Abdul Kalam. A press release from Adviser & Sr. Prin. Secy to CM, Lalthara informed.

Kiphire DPDB meeting KiphirE, July 29 (mExN): All Kiphire DPDB members have been informed that meeting for the month of August will be held as usual on August 5. All member have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

One unidentified man dead Dimapur, July 29 (mExN):One unidentified non-local male, aged around 20 to 25 years, height 5’6”, dark complexioned, wearing Grey Pant, stripped T-Shirt (Blue & White), with bare foot was found lying in a critical condition at Rail Bazar, Dimapur and was brought to Civil Hospital Dimapur. The said person expired on July 27, a press release from the Dimapur Addl.Dy. Commissioner of Police/PRO stated and further informed that the body is being kept in the morgue for identification.

Two arrested under Forest Act Kohima, July 29 (mExN): Personnel of Kohima police manning the Inter-State Check Gate at Khuzama intercepted one Manipur bound Maruti Alto 800 B/R No. MN-03P-1654 during routine checking on July 28 and recovered 76 Kgs of Paris Cautifolia (Species of ginseng) worth approximately 3 lakhs in local market. According to a press release from Kohima Sub – Divisional Police Offi-

cer & PRO, the exhibit was found concealed inside the car and was subsequently seized for transporting it without valid permit and transit pass. In this connection, two persons identified as Teresa Poumai (40 yrs) and Kh. Hünah Tao (40 yrs), Driver of the car, were taken into Police custody and a regular case under the Indian Forest Act is registered against them for conducting further investigation.

One arrested under NLTP Act Dimapur, July 29 (mExN): Mobile Squad enforcement team manning the check post at New Field arrested one Kundi Shong on July 27 for transporting 518 bottles of IMFL beer. The accused has been booked under the relevant section of the NLTP Act ’89 and the seized articles have been deposited in the Mobile Squad Malkhana. In a press release, the Su-

“His wrestling legacy was a great source of inspiration to the younger generation and the Hoho will continue to honour his contribution and take pride of his achievement,” it added. CHK extended deep sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed that the Almighty give them solace at this hour of grief. It also prayed for eternal rest to the departed soul. NWA: The Nagaland Wrestling Association has also expressed shock over the demise of Velahu Puro of Kikruma Village, Phek District at Naga Hospital, Kohima on July 29. In a condolence message, NWA informed that Late Velahu was the first individual champion of NWA in 1972. Today in his death, a vacuum has been created among the wrestling fraternity of Nagaland, the condolence message stated. NWA mourning the demise extended condolences to the bereaved family.

perintendent of Excise has the event of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Leo Club of Dimapur along with Lions & Lions stated that “uncompromis- On Blue vanda Family paid tribute to soldiers who sacrificed their life during Kargil war ing” vigil has resulted in sig- by organizing a candle light programme. nificant seizures within the last week and further stressed that the enforcement squad will do all it can to effectively implement result oriented prohibition. The Superintendent also urged the public, particularly student bodies and NGOs to be proactive, so as to work unitedly in fighting "this social evil."

IDCF launched in Wokha woKha, July 29 (mExN): The Intensified Diarrhoea Control fortnight (IDCF) was launched in Wokha district on July 27 at DC’s Conference Hall, Wokha, a press release from the Dy. Chief Medical Officer Wokha, Dr. Tumchobeni, informed. A. Robin Lotha, Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the Steering Committee, in a speech during the launching, encouraged medical personnel to carry out the programme successfully and further insisted that the department cover the whole district. Dr. Zathung DPO (RCH/UIP) delivering the keynote address highlighted the IDCF programme. The meeting was chaired by Medical Superintendent Dr. WN Ezung. Others in attendance included Steering Committee members IDCF, President Lotha Eloe HoHo, CMO, Dy CMO, Programme Officers and Staffs of CMO and NRHM.

Youth leadership workshop underway Dimapur, July 29 (mExN): A 5-day residential workshop on youth leadership and team building organised by Youth Initiative For Development (YIFD) in association with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Regional Centre, Chandigarh was inaugurated on July 28 by Chubarenla, YRO, Dimapur. The workshop is being organised with a goal to empower youth leaders by enhancing their leadership and team building skills for meaningful participation in democracy, governance

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CondolenCe messages CNTC: The Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has expressed pain at the sudden demise of LL Yaden, retired IAS officer and father of Geoffrey Yaden, Editor-in-Chief, Nagaland Post. “Though Late Yaden has left for heavenly abode, yet his legacy shall remain forever and he shall be remembered by all the Nagas for all his contribution in the Naga society as an honest bureaucrat as well as a pioneer in many fields,” stated CNTC in a condolence note. The Council further prayed that God grant solace to the bereaved family.

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and development process. Facilitated by Shoba Gosa, founder of Young People for Live India, the workshop is attended by participants from Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland. Earlier, Chubarenla emphasised on the importance of developing young leaders and team builders. “True leadership is who made positive impact irrespective of their position and status,” she said and cited late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as great and motivational leader for young India. The inaugural session

was chaired by Karaiba K Ngiimei, who also welcomed the guests, facilitator and participants of the workshop. Ngapunyi Krocha, President YIFD gave a keynote address where he briefed about the two organisers and the workshop’s concept. He also stressed on the need of young leaders and team builders in our present society. The participants also observed two minutes silence to pay condolences to Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who was also known as the “People’s President”.

Sangtam Baptist Youth Endeavour, Purana Bazar, Dimapur held its youth camp at Youth Oasis Centre, Dimapur from July 24 to 26 on the theme “Transform.” C. Longri Sangtam, associate youth secretary, USBLA was the speaker. He focused mostly on the theme and challenged the young people to equip with the spirit of God.

A three-day youth spiritual camp organized by Life Reform Ministry Dimapur was held from July 20-22 at Life Spring Corner. About 250 youth attended the camp. Resource persons were Kiholi, Alobo Naga, Pukhai Shohe, Dr. Ikheto, and Pastor Robert.

Rio condoles Kalam’s demise NEw DElhi, July 29 (mExN): Nagaland Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Neiphiu Rio has expressed shock to learn of the sudden death of Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam. “The people of my State - Nagaland and I, deeply mourn the sad demise of our beloved former President of India,” Rio stated in a condolence message addressed to the former President’s brother, Mustafa Kalam. Rio stated that the people of Nagaland fondly recalled Late Kalam's first visit to the State on October 26, 2002, as President and his visit to Khuzuma village, and added, “His sagacious words of encouragement to our vil-

lage communities and his advocacy of empowerment of the communities with administrative and financial powers.” “We also remember Dr. Kalam's subsequent visits to our State and the unassuming manner in which he went about his activities endearing himself to the people at large. We were heartened by his emphasis on need to overcome the huge infrastructure deficit we suffer in the North Eastern States for the development of our country,” the former Chief Minister stated. Referring to late Kalam as a “great human being,” Rio stated, “He was down-to-earth in his approach to governance

and development. He could connect with ease and benevolence, with the citizens of this country, irrespective of cast, creed and backdrop of their livelihood.” “We in Nagaland, and in the North East as a whole, have always considered Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as our own and a truly 'Peoples President'. Dr. Kalam's words of guidance and encouragement to the youth will always be remembered and imbibed by them,” the Lok Sabha MP stated. Extending deep and sincere condolences on behalf of the people of Nagaland to the members of the bereaved family, Rio prayed for his soul to rest in eternal peace.

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hen it comes to heat, the numbers are caught lying in Nagaland. Dimapur, for instance, has been witnessing temperatures of merely 30-34 degrees Celsius. This seems nothing compared to the hot madness of West Asia where temperatures rise all the way to 50 degree Celsius! Yet, combined with 70-80% humidity in Dimapur, real life is far more complicated. One is easily reduced to the status of a wet rag, or even a wet tissue paper. If you live in a concrete house/building, only god’s mercy can save you from the heat (and air conditioning, if you can afford it). The heat in these hot boxes can make you feel like it is sitting on you, wrapping all of reluctant-you in its arms. Sweating becomes an eternal sticky feeling—even light cottons seem like too much clothing. Often, days go by in delirious lethargy. Sleeping like a dog becomes the norm. The coolness of cucumber is left in the weariness of memory. The brain is unable to come up with very many brilliant ideas. It is easiest to let life go by in bouts of naps unless a job rescues you (forces you) out of the lethargic pit of summer heat. Exercise is great but raising an arm in the heat, or even keeping eyes open, are painful drills. From a bourgeois standpoint, it becomes hard to imagine how the rickshaw puller goes on stretching his limb. How do they manage to keep New Market or the several grain markets around Marwari Patti running? How does the pork or chicken on display not melt away like us? The best way to beat the heat is to cool off under a shower. But the water out of the tap can get hot due to heated-up pipes, so the best temperature for a satisfying bath may be obtained by storing water in a bucket (in the bathroom) for at least an hour. Another good way to cool down is to substitute the overhead fan with a stand fan. Ceiling fans have the tendency to circulate hot air in the room thereby making it more uncomfortable indoors. A slow motion on the ceiling fan combined with a stand fan can produce enough conditioning to aid noon naps, and cool down our nights. Putting a bowl of ice in front of the stand fan can make for an even better coolant (make sure the water does not drip into electrical points though!). Life in the summer can be excruciating so a cry out for help to Nagaland’s ministry dedicated to sports (and youth resources): we need an indoor swimming pool! This will ensure that the population can beat the heat and lethargy at the same time. Suggestions to cool down are welcome at moitramail@yahoo.com

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Scholars drawn to conflict zones stoke safety debate

ome U.S. colleges with overseas-study programs won't touch Ukraine. Tufts University, on the other hand, is drawn to the turmoil in the former Soviet republic, which the U.S. State Department deemed dangerous for travel. The potential to help activists and scholars, Tufts professor Peter Levine says, outweighs the risks posed by an unstable country. He is leading a conference in Ukraine next month on civics studies, in part because the country exemplifies the struggles of a fledgling democracy. "American universities, at our best, have people who should be getting on a plane to go to a country that's in crisis," Levine said. "Sometimes they do a lot of good." As a policy, many colleges refuse to cover costs for students or faculty traveling to areas where the State Department has issued a travel warning. But some colleges and universities are attracted to hotspots as subjects of study and as venues to see historic events unfold from the front row. Institutions of higher learning must weigh the benefits against safety risks. Some insurance policies won't cover travel to troubled areas, and tragic cases underscore that even students can be victims when conflict boils over. A student at Ohio's Kenyon College was fatally stabbed during a violent protest in Egypt in 2013 after traveling to the country through a private education group. And deadly attacks at universities in Kenya, Syria and elsewhere in recent years spurred a summit of worldwide academics in England this month seeking ways to protect universities from armed conflict. "There's always a tension between academics and safety," said Vanessa Sterling, associate director of the Study Abroad Office at the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt was among several schools that canceled or rerouted trips to Ukraine last summer after violence broke out with Russia. It also withdrew students studying in Egypt after its 2011 uprising. When a travel warning is issued, Michigan State University automatically suspends programs in that location, said Cindy Chalou, associate director for operations in the school's Office of Study Abroad. Many schools have similar policies, although students and faculty can appeal for an exception in certain cases. "We try to see where we can relocate students to achieve their goals," Chalou said. The current list of countries with warnings includes Ukraine, Mexico, Kenya and much of the Middle East, among others. But critics complain that U.S. travel warnings are overly broad, blanketing entire countries for regional problems, and that they are updated infrequently. "State Department warnings are fast to go up and slow to go down, for a lot of political reasons," said Renee Stillings, program director for the School of Russian and Asian Studies, which coordinates study-abroad programs from Woodside, California. The U.S. only recently lifted a travel warning for Egypt, and many schools still won't send students there. At Boston's Northeastern University, officials wonder why there are warnings for countries such as Colombia but not Tunisia, where 38 were killed in a June attack at a beach resort. "To a casual observer, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense," said Brian Gibson, director of the Global Experience Office at Northeastern. Despite fears about extremist attacks, the Middle East has grown as a study destination in recent years. In the decade leading up to 2013, the number of U.S. students studying there more than tripled to 4,700, according to the nonprofit Institute of International Education. Study-abroad trips globally grew by 80 percent in that span. International flare-ups can reshape which countries become top destinations. Anna Fechtor, a senior at Chicago's DePaul University, was studying in France this past spring when she took a research trip to Istanbul without notifying DePaul. It didn't get her in trouble, but some schools see Turkey as risky. Fechtor, who worried about government corruption rather than violence, said the trip was worth it. "It's just kind of a place where history is always unfolding," she said. At some colleges, officials said it's their job to dissuade students from taking travel risks they might not understand. But those on the other side of the debate said that, in some cases, those risks carry merit. "There will always be risks, but I think there is a benefit to experiencing and being able to sense firsthand what's going on," said Allan Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education. "It's important to be there."

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Tom Wragg and Bea Hughes

Mexican winds and the need for ‘community alternatives’

Wind is a localised common resource, as copper or coal is. Its extraction should respect the property and institutions of the indigenous communities in the territory

n theory, renewable energy should enable democratic, local ownership and control; almost any community has some kind of renewable capacity. This logical fallacy was made legitimate through the almost fabled Danish 1970s anti-nuclear movement that promoted renewable energies as ‘peaceful’ alternatives and that successfully forced the government to support community renewables. However, across the world, the growth of the renewable sector has not followed Denmark’s lead, but instead has expanded through neoliberal and imperialistic ideology. Wind should be thought of as a resource in a particular place in the same way we might think about copper or coal, the extraction of which impacts local communities. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the corporate wind power projects of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, South Mexico where, particularly since 2008, private (overwhelmingly foreign) companies have developed approximately 20 projects, a total of 1,751.47 MW or 10m Mexicans. The wind resources were divided up between the energy companies behind closed doors a long time ago, (see map produced by the Mexican Wind Energy Association) and land has continued to be designated to companies year on year. Basically, the winds in this part of Mexico are exceptional, so companies can sell their wind to the grid at a profit without need for a subsidy, generating carbon credits for Coca Cola and Walmart to continue with more of the same. In theory, renewable energy should enable democratic, local ownership and control; almost any community has some kind of renewable capacity. This logical fallacy was made legitimate through the almost fabled Danish 1970s anti-nuclear movement that promoted renewable energies as ‘peaceful’ alter-

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f you’re against coal mining, why don’t you just walk into a coal mine and stop the excavators?” It’s a late June evening in the German town of Mayence and about 40 people are gathered to discuss a coal phase-out and degrowth. “It’s possible,” continues the speaker. “You just walk up to the excavator and it will stop – at least temporarily. So, if you take the threat of climate change seriously, what keeps you from stopping the destruction right on the spot?” To keep coal in the ground and not burn it in order to avert catastrophic climate change, we now know that we cannot rely on the German government. Yesterday, Jul. 1, the partners of the ruling coalition scrapped a proposed climate levy, an instrument that had been proposed by energy minister Sigmar Gabriel to still reach the national climate goals for 2020, an overall emissions reduction of 40 percent. As it stands, the energy sector is behind on its targets, largely due to the continued use of lignite or brown coal. Four of Europe’s five largest emitters are German lignite power plants and coal accounts for one-third of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The climate levy proposed a cap on CO2 emissions for individual power plants, which would have primarily affected the oldest and dirtiest lignite power stations. The measure was backed by climate scientists and economic experts. It also enjoyed huge

natives and that successfully forced the government to support community renewables. However, across the world, the growth of the renewable sector has not followed Denmark’s lead, but instead has expanded through neoliberal and imperialistic ideology. Wind should be thought of as a resource in a particular place in the same way we might think about copper or coal, the extraction of which impacts local communities. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the corporate wind power projects of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, South Mexico where, particularly since 2008, private (overwhelmingly foreign) companies have developed approximately 20 projects, a total of 1,751.47 MW or 10m Mexicans. The wind resources were divided up between the energy companies behind closed doors a long time ago, (see map produced by the Mexican Wind Energy Association) and land has continued to be designated to companies year on year[v]. Basically, the winds in this part of Mexico are exceptional, so companies can sell their wind to the grid at a profit without need for a subsidy[vi], generating carbon credits for Coca Cola and Walmart to continue with more of the same. Far from facilitating community-led projects, recent energy reforms have encouraged international wind developers to take advantage of the rich wind resources. The law changes have wholly neglected to consider communities as potential owners and operators of projects and have made it easier for already dominating multinational companies to develop more humungous, exploitative wind projects that have expropriated their land and have divided and created conflict in already marginalised indigenous communities.[i] Land is often illegally obtained through settling of contracts individually rather than through the communal self-governing community bodies that exist in most of Oaxaca and leased from the locals for up to 30 years during which time companies may sell the land use rights to third parties, without locals’ permission, leaving communities at risk. Most importantly, even if they are still technically allowed to use the land in some cases, they have nil control - and their land is used to collateralise debt – so if the project goes bad, who knows what might happen to the land. Exploitative contracts might pay a farmer between $400 and $770 per hectare per year which pales in comparison with the millions of dol-

lars companies extract from this wind resource and demonstrates communities’ tendencies to think of deals as land leases rather than access to wind resources. Whether in Mexico or elsewhere, when economically poorer, often rural communities are able to sell electricity to the grid and have control of their resources, they become economically empowered through the revenue they receive, offering opportunities for democratic local development, in whatever communities choose. Evidently, how Mexicans and Westerners do this is going to be very different. Indigenous people have endured colonialism since 1492, and finally need to be able decide what happens to their land. This is after all to deal with climate problems caused by non-indigenous rich people whom they've never met – apart from with a gun to their head; or maybe a backpacker; or maybe all the cultural hegemony that threatens to wipe out their culture regardless. Whereas in the UK you might be able to find the money and expertise to set-up a small wind co-op or Community Interest Company (CIC) with others from your local area, in Oaxaca communities usually lack the legal, technical and financial resources even for small energy projects. What they do have though, are hard fought post-revolution agricultural self-governing bodies that provide an incredibly favourable socio-political structure for the development of community-owned wind farms. [ii] Many of these indigenous governance mechanisms are far more developed and directly democratic than decision-making structures we have in the UK. In order for local people in Oaxaca to collectively own and operate their own wind farm, a new socially motivated model is being worked out by The Yansa Group in the form of the first large-scale community-owned indigenous wind power project in Latin America, which will be located in Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Supported by Yansa, the 100MW ($200m) project will be registered as a UK Community Interest Company to ensure its revenue is used for social ends and will be owned and developed by the local comuna, the recognised democratic agricultural body that operates the majority of Ixtepec’s land. Unlike all the other corporate projects in the area, creating the project does not involve the lease of community land rights. It will be financed through bank loans and impact investors by means of low-interest and concessional loans that do not give investors equity ownership or shares; therefore the community has control. Half of the profits will be reinvested back into the Ixtepec community via a Development Trust and other mechanisms which are completely under their control; the other half will go towards Yansa for financial security and supporting new community projects elsewhere. The community reinvestment is important as most of the 30,000 people in the town are not members of the comuna; and most of the members are old men. Thus, Yansa is enabling the creation of various for a – including women’s and youth - to encourage marginalised groups to be involved and make sure this isn't a poor excuse for a community project. Ixtepecans are very hopeful that this project is established; it will generate enough revenue to significantly change the social landscape of the town in the areas they choose, revive the under-subsidised farming tradition and create long-term jobs through democratic mechanisms. Renewable energy currently has an incredibly positive image: an infallible, pure and ‘clean’ solution to climate change. But there is nothing ‘clean’ or sound about the way in which these technologies are being developed in many countries. If indigenous communities aren’t allowed to use their resources to actively lead and shape their own renewable projects then climate change mitigation and adaptation just provides another excuse for colonialism. Let's not forget, there is probably a reason indigenous peoples were left with some of the windiest regions of 'New Spain'.

If you are against Coal Mining, walk in and stop it Dorothee Haussermann and martin Weis Inter Press Service public support, with the overwhelming majority of Germans in favour of a coal phase-out. However, powerful interests mobilised against the measure. These included members of the governing parties, the big power suppliers RWE and Vattenfall which would have been most affected, and IGBCE, the mining industry trade union. Playing the ‘ j o b s- w i l l - b e lost’ card, they introduced an alternative proposal, which has been criticised for seeking smaller emission cuts at a higher cost to consumers and taxpayers. Yet, the government agreed yesterday to drop the climate levy in favour of the industry proposal. Two points are particularly infuriating and in fact quite worrying. There seems to be an absolute disconnect between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s earlier rhetoric of the ‘decarbonisation of

the worldwide economy’ at the Jun. 7-8 G7 Summit in Elmau, and the actions of her government at home only a few days later. Secondly, the influence of the coal industry in the democratic process is staggering. Their hastily compiled alternative actually carried the day and the big polluters are let off the hook. The German example is a case in point of why large sections of the climat e ju s t i c e movement no longer believe that U.N. negotiations or lobbyridden governments will come up with the urgent solutions needed to solve our socio-ecological crisis. This is why we are taking the creation of an equitable and ecological society into our own hands instead of relying on promises of green growth or paying lip service to the G7. This summer, the German and European anti-coal movement will take the fight to a new level. A coalition of grass-

WRITE-WING

roots groups and NGOs have called for a mass act of civil disobedience that is intended to bring operations in the Rhineland coalfields – the biggest source of Europe’s CO2 emissions – to a halt. From Aug. 14 to 16, hundreds of people from across Europe plan to enter an open-pit lignite mine with many more standing outside the mine in solidarity. Under the banner Ende Gelände, which translates into ‘this far and no further’, they will aim to block the mining infrastructure. During the G7 summit, four people already showed that it can be done when they scaled one of the monstrously huge excavators and stopped work in the mine for two days. The action this summer is part of a growing and diverse movement against lignite mining, ranging from local citizens’ initiatives against poisonous air pollution, to fights for divestment and the occupation of an old-growth forest that stands to be cleared for the extension of the mines. Those participating in the discussion in Mayence were convinced that this upcoming action in August is a moral imperative. “Of course, it’s illegal but civil disobedience is our emergency brake,” said one. “If people thirty years from now were to ask us what we did to prevent the mass extinction of species, heat waves, crop failures, the melting of glaciers and wildfires, can we say: I could have stopped coal mining, but I didn’t because there was a sign saying ‘No Trespassing’?”

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30 July 2015

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Members of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) hold placards during a rally to mark World Day against the Death Penalty outside National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, October 10, 2014.

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is due in part to a decades-long effort to make opposition to the death penalty a pan-European value—and to enshrine that commitment at the intergovernmental level. In 1983, the European Convention on Human Rights was amended with a protocol barring the death penalty except in wartime. In 1998 this prohibition was made total. Abolition of the death penalty is a prerequisite for membership in the Council of Europe, which led directly to the moratorium on its use in Russia in 1996. Additionally, EU members are now legally bound by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to refrain from capital punishment. While Europe has led the way, intergovernmental efforts in other regions of the world have confirmed this growing global consensus. In the Americas, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has been a prominent pro-abolition voice, and was responsible for the removal of capital punishment from Argentina’s military code. In Africa, where the use of capital punishment has declined markedly in recent years, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights is slated to propose a protocol to the African Union’s primary human rights document, which would call for full abolition on the continent. Few abuses strike at the core of “the dignity of all human beings” and the “universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated” human rights outlined in the Commonwealth Charter like capital punishment. Moving

ast year, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared: “The death penalty has no place in the 21st century.” But it appears that many leaders of the 53 Commonwealth countries— who will gather in Malta for their biennial meeting in November—didn’t get that memo. Nine of these leaders head governments that regularly execute their own citizens. Twenty-six more hail from states that are abolitionist “in practice” but retain capital punishment in their legal code. The organization’s mostpopulous countries—India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Bangladesh—have all hanged prisoners in the past three years. The Commonwealth consists largely of former colonies of the United Kingdom—a nation that, while expanding its empire across the globe, sanctioned hundreds of executions under the infamous “Bloody Code”. Yet, while the UK itself abolished capital punishment in the 1960s, the brutal legacy of imperial justice lives on in the legal systems of dozens of now-independent countries. This group of states has lagged markedly behind global trends towards abolition of the death penalty. While 19 countries have barred capital punishment in the past decade, bringing the total number of abolitionist states to 103, only two were members of the Commonwealth. The share of fully abolitionist countries is nearly 45% lower within the Commonwealth than outside it. The Commonwealth Caribbean

is particularly at odds with regional norms. Nearly two-thirds of the countries with death penalty laws in the Western Hemisphere are members of the Commonwealth. The picture is not exactly encouraging elsewhere in the world. In Asia, not a single member state has abolished the death penalty. In Africa, the region with the highest number of Commonwealth countries, only a third have abolished it. This year may prove to be the deadliest in recent memory. Last December, in the wake of the Peshawar school massacre, Pakistan partially lifted its moratorium on executions for terrorism charges; in March, the ban was ended entirely. The country has executed more than 100 individuals since December, making it one of the world’s most-frequent executioners. In addition, the Maldives and Papua New Guinea, neither of which has executed a prisoner since the 1950s, have both taken legislative steps to resume hangings this year. The government of Trinidad and Tobago has also announced its desire to reintroduce executions. But could there be a Commonwealth remedy to this disproportionately Commonwealth problem? Anti-death penalty activists should look to the continent hosting the Heads of Government Meeting this autumn for inspiration. Europe leads the world in abolitionism: of its 49 independent states, all but one has ended the use of capital punishment. This remarkable accomplishment

The Trouble With Success

EN YEARS AGO, Andrew Flintoff was tasting the ultimate high for an English cricketer: wrestling the Ashes back from Australia. He was a buccaneering batsman, a formidable bowler, a good guy to have on your side, and a more complex character than he seemed. The other day he was telling me about something that bugged him in the dressing room. “It used to annoy me when players would have a go at someone for being content,” he said. “They’d say, ‘He’s comfortable!’, as a term of ridicule. Well, I wish I’d been comfortable! Always wanting perfection is exhausting. I know because that was me.” What is the ultimate aim of a sportsman, or any dedicated professional? We like to feel that happiness and achievement go together. In fact, far from being interchangeable, they often come into conflict. The parental plea— “give me happy and successful children”—may be asking too much. What if it’s one or the other? That question casts a particular type of sporting career in a different light— the player who tastes ultimate success but does not become addicted to it; who thinks a normal life is the right foil to the pressures of the job; who might, just might, be able to say, “I did what I wanted to do, now I can move on.” The Majorcan tennis player Carlos Moya won the French Open in 1998 at the age of 21. World Number One— tick; grand-slam winner—tick. But as soon as he reached the summit, there was gradual decline. Moya later reflected that one of his countrymen, a boy he’d tutored, would never be so easily satisfied. His name? Rafael Nadal. Yet Nadal’s career, if you think about it, is more admirable than enviable. His hounded intensity, the relentless sense of inferiority (rightly or

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wrongly, Nadal is convinced that Federer and Djokovic are more talented than he is), his pursuit of victory as a form of absolution, the hunting-down of lost causes: would you really want to live such a life? At times, when I was a professional sportsman, I tried to persuade myself that I did. From the perspective of retirement, however, I can see that my personality wasn’t like that. I wanted to enjoy it too. No one would call Andy Murray a frivolous hedonist. But after the British tennis star’s annus mirabilis of 201213, Murray struggled to discover new sources of inspiration. His back injury also played a part. When he won Olympic gold and then the US Open in 2012 (breaking the 76-year British grandslam duck), only one prime target still eluded him: Wimbledon. His whole life had been defined by that one word. Wimbledon, Wimbledon, Wimbledon. Would he, could he? It wasn’t just a suburb in south-west London, it was the soundtrack of his life. Then he had done it, just like that, beating Djokovic in straight sets. It was over. The wound was healed. Only one problem remained: what next? And, against all logic, he missed it, the emptiness and the hunger, the lonely self-

doubt and brutal self-discipline. While Murray slid down the rankings and the blame game began—blame the old coach, the new coach, the departed assistant trainer—part of me was cheering. Murray, even Murray, was having a perfectly natural reaction to achieving his life’s ambition. This year, he has bounced back, and it will be fascinating to see if his improved clay-court form shows up on grass too. Darren Clarke, the Northern Irish golfer (above), seems a quite different character. “I’m a normal bloke, aren’t I?” Clarke said after winning the Open Championship in 2011. “I like to go to the pub and have a pint, jump on easyJet, fly home, buy everybody a drink.” He hasn’t won a major since, and his average finishing position has drifted from around 40-50 to more like 60-70. Murray is a fitness fanatic who runs on water and sushi; Clarke has more yeoman tastes. But those are surface issues next to the experience of fulfilling your lifelong quest. It can’t just be shrugged off, wished away or written out of the story. Why should we blame sportsmen for responding naturally to their great successes? Not that they can help it, anyway. This is a matter of tempera-

towards an official Commonwealth stance against the death penalty would put it back in the vanguard of intergovernmental organizations and make it—for the first time in years—a bold, principled presence on the international stage. This need not entail a demand for immediate abolition. Building on the approach of the UN General Assembly, the Commonwealth Secretary-General could instead encourage retentionist member states to take the intermediate steps of implementing a moratorium, reducing the number of offences eligible for death sentences and ensuring minimum due process in capital trials. The Commonwealth could also leverage its global platform and technical expertise in legal affairs and governance to help make abolition a norm for member states, much as it has done in recent decades for elections. In many countries, the death penalty debate suffers from a lack of information; in India, for instance, the first major national study of capital punishment (which found extreme bias in the application of sentences) was only completed last year. The Commonwealth, in partnership with member states like the United Kingdom and New Zealand, that include abolition as a foreign policy goal, could provide both a forum and assistance for policymakers seeking justice system reform. Finally, the organization needs to support and coordinate efforts among its most underutilized resource: civil society and professional organizations. The Commonwealth’s list of accredited organizations alone includes three broad-based human rights organizations, multiple NGO networks and associations of lawyers, magistrates, law reform agencies and legislative drafters. These groups (some of which are already engaged in anti-death penalty work) would be natural partners in a pan-Commonwealth drive to end capital punishment. While the Commonwealth Secretariat often talks of a “Commonwealth Family”, it limits its own reach, capacity and relevance by—as CHRI finds in a forthcoming report for the Malta summit—failing to sufficiently engage the vibrant web of civil society actors in member states. This campaign would be an excellent opportunity to put its relationship with the “Commonwealth of the People” on a more productive footing. Ultimately, the Commonwealth will not be the primary vehicle for antideath penalty activism. This is a fight that will be fought and won at the domestic level. But as we’ve witnessed in Europe and in other regions, making capital punishment anathema at the intergovernmental level can have a profound effect. If the Commonwealth wants to be the values-driven organization it claims to be, one that earns the respect of citizens by standing for their human rights, it must work for a 21st century in which the death penalty truly has no place. ment, not rational choice. Far deeper forces are at play than volition. In the final third of my cricket career, between being dropped by England and the fresh challenge of captaining Middlesex, some coaches suggested I’d lost some of the hunger that had always motivated me. I kicked and bridled, ridiculing the theory. But they were right and I was wrong. I was a better player, in terms of calmness, technique and awareness— yet slightly less productive. Those two facts point to one unavoidable conclusion. I’d lost something more important than skill or even concentration: need. I was happier and cricket occupied a smaller role in my life. I longed to square that circle, but, ultimately, I couldn’t. The logic is uncomfortable, especially as I have always been opposed to using joylessness as a competitive fuel. In retrospect, given the choice between growing up and moving on, or having a few extra points on my batting average, I’d still say that life wins over sport. For me, that is—not necessarily for anyone else. If anything, it sharpens my admiration for the athletes (Steve Waugh, Sachin Tendulkar, Martina Navratilova, Steve Redgrave) and coaches (Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho) whose well of ambition never runs dry, who can turn achievement back into aspiration. But it’s good that the ecosystem of professionalism has not yet made the Clarkes and Moyas extinct. We take up sport in pursuit of fun, exercise, competition and diversion. At the top, it becomes many other things as well. But there must always be room for humanity, in victory as well as in defeat. Ed Smith is a former England cricketer and a BBC commentator for “Test Match Special”. His latest book is “Luck”

What do we know about Nagaland’s GDP?

oliticians need to know the economic state of their country. If a country is under huge financial debt or its citizens are faced with poverty, political leaders would want to use whatever they could within their power to steer their country back towards a path of economic growth. Similarly, those who are in businesses need to make good business decisions based on certain economic indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (CPI), and Producer Price Index (PPI). How well are we doing economically as a State? For determining the overall economic state or performance of a nation, economists use the term GDP, which stands for Gross Domestic Product. In other words, the GDP measures economic activity---that is, the overall market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year. It is important to note that only those goods that are actually produced in a country are counted in a country’s GDP. For example, whatever is produced by Tata Motors Company in India is counted as India’s GDP. Or sometimes, a foreign company operating in India could add to India’s GDP because the production is taking place in India and is affecting India’s economic activity. GDP includes both tangible goods (food, clothing, cars) and intangible services (haircuts, doctor visits, entertainments). When you buy a CD by your favorite band, you are buying a good, and the purchase price is part of the GDP. When you pay to hear a concert by the same band, you are buying a service, and the ticket price is also part of the GDP. When the GDP goes up, the indication is that the economy is in a positive state---that is, goods and services are being produced, and businesses are doing well. Whereas a downward GDP indicates problems with the economy because fewer goods are being produced, fewer services are being sold, and businesses are not doing as well and may have to lay off employees or close businesses altogether. Therefore, businesses owners use GDP data to forecast sales and adjust production and investment in inventory. In addition to the use of GDP, there are two other indicators to gauge the health of a nation’s economy: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI). While the CPI measures the changes in prices of consumer goods, the PPI tracks the average changes in prices at the wholesale level (from the seller’s perspective). To know these changes in prices is very important because they indicate the purchasing power of consumers and consequently trigger many business decisions. As for political leaders, they use these indicators to make monetary policy decisions to control inflation and deflation. Now coming back to the introductory question, What do we know about Nagaland’s GDP? We’ve an answer provided two days ago by Vyasan R., an IAS officer in Nagaland.Regarding the GDP of Nagaland during the last eleven years (2004 to 2015), Mr. Vyasan argues that “the state has seen a healthy increase in economic growth at the rate of 7.59% per annum.” Then, according to him, the breakdown of the overall growth rate into sectorwise contribution is as follows: Service Sector (Communication, Banking & Insurance) at 8.46 percent; Industry Sector at 7.52 percent, and Agriculture & Allied Sector at 3.63 percent. First of all, I appreciate Mr. Vyasan’s effort in giving us some information to talk about. Judging by the name, I assume that he is not originally from Nagaland and is, therefore, too generous in speaking so positively about our State’s economic growth. But as a Naga, I’d like us to be brutally honest and make us think more critically: Are the economic activities in the area of Banking, Insurance, and Telecommunication owned and/or managed by our own Nagas? My suspicion is that they are not, which would suggest that most of the financial benefits from these companies are reaped by outsiders. Then, what about production of goods in our State? Again, we hardly have any factory or manufacturing company worth mentioning. So, how can we really talk about Gross Domestic Product of Nagaland when we are not actually producing anything? Or even if there is, our bureaucracy doesn’t seem to have a proper system of measuring our economic activity. For that matter, do our elected leaders care to use economic indicators to create sound policy decisions to grow our economy or at least control inflation? How well are we doing economically as individuals? To measure the economic well-being of the individual citizens in a country, economists use a term called GDP per capita, which is the same as per capita income. This is a little different from GDP per se in that it is a measurement from the perspective of the individuals. Here’s an example: Just a few days ago, the Eastern Mirror Nagaland carried a report that Nagaland’s Per Capita Income touches a three-yearhigh. More specifically, it stated that the average income of each worker in the last three fiscal years was as follows: Rs.70,274 in 2012-13; Rs.77,529 in 2013-14 and Rs.85,544 in 2014-15. Or the percentage rates in the income growth are 10.18 percent, 10.32 percent, and 10.34 percent respectively. This means that the average income of Nagas is higher, and thus implies that our standard of living is better off than many other Indians. But as to how these figures were arrived at, the newspaper adds, “there were no explanations … about the indices and parameters that determined the results.” One possibility why Nagas should do better than other Indians is because of the fact that a lot of Central funds have been poured into Nagaland to be shared among hardly 2 million people. As such, it is not surprising that our state which has only a small population will have a higher rank of Per Capita Income. So, this is not an achievement on our part or something we can be proud of. To put it into perspective, even with the reported so-called “high figures” for Nagaland, the average income of a worker in Nagaland for the year 2014-15 is still about 32 to 33 times lower than that of the United States of America and is among the lowest in the world. That’s not all. Even the amount of Rs.85,544 as the average income is unsubstantiated and seems over-exaggerated, considering the ground realities of the common people. For example, more than 80 percent of our adults do agricultural work or are engaged in some other kind of manual labor. And such a worker may be hardly making at the most Rs.5000 per month or Rs.60,000 a year. In addition, we have to factor in high inflation rates in the currency value as compared to previous years as well as the increase in the prices of commodities we buy for our daily needs. If these are all taken into account, then our economic situation, especially for the rural population and the urban poor, is more likely to be worse today than we thought.

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SC dismisses Memon's plea on death warrant

New DelhI, July 29 (IaNS): Curtains came down on the legal battle of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon as the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his petition that sought a stay on his execution slated for July 30. "Issuance of death warrant cannot be faulted with," said the apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, while rejecting Memon's plea. Pronouncing the order, Justice Misra said, "we don't find any legal fallacy" with the issuance of death warrant by the TADA court on April 30. The court order came after a day-long hearing on the petition by Memon and also a reference by two judge-bench on the appropriateness of another bench that had heard Memon's curative petition and rejected it on July 21, 2015. This reference was made following a split verdict between Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Kurien Joseph on Tuesday. Dealing with the reference, the court said that the curative petition that "was decided by the three seniormost judges cannot be regarded as void or inappropriate" in context of the principle that was laid down by this court in an earlier judgement famously known as Hurra case. "Thus, we disagree with the views expressed by Justice Joseph at this juncture," the court said, holding that "dismissal of curative petition by the three seniormost judges has to be regarded to be correct and not vitiated by any procedural irregularity". Without saying anything on the second mercy petition moved by Memon before the Maharashtra governor after the rejection of his curative petition by the apex court on July 21, the court brought an end to the legal battle being waged by Memon challenging his death sentence. Memon and 11 others were slapped with the death penalty

by the special TADA court in July 2007 for the 1993 bomb blasts in which 257 people were killed and 712 were injured. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao on Wednesday rejected death row convict Yakub Memon's plea for clemency. Maharashtra braces for Memon's execution After the rejection of death row convict Yakub A.R. Memon's pleas by the Supreme Court and the Maharashtra governor, the state government is gearing up to execute him at 7 a.m. on Thursday in Nagpur Central Jail (NCJ). The state government has deployed additional security in and around the NCJ premises, outside Memon's residence in Mahim and other sensitive spots across the state to prevent any adverse fallout of the execution. DGP Sanjeev Dayal and Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shortly after the Supreme Court verdict and the governor's decision in the matter. Governor C.V. Rao on Wednesday rejected Yakub Memon's plea for clemency, shortly after a threejudge bench of the Supreme Court rejected his appeal filed before it earlier this week. This paved the way for Memon's scheduled execution on Thursday - ironically on his 54th birthday - for his role and conviction in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Commenting on the latest developments, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said there were no legal hurdles now to give effect to the death warrant issued against Memon. A police constable, who also doubles as a professional hangman, arrived in Nagpur earlier this week to finalise the preparations for the high-profile hanging. Memon's family members

'Death penalty no answer to terror'

In this March 12, 1993 file photo, Indian paramilitary officers search for survivors, after a massive explosion ripped through the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, an accountant, convicted of providing financial and logistical support in the series of bombings that shook India's business and entertainment hub in 1993 is scheduled to be hanged Thursday, July 30. Prominent citizens, including at least eight retired judges of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, have urged India's president to commute Memon's sentence to life in prison, reflecting what appears to be growing uneasiness in India with the death penalty. (AP File Photo)

are in Nagpur for a final meeting with him. As per the procedure, on Thursday morning, Memon will be permitted a bathe, wear fresh clothes and offer prayers. Later,

he will be given a breakfast of his choice, undergo a final medical examination, and given full information on why he is being hanged, before he is taken to the gallows.

Nine dead in Thane building crash thaNe, July 29 (IaNS): Nine people have been killed, while at least 10 others were injured in Tuesday night's tenement crash in Thakurli town of Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Wednesday. The 35-yearold two-storeyed struc-

ture, Matrukrupa, housing around 20 families suddenly crashed around 10.15 p.m. on Tuesday, trapping many under the debris. The incident took place in Cholegaon area of Thakurli town which has been lashed by heavy rain since the past few days. A

rescue operation by the local authorities, the fire brigade and the National Disaster Response Force was still on, but was hampered by intermittent rain. Officials fear that a few more residents could still be trapped under the debris, and efforts were on

to trace them. Guardian Minister of Thane Eknath Shinde, Kalyan MP Shrikanth Joshi, district collector Ashwini Joshi and other officials were monitoring the rescue operation. The injured were taken to hospitals in Thakurli, Kalyan and Dombivli.

Anshu Gupta and Sanjiv Chaturvedi win Ramon Magsaysay awards other material to turn into a valuable New DelhI, July 29 (IaNS): So- ably serves the people of India". Established in 1957, the Ramon resource, to create "a parallel econcial worker Anshu Gupta and whistleblower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi Magsaysay Award is Asia's highest omy which is not cash-based but on Wednesday won the prestigious honour and is widely regarded as trash-based". An elated Gupta told IANS: "I am Ramon Magsaysay awards for "en- the region's equivalent of the Nobel certainly very happy to reterprising leadership" and for exposing corruption. Ramon Magsaysay Award is regarded ceive this award... Our work has been recognized." The Ramon Magsaysay Asia's equivalent of Nobel Prize Other winners anAward Foundation said Gupnounced on Wednesday ta, 45, was being recognized are Kommaly Chanthavong of Laos, for "his creative vision in transform- Prize. Chaturvedi, currently the deputy Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa of ing the culture of giving in India, his enterprising leadership in treating secretary at the All India Institute of the Philippines and Kyaw Thu from cloth as a sustainable development Medical Sciences (AIIMS), told IANS: Myanmar. The Magsaysay awards "Got the award by God's grace. I did celebrate the memory and leaderresource for the poor". The award citation also credited not give befitting reply to anyone, ship example of the third Philippine president after whom the award is Gupta with "reminding the world that God did." Chaturvedi, a 2002-batch Indian named. true giving always respects and preIt is given every year to individuals serves human dignity". The founda- Forest Service officer, exposed cortion said Chaturvedi, 40, was being ruption as the Chief Vigilance Officer or organisations in Asia who manifest recognized for "his exemplary integri- (CVO) of AIIMS. The union health the same selfless service and transty, courage and tenacity in uncompro- ministry is yet to approve Delhi Chief formative influence that ruled the misingly exposing and painstakingly Minister Arvind Kejriwal's request life of the late Filipino leader. The five investigating corruption in public to appoint him an Officer on Special 2015 Magsaysay awardees join the office, and his resolute crafting pro- Duty (OSD) in the Delhi government. community of 307 other Magsaysay Gupta heads the NGO Goonj, laureates who have received the hongrammes and system improvements to ensure that government honour- which believes in reusing clothes and our to date.

New DelhI, July 29 (IaNS): As the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the hanging of Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon, a majority of voices opined that death penalty was not the answer to terrorism, and underlined that he was not the main accused. "You have to differentiate between this person, who has surrendered before the court and the other people who are in Pakistan," CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat told IANS. "The senior officer incharge of the operation himself wrote that death sentence was not correct," she said commenting on the resurfacing of an article by former RAW official B. Raman, who had written that Memon had entered into an agreement with the government. Activist John Dayal said he was "deeply saddened at the court ruling". "I continue to oppose the barbaric concept of death penalty which has never deterred determined criminals. I am ashamed and embarrassed as a citizen at the gloating I see on TV channels. I wonder if this will expedite the process of justice for the victims of targeted violence against the citizens of India in 1984, 1993, 2002, 2008 and 2014", said Dayal.

Hyderabad Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi said Memon was given the death sentence because he did not have any political backing, unlike the killers of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Owaisi, head of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, said if Memon was to be hanged, the perpetrators of the Babri mosque demolition should also be hanged. "If capital punishment given by court of law can bring closure to innocent victims of a bomb blast, I demand capital punishment should also be given to actual sin, the demolition of the Babri Masjid," he said. Social activist Sandhya Gokhle echoed similar views. "The decision is disappointing. Even yesterday, there was a difference of opinion amongst the judges. He was denied justice after spending 20 years in prison. They should have considered the RAW official's letter. This is a vendetta because he is Tiger Memon's brother, otherwise the other people associated with the case have not been given death penalty," Gokhle said. Author K.R. Meera, who wrote the book "Hang Woman", said: "We can't

put an end to terrorism by hanging one person." Ved Marwah, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who was also the governor of Manipur and Mizoram, said the Supreme Court has done the right thing by not intervening at this late stage. He, however, added: "My personal views on death penalty are that a life sentence should be the last recourse." There were a few others who supported the death penalty. Former Border Security Force director general Prakash Singh said: "The Supreme Court has taken the right decision. A message should go to those carrying out terrorist activities." "In fact, I find it disappointing that in an incident where 250 people died, only one person could be hanged. It is also very late despite cases being registered under TADA." He also questioned the authenticity of the article by the ex-RAW official, saying its resurfacing after so many years was very "mysterious". Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said: "Now they will know what is death, what is the pain. The pain Mumbai faced. The government and the Supreme Court have taken decisions in consonance with the views of the people of India."

Love drinking? Raise a toast to moderation New DelhI, July 29 (IaNS): Have you heard of "Holiday Heart Syndrome"? It happens when a nondrinker or a light drinker gives in to the weekend party mood and goes on a drinking spree. If this becomes a habit then on one ill-fated evening the person may get severe chest pain, irregular heart beat and breathlessness. The blood pressure may shoot up, increasing the risk of cardiac arrest and sudden death. If this scenario scares you, then being an alcohol-lover you need to learn what responsible or moderate drinking is all about. According to some of the nation's top cardiologists, when it comes to heart health, alcohol is like a slippery slope. While moderation may help your heart function normally in your golden years, heavy or binge drinking will lead to serious consequences for your cardiac health. So how much is too much? Dr Subhash Chandra, chairman (cardiology) at BLK Heart Centre says that anything in excess of 350 ml of beer, 150 ml of wine or 45 ml of hard liquor (40 percent alcohol by volume) a day is bad for heart. Dr Ajay Mittal, cardiologist from Max Super Speciality Hospital in Patparganj agrees. But others say that the level of moderation should be lower. Dr TS Kler, executive director (cardiac sciences) at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre in New Delhi, says up to 60 ml of hard liquor (40 per cent level whisky or vodka) a week is acceptable. He says 100-120 ml alcohol a day will trigger changes in human heart and its functions. But most others would draw the line a little higher, cautioning that

moderation is the key word when it comes to drinking. "This means an average of one to two small drinks for men and one small drink for women a day," explains Dr SS Sibia, medical director at the Sibia Medical Centre in Ludhiana known for non-invasive treatments for various diseases. "If you can, skip drinking for a couple of days in a month," he advises. Dr Lekha Pathak, director (cardiology department) at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital in Mumbai feels that drinking everyday more than two small pegs is not healthy. "It is true that alcohol, if taken in medicinal doses, has good effects on health but nobody takes it in medicinal doses. Of those who drink, many are real alcoholics not drinking less than three to four large pegs a day," she told IANS. "Alcohol, especially red wine, has antioxidants and flavonoids that may help prevent thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel). Alcohol's anti-clotting ability may also protect you against heart attack but the excess increases the risk of brain stroke and other illnesses, such as liver disease or cancer," Dr Sibia says. Even moderate drinking is dangerous for those with uncontrolled diabetes,hypertension or liver disease. "They must not drink alcohol in any form as it may develop cardiomyopathy or rhythm problem in the upper chamber of heart," he warns. One episode of binge drinking involves at least 15 units (about seven and a half pints of beer (4 percent alcohol) or one and a half bottles of wine (13 percent alcohol). In January this year, a large study

of nearly 15,000 men and women published in the European Heart Journal found that having up to seven drinks a week is associated with a 20 percent lower risk of men developing heart failure and 16 percent reduced risk for women. "The findings suggest that drinking alcohol in moderation does not contribute to an increased risk of heart failure and may even be protective," said Scott Solomon, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and senior physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "Excess of anything is bad. The long-term usage of alcohol can have damaging effect on not just your heart but overall body," cautions Dr Sanjat Chiwane, consultant (cardiology) at Columbia Asia Hospital-Gurgaon. More than two small drinks a day can affects heart in myriad ways. "It can lead to irregularity in the heart in the form of missing heartbeat which lead to alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy due to which, pumping of the heart will become weak leading to heart failure," Dr Pathak emphasises. According to renowned cardiologist Dr Purshotam Lal, chairman of Metro Group of Hospitals and Heart Institute in New Delhi, "Indians have the tendency of indulging in binge drinking during festivals or family celebrations. They eat a lot too, especially in winters, that results in the slow digestion of alcohol". "Include exercise and healthy eating behaviours along with responsible drinking in your lifestyle," he advices. So go enjoy the bubbly amid cheers this evening. But just know when to stop.

In Mamata's Bengal, teachers rendered 'punching bags' KolKata, July 29 (IaNS): In Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, teachers are steadily turning out to be 'punching bags', with many calling the frequent attacks on them a reflection of the growing lawlessness in the state. From primary schools to prestigious colleges and universities, assaults on the educators have been reported from a number of districts with the attackers, in most of the cases, allegedly belonging to the ruling Trinamool Congress. While campus violence is nothing new in West Bengal, the growing trend of attacks on the teachers, has educationists and politicians raising alarm. "Not a day passes without a teacher being as-

saulted somewhere. What can be more unfortunate than seeing teachers become nothing but punching bags? Whoever wants can punch and slap them," noted educationist Sunanda Sanyal told IANS. "Education in Bengal is headed towards the dumps and these attacks are a reflection of the gift that the Trinamool has showered on all of us - anarchy," said the octogenarian who had for years backed Banerjee during her fight against the then ruling Left Front. Sanyal, who earlier headed the Syllabus Committee and the Higher Education Committee formed by Banerjee, attributed the Trinamool's endeavour to establish partycracy behind the state's "pathetic

educational environment" in the state. Even as Trinamool supremo Banerjee asked her party's students' wing - the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) supporters not to tarnish the party's image by attacking teachers, the assaults have continued unabated. Only a day after Banerjee expressed her displeasure at a recent public meet, a teacher was roughed up at Asansol in Burdwan district, allegedly by Trinamool supporters, on the pretext that he was irregular in taking classes. In yet another incident, a secondary school principal was roughed up by students protesting against the discontinuation of mid-day meals in Murshidabad dis-

trict. The opposition Left Front squarely blamed Banerjee for the attacks. "Even after her public reprimand, a host of teachers were assaulted and slapped. This means despite what she may be saying in public, she instructs her partymen to carry out just the opposite," Front chairman Biman Bose said. Earlier in the month, there was widespread condemnation after former Calcutta University Vice Chancellor (VC) Suranjan Das, along with a section of teaching and non-teaching staff, were assaulted by TMCP supporters. Das, who now has taken over as the Jadavpur university VC, initially denied the assault. Facing

criticism, he subsequently demanded the state government act against the perpetrators. While their frequency has increased recently, the attacks on academics and academic institutions have been occurring from the outset of the Trinamool regime. In January 2012, the principal of Raiganj College in North Dinajpur district was beaten up and his office ransacked. In April 2012, a female college teacher in South 24 Parganas district was injured after former Trinamool MLA Arabul Islam now expelled from the party - flung a jug full of water at her. In 2013, Trinamool supporters assaulted the

principal and two teachers of Meghnad Saha College in North Dinajpur district after they caught a local leader's wife cheating in the examination. Miscreants, said to be Trinamool supporters, in April 2013 vandalised the historic Baker Laboratory at Presidency University in Kolkata to 'avenge' the attack on state Finance Minister Amit Mitra in New Delhi, allegedly by activists of the Students' Federation of India. Incidentally, the state government has not only dubbed the recent attacks a 'petty' issue, but also admonished the media for highlighting them. "Why are you focussing on these small matters? If you highlight better things,

such incidents will themselves lessen. Harping on bad things will only lead to increase in such tendencies," Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said. His comments though, have not amused many. "Such comments are expected from Trinamool leaders. It surely is a petty matter for them as they want the scene to get bloodier. The Trinamool is desperate to create an all pervasive hegemony and establish partycracy, all this anarchy is a result of that," educationist Pabitra Sarkar told IANS. In February, a college teacher in West Midnapore district was roughed up after he alleged strong-arm tactics by the TMCP to win the college elections.

Amit Roy, who teaches economics at the Rabindra Shatabarshiki Mahavidyalaya in Ghatal, had named TMCP activists for the attack. Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra, who was assaulted and jailed in 2012 for circulating emails mocking the chief minister, said attacking democracy was the agenda of Trinamool. "The Trinamool's only agenda is to attack democracy and rob the people's human rights. When the police are not being spared, one can only imagine the condition of the teachers and educators under the current regime," Mahapatra told IANS referring to a spate of assaults on policemen.

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Uncertain times fuel occult beliefs in China’s Party BEIJING, July 29 (REutERs): Sometime in the last year, a group of mid-ranked government officials gathered for a dinner in a private room in a Beijing restaurant, all slightly nervous, but keen with anticipation. The guest of honour - a Buddhist master who would predict their fortunes. The master looked around the room and into the eyes of each of the dozen or so attendees, according to one of those present, who spoke on condition of anonymity as officials and Communist Party members are not supposed to believe in “superstition”. “He picked people out depending on the shape of their eyes and told them whether they had been touched by luck or misfortune,” the source, a government official with ties to the leadership, told Reuters. A few months later, one of the people present whose eyes told of misfortune to come was under

ing for answers in times of doubt, need and chaos. The practice has grown more risky amid a sweeping crackdown on deep-seated corruption launched by President Xi Jinping upon assuming power in late 2012, in which dozens of senior officials have been imprisoned.

A woman prays for good fortune while holding incense sticks on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple, in Beijing, in this January 31, 2014 file photo. (REUTERS File Photo)

investigation for abuse of power, the source added. “At times like this with so much uncertainty, lots of us are looking for ways to

foresee our fortunes,” the source said. The source declined to name the master, citing a fear he may be arrested.

Chinese people, especially the country’s leaders, have a long tradition of putting their faith in soothsaying and geomancy, look-

“XINJIANG SAGE” June’s announcement of the jailing of the powerful former security chief Zhou Yongkang on graft charges included the accusation he leaked undisclosed state secrets to a fortune teller and healer called Cao Yongzheng, known as the “Xinjiang sage” after the far western region where he grew up. Zhou was never allowed to appear in public to defend himself. It was not clear if he had a lawyer. According to Chinese media reports a former senior colleague of Zhou’s, Li Chuncheng, had business and personal ties with Cao in Sichuan province, where Zhou and Li were once se-

Afghanistan examining claim Taliban leader Mullah Omar died KABul, July 29 (AP): An Afghan official said Wednesday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead. The Taliban could not be immediately reached on the government’s comments about Omar, who has been declared dead many times before. Omar, the one-eyed, secretive head of the Taliban and an al-Qaida ally, led a bloody insurgency against U.S.-led forces after they toppled him from his rule in Afghanistan in 2001. Zafar Hashemi, a deputy spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, made the announcement at a hastily called news conference Wednesday in the Afghan capital, Kabul. “We are aware of the reports of the passing away of Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader,” Hashemi said. “We are still in the process of checking those reports, and as soon as we get confirmation or verification, we will inform the Afghan people and the media.” A Pakistani security official, speaking on condition of anonymity as he wasn’t authorized to brief journalists, called the circling rumors “speculation” designed to disrupt peace talks. The rumors come two days before the next round of talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives is due to be held in Pakistan. A senior government official confirmed the meeting will take place in the resort town of Murree, where the first round was held on July 7. He said one woman, Sediqa Balhki, would be included in the Afghan delegation. Balkhi is a member of the High Peace Council, the body charged with forging peace with the insurgents. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn’t authorized to speak to journalists. If Omar died, it could complicate the peace process as it removes a figurehead for the insurgents, who until now have appeared to act collectively but are believed to be split on whether to continue the war or negotiate with Ghani’s government. Ending the war has been a main priority for Ghani since he took office last year. “Whether he is dead or alive is important because he is the collective figure for the Taliban,” said a Western diplomat with connections to the Taliban leadership. “If he is dead, it would be much more difficult to get negotiations with the Taliban because there would be no collective figure to rally around and take collective responsibility for entering peace talks.” The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to journalists about the situation. Taliban insurgents have spread their war from the traditional southern and eastern heartlands bordering Pakistan to northern Afghanistan this year. In recent weeks, the insurgents have taken control of remote districts in Badakhshan province, and continue to launch mass attacks on districts in Kunduz province, a strategically located region bordering Tajikistan. The strategy has spread Afghan military resources very thin as U.S. and NATO forces ended their combat mission in the country at the end of last year.

New blood cancer drug enters phase II clinical trials NEw yoRK, July 29 (IANs): A new drug found promising for treating blood cancer in its first human trial is now in phase II clinical trials, a new study says. The drug coaxes dormant cancer stem cells, residing in the bone marrow, to begin differentiating and exit into the blood stream where they can be destroyed by chemotherapy agents. “This drug gets that unwanted house guests to leave and never come back,” said the study’s senior author Catriona Jamieson, associate professor of medicine at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in the US. “It is a significant step forward in treating people with refractory or resistant myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome and myelofibrosis,” Jamieson said. “It is a bonus that the drug can be administered as easily as an aspirin, in a single, daily oral tablet,” Jamieson noted. For the first-in-human study conducted between 2010-2012, the drug called PF-04449913 was tested in 47 adults with blood and marrow cancer. They received escalating daily doses of the drug in 28day cycles. Treatment cycles were repeated until a participant experienced unacceptable adverse effects without evidence of clinical improvement. The drug elicited clinical activity sufficient to establish proof-of-concept for the treatment in 23 individuals, or nearly half the study participants. Given the promising results, the drug’s efficacy as a treatment for different types of blood cancer is now being investigated in five phase II clinical trials.

Who is the Taliban’s reclusive leader Mullah Omar? Here are some questions and answers about Mullah Mohammed Omar: WHO IS MULLAH OMAR? Mullah Mohammad Omar led the Taliban as its supreme leader during its rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. He has not been seen in public since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and is regularly rumored to have died. He remains the head of the Afghan Taliban movement. WHY IS HE IMPORTANT? Omar is a figurehead for the Taliban, and as such has enabled it to present a united front in informal contacts and formal talks with Afghan government representatives aimed at ending the war there, now almost 14 years old. WHERE HAS HE BEEN? Mullah Omar is believed to have fled over the border into Pakistan after the U.S.led invasion. Some believe he has been based since then in the city of Quetta, under the protection of Pakistani authorities. WHAT WOULD HIS DEATH MEAN FOR AFGHANISTAN? His death would leave the Taliban without a leader, making it vulnerable to fracturing under pressure as it enters into talks to end the war. This could damage the peace process, which is a priority of President Ashraf Ghani’s government. WHAT HAS THE TALIBAN DONE IN HIS ABSENCE? Even with Omar largely gone, the Taliban have waged a bloody campaign against Afghan security forces this year. Local police and soldiers now take the brunt of their assaults as U.S. and NATO forces ended their combat mission at the end of last year.

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ADVERTISEMENT NO. NPSC-3/2015 Applications are invited for filling up the following vacancies under the Government of Nagaland in the manner prescribed below: Item No. 1:

12 (Twelve) posts of Extra Assistant Commissioner (Class-I Gazetted, Junior Grade) under Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department.

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7 (Seven) posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Class-I Gazetted) under Home Department, Police Establishment Branch.

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30 (Thirty) posts of Secretariat Assistant (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department.

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Item No. 10: (a) 10 (Ten) posts of Inspector of Industries / Extension Officer (ClassIII Non-Gazetted) under Industries & Commerce Department. (b) 5 (Five) posts of Economic Investigator (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Industries & Commerce Department. NOTE: 1. Candidates are advised to access the details of the Terms and Conditions of the Advertisement from the Commission’s website at www.npsc.co.in or Notice Board of the Commission. 2. Syllabus and pattern of exam can be downloaded from the Commission’s website. 3. Only online applications shall be accepted. Application forms shall not be issued from the Commission’s Office. 4. Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/ failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on internet or website jam. 5. Candidates can apply Online through the Nagaland State Portal at https://nagaland. gov.in or through any NagalandOne Common Service Center (CSC). Details of the Online Application Form, instructions to the candidates and list of operational CSCs are available on the Commission’s website. 6. Candidates should note down the Transaction ID of their online application form which will be required later for downloading Admission Certificate and for future reference. 7. Candidates requiring assistance can call up the following helpdesk numbers (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) on working days. a. Technical Queries IT&C Department: (i) +91 8974066129 (ii) +91 9612050101 b. CSC HelpDesk: 0370 2270220 c. NPSC Office:

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nior officials, via media companies Cao either owned or worked at. Li also publicly supported Cao’s daughter, a musical theatre director, according to the Southern Weekend, a respected weekly with a track record of covering sensitive stories. Li was later accused by the Party of abusing his position to engage in “feudalistic and superstitious acts”, without elaborating further. Cao’s whereabouts - and whether he is in custody - are not known. It has not been possible to reach any of Li or Cao’s family members. Li has also not been allowed to appear in public to defend himself since the Party’s accusations. He went on trial in April, but no verdict has been announced. The founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, banned fortune telling and superstition in puritan, communist China after the 1949 revolution, but the occult has made

a comeback since the still officially atheist country embraced economic reforms and began opening up in the late 1970s. “In China, Mao Zedong was once revered as a god and communism was tantamount to a religion,” a retired Communist Party official said, requesting anonymity to avoid repercussions for speaking to foreign media without authorisation. “But Mao’s death and the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976 left a spiritual vacuum. Today, many Party, government and military officials are lost and resort to consulting fortune tellers because they want to know if they will go ‘up’ (the political ladder) or go ‘in’ (to prison).” PLACATING THE GODS Underground belief in occult practices such as sorcery and prophecy has spread widely enough amongst Party officials that state media have felt compelled to issue numerous warnings in recent years

about its dangers. “Fake masters and false miracle workers have reached in the highest levels,” the Guangming Daily, an official party national, warned in late 2013. The party also fears pronouncements from sages either forecasting its demise or spreading panic among the public with predictions of disaster. Even so, some of what had been considered superstition by the Party in its communist heyday, like “feng shui”, or geomancy, has enjoyed a resurgence of official support, according to sources with ties to the leadership and feng shui masters. Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Central Party School, which trains rising officials, told the Beijing News last year that corruption and superstition often go together, as officials try to placate the gods to forgive their crimes. “They must know that ‘heaven sees all’, but they can’t restrain themselves,” Wu said.

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Applications are hereby invited from Naga Local Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland to fill up the following posts under the establishment of the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts as follows:Sl.No Name of the Post No. of Post Pay Scale 1 Junior Accounts Assistant (JAA) 9(nine) Pay Band Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.2000 2 Accounts Assistant 3(three) Pay Band Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.2000 3 LDA-Cum-Computer Assistant 3(three) Pay Band Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.2000 2. The minimum qualification shall be Graduate in any discipline from any recognized University. In respect of the backward tribes, the minimum qualification shall be 10+2. The applicant should indicate clearly the post for which application is submitted. 3. Candidates are expected to possess good working knowledge of computers, Preference shall be given to candidates possessing diploma certificate in computers 4. Reservation of seats for Backward Tribes shall be as per the existing policy of the State Government as notified by the P & AR Department. 5. The minimum age of candidates should not be less than 21 years on 31.07.2015 and not more than 30 years of age as on 31.07.2015. The relaxation of the upper age limit will be governed by the existing policy of the State Government, including those relating to serving State Government employees and Physically Handicapped applicants. 6. Serving Govt. employees are required to furnish "No Objection" Certificate duly signed by the Head of the Department with name and Official seal, indicating the date of initial appointment of the candidate. 7. The written examination shall consist of General Knowledge, Test of Reasoning, Simple Arithmetic and General English. The questions shall be set in MCQ format consisting of a total of 100 marks, 80 marks for written and 20 marks for oral, 8. Prescribed Application Form may be collected from the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts and maybe submitted on or before 31.08.2015 during Office hours. 9. Incomplete applications shall be summarily rejected. No applications shall be received after the specified date. All applications should contain details of contact number and address of the applicant. 10. Those who have submitted applications earlier for the above posts are hereby informed to withdraw their applications, and may submit fresh applications as per requirements.

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ADVERTISEMENT No: AS/ESTT/4/2014/453: Applications are invited from intending candidates for filling up the following posts (Class-III Non Gazette) under the Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Kohima. 80% of the vacancies are reserved for the candidates belonging to (1) Any Naga Tribe (2) Kuki (3) Kachari (4) Garo and (5) Mikir, provided such persons are indigenous inhabitant of the state of Nagaland. Candidates should furnish certificates from the Deputy Commissioner/Addl. Deputy Commissioner in whose jurisdiction he/she resides to the effect that he/she is a permanent resident of the state of Nagaland. Backward reservation will be maintained as prescribed. 1. Name of Posts:(i) LDA Cum Computer Assistant (Class-III Non-Gazette) - 4 Posts (ii) Stenographer Grade - III (Class-III Non-Gazette) - 3 Posts Pay Scales of the Posts mentioned above are as under:(i) LDA Cum C.A - Pay Band-I Rs.5200-20200/- & Grade Pay of Rs.2600/- p.m. Plus carries all other allowances as are admissible from time to time. (ii) Steno Grade - III - Pay Band-I Rs.5200-20200/- & Grade Pay of Rs.2600/- p.m. 2. Age:- Age should not be less than 21 years and not more than 35 years as on 1.7.2015. Upper age limit is relax able for 5 years for serving candidates who had put in continuous service of not less than 3 (three) years under the Government of Nagaland. 3. Qualification (a) For the Posts or LDA Cum Computer Assistant — Graduate with Diploma in Computer. (b) For the post of Steno Grade - III — Degree holder from a recognized University with Diploma in Stenography (Short hand) with 80 WPM and 30 WPM in Typing. Preference will be given to one having Diploma in Computer. 4. The last date of receipt of application in the Tabular form prescribed should reach the Commissioner & Secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Kohima on or before 14.08.2015. Application form can be obtained from the Assembly Secretariat on payment of Rs.200/- only by cash being fee for form and examinations. Fees once deposited will not be refundable under any circumstances. 5. The application so submitted by the persons who do not possess the prescribed qualification and unsigned by the applicant will be summarily rejected. 6. Canvassing directly or indirectly will disqualify a candidate. 7. Application received after the date mentioned above will not be entertained. Applications should be addressed to the Commissioner & Secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Kohima by designation and not by name. 8. Candidates already in Government Service should apply through proper channel with 'No objection certificate' from their respective Head of Department. 9. The eligible candidates will have to appear for interview at their own expenses as and when called for. 10. The candidates will be required to bring their original documents on the date of examination/interview. 11. The venue, date and time of the interview will be intimated to each individual so selected in due course of time. 12. The candidates are advised to submit their applications in the Establishment Branch Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Kohima. (N. BENJAMIN NEWMAI), COMMISSIONER & SECRETARY

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A new paradigm shift for Tribal Development Strategy

he concept of tribe or tribal social formation was referred by most social anthropologist as a stage destined to move toward a better or more developed stage towards the ‘Mainstream’ society by means of history within their own political space, promising to change whatever existed for long. There is no doubt that there has been a significant change in the lives of the tribals especially in the North east region in the past 60 years of independence. But the question is, has the majority of the tribals in India benefitted from this model of development? Tribals continues to occupy the lowest economic strata, its areas of habitation is the least developed in infrastructure and all aspects of development. Keeping this state of affairs of tribals in mind; we need to question the very definition of the tribes as given by the colonial anthropologists which is still continued to describe tribes as a certain categorization of pre-literate cultures, covering a wide range of forms of social organization and levels of techno- economic development. Many Sociologists specializing on the subject have pointed out, that what is missing in the process of conceptualization is the acknowledgement of history and of a complex political economy. The current understanding of tribes as a concept in independent India continues to be adopted from the original term as used by the European Colonialism and racist ideology. The term tribes reflects the vocabulary of the colonial power which overloaded with the so called “White Men Burden”, describes it in several disparaging and contemptuous ways. Even after independence, India has not been able to wholly expose the completely political nature of the term. Thus, the limited definition continues to be used in order to manage the current unequal national/international system. Not only has tribes been identified as a type of non state society organized on the guise of a multi- functional kinship network but also as a stage in economic development and history (Godelier 1977). That necessarily

means moving along the path travelled by the European colonial powers as the ultimate and true path. Hence, tribal ways of life, its rich cultures, its political economy and social structures were treated as inferior as compared to the so called advanced or westernized societies. Tribal ways of life were to be replaced and it was a white man’s burden to do so. Religion, especially, Christianity, was to come in handy in this. Meanwhile there is little historical record to convey how many peoples and their cultures were decimated or destroyed through the acceptance of this simple logic. There also exists a problem with the concept of “region” as it is defined. Region signifies for political administrator, only a province/administrative block in the eyes of the state in terms of certain demographic and linguistic/cultural traits. Nowhere do the term incorporate a region’s other traits like its history, culture and social formation. It is simply a political- administrative unit and seen as representing a near-homogeneity of the people living there with some degree of autonomy under the centralized nation state system. Post-colonial compulsion and a lack of consideration of history and culture determines the term “Region”, thereby implying that such term are unchangeable or immune to change. For instance, North East region is problematic because it is based on the inherent geographical/territorial inertia, hence it could not accommodate or adapt to the rising cultural and political demands of the various ethnic groupings. The talk of decentralization as a more efficient form of democratic organization needs to be examined in more details and may need a newer form of localization. The scenario in the North east tribal belt is very distinct from the rest of India; the former with about 200 tribal communities is largely occupied by the so called Mongoloid groups having cultural and historical affiliations with neighboring countries. In spite of the inner line regulation and the provision of the 6th schedule of the Constitution, the tribal in some region has become a minority in their lands and other resources have been

alienated. However, compared to the Central Indian belts, North East tribals controlled the survival resources. They are in fact a majority in Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. The tribals of North east India struggles have little to do with land alienations or exploitation of survival resources by the state. The movements here are political autonomy including secession and independent state formation. The formation of mini states has not curtailed the urge for freedom with dignity. The initial formation of states in the North East Region led to the denial of diversity of cultures and value system and the modernization process disregarded the heterogeneity of communities and threatened their ecological base and their cultural visibility as groups. This was because the colonialist expediency alone determined the State boundaries without any concern for history, tradition, culture, languages, economy and geography. The tragedy of North east was that the pre-colonial leadership has unequivocally adopted and legitimized the imperatives of the colonial power which was replaced then by an independent India which emphasized the inviolability and security of territory. This empirical predicament is often used as an excuse to repress and persecute the marginalized communities especially the tribes of the border regions. Their value structure are rejected as obscurantist, whereas of the dominant communities are imposed upon them by cajoling or coercing. The colonial policy of westernization and the post-colonial global capitalism has devastated tribal cultures, languages and their collectivities. They are made to think they are inferior in matters of their own lifestyles, customs and folklore. Myths have been nurtured that tribal social formation are archaic hangovers, remnant of a bygone era, unchanging entities paralyzed by customs and thus their ways of life should be raised to the advanced culture of life enjoyed by the western societies or by the so-called advanced society. The threats to tribal collectivities face a formidable challenge from the dominant re-

ligion, culture and language. And sadly they have received little protection from the State system. Faced with continuous pauperization and endangering of linguistic and cultural identity, several tribal peoples across the country have independently launch strategies of various types directed towards recuperating their traditional rights over their resources and in order to maintain and develop their legitimate social, linguistic and political rights and as well as to demand a cessation of abuse and discrimination. This is not to be treated as a parachiolization of social consciousness but the outcome of years of neglect, discrimination and misunderstanding. These movements are brutally suppressed in the name of secession or diabolical international conspiracy. Yet many movements do survive and are recurrent. The strategies of divide and rule, distribution of patronage, mediations structures, intimidation, illegal and arbitrary detention, torture and ‘encounters’ have yielded small dividends. The Resolution. The resolution of the crisis demands simultaneous struggles against economic and cultural domination. The tribals of the country should be given a chance to have their own internal determination which should be the guide in setting up the standards for control over their own economic, social and cultural development. This should not be treated as some romantic idea but rather it should provide for a chance for reform of traditional customs and practices after proper evaluation. But the overall choice of adjusting with the larger society should be left to the tribal themselves. This internal self determination of the direction in which the process of development will lead, be taken by the tribals should not be seen as secession but should be seen as redefining the composite multicultural tribal society which will contribute to the nation building process. The tribals should be allowed as much control as possible over their own economic organization and social economic develop-

ment which could lead to conflict resolution in multicultural societies. Many sociologists called this strategy ethno-development/self development, wherein the ethnic groups/ tribal’s retains control over its own land, resources, social organization and culture and is free to negotiate with the state the kind of relation it wishes to have. Considering the enormous problems created by the technocratic model of development, globalization and the nation state, this appears promising although the details need to be worked out. The tribals of India especially the tribals of north east India have been traumatized by deculturation cooption and negative identity. However, North East tribals have largely managed to preserve their positive identity and their values of kinship, institution of reciprocity, shared history and territorial occupancy. The indigenous groups are discovering their own philosophy and cultural uniqueness and potentialities. We can see these in the rise of inter-tribal unity and consciousness, undermining the internal divisions and thus legitimately may allow for autonomy within the nation state system. The principle of internal self determination including legal recognition of all tribal organizations, respect of customary rights, survival resources and their own socio cultural practice which do not clash with the accepted standard of human rights should be studied and incorporated in the new development model. It is proposed that all development strategies must be fixed by informed consent, self sufficiency, social justice and ecological equilibrium. It is a time to acknowledge that traditional tribal cultures and knowledge system has much to offer the imperial planet and hence it cannot be separated from the collective rights of the peoples. This process could be the beginning of emancipation of the tribal people and the others as well. The above views are the author’s own personal views and do not reflect the views of the government or the department he represents. Som Kamei

NSCN/GPRN-Reformation on Naga politic PROUD TO BE... LIKE FATHER

he NSCN/GPRN-Reformation took serious note on the role of SS Khaplang’s unilateral abrogation of ceasefire with GOI on 28th March 2015 after killing four (4) Indian security forces which revealed the real colour of his Myanmarese Naga identity. In fact, SS Khaplang can pull off ceasefire without attacking security forces also if he feels that, his ceasefire with GOI holds no water as he being the Myanmarese Naga. SS Khaplang abrogated ceasefire with GOI at his own volition without NSCN party meeting and cabinet decision knowing well that, the GOI will not entertain him in any manner as international law matters much simply because he is Myanmarese Naga. The NSCN–K entered into formal ceasefire with Union of Myanmar under the leadership of His Excellency, the president NSCN/GPRN-Reformation Y Wangtin Naga on 9th April 2012 which gave SS Khaplang immeasurable comforts and ceasefire with GOI becomes less meaning for him. The true leaders, His Excellency, President NSCN/GPRN-Reformation Y Wangtin Naga and hon’ble Ato Kilonser, P Tikhak have been expelled only for attending ceasefire meeting on 27th March 2015 by SS Khaplang which was ultimate message for Nagas of Indian side that, he (SS Khaplang) have never concern for the Nagas of Indian side. His real colour was displayed during 15th September 2009 where he (SS Khaplang) boycotted long desire Naga reconciliation meeting without consulting his Army Chief Gen Khole and N Kitovi, the Ato Kilonser. Today, the same man walked out of ceasefire without consulting his cabinet and NSCN party. However, unfortunately, some Naga

NGOs and Nagaland state government put continuous pressure on GOI for review ceasefire with SS Khaplang. The Nagaland State Government under the leadership of TR Zealiang repeatedly instructed Naga Hoho and ENPO to go and meet SS Khaplang to accept his abrogated ceasefire from GOI. They must know that, SS Khaplang is a matured man who will never lick his vomit once again. Moreover he knows his position very well that, he has no role in Indian-Naga politic. He will be where he has role and say (Myanmar). It is known that, SS Khaplang will not lick his vomit and hence, any attempts will be of futile attempt. Inviting SS Khaplang to Indian-Naga politic is simply complicating already complicated issue. And how low SS Khaplang will be if shamelessly comes back to GOI for ceasefire as he will be still foreigner as long as Indian-Naga politic is concerned. Today, the GOI is so keen to hammer out the solution to the long pending Naga political problems. We must help out our Naga brethren in Myanmar to have solution from Myanmar instead of inviting SS Khaplang as he becomes the terrorist family after mingling up with terrorist groups. In fact, SS Khaplang did nothing for the Nagas of Myanmar country as our leaders in India side did in safeguarding the Nagas rights by enshrining article 371(A) in Indian constitution. Today one can see that, all the natural and mineral resources in Myanmar Naga areas, particularly in Chindwin river confluences had been exploited by Myanmarese but no tools available in the hands of Nagas to stop such exploitation. All the gold in Naga areas in Myanmar become Myanmarese resourc-

es/property. All these are the weakness of SS Khaplang. SS Khaplang cannot levy any taxes in Naga townships in Myanmar country like Khamti, Homlin, Tenai, Singbwiyang (broad cities) Namyong, Pangsaw, Lehey and Lesey etc. only because he (SS Khaplang) has no power on one hand while suppressive act of Myanmar Government on the other hand, but he (SS Khaplang) so easily levies any form of taxes in Indian side Naga areas. When he (SS Khaplang) cannot defend his own rights, how can he defend the rights of his Myanmarese Nagas and when he fails to defend the rights of Myanmarese Nagas, then what can we (India-Nagas) expect from such a weak man? Only the NSCN/GPRN-Reformation knows every ins and outs of SS Khaplang and his weaknesses. Nothing will happen as his death will be ultimate blow to his group. The NSCN/GPRN-Reformation has no problem with SS Khaplang but we have rejected his dictatorship and his antipeace policy. Still the NSCN-Reformation concerns for the Nagas of Myanmar country and we will continue to uphold them even in solution with GOI. To the GOI, if it has no power to declare Naga sovereignty covering even Myanmar Naga areas, it must not entertain SS Khaplang as his threat should be ignored and everything will be collapsed on his death within short time. Rather GOI must pay serious attention to solve Indian side Naga problem by allowing Nagas to determine their future. Inviting SS Khaplang means, complicating already complicated long pending issue. It will be always good not to fish in the trouble water. MIP , NSCN/GPRN-Reformation

Public awareness on Japanese Encephalitis

What is Japanese Encephalitis? Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a viral disease that infects animals and humans through the bite of infected culex mosquito. Clinically a case of Japanese Encephalitis is described as a case of fever of variable severity, associated with neurological symptoms. It takes 5-15 days after the bite to start developing the symptoms which is called the incubation period. Mild infections may present with only fever and headache or without any apparent symptoms. Around 1 in 200 infections result in serious disease which is marked by sudden onset of high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, tremors, paralysis, stiffness, or loss of coordination. Even among survivors, the nervous system can suffer lasting damage. JE affects all age groups and especially children under 15 years of age.

What is its cause and how is it spread? JE is caused by the bite of virus infected Culex mosquitoes. The virus primarily infects animals (especially pigs) and birds, and can be spilled over into humans. Rice fields (also shallow ditches and pools) where mosquitoes breed and accompanied by pig rearing are very common places for transmitting the infections, especially in South East Asia. The virus gets amplified in the blood systems of pigs and birds, but there is no human to human transmission.

What is the diagnosis and management of JE? A clinical diagnosis is made by a doctor basing on the history and clinical presentation. A definite diagnosis is through laboratory test for JE antigen or antibody in blood (serum) or cerebrospinal fluid. The test is available at District Hospital Dimapur. Only a few of the infected people develop the disease, but there is no definite treatment for JE. Intensive supportive treatment and good nursing can reduce deaths significantly. Case fatality rate ranges from 0.3 to 60%. About 30% of those who survive may suffer from varying ranges of neurological deficits. How do we prevent JE? There is a vaccine for JE. However, immunization is not included in the routine immunization and is carried out in select areas as per sero-epidemiological data. The best way to prevent JE is through control of mosquito vectors. Stagnant water bodies should be drained or filled up, and surroundings kept clean and dry. Rice fields can cover wide areas and chemical control may not be feasible. In such situations, water management measures like alternate wetting and drying may be applied to reduce vector population. During pre-monsoon when water bodies are confined to small ponds and tanks, vector control measures can be planned. Personal protection through use of repellents

and mosquito nets are effective control measures. Bed nets treated with insecticides are being distributed. Indoor Residual Spray, and fogging in outbreak areas are chemical control measures to reduce vector population. Introduce larvivorous fishes in the paddy fields and other stagnant bodies to eat up the mosquito larva. Larvivorous fishes are available at Urban Malaria Scheme, Chief Medical Officer office, Dimapur. It is discouraged to rear pigs near human dwellings as the virus gets multiplied and amplified in the pigs which can be transmitted to humans. Culex mosquitoes can fly long distances (1-3 kms or more) and it is advised that piggeries be kept 4-5kms from human dwellings. Spread of awareness is important for prevention and also to detect and treat patients early to increase chance of survival and reduce long term mental deficits after recovery. In case of any illness which resembles the symptoms of JE, visit your nearest health centre/district hospital for sample collection/transportation and treatment of cases. District Control Rooms have been set up in all the District Headquarters for reporting, investigation, and control of outbreaks. Submitted for public awareness by National Vector Borne Disease Control Program Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Nagaland: Kohima

LIKE SON...THANK YOU

have no intention of dignifying the foul mouthing of our Southern brothers from Manipur sheltered at Hebron by responding to their venom on my father and on my person. Khekiye K. Sema is not a Naga National issue but the FACTS posed by him are. Let me only express my amusement that even this cheap effort of cursing me and my father could not be done right. I don't know who Late Khetloushe was but if NSCN (IM) insists that he was my father then I thank them for giving me a new father. The Collective Leadership could have consulted the Sumis in their cadre to at least get my father's name right but doing so would have diluted their superiority complex I suppose. It only goes to reflect the high esteem that the Sumis enjoy within their cadre. On the other hand evasive answers to legitimate questions that concern the Nagas as a whole, camouflaged with personalised slanders, is a pathetic attempt that convinces no one...so let's get down to the real issues of National priorities instead. (1) Senior Stalwarts like Scato Swu, President FGN, Biseto Medom,Kilonser, General Zuheto who were at the helms of Naga Political strife during the most critical years have more than amply recorded the fact of history concerning the Tangkhuls lack of political consciousness and participation before the Cease Fire of 1964. I have no problem at all with the philosophy that: "It is natural that every spark begins from one end and spread to everywhere". History only records that this spark reached the Southern Naga brothers of Manipur only after the Cease Fire of 1964...that's all. Therefore there is nothing much more to be added beyond what the forbearers have already testified before their departure. The point being made was simply for them to acknowledge the facts of history and reduce the level of arrogance and work in tandem with the people of Nagaland and seek for a lasting solution in unison. (2) The NSCN (IM) says: "In order to save the future of the Nagas from the treason of the Accord, a National Hoho was convened which strongly condemned the Accord and reaffirmed the national decision". If the National Hoho was able to unequivocally condemn the Accord what was the need to destroy NNC/FGN by forming NSCN if not to serve the purpose of individual glory hunting at the cost of Naga Unity? I do equally subscribe to the proposition that it is about time for the FNR to candidly let the people understand why Naga Political Groups were unable to unite and who was responsible. The public deserves the right to know in order to determine our resolve to intercede positively for our common future. (3) There is a world of a difference between Communism as defined by NSCN Yezabo and community oriented land holding system as practiced by the Nagas even if this Yezabo is read through the prism of proletariats (the working class). There is nothing substantial to link the two. Without doubt therefore, NSCN has "imported foreign ideology to mechanically apply it in Naga country" after being brainwashed by Mao Zedong's Red Book. The interesting question is: will the NSCN (IM) nationalise their own personal properties and business holdings along with the rest of the masses or have a separate yardstick for the Collective Leadership after grinding multicrore National/International businesses? (4) With the "One Party Collective Leadership" system in place, reassuring the Nagas of a democratic principle is downright impracticable as is amply visible in the present setup of NSCN (IM) which is a one man's show. It is pointless trying to convince the people with their kind of democratic myth of communism.

(5) The NSCN (IM) says: "He levels allegation against NSCN stating that collection of taxes should be used for developmental work. We are also fully aware of it, but the question is what comes first? To us, management of the movement is the priority". The only management of the movement that the people have seen thus far is mostly the self-prioritised management variety which has certainly been the first priority all these years. The assurance that "developmental works will come next" sounds very much like Mr. Sashimeren's promise of red blankets to the GBs before Christmas. Christmas came and went but no red blanket was forthcoming. The GBs therefore went to remind him of his promise. Mr. Sashimeren responded "I didn't say which Christmas". Meanwhile, can the upper echelons of NSCN (IM) honestly declare their movable/immovable assets generated through their "blood sucking taxes" to prove the people wrong in this assumption? (6) Can the NSCN (IM) transparently lay bare their official taxing regulation before the public and explain the multiple taxes being extorted? This in fact is the real blood sucker contraption bleeding the Nagas in the name of Sovereignty and integration that NSCN (IM) has given up on. "When a person like him has never been a party to the Peace Talks, how can he say that NSCN has given up the issues of integration and sovereignty"? Questions NSCN (IM). It is a fact that I am not a party to the Peace Talk but the Hon'ble Ato Kilonser is and he is the one how has made public statement to this effect in various forums including FNR. NSCN must at least give credit that the public also have ears to hear and brains to remember. Therefore, instead of indirectly answering the question in a devious question form reply...come out openly and honestly declare that the issue of Sovereignty and Integration is still being negotiated with the GoI and has not been abandoned by NSCN (IM). (7) Most importantly, can the NSCN (IM) explain why they are unable to let the stakeholders know what is being negotiated with the GoI? I have absolutely no personal animosity against the Tangkhuls other than to remind them of the facts of history that the Nagas of Nagaland made the first National sacrifice in their absence and even if they now hold the reins of authority it is still incumbent upon them to at least show due human respect by letting the Nagas of Nagaland know what their charter of demands are. It is our future and the future of our children that is being put on the line and therefore we have a birthright as stakeholders to know what is in store for us. The lack of transparency has caused a great deal of speculation that NSCN (IM) is secretly bargaining hard to work out Autonomous Status for the Tangkhuls, independent of Manipur, at the cost of delaying a solution for the Nagas of Nagaland. Why not put to rest such unnecessary speculation with transparency? I do agree that by my write-ups, the Naga people have come to know what kind of specie I belong even if the truth that I present causes discomfort to the NSCN (IM). If appealing for a united/collective Naga effort for our common good is considered as "sailing against the hurricane revolutionary movement" I must confess that I surely must be standing on the path of the hurricane. If questioning the "multiple greed tax" hurricane in the name of sovereignty sounds like 'dog barks' then yes, let the caravan go on but this dog will keep barking even as he anxiously look forward to a solution which is a must and prayerfully hope that our God Almighty will not abandon us all because of NSCN (IM)'s "Nagaland for Christ". Khekiye K Sema IAS (Rtd) Forest Colony, Kohima

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Entertainment 11 Grammy-winning EDM artist Thursday

The Morung Express

30 July 2015

Jolie's son to take

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to tour India

The musician will tour Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi from October 8-11

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e continue to bring the world's greatest music legends that music aficionados in India have been waiting to experience. This time too devout dance music fans of Vh1 Supersonic in India are in for another unforgettable experience of a life time with Grammy award winner Skrillex," Jaideep Singh, senior vice president and business head, Live Viacom18, said in a statement. "We are sure that such pulsating experiences curated for Vh1 Supersonic will continue to captivate and mesmerise music lovers and ignite the collective passion for dance music in India," he added. Last year's edition of Vh1 Supersonic fea-

he Oscar-winning actress, who adopted Maddox, 13, from an orphanage in western Cambodia in 2002, says he will take over the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which she set up there 12 years ago ''to help local families overcome problems associated with poverty in the region and to help preserve the remarkable habitat and wildlife for future generations,'' in the future. Asked if he would be involved in her upcoming Netflix film, 'First they Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers,' about the country's Khmer Rouge communist regime, during which 1.7 million civilians died in the 1970s, the director said: ''Maddox will be on set every day after school and involved behind the scenes. And yes, Maddox is already involved in the Foundation and will take over my role

when he is older. ''As Maddox and I prepare the film we will be side by side learning about his country. He is turning 14 next week and this is a very important time for him to understand who he is. He is my son but he is also a son of Cambodia. This is the time for our family to understand all that that means to him and to us. My desire to tell this story in the most truthful and accurate way possible will be my tribute to the strength and dignity of all Cambodian people.'' The 40-year-old star, who has five other children with husband Brad Pitt, still feels a ''deep connection'' to Cambodia. She added: ''I want to respect its history and bring a film to the world that will not only show the hardships of war but the dignity and resilience of a people I deeply respect.''

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ollywood celebrity couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are taking the Daily Mail’s publishers Associated Newspapers to court in the UK over unauthorised pictures the outlet published of them with their baby daughter. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Kutcher and Kunis have filed a complaint against the publishers at London’s High Court, concerning two articles which appeared recently on the MailOnline that featured “wrongful publication of paparazzi photographs of family outings”, including images of the couple with their nine month old daughter Wyatt. The lawsuit also alleges

that the two stories were used to “promote clothing products by the Mail.” This latter refers to the MailOnline’s tendency to feature adverts within articles, inviting readers to buy the same (or identical) clothing as the celebrity that the story concerns. The statement released to the Hollywood Reporter by the couple’s lawyer Paul Tweed says: “Ashton and Mila understandably value their private and family life, and in particular their personal time with their daughter. Like any other family they should be allowed to enjoy family outings without being pursued by photographers. They have made it clear that they do not agree to the publica-

tured names like The Chainsmokers, Major Lazer, Steve Aoki and Pretty Lights. Skrillex, whose real name is Sonny John Moore, has worked with renowned artists like Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5 and The Chemical Brothers. He is also a part of the American DJ duo Jack U with DJ and music producer Diplo. In 2011, he was nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 54th Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and won three: 'Best Dance/Electronica Album', 'Best Dance Recording', and 'Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical'. Later that year, he was also named MTV's Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year.

New single features Raghav, Nelly and Abhishek Bachchan

aghav is set to release his new summer single 'Until The Sun Comes Up'. The track features Grammy Award winning rapper Nelly, and an exclusive version that features Bollywood superstar Abhishek Bachchan. Raghav said, "I hope people will look years from now at this song being a singular moment when east and west collaborated in a way that has a true global musi-

cal impact. And performing it with Abhishek (who is the most talented human I've ever met) and Nelly (who is a legend) make this song even more special to me". Bachchan, who has starred in over 50 major Bollywood productions, is known for his love of music and having previously featured as a rapper in his movies, he dons the microphone once again for a verse on ‘Until The Sun

Comes Up’ in his unique ‘Bachchan-esque’ style. The star has expressed his excitement on his Twitter page this week, personally thanking Raghav, and stating the collaboration was ‘an opportunity to work with two of my favourites'. Rap star Nelly, a Gram-

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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher take the Daily Mail to Court

designing Hip-hop inspired clutches

tion of photographs of such occasions.” According to the BBC, the suit also accuses the paper of misuse of private information and breaching the Data Protection Act. The two articles, dating from June and July of this year, are still available on the website and have not been retracted or taken down. Kunis and Kutcher were married earlier in July 2015, and are parents to Wyatt Isabelle, who was born in October 2014. They are not the first celebrities to take on the Mail’s publishers: Angelina Jolie and George Clooney are among the famous names who have taken the British tabloid to court in the recent past.

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Building, and the Manhattan skyline. For the shots depicting the destruction of Taj Mahal, the monument had to be meticulously recreated using CGI effects. The destruction shot happens to be a highlight scene in the film and is intrinsic to the plot.

ctress Gwyneth Paltrow is releasing a line of handbags inspired by Hip-hop Artists like her close friend Jay Z. The Iron Man star is teaming up with designer Edie Parker for the collection, which features clutches emblazoned with the monikers of rappers including Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z and Eminem. The "Hov" clutch comes in black with Jay Z's nickname spelled out in diamond-effect lettering and retails for $1,695 (£1,130), while the "Biggie" and "Pac" clutches feature a blue wave design with white and red lettering. Eminem's "Shady" clutch comes in black and gold. The bags will be sold on Paltrow's lifestyle blog Goop.com.

views in just 24 hours since launching on Youtube. Segments of Raghav’s trip will be featured in the music video for ‘Until The Sun Comes Up’, with the aim of creating significant social awareness around the topic. The UK release of the single and video is expected mid - late August.

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A India’s Taj is not the only monument under threat. The aliens in the film, after mistaking video feeds of arcade games as a declaration of war, will also be seen attacking other major global landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State

my award winning artist with 4 UK number ones under his belt also takes a verse on ‘Until The Sun Comes Up’. Last year the rapper turned TV star, having secured his own reality show ‘Nellyville’, which is currently in its second season. The lyric video has received over 45,000

brings workshop and special concert to Dimapur

Aleksandra Denda

taJ Mahal to be razed in Adam Sandler's new film

he film, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan and a whole lot of CGI-crafted popular arcade game characters, adds the latest twist to the basic Hollywood genre of alien attack flicks.

Dimapur

Derek Beckvold

hree days of music workshops, presented by the Global Music Institute (GMI) from New Delhi will be held in Dimapur starting from July 31 to August 2 at The Jam Tree in Dimapur. The three days of exciting music workshops, will culminate with a concert that showcasing the talents of the visiting GMI faculty as well as local musicians. The team of visiting faculty includes Derek Beckvold (saxophonist from the USA), Aleksandra Denda (Serbian vocalist from New York, USA) and Aditya Balani (guitarist from New Delhi). Students will have the opportunity to attend a diverse series of workshops, ranging from demonstrations specific to voice and guitar technique, to broader concepts of songwriting and improvisation. Regardless of age or skill level, those who attend these events will surely find them highly informative and engaging, filled with performances, demonstrations, group participation and discussions. Global Music Institute (GMI) is a New Delhi based music institute offering advanced full-time and part-time programs in Contemporary Performance, Hindustani Music and introductory courses in piano, bass, voice, guitar & drums.

For more information visit www.globalmusicinstitute.in

Facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1606253909652268.

Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president

UEFA President Michel Platini smiles before the preliminary draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia July 25. (Reuters Photo)

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GeNeVA, July 29 (AP): Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves." Platini, the UEFA president and a FIFA vice president, wrote to member federations in Europe on Wednesday saying he will stand in the election and is counting on their support. The FIFA election is on Feb. 26 and would-be candidates must apply by Oct. 26. "There are times in life when you have to take your destiny into your own hands," wrote Platini, who turned 60 last month. "I am at one of those decisive moments, at a juncture in my life and in events that are shaping the future of FIFA." Platini has for years been the obvious candidate to succeed Blatter, his mentor in FIFA politics. But a rift between the long-time allies deepened when Blat-

ter broke a promise to leave office in 2015. The former France great chose last year not to oppose Blatter, who won a fifth presidential term on May 29. Four days later, Blatter announced his resignation plans under pressure from American and Swiss federal investigations of corruption implicating FIFA. " How ever, re cent events force the supreme governing body of world football to turn over a new leaf and rethink its governance," Platini said. Platini chose to run after getting encouragement from some of his fellow FIFA vice presidents last week in St. Petersburg, Russia. Five of the six confederation leaders, including Platini, were there for the 2018 World Cup qualifying draw with only the North American regional body missing. Platini then traveled to Philadelphia for the Gold Cup final on Sunday, and briefed CONCACAF leaders on his plans. They

MDBA tournament concludes MoN, July 29 (MexN): The Mon District Badminton Association tournament and Tizit Badminton Club Summer Challenge was jointly held at Tizit 6th NAP Camp on July 22, a press release from the MDBA informed. The winners and runners-up of the tournament are: Veteran Doubles: Winner – Y. Pongba (President MDBA) & Rev. Wati (Pastor) Runners-up – Daniel & Pumen Mixed Doubles: Winner – Temkhah & Wansheang Runners-up – a) Pongba & Holy b) Rev. Wati & Thronlem Under-15 Boys: Winner – Hontok & Nyemwang Runners-up – Teihwang & Nokto

included FIFA executive committee colleague Sunil Gulati, the U.S. Soccer Federation president. The U.S. body was among the five FIFA members which nominated Prince Ali bin al-Hussein to challenge Blatter two months ago. The Jordanian prince was publicly supported by Platini but Blatter had pockets of support across Europe in a 133-73 victory. Platini met the prince in the south of France last week and discussed the FIFA election. Though not the first would-be candidate to launch a formal bid, Platini is the most serious contender in the contest so far. Another former FIFA vice president, Chung Mong-joon of South Korea, has suggested he will run after stating last week that he doubted Platini was serious about wanting the job. Former Brazil great Zico and Liberia federation president Musa Bility have said they want to seek the five nominations required to be a candidate. Diego Maradona also said he wants the FIFA job, although the colorful former Argentina great is unlikely to be taken seriously. The most detailed manifesto by any recent presidential hopeful was issued by Jerome Champagne, the former FIFA international relations director whose exit in 2010 was engineered with Platini's support. However, Champagne did not take part in the last election after failing to get the five nominations required by a January deadline.

James Anderson takes six as England skittle Australia for 136

BIRMINGHAM, July 29 (ReuteRs): England paceman James Anderson ripped shellshocked Australia to shreds with six wickets to bowl the tourists out for a paltry 136 on the first day of the third Ashes test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Anderson took six for 47 and fellow quicks Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, on his test return after a two-year absence, two apiece as rejuvenated England put their heavy second test defeat at Lord's firmly behind them. Only plucky opener Chris Rogers, passed fit after suffering dizzy spells at Lord's, offered resistance with a half-century for Australia who failed to cope with the seam and swing-friendly conditions after winning the toss and batting first. Rogers was eighth man out for 52, lbw to Broad, and Anderson fittingly took the final wicket when Nathan Lyon played on as Australia were dismissed in just 36.4 overs. Anderson, who went wicketless in London where Australia squared the series with a 405-run victory after losing the opener in Cardiff, took four wickets in 19 balls after lunch. His quickfire burst started when he had Adam Voges caught behind for 16. Mitchell Marsh (0) also nicked a swinging delivery to Jos Buttler and then Peter Nevill's bad misjudgement saw him bowled for two without offering a shot. England's leading wicket-taker in tests then bagged his 18th five-wicket haul when Mitchell Johnson (3) sliced to Ben Stokes at fifth slip. Australia lost three wickets in a rain-interupted morning with Finn, branded "unselectable" by former England limited overs coach Ashley Giles 18 months ago due to a breakdown in his bowling action, took the scalps of Steve Smith (7) and

Clarke caught in ‘sex-success’ mix-up, again

BIRMINGHAM, July 29 (AGeNCIes): Australia Test captain Michael Clarke was once again caught in the sexsuccess mix-up during a press conference on Tuesday. While addressing the press before the third Ashes Test against England in Birmingham, Clarke, speaking about the win at Lord’s, said it was all about executing the skills to have ‘sex.’ The Australia captain was quick to correct himself to success. He also remembered the previous incident when a similar thing happened. During the cricket World Cup earlier this year, a reporter asked Clarke about his sex life after Australia’s semi-final win against India. At the presser, Clarke was asked to comment on “the tremendous sex” he had enjoyed since taking over as captain. The embarrassed reporter quickly corrected himself, telling Clarke he had meant to say “the tremendous success”. skipper Michael Clarke (10). After Anderson had given England a flying start by trapping David Warner (2) lbw, Finn, recalled in place of an unfit Mark Wood, found bounce and movement on the quickest pitch of the series so far. Quickly working up a head of steam, Finn made an immediate impact when he got Smith to nick to Alastair Cook at first slip with the last ball of his first over. He then bowled Clarke with a full and straight delivery to leave Australia reeling on 38-3 before Rogers and Voges held firm until lunch.

Chelsea beat Barcelona in shootout

Committee constituted for redrafting national Sports Code New DelHI, July 29 (AGeNCIes): Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday constituted a Working Group on re-drafting National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI). The aim of constituting the working group is to make the NSDCI more relevant from both sports governance and legal angles. The nine-member Working Group will be headed by Justice CK Mahajan (retd.), Former Judge of Delhi High Court. The Committee will examine the existing NSDCI and fine-tune/revise the same with the purpose of making it more precise and succinct. The Committee will also make specific recommendations on preparation of Electoral College and submit the revised draft within three months. NSDCI was drafted in 2011 by amalgamating all the orders/notifications/instructions/circulars issued till 2001 with necessary modifications and it came into force with immediate effect from January 31, 2011.

BCCI refuses to revoke ban on cricketers

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New DelHI, July 29 (PtI): The BCCI on Wednesday made it very clear that it was not having second thoughts on revoking the ban on former India pacer S. Sreesanth and spinner Ankeet Chavan in the wake of a Delhi Court dropping all charges against them in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case. All the 36 accused persons including Sreesanth, Chavan and Ajit Chandila were discharged in the IPL-6 spot fixing case by Patiala House Court last week but the Indian board had refused to lift their ongoing ban. The Kerala Cricket Association had made a plea to the BCCI for allowing Sreesanth to play again but Thakur said there will be no rethink on the life ban of the two cricketers. “Disciplinary proceedings are different, criminal proceedings are different. The action taken in the past were based on the disciplinary action for the indiscipline of these players, reports submmitted by the anti-corruption unit. So the same decision of ban will continue on these players,” Thakur told reporters. All three accused had to spend time in jail during the course of investigation. Of the three, Sreesanth and Chavan are currently serving life bans imposed by the BCCI.

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England's James Anderson celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Michell Marsh, caught by Jos Buttler for 0 on the first day of the third test match of their five match series between England and Australia at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 29. (AP Photo)

ADK sign Postiga as marquee footballer

KolKAtA, July 29 (IANs): Indian Super League (ISL) defending champions Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) on Wednesday roped in Helder Postiga as their marquee footballer for the upcoming season, starting in October. The 32-year-old has represented Portugal in two World Cups and three European Championships, helping his team reach the Euro 2004 final. Postiga last played for Spanish club Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a as a striker.

"The presence of Postiga will definitely bolster the team for the season ahead and also allow the Indian and international players to learn from him about the

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way he goes about preparing for a major tournament like ISL," ATK head coach Antonio Lopez Habas said. "He will have an altogether different experience when he plays in front of Kolkata's football aficionados. I am sure Postiga's presence will make the city and ATK fans proud." The prolific forward has earlier turned up for clubs like Porto, Valencia, Lazio, Sporting Lisbon and Tottenham Hotspur. The striker has scored 101 goals in 448 appearances in total.

Barcelona's Luis Suarez (L) vies with Chelsea's Kurt Zouma during an International Champions Cup football match in Landover, Maryland, on July 28. (AfP Photo)

NoRtH CARolINA, July 29 (ReuteRs): Chelsea wrapped up their pre-season tour of the United States on a high note by beating Barcelona in a shootout after their International Champions Cup match ended 2-2 on Tuesday. Eden Hazard scored an exquisite opener for the English champions before the Spaniards hit back with two goals in the second half. Gary Cahill scored with a brave header late on to send the game to a shootout at FedEx Field in Washington. "For a preparation match it was fantastic for us," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho told Fox Sports. "It was a good pre-season game for us, I think (for) both teams and also for the public. You know, it's a friendly, but when Barcelona face Chelsea, you want to win, it's not a friendly." While European champions Barcelona do not start their La Liga title defence until Aug. 23, time is

of the essence for Chelsea, who face Arsenal in the Community Shield on Sunday before their Premier League opener against Swansea on Aug. 8. And with the Blues fielding the much stronger side to start Tuesday's match, it took them barely nine minutes to open the scoring. Belgian Hazard received the ball 40 yards from goal and dribbled past several Barcelona players before slotting a right-footed shot inside the near post from 12 yards. Barcelona, playing without Lionel Messi and Neymar, who were rested from the tour, gathered themselves and began to dominate possession and it was the third member of their prolific trio, Luis Suarez, who levelled the score in the 52nd minute. After Cesar Azpilicueta's attempted headed clearance fell invitingly to the Uruguayan inside the box, Suarez shaped to

shoot but instead let Chelsea defenders commit themselves before cleverly dinking the ball over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Defender Kurt Zouma made a valiant attempt to clear the ball but the referee decided it had crossed the line. Barcelona went ahead 14 minutes later when Sandro cut in from the left and curled home a cracker with his right inside Courtois' far post. Chelsea tied it up in the 86th minute when Barcelona failed to deal with a free kick and Cahill sent a looping header into the net, receiving a bloody nose for his troubles and was immediately substituted. Loic Remy converted the winning spot kick for Chelsea after Radamel Falcao, Victor Moses and Ramires also found the net. Iniesta and Sandro were successful for Barcelona but Alen Halilovic and Gerard Pique missed from the spot.

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