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KohIMA, MAY 22 (DIPR): The Nagaland state government is scheduled to organize a state send off dinner for outgoing Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio on May 23 at 6:00 pm. In this connection, the Home Department has informed all AHODs and HODs to compulsorily attend the function without fail. This was informed in a press release issued by the Home Department Secretariat Administration Branch ‘A.’

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DIMAPUR, MAY 22 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has condemned what it termed as the “unwarranted and illegal raid of the house” belonging to Ruyimchu, Deputy Secretary, MIP at Signal Basti on May 22. The NSCN (IM) in a pres note through its MIP stated that the raid was “uncalled for” and an “inexcusable action.” It urged the Assam Rifles not to create a “negative environment” and called upon the latter to “not harass our cadres and honor the Ceasefire ground rules in letter and spirit.”

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Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on his arrival from Delhi at the Helipad, Kohima on May 22. Morung Photo

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Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, who is also the MP elect from Nagaland, will be resigning as the Chief Minister and member of the State Legislative Assembly on May 23 in order to pave way for Planning Minister TR Zeliang to take over the reign of the new DAN III ministry.

Arriving at the state capital, Kohima from Delhi this afternoon, Rio said that he will be tendering his resignation on May 23. Rio will be calling on Nagaland Governor Dr Ashwani Kumar at 9:00 am at Raj Bhavan, Kohima.

DIMAPUR, MAY 22 (MExN): TheNagaStudents’ Federation (NSF), in collaboration with Dr. YSR Reddy Educational &Welfare Foundation, is planning to provide free higher technical/medicinal education through government scholarship at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh for Naga students.

Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Educational and Welfare Foundation was established to develop education by giving professional admission to meritorious poor students belonging to ST/SC/ OBC and minority communities, free of cost. The NSF informed that it has thoroughly verified all the institutions under this programme and stated that the federation will be signing a MoU with the foundation at the earliest possible time.

The Four-year bachelor degree courses offered for both the technical/medicinal education include Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Aeronautical Engineering and General Nursing Mid-Wifery.

Selected Meritorious students will get the placement in MNR Group of Institutions, Bandari Srinivas Institute of Technology, PRRM Engineering College, Samskruti College of Engineering & Technology

and Rajamahendra College of Engineering.

To be eligible for the scholarship, the income of parents must be below Rs 2.50 Lakhs and the students should have a minimum of 45% marks in the last exam (Class 12). The students will also be required to maintain 75% attendance and pass in every academic semester.

NSF informed that interested students can download the application

students at an appropriate time through the local dailies. On the day of counseling, students will receive a temporary selection letter.

After receiving the selection letter, students need to prepare challan of Admission Fees by depositing Rs. 25,000 to the State Bank of India. Students will get two days to prepare challans in the SBI. The Challan copy will be available at www.ysrewf.in & and can be collected at the time of counseling.

On admission, NSF informed that students need to submit original documents and YSREWF copy journal to the NSF office and collect receipts from the same office.

For hostel fee submission, the NSF informed that students will receive about one and a half months time to arrange hostels (to prepare challan) for first year, which is refundable. The challans will have to be submitted to the NSF office on July 23 and 24. Separate hostels for Naga students (boys & girls) with a hostel warden and cooks, appointed by NSF, will be provided by the management.

It further informed that students would have to join their respective institutions in the first week of September 2014. Hostel seat allotment will be provided before leaving their homes.

For further information, interested students and parents may contact the foundation at 8974783639 / 9615297452 during working hours.

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Transport godown robbed DIMAPUR, MAY 22 (MExN): Four persons, claiming to be from one of the Naga Political Groups, allegedly raided a Godown belonging to Azhiete Transport at Hill View Colony, Dimapur on May 22 and stole goods worth Rs 37,00,438.

According to the owner of Azhiete Transport, the miscreants came to the godown at around 7:30 pm in two vehicles, one silver colored Alto, bearing registration number NL-07 1522 and one silver color Maruti 800-without any registration number. It was informed that the manager of the godown was locked in a room by the miscreants, who proceeded to loot the goods, which were reportedly meant for CSD, Dimapur. It was further informed that the miscreants took the manager and the goods along with them towards Purana Bazaar. On reaching Purana Bazaar, the manager was blind folded and dropped at the super market area in a black Alto bearing registration No NL-07/1628, it was stated.

“Whoever has taken the goods are requested to return the goods to the concerned Transport or to West Police Station,” appealed the owner of Azhiete Transport, in a press note.

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Sources informed that following Rio’s resignation, Chief Minister-designate TR Zeliang; NPF President, Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu will meet Governor of Nagaland on May 23 to stake claim to install the new ministry.

However, the time is yet to be known.

Speaking to media persons, Azo said that the formation of the new DAN III ministry might take place on May 23 evening after Rio tenders his resignation or on May 24 morning, followed by the simultaneous induction of all parliamentary secretaries. He added

that the formation of the new DAN-III ministry will be done in consultation with the present Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio. Meanwhile, it is reported that the legislators supporting TR Zeliang had a meeting at the residence of the NPF president here today and decided that the members would stand by whatever the party and the leader (TR Zeliang) decide.

On being asked about his expectations on the new DAN III ministry, Azo said that reformation of the governing system will be one of its priorities. “We want to provide a better, stronger, cleaner and stable government,” he said. Azo

reiterated that the present government has been doing a good job but said that there is still a lot of room for improvement.

On his expectations from Rio, Azo said that since he (Rio) has taken up greater a responsibility “our expectation is very high.” “He will come to the rescue of the government, especially on financial matters. He will be our main advisor because we need expertise like him who has knowledge in governing the government,” said Azo. Azo further expressed optimism that under Rios’s leadership, the Naga political issue will also be expedited.

form from www.ysrewf.in or collect it from the NSF office or any NSF Federating Units or Subordinate bodies (DNSU, ANSAM and Diphupar Naga Students’ Union ) from May 26 onwards. The filled applications need to be submitted to the NSF office on or before June 2.

Submission of application form through courier will also be accepted, it was stated. Application submitted after June 2 will not be entertained, the NSF said.

It informed that after scrutiny of the documents, NSF will generate a merit list based on marks secured in class 12 and publish the list in the local media on June 6. Counseling of selected students by the management of the foundation will be done on June 9 and 10. NSF stated that the place and time of counseling will be informed to the

An opportunity to Sharmila wishes to meet Modi over AFSPA Nagaland tops in LS ‘Iron lady’ optimistic that new re-introspect: nPcc voter turnout government will repeal the Act

KohIMA, MAY 22 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee today reiterated its commitment to the people of Nagaland and to “always carry out the bounden duty of a responsible political party to serve and meet the aspirations of the people in the days ahead.” This was resolved in a meeting of the NPCC at Congress Bhavan, Kohima.

A press note from the NPCC General Secretary, Vaprumu Demo stated that the meeting resolved to stand by the ideal and principle of the INC, which it said has “withstood the test of time in allowing secular and inclusive growth of all people irrespective of religion, caste, religion, region etc.” It further envisaged that the present electoral defeat for the Congress at the Center after a decade in power “presents an excellent opportunity for the party to re-introspect and change itself in tune with the aspirations of the people.” The NPCC called upon every Congress men and women of the state to rededicate oneself towards the ideal and principle of the INC and place the interest of the party above all other interest.

The NPCC extended its appreciation to party rank and file at different levels who had worked during the

recently concluded Parliamentary Election to 16 Lok Sabha. It expressed gratitude to all party supporters who remained steadfast in their commitment in support of the INC Candidate, KV Pusa The NPCC further condemned what it termed as the “callous statement of the outgoing CM and MP elect Neiphiu Rio made before the BJP led NDA Parliamentary Meeting held in Central Hall on May 20.”

“The very statement made by the Hon’ble MP that Nagaland and Northeastern state are a liability and not a contributor to the country is a complete reverse of what he has been proclaiming for the past 11 years and actually for which he got elected. For the sake of a ministerial berth the MP did not hesitate to sell the Naga identity at the first opportunity given to him,” the NPCC alleged.

It added that the NPCC further holds Neiphiu Rio and the NPF government “fully responsible and accountable for the present state of huge liabilities incurred by the state during the last 11 years, despite the generosity of Congress UPA Govt for the past ten years through various central flagship schemes that were sanctioned irrespective of political party ruling the state.”

IMPhAl, MAY 22 (IANS): Activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, on a fast-unto-death since the past 10 years against alleged rights violations by security forces, wants to meet Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to secure his help in getting AFSPA repealed in Manipur, her lawyer said Thursday.

“She has expressed a desire to meet Prime Minister(-designate) Narendra Modi to highlight the sufferings of the people through the imposition of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) in Manipur and in other northeastern states as well,” Sharmila’s counsel Khaidem Mani told IANS. “We will seek an appointment

with the prime minister.

We are hopeful that the prime minister would give Sharmila an audience to listen to her. Sharmila is optimist that the new government will surely heed her words and repeal AFSPA from Manipur,” he said.

Sharmila, described as the ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’, has been on an indefinite hunger strike since Nov 2, 2000 in Manipur, demanding the withdrawal of AFSPA from the state after witnessing the killing of 10 people by the army at a bus stop near her home.

Sharmila will be flown

to New Delhi May 27 and will be presented before the metropolitan magistrate the next day. She would be accompanied by a doctor, two nurses, a women police team and two jail officials. She, meanwhile, indicated her support for the Aam Admi Party while rejecting Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s offer for her to join the Congress.

Several human rights groups, including the North East Students’ Organisation, have also been demanding withdrawal of AFSPA. Amnesty International has

campaigned vociferously against the law. However, army officials maintain that it was for the central and the state governments to decide whether to revoke or continue AFSPA. Human Rights Alert - an Imphal-based rights group - is not confident that the incoming National Democratic Alliance government would repeal AFSPA. “We do not foresee that the Modi government will repeal AFSPA as he has never mentioned repealing of the controversial act during his electioneering in Manipur,” Babloo Loitongbam, executive director of Human Rights Alert, told IANS. “Nonetheless, we hope that they will repeal AFSPA,” Loitongbam said.

300 kilos of Ganja seized

The accused under custody of Kohima Police.

KohIMA, MAY 22 (MExN): Kohima Police on May 21 arrested one person in possession of a large quantity of ganja. A press note from Kohima police informed that they had received information that some vehicle were plying along the NH-29, ferrying suspected contraband ganja. Kohima patrol party intercepted two vehicles, one Bolero- Invader (silver Colour) and one Gypsy bearing (White colour). On being stopped the said vehicles sped away. Police stated that after a pursuit for some distance, the two vehicles were recovered. However, all the occupants fled, abandoning the vehicles.

The police party managed to apprehend one person, identified as Robinson Poumai (21). On checking the vehicles, thirty bags of suspected contraband ganja, which weighed approximately 300 Kilograms, were recovered from the vehicles. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act at Khuzama police Station for further investigation.

AgARtAlA, MAY 22 (IANS): The highest turnout of voters in the Lok Sabha election was recorded in the state of Nagaland, with 87.82 percent of electors exercising their franchise, while the lowest turnout of 49.52 percent was in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission Thursday said. “The highest male turnout was reported in Nagaland (88.15 percent) while the highest female turnout was reported in Lakshadweep (88.42 percent),” the poll panel said in a press release.

The female voter turnout was higher than the male turnout in 16 states and union territories -Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal P ra d e s h, Ma n i pu r, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab and Sikkim. The average voter turnout was 66.4 percent, highest since the first general election in 1951, against 58.19 percent in the 2009 poll. The poll panel said that, besides Nagaland, the states where the voter turnout crossed the 80-percent mark were Tripura (84.72 percent), Sikkim (83.37 percent) and West Bengal (82.16 percent).

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Dimapur, may 22 (mExN): To take bamboo construction to a new level competency, training on high-end structural bamboo construction is underway at the Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre.

The Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency and Zynorique Consultant, Nagaland have jointly organised the training.

Richard Belho, official architect consultant of NBDA, is monitoring the entire training exercise.

“This bold initiative involves training of selected workers in all the parameters of a conventional construction exercise, right from the making of scaled miniature models, selection of specific bamboo materials and complete as-

sembly of the actual structure within a specified period of time,” stated a press release issued by Dr. Tolto Metha, Team Member, NBM-IT, NBDA. With the success of this gruelling training module, the Agency is hopeful that it will be ready with a complete team of highend bamboo construction workers, who can be assigned to undertake ground breaking construction tasks anywhere in the country.

With a growing global awareness on the versatility and efficiency of bamboo as a building material, the NBDA is definitely on a fast-forward mode to explore ways and means in this area, thereby generating further employment with finer work output.

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for India Biodiversity Award 2014

Dimapur, may 22 (mExN): The second India Biodiversity Awards were announced on occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity at the ceremony in Port Blair, the Andaman & Nicobar held on May 22.

Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) of Old Jalukie village has been selected for India Biodiversity Award 2014 under the co-management category recognizing outstanding efforts by government-supported community institutions such as Joint Forest Management and Eco-development committees to govern biodiversity and received one lakh cash prize.

Workers during the training on high-end structural bam- Peren Forest Division, Naboo construction underway at the Nagaland Bamboo Re- galand Forest Department source Centre. has nominated Joint For-

est Management Committee (JFMC) of Old Jalukie village for India Biodiversity Awards 2014 under comanagement category for dedicated effort rendered by the community of Old Jalukie for conserving and protection of community forest.

Old Jalukie community biodiversity reserve was locally declared by a village council resolution way back in 1986 and later signed a MoU for managing under Joint Forest Management with Nagaland Forest Department on June 15, 2012, which stands tall as one pioneering community conservation initiatives in the region. Nagaland Forest department has supported the Joint forest Management committee

of Old Jalukie Community conservation reserve.

M Lokeswara Rao, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force in a press release has congratulated the chairman and members of the Joint forest Management committee and village community of old Jalukie community conservation area and officials of the Forest department and District administration for their dedication in conserving the community forests collectively.

The India Biodiversity Awards 2014 received 150 nominations from across the country through a wellpublicized call for nominations. The nominations represented diverse and innovative approaches

to governing biodiversity. The seven-member jury chaired by Prof. M. S. Swaminathan arrived at a shortlist of 13. Desk review was followed by on-site visits to assess these individual models based on parameters including effectiveness of biodiversity conservation, benefits to local communities and institutional sustainability.

The India Biodiversity Awards instituted by Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), recognizes outstanding models of biodiversity governance and importantly the central role played by communities that are at the heart of any effort to conserve biodiversity

NEC to support promotion Seminar on ‘Godly Widow’ held at Suruhuto of tourism in all NE states

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Kohima, may 22 (Dipr): North Eastern Council has agreed to fund the State Level Project Management Agencies for planning and development of the tourism in all North Eastern States. The decision was taken in a meeting relating to promotion of tourism in North Eastern States held at NEC Secretariat today under the chairmanship of M.P. Bazbaruah, Member of North Eastern Council. Ameising Luikham, Secretary, NEC was also present in the meeting.

J. Lhungdim, Planning Adviser NEC, G.K. Chin, Financial Adviser NEC, W. Synrem, Economic Adviser NEC, Gautam Chintey, Adviser Tourism NEC, D. Khound, Director Planning NEC, R.Y. Suchiong, Principal Secretary Tourism, Government of Meghalaya, Devender Singh, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Tourism, M.R. Synrem, Secretary Tourism, Government of Meghalaya.

Dhruba Hazarika, Secretary Tourism, Government

of Assam, representatives from Tourism Departments of North Eastern States, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Tata Consultancy Services and NIC participated in the meeting.

Addressing the participants M. P. Bezbaruah, Member of North Eastern Council urged the need for prioritization of schemes pertaining to the tourism development and related activities according to the Tourism Master Plan. The tourism Master Plan for the North Eastern Region which is considered as the Regional Plan has been prepared by the TCS with the financial support from North Eastern Council.

While discussing the NEC’s agenda for the regional planning and development, Ameising Luikham, Secretary, NEC said that to promote tourism, the NE States are required to prioritize the tourism related schemes/ projects in accordance with the Tourism Master Plan. The Tourism Master Plan consists of 33 Tourism Circuits in the

North Eastern States of which 9 circuits have been prioritized for implementation.

Luikham also proposed that a North East Tourism website may also be developed to provide a single gateway to tourists interested on visiting north east from other parts of the country and abroad. The website should provide the basic information about the tourism destination, facilities available, tourism circuits, route map, etc. to help the tourists plan their tourism destination. The website will also provide links to the respective Tourism Websites of NE States and the Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism website.

Luikham also mentioned that NEC is committed to fund projects that aim regional development of tourism sector in North Eastern States. He further added that NEC will encourage each NE States to hold one State Level Festival on fixed dates which can be put up on National Calendar of Ministry of Tourism.

Participants of Sumi Baptist Akukuho Kuqhakulu Nito Mount, Zunheboto Widow’s seminar held at Suruhuto Town Baptist Church. (DIPR Photo)

ZuNhEboto, may 22 (Dipr): Sumi Baptist Akukuho Kuqhakulu Nito Mount, Zunheboto Widow’s seminar was held on May 20

and 21, at Suruhuto Town Baptist Church. The theme for this seminar was “Godly Widow” (Luke 2:36-37).

Around 45 widows at-

tended the seminar from neighbouring Suruhuto area, Saghemi, Phuyemi, Surumi and the host church Suruhuto. The speakers for

the seminar were Rev. Ahoto Awomi Evangelist SBAK, Hekato Awomi Youth Secretary, Khekavi Yeptho Mission Secretary, Kuholi

Latest pension and GPF Final payment cases uploaded

Kohima, may 22 (mExN): all retired state government officials are informed that Pension and GPF Final payment cases settled upto the month of April 2014 have been uploaded on the AG Nagaland website. Pensioners may log on at www. agnagaland.gov.in by clicking at Felicitation and Pension or GPF Felicitation or by directly clicking on the Sticky Note written “Click here to

view list of settled Pension /GPF final payment cases.”

The Accounts Officer of Information System Cell has informed that an Online Grievance Redressal System is functioning in the office and can be viewed in the website. Any person having grievance with any Entitlement functions (Pension, GPF, Payslips & Loans) discharged by the Office of the Accountant General (A&E)

can record his/her grievence online.

Along with text of the grievance, relevant documents can also be uploaded. Acknowledgments would be provided both via SMS and e-mail, along with status updates via SMS. They can also write to the Deputy Accountant General (A&E) Kahoto J Yepthomi or e-mail at kahoto_j@yahoo.co.in or agaenagaland@cag.gov.in for immediate redressal of their grievances.

DUCCCF support ‘One ADHOC teacher’s Mandarin orange farm school at Lemangki inaugurated Government, One tax’ suitability test

Dimapur, may 22 (mExN): The Dimapur Urban Colonies Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCCF) has reaffirm its position and will stand by the October 31, 2013 Public Rally Resolution of ‘One Government, One tax.’

This was resolved during the emergency meeting of the DUCCCF held on May 21, at Lengrijan Council Hall, Dimapur.

The meeting was attended by the chairman along with a council member from all the member colonies. Various issues pertaining Taxation by NPGs, development and social problems were discussed.

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a press release stated that the Federation strongly felt that when the Public had adopted the resolution, the colonies or village council and GBs are helpless to collect the tax for the NPGs. Therefore, the DUCCCF urges the NPGs not to pressurize the colonies leaders to collect tax on their behalf. Since, the ball is clearly in the court of the Public.

DUCCCF has strongly warned the LPG black marketers. The Federation has resolved to check the LPG black-marketers within their respective colonies/ areas. A fine Rs.5000/- shall be imposed on the defaulters and the LPG cylinders will be confiscated.

Kohima, may 22 (Dipr): All Adhoc teachers under the Directorate of School Education, Nagaland, who have put in 3 (three) years or more of continuous service as on 31st December 2012 and have submitted documents are informed that the Suitability Test will be conducted district wise basing on their initial appointment from June 24 to 26. The Principal Director, School Education, Kesonyu Yhome IAS in a press release stated that all are informed to produce their original documents on the day of Interview. Farmers and others during the inauguration of Mandarin Orange Farm School at Lemangki under ATMA, The interview will start at 10:00 a.m.

Peren block on May 20. pErEN, may 22 (mExN): Mandarin Orange Farm School at Lemangki under ATMA, Peren block was inaugurated on May 20 with Albert Ezung, SDO Civil Peren as the special guest.

Language Teacher, Hindi Teacher, Lab.Asst, Speaking on the occasion, Carpentry Instructor, Knitting Instructor, Albert Ezung encouraged the Drawing Teacher, Physical Edu Teacher (of farmers to make use of the opall Districts) portunities made available to June 24: Kohima, Wokha, Dimapur, Peren, Phek June 25: Mokokchung, Tuensang, Kiphire, Zunheboto June 26: Longleng, Mon,

them by agri and allied departments and to increase their production for sustainability, informed a press release.

Convener, ATMA Peren, imparted training on insect pest and disease to the participants. The activities of ATMA, concept of farm school and role of farm school teacher

were highlighted by Dietholhou Rhakho, BTM. Altogether 35 farmers attended the programme. Mapeuheile Ndang AO, BTT Convener, Peren block ATMA chaired the programme, followed with welcome address

by Yezaho Swu, Dy. PD ATMA Peren.

Chishi Women Secretary, Aboli Aye Lecturer NTC. The event of this seminar was sponsored by Suruhuto Town Baptist Church.

Suruhuto Town Baptist Church thanked Major Yogesh Kumar Suruhuto Post Commander and Subedar B.K. Rai, Second Post Commander and all ranks of Delta Company of 5th Assam Rifles, Zunheboto for sponsoring a lunch on the first day. The seminar gave an opportunity for the widows to come together, to share and showed them new ways to move forward and encouraged them to place their hope in God. The seminar ended with a reflection session.

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Contesting candidates informed on election expenditure

Kohima, may 22 (Dipr): The Contesting Candidates for Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency have been informed to lodge their account of election expenses to the Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer on or before June 16, 2014.

The account of election expenses shall be correct account or a true copy of the account kept/maintained by the Candidate or by his election agent for the purpose of Section 77 of the RP Act, 1951.

The Contesting Candidates have also been informed that Section 10A of RP Act, 1951 provides for Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by or under this Act; and has no good reason or justification for the failure.

The Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer has also fixed Facilitation Training for Contesting Candidates and Election Agents for filing/ lodging of account on May 29 and 30 from 11:00 am onwards at DCs Kohima Conference Hall

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Colours of North East: Connecting People, Celebrating Life

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Dimapur, may 22 (mExN): In a continuing effort to encourage tourism across the country, the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai joined hands with the North East Festival to create national awareness about the North Eastern region by hosting an exclusive programme on region – ‘Colours of North East.’

According to a press release received here, the event was held at the Crystal Room and Ball Room of Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba, Mumbai, on May 17.

The North East Festival with the theme of ‘Connecting People, Celebrating Life’ was organised

by Trend MMS in association with the eight state governments of the region along with the Taj with an endeavour to create more awareness about this region.

Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser in Chief of North East Festival said, “This particular event is aimed at attracting Bollywood to explore the North East region as a

viable location option to shoot for upcoming movies and to encourage use of North East fabric to be used in Bollywood”.

General Manager of The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, Gaurav Pokhariyal said, “The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, is proud to host the North East India Festival. This was a perfect opportunity to assist in creating awareness about a region which, like this 110-yearold iconic hotel, is alive with heritage and a deeply rooted sense of tradition”.

Hemant Oberoi, Corporate Chef Luxury Division and Grand Master Chef of The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, said, “The beauty of North Eastern cuisine lies in its simplicity, the flavours are honest and blend beautifully with each other. Cuisine from Nagaland might just be India’s best kept secret, with nearly all recipes passed down from generation to generation, you can literally taste the history with every morsel.”

Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman GMS and Investment Advisor to the Chief Minister of Assam said, “this festival has proved to be a great platform to promote the North East to a focused group of industrialists and film fraternity.”

Dance drama ‘Chordhora Jhumura’ was performed by Assamese actresses Barasharani Bishaya, Tanvi Sarma and Mallika Kandali under direction of Dr Nirupoma Mahanta.

The colourfully attired Tetseo Sisters from Nagaland awed the gathering with their harmonious blend of Li - Naga folk music and synchronized sways, while folk singer Guru Rewben Mashangva from Manipur presented folk blues in a unique fusion performance along with Kalpana Patowary. Sunita Khaund Bhuyan performed Bihu accompanied by violin strains.

Shillong band Soulmate presented a few songs. Noted singer Zubeen Garg also gave a perfor-

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Kalki Koechin walking the ramp with Adil Hussain.

Dignitaries from Bollywood like singer Aditi Singh Sharma and industrialists were present on the occasion.

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Sonia rejects Gogoi's resignation offer Landslides cut off water supply in Arunachal NEW DELHI, MAY 22 (PTI): Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today "outrightly" rejected the resignation offered by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi following the party's debacle in the state in Lok Sabha polls.

"The Congress President outrightly rejected the Chief Minister's offer of resignation," State Agriculture Minister Nilomani Sen Deka told PTI after a meeting with Gogoi.

Gogoi, who met Sonia and Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi, did not speak to journalists and was closeted with more than a dozen of his supporters, mostly state ministers, MLAs and two former Union Ministers, at his residence here.

Senior MLA Anjan Dutta said the Congress President has authorised Gogoi to revamp the party organisation in the state and as

the first step he will reshuffle his ministry after June 1 when Gogoi will complete three years in office in his third term.

Dutta said that during Gogoi's meeting with Rahul, the Congress vicepresident too put complete faith in Gogoi's leadership in Assam. Former Union Minister B K Handique, who lost in the Lok Sabha polls in Jorhat, said Gogoi would continue as

Chief Minister and lead the party in the state.

After Congress got its lowest ever tally in Assam -3 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats -- in the recent Lok Sabha elections, 78-year-old Gogoi had said on Saturday last that he would resign within a week. Gogoi has been Chief Minister of Assam since 2001.

During the day, Gogoi met Congress treasurer Motilal Vohra and Con-

gress general secretary incharge of Assam C P Joshi.

The Chief Minister has already admitted to "arrogance and complacency" but said he would not leave politics and would continue to work for the party's recovery. Congress in Assam has been plagued by factionalism and dissidence with state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma leading the antiGogoi campaign.

ITANAgAr, MAY 22 (PTI): Landslides triggered by incessant rain over the past three days have snapped water supply in Arunachal Pradesh's capital and disrupted surface communication in the land locked state.

Drinking water supply to Itanagar and its adjoining areas has been disrupted since Monday night following damage caused to the 450mm diameter main supply line connecting Poma water treatment

plant (WTP). Though repair work has been started after assessing the damage, continuous downpour is hampering restoration work, PHED engineer Tamchi Syam said here today.

Restoration work could take two to three days, the department said and appealed to the consumers to bear with the inconvenience caused to them.

Meanwhile, massive landslides at Hoj area blocked the Doimukh-Potin road disrupting com-

munication between Itanagar and Ziro. According to official reports, a portion of the road was blocked between Hara Hapa and Hoj villages. The report also said that it may take several days to clear the road for public use. Officials of T K Engineering Company, which is constructing the Doimukh-Potin TransArunachal highway project, have appealed to the public to avoid travelling through this stretch of road till it is reopened for use.

Villagers protest ANSAM demands conduct of fresh exams ACKNOWLEDGMENT arrest of 10 persons AIZAWL, MAY 22 (PTI): Villagers staged a protest in an attempt to resist the arrest of ten persons in Selam of Champhai district in Mizoram today prompting the police to fire teargas shells at them in order to disperse them.

Deputy Inspector General of Police (Northern Range) Zorammuana told PTI that 100 armed policemen were sent to the Selam village along Mizoram-Manipur border to nab suspected arsonists who had allegedly set aflame a truck belonging to the state Environment and Forests department on Friday.

As the ten were being

taken away by the police, a group of villagers including women and children, blocked the road prompting the cops to fire teargas shells, Zorammuana said.

"When the blockade was cleared and the police were leaving the spot, they came across another blockade as the villagers cut down a number of trees on the road," he said.

No injury or casualty was reported, the officer said.

Villagers of Selam had torched the Environment and Forest department's mini truck on Friday after a scuffle between them and the officials.

SENAPATI, MAY 22 (MExN): The All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM) today stated that “the highest recruiting organ of the Government of Manipur cannot be trusted to carry out its mandate with integrity, efficiency and acceptability.” ANSAM, in a press note, said that 16 questions in the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2014 held on April 24 “have been boldly declared invalid by the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) and all candidates have been awarded full marks for these invalidated questions.”

It informed that 16 questions out of a total of 200 questions constitute 8 %. “It is a competitive

exam, where the best are to be selected and an academic test for awarding pass marks to those who cross the minimum merit bench mark,” the ANSAM asserted. It stated that instead of a possibility of scoring 100%, the candidates have been made to compete for only 92% marks reducing the competitive area by 8%.

The ANSAM further lamented that the MPSC had declared the result in 2 phases - the first on May 14 declaring 470 candidates as qualified and the second with an addendum on May 16, whereby another 290 candidates were “also declared qualified”. “What was the sanctity of the declaration of the 470 candidates as quali-

fied in the first notification and what was the consideration in declaring the other 290 candidates in the next?” the ANSAM questioned.

It then demanded that

PUBLIC NOTICE On this day 22nd May 2014, I, Shri. Paominthang Hangshing, the eldest great grandson of Late Paojasong Hangshing, the founder and owner of Bongkolong Village under Peren district, Nagaland do herby give the Public Notice that without my knowledge, consent and permission no individual/organization/ society/G.B./ Chairman of Bongkolong Village is authorized to sell the Bongkolong Village land.

If any person found to sell or purchase the aforesaid land shall be doing so at their own risk and responsibility and shall be further expelled from the village.

14 injured in Three killed in Manipur shooting truck accident Newmai News Network

IMPHAL, MAY 22 (NNN): In a mishap, 14 people got injured when a mini-truck (Cruiser) fell into a gorge at Awangkhul in Tamenglong district along Imphal-Silchar road NH-37 in the wee hours of Thursday. Reports said the mini-truck bearing registration number MN-01-S-0994 was heading for Imphal from Jiribam (border town at Manipur-Assam border) carrying 14 people including the driver. On reach near Awangkhul, which is located some 50 km west of Imphal, the truck fell into the gorge at around 2 am today injuring all of them. The injured have been admitted to various hospitals in Imphal, the reports said. The reason for the accident could not be ascertained till the filing of the report.

Imphal | May 22

Two militants and one Assam Rifles personnel were killed in a shoot-out between security personnel and the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) in Tamenglong district of Manipur. Police said the exchanges of firing between the ZUF and the Assam Rifles occurred at Taodum village in Nungba sub division of Tamenglong district last night and this morning, resulting in the killing of two ZUF cadres and one Assam Rifles personnel.

According to the police, at around 6:30 pm, May 21, some cadres of ZUF in an apparent attempt to abduct one villager, identified as Chingkhudin, forced the man to drive his own vehicle to an undisclosed destination along with the ZUF cadres.

Feeling apprehen-

sive, Chingkhudin took with him a relative of his wife, a 14 years old boy.

On the way, the ZUF cadres put three more people in the vehicle. When they reached Taodum village vicinity, which lies between Nungba town and Kambiron, they saw personnel of the 13 Assam Rifles from FCoy repairing one of their vehicles at around 8:30 pm.

Police said the security force personnel asked the incoming vehicle to stop but the ZUF cadres asked Chingkhudin to proceed.

The security force personnel managed to stop them at which point Chingkhudin disclosed to the Assam Rifles personnel that he was being kidnapped by the ZUF cadres, the police added. The ZUF cadres jumped out from the vehicle and a gun-battle followed, which led to the death of one ZUF

Special attention to stop Infiltration & smuggling KArIMgANj, MAY 22 (PTI): The Border Security Force's Inspector General of Mizoram and Cachar Frontier Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya on Thursday said that he would pay special attention to prevent infiltration, smuggling and trans-border crimes.

Upadhyaya, who assumed charge on May 19, said that he would also pay special attention towards maintaining cordial relationship with the counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

He also directed troops under his command to maintain good and cordial relations with civil population residing in border areas, a press release issued by BSF said here.

Upadhyaya is a decorated officer of the 1984-batch, a recipient of

President Police Medal for Distinguish Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

He has served in various important assignments both in Command and Staff Level and has served in almost all the

ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS NAGALAND PWD, KOHIMA

Mailing Address;-Chief Engineer’s Office, PWD (Housing), Nagaland: Kohima.Pin-797001 No.AOE/PWD/NL/2014

Dated Kohima, the 22ndMay 2014

PRESS RELEASE This is to inform all the members of the Association of Engineers, NPWD, Nagaland, that there will be a General Meeting of the Association on the 30th May 2014 at 11:00 am in the PWD Conference Hall, Kohima, to discuss some very important issues.

All members are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Dated: 22/05/14

By this deed I, the undersigned Arepla (new name) previously called Arepla Chang (old name) doing- Govt. Service and resident of H. No. 600, Diphupar-B, Sector-G, Dimapur Dist., Nagaland solemnly declare.

1. That for and on behalf of myself and my husband and children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name/surname of Arepla Chang and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the name/surname Arepla, so that I and my husband and children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name/surname, but assumed name/ surname of Arepla.

2. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transaction, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name of Arepla as my name/ surname in place and in substitution of my former name/surname.

3. That, I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and friends in particular, at all times hereafter to designate and address me, my husband and children and remitter issue by such assumed name/surname of Arepla.

Deponent Solemnly sworn and signed before me by the deponent on this the 22/05/2014.

Notary Public Dimapur: Nagaland

This Public Notice is being issued as per the Kuki Customary Law and for the interest and integrity of the Village.

cadre, identified as one Makudin (42).

One Assam Rifles personnel identified as Takhellambam Gokil (25) and one Atuwa Oran were injured. While they were being transported to Leimakhing Military Hospital, Takhellam Gokil succumbed to his injuries.

Police said that a massive operation was conducted this morning in the Taodum village area which has been cordoned off since last night. At around 5:30 am on May 22, another gun battle broke out killing one more ZUF cadre. The deceased has been identified as one Mathuilan Haomei (30).

The Assam Rifles recovered two AK Rifles and two hand grenades from the site of the incident, the police stated. Meanwhile, the dead bodies of the two ZUF cadres and the jawan are deposited at the RIMS mortuary.

PUBLIC NOTICE This is for information of the public that Mr. SÜLVI ANGAMI s/o Lt.Kropazü of Viswema along with his children had been ex-communicated from K.Khel, Viswema Village on dated 22nd Sept 2013 for violation of the K. Khel resolution that was held under his Chairmanship.

Therefore, it is hereby informed to the general public that whoever deals and communicates with Mr. SÜLVI ANGAMI and his children relating to matters and issues of K.Khel, Viswema shall be doing so at his/her/their own risk.

LOZHOHOL THAPO Secretary Kirha Panchayat Viswema, Kohima

We express our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, organizations and churches who stood and shared all our grievances during his brief illness and sudden demise of our beloved father Lt. Kevinguzo on 14th May, 2014.

Though we are unable to thank each one of you particularly, we pray that our Almighty God blesses you abundantly for your good deeds.

Ever loving Wife, Dear Sons and Daughters

INFORMATION NEUROLOGY/CARDIOTHORACIC CAMP ON 26/5/14 OKING HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CLINIC, KOHIMA 1. DR. AR. BARUAH, NEUROLOGY GNRC, GUWAHATI 2. DR. BIKASH RAI DAS, CARDIOTHORACIC GNRC, GUWAHATI

SWEDEZHOL VITSU Chairman Kirha Panchayat Viswema, Kohima

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The Morung Express

Plan to cut spending, budget deficit

NEW DELHI, May 22 (REutERs): The finance ministry is working on a proposal for the new government to cut welfare spending and rein in the deficit in its first budget, to allay fears of fiscal slippage that would increase the risk of a sovereign credit downgrade.

Two senior ministry officials told Reuters the plan would make it possible for Narendra Modi’s incoming government to reduce the current year’s fiscal deficit and save 250 billion rupees ($4 billion) in borrowing.

The proposal could create room to narrow the deficit by as much as 0.3 percentage points from the 4.1 percent of gross domestic product now budgeted.

It would be put forward for the next finance’s minister’s consideration, and the government would decide whether to follow its recommendations.

Investors and ratings agencies have given Mo-

cut down wasteful expenditure,” one senior official helping draft the budget told Reuters.

An Indian vendor weighs onions at a wholesale vegetable market in Allahabad, on Thursday, May 22. India is in the midst of rapid socio-economic change. About 13 million young people are entering the job market each year, but not enough jobs are being created in an economy that has slowed down to below 5 percent in the last two years. Prices of food have spiraled, as has unemployment. (AP Photo)

di’s pro-growth agenda a vote of confidence, but have expressed concern that a sluggish economy could cause the previous government’s fiscal arith-

metic to unravel.

However, permanent staff at the finance ministry believe there is scope to trim the deficit rather than see it widen in a way that

puts India’s investmentgrade sovereign rating at risk. “The fiscal deficit can surely be brought down to at least 3.8 or 3.9 percent as there is enough scope to

BOND PRICES, RUPEE RISES Investors bought Indian bonds and the rupee on the news of the plan, with yields on benchmark 10-year government bonds falling by 5 basis points to 8.72 percent, and the rupee pushing to 58.43 to the dollar from 58.51 previously.

Modi, who will be sworn in on Monday, led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a landslide general election victory. He is widely expected to name close ally Arun Jaitely as finance minister.

The revised budget is due to be presented to parliament in early July. BJP sources say the new government may scrap or revise the deficit target set in former finance minister P. Chidambaram’s interim budget. The new govern-

ment’s first budget “will be a key indicator of Modi’s priorities and legislative agenda,” Fitch Ratings said in a note this week.

WASTEFUL SPENDING Savings could come from state subsidies and an employment guarantee scheme for the rural poor, the finance ministry officials said. Both are signature policies of the ousted Congressled government that have been criticised for waste.

Lowering the deficit even by 0.2 percentage points could reduce government borrowings in the fiscal year that began April 1 by about 250 billion rupees ($4.25 billion) from an earlier estimate of 5.97 trillion rupees.

“The government can easily save 130-140 billion rupees on the rural jobs programme,” said another senior official, adding about 75 percent of spending on it was wasted, causing inflation in food prices and burdening taxpayers.

He said the “Modi wave” in financial markets that has propelled benchmark Indian stock indexes to record highs could also make it easier for the new government to sell more shares in state-run companies. The rupee’s appreciation against the dollar should also help the Modi government to keep tabs on oil and fertiliser subsidies - a major drag on India’s budget.

India imports 80 percent of its crude oil needs.

The government covered about half of the $24 billion in losses that state-owned fuel retailers incurred last fiscal year because of price controls. The remainder was compensated through discounts from state-run upstream oil companies.

CAN BOTTLENECKS BE REMOVED? The rupee has appreciated more than 7.5 percent against the dollar since January’s low of 63.22 to a

dollar.

Chidambaram cut $13 billion in capital spending and deferred nearly $16 billion in subsidies to lower the fiscal deficit to about 4.5 percent of GDP. Industry and rating agencies hope that Modi will pursue supply-side reforms to unblock bottlenecks in the economy and reduce inflationary pressures. Success could give the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) room to ease interest rates.

But BJP officials said the first budget would offer a limited opportunity for major policy shifts because of the inherited financial burden, though it could reform expenditures.

“There are several central schemes which are either overlapping or ... lying under-utilised,” said Nirmala Sitharaman, a senior BJP spokeswoman.

“It is one of the issues on which immediate attention would be paid.”

Flipkart buys out Myntra fashion e-retailer Thai political protests affect tourism industry

BaNgaLoRE, May 22 (IaNs): Leading e-commerce platform Flipkart Thursday announced it was acquiring Myntra, a leading e-retailer for fashion and lifestyle products, for an undisclosed amount. “As both the companies are privately held, they have decided not to disclose the deal value,” a Flipkart spokesperson told IANS. The deal is estimated to be worth about $300 million (Rs.1,740 crore), according to

sources involved in the deal.

The deal is expected to bring into the country high quality and affordable lifestyle products to Indian customers from worldwide.

“As we believe the future of fashion in India is e-commerce, the deal will strengthen our positions in the fashion space though we will work as separate entities to grow as leaders in the Indian fashion and lifestyle industry,” Flipkart co-founder Sanjay Bansal said

on the occasion.

The city-based Myntra has over 650 partners marketing leading fashion and lifestyle brands across the country.

Post-acquisition, Myntra cofounder Mukesh Bansal will join the Flipkart board of directors and its fashion business.

“We are privileged to be associated with Flipkart, a powerful e-commerce brand, with an agenda to build the next-generation of retail in the Indian sub-continent,”

Bansal said. As the largest ecommerce platform, Flipkart offers a whopping 15 million products across 70 categories and claims to have 18 million registered users, with around 3.5 million hits a day.

“We have been able to ship about five million goods per month by hosting about 3,000 sellers on our e-platform run by about 10,000 people across the country,” Myntra’s other founder Ashutosh Lawania said.

Mukesh Ambani keeps salary capped at Rs 15 cr for 6th year

NEW DELHI, May 22 (PtI): Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani kept his annual salary capped at Rs 15 crore for the sixth year in a row even as the remuneration of key executives went up.

Ambani, the richest Indian, has kept salary, perquisites and allowances and commission at Rs 15 crore since 2008-09, foregoing almost Rs 24 crore per annum.

“The chairman and managing director’s compensation has been set at Rs 15 crore as against Rs 38.86 crore as per shareholders’ approval, reflecting his desire to continue to set a personal example for moderation in managerial compensation levels,” RIL said in its annual report for the financial year ended March 31, 2014.

His remuneration for 2013-14 includ-

ed Rs 4.16 crore as salary, perquisites and allowances of Rs 60 lakh, retirement benefits of Rs 82 lakh and Rs 9.42 crore as commission on profit.

In the previous year, while his salary and perquisites and allowances were the same, he got commission of Rs 9.35 crore and Rs 89 lakh in retirement benefits.

Ambani voluntarily capped his compensation at Rs 15 crore in October 2009 amid a debate over right-sizing of CEO salaries.

While Ambani’s salary remained capped, his key executives including oil and gas head P M S Prasad and refinery chief Pawan Kumar Kapil saw increases in compensation.

Prasad’s annual package went up to

Rs 6.03 crore from Rs 5.47 crore in 2012-13 after getting a higher performance-linked incentive of Rs 3.67 crore (Rs 3.12 crore the previous year).

Kapil earned Rs 1.05 crore performance-linked incentive to take his total package to Rs 2.49 crore in 2013-14. In the previous year, he earned Rs 1.99 crore, including Rs 65 lakh performance-linked incentive.

The criteria and the entitlement for performance-linked incentives for the two executives are determined by the human resources, nomination and remuneration committee, RIL said. Ambani’s cousins Nikhil R Meswani and Hital R Meswani saw their compensation rise to Rs 12.12 crore from Rs 11.05 crore a year ago.

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NEW DELHI, May 22 (IaNs): With Thailand’s complex political scene adding to growing confusion, the capital city of Bangkok is on the verge of collapsing as a popular tourist destination, say tour operators here.

The city’s vibrant street life, cultural landmarks, beautiful beaches and landscapes as well as its notorious red-light districts give it an exotic appeal which attracts thousands of tourists every year. The tourists comprise mainly Indians, Poles, Australians and Israelis. The Suvarnabhumi International Airport of Bangkok is the 16th busiest airport in the world, and also the sixth busiest in Asia.

But due to the ongoing Thai political crisis that started from November last year, Bangkok has seen a sudden decrease in tourism.

The crisis started last November when Thailand’s antigovernment People’s Democratic Reform Committee organised large-scale protests in Bangkok to oust former caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office in New Delhi, Bangkok is

hugely preferred by Indians and a big part of Thailand’s tourism revenue comes from India.

According to the TAT, if nothing is done to curb the political unrest, Thailand’s tourism industry might face a huge loss in the coming high season from November 2014 to March 2015.

“Thailand has always been a very popular tourist destination among Indian tourists. No matter what the occasion is, Bangkok seems to be the first preference since it is cheaper than any other foreign holiday destinations and offers you the best of entertainment,” Karan Anand, public relations manager of Cox & Kings in Mumbai, told IANS. “The current political unrest in Bangkok which has been continuing for the past five-six months has slightly deferred the interests of the people from visiting Thailand. So far, no customer has complained of any uncomfortable situation in Bangkok as the protests in the city so far have been peaceful,” he said.

“We are facing a lot of problems due to the current situation in Bangkok. A lot of trips are being cancelled since February.

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We are constantly facing challenges,” Kapil Sharma of SOTC in New Delhi said.

However, travel firm Thomas Cook has not reported any loss in its Thai packages.

“There might be rising political unrest in Bangkok, but it has not affected our business at all.

We are still booking packages every month. No cancellations have been reported till date,” said Abhishek of Thomas Cook, New Delhi.

Indians residing in Bangkok too think that the crisis is affecting Thai tourism.

“Thailand tourism has definitely been affected by the crisis. For tourists, Bangkok might not be a good place to visit now,” said Lekha Shankar, a Bangkokbased journalist.

“Many tourists are still unaware of the tensions going on in Bangkok as the protests have been quite peaceful. But, yes, Bangkok is becoming quite dangerous since the ousting (of Yinluck Shinawatra) as the protesters have entered the city and you never know where a riot may emerge or a bomb might explode,” Bangkok based webdeveloper Sanghamitra Konwar said.

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Home Scale Preservation and Processing of Mushroom

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ushroom is a simple form of plant life which is a rich source of proteins, vitamins and minerals. Among various preservation and processing methods, pickling and drying are the most common method of preserving mushroom at home. Before preserving and processing any food commodities, general cleanliness is very important. Washing and removing all the dirt and unwanted materials from the food is the basic necessary steps before preservation and processing method. Cleaning should be strictly followed as dust particles adhering to the raw materials contains micro-organisms and by doing so the number of organisms can be reduced considerably.

Mushroom pickle making process: is a processing and preservation methods that involve use of spices, salt and oil in order to preserve the food material. Methods of mushroom pickle making are given as follows: Ingredients: Mushroom – 1kilogram Salt – 100gram Vinegar – 100 ml Red chilli powder – 5 kilogram Turmeric powder – 10 gram Coriander powder – 15 gram Aniseed powder – 5 gram Cumin powder – 5 gram Fenugreek powder – 2 gram Black pepper powder – 2 gram Cinnamon powder – 1 gram Clove – 5 numbers Garlic paste – 20 gram Chopped onion – 100 gram Tamarind paste – 50 gram Mustard oil – 350 ml Method Mushrooms are sorted, washed, trimmed and fried with spices in a little oil (except salt and vinegar) till mushrooms become almost dry. This is followed by cooling of the product and addition of salt and vinegar. Content is then filled in a glass jar. The remaining oil is heated and cool when it’s cool it is then added to the content sufficiently to cover the pieces. The glass jar is then sealed properly and stored in ambient temperature.

Drying of Mushrooms Mushroom can also be process by drying or dehydration. Microorganisms need moisture to grow, so when the concentration of water in the food is brought down below a certain level, Microorganisms are unable to grow. Moisture can be removed by application of heat as in sun – drying or by mechanical drying. Sun

– drying is the most popular and oldest method of preservation or processing.

With the advancement of technology, different kinds of dehydration processes have been developed e.g. Sun drying, mechanical drying, air drying, microwave oven drying, etc. Among these the microwave oven drying is the best method. Vacuum drying process is followed in reduced pressure. In this process, the produce is subjected to a vacuum drier in which steam is present at about 1.0 to 1.5 bar. A vacuum pump is used to reduce pressure inside the product. The end product is obtained after completion of vacuum drying process.

This is the simplest and most versatile way of preserving mushrooms. The principle is quite simple, by driving off all of the water the mushroom stops metabolizing, and no spoilage organisms can grow. The only problem is that most of the mass of the mushroom is actually water.

• Drying Mushrooms with The String Method: If you only have a few mushrooms to dry, then this is the simplest way of doing it. Slice the mushrooms thinly, and use a needle and cotton to string all of the mushrooms together. If the mushrooms are really thin, such as fairy ring mushrooms or anise caps, you can thread them onto the cotton whole. Use real cotton rather than nylon or polyester as this is less likely to stick or melt during drying. Once you have the mushrooms threaded string them up in the airing cupboard, in the kitchen, or in any similar warm location (a luke warm oven will do). When they're fully dried, and not before, unstring them and pack them away into airtight jars. It can take about 8hours or more in an airing cupboard.

• Drying with The Tray Method: If you have more than a couple of handfuls of mushrooms to dry, use the tray method.

Many people use wire or wickerwork trays for this, it is found that ordinary baking trays lined with some newspaper and a sheet of baking parchment work fine. Arrange your slices of mushroom around the tray, making sure that they're not overlapping each other, and discarding any slices that have maggots in them. Dry them in a warm place, as above, and when they're dry (it takes about 8 hours or so in my airing cupboard) pack them away in airtight jars.

This Drying works especially well for the boletus mushrooms. Cep in particular is dried as a matter of course by many pickers, who claim it tastes far more intense. You can add a few mixed dried mushrooms to soups, stews and even gravy, and find that this imparts an intense flavour to most things.

Most mushrooms can be dried, but some are harder to dry than others. Any-

thing picked on a wet day has more moisture to drive off, so drying takes longer and the mushrooms may be more likely to spoil during the process. Drying slices of giant puffball takes skill, patience, and more than a little bit of luck. Chicken of the woods and other edible polypores also dry very badly, produces something more like wood than fungus. But other than that this simple technique will allow you to enjoy the fruit of your autumn expeditions well into the next season. If you haven't got an airing cupboard, or if you need to dry more mushrooms than you have space for, then you might want to consider building or buying a drying cabinet. I've never had need of one myself, but the principle is very simple, and involves rigging up a small, low power lamp at the bottom of a cabinet with shelves for drying off the mushrooms on. Despite its simplicity this kind of rig is normally only used by the real fanatic!

Another option is to use a food dehydrator; I've used one, and while it works well, it's not significantly better than the airing cupboard or a low oven.

Canning mushroom Due to highly perishable nature preservation of mushrooms is necessary to minimize the post harvest losses,.

For this, the processing techniques such as Canning, Individual Quick Freezing (I.Q.F.), Vacuum Freeze Drying (VFD), Drying, Vacuum Drying, Pickling, Steeping Preservation, Radiation Preservation etc. have been developed. These are used on the basis of their merits per se market demand and end use.

Canning is an established process of preserving mushroom pieces in brine, butter, oil, vinegar etc. It involves six basic operations like cleaning, blanching, can filling, sterilization, cooling and labeling. Through all these operations, mushrooms are graded, cleaned, blanched (pre-cooked), filled in brine solution of cans and ultimately sterilized with heat and cooled through water spray and labeled for storage. Canned mushrooms form major share of world trade.

Individual quick freezing is another popular processing method followed in large industrial units. In this process, raw materials are washed at processing units after receipt from farms, and then the mushrooms are inspected, sliced and graded according to quality. After that, blanched and water cooled mushrooms are subjected to tunnel freezing stage. At this stage, these are cooled in a system having temp - 40oC and the core areas of mushroom pieces acquire a temp around –18oC. Subsequently, packed in multilayer polybags and stored in a cold storage having temp–20O to –25oC. Vacuum

freeze drying (V.F.D.) is a further development in mushroom processing technology. In this process the original shape, quality, colour size, texture, freshness properties of 4 thermal sensitive produce are retained. This processing technique involves the cooling of mushroom much below the freezing point i.e. –40oC where moisture present in mushroom is converted to tiny ice molecules which further directly sublime into vapour when subjected to vacuum with a slight rise in temperature resulting in a dried end product.

Freezing Mushrooms Depending on what you plan to do with your stored mushrooms, freezing might be your best option. This is not going to keep the flavour as well as drying, and it doesn't intensify the flavour of the mushrooms in the same way, but if Downsizer: for a sustainable & ethical future you plan to make pates or sautees with your mushrooms then this is the way for you. Many mushrooms will require some kind of pre-cooking. I recommend slicing them, and frying them in a little olive oil with some chopped browned onion and garlic, and just a little black pepper. Freeze them in small portions, and when you're ready to use your mushrooms just melt a portion in a pan. That said, when I have an excess of chicken of the woods or blewits, I freeze them as is with no more pre-treatment than a quick wipe, and they seem none the worse for it. Boletus also seems to cope well with freezing raw, if you're only storing them for a short while.

You can take pre-cooking a step further by producing a duxelles. This is a paste produced by chopping the mushrooms and onions very finely and frying with some butter or olive oil over a low heat for a long time (an hour or so) until you has a crumbly, dryish mixture. Again, freeze in small lots so you can defrost what you need when you need it. There are innumerable variations of this, incorporating different herbs and flavours, and if you have the time the duxelles is unsurpassed for richness and intensity. Alternatively you can prepare your mushrooms for freezing by blanching, a brief boiling or steaming will do. Give the mushrooms a wash to remove any grit or dirt, and drop them into boiling water. Bring back to the boil and cook for two minutes, before draining and refreshing in cold water. This isn't the tastiest way of preserving mushrooms, and you lose a lot of texture, but if you're in a hurry and you’ve got a huge haul it's better than nothing. A slightly better result can be obtained by steaming rather than boiling the mushrooms.

Jessica Dohtdong Programme Assistant (Home Science) KVK, Wokha, ICAR, Nagaland centre

NTC responds to news article

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he attention of the NTC is drawn by opinion raised by some bloggers, while participating in Naga Blog discussion on the subject “Analyzing the issue of Tribe Recognition in Nagaland” as published in Morung Express local daily on 17th May, 2014. The NTC would like to clear the confusions being projected on enumerated data listing Rongmei indigenous inhabitants as published by the State Government.

The NTC maintained that the so called 1313 enumerated list of Rongmei Community in Nagaland State is bogus and without any basis. Any notification that is contrary to the legislated laws or against public interest is either challenge or resist by the citizens and hence, rejected by the people as anti-people’s decision in the 13th May, 2014 Public Rally.

The present notification No. AR-8/8/76 dated the 28th of April, 1977 is a criteria being followed since the statehood and time tested legislated law of the State. The criteria laid down in the above law are implicitly clear and undisputed.

No one ever denied that Rongmei is a Scheduled Tribe in India but the question here is its identification as indigenous inhabitant tribe in the state of Nagaland without holding any legal basis.

The stand of the NTC against the enumerated numbers of Rongmei indigenous inhabitants in the State of Nagaland as maintained by the Government of Nagaland to 1313 is bogus and void of any basis. The State Government should come out clear on the status of 1313 indigenous Rongmei inhabitants in the State of Nagaland with legal basis rather than creating confusion and polarization.

The State Government on one hand notified the enumerated list of 1313 Rongmei indigenous inhabitants in the State and on the other hand nullified its own enumerated figure by a declaration through the concerned department that there is no Rongmei name in the 1963 E-Roll. The NTC also fails to understand what has

prompted the State Government to conduct an exclusive survey to a particular community to give exclusive legal status. Our point of contention here is very simple. The members of Rongmei community like any other members or groups of indigenous inhabitants in the State of Nagaland can apply for an indigenous inhabitant certificate in the prescribed form by producing necessary legal papers as per the laid down criteria and not through special administrative enumeration drive. We are not concern whether the members of Rongmei Community is more or less than 1313 as long as they are within the entitlement to avail their status through legal procedures.

The interim order of the Honourable Gauhati High Court directing the State authority not to issue indigenous inhabitant certificate contrary to the criteria as laid down in the notification No. AR-8/8/76 dated 28th April, 1977 and directed the State of Nagaland to filed affidavit in reply to defend its action is unambiguously clear making the 1313 identification process accountable to the law of the land. The NTC at no point of time attempted to manipulate or misuse the Hon’ble Gauhati High Court order as alleged by several groups of people and individuals. Any interested group or person can take up with the appropriate Court instead of indulging into paper war or misleading the general public. The questions on human rights violation or unfair treatment and all emotional black mailings will not contribute to the solutions as desired by all. What we need today is a clear definition of status and identity and removal of all factors conflicting public policies inflicting injuries on the members of a family. The NTC request all concern to desist from creating confusion on the issue but be a part of the desired solution for unity and fraternity of the Nagas at large.

Media Cell, NTC

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AGC celebrate success of club members AR extends help to accident victims

KohIMa, May 22 (DIPr): The Nagaland Adolescent Girls Club (NAGC), an initiative of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB), organised a felicitation programme for the 70 successful AGC members who passed HSLC 2014, out of which 4 (four) were toppers.

Altogether, 118 AGC members belonging to different schools in Kohima attended the program namely Mezhür Higher Secondary School, Christ King Higher Secondary School, Modern School, Mewi School, Bayavü Hill High School, Genesis School and Oking Christian School.

Gracy Aye, SRCW, chaired the programme.

Fr. Deli Kapani, Principal Christ King Hr. Sec. School, pronounced the invocation followed by welcome speech by Daisy Mezhür, Secretary NSSWB. She welcomed all the club members and everyone present, congratulating the successful candidates and

remarked that the result comparing to last year has improved. AGC members from Christ King Higher Secondary School graced the programme with a special song.

Juliana Medom, various AGC, SRCW, gave a power point presentation on the, ‘Journey of AGC’, which highlighted activities like card making, decoration items, conducting vocational trainings and also presented their participation in events like Independence Day Celebration over the course of several years. The presentation highlighted the Girls Pipe Band, which is the first of its kind in Nagaland, which was formed in 2011. Wokha AGC was formed in 2013 and 2014 will include more activities and programmes, and she concluded by stating that AGC members will always be AGC members.

Bano Vinito, Chairperson NSSWB, gave exhortation. In her speech, she congratulated the

successful candidates and encouraged the girls to continue with the fight and never give up challenges. In order to be successful three important key points were sharedto love and fear God; to be economically independent and to compete.

Atou Mezhür, Managing Director, and Fr. Deli Kapani, in their sharing congratulated the successful HSLC candidates and encouraged the students to set a goal and strive forward and to set a goal to “Live the Promise” which is the theme of AGC. Fr. Kapani, thanked NSSWB for initiating AGC, which is the first of its kind in Nagaland.

Felicitation was followed where certificates and gifts were presented to all the club members present.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Avinuo Kire, SRCW thanked the Principal MHSS on behalf of NSSWB for providing the hall and all those who took part in the programme to make it a grant success.

DMC on rates of beef, pork, mutton DIMaPUr, May 22 (Mexn): The rate control cell of Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) conducted a surprise checking this morning on butchers selling meat at higher rate than the rate prescribed by the DMC. A press release received here informed that during the checking, DMC rate control staff booked a butcher and seized the pork after he was found selling pork at a higher than prescribed rate.

Rate control cell has

Meat rate prescribed by the DMC are as follows: 1. Beef - Rs. 130 per kg Offal (head, hoof, intestine, liver, - Rs. 100 per kg spleen, kidney, etc.)

2. Pork (wholesale) - Rs. 130 per kg Pork (retail sale & dressed) - Rs. 170 per kg Offal (head, hoof, intestine, liver, - Rs. 140 per kg spleen, kidney, etc.)

3. Mutton - Rs. 300 per kg Offal (head, hoof, intestine, liver, - Rs. 100 per kg spleen, kidney, etc.) warned that it would take stern action those violating the order of the DMC. Revo Anar, In-charge, DMC rate control, has urged public/consumers not to pay more than

the rate prescribed by the DMC and also to report any butcher not adhering to the DMC rate to Rate Control Cell, DMC, at phone nos. 03862-236815, 9856901584, 9856217605.

MeLUrI, May 22 (Mexn): 46 Assam Rifles provided assistance to four passengers who met with an accident, at Akhegwo Meluri Road.

A press release from the PRO informed that on May 16 at 1230 hours, around 5 kms from Akhegwo towards Meluri Civil a Tata Sumo bearing Registration Number NL-01H-1906 travelling from Akhegwo to Meluri lost control and went off the road approximately 80 feet down. On receiving the information from a civilian, QRT comprising of one JCO and 10 OR rushed to the accident site from Akhegwo COB. The QRT rescued all four passengers and brought them to COB

DEO Peren informs

Peren, May 22 (Mexn): The office of the District Education Officer, Peren, has requested all beneficiaries who have applied for the Pre-Matric Scholarship for minority students in both government and private institutions in Peren district to collect their scholarships from their respective schools on or before May 31. A press release from L. Toshimenla Imchen, Deputy District Education Officer, Peren informed the beneficiaries to submit a photocopy of their 2013 result in order to receive the scholarship. Imchen also requested the head of institutions who were yet to collect scholarships to collect it

by May 24. The office will not entertain any beneficiaries after the expiry of the last date, the DEO informed.

The mangled remains of the vehicle after the accident at Akhegwo - Meluri Road on Friday, May 16. (Inset) Assam Rifles’ QRT transferring victims to a waiting ambulance

Akhegwo for first aid. After first aid, the victims were taken to Civil Hospital Meluri for further treatment.

The prompt action of AR saved precious lives which

could have been lost without immediate medical attention. The families of injured and the locals thanked 46 AR for the help rendered and quick response.

Ura Academy to celebrate 75 years KohIMa, May 22 (Mexn): Ura Academy will be celebrating 75 years on May 29 and 30 at NBCC Convention Centre, Kohima, with Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Governor of Nagaland, as chief guest and Timikha Koza, President, Tenyimi People’s Organisation (TPO), as the guest of honour.

Ura Academy Rüpfün-

AR apprehends one cadre

LongLeng, May 22 (Mexn): 31 Assam Rifles on May 21 apprehended one GPRN/NSCN cadre from PPC Ward (B), Longleng Town. A press release from the PRO identified the cadre as Captain Shonsang Phom (35 years). The AR team also recovered one .22 Pistol with 21 rounds of different callibre, one country made bomb and other incriminating documents. The apprehended cadre was handed over to Longleng Police Station.

Combined destruction of liquor and drugs

DIMaPUr, May 22 (Mexn): In pursuance to the orders of the Commissioner of Excise and Prohibiuo General Secretary, Met- which comprised of Angami, tion, Nagaland, vide order Nos. EX/NC-33/89 dated silhouthie Mor, said more Chakhesang, Rengma, Po- May 19 and EX/5/10/05 dated May 22, there will be a than 3000 delegates are chury, Zeliang, Mao, Poumai, combined destruction of Liquor and Drugs on May 26 expected to attend the cel- Impui, Maram and Thangal. at 11 am in the Excise Directorate Complex, Dimapur. ebration along with hunThere will be a mega ex- A press release from K. Y. Sangtam, Superintendent of dreds of special invitees. hibition on culture and liter- Excise and Prohibition, informed and asked all the repMor also said that Gov- ature. Meanwhile, the trans- resentatives of the Board and concern departments/ ernment of Nagaland had portation committee will be agencies to attend the same. already given a restricted providing free bus service in holiday on May 30 for the every bus stop junction in LS Election Kohima celebration in particular to Kohima for those attending officials informed the Tenyimi community the celebration.

KohIMa, May 22 (DIPr): The Sector Magistrates/ Officers/Master trainers/Micro Observers/Videographers/Counting Supervisors and Counting Assistants engaged during the conduct of Lok Sabha Election in respect of Kohima district have been informed to collect the remuneration/honorarium from DC & DEO Medical Officer WHO, was and outbreak investiga- Office (Election Branch) between May 26-30. the resource person for tion, data analysis and inthe workshop. She spoke terpretation calculations. Zunheboto Sadar monthly on the basic Epidemiol- She also deliberated the ASHA meeting held ogy of measles and con- participants on the update trol strategies, measles of polio eradication and ZUnheboto, May 22 (Mexn): The monthly ASHA meeting for Zunheboto Sadar was held on May laboratory diagnosis and importance of Acute Flac- 20 at CMO Office, Zunheboto. The ASHA's were briefed collection, storage and cid Paralysis surveillance. about the importance of maintaining monthly reports shipment of specimen, Dr. Thinuohezo, Dis- and VHND. They were also reminded to maintained case management and trict Programme Officer ASHA diary properly. During the meeting they were Vit-A supplementation UIP/RCH), and Dr. Nei- encourage to work hard for the community and bring for measles cases, Role of sakho Kere, DPO NVB- about positive change. ASHA uniforms, HB sticks and epidemic response team DCP, spoke on measles Uri - sticks were distributed during the meeting. in outbreak identification surveillance.

Measles Surveillance Workshop held at Phek PheK, May 22 (Mexn): The District Health Society Phek conducted District Measles Surveillance Workshop today at CMO conference hall Phek. A press release received here informed that Dr. Kevichusa Medikhru, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), chaired the programme and gave a brief introduction on the Measles surveillance workshop.

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The Morung Express FrIDAy 23 MAy 2014 voluME IX IssuE 139

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Impressions on Modi

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Ankur Gupta Asia Times Online

The election as an Indian awakening

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mid recitals of Vedic hymns and blowing of conch shells, the ‘Ganga Aarti’ puja was held at ‘Dashashwamedh Ghat’ in Varanasi with Prime Minister elect Narendra Modi along with BJP President Rajnath Singh and Modi’s close aide Amit Shah in attendance. For those who may be unaware, the ‘Ganga Aarti’ puja was the first major event of Modi after leading the BJP to its impressive victory in the just concluded General Election. Whether there was a need for such a huge puja with religious fervour after getting elected to the PM’s office, a constitutional post, it is for readers to judge, although the first impression one got was that of Modi as a Hindu nationalist.

From Hindu Nationalist to PM In the past, Modi was not shy to project himself as a “Hindu nationalist”. But as the Prime Minister of a country as diverse as India, one should not go around proclaiming one’s religion. The constitution clearly mentions that there is no official religion and the Government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect and honor. And therefore an elected PM ought to be more sensitive to the feelings of others, especially the minorities. A more private and low key puja would have been perhaps more appropriate. The point really is that with power comes greater responsibility and now that Modi has become PM, there are certain established principles, which will have to be observed. As PM he will now have to be inclusive in his approach. Hopefully Modi will grow into his new role as the head of the constitutionally elected government, who affirms to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India. It is his responsibility as PM to “faithfully and conscientiously discharge” the duties and “without fear or favour, affection or ill-will”.

A leader with a difference While the first impression about Modi may be that of a “Hindu nationalist”, the other impression of Modi is that of a leader who is different from the usual neta or political class we are used to. Modi is someone with humble beginnings, hard working, has strong self belief to succeed and displays honesty and genuine concern for people’s welfare. His message to the newly elected BJP MPs not to lobby for berths and offices but to work for the party in their respective States, this goes to show that Modi has set a high standard for those in public life to follow, i.e. to work for people and not for self. This is worthy of emulation for any leader. In all this, there is high expectation that the new Modi government will perform and deliver on good governance, speedy economic recovery, corruption free development and inclusiveness of all sections. The other impression that one got was how the BJP seems to have high regard for its pre-poll alliance partners. Despite having a majority, the BJP was gracious enough to accommodate even a one seat party like the Naga People’s Front (NPF). Not only was Neiphiu Rio of the NPF given time to speak during the BJP-NDA Parliamentary meeting but Rio was given a prominent seat next to BJP leaders as they met the President to stake claim to form a government.

Test for Rio’s new role It’s another matter that Rio should have refrained from attacking the previous Congress led UPA regimes. He should have been more gracious in his hour of victory; after all if the ten years of his tenure as Chief Minister of Nagaland can be claimed as successful on the development front, then perhaps one should have the magnanimity to at least give some credit to the Central government for its supporting role. Rio was perhaps carried away by the occasion and his new found reverence for “his leader Modiji”. In fact, even the BJP leaders including the PM elect showed more courtesy towards its political opponents and refrained from attacking anyone.

Rather, Rio should have used the occasion to tell the next PM and the BJP heavyweights present that he has been send to the Lok Sabha primarily to give priority in resolving the long pending Naga political issue. This would have had a more positive impact on the new political leadership of India and Rio would have done great service to the Naga cause.

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Literature, culture rings

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een as a window to unmask the shrouded mystery of Bhutan by celebrating its literature, art, culture and music, the annual "Mountain Echoes" festival's fifth edition kicks off here Thursday. The three-day festival promises to offer a balanced account of many myths, peek into Bhutan's textiles and soulful music, along with staple dose of democracy, crime and gender writing.

An initiative of the India-Bhutan Foundation, the festival is managed by Indian non-profit literature promotion group Siyahi with the support of Bhutan's queen mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck who is the chief royal patron of the festival.

Leading Indian household consumer durables company Usha International is one of the main sponsors of the festival that will go on till May 24 at Nehru Wangchuck Centre and Taj Tashi in Thimphu. Celebrating the true spirit of art begets art, the cultural melee will host more than 50 speakers from South Asia and around the world who will speak on the subjects spread over different genres: from texture of mountain writing to environmental concerns; crime writing to concerns with democracy; popular fiction and gender writing to poems and plays.

Brainchild of programme directors Namita Gokhale - also a key person in the organisation of the Jaipur Literary Festival; Pramod Kumar K.G, managing director of a museum consulting company; Kunzang Choden, the first Bhutanese woman to write a novel in English and Siok Sian Dorji, a print and broadcast journalist - the festival fosters cultural diplomacy between two democratic nations. "I feel in the fifth year, this festival has taken a route in Bhutan and has become a global festival while keeping rooted with the culture and aesthetics of Bhutan," Gokhale told IANS. Glimpses of Bhutanese life will reflect on the big screen through movie screenings and will throw life on the mundane life, their religious beliefs and role of the women in the Bhutanese society. "Village on Treasure Hill", "Bhutan Women Forward" "Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism", "The Yak Herder's Son" are some of the films that will be screened during the festival. Two important ingredients of cultural exchanges are music and textiles, and that too have found a space in this festival.

How art in this landlocked county has flourished and taken its due course with changing times, and how it is adapting its traditional textiles weaves into everyday modern fashion would be narrated through exhibitions, while concerts by musical bands - Zhaw and the Ngorigaps, The Baby Boomers, Poisoned Apples and Daydream Farmers - will throw light on the lesser-known musical musings of the country.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters set off firecrackers and dance to celebrate the victory of Narendra Modi-led BJP government in India's general elections in Srinagar, India on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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he 2014 Indian general election are at last over. Although equally grand in scale, this election seemed different to more conventional rounds in 2009 and before. This vote more resembled a nationwide sports contest, probably because of the more frequent twists and deeper involvement of the public.

During the elections, every day saw new dramas and controversies. On numerous occasions, a minister would say something that infuriated a group of people, who then rallied to the Election Commission to ban that minister or took to social media websites to vent their shock and rage.

Some of those moments were interesting, while others were just frustrating. Some of the "players" in the elections performed well, while others simply made a fool of themselves. In retrospect, these elections had everything, all the way from inspiring presidential-debate-like speeches to (legal) betting in the Indian stock markets.

Such an important event will have an impact in India and beyond for long time. The brutal and carnivorous hunt by media channels all around the world that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi was subjected to will be seared into several people's memories.

The entertainment that Rahul Gandhi provided when he mentioned "Women Empowerment" or talked about "Changing the System", while having a smoldering and solemn look in his eyes, will also provide entertainment to people for a long time the Congress Party's prime minister candidate was mocked on Twitter for repeating the phrases.

But apart from these factors and other more trivial trends, the greatest impact that the elections had was on the consciousness of the nation. The Indian elections of 2014 marked the rise of a new national consciousness. It seemed that the citizens of the country realized that India indeed has a government, and that the citizens have to get involved into the political environment for the government to be effective and for the country to progress.

Up until these elections, the national consciousness was in a slumber. There existed a prosaic saying that "China grows because of its government and India grows despite its government," that could occasionally be found in online discussions or heard in casual conversation, usually between an Indian and a non-Indian.

This phrase provides insight into the perceptions people have of the Indian government. There was a sense that the policies and actions of the government were simply impeding growth and progress, primar-

"N

o power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come" is a favourite quote of the outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. If ideas can come in the form of men, Narendra Modi, set to be sworn in as India's new prime minister, is one such manifestation.

Thirty years after 1984, the last time a single party was returned with an absolute majority in Lok Sabha elections and when a consensus has evolved that the era of single party rule was over for good, there emerges Modi who almost single-handedly led a grueling election campaign to secure an unprecedented 282 seats out of 543 for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Together with allies, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has romped home with a comfortable tally of 336 seats, beating predictions of all but a lone pollster.

The BJP's decisive victory is even more remarkable for the decimation it has caused of the Grand Old Party. While a Congress defeat had been widely expected, even its worst detractors could not have imagined its count to plummet from 206 in 2009 to just 44. Clocking an average of 7.5 percent per annum of growth over a 10-year period of rule is no mean achievement for any coalition. But averages are for economic historians; what seemed to matter to the voter was the sub-5 percent growth during the last two years. The problems of the outgoing Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) were further compounded by the spate of corruption scandals that surfaced during the past few years.

The challenges facing the Modi gov-

ily because of the larger-than-life bureaucracy.

This author distinctly recalls that while growing up, other youths loved to indulge in talking about everything from philosophy to American politics.

Some even watched live speeches by George W Bush while he was president and Barack Obama while he was trying to be president. The youth even got involved with other candidates and events in American politics.

The Indian youth are not totally averse to politics.

They were aware of the role of the government and its responsibilities - and have an idea of the power it possessed. But that awareness was only limited to knowledge of the American political system.

It was as if the Indian political system was almost non-existent, and any discussion regarding any of the candidates was considered to be taboo.

Knowing the names of any political persona (except for the prime minister, president etc.) was simply considered to be impractical.

There are numerous reasons that can explain the lack of interest in debating issues in Indian politics.

But in retrospect, it is likely the main reason for the apathy was the image and reputation of "our" politics compared to its counterparts in other countries.

Indian politics was corruption and coarse, animallike quarrels. No prominent politician gave televised speeches or debated other politicians, but several of them did throw slippers and openly swear at each other.

For the Indian youth, it was far easier to ignore the events here and focus on other topics of discussion. But apathy regarding the system extended both ways. Not only were the citizens ignorant about politics - the politicians were ignorant about the citizens. It was common for politicians to hole up in their houses and only make their presence felt only during election time.

Most of the time, that presence was required to attract votes from the minorities, since the majority didn't vote. And once the elections were over, the politicians would abandon their lackadaisical attempts of garnering votes and return to their secret holes, away on another planet.

To say the least, the expanse between the political class and the non-political class was gigantic. The politicians seemed to be living on one planet, and the citizens seemed to be living on another. Each class of people was ignorant of the other's existence.

This disconnect became conspicuous when debating global issues with non-Indians.

Discussions turned into monologues which consisted the other person telling this author

about gap between the political system in his country and the political system in India. Those were dangerous situations to be in because the temptation was to accept and parrot biased opinions about a political system he had probably read about from some biased newspaper.

Callowness made this author susceptible to malicious information from untrustworthy sources. Sun Tzu, the potent Chinese strategist, wrote in his omnipresent The Art of War: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb to failure in every battle.

In a battle of words with someone from another country, Indians were bound to lose - and maybe even adopt the other person's point-of-view - simply because they didn't know the political system and policies of their country.

But the rise of a new consciousness and growing political awareness among the different strata in society has changed things. Unlike before, it doesn't seem taboo to talk about the policies that are implemented by the government or even to discuss the daily occurrences in the Lok Sabha (lower house).

Political discourse can frequently be heard on the streets, in shops, between family members, and even between friends. It's become common to discuss politics with the auto-wallah (rickshaw driver) or listen to their opinions. Voting has become "cool".

Famed cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flew to Mumbai from Dubai to give his vote and then flew back to Dubai. Even attempting to analyze political candidates or make fun of them has become fashionable.

Political discourse has entered everyday life.

Some people would argue that the dissemination of political awareness across one billion people belonging to a multitude of religions and speaking a multitude of languages is a dangerous thing. In the future, finding a policy that has the potential to satisfy such a diverse amount of political observers will become a tiresome task. Almost every policy will have some detractors who will foresee it harming their personal interests. Because of these detractors, policy making will perhaps become even slower.

It seems that unlike the Chinese government, the Indian government shot itself in the foot by involving such a vast number of people in the elections, because it won't be able to make decisions any quicker than it does now.

But that's just one side of the coin. The other more positive side hints that the entrance of political discourse in everyday life is a great thing. Primarily this is because citizens won't feel that they are part of some different planet, and that the policies that the government makes won't affect them at all.

With an increased awareness about the political system and an enhanced voice in the political decision making process, the people who vote now feel that they have a stake in the welfare of the country and thus, they share at least some responsibility for its performance. That increased stake will definitely make decision taking by the government slow, but it will enhance national loyalty.

Finally, the entrance of political discourse in everyday life will also open up more career options for aspiring politicians. No more will politics be reserved for the chosen individuals and families. Ordinary people, without any connections, will now have an option of entering politics.

These people will have to prove their worth, and will have to have some sort of skill. This requirement will make sure that the political class is more responsible and better qualified than it has been hitherto.

Other impacts too will be felt in time. Meanwhile, the rise of a national consciousness will continue to change thoughts, notions, and people. And the changes have just begun. At one point of time, it was common for someone to wonder, "Whether India will change". The answer to that question is obvious.

Now, it is common for someone to wonder, "When will the changes come". The change has begun.

Challenges facing Narendra Modi Parthasarathy Chaganty IANS ernment are largely defined by the legacy of the UPA rule. The prime object of the new government should be to take the economy back to the high growth (8 percent plus) trajectory at the earliest.

This calls for a slew of carefully considered measures, administrative as well as legislative. A major legacy left by the UPA is the raft of rights-based legislation, notably right to work and right to food. The land acquisition law gives a better deal for the landowners, but correspondingly makes it harder and costlier for industries to acquire land. These supposed welfare measures may not have saved the day for UPA, but remain as statutes on the book, which the new government will have to deal with.

Even if the BJP reconciles itself to such measures in ideological terms, it needs to undertake a critical evaluation of the various schemes so as not to fall in the same rut as the previous government. More than Rs.2 trillion were spent on rural employment by the UPA during its tenure, but there is little to show in terms of physical assets like check dams, roads and levelled

fields. Apart from large-scale leakages, payments under the scheme are mostly viewed as entitlements rather than wages for productive work. A collateral damage is the serious impairment of the work ethos among large sections of rural labour which can have an adverse effect on farm output if left unchecked.

Contrary to popular perception, barring retail, the BJP welcomes FDI in almost all other sectors (even up to 100 percent in certain cases), especially where it brings in new technology or innovation. Whether it is FDI or investment from domestic industry, it is the "ease of doing business" that matters most. Inordinate delays in project approvals and numerous hurdles at various stages of implementation can sap the energy of even the most enthusiastic and committed investors. Ensuring time-bound approvals and implementation of projects holds the key to spurring investment and growth.

If there is one measure that will have a significant impact on easing of supply constraints, it will be to scrap state monopoly on coal mining and

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permit merchant mining, with allocation of coal blocks through auction.

Rolling out the much delayed Goods and Services Tax (GST), for which the necessary spade work has been done, will send out a positive signal and aid growth. It is also necessary to bring about an investor-friendly tax regime.

Reining the fiscal deficit is a prerequisite for ensuring sustainability of growth. Any laxity on this front will not only lead to crowding out of private investment but also severely limit policy options of the Reserve Bank of India in combating inflation. One factor that merits close attention in this context is the subsidy burden. Doing away with diesel subsidy should not be a problem now. However, scrapping fertiliser subsidy will be a challenge for which the requisite political courage needs to be mustered. Notwithstanding the BJP's reservations on "Aadhar" (unique identification scheme), serious thought should be given to direct cash transfers to targeted beneficiaries, which will go a long way in checking leakages.

Lastly, as the new government lacks majority in the Rajya Sabha, every effort should be made to enlist the cooperation of the opposition groups wherever possible as calling joint sessions of the houses for passage of bills on a regular basis cannot be a practical solution. A cooperative approach is needed vis-à-vis state governments as speedy implementation of projects is not possible without their support at the ground level.

From all indications, the prime minister-designate, Narendra Modi, appears to be a man equal to the task.

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Abrogation Of Article 370 is Not Possible Justice rajindar Sachar

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JP president Rajnath Singh has called for a debate on why Article 370 of the Constitution should not be abrogated. One wishes he had sought this enlightenment before including the provocative item of abrogation of Article 370 in the BJP election manifesto.

Apart from the legal angle, Togadia's hate speech against Muslims and a politically dishonest attempt

by BJP and RSS leaders to paper it over should be a justification enough for the retention of Article 370 for the Muslim majority state of J & K. On August 15, 1947, when India became independent, J&K was not a part of its territory. It was only by the Instrument of Accession, dated 27.10.47, signed by the Maharaja of J&K that the state acceded to the Dominion of India. By clause 3 the Maharaja accepted that the matters specified in the schedule are the matters with respect to which the dominion legislature may make laws for the state of J & K. The instrument further provided that the terms of instrument shall not be varied by an amendment to the Act or the Indian Independence Act, unless such amendment was accepted by the Maharaja. The instrument also clearly laid down that nothing in the instrument shall be deemed to commit the state in any way to the acceptance of any future Constitution of India.

This instrument accepted only a limited number of matters -- Defence, External Affairs, Communications -- with respect to which the Indian legislature could make laws for J&K. This special relationship of J&K found its reflection in Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which laid down that notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, the powers of Parliament to make laws for the state shall be limited to those matters in the Union List and the Concurrent List, which, in consultation with the government of the state, are declared by the President to correspond to matters specified in the Instrument of Accession, and such other matters in the said lists with the concurrence of the state the President may by order specify.

Thus by virtue of Article 370 Parliament can legislate for J&K on matters other than those mentioned in the instrument but only after obtaining the concurrence of the state of J&K (emphasis supplied). Thus J&K has special status, unlike the other states in India where Parliament can legislate on its own on subjects mentioned in the Union and concurrent lists.

It is no doubt true that Article 370(3) provides that the President may by notification declare that this article shall cease to be operative, but the proviso clearly lays down a limitation that the recommendation of the Constituent Assembly of the state shall be necessary before the President issues such a notification. It is not disputed that the Constituent Assembly of J&K has never given any such recommendation. In that view Article 370 cannot be withdrawn

by Parliament purporting to exercise the power of amendment given by Article 368. That the power to amend the Constitution is not totally unfettered admits of no disputes vide the famous case of Keshvanand Bharthi, (1973) in which the Supreme Court held that a "Constitution like ours contains certain features which are so essential that they cannot be changed or destroyed".

There is also nothing very special in laying this limitation in Article 370. Even Article 368 limits the power of Parliament to make any amendment to the Constitution which would result in a change in any of the lists in the Seventh Schedule; such amendment shall also require to be ratified by the legisla-

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard as Kashmiri youth ride a motorcycle during a strike in Srinagar, India on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir remained under curfew Wednesday, while the region's main separatist alliance called for a general strike to mark the assassination anniversaries of two key leaders, Mirwaiz Mohammed Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

tures of not less than half of the states.

Under our Constitution the Governors are only formal heads of state and have no powers at all in the administration of the state which is vested in the Cabinet. But yet by the Constitution Amendment Act 1956, Article 371 provides for a special responsibility of the Governor for the establishment of separate development boards for Saurashtra and Kutch (in Gujarat) and Vidharba in Maharashtra for an equitable allocation of funds for the development of the area. No objection by the BJP has been raised which curtails the power of Gujarat Chief Minister Modi, while there is not such limitation on the chief ministers in other states.

Article 371G, introduced by the 55th Constitution Amendment Act 1986, provides that no Act of Parliament in respect of the ownership and transfer of land shall apply to the state of Mizoram unless the legislative assembly of Mizoram by a resolution so decides. This provision is identical to Article 370 of the Constitution regarding J & K. The BJP was a party to the above amendment. Why does the BJP apply double standards in the case of the Muslim majority state of J & K? Even in the USA such is the width of state autonomy that an advocate getting his law degree from Washington University cannot as a matter of right practice in the state of New York. No one has suggested that this is endangering the unity of the USA. Recently in the election fever even the Congress seems to have got entrapped when it gave

an election promise to separate Ladakh from the territory of J&K and even give it a separate legislative assembly. This is the most provocative suggestion, which can only inflame the sentiments of people of J&K against India, apart from the fact that it is not legally possible because the J&K legislature will never give its consent, as provided by Article 370.

It needs to be appreciated that the retention of Article 370 is a matter of self-respect and honour and an assertion of their distinct identity for the people of J&K. Can't the BJP leaders, even when most of the parties in J&K are desirous of finding a lasting solution, be statesmen enough to give up their opposition to Article 370, which no Kashmiri can possibly agree to abrogate because it is a matter of preserving his special identity?

Faced with this reality, politicians must realise that all talk of abrogation of Article 370 is moonshine and a non-issue. It is also a very sensitive matter touching the credibility of our secular professions and the justifiable fears of the minorities. With all this, when it is also patent that the abrogation of Article 370 is not legally and constitutionally possible, is there any moral, political or logical justification to keep up this empty noise? I submit there is none.

Justice Rajindar Sachar is a former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. He was a member of United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. He chaired the Sachar Committee, constituted by the Government of India, which submitted a much debated report on the social, economic and educational status of Muslims in India

Press early casualty of Army takeover Todd Pitman associated Press

A former political science professor was discussing the Thai army's declaration of martial law on live TV when the talk show was suddenly interrupted to transmit order No. 9 from the Peace and Order Maintaining Command. The military edict banned media from interviewing academics and ex-government officials whose opinions could incite conflict. Shortly afterward, the host turned to her guest. "We have to wrap up the show for now," she said, before smiling and asking, "Do you have anything to add?"

Sukhum Nualsakul, a former rector of Ramkhamhaeng University, waved to the camera and responded simply, "See you when the situation is better." That scene Tuesday in the studios of the independent Thairath TV station underscored the precarious state of press freedom in Thailand in the wake of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha's unexpected declaration of martial law this week and his decision Thursday to take control of the government.

Prayuth said the moves were necessary to restore stability after nearly seven months of political deadlock and deadly violence. At least 28 people have been killed since November, when a protest movement began pushing to overthrow the government. Journalists and rights groups have criticized the army for primarily targeting the press rather than protesters.

Of the 12 edicts issued Tuesday by the newly formed Peace and Order Maintaining Command, the military committee set up to oversee the army intervention, at least five concern media censorship.

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, a leading press freedom advocate from the online news outlet Prachatai, said the army believes "that by shutting people up, they can control the situation." "That can't work in a democracy," she said. "Thailand is deeply divided.

Our problems will never be solved if people are not allowed to express their ideas and speak."

Martial law was announced in the dead of night, at 3 a.m.

Tuesday. Troops fanned out across the capital and entered TV stations, forcing them to broadcast the army's message. Soldiers remained in master control rooms afterward to censor comments deemed "negative," and many remain.

So far, at least 14 partisan TV networks — both pro- and antigovernment stations — have shut down and nearly 3,000 unlicensed community radio stations across Thailand have been ordered to close. Newspapers have been warned not to publish articles that could incite unrest. The army says violators will be prosecuted, but so far, none have. The army has extended its censorship bid into social media, setting up a special committee to monitor it and summoning Internet service providers to discuss the issue. One, True Corp., says it has blocked access to six websites with "inappropriate" content.

Regional military commanders have ordered several academics not to comment on the political situation, according to Human Rights Watch. And at least one major bookstore in Bangkok, Kinokuniya, has pulled political titles from its shelves that could be deemed controversial.

An employee there, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the company took the action voluntarily. But Benjamin Zawacki, an independent analyst who lives in Bangkok, said on Twitter that the store informed him six books he had ordered were "prohibited for sale due to martial law." The books included titles such as "Legitimacy Crisis in Thailand," a collection of essays that examine the conflict that has roiled the Southeast Asian country since the army overthrew former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a 2006 coup, over allegations that he abused his power and disrespected the nation's king.

Thaksin's ouster left Thailand sharply divided, between a poorer rural majority in the north and northeast that benefited from his populist policies and a traditional elite of staunch royalists and powerful businessmen in Bangkok and their supporters in the south.

Although some print media in the capital have toned down their reporting, commentaries on social media that are critical of the army intervention continue unabated. One example: a photo circulating on Twitter of two women holding up paper signs that read, "No Martial Law — A Coup in Disguise," and "Stop Abusing People Power!" as they stand next to helmeted soldiers decked in camouflage and black armored vests.

Leading Thai media organizations say that although some politically affiliated TV channels have broadcast provocative content that could fuel hatred, the military orders contravene the right to freedom of expression guaranteed by the constitution.

Shawn Crispin, the Bangkok-based representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists, agreed. "Partisan media on both sides have at times breached ethical lines in broadcasting hate speech ... but we think the military wrongly believes that free speech is stoking the conflict," he said. "If Thailand is going to come out of this crisis, the country needs to have an open and free debate."

The military suspended Thailand's constitution Thursday.

The world stands in solidarity with the Zapatistas Marta Molina

Waging Nonviolence

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n May 18, solidarity actions were held in New York City and in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico, to protest the recent assassination of Zapatista José Luis Solís López, better known as Galeano, who was murdered by paramilitary forces earlier this month.

Within Mexico, organizers announced that solidarity caravans will travel to La Realidad to “hug the family members of Galeano and the Zapatista grassroots.” Meanwhile, more than 75 communiques from various organizations and individuals expressed their condemnation of the paramilitary attacks, including writers and activists such as Arundathi Roy, Angela Davis, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Immanuel Wallerstein, Ivon LeBot, Kristinn Hrafnsson, Manuel Castells, Michael Hardt, Gustavo Esteva and Pierre Beaucage.

The National Indigenous Congress explained: “It is an aggression against all of us who are learning from the many Zapatista teachers who continue teaching us what the face of liberty looks like.” The group demanded “an end to the war against our Zapatista brothers and sisters, and punishment for the intellectual and material authors” of the murder.

On May 2, Galeano was murdered in the community of La Realidad in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

According to the Good Government Junta — the Zapatistas’ governing

body — those responsible for Galeano’s murder were paramilitary forces that came from two rightwing parties, the Green Ecologist Party and the National Action Party, as well as the Independent Center for Agricultural Workers and Historic Peasants. Galeano was murdered by three gunshots after he, unarmed, was surrounded and refused to surrender.

The attack took place on the eve of a meeting that the Zapatistas had planned to hold with other indigenous organizations and indigenous people of Mexico during which spokesperson Subcomandante Marcos had planned possibly to reappear after a public absence of nearly six years. During the attack, a number of people were injured, and a Zapatista school and health clinic in La Realidad, both of which were symbols of the movement’s autonomy, were destroyed.

Galeano is the first Zapatista from the supportive communities, known in the movement as the “bases of support,” to be killed by paramilitary government forces since 2003. He served as a teacher during the recent escuelita, when thousands of students from across Mexico and abroad came to learn from the movement. His murder further reveals the ongoing counterinsurgent war that is carried out

by Mexican government across Zapatista territory. This counterinsurgency, which began after the uprising in 1994, seeks to erode and wear out Zapatistas’ struggle to build

autonomous institutions such as schools, clinics, hospitals and its own system of government. In response to the attack, the Zapatistas are asking for justice rather than vengeance, expressing once more their fight for peace.

La Realidad, the area of the attack, is a tropical forest region where indigenous Tojolabal Mayans live.

During the Zapatista Army for National Liberation’s struggle in 1994, the community served as the base camp for the Zapatistas leadership and the area became emblematic of the struggle. It was also in La Realidad where the Zapatistas had the first encounters with the federal government. In February 1995, thousands of Mexican troops entered the community to try to detain the Zapatista spokesperson Subcomandante Marcos, w h o wa s forced to flee into the jungle alongside hundreds of children, women and elderly people in order to avoid violent repression by the military.

In 2003, when the Zapatistas organized its autonomous communities into five regions called caracoles, which translates to “snail” in Spanish, La Realidad became

known as “The Mother of the Caracoles of the Sea of our Dreams.”

Without accepting any resources from the Mexican government, and with their own efforts and daily work, members of the Zapatistas founded the first of the now 32 autonomous rebel municipalities in the caracol of La Realidad. This site is where the first generation of the Zapatistas autonomous government was born.

After the assassination, some of the Mexican mainstream media reported that the death came from conflict from within the community, without waiting for a statement from La Realidad’s Good Government Junta or from human rights organizations that have mediated conflicts in the area.

But in a communique, the Zapatistas refuted this account of events.

“This was not about a problem within the community, where different groups confronted one another, caught up in the heat of the moment,” the Zapatistas wrote in the communique. “This was something planned. [Galeano] did not fall

into a surprise ambush …. He was surrounded by 15 or 20 paramilitaries — and yes, that’s what they are, their tactics are paramilitary.”

Galeano was born in the community of Nueva Victoria in the municipality of San Pedro Michoacán, which is a community in La Realidad in the southern jungle zone of Chiapas. In the first issue of the Zapatista Rebellion print magazine, published this past February, Galeano wrote his reflections on the escuelita, known in English as the Little School of Liberty According to the Zapatistas.

“Now they have seen with their own eyes and felt the sacrifice that we make in order for us to achieve everything we have,” he wrote.

“They lived here with Zapatista families, and they realized how much sacrifice and suffering that family experiences in order to harvest, to get the resources they need to sustain themselves, and to resist bad governance.”

For Galeano, the escuelita was “a way for us to communicate, to know other people from the city, from our country, and from the world. It is a bridge for us to communicate through.”

In response to the attack and at the invitation of the Good Government Junta, part of the general command of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation has relocated to La Realidad in order to investigate the attack and assassination. Upon arrival, the Zapatista Army explained that it could bring further violence to La Realidad if

it relocates to the region and takes up the investigation.

“Do you want us here to look into this problem and ensure justice, or would you prefer we go elsewhere?

Because you could now suffer direct persecution from the governments and their police and military,” the army explained.

Nevertheless, Galeano’s son insisted that the Zapatista general command should stay and find who killed his father, and Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés is heading up the investigation.

Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés and Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos are also listening to the voices of those living in La Realidad, and Marcos has dedicated himself to writing down the words of these compañeros. In one of his entries he recounts that, as one person was crying, another Zapatista explained, “Compañero Subcomandante Insurgente, don’t misunderstand our tears. They are not tears of sadness, they are tears of rebellion.”

The last communique signed by Subcomandante Marcos announced that on May 24 all of the caracoles will pay tribute to Galeano. “It would be good if on that day, others do something to pay tribute in their places, according to their own modes and times,” he also wrote.

In the postscript of the communique, Marcos reiterated the Zapatistas’ commitment to peace, even in the face of violence. “If you ask me to summarize our laborious path in few

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16th Lok Sabha will have most first-timers in 30 yrs

NeW DelHi, MAy 22 (AgeNcies): The 16th Lok Sabha will see the highest number of first-time MPs in over 30 years. The AIADMK, which swept Tamil Nadu, has the highest proportion of new faces among the major parties.

Data compiled by the independent, non-partisan legislative research group, PRS Legislative Research, shows that 315 of the 543 new MPs -- or 58% -- are first-timers. This is the highest that the number of debutants has been since the 1980 election (329) and the 1977 post-Emergency election (376).

Among parties, the AIADMK leads the pack with 92 per cent of its MPs being first-timers, followed by the Shiv Sena (67 per cent), BJD (60 per cent), BJP (59 per cent) and Trinamool Congress (56 per cent). The Congress is at the bottom, with just a nine, or a fifth of its MPs, being new to Parliament.

Of the 226 MPs who have been elected to Parliament before, three won for the ninth time – P.A. Sangma of the National People’s Party (Meghalaya), Ram Vilas Paswan of the LJP (Bihar) and Kamal Nath of the Congress (Madhya Pradesh). Four won for the eighth time, including Sumitra Mahajan of the BJP, the woman with the most legislative experience in the 16th Lok Sabha.

171 MPs were re-elected from the 15th to the 16th Lok Sabha. Nearly half of these returning MPs are from the BJP alone, while 31 Congress MPs are returning. To compile the data, PRS Legislative Research considered MPs elected this time but who had never been Lok Sabha MPs in the past; MPs who had been Rajya Sabha MPs before were also included.

Pak expects dialogue after Modi takes charge

islAMAbAD, MAy 22 (iANs): Pakistan said it expects a “meaningful dialogue” with India after Narendra Modi is sworn in as prime minister Monday and that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will decide Thursday whether or not to attend Modi’s oath taking.

“We expect when the new government takes over... a meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan will resume,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told the media. She said India had invited Sharif to attend the Monday ceremony in New Delhi and the decision on it would be taken “sometime today”. She indicated that a representative may be nominated if Sharif could not go, saying this was a “normal practice” and won’t breach protocol.

Earlier, diplomatic sources said a decision on attending Modi’s oath taking ceremony would be taken by Sharif after consulting “stakeholders”.

Sharif is among the leaders of member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) invited by Modi for the event. Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have confirmed their participation.

‘Team Rahul’ under attack Congress leaders want ‘ruthless introspection’

NeW DelHi, MAy 22 (PTi): Congress should opt for ‘ruthless introspection’ and only those experienced in field work should be given leadership roles, party leaders said on Thursday.

Congress leader Milind Deora, who had yesterday said that Rahul Gandhi’s advisers did not have their “ears to the ground” and those with “no electoral experience” were “calling the shots”, today stuck to his guns, saying his comments are borne out of deep loyalty to the party and pain due to its performance in the polls.

“My comments are out of emotions of deep loyalty to the party, pain of our performance and a sincere desire to see us bounce back. Nothing more,” Deora said on Twitter.

In another tweet, he said, “Field party work & electoral battles are key to comprehend ground realities. This should form the basis for leadership posts in Congress.”

His remarks are significant as there are murmurs in the party that a number of people having no electoral experience and novices in politics were given key roles in shaping up the decisions of the leadership on issues like campaigning and alliances.

AICC secretary Priya Dutt, who met Congress president Sonia Gandhi today, also talked of a “disconnect” of the party leaders with the people.

Priyanka should take up formal position in Congress: Thomas NeW DelHi, MAy 22 (iANs): Outgoing union minister K.V. Thomas has said that Congress workers were keen that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins “the organisation” as it needs a younger leadership which could lead the party after its worst defeat in the general election.

Priyanka is one year younger to Rahul Gandhi, her brother and party general secretary. Thomas, who held the Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution portfolio in the UPA-II government and who won the recent Lok Sabha election handsomely from Kerala, said there was a “special interest” in Priyanka to take up the position in the party as she resembles her grandmother and former prime minister Indira Gandhi.

“People of this country and Congress members wish that she (Priyanks Gandhi) comes into the organisation,” Thomas told IANS in an interview. He said a decision on Priyanka Gandhi assuming a bigger role will be finally taken Deora lost from South Mumbai to Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant while Dutt lost to BJP’s Poonam Mahajan.

Senior party leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi appeared to be in agreement with the views expressed

by Deora and hoped that an “honest and ruthless introspection” is carried out

by her, Rahul Gandhi and mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi but noted that the decision will have an impact on the party. “It is not a family matter (only). The Congress is a big organisation and the decision will have an impact on it.

The BJP’s leadership is made up of elder people. We need a younger leadership,” Thomas said.

“There is a special interest in Priyanka. She reminds people of Indira Gandhi in the way she walks and talks. Indira was loved and respected in every home in the country,” he added. Priyanka, 42, has so far restricted her role to campaigning in her mother’s Rae Bareli constituency and her brother’s constituency of Amethi. Both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, accepting responsibility for the Congress rout in the Lok Sabha election, offered to resign. But the Congress Working Committee (CWC) unanimously rejected the offer.

Murmurs have already started in the grand old party against the

to rectify the problems.

Chaturvedi said that while whatever Deora stated might not be fully correct but “large portion of what he said is correct” and called for “ruthless introspection”.

“I wish an honest and ruthless introspection goes on ... I sincerely hope that we are able to identify mis-

tions should be restarted. They should be held in a healthy manner. Strong groupism in the states has prevented it till now,” Thomas, who is among the handful Congress ministers who won the Lok Sabha election, told IANS. He won from his home turf Ernakulam in Kerala by over 80,000 votes.

Asked to compare Manmohan Singh with BJP leader Narendra Modi, Thomas said the outgoing prime minister was “a world renowned economist (but) politically he could not compete against Modi, especially when it came to oratory”. Thomas said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had contributed significantly to Modi’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

“This is a victory of Modi and RSS. The RSS played an important role in the background. Modi was able to project himself as a strong leader. Huge money was also spent on forming a Modi - not BJP - government at the Centre,” he added.

After her meeting the Congress President, Dutt maintained that there was a “lot of criticism” and that “we have to look at where we have gone wrong in last ten years”.

Holding that UPA had done very good work in last ten years, she said that it has not been able to project

it and cash on it.

“So obviously there have been a lot of faults,” she said. Both Deora and Dutt are considered to be part of Rahul Gandhi’s team. Deora’s assertions in the past on some issues were also followed up by action taken by the Congress vice president.

JD-U rules out alliance with RJD

Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and India’s next prime minister Narendra Modi, second from left, speaks to new chief minister of Gujarat state Anandiben Patel, second from right, during a ceremony in Gandhinagar, Thursday, May 22. Patel, who succeeds Narendra Modi, was sworn in as the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat state Thursday. (AP Photo)

PATNA, MAy 22 (iANs): Bihar’s ruling JD-U Thursday welcomed the support extended by Lalu Prasad’s RJD to the new state government led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, but ruled out any chance of an alliance with it. “We welcome the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s support to the state government but there is no possibility of an alliance or any chance of realignment with it,” Janata Dal-United state president Bashisht Narain Singh told media persons here.

He said the JD-U did not seek the RJD’s support, and it announced the support on its own. “We cannot say ‘no’ to support,” he said. The new chief minister also said he was happy to get the RJD’s legislative backing. “It is nice to hear that the RJD will support my government,” he said.

Nearly half a dozen JD-U leaders and cabinet ministers in the Manjhi government, including Narender Singh, Vijay

Kumar Choudhary, Shyam Razak and Shahid Ali Khan, made it clear that the RJD’s support to the government has nothing to do with alliance.

“We have made it clear that there is nothing in it... no question of alliance of the JD-U with the RJD,” said Water Resources Minister Choudhary, who is considered close to former chief minister Nitish Kumar. “The JD-U government has a comfortable majority, there is no threat to the government at all,” Razak said.

RJD state president Ram Chandra Purve said the party decided to support the Manjhi government without any condition. The RJD has 21 members in the 243-member state assembly. The Congress, which has four legislators, has also extended support to the Manjhi government. The JD-U has 117 legislators and enjoys the support of one Communist Party of India member and two Independent legislators.

Assets of 165 re-elected MPs doubled in five years: ADR study NeW DelHi, MAy 22 (iANs): The average assets of MPs reelected to the 16th Lok Sabha have almost doubled in the last five years, a study has found.

Association for Democratic Reforms analysed the affidavits of 165 of the total 168 re-elected MPs, as three of them were “unclear/incomplete” as posted on the Election Commission’s website, and found that the average assets of these MPs fielded by various parties were Rs.5.38 crore

in 2009 but have risen to Rs.12.78 crore in 2014.

Re-elected MPs of the Shiromani Akali Dal saw the maximum rise in their assets, which grew from Rs.31.75 crore to Rs.58.88 crore. MPs of the Communist Party of India-Marxist were ones whose assests grew the least, from Rs.0.7 crore to Rs.0.78 crore.

Shatrughan Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party topped the

list with his assets growing from in criminal cases as declared by Rs.15 crore in 2009 to Rs.131.74 these re-elected MPs. Of the 165 re-elected MPs, 71 declared criminal charges against them and 13 of them showed an increase in such charges in their affidavits. Twentyone MPs who had no criminal crore. He was followed by Pinaki charge against them in 2009 have Mishra of the Biju Janata Dal and disclosed such charges in 2014, Supriya Sule of the Nationalist while nine MPs who declared Congress Party. criminal charges in 2009 showed ADR also analysed the rise no increase in 2014.

Average assets of MPs fielded by various parties were found to be Rs.5.38

New Indian government will be judged on how it tackles graft

KATHMANDU, MAy 22 (THoMsoN ReUTeRs FoUNDATioN): India’s new government will be judged by its people on how it tackles rampant corruption in the country and whether it gives a new anti-graft watchdog the teeth to investigate top officials, Transparency International (TI) said on Wednesday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Ministerelect Narendra Modi stormed to victory in the country’s election last week, promising to boost economic growth and stamp out graft after the previous government led by the Congress party was rocked by a spate of high-profile scandals.

Launching its first-ever study on corruption in South Asia, TI said a law allowing for the appointment of a Lokpal, or ombudsman, which will have the power to investigate all top government servants and departments, has still not been implemented.

“We think the Modi government should give priority in fighting corruption. We believe

leadership of Rahul Gandhi and his team. And as the rank and file is totally dejected with the Congress getting barely 44 seats in the 16th Lok Sabha -- its lowest parliamentary tally, the demand for Priyanka joining the party can get shriller in the coming days.

When asked whether party workers were unhappy with members of Rahul Gandhi’s team, Thomas said: “These questions are asked due to failure. Success leads to glory. Under the leadership of Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress can do well.” Thomas praised Rahul Gandhi for his initiative of holding direct elections to the Youth Congress and said the same path should be followed for the party’s complete overhaul.

“I started my career as the president of a ward. I rose in the party step-by-step by winning elections. Till 1991, elections were held in the party. “Afterwards, positions were filled by adjustments.

This weakened the party. Elec-

takes and we have to correct them. Responsibility must accompany accountability,” he said.

On Deora’s remarks, Chaturvedi said that they were an attempt to introspect what went wrong and that the young leader had expressed his views as a Congress leader.

No jobs for smokers in Rajasthan power companies

JAiPUR, MAy 22 (iANs): In a major blow to cigarette smokers in Rajasthan, the state governmentowned electricity companies have decided not to offer jobs to people who either smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco products.

“A directive in this regard is expected to be issued soon,” a source in the state energy department told IANS. A state-level committee for tobacco control October 2012 recommended that no person should be offered a government job if he or she smokes or chews tobacco. A circular in this regard was issued November 2013, just before the assembly election, but some of the departments are yet to implement it.

Candidates seeking jobs in these electricity firms will first have to give an undertaking that he or she does not smoke or chew tobacco products. NGOs meanwhile hailed the decision of the power companies.

“These kind of steps would certainly help in curbing smoking and chewing of tobacco,” said Nitisha Sharma of Inaya Foundation, a Jaipur-based NGO. Sharma, however, was of the view that more steps are needed on the lines of de-addiction centres for alcoholics, so that one can stop smoking or chewing tobacco. She said there were almost negligible facilities to help tobacco users to quit the habit and there were no or few experts who can help these people quit this habit that causes cancer and kills hundreds of people every year in the country. As per an estimate, tobacco causes 40 to 50 percent of all cancers in men and about 17-20 percent in women in India.

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the Indian people will look for implementation of the (Lokpal) Act,” Srirak Plipat, TI’s Asia Pacific director, told a news conference. “This will be the first test of the Modi government on whether it keeps the promises made during the election,” he said, adding that the organisation would be monitoring how Modi tackles graft in his first few months in power.

India is ranked 94th in a list of 177 countries on Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perception Index, worse than China, South Africa and Brazil. Graft scandals have dogged the previous government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which was in power for a decade.

There was a huge scam over the sale of the 2G Spectrum licenses, which Time Magazine listed as number 2 on its “Top Abuses of Power”, behind the Watergate scandal. Some estimate losses to be almost $40 billion - equivalent to India’s defense budget.

New Delhi’s botched hosting of the 2010 Commonwealth

Games also led to dozens of corruption cases, and more recently the then government was hit by a furore over the dubious allocation of coal deposits now known as “Coalgate”. A Lowy Institute poll of Indians in May last year found that 92 percent thought corruption had increased over the past five years, and even more believed that reducing corruption should be a top priority for their government.

Plipat said the Lokpal Act needed concrete action, adding that an appointment of the ombudsman and framing of the rules within the act should be realised within 100 days of the newly elected government taking office. Modi is expected to be sworn in as the new prime minister on May 26. Other bills dealing with graft also needed to be passed in India’s parliament, he said, including a law to regulate public procurement to ensure transparency and fair and equal treatment of bidders for big ticket government projects.

The country’s new whistle-

blower protection law should also be amended, said Plipat, to include the private sector as well as those in the public sector. During the election campaign, Modi’s opponents accused him of doing little to stamp out corruption, including stalling the appointment of a similar type of ombudsman in Gujarat for over a decade, where he was the chief minister.

However, Modi’s supporters say that the appointment was stalled due to wrangling between the Gujarat’s Governor Kamla Beniwal who wanted to have a say in who heads the ombudsman. “There is a room for improvement of his record of fighting corruption in the past. Now we want to focus on future,” said Plipat. “If Modi is serious about fighting corruption then he should act on these recommendations. But he will need to empower people and civil society to work with him and other actors to make this Indian dream of having a transparent and accountable society a reality.”

Ramashankar Katheria of the BJP, who declared no criminal cases in 2009, showed the maximum increase in 2014 by announcing 21 criminal charges.

Raju Shetty of Swabhimani Paksha, who won from Hatkanangle constituency in Maharashtra, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress MP from Baharampur in West Bengal, showed an increase of 12 criminal charges aagainst them in the last five years.

Indian anti-trafficking operation one of the biggest in year: Police

NeW DelHi, MAy 22 (ReUTeRs): Police rescued 63 children and arrested 23 alleged traffickers at Old Delhi railway station in one the largest joint rescue operations between anti-trafficking and railway police and child rights groups, police and activists said on Thursday.

The operation was launched after child rights groups reported receiving a tipoff that a group of traffickers and their victims were heading for the capital by train from Raxaul in Bihar.

“We received a tipoff from the source area that there were a large group travelling on a particular train which was arriving in Delhi on Wednesday,” Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner for Police (Railways) told Thomson Reuters Foundation.

“So we worked closely with the NGOs to ensure that we did not miss them when they arrived. It was a big operation in terms of rescuing all these children and apprehending the suspects. In fact, I think it was one of the biggest in the last year.” The children were aged between 7 and 17 and were mostly from Uttar Pradesh and

Bihar, said Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), one the child rights groups involved in the operation.

The traffickers had told their parents the children would work in factories in Delhi and other cities and would be able to send money home regularly, it added. “I was told that a lot of money would be given to me once I reached Punjab,” an 8-year-old boy in the group told the BBA. “They tried very hard to convince me that a better life awaited me.”

“I was promised education in one of the madrasas (religious schools) in Delhi and was also assured of a job in a factory,” a rescued 13-year-old boy said. Thousands of children, mostly from poor rural areas, are taken to the cities every year by trafficking gangs who sell them into bonded labour or hire them out to unscrupulous employers, promising to send their parents their wages.

In many cases, the children are not paid and go missing, and their families are unable to track them down. The BBA said none of those rescued on

Wednesday had ever attended school, adding that initial investigations had shown that several of the men arrested had supplied child labourers to factories before.

BBA founder Kailash Satyarthi, who alerted the police to the gang’s plans, expressed serious concern about the rise in child trafficking in India. “This is the single largest operation to free trafficked children in transit. Among those children who have been rescued from the clutches of traffickers today, the youngest one is barely seven. He was being trafficked from Bihar to be sold as a tea-boy in Jind (Haryana state),” said Satyarthi.

“At a time when a former tea-boy has dared his detractors by becoming the prime minister of India, look at the travesty that traffickers are executing such heinous crimes right under the nose of Government Railway Police in the capital of the world’s largest democracy.” Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, who stormed to victory in national elections last week, used to help his father, a tea-seller, on railway station platforms.

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Thai military seizes power in coup, imposes curfew

BANGKOK, MAy 22 (AP): Thailand’s military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country’s political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised fears of a violent showdown.

The powerful army chief, Gen. Prayuth Chanocha, announced the military takeover in a statement broadcast on national television. It was followed by additional announcements including a nationwide curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and an order for 18 government officials — including the ousted prime minister — to report immediately to the country’s new governing military commission.

There was no immediate sign of soldiers patrolling central Bangkok, but troops dispersed the two protest sites where competing groups were camped out — one backing the nowousted elected government and one that had struggled for seven months to unseat it. Although the military has insisted it wasn’t taking sides, its ousting of the elected government met the key goal of the anti-government protesters.

The pro-government “Red Shirt” supporters had earlier said they would not tolerate a coup, but there

Thai soldiers block a motorcade of an attendant at the Army Club shortly after the army staged a coup Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand’s army chief announced a military takeover of the government Thursday, saying the coup was necessary to restore stability and order after six months of political deadlock and turmoil. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

were no immediate signs of resistance or reports of violence. The military provided hundreds of buses to take the protesters home.

Long lines formed at the city’s elevated train, subway stations and bus stations as panicked office workers tried to rush home before the curfew.

Flanked by the heads of the armed forces, Prayuth said the coup was launched “to quickly bring the situation back to normal, to let the

people have love and unity as in the past, and to reform the political and economic systems — and to grant equality to every side.”

“We ask the public not to panic and carry on their lives normally,” Prayuth said, adding that the military would “provide protection” for foreigners in Thailand. An army spokesman later announced that it had dissolved the caretaker government and suspended the constitution

lem once and for all. This is the fourth coup I’ve seen in my life now,” said Pinkaew Pipatada, 65, a flower vendor at the Erawan shrine, a popular tourist site in central Bangkok.

The pivotal developments came after Prayuth had declared martial law on Tuesday in what he called a bid to resolve the crisis, and a day later summoned the country’s rival political leaders for faceto-face talks. After two days

Newly-nominated South Korean Prime Minister Ahn Dai-hee delivers a speech during a news conference at the Central Government Complex in Seoul, on Thursday, May 22. (AP Photo)

liament, where her ruling conservative party has a majority status with 149 seats.

Min said Park would also soon name her new national security director and spy chief. The national security director, Kim Jang-Soo, was under fire for reported remarks seen as an attempt to avoid responsibility for the ferry sinking.

Spy chief Nam Jae-joon has faced separate political problems over allegations that his agents fabricated evidence to force pro-Pyongyang espionage charges on an ethnic Chinese man from North Korea who posed as an ethnically North Korean defector to get resettlement money and other benefits from the South Korean government.

MANILA, MAy 22 (AP): Vietnam’s prime minister said Thursday for the first time that his country was considering legal action against China over its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, a move that Beijing would likely fiercely oppose.

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea as its own, bringing it into conflict with the far smaller nations of Vietnam, the Philippines and three others that have rival claims. Beijing also has a territorial dispute with Japan over a cluster of islands in the East China Sea. Last year, the Philippines filed a complaint against China before an international tribunal in The Hague to challenge the legality of its claims, antagonizing China. Beijing wants any disputes with countries to be resolved bilaterally even as it continues to engage in what many in the region regard as provocative assertions of its sovereignty in the waters.

China raised the stakes in the region earlier this month when it deployed an oil rig to patch of the sea claimed by Hanoi, triggering fury in Hanoi, which sent ships to try and disrupt the drilling operation.

Vietnam had been trying to a more low-key approach in its

dealings with China, but the oil rig deployment may have changed that thinking.

In a written reply to questions sent by The Associated Press, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung “like all countries, Vietnam is considering various defense options, including legal actions in accordance with the international law,” said Dung who did not specify what legal action Hanoi was considering.

Two Vietnamese diplomats have previously told The AP that Vietnam might now file its own appeal or join Manila’s legal challenge against China. A senior Philippine government official told The AP that Dung and other Vietnamese officials mentioned that plan to their Philippine counterparts in closed-door meetings on Wednesday.

None gave their name because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Dung has demanded China withdraw the rig, but Beijing insists it has done nothing wrong.

When asked if his country would risk going to war in disputed waters, Dung said his country would never venture into that.

“Military solution? The answer is No,” Dung said in the

31 killed injured in Xinjiang attack

BEIJING, MAy 22 (AP): Assailants in two SUVs plowed through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China’s volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the local officials said, killing 31 people and injuring more than 90.

The attack in the city of Urumqi was the bloodiest in a series of violent incidents that Chinese authorities have blamed on radical separatists from the country’s Muslim Uighur minority. The Xinjiang regional government said in a statement that the early morning attack was “a serious violent terrorist incident of a particularly vile nature.”

The two vehicles crashed through barriers at 7:50 a.m., drove right into the crowds while setting off explosives, the statement said. The SUVs then crashed head-on and one of them exploded, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack. Recent violence has been blamed on extremists seeking to overthrow Chinese rule in the region, which is home to the native Turkic-speaking Uighurs (pronounced WEE’-gurs) but has seen large inflows from China’s ethnic Han majority in recent

of talks, the meeting failed to break the impasse.

Shortly before the announcement was made, armed soldiers in military vehicles surrounded the army facility where the politicians were meeting, apparently to block those inside from leaving. Many of the country’s highestprofile figures were summoned for the meeting.

They included the acting prime minister — who sent four Cabinet ministers in

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin’s sister. She dissolved the lower house of Parliament in December in a bid to ease the crisis, and later led a weakened caretaker government.

Since November, 28 people have been killed and hundreds injured, mostly in drive-by shootings and grenade attacks on protest sites. Earlier this month, the Constitutional Court ousted Yingluck for abuse of power. But the move, which left the ruling party in charge, did little to resolve the conflict.

The army action followed threats by antigovernment protesters to intensify their campaign to oust the ruling party, and an attack last week on protesters that killed three people and injured over 20. Prayuth invoked the military’s expanded powers Tuesday and issued more than a dozen edicts that included broad powers of censorship over the media, the Internet and vaguely defined threats to prosecute opponents.

The military had insisted it was not seizing power, but said it was acting to prevent violence and restore stability in the deeply divided country. But he provided little clarity on a path forward, amid speculation both at home and abroad that the declaration of martial law was a prelude to a military coup.

Vietnam threatens legal action against China

South Korea nominates new prime minister SEOuL, MAy 22 (AP): South Korea’s president on Thursday nominated a new prime minister and accepted the resignations of two senior officials, the beginning of a shake-up that follows widespread criticism of the government’s handling of last month’s ferry disaster.

President Park Geun-hye nominated Ahn Dai-hee, a former Supreme Court justice, to replace the current prime minister, who has offered to quit over the ferry sinking, presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook said in a statement.

Park’s nomination requires parliamentary approval.

Park’s government has faced rising public anger over the April 16 sinking, which left more than 300 people dead or missing. Most of the victims were students from a high school near Seoul. About five weeks after the disaster, 288 bodies have been retrieved and 16 others are missing. Park has said she will push to disband the coast guard, restructure some government offices and establish two new state agencies in efforts to restore public confidence and better cope with future disasters.

Her government reshuffling plans need endorsement from the 288-member single-chamber Par-

but that the Senate would remain in place. It also ordered the suspension of all television broadcasting and replaced programming with patriotic music to fill air time between announcements.

CNN, BBC and other cable news channels were also taken off the air. The coup was the 12th since Thailand’s absolute monarchy ended in 1932. “I hope the soldiers have come out this time to solve the prob-

his place — and anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, as well as Suthep’s rival from the pro-government Red Shirt group, Jatuporn Prompan.

Suthep and Jatuporn were escorted out of the meeting by soldiers and detained.

A government official, Paradorn Pattanathabutr, contacted shortly after the announcement said the four ministers attending the meeting were still being held by the military. “The rest of us who are outside are still fine and in the safe places. However, the situation is very worrying. We have to monitor it closely and don’t know what else can happen,” he said.

Thailand, an economic hub for Southeast Asia whose turquoise waters and idyllic beaches are a world tourist destination, has been gripped by offand-on political turmoil since 2006, when former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was toppled by a military coup after being accused of corruption, abuse of power and disrespect for Thailand’s king.

His overthrow triggered a power struggle that in broad terms pits Thaksin’s supporters among a rural majority against a conservative establishment in Bangkok.

The latest round of unrest started in November, when demonstrators took to the streets to try to oust then-

Armed policemen stand guard near the site of an explosion in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang region, on Thursday, May 22.

Assailants in two SUVs plowed through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China’s volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the local officials said, killing over two dozen people and injuring more than 90. (AP Photo)

decades.

The death toll was the highest for a violent incident in Xinjiang since dayslong riots in Urumqi in 2009 between Uighurs and Hans left almost 200 people dead.

Thursday’s attack also was the bloodiest single act of violence in Xinjiang in recent history.

The station attack and other violence have been blamed on Uighur extremists, but informa-

tion about events in the area, which is about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) west of Beijing, is tightly controlled. Tensions between Chinese and ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang have been simmering for years, but recent attacks — while still relatively crude — show an audaciousness and deliberateness that wasn’t present before. They are also increasingly going after ci-

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung addresses delegates at the opening of the two-day World Economic Forum on Asia Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the financial district of Makati, east of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

email. “Vietnam has endured untold suffering and losses from past invasive wars ... We are never the first to use military means and would never unilaterally start a military confrontation unless we are forced to take self-defense actions.”

On Wednesday, Dung said he and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III “shared deep concern over the current extremely dangerous situation caused by China’s many actions that violate international law.”

And in a rare show of public unity between two states

vilians, rather than the police and government targets of past years.

In an unprecedented incident last year, three Uighurs rammed a vehicle into crowds in a suicide attack near the Forbidden City gate in the heart of Beijing, killing themselves and two tourists. And in March, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in the southern city of Yunnan blamed on Uighur extremists bent on waging jihad.

Uighur activists say the violence is being fueled by restrictive and discriminatory policies and practices directed at Uighurs and a sense that the benefits of economic growth have largely accrued to Chinese migrants while excluding Uighurs.

The knowledge that Muslims elsewhere are rising up against their governments also seems to be contributing to the increased militancy.

Thursday’s attack came two days after courts in Xinjiang sentenced 39 people to prison after being convicted of crimes including organizing and leading terrorist groups, inciting ethnic hatred, ethnic discrimination and the illegal manufacturing of guns.

wrestling with China’s growing assertiveness, Dung said Vietnam and the Philippines were “determined to oppose China’s violations and call on countries and the international community to continue strongly condemning China and demanding China to immediately end the above said violations.”

Aquino, standing beside Dung, did not mention the territorial disputes with China when he and Dung faced journalists but said they discussed how their countries could enhance defense and economic

ties, adding that both governments aim to double two-way trade to $3 billion in two years.

“In defense and security, we discussed how we can enhance confidence-building, our defense capabilities and inter-operability in addressing security challenges,” Aquino said.

The Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally, has been more vocal in opposing China than Vietnam, which has been trying to quietly resolve its territorial dispute with Beijing. But Hanoi was incensed by the deployment of the oil rig on May 1, leading to speculation it would shift its approach.

Many have feared that long-seething territorial disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea could spark Asia’s next major armed conflict. Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan also have overlapping territorial claims in the strategic area.

China and the Philippines are in a standoff over another South China Sea reef, the Second Thomas Shoal. Chinese coast guard ships have three times attempted to block Filipino vessels delivering new military personnel and food supplies to Philippine marines keeping watch on the disputed area on board a longgrounded ship.

‘Nuclear talks at tough juncture, deal possible’

SHANGHAI, MAy 22 (REutERS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme had reached an important and tough juncture, but an agreement was still possible by a July deadline.

The lack of progress in talks in Vienna that ended last week between Iran and United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany had raised doubts over the prospects for a breakthrough by the self-imposed July 20 deadline.

“I think the negotiations have reached a very important and sensitive and tough juncture,” Rouhani told a news conference through an English interpreter. He was speaking in Shanghai where he attended a regional summit this week and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We cannot expect it to be resolved in just a couple of meetings, but we are not pessimistic about the final agreement. We still have time. We can achieve this. We can even do it by the deadline.”

The six powers want Iran

to agree to scale back uranium enrichment and other sensitive nuclear activity and accept more rigorous U.N. inspections to deny it any capability of quickly producing atomic bombs. Tehran denies having any such underlying ambition, saying its nuclear programme is for power generation and medical purposes only.

An interim deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany was reached in November in Geneva, aimed at persuading Iran to curb parts of its nuclear work, in return for a limited easing of sanctions.

Rouhani said an early deal would benefit all but there was “no rush” to finalise the talks. If the deadline was not met, the interim agreement could be extended for another six months, he said.

“The signs, the indications that we have been receiving in the past few days, are telling us that it is very likely that we can come to an agreement by the end of July,” he said. To reach a deal by the deadline will require good will on the part of the six countries op-

posite Iran at the negotiating table. In addition, “some certain countries behind the scenes who want to create problems” should not be given a chance to “sabotage” the talks, he said. He did not specify which countries he was referring to.

After three months of mostly comparing expectations rather than negotiating compromises, the sides had intended to start drafting a final agreement in the Vienna talks that could end more than a decade of enmity and mistrust and dispel fears of a wider Middle East war. Elected in a landslide eleven months ago, Rouhani reversed the antagonistic stance of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, towards the West and led Iran into the talks about its nuclear programme.

“If we don’t achieve success it means that the other side is very stubborn because my government is ready to be logical, is ready to interact with the rest of the world and cooperate with the rest of the world,” he said. “My policy is based on cooperation, not confrontation.”

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Atletico bid to outwit wealthy neighbours Real

LISBON, MAy 22 (REutERS): Atletico Madrid have a chance in Saturday's Champions League final not only to claim their debut European crown but to deny their loathed and vastly wealthier neighbours Real Madrid a record-extending 10th.

Atletico have already outperformed this season in securing a remarkable La Liga triumph, shattering the domestic dominance of Real and Barcelona and becoming the first team other than the big two to win the Spanish title since Valencia in 2004.

They are also back competing with the continent's elite after a lengthy absence and the first showpiece between teams from the same city in the 59-year history of the European Cup is their second final after they lost out to Bayern Munich in 1974.

Real, the world's richest club by income who have splashed more than 600 million euros ($822 million) on players over the past five years, are appearing in their 13th final, but the first since their last success in 2002.

Their vast outlay is proof of Real president Florentino Perez's obsession with winning what is known in Spain as "la decima" (the 10th).

After Real's La Liga campaign faltered in the final weeks of the campaign, failure in Lisbon would be a massive blow to the construction magnate's prestige. "From the first day a player arrives at the club, he is already saying that he has come to win the 'decima'," former Real forward Predrag Mijatovic said in an interview with Marca sports daily published on Wednesday.

"There is too much pressure being put on the players," added the Montenegrin, who scored the winner in Real's 1-0 Champions League final triumph against Juventus in 1998.

"The best way to take

Key Champions League final head-to-heads

Atletico's Diego Godin from Uruguay, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 17. (AP Photo)

the sting out of this obsession is winning and then we won't be talking about the 10th anymore."

Atletico, known as "the mattress makers" after their red and white-striped shirts, and Real, who play in all-white and are nicknamed "the meringues", have met only once before in continental competition, in the European Cup semi-finals in 1958-59.

Real went through to what was their fourth consecutive final after winning a replay in Zaragoza when Ferenc Puskas scored the

winner in a 2-1 success.

The city neighbours have met four times this season. In La Liga, Atletico won 1-0 at Real's Bernabeu stadium and they drew 2-2 at the Calderon in the return, while in the twolegged King's Cup semifinals Atletico were on the end of a 5-0 aggregate drubbing.

Those encounters are unlikely to have much impact on the Champions League final, with Atletico, unbeaten in Europe this term and on a high after wrapping up the La Liga

title on Saturday and Real (www.uefa.com). under enormous pressure "Real Madrid have to avoid what would be a wanted it for a long time," humiliating reverse. added the Portugal captain, a European champion POSITIVE PRESSURE with Manchester United in Cristiano Ronaldo, top 2008. "It is a moment that scorer in this season's com- the whole Madrid family petition with a record 16 are dreaming about – the goals, believes the expecta- 'decima'." Atletico, meantion weighing on him and while, are sweating on the his team mates can be used fitness of top scorer Dito their advantage. ego Costa, who has eight "Since the first day we Champions League goals came here, we've felt that this term. The Brazil-born positive pressure to win forward, a Spain internathe Champions League," tional, has been sufferthe FIFA Ballon d'Or win- ing with a series of muscle ner told the UEFA website problems and limped out

BARCELONA, MAy 22 (REutERS): The Atletico player is also a hard worker Key head-to-heads in Saturday's Champi- and will provide more defensive cover ons League final between Real Madrid and than Di Maria.

Atletico Madrid. Real players listed first: Gareth Bale v Arda Turan Both are valuable attacking options Iker Casillas v Thibaut Courtois A clash of youth and experience. but they have very different styles as Courtois, 22, may be a more complete Arda's strength is his passing and close goalkeeper, with his extra height giv- control while Bale looks to use his power ing him an advantage with crosses, but and pace. Arda is a key player for Atletico 33-year-old Casillas has shown on many due to their more limited creative opoccasions that he has a knack of produc- tions and without him they lack someing something special when required. one who can beat a player and deliver the Courtois has been a fundamental fea- killer ball.

Arda has really shown his worth to ture of the Atletico side all season and has made vital saves while Casillas has lost the team this season while for Bale it has his first-team place in La Liga to Diego been a difficult time of adaptation and Lopez but has delivered when called on. a series of injuries that have prevented him having a consistent run in the team.

Still, world record buy Bale is a player Sergio Ramos v Diego Godin There is little to choose between who can turn a game with a dash of pace two defensive titans who provide lead- on the breakaway or a thunderbolt from ership and personality at the back. At- distance. letico's success has been based on their solidity and Godin plays a commanding Cristiano Ronaldo v Diego Costa Ronaldo may have the edge over Cosrole while Real are a more adventurous team and Ramos is the more comfort- ta but both are crucial players for their able player with the ball at his feet. Both sides and capable of winning matches have scored key goals this season in the with a piece of trickery, a burst of pace or air but Ramos is more adept at creating an explosive shot.

Costa is more of an out-and-out strikand scoring chances with the ball on the er and while he can come deep to pick up ground. the ball he is most dangerous in the box.

Under the influence of Diego Simeone Angel Di Maria v Koke With his lighter frame and dexterity, he has also become a tireless runner.

Ronaldo has scored 31 goals in La Angel Di Maria is more agile than Koke.

He is a spontaneous player who will look Liga compared to Costa's 27 and the efto beat a man and take risks while Koke is fects of a long season have taken their solid and reliable. Koke will measure his toll. Costa remains a serious doubt for passes in midfield waiting for the right the final, in which case his place would moment to deliver the ball into the box. likely be taken by Adrian. of Saturday's title decider at Barcelona along with Turkey playmaker Arda Turan.

"We will wait to see how the Diego Costa and Arda Turan injury situation evolves by the end of week," Atletico coach Diego Simeone told a news conference. "We will seek alternatives if they do not recover in time."

If Costa and Arda are sidelined, forward Adrian, who scored the opening goal at Chelsea in the semifinal second leg and attacking midfielder Raul Garcia are likely to come in.

Simeone's Real counterpart Carlo Ancelotti also has injury concerns, with forward Karim Benzema and centre back Pepe in a race to get fit.

"Right now they can't play but we have four more days until the final and we will make a decision right at the end," Ancelotti, bidding to become only the second man after Liverpool's Bob Paisley to win the European title three times as a coach, said.

Raphael Varane would replace Pepe if necessary, added the Italian, while Al-

varo Morata could come in as a straight swap for Benzema at centre forward.

Real's chances were dealt a blow in the semifinal against holders Bayern when midfielder Xabi Alonso earned a booking that means he is suspended for the final.

They are likely to miss the control he gives the team and likely replacement Asier Illarramendi, who has failed to impress since joining from Real Sociedad, may be out of his depth against Atletico's experienced midfield.

Luis Enrique signs Spurs hammer Thunder to extend lead Brendon McCullum denies match-fixing on as Barca coach BARCELONA, MAy 22 (AP): Former Barcelona player Luis Enrique promised a new start for the Catalan club after signing a two-year contract to become coach on Wednesday. Luis Enrique signed the deal with club president Josep Bartomeu two days after it was announced by the club. That was two days after coach Gerardo Martino stepped down when Barcelona finished its first season without a major trophy in six years.

"We believe that this is the beginning of a new Barcelona, a Barcelona that will excite again," Luis Enrique said. "When I left Barca the club told me that it was a 'see you later' and they have kept their word. I can't wait to hear the hymn of Barcelona in the Camp Nou." The 44-year-old Luis Enrique won two league titles as a Barcelona player from 1996-2004 and coached its B team from 2008-11. He also coached at Roma, and led Celta Vigo to a respectable ninth-place finish this season after installing an attractive passing attack on the Barcelona model. Luis Enrique's hiring continues a recent tradition of in-house coaches recently represented in Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova. That string was broken when Martino was hastily brought in last year after Vilanova resigned to focus on his battle with throat cancer that he eventually lost last month.

Luis Enrique is the club's eighth former captain to coach the club, joining such greats as Laszlo Kubala, Cesar Rodriguez, Johan Cruyff and Guardiola. Although Luis Enrique was never in the same class as them, he will be only the second former captain to coach the club's B side and first team. Guardiola is the other. Luis Enrique asked not to be compared with Guardiola, and said his best quality as a coach was being a leader, not as an expert in tactics, despite his insider knowledge of Barcelona's ball-control approach. "I don't rely too heavily on tactical knowhow, instead I focus on managing a group, managing egos," he said. "There is work that goes on during the week, work based on knowing each player. I try to be everything a leader is." Luis Enrique's immediate goal is to work with sports director Andoni Zubizarreta and rebuild a squad that has experienced a slow slide over the past two years. "He is a coach that knows our way of playing, our philosophy. We believe that we have put the squad that we are going to build for next season in good hands," said Zubizarreta, who also recalled that Enrique had "put a goal or two" past the former Barcelona goalkeeper when Enrique played for Real Madrid.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) chases a rebound against San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, Danny Green, right, and Tiago Splitter, of Brazil, during the first half of Game 2 of a Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo)

SAN ANtONIO, MAy 22 (AP): The San Antonio Spurs are rolling toward a return to the NBA Finals, and Oklahoma City looks powerless to slow them down without Serge Ibaka.

Tony Parker scored 22 points, Danny Green made seven 3-pointers and added 21, and the Spurs used a dominant third quarter to decimate the Thunder 112-

77 on Wednesday night and take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Tim Duncan added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Manu Ginobili and Boris Diaw had 11 points apiece off the bench in San Antonio's second straight rout. "We just did our job. We won our first two games at home and I'm sure they're going to go

back and say we have to do our job and win two games at home," Parker said, recalling that the Spurs blew a 2-0 lead against the Thunder in the 2012 West finals.

Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each had 15 points, but the third-quarter barrage made spectators of both - not that they accomplished much when they

did play. The star duo combined to shoot 13 for 40, including 4 for 14 in the third quarter. Game 3 is Sunday at Oklahoma City, and the Spurs are trying to remind themselves it probably won't remain this easy.

"Manu said it's a dangerous win but I believe in our group," Green said.

"I believe that we have the maturity, the character and the experience to stay focused and not take this win to head." Playing without the injured Ibaka and given two days to adjust to dropping Game 1 by 17 points, the Thunder performed worse. San Antonio closed the first half on a 25-8 run, then Parker and Green each had eight points in the third quarter as San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City 33-18.

"If they had won this game by one point, we'd still be down 0-2," Durant said. "(We) lost by a lot two games in a row. It's hard for you to stay together, but we have a group of guys that are not front-runners and we'll figure it out." It was a shocking turn for the Thunder, who started well. "It definitely doesn't feel good and it shouldn't," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.

"I hope our locker doesn't feel good. You shouldn't feel good. We got our butts kicked. But we have a good opportunity to come back and win Game 3."

Oklahoma City opened more aggressive on both ends, especially defensively. The physicality disrupted the Spurs early and frustrated them emotionally.

Duncan was issued a technical with about 5 minutes left in the first quarter after complaining when Ed Malloy ruled he threw a hip into Durant. It turned out the Spurs veteran had little to worry about, as the Thunder finished just 4 for 9 on free throws.

WELLINGtON, MAy 22 (REutERS): New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has denied he has ever been involved in matchfixing and stood by his evidence to an International Cricket Council investigation into corruption. McCullum added he was "disappointed" that excerpts of his testimony had been leaked to the media after it was reported he had told investigators that a former player approached him about corrupting matches in 2008.

"Let me be clear I have never ever fixed a cricket match," he said in a statement before appearing at a media conference in Christchurch on Thursday. "I am 100 percent behind the fight against corruption in the sport."

McCullum arrived back in New Zealand from India on Thursday to attend the birth of his third child and faced reporters in Christchurch to address the growing scandal, which came to light last December with reports that three former New Zealand players were being probed for alleged match-fixing.

"Yep," McCullum answered when asked if he stood by his testimony to the the ICC's Anti-Corruption Security Unit (ACSU). "I gave my testimony to the ICC in good faith so I was shocked when I read it in the media.

"I hope it does not stop others coming forward in the future as all players need to play their part in stamping out corruption."

A British newspaper quoted McCullum as telling investigators that he had been approached twice in 2008 about matchfixing by a former international player identified as 'Player X'. Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns, who has consistently denied being involved in any matchfixing, said his name had been "linked by others" to corruption allegations. "I am being asked whether I am Player X," he said in a statement to Fairfax Media. "Based on the limited information I have received during this investigation, I believe it is being alleged that I am that player. These allegations against me are a complete lie." McCullum had "no comment" when asked whether Cairns was 'Player X'. "With regards to my testimony and the fact it has been aired in public I'm obviously very disappointed about that," McCullum said. "I can't go into ... what's going into the investigation or my involvement in it ... but I will continue to fulfil my role in the investigation.

"I guess from my point of view the dealings I've had with the group that I've dealt with, I have confidence.

"How the leak happened, I'm not sure but I have confidence in them. "If one of the players found themselves in the same situation, I would encourage them to go down the same path."

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a good slap. He is surrounded by the wrong people, by kiss-asses. I would say, 'Put your little ass in the studio and don't come out until you have a great body of work.' '' The candid music expert went on to dismiss the Canadian heartthrob's music as being ''floppy, poppy [and] disposable'' and thinks he needs to put out great music in order to have a ''licence to misbehave''.

The sharp-tongued star also opened up about her

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haron Osbourne thinks troubled pop star Justin Bieber ''needs a good slap'' and is surrounded by people who constantly allow him to get away with his bad behaviour. The outspoken music manager - who has managed her rock star husband Ozzy Osbourne for over 30 years - thinks the troubled pop star is surrounded by the wrong people, who constantly allow him to get away with behaving badly.

Sharon said ''He needs

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own life, admitting years of cosmetic surgery has left her looking like a comic book villain. She quipped to the Daily Mirror newspaper ''A couple of years ago I looked at myself and thought, 'Oh dear, you look plastic.' I looked at myself being interviewed on TV - I looked like The Joker!''

Sharon, 61, has previously proclaimed the 'Confident' singer would need to go to hospital ''to get my foot out of his ass'' if she were his manager.

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ock and Roll Viking' Caleb Johnson was crowned the 13th American Idol on Wednesday night's finale of the Fox singing competition. The 23-year-old rocker from North Carolina immediately covered his face with his hands in shock following the announcement. And there were no hard feelings from runner-up Jena Irene, who leapt into his arms to congratulate the Asheville native. 'I can't believe it. This is crazy.

Thank you guys so much!' Caleb told the 7,000 screaming fans at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

Johnson then victoriously launched into his coronation song As Long As You Love Me, which will be on his album dropping August 12. The Southern boy - who 'loves biscuits and gravy' - had been a strong frontrunner from

'I'm not sure I would be taken seriously' Jolie is prepared to run for office... but only if she can 'be effective'

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he is a passionate humanitarian campaigner. However Angelina Jolie has said she may never run for office as she is unsure she would be taken seriously due to her celebrity.

However, the Malificent actress said her doubts would be cast aside if she felt she could do a good job in any potential role.

She told Good Morning America: 'You know, if I thought I’d be effective, I would. 'But I’m not sure if I would ever be taken seriously in that way, and be able to be effective.' One thing that would not prevent her is any embarrassing secrets, which she previously cited as a reason for not throwing her hat in the political ring. The 38-year-old said: 'I wonder if by now if my skeletons are out. They’re probably all out.'

Tomb Raider favourite and in 2001 was named a Goodwill Ambassador. Ten gees António Guterres pre- serving staff of her decade Angelina has won praise United Nations High Com- years later she UN High sented Jolie with a gold pin of work. She also created for her humanitarian work, missioner for Refugees Commissioner for Refu- reserved for the most long- Asia's first Millennium Vil-

lage in Cambodia in 2006, which aims to address the problems of poverty, health, gender equality, and disease, and has cochaired the Clinton Global Initiative's Education Partnership for Children of Conflict since 2007.

Angelina was also happy to discuss lighter matters during her interview.

However she remained ambivalent on any specifics about her wedding to partner Brad Pitt, though she did discuss their children suggestion of a paintball-themed bash.

She said: 'We don’t have a date, and we’re not hiding anything, but we really don’t know. 'I think the important thing is that whatever we do it’s that the kids do have a great time, and we all — you know, take seriously the love, and the connection between all of us. But also just get silly and do something memorable.'

the start after his season 10 stint left him well-seasoned.

And the 17-year-old wild card from Farmington Hills, Michigan did not leave empty-handed as she and Caleb were both given Ford Mustangs as well as their families. The season 13 cast will next perform on the 41-show American Idol summer tour kicking off June 24 at New York's Broome County Arena in Binghamton.

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Kolkata beat Bangalore by 30 runs to seal IPL 7 playoffs berth

KOLKata, May 22 (IaNs): The Robin Uthappa juggernaut rolled on as he hit a blistering unbeaten 83 off 51 balls to power Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the play-offs with a 30-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Eden Gardens here Thursday.

Chasing an imposing target of 196, RCB could not recover from a disastrous start and kept losing wickets at crucial intervals to end up at 165/5 to dash their hopes of entering the knock-out stage of the IPL. For the Royals, Yogesh Takawale top scored with 45 while Knight's champion offie Sunil Narine finished with figures of 4/20.

Up against the mammoth score, Royal Challengers started off disastrously when the big hitting Chris Gayle 6 (9b 1x4) was trapped in front by Umesh Yadav in the second over sending his teammates and a capacity Eden crowd into a tizzy. Yadav and Morne Morkel bowled tightly as RCB meandered to 17/1 at the end of four overs. But Yogesh Takawale who replaced regular keeper and opener Parthiv Patel for the match, hit Morkel for three Real Madrid fans June Lee, right, and Matthew Pak, from Hong Kong, pose for a photograph dressed for their wedding with crisp boundaries to give the the Champions League trophy at Lisbon's Comercio square, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Spanish soccer teams Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will play the Champions League final match on May 24 in Lisbon. (AP Photo)

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Robin Uthappa of the Kolkata Knight Riders bats during match 49 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League Season 2014 between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium, Kolkata, India on May 22. Photo by BCCI

chase some momentum.

The duo of skipper Virat Kohli and Takawale adopted a cautious approach mixed with aggression to take RCB to 50/1 at the end of the eighth over. As the pair looked set to bail their side out of trouble, Knight Riders trump card Narine hit a double whammy in the 13th over removing both Kohli and Takawale. Kohli 38 (31b 3x4 1x6) was out caught at third man while Takawale 45 (36b

5x4 1x6) was castled as the scoreboard read 93/3 and RCB needing another 103 runs from just seven overs.

Narine hit a twin blow again in the 17th over removing Yuvraj Singh 22 (12b 1x4 2x6) out caught and AB de Villiers 13 (13b 1x4) out bowled, to take the wind out of RCB's sails.

For the home side Umesh Yadav 1/45 was the other wicket taker. Earlier put in to bat first, KKR overcame

initial hiccups as Uthappa and Shakib stitched together a 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket to post an imposing 195/4.

KKR started off badly losing skipper Gautam Gambhir in the very first over and were in a spot of bother at 56/3 when Shakib 60 (38b 5x4 3x6) joined hands with Uthappa as the duo went from strength to strength hitting the bowlers to all parts of the ground.

Supreme Court rejects Srinivasan’s plea

NeW DeLHI, May 22 (PtI): The Supreme Court has rejected N Srinivasan’s plea to be reinstated as BCCI president for non-IPL matters, saying it did not wish to interfere with the earlier order past by the court.

Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan, who heard the plea, told Srinivasan’s lawyers to approach the same bench that had passed the earlier orders if he wants relief. Srinivasan has been stood down as BCCI president by the court while an investigation into allegations of corruption in the IPL are investigated by a committee led by Justice Mukul Mudgal, a retired High Court judge. The court had removed

Srinivasan back in March of this year.

Yesterday, Srinivasan filed an appeal seeking modification of the apex court's March 28 and May 16 interim orders by which he was restrained from functioning as the BCCI President and former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Shiv Lal Yadav were asked to continue as the Presidents of BCCI till September 2014 when the matter will be heard next.

"Suitably modify the orders dated March 28, 2014 and May 16, 2014 passed by this Court and permit the applicant herein to function with immediate effect as the President of BCCI in so far as the non-IPL-2014

related activities are concerned," Srinivasan said in the application.

Srinivasan said he was elected as the President of the cricket body in September last in the AGM held on the orders of the apex court and if the orders are not modified immediately his one year tenure would come to an end. He said the restrictions imposed on him from discharging the functions of the President of BCCI has led to tremendous loss of goodwill for him and has become a major source of embarrassment in the eyes of the public despite his conduct as the in the post always being above board.

LONDON, May 22 (ReuteRs): Wayne Rooney might not be an automatic choice in Roy Hodgson's England starting line-up at the World Cup, according to former club and country teammate Paul Scholes.

Attention inevitably focuses on Rooney every time England appear at a major tournament and next month in Brazil will be no different as the Manchester United forward looks to finally make an impact at a World Cup having yet to score in two finals.

Rooney is expected to start England's opening Group D game against Italy in tandem with Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge but with exciting attacking talents such as Raheem Sterling,

Ross Barkley and Adam Lallana all providing options, Scholes believes Rooney will have to be on his toes.

"I'm not saying Wayne needs to be dropped but if his form doesn't get up to scratch in the warm-ups, or in the first game of the World Cup, it'll be interesting to see if the England management team has the balls to make that decision," Scholes said in his column on betting website Paddy Power.

"We have quality forwards in the squad this time. That should give Wayne the competition he needs to spur him on a little more."

Rooney was disappointing in Germany in 2006, failing to score in the tournament after recovering from

a broken foot. He was also poor in South Africa four years later, looking disgruntled and again failing to score.

"He's got a brilliant scoring record for his country with 38 goals in 89 internationals, but he's played in eight World Cup games without a goal," Scholes said. "You expect more of him. If Wayne is going to be one of the best footballers in the world, this World Cup is where he has to produce." Scholes said Rooney needs to concentrate on the things he does best, rather than roam around the pitch wasting energy. "He needs to use his energy more effectively now as he's a player who likes to be up front on his own and I don't think he's great with partnerships," Scholes said.

Hodgson may need to be brave and drop Rooney

Saina Nehwal, Sindhu give India 2-0 lead over Indonesia

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India’s Saina Nehwal returns a shot to Indonesia’s Lindaweni Fanetri during their quarter final match of women's singles event at the Uber Cup Badminton in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 22. (AP Photo)

NeW DeLHI, May 22 (IaNs): INDIaN badminton's sensations Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu won their respective singles matches to give India a 2-0 lead in the Uber Cup quarter-final against Indonesia at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Thursday.

While Saina beat World No.23 Lindaweni Fanetri 2117, 21-10 in the first singles to gain a 2-1 advantage in career meetings, World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu overcame Bellaetrix Manuputty 21-16, 10-21, 2523 to give India a 2-0 lead.

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa will play the first doubles next against World No.9 pair Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

If India win the match, they will qualify for the semi-finals and ensure a historic first bronze medal.

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