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RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906VOL. XVI NO. 276 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017

Govt. slaps section 144 CrPC on Wokha ‘silent procession’

Acaut rejects ‘useless’ Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015

CM opens up on 'illegal immigrants' issue

Nagaland gender statistics publication seeks to promote parity

Man killed in Wokha accident

'Rs. 100 cr. RMSA fund but no salary for teachers'

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Our CorrespondentWokha, Oct. 9 (EMN): The Wokha district administration on Monday responded to a ‘silent procession’ by agitating members of the town’s public – led by the Lotha Students’ Union (LSU), the Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH), and the All Nagaland Private Schools Association (ANPSA) Wok-ha unit – by clamping section 144 CrPC, which prohibits the assembly of more than five persons.

The three organisations were leading a ‘silent procession’ to pro-test the alleged arrest and assault of a minor boy who was reportedly in school uniform – as extensively re-ported in some of the local newspa-pers recently.

The Wokha administration’s de-cision to clamp said prohibitions, in turn, provoked furious retort from the three organisations leading the silent protest. “The three organisations ve-hemently and vociferously condemn the blatant use of power and force by the deputy commissioner and district magistrate, Wokha in imposing sec-tion 144 CrPC on our proposed silent procession dated October 9, 2017.

“This is sheer curbing of our democratic rights by use of brute force and state machineries. It is un-fortunate that the use of section 144 CrPC has come to stay in our district – it may be mentioned that the state machineries imposed the same dra-conian law against the LSU during the launching of MOGPL on July 21, 2014,” a joint statement from the three organisations read.

They served a 72-hour deadline to the Wokha administration to re-spond “through print media from the

date of its publication” to the follow-ing queries: • “The process whereby section

144 CrPC was promulgated dur-ing a silent procession of stu-dents, teachers and women folk to voice out our democratic rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India.

• Allminutesanddetailsregardingapprehension of violence, reports of intended violence, and all such details so associated in arriving towards the decision for imposi-tion of same.

• Disclosureof alldetailsof orderand directions, if any, received from external sources/higher ups for imposition of same.

• Section 144 CrPC was imposedon the entire starch of NH-2 from Wokha welcome gate till tour-ist lodge Wokha and in all the areas and stretch of roads under 15 Wards of Wokha town from 6 am dated 9th October 2017 vide letter NO. DCW/CON-1/2017,why it was imposed only towards the student’s community and not on general public as well as the vehicular movement was not re-stricted as per the ordered issued by the deputy commissioner.”If the government’s expected re-

sponse within stipulated period were to be not up to the expectation of the organisations, they warned that the organisations would be forced to pursue their own course of action/s. “Failing the above demands, the dep-uty commissioner and district mag-istrate, Wokha shall be held solely responsible for insulting the Lotha students community in particular

and Lothas in general by using illogi-cal conclusions for curbing the rights of citizens represented by the three apex organizations, namely, the LSU, LEH and ANPSA Wokha unit and students of all ages of our tribe and district.”

Earlier in the day, Wokha police prevented school students from par-ticipating in the silent procession. The students, in their respective school uniform, were not allowed to proceed towards the Police Point. They were forced to stage their pro-tests outside their respective schools.

Members of the LSU, the LEH and the ANPSA Wokha unit how-ever proceeded to the office of the deputy commissioner of Wokha where they submitted a joint memo-randum. They were accompanied by representatives of Acaut Wokha unit andtheWokhaDistrictChamberof Commerce and Industries.

In the memorandum, the three organisations stated that on Octo-ber 3 last, “a standard IX student of Brighter High School Wokha was re-portedly arrested by police while still in uniform. After his release from po-lice station, Wokha he was also alleg-edly assaulted by a group of people while still in uniform.”

The silent protest on Monday was to protest the ‘unethical and ille-gal treatment meted out to a student in uniform,’ it informed. As such, they demanded that immediate in-vestigation into the allegations be initiated, and put in place a mecha-nism to ensure protection of stu-dents in uniform from law enforcing agencies as well as from all authori-ties in concern.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): While rejecting the Na-galand Lokayukta Bill, 2015 –declaring it as “use-less” – Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (Acaut) has submitted a recommendation for Naga-land Lokayukta Bill, 2017.

The rejection as well as proposal for a new Lokay-ukta bill was stated in an

Acaut letter addressed to the chairman of the stand-ing committee on Lokay-ukta, Nagaland Legislative Assembly. The letter, dated October 9, was made avail-able to the local press.

According to the Acaut, the consultation between the standing com-mittee and Acaut on Sep-tember 26 last, was ‘unfor-

tunately held in a rushed manner.’ It stated that the committee should have given Acaut members the Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015, for thorough study before extending its invita-tion.

“After having perused the draft bill, the Acaut can only conclude that the government's Naga-

land Lokayukta Bill, 2015 is useless. The Acaut Na-galand would go as far to claim that the bill is an attempt to hoodwink the Naga public. Therefore, the Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015, cannot be ac-cepted by the Acaut Na-galand under any circum-stances.”

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Our CorrespondentKohima, Oct. 9 (EMN): Breaking his silence on the burning issue of un-checked influx of illegal immigrants into Nagaland, Chief Minister TR Zeliang has said on Monday that he was 'aware of the reper-cussions that the Nagas are facing today,' but candidly asserted that “we (Nagas) are to blame”.

Zeliang did not mince words to put across his ob-servation that the 'import' of illegal immigrants and the growth in their numbers over the years was because

Nagas give them work, as they (Nagas) do not like to work as labourers, builders, masons etc.

Zeliang said that the state government, aware that ‘this dangerous trend’ is ruining the state’s econ-omy, had declared 2016-17 as the Year of Construction Workers (YoCW), giving emphasis on 'skilled work-force development' of the youth.

The chief minister was addressing theVillageDe-velopment Board (VDB)Conference 2017 as the chief guest here on Mon-

day at SIRD Hall in Ko-hima.

He pointed out that lack of a skilled work force, to a great extent, has limited the scope of development, particularly in villages. With capacity building occupying a slot in the component of the VDB,Zeliangunderscoredfor trainings and orienta-tion programmes impart-ing knowledge, technology, methodology etc. pertain-ing to construction works are conducted to equip the youth population.

Stating that the govern-

ment has engaged with the YouthNet and Zynorique to conduct phase-wise training programmes across the state under YoCW, he called upon the VDBs to co-ordinate withthe two agencies as and when they were in their re-spective districts. He is of the view that once Nagas themselves learn to take up the tasks that the illegal immigrants are hired for, problems relating to the latter would decrease and would also enhance the state’s economy.

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Our CorrespondentKohima, Oct. 9 (EMN): While the Indian Consti-tution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the state to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women, participation of women in decision-making in the state has been very low, as latest statistics suggest.

As per the ‘Gender Statistics Nagaland 2016’ – released by Commissioner-Secretary of Economics andStatistics,HimatoZhimomiatKohimaonOct.9 – statistics show only two women who contested in the general elections from 1964-2014.

Dataalsoshowsnorepresentationofwomeninthe state legislative assembly, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sab-ha, and in the state council of ministers in Nagaland since the first general elections. With the increase in demand for gender statistics over the years on ac-count of the efforts of the government and various international agencies to bring about gender parity and equity through ‘gender empowerment policies’, the department of Economics and Statistics has re-leased the first gender-wise publication.

SecretaryofEconomicsandStatistics,KevilenoAngami said recognising the demand for gender sta-tistics over the years, the department has embarked on the exercise to collect and collate gender-wise dis-aggregate data.

She informed that focus is placed on socio-economic status of women, on issues of violence against women, political participation of women, status of women in the labour force, employment, health and education sectors to underscore the out-come of women specific programmes to bring them at par with men. More on Page 8

Our Correspondent Wokha, Oct. 9 (EMN): One person was killed after an ill-fated Tata Sumo (NL-02-T1031) met with a fatal ac-cident at Satsuphen, Wokha on Monday. The cause of the accident has been attributed to ‘mechanical failure.’

Reports said that the ve-hicle, carrying ten passen-gers,washeadedforKohima.Sources identified the victim

as Thungdemo Patton, son of Zademo Patton from Akuk village, serving as a teacher at Goverment High School, Akuk.

He was reported to have died on the spot. Three other passengers, and the driver of the vehicle, also sustained in-juries and are currently being treatedat theDistrictHospi-tal of Wokha, according to a doctor at the hospital.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): The Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) has questioned the state government’s inability to pay RMSA teachers even af-ter receiving Rs. 99.83 crore in the financial period stretching from 2016 till October, 2017.

A press statement from the NPRAAF on Monday stated that Rs. 67.83 crore was re-leased for 2016-17 fiscal year while a Rs. 32 crore has been released till date for the current fiscal period. “Out of the total amount, drawal authorities (DAs)dated26April2017and20 June 2017, amounting to Rs 9.90 crore, had specifically

mentioned as for payment of salaries.

“DAsdated6March2017,14 June 2017, and 3 August 2017 amounting to Rs 9.47 crore have been indicated as 10% state share. Other than these DAs, nothing has beenindicated against what activi-ties/works the rest of the re-leases were made giving rise to doubtful payments,” it stated.

“When the state (govern-ment) has released such enor-mous amount under RMSA to the School Education depart-ment, why is the department still withholding the legitimate salaries of the teachers denying them their genuine rights?”

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Imkong Imchen administering a vaccine dose to a child after launching the IMI at the Urban PHC at Seikhazou in Kohima on Monday.

(Top and bottom) Students of local schools and officials from the wildlife, forest and allied departments in Tuensang district and Naginimora in Mon district pose for a photograph during events observing Wildlife Week in their respective area.

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‘Work of mankind is to shun violence and conflict with wildlife’

Dimapur Civil Society denounces ‘life attempt’ on Naga businessman

Our CorrespondentKohima, Oct. 9 (EMN): Nagaland’s Village Development Boards (VDB) on Monday held a day-long conference alongside an observation of Mission Antyodaya ‘Gram Samridhi Evam Swachchata Pakhwada’ (village well-being and cleanliness fortnight) at the SIRD auditorium of Kohima on Mon-day, October 9.

The VDB is a pioneering core community development institution in India, involving functionaries at the grassroots in the process of devel-opment activities at the village level, established in 1976.

Speaking on the occasion, minister for Rural Development & REPA, EE Pangteang who graced the programme as the guest of honour, expressed pride that Nagaland has been the trendsetter in the country with its VDB system as the development agency at the grassroots level, and for which, the government of India has come to adopt a similar model in the form of the Pan-chayat Raj.

The minister recalled that the first VDB was institutionalized in 1976 dur-ing the time of the then Chief Minister Vamuzo and retired chief secretary AM Gokhale. “Today we have 1238 recog-nised villages with 2,84,310 households which is covered by 74 RD Blocks and 11 DRDAs,” Pangteang informed.

Asserting that rural development is a priority both for the Central and state governments, he maintained that despite acute financial constraints, the latter continues to release the Grant-in Aids to VDBs and state’s matching share to various CSS to the possible extent. Towards this, he urged upon all the 1238 VDBs in the state to properly formulate their action plans and carry out development activities through “most accountable transparency” for the benefit of all.

He also lauded the dept. for laying more importance to implement income generating activities with the objective of attaining sustainable development. This, he felt, would make the VDBs self-reliant and become a vibrant devel-opment agency.

Meanwhile, the minister expressed concern over the trend of officers want-ing to be posted in places of their choice and seeking political backup as a means to make this selfish choice possible. He reminded all the officers of the dept. that they were “public servants” and were meant to serve the public with sincerity and hard work to develop the place where they were posted.

He also called upon the officers to assist rural beneficiaries in the banking system, especially towards linking their Aadhaar cards with personal bank ac-counts, so that they are not deprived of their due share.

Pangteang also stated that VDBs are the core committee in the villages and as such, they need to set good example and guide the other sister committees

like the village education committee, electricity, health etc. to bring about holistic development in the villages. He asked the VDBs to avoid duplication of works in coordination with the depts. and extract optimal benefits from each scheme and specific projects.

The minister also pointed out that many roads have been constructed under MGNREGA since the inception of the scheme in the 2006 along with PMGSY and other programmes, he however expressed dismay that years after those roads were completed, they lie either in pathetic conditions or have become ‘non-motorable’.

“Time has come for us to focus on maintenance of assets already created. Also I urge you to resolve to protect from environmental degradation and preserving our limited land resources in our respective villages through sensitization on its importance and ill effects. Let us together rededicate for the service of our rural people and relentlessly strive to bring positive transformation in their lives through effective and successful implementa-tion of various programmes as per the targets set and thereby achieve the goals envisaged in Vision 2030,” Pan-gteang said.

On the launching of Mission An-tyodaya, he said the purpose of the campaign was to create an environ-ment for clean villages, development of livelihood plans for households which centres around Gram Sabha meetings which would be implemented across all the Gram Panchayats throughout the country. He asserted that the impact of the programme has started to surface particularly in an around Kohima and Dimapur.

Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar, in his keynote address stated that the VDBs had two components includ-ing grant-in-aid and matching cash grant. Under the grant-in-aid to VDBs scheme, he said Rs.100 per household was allocated for community develop-ment project from 1980-81, which was subsequently raised to Rs.750 and to Rs.1000 per household over the years, of which, 25% fund were earmarked for women-specific schemes and 20% for youth.

Under matching cash grant, he said VDBs were encouraged to save money in the form of fixed deposit in the bank where the state government gave capital MCG upto Rs.2.50 lac. and the vil-lage common fund is to be utilized for availing bank loans for socio-economic development programmes and to pro-vide the much needed security for the village and against which the financial institutions may advance loan to the VDBs. Kumar stated that with the launch of MGNREGA in 2005, the VDBs got a major source of funding for rural development. He admitted that the requirement of providing 10% state share has pre-empted resources for the grant-in-aid and matching cash grant

program. Pointing out that today, the VDBs have Rs.82 cr. in fixed deposits, he stated the state government has pro-vided only Rs.3 cr. as MCG. However, keeping in view the requirements of socio-economic development today, he asserted that it is important to increase the fixed deposits to Rs.1000 cr. at least by 2030 if not earlier.

Another area which the state needs to take forward is the VDBs role as financial intermediaries, the official ob-served, and highlighted a pilot project where corpus fund of Rs.1 lac. was set aside through contributions of the VDBs (40%), government of India (20%), NABARD (20%) and state gov-ernment (20%). He said the amount has now been revised as NABARD (Rs.1 lac.), state government (Rs.1 lac.) and VDB (Rs.40,000). He explained that the corpus fund is kept in a savings bank ac-count and the bank in turn will provide initially a matching share of Rs1 lac. and the two together form the revolving fund assistance available to VDBs for loan at 7.5% interest for further lending against schemes, project enterprises etc. at a higher interest.

Kumar informed that NABARD has agreed to participate in the imple-mentation of the scheme initially for Longleng and Kiphire districts.

On Mission Antyodaya, he said the cleanliness initiative was spearheaded by the Prime Minister with a goal to reach each household by October 2 2019. Towards this, the official called for community involvement by tak-ing ownership and responsibility. He underscored that the VDBs have to start thinking on the maintenance of the constructions under the cleanliness program.

The bureaucrat also exhorted the VDB members on the need to strength-en and develop the VDB secretariat as well as the need for VDBs of neighbour-ing villages to work together in clusters sharing knowledge and experiences.

Laying out the action plan for VDBs till 2030, he highlighted the need to focus on increasing the area under tree cover by lengthening the jhum cycle; adopt improved farming methods in rearing crops as well as animals to increase productivity and income; im-prove health of springs to increase wa-ter availability; enlist wise and learned people for advise and consultation; maintain toilets and cleanliness.

During the programme, awards for the best performing VDB in all the 11 districts for 2016-17 was given away by the Chief Minister TR Zeliang. Angphang VDB won the honour under Mon district, Xukhepu for Zunheboto district, Tening for Peren district, Teth-eyo for Kiphire district, Ruzaphema in Dimapur district, Longjang in Mokok-chung district, Zapami in Phek district, Kigwema in Kohima district, Alayong in Longleng district, Yali in Tuensang district, Wokha village in Wokha dis-trict.

Our CorrespondentKohima, Oct. 9 (EMN): The immunisation pro-gramme Intensified Mis-sion Indradhanush (IMI) for Nagaland state was formally launched by Im-kong Imchen, minister for Health and Family Wel-fare at the Urban PHC at Seikhazou in Kohima on Monday.

During the program,

the minister said that the IMI was initiated by the central government with the objective to safe-guarding and preventing preventable diseases at an early age through im-munization.

Imchen emphasized on the media houses in the role of sensitising, and spreading awareness in both the urban and

rural areas. Immuniza-tion is the most effective and cheapest means of treatment. The cost of treatment becomes ex-pensive after a person had already been affected due to non-immunization at the young age, said Imchen.

The politician also appreciated the health and family welfare dept.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Chief Secretary of Nagaland Pan-kaj Kumar addressed the Inter-national Wildlife Week and a seminar on human and animal conflict, at Yaongyimchen vil-lage on Oct. 7. He said that the ‘hardest but most valuable work of mankind is to shun violence and conflict with animals by adopting conservation of wild life and forestry.’

Congratulating the villagers for successful implementation of biodiversity conservation programme, Kumar asserted that Yaongyimchen occupies a special place because of her suc-cessful conservation of wildlife through ‘hard work, and unity of the villagers without any as-sistance from the government.’ He said that such achievements should be emulated by others.

Calling learning to be a con-tinuous process, Kumar said that the purpose of his visit was to learn from the people, and to fill the gap between the people and the government, and to work jointly for proper implementa-tion of government schemes in the future. Kumar lauded the vil-lage functionaries for judiciously utilizing the VDB funds for the community development. He assured the people that their hard work and dedication ‘will not go in vain, but will reap healthy harvest in the future with the intervention of the government agencies.’

Principal Secretary and Agriculture Production Com-missioner, T ImkonglembaAo, encouraged the villagers to con-tinue with their efforts to pro-mote community development for sustainable economic growth in the village. He informed the villagers that the government will ‘focus more on the area and the people where there is people’s participation.’ He announced that ‘international projects’ un-der his department would be launched in the state shortly. The official expressed confidence that the villages will benefit from the

project. The community biodiversity

conservation programme was launched by the Lemsachenlok, a development society for three villages namely Yaongyimchen, Alayong and Sanglu in the year 2012, in commemoration of the golden jubilee celebration of Yaongyimchen Students’ Union.

All the activities of the bio-diversity conservation are un-dertaken through efforts and contributions of the villagers. Peren forest division

The Peren Forest division ob-served the event Oct. 7 with the theme ‘learning, loving and living with wildlife’ in Jalukie town in Peren district. The secretary for Environment, Forest and Cli-mate Change, Imtienla, was the chief guest of the programme.

Speaking during the occa-sion, Imtienla said that plants and animals can live without human beings but the latter cannot live without the former. There are so many things to learn from nature, she said. She encouraged the vil-lage councils to take initiatives to protect and conserve wildlife in their respective jurisdiction ‘by adopting stern resolutions.’

Also, Division Forest Officer Dr. Sentitula, delivered a speech. She said that in order to preserve fauna, the Indian Board of Wild-life decided to observe Wildlife Week from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8 every year. She called upon the young generation, particularly the stu-dents, to step forward to protect and preserve wildlife.

The event was marked by a poster-making competition in which 15 schools participated. JNV of Jalukie got the first posi-tion in the competition while GHSS and Bariel Valley School, also in Jalukie were placed sec-ond and third positions, in that order. Tuensang

The Tuensang division of Forest department observed wildlife week too with a program which was conducted with the

WokhaOn Oct. 7, students of the

higher secondary school of Don Bosco School in Wokha were treated to a special Wildlife Week event. In a first of its kind in Wokha, bird watching and na-ture walk sessions conducted for school students in the wee hours of Saturday marked the much-anticipated occasion of the Wildlife Week Celebration.

Organized jointly by the Wokha Forest Division and Doy-ang Plantation Division, the ses-sions were incorporated into the program with an aim to provide the students a firsthand experi-ence and to promote as well as to garner the interest of the young minds to the hobby of bird watch-ing and thereby participate in conservation.

Early mornings and evenings being the most active period for birds, the session started at 6:00 am and was held at Vankosung, during which the students sighted a good number of birds with the likes of Barbet, Pied Bushchat, Stonechat, Leaf Warblers and Flycatchers among others. As part of the nature walk session, students were also informed on various aspects ranging from important fruit trees for wildlife to the different types of forests and types of habitat for birds and animals and the need for conservation besides the methods to sight and identify birds and the use of field guide books. The sessions were led by Prabhat Ku-mar, IFS, DFO Doyang, Lansot-hung Lotha, RFO Doyang and Ketholetuo Solo from Forestry Graduates Association of Naga-land (FGAN).

Following this, wildlife quiz competition was held at the forest office premises for the high school students from different schools, where Team Elephant from Don Bosco School comprising of Car-olyn Odyuo, Yanchumaro Kikon and Khonzani Ovung emerged as the champions in a very close contest. Team Hornbill compris-ing of Ethunbeni, Nzanrhoni and

Tsuktinungla and Team Hoolock Gibbon comprising team mem-bers Vungthungo, Yilobemo and Mahesh took second and third place respectively, with both teams representing Libemo Me-morial School.

During the function, Zuthun-glo Patton, IFS, DFO Wokha, en-lightened the participants about Wildlife Week and the need for conservation. She also stressed on how Wokha district is blessed with important wildlife such as the Amur Falcons and elephants and the rediscovery of Extinct-in-wild turtle species- the Black Softshell Turtle. That people of Wokha has been recognized glo-bally for the efforts in conserving the Amur Falcons, she encour-aged everyone to continue the good job with the same spirit. She also requested the participants to make a pledge not to pick up cata-pult to harm wildlife but to spread the message of conservation.

Prabhat Kumar, IFS, DFO of Doyang, emphasized that the main idea behind the bird watch-ing cum nature walk is to give the students a different line of thinking towards birds, animals and forests. He added that they should promote the idea of con-serving nature by encouraging relatives and friends not to sup-port hunting.

Some of the students also gave short experience sharing of the morning session whereby they thanked the department the wonderful exercise and the use of field guides to identify birds, a first for them, helping them to now see birds with a totally differ-ent angle of conservation.

At the end of the program, the high octane documentary “The Hunt” narrated by the much ac-claimed wildlife commentator Sir David Attenborough was screened. The film includes the story of the extremely tough jour-ney of the migratory Amur Fal-cons at Doyang, Wokha, which covers an astonishing distance of about 22,000 km every year for their survival.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Civil organisations in Dimapur have demanded that the NSCN-K take action against their cadres for the ‘life attempt’ on a Naga business-man recently. The organisations have formed a committee to deal with the issue, besides the matter of illegal immigrants.

The Naga Council of Di-mapur convened a meeting of Dimapur-based organizations on October 9 at the council’s office to deliberate on the ‘life attempt’ on L Doulo, proprietor of Kuda Cold Storage. The meeting also discussed the issue of illegal im-migrants, a press release from the council stated on Monday.

All the 19 tribes’ presidents, and ‘NWHD, DUCCF, GBs, DDCF, DDCI and EDBA, BAN and Chumukedima Business As-sociation,’ attended the meeting, the council informed.

“The house has strongly con-demned the life attempt on L. Doulo and Naga family attack by the non-Nagas at Chumuke-

dima. The meeting deliberated at length and stated that in spite of several appeals and protests made by the public to all the fac-tions of Naga underground group against taxation, random extor-tion has brought no improvement in Nagaland, especially Dimapur and in spite of keeping good atmosphere in Nagaland, more unwanted activities were continu-ing from bad to worse under the banner ‘Nagaland for Christ,” the press release stated.

The organisations reminded that the Nagas are tired of tor-ture, extortion and intimidation of innocent public and business-man for not paying ‘taxes’, mostly in the name of political move-ment and such kind of unwanted activities should be condemned by all.”

The organisations have asked the NSCN-K to take appropriate action against ‘the culprit’ for their ‘senseless act.’ The meeting has resolved to “stand solidly” behind the Western Chakhesang

Hoho in their fight for justice, the press release stated.

Further, the press release stated that the community organi-sations expressed concern at the ‘alarming incidence of anti-social activities occurring at regular intervals and the public wanted to know why the state govern-ment has kept silent and failed to take action on ultimatum given by four business organization such as DCCI, BAN, EDBA and CTCC which ultimatum expired on Oct. 5 2017.’

The meeting resolved to set up a ‘public action committee’ under the banner of the Naga Council headed by Vekhosayi Nyekha as convenor, and comprising 19 tribal hoho / union presidents or their nominees; NWHD, GBs, DDCF, DUCCF, DCCI, BAN, EDBA and CTCC and represent-atives of selected NGOs “whose purpose shall be to deal on life attempt on L Doulo and to act as screening/monitoring point to detect illegal immigrants.”

for their efforts to im-munize all the children in the state. He mentioned that the health mission was launched nationwide on October 8. However, being a Sunday, and Na-galand being a Christian state, it was decided to launch it on Monday.

Menukho l John , Health & Family Welfare principal secretary in-formed that at the district level, the officer-in-charge in the rank of joint di-rector will be personally monitoring the activities of the programme.Tuensang

Tuensang district launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush on Oct. 9. The programme was launched at the Ur-ban Health Centre by the deputy commissioner of Tuensang Jamithung Lotha. He launched the programme by admin-istering the first drops polio, the chief medical officer of Tuensang in-formed in a press release on Monday. All the eight blocks and 56 health units will work to achieve 90 percent of immunisation coverage by December 2018, it added.

‘Nagas tired of torture, extortion and intimidation in name of political movement’

theme “wildlife and nature” on Oct. 7 at Hakushang School in Tuensang. The program was presided over by Florence, range officer.

The keynote address was de-livered by Tsingthrise Sangtam, range officer of Tuensang. He of-ficer explained to students about the importance of observing wildlife week and also added that all living organisms hold a place in the food chain. Extinction of one species in food chain can threaten and alter the physical environment as well.

Dr. C. Zupeni Tsanglai, the DFO of Tuensang, also spoke

during the occasion and encour-aged the students to reach out to influence and engaged their parents, neighbours, and com-munities to promote awareness about wildlife conservation

Competition was held in three categories: Painting, Essay and quiz competition to spread awareness and create conscious-ness towards wildlife conserva-tion and protection.

Winners of competitions conducted during the day were felicitated with certificates and prizes during the events. 170 students from four schools at-tended the program along with

the teacher in-charge and Forest officials.Naginimora

The Mon Forest division in collaboration with Kiphire Wild-life Division on Oct. 7 celebrated Wildlife Week at United Chris-tian Higher Secondary School (UCHSS) at Naginimora, Mon, by conducting an essay competi-tion for the school children.

Tongkem, range forest officer Naginimora, spoke as to ‘how our creator has created all living beings and each living being as equally important.’

Around 300 participants at-tended the event.

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Arunachal dy. CM urges bureaucrats to fast-track development works

Six killed in road accident in Guwahati

Ibarisha to be judge of Asia Pacific Choir Games

Policy on Tibetan refugees won’t affect locals — Arunachal gov.

Re-polling in four districts of Manipur

Shillong, Oct. 9 (IANS): Union Minister of State for Defence Sub-hash Ramrao Bhamre on Monday said that the demonetisation of Rs 1000 and 500 notes will cure the country of the disease of poverty.

“This (demonetisation) is like a medicine. The long term effect is very good that cures the disease of poverty... but then sometimes all medicines is not sweet, some medicines taste bitter,” he said on the sidelines of the Mudra Promotion Cam-paign here in Meghalaya

Moreover, Bhamre said eventually the advantage of de-monetisation is that people are very happy at large.

Bhamre was responding to a query from a journalist high-lighting the plight of the people in the rural areas of Meghalaya post-demonetisation.

“As the country moves forward to a cashless environment after demonetisation, everyone should unite and pledge to make India digitally enabled society,” he said.

Ear l ie r, address ing the Mudra Promotion Campaign, the union minister said that the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and Stand Up India, the two ma-jor schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will bring about a massive transfor-mation in the lives of millions of youth.

Highlighting the achieve-ment of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Bhamre said more than 9 crore loans have been sanctioned for creating self employment amounting to around Rs 4 lakh crore.

“Out of the total sanctioned amount, Rs 6.89 crore in loans

has been sanctioned for women entrepreneurs which comes to 76 per cent. And the loans to SCs and STs constitute almost 55 per cent. Many of these enterprenu-ers have also been able to create job opportunities for others.”

Describing ‘Stand Up India’ as another significant scheme, the minister said this scheme aims to encourage entrepreneur-ship by providing bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore and it is mandatory for each bank branch to have at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and one woman borrower.

The minister said that the guiding principle of governance of the Prime Minister’s ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ is visible when one looks at the details of the loans that have been

sanctioned under the scheme. He said that a total of 40,769 customers have availed a total loan of Rs 8,757 crore under the scheme out of which a total of 5827 entrepreneurs of SC category have received loans amounting to Rs 1091 crore.

Moreover, 1,747 entrepre-neurs of ST catergories have got sanctioned loans worth Rs 346 crore; while 33,142 women entrepreneurs were given loans worth Rs 37,319 crore, he added.

Highlighting the social secu-rity schemes of financial inclu-sion, the minister said it has three components -- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yo-jana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana. Under the Suraksha Bima Yojana, 11 crore people have been enrolled while un-

der Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana more than 3.5 crore have been enrolled and under Atal Pen-sion Yojana 67 lakh people got benefitted, he added.

Meghalaya Taxation Minis-ter Zenith M. Sangma, who also addressed the gathering, said that due to lack of awareness about the financial support sys-tem, unavailability of banking facilities and financial assistance in the rural areas, people are of-ten forced to borrow from other sources for financial support which limits their higher bor-rowing capacity and hence the gap in financial inclusion.

He said the scheme will not only ensure greater connectivity, but will also bridge the financial inclusion gaps and provide a better social security cover for the people.

Agartala, Oct. 9 (IANS): The Congress is planning to launch an agitation in Tripura from October-end against the forcible occupa-tion of several of its party offices by the BJP, a top party leader said here on Monday.

“The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) has forci-bly occupied at least seven Congress party offices in various parts of the state,” Tripura Congress Vice President Tapas Dey told media persons.

The BJP -oc c up ied offices were in Udaipur, Bagma, Santir Bazar, Mo-hanpur, Madhupur, Barjala and Kamalpur. “These of-fices were being used by the Congress since early 1960s,” Dey said.“We have requested the concerned District Magistrates to take suitable actions to free the occupied offices soon,” he added.

Dey said if the con-cerned district or sub-divi-sional authorities failed to take appropriate actions to free the occupied Con-

gress party offices, the party would launch an agitation from October-end.

He said that though the BJP forcibly occupied these Congress offices, the local administrations of the Left Front government have remained silent for “mys-terious reasons”.Tripura Congress Party chief Birajit Sinha, who was currently in Delhi, told IANS over phone that he would dis-cuss the matter with the central leadership.

The BJP, meanwhile, d e n i e d t h e C o n g r e s s allegations.“Thousands of Congress leaders, members and workers including six legislators have joined BJP. In many places there is not a single Congressmen to open the party offices,” BJP spokesman Mrinal Kanti Deb said.

Deb said the Congress deserters who had set up those party offices and joined BJP now, they were using these offices as a cen-tre of agitation against the Left Front government.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): The12th Assam Rifles of 26 Sect Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) apprehended four individuals with WY tab-lets at Permanent Vehicle Check Post (PVCP), Khu-dengthabi of Tengnoupal District today, informed in a press note.

It stated that, a blue colour ‘Maruti A Star’ ve-hicle bearing registration No. DL 8C P 3710 moving from Moreh to Imphal was stopped for checking. Three individuals travelling in the vehicle requested passage, citing poor health of one of the individual’s father in Imphal.

On checking their vehi-cle, 3000 WY tablets worth Rs. 15 lac.(approx) were recovered. The apprehend-ers are Ayub Shah (27) s/o Md Ramijuddin r/o Lilong, Heinoumakhong, Thou-bal dist, Yusuf Ali(25) s/o Md Alimuddin r/o Lilong

Khunou, Thoubal dist and Md Akhtar(34) s/o Md Al-imuddin r/o Lilong Tairen Makhong, Thoubal dist. All the apprehenders were handed over to Moreh PS along with the recovered WY tablets.

It further stated that, another Maruti Van bear-ing registration No. AS 01 AH 6821 moving from Moreh to Imphal stopped at check post Khudength-abi for checking around 1.30 pm.

It was found that the movement of the driver appeared suspicious. After thorough search of the vehi-cle, 9125 WY tablets worth Rs. 45.62 lac. (approx) were recovered.

The accused was identi-fied as Abdul Samad(36) S/O Md Khalik r/o Sora Mamang Leikai, Thou-bal District. The recovered drugs along with appre-hendee were handed over to Moreh PS.

Our CorrespondentImphal, Oct. 9 (EMN): Ma-nipur based underground outfit People’s Revolution-ary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive)’s Chairman L Paliba greeted the people of the state on the 41st Raising day celebration of its Red army on Oct. 9.

In a statement for-warded to media houses in Imphal , Chairman of the PREPAK(Progressive), alleged that North Eastern communities are endlessly being discriminated against by mainland Indians and various forms of criminal activities including mur-der are being perpetrat-

ed against the people of Northeast in Indian heart-land.

Claiming that with the absence of strong indige-nous and farsighted leaders, extension of railways, full-fledged Trans-Asian High-ways, exploring mineral oil, other development projects will bring enslavement of indigenous people,it also alleged that India takes spe-cial interest in Railways and Trans-Asian Highway projects as these will benefit the Indian capitalist class and big businessmen.

With the dream of abun-dant availability of cheap rice and food under Food

Security Acts, people are negatively influenced not to cultivate the fields but instead use the rice fields to build up infrastructures for development, it observed.

Such policy may enslave our future generations and will tighten the trap of the hitherto existing captive market.

Sudden increase of women related crimes, drug abuser-addicts, un-employed youths, and on the other side sky rocketed price of living materials, educational costs, innumer-able family problems, these are all awards we achieved after India annexed Kan-

gleipak, the statement al-leged.

Though Indian govern-ment claims rural village roads are constructed at 133 km per day, the condi-tion of Jiri Highway is still similar to the condition of World War II,the statement further alleged. The condi-tion of the highway is so bad that whenever a vehicle takes a journey the families of the driver and passengers are apprehensive of their fate.

“If India is a Democrat-ic Republic why should not India keep a room for Right to Self Determination in its Constitution, Do the Indian

leaders have courage to im-plement the UN Resolution on Kashmir problem? Why didn’t Indian Government respond to Plebiscite de-mand of UNLF (Manipur) in 2005?”, the statement asked .

Even in the lone super power country USA, Cal-ifornia, Texas and some States are demanding to secede from USA, Cata-lonia regional referendum to secede from Spain was held, even Scotland demand a second referendum for seceding from UK, so In-dian leaders must under-stand these political events, it added.

Itanagar, Oct 9 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein today exhorted the secretaries and commissioners of the state to have a focused approach for accelerating the pace of development in their respective departments.

Planning and monitoring of works is crucial, he said, at a high-level meeting with the commissioners and secretaries of all the state government departments, convened to identify key projects that are to be com-municated to the Centre for incorporating in the Union Budget 2018-19 in his office here.

He asked the senior bureaucrats of the state to propose innovative schemes for inclusion in the Union Budget, an official communiqu said.

While stressing the need for proper implementation and monitoring of all the

centrally sponsored schemes, the deputy chief minister appealed to the bureaucrats to work hard to realize the objectives set in Vision 2020 and New India Movement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

We can no longer remain in the old sys-tem of working in the present competitive world but have to upgrade ourselves in this age of Information Technology to catch up with the rest of the nation, he said.

Development Commissioner for Fi-nance, Planning & Investment Ashish Kun-dra, in his introductory speech highlighted the objectives of the meeting.

He suggested the proposals to be sent to the Centre in a consolidated form.

Commissioners and secretaries of all the departments attended the meeting, the com-muniqu added.

Guwahati, Oct. 9 (PTI): Six people, including three of a family, were killed in a road accident in Jalukbari area here today, police said.

The driver, who was speeding, lost control of the vehicle which then turned turtle and fell into a ditch.All six people in the car, including two children and the driver, died on the spot, a police officer said.

The deceased have been identified as Bharat Das, wife Rina Das and son Jyotiraj Das along with three others Shankar Das, Dipamoni Das and Tora Das.They were on their way to Guwahati from Simalutola in Goal-para, the officer said.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem to Guwahati Medical College Hospital, he added.

Shillong, Oct. 9 (PTI): City-based Ibarisha Lyn-gdoh of Shillong Chamber Choir fame has been chosen as one of the judges at the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games and Grand Prix of Nations Colombo 2017 in Sri Lanka from October 21 28, officials said today.

Iba, a successful and accomplished soloist of the Shillong Chamber Choir, will be the only Indian representative along with jury members from the UK, Norway, USA, South Africa, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, the officials of Shillong Chamber Choir said.

At least eight choir groups will be participating from India - KC Lights (Meghalaya), the Nagaland Chamber Choir (Nagaland), the Ao Naga Choir (Nagaland), the Mizo Cardinal Choir (Mizoram), the Salvation Singers (Mumbai), Beat Choir (Chen-nai), the Madras Musical Association Choir (Chen-nai) and the Sargam Choir (Chennai), Shillong Chamber Choir said in a statement.

Itanagar, Oct. 9 (PTI): The Arunachal Pradesh gov-ernment on Monday said any policy decision on the Tibetan refugees settled here would be taken keeping the interest of the local people in mind.

The government has sought the cooperation of the people in the matter, an official release said.

The announcement comes in the wake of pro-tests by various organisations here that claimed the move

to implement the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 of the Centre would be detri-mental to the interest of local people here.

The Tibetan Rehabilita-tion Policy was amended by the Centre in 2014 to provide a uniform guideline on the facilities to be provided to the Tibetan refugees living under the jurisdiction of state gov-ernments.

Last month, the central policy came up for discus-sion at the state cabinet meet-

ing, where the members decided to implement the amendments partly, taking into account the interest of the state’s indigenous population after holding consultations with the com-munity-based organisations and stakeholders, the release said. Chief Minister Pema Khandu had also stated in a recent meeting at Tawang that no decision would be taken which would hamper the interest of the state, the release added.

Our CorrespondentImphal, Oct.9 (EMN): Re-polling in 29 polling stations in Manipur’s four valley districts-Bishnupur, Imphal West, Imphal East and Thoubal out of six districts where 5th General Panchayat elections was held, passed off peacefully following tight security ar-rangement on Monday. The re-polling which was started from 8am continued till 4pm.

The re-polling was ne-cessitated after State Elec-tion Commission declared void the polls at these poll-ing stations following vari-ous unwanted incidents during Oct. 7 polling.

The Panchayat election which was held to elect new

60 Zilla Parishad members, 161 Pradhans and 1,513 ward members in 14 sub-divisions under six valley districts – Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Jiribam, Kakching and Thoubal, is an important local body election in the state after BJP led coalition government replaces 15 year old congress rule in the NE state.

A total of 178 Zilla Parishads, 446 Pradhans and 2,556 ward members contested in the polls which saw a good response from the people. Interestingly, 394 candidates, including 391ward members and three Pradhans (Porompat, Wangoi and Nambol) were declared elected uncon-

tested. For the first time, each

voter has to cast his/her vote in secrecy in three bal-lot papers of three different colours. Ballot paper for Zilla Parishad is in pink colour, for Pradhan in yel-low and Gram Panchayat member in white.

On Oct. 7 polling, more than 70 percent of the total of 7,16,813 voters, includ-ing 3,68,691 females, fran-chise their rights across 1,520 polling stations, ac-cording to sources.

The counting of votes will take place on Oct. 11, and all election processes would be completed by Oct. 16. The term of the existing representatives ex-pires on Oct. 23.

EMN

Repolling in progress at Khomidok polling booth in Manipur’s Imphal east district on monday.

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5StateEastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Speakers at the 15th Asia Soul Winners’ Annual Conference at Sovima, Dimapur.

Union Christian School students seen engaged in different activities during the exhibiting.

Alan Gonmei speaking at the farmers’ interface meet.

This image was issued on Oct. 9 Monday by parents of a boy who was allegedly assaulted in PWD colony in Wokha town.

DRDA officials with participants after launching the programme at the GHSS auditorium, Aghunato town.

Y Denngan Avennoho Phom and officials with girl students during the launch of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao at Longleng on Monday.

DC Longleng calls to end discrimination against women

15th Asia soul winners’ conference underway MTSU organises inter-school literary contest

NSRLM launched at Aghunato town

FGN mourns Metha’s demise

Farmers’ interface meet held at CIH

Students sensitised on Child Rights

UCS students exhibit skills

Family of alleged assault boy clarifies

NewS iN BriefSMHI to observe World Mental Health DayState Mental Health Institute (SMHI), Kohima will be observing the World Mental Health Day, under the theme “Mental health in work place,” on Oct. 10, 11 a.m. at the institute. Dr. Alemwapang will chair the day’s pro-gramme while clinical psychologist, Themmungla will deliver a speech on the theme. State Programme Officer Dr. Khriezotuo and representative from District Legal Service Authority, Kohima will also deliver speeches and special presentation by inmates of SMHI.

Kire to grace IMA annual general meetMinister of Roads & Bridges Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire will be gracing the Indian Medical Association (IMA) annual general meeting on Oct. 28, 11 a.m. at Hotel Japfu, Kohima. The programme will be hosted by Kohima branch. The inaugural programme will be followed by Continuing Medical Education (CME), business session and election of new office bearers. All IMA members have been requested to attend the meet.

KCRCC to organise revival crusadeThe Konyak Christian Revival Council of Churches (KCRCC) will be organising a revival crusade at Aboi town from Oct. 13 to 15th. Speakers for the event are Pastor of NCRC PR Hill, Kohima Yangulie Sanchu and Pastor NCRC Mon L Eha Hongkam. The organisers have informed that the service will be conducted in Konyak and Nagamese. There will be a healing service on Sunday evev-ing. Morning service time has been scheduled from 10 a.m. and evening at 5 p.m. KCRCC has invited all to the crusade.

Sovima Council Village informsVillage Council Sovima has informed all the no-Nagas resideing within its jurisdiction to report to the Council Hall on Oct. 10, 8 a.m., with three passport photo for census verification.

DoSE notifies schoolsDirector of School Education has notified to all the govern-ment and private institutions that many untrained teachers registered under NIOS, D.El.Ed course are pending veri-fication by the school authorities. In this regard, Principal Director Smita Sarangi has directed all the schools to verify all the pending cases from the NIOS portal on priority basis. Any issue/problem faced may be reported to state nodal officer, Directorate of School Education, Kohima; or NIOS state coordinator.

DPDB meeting Wokha deferredVice chairman of District Planning Development Board (DPDB) and Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, Wezope Ke-nye has informed to all the members that the board meeting for the month of October, which was slated to be held on Oct. 9 has been deferred till further notification.

PHN annual general assembly Poumai Hoho Nagaland (PHN) will be holding annual general assembly on November 11, 10:30 a.m. at the prem-ises of Poumai Baptist Church, 5th Mile, Dimapur. All the concern members and representatives of at least ten mem-bers from each unit have been asked to attend the assembly.

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WoKha 24.4 18.6 19.5 82 NILZBt 23.1 17.7 21.2 93 NILMon 32 22 20.4 88 NILtuensanG 23.2 18.2 18.4 89 18.1MKG 27 20.4 21.5 81 NILPheK 27.4 18.8 19.6 89 6.4KiPhire 22 19 19.7 95 NILsechÜ ZuBZa 27 20 20.6 74 3.6LonGLenG - - - - -tseMinYu 26.8 20 20.1 85 6.4JaLuKie 29 25 26.6 85 NILManGKoLeMBa 33 24.2 25.1 89 NIL*Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF)Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Addressing the launching programme of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme in Longleng on Oct. 9, Deputy Commissioner, Longleng Y Denngan Avennoho Phom called t o e n d i n j u s t i c e a n d discrimination against women and girl child in the family and society.

T h e D C i n f o r m e d the gathering that the Prime Minister of India, N a r e n d r a M o d i h a s taken the initiate to save and educate girl child in the country to empower womenfolk of the nation.

The programme was formally launched by DC in presence of government

officials, NGOs, students, DBs, GBs and staff of DC office.

Executive secretary of Phom Baptist Church Assoc ia t ion (PBCA), N u k l u P h o m s p o k e on “Daughters of New India.” Referring to the report of Longleng being the lowest sex ratio district as per 2011 census, he said district has been suffering from the problem of low sex ratio. He asser ted that lack of platform for women, engagement of girls in domestic works and low enrolment of women in government jobs indicates the presence of discrimination and injustice to women in the

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): A four day 15th Asia Soul Winners’ Annual Conference got underway

on Oct. 7 at Rengma Baptist Church, Sovima, Dimapur.

Delegates from Karbi Anglong, Majuli Island,

A s s a m , A r u n a c h a l Pradesh, Phenshunyu, T r i p u r a a n d o t h e r states are attending the

Phom society. He also pointed out that a girl child usually sacrifices her education for her brothers but no male child sacrifices her education for his sisters in the society. Emphasizing o n d i a g n o s t i c a n d prescriptive perspectives of women in the community, he pointed on the relevance of gender disparity and education for girl child. He appealed to all men to come forward to remove gender issues and treat both boys and girls equally.

Advisor of DUDA & NEPED S Pangnyu Phom, in his message read out by his PS said that the prime minister has picked Longleng as

100 gender critical district across the country. The declining trends of sex ratio in the district, he said was a wakeup call to all concerned. The time has finally arrived to change our attitude and give equal treatment and privilege to both boys and girls alike to be called a developed society, he added.

A D C , L o n g l e n g Temsuwati chaired the programme while Pastor of Ao Baptist Church, Longleng invoked God’s blessings. CDPO, Longleng Tauphong Phom gave a presentation on BBBP p r o g r a m m e w h i l e , Temsuwati administered the oath.

conference.Sunday devot ional

service was led by Gwanilo Khing while Director of Mission for Jesus Ministry, Singapore Rev.TF Lim shared on topic “Worthy of your calling.”

Colour fu l cu l tura l i t e m s p r e s e n t e d b y various states marked the afternoon programme.

Pastor of Institute of Global Opportunities, Chiang Mai, Thailand, G a y l o r d , d i r e c t o r F r o n t l i n e R e s o u r c e Texas, USA, Pamela Beth Pegues; assistant director of Mecedonian Teaching Ministry, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Merle Glory and pastor of Rengma Baptist Church, Sovima, Gwanilo Khing are the main speakers of the conference.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Mon Town Students Union (MTSU) organised inter-school literary competition, on Oct. 7 at Council Hall, Mon, with Medical Officer, Mon Dr. Chenjei Konyak as chief guest.

In h i s speech, Dr. Chenjei said the present generation students are fortunate that they can access everything from internet besides classroom teachings.

He said understanding the concept of the topic is more important than just memorizing and added that creativity and hard labour of the students help them succeed.

Competition such as debate, quiz, painting, e s say and ex tempore speech were organised for the students. Altogether 16 schools f rom Mon town participated in the competitions.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): The Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) RD Block Tokiye Zunheboto under the department of Rural Development was launched at GHSS auditorium, Aghunato town on Oct. 7 by Project Director D R DA , Z u n h e b o t o S h e k i h o Phuleshe.

Speaking at the launch, Phuleshe said NRLM was launched as a restr uctured Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) and Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar

Yojana (SGSY) after studying the success of Self-Help Groups, particularly in Andhra Pradesh. Informing that the programme is progressing all over India and Nagaland was one of the top performing states, he appealed to the village councils and VDBs to extend full support to the mission.

Ass is tant d is t r ic t program manager (ADPM), Vika Yeptho presented the progress and status of NSRLM in Zunheboto district, whiel Project Off icer DRDA,

Zunheboto Inavi Chishi exhorted the stakeholders with the success story of SHGs and its federations in Andhra Pradesh

District Coordinator Financial Inclusion Kitoho Chophi shared the importance of financial literacy and sought cooperation from the stakeholder of the villagers for their own benefit.

The launching programme was attended by DMMU, BDO staff, village councils, VDBs, STH members and existing SHGs leaders.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Federal Government of Nagaland has mourned the sudden demise of Koko Dolie, Khonoma village on Oct. 8.

I n a c o n d o l e n c e m e s s a g e , “ K e d a h g e F G N G e n . ( R e t d . ) ” Viyalie Metha extended condolence to the bereaved f a m i ly m e m b e r s a n d relatives of Dolie.

The message stated that Dolie was a former

Tatar of the FGN and an octogenarian person.

While lamenting over the loss by his sudden death, the FGN expressed that his patriotic deeds and valuable service rendered to the nation shall always remain alive in the annals of the nation.

It also prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternally peace and solace to the bereaved family members.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Central Institute of Horticulture organised farmers’ interface meet on Oct. 6 and 7 at CHI campus, Medziphema.

Secretary (Horticulture) Alan Gonmei, who graced the event as chief guest, stressed on the importance of imparting

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): The family of the alleged assaul t case of a boy has clarif ied the joint statement issued by the three bodies- the PWD Colony Council, PWD Yo u t h O r g a n i s a t i o n , PWD Eloe Hoho in this daily on Oct. 8.

T h e f a m i l y h a s clarified the statement

“authorities of the colony have denied that the boy was assaulted rather the statement clarified he was injured when he jumped from the rooftop onto a road below during a meeting,” by producing the proof photograph that he was assaulted and not as claimed by the three organisations.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): C h i l d l i n e D i m a p u r organised a sensitization programme on child rights and welfare at Touch of Hope School, Shokhuvi village on Sep. 7.

The proprietor of the school, Nungsangmeren, w e l c o m e d a n d introduced the team to the participating students while principal of the school Lanu invoked God’s blessings.

B e s i d e s s h o w i n g

informative and educative videos on the Rights of every child, Childline C e n t r e C o o r d i n a t o r Lozua Kape, sensitised the students about the rights of every child sanctioned by the constitution. She also told them to seek assistance and information from the toll free Childline helpline-1098, which is manned 24/7.

Kape also educated the students about the various types of child abuse and

unwelcome contact by adults. In such cases, she advised the students to immediately report. She also added that staying si lent only aggravates the situation and further encourages the abuser.

T h e p r o g r a m m e concluded with a quiz session on the various rights of children and distribution of Childline leaf lets. Around 150 students participated in the programme.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): To give a new vent to students’ creativity, Union Christian School Pfütsero organised skills exhibition at the school auditorium on Oct. 7.

Gracing the event as special guest, Secretary of Khuzhathede Collegiate Fel lowship Wepekhro Wetsa, appreciated the initiatives taken by the school for such vocational learning platform. While encouraging the students to g ive their hear t in

developing such skills, he reminded the students to be s incere in their academic performance as well.

D u r i n g a d ay l o n g event, various items such as paper crafts, music, sports, wood carvings, decorative items and science projects like electricity, plants and domestic electrical wirings and decorative items were displayed.

According to press relaese, all the stalls were presented conceptually

w h e r e t h e s t u d e n t s demonstrated their works to v i s i tor s under the guidance of their teachers. It was mentioned that the students were trained in all activities throughout the academic session.

The exhibition was attended by invitees, other school representatives and parents. The event saw latent skills of the students. Parents appreciated the school taking effort to enhance the skills of the students.

employable skills in horticulture which would help in generating employment opportunities in horticulture sector.

Director CIH Dr. Lal lan Ram presented the progress and achievements of the institute over the years while keynote address was delivered by Chief Consultant CIH Dr. N K Mohan, and brief remarks were delivered by Jt. Director, ICAR Dr. D J Rajkhowa and Deputy Commissioner (Hort.) , DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & FW, New Delhi, Dr. N K Patle.

Thirteen exhibitors from different parts of Northeast exhibited their activities in horticulture during the two day exhibition. The chief cuest along with other dignitaries visited and interacted with the exhibitors.

The event was marked by sharing of success stories by farmers, entrepreneurs and trainees promote by the institute.

Awards were distributed for the best demonstration plot and best accredited nursery. Certificates of skill development course on f loriculture and nursery accreditation were distributed during the inaugural programme. NEZCC Dimapur sponsored two cultural troops and presented two cultural items during the programme.

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Unrest in our Universities

What is going on in our universities? Routinely news of disturbances are being reported from the seats of learn-ing. An educational institution should be in the news for

its academic excellence. Unfortunately, these days our universi-ties are catching headlines for reasons other than academics. Be it country’s premier educational institution Jawaharlal Lal Nehru University (JNU) or Hyderabad University (HU) down south, from every educational institution all over the country news of unrest is coming out on regular basis.

It all started with the suicide of Rohit Vemula, a research schol-ar in Hyderabad University. The committee set up by the govern-ment to ascertain what prompted the promising student to take such extreme step in its report blamed personal reasons ruling out any sorts of abetment. But according to insiders that is not true. According to them Rohit committed suicide after being dis-appointed with the attitude of university authorities, which took steps that threatened his academic pursuit. Rohit’s fault was that he entered in to a scuffle with some fellow students known as the supporters of a right wing students’ organisation. Demanding ac-tion against Rohit for his involvement in the incident, one former union minister not only put pressure on the university authori-ties, but also wrote a letter to the then union HRD minister to take strict action against him. The insiders allege that since the inter-vention of the union minister, the authorities worked overtime to put Rohit in trouble and that led to his suicide. After the Vemula incident, the infamous JNU incident happened. Charges of sedi-tion were slapped on couple of students including the students’ union president Kanhiya Kumar. They were not only arrested but also were beaten by few lawyers inside the courtroom. There was huge uproar against the incident. The campus was tense for months. Academic activities came to a standstill. The prevailing tensions further escalated when Nejeeb went missing from uni-versity hostel after a heated argument with some students. Again the hand of a right wing students’ union is suspected behind Na-jeeb disappearance. At the same time we should not forget what happened in Kashmir NIT or FTTI in Pune.

Many may attribute the series of disturbances in our universi-ties due to a particular right wing students’ organisation to gain foothold where it has very little or no presence at all. But that is not the sole reason. Partisan attitude of the authorities and fac-ulties are to be blamed equally. In the recent incident at Benaras Hindu University (BHU), failure of the vice chancellor to ensure safety and security of girl students was very evident. What pre-vented the vice chancellor to take necessary measures no one knew? He even declined to meet the agitating girl students and later termed the incident which sparked the unfortunate event as a case of eve teasing, not of molestation. Such people may be good in academics but clearly not eligible to run the administration. Treating BHU incidents as an eye-opener, the government should do well not to consider political loyalties as an added qualification for such appointments. Otherwise, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our future prime ministers too have to lament over the ab-sence of Indian universities even in the list of top 500 universities of the world.

Introduction: World Men-tal Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental

health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakehold-ers working on mental health is-sues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide. This year we come together to celebrate World Mental Health Day for the 25th time! World Federation for Mental Health founded the awareness day in 1992 and since then people all over the world are holding events, making announcements and cele-brating World Mental Health Day.

Mental Health in the Workplace: During our adult lives, a large proportion of our time is spent at work. Our experience in the workplace is one of the factors

determining our overall wellbe-ing. Employers and managers who put in place workplace initiatives to promote mental health and to support employees who have men-tal disorders see gains not only in the health of their employees but also in their productivity at work. A negative working environment, on the other hand, may lead to physical and mental health prob-lems, harmful use of substances or alcohol, absenteeism and lost pro-ductivity. Depression and anxiety disorders are common mental dis-orders that have an impact on our ability to work, and to work pro-ductively. Globally, more than 300 million people suffer from depres-sion, the leading cause of disabil-ity. More than 260 million are liv-ing with anxiety disorders. Many of these people live with both. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) led study estimates that depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy every year in lost productivity. Mental health

in the workplace is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017.Mental health is a state of wellbe-ing that is characterised by feeling well, having fulfilling relationship, as well as having ability to cope-mental health influences how peo-ple think, communicate, learn and grow. Perceived wellbeing strength-ens resilience and self-esteem. These are the ingredients for suc-cessful involvement in the commu-nity, in society, in professional life and in relationships. Mental health is essential for all individuals as it enables them to realize their full potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their communi-ties. However, mental illnesses are common worldwide causing immense suffering to the millions affected and leaving many jobless and homeless. Hence, it is im-perative that individuals be aware of issues about mental health in the workplace and take steps to maintain good mental hygiene. Promoting good mental health in the workplace is, therefore, key to the growth of an organization.It is

toward this same end that this day is being celebrated in the world to-day so as to provide a platform for academicians, clinicians, and the work force to come together and address issues relating to mental health in the workplace and also to chalk out ways to promote wellbe-ing of individuals at the work set-tings.

Conclusion: The world right now is in the middle of a health crisis. It’s estimated almost half of the population suffers from depression at some stage throughout their life. Rather than join the queue, it’s im-portant we learn why we get down and then how we can change it. Because, we create our own nega-tive feelings and we can also ensure that we turn our lives around and be a positive change for others. Let us value ourselves enough to take the time every single day to work on us. To engage in something that will ensure, we are positive influ-ence on the world.

Rev. Fr. C. Joseph, Counsellor-St. Joseph’s College,

Jakhama

A Republican Senator has warned that President Donald Trump was treating his office like “a reality show”

with reckless threats toward other countries that could set the nation “on the path to World War III”, the media reported.

Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday said he was alarmed about a President who acts “like he’s doing ‘The Apprentice’ or something”, reports The New York Times.

“He concerns me... He would have to concern anyone who cares about our nation.”

The Senator’s remarks came after Trump, earlier on Sunday, accused Corker of deciding not to run for re-

election because he “didn’t have the guts”.

Trump said he had “begged” for his endorsement. “I said ‘no’ and he dropped out (said he could not win without my endorsement).”

He also said that Corker had asked to be Secretary of State. “I said ‘no thanks’,” he wrote.

In response, Corker shot back in his own tweet: “It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care centre. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.”

Trump poses such an acute risk, the Senator said, that “a coterie of senior administration officials must protect him from his own instincts”.

“I know for a fact that every single day at the White House, it’s a situation of trying to contain him.”

IANS

Do you think your mom works less than your dad? No, in fact she may be more hardworking, as researchers have found that dads are often seen having fun while moms work

around the house.The study published online in the Journal Sex

Roles found that three months after the birth of their first child, on days when couples were not working, men were most often relaxing while women did housework or child care.

“Household tasks and child care are still not being shared equally, even among couples who we expected would have more egalitarian views of how to share parenting duties,” said lead author Claire Kamp Dush, associate professor at The Ohio State University.

The researchers conducted a study that

included 52 couples who participated in the New Parents Project.

They were asked to complete their own time diaries for a working and a non-working day during the third trimester of the woman’s pregnancy and about three months after the baby’s birth.

On working days after the baby was born, the time women and men spent doing housework and child care was more equal than on non-working days, although women still did slightly more work, the results showed.

But men made up for it on non-workdays, when the amount of time they spent in leisure activities actually doubled between when their partner was pregnant and three months after the birth.

“On non-working days, parents are more evenly splitting housework and childcare,” the

researcher said.On their days off, men were relaxing more 46

per cent of the time while their partners did child care. In contrast, women were engaged in leisure only 16 per cent of the time when their partners were taking care of their child.

Results were similar for housework, where fathers took 35 per cent of the time off while their partner did tasks like cleaning. Women took 19 per cent of the time off when men did housework.

Men need to get in there and take care of their child and house, particularly on the weekends. In some cases, moms may need to step back and let fathers do housework and child care tasks without hovering to make sure they meet her standards, the researcher added.

IANS

Our roads and bridges do not last long because that is how we make them; to last for very short durations. If they last too long, what will we eat tomorrow, right? On careful

consideration, our road construction is the culprit. There is an acute lack of engineering. The same old stupidly lame excuses - too much rainfall and our weak soils. There are other terrains that are much more severe, and with much more adverse climatic conditions, but that do not have our acute problems.

To begin with, our concept of drains is totally lacking. Perhaps there is (an artificial) scarcity for funds in Nagaland! Our drains, both artificial and some natural within town and municipal limits are too shallow to carry the monsoon waters, which end up spilling onto the pathetic structures we once knew (many decades back) as roads. In numerous places in Kohima town itself we see artificial drains above road level. Therefore, instead of water flowing into the drains from the roads we see the rare reverse phenomena noted only in this part of the world. Excellence in Engineering! Much of our roads are concave upwards. Real roads (in other parts of the world), including in our neighbourhood (e.g., Shillong), are built convex upwards so that any water on the surface immediately flows to the sides, which are normally lined with drains. These drains train waters to the nearest natural steam channels.

Then we have roads that are widened without the concept of mitigation measures (lacking in our dictionaries). Twenty foot or higher, almost vertical walls (80°-90°) are excavated with puny retaining walls (8-9’) built to hold up the hillside (e.g., stretch around Hotel Vivor. Result - continuous debris falls. But the bigger danger, yet to come, will be with larger collapses; pedestrians / vehicles, better watch out!

Our Two Lane concept faces the same acute problem. The NH 2, between Botsa and Chiechama was hit by massive debris slides during July-August 2011. The simple reason was

that the slope was already very weak. In such areas stabilisation measures should have been in place as soon as excavation ended. However, the high slope was left to fend for itself.

An acutely needed diversion to tackle traffic congestion was sanctioned and work began in earnest. No sooner did works begin, the two hill slopes (box cut between the north-eastern slope of Raj Bhavan and south-western slope of the War Cemetery) slid down. After great ensuing drama and multiplication of costs, the road was opened, but for light vehicles only. If the concerned Agency or the Contractor conducted any geotechnical tests, they would have known that the slope was bound to fail as the shear strength of the soils was too low and the slope angle too great, much greater than the internal friction angle of the slope mass.

The Government of Nagaland does have a geotechnical laboratory near the DC’s office in Dimapur. Hopefully the equipments have not rusted from over-use! One wonders if the contractors are left to their own devices in any civil works, or are they supervised by the Government Engineers all through the course of the work? From the nature and quality of work we see around, the former best fits the picture.

Our road construction, as well as other civil works, is also badly hampered by the Land Owner concept. Everything under the sun should be constructed by the landowners, with or without the requisite expertise, else work is stopped. Perhaps my studies were grossly inadequate, but I have not heard of this Land Owner’s / Land Donor’s / Land Sellers quota elsewhere.

Bridges built in different parts of the world in recent times are truly wonders; nothing short of Excellence in Extreme Engineering. The lesser said about our Bridges, the better. Bridges are built to last centuries; in fact there are a number of bridges built in many parts of the world that are still standing after having braved the elements for centuries. The Arkadiko Bridge (arch bridge) was built in 1300 BC. It is really

a shame that our bridges do not last even 30-40 years; truly a statement of Extremely Poor Engineering. The sites for the Abutments and Piers, and their design, should be paid particular attention. Moreover, the annual and seasonal discharges under the bridge should be given due consideration, along with knowledge of the erosivity of river waters, particularly during storms. The maximum height of water flow in the channels over the decades should always be considered. With climate changing so rapidly, what we had so far is just a warm up exercise. The next few decades will be very different from what we individuals have seen in our short time here on earth.

Moreover, we have probably also conveniently ignored the character of the soils and depths of the bedrock, and their geological conditions. The Government has a full-fledged Directorate of Geology & Mining at Dimapur. The expertise of these Geologists should be fruitfully utilised for detailed investigations prior to construction, or even in selection of suitable sites.

The depths of the bedrocks and their structural condition should be known. For this, geophysical surveys are also a must. All these should end up with drilling at selected sites for confirmation of bedrock status. Placing a bridge across any river after that will ensure that we remain connected to the other side, even for centuries.

However, the mess continues beyond engineering. There is the ever cancerous demand of percentages/cuts for the pockets from all and sundry. Then we have the similar but much larger, slyly respectable demand - For Party Funds. Not to be outdone in this rat race, the more than eager Sovereignty Warriors extort left and right. Result: NO ROADS and COLLAPSING BRIDGES.

Our generation has no hope and no future. We will continue voting for money. We definitely were all born optimists but gradually down the line we have, with very rare exceptions (?), grown very pessimistic. We therefore, now pray for GOOD Roads & Bridges ... for our grandchildren, most of who will be born soon. Amen!

Prof. G.T. Thong

World Mental Health Day 2017

Trump’s Recklessness May Lead to World War III: US Senator

Mothers Work More, Dads Spend More Leisure Time: Study

Roads and Bridges

“Mental health in the workplace”

READERS’ MIRROR VIEWS & REVIEWS

Spending time with Jesus is a joy!

During the years when I traveled frequently and stayed in a different city every night, I always scheduled a wake-up call when I checked into a hotel. Along with a personal alarm, I needed a jangling tel-

ephone to help get me out of bed and moving in the morning.The book of Revelation contains a spiritual wake-up call in the apostle

John’s letters to the seven churches in the province of Asia. To the church in Sardis he wrote this message from Jesus Himself: “I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God” (Rev. 3:1–2).

In the midst of spiritual fatigue, we may fail to notice the lethargy that creeps into our relationship with God. But the Lord tells us to “remember . . . what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent” (v. 3).

Many people find that scheduling some extra time each morning to read the Bible and talk to the Lord in prayer helps them stay spiritually alert. It’s not a job but a joy to spend time with Jesus and know that He prepares us for whatever lies ahead that day.

BIBLE READ: REVELATION 3:1–6

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I

have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. ~ Revelation 3:2

Wake-Up Call!

DAILYPATH

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Mudita Girotra | IANS

Mohammed Shafeeq | IANS

ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): You might consider entering a business partnership of some kind with friends. This is a good time because your communication is especially

good. Details of each person’s role can be worked out clearly. Though it’s admittedly going to take some ef-fort, success is indicated for just about any goal.

TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Have you been working toward public acknowledge-ment of some sort? If so, you may receive it today. You’ve been working hard and

produced results that aren’t likely to go unnoticed. Expect some compliments, a lot of praise, and maybe even a moment of fame. Needless to say, this is going to give your self-confidence a boost.

GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): All should be going well for you - love, money, and ca-reer. Still, you seek other goals, and today you might be thinking of educational, in-

tellectual, and spiritual matters that you’ve always wanted to pursue. Don’t be surprised if you’re preoc-cupied with trying to sort it all out. And don’t feel you have to rush to make a decision. Give it some time.

CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Today you might decide to do some intense research re-garding economics, stocks, or land investments and see how it applies to your current financial

situation. You’ve been doing well and should continue do-ing so. You’ll want to find ways to make your money grow. Books, magazines, and newspapers can help your quest, as can consultations with professionals.

LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): A social event involv-ing business associates and friends could bring fresh ideas your way, pointing you in a new di-rection. Your material and spiritual goals might

come under discussion and open your eyes to previously unnoticed opportunities. Communication is clearer than usual. This may prove beneficial. Increased understanding brings you closer to others.

VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): You’re likely feel-ing alert, strong, and full of energy and stamina. Your sense of adventure is high. You may be exploring the possibility of an interesting vaca-

tion - rafting, backpacking, or some other adventure. This is a good idea. This trend in your physical condition should continue for a while. Get some travel brochures and look into it!

LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Intimate relation-ships gather steam as increased involvement in each other’s life brings you closer. Relationships grow through enhanced communication and

shared dreams, goals, and ideals - not to mention physical passion! You should feel strong and confident today, espe-cially as your material success continues. Travel, a new car, and a few luxury items might be on your agenda.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): Happiness reigns in the home as your household continues to experience success. Someone new may come to visit. Expect a lot of comings and goings, plus

an impromptu party or two. Meditation and contemplation could provide inspiration for new projects, and you might spend some time writing down ideas and brainstorming ways to approach them.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): A lot of interesting letters and calls could come your way today. Or you might have business to transact, perhaps involving paperwork, and spend a lot of

time out in the community running errands. Group activi-ties could also take place in your neighborhood, bringing you and your friends closer together. The only caution is that you shouldn’t try to do too much.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): You’re likely to be doing so well financially that you might be a little complacent. With all the hard work you’ve been doing, you might feel that

you deserve some rewards and decide to go shopping. Don’t throw caution to the winds, however. You’re doing well, but you don’t want your house cluttered with items you don’t want or need.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): Your energy and enthusiasm are elevated as you approach yet a higher level of accomplishment. This could inspire you to channel most of your en-

ergy into more work and climb yet higher. You might even be thinking in terms of expanding all your horizons - pro-fessional, intellectual, and spiritual. Travel could also be in the offing. Consider your options carefully. There might be

too many choices.

PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Today you might experience a bit of restlessness, perhaps because you feel there’s something you ought to be doing

but you aren’t sure what. Your mind is sharp, intuitive, and logical, but too many options could be on the horizon. You might find it difficult to choose among them. Once you de-cide, you’ll charge ahead and make a succes.

Millions of India’s poor artisans and craftspeople, strug-gling to keep alive their traditional

crafts and livelihoods, have been hit hard by the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that has pitted them in an unequal bat-tle against machine-made products, says craft activist Laila Tyabji.

“The position of weavers is very vulnerable today because of GST. Handloom (products) were free of tax all these years, and it was very much part of national policy,” Tya-bji told IANS in an interview.

Tyabji’s organisation, Dastkar, works with craftspeople to promote and revive traditional crafts and re-cently organised “The Grand Saree Fair” featuring traditional sarees from across the country.

Stressing that most of them come from marginalised commu-nities and need support, she said: “They received encouragement from successive governments. Mahatma Gandhi used to say that cottage in-dustries and weavers’ craft are part of India’s culture, society and also economics.”

“Now they are going to be taxed and there is uncertainty over the ex-act bracket. GST is a complex struc-ture which is not looking at the ma-

terial and the means with which it (a craft object) is made, whereas previ-ously... if it was handloom and made by hand, there was no tax,” Tyabji pointed out.

“Now, people are looking at it as a product. A machine-made gar-

ment would be competing with a handmade garment at the same rate, even though the machine-made thing has all the support of a compa-ny and advertising, while the small craftsman working in some village certainly doesn’t have that kind of

infrastructure.“This is a very difficult time,” she

added.Dastkar does thematic exhibi-

tions every month. Next up is “Fes-tival of Lights” -- a hand-crafted cel-ebration of Diwali, which began on

October 5 and will end on October 16.

Tyabji said India has many skills and not just crafts, but the country, rather than promoting these, is look-ing to replicate the industrial revolu-tion of the West.

“Every region has its own unique style of doing something. This is something that no other country in the world has,” she said.

“International designers, the ex-port houses or buyers from brands are not coming to India because we are making Nikes... they are coming for the skills. They are coming be-cause they have lost the craft in their country. We have with us hundreds of different skills but they don’t,” she added.

“The Chinese take our crafts peo-ple there to train their own own peo-ple. They realise we have something extraordinary here. We have the po-tential of adding value through their hand craft,” she explained.

“They are skilled professionals. It is very complex to make those designs but we look at crafts people as somehow inferior to other skilled professionals,” she lamented.

“There are weavers who are earning very well and most of them would still not want their children to be weavers because they are not ac-cepted as skilled professionals,” she added.

She said we are fortunate com-

pared to many countries as we have a separate ministry for textiles, but the government works in a bureau-cratic and complicated way.

“Though there are a lot of schemes for artisans, they are not easy to navigate. A lot more needs to be done. We need to invest in the crafts sector like we do in any other area of economic activity,” said Tya-bji.

Tyabji is known for her long and inspiring contribution to the crafts sector as co-founder, and now chair-person, of Dastkar, but said: “We are just a drop in the ocean. Dastkar works with around 100,000 people but there are around 15 million or so of them. We can only be a model of what can happen. If the govern-ment, designers, entrepreneurs also worked like that, we could change the lives of these artisans.”

“It is a little frustrating that we talk about schemes like Make In India or Skill India in a way to rep-licate the industrial revolution of the West rather than looking at the strengths that we have. We have the weavers, spinners, fields in which we grow cotton, we have the know-how, we have the most amazing designs,” she added.

“This is what people from the world value in us, but we don’t.”

(Mudita Girotra can be contacted at mudita.g@ians.in)

Calligraphy may be dy-ing in an increasingly digitalised world, but the sheer love of the art has attracted a Japanese girl

to India.At a time when very few young-

sters are taking to Arabic/Urdu cal-ligraphy, Yuko Takaji took up the pen and is learning the intricacies of the art from Muqtar Ahmed, a Bengalu-ru-based calligrapher.

For someone born and brought up in Tokyo, Urdu is an alien lan-guage, but the 32-year-old speaks it with a fluency few can match even in the subcontinent.

After learning Urdu from To-kyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), Takaji decided to explore something which only a few dare to experiment with.

It looks strange as there are no similarities between her mother-tongue and Urdu. She learnt calligra-phy in Japanese but the same art in Arabic/Urdu is a totally different ball game -- but she was determined.

It was 15 years ago that she de-cided to try her hand at Arabic cal-ligraphy. “I saw a picture in a book. I thought it’s just a picture but was surprised when I read the caption

that it’s made from the word ‘Allah’. It was so beautiful and I decided that I should learn Arabic calligraphy,” Takaji told IANS.

“There is a huge difference be-tween Arabic and Japanese charac-ters. I like Arabic characters because they look so beautiful,” Takaji said.

She learnt anaskh, an initial style of calligraphy, from her teacher Koichi Honda in Japan and, on his advice, came to India to learn other styles.

She is currently learning aruq’ah and is keen to continue learning till the anasta’liq level. She aims to mas-ter the art to the stage where she can write the characters the way she wants. She first visited India in 2011 and learnt the basics at a madrasa in Delhi for a week. She came again in 2012 and this time spent a month to learn the art.

Takaji has so far visited India 16 times, not just to learn calligraphy but also to explore different parts of the country. “Mujhe India ke log pasand hain. Logon se baat karna bohut ac-cha lagta hai,” (I like people of India and love to talk to them), she said in Urdu.

Takaji, who has also visited Paki-stan, believes calligraphy can serve as a medium to bring the people of the two countries together.

Muqtar, who is trying to revive

calligraphy, is happy that the art is getting support from an unexpected quarter. “There are 17 Urdu/Ara-bic calligraphy centres in Japan and 350 Japanese are learning this art,” said Muqtar, whose works were dis-played at an exhibition at Kyoto City International Community House last month.

Muqtar, who teaches calligraphy at the Institute of Indo-Islamic Arts and Culture in Bengaluru, said more youngsters in Japan were learning calligraphy. “They understand the importance of this art, which brings out the best in a man. Unfortunately, this is not happening in India where calligraphy once enjoyed royal pa-tronage,” said Muqtar, who plans to work together with some calligraphy centres in Japan by imparting skills to their students.

Muqtar, whose art has been rec-ognised at many international events, said three Americans also learnt cal-ligraphy from him.

Originally hailing from a small town near Hyderabad, Muqtar’s cal-ligraphic works adorn mosques in different parts of the world and are displayed at international exhibitions, in drawing rooms and even in private jets.

(Mohammed Shafeeq can be con-tacted at m.shafeeq@ians.in)

Some four years ago, headlines about a country “sinking into the sea” drew the world’s atten-tion to the Republic of Kiribati, an island in the Central Pacific, over 5,000 km northeast of Aus-tralia.

Its former President, Anote Tong, who drew the world’s attention to the effects of global warming by high-lighting his country’s “sinking” due to rising sea levels, believes “there’s no room for politics” in climate change.

“It is extremely unfortunate that climate change has become politicised, when the issue is a challenge for all humans equally. There is no room for politics in climate change. As far as countries like mine are concerned, we will be submerged regardless of what, unless something drastic is done,” Tong told IANS here during a visit to the city.

Tong, who was President of the island nation from 2003 to 2016, was in the city as a speaker at the “Roundg-lass Samsara Festival”, a global environment and sustain-ability event.

The nation, comprising 33 atolls (ring-shaped islands formed by corals) and one raised island with a population of over 110,000, has a gradually receding coastline with the sea levels rising across the world at 3.4 millimetres per year.

For a large part of its history, Kiribati remained a country the world was oblivious to, until Tong was elected President and began sharing the island’s reality with the international community.

“When I was first going to be speaking at the Unit-ed Nations General Assembly in 2004, I was wondering what I could speak on that was relevant to all the countries, while also being important to my country.

“That was the first time I spoke about climate change, at a time when everyone was occupied with terrorism and global trade. But I don’t think anybody re-ally listened to me then. But I have kept speaking ever since,” said Tong, who won against his old-er brother Harry Tong in presiden-tial elections in 2003.

The is-sue of climate change has had many countries changing their stances with a change of political parties in govern-ment, 65-year-old Tong said.

“I’ve seen the positions of countries change on cli-mate change with changing

governments -- from Australia to New Zealand and now the United States. The most positive change I’ve seen was Canada, which has taken a 180 degree turn,” the former President said.

As President, Tong took part in several sessions of the Conference of Parties (CoP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the decision-making platform where countries discuss and lay down guidelines for their climate change commit-ments.

Global leaders often argued with him that keeping the rise in global temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius could not help them achieve the economic growth they were aiming for, he said.

“But for us, climate change is not about economic growth but survival. If a country’s emissions go over-board, they become mine, and the future of my country is at stake,” Tong said.

The Paris Agreement of 2016 was “good”, but it needs many more details to be laid down so that it becomes “meaningful and effective”, he said.

Tong, who is a part of the advisory group for the 23rd session of CoP to be held in Bonn, Germany, from No-vember 6 to 17, hopes to generate a discussion that leads to “concrete and credible” action.

After Cyclone Pam hit Kiribati in 2015, living on the islands has been accompanied by fear, he said. “During that time we had mothers and grandmothers looking around to save their babies, putting them in a bucket or an icebox. This was the first time we faced something so devastating,” he said.

After New Zealand had agreed to take in 75 people from the country each year, people have been “migrating with dignity”, he said.

“I reject the notion that we should migrate as climate refugees. We have more than enough time to prepare and be brutally honest about what’s coming. People (who mi-grate) do miss home, but they’re happy to be finding op-portunities to make a living,” Tong said.

The “reluctant leader”, as he calls himself, is not giv-ing up on any opportunity to save his country.

“I like to think out of the box. There’s no doubt in my mind that we can build the islands

up higher (raise the elevation) and make it re-silient to climate change. It has been possible to build Palm Islands (in Dubai), so why not raise our islands?” he asserted.

“We have done enough damage to this planet and it’s almost beyond repair now. It’s time we arrest our actions to aid a

healing process,” Tong added.

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HC admits appeals of Dera chief, rape victims; notice to CBI

I will struggle for you — Satyarthi tells children in Kashmir

No need for separate SIT to probe Panama papers leak matter, says SC

Petrol pumps nationwide to be shut for 24 hrs from Oct. 12 midnightAcaut rejects ‘useless’ Lokayukta Bill...

Nagaland gender statistics publication...

CM opens up on ‘illegal immigrants’ issue

Modi is silent over report on company of Amit Shah’s son, says Rahul Gandhi

Jay Shah files criminal defamation case against ‘The Wire’

C h a n d i ga r h , O c t . 9 (IANS): The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday admitted an ap-peal by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh against his conviction for two rapes and a plea by his two female disciples for conversion of his 20-year sentence to life imprison-ment.

The High Court, how-ever, rejected Ram Rahim’s plea regarding a fine of over Rs 30 lakh imposed on him by the CBI court, and directed him to deposit the amount in a fixed deposit in a bank. The amount will not be given to the rape victims till the matter is decided by the court.

Taking up both the ap-peals, the High Court is-sued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which had probed the rape allegations against the Dera chief.

A Special Court in Pan-chkula, adjoining Chan-digarh, had on August 25 convicted the Dera chief for the rape of his two women

disciples in 1999 and sen-tenced him to 10-year im-prisonment each, which were to run consecutively.

In their petition in the High Court here, the two ‘sadhvis’ said the 10-year jail term handed over to the Dera chief for each rape was not enough and he should be sentenced to a life term.

The women pointed out that in rape cases where a person in a position of authority or power mis-uses that position to commit rape, he should be given the maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

They pointed out that a lesser punishment “will not achieve the ends of justice”.

“Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as the head of a re-ligious organisation had committee a grave breach of trust and he was called ‘Pita ji’ (father),” the peti-tion stated. “Abusing his position as a religious head, in whom the followers had blind faith, he committed rape on the victims,” the petitioners added.

Under new law provi-sions introduced after the 2012 gang rape and murder of Nirbhaya in Delhi, a person in position of power and trust faces a maximum of life imprisonment for rape.

On the other hand, Ram Rahim challenged the CBI court’s verdict to convict him for rape and handing him 20-year rigorous im-prisonment last month in the High Court.

He is currently lodged at the District Jail at Sunaria near Rohtak in Haryana.

His conviction led to violence in Panchkula and Sirsa in Haryana, leaving 38 people dead and 264 in-jured. Isolated incidents of violence were also reported from Delhi and several oth-er places in Punjab.

The CBI court in Pan-chkula is hearing two more cases against the sect chief -- murder of former Dera manager Ranjit Singh in July 2003 and murder of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati in October 2002.

Srinagar, Oct. 9 (PTI): Kai-lash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for waging a peaceful strug-gle to protect children from being exploited as labour, assured them today that he would make all efforts to ensure their safety.

He urged the children in Jammu and Kashmir to stay away from violence, and said “together, we will win this battle”.

Without naming sepa-ratists and militants active in the Valley, he asked them not use children to achieve their goals.

“Children...can achieve everything with education. They are your children and our children too,” he said.

Satyarthi is on a Bharat Yatra to spread awareness about crimes against chil-dren. Last week, he held several programmes in Uttar Pradesh. He had begun his Yatra from Kanyakumari.

In Srinagar, he addressed students drawn from vari-ous schools. “I will knock the doors of governments in Delhi and in Srinagar. Tell them to allow children to study and rise as high as they can,” he said at the gathering.

“I will make appeals and prayers for you and need be, I will struggle too, provided you stay away from violence.”

Satyarthi was born in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh.

After completing an electrical engineering de-gree, he worked as a teacher. In 1980, he left teaching and founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan, which has freed thousands of children from slave-like conditions.

He said nearly nine lakh people have taken the pledge to fight child abuse. “Our target was 10 lakh but we are going to cross 12 lakh. One crore people have taken the pledge online,” he said.

New Delhi, Oct. 9 (PTI): The Supreme Court today ruled out setting up of a separate Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged revelation of offshore accounts of Indians in Panama papers leak, saying the multi-agency group set up by the government was already looking into the matter.

A bench, comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit, said a multi-agency group (MAG), consisting officers of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Enforcement Direc-torate (ED) and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), was like an SIT itself.

“This multi agency group is already like an SIT. What is the need to form a separate SIT,” the bench asked.

Additional Solicitor General P S Nar-asimha, appearing for the Centre, said the issue of probe into the offshore accounts of Indians was “not ordinary” and “very complicated” and the MAG constituted by the government was already looking into it.

He said the MAG was already investi-gating the matter and has started to submit its detailed reports as well.

Narasimha said that seven reports have already been filed in the apex court and a separate SIT on blackmoney issue was already there. He said the MAG was prob-ing this matter in its entirety and progress in investigation was being made.

Opposing the plea seeking the setting up of an SIT to probe the alleged offshore accounts of Indians as revealed in Panama paper leaks, he said there was no need for it.

Advocate M L Sharma, the petitioner in the case, told the court that an SIT should be formed to have a fair probe in these matters as there was alleged violation of provisions of the RBI rules as well as the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

He claimed that despite seven reports having been filed in sealed cover in the apex court, no FIR has been lodged by the government in these cases.

Bengaluru, Oct. 9 (PTI): The United Petroleum Front (UPF) today an-nounced a 24-hour closure of outlets by petroleum dealers nationwide from October 12 midnight to press the government on their demands, including rectification of trade anom-alies.

The UPF has said that if the gov-ernment does not relent, it would go for an indefinite closure of purchase and sale from October 27 till the trade anomalies are resolved.

Speaking to reporters, the presi-dent of All Karnataka Front of Petro-leum Traders B R Ravindranath said Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)

are not keen on resolving the issues and demands which they had earlier agreed on November 4 last year.

“OMCs had agreed to resolve is-sues pertaining to revision on return of investment, revision of dealer margin every six months, revised manpower requirement,fresh study on petroleum product handling loss-es, product transportation issues and ethanol blending without proper equipment. Sadly none of them have been addressed,” said Ravindranath.

The petroleum dealers said that the recent amendment in Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) to penalise dealers up to Rs 2 lakh is

arbitrary and unjustified.He was also critical about the zero

tolerance policy, saying that manufac-turers of the equipment themselves do not guarantee a ‘zero tolerance’ behaviour of their equipment.

Ravindranath demanded that the daily price mechanism and the pro-posed ‘home delivery’ be reconsid-ered as it has not benefited the traders.

He said the UPF also demands implementation of the Goods and Services Tax on petroleum products.

“GST must be implemented on petroleum products so that ‘one na-tion, one rate’ can be fulfilled to ben-efit consumers,” said Ravindranath.

Kamla (Guj), Oct. 9 (PTI): Congress vice president Ra-hul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “silence” on a media report claim-ing that a company owned by BJP chief Amit Shah’s son Ajay saw a huge rise in its turnover after his party came to power in 2014.

Gandhi raised the issue as he began the second leg of his campaign tour in the poll-bound state from central Gujarat.

Gandhi, who landed at Ahmedabad airport this morning, travelled to the Hatijan area of the city from where he started his tour in a specially designed bus.

Referring to newspa-

per reports quoting a news website ‘The Wire’, Gandhi said the company owned by Shah’s son grew 16,000 times in a short span.

“This is a strange world. In 2014, the company was nothing. Modi ji came (to power in 2014) and launched ‘start up India’, ‘make in India’, then intro-duced demonetisation and GST. This destroyed small businessmen and farmers,” Gandhi told a gathering at Kamla village in Kheda district.

“But from this fire, one company comes up. It was nothing in 2014 but in a few months it became so big that this company’s worth of Rs 50,000 rose to Rs 80 crore.

Ahmedabad, Oct. 9 (PTI): BJP chief Amit Shah’s son Jay today filed a criminal defamation case in a met-ropolitan court here against news portal ‘The Wire’ over a report claiming his firm’s turnover grew exponen-tially after the party came to power in 2014.

Additional Chief Met-ropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi ordered a court in-quiry into the matter under CrPC section 302.

In his application, Shah prayed for, “criminal action against the respondents for defaming and tarnishing the reputation of the com-plainant through an article, which is scandalous, frivo-lous, misleading, deroga-tory, libelous and consisting of several defamatory state-ments.”

The seven respondents in the case are the author of the article Rohini Singh, founding editors of the

news portal Siddarth Vara-darajan, Sidharth Bhatia and M K Venu, managing editor Monobina Gupta, public editor Pamela Phili-pose and the Foundation for Independent Journalism, the non-profit company that publishes ‘The Wire’.

The case has been filed under IPC sections 500 (defamation), 109 (abet-ment), 39 (voluntarily cause grievous hurt) and 120 B (criminal conspir-

acy).The Wire, in its report

said that a company owned by Jay Shah saw a huge rise in its turnover after the BJP came to power in 2014. However, Jay Shah had rejected the charge, insist-ing the story was “false, de-rogatory and defamatory”.

The court was of the opinion that it will issue summonses to the respond-ents only after the initial inquiry establishes a case.

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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi attends a public meeting at Raska village of Kheda district on Monday.

Comm.-Secy. Himato Zhimomi; Secy. Kevileno Angami; and Director Y Sacheo Ovung seen during the release of the report on gender statistic at Kohima on October 9.

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The publication also highlights the im-pact of government intervention pro-grammes specific to men and women to enable policy makers and planners to formulate suitable evidence-based equitable plans and gender sensitive programmes.

Population (sex ratio)Over the last 40 years, data shows considerable improvement in sex ra-tio in the district of Kohima (22.27%), Mokokchung (10.91%) and Dimapur (7.61%). However, the sex ratio wors-ened in the districts of Peren (-3.28%), Wokha (-1.22%) and Mon (-0.44%).

Literacy rateThe last decade has shown an in-creased in the literacy rate of females by 14.61% which stands at 76.11% as per Census 2011 as compared to 61.5% during Census 2001. Among the districts, Mokokchung recorded the highest female literacy rate of 91% while Mon district has the lowest literacy rate at 52.6%.

Data shows the gap in literacy rates of males and females is low in the district of Mokokchung, Zunhe-boto and Longleng and high in the district of Phek, Kiphire and Peren.

Participation in economyAs per Census 2011, female main workers and marginal workers con-stituted 67.8% and 29.9% respectively to total population, while the work-force participation rate at Nagaland is 44.7% for females and 53.4% for males.

Data indicates an increase of women employed in organised sec-tors over the years to 23.50% in public sector and 48.60% in private sector during 2014-14 as compared to 18.23% and 35.02% during 2005-06.

Employment Census Report of DES Nagaland in 2001 shows female employees comprised of 21.51% which slightly increased to 22.46% in 2014.

CrimeThough Nagaland does not conform to the general perception of women status in India, there are however other forms of domestic violence like abuse, rape and molestation etc., which are on the rise and are being reported in the recent years.

Data shows 23 cases of rape registered during 2006 which has in-creased to 35 during 2015. 92 cases of crime against women were registered in Nagaland in 2015 with Dimapur district having the highest numbers of cases followed by Kohima. 35 cases of rapes incidents were recorded as highest followed by kidnapping and abduction with 30 registered cases.

Seventeen women were arrested under different IPC crimes during 2015 for cases relating to kidnapping, abduction, murder, robbery and other IPC crimes related. In 2015, 42 wom-en were arrested under special and local laws of which 11 were arrested under Immoral Traffic Act, nine under NDPS Act, three under Explosives Act and the rest under SLL crimes.

The government is not equipped to give training to everyone that is why in the first phase, 50 youth are being trained from one district, he stated. Towards this, Zeliang stressed the need to strengthen connectivity be-tween the VDBs and VCCs with the chief minister, saying if the VDBs and village authorities identify aspiring youth but are left wanting of train-ers, they should directly approach the latter or the state government.

He also informed that the con-tractors of the Kohima to Dimapur four-lane road recently floated an advertisement announcing to train 350 people for the works but only three Nagas applied for the training. “It is a shame. We don’t have people to work. Even when people are of-fering to train us, we do not have anyone wanting to be trained,” Ze-liang lamented. He feels that Nagas are learned as well as talented but they do not utilize their knowledge or their skills enough. “If we start uti-lizing ourselves- our knowledge and skills, those who came to our state to work and earn will slowly move away….only then, our economy will improve,” he stated.

On corruption, the chief minis-ter said everyone is going against corruption but there is no con-crete resolution or suggestion as to how to curb or remove corruption completely. “The system alone can change corruption. If the system is not right then even if you keep blam-ing others, corruption will continue. Where the system is not right, com-plain about it to the authorities and we will go for a better system,” the chief minister said.

He reminded of the risk that his government took to implement the Food Security Act which was launched in July 2016 while other Northeast states remained hesitant, and the challenge that he threw then, for the villages that do not

receive the supplies on time to raise complaints. Stating that there has not been any complaint so far, he re-iterated his commitment to address any complaint raised by the people on any issue.

Zeliang also reminded the gath-ering of the recently held North East Connectivity hosted by the state gov-ernment which resolved to improve road connectivity across the NE states starting from Nagaland. In this line, he stated, the state government was organizing a colloquium on road connectivity in the state October 10. Here, he urged upon all the villages to play their role in cooperating with the government particularly in mat-ters relating to land and monitoring of works.

Stating that rural economy is the strength of the state and the country, the chief minister said the central and state governments relentlessly focus on rural development, which is invariably linked with poverty alleviation and uplift of the living conditions of the rural masses. He said the mandate of Rural Develop-ment department is to ensure that, apart from the implementation of the central and state programmes for poverty reduction and uplift livelihoods of the rural poor, it has to also necessarily take into considera-tion the socio-economic background and historical factors that have been responsible for the slow growth and development rate in Nagaland’s rural areas.

“With the resources made avail-able from the various govt. of India flagship programmes and state government schemes being imple-mented over the years, we ought to take stock of our achievements and take it further beyond with appro-priate strategies for sustained and inclusive development…. We are not a young state anymore. Nagaland is 54 years old, and our VDBs 40,”

Zeliang stated.He observed that implementa-

tion of MGNREGA is having direct im-pact on the livelihoods of the poor by way of providing much needed em-ployment to poor rural households and simultaneously creating durable assets in the villages. But now the focus, he said, should be on how best the MGNREGA programme can be implemented to our advantage to reap optimal benefits by converging/ dovetailing with other programmes. “Our experience on MGNREGA convergence has not been very encouraging. Convergence of activi-ties with Horticulture, Forest, Land Resources, Roads & Bridges Depart-ments and other allied departments must be taken up on priority based on the feasibility and every effort must be made to ensure successful implementation of these projects,” he stressed.

The chief minister also pointed the need to properly document the success stories of projects taken up and best practices under various pro-grammes and same shared for larger benefit by adopting similar projects and replicating the methods applied thereof so that the projects can be taken up in large scale depending on the feasibility of the area. This, he feels would further strengthen the outcome of the programmes and help tap properly and investments made in a more meaningful way for sustainable development.

He further called upon the VDBs to ensure that social audit is con-ducted at regular intervals in all the villages so as to bring about transpar-ency and accountability in the imple-mentation of various programmes.

“It is of utmost importance that the VDBs as a time tested institution must live upto to the expectations of the people by effectively ensuring better delivery of services for the benefit of the rural masses,” he said.

Referring to entrepre-neurship in Gujarat, Gan-dhi asked whether Gujarat-is, who are adept at running businesses, can do it.

Recalling Modi’s asser-tion that he would neither engage in corruption nor allow it to happen, the Con-gress leader said, “Now when Amit Shah’s son’s company has grown 16,000 times, Modi ji has gone silent,” Gandhi said.

“Modi ji had also said another thing (before the elections) that he does not want to become prime min-ister and be the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman) of the coun-try’s wealth. Now, where has the chowkidar gone?” Rahul asked.

The Congress vice pres-

ident also hit out at the NDA government over the state of economy, and de-manded that the rates under the Goods and Services Tax not exceed 18 per cent.

“In spite of our request to the Centre, they are charging rates of over 18 per cent under the GST....They should revert to the 18 per cent tax slab,” Gandhi said, adding high taxes have ruined many businesses.

Demonetization result-ed in the loss of business of many small traders, he said. The famed Gujarat model of development had failed, the Congress leader said.

“Prime minister Naren-dra Modi and the people of Gujarat know that the so-called Gujarat model has

failed. If we come to power, we will propagate the old Gujarat model under which cooperative societies like Amul developed,” he said.

Gandhi also attacked the government over its failure to create jobs.

India, he said, is com-peting with China these days. China creates 50,000 jobs every day, but the country under the Modi government is able to gen-erate just 450 jobs per day, he said.

“This is because their focus is on development of 100 big industries. When the Congress comes to pow-er, it will develop small and medium scale industries which can create many more jobs,” Gandhi said.

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It listed at least ten sections of the “draft Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015” as unacceptable. “Almost one-third of the Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015, is unacceptable,” it stated.

The Acaut also submitted a “draft proposal titled ‘Acaut Naga-land recommendation - Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2017’ to the com-mittee containing “all the salient

features necessary for an effective Lokayukta.”

It stated that unless the commit-tee was willing to draft a new bill and reintroduce Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2017 “in the special session of the NLA – after crucial inputs from ACAUT Nagaland or adoption of its draft proposal, there can be no meeting ground.”

It declared: “We cannot partake in an exercise where the people of Nagaland are to be taken for a ride by setting up a Lokayukta which will be just in name. Therefore, if our proposals are acceptable, the chair-man of the standing committee may call the Acaut Nagaland for another but last round of consultative meet-ing immediately.”

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Spain warns it will act if Catalonia declares independence

American Richard Thaler wins Economics Nobel

Barcelona, Oct. 9 (PTI/AP): Spanish Prime Minis-ter Mariano Rajoy warned anew today that Spain will not be divided by a declara-tion of independence from Catalonia and said the gov-ernment is ready to respond to any such attempt.

Catalan regional Presi-dent Carles Puigdemont plans to address the Catalan parliament tomorrow to debate the current political situation.

Separatist politicians say there will be a declara-tion of independence for the northeastern region of 7.5 million during that ses-sion, although some ruling coalition lawmakers say the move could be simply “symbolic.”

Still, Rajoy was being as explicit as possible in warn-ing that the national govern-ment in Madrid would not stand for such a declaration.

“Spain will not be di-vided and the national unity will be preserved. We will do everything that legisla-tion allows us to ensure this,” Rajoy told the Ger-man newspaper Die Welt. “We will prevent this in-dependence from taking place.” Secession-minded authorities in Catalonia have vowed to break away from Spain after claiming a pro-independence victory in a disputed referendum earlier this month.

The October 1 vote has been followed by mass pro-tests of Catalans angered by police violence as au-thorities tried to stop the vote and, more recently, by others in Catalonia and

Madrid urging the unity of Spain.

Yet politicians support-ing Puigdemont’s minority government and civil so-ciety groups backing inde-pendence say they will not accept anything less than a full declaration of inde-pendence.

“Credibility and dig-nity suggest making the declaration of independ-ence tomorrow,” said Jordi Sanchez, the head of the civil group National Cata-lonia Assembly said today.

Puigdemont has not clarified what his inten-tions are.

Rajoy’s deputy, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, also warned that Spain would act decisively if there was any independence declara-tion.

“If they declare inde-pendence, there will be de-cisions to restore the law and democracy,” said on Monday during a radio interview.

She called for mem-bers of the Catalan gov-ernment “who still respect democracy and freedom to refrain from jumping into the void.”

Catalonia’s top judi-cial official, meanwhile, ordered additional Span-ish police protection for the headquarters of the regional judiciary.

The regional Mossos d’Esquadra police force, whose hierarchy reports to the Catalan government, had been in charge until now of guarding the palace in central Barcelona that hosts the judiciary.

Oslo, Oct. 9 (IANS): US economist Richard Thaler, one of the founding fathers of be-havioural economics, on Monday won this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics.

The 72-year-old is a professor at the Uni-versity of Chicago. He co-wrote the global best-seller “Nudge”, which uses behavioural economics to tackle many of society’s major problems. It spawned “nudge theory” of how to help people make better life decisions.

Among Thaler’s highly-influential theo-ries is that of “mental accounting” -- the notion that consumers try to simplify their personal finances by creating accounts in their minds. This focuses the consumer on narrow outcomes, rather than considering the overall impact of a decision on their

financial situation.Following the announcement of his

prize, Thaler said that his most important contribution to economics “was the recog-nition that economic agents are human and that economic models have to incorporate that”.

The Nobel committee in an official re-lease stated that Thaler had “built a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making”.

It added that his efforts to explore the consequences of limited rationality, social preferences and lack of self-control, had shown how these traits systematically af-fect individual decisions, as well as market outcomes.

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NO.REV-9/90-D/10928-29 / Notice is hereby given that Shri. T. Limi Sangtam has appealed for correction of his name to be corrected and recorded as Shri. Limikokba reference and affidavit Regn.Vide No.295/17 dtd- 19/09/17 in Patta No.775, Dag No.958, measuring an area of 03-00-00Ls located at Block No.4, Mouza No.2. The undersigned hereby invites claims/objection if any concerning to the said land for rectification/correction of name as rightful Pattadar on or before 9/10/17

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Whereas Shri. SOCHÜLIE SOLO H/O LT. NEILHOUKIE-Ü SOLO, Pensioner resident of Kitsubozou, Kohima has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925, Part X to draw/withdraw/operate/transfer his/her Late wife-Pension P.O.NO.NL/S/23619 of Treasury, Kohima (South). Bank A/C No.911010043006946 Axis Bank, Kohima Branch & S.B.I. N.S.T. Branch, Kohima A/C NO.1027714098. Who expired on 26/07/2017.

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Whereas Smti. NEIPETSOLO-U RABVO PWD Colony Pfutsero Town w/o Lt. SENOWELO RABVO Service JE PWD Meluri has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 to draw the family pension, and Service benefit, etc. belonging to Lt. SENOWELO RABVO of PWD Colony Pfutsero Town, who expired 02-12-2013.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALANDDIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

NAGALAND: KOHIMA

FINALNOTIFICATION TO ALL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFICIARIES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONS

1. The Online applications for all three Schemes i.e. Post Matric Scholarship, State Merit Scholarship and NEC stipend & Book Grant for the academic session 2017-18 is live (active) since 11th Sept. and the last date for all online applications will be 31st Oct. 2017 vide State Portal www.nagaland.gov.in

2. Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for all Centrally Sponsored Schemes as per the latest direction from Ministry; therefore, Aadhar will be compulsory for Post Matric and NEC Scholarships.

3. Students should use their own personal valid Bank account number while filling up the online applications.4. The schools, colleges and Universities within the State are to retain the hard copies of Post Matric

Scholarship submitted by the students for record in case of query from the Directorate or Ministry.5. The hard copies of both State Merit and NEC are to be sent to the Directorate on or before 30th Nov. 2017

(in bulk for institutions within Nagaland)6. Naga indigenous students studying outside the state may send their hard copies along with the required

annexure via Speed Post or hand Post. 7. As per the Scholarship guidelines, a student is entitled to only one Scholarship therefore; the Computer

Assistants should make sure that students applied for only one scheme.8. The Computer assistants should cross check the online application with the hard copies submitted by the

students to ensure that all the required valid documents are enclosed as per the guidelines. 9. In case of detection of duplication/ dual applications at the institution level, consultation may be made

with the concerned student to opt for his/her choice of scheme.10. Repeaters application should not be forwarded/ verified by the institutions as per the scholarship

guidelines.11. In case of detection of duplication/ dual applications at the State/ Ministry level, the concerned institution

shall be held responsible for breach of guidelines.12. NEC has added some new courses besides the existing courses, Students who wish to avail the same may

kindly check the guidelines of NEC in the portal. 13. For Research Scholars who intended to avail State Research Scholarship may kindly collect the Research

Scholarship forms from the Directorate as per the date mentioned above.14. All the institutions are requested to download the Annexure IV given in the portal meant for the institutions

and send both hard & soft copies (CD) to the Directorate of Higher Education. (Format to be used within Nagaland only)

DIRECTORHIGHER EDUCATION

NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

NO.HED/SCHO-1/2016/ Dated, Kohima 30th Aug. 2017

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OFFICE OF THE JUDICIAL INQUIRY COMMISSION(For Dimapur and Longleng incidents on 31st January, 2017)

GENERAL NOTIFICATIONWhereas, the Judicial Inquiry Commission was constituted by the State Government vide notification no. CON-6/LOR/8/2005 and modified by Notification NO. CON-6/LOR/8/2005, Dated 29th May 2017, for inquiry into the violent incidents on 31-01-2017 in Dimapur and Longleng relating to public opposition to the conduct of ULB Elections.And whereas, the Commission on being provided with the basic man power and infrastructure facilities, has set to commence the inquiry. Now, therefore, under the provisions of Section 5(2) of the Commission of Inquiry Rules, 1972, notice is hereby issued to all concerned including Government authorities, officials, staffs, personnel, NGOs, Associations and individuals having any information oral or documentary relating to the said incidents in Dimapur and Longleng on 31-01-2017 arising out of public agitation against the conduct of ULB elections, to submit statements in writing supported by affidavit together with relevant documents, if any, to the commission on or before 25th Oct. 2017 in any working day between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Commission office at Circuit House, Dimapur, Nagaland.

The statements should be addressed to the Chairman of the Commission supported by affidavit and relevant documents, if any, must be submitted in triplicate either personally or through lawyers. So also, in the cause title above the caption, “District: Dimapur” in respect of incident in Dimapur and “District: Longleng” in respect of incident in Longleng should be clearly described.

Given under the Seal and signature of the Chairman, JIC, on this day the 9th Oct.2017. Dated: 09.10.2017 Place: JIC Office, Circuit House Dimapur

(Shri Imsongmeren Ao, NCS)Secretary

JIC, (ULB Incident)

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NO.CON/JIC/2017-18/4 Dated the 9th Oct 2017.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALANDDIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

NAGALAND: KOHIMANOTICE

This is for the information of the applicants for the posts of Draughtsman Gd- II (Ref. Adv. No. UD/ESTT-11/2015 Dated 18/08/17) that the Examination will be conducted for the eligible candidates as per the detail given below:-1. Date of Written Examination : 13th October’ 20172. Venue : SIRD Auditorium Hall, below UD Directorate

Examination Date TimeWritten examination 13.10.17 10:00 A.M.Practical & Viva Voce for selected candidates 18.10.17 10:00 AM

• AdmitcardwillbeissuedfromtheDirectorateofUrbanDevelopmentstartingfrom9.10.17between11:00AM to 2: 00 PM on the payment of `. 200/- as Examination fee.

• RejectedcandidateisdisplayedontheNoticeBoardoftheDepartment.• Information pertaining to Syllabus/Examination scheme is displayed on the Notice Board of the

Department. Sd/- (KEN KEDITSU)

DirectorUrban Development

Nagaland, Kohima

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No. UD/ESTT-11/ 2015/ Dated Kohima, the th Oct.’2017

DELEGATED DECISIONThe Reconstitution of the School Governing Bodies -------- Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School, DimapurThe committee shall function for a period a 5 (five) years with immediate effectChairman : Shri Bhabhuti RaiVice-Chairman : Shri Harendar SinghAssociate Vice-Chairman : Shri Rabindra RaiEx-Officio secy. : Shri H.P.Gupta (Principal)Members 1. Shri Ram Binay Singh 2. Shri Ajit Singh 3. Shri Rameshwar Prasad 4. Shri Gaya Prasad 5. Shri Prabhakar Yadav 6. Shri Sanjay Gupta 7. Shri Sanjay Prasad 8. Shri Lalmohan Choudhary 9. Shri Shiv Kumar Gupta 10. Shri Laxman Sonkar 11. Shri Raj Singh (Advocate) 12. Shri P.C. Modi (Teachers’ Representative)ADVISOR(s)1. Shri Azheto Zhimomi (Chief Advisor)2. Shri T.Vikheho Zhimomi (Academic Advisor)3. Shri Dharmnath Prasad (Advisor)4. Shri H.N. Giri (Advisor)5. Shir Y. Gupta (Legal Advisor)

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12 Rohingya migrants killed in B’desh boat capsizeDhaka, Oct. 9 (IANS): At least 12 Rohingya migrants were killed after a boat car-rying them capsized off the coast of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, police said on Monday.

“The bodies of 10 chil-dren, one man and one woman have been recov-ered,” Xinhua news agency quoted a senior police of-ficial as saying.

He said the accident took place late Sunday night.

Law enforcement of-ficials recovered the bodies which were floating in the Bay of Bengal near Shah Porir Island of the district which is now home to nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the official added.

A search operation is underway.

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India’s Jeakson Thounaojam (15) scoring India’s first goal during the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 football match against Colombia in New Delhi on Monday.

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Skipper Virat Kohli along with teammates playing football during a practice session at ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Monday ahead of the 2nd T-20 match against Australia.

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Mongsenbai Youngsters register win, YA Marepkong drawTheja’s brace lifts Rooster FC to victory, Tiema-Khe Kidima wins

NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy

Jeakson creates history, Colombia sweat hard to win 2-1 Peren inter-ward soccer tourney begins

BCCI to conduct course at Shillong

Nagaland sub-junior basketball team registers first win at national c’ship

Garcia pulls out of Tianjin Open with injury

India look to seal T20I series against Australia

Player of Rooster Football Club, Phesema and Mongols FC Dimapur vying for the ball during the second round match at the ongoing NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy at the Kohima local ground on Monday.

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Masangum being introduced to the players at the launch of the 12th edition of Peren town inter-ward football tournament on October 9.

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Match in progress between Y/D Marepkong (orange) and Soccer Club during the ongoing MDFA Trophy 2017 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex on Monday.

MDFA Trophy

Staff ReporterPeren, Oct. 9 (EMN): The 12th edition of Peren town Inter-ward football tournament began today with a glittering ceremony in the presence of govern-ment officials and public leaders.

26 teams including 15 in men’s and 11 in wom-en’s have registered their participation in the tourna-ment organised by Peren Town Youth Organisation (PTYO).

Launching the tourna-ment as the chief guest, Masangum, PS to Chief Minis ter, advised the participants to remain mentally, physically and

spiritually fit to be a good sportsman coupled with regular practice.

He has voiced against the tendency to practice only at the time of tour-nament and remain idle during off season. He has also cautioned against in-dulging in other intoxicant substances which will ulti-mately ruin them profes-sionally and physically.

On the economic front, he encouraged the young talents to learn standing on their feet by exploiting the resources bestowed in the district.

He advised them to wake up from their slum-ber and inculcate work

culture in order to be self reliant without depending on others.

Masangum also called upon the younger genera-tion to maintain balance between politics and so-cial life, which if misused could have disastrous con-sequences.

He further urged the gathering to work togeth-er in unity to solve the common problem without merely blaming the leaders in the event of any natural calamity.

He expressed confident that with unity and peace, the district will march for-ward in all fronts at par with others.

Our CorrespondentKohima, Oct. 9 (EMN): Theja Chuse scored two goals as Rooster Football Club, Phesema beat Mon-gols FC Dimapur 2-1 in the second match and en-tered the last-16 round at the ongoing NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy 2017 at the Kohima local ground on Monday.

Rooster Football Club opened their account through Theja Chuse in the 6th minute, and Chuse went on to score a stunning long-range kick outside the area in the second half to help the team secure the victory.

Mongols FC was the second best as they lacked the finishing touch and dominated only in the mid-field area during the match.

Rooster team did de-fend the score in the sec-ond half to make sure they entered the pre-quarters of the tournament with two goals lead.

In the other match, Tie-

ma-Khe Kidima overpow-ered Government Poly-technic Kohima 3-0 and made their entry into the

pre-quarters of the tourna-ment.

In a one-sided match, Kevisekho opened the ac-

count for Kidima side in the 12th minute to give the deserving lead, while in the second half, Shiirhosiil

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is conducting a course for cricket physical trainer and Physio, to which candidates from Nagaland Cricket Association are also invited.

Any interested candidates from Na-galand willing to take up the course may contact A. Rahman (9436006779), conve-nor, Cricket Development Committee of

NCA before October 13 and get the details of the Qualitative Requirements necessary for the course.

Meanwhile NCA has sent five candi-dates to undergo a BCCI Level A Coaches Camp at Shillong from Oct. 10 to 16 viz. Hokaito Zhimomi, Geeta Malakar and Temsujungba from Dimapur C.A, Talika-ba from Mokokchung CA and Hopito As-sumi from Zuneboto Cricket Association.

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Nagaland state sub junior basketball team today registered their first win in the second match of Level 2 Group C league at the ongoing 44th Sub Junior National Championship for Boys and Girls at Bangour College stadium, Didwana, Rajasthan. This was stated in a press note.

The championship is being organised by the Rajasthan Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federa-

tion of India.During the match Nagaland (Thejazo

20pts, Ruokuovoy 8pts) beat Puducherry (Nandan 12pts, Srivatsan 7pts) 36-34 [10-8,4-12,12-6,10-8].

Earlier, the team lost to Gujarat.The championship features 30 boys’

teams and 24 girls’ teams in the U-14 age group, from various Indian States and Union territories, and is being played in a league cum knockout format.

Paris, Oct. 9 (Reuters): Top-seeded Frenchwom-an Caroline Garcia has withdrawn from the Tian-jin Open with an injury, organisers announced on Monday.

Garcia, who has been nursing a right thigh prob-lem, beat Romanian Si-mona Halep in Sunday’s China Open final in Beijing to move into the eighth and final place in the WTA

Finals standings ahead of Briton Johanna Konta.

It was not immediately clear if Garcia’s withdrawal was due to the injury she had been carrying in Bei-jing.

“Unfor tuna te ly @CaroGarcia has had to withdraw from the #tian-jinopen due to injury,” or-ganisers said on Twitter.

Garcia’s China Open triumph gave her a sec-

ond consecutive title after winning the Wuhan Open crown last month and the 23-year-old is now primed for a first singles appear-ance at the season-ending tournament in Singapore starting on Oct 22.

As a result of the her withdrawal from Tianjin, wild card Maria Sharapo-va will take on Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round.

G u w a h a t i , O c t . 9 (IANS): Coming from a nine-wicket win, in-form India will look to con-tinuing their domination of Australia and seal the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.

India, who are ranked fifth, started the T20I se-ries on a winning note outclassing the visitors in every department to register a nine-wicket vic-tory via the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-marred match in Ranchi on Saturday.

The hosts, who pro-duced a brilliant all-round show in the prev ious match, will hope to deliv-er a similar performance here.

The batting depart-ment will largely be de-pendent on hard hitting batsmen Rohit Sharma, skipper Virat Kohli, Ma-hendra Singh Dhoni and Hardik Pandya.

Batsmen Shikhar Dha-wan, Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav will only look to adding depth to the formidable India bat-

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Mongsenbai Youngsters crushed United Brothers FC in the first match of the day with Mongsenbai scoring 5 -1 at the ongoing MDFA trophy at Imkong-meren Sports Complex, Mokochung on Monday. Punuru Nienu scored four goals for Mongsenbai in the 10th, 18th, 38th and 43rd minute of the game making him a contender for the highest goal scorer

of the tournament. Im-natoshi also contributed a goal for the team in the 33rd minute. The lone goal for United Brothers FC was scored by Samuel Konyak in the 53rd minute. With United brothers FC failing to keep up with the ball command of the Mongsen-bai Youngsters, the match ended with Mongsenbai Youngsters winning 5-1.

In the second match between Soccer Club and

YA Marepkong, both the teams failed to score any goals and the match ended in a goalless draw. With two draws and a loss, Soc-cer club exits the tourna-ment and their race for the MDFA trophy ends in the first round.Tuesday’s matches

From 1p.m onwardsRongpang Reju, Arkong vs

Intermingle ClubNU Lumami vs Dominion

Club

New Delhi, Oct. 9 (PTI): A bright India provided hope for a brighter future but their dream ended in a heartbreak following a 1-2 defeat to Colombia today in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, leaving the many heads totting the stands teary- eyed.

When defensive mid-fielder Jeakson Thounao-jam neutralized Colom-bia’s lead by scoring the country’s first-ever World Cup goal in the 82nd min-ute, India were moments away from securing their maiden draw in only the second attempt.

But that was not to be as Juan Penaloza (83rd) scored his second of the night on the counter to leave the home players, as

well as the crowd, crest-fallen.

Nonetheless, a charged up India produced one of their finest performances before going down in front of disappointed but proud group of spectators, who witnessed a historic first ever FIFA World Cup goal.

India scored when Jeakson, the tallest player in the side, headed in a San-jeev Stalin corner, sending the whole stadium into a state of delirium.

The move to make four changes by coach Luis Norton de Matos proved to be a wise one as the tall-er Indian players ensured they were equal to the task, when it came to the aerial battle against the well-built Colombians.

It was a very different India that turned up after the 0 -3 loss to USA three nights ago.

They were on the ball from the word go and even though the Colombians had more of possession, India very much managed to make their presence felt.

There was heightened activity in the Colombian box, with Ninthoinganba Meetei initiating surging runs down the right flank, each steps raising hopes for the improbable. This was in the in the beginning of the Group A match.

To the surprise, and de-light, of the sizeable crowd at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India had Co-lombia at their mercy in the 16th minute.

But, to the disappoint-ment of the thousands oc-cupying the stands, Abhi-jeet Sarkar, having found a clear view of the goal, saw his shot being palmed over by the Colombian goalie.

India’s hopes went up in smoke after coming ago-nizingly close to scoring their first ever World Cup goal.

In the cut-throat world of international football, Colombia may be many, many rungs above India, but the host nation had the momentum on this night. And they used it to rattle the Colombians on a few occasions.

India came close again, closer would be appropri-ate, but Rahul Kanoly’s volley thudded against the

Zhotso, the skipper of Kidi-ma scored the second goal in the 42nd minute to make it 2-0.The game was not finished as B.T Horshokmi rose up to the occasion and headed home the third goal to complete the treble for Kidima in the 52nd minute.

Kevisekho of Kidima hit the woodwork in the second half; he did waste most of the opportunity that came his way to find the back of the net

Kidima team would have scored more goals if Temsutoshi, the goalie of Polytechnic side had not made some vital saves dur-ing the game to keep the goal at 3-0 at the end of the match.

With the win, Tiema-Khe Kidima wil l face Rooster Club Phesema in the pre-quarters of the tour-nament on Oct.13.

Tuesday’s matchesTyrants FC vs Dream FC Khuzama at 12:30 p.m

Barak FC Peren vs Eleven Avengers at 2 p.m

post instead of finding the back of the net. The pain on coach Luis Norton de Matos was palpable as the Indians once fumbled after coming so close.

With both teams failing to break the deadlock, In-dia went into the breather with their heads held high, but cursing their fate.

The two chances would haunt them for long. Hit-ting the framework, they say, is bad omen in foot-ball and the saying stayed true as Colombia broke the deadlock, and Indian hearts, with a fine strike after the change of ends.

It was Juan Penaloza who put Colombia ahead in the 51st minute. The midfielder ran to the edge of the box and kept the Indian defenders guessing with his deft footwork, before unleashing a rasping left-footed volley to the bot-tom left corner of Dheeraj Singh’s post.

The assist was made by captain Thomas Gutierrez, and as the ball found the back of the net, the Latin Americans ran towards their dugout and celebrat-ed. They were relieved to have opened their account after suffering a reverse against Ghana in the open-ing encounter.

India’s number one goalkeeper, on this occa-sion, had no chance even though he had another brilliant night under the bar pulling off a couple incredible saves, showing nice anticipation.

Down by a goal in this crucial encounter, India looked eager to respond as Meetei delivers a cross from the right flank, only to find Rahul Kanoly’s shot wide off the target.

ting. Kohli might also fancy

including veteran pacer Ashish Nehra in the team.

Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Ku-mar will spearhead the bowling department for the hosts. Wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav will look to provide brakes on the Australian batting which failed to look lethal in the

previous match.However, the seventh

ranked Australian side will look to re-work on their strategies to get back to winning ways in the T20I series.

Skipper David Warner along with Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell will be the key batsmen for the visitors to get them off to a flying start.

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largely depend on pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile and spinner Adam Zampa, who failed to click in the last T20I. Squads: India: Virat Kohli (cap-tain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav,

Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ashish Nehra, Lokesh Rahul, Axar Patel. Australia: David Warner (captain), Moises Hen-riques, Aaron Finch, Tim Paine (wicket-keeper), Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Jason Behren-dorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Travis Head, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson.

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ICC to approve Test championship, report says

Neymar, Marcelo, Modric among first Ballon d'Or nomineesParis, Oct. 9 (IANS): Real Madrid defender Marcelo, midf ie lder Luka Modric and Paris Saint-Germain football club forward Neymar Jr were among the first five nominees for the Bal-lon d'Or announced on Monday.

The annual Ballon d'Or is awarded by French magazine France Football to the world's best soccer player, reports Efe.

"The first 5 nominees for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football: Ney-

mar, Luka Modric, Paulo Dybala, Marcelo, N'Golo Kante," the French maga-zine tweeted.

France Football is set to unveil the remaining 25 nominees throughout the day.

Real Madrid's Portu-guese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award on four pre-vious occasions and is the current holder of the prize, is favourite again this year after retaining the Champions League with his club.

Madrid, Oct. 9 (IANS): Simona Halep snatched first place in the Women's Tennis Association rank-ings released on Monday after she qualified for the China Open final.

The 26-year-old Ro-manian player reached the top spot for the first time in her career, putting an end to the four-week reign of Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza, who dropped to second place, reports Efe news agency.

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic

jumped to third, while Ukrainian Elina Svito-lina dropped to fourth.

A m e r i c a n Ve nu s Williams came fifth, followed by Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki.

Latvia's Jelena Ostap-enko climbed to seventh, ahead of Russia's Svet-lana Kuznetsova.

Caroline Garcia of France jumped three positions to ninth after claiming the China Open title, while Britain's Jo-hanna Konta dropped to 10th.

Wellington, Oct. 9 (AFP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to approve plans for its long-awaited World Test Championship at a meeting in New Zealand this week, it was reported today.

The sport's governing body has argued for years that a Test championship is needed to boost the five-day for-mat's popularity as crowds and television viewers flock to the big- hitting Twenty20 version of the game.

But squabbling over formats and fears that some na-tions will be disadvantaged have twice stymied efforts to launch a league structure since 2010.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that plans for a nine-nation Test championship were now well ad-vanced and the ICC was set to give the concept a green light on Friday at a meeting in Auckland.

It said the first edition of the competition would run over a two-year cycle beginning in 2019, culminating in a final between the top two teams at Lord's.

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said the league competition would give Test series a broader international "context", making them more than stand-alone bilateral contests.

"You're also creating structure in such a way that you no longer have games without meaning. They are all part of a league championship," he told the Herald.

Purists view Test cricket as the pinnacle of the sport but it has struggled, particularly in Asia, as lucrative T20 competitions such as the Indian Premier League have caught the public's imagination.

A recent innovation designed to reverse the trend is the introduction of day-night Test matches, which moves playing sessions to more spectator-friendly hours.

The idea of four-day Test matches has also been floated, although traditionalists oppose the move.

The Herald reported that the ICC will also look at a major shake-up of one-day international fixtures at the Auckland meeting. It said a 13-nation ODI league was being considered, which would operate on a three-year cycle with results affecting World Cup qualification.

Under the plans, the number of ODIs in a series would be capped at three, ending the lengthy five-match series that are currently part of the international fixture list.