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WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Internal inquiry into CBSE Warner, Smith banned Handful of almonds daily help me leaks, new system from for 1 year; out of IPL, stay fit, says Sonali Bendre | P10 Monday – Javadekar | P8 India series | P12 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 87 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 Cambridge Analytica scam Unpaid teachers’ hope hinges on new government Whistleblower says group Dimapur, March 28 (EMN): Nagaland had been left un- mothers from far-flung A group of teachers has paid since November 2017. areas who participated to asked the Nagaland gov- “That the SSA teachers show resentment were wa- ernment led by Chief Min- have been experiencing ter cannoned (sic) by the ister Neiphiu Rio to make this irregular payment of authority,” it stated. worked with Indian politicians good on the assurance of salary since the year 2013 For four consecutive regular salary to teachers. till date. The matter has years, it stated, said teach- Organisation established numerous regional offices in the country including one at Guwahati In an open letter ad- been made known to the ing community had been dressed to Rio; and the concerned authority (sic) ‘made to experience dry New Delhi, March 28 of what looks like slides of "This booth level poll- their campaigns." ies and behavioural polling minister of School Educa- for a number of times in Christmas.’ (IANS): Christopher Wylie, a pitch presentation of SCL ing data formed the basis of In the 2007 Uttar in Delhi and Chhattisgarh. tion; the director of School the form of representa- “ . t h i s a p p e a l i s who blew the lid off the India explaining its nation- further research into swing Pradesh polls, SCL India The document also said Education; and the director tions, series of meeting brought to the notice, for Facebook user personal al experience in the coun- voter motivation and sup- carried out a full political the company undertook of State Mission Author- with the authority and agi- release of legitimate dues data being illegally used try. It said the company porter mobilization strate- survey on behalf of a "ma- research communication ity of the Sarva Shiksha tations. The latest being at the earliest, to the au- for political purposes, on has a database of over 600 gies which were presented jor party" which the docu- campaign to support a Abhiyan (SSA); the general the stir at the directorate thority concerned with the Wednesday said his former districts and seven lakh vil- to individual candidates ment didn't name. "The trans-national programme secretary of the Wokha unit of School Education of- faith and hopes (to) let the employer Cambridge Ana- lages. But it didn't identify and tailored to their con- research included a party four countering the non- of Nagaland SSA Teachers’ fice in the year 2016 where 'change' come and take its lytica had an Indian arm the source of the database stituencies." audit and a state-wide cen- desired behaviour of re- Association (NSSATA) has the poor unpaid teachers rightful place at this given and conducted election or whether it was collected During the 2009 Lok sus of politically active in- cruitment into and support stated that the teachers in including those nursing right time,” the letter read. research on behalf of some from any social media sites. Sabha elections, SCL India dividuals using in-depth of "violent jihadism". parties including the Janata "Our micro-level infor- managed the campaign of a interviews to assess the The project was con- Dal-United (JD-U), now a mation includes household number of Lok Sabha can- satisfaction levels of party ducted in Kerala, West BJP ally, for "desired out- level demographics, spe- didates. "The research and workers at booth level." It Bengal, Assam, Bihar, CBSE to re-conduct board exams come". cifically focussing on caste campaign teams employed said SCL India also carried Jharkhand and Uttar Wylie said SCL Group, data, linked to online map- SCL India's proprietary out a psephological study Pradesh in 2007. However, New Delhi, March 28 (IANS): The Central past few days. the parent organisation of ping applications." The data collection methodolo- and opinion polling for a it didn't say for whom the Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Cambridge Analytica, has SCL India, according to the gies to form strategies that "national party to identify project was conducted. Wednesday decided to re-conduct exami- Paper-leak affects 28 lakh students its office headquartered in tweeted document, helped gave the clients successful swing voters". Wylie, 28, was the Di- nation of Maths and Economics papers for More than 28 lakh students have been af- Indirapuram in Ghaziabad clients to identify and tar- election campaigns." "This was followed by rector of Research at Cam- Class X and Class XII respectively following fected by CBSE decision on Wednesday to and its regional offices in get key groups within the In the 2010 Bihar elec- more in-depth analysis of bridge Analytica. He ac- leakage of question papers. re-conduct examination for two papers of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, population "to effectively tons, SCL India was asked the behavioural dynamics cused the data analytics "With a view to uphold the sanctity of Class X and XII. Cuttack, Guwahati, Hy- influence their behaviour to provide electoral re- at work in key seats which firm having influenced the Board Examinations and in the interest As per the Central Board of Secondary derabad, Indore, Kolkata, to realize a desired out- search and strategy for the in turn informed the party's result of the United King- of fairness to the students, the Board has Examination (CBSE), a total of 16,38,428 Patna and Pune. come". JD-U of Chief Minister Nit- efforts to ensure a local dom's 2016 Brexit refer- decided to re-conduct the examination," and 11,86,306 students had registered for "I've been getting a It explained that SCL ish Kumar. structure and communica- endum and of the 2016 said a CBSE statement. The dates for the examination this year for Class X and Class lot of requests from In- provided its clients the re- "SCL undertook a be- tion strategy that matched American presidential elec- fresh examinations and other details will be XII respectively. Thus, over 28 lakh candi- dian journalists. So here are search to develop and "dis- havioural research pro- the caste make-up and at- tion that brought Donald hosted on the CBSE website within a week. dates of both classes will have to re-sit in the some of SCL's past projects seminate the right messag- gramme targeting over 75 titudinal positions of the Trump to the White House. The CBSE Class XII Economics exami- exam due to the board's alleged inability to in India. To the most fre- es from the right sources per cent of households to pre-identified swing popu- Speaking to the Brit- nation was held on Monday and the Class X keep its question papers secure. quently asked question - using the right communi- assist the client in not only lation." ish MPs on Tuesday, Wylie Maths examination on Wednesday. The board had announced it will re- yes, SCL/CA works in India cation channels". It said in identifying the correct bat- The SCL India carried said Cambridge Analytica On Monday, when some teachers of conduct exams for Maths paper of Class X and has offices there. This is 2011, SCL India undertook tlegrounds but also the out research for a "major worked extensively in India private schools found the questionnaire of and Economics paper of Class XII after leak what modern colonialism a state-wide research cam- right audiences, messages state party" in Rajasthan in and that he believed the Class XII Economics paper to be same as a of both papers on social media message looks like," Wylie tweeted. paign to identify voter caste and, most importantly, the 2003. Its other projects in- Congress was its one of the handwritten note which was being circu- application. Exam in both papers were held He posted two pictures by household. right castes to target with cluded psephological stud- clients. lated over messaging service app over the on Wednesday. What’s in a name? Kohima village Nagaland An old heritage objects to renaming IG stadium Budget: Zeliang Suggests state government ‘establish a new stadium writes objection altogether’ in honour of Olympian Dr. T Ao to speaker D i m a p u r, Ma rc h 2 8 The council issued a The IG stadium, it in- Dimapur, March 28 (EMN): (EMN): In a fresh twist press release on Sunday formed, was inaugurated Former chief minister of Na- to the Nagaland govern- expressing its objection on Oct. 28 2003 by another galand TR Zeliang has objected ment’s decision to rename to the move. It stated that prime minister of India, to the passing of the state’s the Indira Gandhi stadium the council was ‘delighted’ Atal Behari Vajpayee. “The budget ‘without furnishing the in Kohima after Naga Ol- to observe that games and foundation stone, inaugu- deficit figure and clarification ympian Dr. T Ao, the Ko- sports were finally getting ral stone are laid promi- in the house.’ hima village council has the recognition and atten- nently at the entrance of In a letter to the speaker expressed surprise and tion it deserves. the gallery for all to see. of the Nagaland Legislative terming it ‘not advisable.’ “It is indeed encourag- To destroy these historical Assembly Vikho-o Yhoshü, ing to see that the new monoliths physically is not he claimed that the ‘figure government is bringing a wise decision.

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