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Facts are stubborn, CRUISE CONTROL Kite strings slit but statistics are more pliable. BJP, RSS throats; kill two ~Mark Twain in Gujarat Ahmedabad, Jan. 14 (PTI): Mirror Takes Two persons were killed leaders meet after their throats were slit by sharp glass-coated kite strings in two separate in- cidents in Mehsana and Anand districts today, po- over polls in lice said. Police said that Ka- lpesh Patel (33) was rid- ing a two-wheeler in Go- jhariya village in Mehsana when the kite string slit NE states his throat and he bled to New Delhi, Jan. 14 (PTI): protecting and promoting death. Several BJP and RSS leaders socio-economic and cul- In a similar incident, today met at the residence tural interests of the state's 38-year old Ashwin Pra- of Home Minister Rajnath indigenous population. japati, who was riding a ~ Arien Singh here to hold deliber- Though the IPFT has motorcycle, bled to death Don't worry, do whatever you ations on the upcoming as- long sought a separate state after his throat was slit by want... The council has chosen sembly polls in three north- for tribals, the BJP leader- a kite string at Navapura you as their candidate. If anybody opposes you, I will cut eastern states -- Tripura, ship has made it clear that village in Khambhat taluka them down Meghalaya and Nagaland. it does not support the de- of Anand district today, Besides Singh, Krishna mand. police said. WEATHER Gopal, a senior RSS func- Following Singh's as- The throat of Bharat TEMPERATURE tionary, and BJP general surance to the IPFT leader- Parmar (35) was slit by secretary Ram Madhav, ship, its president N C Deb- a kite string in Vadnagar Max: Min: who oversees his party's af- barma had on Thursday AP/PTI town of Mehsana district KOHIMA 17° 05° fairs in the Northeast, were announced a tie-up with Tom Cruise runs along Blackfriars Bridge in London during filming of the latest "Mission: Impossible" movie on Sunday Jan. 14, 2018. and he is currently under- DIMAPUR 22° 10° among the leaders present the BJP for the polls. going treatment at a hos- RF: RH: at the meeting. The BJP is yet to make pital, police informed. KOHIMA Nil 58% National Security Advi- an announcement. Two persons riding a DIMAPUR Nil 88% sor Ajit Doval also attended Debbarma had said his motorcycle in Padra town * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) the meeting. party would keep the sepa- Therie accuses Rijiju of ‘persecuting Christians’ in India of Vadodara district also Temperature in State Capitals Though details of the rate state demand in abey- talking about. This is the They in reality have noth- sustained serious injuries Max. Min. Max. Min. Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): pitals, schools, colleges and Aizawl 20° 08° Itanagar 21° 10° deliberations were not im- ance for now as the central The president of the Na- other charity works, pay true intention of the BJP.” ing to give and we cannot due to kite strings, officials Agartala 24° 11° Shillong 17° 05° mediately clear, sources government had agreed to galand Pradesh Congress scholarships to theological On Rijiju’s reported continue to suffer under added. Gangtok 17° 03° Delhi 23° 07° said the political situation examine their problems Committee (NPCC) K The- students and also stop hate statement that elections the present situations. In another incident, a Guwahati 24° 12° Kolkata 23° 10° in the region was at the and take corrective meas- rie has more or less accused campaigns and discrimina- in Nagaland should not Their promises (sic) of de- man died at a government Imphal 21° 08° Chennai 31° 22° centre of the discussion. ures. Union Home minister of tion against Christians; and be linked with solution to velopment are hollow and hospital in Ahmedabad In Tripura, where the The BJP has emerged as state Kiren Rijiju of “perse- then come to Nagaland. the Indo-Naga talks, The- far from reality. They can- where he was admitted Eastern Mirror wishes stakes are high for the the main challenger to the cuting Christians across the “He at one time said rie claimed that the latter not even maintain existing today after he lost his bal- BJP, the party is likely to ruling Left Front in Tripura. nation.” GoI (government of India) made the remark because roads and infrastructure. ance while flying kites and the best to all the ally with the Indigenous In Meghalaya and Na- in a press statement is- will not break the ceasefire the ‘BJP has no answer in “Nagaland voters must fell from the roof of a four- readers especially People's Front of Tripura galand, two Christian-ma- sued on Sun., Therie stated and negotiations and that Parliament.’ realize NPF is outlived and storey building in Manina- the Chakhesang (IPFT), which represents a jority states, the BJP hopes that “Union Home Minister they will do everything to “Their objective is to is now a spent force. Their gar locality, police said. community on the section of the state's tribal to put up a good perform- of State Kiren Rijiju should keep negotiation and peace prolong and let genera- infighting will continue A 40-year old man in population. ance, especially in the stop persecuting Chris- alive. They do not have so- tions perish expecting new till death does them apart. Rakjot was killed after be- occasion of Sükrünyi The Union home min- former, where the Con- tians across the nation lution for us. It is no wonder generations will change The 12th state assembly ing run over by a train festival. May this ister had recently assured it gress is in power. The Naga and also stop demolition when he is saying the status their minds. People should has drawn us backward to while walking along the festival usher in peace of forming a high-powered People's Front, which is of churches, free foreign of peace cannot be revealed not be confused by words the pre-statehood period,” tracks looking up for kites, and blessings for all. committee to look into in power in Nagaland, is a contributions toward mis- at this juncture because he of peace and development the statement from Therie an official of Pradyunma their demands aimed at BJP ally. sionary works such as hos- doesn’t know what they are BJP continues to promise. read. Nagar. One vote can't change dynamics of our relations – Netanyahu on India New Delhi, Jan. 14 (IANS): Just one rusalem as Israel's capital, in an inter- nising Jerusalem as the capital of Isra- negative vote at UN cannot change view on India Today TV channel. el. The resolution was approved with the dynamics of Indian-Israeli rela- "Yes, naturally we were disap- 127-9 at the UN General Assembly. tions between India and Israel, visit- pointed, but this visit is a testimony "First of all there is a special rela- ing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin that our relationship is moving on so tionship between the two countries, Netanyahu said here on Sunday, term- many fronts, be it political, techno- between their people and then be- ing relations with India as "marriage logical, tourism, security and so many tween the leaders. The partnership made in heaven". other areas. Ultimately you see it re- between India and Israel is a marriage "I don't think one vote affects a flected in all UN votes, not just now made in heaven but consecrated on general trend you can see in many but soon," he added. earth," Netanyahu said, adding he re- other votes and everything and these In December last year, India voted spects his Indian counterpart Naren- visits," Netanyahu said when asked in favour of a resolution brought by dra Modi "as a great leader" because to comment on India's vote at UN Turkey and Yemen in the UN oppos- he is "impatient to bring future to his against US decision to recognise Je- ing the United States' decision recog- people". SC crisis: 4 retired judges write open letter to CJI New Delhi, Jan. 14 (PTI): Four retired judges, including an ex-Supreme Court judge, today wrote an open let- BCI team meets with rebel judges ter to the chief justice of India, saying seven-member delegation of avoid any such situation that politicians they agree with the issues raised by the Bar Council Of India (BCI) or political parties could take undue the four apex court judges over allo- on Sunday met Justice J. Chela- advantage of and or which could cause cation of cases and the crisis needs to A meswar, one of the four senior judges harm to our judiciary," the BCI said in a be resolved "within the judiciary". of the Supreme Court who went public statement on Saturday. The letter by former apex court with their differences with Chief Justice The council has requested political judge P B Sawant, ex- chief justice of Dipak Misra, and two other justices. parties and politicians not to criticise Delhi High Court A P Shah, former The delegation met Justice Chela- the judiciary or make it an issue as it Madras High Court judge K Chandru meswar at his residence and discussed would weaken the independence of and ex-Bombay High Court judge H the issue for around 45 minutes. judiciary, which is the protector of de- Suresh was given to the media. It also Early in the morning, the del- mocracy. went viral on social media. egation met Justice R.K. Agrawal and BCI President Manan Mishra has Justice Shah confirmed having thereafter Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, two said it was "most unfortunate" that the written an open letter along with the days after the four judges went public four judges held a press conference, other retired judges and told PTI, "We with their differences with the Chief sending out a message that all was not have written the open letter which Justice. well with the Supreme Court and that the other judges named in the letter Later, the delegation met Justice the issue should have been "sorted out have also consented to." Arun Mishra. internally". He said that the view expressed by The BCI had on Saturday decided Manan Mishra has also dubbed it the retired judges is "quite similar to to send a delegation to meet a majority a "family dispute" that should be re- the views of the Supreme Court Bar of the Supreme Court Judges on Sun- solved within the judiciary. But he felt Association (SCBA) that till this cri- day so that the crisis can be resolved at the judges should not have gone to the sis is resolved, the important matters the earliest. media with their complaints. should be listed before a five-judge "The council is of the unanimous The four judges -- Chelameswar, Constitution bench of senior judges". view that it is an internal matter of Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur and Justice Shah said that earlier he the Supreme Court. The council has Kurian Joseph -- on Friday took on the was not sure about the consent given hope and trust that the judges of the Chief Justice over allocation of cases, by the other three judges and, there- Supreme Court will realise the serious- saying the administration of the top fore, he initially denied having writ- ness of the issue and in future may court was "not in order". (IANS) ten any letter but now all of them have given consent to it. The letter quoted the judges as they agree with the four judges of top Supreme Court. having said, "The four senior puisne court that though the CJI is the master The letter further said that "how- Judges of the Supreme Court have of roster and can designate benches ever till that is done, it is important brought to light a serious issue regard- for allocation of work but this does that all sensitive and important cases ing the manner of allocation of cases, not mean that it can be done in an including pending ones, be dealt with particularly sensitive cases, to various "arbitrary manner" such that, "sen- by a Constitution bench of the five benches of the Supreme Court. sitive and important cases" are sent seniormost judges of this Court". "They have expressed a grave to "hand-picked benches" of junior It added, "Only such measures concern that cases are not being allo- judges by the chief justice. would assure the people that the Su- cated in a proper manner and are be- "This issue needs to be resolved preme Court is functioning in a fair ing allocated arbitrarily to particular and clear rules and norms must be and transparent manner and that the designated benches, often headed by laid down for allocation of benches power of the Chief Justice as master of junior judges, in an arbitrary manner. and distribution of cases, which are roster is not being misused to achieve This is having a very deleterious effect rational, fair and transparent," they a particular result in important and on the administration of justice and said, adding that this must be done sensitive cases. We, therefore, urge the rule of law." "immediately to restore public con- you to take immediate steps in this The four retired judges said that fidence" in the judiciary and in the regard. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018 2 STATE LBA to conduct NEWS IN BRIEF Mech Kacharis celebrate Jakhama to observe ‘village day’ Jakhama village in Kohima district will be observing its ‘village day’ on Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. in the village’s pan- general meeting chayat hall. Retired director of Higher and Technical Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): das to the event, delegates Education Dr. Nobert Noraho and chief medical officer The Liangmai Baptist As- are requested to bring own of Mon Dr.Kechongol Sophie will be the speakers for Magh Utsav festival sociation (LBA) will be beddings too. conducting its 34th annual Registration to the event the occasion. The village council has requested all its Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): members to attend the programme. The Mech Kachari com- general meeting during Jan. will start from 12 noon to munity of Purana Bazar in 19-21 with the theme “Unite be followed by meeting at DRFCB convenes meeting Dimapur celebrated Magh in Christ Jesus.” The pro- 2 p.m. Utsav, a post-harvest festi- gramme will be conducted A sum of INR 100 will The Dhansiri River Flood Control Board (DRFCB) has val on Jan. 13 at Mandevilla at the Liangmai Baptist charge per head as registra- convened a meeting to be conducted on Jan. 18 at 10 garden in Dimapur. A press Church at Burma Camp, tion fee, the press release a.m. at its office at the marketing complex of Purana release from the organisers near the Bible Society Auxil- informed. Resource per- Bazar, east Dimapur. All its office bearers, executive on Sat. informed about the iary office, in Dimapur. sons for the programme are members and advisors have been requested to attend event. The association has Development Secretary NK the meeting. The chief guest of the requested the churches Joseph; a pastor from Peren event was the chairman of affiliated to the LBA to at- Amos; Youth Secretary Wi- NPBCA to conduct general council tend the meeting. Besides champau; and Women Sec- the Mech Kachari Devel- The Nagaland Police Baptist Churches Association opment Council of Assam bringing constructive agen- retary Azon. Krishna Kanta Mech. He (NPBCA) will be conducting its 29th annual general congratulated the Mech council with the theme “Knitted together in Christ” Kachari community for pre- (Colossians 2:2) at the PBC 9th NAP (IR) bn. at Saijang serving their culture. NEZCC to organise during Jan. 12-14. The Mech Kachari De- velopment Council of As- Krishna Kanta, Kushal Ch and dignitaries at the Magh Utsav celebration at Purana Bazaar in Dimapur on Sat. sam, which was established ‘Shilpgram Mahotsav’ WEATHER FORECAST IN OTHER DISTRICTS in 2007, is not only for the serve their unique cultural tions. But he reminded the sam Kushal Ch. Mech was Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): Dr. Bi re n d ra Na t h Max Min DP RH RF welfare of Assam but for the traditions. gathering about the ‘broth- the guest of honour for the The North East Zone Cul- Dutta, eminent author, whole of Mech community, The literacy secretary of erly relations’ that exist be- event. tural Centre (NEZCC) will scholar and artist and Dr. WOKHA 14.8 7.6 7.5 77 NIL he said. the United Boro People’s Or- tween the two communities. An advisor of the MK- be organising ‘Shilpgram Mridul Hazarika, vice- Informing that a tradi- ganization Prodip Swargiary He exhorted them to live CPB Phonidhar talked about Mahotsav-2018,’ a nation- chancellor of Gauhati Uni- ZBT 10.8 5.3 7.8 90 NIL tional attire of the commu- extended festival greetings. in peace and in unity, the the significance of the day. al festival of arts themed versity will be the guests of MON 21 11 10.5 91 NIL nity had been found in a He said that the Boro and updates stated. Cultural performances com- on music, dance, theatre, honour. London Museum, he called the Mech community have An advisor to the Mech prising music and dance food, craft and children The festival will show- TUENSANG 14.2 10 5.2 68 NIL upon the community to pre- different cultures and tradi- Kachari Jatiya Parisad of As- marked the event. activities. case the cultural heritage The event is being or- of the Northeast with par- MKG 15.4 9.4 10 75 NIL ganised to mark the 12th ticipation from within the PHEK 15 7 9.1 93 NIL foundation day of the cen- region and other zones as Sumi Aphuyemi support demand of Tseminyu district tre at its complex at Pan- well. KIPHIRE 17 8.4 11.4 91 NIL Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): The Sumi Rengma community, being one of the Kiphire, Longleng, Peren, and Noklak, jabari in Guwahati from A children’s talent Aphuyemi Hoho of Pughoboto has major tribes of Nagaland, had made four sub-division has being upgraded Jan. 17 to the 20th. segment, a magic show; SECHÜ ZUBZA 16 20 9.2 73. NIL extended support to the Rengma com- significant contribution to the field of to the status of district easing the pain The NEZCC’s director, painting, drawing; art; LONGLENG - - - - - munity’s demand for the creation of a social and politics in the state ‘which of administrative inconveniences of its Jitul Sonowal informed folk dance, music, drama, Tseminyu district. needs due recognition.’ denizens, Noklak being the recent one. about the event on Sat. mime, classical dance, fu- TSEMINYU 20.8 6.6 10.4 86 NIL A press release issued by the or- Fulfilling the demand by granting However the other three had being left The governor of Naga- sion music, and music by ganisation’s secretary, Toniho Sheqi on status of district to Tseminyu will solve out with no trace of progress in its up- land, also the chairman of various popular artistes JALUKIE 26 14 13.2 100 NIL Sun. stated that the ‘hoho’ agrees that ‘lots’ of administrative inconveniences gradation,” the SAH said. the NEZCC, Padmanabha from Assam will be some the demand is ‘based on best human faced by the Rengma people, the re- The organisation has made a fer- Balakrishna Acharya will of the highlights of the Ma- MANGKOLEMBA 21.4 14 14.3 76 NIL logic and rationality which rightly de- lease stated. vent appeal to the Nagaland govern- be attending the occasion hotsav, the press release *Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF) serve positive attention of the govern- “Among the oldest sub-division un- ment ‘to listen to the voice of the as its chief guest on Jan. informed. The programme ment of the day.’ der the set up of Nagaland government people by hastening the process of 17 at 5:30 p.m, it was in- will be open from 11 a.m. to Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland The organisation opined that the to name it Pughoboto,Tseminyu, Aboi, upgrade.’ formed. 9:10 a.m. on all days. IMPORTANT NUMBERS CRIME BEAT Kripa Foundation conducts HIV AIDS workshop WOMEN HELPLINE: 181 Four apprehended with arms DIMAPUR (STD CODE: 03862) Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): The Kripa Foundation Project Sun- Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 rise conducted a workshop CIHSR 242555, 242533 on HIV / AIDS with interfaith organisations: Buddhist, Sikh, Police Control Room 7085055050 Muslim, Hindu, and Jain com- Dimapur District Hospital 232224 munity of Dimapur on Jan. 13 in the conference hall of Bethesda Diphupar PS 7085055032 Center. East PS 7085055030 During the workshop, topics such as the HIV/AIDS scenario Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 in Nagaland and Dimapur; Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 overcoming stigma and dis- crimination; and leveraging Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): The Kiphire battalion of the Igar existing HIV services were dis- GRPS 7085055031 (north) have apprehended four persons on charges of carry- cussed. Members from the ing arms. The security force, along with police representative, PLHIV community and com- Medziphema PS 7085055033 established an ‘ambush’ based on specific at Tethizu hanging munity leaders also shared their MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 bridge on Jan. 12, it was informed. experiences during the event. Resource persons and organisers with the interfaith organisation leaders. According to the PRO of the Igar, two individuals along Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 with one ,22 rifle, a magazine, a round and two mobile sets Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 were seized during the search, the updates stated. The apprehended persons have been identified as a NCRC youth conference preparation underway Niuland PS 7085088035 Thsangtanmong Yimchunger (39) and Repanmong Yimchun- to be conducted during Jan. Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 ger (38); both residents of Fakimile village. 19-21. This was informed in Traffic Control -1 7085088038 The accused and the confiscated items were handed over a press release issued by the to Kiphire police station, it was informed. hosting church on Sun. Traffic Control -2 7085088039 In a separate incident, a joint operation is stated to have The conference will be been conducted by the Dimapur battalion and Medziphema conducted with the theme West PS 7085055034 battalion of the Igar (north) along with a police representative “Life in Christ,” with NCRC’s Women Cell 7085055037 on Jan. 12 at Blue Hill Station in Dimapur. Mission Director Rev. Dr. During the search, two ‘arms dealers’ were apprehended, Imchayanger and princi- Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337 it was informed. They were apprehended along with one .22 pal of Living Bible College KOHIMA (STD Code: 0370) mm pistol (registered no.101021), a magazine, a live round for Dr. Kiyeho Yeptho as the a .22 mm, a ‘misfired ammunition,’ a detonator, two gelatine main speakers for the event. Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 sticks and a safety fuse, the press release stated. The resource person for the Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 The apprehended duo were identified as Hotosse Achu- seminar will be Dr. Kethoser mi, a resident of Golaghat Road and James Sumi, a resident of Kevichusa, it was informed. Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 Shitovi village and currently residing at Shukhovi in Dimapur. The Angami CRYA; Childline Kohima 1098 The accused and the confiscated items were handed over NCRC Sumi Youth Fellow- to East Police Station in Dimapur, the updates stated. ship; Chakhesang CRCYF Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 Members of the NCRC Sumi sub-council at Ayinato seen busy in preparations as they ready to host the NCRC and NCRC Mokokchung di- Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 youth fellowship at the Agri Expo in Dimapur. vision’s youth fellowship will IMFL confiscated Fire Stations 2222952 The Medziphema battalion of the Igar (north), along with a po- be the choirs for the event. lice representative of Chumukedima police station, conducted Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): underway at the Agri Expo at (NCRC) Sumi sub-council at The NCRCYF and the IRCS Ambulance Service 2244350 an operation based on specific information in the general area Preparations for the Na- 4th Mile in Dimapur. Ayinato in Dimapur is busy host invite all its constitu- of 7th Mile in Dimapur on Dec. 23 2017. A press release from galand Christian Revival The host, Nagaland with the preparations for the ent tribal units to attend the Kezocha PS 8575045549 the authorities informed. Church’s youth fellowship is Christian Revival Church conference which is slated event. Officer-in-Charge 8575045538 During the search operation, 1342 cases worth INR Khuzama PS 8575045505 41,50,000 (approximate) of illegal liquor were seized from a Tata truck (registration no AS-01 EC-9351). Officer-in-Charge 8575045515 The confiscated liquor and the vehicle were handed over NHAK 2222916 to the police station of Chumukedima for further investigation, Mkg wards happy for repairs on road it was informed. colony’s residents, it was North PS 2222222, 8575045501 Also, the Kohima battalion of the Igar (north) conducted informed. The PWD team Officer-in-Charge 8575045510 a operation at the High School junction in Kohima along with was said to have been led Oking Hospital 2290080, 2290146 police representatives on Dec. 29. by executive engineer Chu- During the search, INR 28,22,860 were seized from a batoshi while Vertex Con- Police Control Room 100/2244279, 8575045500 storehouse. struction was represented South PS 2222111, 8575045502 The recovered items were handed over to north police by said contractors. station, the press release stated. While appreciating the Officer-in-Charge 8575045520 On the same day, the Kohima bn. and police representa- department and the firm Tseminyu PS 8575045507 tives carried out a search operation at Dak Lane in Kohima and ‘for giving importance to Officer-in-Charge 8575045517 seized IMFL worth INR 12,59,628 from a storehouse owned the stretch of road,’ the by one Khenuo Yano, wife of Makhana Yano who is reported ward members asked them Zubza PS 8575045508 to be absconding. to construct the road in Officer-in-Charge 8575045518 The contraband was handed over to north police station, accordance with the speci- MOKOKCHUNG (STD Code: 0369) the updates stated. fications stipulated by the government. It was in- Chopper Service 8974151974/ 9615776811 fromed that the wards as- sured cooperation to the Christian Hospital, Impur 2262214 NZP introduces workers and asked them to Dr. Imkongliba Hospital 2226216/2226394 carry out their work ‘with- out any inhibition.’ Faith Hospital Ambulance 9436004220, 9856051827 Australian Emu birds Ku m l o n g w a r d i s Fire Station 2226225 claimed to be one of the achieved another milestone Hope Ambulance Service 8415827895/9856277674 by bringing an Australian Officials of the PWD of Mokokchung division and contractors from Vertex Construction, along with local biggest and most dense- Emu to join the captive wild- representatives of wards pose for a photograph on Jan. 13. ly populated colonies in Hotel Metsuben 8014587442/ 2226373 Mokokchung town. NH life family in the zoo. IRCS Ambulance Service 09402993002 Two adult Emu and four Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): A stretch of NH 702- ply on the road. 702-D which passes across chicks were brought from The Kumlong Ward Yimden D (Mariani-Mokokchung Keeping in mind the the colony has constantly Lifeline Ambulance 9436439707/ 9862447893 Guwahati. Tall and majestic, (council) and the Kumlong road), which is the eco- importance of the road to been in a pathetic condi- the Emu belongs to a group Lanur Telongjem (Kumlong nomic lifeline of Mokokc- the colony residents and tion due to heavy trucks Mokokchung PS 1 2226241 of flightless running birds youth organisation) have hung and her neighbouring the public, the Kumlong using the road. Power House 2226221/2226293 known as ratites, the most appreciated the Nagaland districts, was reported to Ward Yimden and the Kum- The updates were stat- ed in a joint statement is- Sewak Gate PS 2 2226213 Australian Emu birds at the primitive of modern bird Public Works department have been in a pathetic long Lanur Telongjem held Nagaland Zoological Park on families. It is the second (national highways) and condition for the past many a meeting with PWD of- sued by the secretary of Traffic Control 9485232691 Jan. 12. largest bird after ostrich. contractors Vertex Con- years. However, the road is ficials and contractors of Kumlong ward Yimten and The birds are being kept struction for constructing being repaired on a war- Vertex Construction, Atoka assistant general secre- Tuli Police Station 9485232693 Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): for display to the visitors National Highway 702-D footing much to the relief and Bendang, on Jan. 13 tary of Kumlong Lamur Women Cell 9485232692 Nagaland Zoological Park after necessary quarantine which passes through the of the colony residents and 2017, and spoke to them Telongjem Limasashi Long- (NZP) on January 12 today period. heart of the colony. also the heavy truckers that about the aspirations of the char. Woodland Nursing Home 2226263 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018

C M Y K STATE/REGION 3 Interactive interfaith prog. Our Lady of Lourdes Church celebrates golden jubilee Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): A local church, in Dimapur concludes the Our Lady of Lourdes Church at Zelome vil- the updates informed. lage in Phek district, cel- Continuing from the ebrated its golden jubilee previous week’s visit, Pas- from Jan. 12 to the 14th tor John Roughton, Lama with the theme “Saved by Pasang Dorjee and Rev. Grace through Faith.” Vilodi led the prayers at The celebrations was the Spirit of Faith Church, held at the local ground Buddhist temple and at the of Zelome. During the Angami Baptist Church in ‘jubilee day’ that was ob- Dimapur, in that order. served today, Very Rev. The updates stated that Fr. Carolus Neisalhou they led the prayers ‘while Kuotsu, the vicar-general sharing about the oneness of Kohima Diocese said of all the faiths.’ in his homily that the cel- The organising group ebration of jubilee ‘is very has expressed gratitude to common in our state’ but all the leaders of the faiths asked “whether we under- ‘for their wholehearted stand the meaning of cel- participation and sharing ebration of our jubilee.” the commonalities of the Citing references from various faiths,’ the updates the Bible, the church lead- Leaders representing various religions in Dimapur interact during a meeting that was part of a recent er said that the Jews were interfaith initiative in the city. stated. Hoping for such in- called to build a close re- A ceremony in progress during Our Lady of Lourdes Church’s golden jubilee at Zelome village in Phek district. Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): lish School in Dimapur. leaders of the various re- teractions to continue in lationship between God The interfaith community A press release from ligions in the city ‘to pray near future, the People’s and the people. When this Jubilee celebration ‘matured enough.’ Recall- attain a stage higher than event focusing on visit- the organisers, calling it- for world peace.’ They Forum for Peace prays for God chose these people, be a moment of a feast of ing that he also received the first half of the centu- ing places of worship of self the People’s Forum visited the mosque, Durga the ‘growth of cosmopoli- he had a clear vision, the Epiphany for all of us,” education from a Catholic ry”, he added. He wished different religions in Di- for Peace, informed on Mandir, Jain temple, and tan nature of Dimapur’ to church leader said. Ex- he said. “My prayer and institution, the legislator the people a ‘successful mapur concluded on Sun. Sun. that the organisation Holy Cross church in Di- accommodate all the com- plaining that it was the wish is that may this jubi- expressed appreciation to Christian life.’ Jan. 14 at Christian Eng- organised the visit to the mapur the previous Sun. munities. vocation of the Israelites, lee celebration, which is a the Catholics for provid- Some of the highlights the reverend told the gath- call to new life and a new ing education especially of ‘jubilee day’ included ering that “We are the road, may it help us to in the Razeba range. the unveiling of the mon- new children, the new find a better road to trav- The legislator en- olith, and a High Mass. ‘True peace in being true believer of God,’ Israelites and our voca- el, a holier road of love, couraged the gathering Speakers at the three- tion is also the same.” He peace and forgiveness and to ‘cultivate the habit of day golden jubilee were emphasized also on the lead us to true salvation.” reading the scripture.’ He Rev. Fr. Neikhalo Patrick says Rio at Nagamese Bible ceremony need to make the jubilee Member of the Naga- told them that “When we who spoke on the topic celebrations a time of lib- land Legislative Assem- read, God is speaking to “Living a life of witness- eration, restoration, rec- bly Deo Nukhu attend us and when we pray, we ing the Gospel”; Rev. Fr. Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): would reach farther out to onciliation and jubilation. the program as a ‘special are speaking to God and it (Dr). Anang Pereira SJ Member of the Lok Sabha all the Naga people par- He asserted that every cel- guest.’ He said that 50 should be two ways.” who spoke on “Saved by Neiphiu Rio has said that ticularly those in far-flung ebration should ‘make us years was a long journey “Let us learn to love, grace through faith”; and peace in a person’s life can areas and also to Myanmar realize our vocation.’ in a Christian life. He help, and strengthen Dr. Mario Joseph, an in- be found in living the life of areas. “May we have a new spoke about having be- each other in prayer and ternational charismatic a true believer of God, and Giving thanks to the journey of faith. May lief that the church had through this jubilee, let us preacher. a living based on Christian Almighty God for the values. achievement, Neiphiu ‘We will find peace Rio reaffirmed that much th when we live a true believ- needs to be done to spread Gorkha churches meet for 10 annual conclave in Tuensang er’s life based on Christian God’s word, irrespective values and ethics which of denomination ‘since we partment led the congrega- can be studied from the all worship the same one tion in praise and worship, Holy Bible,’ a press release and only living God.’ He the updates informed. from the MP’s office on expressed hope that all the 240 delegates from 40 Sun. quoted him as having churches and denomina- Nepali and Gorkha church- told the gathering during tions would help one an- es and fellowships affiliated the event. other in this regard. to the AGBCN attended During a brief exhorta- During the event the services spanning tion at the 3rd convention church leaders of the Nag- three days, the updates in- of the Nagamese Christian amese CRC prayed over the formed. During the confer- Revival Churches Sub- new Nagamese Bible (New ence the NBC of Wazeho Council on Sun., Jan. 14 at Testament) after which the and NBF of Piphema were Dimapur, the member of same was released by Rev. given affiliation to the as- the Parliament said that the Dr. Neivotso Neikha, mis- sociation while pastoral li- Christian population world- sion director of Northeast cense was granted to Rajen wide was about 33% while CRC. A copy was also pre- Thapa of DTNBC. Also, in India it was about 2.5% Neiphiu Rio exhorting the 3rd convention of the Nagamese CRC Sub sented to the MP as a token Pastor Narendra Subba of of the country’s population. Council on Sun., Jan. 14 at Rüveba, 7th Mile in Dimapur. of appreciation for his sup- the NBC of Wokha was or- However, Rio said that port to the endeavour. dained reverend, the press the Bible was the only book ble has been translated into ing the Bible’s New Testa- The main message release stated. that could transcend all 670 languages while the ment into Nagamese was was delivered by Rev. Dr. A new team, among boundaries. Citing statisti- Rev. Ponen Longchar delivering the sermon during devotional service at the AGBCN conference at Tuensang New Testament has been by no means an easy task, Neikeduozo Paphino, pres- on Jan. 14. others, of office bearers of cal data from the Wycliffe translated into as many as Rio congratulated the Nag- ident of the NCRC who the AGBCN was appoint- Global Alliance, the former 1521 languages, data as of amese CRC for tirelessly deliberated on the meaning Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): pastor of Tuensang Bap- The speakers of the ed for the tenure 2018-20 chief minister of Nagaland Oct. 1 2017. working toward said goal of ‘true meaning of study- The 10th annual confer- tist Church Rev H Sang- Bible study session of the during the event, it was in- said that the complete Bi- Asserting that translat- so that the word of God ing God’s word.’ ence of the Association of kap Chang and pastor of event were the pastor of formed. Gorkha Baptist Churches Mokokchung Town Baptist GBC of Niuland Rev. The 10th annual gen- of Nagaland (AGBCN) Church Rev Ponen Long- Krishna Sundas and pastor eral meeting of the AG- was held from Jan. 12 char, a press release from of NBC of Phek Rev. Kew- BCN was also held during She has lost her eyesight but she to the 14th within the the organisers on Sun. in- ezolo Mero. The DTNBC the conference, the press church’s premises in Tuen- formed. of the Duncan youth de- release informed. sang town. The event was is now a light showing the way conducted with the theme “In step with the word of ing free education, she and ute in any form, including God” (2 Tom 3: 16-17). It her organisation engage in clothes, to the NGO. One was hosted by the Nepali charity work for the wel- may contact +91 75780- Baptist Church of Tuen- fare of people living in the 22254 (Nibedita Ghosh) sang. slums. She has appealed for distributing clothes to The main speakers of to the people to contrib- destitute children. the conference were the

EM Images Nibedita Ghosh, a 34-year old resident of Sitlabari in Diphu has lost her eyesight. However, she teaches destitute children from her home besides doing charity work for people living in the slums.

Our Correspondent nancial problems she could Diphu, Jan. 14 (EMN): not go for future studies. Noble intentions and sin- In 1999, Ghosh lost her cere efforts are a quality of left eyesight. In search of the strong. A blind lady in a job she went to Dimapur Diphu in Assam who has in 2006 and worked at a lost her eyesight imparts company called Aqua. It free education to destitute was while staying there a school children at her resi- vacancy in Faith Hospital dence at Sitlabari. was advertised to which Nibedita Ghosh, 34, she applied and was select- told the Eastern Mirror that ed for the Job. She left her she has given free educa- job at Faith hospital after tion to 12 destitute school six months and returned to students of the classes Diphu in July 2007 due to three to 10. Her residence problems with her eye. She is a ‘school’ for them. She could not avail treatment is also part of a nongovern- due to financial problems. mental organisation called Her doctors had asked her Shopnolok Bidya Niketan, to go to Kolkata, and Nepal which has seven members. for Ophthalmology, Ghosh The NGO was established said. In 2007, Ghosh said, in 2014. She is the general she lost her right eyesight secretary of the organisa- too. tion. There are spots of hap- Ghosh hails from a piness in her life though. family of humble holdings. She said that one of her She has her mother and a students succeeded in se- younger sister. She did her curing a position in the schooling from Bengali 1st division in 2015. The Medium School in Diphu student’s parents were al- and completed matricula- coholics and were poor, it tion in 2005. She then grad- was informed. uated from Diphu Govern- Ghosh teaches her stu- ment College in arts with dents by ‘hearing and lis- political science as major tening.’ She mainly teaches subject in 2004. Due to fi- English. Apart from giv- EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018 4 REGION 36 hours bandh in Manipur from Tue. Manipur drivers observe ‘drivers day’ Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): Thadou-Kuki (MIL) sub- involved in the murder of The Thadou Students’ As- ject at Higher Secondary (L) Thongkhogin Haokip, sociation has announced Schools in the valley. Asst Teacher, Molnom that the association will The Thadou Students’ Junior High School, Pallel amid calls for safety, welfare steps be imposing 36 hours Association in a press note on February 29 2016 and, Our Correspondent He appealed to the bandh in Imphal-Moreb, has appealed the general introduction of Thadou- Imphal, Jan. 14 (EMN): government to implement Imphal-Churachandpur, public, passenger transport Kuki (MIL) subject at The 29th edition of an welfare measures and ex- Imphal-Jiribam and lm- associations, commuters, Higher Seconday School event in Manipur called pressed strong support to phal-Dimapur roads start- for earnest cooperation in the valley districts of the “drivers’ day” was ob- the demand for allocation ing from 6 am of Janu- during the said duration of Manipur which has been served at the Inter State of land for the construc- ary 16, over the failure of the bandh. long pending for imple- Bus Terminal (ISBT) in tion of a proper office for the state government to The association de- mentation in spite of gov- Khuman Lampak with drivers in Manipur. Also, bring justice in the May 5 mand includes immediate ernment order. Revenue, Relief and Reha- retired senior superintend- 2017 Sugnu double murder transfer of Sugnu dou- Medical, electricity, bilitation Minister Karam ent of police of Nagaland P case, the brutal murder of ble murder case that took water supply, marriage/ Shyam as the chief guest of Sonamani Singh lauded the Thongkhogin Haokip, an place on May 5 2017 to send-off ceremony, religion the programme. contribution of the drivers Assistant Teacher at Mol- an independent investigat- activities and airport will The president of the All to running the daily eco- nom Junior High School, ing commission such as be exempted with prior per- Manipur Road Transport nomic and social activities Tengnoupal District, on Central Bureau Investi- mission from the concern Drivers & Motor Work- of the state by ‘bearing the February 29, 2016, and gation (CBI), immediate TSA branch leaders in your ers Union (AMRTD & risks of robbery and extor- the non-introduction of arrest of the duo culprits district, it informed. MWU) S Manglem Singh tion from militant, excise, presided over the function forest, municipality, police while Commissioner for and narcotics groups and Transport M Lakshmiku- other unexpected dangers AAI plans national strategy mar Singh, All India Trade on their way.’ Union Council President and Mutum Noren Singh were three nomi- ‘I will try my best to allocate a proper Further, Transport Dr Moirangthem Nara nees for the prize that was selected by lottery. land for building an office for the drivers Commissioner M Lak- for airport development and Retired senior super- A floral tribute was paid by invitees to in Imphal east after choking out a strategic shmikumar said that the Arunachal Pradesh, Jan. strategy consultant. Pradesh), Calicut (Ker- intendent of police of Na- 242 deceased drivers who lost their lives dur- location as Imphal West is congested, he Transport department and 14 (PTI): State-owned Against the backdrop ala), Gorakhpur (Uttar galand P Sonamani Singh ing duty for the public. In his address, chief assured. Government has their own laws the PWD should work in AAI plans to have a na- of rising passenger num- Pradesh) and Pakyong took chairs as the Guests of guest Shyam said that the drivers should be regarding land allotment, any problem coordination to address tional strategy for airports bers and infrastructure (Sikkim). Honour at the function. proud of their service even when hindered regarding the mater can be solved by nego- the welfare of the drivers development and formula- requirements, the AAI has This year, the “mega In the day’s observa- by various problems. he encouraged them tiation and discussion with the concerned especially in matters of tion of model concession been working on ways to projects” of new terminal tion Salam Romen Meitei to ‘respect themselves’ for ‘our lives depend officials,’ he said. He donated Rs 20,000 as accidents, robbery and agreements amid growing increase its revenues from buildings are to start at bagged the ‘Driver of the solely on the drivers.’ a welfare fund. extortion they face. passenger traffic, which various sources. Guwahati, Leh, Patna, Year Award’ with a cash “All drivers of the state should unite and Pointing out that it was crucial to in- Road safety is an impor- is expected to touch 322 During April-October Tr i c hy, Vi j ayawa d a , prize of Rs.25, 000 from merge into one body or Labour Union for crease the current wages of the drivers (not tant issue that needs to be million in 2018-19, ac- 2017 period, the AAI chief Jabalpur, Ahmedabad, M/S Heirangoihong Service proper, smooth functioning. This way, they less than Rs.600 per day) and solve issues tackled with extra attention cording to its chairman said, the total number of Chennai, Srinagar Pune, and another Rs.5, 000 from can throw their demands in a better way and relating to their safety and initiating driving considering the alarming Guruprasad Mohapatra. passengers handled rose Lucknow, Mangalore, Minister K Shyam and a the Government will listen to their griev- schools to prevent accidents, Dr Nara said, rate of almost more than Pursuing ambitious to 171 million compared to Dehradun and Jaipur, he citation. Mutum Maidila ances and take proper measures to redress “We need to support the drivers, not just 50-100 road accidents in a expansion plans, the Air- 149 million in the year-ago added. Singh,Taithailung Kamei the same,” he said. showing sympathy.” year in Manipur. ports Authority of In- period. Besides, the AAI has dia (AAI) is preparing to “The passenger traffic a major role in readying commence mega projects in India is expected to be airports under the regional New moth species of new terminal build- about 322 million in 2018- connectivity scheme that NIA arrests suspect in army convoy attack in Manipur ings at 14 aerodromes 19,” he noted. seeks to unserved and un- discovered in Manipur, Jan. 14 (PTI): The Na- banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup ambush on army personnel of the this year. India is one of the fast- der-served aerodromes as tional Investigation Agency (NIA) (KYKL), in an operation jointly 6th Dogra Battalion and had been “AAI is deliberating est growing aviation mar- well as make flying more arrested an alleged member of a conducted by the NIA and the Ma- absconding since then. on national strategy for kets in the world. affordable. Arunachal Pradesh terror organisation in connection nipur police, he said. “During the investigation, a re- airports development and While outlining the To a query on pro- Itanagar, Jan. 14 (PTI): with the ambush on an army con- He was “found involved in an ward of Rs 2 lakh was announced operations and formula- initiatives for this year, posed amendments to the Researchers have discov- voy in 2015 in Manipur in which NIA case related to the ambush on by the NIA on any information tion of model concession Mohapatra said “airports/ AAI Act with respect to ered a new species of moth 18 personnel were killed, an official army personnel in Chandel district, leading to his arrest. agreements,” Mohapatra terminal buildings” are easing the restrictions on from the Talle Wildlife said here. Manipur, on June 4, 2015, in which The special NIA court, Imphal, told PTI in an interview. likely to be ready at five use of airport land, Mo- Sanctuary in Arunachal The agency seized a pistol and 18 army personnel were killed”, a had also issued a non-bailable arrest In this regard, the na- places. hapatra said it is under the Pradesh. five live rounds from Naorem Prem- statement from the agency read. warrant. The court has announced tional airports operator They are Jharsuguda in consideration of the civil The discovery of the kanta Singh, a member of the It said he participated in the him a proclaimed offender,” it said. is already looking for a Odisha, Tezu (Arunachal aviation ministry. Zygaenid moth was pub- lished in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, an in- ternational journal on conservation and taxono- Assam’s Bihu ‘bhelaghars’ adopt global themes my, on December 26 last Guwahati, Jan. 14 (PTI): munication Squadron pi- the original oldest surviv- with models of rhinos, year. If you were in Assam, you lots who made the supreme ing amphitheatre in Asia tigers, peacocks, etc. The article was pub- would have virtually seen sacrifice in saving the life exists. A made-to-scale model lished by Bombay Natural London’s Tower Bridge, of the then prime minister Rang Ghar built by of France’s Eiffel Tower History Society scientist the Eiffel Tower, the India Morarji Desai.” Ahom kings in the 18th was constructed at Dhup- Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi and Gate or the Red Fort. “A tree was planted century had served as a dhora in Goalpara district renowned lepidoptera (study There’s more. One then by the villagers at the royal sports-pavilion for where another bhelaghar of butterflies and moths) would have even come crash site to mark the area. royalty and nobles to wit- depicting the man-elephant expert J J Young, and state across Iceland’s igloos and We thought of commemo- ness games like buffalo conflict was made with education department em- the 9/11 twin towers in the rating the occasion now on fights and other sports at an elephant destroying a ployee Punyo Chada. US and recreation of the its 40th year by making a Rupahi Pathar. thatch house. “During a field trip to crash-landing of a plane life size structure of that India Gate and Red In Golaghat district’s Talle Wildlife Sanctuary we carrying the then prime 1970s version of Air India Fort in Delhi, ancient tem- Merapani bordering Na- colleted a torn, deformed minister Morarjee Desai in One plane,” Gogoi said. ples, 9/11 twin towers with galand, the theme was Ice- moth found to be an unde- a paddy field at a village in One of the organisers the plane hitting one of land with igloos, sledges scribed female Elcysma, at Jorhat district 40 years ago. of the Tower Bridge meji the buildings along with drawn by animals, leaf- an elevation of 1,700m in Both Desai and the then in Nalbari district said he traditional house styles of less tress and ice skaters, Ziro. This discovery rep- Arunachal Pradesh chief visited London last year the different ethnic groups while at another place a resents the first record of minister P K Thungon es- and wanted the people of of the state have also been giant sized model from the Elcysma from Arunachal caped unhurt. his home town to see what showcased as bhelaghars. Gulliver’s Travels was the Pradesh,” the researchers These are all themes of it looked like and so sug- A full size train with an choice. said. ‘bhelaghars’ for the harvest gested construction of its engine with compartments The people in Lakhim- They suggested that festival Bhogali or Magh PTI replica. where people can sit was pur district, worst affected the new species, scien- Bihu in Assam. A man selling a fish at market during the occasion of harvest festival Magh Bihu at the Bagan Para in The initial budget was made at Boralipothar in by the recurring annual tifically named Elcysma The traditional conical Baska district of Assam on Saturday. Rs 5 lakh but had doubled Gohpur district to the joy floods, chose deluge as makeshift huts ‘bhelaghars’ now and took nearly 15 of young children. their theme to highlight Ziroensis, be commonly also taken up to raise awareness, organisers or ‘mejis’ made of bamboo, tive of caste, faith, ethnicity or language days to construct it and In the hill district of their sufferings during the called Apatani Glory, across the state said. leaves and thatch for Bho- in a spirit of brotherhood gather to par- decorate it with coloured Karbi Anglong a ‘Save monsoons. named after a local tribe Local news television channels have gali feasts Bihu this year ticipate in the celebrations by building the light fittings, he said. Brahmaputra’ from pollu- After last night’s merry- called Apatani. announced ‘best bhelaghar’ competitions saw these new motifs. structure to prepare the local delicacies of People of Basugaon in tion theme was adopted at making and feasting, the This species has only and selfies in front of them. Themes on burning is- fish and meat for a grand feast inside the Chirang district made a Howraghat, while locals at bhelaghars and mejis were been seen during autumn, With the granaries full after a good sues concerning Assam mejis in the open farm fields. replica of the Big Ben clock Demow in Sivasagar and set ablaze to the chanting notably in the month of Sep- harvest people on the first day, ‘Uruka’ such as saving the rhino, Ruhini Gogoi, an organiser of the tower. Nagaon’s Amonisali chose of prayers appealing to tember, indicating that it is a celebrations of Bhogali were held across the river Brahmaputra, Morarjee Desai plane crash bhelaghar, A replica of the two- ‘Save Kaziranga’ theme to the fire god (Agni) not to univoltine species, meaning the state last night. environment, recurring said “We took this theme to tell the new storied Rang Ghar was create awareness about pre- cause destruction during it has one brood of young People from all communities irrespec- generation about the five IAF elite Com- in a year. floods, among others, were built in Sivasagar where serving its flora and fauna the coming dry months.

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Once the bill is can be availed by employees under 1972, was enacted to provide for Central Pay Commission, the ceil- passed by Parliament, the govern- a central law. gratuity payment to employees en- ing of gratuity amount for central identity module) verifica- announced the biggest over- parts free of charge, the The Payment of Gratuity gaged in factories, mines, oilfields, tion, for instance, is done haul of the system by al- statement added. ment will not be required to go to it government employees has been again for deciding the quantum of (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was intro- plantations, ports, railway compa- increased from INR 10 lakh to INR by providing the 12-digit lowing Aadhaar owners to tax free gratuity. duced by labour minister Santosh nies, shops or other establishments. 20 lakh. identifier together with bio- create and use a virtual ID to Ford unveils future metrics. avoid sharing their unique Ranger pickup for The extent of Aadhaar identity numbers, when us- usage can well be gauged ing government and other segment rivals from the fact that an aver- services. dominate GDP growth not justifiable unless AirAsia India age of 4 crore authentica- Users will, from March 1, tions are being done on a have the option of generat- Detroit, Jan. 14 (Reuters): daily basis, while over 1,500 ing a 16-digit virtual identity Ford Motor Co on Sun- benefits reach farmers – FM cautions job-seekers authentication have taken mapped to their Aadhaar day will officially take the New Delhi, Jan. 14 (PTI): place so far. number that can be shared wraps off its long-awaited Ahead of the Budget, Fi- But not many know or with telecom companies Ranger midsize pickup nance Minister Arun Jaitley against frauds perhaps use a feature called and others at the time of truck, a year ahead of its today said the agriculture the biometric lock that al- authenticating their identity. An AirAsia spokesper- arrival in showrooms, as sector is the top priority for Bengaluru, Jan. 14 (PTI): lows a user to seal or lock From June 1, 2018, it son confirmed that the rivals consolidate posi- the government because After a few fraudulent job their biometric information. will be compulsory for all airline does not ask candi- tions in a segment Detroit the country’s economic emails in its name surfaced, User can ring-fence their agencies, which undertake dates for any money dur- automakers once gave up growth is not “justifiable AirAsia India has cautioned biometrics by simply go- authentication, to accept ing recruitment and said and equitable” unless the job-seekers against “certain ing to the Unique Identi- the virtual IDs from their for dead. it was aware of these “fake benefits are “clear and evi- recruitment agencies” at- fication Authority of India users. advertisements” doing the dent” in the farm sector. tempting to mislead people (UIDAI) website or its app, Agencies that do not rounds and it was exploring Therefore, the govern- by fictitiously posing as and choosing the option migrate to the new system legal options. ment’s priority is to ensure employees of the budget and entering their Aadhaar to offer this additional op- “It has been bought to the gains reach the farmers carrier. number. tion to their users by the our notice that they send and the growth is visible Some aspiring crew A registered mobile stipulated deadline, will face Ford fake communication/e- even in the farm sector, he officials recently received number is essential to avail financial disincentives. executives did not dis- mails to the potential job said at an event here. emails in the name of “AirA- this service. The move aims to close prices or fuel effi- seekers luring them with As per latest Central Sta- sia Airlines Limited”, which Once the lock clicks into strengthen the privacy and job offers using the details ciency ratings for the new tistics Office (CSO) data, the said the company has “se- place and the system is ena- security of Aadhaar data, PTI of the company,” an AirAsia Ranger during a briefing country’s economic growth lected their resumes” and bled, it will simply not ac- and comes amid heightened Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the launch of India’s First India spokesperson said in for the media ahead of is expected to slow to a four- called them for “direct on- cept a biometric request, concerns around the collec- agri-Options by National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange a statement. the official unveiling at year low of 6.5 per cent line interview”. much like a physical lock tion and storage of personal Limited (NCDEX) on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in New Delhi The email also men- “AirAsia (India) Lim- the North American In- in the 2017-18 fiscal, the on Sunday. blocking an unauthorised and demographic data of ited would like to caution ternational Auto Show in lowest under the Modi-led tioned a mandatory re- access. individuals. Detroit. government, mainly due to options trading in guarseed Lauding the contribu- fundable fee of Rs 9,600 the general public that in More than two years poor performance of agri- on NCDEX. tion of farmers, he said they as charges for “interview the recent past some un- ago Ford telegraphed its culture and manufacturing Among the priority ar- have left no stone unturned processing, maintenance, scrupulous individuals and decision to re-launch the sectors. eas, agriculture sector is on to serve the nation. courier, accommodation recruitment agencies have The CSO has pegged the top, he said. “Ensuring They have worked hard and assurance”. tried to mislead the public Ranger midsize truck in A 23-year-old aviation by fictitiously claiming to be North America after kill- farm and allied sector the benefits reach the agri- to turn a food shortage growth to slow to 2.1 per sector and growth is visible country to a surplus now. professional in another air- employees of the company ing the model in 2011. line raised an alarm over the or posing as authorised At the time, Ford ex- cent in the current fiscal -- this is among the priority However, due to higher from 4.9 per cent in the areas for us.” production, they are now email, bringing it to the no- recruitment agencies of the ecutives said they could tice of AirAsia India officials. company,” the spokesper- satisfy pickup truck de- preceding year. Jaitley further said: faced with falling prices, he added. “I was looking for a bet- son added. mand - and make more “India is one of the fast- “We see in some places the problem of falling prices The minister also men- ter work opportunity within The airline said it fol- money by widening the est growing economies in the world and the growth is because of higher produc- tioned that the launch of the aviation industry. On lows a formal recruitment price range and engine benefiting people in differ- tion. Farmers are not get- options trading is one of the Friday, I received an email process through its own options of its larger F-150 ent sectors. ting the price for their pro- major steps taken to help from ‘AirAsia Airlines Ltd’. human resources depart- pickup model line. Detroit “But maximum popula- duce.” farmers. Everything looked fine, but ment and does not out- rivals General Motors Co tion is dependent on agri- He said many steps In the beginning, op- the demand for money in source the final selection and Fiat Chrysler Auto- sector and unless the gains have been taken in the last tions trading may look like the email made me suspi- of prospective employees mobiles NV abandoned are clear and evident, the few years to take farmers a small step but when its cious and I informed the to any individuals or agen- the segment around the (economic) growth is not out of this situation. “There awareness increases in the airlines. Soon the fraud was cies to issue interview inti- same time. justifiable and equitable,” has been some impact,” coming days, it is will ben- confirmed,” he told PTI, mations, selection or offer Jaitley said after launching he said. efit farmers, he added. requesting anonymity. letters etc. WEF ranks India 30th on global manufacturing index; Japan tops list New Delhi/Geneva, Jan 14 (PTI): The World “Home to the second-largest population Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked India in the world and one of the fastest growing at 30th position on a global manufacturing economies, the demand for Indian manu- index -- below China’s 5th place but above factured products is rising. other BRICS peers, Brazil, Russia and South “India has room for improvement across Africa. Japan has been found to have the the drivers of production, except for demand best structure of production in the Geneva- environment where is ranks in the top 5,” the based WEF’s first ‘Readiness for the future of WEF said. It listed human capital and sus- production report’ and is followed by South tainable resources as the two key challenges Korea, Germany, Switzerland, China, Czech for India and said the country needs to con- Republic, the US, Sweden, Austria and Ire- tinue to raise the capabilities of its relatively land in the top 10. young and fast-growing labour force. Among BRICS nations, Russia is ranked This entails upgrading education cur- 35th, Brazil 41st and South Africa at 45th ricula, revamping vocational training pro- place. The report, which analyses develop- grammes and improving digital skills, the ment of modern industrial strategies and WEF said, while adding that India should urges collaborative action, has categorised continue to diversify its energy sources and 100 countries into four groups -- Leading reduce emissions as its manufacturing sec- (strong current base, high level of readiness tor continues to expand. for future); High Potential (limited current In terms of scale of production, India base, high potential for future); Legacy has been ranked 9th, while for complexity (strong current base, at risk for future); or it is at 48th place. For market size, India is Nascent (limited current base, low level of ranked 3rd, while areas where the country is readiness for future). ranked poorly (90th or even lower) include India has been placed in the ‘Legacy’ female participation in labour force, trade group along with Hungary, Mexico, Philip- tariffs, regulatory efficiency and sustainable pines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey, among resources. others. China figures among ‘leading coun- Overall, India is ranked better than its tries’, while Brazil and South Africa are in neighbours Sri Lanka (66th), Pakistan (74th) ‘nascent’ ones. and Bangladesh (80th). Other countries The 25 ‘leading’ countries are in the ranked below India include Turkey, Canada, best position to gain as production systems Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, Hong stand on the brink of exponential change, Kong, Mauritius and the UAE. the WEF said in the report published ahead The countries ranked better than India of its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland include Singapore, Thailand, the UK, Italy, later this month. France, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania, Israel, At the same time, no country has reached the Netherlands, Denmark, the Philippines the frontier of readiness, let alone harnessed and Spain. the full potential of the Fourth Industrial In a separate list of the countries best Revolution in production. positioned to capitalise on the fourth in- About India, the 5th-largest manufac- dustrial revolution to transform production turer in the world with a total manufactur- systems, the US has been ranked on the top, ing value added of over USD 420 billion in followed by Singapore, Switzerland, the UK 2016, the WEF said the country’s manu- and the Netherlands in the top five. India has facturing sector has grown by over 7 per been ranked 44th on this list, while China is cent per year on average in the past three at 25th place and Russia at 43rd. However, decades and accounts for 16-20 per cent of India is ranked better than Brazil (47th) and India’s GDP. South Africa (49th). 6

EastErn Mirror DIMAPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018 Politics Everywhere Pithy Philosophical Prescriptions Syndrome and Prognoses — A Selection olitics, like insects, is simply weakening the very foundation of democracy in India. No better ex- in. It also doesn’t seem to be much fol- Vikas Datta | IANS lowed. His compatriot and contempo- ample of the ill effects of ‘politics everywhere rary Blaise Pascal was much more on syndrome’ on our system can be found than the t is a paradox of philosophy that P despite its task of giving insights the dot about human nature with his public outbursts of four of the senior most judges of Su- observation: “The heart has its reasons preme Court. Even the word ‘unprecedented’ cannot de- into vital facets of the human con- dition like knowledge, perception, of which reason knows nothing.” scribe the gravity of the situation arising out of the com- I Germans Karl Marx and F.W. Eng- ments made by the judges against Chief Justice of India and ethics and seeking to solve human- ity’s conundrums, it should prove so dif- les hit on a major human faultline when as well as prevailing political situation in the country. The they proclaimed: “The history of all damage cannot be repaired by taking a partisan attitude. ficult to fathom. Part of the blame lies with some of its practitioners who never hitherto existing society is the history of Rather everyone should come together leaving their ide- use one word where they can put 10, of- class struggles.” The jury is still out on als and egos behind to save democracy in the country. It ten coin new words and generally make this. is time now for all of us to understand that we can only themselves obscure. Their compatriot German F.W. Ni- survive, if democracy survives in India. The onus to save Sometimes, Germans are the worst. etszche, otherwise known for his decla- democracy in India is not the responsibility of handful Consider: “A plant, an animal, the regu- ration that “God was dead”, also cited judges. It is the duty of every citizen of the country. lar order of nature -- probably also the the importance of experience when he Since Independence, we have taken pride over the fact disposition of the whole universe -- give said: “What does not destroy me, makes that in India Judiciary and the Army are free from poli- manifest evidence that they are pos- me stronger.” tics. We often hold the opinion that democracy in Paki- sible only by means of and according Herbert Marcuse, who fused togeth- stan cannot have deep enough roots till the army keeps to ideas; that, indeed, no one creature, universal law”, or “Live your life as Augustine, whose writings laid out the er Marx and Sigmund Freud, told us in itself out of politics in the country. But, it seems that we under the individual conditions of its though your every act were to become a theoretical foundations of Christianity “One Dimensional Man”: “The people have surrendered our high position. For years political existence, perfectly harmonises with universal law.” and its Church, was more for accept- recognise themselves in their commodi- ties; they find their soul in their automo- appointments are being regularly made in Constitutional the idea of the most perfect of its kind Similarly, there are more. Let us find ance of his human weaknesses, when he a dozen more. prayed: “God, make me good, but not bile, hifi set, split-level home, kitchen Institutions and top government posts. Not so long ago, -- just as little as man with the idea of humanity, which nevertheless he bears One of the earliest and apparently yet” (another translation says “chaste”, equipment. The very mechanism which Army Chief was appointed by superseding three others. the most simple is inscribed at the Tem- which is more explanatory). ties the individual to his society has Why others were ignored? We didn’t get an answer. Simi- in his soul as the archetypal standard of his actions; that, notwithstanding, these ple of Apollo at Delphi (Greece), whose Hypatia of Alexandria, a rare pre- changed.” larly, we are not satisfied with the answer from Election Oracle was one of the most influential modern woman philosopher and famous Taking this further, Canadian think- Commission of India that announcement regarding poll ideas are in the highest sense individu- ally, unchangeably, and completely de- in the ancient period. This anonymous for her rational thought and barbaric er Marshall McLuhan, who had identi- dates in Gujarat was delayed because of ongoing relief advice only says “Know Thyself ”, but murder by a fanatic mob of Christians, fied TV as the invention that made the operations to the flood-affected people in the State as the termined, and are the original causes of things; and that the totality of connected as the human tradition of self-deception, was also concise in her thought, advis- world a village, also said: “The medium government officials claimed that they never requested for objects in the universe is alone fully ad- overconfidence and other transgressions ing: “Reserve your right to think, for is the message” -- an insightful look into deferment of poll announcement. Again, we fail to under- equate to that idea.” shows, this is no simple matter. even to think wrongly is better than not the relation between technology and stand why cases which may have direct or indirect refer- This is one sentence by the great Socrates, put on trial in ancient Ath- to think at all.” culture. ences to someone powerful in the ruling circle go to the Immanuel Kant. There are many more ens for impiety and corrupting the youth Philosophers sometime seek to clear And finally, French existentialist Court of a particular judge? examples; but is all philosophy like this? by teaching them to question every- the confusion, especially medieval-era Albert Camus maintained that suicide Those who are holding high posts should realise that Surprisingly, no. Some of its most thing, said in his own defence: “The un- English Franciscan friar William of was the one truly serious philosophical because of their services to nation, they have been ap- essential, effective and enduring obser- examined life is not worth living.” The Ockham, whose “Ockham’s Razor” problem and “Judging whether life is or pointed to the top posts. They don’t have to indulge in vations have scarcely been a sentence judges were not convinced -- and neither states: “Entities are not to be multiplied is not worth living amounts to answer- pleasing the political bosses. If they do that they will long -- including by the same Kant, who is most of humanity down to now. beyond necessity.” In simpler words, as ing the fundamental question of phi- simply devoid of the names and fames they earned over is more famous for his “Categorical Im- “You will find rest from vain fan- my colleague would say: “Cut the crap.” losophy”. the years. Their reputations will be at stake. Just going perative”. cies if you perform every act in life as “Cogito ergo sum” or “I think, There is worth in philosophy -- we by the utterances of four of the judges, it will not be wise The bedrock of most Western moral though it were your last,” said noted therefore I am” was French savant Rene just have to find it. to reach to the conclusion that the Chief Justice of In- philosophy, it goes: “I ought never to act Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, who Descartes’ exposition of an unshakeable (Vikas Datta is an Associate Editor at also happened to be one of the best Ro- foundation to lay the basis of human dia has done something terribly wrong or he is yielding except in such a way that I could also IANS. The views expressed are personal. man Emperors. On the other hand, St certainty of the world we find ourselves under political pressure. Such a perception will simply will that my maxim should become a He can be contacted at [email protected]) kill democracy in the country. But at the same time, the Chief Justice of India or all other who are occupying constitutional and high posts should realise that essential quality of leading an organisation is the ability of carry- ing everyone with them. If the senior judges of Supreme Court are not satisfied with approach of Chief Justice, Nasser: Forgotten Colossus of the Arab World the later should take initiatives to dispel doubts from th the others’ mind to keep the system going. The judges (January 15 is Gamal Abdel Nasser’s 100 birth anniversary) were wrong in going to public. On the other hand, Chief Justice of India has also not any justice to the high and protesters not only in Cairo but other Arab capitals too That was a turning point. Naguib was soon placed coveted post he is holding at present by brushing aside Vikas Datta |IANS brandished his pictures -- making him possibly the only under house arrest (though he ended up outliving his jun- all the suggestions put forward by his colleagues. We can n abiding image of much of the Arab world Arab statesman to be so honoured. ior) and his supporters sidelined. Under Nasser, Egypt only hope that both sides will realise where they went Born in Alexandria in the family of a postal employ- made enormous strides -- the Aswan Dam and Helwan wrong and resolve the issue amicably without creating now would be members of an indiscriminate and unconscionable violent Islamist terror ee, Nasser was politically active from his student days, City, and his Pan-Arabism united the region, or most of any further controversies. group, but it was not always like that. A few getting injured while leading a protest in 1935. Due to it, quite effectively -- and the 1956 Suez Crisis made him A his police record as an agitator, his first application, in a global figure. decades ago, the model was a hugely charismatic and genuinely popular ruler (despite coming to power by rev- 1937, to enter the army was rejected but he succeeded the But it was 1967 that finished him off -- though Nasser olution) who inspired hope and dignity in his own coun- second time. angled for a political resolution to the Palestine issue de- trymen and the region -- but was reviled and undermined He saw action in the First Arab-Israeli War of 1948, spite his assessment of Israeli obduracy, his “sabre-rat- DAILY by the West. in which the performance of his unit in the battle of Fal- tling” led to a war that thoroughly tarnished all modern- PATH Egypt’s travails may have started under the rule of luja pocket -- where he was also wounded -- cemented his ist, secular nationalist Arab leaders and left the way open Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-70), whose 100th birth an- reputation and led him to be promoted. He was a promi- for radicals and Islamists. niversary is on January 15, but he also deserves credit nent leader of the Free Officers, though the more well- The final nail in his coffin came when Nasser attempt- for ending the rule of a ruinous “foreign” elite, finally known General Mohammed Naguib was its “face”, that ed to broker an end to the Palestinian-Jordan infighting Pursuing Unity evicting the British colonisers (and cutting them to size) deposed King Farouk and proclaimed Egypt a republic. at the Arab League summit in 1970, despite the intransi- and striving for social justice, modernisation, and a cul- He himself came to the forefront after the October 26, gence of both sides. His deputy (and successor) Anwar el- tural revival -- a famous TV clip shows him laughing at 1954, assassination bid on him by a Muslim Brotherhood Sadat recalled him upbraiding Palestinian leader Yasser the Islamist demand that women should be compulsorily activist in Alexandria when he was delivering a speech, Arafat that “I haven’t done all this for you... wrecked my veiled. broadcast across the Arab world, to celebrate the British health in this manner... to be rewarded with such ingrati- During his nearly decade-and-a-half rule, he was al- withdrawal. The gunman, who was only a few feet away, tude”. ways accessible to all, at home among the people in a way fired eight shots at him, but all of them missed. He was soon dead of a massive heart attack, aged that his contemporaries -- or even present statesmen -- can Amid the tumult, Nasser remained composed, and only 52. rarely imagine. loudly appealed for calm and emotionally said: “My For Indians, the burly, broad-shouldered but graceful Nasser made mistakes too, like laying foundations of countrymen, my blood spills for you and for Egypt. I will and photogenic Nasser will be remembered as towering authoritarian rule but especially leading his country and live for your sake and die for the sake of your freedom over Jawaharlal Nehru and Marshal Tito, as the three the Arab world into a ruinous war in 1967, subsequently and honour. Let them kill me; it does not concern me steered a new “nonaligned” course in global affairs. Un- seen as the root of West Asia’s problems -- but, to be fair, so long as I have instilled pride, honour, and freedom in fortunately, the Egypt of Nasser is long gone, and so has it was one he never wanted. you. If Gamal Abdel Nasser should die, each of you shall Tito’s Yugoslavia, while attempts are being made to revile And while his legacy was long sought to be discred- be Gamal Abdel Nasser... Gamal Abdel Nasser is of you Nehru and change the India he built. and from you and he is willing to sacrifice his life for the We should draw the necessary lessons. BIBLE READ: COLOSSIANS 3:9–17 ited by his successors as well as detractors in West Asia and elsewhere, it has endured. During the Arab Spring, nation.” (Vikas Datta can be contacted at [email protected] ) THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all. India’s Economy: Tough Macro and a Better Micro in 2018 ~ Colossians 3:11 growth at 7% in 2QFY18 as compared to 1.2% posted in GST will remove cost-increasing distortions such as Mithilesh Kumar Sinha the first quarter. Services sector grew only marginally at multiple company warehouses across States. rowing up during the 1950s, I never questioned f 2017 was the year of disruption, the govern- 6.6% in the second quarter as compared to 7.8% in the Technology is also improving public services. For racism and the segregation practices that per- ment will be hoping that 2018 shapes up as a year previous quarter. example e-metering and pre-paid mobile cards can con- meated daily life in the city where we lived. In of consolidation. Most analysts expect economic With the New Year bells ringing, good news is un- siderably reduce electricity pilferage and the human in- schools, restaurants, public transportation, and growth to pick up in 2018, helped by a global re- derway for India as its economy is poised to win back terface that delivers free electricity at the cost of a reduc- Gneighborhoods, people with different shades of skin I its tag of the fastest growing economy in the world. The tion in its quality and viability. Even the poor are willing covery and a domestic manufacturing rebound. Recent color were separated. indicators of exports, core sector data and the manufac- recent upgrade of India’s rating by the US based credit to pay for uninterrupted electricity supply., full inclusion My attitude changed in 1968 when I entered US turing according to Purchasing Managers’ Index, indi- rating agency Moody’s (Baa2 from Baa3) in recognition in a country of more than a billion people increases the Army Basic Training. Our company included young men cate economic recovery is underway. Despite temporary of the reforms agenda pursued by the Government is a market size for mass consumer goods and induces in- from many different cultural groups. We soon learned setbacks, India’s economy has still caught up with that major boost to investor confidence. Further, as the short novation. New technologies can leverage our youthful that we needed to understand and accept each other, of France and the UK and in 2018 will have overtaken term disruptions caused by major reforms such as the skills and reduce the prices of mass goods in a virtuous work together, and accomplish our mission. them both to become the world’s fifth largest economy Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetization cycle. recede, the economy is on the rebound and is likely to The biggest challenge will be the management of When Paul wrote to the first-century church at Co- in dollar terms. achieve higher growth targets in the New Year. government finances. The latest data showed that the lossae, he was well aware of the diversity of its mem- GDP Growth Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is on a recovery India’s economy is likely to expand by 7.2 per cent government’s fiscal deficit reached 112% of the full-year bers. He reminded them, “Here there is no Gentile or in 2018 and go up further to 7.4 per cent in the following target during April-November 2017. Most analysts now Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythi- path after slowdown in the first quarter of 2017-18, and real GDP growth for the second quarter (2QFY18) in- year on the back of strong private consumption, public expect the government to breach the fiscal deficit tar- an, slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all” (Colossians investment and the ongoing structural reforms, a United get of 3.2% of GDP in the current year. The decline in 3:11). In a group where surface as well as deeper dif- creased to 6.3% from 5.7% in the previous quarter, a likely fallout of the introduction of GST. The second Nations (UN) report said. “The outlook for India re- GST collection for December indicates that the system ferences could easily divide people, Paul urged them to half of 2017-18 will witness a higher growth rate, and mains largely positive, underpinned by robust private is likely to take more time to stabilize. “clothe [themselves] with compassion, kindness, humil- this is further expected to consolidate in the coming consumption and public investment as well as ongoing The Indian economy will face renewed challenges ity, gentleness and patience” (v. 12). And over all these New Year, as the benefits of GST and other reforms structural reforms. Hence, GDP growth is projected to from external developments like higher oil prices and virtues, he told them to put on love “which binds them gain traction. accelerate from 6.7 per cent in 2017 to 7.2 per cent in rising interest rates which could worsen both the current all together in perfect unity” (v. 14). Sectoral Growth 2018 and 7.4 per cent in 2019,” the UN DESA report account and fiscal deficits India’s challenges will shift Putting these principles into practice may often be The agricultural sector registered moderate growth said. from the local economy to global issues as domestic a work in progress, but that is what Jesus calls us to. as erratic monsoon in several parts and flooding in some There are promising growth impulses over the next growth picks ups, a reversal from the situation in the last What we as believers hold in common is our love for states impacted performance. year: three years. “Over the last three years, we saw a good Him. On that basis, we pursue understanding, peace, Industrial growth accelerated sharply during the sec- While average growth has risen after the reforms so macro and a tough micro. In 2018, we are likely to see and unity as members of the body of Christ. ond quarter of FY 2018 and jumped to 6.9% from 1.5% has its volatility. Across a threshold, growth should be- a tough macro and a better micro. What is needed is Amid all our wonderful diversity, we pursue an even in the previous quarter, on account of a sharp increase come steady and self-sustaining. Counter-cyclical mac- a stable policy environment and commitment to basic greater unity in Christ. in manufacturing and electricity, gas, water supply and roeconomic policy can also smooth growth, provided economic goals. Without that, growth or development utility services. Manufacturing registered an impressive there is space ongoing structural reforms will begin to cannot happen even when that is the only way to raise Christ’s love creates unity in the deliver efficiency and scale economies. For example, the country to convert its potential. midst of diversity. The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018 7 Why Disconnected People of the World Should Unite begin to change, because in the digital world, progress: that we already have close to 3.500 into their realm, in practice reducing diversity. are totally closed and without any transparency. Renata Mielli |thewire.in in the world of the Internet of Things and of million people connected in the whole planet. Facebook has reached the impressive figure In various countries, there are already studies Artificial Intelligence, your offline life will be The cold fact may seem good, but if we look of two billion users in the whole planet. Ap- on how these networks and the use of data and It is time to reflect on the Internet and its role from increasingly affected by the Internet and by the more closely, we can see that it is not so. proximately 25% of the world population is algorithms are interfering in political decisions the perspective of the people, of public interest decisions that a small group takes about the In- The ITU document uses a study in Face- in the platform founded by Mark Zuckerberg. and electoral processes. and of society. ternet. book to better detail the present situation of This should be motive for a serious and deep The market in personal data he Internet connects everyone and the The traditional private communication connectivity. In accordance with this study, un- reflection on the role of this social network in Another aspect of the private control that the whole world. But have you wondered monopolies are now joined by new private dertaken in 75 countries of the world, an aver- today’s society. monopoly is exercising through the Internet re- how it works? Does it promote the monopolies that act in the field of the Internet; age of 94% of the population of these countries Facebook is absorbing the Internet within fers to the collection and commercialisation of democratisation of our society, either huge companies that today dominate the com- live within reach of a 2G mobile signal. Try its “timeline”. Today, few people navigate T municational arena and influence international connecting in 2G and see what happens! Al- across the Internet. They go to Facebook and personal data, and the problem of privacy. in communications, in the access to and pro- We are being monitored 24 hours a day, sev- duction of knowledge, or in more horizontal trade and politics. Facebook, Google, Amazon, most nothing! And the document concludes, stay there, reading news headlines, personal en days of the week. All the time, everywhere. and collective practices of the construction of to cite a few of these businesses. that “it is practically impossible to try out In- and institutional entries, photos and videos, but In some cases, we can be monitored even as we our citizenship? Is the Internet contributing to This monopolistic environment that is tak- ternet in a safe and effective way through a 2G they rarely make the click to go to the original sleep. Every breath, every step, every kilometre guarantee the enforcement of human rights, to ing shape in the Internet is in complete contra- connection”. Only 76% of the world population content. on the road, every click in a social network, eve- reducing inequality and discrimination? Who diction to the construction of an open and free has access to a 3G signal, and only 43% have In addition, Facebook has created new ry channel change on television, every physical makes the decisions about the Internet? people’s Internet, one that dynamically pro- access to a 4G connection. Thus the majority of functionalities so that you feel more and more or virtual purchase that we make generates data The fact is that people use the Internet with- motes the circulation of knowledge produced the connected world continues to be under-con- “at home” and do not want to go out. Why and information that is being stored, processed out thinking much about these things. We want by humanity and allows for its re-signification, nected, mainly those in developing countries. should you leave? For example, if you want to and commercialised without our knowledge, it to be ever more agile, to have more functions, that provides an incentive for the production of Unless people have the chance to migrate from publish a video, you can publish it directly on without our agreement, without any transpar- but we do not discuss nor follow the debate over new knowledge and contributes to the emanci- 2G to 3G or 4G, they remain under-connected. Facebook. For live transmission, use Facebook ency. its orientations; about how the Internet is chang- pation of peoples. Many call the present stage The challenges of digital exclusion are not Live. Moreover, if you do not do this, your in- The Internet and super-connection, where ing economic, political and social relations. of history of humanity “the information soci- limited to access to the infrastructure. There are put is likely to be sabotaged. Try to compare the every day more people and more things are And if we (here I refer to social movements, ety” or the “knowledge society”, nevertheless, problems such as the lack of local content and result of video messages on other applications connected for more time, generates an infinite to alternative communications media) are not what we have seen is that the entrenchment services, violations of free circulation of content and those on Facebook, and you will see the dif- amount of data that already for many years has discussing this, there are economic groups and of private monopolies in the Internet is giving and lack of skills for the use of the Internet. ference. Facebook is like a dead-end street. been stored (Big Data) and that are now being governments that are thinking and making deci- rise to a society of “disinformation” or “lack of Another Internet giant, Google, makes de- Production of content for the people processed and sold: a multimillionaire market sions on these matters in our place. And a good knowledge”. cisions that can gravely affect democracy and Although they still have limited access, and are for companies and even governments. part of the people who think about this and who the free circulation of information. For exam- Disconnected people of the whole world, faced with the power of private broadcasters, al- That is to say, the Internet, which should be have political and economic power to decide on ple, what are the indexation criteria that Google unite! ternative, independent, popular and community a platform for democratisation, can become an the course of the Internet do not think of the employs to filter the results of a search? Now, The global population is practically divided into media are no longer allowing the media barons instrument of control. public interest when they make their decisions. for example, with the discussion about the pro- two halves in terms of access to the Internet. to be the only voices heard. The monologue has All this panorama that I have described very It is, therefore, time to reflect on the Internet liferation of fake news, Google has changed According to data released by the International become a dialogue, a “multi-logue”. synthetically and briefly, faces us with the chal- and its role from the perspective of the people, their search engine to index on the first page Telecommunications Union (ITU), at the end As the web developed, new mechanisms lenge of building concrete proposals as to how of the public interest and of society. of search results only “certified” news stories. of 2017, 48% are connected and 52% discon- of distribution of content arose. Social sectors to face this scenario, by developing mechanisms There is no question but that the new In- Which are these? They are precisely those pro- nected in the whole planet. historically excluded from public debate, struc- of empowering people so that they know, not formation and Communication Technologies duced by the mainstream monopolistic media. With half of the world disconnected, and turally left invisible by the mainstream media, only how to use the Internet in an instrumental – centred in the Internet – today occupy a stra- Thus a business decision on how to define the with a reduced rhythm of growth of new con- began to use Internet to communicate, in order way, but how to transform it into a tool that is tegic role in society. In the cultural aspect and algorithm of a search can affect freedom of ex- nections, a new army of the digitally excluded to tell their own stories, to express their opinion effectively at our service as citizens and part of in communications, the Internet allows for the pression and democracy. is being created. Digital exclusion deepens the on current events and even to contradict what the construction of a more democratic society. emergence of new contents, facilitates interac- In addition, these platforms have introduced inequalities among individuals, families, re- the media divulged as “truth”. We should, therefore, be discussing a posi- tions that can generate new cultural and com- the dictatorship of the timeline, of the world gions and countries, determining new models Alternative media have become a reference tive agenda of dissemination and initiative in municational references and practices; and it in 140 characters (now 280) or in one-minute of destitution and imposing new challenges for and come to assume a definitive role for the dis- the use of free software, building public policies gives visibility to numerous manifestations and videos. It is not possible to build critical con- the struggle for the end of capitalist oppression. semination of facts and events that are omitted of application such that these private compa- productions that remain unseen in the main- science about society, or to produce and spread This evaluation is from General Secretary by the mainstream media. This is essential for nies have to follow rules of transparency, na- stream private media. On the other side, there knowledge in such an environment. Again, the of the ITU, Houlin Zhao, on the occasion of disputing ideals and values in society and is in- tional laws for the protection of data and pri- is the emergence of the big Internet monopolies excess of information is not good in itself. It can the launch of the latest report of the organisa- creasingly vibrant and thriving. vacy, among other things. that restrict the circulation of this production. even be bad, because it may take our attention tion on the situation of broadband in the world, Microblogs, then blogs, the first social net- We need to strengthen the spaces for This is because people are increasingly ab- away from what is important, and transform it the State of Broadband 2017, of the Broadband works and the possibility of creating digital plat- training, for capacity building so that people sorbed into the big platforms and become de- all into ephemeral things. We are literally losing Commission of the ITU. Zhao notes that “the forms to distribute content produced anywhere, can use Internet and take back control of its pendent on them. And the logic of these plat- memory in the face of an excess of images and digital ‘cutting-edge’ countries are advancing have created a new ecosystem of communica- processes, intervene in debates on public poli- forms is people’s likes, their clicks. This is why information. even more, while developing countries in gen- tion, which has been growing stronger and gain- cies for the Internet and act to guarantee that we should keep in mind the important debate Internet and these private platforms are cap- eral are remaining behind”. ing relevance in public debate. Internet will have a multistakeholder govern- on how we can guarantee cultural diversity in tured by and allied with the economic interests Comparing the connectivity between devel- Despite these advances in the field of alter- ance, and will not remain totally at the mercy the Internet. of the big copyright companies. Contents have oped countries and those in development, the native media, we must underline that we should of private interests. If the Internet intermediates almost all been removed without any notification or ex- former have a penetration of 41.3% of access, not confuse the existence of millions of content The possibilities are innumerable. The economic, social and cultural relations, if it be- planation, due to supposed violation of copy- while the less developed countries remain at items on the Internet, with diversity. The major- technology and the platforms take on the form comes increasingly important for daily life, why right; this is a form of violation of freedom of 17.5%, according to data from the report pro- ity of the contents are in English, for example. of the use that we make of them. And we want do people not discuss these things? expression. jected for 2017. It is essential to promote the production of con- to use the Internet to promote citizenship, First, because we are accustomed to simply The same thing happens with journalistic The report points out the many advances tent in other languages. democracy and sovereign integration among use these technologies and tools, and that’s it. production. As we have already mentioned, that Information and Communication Tech- our peoples, in the search for peace and the That’s the way it was and continues to be to a Walled gardens and the dictatorship of Google is reducing the indexation of content nologies (ICTs) are bringing to the world and reduction of poverty. This may appear to be a large extent with respect to radio, for example. algorithms produced by independent and alternative web in addition, shows that the global asymmetry in utopia, but the Argentine movie maker Fern- As long as it works, the rest is not our problem. portals, sites and blogs. Facebook is signing eco- the use of these technologies is immense. The advancement of private monopolies, such ando Birre taught us that’s what utopia is for, This is a cultural position, but one that we must as Facebook, increasingly absorbs the Internet nomic alliances with newspapers and reviews; One might think that we are making good the algorithms that dominate these platforms to make us move on. Nuclear deterrence continues to dominate international relations. The Deterrence Myth Yet there is no proof it ever worked nor that it ever will. clear weapons, not its population. The clearest losing face are especially intense – an irrational nuclear stuff advances careers, the truth about longer receive the churches’ blessing, even as David P Barash | Aeon outcome of increasingly accurate nuclear weap- act, including a lethal one, can appear appro- deterrence theory will remain obscured. Even a temporary warrant for the maintenance of ons and the ‘counterforce vulnerability’ com- priate, even unavoidable. When he ordered the the sky is not the limit; militarists want to put nuclear weapons.’ In The Just War (1968), the ... from previous issue ponent of deterrence theory is to increase the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese defence weapons in outer space. Protestant ethicist Paul Ramsey asked his read- It is one thing to conclude that nuclear de- likelihood of a first strike, while also increasing minister observed that: ‘Sometimes it is neces- Insofar as nuclear weapons also serve sym- ers to imagine that traffic accidents in a particu- terrence hasn’t necessarily deterred, and hasn’t the danger that a potential victim, fearing such sary to close one’s eyes and jump off the plat- bolic, psychological needs, by demonstrating lar city had suddenly been reduced to zero, after provided coercive power – but its extraordinary an event, might be tempted to pre-empt with form of the Kiyomizu Temple [a renowned sui- the technological accomplishments of a nation which it was found that everyone had been re- risks are even more discrediting. its own first strike. The resulting situation – in cide spot].’ During the First World War, Kaiser and thus conveying legitimacy to otherwise in- quired to strap a newborn infant to the bumper First, deterrence via nuclear weapons lacks which each side perceives a possible advantage Wilhelm II of Germany wrote in the margin secure leaders and countries, then, once again, of every car. credibility. A police officer armed with a back- in striking first – is dangerously unstable. of a government document that: ‘Even if we there is no rational way to establish the mini- Perhaps the most frightening thing about pack nuclear weapon would be unlikely to de- Third, deterrence theory assumes optimal are destroyed, England at least will lose India.’ mum (or cap the maximum) size of one’s ar- nuclear deterrence is its many paths to failure. ter a robber: ‘Stop in the name of the law, or rationality on the part of decision-makers. It While in his bunker, during the final days of the senal. At some point, additional detonations Contrary to what is widely assumed, the least I’ll blow us all up!’ Similarly, during the Cold presumes that those with their fingers on the Second World War, Adolf Hitler ordered what nonetheless come up against the law of dimin- likely is a ‘bolt out of the blue’ (BOOB) attack. War, NATO generals lamented that towns in nuclear triggers are rational actors who will also he hoped would be the total destruction of Ger- ishing returns, or as Winston Churchill pointed Meanwhile, there are substantial risks associat- West Germany were less than two kilotons remain calm and cognitively unimpaired under many, because he felt that Germans had ‘failed’ out, they simply ‘make the rubble bounce’. ed with escalated conventional war, accidental apart – which meant that defending Europe extremely stressful conditions. It also presumes him. In addition, ethical deterrence is an oxy- or unauthorised use, irrational use (although it with nuclear weapons would destroy it, and so that leaders will always retain control over their Consider, as well, a US president who moron. Theologians know that a nuclear war can be argued that any use of nuclear weap- the claim that the Red Army would be deterred forces and that, moreover, they will always re- shows signs of mental illness, and whose state- could never meet so-called ‘just war’ criteria. In ons would be irrational) or false alarms, which by nuclear means was literally incredible. The tain control over their emotions as well, making ments and tweets are frighteningly consistent 1966, the Second Vatican Council concluded: have happened with frightening regularity, and result was the elaboration of smaller, more ac- decisions based solely on a cool calculation of with dementia or genuine psychosis. National ‘Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the could lead to ‘retaliation’ against an attack curate tactical weapons that would be more us- strategic costs and benefits. Deterrence theory leaders – nuclear-armed or not – aren’t immune destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas that hadn’t happened. There have also been able and, thus, whose employment in a crisis maintains, in short, that each side will scare to mental illness. Yet, deterrence theory pre- along with their populations is a crime against numerous ‘broken arrow’ accidents – acciden- would be more credible. But deployed weapons the pants off the other with the prospect of the sumes otherwise. God and man itself. It merits unequivocal and tal launching, firing, theft or loss of a nuclear that are more usable, and thus more credible as most hideous, unimaginable consequences, and If something is immoral to do, then it is also unhesitating condemnation.’ And in a pastoral weapon – as well as circumstances in which deterrents, are more liable to be used. will then conduct itself with the utmost deliber- immoral to threaten letter in 1983, the US Catholic bishops added: such events as a flock of geese, a ruptured gas Second, deterrence requires that each side’s ate and precise rationality. Virtually everything ‘This condemnation, in our judgment, applies pipeline or faulty computer codes have been arsenal remains invulnerable to attack, or at known about human psychology suggests that Finally, there is just no way for civilian or even to the retaliatory use of weapons striking interpreted as a hostile missile launch. least that such an attack would be prevented this is absurd. military leaders to know when their country enemy cities after our own have already been The above describes only some of the inad- insofar as a potential victim retained a ‘second- In Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey has accumulated enough nuclear firepower to struck.’ They continued that, if something is im- equacies and outright dangers posed by deter- strike’ retaliatory capability, sufficient to prevent Through Yugoslavia (1941), Rebecca West not- satisfy the requirement of having an ‘effective moral to do, then it is also immoral to threaten. rence, the doctrinal fulcrum that manipulates such an attack in the first place. Over time, how- ed that: ‘Only part of us is sane: only part of us deterrent’. For example, if one side is willing In a message to the 2014 Vienna Conference on nuclear hardware, software, deployments, ac- ever, nuclear missiles have become increasingly loves pleasure and the longer day of happiness, to be annihilated in a counterattack, it simply the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, cumulation and escalation. Undoing the ideol- accurate, raising concerns about the vulnerabil- wants to live to our 90s and die in peace …’ It cannot be deterred, no matter the threatened re- Pope Francis declared that: ‘Nuclear deterrence ogy – verging on theology – of deterrence won’t ity of these weapons to a ‘counterforce’ strike. requires no arcane wisdom to know that people taliation. Alternatively, if one side is convinced and the threat of mutually assured destruction be easy, but neither is living under the threat of In brief, nuclear states are increasingly able to often act out of misperceptions, anger, despair, of the other’s implacable hostility, or of its pre- cannot be the basis of an ethics of fraternity and worldwide annihilation. As the poet T S Eliot target their adversary’s nuclear weapons for de- insanity, stubbornness, revenge, pride and/or sumed indifference to loss of life, no amount of peaceful coexistence among peoples and states.’ once wrote, unless you are in over your head, struction. In the perverse argot of deterrence dogmatic conviction. Moreover, in certain situ- weaponry can suffice. Not only that, but so long The United Methodist Council of Bishops how do you know how tall you are? And when theory, this is called counterforce vulnerability, ations – as when either side is convinced that as accumulating weapons makes money for go further than their Catholic counterparts, it comes to nuclear deterrence, we’re all in over with ‘vulnerability’ referring to the target’s nu- war is inevitable, or when the pressures to avoid defence contractors, and so long as designing, concluding in 1986 that: ‘Deterrence must no our heads. producing and deploying new ‘generations’ of Concluded

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ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Group activities CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Some images LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): New ideas that you CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): A power- and social events excite your passions today, Ar- deriving from dreams or visions might provide have been studying over the past few days might ful romantic attraction might lead to creative or ies. You’ll meet lots of new people, take on some inspiration for ideas to redecorate your house, have turned your mind in a different direction, artistic inspiration. You should be feeling espe- interesting new projects, and, if you haven’t al- Cancer. You might spend some time perusing Libra. Thus, you are shifting away from the con- cially passionate today, Capricorn, and your pas- ready, you might even fall in love. A number of fascinating books in order to find ways to put your ideas to work for you. cepts that you’ve always accepted toward other ideas that sions are likely to spill over not only into your relationships ideas exchanged at these events might propel you into a new Then you’ll embrace the task with a passion! Speaking of you may have just learned. This could lead to projects of but into your work as well. Whatever you produce creatively course of study. Partnerships of any kind formed today stand passion, sex and romance are also very much on your mind your own, perhaps involving writing or speaking. Open and is likely to be so inspired it impresses even you. Work done a powerful chance of succeeding. In the evening, go to din- at this time. Get a lover to help you with your work. 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You’ll probably like how the evening ends! might not seem logical, but they’ll make a difference to your ly about whatever you’re doing, so expect a gratifying day. life. In the evening, discuss these ideas with a love partner. Spend the evening with someone close to you. GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Inspiration stem- VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): New information ming from other places and other cultures might regarding opportunities for career, business, and SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): A grow- PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): New ideas and direct your passions to a new creative project of personal expansion might shake up your value sys- ing sense of intimacy with a close friend or love concepts regarding the way you make your living some kind, Gemini. Your mind is quick and re- tem today, Virgo. This is a positive development, partner is likely to stem from mutual interests. The might come your way today, Pisces, which could sourceful and your energy high, so you’ll probably have a although it may be a bit disconcerting for you right now. two of you might even discuss taking a long trip cause a bit of a shakeup in your value system. busy day. You could also be feeling especially romantic and Your life could well take a different turn, starting today. An together, perhaps to a distant state or foreign country. This You might decide to tackle an entirely new profession that sexy and desirous to share all you’ve been doing with a love immediate desire for pleasure could be satisfied by schedul- isn’t the time to hold back or be too cautious, Sagittarius. you’ve never considered before. Books on the subject could partner. Arrange a hot date if you can, then make sure you ing a romantic dinner with a lover. Forget the changes that Your life is very much on track. If you want to get away with prove supportive and encouraging, as could those closest to look your best! Enjoy! are happening for a while and enjoy your evening! this person, go for it. In the evening, get together with a lover! you. It’s important to follow your heart at this time. Go for it!

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018 8 NATION Israeli PM arrives to Modi’s Stop harassment, beg kin of deceased CBI Judge Loya urged the media to convey to warm hug on six-day India trip the lawyers and NGOs not New Delhi, Jan. 14 criminal investigation by the to constantly keep “harass- (IANS): Prime Minister police’s international crimes ing” them on this matter. Narendra Modi on Sunday division. The Loya family media set aside protocol to per- At least nine commer- appearance came just two sonally receive his Israeli cial agreements are ex- days after at least four top counterpart and “friend” pected be signed during Supreme Court judges raised Benjamin Netanyahu with the visit. These include questions on Chief Justice a warm hug as he arrived memoranda of under- of India Dipak Misra’s cer- here on a six-day visit to step standing on gas and oil, tain actions, which they said, up growing trade as well as renewable energy, avia- had adversely affected the military and strategic ties tion, industrial research judiciary. At the time of between the two countries. and development, cyber- his death in Nagpur, Judge As Netanyahu and his security, reciprocal in- Loya was handling the po- wife Sara stepped on the red vestments, supplementary litically sensitive Sohrabud- carpet at the airport here, a medicine, space research din Sheikh alleged staged smiling Modi embraced the and joint movie produc- shooting case of Gujarat, Israeli leader and then shook tions, Haaretz said. in which now Bharatiya hands with the couple. This is the first visit to Janata Party President Amit “Welcome to India, my India by an Israeli Prime Shah was an accused at one point in time - though later friend Netanyahu! Your visit Minister since Ariel Sharon PTI discharged. to India is historic and spe- came in 2003. Anuj Loya (L) son of special CBI judge B H Loya who allegedly died cial. It will further cement On Monday morning, under mysterious circumstances, addressing a press conference in This and other aspects the close friendship between Netanyahu will lay a wreath Mumbai on Sunday. are the subject matter of sev- our nations,” Modi tweeted PTI at Rajghat to pay homage eral petitions filed in Bom- in English and Hebrew. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah on their to Mahatma Gandhi. On Mumbai, Jan. 14 (IANS): The family’s lawyer bay High Court and also Netanyahu quickly re- arrival at Air Force station Palam in New Delhi on Sunday. Tuesday, he will fly to Agra Dismissing any “suspicions” Ameet Naik said the family, in the Supreme Court in sponded. “Thank you to my to view the iconic Taj Ma- over the death of CBI Spe- including Anuj are “very recent weeks, while several good friend Narendra Modi an Prime Minister to visit the on its official Twitter han- Murti-Haifa Chowk after the hal. cial Judge Brijgopal Harkis- disturbed” about the entire lawyers, former judges, so- for the warm welcome.” Jewish state in July last year. dle, capturing a few “awk- Israeli city. Netanyahu and Modi han Loya, his family mem- issue and urged the media cial personalities and others “Very much appreciate “This visit is an opportu- ward” moments in Modi’s Modi and Netanyahu will open the Raisina Dia- bers on Sunday appealed to not to politicize the incident. have sought a commission the gesture,” the Jerusalem nity to enhance cooperation meetings with world lead- laid a wreath at the iconic logue, India’s annual geo- the media, lawyers, NGOs Many people are try- of enquiry to probe Judge Post quoted Netanyahu as with a global economic, se- ers including US President Teen Murti war memorial political conference to be and others “not to harass” ing to harass the family Loya’s death. saying. curity, technology and tour- Donald Trump, German where they were received by attended by people from them in the matter. members and create panic In a related develop- Modi and Netanyahu, ism power,” he said. “Modi Chancellor Angela Merkel, Army Chief General Bipin around the world, including Addressing a hurriedly among them, though there ment, prominent citizens, who have developed a close is a close friend of Israel and Japanese Prime Minister Rawat and Foreign Secre- former US nuclear nego- convened press conference, is “no suspicion in the NGOs, secular organisa- friendship, exchanging greet- of mine and I appreciate the Shinzo Abe and Turkish tary S. Jaishankar. tiator Wendy Sherman, in Anuj Loya and other rela- minds of the family mem- tions, intellectuals, social ings on social media on vari- fact that he will accompany President Recep Tayyip Er- The two leaders paid Delhi. tives said that for the family, bers” (over Judge Loya’s and political activists, civil ous occasions and hugging me on extensive parts of my dogan and also Netanyahu. homage to Indian soldiers Netanyahu and Modi Judge Loya’s passing in De- death), he said. society groups, students and each other heartily, will hold visit.” The Bharatiya Janata who fell in the battle of Hai- will also visit the Indian cember 2014 was “a sad and “Though tragic, there is commoners have announced talks on a range of issues He said strengthening Party condemned the meme fa during World War I. Prime Minister’s home state private matter”. no controversy. No need to a 2 km long march from on Monday after President relationship between Israel video, alleging that the op- Netanyahu’s entourage Gujarat where they will go “The family has been politicize it. Let it remain Oval Maidan to Gateway of Ram Nath Kovind formally and “this important world position party had “lost its includes the largest-ever del- to the Centre of Excellence traumatised since his de- non-controversial. We don’t India on Republic Day. welcomes the Israeli leader power... helps us with se- sense and balance” which egation of Israeli business in Agriculture at Vadrad. mise. We are pained by the want to be victims of politici- The march will seek to at Rashtrapati Bhavan. curity, the economy, trade, “does not behove a mature people of some 130. Netanyahu will inter- chain of events in the past zation,” Naik said on behalf highlight various current The visit, which marks tourism and many other political party”. According to Israeli act with business leaders few days. We don’t want any of the Loyas. issues, including threats to 25 years since the establish- aspects”. In a sign of growing im- newspaper Haaretz, these in Mumbai and meet rep- probe in his death. There’s The family, which has independence of judiciary ment of diplomatic relations The Congress criticised portance to the ties with businessmen include senior resentatives of Bollywood. no suspicion in the matter appeared for the first time in and secular fabric of the between the two countries, Modi for what it called “hug- Israel, the government on executives of Aeronautics He will return to Israel (of his passing),” Anuj said, public since the controversy country, said Nationalist comes six months after plomacy”. It posted a video Sunday renamed Delhi’s Defense Systems -- an Israeli on Friday afternoon from with other members of the over Judge Loya’s death Congress Party legislator Modi became the first Indi- hashtagged “hugplomacy” Teen Murti Chowk as Teen drone maker currently under Mumbai. Loya flanking him. surfaced in November 2017, Jitendra Awhad said here. Mufti reminds Pak of its promises; Both AIADMK and the govt is secular — TN CM Palaniswami Salem (TN), Jan. 14 (PTI): AIAD- triple talaq issue and sought deletion without elaborating said people decades old Cauvery dispute saying MK senior leader and Tamil Nadu of provisions that criminalised it... knew how he (Dhinkaran) won the enough confusion had been created seeks help to end bloodshed in JK Chief Minister K Palaniswami today our MPs opposed it in Parliament... R K Nagar assembly poll. in the matter for over two decades. Reasi, Jan. 14 (PTI): Jam- “We are not able to stop She said Vajpayee’s state- said the party and the government AIADMK is a secular movement,” “Dinakaran is not even a basic “We have asked the neighbour- mu and Kashmir Chief Min- the infiltration of militants ment that “we can change led by it were secular and accused he said. member of AIADMK and was ing state to release 15 TMC ft water ister Mehbooba Mufti today completely. If we kill 200 our friends but not neigh- vested interests of coming up with Without naming any party, lead- removed from the party by Jayayala- in the first phase,” he said and added reminded Pakistan about the militants, 200 others come. bours” holds the key to mov- false accusations. er or rivals, he said after the death of lithaa, he pointed out. that out of it seven TMC ft should be promise its former president IED and suicide attacks add ing forward. “Both the party and the govern- party supremo J Jayalalithaa, certain On the vexed Cauvery issue, he released immediately. Pervez Musharraf had made to our miseries,” she added. Mufti said there were ment led by AIADMK are secular,” persons wanted to ‘somehow’ break expressed the hope that the outcome “Through this, the standing to former prime minister Mufti said she hoped a number of problems in he said to a question by reporters up the party. of the verdict on the river water paddy crops in the delta region will AB Vajpayee to maintain that they understood it and restoring peace as without it here after chairing a meeting of party To a question on sidelined AI- dispute would be favourable to the be saved,” he said. peace along the borders and “as Vajpayee used to say that there would be no develop- functionaries here. ADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, farmers in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister said he held sought its help in ending the we will address Kashmir on ment in the state. The Chief Minister cited his he asked “is he running a big party? He said Karnataka should have discussions with the functionaries in bloodshed in the state. humanitarian grounds, Pa- “Today our border vil- party’s opposition to the criminalisa- he was an independent candidate to release 80 TMC of water till May the Salem district of AIADMK here. She also appealed to In- kistan will extend its support lagers are living in fear and tion of triple talaq in Parliament to (in RK Nagar).” He said it was the first week. The Supreme Court had Palaniswamy said 386 func- dia to give up confrontation to help end the bloodshed in we are talking about con- support his point. media which was projecting him last week indicated that it would de- tionaries from the Salem district with Pakistan, saying it was the state”. The chief minister structing bunkers for them “In Parliament, we took up the as a biggie in politics. Palaniswamy liver within a month its verdict on the attended the meeting. the people of the state who asked what was the reason instead of concentrating were suffering due to the for the confrontation. on giving them good living animosity between the two “A piece of land...Help conditions,” she said. Crashed Pawan Hans chopper VDR nations. in saving the lives of the peo- Mufti listed various steps Govt. treating migrant workers “We have to restart the ple. Use the money spent on taken by her government for nd reconciliation process with fighting for the betterment the betterment of the police found; one pilot still missing Pakistan and you (India) of the people and give good force, and said “The Jammu like 2 class citizens — Rahul have a bigger role in the hospitals, schools and roads and Kashmir Police is the Mumbai, Jan. 14 (IANS): to ONGC’s Bombay High New Delhi, Jan. 14 (PTI): Congress president tweet- tion Check Required) status process in Jammu and Kash- so that we can also live in best force as it is faced with Nearly 24 hours after a Pa- gas-oil fields, around 175 km Congress president Rahul ed. would be issued a passport mir,” Mufti said, addressing peace,” she said. an extraordinary law and wan Hans Ltd. Dauphin northwest from here. Gandhi today attacked the His reaction follows a with orange passport jacket the attestation- cum-passing She expressed displeas- order situation. Your role is helicopter carrying five sen- The VDR could provide BJP-led Union government decision by the External and those with non-ECR out parade of 911 police re- ure over the provocative to pull out the state from this ior ONGC officials crashed clues on the circumstances over reports that passports Affairs Ministry to not print status would continue to get cruits at the subsidiary police statements coming from difficult phase and restore near here, rescuers have and caused leading to the may no longer serve as the the address of the holder on a blue passport,” an MEA training centre in Talwara both sides. peace.” recovered the Voice Data helicopter crash which has holder’s address proof, say- the last page of a passport, statement read. here. “Eant ka jawab pathher The chief minister asked Recorder, officials said on stunned the ONGC and ing the decision shows the effectively meaning that the The recommendations She expressed hoped se denge (we will respond the policemen to have a hu- Sunday. PHL establishments. ruling party’s “discrimina- travel document may no of a three-member panel, that the Pakistan govern- to a brick by throwing a mane approach while deal- The Dauphin chopper The ONGC officials tory mindset”. longer serve as a valid proof comprising officials from ment and its Army would stone)...Whenever a bullet ing with the people. took off at 10.20 a.m. Just were identified as P. N. Gandhi said the move of address. the External Affairs Min- extend the hand of friend- is fired, someone loses their “In this challenge, you 15 minutes later, it suddenly Sreenivasan and Pankaj shows that the government The last page of pass- istry and the Women and ship to help end the blood- life,” she said. have to face your own peo- lost contact with both the Garg (both DGM, Me- was treating India’s migrant ports include the name of Child Development Minis- shed in the state. “These are our challeng- ple. A 15-year-old boy with Mumbai ATC and the Oil chanical), Jose Antony, R. workers as “second class the father or the legal guardi- try, were accepted and it was “Musharraf had made a es. These challenges were a stone in his hand stands and Natural Gas Corpora- Sarvanan and V.K. Bindulal citizens”. an, the names of the holder’s decided that the last page of promise to Vajpayee about there for the last 70 years but up to challenge your author- tion (ONGC) in Mumbai. Babu (all DGM, Produc- “Treating India’s mi- mother, spouse and their passports and other travel maintaining peace along the took the shape of the gun ity. What will you do? Your At that time, it was re- tion) and all based in Mum- grant workers like second address. documents issued under borders, to stop infiltration over the last three decades,” work is difficult and sensitive ported to be flying around 55 bai. The two pilots have class citizens is completely “As the last page of the Passports Act, 1967, of militants and not to use she said demanding an end but I’m hopeful that you km off the Mumbai shore- been identified as Captains unacceptable. This action the passport would not be and Passport Rules, 1980, Pakistan soil against India,” to these provocative state- will meet the challenge,” line, on a regular sortie to V.C. Katoch and Ramesh demonstrates BJP’s dis- printed now, the passport “would no longer be print- she said. ments. she said. ferry the ONGC officials Oathkar. criminatory mindset,” the holders with ECR (Emigra- ed”, it said. Project self-employment as respectable — President Kovind UP Shia Board chief gets threat from Mumbai, Jan. 14 (PTI): Presi- He said many initiatives were “It should be encouraged. sage of Lord Buddha in society. dent Ram Nath Kovind today taken up in the country with the The decision of opting for self- Vipassana helps us in teaching said the government and NGOs aim of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’ employment should not be based such messages and principles to man claiming to be Dawood aide should project self-employment and ‘Sabka Samman, Sabka Ut- on some compulsion but one the people,” he said while ad- Lucknow, Jan. 14 (PTI): Ut- be shut down as the Islamic The Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind as a “respectable profession” than’. should choose it,” Kovind said. dressing the audience. tar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board institutions bred terrorists. went a step further when it and also urged young Indians to “These have a singular goal He said an important out- Kovind said Maharashtra Chairman Wasim Rizvi said He alleged that educa- served a legal notice on Rizvi generate employment instead of of strengthening economic and come of the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan was famous for several achieve- today that he had received a tion imparted in these Islamic for making ‘defamatory’ re- seeking jobs. social democracy. The idea be- Dhan Yojana’ was that out of 30 ments but it got wider recogni- threat call from a man, claim- schools encouraged students to marks about madrassas. The He said it was very important hind these programmes is that if crore new bank accounts, more tion from its centres of faith and ing to be an aide of fugitive join terrorist ranks and sought notice accused Rizvi of “insin- for the country and the society to anyone has to really help some- than 50 per cent were opened by tradition. mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, that madrassas be replaced by uating” that madrassa educa- strengthen “economic democ- one, then he/she should be made women. “The caves of Ajanta that who threatened to ‘blow up’ schools affiliated to the CBSE tion system had not contributed racy” through entrepreneurship. financially self-reliant,” he said. “It is a welcome step and an attract tourists from across the him and his family. or the ICSE which will offer to the progress of young Mus- “People should take up self- The president said the pro- empowering development for world are an example,” he said. “I received the call last night students the optional subject of lims, but had in fact created a employment not due to compul- motion of an entrepreneurial working women,” the president Underlining the benefits of in which caller took the name Islamic education. sense of fundamentalism in sion but because they choose to. culture in the country was not said. Vipassana, Kovind said it helps of Dawood and threatened He claimed that madrassas them without any data backing Many programmes, such as the the sole responsibility of the Later in the day, Kovind improve concentration. to blow me up and my fam- were mushrooming in almost his comments. ‘Mudra Yojana’, ‘Startup India’ government. addressed the ‘Gratitude Day’ “...students can get better ily for my stand on madrassa every city, town and village and In October, Rizvi had met and ‘Stand Up India’ are helping “Family, educational insti- function at the Global Vipassana marks in exams. Government education and other issues,” were providing “misplaced and the Art of Living founder in the youth in empowerment to tutions, private sector banks, Pagoda at Gorai in suburban officials and sportsmen can also Rizvi, who has also favoured a misconceived religious educa- Bengaluru and apprised him make them job givers instead of entrepreneurs, NGOs, etc. all Borivali here. perform well as Vipassana has Ram Temple in Ayodhya, told tion” and alleged that funds of the Shia Board’s stand that job seekers,” he said. have the responsibility to create The day commemorates the great impact on the mind, body reporters here. to run the madrassas were a Ram temple should be built The president was speaking an environment where private death anniversary of Sayagyi U and at the spiritual level,” he The caller refused to iden- also coming from Pakistan at the Ram Janmabhoomi site at the inauguration of the Eco- enterprise is encouraged. Ba Khin, a renowned Vipassana said. tify himself but asked me to and Bangladesh and that even in Ayodhya. nomic Democracy Conclave or- “Together, we should create teacher from Myanmar, and the Kovind praised the Mahar- seek pardon from ‘Maulanas’ some terror outfits were assist- Rizvi had also said that ganised by the Rambhau Mhalgi a culture in which self- employ- ‘pagoda’ is built as a token of ashtra government for encourag- claiming Dawood Ibrahim was ing them. the number of mosques in Prabodhini, a charitable organi- ment is not chosen just due to the gratitude to him. ing its employees to undertake annoyed, Rizvi said. His suggestion, however, Ayodhya were sufficient for sation linked to the RSS, located compulsion of not getting a job. On the occasion, the presi- Vipassana courses. The Shia Waqf Board did not go down well with the the Muslims residing there and in neighbouring Thane district. The idea of becoming a job-giver dent observed that the message Earlier in the programme, chairman said that he had in- All India Muslim Personal there was no need for a new He said the political democ- instead of job-seeker should be of Lord Buddha was essential Chief Minister Devendra Fad- formed the police and also giv- Law Board (AIMPLB), whose mosque. “Instead it should racy cannot be strong in the embraced,” he said. for the society to move from navis paid rich tribute to Sayagyi en the caller’s phone number. spokesman Khalilur Rehman be constructed elsewhere in a absence of economic and social Government departments, violence towards mercy. U Ba Khin, Satyanarayan Goen- Rizvi had last week written Sajjad Nomani said madrassas Muslim populated area,” he democracy. NGOs and semi-government “For the sake of humanity, ka and, Elaichi Devi Goenka for to Prime Minister Narendra had played a key role in the had suggested. “Improvement in the eco- bodies should push for a culture we need to move from violence their outstanding contribution Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief freedom movement and by Rizvi has also supported nomic condition of deprived sec- where self-employment is seen as towards mercy and therefore it in reviving Vipassana in the Minister Yogi Adityanath sug- raising questions, Rizvi was the BJP government on the tions is imperative,” Kovind said. a respectable profession, he said. is essential to expand the mes- country. gesting that madrassas should insulting them. Triple Talaq issue. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Thursday, January 11, 2018 WORLD 9 russia strongly opposes Us N Korea urges South to work toward national reunification P yo n g ya n g, Ja n . 1 4 reported. to hold the second round of attempt to renegotiate Iran n-deal North Korea on “The North and South (IANS): inter-Korean talks within Moscow, Jan. 14 (IANS): Moscow most critical way and will continue Trump’s latest move casts doubt from all the other parties would Sunday continued its pub- should be aware of their one week at the truce village has a critical attitude toward the lat- to judge the events in an unflattering on the future of the deal, a successful directly violate the fundamental lic relations offensive on responsibility and duty of Panmunjom, which is est US statement on reviewing the way,” Ryabkov said. practice of solving a hotspot issue principles of international law, and South Korea, calling on before the times and his- scheduled to discuss North Iran nuclear deal and will do all it He underlined that the deal that through political and diplomatic as the matter also concerns the Seoul to work with the tory,” it said. The “future Korea’s dispatch of its art can to resist any attempt to scrape was signed in 2015 between Iran, means. nonproliferation regime, it would North in creating condi- orientation of the inter- troupe to the PyeongChang the deal, Russian authorities said on and the P5+1 - Russia, France, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on also serve as a powerful incentive tions for future national Korean relations depends Winter Olympics hosted by Saturday. China, Britain, the United States, Saturday that Iran will never renego- toward its further erosion,” Ko- reunification. on South Korean authori- South Korea. Russia is concerned over the US plus Germany, cannot be amended tiate the 2015 nuclear deal, formally sachyov said. “To the Korean nation ties’ efforts”. North Korea and South announcement on holding nego- and that Moscow will “oppose any known as JCPOA, despite the US Trump has constantly criticized that has undergone the trag- The daily called on Korea held their first high- tiations with its European allies to attempts to hamper it.” pressures. the landmark Iran pact, in which the edy of division for many Seoul to “lend an ear to level meeting earlier this revise the Iran nuclear deal, Russian US President Donald Trump on Chairman of Russian Federation West promised to relieve sanctions years, it is a vital demand the voices of the people,” week at Panmunjom in Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Friday said he will extend sanctions Council’s Foreign Affairs Com- on Tehran in exchange for a halt in which can no longer be “remove all walls of con- more than two years, reach- Ryabkov told reporters, Xinhua relief on Iran under the nuclear deal mittee Konstantin Kosachyov also Iran’s efforts to develop a nuclear delayed to end the history frontation,” and “sincerely ing a number of agree- reported. for the last time, threatening a US slamed the US attempt to review the weapon. of confrontation,” said Ro- come out to the road” to ments ranging from co- “These negotiations won’t have withdrawal from the pact if the US JCPOA as a dangerous violation of Under the deal, the US Presi- dong Sinmun, the official better relations with the operation in the Winter any effect on our approach towards Congress and his European allies international law. dent must sign a waiver suspending daily of the North Korea’s North. Olympics to taking meas- the nuclear deal and this whole situ- can not fix the alleged “disastrous “Any attempts by the US side to the US sanctions on Iran every 120 ruling Workers’ Party of North Korea has not ures to ease tensions on the ation ... We will be analyzing it in a flaws”. unseal the JCPOA without consent days. Korea, Xinhua news agency yet announced its proposal peninsula. News IN BrIef Thousands World War II battle reconstruction Two dead in Peru after 7.3 magnitude quake — official evacuated as volcano Lima, Jan. 14 (PTI/AFP): A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Peru today, killing at least two people and injuring 65 others, the South American country’s civil defence agency said. “There are two fatalities in erupts in Philippines the region of Arequipa and so far 65 injured have been reported,” General Jorge Chavez, head of the National Manila, Jan. 14 (IANS): tions. Civil Defense Institute, said. Thousands of people have So far, the volcano has been moved to safe shelters generated clouds of smoke following the eruption of and spewed ash. Turkey to launch military Mt. Mayon in the Philip- Local media reports said pines, police said on Sunday. residents have also reported operations in Syria The volcano, located loud rumblings and a smell Ankara, Jan. 14 (IANS): Turkish President Recep to the southeast of Luzon of sulphur emanating from Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would Island and around 350 km the volcano. conduct military operations in Syria’s Afrin if Kurd- from Manila, has erupted The authorities have ish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) militants do not up to three times in the last also imposed restrictions on withdraw in a week. Speaking in the eastern province of 24 hours, Efe news agency flights flying in and out of Elazig, Erdogan threatened the U.S.-backed YPG, saying reported. the area. Turkey would interfere “if the terrorists in Afrin do not The last eruption was The biggest eruption in surrender,” Xinhua reported. The President added that recorded at 11.43 a.m. (local the history of the country Turkey will act alone to protect its security against YPG time) on Sunday, according was that of Mount Pinatubo militants even if the US continues its partnership with the to Philippine Institute of in June 1991, which left group. Ankara considers the YPG as a terror group and Volcanology and Seismol- around 850 people dead and an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party ogy. affected over a million. (PKK) in its own border. During his speech, Erdogan The authorities have The Philippine archi- stressed that Turkish forces “are destroying the western warned people off a six-km pelago is situated on the so- wing of this corridor with the Idlib operation,” referring radius around the volcano, called Ring of Fire, an area to the artillery operation launched on the same day. and have issued a level 2 of great seismic and volcanic alert as concern grew over activity around the Pacific AP/PTI 8 killed in Portugal building fire the possibility of stronger Ocean, and has 23 active Members of historical military clubs wearing Soviet army uniform participate in World War II battle reconstruction during a military show and more dangerous erup- volcanoes. Lisbon, Jan. 14 (IANS): At least eight persons have outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. been killed and over 50 injured in a fire that broke out at a two-storey building in Portugal, the media reported. The fire broke out on Saturday night in a building in Vila Trump denies report of his Nova da Rainha, 250 km from Lisbon, after a heating- Chelsea Manning to run for US Senate boiler exploded, Xinhua news agency reported. The Washington, Jan. 14 (IANS): Chel- crat on the Senate Foreign Relations in Iraq. National Civil Protection Authority sent 148 firefighters sea Manning, a former soldier and Committee, has a wide base of contrib- She was sentenced to 35 years in “good relationship” with Kim and 67 vehicles to the scene and the blaze was contained transgender citizen who was jailed for utors in his state and is not particularly prison, by far the longest prison term within an hour. Some of the injured, suffering from seri- Washington, Jan. 14 (PTI): Prime Minister Abe of Ja- leaking confidential US government vulnerable. ever imposed in the US for leaking clas- ous burns, were taken to hospitals by rescue helicopters. US President Donald Trump pan and I would probably documents to Wikileaks, has filed to However, analysts say that an sified documents. today denied having told have a very good relation- run for the US Senate from the state of outsider candidate with national name But last year, then President Barack a leading US daily that he ship with Kim Jong un of Iraq PM to lead diverse coalition Maryland, according to Federal Elec- recognition like Manning could benefit Obama commuted Manning’s sentence shared a “good relationship” North Korea,” the President tion Commission records. from a network of donors interested in and she was released from the military in May election with North Korean leader said in the audio. Manning will challenge Democrat pushing the progressive agenda. prison in Kansas where she was being Kim Jong-un, asserting that There was no immedi- Baghdad, Jan. 14 (PTI/AP): Iraq’s prime minister says Ben Cardin who has occupied the post Manning, 30, previously known as held. he was “falsely” quoted in ate reaction from The Wall he will lead a “cross-sectarian” list in national elections of senator for two terms and will run Bradley Manning, was found guilty in In all, Manning served a total of the “fake news” story. Street Journal. proposed for May, hoping to build off last year’s victory for reelection in November and is con- 2013 of the biggest leaking of classi- seven years behind bars, having en- In an interview on “So much Fake News is against the Islamic State group. In a statement issued sidered a great favourite to continue in fied documents in US history, which dured more than three years of pre-trial Thursday, ‘The Wall Street being reported. They don’t yesterday, Haider al-Abadi says his Victory Alliance will that position, Efe news agency reported included 700,000 battlefield reports detention under conditions that a for- Journal’ reported that even try to get it right, or “boost the country’s integrity and national sovereignty, on Sunday. and diplomatic cables as well as a mal UN investigation deemed “cruel, Trump had developed a correct it when they are correct mistakes and achieve justice and equality for all Cardin, the highest ranking Demo- video of a 2007 US helicopter attack inhuman and degrading”. positive relationship with the wrong. They promote the Iraqis.” He says the “miracle of victory and unity must North Korea’s leader despite Fake Book of a mental- lead to a new and brighter era.” Al-Abadi, who comes their differences. ly deranged author, who from Iraq’s Shiite majority, assumed office in 2014, Burning Iranian oil tanker sinks off 13 dead in Brazil “I probably have a very knowingly writes false infor- weeks after IS stormed across northern and central Iraq. good relationship with Kim mation. “The Mainstream Since then, Iraqi forces backed by a US-led coalition have Jong Un. I have relation- Media is crazed that WE gradually retaken all the territory once held by the Sunni ships with people. I think won the election!” Trump extremists. Iraq’s Cabinet has proposed elections for May China coast; 32 crew members dead vehicle pile-up 12, a date that awaits final parliamentary approval. Sao Paulo, Jan. 14 (IANS): At least 13 people you people are surprised,” tweeted, expressing his frus- Beijing, Jan. 14 (PTI): An Iranian marine environment, state-run died and 39 others were injured in a five-vehicle Trump was quoted as saying tration over his coverage by oil tanker that has been ablaze for Xinhua news agency reported. traffic accident on an expressway alongside the in the interview. the mainstream media. 26 injured in Madrid club ceiling almost a week after colliding with Iran announced that all the municipality of Grao Mogol in the southeastern Trump said the leading Trump has ridiculed collapse a cargo ship off the coast of China ship’s 32 crew members -- 30 Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, officials said. US newspaper knew exactly Kim in the past, calling him today sank with no hopes of find- Iranians and two Bangladeshis The accident involved a car, a minibus, two what he had said, but simply a “maniac” and “little rocket Madrid, Jan. 14 (IANS): At least 26 people were injured ing any survivors among the 32 were presumed dead, according vans and a truck with a load of paper that caught wanted “fake news”. man”. Kim has responded early on Sunday when the ceiling of a nightclub in the crew members. to Iranian state media. Only three fire in the collision, officials at the region’s Fire “The Wall Street Journal by describing the US presi- Spanish capital of Madrid collapsed, emergency services The 274-meter-long Sanchi, bodies have been recovered so far. Department said, Efe reported. stated falsely that I said to dent a “mentally deranged said. The incident happened in the “La Suegra” disco- carrying 136,000 tonnes of light “There is no hope of finding Several of the injured are in serious condi- them ‘I have a good rela- US dotard”. theque in Carabanchel district at 1.30 a.m. local time crude oil from Iran to South Ko- survivors among the members of the tion and were taken to regional hospitals with tionship with Kim Jong Un’ Last week, Trump told when around 16 sq.m. of the ceiling on the second floor rea, had been burning since collid- crew,” Mohammad Rastad, spokes- the aid of a Military Police helicopter, while (of N Korea). Obviously, South Korea’s President collapsed, Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 26 ing with the CF Crystal, a Hong man for the Iranian rescue team, most of the 39 who were hurt are in good health I didn’t say that,” Trump Moon Jae-in that he was people were injured, with the ambulance service report- Kong-registered bulk freighter, told Iran’s state broadcaster in Te- and in no danger of death. tweeted. open to direct talks with ing that 15 received treatment from emergency services about 300 kms east of the Yangtze hran before the tanker went down. The accident occurred at kilometer 400 (mile “I said I’d have a good North Korea on its nuclear at the scene, and 11 were taken to different hospitals. River estuary on January 6. Chinese rescuers had yesterday 250) on the BR-251 Expressway and blocked relationship with Kim Jong programme. The Fire Brigade were also on the scene to help rescue China’s State Oceanic Admin- recovered the tanker’s “black box”. traffic in both directions for four hours Saturday Un, a big difference. For- “Sure. I always believe victims, and they immediately closed the upper floor of istration (SOA) said in a statement Chinese maritime authorities morning, according to Federal Highway Police tunately, we now record in talking. If something can the building to prevent any further collapses. Police were that it detected fires and dense had launched a search and rescue who are investigating the causes of the accident. conversations with report- happen and something can investigating the cause of the accident. black smoke in a large area around operation for the 30 Iranian and The BR-251, known as the Julio Garcia Ex- ers...and they knew exactly come out of those talks, that the Panama-registered oil tanker at two Bangladeshi crew onboard pressway, covers some 1,500 kilometers between what I said and meant. They would be a great thing for all 17 IS militants killed in airstrikes around 10 am (local time) today the Sanchi. the state of Bahia in the northeast and the west- just wanted a story. FAKE of humanity,” he told report- and the entire ship sank at around All 21 Chinese crew members central state of Mato Grosso, and goes through NEWS!” Trump said. ers. The president had previ- in Afghanistan 3 pm. A large amount of spilled on the bulk freighter were rescued. the nation’s capital, Brasilia. Moments later, White ously dismissed the idea Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Jan. 14 (IANS): Seventeen oil is still burning on the surface Environment experts had ex- The area where the accident occurred is one House Press Secretary Sarah of direct talks with North militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) were killed when around the site, the SOA said. pressed fear that the accident could of the busiest stretches on the expressway, which Sanders released the audio Korea, tweeting in October security forces’ aircrafts targeted the terror group’s posi- The administration said it will create a massive environmental has problems of maintenance in some parts, clip of the interview. that negotiations with the tions in Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. monitor the oil spills and evalu- disaster and kill off marine life chiefly in Mato Grosso, which even has some “As you know, I have country were a waste of The security forces, according to Attaullah Khogiani, the ate the accident’s impact on the across a wide area. parts that are not paved. a great relationship with time. spokesman for the provincial administration, were acting upon intelligence reports, Xinhua news agency reported. The forces conducted sorties in parts of Haska Mina and Achin districts late on Saturday and smashed trenches Trump cancelled UK visit over lack of “enough love’’— report and weapon caches besides killing 17 insurgents. IS mili- tants, who have intensified subversive activities mostly in London, Jan. 14 (PTI): Donald repeatedly said that Trump was on Twitter after Trump’s own the US President, who had used US relations, raising fears that it the shape of deadly suicide attacks, were yet to comment. Trump had cancelled his next not welcome in the city. tweet announcing that he would the phrase “very stable genius” to could scupper plans for a speedy month’s visit to the UK after the However, the source said not be visiting the UK in Feb- describe himself last week. post-Brexit trade deal between British government did not show that his proclaimed distaste for ruary, said: “President Trump Downing Street officials were the two traditional allies. Macron calls for preserving him “enough love”, according to the new embassy was “just an got the message from the many at an advanced stage of planning Sir Nigel Sheinwald, who Iranian nuclear deal a media report quoting a source excuse”. Londoners who love and admire the US President’s visit to Lon- served as British ambassador to Paris, Jan. 14 (IANS): French President Emmanuel close to the US President. “He (Trump) felt he had not America and Americans but find don, which also included a visit the US from 2007-12, told ‘The Macron has recalled “the importance of preserving the Trump had claimed that his been shown enough love by the his policies and action the polar to Buckingham Palace for lunch. Observer’ that after Trump’s lat- Iranian nuclear agreement, and the necessary respect by abrupt decision to cancel the British government,” the source opposite of our city’s values”. Trump is also said to have est outburst the UK “should put all parties of their commitments under this agreement” working visit on February 26 and told the newspaper on condition Yesterday, pro-Trump protest- expressed interest in playing a out of our minds the idea that in a telephone talk with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin 27 for the launch of a new US of anonymity. ers turned out to disrupt Khan’s round of golf at Queen Elizabeth just around the corner when we Netanyahu. A press release published by the French presi- embassy building was in protest “He (Trump) started to be- speech on gender equality to the II’s nine-hole golf course on the leave the EU there is a magical dency said this on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. against the “bad deal” over the lieve that the British government Fabian Society in London. Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire. deal with the US that is going to The French presidency added that Macron and Netanyahu sale of the older embassy in posh thought the same way about him “It is a pleasure to be here But on Friday, he tweeted solve all our trade and industrial “also referred to the subject of the Israeli-Palestinian peace Mayfair area of central London. as Sadiq Khan and Jeremy Cor- even though we were distracted that he would not be the one in- problems”. process in the continuity of their exchanges of December However, the source quoted byn (the Labour party leader), by the actions of what some augurating the new US embassy “The way in which the bilat- 10”. This phone talk came after an ultimatum issued by by The Sunday Times has re- who have made clear their dis- would call very stable geniuses,” at Nine Elms on the south bank eral relationship has atrophied US President Donald Trump to the Europeans to tighten vealed that in fact he had been dain for him and said he is not the mayor said, as he resumed of the Thames because he did not and the tone has changed in the in the coming months the terms of the agreement reached put off by strong anti-Trump welcome in the UK,” the source his speech following the inter- approve of the “off location” site. last year since (British Prime in 2015 between Iran and the major powers, if they want sentiments expressed by London said. ruption. The cancellation has been Minister Theresa) May’s first visit to avoid Washington’s withdrawal from the deal. mayor Sadiq Khan, who has Khan, in a statement released His comment was a jibe at widely viewed as a blow to UK- is quite a big blow,” he warned. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018 ‘Story of God With Morgan Freeman’ renewed “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman” has been renewed for a third season, which will again follow the Academy Award- winning actor on an international journey as he discovers the power of religion and how it touches all of our lives. Mirror The National Geographic channel announced this at 10 the Television Critics Association winter press tour here on Saturday, reports variety.com. Freeman will travel to some of the world’s holiest sites and speak with reli- ENTERTAINMENT gious leaders, scientists, historians and archaeologists to try to shed light on questions about the divine. He had visited India for the first season. (IANS) ‘The Simpsons’ will Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5 address debate over Apu it TV the character of Apu on ing. show “The ‘The Simpsons’, the voice “’The Simpsons’ over million in Williams’ name Simpsons” or any other tropes of the the years has been pretty ctor Mark Wahlberg has donated Up Legal Defence Fund in Michelle Williams’ indelible days of my life because of Mark producers character is distressing,” humorously offensive to all $1.5 million to the Time’s Up name.” Wahlberg, WME and a community of women are definitely said Azaria. manner of people Republi- Hgoing to address the contro- “And especially in post cans, Brazilians, presidents, Legal Defence Fund in the name William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and men who share in this accomplishment. of his “All the Money in (WME), the talent agency that repre- Anthony Rapp, for all the shoulders you stood versy over Apu Nahasap- 9/11 America, the idea high school principals, the World” co-star sents both Wahlberg and Williams, on, now we stand on yours.” eemapetilon, said actor that anybody was margin- school principals, Italians, AMichelle Williams. also announced it would make Rapp alleged in a Buzzfeed story published Hank Azaria, the voice al- you name it. And they take The donation comes a $500,000 donation to the in late October that Kevin Spacey made a behind the character. a lot of pride over there in in response to criticism fund, again in Williams’ sexual advance towardS him at a not apologizing for any of over a gender pay gap for name. The organisa- party in 1986. Rapp was 14 that. I think, over the years, re-shoots of the movie “All tion had donated years old then. they’ve done a really good the Money in the World”. $1 million to the Spacey issued a job of being, Wahlberg was paid $1.5 mil- fund earlier this statement claiming shall we lion for the re-shoot while month. he did not recall the say, Williams made just around Williams alleged incident $1,000, or $80 a day, reports issued a with Rapp, but he cnn.com. statement in apologised for what “Over the last few days response to he said would have my re-shoot fee for ‘All the the donation been “deeply inap- Money in the World’ has on Saturday, propriate drunken ized become an important topic of reports cnn.com. behaviour”. based on it or had a hard uniformly offen- conversation,” Wahlberg said in “If we truly As a result of At time was very upsetting to sive without being outright a statement. envision an equal Rapp’s allegations the Television Critics me personally and profes- hurtful,” he said. “I 100 per cent support the world, it takes equal and others, director Association press tour sionally,” he added. Going forward, he said fight for fair pay and I’m effort and sacrifice,” Ridley Scott decided to in Pasadena, California, Azaria, who has played “The Simpsons” producers donating the $1.5 her statement read in re-shoot scenes from Azaria said he was aware Apu for nearly 30 years will address the contro- million to the part. “All the Money in of the concerns raised by on the sitcom and earned versy. Time’s “Today is the World” that comedian Hari Kondabolu three Emmy Awards for his “They are giving it a one of the included Spacey. in his documentary “The work, said he only wanted lot of thought,” he said. most IANS Problem with Apu”, which to “make people laugh “We’ve discussed it a little argues that the character, a and bring joy. So, that it bit, and they will definitely convenience store owner, caused any kind of pain address, maybe publicly, perpetuates negative stere- or suffering in any way, it’s but certainly creatively otypes, reports variety.com. disturbing, actually”. within the context of the “The idea that any- The actor said “The show, what they want to body, young or old, past Simpsons” exists on that do, if anything, differently or present, was bullied or fine line between what is with the character.” teased or worse based on funny and what is insult- IANS Swift’s fan wants gun ‘Modern Family’ to end after season 10 opular sitcom “Modern Family” is slated to end to protect her in Africa after its tenth season next year, according to 58-year-old The police got suspi- showrunners Steve Levi- man, who cious when he started Ptan and Christopher Lloyd. claims to be asking how many states he While ABC renewed the show singer Taylor can drive through with a for a tenth season, Levitan and Swift’s boy- concealed carry weapons Lloyd confirmed that as of now Afriend, has told the police permit. He also told the that will be its last, reports holly- that he needs a gun to police he wanted a gun to woodreporter.com. protect her in Africa. protect Taylor in Africa. “Our plan is to end it at 10. If According to the police However, it is unclear we can leave with most of our au- in New Hampshire, a why he thinks Swift will be dience wanting more, I think that’s man was at the station for in Africa. the right way to do it. Never say voluntary questioning on The police could not de- never, but I just can’t imagine that an unrelated case when he tain the man as “someone we would go past that,” Levitan bragged he was the singer’s simply saying they want a said. gay couple and showed the life of they have had “substantive conver- dress as the show begins to wrap boyfriend, reports tmz.com. gun to protect someone is “Modern Family”, featur- immigrants. sations about”. up. “He went as far as not a crime”. ing Ed O’Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty The show is currently in its Lloyd, however, can see the Even though it is still more than showing them texts with The officials are trying Burrell, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse ninth season. The idea of a spinoff benefit of doing a spinoff thanks a year away, Lloyd says they have a ‘Taylor Swift’ as the to contact Swift’s team to Tyler Ferguson and Sofia Vergara, was posed in 2013 but nothing to the audience interest in many begun to form some “loose ideas” recipient,” said the police warn her. premiered in 2009. It is lauded for came of it. members of the show’s ensemble about how to end the series. officials. IANS its diversity as it featured a married Levitan says it is not something cast; it’s something they will ad- IANS Makers confirm: ‘Padmaavat’ to release worldwide on Jan. 25 fter months Certification and the entire of facing film fraternity,” said Sud- resistance, hanshu Vats, Group CEO, Sanjay Leela Viacom18. Bhansali’s Ajit Andhare, Chief A“Padmaavat” -- earlier Operating Officer, Vi- titled “Padmavati” -- will acom18 Motion Pictures, hit the screens worldwide said the movie will witness on January 25, the makers a “mega-scale release formally announced on across maximum screens, Sunday. languages and formats cov- The filmmaker hopes ering 2D, 3D and Imax 3D the audience likes the in India and the world”. movie, which he says is his It will be the first Indian homage to the valour of film to have an IMAX 3D the Rajputs. release, the makers said. The period drama, Paramount Pictures which will release in Hindi, will distribute the film Tamil and Telugu, will across select international release with a U/A certifi- and Ranveer Singh as demanded a ban. Some every sense of the word. markets, including non- cate after incorporating five Alauddin Khilji. states, including Rajasthan We hope we will surpass traditional territories. modifications -- including “Padmaavat” was and Gujarat, have banned the expectations of our “’Padmaavat’ will cre- title change -- suggested by caught in a row over claims the movie. fans from across the world. ate its own benchmark as the censor board. by Rajput groups backed However, the makers We are humbled with an immortal classic when Bhansali said in a by a section of the BJP that are overwhelmed by the the immense support we it releases across the world statement: “’Padmaavat’ it distorts history. Shree support they have received. have received from the on January 25,” Andhare is a dream come true for Rajput Karni Sena, at the “’Padmaavat’ is a government authorities, said. me. I have always been forefront of the protests, cinematic masterpiece in the Central Board of Film IANS fascinated by the stories of honour, valour and vigour of our great Rajput warriors that have been ‘Hope no film faces protests like Padmaavat’ captured so beautifully in our literature and this anjay Leela Bhansali’s “Pad- den film, confirmed the release date movie is my homage to maavat” is finally releasing on as January 25 but are yet to make an January 25 after a long struggle official announcement. TickeT raTes those glorious stories. “I Silver Rs. 80, Gold Rs. 150 would also like to thank with the censor board and actor Sonam hopes the R Balki-direct- Movie Schedule Platinum Rs. 320 the entire film fraternity Sonam Kapoor says she hopes ed film would help eliminate the HILL STAR Sno film faces the same fate as the upcom- stigma surrounding menstruation. for supporting Viacom18 and Bhansali Productions ing period drama. “There is lot of stigma attached through the entire produc- The 32-year-old actor, who made her to menstrual hygiene and hope- tion and pre-release phase debut with Bhansali’s “Saawariya” in fully a film like this will change the and hope they like the film 2007, wished the filmmaker all the best mindset of people to an extent and they so supported.” for the movie. even create awareness. I hope India is The makers, Bhansali “I haven’t worked with him progressing towards a better future. Productions and Viacom18 (Bhansali) for 10 years since my first film “The idea to make any kind of Motion Pictures, have said released. I have been in touch with him. art be it films or anything is to reach the film is based on 16th I wish him all the best for his film. I hope out to more people and century Sufi poet Malik the film releases and I won’t wish this propagate something to Muhammad Jayasi’s epic (protest) on anybody,” Sonam told PTI. change. Any change poem “Padmavat”. It stars Her next release “Padman” is all set would be a welcome Deepika Padukone as Rani for box office clash with “Padmaavat”. with our film,” she The officials at Viacom18 Motion said. Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor 2pm: TIGER ZINDA Pictures, producer of the controversy-rid- PTI 11.30 am, 8 pm: 1921 as Maharawal Ratan Singh (Hindi)horror HAI (Hindi) 5pm: JUMANJI (Eng) 2D EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018 SCIENCE AND TECH 11 NASA discovers farthest Writing a to-do list will help you sleep faster at night known galaxy in the universe New York, Jan. 14 (IANS): Unable to sleep at night? Washington, Jan. 14 (PTI): their small size and tremen- the image of this galaxy, (RELICS) and companion years across Try writing a “to-do” list NASA scientists have spot- dous distances. we can determine its actual S-RELICS Spitzer pro- The object is considered at bedtime as it may aid in ted the farthest known gal- However, in this case, size and shape,” said Mr gramme. prototypical of young gal- falling asleep, a new study axy in the universe, a primi- the gravitational field of Salmon. “RELICS was designed axies that emerged during suggests. tive cluster of stars just 500 a massive foreground gal- First predicted by Albert to discover distant galaxies the epoch shortly after the “Most people just cycle million years old. axy cluster not only am- Einstein a century ago, the like these that are magni- Big Bang. through their to-do lists in An intensive survey plified the light from the warping of space by the fied brightly enough for The galaxy is right at the their heads, and so we want- deep into the universe by background galaxy but also gravity of a massive fore- detailed study,” said Dan limits of Hubble’s detection ed to explore whether the NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer smeared the image of it into ground object can brighten Coe, Principal Investigator capabilities, but just the act of writing them down space telescopes has yield- an arc. and distort the images of far of RELICS. beginning for the upcoming could counteract night ed the image of the gal- “No other candidate more distant background By combining the Hub- NASA James Webb Space time difficulties with falling axy named SPT0615-JD, galaxy has been found at objects. Astronomers use ble and Spitzer data, Mr Telescope’s powerful capa- asleep,” said lead author of stretched and amplified by a such a great distance that this “zoom lens” effect to Salmon calculated the look- bilities, said Mr Salmon. the study Michael K. Scul- phenomenon called gravita- also gives you the spatial go hunting for amplified im- back time to the galaxy of “This galaxy is an excit- lin from Baylor University, tional lensing. information that this arc im- ages of distant galaxies that 13.3 billion years. ing target for science with in the US. worry,” he added. Participants in the to-do Though a few other age does,” said Brett Salm- otherwise would not be vis- Preliminary analysis the Webb telescope as it of- The study compared For the study, published list condition fell asleep sig- primitive galaxies have been on of the Space Telescope ible with today’s telescopes. suggests the diminutive gal- fers the unique opportunity sleep patterns of partici- in Journal of Experimental nificantly faster than those seen at this early epoch, Science Institute in the US. SPT0615-JD was identi- axy weighs in at no more for resolving stellar popula- pants who took five minutes Psychology, researchers in the completed-list condi- they have essentially all “By analysing the effects fied in Hubble’s Reioniza- than 3 billion solar masses. tions in the very early uni- to write down upcoming monitored electrical brain tion. looked like red dots given of gravitational lensing on tion Lensing Cluster Survey It is less than 2,500 light- verse,” he said. duties versus participants activity using electrodes on The more specifically who chronicled completed a group of healthy young participants wrote their to- activities. adults. do list, the faster they subse- “There are two schools They completed a writ- quently fell asleep, whereas of thought about this. One ing assignment for five min- the opposite trend was ob- Anxiety could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s is that writing about the fu- utes prior to overnight poly- served when participants N e w Yo r k , Ja n . 1 4 Previous studies have Their findings, pub- ture would lead to increased somnography recording in a wrote about completed ac- (IANS): Is your elder- suggested depression and lished in The American worry about unfinished controlled sleep laboratory. tivities. ly grandfather showing other neuropsychiatric Journal of Psychiatry, tasks and delay sleep, while They were randomly as- Therefore, to facilitate higher levels of anxiety? symptoms as predictors suggest that higher brain journaling about completed signed to write about tasks falling asleep, individuals Beware, it may signal the of Alzheimer’s disease amyloid beta burden was activities should not trigger that they needed to remem- may derive benefit from early manifestation of progression during its associated with increasing worry,” Scullin said. ber to complete the next few writing a very specific to-do Alzheimer’s disease, re- “preclinical” phase -- the anxiety symptoms over “The alternative hy- days (to-do list) or about list for five minutes at bed- searchers warned. time during which brain time in cognitively normal pothesis is that writing a tasks they had completed time rather than journaling Alzheimer’s disease is deposits of fibrillar amy- older adults. to-do list will ‘off-load’ the previous few days (com- about completed activities, a neurodegenerative con- loid and pathological tau As anxiety is common those thoughts and reduce pleted list). the researchers noted. dition that causes the de- accumulate in a patient’s in older people, rising anx- cline of cognitive function brain. iety symptoms may prove and the inability to carry This phase can occur to be most useful as a risk out daily life activities. more than a decade before marker in older adults with Citizen scientists discover The findings showed a patient’s onset of mild other genetic, biological or that worsening anxiety cognitive impairment, the clinical indicators of high symptoms in older adults researchers noted. Alzheimer’s risk. 5 exoplanets using Kepler with may be associated The team examined “If further research with an increase in amy- the association of brain substantiates anxiety as an loid beta levels -- a key amyloid beta and longi- early indicator, it would factor in the development time in those with higher “This suggests that tudinal measures of de- be important for not only of Alzheimer’s disease. amyloid beta levels in the anxiety symptoms could pression and depressive identifying people early on “When compared to brain,” said lead author Abe a manifestation of symptoms in 270 cogni- with the disease, but also, other symptoms of de- Nancy Donovan a geriat- Alzheimer’s disease prior tively normal, older adults treating it and potentially pression such as sadness ric psychiatrist at Brigham to the onset of cognitive between 62 and 90 years slowing or preventing the or loss of interest, anxiety and Women’s Hospital in impairment” Donovan old, with no active psychi- disease process early on,” symptoms increased over Boston. added. atric disorders. Donovan said. Scientists spot massive Largest volcanic eruption in the ice deposits on Mars ocean uncovered in New Zealand Washington, Jan. 14 The researchers in- ic maps of the sea floor. (IANS): Scientists have vestigated eight locations They did about 12 dif- unearthed thick and mas- on Mars and found thick ferent surveys for 8-12 sive deposits of ice in some deposits cover broad re- hours each and those maps regions on Mars. gions of the Martian mid- are so high resolution that were then able to use a The images taken by latitudes with a smooth Kepler space telescope. the High Resolution Im- mantle. remotely operated vehicle which is tethered to the aging Science Experiment H owe ve r, e r o s i o n Washington, Jan. 14 “We have each poten- ther in. (HiRISE) camera aboard in these regions creates ship, to actually go down and make observation of (IANS): Citizen scientists tial transit signal looked This is the only system NASA’s Mars Recon- scarps that expose the have discovered nearly at by a minimum of 10 with a chain of unbroken naissance Orbiter (MRO) internal structure of the the eruption and also bring back samples. five exoplanets -- planets people, and each needs a resonances in this config- showed the three-dimen- mantle. outside our solar system minimum of 90 per cent uration, and may provide sional structure of massive The scarps are actively With more than 80 per cent of the world’s volca- that orbit a star -- using of ‘yes’ votes to be con- clues to theorists looking ice deposits on Mars. retreating because of sub- data from NASA’s Kepler sidered for further charac- to unlock the mysteries The ice sheets extend limation of the exposed noes located underwater, scientists like Carey be- space telescope. terisation,” Christiansen of planet formation and from just below the surface water ice. T h e d i s c o v e r y i s added. migration. to a depth of 100 meters or The ice deposits likely lieve it’s vital to learn more about them. through a project called The researchers an- However, the research- more and appear to con- originated as snowfall dur- Sydney, Jan. 14 (IANS): ter column onto the sea “Volcanoes provide Exoplanet Explorers, nounced the discovery ers, writing in the paper tain distinct layers. ing Mars’ high-obliquity Researchers have found surfaced and then it was heat and chemicals to the which part of the Zooni- of a four-planet system, published in The Astro- It extending downward periods and have now that the world’s largest dispersed by wind and ocean and that input is verse online platform -- named as K2-138, where nomical Journal, noted from depths as shallow compacted into massive, deep ocean volcanic erup- sea currents,” lead author actually really important a citizen’s science web the central star is slightly that they found a fifth as 1 to 2 meters below fractured, and layered ice. tion happened in New Rebecca Carey, volcanolo- when it comes to sustain- portal. The project also smaller and cooler than planet on the same chain the surface, which could Previous researchers Zealand. Named as Havre, gist at the University of ing life,” Carey said. featured on a programme our sun. of resonances, and hinted preserve a record of Mars’ have revealed that the Red the deep ocean volcanic Tasmania, was quoted as “Havre is a cornerstone called Stargazing Live on The system had 44 of a sixth planet as well. past climate, the research- Planet harbors subsurface eruption was first discov- telling Xinhua. the Australia Broadcast- Jupiter-sized planets, 72 eruptive event because The five known plan- ers noted in the journal water ice. ered in 2002. A solidified “We knew it was a ing Corporation (ABC). Neptune-sized, 44 Earth- ets are all between the size for the first time we are Science. Recent observations by volcanic rock known as large scale eruption, ap- “People anywhere can sized, and 53 so-called of Earth and Neptune; “We expect the vertical MRO’s ground-penetrat- pumice raft -- 400 square proximately equivalent to able to constrain exactly log on and learn what Super Earth’s, which are planet b may potentially structure of Martian ice- ing Shallow Radar instru- kilometres in size -- found the biggest eruption we’ve what happened, where it real signals from exoplan- larger than Earth but be rocky but planets c, rich deposits to preserve ment revealed a buried floating in the ocean near seen on land in the 20th happened, at what depth, ets look like, and then smaller than Neptune. d, e, and f likely contain a record of ice deposition ice layer that covers more New Zealand in 2012 Century,” Carey added. how much and how fast it look through actual data The researchers also large amounts of ice and and past climate,” said ground than the state of showed that underwater For the study, the team erupted.” collected from the Ke- found that the planets are gas. Colin M. Dundas, from New Mexico. eruption had occurred. successfully mapped the “With this sort of pler telescope to vote on orbiting in an interesting All five planets have the US Geological Survey. NASA’s Phoenix land- The eruption involved remote location with sub- quantitative understand- whether or not to classify mathematical relation- orbital periods shorter “They might even be a er had also dug up some 14 aligned vents causing a mersible vehicles including ing, we are able to probe a given signal as a transit, ship called a resonance, than 13 days and are all useful source of water for ice near the Martian north “massive rupture”. a remotely operated vehi- the fundamental questions or just noise,” said Jessie in which each planet takes incredibly hot, ranging future human exploration pole in 2008, however, it is “When this rock was cle and an automated un- about how submarine Christiansen, scientist at almost exactly 50 per cent from 800 to 1800 degrees of the red planet,” Dundas not clear if that is part of produced by the volcano, derwater vehicle to make volcanoes work,” Carey the California Institute of longer to orbit the star Fahrenheit, the research- added. the big sheet. it rose through the wa- high resolution topograph- noted. Technology (Caltech). than the next planet fur- ers said. Scientist warns of more frequent Ageing of brain can be tackled with regular yoga—Study New Delhi, Jan. 14 (PTI): absence of disease which The cortisol level which cyclones in Arabian Sea Practising yoga regularly could have contributed to was 95 before yoga reduced can slow down ageing of obesity, hypertension, and to 72.7 after three months Gandhinagar, Jan. 14 cyclone and in 2015 we had Ockhi nearly touched the brain and helps it stay neurological disorders, not of yoga in the group 40-50 (IANS): Cyclonic turbu- two. This year also we had the coast of Gujarat and young, claims a study. in medication and no prior years. lence is expected to increase ‘Ockhi’ that was expected a heavy destruction was The study by the re- knowledge of yoga. Smok- Further, dopamine and in the Arabian Sea over the to hit the western coast. feared then. After Megh, searchers of the Defence ers, alcoholics, and tobacco serotonine levels which coming years, a scientist Earlier, we have never had Ockhi was the most intense Institute of Physiology and eaters were excluded from effectively improve moti- warned on Friday. such cyclonic action in the storm measured by experts, Allied Sciences (DIPAS), the study. vation, focus, mood and Looking at the data regions and not with the with winds blowing over said that yoga might help The respondents were instill positivity were found since 2014, experts see a magnitude and frequency 115 miles an hour. in prevention of age-related made to practice yoga for to have improved in all the rise in the number of such we are seeing now. Now it “This increasing activity degeneration by changing one hour everyday for three groups after yoga. instances, a phenomenon has almost become an an- can be attributed to global cardiometabolic risk fac- months. The blood pres- Those having low do- which might be attributed nual phenomena,” Nayak warming and can be taken tors and brain-derived neu- sure which was recorded at pamine levels may experi- to global warming, said for- told the media. as a warning sign for the rotrophic factors among 122/69 in the age group of ence feelings of depression, mer Union Earth Sciences The western coast of In- mankind,” said Nayak. men. 20-29 before yoga reduced boredom, or apathy. They Secretary Shailesh Nayak. dia saw, for the first time, an The event, jointly organ- DIPAS is a laboratory to 119/68 (systolic pressure may lack the energy and “Cyclones in the Ara- extremely severe cyclonic ised by the Gujarat Ecology of the Defence Research is 119 and the diastolic motivation to carry out or- bian Sea are likely to in- storm -- Nilofar -- in Oc- Commission (GEC) and the and Development Organi- pressure is 68) after doing dinary tasks, the research- crease in the near future,” he tober 2014, where winds Society of Integrated Coast- sation (DRDO).The re- yoga. ers said. said at the two-day national greater than 100 miles per al Management (SICOM), search study, which was Similarly, the blood “Based on the results workshop on ‘Coastal Zone hour blew over the Arabian sees stakeholders like the published in the American pressure which was 134/84 of the study, it may be Management - Policies to Sea, and forced the local au- government, NGOs, scien- Ageing Association, fo- among the respondents (40- concluded that the ageing Action’ inaugurated here thorities to evacuate around tific institutes, international cused not only on the brain 50) came down to 124/79 process has an active role on Friday. 30,000 people. In 2015, the and national agencies, the but comparative studies after yoga. on degenerative changes in “Looking at the pattern Arabian Sea saw two more World Bank, Ministry of were conducted on hyper- 40 years, its slow degenera- between 20 and 50 years Cortisol, which is a autonomic functions, and of the cyclones that have cyclones, even stronger than Environment, Forest and tension, blood pressure, tion starts. were randomly selected stress hormone released monoamines as well as begun appearing in the Ara- Nilofar, in just one week. Climate Change, and the heart rate, and stress. Ac- As part of the study, and divided into three age by the adrenal glands and levels of BDNF, which may bian Sea since a couple of Cyclone Chapal blew at a Zoological Survey of India, cording to the researchers, done by Rameswar Pal, groups -- 2029, 3039, and helps body deal with stress- revert back towards nor- years, we can see that it is wind speed of 150 miles share their experiences on a brain develops till the age Som Nath Singh, Abhir- 4050 years. ful situations was 68.5 per mal or near- normal levels bound to increase in com- per hour and Cyclone Megh the last seven years of the of 20-30. up Chatterjee and Mantu Inclusion criterion cent in the age group of through yogic practice in ing years. killed 27 people. Integrated Coastal Zone After that, development Saha, 124 healthy and were normal healthy and 20-29 which declined to healthy active males,” the “In 2014, we had one Last month, Cyclone Management Programme. of the brain halts and after physically active men aged physically active males, 47.4 after the exercise. study said. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, January 15, 2018

C M Y K 12 SPORTS Roy stars as England beat KVSA meet opening night catches attention Australia by 5 wickets in 1st ODI topping Mark Waugh's 173 against the West In- dies in 2001. In the 42nd over, Roy was dismissed by Starc. But it was too late because the visitors were at 281. His 151-ball innings was laced with 16 boundaries and five sixes. After the fall of Roy's wicket, Root played sensi- bly but skipper Eoin Mor- gan (1) and Jos Buttler (4) failed to make their mark Roy acknowledges the applause at the MCG after being dismissed for 180. at the other end. With just three runs needed, M e l b o u r n e, Ja n . 1 4 sponded with a brilliant runs to the board, Alex Moeen Ali (5) came in to (IANS): Opener Jason ton, fourth of his career, to Hales (4) also departed. the middle and completed A view of the colourful opening ceremony of the 63rd KVSA meet at the Kohima local ground on Jan. 13. Roy blasted 180 in 151 help his team overhaul the He was dismissed by Pat the formalities. For Aus- balls to hand England a target in the penultimate Cummins when the team tralia, Starc and Cummins Dimapur, Jan. 14 (EMN): Social Some says it was a well planned WhatsApp. comfortable five-wicket over. Chasing a challeng- total was 60 runs. scalped two wickets each. media is abuzz over the inaugural cer- coordinate sports event programme, “I am sure the closing ceremony win against Australia in ing target, England start- Incoming batsmen Joe Earlier, Australia emony of the 63rd KVSA meet 2018 especially with good lighting setting will be inevitably spectacular as the the first One Day Interna- ed off on a positive note. Root and Roy then shared scored 304/8 with Finch, which took place on Saturday night at taking place in evening. grand opening ceremony” believes tional match at the Mel- Openers Roy and Jonny a 221-run partnership, Mitchell Marsh (50) and the Kohima local ground, hosted by “Must have been spectacular” Max Marius Menuoseo Khieya, bourne Cricket Ground Bairstow (14) helped their the second-largest at the Marcus Stoinis (60) con- Kohima Village Youth Organisation says a senior government official, who closely watched the inaugural here on Sunday. team to cross the 50-run MCG. In the process, Roy tributing handsomely. (KVYO) while Kits Awomi on Facebook’s ceremony. After opener Aaron mark in the fifth over. registered the highest score For England, Liam Most comments coming from group News Of The day (NOTD), The week long meet will witness Finch (107) guided Aus- But soon, Mitchell by an Englishman in Aus- P l u n k e t t t o o k t h r e e Facebook and Whatsapp were ap- which has over 60,000 followers, athletics, chess, football, basketball, tralia to 304/8 in their Starc dismissed Bairstow. tralia and the highest by wickets and Adil Rashid preciative of the way the ceremonial sums up “Spectacular show.. Greater volleyball, table tennis, badminton, allotted 50 overs, Roy re- After adding a few more any batsman at the venue, chipped in with a brace. opening programme went on at the height in KVSA and Naga sports... wrestling, cross country race. historic Khuochiezie for 150 minutes congrats to the organisers of KVSA Around 400 sportspersons from or so. meet for state of art inaugural func- four competing Khels – P. Khel, T. “Spectacular glittering open- tion. Khel, D. Khel and L.Khel will vie for ing ceremony, I, think KVSA meet Sedeneikho Shosahie, a sports the coveted titles. Joshua, Parker set for world would be the biggest sport even in organiser for many years candidly ad- The competition will commence the state, absolutely a grand opening. mit, saying its world class and saluted on Monday starting at 9.30 am at the This should boost the morale of our the KVYO. Kohima local ground, with athletics heavyweight title clash on Mar. 31 upcoming young talents” stated H. Being held for the first time, events with 12 gold medals up for Chishi, a senior journalist of the state. full marks to KVYO says a feed on grabs. London, Jan. 14 (AFP): champion Tyson Fury. Heavyweight boxing Parker's performance moved closer to having an against Fury did not im- undisputed world cham- press some ringside observ- pion after it was announced ers. Alexis Sanchez left out of Sunday that Britain's An- But Parker was ada- thony Joshua and New mant his punching power Zealand's Joseph Parker would test Joshua. will meet for a multiple title "Anthony Joshua is in Arsenal squad at Bournemouth bout in Cardiff on March for a huge shock," he said. London, Jan. 14 (AFP): paving the way for him 31. "A couple of months ago I Alexis Sanchez was omit- to leave the club in the Joshua will put his heard him say 'why should ted from Arsenal's squad current transfer window, World Boxing Association I be worried about this little to face Bournemouth on adding that a bidding war and International Boxing kid from New Zealand'? Sunday as speculation could help Arsenal. Federation belts on the line "Well, now he's about Britain's Anthony Joshua will put his World Boxing Association and mounts over a January Jose Mourinho la- against Parker, the World International Boxing Federation belts on the line against Joseph to find out. And the world transfer to Manchester belled him a "phenomenal Boxing Organisation cham- Parker on Mar. 31 in Cardiff. is about to find out whether United or Manchester player" at his press con- pion. AJ can really take a punch. City. ference later that day but Matchroom Boxing, happened last time I was in weight champion, unified "My entire existence Sanchez, 29, did not both the United boss and Joshua's promoters, said a unification heavyweight the WBA and IBF titles is now devoted to proving even travel to the south Manchester City manager the bout would take place championship fight -- it was with a dramatic and hard- what the boxing world al- coast for the lunchtime Pep Guardiola were tight- at the 74,500 capacity gruelling, it was interesting fought win over Wladimir ready knows." kick-off, with Gunners lipped about a potential Principality Stadium, best and we both left the ring Klitschko at Wembley in Sunday's announce- boss Arsene Wenger ad- move for the forward. known for staging Wales with masses of respect," the April before retaining both ment concluded weeks of mitting he was left at Guardiola's bid to buy rugby union internationals. 28-year-old added. belts against Carlos Takam sometimes fraught talks home over his unresolved Alexis Sanchez has refused to sign a new Arsenal contract with his Sanchez collapsed at the "I would like to an- "These fights aren't easy in a late-stoppage win in between the two camps. future. The Chile inter- current deal expiring in the summer. end of the summer trans- nounce the official news because there is a lot on Cardiff in October. "I'm delighted to get national has refused to fer window and City were that myself and Joseph the line, so respect to team Parker, 26, became the this fight made –- it's been sign a new Arsenal con- are sixth in the Premier because of the situation," favourites to land him this Parker will be fighting on Parker for taking the chal- WBO champion in Decem- a long time coming," said tract with his current deal League table, confirmed Wenger told Sky Sports. time around but the club March 31 at Principality lenge. I am looking forward ber 2016. Joshua’s promoter Eddie expiring in the summer, before kick-off at Dean "I still don't know what are apparently unwilling Stadium in Cardiff," said to it, training camp is under He made his British de- Hearn. and United and City are Court that he remained is going to happen." to meet Arsenal's reported Joshua. way and before you know it but last year with a majority "Champions should reportedly both keen on unsure on Sanchez's fu- Wenger admitted on £35 million ($48 million, "It is a unification March 31 will be upon us." points win over challenger fight champions and AJ recruiting him this month. ture. "He's being vague, Friday that Sanchez would 39 million euros) asking heavyweight championship Joshua, the London Hughie Fury, a cousin of continues to step up to the Wenger, whose side we have left him at home not be signing a new deal, price. fight. We all know what 2012 Olympic super-heavy- former world heavyweight challenges." Nadal, Djokovic, favourites at Australian Open, says Federer Pant ton helps Delhi crush Himachal Melbourne, Jan. 14 (IANS): After Even at 36 years of age, Federer is and Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic last year's inspirational five-set victory still at the peak of his powers, taking under injury clouds, Federer acknowl- in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tourney against Rafael Nadal in the Australian out two Grand Slams in 2017. edged that there is a price to pay when Open final, tennis great Roger Federer The World No.2 believes that his playing "highly explosive tennis." New Delhi, Jan. 14 (IANS): Open- In his 38 ball innings, Pant bundled out for 141. Waseem Raza looked cool, calm and confident when extensive pre-season training should be "I think attacking tennis also has er Rishabh Pant slammed 116 as slammed eight boundaries and 12 took four wickets for Jammu and he addressed the media on Sunday, just enough to see him through the gruel- a lot of wear and tear on the body," Delhi outplayed Himachal Pradesh sixes. This is also the fastest century Kashmir while Umar Nazir Mir one day before the 2018 tournament ling tournament schedule. he said. by 10 wickets in a North Zone match in T20 cricket by an Indian batsman. sclaped two wickets. gets underway. "The off-season is tougher than "Playing more of a reactive game is of the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament Gautam Gambhir, at the other In South Zone match, Karnataka But the humble Swiss star talked playing tournaments for me," Federer maybe more physical in the sense that here on Sunday. end remained unbeaten at 30. defeated Kerala by 20 runs. down any suggestion that he should be explained. you play longer rallies, you spend more Chasing 145, Pant started as- Earlier, Put in to bat, Himachal Mayank Agarwal (86) helped considered the favourite for this year's "I work hard in the off-season time on the court, but it's always pretty saulting the Himachal bowlers right Pradesh scored 144/8 with Nikhil Karnataka score 181/6. Apart from Australian Open, reports Xinhua news to create a base that serves me well much the same," he added. from the start. He reached the 50-run Gangta (40) scoring majorly. him Ravikumar Samarth (27) also agency. throughout the season, and then I "It's a similar rhythm, but there's mark in just 18 balls and then com- For Delhi, skipper Pradeep Sang- played a crucial knock in the middle- "I feel like maybe somebody like rework the base time and time again not that much sprints going on in this pleted his ton in another 14 balls to wan scalped two wickets. order. a Rafa, with the year that he's had, or throughout the season," he added. regard." When asked if tennis tourna- become the second batsmen to score In other North Zone match, Chasing 182, Kerala were bowled Novak (Djokovic) with the six titles "I think that's very important." ment organisers should do more to ad- the fastest ton in the shortest format Jammu and Kashmir defeated Pun- out for 161. Skipper Sanju Samson could very well be the favorites too," With five-time Australian Open dress the recent spate of player injuries, of the game. West Indian batsmen jab by 23 runs. (71) and Vishnu Vinod (46) were the Federer said. finalist Andy Murray's withdrawal, Federer disagreed. Chris Gayle was the fastest. Chasing 164/3, Punjab were only successful batsman. Team Europe retain EurAsia Cup title I-League: Minerva beat Lajong to cement top spot Shah Alam (Malaysia), Shillong, Jan. 14 (IANS): Gurung by sheer pace and Jan. 14 (IANS): Team Eu- Minerva Punjab FC in- fed Opoku with an assist rope dominated the singles creased their lead at the who in turn sent a magnifi- matches to earn a hard- top of the points table with cent shot into the back of fought 14-10 victory over a 1-0 win over Shillong the net. Leading the game Team Asia and retain their Lajong FC in an I-League by 1-0, the Minerva play- title at the EurAsia Cup football match here on Sun- ers were visibly high on golf tournament here on day. confidence as they momen- Sunday. William Opoku Asiedu tarily silenced the otherwise After trailing over the scored the only goal of the strong home crowd. last two days, Team Europe Team Europe were all smiles after coming from behind to beat Asia game in the 58th minute to Lajong's chance to surmounted a gallant fight- on the last day in Kuala Lumpur. help Minerva log all three score an equaliser came in back to win eight out of 12 points. the 62nd minute but Da- matches in the singles for- land's Poom Saksansin gave radech Aphibarnrat. Minerva are now on 22 gar managed to keep out mat at the Glenmarie Golf Asia a brief reprieve, beat- The winning moment points from nine match- Abdoulaye Koffi's attempt. and Country Club. ing England's Paul Casey for Europe came on the es, four ahead of second- Minerva replied in the 66th Alex Noren of Swe- by one hole. 18th hole when Belgium's placed East Bengal. minute with another goal den delivered the day's first Major winner Henrik Thomas Pieters beat Souty Shillong remain on the Players of Minerva Punjab FC and Shillong Lajong FC vying for the ball during their I-League match in attempt by Girik. point for Europe with a Stenson put another point Korea's Byeonghun An by fourth spot with 14 points Shillong on Sunday. The hosts wasted an- convincing win over Ma- on the board for Europe one hole. from 10 games, one point other chance in the 80th laysia's Nicholas Fung. when he defeated Japan's England's Tyrrell Hat- ahead of fifth-placed Mo- however, were holding their when Alen Deory's deflect- The start of the second minute when Lalmuanpuia Asia's top ranked golfer Hideto Tanihara while Aus- ton then beat India's Anir- hun Bagan who have a own against their oppo- ed shot was saved by Mi- half saw Minerva applying sent the ball straight into Gavin Green of Malaysia tria's Bernd Wiesberger ban Lahiri before South Ko- game in hand. nents resulting in an equally nerva goalkeeper Rakshit the pressure. The Punjab the arms of Dagar. then fell victim to Spain's took them three points clear rea's Sunghoon Kang and It was an intense, fast matched game. Dagar. based team's offence was Lajong went on to Rafa Cabrera Bello as the with a victory over Thai- England's Matthew Fitzpat- paced game which man- Minerva's first attempt Minerva created an- up by a notch as they forced wasted another couple of Europeans increased their land's Phachara Khong- rick shared the spoils. aged to keep the 5,800 on goal came in the fifth other scoring chance in the Lajong on to the defensive. scoring chances and could lead. watmai. Japan's Yuta Ikeda and people in attendance at the minute with Opoku getting 40th minute but Opoku The game changer came not not make use of six Tommy Fleetwood France's Alexander China's Li Haotong sal- edge of their seats. past the Lajong's defence. fired wide yet again. Lajong in the 57th minute as Mi- minutes of added time as earned another point for Levy then brought Europe vaged some pride for Team Both teams started off However, his shot was wide replied with an attempt at nerva took the lead from Minerva garnered three Europe when he brought to within a point of retain- Asia by beating England's on an offensive note with of the target. the Minerva goal which Opoku's strike. valuable points on their trip d ow n I n d i a ' s S. S. P. ing the EurAsia Cup when Ross Fisher and Ireland's Minerva taking a more ag- Lajong had a good was saved by Dagar in the Chencho ran down the to the north-eastern part of Chawrasia before Thai- he defeated Thailand's Ki- Paul Dunne respectively. gressive approach. Lajong chance in the 21st minute 43rd minute. left flank, beating Novin- India.

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