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NSF against “anomalies & favouritism” morungexpress

Kohima, August 8 (MExN): The Naga Students’ Federation has again spoken out against the “anomalies and favouritism” in appointments to the Nagaland University. Stating that the “growth of the University has been stunted by numerous controversies as the matter of fact”, the Federation, in a note issued by its vice president and general secretary, took a “strong view of the NUTA ultimatum” in regard to the recent appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff at the university, and stated that “the NUTA are always cautious and concern about the university for necessary redress by finding out corruption”.
Taking strong exception to “the deed of the Nagaland University authority”, the Federation called upon the University to “rectify the anomalies and favouritism in the appointment immediately as such tactic is uncalled for, which it will be a discrimination and tantamount to prejudice on the part of the university”. In the event of failure of the authority in concern “to correspond with authentic justification and redressed”, the NSF warned, “the concern authority shall be held solely responsible”.
“It is very inopportune for the students’ community and public that the Nagaland University which came into being in the year 1994 is still unfolded with corruption, maladministration and mismanagement in the working system till date,” stated the NSF. The academic welfare of the students’ community has been neglected between the politics of nepotism, favouritism and incompetence within the setup, the Federation lamented.

Do you agree that Nagaland has become a land of beggars? morungexpress

Some of those who voted yes had this to say:
• Yes, Nagas are beggars. It may not be about begging on the street, but we have become so dependent on others that we are constantly begging others. No wonder Nagas have become so corrupted and our towns into a free fire zone.
• Not beggars on the streets, but beggars becos we dont work to earn but want fast and easy money. What better than, extorting and kidnapping? Even if they dont have even one bullet in their revolver, they have the nerve to abduct people to pay ransoms.
• The one reason, Nagas have been dependent is we are all selfish. Everyone thinks of himself only. When funds are given by centre, people dont take it as public money. They use the money as if its theirs. In a long run we have been dependent on these supplies of funds for survival.
• It’s the same thing as begging, but we are doing it with guns and threats
• Yes, with an AK-47 bowl
• Spirit of entrepreneurship killed by government subsidies, dependence on government for employment, lack of ownership in one's own community development.
• Yes, just look at the staggering numbers of unemployment. Most of the presently employed people are all in government services. The fact that there is a very small private sector in Nagaland means, Nagas are heavily dependent on the government. So yes from this point of view we are nothing short of beggars. Unless ideas of self-employment grows, we will keep begging.
• Indians think we are good beggars. We think we are fooling India with the amount of Schemes and funds they provide annually. They are doing this just to keep our mouths shut about the freedom thing.
• Nagas should learn to become timid and humble. Why do we see our naga brothers boasting around esp. with the non-locals. We should be thankful they are there. Otherwise we would have been in the streets sweating out for petty jobs. Who else is manning ur paddy field?
• In a literal sense, Yes. We may not be out in the roads begging with our bowls, but Nagas by large are constantly seeking shortcuts in life. We want the best out of life without giving anything in return. We dont even work hard, but we want the best out of life. No wonder so many of us are resorting to begging as a way out of hard word and also finding ways to an easy road. Our minds definitely begging, even if our bodies are not.
• I see that Nagas are beggars in every way. The Govt biggies go to Delhi and beg 4 funds. The undergrounds figure out the begging system by their gun power. Everybody is after begging in some way or other.
• Its the undergrounds that have made a begging a trade to survive. Just ask any business set up when these thugs havent begged for donations.
• From top to bottom, we are beggars.
• Begging on the streets and begging with unfolded hands are different. Our Naga comrades have been begging since long just to meet their ends. God forbid! Nagas will land up in the streets of Assam, Delhi, Mumbai.
• The best beggars we will ever see. These days the beggars come in SUV's and Scorpios to literally beg the business community for their own survival.
• Nagas are all beggars with huge mansions, cars and fancy Scorpios and Boleros..All they do is imitate undergrounds and screw around the town asking their share of taxes. What shameless creatures are we becoming?
• Right from the CM level to a mere man on the streets, We are dependent on Indians. We need them for money, food, salt, clothes, and everything there is. So literally we are all beggars.
• Government and politicians are solely responsible! Like it or not accept it! Past governments and politicians were no better and now worst. IS THERE ANY WAY OUT?
• Beggari ho chuka hai. Aur bi honahe he kuinki Naga aadmi lok ko kaam atanehi hai. Serf betho aur khao.
• Agreed. So many official beggars wanting to lead a luxurious and comfortable life and not using the God given hands, legs and brains to work and earn.

Some of those who voted no had this to say:
• We are only demanding for what is rightfully ours
• I dont agree that Nagaland has been reduced to a land of beggars. There is no doubt that the state of affairs is of much concern and the practices of corruption and other malpractices has reached the pinnacle. However this is mostly found only in towns like Kohima and Dimapur and some other growing towns like Mokokchung. But away from these towns, for most parts the Naga villagers are not only self-sufficient but are also pure in heart. They are simple people who still hold on to honesty and integrity. Whereas in urban Nagaland, these practices of honesty is no longer found and so they are the ones who have been reduced to begging. But rural Nagaland, and most of Nagaland is rural, the people can still hold their heads high and be proud that they are self-sufficient as well as honest in making their livelihood.
• No, since Nagas love to live in dignity and respect and does not go for begging
• I dont think it can be said that Nagaland has become a land of beggars. There is no doubt that Nagas are so very dependent on the government even for our most basic of requirements. But this is all a forced situation. This is all being done in duress. If we are to remove this situation of duress, than I dont think we will be given the chance to say that Nagaland has become a land of beggars. The begging right now, whether in the streets on in the power corridors of Kohima and New Delhi is humiliating but that is a reality we cannot avoid for now. But still then, the majority of the people in the villagers are hard working and have really worked hard for their livelihood. Its those people in cities and towns who have become lazy and through corrupted means trying to find a shortcut to money.

Some of those who voted others had this to say:
• Nagaland is like a communist state, where the only source of employment is the government and its machineries. There is no private enterprise at all. So when the government control all employment and source of livelihood, the people have no choice but to beg and become beggars – not in the streets, but in the corridors of government offices.
• There are scarcely any differences between the consumer’s society and the beggar’s one. Dependency mentality, unhealthy work ethic, bereft of the dignity of labor, perennial insurgency problem, deeply ingrained corruption etc are the roots cause of woes and impediments seriously hampering all round progress and holistic development in the state in spite of blessing it with adequate human and natural resources and favorable climatic conditions and besides billions and billions of rupees are pumping into the state through huge monetary assistance and developmental aids, countless welfare schemes. You name it. Enough is enough, its high time to reverse this sad on-going trend before it has become irreversible. Now is the time for a really true change and the change will come not from without but from within starting all the way from you and me as there goes an old saying “charity begins at home.”
• This is a thought provoking question. The way I see it, it is not about a beggar, literally, it is more about how Nagas are begging for everything and in the process selling ourselves in a very cheap manner. Yes, Nagas we have lost our dignity and integrity, we have become very cheap by selling ourselves.
• I think about than beggars, the root cause if laziness. I think Nagaland is a land of lazy bones. People are just not prepared to work hard and earn an honest living the difficult way. Since the creation of Nagaland state in 1963, the people have become too dependent on the government for everything. This is the genesis of bankruptcy and laziness. Now, no one is willing to work unless it is a government job, and it is not possible for every Naga to be employed in the government. If only Nagas will realize that for Nagaland to develop it needs the private sector to be very active and booming.
North Cachar Hills crying for peace Dayanath Singh Assam Times
Recent violence in North Cachar Hills district of Assam has attracted entire nation to put efforts to bring peace in this ‘ever peaceful’ autonomous council. A large number of fact finding committees so far have visited the places where violence occurred with hundreds of people killed and houses burnt. Recently a five member fact finding committee of Justice on Trial visited the violence-hit N C Hills district and contacted a number of villagers and tribal groups of Dimasas, Zemes, Karbis, Kukis, Hmars and other indigenous tribes. The people are sincerely crying for peace in the areas.
Women of all tribal and non-tribal indigenous groups also expressed the plight of refugees in the relief camps, where they are put now-a-days. The committee came to the conclusion that prima facie the situation in the Hill district was explosive and needed immediate intervention to stop anti-national, extra constitutional activities of Nagaland declaring it as Nagalim, which is the root cause of the violence in the areas. It gathered the impression that the situation was serious and needed immediate action by the Central government.
The fact finding panel comprised of Justice (Red.) M V Tamaskar of MP High court, Ms Nafisa Hussain, former member of National Human Rights Commission, Mumbai, former Addl. Advocate General, G S Gill, Rajasthan, Y R Patil, retired IPS officer, Bangalore and Social activist Ram Kishor Pasari, Secretary, Gandhi Nagar.
The panel observed that in NC Hills besides Zeme and Dimasa tribes, there are other eleven tribes. The militant groups are DHD(J) belonging to Dimasa community. The Zemes are primarily Nagas and have their own militant outfits. The NC Hills Autonomous Council formed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India, is a faction ridden council and Dimasas have upper hand. About forty three percent population of the district is Dimasas, who want the Council be renamed, while Zemes and other tribal groups having fifty seven percent population oppose it. That is the root cause of the trouble and insurgency. The Zemes are supported by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), a Naga militant outfit of Nagaland adjoining N C Hills of Assam. About 4000 Dimasa people have taken shelter in relief camps, as their houses were burnt. They are living in a very pitiable condition. The schools are closed and children are deprived of their education.
In its interim report the panel recommended that the hygienic conditions of relief camps ought to be improved keeping in view the sanitation, medical aid, supply of water, baby foods and green vegetables etc. Law and order situation should be improved so that the people may go back to their homes. Since the affected people could not do the farming due to disturbances, they should be given work through NREGA scheme immediately.
The panel also suggested that the senior officials of the district should hold talks with community leaders and prepare environment and mentality to resolve the problems amicably. The separatist movement should be taken hard handed and the state government should consider the demands which both rebel groups may agree and find out solution within the Constitution of the country. The panel assured the media persons at Guwahati that they would submit the final report before the government within a month time.
Violence in North Cachar Hills D N Singh Merinews

A fact-finding panel was recently despatched to prepare a report on the violence in the NC Hill district of Assam. The report released by them labelled the situation as serious and requiring of immediate attention from the Centre. .

VIOLENCE IN the North Cachar Hills district of Assam has brought national attention to the need to take steps to bring peace to this autonomous council. A large number of fact-finding committees have visited the places where the violence occurred and where hundreds of people were killed. Recently, a five member fact-finding committee of Justice on Trial visited the violence-hit N C Hills district and contacted a number of villagers and tribal groups of Dimasas, Zemes, Karbis, Kukis, Hmars and other indigenous tribes. Women of all tribal and non-tribal indigenous groups talked of the plight of refugees in relief camps.

The committee came to the conclusion that the situation in the Hill district was explosive and needed immediate intervention to stop anti-national, extra constitutional activities of Naga separatist groups land declaring it as Nagalim, which is the root cause. It gathered the impression that the situation needed immediate action by the Central government. The fact finding panel comprised of Justice (Red.) M V Tamaskar of the MP High Court, Nafisa Hussain, former member of the National Human Rights Commission, Mumbai, former Additional. Advocate General, G S Gill, Rajasthan, Y R Patil, retired IPS officer, Bangalore and social activist Ram Kishor Pasari, Secretary, Gandhi Nagar.

The panel observed that the NC Hills area has eleven tribes apart from the Zeme and Dimasa tribes. DHD(J) is a militant group that belongs to the Dimasa community. The Zemes are primarily Nagas and have their own militant outfits. The NC Hills Autonomous Council formed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India, is a faction ridden council in which the Dimasas have the upper hand. Dimasas constitute about 43 per cent of the population of the district, and they have demanded that the council be renamed. Tge Zemes and other tribal groups that account for 57 per cent of the population oppose the move.
Zemes are supported by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), a Naga militant outfit adjoining N C Hills of Assam. About 4000 Dimasa people have taken shelter in relief camps after their houses were burnt.
Schools have closed and children are deprived of their education. In its interim report, the panel recommended that the law and order situation should also be improved so that the people may go back to their homes. It also pointed out that since the affected people could not carry out farming due to disturbances, they should be provided work under the NREGA scheme immediately. The panel also suggested that the senior officials of the district should hold talks with community leaders and prepare an environment and mentality to resolve problems amicably. The separatist movement should be dealt with and the State government should consider their demands in such a way that rebel groups may agree to a solution that is within the country's Constitution. The panel assured media persons at Guwahati that they would submit the final report to the government within a month's time.

Border talks inconclusive: Chinese PM Agencies
New Delhi, August 8 (Agencies): China on Saturday expressed readiness to work towards increasing mutual understanding and confidence with India as the two sides concluded two-day boundary talks on a satisfactory note and agreed to maintain "peace and tranquility" in the border areas pending the settlement. In a special message to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said it was in the interest of both the countries to maintain "peaceful co-existence and seek common development which is also exerting deep and far impact on Asia and the whole world".
The message conveyed through Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, who met Singh, said "China is willing to work with India to increase mutual understanding and confidence, enhance cooperation in all fields, and seek new progress in building the Sino-India Strategic Cooperative Partnership." Singh responded by saying that India completely agrees with Wen's sentiments and seeks to strengthen Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
Describing China as a cooperative partner, Singh said India was willing to work towards expanding and deepening bilateral ties and work with it to promote peace, stability and prosperity in Asia and the world. The message came as Special Representatives of the two countries concluded deliberations, expressing "satisfaction at the progress" being made in the boundary talks and agreeing to maintain "peace and tranquility" in border areas pending settlement.

Chinese State Councillor meets PM
Singh also told Dai that before the two countries settle the boundary issue, both sides should work for the maintenance of peace and calmness in the border areas. The Prime Minister also hoped that the two countries would make further efforts to reduce differences and find a solution to the boundary issue to mutual satisfaction, according to Chinese official news agency.
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said the talks between National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Dai were held in "cordial and friendly" atmosphere. For the first time, apart from the boundary issues, the discussions covered a broad agenda which included the entire gamut of bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Describing relations with China as a "key foreign policy priority for India", Narayanan noted that there has been a significant expansion in bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, defence, culture, education and people-to-people exchanges." Reciprocating the sentiments, Dai hoped that the two countries will jointly meet global challenges in the spirit of the Shared Vision, signed during Singh's visit to China in January 2008.
"China takes a positive view of India's development and progress, and also supports a bigger role for India in international affairs," Dai said. Both sides noted that the Strategic Cooperative Partnership established between India and China in 2005 was a major milestone in the relationship.

China for ‘fair’ settlement of boundary row

Beijing, August 8 (Agencies): As India and China launched the latest round of their boundary talks in New Delhi, Beijing today said it favoured a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution" to the vexed issue based on the spirit of "mutual understanding and accommodation". "China is willing to make joint efforts with India in the spirit of mutual understanding and accommodation to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the issue," Jiang Yu, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said.
Jiang's comment came as India and China kicked off the 13th meeting between their Special Representatives to discuss the border issue in New Delhi. The boundary talks launched in 2003 are being held on the basis of Political Parameters and Guiding Principles agreed between the two countries in 2005. At the same time, the official Xinhua news agency noted that China and India have "disputed territory along the Himalayan region in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region as a result of the 'McMahon Line' drawn by the British colonial rulers in India in the early 20th century."
"However, the Chinese government has never recognised the illegal 'McMahon Line'", it said. Meanwhile, Jiang rejected a media report from Hong Kong about China-India border talks, describing it as "groundless." Hong Kong-based Ming Pao newspaper reported on Wednesday that China's bottom line in its border talks with India is that Beijing would possess only 28 per cent of the disputed territory with India.

DHD(J) may come forward for talks STAFF Reporter Assam Tribune
GUWAHATI, Aug 9 – Militant group DHD(J), commonly known as the Black Widow group, is likely to come forward for talks with the Government by following the preconditions set by the Central and State Government. Official sources said that the militant outfit is in touch with the Government and already submitted a list of its weapons. The outfit is likely to formally come overground to hold talks with the Government by August 15 if “everything goes according to plan,” sources added. However, sources refused to divulge whether the chief of the outfit Jewel Garlosa, who was arrested in Bangalore, would be released after the outfit comes overground to hold talks.

It may be mentioned here that the Government laid down strict pre-conditions to the militant groups willing to come for walks. As per the pre-conditions, the militant groups must abjure violence, deposit weapons and all the members must stay in the designated camps.

Meanwhile, official sources admitted that though the State Government is keen on starting dialogue with the Black Widow group, the Centre is skeptical of it as the Ministry of Home Affairs is of the view that there are reasons to doubt the sincerity of the group, which announced its desire to come for talks only after receiving major setbacks following the arrest of its chief and killing of the Foreign Secretary of the outfit Frankie Dimasa.

Sources said that though the militant outfit submitted a list of its weapons, according to reports of the security agencies, the outfit has many more weapons and the list did not include some sophisticated weapons earlier used by the group like Rocket Propelled Grenades. Moreover, the outfit has not yet been able to submit its full list of cadres who would have to stay in the designated camps as per the pre-conditions laid down by the Government.
Apunba Lup issues clarion call for rally By Our Staff Reporter Sangai Express
IMPHAL, Aug 9 : Reasser-ting that there would be no let up in the ongoing public movement till an acceptable conclusion is reached, the Working Committee of the Apunba Lup has fervently appealed to the people to participate in tomorrow’s protest rally which will be followed by submission of memoranda from various organisations to the Governor of Manipur.
In a statement issued today, the Lup pointed out that tomorrow’s rally to be followed by submission of representations to the Governor at 11 am is to demand resignation of the Chief Minister on moral ground, strin- gent punishment of the guilty police commandos, punitive action against higher ranking police officials and unconditional release of detained Lup activists.
The Lup had been demanding resignation of O Ibobi Singh, accusing him of misleading the people regarding the fake encounter in the BT road firing on July 23.
Apart from a pregnant Th Rabina Devi and Ch Sanjit, who were slain in the firing, five others were also wounded.
Labelling O Ibobi Singh as the most arrogant and shameless Chief Minister Manipur has ever known, the conglomerate body apparently referring to the photographic revelation by Tehelka news magazine of police commandos cooking up the BT road incident, asserted that evidences flashed in the media leaves no room for the CM to hoodwink the public.
Opining that the said incident is a momentous occa- sion for the people to unite and put an end to wanton killings and repressive tactics by Govt agencies, it also proclaimed that movement currently being sustained is an outcome of cumulative wrenching pain suffered by Manipuris.
Expressing awe that O Ibobi is still clinging to the post of Chief Ministership inspite of the July 23 firing implication and subsequent brutal crackdown launched against the protestors, the Lup also ridiculed stoic silence maintained by the Congress party leaders and loyalists.
The Lup also cautioned that failure to understand sentiment of the masses might lead to even more stronger agitation with the most extreme impact ever witnessed in the history of Manipur.




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