Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki’s recent visit to Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California, USA seems to bear fruit as Google Inc has agreed in principle to launch Arunachal specific project and bring in solutions for imparting global standard education to the students of the state.
In a communiqué from Parliamentary Secretary, Education, IPR and Government Spokesperson Bamang Felix, who along with Education Secretary and Planning Secretary, Government of Arunachal held a meeting with Gagandeep Singh Puri, Head of Education in India for Google, stated that Google has agreed to launch a special programme for Arunachal titled “Chief Minister’s Global Education Programme”.
The programme which would be a restructure of CM’s Talent Award Scheme and shall cover the students of Class – VIII to XII, will be launched on 22nd of December at Itanagar by Chief Minister, Felix revealed. The entire technical support is being provided by Google, making it first of its kind in the country.
While lauding the CM for the landmark initiative, apparently excited Felix stated that with the launch of this e-education programme involving professionals from Google, Arunachal Pradesh would find its mention in educational map of the world.
Google being a pioneer in e-education would be of tremendous help in fulfilling the vision and ideals set by the State Government, he expressed confidence. It may be mentioned here that the Chief Minister during his visit to Google Headquarters had sought assistance from Google for making the state an e-educational hub.
-ArT
Saturday, 13 December 2014
Friday, 12 December 2014
Nephiu Rio addresses Parliament for Peaceful Naga Solution
Lok Sabha Member and former Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio today asked the government of India to expedite the Indo-Naga peace process and ongoing political dialogue and bring about an early solution in a time bound manner. Addressing the Lok Sabha in Zero Hour of today’s session, Rio said that the more than seven decades of conflict must be brought to its logical conclusion through an honorable solution that is acceptable to the people.
Zero Hour in Parliament is reserved for addressing issues of urgent public importance and national issues.
Rio told Parliament that the Naga issue is of utmost national importance and the peace process and negotiations must be approached to be resolved in a time bound manner.
He recalled that in 2003, the then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has stated in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, that “India recognizes and understands the unique history of the Nagas”, adding that the Naga peace process must be approached as a national issue.
“A peaceful, democratic and just conclusion will not only strengthen the foundations of Indian democracy but it will also bring to an end, the more than seven decades of violent conflict in a crucial region of the country that is of strategic importance in multi dimensional manner”, Rio said in his address.
The Nagaland MP stated that the Naga political issue is termed as the mother of all insurgencies and the conflict is more than seven decades. A ceasefire was declared between the Government of India and the Naga political groups in 1997, however even after 17 years of ceasefire and dialogue, a solution to the protracted problem remains elusive till today.
Rio appreciated the Government of India for appointment of a new interlocutor and welcomed the statement of the National Security Adviser who has expressed the sincerity of the Government of India in the ongoing peace process. He told the House that the Naga people have been crying out for peace and the peace process has the popular support of the people including the mass based civil societies, church organisations, tribal hohos, NGOs, and political parties.
He informed Parliament that in the previous House of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, all 60 MLAs under the banner of the Joint Legislators Forum (JLF) had unanimously resolved to support the peace process. This, he said is a significant achievement that cannot be undermined.
The three times chief minister of Nagaland stated that the Naga People’s Front (NPF) has declared in its election manifesto that the State Government will pave way for any solution that is honorable and acceptable to the people. This commitment, he said has removed all hurdles and obstacles and the ground has been prepared for realization of an honorable solution. Further he reiterated that it was on the basis of this commitment in the manifesto that the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland was voted to power with the popular mandate of the people for three consecutive terms.
Rio urged upon the Government of India to expedite the peace talks and give an offer of solution to the Naga people so that an honorable solution can be reached and permanent peace can be achieved which will pave way for accelerated development to take place.
~EasternMirror Nagaland
Zero Hour in Parliament is reserved for addressing issues of urgent public importance and national issues.
Rio told Parliament that the Naga issue is of utmost national importance and the peace process and negotiations must be approached to be resolved in a time bound manner.
He recalled that in 2003, the then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has stated in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, that “India recognizes and understands the unique history of the Nagas”, adding that the Naga peace process must be approached as a national issue.
“A peaceful, democratic and just conclusion will not only strengthen the foundations of Indian democracy but it will also bring to an end, the more than seven decades of violent conflict in a crucial region of the country that is of strategic importance in multi dimensional manner”, Rio said in his address.
The Nagaland MP stated that the Naga political issue is termed as the mother of all insurgencies and the conflict is more than seven decades. A ceasefire was declared between the Government of India and the Naga political groups in 1997, however even after 17 years of ceasefire and dialogue, a solution to the protracted problem remains elusive till today.
Rio appreciated the Government of India for appointment of a new interlocutor and welcomed the statement of the National Security Adviser who has expressed the sincerity of the Government of India in the ongoing peace process. He told the House that the Naga people have been crying out for peace and the peace process has the popular support of the people including the mass based civil societies, church organisations, tribal hohos, NGOs, and political parties.
He informed Parliament that in the previous House of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, all 60 MLAs under the banner of the Joint Legislators Forum (JLF) had unanimously resolved to support the peace process. This, he said is a significant achievement that cannot be undermined.
The three times chief minister of Nagaland stated that the Naga People’s Front (NPF) has declared in its election manifesto that the State Government will pave way for any solution that is honorable and acceptable to the people. This commitment, he said has removed all hurdles and obstacles and the ground has been prepared for realization of an honorable solution. Further he reiterated that it was on the basis of this commitment in the manifesto that the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland was voted to power with the popular mandate of the people for three consecutive terms.
Rio urged upon the Government of India to expedite the peace talks and give an offer of solution to the Naga people so that an honorable solution can be reached and permanent peace can be achieved which will pave way for accelerated development to take place.
~EasternMirror Nagaland
Fire devours 32 houses in Sine village in Arunachal’s East Siang district
Itanagar: At least 32 houses have been reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in the remote Sine village in Arunachal's East Siang district on Monday. The fire, which began around 2am, had spread quickly, an official report said here on Wednesday.
Education minister Tapang Taloh, Lok Sabha MP Ninong Ering and East Siang DC Nidhi Srivastava expressed their shock over the incident. Taloh, who is the local MLA, sought a detailed report of the incident and directed Boleng ADC in-charge Gamtum Padu to extend all required help and financial assistance to the victims.
The minister said he has talked to the government for relief and rehabilitation of the victims. He urged the villagers to remain alert as there are frequent incidents of fire during winter.
He urged the administration, civil bodies, NGOs and students to take steps to create awareness on fire mishaps amongst villagers.
Ering, who is in New Delhi attending the Parliament session, said he would visit the village soon. He also expressed concern over repeated fire mishaps reported from various parts of the state.
The Congress MP also sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for procuring CGI sheets and Rs 1 lakh cash as financial assistance to the victims from his MPLAD fund.
Srivastava said she is closely monitoring the situation and officials have been briefed regarding rescue and relief measures, the report said.
~TimesofIndia
Education minister Tapang Taloh, Lok Sabha MP Ninong Ering and East Siang DC Nidhi Srivastava expressed their shock over the incident. Taloh, who is the local MLA, sought a detailed report of the incident and directed Boleng ADC in-charge Gamtum Padu to extend all required help and financial assistance to the victims.
The minister said he has talked to the government for relief and rehabilitation of the victims. He urged the villagers to remain alert as there are frequent incidents of fire during winter.
He urged the administration, civil bodies, NGOs and students to take steps to create awareness on fire mishaps amongst villagers.
Ering, who is in New Delhi attending the Parliament session, said he would visit the village soon. He also expressed concern over repeated fire mishaps reported from various parts of the state.
The Congress MP also sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for procuring CGI sheets and Rs 1 lakh cash as financial assistance to the victims from his MPLAD fund.
Srivastava said she is closely monitoring the situation and officials have been briefed regarding rescue and relief measures, the report said.
~TimesofIndia
Sukulung Crowned Naga Chef Season 2
Sukulung has won the coveted title of Naga Chef Season 2 and walked away with prize money of Rs 5 lakh. Naga chef Season 2 came to close with the grand finale held at Hornbill Festival, Kisama.
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Proud Sukulung pose for photograph with cheque.[/caption]
The Naga Chef is a first of its kind culinary skills competition in Nagaland. The objective of the competition is to increase the appreciation of the Nagaland’s unique indigenous cuisines and to provide a platform to entrepreneurial Naga chefs to showcase their delectable range of Naga food to the world.
With the grand success of Naga Chef Season 1, Season 2 kicked off with the 12 contestants who qualified the screening round, amongst them the top four cooks advanced to the final “Entrepreneurial Chef” round.
They have been vying for the Naga Chef Season 2 title at Hornbill Festival Kisama where each contestant had to run an individual stall with innovation in technique and creativity to prepare authentic local cuisines. They have been evaluated from December 1 to 9 based on their Cooking skills, Presentation, Customer Service, Innovation, Cleanliness, Authenticity and Revenue Generation.
Naga Chef Season 2 was organized by the Synergy Group Enterprise and supported by Department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland. The pantry partner was The Green Caravan who managed the Naga chef Pantry.
~NagalandPost
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Proud Sukulung pose for photograph with cheque.[/caption]The Naga Chef is a first of its kind culinary skills competition in Nagaland. The objective of the competition is to increase the appreciation of the Nagaland’s unique indigenous cuisines and to provide a platform to entrepreneurial Naga chefs to showcase their delectable range of Naga food to the world.
With the grand success of Naga Chef Season 1, Season 2 kicked off with the 12 contestants who qualified the screening round, amongst them the top four cooks advanced to the final “Entrepreneurial Chef” round.
They have been vying for the Naga Chef Season 2 title at Hornbill Festival Kisama where each contestant had to run an individual stall with innovation in technique and creativity to prepare authentic local cuisines. They have been evaluated from December 1 to 9 based on their Cooking skills, Presentation, Customer Service, Innovation, Cleanliness, Authenticity and Revenue Generation.
Naga Chef Season 2 was organized by the Synergy Group Enterprise and supported by Department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland. The pantry partner was The Green Caravan who managed the Naga chef Pantry.
~NagalandPost
6th Music Awards of Nagaland, open-air concert on Dec 13
Musicians of Nagaland will be honoured during the awards presentation ceremony of the 6th Music Awards of Nagaland, 2014 on December 13, 6:30 p.m. onwards at City Clock Tower. “A starry Christmas” open-air concert is also scheduled at the same time and venue which will be graced by Maj. Gen. Deepak Saxena, VSM, COS, 3 Corps as the guest of honour.
It may be noted that the Music Awards of Nagaland was instituted in 2009 by the Native Trax Society and is the only platform to reward and honour recording musicians and those involved behind the scenes in the music industry of the state.
A total of 32 nominations in various categories representing the best music videos and songs in various genres recorded during the year will be vying for these coveted awards.
The awards presentation ceremony will witness special performances by Colored Keys, Ilitoli Aye and Toshimeren Jamir and the event will be compered by VJ Imli Lee (Déjà vu), VJ for ‘Backyard Buzz’ a TV programme about the music and musicians of Nagaland which is telecast on DDKK.
This will be followed by Native Trax Society’s annual advent Christmas concert ‘A Starry Christmas’ which NTS has been organising since 2010.
This free, open-air concert is aimed at getting Dimapur’s festive revelers into the Christmas spirit and also to give visitors a chance to see Dimapur at its best and experience an evening of artistry that will capture their hearts so that they can take back fond memories and a positive impression of our city.
The concert will feature live performances by some of the best singers and musicians of Nagaland. Those featured to perform include Avancer, DJ Ina, Diethozo Thakro, Moba Inggang Band, Imnasenla Aier, Neikuo Khezhie, Zulu Jamir, D. A. Chasie (Atso), Red Alert, Wannyen Bezo, Aben Jamir, Divas Unleashed, Leengoi meets Big Dane, Rajj Ismokey Proudliee and Molung Imsong
In addition to this there will also be a special lucky draw for those coming to witness the event with a chance to win mobile handsets sponsored by Basu Damani, general secretary, central NPF and a Titan watch sponsored by Sanjay, World of Titan.
~NagalandPost
It may be noted that the Music Awards of Nagaland was instituted in 2009 by the Native Trax Society and is the only platform to reward and honour recording musicians and those involved behind the scenes in the music industry of the state.
A total of 32 nominations in various categories representing the best music videos and songs in various genres recorded during the year will be vying for these coveted awards.
The awards presentation ceremony will witness special performances by Colored Keys, Ilitoli Aye and Toshimeren Jamir and the event will be compered by VJ Imli Lee (Déjà vu), VJ for ‘Backyard Buzz’ a TV programme about the music and musicians of Nagaland which is telecast on DDKK.
This will be followed by Native Trax Society’s annual advent Christmas concert ‘A Starry Christmas’ which NTS has been organising since 2010.
This free, open-air concert is aimed at getting Dimapur’s festive revelers into the Christmas spirit and also to give visitors a chance to see Dimapur at its best and experience an evening of artistry that will capture their hearts so that they can take back fond memories and a positive impression of our city.
The concert will feature live performances by some of the best singers and musicians of Nagaland. Those featured to perform include Avancer, DJ Ina, Diethozo Thakro, Moba Inggang Band, Imnasenla Aier, Neikuo Khezhie, Zulu Jamir, D. A. Chasie (Atso), Red Alert, Wannyen Bezo, Aben Jamir, Divas Unleashed, Leengoi meets Big Dane, Rajj Ismokey Proudliee and Molung Imsong
In addition to this there will also be a special lucky draw for those coming to witness the event with a chance to win mobile handsets sponsored by Basu Damani, general secretary, central NPF and a Titan watch sponsored by Sanjay, World of Titan.
~NagalandPost
Thursday, 11 December 2014
37-year-old man raped sister-in-law in Manipur.
IMPHAL/Thoubal, Dec 11 : An irate mob today vandalised the house of a 37-year-old man, who allegedly raped his 23-year-old sister-in-law at Tekcham village in Thoubal district, under Kakching police station.
The accused has been identified as Langpoklapam Sanjoy of Tekcham Bazar Mamang Moirangthem Leirak.
According to the family of the alleged rape survivor, the incident happened inside a fishing hut near Lousipat, around 1 km away from Tekcham village last night.
They said that the victim along with her husband and their two little children have been staying in the hut for fishing since the past few days.
They added that fishing hut of the accused is located next to their hut.
Last evening at around 6 , the victim’s husband left his wife and children there and went to his house to fetch dinner for them.
Taking advantage of his absence, the accused allegedly barged into the hut and raped the young mother of two.
After the incident, the victim managed to reach her house along with her children and told everything to her husband and family.
Since early morning today, a large mob gathered at the locality.
However, Kakching police reached the locality on time and arrested Sanjoy from his house at around 10 am before the mob attacked him.
Later, the irate mob vandalised his house and conducted a public meeting at Tekcham High School ground in the afternoon.
The meeting resolved to ostracise Sanjoy along with his wife from Tekcham village.
The meeting also cautioned that anybody who gives shelter to Sanjoy and his wife inside the village would get the same punishment.
It also resolved that the family of the accused must provide compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh to the victim within December 15 this year failing which the locals would confiscate their residential land and sell it to pay the said amount
~The SangaiExpress
The accused has been identified as Langpoklapam Sanjoy of Tekcham Bazar Mamang Moirangthem Leirak.
According to the family of the alleged rape survivor, the incident happened inside a fishing hut near Lousipat, around 1 km away from Tekcham village last night.
They said that the victim along with her husband and their two little children have been staying in the hut for fishing since the past few days.
They added that fishing hut of the accused is located next to their hut.
Last evening at around 6 , the victim’s husband left his wife and children there and went to his house to fetch dinner for them.
Taking advantage of his absence, the accused allegedly barged into the hut and raped the young mother of two.
After the incident, the victim managed to reach her house along with her children and told everything to her husband and family.
Since early morning today, a large mob gathered at the locality.
However, Kakching police reached the locality on time and arrested Sanjoy from his house at around 10 am before the mob attacked him.
Later, the irate mob vandalised his house and conducted a public meeting at Tekcham High School ground in the afternoon.
The meeting resolved to ostracise Sanjoy along with his wife from Tekcham village.
The meeting also cautioned that anybody who gives shelter to Sanjoy and his wife inside the village would get the same punishment.
It also resolved that the family of the accused must provide compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh to the victim within December 15 this year failing which the locals would confiscate their residential land and sell it to pay the said amount
~The SangaiExpress
Rio for peaceful solution to Naga issue
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 11 (MExN): “A peaceful, democratic and just conclusion will not only strengthen the foundations of Indian democracy but it will also bring to an end, the more than seven decades of violent conflict in a crucial region of the country that is of strategic importance in multi dimensional manner,” stated Member of Parliament from Nagaland state Neiphiu Rio today while addressing the zero hour of Thursday’s parliament session.
Rio urged the Government of India to expedite the Indo-Naga peace process and bring about an early solution in a time bound manner.
The MP from Nagaland state said that the Naga issue is of utmost national importance and that the peace process and negotiations must be approached to be resolved in a time bound manner.
Rio told the House that the Naga people have been crying out for peace and the peace process has the popular support of the people including the mass based civil societies, church organisations, tribal hohos, NGOs, and political parties. He further informed of the formation of the Joint Legislators Forum (JLF), its support for the peace process and the NPF commitment to pave way for any honorable and acceptable solution.
~MExN
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