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It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow — Robert H. Schuller Rajya Rani Express derailment: Indian Railways hints at sabotage

Catholics in Nagaland observe Good Friday

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NPF helped BJP grow ‘larger & bolder’: Nagaland Congress

Allow opening of zero balance A/c: Govt to banks DImapur, aprIl 15 (mExN): The Government of Nagaland has requested all the Branch Managers of different Banks in the State to extend their full cooperation in opening of “0” balance bank accounts for MGNREGA Job Card Holders. This is in accordance with announcement by the Central Government that Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) will be implemented under MGNREGA with effect from April 1, informed Commissioner (MGNREGA) & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Kelei Zeliang in a press note. In this regard, an earlier notification has asked all registered Job Card Holders to open bank accounts at the earliest to facilitate direct cash transfer of wages into their accounts. The Programme Officers MGNREGA and BDOs are further directed to coordinate and assist the card holders in their respective Blocks in opening the bank accounts at the earliest.

Public still firm on the demand for Tobu District DImapur, aprIl 15 (mExN): The Tobu District Demand Committee today stated that while it is not opposed to the demand of separate district for Aboi sub-division by Aboi District Demand Committee, it reaffirmed that the public of Tobu and Moka “is still firm on the demand of Tobu District since the public movement for the demand of Tobu District began in 2006.” A press note appended by Secretary Tobu District Demand Committee, P Shamoah; President TASU, T Muklong; President KU (B) Tobu, SB Poangba; and President KU Unit Mopong, Yangkon also refuted a press statement by Aboi District Demand Committee “claiming the participation of the KU units and Students’ Union from Tobu and Moka Area” in the Aboi District Demand rally on April 12.

Turkish referendum slated today

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aNkara, aprIl 15 (IaNS): Millions of Turks will head to the polls on Sunday to vote in a referendum race that could transform the country into a presidential republic, granting sweeping new powers to the President.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to replace the parliamentary system with an executive presidency. Approval could see him stay in office until 2029.

About 55 million Turkish voters will be casting votes.

Supporters say a “yes” vote would streamline and modernise the country; opponents fear the move would lead to increasingly authoritarian rule. The referendum takes place under a state of emergency which was imposed following a failed coup last July.

DImapur, aprIl 15 (mExN): At a time when cow vigilantes and anti-romeo squads rule the Indian roost, a strong voice has emerged from the margins; that of a political party that was recognized by the Election Commission of India only in February this year.

The Nagaland Congress (NC) has opposed what it termed the BJP’s “politics of anti Christianity” that they apprehend will spread in Nagaland through the “accommodative spirit of NPF and tepid attitude of church bodies.” In this “grave situation,” the party wondered whether “the church should remain silent because consequence of silence may fall upon the church.”

“Nagaland is comparatively a small and maybe seen as insignificant state, yet now seemingly considered a thorn in the body politics of future Hindu Rashtra,” stated a press release from the media cell of the NC. Intoxicated with overwhelming electoral support, it noted, the BJP wants to create a “Hindu

BJP yet to be at its peak, says Amit Shah

BhuBaNESwar, aprIl 15 (IaNS): Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah said on Saturday that despite being in power at centre and in 13 states, the party is yet to achieve its peak and urged workers to devote themselves for the cause.

“Many (people) declared after the 2104 general elections that the BJP reached its peak, but it was not so. They then said in 2017 (after elections to the five states, including Uttar Pradesh) that the BJP has now attained it peak, but it is not the case,” Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad quoted Amit Shah as saying at inaugural session of the party’s two-day National Executive meeting here.

“But the BJP is yet to be at its peak.

Rashtra” by 2021 that entails “one nation, one culture, one diet, one religion.”

“Either we are Indian and not Christian or Christian and not Indian,” claimed the NC about BJP’s agenda soon after a BJP leader declared that the party will form the next government in Nagaland State with absolute majority.

Citing instances of “imposition” of various ‘days’, the NC highlighted the

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The BJP will attain its peak when BJP will have Chief Ministers in all the states and it has members everywhere -- from panchayats to Parliament,” Shah added, according to Prasad.

“Let’s resolve to make BJP a pan-India party from panchayats to Parliament. BJP’s golden period should be associated with country’s golden period,” Shah said.

Amit Shah said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will complete three years in office on May 26. The BJP Chief also said that earlier there was a perception that BJP was doing well only where there was Congress and not against the regional parties, but the recent election results of Uttar Pradesh has proved this per-

“core issue” to be the BJP’s “declared position to phase out Christianity in a new India” and, as partisan, NPF’s “unconcealed position not to antagonize BJP.” “We are seeing not a convergence but submerged of regionalism into a new brand of Hindu nationalism,” stated the new political party while hitting out at the NPF which, the NC claimed, has helped BJP grow “larger and bold-

ception wrong. BJP can also perform in the states ruled by regional parties, he noted. Urging party workers “not to be lethargic” after stunning victories in recently-concluded assembly polls, Amit Shah said that all the National Executive members including ministers would visit at least 15 days at booths to know their problems and concerns including to take suggestions for the improvement.

Prasad also told media persons that the BJP chief would tour, for 95 days, different parts of the country till September. The first day of the two-day meet was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 13 Chief Ministers including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

er” not by “people’s choice” but by the “NPF’s love marriage with BJP.” To extrapolate their point, the NC pointed out that “at no point of time in the past was Article 371A questioned and challenged as daringly done during these three consecutive terms of NPF-led DAN Govt.” And, “In so far as religion is concerned NPF might have created a Frankenstein out of BJP.”

Maintaining, however, that it is “not against BJP as a political party,” the NC stated that it will “defend our faith and practices as a matter of conviction as well as constitutional right.”

“Whether NPF should continue the marriage with BJP till swamis and yogis are sufficiently born to saffronize Nagaland is best left to supporting people to decide when they can,” the NC concluded.

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ACAUT for enquiry into central funds utilization

DImapur, aprIl 15 (mExN): ACAUT Nagaland has urged the Chief Secretary of Nagaland State to institute an enquiry and, thereafter, lodge a complaint to the CBI for thorough investigation of “all funds utilized by the department of Rural Development.”

Worry was expressed on the proper utilization of the central fund called MGNREGA after the Medziphema Village Council alleged that the Nagaland State’s Rural Development Department forcibly took blank cheques from its VDB secretary and VC chairperson on various occasions for “department mobilization works” without any clarity on these said works.

From the “facts reported in the press,” the ACAUT Nagaland found that the “action of the concerned officer/BDO or the department asking a blank cheque for departmental mobilization works can in no way be construed as legitimate and it is prima facie extortion from the helpless village council by the depart-

ment and its officials.”

The anti-corruption body noted that a government agency’s expenses are allocated during the financial year and the “question of deducting money from the VDB allocated fund for departmental mobilization does not arise and such deduction is illegal.”

ACAUT Nagaland concluded in their letter to the CS that in this case, “rural development fund is reported to have being siphoned off by unscrupulous Government employees in the name of the department.” Thus, in the interest of the public, it ‘demanded’ that the Chief Secretary’s office “take a proactive role in facilitating accountability and transparency and address the subject matter.”

Furthermore, the ACAUT Nagaland requested that the office “accord prosecution sanction to start criminal trial of the concern offenders under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as when asked for.”

Tension at 5th Mile over land dispute 14, 809 TB suspects examined in 2016 in Nagaland State

Morung Express Dimapur | April 15

A row of huts were burned today at 5th Mile, Dimapur, over an alleged land dispute. The incident occurred around 12:30 pm at 5th Mile Model village as two contending parties staked claim over a plot of land located a few hundred metres north of NH 29.

As per the police, the day’s incident occurred after one of the two contending parties erected temporary structures in the disputed site. The police said that the other party set fire to the huts in retaliation resulting in a virtual standoff between the two disputing parties.

One claimed it is the village playground, while the other claimed it is private property.

While there was no report of physical confrontation, the police said that one of the parties accused the other of using firearms.

It could not be ascertained whether firearms were actually used as alleged. The police said that

Our Correspondent Kohima | April 15

Huts, which were razed at the disputed plot of land at 5th Mile Model village, Dimapur on April 15.

the party that made the allegation produced to the police, who arrived at the scene, two .22 calibre empty shells.

On April 13, the police said that a similar incident was witnessed at the same disputed area during which huts were set afire.

The police declined to make any further comments stating that the dispute is pending already in court for the past many years.

The estimated number of Tuberculosis (TB) suspects examined in the year 2016 was 14,809 in Nagaland, out of which treatment for 3276 TB patients was initiated.

This was stated in the Nagaland Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in the recent State Assembly session here by Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics Tovihoto Ayemi.

The report stated that Nagaland State formally launched the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) on December 1, 2012 to achieve and maintain a cure rate of at least 85% among newly detected infections cases and also to detect at least 70% of such cases in the population.

A collaboration of the activities of TB and HIV was started in 2008.

Also, DOTS Plus ser-

vices for management and treatment of MDR TB was initiated in August 2012.

Under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), Nagaland became the first state in the Indian Union to achieve the target of maintaining the prevalence rate of 1 case per 10000 population, set by the Government of India and World Health Organization (WHO).

During 2016-17, 94 new cases of leprosy were detected, out of which 79 were released after successful treatment.

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) covers 6 vector borne diseases namely, Malaria, Japanese Encephalitis (JE), Dengue, Kala Azar, Chikungunya and Filariasis. Out of these Malaria, JE and Dengue are found in Nagaland.

Malaria is endemic in all the 11 districts while JE is detected in 9 districtsDimapur, Kohima, Mon,

Peren, Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Longleng, Tuensang and Wokha and Dengue in one district (Dimapur).

Through implementation of NVBDCP programme, there is a decrease in malarial cases and decline in the number of deaths due to vector borne diseases.

The number of malarial cases in the state was recorded at 0.76 per 1000 population in 2015-16, which decreased to 0.41 in 2016-17, and the number of death due to malaria was zero during 2016-17.

There was an outbreak of Dengue during 2016-17 and number of dengue affected patients rose to 1679, however no death was reported during the year.

Preventive interventions, sensitization strategy and timely treatment contributed in substantially reducing the number of cases and deaths of such diseases in the State.

Expressing gratitude may help Four potential inland water transport routes in Nagaland boost your relationship, health Our Correspondent Kohima | April 15

NEw York, aprIl 15 (IaNS): Struggling to save your relationship? Try and express gratitude, which may not only boost your relationship, but also enhance your psychological and physical well-being, a study has found.

The findings, published in the journal Review of Communication, showed that gratitude contributes to long-term success in relationships and personal well-being -- “up to six months after a deliberate expression to one’s relationship’s partner.”

Just as we periodically boost our immune system through vaccines, we can boost our relationships and mental state by expressing gratitude to our partners on a regular basis, the researchers said.

Expressions of gratitude are often a response to others’ acts of generosity -- if you receive a gift from someone, or an act of kindness, you reciprocate by showing gratitude, sometimes publicly, to highlight the giver’s altruistic act.

Gratitude is a different emotion from happiness because it so often stems from the actions of another individual.

“To experience gratitude, one must receive a message, and interpret the message,” said Stephen M. Yoshimura from the National Communication Association -- a US-based not-for-profit.

“Gratitude consistently associates with many positive social, psychological, and health states, such as an increased likelihood of

helping others, optimism, exercise, and reduced reports of physical symptoms,” Yoshimura said.

Regularly communicating gratitude may also enhance our social connectedness.

In addition, people who experience and express gratitude have reported fewer symptoms of physical illness, more exercise, and better quality of sleep.

Various studies have also shown that expressing and experiencing gratitude increases life satisfaction, vitality, hope and optimism.

Moreover, it also contributes to decreased levels of depression, anxiety, envy and job-related stress and burnout, the researchers noted.

The Nagaland State Government has set up an Inland Water Transport wing in the Transport Department to liaise and coordinate with the Inland Waterways of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India.

Under this, the Nagaland State Transport is to act as a nodal department for identification of potential inland waterways and to undertake feasibility studies, prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPR) and monitor project implementation of water transport in the state.

This was stated in the annual administrative report 2016-17 of the Transport Department tabled in the just concluded State Assembly session by Minister of Transport, IT&C and Border Affairs, P Paiwang Konyak.

The report stated that the Ministry of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping, GoI and IWAI through M/S. Rites Ltd has identified four rivers as having potential for inland wa-

Doyang River under Wokha district is one among four rivers in Nagaland having potential for inland transport in Nagaland, according to the Ministry of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping, GoI and IWAI. (Morung Photo)

ter transport in the state.

They are: Tizu river from tri-confluence near Longmatra to Avangkhu of 42 km (approx) for Indo-Myanmar; Dhansiri river from Samjuran to Numaligarh of approximately 110 km for inter-state waterways of Nagaland-Assam; Dikhu river from

Yangnyu to Naginimora, Nagaland of about 52 km for connection to Brahmaputra river in Assam via Sibsagar for inter-state waterways of Nagaland-Assam; and Doyang river, 61 km length of the river from bridge near Sialmari, Assam for inter-state waterways of Nagaland-Assam.

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Geology and Mining dept constructs Deep tube well at Viphoma Village

Director Geology and Mining, Wenthang Rengma inaugurates the deep tube well at Viphoma Village on April 12.

Kohima, april 15 (mExN): Department of Geology and Mining constructed a deep tube well at Viphoma Village under the scheme ‘Deep Tube Exploratory’ programmes. The village is located at 1300 meters above sea level.

It was inaugurated by Director Geology and Mining, Wenthang Rengma on April 12. Rengma mentioned about the importance and scarcity of water in most township/villages located at hilltops and how ground water is becoming more and more important. “Ground water plays an important role in socio, economic development,” he stated.

He mentioned that amongst the hilly regions of the country, Nagaland has been successful in ground water exploration and development carried out by the department of geology and mining. He also informed that the well produce 3000 litres per hour.

He said, “To produce 3000 litres per hour is very rare.

However, we found it here

and it is good news for the village.”

He also stated that one who operates should follow the guild line for lasting uses. Rengma also urged the villagers that if problem arises they can directly contact the department. “I hope that it will fulfill the desire of the village and last long and contribute for the welfare of the community,” he added.

A press release stated that invocation was said

by Pastor Viphoma Baptist Church Thepfuvi-U Peya.

Welcome address was delivered by chairman VCC, N Vithe. Technical report was given by geologist department of geology and mining Khikiya Kath. Vite of thanks was delivered by Chatuo Mere. Benediction prayer was done by Pastor Crcviphoma Village Pitoshe. The programme was shared by Secretary VVC, Vizielhou Miachieo.

The department has covered almost every district and next month the same will be inaugurating at Tseminyu.

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Catholics in Nagaland observe Good Friday

Kohima, april 15 (mExN): Christians celebrate the Good Friday in memory of Christ’s Passion, crucifixion and death.

For Catholics it is also a day of fast and abstinence. The main services are held in the afternoon, usually around noon to 3.00 pm, remembering the hours when Jesus hung on the cross.

The Parishioners of Mary Help of Christian, Cathedral in union with the Christians of the world observed the day with Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima, as the main celebrant. Rev. Fr. Carolus Neisalhou, Vicar General of Diocese of Kohima, spoke of the historical dePeople gather to observe the Good Friday with the Parishioners of Mary Help of Christian, Cathedral in Kohima. velopment of the Way of the Cross and said that the four- today illustrates into our Passion of Jesus Christ with ducted outside the church which the community went teen Station of Jesus’ way of way of cross in our lives. He meditative prayers. The going through the fourteen into the Church to have the Cross in Jerusalem is urged faithful to focus on the way of the cross was con- Stations of the Cross after day’s liturgy: the Liturgy of

St Xavier’s Catholic Church observed Last Supper

Kohima, april 15 (mExN): St Xavier’s Catholic Church, Kidima under Diocese of Kohima observed Last Supper of the Lord with his 12 Apostles and Good Friday crucifixion of the Christ the Saviour with Parish Priest Reverend Father Thomas Muttathil on Maundy Thursday night and Good Friday on April 13 and 14 at the Church premises.

Reverend Father Thomas Muttathil addressing in the Holy Thursday that the day was both sadness and happiness that Jesus himself had the Last Supper with his Apostles and set the bread and wine into his own body and blood and made the faithful worthy to celebrate with priest.

On Good Friday Way of the Cross was performed as Jesus carried his cross to Calvary for crucifixion for people’s salvation. Fa-

St Xavier’s Catholic Church, Kidima under Diocese of Kohima observes Last Supper of the Lord with his 12 Apostles.

ther Thomas Muttathil said help, peace and become brothers and sisters were through Jesus Christ.

Veneration of the cross by the faithful was paying homage for the Lord sacrifice his life for us. Commu-

nion service, adoration, and mediation were the highlights of the holy week for the Last Supper and Good Friday.

This was stated in a press release issued by P. Tepekrovi Kiso.

the Word, the Veneration of the Cross, and the Service of Communion.

The bishop in his short homily referred to the film “The Passion” by Mel Gibson, which depicts the passion of Jesus in a very dramatic way. The bishop exhorted the community to “make the cross the real saving power of God, by accepting our little crosses with faith and joy.”

The homily was followed by universal prayers with ten different intentions after which there was the veneration of the cross. The day’s service ended with the communion service, after which the congregation went home silently.

This was stated in a press release issued by Fr. Thomas Toretkiu, Bishop’s Secretary, Kohima.

St. Francis-de-Sales organises Way of the Cross procession

Kohima, april 15 (mExN): Joining the rest of the world, thousands of people from all faith of life walked the streets of Kohima to mark Good Friday here at the State capital of Nagaland. Parishioners from St. Francis-de-Sales (SFS) Parish, Kohima Town on Friday came out and travelled through the town's centre by participating in the Way of the Cross procession and commemorated the Crucifixion of Jesus.

Amidst warm skies and sunny temperatures, the Way of the Cross, a 14part ceremony that depicts the Passion and Death of the Christ was held starting from Old MLA Hostel junction at 1:00 PM proceeding to Kohima Local Ground later. The believ-

SFS parish taking out Way of the Cross procession in Kohima town.

ers stopped every few feet listening to the Scripture, singing hymns and pray.

The ceremony culminated at Kohima Local Ground

with the Eucharistic celebration. In a much solemn and silent manner the congregation dispersed from the ground after the service.

AR sponsors two orphans in Zunheboto

July 9, 1995 - April 9, 2017 To the many friends, relatives, well-wishers from near and far, we the family of the Late Aosenla Longchar, wish to convey our deeply-felt gratitude for all your support, be it physical, material, financial, moral and prayers during our sudden and tragic loss.

Your contributions made our loss more bearable. Though we may not be able to thank everyone personally, it is our humble prayers that may the good Lord bless you all in abundance.

A special thanks to: 1. Honourable Dr. Imtiwapang Aier, Speaker, NLA and family 2. Dr. Nicky Kire, Kohima 3. Naga Student’s Union, Phagwara, Punjab 4. IGP Robin Hibu, IPS, Delhi 5. Major Atong Konyak, 4th Battalion, The Sikh Light Infantry, Punjab 6. Shri. Kamramyogi Jaswant Singh, Founder of Karamyogi Charitable Society, Phagwara, Punjab.

7. Delhi Ao Senso Telongjem 8. Mr and Mrs Chuba Walling, Delhi 9. Mr. Paul Chasie, Deputy Commandant, CISF, Delhi 10. Mr and Mrs. Imtikumzuk Walling, Lower Agri Colony, Kohima 11. Ar. V.N. Metha, Sr. Architect PWD (P & D), Kohima, Nagaland 12. Sungratsu Senso, Kohima 13. Sungratsu Students’ Union, Kohima 14. Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo 15. Lower Agri Ward Council and Youth 16. Asetkong Telongjem, Kohima 17. Longjang Senso Telongjem, Kohima 18. Mopungchuket Senso Telongjem, Kohima 19. Molungyimsen Baptist Arogo 20. Modanger Semchir, Kohima and Dimapur 21. Longchar Kidong Telongjem, Kohima 22. Ao Nurse Telongjem, Kohima 23. Naga Hospital Nurses, Kohima 24. Nagaland State Social Welfare Board, Kohima 25. State Mental Health Institute, Kohima 26. Sungratsu United Welfare Society, Kohima 27. CRILL Society, Kohima

ZuNhEboto, april 15 (mExN): Responding positively to the call of Sumi Hoho, the 5 Assam Rifle have agreed to sponsor the education of the two orphans for the academic session 2017.

Sumi Hoho, General Secretary Vihuto Asumi in a press release said that Nikili of class 1 and Nipulo of class A are siblings whose parents died at the same time in a very unfortunate incident few years back when Nikili and Nipulo were just 4 and 2 years old respectively. “They live with their relatives and study at Immanuel Higher Secondary School, Zunheboto where they are provided scholarship by Nikili of class 1 and Nipulo of class A receive the aid their school. For the academic session from the 5th Assam Rifle who will be sponsoring their 2017, the 5 Assam Rifle gave the complete sponsorship for the studies of these education for the academic session 2017.

siblings,” the general secretary informed.

In a brief programme organized in the school on April 10, chaired by the School Principal Vihuto Asumi, the Commandant Col. Sachit Suri gave exhortation to the students and the teachers and handed the cash to two orphans in the presence of the Sumi Hoho officials. Note of gratitude and acknowledgement was delivered by the Vice President of the Sumi Hoho Khehoshe Yepthomi. Special Music was presented by Music teachers Aron Asumi and Akavi Yepthomi. Col. Sachit Suri, accompanied by Lieut. Col. Gopa Kumar also presented the school with the games and sports goods and sweets to the students.

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi being received by Governor of Odisa, Dr SC Jamir and first lady Alemla Jamir at Raj Bhavan Bhubaneswar during the visit held on April 15.

NU students interact with ACAUT team

lumami, april 15 (mExN): In view of invitation from Nagaland University Students’ Union Lumami, ACAUT team members lead by Chairman Joel Naga along with other members visited the Nagaland University Hqrs, Lumami. The programme was chaired by Chiuchang Lam cultural secretary NUSU (L). Invocation was pronounced

by Mr Pusho P secretary EUNU (L). President of NUSU (L) Chubalemba B Chang delivered the welcome address and showed appreciation for the ACAUT team and was delighted to have speakers like KK Sema to visit and interact with the master students of Lumami. A special song was also presented by Vikenoto and Repakaba mesmerizing the audience. KK Sema delivered a powerful speech on the impact of education and to fight against the selling of votes and corruption. Interactive session was also held after which the students’ raised questions to the ACAUT team from social and political perspective. The programme ended successfully with benediction from The Assamese Community of Dimapur Namghar celebrated Rongali Bihu today in the Namghar Complex. On this occasion of Kinitoli after which the ACAUT team left for Zunheboto. Bohag Bihu and New Year, R Barman and Prof. M Chetia brought message of peace and prosperity in the lives of all.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LATE IMNAONEN JAMIR 12.09.1923 - 04.04.2017

We shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

(1 Corinthians 15 : 51 & 52) The family of late Imnaonen Jamir would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all relations, friends, neighbours, churches, doctors & nurses, village councils, institutions and political organisations for your continued gestures of love through prayer, resources, moral and material support during the final days and passing of our beloved patriarch. We thank everyone who came from near and far and paid rich tributes during the home going service of the departed soul. For everyone who has comforted us during our time of loss, it is our prayer that our Almighty Father reward you in His munificence.

Thamji Bang (Morung) at Yongnyah Village inaugurated

loNglENg, april 15 (mExN): The newly constructed Thamji Bang (Morung) at Yongnyah Village under Longleng District was inaugurated by CL John, Minister, Rural Development & REPA as chief guest and BS Nganlang as guest of honour respectively.

According to a press release, while addressing the event, the Minister mentioned that the Morung is one of the most important institutions to impart the practical traditional/customary lessons. During the early days the citizen, particularly the male folk of the village gathered in the Morung and learned many important subject like moral values, discipline, punctuality, politeness, etc. He appealed and encouraged

the community that in a Christian era, the activity and its practices in the Morung should be influenced

by Christian principles; in accordance to the will and teaching of Jesus Christ.

He appealed the Yongyah Villagers and its neighbours to make use of the resources available within their jurisdiction for the benefit of the village citizen as well as the located areas. He told them to avail an opportunity to be a part and parcel of the ruling party and ruling government so that the village will develop and prosper in all aspect. He further expressed resentment that in our society, some people are always in the limelight for the wrong reason criticizing its leaders without

understanding their words or intention.

The Minister also clarified that during his speech in one of the occasion, someone “misunderstood and misinterpreted” his language and “even put restriction upon using the Biblical language in the politics.” “But being a Christian, I have every right to speak, praise and to use the name of Almighty God, whether in politics or in any other important field. Hence, I will not stop to praise Almighty God, whether in the churches, politics or in every walks of life,” the Minister affirmed.

“We must remember that, man and leadership may go and come, but a variety of institutions and activities, such as the Morung,

Minister CL John and BS Nganlang with others during the inauguration of newly constructed Thamji Bang (Morung) at Yongnyah Village, Longleng.

churches, political parties, etc will continue to exist till the second coming of Christ,” he added. He went on to appeal the gathering saying despite the fact that there are more than one Morung in Yongyah village, there should not be any misunderstanding, division, dividing competition in

the village. “Rather, the village must be united and work cohesively together in the name of Almighty God and at the same time, let the Thamji Bang (Morung) be a blessed institution for the betterment of Yongyah village in particular,” said the Minister in conclusion.

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government to monitor Now JAC-AATB demands a new district Manipur developmental through technology Newmai News Network Imphal | April 15

The Joint Action Committee Against Anti-Tribal Bills (JAC-AATB) now demands the creation of another new district christened as 'Lamka district' to be curved out of Churachandpur district.

In its press release issued today, the JAC-AATB said that its demand for the creation of Lamka district is for 'administrative convenience' but added that the demand for a new district “was never its priority.”

"While the tribal people are still mourning the death of the tribal martyrs, and with the JAC-AATB continuing to its fight for tribal self-determination, the then Congress Government without consulting any stakeholder created seven new districts within one night which was perceived as a blatant aim to create division among the tribal people,” it stated in the press release.

“This was done with the sole intention of enticing certain tribes/communities to withdraw their support from the JAC, and resulted in appeasing those tribes/communities at the

cost of the ones who continue to be ardent supporters to the tribal movement", it added.

While the new Manipur Government indicating its desire to bring an amicable solution to the current impasse, JAC-AATB said it held a series of consultations with various sections of the tribal society within a span of one week, including one with the general public on March 28, 2017.

Based on the discussions and suggestions, a Charter of Demands was prepared which was thoroughly reviewed and approved by the JAC and leaders of the various tribe/community-based organizations who have continued to support the JAC, namely, Mizo People Convention, United Zou Organization, Simte Tribe Council, Tedim Chin Union and Young Paite Association. The same was submitted to the Chief Minister Pu N. Biren Singh on April 2, 2017, the press note claimed.

Based on the Chief Minister’s invitation, a delegation comprising of members of the JAC and the aforesaid community-

based organizations met with the Chief Minister and his cabinet on April 7, 2017 wherein the three-page Charter of Demands was submitted - Constitutional safeguard for ancestral tribal territories and development of tribal people as well as creation of Lamka District for administrative convenience including; Restoration of the Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reforms (MLR&LR) Act, 1960 to its original principal Act status; and Justice for the Tribal Martyrs and the injured including declaration of August 31 as an annual State Holiday on the occasion of Tribal Unity Day. JAC-AATB further claimed in first round of preliminary discussion, the Chief Minister mentioned that with the tripartite talks involving various groups under Suspension of Operations (SoO) in progress, the State cannot make any commitment or declaration regarding Sixth Schedule, and pointed out the impracticality of restoring the MLR&LR Act, 1960 to its original status.

"However, he gave a positive indication regarding the feasibility of the

other points in the Charter of Demands and expressed his desire to meet again on April 10, 2017 to finalize on the Memorandum of Understanding, which will then be signed in the presence of a witness from the Ministry of Home Affairs at Lamka on April 12, 2017," the JAC-AATB added.

However, it alleged that on April 10 during the second round of talks, to the utter surprise of the JAC-led delegation, the Manipur Government laid down certain ground rules which negated its earlier positive indications towards the JAC’s demands other than those involving compensation and ex-gratia to the Martyrs’ families and the injured.

The Government also mentioned its inability to declare August 31 (Tribal Unity Day) as a general holiday in the State," it also said.

According to the JACAATB, with the new BJP-led Government in Manipur showing no intention of rolling back the seven new districts hastily-created by the previous Congress Government, "the JAC is in favour of reviewing the district boundaries, and realigning and creating new

ones where needed; however, this was never a priority of the JAC. It also maintained that though it is customary practice among the Christian tribals to give an honourable burial to the dead, “until and unless the extreme sense of insecurity among the tribal people fuelled by the passing of the three anti-tribal bills can be mitigated through an amicable and sustainable solution, the burial of the remaining eight Tribal Martyrs is not our priority."

According to the JACAATB, the three anti-tribal bills are the symptoms while the palpable sense of insecurity among the tribal people is the disease, "and the JAC is focusing on finding a cure for the disease while treating the symptoms at the same time".

The JAC-AATB then appealed to all concerns not to engage in rumor mongering and spreading false propaganda in the interest of peace and communal harmony, "and would like to make known to the public that the JAC is still hopeful of arriving at an amicable solution acceptable to the tribal people shortly".

Crack appears in Biren Singh Government DRI seizes Myanmar-smuggled gold worth Rs 3.5 crore in Kolkata ImpHAl, AprIl 15 tor, without consulting Jay- "interference".

(IANS): The month-old BJP-led coalition government in Manipur was rocked with senior Minister L. Jayentakumar - in charge of Health and three other important portfolios - tendering his resignation in protest against "uncalled for interference" by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh.

The Chief Minister has rushed to Delhi to firefight the political threat, it is learnt.

Jayentakumar submitted his resignation personally to Biren on Friday evening.

Biren in his capacity as the Minister in charge of the Department of Personnel had suspended Okram Ibomcha, the Health Direc-

entakumar.

There was no specific charge against Ibomcha.

The suspension order said that it was to take 'disciplinary actions' against him.

Ibomcha is a close relative of previous Congress Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.

Jayentakumar is one of the four MLAs of the National People's Party (NPP) who was sworn in on March 15 when the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government was formed.

The resignation letter says that he is thankful to the Chief Minister for inducting him in the ministry. But he was not able to fulfill his vision due to the

Some other NPP MLAs have reasons to be unhappy with some of their portfolios, sources said.

Y. Joykumar, NPP MLA from Uripok, who is a former Director General of Police had reportedly wanted the Home portfolio, which is important in insurgency-hit Manipur. However, Biren kept it with him.

Joykumar is the Deputy Chief Minister.

The coalition ministry was sworn in on March 15. Nine MLAs of BJP, NPP, Naga People's Front, LJP and Congress (who changed loyalty) were inducted. Three more Ministers and 12 Parliamentary secretaries were sworn in on March 23.

NeW DelHI, AprIl 15 (pTI): Myanmar-smuggled gold worth about Rs 3.5 crore has been seized by the DRI officials.

Acting on specific tip off, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) effected seizure of 70 pieces of gold of foreign origin yesterday, collectively weighing 11.65 kgs, smuggled into India from Myanmar from the possession of two persons in Kolkata, a senior DRI official said here today.

The value of seized gold is Rs 3.47 crore.

The duo, who hails from Mizoram, were intercepted while they were waiting in a hotel room for delivery of these gold biscuits, he said.

The accused had came from Champhai, Mizoram, where the gold was delivered to them by a person from Myanmar with direction to deliver those at Kolkata, the official said.

The DRI has been making regular seizures of gold in and around Kolkata.

The agency's officials have seized gold bars/ biscuits smuggled from Myanmar weighing 93.35 kgs valued at Rs 26.89 crores this year and arrested 29 persons.

"It has been revealed from investigation that some of these intercepted individuals may actually be persons of Myanmarese origin," he said.

Mizoram-HPC (D) talk on SDF wins Rs 1.10 crore demonetised notes seized AprIl 15 persons at Guwahati railway April 28, not as reported Sikkim bypoll GUWAHATI, (pTI): The GRPF and state station , a GRPF official said.

Newmai News Network Aizawl | April 15

The fourth round of peace talks between the Mizoram government and the Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) is scheduled to be held on April 28, Mizoram Home Minister R. Lalzirliana said on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters here at a press conference, the Home Minister clarified recent reports on some media outlet that the next round of peace talks will be held on April 21.

“The next round of parley has been scheduled to be held on April 28 to discuss measures taken by both sides to arrive at lasting peace,” he clarified.

The state government delegation would be led by Additional Secretary in the Home department, Lalbiakzama while the HPC (D) delegation is expected to be headed by working chairman of the HPC (D), L T Hmar and comprising of ‘overground’ Hmar leaders from both Manipur and Mizoram.

R Lalzirliana said that both the Mizoram Government and HPC (D) have had held peace talks on eight occasions to find amicable solution to the Hmar political imbroglio.

The first parley was held on November 11, 2010. During 2013, both sides had held peace talks on four occasions under cordial environment but the prolonged talks ended in a deadlock due to disagreement over extension of the period of Suspension of Operation (SoO).

After a hiatus of almost three years, the peace talks resumed in August, 2016 when the first round of peace talks was held on August 10.

The second round was held in October and the third round of peace talks was held on December under “cordial environment” and both sides were optimistic about the outcome of the peace talks.

The talks revolved around giving more autonomy and power to the Sinlung Hill Development Council (SHDC) formed following the agreement signed in 1994 between the erstwhile underground HPC and the Mizoram government.

The Home Minister said that both sides respected the decisions made at the parleys and said that the government has strongly pursuing various departments to fulfill the assignments done in connection with the ongoing peace talks.

The HPC (D) was formed just after the surrender of the HPC in 1994.

The former continued to demand for the creation of a separate autonomous district council in Hmar dominated North Mizoram adjoining Manipur.

GANGTok, AprIl 15 (pTI): Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) candidate Dilli Ram Thapa today won the Upper Burtuk Assembly seat defeating his nearest BJP rival by a margin of 8,032 votes. While the SDF candidate secured 8,406 votes, Suresh Khanal Sharma of BJP got 374 votes.

Congress candidate Sumitra Rai bagged 98 votes, an Election Commission official said.

police have seized demonetised banknotes with the face value of Rs 1.10 crore, nine gold bars and 1.5 kg brown sugar in separate incidents here.

The demonetised notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations were seized from a vehicle in Paltan Bazar here yesterday. However, the driver managed to escape, police said.

In another incident, nine gold bars, weighing 15 kg, were seized from three

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Northern Angami Students Union (NASU) express our profound gratitude to the Northern Angami Gazetted Officer Krotho(NAGOK) for sponsoring the ‘Career Guidance’ Seminar for NASU member on 12 April 2017 at Kohima.

NASU remains deeply indebted to NAGOK for being generous in shaping the career of the students. NASU also thanks Youthnet for their valuable time and Knowledge imported to the students during the seminar as a collaboration porter. The NASU extends its thankfulness to all its units and participants for the active participation.

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The gold bars were seized during a routine checking in Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express and the persons, all residents of Mizoram, were arrested, the official said.

Another man, travelling

by Awadh NE express, was arrested after 1.5 kg brown sugar was seized from his possession, police said.

Launches two e-governance websites Newmai News Network Imphal | April 15

The Biren Singh government in Manipur will soon start monitoring various developmental projects as well as curb corruption "through the use of information technology".

To w a r d s these ends,and improvement the e-governance in Manipur is important.

Recognising the importance of improvement in e-governance to achieve those goals, Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched two websites at his office chamber on Friday.

The newly launched websites are Digital Application for Review by Public and Nation (DARPAN) www.ppmonitor.in and Anti-Corruption Cell www. accmanipur.in.

Addressing at the formal function of launching the websites, Singh said

that the new government has taken such a "daring step” to transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology.

“The Government is committed to giving transparency, accountability and for a corruption free Manipur to the people of the State," he added.

Singh further said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India has already launched the “Digital India” campaign, so with the launch of these two websites the new government calls for a new paradigm of ‘Digital Manipur’ to improve the egovernance in the State.

The Chief Minister further stressed that the primary objective of these egovernance projects is to monitor the developmental projects and to curb corruption in the State. “ The government needs the support and cooperation of the people and media houses so as to pro-

mote the digital movement in the state,” he added.

During the event, a technical know-how of the websites and how to lodging of complains through mobile by using these web applications was also demonstrated.

The DARPAN was developed by the Planning Department, Government of Manipur with objective of informing the people of the State about various projects being taken up by the government.

It provides latest information and current status of the projects and act as a medium to check any fake or incorrect status report by using GPS location verification.

The launching programme was attended by Cabinet Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, and MLAs; Chief Secretary, O Nabakishore; Principal Secretary (Planning), Vineet Joshi; Commissioner IT, PK Singh; and other top ranking government officials.

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NO.JUD.21/2016-17/28

Dtd. Zbto, the 30th March, 2017

Notice calling objection for the issue of Succession certificate

Shri. L. Vikuto Sema of Shotomi Village, dist. Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring that his wife Late. Lhovili has expired on 30-03-2007 and replacing Vitoni as 2nd wife.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

Sd/- Tridibesh Roy, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Zunheboto: Nagaland

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZUNHEBOTO NO.JUD.21/2016-17/25

Dtd. Zbto, the 23rd March, 2017

Notice calling objection for the issue of Succession certificate

Smti. Tokheni Sumi of Shotomi Village, dist. Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring that her husband Late. Khetoi Yeptho has expired on 21-01-2015.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

Sd/- Tridibesh Roy, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Zunheboto: Nagaland

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Age below 35 years as on 01 Jan Having proficiency in Sports, interest 2018. in extracurricular activities/ hobbies and aptitude for residential school life and proficiency in computer.

2 Band Master Potential Band Master/Band Major/ Perks/Benefit: The posts mentioned (01 Contractual Post) Drum Major course or equivalent. in Sl. No. 2 & 3 are purely Contractual Preferably Ex-Servicemen age on a consolidated salary of `18,000/below 50 yrs. pm and `12,000/- pm respectively 3 Laboratory Assistants in 12th/Intermediate Science. Desirable and Free Messing for self during the Graduate in Physics from recognised academic session.

Physics University. Age below 35 yrs as on (01 Contractual Basis) 01 Jan 2018.

Perks/Benefit: Pay and Allowances will be as per the VI CPC, for Ser No. 1 - PB-9,300-34,800/- with Grade Pay Rs 4,800/- and policies of Sainik Schools Society and applicable Terms and Conditions of service with certain privileges of a fully residential school. Pay + DA, Gratuity, Contributory Pension as per New Pension Scheme, LTC, Bonus and Medical Allowance, subsidized schooling for maximum two children and Rent Free accommodation and limited free Electrical units and Free Messing for self with the Cadets in the Cadets' Mess during the session.

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RBI, banks trade charges over cash crunch While banks say cash supply is skewed, RBI asks them to improve logistics MuMbai, april 15 (The hindu): The cash shortage in the automated teller machines has led to banks and the regulator at loggerheads with banks pointing out supply shortages though the central bank thinks its a logistical issue for the banks.

While currency in circulation has been increasing since January but bankers said distribution is skewed towards northern and eastern states.

According to latest data released by RBI, currency in circulation as on 7 April was Rs 13.61 lakh crore as compared to Rs 12.45 lakh crore as on March 10.

While currency in circulation has definitely increased but the pace

has slowed down since the last week of March.

Banker said the distribution of currency was skewed towards the states that went to polls in February-March and the situation has not been corrected even after polls are over.“While there is adequate supply of currency in the Northern and Eastern part of the country but supply is not adequate in Western and Southern states. It is not possible for us to move the excess currency notes from one part of the country to another,” said a senior official from a large private sector bank.

“If our requirement is, say Rs 50 crore from RBI on a particu-

lar day we don’t get more than 20%,” said the manager of a large branch of a state-run lender in Mumbai.

A senior central bank official, has however, denied supply has been curtailed. “We are

infusing money which is evident from the fact that currency in circulation numbers are increasing. Banks have to manage logistics properly,” the official said adding that it is quiet possible banks are keeping proportionately more funds in branches and less in ATMs. Another senior official from RBI said typically people withdraw more cash during the last and first few days of a month, after which money started come back to the system again.

However, the official admitted that it is a concern among government and regulator that cash withdrawals are going up steadily. One of the aim of the

recent demonetization exercise was to move to a less cash society and encourage digital modes of payment. However, cash withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATM) has continued its upward journey which further increased in February 2017 to Rs 1.93 lakh crore from Rs 1.52 lakh crore in January and believed to be on track to reach the pre-demonetisation levels.

“Following the withdrawal of high value currency notes, digital mode of payments have gained acceptance. However, at the same time cash transactions are also coming back. This is an area of concern,” the RBI official added.

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea offers to Updated Kawasaki Z250 to launch on April 22 rival Jio’s Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer

new delhi, april 15 (agencies): Reliance Jio again disrupted the voice calls and internet data tariffs after it decided to withdraw its "Summer Surprise" offer on telecom regulator TRAI's advice. The company after withdrawing the "Summer Surprise" plan earlier this week launched a new scheme called"Dhan Dhana Dhan", offering "unlimited" data under recharge packs starting from Rs. 309.

In response to the "Dhan Dhana Dhan" offer other telecom players like Bharti Airtel,Idea Cellular and Vodafone have also come out with special recharge plans offering their customers free voice calls and high speed 4G internet. Recent

reports also suggest that 300 minutes per day of AirAirtel and Vodafone have tel to Airtel calling (1,200 done away with roaming minutes per week). charges to counter Jio's free domestic roaming policy.

Airtel Rs. 244 Plan: In this plan, customers will Here are some recharge get 1 GB of 4G internet per plans released in the past day along with 300 minutes few days to counter Jio's of Airtel to Airtel calling offers: and 1,200 minutes for week Airtel Rs. 399 plan: for 70 days.

Under this plan, cutomers will get 1 GB of high speed Vodafone Rs. 352 Plan: 4G internet data along with Select customers can use 300 minutes of calling per 1GB data per day for 56 day for Airtel to Airtel cus- days along with unlimited tomers (1,200 minutes per and STD calls. week) and 3,000 minutes of local and STD calling for 70 Idea Rs. 351 Plan: Idea days. is offering unlimited local and STD calls and unlimAirtel Rs. 345 Plan: In ited 3G/2G data per day this plan customers will get for 4G handsets for 28 days 2 GB of 4G high speed inter- and this recharge can be net for 28 days along with done by visiting Idea store.

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Powering the sub-500 cc motorcycle is the existing 249 cc, liquid cooled, fourstroke, a parallel-twin engine that produces 32 hp of power and 21 Nm of peak torque. The unit will be mated to a six-speed gearbox.

The Z250 will have a similar design language when compared to its elder sibling, the Z900. In all likelyhood, the company will also introduce the Z250 with AHO or Automatic Headlamp On function which keeps the headlamp of the motorcycle always on. This enables other motorists to see a two-wheeler better. Once introduced, the new Z250 will compete

with the likes of the KTM 200 Duke, Honda CBR250 R and the Benelli TNT 25 in the sub-500 cc segment.

Recently, Kawasaki also ended its tie-up with Bajaj Auto for its retail and after sales. The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer is now opening independent dealerships, the first of which was inaugurated in Mumbai. Kawasaki is now managed by India Kawasaki Motors Pvt Ltd, a 100 percent subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Japan.

The new Mumbai showroom, Anzen Kawasaki Mumbai have a complete range of Kawasaki model lineup and also retail Kawasaki branded merchandise, including riding gear.

MuMbai, april 15 (agencies): State Bank of India or SBI has said it is exempting its customers holding certain account types from maintenance of average monthly balance. Such accounts include small savings bank accounts, basic savings bank accounts and Jan Dhan accounts, or the accounts opened under the government's financial inclusion scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana or PMJDY. This was said in a tweet by SBI, which recently adopted a new brand identity after merger with five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank. SBI had earlier decided to increase the minimum balance required for maintaining savings accounts from April 1, hitting 31 crore depositors including pensioners and students.

Besides, State Bank of India is also offering corporate salary accounts without the requirement to maintain minimum monthly balance.

The monthly average balance (MAB) requirement was increased to as high as Rs. 5,000 for branches in six metros. In case of non-compliance, savings bank account holders will invite a penalty ranging from Rs. 20 (in rural branches) to Rs. 100 (in metro cities), as per the bank's website.

(Read more) Here are some of the other features SBI offers under these accounts, according to its website.

Small savings bank account SBI's small savings bank account has a maximum balance limit of Rs. 50,000 and offers a rate of interest applicable to savings bank accounts. Account holders get an ATM-cum-Debit card, issued free of cost and without any annual maintenance charge, as per the SBI website. All credits in a financial year should not aggregate to more than Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 10,000 in case of withdrawals and transfers.

Basic savings account SBI's basic savings account has no minimum balance or maximum balance limits. Holders of this account type "will not be eligible to open any other Savings Bank Account" at the bank. Such an account - in case the customer already holds one - will have to be closed within 30 days of opening the basic savings bank deposit account.

Corporate salary package SBI's salary account under corporate salary package offers many benefits to the employer and the employee alike. This account type reduces employer's paperwork and salary administration cost. Employees get free internet banking and mobile banking services, among other features, as per the SBI website.

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Game Number # 3913

new delhi, april 15 (Fe): Current Kawasaki Z250 for representation purpose Current Kawasaki Z250 for representation purpose Kawasaki India launched the Z900, Ninja 300 and the Z650 in India on 25th March, 2017. Now, the two-wheeler manufacturer will launch an updated version of the Z250 on 22nd April, 2017, which is expected to be priced around Rs 3.25 lakh, exshowroom, Delhi. This new 2017 model will command a slight premium over the outgoing version which is priced at Rs 3.11 lakh, exshowroom, Delhi.

The new Z250 is likely to get ABS (Antilock Braking System) as standard along with new body colours.

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NAGALAND

Panchayat imposes Oting Vc refutes aR's claim ‘NoLerie Entry’ timing on VIP road as ‘baseless and fabricated’ Resolves to strictly monitor roadside maintenance

Alleges faulty propaganda, torture by security forces

Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): The Village Council Oting has strongly refuted a claim made by the Assam Rifles in the media that 2 NSCN (K) cadres from the village were arrested by the security forces.

The AR in a press note had claimed that two NSCN (K) cadres were arrested from Tizit area under

Mon District and handed over to Tizit Police Station on 10 April.

The report is “totally baseless and fabricated,” Village Council Oting Chairman Hamwang Konyak stated in a press note received here.

According to the press note, both Nyanei Konyak and Lemnyei Konyak, who were apprehended in the wee hours by 35 Assam Rifles on April 9, were “innocent public and a bonafide citizen of the village.”

The alleged accusations on the boys was “faulty propaganda cooked up by security forces, ” it said adding that press release made by 35 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) were “all baseless.”

“The village council absolutely claims that arrested boys were mere public who does not have any relations to any underground factions at present and the money found along with the boys belonged to women society group, meant for

church building construction at Oting,” it added.

The Village Council further maintained that boys were forcefully pick-up from their residents without ascertaining any facts and “physically and mentally” tortured in the Assam Rifles camp in Tizit.

Condemning the “barbaric acts and high handedness” of 35 Assam Rifles personals posted at Tizit, the Village Council said that, “such autocratic acts should be condemn by one

and all.”

It further lamented that while the security forces were supposed to protect the innocent public, they were rather “torturing the innocent boys in their camp.”

In this connection, the village council also asked AR high command to go after “real extremist” rather than “harassing and torturing the innocent publics, and stop creating fearpsychosis in the minds of the public.”

CBCC’s Men ‘SMC is for better management of education system’ advised to Conference loveTeachers their job and avoid keeping proxies from April 21 Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): The Chakhesang Baptist Church Council will be holding its ‘Men Conference’ from April 21 – 23 at CBCC Mission Centre T. Chikri Pfütsero.

It is the first conference of its kind and will be held under the theme, ‘Righteous Living,” CBCC Executive Secretary, Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo informed in a press note.

Rev. Dr. Tseibu Rutsa, President, Leaders for Christ International; Rev. Dr. VK Nuh, Former Executive Secretary CBCC; Rev. Khrutsoyi Luruo, Former Executive Secretary CBCC; and Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo will be the main speaker in the conference.

Besides gospel services, there will be two more sessions on April 22 with talk on ‘Livelihood’ by Neichute Doulo and ‘Clean Election’

by Vekhoneyi Venuh, CBCC said.

CBCC also requested all the churches and areas to arrange good numbers of delegates and send them to the conference.

Kohima, april 15 (mExN): The Community Mobilization & Sensitization Training was held at Education Block Resource Centre (EBRC) Tseminyu Town on April 12 with School Management Committee (SMC) leaders and government teachers. Thongsenlo, Assistant District Coordinator, DMA SSA, Kohima appealed to the community leaders to be the agent of change for quality education through timely meeting with parent, teachers and constant supervision and monitoring of the teachers and students activities and learning level. He appealed to the SMCs member to discuss the issue of schools, the gaps and short coming and set a target for better performance of students so that they can provide quality education to our children.

Chen Kath, SIS Hq, SDEO, Tseminyu told the SMCs leaders that they are the most responsible person for determining the success and failure of students and they should not take advantage of ignorant parent’s children. Vikhweno,

ADC Tseminyu said that formation of SMCs is to look after the schools for better management of education system. She said that without Communitization Act one cannot meet or discuss for education system, which is the biggest empowerment of people. The ADC urged the SMC and teachers to do away with “blaming games” which destroy all the system and instead perform own duties and responsible which create good atmospheres.

She challenged the teachers that they are well qualified and trained but their students cannot even read and write or speaks English which shows their sincerity and asked them to “love their job and avoid proxy teachers which kills the generation.” She encourage the community that the best asset in the Village is the School and it should be care and request them to invest in the school so that they can be advance in all areas without education non can be advance and also appeal the department to keep constant monitor and supervision.

Theyievilie Suohumvu, Deputy Mission Director SSA Nagaland also stress on Communitization Act saying that it empowers people to

have ownership and belongingness and urged the teachers to be honest and truth to their duty and also do away with bogus enrollment which created a lot of problems.

During the whole day training the following resource persons spoke on the following topics respectively: Mchonchumo Kithan, Additional Director Treasuries & Accounts & Finance Controller SSA - Maintenance of Accounts and Audit; Shilu, A.O, Joint Director SCERT - RTE Act 2009, Role and Responsibilities of SMCs; Khukiye Awomi Deputy Mission Director SSA - Special training for out of school children; Hekielie Keditsu Deputy Mission Director SSA -Civil Works And Swacch Bharat; Meren, A.O Assistant Coordinator SSA - Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat & Computer Added Learning; Nukshila Angh, I.E Coordinator SSA - Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs; Soti Tep, Trainer of Teachers (TOTs) -Quality and UDISE. A press release stated that the training was attended by around 172 members of SMCs/Head Teachers/Teacher–in-Charge and Village/Ward leaders along with official.

Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): In connection with the current road widening work being undertaken in the colony, the Lerie Panchayat has resolved to extend full cooperation to the workers throughout the construction period and strictly monitor vehicular traffics in the colony.

There will be complete “No Entry” to the colony after 5PM with effect from April 17 except in genuine emergency case till the completion of the work and the traffic of will be strictly monitored by LYO, informed Lerie Panchayat Vice President Dr. Ilang in a press release.

Route divergence will be through AG route during ‘No Entry’ timing, it said.

This was decided dur-

Shoixe Village VDB voluntarily took up the work for filling the potholes of KohimaChakhabama road which have been “neglected by the SARDP for more than 5 years.”

The filling of potholes was done between Zunheboto and Satakha near Shoixe covering 5-6 kms on April 1. With more than hundred workers, the village VDB took up the work.

Our Correspondent Kohima | April 15

A free treatment for cleft lip and palate (Mission Nagaland) will take place from April 29 to 30 at Oking Hospital Kohima under Smile Train Shija Cleft Project.

There are about 3300 cleft patients in Nagaland.

So far, Smile Train Cleft Shija Project under Mission Nagaland in collaboration with Oking Hospital Kohima, covered more than 600 cleft patients in Nagaland, Dr. Kh. Palin, Smile Train Partner plastic surgeon of Shija Hospitals, Manipur told media persons here today.

He said the treatment will be absolutely free including free medicines,

AR, KSO collaborate for afforestation Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): Taking an initiative towards preserving environment, the troops of Assam Rifle in collaboration with KSON organised a afforestation drive with the students of Christian School, Ahthibung on April 13. 80 students of class 8, 9 & 10 participated in the event which also featured a seminar and plantation of trees, KSON Speaker Paotinsei Khongsai informed in a press note.

The seminar highlighted the impact of deforesta-

tion on environment, it said adding that a total of 100 trees, 20 within the school premises, were planted together by school students, KSO and AR afterwards.

School students were also urged to contribute towards the drive by nurturing and watering the trees which they planted during the event, it added.

During the event, troops of AR and student leaders also assured their aggressive approach towards afforestation drive to achieve its mission of

'Greener Ahthibung'.

The drive would continued till the end of monsoon season and the joint team of AR and KSON aims to plant more trees at Ahthibung and surrounding villages, the press note added. The plan of afforestation was conceived with the intention of not only incorporating other schools and organizations in town or plant trees, but to spread awareness among the youth and adults about the negative impact of deforestation on the environment, it added.

AR lights villages, gifts Borewells & stationery items Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): The Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) has carried out various activities in the past week for the welfare of the public.

A press note from AR informed that 5 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North) installed Solar Street Lights and constructed Water Storage Tank (5000 ltrs) at Longkhim village.

The 5 AR also constructed a Borewell at Meyiolong village under Tuensang district.

All these were formally inaugurated and dedicated to the villagers by Col Sachit Suri, Commandant 5 AR on April 9, it said.

Solar Lights, Borewell and Water Storage

35 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) presented Solar Lanterns to the villagers of Mon Village on April 13.

Tank will bring some relief to villagers by providing them potable drinking water in the village and brighten up the dark areas,it added.

Meanwhile, 3 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) also distributed essential stationery items to Government School, Phesama village,

Kohima on April 10.

It undertaken with an aim to help the economically weak students and raise their morale for better learning, the AR informed in another press note.

The items were handed over to the students in presence of Chairman, Village GB and General Secretaty of Phesama village, it said.

years till her demise. She passed away on March 24, 2011 at the old age of 89.

Now KODH is being looked after by Neibanuo, daughter of late Zaputuo- ü.

The KODH appealed to all well-wishers and all to attend the foundation day and also extended gratitude to all the well-wishers for helping the KODH in both kind and cash.

by Lt Col Amitabh Sharma, PRO, IGAR (North), Kohima informed that a 41 years old women, a resident of the village Assam was arrested in this connection.

The individual along with the recovered items was handed over to Dalai Police Station, Karbi Anglong, Assam for further investigation.

Dr. Palin and Dr. Vikethonyu Kesiezie addressing press conference in kohima.

free operation, and travel- will start from April 17 to ling allowance.

23 to spread awareness on Meanwhile, cleft week cleft lip and palate.

NPCC extends Easter greetings Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): The Nagaland Congress Pradesh Committee has extended warm greetings to the people of Nagaland on the occasion of Easter. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of Christian faith. It symbolizes the complete verification of all that Jesus preached and taught during his ministry, giving final and irrefutable proof that he was really the son of God who conquered death once for all, NPCC said in a message through its Media Cell.

As Christians in Nagaland celebrate Easter with the rest of the world, it is time for believers to reflect on their faith and focus on how Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his resurrection means to them, it said.

On this Easter occasion, the NPCC urged the believers to rededicate their lives and remain strong in faith to overcome evil ways of life that has become deep rooted in our land, it added.

32 AR recovers 'explosives' Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): The 32 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) alongwith police representatives has recovered 63 Nos Gelatin sticks, 100 Nos Detonators and 200 meters of safety fuse from the suspected house during an operation in Mon Basti, Lengrijan on April 14.

AR in a press release issued

Meanwhile, the meeting also acknowledged Government of Nagaland and Chief Minister Shürhozelie Liezietsu for accepting the genuine appeal made by the Panchayat for improving the VIP road that passes through the colony.

It also expressed happiness with the “ongoing workmanship in fast pace” with road widening, proper roadside drainage, retaining walls and black topping from the National Highway up to the Heliport.

The Panchayat also lauded Viliele Khamo 1st Class Contractor, for accepting the request of the colony to undertake the maintenance works as a bonafide resident to ease the plight of the denizens of the colony.

Free treatment for cleft lip and palate in Kohima

KODH 44th foundation day today Kohima, april 15 (mExN): The Kohima Orphanage and Destitute Home (KODH) will observe its 44th foundation day on April 16, 2 PM onwards within its premises, five km from state capital Kohima.

With a strong commitment, KODH Founder and President Late Zaputuo-ü Angami started the KODH in 1973 and was running the same for 38

ing an emergency Joint meeting of the Panchayat along with women organisation and Lerie Youth Organisation (LYO) on April 11, it added.

The meeting also resolved not to allow anyone to dig any part of the whole stretched black topped colony’s roads for the period of five years.

Anyone wanting to lay the water pipe lines is given till April 16 to do so, the release said.

No building materials or soil will be allowed to stored/dumped at the road side and dumping of of Garbage will not be allowed during school hour, it added.

Stern action against the defaulters of the above resolutions, the Panchayat said.

Bengali Samaj extends greetings Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): The President and Members of Dimapur Bengali Samaj have wished each and every citizen of Nagaland a very Happy Easter & prosperous year ahead on the occasion of the Bengali New Year.

May the ‘Poila Baisakh’ bring happiness, prosperity & good fortune in everyone’s lives, DBS said in a message issued by its President KK Paul extending ‘Subho Naboborsho’ and ‘Subhechcha’ to all Bengalis of Nagaland, and Dimapur in particular.

“The resurrection of Lord Jesus may help us imbibe the spirit of sacrifice. May the brotherhood amongst all the communities in Nagaland continue as ever, DBS added.

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Cruelty and Love Cruelty Rongali Bihu and my memories Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi

Bausha Pauwung Buchem

tiny ant is proud of its sting and undauntedly climbs up the foot of a man and stings. A tiny bee chases a man to sting because it knows that the sting causes severe pain. A snake dashes against a man to bite because it knows that it has venom which can cause a man even to death it bites. A strong man is arrogant with his strength to humiliate a weaker person.

An area where import of goods passes through the area, the people living there have tendency to impose economic blockade whenever social conflict erupted with others beyond the area.

Majority of the people can do anything regardless of right or wrong upon minority because they are majority.

Are you proud of having your sting?

LOVE But a man who has love endeavours to produce compassion he has A man gives expressing his love A man helps to alleviate the pain of others He gives to the one who is lacking He takes risk for the safety of others.

The joy and sorrow of others are his joy and sorrow, He suffers so that others are healed He humbles himself to make others high.

He makes himself poor to make others rich.

Jesus Christ the Son of God left his heavenly throne and came down on earth, became a man, lived, suffered, nailed to the cross, shed his blood, died, buried and rose up from death and ascended to his heavenly throne to save all men and women in the world from sin for eternal salvation.

Are you proud of having your sting or do you have the conviction to produce your best for the benefit of others?

Let us introspect self.

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ith the arrival of spring festival of Assam's Rongali bihu, the people of outside especially from bordering villages have also come to learn of an enthusiastically weeklong preparation of Assamese to celebrate this joyous occasion, is infact one of the most popular festivals.

Men were making dhols to use during festival while women have been making gamosas, the traditional Assamese hand woven cotton towels to present as gift to elders and relatives.

I fondly remember once we were invited to Assam's Bohag bihu by my dad's asomiya haji (dad's best friend). It was during my childhood (I think it was 1992-93) I went accompany my father from my Namsang village now under Longleng district of

Nagaland to Lahongaon under Sibsagar district to attend bihu where we were warmly treated and presented with Gamosa that was white in color with red design.

Relations of Assamese and Nagas began since immemorial period. People living in interstate border were regarded as brothers. For my granddad has had haji (best friend)at Assam, the chain of haji never broken as the relationship lasted descendant after decendant.

There are many relatives of Assamese people with whom we used to transact business in complete harmony.

At the time of Assam's festivals like Rongali and Magh bihu, Nagas were invited by Assamese brothers likewise the Assamese were invited in the Nagas' festivals.

But sadly this yore friendship and cordial invitations has lost today.

There were some personal quarrels on business terms or related in individuals level whose matters been conciliated in good will; however there was no border conflict or issue of land disputes between Assam and Naga.

Our deep relationship, love and respect has been shattered with the infiltrations of outside nationals who with the help of police forces settled or expand tea garden beyond border lines, and an unnecessary attentiveness in border areas leads to political confrontation.

Albeit, our normal businesses intercourse between two communities sustains; perpetual peace has not restored as decades back we used as fear and insecurity we feel towards others.

I wish that we will get back to the old relation with loves and affections in real spirit.

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ncrease your biology knowledge with this great collection of interesting biology facts. Learn about cells, DNA, ecology, natural selection, bacteria, viruses, yeast, evolution, cloning and much more.

• People that study biology are known as biologists.

• Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth. Reaching over 2000 kilometres (1240 miles) in length.

• The first person to see a live cell with a microscope was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, in 1674.

• Ecology is the study of ecosystems and how organisms interact with their environment.

• While some bacteria can make you sick, others have positive benefits such as helping you digest food or even make yoghurt.

• Moulds, yeasts and mushrooms are types of fungus.

• The common cold is a type of virus.

• Viruses can be treated with antiviral drugs.

• Bacteria are extremely small and are made up of just one cell.

• Bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics.

• Animals that eat plants as their primary food source are known as herbivores.

• Endangered species are those that are in danger of being completely wiped out, they include blue whales, tigers and pandas. Without protection these species may eventually become extinct.

• Born on July 5th 1996, Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.

• When the DNA of an organism changes and results in a new trait (characteristic) it is known as mutation.

• French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur was well known for inventing a process to stop various foods and liquids making people sick.

Called Pasteurization, it reduces the amount of microorganisms that could lead to disease without having a noticeable effect on taste and quality in a way which methods such as sterilization might.

• Charles Darwin developed the idea of natural selection, sometimes called survival of the fittest. It is a process that involves living things with favorable traits being more likely to reproduce, passing on their favorable traits to future generations.

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Drawings of trauma and hope

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hildren have paid the heaviest price in the Syrian six-year war, yet they continue to dream of a brighter future. No child is spared the horror of the war in the Syrian Arab Republic, where children come under attack on a daily basis. More than 1.7 million children are out of school. Yet amid the horrors and suffering, children affected by the Syrian crisis continue to dream of a brighter future. In late 2016, drawings by children at UNICEF-supported psychosocial support programmes illustrate their sorrow and joy.

“I want a house with walls and two windows and a door.”

Abdulmajeed, 13

“I keep thinking of the little children, I bet they didn’t even know what was happening when their kindergarten was hit by a shell.” Amal, 12

“It is a big clean space with green grass, trees and flowers.” Ammar, 6, describes what she dreams about

“I miss this really big red teddy bear I received from my cousin on my birthday, I left it back home.”

Ghazal, 10

“I love sport, especially swimming. I wish I learn how to swim and be a fast swimmer.”

Khaled, 13

Scuba Divers

“I want to live in a big house that has room for all my family and friends.”

Fatima, 5

“I drew many types of fruits like bananas, oranges and mandarin. It has been a very long time since I ate fruit.”

Shadi, 11

“I wish I have my own bed and my own chair."

Huda, 6 “Syria is sad that her people are killing each other.”

Haneen, 11

“I drew an armed man shooting an innocent man because I know a lot of people who died since the beginning of the war.”

Khalil, 11

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Easter and the secular mind

Ray Pritchard

Acts 25-26 PART ONE I’m going to tell you an Easter story this morning about a man you probably don’t know much about.

When I tell you his name, you’re going to think of something else, and some of you are going to think I’m just making it up.

But I’m not. This man is in the New Testament. And what he said and did has everything to do with Easter Sunday.

The man’s name is … well, I’ll wait a second on that. Let’s put some other pieces of the puzzle together first. The year is A.D. 60. The place is Caesarea on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. This man has come to Caesarea to take over for his mostlyinept predecessor as the governor of the Roman province of Judea. The situation is tense and unsettled, for the Jews were a fractious bunch not noted for the art of gentle submission. As this man sets up shop in Caesarea he has one basic goal: Keep the peace, keep the lid on, don’t let things boil over. It’s not easy because already powerful winds of revolution are blowing across the land.

The man hardly steps off the boat from Italy when he runs into his first problem. There’s a fellow in prison in Caesarea. Seems he did something to upset the Jewish leaders. Well, upset is hardly the right word. They want this fellow dead. It’s all vague and confusing. And so three days—just three days—after he takes office he makes the 60 mile trip to Jerusalem to pay his respects to the Sanhedrin and also to find out why they are so hot after this fellow in jail. The man in jail was named Paul. He had been there for two years. And lucky to be alive, frankly.

The other man—the new governor—will shortly hear from this fellow Paul. The governor’s name?

Festus. I told you it would make you think of something else. But it’s all there in Acts 25-26. More about that in a few minutes.

PART TWO According to Acts 25, when Festus went down to Jerusalem the Jews made all kinds of charges against Paul. And they asked Festus to transfer the case from Caesarea to Jerusalem. Now it was all pretty transparent.

They wanted to set up an ambush and kill Paul en route. Failing that, they would at least get home field advantage to press their charges.

It didn’t work out for various reasons so several of the influential Jewish leaders went with Festus back to Caesarea. Paul was brought in for a confrontation with the Jews. Acts 25:7 explains what happened then. “The Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove.”

They couldn’t prove them because they weren’t true.

So Paul simply says to Festus, “I’m not guilty of anything. I committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the Temple or against Caesar.”

But Festus wanted to do the Jews a favor so he asks Paul if he is willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there.

Now please understand. Festus is not a bad man. He’s basically a new man. He doesn’t know Paul, he doesn’t know the Jewish law, he a Roman governor. This whole case is mysterious to him. Transferring the trial to Jerusalem is a kind of compromise. But Paul is about as willing to go back to Jerusalem for a trial as he is to let a blind man do brain surgery on him. The prospects were not very encouraging.

So he says, “I’m a Roman citizen and I ought to be tried right here. If I’m guilty, punish me. If I’m innocent, I shouldn’t be handed over to these men.” And then he says something that will change the course of his life forever. He says the words, “I appeal

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to Caesar.” (25:11) In the days of the Roman Empire, every Roman citizen had the right to make that appeal. If a Roman citizen felt he wasn’t getting a fair hearing, he could appeal to Caesar and skip all the lower courts. Such a person would be sent directly to Rome along with a statement of the facts in the case.

It was like appealing to the Supreme Court. There was only one catch.

Once you made such an appeal, you couldn’t change your mind later.

A dead man named Jesus At this point two other people enter our story—a man by the name of King Agrippa and his sister Bernice.

We know him as Herod Agrippa the Second. He was the last of the line of the Herods. His great-grandfather was Herod the Great, the man who tried to kill the baby Jesus and had the infant boys of Bethlehem slaughtered. His granduncle was Herod Antipas before whom Jesus was tried on that fateful night in Jerusalem. His father was Herod Agrippa the First who murdered the Apostle James and put Peter in jail.

And now Herod Agrippa the Second is king of a tiny territory northeast of the Sea of Galilee. He is a relatively young man, well-versed in the Jewish religion and a loyal friend of Rome. He and his sister have come to Caesarea to pay their respects to the new governor.

While they are there, Festus decides to ask for Agrippa’s help. He doesn’t have to. This isn’t Agrippa’s territory. He is more or less a friendly consultant in the matter.

Now listen to how this new governor states the case against Paul. It’s been 2,000 years but the struggle still comes through. In these words you get an insight into how the secular mind deals with Easter.

There is a certain man here whom Felix left as a prisoner. When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned. I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any man before he has faced his accusers and has had an opportunity to defend himself against their charges. When they next came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in. When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. I was at a loss how to investigate such matters. (Acts 25:14-20) Did you get that? “A dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.” And the clincher: “I was at a loss how to investigate such matters.” You see, Roman law didn’t cover resurrections. Insurrections, yes. Resurrections, no.

To Festus, it’s all incomprehensible. He’s never heard anything like this before. He doesn’t know what to say or even where to begin. Paul isn’t guilty of anything. He’s not a murderer or a thief. He’s not a criminal. A little kooky maybe with this resurrection thing. But that’s it.

Festus represents all the broadminded people of the world. He himself doesn’t believe in the Resurrection but it’s okay with him if someone else does. And when the man of the world comes face to face with a true believer, he doesn’t know what to say.

He doesn’t even know where to begin.

He doesn’t believe it but he doesn’t know what to do with it either.

And for 2,000 years the men of the world have looked at Easter and shaken their heads. They hear the words, they know what we believe, but they don’t know what to do with it all. It’s just too much to comprehend. The words of Festus ring across

the centuries—"I was at a loss how to investigate such matters.” Of course he was. And every modern-day Festus stumbles over Easter and walks away scratching his head.

You’re out of your mind Agrippa is a different sort of fellow.

He understands the Jewish law and he also knows quite a bit about the story of Jesus. In fact, he was born about the time Jesus began his public ministry.

So he says, “I would like to hear this man myself.” And Festus says, “Tomorrow you will.” (25:22) Tomorrow comes and it turns out to be a great occasion. The Romans were always good at pomp and ceremony and they did it up right this time. The hearing was held in the splendid Hall of Audience in Caesarea. In come Agrippa and Bernice dressed in their royal purple robes.

In comes Festus in the scarlet dress of the Roman governor. In come the Roman Legionnaires, in come the lictors, in come the civic officials, in come the interested onlookers. It is a vast and impressive sight.

Finally, lastly, in comes the Apostle Paul, a slight, stooped, unimpressive man wearing a threadbare tunic. Chains dangle from his gnarled hands. But his look is magnetic, his eyes flash with power. From the moment he speaks, it is Paul who holds the stage.

What follows is the greatest defense of the Christian message in the New Testament. It is in many ways the climax of the book of Acts. The record of what Paul said to Agrippa is found in Acts 26.

And as the hearing proceeds, an amazing fact becomes apparent: It is not Paul who is on trial, but Festus and Agrippa. Paul retells the story of his conversion and proclaims the power of the Resurrection. These are his words in verse 7: “Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?” That is the question of the ages. Is it incredible to think that God would raise the dead?

Then he adds these words in verse 22: “But I have had God’s help to this very day, and so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—that the Christ would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

At this point Festus has heard enough. He interrupts Paul and shouts, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane.” (26:24) You see, Festus reacts the way all secular men react. First, it’s visions and revelations, then prophets, and finally a resurrection. It’s just too much to take. No sane man can talk that way. It is the final verdict of the secular mind.

Festus simply has no other category.

Truth or the possibility of truth doesn’t enter in because everyone knows that dead men stay dead. No, there simply was no category for this strange doctrine. And Festus, the Roman governor, reluctantly concludes that Paul, who is obviously a well-educated, brilliant man, has quite simply gone nuts. Crazy as a loon. Two bricks short of a full load.

His study of the prophets has driven him bonkers. There is no other charitable explanation.

The horns of a dilemma Please understand. Festus doesn’t really think Paul is literally insane. You don’t shout at someone you think is crazy. You speak softly and pat them on the head. Maybe you turn to the King and wink. And you would never send a lunatic to the Emperor’s court in Rome. That’s a bad career move.

No, Festus doesn’t literally mean it.

But he can’t think of anything else.

For Festus, only two alternatives are possible. Unless he is ready to become a Christian, he must say Paul is nuts. If Paul is right, Festus is wrong.

He would not, could not, dare not admit that. Festus rightly senses that madness is in the air. But if it’s not Paul, it must be him. But it can’t be him so it must be Paul. That’s all there is to it. Paul is crazy.

Thus the secular mind confronts the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In the greatest question of life, the question of Jesus Christ and my relation to him, there are only two possible answers. Either I believe him for who he is. Or I reject him and his claims. Yes or no. Life or death. And a man, depending on his answer, is either wise or a fool.

Give Festus credit. At least he saw the issue clearly even if he didn’t give the right answer.

PART THREE Still the question plagues modern man. Who is this Jesus of Nazareth? In the December, 1986 issue of Atlantic Monthly one man attempted an answer. The managing editor, Cullen Murphy, wrote the lead article that month entitled, “Who do Men Say that I Am?” Subtitled “A Traveler’s Question,” it is one man’s long, learned, thorough attempt to examine the religion of his childhood.

He takes the question Jesus asked, “Who do men say that I am?” and comments: This is the most resonant question in the New Testament. It is the question, it seems, of a man who wishes to understand but who is also himself disturbed, of a man who finds himself in deeper waters than anticipated, of a man at once baffled and intrigued by a destiny that he may have begun to glimpse but of which he is not fully sure. (p.37) It may be that Jesus went to his death not knowing quite who he was, regardless of what other men thought.

He certainly went to his death with public opinion sharply divided and with his own disciples profoundly confused. There is obviously no consensus—even today—even among Christians—as to what the real message of Jesus was and how it should apply to our lives, if at all … Despite the creedal affirmations of the mainline churches, there is no consensus—not if one looks at what real people actually believe—as to the identity of Jesus. (p.38) And Cullen Murphy lists the possibilities: 1. He was God and man— the Word made flesh. 2. He partook of the divinity in some lesser sense.

3. “Was he simply another of those charismatic leaders who appear from time to time, destroy some complacency, do some good and bequeath to the human race the example of an exemplary life?” (p.38) With that introduction, Cullen Murphy begins his survey of what can be known of Jesus in the light of modern historical research. He says of himself: “It would be fair to describe me as a person who wants to believe.” (p.38) He starts with the Gospels and says they have limited value as historical documents and were almost certainly not written by the men whose names are attached to them. There is truth in them, he says, but you have to rely on modern scholarship to dip it out.

Of Jesus’ birth, he simply says, “No one really knows when he was born.” (p.51) He says we can’t rely on the record of Matthew 2 and Luke 2 because they were inserted later to teach certain truths about Jesus. He was probably the son of a carpenter named Joseph.” (p.51) Finally, the Resurrection. He notes first that there were no eyewitnesses.

Then he says there is nothing to justify the common idea of the stone rolled away and Jesus, clad in a winding sheet, bursting forth in glory from his grave. He even suggests the early church simply picked out an empty tomb and showed it to visitors as a devotional aid. And that is why the empty-tomb tradition was later incor-

porated into the Gospel accounts.

What about the appearances of Jesus? They can’t be taken at face value.

They were more like visions or apparitions. Not, he says, actual sightings.

Only one thing bothers him. All the disciples were profoundly convinced that Jesus who died had come back from the dead. And all save one went to a violent death for that belief.

How do you account for that?

He simply has no credible answer.

Something happened. Something converted those grieving, guilt-ridden disciples into flaming missionaries ready to die for their faith. What happened between Friday night and Sunday morning?

And when you get right down to it, these are Cullen Murphy’s exact words: “Precisely what happened, of course, one can’t describe.” (p.56) Haven’t we heard that before?

“A dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. I was at a loss how to investigate such matters.”

It’s been 2,000 years but Festus is still with us. Secular man has an answer for everything, but he is still baffled by the empty tomb.

PART FOUR But there are exceptions. If you want a truly hard-bitten, secular man, then go back about 19 years and visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Ask for the office of the Special Counsel to the President. The name on the desk reads Charles W. Colson.

They called him the “Hatchet Man” because he specialized in doing the dirty work of politics. Need to pull a dirty trick? Call Chuck Colson.

Need to leak a damaging story? Call Chuck Colson. Need to find out what the Democrats are up to? Call Chuck Colson. Need someone to put the brakes on a Justice Department investigation? Call Chuck Colson.

By his own admission, he was a tough guy, a man who once boasted he would run over his grandmother if it would help re-elect Richard Nixon.

Religion to him was a church. And Jesus Christ? He didn’t figure in.

But then 1972 came and with it came Watergate and the landslide victory and a deep inner emptiness that wouldn’t go away, a longing for something that even the White House couldn’t provide.

And that’s why he left the White House and the limousines and the limelight. He was looking for something more. At length he visited a client and friend, Tom Phillips. He was wealthy, successful, with a happy family, a huge house and a Mercedes in the driveway. Someone warned Chuck Colson that Tom Phillips had found religion.

Well, not exactly. Tom Phillips had met Jesus Christ. “This was surprising news. Tom Phillips had always been such an aggressive businessman. It was hard for me to see him teaching Sunday School. Once he had told me he was Congregational in the same way I labeled myself Episcopalian.

Nothing important—just another membership.”

This is what Tom Phillips said to Chuck Colson: “I have accepted Jesus Christ. I have committed my life to Him and it has been the most marvelous experience of my whole life.”

Colson says, “My expression revealed my shock. I struggled for safe ground. ’Uh, maybe sometime you and I can discuss that, Tom.’ If I hadn’t restrained myself, I would have blurted out, ’What are you talking about?

Jesus Christ lived two thousand years ago, a great moral leader, of course, and doubtless divinely inspired. But why would anyone “accept” Him or “commit one’s life to Him?” as if he were around today.’”

Tom Phillips gave Chuck Colson a book to read, a book by C.S. Lewis entitled Mere Christianity. In that book, Lewis talks about what it means to be-

lieve in Jesus Christ. Particularly, what it means to believe that Jesus Christ really is God in human flesh, who lived and died and rose again and ascended to heaven where He sits at the right hand of God. What does it mean to believe in that Jesus? Lewis says: I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.” That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a great moral teacher and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this Man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse.

You can shut Him up as a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that option open to us. He did not intend to. (pp. 55-56) And Chuck Colson, Hatchet Man, made his choice. In his own words, “Early that Friday morning, while I sat alone staring at the sea I love, words I had not been certain I could understand or say fell naturally from my lips: ’Lord Jesus, I believe you. I accept you. Please come into my life.

I commit it to you.’”

He wrote a best-selling book about his story called Born Again. He says in the book that when news spread of his conversion, people couldn’t believe it. They thought he was kidding. He says one relative thought the strain of Watergate had been too much. She wrote to a mutual friend: “I’m afraid poor Chuck has snapped, gone over the edge. This kind of religious fervor is often the sign of mental instability.”

No Middle Ground When it comes to Easter, there are two things the people of the world cannot understand. First, they cannot understand the Resurrection. It is a miracle which baffles the mind. Secular man cannot deal with it. Second, because they can’t deal with the Resurrection, they can’t figure out anyone who can.

They think we’ve all gone nuts.

But in the words of Paul when he replied to Festus, we are not mad.

What we believe is both true and reasonable. This thing was not done in the corner. The evidence is there for all to see. The empty tomb is still empty.

No one has ever found the bones of Jesus. No one ever will. So far from being a myth or legend, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ stands as the best-attested fact in all human history. And we invite everyone—skeptics and scholars alike—to examine the evidence and come to their own conclusions.

What should we do with all this? If you’ve never made the choice, it’s time to come to grips with it. Where do you stand on the question of Jesus Christ?

With Festus or with Paul? With Cullen Murphy or with Chuck Colson? With secular man or with the church of Jesus Christ? No question is more important, more crucial, more vital.

In the greatest question of life, the question of Jesus Christ and your relation to him, there are only two possible answers. Either you believe him for who he is or you reject him and his claims. Yes or no. Life or death.

You believe or you don’t. There is no middle ground.

Whatever else this day may be, Easter will not really be Easter for you until you make your choice and take your stand for Jesus Christ.

Dr. Ray Pritchard is the president of Keep Believing Ministries, an Internet-based ministry serving Christians in 225 countries. He is the author of 29 books.

Pastor, preach the resurrection boldly!

Pathoes

aster Sunday is coming soon. And for many churches it is the biggest Sunday of the year. It is our day more than Christmas.

It is the one day of the year when Christians loudly celebrate the risen Saviour. It is the resurrection of Jesus that saves us.

And yet, some pastors reading this will be hiding a guilty secret.

They are dreading to preach this Sunday.

I remember several years ago now when I was asked to preach on Easter Sunday thinking ‘Oh, no I will have to preach on the Gospel again.’

And immediately feeling the shame that was rightly mine. I had become complacent about the most glorious message the World has ever heard.

I had even neglected the GOOD

ten forgot to mention the most glorious day in Human History: the day DEATH itself was conquered!

And many Christians still neglect and assume the Resurrection.

Ask them why Paul said Jesus was ‘RAISED for our justification‘ (Romans 4:25) and they will mumble something about how wasn’t it the cross that took away our sin.

And yet it is the belief in RESURRECTION that defines Christianity itself. In my book, Raised With Christ, I define a Christian as follows, “A Christian is someone who believes in the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ, and lives in light of the implications of that event.” Raised With Christ, Page 20 This broad definition is inspired by a phrase in one of the Apostle Paul’s letters. In it he says, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from

tual assent. It is a deep heartfelt orientation of the heart towards trust and devotion. It involves a radical change in our worldview and approach to Jesus. We must learn to live out the implications of the resurrection: one of which is we need to be raised to life spiritually right now in order to be ready to receive rebirth when we die. It is this hope that makes us grieve in a different way to those who are not Christians.

The belief that Jesus, having died for us, was raised bodily, leaving behind an empty grave and folded grave clothes gave birth to the Church in the first place. Throughout history no major group has used the name “Christian” without believing this. Whether you meet someone who says they are an Eastern Orthodox or a Pentecostal, you will almost certainly find they believe that Jesus rose again. Why bother using the label “Christian” if

promised, why bother listening to anything he ever said?”

So, pastor, if you are feeling nervous, unprepared, even unqualified to preach this Sunday, PREACH THE RESURRECTION. In fact, let me let you into a secret: you can and should preach the resurrection EVERY SUNDAY. As, after all, it is to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus that was the reason Christians first began to meet on Sundays at all.

And if you need a little help to get you fired up and thoughts to get your preparation going, follow the links in this post, or even get ahold of my book Raised With Christ, which I wrote after determining one Easter that I would preach the resurrection, and realising I couldn’t find a popular-level book that dealt with the implications of Jesus’ resurrection. You can even get it for 94% off this Easter!

articles of our Christian faith, to believe that God can raise the dead.

You and I believe, if we are true believers, that God brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep.

We believe that Jesus assuredly died, and that he was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, but that on the third day he rose again, and quitted the tomb, no more to die. This we most firmly believe to be a matter of fact; not a fiction, or a piece of poetry, but a matter of fact, like any other reliable history, and we accept it without question.

We also believe that we, too, though we may die, shall live again; and that, although worms may devour this body, yet in our flesh we shall see God. At the sound of the archangel’s trumpet, the dead in Christ shall rise, and all the dead from land or sea shall gather before the great white throne. How-

the body that was sown in weakness shall be raised in power, that which was sown a corruptible body shall be raised in incorruption.

This we unfeignedly believe; and our faith also believes that, even now, as to spiritual things, though by nature we are dead to the things of God, yet he can raise the dead.

When we feel heavy and dull, and the music of our worship drags wearily, we believe that God can quicken us; and, though we know many who are this day without spiritual life, and far from God by wicked works, we go and speak to them the everlasting gospel with the full persuasion that God can raise the dead, even those who are dead in trespasses and sins. Though they were dead, yet shall they live. We believe this, and rejoice in it. *Spurgeon, C. H. (1894). The Two Pillars of Salvation. In The

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Indian Railways hints at sabotage noise: Parrikar on Pakistan Lucknow, ApriL 15 (pTi): Eight coaches of Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express derailed near Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday leaving at least two passengers injured, railway officials said.

The accident happened between Mundapandey and Rampur railway stations, Northern railway spokesperson Neeraj Sharma said. He said while two passengers-- Amit Katiyar and Megh Singh-- have been injured there was no casualty in the accident.

R a i l w ay Mi n i s t e r Suresh Prabhu and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for each of the seriously injured passengers.

The railway Minister has also ordered an inquiry into the accident.

‘Personally monitoring situation. Directed senior officers to rush to the spot.

Ensure speedy relief and rescue operations (sic),’ he wrote on Twitter.

Prabhu said strict action will be taken against those found guilty.

Adityanath also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured in accident while Rs 25,000 to those who suffered minor injures, a state government spokesman said.

The CM has asked Minister of State for Irrigation Baldev Olakh to distribute the financial help on the spot, the spokesperson said.

Adityanath has asked district officials to continue the relief and rescue operations on a war footing and

Eight coaches of the Rajya Rani Express derailed near Rampur in the morning. (PTI Photo)

directed the chief secretary, and the principal secretary, home, to effectively monitor them.

UP police said that a three-foot portion of the track where the train derailed was missing and sabotage angle cannot be ruled out.

K K Chaudhri, Rampur superintendent of police, who visited the accident site, said the track was found broken and some of its portion buried.

"Sabotage cannot be ruled out," he said when asked about possible reasons behind the accident. A railway source in New Delhi also said the derailment was caused, prima facie, due to the rail fracture.

"Weld was found broken. But the reason of the fracture would be ascertained through investigation only," the source said.

Chaudhri said an investigation has been initiated and entire fact would come out only after its completion. Sharma said Moradabad Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) reached the spot to oversee the rescue and relief operations.

A medical team has also reached.

The railways have operationalised helpline numbers at different stations to facilitate communication between passengers and their relatives.

Helpline numbers are: Meerut (0121-2401215),

New Delhi (011-23341074, 23342954), Old Delhi (01123962389, 23967332), Nizamuddin (011-24359748), Moradabad (1072), Bareilly (0581-2558161, 2558162), Lucknow (09794830975, 05222-37677).

Earlier, police officials in Rampur had said 15 passengers were injured and rushed to hospital.

Rampur SP said seven of the injured have been discharged after first-aid treatment and three seriously injured passengers are out of danger.

The Railways has arranged buses for the stranded passengers for their onward journey.

Northern Railway spokesperson said the fa-

cility is being provided to all stranded passengers of the train.

“Water and eatables have also been provided to the stranded passengers,” he said. The spokesperson said the railways has been able to clear one line and the train operation on this line has started, whereas efforts are on to restore the affected line. The Accident Relief Train and Medical Relief Trains have reached on the spot for relief and first-aid work.

Pramod Kumar, the Divisional Railway Manager of Moradabad division, along with other senior railway officials, have reached the site to supervise the relief work.

pAnAji, ApriL 15 (pTi): Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today dismissed Pakistan as an empty vessel making noise and said the neighbouring country is up to something or the other to remain engaged.

His comments come against the backdrop of the death sentence given by a Pakistani military court to Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy official.

"There is a proverb in Konkani, and Hindi as well which means empty vessels make the most noise.

We should not take much note of what they (Pakistan) say," Parrikar said during an interview to DD News responding to a question on Pakistan.

"Pakistan wants some or other reason to remain engaged.

It is playing a dangerous game. It should understand that if India starts retaliating, then Pakistan does not have the power to fight back, whatever they may project themselves as."

"But we (India) want peace, we don't want provocation, because of which they should give back Jadhav. First of all he has been abducted. He was not in Pakistan. He was in Iran.

Iran has said that Taliban kidnapped him and took him to Pakistan. Pakistan has a habit of doing something or other," the BJP leader said.

"About Jadhav, I can only say that, for what Pakistan is going to do...for that Sushma Swaraj (External Affairs minister) has given an apt reply. We will not keep quiet.

Country will do what is

required to do. We can take care of Pakistan if it tries to do anything ill-advised," he said.

"They were talking of nuclear power usage which they have stopped after surgical strikes. I hope they have understood that they cannot blackmail us as India has the power to counter them," he added.

The ex-Defence minister who is now back in Goa as the Chief Minister after the recent assembly polls, said India achieved many things under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.

Referring to relations with neighbouring countries like Pakistan and China, Parrikar said, "There was soft diplomacy and also there was use of hard power. This has happened for the first time."

Parrikar said during his tenure as Defence Minister, several measures were adopted to increase the military strength of the country.

"I can say that we were able to bring potency to the potential of the Armed

Farooq wins Srinagar by-poll, One killed, dozens injured in Kashmir violence calls for Governor's rule SrinAgAr, ApriL 15 (iAnS): National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Saturday won the by-poll to the Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat, that was marred by large-scale violence and very poor turnout on balloting day.

The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister urged the central government to impose Governor's rule in the state, terming the election as the "bloodiest ever".

Abdullah defeated the ruling Peoples Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmad Khan by 10,776 votes. Of the 89,865 votes cast, Farooq polled 48,555 while Khan polled 37,779. A total of 963 people voted for NOTA (none of the above), election officials said.

The NC said it would not celebrate the victory because of the violence on polling day on April 9 in which eight civilians died in firing by security forces.

Addressing reporters after his win, Abdullah urged the BJP-led central government to dismiss the ruling BJP-PDP alliance. "I request the Government of India and the President to dismiss the present govern-

ment right away. Governor's rule should be imposed and elections conducted under Governor's rule," Farooq told the media.

Thanking the people who supported him, he said: "This was the bloodiest election ever.

I am not happy with the win. But results show that people are in favour of NC." In a statement issued by the party, spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu said, "We won't celebrate the victory in the by-poll in view of the deaths that occurred on balloting day." Voting for the parliamentary seat saw a record low turnout of 7 per cent on April 9. Re-polling was held on April 13 for 38 polling stations in Budgam district, that saw a mere 2 per cent balloting.

There were nine candidates in the fray, but the main battle was between PDP's Khan and Abdullah. Abdullah, 79, a twotime Chief Minister, will be Lok Sabha member for the third time. He had lost the Srinagar constituency to PDP's Tariq Hameed Karra in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Karra's resignation from the party led to the seat getting vacant.

SrinAg Ar, ApriL 15 (iAnS): A youth was killed in Srinagar city and over two dozen students were injured in south Kashmir Pulwama district in fresh violence in the Valley on Saturday.

A youth was killed in Srinagar after security forces allegedly opened fire at protesters late on Saturday. Police said it was looking into the circumstances in which the death took place.

Police sources said a youth identified as Sajad Ahmad, a resident of Tangmarg area in north Kashmir Baramulla district, was killed in Batmaloo area

of the city, but denied any force deployment in the area.

"We didn't have forces deployed in the area. We are investigating the matter," a senior police officer told IANS here.

Locals in the area, however, insisted that troops inside a paramilitary force vehicle fired after it was attacked by stone pelters.

"We are still investigating to ascertain the actual facts those led to the youth's death. The area where the firing incident occurred is not even the designated route for the security forces to pass. There was no deployment of police and paramilitary in the

area," a senior police officer said here. High tension gripped in the Batmaloo and adjacent areas after the news spread.

Srinagar city had normally opened on Saturday and shops and other businesses were working till late evening in the city when suddenly everything came to a stan dstill after the incident. In another incident, over two dozen students were injured in clashes with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama town.

Police said Students of a local college objected to the setting up of a "Naka" (checkpost)

outside the college and engaged in stone-pelting against the security forces, police said.

Security forces used tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting students who kept on regrouping to engage the forces in pitched clashes.

Reports from the town said around two dozens students including some girls were injured in these clashes.

One of the protesting students was hit on the head by a tear smoke canister and has been shifted to the city for treatment.

Police has said the condition of the injured student was stable.

Jadhav death sentence: India cancels maritime talks with Pak

new DeLhi, ApriL 15 (AgencieS): Amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan over the death sentence awarded to former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, India has reportedly called off maritime security dialogue with Pakistan, which was scheduled to take place in the coming week. A delegation led by Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) was scheduled to visit nation’s capital New Delhi on Sunday for a discussion regarding security

of fishermen and rescue operations in the region. But the delegation was not given clearance to visit by the Ministry of Defence, according to Coast Guard sources cited by news agency PTI. Jadhav, 46, was given death sentence after a military court in Pakistan found him guilty of “spying” charges. India strongly retaliated against the judgment and said Jadhav’s hanging will be treated as a “premeditated murder”. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also said if

the execution takes place, the relations between the two nations will further deteriorate.

Pakistan police officials have claimed they arrested Jadhav in March 2016 from restive Balochistan province while he was trying to enter from Iran. Pakistan officials have also said that they conducted a fair trial and the accused, in a “confession video”, accepted that he is an Indian spy. India has agreed that Jadhav was a naval officer, but refused any ties with the government and has demanded

Pakistan to hand-over a copy of charge-sheet against Jadhav and said that they will appeal to Pakistana gainst the verdict.

Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Gautan Bambawale, after his meeting with Pakistan foreign secretary said, “I have asked for a certified copy of the charge-sheet as well as the judgement in the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav.I have again requested the Pakistan Foreign Secretary to give access to Jadhav so that we can appeal,” he said.

forces. If you see the CAG report of 2013 they have pointed out that 121 type of ammunition had stock of less than ten days. Now I can say that number has been reduced to 20-22. In next one or two years, it will be almost zero," he said.

"Finally Army works on ammunition. If anyone asks me what was the gap in capability on the parameter of 100 and how much have you reduced it, I can say I have reduced it up to 75-80," he said.

"Some things have already been acquired and some are ordered and will be arriving in next one year," Parrikar said.

"I transferred all my revenue power to the Armed forces and asked them to bridge the gap in building the capability.

When I left, the Armed forces had completed deals worth Rs 25,000-30,000 crore that too in eight per cent less cost. We saved Rs 22,000 crore through that.

This is because we took quick decisions," he stated.

7 policemen, maoist killed in Bihar accident

pATnA, ApriL 15 (iAnS): Seven policemen and a Maoist prisoner were killed in a road accident in Bihar's Sitamarhi district on Saturday, police said. According to police officials, five policemen and one undertrial Maoist prisoner were also injured in the accident that occurred when the van they were in collided with a truck in Gaighat village, under Runnisaidpur police station on the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi road. The injured have been admitted in a private hospital. "The accident happened when a police van carrying two undertrial Maoist prisoners and 12 policemen was hit by a speeding truck, which had lost control. Seven policemen and one undertrial Maoist prisoner were killed," a police official, Ashish Nandi, said.

Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 degrees as north India faces summer heat new DeLhi, ApriL 15 (pTi): The mercury soared in many parts of northern India on Friday and hovered around the 40 degrees Celsius mark, even as Odisha continued to sizzle and normal life was affected in Rajasthan due to a heat wave in parts of the state.

It was a hot day in the national capital with the mercury crossing the 40 degree Celsius mark in some parts of the city.

The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered the official figure for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 40.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average.

Areas falling under Palam, Ayanagar and Ridge registered a maximum temperatures of 42.4, 40.8 and 41.4 degrees Celsius respectively while it was 39.2 degrees Celsius at Lodhi road, a meteorological department official said.

Normal life was affected in Rajasthan due to a heat wave

sweeping parts of the state, with Jaisalmer being the hottest place recording a maximum temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius.

Barmer sizzled at 45.4 degrees Celsius, while severe heat wave conditions prevailed in the western part of the desert state.

Bikaner, Churu, Kota and Jodhpur recorded maximum temperatures of 44.5 degrees Celsius, 44.2 degrees Celsius, 44.1 degrees Celsius and 44 degrees Celsius respectively, the met department said, adding that day temperatures at other stations were below 44 degrees Celsius.

Hot weather conditions intensified in Odisha with the mercury hovering above 40 degree Celsius in at least 13 places in the state and Titlagarh remained the hottest at 43 degrees Celsius.

Balangir town in western Odisha recorded a high of 42.7 degrees Celsius followed by 42.5 degrees at Bhawanipatna, 42 degrees Celsius at Malkangiri, 41.9 degrees Celsius at Angul,

Girls cover their faces to get protection from scorching heat during a hot day in Nagpur Maharashtra. (PTI Photo)

41.2 degrees Celsius at Sambalpur and 41.1 degrees Celsius both at Hirakud and Talcher.

The met department has predicted rain or thundershower at one or two places over coastal and interior districts of Kandhamal, Rayagada and Kalahandi under the impact of a

well marked low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.

In Punjab and Haryana, the mercury settled above the 40 degrees mark in many places of both the state, with Hisar recording a high of 42.8 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal limits.

Besides Hisar, which was the hottest place in Haryana, Narnaul recorded maximum temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal, while Ambala registered a high of 38.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the met department said.

In Punjab, Amritsar braved hot weather at 40.5 degrees Celsius, eight degrees above normal, while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and 40.4 degrees Celsius respectively.

The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning that the heat wave condition is likely to occur at isolated places in all districts in Telangana on Sunday.

Adilabad recorded the highest maximum temperature of 43.4 degree Celsius on Friday.

While Nizamabad sizzled at 42.4 degree Celsius, Nalgonda recorded a high of 41.2 degree Celsius, followed by Medak and Bhadrachalam both 40.8 degrees Celsius and Hyderabad 40.3 degrees Celsius.

Day temperatures rose marginally across Himachal Pradesh with Una being the hottest, recording maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius. Shimla, Manali and Kalpa

recorded maximum temperatures of 25.6 degrees Celsius, 25 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius respectively.

Day temperatures rose to 33.9 degree at Nahan, followed by Sundernagar 33.5 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 31 degrees Celsius, Solan 30.2 degrees Celsius and Dharamshala 29.4 degrees Celsius, the met department said.

Minimum temperatures also rose by a few notches and Keylong was the coldest with a low of 0.9 degrees Celsius while Kalpa recorded a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius, followed

by Manali 8 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 10 degrees Celsius and Sundering 12.3 degrees Celsius.

In Bihar, the met department has forecast partly cloudy skies with the possibility of rain or thundershower on Saturday in some cities in the state.

Among the four major cities, Gaya recorded the highest maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius, while in Patna it was 37.4 degrees Celsius.

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North Korea displays apparently new missiles as U.S. carrier group approaches

PYONGYANG/SEOUL, APriL 15 (rEUtErS): North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region.

Missiles appeared to be the main theme of the giant parade, with Kim's grandson, leader Kim Jong Un, taking time to greet the commander of the Strategic Forces, the branch of the military that oversees the missile arsenal.

A U.S. Navy attack on a Syrian airfield this month with Tomahawk missiles raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for reclusive North Korea, which has conducted several missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions, regularly threatening to destroy the United States.

Kim Jong Un, looking relaxed in a dark suit and laughing with aides, oversaw the festivities on the "Day of the Sun" at Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung Square.

Goose-stepping sol-

North Korean soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 15, 2017. (Reuters Photo)

diers and marching bands filled the square, next to the Taedonggang River that flows through Pyongyang, in the hazy spring sunshine, followed by tanks, multiplelaunch rocket systems and other weapons.

Single-engine propeller-powered planes flew in a 105 formation overhead.

Unlike at some previous parades attended by Kim, there did not appear to be

a senior Chinese official in attendance. China is North Korea's lone major ally but has spoken out against its missile and nuclear tests and has supported U.N. sanctions. China on Friday again called for talks to defuse the crisis.

Weapons analysts said they believed some of the missiles on display were new types of intercontinental ballistic missiles

Afghans react to huge U.S. bomb with shock, awe and mixed feelings

An Afghan police medic treats an injured policeman who was wounded in a military operation against suspected Islamic State militants in Achin district of Nangarhar province, in eastern Afghanistan, April 14, 2017. (Reuters Photo)

ACHiN, APriL 15 (rEUtErS): Qari Mehrajuddin first saw "lightning like a thunder storm" followed by the roar of an explosion, an all-to-familiar sound for residents in Afghanistan's war-torn Nangarhar province.

"I thought there was a bombing just outside my home," he said.

In reality, the blast was around three miles away, its massive impact bigger than any before seen in the region.

On Thursday night, American forces dropped one of the largest conventional bombs ever used in combat on what they described as a tunnel complex used by Islamic State militants in Nangarhar's Achin district.

Achin is separated from Pakistan by a range of high mountains, one of the areas where Taliban and al Qaeda fighters fled when the United States first intervened in the country in late 2001.

Now U.S. officials say militants affiliated to the Middle East-based Islamic State network have begun fortifying caves in the region in an effort to hold off joint operations

by Afghan and U.S. forces.

Some residents in areas of Achin recently liberated from Islamic State occupation welcomed Thursday's strike, which hit headlines around the world and has been widely interpreted as a deliberate show of strength by U.S. President Donald Trump.

"If you want to destroy and eliminate Daesh, then even if you destroy my home we won't complain, because they are not human beings, they are savages," said resident Mir Alam Shinwari, using an Arabic term for Islamic State.

Shinwari described a litany of abuses he said were committed by Islamic State fighters.

"They used to marry our daughters and wives to their fighters, blamed residents for spying, they beheaded, cut (off ) hands and did not allow mobile phones

that had cameras," he told Reuters.

That sentiment was echoed by Gul Sher, another resident who called on the United States and the Afghan government to "hit Daesh and wipe them out completely."

"We were so fed up with the atrocities of Daesh and they were against everything we are," he said.

Away from the area directly impacted by the blast, the reaction was more mixed.

"The fact is that America used their big bomb here to test its effectiveness," said Kabul resident Asadullah Khaksar. "If America wants to eliminate Daesh, it is very easy because they created this group."

Rahim Khan, another Kabul resident, also took a skeptical view of America's role in the fighting.

"If this bombing was indeed for the elimination of Daesh this is a good move, but I don't believe it," he said. "This is all imposed on Afghanistan for proxy war."

Some Afghans remain deeply suspicious of Washington's motives in sending troops to the country more than 15 years ago, and view their ongoing presence as a form of occupation.

Others are glad of their intervention, fearing that the alternative would be a return to the strict Islamist rule of the Taliban, ousted from power in 2001 but fighting a stubborn insurgency that is costing thousands of lives every year.

Defending his decision to deploy the bomb, General John Nicholson, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, called Islamic State fighters "animals" for conducting attacks against targets like a hospital in Kabul.

"The Afghan army, and specifically their commandos, are leading the fight against these barbaric terrorists," he told journalists in Kabul on Friday.

"They're doing it on behalf of the people of Afghanistan and indeed, they are doing it on behalf of all of us."

(ICBM).

The North has said it has developed and would launch a missile that can strike the mainland United States but officials and experts believe it is some time away from mastering all the necessary technology.

"EARLY DAYS" North Korea showed two new kinds of ICBM enclosed in canister launch-

ers mounted on the back of trucks, suggesting Pyongyang was working towards a "new concept" of ICBM, said Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the U.S.-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California.

"However, North Korea has a habit of showing off new concepts in parades before they ever test or launch them," Hanham said.

"It is still early days for these missile designs."

The Pukkuksong submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were also on parade. It was the first time North Korea had shown the missiles, which have a range of more than 1,000 km (600 miles), at a military parade.

Displaying more than one of the missiles indicates North Korea is progressing with its plan to base a missile on a submarine, which are hard to detect, said Joshua Pollack, editor of the Washingtonbased Nonproliferation Review.

"It suggests a commitment to this programme," said Pollack. "Multiple SLBMs seems like a decla-

ration of intent to advance the programme."

North Korea, still technically at war with the South after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce but not a treaty, has on occasion conducted missile or nuclear tests to coincide with big political events and often threatens the United States, South Korea and Japan.

Choe Ryong Hae, a close aide to Kim Jong Un, addressed the packed square with a characteristically bellicose warning to the United States.

"If the United States wages reckless provocation against us, our revolutionary power will instantly counter with annihilating strike, and we will respond to full-out war with full-out war and to nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike warfare," he said.

PENCE TO VISIT SOUTH State news agency KCNA said the Trump administration's "serious military hysteria" had reached a "dangerous phase which can no longer be overlooked".

The United States has warned that a policy of "strategic patience" with

North Korea is over. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence travels to South Korea on Sunday on a long-planned 10-day trip to Asia.

China has also stepped up economic pressure on North Korea. It banned all imports of North Korean coal on Feb. 26 under U.N. sanctions, cutting off the North's most important export product.

China's national airline, Air China, weeks ago cancelled some flights to Pyongyang due to poor demand but it has not suspended all flights there, it said on Friday, denying a report by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV that all flights run by the airline between the two cities were to be suspended.

China's Global Times newspaper, which is published by the People's Daily, the Communist Party's official paper, said North Korea must have felt the shockwave from the 11ton "mother of all bombs" dropped by U.S. forces on Islamic State-linked fighters in Afghanistan on Thursday.

"It would be nice if the bomb could frighten Pyongyang, but its actual impact may just be the opposite," it

said in an editorial.

North Korea on Friday denounced the United States for bringing "huge nuclear strategic assets" to the region as the USS Carl Vinson strike group with a flag-ship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier steamed closer.

In Dandong, China's main border post with North Korea, hundreds of North Koreans gathered at a cultural centre carrying floral displays.

With the men wearing pins adorned with photos of Kim Il Sung, and the women in brightly coloured traditional dress, crowds lined up to bow to portraits of their state founder before touring an exhibition of photos and North Korean paintings.

KCNA was gushing in its praise of Kim Il Sung, recalling the time he met former U.S. president Jimmy Carter in 1994.

"Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was so fascinated by his personality as to say that Kim Il Sung is greater than that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln put together, eulogizing him as the great sun god of human destiny." it said.

Pope speaks of shame for Church and humanity

rOME, APriL 15 (rEUtErS): Pope Francis, presiding at a Good Friday service, asked God for forgiveness for scandals in the Catholic Church and for the "shame" of humanity becoming inured to daily scenes of bombed cities and drowning migrants. Francis presided at a traditional candlelight Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) service at Rome's Colosseum attended by some 20,000 people and protected by heavy security following recent attacks in European cities.

Francis sat while a large wooden cross was carried in procession, stopping 14 times to mark events in the last hours of Jesus' life from being sentenced to death to his burial.

At the end of the two-hour service, Francis read a prayer he wrote that was woven

Pope Francis leads the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2017. (Reuters Photo)

around the theme of shame and hope.

In what appeared to be a reference to the Church's sexual abuse scandal, he spoke of

"shame for all the times that we bishops, priests, brothers and nuns scandalised and wounded your body, the Church."

The Catholic Church has

been struggling for nearly two decades to put the scandal of sexual abuse of children by clergy behind it. Critics say more must be done to punish bishops who covered up abuse or were negligent in preventing it.

Francis also spoke of the shame he said should be felt over "the daily spilling of the innocent blood of women, of children, of immigrants" and for the fate of those who are persecuted because of their race, social status or religious beliefs. He spoke of "shame for all the scenes of devastation, destruction and drownings that have become ordinary in our lives." On the day he spoke, more than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found

dead. More than 650 have died or are unaccounted for while trying to cross the sea in rubber dinghies this year. Francis expressed the hope "that good will triumph despite its apparent defeat."

Security was stepped up in the area around the Colosseum following recent truck attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm. Some 3,000 police guarded the area and checked people as they approached. The Colosseum subway stop was closed.

Francis on Saturday is due to say an Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and on Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar, he reads his twiceannual "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") message in St. Peter's Square.

Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers

LONdON, APriL 15 (rEUtErS): Hackers released documents and files on Friday that cybersecurity experts said indicated the U.S. National Security Agency had accessed the SWIFT interbank messaging system, allowing it to monitor money flows among some Middle Eastern and Latin American banks.

The release included computer code that could be adapted by criminals to break into SWIFT servers and monitor messaging activity, said Shane Shook, a cyber security consultant who has helped banks investigate breaches of their SWIFT systems.

The documents and files were released by a group calling themselves The Shadow Brokers. Some of the records bear NSA seals, but Reuters could not confirm their authenticity.

The NSA could not immediately be reached for comment.

Also published were many programs for attacking various versions of the Windows operating system, at least some of which still work, researchers said.

In a statement to Reuters, Microsoft, maker of Windows, said it had not been warned by any part of the U.S. government that such files existed or had been stolen. "Other than reporters, no individual or organization has contacted us in relation to the materials released by Shadow Brokers," the company said.

The absence of warning is significant because the NSA knew for months about the Shadow Brokers breach, offi-

An undated aerial handout photo shows the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Reuters File Photo)

cials previously told Reuters.

Under a White House process established by former President Barack Obama's staff, companies were usually warned about dangerous flaws. Shook said criminal hackers could use the information released on Friday to hack into banks and steal money in operations mimicking a heist last year of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank.

The SWIFT messaging system is used by banks to transfer trillions of dollars each day.

Belgium-based SWIFT downplayed the risk of attacks employing the code released by hackers on Friday.

SWIFT said it regularly releases security updates and instructs client banks on how to handle known threats. SWIFT said it had no evidence that the main SWIFT network had ever been accessed without authorization. It was possible that the local messaging systems of

some SWIFT client banks had been breached, SWIFT said in a statement, which did not specifically mention the NSA. When cyberthieves robbed the Bangladesh Bank last year, they compromised that bank's local SWIFT network to order money transfers from its account at the New York Federal Reserve.

The documents released by the Shadow Brokers on Friday indicate that the NSA may have accessed the SWIFT network through service bureaus.

SWIFT service bureaus are companies that provide an access point to the SWIFT system for the network's smaller clients and may send or receive messages regarding money transfers on their behalf.

“If you hack the service bureau, it means that you also have access to all of their clients, all of the banks," said Matt Suiche, founder of the United Arab Emirates-based

cybersecurity firm Comae Technologies, who has studied the Shadow Broker releases and believes the group has access to NSA files.

The documents posted by the Shadow Brokers include Excel files listing computers on a service bureau network, user names, passwords and other data, Suiche said.

ATTEMPT TO MONITOR FLOW OF MONEY Cris Thomas, a prominent security researcher with the cybersecurity firm Tenable, said the documents and files released by the Shadow Brokers show “the NSA has been able to compromise SWIFT banking systems, presumably as a way to monitor, if not disrupt, financial transactions to terrorists groups”.

Since the early 1990s, interrupting the flow of money from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere

to al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other militant Islamic groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries has been a major objective of U.S. and allied intelligence agencies.

Mustafa Al-Bassam, a computer science researcher at University College London, said on Twitter that the Shadow Brokers documents show that the "NSA hacked a bunch of banks, oil and investment companies in Palestine, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, more."

He added that NSA "completely hacked" EastNets, one of two SWIFT service bureaus named in the documents that were released by the Shadow Brokers.

Reuters could not independently confirm that EastNets had been hacked.

EastNets, based in Dubai, denied it had been hacked in a statement, calling the assertion "totally false and unfounded." EastNets ran a "complete check of its servers and found no hacker compromise or any vulnerabilities," according to a statement from EastNets' chief executive and founder, Hazem Mulhim.

Reuters could not confirm whether the documents released Friday by the Shadow Brokers, if authentic, were related to NSA monitoring of SWIFT transfers since 2013.

Some of the documents released by the Shadow Brokers were dated 2013, but others were not dated. The documents released by the hackers did not clearly indicate whether the NSA had actually used all the techniques cited for monitoring SWIFT messages.

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Looking behind the Cross and HE ROSE AGAIN! the Post Calvary Commission Kaka D. Iralu

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or over 2000 thousand years, mankind has been only looking at the frontal part of the cross at Calvary.

An indeed man cannot be blamed for looking so because grace forgiveness and everlasting life radiates from that front part of the cross into a world of darkness, evil and eternal death. Man cannot be blamed because from that broken body of Christ, radiant light shoots forth peace into a war torn world and hope for a universe that is covered with the dust of death. And I too join the heavenly host and all the saved of earth in shouting Hallelujah for all that Christ has done for me on Calvary.

But has anyone ever bothered to look behind that cross at Golgotha to look at the other side where the body of Jesus is not hanging? If we are to look carefully and think very deeply, perhaps that is where we should be hanging. Hanging there not in order to save ourselves from death; but hanging there, to die to ourselves and our egos. After all, did Jesus not tell us that all those who would follow him must take up their own cross and follow him? And is the cross not the symbol of death?

Come Easter season, everyone of us talks about “LIFE after DEATH” in connection with Calvary and the resurrection. But is Calvary just a message about life after death? Does Calvary have nothing to say bout DEATH while still ALIVE? Indeed, Jesus himself had again and again taught us about the necessity of death to self while still alive, so that we can have an abundant life both here on earth as well as in the next life (Lk.10:29-30). He had even said:”For whosoever will save his own life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it” (Matt.16:25). Indeed, as W. Tozer had aptly put it: “When Jesus calls us; he bids us, Come and die.” As for Jesus'death, we all know that he died so that we might have eternal life (Jn. 3:16). But having received the guarantee of that eternal life, are we not next called to die to ourselves so that others may also have benefits from his death? And what are those benefits?

THE POST CALVARY COMMISSION

After his death on Calvary and resurrection, Jesus did not com-

mand us to keep looking up at the cross for our future salvation and do nothing else in our entire lifetime. No, he instead directed us to the world and gave us a commission to go and “teach all the nations, to observe all the things that he had taught us and the Disciples (Matt.

28: 19, 20). And we must here take note of the three words that Jesus taught us to teach the nations. The three words are: “All the Things.”

Now “all the things” means not just one thing but “all the things” that he had taught us. The next question naturally would be, what are “all the things” that he has taught us? The obvious answer is- THE ENTIRE BIBLE! This is because Jesus did not teach us only from Isaiah chapter 53 where the scriptures foretells us about the crucifixion of Christ for our physical and spiritual salvation.

In fact, though we cannot go into details here, in his 30 or so years of ministry on earth, he taught us from the entire Bible with the exception of the Epistles (which were written after his ascension to heaven).

He himself also told his disciples that all the scriptures had foretold about him, and that he had come to fulfill all those foretold prophesies about him (Lk.24:44;Jn.5:39).

As for his teachings, he did all these teachings, in the villages, synagogues, in the Temple and even on the mountains and seashores all his life (Matt. 4:23; 9:35; Mk. 14:49 etc). In his teachings, he taught the people many things like the fact that he had not come to abolish the Law of Moses but that he had come to fulfill it. He also told them that not even one jot or title from the law would be removed until the end of the earth (Matt. 5:18). He also condemned the Scribes and Pharisees for keeping the outward forms of religion but ignoring the weightier matters of the law which were Justice, mercy and faith (Matt.23:23).

Yes, in thirty years of ministry, he taught the people and also all of us many many things about God’s nature and his ways.

But on the theme of this Post Calvary Commission, I want to end by highlighting one particular point which is today very relevant for Nagas who have been suffering under foreign occupation for the past 70 long years. But here, in case someone would object to my mixing politics with Calvary, yes, I know that during his trial, Jesus had replied Pilate that His kingdom was not of this world. But what then was his kingdom and where is it?

Here, if we want to know what and

where his kingdom is, we can go to Ephesians 1:20-23 and see. In these verses, Paul after describing the believer’s position in Christ, gives us a glimpse of Jesus’ kingdom in the heavens in the following words: “Which he (God) wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.”

Jesus’ kingdom then is a kingdom in heaven which is far above all the kingdoms of this world. From the scriptures we also discover that besides Paul, Stephan and John were also shown glimpses of this heavenly kingdom of Christ in heaven (Act.7:55, Rev. 4:1-3 etc). Also in contrast to this heavenly kingdom, during Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, the Devil took him up to the top of a high mountain and after showing him all the glory of the earthly kingdoms, tempted him to bow down and worship him in exchange for authority and rulership over all those earthly kingdoms. Jesus of course refused the offer because he did not come to earth in order to establish a political kingdom in this world.

But the important thing to be remembered here is the fact that Jesus wants his kingdom principles to rule in the kingdoms of the world.

That is why he taught us to pray: “They will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”(Matt.6:10). To put it in Munroe’s beautiful words: “The ultimate goal of God the creator was to colonize earth with heaven and establish it as a visible territory of an invisible world.” In this context, Calvary was the gateway for the reestablishment of this invisible kingdom of God on this visible earth.

This earthly kingdom of man which was originally planned by God for man to have dominion over it was usurped by the devil when man fell in the Garden of Eden. This original plan of God was clearly stated in Genes 1:26 where God had said: “Let us make man in our image, after our own likeness and let THEM have dominion… over all the earth, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” But after the fall, the rulership of this earthly kingdom of man was transferred to Satan so that in the temptation, he could show Jesus the glory of all the kingdoms of earth and boast: “All these things will I give thee, if thou will fall down and worship me (Matt. 4:9).

In the context of this original

plan of God and its restoration, we must clearly understand that Calvary was NOT the restoration of something that had gone wrong in heaven. On the contrary, Calvary is the restoration of something that had gone very wrong on earth. One aspect of the victory of Calvary is the restoration back to man, the ruler ship of this world through Jesus’ victory on the cross. In this restoration work, Jesus had clearly declared that the Prince of this earth had been overthrown. For example, in Jn. 12:31 he had said: “Now is the judgment of this world (not heaven); now shall the Prince of this earth be cast out.” Again in Jn. 16:33, he said: “…be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” He also assured us in 1 Jn. 4:4:”Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” Then lastly, in Mathew 28:18-19 he commissioned us with the following words:" All authority is given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations…teaching them to observe whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age.”

In the Post Calvary Commission, besides the preaching of the gospel, we are also therefore, commissioned to re-conquer the world for God’s glory and rule of his righteousness. We are empowered to do this by the power in us which is greater than the power that is in the world. (See for example Lk. 4:16-21) Christian saints all down through the ages have turned their worlds upside down with the power of the gospel. They are man like Wilberforce who abolished slavery in England and even America. He did this because slavery was contrary to what Jesus had taught us. Another example was General William Booth who brought security and equality to the exploited mass laborers during England’s finest as well as darkest hour of the industrial revolution. Then coming closer to our own times, Martin Luther King abolished segregation and racism in America because it was contrary to the kingdom of God principles. The list of Christian heroes who were fired by the Post Calvary Commission and brought great religious, economic, racial and political salvations to the world is countless. What about you? What have you done in response to Calvary’s victorious cry of Jesus where he had declared: IT IS FINISHED. Today, there are many evil things going on in Nagaland. And in this -perhapsher darkest hour; what will you do for your Nagaland?

Easter: The Triumph of Truth and Life Fr. T. C. Joseph Sdb Bosco B.Ed. College, Dimapur

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hristianity was born in the grave. A plant that sprouts in the fire does not fade in the sunlight; and that which is born in the tomb does not disintegrate at death. Easter powerfully proclaims: “you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.’

The day of the resurrection is the birthday of our Christian faith. It is the celebration of the death of death, the beginning of life eternal.

Easter is the good news, which has forever changed the course of history and provided inspiration for countless millions throughout the world. It is the conquest of the ultimate enemy of life – death. Victory over ultimate annihilation, the resurrection is a mystery of faith, which speaks of another far more wonderful mystery - that of the love of God incarnated in the mystery of Jesus.

If Christmas is the gift of love, Easter is the gift of life. The feast of Christmas did not even exist for the first two centuries of the Church’s life! But Christianity is inconceivable without Easter. Easter is a divine act that has happened in human history, in space and time.

The birth of Christ inaugurated a new history while his rising from the dead installed a new hope.

Resurrection is beyond the calculation of all reason and knowledge, beyond the boundary of reality. It belongs at once to the realm of the spirit and matter, superseding all human reason and imagination.

Neither a Da Vinci Code nor a dozen of Dan Browns can ever fade the fact of this truth - the truth of this faith. Churches may be destroyed, crucifixes may be removed, and Christians may be tortured or even be martyred; but the true faith of

Christians can never be erased or shaken by anything that is earthly, neither by a mother of all bombs nor by the father of all destructions…for it is a faith born of having been shaken – like the faith of Moses, Abraham, Job, Peter, Paul, and the like…

The resurrection is supposed to renew the whole world. However, this doesn’t ‘seem’ to be the case often. Ours is a wounded history and we live in difficult times. We have only to watch the news on any given evening or read it at any morning. If there is an all-knowing, all powerful, all loving God who is the Lord of this universe, his renewing presence isn’t very evident on the evening news and the morning newspapers. There is violence all over, fuelled on every side by selfrighteous ideologies that sanction hatred and bloodshed – death and destruction – along cultural, racial, ethnic and religious lines. Life seems to be threatened from every side. It is fair and reflective to wonder: Are we becoming more afraid of life than death? Where is the resurrection in all these? Why is God seemingly so inactive, so silent?

Where is the vindication of Easter Sunday?

These are important questions, even if they aren’t particularly deep or new. They are the echoes of the very questions used on first Good Friday to taunt Jesus on the cross: “If you are the Son of God, come down off that cross! If you are God, prove it at once! Act now!” Then and now, it seems, we have never figured out why salvation can’t work like a normal movie where at the end, a morally superior violence kills off or avenges all that is evil.

Except God doesn’t work like a Hollywood or Bollywood movie and never has. The God of our faith is truly a God of surprises! God, as

revealed in the death and resurrection of Jesus, doesn’t meet our expectations even as he infinitely exceeds them. What the resurrection teaches is that God doesn’t forcibly intervene to stop tragedy and death. Instead he redeems tragedy and vindicates the death. God rids the world of evil not by using force to blot it out, but by vindicating what’s good in the eyes of evil so that eventually the good is all that’s left. Evil has to forever “look upon the one whom it has pierced!” until it understands what it has done and lets itself be transformed. How does this come about?

What the resurrection of Jesus reveals is that there is a deep moral structure to the universe, that the contours of the universe are love, goodness and truth and that this structure, anchored at its centre

by Ultimate Love and Supremacy, is non-negotiable: You live life its way or it simply won’t come out right. More importantly, the reverse is also true: If you respect the structure and live life its way, what is good and true and loving will eventually triumph, always, despite everything. If this is true, and it is, then we don’t have to escape suffering and death to achieve victory, we have only to remain faithful, good, and true inside of them.

However, part of what is revealed here is that we need a great patience, an endurance called hope. God’s day will come, but God, it seems, is not in any hurry!

Good and truth will always triumph, but this triumph must be waited-for, not because God wants us to endure pain as some kind of test, but because God, unlike ourselves, doesn’t use coercion or violence to achieve an aim. God uses only love, truth and goodness, and God uses these by, structurally and non-negotiably, embedding them into the universe itself, like a

giant moral immune-system that eventually, always, brings the body back to health. God doesn’t need to intervene like a super-hero at the end of a Hollywood movie and use a morally superior violence to wipe out the bad ones so that the good are spared pain and death and the evil ones are avenged. God lets the universe replenish itself the way a body does when it is attacked by a virus. The immune system eventually does its work, even if, in the short term, there is pain and even death. But always in the end, the universe rights itself.

Simply put: whenever we do anything wrong, anything at all, it won’t turn out right. It can’t. The structure of the universe won’t receive it and it comes back to us, one way or the other. Conversely, whenever we do something right, anything that’s true, good, loving, and beautiful, the universe vindicates that. It judges our every act and its judgment allows no exceptions.

Perhaps that judgment doesn’t seem to be immediate; it can seem a long time in coming and thus, for a time, we can be confused and ask the question: “Why doesn’t God, truth and goodness, come down off the cross?” Gandhi’s own words might be encouraging at such trying times: “When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always.” It was Gandhi’s adamantine faith that without a single exception, always, evil is shamed and good triumphs. The resurrection works – gently, but definitely, in its own way, and in its own time!

Let the Easter festival give us the courage to carry on, in goodness and truth.

“Alleluia, alleluia! Christ, our paschal lamb has been sacrificed. Let us, therefore, celebrate the festival. Alleluia!

(1 Cor 5:7b-8a) Rev. Fr. C. Joseph

Counsellor, St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

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any people don’t view their life in the context of eternity.

They see their existence as limited to what is experienced through the physical body. Once their body dies, they believe, they die with it. Consequently, for these individuals, the primary mission and purpose in life is the preservation, protection and defence of their body. The length of life, not its height, is the measure of success.

Yet Jesus taught that you are more than your body. Jesus said, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.” (Jn 3:6-7) You are born with a body but you are also born of the spirit. Once your body dies, your spirit, made in the image and likeness of God, can rise again.

Not only does your body die, eventually returning to dust, but during your lifetime the roles you play and the self-images you create will die also. So will some of your hopes, dreams and desires. Anyone who has never experienced failure has never really tried to reach their full potential. Although you can learn much from failure, the question is not whether you succeed or fail, but whether you can rise again once you do fail. Some of the most successful people in the world have also been great failures at some point in their lives. The secret to their success is after every failure they rose again.

Setbacks, defeats and even failure do not have to be final. You can ultimately achieve success if you rise again.

When we say that Jesus rose again, we mean something like this: Jesus truly died on Friday afternoon, and on Sunday morning he personally, bodily, physically, actually, literally rose from the dead, never to die again. He rose personally – it was Jesus himself, not some substitute. He rose bodily – meaning that it was his crucified body that was raised from the dead. He rose physically – meaning that he wasn’t

a ghost or a phantom or a figment of someone’s imagination. To say that he rose actually and literally means that it really happened. And the word “resurrection” means that he was raised immortal and incorruptible, never to die again. During his earthly ministry, our Lord raised several people from the dead, most notably Lazarus. But those miracles were resuscitations, not true resurrections. Lazarus was destined to die again. But Jesus, having once experienced death and having triumphed over it, would never die again. He was raised immortal – alive from the dead – and he still lives. That’s what we mean when we say that he rose again.

As a basic truth of the Christian Faith, the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ is an essential part of the teaching of the Church from the earliest days. The Gospels all give witness to Christ’s resurrection (Mt 28:1-20; Mk 16:9-20; Lk 24:1-9; Jn 20:1-18), and it is professed in all of the ancient Creeds.

St. Paul proclaims that “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain” (1 Cor 15:14. It occupied the central place in St. Peter’s sermon on Pentecost, and has been upheld constantly by the solemn teaching of the Church.

On the third day after His death and burial, the Lord Jesus rose from the dead through His own power, because of the union of the human and divine natures in the one Divine Peron of Christ. When Holy Scripture says that Christ was raised by God (Acts 2:24) or by the Father (Gal 1:1) it is to be understood that these statements refer to His human nature, but that the cause of the resurrection was the hypostatic union of Christ’s humanity with the Godhead.

The resurrection of Christ is objective in that He walked out of the tomb, still bearing the wounds of His suffering, but from the moment of the resurrection His body was in a state of glory, which is attested to by the circumstances of His appearances recorded in the Gospels and in Acts, in which He is no longer bound by time or space.

Although our redemption comes through the merits of Christ’s sacrificial death upon the cross, the resurrection of Christ is seen as the completion of the redemptive act and so is associated with His death as a complete whole. Also, the Risen Christ is seen as the “first fruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor 15:20), and so is the model for the bodily resurrection of all the faithful on the last day.

EASTER: A JOURNEY FROM DEATH TO LIFE Rev. Fr. Gwayhunlo Lawrence Khing

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his is Easter where life has conquered death…. Easter is a movable feast which is celebrated between 22ndMarch and 25th April. The word, EASTER embodies many pre-Christian traditions, yet scholars accept the derivation proposed by the 8th century English Scholar, St. Bede. They believed that the word comes from EASTRE, an Anglo-saxon name of a teutonic goddess of Spring and fertility, to whom was dedicated a month corresponding to April. On the other hand, a Greek legend tells of the return of PERSEPHONE – the goddess of the earthfrom the underworld to the light of the day. Her return symbolized to the ancient Greeks the resurrection of life in the Spring after the desolation of winter.

Although there are converging traditions, for Christians the origin of Easter goes back to the Jewish festival of Passover or Pesach from which is derivedPasch, another name for EASTER. The early Christians were Jewish origin but brought up in a Hebrew tradition and regarded Easter as a new feature of the advent of the Messiah as foretold by the Prophets.

According to the New Testament, Jesus was crucified on the eve of Passover, but rose to life on the third day. Thus there is the idea of passing over from death to life as the Israelites passed over from Egypt to the Promised Land.

How did the celebration of Easter begin to take its universal stand? Emperor Constantine, the Great convoked the Council of Nicea in the year 325.

The council unanimously ruled that the Easter festival should be celebrated throughout the Christian world on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox between 22nd March and 25th April. Between this span of time is celebrated the feast of Passover. Thus, it is linked with the nature and celebration of Passover where the new Paschal Lamb – Jesus, passed over from death to life destroying the very root of death by his own passion, death and resurrection.

The life of Jesus Christ is not complete without His Resurrection. He did

overcome the darkness of the tomb, because He is the Light of the world and whoever follows him will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life (Jn.8:12). This resurrected light has been shared to us all, the baptised people of the Children of God. Therefore, Jesus clearly mentions that it is not he alone who is the Light of the world for he says, “You are the light of the world” (Mt.5:14). The power to overcome the darkness of death is a gift of God to all who believe in Him. So whoever believes in God even though he dies an earthly death will live forever (Jn.11:25) The message of Easter is a call to be another light in our society. A society torn apart by war and violence, hatred and envy can be made new by the power of the light of the resurrection. The Nagas in particular need to understand more deeply the spirit of Christian life. We are Christians not just because Christianity came to our land, but we are Christians because in Christ there is new life, a life where forgiveness and peaceful co-existence is found. This is the life God offers to us in His Son Jesus. So, take Jesus Christ in to your family today because He alone is “The Way, The Truth and The Life”. Seek the way, search for the truth and you will find life eternal. If we have not done so, we need to re-define our life in the perspective of the risen Christ for in Him there is fullness of life.

Today, our Christian life has become a mirage. Our Church stands so majestically without the presence of God in it. Our worship becomes only a gathering of people. And our life becomes a wavering wick in the wind. This is not the life Christ expect us to be. So, let us fill our human life with the life of Christ. Easter is a time to renew our past and live in the light of Christ. Let Jesus Christ shed the power of his resurrection in our life, so that we may be able to live in Christ not only here on earth, but even in the life to come. We need to pass from our death self to a new self where God will be all in all. We are all journeying the road to Emmaus, in this journey, may we see the risen Lord in the face of our brothers and sisters.

HAPPY EASTER AND MAY THE PEACE OF CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALL, AMEN.

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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The "Maleficent" actress is done making movies and wants to focus on her six children, reports aceshowbiz.com. "Angie is over starring in films.

She wants to write and direct but as far as acting is concerned, she has retired.

The next chapter of her life will focus on her children and all the important causes she supports. She finds acting shallow and wants to focus on the stuff in life that really matters," the source told Naughty Gossip magazine."Maleficent 2" will be Jolie's last film. She finished working on the foreign language feature film - "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers", which will be released on video-streaming app Netflix.

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner file for divorce

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on Thursday. Garner and Affleck, both 44, are seeking joint custody of their three children: daughters Violet, 11, and Seraphina, 9. Affleck and Garner costarred in the 2003 superhero film "Daredevil" and were married in 2005. They announced plans to divorce a day after their 10th wedding anniversary in 2015.

Source: Reuters

Next Star Wars movie to feature new female character

est Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, who is ready to make a foray into the world of entertainment with an international music video, may also explore a career in Bollywood. "Yes it is true that I'm exploring a career in the performing arts. I will be launching my first international music video with main focus in India this year and then maybe explore acting in Bollywood films," the cricketer said in a statement on Saturday.

Produced by Gemini Musiq based in Los Angeles, the production house behind Grammy winning singer Justin Bieber's recent album "Sorry", Russell will be launching his music this year.

This comes after West Indian allrounder Dwayne Bravo came out with numbers like "Champion", "Jaegerbomb" and "Trip abhi baki hai". The cricketer was given tips and notes on how to go about his passion by Indian actress Mallika Sherawat in San Antonio, Texas.

One of the projects might even see the two collaborating. Venus Entertainment Group will be taking care of Russell's branding and management globally.

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arry Styles has ended Ed Sheeran's reign at the top of the UK Charts. The former One Direction singer has managed to score himself his first number one hit as a solo artist with his debut single 'Sign of the Times' which was released last week, as it climbed to the top of the UK Singles Chart on Friday (14.04.17).

According to the Official Charts Company, the 23-year-old singer's track managed to rack up 40,000 downloads and 3.5 million streams in the week after its release, beating the number two track - Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' - by just 3,000 copies. Harry's chart-topping single brings and end to the 13-week run that 26-yearold Ed has had at the top spot, with 'Shape of You' slipping down from number one to number two, and pushing next single 'Galway Girl' down to third. And Harry's victory comes after it was recently reported he

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he largely testosterone-fueled Star Wars movie franchise has added an important new female character in the eighth film, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", director Rian Johnson said on Friday at a fanfest in Orlando. Johnson said the movie, scheduled for release in December, is still in post production. Kelly Marie Tran plays Rose, a maintenance worker in the Resistance.

Johnson said her character embodies the notion that even the most unlikely person can step up and become a hero. He said her part is the biggest new Source: Contactmusic role in the film. Lucasfilm

could have faced a tight race to the finish line after a glitch on Spotify's search engine made it impossible for users to stream his track on the day of its release.

A source said at the time: ''This is a nightmare start for Harry's solo career and his record label won't be happy. ''The Spotify malfunction meant many of his fans simply couldn't find his song to listen to online when they searched for it. ''The potential ramifications are big and it's likely he has missed out on hundreds of thousands of streams as a result. That could really affect his chart position come Friday. ''He is Number One at the moment but that's only because his streaming stats haven't been included yet, and they have more weight. ''Harry's launch is one of the industry's biggest this year and everyone expected him to hit the ground running by topping the charts.''

also live-streamed to fans worldwide the first movie trailer that features Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, wielding a light saber under the guidance of Luke Skywalker who tells her that it’s time for the Jedi to end.

Ridley was brought into the franchise in the seventh movie, "The Force Awakens", as a lead character.

Fans have been expecting Lucasfilm to add more females to the cast. The movie poster shows Rey on an intense red background pointing her light saber skyward, the beam dividing images of Skywalker and Kylo Ren.

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inger Demi Lovato has again encouraged her fans to love their body irrespective of the flaws. The "Stone cold" hitmaker shared a photo of her thighs in an Source: Reuters Instagram post on Thurs-

day saying "Everybody is beautiful", reports usmagazine.com. "I don't have a thigh gap and I'm still beautiful the way I am," the 24-year-old captioned a photo of herself in a blue swimsuit on the

beach. "Recovery. Selflove. Everybody is beautiful." In 2015, she posted a series of photos of her thighs and wrote that "it is possible to love your body the way that it is".

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Manish Pandey of the Kolkata Knight Riders during match 14 of the Vivo 2017 IPL between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on April 15. (IPL Photo)

lia against India in the fourth Test at Dharamsala.

Moises Henriques (13; 10b, 2x4, 0x6) followed suit in the next over, playing a uppish drive off Woakes which the England bowler latched onto in his follow through well.

Deepak Hooda (13; 7b, 1x4, 1x6) failed to shine also, missing the line off Narine's delivery for Uthappa to effect an easy stumping.

Just when Yuvraj looked set for a match-winning knock smacking Umesh Yadav for a six and four in consecutive balls, Woakes got the back of the southpaw with a slower cutter that substitute Rishi Dhawan pouched at long on.

Earlier, Uthappa and Manish Pandey (46; 35b, 3x4, 2x6) stitched together a 77-run stand for the third wicket.

Openers Sunil Narine (6; 9b, 1x4) and skipper Gautam Gambhir (15; 16b, 2x4, 0x6) departed early to leave the hosts tottering at 40/2.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/20) bowled wonderfully well with a superb first spell that yielded 2-0-7-1.

Coming in at No.3, Uthappa used all his experience to engineer a crafty 68 (39b 5x4 4x6) along with Manish Pandey who was guilty of a slow start -- scoring only 13 in his first 18 balls -to finally score a 35-ball 46 (3x4, 2x6). The pair stitched together a

77-run third wicket partnership.

Narine failed to repeat his heroics of two days ago as a fiery Bhuvneshwar uprooted his offstump with an in-swinging yorker to which the leg-spinner had no answer.

In the previous over, Narine had slapped Ashish Nehra down the wicket.

Bhuvneshwar looked dangerous in his first spell of two overs (2-0-7-1) getting the ball to swing away from the right hander.

Just when it looked like Gambhir was about to continue from where he had left against Kings XI Punjab, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan (1/29) continued his purple patch with the KKR captain trying to cut a

straight one that skidded off the surface and clattered into his stumps.

After the Powerplay, KKR were in a spot of bother at 40/2 with Pandey joining Uthappa in the middle.

Uthappa upped the ante after the break, hitting Moises Henriques and Vipul Sharma -- both being inducted in the first XI in place of Mustafizur Rahman and Vijay Shankar -- for two and a six respectively.

The clean-hitting right-hander from Karnataka brought up his half-century, sweeping Rashid to deep midwicket where Shikhar Dhawan misjudged a difficult catch attempt. Together with Pandey, the duo who play their domestic cricket together, tore apart Sunrisers.

Uthappa, in the process, became the third batsman after Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan to score 1500 runs for KKR. Cutting (1/41) finally got Uthappa out -- his legcutter forcing the 2007 T20 World Cup winning player to mistime his pull with Rashid running from deep midwicket to long on to take the catch.

Bhuvneshwar halted Pandey from scoring a fifty, getting the back of him as Pathan remained unbeaten at 21 off 15 with Suryakumar Yadav and Colin Grandhomme falling to Nehra and Bhuvneshwar respectively.

KKR now have six points from four outings, while Sunrisers have four in their kitty from the same number of matches.

Nagaland goes down fighting to Jharkhand MPL: Power Comm FC All India MP Verma Unity Cricket Cup 2017 Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): Nagaland went down fighting against Jharkhand in a pulsating finale to the 6th All India MP Verma Unity Cricket Cup 2017 (40-overs) at Patna on April 12. Nagaland gave a tough fight, defending a score of 198, to a solid Jharkhand batting line-up eventually losing by 6 wickets in the day-night game.

Nagaland captain Imliwati Lemtur won the toss and elected to bat, the team amassing a formidable 198 in the allotted 40-overs. The experienced Jharkhand team played cautiously reaching the win target in the 38th over with 6 wickets to spare.

Nagaland’s Tahmeed Rahman was declared the highest wicket taker of the tournament for a total haul of 11, which included a 5-wicket haul in a match.

As per a press release, it was the first time a team from Nagaland had reached the final of an All-India cricket tournament. In the way to the

thrashes Silver White 8-1 Dimapur, april 15 (mExN): Power Comm FC thrashed Silver White 8-1 in yet another high scoring, albeit one-sided, match on Saturday at the ongoing Morning Premier League (MPL) being played at the Kohima local ground.

At 3 goals, Viposa from

Power Comm FC was the leading scorer with the first goal coming within three minutes of the game. His teammate Gum netted two goals while Dili, Shatali and Japu scored one each, respectively.

For Silver White, the lone goal was scored by Ajay in the 22nd minute.

Lower Bayavü Giants, the winner of the 4th 10 Northern Angami 1 T-20 Bash 2017 in Kohima.

Lower Bayavü Giants emerges champ Our Correspondent Kohima | April 15

Lower Bayavü Giants today defeated Zeinuobadze High Flyers by 46 runs to emerge champion of the 4th 10 Northern Angami 1 T-20 Bash 2017.

The tournament, an initiative of Parliamentary Secretary for Music Task Force and State Lotteries,

Khriehu Liezietsu, was organised by the Brotherhood Group.

Tapitu of Lower Bayavü Giants was the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series. Saroj of Peraceizei Royals was declared the Best Bowler, Imomenba of Lower Bayavü Giants was declared the Best Batsman and Kenuozou Wolves was declared the Best Disciplined Team. EAC Thejavizo Nakhro graced valedictory function as guest of honour and gave away the prizes.

It's been a solid year, hope to build on it: Sania Mirza

ChENNai, april 15 (pti): Indian tennis star Sania Mirza today said she has had a "solid year already" and hopes to build on it with her new women's doubles partner -- Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.

Sania's partnership with Czech Republic's Barbara Strycova came to an end a few weeks ago due to a "difference in priorities".

Her partnership with Strycova lasted 10 tournaments. The Indian had earlier parted ways with Swiss ace Martina Hingis.

"I have had a solid, solid start to the year. I have already played a Grand Slam final (mixed doubles at Australian Open), a title (in Brisbane), some finals (Miami, Sydney) and a bunch of semifinals. I am very critical of myself and always feel I can do better, no matter

what and possibly win more titles," Mirza told PTI. On joining forces with Shvedova, she said, "I have known her forever. She is a great girl, has won Grand Slam titles. I hope it won't take us long to gel well. She is a very powerful player and plays on the backhand side of the court. We can hopefully enjoy ourselves on the court and also produce good results."

"We have committed till Wimbledon for sure and probably for the rest of the season," she said when asked about her plan for the future.

Mirza, who started the year as the No.1 ranked player, has slipped to seventh after having claimed just one title so far in 2017.

She will be playing in Madrid with Shvedova and expects a change in fortunes.

Team Nagaland with ex-India cricketers, Dilip Vengsarkar and Surinder Khanna and CAB general secretary, Aditya Verma. (Right) Highest wicket-taker Tahmeed Rahman.

final, team Nagaland played against Mizoram, Bihar and Manipur.

The tournament was organized by the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB). Twelve teams participated in the tournament held from April 4 to 12 in two different venues in Patna.

The release added that former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar and former ODI keeper Surinder Khan-

na, who witnessed the match, were impressed by the performance of the Nagaland team against a clearly superior and experienced opponent.

Team: Imliwati Lemtur (C), Hokaito Zhimomi, Tahmeed Rahman, Jalaluddin, Sedezalie Rupreo, Shampri, Richu Dev, Mughato Chishi, Teni Chishi, Inakato Zhimomi, Nadeem, Imlikaba, Allem and Liremo Patton.

Players and management team of Mokokchung Young Hearts United (neon jersey) along with the 44 Assam Rifles football team (blue jersey) pose for a group photo before the start of the exhibition match organized by the 44 AR on the theme ‘Sentinels with the sons of the soil’ on April 15. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Renowned musician Nise Meruno and upcoming comedian Hopong Naga entertained the audience during the match. (Photo/Toshi Aier)

Tottenham keep up Chelsea chase with 4-0 rout of Bournemouth

loNDoN, april 15 (rEutErS): Tottenham Hotspur's tenacious chase of leaders Chelsea continued as they claimed a 12th consecutive Premier League home win with a 4-0 rout of Bournemouth on Saturday to cut the gap to four points.

Two goals in three minutes from Mousa Dembele and Son Heung-min put the hosts in complete control inside 20 minutes and Harry Kane grabbed his 20th league goal of the season shortly after halftime as high-flying Spurs maintained their momentum.

Substitute Vincent Janssen received the biggest roar of the day in stoppage time as he claimed his first Premier Leasgue goal from open play since joining last year.

Mauricio Pochettino's side will now hope fifthplaced Manchester United can do them a favour by stop-

Tottenham's Vincent Janssen scores the 4th goal. (Reuters )

ping Chelsea's seemingly unstoppable title charge at Old Trafford on Sunday. "It was another great performance," Pochettino, whose side won 4-0 for the second Saturday running and now have sixgoal better goal difference than Chelsea, told Sky Sports.

"Our job is done now, we have the three points and now we'll see what happens tomorrow. If (Chelsea) fail we are waiting."

Dembele struck his first Premier League goal for 15 months after 16 minutes, slamming in a shot from six metres after Christian Eriksen's corner arrived through a crowd of players.

In-form Son fired through the legs of keeper Artur Boruc from a narrow angle after racing on to Kane's deft flick.

Kane, starting for the first time since injuring his ankle

last month, wrapped up Tottenham's seventh successive league win after 48 minutes, turning Simon Francis all too easily and firing low past Boruc with his left foot.

It is the third season in a row England forward Kane has reached the 20-goal mark - a feat previously only achieved by Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistlerooy and Thierry Henry.

Boruc made sure the score did not get too embarrassing for Bournemouth with several saves as Tottenham went through their routines but he was beaten again in stoppage time.

Janssen, who has struggled to make an impact at White Hart Lane, scuffed his first attempt on goal but got another chance as the ball came back to him and the Dutchman fired past Boruc to put the icing on the cake of a 15th home league win.

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KolKata, april 15 (iaNS): Kolkata Knight Riders zoomed to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table riding on Robin Uthappa's gritty half-century and disciplined bowling performance to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

After a shaky start being put in to bat by visiting captain David Warner, Uthappa stemmed the rot with a brilliant 68 (39b 5x4 4x6) to help the men in purple post 172/6.

Sunrisers, in their run chase, lost wickets at regular intervals with David Warner (26; 30b, 4x4, 0x6) and Yuvraj Singh (26; 16b, 2x4, 2x6) top-scoring for the visitors who batted very poorly to finish at 155/6 in 20 overs. Naman Ojha (11) and Vipul Sharma (21) were at the crease at the end.

The defending champions made a steady start with Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (23; 22b 4x4; 0x6) stiching to together a 46run stand off 40 deliveries.

But once the spinners came to the party, both the openers departed in quick succession. First, Dhawan holed out at long on to Yusuf Pathan who in the end conceded just just two runs in his first over.

Soon, Warner -- not a great player of spin -- fell to the guile of chinaman Kuldeep Yadav.

The southpaw could not read him from the first ball and finally picked out Chris Woakes at long off for an easy catch less than one month after falling to the same bowler while playing for Austra-

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