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New Delhi, July 18 (iANS): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) patron Ashok Singhal on Saturday said India will become a Hindu nation by 2020 and the entire world would be Hindu by 2030. Singhal was speaking at a function here to release a book on the life and work of former RSS chief K.C. Sudarshan. The function was attended by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi among others. Singhal said: “Sudarshan ji, a great visionary, once told me that the entire country will be Hindu by 2020 and the entire world will be Hindu by 2030.” “Sudarshan ji was not only a saint but a visionary, who had predicted that a revolutionary change in the country will begin in 2012 and ultimately that happened in 2014,” he said in an oblique reference to the BJP-led alliance’s victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

First hand reports emerging from the July 16 firing incident at Wuzu/Phor in Phek district indicate a reality far from the reports that have appeared in the media. After the incident, the Assam Rifles (AR) had squarely blamed the death of the two minor students identified as Tüzali (14) and Aso (13) on the villagers and the NSCN (K). However, reports by the village council chairpersons of Phor, New Phor and Wuzu village, alongside other witnesses, indicate that the first shots fired during the incident came from the AR themselves. A delegation of Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and Pochury Students’ Union (PSU) reached Wuzu village where two students were killed and another injured after they were fired upon by the AR transporting the bodies of two NSCN (K) cadres killed in an encounter on July 15.

The delegation also spoke to the relatives of the victims. NSF general secretary said the team would inquire into the media reports of forced recruitment of youths by suspected NSCN (K). Meanwhile, ADC Meluri when contacted said the situation has returned to normal at the moment. Home Commissioner and DGP had visited the area on Friday to take stock of the situation and to get first hand information on the incident. An FIR has already been lodged at Meluri Police station. It is not known whether the investigation would be a magisterial or judicial inquiry.

Leave us alone! aggrieved villagers plea to security forces After the firing incident, aggrieved villagers of Wuzu, Phor and New Phor have demanded the security forces to leave them be alone. “We don’t want the security forces around us. They (Assam Rifles) say they are here to save us. Then they kill us. We are better off without them,” villagers cried out during their interaction with the delegation on Saturday. “If this is how it’s going to be, leave us alone,” was the chorus of villagers.

NSF protest rally against DAA & AFSPA on July 23 DimApur, July 18 (mexN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) will hold a mass public rally on July 23 in Kohima to protest against the declaration of Disturbed Areas in the entire state of Nagaland and for repealing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). The rally, which is the first phase of agitation, will be held at Kohima local ground and will proceed to Raj Bhavan to submit a memorandum to the Governor, a press note from NSF informed. The Federation has sought support and co-operation to all the frontal organizations and concerned citizens towards the proposed rally.

Sequence of events as told by villagers

n hearing of the encounter between NSCN (K) and AR, leading to the death of two cadres on July 15, village leaders of Phor, New Phor and Wuzu were waiting on the road side at around 5:30 pm on July 16 to demand the bodies of the slain cadres so that they are given a proper burial.

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bodies of NSCN (K) passes the villagers and heads towards Wuzu village without heeding to the request to stop. Moments later, the second convoy of two armed vehicles- a Gypsy and a 407 truck- led by Major Surinder Singh stops on the request of the villagers before reaching Wuzu and after crossing Phor. The villagers request Major Singh, who is known to them, to hand over the bodies of the slain cadres. Major Singh informs that the bodies will have to be handed over to ADC Meluri as formality to which the village leaders request for the bodies to be taken in coffins. At that time, gun shots are heard from inside Wuzu village area which is some distance away. On hearing the gunshots, the AR soldiers with the Major react by firing at the villagers on the road side. Villagers run for cover. Meanwhile Major Singh proceeds ahead immediately towards the village from where gun shots emerged. It is later learnt that the gun shots from Wuzu village center area are the doing of the AR personnel who were part of the first convoy which had passed by earlier. The firing by AR personnel who were with the Major results in the death of two young lives and injuring a mother. Tüzali, aged 14, was inside a relative’s house when bullets struck her. A number of bullet holes are seen at the house. Aso, aged 13, was standing above the road along with elders and watching the negotiation taking place when bullets hit his backside and head. More than 140 empty cases fired by the AR personnel are recovered by villagers. Three AR jawans, left stranded at the road side during the firing, take cover in the jungle. They are later located and accounted for.

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tr Zeliang expresses displeasure; incident could have been avoided DimApur, July 18 (mexN):Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang on Saturday expressed his ‘displeasure’ over the ‘avoidable’ firing incident of July 16 at Phorü village under Phek district wherein two innocent students were killed. The chief minister has urged upon all concerned to desist from firing in public places so as to avoid innocent casualties, according to a press communiqué from media cell, CMO. As announced earlier, an inquiry is being set up to go into details of the incident, it further stated. The chief minister also informed that the DGP Nagaland along with the Commissioner and the Home Commissioner had visited the spot to take stock of the situation on his direction. They are expected to submit their recommendations upon their return to Kohima, it was added. Meanwhile, the chief minister has sent condolences to the family members of the two students, who were killed in the firing incident.

Killing of innocents an abomination: NCD, NWHD The Naga Council and Naga Women Hoho, Dimapur has condemned the killing of two school children and injuring one woman, all from Wuzu village under Meluri Sub-division on July 16 by the Assam Rifles in ‘random, unprovoked firing.’ “The statement of the Assam Rifles blaming the innocent public and NSCN-K both for the mayhem is adding more fuel to the fire since the FIR lodged at Meluri police station by eyewitnesses clearly states that there was no provocation from the public who had only gathered to request the commanding officer Major Surinder Singh the handing over of the dead body of the NSCN-K cadre to the villagers for burial,” the two Dimapur based civil organizations stated in a press release. While forceful recruitment of children by the factions is an issue which cannot be overlooked, the organizations stated that killing of innocent children or any innocent citizens by the security forces is an abomination which cannot be allowed to wilt away under any circumstances. Pointing out that as long as the draconian AFSPA and Disturbed Area Act is in force in the State, the victims’ family will never get justice and Major Surinder Singh and his men will go scot free, NCD and NWHD therefore said the Act has to go. “It’s high time Naga civil society bury all internal differences and come together on the issue of AFSPA,” it added.

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NSF informs students selected in NSEE 2015

Kohima, July 18 (mExN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has informed all the students who have been selected by the Common State Selection Board through NSEE 2015 for undergoing studies in MBBS, BDS, Agri. and allied courses to verify their documents in person at NSF office on July 20 and 21with the following documents: Mark sheet & Admit card of class 12, Scheduled Tribe certificate, Indigenous certificate, Backward certificate, One passport size photo, Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC). This was informed in a press release issued by NSF Secretary Education Imtiyapang.

YouthNet to launch ‘Dial Nagaland’

Kohima, July 18 (mExN): In order to promote and empower skilled labour, YouthNet under the ‘IMPACT 5000 by 18’ campaign is launching a service provider called “Dial Nagaland,” a database where contact information of skilled workers such as electricians, plumbers, carpenters, mechanics, painters etc will be listed to help the citizens of Kohima and Dimapur in their search for local skilled workers within their respective area. The programme will be launched on July 21 at the Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training, High School Road, Kohima at 1:00 pm.

Organisations condemn killings, accuse security forces of indiscriminate firing Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): Various organisations today expressed anguish and condemned the killing of two school children and injuring of a woman in a village under Meluri sub-division of Phek district on July 16. Expressing sadness and shock at the killing of Tüzali (14) and Aso (13) and injuring of Vitsürho at Wuzu village, the NPF Phek division condemned the “inhumanly and immature act of security forces for killing invaluable lives of students without conceiving any precautionary measures but randomly shooting in the public places.” The division in a release further expressed anguish at the “irresponsible actions of security for sowing the seeds of fear psychosis in the minds of innocent citizens despite of protection and security.” Strongly opposing any warring groups fighting in public areas, the NPF said “it is never been justifiable in the eyes of present civilized world rather it is an act of hatred, insult, cowardice and uncivilized.” Meanwhile, the NPF Phek appealed to the State inquiry commission to deliver justice without any hindrance and also be transparent by punishing the “erred warring groups” so as to avert such random atrocity on innocent Nagas in future. “Nagas can no longer be a silent spectator on such inhuman act and brutal killing of innocent Nagas by Indian army as Nagas has every right of claiming her freedom since from time immemorial,” it asserted. “Is it not yet time for India to understand the right of the Nagas and set free the Nagas on truth?” Further, the NPF Phek division supported the PWC for ceasefire negotiations between the Central government and NSCN (K) and also appealed to the Central government to revoke the draconian laws such as DAA and AFSPA in the region, “which is most sickening laws in the eyes

of present civilized populous as it is antipeople and total violation to humanity and human rights in nature.” The NPF Phek also conveyed condolences to families of the deceased and appealed to the government to compensate them. In a separate press statement, Pochury Youth Association (PYA) expressed sorrow and anguish over the “brutal murder” of two innocent students and injuring of a woman “in the indiscriminate firing upon the innocent publics by the Unit of 46th AR C 'Coy' under the command of one Major Surinder Singh, Post Commander of Akhegwo Post.” The PYA termed the action of the “so-called Friends of The Hill People" as the “most detrimental act against the unarmed innocent civilian.” Condemning such "dastardly act of aggression and suppression by the Assam Rifles," the Association called upon all right thinking citizens of Nagaland to condemn such “devilish act.” Meanwhile, the PYA conveyed deepest sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured women. “May the good Lord bestow peace and solace to everyone who have been affected by this ruthless act of the Assam Rifles,” it added. Accusing the 46 Assam Rifles and 12 para commandos of indiscriminately firing and killing the two students and injuring the woman, the Pochury Hoho, Kohima expressed strong resentment at the incident and urged upon the government to set up independent inquiry to deliver justice to the victims' family at the earliest. It also called for preventing such “barbaric and inhuman acts” from recurring in the future. The Hoho in a release further conveyed condolences to the family members of the victims and wished for speedy recovery of the injured.

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Makeover Drive – Focus on District Hospital Dimapur Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): Several likeminded people in Dimapur have come together and initiated a community service called ‘Makeover Drive’ focusing on the District Hospital Dimapur. Comprising individuals, retirees, movements, organizations, and institutions, Makeover Drive aims to “contribute, bless, do a community service, and sensitize and bring awareness to the people the importance of collective effort and being a responsible citizen.” According to a press release, the team aims to act as a catalyst to encourage the citizens to take up challenge in the future, render their service by getting involved in a social service for the community, and also to contribute in terms of cash and kind. The main objective of the Makeover Drive is to do community service for the District Hospital Dimapur and not to criticize anyone, be it the government department, hospital authorities, or any individual, the release said. “The team wants to spreading positivism, air of love, generosity, and care in the midst of negativism and criticism.” In the first phase, the Makeover Drive team

painted the OPD section, cleaned up the hospital premises, and gave away fans and chairs donated by Maa furnishing and Nagaland Decorative. Naro Ki Nursery also contributed working gloves, and various individuals, schools and organizations donated in cash and kind. The official programme of the Makeover Drive was held on July 17 at the District Hospital Dimapur chapel hall with an attendance

p E r E N, J u ly 1 8 (mExN): 18 Assam Rifles rescued an abducted civilian and apprehended four accused on July 9 in Samjiuram area of Peren district. A press release from Assam Rifles informed that the victim identified as Abdul Kalam (22), resident of Jalukie Town, was being taken to Manipur from Jalukie in a white Bolero bearing registration number NL 073 – 1097. Acting on a tip off, the 18 Assam Rifles established a Mobile Vehicle Check Post and resAs part of the three-day annual Bible retreat of Agape School in Kiphire, teachers and students of the school visited the District Hospital Kiphire and donated money, which the students had earned during the “dignity of labour” practical taught during the programme. The three-day retreat was held from July 15 cued the captive individual and subsequently appreto 17 under the theme “Jesus - the real hero.” (Morung Photo)

of 178 people, including the core team, volunteers, hospital staff, nurses and doctors. The Makeover Drive comprises of the district administration, Susan Lotha (The Maple Tree School, Kashiram), Neinuo Kire (Vidhya Bhavan School Nagarjan), Achamo and Lawrence Lotha, Nagaland Printing Solution, Mhonjan Humtsoe (East Air Charter), Zuboni Lotha (Precious Me Love), and

jid, Moulana Bilal Ahmed conducted the Namaz. The Kohima Masjid Committee has thanked the district administration, DC Kohima, SP Kohima, Village Youth Organization, Angami Students’ Union, KMC, media and all local NGOs.

Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): Chekiye Village Baptist Church (Children Ministry) conducted Vacation Bible School (VBS) from July 13-16 under the theme "Jesus & Me". Altogether, 1,110 children participated in the four-day event which featured activities like craft making, game time, sharing and talent show. The first two days were conducted for the Beginners and Primary sections and the remaining for the Junior and Teens sections. Besides the theme, the children were also taught on Family Day and Friendship Day, according to a

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the members of Act of kindness Movement. The Makeover Drive team has thanked each and every individual, organizations, schools, and departments for their contributions and donations through cash and kind. It especially mentioned the Medical Superintendent Dr. CW Tungoe and his staff for their support and cooperation. For more details about the drive, log on to https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1424374911225383/.

hended the accused. The apprehended individuals identified as Tiairha (40) of GPRN/NSCN, Tamsu Ao (35), Wazeching (30), and one minor were handed over to Jalukie Police Station along with the seized vehicle, the release said.

Arms peddler apprehended Meanwhile, on July 13, troops of 37 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters 6 Sector Assam Rifles apprehended one arms peddler and recovered two weapons from him at 7th Mile, Chumukedima. Ac-

cording to a press release, during the operation, one Mahindra Bolero (silver colour, NL-10-5140) along with the driver was intercepted on NH-29 at 7th Mile. On search of the vehicle, one 7 point 65 mm pistol, one point 22 pistol and 7 point 65 mm ammunition were recovered. The apprehended individual identified as Honito Chishi (38), the release said, was on his way to trade the recovered weapons. The accused along with the recovered items was handed over to Police Station, Diphupar, the release added.

Eid al-Fitr Namaz in Kohima VBS conducted at Chekiye Village Baptist Church

Kohima, July 18 (mExN): Along with the rest of the world, the Muslim community in the state capital Kohima under the aegis of Kohima Masjid Committee observed Eid al-fitr Namaz at Kohima Jama Masjid. The Pesh Iman of Kohima Mas-

Makeover Drive in its first phase of service painted the OPD section of District Hospital Dimapur and cleaned the hospital premises.

Assam Rifles rescue abducted civilian

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press release. Toluho Pastor, CVBC; Hokali Robert, Associate Pastor Women, CVBC; Helen Assumi; and Tosheli Yeptho, Sunday School Parent were the resource persons for the event. Nifato, Associate Pastor Youth CVBC, Ilito P. Chishi, Hetoli T. Zhimo, Sunday School Parent, and Aloli Yeptho were the devotional speakers. Kakheli H Kinny, Associate Pastor Children, who was also the director of the VBS, has thanked the board of deacon, church staff, sponsored families, parents, teachers, children and all well wishers for Participants of the Vacation Bible School organized by Chekiye Village Baptist Church (Children Ministry) from July 13 to 16. their support.

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RDNUMS team visits OAH, BMSCH Hebamlo Village Council informs

pErEN, July 18 (mExN): The village council of Hebamlo in Peren district has notified to the general public that the former Bamsiakilwa village has been renamed as ‘Hebamlo village’ with consensus of the village council duly approved by the Deputy Commissioner Peren vide letter No. REV/ESST/VILL1/2005/827 Dated 15th June 2012 in the interest of the settlers. In a press release, chairman of Hebamlo Village Council, Pungrilak stated that henceforth, the name ‘Hebamlo’ will be used for all official matters and purposes instead of the former 'Bamsiakilwa'.

Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Fitr in Dimapur on Saturday, July 18. Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Photo by Caisii Mao

MTLT condemns July 9 firing

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moKoKchuNg, July 18 (mExN): The Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) has strongly condemned the firing at the residence of Parliamentary Secretary for Geology & Mining, Dr Imtiwapang Aier on July 9. A press release from the MTLT expressed distress at what it called “unabated violence” happening in the Naga society, and the “inaction” of the government agencies, especially the law enforcing agencies, in tackling such crimes. “Such anti-social activities by miscreants hell-bent

on creating unwanted situations in the society is creating a fear psychosis in the minds of the general public which is totally uncalled for and unwarranted when the whole Naga society is yearning for peace in the society,” MTLT stated. Terming the incident as a failure on the part of the government and the law enforcing agencies, MTLT strongly appealed to the state government and the law enforcing agencies to seriously take up such law and order situation with all earnestness and take preventive measures so that

such unwanted situation do not recur in the future. The MTLT also strongly appealed to the government agencies to thoroughly investigate into the different breach of law and order in the society, especially the July 9 Kohima firing incident, and bring to book the culprit(s) and punish them as per the law of the land. Further, the MTLT gave a clarion call to all right thinking Naga citizens to rise up against the unabated crimes, so that Naga society can live with dignity and move ahead at par with others.

Promoting peace through music

RDNUMS team during their visit to Bright Morning Star Children’s Home, Kohima.

Kohima, July 18 (mExN): A team from Rev. Dr. Neiliezhu Usou Memorial School (RDNUMS), including 20 students from class 1 and 2 and teachers, visited Old Age Home Meriema and Bright Morning Star Chil-

dren’s Home Kohima on July 17. A press release informed that the school shared with the two homes the proceeds of the school annual Charity Day which was held on July 10. In both the homes, the

children of RDNUMS had fellowships and presented special numbers, shared memory verses and stories from the Bible. RDNUMS has thanked all the parents who contributed selflessly for a good cause.

Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): Peace Channel Institute of Music, Art & Culture held capacity building programme in the institute recently. A press release informed that resource person Kishor Das, a core member of Smooth Ride For Dimapur, encouraged the students to inculcate the values of doing things different to succeed in life, while urging them to make their purpose clear. He also highlighted about the opportunities in life. “You all might not become famous musicians but today, when you have the platform come up and show to the communities, friends and families what you are,” he said. Further, he called upon the students to come out of comfort zone and make a difference. The programme started with prayer by Fr. John Bonji, a faculty of North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR), Dimapur. Meanwhile, Yumakumba, a former Peace Club member, shared on “transformational truth.” The programme was marked by several colourful and entertaining items like song, ice-breaking session and musical play by the students and guests.

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body seeks Mizoram’s missing pangolin scales Assam UN help on influx – a tale of maybes and whodunits AIzAWL, JULY 18 (ENS): It is a tale of maybe’s and whodunit’s, how more than a third of all pangolin scales seized in Mizoram have disappeared and possibly re-appeared (only for some portion to perhaps disappear again) in another seizure more than 350 kms away. It began in the end of May this year when it was discovered that 292 kgs of seized pangolin scales locked up in a forest department godown in Kolasib, a western town, had been replaced by fakes. The consignment made up more than a third of the 848 kgs of pangolin scales various law enforcement agencies had caught from smugglers since 2012. Pangolins are protected under national and international law, but their scales are apparently highly-valued in some Asian

countries, for decorative as well as alleged medicinal properties. Consignments have been seized in some North-Eastern states, all supposedly headed towards South-East Asia through Myanmar. A case was registered soon after the end-May incident at Kolasib, but initial investigations apparently went nowhere. Then, two-and-a-half weeks later on June 11, a joint operation by police and the Assam Rifles seized six bags from a bus at Farkawn, a village close to the international border with Myanmar, at six in the evening. The bags contained 216 kgs of pangolin scales, the police and AR told the forest department when they handed it over the following day at two in the afternoon. The official account from the

Northeast Briefs

Proposal to set up film institute in Arunachal draws ire of neighbouring states NEW DELHI, JULY 18 (ET): Pune's Film and Television Institute of India may have been in the midst of a controversy raging since last month, with students protesting the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as chairman, but another such institute coming up in Arunachal has become the envy of other states in the Northeast. The chief ministers of Manipur and Mizoram have vehemently registered their protest with Home Minister Rajnath Singh over Arunachal Pradesh being chosen by the Centre as the site for the proposed National Film and Television Institute and Animation. Singh, who was in Guwahati last week to chair a meeting with chief ministers of all states in the Northeast, was stumped when amid a debate on security issues the CMs of Manipur and Mizoram started citing the scenic beauty of their respective states to question why they were ignored for the institute. "We make maximum regional movies in the Northeast. In fact, my state has produced nearly 60 national awardwinning films. Despite that, Arunachal Pradesh was granted the new film institute," Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh is said to have told the home minister. Mizoram Chief Minister M Lal Thanawala said his state is the most scenic in the region and therefore a natural contender for the institute. "If we had been given the institute, more filmmakers would have chosen us to shoot films in the state," he told Singh.

Meghalaya health dept asked to find out impact of mobile tower radiation SHILLoNg, JULY 18 (PTI): The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state's health department to conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact, if any, of radiation emission from mobile towers on the health of people residing near them. "The state government through the Department of Health shall conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact if any, on the health of people of localities situated near the towers in question as a result of radiation emitted by mobile towers," a division bench of the High Court headed by Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh said in the July 15 order. The High Court bench also issued a notice to the secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit on the matter, the next hearing of which will be held on July 29. The matter was taken up by the court after a person SP Das provided details of alleged violation committed by mobile towers put up by various telecom companies. The court, which summoned these service providers, also rejected an inspection report submitted by Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) NE-1 director Kulwinder Kumar. It observed, "We do not find any information as to the limit of emission of radiation by the towers and the equipment being used for measuring the radiation before giving the findings that all the parameters are within the limit". Terming the report as "evasive", the bench directed the secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit on the matter.

forest department says the AR troops had opened the bags and took pictures with the seized pangolin scales and then re-packed them for submission to the forest officials. But when the forest department officials received and weighed the bags, they found it was 32.5 kgs lighter. As of now, they remain clueless how this could have been — either some amount went missing during the 20 hours between the seizure and the handing over of the consignment to the forest department, or the police and AR had incorrectly weighed the goods. What has added more mystery to the siezure was that the bus driver testified the cargo was loaded onto the bus by one Hmangaihthangi of Kawlkulh village, more than 164 kms northwest of Farkawn.

Hmangaihthangi went to Farkawn after being told that the cargo had been seized because it contained unlawful materials, but when she was interrogated, she said she had indeed loaded it onto the bus but that it was someone else’s. The owner, she said, was a Myanmarese trader she knew only as Paliana, which could either be a name or the person’s build because Palian in Mizo translates to Big Man. She knew Paliana from before and she met him unexpectedly in Aizawl about nine days before the seizure while she was there for a medical check-up, she said. She said he gave her Rs 1,000 to help her with her bills, and asked that she do a simple favour in return; some of his wares were coming by Sumo Service from Shillong to Aizawl on June 9, he said, and

asked if she could load them unto the Farkawn bus for him. She obliged, she said and left for Kawlkulh the following day. The day after that, the cargo was seized at Farkawn. Officials are not ruling out the possibility that the 216 kgs (or 183.5 kgs, as it turned out later) of pangolin scales seized at Farkawn are part of the 292 kgs that was replaced with fakes at the forest department godown at Kolasib less than three weeks earlier. Forest Minister Lalrinmawia Ralte, who gave a brief report about the missing scales at Congress Bhavan on Friday, said, “We are investigating the cases and we cannot say they were or they were not, but it is difficult to say anything definite as long as Paliana is not found and arrested first.”

two-hour sit-in demonstration in front of the UN Information Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday to press for their demands. The organization pointed out that, apart from Bangladesh, migrants from Nepal also pose a threat to indigenous communities in Assam. "We have been demanding that people of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Nepali origin should not get their names entered in the National Register for Citizens. Influx has put the identities of indigenous people in grave danger. We seek the UN's help in ensuring that the rights and identities of indigenous people are protected. The UN should ask the Centre to take steps to curb influx, once and for all," ASM working president Matiur Rahman said.

Eid al-Fitr celebrated in Meghalaya In SC intervention, hope for families SHILLoNg, JULY 18 (IANS): Eid al-Fitr was on Saturday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Meghalaya, a predominantly Christian state. Thousands of men and children clad in new clothes and wearing skull caps offered prayers in Eidgahs or open grounds and mosques in Shillong, Dawki, Nongpoh, Lad Rymbai, Byrnihat and in the Garo Hills region. The biggest congregation was at the Eidgah of India's first glass mosque, the Madina Masjid in Shillong, where over 8,000 people offered prayers. Moulana Ghulam Rabbani led the prayers. Every Muslim family gave to charity - fixed at Rs.60 this year - as per Islamic rules, so that the poor can also celebrate the festival. After the prayers, Mus-

Border guards of India, Bangladesh exchange sweets on Eid al-Fitr

AgArTALA/gUWAHATI, JULY 18 (IANS): The Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid, an official said." BSF officials gave sweet boxes to their BGB counterparts at all sectors of India-Bangladesh borders. BGB officials also reciprocated with similar gesture," BSF spokesman Lakshya Mehta told IANS. He said this friendly traditional gesture of exchange of sweets was held in all sectors along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border. Eid al-Fitr marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan. lims visited the houses of relatives and friends to greet them. Guests were treated to "sheer khorma" (sweet made of vermicelli, milk and dry fruits) and other delicacies. Governor V. Shanmuganathan and Chief Minister Mukul Sangma greeted the people on the occasion. Shanmuganathan hoped "this joyous festival which celebrated the end

of Ramadan will spread the message of brotherhood and compassion in our society". Sangma said Eid al-Fitr "celebrates the common values that unite us in our humanity and reinforces the obligation that people of all faiths have to each other. May this occasion bring abundant joy and prosperity amidst peace, love and hope".

of Manipur encounter victims

ImPHAL, JULY 18 (NDTV): In a nearly 7-year-long wait for justice, the past one week has given the maximum hope to the mother of Sanjit Meitei, an unarmed man shot dead by security forces in a busy market in Imphal on July 23 in 2009. The incident is one of Manipur's most infamous alleged fake encounters that led to over six months of violence and protests on the streets of Imphal. Last Monday, the Supreme Court asked the Centre, Manipur government and the National Human Rights Commission to prepare a comprehensive report on 62 alleged fake encounter cases in the state. The petition was filed by the Extra Judicial Execu-

Probe Assam civil services exam NDFB militant killed corruption by CBI: Cong leader gAUHATI, JULY 18 (PTI): Senior Congress leader and former MP Kirip Chaliha today alleged "serious corruption" in holding the state civil services examination and demanded a thorough probe by CBI into the irregularities. "I am convinced that there is serious corruption in Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). About 2-3 years back, I had requested the Chief Minister to order a probe. I think now is the time that a thorough probe by a neutral agency like CBI must be ordered," Chaliha said in a press conference here. He claimed that he has met many people who paid huge amount of money to get job through APSC and it has been going on for a long time. "The CM is at the peak of his political career now. I hope it is his historical responsibility to cleanse the administration that he is heading. We have to accept that APSC is the lifeline of Assam's administration," Chaliha said. He claimed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has accepted his proposal for a probe during their discussion.

When asked if the scam was similar in scale to that of the Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh, Chaliha said, "It has not reached to the Vyapam level. But we should not compare one with the other." "If there is any corruption, the government has to investigate." The Congress leader also supported Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi in his demand for a CBI probe and said, "We should support and accept the right thing even if it has come from the politically opposite quarter." Akhil Gogoi, the Adviser of KMSS and Gana Mukti Sangram Samiti, had yesterday filed a Public Interest Litigation at the Gauhati High Court on behalf of the two organisations seeking a CBI probe in alleged irregularities of state civil services examinations. The Gauhati High Court is yet to accept and register the PIL. The PIL sought a CBI probe, mainly on the much talked about irregularities of the 2013 examinations and the role of APSC's present Chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul.

gUWAHATI, JULY 18 (TNN): The Assam police on Friday gunned down a wanted National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) militant at Chautara within the jurisdiction of Gosaigaon police station in Kokrajhar district. The slain militant was identified as the outfit's deputy commander Sijoy and the police had announced a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on him earlier. "Sijoy led the group of militants which had killed Sonitpur's the then district additional superintendent of police Gulzar Hussain and wounded several other police personnel last year," said a senior police official. Gulzar Hussain led a team of security forces in a remote area on January 28, 2014, on receiving information about the outfit members' presence there. While returning from a combing operation in the AssamArunachal Pradesh border and apprehending a NDFB militant, the insurgents ambushed them near Batachipur. Hussain and a police informer were killed.

Low yield turns bitter pill for Sohra’s orange honey SoHrA (CHErrAPUNJEE), JULY 18 (TNN): The land of mists and mellow fruitfulness is also home to the 'orange' or 'orange blossom' honey; an item highly sought after by connoisseurs of organic products. Tourists visiting Sohra hardly ever return without a bottle of the premium product. It is not uncommon to find women selling the deep amber liquid in jars and bottles, along with packets of bay leaf and fragrant cinnamon sticks, near tourist spots in Sohra civil subdivision. The future of orange honey, however, remains uncertain unless the state government and marketing agencies work together to increase its production. Cherrapunjee's orange honey is derived from bees that feed on nectar from orange flowers. Produced in areas like Nongsteng, Mawphu and Umblai, it comes chiefly from orchards of Khasi mandarin in the Ri-War area of East Khasi Hills that overlooks the plains of Bangladesh. The product is considered to be organic as

gUWAHATI, JULY 18 (TNN): The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha (ASM), an umbrella body of 40 organizations representing the ethnic groups of the state, sought the intervention of the United Nations to safeguard the rights of indigenous people against the 'onslaught' of foreigners from Bangladesh. In a recent memorandum to the United Nations Organization (UNO), ASM said the Centre should be asked to implement UN guidelines and measures to safeguard the indigenous people of the state. The ASM leaders, who were in New Delhi recently, also asked the UNO to send a delegation to Assam to take stock of the 'injustices against indigenous people' in the face of influx from Bangladesh. The leaders staged a

the bees are not fed any additional food like sugar. "Low production is one of the reasons Sohra's orange honey has been limited to local markets. Production of honey is also tied up with the cultivation of oranges," said S Bhattacharjee, former managing director of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (Neramac), which works under the Union DoNER ministry. As a result, producers of orange honey in Sohra are completely dependent on local markets — the lewbah (held every eighth day) and the lewrit (held every fourth day) — and pockets of Shillong like Bara Bazar and Laitumkhrah to sell their stock. It is believed orange honey has medicinal properties. It prevents cough and throat irritation, heart diseases and heals wounds and burns. Khasi legends, too, testify to the importance of orange honey in local culture. It is believed that corpses, especially of the 'syiems' (king/chieftains), would be embalmed with orange

honey when the soil in Sohra would be too wet for burial rituals. While the Khasi mandarin recently got a Geographical Indication (GI)-tag, which attests to its production in a particular region, the orange honey has no such authentication mark or certificate. "There is a huge market for the honey, but supply is very limited. Hence, it will be difficult to lobby for a GI tag or similar markers for it," Bhattacharjee said. The premium variety of organic honey can cost up to Rs 1,000 per kilo. Other varieties cost around Rs 500-600 per kilo. In spite of rising demand, most state and Centre-run emporiums do not sell the product. "We do not stock orange honey. Production is too low," said B Sawkmie, deputy store in-charge of the Centre-run Purbashree in Shillong's Police Bazaar. One of main reasons for the low yield of orange honey in Sohra is the use of pesticides in orange orchards as they are detrimental to bees. "The Centre's

schemes for horticulture were mainly pesticide-driven. Now, the government is realizing the need for organic farming. Once orange farms become organic, production of honey, too, will increase," explained Daniel Ingti, former director of the state directorate of horticulture. Secondly, with many orange growers choosing to buy the cheaper, non-local saplings of the plant, the distinctive flavour of Sohra's orange honey is fast disappearing. Lack of cooperatives in this sector is also hurting honey production. There are only four cooperatives in Sohra that are involved in its production. "A cooperative requires at least 15 members. In Sohra, it is difficult for us to get orange growers together. They don't think alike," said J C Paul, sub-registrar of cooperative society, Sohra. The state department of cooperation, along with the Khadi and Village Industries Board of Meghalaya, has been involved in small-scale interventions in the orange honey processing sector.

To translate small victories into a bigger boost for the apiculture industry, the Centre's Mission Organic, which was recently launched in the state, is critical. Equally important, is the role of the apiculture mission, one of the nine missions of the Meghalaya Basin Development Authority that implements the Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Programme (IBDLP). Under the programme, the state recently inaugurated two apiculture missions — one for the Khasi and Jaintia Hills and the other for the Garo Hills — which will work in tandem with the department of commerce and industries. Training sessions for beekeepers, distribution of bee kits among local entrepreneurs and dissemination of information of improved beekeeping practices are some of the ways in which the apiculture mission hopes to give a fillip to the fledgling sector and help promote a product that is as much a part of Cherrapunjee's allure as are its mists and rain.

tion Victims' Families Association, seeking enquiry into 1,528 cases of alleged fake encounters. Sanjit's mother, Inatombi said, "As of now no action has been taken in my case. I want the people responsible for my son's killing to be punished." Renu Takhellambam's husband was shot dead right next to her house on the outskirts of Imphal in 2007. A magisterial enquiry was conducted in the case, the result has never made public. Ms Renu said, "We don't want any further delay as justice delayed is justice denied." Activists say the Court's intervention has come as a boost for these families. A member of the group Human Rights Alert,

Babloo Loitongbam said, "Supreme Court intervention is helping in a big way. In 2009, we documented no less than 500 cases of fake encounters where security forces just picked up people off the streets and killed them saying they were terrorists. In 2013, we documented just 3." Despite the allegations of fake encounters, government officials and security forces have maintained that most of them were legitimate, and that the government's version will be given to the Supreme Court. As for the families of alleged fake encounter victims, justice may be a lengthy process, but they say they are willing to go through it for the sake of closure.

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Washington, July 18 (Pti): A New Jerseybased construction management firm has been charged with bribing Indian officials several crores of rupees to win two major water developmental projects in Goa and in Guwahati. The bribery of USD 976,630 for a Goa project by Louis Berger included that to a minister, the details of which have not been disclosed by the Department of Justice. Yesterday, the company agreed to pay USD 17.1 million criminal fine to resolve charges that it bribed officials in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Kuwait to secure government construction management contracts. Two of its former executives – Richard Hirsch (61) of Philippines, and James McClung (59) of the UAE – pleaded guilty to the bribery charges. McClung previously served as senior vice president responsible for the firm’s operations in India

and in Vietnam. Sentencing hearings for Hirsch and McClung are scheduled for November 5, 2015. The Indian government, assisted by Japanese government, initiated the five-year Goa Water Supply and Sewerage Project to expand, rehabilitate and build water and sewerage facilities. Louis Berger was part of a consortium for the project in Goa. The consortium included two Japanese firms and an Indian partner. The team developed a project management information system and plan, evaluated bids, reviewed design and construction plans, and ensured quality work was done on time and within budget, the company says on its website. Federal prosecutors, in their 11-page chargesheet, alleged that Louis Berger maintained a detailed diary and account of bribery made to Indian officials.

On August 26, 2010, “a consortium partner prepared a payment tracking schedule stating that the company had paid USD976,630 in bribes in connection with the Goa Project to date,” federal prosecutors told a court in New Jersey. On August 17, 2010, a consortium partner sent an e-mail to James McClung, stating, “As discussed I enclose the details as provided by [third-party intermediary]. I have also added the details of amounts paid to [the Company] as of date by [the consortium partner] in the same sheet.” The attachment included an entry, “Paid by [an agent of the company] to minister on behalf of agent,” said federal prosecutors. According to court documents, the company through its employees and agents, together with others, used terms like “commitment fee,” “counterpart per diem,” “marketing fee” and “field operations ex-

penses” as code words to conceal the true nature of the bribe payments and utilised cash disbursement forms and invoices which did not truthfully describe the services provided of the purpose of the payment. In India since 1998, Louis Berger has offices in Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. “Along with several consortium partners, the company won two water development projects in Goa and Guwahati. The company paid bribes to win both of these contracts,” federal prosecutors alleged. According to court documents, the company through its employees and agents and its consortium partners kept track of the bribe payment by a circulating spreadsheet among themselves showing the proportionate share of each bribe that they had paid to the foreign officials overseeing their work on the Goa and Guwahati projects.

Global tax regime must protect developing nations: India addis ababa, July 18 (ians): India has pitched for a global tax regime built into the UN process, rather than being looked at from the point of view of rich countries, in a bid to curb illegal financial flows from the developing world running into some $200 billion annually. "As far as Global Tax is concerned it is important to understand why this is important for India and the developing world. As of now Official Development Assistance (ODA) globally is in the range of about 135 billion dollars," said India's Union State Minister for Finance Jayant Sinha. "There are various estimates... If you look at tax revenues or illicit financial flows that must be captured within the developing world, those run well over $200 billion by most accounts," Sinha told the 3rd conference on International Financing for Development (IFD) here. "That's why we were pushing so hard -- that we move towards the establishment and formulation

of a global tax policy from an OECD process to a UN process because OECD process is dominated by rich countries where the developing world has less of a say." At the conference, India also represented the G77 countries and along with China, it reflected a strong and shared stand on the issues of international tax architecture where it disagreed with the Organisation for Economic Cooperative and Development (OECD), a club of rich nations. Indian interlocutors also wanted the conference to go beyond mere talks on development financing to aim at the larger picture of creating a global system conducive to development itself for a much faster and inclusive economic growth in poor and developing countries. "We have managed to forge a global consensus on some very crucial issues related to the need for balanced development and ensured a commitment of 0.7 percent of GDP from developed nations for

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Sinha said the move to give the UN body on taxation issues a more governmental representation and equitable geographical representation will greatly strengthen the voice of developing nations. "There are pressing issues when it comes to tax discussion. But they are not being given the proper attention they require? Why are these issues not being addressed is what mainly India focused on", said Vanessa Inko-Dokubo, policy advisor at Oxfam International. Counsellor Amit Narang from the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said this was the perfect opportunity for ensuring a global financial system that is pro-development. The story does not end here, said Sinha, who ensured India's due role in the "Addis Ababa Action Agenda". He said this was just one more step in such engagements, and that the process must continue to ensure an equitable global tax policy reflecting the needs of developing nations.

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ODA. We were able to forward our voice. So the overall outcome has been successful," said Sinha. The minister said India has outlined that unless a stronger tax base is built and due tax revenue is captured in the developing world, the rich countries genuinely cannot progress. Therefore, it was in the interests of the entire global community for a robust tax base in emerging economies. Sinha said if one moves to a UN process on this with intergovernmental consultations there would be a more equitable and responsive tax policy for the developing world, he said, while pushing for two upcoming conferences in New York and Paris on poverty, inequality and change. Countries are deliberating to find the estimated $2.5 trillion that is needed each year to meet the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are successors to UN-mandated Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) programme adopted in 2000.

When it launches the Creta next week, Hyundai Motor India will become the latest entrant in the compact SUV segment—where Renault and Ford have made major inroads with the Duster and the EcoSport, respectively. In fact, following the success of these models, several automakers have firmed up plans to bring their contenders in the market. Hyundai is not new to the segment. Last decade the company launched two SUVs—the Terracan and the Tuscon. Both failed to generate customer interest. In 2010, it launched the Santa Fe. The result was the same. However, in 2014, when the company introduced the new Santa Fe, things started to change a bit. Rakesh Srivastava, senior vicepresident, Sales & Marketing, Hyundai Motor India, says that the new Santa Fe demonstrated to the Indian customer the capability of Hyundai to design a world-class SUV. Enter the Creta. Based on the PB platform which also underpins the Elite i20 hatchback and the Verna sedan, the Creta’s cabin is expected to have elements in common with the Elite i20. But can the Creta replicate Elite i20’s success? Srivastava believes it can. “Whichever segment we have entered of

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Mao Council clarifies on memo Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): The Mao Council has stated that the memorandum to the Manipur Government will take no further effect as the land dispute is in the Judicial Court of TPO. It added that the Mao Council will not pursue the memorandum further. It may be noted that the Mao Council had submitted a memorandum dated April 23, 2015, to the Manipur Government for protection of Mao land at Koziirii and Dziiko. In a press release, the Mao Council stated that the memorandum seems to have created some confusion in the minds of Naga brothers, and expressed its regret “if the memorandum has caused any misunderstanding or created undesirable situation in our society.” The Mao Council stated that it had expressed its trust and confidence in TPO through its representatives in the TPO Meeting on July 4, 2015 to take up the matter under

the banner of TPO. Subsequently this decision was unanimously endorsed in the Mao Council General Body Meeting on July 11 that TPO should arbitrate the case, the council added. The Mao Council stated that it “sincerely prayed” that the TPO will adjudicate the issue as per the tradition and customary law of the Tenyimi people in true justice so as to bring about mutual trust and understanding between the concerned parties and the Tenyimi family in general. Further, the Mao Council expressed its appreciation to APO, CPO, NMA, KVC and NPO for their tireless efforts in trying to help bring the matter to an amicable solution. It also expressed appreciation at the good wishes of NSF, ENPO, ANSAM, NWU, Naga Council Dimapur, Tenyimi Union Dimapur, Angami, Mao and other Naga churches for their prayers and good wishes for reconciliation to prevail.

19 July 2015

'No justification for extension of DAA'

Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): Expressing surprise over the promulgation of Disturb Area Act (DAA) in the entire Nagaland state, the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) on Saturday stated that it was most ‘ridiculous and maliciously intended’ of the Government of India (GoI) to enforce a military law stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 4 in Chandel district in Manipur in which 18 security personnel were killed by suspected NSCN (K) and its allies. The council, in a press statement through its publicity cell, said there was no justification for GoI to impose such miserable law in Nagaland over an incident in Manipur and at a time when most of the potent Naga political groups in Nagaland have been in cease-fire with GoI. It also lamented that the Nagaland

Condolence Kohima, July 18 (mExN): The Visatsunuomia Krotho has conveyed its heartfelt condolence on the untimely demise of its member, Medozhase (Methodius) Sale of Kigwema village, who expired after a brief illness on July 17. In his death, the Krotho

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government was not taken into confidence by GoI prior to imposition of such severe law. “This implies clear indication that the GoI has no respect for the popular and constitutionally elected Government in Nagaland,” it stated. The council stated that the GoI seem to have completely run out of “civilized senses” to deal with dissensions under the democratic system and act befitting to the largest democracy in the world. “The recent turn of event has sent alarming signals of re-visiting the horrors of annihilation reminding the people of the 50s, 60s & 70s when men, women and children were butchered like animals and worst possible crimes and shameful acts were committed on the womenfolk,” the council apprehended. Further, the council re-

minded the State government that it has the highest Police forces of all the states in India in terms of population and police force ratio. In the light of the above, the NTC urged the state Government not to remain lukewarm or be timid but pass a strong resolution in the ensuing Assembly Session against the imposition of DAA in Nagaland, and demand the GoI to immediately roll back the imposition. Meanwhile, the NTC, condemning the killing of innocent students in Meluri subdivision, reiterated that it is against violence of anybody be it Naga underground or the security forces. The council also suggested that in the event of conflicting reports on the whole incident, it is imperative for the State government to clear the air with ground realities.

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have lost a very dear member, a condolence message stated. The Krotho informed that Late Sale was a teacher by profession and was multi-talented. The Krotho prayed that the Almighty God grant the departed eternal rest and succour to the bereaved family.

pSu rEfutES iGar (N) claimS Phorü Students Union (PSU) on Saturday rebutted the claims of IGAR (N) on the July 16 firing incident upon villagers at Wuzu village area, Phek district which left two minor dead and another injured. In a statement, the PSU alleged that the conflicting reports of the office of IGAR, first claiming that the two students were killed in the cross fire and then alleging that they were killed by NSCN (K) only revealed their ‘sinister designs.’ Quoting witnesses’ report, the union informed that the villagers on learning that the convoy of AR 46 led by one Major Surinder Singh, an officer known to have the goodwill of the public leaders of the area, was transporting the bodPhom Literature Board, T Imdong Phom (right) releas- ies of the slain cadres, reing the book “The Phom Naga indigenous religion” quested for the bodies to be authored by Dr. Henshet Phom (left) at Emerald Inn, handed over to the villagers. Dimapur, on Saturday.

When told that the bodies have to be handed over to the office of the ADC Meluri, the village leaders requested for the bodies to be taken in coffins which was already prepared. “In the midst of the discussion, the AR personnel in the lead vehicle of the convoy started firing which was followed by indiscriminate firing from the rear,” the PSU alleged. The union said the question of the convoy coming under heavy fire does not arise at all, adding the village council authorities can ascertain without an iota of doubt that there was no presence of any armed elements in the village. Also refuting the claim of IGAR (N) that the villagers were used as ‘human shields,’ the union maintained that either the IGAR (N) has been “fed with wrong information or that the office is also involved in

hatching a murky conspiracy to justify the senseless act of aggression on the innocent villagers.” On the inquiry committee set up by the State government, the union demanded that the findings be submitted without any bias and at the earliest. cSu DEmaNDS JuSticE: Condemning the July 16 Wuzu incident where two innocent students were killed without ‘cogitation and as collateral damage of the armed forces,’ the Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) on Saturday expressed serious concern on the security of the public when security forces can go to the extent of taking lives of little children. Demanding justice for the victims, the CSU, in a press statement has asked the state government, who are elected by the people to

work for the welfare of the public, to get off their comfortable chairs, wake up and address the issue with more seriousness. The union also recalled the incident of the illegal detention of 5 youth on June 10 during which time the body had gone to meet the IGAR for their release. The union said they were not allowed to meet any of the victims but were repeatedly assured that the detained youths were being treated properly. However on their release it was found to be otherwise, it added. It also pointed out that the AR had owned up that it was a case of mistaken identity but no action was taken on those guilty personnel. Keeping the incident in mind, the union wondered as how the public was to trust the security forces on their statements that law would take its course.

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MEx FILE Restriction on heavy vehicles in Dimapur Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): In continuation to the circular issued on the new traffic regulations restricting entry of heavy vehicles into the city limits of Dimapur w.e.f. July 20, the Dimapur Police has informed that the restrictions would also apply for inbound heavy vehicles entering Dimapur via Kohima Road NH 29. A press release from Dimapur Police ADCP / PRO, Dimapur Police informed that the heavy vehicles will be denied entry from Chumukedima checkgate between 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs and requested all concerned to take note and co-operate with the new regulations.

NPF Legislators, DAN meetings Kohima, July 18 (mExN): A meeting of the NPF Legislators will be held at the State Banquet Hall, Kohima at 11:30 a.m. on July 20 and will be followed by a meeting of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) Legislature Party at 12:30 p.m. A press release from the Media Cell, Chief Ministers Office informed that the meeting is convened to discuss business matters relating to the Ninth Session of the Twelfth Nagaland Legislative Assembly and requested all members to attend the meeting.

Issue of GPF statement from July 20 Kohima, July 18 (mExN): All the HODs/DDOs etc. who are subscribing GPF under G.A. are directed to authorise Office Staff with proper Identity Card to collect GPF statement from Commissioner's Office, Nagaland. According to a press release from the Addl. Deputy Commissioner (HQ) Antony Ngully, the issuing of GPF statement will start w.e.f. July 20. All GA GPF subscribers are directed to collect on or before September 15, after which Commissioner Office, Nagaland will not be held accountable for any GPF statement related issues.

NPCC on 8 MLAs joining govt Kohima, July 18 (mExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee has stated that it will abide by the decision of AICC in matters relating to the 8 MLAs joining the NPF led DAN-BJP Government. According to a press release from the NPCC President, K. Therie, a resolution to this effect was taken

at a meeting of its Executive Committee on June 26 and therefore, urged all party ranks and files and Congress Members to restrain from taking any action in the matter. “Any member found crossing the line shall be seriously viewed as breach of discipline,” the NPCC President warned.

Founder GB Federation writes memo to PM ENPO, PSC back ENSF's ultimatum to state government

Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): Founder and first President, Village Chiefs GB Federation of Nagaland, TL Angami, has written a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India seeking continuation of Ceasefire between the NSCN (K) and Govern-

ment of India in order to bring an amicable solution to the Naga issue. “Nagas do not want any further violence which will never bring any peace or amicable settlement within the country,” the memorandum stated. Further, appealing for

continuation of ceasefire, Angami’s memorandum, on behalf of the Naga Villages Chiefs, Anghs and Gaon Burahs, requested the Prime Minister to reconsider the case for continuation of ceasefire with NSCN (K) and allow them to come for a Round Table Talk.

Dimapur holds last special NERPAP camp Dimapur, July 18 (Dipr): The 4th and last special camp pertaining to National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP) for Dimapur district was conducted on July 18 covering all the polling stations. ADC and officiating DC of Dimapur Elizabeth Ngully along with Special Observer for Dimapur and Peren districts Kewekha

Mero, who is also the Additional Secretary Art and Culture, Assistant Election Officer Toshi and others visited several polling stations in and around Dimapur district to oversee the NERPAP camps being conducted. The officials interacted and enquired with the Booth Level Officers on the effectiveness, data collection and participation of the general public dur-

ing the conduct of NERPAP camps. The Special Observer and officiating DC Dimapur viewed that BLOs should visit door to door for data collection and authentication of documents for successful implementation of NERPAP, which they felt would fulfill the objective of cleansing the E-Roll and thereby ensure clean elections.

Dimapur, July 18 (mExN): The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) and the Phom Students Conference (PSC) have backed the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) ultimatum to the state government to implement its demands. According to a press release from ENPO, a resolution to back the ENSF’s ultimatum was taken in an emergency CEC meeting on July 17 where the august house of the council reviewed the ultimatum on deprivation of job reservation policy by the state government. “It is to be undeniably noted that, the people of eastern Nagaland are extremely denied of the privileges of the right to employment, and since the

creation of the statehood, the privilege of employment as an equal fundamental right is ever elusive from the day one i.e. the 1st of December, 1963,” the apex body of eastern Nagaland stated and urged the state government to address the demand of the ENSF in the interest of the fellow eastern Nagas of Nagaland state. Meanwhile, ENSF has also found backing from the Phom Students' Conference. The Conference expressed strong support to the Eastern Naga Students' Federation’s (ENSF) demand that the state government justify the failure to implement 25% job reservation meant for Eastern Nagas since 1977. “Ever since the implementation of reservation

policy from 1977, not a single Department had so far strictly followed the policy of reservation for Eastern Nagaland for which the employment status had never improved,” a press release from the PSC stated. It maintained that the six tribes have been deprived of its share since the inception of statehood and added that this has been continuing for 50 years. Questioning if there is even a single department in the state that has strictly followed 25% reservation, PSC lamented successive governments taking advantage of the Eastern people. PSC also questioned if it was the government's policy to keep Eastern Nagas engaged in agitation all the time to get its rights. Claiming that a study

had found only 5% representation of people from Eastern Nagaland in government jobs, PSC questioned how the 25% reservation was being practiced. PSC further claimed that in most Directorates, not a single officer from Eastern Nagaland is employed. PSC further claimed that Longleng, despite attaining district status for 11 years, is being neglected by the Government as most of the important departments have not been established and some existing departments are yet to be upgraded. One of the most neglected department is the Power department which is functioning under the establishment of SDO (Power) Changtongya, PSC added. The Conference also strongly objected to the

School Education Department's statement of excess Primary Teachers appointment in Longleng District. PSC maintained that the statement was made without proper verification “to deprive our people of employment”. It maintained that it conducted a thorough survey and had found shortage of more than 50 Primary Teachers. PSC asked the State Government to justify their stand with the stipulated timeframe imposed by ENSF. Further, the Conference directed all Heads of Departments in Longleng District to submit a detailed list of the employees within July 25 to the office of the PSC failing which the conference shall be compelled to take its own course of action against the erring department.

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Rio issues statement of clarification A response to article “Do we have a State Government”

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s it is the wisdom and prerogative of the Chief Minister to induct

the members of the council of ministers, Imkong Imchen, one of the senior most elected members of the Government was inducted into the DAN III ministry on the basis of his seniority and capability. He was never inducted

due to the instructions or directives of any organisations and the false allegation is only a wild imagination of the writer. Such misinformation and false allegations are not healthy and should not be made without proper authen-

tication and proof. Such Dr. Mhonchan Shitiri misinformation is nothWokha ing but character assassination and blackmail and griculture, they say is should not be resorted to the first culture. This by responsible people in holds true as almost the public domain.” all folklores, folk music , folk Issued by the Office of the MP dance of every Naga tribe (LS): Nagaland has its agrarian inspiration, source and origin. But of late age old jhuming/ shifting cultivation is being degraded as a bad practise and even branded ,avoiding unnecessary as evil.As someone involved horns and most important- in agricultural extension rely by planting more trees forms program in the district as trees not only absorbs for the last 7-8 years, on my harmful greenhouse gases personal level I have been but it is also a good remedy on and off the field assessing to reduce noise pollution. and analyzing this unique Lastly, through this col- and dynamic cultivation umn, I would like to salute method that we inherited and thank all the Dimapur down generations from our traffic police personal for forefathers. And this unique their splendour works and cultivation method is infact a for making our life comfort- classical case study for earth able at the coast of their suf- scientists and agriculturists fering. God bless you. the world over. Huka V Awomi, As an alternative to Satoi Town, Zunheboto jhuming all stakeholders

Impact of pollution on traffic police

uite often, people raise a lot of hue and cry over the increasing automobile pollution in the urban areas causing severe health hazards, but little do they know that the worst sufferers of the pollution are the traffic police personnel. In India, almost all the urban traffic police personal suffer from eye related problems due to dust particles, hearing impairment, insomnia and buzzing sounds in their ear after noisy workdays due to high level of noise pollu-

tion and most importantly complaints about lung related disorder like pneumonia and bronchitis. So, effort should be made to curb these problems. Authorities should look into this account very seriously while dealing with the environmental pollution and enhance their contribution by reducing the duty hours of the traffic police, rotation of duties to less polluted areas, free periodical medical checkups to facilities early detection

of respiratory and cardiac diseases, providing necessary protective devices and by strictly enforcing the laws regarding pollution. Besides, we the citizens should also contribute on our parts by respecting them , obeying the traffic rules so that their duties is eased, reducing the use of vehicle either by resorting to public transport or switching over from vehicles to other means like cycling and walking , properly maintaining vehicles

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have been attempting and disseminating various approaches and means but most of them land up to be supplementary and not as an alternative. The inference here is that shifting cultivation as a sustainable agriculture wins over other alternatives because of the age old proven fact that a jhumfield provides all needs of a family for the year except salt. And so in good olden days a house hold having baskets of salt need not worry and considered to be well off. I was encouraged to share this opinion when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted Nagaland as a successful case of safeguarding community rights over land and for practising shifting cultivation based on customary law. FAO in a new publication on shifting cultivation

also complimented indigenous communities like Nagas for enhancing biodiversity, providing food security and having a small carbon foot print due to their simple lifestyle . Conservation and preservation of biodiversity ,provision of food security, minimizing carbon emission are the three core global concerns today and if Nagas can contribute something good to this issues by practising shifting cultivation, than we can say that our forefathers are better environmentalists and agriculturists than us. As is highlighted by FAO, protecting of community rights over land as per customary law is an integral part of land holding system among the Nagas as almost all land belongs to the community/clan. And so as per customary practices every family on rotation will get the opportunity to till

as per the jhum cycle and so there is hardly any land feud in shifting cultivation. But land feuds have started arising because of settled agriculture or large scale cash crop plantations going on in Nagaland. A day may come when naïve Nagas may be lured and duped by corporate houses into contract farming and may lost hold of our precious land. It is a fact that production and productivity in shifting cultivation has been reduced with one reason being the reduction in jhum cycle and other accruing factors like climate change. And so the efforts here should be to increase the jhum cycle by way of tilling the particular field for 2-3 years with other supplementary crops and applying soil control measures. Otherwise, there is nothing bad or evil about shifting cultivation but only the good and beauty of it.

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Srebrenica women tell tale of loss through objects of memory Aida Cerkez and Amel Emric

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wenty years ago on July 11, Bosnian Serb troops led by Gen. Ratko Mladic carried out Europe's worst carnage since the end of World War II — a massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys that a United Nations court calls a genocide. As Dutch peacekeepers stood helplessly by, the Serbs stormed the Srebrenica safe haven, separating men and boys from women. They drove the males away in trucks and massacred 2,000 on the spot. About 15,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys fled into the woods; the Serbs hunted 6,000 of them down and killed them one by one — some 8,000 in all. The bodies were dumped in mass graves that were bulldozed to hide the evidence, causing remains to be jumbled up into a jigsaw puzzle that has yet to be fully solved. About 1,000 victims remain to be found. Many families have reburied a few bones identified as belonging to their lovedones through DNA testing. Two decades later, Srebrenica's women still grieve. Here are some of their stories (Left):In this photo taken on Saturday, July 4, 2015, Mejra Djogaz, 66, poses for photo with photos, from left to right, ofher husband Mustafa and three sons,Zuhdija , Munib, Omer, in Srebrenica, Bosniatold through cherished objects. Herzegovina. Now alone, all she has to remind her of her family are a few photos. (Right):In this photo taken on Friday, July 3, 2015, Fatima Huseinagic, 70, holds an obituary from one of her brothers, Husband's Shirt Fazila Efendic, 64, keeps her husband Hamed's old terracotta-color shirt in the closet. He was 46 when the Bosnian Serb troops shot him dead in the forest. "When I miss him, I open the closet, touch the shirt and I can't say if I feel better or worse then," she says. "But I must touch it." It's the same thing with the school diplomas of her only son Fejzo, who was 20 when he was killed in the Srebrenica massacre. "He won several regional competitions in math and physics. He was a very good child." She showed a white handkerchief with blue stripes that her son gave her before Srebrenica fell. "I carry it around wherever I go," she said. She found the remains of both men years ago and buried them at the Srebrenica Memorial Center, where they lay with nearly 7,000 other victims. She found Hamed in 2003 in one mass grave and Fejzo — or rather two of his leg bones — in 2013 in another.

in her house in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (AP Photos)

box, and with them fall crumbs of clay. She puts the clay back in the bag, because it's a kind of relic, too: It comes from the mass grave where her husband was found after Serbs killed him in the forest, as he fled carrying the three objects. "It belongs to these items and they should stay together. I was asked to give all this up for a museum of items found in mass graves. But, no," she says "how can I do that if it's the only thing I have left from him?" Mujo ran into the forest with the other Srebrenica men after promising to come back to find her in the purported safe haven that was under Dutch peacekeeper protection. Instead, parts of Mujo's body turned up after the war in three different mass graves. He was put together and identified through DNA analysis. "Besides him I lost two brothers, my father, two sonsin-law and my nephews."

she gets up and looks through the window at the former factory that the United Nations turned into their military headquarters after they declared Srebrenica a safe haven — staring hard at its gate. She goes to the stove and puts the water on boil for her morning coffee. When she returns to the window, she sees her neighbor walking down the street to work, and her face grows dark. She says he was the Bosnian Serb army soldier who separated her husband from her at the factory gate, selecting him to become one of the victims of the massacre. She also lost her father, two brothers and several nephews. As Sabit was trying to board the bus transporting the Srebrenica women to government-held territory, she says, the neighbor grabbed him by the back and yelled: "No. Not you." He pushed him over to the crowd of men chosen for killing, according to Delic. Forensic experts found Picture Of Sorrow Sabit, 40, in a mass grave. "You know, all When Remzija Delic, 58, wakes up in the this did not make me hate the Serbs," she Handful Of Clay Meva Hodzic takes out a tobacco box, a morning, the first thing she sees on the wall says. "There are some wonderful people rusted Swiss knife and a key from a plastic is the picture of her husband Sabit. Then among them."

Tobacco Box And Flint Djulka Jusupovic, 65, carefully handles a tobacco box made of cans of U.N.-delivered food, along with a piece of flint used to make fire with during the war. After three years of Serb siege, the population ran out of lighters or matches and improvised just like cavemen did. "Someone would make fire with this in his garden in the morning, then everybody would come with a piece of wood to light it and take it home to make a fire," she said, describing life in a town that was on the brink of starvation before the bloodletting began. She keeps the items in several plastic bags. They are still as dirty as they were found when found on her husband, Himzo, as he was excavated from a mass grave. These days she rarely looks at the objects. Each time she takes them out, she remembers what the forensic experts told her when they handed them to her: Himzo, after being shot, may have still been alive when buried.

snow," says 60-year-old Kadira Gabeljic. "I knitted it myself." She points to it in a picture of the clothes wrapped around her husband's skeleton when forensic experts found him. "Now it's black from the dirt of the mass grave they found him in, and it is torn in the middle from bullets that rattled through his stomach when the Serbs shot him." Her only two children, sons Mesud, 16, and Meho, 21, followed their father Abdulah and the other men fleeing through the woods. All three were hunted down and slaughtered. Her 42-year-old husband and Meho were taken to a warehouse in the nearby village of Kravice and locked inside with another 1,000 other men who were hunted down. Then the Serbs threw hand grenades inside and mowed down the crowd through the windows, until they killed all of them. Forensic experts later found their body parts in four different mass graves. "Actually, they only found parts of Meho," she said. "The head and Home-Knit Sweater legs. The middle part is still missing. I bur"Once this sweater was white like ied what I had."

Myanmar: A new theatre Suicide attempts most common in new soldiers of rivalry in South Asia Amitava Mukherjee

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ith the United States shifting the focus of its foreign policy to the Asia Pacific region, Myanmar has gained a tremendous strategic importance. This became clear when President Barack Obama had made Myanmar his first port of call after he assumed office in his second term. This is also the reason why Chinese President Xi Jinping had welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing defying all diplomatic protocols. And, in spite of the latest snub India received from Naypyidaw, when National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was told in no uncertain terms last month that there could be no joint military operation against insurgents from the northeast, there are grounds of hope for New Delhi as relations between China and Myanmar have deteriorated to a great extent in recent times. The immediate reason is the ongoing fight between the Myanmar army and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), an insurgent body of ethnic Chinese in the Kokang Special Region which borders China. Huge numbers of ethnic Chinese have fled to China's Yunnan province, where a few civilians also died of Myanmar army attacks. Myanmarese President Thein Sein has been showing signs of a tilt towards the US and Western Europe in spite of the fact that China was Myanmar's principal prop during the time of his predecessor Than Shwe. He has suspended the construction of the Myitsone hydropower dam in which China has invested a huge amount. He has also temporarily shut down the Letpadaung copper mine project, a joint venture of Myanmar and China, in the wake of vociferous protests from common people. Why has Thein Sein taken such steps? It is because the Myanmar junta is livid against China for its alleged help to various ethnic minority insurgent armies, particularly the United WA State Army, operating in the country's northern part. Where does India stand in this jigsaw puzzle? Well, the answer will not be any music to the ears of Indian policymakers. In spite of the present ebb in Sino-Myanmar relations, China has always acted in Myanmar while India has only deliberated and dithered.

The Kaladan Multimodal Transport Project, the showpiece of Indian initiative in Myanmar, which seeks to connect Indian ports on the country's eastern seaboard with the Sittwe port of Myanmar along with river and road connections with Mizoram, has been running behind schedule. Similarly, final upgradation of the detailed project report of the 2,000 MW Tamanthi hydropower project took so long that the Myanmar government ultimately scrapped it. So far as important road projects are concerned, the Rhi-Tiddim, Rhi-Falam and the Indian segment of the Moreh (India) to Mae Sot (Thailand) trilateral highway project are still being "refined", which actually means that progress is far from satisfactory. In the strategically important Stillwell Road, a Chinese company has bagged the contract for constructing the stretch running from Myitkyina to the Pangsau Pass in Myanmar. This portion is very close to Arunachal Pradesh. Why didn't Indian companies make aggressive efforts to bag the contract? New Delhi needs strategic influence in Myanmar for keeping the northeastern states in order. The insurgent groups operating in these states get arms supplies from Myanmar's ethnic minorities like the Kachins, the Karens, the WA and the like. These groups also provide corridors for Indian insurgent bands to Yunnan in China. The two factions of the NSCN are also in this arms smuggling business. At the moment, Suu Kyi holds many important cards. From an idealist who fought military dictatorship for decades, she has been gradually metamorphosing into a politician. She chose not to utter a word over the pathetic plight of the Rohingiyas in spite of proddings from the Dalai Lama as her NLD would have to face the Buddhist majority in the coming election. Neither she nor the military junta is perhaps prepared to give India any strategic depth lest it should displease China, which has already committed $20 billion investment in Myanmar. One more interesting bit of information. Under intense pressure from China, the Myanmar military junta had constituted a parliamentary commission to go into the pros and cons of the Letpadaung copper mine project. Stipulating certain conditions, the Commission gave the project a go-ahead. But it paid no heed to the massive popular demand to close it down on the expressed ground that this may disturb the equation with China. The commission was led by Suu Kyi.

FILE - In this June 29, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers walk in a line at a reenlistment ceremony for a comrade in Baqouba, Iraq. New research published Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in JAMA Psychiatry shows war-time suicide attempts in the Army are most common in early-career enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, while officers are less likely to try to end their lives. The study looked at data on nearly 1,000 suicide attempts among almost 1 million active-duty Army members during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, from 2004 to 2009. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) Lindsey Tanner

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ar-time suicide attempts in the U.S. Army are most common in newer enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, while officers are less likely to try to end their lives. At both levels, attempts are more common among women and those without a high school diploma, according to a study billed as the most comprehensive analysis of a problem that has plagued the U.S. military in recent years. Suicides in the military have gotten the most attention, but attempts are more prevalent and sometimes have different contributing factors. They're "an opportunity to intervene," said Dr. Robert Ursano, psychiatry chairman at the Uniformed Services University and the study's lead author. The study analyzed records on nearly 10,000 suicide attempts among almost 1 million active-duty Army members during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, from 2004 to 2009. That compares with 569 Army suicide deaths during the same period reported by researchers last year in a different phase of the same study. Rates for both increased during that time. The new research was published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Some key points:

ATTEMPTS VS DEATHS Suicide attempts and deaths were more common among enlisted soldiers than officers. The new research found an attempt rate of 377 per 100,000 among enlisted soldiers versus almost 28 per 100,000 among officers. Attempts and suicide deaths were more common among whites than blacks and Hispanics; among those with no college education; and those at early stages of their Army careers. Recent diagnosis of mental illness was another common characteristic. DIFFERENCES Compared with Army men, attempts were more common in women but deaths were less common. Attempts were more common but deaths were less common in soldiers who weren't deployed versus the currently deployed. "Suicide attempts and completed suicides have different predictors in most studies," said Ursano. "They may in fact represent different 'disorders'" related to suicide. WHAT ABOUT CIVILIANS? Comparing military suicide attempt rates with civilian rates is difficult because of differences in methods used, Ursano said. The study cites nonfatal self-injury rates for U.S. men aged 18 to 34 during the same time — about 214 per 100,000 and slightly higher rates for women, but these only involve injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms

and may include self-injuries that weren't suicide attempts. In recent years, Army suicide rates have surpassed civilian rates although military estimates are generally lower than others. PREVENTION EFFORTS The new results will help the Army identify which prevention programs are most beneficial, Ursano said. Suicide attempts can lead to a medical discharge but they are not grounds for automatic dismissal, according an Army spokeswoman. Early-career soldiers may be particularly vulnerable because of trouble adjusting to military life and anxiety over potentially being deployed to combat, said psychologist Craig Bryan, associate director of the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah. An atmosphere that encourages mental toughness may discourage some suicidal soldiers from seeking help, said Bryan, whose research found promising results with an intervention that uses militarysounding names for traditional behavior therapy methods. For example, dubbing the "hope box" method of focusing on positive thoughts a "survival kit," and calling special relaxation techniques "tactical breathing" made them more appealing to soldiers.' "It didn't seem like silly stuff to them anymore," he said.

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ur Naga Society is witnessing decay every day in all spheres of life; economy, social, culture, religion, politics, etc. Looking back at the Naga Church history, post dawn of Christianity in 1872, there were tremendous developments in all aspects of life. One of the most significant impacts of Christianity in our society was ending of our head hunting culture. The first Naga Christians had very simple but genuine faith. They listened to the word of God and humbly followed to please God and other fellow Christians. But, that same atmosphere is no more found among the Naga Christians today. We have built giant walls of nepotism, tribalism, hatred, jealousy and walls between rich and poor. Spirituality is being diluted everyday by worldly forces. Where did we go wrong? We can’t say that all Nagas are rich just because we have few Rich with palatial buildings, we can’t say all Nagas are dedicated Christians just because we have few dedicated spiritual leaders, and we can’t say all Nagas follow the teachings of Jesus just because we have big church buildings everywhere with all modern amenities. We profess to be Christians but most of us Naga Christians have lost the Christ Like identity in the face of the world. Mahatma Gandhi once stated “Christ? I like your Christ. Christians? I do not like your Christians, for they are so unlike your Christ.” And we hear the same statement today from various persons and quarters. Where is our spirituality today? It’s not how regularly we go to church, it’s not how much we donate to Church, it’s not how much we preach, and it’s not how big our churches are. But it’s how close we are to God, following His teachings every minute, hour and day. The scripture has powerful messages for different individuals of different status. The messages may annoy many, but this is the bitter truth. The scripture says “Know the truth and the truth shall set you free” (Jn 8:32). There are many reasons that contribute to decaying of our society; following are few forceful and apparent contributing factors. 1. MESSAGE TO THE UNJUST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Amos 5:11-15 Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate. Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time. Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Jeremiah 22:13-17 “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages, who says, ‘I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,’ who cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar and painting it with vermilion. Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him. He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord. But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.” Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. Isiah 10:1-4 Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches? Nothing will

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there was no one to search or seek for them."'" Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: "As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "surely because My flock has become a prey, My flock has even become food for all the beasts of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock; therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My sheep from them and make them cease from feeding sheep So the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore, but I will deliver My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them."'" Zechariah 10:2-3 For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain Therefore the people wander like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd. "My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the male goats; For the LORD of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, And will make them like His majestic horse in battle. Jeremiah 23:1-4 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, Maong Jamir declares the Lord. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. hand is still upraised. shall any be missing, declares the Lord. Isiah 10:33-34 See, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, 4. MESSAGE TO THE CHURCH LEADERS will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees Ezekiel 33:7-9 "Now as for you, son of man, I have 5. MESSAGE TO THE FALSE PROPHETS will be felled; the tall ones will be brought low. He will Matthew 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel; so cut down the forest thickets with an ax; Lebanon will fall you will hear a message from My mouth and give them come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are before the Mighty One. warning from Me. "When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked ferocious wolves. 2. MESSAGE TO THE RICH man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak to warn Deuteronomy 13:1-4 “If a prophet or a dreamer of Ezekiel 16:49-50 Behold, this was the guilt of your the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonsister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. der, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor "But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have and needy. They were haughty and did an abomination his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to his iniquity, but you have delivered your life. the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For before me. So I removed them, when I saw it. 1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God among you, the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you Proverbs 22:16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only exercising oversight not under compulsion, but volun- love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all tarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid your soul. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear come to poverty. him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses a poor man in- gain, but with eagerness; John 10:1-3 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. sults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up Matthew 15:8-9 “‘This people honors me with their honors Him. James 5:1-5 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for some other way, he is a thief and a robber. "But he who lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. "To him the me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” Jeremiah 14:14-16 And the Lord said to me: “The rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Isaiah 56:9-12 All you beasts of the field, All you them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the la- beasts in the forest, Come to eat. His watchmen are are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, borers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute and the deceit of their own minds. Therefore thus says the fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the har- dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name vesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You slumber; And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied although I did not send them, and who say, ‘Sword and have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; famine shall not come upon this land’: By sword and famThey have all turned to their own way, Each one to his ine those prophets shall be consumed. And the people to You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. Micah 6:6-8 “With what shall I come before the unjust gain, to the last one "Come," they say, "let us get whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of JeLord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink; And to- rusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? morrow will be like today, only more so." Ezekiel 34:1-10 Then the word of the LORD came to For I will pour out their evil upon them. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn me saying, "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds 6. MESSAGE TO THE SELF RIGHTEOUS for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of of Israel Prophesy and say to those shepherds, 'Thus says Luke 11:39-42 And the Lord said to him, “Now you my soul?” He has told you, O man, what is good; and the Lord GOD, "Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and flock? "You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? wool, you slaughter the fat sheep without feeding the fools! Did not he who made the outside make the in3. MESSAGE TO THE CHURCHES flock. "Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, side also? But give as alms those things that are withAmos 5:21-24 “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I the diseased you have not healed, the broken you have in, and behold, everything is clean for you. “But woe take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though not bound up, the scattered you have not brought back, to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, nor have you sought for the lost; but with force and with herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your severity you have dominated them. "They were scattered ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Let us thus turn to our bibles for retrospection and fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Take away for lack of a shepherd, and they became food for every from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your beast of the field and were scattered. "My flock wandered introspection of where we are going wrong and how we harps I will not listen. But let justice roll down like wa- through all the mountains and on every high hill; My can right our wrongs so that our society is saved from ters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and the inevitable decay confronting us.

Preparedness cannot be transferred nor shared Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV) go to the bride's home, where there will be various At that time the kingdom of heaven will ceremonies, followed by a procession through the be like ten virgins who took their lamps and streets after nightfall, to his home. The ten virgins went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of may be bridesmaids who have been assisting the them were foolish and five were wise. The bride; and they expect to meet the groom as he foolish ones took their lamps but did not comes from the bride's house. Everyone in the protake any oil with them. The wise, howevcession was expected to carry his or her own torch. er, took oil in jars along with their lamps. Those without a torch would be assumed to be parThe bridegroom was a long time in coming, ty crashers or even brigands. The festivities, which and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. could last several days, would formally get under Selie Visa At midnight the cry rang out: “Here's the way at the groom's house. bridegroom! Come out to meet him!” Then Jesus refers to ten maidens, a favorite round all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The number in scripture, who were invited to the wedding. foolish ones said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil; The "lamps" are either small oil-fed lamps or, more plauour lamps are going out.” "No” they replied, “there may sibly, torches whose rags would need periodic dowsing not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those with oil to keep them burning. In either case the prudent who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.” But while they would bring along a container with an additional oil supwere on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. ply. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedThe "wise" are called such because they are prepared for ding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others the bridegroom's delayed coming. Both wise and "foolish" also came. “Sir! Sir!” they said. “Open the door for us!” wait and doze; no praise or blame attaches to either group But he replied, “I tell you the truth, I don't know you.” for this. The sole distinction between the two groups is this: Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day the wise bring not only oil in their lamps but an extra supply or the hour. in separate jars, while the foolish bring either no extra oil or no oil at all. The wise are prepared for delay; the foolish The Husband and the Bridegroom: expect to meet the groom, but are either utterly unprepared The Messiah as a bridegroom springs from such Old Tes- or unprepared if he is delayed. And the bridegroom is a long tament passages. There the Lord is portrayed as the "hus- time coming. band" of his people. In the New Testament both John the At midnight (a symbol of the end of time) the cry rang Baptist and Jesus himself made the equation that Jesus = out, “Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!” All the Messiah = Bridegroom. virgins wake up and trim their lamps; but the lamps of the foolish virgins quickly go out. The wise virgins cannot help The delay of the Parousia: them; that is, the foresight and preparedness of the wise virThe plot in the Parable of the Ten Virgins turns on the gins cannot benefit the foolish virgins when the eschatologibridegroom's delay and the need for preparedness for the cal crisis dawns. Son of Man. The foolish virgins do not forget to bring oil; rather, the delay of the bridegroom shows they did not bring Keep watch! Be prepared! enough. The delay of the Parousia requires certain types of The bridegroom comes, the wise virgins enter, and behavior, especially in light of the unexpectedness of Jesus' the door is shut. The intense cries of the ill-prepared and return. foolish latecomers are of no avail. This parable of an oriIn the Parable of the two servants, the wicked servant ental wedding concerns the consummation. The refususes the delay to abuse his fellow servants and celebrate in al to recognize or admit the foolish virgins must not be the absence of the master. But the wicked servant, surprised construed as calloused rejection of their lifelong desire and unprepared for his master's return, is put with the "hyp- to enter the kingdom. Far from it: it is the rejection of ocrites." The wicked servant is "worthless," for to fail to do those who, despite appearances, never made preparagood and use what God has entrusted to us is grievous sin, tion for the coming of the kingdom. The final verse rewhich results not only in the loss of neglected resources but iterates the watchfulness that must mark all believers. in rejection by the master, banishment from his presence, It gives the main theme of the parable, “Therefore keep and tears and grinding of teeth. Thus the parable of the vir- watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” gins stresses the need for preparedness in the face of an unAt no time, Jesus said, would the actual day and hour of expectedly long delay. his coming be made known to us. This would remain hidden in the depth of his counsel. Jesus sought to emphasise two The wise and the foolish virgins: things regarding this great prophecy of his return. First, his At the time of the return of the Son of Man, this parable people should be ever watching for him, and secondly, they will become relevant; the kingdom of heaven will become should be ready to meet him when he comes. If we, by his like the story of the ten virgins. The setting is fairly clear from grace and strength proves ourselves faithful will be rewardwhat we know of the marriage customs of the day. Normal- ed in the day of final judgement with all others who, through ly the bridegroom with some close friends left his home to the ages, have been faithful and wise.

Hearing God Sing

Cindy Brandt Sojourners

he chorus blasts at full volume, skillfully performed by the worship band on stage. I felt nothing. No matter how many times they repeated the musical phrase, each time with increasing resonance complete with climactic chord changes, I felt nothing. I fiddled around in my purse, fingering my smartphone, waiting for the first appropriate moment to whip it out and scroll. It hasn’t always been like this for me. I was the teenager on fire for God. I raised my hand at every altar call, giving my life to Jesus in all the ways known to my young self. I sat under John Piper’s fiery teachings at Wheaton College’s World Christian Fellowship nights, where he passionately exhorted us to fulfill the desires of God’s heart, which is to be glorified among all the nations. We belted praise songs at the tops of our lungs, waving our hands wildly as my thumping heart echoed the palpable spirit in the room. I promised, yes Lord, send me, I will go. I have felt God-bumps, ugly-cried Holy Spirit tears, and been stirred to lasting action. I’m not sure when or how it happened. Perhaps it was when I encountered painful loss in life that the worship songs began ringing hollow to my bleeding heart. Maybe it was when the church’s teachings contributed to the oppression of powerless people that I began flinching while singing certain songs (“His craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate.”) Or maybe I simply got bored with praise songs. They are, after all, composed of like, five chords. But gradually, it happened. Slowly over many years, I stopped feeling inspired by what used to elicit spiritual passion. I had plenty of justification for it. We were under tremendous stress, living cross culturally in a country that wasn’t easy to live in, with young children. Spiritual dryness was not uncommon among missionaries, and I was well aware of this. I didn’t know it at the time, but intellectually I was undergoing phases of deconstructing my faith. When you are immersed in a religious environment as a child, as I was, growing up requires dealing with childhood baggage that is tied up with a spiritual identity. Each time I encountered beliefs contradicting my spiritual upbringing, I was confronted with dissonance which demanded withdrawing into the default belief system I was taught, or allowing myself to wade through the differences and discerning truth despite antithetical claims. This deconstruction sapped my mental energy. I had to learn to rein in this new tension between faith and doubt. It’s difficult to maintain a child-like faith when

there’s always a small voice taunting, questioning, and challenging. I thought it was the new normal. I thought that this was what it was like to be an adult in the world of faith. Just as real life responsibilities limit the wild dreams we aspired to as imaginative children, I figured as an adult I am not afforded the luxury of ecstatic spiritual experiences. No, my faith, if it was to be maintained, would have to be shaped by critical thinking, gritty discipline, and good old common sense. I even wrote a blog post boringly titled, “Responsible Faith.” Until one day, years after I had experienced any sort of spiritual euphoria, something happened that was meaningful to me in the 30s that would never have been in my 20s. My heart skipped a beat, and I excitedly shared the news with my family. That evening, I stepped into the shower, the first moment I have had to be alone all day, and I crumpled into a heap of sobbing tears. As the warm water rained on me, my tears overflowing, I caught a taste of a God moment, reminiscent of my youthful passion. I finished showering, got dressed and stated matter of factly to my husband, “I bawled in the shower. It was a God moment.” I didn’t theologize or ultra-spiritualize it, or question whether it was God or just my brain relaxing in the shower at the end of the day resulting in me releasing tension through a good cry. I just knew it happened, and went about my evening. What I am learning is that the new normal is not that I no longer experience God, but that God is meeting me in new ways. The new normal is that I don’t need to hear people play guitar telling me to feel God’s love from a stage. I find God’s love in much less conspicuous places, from the stranger behind me who felt too awkward to shake my hand, to the silly doodles my kids were making on the church bulletin. The new normal is that I no longer find authority in celebrity pastors preaching at me, but I do find it listening to unheard voices of small bloggers and older people who aren’t social media savvy. The new normal is that I hear the "Roman Road" gospel preached and find it dull and superficial, and yet feel overwhelming conviction in the cross lived out by people who forgive their enemies. The new normal is that although God has not changed, I have changed. And like a parent who stops cooing in baby talk, God is starting to speak in new, fresh ways to me. And now I have had a few tastes of God moments, and even when they are few and far between, they are authentic, profound, and unprompted. I am waiting in delicious anticipation for where and when it might come upon me next. Cindy Brandt writes about faith and culture at cindywords.com. She is the author of Outside In: Ten Christian Voices We Can’t Ignore.

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India, top steriliser of women, needs new contraceptive ideas

An Indian Muslim boy offers Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Eidgah, or an open-air mosque, in Hyderabad on Saturday, July 18. Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. (AP Photo)

Natural calamities took two lives every hour

NEW DELHI, JuLy 18 (IaNs): At least two people died every hour in India due to natural calamities while 36 deaths occurred due to accidents every hour in 2014, official data revealed. Over 20,000 deaths were reported due to 'natural calamities' while there were 3,16,828 'unnatural deaths', said the National Crime Records Bureau's Accidental Deaths and

Suicides in India report for 2014 released on Friday. Among the unnatural deaths, 12.8 percent deaths were due to "lightning", 6.2 percent due to "heat and sun stroke" and 4.5 percent due to "cold". The report said that a total of 6,36,509 cases of 'unnatural deaths' were reported during 2014. The major cause of such deaths were road accidents, drowning, acci-

dental fire, falls and electrocution out of which 53.4 percent were killed in road accidents. A total of 20,377 cases of fire were reported which caused 19,513 deaths and injuries to 1,889 people. Registering a 12.8 percent increase in accidental deaths during 2014 over 2013, there were 4,51,757 such deaths in 2014 as compared to 4,00,517 deaths in 2013.

NEW DELHI, JuLy 18 (THomsoN REuTERs FouNDaTIoN): Eightyfive percent of India's family planning budget is used to promote and conduct sterilisations on women, the head of a prominent charity said on Friday, calling for more funds to be channelled towards providing alternative forms of contraception. Poonam Muttreja, executive director of the Population Foundation of India (PFI), said an analysis of the national family planning programme's budget for 2013/14 found that 3.4 billion rupees ($53 million) out of a total 4 billion rupees ($63 million) was spent on female sterilisation. "There is a total emphasis on sterilisation in India. Eighty-five percent of the expenditure for family planning is on incentives for sterilisation, 13.5 percent is on equipment and salaries, and just 1.5 percent is on other forms of contraception," said Muttreja.

Over 5,500 farmers committed suicide in 2014

NEW DELHI, JuLy 18 (IaNs): A total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014, with the maximum deaths being reported from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, official data has revealed. According to the "Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014" report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Friday evening, of the 5,650 farmers' suicides, 5,178 were men and 472 were women. "The highest incidents

of 2,568 farmers' suicides were in Maharashtra (45.5 percent), followed by 898 suicides in Telangana (15.9 percent) and 826 in Madhya Pradesh (14.6 percent)," the data revealed. "Telangana reported the maximum cases of female farmer suicides at 31.1 percent followed closely by Madhya Pradesh (29.2 percent), and Maharashtra (14.1 percent)," it added. Bankruptcy or indebtedness and family prob-

lems were major causes behind the suicides, accounting for 20.6 percent and 20.1 percent of the deaths respectively. Other causes included crop failure (16.8 percent) and illness (13.2 percent). The report revealed that 65.75 percent of the farmers who committed suicide were in the age group of 30 to 60 years, while 59 were below 18 years of age. Even though 15 people took their lives every hour in 2014, the overall suicide figures witnessed a drop

from 1,34,799 in 2013 to 1,31,666 in 2014, the NCRB said. Here again, Maharashtra reported the maximum suicides (16,307), followed closely by Tamil Nadu (16,122) and West Bengal (14,310). In addition, Bhopal reported a significant increase in the number of suicides -- from 384 in 2013 to 1064 in 2014, an increase of 177 percent, while suicides declined by 78.7 percent in Kanpur -- from 648 in 2013 to 138 in 2014.

India's efforts to rein in population growth have been described as the most draconian after China. Birth rates have fallen in recent decades, but population growth is still among the world's fastest. The world's top steriliser of women, India came under global scrutiny for its sterilisation drive last November when 15 women died and scores of others were hospitalised after surgery at a sterilisation camp in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh. Investigations found the deaths in Bilaspur district were due to unhygienic conditions, dirty medical instruments and equipment and an overall lack of care for the patients who were poor tribal and lowcaste women. Authorities have since put in place guidelines and are training local health workers on conducting safe and sanitary surgeries, based on findings of a PFI study into the deaths, but

incentivised, target-driven sterilisation continues. Doctors, nurses and health workers receive cash incentives for promoting and carrying out sterilisations. Patients are also given compensation - ranging from 600 rupees ($10) to 1,100 rupees ($17) for tubectomies and vasectomies respectively. "The doctor is getting 250 rupees per surgery. Why would he bother to do only 10 or 20 surgeries when he can do 80? In the Bilaspur case, this is what happened," Muttreja said. "The doctor did not even change his laparoscope once during the 86 operations. He didn't change his gloves once. He didn't have the time." The doctor denies charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that the deaths were caused due to spurious medication supplied by the authorities. The trial is yet to come before the court.

CUTTING MATERNAL MORTALITY With more than four million Indians sterilised every year, the incentive system encourages officials and doctors to cut corners and uneducated women are often given money for surgery without knowing the risks, say activists. Muttreja said India had to improve access to other forms of contraception, widen the basket of contraceptives on offer and invest in providing better reproductive health services. The government currently offers only five choices to men and women — female sterilisation, male sterilisation, Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices (IUCD), oral contraceptives, and condoms. In contrast, other countries in the region such as Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Indonesia have seven contraceptive methods available which include injectables and implants. An estimated 32 mil-

lion Indian women do not have access to any form of modern contraception and providing more choice, together with screening and follow-up, will reduce numbers of unintended pregnancies and help accelerate a fall in maternal mortality rates. In 2012, 178 women died per 100,000 live births in India, down from 212 in 2007, according to the U.N. children's agency. Despite the falling rates, the U.N. says India has made slow progress on development targets on maternal deaths, assisted births and antenatal care. "Women do need sterilisation as a option of family planning, but we need it conducted properly and under hygienic conditions. The manner in which sterilisation is being done in India currently is unethical," Muttreja said. "We will see a huge reduction in maternal mortality if we invest in other methods of family planning also."

Two women killed, 10 injured in Puri Rath Yatra stampede

Vyapam scam: No audit of exam process in 45 years NEW DELHI, JuLy 18 (IaNs): Ever since the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board was formed in 1970, the state government has never conducted an audit of its confidential account, an RTI query has revealed. The confidential account of the board deals with the details of the entire examination process - how the examination is conducted, who will set the question papers, where these will be printed, their transportation costs and which experts will be recruited for the evaluating the OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) sheets, as also the payments made to the question paper setters, experts and the printing press. Only the chairman of the Board and the controller of the examination are privy to the details of the confidential account of the Board.

The RTI reply, given to whistleblower Ajay Dubey, shows correspondence between the deputy director of the Local Fund Audit and the commissioner, revealing that there is no mention of the audit of the confidential account of the board in their rulebook. "The board conducts about 40-50 examinations every year leading to expenditure of crores of rupees. Although the audit of external activities of the board was done, the confidential account of the board was never audited since its inception. We have requested the state government to conduct an audit of the confidential account," Dubey told IANS. Another RTI reply received from the Directorate of Local Fund Audit revealed that there were gross irregularities in 2008 in maintaining the records of the OMR

sheets in the strong room -- storage where the sheets are kept. "The functioning of the strong room was hijacked by the racketeers and it was managed by them. It led to mismanagement and the credibility of the strong room was compromised. No proper data with regard to the supply status of the OMR sheets, bill numbers and challan numbers were maintained," Dubey said. The MP Board, also known as Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Vyapam, conducts examinations to recruit government employees in the state and holds admission tests for medical courses. It has been mired in controversies for years, but the scams eventually came to light when 20 people were arrested in 2013 for impersonating candidates appearing for the 2009 medical entrance examinations.

According to reports, the admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in Madhya Pradesh could be pegged at Rs.20,000 crore involving about 30,000 people. Forty-five people associated with the Vyapam scam have died - mostly unnaturally or under mysterious circumstances. The investigation into the scam was recently handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation by the Supreme Court. The CBI had registered three first information reports (FIR) on Friday - including one related to the mysterious death of Namrata Damor - so far being treated as a suicide, but now converted into a murder case. Earlier, the CBI had registered five cases - taking to eight the number registered by the agency in connection with the scam.

Indian policemen stand at the site near a woman who fainted during a stampede at the annual Rath Yatra or Lord Jagannath chariot procession in Puri, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar on Saturday, July 18. Police say the crowd swelled and surged toward a chariot being carried in a procession that caused the stampede, according to PTI. (AP Photo)

BHuBHaNEsHWaR, JuLy 18 (PTI): Around 15 lakh devotees witnessed the century’s first Nabakalebar Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath which was marred by stampedelike situation in which two women were killed and 10 others injured on Saturday. Festivities during the world famous festival were marred by stampede-like situation during pulling of

chariots on the Grand Avenue in which two women were killed and around ten others injured, a senior officer said. “Two women died in the incident and some injured persons were taken to district headquarters hospital,” Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) of Puri, Gyanendra Sahu said. Two of the injured persons were referred to SCB Medical

Obstinacy, feudalism guide both BJP and Congress Amulya Ganguli IANS

There is a striking similarity between Arun Jaitley's reported comment that the government cannot "retract" from its decision on the new chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) although it did not make the "best of choices", and Congress spokesman Salman Khurshid's claim that his party owed no apology for the Emergency. Both the attitudes denote not only obduracy but also a belief that the admission of a mistake will be politically damaging as it will expose the chinks in the armour of the two parties. The Modi government's insistence on defending what can seem indefensible to most people can be considered strange in view of its majority in the Lok Sabha. But the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) probably believes that a control

of the lower house is no guarantee against destabilization, as the Congress's precipitous fall from 415 seats in 1984 to 197 in 1989 showed. The Modi government, therefore, apparently wants to ward off the challenge it is facing from the students with regard to the FTII chairman's appointment, and also ignore calls for the resignations of Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje, by a show of defiance even if it leads to a washout of parliament's monsoon session because of the opposition's protests. It is possible, however, to interpret its inflexibility as the absence of political confidence and also of a broadminded outlook. Notwithstanding the BJP's majority, the party must be acutely conscious of the fact that its position in the Lok Sabha is based on no more than 31 percent of the popular vote. Besides, its self-as-

surance must have been shaken by its disastrous performance in the Delhi elections last February. The government is wary, therefore, of the risk involved in taking a step against a controversial appointee and two influential ministers. But the threat of rocking the boat is perhaps not the only reason for the government's hesitancy. Apart from its lack of confidence, there is also the absence of an open mind which does not judge every issue by weighing gains and losses. Such an attitude rules out retreat since survival is all that counts even at the expense of principles although it is no secret that such cynicism does not pay in the long run. As much is evident from the travails of the Congress in the mid-1980s when the party might not have squandered its huge majority if it had instituted a credible inquiry into the

Bofors howitzer scam. But it shied away from doing so because the needle of suspicion pointed towards Rajiv Gandhi and a family friend, Ottavio Quottrocchi. There are any number of instances in Indian politics which show that expediency does not pay. The Congress' crushing defeat last year following allegations of scams is a telling example. So, even as the Modi government seeks to protect the FTII chairman, who is seen as a nonentity in the film world, and the two ministers who are charged with impropriety and misdemeanor, the question can be asked whether it is undermining its own cause by putting partisan interests above ethics. All its emphasis on Digital and Skill India will not bear fruit if it avoids the straight and narrow path of political morality if only because its slippage will al-

ways give the opposition an effective talking point. The same propensity to evade accountability can be seen in a Congress spokesman's contention that Indira Gandhi's election in 1980 absolved her and the Congress of any wrong-doing during the Emergency because when the people "realized that the decision (to impose the Emergency) was right, they voted us back to power". Continuing with his display of chutzpah, Khurshid said that "if we have to apologize, then the people of India will also have to apologize" for bringing Indira Gandhi back to power. In addition, he wanted the non-Congress parties to apologize for creating a situation in which "it became necessary to bring about the Emergency". Attitudes such as these carry a disturbing message. They are a reminder of the authoritarian tendencies which guide not only these

two parties but virtually all of them, big and small. In the case of the Congress, the passing of the buck to the party's opponents for creating conditions which necessitated the adoption of draconian measures is all the more worrisome because Khurshid is only echoing his master's voice, for Rahul Gandhi subscribes to this view. According to the Congress' heir-apparent, he would have done what his grandmother did when she faced a "severe assault" by "destabilizing forces". It is worth recalling in this context L.K. Advani's observation that "I don't have the confidence that it (the Emergency) cannot happen again". Ingrained feudal traits which brook no dissent and the fear of losing ground politically seem to push these parties to test the limits of democratic norms which emphasize compromise and malleability.

College as their condition was critical, he said. Barring the mishap caused by pushing and shoving on the Grand Road which saw massive surge of humanity, the festival passed of peacefully, DGP Sanjeev Marik said. Lakhs of devotees from across the world converged at the pilgrim town to witness commencement of the nineday journey of the new

idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra to Gundicha Temple and back to their abode. Devotees from all walks of life made a beeline to the town since yesterday for the world famous annual festival of chariots to catch a glimpse of the presiding deities of the 12th century shrine of Sri Jagannath.

A day to embrace Nelson Mandela' life and legacy NEW DELHI, JuLy 18 (IaNs): Inspired by Nelson Mandela's words "sports has the power to change the world. It has power to unite people, It speaks to youth in a language they understand," the South African High Commission marked International Mandela Day by seeking to unite the youth with a football tournament named after the anti-apartheid icon. "This tournament can help youth to channel their energy towards activity that unite communities, promote healthy competition and positive dialogue," South African High Commissioner F.K Morule said at the inauguration of the first Nelson Mandela Soccer Tournament at Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan on Saturday. "It is important for children, our future generation to know more about the values for which Mandela stood for." Great people like Man-

dela who dod so much for humanity do not die. Their deeds and legacy live with us forever," Morule added. Mandela International Day is globally observed every year on July 18, the birth anniversary of the late South African president. The tournament brought together children from Salaam Baalak Trust, Bluebells School, Springdales School and team the South African High Commission. The success of the tournament was not only measured in the number of goals scored but also by the way it drew children from different walks of life closer. “Mandela Day celebrations in the school encourages us to research more about South African culture and its people. Through this tournament we cheer for the bonding of both countries with fast-paced soccer,” Tanisha Kohli, a student of Springdales School, told IANS.

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China cracks down on rights lawyers Didi Tang Associated Press Four men already had been convicted of murder in southeastern China when a fifth person confessed to the crime. But when lawyers demanded to review case documents to clear the men's names, the court stonewalled. So the lawyers unfurled banners outside the venue. They protested for days, alongside social activists who insulted the top judge, and uploaded pictures online. The incident in the southeastern province of Jiangxi in May appears to have been one of the last straws ahead of a broad crackdown by China's Public Security Ministry on a category of lawyers who have come to be known as "rights defenders." Authorities say these lawyers have strayed far beyond their professional role into illegal activism aimed at sabotaging the country's legal system. The lawyers maintain their methods are merely to hold authorities to account and ensure that the letter of China's laws is upheld. Since late May, police across China have detained and called in at least 215 rights lawyers and social activists, most of them during the past week or so. State propaganda has kicked into high gear to denounce them as rabble-rousers, criminal

gangs, profit-seeking opportunists. Some even face the severe charge of inciting to overthrow state power. Foreign governments and human rights groups have condemned the crackdown, seeing it as Beijing's iron-fisted response under President Xi Jinping to any growth of civil society that could challenge the Communist Party's authoritarian rule. It also shows that the rights lawyers have gained enough influence with the public to make Beijing uneasy, joining outspoken bloggers and activist movements in drawing crackdowns since Xi came to power in 2012. "They are the most important and active force in China's pursuit of political democracy," said Teng Biao, a visiting scholar studying China's law and human rights issues at Harvard University and New York University. "The public support for them is growing. They have the abilities to organize, to effectively make political appeals and to take action, and they are seen by the authorities as a threat to their political security." In the 1990s, only a handful of Chinese lawyers were gutsy enough to challenge authorities by representing clients persecuted by the government, such as practitioners of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. These lawyers, who believed in individual rights

dent lingered. This loose alliance also has pooled and raised money to pay for costs of activism, such as transportation, and in some cases to subsidize the lives of people who have been persecuted. Wu himself was employed by the Beijing-based Fengrui law firm. Both Wu and many of Fengrui's lawyers have been arrested in the crackdown. Authorities argue that the financial backing has created a professional class of rabble-rousers for whom the details of a legal case take a back seat to creating publicity and causing trouble. "For some people, this is their livelihood," according to a June report by the official Xinhua News Agency. "Regardless of the facts of any given case, they always travel to voice support and spread the information via overseas websites. Their purpose is to create some international influence to put pressure on local governments and to interfere with the legal process." Following the police shooting, Wu turned his attention to the high court of Jiangxi, where the five lawyers were demanding to review court dockets of the murder case but got stonewalled. The lawyers — not members of Fengrui — were representing four men they believe were wrongfully convicted of murder in the May 2000 deaths of a convenience store owner and an accom-

panying woman. In 2012, a fifth man confessed to the crime, yet the court has not made any move to review the case. When the lawyers traveled to Jiangxi in May, they were denied access. For days they protested and uploaded photos of their demonstrations. They unfurled banners and held a candle vigil to deplore what they called judicial wrongdoing. Wu joined them and called the chief of the provincial high court a rogue and planned a mock funeral ritual for him. Wu later was arrested on the charges of provoking troubles and, far more seriously, inciting to overthrow the government. State media have denounced his methods as insulting and illegal, though Wu has insisted they are nonviolent and within legal boundaries. Barely two months later, the law firm he worked for was raided by police, and its key attorneys were taken away on suspicion of running a major criminal gang. "The state media's 'expose' on the lawyers is meant not only to discredit one law firm or its lawyers — it is meant to smear the mode of operations of an entire rights defense movement, one that has been used rather successfully for years to make the government somewhat more accountable," said Maya Wang, a researcher for Human Rights Watch.

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In this Friday, July 17, 2015 photo, a delivery cart and cyclist ride past a building housing the Fengrui law firm in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

and insisted that the law must be obeyed, attracted public attention in the early 2000 with several public interest cases. A regional news magazine highlighted 14 of them in 2005. Their ensuing growth in number coincided with the rapid rise of social media, which have facilitated bonding among likeminded lawyers across the country. Through online communication tools, they have found camaraderie and mutual support. They share experiences and collaborate on major cases, as they grapple with hostility and obstruction from authorities. Occasionally some of

them were arrested, but the group of rights defense lawyers continued to grow to about 200 to 300, just before the crackdown. "They are a bit different from other lawyers in that they are willing to confront the state over cases deemed sensitive," said Eva Pils, a legal scholar at the King's College London who follows Chinese lawyers closely. They are among the most vocal attorneys in China's social media, seeking public support both as leverage to improve the legal climate and as an insurance of their own protection. "The odds are stacked

TEHRAN, JULY 18 (AP): Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said a historic nuclear deal with world powers reached this week won't change Iran's policy towards the "arrogant" government of the United States. Khamenei said Saturday in a televised speech that U.S. policy in the Middle East runs counter to Tehran's strategy and that Iran will continue to support its allies in the Middle East including the Lebanese Hezbollah, Palestinian resistance groups and the Syrian government. "Our policy towards the arrogant U.S. government won't change at all," he said. He was addressing a large crowd in Tehran, broadcast live on state TV, to mark the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Khamenei said Iran and the U.S. follow sharply different policies in the Middle East, making more a wide-ranging A man swims in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in agreement unlikely. Iran calls its Lebanese Boryeong, South Korea on Saturday, July 18. The 18th annual mud festival features ally Hezbollah a "resistance mud wrestling and mud sliding. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Salty food doesn't cause thirst: Study LoNDoN, JULY 18 (IANS): Contradicting the popular assumption of salt causing thirst, it has been found that eating salty food does not necessarily make us drink more water, says a study. "Based on the notion that the consumption of salt increases thirst, the concern has arisen that it also leads to an increased consumption of sugary drinks. However, our study found little support for the assumption that salt invariably increases drinking," said Micah Leshem from the University of Haifa. Leshem added that as we all consume beverages with high caloric content -- alcoholic or sugary drinks -- there is evidence that increased consumption of salty foods leads to an overall increase in the consumption of calories that contribute to obesity. In the study involving 58 participants, Leshem investigated the effect of salt in solid foods on drinking. Participants were asked to taste different types of nuts -- sugary candied nuts, salted nuts and nuts with no additives. The researchers found that the level of reported thirst and the actual quantity of water that the subjects drank after eating salty nuts were not different than following consumption of candied nuts or nuts without added flavours.

so much against them that they have no choice left but to go to the public," Pils said. Rights lawyers have found themselves barred from meetings with their clients, and rebuffed in attempts to throw out confessions obtained through torture. When they get thwarted in court, they take to the street. "They are using these methods to say the government is not following the law and to put pressure on the government," Pils said. Along the way, the lawyers have become a rallying point for social activists, people with grievances and those facing persecution —

forming a formidable force that has alarmed the authorities. In early May, they managed to raise doubts when a police officer fatally shot an unarmed but irate farmer inside a train station in northeastern China. Grassroots activist Wu Gan was able to obtain an independent video clip showing the police officer beating the man, raising questions whether the police officer had unnecessarily provoked him. Authorities later were forced to release additional security footage showing the man becoming violent and out of control, though public doubts about the inci-

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader on Saturday, July 11, 2015, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with university students in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

movement" while the U.S. describesitaterroristgroup.And Iran continues to call for the destruction of Israel; Khamenei in his Saturday speech described Israel as a "terrorist, baby-killer government." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly opposed the deal, saying it will enable Iran

to emerge from crippling economic sanctions while doing nothing to moderate Iran's aggressive behavior around the Middle East. "U.S. policies in the region are 180 degrees in contrast to Iran's policies," Khamenei said. "Whether this text (nuclear deal) is approved or disapproved, we

won't give up supporting our friends in the region. The oppressed Palestinian nation, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain, the honest mujahedeen of resistance in Lebanon and Palestine will enjoy our constant support." Khamenei said Iran's direct talks with Washington were limited to the nuclear issue and that there can't be any dialogue or deal with the U.S. over other issues. However, he has said in the past that the door to other issues could open should the U.S. carry out its obligations under the deal in good faith. "We have no negotiations with America about various global and regional issues. We have no negotiations on bilateral issues," he said. Khamenei lauded Iran's nuclear negotiating team for the landmark nuclear accord but said the document needs to be scrutinzed and has to go through "anticipated legal channels" to ensure that the country's national interests are preserved.

Anger in Iraq after suicide attack kills 115

BAGHDAD, JULY 18 (AP): An attack by the Islamic State group on a crowded marketplace in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province has killed 115 people, including women and children, in one of the deadliest single attacks in the country in the past decade. The mostly-Shiite victims were gathered to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ended Friday for Iraqi Shiites and a day earlier for Iraqi Sunni Muslims. Police said a small truck detonated in a crowded marketplace in the town of Khan Beni Saad Friday night in what quickly turned celebrations into a scene of horror, with body parts scattered across the market. At least 170 people were injured in the attack, police officials said, speaking anonymously because they are not authorized to brief the media. Men quickly emptied boxes of tomatoes to use them for carrying the bodies of small children, witnesses said, while adult victims lay scattered around the attack scene waiting for medical assistance. “Khan Bani Saad has become a disaster area because of this huge explosion,” Diyala resident Sayif Ali said. “This is the first day of Eid, hundreds of people got killed, many injured, and we are still searching for more bodies.” The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on Twitter accounts associated with the militant group. Iraq’s speaker of parliament, Sa-

lim al-Jabouri, said Saturday that the attack has struck an “ugly sectarian chord,” and added that government is making “attempts to regulate Daesh’s terror from destabilizing Diyala security,” referring to the militant group by its Arabic acronym. But anger is rife in the volatile province, where a number of towns were captured by the Islamic State group last year. Iraqi forces and Kurdish fighters have since retaken those areas, but clashes between the militants and security forces continue. “We went out to the market for shopping and preparations for the holiday Eid in order to receive holiday cheer,” said another resident, who spoke anonymously for fear of retribution. “But this joy has turned to grief and we have lost family, friends and relatives, all because of this government’s failure to provide us with security.” Security forces were out in full force across Diyala on Saturday, with dozens of new checkpoints and security protocols immediately implemented in the wake of Friday’s attack. “This horrible carnage is truly outside all boundaries of civilized behavior,” Jan Kubis, the special representative of the United Nations mission in Iraq, said Saturday.” The Sunni militant group has been behind several similar large-scale attacks on civilians or military checkpoints as it seeks to expand its territory. The group currently controls about a third of Iraq and Syria in a self-declared caliphate.

In August last year, at least 64 people were killed in an attack on a Sunni mosque in Diyala in what locals believed was a retaliatory attack against Diyala tribes that refused to proclaim loyalty to the Islamic State group. The United States has spent billions arming and training the Iraqi military, but it performed poorly last year when Islamic State militants swept across western and northern Iraq, routing four divisions. The U.S. and a coalition of nations have been conducting airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria since last year, but it has not stopped the group from making advances. The militants recently captured the city of Ramadi, in Iraq’s western Anbar province, and the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. Diyala, which borders Iran, is the only province in Iraq where Iranian jets are known to have conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State group earlier this year. Elsewhere in Iraq, a roadside bomb on a commercial street in Baghdad’s Dora district Saturday killed four people and wounded seven. North of Baghdad, a roadside bomb on a commercial street in al-Rashidiya killed three people and wounded 11. Meanwhile, reports emerged Saturday that the Islamic State group used projectile-delivered poison gas against Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria on several occasions last month. Joint, on-site investigations by two U.K.-based organizations — Conflict

Armament Research (CAR) and Sahan Research — concluded that IS forces used chemical agents to attack Iraqi peshmerga forces and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) on June 21, 22 and 28. In the Syria attacks, IS militants launched 17 artillery projectiles against YPG forces stationed to the south of the village of Tell Brak in Hassakeh province. The projectiles released a chemical agent which induced in some cases loss of consciousness and temporary, localized paralysis. Twelve YPG personnel were hospitalized. Another seven projectiles were also launched into civilian residential areas in Hassakeh. In the Iraq attack, IS forces fired a projectile containing a liquid chemical agent at a peshmerga checkpoint near the Mosul Dam, triggering symptoms among the Iraqi forces that included headaches, nausea and light burns to the skin. The findings on the attacks in Syria were confirmed by an YPG statement issued Saturday. The type of chemical used is not known. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported an apparent IS chemical attack on June 28. There have been several allegations that the Islamic State group has used chlorine previously in both Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State group, which controls a third of Syria and Iraq in its selfdeclared caliphate, has not commented on the claims.

ToRoNTo, JULY 18 (IANS): Post-menopausal women, especially those who are obese, should exercise at least five hours a week to curb obesity and breast cancer risk, shows research. Exercising 300 minutes per week is recommended for reducing total fat in post-menopausal women than the currently recommended 150 minutes, the researchers said. "A possible association between physical activity and post-menopausal breast cancer risk is supported by more than 100 epidemiologic studies, with strong biologic rationale supporting fat loss as an important (though not the only) mediator of this association," the study said. "Our findings of a doseresponse effect of exercise on total fat mass and several other adiposity measures, including abdominal fat, especially in obese women, provide a basis for encouraging post-menopausal women to exercise at least 300 minutes/week, longer than the minimum recommended for cancer prevention," researchers said. The results of the oneyear clinical trial was published online in the journal JAMA Oncology. According to the study, physical activity is an inexpensive, non-invasive strategy for disease prevention advocated by public health agencies around the world, with recommendations to be physically active at least 150 minutes per week at moderate intensity or 60 to 75 minutes per week at vigorous intensity for overall health. For the new study, Christine Friedenreich of Alberta Health Services, Canada, and colleagues compared 300 minutes of exercise per week with 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise for its effect on body fat in 400 inactive post-menopausal women who were evenly split into the two exercise groups. The women, who had body mass index (BMI) 22 to 40, were asked not to change their usual diet. Any aerobic activity that raised the heart rate 65 percent to 75 percent of heart rate reserve was permitted, and most of the activities involved the elliptical trainer, walking, bicycling and running.

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Sunday 19 July 2015

Roma beats Madrid on penalties in friendly NWA for Roma and 38-year-old captain Francesco Totti mourns dazzled in his 32-minute

KOhimA, July 18 (mExN): The Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) mourned the sudden demise of Lt. Medozhase Sale, information & publicity secretary of NWA, who breathed his last on July 17 last. “A person of wise and dynamic character, he’s been a fine leader who has rendered his selfless service in different capacities, particularly in the wrestling fraternity of the Nagas. His efforts went into lifting Naga community to greater heights leaving behind a legacy which will linger in our hearts forever,” stated NWA president Nikhrolo Khalo in condolence message. With his death, stated Khalo, the NWA and the sports fraternity of our state grief the loss of a fore front leader. It also expressed deepest sympathy to the bereaved family and relatives. “May the Love of God and His comfort be upon the family and may the soul of the dearly departed friend and colleague rest in peace in the hands of the almighty,” it added.

AS Roma's Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, left and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema compete for the ball during their International Championship Cup soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, July 18. ( AP Photo)

mElBOuRNE, July 18 (AP): Rafael Benitez opened his tenure as Real Madrid manager with a 7-6 loss on penalties to Roma in a pre-season friendly watched by more than 80,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Seydou Keita scored the winner after Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis dived to his left to deny new Madrid signing Lucas Vazquez. What started off as an

entertaining opener of the Australian leg of the International Champions Cup turned into a somewhat lackluster affair that finished 0-0 after 90 minutes. "We had some chances and they had some chances at the beginning of the game, but you can't expect after five days (in Australia) to play with a high tempo," said Benitez, who was named as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement last month. While man of the match Gervinho was the standout

cameo, Cristiano Ronaldo was the crowd favorite prompting a deafening roar every time the Madrid forward touched the ball. Both teams fielded full strength lineups and they rewarded the big Melbourne crowd early when Roma came close to scoring in the fourth minute. The Madrid defense was forced to scramble inside the box as both Daniele De Rossi and Totti took close-range shots. Gareth Bale sent the ball over the crossbar moments later on the back of a Madrid counterattack. Both teams made wholesale substitutions at the break, but appeared to pick up where they left off with Seydou Doumbia and Bale trading attempts on goal before the Welshman was subbed off in the 56th minute. The intensity dropped off, however, until nearmisses from Vazquez and Danilo Da Silva in the final minutes reinvigorated the Madrid attack. Madrid plays its next match on Friday against Manchester City, which beat local affiliate club Melbourne City 1-0 in a friendly earlier Saturday. Roma and Manchester City meet in the second International Champions Cup match on Tuesday.

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Andy Murray downs Tsonga to keep Britain in semifinal hunt

lONDON, July 18 (AFP): Andy Murray kept Great Britain in the hunt for their first Davis Cup semifinal place in 34 years as he defeated France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to level the last eight tie at 1-1 on Friday. Murray was under pressure to win the second singles rubber of the day on the grass courts of Queen's Club in west London after Gilles Simon had given France the perfect start with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 rout of James Ward. The world number three rose to the challenge with a hard-fought victory that left the quarterfinal delicately poised heading into the doubles on Saturday, raising the possibility that Murray might be drafted in to play alongside his brother Jamie instead of Dominic Inglot. With the prize of a lastfour showdown against Australia or Kazakhstan in September up for grabs, Murray's 22nd win from 24 Davis Cup singles matches ensured the tie won't be decided until Sunday's reverse singles. Nine-time winners France, who finished as runners-up to Switzerland last year, are in the quarterfinals for a sixth successive

Britain's Andy Murray celebrates beating France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during Britain and France's quarterfinal match of the Davis Cup at the Queen's Club in London on July 17. (AP Photo)

season. Britain haven't beaten France in the Davis Cup since 1978 and, in the first meeting with their old rivals for 23 years, the hosts needed Murray at his best to remain in contention for a first Davis Cup semifinal berth since 1981. It was Murray's first match since his Wimbledon semifinal thrashing at the hands of Roger Federer last week -- a painful defeat the two-time Grand Slam champion admitted he had found hard to shake off. But the 28-year-old Scot

held a 10-2 record against world number 12 Tsonga, winning all four of their tour-level matches on grass including two at Queen's Club, where he is a fourtime champion. And, after struggling with his footing in the early stages, Murray changed shoes and he gradually put Tsonga under the cosh, forcing the Frenchman to save a set point at 4-5 in the first set. He kept applying pressure on Tsonga and earned two more set points at 5-6, finally taking the set at the

third attempt with a brilliant backhand winner on the run. Tsonga's huge serve and shot-making flair make him a dangerous opponent on grass and he hit straight back with a break in the opening game of the second set. But Murray quickly recovered with a break of his own to level at 3-3. That set the stage for a rollercoaster tie-break in which Murray saved three set points before converting his third opportunity to move into a two-set lead. With the finish line in sight, Murray raised his game to a level that Tsonga couldn't match, breaking in the first game of the third set before delivering the knockout blow with one more break. Earlier, Ward -- ranked 78 places below world number 11 Simon -- found it impossible to handle the Wimbledon quarterfinalist's subtle mix of groundstrokes. "It was important to play Queen's last month. It helps a lot to get the court in your head and feel good on it," said Simon, who reached the last four in the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen's.

Steven Gerrard scores in MLS debut Nasri goal gives Man City CARSON, July 18 (AP): Steven Gerrard pounded home his first MLS goal and sprinted to the corner, sliding on his knees and spreading his arms in triumph while the LA Galaxy's sellout crowd roared. The Liverpool icon already looks quite comfortable on the West Coast, and that could be bad news for the rest of this league. Gerrard scored in the 37th minute of his official MLS debut before assisting on Robbie Keane's tiebreaking goal in the Galaxy's 5-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday night. "I felt like a kid out there again," the 35-yearold Gerrard said after playing 87 minutes and leaving to a standing ovation. "I didn't want to come off there. I want to play as much football as I can. ... I'm really happy sitting here. I'm happy with the level. I feel very confident and happy with my teammates. We're only going to get stronger. I think the future is bright here." Keane also scored twice on penalty kicks for his second straight hat trick in league play. His new partnership with Gerrard is off to a tantalizing start for the Galaxy, who roared back from a two-goal deficit for their fourth win in five games on the strength

Los Angeles Galaxy's Steven Gerrard, of England, celebrates his first goal for the team, during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes, Friday, July 17, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo)

of their stars. Two of Keane's goals were created by Gerrard in his official debut game in the top North American league. The longtime Liverpool and England captain played briefly in two non-league Galaxy games this month, but the Southern California crowd properly welcomed Gerrard in a dynamic victory for the defending MLS champions. Wearing his white No. 8 shirt and starting in midfield, Gerrard showed off an immediate connection with Keane, the reigning MLS MVP. They were team-

mates for a season at Liverpool seven years ago, and they picked up right where they left off. "We had that chemistry in Liverpool, I think," Gerrard said. "When you play with good players, it's easy to connect. Robbie is on the wavelength. He's a very intelligent player. He's done it here for many years. For me, it's quite easy to connect because I know where he's going to be. We have a relationship, and it's only going to get stronger." In the 30th minute, Gerrard earned a penalty that

was converted by Keane for the Galaxy's first goal. Gerrard then confidently banged home a deflected ball in the box after an excellent buildup by Keane and his new teammates. After the celebratory slide toward the Galaxy supporters, he blew a kiss to his family in the stands. Early in the second half, Gerrard expertly slid a free kick low into the box for Keane, who chipped it home for his fifth goal in two league games. Keane completed the hat trick in the 80th minute with an-

other penalty kick, and Sebastian Lletget headed in a final goal on a pass from Robbie Rogers in secondhalf injury time. Gerrard's debut was watched by Landon Donovan and David Beckham, his illustrious predecessors in the Galaxy midfield. Donovan retired last winter, while Beckham left the Galaxy after his second MLS Cup title in late 2012. The Galaxy are moving on with Keane and Gerrard, who has been welcomed to town with great fanfare. The Galaxy plastered his face on billboards and television ads before he ever suited up for the five-time MLS champions, and some souvenir stands at StubHub Center were devoted solely to Gerrard merchandise. The Galaxy are about to get another star as well: Mexican midfielder Giovani dos Santos will join Keane and Gerrard after the Gold Cup tournament. The former Villareal and Barcelona midfielder will wear the No. 10 shirt previously owned by Donovan, likely debuting against the Seattle Sounders on Aug. 9. Quincy Amarikwa scored two goals in the first half for the Earthquakes, who have lost five straight since beating the Galaxy on June 27.

win over Melbourne City

GOlD COAST, July 18 (AP): Midfielder Samir Nasri's 86th-minute goal Saturday gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over its co-owned A-League side Melbourne City on Saturday. New Manchester City signing Raheem Sterling, who arrived in Australia on Thursday, did not play. Sterling became the most expensive English footballer ever on Tuesday after joining Manchester City from English Premier League rival Liver-

pool in a move costing 49 million pounds ($76 million). England winger Sterling told Fox Sports television before Saturday's match: "I think it was a bit too soon ... I had just flown in, so obviously a bit of an injury risk." Sterling could still play in Australia. Manchester City has matches next week in Melbourne against Roma on Tuesday and Real Madrid on Friday.

Delph makes U-turn, leaves Aston Villa for Man City

mANChESTER, July 18 (AP): England midfielder Fabian Delph signed a five-year contract with Manchester City on Friday, less than a week after telling Aston Villa fans he was staying with the Premier League club. Delph completed a medical and will fly to Australia to join his new teammates on City's preseason tour. The 25-year-old Delph denied last weekend that he was leaving Villa, saying in a statement: "I'm staying at the football club and I can't wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club." He released another statement Friday, saying his U-turn was the "hardest decision I've ever had to make." "My decision to stay initially was purely based

on the emotion and feelings that I hold for the club and the people there that I would be walking away from — rather than looking at the football opportunity that had been placed in front of me," Delph said. Delph said he owed it to himself "to take the challenge of playing for one

of the biggest clubs in the world in Manchester City." Delph played 128 games for Villa, scoring eight goals. He made the first of his six England appearances against Norway in 2014. British media reported City paid 8 million pounds ($12.5 million) to sign Delph.

Justin Gatlin continues fine form with dominant win in 100 meters Jerome Pugmire AP Sports Writer

merican sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his fine form by clocking 9.78 to win the 100 meters at the Herculis Diamond League meet on Friday, beating countryman Tyson Gay and Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut. Gay, who earlier teamed up with Gatlin as the American men won the 4x100 meter relay, clocked 9.97 and Vicaut was timed in 10.03. The time was 0.04 outside Gatlin's worldleading season-best, but he is increasingly looking like the man to beat at the world championships in Beijing next month as title holder Usain Bolt struggles with a leg injury. Unbeaten in the 100 since 2013, Gatlin was slightly slower than last week, however, when he clocked 9.75 at the Athletissima Diamond League meet. But the performance of the night went to Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, who set a world record time of 3

minutes, 50.07 seconds in the women's 1,500 meters — eclipsing the longstanding mark of 3:50.46 set by China's Qu Yunxia in 1993. Several others, including Kenya's Asbel Kiprop in the men's 1,500, Bosnian Amel Tuka in the men's 800, American Bershawn Jackson in the men's 400 hurdles, American Francena McCorory and the women's 4x100 relay team set leading performances in the world this year. The star-studded American men's relay team, also featuring Trayvon Bromell, easily won in 37.87, with Mike Rodgers well clear of Yazaldes Nascimento as Portugal clocked 39.05 to finish second. The French team was third in 39.64. Gatlin felt the time could have been better. "We had some obstacles, first handover from my young teammate (Bromell) was not that good," Gatlin said. "I'm not sure but this might be the order in which we will run in Beijing. I would accept the second leg." Jackson, mean-

USA's Justin Gatlin, second right, on his way to winning the 100m men's race at the Herculis International Athletics Meeting, at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, Friday, July 17. (AP Photo)

while, clocked 48.23 in the 400 hurdles, pulling away strongly to finish ahead of Poland's Patryk Dobek, who set a personal best of 48.62, and American countryman Johnny Dutch, who clocked 48.67. Mo Farah, the Olympic champion in 5,000 and 10,000, finished fourth in the 1,500, gradually drop-

ping off the pace as Kiprop posted the third fastest time ever in 3:26.69. Only Kenyan Bernard Lagat (3:26.34) and Moroccon Hicham El Guerrouj (3:26) have run faster. "At the bell I saw 2:312:32 so I knew it could be a very fast time," Kiprop said. "I'm very satisfied but I wanted a bit faster time."

Farah was overtaken by Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi and Moroccan Abdelaati Iguider two turns from the end and finished in 3:28.93, shy of his personal best of 3:28.81. Shortly after Kiprop's outstanding performance, Tuka thrilled the Stade Louis II crowd with another leading time, winning the 800 in 1:42.51 in

a close-fought finish with Nijel Amos of Botswana — the Diamond League leader — who set a season's best 1:42.66. Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku did likewise, getting the best time this year of 7:35.13 in the men's 3,000. Ethiopian Yenew Alamirew was second in a season's best 7:36.39. Pole vaulter

Renaud Lavillenie, world leader with 6.05 meters, won with an effort of 5.92 but clipped the bar going for 6.02. Americans sealed a 1-2-3 in shot put, with Joe Kovacs winning with a personal best, Diamond League and Herculis meet record and world leading throw this year of 22.56 meters, putting him ahead of Christian Cantwell's 21.24 and Reese Hoffa's mark of 21.08. "Everything was clicking today," Kovacs said. "I know I have it in me." In a shortened field of three teams, the American women took 1-2 in the 4x100 relay, with USA A beating USA B. USA A, comprising of English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini and Kaylin Whitney, clocked 41.96 seconds. "It's always fun to run with the girls," Felix said, looking ahead to Beijing. "I would accept (the) second leg in Beijing." Prandini, meanwhile, pushed her claim for a place on the team for the worlds. "It was awesome,

my debut in US team," she said. "I would love to run in Beijing." USA B clocked 42.27 with Spain a distant third in 44.48. After McCorory improved on her world leading time of the year with a new mark of 49.83, Candyce McGrone clocked a personal best of 22.08 to win the women's 200. She was behind with 20 meters to go but surged ahead of Dafne Schippers at the line, with the Dutchwoman timed in 22.09. American Jeneba Tarmoh was third in 22.23. In the women's 100 hurdles, Sharika Nelvis won in 12.46 seconds to lead an American 1-2-3. C ro a t i a' s S a n d ra Perkovic, the reigning European, World and Olympic champion, won the women's discus with a throw of 66.80, with Dani Samuels of Australia second with 65.21 and American Gia LewisSmallwood getting her season's best with 63.97. Serbian Ivana Spanovic won the long jump with a season's best of 6.87.

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Live-Action Prequel in the Works at Disney

isney is going back to the world of Aladdin, its 1992 animated classic, with a live-action prequel. The studio is developing Genies, a live-action comedy adventure that is being written by Damian Shannon and

Mark Swift. Tripp Vinson is on board to produce via his Vinson Films banner. Aladdin is a centuries-old Arabic folk tale that got the animated Disney treatment in 1992 in a film featuring Robin Williams as the voice of the blue-skinned Genie.

The movie tells the story of Aladdin, a street urchin who finds a lamp that unleashes a Genie who grants him three wishes. A love interest and a sorcerer also figure into the proceedings. The new project would focus on the realm of

the Genies and reveal how Aladdin's Genie ended up enslaved in the lamp. Although Genies is only in the early stages of development, the long-term plan is to have the project lead into an Aladdin live-action movie.

Boyband Stereo Kicks Announce breAk-uP

oyband Stereo Kicks have announced they are splitting up less than a month after releasing their first single. The eight piece group were formed during series 11 of talent show The ‘X-Factor’, when the judges put them together during the bootcamp stage of the competition. In a statement posted on the band’s official Facebook page, they said they felt the time had now come for them to now continue

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their journeys individually. The group thanked fans for what they described as an ‘amazing year’ which saw them headlined a solo tour and have single ‘Love me So’ reach number 12 in the midweek chart. However despite their successes the band have found that being an unsigned act in the music industry is just too hard. ‘We have learnt first-hand just how tough the industry is as an unsigned act,’

the band wrote. ‘Unfortunately, due to these circumstances, we are no longer able to carry on as a band. Please understand that there is nothing more that you could have done and that this is a situation completely beyond both your control and ours.’ ‘We have considered endless ways of how we might try to make this work, but it is logistically impossible for us to continue as Stereo Kicks. From the bot-

More countries play Kabaddi now than cricket, says Abhishek

hile IPL has run into controversies, actor Abhishek Bachchan feels India is ready

to look at other sports than cricket. "India is ready for a sporting revolution. Sports in India is also seen as entertainment and the success of Pro Kabaddi league and ISL (Indian soccer league) proves it. The number of people who saw Kabaddi league last year shows the amount of enthusiasm," Abhishek told reporters here at the Pro Kabaddi League event. "More nations play Kabaddi than cricket and I am sure that soon a lot of Indian youths will be interested in participating and playing Kabaddi," he said.

Parineeti Chopra named brand ambassador of girl child campaign

aryana government today named Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra as the brand ambassador for the 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign to promote the cause of girl child. Chopra, hailing from Ambala in Haryana, has won several awards, including the Filmfare and National Film Award, a Haryana government release said. A mega event has been planned in Gurgaon on July 21 to push the campaign to new heights, that will be attended by the actress, it said. 'Beti BachaoBeti Padhao' campaign, aimed at ensuring survival, protection and

irector David Gordon Green has been signed on to direct Boston Marathon bombing film Stronger. The George Washington director will helm the drama, which will focus on Jeff Bauman, a survivor who lost both his legs in the attack, said The Hollywood

empowerment of the girl child, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat in the state in January this year.

ften forgetting the common phrase ‘Never judge a book by its cover, because a plain cover, might hold a beautiful story’, our society seems to judge women by their appearance. People don’t take too long to perceive a woman with short hair as modern and liberal whereas a woman with tied or long hair as old fashioned and conservative. Nihar Naturals wants to eliminate this bias towards women through its music video featuring Vidya Balan and four top TV stars of Bengal. The Nihar music video is conceptualized to make its audience understand

tom of our hearts, we will be forever grateful for all of your hard work, support and love. We can't thank you enough.’ The break-up announcement has come just hours after the band performed at a gig in Sheffield. In the statement the band said that their final performance together as Stereo Kicks will take place next Saturday (July 25th) at Thorpe Park, which they are dedicating to their fanbase. Reporter. John Pollono has written the script for Stronger which is produced by David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Scott Silver, who worked together on David O Russell'sThe Fighter. Stronger will chronicle the story of Bauman who was waiting for his girlfriend at the finish line of the annual marathon when two pressure cooker bombs exploded, killing three people and injuring more than 260 others. Bauman wrote his experience being a key witness in the trial of bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his attempts at rehab in a book titled Stronger, co-written by Bret Witter.

Chris Brown 'gives up partying' to protect daughter

inger Chris Brown has reportedly given up his wild house parties as he bids to protect his 13-month-old daughter Royalty. The controversial star, whose Los Angeles home was robbed by three armed men while he was away, has taken precautions to ensure no harm comes to his only child, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "Royalty is the single most beautiful and precious person in Chris' life and he will be damned if he's going to jeopardise any time with her,” said

a source. "He's cleaning shop at his new house and the only people he wants there is his family, no one else. No friends, no wild parties, nothing," the source added. The 26-year-old singer isn't taking any chances with his daughter's safety and has, therefore, decided to ban some people from visiting his house. "He's telling his boys they're not welcome over anymore and that this new house will not be the 'kick it crib',” the source was quoted as saying by hollywoodlife.com

Cee-Lo green unveils new single 'Robin Williams' to honor Late Actor

inger Cee-Lo Green has released a new single, which is a tribute track to Hollywood funnyman Robin Williams. Aptly titled "Robin Williams", the song debuted on Cee-Lo's website with an interactive video showing the lyrics typed into Google search bars, reported Ace Showbiz. The new song is Cee-Lo's first solo single in more than two years. It is a part of his upcoming fifth studio album "Heart Blanche" which is due out on November 13. "'Robin Williams' is a homage to our humanity. Centered on the strength it takes to smile in the face of adversity," the singer said in a statement.

The lyrics include, "Oh what a night, oh what a night / tears in my eyes, staring up at the sky in disbelief / I've got a voice in my head, voice in my head, that's what it said / All we really need is comic relief / But I'm afraid of not being able to laugh anymore." "We don't know, what the next man's going through / Wish I could say it in a plainer way / I said, we don't know, life reminds me of Robin Williams / We've got to laugh the pain away," it continued. Cee-Lo goes on mentioning late stars John Belushi, Richard Pryor and Philip Seymour Hoffman, lamenting the loss of "heroes."

Vidya Balan says “Judge Me Not” that judging a woman on the basis of her appearance is trivial. The video explores a group of masked women dancing without any reservations on the streets of Kolkata. The masks depict equality. Much to everyone’s surprise, the women reveal their true identity and they are none other than actress Vidya Balan along with Aparajita Ghosh, Tumpa Gosh, Madhumita Sarkar andSudipta Chakraborty, leading Bengali Television Actresses. Contrary to their dressing and hairdo, these women are unconventionally engaging in various activities. Well- known for her

award winning movies in which she has played the role of the strong woman protagonist, actress Vidya Balan tries to propagate this agenda through the music video as a ‘Sutradhar’. “I have been associated with Nihar for over 5 years and I am extremely glad to be with a brand that believes in encouraging women to enable them to achieve their full potential. I feel women are judged all the time, they are judged by the length of their hair, the clothes they wear, the way they talk and the way they walk. Women just need encouragement to be themselves, just a little nudge.

So, please don’t judge”, says Vidya Balan who is proud to partner with Nihar in their endeavor of bringing awareness in the society and break free from these stereotypes. As a brand, Nihar Naturals has consistently tried encouraging women to stand against societal prejudice, through their communication. This video’s focal point is to portray that there is much more to a woman other than her appearance, her hair or her looks. It successfully drives home the message that while people remain the same, the world around us is evolving. With this in

mind, it becomes almost imperative that we as a people, strip women of these biases and encourage them to live to their full potential. Through this video, Nihar Naturals, aims to create an environment which doesn’t restrict a women’s roles according to her appearance and is free from judgmental outlook by breaking stereotypes! It has also taken a step further and set up a toll free number 18001214849 which encourages women to share their experience of breaking a stereotype or the constant judgment they are subjected to.

Arsenal beat Everton to win Asia Trophy Bianchi dies from injuries

sustained in 2014 crash Chris Lines

AP Sports Writer

Arsenal's Mikel Arteta holds up the Barclays Asia Trophy after Arsenal beat Everton during the final soccer match, in Singapore, Saturday, July 18.(AP Photo)

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Singapore, July 18 (aFp): FA Cup holders Arsenal claimed more silverware and sent out a message of intent for the new Premier League season as they overpowered Everton 3-1 to win the Barclays Asia Trophy on Saturday. Theo Walcott opened the scoring for the Gunners midway through the first half and Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil struck in a four-minute spell after the interval before Ross Barkley pulled back a late consolation goal for Everton in front of a crowd of more than 52,000 at the National

Stadium. Playing his first game for Arsenal following his transfer from Chelsea last month, goalkeeper Petr Cech was called into action after eight minutes to smother Gerard Deulofeu’s dangerous cut-back from the right by-line. However, the Gunners dominated possession and they took the lead in the 22nd minute when Cazorla chipped the ball forward from the centre-circle for Walcott who beat goalkeeper Joe Robless in a race for the ball and fired home from the edge of the Everton box. Everton had the ball in

the net in the 41st minute when Arouna Kone’s shot was deflected in after Cech had tipped a Steven Naismith header against the crossbar but the offside flag had already gone up. Arsenal pressure finally told in the 58th minute when Cazorla received the ball from Ozil on the right of the Everton box and cut inside before firing a low shot past Robless at his near post. Kone missed a glorious opportunity to cut the deficit when he headed over an inviting cross by Phil Jagielka on the hour and Arsenal

took full advantage of the let-off as Ozil played a onetwo with Cazorla before bursting into the box to fire past Robless. Barkley got a consolation goal for Everton with 15 minutes left, firing a rasping left-footed drive past Cech from 20 metres after the Arsenal defence had been caught in possession in their own half. Stoke City had earlier secured third place in the competition after goals in either half by Steve Sidwell and Marko Arnautovic gave them a 2-0 win over a Singapore Select XI.

Schneiderlin scores in debut as Man U beats Club America

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SeaTTle, July 18 (ap): Morgan Schneiderlin barely needed five minutes to make an impact for Manchester United. Schneiderlin scored on a header in the fifth minute Friday night in his debut with the Red Devils, lifting his new team past Mexican power Club America 1-0 in an International Champions Cup game. Schneiderlin officially joined Manchester United on Monday from English Premier League team Southampton this week. Bastian Schweinsteiger, who spent 13 years at Bayern Munich and helped Germany win the World Cup last year, also played his first game with Man U, going the entire second half. He got 51 touches of the ball in his 45 minutes - more than any United player - but did not get off a shot. The 25-year-old Schneiderlin made good on Manchester United's first shot of

Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin (28), right, celebrates with teammates after he scored a goal against Club America during the first half of an international friendly soccer match, Friday, July 17, in Seattle. (AP Photo)

the game in front of 46,857 fans at CenturyLink Field. A corner kick was cleared out to the top right corner of the penalty area, from where Juan Mata lofted it across to the far side. Schneiderlin headed it into the upper-right corner. "We have practiced this with him, so I was very pleased with the performance," United manager Louis van Gaal said.

Van Gaal, starting his second season as Manchester United's coach, played one group the entire first half, then went with a different 11 for the entire second half in the team's first preseason game. "Our first 45 minutes, I wanted to see our defensive organization. We didn't give any goals away and only (allowed) one or two chances, so I'm satisfied with that," he said. "Club

America is very handy with the ball - very aggressive and very quick, so it wasn't so easy. But all the players did what they had to do in our philosophy, so I'm very happy and very satisfied that we won." Club America had two huge opportunities to tie late in the game. In the 73rd minute, Diego Pineda caught up with a ball on the attacking left side and crossed it into the box. Alejandro Diaz ran into it and had a point-blank shot from 3 yards in front of the net, but slammed it off the left post. In the 81st minute, Andres Andrade, who scored in Tuesday night's 2-1 Cup victory against the San Jose Earthquakes, was on target with a shot from the top right corner of the box, but Anders Lindegaard went down to make the save. Lindegaard and Sam Johnstone shared in the shutout, each playing 45 minutes.

French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi died early Saturday from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year's Japanese Grand Prix. The Bianchi family issued a statement which was posted on his official Twitter feed and later confirmed by the Manor F1 team. Bianchi, 25, had been in a coma since the Oct. 5 accident, in which he collided at high speed with a mobile crane which was being used to pick up another crashed car. The family statement said "Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end. The pain we feel is immense and indescribable." Bianchi competed in 34 races over the 2013 and 2014 seasons, scoring the first ever championship points for Manor — then known as Marussia — by finishing ninth at last year's Monaco Grand Prix. The Manor team tweeted: "We are devastated to lose Jules after such a hardfought battle. It was a privilege to have him race for our team." Bianchi is the first driver to die of injuries sustained in an F1 race since threetime world champion Ayrton Senna was killed at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Bianchi died at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in his hometown of Nice, France, where he had been since his emergency treatment in Japan in the days after the accident. "We wish to thank the medical staff at Nice's CHU who looked after him with love and dedication," the family statement said. "We also thank the staff of the General Medical Center in the Mie Prefecture (Japan) who looked after Jules immediately after the accident, as well as all the other doctors who have been in-

FILE - In this March 13, 2014 photo, Marussia driver Jules Bianchi of France of France holds his helmet as he poses for a drivers portrait ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. His family says Bianchi has died from head injuries sustained in a crash at the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. The news was posted on Bianchi's official Twitter feed early Saturday morning, July 18, 2015 French time and later confirmed by the Manor F1 team. Bianchi, 25, had been in a coma since the Oct. 5 accident, in which he collided at high speed with a mobile crane which was being used to pick up another crashed car. (AP Photo)

volved with his care over the past months. "Furthermore, we thank Jules' colleagues, friends, fans and everyone who has demonstrated their affection for him over these past months, which gave us great strength and helped us deal with such difficult times." Bianchi's accident occurred at the end of the race at the Suzuka circuit. In rainy, gloomy conditions, Bianchi's car slid off the track and ploughed into a crane picking up the Sauber of German driver Adrian Sutil, who had crashed out at the same spot one lap earlier. The section of the track where the accident occurred was subject to double yellow caution flags from race marshalls, due to Sutil's crash, but they failed to prevent a second accident. A working group of the sport's governing body, the FIA, investigated the accident and found that as Bianchi went off track into the run-off area, he "applied

both throttle and brake together, using both feet" and thus over-riding the failsafe mechanism. His front wheels had also locked. It also said that Bianchi "did not slow sufficiently to avoid losing control." The findings of the working group prompted F1 to alter its rules, allowing a 'virtual safety car' in which stewards can neutralize a race, forcing all cars to proceed slowly into the pit lane rather than continuing to lap the circuit. The start times of some races were also moved forward to prevent them continuing in dim light conditions. News of the death broke when most people in the F1 world were sleeping, but fans immediately began posting tributes and sympathy on social media. Former F1 champion and motor racing great Mario Andretti tweeted: "My heartfelt condolences to the @Jules_Bianchi family for this very sad ending of a promising young life. My prayers are with you." Bi-

anchi's family had already lost a member in a crash. In 1969, Bianchi's great-uncle, Lucien Bianchi, died in an accident during testing at the Le Mans race track when he crashed his Alfa Romeo into a post, a year after winning the prestigious endurance race. The family statement was issued by his parents Philippe and Christine, his brother Tom and sister Melanie. His death came only days after Philippe Bianchi had said his son would not have wanted to go on living if he was severely disabled. "If he had a severe handicap, we are convinced that is not what Jules would want," Philippe Bianchi told France Info radio on Monday. "We talked about it. He discussed with us that if one day he had an accident like that of Michael Schumacher, that even if his only handicap was not being able to drive, he would have a lot of difficulty living. Because it was his life."

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England out for 312, Australia bat again

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london, July 18 (aFp): England were dismissed for 312 in reply to Australia's first innings 566 for eight declared, a deficit of 254 runs, after tea on the third day of the second Test at Lord's on Saturday. Although England were 55 runs shy of avoiding the follow-on, Australia captain Michael Clarke decided against making them bat again. Alastair Cook, the England captain, topscored with 96 and added 145 for the fifth wicket with Ben Stokes (87) after his side had slumped to 30 for four on Friday. Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson took three for 53 and fellow quick Josh Hazlewood three for 68. Stokes and Cook, who each made hundreds during England's last Test at Lord's, against New Zealand in May, both played on to medium-pacer Mitchell Marsh. All-rounder Marsh, recalled after Shane Watson was dropped following England's 169-run win in the first Test in Cardiff last week, took two for 23. England lead the fivematch series 1-0, with Australia looking to win their first Ashes campaign in Britain in 14 years.

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