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Malaria drug may help treat cancer London, JuLy 25 (IAnS): A readily and cheaply available malaria drug may help treat a wide range of cancers, including lung, bowel, brain, and head and neck cancer, new research has found. Inspired by the promising results in mice, the researchers have now started testing the effects of the drug on humans. “This is an exciting result. We have now started a clinical trial in Oxford to see if we can show the same results in cancer patients,” said study lead author Gillies McKenna from Cancer Research UK Radiation Research Centre in Oxford. “We hope that this existing low cost drug will mean that resistant tumours can be re-sensitised to radiotherapy,” McKenna said. The study looked at the effect of the drug, called atovaquone, on tumours with low oxygen levels in mice to see if it could be repurposed to treat cancer. This medicine is no longer patented and is readily and cheaply available from generic medicines manufacturers. This research showed that the anti-malaria drug slows down the rate at which cancer cells use oxygen by targeting the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell that make energy, a process that uses oxygen. By slowing down the use of oxygen, this drug reverses the low-oxygen levels in nearly all of the tumours. The fully-oxygenated tumours are more easily destroyed by radiotherapy. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the drug was shown to be effective in a wide range of cancers, including lung, bowel, brain, and head and neck cancer. “The types of cancer that tend to have oxygen deprived regions are often more difficult to treat such as lung, bowel, brain and head and neck cancer,” Emma Smith, Cancer Research UK’s Science Information Manager said in a statement. “Clinical trials will tell us whether this drug could help improve treatment options for patients with these types of tumour,” Smith noted.
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Armed men assault youths, Strong global legal regime needed to fight terrorism: advocates India road blockade in protest Dimapur | July 25
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The Signal Basti-Thahekhu road here was blockaded till the afternoon of July 25 by Kevijau colony residents protesting an assault incident. The blockade was called after three youths of the colony were assaulted by armed men earlier in the morning. The armed men, two of whom were later arrested by the police, were allegedly acting on instigation by a truck driver, who was stated to have flouted the ‘No Parking’ rule enforced on heavy vehicles by the Kevijau Colony Council (KCC) at the Kevijau stretch of the Signal Basti-Thahekhu road. The KCC maintained that the youths were only implementing the rule. The rule adopted in March this year endorsed the youths of the colony to implement the same. As per the three youths, who were assaulted, they were out jogging early in the morning when they saw two trucks parked on the roadside adjacent to the FCI depot. Citing the ‘No Parking’ rule, they said the drivers were told to move their trucks while they left the spot to continue the jog. It was around 5:00 am. Returning about an hour and a half later, the youths said that the trucks had not moved and more had lined up reportedly waiting for the FCI depot gate to open. While stating that the truck drivers disregarded their demand to move the trucks, the youths said that the latter subsequently seized the keys to the trucks to be handed over to the KCC chairman. Telling the truck drivers to collect the keys from the chairman they left the spot to have breakfast at a nearby hotel, they said. Not long after, two armed men in a Bolero turned up looking for the youths. According to the youths the armed men were brought by one of the truck drivers, later identified by the police as one Mangal Tamang. “The men located us and started assaulting us at gunpoint,” one of the
Protestors blockade the Signal Basti-Thahekhu road, Dimapur following the assault on three youths of Kevijau colony on July 25.
youths said. They were allegedly beaten and were even forced to get into the Bolero to be whisked away. When they protested, two shots were fired, the bullets hitting the ground near one of the youths. Meanwhile, two other armed men turned up in another vehicle. According to the youth (name withheld), before the shots were fired one of the men pointed a pistol at the back of his friend, who was being forced into the vehicle, and pulled the trigger. While it could not be ascertained, the youth said that the shot misfired. Seeing this, the youth intervened to save his friend only for the armed man to point the pistol towards his leg and fire two shots. He was then hit by the pistol on the temple sustaining a gash. The third youth was hit on the back of the head. Hearing the commotion, residents in the vicinity turned up following which the four men left. The incensed residents of the colony in response blockaded the road. An FIR was also lodged at Sub-urban Police Station. As the blockade ensued, the driver was arrested by the police while the assaulters remained at large.
While the KCC complied with the Administration’s appeal to call off the blockade in the interest of commuters, the protestors blockading the road expressed apprehension over the authority’s seriousness to pursue the assaulters. The protestors relented later and the blockade was called off around 2:30 pm. The KCC submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner stipulating a period of seven days to nab the assaulters, giving befitting punishment to the driver. The protestors further resolved that they will not allow the FCI depot to open till such time the assaulters were brought to justice. Meanwhile, the ADCP and PRO, Dimapur police in a press release informed that two of the assaulters were arrested. The two were identified as Honito Chishi and Vinoka Zhimomi. One unlicensed .32 pistol and Mahindra Bolero were also confiscated from their possession, the release said. The duo arrested and the two absconding assaulters are reportedly civilians, while the Bolero had NL 10 registration plate. This was still to be verified.
VIentIAne/new deLhI, JuLy 25 (IAnS): India on Monday called for constructing a strong international legal regime, based on the principle of zero tolerance, to fight the scourge of terrorism. “Countering terrorism is an imperative in the face of rising terrorist attacks across the globe, including in our region, notably in Jakarta, Bangkok, Pathankot, Dhaka and Kabul in recent times,” Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh said while addressing the 14th Asean-Indian Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane, Laos. “It is vital to construct a strong international legal regime, built on the principle of ‘zero tolerance’ for direct or indirect support to terrorism, adopting an ‘extradite or prosecute’ standard, and ensuring obligatory collaboration by countries in the investigation of terrorism related cases,” Singh said. “Deepening of security cooperation must be based on an outright rejection of state sponsored terrorism, isolating those who harbour, support or sponsor terrorists, and bringing the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors to speedy justice.” Stating that today’s realities warranted that nations act for urgent finalization of the India-initiated Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the UN, Singh sought the support of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries for this. He said India would like to host an Asean -India Conference on preventing radicalisation and promoting deradicalisation, to share India’s experience and benefit from the experience of Asean countries, notably Malaysia. “In the economic sphere, we are happy that the Asean-India Trade Negotiation Committee is working to review the Asean-India Trade in Goods Agreement in order to realise the full potential of the Asean-India Free Trade Area,” he said. He said India remained committed in its support for implementation of the master plan on Asean connectivity as well as the post-2015 agenda for
Asean connectivity. “Even as we work assiduously to enhance our physical connectivity and explore the extension of the IndiaMyanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway into Laos PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam, I urge Thailand and Myanmar to join hands and find creative solutions for the early conclusion of the Motor Vehicles Agreement and I would also like to invite Asean countries to participate in the Sittwe (Myanmar) Economic Zone.,” Singh said. He also stressed on digital connectivity and said India has shared with Asean proposals outlining an integrated approach involving setting up of a regional high-capacity fibre optic network, a national rural broadband network and digital villages in remote areas, which would digitally enmesh India and Asean. Describing science and technology as a crucial element of the AseanIndia partnership he said the Working Group and General Council meeting in Science and Technology would be held in New Delhi next month. “It has cleared the platform for a new set of activities which would be undertaken utilising the Asean-India Science and Technology Development Fund, which has been enhanced from $1 million to $5 million,” Singh said. He stated that India sought to pursue energy security, production and use of renewable and alternative energy sources with Asean member states, “including promoting private sector engagement in the development and utilisation of renewable and alternative energy sources through institutional capacity building.” “In this regard, we will be training 100 Asean personnel in solar technology, wind energy and bio-energy at the earliest,” he said. He also referred to the ruling by an international arbitration tribunal on the South China Sea dispute in favour of the Philippines over China and said India, as a State Party to the UN Convention on Law of the Seas (Unclos), wanted all parties to show utmost respect for Unclos.
Centre alerted North East UPlA chief nikunja Kathar nabbed in Assam on possible jihadi activities AgArtALA/guwAhAtI, JuLy 25 (IAnS): The Union Home Ministry has alerted all the eight northeastern states to maintain a maximum vigil to deal with any threat of jihadi activities in the region, a top official said on Monday. “The MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) has requested all the eight northeastern states to remain maximum alert to tackle any threat of jihadi actions in northeast India, specially in Assam,” the top official of Tripura government’s home department said quoting an advisory of the union home ministry. The official, who refused to be identified, said that the MHA also alerted the all central and state intelligence agencies to keep a close watch on the situation specially along the international borders Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said in Guwahati that threat of fundamentalists to northeast India is not new. “Vulnerability of threat is very high as around 98 percent of northeast region is associated with the international borders,” Rijiju told reporters in Guwahati. Only 250 km out of the northeast’s 5,687 km outer perimeter touches India. The remaining 5437 km represents international boundaries with China (1300), Myanmar (1643 km), Bangladesh (1880 km), Bhutan (516 km) and Nepal (98 km). The minister said, “IS (Islamic State) is also trying to influence the region. The Centre is taking all steps to thwart any threat.” “My ministry has asked all the state governments in northeast specially Assam government beef up security in these
states following the recent terror attack in Dhaka,” he added. Tripura Director General of Police K. Nagaraj said the state government has asked the BSF (Border Security Force) to maintain maximum alert along the border in view of the terror attack in Dhaka. “Though there is no specific report of any hostile development, CPMF deployed in the state, and Tripura Police and Tripura State Rifles are keeping a close watch on the prevailing situation,” Nagaraj told IANS. The police chief said that we are giving special attention on the bordering districts and sensitive and mixed populated areas of Tripura. Brigadier General Mohammad Habibul Karim, Chittagong sector Regional Director of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), said that they would share terror information with the Border Security Force (BSF). Karim, who is leading a 20-member Bangladesh delegation at a four day border coordination meeting begun here on Sunday, told reporters that terror activities could not be curbed by a single security force or a single country, this has to be dealt with joint efforts. A four-day long Inspector General (IG) level meeting between the BSF and BGB began here on Sunday to discuss and resolve border issues between the two neighbouring countries. BSF’s Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram frontiers officials and and concerned officials of the three bordering states have attended the meeting. Indian delegation is led by BSF’s Meghalaya frontier IG P.K.Dubey his Tripura frontier counterpart J.B.Sangwan.
guwAhAtI, JuLy 25 (IAnS): Wanted rebel leader Nikunja Kathar, the commander-in-chief of United Peoples Liberation Army (UPLA), was apprehended by the army along with two of his accomplices from Assam’s Diphu, an officer said on Monday. Wanted in a number of cases including the murder of a top police officer, Kathar was nabbed late Sunday night by army personnel in a joint opera-
tion with police. “Based on specific intelligence from sources, a surgical operation was launched by a joint team of army and police which led to the apprehension of Nikunja Kathar and his accomplices with arms and ammunition,” said an army officer. Investigations have revealed that Kathar was carrying out reconnaissance of specific areas in East & West Karbi Anglong for establishment of training
camps and recruitment of new cadres. “He recently visited Myanmar, where he was in talks with NSCN-K, ULFA-I and KPLT under the umbrella of the UNLFWSEA (United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia) to revive UPLA in the hill districts and also execute sabotage activities including IED blasts in Assam in the run up to the Independence Day,” said the officer. An ex-United People’s Dem-
ocratic Solidarity (UPDS) cadre, Kathar instrumental in raising, training and illegally equipping the terrorist outfit UPLA. Involved in numerous acts of killing, extortion and kidnappings he masterminded the brutal killing of West Karbi Anglong’s Superintendent of Police Nityananda Goswami in June 2014. He was arrested in 2014 and but went absconding after being granted bail in November 2014.
Naga civil orgs to contest Assam Rifles legal notice
KohImA, JuLy 25 (mexn): A host of Naga civil organizations have now said that they will “befittingly contest” a legal notice issued to the President of the Pochury Students’ Union by the 46 Assam Rifles. A press communiqué issued by the Naga Students’ Federation (President, Subenthung Kithan), the Naga Hoho (General Secretary, Mutsikhoyo Yhobu), the Naga Mother’s Association (President, Abeui Meru) and the Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (Kenneth Mao) today informed that these bodies as well as their federating units, subordinate bodies and senior leaders had a joint consultative meeting on the issue on July 25 at 11:00am at the NSF office conference hall. The civil society discussed the alleged “phone call and SMS threat” to the President of the Pochury Students’ Union (PSU). They ‘condemned’ the legal notice issued to the President of the PSU for “organizing the candle light service at Kohima on the night of July 16, 2016, in remembrance of the brutal killing of two promising innocent students namely Lt. Tüzali and Lt. Aso” at Wuzu Village under Meluri subdivision, Phek District. The legal notice that was re-
portedly issued to the President PSU by a warrant officer, Bravo Company of the 46th AR unit, “will be befittingly contested on all counts,” informed the Naga civil bodies. “The Assam Rifles shall be held solely responsible if any untoward incidents or consequences happen to the President PSU,” they asserted. Lackadaisical attitude of JIC Meanwhile, the house also questioned the “lackadaisical attitude” of the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) constituted by the Nagaland State Government. It urged the JIC to “deliver justice at the earliest without further delay or face befitting action from the Naga frontal organisations.” They stated, “Even after the lapse of one year into the brutal killing of two innocent students, report is awaited from the end of Assam Rifles and administration to be submitted to the JIC. For which, the house express their anguish and resentment to JIC and the State Government.” The JIC on the Wuzu Incident had clarified a week back that the delay had been caused by the State Government requesting the report of the March 5, 2015, Dimapur lynching incident to be submitted first, followed by bu-
reaucratic hurdles faced by the JIC. The JIC had set a July 20, 2016, deadline for witnesses in the Wuzu Incident to submit Written Statements in affidavits to the office of the JIC. Angami Students’ Union ‘vexed’ Meanwhile, the Angami Students’ Union has stated that it is “totally dumbfounded and vexed” at the action of the 46 Assam Rifles ‘Charlie Coy’ litigating a legal notice against the President of the Pochury Students’ Union for holding a candlelight service in memory of Late Aso and Late Tüzali. The Union condemned the act of the Warrant officer, Bravo Company of the 46th Assam Rifles who had reportedly issued the legal notice which, it stated, “directly reflects the outlook of the Assam Rifles towards the students’ community and the Nagas at large.” “The so called Friends of the Hill people threatening a respected students body leader is totally uncalled for and it shows the attitude of the ‘Friends’ towards the Nagas at a crucial time when the ‘Peace Accord’ has been signed and in the process of outcome,” maintained the ASU in a press release from its General Secretary
Visako Rino and Vice President Zekuseto Natso. The AR issuing a legal notice is a “dishonorable and cowardly act on the part of the protectors of the nation who not only failed to protect the two innocent children but continue to invent lies to cover up their acts,” noted the ASU. It also found “rather absurd” that the AR “who proudly labels themselves as ‘Friends of the Hill People’ will oppose the people they are supposed to protect.” “Instead of building goodwill and peace, by issuing the legal notice, they are waging enmity against a student body who is working towards the rights and protection of students in Nagaland,” the Union reiterated. The ASU further appealed the Government of Nagaland to expedite the revoking of the Disturbed Areas Act in Nagaland, which empowers the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in the area. “Ever since the imposition of the AFSPA in Naga areas, the civilians have suffered enough and beyond and most dishearteningly, the students continue to be victims of the draconian law,” the Angami Students’ Union maintained.